Lying in bed, Yue Xiyuan's mind was filled with the sweetness of Yan An from today, those rosy lips, as if he could never get enough of them.

Yue Xiyuan slapped his forehead, recalling these past days, it seemed like he had been "running away" all along, and his An'an wasn't afraid at all, okay?

"What a blockhead!" Yue Xiyuan suddenly understood, as if he hated his own stubbornness. An'an didn't look scared at all; she was always unusually proactive, and it was only Yue Xiyuan who ran away at the last minute. Otherwise, she would have already...

Wol Sik-won gradually fell asleep amidst his "regret"...

At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), Yue Xiyuan went to Zianyuan to pick up Yan An and then went to Beicheng to meet the two of them.

Su Jingzhan was waiting in Beicheng early on. Qi Hongchen and Yue Xiyuan arrived one after the other. When Qi Hongchen saw Su Jingzhan carrying two large packages, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Didn't Xiyuan say he was traveling light? Why did you bring such a big package? And two of them?"

"My junior sister asked me to bring some medicinal herbs, so I packed them all." Su Jingzhan looked at the two packages in his hands. "Quite a lot? I think it's alright..."

Yan An unpacked the package and looked at the medicinal herbs that Su Jingzhan had prepared, all of which were useful. "Well done, senior brother!"

"Hey~ I have to do my job perfectly when my junior sister asks me to do something."

Yan An placed the two packages that Su Jingzhan was carrying in his hands, and with a flash of his divine sense, the two packages disappeared. Su Jingzhan was not surprised, after all, he had already been there.

Qi Hongchen was quite surprised and looked at Yue Xiyuan and the other two, but they didn't react. It seemed that Yue Xiyuan's queen had many secrets, but only he didn't know them. Now that Yan An was showing him this skill, he must consider him one of his own.

She trusts Yue Xiyuan's words, but if there is even the slightest bit of ill intent, she will eliminate it without consequence. That's how domineering she is.

"Let's go." Yue Xiyuan took Yan An's hand, and they went out of the city gate and came to the foot of the moat.

"Yue Zhixiao really chose a good spot. The moat is to the north. Although it is not very high, it is extremely steep and the cliffs are covered with thorns. I'm afraid not many people can get up there."

Yan An surveyed the moat in front of him. It was indeed a remarkable place. To be able to build mechanisms here was truly extraordinary.

“There are indeed very few people who can get up here, so Yue Zhixiao did not send anyone to guard it. Last time, when he sent the Imperial Guards to search, they went through the east gate, which may have alerted the enemy, so they found nothing. These days, Yue Zhixiao has replaced the southeast side of the moat with his trusted men and has heavily guarded it, so this time we will go up from here.”

Yue Xiyuan explained to the three that if they wanted to gain something, they still had to take risks.

"Take these with you." Yan An distributed the insect-repelling sachets that Su Jingzhan had made to everyone from her spatial storage.

"But it's so high, how are we going to get up there?" Su Jingzhan looked at the towering cliff; even with his light-footed skills, he couldn't fly up there.

"I see there are plenty of places to rest on the cliff, so I'm fine." Old Man Bai Qing's lightness skill is second to none, and his disciple is certainly no match for him either.

Although Yue Xiyuan's lightness skill was slightly inferior to Yan An's, he still had no problem reaching this height. "This king has no problem either."

"So it's just the two of us who can't do it..."

Qi Hongchen put down the pack on his back and took out two grappling hooks from it. "Here, have one."

"You carried a grappling hook all the way?" It was ingenious but extremely insulting, since he couldn't actually fly up.

"We said we'd have a competition sometime in the future at Linglong Pavilion, how about we do it now?" Yan An looked at Yue Xiyuan, she really wanted to test Yue Xiyuan's lightness skill.

"Okay, but if An'an loses, there will be a punishment."

As for what punishment to give, Yue Xiyuan would have to think about it carefully.

"Alright, but don't cry if the Regent loses."

The two flew towards the mountainside, using the gentle rocks on the cliff face as cover, and disappeared from Su Jingzhan and his companion's sight in the blink of an eye.

"He's truly a prodigy, having such leisure time even at a time like this." Su Jingzhan gripped the grappling hook in his hand; he wanted to fly up like that too, how cool...

"Alright, let's go." The two of them swung the grappling hooks and threw them out with force. The grappling hooks landed solidly on the cliff. The two of them held the rope and used their lightness skills to chase after them.

Qi Hongchen and Su Jingzhan are also quite skilled in light-footed skills, and can be ranked among the best in the martial arts world. However, they are far inferior to the two prodigies mentioned above, after all, they are prodigies, and their master is also a prodigy.

Half an hour later, Yue Xiyuan and Yan An reached the top of the mountain at the same time. "Wow, that's pretty impressive."

“An’an is still better.” Yue Xiyuan was not modest at all, because his martial arts skills were better than Yan An’s, and his physical strength was also better than Yan An’s. If Yan An’s physical strength hadn’t declined at the end, he would have really lost.

"Alright, it's a draw this time. It's a pity I can't punish you."

Yue Xiyuan suddenly moved closer to Yan An, bent down and whispered in Yan An's ear, "An An, how do you want to punish me?"

Yue Xiyuan's hot breath tickled her a little. He reached out to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead, his lips almost touching hers. "As long as An'an wants it, An'an can do whatever she wants."

"Oh my goodness, I'm exhausted!" Su Jingzhan leaped to the top of the mountain.

"Xiyuan, Junior Sister, you don't know, you almost didn't see me again. I was resting on the cliff for a while, and I didn't expect my claws to almost fall off."

Su Jingzhan noticed the atmosphere was a bit off, glancing left at Yue Xiyuan and right at Yan An. "Why are your faces a little red? Oh right, it's normal for you to be tired after climbing such a steep mountain."

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