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"Yes, do as you say. The battle between the two should be known to everyone in the Astral Plane. As for the arranged marriage, it should be kept secret for now. I will also be there to watch."

"Yes!"

After the eldest prince left, the Star Emperor looked at the Star River Mirror above. It had changed; amidst its fierce appearance, a glimmer of light had appeared.

"It seems that the Astral Plane needs an outsider to resolve the crisis..."

-

Xingnai led Qin Yu to the place where the Star Dragon was kept. To get to the hunting grounds, they had to ride the Star Dragon.

"Roar!!!"

In the dragon's nest where the Star Dragon was resting, the dragons sensed an unfamiliar presence approaching and roared in unison. This was to intimidate the stranger who had come here and give him a warning.

Qin Yu was certainly not intimidated by the roars of these dragons. Xing Nai simply raised her head and walked into the dragon's nest. The star dragons were very respectful to Xing Nai and bowed their heads in welcome.

"Good~"

After touching the heads of the dragons, Xingnai let Qin Yu touch them too.

"Don't be afraid, they won't bite you!" Xingnai saw Qin Yu hesitate and thought he was scared.

"No, I just think they'll be upset if I touch them, since they barked at me when I came in."

Qin Yu was well aware of this. These star dragons didn't like him, a stranger. Wouldn't it be awkward for them to touch him again?

"Okay, then forget it. I'll lead one out, and you wait for me outside."

The Star Dragon didn't seem to like Qin Yu, a stranger. To avoid conflict, Xing Nai went in alone and led out a Star Dragon. She sat on the dragon's back and waved to Qin Yu.

"Jump up! This shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

As soon as Xingna finished speaking, Qin Yu jumped up and stood directly on the dragon's back. The star dragon was slightly displeased by Qin Yu's arrival, but Xingna reassured him.

“Sit down. Blue doesn’t like people stepping on his back, especially strangers.”

Hoshina asked Qin Yu to sit behind her. Qin Yu sat behind Hoshina without saying a word. This Hoshina, who looked like Luna, was making it a bit difficult for Qin Yu to get along with her, after all, she was not the real Luna.

"If you fall like that, I won't save you."

This meant she wanted Qin Yu to hold her tighter, but she couldn't say it directly because of her pride.

"Ok."

She had thought Qin Yu would refuse slightly, but then Qin Yu reached out and hugged Xing Nai from behind. Xing Nai didn't react for a moment, and her brain went into a complete daze.

After a long silence, Qin Yu finally spoke up and asked, "When do we set off?"

"……Now!"

Hoshina didn't dare turn her head, afraid that Qin Yu would see the blush on her face. This guy doesn't play by the rules.

To ease the awkwardness, Hoshina started to talk to Qin Yu, and the conversation was about Hoshino, whom she often bullied. This helped her calm her anxiety.

"It's been a long time since Xingyu last went to the hunting grounds with me. He's too scared to ride a dragon. Even though I was there to protect him, he still fainted from fright. He hasn't been back to the hunting grounds since then. Every time I call him, he acts like he'd rather die than go..."

As she spoke, Hoshina's embarrassment finally eased a little.

"It seems that talking about your brother has effectively calmed your heartbeat..."

"

"Wh...what?!"

Qin Yu's words immediately brought Xing Nai back to reality. Qin Yu had been holding Xing Nai's hand the whole time, so he could naturally feel her heartbeat.

"Your heart is beating faster again..."

"..."

Hoshina couldn't help but take a deep breath. Damn it, she was directly forced back to her original form. This guy is too cunning.

"You'd better hold on tight so you don't fall! I'm going to speed up!"

No longer caring about these things, Hoshina directly made the Star Dragon accelerate, using this to divert attention and ease the awkward atmosphere.

Gradually, they were able to see the Star Hunting Grounds created by the Star Emperor. It was a super-large space built in the Milky Way, and Qin Yu felt that it was even several times more powerful than the Kingdom of Gods.

Waaaaah!

You can faintly hear the cries of some creatures, so it seems that there are indeed many rare and exotic animals in this hunting ground.

boom!

The Star Dragon crashed into the safe zone of the hunting grounds, where a Star Army was stationed, not only to prevent accidents during the royal family's hunt, but also to protect the hunting grounds from destruction.

"Can you let go now?" Xingna turned her head fiercely and said. Qin Yu let go and jumped down first. Xingna was a little angry, so she jumped down as well. The captain of the camp came to greet Xingna.

"Welcome, Your Highness. The hunting grounds are ready for your use at any time, and our weapons and equipment are prepared."

"Okay, I understand. You can go do your own thing."

"Yes!"

After letting the group leave, Hoshina skillfully led Qin Yu to the barracks to retrieve weapons and equipment, but she rarely spoke to him this time...

Chapter 422 Repeated Self-Isolation

Barracks

Xingna angrily handed a bunch of weapons to Qin Yu. The weapons and equipment used for hunting were specially designed to attack and defend against the giant beasts in the hunting grounds. They all contained a portion of the Star Emperor's power and could deter most of the giant beasts in the hunting grounds.

Qin Yu could tell that Xing Nai wanted to get revenge on him, but he didn't say much. It was no big deal for a girl to throw a tantrum.

"Alright! That's all! You'd better take these carefully, or I'll hold you accountable if you're missing even one!"

Hoshina stood with her hands on her hips and said fiercely. This was clearly a provocation against Qin Yu, since he had just treated her like that.

"understood."

Qin Yu didn't say much and just followed behind Xing Nai. He wanted to see what kind of tricks Xing Nai would pull to make things difficult for him.

The two officially entered the hunting grounds. At first, they encountered some hopping rabbits that posed little threat. Apart from being difficult to shoot due to their jumping around, they were otherwise not much of a threat.

Xingna reached out and shook hands with Qin Yu, who stared at her hand for a long time.

"Your palms are quite white."

"..."

Qin Yu's words almost made Xing Nai furious. She didn't mean for Qin Yu to praise her; she just wanted him to hand her the bow.

"Give me the bow!" Hoshina's sudden loud voice startled the hopping rabbits that were grazing nearby, and they ran away.

Qin Yu said "Oh," and then handed the bow to Xing Nai. Xing Nai was just about to shoot an arrow when she discovered that all her gifts had disappeared.

"Ah! It's all your fault!" Hoshina immediately shifted the blame to Qin Yu. "If you hadn't been so slow in giving me the bow, I would have shot them dead long ago."

Faced with this blatant attempt to shift blame, Qin Yu didn't tolerate it.

"That's none of my business. I don't know what your gesture meant. Besides, it was Your Highness's voice that scared away the prey just now."

That is indeed true; the prey was scared away by Hoshina's voice.

Sena was speechless for a moment, and finally managed to say, "Shut up and follow me properly!"

Then Xingna became withdrawn again, and she decided to ignore Qin Yu.

"You know what, Your Highness, you look a lot like one of my good friends."

Since Hoshina didn't speak, Qin Yu spoke up, feeling that the starting stance felt somewhat familiar.

"Hmph, you said that to your second sister too, didn't you?" Xingna had heard it from the second princess Xingyue before.

"That's right, because the Second Princess looks like another friend of mine." Qin Yu spoke the truth word by word, so why didn't anyone believe him?

"Hmph, I don't believe it." Hoshina assumed that this guy was just forcing a conversation with her.

The two continued deeper into the hunting grounds when a huge figure suddenly appeared in the sky. Qin Yu saw that it vaguely resembled a whale, and this whale actually lived in the starry sea.

A streak of red light flashed across the sky and suddenly landed in the hunting grounds, startling the guards who rushed toward where the light had fallen. Qin Yu and Xing Nai also noticed this obvious commotion.

"Let's go take a look!"

Without any intention of discussing it, Xingna walked in front, and Qin Yu could only follow behind. In the distance, a figure emerged from the pit, and at the same time, a blood moon rose.

"Where is this place?"

The figure looked around, unsure of where it was, but the place seemed to have a natural feel to it.

Then, fluctuations in power appeared in the surroundings, and the figure immediately became alert...

-

Inside the palace of the Star Realm capital city

Upon learning that the Star Sword Saint was going to fight Qin Yu, Xingyu immediately sought out Qin Yu and told him to prepare.

But who knew that Qin Yu would suddenly disappear without a trace? Logically, he should be in the palace.

They were strolling around.

"Oh no, could it be that Fourth Sister took Qin Yu away?"

Xingyu suddenly thought of his somewhat vengeful older sister, who not only wanted to take revenge on him, but also on Qin Yu.

So he inquired with other people in the palace, and sure enough, he learned that Xingnai had taken Qin Yu to the Dragon's Nest.

"Oh no, oh no, Fourth Sister wouldn't let the Star Dragon deal with Qin Yu, would she..." Xingyu, who had already thought things were going very badly, immediately set off for the dragon's nest, but there was not much movement there.

He then questioned the guards and learned that Xing Nai had taken Qin Yu to the Star Hunting Grounds. In an instant, Xing Yu realized that there was a huge conspiracy: Xing Nai wanted to use the monsters in the hunting grounds to kill Qin Yu.

"No, no, no, Fourth Sister doesn't hate him that much, but Qin Yu will definitely get tricked a bit..."

Xingyu hesitated slightly, after all, he dared not ride the Star Dragon to the hunting grounds again, and could only secretly pray that Qin Yu was alright.

In the First Prince's mansion

News of the Star Sword Saint's battle against Qin Yu has spread, thanks in no small part to the Crown Prince's publicity efforts.

The Star Sword Saint is now resting temporarily at his residence.

"Your Highness, who is stronger, the Sword Saint or that guard?"