Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

When the second lightning strikes, even those within Fufeng City can feel it.

The birds in the city were restless and refused to return to their nests even at dusk, circling in flocks and making alarming cries.

In the Princess's mansion, Yu Xian squinted at the distant gathering of dark clouds and bowed to the person in front of him, saying, "Judging from this situation, Fu Jiyu should have already begun refining the Nine Tribulations Qi Yuan Pill. If Father-in-law wants to enter the Thousand Gold Pavilion to investigate, now is the opportunity."

Since returning from Qianjinlou last time, Xixiang Wang has had the idea of ​​going to Qianjinlou to explore it.

Although Xu Lingguang's performance was genuine and his explanation seemed flawless, was the King of the West not one to give up so easily?

No matter how flawlessly Xu Lingguang fabricated the story, he wouldn't believe it.

However, he did not dare to make a move rashly because the owner of Qianjin Tower was in charge, and could only endure it for the time being.

Later, Yu Xian learned that Fu Jiyu would refine the Nine Tribulations Qi Yuan Pill again, and the person protecting her was none other than Lan Jian, the master of Qianjin Tower.

The Ninefold Tribulation Lightning is not easy to withstand, and Lan Jian will definitely have to do her best. At this time, she naturally can no longer care about Qianjin Tower.

This was precisely their opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

During this period, the Golden Scale Guards searched almost the entire city of Fufeng, but they could not find any trace of the demoness. In the end, they only found remnants of an array and a very faint trace of demonic energy in a private residence.

Coincidentally, a member of the Golden Scale Guard remembered that on the first day of martial law, the two men happened to be near that house in the evening.

The Western Prime Minister King did not believe that things were just a coincidence. He thought that the demoness had a past with Xu Lingguang and that she might have been hidden away by the two of them.

The only place in the city where people can hide without anyone daring to search is Qianjin Tower.

Other mansions and shops all give him some face, but Lan Jian won't give him any face, not even the Emperor himself. That's why Qianjinlou has never been searched by the Golden Scale Guards.

The King of the West glanced at the lightning striking from afar and said, "Take good care of Lan'er, I'll go and investigate."

Duxing Tower.

The little ones are on a treasure hunt.

Before leaving, Xu Lingguang was worried that the little ones would be bored at home, so he specially asked Zhuang Shunxun to find a lot of toys and made a lot of snacks himself, which he hid in various places in Duxing Tower for the little ones to find themselves.

The kids' greatest joy these days is their tireless treasure hunt.

The Star Crossing Tower itself is already quite large, not to mention the two courtyards that occupy a very large area.

Xu Lingguang and Lan Jian spent a lot of time and effort hiding things to ensure that the kids would have something to play with before they returned.

The surface of the artificial lake in the front yard rippled rapidly, and the little chick, which had transformed back into a mirage, suddenly emerged from the bottom of the water, its front claws gripping a huge bubble, inside which was a beautiful strawberry candy.

He vigorously shook the water off his mane, raised his paws excitedly, and exclaimed, "I found another one!"

The strawberry candy wrapped in bubbles was as big as a ping-pong ball, with tender green leaves, pinkish-white bottom, and gradually turning deep red at the top. Small dots were even poked on the surface with a bamboo skewer, making it so lifelike that it looked just like the real thing.

The toddlers who couldn't swim lined up on the shore, craning their necks to look at the strawberry candy.

Yu Rong's eyes lit up, and she said, "Quickly, try it!"

As he spoke, he was still clutching a small cake in a transparent box in his paws.

The strawberry candy was so pretty that the little chick couldn't bear to eat it. He put the bubble in his mouth and mumbled, "I don't want to eat it, I want to keep it."

Yu Rong immediately showed a disappointed expression. If the chick had eaten it, he could have gotten a few bites from it.

Thinking this, he hugged the little cake in his arms tightly and happily wagged his tail as he continued to search for treasure in other nooks and crannies he hadn't yet explored.

As he passed by Youyu, he noticed Youyu frowning and looking up at the sky. Curious, he stopped and looked up at the sky with her: "What are you looking at? Is there some treasure hidden on the roof?"

As Yu Rong was speaking, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh right, why didn't I look on the roof?"

Muttering to himself, he immediately shut his mouth, furtively looked around to make sure the other kids hadn't heard him, and then tiptoed past Youyu, intending to quietly go to the rooftop to search.

If there really is a treasure, then it all belongs to him!

Unable to contain her excitement, Yu Rong tried to climb onto the roof, but as soon as she grabbed a pillar, You Yu pulled her back by the back of the neck: "Something seems off."

Yu Rong hugged the pillar tightly in displeasure, trying to turn his not-long enough neck to bite You Yu's hand. He suspected that You Yu wanted to take the treasure on the roof from him!

Youyu, however, stared at the protective array above his head, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

Before leaving, the elder brother entrusted the cubs to him and even took him to see the core of the protective array in Qianjin Tower.

He exchanged breaths with the black dragon guarding Qianjin Tower.

This way, if a problem occurs, the other party can sense it in time.

Now, Yu clearly sensed that the black dragon was becoming very tired.

The guardian black dragon has absorbed a remnant of the true dragon's soul and has also acquired some of the habits of living beings. For example, it can breathe and move its body like a living creature, and occasionally it will take a nap.

However, these are just some minor hobbies of the remnant soul and will not affect the defensive formation.

But now Yu did sense that the black dragon was getting tired, and the originally flawless defensive formation seemed to be becoming somewhat unstable.

Trusting his judgment, Youyu immediately called all the cubs back: "Come back, Suichun, take them to the dream world to avoid them."

The cubs, who were happily searching for treasure, had no idea what was happening, but after hearing Youyu's words, they obediently gathered around Suichun.

Sui Chun reacted even faster, pulling a section of tree root from the void, holding it tightly in his hand, and instructing the other cubs to hold on tight.

Mu Yun quickly bent down and hugged the little chick Zhao Ling in her arms, while Yun Feng picked up the bewildered little Qilin in his mouth. Finally, she took the time to use her claws to pull the Qi Tuo, who was eager to break away from the group and fight alone, back to her.

The little cub clung tightly to Sui Chun's fur, and Sui Chun said, "Let's go."

Then the tree roots slowly retracted into the void, and Sui Chun, who was tightly gripping the tree roots, and the little cubs attached to Sui Chun were pulled into the tree roots and disappeared without a trace.

After the cubs left, Youyu's tense expression eased a little.

Because of nervousness, my ears popped out from the top of my head, twitching slowly as I listened to the sounds around me.

As expected, it wasn't his imagination; the defensive formation above was indeed slowly fluctuating.

The black dragon fell into a deep sleep for some reason and did not give any warning. The fluctuations in the formation were not significant. If he had exchanged breaths with the black dragon, he might not have been able to detect such a subtle change.

Yu put on a stern face and did not rush into the dream.

He thought for a moment, then walked nonchalantly toward the Qianjin Building ahead.

Just as he took a step, the quail suddenly tumbled out of nowhere and landed right in front of Youyu, its feathers flying everywhere.

The quail, heartbroken over its hard-won feathers, shrieked at Chaos, "I told you to slow down! How long will it take for all these feathers to grow back!"