"Your Highness."
From the shadows, Yuanyang approached, looking conflicted. "If that day ever comes, will I die with you, or with the princess?"
Yu Qingyi glanced at her, a smile that seemed to be a mix of mockery, sarcasm, and pleasure flashing across his face. "Of course you'll follow me."
"But I belong to the princess."
"If I die, I will definitely take her with me."
Yu Qingyi spoke in an almost domineering manner, and strode into the tent.
...
Inside the Southern Qi camp, Shen Yuan stood in the shadows, watching Nan Fenghuang rush off and then return dejectedly. He raised his hand and touched her shoulder, his eyes filled with a sense of loneliness and sorrow.
That Yu Yizi, so frivolous and unrestrained, doing nothing, what is so good about him that makes the princess so infatuated with him?
...
In the snow.
Qi Rufeng looked ahead at the cave hidden by weeds, and at the flickering firelight there, and suddenly smiled.
It's true, it came to me without any effort at all.
Xie Lingqin, once you're in my hands, I'll have the world at my fingertips. Why would I need to cooperate with the Northern Emperor?
Qi Rufeng's cruel and triumphant smile froze instantly.
Because, a figure appeared a few meters ahead, walking towards him step by step.
"T-Prince."
Qi Rufeng lowered his eyes, and in that instant, the Crown Prince appeared before him as if there was no wind beneath his feet.
"Yes, it is I."
Yuwen Yao stared coldly at her, his gaze like a whirlwind of wind and lightning, making Qi Rufeng gasp for breath. "How did you get here? Up ahead..."
"That cave is not a place you can approach."
"you……"
Qi Rufeng's eyes flickered slightly, "So you knew I was coming?"
"I have no interest in studying you; this is merely a precaution."
Qi Rufeng took a step back because he knew he was no match for the Crown Prince, and he also clearly saw the killing intent in Yuwen Yao's eyes.
"Elder, we are all from the Yama King's Palace. I am the Third Elder. If you kill me, you will have a hard time explaining it to the Second Elder."
"Do I need to explain this to him? Have you forgotten the selection mechanism for the elders of the Underworld?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Rufeng was startled. "What do you mean? You really want to kill me? Humph, even if you really kill me, you won't survive either."
"It is not your place to threaten me."
As soon as Yuwen Yao finished speaking, he made his move. Almost instantly, Qi Rufeng didn't even have time to dodge before his palm struck Yuwen Yao's chest.
“Your Highness, we can cooperate. I know what you want…”
Before Qi Rufeng could finish speaking, Yuwen Yao struck her acupoint, silencing her. The next instant, Yuwen Yao frowned, stepped forward, grabbed Qi Rufeng, and they walked away without leaving a trace in the snow, quickly disappearing into the distance.
Not long after he left, another person appeared where they had just been standing.
Amidst a snowy landscape, the sky was shrouded in a hazy mist.
He was dressed in a white robe, his brows and eyes showing signs of hardship. But when he saw the faint firelight in the cave ahead, his eyes lit up, as if all the flowers in the world had bloomed.
"Xiao Qin..."
Xu Yiran headed straight there.
However, as the wind rushed by, he looked back at the spot where he had just stood, feeling doubtful, or perhaps just overthinking. In the end, he still headed towards the cave.
...
Only after seeing Xu Yiran enter the cave did Yuwen Yao breathe a sigh of relief.
With a raised hand, that palm strike, almost carrying lightning, slammed directly onto Qi Rufeng's crown, and then casually tossed it into a snow pit.
And there are many traces there.
It looks like the footprints of a snow wolf.
Qi Rufeng slowly closed his eyes. This third elder of the Yama King's Palace, the third disciple of the old man of Jiufeng Mountain, was a well-known figure in the world. Yet he never imagined that one day he would die so quietly.
Suddenly, he didn't have time to say his last words or curses.
It was at this moment that he realized the prince's martial arts skills were far superior to what he had known.
Yuwen Yao stood there, the world vast, yet he remained as cold as ice, his gaze fixed only on that small patch of sky.
Even though he was now so far away that he could no longer see the cave, he seemed to be mesmerized by the image of that slender figure.
For a very, very long time.
As dawn broke in the distance, Yuwen Yao raised his hand to wipe the frost from his face before moving on to head in another direction.
His well-defined fingertips were covered in bloodstains.
Finding such a way out was not easy to begin with.
Yuwen Yao closed his eyes, as if apart from his heartbeat, his whole body was shrouded in an aura of death.
Qin'er, Qi Rufeng is dead. Will you feel any better now?
...
That night, Xie Lingqin was sleeping soundly, feeling a warmth that made her want to drift off to sleep and cling to it. But then, suddenly, she felt cold all over.
With a tremor of her thick eyelashes, Xie Lingqin opened her eyes.
What catches the eye is Xu Yiran's gentle and kind face.
"Xu Yiran".
"Xiao Qin, you're awake."
Xu Yiran was so excited that he lost his composure and hugged Xie Lingqin tightly. "That's great, that's great!"
Xie Lingqin didn't push him away. Instead, she waited a long time before saying, "You're hugging me too tightly. I can't breathe."
Xu Yiran came to her senses and immediately and reluctantly let go of her.
At this moment, Xu Shixun also woke up.
Seeing that it was Xu Yiran, he didn't say much.
Where is Elder Dong?
Xie Lingqin looked around, glancing at Xu Yiran and Xu Shixun.
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