Qingge felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you, Gu Liyan."
Gu Liyan breathed heavily, "Your safety is more important than anything else."
Qingge noticed something was wrong with Gu Liyan. His breathing was rapid and disordered, so she asked with concern, "Gu Liyan, are you sick? You look very weak."
Gu Liyan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I just went out of the palace and was in a hurry to come back, so I was out of breath."
"You just left the palace?" Qingge looked at Gu Liyan with a puzzled expression, her eyes filled with suspicion. "What did you do outside?"
Gu Liyan did not answer, but said with a solemn expression, "Let's go back and talk about it later."
Qingge nodded.
As the two passed through the guard hall, Yang Wei, who was on patrol, suddenly saw Mo Han holding Qing Ge's hand and leaving. He was shocked and thought, "Aren't these two sworn enemies? How come they're so close?"
Yang Wei squinted as he watched the two figures disappear into the distance. After thinking for a moment, he felt it necessary to tell his father-in-law, Ruyi, about this.
When the two returned to their room, they saw Mo Chen feeding Xiao Hei a grilled fish, and they wondered where he had gotten it from.
Mo Chen looked up and saw Gu Liyan and Qingge walking towards them through the window. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Little Black, look at them. They came back by themselves and brought someone else with them. It's one thing that you didn't bring a mother cat, but you actually brought back a grilled fish. It can't reproduce and can only be eaten. You're such a glutton!"
Gu Liyan walked in and heard Mo Chen's words. She smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Who's a good-for-nothing? Come here quickly, I have something important to tell you."
Seeing Gu Liyan's serious expression, Mo Chen stopped feeding the cat. "What's the matter that's so urgent?"
The three sat down and listened as Gu Liyan began, "You should have all seen it. Because of the accumulated resentment, Long Yuan now possesses a vengeful spirit, which has formed a dragon soul and become a fire dragon. Its resentment is immense; just now, it set the entire street ablaze, turning it into a sea of fire..."
"Huh? What should we do? Is the fire under control now? Are there any casualties?" Qingge asked anxiously.
Mo Chen waved his hand, not worried at all. "Didn't you hear what Gu Liyan said? He was just there. With this thousand-year-old snow fox around, there's no need to worry about the fire spreading."
Gu Liyan nodded to Qingge, "Don't worry, Qingge, I've put out the fire. Everything will be fine."
Qingge breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Gu Liyan said.
“However, what I’m worried about now is that this fire dragon can not only breathe fire, but also incite people’s anger. Just now I saw many people arguing over trivial matters, even treating their own relatives as enemies…” Gu Liyan stopped there, because he noticed a subtle change in Qingge’s expression.
Mo Chen frowned and said, "This is anger that affects people's hearts. Although you can suppress it for the time being, if Long Yuan continues to absorb resentment, I'm afraid you will be powerless to stop it."
Gu Liyan clenched his fists and said helplessly, "I'm too weak right now, I have no confidence that I can subdue it."
"It's okay, Gu Liyan. You can't do it alone, we'll do it together," Qingge comforted Gu Liyan, holding his hand.
Gu Liyan nodded, and the two smiled at each other.
Meow~
Xiao Hei, who was eating grilled fish, suddenly started howling in pain.
The three hurriedly looked over and saw that Xiao Hei's originally black fur had turned red, and its eyes had also turned crimson.
"Roar~"
Xiao Hei's cries grew low and terrifying, startling Qing Ge and causing her face to change color. Gu Liyan's expression also turned grim. "This sound... why does it sound more and more like a tiger's roar?"
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, Mo Chen's expression changed drastically. "Could it be that Little Black..."
Before Mo Chen could finish speaking, Xiao Hei suddenly swelled up and transformed into an adult tiger in the blink of an eye, but its growth rate did not stop.
Mo Chen rushed forward, picked up Xiao Hei, and said to Gu Liyan, "I'll take him outside!"
After saying a few words, Mo Chen hurriedly took Xiao Hei out. Qing Ge's face was pale; it was the first time she had ever witnessed such a bizarre thing.
"Don't be afraid," Gu Liyan said, stepping forward and holding Qingge in his arms.
Qingge clung tightly to Gu Liyan's clothes, refusing to let go. "Gu Liyan, I... I have a bad feeling. I'm thinking, if I hadn't been soft-hearted and kept Xiao Lü back then, would all these things have been different?"
Gu Liyan hugged Qingge and comforted her, "It's not your fault. If you hadn't kept her, the Weilong Kingdom would have incurred the Dragon's wrath long ago and perished as a result. Don't worry, everything will be alright with me here."
Qingge nodded. "Yes, I believe you."
In the distance, a figure dressed in black stared intently at Gu Liyan's room, a sinister smile spreading across his face—
The weather was as hot as ever. Qingyang lay on the mat and scolded the maid who was fanning him, "Hurry up and fan me! Do you want me to die of heat?"
"Yes, yes..."
The maid fanned herself vigorously, but unexpectedly, Qingyang slapped her across the face. "Do you even know how to fan? All you're doing is blowing hot air! Are you trying to kill me with heat?!"
The maid, her eyes red, hurriedly knelt on the ground, sobbing. Her throat was dry and hoarse, and she couldn't speak for a moment.
"What a useless piece of trash! Get out of here!" Qingyang glared coldly at the maid and cursed.
The maid hurriedly scrambled away.
Qingyang was seething with anger, but had nowhere to vent it. "Damn it, why is it so hot? I'm dying of heat! Ruyi! Ruyi! Get in here right now!"
Ruyi heard Qingyang's shout at the door, put down her fan and hurriedly ran in, "Your Majesty."
"Immediately issue the order: whoever can make the weather cool down, I will reward him with a higher rank and title! If this continues, not only will the people of Weilong Kingdom die from the heat, but I will also die from the heat!"
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