The group's beloved wife: She is the phoenix, she is the king

Chapter 696 Settled Down

No need to tiptoe; those who admire you will naturally bow down. —Epigraph

Fan Nuoxi twirled the blanket between her fingers, her tone somewhat unnatural, "I feel much better, thank you for taking care of me."

"Where is this place?" Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Fan Nuoxi changed the subject.

“This is where I usually handle official business,” Tan Ying explained, then, as if remembering something, her tone became aggrieved again, “Master…you wouldn’t be upset that Yingying took it upon herself to put you on this throne, would you…”

"Yingying just felt that this throne contained profound power that could nourish the master, so that the master would not suffer any health problems if he walked on it in the future... That's why I did this."

Fan Nuoxi opened her mouth, but couldn't find the words to express her current feelings.

She thought Tan Ying would crown her or something while she was unconscious...

After all, although she was unconscious, her body was not entirely unaware of changes in the external environment.

But it seems unlikely that asking further now will yield any answers.

"What about Ayan and Tuanzi?"

Tan Ying pointed to the locations of two screens, but before she could speak, Fan Nuoxi got up and went to the places she had pointed to.

Tan Ying quickly followed.

They remained unconscious, showing no signs of waking up.

Fan Nuoxi panicked and quickly checked the two of them.

Tan Ying looked at Fan Nuoxi helplessly, hoping that nothing had gone wrong.

A moment later, Fan Nuoxi took out silver needles, preparing to give the two of them acupuncture. Tan Ying stiffened, but dared not make a sound to disturb her.

Oh no, they can't possibly get into trouble here, can they?

About fifteen minutes later, the two people who had been given acupuncture woke up one after another, looking at the person in front of them with some confusion.

Fan Nuoxi took out two more pills and fed them to the two of them, and their unfocused eyes finally refocused.

"What's wrong with me?" Dongfang Junyan rubbed his forehead, his thoughts still somewhat jolted back to reality.

Tuanzi climbed down from the small couch, clung to Fan Nuoxi's hand, and looked at her with a somewhat aggrieved expression, "Master, Tuanzi's head hurts so much—"

Hearing this, Tan Ying's heart jumped again.

Fan Nuoxi squatted down and gently rubbed Tuanzi's head. "Tuanzi is just feeling dizzy; her body hasn't adjusted yet."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Junyan belatedly realized something and looked somewhat embarrassed, while Tan Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh—" Tuanzi nestled in Fan Nuoxi's arms, still feeling a bit weak, but clearly much more relaxed.

After a while, several celestial servants arrived carrying food boxes.

"Your Majesty, it's time for your meal!" Several celestial attendants bowed respectfully, their eyes darting about.

Tan Ying didn't look at them. "Put it down!"

"Yes!"

The celestial servants placed the food boxes one by one on the raised table nearby, then bowed and took their leave.

"Master, let's have our meal!" After the others had walked away, Tan Ying eagerly led Fan Nuoxi to the table, then looked at Dongfang Junyan and Tuanzi, who were still somewhat dazed, "You two should come and eat too."

The group looked at each other for a moment, then sat down somewhat awkwardly.

Tan Ying then removed the spells from the food boxes and placed the food on the table one by one.

On the table were food, flower soup, flower cakes, flowers, fine wine, or some fruits whose names I didn't know...

Just looking at it evokes the feeling of stepping into a fairyland, not to mention the gentle, refreshing atmosphere that soothes the soul.

It wouldn't be wrong to call it a flower-viewing banquet.

Under Tan Ying's warm hospitality, the group felt it would be impolite to refuse and began to eat in an orderly manner.

After the meal, both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

"I've already arranged your lodgings. Yingying still has some things to do, so I'll have my staff take you to rest for now," Tan Ying said apologetically as she watched the female officials rush over.

“Then be careful,” Fan Nuoxi said with some unease. She opened her palm, and a small golden butterfly appeared in it. “If you need to, you can use this to call me.”

Tan Ying stared at the butterfly for a moment, then carefully took it and put it in her bosom.

"Yingying will be careful!"

My owner still likes to send me butterflies as her protectors, just like before. It seems she trusts me to some extent.

Watching Tan Ying walk away with the other female officials, Fan Nuoxi felt a sense of loss.

He only snapped out of his daze when the female official leading the way spoke up.

"My lord, distinguished guests, please follow me."

Hidden Void Palace.

"My lord, this is where you and your two distinguished guests will be staying. You will stay in the main hall, while the two distinguished guests will stay in one of the two side halls behind the main hall. The side hall where this junior guest will stay will be closer to you, located to the left of the main hall."

The female official leading the way spoke slowly.

As if remembering something, the female official flicked her wrist, and an ice-blue, semi-transparent box appeared in her hand.

Inside the box were several palm-sized, semi-transparent flower-shaped objects of different textures, their colors from left to right being orange, purple, and blue.

"This item is the pass and key to the Hidden Void Palace. You will know its specific uses once you have it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three tokens flew to Fan Nuoxi and the other two's hands on their own. The moment the tokens landed in their hands, they automatically recognized their owners.

The purple token ended up in Fan Nuoxi's hands, the orange one in Tuanzi's hands, and the blue one in Dongfang Junyan's hands.

Seeing the three men's calm expressions, the female official added, "My lord, if you have any other needs, you can also contact me through this item."

"How should I address you?" Fan Nuoxi asked.

"My name is Nian'an, and I am mainly responsible for the affairs of various palaces," Nian'an said with a slight bow, his attitude respectful.

“Thank you for bringing us here today,” Fan Nuoxi nodded slightly, and with a flick of her fingertips, several boxes of pastries and fruits appeared before Nian’an’s eyes. “I made some food when I had nothing to do earlier, and I don’t know if it suits your taste.”

Nian An looked at Fan Nuoxi with a sense of flattery and hesitated whether to accept.

These things look like food that can only be found in the mortal world. Although they have long since abstained from grains, they still occasionally crave them.

Not to mention the current turmoil, these things have basically disappeared.

This was nothing short of a tremendous blessing for Nian'an.

"Please accept this. We'll need your help a lot in the future." Fan Nuoxi placed the pastries in Nian An's hands with her own hands, her tone very sincere. "We're new here and need your guidance."

Nian'an felt a jolt in her heart as she sensed Fan Nuoxi's aura.

Why is her aura so special?

It actually makes people want to submit and get closer...

Realizing his lapse in decorum, Nian An quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, Divine Envoy. I...I still have some matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

Before she could finish speaking, Nian'an hurriedly packed up the pastries and left.

"Dear Master, Sister Nian'an seems shy." Tuanzi chuckled as she looked at Nian'an's back.

Upon hearing this, Nian'an, who was not far away, stumbled, but then walked even faster as if nothing had happened.

After Nian'an walked away, Tuanzi asked with some confusion, "But why did they call you Divine Envoy?"

"We'll probably have to ask Tan Ying," Fan Nuoxi said thoughtfully, stroking the travel token.

Afterwards, the group was led around by the waiting celestial servants in the hall to familiarize themselves with the surroundings.

Fan Nuoxi also gave everyone a lot of fruit and snacks as a token of her gratitude.

The celestial servants took this to heart even more.

After all, these things are even rarer than hard currency in the current situation.

But for Fan Nuoxi, it just so happened that the space hadn't been tended to for too long, and the vegetables and fruits kept growing back in batches, so she was just sharing her stock.

Because of Fan Nuoxi's "generosity", the celestial servants in charge of other places were eager to come to Qianxu Palace to serve her after hearing about this.

That being said, with the introduction from the celestial servants, Fan Nuoxi and the other two had gained some basic understanding of this place.

This area is called Rinkai.

However, it's not cold here at all; on the contrary, it's like spring all year round.

It gets its name from the snow-like substance that falls here year-round; the substance that falls is called "Sheng".

When this substance falls on a living creature, it can cleanse the creature of its filth, keep the body warm, and greatly benefit its cultivation.

When it falls on the vegetation, it's like a gentle spring rain, making the plants grow better.

Of course, this is only the most basic thing that can be felt. As for other wonderful uses, most of them are written in the booklet given by the fairy servant.

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This chapter was written by Tan Ying.

Art Direction: The author

Special appearance by: Fairy Servant