Hu Xiaotian was in no particular hurry to cultivate his internal power. After all, Quan Dean had passed ten years' worth of cultivation to him, and that alone was enough for him to sweep aside ordinary experts. According to the Old Eunuch, however, this foreign internal power would provoke a rejection response inside his body. Sooner or later, it would harm him, and might even cause qi deviation. But who could know what the future held? Given his current circumstances, the most practical approach was to take things one step at a time. Living well in the present was what truly mattered.
If Qiqi and the others had not seen through his identity, Hu Xiaotian's situation in the palace would have been quite good. His two sworn elder brothers had traveled all the way from Azure Cloud to the Capital City to find him, filling him with delight and surprise. With experts like Zhou Mo, Xiao Tianmu, Murong Feiyan, and Zhan Peng to help him, his chances of taking his parents out of the Kang Capital and regaining their freedom had grown considerably. Hu Xiaotian began planning his departure from the Imperial City. In truth, he had never abandoned the idea of leaving, but Ji Feihua's appearance had made it especially urgent. He did not want to become a pawn in the power struggle between Ji Feihua and Quan Dean.
As promised, Hu Xiaotian arrived at the Jinghong Inn on time. The moment he learned that Xiao Tianmu had also come to the Capital City, he had wanted nothing more than to go see him immediately. But he understood that his circumstances were unusual and that he could not let emotion dictate his actions. He had to be certain before deciding on each move.
When he reached the Jinghong Inn,