"A monthly salary of a thousand jin of top-grade Pearl Rice, a hundred jin of Top Grade Spiritual Stones, and the freedom to choose any Spiritual Beast from the Treasure Pavilion once a year."
"Alright, thank you, Lady," Chen Jiuge replied smoothly, as if going with the flow; he couldn’t help it, the terms were too tempting.
Exile for three years, then he could return to the Palace—this might as well be the shortest exile in history.
The immense Snow Concubine Hall, encompassing ten thousand acres, under the operation of Qingming Jing, directly transformed into a Palace. Three thousand slaves, each with at least the cultivation of Divine Storage Realm, shouldered the Palace on the official road as they moved forward.
As an official, Chen Jiuge naturally also obtained a place to rest within the Palace.
"Can’t the Snow Concubine Hall fly?" Chen Jiuge asked, somewhat astonished, as he looked at Zhu Ying opposite him.
"It can fly, but it’s unnecessary," Zhu Ying replied indifferently.
"These mountain people are already slaves; carrying loads is their duty. Moreover, flying would consume too many resources."
"From here to the capital, the resources expended could buy a thousand Divine Storage Realm mountain slaves. It’s better to take it slowly. Plus, it gives you some time. Your Taiji Deer is not really up to standard," Zhu Ying continued.
Chen Jiuge’s heart trembled. A neglected Snow Concubine actually has such grand means! Is the Qingming Ancient Country too wealthy, or is the True Realm too wealthy?
"I’m asking you," Zhu Ying said, frowning.
"Ah, I apologize, I was just startled for a moment. The difficulty of reverting to the ancestral form of the Yin Yang Deer is indeed there. The biggest issue is the lack of resources and the severe shortage of time. However, I’m still confident about a slightly higher quality Taiji Deer," Chen Jiuge said apologetically.
"Confidence is good. The capital is not like Beian City, and the court is not the Snow Concubine Hall. Most of those serving in the Beast Control Department are from the Wu family; you must be careful," Zhu Ying said with a meaningful tone.
"Could it be that the Qingming Ancient Country, like the mortal courts, also engages in scheming and power struggles?" Chen Jiuge wondered, not quite understanding.
Zhu Ying laughed and said, "Of course, no matter how high one’s cultivation is, whether one is a mortal, a Cultivator, or an Immortal, they are all still people. Interests are the root of all conflicts."
"Don’t worry too much. You are appointed as the Assistant Minister of the Beast Control Department by an edict from His Majesty. The Wu family won’t dare to be too excessive, especially when it comes to breeding the Yin Yang Deer."
Chen Jiuge nodded absentmindedly. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NovєlFіre.net
Beian City is in the Northern Territory, while the capital is exactly at the center of the entire Qingming Ancient Country. The distance is far more than ten thousand li. Even though the three thousand Divine Storage Realm mountain slaves are not slow, it still took a whole six months to finally reach the capital—Qingming.
The giant city walls rose ten li high, with mysterious patterns hidden upon them, the arrow towers reaching into the clouds. This is the first time I’ve discovered that a wall can be so tall!
The heavy city gate slowly opened, and the originally narrow gate expanded dozens of times in an instant. The Snow Concubine Hall, carried on the shoulders of three thousand mountain people, slowly entered the capital of Qingming.
The ground was paved with green stones, and the residential and commercial buildings on both sides were also green, all covered in inscriptions. Truly, the people of the capital are really wealthy!
The street was packed with Cultivators. To think that, as far as I can see, the lowest cultivation here is Tiaoist Foundation Realm—that’s somewhat exaggerated!
"This is just the ordinary Minglu Street, where mostly average Cultivators live. The residence His Majesty granted you is on Tianxing Street, one of the largest four districts in the capital," Zhu Ying said nonchalantly.
"Ordinary?" Chen Jiuge observed Cultivators of the Great Divine Power Realm appearing from time to time in the shops along both sides, and occasionally Cultivators of the Divine Storage Realm emerged, sighing somewhat helplessly inside.
"It’s too different. Just a medium-strength Qingming Ancient Country possesses such power; the True Realm is truly terrifying," Chen Jiuge moaned weakly.
Because the journey had already been delayed by half a year, Chen Jiuge had to take up his appointment at the Beast Control Department as soon as possible. Thus, he didn’t enter the Palace with the Snow Concubine Hall but dismounted in front of the house granted to him, followed by the slaves that had been awarded to him earlier.