TSFLIP Chapter 1032

She floated beside Xian Mo and placed both hands against his face.

Xian Mo paused and blinked. The gesture made him look oddly cute.

Feng Guang asked, “Do you feel a little better? If it feels better, blink once. If it doesn’t, blink twice.”

He blinked once.

Feng Guang let out a sigh of relief. “Good thing I’m different from ordinary people—I can make you feel nice and cool. Right now I’m really glad that I’m… ahem… a little immortal.”

She had almost said the word ghost.

A trace of a smile appeared in his eyes.

Not far away, Lan Zhao naturally noticed the change in Xian Mo’s expression. He wondered to himself how this child could look so happy even while being punished by standing in the sun.

Feng Guang stayed with Xian Mo under the blazing sun for an entire shichen. Although she tried her best to help cool him down, her power was limited. By the time the punishment ended, Xian Mo’s clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Lan Zhao did not continue to make things difficult for him. He simply said, “First Prince, go back and rest well today. You don’t need to come tomorrow morning. Take the day off.”

“Yes, Master.” Even though his body was extremely tired, Xian Mo still bowed properly in respect.

Feng Guang stood beside him, fanning him with her hands. “That’s great, A-Mo. You can rest well tomorrow.”

Although Lan Zhao’s approach was no different from slapping someone and then a piece of candy, the punishment had already been carried out. Getting a day to rest afterward was still something that made Xian Mo happy.

However, when the exhausted Xian Mo was walking back to Yi He Palace, he was stopped once again.

This time, it wasn’t a group of minor servants blocking his path, but Consort Yun herself, accompanied by the Imperial Guards.

When she saw Xian Mo, Zhuo Yun’s beautiful face was filled with deep disgust and anger. She waved her hand sharply.

“Commander Zhang, that’s the one! He bullied the Second Prince and even injured someone in the palace. Arrest him immediately!”

Zhang Xu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, was a middle-aged man with thick brows and large eyes. Hearing Zhuo Yun’s order, he did not rush forward right away. He wasn’t stupid—he knew perfectly well that the boy standing before him was the First Prince. Still, someone had been injured with a weapon inside the palace, and he couldn’t simply ignore that.

“First Prince.” Zhang Xu first bowed respectfully, then asked, “May I ask—was the eunuch Xiao Gaozi from Huimeng Palace injured by Your Highness?”

“Yes.” Xian Mo answered without changing his expression.

Zhang Xu had not expected such a quick reply. He paused for a moment before continuing, “First Prince, weapons may not be used to injure others within the palace grounds. I must ask that Your Highness come with me.”

Zhang Xu was not foolish—quite the opposite. He understood very well that in the emperor’s heart, Consort Yun and the Second Prince were extremely important. The Empress had no sons, and the emperor showed no intention of establishing the First Prince as Crown Prince.

In that case, the greatest advantage still lay with Consort Yun’s side.

Besides, he had a legitimate reason to detain the First Prince. At worst, he would simply be known as someone who upheld the law impartially and performed his duties faithfully. No one could truly fault him for that. If he could also curry favor with Consort Yun in the process, why wouldn’t he do it?

Xian Mo said nothing. He only stared coldly at Zhang Xu, as if waiting for him to step forward and seize him.

But Zhang Xu was also a martial artist, and he understood what that look meant.

Xian Mo was waiting for him to move. The moment Zhang Xu made a move, the boy would instantly draw his sword and strike straight for his weakness.

Zhang Xu had seen Lan Zhao’s martial skills before. The man known as the undefeated general was also called someone without equal in martial arts.

And when Lan Zhao made a move, it was always the same—
He remained still until the moment he acted, and once he moved, it was to deliver a fatal blow.