Mom Rou!

"This time, I, the Crown Prince, have decided to personally lead the expedition... Those who agree with my decision, please raise your hands; those who disagree, please stand."

"Let Crown Prince see who's here."

Qian Renxue practically choked out the last sentence through gritted teeth.

Everyone realized something was wrong.

Swish swish swish~!!!

Instantly, hands shot up, and the vote was passed unanimously. Orders were issued from within the palace.

Inside the Tiandou military camp, the army set off.

There was no way around it; even Xue Ye was tempted.

Qian Renxue is preparing to personally lead the expedition, which means he is preparing to leave the palace so he can have more time to treat Xue Ye's illness.

And, more subtle actions, recalling what Poison Douluo had said to him last night.

Even, if possible, he could use this opportunity to directly help Xue Beng reach that position.

He... was moved.

Afterwards, as usual, Qian Renxue went to see Xue Ye for less than three minutes before leading her army to Spirit City without stopping.

On the other side, the Great Ming Empire.

Xu Nian'an returned to the Great Ming Imperial Palace and immediately removed her mask upon her return.

Of course, even if he didn't remove it, the Brocade Guard and eunuchs who stayed in the palace all knew his identity.

"His Majesty!"

Xu Nian'an ignored the group of Brocade Guard who surrounded him and went straight into a luxurious secret room shrouded in special Soul Tool.

Roar~!!!

Just as he stepped into the secret chamber, a roar erupted, and a golden figure instantly rushed towards him.

Xu Nian'an slightly raised her hand, and in the next instant, a shield of light appeared.

Bang!

With a loud thud, the golden figure was sent flying.

"Wow, quite energetic. Looks like he won't die anytime soon."

On the ground, a disheveled, golden-haired, three-eyed Soul Beast glared angrily at Xu Nian'an.

"Human... human, let me go, or you'll regret it!"

The Soul Beast actually spoke human language, but the voice sounded a bit awkward, like... like it had only recently learned human language.

In fact, Xu Nian'an's guess was not wrong. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation level was not high before, even though it had gained intelligence from the moment it was born.

However, it still hasn't learned human language. As for how it learned human language, it did so after sharing memories with Xu Nian'an.

I will let you go, but not now.

Roar~!!!

The angry roar rang out again, and Xu Nian'an Xu Nian'an upon hearing it.

"Shut up, I don't like the way you talk."

Buzz!

As soon as she finished speaking, a peculiar line slowly appeared on Xu Nian'an's forehead.

Golden light instantly filled every corner of the room.

Feeling this familiar yet strange, complementary power, for some reason, the originally frenzied Three-Eyed Golden Lion gradually calmed down.

Xu Nian'an never intended to kill the Three-Eyed Golden Lion; he only captured her to take the opportunity to hunt the Ferocious Beast.

And this plan will be realized soon.

"You may go anywhere within the palace, but you cannot go outside the palace."

"Within the palace, you are only permitted to appear before four types of people: those in white robes, those in brocade robes, those in palace maid attire, and those in black robes."

"Of course, I'm not one of those people. Stay put and I promise I'll let you out. If you don't behave, don't blame me for locking you up in this dark cage forever."

After speaking, Xu Nian'an looked down at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Do you understand?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt an incredibly comfortable aura emanating from Xu Nian'an, and upon sensing this aura, its thoughts immediately became chaotic.

He nodded involuntarily.

"Um."

Seeing the other person nod, Xu Nian'an also nodded.

"Find Xiao Rou, Ah Yin watch over it."

After saying that, Xu Nian'an left without lingering at all.

Inside a training room.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's natal Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone were already prepared.

He raised his hand, and the Soul Bone was stored in his Storage Ring.

In fact, Xu Nian'an was quite busy. He had to handle all sorts of matters, big and small, since he had returned. Of course, Xu Nian'an only needed to make decisions; the rest had already been decided by the local officials and the Cabinet organized by the eunuchs of the Western Depot.

Xu Nian'an did not deal with government affairs immediately, because compared with those unimportant matters, he wanted to break through his current cultivation level.

Whoosh!

A blood-red Soul Ring suddenly appeared, its powerful aura of ten thousand years making it difficult for the surrounding Brocade Guard to even breathe.

Xu Nian'an glanced at it, then looked away and sat cross-legged on the ground.

A moment later, a strong fluorescent light suddenly illuminated the scene.

A bright, silvery moon slowly appeared.

Buzzing~···Boom~!!!

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Bang!

[Level 86!]

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"You are... Soul Beast, Soul Beast Transformation! How did you get here? You... you are a traitor!!!"

"Damn it, you traitor, you've aided and abetted humanity by helping them hunt down this Auspicious Beast!"

"Today, I, the Auspicious Beast, will represent the Soul Beast Clan to punish you!!!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was furious the moment it saw Ah Yin. It hadn't expected to encounter a human who Soul Beast Transformation here.

Most importantly, this person even helped the people who arrested him; he's simply unforgivable.

Ah Yin was also stunned. Looking at the golden Auspicious Beast leaping into the sky, she instinctively wanted to summon Blue Silver Grass to bind it.

But as soon as this thought crossed her mind, a strong sense of unease welled up inside her, and she had no choice but to suppress it.

After a few exchanges, he was completely stunned and stood there, not knowing how to defend or dodge.

Whoosh!

Just then, a pink figure flashed by.

Ah Yin vanished from the spot in an instant.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion turned its head and glared at the newcomer, but when the newcomer turned its head, it suddenly froze.

"Rou... Rou's Mom!"

"Rou's mom, what are you doing here?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was stunned for a moment, but soon she came to her senses.

"It must be them, it must be those damned humans, she must have kidnapped you!"

Ah Yin:???? You're so high and mighty, you... I... ***!

Xiao Rou was wearing a light pink long dress, somewhat similar to that of a palace maid. However, her clothes were quite different from those of the palace maids, being more gorgeous and noble, clearly indicating that she had already risen to the rank of official.

Xiao Rou put Ah Yin down and slowly walked to the side of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, exuding an air of noblewomanly elegance.

Rou's mom has become more beautiful, more lovely, smells better, and looks more like Rou's mom.

Simply put, in the eyes of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Rou's mother is more like a mother.

Xiao Rou squatted down and stroked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

He sighed aloud.

"So many years have passed, you've grown up, and your eyes have opened to new possibilities..."

"You must have suffered a lot along the way, right?"

After saying that, Xiao Rou touched the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's brow. Originally, there should have been a ruby there, but now it had fully grown open.

It was Xiao Rou riding Xiao Wu who, along with the Titan Giant Ape Sky Azure Bull Python, discovered the newly born Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

After that, it was Xiao Rou who took care of her, because she was the only one who had transformed into human form at the time, making her easier to care for.

Xiao Wu then transformed into human form, but this attracted the attention of the Spirit Hall. Helpless, Xiao Rou could only have the Titan Giant Ape take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion away.

After so many years, I never imagined that when we met again, everything would have changed so much.

Upon hearing Xiao Rou's words, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt a lump in its throat and its eyes reddened.