Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Mu Pingting and the other two were all shocked. None of them expected that he would actually carry out such a killing within the imperial city.

Xie Xiaoyi looked indifferent and then briefly recounted what had happened in the capital.

Although Hua Suwen and Hua Lingshu were shocked, they understood that he did all this for Mu Pingting.

Mu Pingting looked at Xie Xiaoyi with a sense of peace and gratitude. Those who had bullied her had finally gotten their comeuppance, and much of the grievance and fear in her heart dissipated.

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The next day.

After eating the breakfast prepared by Hua Suwen, Xie Xiaoyi looked at Mu Pingting and asked, "How is Sister Mu's health now?"

Mu Pingting nodded gently: "I'm almost fully recovered."

Xie Xiaoyi hummed in agreement: "I need to return to the East Sea immediately. If you wish to return to Qingjiang City, I can take you back on my sword."

Mu Pingting was taken aback upon hearing this, and felt a pang of reluctance in her heart.

She had been living a peaceful and comfortable life at the medicine shop, and she no longer wanted to return to that place of heartbreak. For a moment, she hesitated, unsure of how to begin.

Seeing this, Hua Lingshu spoke gently:

"Miss Mu still has a scar on her arm, which I can help remove completely. It's not good for a woman to have scars, but I'm confident I can heal her."

These words were exactly what Mu Pingting wanted to hear, and she immediately followed up with a soft voice:

"In that case, I will stay a little longer. Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Hua."

When Hua Suwen heard that Xie Xiaoyi was leaving again, her eyes reddened slightly, and she gently tugged at his sleeve.

"Junior brother, you're leaving again already?"

Seeing her aggrieved look, Xie Xiaoyi's heart softened instantly: "I am here to assassinate the prince. If I stay, I am afraid I will implicate you."

I'm going back to the East Sea. My master is one of the four Grandmasters; in that region, even a thousand armies couldn't defeat her.

Hua Suwen lowered her head and remained silent.

Seeing her like this, Xie Xiaoyi couldn't help but reach out and grasp her wrist: "Senior sister, before you leave, I'll take you somewhere."

As he spoke, he turned to Hua Lingshu and Mu Pingting and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "I'll take my senior sister to see a place. We'll be right back."

Hua Lingshu had long noticed that his junior sister Hua Suwen's heart and eyes were filled with this junior brother in front of her, and her deep affection for him was already impossible to hide.

He simply nodded and replied gently, "Alright, go and come back soon, and be careful on the road."

How discerning is Mu Pingting?

When Fu Yaoqin secretly harbored feelings for Xie Mo, but pretended to be reserved and refused to reveal them, she saw it clearly at a glance.

It was on that occasion that she seized the opportunity first and won over Xie Mo, thus defeating Fu Yaoqin in one fell swoop.

But adhering to the principle of seeing through things but not saying them, she didn't say much, only nodded slightly and smiled faintly.

Xie Xiaoyi led Hua Suwen out of the medicine hut and onto the open ground outside the courtyard.

With a slight flick of his wrist, the wooden sword on his back "whooshed" into the air and hovered steadily in mid-air.

Before Hua Suwen could react, Xie Xiaoyi stretched out his long arm, pulled her into his arms, and leaped into the air with her in his arms.

The wooden sword steadily caught the two of them, then suddenly pulled upwards—

Hua Suwen was so frightened that she let out a soft scream, hurriedly closed her eyes, and gripped Xie Xiaoyi's clothes tightly with both hands, not daring to even breathe.

"Junior brother, I...I'm afraid of heights!"

"Senior sister, open your eyes! Don't worry, everything's alright, you're perfectly safe!"

Hua Suwen felt the wind whistling in her ears, but her body was very stable. Her initial panic slowly dissipated. After hesitating for a moment, she quietly opened her eyes.

When she opened her eyes, she was completely stunned.

Beneath my feet are rolling green hills, clouds and mist flow around me, and distant villages appear tiny as beans. The vastness of the world is breathtaking.

Xie Xiaoyi smiled slightly, helped Hua Suwen stand firmly on the wooden sword.

He stood behind her, holding her waist tightly with one hand, protecting her completely in front of him.

Hua Suwen's heart pounded like a drum, but she was no longer afraid. She simply opened her eyes and gazed at the drifting clouds and magnificent mountains and rivers, her heart filled with an unprecedented lightness and joy.

Is this what it feels like to fly?

The wind tossed her hair and brushed against his arm. Riding the wind on a sword was so exhilarating.

Traveling with the wind, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains.

Hua Suwen's worries vanished, replaced by pure joy and boundless contentment.

Xie Xiaoyi's hand, which was around her waist, suddenly moved slightly.

His hand slowly traced her soft waist, then moved upwards, brushing against the front of her dress.

Hua Suwen's body stiffened abruptly, her cheeks instantly burning hot, her voice soft and panicked: "Junior brother...you, you mustn't touch me like that!"

Xie Xiaoyi laughed heartily: "What's wrong with touching her? She's my senior sister, why can't I touch her anywhere?"

That sounds really awkward!

Hua Suwen pouted and tried to pry his hand away: "You...you stop pinching me, what if someone sees us?"

Xie Xiaoyi remained defiant: "Senior sister, I'm telling you, we're in the sky now, who can see us?"

"I can see it!"

Just as they were getting carried away with their triumph, a clear, cool voice, tinged with laughter, suddenly drifted down from mid-air and entered their ears with perfect clarity.

Xie Xiaoyi and Hua Suwen were both startled and turned their heads sharply to look.

A flash of light appeared from the diagonal rear, and an enormous, gilded phoenix spread its wings and flew in, its feathers sweeping across the clouds, gleaming with golden light and exuding an awe-inspiring presence.

Hua Suwen pointed and exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Brother, look! Isn't that the legendary phoenix?"

Xie Xiaoyi nodded, then exclaimed in disbelief, "Grandmaster Ninghua!"

The visitors were none other than Ning Hua of the Zhenwu Dao Sect and her Rouge Phoenix.

With a gentle spin, the crimson phoenix flew steadily alongside Xie Xiaoyi's wooden sword, the phoenix and the sword advancing side by side.

Ning Hua stood with his hands behind his back on the phoenix's back.

She glanced at Xie Xiaoyi's hand still wrapped around Hua Suwen's chest, a half-smile on her face, and teased:

"Little Xie Mo, you're something else! It's only been a few months, and you can already fly on a sword."

Xie Xiaoyi quietly moved her hand away and gave an awkward smile:

"Hey, it's all thanks to the phoenix blood bestowed by my grandmaster uncle, which gave me such a great opportunity."

Ning Hua raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with a hint of mockery:

"You've got a great opportunity; are you using that flying trick to make young girls happy?"

Hua Suwen saw that Ning Hua was riding a phoenix and exuded an ethereal aura, so she figured he must be a legendary immortal.

Xie Xiaoyi chatted and laughed with her, feeling that this junior brother was becoming more and more remarkable.

He immediately bowed and said, "Disciple Hua Suwen greets Senior!"

Ning Hua nodded and smiled: "Little girl, be careful, this guy is quite the lecher, don't let him easily take advantage of you!"

It's already his!

Hua Suwen blushed and lowered her head without saying a word.

Caught off guard, Xie Xiaoyi's face flushed with a rare heat, and he quickly changed the subject: "Grandmaster Uncle, where are you headed?"

Ning Hua lightly brushed the crest of the crimson phoenix with her fingertips and uttered four words softly:

"First, we'll go to the Zhenwu Dao Sect, and then to Fuyu Mountain in the East Sea."