Genius Beast Tamer

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Just as Han Xingyu was about to be sucked into the child's palm by this powerful suction, a purple figure arrived at near-light speed with a whooshing sound, accompanied by a howl that sounded like a wolf or a dog.

Zi Tong stood in front of Han Xingyu, his purple pupils contracting and gleaming with a profound and mysterious light.

Zi Tong's ten fingers changed, making strange gestures. Within three breaths, a purple barrier appeared out of thin air, enveloping Han Xingyu and the others.

With a roar, Zi Tong unleashed a tornado of purple bamboo that shot towards Han Xingyu and the others. As the bamboo reached them, it rapidly formed a fence, protecting them within. Under the protection of the bamboo fence and the blue light shield, the powerful suction force in the child's hand was no longer effective against Han Xingyu.

When a demon beast reaches the highest level, it will have its own attribute power and automatically generate inherited memories in its mind. Zi Tong's attribute power is wood, so he can manipulate plants and use the rune gestures in his inherited memories to manipulate purple bamboo into the structure he wants.

Zi Tong gestured to the child, and rows of purple bamboo flew out of the bamboo forest at great speed, like countless feathered arrows shooting towards them.

The child was agile; he floated in the air, weaving through the flying bamboo, leaving behind trails of black and red afterimages.

A top-grade demonic beast? Old Zhi frowned, and solemnly transmitted his voice, "This group is far from simple! Your Majesty, are you sure we can really stay here without revealing our identities?"

Hua Lianhuo's usually carefree expression turned serious, and she frowned, saying, "It seems that Xiao Tong will have to make a sacrifice this time."

Old Zhi seemed to understand the meaning behind Hua Lianhuo's words, but still uncertainly transmitted his voice, "Your Majesty, you mean...? But Xiaotong is a very competitive child, is he willing?"

Hua Lianhuo squinted at Xiao Mei and transmitted her voice to Lao Zhi, saying, "No matter how mature he is, he's still a child. As the king, he might not always listen to me. But as his older sister, Xiao Mei has never been refused anything by him!"

Old Zhi sighed slightly and transmitted his voice, "It seems that the King will owe Xiao Mei another favor."

Hua Lianhuo's expression turned troubled, and she complained telepathically, "This little boy is really hard to handle! He's going to be blackmailed by that violent woman again!"

Old Zhi glanced at Hua Lianhuo with great sympathy, but quickly put on an expression as if nothing had happened, thus not attracting the attention of the six generals around him.

Hua Lianhuo transmitted his voice to Xiao Mei, saying, "Beautiful lady!"

The pretty girl raised an eyebrow, glanced at Hua Lianhuo sideways, and said in a sarcastic voice, "Wang Ke rarely calls me 'beautiful woman,' isn't he used to calling me 'violent woman'?"

"Uh!" Hua Lianhuo said with a wry smile, "You should know that I call you that because of Xiao Tong."

Xiao Mei pouted and transmitted her voice, "What do you want my brother to do this time?"

Hua Lianhuo feigned a pitiful expression and transmitted her voice, "Xiao Mei, for the future of our vampire clan, let your brother sacrifice himself, okay?"

"Sacrifice?" Xiao Mei transmitted her voice in displeasure. "You want my brother to sacrifice himself? Shouldn't the king also sacrifice something?"

Hua Lianhu rolled her eyes, knowing that this woman wasn't so easy to talk to!

He transmitted his voice, "What does Xiaomei want?"

Xiao Mei turned her head and smiled at Hua Lianhuo. This angelic smile, however, could be described as a "hateful smile" in Hua Lianhuo's eyes at this moment!

Hua Lianhuo transmitted her voice, "Just say it!"

Xiao Mei transmitted her voice, "It all depends on how the king wants my brother to sacrifice himself. If the sacrifice is great, then the blood beads found in the palace last night..."

Hua Lianhuo interrupted, "That won't do! I dare not consume that blood bead until we figure out what kind of blood it was made from!"

Xiao Mei pouted and said, "Then there's no room for discussion! You know I cherish my little brother the most, I can't bear to see him sacrificed!"

Hua Lianhuo inwardly scorned: You still cherish your brother? How many things have you cheated me out of in the past? How many times have you sold your brother?

Hua Lianhuo steeled her resolve and transmitted her voice, "Deal!"

Xiao Mei chuckled and raised an eyebrow, asking telepathically, "So what do you want Xiao Tong to do this time?"

Hua Lianhuo glanced deeply at the child who was fighting Zi Tong, and said in a low voice, "I want the child to lose and be seriously injured."

"What!" Xiao Mei angrily transmitted her voice, "Hua Lianhuo, you made my brother seriously injured and lose to a mere dog demon! If word gets out, how will my brother face anyone? He's one of the Eight Generals, a child with super combat power! He values ​​his strength the most! Making him lose is worse than killing him! This deal is no good!"

Hua Lianhuo's face darkened, and he transmitted his voice solemnly, "Xiao Mei, since the deal is done, and I'm willing to give you the Blood Pearl, you must make your brother lose! Now that our people and their people are fighting, it's impossible for us to stay in these mountains and participate in their assassin organization! Unless Xiao Tong loses now and is seriously injured, we can't stay in these mountains. I don't think they'll drive away a seriously injured person, will they?"

Xiao Mei frowned and transmitted her voice, "I can go up and bring Xiao Tong back. I can be seriously injured and lose to that dog demon!"

Hua Lianhuo sneered and transmitted her voice, "Xiaotong is just a child, so they might feel sorry for him and let us stay because he's seriously injured. If you go up and replace Xiaotong, even if you're seriously injured, they'll let us take you down the mountain for treatment!"

Xiao Mei frowned and transmitted her voice, "But..."

Hua Lianhuo interrupted, transmitting her voice, "You're also curious about how extraordinary these people are, aren't you? Children with immortal blood and immortal-demon blood, don't you want to know where they came from? Don't you want to escape the curse of the vampire clan?"

Xiao Mei lowered her eyes, nodded slightly, and turned her gaze to Xiao Tong. She took a deep breath and transmitted her voice, "Xiao Tong, lose to him, but make it look like you lost with a serious injury, so everyone will think you're seriously injured and can't go down the mountain, and can only be treated in the mountain!"

Xiao Tong's eyes darkened. He knew that every time his sister asked him to do something strange, it was probably because of that bastard. Although his sister would get some compensation from the bastard, the thing he hated most was losing. His sister was actually making him lose.

Xiao Tong tried his best to appear fine. He knew in his heart that his sister wouldn't force him to do something he didn't want to do. If his sister was asking, it must be because it concerned the future of the vampire clan and that damned curse!

As a member of the vampire clan, he had only lost, not truly lost. He knew in his heart that it was a fake loss, and that was enough! He tried hard to convince himself that he had to obey, that he had to lose!

Zi Tong manipulated the purple bamboo, launching attack after attack. The dense purple bamboo flew towards the child at lightning speed.

The boy made every movement look natural and fluid, but just as a purple bamboo was about to brush past his waist, he adjusted slightly, letting the bamboo pierce through his waist. The intense pain made him wince in discomfort.

In Zi Tong's eyes, if this child miscalculated even once, he would be pierced through countless fleshy holes by the countless purple bamboos that followed. Zi Tong felt a little reluctant, after all, she had no grudge against this child. Her previous master always told her that if others have no intention of killing you, you should not have the intention of killing others.

Zi Tong wanted to take back the purple bamboo she had sent out, but who would have thought that the child with the purple bamboo piercing his waist would fall towards the group of purple bamboo she wanted to take back due to inertia, and Zi Tong didn't even have time to take it back.

Xiao Mei clenched her fists tightly, her eyes closed, unable to bear watching her younger brother suffer.

At the critical moment, Han Wuxie leaped up and struck the child on the back with a palm strike. Jin Nair roared, "You heartless little girl! The child is already injured, and you still dare to harm him!"

Han Wuxie ignored the roar behind him and poured his inner force into the child's body. The child was prepared to be seriously injured and naturally did not try to stop Han Wuxie's ambush. He thought he would be covered in bamboo this time, but at this moment, a chill instantly spread throughout his body from behind, and his body rapidly froze. The moment the bamboo pierced his body, his body completely turned into a block of ice. The ice, which was harder than the bamboo, was like a layer of ice armor, which repelled all the purple bamboo.

"So he wasn't trying to harm the child, he was trying to save her." Kinnair scratched his head a little embarrassedly, realizing he had just mistaken this cute little girl for a viper!

Qiu Chu felt a pang of jealousy, and her voice became strangely effeminate as she said, "Even if she saved the child, it was their people who hurt the child. They are not good people!"

Kinnair snorted and chose to ignore the big guy's disgusting voice.

Han Wuxie dispelled the cold from the child, and the injury on the child's waist began to heal slowly. Han Wuxie frowned slightly, and the child quickly covered his waist, pretending to be in great pain.

Xiao Mei rushed forward to support her younger brother, saying with concern, "Xiao Tong, are you alright? Can you walk? Let's go down the mountain, I'll take you down for treatment!"

Hua Lianhuo stopped Xiao Mei, saying, "Don't move him! He has a back injury and shouldn't be moved!"

"What should we do?" Xiaomei asked anxiously.

Fang Yan said, "Calm down! It's not medicine, it's your turn to step in!"

Yao Feiyao stepped forward without looking at the child, but instead held Xiaomei's hand tightly, saying with a look of deep affection, "Xiaomei, don't worry, I will definitely cure your brother!"

Xiao Mei looked grateful, but then roared through telepathy, "It's not medicine! Don't pretend! Tell me honestly, did the King telepathically instruct you to use some kind of nasty drug to make Xiao Tong look even more seriously injured?!"

Yao Feiyao trembled slightly, glanced at Wang with a pained expression, then at Xiaomei, quickly released Xiaomei's hand, and hurriedly helped the child up, saying, "I have some good medicine here to heal wounds. I'll apply it to him, and he'll be fine soon. But since the internal organs are injured, while external wounds heal quickly, internal injuries require a hundred days of rest! After all, they are internal organs. If we move him before he has recovered and take him down the mountain, there is a high possibility of internal bleeding, which would be dangerous!"

Xiao Mei rolled her eyes, inwardly roaring: "It's not medicine, just keep pretending. I'll show you what I'm made of later!"

The medicine was not medicine; he pretended to apply it to the child's waist. On the surface, his medicine seemed to have a miraculous effect, but in fact, the wound on the child's waist had already healed.

Vampires are inherently immortal and indestructible. There are only two ways to destroy a vampire. One is to drain all their blood and expose their bodies to the sun, turning them to ashes. The other is to remove their hearts and inscribe cursed runes upon them, causing their bodies to gradually wither away with the curse. Besides these two methods, there is no other way to destroy them; they will remain forever immortal, both physically and spiritually.

"Looks like you're planning to stay here?" Han Tianci narrowed his eyes, looking like a shrewd fox.

Han Xingyu stepped forward, looking at the child with disdain, and said coldly, "Since his external injuries have healed, how come his internal injuries haven't? I'm also a medical student, why don't I take a look at him? If you want to stay here, you should think of a way that won't be easily seen through."

Hua Lianhuo's expression darkened slightly, and she asked Lao Zhi telepathically, "Is my method really that bad? So easy to see through?"

Old Zhi touched his forehead, smiled wryly, and transmitted his voice, "Your Majesty, your method would have fooled an ordinary person long ago. Unfortunately, these children are too extraordinary; they must have seen the world! Perhaps the place they grew up in requires scheming and intrigue!"

Hua Lianhuo's curiosity intensified, and she smiled faintly as she transmitted her voice, "No matter what, we're staying here! I have a feeling we'll reap considerable rewards this time!"

Han Wuxie looked at the child with sympathy and asked, "Are you alright?"

The boy's face was somewhat pale. Although he had escaped the attacks of the purple bamboo and was not seriously injured because of the girl's internal strength, which went against the original plan, the girl had done it all to save him.

The child smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you for saving me just now."

Han Wuxie waved his hand, "It's nothing. Since you're injured, you can stay here and leave after you've healed."

The child was somewhat taken aback, and frowned, saying, "Aren't you worried? After all, you don't trust us. Is it really okay for us to stay? Aren't you afraid we might be bad people?"

"You robbed the palace, so you're certainly not good people, but that doesn't mean bad people deserve to die," Han Wuxie said with a calm smile. "You're injured now, and even if you go down the mountain, you might not be able to recover properly. Aren't the people down the mountain after all looking for you?"

Hua Lianhuo, fearing that the little boy might be too touched to refuse, quickly said, "Since you are so kind, young lady, then we will stay. Thank you!"

Han Xingyu pulled Han Wuxie aside, frowning with worry, and said, "Sister Wuxie, aren't you being a little too kind? These people clearly have ulterior motives!"

Han Tianci rolled his eyes at Han Xingyu and said, "Does my sister look like a fool? Only you, Han Xingyu, would be deceived and sold. Do you think our sister would be foolish enough to be deceived and sold?"

Han Xingyu suddenly realized and looked up at Han Wuxie. A sly smile flashed deep in Han Wuxie's eyes.

Han Xingyu smiled with relief, "It seems I was overthinking it!" He suddenly covered his mouth and chuckled, "Only my sister lies to others, not the other way around! I was so stupid!"

Han Wuxie suddenly made a shushing gesture: "Shh, they're watching us. Don't say anything more!"

Han Xingyu quickly changed the subject, asking, "Sister Wuxie, what's the use of that mirror they gave us?"

Hua Lianhuo happened to be watching them. Upon hearing this, she smiled smugly. As long as they were curious about the mirror, they would inevitably reveal something, which would break the mirror's seal.

He stepped forward and politely smiled, "Little girl, he calls you Sister Wuxie, so may I call you Little Sister Wuxie?"

Han Xingyu forcefully pushed Hua Lianhuo away, crossing her arms and saying, "Sister Wuxie is my cousin. I call her 'sister' because of our blood relation. What right do you have to call her 'sister'!"

Han Tianci said unhappily, "Red Hair, I'm warning you, don't try to claim kinship with us! Once that brat's injuries heal, you must leave. Don't take advantage of me just because I've shown you some respect!"

"Exactly! Trying to stay here by claiming kinship? Dream on!" Han Xingyu sneered.

Hua Lianhuo shrank back, sighing inwardly: These two little brats, either one of them is more venomous than Xiao Tong. The two of them together are terrifying! It's best to stay away!

Hua Lianhuo wisely walked away, while Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes, observing the man.

The man appeared carefree and cynical, but his eyes gleamed with shrewdness and wisdom. The people around him would glance at him from time to time, and they would pay attention to him first when something happened. Clearly, he was the leader among them.

Han Wuxie caught up with him, a gentle smile on his face, and apologized, "Brother, I'm sorry. My two younger brothers are very mischievous. Because we are very young, our family always tells us to be wary of strangers, for fear that we will be deceived. So my two younger brothers are always too nervous. Please forgive them if they said anything excessive before."

Hua Lianhuo was slightly taken aback. After regaining her senses, she ruffled her red hair and laughed heartily, "It's alright, I won't hold a grudge against a child!"

"That's good." Han Wuxie pretended to breathe a sigh of relief.

Hua Lianhuo stepped forward and asked, "Then, can I call you Wuxie sister now?"

"Okay." Han Wuxie smiled brightly.

Because of the close proximity, Hua Lianhuo could clearly smell the scent of immortal blood on her body, a scent that intoxicated him, made his heart race, and made every vein in his body seem to be calling out thirstily.

Seeing him lean closer and closer, almost pressing his face against her neck, Han Wuxie took an awkward step back and coughed softly, "Brother, what's your name?"

"Hana Rei-ka." Hana Rei-ka answered readily, only realizing as soon as the words left her mouth that she had blurted out her real name. Regret was futile; she could only accept the mistake.

"Hua Lian Huo?" Han Wuxie laughed. "I also know someone with the surname Hua, but I was the one who gave him his name. I thought he was as beautiful as a flower, so I gave him the surname Hua. I never expected that I would actually meet someone with the surname Hua."

"That person is very beautiful?" Hua Lianhuo became interested, squinting her eyes and saying, "I wonder how beautiful that beauty is? Is she as beautiful as Xiao Hao?"

"Xiao Mei?"

Hua Lianhuo pointed to the woman supporting the child and said, "That's Xiao Mei."

Xiao Mei was furious upon hearing this: That bastard Wang let slip his real name and even mentioned mine! He's deliberately trying to prevent me from using a fake name!

Han Wuxie smiled calmly and said, "The person I'm talking about is a man, but I think he's more handsome than a woman. No one has ever said that men can't be handsome, has anyone?"

Hua Lianhuo narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Is that person here?" He subconsciously looked at the white-haired man and the purple-haired man.

"He's not here. He went down the mountain to look for something," Han Wuxie replied calmly.

"Innocent Sister, why is your brother the head of this mountain?" The enchantress swayed her hips as she walked over.

Han Wuxie frowned slightly. This woman's gaze was strange. Why did it feel like she was looking at food?

Hua Lianhuo introduced her, saying, "Her name is Yaoji."

Han Wuxie politely greeted, "Sister Yaoji."

The enchantress stepped forward, squatted down, and gave Han Wuxie a tight hug as soon as they met. She had a strong floral fragrance about her, which made Han Wuxie feel a little dizzy.

The enchantress's nose didn't stop snorting either; she kept taking deep breaths and telepathically told Hua Lianhuo, "Your Majesty, this little girl smells so good! I really want to take a bite; I just can't resist!"

Hua Lianhuo's expression tightened, and she quickly pushed Yao Ji away. Han Wuxie looked at Hua Lianhuo, who had suddenly become tense, with suspicion. Hua Lianhuo smiled awkwardly and said, "This woman is not normal. She likes women! You are so young, I don't want her to lead you astray!"

Upon hearing this, the enchantress, like a cat with its fur standing on end, angrily retorted, "What did you say! You're the one who likes women!"

Hua Lianhuo raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You're right, I do like women!"

The enchantress glared at him, snorted coldly, and turned to walk away.

Han Tianci and Han Xingyu were currently surrounding Jin Nai'er and Qiu Chu. Han Xingyu pointed at Qiu Chu and asked, "Han Tianci, do you think this is a man or a woman?"

Han Tianci rolled his eyes. "Han Xingyu, are you blind? This obviously muscular man, is he a woman or something?"

Han Xingyu pouted and said, "But he has a very big chest!" Han Xingyu pointed to the man's huge pectoral muscles.

Qiu Chu awkwardly covered his chest, angrily saying, "Kid, those are my pectoral muscles!"

"Hey! Han Tianci, listen to him, his voice sounds very feminine!" Han Xingyu feigned ignorance and said, "It really does seem to be a woman!"

Han Tianci pursed his lips, trying not to burst out laughing, and pretended to be instructing his younger brother, saying seriously, "Han Xingyu, what this older brother is showing are pectoral muscles, not a woman's breasts. And look at this man's face! What kind of man has a woman's face?"

"Oh, right! You mean, anyone with a pretty face is a woman?" Han Xingyu asked with the curiosity of a child.

Han Tianci nodded seriously, pointed at Jin Nai'er and said, "Look, this one is so delicate and beautiful, so she is a woman, while that muscular one is a man."

Han Xingyu asked疑惑地, "They're a woman and a man, so they should be a couple, right? But why is the man holding the woman's arm?"

With an air of great knowledge, Han Tianci explained in a serious tone, "This shows that the woman is in charge in their family. Don't be fooled by this muscular man's muscles; he's definitely a gigolo!"

Watching the two kids go around teasing him and Qiu Chu, Jin Nai'er felt nothing but helplessness. What could he say?

He had just witnessed the power of those two sharp-tongued people, and if he were to refute them, he would only be smeared even more!

Fang Yan covered her mouth and chuckled to herself, but when she saw the two children's eyes sweep over her, she was so startled that she choked on her own laughter and started coughing violently.

Han Xingyu automatically filtered out Fang Yan and instead focused her gaze on Yao Feiyao.

Han Tianci narrowed his eyes, and a flash of gold appeared in his gaze for a moment.

Han Tianci leaned close to Han Xingyu's ear and whispered, "This guy has a lot of good treasures!"

"Hehe!" Han Xingyu sniffed and laughed, "Even without your talent, with my years of experience smelling medicinal herbs, I can already smell that he has top-grade medicinal herbs on him!"

"Then what about us?" Han Tianci blinked.

Han Xingyu smiled wickedly and nodded.

The two walked towards Fang Yan, who stood there stunned, thinking to herself: Is it my turn? Are these two going to make fun of me?

Just as Fang Yan was lost in thought, Han Xingyu and Han Tianci walked past him and headed towards Yao Feiyao.

Fang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but this only attracted Han Tianci's attention. Han Tianci walked back, and Fang Yan suddenly stood at attention as if she had been electrocuted, looking at Han Tianci nervously.

"Hey buddy, don't you get tired standing there so straight? Your friends have all gone to find a place to rest!" Han Tianci pointed at the others.

Fang Yan then realized that Xiao Mei had been taken to a place to stay by the purple-haired man (Zi Tong) while helping the little boy, Lao Zhi and Yao Ji had been taken to a place to stay by the tall, strong man (Man Niu), Jin Nai Er and Qiu Chu had been taken to a place to stay by the iron-faced man (Hei Feng), and Wang had run off with the little girl.

He turned to look at Yao Feiyao, who had been left behind like him, only to find Yao Feiyao clutching his bundle tightly, looking terrified as if she had encountered bandits.

Fang Yan stepped forward in confusion, but before she could even get close to Yao Feiyao, Yao Feiyao rushed over as if she had seen a savior, her face covered in tears, crying out, "Brother Fang, this child is a bandit! He's trying to steal my belongings!"

Fang Yan looked at Han Xingyu belatedly, and asked blankly, "You mean this child is trying to rob you?"

Yao Feiyao hid behind Fang Yan, nodding vigorously and pleading pitifully, "Brother Fang, these are all precious medicinal herbs I painstakingly found in the palace! I don't want to hand them over! Please hold them off for me!"

Han Xingyu and Han Tianci exchanged a glance, then smiled mysteriously at the same time. When they turned to look at Fang Yan and Yao Feiyao, their eyes were filled with naked greed.

"Hehe..." Han Xingyu chuckled sinisterly.

Han Tianci said strangely, "Didn't you come here to become outlaws? Since you've already decided to treat this place as your stronghold, then it wouldn't hurt for us to become bandits for a while, would it?"

Han Xingyu approached step by step, chuckling sinisterly, "Hand over everything you have! Otherwise, we won't arrange accommodation for you!"

Han Tianci sneered, "It's just that one of you is injured. Actually, he can stay in the mountains alone. I think your friends wouldn't mind if we sent two of you away, would they?"

Yao Feiyao shivered and transmitted her voice, "Brother Fang, there are our pills in here. If we hand them over, the medicinal effects on our bodies will wear off, and our Blood Demon Qi will dissipate. At that time, the demonic beasts and spirit beasts will discover our identities!"

Fang Yan, with a bitter expression, transmitted her voice, "If you don't hand it over, I'm sure the King won't care about us. He's already achieved his goal of staying here. If he can't stay here now to help us, he'd rather send us down the mountain!"

Yao Feiyao transmitted her voice, "Giving it won't work, and not giving it won't work either! What should we do!"

Fang Yan transmitted her voice, saying, "Here's what you'll do: open your bundle and let them choose. I think your medicine bottle is so ordinary, they might not even want it!"

Yao Feiyao nodded slightly and pleaded with Han Tianci and Han Xingyu, "Young brothers, I'm a doctor, and all I have are some medicinal herbs. I don't have anything valuable, just a few decent ones. I'll open my bundle, and you can choose what you want. Just throw the rest back to me as trash, okay?"

Han Xingyu and Han Tianci exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with agreement.

Han Xingyu said, "Okay, you can open it now!"

Yao Feiyao carefully opened the bundle, and Han Tianci and Han Xingyu surrounded her.

These are all medicinal herbs from the mortal realm. Han Xingyu doesn't recognize many of them, but Han Tianci, thanks to his talent, recognizes them all.

The medicine-not-medicine man prayed silently: Please don't pay attention to the brown medicine bottle!

However, Han Tianci's gaze lingered on the brown medicine bottle.

Seeing that Han Tianci was paying attention to the medicine bottle, Han Xingyu reached out and took it out.

Yao Feiyao and Fang Yan felt as if they had been punched hard, their eyes filled with despair.

Han Xingyu opened the bottle, smelled the medicine, and frowned, saying, "It's a pill that can conceal one's aura."

Han Tianci reached out, and Han Xingyu poured a pill into his palm. Han Tianci stared at the pill for about ten breaths before calming down from his highly focused state. He said calmly, "It's a pill that can conceal one's bloodline aura."

Han Xingyu's eyes lit up, and she looked at Han Tianci meaningfully, as if asking: Can we use it?

Han Tianci shook his head slightly and said, "It's a targeted concealment drug."

Han Xingyu's eyes dimmed slightly. He understood Han Tianci's meaning perfectly: this pill was of no use to them, who came from the Immortal and Demon Realms.

Han Xingyu casually tossed the medicine bottle aside and sneered, "Useless stuff!"

The medicine was not medicine, but his heart was bleeding. This was something he had spent several years developing, but he dared not show too much concern for the bottle of medicine. He could only watch helplessly as the bottle fell to the ground and the pills scattered all over the floor.

Han Tianci and Han Xingyu searched the entire bundle several times before finally finding three decent items: a blood-red lotus flower, a cyan bead, and a green wooden box.

Han Xingyu domineeringly took all three items for herself, while Han Tianci shook his head indifferently, since they were all medicinal items and he didn't need them anyway.

Having received the favor, Han Xingyu waved his hand dismissively and said, "You two are truly sensible; I'm very satisfied! Come with me, and I'll arrange accommodations for you!"

Yao Feiyao was on the verge of tears. She squatted on the ground and picked up all the bottles and jars that Han Xingyu had thrown on the ground like trash.

Qinglang originally intended to arrange for the nine suspicious individuals to stay in a secluded courtyard, but Han Wuxie volunteered, saying that her residence was quite large and had many empty rooms. Seeing that Han Xingyu did not object, Qinglang could only agree with Han Wuxie's idea. He knew better than anyone that although he was nominally the head of this assassin organization, he was actually Han Xingyu's bodyguard and naturally had to listen to Han Xingyu. However, Han Xingyu always listened to Han Wuxie, so in reality, the boss here was this young girl, Han Wuxie.

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After dinner, Han Wuxie did not go back to his room to rest, but sat in the courtyard.

Just as she had expected, Hua Lianhuo walked out of the room.

When Hua Lianhuo saw Han Wuxie in the courtyard, he was slightly taken aback. He had originally wanted to sneak out at night to peek around, but he did not expect to be seen by this little girl.

He pretended to be unable to sleep and came out for a walk, stretching his back and lazily walking towards Han Wuxie.

"Little sister Wuxie, you couldn't sleep either, so you came out for some fresh air?" This preconceived question perfectly explains why I went out late at night.

Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a childish smile, "Yes, I couldn't sleep, so I came out to look at the moon."

Hua Lianhuo sat down next to Han Wuxie, looked up at the moonlight, and said indifferently, "What's so great about the moon? I really don't understand why so many people like to admire it."

"Don't you like the moon?" Han Wuxie asked, puzzled.

Hua Lianhuo's eyes dimmed slightly. She lowered her head and said in a low voice, "The moon has its phases of waxing and waning, and people have their joys and sorrows, their partings and reunions."

Han Wuxie said, "So you hate the moon's loneliness."

Hua Lianhuo smiled indifferently and said, "Maybe. Maybe it's because the moon is changeable, and I don't like things that are changeable."

"Do you like the sun?" Han Wuxie asked with a faint smile.

"The sun?" A faint gloom lingered in the depths of Hua Lianhuo's eyes. If he and the eight generals hadn't taken the pills made by Yao Feiyao, applied a lot of sunscreen powder to their bodies, and drunk their fill of blood before coming out, they would have been dried up and turned to ashes by the sun before even reaching this mountain.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "I yearn for the sun, but it hates me."

"Why?" Han Wuxie asked curiously, "Can the sun dislike people?"

A person? He shook his head slightly, thinking: It doesn't treat me like a person, so naturally it dislikes me. But he answered aloud, "It doesn't dislike people."

"I'm getting more and more confused," Han Wuxie said blankly.

Hua Lianhuo ruffled Han Wuxie's hair and chuckled, "Little scatterbrain, let's talk about something else?"

Han Wuxie curled his lip and said, "I won't run away from things I don't understand. I have to figure them out before we talk about anything else!"

"Seriously!" Hua Lianhuo said helplessly, "What exactly do you want to figure out?"

"Why did you say the sun hates you?" Han Wuxie asked.

Hua Lianhuo smiled bitterly, "I hate the moon. Actually, besides the fact that the moon is changeable and lonely, it's also because the moon represents the night. What I really hate is the night, because I can never sleep at night. I'm actually very afraid of the dark. The reason I say the sun hates me is because whenever the sun comes out, I get sleepy. I love the daytime, but when I can't sleep at night, I fall asleep during the day and it's hard to see the sun."

Han Wuxie nodded slightly, his gaze inquisitive, and asked, "Then you must love the moment of sunrise the most!"

Hua Lianhuo frowned. "Why do you say that?"

Han Wuxie smiled and said, "At the moment when night and day alternate, at the moment when the moon and sun meet, the morning light is like a warm spring, nourishing the lonely moon and dispelling the desolation of the night. I have a very learned great-uncle who once told me that the moon doesn't actually emit light; it is the sun that gives it its light, allowing it to guide people in the darkness and find their way home. I've always felt that at the moment of day and night, the sun sends that ray of morning light to the moon, and the moon preserves that most dazzling ray of morning light, saving it to bloom at night. I named that ray of morning light 'Runyue Chen' (Moonlit Dawn)."

"The morning light nourishes the lonely moon, bringing a warm glow to those who travel at night, guiding them home. There should also be another meaning: that as the night passes and the morning light appears, it warms the hearts of those who feel lonely and afraid because of the darkness. In fact, whenever I see that ray of morning light at the end of the night, I do feel very warm. That kind of warmth cannot be described in words. Perhaps only by witnessing it with one's own eyes, the alternation of day and night, and the beauty of sunrise, can one truly understand it."

Han Wuxie laughed heartily and said, "Since you can't sleep, and neither can I, how about we wait for the sunrise together?"

Hua Lianhuo's expression was slightly troubled, but seeing Han Wuxie's hopeful gaze, she nodded slightly.

"Brother Lianhuo, I have a question, may I ask it?"

"What's the problem?"

"Your name is Hua Lianhuo, is it because your father's surname is Hua (花) and your mother's name contains the character for fire (火)?"

Hua Lianhuo's eyes warmed as he thought of his parents, and he wore a handsome smile. This was the most genuine smile Han Wuxie had seen from him all day; the previous smiles had all seemed somewhat fake.

"Just as you guessed, my father's surname is Hua, and everyone calls my mother Huo'er, so my name is Hua Lian Huo (Flower Loves Fire)."

"What kind of people are your parents?" Han Wuxie asked, but in his heart he was already planning to start by getting information about the other person's background from his parents.

When Hua Lianhuo talks about his parents, he seems to lose all his guard. In his mind, the time he spent with his parents was the most unforgettable time, a time when he had no defenses. Thinking of that time, he naturally becomes less guarded as well.

"My father was very handsome and had a charmingly wicked air about him. Many women in the clan liked him, but he only liked my mother. My mother was a bit domineering and unreasonable, but she was very cute. I think my father liked her so much because of her cuteness and frankness. He only married my mother as his wife in this life."

Han Wuxie laughed, "Many men have many hearts, and each heart holds a woman. It's rare to find a man with only one heart who only loves one woman. Now that you're grown up, your parents must have a lot of free time. Have they been traveling around having fun?"

Hua Lianhuo's gaze turned somewhat bitter, and she said wearily, "I do hope they've gone sightseeing."

Sensing the bitterness in the other person's words, Han Wuxie asked in confusion, "Your parents?"

Hua Lianhu shook her head, looking at the lonely moon in the night sky, and said, "It's getting late, but there's still a long time before sunrise. Waiting for sunrise is a very tiring thing. No matter how hard you try, you may not be able to see the sunrise. You might fall asleep because you're exhausted."

Han Wuxie seemed to sense a deeper meaning in his words, as if he were saying that doing something doesn't necessarily mean you can wait for success, and you might give up exhausted before you even succeed.

Why are his eyes so sad? Are his parents gone? Han Wuxie said with some guilt, "I'm sorry, I didn't know your parents were gone. I didn't mean to bring up something that would upset you."

---Aside---

It's still a 10,000-word update, I hope you all enjoy today's content!

Haha, in today's chapter, I incorporated my author name, Runyuechen, into the dialogue between Han Wuxie and Hua Lianhuo, which also revealed the deeper meaning of my name! Haha, I hope I can be a ray of morning light, bringing warmth to everyone! (*^__^*)

Please look forward to the next chapter. The update time is 6:00 AM tomorrow.