The disciple of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion sped through the mountain forest.

He had just been patrolling the area as usual, searching for any new information.

Suddenly, he heard a massive rumbling sound from ahead. If he remembered correctly, that was where Falling Star Lake was located.

As he passed through the dense forest, his view suddenly opened up.

"This... this..." The disciple of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion stared ahead in shock.

The vast waters of Falling Star Lake surged continuously, countless fragments of ruins and broken stones falling from the sky, crashing into the water.

And further away, a shattered island appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the lake.

He clearly saw a signboard swaying precariously on the collapsed buildings of the broken island, ready to fall at any moment.

On the signboard, three large blood-red characters were clearly engraved.

Bloodcloud Pavilion!

Beside it, on the island submerged in the lake, a protruding stone monument was inscribed with large characters.

Justice for Heaven!

Next to it, there were two smaller characters, seemingly a signature, called...

King of Hell!

"This is huge, the Bloodcloud Pavilion has been destroyed!!!" The disciple of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion couldn't help but scream, quickly turning to leave.

He needed to report this information as soon as possible to earn his contribution.

...

On Qingyan Mountain.

Xiao Tian had already mastered the ability to fly, gently landing with Zhong Ling.

After a trip out, it was nearly dusk.

As Zhong Ling landed, the Mountain Guardian Talisman on her finally gave out, completely disintegrating.

"Let's go, time for dinner!" Xiao Tian waved his hand forward with a cheerful face.

The life of a prince was secured.

The bastards of the Bloodcloud Pavilion, who coveted the Great Yan Dynasty and forced him to act, were finally wiped out.

"I wonder how many innocent people were saved because of me." Xiao Tian muttered to himself as he walked back along the mountain path.

His mood seemed very good.

Zhong Ling collected her thoughts, obediently following behind Xiao Tian, curious: "Your Highness, what did you mean by signing as the King of Hell earlier?"

"Just a code name I used back home, nothing much." Xiao Tian replied casually, his demeanor relaxed.

"A code name? Does it have any special meaning?" Zhong Ling still didn't understand.

"In my hometown, there's a saying." Xiao Tian walked ahead, his back to Zhong Ling, but his words sent a chill down her spine.

"When the King of Hell wants you dead by midnight, who dares keep you alive till dawn?"

At this, Xiao Tian suddenly stopped, slightly turning his head to look at Zhong Ling coldly.

Zhong Ling felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her whole body freezing, immediately standing rigidly in place.

"When we get back, don't speak carelessly, understand?"

Zhong Ling shivered, her legs snapping together, quickly responding loudly: "Yes!"

"Good, children should listen to adults." Xiao Tian's expression immediately softened, reaching out to ruffle Zhong Ling's hair.

Then, with his hands behind his back, Xiao Tian leisurely continued on his way, completely in the manner of a lord.

Zhong Ling reached up to tidy her messy hair, pouting, "I'm not that young..."

"Alright, you're very mature." A teasing voice drifted from ahead.

"..." At this moment, Zhong Ling remembered that the prince could hear even the flow of others' blood.

Sticking out her tongue, Zhong Ling blushed and hurried to catch up.

After a while, Xiao Tian led Zhong Ling back to their temporary campsite.

A group of female guards had already packed everything up, sitting quietly waiting.

When Xiao Tian and Zhong Ling returned, they immediately stood up and looked over.

"We found it, that was close, this is a token of affection, if it were lost, I couldn't bear the Emperor's wrath." Xiao Tian patted his chest, looking relieved.

Beside him, Zhong Ling silently watched Xiao Tian's performance, showing no sign of his nonsense.

"Alright, time to go home for dinner!" Xiao Tian ordered the female guards again, taking the lead towards the path out of the mountain.

The other female guards quickly followed, surrounding Xiao Tian to prevent any accidents.

"This prince is too reckless." The leader of the female guards, walking at the back, frowned at Xiao Tian's back, "I wonder if there are any accomplices of the Bloodcloud Pavilion nearby."

"Young General, don't blame me for speaking out, you were too reckless running off earlier."

Zhong Ling's forehead was sweating as she cautiously spoke: "Sister Liu, it's alright now, let's not talk about it."

"Young General, I've been under the General's command for a long time, watched you grow up, don't mind my nagging." The leader of the female guards shook her head, "You're not usually like this, why today, did you join the prince in his antics?"

"The beasts of the Bloodcloud Pavilion have always acted recklessly, if something happened to the prince, I wouldn't care, but if anything happened to you, I couldn't face your mother."

Zhong Ling swallowed, wanting to beg her to stop talking.

The prince could hear!

This Liu Yan had followed her mother into battle when she was young, earning many merits.

Zhong Ling was close to Liu Yan, really fearing that something she said would provoke Xiao Tian's wrath, causing him to suddenly strike her down.

However, Zhong Ling suddenly noticed that Liu Yan's hand gripping her waist knife was clenched tightly.

"..." Zhong Ling seemed to realize something, softly saying, "Sister Liu, did... did encountering the Bloodcloud Pavilion assassins remind you of him?"

Liu Yan didn't speak, her eyes somewhat gloomy, after a while she nodded lightly.

Zhong Ling took a deep breath, slowly speaking.

"Sister Liu, your fiancé was a hero, if he hadn't held off the Bloodcloud Pavilion assassins alone, the townspeople might have been slaughtered."

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"I heard from my mother, when Sister Liu led reinforcements, the man at the town's entrance, covered in blood, was clearly dead, yet still stood firmly there."

"Even the Emperor said he was the backbone of Great Yan!"

"Sigh..." Liu Yan sighed, tears flowing down her proud face, "Young General, why are you suddenly saying this?"

"Nothing..." Zhong Ling walked to Liu Yan's side, gently patting her back, silently looking at the figure ahead.

She said this just to let someone know the reason for Liu Yan's earlier emotional outburst.

Meanwhile, the female guards accompanying Xiao Tian suddenly noticed the prince smiling happily.

It seemed something had made him very pleased.

"Your Highness, is there something to celebrate?" A young female guard beside him couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ah?" Xiao Tian heard the question, casually glanced back at Liu Yan, a smile on his lips, "Just felt like I did something meaningful just now."

"So, rest in peace..."

The female guards around Xiao Tian looked at each other, puzzled.

They couldn't quite understand what the prince was talking about.