Chapter 274 Coming out of seclusion
Upon hearing his younger brother's voice, Duan Tingxuan suppressed his dejected demeanor and tried his best to appear normal.

"I'm fine, you don't need to worry."

Duan Tingxuan thought to himself that at least his parents and younger brother had not given up on him, and had used the family's merits to guard the southwestern border in exchange for his freedom to return home.

Otherwise, he would probably be dead already, or at least a walking corpse.

"But brother, you haven't eaten much since you came back."

Even without eating or drinking, they have lost a lot of weight.

Duan Tingshu was very worried about his elder brother's health.

Duan Tingxuan had a bitter look on his face. He didn't want his family to worry, but he really didn't have much of an appetite.

The food was right in front of me, but I had no appetite at all.

He didn't know why, but looking at the snowflakes falling outside, he couldn't help but think of the time he spent at the Su family's house.

At that time, Su Muyao was capricious and domineering. She always tried to use drugs and other methods to truly form a bond with them. But apart from that, she was not harsh on them and did not lack food, clothing and other necessities for them.

When the head of the Su family was alive, he always instructed the stewards in the mansion to take good care of them.

Seeing his elder brother's sorrowful and absent-minded expression, Duan Tingshu asked, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Duan Tingxuan's thoughts seemed to drift back to the past, and he said somewhat absentmindedly, "I'm thinking about some things from the past."

Looking at his elder brother's expression, Duan Tingshu guessed, "Brother, are you thinking about Miss Su?"

Although he learned that Miss Su had been bestowed the title of Princess Dingguo, he still habitually called her Miss Su.

Duan Tingxuan remained silent for a long time before speaking, "Yes, I thought of many things from before, and suddenly I felt that my elder brother had made many mistakes."

For some reason, after returning from the palace banquet, he would always find himself thinking about many things that had happened before.

Back when I was in the Su family mansion, I hated Su Muyao so much.

But after seeing her at the palace banquet, he no longer felt hatred, only regret.

He could tell at the palace banquet that Su Muyao had become so beautiful and dazzling, and that Wen Nanxi and the others loved her very much.

He might wonder what would have happened if he hadn't forcibly broken off the engagement back then.

He thought he would also be uncontrollably attracted to her.

But once something has happened, it's done, and there's no going back. He can only move forward.

"Brother, don't blame yourself. You are very good to me."

Duan Tingxuan patted his younger brother's hair. "Thank you for comforting me. You should learn from this and not blindly believe what females say."

"Don't blind yourself; use your heart to see and judge."

Duan Tingshu listened attentively, understanding what he should and shouldn't do.

"Brother, I heard that the assassination attempt at the palace banquet was related to Dong Baishang. The court is sending people to capture Dong Baishang, but she escaped."

Duan Tingxuan frowned and said calmly, "You don't need to tell me about her anymore."

He didn't want to hear anything about Dong Baishang; the name Dong Baishang would only constantly remind him of how foolish he had been.

It made him unable to face himself.

"Okay, I understand."

……

Moon Clan
When the clansmen received the urgent letters from the Empress and the Jiang family head, they hurriedly went to report the matter to the clan elders.

The elders of the Moon Clan looked solemn after reading the letter and the Queen's keepsake.

"A person capable of using secret arts and controlling Gu worms has appeared in Beast King City. The Queen needs our Moon Clan to come out of seclusion to resolve this matter, and we cannot refuse."

"But Elder, who should we send to Beast King City?"

The First Elder was silent for a moment before speaking, "The Young Clan Chief lived in Beast Emperor City for a period of time, so he knows the things there best. He is the most capable person in our Moon Clan, so he is the most suitable to go."

The fourth elder spoke up, "But the young clan leader was ordered by the high priest to go into seclusion urgently, and he hasn't come out yet. He is currently awakening our clan's inherited witchcraft, which is a critical time, and he cannot go out casually."

The Grand Elder sighed and said, "But the safety of the Queen and the safety of Beast King City are related to the safety of all the beastmen on our Beast World Continent. There are some things that must be done." "The High Priest calculated that it would be within these few days. Let's wait a little longer. If the Young Clan Chief comes out, the Young Clan Chief will go to Beast King City."

"If the young clan leader doesn't come out, let's send someone else to go in person."

The Second Elder sighed and said, "If it weren't for the special circumstances of the young master of the Xie family, which forced us to use some of our abilities, our abilities wouldn't be so weakened now. It will take time to recover our strength. With our current abilities, we can no longer go to Beast King City to help."

The elder said, "The young master of the Xie family is no ordinary beastman; his identity is special, and we have no choice but to do everything in our power to rescue him."

“In the future, the young clan leader should always return to our clan’s ancestral land to establish good relations, which will benefit our young clan leader.”

When Xie Guixue was being treated, his condition was special and very difficult. It took the intervention of the Moon Clan elders to completely stabilize his soul.

The reason for doing everything possible to save Xie Guixue was not because of the Xie family head, but because of that person.

Xie Guixue possesses half of a special bloodline.

Even if their ancestors were witches, they still had to save him.

The clan chief has already returned to the ancestral land of the witch clan using a special secret method, and their young clan chief will also be returning.

A few days later, a tremendous celestial phenomenon appeared in the Moon Clan's secluded cultivation area, and the Moon Clan members excitedly cheered to welcome their young clan leader out of seclusion.

After Yue Wuhen emerged from seclusion, the elders assigned him this mission: to return to the Beast Emperor City.

……

Inside the Beast King City, the Queen issued a decree, announcing the arrival of an unusually cold period, and instructing everyone to prepare by storing food and keeping warm.

It's just that some people care and some don't.

After several days of continuous snowfall in Beast King City, a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.

Even though the orcs shoveled snow every day, the snow was still very thick, and some houses that had been in disrepair for years would collapse under the weight of the snow.

Only then did the orcs realize that the weather this year was unusually cold, and they began to take it seriously.

……

Su Fu
Su Muyao and Wen Nanxi had made preparations in advance.

Everyone covered themselves with silk quilts and burned coal to keep warm every day.

Because we had prepared plenty of supplies, no one got cold.

These past few days, Su Muyao has been resting and recovering her energy, and she sleeps alone every night.

But the weather was too cold that day, and it was freezing outside. Everyone was worried that their wife would get cold, so they suppressed their bitterness and recommended Hua Linye to take care of her.

However, Hua Linye directly transformed into his true form and entered Su Muyao's room. Fearing that his wife would refuse, he explained, "Wife, my true form is a fox. My fur can radiate heat to keep you warm. I also possess fire-type abilities, so I can act as a stove to keep you warm."

"I've washed myself clean too."

He washed every single fox hair to be extremely clean.

Su Muyao was stunned for a moment after hearing Hua Linye's words, and then she suddenly realized what he meant.

Yes, Hana Rinya has a fiery temper, possesses fire-based abilities, and is a fox in her true form, making her the warmest.

Why wouldn't she use a natural bed warmer and her own beastly husband?

"Okay, come to bed now."

Su Muyao lifted the blanket, and Hua Linye jumped on top of her.

He crawled into bed, and the fox's tail wrapped around Su Muyao.

Su Muyao instantly felt the warmth, as if the wind and snow outside were far away from her.

"Does my wife like it?"

Su Muyao touched the fox's fur and found it to be very comfortable to the touch, clean, and smelling nice. Most importantly, it didn't shed. She honestly admitted, "I like it."

Hua Linye smiled happily when he heard his wife's words. He finally felt that he could do something for his wife and make him feel that he was valuable and useful.

(End of this chapter)

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