I Pick Up A Bunch Of Attributes

293 Fishing in the Imperial Palace

The identity of the fake First Prince was still dubious and it even made Feng Xia suspicious of something for a while. He wondered whether, in this fantasy world, an expert from a certain sect suddenly had an idea and then chose him to carry out a time-wasting social experiment?

After all, there were clearly more worlds outside this world. The universe was vast and boundless. What if such academic sects existed?

However, one thing was certain.

The Eldest Prince had been in his position for more than a thousand years and was about to die without being able to succeed the throne and become the next Lingyun Emperor. Moreover, in order to prevent the truth from being exposed, he had maintained a relatively low-key existence all these years.

However, the First Prince had not been idle.

After all, he still had his status. In a place like the inner court of the royal family, if he suddenly became zen without any reason, it would easily arouse the suspicion of others.

This Supervisor Luo was someone whom the First Prince slowly brought up the ranks.

In Feng Xia’s point of view, Supervisor Luo’s role was somewhat similar to the palace’s gatekeeper—a role which was both important and not important.

By supporting Supervisor Luo through the ranks, the First Prince could make his presence known appropriately and prevent anyone from having any suspicions. At the same time, he could fulfill the need to keep a low profile due to him being a fake.

At this moment, it was time to use Supervisor Luo!

“Let me see, the royal pond seems to be in this direction…”

After entering the palace, the First Prince’s memories immediately came flooding back, allowing Feng Xia to instantly find the right direction. He passed through the pavilions and buildings as if he had free reign of the entire area, heading straight for the imperial garden.

After half a day, Feng Xia finally found the location of the royal pond based on his previous two sets of memories.

In the imperial garden, the flowers and plants were beautiful. Divine light rose and turned into clouds of mist that surrounded the small bridge between the flowing water. From afar, it looked misty and beautiful, like a dreamy garden.

“The dreamy garden in the dreamland is quite alright.”

Feng Xia muttered and looked down at the royal pond by his feet. The pond was shrouded in smoke. There were rippling waves and verdant lotus leaves, with lotus buds standing in the middle of the pond. Occasionally, a carp would leap and cause the crystal clear water to splash up.

“Now here comes the problem…”

Standing in front of the royal pond, Feng Xia rubbed the area between his eyebrows and suddenly felt a headache coming on. “The imperial palace of Lingyun Kingdom is almost as big as a small city. The size of this royal pond is almost as big as a lake. There are at least a few hundreds, if not thousands, of red carps inside… Which one is the demon deity Yu Qianji?”

There was a flaw in his plan, which he did not expect in the beginning.

Due to the short memory span he had when he was a green carp, plus the narrow tunnel vision of carps, apart from a few other aquatic creatures, the only thing he could remember was that one red carp.

Now, it seemed that there was a slight deviation in his memory.

“I’ve already been in the palace for half a day. Although I won’t encounter any trouble for the time being with Supervisor Luo holding the fort, it’s better to be careful. Although the possibility isn’t high, it’ll be troublesome to explain myself if I bump into the Lingyun Emperor or someone else…”

Feng Xia sat down by the royal pond and looked at the clear water. He could not help but fall into deep thought.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. Before Feng Xia could get up, he heard a voice. “Who are you? Why haven’t I seen you before?”

He looked backwards out of the corner of his eye. It was a graceful and elegant noble lady dressed in palace clothes. She was pregnant and being supported by two palace maids. At this moment, she was casting a probing gaze at Feng Xia.

When the two palace maids looked at Feng Xia, there was a trace of vigilance in their eyes.

It was the biological mother of the 16th Prince, Noble Consort Ning.

A name flashed across Feng Xia’s mind. In the blink of an eye, he had already drafted more than a hundred different plans in his heart.

However, when the lady walked towards him and the two palace maids became more vigilant, Feng Xia finally coughed lightly and said with a light smile, “I’m just fishing here.”

“Fishing? Do you know where this is? How can you fish here?”

One of the palace maids stared straight as she scolded Feng Xia, “Stop right there and don’t move, or else you’ll…”

“Sir, do you know what this place is?”

At this moment, Noble Consort Ning waved her hand slightly. She looked at Feng Xia and smiled. “You’re indeed the boldest person I’ve ever seen if you dare to fish at such a place.”

“It’s just fishing, not burning, killing or robbing. Why wouldn’t I dare to do it?”

Feng Xia held his fishing rod and continued fishing.

At the same time, he smiled calmly and pointed at the fishing hook that he had yet to attach to the line. “As the saying goes, those who are willing will take the bait. Moreover… look, aren’t there fish already coming?”

A look of realization flashed across Noble Consort Ning’s face.

“Are you here to look for me?”

“Noble Consort, you’re worrying too much. I just happened to pass by this place and saw some strange phenomena in the palace. I had a sudden desire to eat, so I came here to take a look.”

Feng Xia activated the Mysterious Art of Creation with all his might and controlled his facial muscles. He put on a calm and aloof expression. “This old man looks at the palace and feels that there’s a faint phenomenon of dragon might rising, as if it’s a sign of the birth of the true dragon lord. However, there’s also a faint sense of destruction in this phenomenon. I’m afraid the birth of this true dragon lord… is definitely not going to be peaceful.”

“True dragon lord and sense of destruction?”

Being able to reach her current position, Noble Consort Ning was naturally not a fool.

Almost instantly, she heard the hidden meaning in Feng Xia’s words, but she did not act rashly. Instead, she continued to say with a smile, “Elder, your words are a little incorrect. His Majesty’s cultivation has long been unparalleled in the world, and he’s not far from the day he becomes a deity. It can be said that Lingyun Kingdom is in a prosperous era that hasn’t been seen in thousands of years, so how can there be a sense of destruction?”

Noble Consort Ning was easier to talk to.

The two palace maids at the side already had anger in their eyes. If Noble Consort Ning had not raised her hand to signal to them, they would have called the palace guards over in the next moment and get Feng Xia thrown into jail!

Saying such a thing in the palace was a serious crime that was punished by beheading!

The old fisherman in front of them was simply a complete lunatic!

“When one doesn’t have a long-term plan, one will definitely have immediate worries.”

Feng Xia crazily searched his memories for nonsensical phrases that sounded reasonable. He continued to maintain his mysterious image and chuckled, “This old man’s fishing rod is straight and the bait is salty. Its name is ‘Keyboard’. It’s a secret treasure of my lineage. It can fish for deities and demons, anything in the heavens, and everything in this world.”

He swung his rod towards the royal pond.

“Noble Consort Ning, please take a look.”

Whoosh—

The royal pond suddenly started surging!

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