Xue Qingqing and Guli stared at him wide-eyed, as though they had witnessed something unbelievable. Guli looked at Zhao Xuan cautiously, her lips trembling as if she wanted to speak but held herself back.
Zhao Xuan found their reaction strange. What was wrong with these two? Once he saw through their thoughts, he could not help but laugh bitterly.
He sighed helplessly. "Don't worry, I'm not going to cause him trouble. We're going there to hunt for a spirit ring."
The two exchanged a look and let out a sigh of relief. Zhao Xuan did not know whether to call them kind or foolish.
Though he had entertained that thought for a moment earlier, a great battle could break out at any time. No matter what, Dugu Bo, that Old Poison, was still a top-tier fighting force. If Zhao Xuan accidentally crippled one of the old man's arms or legs, it would be more trouble than it was worth.
"Then I'll go back and prepare right away."
A faint joy appeared on Xue Qingqing's face. She first gave Zhao Xuan a deep bow, then hurried back toward her dormitory.
Seeing this, the maid hurriedly bowed to Zhao Xuan as well before chasing after Xue Qingqing.
"Princess, wait for me."
Zhao Xuan watched their retreating figures in silence for a moment, then shook his head.
Sunset Forest, an ordinary Spirit Beast forest.
Of course, any place called a Spirit Beast forest was vast. The only reason they had come to Sunset Forest to help Xue Qingqing obtain a spirit ring was that it was close to Heaven Dou City.
Traveling east from Heaven Dou City for roughly three to four hundred kilometers would bring them there. If anything happened in the Heaven Dou Empire, he could return quickly from this