Ankang Street

"Little sister?"

On the way back to Blazing Fire City, Zi Yan flew behind me. Looking at Tang Huo'er, she muttered softly, unable to figure out what I was trying to do. Hadn't I said I was going to refine pills for Burning Flame Valley?

Yet after taking a turn around Burning Flame Valley, no pills had been refined, but I had somehow gained a little sister—and now we were heading back to Blazing Fire City?

Zi Yan turned to look at Qiu Yin and Qiu Si. Her little brows rose as she asked sternly, "You two, have you figured out what Nalan Ye is trying to do?"

Qiu Yin curled his lips. "Your Highness, why bother with a mere human?"

Qiu Si froze, glanced at Tang Huo'er and me chatting merrily, and muttered inwardly, How would I know what he's up to?

"Hehe, Your Highness, why not just ask Nalan Ye directly? He wouldn't dare hide anything from you."

Zi Yan scratched her head. If she went and asked him just like that, wouldn't Nalan Ye call her stupid again? Pouting unhappily, she gave Qiu Yin and Qiu Si another punch each. Fortunately, the siblings were used to it by now and hurriedly caught her fists.

"Haha, Huo'er, look! Blazing Fire City is up ahead!"

I pointed at the distant city with a smile. The road outside its gates was crowded with people, but my gaze landed directly on the most luxurious inn in the city. We had only been apart for a day, yet I already missed Little Fairy Doctor.

Tang Huo'er widened her eyes as she gazed at the bustling city from afar. Whether it was merchants and mercenaries traveling far and wide, or vendors calling out their wares along the streets, everything made her happy. A