"Alright then! You all go back first. The Demon Lord will naturally handle this matter. Your blind search is too risky. Just like you said, the children are the future hope of the Netherworld Continent. The Demon Lord won't ignore this matter," Tian Haoze comforted them, but inwardly he was extremely worried. Who on earth would dare to joke about the children's lives?
"This..." The middle-aged man was still somewhat incredulous, looking at Tian Haoze, unsure of what to do.
"Go back without worry! You all know what kind of person the Demon Lord is; he won't ignore this matter."
"Alright then!" The man turned around and shouted for the villagers to leave.
Tian Haoze quickly returned to Bei Minghaotian and Nangong Ziyan's side and recounted what had just happened.
"Who stole the child?"
After hearing this, Nangong Ziyan looked worried. "Haotian, we need to find a way to help them find their children. How scared those children must be!" Nangong Ziyan shook Beiming Haotian's arm.
"Don't worry, Yan'er. This happened in the Netherworld Continent, so I naturally won't stand idly by." Bei Ming Haotian patted Nangong Ziyan's hand and gently comforted her.
"Come out!" Bei Ming Haotian's suddenly cold voice startled Nangong Ziyan.
"Hao, Haotian, who are you talking to?"
As soon as Nangong Ziyan finished speaking, a red figure appeared in front of her.
"Demon Lord." Luanying was surprised that the Demon Lord had discovered her so quickly, and she became very nervous.
Nangong Ziyan's eyes widened suddenly. She was shocked to find that there were so many beautiful women in the world. The women she had met recently were all rare beauties, especially the one in front of her. Compared to Baili Yuechan, she was even more beautiful, and every move she made was captivating to men.
"How dare you disregard my orders! You should know my rules." Bei Ming Haotian's cold voice was filled with anger as he looked coldly at Luan Ying.
Luanying quickly knelt on the ground and hurriedly tried to explain herself.
"Demon Lord, Luanying was worried about you, that's why she followed you. Please don't send Luanying away."
"Luanying, with Haotian's cultivation level, you don't need to worry too much. Haotian, considering Luanying's loyalty, let's let it go this time!"
Over the years, Tian Haoze couldn't possibly be unaware of Luanying's feelings for Haotian. However, matters of the heart cannot be forced, and he had no intention of bringing them together. Therefore, he had always ignored Luanying's feelings for Haotian.
After a long time, just as Nangong Ziyan was about to lose her temper, Beiming Haotian finally parted his thin lips and said coldly, "I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. There have been cases of children going missing in Lotus Village and several nearby villages. You must immediately take people to investigate and find out the truth. You must have results in three days, otherwise..."
"Yes, Demon Lord." Luan Ying stood up and looked up at Nangong Ziyan. The fleeting hatred in her eyes did not escape Nangong Ziyan's notice. Nangong Ziyan lowered her eyes and pursed her lips. She liked Haotian.
"Haotian, let's go take a look!"
"Yes, Haotian, let's go to Lotus Village now and find villagers with children tonight. We'll hide nearby and see what's causing this." Nangong Ziyan's heart ached at the thought of those little children trembling with fear.
"Okay!" Bei Ming Haotian nodded. "Don't worry! The Fengyun Tournament won't be delayed." Bei Ming Haotian was afraid that Nangong Ziyan would be worried about the Fengyun Tournament, so he specially comforted her.
"Haotian, I only went to the Fengyun Tournament to join in the fun. Saving those children is more important right now." However, Nangong Ziyan was still quite happy. Haotian cared about her feelings, which meant that her father cared about her a lot.
"Let's go..."
Baili Jun'ao and Hong Yiming chased after them, but failed to catch up with Nangong Ziyan and the others.
In fact, Bei Ming Haotian had been careful and saw through Baili Jun'ao's intentions. He took Nangong Ziyan and went in another direction. Baili Jun'ao was not familiar with the terrain of the Netherworld Continent, so he could easily shake them off.
"Your Highness, why are you in such a hurry? There are still a few days until the Wind and Cloud Tournament, which will pass in the blink of an eye. Your Highness is still injured, so you should take care of your health." Hong Yiming, who was a little out of breath from following, couldn't help but ask, and he didn't understand why Baili Jun'ao was walking so fast.
Baili Jun'ao suddenly stopped in his tracks, and Hong Yiming almost bumped into him, looking at Baili Jun'ao in confusion.
Baili Jun'ao lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. Bei Ming Haotian should have seen through his intentions long ago. He was the ruler here and was extremely familiar with the terrain. It would be easy for him to shake him off. Baili Jun'ao smiled self-deprecatingly. It seems that feelings really can make people lose their minds.
"Your Highness...?"
"Yiming, let's rest for a while before we go!" Baili Jun'ao walked to the tree by the roadside and sat down. His wounds had not yet healed, and even after relaxing, they began to ache again.
Baili Jun'ao touched his wound. Thanks to her medicine, otherwise he would still be lying in bed today. Baili Jun'ao leaned against the tree trunk, closed his eyes, and thought about what happened last night, his heart pounding...
After noon, Nangong Ziyan and Beiming Haotian arrived at a peaceful bamboo forest village. Here, besides bamboo everywhere, there were ponds of various sizes, covered with lotus leaves.
"No wonder this place is called Lotus Village. It turns out that this place is very suitable for lotus roots to grow." Nangong Ziyan looked at the pond in front of her. If it were the season when the lotus flowers were in bloom, this place would be a paradise on earth.
"Lotus root, what is lotus root?" Tian Haoze asked in surprise. How come he didn't know about this thing?
Bei Ming Haotian also looked at Nangong Ziyan with a puzzled expression.
"Hmm! Don't you know about lotus root?" Nangong suddenly realized that she hadn't eaten lotus root in all these years, and then she remembered that it hadn't appeared in the market either. Did the people here not know that the roots of the lotus leaves were edible? It makes sense that they don't know about lotus root; who would think of digging something up from the bottom of the water to eat!
"I don't know! This is the first time I've heard you mention lotus root!" Tian Haoze looked at Nangong Ziyan with suspicion, wondering how she knew about lotus root.
"Alright! Wait a moment." Nangong Ziyan walked to the edge of the pond. With her current cultivation level, catching a few lotus roots shouldn't be a problem!
Nangong Ziyan raised her hand, and a golden light appeared in her palm. She used all her strength to strike the bottom of the pool. To Nangong Ziyan's delight, several large and plump lotus roots flew out. Nangong Ziyan was overjoyed and quickly flew over to grab them.
Back beside Bei Ming Haotian, he said proudly, "Look, this is a lotus root."
-End of this chapter-
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