65: Xiao Huohuo, who doesn't understand romance, turns her daughter into a human bomber

In the stone pavilion of Duke Xu’s mansion’s backyard, the atmosphere was a bit strange.

On the stone table, eight exquisite small dishes and a pot of warm, good wine were still steaming.

But no one touched the food.

Xiao Huohuo sat upright, his eyes a bit unfocused, calculating the battle agreement on Emei Golden Summit a month later.

“Brother Xiao…”

A timid yet somewhat sweet voice sounded beside him.

Xu Miaojin held a bowl of freshly stewed rock sugar snow pear, her small face flushed, head lowered, not daring to look at him.

Her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings.

“I saw that you’ve been Cultivating hard these past few days, so you might be a bit heated. So… so I asked the kitchen to stew something to moisten your lungs…”

Her voice grew softer and softer, as faint as a mosquito's hum.

Ever since Xiao Huohuo was training outside the city a few days ago and accidentally saved her from bandits, this Young Miss of the Duke’s mansion had her heart completely hooked on Xiao Huohuo.

“Oh, thank you.”

Xiao Huohuo came back to his senses, took the bowl, and without thinking, gulped it down in a few mouthfuls until it was empty.

Then, he handed the bowl back, grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

“It’s very tasty, thirst-quenching!”

Xu Miaojin: “…”

Beside them, behind the rockery.

The dignified Duke Xu of Great Ming, Xu Da, watched this scene, so angry that his beard almost stood on end.

He slapped himself on the forehead, feeling utterly frustrated.

“A grown daughter cannot be kept!”

“My precious daughter, whom I held in my palm for fear of dropping and kept in my mouth for fear of melting, how could she fall for such a blockhead?!”

He didn't look down on Xiao Huohuo.

On the contrary, this young man, at such a young age, had unfathomable strength, saved his daughter, and possessed noble character.

But the problem was… this boy was blind as a bat!

His daughter’s girlish feelings were practically written on her face, yet he simply couldn't see it!

All he knew was drinking! Thirst-quenching?!

Are you treating this like a large bowl of tea from a roadside stall?!

Just as Xu Da was about to suffer internal injuries from holding back.

Xiao Huohuo stood up, cupped his hands towards Xu Miaojin, his expression serious.

“Miss Xu, thank you for your hospitality these past few days. However, I have a prior engagement and will be departing soon for Mount Emei in Great Song.”

“Once this matter is concluded, I will come back… come back to play with you.”

…

The scene shifted.

Xunwu City, Great Qing Dynasty.

After Aobai recognized Qin Jiu,

A surge of overwhelming ecstasy and ambition instantly engulfed Aobai!

This was an immense merit!

If he could capture this Great Qin Prince alive and present him to the Emperor…

Aobai's ennoblement as a King and appointment as a Prime Minister would be just around the corner!

“Everyone, listen to my command!”

His voice was cold and filled with unquestionable authority.

“Send a message back to the camp, gather all Eight Banners disciples in the city, and blockade the entire city! Not even a fly is allowed to escape!”

“Also, send a message to the Imperial Court, saying… the whereabouts of Great Qin’s Ninth Prince have been discovered!”

“To this Marshal—surround them!”

Boom!

As soon as his voice fell, hundreds of Eight Banners elites surged forward like a tide, their scimitars drawn, gleaming with cold light, completely surrounding Qin Jiu and Nanny!

A murderous aura soared into the sky!

Qin Jiu’s expression changed, and he inwardly thought, 'Not good!' But it was also within his expectations.

“You are… Great Qin’s Ninth Prince?” Aobai stepped forward, step by step, the terrifying pressure of a Grandmaster realm expert, like a mountain, pressing down on Qin Jiu!

Qin Jiu, with only Qi Refining third level cultivation, how could he withstand such pressure?

He only felt a dull ache in his chest, and his face instantly turned pale!

“Xiao Jiu!”

Seeing this, Nanny’s large eyes, which had originally held a hint of innocent playfulness, instantly turned cold!

She slid down from Qin Jiu’s neck, shielded Qin Jiu behind her, and looked up at Aobai with her delicate, doll-like face, her voice childish but carrying a chilling coldness that made one’s heart palpitate.

“You ugly monster, how dare you hit my person?”

Aobai was stunned, then burst into laughter, as if he had heard the greatest joke.

“Little girl, your teeth aren’t even fully grown, and you dare to challenge this Marshal?”

“Men! Take that boy down for this Marshal! As for this girl… she’s quite pretty, bring her back to the mansion to be a child bride for my useless sons, that wouldn’t be bad!”

“You’re courting death!”

Nanny was utterly enraged!

She hated it most when others called her a little kid!

Master said she was very powerful!

Boom—!

An indescribably terrifying aura erupted from Nanny’s tiny body!

Chaos Qi permeated the air, and the bluestone slabs beneath her feet cracked inch by inch!

The ferocious grin on Aobai’s face instantly froze!

He only felt an irresistible immense power locking him down!

It was not any kind of power he could comprehend!

“You… you…”

The greed and arrogance in his eyes were instantly replaced by boundless fear!

Nanny, however, was too lazy to waste any more words on him.

Her small hand gently waved towards Aobai.

Myriad Transformations Saint Art!

There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling brilliance.

In Aobai’s horrified gaze, his proud Grandmaster Protective Aura, like paper, was silently dissolved, decomposed, and… annihilated!

Next, it was his flesh and blood, his bones and tendons…

“No—!”

Aobai let out his last, and most desperate, shriek in his life!

The entire scene was dead silent!

The hundreds of Eight Banners elites were all petrified, standing dumbfounded, their minds blank.

“Xiao Jiu, let’s go!”

After dealing with Aobai, Nanny pulled the still-dazed Qin Jiu, and stomped her little feet!

The two shot up into the sky, hovering in mid-air!

“A bunch of bullying bad guys!”

Nanny’s small face was puffed out with anger, and she opened her little mouth towards the terrified Eight Banners army below!

Myriad Transformations Saint Art activated again!

In an instant, tens of thousands of energy beams, formed from pure magical power, condensed out of thin air in the sky, densely packed, like a doomsday meteor shower!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The next moment, the energy beams rained down, crashing down!

Human bomber, activated!

The ground instantly turned into a living hell! Explosions, screams, and wails rose and fell!

In one encounter, hundreds of Eight Banners elites were largely killed or wounded, and the rest, already scared out of their wits, cried for their parents and scattered in terror, pissing themselves!

In mid-air, Nanny looked at the fleeing army below, pouting her little mouth.

“How boring!”

However, she did not know.

The incident in Xunwu City had already been reported back to the Great Qing Imperial Court through the fastest channels.

The entire court was shaken! And enraged!

“This is outrageous! Simply outrageous!”

On the Dragon Throne, the Great Qing Emperor slammed the table and stood up, his face ashen, “Issue my decree! Mobilize the three major camps of the capital! Order the two revered experts, Helian Ba and Wanyan Aguda, to lead five Grandmasters immediately to Xunwu City!”

“Capture those demonic individuals alive! If they resist, kill them without mercy!”

“I want them to know who truly rules this Great Qing Dynasty!”