Northern Border City, Yunlai Tower.
Yunlai Tower was the closest restaurant to the Frozen Forest. Many cultivators entering and leaving the Frozen Forest would stop at Yunlai Tower to rest their feet, making it a place of bustling crowds and thriving business.
Normally, the patrons passing through were mostly men. But today, by some strange stroke of luck, the restaurant was almost entirely taken over by beautiful young maidens.
Today, Feng Wu's peerless beauty was concealed beneath a layer of yellow powder, disguised as the most ordinary of plain maidens. Her brilliant aura and spirited demeanor were masked by seven parts.
Qiuling had also undergone a disguise, turning into an utterly inconspicuous little maid.
No sooner had Feng Wu and Qiuling taken their seats than a clear conversation drifted over from the side.
"Will the Crown Prince really come to Northern Border City?"
"According to reliable news, the Crown Prince has already arrived in Northern Border City! I paid a heavy sum for this news, so don't tell anyone else!"
"Finally, we'll get to witness the Crown Prince's elegance! He is a genius youth at the very top of the peerless supreme ranking! To catch even a close-up glimpse of him would mean this life wasn't lived in vain."
Feng Wu: "..."
Qiuling pouted, secretly complaining in her heart. These girls really hadn't seen anything of the world; just catching a glimpse of the Crown Prince meant they hadn't lived in vain? Her young miss had even been engaged to the Crown Prince!
"Oh, there's still an empty seat here. You wouldn't mind if I sat here, would you?" A pleasant voice rang in Feng Wu's ear.
Feng Wu raised her head and met a pair of sparkling, beautiful eyes.
Feng Xun? Feng Wu recognized the youth with his spiritual cultivation and extraordinary temperament at a glance.
She remembered that back in the Imperial Capital, they had even fought each other. But now her appearance was altered by seven parts, and coupled with the passage of five years, it was only natural that Feng Xun didn't recognize her.
If she remembered correctly, Feng Xun and Jun Linyuan were childhood friends who had grown up together, the very best of companions.
Feng Xun snapped his fan open, concealing most of his face, and then smiled at Feng Wu. "You can just pretend I don't exist."
Mutually undisturbed? That would never do. Feng Wu thought to herself that she had come out precisely to find out whether Jun Linyuan was here for the Immortal Spirit Fruit. Fate had conveniently delivered Feng Xun right into her trap; how could she possibly let him go?
Feng Wu pondered secretly in her heart on how she could effortlessly extract the information she wanted from Feng Xun.
Feng Xun had a lively personality, and his darting eyes were scanning the entire restaurant.
Suddenly, he poked Feng Wu with his folding fan. "Do you know who that is?"
Feng Wu looked in the direction of his fan handle. It was a young woman wearing a veil; through the faint white gauze, a slight outline could be seen.
"Who?"
"Fairy Muyao." Feng Xun curved the corners of his lips.
Feng Wu's eyes flashed with slight surprise. "Fairy Muyao, the Saintess of Biluoge Palace?"
"That's her." Feng Xun raised an eyebrow with a hint of complacency. "Did she really think she could escape my eyes just by wearing a veil? You must know these eyes of mine are like fiery golden eyes."
Even the Saintess of Biluoge Palace was secretly chasing after the Crown Prince? She hadn't expected Jun Linyuan to be so popular nowadays.
From the crowd, voices of discussion kept rising.
"That's right, have you all heard? That Fifth Miss of the Feng Family was abandoned by her family five years ago, and word has it she's been living right here in this border city all these years."
"Could the one you're talking about be Feng Wu?" A voice chimed into the conversation.
"Who else could it be besides Feng Wu? Come to think of it, hearing that name irritates me. How can she still have the face to use that name, and why hasn't she changed it yet?"
"Oh? Is there a story behind this?"
"You actually don't know?"