Beyond the Divine States

At midnight, the bright moon was high in the sky, the gate of Xiongzheng Palace was closed. The floor palace lanterns inside the palace were all lit, illuminating the interior furnishings brightly with the red candlelight.Ning Qinshui stood at the gate and frowned.The usher was still the Song Ce whom they met in the daytime. Song Ce explained, “This is General Wang Yangyu’s main hall. Since he perished abruptly three days ago, the hall has been locked. However, late every night, the candles in the hall will burn themselves. Meanwhile, an old voice will come from inside vaguely once in a while.”Ning Qinshui frowned and asked, “What voice?”Song Ce replied, “It was too vague to be clearly heard, but according to the palace maids, it was General Wang’s voice.”Ning Qinshui asked again, “Where is General Wang’s body?”Song Ce seemed to recall something. Subconsciously, he clenched his fists and sighed, “Bur

It was a quiet night. The light was slightly bright. Ning Changjiu stared at her blankly and his faint eyes appeared nearly transparent.He had a moment of confusion.Very quickly, he restored himself to peace, just like the twinkling flame between the sleeves of the blue shirt, which appeared and vanished in an instant.“Have a good rest and don’t think too much,” he said. “I am your fellow disciple, always and forever.”Ning Xiaoling looked at him in fear.Ning Changjiu looked at her face. The girl moved backward subconsciously and touched the wall. Instantly, she shivered.In a chaotic mind, Ning Changjiu turned around and left. The light went out then. Ning Xiaoling curled up in the corner and looked at the dark ahead of her in horror. She seemed to have run out of her courage. She slumped on the bed, holding her face in her hands. Tears overflowed between her pale and dry fingers.Bang.

“Her Highness?”After a short silence, a hubbub of voices arose.“When did she come back?”“How can I know it? Not a clue at all!”“Can’t believe...she is still alive.”Song Ce heaved a sigh with his hands in his sleeves constantly trembling. His fear and anxiety couldn’t be concealed anymore.Ning Xiaoling was stunned for a while and then suddenly said, “Could it be her?”Ning Changjiu asked, “Who?”Ning Xiaoling immediately explained, “According to the legend, in the imperial palace, when it comes to ‘Highness’, everyone will not think of the crown prince, a prince or princess but...the foster daughter of a goddess.”Ning Changjiu became even more puzzled. “A foster daughter?”Ning Xiaoling nodded. “Legend has it that more than ten years ago, on the way back from the war, the late emperor met a fairy-like woman on the tower. He took this woman back to t

“Three years ago, that was the great sacrifice rite of the state of Zhao held every ten years...”Within the South Continent, there were dozens of states of different sizes. Clashes broke out once in a while. However, not any state was strong enough to monopolize the South Continent.The state of Zhao was much weaker than the state of Rong and the state of Jin but it was not weak anyway.According to the legend, a century ago, gods cultivated the virgin land and helped the state of Zhao establish the capital in the wild mountainous areas. Afterward, the mountains became the natural barrier. Later, the legends of immortals building the cottages and cultivating were created and spread, which kind of supported the development of the state of Zhao.Three years ago, envoys of all the other states came to attend the great sacrifice rite. At that time, it was not peaceful in the South Continent. The state of Rong and the state of Jin were

Ning Changjiu said, “A person, a familiar person. I have an inkling that he is in the imperial city. I feel that as long as I meet him, a lot of puzzles in my mind will be solved then.”Ning Xiaoling became more and more confused as she listened. Then she asked, “What puzzles...do you have?”Ning Changjiu said, “Who am I?”Ning Xiaoling felt cold and still smiled with an unchanged countenance, “Changjiu, don’t scare me... By the way, who are you looking for?”Ning Changjiu said uncertainly, “It may be a junior brother disciple or a cute junior sister disciple like you. Anyway, he is in this imperial city now. I can’t locate where he is but I can vaguely feel it.”Ning Xiaoling puckered her lips. “Oh, you want to find a junior sister disciple.”Ning Changjiu smiled, rubbed her head and said, “Have a good rest. Your innate spirit has been broken again, which needs to rest in recuperation.”Ning