The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

Tang Xixue stood on the cloud, gazing down at the city lights gradually coming on, a complex expression flashing across her clear eyes.

"After going around in circles... I never expected it to be in Forgotten Snow City."

She sighed softly.

The Heart of Azure Snow can only perceive a certain range.

The aura of that soul was faint and indistinct, like looking at the moon through a thin mist; it would only become clear when one was close enough.

She hadn't noticed anything at the War King's mansion, so the fragment probably wasn't nearby.

"It's a pity we couldn't be more precise. This Forgotten Snow City... I'm really not very familiar with it."

Previously, when we were in Baiyujing, at least we had some clues to follow.

But Snow City was completely foreign to her.

However, now that we've determined it's in this location, we'll take our time searching.

Not urgent.

She has plenty of patience; now, the most urgent task is to find a way to deal with the Crimson Dust Gu.

The majestic city walls of Forgot Snow City lie like a giant dragon in the night.

The city is filled with towering buildings, and a bright moon hangs between the eaves and brackets, its clear light like water and its silvery white light like a waterfall.

The cavalry had already entered the city, their hoofbeats fading into the distance and disappearing into the depths of the long street.

"Let's go, let's enter the city."

Tangxi Snow pressed down on the dragon's head, and the massive body of the snow dragon silently slid down into the clouds.

The silver dragon swept over the highest corner tower of the city wall, the wind it stirred up rang the copper bells on the eaves, and then landed steadily on the open space specially reserved for him in the War King's Mansion.

As the silver light faded, the giant dragon transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into Tang Xixue's sleeve.

"Little Tangyuan, we've already taken you to the city. Goodbye for now."

She landed on a jacaranda tree in the backyard of the War King's mansion, her toes touching the branches, and a few petals were shaken off and gently swirled to her shoulder.

She looked down and saw that Pei Zhao and his entourage had been properly settled into the inner courtyard.

Attendants bustled about, preparing hot water and medicine, and even invited a doctor to come and treat the patient.

"No, I don't want to be separated from my sister!"

Kong Sangyu stood not far away, her blue eyes like stars reflected in the deep sea.

"Sister, wait a minute."

He pursed his lips, a thin mist rising in his blue eyes, glistening in the moonlight.

It was like a small blue-scaled fish that had left the vast ocean, abandoned by the tide and left with nowhere to go and nowhere to cling to.

"I have nowhere to go. Could I... come with you?"

Tang Xixue stopped in her tracks.

She turned around, her gaze lingering on his face for a moment.

A hint of emotion flashed across his eyes first; after all, it was hard for anyone to bear seeing such an expression on a face like that.

The stunningly handsome blue-haired boy under the moonlight is simply a femme fatale!

However, that feeling of being moved was fleeting.

Instead, we are on high alert.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, like a little fox that had caught a trap, her ears practically perked up.

"No, little glutinous rice ball."

Her tone was light and cheerful, even sweet enough to coax a child, but beneath it lay a heart of stone as hard as a fortress.

"We have a settled payment agreement. Are you trying to extort money from us or raise the price at the last minute?"

She took a half step back, crossed her arms, and her defensiveness was evident.

"I have paid Shan Hai my full fee. Not a penny less, and no credit whatsoever."

Kong Sangyu's eyes widened, and the mist in her eyes thickened, almost condensing into water droplets that fell down.

He took a small step forward, his voice tinged with extreme grievance.

"Sister, is it really not possible?"

He blinked, his thick eyelashes fluttering gently like butterfly wings.

"I'm not here for money, I just want to stay with my sister. It's so dangerous out there, and I'm all alone..."

His voice was so soft it seemed to melt away in the night breeze.

"……Fear."

Finally, he added, gazing at her expectantly with his blue eyes.

"I don't look...like someone who loves money, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xixue's wariness only increased, and she even took a big step back, almost pressing herself against the trunk of the jacaranda tree.

"Who doesn't love money?"

She refuted him righteously and sternly.

"Don't lie through your teeth. Little Tangyuan, lying is bad."

The next moment, she had already used the light-footed movement technique of stepping on clouds.

With a light touch of her toes, the petals of the jacaranda trees fluttered down from the branches, and she herself seemed like a wisp of mist blown away by the wind.

With her snow-white robes fluttering, she was already several feet away.

Free of charge?

Alarm bells were ringing in her mind.

I'd rather not have the money back!

Those unscrupulous little glutinous rice balls are after much bigger schemes!

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared at the end of the courtyard where moonlight and flower shadows intertwined.

It was so fast it felt like a ghost was chasing us.

"elder sister……?"

Kong Sangyu's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, her fingertips futilely grasping at the evening breeze.

A few jacaranda petals were swept up by the wind and swirled down in front of him.

The boy stood frozen in place, his expression filled with disbelief and deep frustration.

He lowered his head and let out a soft breath.

"Why do you always flirt with someone who's blind? If my sister's eyesight isn't very good, I should ask Zheyue to take a look for her..."

He raised his hand and touched his stunningly beautiful face, and for the first time, he felt a deep doubt about this seemingly invincible appearance.

Then, a stubborn light of resentment shone in his blue eyes.

"I just don't believe... if my sister were to look at me seriously, she could still look at me blankly."

Twilight Quadruple.

No one answered him.

Only a stray cat passing by squatted on the wall, lazily meowed at him, and slowly swayed its tail, its expression looking like it was mocking him.

Kong Sangyu's expression froze for a moment.

"Ah... why are you even laughing at me?"

He waved at the cat, his tone tinged with a mixture of frustration and anger.

"Little fluffball, go play by yourself."

Just then, the stray cat on the wall suddenly tilted to one side and fell straight down.

Kong Sangyu's pupils shrank suddenly, and with a flash, he caught the soft mass in his arms before it hit the ground.

The kitten was curled up in his palm, its eyes closed and its breathing steady, as if it were asleep.

His heart skipped a beat.

All the remaining smile on his face vanished in an instant, leaving only solemnity.

He looked down at the unusually quiet kitten in his arms.

Its belly rose and fell slightly, and its whiskers twitched occasionally.

He recalled the urgent report he had received earlier that day.

Upon discovering the Crimson Dust Gu, Emperor Tang Xiye of the Holy Emperor immediately sent messages to the other countries, without any attempt to conceal anything, demonstrating his truly magnanimous character.

He gave the nations of the Nine Provinces a research direction so that they could prepare for it early.

"The Crimson Dust Gu has erupted... even these little creatures can't escape it?"

"This damned Guixu Palace..."

Kong Sangyu suddenly raised his head, his blue eyes surging with ferocity.

"I should have burned them to ashes!"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly remembered something.

Zhiyue Courtyard.

Those children.

His expression changed drastically. He carefully cradled the kitten in his arms, and with a light step, he transformed into a blue blur, rushing wildly out of the city.

Under the moonlight, that blue hue moved as fast as a shooting star.

The intelligence he received clearly stated that everyone who had been afflicted by the Crimson Dust Gu had fallen into a deep sleep.

If this continues, everyone will die within a few days.