4986

Chapter 4986: 5.0738 Unseen

At this moment, a few people felt immensely grateful that they had followed Jisi's decisive lead earlier, setting aside their pride to acknowledge Mo Lian as their master. Seeing the Crown Prince of Shenzhou's demeanor, had they hesitated even for a moment, they would likely have lost their lives. For them, notions of dignity and honor were truly insignificant compared to their small lives. They had lived in the Abyssal Sea for so long, imprisoned for so long, without light or a future day and night. Having finally escaped that hellish place to live again, there was nothing left to be particular about; they just wanted to survive.

Now, it seemed acknowledging this powerful master was not a loss at all.

"Cough, cough, cough-cough-cough," several demon cult disciples waved away a trace of smoky smell, repeatedly gesturing. "Cult, Cult Master, th-they... cough, cough."

Cult Master Ding, his face grim, stared at the direction the boat was heading for a long while before looking up at the sky. The group of mechanical birds in mid-air had already chased after the Crown Prince, following his direction. Scattered on the deck were the remains of a few mechanical birds, still faintly wreathed in black fire.

"Don't touch them." Seeing a disciple reach for the broken fragments, Cult Master Ding abruptly snapped, secretly cursing "idiot" in his heart. If he were to directly grab the mechanical bird remains, even that faint wisp of black fire could spread along his fingers to his arm, climbing up until it consumed the person. Mo Lian, that fellow, was truly such a malicious person. Even though he had left behind the remains of these mechanical birds, he still harbored ill intentions.

The enemy is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with. How should I respond? Cult Master Ding's face was grim as he turned to Elder Luming, who stood beside him, and whispered a few instructions.

"Ah-choo."

Lord Qiao Qiao reached up and rubbed her nose, then pulled the fuzzy cape covering her closer. She put down the medical book in her hand and looked out at the pavilion, muttering to herself, "Who's cursing me?"

"Third Miss."

"Third Miss."

Several soft calls from the palace maids reached Qiao Mu's ears. The little stoic raised her eyes. She saw a graceful woman approaching from afar outside the pavilion. While still dozens of meters away, she bowed towards Qiao Mu. The little Crown Princess opened her small mouth and yawned indifferently. "Who is it?"

For the past few days, Yuan Zhen had been personally serving this little stoic Crown Princess, and she had grown somewhat familiar with her temperament. Whenever she spoke so indifferently, there was a hint of impatience hidden in her voice. This meant she was displeased about being disturbed.

"The one outside the pavilion is Miss Qi Lire, the Third Miss of the Qi family, a family of talisman masters. Does the Crown Princess wish to see her?"

"Is she here to compete with me in talisman arts?" Qiao Mu asked.

Yuan Zhen coughed lightly in exasperation, quickly shaking her head. "No, not at all. Third Miss is likely here to pay her respects to you."

"The Qi family is indeed our Cangzhou's largest family of talisman masters, and this Third Miss is also a Profound-grade Grand Talisman Master, but..." Many young ladies from prominent families actually didn't care much about cultivation and strength. Who would constantly rush to compete with others? Ultimately, they were to marry, and a woman only needed to maintain her beautiful appearance and live a long life with her husband. Not everyone was as eccentric as you, Crown Princess, needing to keep pace with men in everything, ahem.

The little Crown Princess was expressionless. "If she's not here to compete, then there's no point in seeing her. Don't."

Yuan Zhen: "..."

Qiao Mu's decision to refuse the visitor seems quite in character! What do you think will happen next? Will Qi Lire persist, or will she leave?