Chapter 87 Invitation (Part One)

  "Mom..."

  She lifted her misty eyes with a hint of madness, regardless of her disheveled appearance, as if she had heard Xī Er's voice.

  "Mother..." Looking at her like this, the little ball of flesh was almost heartbroken. That man only knew how to torment Mother time and again, when would he ever grow up?! When could he protect her?!

  "Xī ér, xī ér......" Wasn't she seeing things?! Didn't that man take away her precious?! She tightly hugged the person into her arms, crazily embracing the recovered son, her treasure was still here, still here...

  "Mother, you calm down first!" He hated that man's tone, it was all his fault no matter what!

  Looking at her own battered body, she wiped away tears, cleaned herself up, changed into a new set of clothes, and was still the indomitable warrior. She wanted to get rid of everything related to that man, and her life was once again in her own hands!

  She pulled him away, ignoring the soreness between her legs and the cramps in her lower abdomen. With a light smile, she took Xuan Xi's hand and quickly left the place. The clear wind blew by, leaving only the scattered flowers on the ground as a symbol of the two people's decisive departure.

  Three days have passed since Qingkuang went missing, and Ximen Lingshu and the others are almost frantic with worry. This person was brought out by them, everyone was dispersed in the chaos, thinking she would return first, but unexpectedly three days have passed without any news, the Alchemy Master competition has ended, and each academy is preparing to leave. They still haven't found her, could it be that they just abandoned her here? Could she have encountered danger? Or perhaps someone has taken a liking to her status as a Medicine Honored One and kidnapped her? This Qingkuang is really getting more and more unbearable, disappearing every now and then, fortunately their hearts are strong enough, otherwise they would have been scared out of their wits long ago.

  "Oh no, I'm so anxious to death. If this careless guy doesn't come back soon, the Dean is going to eat me alive." Just thinking about facing the Dean's dark face every day made Ximen Rongshuang shiver with fear. He wasn't intentionally trying to get people lost after all.

  "It's all because of you, if you hadn't dragged Qing Kuang out back then, would this have happened?"

  "But didn't you guys also not object? Now they all come to blame me, how could I have thought that the common people nowadays are so crazy?! My foot still hurts now!" Three days ago, they squeezed out of the crowd, and their image was already gone. His shoes were scrapped, Beidong Qi's sleeve was torn off by someone, Huangfu Mingbo's clothes were full of lipstick marks from women, and Dongfang Ji's hair was messed up. It was really as disheveled as it could be!

  "Let's wait a bit, doesn't he always come back safely every time? Don't rush." Beitang Qimeng stopped the argument between the two, who didn't even notice what time it was and were still bickering.

  With a proud and arrogant turn of her head, Ximen Linfeng suddenly shouted out loud, "Ah right! Beidong, didn't you have that certain mirror? Quick, quick, take it out, let's see what happened to Qingkuang, then we'll know her clue! This way it will also be convenient for us to find people! Hurry up and take it out, take it out..." As he spoke, he impatiently rolled up his sleeves.

  "Don't make a fuss about this, after all it's her private matter. Is it right for us to check on her like this?"

  "How could you? We're worried about her and you think like that? Get it out quickly!"

  "Never mind..."

  "Bei Tang! Tomorrow we'll be setting off to return, and now that Lin Huang is still nowhere to be found, don't tell me you're not worried! Are you a friend? If you are, then it's time for you to show your skills!" Ximen Lingfeng patted his shoulder with an expression of "the burden is heavy and the road is long".

  "Bei Tang, we are also kind-hearted, and what Xi Men said is not unreasonable. The most important thing now is to find the person back."

  Seeing Huangfu Mingbo say so, Dongfang Qiu nodded, and Beitang Qiemo couldn't help but agree, "Alright then!"

  He took out the Yuan mirror, and Beidong Qimeng poured in his spiritual power. However, to everyone's great disappointment, a vast expanse of nothingness appeared, with nothing showing up at all. The crowd exchanged strange glances, what was going on? Beidong Qimeng was also very puzzled in his heart, he had never encountered such a situation before!

  Ximen Qing said suspiciously, "I say Beidou, this mirror of yours won't be broken or something, will it..."

  "How is it possible?" The treasured family heirloom, how could it lose its spirit?

  "Or you can try increasing your spiritual power?"

  Upon hearing his words, Beidou Qimeng once again infused spiritual energy into the void, and it began to rotate, but still nothing could be seen.

  "Is it really broken?"

  "Nonsense! Brother, don't listen to him. Let's take a look at this rascal and we'll know if he's bad or not." Beitang Xiner loudly refuted, how could things from her house be bad?

  "Hey, hey, that's my private matter, don't bring it up." Ximen Qingxue waved her hand repeatedly, what's the big deal about saying one sentence? It's really true that women and petty people are hard to raise. Fortunately, everyone wasn't very curious about his daily life either.

  "Go ahead, since you said there's no problem, how do you explain the current situation?"

  "Brother, brother...!" For a moment being choked, Beidong Xiner hastily sought help from her elder brother.

  Bei Tang Qi Mo was also puzzled, "I'm not too clear either, I'll go back and ask my father when I get home!"

  "What can be done? All the methods are gone, I don't want to see the Dean's face again." Ximen Dazhuang was worried, if he didn't return for a day, the Dean would glare at him with furrowed brows, and in the long run, he couldn't take it.

  Just as Ximen Qingxu was gazing up at the sky with a worried expression, a light and crazy voice seemed to come from the heavens and suddenly entered his heart, "I say you're all gathered here, what's the point?"

  Upon hearing the voice, everyone turned their heads in unison. Ximen Qingfeng even let out a startled cry, "Qingkuang? You're back! How could you only return now? Do you know how much suffering I've endured over these three days?"

  "Lightweight, you're back?"

  "Come back soon, come back soon..."

  Although her legs were still a bit weak, she would never show a hint of weakness in front of friends. "Think so of me?"

  Ximen Yunxiao took three steps and made two, suddenly jumping in front of her, patting her shoulder as usual, "If I couldn't find you again, I would go crazy. The broken mirror of Beidong is useless, nothing can be seen clearly, the principal..."

  A low hum, Light Crazy could no longer hold on, and fell to the ground in disarray, with severe pain spreading throughout her body. Seeing her pale face, everyone was shocked and rushed over in a flurry.

  "Lightly insane..."

  "What's wrong with you, Leng Kuang..."

  "What's going on?"

  She dodged the hands of the crowd trying to help her up, and forced out a sentence from between her teeth, "Don't touch me!" It turned out that man was true to his word, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. The pain spread to her limbs, her entire soul felt like it was being torn apart, it was as if she had been struck by lightning, wave after wave of agony washed over her, draining all the strength from her body, the pain made her teeth chatter, her fingertips scraped against the ground, leaving a trail of bloodstains.

  Everyone was stunned by her refusal. But seeing her in so much pain, her face turned white, for a moment no one knew what to do.

  "Are you okay? What's wrong with you? Tell me quickly..." Ximen Qingxue looked at her anxiously, what was going on? How could she change like this after just going out for a circle and coming back? Just as he wanted to reach out to support her, he remembered her refusal.

  "Is it poisoned?" Beidong Qimò guessed, and immediately denied herself. She was a medicine master, what poison couldn't she detoxify?

  "Alas, what to do now? Can't just watch her suffer and be tormented to the point of collapse?" Ximen Ruxue was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, not knowing what to do.

  Next to her, Xuan Xi saw Qing Kuang like this and was also shocked all over. A red glow flashed in his eyes immediately. That man is really ruthless! He actually used the magic tribe's soul seal! Seeing her in so much pain, Xuan Xi walked forward, patting her back gently, and slowly transmitted his magic into her body to calm down the restless flames.

  Under Xuan Xi's comfort, it took a long time for Qing Kuang to catch his breath, and cold sweat fell to the ground, leaving a puddle of water.

  "I... I'm fine... Huh huh, I'm fine..."

  "How can nothing be wrong? Come on, I'll help you, or let's go see Master Liancheng. No, wait! You can see for yourself! What's going on here?"

  "No! Don't touch me, just don't touch me..." She dodged his outstretched hand again, not wanting to feel that kind of pain once more.

  "What's wrong with you?" Frustrated, Xi Men Rui Xiang scratched his head, and he wasn't the only one worried.

  "There's nothing, it's much better now, I'll go back to the house..." He struggled to get up, but as soon as he took a step, he stumbled again, scaring them into a burst of cries. "Don't touch me! I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself..."

  Even if she leaves, you won't let her have a good time, is that it? As long as this pain accompanies her for one day, she will never have a day to forget him, is that what you mean? Good, great! It's really the style of that man!

  "Mother..." The little man looked at her worriedly and wanted to help her up.

  "Don't worry, Xi'er, Mother is fine..." With a fierce grit of her teeth, she slowly got up and crept back into the house. Weakness had never been hers; she could do it, she definitely could! Tomorrow, she would be that invincible War Light Crazy once again.

  Following her footsteps, the crowd carefully escorted her into the house. Huangfu Mingbo had gone to find Lian Cheng as soon as she was unwell, after all, a doctor cannot cure himself, even if they were being overly anxious, it was just for peace of mind.

  Lying on the bed, Qing Kuang finally let out a sigh of relief. Xuan Xi lifted up Xiao Pang's hand and carefully wiped away her sweat. "Mother, does it hurt?" He only knew about the existence of soul marks, but had never experienced it himself, so he really didn't know what it felt like. However, seeing someone who was normally strong become like this, the pain was imaginable.

  Seeing her calm down, Ximen Qingfeng finally spoke out his doubts, "Qingwu, what's wrong with you? Are you injured?"

  "I'm fine..."

  "Don't be like this, we're worried about you too! It can't always be that when something happens to us, it's all on you. Now that something has happened to you, we can only stand by and watch. Light Wind, we are friends..." Looking at Light Wind now, Xi Men Ruo Xue felt he was very unmanly. Every time they encountered danger or trouble, she would rush forward first and help them get out of the predicament. How could it be that a man like him always let a little woman protect him? His heart didn't feel right about this!

  She knew they meant well, but what she had gone through was not something she intended to share with them. What could she say? How could she explain that she had been slept with by a man who then cursed her so that no other man could touch her? Even if she told them and they wanted to avenge her, given the man's power, it would be easy for him to crush them. She would endure the bitter consequences of today's events alone, blaming no one else.

  "I'm really fine..."

  The air was stifling, the atmosphere in the house was suffocating him, he wanted to roar, he wanted to shout loudly, he wanted to smash everything in front of him into pieces.

  Hearing the footsteps at the door, Xi Men Lin Xue looked over with anger and saw that it was Lian Cheng. She swallowed back the scolding that was about to come out of her mouth. "Lian Cheng, take a look! She's not listening! As soon as she came back, she fell down in pain. Ask her anything and she won't say a word."

  He walked up to the bedside and looked at her with concern.

  "Who would have thought that fortune would turn around like this? Just the other day, I was still treating you, and now it's your turn to treat me." He teased her lightly, but neither of them had any intention of laughing.

  "What's wrong with you?" She sat down beside him, and whoever it was could see that her face didn't look good.

  "How's your hand? Let me see, prove that Benzhongzi isn't a waste of fame!"

  "It's all right, just like before." Lian Cheng said with a smile, holding his hand in front of her eyes.

  He couldn't forget the nervous feeling he had when unwrapping the gauze two days ago. The hospital directors and mentors were all surrounding him, looking at his hands with the same expectation. If they didn't believe before, then seeing her as a medicine god with their own eyes made them unable to not believe. Even if they knew the result was certain in their hearts, who wouldn't want to see the miracle with their own eyes? Those two hands had countless medicine clans and saints say that she couldn't be saved, but that girl, no, it should be said that the respected Medicine God, guaranteed that she could definitely be cured. Thinking about how they didn't trust her before, looked down on her, and ridiculed her, only to have someone slap them in the face with reality, truly made them realize that they had wasted so many years of their lives. How could they forget that heroes emerge in youth? How could they forget that one mountain is higher than another?

  When she washed off all the medicinal herbs from her hands, those nimble fingers caused his heart to surge with unprecedented turmoil. The hospital director and others also showed satisfied expressions, wanting to ask for her help one after another, but she was nowhere to be seen.

  The scene that day is still vivid in his mind. Lian Cheng has admiration for her, but more of it is gratitude. "Thank you, if there's anything you need in the future, just say so, I won't decline."

  "Good." Seeing his hand was indeed perfectly fine, one of the troubles in his reckless heart was also settled.

  "So, can you tell me what's going on now? How did it become so painful for no reason?" He stretched out his hand to take her pulse, but she dodged away, and Cheng looked at her in surprise.

  "I'm really fine, just too tired. A rest will do me good." Rubbing her wrists, she pretended to be nonchalant.

  "You don't want to say, I won't make it difficult for you. After all, one's body is their own, and you need to take good care of yourself in order to better take care of the child." Xuan Xi glanced over at her and encouraged her in a different way.

  "I know..."

  Seeing her lack of energy, Cheng Zhaoci called out to the others, "Let's go ahead! I believe Qing Kuang has a number in his heart. For now, let's just let her rest first!"

  "What's going on? I'm not leaving!" Ximen Qingxue sat in the chair with a stubborn look, if today's Xiao Feng didn't say something to him, he would stay here and refuse to leave.

  Huangfu Mingbo and Beidong Qimò exchanged a glance, each raised his arm, and together they dragged the person out.

  "What are you doing? Let me go! I won't leave, I said I won't leave..."

  "Take a good rest." Following them, Lian Cheng also walked out.

  "Don't pull me... okay, okay, I give up, I give up, don't pull me anymore, I still have something to say to Qing Kuang, you guys..."

  "Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow..." Bei Tang Qi Mo directly blocked him and sent him back.

  "Lightly crazy, lightly crazy! I'm telling you, tomorrow we're going back, so rest well!" He let out a loud wail, and then heard Ximen Liuxiao's ghostly screams of pain.

  "What's all the commotion about?"

  "Hello, Dean and teachers!" Feeling that they were far enough apart, the two of them finally let go of each other, leaving Ximen Qing looking disheveled and rubbing his head.

  "Hmm, has the madman returned?" He had just received a report from someone and came over to take a look. Unexpectedly, before he even entered, he heard Ximen Ruxin's loud voice, ruthlessly stopping the ear-piercing sound.

  "Yes, Qing Kuang is back, but her body doesn't seem very comfortable." Beitang Qimeng replied respectfully to Shen Jun's words.

  "Oh? Uncomfortable?" Hearing this, Shen Jun furrowed his brow, "Lian Cheng, what's going on?"

  "She didn't want to say more." With her hands behind her back, Lian Cheng still looked like that ethereal immortal as always.

  "Never mind, we'll talk about it tomorrow. By the way, does she know that we're leaving tomorrow?" The college grand gathering has come to an end, and in these three days, they also reached a consensus with the Lou Nan Empire and received compensation. Now it's time to go back.

  "Of course I said it, wasn't that what I just shouted? And yet I still got hit... It's like they think he's easy to bully! Ximen Ruxiang resentfully rubbed his head."

  "Do you have an opinion?" Shen Jun gave him a cold glance, and the small flame of anger in Ximen Rong's eyes was instantly extinguished.

  Lying on the bed, she quietly listened to the sounds outside, and the noisy voices all disappeared. She still needs to recover as soon as possible, there are too many things waiting for her to do, and just now Ximen Lingshuang meant that they would set off back to the Gaosheng Empire tomorrow?

  Wait until the pain subsides, then she gets up, and she still has her baby son!

  "Xiao'er, come here~" He picked up the little one and hugged him into his arms, taking a deep breath.

  "Mom..." Xuan Xi comfortingly patted her back, consoling her.

  "Xiao Er, are you hungry?" For the past three days, her baby hadn't drunk a drop of water and had been starving!

  "I'm not hungry~" He's a demon, why would he need to eat three meals a day like humans? "Mother, go to sleep, I'll keep watch." Even if he can't do anything now, at least he can still stay by her side and warm her heart.

  "Alright, let's sleep together, mother and son." She lifted the quilt and gently pulled him in as well, only then closing her eyes to begin self-repair. Everything was just like before, casting aside past worries!

  The next day, Qing Kuang cleaned up her things early in the morning, changed into a set of clothes, held Xiao Rou in her arms, and went to meet with everyone. Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

  However, unlike when she came, she was perhaps an unknown little girl before, but now wherever she goes, she is met with respectful, admiring and adoring gazes. Being looked at by these gazes makes her feel a bit impatient, but seeing that they have no ill intentions, she tolerates it.

  Feeling the palm wind coming from behind, she dodged it lightly and nimbly. If she could ignore what men said before yesterday, but that pain that pierced her bones was something she didn't want to experience again.

  "Lightly insane, what are you hiding from? You almost knocked me over..." Ximen Yunxiao stabilized himself after swaying slightly.

  Since she's fine today, they tactfully didn't bring it up again. After all, everyone has secrets they don't want others to know, as long as the person is okay, that's all that matters.

  "Lightly crazy, how are you still here? The principal has already called your name, let you and him go together, come on, come on!" As he spoke, he wanted to pull her again.

  Dodging Ximen Qingxue's hand once again, Qingxue was puzzled. How come she had never noticed before that this person always seemed to be in close contact with her?

  "Ximen, let's make a deal. From now on, you don't take the initiative to touch me, and I promise not to kick you again. Is that okay?"

  "Why? Did I offend you? If you're angry with me, just kick me a few more times, as long as it makes you feel better."

  How can there still be people looking for trouble now? Speechless with rage, I turned and left.

  "Hey, where did you go? Beidong, did I really make her angry? Why didn't Qingkuang scold me afterwards?" Ximen Dashi asked the person beside him in confusion.

  Bei Tang Qi Mo was at a loss for words, he had known Xi Men Lin Xiang before and she wasn't this silly! How did her brain become more and more muddled since she met Qing Kuang? He shook his head helplessly and caught up with Qing Kuang's pace.

  "What's going on? Why are they all leaving one by one?" Ximen Qingfeng closed his fan and anxiously chased after them.

  Along with the massive crowd moving forward, amidst the attention of everyone, Liang Ke finally made his way to the front and looked up at the person in front of him, asking, "Looking for me?"

  Shen Jun looked at this calm and collected person, thinking back that she had always been like this, of course not counting when she was angry. How come she didn't have the liveliness and cheerfulness that people her age should have?

  "Follow us! Don't squeeze into the middle of the team anymore." Actually, it's reasonable to say that with her current identity and status, she can sit on an equal footing with him without any issues. In fact, she is even more prestigious than Dean Shen. After all, there are only a few Medicine Sages on this continent! Even the president of the Medicine Association is currently just a Medicine Saint. This little girl is now a hot figure, and who knows how much more brilliant she will become after returning? If he still treats her as an ordinary person, the Imperial Academy will definitely be criticized. Regardless of age, respect for a Medicine Sage must be given.

  "But being with you guys is so boring." They're all old men of a certain age, does she have to be the only "crane standing among chickens"?

  Shen Jun has never been refuted since he became famous. Is this what invites people's dislike? Looking at her expression, it seems like she really doesn't want to.

  "It can bring your friends together." For her, he made an exception too.

  "It doesn't matter, I just said it like that when I first came."

  The other instructors looked at her with curiosity, this little girl is really interesting, but her strength can't be underestimated!

  One by one they looked back, chose a head of wild mountain cattle, put the son in place, and lightly got on, waiting to depart.

  This time, the Academy's grand gathering was not much different from usual, and the Imperial Academy still sat firmly on its first-place throne. As a courtesy to the first place, the Imperial Academy set off first, with a large army of people walking in high spirits, they were about to return home. The common people cheered and saw them off along the way, waves of cheers echoed, and the scene was very lively.

  Just after they set off, Ximen Qingyu and the others followed suit. Apparently, Young Master Ximen was still entangled in the previous issue, and as soon as he saw her, he asked, "Qingxiao, tell me, have you come to dislike me?"

  Look at him with that sulky little wife's expression, gently covering his forehead, "I don't dislike you."

  "Really?"

  "Really!"

  "That's good, that's good, you scared me to death, I was still waiting to climb up this big tree of yours! Hehe, hehehe..."

  Listening to the young people's conversation, Shen Jun and others didn't interrupt, they also wanted to know more about her. Before that, they were completely unfamiliar with this little guy, only knowing that she had a bad temper and was stubborn, now at such close range, they all perked up their ears and listened carefully!

  The sound of "da da da" came, and when he saw the person coming, Xi Men Lin Xiang tried to shrink himself. It wasn't until now that he realized, why were there so many K stars here?

  "Hahaha, little friend, little friend, do you still remember me?" The old man revealed a mouthful of big white teeth, laughing heartily.

  "Remember." It was that Western-style old man with a beard who was most afraid of the old devil, the elder who taught martial arts.

  "Remember, remember, my young friend! I've been practicing martial arts lately and it seems I've strained my waist. Do you have any medicinal pills for me to take?" The old man was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush.

  "Shameless, tireless, thick-skinned, big devil..."

  "What's all this? I seem to hear someone scolding me!" The old man puffed out his mustache and glared, clearly thinking of how to deal with him.

  "Who... who is it? Who's so bold, dare to scold you? I take a look, no one! You must have misheard, heh heh, misheard..." Ximen Dashi fawned on him with a smile, and would rather die than admit it was him who scolded.

  With a "slap", the old man slapped his occipital bone, and everyone around him felt dizzy.

  "Why did you hit me?"

  "I'm happy to!"

  "You! You... you're being unreasonable!"

  "When did I ever reason with you?" The old man was even more indignant about Ximen Qingxue's grievances.

  "Qing Kuang, look at him, he's bullying me! I'm telling you, Qing Kuang and I are good friends, you're done for, definitely done for! Qing Kuang will definitely avenge me."

  In response to Simon's expectant gaze, she directly ignored him and focused on feeding her baby son the fruit salad in her hand, apparently adopting an "out of sight, out of mind" attitude.

  "You stinky brat, who did you say is finished? I think it's you who's finished! If I don't beat you up, are you itching for a fight?"

  "Are you crazy? Crazy, cra...zy......ahhh..." She was hit again, and Ximen Ruxue looked at her with "tearful eyes", her gaze full of accusation and reproach.

  A large group of people left the south building, walking and stopping along the way, making a lot of noise. It took almost a month to reach the border of the Ga Sheng Empire, where they were greeted with red silk and lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere. Everyone looked at them with admiration and cheered enthusiastically. The young men and women who had returned in triumph wore bright smiles on their faces, and even those with calm personalities couldn't hide their emotions as they waved and greeted the crowd. The sea of red continued all the way to the imperial capital, where countless people were waiting at the East City Gate.

  The team had just appeared, and the drumbeats with rhythm came over, a row of big drums on the city gate, the drummers with tiger backs and bear waists swung their arms hard, accompanied by uniform roars. Not only did the people rush to watch, but even the yellow figure in the middle was looking forward to it. Huangfu Xiang had been excited every day since he received the news. It wasn't just because his Imperial Academy won, but more importantly, the rare medicine尊 that appeared once in a hundred years was actually found, and it happened in his Gaosheng Empire! This emperor also benefited from it! I wonder if other countries are envying him now! Moreover, it is said that the medicine尊 is not old, but its strength is not weak, and it is a dual-system cultivator! Looking at the crowd behind him, who didn't come for their own benefit? Even the Pharmaceutical Association, which rarely had contact with the royal family, sent someone to wait here. He must not let them poach the person, and this medicine尊 was also a good friend of Mingbo, so he took the lead!

  As they drew closer and closer, the drumbeats grew more intense, pounding against people's hearts. If it weren't for the emperor and his imperial guards suppressing them, the commoners would have shouted out loud long ago.

  "Haha, it's great that you're back, it's great that you're back!" Huangfu Xiang excitedly stepped forward, and the officials behind him, as well as the palace beauties, also followed suit. The various factions also swarmed forward.

  The troops all turned over and came down together, kneeling in unison, "Greetings to His Imperial Majesty!"

  "Haha, no need to be polite!" These are the hopes of the Gaosheng Empire! Looking at these good seedlings, how can his heart not be delighted? The future Gaosheng Empire will rely on them! Before Shen Jun could respond, Huangfu Xiang took the lead in asking, "Quickly let me see, which one is our Yaozun?"

  Just now when everyone was paying their respects, Qingkuang followed Shen Jun and the others to stand on one side. Out of respect for the strong, some people didn't need to kneel when they saw the royal family. However, regardless of whether this was the case or not, Qingkuang's knees weren't so easily bent.

  "Requesting an audience with Your Majesty!" Squeezing out from behind the crowd, Huangfu Mingbo also stood between them.

  "Alright, Mingbo is back. Where's Jia'er?" Looking at his son who was even taller than him, Huangfu Xiang felt a sense of relief!

  "Jia'er is still behind, I suppose he'll be here soon. Your Majesty, this is Qingkuang, the 14-year-old Yaozun, also known as the Dual Spiritual Cultivator." Huangfu Mingbo hastily introduced Qingkuang.

  "Are you the one from Light Cavalry Pavilion? Not bad, indeed a hero emerges in youth!" Looking at that small-headed girl, Huangfu Xiang was extremely satisfied, with boundless prospects, boundless indeed!

  "Long live Your Imperial Majesty!" The emperor nodded slightly, after all, he was the ruler of a country and had to be given face.

  "Well said! Dean Shen, you've really worked hard this time! Being able to lead them to achieve such excellent results, your contributions are invaluable!"

  "The emperor laughed and said, 'It's all up to them!' Dean Shen nodded in agreement, not daring to take credit."

  Huang Pu Xiang took two steps forward, his thick voice reaching every single person, "For the honor of the academy, for the honor of the empire, you have all worked hard! I am deeply gratified to see that today's you can see the future of my Ga Sheng Empire. And those who return triumphantly, are all heroes of Ga Sheng! I hope from now on, you will all walk the path of the strong, and soar to the sky, fearless warriors! Fearless warriors!"

  "Hurray! Hurray! The brave are invincible! The brave have no fear!"

  "Heroes are invincible! Heroes are fearless!"

  ……

  They are all passionate young people who yearn to be recognized and acknowledged. As soon as they hear this, they all echo in agreement. They are fearless strong individuals who will surely create their own glory!

  "Quiet!" He waved his hand to signal them to stop, and Huangfu Xiang continued, "A dinner party has been prepared for you in the imperial palace tonight, I hope everyone can arrive on time!"

  After encouraging them, Huangfu Xiang looked at Qingkuang with eager eyes and said, "Qingkuang, are you ready to move now and return to the palace with us?"

  "With the Emperor's Imperial Guard escorting us, I suppose we'll have fewer disturbances."

  The eunuchs beside the emperor shouted with great presence of mind: "Your Majesty's carriage is leaving for the palace!"

  "Is it possible for you to ride with me on the dragon's back?"

  "It doesn't matter, just wear whatever." She glanced at the woman in the phoenix robe next to her, who didn't want to draw attention to herself.

  They casually got on a carriage, and a large group of people also got on their respective carriages, heading towards the imperial palace. The commoners looked at them with reverence, and along the way, flowers were thrown in celebration, it seemed that the royal family had spared no expense to welcome them!

  Taking advantage of people's inattention, all the young masters and ladies of the aristocratic families also returned to their respective homes. Compared with other reunions, the most unfortunate one was probably Ximen Qingfeng.

  "Little rabbit, you still know how to come back?" Ximen Old Man gave him another slap on the back of his head.

  "This really made Xi Men Feng angry, 'Still hitting, still hitting? I've been hit by people outside so many times! As soon as I came back, you took over!'"

  "It's only natural for me to beat you!" With that, another slap landed.

  "You hit again? If you hit me once more, I'll turn against you!"

  "Hey, you've been out for a while, have you gotten bolder?"

  "Now I even doubt, am I your biological son? Growing up this big, I've never enjoyed any warmth, even if I die outside this time, won't you shed a single tear?"

  As Ximen Qingxue finished speaking in anger, Ximen Lao's hands stiffened and his eyes changed unpredictably. How could he not worry? He worried every day that something unexpected would happen to his son, who didn't eat or sleep well. When the news came back saying they had gone to Death Valley, he wished he could fly over immediately. What kind of place was Death Valley? So many people went in and never came out. His only son, how could he not worry? No one knew how relieved and grateful he felt when he saw his son return safely.

  "Hey, what's wrong with you?" Why are you staring at him with such a "deeply emotional" gaze? Rubbing his arm, the hairs all stood up.

  Ximen Lao looked at his son, who had grown stronger and darker, but more like a man standing tall. Suppressing all his thoughts, he kicked him in the butt, "You're a disaster, you'll die outside, who believes it?"

  Rubbing his butt, Xi Men's face turned red with anger. This is the way it should be! He looked at him so gently, he couldn't take it!

  "Hurry up and leave?" Grabbing his collar from behind, Old Master Ximen directly lifted him up and threw him onto the carriage.

  "Old man, why did you hit me so hard? My butt!"

  "What's all the yelling about? Just swallow it back down!"

  "Wooo..."

  They made a circuit of the entire imperial city, until all the people had seen them, and then the procession moved towards the palace. In the distance, the solemn palace seemed like a giant dragon lying across the imperial city, not long ago she was new to this place and could only take a glimpse from afar, who would have thought that today she would be invited into the palace. The entire palace was also filled with festive red colors, the golden glazed tiles shone brightly in the sunlight, the two golden dragons on the flying eaves, with a huge pearl in between, the dragon's scales seemed to come alive, as if they were about to take off and soar through the sky. The neat and solemn palaces, after passing over several arch bridges, finally came to a stop in front of a palace.

  All other concubines were dismissed by the emperor, and only Huangfu Xiang came alongside the empress.

  "Rest for now, I'll have you attend to your grooming and then join the evening banquet in the palace. How does that sound?"

  "Thank you."

  At such a young age, he is already so polite and composed. He's really not bad at all! I wonder if anyone has proposed to him yet? And that child, saying whatever he wants, doesn't believe it's his son... Such a strong person would be great as a daughter-in-law for the imperial family! Hmm, I'll go ask Ming Bo about his intentions later. "Summon someone! Send everyone off to rest."

  Following the palace staff away from the noisy crowd, Qing Kuang finally let out a sigh of relief. She had been used to being free on this continent for so long that being surrounded and stared at by so many people was still somewhat annoying.

  "Your Excellency, this way please!" The palace attendant respectfully led the way for her. To think that this young lady was someone even the Emperor himself would yield to three times over! How could he dare be slow?

  Looking at the palace with "Zi Liu Yu" written on it, Qing Kuang followed him in, and six palace maids were already waiting at the door.

  "Your Excellency, the fragrant soup and food are all ready. Please take a rest first, and then attend the dinner party later." The palace maid carefully watched her, seeing that she was not dissatisfied, but still being cautious.

  "You all get out! Close the door." She wasn't used to having so many people waiting on her.

  Several people looked at me, I looked at myself, remembering what was said earlier, they all bowed and retreated, "Yes."

  The table was filled with delicious dishes, thinking about it for a while, there's still dinner later, at that time, I'm sure I won't even have time to eat. This emperor is quite considerate after all. First fill my stomach and then talk, holding Xi'er, mother and son were eating happily, their little bellies were round. Walking behind the screen, there was a small pool emitting hot air, the water surface was covered with flower petals, after rushing for a day, I got a lot of dust on me, washing up is good too, holding the little meatball into the water, the temperature was just right, all the pores were open.

  She poured water over herself, wiping it off bit by bit along her arm, but when she saw the black flame mark on her collarbone, her hands paused. Xuan Xi looked at her, his eyes changing expression as well, and asked cautiously, "Do you miss him?"

  "No." The wiping motion continued, and the small meatball was also cleaned up. Only then did she prepare to go out, looking at the luxurious golden silk clothes that were prepared for her, she wasn't quite used to it. She took out a white robe from her spatial ring and put it on, drying her hair. She planned to take a stroll around the imperial palace.

  She didn't expect that just as she was turning a corner, she almost collided with someone.

  Just as she was about to walk past him, she felt that he was going to grab her arm. Thanks to Mo Jiu's blessing, with a quick and agile flash, she looked at the approaching person with an unfriendly gaze.

  "Who are you?" the man asked, and for some reason it gave her a familiar feeling, faintly lingering in her mind.

  "What business is it of yours?" She hugged her son and quickly left. However, if she had been more careful and taken a closer look, she would have found that the man who spoke had some resemblance to Nan Gong Ao in his eyebrows.

  The man who stayed in place stared blankly at her back, muttering to himself, "Who are you after all..."