Chapter 59: Do You Dare Enter with Me?

Baili Tianchang, do you think that by clinging to the mighty tree that is the Ninth Prince, you can remain safe and sound? Let me tell you, in this world, those who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ninth Prince are few. Although I, Hua Niaozi, am not among them, it will never be you.

“Miss Hua, it seems you have something to say to me?” Baili Tianchang noticed Hua Niaozi’s gaze fixed steadily upon her and spoke in a gentle, languid tone.

A rival in love, of course. Hua Niaozi regarded Baili Tianchang as a competitor, even if she scorned her. Yet for Hua Niaozi, Baili Tianchang was still a thorn in her side.

“Yes. I do have something I wish to say to Miss Baili. The Ninth Prince won’t mind, will he?” A beautiful smile spread across Hua Niaozi’s face, gone was the earlier provocation toward Baili Tianchang.

Nalan Dijiu neither agreed nor objected, leaving everything to his little fairy’s wishes. After all, with him here, no one could harm his little fairy.

“Go ahead,” Baili Tianchang replied coolly.

Hua Niaozi stepped in front of Baili Tianchang, harboring a cruel and malicious thought, and whispered into her ear.

Hua Niaozi expected Baili Tianchang’s expression to change dramatically after hearing her words, to panic, to lose all composure. After all, she was a useless nobody—how could she possibly maintain her poise?

Yet to Hua Niaozi’s surprise, Baili Tianchang’s face remained serene, as if she hadn’t heard a word.

“Did you hear what I just said, Miss Baili?”

Hua Niaozi retreated a few steps, seeking confirmation from Baili Tianchang.

“I heard it, but it was as if I heard nothing at all.” Baili Tianchang laughed with carefree ease and strode toward the exit of the tavern.

Nalan Dijiu took a large stride to catch up with Baili Tianchang, and then, without hesitation, took her hand in his.

She… she was utterly unmoved by Hua Niaozi’s words!

Hua Niaozi clenched her fists. She refused to accept it!

“Go, give this letter to my father and let him deliver it to the Saintess of Falling Mist Palace.” Hua Niaozi quickly penned a letter and instructed her maid.

She herself was not qualified to approach such a figure as the Saintess of Sinking Beauty, and naturally, she wasn’t qualified to deliver the letter personally. But her father could do it.

“What did she say to you?” Nalan Dijiu held Baili Tianchang’s hand and led her into the carriage, only then did he ask.

“Nothing important, not worth remembering. I’ve already forgotten it.”

Baili Tianchang gazed deeply at Nalan Dijiu before replying.

For some reason, Nalan Dijiu felt there was a special meaning in the way Baili Tianchang looked at him.

Was his little fairy troubled by something?

Devil’s Forest truly lived up to its name.

Baili Tianchang stepped out of the carriage and was greeted by a vast forest shrouded in black. Wisps of black mist drifted through the trees like translucent veils, as if the place were haunted by terrifying demons.

Three days had passed.

“Do you dare to enter with me?” Nalan Dijiu asked Baili Tianchang.

“What’s there not to dare? To come all this way and not go in would be a waste.”

In the twenty-first century, she had often entered tropical rainforests and deep mountain woods on missions. What was so frightening about this Devil’s Forest?

“My little fairy is truly brave.” Nalan Dijiu gripped her hand and led her into the depths of the forest.

“What are we searching for?”