Gentle Land

Recently, the number of Yong'an refugees within the Imperial City has been increasing. From the city center to the outskirts, ragged Yong'an refugees can often be seen in groups of three or four, causing widespread complaints from the citizens of the Imperial City.

Mo Qiuyan and Xiao Huacheng's residence has been disturbed several times by people from Yong'an.

Later, she simply cast a concealing barrier so that they couldn't see this place, but the noise around them increased as time went by.

But recently, the people of Yong'an suddenly disappeared. After asking around, Mo Qiuyan found out that they were driven out of the city gate by the soldiers of the imperial city.

While shopping for necessities in the city center, Mo Qiuyan noticed that many Yong'an residents, when being driven away, begged the soldiers to let them stay. Some tried to entrust their children to the soldiers, some lied and claimed to be from the imperial city, and some even tried to fight.

Wherever the people of Yong'an were driven away, there was a cry of despair.

Mo Qiuyan actually understood them.

After countless hardships, they left their homeland, where they lost their loved ones and friends, and came to the prosperous imperial city, begging for a place to stay. But they were hated and expelled by their own country and compatriots. During this time, they might even lose their loved ones and children.

Anyone would collapse.

But in fact, Yongan people also made many mistakes.

What's the point of you being a law-abiding citizen in the imperial city and stealing other people's things and raping women?

Although these were just individual cases, from the perspective of the people in the imperial city, these refugees were indeed barbaric bandits.

Mo Qiuyan wasn't a saint. Helping the people of Yong'an wouldn't benefit her, and she didn't have the ability. Caring for a small Flower City was already expensive enough. Stop the fuse? Xianle's luck had run out. Even with one solution, there were more. Sooner or later, the war between the two sides would erupt in another form; it was only a matter of time.

Sure enough, after a few days, the dispute between Yong'an and Xianle officially broke out.

Countless people from the imperial city marched on the streets, shouting and expressing their indignation, demanding that the people from Yong'an get out of Xianle. Mo Qiuyan also joined in with Xiao Huacheng and mixed in with the crowd.

"Why did you bring me to this kind of event?" The crowd was noisy and chaotic, and Xiao Huacheng's clothes were messy from being squeezed. His bandages had loosened a lot, but he still held the freshly picked white flowers tightly in his hands. He suppressed the twitch at the corner of his mouth and turned his head to ask Mo Qiuyan, "I haven't finished giving flowers to His Highness yet."

Mo Qiuyan desperately grabbed Xiao Huacheng's wrist to prevent him from being squeezed away by the crowd: "You will be able to give it to him in person in a while."

Xiao Huacheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately questioned, "How is that possible? His Highness is probably still in heaven right now, how could he possibly appear..."

Before he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly became quiet.

With his height advantage, Xiao Huacheng saw from afar a white shadow standing in front of the crowd.

Xiao Huacheng: “…”

Mo Qiuyan said, "Tsk tsk tsk, look at that. Don't be so confident. Aren't you getting slapped in the face?"

Suddenly, the crowd erupted in unrest, rushing towards Xie Lian. A stampede threatened to occur. Mo Qiuyan raised his hand and cast a protective barrier around Xiao Huacheng, fearing he might fall and get trampled. Although the protagonist's aura wouldn't allow this to happen.

Xie Lian was tossed around by the boiling crowd for quite a while, but he finally escaped with the help of the soldiers and guards.

He straightened his robes that were messed up by his people, looked down and saw a spot of white on the ground, and blinked.

A tender white flower lay on the street, enveloped in a purple barrier shimmering with silver light. The barrier was so transparent that it seemed ready to dissipate, yet it protected the flower within, shielding it from the trampling crowd. Xie Lian easily broke through the barrier, picked up the flower, and examined it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it felt.

The petals are pure in color, having just been picked, with dewdrops still hanging on them, and the fragrance is pervasive and extremely familiar.

This... looks like a gift from those two kids a few months ago.

But Xie Lian didn't think much about it. What happened in Yong'an made him very upset. He casually stuck the flowers in the grass by the roadside and left the street.

After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left, the soldiers let the people in. Mo Qiuyan and the others came to the original place. Xiao Huacheng saw the white flowers on the side of the road at a glance, rushed over and carefully took them down.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has touched it..." Xiao Huacheng showed it to Mo Qiuyan with a little excitement.

...Tsk tsk tsk, he is really the fanatical fan of Prince Xianle.

Mo Qiuyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and casually used his spiritual power to shape it: "Hey, I'll preserve it for you. It probably won't rot for decades."

Thanks to Jiang’s teachings for their wide application.

Xiao Huacheng was so excited on the way back that his hands were shaking. He felt energized when he thought about the flowers he picked being smelled by His Highness.

Mo Qiuyan on the side: Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?

However, she admitted that Xiao Huacheng was quite capable and that he couldn't get rid of the flowers even though his hands were shaking so much.

Just as he thought of this, Xiao Huacheng fell down because he was too excited and didn't look at the road.

"..."

Well, there are two brushes, but they have no bristles.

......

A few days later, the war between Xianle and Yong'an officially broke out.

Xianle posted a recruitment notice, and anyone over the age of 15 was welcome to sign up. Hearing that the Crown Prince was also joining the war, many young men in the Imperial City were filled with ambition and eager to join.

Mo Qiuyan was grateful that there were no gender restrictions in the recruitment.

She was easily approved and also received an Iron Armor + Iron Sword Set x1.

Xiao Huacheng was also mistaken for being 15+ due to his height advantage, and was able to blend into the military camp effortlessly.

When the battle broke out, the two of them rushed forward with Xie Lian, Xiao Huacheng even surpassing him. Xie Lian only had a light sword, the sword flashed, and he took one person with one step.

The war ended perfectly in less than an hour. The generals and soldiers cheered and held a celebration banquet for their Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the soldiers who fought bravely against the enemy.

Xie Lian declined a few of the toasts and said a few polite words before letting everyone eat without worry. Mo Qiuyan was naturally not polite and picked up the chili can beside him and poured it into his bowl in front of the shocked eyes of everyone around him, including Xiao Huacheng.

Xie Lian had no intention of celebrating, so amidst the laughter and joy at the banquet, he quietly went to a corner of the city wall to enjoy the night breeze and sober up.

Xiao Huacheng had been following his movements. Seeing him stand up and leave, he quickly stood up and dragged Mo Qiuyan, who was trying hard to eat, towards Xie Lian.

Mo Qiuyan almost choked when he was dragged away, but he still held the spicy chicken drumstick in his hand.

The two of them quietly came to the shadowy corner of the women's wall and eavesdropped on the conversation between Xie Lian and Feng Xin and Mu Qing.

Xie Lian smiled faintly at the wall, but suddenly his expression froze and he asked, "Who?!"

With a clang, Xie Lian unsheathed his sword. With a gentle flick, Mo Qiuyan turned his head, and Xiao Huacheng was hooked out.

Xie Lian had originally intended to scare him by hanging him up with the tip of his sword, but he had killed so many people on the battlefield today that his arms were shaking slightly, and he lost some of his balance when he struck. He didn't lift the sword steadily, and used too much force, directly throwing Xiao Huacheng off the wall.

In the moonlight, mid-air, the three of them could clearly see the man, dressed in the uniform of one of their own soldiers, looking like a teenager of fifteen or sixteen. In an instant, he fell, vanishing without a trace. Seeing someone about to fall to the tower, Xie Lian, alarmed, leaped out.

He hooked his toes around the edge of the parapet, his body hanging backwards. With unparalleled swiftness, he reached out and yanked, barely managing to grab the man's arm. Xiao Huacheng, his entire body suspended in mid-air, swayed back and forth a few times, then looked up.

Xie Lian saw his face in the faint moonlight and couldn't help but open his eyes slightly.

...smells familiar?

At this moment, Feng Xin and the other arrived to assist. Xie Lian gently lifted Xiao Huacheng up. As they landed on the tower, Xie Lian asked, "It's you? Whose soldiers are you under? Why are you hiding here?"

Mo Qiuyan didn't hide anymore at this time. He threw away the chicken leg and stood up: "Ahahaha, Your Highness, you can't deny that life is such a coincidence that we meet again..."

Xie Lian: “…”

At this time, Feng Xin asked curiously, "Your Highness, don't you remember these two people? They were the ones who were always rushing in front of you during the day. They were at the front of the formation."

Xie Lian was startled and asked, “Really?”

Fighting in broad daylight, he had no time to pay attention to anything else. He just knew that when someone raised a sword to kill him, he would swing his sword back. He didn't even pay attention to Feng Xin and Mu Qing, so how could he pay attention to other soldiers?

Feng Xin said affirmatively, "Right. I remember this kid. He charged very fiercely, as if he was risking his life." He looked at Mo Qiuyan again, "This girl is quite skilled. Her swordsmanship is quite agile. I wonder where she learned it from."

Hearing this, Xie Lian carefully examined Xiao Huacheng and Mo Qiuyan. Xiao Huacheng began to tense up, standing straight for some unknown reason, his head held high and chest puffed out. He seemed a little stiff, as if he were standing at attention.

Mo Qiuyan helplessly held his forehead and patted him on the back of the head: "Relax, His Highness won't eat you."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Huacheng suddenly pounced towards Xie Lian.

Xie Lian thought he was going to attack him by surprise, so he dodged and raised his hand to strike with a knife. Unexpectedly, he felt a chill creeping down his back, and his hand suddenly turned mid-strike, intercepting an arrow shot at him from behind.

Mo Qiuyan rushed to the top of the wall and looked down. Sure enough, it was Lang Ying whom he saw on the battlefield a few hours ago.

Afterwards, Xie Lian found the scrap of Qi Rong's robe and asked the people around him to look for Qi Rong in the palace. He pushed himself up with both hands, lightly jumped over the city wall, and chased in the direction of Lang Ying's escape alone.

After he tried to persuade Xiao Huacheng not to follow him in vain, he suddenly accelerated and left him far behind.

As Xiao Huacheng was running, he suddenly felt a gust of wind in his ears, and then his body felt weightless. When he came to his senses, he was already stepping on Mo Qiuyan's sword and speeding.

"Hey, now you understand the benefits of transportation, right?" Mo Qiuyan steered Qi Qi and dodged a huge rock blocking the way. "We should be there in a cup of tea."

When the two arrived, they happened to encounter the shell of a certain Bai Wuxiang, who was pierced through by Xie Lian's sword.

Oops, you’re early.

The two listened silently to the argument between Xie Lian and Qi Rong. Suddenly, Mo Qiuyan felt a rustling sound above his head. He looked up and met the eyes of an unidentified humanoid creature between the branches.

“…Fuck!”

Upon hearing this, Xie Lian immediately drew his sword and stood on guard. Then, a hand grabbed his boot.

He cut it off with a sword and shouted loudly: "It's my humble slave!"

At the same time, there were several "bangs" ahead, and seven or eight figures fell from the trees like rain, collapsing on the ground, unable to get up. Although they were humanoid, they were completely naked and like countless giant fleshworms, they slowly crawled towards them.

As time went on, the number of slaves grew, and everywhere was covered with disgusting slime. Mo Qiuyan and Xiao Huacheng jumped out of the grass and helped Xie Lian slash with his sword.

Mo Qiuyan pulled out the ordinary sword issued by the army from behind and threw it to Xie Lian, who had already consecrated his sword to Qi Rong, then turned around and used Mo Li to continue assisting.

Although the Broken Sword was a little difficult to use, Mo Li and Xie Lian couldn't use it after all.

After one stick of incense, all the slaves were finally cleared away.

The ground was a mess of slime and corpses, and the stench was endless. After confirming that not a single slave had been left behind, Xie Lian calmed his breath, turned around, and said to Xiao Huacheng, "You're quite good with the sword."

Xiao Huacheng clenched his sword tightly. He was still breathing slightly, but he stood up straight and said, "Yes, yes."

Xie Lian said, “I wasn’t giving you an order, so why did you say yes? Why didn’t you say ‘yes’ when I ordered you to go back just now?”

Xiao Huacheng said awkwardly, "Yes." After he finished speaking, he realized what was strange and stood up straighter.

Xie Lian shook his head, thought for a moment, then suddenly curled his lips and said, "But you're more suited to using a knife."

Xiao Huacheng was stunned: "Why?"

Xie Lian began to explain. Mo Qiuyan, on the side, tried to minimize his presence, his lips curled up.

Wooooo~ I hit it again!!

Xiao Huacheng listened intently, occasionally brandishing his sword in response to Xie Lian's instructions. Xie Lian spoke a few more words, and suddenly, the dark forest erupted in a rustling sound, as if something were scurrying through. Xie Lian immediately remembered the danger still lurking in his path, and his arousal seemed ill-timed. He quickly collected his composure and said, "I wonder if there are any other evil creatures on this mountain? We must thoroughly eradicate them."

Xiao Huacheng nodded and followed him.

Mo Qiuyan, who was left there: "......"

Ah, have you forgotten something?

Xiao Honghong, you little bastard who forgets his friends for the sake of beauty!

She decided to make her presence felt, and tactlessly inserted herself between the two of them, raising her eyebrows at Xiao Huacheng's angry glare.

Hey, I told you not to be loyal, I'll make you mad~

After groping around for a while, a cave suddenly appeared before his eyes. As far as the eye could see, there were corpses everywhere, and a group of slaves gathered together to eat the internal organs of a young girl.

Xie Lian drew his sword and chopped them all down in two or three strokes, then turned back to examine the girl’s injuries.

The girl was in pain and fear, spitting blood and sobbing, "Don't kill me, I haven't done anything bad, don't kill me!"

Xie Lian couldn't help but think of the family of three who died under the city wall that day. What bad things had they done? He leaned over, his tone becoming softer as he spoke, "Don't be afraid. It's okay. I'm here to save you."

While they were busy over there, Mo Qiuyan turned her head and looked around. The gentle land seemed to have no effect on the woman, so she walked to an immature flower demon in the corner and stared at it.

Flower Fairy: What are you going to do?

Mo Qiuyan chuckled, took out his chili sauce from his Qiankun bag, and mixed it with water to irrigate it.

The flower demons around:!!!

Zhuo! This little girl looks kind, but why is she so indifferent?!

Mo Qiuyan saw the flower demon trembling slightly and was very satisfied, so he scattered some more around.

There is too much dog food here, so it’s better to deal with other creatures.

Gentle Land: Are you polite?

At this moment, something unexpected happened behind him. Mo Qiuyan turned around and saw the girl clinging to Xie Lian tightly, her face twisted. Xiao Huacheng pierced her heart with a sword. Mo Qiuyan stood up and stepped forward to help him rescue Xie Lian from the girl's arms.

Xiao Huacheng finally dragged her body out and asked, "Your Highness! How are you?"

Xie Lian had originally thought the girl was planning a sneak attack. But she had no weapons, not even a bite. She simply hugged him tightly, as if that was enough, and she didn't let go until her death. He said in confusion, "I'm fine. I..."

Before he could finish his words, as if mocking him, a sudden dizziness came over him.

Xiao Huacheng widened one of his dark eyes and said, "Your Highness?!"

Xie Lian felt a burning pain in his heart and liver. He couldn't speak, nor did he want to speak, and even less did he want to listen. He shook his head and raised his hands in silence. At this moment, from all around him, the sound of women's laughter could be heard.

“Hehehe…”

“Hehehe…”

The two were surprised to find that there was no one around. The source of the laughter was actually the bright red flowers!

Over there, the flower fairies were extremely excited and whispered:

"Bait."

"I caught it."

"It really is that Crown Prince."

"It's him."

"So handsome... My roots, my roots are about to break out of the soil!"

Xiao Huacheng swung his sword, flattening a patch of flowers. However, the stems were surprisingly flexible, and the broken sword felt blunt after the first cut. The flower demons swayed and screamed in surprise, "Oh my! This little brother, who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, is quite fierce! I'm finally about to bloom, how are you going to compensate me?"

Xiao Huacheng's eyes were blazing with anger. "You're looking for death! I'll burn you all to ashes!"

The flower demons stuck their green leaves on the stems and shouted, "How powerful! We didn't provoke you, why are you so angry?"

Xie Lian also said, “Don’t burn them! They’re demons. If you burn them… they’ll produce poisonous miasma. You can’t pull them out either!” The young man immediately stopped trying to pull them out. Xie Lian said weakly, “The stems are full of poisonous thorns…”

Then he saw Mo Qiuyan pluck the head of a flower from the ground with his bare hands.

Nothing happened.

Xie Lian: “…”

Mo Qiuyan was not at all flustered, and said expressionlessly: "Just don't touch its stem."

She was about to pluck the next flower when she suddenly felt a pain in her dantian. The Qiqi in her hand flashed and flashed, returning to its silver hairpin form. She blinked, and then she realized that her spiritual power had been sealed!

There was no doubt that the person who could discover that she had something that was not in this world and could lock it down was definitely Jun Wu's father.

Fortunately, the spiritual power blockade only blocks the meridians around the golden elixir, and it can be unblocked in less than a day.

Hmm...so the old father thought she was in the way and told her to get out?

At this moment, she suddenly felt weak and tried her best to hold on to the tree trunk next to her so as not to fall to the ground.

Xie Lian forced himself to look over here and said with difficulty, "Your name... is Mo Qiuyan, right? What happened?"

Mo Qiuyan replied loudly: "It's okay, I got pricked accidentally, I'm fine now."

She said this, but calmly sent a voice transmission to Xiao Huacheng (thankfully, voice transmission doesn't require spiritual power): "I've been ambushed. Please help me get into the cave."

After hearing the voice transmission, Xiao Huacheng quickly rushed over and carried her into the cave, then turned around to help Xie Lian.

Xie Lian now understood that he had been ambushed by the man in white and that he couldn't leave. Even raising his hand, his hands trembled as he asked Xiao Huacheng, "Where's my sword?"

Xiao Huacheng supported him with his left hand, freeing his right to pick up his sword from the ground. Xie Lian reached out and rolled up his sleeve, revealing a small portion of his arm. Under the bright moonlight, it looked like cold jade. Xiao Huacheng's breath hitched, but Xie Lian didn't notice. He whispered, "Stab me."

The hand holding the broken sword immediately dropped. Xie Lian said, "Don't be afraid. Just keep stabbing. Stab deep. I need to set up a formation. I don't have any other magic weapons at hand right now. I must see blood."

Xiao Huacheng said, "Your Highness, please use my blood!" He raised his arm and slashed with his sword, holding nothing back. Xie Lian said, "No need! Your blood..." But it didn't catch up. A deep gash appeared on Xiao Huacheng's arm, and blood immediately flowed. Xie Lian sighed, "Alas... you... that's all."

His blood was a priceless treasure capable of being consecrated. How could the blood of a mere mortal compare to it? Seeing the soldier's sincerity, he couldn't bear to say his efforts were in vain. He simply said, "Thank you very much. However, you still need a little of my blood as an initiator."

So, Xie Lian took the sword himself. His hands trembled, and after several attempts, he finally found his aim and stabbed the center of his forearm. Crimson divine blood flowed down his white arm, dripping and drawing two arcs in front of the cave, like two barriers. It was a complete waste of natural resources. Xie Lian even mixed in a little of the young man's blood. After the drawing was completed, he felt increasingly dizzy and said, "...Go in."

Mo Qiuyan leaned against the stone wall, watching the blood line spread, forming two barriers at the entrance of the cave and not far behind him.

Xie Lian's weak voice rang out from within the cave, "There's room for two or three people between the two barriers. You'll stay there and guard the entrance. No matter what noises you hear outside, don't go out. Similarly, no matter what you hear happening inside, don't come in."

Xiao Huacheng was slightly stunned: "Your Highness, are you alone in there?"

Xie Lian said, "Yes. I don't know what I would do... Anyway, no matter what, you can't come in."

After a moment of silence, he continued, "I don't know what happened to your sister just now, but we still have to protect her."

Xiao Huacheng nodded, took two swords and went to guard the cave entrance.

At this moment, the fragrance in the air suddenly surged. The warmth and ambiguity were overwhelming, and the flower fairies giggled happily, saying one after another, "My root! My root is hard!"

"The fruit is ripe!"

Smelling that incredibly rich aroma, Xie Lian felt his heartbeat quicken, and blood rushed to his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "Get out now! Don't breathe in the aroma. If they get close, don't be afraid. Nothing can get past the blood line, but as long as you're still within the formation, you can draw your sword and kill them."

The young soldier glanced outside, nodded vigorously, and rushed out with his sword, stuck between two bloody lines at the cave entrance. Outside the cave, amidst the corpses, clusters of flowers appeared even more vibrant. The entire patch of flowers trembled faintly, as if its roots were about to burst forth from the earth. Soon, something emerged—a woman's head!

The "woman's" head emerged from the soil. She breathed in the fresh air, seemingly intoxicated by the pleasure, her eyes narrowed into slits. Then, half a round shoulder emerged from the soil, and an arm also emerged.

Mo Qiuyan, who had the honor of watching the entire process, said: "......"

Although I have never seen a beauty emerging from the bath, the thought of her being unearthed would be truly speechless.

Soon, all the flower fairies broke out of the ground, shook their bodies, and walked towards this side with laughter.

“…” It’s an eyesore.

The banshees couldn't get into the cave and thought there were two people blocking their way, so they started to pose in various ways to attract them.

Mo Qiuyan's side is full of all kinds of little brothers, their faces are pretty good, but...

"Everyone, can you please put on some pants? I really can't stand looking at myself naked. I think it's better if I wear something more comfortable."

Xiao Huacheng on the side: “!” What the hell is going on? Why are you still asking for it?

Seeing that Mo Qiuyan seemed slightly interested, the female demons became even happier, and this time they even put on clothes, hoping to lure Mo Qiuyan out.

I have to say, the young men look really good after putting on their clothes.

But Mo Qiuyan is not the kind of person who would stare at a handsome guy.

She was stalling for time, at least until the feeling of weakness in her body wore off.

So she began to evaluate the transformation of each flower demon.

"Hey, comrade, how did you change? You're obviously inexperienced. Your face looks fake. Can you work on your jawline? Look at the person next to you, they've changed quite a bit..."

"Also, could you guys please stop making such awkward expressions? Someone who doesn't know would think you're cosplaying as a bottom. Can you please be a little more abstinent?"

"Oh, yes, that's right. This looks good. It would be perfect if the clothes were tighter."

"Can you guys stop pinching the same face?! I'm almost tired of it. Change it up..."

Ignoring the beautiful woman dancing, Xiao Huacheng stared at this side: "......"

Xie Lian was speechless in the cave: "......"

Is this the correct way to use the Land of Tenderness?

The flower fairies seduced for a long time, and finally realized that they were being played as monkeys. They were so angry that they turned back into their female forms and started cursing.

Some people still refused to give up, thinking that they had to pass the Little Flower City to enter the cave, so this scene appeared again:

A group of female demons were changing here and there, but Xiao Huacheng remained unmoved, and Mo Qiuyan's comments like "this one is not good-looking" and "this one is okay" were interspersed throughout the process.

Suddenly, a female demon burst into laughter and said, "I know! Little friend, I guess your favorite must be this, right?"

It looked like a new tender land had sprouted from the ground. Outside the cave, there was a sudden, dead silence. And the small flower city seemed to hold its breath.

The next moment, the terrifying laughter of the female demons almost knocked Xie Lian over.

They clapped their hands and screamed, "Oh! This is really terrible, really terrible!"

"Oh my god! How did you come up with that? It's incredible, hahahahahahahahahahahahaha... Look at that! This kid is completely stunned. I think this is probably the case!"

"That's right! I thought this damn kid was a rock, but I was wrong. He's so brave at such a young age!"

"I admit defeat, I admit defeat! What do you think, little one? With such a beautiful and fragrant scene, why don't you come over and enjoy yourself?"

"If you miss this opportunity, you'll miss it forever. If you don't come now, you'll never get to eat it even if you want it for eight hundred years! Or, do you want us to help you? Right now... hehehe..."

Xiao Huacheng was completely enraged, his voice taking on a chilling tone: "...You, are seeking death!"

Mo Qiuyan closed her eyes tightly at this moment. Everyone knew what Xiao Huacheng saw, so she had to close her eyes quickly to prevent someone from silencing her in the future.

At this time, Xie Lian in the cave had also reached his limit and let out a slight groan.

Xiao Huacheng turned around suddenly and asked, "Your Highness?"

Mo Qiuyan had no idea what happened next, as it was too dark and she didn't know what happened inside the cave. But hearing Xie Lian's voice, she still felt that blocking her ears was a good choice.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Xin and Mu Qing finally arrived. However, due to Mo Qiuyan's delay, Xie Lian was intercepted by the two of them just before he was about to be nailed to the ground. Feng Xin then boldly struck him unconscious with a palm strike.

......

Since Xie Lian's condition was quite serious, Feng Xinmuqing escorted Mo Qiuyan and the others out of Beizi Slope and hurried back with His Highness. Xiao Huacheng's face was still red on the way back, and Mo Qiuyan patted his shoulder: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at you, I'm embarrassed."

Xiao Huacheng glanced over, his eyes sharp, but the red on the tips of his ears was even brighter. He said hoarsely, "Just now... did you see it?"

Mo Qiuyan quickly stopped laughing and said seriously, "Don't look at me. I really didn't see what that demon turned into."

Then he added, "I guarantee it on your happiness and the happiness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiao Huacheng then withdrew his gaze, pursed his lips tightly, and stopped talking.