Mu Mu's alcohol tolerance is very poor, and this body has never drunk alcohol.

But could he admit this? Of course not, he would never do anything that would make him lose face.

Mu Mu's desire to win reached its peak at this moment. He took a pot of wine from Qin Yuan and pretended to be calm. "Drink? Of course I can."

"That's fine." Qin Yuan didn't know him very well, so he smiled proudly and said, "Come, let's go to the yard and have a drink."

The silvery moon hung high in the sky, casting its silvery light on the earth. In the courtyard, two people, one adult and one child, sat on the steps, drinking wine and admiring the starry sky.

The palace maids serving in Mumu Palace had been sent away by Qin Yuan. There was silence all around, with only the occasional chirping of insects adding a bit of liveliness to the moment.

Qin Yuan raised his head and took a sip, then tilted his head to look at Mu Miao. "I have something to do tomorrow and need to leave for a while. These days are not very peaceful. You and A Yan must remember not to reveal your identities."

In the entire palace, Qin Yuan was the only one who knew the true identities of Yin Yan and Yin Jingnan.

Others only knew that Qin Yuan suddenly brought back a man and a child from outside, but they didn't know their true identities.

Mu Mu frowned because of the strong liquor. He didn't ask where Qin Yuan was going, but nodded silently.

Qin Yuan suddenly asked, "Did you go to Xunxian Tower with Mingjue this afternoon and meet that Qilin?"

Mu Miao was stunned, his cheeks puffed with anger, staring at Qin Yuan, "You sent someone to keep an eye on me?"

"No." Qin Yuan raised a finger and shook it. "Xiao Jingnan, I am the monarch of the entire Daqi. Even if I don't specifically inquire about your whereabouts, countless people will tell me your whereabouts."

This was the first time that Qin Yuan referred to himself as "I" in front of Mu Mu. It was also at this time that Mu Mu realized that the person next to him was an iron-blooded emperor respected by everyone.

Mu Miao curled the corners of his lips, not knowing whether it was possible or not.

Qin Yuan sighed and rubbed his head. "You and A Yan have exactly the same temper. You're so stubborn. If you lower your head, it's like you're going to die."

Mu Miao shrugged his shoulders and pursed his lips. "Are you here to persuade me to apologize to him too?"

"Alas, there's nothing I can do about it, even though he's my lover." Qin Yuan leaned back and smiled at him, "Boy, go apologize to A Yan. I owe you a favor."

Mu Mu took another big gulp of wine and said, "No need."

Anyway, he was planning to apologize to Yin Yan.

"I know you don't like me, or rather, you hate me."

Mu Miao raised her eyebrows and looked at him, her eyes seemed to be asking, how did you know?

It was easy for Qin Yuan to understand the mind of a young child who was not very worldly-wise.

He leisurely lifted the strap of the wine flask, his tone indifferent, "You think it was me who took A'Yan away, forcing you to leave Phoenix Valley and come to this completely unfamiliar world."

"But in fact, A Yan and I have known each other since childhood, but you, little guy." Qin Yuan glanced at Mu Miao and sighed.

"How I envy you for being able to accompany him for so many years and having an irreplaceable place in his heart. To be honest, I don't like you, but after all, I am an adult."

Qin Yuan tapped Mu Mu's forehead, his eyes full of care, "Adults won't bother with a little brat like you."

Mu Miao was distracted for a moment, turned her head away from him to cover up her mistake, and stammered, "I'm not a child, I'm already an adult."

Qin Yuan looked at him with a half-smile, "Only children would insist on emphasizing that they have grown up."

Mu Mu didn't say anything this time and just kept drinking.

As if in a rage, he took two sips for every one Qin Yuan took, secretly competing with him, but Qin Yuan didn't notice him at all. Before he knew it, Mu Miao had gotten himself drunk.

There were two particularly obvious blushes on the fair face. Mu Mu was holding the bottle of wine and burping, staring blankly at the void with unfocused eyes.

Qin Yuan also stopped drinking, "Are you drunk?"

"I, didn't!" Mu Miao said each word with great emphasis, "I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, ten thousand cups without passing out. How could I possibly be drunk?"

He raised his chin, his eyes less lucid than usual, "Are you looking down on me?"

Qin Yuan looked at him like this, it seemed like he was drunk and not drunk, it was really hard to tell, so he drank a few sips of his wine like drinking boiled water, "Okay, it's good that you're not drunk. Don't tell A Yan that I took you drinking, otherwise my wife and children will be separated."

"Apologize, huh? Okay! I'll go tomorrow."

Mu Miao answered the question irrelevantly, "When the time comes, I will pull him over and speak at my loudest! Yin Yan, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't yell at you or be so mean to you. It's my fault."

"Yin Yan, wait for me to grow up. I will become very powerful when I grow up." Mu Miao smiled foolishly, but he was deeply convinced in his heart that he would be very powerful in the future, and his desire to grow up was also extremely strong.

He promised loudly, "When I grow up, I will protect you... Daddy."

After he shouted those last two words, which were as soft as a mosquito's hum, Mu Mu smiled again and drank the wine with his head tilted back.

Qin Yuan: “…”

Is this kid really not drunk?

Before he could take a closer look, a young man in fancy clothes who looked somewhat similar to him hurried over and said, "Brother Huang, we should leave."

Mu Miao squinted at the man and recognized him as the prince of Daqi and Qin Yuan's younger brother - Qin Yuxuan.

Qin Yuan nodded, "Then I'll go first."

Qin Yuan left with Qin Yuxuan. Before turning the corner, Qin Yuxuan suddenly turned his head and looked at Mu Mu with an ambiguous look.

Qin Yuxuan smiled apologetically and said, "Royal brother, I remember that I forgot the jade pendant given by my mother in the mansion. How about you lead the army first, and I will catch up with you on horseback."

Qin Yuan's deep eyes stared at him. Qin Yuxuan remained calm under his gaze and smiled at him, "Brother Emperor, why are you staring at me like this?"

"Nothing." Qin Yuan said calmly, "In that case, go get the jade pendant quickly."

Qin Yuxuan bowed and took his leave, looking towards Mu Mu's bedroom with an inexplicable smile on his lips.

Mu Mu was drunk and dazed. He stumbled back to the bedroom and buried his head in the quilt, falling asleep unconscious.

In the second half of the night, the army left Kyoto. Many people in Kyoto heard the noise and looked out of the window, curious to see what was happening. Then they were frightened by the densely packed soldiers hiding in the dark and closed the windows.

A murmur followed.

Kyoto was bustling for a while, and then fell into deathly silence.

In the second half of the night, Mu Mu's bedroom was pushed open, and the bright white moonlight ran in from the crack of the door. Yin Yan walked in covered in a layer of moonlight.

He was still holding little Yinlin in his arms. Although it was late at night, little Yinlin was still full of energy. He sucked his fingers, his eyes wide open, looking straight at Mu Mu's bed.

Yin Yan sat down at the head of Mu Mu's bed. He looked at Mu Mu's eyebrows and eyes in the faint moonlight, stretched out his fingers and touched his facial features, "So, you've grown so big..."

Mu Mu was too drunk to be conscious and did not respond.

Yin Yan thought that his movement meant that the bird was awake, because he knew that the little bird was a light sleeper and his loud noise would definitely wake him up.

"Ignore me?" Yin Yan looked awkward. "Are you still angry with me?"

Mu Miao still didn't answer.

Yin Yan thought for a moment and spoke in a less skilled voice, "Well, this time it's my fault... I was wrong... I want to apologize to you. Please don't be angry, okay?"

"If you really miss Phoenix Valley, I'll take you back. I... I just want to give you a home. Jingnan, it's too hard to be alone..."

Yin Yan's eyebrows were drooping, and he was shrouded in great loneliness. Yin Lin in his arms seemed to sense his father's sadness and stretched out his little hand to touch his face.

Yin Yan smiled and rubbed his little face. Yin Lin giggled with joy. He pointed in Mu Mu's direction and pulled his sleeve, "Ah...ah!"

"Do you want to go find your brother? Then..."

"ah!"

A sharp scream interrupted Yin Yan's words. He frowned and turned around, then placed little Yin Lin on Mu Miao's bed. "Jingnan, please help me take care of him."

Having said that, he turned and walked out.

Mu Mu didn't know how long he had slept. He just felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and the soft cry of the baby was still echoing in his ears. He opened his eyes with great effort and met the gaze of the little Yinlin who was crying heart-wrenchingly.

It was obvious that little Yinlin had been crying for a long time. His whole face was red, his tears were almost dry, and his voice was almost hoarse.

When he saw Mu Mu wake up, he pouted with a wronged look and reached out for him to hug him.

"Why are you here?" Mu Miao brought little Yinlin over, rubbed his head gently, and looked around. "Where's your daddy? You couldn't have crawled here by yourself."

Mu Miao called Yin Yan's name several times, but no one responded.

He looked at the dazzling sun outside the house and felt strange. Why didn't any palace servant come to wake him up today?

Oh, by the way, he also has to apologize to Yin Yan today.

Mu Miao threw back the quilt and stood up, saying to Xiao Yinlin, "I'll take you to find your father. Why would you just abandon a child here and not care about him? You're not responsible at all."

Perhaps it was the word "daddy" that caught little Yinlin's attention. He raised his head and grabbed Mu Mu's collar in a dependent manner.

Mu Mu held him carefully and pushed open the door of the palace.

The dazzling light outside the door made Mu Mu subconsciously raise his hand to block it. After he got used to it, he slowly put his hand down. The next second, he was shocked by the scene in front of him and stood there in shock.

The palace maids serving in his palace were lying on the ground with their heads and bodies separated, and blood was all over the ground. Not far away, flames were burning fiercely, and the high temperature was scorching the void, causing it to distort slightly.

Mu Miao opened his mouth, stepped over the corpse on the ground in a daze, and looked around helplessly, "What...what happened?"

Everything was fine yesterday.

The palace servants who were fleeing in all directions kept running past Mu Mu, and they looked at Mu Mu with complicated eyes.

Mu Mu grabbed one of them, his eyes blank, "What happened? Where is Yin Yan?"

The palace maid was anxious to escape, but was stopped by Mu Mu with an anxious look on her face. "I didn't know. There is a large group of people who kill anyone they see. They are searching everywhere for the whereabouts of the Queen and you. The rest of the servants don't know anything."

"Your Highness, please run for your life!"

As he said this he broke free from Mu Mu.

Mu Mu's hands dropped weakly as he looked helplessly at the smoke-filled palace, silently holding little Yin Lin tightly in his arms.

Little Yinlin tilted his head, and his big clear eyes seemed to be saying: Why don’t you take me to find daddy?

Mu Mu was having trouble breathing. He took a few deep breaths, his hands shaking uncontrollably. "It's okay. I'll take you to find him now. Let's go find him."

But he had never experienced such a thing, or rather, Yin Jingnan had never experienced such a thing. The anxiety and fear in his heart almost broke him.

But he still had little Yin Lin in his arms. This little baby, only a few months old, was looking at him expectantly, waiting for him to help him find his father. And, he hadn't apologized to Yin Lin yet...

Mu Mu ran towards the place where the crowd was coming without hesitation, crossed the intricate palace corridors, and found Yin Lin's trace next to the burning palace.

Blood, tinged with a faint golden hue, trickled up the path. Two men squatted down, wiping the blood from the ground with handkerchiefs. Mu Mu immediately recognized it as phoenix blood, but there was only one pure-blooded phoenix left in the world—Yin Yan.

He took a few steps forward uncontrollably, and the next second, a hand grabbed him and pulled him back to a hidden corner.

The man who was wiping the blood heard the noise and looked over. After taking a look around and finding nothing unusual, he put the handkerchief into his pocket like a treasure.

His companions also laughed out loud, "Phoenix! I thought such a rare thing had long been extinct. Who would have thought that there were still three of them hidden in the palace by Emperor Daqi."

"If we hadn't taken advantage of the fact that Emperor Daqi led his troops to Jingxu, we wouldn't have had this chance to capture him."

"Well, if you ask me, killing a god is simply impossible. Going there will only lead to death. It's better to do something that can be accomplished, like catching that phoenix."

"I heard there were three of them. Why didn't anyone catch the little one?"

"The prince said that the Phoenix Stone only reacts to the phoenix named Yin Yan. The two little ones are not of pure blood. This means that there is only one pure-blooded phoenix left. Do you know what this means?"

The companion scratched his head, "What does it mean?"

"It means that all the destiny of Heaven has been gathered into that pure-blooded phoenix. He also gave birth to a little hybrid. The phoenix's ability of nirvana has been passed on to his offspring. Then, wouldn't his spiritual power and destiny of Heaven be within his reach?"

Mu Miao listened to the two people discussing which part of Yin Yan they wanted to eat, tears dripping down her eyelashes.

Qin Yuan led his troops to Jingxu. Mu Mu vaguely remembered one thing. When he was in a trance, the group of people had an internal conflict. Mu Mu only remembered one face at that time.

Now that I think about it, that person was General Yun from the Iron Armored Guards...

"Tsk, stop crying!" Ling Xi covered his mouth, glaring at him threateningly. "Is crying all you can do when you encounter something? You're such a coward."

It’s not that Mu Mu wanted to cry, but this was the exact reaction of this body and he had no way to change it.

Without the protection of the adult phoenix, the little phoenix left the nest and could do nothing but fear and tears.

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