Upon thinking of this, she muttered to herself, "No matter what Divine Star it is, I won't concern myself with those trivial matters."
After the Snow Spirit Elder left the royal palace and returned to the Herbal Shop, he had just sat down when the Keeper of the shop came to report that a reply had been received.
Once he handed over the message he had just received to the Snow Spirit Elder, the Snow Spirit Elder immediately opened the letter to read it.
After reading the reply, the Snow Spirit Elder realized that Qing Yuanzi and the Guardian of the Forbidden Land had left Azure Stream Town two days ago.
Azure Stream Town was located about ten miles from Silver City, so the Snow Spirit Elder speculated that they might have already arrived in Silver City.
Knowing that Qing Yuanzi and the Guardian of the Forbidden Land had reached Silver City, the Snow Spirit Elder promptly instructed the Keeper of the shop to send someone to find them and bring them directly to the Herbal Shop once they were located. He would wait for them there.
Upon hearing his Sect Leader's words, the Keeper quickly took his leave to arrange for people to search for them.
Meanwhile, Luo Bingbing triggered her Thunderbolt Ability in the Underworld, and a minute later, Xuan Ye became aware of it. When Xuan Ye noticed that the lightning was not coming from Silver City, he decided to head toward where the lightning originated.
However, after taking just a few steps, the phoenix on his shoulder began chirping incessantly and kept flying toward Silver City. After flying a short distance, it noticed that Xuan Ye and his companions were not following and immediately returned to perch on Xuan Ye's shoulder.
Seeing the phoenix's actions, Xuan Ye felt puzzled. After furrowing his brows, he decided to take a divination. After careful calculations, he realized that the Otherworldly Divine Star was still near Silver City, and that was why the phoenix was trying to lead them in that direction.
Thus, Xuan Ye and Qing Yuanzi turned back and continued their journey toward Silver City.
After more than half a month of travel, they finally arrived at Silver City. They could have entered yesterday but decided to search around outside the city first. The Guardian of the Forbidden Land suggested this in case the Otherworldly Divine Star was just outside; they didn't want to miss it.
So they did not enter but spent a day searching near Silver City without success.
Having found nothing outside the city, they decided to go inside to look for it.
At this moment, they had entered Silver City and settled in a tavern. However, they were unaware that their sect leader was also in Silver City and was urgently searching for them.
The Keeper of the Herbal Shop had arranged for people who were very familiar with Silver City to look for them. The first places those individuals checked were several taverns within Silver City.
Although they did not know the Guardian of the Forbidden Land, Xuan Ye, they were familiar with Qing Yuanzi. Some had even met Qing Yuanzi before, so they quickly found Xuan Ye and Qing Yuanzi in a tavern.
After locating the two, they directly took them to the pharmacy to meet their sect leader from Ling Mountain.
Since they were all from the same sect, most of them were acquainted. Upon meeting, they mentioned that the sect leader was looking for them, and Xuan Ye and Qing Yuanzi followed them to the pharmacy to see the Snow Spirit Elder.
Before they arrived at the pharmacy, the Snow Spirit Elder had already received word that they had been found and knew they were on their way.
Thus, when Xuan Ye and Qing Yuanzi reached the entrance of the pharmacy, they saw the Snow Spirit Elder waiting for them at the door.
From a distance, the Snow Spirit Elder spotted Qing Yuanzi and the Guardian of the Forbidden Land approaching. He was very familiar with Qing Yuanzi, but he couldn't shake off the feeling that he recognized the Guardian of the Forbidden Land as well! Logically speaking, he had never met this Guardian of the Forbidden Land before!
As the two walked up to him, he stared intently at the Guardian of the Forbidden Land while trying hard to recall who this familiar person was.
Upon seeing the Snow Spirit Elder, Xuan Ye immediately recognized him as a senior brother he had encountered when he first arrived at Ling Mountain.
Just as the Snow Spirit Elder was racking his brain to remember, a voice floated into his ears. "Senior Brother, it's been decades since we last met; I hope you have been well! Could it be that you no longer recognize me?"
Hearing the voice, the Snow Spirit Elder turned towards its source and was surprised to find that it was indeed the Guardian of the Forbidden Land. He felt both puzzled and astonished.
Xuan Ye naturally noticed his confusion and surprise. Seeing these expressions on the Snow Spirit Elder's face made him realize that this sect leader no longer remembered him.
So he explained, "Senior Brother, I am Xuan Ye! Don't you remember me?"
Upon hearing his words, memories flooded back into the Snow Spirit Elder's mind of when Xuan Ye first arrived at Ling Mountain. Now recalling those moments, he couldn't help but stare at Xuan Ye again and said, "You are Xuan Ye? No wonder I felt you looked familiar at first glance."
After hearing this from the Snow Spirit Elder, Xuan Ye calmly replied, "That's right, Senior Brother. I am indeed Xuan Ye. I believe you already know my purpose for coming down from the mountain. May I ask if you have any leads?"
Once business was mentioned, the Snow Spirit Elder quickly invited them into the pharmacy.
Returning to the back room and locking the door behind them, the Snow Spirit Elder frowned and said, "I only learned about this today; therefore, I haven't started searching yet."
As he spoke, he paused slightly before continuing, "However, I think if the Otherworldly Divine Star is nearby in Silver City, it won't be long before we find him."
Suddenly, he realized a very important issue: he had no idea how to confirm the identity of the Otherworldly Divine Star.
So, he immediately asked, "By the way, once we find him, how do we confirm that he is the Otherworldly Divine Star?"
Upon hearing his question, Xuan Ye pointed to the Phoenix on his shoulder and said, "This Phoenix is connected to the Otherworldly Divine Star since it arrived here. I believe there must be some relationship between them that we don't know about, so it will help us confirm the identity of the Otherworldly Divine Star."
"Ah! So this is a Phoenix!" Snow Spirit Elder exclaimed after hearing his words.
Once Snow Spirit Elder realized that the Bird in front of him was a Phoenix, he became instantly interested. He walked over to Xuan Ye and examined the Phoenix from top to bottom and left to right before saying, "So this is what a Phoenix looks like! Compared to those ordinary Birds, it doesn't seem much different!"
As he spoke without realizing it, the Phoenix took offense at his words and swiftly flew towards his face. Before he could react, it left an indelible scratch on his face.
The others in the room were stunned by this turn of events, frozen in shock; even Snow Spirit Elder was momentarily at a loss for words.
It wasn't until he felt something wet and slightly painful on his face, as if something was flowing, that he reached up to touch it. Upon looking at his hand, he realized he was bleeding.
Indeed, it was from the scratch made by the Phoenix.
However, who could blame him for saying such things? After all, this was a Phoenix! As the emperor of birds, it naturally became very angry when he compared it to ordinary birds.
It was the king of all birds! All birds in the world were under its command!
Seeing that the Phoenix had scratched his Master Uncle's face, Qing Yuanzi attempted to reach out and catch the Phoenix.
But just as he extended his hand, Snow Spirit Elder stopped him from making any further moves.
Snow Spirit Elder waved his hand and said, "Qing Yuanzi, let it go. I don't think it did it on purpose."
Hearing his Master Uncle's words, Qing Yuanzi quickly retracted his hand. Fortunately, he acted fast; otherwise, he would have been the next one to suffer.
They chatted for a while longer, arranging their plan for finding people in Silver City the next day, before each returned to their rooms to rest.
Late at night, in Piaoyun Pavilion, Luo Bingbing crawled out of her bed on time, quickly changed her clothes, and left Prince Luo's Residence in the blink of an eye.
However, tonight she was not going to practice in the Purple Bamboo Forest outside Back Mountain; instead, she headed to a nearby dense forest where the beggars were located.
When she arrived at the dense forest, she saw Luo Yi speaking to the beggars about establishing a Beggar Clan, but he did not make an appearance himself.
She was seen reclining against a large tree where the beggars were gathered, her eyes slightly closed as if she were sleeping.
But when Luo Yi followed her instructions and identified those healthy individuals under ten years old, she suddenly opened her eyes wide with interest, watching the selection below.
As they sparred with Luo Yi, the Little One lying on the tree branch noticed that they were "Potential Stocks" and used her Ability to communicate with Luo Yi, instructing him to bring those "Potential Stocks" forward and have them stand aside.
At first, Luo Yi was quite surprised to hear his Young Mistress's voice since he had not seen the Little One's figure. Yet she knew he was sparring with someone and could clearly discern whether that person was good or bad.
Although he was astonished, he did not show it; even the beggars behind him did not notice anything unusual.
But who was that Little One in the tree? His surprise could not escape her notice. However, the Little One did not comment on his reaction but simply informed him that she was on a nearby tree.
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing say she was on a nearby tree, Luo Yi's confusion immediately dissipated. Then he suddenly recalled her words and no longer felt surprised.
After the selection process, sixty individuals were ultimately chosen.
Seeing that only sixty people had been selected from her position on the tree branch, the Little One felt that the number was somewhat lacking. Therefore, she communicated with Luo Yi again: "Luo Yi, bring out those aged ten to fifteen for another selection."
Luo Yi had thought the selection was over when he suddenly heard his Young Mistress say they needed to select those aged ten to fifteen. He felt a slight confusion in his heart.
However, despite his doubts, he buried them deep within and proceeded to carry out his master's orders.
After Luo Yi's selection process, more than eighty additional individuals were brought forward.
Luo Bingbing saw that the number of people had already exceeded a hundred, so she felt it was about time. She instructed Luo Yi, "Luo Yi, keep those hundred or so people here for training for five to six days, while the others can return to Silver City one by one."
Upon hearing her command, Luo Yi acted accordingly.
As soon as Luo Bingbing finished speaking, she swiftly left the dense forest. However, instead of returning to Prince Luo's Residence, she headed to the Purple Bamboo Forest on the back mountain to cultivate.
Once she arrived at the Purple Bamboo Forest, the Snow Spirit Fox dashed deep into the bamboo grove. It wasn't searching for treasures but rather looking for its animal companions to play with.
Recently, Luo Bingbing had been grilling meat at Piaoyun Pavilion every day, allowing it to enjoy delicious grilled meat daily. Therefore, now that they were outside, it no longer asked Luo Bingbing to grill meat for it.
The Snow Spirit Fox ran off, but Luo Bingbing remained in her usual spot to cultivate. This location was the area with the richest energy elements in the entire Purple Bamboo Forest, so Luo Bingbing would not easily change her training spot.
At dawn, when Dongfang Lu's white light appeared, the Little One slowly opened its eyes and got up to prepare to return to the royal residence.
The Snow Spirit Fox was also very aware; as soon as it was time, it ran back to Luo Bingbing's side without needing her to search for it.
After Luo Bingbing used her Ability to teleport back to her room with the Snow Spirit Fox, she went to bed and fell into a deep sleep.
She slept soundly, unaware that her unintentional actions during the day had caused quite a stir in Silver City. Many people were searching for the Little Doll holding a Little White Fox.
Naturally, the first to find out was Dongfang Hao's junior brother, Mu Xi. After reviewing the information he had gathered, he took it to the palace to find Dongfang Hao.
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