A very masculine man

  Long glanced at them and shouted: "What are you meddling in? Don't you know that's just a lover's quarrel? Besides, the man doesn't look bad either. And looking at him like that, does he seem like an ordinary person to you?"

  "What's wrong with that? Don't care?"

  "What's the point of arguing? Sit down and eat first." Long Yi said, walking inside, passing through several rooms, and then they sat down at a table downstairs.

  "Dragon One, shall we follow like this?"

  "Let's see how things go." Long Yi poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip, looking up at the floor above. After a moment's thought, he turned to his brothers: "Are you guys really going to follow the girl?"

  "Or what? She saved us and this kindness hasn't been repaid yet, has it? Anyway, there's nothing much going on now. If she wants us to follow her, then we'll follow." Long Shi said.

  "Yes! I think the girl is quite likable, and her skills are no worse than ours. Moreover, she saved our lives, so following her is fine with me, I have no objections." Long Four also spoke up.

  "Since you all say so, then it's decided." Long nodded slightly. They had always been grateful and returned kindness, this was the principle of their Dragon Riders. As for how to repay, did following her and protecting her count as repayment?

  Upstairs, Mu Chenfeng and Tang Xin sat down in the side room. The waiter quickly brought up wine and dishes. The two had already eaten buns before and were not hungry, so they just drank water wine. Mu Chenfeng saw that she hadn't touched her chopsticks, so he politely helped her pour wine: "Come on, let's drink a few cups."

  Tang Xin glanced at him, saw that he had filled her wine glass to the brim, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "What trick are you playing again? Don't think about getting me drunk again, my current capacity is a thousand cups without falling." She picked up the cup and took a light sip, the entrance was clear and fragrant, this wine was not strong, but the taste was very good.

  "Hehe... who would I think of getting you drunk?" He chuckled softly, his thick laughter coming from his chest, the smile in his phoenix-like eyes overflowing as he raised his wine cup for a gentle toast: "Come on, let's drink up."

  Tang Xin didn't drink, but instead put down the wine cup and said to the beasts in her spatial bangle: "Feng Feng, Xiao Dan, come out and eat together!" As soon as her voice fell, two rays of light flashed out with a whooshing sound, appearing before her.

  "Mother!" Fengfeng rushed over, wanting to climb onto her lap and snuggle into her arms. But before she could even take a step, she was scooped up by a pair of slender hands: "Little devil, come sit with me!"

  Mo Chen narrowed his eyes, a smile on his handsome face, but in Fengfeng's eyes, it looked like he had no good intentions. He shrunk back: "Don't." Very bluntly refusing, who knew that this person seemed to not want to see him, this male animal, snuggled up in Tang Xin's arms, and so, very graciously let go of his hand.

  "Alright! Qilin, come out and keep this little devil company."

  The lazy voice had just fallen when a ray of light flashed out, and a slender young man with a majestic appearance spun around to appear in front of them: "Master."

  The youth, about fifteen or sixteen years old, was quite robust and sturdy, with a well-developed chest and thick arms, but had a doll-like face, with fiery red hair. His expression also carried a hint of laziness, but when he looked at Mu Chenfeng, his eyes showed respect. However, the combination of his rugged physique and extremely mismatched doll-like face caused a strong visual impact, even Tang Xin couldn't help but open her mouth in astonishment.

  "Is that your fire kirin? It looks too... strange. Look at that tiger waist and bear back, and then look at that white and innocent baby face, what is this?"

  "How ugly." Fengfeng pouted and glanced at Qilin, then buried her face in Tangxin's chest, secretly laughing.

  Hu Qi Lin heard this, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Feng Feng who was nestled in Tang Xin's arms. He retorted without any politeness: "You're also an ancient divine beast, but with those short hands and feet, you still look good with that baby fat face?" Hu Qi Lin crossed his arms over his chest, slightly raised his chin: "Besides, for us ancient divine beasts, looking good is useless, strength is the king, understand? Little demon."

  "You're the little devil! Baby face!" Fengfeng turned her head and made a ghostly face, but who knew that the next moment, she was picked up by Qilin.

  "Your master wants to develop a relationship with my master, so come and cultivate a good relationship with me!" Huo Qilin smiled slyly, hugged the chubby Fengfeng into his arms, sat down beside him, poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and then stuffed it into Fengfeng's small mouth: "Come on, taste it."

  "Pfft! I'd rather not drink the wine you've sipped from, it's disgusting!" Fengfeng turned her head and struggled to get down, but was held tightly by his strong arms and couldn't break free. For a moment, she looked up at Tangxin with a pleading expression: "Mom..."

  "It won't eat you again, figure it out yourself." Tang Xin shrugged and looked at the blue-clothed woman beside him: "Xiao Dan, did your injuries heal and you leveled up again?" Last time she couldn't transform into human form, didn't expect this time she actually transformed into human form.

  By Tang Xin's side, a cold and proud woman stood quietly, her blue long dress showcasing her slender figure. Her waist was as slim as a snake, making one's heart skip a beat at the sight of it. However, she stood there like air, silent and still. Her blue hair flowed smoothly down her back, her beautiful face like a plum blossom in the twelfth lunar month, coldly captivating, especially those eyes that shone with a water-blue light, so beautiful they left one astonished.

  "Yes, master." The cold voice did not carry a hint of warmth, but her gaze when looking at Tang Xin was gentle and respectful.

  Tang Xin smiled and praised: "I didn't expect Xiao Dan's human form to be so beautiful."

  Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed across Xiaodan's eyes, but her face remained icy. She forced a smile, her lips curling up slightly.

  "Come sit down! Don't stand." She gestured and patted the spot beside her, Xiaodan saw it, nodded, and walked up to sit down.

  Mo Chenfeng glanced at Xiao Dan and asked Tang Xin, "Have you ever heard of the Spiritual Beast Forest?"

  "Spirit Beast Forest? No."

  "That forest is an indirect passage between the Immortal Realm and the Tiger's Roar Continent, connecting the entrances of the two continents. If one doesn't use a spatial axis to transfer to the Immortal Realm, they would have to go through that Spirit Beast Forest." He took a sip of wine and said, "I reckon it's because that place is too dangerous and remote, no one dares to pass through there to get to the Immortal Realm. Generally speaking, cultivators going to the Immortal Realm all use spatial transfer axes."

  "What's next?" She raised an eyebrow, puzzled by his sudden mention of this.

  He glanced at her, then at Xiaodan and Fengfeng, saying slowly: "The two spiritual beasts you currently have are too weak, and your own strength needs to be improved. I suggest you go there and take a walk, it's also good to contract several high-level spiritual beasts with strong strength." He paused for a moment, then said: "Hu Qilin is the one I contracted there."

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xin gave Huo Qilin a strange glance: "Isn't it said that ancient divine beasts are rare? That spiritual beast forest actually has an ancient divine beast? Then shouldn't all the cultivators in the cultivation world be able to go there to find one?"

  "Hmph! You think those immortal realms can find ancient divine beasts?" Huo Qilin snorted, while pouring wine for Fengfeng, whose face was already slightly red, and said: "There are many powerful divine beasts in there, but the ancient divine beasts are rare. I've been in there for at least a few thousand years, and I think I've only seen one. It was a dragon, that guy, I fought it once and we ended up even. If you go there, it's best not to provoke it, that violent dragon has a bad temper. And most importantly, don't get close to the violent dragon's territory, otherwise... tsk, it'll be terrible."

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xin's interest was piqued. She looked at Mu Chenfeng and asked: "Where is that Spiritual Beast Forest? I've seen the map of the Tiger Roar Continent before, but I've never seen or heard of such a place!"

  "That's because nobody dares to go there, so naturally they wouldn't have mapped out that area." He took a bite of his food and pulled out a map from his space: "This is the complete map, take a look! However, I suggest you should reach the peak of the Building Stage before going there. If not, you'll definitely die once you enter."

  "Yes, inside there are not only many powerful divine beasts, but also families and mercenaries from the cultivation world who go there to temper themselves. Only the strong can survive there, with your current strength, you're too weak, going there would be a dead end, if you encounter demonic cultivators, it's even more hopeless." Huo Qilin bluntly struck, seeing Fengfeng's dazed eyes as she fell asleep in his arms, he put down his wine cup and pinched her tender face: "This little demon, how did it become male? If it were female, I could pair with you, wouldn't that be perfect?"

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xin's mouth twitched and she shot a speechless glance at Huo Qilin. It was indeed true that there were owners like their beasts, not one bit false.

  After dinner, she took out the cherries and ate them. Since Fengfeng had fallen asleep, she let Xiaodan take it into the space bracelet to rest, and Huo Qilin also followed back. Standing at the window, looking down, the streets were bustling with people coming and going. She yawned, and then heard the voice of Mu Chenfeng coming from behind her.

  "Let's go back to our room and rest! We've been rushing all day, I'm really tired." Mu Chenfeng said with a smile as he walked up to her side.

  "Another room with you? I'm not going, ask the waiter to open another one. After a tiring day, I don't have the mood to deal with you."

  "Tired? I've already asked Er Er to prepare water in the room, go wash up and sleep!" He had a considerate expression, with a smile overflowing from his phoenix eyes, as he hugged her and headed out: "Let's go! We're going back to our room."

  "Let the wind blow! Release!"

  "It's okay, don't be shy." He said with a smile, half-pushing and half-hugging her into the guest room. Inside, a large wooden barrel, about half a person high, was emitting steam, placed in the middle of the room. After they entered, he casually closed the door behind them and let her go to test the water temperature.

  "Ah, just right, not hot, you go wash first!"

  "Then you go out." She walked forward, it's not bad to soak in a bubble bath after being tired all day. She had long wanted to change into this white dress, and it felt uncomfortable to wear the same white clothes as that scumball.

  "Going out?" He raised an eyebrow: "Hehe, how can that be? I'm right here, hmm, don't worry, I won't peek, I'll go inside and wait for you." He smiled and turned to enter the inner room, which was only separated from the outside by a bead curtain. If she were to undress and bathe in there, everything would naturally fall under his gaze.

  Tang Xin glanced at the bead curtain and her mouth twitched: "Forget it, I'll just wash instead!"

  "Why don't we take a bath together?"

  "Go wash yourself!"

  "It's not bad to have a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water together." Someone supported their chin, pondering, and looked at her again, smiling like a seductive demon: "You've seen my body before, what's wrong with washing together? How about it? Can I help you undress?" As they spoke, they really got up from the bed and walked towards Tang Xin.

  "Maniac!" She took a step back, guarding against this man whose next move she couldn't fathom.

  "Hehe... you really won't wash? Then I'll wash." A joyful laughter echoed, reverberating in the room. He walked over to the large wooden tub, turned his head and looked at her with a smiling gaze: "I don't mind you sitting aside and admiring."

  Tang Xin rolled her eyes and turned to walk inside, sitting down on the bed. Seeing that he really didn't have any reservations about changing in front of her, her heart skipped a beat, her gaze flickered, and she quickly looked away.

  This demon is not like before, every move and gesture has a seductive charm, if you stare at him, it's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen! Forget it, she'd better take a cold bath in the space ring.

  With a thought, the spirit gathered, and in an instant, a flash of light flickered and disappeared into the room.

  Just stripped off half of his clothes, Mu Xun turned around and glanced back, but didn't see anyone's shadow. He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, curve up the corners of his lips, and slip into the wooden tub, closing his eyes in comfort.

  Night, quietly arrived, when Tang Xin came out of the space bracelet, she had changed into a green dress. Seeing Mu Chenfeng lying on the bed sleeping soundly, she planned to spend the night on that couch, but as soon as her foot stepped forward, her hand was pulled back and yanked behind her.

  "Ah!"

  She fell backwards, landing right on the bed, bumping into his arms, before she could jump up, his large hands had already wrapped around her waist, one leg also came over to hold down her feet, tightly embracing her.

  "Are you here again? Can't you be more considerate? I'm tired too, you know!" She raised her head with a scowl, only to find that her lips had accidentally touched his. Both of them were taken aback for a moment, and before she could react, Mo Chenfeng was already smiling with pleasure in a low voice.

  "Tang Tang, you're taking advantage of me again, how can this be good? I'm always being taken advantage of by you, it's really unfair."

  "Who's taking advantage of whom? You still have the nerve to say that!" She felt a sudden jump in her heart, and her eyes darted away from his scorching gaze.

  "Isn't that so? When I take advantage of you, it's just a hug around your waist and holding hands, but what about you? As soon as we meet, you're either pulling my pants down or pouncing on me and biting wildly. And now, you've bumped into my lips - none of this is intentional on your part?" He raised an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming with a seductive charm that was either deliberate or not, his warm breath seeming to caress her ear. Watching her stiffen in response, he smiled even more widely.

  "Get away from me!" She struggled to get out of bed, but the scoundrel held her hands and feet tightly like a bear, making it impossible for her to move.

  Mo Chen's low, husky laughter rumbled out of his throat as his chest heaved with the effort: "Heh... I've discovered that holding you while sleeping is quite comfortable. Once I hold you, I get addicted and don't want to let go."

  Upon hearing this, her mouth twitched and she said: "I'm wide awake now, let me go, I'll go for a walk." It's indeed true that one thing can counter another. In the past, it was she who bullied him, but now the tables have turned. Is this not proof of the saying that evil people will be punished by other evil people?

  "Hmm? Can't sleep? It's late at night, if you can't sleep, then let's play something else?"

  "What?" She was taken aback and asked foolishly.

  "What did you say? A man and a woman lying on one bed can't sleep, what should they do?"

  Upon hearing this, her forehead furrowed with several black lines: "Can't you think seriously for once?"

  "Me? Not serious? What did I say? I just thought, since you can't sleep, I'll keep you company and cultivate with you. Did you think of somewhere else?"

  “……”

  "If you don't want to practice, and want to do something else, I can accompany you." He smiled softly, his voice stirring up ripples in her calm heart, creating circles of disturbance.

  Cultivation.

  "Alright, I'll accompany you." As he let go of her hand, she jumped up and quickly retreated to the side of the bed. He simply smiled and nonchalantly got up, adjusted his slightly loose collar, sat down cross-legged on the bed, and only then did he look at her.

  Tang Xin glanced at her, sat cross-legged with his back to him, but unexpectedly, she was just about to start practicing, and he turned her around: "I am a congenital spiritual body, we practice together, your strength will increase faster." He said, his voice paused, and the dark light flashed in his eyes, and then smiled: "Of course, the speed of double repair is even faster, do you want to try?"

  "What other benefits does the congenital spiritual body have? Come on." She raised her spirit, automatically ignoring what she said afterwards. Unexpectedly, he lit up: "Dual cultivation? Good, I'll take off my clothes."

  "No!" She gritted her teeth, was this guy intentionally trying to annoy her?

  "Two birds with one stone."

  "Get out of here! You're coming or not? If not, then scram! Stop meddling in other people's business!"

  She saw her anger, immediately converged, and hurriedly said: "Okay okay, isn't it all right to listen to you?" She raised the spiritual energy in her body and said: "Relax your mood, don't be so angry, it's not good for cultivation. If your heart is not calm, you will go crazy."

  She took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, trying to calm herself down. Only then did she gather her spiritual energy, and the two of them merged their energies together, their palms striking each other as they closed their eyes and entered a meditative state.

  The next day, at dawn, when the first ray of sunlight slanted into the room, the two finally retracted their breaths, exhaling softly. However, at this moment, Tang Xin's aura changed, her spiritual energy surged out, and fine sweat seeped from her forehead. With her eyes closed, she quickly turned her hands to guide that surge of spiritual energy back towards her dantian.

  Mo Chenfeng saw the situation and said in a deep voice: "You are about to advance, direct all the spiritual energy inside your body to the dantian, gather it into a ball of energy and push it upwards, let's see how many levels you can advance."

  At this time, downstairs, the twelve dragon riders were waiting, wondering why they hadn't come down yet. One of them said, "Why don't I go up and take a look?"

  "Wait a bit longer." Long Yi said, looking at everyone, and asked: "Are all the dry rations ready?"

  "Ready, can eat for ten days to half a month without any problem."

  "En, that's good." He nodded and also looked up at the building, wondering why they hadn't gotten up yet even though the sun was already out.

  Upstairs in the room, an hour passed, and Tang Xin's aura grew more intense until a burst of golden light suddenly erupted from her body, accompanied by a low growl, as her spiritual energy surged upwards, rapidly advancing several levels.

  Mocheng Feng counted on the side: "Fourth-order foundation, fifth-order, sixth-order? It actually rose by three orders?" He raised an eyebrow, if this was dual cultivation, wouldn't it rise even faster? However, why did her advancement come with that golden light at the same time?

  As he thought, the golden light dissipated from her body, and the green dress disappeared at an eerie speed, transforming her back into her naked form. Even the disguise on her face changed back to her original appearance. Witnessing this sultry and fiery scene, Mu Chenfeng's eyes darted about with two clusters of scorching flames, tightly fixated on the sensual and alluring woman before him.

  He didn't expect that the hot blood in his body would surge upwards, causing two lines of nosebleed to flow out. He hastily tilted his head back and gathered a stream of water energy to clean it up. His eyes flickered towards Tang Xin for an instant, but before he could even glance away, a punch came flying over.

  "Sneak a peek! I let you sneak a peek!"

  "Ah! Stop stop stop!" He quickly fell back, but one eye was still punched by her, and he gasped in pain.

  "Hmph! Pervert!" She cursed, quickly taking out a set of clothes from her storage space and putting them on before getting out of bed. Her hands clenched into fists: "Huh? From the third stage of Foundation Establishment to the sixth stage?"

  "This is all thanks to my efforts, your clothes are ruined and it's not like I did it on purpose, yet you still dare to punch me! Ahh! You've really gone too far this time! How am I supposed to show my face in public now?"

  She glanced at him with a mixture of surprise and schadenfreude, saying: "Who made you bleed from the nose and still sneak a peek at me? You're obviously asking for a beating!" She walked to the mirror to tidy up her hair, but unexpectedly found that the disguise on her face was gone. She couldn't help but touch her face in surprise: "How did it disappear?"

  "You've leveled up, that golden light has ruined your clothes, and the disguise on your face is gone too." He walked over while wiping his eyes with a handkerchief: "You'd better disguise yourself again, if you go out like this, it'll attract too much attention. It's best not to let others see your true appearance." In fact, he was secretly afraid of letting others see her beauty, she was so stunning that people couldn't take their eyes off her. If he wasn't by her side, who knows how many infatuated men would be swooning over her?

  Tang Xin didn't think that much, she changed her appearance also because her true face was too stunningly beautiful, such beauty would bring her trouble before her strength became powerful enough, she hated trouble, so naturally she hoped to hide this face first.

  Then she sat down, took out her disguise kit and said: "You go first! I'll get ready and come downstairs."

  "I'll wait for you here and go down with you." He smiled and sat down beside her, watching as she put on a calm expression.

  Tang Xin swept a glance at him, then ignored him and hid her current stunning appearance, changing back to her ordinary looks. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard the sound of applause.

  "Miss? Miss, are you okay?"

  It turned out that the twelve dragon knights saw the light and thought something had happened to her, so they rushed upstairs to take a look.

  "Go open the door." She gestured, then checked again herself, and only after making sure everything was normal did she get up.

  The door opened and out came Mu Chenfeng, dressed in a white robe. He glanced at the twelve people surrounding the guest room door and asked faintly, "What's going on?"

  "Do you have something to do?" Tang Xin also walked out and saw them, not surprised at all. She had already known it was them since she heard the voices just now.

  "Miss, are you alright? We saw a light emanating from this house just now and thought something had happened to you, so we came up to take a look." As soon as Long spoke, he saw that she was fine, but his heart couldn't help but feel even more surprised - what was the meaning of that light just now? A golden light, extremely rare, yet it flashed out in this house, and although it only lasted for an instant, they had all caught sight of it.

  "It's nothing." She said lightly and walked out.

  Mo Chenfeng glanced at them and followed them out, went downstairs, had breakfast, and the two of them headed towards the outskirts of the city. However, the twelve people behind them continued to follow them out of the city. Tang Xin turned her head to look at them, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  "What have you been doing following us all along?"

  Seeing her stop and turn around, the twelve people's hearts were filled with joy. Long took a step forward and said: "Miss, last time you saved us, but until now we haven't had a chance to repay you. After that time, we didn't know where to find you again. Today we met you, and we want to follow by your side and protect you, in order to repay the kindness you showed us in saving our lives."

  "I didn't already say that I won't help? It was also your people who helped my friend block a blow for me to take action, don't follow me again." She said, taking out a flying talisman and unsealing it, jumping up and heading towards the sky.

  Mocheng Feng saw the situation and called out Huo Qilin to follow her, occasionally saying a few words to her. The twelve dragon riders heard her words, exchanged a stunned glance, but did not follow up.

  "The girl won't let us follow her."

  "Then don't follow!"

  "But our kindness has not been repaid, this has not been repaid, I've always thought about it in my heart, and I feel uncomfortable all the time."

  "We dragons have always been ones to repay kindness and revenge grievances. Even if the young lady doesn't want us to follow her, we can't just not follow her like this!"

  "Then what's next?"

  "Alright, follow me! Just don't get too close."

  "What are you waiting for? Let's go!" As soon as Longyi's voice fell, the twelve flashes of light flashed and transformed into four-clawed flying dragons that soared into the sky, chasing after Tangxin...

  No one has ever known that the Twelve Dragon Knights are descendants of the dragon tribe, they themselves are a dragon, they are people transformed from dragons, they are noble, proud, stern and arrogant, at the same time, they also respect the strong!

  Like this, in front, Tang Xinyu was sitting leisurely on the flying symbol, admiring the scenery below, while beside her sat Mu Chenfeng on the back of a fire qilin. Behind them, not far away, twelve four-clawed flying dragons were arranged in two rows, following closely behind. This formation made people's hearts tremble with fear at first sight.

  The dragon, a noble symbol and a mythical creature that has only been heard of but never seen, is even more elusive in the Tiger's Roar Continent. However, in the distant past, the Flying Immortal Realm was home to the Dragon Clan, a vast family known for their protection of their kin. The strength of the Dragon Clan was renowned, yet they were slaughtered by powerful beings who enslaved them, extracted their dragon marrow to craft superior immortal artifacts, used their scales as armor, and took their dragon pearls to enhance their own powers.

  When Tang Xin felt something following behind her, she turned back to see the twelve dragons forming a magnificent scene following behind her, and was taken aback, her body tilting to one side, almost falling from the sky because she hadn't sat steadily.

  "Be careful, falling from here could be fatal." Mu Chenfeng shook his head and reluctantly pulled her over to sit with him, glancing back at the twelve dragon riders and saying, "Those twelve dragon riders are actually twelve dragons."

  "There are actually so many dragons... How did I not realize they were dragons and not humans?" She said in astonishment, unaware that Mu Chenfeng's hand was currently wrapped around her waist, also unaware that she was tightly pressed against his chest, leaning into his embrace.

  He stroked her soft hair and said, "They must be people of the Dragon Clan to hide that aura so well."

  "Wait, let me turn around and ask them what they want to do. Being followed by twelve dragons feels really strange, and if cultivators see them like this, they'll definitely be caught and made into mounts."

  Upon hearing this, the Fire Qilin turned its head and came to the front of the twelve Dragon Riders. Tang Xin looked at them and said: "Didn't I say that you don't need to repay me? You've become like this, do you know how easy it is to attract the attention of immortal cultivators?"

  "Girl, we just happen to have nowhere to go, so let us follow you!" one of the dragons said, its mouth opening and closing as it spoke in human language, which sounded strange and eerie.

  "Follow me? I don't need you guys to protect me."

  "But we have nowhere to go, I just came back from traveling recently and don't plan to go again."

  "Where did you come from, go back there and stop following me. You're not only going to get into trouble for yourselves, but also for me, understand?" She was reasoning with the twelve dragons, had she gone mad?

  After hearing this, the twelve dragons looked at each other in confusion. Other humans would be overjoyed if they could follow them, but she repeatedly chased them away. Why was that?

  "Everyone go back! Wherever you came from, go back there." She said, and only then did she indicate for Mu Chenfeng to leave.

  At the sight, Mu Chenfeng raised an eyebrow and glanced at the twelve dragons, saying: "We're almost there, the Alchemy Association we're going to. Shall we go down and rest for a while?" These twelve dragons, even if they transformed into humans, would have the strength of foundation builders; if they were in their dragon form, they should be even stronger. If he didn't follow her in the future to protect her, but these twelve dragons did, he could rest assured.

  Tang Xin gave him a strange glance: "What are you up to again?"

  "No." He said with a smile, letting the fire kirin go down, and the place where it fell was a small mountain path. The two of them walked as if taking a stroll: "I just thought that if you accepted them, your safety would be guaranteed to some extent."

  When she heard this, Tang Xin was taken aback, her eyes flashing slightly as she looked at him, then lowered her eyelids again. However, in her heart, she was moved. He was still thinking of her, worrying about her safety. Although it had been two years since they last met and his personality had changed, his feelings for her remained the same. A faint, indescribable emotion stirred in her chest as she thought about how he used to be willing to give up everything for her, and now he was still worried about her safety.

  And the twelve dragons in the sky that day, after hearing Murong Feng's words, all lit up their eyes, looked at the two people below, and then went to the Alchemy Master Guild first, planning to wait for her there.

  Half a beat later, she raised her eyes to look at him, her expression serious as she said: "Don't worry! I won't let myself fall into danger again. Your words, I will consider carefully. But you, having come here for so long, don't even have time to cultivate. If you continue following me like this, although it's safe with you by my side protecting me, your strength won't have the chance to improve, and that would be a delay, not what I want to see."

  "Do you want me to leave?" He looked at her deeply.

  Upon hearing this, she smiled: "What? Don't want to leave?"

  "It's been two years since I last saw you, and I really didn't want to leave so soon. If I leave this time to retreat and cultivate in seclusion, who knows when I'll come out again."

  "I've almost finished my tasks here, I've learned the art of alchemy, and as long as I pass the assessment, I'll get the alchemist badge. Then I can go back to Nan Xian Men and help them refine the Da Yuan Dan. After that, I planned to use the space transfer axis to go to the Immortal Realm, but after hearing you mention the Spiritual Beast Forest, I changed my mind." She smiled and said: "After dealing with things, I should be going to the Immortal Realm from there, taking the opportunity to temper myself and contract some spiritual beasts. You can rest assured?"

  "Uh, then I'll wait for you in the immortal realm at that time. But now, we should still cherish our time together, don't you think?" A hint of a smile flashed in Feng's eyes as he held her hand and pointed to the big tree ahead: "Let's go sit there for a bit! This place is quiet and peaceful, very suitable for us two to chat."

  "Haven't you heard? The calmer it is, the more abnormal it is. Who knows what kind of people will pop out from somewhere as soon as they sit down."

  "How is it possible? There isn't even a single person in sight."

  "Clang!"

  Just as the sound of Mu Chenfeng's voice had barely fallen, the clanging sound of swords colliding really came, hearing this sound, his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he glared fiercely at the mountainside. At a glance, he caught sight of over ten black-clad men chasing after a child, while the two men protecting the child were covered in wounds, their strength gradually failing, and they could collapse at any moment.

  "Save or not?" He didn't take direct action, but instead looked at Tang Xin beside him.

  "Save him." She said, her eyes fell on the child, a few years old, who was already pale with fear, clinging tightly to one of the men's shoulders, shaking all over.

  As soon as her voice fell, Mocheng Feng spun around and swept forward, waving his hand. A stream of spiritual energy mixed with sharp wind blades shot towards the dozen or so black-clad men. The strength of a master who had formed an elixir was fundamentally not something that those in the refining stage could withstand. They didn't even have time to see clearly who it was that had struck before they fell to the ground.

  Seeing the dozen or so black-clad men fall to the ground, the two Han men also collapsed from excessive blood loss and knelt on the ground. One of them fainted immediately, while the other looked at the two people who had come to their rescue in front of him, gritted his teeth, and said: "Thank you... thank you both for saving our lives. We are members of the Tuoba family. This is the young master of the Tuoba family. Please, please take him back to the Tuoba family. The head of the household will definitely thank you both heavily."

  After speaking, she was already panting, Tang Xin took a look at the wounds on their bodies, mainly all of them were too deep and had lost too much blood, their physical strength was already exhausted. She looked at the little kid, Tuo Ba family? Suddenly thought of the man who helped her in the forest, asked: "Is there one called Tuo Ba Ye?"

  "Does the young lady know our family's eldest young master?" The man's eyes showed a surprised expression after hearing her words, and he endured the severe pain in his body to put down the child in his arms. He knelt in front of Tang Xin and begged: "Please, miss, be kind and send...send the young master back...ah...puh!" A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the man also fell to the ground.

  "Ugggh..." The little kid couldn't help but cry when he saw that even the last person who was protecting him had died.

  Tang Xin saw it, hugged the child and asked: "Little boy, don't cry, tell sister what's your name?"

  Listening to her gentle voice, he was taken aback, wiped away his tears, and said in a soft, tearful tone: "I... I'm called Tuoba An, Father and Mother both call me Little An." He looked up at her with a timid expression and asked: "Sister, do you know my big brother?"

  "Hmm, your big brother helped me, and since you're his little brother, let's go! We'll send you back home." She smiled and picked him up.

  On the side, Mu Chenfeng raised an eyebrow, another acquaintance? Tuoba Ye? Male? Watching her walk forward with a child in her arms, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, and followed behind to ask: "How do you know Tuoba Ye again? What kind of person is that? Does he look better than me?"

  "Hmph!"

  Tang Xin couldn't help but laugh, thinking of that Ta Ba Ye's big beard and the handsome man beside her, her lips involuntarily curled up: "The two of you are simply incomparable, Ta Ba Ye! Hehe..."

  "How is it? Speak!" He had planned to wait for her to obtain the badge of Alchemy Master after the assessment and then return to the Immortal Realm, but now it seems that this would make him uneasy about leaving.

  "Hmm, how to put it?" She turned her gaze, and with a smile, said: "Takabari is just a very manly man." Out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone's face suddenly darken, and the smile on her lips deepened even more.