Are you crazy? Who asked you to hunt for treasures in the emperor's harem?

"what?"

"what?"

When Liu Mengying said this, Grape and Zhong Ming both exclaimed in surprise.

"Meng... Mengying, you... you just said that you and Ye Fan found the seven-stringed harp that belonged to the previous master of Yin Valley?"

Grape swallowed her saliva, a look of disbelief on her face, and Zhong Ming also stared at Liu Mengying with wide eyes.

"It is very likely that... that lyre belongs to me and my elder brother..."

Liu Mengying quickly recounted what happened in the Ailao forest.

"Uncle Master, do you think the place Mengying just mentioned is the last place the previous Valley Master went before he disappeared?"

After hearing what Liu Mengying said, Grape couldn't help but turn to look at Zhong Ming.

“It is very likely indeed!”

Zhong Ming nodded, looking quite expectant, "Miss Liu, can you take out the lyre and let me see it now?"

"There's nothing I can do~"

Liu Mengying spread her hands helplessly, "My elder brother and I pawned the seven-stringed zither... We thought it was a very high-quality zither at the time, but we didn't expect that... after the pawnshop owner took it away, it seemed to have been sold to the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce... The Black Moon Chamber of Commerce then sold it to a mysterious person at an auction... I don't know where it is now!"

“Oh my god…”

Zhong Ming looked deeply distressed.

“Uncle Master… The Black Moon Chamber of Commerce must have recognized the Seven-Stringed Lute… They probably thought that sooner or later someone would find out that the Seven-Stringed Lute was the mysterious weapon used by the previous Valley Master of Sound Valley, so they sold the Seven-Stringed Lute through an auction…”

"This way, we can get rid of the hot potato of the lyre, and secondly, we can gain huge benefits!"

Liu Mengying thought for a moment and analyzed quickly.

"really!"

………….

the next day,

The meandering water cup,

“By the way, Mengying, your Xuan Qi cultivation… I… I can’t seem to sense the fluctuations of your Xuan Qi. Have you already broken through to the Marquis level?”

Grape, who had just finished playing a song, looked at Liu Mengying with curiosity, because she had already reached the eighth level of cultivation but was completely unable to detect the fluctuations of the mysterious energy on Liu Mengying's body.

"Ok!"

Liu Mengying nodded, "I just broke through a few days ago!"

Upon hearing this, Grape and Zhong Ming both looked as if they had seen a ghost. After all, when they were in Jiangzhou City, Liu Mengying was just an ordinary person without any profound energy. It had only been a short time, but she had already reached the Marquis level...

Grape and Zhong Ming could not help but turn their gazes towards Ye Fan. Grape was also unable to sense the fluctuations of the profound energy on Ye Fan, while Zhong Ming felt that the fluctuations of the profound energy on Ye Fan were also at the Marquis level, but he did not know the specific grade…

"Uh... I mean the Marrow Cleansing Realm... You probably don't know what this realm is, although I don't really understand it either..."

Ye Fan scratched his head.

“Okay… okay~!”

When in Jiangzhou City, Zhong Ming, who was a ninth-rank Marquis, saw that the technique Ye Fan was practicing was probably quite special, so he was not too surprised by Ye Fan's answer...

What shocked him was that the aura that Ye Fan occasionally emitted made him feel palpitations...

"By the way, Sister Grape, do you know Prince Qing's legitimate son? I think his name is Ming Yingjie! He wanted to see you last night!"

At this time, Liu Mengying spoke again.

"Ming Yingjie?"

Liu Mengying frowned slightly, "I don't know him!"

"Hey~ That Ming Yingjie is still so persistent! It seems that he wants to give you healing medicine or something!"

Liu Mengying was quite surprised.

"Mengying, what Qinhuai City lacks the most is various princes, marquises, and princes... Although Putao is quite famous in vocal music, he doesn't come to Qinhuai City very often, so it's normal that he doesn't know him..."

Zhong Ming, who was fishing nearby, took over the conversation.

"What we lack the most are princes, marquises, and princes?"

Ye Fan looked at Zhong Ming in some confusion.

"Yes!"

Zhong Ming nodded slightly. "This Qinhuai City is the most prosperous place in the Mingyuan Empire. There are many extremely luxurious places. In addition, it is far away from the capital and is less restricted, so many princes and their relatives will come here to settle down... There is a saying here, 'Three-legged toads are hard to find, but princes and princes are available in plenty!'"

"If there is a prince that almost everyone knows, it is the famous Yuanzheng Prince Ming Dianying. He is the uncle of the current Emperor Ming Jue and is as famous as Zhenbei Marquis Liu Ran. Qinhuai City is also his fiefdom..."

Zhong Ming quickly explained to Ye Fan.

"Big brother, look, there is a carriage that can run on water~"

"Mengying, that is a special carriage driven by the Mysterious Energy Stone. Usually only princes and nobles can afford such luxury!"

.........

Just as Ye Fan, Liu Mengying, A Xin, Grape and Zhong Ming were leisurely listening to music and appreciating the beautiful scenery at Qushui Liushang, on the other side, in a magnificent building in Qinhuai City.

"Are you sure? Someone saw Oiran Grape last night? And it wasn't that guy Ming Teng?"

The person who spoke was Ming Yingjie, whom Ye Fan had met at Qushui Liushang last night. He stared at his subordinate who was kneeling on one knee in front of him with a frown on his face.

He was not unhappy about being rejected by Grape before. After all, Grape had rejected Lin He, the Lord of Jiangzhou City. With his status, even his father's status was not as good as that of the Lord of Jiangzhou City. But now there is a kid named Zhang San...

"Your Majesty, yes, I saw someone else walking out of the Oiran Grape's living area this morning! That person was not anyone I knew!"

The man kneeling on one knee nodded.

"Go check, check that guy thoroughly!"

...........

The night falls,

The meandering water cup,

"Brother, Grape is really hardworking. Her vocal level is already very high... She is still practicing even though she was injured this time!"

Leaning on the railing, feeling the breeze, Liu Mengying listened to the piano music coming from not far away and couldn't help muttering.

"That Tianyinqin is really important to her... She must want to make sure it is safe!"

Ye Fan took the call.

"By the way, big brother, how long will we stay in Qinhuai City?"

After a pause, Liu Mengying spoke again.

"Well... at least wait until the vocal competition is over. Grape will get a lot of Xuanqi Stones after winning the championship. We can ask Grape for some then. Most of the Xuanqi Stones we bought at the auction have already been used up!"

Ye Fan thought for a moment and replied.

"it is good!"

Liu Mengying nodded and said, "We can also ask around in the next few days to see if there are any other auctions selling black stones..."

While Liu Mengying was talking, Ah Xin came over with three cups of fruit drinks...

..........

Over the next few days, Ye Fan, Liu Mengying, and A Xin accompanied Grape to many elegant and unique places in Qinhuai City to participate in the vocal competition, during which they heard a lot of beautiful vocal music...

Ye Fan, Liu Mengying, and A Xin were all very happy, especially A Xin, who listened more attentively than Ye Fan and Liu Mengying... In the middle, Ye Fan and Liu Mengying went out to buy Xuan Qi Stone, but she was still listening on the spot...

.........

Seven days later,

As night falls and the lights come on,

Ye Fan, Liu Mengying, A Xin, Grape, Zhong Ming and others came to a majestic palace building, which was the City Lord's Mansion of Qinhuai City and the venue for the final of the vocal competition.

"What the hell is this...are there so many practitioners who practice sonic profound qigong or profound skills?"

Looking at the Xuan practitioners everywhere in the venue, Ye Fan was somewhat speechless.

He remembered that Grape had said that there were very few practitioners who practiced the Sound Wave Qigong. He had also listened to many vocal competitions before, and most of the people present had no Qi cultivation and were just interested in vocal music. However, today, most of the people in the venue were practitioners, and many of them had already reached the Hou level of Qi cultivation...

…………