The day before Ling Xiao left Eight Immortals County City, Wise King Edward Chen Endless moved into the Guard Mansion of Eight Immortals County City.

After Ling Xiao returned to Eight Immortals County City, he found Lin Ruoxian and Yue Shang, and then went to the Guard Mansion to pay respects to Wise King Edward Chen Endless.

One man and two women walked through the courtyard of the Guard Mansion, drawing many envious gazes.

No one knew if they envied Ling Xiao for having two peerlessly beautiful women at his side,

or envied Lin Ruoxian and Yue Shang for being able to accompany the Lord of Eight Immortals County City.

In any case, the sounds of envy echoed unceasingly.

As for the Little Demoness, Ling Xiao had temporarily placed her into the Mountain and River World.

The Little Demoness was too strong and a bit too eye‑catching; she should be used as Ling Xiao’s trump card.

Besides, the more hidden she was, the higher the success rate when carrying out secret missions.

Anyway, that Mountain and River World was not small at all; even if the Little Demoness wandered around freely, she probably wouldn’t be able to finish walking through that vast space.

Halfway along the path, Chen Canglan actually came out together with Hong Minger to welcome them.

Chen Canglan truly lived up to his reputation as a formidable hero; he knew very well how to win people over.

If Ling Xiao hadn’t learned Chen Canglan’s true face from An Hun, he might still be extremely grateful to this man at this moment.

"Hahaha, Brother Ling, you finally made it!"

Chen Canglan warmly grabbed Ling Xiao’s hand, his face full of smiles, as if two blood brothers were meeting.

This Wise King’s eyes swept over Lin Ruoxian and Yue Shang, and a look of shock flashed across them.

After all, there weren’t many women this stunning and with such high talent.

Especially Lin Ruoxian—her beauty and temperament were in no way inferior to his Hong Minger.

But a Wise King was still a Wise King; after a moment of surprise, he quickly regained his composure.

The Mysterious World lacked many things, but women were not one of them.

In this world where experts were as numerous as the trees in a forest, powerful and beautiful women could be found everywhere.

Although Lin Ruoxian possessed beauty that could topple cities and Yue Shang’s looks were also peerless,

how could someone who aimed to accomplish great things be ensnared by women?

Chen Canglan understood this principle very well, because his elder brother, the former Crown Prince, had been ruined by a woman.

That Crown Prince actually went and slept with his father the King’s woman—wasn’t that courting death?

In the end he was deposed and thrown into the cold palace forever, which served him right.

"Brother Ling, you’re really blessed—embracing beauty on both sides, all of them devastatingly gorgeous."

Chen Canglan smiled as he spoke to Ling Xiao.

"Wise King, that’s where you’re wrong. You have never seen true peerless grace. That woman is the only one Brother Ling truly loves in his heart. Someone like me, just being able to be his friend is already enough."

When Lin Ruoxian said this, on one hand she naturally wanted to clarify her relationship with Ling Xiao.

On the other hand, she was telling Chen Canglan not to try to win Ling Xiao over through women.

Otherwise he might end up losing the chicken while trying to steal the rice.

"Hahaha, looks like Brother Ling already has someone in his heart. Fine, let’s not talk about this anymore. Since you’re here, let’s get on board. Brother, ride with me on the Xuan Turtle Carriage."

The Wise King seemed to notice that Ling Xiao didn’t like talking about such matters, so he immediately changed the topic.

In the sky, a luxurious carriage was floating there.

Pulling the carriage was actually a Xuan Turtle, a Monster Beast with Xuanwu bloodline.

This Xuan Turtle was born extremely powerful; on the Xuanwu Continent, only nobles were qualified to ride a Xuan Turtle Carriage.

If commoners rode one, that would be illegal, and getting caught would be very troublesome.

Of course, if your strength was great enough, that was another story.

The Xuan Turtle Carriage looked very large, enough to carry several dozen people, so the five of them had more than enough space.

"Many thanks for Your Highness’ kindness!"

Ling Xiao did not refuse; he had no reason to refuse.

On this trip to the Chen Dynasty Capital, he didn’t know the way and had no map, so he could only travel together with this Crown Prince Wise King.

On the Xuan Turtle Carriage, Chen Canglan chatted enthusiastically with Ling Xiao for a while, then they each went to rest.

The Xuan Turtle Carriage was truly huge.

The distance from the front of the carriage to the rear was several hundred meters.

Ling Xiao, Lin Ruoxian, and Yue Shang rested at the rear.

Chen Canglan and Hong Minger were at the front.

Several doors separated the middle.

"Your Highness, if you like those two girls, just take them. I don’t think Ling Xiao would go so far as to become your enemy over two girls, right?"

Hong Minger said with a coquettish laugh.

"No. If you can’t endure small things, you’ll ruin great plans. Though this king is lustful, if I were to ruin a major undertaking for the sake of lust, that would be foolish."

Chen Canglan shook his head and said, "Let them follow Ling Xiao for now. When Ling Xiao has no more value, it won’t be too late to snatch those two women."

At the rear, Ling Xiao looked at the scenery outside the window, his gaze calm.

Lin Ruoxian, however, was somewhat worried: "Ling Xiao, this trip to the Chen Dynasty Capital is likely full of danger.

The matter of the Thirteenth Prince is one problem.

Although that guy is useless, he is still the son of the Great King of Chen Dynasty. You offended him; it won’t be easy for you.

And that Chen Canglan—he feels too cunning and is hard to get along with. Who knows what he’s thinking in his heart."

"Danger being greater than safety is normal. After all, the Chen Dynasty Capital gathers all the strong of the Chen Dynasty.

Don’t be fooled by how I can call the wind and rain in Eight Immortals County City and appear incomparably powerful; once I get there, I’m just a bottom‑tier Martial Artist.

Danger is inevitable."

Ling Xiao chuckled lightly and said, "It was the same when I first stepped into Eight Immortals County City. There were countless people stronger than me, yet didn’t I still make it through?

For me, the more experts there are, the more battles I’ll have, and the faster my strength will grow.

To put it bluntly, the Chen Dynasty Capital is just another stepping stone for me. If I don’t even dare to go there, how can I talk about roaming the Xuanwu Continent?"

Lin Ruoxian thought about it and felt that made sense.

Ling Xiao had many secrets—so many she couldn’t even count them.

Perhaps, just as Ling Xiao said, she really was worrying too much.

Yue Shang, on the other hand, had been looking at Ling Xiao with eyes full of reverence.

In her eyes, Ling Xiao was the embodiment of a perfect Martial Artist, an invincible existence. How could he possibly lose?

Ling Xiao was of course not as strong as Yue Shang imagined,

but he also was not as weak as Lin Ruoxian feared.

He was a powerful Beast God Warrior!

He also possessed a Top-level Thunder and Lightning Battle Body!

He further had Immortal Grade First Heaven and Second Heaven Martial Skills. In this regard, even the youngsters in the Imperial Capital might not be comparable to him.

Not to mention his powerful Tyrant Sky Martial Spirit, his mysterious External Incarnation, and the Soul of the Butterfly Girl and the Yuan Venerate.

These were all his trump cards.

Any one of them, once revealed, would be extremely shocking.

"Even if it’s a dragon’s pool or a tiger’s den, I still have to break into it."

Ling Xiao took a deep breath, and suddenly, a strong sense of danger surged in his heart.

He grabbed Lin Ruoxian and Yue Shang and directly leaped out of the Xuan Turtle Carriage.

And the instant he jumped out, a Sky-covering Big Hand in the sky turned into a massive claw, slapping the Xuan Turtle Carriage into powder.

Ling Xiao saw that Wise King Edward Chen Endless and Hong Minger had also escaped in advance.

That poor Xuan Turtle, though not weak, had encountered an opponent far too powerful; its shell was smashed to pieces on the spot, and it died a miserable death.