Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

The guard captain then realized that he had misjudged the situation and should not have made wild guesses about Ying Zheng's thoughts.

Ying Zheng nodded to the guard captain and gave him instructions:

"Just lead the way now, no need to say anything more."

The guard captain suddenly felt his future was bleak, as he had originally hoped that bringing Ying Zheng into the palace would allow him to obtain an official position.

But given the current situation, it's hard to say whether he can keep his position as the guard captain.

"understand!"

After the guard captain responded to Ying Zheng, he silently led him to his residence without saying another word.

After escorting Ying Zheng, Donghuang Taiyi, and Huo Luan to their lodgings, the guard captain closed the door for them and then turned and left.

"It seems Kong Xuan is quite the ladies' man! He came to find this princess right after his strength improved. Do you think he planned this all along?"

Donghuang Taiyi approached Ying Zheng and asked.

Ying Zheng was amused by Donghuang Taiyi's words.

"What are you thinking about all day long? Besides, it's Kong Xuan's business who he wants to find. We just need to make sure he's safe and sound."

Donghuang Taiyi spends all his time worrying about other people's affairs, but unfortunately none of them are anything of importance.

"When do you think we'll be able to get Kong Xuan back? It's unbearably hot here, I can't stand it anymore!"

Donghuang Taiyi looked at Ying Zheng with a resentful expression and complained.

Since arriving in this land of blazing flames, Donghuang Taiyi has been enduring the scorching heat every moment, feeling unbearably hot all day long.

He has already blacklisted this fiery land and never wants to come back a second time in his life.

"If we want to go back, we can only do so after we've confirmed that Kong Xuan is safe and sound. Otherwise, what's the point of us coming here?"

Ying Zheng spoke earnestly to Donghuang Taiyi in French.

It's good to take Donghuang Taiyi out for a walk, so he doesn't spend all his time cultivating and end up with a qi deviation.

Hearing that he would have to wait for Kong Xuan to return, Donghuang Taiyi immediately lay down on the bed and remained motionless.

"I'm speechless! I just survived a major battle, and now they won't let me have a moment's peace. I have to endure this scorching heat. They might as well just kill me!"

Donghuang Taiyi launched into a tirade against Ying Zheng.

Huo Luan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing what Donghuang Taiyi said.

"You can't even stand this little bit of heat? You need to learn to be patient, otherwise you'll never achieve anything great."

Seeing that someone weaker than himself was lecturing him, Donghuang Taiyi stood up and stared at Huoluan, saying:

"Who gives you the right to lecture me? If you're not happy, let's fight, and whoever wins gets to decide!"

In the world of demons, strength reigns supreme. The strong call the shots, and the weak are left only to be beaten.

When Huo Luan saw that Donghuang Taiyi wanted to compete with her, she quickly moved closer to Ying Zheng.

"That Ying Zheng, look how violent he is, we shouldn't have brought him out to play, we should have thrown him into lava and let him soak, don't you think?"

Huo Luan looked at Donghuang Taiyi with a mischievous grin and said.

Although Huo Luan's strength was not as great as Donghuang Taiyi's, both of them knew Ying Zheng, so there were not so many rules.

When the Fire Phoenix is ​​cultivating, it is only occasionally disturbed by people; normally, it rarely sees any people or demonic beasts.

Because the temperature in the underground world is too high, ordinary monsters cannot survive there, so the Fire Phoenix has taken over a section of the underground world.

"Are you itching for a beating? Do you want me to loosen up your muscles?"

Upon hearing what Huo Luan said to Ying Zheng, Donghuang Taiyi felt an urge to crush Huo Luan.

Ying Zheng watched the two men who were about to fight, his face expressionless, and simply sat quietly at the table.

It was as if even the biggest problems were trivial matters to him, or rather, he didn't care at all about Donghuang Taiyi and Huoluan's playful fight.

"Ying Zheng, this is so boring! I've said so much to you, and you haven't said a word. What do you mean by this?"

Huo Luan looked at Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the stool, and said.

Ying Zheng listened to Huo Luan's words, looked up at him, winked at him, and showed an innocent expression.

"What did you just say? Sorry, I didn't hear you. You guys keep playing, I'm going to take a nap."

After saying this, Ying Zheng lay down on the table to prepare for sleep.

Huo Luan rolled her eyes at Ying Zheng after hearing his words.

"Even if you don't want to talk to me, you don't need to make up such a perfunctory excuse! Don't take me for a fool like Donghuang Taiyi."

Donghuang Taiyi was originally watching the show from the sidelines, wanting to see how Huoluan would be forced into an awkward situation.

Based on his understanding of Ying Zheng, he knew that Ying Zheng would never meddle in such matters.

But then he seemed to hear his own name, and Donghuang Taiyi could no longer hold back, rushing towards Huoluan.

When Huo Luan saw Donghuang Taiyi rushing towards him, he turned around and tried to escape, but Donghuang Taiyi would not give him the chance and grabbed him by the collar.

"Were you just talking bad about me? Do you really want to experience the feeling of being skinned alive? You're so arrogant and ignorant all day long!"

As Donghuang Tai spoke, he patted Huoluan's shoulder, a gesture that terrified Huoluan.

"I was just joking with you, don't take it so seriously! Okay, okay, let's try to make peace and not fight."

Knowing that he was no match for Donghuang Taiyi, Huoluan quickly begged for mercy.

Seeing that Huo Luan had lost his previous arrogance, Donghuang Taiyi threw him to the ground.

"I'm not going to hold it against you! Do you think I'm such a petty person? You're underestimating me!"

Donghuang Taiyi looked down at Huoluan, who was sitting on the ground, and said.

Just then, the commotion outside the door caught the attention of the three of them.

"Lord Ying Zheng, our princess has returned to the palace and is currently meeting with the emperor in the hall! Would you like to go and take a look?"

The guard captain originally planned to inform Huo Ling'er first and ask her to come find Ying Zheng, but after thinking about it, he decided to report the news of Huo Ling'er's return to Ying Zheng first.

Upon hearing that Huo Ling'er had returned, Ying Zheng awoke from his dozing.

"Huo Ling'er is back, shall we go and see her? What do you all think?"

Ying Zheng looked at Donghuang Taiyi standing to the side and Huoluan squatting at his feet and asked.

"I'm fine with anything. Do you want him to come along? I suggest we just throw him into the lava and roast him."

Huo Luan looked at Donghuang Taiyi with a smug grin.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he quickly hid behind Ying Zheng, fearing that Donghuang Taiyi would hit him.

After all, he hadn't cultivated for as long as Donghuang Taiyi, so he definitely couldn't beat him in a fight, but he could still talk his way out of trouble.

Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi suppressed his anger and said to Ying Zheng:

"Then let's go and meet Huo Ling'er. Maybe Kong Xuan is with her right now."

Ying Zheng nodded to Donghuang Taiyi, then opened the door and saw the guard captain standing respectfully outside waiting.

"Your Majesty, let me show you the way! You haven't been here for so long, you probably don't remember the way."

Ying Zheng looked at the obsequious guard captain in front of him and nodded.

After all, everyone's life is difficult, so let's lend a hand if we can.

Huo Luan was about to follow him out when she wondered why Donghuang Taiyi was unmoved by her words. Did he not hear her?
As she was thinking about this, she didn't realize that although she was walking, she was getting further and further away from Ying Zheng ahead. When Huo Luan came to her senses, she found herself still standing still and was quite surprised.

"Um... Brother, let's talk this out, don't fight! I just said it unintentionally, you misunderstood, that's not what I meant."

The only ones who could make him look so disheveled are Ying Zheng and Donghuang Taiyi. However, Huo Luan has no grudge against Ying Zheng, so the person before him must be...

"A thoughtless remark? I misheard? Oh, I must have misheard! But my fists won't listen to your explanations."

Donghuang Taiyi smiled at Huoluan.

Immediately, Donghuang Taiyi closed the door, and the screams of Huoluan echoed from inside the room.

About half an hour later, Donghuang Taiyi slowly opened the door, straightened his clothes, and headed in the direction Ying Zheng had indicated.

Inside the room, a man with a bruised and swollen face was slumped on the ground. Upon closer inspection, it was Huo Luan.

Huo Luan followed with a limp, using his Dao power to cover the bruises on his face in order to maintain his image.

After doing all this, Huo Luan hurriedly followed in Donghuang Taiyi's footsteps.

From then on, Huo Luan became much more respectful to Donghuang Taiyi and never dared to joke with him again.

……

The guard captain led Ying Zheng into the palace.

At this moment, sitting at the very front of the hall was naturally the emperor, while a man and a woman stood in the hall below.

Ying Zheng looked closely and saw that it was Kong Xuan and Huo Ling'er.

Huo Ling'er was overjoyed to see the guard captain bring Ying Zheng.

Since she returned to the palace, no one has told her that Ying Zheng has been waiting in the hall for a long time.

"Ying Zheng, what brings you here? Did you miss me?"

Huo Ling'er walked quickly to Ying Zheng and said with a bright smile.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng coughed twice.

Kong Xuan immediately understood and stepped forward to say to Ying Zheng:

"Fellow Daoist Ying Zheng, what brings you here? Is something wrong?"

Just as Ying Zheng was about to answer, a voice interrupted him.

"You have the nerve to ask us what we're doing here? If it weren't for finding you, would I be staying in this land of flames?"

"It's unbearably hot here, I'm practically being roasted alive! And you, on the other hand, are leisurely strolling around with that princess, you really know how to enjoy yourself!"

Donghuang Taiyi, who arrived shortly after, entered the hall and addressed Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan was quite surprised to see that Donghuang Taiyi had also arrived.

He originally thought that only Ying Zheng would come, but he didn't expect that Donghuang Taiyi would also come.

Then he saw the figure behind Donghuang Taiyi, which was the Fire Phoenix that had protected him earlier.

"Oh my, Donghuang Taiyi, Huoluan, what brings you here! I am truly flattered!"

Kong Xuan spoke to Donghuang Taiyi and Huoluan.

Kong Xuan was overjoyed, having not seen Ying Zheng and the others for a long time. However, another person was quite depressed.

From the moment Huo Ling'er asked Ying Zheng her question until now, Ying Zheng hasn't said a single word to her, which has infuriated her.

"Ying Zheng, what exactly do you mean? Don't you recognize me? I'm Huo Ling'er!"

Huo Ling'er thought that Ying Zheng didn't remember her, so she reintroduced herself to Ying Zheng.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng could no longer restrain himself and spoke to Huo Ling'er.

"How could I forget you? I was just so overjoyed to see that Kong Xuan was safe and sound that I forgot to respond to you."

Huo Ling'er became increasingly displeased when she saw that Ying Zheng had come up with such a clumsy excuse.

"Oh!"

Just then, the emperor, who was sitting on the throne, slowly rose and walked down, addressing the crowd.

"Since you are all Ling'er's friends, then please stay tonight! So that I can do my best to be a good host."

For Ying Zheng, there was little difference between keeping him or not keeping him, but Donghuang Taiyi was extremely uneasy at this moment.

Donghuang Taiyi wanted to leave this land of flames immediately, but he didn't know how to politely decline the emperor's warm invitation, which really stumped him.

"No problem at all. Thank you very much for your hospitality, Your Majesty."

Huo Luan, standing behind Donghuang Taiyi, was the first to agree.

Huo Luan had already noticed Donghuang Taiyi's predicament, so she hurriedly agreed on his behalf.

In this way, Donghuang Taiyi would have no reason to attack him, since he would have no legitimate cause.

When the emperor saw that Huo Luan had agreed, he immediately instructed his servants to treat Ying Zheng and his entourage well.

"Ling'er, you should go back first, collect the demon cores you have obtained, and then take good care of yourself and dress up properly, so as not to embarrass your father."

The emperor gave instructions to Huo Ling'er in front of him.

How could parents not see through their daughter's thoughts?
Ever since Ying Zheng left, Huo Ling'er had lost her appetite and could not eat or drink. She only calmed down a little when Kong Xuan arrived, but that was all because Kong Xuan mentioned Ying Zheng.

Upon hearing her father's words, Huo Ling'er blushed slightly, responded, and turned to leave.

Ying Zheng and his entourage, led by the guard captain, returned to their previous lodgings.

This was not at the emperor's behest, but rather Ying Zheng's own initiative. After this incident, the guard captain naturally gained the emperor's deep trust and favor.

"Thank you for your kind words before the Emperor, Lord Ying Zheng. I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life."

After leaving the palace, the head guard bowed to Ying Zheng and said...

Ying Zheng waved to the guard captain.

"This is a reward you deserve, so don't worry about it too much. Just continue to do your job as always."

Upon hearing this, the captain of the guard served even more diligently.

Before long, Ying Zheng returned to his previous residence.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Kong Xuan came up to him and asked.

"Fellow Daoist Ying Zheng, what brings you here today?"

Ying Zheng responded calmly.

"It's nothing serious, I just came to check on you, worried that something might have happened to you. Seeing that you're safe and sound, I'm relieved."

It turned out that he had come specifically because he was worried about him! Ying Zheng's words warmed Kong Xuan's heart.

"If you continue to disappear without a trace like this in the future, then I will no longer care about you!"

Ying Zheng then added another sentence.

Ying Zheng had previously assumed that Kong Xuan would return on his own after finishing his cultivation, but unexpectedly he remained there without informing him.

This truly infuriated Ying Zheng. Although Kong Xuan did not encounter any misfortune, it caused him and Donghuang Taiyi considerable worry for quite some time.

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, Kong Xuan quickly responded. (End of Chapter)