Wutan City, the Xiao Clan.
In Xiao Xun'er's room.
After hearing Xiao Xun'er's words, Uncle Ling, as her personal guard, naturally understood that her feelings for Xiao Yan had already taken deep root.
After considering for a moment, Ling Ying said respectfully, "I understand. Please rest assured, miss. I will keep this secret.
"However, would you like me to investigate the people secretly watching the Xiao Clan?"
Xiao Xun'er waved her hand and said quietly, "No need. Since they're experts above the Dou Zong level, even if you found them, Uncle Ling, you wouldn't be their match. You might even lose your life.
"But I don't think they'll attack us, so just pretend you know nothing, Uncle Ling."
"Yes, understood."
With that, Ling Ying turned into a wisp of black smoke and vanished.
Once he had left, Xiao Xun'er pushed open the window, gazed at the moon in the sky, and murmured to herself, "If the Xiao Clan really wasn't destroyed, then after lying dormant for a thousand years, its strength must be terrifying. Can I really succeed in finding the Tou She Ancient God Jade and bringing it back?"
For a moment, even Xiao Xun'er felt uncertain.
Meanwhile, in the Tagor Desert.
Xiao Tian Ce walked through the desert with Huai En. The sun hung high overhead, and the heat was so intense that it felt as though the sun were about to fall onto them.
Huai En was drenched in sweat. His clothes became soaked, only to be quickly baked dry by the heat, leaving streaks of white behind.
"S-sir, how much longer until we get there?"
Xiao Tian Ce seemed completely unaffected, without so much as a drop of sweat on him. Whenever Huai En moved closer, he could even feel a faint, cool breeze brushing over