Hua Qiyue knew that the Changlong Emperor had wanted the Stone Gnawing Tiger badly. After all, it was a rare creature and a spirit animal.
"Qiyue pays her respects to Your Majesty."
"Shimo pays his respect to Your Majesty!"
The two of them went up and paid their obeisances. The Changlong Emperor hid the disappointment in his eyes. He asked indifferently, "Prince Nan, Princess Jinghua, so the Stone Gnawing Tiger has gotten away? Are you two hurt?"
The Changlong Emperor's concern sounded quite feigned. Although Hua Qiyue and Yun Shimo were carrying no injuries, their faces looked rather tired.
After Shui Qianruo's return, the Changlong Emperor had thought that Hua Qiyue and Prince Nan had really gone after the Stone Gnawing Tiger. But he waited for ages and yet they were not back. They only returned after several hours.
Shui Qianruo stood by Queen Liu's side, a cold smile flashing across his lips.
Although Hua Qiyue and Yun Shimo had taught him swordsmanship and Qi Art, Tianci was still young. It was the first time he had seen such a strange beast and he was feeling a bit frightened. But the evil beast only stared at him without moving forward. Tianci blinked his eyes and looked at his surroundings. Many evil beasts were staring at him covetously. What happened? Tianci stroked his head. He remembered that he was on the street looking for his mother, when a mysterious man abducted him. That mysterious man left an aggressive message: if she wants her son, let Hua Qiyue go to the Magic Beasts Forest! After that, Tianci smelt a faint scent and fainted. However, after his awakening, he did not discover that mysterious man. Instead, he was surrounded by all sorts of strange, evil beasts. Tianci's heart started to thump wildly, his mind pivoting swiftly. He was trying to f
Tianci was immediately delighted upon hearing this. Striding out his little legs, he dashed toward Huangfu Shenglin. His young face was adorable. He seemed to have known Huangfu Shenglin before. Huangfu Shenglin gave a quiet smile. He pointed at the Qi Artist beside him. "Zongsheng, dismount and let Tianci sit on the horse." The Qi Artist named Zongsheng was quite unwilling. Yet he could not refuse since the Prince had explicitly asked him to. "Yes, Your Highness." Zongsheng acquiesced and leaped down the horse, motioning Tianci to get on. Tianci stared at him pitifully. "I... I don't know how to." Zongsheng became quite impatient, but he lifted the boy up the horse anyway. "Alright, alright, sit tight and don't fall." Tianci blinked his eyes, giving an extremely adorable smile. "Thank you, big brother." The young fellow had such a radiant smile. He looked as if he harbored not the leas
Tianci chuckled and touched his small head embarrassedly. "Everyone, pick up the Magic Cores on the ground quickly!" Tianci's one blow killed many high-level vipers. All the Qi Artists were drooling over these shiny Magic Cores. They were all eagerly awaiting Huangfu Shenglin's order. Once the order was issued, the company immediately dispersed with a loud hubbub. They started to pick up the Magic Cores left behind by the vipers. "This time, the Emperor will be pleased. There are so many Magic Cores here." Huangfu Shenglin remarked quietly. He opened the water bottles and sundries bag on his waist and handed Tianci a sesame seeds cake. It was a sesame seeds cake with spring onions made by the imperial chefs. Tianci smelt its fragrance and took it happily in his hands. He thanked Huangfu Shenglin, his large eyes welling and blinking with tears. The water in his eyes reflected the excitement of the surrounding Qi Artists.
"Qiyue, how could you? Prince Nan is an alchemist very much valued by His Majesty. Didn't he save your life? He is not only Tianci's benefactor but also yours! As the saying goes, one must repay a favour many times over. You shouldn't neglect Prince Nan even if you won't repay him!" The Old Madame was anxious. She doted on this granddaughter of hers, yet also felt angry with her at the same time. Hua Qiyue gave a helpless sigh and helped the Old Madame over to take her seat. "Grandma, you needn't worry. Maybe father and Prince Nan have something to discuss?" The Old Madame frowned slightly. Tianci ran over and pulled at her with a crisp laugh. "Great-grandma, Tianci will ask daddy here for supper!" The Old Madame heard him and started to beam with delight. Before Hua Qiyue could respond, Tianci had scampered away. Hua Qiyue watched his disappearing figure and kept shaking her head. This young fellow was getting more and more cu
Lv Xin was also freaked out because at this moment, Youshui was helping Tianci with his lesson! And that scream was from Youshui! Hua Qiyue rushed out of the courtyard as quick as lightning. But at the other side of the courtyard—Pavilion of Scholar, a huge black bird was picking up Tianci; unexpectedly, Tianci suddenly emitted a halo and it exploded, which made the black bird burn! As for Tianci, he fell from the air like a kite! Hua Qiyue felt hurt in her heart and immediately flew up to hold Tianci, who almost fell down the ground! "Caw, caw, caw..." the black bird cawed miserably. The black bird's huge body was burnt by something and with a puff sound, it suddenly turned into a pile of black ashes! Hua Qiyue held Tianci with her face becoming serious! There was a protective screen which was made by anima energy over the Hua's Mansion, but generally, the evil beasts at superior levels could break
The Eleventh Prince smiled slightly. He was a handsome man and once he smiled like this, he looked even more gentle and tender. If Ji Feng were compared to the sun, then the Eleventh Prince could be compared to a stove in winter. "Princess Jinghua is really clever. Indeed, I came here for a reason. I heard that the Hua's Mansion was attacked by an evil beast last night. is this true?" Hua Qiyue paused for a moment. She spread the news on purpose because she wanted the Emperor to know that someone was aiming to harm to the Hua's Mansion, so that the Changlong Emperor would be more alert. After all, a country had to depend on Qi Artists. If they all died, this country would be on the verge of extinction. "Yes, it is. Perhaps, Your Highness may know about the inside story, right?" Hua Qiyue said calmly and poured tea for Huangfu Shenglin. Although Huangfu Shenglin just took Tianci out incidentally, if h
Although Hua Qiyue wanted to cultivate herself, she couldn't refuse the First Prince's invitation since extended the invitation himself. More importantly, there might be good shows to see that night. Since Hua Qiyue responded unhesitatingly, the First Prince realized that Hua Qiyue wasn't arrogant though it was said that she was, supposedly difficult to get along with. 'As for the Eleventh Prince...' the First Prince thought insidiously, 'This woman will definitely belong to me. She will be either my official wife or my concubine.' He wanted all the women liked by the Eleventh Prince! Huangfu Changyu looked forward to seeing Huangfu Shenglin's extremely grieved and despairing expression. Hua Mengshi looked around secretly and found that Hua Xiaoyi was absent. Hua Mengshi asked her maidservant Surou about what happened to Hua Xiaoyi; Surou told her that Hua Xiaoyi was in bed because she had caught a slight cold.
After a while, Hua Mengshi left. Hua Xiaoyi sat quietly at the edge of her bed and was in a trance, staring at the blazing sun outside. Bingqing and Chun Xiang looked at each other and fetched a basin of water from the well outside, putting it at the bedside to lower the temperature. The water from the well was cool and limpid which rippled in the basin. Hua Xiaoyi looked at the water and dabbled her hands in it. Bingqing said at once, "Miss, don't do that. You haven't recovered from the cold, and dabbling in the water will... Besides, Miss, you should get well again so that you're able to take part in Flower Fair three days later." Hearing this, Hua Xiaoyi stopped dabbling in the water and leisurely dried her hands, saying, "Decoct the medicinal herbs, it's time to take medicine." Bingqing and Chun Xiang was very glad to hear this because Hua Xiaoyi had been always reluctant to take medicine and been angry about