Romance of the Resurrected Crown Princess and the Cold-blooded Wolf King

In Zhongzhou City.

“Your Highness, this is the most prosperous place in the Central State, Zhongzhou City.” Phoenix Five pointed at the stone board above the city wall.

“Yeah.”

Duanmu Xi nodded and then entered Zhongzhou City with the others.

Speaking of the Central State, it was the most special place on the Hantian Continent, which was situated in the center of the four empires but didn’t belong to any one of them.

A few centuries ago, the four empires all wanted to annex the Central State to unify the whole continent.

However, the Central State was strategically situated, which was easy to guard and difficult to attack. The four empires distrusted each other and meanwhile took precautions against each other. As a result, they couldn’t take down such a small state as the Central State for so many years.

By now, the four empires had no intention of annexing the Central State, which all acknowledged this special existence tacitly.

In Yunlai Inn, the best inn in Zhongzhou City.

“Three top-class rooms.”

Xuanyuan Mo took out a green crystal from his arms and put it on the counter.

The manager of the inn looked up and noticed that the customers were of extraordinary temperament and appearance. Hence, he didn’t dare to take them lightly.

“These are the room tags for your rooms. Here you are.”

Xuanyuan Mo took the three black tags, which wrote with cinnabar—Room Heaven No. 6, Room Heaven No. 7 and Room Heaven No. 8.

“Usher the three customers to the third floor,” the manager of the inn ordered the waiter who was wiping the table.

“Okay!”

The waiter received the order and put the cloth on his shoulder, saying to the three customers with a bow, “Dear customers, please follow me upstairs.”

…

In a room filled with the aroma of medicine, an old man was resting cross-legged with his eyes closed and a middle-aged man was standing before him.

“Have you found out who the three people are?”

The middle-aged man immediately bowed and answered after hearing that.

“Chief Elder, as far as I learn, the girl in white is the crown princess of the Zhuque Empire, the man in black is Prince Zhan of the Baihu Empire and the other girl is the bodyguard of the girl in white.”

“Oh?” The old grey-haired man in white raised his eyebrows in surprise, “That girl is the good-for-nothing crown princess?”

That girl was definitely not a good-for-nothing. Those people who misjudged her must be blind.

“Yes, but it is said that the crown princess of the Zhuque Empire is no longer a total wreck. Rumor has it that she killed a low-level Mysterious Master as a high-level Mysterious Knight three years ago and also put down the rebellion of the Zhuque Empire with her own power lately.”

The middle-aged reported all the information he had acquired to the old grey-haired man.

“Did you find the reason why she came to the Central State?”

The old grey-haired man became more intrigued as he learned more information.

“Well.” The middle-aged man shook his head, “I cannot find out the reason but they seem to be inquiring about the Refining Pharmacists’ Guild.”

“Haha…”

The old grey-haired man’s eyes were shimmering with delight.

“Refining Pharmacists’ Guild? Girl, you are meant to be my disciple,” the old grey-haired man thought.

The old grey-haired man finally turned around to look at the middle-aged man.

“Go and tell Nalan Xi to start the disciple enrollment. I’m going to recruit a disciple.”

The middle-aged man was slack-jawed to hear that.

Did he just have an auditory hallucination? Chief Elder claimed to recruit a disciple!

So many people wanted to become the disciple of Chief Elder, who was the No. 1 refining pharmacist on the Hantian Continent. However, for so many years, he just wouldn’t recruit a disciple.

But now, he claimed to recruit one…

The old grey-haired man saw his astonished face and then added.

“Let him spread the news today.”

“Yes, Chief Elder.”

The middle-aged man knew that Chief Elder was serious this time and didn’t dare to take it lightly. He just accepted the order and kept nodding.

In the president’s office of Shengjin Academy, an old man in cyan was staring at the middle-aged man with intrigue.

“Did he really say that he would recruit a disciple?”

“Yes.”

The middle-aged man nodded respectfully and then said to the old man in cyan, “Chief Elder also asked you to spread the news by today.”

The old man in cyan was Nalan Xi, the president of Shengjin Academy.

“He is so hasty. Go back and tell him that I will do as he requested.”

A meaningful smile was shown on Nalan Xi’s face. He must see what kind of excellent person that old man wanted to take as a disciple.

The middle-aged man got the reply and then saluted Nalan Xi.

“Thank you, President Nalan. I’ll go back and report this to Chief Elder.”

In Yunlai Inn.

Xuanyuan Mo knocked on the door of Duanmu Xi’s room.

“Come in.”

Hearing the casual voice from inside, Xuanyuan Mo pushed open the door lightly.

“Xi, let’s go downstairs and eat something.”

“Okay.”

Duanmu Xi nodded and summoned Phoenix Five. The three of them went downstairs together.

As they went downstairs, the boisterous lobby became quiet immediately.

Every customer was stunned, obsessed and dazed.

Duanmu Xi knitted her eyebrows with a glint of disgruntlement flashing across her eyes.

Phoenix Five glared at the men in the lobby in anger.

The men here were so annoying. How dared they profane Her Highness the Crown Princess with such a disgusting look? They deserved to die.

Xuanyuan Mo’s face was also dark with rage. A rush of potent coercion was released within an instant, which was so overwhelmingly suffocative.

All the people just dropped their gaze and didn’t dare to stare at the beauty anymore.

Duanmu Xi walked to an empty table and sat down while Xuanyuan Mo also sat on the opposite side of her.

Phoenix Five glared at the men again and then caught up with Duanmu Xi. Seeing that Duanmu Xi sat down, she stood behind Duanmu Xi.

“Sit down.” Her indifferently uttered words were not an order but sounded like an order.

That was so unbelievable. How could a bodyguard dine with the master?

“Yes.”

Phoenix Five found it inappropriate and yet, she still sat down carefully.

After the three of them sat down, a waiter came forward to ask, “What would you like to have?”

“We would like a few specialties.”

“Okay. You can have a cup of tea first. The dishes will be ready soon.”

The waiter served the tea for Xuanyuan Mo and the other two girls before leaving.

The quiet lobby became bustling again.

The customers near Duanmu Xi were talking about something loudly. They seemed to be talking about the same thing.

“You know what? Shengjin Academy is about to recruit disciples again.”

“No way. Shengjin Academy recruits disciples every three years, doesn’t it?”

“I’ve heard of it too. At first, I thought the news of disciple enrollment was fake. Afterward, I asked someone in Shengjin Academy. Guess what I’ve heard of?”

“What?”

“The people of Shengjin Academy said that the disciple enrollment was mainly for Elder Situ. It is said that Elder Situ is going to recruit a disciple.”

“This is even more impossible. Elder Situ is the special elder hired by President Nalan. It is said that he is a famous refining pharmacist but never has a disciple.”

“Forget it. Believe it or not, the disciple enrollment of Shengjin Academy will begin in three days. I must give it a try.”

“Hey. Hey. Don’t go. I’m not saying that I don’t believe you.”

While Xuanyuan Mo listened to the conversation, his eyes glittered.

“Xi, do you want to become a refining pharmacist?”

Duanmu Xi was dazed by his sudden asking. Then, she composed herself and nodded her head.

“Here is a chance now,” Xuanyuan Mo said and glimpsed reflectively those talking at the next table.

Duanmu Xi instantly took the hint.

“You mean the matter that the elder will recruit a disciple?”

She seemed to have heard that the elder was a famous refining pharmacist.

Xuanyuan Mo nodded, “Yes, Elder Situ is the most capable refining pharmacist in Shengjin Academy. I don’t know what kind of grade he is but he is at least a dark-grade refining pharmacist.”

A dark-grade refining pharmacist?

A shimmer of excitement flashed across Duanmu Xi’s eyes.

Having spent several years on the Hantian Continent, she finally knew that the refining pharmacists were quite rare here.

There was only one refining pharmacist in the imperial palace of the Zhuque Empire, who was at the elementary level of the yellow grade. Now that she heard of a dark-grade refining pharmacist, how could she not feel thrilled?

Three days later, the three of them left the inn early for Shengjin Academy.

Situated in the east of Zhongzhou City, Shengjin Academy was the most outstanding academy on the Hantian Continent with a history of several centuries.

All the people on the Hantian Continent were proud of being enrolled by Shengjin Academy. Pitifully, Shengjin Academy only recruited disciples every three years.

Besides, whoever wanted to be enrolled by Shengjin Academy must pass the tests. If he failed the tests, he wouldn’t be accepted by Shengjin Academy even if he was an emperor of one of the four empires.

Today, there were huge crowds of people at the gate of Shengjin Academy. Only three days after the news of the disciple enrollment had been spread, it had been widely known throughout the whole Hantian Continent.

On the day of disciple enrollment, they all crowded outside Shengjin Academy. And some of them even had waited there for two days and two nights in case that they might miss the chance.

“Your Highness, there are so many people!”

Phoenix Five was astonished to see the crowds.

Duanmu Xi looked determined, her eyes glittering.

For the sake of Ying, she must make it into Shengjin Academy and find the mysterious Elder Situ.

Shortly, a majestic middle-aged man walked to the people.

“Welcome to participate in the entrance exam of Shengjin Academy.”

The deep and sonorous voice sounded through the crowd, quieting them down instantly.

“This entrance exam consists of four parts as before: mysterious Qi, spiritual power, medicine refining and instrument forging. Now, please line up for the preliminary test.”

Right after the middle-aged man finished talking, the people all strived to line up as regulated.

Duanmu Xi looked at the people rushing over like a swarm of hornets. Rather than go forward to join in the fun, she only stood in situ and watched quietly.

Four people who looked like the mentors were sitting before the long desk at the gate of the academy.

A hefty and strong man with a square face was sitting at the frontmost, who was responsible for testing mysterious Qi. The queue before him was the longest.

The second one was a cold and beautiful woman in black, who had a curvy body shape. Time just let go of her pretty face and her dark phoenix eyes were totally cold.

She was responsible for the spiritual power part. The queue before her was neither as long as the one before the hefty man nor short.

The third one was an old half-grey-haired man in grey. Only eight people were queuing before him because he was in charge of the medicine refining test.

The last one was the old man in white, who was like a sage. Not many people stood before him. There were fewer than twenty people only. What the old man would test was the instrument forging skill.

Seeing the people participating in the tests, Duanmu Xi raised her head.

“Snow, do you want to enter Shengjin Academy?”

Xuanyuan Mo shook his head, “What I learn is the unique cultivation method of the snow wolf. The mentors here cannot teach me.”

Duanmu Xi puckered her lips with a shimmer of disappointment crossing her downcast eyes.