Chapter 920 – Knowing Her Highness Through Watching Her Food (2/2)

He remembered very clearly that Chen Changsheng had said that there was no shame in working to make money, but rather a matter of great honor.

And it wasn't because he felt too ashamed from leaving the Orthodox Academy before the coup of the Mausoleum of Books that he did not see acquaintances like Princess Luoluo from the Orthodox Academy.

After leaving the Orthodox Academy, he had needed only seventeen days to return to White Emperor City. The eighty-thousand- li journey had consumed his body, his sturdy figure turning into a bamboo pole. He naturally hadn't been escaping. He knew that Chen Changsheng was on the verge of death, so he wanted to seek aid for him.

To his surprise, even with the seal that Princess Luoluo had left behind, he was still unable to enter the Imperial Palace. In the early morning of the next day, he went to the mountain slope outside White Emperor City to seek Jin Yulu's help but discovered that this great demi-human general's estate had been surrounded by guards from the Imperial Palace with many spies hiding in the forest.

There was nothing Xuanyuan Po could do. Fortunately, it was not long after that he heard about what had taken place in the capital.

The Tianhai Divine Empress had died, but Chen Changsheng was not dead. The Orthodox Academy was still there and Chen Changsheng had even become Pope. Afterward, Chen Changsheng left the capital, upon which no more news was heard of him.

Xuanyuan Po had the option of returning to the capital's Orthodox Academy or to his own tribe, both of them excellent choices.

But he chose to remain in White Emperor City.

Because it was clear that something had happened.

He still had not managed to meet the Princess or Jin Yulu.

Just like this, he quietly lived in White Emperor City for three years, gradually becoming the target of jeering, gradually being forgotten.

But he had not forgotten what he had come to do.

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At midnight, the tavern finally emptied out.

Xuanyuan Po finished his hard labor and used cold water to clean his body. After changing into a clean set of clothes, he walked to an alley at the back of the Imperial Palace. He called out to one of the food attendants that he was familiar with and began his other job: delivering food to the Imperial Palace.

The Imperial Palace was naturally under heavy guard, and he couldn't enter the palace, only deliver the food up to the perimeter.

Xuanyuan Po had not saved up the vast sum of money needed to bribe the guards, nor was he clever enough to curry favor with a noble, so it was naturally impossible for him to know any accurate news from the palace. However, he could use a rather stupid method to reach his goal, just like he had done for the last two years.

The department for procuring foods would draw up a list of foods they needed each day. Every day, he would seriously review this list three times and then go back to his home and copy it down.

He had a clear understanding of the foods Princess Luoluo loved. Those foods often originated from the distant human world and starkly stood out on the lists of food.

He could remember these foods so clearly because he was the logistics supervisor of the Orthodox Academy. From the very start, he had been the one making the Orthodox Academy's food.

Through these lists of food, he could tell whether Princess Luoluo was still in the palace or not, how her health was, and what mood she was in.

Yes, this was precisely the reason he had remained in White Emperor City.

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As usual, Xuanyuan Po finished reading the list of foods and how much was being requested. He confirmed that Princess Luoluo was fine, but he still creased his brow.

Potherb mustard were at their crispest in the late winter, and a little less than half a box had been sent into the palace the day before yesterday. It was Princess Luoluo's favorite food, whether it was stir-fried or boiled in soup. Logically speaking, more should have been delivered today, so why didn't he see any?

Was Princess Luoluo in a bad mood? Had something happened?

Just when Xuanyuan Po was prepared to make a few risky inquiries, the news was sent out from the Imperial Palace, quickly spreading throughout White Emperor City. Presumably, it would not take long for this news to be known throughout the continent, as it was obvious that some important figure had intentionally released this news.

Princess Luoluo was going to be married off.