Of course, in this chaotic crowd, some people also rely on their keen intuition to detect something wrong. Their eyes were cautious and vigilant, and they were not confused by superficial phenomena.

However, even if they have doubts in their hearts, they dare not act rashly. In this complex and changeable situation, if they are not careful, they may fall into a doomed place. They do not want to be the first to take the lead. They can only hide in the dark silently, waiting for the situation to become clearer.

In the Prince's Mansion, the lights were brightly lit, and the soft lights shone through the carved window lattices and sprinkled on the bluestone path in the courtyard, outlining mottled lights and shadows. Prince Liu Heng stood in the courtyard, looking up at the figures of Ling Xiao and Qin Xianglan who had gradually faded away, with an admiration smile on his face, as if the stars were twinkling in the night sky.

He turned around and faced the white-haired but energetic old man beside him, and sincerely exclaimed: "Teacher is indeed a wise man. Ling Xiao is really powerful. In this way, although these people will keep staring at him, they will not easily attack him. Not to mention these people, even if they are from the Holy Temple, they dare not act rashly!"

Liu Heng said, shaking his head gently, his eyes full of amazement at Ling Xiao's methods. His hands were unconsciously behind him, paced back and forth in the courtyard, his steps were light and slightly excited.

The old man nodded slightly, with a faint smile on his face, and the smile exuded a wisdom of insight into the world. He stroked the long beard under his chin and was about to speak, but suddenly his brows frowned, as if he had noticed something strange.

He raised his head slightly, his eyes penetrated the layers of night, and looked into the distance, with a trace of vigilance flashing in his eyes.

"It's really annoying to be the people from the temple," the old man murmured softly, his voice low and a little disgusted, "Let's go to the palace. When you meet your father, maybe our chance has really come. This Ling Xiao is not simple!"

A trace of expectation flashed in the old man's eyes, as if he saw a light of light that changed the status quo. He reached out and patted Liu Heng on the shoulder. The two looked at each other and then walked out of the prince's mansion. The figure gradually disappeared at the end of the courtyard under the reflection of the moonlight.

...

In the imperial city, the night became deeper and deeper, thick as if it could not be dissolved. Ling Xiao's figure appeared again like a ghost. After leaving the imperial city, he cleverly used the teleportation array hidden in the dark in the city to return to the city at an extremely fast speed.

At this moment, he was in a dim room, with a faint smell of sandalwood filled the room. Ling Xiao raised his hand and waved it gently, and an invisible spiritual barrier instantly enveloped the entire room, completely blocking the breath in the room.

Under the protection of this spiritual barrier, ordinary people, even those with high strength, find it difficult to detect any movement in the room.

"You can speak!" Ling Xiao turned his head slightly and looked at Qin Xianglan who was placed beside him. His voice was low and calm, like a bottomless cold pool.

There was a hint of joking in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, outlining a seemingly vague smile, "It's been a lot of trouble for the past few days. Miss Qin, who is arrogant, actually said she likes me in front of so many people, haha."

He said as he walked slowly, every step was calm and powerful, making a dull sound in the quiet room.

Qin Xianglan's face instantly became gloomy and ugly, just like the sky before the storm came, covered with dark clouds. Her eyes were rounded, and angry flames were burning in her eyes, staring at Ling Xiao tightly, as if she wanted to cut him into pieces with her eyes.

"You won't succeed," Qin Xianglan said gritting her teeth, her voice trembling slightly due to anger. "You want to use our Qin family to serve as a shield for you, but in this world, there are many idiots, but there are many smart people, and they won't believe you."

She said as she tried to struggle to get up, but her body seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force and could not move.

When Ling Xiao heard this, he just glanced at Qin Xianglan indifferently, with a sense of indifference and calmness in his eyes, as if everything was under his control.

"It's enough for them to know that you're with me," Ling Xiao said slowly, his voice calmly and firmly. "Unless the Qin family doesn't care about your life, no one who is smart or not will touch me easily. I'm a conspiracy!"

He raised his head slightly, and a confident light flashed in his eyes. The light was like the most dazzling stars in the night sky, illuminating the entire dim room.

Qin Xianglan's face instantly became extremely ugly, as if she was shrouded in a thick layer of haze, with a trace of whiteness. Her eyes were as if they were staring at Ling Xiao like a copper bell, full of shock and reluctance. She stared at Ling Xiao with her eyes as if she wanted to see him through.

"I have to say, you are really scary," Qin Xianglan said word by word, with a hint of trembling in her voice, obviously shocked by Ling Xiao's methods, "I underestimated you. I thought you were just a martial arts genius, but I didn't expect that you would play power and tricks, it was just as scary. You are treating several major forces as your pawns!"

She said as she shook her head slightly, her hair swaying gently with her movements, and the regret on her face became stronger and stronger, as if she was feeling annoyed by her previous contempt for Ling Xiao.

"But it's a pity that other forces may be afraid of our Qin family, but the Holy Temple cannot." Qin Xianglan took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and a trace of stubbornness flashed in her eyes.

She raised her chin slightly, with an unquestionable assurance in her tone, "You underestimated our Qin family and also underestimated the Holy Church!" After that, she shook her head again, her movements seemed to emphasize what she said.

"Maybe you overestimated yourself!" Ling Xiao's mouth raised slightly, and he pulled out a confident smile, with a bit of mockery in his smile.

He shook his head slowly, with a sense of indifference in his eyes, as if Qin Xianglan in front of him and the powerful forces she said were not worth mentioning, "Maybe if I really take action, whether you Qin family or the dynasty temple in the big town, will it be destroyed?"

His voice was steady and firm, and every word was like a bombshell, causing layers of turmoil in Qin Xianglan's heart.

When Qin Xianglan heard this, she showed a disdainful sneer on her face, and her smile was full of contempt for Ling Xiao. Her nose snorted softly and said, "You really know nothing about several major forces, a frog in the well!" Her eyes were full of contempt, as if she was looking at a clown who was overestimating her abilities.

"Haha!" Ling Xiao just smiled faintly, with no intention of being angry or refuting in his smile. He disdained to argue with Qin Xianglan about these things. In his opinion, verbal arguments were meaningless.
Chapter completed!