Abandoned Princesses
Dragon Tread Ring

The morning came back. Qiao Rong started his routine just like the previous days. Bathe using the Body Forging Potion, have breakfast with Li Junyan, and cultivate.

Chu Yue who seemed to be diligent in using the Body Forging Potion might look weak, but in fact her strength was almost comparable to Princess Lan.

Every three days, Qiao Rong would continue to sneak out and buy herbs in the Chi Yuan Pharmacy as usual for him and Chu Yue. The pharmacist who used to wrap herbs for her was already very familiar with her. The middle-aged man's name was Hu Jing. He had already been extremely puffed up by Qiao Rong's order. So, when it came, Qiao Rong just had to take and pay.

There was no news regarding Princess Lan, Qiao Rong suspected she was waiting for the right moment to set up another trap. Qiao Rong and Su Xiao's marriage was less than three months away. Surely Princess Lan would do anything to keep that from happening.

It had been four days since Gu's worm incident. Qiao Rong himself made an appointment with Head Eunuch Qi to choose one of the treasures present in the Royal Treasure Warehouse.

Lan Long had not appeared long enough, the last time she appeared was three days ago. I don't know what it was because of, but Qiao Rong didn't feel worried. Lan Long is the Water Dragon King certainly has a lot of affairs in the spirit dimension. When there was danger, Qiao Rong just had to call him to appear, because the spirits were bound by their Master's orders.

Chu Yue took out a piece of paper held by the other lady-in-waiting.

"Your Majesty, Prince Qin will be visiting this afternoon." Chu Yue read out the contents of the paper.

Qiao Rong nodded.

This encounter, could be a double-edged sword. Qiao Rong could tell directly the character of Prince Qin. However it could be that Prince Qin was the next trap that Princess Lan had set up.

"I want to try betting with Prince Qin." Qiao Rong said to Chu Yue. Chu Yue nodded. Looking at the position of the sun from the window, Qiao Rong immediately moved out of his chair.

"Come, Chu Yue. There's a treasure to choose from." Qiao Rong smiled widely. Who doesn't like treasure?

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Head Eunuch Qi opened the door of the royal treasure warehouse. Qiao Rong stared at the seemingly endless amount of gold and other treasures. The royal treasure storehouse was huge and vast. It is not wrong that the Wen Kingdom is the richest kingdom in the entire Yuan Land.

Head Eunuch Qi invited Qiao Rong in. The two of them walked over while looking at the shelf containing jewelry, silk cloth, and gold.

"Please Your Majesty. Look around and call upon the servant when His Majesty finds something." Head Eunuch Qi suddenly stopped and stood beside a shelf.

Qiao Rong nodded and continued his journey of exploring the royal treasure warehouse. The further he walked, it seemed like the treasures around him looked even more antique.

"Stop!" Li Junyan suddenly walked out of the Yin Yang Book space. Li Junyan walked over and approached on a shelf that was to the left of Qiao Rong.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Rong asked. But Li Junyan did not seem to be poking at him as his attention was still fixed on one of the objects on the shelf.

"You should pick this ring." Suddenly Li Junyan took out a jade ring from the shelf.

"Why should this ring?" Qiao Rong did not feel anything special about the ring. Even when testing it with qi alone there was no reaction whatsoever.

"Daughter, I'm sorry if I was sassy. But it seemed like the jade ring was not very valuable compared to the other treasures present here. Only his age makes him unique. Is Your Majesty sure?" Eunuch Head Qi asked when he saw the jade ring Qiao Rong had chosen. Eunuch Qi's head looked doubtful, he thought of the Emperor's reaction when he learned that Princess Rong had only chosen an old jade ring.

"Ah, it's okay. This one's good, too." Qiao Rong confirmed to Head Eunuch Qi. Head Eunuch Qi could only cleared his throat and returned to escort Qiao Rong to the Yun Pavilion.

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Chu Yue also looked at the jade ring.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor rarely rewards you. Too bad just to take the old jade ring." Chu Yue furrowed her brows. Usually when Qiao Rong was rewarded with something, he would always ask for jewelry or silk cloth.

"Chu Yue, you just don't know how valuable this ring is." Qiao Rong smiled calmly. "This ring, could be the most valuable item of the entire royal treasure warehouse." Qiao Rong continued.

Chu Yue still felt strange and doubtful. But since Qiao Rong had already said so firmly, he did not ask that anymore either.

Then Qiao Rong asked for a moment to cultivate. Chu Yue who had been told that her daughter could cultivate was very happy. It must be when people knew no one would mock him anymore.

Qiao Rong immediately prepared to perform his cultivation technique. Heaven and Earth Technique, the legacy of the Wuling Sect. This technique was the fastest cultivation technique, but the pain a cultivator experienced while cultivating would also be worth the cultivation speed he obtained.

Li Junyan always shook his head as Qiao Rong used the technique. But he cannot question the law of hard work and results.

Qiao Rong immediately took a position and inhaled a deep breath. And he began to cultivate. Chu Yue who guarded the door outside only smiled triumphantly knowing Qiao Rong could cultivate.

Three hours later, a knock on the door brought Qiao Rong's cultivation to a halt. Chu Yue opened the door in worry.

"Your Majesty? Hows it? Should I call Master Ji to train the Crown Prince to help you?" Qiao Rong only laughed softly at Chu Yue who was so worried.

"Just calm down, Chu Yue. I'm not as weak as I used to be. You can stop worrying. For now, don't tell anyone that I can cultivate." Chu Yue was relieved to hear Qiao Rong's reply. The princess who had grown up with him all this time, was she really this mature?

Qiao Rong wiped the sweat on his forehead, the result of his hard work enduring the pain just now. Chu Yue helped him wipe his body that was soaked in sweat.

After rinsing off the body, Chu Yue and the other lady-in-waiting wore a yellow dress of silk cloth that the Emperor had given him. They put on Qiao Rong's face with brightly colored makeup. Qiao Rong throughout the process could only be silent because honestly he had never done such a thing. His entire life was devoted to cultivating, not having time to decorate himself.

After she finished, Chu Yue praised Qiao Rong's beauty who looked very natural. Especially with birthmarks that have shrunk and started to fade. Chu Yue was eager to ask how the birthmark could disappear, yet she was too happy to see Qiao Rong's face. A beautiful princess and able to cultivate, in the future, who would still dare to say no one would want to marry her? Inner Chu Yue.

Immediately after, the bodyguards in front of the pavilion began to shout out the arrival of Prince Qin. Qiao Rong had already prepared himself to face that double-edged sword.

"Chu Yue, intersect Prince Qin, and give him a chrysanthemum tea feast. Ah. and prepare a guqin." Chu Yue originally wanted to nod her head, but then was confused because Qiao Rong was not talented in the art of music. But he swallowed the question deeply. He believed in Qiao Rong, and immediately left.

Qiao Rong smiled at Chu Yue's departure. Welcoming the Prince.is impossible without preparation, right?