Return of the Phoenix Lady

Han Xing followed Huo Aoxuan alone for several days before finally arriving at the Fire Nation. As for Ying Chen and the others, they would stay there for now. After she had investigated Yun Luoxin's situation, she would return to find them.

Huo Aoxuan has been particularly excited these days, not only because the beauty is always by his side, but also because this beauty is his favorite. Of course, he will not tell the beauty these words, otherwise the beauty will be angry again.

"Xinghan, look, our Fire Country has outstanding people and rich land. Although it is second only to the Wood Country, I believe that one day we will be able to replace the Mu Country and become the strongest country in the Tianxing Continent!" Huo Aoxuan said ambitiously, not caring that Han Xing was from the Wood Country.

Han Xing and Huo Aoxuan sat in the carriage, looking out from the small window. Indeed, at a glance, almost every Huo countryman had a happy smile on his face, which showed that the emperor was governing the country wisely and the people were peaceful and prosperous.

Han Xing nodded slightly to show his agreement, and at the same time did not forget to give a few compliments.

Huo Aoxuan looked proud after hearing Han Xing's words. He was proud of being a Fire Countryman and a prince of the Fire Country. He continued, "Our Fire Country is actually no worse than the Wood Country. Why don't you, Xinghan, just settle down here? I will arrange everything for you so that you can live the rest of your life without worries. How about it?" This is a blatant excavation and temptation!

Han Xing remained silent, only chuckling softly, "Ao Xuan, I'm grateful that you're thinking of me this way, but I'm a man after all. How can I rely on others? I hope to be self-sufficient with my own strength. Do you understand?"

Huo Aoxuan didn't force it and agreed with Han Xing's idea, "That's right! A real man should be like that. I didn't think it through. Sorry!"

"You're welcome. Since you mean well, why should I mind?" Han Xing smiled.

After a moment of silence, Han Xing casually said, "By the way, Ao Xuan, last time you said you had seen that most beautiful woman, do you know where she is now? I've only heard of her reputation, but never seen her in person. I'm really curious!"

Huo Aoxuan smiled at first, then said half-seriously, "Xinghan, you don't have to be curious. To be honest, if you were a woman, even Yun Luoxin couldn't compare to you. So if you really want to see a beauty, you might as well go look in the mirror."

"But I still want to see her! Nothing you say can compare to seeing her with my own eyes!" Han Xing said stubbornly.

Huo Aoxuan shook his head, sighed, and said, "I don't know about that, but maybe my father knows. To be honest, my father also admired the most beautiful woman. When he heard that the most beautiful woman had come to our country, he immediately summoned her. I was lucky enough to meet her at that time. It was just a one-time encounter, and I don't know what happened after that."

"So that's how it is..." Han Xing murmured, lowering his head and secretly thinking about his next plan. It seems that now only the Emperor of the Fire Nation may know Yun Luoxin's final whereabouts.

"Xinghan, look! That's our Fire Country's famous Flaming Mountain!" Huo Aoxuan suddenly shouted, bringing Han Xing back to his senses. Hearing the name of the mountain, he was immediately shocked. Flaming Mountain? I'm still Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie! Han Xing secretly curled his lips, looking at the mountains in the distance, and asked nonchalantly, "Does that mountain also spit out flames?"

Huo Aoxuan nodded repeatedly and praised, "Xinghan, you are really smart! That's right, the most amazing thing about the Flaming Mountain is that it will erupt with scorching flames from time to time. It's very powerful. There is a superstitious saying that the people believe that the Flaming Mountain is where the gods live. Only when they find that they have done something wrong will the mountain gods become angry and spit fire as a warning. Therefore, from time to time, you can find people kneeling down to the Flaming Mountain, perhaps to atone for their sins, or perhaps to pray for blessings."

Han Xing smiled and didn't say much about that superstitious statement. It was just a volcano! What was there to say? Even if he explained it to him, it would be difficult for the ancients to understand it!

"On the outskirts of Fire City, there's a massive, colorful lake. It's even more magical, changing color at different times of the day. It's one of the wonders of our Fire Nation. Then there's the Desolate Desert on our border. The endless desert is like a yellow sea, and when the sun shines on it, thousands of points of light sparkle. The desert stretches flat all the way to the horizon, and where the sky meets the earth, jagged sand dunes rise and fall. It's truly a beautiful sight!"

"At the end of our country, there is an endless sea area. The sea is unfathomable and there are many strange aquatic monsters in the sea. Their strength is no less than that of the Purgatory Holy Land. Many self-proclaimed strong people want to challenge it without knowing their own strength, but in the end most of them never return. The luckier ones will inevitably lose some limbs. But relatively speaking, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. There are many rare aquatic products there! If you are lucky enough to get some rare ones, you can exchange them for a lot of gold coins or even silk on the mainland!" Huo Aoxuan has begun to introduce the unique scenery of their Fire Country.

Han Xing became interested when he heard about the Endless Sea. That place must be the sea area where Mo Qingyuan came from! It is the only way to get to Tianwai Island!

So he began to inquire about the Endless Sea: "Endless Sea? Sounds exciting! Where is it?"

Huo Aoxuan smiled in surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to be interested in such a dangerous place. That's also our country's border waters." As he spoke, he pointed in a direction outside the window and continued, "That's the direction. Keep going and you'll reach our border. However, that sea area is full of dangers, and there are many unknown dangers. It's not easy for the two of us to go out to sea!"

Han Xing smiled noncommittally. She would not tell him that she had never intended to go with him.

The days in the carriage were neither long nor short. Along the way, Huo Aoxuan kept introducing the scenic spots and historical sites of the Fire Kingdom, trying to persuade Han Xing to stay there permanently. Han Xing responded with a smile, neither agreeing nor refuting. In this way, they finally arrived at the capital of the Fire Kingdom!

Huo Aoxuan is the prince, so there is a prince's mansion in Huo City. Therefore, Han Xing naturally lived there temporarily. Although she didn't want to at first, but Prince Huo said that if Han Xing refused to live there, it would mean that she was not giving him face, and not giving face meant that she was not a friend... In short, there were a lot of reasons, but in short, in short, he just wanted Han Xing to stay. Han Xing couldn't stand his long-winded reasons, so she thought about it and decided to forget it. Anyway, her cultivation was higher than his, and he wouldn't be able to detect what she wanted to do, so she agreed temporarily.

As soon as she returned to the Prince's Mansion, the Emperor received news and urgently summoned His Royal Highness the Prince to the palace, leaving Han Xing, the housekeeper, and several maids staring at each other in amazement.

"Mr. Liu, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that if you are bored, you can let me take you for a walk. How about that?" The butler said respectfully to Han Xing while standing there.

Han Xing thought that it was too boring to stay in the house, so he agreed to go out for a walk.

So, the housekeeper led the way, Han Xing walked behind, and several servants followed behind them.

"Mr. Liu, be careful, there are stone steps ahead!" Han Xing looked at the short stone steps in front of him, frowned slightly, and walked over.

"Mr. Liu, watch out for the stones under your feet!" He looked at the stones as small as sand grains under his feet, the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously, and he continued to move forward.

"Mr. Liu, be careful that the branches around you might get your clothes caught!" After glancing at the tender branches of the surrounding dwarf trees, Han Xing was no longer concerned.

As they walked, passing many winding corridors, a small garden appeared before Han Xing's eyes. The butler in front turned around and explained to Han Xing, "Young Master Liu, this is the Rare Garden, where many rare plants are planted. His Highness also likes to come here to relax. There is a pavilion over there. Young Master Liu, would you like to go and rest there?"

Han Xing looked at the pavilion not far away, which was covered by plants and only the top was left, and nodded.

The butler immediately led the way and walked over.

I didn't notice it just now, but now that I'm closer, I realize that there are already several people sitting or standing in the pavilion, and they are all women.