Chapter 279 - Reencountering Mo Hengyu (1/2)

Chapter 279 Reencountering Mo HengyuXiao Chen rushed into the room and found no signs of damage on the door and windows. The sound alarmed the servant downstairs and he ran upstairs. “Esteemed guest, did something happen?”

“Where is the lady in my room? Where did she go?”

“Lady? I didn’t see her…”

Suddenly, Zhiluan flew into the room through the window with a roasted fish in his mouth. Xiao Chen immediately reached out and grabbed him. “Where is she?! I told you to keep an eye on her! Where did she go?”

Zhiluan flailed in fear. He pointed to the bed and said, “Isn’t she there…? Meow! Meow! Where did she go?”

The tavern servant was so frightened at the sight of a cat that could not only fly but also speak human language that his hands trembled. Xiao Chen threw a silver ingot at him before picking up Zhiluan and leaping out of the window.

Even though the small town wasn’t comparable to large cities in the Middle Continent, it was still a challenge to find someone here. Xiao Chen went around inquiring about Huangfu Xin’er, which soon brought him to a tavern above a relay station.

“You mean a lady in red? She left after borrowing a horse from us.”

“Thank you.”

Xiao Chen immediately dashed out of town. Once he was outside, he unleashed his Phoenix’s Wings and soared into the sky. After traveling for more than ten kilometers, he saw a lady in red galloping along an ancient road on her horse in the distance. He swiftly landed on the ground.

“Xin’er! Why did you leave on your own?”

“Me-meow! You scared me! I thought you were kidnapped!”

An expressionless Huangfu Xin’er kept going, with the reins of the horse firmly in hand. “What does it have to do with you whether I stay or leave? What does it have to do with a cat?”

“Meow! D*mn it! This great one will say this again: I’m not a…”

Xiao Chen kicked him aside and asked with a frown, “Xin’er, do you know how worried I was?”

“Ah.” Huangfu Xin’er put on a placid smile. “Young Master Xiao, I think you must have misunderstood something. And please address me as either Empress of Heartless Palace or Miss Huangfu.”

Xiao Chen was stunned. Had she become the Empress of Heartless Palace? He sighed and said, “What I said in Heartless Palace back then…”

“I said the past is water under the bridge. There’s no need to bring it up again.” Huangfu Xin’er urged her horse forward and it sped along like the wind.

Xiao Chen chased after her with his Sky Treader technique. “Xin’er, listen to my explanation…”

Shocked, the horse came to a stop. Huangfu Xin’er said, “Save your breath. I don’t want to listen to your explanation.”

Zhiluan also caught up to them. “Lady, how can you be so unreasonable? This kid nearly went insane trying to find you back on the Thousand Summits Mountain and even caused an avalanche in the end…”

Huangfu Xin’er remained expressionless and Xiao Chen also said no more. He helped her hold the reins and the two of them continued traveling in silence for an hour.

Behind them, Zhiluan was becoming bored out of his mind. “I have no idea what humans like you are thinking. It’s obvious you care for each other, yet you refuse to admit it…”

“Shut up!” Xiao Chen and Huangfu Xin’er glared at him at the same time.

Moments later, Zhiluan said, “Immortal Lingzhis like us are different. If we like another Immortal Lingzhi, we’ll pluck the Lingzhi on our head and give it to her. If she accepts it, that means she likes you…”

They finally arrived at a small town when it was almost night time and returned the horse to the relay station. When the curtain of the night finally fell, little lights filled the town. Snow also began fluttering in the air, standing in contrast against the myriad of lights. It felt like they had entered a dream.

Xiao Chen bought an oil-paper umbrella and held it over Huangfu Xin’er. Just like that, the two of them walked along the streets in silence.

“Achoo! Enough of the romantic moment, guys. I’m going to freeze to death. Let’s hurry up and find a tavern for the night!”

Zhiluan was shivering from the cold as he followed after them. Ever since Huangfu Xin’er lost control of her emotions after seeing the Fire-heart Jade around his neck, he dared not wear it again and returned it to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen, worried that Huangfu Xin’er wouldn’t be able to take the cold, took out the Fire-heart Jade from his bosom and handed it to her. “Xin’er.”