"You make it sound like I'm some kind of warmonger! I'm such a harmonious person!" Mo Chen muttered, pouting, and then stroked the black cat in his arms. "Right, Little Black?"

"Meow~" Little Black responded very cooperatively.

Gu Liyan rolled her eyes. She really couldn't treat Mo Chen like a human being anymore! He had been completely assimilated by that black cat. She wondered when Mo Chen had learned how to act cute!

Mo Chen lay on the pavilion, bored, and dozed off with his eyes half-closed. Xiao Hei curled up in his arms, lazily basking in the sun.

Gu Liyan looked at them and shook her head helplessly: It's a miracle they can still sleep at this hour!

Lowering his head, Gu Liyan once again focused his attention on Yang Wei's every move...

Eager to make a name for himself, his subordinates dragged away any eliminated contestants without a word, leaving Yang Wei with nothing to do but stand aside and watch his men work with a bored expression.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that someone was watching him. He looked up and saw two figures on the highest pavilion, and the gaze was coming from one of them.

The man was dressed in purple and wore a mask, obscuring his face. He could vaguely see his purple eyes coldly staring at him, a gaze that inexplicably made him feel uneasy.

Not daring to continue looking at him, Yang Wei turned his gaze to another person. The man in blue was lying there leisurely, with a black cat nestled in his arms.

Yang Wei immediately sensed something was wrong. All the cats and dogs in the palace had become incredibly frenzied, but the one in the blue-robed man's arms seemed exceptionally docile.

"Who are those two guys?" Yang Wei asked the patrolman beside him, frowning.

"Oh, I remember these two masked men. General Yang, when they surrendered this morning, only the two of them barged in!"

"They broke in?!" Yang Wei frowned, narrowing his eyes as he coldly stared at Gu Liyan and the other man, his gaze icy. He asked the patrolman, "Do you know who they are?"

"I heard it's Mo Han and Mo Chen who are on the list, but I really can't tell who's who."

Upon hearing this, Yang Wei's expression darkened further. He took these two individuals extremely seriously. He knew some information about the leader, Li Jin, but these two seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, lacking both fame and any background!

Whether they were good or bad, Yang Wei couldn't judge. Of course, the best judgment would be to assume they were bad, so that he could eliminate them without any scruples!

Gu Liyan noticed that Yang Wei's gaze was growing colder, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.

Yang Wei saw Gu Liyan's eyes clearly and was suddenly surprised. He realized that this gaze was too similar to the gaze of the white fox he had seen before!

He clearly remembered that the white fox had also looked down at him coldly from this pavilion, glared at him contemptuously, and then left!

Thinking of this, Yang Wei decided to go up and find out what was going on. He wanted to see if this person had any connection with the white fox!

"Captain, we've eliminated most of the eliminated contestants, but it seems many are still hiding and can't be found," a subordinate rushed over to report just as Yang Wei took a step forward.

Yang Wei turned his head and nodded, instructing, "It's alright, just stop them all before they head to the main hall after the curtain falls."

"yes!"

Yang Wei looked up at the pavilion where Gu Liyan and the other person were, only to find that the two figures that had been on the pavilion were gone, including the black cat in Mo Chen's hand—

"Why do we have to leave? Isn't the scenery there quite nice?" Mo Chen asked, puzzled.

"Meow~" The black cat in Mo Chen's arms seemed to be complaining.

Gu Liyan frowned and said, "That Yang Wei has discovered us. I can't guarantee he won't come looking for trouble, but I think it's best to avoid him."

Mo Chen thought for a moment but didn't say anything.

Unbeknownst to them, they arrived at the garden near Qingge's palace, the same garden where Gu Liyan had been injured and fainted.

Mo Chen, who was walking forward, suddenly bumped into Gu Liyan in front of him, and looked at him in bewilderment, wondering why he suddenly stopped...

Before he could finish speaking, Mo Chen looked at the familiar figure in the pavilion with a surprised expression. It was Qing Ge!

Seeing Qingge sitting in the pavilion with her back to him, Gu Liyan was truly surprised that Qingge had come all the way from the pond to this place...

Jingle bells

Hearing the bells behind her, Qingge knew that a sage participating in the competition had entered the area of ​​her palace.

With her back to Gu Liyan, Qingge didn't hear the sound of the bell, so she knew that they must have recognized her by her clothes.

Qingge did not turn her head immediately, but smiled slightly and said, "Do you two recognize my identity, so you dare not come forward?"

Gu Liyan frowned subconsciously and didn't speak. It was obvious that he didn't want Qingge to know his identity.

Mo Chen glanced at Gu Liyan, his eyes darting around, and a slight smile appeared on his lips as he said, "Your Highness, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you so soon after entering the palace!"

Upon hearing Mo Chen's voice, Qing Ge was instantly enraged. She remembered that when Mo Han had tried to intimidate her in front of Gu Liyan, this guy was there too!

She immediately stood up, and just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly felt the sound of a bell ringing beside her. Then, she felt as if someone had pressed two pressure points on her back, and she was unable to move at all!

"Mo Chen! What, what have you done to me?" Qingge couldn't see who had made the move, but she was certain that Mo Chen was among them, and she asked in a panic.

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