Qingyu stopped and blocked Chu Keren’s path, asking coldly, “Princess Qionghua, what do you mean by this?”
Chu Keren feigned ignorance, replying, “What do I mean by what?”
Qingyu, beside himself with anger, pointed at the egg in her arms. “Do you know that by stealing the Nine-tailed Owl’s egg, you’re provoking it!”
A flicker of fear crossed Chu Keren’s eyes, but thinking of the Nine-tailed Owl mount she would one day possess, she steeled her heart.
She gritted her teeth and said, “Commander Qingyu, aren’t you worrying unnecessarily too soon? That beast hasn’t caught up yet, has it? If we hurry and escape the Misty Forest, do you think that beast would dare to wreak havoc on human territory?”
Qingyu was so angry he wanted to kick this moronic princess to death.
Damn it!
It would only take a few breaths for the Nine-tailed Owl to catch up to them!
And even if the Nine-tailed Owl didn’t dare to rampage on human territory, you would first have to *reach* human territory, wouldn’t you!
Qian Pangzi, who was panting heavily, heard Chu Keren’s words and felt his lungs about to burst.
He cursed, “Moronic princess, we won’t stop you if you want to die, but don’t drag us two brothers down with you!”
With that, ignoring Chu Keren’s contorted face, he said to Qingyu, “Little Yu, ignore this moron. Let’s go!”
Qingyu nodded and said, “Princess Qionghua, I’ll give you two choices: One, put down the Nine-tailed Owl’s egg, and we’ll take you with us; Two, you continue carrying the egg, and we’ll go our separate ways. As for whether you can get out, that will be up to fate!”
First cursed by Qian Pangzi, and then pressured by Qingyu, Chu Keren was beside herself with fury.
“Are you threatening me? Don’t forget, this princess is here in your Tianqi Kingdom for a marriage alliance. If anything happens to this princess, Tianqi Kingdom and Qionghua Kingdom can expect war!”
Her meaning was clear: she would not give up the Nine-tailed Owl’s egg, and Qingyu and Qian Pangzi could not abandon her.
Qingyu’s brow furrowed.
He had to admit, Chu Keren’s words had him cornered.
Currently, war between Tianqi Kingdom and Jin Xia Kingdom was imminent. Jin Xia Kingdom was strong and well-equipped, and Tianqi’s situation was already precarious.
If the neutral Qionghua Kingdom also joined in, Tianqi’s situation would become even worse.
At that point, unless their own prince took up arms, Tianqi Kingdom would be in grave danger.
But the critical issue was that the Emperor, Jun Moyuan, was intent on eliminating their prince and would certainly not easily hand over military command to him. In that case, the common people of Tianqi Kingdom would be the ones to suffer.
Therefore, if Chu Keren met with misfortune in Tianqi Kingdom, the consequences would be unthinkable.
With this thought, Qingyu hesitated.
“Heh heh, moronic princess, have you forgotten that this is the Misty Forest, which belongs to no kingdom? Even if something happens to you here, Chu Junxiong cannot blame Tianqi Kingdom.”
Qian Pangzi, being a merchant, had a mind that was far more agile than ordinary people.
Thus, he easily pointed out the flaw in Chu Keren’s words.
Qingyu’s eyes lit up. How could he have overlooked this?
Seeing the light in Qingyu’s eyes, Chu Keren knew something was about to go wrong.
Indeed, Qingyu said coldly, “Princess Qionghua, you have to choose: the egg, or your life!”
Chu Keren glared fiercely at Qian Pangzi and said, “This princess carries a personal letter from my father, the Emperor! If anything happens to this princess, my father will definitely send troops to Tianqi Kingdom!”
Qian Pangzi sneered, “Calling you a moron is actually accurate. If you die in the Misty Forest, why would Chu Junxiong send troops to Tianqi Kingdom?”
As he spoke, a flash of inspiration struck him – unless Chu Junxiong had planned to go to war with Tianqi Kingdom from the very beginning!
Oh my god!
Qian Pangzi felt as though he had discovered a tremendous secret.
He transmitted his thoughts to Qingyu.
Qingyu’s expression instantly changed.
This was because Mu Qingyan had previously mentioned that there was something wrong with this Princess Qionghua.
Therefore, he had instructed Qingyu to bring Chu Keren back to Tianqi Kingdom, and then to keep her under surveillance until the prince returned to deal with her. According to Qian Shaojie’s explanation, this was not just a minor issue, but a major one.
Qingyu looked at Qian Pangzi and subtly nodded, transmitting, “Young Master Qian, you guessed correctly. General Mu also instructed that we must bring this Princess Qionghua back to Tianqi Kingdom.”
Qian Pangzi replied, “Then let’s do as Qingyan said! However, we need to give her a good scare first and make her put down the Nine-tailed Owl’s egg, otherwise, it will be difficult for us to get out of the Misty Forest!”
“Mm, then I’ll trouble you, Young Master Qian. I will certainly cooperate with you!” Qingyu transmitted again.
This moronic princess could only be dealt with by Qian Pangzi, as Qingyu himself was not skilled in verbal sparring.
“Little Yu, just watch Qian Ye perform!”
After transmitting, Qian Pangzi turned a mocking gaze on Chu Keren and sneered, “Moronic princess, have you made up your mind? Don’t blame Qian Ye for not telling you, this Nine-tailed Owl beast loves to play with the faces of pretty girls the most!”
Chu Keren’s face instantly turned pale.
The thought of the Nine-tailed Owl’s claws tearing at her face sent a shiver down her spine.
But she still defiantly said, “You dead fatso, are you trying to scare this princess?”
Qian Pangzi gave a sarcastic smile and said, “What fun is there in scaring you?”
Then he turned and winked at Qingyu, saying, “Little Yu, let’s hide and watch! Qian Ye is very curious to see what a disfigured moronic princess looks like!”
Qingyu feigned an expression of pity and said, “Young Master Qian, this… isn’t that a bit much?”
Qian Pangzi pretended to glare at Qingyu and said, “She’s asking for it. Even if you’re a chivalrous man, you can’t joke about your own life, can you?”
Qingyu pretended to hesitate for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded. “Young Master Qian is right! Then let’s leave quickly!”
With that, he pulled Qian Shaojie and prepared to leave.
Just then, a sharp cry rang out. Immediately after, the shadow of a Nine-tailed Owl appeared in their sight.
Qian Pangzi hurriedly shouted, “Little Yu, run!”
Saying that, he first “rolled” forward. At the same time, Qingyu’s figure flashed, and he moved forward.
Seeing that the two were truly abandoning her, Chu Keren panicked.
This Nine-tailed Owl was a demonic beast on the verge of becoming a spirit beast, and she, who was only at the peak of the Spirit Gathering realm, was no match for it.
She screamed, her voice trembling, “Wait for me! I don’t want this egg anymore!”
With that, she threw the egg in her hand away.
Yes, she truly “threw” it away!
But when misfortune strikes, even drinking cold water can get stuck in one’s throat.
In her panic, Chu Keren failed to notice that the place she threw the egg was precisely a pile of broken stones.
Thus, as if it were fated, a crisp sound rang out – the egg had shattered!