The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

However, at that very moment, a thick fog suddenly rose from the ground of Guixu Palace.

It is the protective mechanism accumulated by Guixu Palace over ten thousand years.

The idols were destroyed, and the foundation was shaken.

The fog surged like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire Guixu Palace.

"You Guixu Palace are really cowards! You might as well change your name and run away like this?"

As Tang Xixue spoke, she deftly unleashed a sword strike.

He beheaded Sang Tingke of the Heavenly Punishment Hall with a single sword strike, avenging himself.

"what!"

Sang Tingke never expected that, just when he thought he was safe, he would be attacked again!

Heads flew off, blood splattered everywhere.

The still-running body took two more steps forward before collapsing with a thud, like a piece of rotten wood that had been cut down by the roots.

The second sword strike was aimed at the Palace Master of Guixu Palace, but was blocked by the opponent raising his hand.

Fair and beautiful fingers, faintly visible in the mist, precisely grasped the sword light that was powerful enough to split mountains and cleave seas the instant it arrived.

"bite--"

A clear and pleasant crisp sound.

The sword light shattered at his fingertips, turning into countless tiny specks of light that scattered into the mist like fireflies.

The third sword strike landed on the magnificent palaces of Guixu Palace, shattering those splendid buildings into dust.

"We will meet again."

The figure of the Palace Master of Guixu Palace quickly faded into the mist, his voice revealing obvious emotional fluctuations.

His voice came from all directions, like the echo of wind passing through an empty valley.

"Today you destroyed my Guixu Palace, I will remember your audacity."

"Next time we meet—let me see what your face looks like under that mask."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fog suddenly dissipated.

The entire ruins of Guixu Palace were swallowed up in that instant, like a giant ship sinking into the sea, disappearing silently into the void.

Fortunately, everyone evacuated quickly, and all the beasts had already retreated back to the mountains and forests.

Otherwise, they would be carried away along with this ancient palace by the mist that leads to who-knows-where.

Above the silver dragon, Tang Xixue sheathed her sword. Her movements were fluid and graceful.

"Sister Zhi!"

Kong Sangyu rode the Azure Scaled Eagle, flying out from the still-dissipating golden dust, and came towards her.

The boy's blue eyes sparkled, like a clear sky washed clean by rain.

He had just fought alone against several powerful figures from Guixu Palace, displaying fierce determination and a ruthless resolve to perish together with the Palace Master of Guixu Palace; all of this was now suppressed.

All that remained was an exquisitely beautiful face, and eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

"Your sister's dragon is so beautiful!"

His gaze fell on the Snow Dragon, and his blue eyes shone even brighter.

The silver dragon was covered in frost-like scales, and its horns were silver, making it majestic and beautiful.

Kong Sangyu couldn't help but praise her, her tone filled with genuine admiration.

As the lord of all spirits, he naturally felt a greater affinity for such divine beasts.

"My dragon is naturally beautiful! Thank you, Little Tangyuan, for showing me the way this time."

Tang Xixue glanced at him sideways, her voice soft and gentle as she spoke.

"Didn't I tell you to scout ahead and find people? Why are you fighting now?"

She asked Shan Hai for help in finding the person, but she didn't pay them to rescue him; she only paid them for information.

The one who was dispatched was Kong Sangyu, the Lord of Mountains and Seas, who even clashed with Guixu Palace.

If she hadn't arrived in time, those tainted little glutinous rice balls might have been served as offerings.

Upon hearing this, Kong Sangyu's beautiful face flushed slightly.

He lowered his head, his long silver-blue hair covering half of his face, revealing only a small section of his ear tips, which were tinged with pink.

"Well, it's just... an act of heroism and a little personal grudge."

"Oh, so Little Tangyuan is actually a pretty nice person."

Tang Xixue nodded gently. She had heard her master, Xie Jinlian, say that the Lord of Mountains and Seas and the Seventh Pavilion Master had a change of heart. It seemed that it was true!

"Sister Zhi..."

Kong Sangyu suddenly raised her eyes, her blue eyes filled with a hint of timid expectation, her thick, curled eyelashes like two small fans.

"Why...why do you call me Little Tangyuan?"

My sister calls him Little Tangyuan (a type of glutinous rice ball).

The way she called her that was soft and sweet, like it was coated with a layer of icing sugar.

He repeated it to himself several times, and the more he read it, the sweeter he felt inside, though he couldn't quite explain why.

Could it be that Sister Zhi thinks he's so soft and white, and wants to... pinch him?

Kong Sangyu's ear tips turned even redder.

He lowered his eyes, his eyelashes casting a small fan-shaped shadow beneath them, his fingers gripping the body of the white jade flute tightly.

I'm so shy.

"Should I play hard to get? Or... just throw myself into their arms? But wouldn't that be too unladylike?"

"Will Sister Zhi think I'm not mature enough?"

"Aaaaaah!"

The boy's heart was already churning into a colorful chaos.

But she still managed to maintain that well-behaved and cute appearance.

"Hmm," Tang Xixue said calmly, "because tangyuan (sweet rice balls) are cute."

As she said this, there was even a faint smile on her lips, and her eyes were full of sincerity.

Anyone who saw it would think it was a heartfelt compliment.

However, in her eyes, the skin of this little glutinous rice ball was snow-white, but the filling was black sesame.

It looks soft and cute on the outside, but once you take a bite, you'll find that it's completely black inside.

But she didn't dare tell the truth.

What if this heartless little dumpling gets angry with her and turns on her, demanding more money from her at the last minute?

I have no money.

She's quick with sweet talk.

"Really? Thank you for the compliment, sister!"

Kong Sangyu was instantly overwhelmed by the sweetness of those words.

The boy's blue eyes were strikingly bright, as if someone had sprinkled a handful of stardust into them.

His heart began to pound wildly in his chest, making him feel both flustered and sweet, and even the tips of his ears turned crimson.

Sister Zhi said he was cute.

She said he was cute!

How come those two words sound so beautiful coming from her mouth?

"Walk."

The word "Tangxi Snow" is succinct and concise.

A silver dragon roared, its silvery white light piercing the sky.

The speed of the Snow Dragon was astonishing. In the blink of an eye, the enormous silver-white figure had turned into a barely visible point of light on the horizon and disappeared into the depths of the clouds.

Kong Sangyu stood there, her blue eyes still fixed on the direction where she had disappeared, as if she had been frozen in place.

"Huh?" He blinked, finally coming to his senses. "Sister Zhi is leaving already? Why did she run off so fast? Was something urgent?"

The boy's voice carried a hint of genuine anxiety, and even a faint trace of a tearful grievance.

He was so happy that he didn't even have time to say a proper goodbye.

She left just like that, like a gust of wind, coming and going without a trace.

"It's all my fault..."

He lowered his head, his long, silver-blue hair slipping down his shoulders and obscuring half his face, his voice growing softer and softer.

"I wish I hadn't spaced out just now. Then I could have talked to Sister Zhi a little longer..."

Even just one more sentence would be helpful.

Even if she just calls him "Little Tangyuan" again, he will be happy for a very long time.

The boy stood dejectedly on the high cliff, the wind ruffling his clothes and long hair, scattering his regret and melancholy into the twilight.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the Azure Scaled Eagle beside him.

The eagle that fought for him still had a deep, bone-revealing bloodstain on its wing, a wound inflicted by the weapon of a powerful figure from the Guixu Palace during the melee.

It endured it all without uttering a single cry.

Kong Sangyu squatted down and took out a medicine bottle he always carried with him from his bosom.

That was medicine he personally prepared, using the most precious spiritual herbs from the depths of the mountains and seas, specially made for healing all kinds of beasts.

He uncorked the bottle and carefully sprinkled the powder onto the wound, his movements extremely gentle and slow, as if afraid of hurting it.

"You've worked hard," he said softly, his fingertips gently brushing the feathers of the Azure-Scaled Eagle. "Go back and rest well."

The Azure-Scaled Eagle lowered its head, gently rubbed its beak against his palm, and let out a soft cry.

Then it flapped its wings and took off, circling in the air once, and finally obeyed his command, flying towards the depths of the mountains and forests.

The blue figure grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared into the vast twilight.

He was all alone on the high cliff.

The wind was strong, making his blue robes flutter loudly.

Kong Sangyu stood there and suddenly felt that the world was unusually quiet.

He was all alone now, as if the whole world had abandoned him.

Just then, a sliver of silver light suddenly appeared on the horizon.

The light was initially just a tiny, barely visible point of light, like the most inconspicuous star in the night sky.

Then it rapidly enlarged, pierced through the clouds, and flew toward him at a dizzying speed.

The silver dragon of wind and snow departed and returned.

The silver dragon circled halfway in the air, then slowly lowered its head and hovered in front of him.

On the dragon's back, the snow-white figure leaned slightly forward, revealing a pair of smiling eyes beneath the silver-patterned mask.

"Mini Tangyuan (sweet rice balls)".

Tang Xixue's soft voice was carried to his ears by the wind.

"I think I just saw your Azure-Scaled Eagle was injured. Where are you going? I can give you a ride."

"I asked Wind and Snow Silver Dragon for his opinion, and he seems to like you quite a bit and is willing to let you come up."

Kong Sangyu was stunned.

The melancholy and grievance in those blue eyes shattered in that instant, transforming into an unbelievably dazzling light.

"Ah! Sister Zhi, you...you came all the way here to pick me up?"

His voice was a little shaky.

"Otherwise what?"

Looking at his joyful yet helpless expression, Tang Xixue suddenly felt that this little dumpling was also a bit cute.

She slightly curved the corners of her lips.

Is anyone else here?

A breeze blew from behind her, lifting her long hair and clothes. The mountain wind and the faint, cool fragrance of crabapple blossoms on her body intertwined, creating a scent that softened one's heart.

"Want to come up?"

"want."

Kong Sangyu readily agreed without hesitation.

No beast tamer could refuse an invitation to ride a divine dragon.

He can't do it either.

Even though he is the lord of mountains and seas, the lord of all spirits, the existence of the Wind and Snow Silver Dragon still fills him with longing.

What's more—that was her dragon.

He did not rashly leap onto the dragon's back, but first communicated with the Snow Dragon in the language of dragons.

The boy's voice was soft yet solemn, his blue eyes meeting the majestic dragon's gaze intently.

The silver dragon listened quietly, its whiskers trembling slightly as if in acknowledgment, before slowly lowering its head.

Kong Sangyu then carefully stepped onto the dragon's back, one step at a time.

The moment he landed, he could feel the immense power hidden beneath the silver dragon scales—a power of wind and snow strong enough to tear the heavens and earth apart—but now it was gently restrained, leaving only a reassuring warmth.

"We need to get ready to leave."

Tang Xixue said.

Where are you going?

"Where is Sister Zhi going? I'll go there."

Kong Sangyu replied.