After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 282 The crisis is beginning to appear

"Yunfan, how are things going between you and Miss Li?" the middle-aged man at the table asked with a smile.

Ji Yunfan said somewhat helplessly, "Father, Xiao Yi and I are just ordinary friends, please don't misunderstand."

"Friends? Every time we meet, your eyes are practically glued to that girl. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"The falling flowers are sentimental, but the flowing water is indifferent. Xiao Yi only feels distant towards me. Father, you don't need to say such things anymore."

“That girl is good in every way, but she’s a bit too cold. I feel a little cold when she’s standing next to me. I don’t really like her. It would be fine if you just be friends with her,” another beautiful woman at the table said.

"It is indeed a bit cold around Xiao Yi. Mother should wear more clothes next time she sees Xiao Yi," Ji Yunfan said with a smile, trying to comfort her.

"Why don't you ask her to treat me better? She's really forgotten her mother now that she has a wife! I'm the Queen, after all, and she doesn't even smile at me." The Queen's tone was very dissatisfied.

"Alright, that girl is just like that by nature, she treats everyone the same. I heard that you arranged for her to be placed in the royal library, Yunfan, what's that all about?" King Cangli suddenly asked.

"Xiao Yi seems to be very interested in the period of the Seven Sects, and she knows the writing of that time, so I asked her to help the Keeper of the Archives translate books from the period of the Seven Sects."

Upon hearing this, Cangli Wang frowned. "I heard you say before that she seems to be a successor of the ancient method lineage."

"Xiao Yi did indeed inherit the ancient methods. She had been cultivating with her master before, and I rescued her when she encountered enemies. I guess her master taught her the ancient script as well!"

"Is that so?" Cangli Wang's eyes gradually deepened.

"Yunfan, could Your Majesty please do me a favor?"

Ji Yunfan asked with some doubt, "I wonder how I can help Mother?"

“Isn’t your sister Mo Li’s birthday coming up soon? She’s been looking for a suitable spirit blood lately, and I think the white crane beside that girl is quite good.”

"Absolutely impossible!" Ji Yunfan immediately refused.

"It's just a drop of essence blood, it won't do much harm to that white crane. We'll give it some spiritual items as compensation, and it won't be long before it recovers."

"Mother, that white crane is not Xiao Yi's pet, but Xiao Yi's friend. It has its own thoughts."

Moreover, Xiao Yi said it was an auspicious beast; Mother, you'd better not try to harm an auspicious beast.”

"I'll go ask her!" Cangli Wang suddenly said.

……

Meanwhile, the Qiling White Crane was circling continuously in the sky above the Cangli capital.

Suddenly, it seemed to sense a familiar presence approaching its location.

Although it couldn't be sure, it decided to fly over and take a look.

"Ah! It wasn't easy! We've finally arrived." Looking at the massive city ahead, Zhong Wei couldn't help but stretch inside the carriage.

"I've been dying of heat these past few days. I don't know how the people of Cangli Kingdom manage to get through each day."

"A calm mind brings coolness." With his Qi Condensation Realm body, normal temperature changes do not cause him much trouble.

"It's easy to talk when you're not the one suffering. I should have practiced ancient methods too."

“Brother Zhong, even if you cultivate ancient techniques, you still won’t reach Brother Xu’s level,” He Yu kindly reminded him.

"I know, you don't need to remind me again!" Zhong Wei said somewhat helplessly.

Suddenly, a loud crane cry came from high in the sky, and everyone in the caravan was immediately drawn to the sound.

Shen Xu was startled and immediately lifted the carriage curtain to look up at the sky. When he saw a white crane flying gracefully toward him, a smile appeared on his face.

The feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land is nothing more than this!

As the white crane drew closer, Shen Xu stretched out his arm to let the Qiling White Crane land on it. But before he could bring the Qiling White Crane into the carriage, it jumped into his arms and affectionately rubbed its head against his face.

He had no choice but to take the white crane out of his arms and put it aside, but it seemed a little unwilling, so it jumped back into his arms.

“Shen Xu, this is…” Zhong Wei and He Yu looked at this scene in shock, especially He Yu, whose eyes hardly left the white crane in the carriage.

"It can be considered a friend of mine! I lost it when I went to Yunyang Kingdom, and I never expected it to end up in Cangli." Shen Xu smiled as he gently stroked the feathers of the Qiling White Crane.

He was indeed very happy. Now that he had found the Spirit-Praying White Crane, who would still go to the True Blood Palace? As long as he could send the message out, the rest would be the business of the Four Directions Sword Alliance.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the array patterns on the Qiling White Crane's legs and breathed a sigh of relief upon finding them intact.

"They really ran quite a distance," Zhong Wei couldn't help but exclaim.

"But judging by your friend's feathers, it's probably not simple!"

“In our area, it’s called the Praying White Crane. Like the Qilin, it’s an auspicious beast, but it’s definitely not as good as the Qilin.”

"Then I'll give it a try!" After Zhong Wei finished speaking, a curved horn that shone with a strange light appeared above his head, and at the same time, an inexplicable aura began to spread around the curved horn and throughout the carriage.

Upon sensing this imposing aura, the two demonic blood horses pulling their carriage immediately knelt on the ground, causing the entire carriage to tremble violently. However, the Qiling White Crane in Shen Xu's arms seemed unaffected, instead looking at the curved horn on Zhong Wei's head with some disdain.

"Alright! You never learn!" Shen Xu jumped off the carriage with a sigh and went to negotiate with the driver.

Upon hearing Shen Xu's words, Zhong Wei immediately dispelled the illusionary curved horn. At first, he felt a little guilty, but after seeing the disdain in Qi Ling Bai He's eyes, his guilt immediately turned into anger.

Since he grew up and revealed his extraordinary talent, no one has ever dared to look at him like that.

But this guy doesn't seem to be human.

After some time, the caravan had already gone far away again because the two demonic blood horses refused to stand up again.

Fortunately, the carriage stopped not far from the capital, so after paying extra for the fare, they abandoned the carriage and walked to the city wall.

"Who said it wasn't far? Looking at the city walls is exhausting!" Zhong Wei rubbed his back after putting down the crane feathers from his back.

“If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have needed to come this far.”

"Wasn't I just curious?"

"You can use your brain a little before the next operation; it won't hurt," Shen Xu sighed softly, while He Yu laughed.

Just as the three of them and the crane were about to enter the Cangli capital through the city gate, they were suddenly surrounded by guards on both sides.

"What's going on?" Shen Xu was completely baffled.

None of the three of them had ever been to Cangli Kingdom, so it was impossible for anyone to know them. The only possibility was that Qiling Baihe had gotten into some trouble, and these guards were blaming them.

He should have realized that with Qiling White Crane's personality, it would definitely cause some trouble in Cangli Royal Capital. He shouldn't have brought that lazy crane into the city with him!

I wonder if it will still be effective for him to make the Qiling White Crane fly away now.