This scene left Bai Fengxin and the others utterly speechless.
Just how powerful did someone have to be to face the collapse of a secret realm as calmly as the Emperor Consort had?
That was nothing short of a divine miracle!
The Emperor Consort was truly an extraordinary being, one rarely seen in all of history!
Filled with reverence, Bai Fengxin and the others silently left the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.
Their trip there had finally taught them what sort of person the man of Empress Profound Ice truly was.
After experiencing the sense of security Lin Xuan brought, Ling Rong was also deeply shaken.
She lifted her head and secretly gazed up at Lin Xuan's breathtakingly handsome face.
In an instant, her heart filled with admiration and affection.
"The man every woman dreams of must be someone like him!"
"Let's go," Lin Xuan said casually.
He swept his hand, and a mysterious gale rose up, carrying everyone outside the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.
Under the night sky, the Jade Carriage pulled by the Green-Winged Flying Birds was parked not far away.
Just as Lin Xuan was about to take his four daughters aboard, a figure came rushing out of a path beside them.
An old man with graying hair looked at Ling Rong excitedly. "Miss!"
The newcomer was Qian Song, the Ling Family's old steward.
"Uncle Qian, what are you doing here?" Ling Rong had a terrible feeling.
Qian Song gasped for breath several times, then suddenly burst into tears and seized Ling Rong's hand. "Miss, disaster has befallen the Ling Family!"
"Uncle Qian, don't panic. Tell me quickly, what happened?" Ling Rong asked anxiously.
Qian Song then explained what had happened.
As it turned out, three days ago, after Ling Rong left the Ling Family for the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, Wei Changtian, the Grand Commandant of the Great Xia Kingdom, had come to the Ling Family to propose a marriage.
In front of everyone, Wei Changtian had declared that he didn't mind Ling Rong's humble status or the Ling Family's low standing. He was willing to let Ling Rong enter the Wei residence and become his second son's wife.
Everyone in the Great Xia Kingdom knew that Wei Changtian's second son was born intellectually disabled and couldn't even care for himself.
Marrying him would be worse than death.
Ling Rong's father had immediately refused the marriage.
Wei Changtian had seized the opportunity to accuse the Ling Family of insulting the Grand Commandant, a crime that could not be forgiven. He had ordered his men to beat Ling Rong's father severely and take him away.
All the direct descendants of the Ling clan had also been arrested on various pretexts.
Since the old steward Qian Song knew Ling Rong had gone to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, he had raced all the way there to deliver the news as quickly as possible.
After hearing what Qian Song had to say, Ling Rong trembled with rage.
"Wei Changtian is only a Grand Commandant. When the Ling Family was in its prime, he wasn't even worth as much as a dog!"
"I never imagined that now that our family has fallen, even he would bully us like this!"
Ling Rong clenched her pearly teeth and declared resolutely, "Uncle Qian, don't worry. Nothing will happen to the Ling Family!"
"But..." Qian Song sighed helplessly.
The Ling Family's martial inheritance had been dwindling for generations. After all their struggles, they had finally produced a heaven-blessed young woman like Ling Rong, only for her to lose her spiritual root overnight.
Wei Changtian dared to act so arrogantly because he must have the Great Xia royal family's permission.
By now, even the Emperor himself might not be able to help the Ling Family.
Ling Rong had already taken the Longevity Flower and could clearly feel her lost talent rapidly returning.
She was completely confident she could save the Ling Family from disaster.
She offered no further explanation. Instead, she turned to Lin Xuan and respectfully knelt before him.
"Thank you, Emperor Consort, for saving me from danger time and again!"
"When I return, I will have a golden statue made in your honor and burn incense day and night in gratitude!"
After speaking, she rose and walked resolutely toward the Great Xia Kingdom.
Qian Song's gaze trembled as he stared at Lin Xuan in shock.
"The Miss called him the Emperor Consort. There's only one Empress in the Northern Profound Heaven and Red Firmament Heaven. Could he be the husband of Empress Profound Ice?"
At the thought, Qian Song's heart surged with excitement.
"The Miss meeting the Emperor Consort of the Northern Profound Heaven is surely a great opportunity bestowed upon her by Heaven!"
"From the look on her face, she must be completely confident she can turn things around. That must have something to do with the Emperor Consort!"
Qian Song hurriedly knelt and bowed. "This old man pays his respects to the Emperor Consort! May you enjoy boundless longevity and everlasting blessings!"
Then, filled with reverence, he turned and followed Ling Rong.
Xuanxi and Xuanzhu watched Ling Rong and Qian Song leave, their brows furrowed in thought.
Xuanzhu asked, "Father, something so terrible happened to that aunt's family. Can she fix it?"
"She can." Lin Xuan nodded.
If things went according to the novels he had read in his previous life, Ling Rong was a quintessential daughter of destiny.
After obtaining the Longevity Flower, she would surely rise to power in no time.
"That's good. Otherwise, that aunt would be so pitiful!" Xuanzhu said, looking relieved.
Xuanxi smiled sweetly, dimples appearing on her cheeks. "She met Father. That's what they call good deeds rewarded!"
Lin Xuan affectionately tapped her little cheek with a finger. "My precious Xuanxi, that was very well said!"
"Hehe!" Xuanxi was delighted.
Afterward, Lin Xuan took his daughters aboard the Jade Carriage.
They had eaten their fill and enjoyed themselves, so the children weren't in a hurry to go straight home.
Lin Xuan therefore didn't use the God-Speed Bracelet. Instead, he had the four Green-Winged Flying Birds pull the Jade Carriage through the sky.
About an hour later,
A foul demonic aura rushed into the carriage with a whoosh.
Lin Xuan hurriedly waved his hand, using his true energy to blow the reeking air away.
At the same time, countless flames surged skyward beneath them, ten thousand feet below.
Shouts and screams rose and fell, echoing through heaven and earth.
Xuanxi and Xuanzhu both felt uneasy and clung tightly to Lin Xuan.
"Father, those sounds are so scary!"
"I'm scared!"
Even the Nine-Headed Heavenly Python, which had been playing with the children, grew restless.
Its nine heads swiftly turned toward the front, peering through the window at the flames blazing below.
"Don't be afraid. Father's here. You're safe."
Lin Xuan quickly formed a soundproofing array so the terrifying noises couldn't reach his daughters' ears.
Though war and slaughter were experiences they would have to face one day,
Lin Xuan wouldn't let them encounter the dark side of the world so soon.
They were still young. Their hearts should be filled with sunshine and love.
Extending his divine sense, Lin Xuan saw a small kingdom among the ten thousand towering mountains ahead.
At that moment, a terrifying demonic wind swept through the kingdom.
More than a thousand powerful monsters were slaughtering the human race within its borders.
Sensing the Nine-Headed Heavenly Python's agitation, Lin Xuan spoke to it telepathically. "Go down and put an end to this chaos."
This Nine-Headed Heavenly Python was not only an extraordinary fire-attributed monster.
It also had a very special ability: it could grow stronger by devouring others.
The monsters below were no match for it.
Upon receiving the order, the Nine-Headed Heavenly Python immediately flew toward the city in the valley.
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