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Chapter 70: You Actually Licked…

The flames had crossed the mountains and rivers, and the red fire seemed to be burning in the sky.

Heavenly Cloud Palace was nearby.

After an unknown amount of time, their tightly closed lips slowly parted.

The fire phoenix descended and landed on the ground.

Chu Qingyue’s face was flushed with embarrassment, and she felt a bit ashamed:

“There were so many people in the city just now! How dare you…”

“Don’t worry, no one in the mortal city will recognize Empress. Besides, they must have thought you were a fairy, and they wouldn’t think otherwise.”

“Flattery.”

Although Chu Qingyue seemed to be disdainful of Nie Chen’s flattering behavior, her adorable anger slowly dissipated.

Because they had left in a very open and grand manner, with a hint of crimson, Chu Qingyue flew back to Heavenly Cloud Palace alone.

The first thing she did after returning was to take the candy figurine made by Nie Chen to the Clear Frost Palace.

The Clear Frost Palace was filled with cold air, and it was a place used to store extremely precious objects.

In the entire Heavenly Cloud Palace, only a few treasures were qualified to be stored there.

This place was full of various restrictions and strict guards, and unless Heavenly Cloud Palace was breached, it was impossible for anyone to take away the treasures inside.

The Great Elder guarding this place was Wang Changlao.

When he saw Empress return, Wang Changlao quickly lifted the restrictions and opened the large door of the Clear Frost Palace.

The air was filled with mist.

When Wang Changlao clearly saw Empress carefully placing a candy figurine in the corner with the strongest array restrictions, he was stunned.

The candy figurine’s appearance seemed to be exactly like Empress!

“No, it’s impossible for it to be just a candy figurine!”

Wang Changlao immediately dismissed this guess and even felt that his previous thought was ridiculous.

How could a mere candy figurine attract Empress’s attention?

The object that could make Empress cherish it so much must be something that could shock the world!

And the candy figurine’s appearance was just a disguise to conceal its true, terrifying value.

This candy figurine was probably far more valuable than he could imagine!

Wang Changlao took another glance at the candy figurine and became even more convinced of his thoughts.

He couldn’t sense even a hint of Spiritual Energy from the candy figurine.

Normally, even if it was concealed, there would be a slight leakage of Spiritual Energy.

But from this candy figurine, he couldn’t detect anything.

It was likely that Empress had set up numerous array restrictions to suppress the candy figurine’s Spiritual Energy!

Wang Changlao felt a bit embarrassed and had even more respect for Empress.

No wonder Empress had suddenly left Heavenly Cloud Palace with Nie Chen.

It turned out that they had found such a treasure in such a short time.

It was truly astonishing, admirable, and worthy of infinite respect!

The fact that a candy figurine was stored in the Clear Frost Palace was a bit hard to explain.

When Chu Qingyue walked out of the Clear Frost Palace, she looked at Wang Changlao and coughed slightly:

“Wang Changlao, have all the guests who came to the banquet been dismissed?”

Wang Changlao quickly replied: “Empress, they have all been sent away. All the sects and forces respect Empress’s orders, and no one dares to disobey.”

Chu Qingyue nodded and, noticing that no one was around, lowered her voice:

“Wang Changlao, please keep the fact that I stored the candy figurine in the Clear Frost Palace a secret. Don’t mention it to anyone.”

“Don’t worry, Empress. I will keep it a secret, even if it costs me my life. I will not reveal a single word.”

Wang Changlao bowed respectfully.

Empress had personally instructed him to keep this secret!

Wang Changlao was even more convinced of his previous thoughts.

This seemingly ordinary candy figurine must have an extraordinary secret and value that even he couldn’t imagine!

As Wang Changlao watched Empress leave, he reset the restrictions and added more spells to ensure the candy figurine’s safety.

Just then, he saw Nie Chen approaching from a distance.

Wang Changlao was about to greet him when he noticed that Nie Chen was holding something.

“What is that?”

When Nie Chen walked up to him, Wang Changlao’s eyes widened in shock, and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Nie Chen was holding a candy figurine that looked exactly like Empress!

“What is that thing in your hand?”

“It’s a candy figurine. What’s wrong?”

Nie Chen licked the candy figurine, feeling satisfied.

Wang Changlao was shocked and almost fainted.

Wasn’t this candy figurine something that Empress cherished deeply?

How dare he!

Moreover, the candy figurine’s appearance was identical to Empress’s.

If Empress saw Nie Chen licking the candy figurine, it would be a disaster!

Wang Changlao was completely frightened and quickly stopped Nie Chen.

“N-Nie Chen, if you want to live, you must put the candy figurine away immediately. Otherwise, no one can save you!”

“I was just licking my wife… Ah, never mind.”

Nie Chen thought for a moment and decided not to explain, putting the candy figurine away for the time being.

After a while, Wang Changlao finally calmed down from his shock and fear.

He took a deep breath and asked:

“N-Nie Chen, where did you and Empress go just now? Why did Empress seem to be carrying a treasure, and her expression was a bit off?”

“This…”

Nie Chen hesitated for a moment before revealing a serious expression:

“Wang Changlao, you don’t know what happened just now. It was a life-and-death situation, extremely dangerous.”

“What did you encounter?”

Wang Changlao’s face changed as he listened to Nie Chen’s words.

What kind of existence could make Empress face a crisis?

“It’s far more terrifying than you can imagine. Empress and I encountered two giant snakes. They were extremely powerful and were fighting each other. They almost destroyed the two valleys, and the massive flood almost burst out. With my strength, I didn’t dare to approach them. It was Empress who finally subdued them, preventing the snakes from escaping the valley and causing chaos in the world.”

“I didn’t expect Empress to accomplish such a great feat in such a short time.”

Wang Changlao was deeply moved and had even more respect for Empress Qingyue.

After thinking for a moment, he asked with some trepidation:

“But what kind of snakes were they? Were they the seven-colored, heaven-swallowing python or the red, demonic, flame python?”

“Neither.”

Nie Chen shook his head: “Both snakes were pale pink, and I’ve never seen their species before.”

Wang Changlao gasped, his heart filled with shock.

It seemed that Empress had subdued a rare and extremely powerful new magical beast!

This was truly a remarkable achievement!

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