The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 341 Letter

Unexpectedly, the box contained a thick letter.

The box is quite old, and the inner walls are stained with the marks of time and dampness, but the fragile paper remains perfectly dry and intact.

Zheng Xun carefully picked up the cover, which was completely blank, and examined it; it was brand new and dry.

Turning the envelope over, the name on the sealing wax made Zheng Xun's heart skip a beat.

Zheng Qi...

That's my brother's name.

She stared at those two words for a long time, and only after a long while did her heartbeat start to beat again.

She sat up straight and carefully peeled off the sealing wax.

The letter was unfolded, and the handwriting was all too familiar to be seen.

"Ah Xun, you found this letter?"

You must have many questions. I know you don't like beating around the bush or keeping people in suspense, so don't worry, I'll tell you everything I can slowly.

The murals outside are true; the formation of Liumu Mountain is indeed related to you and me, and the continuation of this world is indeed related to you and me.

After I died, I disappeared completely for some reason, but wandered between different worlds. Sometimes I lost my memory, and sometimes I didn't. Many interesting things happened during this time.

……

Later, I learned from a Taoist priest that you were facing a calamity.

So I found this world, whose fate was sealed and whose life was about to be annihilated, to save the common people, accumulate merit, and prepare for the tribulation of becoming a god.

The relationship between these two events is somewhat complex; they can be described as past and future, with each being a cause and effect of the other.

This world can only survive if you are saved, and it is because this world survives that you are now suffering this calamity.

This might sound a bit complicated, but that's okay, none of that matters.

If you see this letter, it means your brother has succeeded, Ah Xun. Take care of yourself. After everything is settled, your brother will come to see you again.

Ah Xun, if you encounter any difficulties, do not hesitate. You are their god, so you can accept their help without any guilt.

Unfortunately, there are many things I cannot explain to you right now.

Ah Xun, focus on finishing what you're doing. Once the dust settles, everything will become clear.

Okay, it seems your brother didn't reveal much. Anyway, Ah Xun, don't forget your brother, and don't forget the way home.

Zheng Xun put away the letter.

"We clearly agreed not to hide anything, but we still haven't explained anything clearly."

Zheng Xun complained, but felt a sense of peace he had never felt before.

Da Yong was a good person, but she never forgot her purpose.

But then what about her trading with the dragon vein?

The original deal was to save my brother!

But now she knows that her brother is not dead.

Could she have been tricked into working for free?

Judging from her brother's expression, he seemed to know everything. Since he made her complete this deal, he must have his reasons.

Zheng Xun had no intention of breaking the contract, but the fact that Xiao Jinlong had deceived her was not so easily forgotten.

Suppressing her anger, she went to see the little golden dragon one last time.

The little golden dragon looked even more dilapidated than before. When Zheng Xun saw it, the dragon was listless and not asleep; it was just idly shaking its tail.

Zheng Xun crossed his arms: "You're not going to break, are you?"

After what happened last time, the little golden dragon was a little afraid of her. It climbed onto Zheng Xun's shoulder and nuzzled her chin affectionately: "No way! Why is Xunxun here again?"

Zheng Xun gently pinched the little golden dragon in his hand, then held it up in front of him: "Guess?"

The little golden dragon carefully wrapped its tail around Zheng Xun's little finger: "You're not here to settle scores with me again, are you?"

You guessed right! But there's no prize.

The little golden dragon instantly shrank back, covering its face with its arms, leaving only its eyes peeking out to peek at Zheng Xun's expression: "No way?!"

"You know best what you've been hiding from me."

The little golden dragon buried its entire head inside its body.

What are they hiding?

It's hiding so many things from her. How can it answer her questions? What if it answers the wrong thing? Wouldn't that be an admission of guilt?

Zheng Xun leaned closer: "Are you determined to play dumb?"

Little Golden Dragon said in a muffled voice, "How could that be? I'm just a little confused. Xunxun, what are you talking about?"

"What did you say?" Zheng Xun narrowed his eyes, no longer keeping her in suspense. "My brother is clearly still alive, why are you making a deal with me? Why did you promise to preserve my brother's soul? Are you trying to trick me into working for free?"

"No! Your brother is indeed in trouble, and I'm not lying."

"What's the difficulty?"

Little Golden Dragon was almost in tears: "You can't tell! In short, your brother is seriously injured, and I can save him! Without me, he might be completely destroyed!"

Zheng Xun pondered for a moment: "What would happen if I told them?"

"Everything will be ruined."

Zheng Xun snorted softly, and in the end, he let the little golden dragon go.

She mainly believed that her brother wouldn't harm her. In short, she had vented her anger at being kept in the dark, and her rage had subsided.

"Then I'll let you go!"

The little golden dragon came to life: "I knew it! Xunxun is such a kind and good person!"

Zheng Xun glanced at it: "Stop with the sweet talk."

She gently held it in her arms, and the little golden dragon shifted to a more comfortable position, curling up obediently.

After a moment, Zheng Xun asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

The little golden dragon whispered, "I am a dragon vein, how could a dragon vein feel pain?"

"lie."

The little golden dragon has stopped talking again.

Yes, it is lying.

It itself does not feel pain, but its body is connected to the fate of the nation. Every war and every decline in the nation's fortune will leave wounds on it.

It hurts so much.

Zheng Xun raised his hand, intending to touch the little golden dragon, but he was afraid it would break if he touched it.

"Da Yong is getting better and better, so you should be getting better and better too. Why are you becoming more and more fragile instead?"

Little Golden Dragon buried his head in her arms and pleaded, "Xunxun, please don't ask, okay? Please don't think about it, okay? It's my fault, I shouldn't have lied to you..."

Its voice carried a faint sob, not loud, but like moss growing after a light rain, clinging to the heart.

"Okay, I won't ask."

With her brother's words already in mind, she never intended to demand an answer.

Since the deal absolutely had to be completed, she could play dumb.

"Xunxun, you're so kind."

"You're getting more and more affectionate with your address, taking advantage of my kindness."

"Does Xunxun dislike you?"

Zheng Xun didn't say anything, so the little golden dragon assumed that she wasn't unpleasant.

Little Golden Dragon slept again in Zheng Xun's arms.

After it woke up, Zheng Xun prepared to leave.

The little golden dragon tugged at her little finger with its tail: "Don't come again."

Zheng Xun raised an eyebrow: "Afraid I'll cause you trouble?"

"It's difficult to see me."

Don't come to see it, and don't hurt yourself by seeing it again.

Little Golden Dragon reluctantly let go of Zheng Xun's little finger, and then touched her fingertip one last time with lingering affection.

Its touch was very light, as if it was afraid that if it touched for too long it would be reluctant to let go.

Zheng Xun gently stroked its head: "Then, goodbye?"

"Goodbye."

……

Zheng Xun opened his eyes at the Six Mothers Clan's territory.

"I miscalculated. I was originally planning to beat it up."

Zheng Xun's face was a little pale, and she rubbed her forehead wearily.

She had gathered too much information today and paid a considerable price to see Xiao Jinlong, leaving her feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

Ignoring her still-damp hair, she clutched the letter, lay down on the tatami mat, and fell asleep.

I slept until midnight.

Around midnight, a commotion broke out outside.

"what happened?"

Lu Mengying, who was on night duty, said awkwardly, "Princess, I'm sorry to have disturbed you..."

Zheng Xun waved his hand: "It's about time they woke up."

Not hearing a reply from Lü Mengying, Zheng Xun simply put on his clothes and followed the sound.

Lü Mengying followed closely behind, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Zheng Xun could see her struggle, but he didn't press her for details.

The noise came from Wei Yanxing's room.

When they arrived at the place, they saw him wearing a middle-aged man's clothes, his face ashen, stepping on a half-naked man.

Zheng Xun's expression was somewhat strange.

Wei Yanxing immediately knew what she had misunderstood: "Master! Let me explain!"

Zheng Xun nodded: "Explain."

Wei Yanxing angrily pointed at Lü Mengying: "It's all her fault!"

Lü Mengying lowered her head.

Her plan was perfect, but it became a complete disaster when it alarmed Zheng Xun.

Zheng Xun raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

"Today was supposed to be my night shift, and I was wondering why she suddenly wanted to switch shifts with me. I didn't think much of it and just agreed. Who knew that while she was being harassed by those people during the day, she left my place at her place!"

Lü Mengying was used to living on the east side, while Wei Yanxing was used to living on the west side. Having been colleagues for so long, they naturally knew each other's habits.

So she deliberately told them where he lived!

Wei Yanxing was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged: "They thought she was willing, so they came to keep the appointment in the middle of the night."

The young man who was being trampled on the ground looked up, saw Lü Mengying, and immediately adjusted his posture, changing to a position that better showcased his muscle definition.

Zheng Xun: ...

Lü Mengying: Wow.

Wei Yanxing yelled angrily, "You still won't give up?!"

Heaven knows that in the middle of the night, he heard some noise outside and went out to investigate.

As it turned out, there were no bad guys outside, only a shirtless man trying to show off his physique!

Spicy eyes!

His eyes were so innocent; after such a night, I wonder how long it will take him to recover.

He only thought the man was a bit of a pervert, liking to go shirtless in the middle of the night, but he never expected that such things would happen one after another.

This last time, the person was wearing pink underwear. Because he was so shocked, he didn't react for a moment and ended up being hugged tightly by the other person.

Wei Yanxing could no longer tolerate it and finally exploded.

He glared at Lü Mengying through gritted teeth: "You, surnamed Lü! You're something else!"

Lu Mengying lowered her head, feeling extremely guilty.

His Highness finally got to sleep, but she disturbed his peaceful dream.

She didn't regret playing a prank on Wei Yanxing; she only felt that she hadn't been careful enough and shouldn't have dragged Zheng Xun into it.

Zheng Xun listened with great interest, then went back to sleep without doing anything else.

The familiar scent of her brother seemed to linger around Mount Liumu. Before seeing her brother's letter, she was still wary of this sense of familiarity.

Knowing the cause and effect behind it all, she now feels at ease.

As for the grudges between her subordinates, since they were neither irreconcilable nor affected official business, they were not her business to meddle in.

Lu Mengying refused to apologize to Wei Yanxing, and Wei Yanxing couldn't swallow his anger either.

Then Wei Yanxing, like a loudspeaker, announced Lü Mengying's whereabouts to the entire Six Mothers Clan.

She was such a hot commodity that everyone wanted a piece of her pie, which made things difficult for Lü Mengying. Whenever she went out, she would always run into different men in various ways.

These people were just a bit too enthusiastic, but they weren't exactly outrageous. At most, Lü Mengying would say a few harsh words, but she couldn't go too far.

But a few harsh words mean nothing to these people.

Lu Mengying said the other person was shameless, to which the other person replied, "It's good to be shameless; a thicker skin means you'll be more resilient in the future!"

Lü Mengying: !!!

Is there something wrong with him?

Why do we need to be durable?

She won't hit him later, will she?!

No, after what? After what? Where is there a "after"?

She said with a straight face, "I have no intention of getting married. I only want to wholeheartedly support my master."

The other person's face lit up with fervor: "We don't have to get married, as long as you acknowledge me as your legal husband and allow me to serve the goddess with you!"

Lü Mengying: ...

She refused!

After much effort, Lü Mengying finally came up with a way to refuse them—by complaining.

He complained to Xin Hong.

She told Xin Hong that she was going to serve her master well.

Who is her master? She's a goddess!

These men are disturbing her service to the goddess!

Xin Hong took it very seriously and stepped forward to warn everyone to behave themselves.

Although such incidents have not completely disappeared, Lü Mengying can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Once she caught her breath, she began to think about how to get revenge on Wei Yanxing.

On one occasion, a man brought her a dress for the goddess's birthday.

Along with the dress, the patterns for the decorative accessories were also sent.

Lu Mengying had an idea: "Are all these designs based on finished products?"

"Does the young lady want to go and choose a finished product..."

"No, you know that young master Wei who's with me, right? He takes the Goddess's birthday very seriously. These past few days, he's noticed so many people vying to serve the Goddess, and he feels he can't be outdone. So, he wants to make the decorations on his own robes by hand."

Lu Mengying was quite impressed with herself for saying such a long string of words in one breath.

Sure enough, people don't feel troubled or afraid of hardship when they do bad things.

"Oh~ No wonder Young Master Wei is able to become a close confidant of the Goddess. Look at his thoughtfulness, he is indeed not someone that ordinary people can compare to."

Lü Mengying nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's right, that's correct. I'll also need to trouble you to give me the finished product of this set so I can give it to him as a reference."

That wretched Wei Yanxing! These ornaments are so complicated, he definitely can't possibly finish them.

She'll then take the finished product and threaten him to call her "Grandma" three times before she'll give it to him.

Wei Yanxing knew nothing about it; he only felt that the Six Mothers Clan had a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, he had a trick up his sleeve.

Wei Yanxing is so skillful!

In the entire Yong Dynasty court, the three princes' daughters were the best at handicrafts, and his daughters were second best.

And it's just a few pieces of jewelry, which are a bit complicated... but not complicated enough!

Just wait, he'll make it not only for himself, but also for His Highness. When the time comes, he and His Highness will be dressed so beautifully that they'll look like they're from the same country, while Lü Mengying will look completely out of place and obviously less favored than him!

Zheng Xun watched the two fight with great interest.

To be honest, if it weren't for this battle of wits, she wouldn't have discovered that her two subordinates had such high potential.

Ok……

Healthy competition is indeed the ladder to progress!