"Yes!" Song Daba hurriedly went to prepare.
Wu Xixue frowned as she looked at Chen Anlin. "How did you just figure out that something was off with that person?"
The more time Wu Xixue spent with Chen Anlin, the more she realized he seemed different from the little Anzi she once knew. Something felt amiss. He had acquired so much knowledge, could even write novels, and his cultivation had improved significantly. Most importantly, he now knew how to make girls happy. He used to be completely clueless about such things.
Could it really be true that boys change so much as they grow up?
"Your Majesty, when I sensed that Fang Yuan's strength was not what it seemed, I thought to myself, how could a mere horse servant be a master? So I called him out just now, and unexpectedly, it turned out to be true," Chen Anlin said with a sigh.
"Really?" Wu Xixue was skeptical.
"Your Majesty, there's no need for me to deceive you."
"I suppose you wouldn't dare. Alright then, get ready. We need to head to the glacier!"
Wu Xixue looked up at the sky; it was already dark. Moving in the night was quite inconvenient. However, to prevent Fang Yuan from seizing the dragon bone, she had to set off early.
A moment later, more than ten horse-drawn carriages sped towards the glacier, escorted by over fifty warhorses.
Meanwhile, at the site where the dragon bone was buried, dozens of soldiers guarding the perimeter lay sprawled on the ground, lifeless.
Fang Yuan hid in a cavern underground, next to the enormous dragon bone. This dragon bone measured over fifty meters in length and glimmered with a translucent blue hue, resembling jade and exuding an exquisite beauty.
Due to its immense size and difficulty in disassembly, the dragon bone could not be stored in a storage bag; after all, the internal space of such bags was limited. Thus, it remained here while waiting for the Empress to arrive before making further plans.
After Fang Yuan landed, he half-knelt on the ground, his teeth nearly grinding to dust as he gritted them and muttered, "Qing Xue, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, sob sob sob."
"Fang Yuan, hurry up and recover. Absorb the energy from the dragon bones and leave this place as soon as you can," the dragon spirit said in a hoarse voice.
"Senior Dragon, can't even you handle that Empress?" Fang Yuan asked hopefully. After all, the dragon spirit had previously claimed that he could deal with any first-tier martial artist in this world.
However, just moments ago, when the Empress made her move, the dragon spirit had fallen into a disadvantage and fled in panic. He couldn't understand!
"If that Empress were an ordinary martial artist, I could handle her. But she is a cultivator," the dragon spirit replied.
"What?? A cultivator? How is that possible?" Fang Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief.
"I wouldn't mistake it; she has a spiritual energy aura. I was just injured by her spiritual power. Otherwise, no matter how strong she is, she wouldn't be able to harm my soul," the dragon spirit explained.
"Damn it!" Fang Yuan slammed his fist into the ground.
"But they will ultimately take your dragon bones! If only I could take them with me."
"Ah, there's nothing we can do about that. But Fang Yuan, rest assured, you have obtained the most important dragon blood and the dragon soul. That's far better than these bones. In the future, you might even be able to cultivate."
"Cultivate?" Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan felt a surge of excitement.
"Not good! A large group is approaching from outside. The Empress and that Chen Anlin kid are coming down first."
"Chen Anlin! Damn him! It's all his fault; if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been discovered!" Fang Yuan's eyes turned red with anger. He wasn't worried about encountering danger here.
This place was intricate and labyrinthine; he was very familiar with it!
"Senior, do you think we can deal with Chen Anlin while escaping?"
"No need to take risks! That Chen Anlin is not simple."
Though the dragon spirit said this, Fang Yuan merely curled his lips in disdain, thinking that the dragon spirit was being cowardly.
What could a mere scion of a noble family possibly be capable of?
As they spoke, Chen Anlin and Wu Xixue found themselves in a cave beneath a glacier. This place was indeed a labyrinth, with passages leading in every direction. The dragon bone ran through these caves, and at that moment, they were at the head of the dragon bone. Just the head alone was larger than a person.
"Your Majesty, I believe I know where Fang Yuan is hiding," Chen Anlin said, using his soul force to sense Fang Yuan's location. He was hiding on the lowest level.
Wu Xixue nodded at him, and following Chen Anlin, they spent only half an incense stick's worth of time before blasting through a thick ice wall, revealing Fang Yuan, who was stealthily attempting to escape.
Fang Yuan was stunned; he had thought that these two would never find him, but here they were.
"Senior Dragon, what should we do now?" Fang Yuan asked anxiously.
"Hey, I told you to leave early, but you didn't listen. You insisted on recovering your injuries. Now it's difficult for me to help you escape," came the reply.
"What?" Fang Yuan felt a wave of regret wash over him. If he had known earlier, he would have left sooner.
In truth, he was overthinking it. If he had left earlier, Chen Anlin would have pursued him and wouldn't have let him get away.
Wu Xixue wasted no time and directly attacked, channeling her spiritual energy towards Fang Yuan.
With just one strike, Fang Yuan felt as if his entire body had fallen apart; he collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. He knew he had been defeated!
"Am I going to die? Senior Dragon, this is terrible! Qingxue will suffer because of me—my Qingxue!" Fang Yuan weakly gazed at the ice wall above him.
"Fang Yuan, hand over the Dragon Soul, and I promise I won't harm Xu Qingxue," Chen Anlin said flatly.
Fang Yuan scoffed. "I don't trust the promises of someone like you. Senior Dragon, please use your last move and bring this place down! I want them all to be buried here with me!"
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