Chapter 279

While Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Xi were immersed in kissing passionately, a frantic footstep came from the distance.

Hearing the loud sound, Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo came around at the same time. Without thinking much, Xuanyuan Mo put his arms around Duanmu Xi and stood up.

Staring at the flying dust in the distance, Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo exchanged glances and both saw the alertness in each other’s eyes.

As the footsteps got closer, Duanmu Xi finally saw clearly what the things were.

Those were a group of lions. Yet, they had two horns that were similar to the deer. They were not as big as ordinary lions, but they gave a sense of robust strength.

“They are lionelks.” Xuanyuan Mo looked at the big lions which kept approaching them and frowned.

Duanmu Xi raised her brows. Lionelks? Who were they? Were they like the hybrids of Simba and Buckshot?

While Duanmu Xi was having a bee in her bonnet, the lionelks arrived in front of them.

Seeing the scene, Duanmu Xi immediately summoned the silver dagger and got ready for fighting anytime.

Staring at the lionelks closing in constantly, Xuanyuan Mo slightly narrowed his eyes and reached his hands to Duanmu Xi, “Give me the dagger.”

Duanmu Xi didn’t know what Xuanyuan Mo wanted to do, but she still handed the dagger to him.

Xuanyuan Mo took the dagger and rushed to the lionelks.

Duanmu Xi was astonished. What was Snow doing? Why did he run into the pride?

While Duanmu Xi wanted to run over too, Xuanyuan Mo flew up high and then swung the silver dagger at the sky. Instantly, the lionelks were all gone.

Duanmu Xi blinked and didn’t dare to believe what she saw. The arrogant lionelks just disappeared. Was this what Third Master and Chief Elder called the illusion? If it was really an illusion, it was really hard to tell.

Xuanyuan Mo looked at Duanmu Xi’s dumbfounded expression. With a smile, he bent to kiss her on the lips.

The soft feeling on her lips made Duanmu Xi come to her senses. She stared at Xuanyuan Mo, “Why did you kiss me again?”

Without answering her question, Xuanyuan Mo bent to kiss Duanmu Xi on her lips again and then licked his lips, “You’re a bit stupid but taste pretty good.”

Duanmu Xi blushed at once. Snow was teasing her again. She used to think she was smart. Why did she seem to become less smart after being with Snow?

As Xuanyuan Mo saw Duanmu Xi’s blushed face, a smile touched his eyes. He held her hand, “Let’s go inside and take a look!” He must figure out what was in the sacred realm.

“Oh right, Snow, how did you know those lionelks were illusory?” Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo curiously. She didn’t sense anything wrong just now. She really wondered how Snow figured that out just now.

Xuanyuan Mo didn’t stop but arched his brows, “Do you forget who I am?”

Duanmu Xi was slightly dazed to hear that and then took a tumble. She patted her forehead and said, “Oh right, you’re the beast god. How can the lionelks attack you?”

If those lionelks were real, they couldn’t come out and attack Snow. After all, Snow was the beast god and the king of the Beast World. So, the beasts couldn’t attack her. Why didn’t she think through such a simple thing back then?

In the Huayang Palace of the Wilderness Holy Region.

The elder in white was standing by the window and gazing at the crescent outside.

With a squeak, the door was pushed open. Upon entering the room, Second Elder saw the elder in white standing by the window and subconsciously frowned. Then, he turned around and closed the door gently.

Hearing the sound, the elder in white came around and turned around only to see Second Elder. He smiled, “There you are.”

Hearing that, Second Elder nodded, “You asked me to come here so late at night. What’s the matter?”

With his eyes flickering, the elder in white looked at Second Elder, “Let’s sit down and talk.” With that, the elder in white sat by the table and poured tea for the two of them.

Seeing the scene, Second Elder sat opposite the elder in white.

“Do you remember that you told me about seeing the golden light that day?” The elder in white asked while pushing the poured tea to Second Elder.

Second Elder was slightly dazed to hear that and then said with a frown, “Do you mean the golden light Mr. Xuanyuan used to recover the mental strength for that old guy in Green Pine Inn?”

The elder in white nodded, “Yes, as I remember, you told me the golden light was the same as that we had seen in the sacred realm before?”

“Yeah!” Second Elder didn’t understand what the elder in white implied. He had told the elder in white about this before.

The elder in white frowned, “Can you tell me what exactly happened that day?”

Second Elder felt even more confused, but he still nodded and said, “That day, upon hearing that the old guy’s mental strength was seriously impaired, Xuanyuan Mo started to give the old man treatment. When he did the treatment, the light emitted was golden, the same as the golden light we had seen in the sacred realm. And that golden light was magical. Within the burning period of a joss stick, the old man’s mental strength was cured and all the people around got leveled up. Even I was promoted too.”

The elder in white frowned and dropped his eyes. Was Xuanyuan Mo from that continent? Yet, since he was from that continent, why did he appear on the Hantian Continent?

Seeing that the elder in white got lost in thought with a frown, Second Elder knitted his brows and asked, “What’s wrong with that?”

The elder in white looked at Second Elder and smiled, “No, I just recalled that Xuanyuan Mo could make the sacred realm choose him. He’s really quite something.”

Second Elder nodded and thought of the power of the golden light. He had to admit that the sacred realm made a good choice. Xuanyuan Mo couldn’t be compared with ordinary people.

In the side hall of the Sacred Maiden’s Palace.

Phoenix Five was sitting in the corridor quietly alone. With her head lowered, she was lost in thought.

Long Yue walking from the other side of the corridor saw Phoenix Five sitting in the corridor thinly dressed. He subconsciously furrowed his brows and turned to go back. When he came back, he was holding a cloak in his hand.

Long Yue arrived behind Phoenix Five and put the cloak on her, “Be careful not to get a cold!”

Upon seeing Long Yue, Phoenix Five smiled, “It’s you. It’s so late. Why don’t you go to sleep?”

Long Yue sat next to Phoenix Five, “I can’t fall asleep. What about you? Why don’t you go to sleep either?”

Phoenix Five looked at the moon in the sky with a shimmer of sadness crossing his eyes.

Long Yue looked at Phoenix Five’s sorrowful face, his eyes flickering, “Are you still thinking about what happened in the daytime?”

Phoenix Five’s eyes slightly hung. A while later, she said, “I’m not a good phoenix guard.”

Long Yue knitted his brows and listened patiently to Phoenix Five talking without chiming in.

“I’ve been picked as Phoenix Five since I was little. Since I was a kid, I’ve been learning how to protect my master and be loyal to my master. I’m always ready to sacrifice my life for my master. That’s what I’ve been doing all the time until Her Majesty sent me to take care of Her Highness. Her Highness is really nice to me. Sometimes, I even feel that she regards me as a friend rather than a secret guard. Her Highness is also an excellent person in all aspects. Even in terms of cultivation, ordinary people can barely be comparable to her. As such, I feel I’m so useless. I always can’t help Her Highness and even become a drag on Her Highness every time something happens. For example, in the jungle, we didn’t protect Her Highness. Instead, it was Her Highness who protected us. How useless I am!” In the end, Phoenix Five was sobbing.

Hearing Phoenix Five’s sad words, Long Yue felt a heartache and held her in his arms. Phoenix Five didn’t struggle but leaned against Long Yue’s arms meekly. Maybe she was so fragile that she couldn’t care about whether men or women were superior.

Long Yue rubbed himself against Phoenix Five’s head, “Stop thinking foolishly. Her Highness and His Highness are not ordinary people. They have their own ways to go. We can’t follow them all the time. It’s like your empress and our emperor. They also love Her Highness. They also hope that Her Highness can stay by their side forever, but Her Highness can’t be with them forever. Neither can we follow Her Highness all the time. What we can do is try our best to help Her Highness. That will be our contribution even if Her Highness only needs us to serve tea.”

Hearing that, Phoenix Five was slightly dazed and then took a tumble with a smile. Long Yue was right. How could she forget why she followed Her Highness? When she started to follow Her Highness, she knew that Her Highness was not an ordinary person. Since then, she had decided to follow Her Highness. It would be happy and lucky for her even if she only served tea for Her Highness. Now, she really forgot her then thoughts. Maybe as she followed Her Highness for a long time, she found it more reluctant to part from Her Highness.

“Thank you, Long Yue. I’ll follow Her Highness’s order to take good care of Elder Situ and Elder Mei.” In this way, Her Highness wouldn’t have any worries. It would be sort of her contribution.

Hearing that, Long Yue smiled and tightened his arms around Phoenix Five.

Two women were standing in the corner of the other side of the corridor.

“Thirteen, Five has thought it through, right?” Staring at Phoenix Five and Long Yue, Phoenix Fourteen asked Phoenix Thirteen next to her in a low voice.

Phoenix Thirteen’s eyes flickered, “I think so!” It was great that Phoenix Five could think it through. She was really afraid that Phoenix Five would split hairs!

Hearing that, Phoenix Fourteen patted Phoenix Thirteen’s shoulder, saying with a smile, “It was smart of you to ask Long Yue to talk with Five. Now that Long Yue is here, Five immediately becomes a sheepish girl…”

“Phoenix Fourteen!” A roar came before Phoenix Fourteen finished speaking.

Hearing the roar, Phoenix Fourteen immediately shrank her head and tried to flee back to her room, but it was too late.

“Phoenix Fourteen, what did you just say?” Phoenix Five arched her brows and said in a sinister voice.

Hearing that, Phoenix Fourteen turned to look at Phoenix Five with a fawning face, “Well, Five, I said nothing at all. I didn’t say as Long Yue came, you just became a sheepish girl…” After saying that, Phoenix Fourteen realized she had said something wrong and immediately covered her mouth.

Hearing that, Phoenix Five narrowed her eyes maliciously, “Phoenix Fourteen, you mustn’t sleep tonight.” With that, Phoenix Five just turned around and went back to her own room.

“I’ll go to sleep now, little sheep.” Phoenix Thirteen darted a good-luck glance at Phoenix Fourteen and also returned to her own room.

Phoenix Fourteen was left in situ and sighed. What bad luck!