Chapter 39: Encountering the Crown Prince Again

"Um... tell me, Qiu Xue, your Blood Alliance has so many treasures, do you happen to have any Snow Lotus Nectar in your collection?"

Mo Liuli had pondered over it for a long time. She could not bear to see Long'er suffer, so she finally decided to ask Qiu Xue if he possessed the item. Living in the cliffs of the Blood Alliance, she knew he often came across rare medicinal herbs.

"That substance is useless to you. You have no spiritual power, so what would you do with it?"

Qiu Xue had returned earlier and was entirely unaware that Mo Liuli had been attacked, let alone that she had successfully performed a summoning and become a Summoner.

"Why do you ask so many questions? Just give it to me if you have it; if not, then so be it." Mo Liuli did not want him to know it was for Long'er. If he found out that Long'er had suddenly grown more than a year older overnight, he would surely look at her as if she were a monster.

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In the end, Mo Liuli happily swindled a small vial of Snow Lotus Nectar from Qiu Xue.

Snow Lotus Nectar was brewed from the essence of the heart of a snow lotus. These flowers grew only in the most frigid lands, and the chances of finding one on the continent were practically zero.

Xiao Junwang had been waiting in the celestial-grade room after lulling Long'er to sleep. When he finally saw Mo Liuli return, he asked with a hint of displeasure, "Why are you back so late? Huanlan is not a safe place."

"I went to see Qiu Xue and came back with quite a haul. Look! This is Long'er's breakfast for tomorrow!" Mo Liuli was beaming, waving the small vial in front of Xiao Junwang.

"You were gone for so long just to ask him for Snow Lotus Nectar?"

"Well, yes, of course! But not entirely. Feng Xiyan was taken away by him, and I was worried about her safety, so I stopped by to check on her."

Mo Liuli was so delighted that Long'er had found her sustenance that she naturally missed the hidden meaning in Xiao Junwang’s words.

"Then why did you bring Long'er to find me at all? You should have just gone to him instead!" Xiao Junwang threw these cold words at her and slammed the door as he left.

"Is he angry?" Mo Liuli realized belatedly. She couldn't understand why he would be upset, and she was too lazy to overthink it. Today had been an extraordinary day—a successful summoning and the bonding of her dear Long'er—and she still hadn't fully processed everything, so Xiao Junwang was naturally pushed to the back of her mind.

"Young Master, let this servant help you bathe and change," Lu Ya whispered. She had avoided Mo Liuli, having followed Qiu Xue and Feng Xiyan back to the inn earlier specifically to wait for this moment.

"Get out!" Lu Ya, dressed only in a thin bodice and underpants, had pressed herself against Xiao Junwang in a provocative manner, but she was met only with a furious roar!

Since they had been together, Lu Ya had never seen him lose his temper; he had always been the image of a gentle and elegant immortal. This shout brought tears to her eyes instantly, and she fled the room in her undergarments despite the biting cold.

The guests in the hallway caught sight of her, and whistles and jeers erupted, causing Lu Ya’s ears to turn bright red, wishing she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

"Oh! Where did this little lady run from? Come here, keep me company for a few drinks!" Huanlan Haoyang, dressed in plain clothes, blocked her path and held up a wine cup, intending to force it to her lips.

Earlier that day, his emperor father had given him a harsh dressing-down in front of all the civil and military officials! He had been scolded for his lack of intelligence, not even knowing that Mo Liuli had appeared in the Huanlan Continent, and for wasting his days in hedonism. It was under such orders that he, a dignified Crown Prince, had to go undercover to conduct a search.

Drunk and surrounded by his sycophants, Huanlan Haoyang’s lecherous instincts flared when he saw Lu Ya running out, and he intercepted her in public.

"Let her go!" Mo Liuli commanded.

She had heard the growing commotion outside and, unable to think clearly, had come out to investigate. She never expected to witness the Crown Prince harassing her own maid, a scene that inevitably reminded her of the time he had harassed her at the Mo residence three years ago.