CHAPTER 445: CHAPTER 315: BEIQING ROYAL FAMILY

"Get out of my way, I need to find her!" Sixth Prince Xiahou Qi said, annoyed.

"I was told by the boss to keep an eye on you," Aguduo replied in a flat tone.

"I am the Sixth Prince, and as a subject of Daxia, you must obey my orders. I command you to move aside immediately," Xiahou Qi anxiously looked at the Black Mist Zone, feeling the fluctuations of his spiritual power about to burst.

"Da Zi," Aguduo, uninterested, muttered something.

The massive Purple Micro Alabaster Elephant did not say a word and immediately wrapped its trunk around Xiahou Qi, lifting him into the air.

"You are no one to me, I only listen to the boss," Aguduo rolled his eyes, finding these people from Xia Capital annoying.

"It’s strange, that area seems to have less black mist," Luo Song noticed that the black mist ahead had dispersed a lot, like dark clouds scattering rapidly after a heavy rain.

"How could this be? That black mist has been entrenched here for over a month," Hong Mingyue was even more surprised from behind; shortly after the black mist disappeared, Ye Lingyue, who she had thought was surely doomed, walked out.

It was only after seeing Ye Lingyue that Aguduo put down Xiahou Qi.

"Ling Yue!" Like a precious treasure lost and regained, Xiahou Qi ignored the surrounding glances, strode forward, and embraced Ye Lingyue.

"Sixth Prince," Ye Lingyue felt somewhat embarrassed and tried to push Xiahou Qi away.

However, Xiahou Qi, seemingly bewitched, held onto her and refused to let go.

Just then, the sound of horse hooves approached.

Dozens of fine horses galloped from the front.

With the sound of horses neighing, a man dismounted from one of the horses—it was the same Beiqing Envoy whom Ye Lingyue had encountered before in the imperial study.

The man, clad in armor, tall and with deep-set brows and slightly dark skin, looked somewhat surprised upon seeing the five people, especially Xiahou Qi and Ye Lingyue.

"I am Cong Lv from Beiqing. May I ask if you are from the Daxia Military Camp?" After speaking, Cong Lv pretended to notice Ye Lingyue as if for the first time, "Isn’t this Miss Ye Lingyue from Daxia?"

Ye Lingyue didn’t know Cong Lv’s identity, but remembered that he was an envoy from Beiqing with a no doubt high status.

If she wasn’t mistaken, it was after meeting with the envoy from Beiqing that Emperor Xia had suddenly changed his stance.

But why would an envoy from Beiqing suddenly appear in Daxia?

The sudden arrival of Cong Lv made Xiahou Qi quite embarrassed, and he could only sheepishly let go of Ye Lingyue.

"Beiqing envoy?" Ye Lingyue sized up this Beiqing general.

"You may call me Brother Cong. Feng Xun is a good brother of mine, and he often mentioned Miss Ye," Cong Lv mentioned Feng Xun with a meaningful glance at Xiahou Qi.

From his gaze, Xiahou Qi sensed hostility.

Thinking of the handsome Beiqing Prince, so beautiful it could make gods envious, Xiahou Qi slightly frowned.

Beiqing Conglu’s name was slightly familiar to the few present.

The Cong Family, a renowned military general family from Beiqing, had Conglu being young yet already a Second Grade Imperial Guard. His cultivation had reached the level of Reincarnation Three Paths, making him a famous youthful genius general in Beiqing.

"Why is Guard Cong here in our great Daxia?"

Seeing a love rival only added fuel to the fire, and Xiahou Qi’s tone couldn’t be any less friendly upon seeing the brother of his love rival.

"The Xixia Plain has recently been stricken by severe Black Mist, causing havoc by the Spiritual Beasts there, affecting even Beiqing’s border. Emperor Beiqing thus commanded us along with several Royal Family members to hunt outside, to remove these hazards while also sharpening our skills. We weren’t expecting to get lost in a Black Mist and inadvertently end up in Daxia," Conglu explained lightly.

Guard Cong, plainly put, was responsible for the security of the Imperial Palace, and due to family reasons, he had good relations with many princes and princesses from his youth.

Seeing his good cultivation, Emperor Beiqing often had him help look after the princes and princesses in the palace.

Xixia Plain, bordered by the Ancient Forest, is mostly part of Daxia, and partly Beiqing, making Conglu’s brief explanation seem reasonable.

"Conglu, you scoundrel, how dare you leave this princess behind and run off!" While talking, suddenly from behind came the sounds of thunder, and a group of soldiers escorted a gorgeously dressed young girl rushing forward.

The young woman wore a tight-fitting pink blouse and a skirt of green chiffon with scattered flowers, extremely beautiful and flirtatious in appearance. Her physique was taller and fuller than the women of Daxia, making her very striking.

Due to the furious riding, her cheeks turned rosy, and thin sweat appeared on the bridge of her nose.

Spotting Conglu ahead, a flame ignited in her heart, annoyed that he had abandoned her. She pulled the reins, a Golden Cleansing Whip appeared in her hand, and with a whoosh, she lashed out towards Conglu.

That whip was swift and chilling, whipping past Ye Lingyue’s side, nearly wreaking havoc unintentionally.

Xiahou Qi saw this, his eyebrows tightened and a burst of spiritual power shot out.

The girl in pink felt her whip suddenly stop and recoil fiercely, falling onto her own horse.

Frightened, the horse reared, and the girl, due to inertia, couldn’t help but lean forward, about to fall off the horse.

Xiahou Qi knew this woman must be a Princess from the Beiqing Royal Family since she dared to strike at Conglu.

Any harm to a Princess of Beiqing on Daxia’s territory would unnecessarily trouble Emperor Xia.

He snorted coldly, his figure flashed, and he was already beneath the horse. The girl on the horse screamed, falling from the horse like a pink cloud, directly into Xiahou Qi’s arms.

Startled, the girl in pink was about to react when she raised her head and saw clearly that it was Xiahou Qi who held her.

His features were sharp with high-set nose and flowing black hair framing his handsome face. His demeanor was nobly elegant and coldly aristocratic, vastly different from the martial men of Beiqing.

No wonder people in the palace said that the men from the south were like water, and those from the north were like stone. The man before her truly was a stunning beauty made of water.

The princess in pink felt her heart suddenly quicken, momentarily forgetting to scold, and just foolishly gazed at Xiahou Qi.

"Fifth Princess, are you alright?" Conglu saw the reaction of the princess in pink, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. After coughing a few times, he quickly walked up to her.

"Dead Conglu, you still have the nerve to ask!" The woman in pink was about to scold upon hearing Conglu’s voice, then remembering Xiahou Qi, her voice softened by several degrees, shyly lowering her head and her eyebrows coyly bunched together. After hesitating for a while, she asked tentatively.

"Thank you, young master, for the rescue. I am Qing Bi, the Fifth Imperial Princess of Beiqing. May I know the esteemed name of this gentleman?"