"Little Angel, you really are cute."
Bai Mu reached out casually, letting Qian Renxue's golden hair slip through his fingers like flowing water.
"Later, help me find someone named Xiao Wu. Her Spirit is the Soft Bones Rabbit, and she once studied at Nuoding Academy. Put out a reward of ten million gold coins—I want her found, dead or alive."
Qian Renxue frowned slightly. "Why should I help you?"
"Because you and I are on the same side now. Isn't that enough?"
Bai Mu smiled faintly, then spoke four words with deliberate clarity:
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince."
Boom—!
Qian Renxue's pupils contracted violently, the color draining from her face in an instant. She instinctively leaned back, barely maintaining her composure.
"You… what did you say? What Crown Prince?"
Seeing her reaction, Bai Mu's smile only widened.
"Still pretending? I recognized you the very first time I saw you, Crown Prince."
He took a step closer, his tone calm but piercing.
"Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe."
Qian Renxue's breathing grew uneven. Countless thoughts raced through her mind.
How did he know?
When did he find out?
How much did he know?
Yet she quickly forced herself to calm down. The fact that he dared to expose this openly meant he wasn't afraid.
"Phew…"
She exhaled slowly, regaining control. When she opened her eyes again, they were sharp and cold.
"Crown Princess?" she said coolly. "I actually do have that intention."
Her voice carried a hint of arrogance.
"However, aren't you planning to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? Would Ning Fengzhi really let you go?"
"What about it?" Bai Mu replied casually. "Is there a conflict between being the Crown Princess and being the Seven Treasure School's son-in-law?"
Qian Renxue fell silent.
"More importantly," Bai Mu continued, smiling meaningfully, "does this affect our cooperation?"
She stared at him, momentarily at a loss for words.
Bai Mu didn't press further. He simply turned and began to walk away.
After a few steps, he paused and glanced back.
"Just remember this—I'm behind you, supporting you unconditionally."
With that, he vanished into the night.
Under the moonlight, Qian Renxue remained where she was, her expression complicated. Anger, reluctance, and frustration flickered through her eyes—along with a faint emotion she refused to acknowledge.
Those words echoed in her mind again and again.
"I'm behind you, supporting you unconditionally."
Her cheeks warmed slightly, though she didn't know why.
"Young Lord… are you alright?" Snake Lance Douluo asked cautiously.
"I'm fine," Qian Renxue replied, steadying herself. "Let's return."
"Yes."
—
Bai Mu soon returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Xiao Wu was already asleep nearby, while Meng Yiran struggled to stay awake, leaning on her staff.
"If you're sleepy, go rest," Bai Mu said gently.
"Mhm…"
Meng Yiran nodded and quickly fell asleep.
As for Xiao Wu, she was abruptly woken and pulled to her feet. What followed was quickly obscured—voices cut off, movements hidden, and the scene faded into silence.
The night passed.
—
Several days later, daylight returned.
Bai Mu looked toward Zygarde in the distance.
"Little Soft, Z2," he asked, "the Soul of the Blue Silver Emperor hasn't been fully digested yet, has it?"
Zygarde fell silent for a moment, as if sensing something. Then a telepathic message came through:
'The life energy has been completely digested, but the Soul has not.'
Bai Mu's eyes gleamed.
"Good. Then, Z2—use Resurrection Prayer."
Light flared as the power of Resurrection Prayer was activated.
Bai Mu felt his consciousness sink into a strange state. He could sense a faint Soul fluctuation being drawn out, condensed, and reshaped within Z2's core.
That remnant Soul belonged to the Blue Silver Emperor—Ah Yin.
The light grew brighter and brighter.
Finally, a small, shriveled grass seed appeared on the ground before Z2, lifeless and dull.
"It worked."
Bai Mu crouched down and carefully buried the seed in the soil.
"Let's help it along."
Together with the two Z-Snakes, he created a nurturing environment, channeling vast amounts of life energy. The unique conditions of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well accelerated the process even further.
The seed soon sprouted.
One leaf, then another.
Its growth was visible to the naked eye.
A day later, the once lifeless seed had grown into a Blue Silver Emperor nearly a meter tall, golden veins faintly glowing along its leaves.
"A hundred-year Blue Silver Emperor—complete."
Bai Mu gently touched its leaves, which trembled slightly in response.
"Ah Yin," he said softly.
"I'm looking forward to the day you return to one hundred thousand years… and take human form once more."
The Blue Silver Emperor swayed gently, as if both responding—and trembling.
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