Chapter 120 What's There to Be Afraid Of?

This startled Wei Yinan.

After a quick check, she found that her Senior Sister wasn't dead, just temporarily unconscious.

However, with her current riddled body, if not treated promptly, she could die at any moment.

Wei Yinan quickly took out some Medicinal Pills for healing and made her Senior Sister take them.

At the same time, she poured her Qi into the other party's body without hesitation, helping her refine the medicinal power faster.

But she soon discovered a cruel truth.

Her Senior Sister's body was like a broken hourglass; no matter how much Qi was poured in, the same amount would flow out.

This also greatly reduced the healing effect of the Medicinal Pills!

Fortunately, it wasn't completely useless; it could temporarily sustain her for a while...

"Senior Sister, don't die! I will definitely cure you!"

"Tianyuan Dynasty, yes, that man has people from the Tianyuan Dynasty by his side..."

"As long as I go to the Tianyuan Dynasty and find him, Senior Sister will surely be saved!"

After temporarily stabilizing her Senior Sister's injuries, Wei Yinan wiped away her tears.

Standing up again, the girl's red eyes were filled with determination.

...

Canglan Town.

"Nina, what are you writing?"

Renée was vividly recounting everything they had seen and heard on their journey.

But then she saw Nina writing something while listening, and couldn't help but curiously lean closer.

What Nina was diligently recording...

It was mainly about Mu An's specific description of his 'ideal girl' for the Art of Asking for Consecration.

She would also occasionally take out her phone to snap a few photos of Bai Yun, then compare herself to the other party, so she could work hard to catch up later.

"No, Nina, aren't you being too competitive?"

Renée was dumbfounded.

Unexpectedly, Nina said with an extremely serious expression on her small face.

"The boss is so excellent; there will be more and more girls around him in the future."

"While improving my own strength, I must also improve my competitiveness as a woman."

"Otherwise, if I'm abandoned by the boss someday, I'll truly be homeless!"

Renée: "..."

How does that saying go?

What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it!

"What are you thinking? I'm not some 'good person'!

"Since I hired you as employees, you naturally have to stay by my side and work for me for a lifetime! Where's the logic in giving up halfway?"

At this moment, Mu An also walked over, carrying two plates of freshly cut fruit.

One plate was placed on the 'adults' table' for Renée, and the other on the 'children's table' for the three little ones.

Both adults and children were very interested in these fresh fruits.

These fruits, so common in modern times, were an absolute dimensional strike in ancient times.

With many varieties and strains selected over generations, their juiciness and flavor were far beyond what current fruits could offer.

Even members of the upper class, like royal nobles, had a high probability of never having tasted them!

It made sense; there had been a famine recently, and ordinary people couldn't even afford a full meal.

How could they have the opportunity to eat fruits that were usually so precious?

Beggar, Da Ya, and Xiao Ya, the three little ones, ate extremely happily, their eyes growing brighter with each bite, their little hands never stopping.

Every fruit was a novel experience for them!

"But... no matter what, continuously improving oneself is definitely not a bad thing."

Renée temporarily stopped recording, used a toothpick to pick up a small piece of golden cantaloupe, and offered it to Bai Yun.

The latter paused for a moment before gladly accepting the kind gesture, and after tasting it, commented:

"This... is very sweet!"

"As long as Big Sister Bai likes it."

Renée smiled shyly.

As Mu An also sat down, the little cat girl, with great perceptiveness, promptly offered him fruit directly to his mouth.

This action left Renée dumbfounded.

When did this little cat girl by her side learn such social graces?

[Oh! So someone really was secretly competing behind my back!]

[We agreed to be good-for-nothings who just eat and wait for death! I feel betrayed!]

After this.

Everyone began to chat in the courtyard, enjoying the rare leisure of the moment.

Until the sun began to set, Elder Ling gently knocked on the courtyard gate, delivering a secret letter from the Imperial Court.

After Xiao Qingzhu read the contents of the letter, her delicate brows furrowed, and her mood was very complex.

"What's wrong?"

Mu An asked.

The girl sighed softly and slowly recounted the contents...

"In short, Imperial Father wants me to immediately return and marry a prince from another country in a political marriage."

"Elder Ling was summoned by me using a favor left by my Imperial Mother."

"He is a Foundation Establishment Stage expert, a top combat force of the Imperial Court, and normally cannot leave the capital without reason."

"Before doing this, I knew that this action would surely draw impeachment from many aristocratic families."

"I didn't expect them to be so ruthless, actually using me, this princess, for a political marriage as leverage to gain more benefits for themselves."

"After leaving the capital, I thought I had completely escaped the vortex of the struggle for the throne. I never expected, hehe, the imperial family is truly heartless..."

Xiao Qingzhu laughed self-deprecatingly.

When she was little, she was Imperial Father's most beloved Ninth Princess.

Until her Imperial Mother passed away, until she was seven and tested to have no cultivation talent, everything changed...

Now she was even reduced to a tool for political marriage, which was truly laughable.

Mu An patted the girl's shoulder in comfort.

"In our world, there was once a dynasty..."

"No ceding land, no political marriages, no subservience, no tributes. The Son of Heaven guards the nation's gates, and the monarch dies for the country!"

"I also don't approve of political marriages, especially in this cultivation world, where strength is the only truth."

"It just so happens that our 'fists' are all very big!"

"Who says that the supreme throne can only be occupied by men? In my opinion, there's no reason why you can't sit on it either!"

These words were astonishing and extremely rebellious, startling Elder Ling, who was listening nearby, to quickly lower his head, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

Would he be annihilated by the human world one day for knowing too much?

Even though he possessed Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was completely insignificant in front of Senior Mu An.

After all, the other party had truly killed Golden Core Stage experts; he was not a 'small fry' like himself who could challenge them.

"Little Ling, isn't that right?"

Mu An looked at Elder Ling with a cheerful expression.

Elder Ling instantly felt a chill down his spine, understanding that the other party was admonishing him.

Fortunately, he had already firmly decided to follow the Ninth Princess, without any second thoughts, and immediately knelt on one knee, nodding in agreement.

"Senior is right! I swear to uphold the Ninth Princess until death!"

Looking at Mu An's handsome profile, Xiao Qingzhu's beautiful eyes lit up slightly, and her heart pounded fervently.

The phrase 'The Son of Heaven guards the nation's gates, and the monarch dies for the country' deeply resonated with her, reigniting the thought of 'fighting for it'.

"How about it? Do you dare to do such a head-chopping deed?"

Mu An smiled slightly and extended his right hand.

Xiao Qingzhu understood, and without hesitation, reached out her jade hand and clasped his firmly.

As their gazes met, she said with determination.

"What is there to fear!"

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