"I understand." Lan Zhi nodded. This meant that she was still safe for now. The entire continent was vast, and Tiansheng Chihu might not be able to find her, but...
"What if Songhe and Song Zirui survive and they come after me to settle the score?"
Zhu Tong said, "Actually, what I just said about the concepts of the [Main Portal] and the [Doppelganger] is rather general. To be precise, a weak person is like a bird, able to fly out through a narrow window, while a strong person like the master of the secret realm cannot leave through the window because the window is too small. In other words, the [Doppelganger] can only bear a limited amount of force. If the master of the secret realm tries to pass through the [Doppelganger], it will destroy the spatial stability within it, causing it to explode, thus causing the shuttle to fail. If Song He can defeat Tiansheng Chihu, it means that his strength is stronger than the master of the secret realm, and he can only leave through the [Main Portal]."
Lan Zhi pondered for a moment and questioned, "That's not right. If Song He is really that powerful...how could he pass through the portal and enter the secret realm? Could it be that he happened to go through the main portal?"
Zhu Tong shook his head. "No, this is a little complicated to explain. When entering the secret realm, Song He could suppress his own strength and transform into a flying bird to enter through the window. But when he wanted to leave, it wasn't that simple because the altar had been destroyed. After we escaped, the [Main Portal] and [Doppelganger Portal] were both closed, and the altar was gone. We had to re-establish the order of the secret realm and stabilize the laws of heaven in order for the secret realm to function properly. If Tiansheng Chihu was killed, Song He would have to become the master of the secret realm in order to open various passages. Once he became the master of the secret realm, he would no longer be able to transform into a bird because he was already bound to the secret realm and could only use the [Main Portal]. Repairing the secret realm would definitely be a long process..."
"That's good."
The two of them walked on the street while chatting. Zhu Tong used her ability to make all the practitioners and people passing by ignore her and Lan Zhi.
When they reached the gate of Lan Mansion, Lan Zhi stopped and said, "Remember our agreement. Don't reveal my identity as Tian Miao."
"Don't worry." Zhu Tong opened his arms, hugged Lan Zhi, and whispered in Lan Zhi's ear: "You are my favorite person. No matter what you do, I will help you."
Lan Zhi was stunned. "...like it?"
"Yeah, that's right." Zhu Tong nuzzled Lan Zhi's neck. She particularly enjoyed this kind of physical contact. Her emerald green eyes narrowed in satisfaction as they continued to hug each other. "I like being close to you."
In the past, Zhu Tong didn’t think there was anything wrong with sleeping alone, but ever since he experienced the warm “Tian Miao Pillow”, he felt that sleeping alone was too boring, and the jade bed was also cold. No wonder humans wanted to get married, have children, and reproduce. It turns out that sleeping together is more comfortable and warmer.
Lan Zhi: “…”
Does this mean that I have found a human-shaped beast as my personal bodyguard?
The two hugged for a long time before Zhu Tong reluctantly let go and said, "I'll go in first, and you can go back later. Let's stagger our times and pretend we don't know each other."
Lan Zhi said: "There is a formation in my mansion, outsiders cannot enter..."
Before he could even utter the word "go", Zhu Tong had already floated into the door.
Lan Zhi: ???
Zhu Tong turned around and asked doubtfully, "Formation?"
"No, it's okay." Lan Zhi shook her head.
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Jun Chenxi woke up from his coma and found himself lying in a luxurious bedroom, covered with a warm and soft blanket. There was incense burning in the bedroom, and the fragrance was elegant. Jun Chenxi smelled that it was "Spiritual Heart Incense", which could help people calm their minds.
"Your Highness, you're awake." The maid beside her came forward and prepared to help Jun Chenxi get dressed.
"I...why am I here?" Jun Chenxi asked, rubbing her temples with her fingers.
"Your Highness, you fainted in the carriage earlier and were found by the guards near the palace and sent back here."
"Carriage..." Jun Chenxi finally recalled what happened earlier. Her face changed slightly. She fumbled with her clothes and asked anxiously, "Have you seen a small white porcelain bottle?"
"No." The maid respectfully held Jun Chenxi's clothes and said, "When we undressed you, we only found a dagger inlaid with gems in your sleeve. Apart from that, there was nothing else."
"It's bad!" Jun Chenxi hurriedly grabbed her clothes from the maid's hands, put them on, and ran out of the palace gate.
"Your Highness!" The maid was just an ordinary person and could not catch up with Jun Chenxi who was running with spiritual power. As soon as she ran out of the door, she could no longer see Jun Chenxi's shadow.
"I've rarely seen Her Highness lose her composure like this before. What's so urgent?"
Jun Chenxi ran all the way to the imperial study, and when she learned that the emperor was not there, she anxiously searched the entire palace for him.
"Chenxi, what's wrong?" The emperor lent out the Star-Guiding Stone and was in a bad mood. So he was practicing in the training room just now. He imagined the scarecrow was Prince Rui and beat him up. After the beating, he heard the guards report that the princess was looking for him.
"Father, something terrible has happened!"
Jun Chenxi's face turned pale, she felt like she had gotten into big trouble.
The emperor always doted on his daughter and said softly, "Chenxi, don't be anxious. Speak slowly."
"Father, the divine doctor Tianmiao came out of the secret realm and gave me three pills, asking me to help her auction them. These three pills can help practitioners in the Chengyuan realm to advance to a small realm... I was going to take the pills back to the palace, but they were robbed halfway!" Jun Chenxi said with a sad face.
"What?!"
Now, even the emperor couldn't remain calm. If it was an ordinary pill, it would be lost. At most, the emperor would take out some spirit stones from his own private treasury to buy a few pills for his daughter. But this Chengyuan Pill was something he had never heard of before, and its efficacy was amazing. It could not be bought with spirit stones at all!
Most importantly, who stole the elixir?
"Don't panic..." The emperor forced himself to calm down and analyzed, "Could this be a play directed and performed by the genius doctor Tian Miao? She deliberately gave you the elixir, praised it to the skies, and then sent someone to rob you... Afterwards, Tian Miao could demand compensation from you and extort a large sum of spirit stones and silver from you?"
"No, Father, Divine Doctor Tian Miao is kindhearted and would never do such a thing." Jun Chenxi said with a confident expression, "When Divine Doctor Tian Miao cured my brother's throat, she didn't ask for any reward from me. She also provided free medical treatment to the people of the capital. She is a good doctor who saves lives with a kind heart. She would never do anything to deceive or cheat."
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