Mo Caihuan was genuinely worried that the princess would be captured. In the original story, the princess had gone out during the unrest, only to be mobbed by the Inverse Star Alliance and nearly killed. If Han Li had not happened to pass by and save her, she would have died.
Instead of hiding in the Star Palace, a princess insisted on running to the dangerous front lines. Wasn't that deliberately creating an opportunity for Han Li to play the hero and save the beauty?
Really, the Twin Saints had only one daughter, yet they couldn't even keep a proper eye on her.
Mo Caihuan did not consider herself Han Li; she did not have his extraordinary luck. If the princess were captured on her way to find her, how could she withstand the Twin Saints' wrath?
When Mo Caihuan said the kidnappers might escape using spatial magic, Ling Yuling could not help covering her mouth and giggling. Even the cave abode seemed to brighten considerably with her laughter.
"I'm serious. There really are Demon Beasts in this world that command the power of space and can tear it apart," Mo Caihuan said solemnly. "Things have been unsettled lately. You'd better spend a century or two in secluded cultivation in the Star Palace and come out once the storm has passed."
"Aren't you worried about your own safety, sister?" Ling Yuling asked, gazing at Mo Caihuan's delicate face.
"The Inverse Star Sect opposes the Star Palace. I'm only an honorary elder. They have no reason to waste their efforts targeting me."
"You're underestimating yourself, sister. You're the head of Tianxing Academy. Your talents are indispensable to the fresh spirit sweeping through Tianxing City. Do you know what everyone calls you?"
"What?"
"The Tianxing Strategist. Everyone thinks you're my right-hand woman.