"Pansidong!?"
One scholar furrowed his brow. "Could it be the lair of some great demon from the Demon Race?!"
"You all stay here on guard. I'll go investigate!"
Qin Hao immediately pulled out the Meow Meow Hammer, fired up and ready to go alone.
"Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, you mustn't!"
The scholars hurriedly tried to stop him. "Ever since we entered Demon Race territory, everything has been strange—there's something wrong at every turn. Now this Pansidong has suddenly appeared. It could well be a trap laid by that rabbit."
"Don't worry!"
Qin Hao wore a confident smile. "I've already broken through to the Great Emperor realm. Even if Xiao Bai laid a trap, I can still escape unscathed."
With that—
Before the Eighteen Scholars could say another word, he vanished on the spot.
"Your Highness, the Prince of Qin!!"
The Eighteen Scholars were frantic, but it was too late to stop him.
They could only follow Qin Hao's instructions and keep the Great Army on guard where it was, in case Xiao Bai led the Demon Race army in a sneak attack.
Soon—
Qin Hao arrived outside Pansidong.
Before he even went in, an enticing fragrance reached his nose. Four soft, adorable little girls stood at the entrance. They had fox ears and bushy tails behind them.
"Passing young master!!"
One of them hopped forward, her voice as sweet and shrill as could be.
"My young master!!"
The other three weren't about to be outdone. They jumped out too, speaking in the same syrupy voices.
"That voice..."
Qin Hao shuddered involuntarily, feeling goosebumps rise all over.
"With a thunderous roar from the sky, the young master makes his dazzling entrance!!"
"The young master has traveled south and ventured north!"
"He's seen every flower under heaven!"
"If Heaven has