"Let me go!" With the back of her collar grabbed, Feng Wu flailed her arms, thrashing about as if she were in the water.
A look of helplessness crossed Feng Xun's handsome face. "Little girl, what are you in such a rush for? These Large-Horned Blood Bee Queen aren't stupid—they've been chasing me for ages and they haven't bitten me yet."
Inside, Feng Wu was crying. Of course they aren't biting you—if they bite you, they'll die too, won't they?
But the problem right now was that she had stolen the Large-Horned Blood Bee Queen, and the queen's unique scent was giving her away. It would be stranger if they didn't riot!
"Huh, how strange. Why are they all swarming around you, and why are they stinging you so frantically?" Feng Xun found it very odd.
Feng Wu shot him an exasperated look. My good man, you're only just noticing?
"Ow!" Caught off guard, Feng Wu was stung by a Large-Horned Blood Bee, crying out in pain.
Anxious, Feng Xun slapped his own forehead. "My fault, it's all my fault! If I hadn't been holding you back, you would have run out long ago. Judging by your constitution, I suppose you must be especially attractive to Large-Horned Blood Bee?"
How could Feng Wu dare admit she had stolen the Large-Horned Blood Bee Queen? So she nodded frantically: yeah, yeah, yeah.
Without even realizing it herself, her innocent expression made her look utterly adorable.
Filled with self-reproach, Feng Xun lifted Feng Wu with a flick of his hand, and the next instant, his figure surged forward like a shooting star.
When Feng Xun got serious, his speed was truly lightning-fast, flashing past like a bolt of electricity.
After running for about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Feng Xun finally stopped and set Feng Wu down on the ground. "Alright, those Large-Horned Blood Bee can't catch up now. No need to worry—I said it would be fine, so it's fine."
Feng Wu couldn't help taking another look at Feng Xun. She hadn't expected that after five years apart, Feng Xun's strength had grown so much. If her True Phoenix Blood hadn't been destroyed by Zuo Qingyun five years ago, would she now be...
Feng Wu hurriedly stopped her runaway imagination, trying to think of how to change the subject.
Because she had always wanted to know Jun Linyuan's true purpose in entering the Frozen Forest, she probed tentatively, "The Frozen Forest is fraught with danger, and we've already escaped a disaster. Shouldn't we head out now?"
Feng Wu's tactical retreat proved effective indeed.
Feng Xun looked at Feng Wu in puzzlement. "Head out? Several of us brothers traveled thousands of miles from the Imperial Capital to the Frozen Forest, and we haven't gotten what we came for yet. How can we just leave?"
Feng Wu's heart skipped a beat!
As expected!
All that talk about Crown Prince Jun Linyuan inspecting the borders was merely an excuse—his real target was the Frozen Forest!
Feng Wu clenched her teeth inwardly while feigning curiosity on the surface, putting on an innocent and naive expression as she probed, "You traveled thousands of miles all the way from the Imperial Capital? What are you looking for in the Frozen Forest? I've actually looked at a few maps of the Frozen Forest; perhaps I happen to know where the thing you're looking for is."
Hearing this, Feng Xun let out a loud laugh. "Oh, little girl, you really do love to joke. You certainly wouldn't know where the thing we're looking for is—that's a supreme treasure of the Frozen Forest!"
A supreme treasure? There were very few things in the Frozen Forest that could be called supreme treasures... and the Immortal Spirit Fruit was one of them!
A bad premonition welled up in Feng Wu's heart.
Just as Feng Wu was about to ask more, a cold voice suddenly rang out not far away: "Feng San, you certainly have a lot of leisure time."
With that, a youth in blue robes descended from the sky, his arms folded across his sword.
The youth had deep, striking facial features, flowing robes, a slender figure, and an air of haughty arrogance, exuding a chilling aura from head to toe.