Bi Linglong was soaked to the bone, her hair was a little messy, and she had lost the noble and sharp aura she usually exuded, but instead looked more pitiful and charming.

Meanwhile, her clothes clung tightly to her skin because they were wet, giving her an unprecedented feminine charm.

A phrase suddenly flashed through Zu An's mind: "both innocent and lustful."

Normally, as the Crown Princess, Bi Linglong's primary duty is to be dignified and noble, and she always pays attention to her demeanor, never revealing any sexy elements. But this time is different; she truly embodies both innocence and allure to the fullest.

Bi Linglong felt increasingly flustered by his gaze: "Why are you staring at me like that? Don't overthink it. I'm just thinking about completing this mission. If anyone else were in danger, I would jump down to save them too."

She was frustrated when she talked about it; she had clearly come to save someone, but ended up being saved by someone else instead.

As soon as she entered the water, she was pulled off balance by a huge undercurrent and whirlpool, and then sank helplessly to the bottom of the pool. If Zu An hadn't arrived in time, she would probably have been eaten by fish long ago.

"Really?" Zuan smiled. "But I feel that if someone else were in trouble, you wouldn't risk your life to save them."

Bi Linglong awkwardly turned her face away: "That's because you have the highest cultivation level. Only with your cooperation can I possibly defeat the Liangtian Biyue Jiao and complete the mission. So don't overthink it. I jumped down not because of you, but just to complete this mission."

Zuan sighed: "I thought I was different from others in your heart, so this is why."

Sensing the desolation in his tone, Bi Linglong felt a pang of pity, but knowing their identities, she immediately hardened her heart and ignored him, changing the subject instead: "By the way, you're safe and sound now, but what about the Azure Moon Dragon? Let's hurry out, those people outside can't handle it."

As she spoke, a deep worry flashed in her eyes. The Azure Moon Flood Dragon was now a ninth-rank dragon, so even if the mission failed, she could still go out and report back. But if all the family members who supported her were wiped out, that would be the greatest loss.

"That loach? I've already killed it," Zu'an said casually, waving his hand.

Bi Linglong stared at him in astonishment: "???"

“That loach was powerful, but it couldn’t help talking to me, which caused its dragon breath to explode in its mouth. I took the opportunity to get close to its scales and killed it,” Zuan said. “Later, I took its body out of the pool and learned from them that you jumped down to save me, so I rushed to find you.”

Bi Linglong gave him a deep look: "You actually killed a ninth-grade ferocious beast all by yourself. Everyone in the world underestimated you... Just how many secrets are you hiding?"

Zuan smiled and said, "My biggest secret is that I slept with the Crown Princess's fragrant body in my arms."

Bi Linglong blushed and immediately became anxious: "Didn't we say we weren't allowed to mention that thing?!"

"What's there to be afraid of? There's no one else here," Zuan said with a relaxed expression.

"Am I not human?" Mi Li's dissatisfied voice came.

“You’re not an outsider,” Zuan hurriedly tried to salvage the situation, sweating profusely at the same time. “Why are you still here?”

He had completely forgotten that there was a bystander hiding in the corner. Thinking about what he had just done, he felt a little embarrassed and ashamed.

"How else would you see how some scumbags harass young girls if you're not here?" Mi Li stretched. "But to be honest, I'm still a little disappointed. If you had done it yourself, I might have thought more highly of you, but after all that, this is it?"

Zuan: "..."

At that moment, Bi Linglong's voice came: "If you keep doing this, I'll get angry... Huh, what are these?"

Upon hearing this, Zu'an followed her gaze and saw a bunch of shiny things in the distance. He hadn't noticed them because he was so focused on saving people.

He replied, "This is the lair of the Azure Moon Dragon. Dragons have a penchant for collecting shiny things. Although this dragon is not yet a dragon, it is a close relative of dragons and has the same dragon habits. This should be the treasure it has collected and accumulated over the years."

There are various sparkling gold and silver jewelry, as well as many gemstones.

"Oh." Bi Linglong wasn't interested. She came from a wealthy family and was now the Crown Princess. These things meant nothing to her. She was more concerned about something else. "Let's get ashore quickly, otherwise they won't know if we're alive or dead. They might send people down to look for us."

Her implication was clear: if people saw the two of them alone in a room, it would damage their reputations, especially since she had just jumped down to save her without hesitation.

Thinking about all this gave her a headache. She wondered how to explain things to those people later, so as to avoid all sorts of rumors after they left the secret realm.

Seeing her staring blankly at the top of the light barrier, Zu'an used the glass bead to collect the pile of gold and silver jewels inside.

Bi Linglong doesn't care about money, but he still needs it.

He already had a considerable amount of wealth, thinking he could spend it however he wanted for a lifetime. But last time, he spent tens of thousands of taels on alchemy, and that was only the cost of using the medium, not the cost of the medicinal materials.

As he refines more things in the future, his energy consumption will only increase.

He had seen with his own eyes how poor Shenxuzi was; the alchemy industry was a complete money-burning business.

Suddenly, Mi Li exclaimed in surprise, staring blankly in a certain direction: "This is..."

"What's wrong?" Zu An's heart skipped a beat. Given Mi Li's status and perspective, very few things would interest him so much.

He followed the other person's gaze and saw that after the pile of treasures was put into the glass pearl, some scattered items were revealed in the corner behind it, including a small bronze mirror.

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