It seemed that previously he had used this object to remotely control the Nineteenth Prince Zhao Yun, making him operate secretly in the western regions of New Xia.
The water surface suddenly became calm, the reflection disappeared, and instead, a human figure gradually took shape.
Soon, the water reflected the Yan King’s face. Feng Miaojun saw him open his mouth first, and then heard his voice, “Queen of New Xia.”
Feng Miaojun nodded, “King of Yan.” Without a doubt, the Yan King could also see her face and hear her voice through the Water Moon Mirror.
The so-called advanced Water Moon Mirror was essentially remote video technology, and it didn’t even require signal stations.
“Your people sneaked into Chen Dachang’s mansion, and threatened an old lady nearly sixty years old, just to deliver a message for you,” Feng Miaojun said coolly. “The Yan King doesn’t think this is making a mountain out of a molehill? Tell me, I’m curious to hear now.”
The Yan King ignored her sarcasm. A deep voice transmitted from the mirror, “I want to make a deal with you.”
Feng Miaojun’s eyebrow twitched slightly.
Indeed, Yan Kingdom knew of her closeness to Yun Ya, knew that New Xia would sooner or later aid Wei in the great war, so the Yan King was now putting effort here. After all, judging from the current situation, it was no longer likely for Yan to quickly devour its opponent, and he must be worried that New Xia’s formal participation would directly rewrite the outcome.
“What deal?”
“What you want is in my possession.” The Yan King’s gaze was piercing. “And what you want to accomplish, I can make happen. We each get what we need.”
Feng Miaojun remained silent for quite a while before asking, “What is it that I want?”
She wanted to ask whom the Yan King had mistaken her for—with his abilities and scheming, he shouldn’t have mistaken her identity.
The Yan King didn’t answer but merely changed the angle of the mirror. On the water screen, Feng Miaojun saw that standing beside him was a long staff. The material of the staff was unknown but extraordinarily magnificent, and the head of the staff was rather peculiar, shaped like a double-forked halberd, but of the two forkheads, one was carved as a coiled dragon, the other a flying phoenix.
The carving work was extremely intricate; she could see that the eyes of the dragon and phoenix were made of rubies, and the shape of each dragon scale and phoenix feather was distinctly visible. Setting aside everything else, this dragon and phoenix pair was worth a fortune.
However, the implication of this stuff was probably auspicious dragon and phoenix. Although it looked impressive, to be honest, this thing had no practical battle value; it was a ceremonial staff. Forgive her ignorance, but could this be what she wanted?
The Yan King’s deep voice continued to transmit from the Water Moon Mirror, “I spent many years, searching almost all auctions in the world, before buying this back.”
So, this thing had originally been circulating in auctions? Feng Miaojun supported her chin with her hand, “What do you want in exchange? For New Xia to stand by during the great war?”
The Yan King laughed heartily, as if hearing an absurd joke, “How could it be that simple? Do you still think I’m the little Yan prince who made a deal with you over a hundred years ago?”
Did you make a deal with him a hundred years ago? Feng Miaojun frowned, with a vague guess in her heart, “Then what do you want?”
“Two deals.” The Yan King held up one finger. “If you want this Dragon Phoenix Staff, exchange it with New Xia’s neutrality—no interference throughout the Yan-Wei war, no pretending compliance while secretly disobeying, and no support for the Wei Kingdom in any form or through any channel.”
Is this staff that important? She remained expressionless, “And the second deal?”
“I will help you break the seal.” The Yan King leaned slightly forward. “In exchange, you must find a method of life extension for me.”
Life extension, of course, it’s life extension. Feng Miaojun’s phoenix eyes narrowed.
She had always known that the Yan King’s ultimate goal in his campaigns east and west, and even in his final battle with Wei, was to obtain fragments of the altar, to recall the Realm God, and thereby ascend to the Longevity Realm and break the two-hundred-year lifespan limit of humans. However, judging from the current war situation, the ideal of Yan destroying Wei seemed difficult to realize in the short term, and the Yan King was aging, so he had to activate Plan B.
So, this person’s second calculation was— “Oh? How to break it?” Feng Miaojun spread her hands, “How do you know you can succeed?”
“The Dragon Phoenix Staff alone is not enough.” The Yan King spoke slowly, “Its usage, only I know clearly in the current world.”
Feng Miaojun smiled, pointing back at herself, “Look more carefully, who exactly have you mistaken me for?”
Was the Yan King senile or desperately grasping at straws to mistake her identity?
“You and I both know.” The Yan King ignored the mockery in her smile, “I cannot directly identify you, otherwise Heaven and Earth would immediately know, and thereafter it would be twice as difficult for you to act.”
He was correct; that entity indeed provoked Heaven and Earth’s hatred. Feng Miaojun found it incredible, “How do you know I am it?”
The Yan King chuckled, “Unlike the Princess Changle I know, I’ve heard another version of the story: the fallen An Xia kingdom’s princess brought back by State Preceptor Mo Tizhun from the Wei Kingdom, after several twists and turns, finally became queen. And someone told me that Princess Changle was originally introverted and timid, but after going to Jin Kingdom, her personality changed dramatically—not only exceptionally clever but with a depth and methods utterly different from ordinary people.”
Of course, she had merely inherited Princess Changle’s identity, who could have guessed that the owner of this body had been replaced? “Just based on this?” The corner of Feng Miaojun’s mouth curved slightly upward, “I didn’t know the Yan King had such a rich imagination.”
The Yan King raised an eyebrow, “You let Miao Fengxian remain in the mortal world.”
“So what?” She shrugged, “I just made him the spirit of the Golden City. Does the Yan King also hope to extend his life in this way?”
“Only a living soul can be refined into a spirit.” The Yan King stared at her and said, “Miao Fengxian had been dead for many days by then. To perform such a heaven-defying feat, I know only one person in the current world who could do it.”
“You underestimate the divine powers in the world.”
The Yan King continued, “Long ago, I met Cao Budao, a man whose divination skills were unparalleled. He told me that ninety years later, I would have a chance to fulfill my wish, and asked me to go to him to draw a divination lot.”
Cao Budao? Feng Miaojun frowned in concentration, finally retrieving a place name from her memory, “Huanggang, Luoya Village?” It was there that she and Yun Ya had received Cao Budao’s letter, a very, very long one. Yes, the liquid metal monster White Board was also the guardian spirit left to them by Cao Budao.
“It seems you’ve also looked for him.” The Yan King smiled slightly, “The lot I received from him wrote: ‘When wind and clouds first meet, waves shall rise herein.'”
“So?” What did this have to do with identifying her as the Celestial Demon?
“Here, the wind and clouds approximately refer to you and Yun Ya. I know you approached him as a maid, which exactly matches what was written on the lot.” He paused, “Cao Budao believed I could get what I wished for, which means finding the person implied in the lot. I’ve known Yun Ya for a long time, so the answer must be you.”
“I see.” Feng Miaojun smiled and sat up straight, then said, “I’m sorry, but I’m not the person you’re looking for.”