When Hu Xiaotian returned to camp, he had expected Princess Anping to come out to greet him, but the scene he had imagined never materialized. Only after asking Zijuan did he learn that Princess Anping had already gone to sleep. He could not help finding this strange. Given Long Xiyue's feelings for him, she surely would have been unable to eat or rest before he returned. How could she possibly sleep soundly? Seeing Zhou Mo packing his belongings nearby, he walked slowly over.
Zhou Mo watched him with a broad smile.
Hu Xiaotian kept feeling there was something peculiar about that smile. "You must be laughing at how useless I am, big brother. I got captured again."
"To escape from the Feather Demon, Li Chang'an, and the World's Number One Poison Master, Sumeru Heaven, without so much as a scratch is something very few people in this world could manage," Zhou Mo said. "I certainly couldn't."
"Just luck," Hu Xiaotian said with a smile. "If those two hadn't been fighting to the death, I wouldn't have found an opening. As they say, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman reaps the reward."
"All that matters is that you're back," Zhou Mo said with a smile. "Zhan Peng has been searching for you all along. Last night, when Wen Boyuan tried to seize the opportunity to murder you, he intervened and thwarted him. He won't be able to remain undercover at Wen Boyuan's side anymore."
Hu Xiaotian could not help worrying. "Will Wen Boyuan try to harm him?"
"Tang Tiehan took some men along with him," Zhou Mo said. "With so many people watching, Wen Boyuan shouldn't dare act rashly. Besides, Zhan Peng's martial arts are no ordinary fare, and he has his wits about him. He won't get