#411 - His Majesty cares about you very much. Do you know why?

Zhu Ci thought of a reason to talk to Xu Ming.

But just at that moment, Xu Ming stood up.

"Xu Ming, what's wrong?" Ao Yin'er blinked her eyes as she looked at Xu Ming.

She had been chatting happily with Xu Ming, but then he suddenly sat up, startling her.

"It's nothing. The gift presentation is about to start, and I left the gifts in the courtyard. I forgot to bring them back, so I need to go out for a bit," Xu Ming said casually.

"Why don't I go with you?" Ao Yin'er said, starting to stand up.

In Ao Yin'er's opinion, if Xu Ming wasn't by her side, there was no point. She could go with him and chat along the way.

"No need, I'll be right back," Xu Ming said, turning and walking out of the palace.

Ao Yin'er turned to watch Xu Ming walk away.

Just as Ao Yin'er retracted her gaze, she blinked.

Eh?

Where's my brother?

When did my brother disappear?

Xu Ming walked out of the palace gate.

Xu Ming's departure naturally caught the Dragon Queen's attention.

The Dragon Queen said something to the maid beside her. Xiao Lan nodded, bowed, and left the Dragon Queen's side.

After walking out of the palace gate in the square, Xu Ming activated a spell.

The spell was called "Spirit Tracking Technique."

It was taught to Xu Ming by the "assassin" when he was in the Tianxuan Sect's dungeon.

After activating the Spirit Tracking Technique, Xu Ming could clearly see strands of silk extending forward, pointing in a direction.

These strands of silk were condensed from the other party's scent.

Xu Ming followed these scent strands.

Xu Ming walked further and further away.

Finally, Xu Ming arrived at a lake beside the Dragon Palace.

Then, Xu Ming saw Ao Jin take out a fish and release it directly into the lake.

This fish was entirely black, a bit like a grouper, but with two long whiskers on either side of its mouth.

Even from a distance, Xu Ming could sense the spiritual power contained within the fish.

Xu Ming memorized the appearance of the fish.

After Ao Jin left, Xu Ming walked to the side of the lake.

"That fish isn't anything special."

Just as Xu Ming was wondering how to catch the fish, Xiao Lan's voice came from beside him.

Xu Ming was slightly startled.

Xu Ming turned around and bowed to Xiao Lan: "Why is Miss Xiao Lan here?"

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "His Majesty pays so much attention to Master Xu. Naturally, His Majesty noticed Master Xu's departure and was worried that something might happen to you, so she sent this servant to follow you. Please forgive her."

Xu Ming said politely, "His Majesty is thinking of me, so there's nothing to forgive."

Xiao Lan nodded and continued, "His Majesty cares about you very much. Do you know why?"

Xu Ming was speechless. Even if he knew why, he couldn't say it out loud: "Please tell me, Miss."

"Hehe…" Xiao Lan looked at Xu Ming with a smile, her eyes curved, "We are both smart people, and the thing that smart people are best at is playing dumb. But to be honest, this servant really doesn't know why smart people are pretending to be confused in this matter."

Xu Ming: "…"

Xu Ming didn't speak, just remained silent. Whatever she said was fine. How could he respond to such words?

Moreover, Xu Ming felt that this Xiao Lan seemed to have some opinions about him.

Xiao Lan didn't continue on this topic. She turned her head and looked at the pond: "That fish is called a Ink Gold Fish. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and increasing spiritual power. Especially when a Golden Core cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, it can save their life. For most cultivators, this fish is indeed precious, and if it were placed outside, it would definitely be snatched up madly.

But other than that, there aren't too many special features."

Xu Ming asked suspiciously, "Then why did he put this fish into this pond?"

Xiao Lan smiled and shook her head: "Because this pond is inside the Dragon Palace and has always been protected by the North Sea Dragon Palace's luck. The fish inside can basically grow well, and after these fish absorb the Dragon Luck, the effect will be even better.

Furthermore, the Ink Gold Fish is not easy to raise. But this pond is guarded by dedicated palace maids, so it's impossible for any fish inside to die from illness.

Ao Jin probably wants to use this pond to have us raise fish for him.

Although this kind of behavior is a petty theft, it's actually okay. The other party is an East Sea Prince, so we can just turn a blind eye. We wouldn't go to him to question him about this matter."

Xu Ming frowned: "But Miss Xiao Lan, the other party is an East Sea royal. Logically speaking, shouldn't he have everything he needs? Is it necessary for this East Sea Prince to be so sneaky about this Ink Gold Fish and even have to foster it in the lake?"

"This matter is indeed puzzling, but it's not incomprehensible," Xiao Lan explained. "The East Sea has a total of nine princes, and many imperial uncles. In fact, the resources that the East Sea royals can obtain are not as many as you think. As for taking it back to raise, this fish will only suffer from acclimatization and will be difficult to survive."

"This reason is still a bit far-fetched."

Xu Ming still felt that there was a problem.

This fish was indeed relatively precious, but was it really necessary to be so secretive for this fish?

Not to mention, does the East Sea not have other magic treasures that can guarantee a person's entry into the Nascent Soul realm?

Xu Ming didn't really believe this.

Furthermore, as long as the Dragon race develops well, it is indeed more difficult to reach the Immortal realm, but as long as they don't die, reaching the Jade Purity realm is still not a problem.

As for the Nascent Soul realm, it is estimated that the other party does not even look at it.

"I know that Master Xu is suspecting something. In fact, we all have doubts, but even if we have doubts, so what?

Listening Wind Pavilion has conducted a detailed investigation and found that what Ao Jin said is indeed true.

The fish that Ao Jin fished from the bottom of the lake before was indeed called the Ink Gold Fish, and the Ink Gold Fish did indeed need to be fished up with literary ink aura.

Not long ago, Ao Jin did indeed find a few disciples from White Deer Academy, gave them some spirit stones, and had them fish up the Ink Gold Fish, which is the one that Ao Jin put down just now.

That Ao Jin from the East Sea didn't do anything. Even if our East Sea is strong, we have no way to execute Ao Jin on the spot just because of some unsubstantiated things.

This servant is very grateful to Master Xu for thinking of our Dragon Palace.

But Master Xu, please feel free to enjoy the banquet.

Our North Sea Dragon Palace will take care of everything."