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Su Mu waved his hand, saying no more, and continued, "If you have enough spirit stones, you can try to hatch this golden egg!"

"There are quite a few spirit stones, but they're all low-grade or mid-grade; there aren't any high-grade or top-grade ones!"

Xiao Anran was also uncertain.

"Low-grade and mid-grade should be enough!"

Su Mu said, "It's just a cub that hasn't been born yet. Even if it has noble blood, it's still just a cub. It won't cost many spirit stones to bring it to life!"

"Hmm!" He nodded.

Xiao Anran nodded in deep agreement.

"Given enough spirit stones, they will hatch, but the baby dragons that hatch won't accept us!"

Su Mu continued, "It is recorded that the higher the bloodline of a young beast, the harder it is for it to gain the master's approval after birth. Forcing it is useless. Such young beasts are naturally proud and would rather die than submit! Only by watering them with fresh blood before they hatch can they be made to submit!"

"I'll offer spirit stones, and Old Ghost Su will bleed!"

Because Xiao Anran was constantly depleting his own essence in refining this flying sword, he had no energy left to feed the little beast.

The essence of a person lies mostly in their blood!

If too much blood and qi are lost, then one's vital energy will be severely depleted!

"So, whose child is this?"

Su Mu spoke first, and before Xiao Anran could reply, he added, "Of course it's me, because that stuff is my blood! But all of this is mine; you spent so many spirit stones, wasn't that a waste?"

Su Mu is Xiao Anran's friend after all, and he won't let Xiao Anran suffer any losses!

"Elder Su has done our royal family a great favor; what are these spirit stones compared to that?"

Xiao Anran generously replied, "If it weren't for Old Master Su taking me to Wild Wolf Ridge that night, I wouldn't have so much wealth!"

"Alright then!" Gu Ning replied.

Su Mu felt that this girl had really come to her senses!

Seeing that the other party was so generous, Su Mu didn't say much and directly took out the book "Complete Explanation of Swordsmanship Basics" and handed it to Xiang Xiao Anran.

"Your Highness is a master swordsman; this will surely be of some use to you!"

"Then thank you very much, Lord Su!"

Xiao Anran was about to decline when she saw the words on the book cover, and immediately changed her prepared refusal into a thank you.

Next, Xiao Anran donated 100,000 low-grade spirit stones and 2,000 mid-grade spirit stones!

Each spirit stone is small, but when piled together, they form a small mountain.

Su Mu could tell from Xiao Anran's Void Ring that it was a storage ring.

He no longer needs anything related to space.

"Grandpa Su, please put the spirit stones away. If you really need more, I have some here!"

"good!"

Su Mu nodded and put the spirit stones into his storage space.

"Reporting to the Princess, the steward has arrived. He says he wants to see you and requests that you come to the Qianming Palace for a discussion!"

Zheng He's voice rang out at the entrance of the library.

Inside the palace.

As night fell, Xiao Anran, led by Li Lianqing, headed towards the main hall.

Emperor Xiao Anxun was in a room.

It was obvious that Xiao Anxun was very tired, and his face looked terrible.

"We have received intelligence from the north that Longbei County has fallen!"

Xiao Anxun put the memorial in his hand aside and then said, "The armies of the two great empires, the Northern Desert and the Barbarian Empire, have begun a short period of rest and will soon march south again!"

"This..." Chen Xiaobei was slightly taken aback.

A hint of worry flashed in Xiao Anran's eyes. "Beyond Dragon Ridge Mountain lies a flat plain. The armies of the Northern Desert and the barbarians will soon be upon the imperial city!"

"Yes!" Gu Ning replied.

Xiao Anxun nodded and sighed, "Right now, the imperial army has assembled at Longmen Pass in Longchuan Ridge and is holding out. Nobody knows how long they can hold out!"

"Longmen Pass is the only passage for the enemy to cross the Longji Mountains, and it's also the easiest place to defend. If the soldiers at the front work together, they might be able to hold them off!"

Xiao Anran also looked very confident.

"It's difficult!" Wang Ru said.

Xiao Anxun shook his head. "Right now, all the armies have suffered heavy losses, and morale is low, while the enemy's army is full of fighting spirit and growing stronger every day. I don't think our army can hold out at all!"

"Even if the Northern Desert and the barbarians join forces, our army is still stronger than ours. Why are our troops suffering defeat after defeat?"

Xiao Anran asked, puzzled, "Should we change the person?"

"Except for the Grandmasters who went to the Northern Frontier, everyone else is the same!"

Xiao Anxun said, "Another barbarian warrior has also joined in!"

No wonder!

Xiao Anran also looked like she had a headache.

Grandmasters rarely participate in major battles, since most of them are quite old, and taking action would only hasten their demise.

Being killed by the enemy in the midst of a chaotic battle is a very shameful thing.

That's not impossible!

Even grandmasters get tired sometimes, and may even be temporarily trapped by a grandmaster-level opponent using special treasures!

Of course, grandmasters rarely perish if they are unwilling to risk their lives.

Grandmasters don't act rashly, mainly for two reasons.

Firstly, the other side also has a Grandmaster. If those two Grandmasters were to meet, they would likely perish.

Secondly, grandmasters are usually too lazy to bully the weak.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as well as the resources for cultivation, are scarce. Battles between grandmasters always result in losses, but the replenishment rate is extremely slow.

"The appearance of a Grandmaster indicates that they do not intend to delay, but rather hope to achieve a swift victory!"

Xiao Anxun said, "Perhaps they are forcing our Grandmasters to the battlefield, giving them an excellent opportunity to enter the imperial city, or even the imperial palace!"

"It's such a shame there aren't any grandmasters!"

Xiao Anran smiled slightly and said, "However, we also have a loyal great-grandfather whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary grandmasters!"

"What did Grandpa Su say after he came back?"

Xiao Anxun was not concerned with the battles on the battlefield, but with Su Chen in the library.

"Knowing full well the current predicament of the empire, yet acting so nonchalantly—is it because they don't care about their own future, or are they certain they won't be wiped out?"

Xiao Anran said, "It seems he's not planning to leave, and judging from his appearance, he still has a lot of confidence in us!"

"To be honest, I never believed that although Old Master Su was a member of the Xichuan royal family and very powerful, he would never betray us!"

Hearing his sister's words, Xiao Anxun finally felt relieved.

"Madam Su entered the palace at the age of ten, and it has been more than thirty years since then. She must have a deep affection for the palace!"

Xiao Anran echoed this.

Then, she told Ansu about the golden egg.

"Well done!"