In the forest, Liu Yan walked along the path with a dazed expression, listening to Zhong Ling's description, feeling as if her worldview was collapsing.

When Zhong Ling started describing Xiao Tian moving a mountain, hopping around to destroy evidence, Liu Yan was already in a state of near bewilderment.

Hearing later about Xiao Tian's flying speed, so intense that even the Mountain Guardian Talisman couldn't withstand it, made her dizzy.

The details of the destruction of the Bloodcloud Pavilion Headquarters made Liu Yan look at Xiao Tian's back as if she were looking at a monster.

Hearing the sound of blood flowing?

The Prince, is he even human?

Wait a minute!

Suddenly, Liu Yan's face turned to horror: "Could it be... the things we secretly said behind his back, the Prince could hear them all?"

"Of course, I could hear them." Xiao Tian walked ahead with his hands behind his back, striding with an air of indifference, without turning his head, "Didn't you go home and complain that I was a scourge, a seductive demon using my looks to charm the Emperor?"

"Yeah, and you also said I was eating from one bowl while looking at another, flirting with Zhong Ling, this little brat."

Liu Yan's steps immediately halted, and she almost turned to stone.

Zhong Ling had a peculiar expression, turning to Liu Yan: "Sister Liu, what... what were you imagining?"

A massive social death scene.

Bang!

Liu Yan's knees gave way, and she knelt on the ground, covering her face and shouting loudly.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I'm sorry, Young General!"

"I really didn't know the situation back then, I... I..."

Xiao Tian didn't mind: "Alright, it's just a misunderstanding, I'm not that petty, let's hurry on."

Only then did Liu Yan get up, despite being in her thirties, she felt deeply embarrassed, her face flushed as she followed obediently behind.

Beside her, Zhong Ling covered her mouth, snickering quietly.

Liu Yan was an old soldier under Mother, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, usually exuding an Aura of Domination, like a big sister.

Seeing her like this was quite rare.

"By the way, Your Highness." At this moment, Zhong Ling seemed to remember something, "You could hear Sister Liu talking at home from the Palace?"

"Yeah, I could hear it." Xiao Tian nodded as he strolled along.

Zhong Ling was curious: "Then can you hear other people talking too, Your Highness? Wouldn't it be very noisy?"

"Control is very important to us, and it just so happens that I'm quite skilled in that area." Xiao Tian explained casually, as if chatting, "I control myself, ignoring these unnecessary factors."

"It was just that Commander Liu was talking about me too much and too often that day, which caught my attention, so I listened carefully and knew what she was saying." Mentioning this, Xiao Tian slightly turned his head to look at Zhong Ling.

"Let me tell you secretly, your Sister Liu is actually a chatterbox behind the scenes, always going on and on!"

Zhong Ling immediately covered her mouth, her cheeks puffing up, her crescent-shaped eyes welling up with tears.

"No way, Sister Liu, you..." Zhong Ling sneaked a glance at Liu Yan.

Liu Yan's entire face was as red as a cooked shrimp, steaming with embarrassment.

A massive social death scene, supercharged!

Walking ahead, Xiao Tian had his back to the two, secretly enjoying himself.

"That's what you get for complaining about me, I'll embarrass you to death, make you cringe to your toes!"

...

Returning to the original campsite, it was already deserted.

The female guards had already taken their things and returned to the Imperial City first.

Naturally, Xiao Tian and the others headed towards the Imperial City as well, not using their full speed, taking their time like a leisurely outing, and only reached the Imperial City by dusk.

On the streets of the Imperial City, many citizens saw the trio and moved aside.

Mainly because, although Liu Yan's injuries had healed, her broken armor and blood were still present, which was quite intimidating to the citizens.

As they gradually approached the inner city, there were fewer passersby and more patrols, as this was where high-ranking officials and noble families resided.

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Before long, Xiao Tian and the others arrived at the entrance of the Zhong Residence.

"Go home!" Xiao Tian pointed at the Zhong Residence, ordering Zhong Ling.

Zhong Ling, however, looked at Xiao Tian with a pitiful gaze: "Your Highness, I want to go to the Palace for dinner too."

"Don't be ridiculous, these past few days you've been having dinner at the Palace, leaving your father alone at the Zhong Residence."

"He curses me every night in secret, it's so annoying, I usually can't be bothered to point it out."

Zhong Ling's expression stiffened: "..."

Beside her, Liu Yan also rubbed her forehead.

The Prince's hearing was absurdly exaggerated.

The Zhong Residence was already far enough from the Palace, and he could still hear it?

But soon, Zhong Ling tugged at Xiao Tian's hand, gently swaying and acting coy: "Your Highness, please let me go to the Palace to play, don't be so stingy."

Xiao Tian tugged at the corner of his mouth, pulling his hand away: "Stop that!"

"Be good, go home for dinner, you have a father and don't know how to cherish it." Xiao Tian spoke with a hint of annoyance, "I grew up without parents, was adopted and used as a tool, taking orders to kill every day."

"You little brat, you really don't know how good you have it."

Xiao Tian's instinctive words caused the expressions of the two present to freeze.

"This..." Liu Yan looked at Xiao Tian in shock, clearly not expecting this.

Although Xiao Tian didn't say much, she could imagine the complexity of the story behind it.

Zhong Ling also looked at Xiao Tian in surprise, opening her mouth to say something, but not knowing where to start.

Xiao Tian realized he had slipped up, shrugged indifferently: "Alright, what's with those expressions, it's all in the past, am I not living well now?"

"Then I'll listen to Your Highness, and go home now." Zhong Ling nodded seriously at Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian nodded in satisfaction, reaching out to ruffle Zhong Ling's hair, messing up her hairstyle: "That's a good child, go..."

"What are you doing!!" A frightened shout suddenly came from the side.

Turning to look, they saw Zhong Yangming, the Minister of Revenue, rushing over in a hurry.

He pulled his daughter over, glaring angrily at Xiao Tian: "Your Highness, you are the Emperor's consort, how can you... how can you do such a thing, are you being fair to the Emperor?"

Zhong Yangming's chest heaved violently, he was about to explode with anger.

This Prince Xiao Tian was getting more and more outrageous, and now he was even laying hands on her.

"Liu Yan, how could you..." Zhong Yangming, at this moment, noticed Liu Yan beside him, looking her up and down, quite surprised.

But soon, he reacted: "You're just in time, you..."

But before Zhong Yangming could finish, Liu Yan interrupted him with a frown: "Minister Zhong, His Highness and the Young General are innocent, how can you speak so carelessly and slander them?"

"Ah, no, I..." Zhong Yangming was shocked, wanting to speak, but was blocked again by Liu Yan.

"Minister Zhong, His Highness is of noble character and kind nature, how can you slander him based on your assumptions?"

"I thought, as the husband of a general and someone in a high position, you would be a reasonable person."

"But now, your indiscriminate accusations against His Highness have left me very disappointed."

Zhong Yangming stared at Liu Yan in front of him, his mind seemingly struck by lightning, splitting in two.

He pointed at Liu Yan, staggering back, losing his balance and tripping over the steps, landing on his backside.

"Oh my god!!!" Zhong Yangming felt like his world was collapsing.

Even Liu Yan had fallen?