Seeing Hun Changqing kill Mu Zhan as easily as swatting an ant, everyone wore expressions of "I knew it," then looked at the two princesses who had just commented on Mu Zhan and Hun Changqing with even stranger eyes.
The two princesses, their mouths slightly agape, stared in shock at Hun Changqing and the cloud of blood mist before him.
Seemingly finally noticing the strange looks from the crowd, and realizing their conversation had been overheard, their pretty faces flushed slightly, wishing they could disappear into a hole.
Hai Bodong, being questioned by Hun Changqing, said awkwardly,
"Uh…sorry, sir. I just noticed someone attacking you with battle aura, but before I could see who it was, you turned him into a bloody mist. I don't know who it was."
The mischievous Yao Yue, having overheard their conversation, immediately stood up and said to them,
"That was Mu Zhan! You…you actually killed him!"
"Mu Zhan!"
Hun Changqing felt the name sounded familiar.
"That's right, it's Mu Zhan!"
Yao Yue emphasized again.
"Who is Mu Zhan?"
Yao Yue: ...
Yao Yue felt her face turn even redder. She thought this man in black knew Mu Zhan's identity and would panic after she revealed it, but he didn't know him at all. She felt like she had made a huge fool of herself again.
Forcing herself to speak, she continued,
"Mu Zhan is the son of Mu Chen, the head of the Mu family. He dotes on him. Mu Chen's strength has already reached the level of a high-level Dou Wang. You'll be in big trouble if you kill Mu Zhan!"
Princess Yao Ye also stood up and said,
"That's right. Mu Chen is extremely protective of his own. If you kill Mu Zhan now, he will definitely retaliate against you. Why don't you join my royal family? That will ensure your safety."
She hadn't sensed any powerful aura when Hun Changqing made his move, and thought that Hun Changqing was at most a Dou Ling, with decent strength, but he couldn't possibly withstand the Mu family's retaliation. So she offered to recruit him.
At this moment, Ya Fei tugged at Hun Changqing's hand and said softly with some worry.
"Changqing, this Mu Zhan keeps bothering me. My trip to Wutan City was partly because his family sent me there for training, but also partly because of him. Changqing, even if you kill Mu Zhan, the Mu family won't let it go. Why don't you come with me to hide with the Mittel family for the next few days?"
Hai Bodong rolled his eyes after hearing Ya Fei's words, thinking to himself,
"You have time to worry about him, but you should worry about the Mu family. I'm afraid if the Mu family dares to bring people to find him, the capital might only have two major families left."
Hun Changqing understood immediately after hearing Ya Fei's words. Ignoring the two princesses, he waved to Ya Fei and said,
"Oh~ I thought it was something important, just a nobody. Let's go, let's go back."
With that, Hun Changqing put his arm around Ya Fei's slender waist and left amidst the envious gazes of the crowd.
Yao Ye and Yao Yue remained behind, their expressions somewhat unpleasant.
"Sister, you kindly recruited that guy, and he ignored you and even spouted nonsense! Humph, he deserves to be beaten to death by the Mu family!"
Yao Yue said, somewhat annoyed.
Hearing Yao Yue's words, Yao Ye calmed down, her expression returning to its usual coldness.
"Fine, since he's so ungrateful, I have nothing more to say. Everything will be clear when the Mu family goes to find him."
After leaving the Mittel Auction House, Hai Bodong bid farewell to Hun Changqing and headed towards the royal palace of the Jia Ma Empire to help Hun Changqing connect with the two princesses. Hun Changqing, meanwhile, strolled around the nearby market with Ya Fei before returning to the hotel. What happened inside is best left unsaid, but Hun Changqing was happy, and Ya Fei was happy too.
...
Night fell, the dark night quiet and gloomy, the cold wind howling outside the window, occasionally rustling the trees.
Inside the hotel, Ya Fei was already asleep. Hun Changqing, who loved to torment people, didn't distinguish between day and night, exhausting Ya Fei early on, and she fell into a deep sleep as night approached. Hun
Changqing was currently meditating, refining his Taiyin True Qi as usual, his eyes closed.
Suddenly, Hun Changqing's eyebrows twitched, slowly calming the Taiyin True Qi circulating within him, opening his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.
"Oh~ now, things are getting done quite quickly."
Then, Hun Changqing glanced at the sleeping Ya Fei, then transformed into a phantom and slowly disappeared from the room.
Inside the magnificent Jia ma Palace, several luminous pearls were neatly arranged in every corner, illuminating the opulent palace and creating a grand and splendid scene.
At this moment, four people were arguing: two elderly men and two young women. One of the elderly men and the other two women had grim expressions, their faces extremely unpleasant.
The old man with the grim face seemed to be struggling to suppress his anger, and he growled in a hoarse voice at another old man,
"Hai Bodong! This condition is really too much! My royal family has plenty of other beautiful women. Tell that man to change the two!"
Hai Bodong, however, sneered and said,
"Heh, old man Jia, do you think someone like that lacks beautiful women? He only took an interest because your two granddaughters look extremely alike and are princesses of the Jia Ma Empire. Otherwise, why would he treat that 'Nether Sea Dragon Beast' for two women who aren't even Great Dou Shi? You'd better think it over carefully. If your answer doesn't satisfy that lord… hmph!"
Clearly, Hai Bodong had directly labeled Hun Changqing as a powerful figure with peculiar tastes, and his misunderstanding of him was extremely deep.
Hearing this, Yao Ye and Yao Yue, standing to the side, were both ashamed and angry, their faces flushed red—not from shame, but from rage. What did that man in black take them for!
Jia Xingtian was also losing control.
"Hai Bodong, you..."
"Tap tap tap..."
Just then, a series of light footsteps came from outside the palace. As the footsteps grew closer, a figure shrouded in deep darkness slowly appeared before everyone's eyes, faintly emanating an extremely yin aura, causing everyone to shiver involuntarily.
Mysterious! Terrifying! Eerie!
This was the feeling that this dark figure gave to everyone present.
Hai Bodong saw Hun Changqing arrive and hurriedly stepped forward, saying,
"My lord, you've come. With you here, I'm not afraid that Jia Xingtian won't compromise."
"Hmm?"
Hun Changqing nodded blankly, somewhat puzzled. Compromise? Compromise what?
Yao Ye and the other two looked somewhat unnatural when they saw Hun Changqing. They had just tried to recruit him this morning, only to be ignored. They were just about to go home and wait for the Mu family to settle accounts with him, to watch a good show, when someone came and said that this person was a Dou Zong powerhouse!
If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad, just being slapped in the face, it's not like they hadn't been slapped before.
But the visitor even claimed that Hun Changqing could cure the guardian demon beast of the Jia Ma Empire, the "Nether Sea Flood Dragon," in exchange for the two sisters spending several days with him!
When they heard this, they were absolutely furious. If it weren't for the fact that the visitor was the ancestor of the Mittel family, Mittel Haibodong, and a follower of that Dou Zong powerhouse, they would have already begged Jia Xingtian to annihilate Haibodong, body and soul.