Chapter 1017: Request

Meng Zhang suppressed his impatience as he met with Princess Chunyu in his own residential courtyard.

Sun Pengzhi, also serving under Meng Zhang, accompanied them as they met.

Princess Chunyu was accompanied by a maid who held a gift box in her hands.

Seeing the maid, Meng Zhang felt a sense of familiarity.

Meng Zhang remembered that when he visited the lodging place of the Sea Spirit Sect before, he was blocked near the imperial carriage, and this maid was by Princess Chunyu's side.

Princess Chunyu appeared as a tall, beautiful woman with a captivating appearance. Her every move exuded a mature charm.

In the world of cultivation, the higher the cultivation base of a female cultivator, the lower the likelihood of them being unattractive.

The desire for beauty is universal. Especially among female cultivators, aside from a few who had unique perspectives or didn't care about appearances, most were willing to invest some effort into their looks.

Grooming and dressing up weren't exclusive to mortals; female cultivators also spent time and energy on these matters.

In the cultivation world, there were many spells to adjust one's appearance and physique, as well as various elixirs for maintaining youthful looks.

Many times, these elixirs were even more popular among female cultivators than elixirs that enhanced cultivation bases.

Meng Zhang was already immune to the various beauties in the world of female cultivators. He politely and distantly greeted Princess Chunyu.

In front of Meng Zhang, Princess Chunyu adopted a humble posture.

Upon her arrival, she immediately apologized to Meng Zhang.

As an esteemed guest of the Spring Rain Inn, Meng Zhang was supposed to receive the highest level of hospitality. However, the innkeeper of the Spring Rain Inn had shown incompetence and didn't recognize Meng Zhang's status, resulting in inadequate treatment.

Princess Chunyu informed Meng Zhang that she had personally punished the foolish innkeeper who resembled a fat pig and driven them away.

If Meng Zhang was still unsatisfied, she offered to bring the innkeeper before him so that he could deal with them personally.

Furthermore, to express her apologies, she had prepared a small gift for Meng Zhang.

While speaking, Princess Chunyu had her maid present the gift box.

Meng Zhang didn't even look at it and just chuckled casually.

When giving a gift, there was often an ulterior motive behind it. Princess Chunyu wouldn't have adopted such an attitude if she didn't have a request.

Meng Zhang didn't take Princess Chunyu's apology too seriously.

Of course, on the surface, Meng Zhang was magnanimous. He brushed off the incident as a trivial matter, assuring Princess Chunyu that he didn't mind and she needn't worry about it.

After some courteous exchanges, the two finally got to the main topic.

Princess Chunyu tentatively inquired whether there was any special relationship between Meng Zhang and the Sea Spirit Sect.

Meng Zhang, who had anticipated this, nonchalantly responded that he had crossed paths with a few cultivators from the Sea Spirit Sect but wasn't particularly familiar with them.

Princess Chunyu smiled faintly, clearly not fully believing Meng Zhang's words.

She continued on, revealing the purpose of her visit this time.

It turned out that Princess Chunyu had encountered a major bottleneck in her cultivation and had exhausted all methods without any breakthrough.

Later, through a fortuitous encounter, she received guidance from a powerful expert and learned about a technique called the "Sea Melody Scripture," which could greatly assist her current situation.

Having a reference to this technique could potentially help her break through the cultivation bottleneck she was facing.

Although the "Sea Melody Scripture" wasn't an extremely profound technique, it was relatively rare in the Cultivation World.

Especially on the mainland, there were practically no cultivators who practiced this technique.

Overseas in the Cultivation World, some remnants of this technique had been passed down.Princess Chunyu put in a lot of effort to inquire and finally learned that the Sea Spirit Sect possessed the complete version of this technique.

Princess Chunyu had been trying to obtain this technique from the Sea Spirit Sect but had been unsuccessful.

As luck would have it, the Sea Spirit Sect had dispatched an envoy to the capital for a visit.

After receiving this news, Princess Chunyu prepared a generous gift and went to visit them.

Her status as a royal princess didn't hold much sway among the Sea Spirit Sect cultivators.

After facing rejection multiple times, she finally managed to meet with the head envoy of the Sea Spirit Sect, You Mingde. However, he was unwilling to share the technique with her.

Regardless of the high conditions she offered or the promise of precious treasures, or even invoking the reputation of the Dali Dynasty's royal family, You Mingde remained unmoved.

Although the "Sea Melody Scripture" wasn't a core scripture of the Sea Spirit Sect, being just an ordinary technique, You Mingde didn't have the authority to pass it on.

The conditions Princess Chunyu offered were completely disregarded by You Mingde.

The Sea Spirit Sect's power was not inferior to that of the Dali Dynasty. With Princess Chunyu's status and position, the treasures she could offer wouldn't sway the Sea Spirit Sect cultivators.

As for her status as a princess, it wasn't worth mentioning.

The Sea Spirit Sect envoy's visit to the capital was a direct negotiation with Ba Wudi.

If Princess Chunyu's matters delayed Ba Wudi's affairs, considering Ba Wudi's character, he wouldn't care about any blood relations.

Feeling helpless, Princess Chunyu's desperation grew. She noticed the respectful attitude You Mingde displayed towards Meng Zhang.

In her view, for a cultivator of a major sect like the Sea Spirit Sect to show such respect, Meng Zhang must either have a deeply hidden background or a special relationship with the Sea Spirit Sect.

By logical deduction, it was likely the latter.

With a last-ditch effort in mind, she proactively approached Meng Zhang.

She hoped that Meng Zhang could mediate on her behalf with the Sea Spirit Sect cultivators and persuade them to fulfill her request.

Before coming to visit Meng Zhang, she had thoroughly gathered all available information.

In her opinion, she had lowered her stance to such an extent that Meng Zhang should do her a favor in return.

However, after hearing Princess Chunyu's request, Meng Zhang consistently avoided giving a direct response. Instead, he kept brushing it off with laughter or changing the topic.

As Princess Chunyu's patience wore thin from beseeching for half the day, Meng Zhang remained unmoved.

Princess Chunyu's heart harbored frustration, but she had no means to make Meng Zhang comply.

Despite her title as a princess, she held limited actual power.

While others might offer her some consideration based on her princess status, someone like Meng Zhang who disregarded it left her helpless.

Meng Zhang was not only a Sect Master of his faction but also a member of the Five Punishments Guard and had the protection of Han Yao.

Despite Princess Chunyu's royal status, she was far below Han Yao in terms of Ba Wudi's regard and every other aspect.

Even after using every persuasion tactic, offering numerous conditions, and even promising valuable treasures in exchange, she found herself temporarily at a loss when she couldn't move Meng Zhang.

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