The warmth of the embrace immediately put Hua Xiangrong at ease. Although Hua Xiangrong spoke this way about Xiao Yifei, she herself wasn't any different, feeling a bit exhausted from the endless investigation. The warmth of soft jade and a fragrant scent filled the air, and the ambiguous aura grew stronger the longer they embraced.

No one knows how much time passed. By this time, Hua Xiangrong in Xiao Yifei's arms was already blushing with embarrassment. Xiao Yifei, too, felt a bit awkward. He had hugged Hua Xiangrong purely on impulse because seeing her worried expression made him want to reassure her.

So he suddenly hugged Hua Xiangrong, but as time passed, it seemed Xiao Yifei's playful intentions had grown somewhat. Abruptly letting go of Hua Xiangrong, Xiao Yifei awkwardly scratched his head, while Hua Xiangrong, at this moment, didn't dare to look into Xiao Yifei's eyes, lowering her head in embarrassment.

The two suddenly had nothing to say, leaving only an overwhelming sense of awkwardness. After an unknown amount of time passed, Xiao Yifei wanted to break this awkward atmosphere, so he said to Hua Xiangrong, "Alright, don't worry. I'll take good care of myself."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangrong slowly raised her head to look at Xiao Yifei. Xiao Yifei was slightly smiling, giving Hua Xiangrong a special feeling of security. Hua Xiangrong nodded and then smiled warmly, saying, "I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei felt a warmth in his heart and also nodded. The two of them then headed straight to the location of Qianxi.

At this time, Qianxi was in a state of fury. Earlier, he was sarcastically comparing the attacking countries to flies that couldn't be chased away, and this remark seemed to have been echoed by Qianxi.

Xiao Yifei leaned against the door of Qianxi's office, smiling as he said, "I think parasitic maggots are more fitting for them." Hearing this, Qianxi was startled, then looked toward the door, only to see Xiao Yifei standing there, smiling at Qianxi.

Upon seeing the person in front of him, Qianxi covered his mouth in surprise, seemingly unable to believe it. But the person in front of him was indeed Xiao Yifei. "Xiao Yifei?" Qianxi said in confusion. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei joked, "What, after so many days, you don't recognize me anymore?"

Seeing the mischievous look, Qianxi was sure that the man in front of him was the returned and missing Xiao Yifei. However, Xiao Yifei's return didn't bring much joy to Qianxi because Qianxi was currently troubled by numerous wars.

Xiao Yifei was also aware that Qianxi must be overwhelmed, so Xiao Yifei wasn't surprised by Qianxi's reaction. After a while, Xiao Yifei sighed, then walked into Qianxi's office, asking as he walked, "How's the battle going?"

Hearing this, Qianxi helplessly sighed, rubbing his head, looking as if he was truly under great pressure. "Those artists keep using their agility to harass our main forces, spreading chaos. It's truly vexing!" With that, Qianxi angrily pounded his desk.

Seeing this, Xiao Yifei couldn't help but shiver all over, as he faintly heard the sound of the desk cracking. After a long while, seeing Qianxi's anger subside a bit, Xiao Yifei slowly asked, "And our defensive positions?"

Just relieved of some anger, Qianxi heard about the defense situation and helplessly shook his head, then reported the conditions of several battle zones to Xiao Yifei. Indeed, upon hearing these situations, Xiao Yifei couldn't help but frown, as the circumstances in these areas were truly worrisome.

Especially in the east, several island nations, relying on the fact that the Huaxia army rarely engages in naval battles and that there are few Golden Elixir experts, went on a rampage, plundering and killing, leaving people in misery.

Seeing Xiao Yifei frowning, Qianxi sighed again and then shared some comforting news with Xiao Yifei: his own battle zone was still relatively better, at least not breaking through the border. Hearing this news, Xiao Yifei also slightly relaxed, as it would be too morale-crushing if all four directions couldn't hold.

Nodding, Xiao Yifei stood by, while Hua Xiangrong constantly comforted Qianxi, telling him not to worry too much, as those minnows were surely not a match for Huaxia. With Hua Xiangrong's comfort, Qianxi smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, those minnows can't possibly be our match."

The atmosphere, thanks to Hua Xiangrong's words, became more cheerful, at least not as oppressive as before. "By the way, Xiao Yifei, where have you been these days?" In a better mood, Qianxi suddenly remembered something and asked.

Hearing this, Xiao Yifei was stunned for a moment, then looked at Qianxi with a bitter expression, as these past few days, Xiao Yifei had been locked up by Qianxi's mother, Ci Xin. Should he tell Qianxi about this?

Qianxi couldn't understand the expression on Xiao Yifei's face, furrowing his brow and thinking that Xiao Yifei must be hiding something from him. So Qianxi asked once more what Xiao Yifei had been doing during his disappearance. However, Xiao Yifei still felt conflicted and was truly reluctant to tell Qianxi about these matters.

Seeing this, Qianxi fixed his suspicious gaze on Xiao Yifei, as if saying, "Don't even think about fooling me, I know everything." "Will you tell me or not?" Qianxi's words sounded like an ultimatum, making it impossible to refuse.

Hearing this, Xiao Yifei helplessly shook his head, "Sigh, won't it work if I tell you?"

"Sigh, won't it work if I tell you?" With those words, Xiao Yifei slowly recounted his entire experience, starting with his trip to find Tang Rong, which Hua Xiangrong also knew about, then he told Qianxi about his encounter with Ci Xin.

Sure enough, upon hearing this name, Qianxi was immediately unsettled, as it was his mother. Originally, Qianxi thought that Ci Xin had disappeared decades ago, and after failing to find her thereafter, Qianxi was quite pleased. But his mother was unwilling to see him in person.

When he heard that his mother was unwilling to come forward, Qianxi was somewhat disappointed. But now, hearing where his mother was, Qianxi became a little surprised and appeared as if he couldn't wait to find Ci Xin.

Seeing this, Xiao Yifei quickly waved his hand at Qianxi, signaling him not to go looking for Ci Xin right now. Being stopped like this, Qianxi became puzzled, wondering why he couldn't go find Ci Xin.

Hearing this, Xiao Yifei paused, then said with slightly evasive eyes, "You can't go looking for Ci Xin right now."

"Why?" When Qianxi heard Xiao Yifei say this, he furrowed his brow even more. Xiao Yifei explained hastily, "It's like this, your mother is currently in seclusion."

This reason left Qianxi a bit baffled, and Xiao Yifei could see it, so he slowly explained the situation to Qianxi. "At that time, your mother heard that Huaxia was being attacked by other countries and, in her desire to protect the nation, wanted me to help her break through to the Golden Elixir Realm so that she could withstand the enemy country's attack."

Upon hearing this explanation, Qianxi suddenly understood. It turned out that due to the enemy's cause, his mother chose to break through. "So that's how it is," Qianxi murmured.

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