Chapter 14: The Holy Moon Princess

“Hey, Big Sister Mianbao, according to the schedule, we can reach Lange Village tomorrow.” Xixi poked her head out and said.

“I… I… I know…” Mianbao said intermittently, leaning against the side of the carriage.
Her hand was currently holding one of her legs high up, forming a difficult pose of nearly one hundred and seventy degrees with the other leg.

Although they were almost at Lange Village, Mianbao, who was currently in training, couldn’t be happy at all.

“Oh, Miss Mianbao is working very hard.” Hu Qingyu walked past Mianbao without any effort, carrying a bucket of water in each hand.
Mianbao would rather do hard labor like Hu Qingyu than lean against the carriage for training.

“Big Sister Mianbao, shall I join you?” Seeing Mianbao’s reluctant and pained face, Xixi lifted her leg with a grunt, making the exact same pose as Mianbao.
Compared to Mianbao, Xixi did it more easily and naturally.

Mianbao really wanted to ask Xixi when she had started practicing this, but since her attention had to be fully focused on her own pose, she never asked the question.

In the last carriage, Kunta and Wendi once again started a conversation.

“The power of ‘Lan’ernaduo’ brought that young man to this world. Does this mean the【Dead Moon】has become active again?” Kunta said.
“But why? The【Holy Moon Princess】should be dead, right?”

“Who told you the【Holy Moon Princess】is dead?” Wendi’s expression was very serious.
One could imagine how important the matter of “Lan’ernaduo” becoming active again was.
“Back then, when Edis stormed ‘Lan’ernaduo’ equipped with the first generation of Anti-God Magi-Knight Armor, he didn’t see the【Holy Moon Princess】at all.”

“Then why did Edis announce to the public that the【Holy Moon Princess】was dead?” Kunta asked.

“To placate the people. And also to allow the world to better enter the current Third Epoch under the leadership of the Meiluos Empire.” Wendi knew more about the distant past than Kunta did.

“We can no longer interfere in these matters.” Wendi shook her head.
“Decades have passed, and the wounds left from the battle with the【Saints】have still not healed.
We no longer have the same combat strength as before.”

“If the【Holy Moon Princess】descends again, we can only rely on the various talented masters on the continent now.”

After her conversation with Wendi ended, Kunta walked out of the carriage and came face to face with Mianbao, who was looking for her everywhere.
Kunta raised her eyebrows with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.
“Miss Firia, who always tries to avoid me, is actually looking for me on her own initiative. Could it be that you saw a cow climb a tree and wanted to share it with me?”

Mianbao lowered her head, not daring to look at the stern old lady.
“Um… Grandma Kunta… I’d like to ask you for a favor.”

“When we get close to Lange Village, could you let me go and have a look? My home is right there…”

Afraid that Kunta would disagree, Mianbao raised her head and quickly said, “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t run away, I swear to God!”
At the same time, she also raised her hand.

‘Like hell I won’t run.
Not even God can stop my desire to escape.’

“I know. You can go when the time comes.” To Mianbao’s surprise, Kunta didn’t criticize her at all.
Instead, she readily agreed to her request.

“That’s great!” Mianbao was so happy she almost jumped up.
She hummed a little tune and left, skipping and hopping all the way.

“Really now.” Kunta watched her retreating back and revealed a genuine smile.
“Behaving so docile, isn’t she very cute.”

“Hey, hey, what are you doing?” Mianbao bent down and asked Hu Qingyu, who was squatting by the river doing something unknown.

“Sorting vegetables,” Hu Qingyu said embarrassedly.

“Wow! Bro, are you kidding me? You call this sorting vegetables!?” Mianbao pointed at the pitifully scattered Ninglan beans, which were still mixed with good and bad ones, and burst out laughing.

Soon, Mianbao couldn’t laugh anymore.
Hu Qingyu was squinting at her with a murderous glare, making Mianbao feel as if she were about to be eaten by a monster.
“Uh… let me help you…”

As she said this, the extremely oppressive feeling instantly disappeared, and Hu Qingyu put on a smiling expression.
“Okay, thank you, Miss Mianbao.”

“Hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph ♫~” Mianbao hummed a very cheerful tune while sorting the vegetables.

Hu Qingyu looked at Mianbao.
“Hoh, Miss Mianbao seems to be in a good mood today?”

Mianbao chuckled twice.
“Let me tell you, tomorrow is my birthday, and I’m going back to my own home to celebrate it!”

“Birthday… you mean the day of your birth?” Hu Qingyu offered his blessings.
“That’s truly a wonderful thing.”

“Right, right?” Mianbao nudged Hu Qingyu’s arm with her elbow.
“Brother Fox, don’t you think I have the best relationship with you in this troupe?”

Over the past two days, because Hu Qingyu and Mianbao shared a room and were both “male,” they got along very well.
Mianbao had been calling Hu Qingyu “Mr. Fox” all this time.

However, there were also many ambiguous glances being exchanged between Hu Qingyu and Mianbao in the troupe, especially from Xixi, who was learning bad things at such a young age!

“I suppose so.” Hu Qingyu couldn’t figure out what Mianbao was thinking and only gave her an ambiguous answer.

“What do you mean, ‘I suppose so’!?” Mianbao jabbed Hu Qingyu again with her elbow.
“I’ll just say it directly. Tomorrow, remember to give me a gift, okay? But I know you just got here and don’t have anything, so even a small rock picked up from the ground will do as a gesture.”

Hu Qingyu nodded.
“I understand. I will definitely give Miss Mianbao a gift.”

Mianbao patted Hu Qingyu’s shoulder in satisfaction.
“Good, good brother!”

A level-two magical beast was easily defeated under Hu Qingyu’s sword, leaving behind the elemental crystal condensed from its life.

Hu Qingyu suddenly sensed something.
He pointed his sword at a tree and shouted, “Who’s there!?”

“Hehehe. It seems you are not a simple person.” Kunta walked out from behind the tree.

“Grandma Kunta, what are you talking about?” Hu Qingyu pretended to be innocent.

“No need. I know your true personality is not as well-behaved as it appears on the surface.” Kunta tapped her cane.
“I don’t mind either.”

“Elder’s eyes are truly sharp.” Hu Qingyu’s tone also became less polite, and his entire demeanor changed completely from how he was in front of the girls.

One was as gentle as water, the other was aloof and superior.

Although Hu Qingyu was not well-liked in his original world, he was still a noble royal.

“And the power you use is neither magic nor battle aura. I don’t know what it is, but I can feel that it is very strong,” Kunta said with her eyes closed.

“How many days have you been observing me?”

“Three days.”

“Oh? I actually didn’t notice at all?” Hu Qingyu frowned.
“Then it’s no accident that I discovered you this time, right?”

“That’s right.”

“I came to find you to talk. About the【Dead Moon】, ‘Lan’ernaduo’.”