Return to Daqian?
Xu Yang’s eyes turned exceptionally sharp—Tuoba Hongyu’s first sentence made his heart skip a beat!
This woman is no re ornant.
She’s not simple at all.
As he fell silent, Tuoba Hongyu’s voice rang out again inside the carriage.
"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!"
"You and the King Beixuan’s household cannot be united; as an illegitimate child, you want to overthrow the royal house for your mother’s sake."
"I admire that!"
"So long as you cooperate, it’s not impossible for you to return to Daqian in the future!"
Tuoba Hongyu’s tone was full of hidden aning.
And if he didn’t cooperate, what would happen?
Beco the enemy of the entire Barbarian Race?
Xu Yang’s heart stirred, recalling what this woman had transmitted to Helan Ying just then.
"Although my alchemy skills are decent, I’m just one person. Your Highness, what exactly do you want to do?"
He guessed that Tuoba Hongyu might want him to do sothing rather special.
Tuoba Hongyu was startled—such keen insight!
The two of them felt equally surprised by each other’s minds.
Both were clever.
Suddenly, Tuoba Hongyu broke into laughter: "You’ll know when the ti cos—of course, that’s assuming you’re capable."
Xu Yang narrowed his eyes, chuckled in surprise—so it really was the case.
Tuoba Hongyu wasn’t going to spill it now, and continuing to push her would get nowhere.
Xu Yang spoke at once, "Then let state my conditions first."
"Please."
Tuoba Hongyu watched him with an amused smile.
Not afraid of you having requests—only afraid you have none!
Just then, a dog’s bark sounded from outside the beast-drawn carriage.
"Your Highness, there’s a dog!" Helan Ying’s weak voice followed closely after.
"It’s my dog, let it in," Xu Yang called out.
Soon after,
The dog leaped into the carriage.
It was about to crawl onto Xu Yang, but seeing Tuoba Hongyu, who was even prettier than Wuo Ling, its eyes went round and it pounced straight at her.
Xu Yang’s face darkened; with lightning speed he caught the dog and pinned it firmly by his side.
Damn lecherous dog!
Tuoba Hongyu was montarily startled, then couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
She glanced curiously at the dog—even with all her experience, she couldn’t tell what kind of spirit beast this was!
The aura coming from the dog was at least Yin Realm level—a true spirit beast!
But she didn’t ask further and kept her gaze on Xu Yang.
After pinning down the dog, Xu Yang said in a low voice, "Between you and , even for show, there’s no need for it."
Tuoba Hongyu raised her brows in surprise: "While I like your attitude, that ans nothing for Daqian!"
Xu Yang’s marital engagent was acknowledged by both Daqian and the Barbarian Race.
There’s nothing between them, but the Daqian people wouldn’t see it that way.
Xu Yang said coolly, "How they see it has nothing to do with ."
Tuoba Hongyu’s eyes flickered—she was amazed!
In this short exchange, Xu Yang’s wits were rare even among all the Barbarian Race.
What a pity.
"Second, I need you to find these things for !"
Xu Yang produced a jade talisman and handed it over.
Inside were listed the other spirit elixirs required to concoct the Breaking Forbidden Elixir.
Although he had found two himself, tracking down the rest on his own would be extrely troubleso and ti-consuming.
With the status of a Barbarian princess, searching would be far easier.
Tuoba Hongyu swept it with her spiritual power, inwardly shocked again—so of these spirit elixirs she didn’t even recognize, but each one was clearly extraordinary.
Still, this wasn’t a big deal.
She nodded slightly, putting the jade talisman away to show her agreent.
"Third, for the Red Sand Blood Desert, I want a spot!"
Hearing this, Tuoba Hongyu frowned slightly: "That place isn’t suitable for Daqian people—it’s extrely dangerous."
If Xu Yang died in there, no more alchemy could be done.
"I have to go in. In terms of ability, I’m no worse than most of your Barbarian geniuses—and besides, I’m not going in to die." Xu Yang was firm and unyielding.
To find the pendant, with the subjugation of a Myriad Phenona Realm and a Yang Realm being—no one could resist such a temptation.
Tuoba Hongyu massaged her brow, and in the end chose to agree.
Dangerous, but protecting Xu Yang wasn’t an issue.
After all, she would be going in as well.
"Lastly, when I wish to leave, none of you are to stop !" Xu Yang stared intently at Tuoba Hongyu.
This was probably his biggest demand.
Tuoba Hongyu quirked her lips in mockery: "No leaving within three years!"
Three years?
Xu Yang shook his head without hesitation: "That’s too long!"
He couldn’t wait three years!
"I can cooperate fully with whatever you need to do—once it’s finished, you can’t stop from leaving." Xu Yang compromised a little.
Granted, it might not be so easy when the ti ca, but he still had to make his stance clear!
In the end, it’s all about strength!
This ti, Tuoba Hongyu fell silent for a bit before nodding: "Deal!"
"I’ll say it again—even though you’re from Daqian, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We both get what we want!"
"Don’t worry about anything else—what I value is your alchemy skill and potential!"
Tuoba Hongyu leaned back against the carriage wall and spoke coolly, "Once we’re at the royal court, just do what you need to do."
So it’s really about alchemy!
Xu Yang considered himself strong, but that alone couldn’t make so massive a force as the Barbarian Race treat him so specially.
It could only be the alchemy.
The only question left was—just what pill were they after?
Enough to make Helan Ying fall silent, enough for Tuoba Hongyu to care this much?
Most Daqian princesses might be pretty faces, but Tuoba Hongyu, judging from Helan Ying’s earlier attitude, clearly had unique status in the Barbarian Race.
That just made things even more intriguing.
Xu Yang smiled wryly, collecting his many thoughts, and gave Tuoba Hongyu a half-amused, half-challenging look: "I’m afraid it won’t go so smoothly once we reach the royal court."
Before leaving the Wuze Major Vein, Tuoba Hongyu had passed a ssage to Wuo Longyue: co to the royal court within a month, for an important eting between the royal clan and the three great tribes!
He guessed it probably had to do with him.
Tuoba Hongyu replied calmly, "You better pray I can persuade so people. Otherwise, things won’t end well for you!"
"Then may Your Highness have all the luck!"
Xu Yang grinned, ruffling the dog, then leaned against the carriage wall and slowly closed his eyes to enter cultivation.
Tuoba Hongyu fixed her gaze on Xu Yang for a long ti before finally looking away.
Three days later.
The Barbarian Royal Court, Magic Hunting Ground.
All around was vast emptiness, giant tablets encircling the center, in the midst of which hung a smoky black mist, constantly twisting, like so bizarre and mysterious realm.
"What is this place?"
Xu Yang frowned slightly. Where had Tuoba Hongyu brought him?
Tuoba Hongyu glanced at Helan Ying, who stood silent by the side, and said calmly, "Severing General Helan’s arm does not co without a price!"
"This is the Magic Hunting Ground. Captured Daqian people, villainous mbers of the Barbarian Race, even those who’ve gone mad or lost control, are all held inside, for the others to hunt or use for trials."
"What’s more, there is terrifying spiritual erosion in there. You’ll be confined here for a month!"
Xu Yang looked at Tuoba Hongyu and suddenly smirked teasingly: "So this is your so-called show of strength, huh?"
"You could put it that way." Tuoba Hongyu shrugged.
It truly was a show of force!
"Carve your na—not that it matters if it’s real—and leave a trace of your aura; that’s all you need to go in. Don’t lose it." Tuoba Hongyu tossed Xu Yang a wooden token, then turned and boarded the beast-drawn carriage, offering no further explanation.
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