Your Majesty, I wish to head to the desolate Cangmang Mountains for some cultivation.
May I borrow your celestial carriage?"
After briefly explaining the precautions of cultivating the Burning Technique to Huo Ling'er, Zhu Chen went straight to the point and asked the Fire Emperor for the carriage.
Obtaining the Original True Explanation was now his most urgent priority.
For that reason, he planned to travel to Stone Village and see whether he could borrow the Original True Explanation from Shi Yunfeng.
At the same time, he also wanted to visit his future wife—the Willow Goddess.
However, the distance between the Fire Kingdom and the Cangmang Mountains was vast.
Traveling by flight alone would be exhausting, not to mention the risk of encountering terrifying beasts along the way.
Thus, Zhu Chen set his sights on the Fire Emperor's celestial carriage.
That carriage could travel thirty-six thousand li in a single day, moving like lightning.
More importantly, it was spacious and comfortable.....far superior to ordinary flight.
He and Huo Ling'er had once taken it together to the Fire Kingdom's ancestral lands.
"What did you say?" the Fire Emperor exclaimed. "You're also going to the Cangmang Mountains?"
Hearing Zhu Chen's intention, the Fire Emperor immediately misunderstood.
He assumed Zhu Chen wanted to compete for the mountain treasure and sternly warned him:
"Although you've already broken through to the Cave Heaven Realm, the ancient creatures heading there are all extremely powerful.
With your current cultivation, going would be nothing short of suicide. This trip is absolutely forbidden."
His tone was unusually firm.
Though framed as a warning, it was clearly an outright rejection.
Yet the moment Zhu Chen heard the words mountain treasure, everything clicked into place.
A rare treasure in the Cangmang Mountains… wasn't that the inheritance of the Supreme Hall?
No wonder Little Red—who normally stayed in the Fire Kingdom's ancestral grounds...had suddenly appeared in the capital.
So this was it.
The timeline had finally reached the point where the four ferocious beasts would compete for the mountain treasure.
Zhu Chen secretly glanced at the Fire Emperor.
His future father-in-law was cautious by nature. There was no way he would personally take such a risk.
Thus, Zhu Chen casually used the excuse of catching a Yang Fish for cultivation and asked Huo Ling'er to help him...then promptly dragged her away.
"Sigh…" the Fire Emperor shook his head. "Child, I'm stopping you for your own good. Recently, terrifying beasts have been gathering near the Cangmang Mountains.
Even ancient creatures like Qiongqi and Zhu Yan have appeared. With your current strength, going there would mean certain death…"
Given his shrewdness, the Fire Emperor naturally saw through Zhu Chen's little scheme.
Still, he wasn't overly worried.
After all, he had secretly arranged for powerful Fire Kingdom warriors to protect both Zhu Chen and Huo Ling'er.
If they truly attempted to sneak into the Cangmang Mountains, those warriors would inform him immediately.
As long as the two weren't able to arrive there instantly, he would have more than enough time to intercept them.
After leaving the palace, Zhu Chen didn't head outside the city to catch a Yang Fish.
Instead, he took Huo Ling'er's hand and began strolling leisurely through the bustling capital.
"Zhu Chen, weren't we supposed to catch Yang Fish?" Huo Ling'er asked softly.
With Zhu Chen holding her hand so openly, her face flushed crimson.
Still, she didn't pull away. When they were younger, they often wandered around like this together.
Perhaps due to familiarity—or perhaps because her heart had already made its choice....she had gradually accepted him as the man she wanted to spend her life with.
In the desolate lands, people matured early...especially cultivators.
Although Huo Ling'er was only seven or eight years old, she already understood far more than most.
"Ling'er," Zhu Chen asked casually, "do you want to go play in the Cangmang Mountains?"
Though his expression was relaxed, his voice reached her mind directly through divine sense.
Huo Ling'er's eyes lit up.
She couldn't use telepathy yet, so she leaned closer and whispered excitedly, "Of course I want to! I dream of traveling outside, but Father Emperor never allows it. Do you have a plan?"
"Just do exactly as I say later," Zhu Chen replied via divine sense. "I guarantee we'll slip away without those shadows noticing."
With that, Zhu Chen opened the chat group.
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