Upon seeing this, the Gu brothers and others hurriedly gathered around her, appearing as if they wanted to protect her.
Zhao Xi, Meng Pan, and others also approached the Crown Prince. These two were the most important among them, so their safety had to be protected first.
Seeing a group of people jostling and trying to curry favor, Zu An smiled and didn't bother to join them. He planned to stay behind and cover their retreat.
At this moment, Bi Linglong turned around and waved to him: "Lord Zu, why aren't you coming over? My safety and the Crown Prince's safety depend on you."
The people around him who had been arguing about it all now looked at him with envy, jealousy and hatred. How could the Crown Princess trust this guy so much?
Is it just because he looks a bit like a pretty boy?
Miss Chu is like this, and the Crown Princess is like this too. Humph, are all women this shallow?
Seeing the constant stream of anger points he received in the backend, Zu An could only smile wryly. This woman was putting him on the hot seat.
However, he understood her thoughts. Now, they didn't know what dangers lay in the secret realm, and more importantly, they didn't know what Qi Wang's methods were. So, they had to be very careful with every step. That way, she would choose the person she trusted most to be by her side to feel safe.
Seeing them enter the secret realm one by one, Chu Youzhao, in the distance, had a strange expression: "Does the Crown Princess have feelings for my brother-in-law?"
"It shouldn't be that bad," Murong Qinghe was startled and quickly gestured for her to switch to telepathy. "The Crown Princess had those rumors with Brother Zu before. If there really was something going on, she should have avoided suspicion. That would have proven that she has a clear conscience. Besides, she is the Crown Princess. Only you treat your brother-in-law like a hot commodity, as if everyone wants to steal him away."
Chu Youzhao immediately became angry: "Is my brother-in-law not good enough or charming enough?"
“Brother Zu is really good.” Murong Qinghe glanced at Chu Youzhao secretly. Seeing his handsome appearance with red lips and white teeth, her pretty face couldn’t help but blush. She secretly added in her heart, “In my heart, you are the best.”
After Zuan and his group entered the secret realm, they were all elites carefully selected from various families. They naturally had experience entering other secret realms before, so they had clear division of labor and quickly formed a disciplined formation.
Among the scouts from the noble families, some were quickly dispersed to explore and warn others. The outermost circle consisted of the remaining noble family warriors, the middle circle of the Eastern Palace guards led by Pu Duandiao, and the innermost circle of the Crown Prince, Crown Princess, Zu An, and others.
The group had already done their intelligence work and soon arrived at the Azure Cold Pool, the habitat of the Azure Moon Dragon.
Everyone was extremely tense and prepared for a bloody battle, but no matter how they threw bait, there was still no movement in the cold, clear pool.
Next, everyone unleashed elemental attacks into the icy pool, attempting to provoke the opponent and lure it out.
Unfortunately, the water remained perfectly calm.
In the end, they even sent assassins into the water to search for it, but unfortunately, they still couldn't find a trace of the Azure Moon Dragon.
“That thing is definitely not here; there’s no trace of it left in the water.” Zu’an was still worried, so he squatted down by the cold pool and only withdrew his hand from the water after a long while.
He had just tried to use the jade cong to summon the small fish in the cold pool to check, but unfortunately there wasn't a single fish or shrimp in it. Fortunately, he also had the Blue Duck skill, which had a strong affinity for water elements. Sensing the water element fluctuations in the cold pool, he determined that there was no Azure Moon Dragon in it.
Meng Pan muttered to himself, "Pretending to be something they're not. The assassins have already gone down to investigate, so why would you say it's not here?"
Zuan smiled and didn't argue.
"What should we do then?" Bi Linglong frowned. The Crown Prince's task for this major examination was to hunt down the Azure Moon Dragon, but now there was no target left. Didn't that mean the examination was doomed to failure?
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I've combined the three chapters into one today, so who still says it's short?
Speaking of the Olympics, I saw so many beautiful and talented athletes. Why are these Olympic champions so good-looking? I'll post some pictures on my WeChat official account, "Liu Ru He Shang," tomorrow. These beautiful athletes are completely different from those internet celebrities.
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