Chapter 122 Arrival in the Capital

"A Grade 3 Medicinal Pill? A Rejuvenation Pill with extremely strong healing capabilities and rapid effects?"

"A Grade 3 Medicinal Pill? A Purple Spirit Pill that can increase the Cultivation speed of Cultivators at the Golden Core Stage and below?"

Looking at the Medicinal Pills the two girls had drawn, Mu An couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

They were all opening blind boxes, so why was the gap between people so large?

"Oh my, isn't drawing a Grade 3 Medicinal Pill something anyone can do with just their hands? It couldn't be that there's someone who can't do it, right?"

Renée stood with her hands on her hips, looking triumphant, with the appearance of a little devil that needed some discipline.

[Daring to mock me? This elf's wings have truly hardened!]

Mu An wore a fake smile.

He immediately decided that later, he would give this creature, who had forgotten who was the boss, a little punishment between adults.

"I hope you can still smile this happily when you can't get out of bed tomorrow!"

Seeming to think of something embarrassing, Renée shrank her neck, but she still stubbornly refused to admit defeat.

"Who—who's afraid of whom! It's not certain who will be punishing whom by then!"

Although she said that, the young girl didn't forget to cast a look of help toward Nina.

[Save me! Save me!]

How could Mu An not see through her little tricks? He immediately spoke up to cut off her thoughts of wanting to cheat.

"One person acts, one person bears the consequences. Nina is temporarily banned from participating in the battle! You have to shoulder all the firepower alone!"

Nina could only reveal an expression of being unable to help.

As someone who had experienced it firsthand, she knew too well just how strong Mu An's combat power was.

Not to mention 'slaughtering' Renée, even if both of them went up together, they would only be beaten until they threw away their armor and fled in chaos, completely routed.

On the side, having witnessed the entire process of the three opening blind boxes, Xiao Qingzhu felt numb.

Mu An having previously drawn one hundred Grade 1 Medicinal Pills had already shocked her immensely.

She didn't expect Renée and Nina to be even more ferocious, each drawing a type of Grade 3 Medicinal Pill, with the quantity still being an exaggerated one hundred.

Adding them all up, that was two hundred Grade 3 Medicinal Pills!

Thinking of her Imperial Father guarding against everyone like a thief for the sake of a single Grade 3 Medicinal Pill, Xiao Qingzhu inexplicably wanted to laugh.

The things you regard as treasures in your eyes, in someone else's hands, might not be worthless, but they might just be whatever!

"Brother Mu, I... have a presumptuous request. I wonder if I could also open a blind box?"

Xiao Qingzhu looked at Mu An with some anticipation.

Who could resist the joy of opening a blind box?

The feeling of drawing a high-grade Medicinal Pill was no less than winning a grand prize!

"I'm very sorry! Currently, there are only three Medicinal Pill blind boxes per day. If you become my employee, the quantity could increase by one more."

Mu An shook his head and spoke the truth.

"Is that so..."

Xiao Qingzhu couldn't help but show regret, but she didn't force it.

She only inwardly firmed up the idea of becoming one of Mu An's employees one day in the future after gathering enough Spirit Stones.

After all, setting aside personal feelings, those benefits and treatments were enough to make everyone drool with envy!

Days and nights alternated, and the sound of horse hooves clattered.

The two carriages that Elder Ling found were extremely impressive.

Spacious and comfortable, with good shock absorption, the experience inside the carriage was excellent.

Even the horses pulling the carriages were special Yao Beasts that had birthed a bit of Spirit Power within them; they walked fast and steadily, and traveling a thousand li a day was truly no empty boast.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The capital of the Tianyuan Dynasty was already close at hand.

During this time, Mu An also successfully drew a Gold-tier reward: [God of Controlling Big Slaps].

[God of Controlling Big Slaps]: As long as you want, you can give the target a big slap that brothers, younger brothers, older sisters, younger sisters, dads, moms, grandpas, grandmas, uncles, aunts, grandfathers, grandmothers, and all the extended family love to receive, at any time. You don't need to do it yourself, or you can choose to let the other party do it themselves.

However, it didn't seem to have much effect on improving combat power.

At most, it could be considered... extremely low damage, but extremely high insult?

"Are we finally arriving?"

Renée lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, peeking at the environment outside that was gradually becoming more prosperous.

In fact, the journey was not peaceful.

In times of famine, countless disaster victims roamed, corpses of the starved were everywhere, and the exchanging of children to eat was not uncommon.

Because Elder Ling was flying on his sword outside the carriage, escorting them the whole way, no blind bandits dared to recklessly rob them along the way.

The things seen along the way also made Xiao Qingzhu's mood very heavy.

Although the previous 'Heavenly Rain' had benefited the common people for a thousand li, spared thousands of people from illness and pain, and made the land suitable for cultivation again.

But how could the Tianyuan Dynasty be only a thousand li?

There were still countless places suffering from famine!

The desperate common people either became bandits, making a living by robbing, or wandered all the way, fleeing to prosperous places.

The capital, as the most prosperous place in the Tianyuan Dynasty, was also one of their goals, but many people often starved to death on the road before arriving.

Xiao Qingzhu felt that this was due to natural disasters, but even more so due to the Imperial Court's inaction.

Yesterday, while passing through a place, she witnessed with her own eyes wealthy families enjoying singing and dancing, and a county magistrate eating until he was fat and greasy. The two sides even colluded, plotting how to continue deducting the disaster relief grain issued by the Imperial Court, while the common people could not bear the suffering and fought over a bowl of porridge with almost no grains of rice.

Mu An's heartfelt exclamation, 'Behind vermilion gates, wine and meat go to waste; on the road, there are bones of the frozen,' truly struck her heart heavily.

Xiao Qingzhu drew her sword in anger.

She personally chopped off the heads of that county magistrate and some of those who were wealthy but unkind.

She confiscated their family assets and distributed the grain free of charge to the disaster victims who were already starving.

Even though she had revealed her identity, she knew deep down that this action of hers was a bit impulsive, and she would definitely receive quite a bit of punishment from her Imperial Father upon returning.

But looking at those common people who knelt before her and shouted "Goddess of Mercy," Xiao Qingzhu did not feel any regret for her impulsiveness.

It was precisely because of this small unexpected situation that Mu An and the others were delayed for quite some time; otherwise, they could have arrived at the capital even earlier.

"Later, everyone, please go to my Princess Mansion for a rest first."

"The capital can be considered the place where I grew up, and I know of many good places for food and entertainment."

"I have received much care from everyone before, so this time I must be allowed to fulfill the duties of a host!"

Xiao Qingzhu had just arranged the accommodation for Mu An and the others for the near future.

A not-so-small sound of conflict came from outside the carriage.

"My Lord, I beg you, please let me go!"

"This humble girl is just a lowly commoner who makes a living selling tofu, and there is still an eighty-year-old woman bedridden at home."

"I cannot bear such favor from you, My Lord. I hope you can raise your hand and let me go..."

Slap—

Before the young woman wearing rough cloth and linen clothes could finish her words, a slap with a tearing sound directly knocked her to the ground.

The force was so great that her delicate cheek instantly became red and swollen, leaving a five-finger mark.

The person who hit her was a slightly chubby man, not very old, wearing brocade clothes and jade robes, with a luxurious jade pendant tied around his waist.

He held his head high, looking at people with his nostrils, and his tone was extremely arrogant.

"Stinking woman, don't be ungrateful!"

"This Prince is a high and mighty Immortal Master. Being noticed by this Immortal Master is an honor you couldn't Cultivate even in eight lifetimes!"