Chapter 39 Flora: The Queen will be very pleased

After finishing her business, Wang Wanxiu prepared to return home, since she saw Lin An discussing matters with the elves and didn't want to disturb him any further.

Sensing her thoughts, Flora offered, "I'll chat with Mr. Lin An for a while longer, then I'll head back shortly."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Wanxiu went to rest inside the landing ship after obtaining Lin An's permission.

Looking at her slender figure, Flora glanced at Lin An again and praised, "Mr. Lin has a kind heart."

Lin An waved his hand: "It's just helping the disaster victims, it's nothing, many people have this kind of compassion."

Amberley smiled and said, "Lin An treats ordinary people the same way he treats a demigod."

Lin An was both amused and exasperated. "I had no idea how powerful a demigod was. Is Miss Flora a demigod?"

He looked at her again and again, but still couldn't tell that she was a demigod.

"It's nothing."

Flora said, "As magic power declines more and more, demigods can only exert the power of archmages, which is one of the reasons why the elves have to consider relocation."

Amberley looked at her and softly called out, "Flora."

The Queen had never previously hinted at moving, but her saying this now proves that she is already more or less inclined to leave the Frostmist Forest.

The reason for the change was that he came to Earth and had a conversation with Lin An, the owner of the island.

"Devastating magic?" This was the third time Lin An had heard this phrase.

Flora smiled and said, "Mr. Lin An is not from our region. It would take a long time to explain the decline of magic. Perhaps when Mr. Lin An has time to visit the Elf Kingdom, we can tell you about it."

"OK!"

Lin An recognized the invitation and readily agreed, smiling at the two of them, "Go back and tell your queen if she would welcome me as a guest. If she does, we can set a time later."

Amberley was about to speak when Flora took her hand and smiled at Lin An, saying, "I believe the Queen will be delighted to hear of such a great person as you visiting the Elven Kingdom. I think your arrival will surely change the entire Elven race!"

Lin An didn't mince words, saying, "If your magical world has more exchanges with Earth in the future, the elven race will inevitably change as well."

Flora reached out her hand to him, and Lin An shook her hand again, feeling the soft and warm palm of this beautiful elf.

A moment later, Flora said goodbye to Lin An and took Amberley to the island for a while before returning later.

Lin An returned to the landing ship.

Wang Wanxiu asked curiously, "What did you and Miss An talk about, young master?"

Lin An sat by the cabin door and said with a smile, "I haven't told you before, but her surname isn't actually An. You can call her Miss Lily."

"Ah! It was my ignorance that led to this embarrassing situation."

Wang Wanxiu felt a little ashamed. She walked over and sat down beside him, just like Amberley had done before. She couldn't help but smile and say to him, "Young master, you called my name several times before... but in our place, a woman's given name cannot be known to others."

This time it was Lin An's turn to be embarrassed. Wang Wanxiu covered her mouth and laughed, then said, "Actually, I don't care anymore. Since fleeing south, I've shown my face in public many times... Will you look down on me because of this, young master?"

She was a little nervous and a little shy.

Lin An shook his head: "How could that be? In our area, girls can go out to work and study normally, like the Su sisters and the elves. You see, they don't mind at all."

"Um……"

Wang Wanxiu sat beside him, her face gradually flushing, and quickly asked, "Why didn't Sister Su and Zhenzhen come?"

Lin An said, "They're busy preparing something."

Su Zhuoyao was confident she could steal the evil demon's possession; hopefully, she would succeed.

……

Wang Wanxiu stayed on the island until the afternoon, and after having snacks with Lin An for dinner, she returned to Anxing County.

The first thing I did upon returning was to tell my father what had happened.

Not long after, Wang Zhixing instructed Zhou Yong to send someone into the city before the city gates were closed to convey Lin An's message to the prefect.

"Is Immortal Lin not going into the city?"

Li Boyi asked the messenger, who shook his head and said, "Reporting to the Prefect, our County Magistrate didn't say anything, only that if the Prefect wishes to see Young Master Lin when he arrives, he should go outside the city."

Li Boyi glanced at the people present, observing their expressions, before nodding and saying, "Alright, I will definitely visit Immortal Lin then!"

After everyone left, the Commandant of Anxing County frowned and said, "Sir, you are the governor of a prefecture. If you lower yourself like this, you will probably be looked down upon. We don't know if that Immortal Lin is real or not, or what his background is."

The registrar, the chief clerk, and others all nodded.

Li Boyi chuckled and said, "It's precisely because we don't know that we need to be even more careful. Besides, you've all eaten that spirit rice and know its magical properties."

Everyone was speechless.

The captain sighed, "These are turbulent times, and now another unpredictable immortal, Lin, has appeared. Who knows what will happen next? It seems unlikely that you, sir, will be able to use Lin to hold off Huang Cheng's bandit army."

When Li Boyi heard him mention Huang Cheng, he couldn't help but worry and asked, "How are the military preparations inside and outside the city?"

The commandant hesitated and couldn't answer, which angered Li Boyi so much that he pointed at him and said, "If the city falls, our wives, children, and elderly parents in the capital will all be in danger!"

The captain remained silent, rose, bowed, and took his leave, using the excuse of continuing preparations for war.

After he left, one of his advisors sneered, "That kid surnamed Song has no real ability. If it weren't for his daughter being a concubine in the palace, how could he have become the Commandant of Anxing County?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Li Boyi remained silent until they all quieted down before slowly saying, "Yesterday, I received a secret letter from Eunuch Zhao."

The room fell silent for a moment before someone hurriedly asked, "What did Eunuch Zhao say in his letter?"

"My father-in-law instructed me to convey the imperial edict, secretly ordering the governors of several prefectures, including Guang'an, Jiangnan, and Jinling, to execute the Prince of Qi in Jinling on charges of treason."

"this……"

Although everyone was shocked, they were not surprised.

Not long ago, General Gao Ji, who was leading troops to suppress the rebellion, marched north from Jinling under the banner of "punishing Sun Yi and honoring the King of Qi." He must have already arrived in the capital by now, and everyone inside and outside the court must be feeling insecure.

The Prefect was able to become the Prefect of Anxing Prefecture because the palace eunuch Zhao Xian strongly recommended him to the late Emperor. However, given the current state of the world, it is feared that even the Shun Dynasty's rule cannot be preserved, let alone the palace eunuchs.

Suddenly, an aide stood up, bowed to Li Boyi, and exclaimed, "Your Excellency is wise! No wonder you are waiting for Immortal Lin. If he really is an immortal, we can rest easy."

"What if it isn't?"

"If he's not a god, then we'll treat him as one!"

Upon hearing this, everyone praised the prefect's brilliant plan.

As for Eunuch Zhao's secret letter, we'll talk about that later. Whether Gao Ji leads his troops north and fights to the death with the officials of the capital, or whether he enters the city to kill the eunuchs, they can only wait for the news to come back.

In the current situation, it's better to remain still than to take any action.

The matter of the bandit Huang Cheng cannot be delayed. It is said that this bandit is brave in battle and has already occupied several counties.

Fortunately, the prefect had requested troops from Jinling and other prefectures in Jiangnan to come to Anxing Prefecture's aid, and the reinforcements were on their way.