Seeing that the bump on his head had completely disappeared, Qin Luo withdrew his supernatural power and continued his story.

"Judging by his age, he should be the sixth prince, the same brother as the current crown prince. He lost his mother at a young age, and the crown prince is his closest relative! It must be that his master has some connection with the crown prince, which is why he is so resentful!"

Wu Hua finds it difficult to understand this kind of bloodline-based entanglement among humans.

"Why did the Crown Prince treat him like this? Couldn't he just say so? They're brothers; if he had said so, Qi Yu definitely wouldn't have competed with him for it..."

"The struggle for the throne has always been like this. There is no trust between royal brothers. What brotherly affection is nothing but a stumbling block. With him around, the Crown Prince's relatives will have another option. Only if he is a good-for-nothing and incompetent can those people's hopes be dashed!"

"How complicated! We beasts are so lucky, we don't have so much scheming and infighting!"

"Yes! Simplicity and directness are so much better! Human hearts are too complicated!"

The two chatted casually, and Twelve and Thirteen, who had caught up, were also deeply moved by their conversation.

"Thirteenth, this sixth prince is so pitiful. He's probably the most innocent of all the princes!"

"Sigh! Who can argue with that!"

The universally acknowledged pitiful child has woken up, but has lost his previous cheerful energy.

He looked completely listless, as if a huge dark cloud was hanging over his head, making him feel incredibly depressed.

Wu Hua slipped two pieces of candy into his hand.

"Eat up! It's so sweet!"

Qin Luo also gave him a big apple, pretending not to know anything about it.

"Eat more. I suspect you have low blood sugar, otherwise why would you suddenly faint!"

Qi wanted to cry but felt ashamed; her pouting, half-crying expression was quite ridiculous.

Wu Hua thoughtfully unwrapped the candy for him and fed it to him.

"Now that we've eaten, we can't be unhappy! I still love your cheeky side!"

Qin Luo patted him on the shoulder as well.

"Everything has two sides. We can't always think the worst. Sometimes deception is a form of protection!"

Qi Yu seemed to have found a way out, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Qin Luo.

Wu Hua was confused by her words and asked herself in her heart.

"Luo Luo, I feel like you've already said everything! You're the one who pointed it out, and you're the one who smoothed things over!"

Qin Luo laughed inwardly.

"Hahaha! It's just a matter of talking. See how much better that kid's mood has improved after I said that!"

Wu Hua glanced at Qi Yu, who was munching on an apple.

"Not only has my mood improved, but my appetite has also improved!"

Qin Luo looked over and saw him secretly grinning smugly.

She didn't know what he was laughing at; she even wondered if he had damaged his brain from that fall.

Qi Yu just kept laughing like an idiot the whole way. Qin Luo deliberately pulled Wu Hua close to her, afraid that she would catch his silliness.

After several days of travel, they finally arrived outside Chunyang County.

There wasn't a single guard standing on the towering city walls, and the city gates were wide open, yet no one was going in or out.

Several groups of monks and Taoist priests stood outside the city, each holding a ritual implement and gesturing wildly.

Qin Luo parked the donkey-hide gelatin shop at the foot of the mountain outside the city, telling Qi Yu and Wu Hua to stay put while she went to the city gate to inquire about the situation.

Qi Yu wanted to go too, so in the end Wu Hua was left alone to guard the place.

Qin Luo, still worried, called out towards the mountain.

"Please keep an eye on it for me, thank you!"

Then they went to the city gate with Qi Yu, where Twelve and Thirteen divided the work.

One stared at the Sixth Prince, the other at Wu Hua.

Qin Luo found a seemingly kind-looking monk and inquired about the situation.

"Greetings, Master! May I ask what the situation is in the city right now? Why is no one passing through?"

The monk assumed she was just passing by, so he answered her question.

"Amitabha! Ever since people started disappearing in this city during the day, no one has dared to enter!"

Qin Luo was quite surprised to hear this. He had previously heard the leader say that they could go there with the monks.

Even they dare not leave now. If this is not resolved, won't they have to take a detour of hundreds of miles when passing by in the future?

After thanking the monk, Qin Luo prepared to return to the donkey cart, but when she turned around, she found that Qi Yu was gone.

She searched several groups before finally finding him next to a young Taoist priest.

Just as I was about to go up and call him back, I heard him loudly retort.

"Your talismanic hand seals are wrong; they're not the same as what I learned!"

The young Taoist priest, nearly driven mad by his rebuttal, unleashed a torrent of attacks upon him.

"Are you out of your mind? I've already told you it's not wrong, it's not wrong! I grew up in a Taoist temple and received my master's true teachings. You come here and immediately say there's something wrong with my talismans. Could it be that my rival sent someone to cause trouble?"

Qi Yu, unconvinced, took the talisman and started drawing. Once he finished, the young Taoist priest immediately burst into laughter.

"You're just here to cause trouble. You drew a perfectly good rune upside down. Are you deliberately trying to pick a fight?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu was immediately restrained. The young Taoist priest, seeing that Qi Yu was ignoring him, assumed he was doing it on purpose.

Just as he was about to make a move, Qin Luo stopped him.

"I'm so sorry, Daoist Master! My brother didn't mean it!"

He then pointed to Qi Yu's head and said, "He was injured here and always gets things mixed up. I'm so sorry, please forgive him!"

The young Taoist priest felt a little wronged. He had been preparing his magical implements and talismans for the evening's journey into the city, but had been scolded for no reason.

Before I could even vent my anger, someone apologized to me; I couldn't really argue with a fool.

I can only endure it for now; I'll vent my anger on the ghosts and monsters in the city tonight.

He waved to Qin Luo.

"Take him away! It's a good thing I have a good temper, otherwise I would have beaten him up already!"

Qin Luo apologized to him with a beaming smile.

"Yes, yes, he was wrong. I apologize on his behalf! I'm sorry!"

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