After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Xie Xing: "..."

No, where did you come from?

Luo Hanfeng's expression turned cold. His gaze fell on Jun Lanjin's hand on Xie Xing's waist, and he said sharply, "Take your hand off!"

After saying that, Luo Hanfeng immediately attacked Jun Lanjin.

With a smile on his face, Jun Lanjin hooked his arm around Xie Xing's waist and pulled him backward. Both of them were incredibly fast, and Xie Xing could see the surrounding walls rapidly receding.

The wind was blowing against Xie Xing's face, making it almost impossible for her to open her eyes.

In his line of sight were Luo Hanfeng's scarlet eyes.

Jun Lanjin slammed his palm against the wall beside him, and in an instant, the entire passageway began to crumble and crack. The shattered stones were suspended in the air by Jun Lanjin's internal force. With a flick of his sleeve, the stones, imbued with his internal force, all rushed towards Luo Hanfeng.

Bang bang bang!

In an instant, the stone hit the wall with a loud thud.

If any of these stones were to hit a person, they could instantly pierce through their body.

Left with no other choice, Luo Hanfeng had to stop and dodge the incoming stones. When he had dodged all the stones and turned around, he found that Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin had already disappeared.

Luo Hanfeng stood still.

In the silent passageway, only his heavy breathing could be heard.

Scattered pebbles and a mess all around, Luo Hanfeng stood in the middle, his head slightly lowered, heavy breathing coming from his nostrils, his chest rising and falling, his tightly clenched fists trembling slightly.

After a long while, he finally raised his head, his face expressionless, and slowly walked forward, stepping over the pebbles on the ground.

……

the other side.

Xie Xing was held by the collar by Jun Lanjin, and they wandered through the two passageways, making countless turns, until they finally emerged from the passageway.

Stepping out of the passageway, you enter a vast lotus pond-like area, surrounded by an aura of icy cold. The chill seeps into your very bones the moment you enter, making your body tremble.

Xie Xing looked into the lotus pond and saw that the water was filled with icy coldness.

In the center of the lotus pond floats a snow-white lotus flower, so beautiful it seems otherworldly.

Xie Xing's eyes lit up: "Is that the Tianshan Snow... Snow Lotus?"

Xie Xing shivered, his mouth was so cold he could barely speak.

Jun Lanjin took a deep breath, released the person and threw them to the ground, then stepped towards the lotus pond.

No one knows what method Chao Le used, but this huge dark room was filled with ice. It was so cold that it could freeze a person to death, and it wouldn't melt.

Having just fought Luo Hanfeng, the spread of the Frost Poison within his body has accelerated.

Once the Cold Ice Poison takes effect, the whole body will feel ice cold, as if one is in an ice cave. Now, in order to adapt to the growth of the Tianshan Snow Lotus, it has been set up as an ice cave.

Jun Lanjin exhaled a breath of air, a blazing white vapor.

He took only one step before stopping, unable to go any further.

Jun Lanjin sighed, turned around and pulled Xie Xing up from the ground, saying, "This place is unfavorable to me. Only you can enter the Frozen Pool and get the Heavenly Snow Lotus."

"This is a box that can preserve Tian Shan snow lotus. Go and pick it and put it in this box."

Junlan handed Xie Xing a box.

Xie Xing took the box from Jun Lanjin's hand. The moment he touched Jun Lanjin's hand, Xie Xing shivered from the cold and immediately pulled it back.

She opened her mouth, and her lips trembled. "Why is your body so cold?"

Jun Lanjin moved to the side of the passageway entrance, leaned against the wall and sat on the ground. Hearing this, he turned to look at Xie Xing, raised an eyebrow and said, "Naturally, it's because I saved you that I suffered internal injuries and can't move an inch."

Xie Xing held the box tightly in both hands; the temperature inside made her hands stiff, and she could barely hold the box steady.

She looked at Jun Lanjin suspiciously and asked in confusion, "You're the Ghost King of the Ghost Palace, how come you're so incompetent?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Lanjin's smile vanished, replaced by a dark expression: "A man can't say no."

"Go get it quickly, or Luo Hanfeng will come looking for you. Not only will you have to kiss him, but if you don't get the Heavenly Snow Lotus, I will fight you to the death."

Xie Xing: "..."

The thought of what Luo Hanfeng had said to her earlier, which the Ghost King had overheard and even watched with great interest, made Xie Xing feel like her toes were digging into the ground.

This guy is sharp-tongued and has a completely amusement-see attitude.

If he sees this joke, who knows how long he'll be laughed at.

But now was not the time to argue with Jun Lanjin. Xie Xing, holding the box, turned around and walked towards the lotus pond.

The ice chamber was so cold it made your bones stiff. Xie Xing was wearing a thin gauze dress, which felt like she wasn't wearing anything at all. If she went into the water, she would probably lose half her life.

Xie Xing stood by the lotus pond, trembling all over.

She looked at the lotus pond, which looked icy cold.

Xie Xing took a deep breath and tried to get into the water with one foot first.

As soon as her toes touched the water, Xie Xing felt ice spreading all the way up from her toes, freezing her whole body like a slushie.

Xie Xing cracked open.

She gritted her teeth and jumped into the water with all her might.

Perhaps it was the bone-chilling cold water that triggered his body's protective mechanisms, but Xie Xing was so frozen that he had almost no feeling, and even felt that he wasn't so cold after getting into the water.

Holding the box in one hand, she swam toward the location of the Tianshan snow lotus.

Xie Xing swam very fast and soon approached the snow lotus. Her eyes lit up, and she stretched out her hands, which were red from the cold, and quickly picked the snow lotus.

Just then, a loud "plop" was heard as someone fell into the water.

Xie Xing was startled. As soon as he turned around, his body touched Jun Lanjin's body.

A cold hand covered her mouth and dragged her underwater.

In the icy water, Xie Xing opened his eyes wide and looked in the direction of Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin couldn't swim. He covered his mouth and nose with both hands and held his breath underwater until his cheeks were bulging. He kept falling down. If Xie Xing hadn't grabbed him, he probably would have drowned.

Jun Lanjin pointed up and then down.

Someone is coming?

Xie Xing held tightly to the freshly picked Tian Shan snow lotus in her hand. She released Jun Lanjin, quickly opened the box, and was about to put the items inside.

Jun Lanjin lost his support and almost sank again, but he reacted quickly and grabbed Xie Xing's waist with both hands.

Xie Xing locked the box, tucked it into his clothes, and turned to look at Jun Lanjin, only to find that his breathing had become rapid, and he even wanted to open his mouth to breathe.

But this is in the water; if he opens his mouth, he'll only get a bellyful of cold water, which will likely hasten his death.

Helpless, Jun Lanjin remembered how Xie Xing had given him air in the water last time, so he stared intently at Xie Xing's mouth.

Finally, Jun Lanjin couldn't hold back any longer, so he grabbed Xie Xing's waist, swam up her waist, and puckered his lips to give Xie Xing a kiss.

Xie Xing: ?

Caught off guard, she was kissed squarely, and her eyes widened in surprise.

Jun Lanjin was just trying to kiss her to transfer her breath, but he had no experience and didn't know how to transfer breath. After the first kiss didn't work, he had to try a second one. This time, Xie Xing realized what was happening and quickly grabbed his shoulder to prevent her from getting closer.

Xie Xing puffed out his cheeks; he was genuinely a little angry.

One or two of them would kiss her whenever they wanted, without even asking for her permission.

Xie Xing, with a cold face, pushed Jun Lanjin away a little.

Jun Lanjin: "..."

He was starting to have trouble breathing, and without Xie Xing's support, he sank to the bottom of the pool.

Jun Lanjin looked up at Xie Xing, his heart filled with rage. This heartless bastard was actually trying to drown him alive!

In desperation, Jun Lanjin had no choice but to remove the human skin mask from his face.

Over there, Xie Xing was looking down at the pool to see if there was a way out, completely ignoring the Ghost King's life or death. But just as he looked down, he glanced at Jun Lanjin out of the corner of his eye.

At first glance, I didn't notice it; I just thought that face looked quite handsome in the water, and it seemed very familiar.

So I took a second look.

Then, Xie Xing's eyes widened.

Is it Jun Lanjin?!

I rely on!

Without even thinking, Xie Xing immediately dove down and quickly grabbed Jun Lanjin's hand, which was reaching upwards due to inertia, pulling him in front of him.

Jun Lanjin looked at Xie Xing with a resentful gaze.

His face was contorted in agony; his handsome brows furrowed, and his complexion turned ashen.

Seeing this, Xie Xing immediately cupped his face and began to breathe on him.

After taking two deep breaths, Jun Lanjin's complexion improved somewhat.

Xie Xing: "..."

No, what about the magic trick of turning people into real ones?

How could it be Jun Lanjin?

She stared at Jun Lanjin with a curious look for a while before looking up at him.

The footsteps above were getting closer and closer to the lotus pond, but Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin could not stay in the lotus pond for long.

Left with no other option, Xie Xing could only search the bottom of the lotus pond to see if there was any other way out.

Upon closer inspection, Xie Xing discovered that the lotus pond was surprisingly deep.

Xie Xing then grabbed Jun Lanjin's hand and swam downwards.

Fortunately, this lotus pond is not a closed pond. In order to keep the Tian Shan snow lotus alive, Chao Le uses running water.

The water is brought in through a canal dug from a nearby river, and ice is placed in the pool to maintain its coldness, which is why the pool water is so icy cold.

The deeper you swim, the warmer the water becomes.

As Xie Xing swam, his originally cold body finally began to warm up.

Her face lit up with joy, and she turned to look at Jun Lanjin.

When she saw this, she was shocked.

The man had already fainted and was now unsure whether he was alive or dead.

Jun Lanjin has a chronic poison in his body. In order to better neutralize the chronic poison, the divine physician of Medicine King Valley did not remove the poison of the Frost Palm from Jun Lanjin's body, but used it to counteract the chronic poison.

In this way, as long as an antidote that can neutralize both poisons is developed, Jun Lanjin's poison will naturally be cured.

Now is the time when the cold poison is flaring up, Xie Xing must find an exit as soon as possible to rescue Jun Lanjin.

Xie Xing was using every ounce of strength he had to swim forward.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Xing finally found the exit. He immediately led Jun Lanjin out first, and then went out himself.

……

the other side.

Luo Hanfeng searched the ice cave for a long time but could not find Jun Lanjin and Xie Xing.

He pursed his lips, and the look in his eyes was terrifying.

"Your Highness," the subordinate said softly to Luo Hanfeng, "we should go. We can't waste time here. The Fifth Prince of the Southern Kingdom is returning."

Luo Hanfeng took a deep breath, stared coldly at the surface of the pool, and whispered, "You'll come looking for me eventually."

After saying that, Luo Hanfeng flicked his sleeve, turned around, and left.

After wandering around for a while, Song Ci'an and Xie Yuze finally found a way out. Helpless, Song Ci'an had no choice but to carry Xie Yuze out. After finding a safe place to put Xie Yuze down, he confirmed that Chao Le was not in the mansion, and then wandered around Chao Le's study, taking everything he could with him.

Only then did he secretly take Xie Yuze away from the city lord's mansion.

Although Chao Le failed to wipe out Xie Tongchen's army camp under cover of night, he brought back a beautiful woman, which he felt was a great gain, and he was very happy.

Killing Xie Tongchen is only a matter of time, so Chao Le is in no hurry.

This smile lasted until he stepped into the city lord's mansion. Upon entering, he heard his subordinates rushing in to report:

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Someone has taken all the grain we were supposed to use for disaster relief!"

"What?!" Chao Le's expression changed drastically.

Before he could even get angry, Song Ci'an's twelve concubines, who had been tied up, came running up, their skirts tucked up and tears streaming down their faces: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Your newly acquired sister... she... she cheated on you three times last night!"

Chao Le was furious, her face instantly turning red: "Really?"

The concubine said, "It is absolutely true, Your Highness. I saw it with my own eyes."

"Two of those three men were the ones who came to see you just a couple of days ago."

Is it the Ghost King?!

As if realizing something, Chao Le immediately pushed aside the concubine and hurriedly ran towards the back mountain.

Before even entering, he saw the guards he used to watch over lying on the ground behind the mountain.

Chao Le was so angry that she trembled all over.

He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Find him even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!"

"Yes!"

The bearded man stood beside Chao Le, his expression indescribable. He sighed and said, "Your Highness, if we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have gone to find that beauty first. We should have wiped out the Chu army in one fell swoop. That way, the things in the mansion wouldn't have been lost in vain."

Now we've truly lost both our wife and our army.

wrong……

The bearded man glanced at the beauty they had just captured.

Upon closer inspection, the beauty bathing in the stream was merely an atmospheric sight. Without the hazy moonlight and the ambiance of a moonlit lake, in terms of beauty, she was no match for the tiger-raising beauty that His Highness had brought back.

Speaking of raising tigers...

The bearded man quickly spoke up, "Your Highness, doesn't the thirteenth concubine have a tiger?"

"Look, is the tiger still there?"