Chapter 241: Chapter 215: Forceful All the Way

’Is this guy really some kind of Super Energy Warrior?’ Mu Feifei bit her lip. She remained silent, but a fierce struggle raged within her. She was hesitating, debating whether to strike or to wait.

Seeing this, Gao Neng was more or less certain.

’Mu Feifei is wary of me!’

’So, what I need to do is confirm her suspicions and make her believe that I can definitely destroy the Ancient Elf Tree.’

’Only then will I have any leverage to negotiate.’

’I can’t be hasty.’

’At least, I can’t appear to be.’

"Alright," Gao Neng spoke again. "Since you insist, I’ll grant your wish and stay here for two days. You can do whatever you like, but I have just one condition."

"What condition?" Mu Feifei asked, looking up.

"I find the environment here quite nice. Let’s say five hundred meters... I’ll stay within a five-hundred-meter radius. How does that sound to you, Ninth Princess?" Gao Neng said with a confident look.

"Five hundred meters?" Mu Feifei didn’t answer right away. Her mind was racing.

’He’s actually willing to stay for two days. Does that mean he can really destroy it? If he couldn’t, he wouldn’t be this confident, would he?’

’And the range is five hundred meters... right?’

As these thoughts flashed through her mind, Mu Feifei made a decision. Her original plan had been to set a trap for the "Thirteenth Prince" as he left the Royal City.

But now, that was no longer necessary.

Because her opponent wasn’t the Thirteenth Prince, but Gao Neng.

’Therefore, to be safe, I can’t make a move inside the Elf Royal City. At the very least, not within five hundred meters of the Ancient Elf Tree...’

At this thought, Mu Feifei finally spoke. "Since the Thirteenth Prince is as eager to return as an arrow to its bow, and his injuries are of no concern, it would be unreasonable of me to detain you further!"

"What?!"

"Sister Jiu, are you going to let him leave?"

"Ninth Princess, you..."

Both the Seventh Princess and the Elf Queen were visibly shocked to hear Mu Feifei’s words.

"Yes, let the Thirteenth Prince go!" Mu Feifei nodded. Then, she turned to Elf Queen Una and the Seventh Princess. "Her Majesty the Queen, Seventh Sister, please rest assured. I will give you an explanation!"

"Fine!" The Elf Queen gritted her teeth. Without asking further, she gave a light wave of her right hand and said to the presiding Great Elf, "Open the Royal City’s gates! Escort the Thirteenth Prince back to the Wood Elf Territory!"

"Yes!" The presiding Great Elf immediately complied.

"Wait a moment! Didn’t we agree on two days? Leaving like this... seems like a bad deal." Gao Neng shook his head and glanced again at the Ancient Elf Tree before him. "Feifei, have you ever heard a certain saying?"

"What saying?"

"Beneath the treetop boughs, we meet after dusk."

"What is that supposed to mean?!" Mu Feifei’s fists clenched tightly.

"This is the God of Nature... To be this close, an opportunity this rare... I might not get a second chance like this in my entire lifetime. If I were to trade my life for it, it might not be a loss, right?" Gao Neng said, his face full of regret.

"Surely the Thirteenth Prince knows that life is precious?" Mu Feifei’s expression faltered as she reminded him through gritted teeth.

"But isn’t love worth even more?" Gao Neng didn’t actually want to stay any longer, but he had to put on an act of being reluctant to leave. He wasn’t sure if Mu Feifei was still testing him.

"The Thirteenth Prince is certainly a man of extraordinary insight... Just say it, what will it take?" Mu Feifei had no desire to prolong this entanglement with Gao Neng. All she wanted now was to get him out of the city, where she could then unite with the Alien Race Alliance Army to kill him.

"I can’t very well leave empty-handed after coming all this way, can I?" Gao Neng held out a hand.

"It seems the Thirteenth Prince wishes to take a local specialty... Hmm, fair enough!" Mu Feifei instantly understood his meaning. Her gaze swept the area, finally settling on a crystalline, jade-like bone not far away. "Take this as a farewell gift!"

"That’s my betrothal gift!" the Third Prince of the Beast Race, Bernie, exclaimed in alarm. The object Mu Feifei was pointing to was the very gift he had offered.

The White Jade Bone Forging of the Beast Race!

"Weren’t you just trying to befriend the Thirteenth Prince, Prince Bernie? It’s just a bone. Consider it a gift," Mu Feifei retorted coldly.

"But that’s mine! This is broad-daylight robbery!" The Third Prince of the Beast Race, Bernie, protested. He wasn’t about to be tricked. ’If you want to give him a local specialty, why are you giving away my things?’

’Give him something from the Dark Night Elf Clan!’

’Go on, give him a fruit from the Ancient Elf Tree!’

"It seems you object? Then, per the customs of our Alien Race Alliance Army, shall we have a chall—" Mu Feifei trailed off thoughtfully.

"I concede, I concede!" Bernie caved instantly.

He had no desire to be beaten back "into the dirt." ’Twenty years... who could endure that?’

"Thirteenth Prince, can you leave now?" Mu Feifei ignored Bernie, her gaze shifting back to Gao Neng, a cold glint in her eyes.

"I can now. Still, I must thank the Ninth Princess and the Third Prince." Gao Neng accepted the White Jade Bone Forging, a smile finally breaking on his lips. "When I return to the Wood Elf Territory, I will be sure to have my father, the Clan King, sign a long-term alliance treaty with the Beast Race!"

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to extort more.

But that would have been truly courting death.

Mu Feifei could tolerate him, and the Beast Race Prince was used to being pushed around, so he could put up with it too. But would the other Princes be as patient?

If some hot-headed Prince decided to charge up and fight him to the death, it would be game over.

"Heh heh... as long as you’re happy, Thirteenth Prince!" The Beast Race Prince was grinding his teeth in hatred, but he still smiled and nodded. He’d be settling this score with Mu Feifei later.

’When I get back to the Beast Race, I’m definitely going to file a complaint against Mu Feifei. I’ll tell them she abused her power to bully beasts!’

"If there are no further issues, please be on your way, Thirteenth Prince. I won’t escort you out!" Mu Feifei waved her hand again, gesturing for Gao Neng to leave.

However, as she spoke, a dark glint flashed in her eyes.

Moreover, the hand she held behind her back was continuously gathering power. The moment Gao Neng turned to leave or tried to walk away alone, she would strike.

"How could you not see me out?" Gao Neng hadn’t noticed Mu Feifei’s subtle movements. He just instinctively felt, ’Can’t rush this.’ Not only that, but he also had to reveal a "weakness"—for example, by having Mu Feifei accompany him.

Thus, his expression turned to one of utter surprise. "But we have an agreement! If you don’t escort me, how can it be fulfilled? A rendezvous at dusk, remember? I was hoping to see the evening scenery with you!"

"Thirteenth Prince, are you certain you want me to escort you?"

"Of course," Gao Neng continued. "However, to avoid any unnecessary trouble, you’ll have to remove that suit of armor. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?"

"Hehehe..." Mu Feifei laughed, a blush like the morning sun flashing across her cold face. "Very well. I shall escort His Highness, the Thirteenth Prince!"

The moment she finished speaking, the ice-blue armor on her body fell away, revealing a pristine white court dress beneath it, unstained by a single speck of dust.

The dress was embroidered with silver thread, each and every stitch exquisite, perfectly accentuating Mu Feifei’s figure.

Gao Neng glanced over and found himself momentarily lost in thought.

’A Battle Angel!’

’Her aura was already extraordinary, but now, in this dress, Mu Feifei surpasses the Seventh Princess in both bearing and beauty.’

’The only one who could probably compare is that vixen, Shen Ning’Er.’

Gao Neng smiled. Having Mu Feifei by his side was incredibly dangerous, but it was something he had to do. Moreover, he had to act completely unafraid.

The other Princes, however, were stunned.

Because right before their eyes, Gao Neng extended a hand to Mu Feifei, gesturing to her with the standard etiquette of a Prince.

Mu Feifei’s eyes narrowed for a moment before she finally placed her hand in his.

*GASP!*

The more than twenty Princes were completely dumbfounded.

Although it was merely a formal gesture, as far as they knew, Mu Feifei had never been so intimate with any man. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

They were holding hands!

They were actually holding hands!

This act alone was probably enough to send shockwaves through the entire Alien Race Alliance Army.

"Sister Jiu, are you really going to escort him?" The Seventh Princess walked over, biting her lip.

"Mm," Mu Feifei nodded.

"Does the Seventh Princess want to see me off too?" Gao Neng glanced at her, then extended his other hand toward Seventh Princess Wu Dingxiang.

Seventh Princess Wu Dingxiang hesitated.

But when she remembered how he had basically groped her all over when they were underwater, she gritted her teeth and placed her hand on his.

And then, Gao Neng pulled his hand back.

That’s right...

He pulled it back.

"Having Feifei is enough. Seventh Princess, you may return! I really have no interest in you. Besides, you’re too weak. If you were by my side, I’d have to protect you constantly, and this Prince has no desire for dead weight." With that, Gao Neng turned and led Mu Feifei toward the city gates.

The brilliant sun rose, casting down golden rays. For a moment, the two figures seemed to be bathed in a faint, glorious light.

The other Princes were astonished by this scene. One by one, they bid farewell to the Elf Queen and followed behind with their Guard Teams.

This was a great drama unfolding.

How could they possibly miss it?

A large crowd of Elves still surrounded the cold pond.

But in the middle of the pond, only the Seventh Princess remained, standing alone in the water.

A cold wind blew past.

Her face flushed red, then went pale.

At the edge of the pond, Elf Queen Una’s expression was as black as thunder. This time, the Dark Night Elf Clan had been utterly humiliated.

If this "Thirteenth Prince" did not die...

...she would never be able to hold her head high among the other races again.

"Mu Feifei, even if you are the Ninth Princess of the Celestial Race, if you truly let this Thirteenth Prince escape this time, I will absolutely not let this matter rest!" Elf Queen Una ground her teeth.

Of course, she didn’t believe Mu Feifei would let the Thirteenth Prince off so easily.

But why had Mu Feifei allowed him to leave?

She couldn’t understand it...

’An agreement?’

’What the hell kind of agreement is that!’