Chapter 65 An Miaoling Comes Looking

Hearing these words, the people below were filled with envy. Who wouldn't want an Emperor Weapon?

The banquet was scheduled for three days, but after having a little to eat, Qin Tian stood up and left.

Mu Qingqing and Empress Bingxuan also hurried after him, hoping to have a conversation with Qin Tian.

Strictly speaking, Empress Bingxuan had only just met Qin Tian.

To Empress Bingxuan, Qin Tian's most striking impression was that he was completely inscrutable.

Even after she employed imperial secret arts, no matter how she probed, Qin Tian's cultivation always appeared to be at the Spirit Realm.

Upon stepping out of the palace, Qin Tian said, "If you have prepared the blueprints and materials, I can help you forge it right now."

Hearing this, Mu Qingqing was overjoyed, and quickly replied, "They are all prepared."

She retrieved the blueprints and materials from her spatial ring, and asked tentatively, "Can Uncle Qin forge middle-grade Emperor Weapons?"

Qin Tian fell silent. Forging a middle-grade Emperor Weapon would take over ten days, which was quite a long time.

Seeing Qin Tian fall silent, Mu Qingqing assumed he couldn't forge it, and hastily added, "If it's not possible, never mind. I was just speaking on a whim."

Qin Tian pondered for a moment and said, "It's not that I can't, it just takes a relatively long time."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingqing and her mother were instantly astonished.

They had not expected that Qin Tian was actually capable of forging middle-grade Emperor Weapons.

Their estimation of Qin Tian in their hearts rose by another notch.

However, they also understood the implication of Qin Tian's words—he merely felt it took too long.

Since that was the case, wouldn't it be fine as long as they offered Qin Tian a satisfactory reward?

After a brief consultation with her mother, Mu Qingqing said, "If possible, I would still hope that Uncle Qin can help me forge a middle-grade Emperor Weapon."

"I will give you two sets of middle-grade Emperor Weapon crafting materials. In addition, as a reward, there will be one middle-grade imperial spiritual herb and two lower-grade imperial spiritual herbs."

Hearing that there was a middle-grade imperial spiritual herb included, Qin Tian was somewhat surprised.

"Very well, I will forge it for you."

Overjoyed upon hearing Qin Tian's agreement, Mu Qingqing immediately handed the materials and spiritual herbs over to him.

The middle-grade imperial spiritual herb was a 15,000-year-old snow ginseng, radiating a dense and palpable spiritual energy.

It was indeed vastly superior to the spiritual herbs Qin Tian had obtained prior to the day before yesterday.

After putting the items away, Qin Tian headed to the palace's weapon-forging chamber, intending to enter secluded cultivation to craft the artifacts.

Since there were two sets of materials, he decided to forge two Emperor Weapons directly, and he also planned to refine some middle-grade imperial medicinal pills at the same time.

Placing the materials onto the workbench, Qin Tian retrieved the Divine Heavenly Hammer and began the extraction process.

With the Divine Heavenly Hammer, the initial step became much less strenuous, and the processing speed increased significantly.

At the Artistic Conception Painting Studio:

Upon emerging from secluded cultivation, An Miaoqing found a message left by her master, stating that he had gone to attend Mu Qingqing's ascension banquet.

Mu Qingqing had also sent her an invitation, and checking the time, she realized today was the second day of the banquet.

Thus, she decided to go take a look, treating it as an outing to clear her mind.

Of course, it was also possible that she wasn't entirely at ease leaving her lecherous master unattended.

This time when she went out, An Miaoqing brought along a figure in a black robe, whom Qin Tian had arranged to protect her.

The two departed from Qingyun City and rapidly journeyed toward Haotian City.

As they were about to arrive at Haotian City, An Miaoqing donned a veil to conceal her peerless beauty.

Accompanied by the black-robed guard, she then walked on foot toward the Imperial Palace.

Though veiled, An Miaoqing still drew frequent backward glances from many male cultivators.

After all, even in Haotian City, there were very few beauties with such exceptional poise as An Miaoqing.

As she walked along, someone stepped up to strike up a conversation.

"You must be from out of town, miss!"

"I am a squad leader of the Haoqi Guard and am quite familiar with Haotian City. I can act as your guide."

"There's no need!" An Miaoqing said coldly.

Seeing that the man still intended to say something, An Miaoqing directly released a sword intent laced with killing intent.

It instantly frightened the fellow into retreating step by step.

Before long, she arrived at the gates of the Imperial Palace.

Since there were guards stationed at the entrance, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to force her way in.

Consequently, she sent a voice transmission to Qin Tian, but received no reply. In the end, she had no choice but to transmit her voice to Mu Qingqing.

No sooner had her voice transmission concluded than two men approached, one of whom was the very same fellow who had previously tried to chat her up.

"Big Brother, isn't this beauty something else!"

The man addressed as Big Brother, clad in white, nodded in satisfaction. "Indeed, a rare peerless gem in this mortal world. She is likely no less stunning than Xiao Meng of the Xiao Estate."

Stepping forward with a smile, the man in white said, "Little sister, are you hoping to witness the grace of the new Empress?"

"If you need, I can bring you inside."

An Miaoqing glanced at him and said, "No need, someone will be coming to receive me shortly."

"Oh! Could it be that young lady is the daughter of some prominent city lord?" the white-robed man asked.

"No."

"If your family doesn't hold a high-ranking official position, it's extremely difficult to catch a glimpse of the new Empress. I happen to be a senior captain of the Haoqi Guard."

"If you follow me, you can travel through the Imperial Palace completely unhindered!" At this, the white-robed man wore a look of smug pride.

An Miaoqing ignored him completely.

A frown creaked the white-robed man's brow as he thought of figuring out her identity later before deciding how to deal with her.

Not long after, Mu Qingqing drifted over, draped in a dragon robe.

The white-robed man and his companions hurriedly dropped to their knees!

Seeing that An Miaoqing remained motionless, the white-robed man hastily snapped, "Her Imperial Majesty the Empress is here! Why aren't you kneeling?"

Far from kneeling, An Miaoqing stepped forward instead and said, "Congratulations! I've just emerged from secluded cultivation!"

With a smiling expression, Mu Qingqing replied, "It's enough that Junior Sister An could make it!"

Unaccustomed to exchanging polite pleasantries, An Miaoqing went straight to the point: "Where is my master? My voice transmissions to him went completely unanswered!"

"Uncle Qin is in secluded cultivation forging weapons; he probably didn't notice them!"

Kneeling nearby, the white-robed man was already breaking out in a cold sweat as he overheard the conversation between the two women.

He never imagined that An Miaoqing was actually the disciple of Master Qin, the imperial-grade weapon refiner.

Not long ago, the Gongyu clan of the imperial capital's four great families had been completely expunged just for offending Master Qin.

Let alone someone of his status as a mere captain.

He instantly began mentally reviewing every single word he had just spoken, terrified he might have uttered something that offended An Miaoqing.

After exchanging a few remarks, the two women walked deeper into the palace, with the black-robed guard trailing behind them.

Just as the white-robed man thought he had escaped disaster, he heard An Miaoqing remark casually:

"The person just now said he could walk unhindered through the Imperial Palace."

His heart shook violently, and he delivered a fierce slap to his own face, thinking to himself, "I swear I will never act arrogant again."

After sharing a light drink with Mu Qingqing, An Miaoqing asked her to arrange a room for her to rest.

She preferred peace and quiet!

Half a month passed in this manner, and Qin Tian still had not emerged from secluded cultivation!

Having just ascended the throne, Mu Qingqing was swamped with affairs of state and thus rarely came to visit An Miaoqing.

Consequently, An Miaoqing decided to go out for a stroll on her own and see if the imperial capital offered any appealing dresses.

After all, if she kept wearing the exact same few outfits, her master would surely grow tired of them!

Accompanied by her black-robed guard, Kun Yuanxian, she headed to Haotian City's largest royal mercantile house.

Leaving Kun Yuanxian to wait downstairs, she ascended to the upper floors alone to browse.

The establishment offered garments of the supreme heavenly grade, which were far superior to those she had seen back in the Chongming Kingdom!

Therefore, An Miaoqing browsed with earnest attention.

With Qin Tian absent, she didn't feel quite as self-conscious, particularly when selecting undergarments.

In total, she picked out three pieces. By the time she selected the final one, a blush crept across her cheeks.

That particular piece was crafted from an exceptionally sheer fabric.

As she purchased it, she reassured herself internally, "I'm merely collecting this; I won't actually wear it. Unless... after I've finished taking my revenge!"

Later, she also picked out a supreme heavenly-grade multicolored-sleeve pleated phoenix-tail dress for herself.

Once finished, she wandered over to the men's section, intending to buy a gift for Qin Tian.

For all these years, it seemed it was always her master giving things to her, and she had apparently never bought him anything substantial.

After pondering for a long time, she finally settled on a light gauze ruyi cloud-patterned robe, figuring that Qin Tian would look exceptionally elegant wearing it.

Having completed her purchases, she headed toward the exit of the shop, but after taking only a few steps, she caught sight of a familiar figure.

Instantly, her expression turned frosty, and a chilling aura of murder flickered in her eyes.

The man was Xue Qingkuang, the son of her sworn enemy, the Blood Domain Ancestor.

Watching Xue Qingkuang head toward the city gates, she quickly gave chase, as she preferred not to make a move within the city itself.