The Emperor's Favorite: The Useless and Crazy Concubine Who Conquers the World

Her face was as white as jade, her eyebrows were as black as distant ink, her lips were like cherries, and her long black hair was braided into a braid and hung behind her.

She carried a long sword on her back, the red tassel on the hilt dancing in the wind, and her whole body exuded a cold and resolute temperament.

The two horses stopped in front of Lan Yunyan. Lin Wan'er and Yun Mengyao quickly dismounted and ran towards Lan Yunyan.

Lin Wan'er ran to Lan Yunyan first, squatted down, and gently placed her hands on Lan Yunyan's shoulders, her eyes full of worry: "Yunyan, how are you? Are you hurt?"

Her voice was soft and pleasant, like a spring breeze, with a hint of warmth.

Lan Yunyan shook her head slightly and smiled weakly: "I'm fine, I just over-consumed my soul power, I just need to rest for a while."

Yun Mengyao stepped forward and stood aside, carefully examining Lan Yunyan. After confirming that she was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You scared us. We sensed a powerful spiritual power fluctuation here and rushed here in a hurry, fearing that something had happened to you."

Her voice was cold, yet full of concern.

Lan Yunyan felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Looking at her two friends, she said gratefully, "Thank you for coming. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would have done."

Lin Wan'er gently patted Lan Yunyan's hand and said comfortingly, "We are friends and should support each other. By the way, what exactly happened here?"

Lan Yunyan looked up at the sky, which had returned to its azure blue, the dark aura long gone. She slowly spoke, recounting the entire battle with the black-robed figure and the mysterious individual to Lin Wan'er and Yun Mengyao.

Lin Wan'er and Yun Mengyao listened to Lan Yunyan's story, their faces sometimes showing shock, and sometimes frowning. When they heard about Lan Yunyan's final life-and-death duel with the mysterious man, they couldn't help but sweat for her.

Yun Mengyao frowned slightly and said, "Why did this black-robed man and the mysterious man suddenly attack you? Do they have some conspiracy?"

Lan Yunyan shook her head. "I don't know either. I've had a conflict with that black-robed man before, but the appearance of this mysterious man is very strange."

Lin Wan'er pondered for a moment and said, "No matter what, we have to be careful now. Maybe they have accomplices, or there's a bigger conspiracy behind this."

Lan Yunyan nodded in agreement. At this moment, the wand in Lin Wan'er's hand suddenly flashed green and trembled slightly.

Lin Wan'er was shocked. She knew that the magic wand had sensed abnormal magical fluctuations or mysterious objects nearby.

She stood up and looked in the direction of the wand light, only to see something flickering faintly in the grass not far away.

Lin Wan'er walked towards the bushes. Yun Mengyao and Lan Yunyan looked at each other and followed her.

As they approached the bushes, they found a crystal ball on the ground, emitting a faint blue light. The crystal ball was about the size of a fist, and mist seemed to be flowing inside the ball, giving people a mysterious feeling.

Lan Yunyan said in surprise: "This crystal ball... I have never seen such a strange thing. Why did it appear here?"

Lin Wan'er squatted down, carefully picked up the crystal ball, and looked at it carefully.

The moment she picked up the crystal ball, a powerful magical power surged into her body, and some vague images suddenly flashed through her mind:

An ancient castle, filled with darkness. A man in a black robe stood on the top of the castle, holding a similar crystal ball in his hand, muttering to himself, as if performing some evil ritual.

The scene flashed by, and Lin Wan'er couldn't help but shudder.

Yun Mengyao noticed Lin Wan'er's strange behavior and quickly asked, "Wan'er, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with this crystal ball?"

Lin Wan'er took a deep breath and told Lan Yunyan and Yun Mengyao what she had seen.

Lan Yunyan frowned and said, "It seems that this crystal ball has some connection with the black-robed man or the mysterious man. Maybe it is the key to solving all these mysteries."

Yun Mengyao said, "No matter what, we can't let this crystal ball fall into the wrong hands. Wan'er, keep it for now. We'll find a safe place to study it carefully."

Lin Wan'er nodded and took the crystal ball into her arms. At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw a flock of black birds flying towards them. These birds were huge, with red eyes, and looked very strange.

Lan Yunyan's expression changed, and she said, "Oh no, there might be trouble again."

Lin Wan'er and Yun Mengyao quickly drew their weapons and stood shoulder to shoulder with Lan Yunyan, ready to face the new challenge. Birds flew overhead and suddenly swooped down, spewing streams of black flame from their mouths.

Lan Yunyan formed hand seals and chanted a spell, summoning a new layer of water curtain shield, enveloping the three of them. Black flames hit the water curtain, making a sizzling sound and causing ripples to appear on the water curtain.

Yun Mengyao's figure flashed and rushed towards the flock of birds like a white lightning.

The long sword in her hand swung out a series of silver sword shadows, and wherever the sword shadows touched, birds fell one after another. But there were so many birds, and they kept flying towards them.

Lin Wan'er waved her wand, chanting a spell. The green gem on the wand's tip emitted rays of green light. Wherever the light reached, flowers, plants, and trees grew rapidly, forming a green barrier that blocked the birds' attack.

Lan Yunyan closed her eyes within the shield, concentrating on recovering her soul power. She knew that only by recovering enough soul power could she play a greater role in this battle.

As time went on, Yun Mengyao and Lin Wan'er gradually began to feel the strain. Although they fought hard, the birds' attacks continued.

At this moment, Lan Yunyan suddenly opened her eyes, and blue light flashed in her eyes.

She pushed her hands forward, injected the recovered soul power into the water curtain shield, and then transformed the shield into countless sharp ice spikes, shooting towards the flock of birds.