The newcomer removed his cloak and hood, revealing a weathered face covered in a full beard.
“Zhong Jiu.” Fu Yunchen looked at his bewildered and lost eyes and sighed inwardly.
Zhong Jiu knelt down and bowed, "This humble subject has nowhere else to go and wishes to return to Your Majesty's side. I beg Your Majesty to take me in."
Fu Yunchen looked at him for a long while before asking, "Are you sure?"
Zhong Jiu bowed his head and kowtowed deeply, "I swear to follow Your Majesty to the death, and if I betray you, I will be punished by Your Majesty."
Fu Yunchen helped him up. "I've said before that you can come back anytime you want. And you've come back at just the right time."
He showed Mu Run's letter to Zhong Jiu.
After reading it, Zhong Jiu said, "I have seen large birds like gray before; they are mostly spirit birds of the mountains and rivers. But they are beings that transcend the mortal world, so why would they capture the young prince?"
“If it’s because they’re forced, it’s not impossible. After all, not all mountain gods and river spirits are as powerful as the mountain god of Chongyang Mountain.” Fu Yunchen narrowed his eyes slightly. “But if it’s a mountain god or river spirit from another place that enters the territory of the Chongyang Mountain God, it should know.”
Zhong Jiu asked, "Is the capital city the territory of the mountain god?"
Fu Yunchen laughed, "As long as there is a mountain god temple, that's fine. And the mountain god temple in the capital was completed before the New Year and is now receiving a great deal of incense offerings."
Looking at Fu Yunchen's smile, Zhong Jiu was somewhat puzzled. Without hiding anything, he asked directly, "Your Majesty doesn't seem worried about the young prince."
Yang Yang immediately looked up at Zhong Jiu... How dare he! He really brought up the very thing he shouldn't have said!
Fu Yunchen remained noncommittal. “You are very familiar with Changyi City. You will take over the investigation of the Corpse King. I will return to Chongming City first.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhong Jiu knelt down again and bowed respectfully.
Being entrusted with such an important task so immediately is a testament to the trust placed in him… Zhong Jiu felt incredibly grateful, and his bewildered eyes gradually brightened, becoming firm and resolute.
...
Sometimes, things with wings aren't just birds; they can also be beasts!
Death Valley.
A huge, snow-white cat-like beast with nine tails and two pairs of wings lay prone in front of a thatched hut less than a third the size of its body. Its enormous golden eyes looked disdainfully at the child standing on the roof of the hut.
And this child is none other than 'Zhuangzhuang'.
'Zhuangzhuang' was completely unlike his obedient and innocent self in the palace. His eyes, as black as holes, were fixed on the nine-tailed cat beast!
"Who are you?" 'Zhuangzhuang's' voice was cold and menacing beyond his years.
"Who I am is none of your business," the cat-beast scoffed, its nine tails swaying gently as a hurricane swept towards 'Zhuangzhuang'.
'Zhuangzhuang' hurriedly jumped off the roof to hide.
The house was blown away... leaving only ruins.
"Why did you arrest me?" Zhuangzhuang questioned.
The cat-beast said, "Then I should ask you, why have you been staying inside this person's body? This child's fate is precious, you can't devour him."
Realizing that it had seen through him, a dense, black, deathly aura suddenly emanated from Zhuangzhuang's body... In the end, the deathly aura condensed into a giant spear and charged towards the cat beast.
The cat-beast snorted, releasing a breath that neutralized the deathly aura spear.
Looking at its enormous body, 'Zhuangzhuang' quickly formed hand seals with its tiny hands, and suddenly a black flame appeared in its palm.
The appearance of this black flame turned his face three degrees pale, showing that this thing was no ordinary thing, and even he had to put in some effort.
The cat-beast became more cautious. "Netherfire."
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