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After some contemplation, Luo Bingbing agreed to his request, not only because he was more familiar with Wuji Valley, but also because she knew that even if she stopped him now, he would still go to Wuji Valley to find her after she left.
Thus, Luo Bingbing had no choice but to comply with his request.
Seeing that the Little One had agreed to his request, Dongfang Hao was very pleased and snapped his fingers in the air.
As the sound echoed, the rustling of garments filled the air, and in the blink of an eye, Miyazawa knelt before Dongfang Hao.
Upon seeing Ye Feng arrive, Dongfang Hao immediately addressed him, saying, "Miyazawa, I will be away for a few days. You should know what to do about the remaining matters."
"I understand, Your Majesty. I will proceed with caution. However, should Ye Feng accompany you?"
As soon as Miyazawa finished speaking, Dongfang Hao nodded lightly and replied, "Yes, you may leave now."
Miyazawa promptly exited, and as soon as he left, Ye Feng entered. Upon seeing Ye Feng's arrival, Luo Bingbing prepared to channel her Inner Strength and activate her Ability to take them away.
However, before Luo Bingbing could fully harness her Inner Strength, a loud phoenix cry resonated from above. Recognizing the sound, Luo Bingbing realized that the phoenix and Snow Spirit Fox had returned to the palace.
After the seventh day of mourning for Snow Spirit Elder, she had instructed the phoenix to take Snow Spirit Fox back to the Silver Moon Kingdom's palace. However, the phoenix informed her that although Silver Wolf's Spirit Beast had shattered, some of its Spirit Beast power still lingered in the air. Therefore, it needed to stay on Spirit Mountain for a few more days to absorb that residual power.
Subsequently, Snow Spirit Fox also informed her that it would remain on Spirit Mountain with the phoenix and would return to the Silver Moon Kingdom's palace with it in a few days.
Knowing that the phoenix and Snow Spirit Fox had returned, Luo Bingbing decided not to rush her departure. She quickly used her Ability to send a secret message to Snow Spirit Fox, asking it to come find her and instructing it to tell the phoenix to rest in the palace for a few days until they returned.
Upon hearing this, Snow Spirit Fox immediately relayed Luo Bingbing's message to the phoenix. The phoenix then flew directly back to its palace. As soon as it landed, Snow Spirit Fox leaped down and nodded slightly at the phoenix before turning to find Luo Bingbing.
In no time at all, it arrived at Luo Bingbing's chamber. Spotting the Little One there, it swiftly jumped onto her shoulder.
Seeing that Snow Spirit Fox had arrived, Luo Bingbing activated her Inner Strength and used her Ability to teleport them away from the palace directly to a villa near Wuji Valley.
After leaving the villa at the foot of the Spirit Mountain, An Ruo Ran hurriedly made her way to the villa near Wuji Valley.
After several days and nights, she finally arrived at the villa. Since her purpose for coming was to wait for Luo Bingbing, she stayed in Luo Bingbing's independent courtyard.
Every day, she waited in the courtyard for Luo Bingbing's arrival, and today was no exception.
Therefore, as soon as Luo Bingbing and her companions appeared, An Ruo Ran immediately noticed them. Upon seeing Luo Bingbing, she rushed over to greet her respectfully.
However, when she saw Dongfang Hao and Ye Feng standing beside Luo Bingbing, a hint of confusion arose in her heart because, under normal circumstances, that Little One would not bring them along.
Although she felt a bit puzzled, she was not foolish enough to question that Little One, and she was very clear about her own identity.
After greeting Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao, An Ruo Ran nodded towards Shadowless and Ye Feng, acknowledging them.
"Aunt Ran, we are going to Wuji Valley shortly. You and Shadowless need to prepare some supplies for our life after entering the valley. Speed is essential."
As soon as Luo Bingbing finished speaking, An Ruo Ran quickly replied, "Yes, Master. I will take care of it right away." After saying this, they promptly left.
Just as they were about to depart, Dongfang Hao instructed Ye Feng to go with them to prepare supplies. Naturally, Ye Feng immediately followed them out.
Once they left, Dongfang Hao couldn't help but ask, "Wife, what exactly are you going to Wuji Valley for?"
"You will know when the time comes."
Hearing this, Dongfang Hao complained, "Wife, why is it always this answer? The last few times I asked you and Mommy why you both have the same special abilities, your response was the same. So when will this time actually come?"
Upon hearing his words, Luo Bingbing smiled lightly and said, "What’s wrong? Are you anxious?" As soon as she finished speaking, Dongfang Hao immediately replied, "Of course!"
Seeing the smile on Luo Bingbing's face, Dongfang Hao thought she was about to tell him the answer! However, he didn't expect Luo Bingbing to immediately put away her smile and coldly say to him, "The time isn't up yet; there's no use in being anxious."
"Isn't that just nonsense..." Dongfang Hao hadn't finished his sentence when he saw An Ruo Ran and Shadowless returning, so he quickly fell silent.
But Luo Bingbing wasn't going to let him off that easily. She immediately asked with a mischievous smile, "Honey, what were you just saying?"
Upon seeing the expression on Little One's face, Dongfang Hao knew he was in trouble, so he quickly shook his head in denial, "No, I didn't say anything."
"Really? Did I mishear?"
"No, no, dear. I was wrong; is that not enough? Look, they're almost here. Please have mercy and give me some face?"
After glancing at An Ruo Ran and Shadowless, Luo Bingbing replied, "Alright! I'll let it go this time. But if there's a next time, you can sleep in the Imperial Study!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Hao quickly said, "Yes, yes, my lady."
Once An Ruo Ran, Shadowless, and Ye Feng approached them, they all reported in unison, "Masters, everything is ready. Shall we leave now?"
Upon hearing their words, Luo Bingbing immediately said, "Let's go now!"
They then left the villa and rode towards the Gates of the Valley in Wuji Valley.
However, as soon as they entered the valley, they encountered Mu Xi who was just about to exit. He took a few steps while looking around nervously as if afraid someone might be nearby. He was also carrying a large bag. Dongfang Hao frowned slightly and shouted at him, "Xi, where are you going?"
Startled by Dongfang Hao's voice, Mu Xi jumped in surprise. Only after hearing the sound of hooves did he notice Dongfang Hao and the others riding towards him.
As soon as he saw it was Dongfang Hao, a smile appeared on his face. He dropped the bag he was holding onto the ground and said to Dongfang Hao, "Senior Brother, you're just in time! I was about to go to the palace to find you!"
"Looking for me? What exactly happened? And why are you carrying such a large bag? Are you trying to escape?"
Mu Xi immediately replied to his question, "Oh! Senior Brother, it's a long story! I'll explain everything when we get back to the palace. For now, we should hurry and leave this place!"
"Leave? Why should we leave? We just got here!"
"Senior Brother, I'm begging you. If we don't hurry, I won't be able to leave later." As soon as Mu Xi finished speaking, Luo Bingbing calmly said, "Is that so? Then I really want to see what kind of monster has scared the 'Gate Master' of the Asura Gate like this."
After hearing Luo Bingbing's words, Mu Xi remembered the others around them and quickly turned to Luo Bingbing, saying, "Oh! Consort Xiao is here too! I truly didn't notice earlier; please don't mind me, Consort Xiao!"
While Mu Xi was speaking, Luo Bingbing suddenly heard someone rushing towards their location. So, as soon as Mu Xi finished his sentence, Luo Bingbing calmly remarked, "They're coming."
Upon hearing Little One's words, Mu Xi felt puzzled, while Dongfang Hao and An Ruo Ran also heard the hurried footsteps.
As a result, everyone's gaze fell on Mu Xi. Compared to them, Mu Xi's martial arts skills were much lower, so he hadn't heard the approaching footsteps at all.
However, when he noticed everyone's eyes on him, he curiously asked, "What's wrong? Is there something strange about me?"
Hearing his question, everyone shook their heads slightly and replied one after another, "No."
"No? Then why are you all looking at me like that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but smirk and said with a wicked smile, "Because you're about to become the main character in a play."
Before Mu Xi could grasp the meaning of her words, he suddenly heard a voice behind him that sounded like a lion's roar.
"Die, Mu Xi! You dare to sneak away at this moment!"
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice and saw a girl dressed in a Red Brocade Robe, similar to Mu Xi, running swiftly towards them.
The Red-Clad Woman appeared to be around sixteen or seventeen years old, with her hair casually tied up at the back of her head, secured by a jade hairpin. Strands of hair danced in the wind, and her delicate brows were slightly raised. Beneath her inky eyelashes were a pair of bright, dark eyes.
At that moment, Mu Xi finally understood what Luo Bingbing and the others meant.
However, it was too late, as the Red-Clad Woman had already reached him, leaving him no chance to escape.
After shooting a glare at Luo Bingbing, he said to the Red-Clad Woman, "Oh! It's Liuli! What a coincidence! Are you here to pick up my Senior Brother too?"
In order to avoid trouble when they returned, he had no choice but to drag Dongfang Hao into this.
Upon hearing the words "Senior Brother," the girl named Liuli immediately perked up. She exclaimed excitedly, "Senior Brother? Where is your Senior Brother?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her gaze swept over Dongfang Hao, Ye Feng, and Shadowless, but she couldn't tell which one was Mu Xi's Senior Brother.
Looking left and right without any clarity, she quickly turned to Mu Xi and asked, "Xige, can you tell Liuli who among them is your Senior Brother?"
After hearing her request, Mu Xi replied, "Sure, but when we get back, you can't tell my Master about this, and you can't tease me anymore in the future."
"Deal."
After she agreed, Mu Xi pointed at Shadowless and said, "He is my Senior Brother."
Upon hearing Mu Xi's words, Shadowless was momentarily taken aback. Not only him but even Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing were extremely surprised. They simply could not understand why Mu Xi would deliberately claim that Shadowless was his Senior Brother.
Liuli looked at Shadowless after hearing this and instantly noticed the confusion in his eyes. Then she observed Luo Bingbing and the others and found the same confusion reflected in their expressions.
After pondering for a moment, she immediately turned her gaze to Dongfang Hao, her eyes shimmering with bright light.
Amidst the crowd's confusion, the woman in red, named Liuli, pointed at Dongfang Hao and said, "He must be your senior brother, right?"
Upon hearing her words, everyone was taken aback and wondered to themselves, "How does she know?"
However, Mu Xi's expression turned sour. Although he feared the woman in red, he feared Dongfang Hao even more. To avoid offending Dongfang Hao, he deliberately claimed that Shadowless was his senior brother.
Yet, he underestimated the intelligence of the woman in red and ultimately could not escape the fate of being reprimanded.
Seeing the surprise in everyone's eyes, the woman in red quickly confirmed her guess. She then walked over to Dongfang Hao's horse and slightly cupped her hands in a gesture of respect.
After greeting him, she said to Dongfang Hao, "Senior brother, it's better to meet than to hear about you. It's a pleasure to meet you; please take care of me. My name is Shangguan Liuli; you can call me Liuli."
Upon hearing her words, Dongfang Hao remained silent, slightly raising an eyebrow before turning to Luo Bingbing and saying, "Dear, shouldn't we be on our way?"
"Now that the show is over, we indeed should get going," Luo Bingbing replied lightly while stroking the fur of the Snow Spirit Fox in her arms.
After hearing her words, Dongfang Hao immediately pulled on the reins and prepared to move forward. However, when Liuli saw that Dongfang Hao ignored her and obeyed the little one on the back of the horse, she felt a surge of anger.
She quickly stepped in front of Dongfang Hao and said, "Senior brother, I am your junior sister!"
Dongfang Hao still paid her no mind. However, noticing that the woman who claimed to be Shangguan Liuli was blocking his horse, he turned to Mu Xi and said, "Xi, you should know how to handle this, right?"
Seeing that Dongfang Hao remained as cold as ever, Mu Xi couldn't help but say to Luo Bingbing, "Aren't you going to do something about my senior brother?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dongfang Hao coldly replied, "Mu Xi, are you itching for trouble?"
Mu Xi, hearing his words, immediately shrank back and said, "No, no, Senior Brother, where are you thinking? I'll pull her away right now."
Shangguan Liuli, upon hearing this, became stubborn and immediately replied, "You dead Mu Xi, dare to try pulling me? Just wait until I get back to see how I deal with you!"
After hearing her words, Mu Xi hesitated again. With the senior brother on one side and the junior sister on the other, both were formidable; he couldn't provoke either. After pondering for a moment, he said to Dongfang Hao, "Senior Brother, Liuli is the biological daughter of Shangguan Master Uncle; she's not an outsider."
Dongfang Hao listened but didn't care; he coldly replied, "So what?"
"It’s nothing much; I just meant that since she's one of us, could you at least respond? Stop acting like a block of ice..." Before Mu Xi could finish his sentence, Dongfang Hao suddenly interrupted him: "Mu Xi, I see you haven't changed much in these years; you seem to be getting more talkative."
Seeing Dongfang Hao's arrogant demeanor, Shangguan Liuli got angry and immediately yelled at him, "Is this how a senior brother should act? Not only do you not return greetings, but you also keep scolding Brother Xi. You're just like what Second Master said—a big block of ice... umm."
Before she could finish her words, Mu Xi quickly covered her mouth. After doing so, he turned to Dongfang Hao and said, "Uh, Senior Brother, I'll take her away right now; you can continue with your business!"
After saying this, Mu Xi didn't wait for Dongfang Hao's response and directly dragged Shangguan Liuli backward.
Luo Bingbing smiled slightly and said to them, "Wait."
Upon hearing her words, everyone showed puzzled expressions, especially Mu Xi. Meanwhile, Shangguan Liuli was still struggling to break free from Mu Xi's grip.
Just as everyone was confused, Little One on the Back of the Horse spoke into the air: "You two old folks, have you not had enough of the show? Or do I need to invite you out?"
The surrounding crowd felt even more puzzled after hearing Luo Bingbing's words. In contrast, Elder Wujie and his junior brother Shangguan Qingyun hiding in a nearby grove were suddenly startled.
Because Luo Bingbing infused her words with internal energy, they could hear her clearly.
After the initial surprise faded, they quickly understood; this was the legendary Prodigy—the guardian of this world. After all, without that diamond drill, one simply couldn't handle that porcelain work.
They were discovered, and if they continued to hide, it would make the older generation seem quite ungracious. Therefore, they immediately flew out from the small grove and directly appeared in front of Luo Bingbing.
Upon seeing the two suddenly appearing elders, everyone finally understood, and Mu Xi and Shangguan Liuli rushed forward to greet them respectfully.
“Master, Master Uncle, what brings you here?”
As soon as Mu Xi finished speaking, Luo Bingbing calmly replied, “They are here to watch the show, and you are the main character in it.”
After hearing her words, Mu Xi couldn't help but look at Elder Wujie and Shangguan Qingyun with a puzzled expression but remained silent.
After a slight smile, Elder Wujie addressed the Little One on the Back of the Horse, saying, “I don’t believe I have offended you in any way, have I?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Bingbing quickly responded, “Indeed not.” After that, she swiftly moved in front of Elder Wujie and bowed respectfully, saying, “Your disciple pays respects to you, Master.”
Then, Luo Bingbing walked over to Shangguan Qingyun and bowed again, saying, “Your disciple pays respects to you, Master Uncle.”
Seeing that Luo Bingbing had dismounted to pay her respects, Dongfang Hao hurriedly jumped off the Back of the Horse to greet his Master and Master Uncle.
Since their master had already dismounted to pay respects, the attendants An Ruo Ran and Ye Feng also quickly jumped off the Back of the Horse to bow to Elder Wujie and Shangguan Qingyun.
The two elders saw everyone bowing to them and quickly stopped them, saying, “Oh! Please spare us those formalities; besides, we haven't prepared any gifts for this meeting.”
As soon as they finished speaking, Luo Bingbing pointed at Mu Xi and Shangguan Liuli and said, “Not at all! If you take both of them back now, it would be the best gift for us.”
Upon hearing her words, Elder Wujie was momentarily taken aback, as was Shangguan Qingyun.
However, Luo Bingbing paid no mind to their expressions and continued speaking. “You both know that it's not easy for us to come out this time; time is tight. Therefore, we need to make sure we handle some important matters.”
The words spoken were entirely reasonable, so Elder Wujie and Shangguan Qingyun had no way to refuse. However, Luo Bingbing's identity was quite special, and the initial meeting gift was essential. Therefore, they all took out the items they had been carrying with them and handed them to Luo Bingbing.
Mu Xi, seeing Elder Wujie hand over the glowing dagger he had always carried, couldn't help but exclaim, "Master, that's not yours..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was stopped by Elder Wujie waving his hand. After placing the dagger in Luo Bingbing's hand, Elder Wujie said, "I don't have anything valuable to give you, so I'll give you this dagger that I've always carried. I hope you won't dislike it."
Luo Bingbing did not want to accept Elder Wujie's dagger because she could sense its importance to him. Thus, she did not reach out to take it until she heard Elder Wujie's words and felt compelled to accept the dagger.
Seeing her finally accept his dagger, Elder Wujie couldn't help but feel extremely happy.
At that moment, Shangguan Qingyun also placed his jade flute into Luo Bingbing's hands. Noticing that Luo Bingbing had only accepted the dagger because of Elder Wujie's words, Shangguan Qingyun directly said to her, "Master Uncle didn't prepare any gifts; please don't mind."
Upon hearing this, Luo Bingbing had no choice but to accept the jade flute.
However, after she carefully stored away the dagger and the flute, she immediately took out a small vial from her pocket and poured out two milky-white pills from inside.
Then she said to Elder Wujie and Shangguan Qingyun, "I didn't expect to run into you two here and didn't prepare any gifts in advance. The only thing I can offer now is these pills, so please don't think poorly of them."
As she spoke, Luo Bingbing placed the two pills into their hands.
Just being able to see Luo Bingbing made both elders very happy, so they were more than willing to accept her gift.
Although Mu Xi knew of Luo Bingbing's extraordinary nature, seeing his master and Master Uncle give their most precious belongings to her while she only offered each of them a pill made him secretly think, "This Consort Xiao is really stingy!"
Meanwhile, Shangguan Liuli only knew that Dongfang Hao was the leader of the Asura Gate but was unaware that he was the emperor of the Silver Moon Kingdom. Naturally, she also did not know that Luo Bingbing was the Empress of the Silver Moon Kingdom and the legendary Prodigy.
However, like Mu Xi, seeing her father and master uncle give their most treasured possessions to that Little One while she only returned with a pill for each of them left her feeling quite displeased.
"Honestly, how can there be such stingy people in this world?"
Although she did not name anyone directly, everyone could tell she was referring to Luo Bingbing.
Upon hearing this, both Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao furrowed their brows. Shadowless quickly moved in front of Shangguan Liuli, drawing his sword and pointing it at her, saying, "If you dare to disrespect my master again, I can guarantee you won't see Tomorrow's Sun."
Seeing Shadowless suddenly appear before her, Shangguan Liuli and Mu Xi were taken aback; they hadn't even seen how he got there.
After Shadowless displayed his skills, Elder Wujie and Shangguan Qingyun were also very surprised. They realized that a subordinate with such martial prowess was on par with them; just how high must the martial skills of that Little One be!
They understood that without Dongfang Hao and that Little One's orders, Shadowless would never harm Shangguan Liuli. Moreover, it was indeed Shangguan Liuli who had been disrespectful first, so they remained silent.
Although Luo Bingbing felt extremely frustrated, she still called Shadowless back out of respect for Dongfang Hao. Furthermore, Shangguan Qingyun had just given her the most precious jade flute from his possession.
Thus, this time, she chose not to hold it against Shangguan Liuli and let her go.
After Shadowless stepped back, An Ruo Ran immediately said, "The items my master gives are certainly not ordinary. You only know this is a pill, but you don't realize that just this small pill can double your Power."
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