The sky was already bright, with the eastern horizon showing a pale fish-belly white as the Spirit Spring Flying Boat continued its flight in the morning light.

Wang Xiaoqiang felt that those assassins probably wouldn't pursue them anymore, so he stopped the Spirit Spring Flying Boat. With a thought, he withdrew the Flying Boat, causing 1,000,000 droplets of the Spiritual Spring to disperse with a roar. Suddenly without support, the two of them plummeted downwards, catching Princess Hua Shao off guard and making her scream.

Wang Xiaoqiang quickly reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist. The sensation was soft and springy to the touch. Delighted, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Princess Hua Shao, realizing Wang Xiaoqiang's mischief, glared fiercely at him, clenching her delicate fists, and pounded on his chest in embarrassment and anger. "You scoundrel, you're the worst!"

"Ouch, you're hitting my wound," Wang Xiaoqiang grimaced as he said.

"Ah, really? Let me massage it for you," Princess Hua Shao, taking it seriously, changed her anger to concern, turning her fists into palms to massage Wang Xiaoqiang's chest.

Indeed, Wang Xiaoqiang's chest had been injured, but under the nourishment of pure wood element spiritual qi, it had already healed. Moreover, with his Vajra Body Third Layer body refining cultivation, how could Princess Hua Shao's delicate fists cause any harm? He was merely pretending.

Feeling the gentle massage from Princess Hua Shao's small hands, he felt a wave of comfort through his body and mind, and couldn't resist teasing her, "I was just messing with you, hehe..."

"Ah... you!" Princess Hua Shao's expression changed from worry to anger; she turned her palms back to fists and bashfully battered Wang Xiaoqiang's chest. Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly dodged aside, releasing his grip on her waist, causing Princess Hua Shao to fall swiftly.

Laughing heartily, Wang Xiaoqiang landed on the ground first.

Having been teased twice by Wang Xiaoqiang, Princess Hua Shao, though embarrassed and infuriated, felt their relationship was less tense than before after all this friction, and a sense of sweetness filled her heart as she floated down gracefully.

The place where they landed was in a mountain hollow, quiet and desolate, with towering ancient trees, and a medley of shrubs and flowers, bizarre rocks, and freakish stones.

The two cast their Divine Sense around, confirming that no ghost cultivators were residing there. Seeing that it was safe, they sat on a rock to rest, each taking out food to eat.

Princess Hua Shao took out two pieces of exquisitely packaged beef jerky, handing one to Wang Xiaoqiang, saying, "This is a tribute from the Imperial Palace, ordinary people can't get their hands on it."

Wang Xiaoqiang took the beef jerky, tore open the packaging, and took a bite. Although it was beef jerky, it didn't feel tough; the meat was quite tender and a burst of flavor filled his mouth with each chew. The taste was rather good.

Wang Xiaoqiang took out alcohol and drank while eating, saying, "Hua Shao, next we're going to hunt ghost cultivators, and we have to actively seek them out. If we encounter a powerful ghost cultivator, we'll join forces to eliminate them, and split the spoils half and half. How's that?"

"Hmm, sounds good!" Princess Hua Shao agreed.

Full and satisfied, Wang Xiaoqiang said, "We could sleep here for a while to restore our energy before making our move."

Upon hearing the word "sleep," Princess Hua Shao felt slightly uncomfortable, saying, "This place is dangerous; you sleep while I keep watch."

"No need, I'll let the Patterned Beast keep watch," Wang Xiaoqiang said, and with a thought, he released the Patterned Beast. The Patterned Beast flew from his back, taking corporeal form, roaring as it paced back and forth vigilantly around them like a patrol officer.

"Oh, this Patterned Beast is really good. If only I had one too," Princess Hua Shao's eyes sparkled as she looked at the Patterned Beast, her face filled with covetousness.

"Do you want one? Should I engrave one for you?" Wang Xiaoqiang turned to her, asking.

"Huh? Engrave it, engrave it where?" Princess Hua Shao blushed slightly.

"Of course on the back, um, the lower abdomen would work too, or above the buttocks, or the thigh..."

"Stop it," Princess Hua Shao frowned beautifully, "I don't want it!"

Princess Hua Shao thought, if it were actually engraved on the back, lower abdomen, above the buttocks, or thigh, wouldn't her body be completely exposed to him? Although she really wanted a Patterned Beast, she wasn't willing to make such a sacrifice.

She valued her body highly and was only willing to show herself to her husband on their wedding night. Although she had developed a bit of a fondness for Wang Xiaoqiang, he was not yet her Son of Heaven.

Wang Xiaoqiang knew she wouldn't agree, which is why he said such things. He didn't know how to make a Patterned Beast; he was just teasing her to see if Princess Hua Shao was still pure.

Now it seems Princess Hua Shao should be quite a pure woman; otherwise, she would have agreed to let him make the Patterned Beast.

In other words, she could easily expose her body to a man, thus she wouldn't be a pure woman.

"Alright, time to sleep," Wang Xiaoqiang said, lying down on a big rock, closing his eyes to sleep.

Princess Hua Shao saw Wang Xiaoqiang lying on the rough rock and couldn't help frowning, "Hey, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Wang Xiaoqiang had a Vajra Body Fourth Layer body refining mastery, with a body as tough as Vajra, much harder than rock, so there was no way he'd feel uncomfortable. He opened his eyes with a smile and said, "Not at all, it's quite comfortable..."

Princess Hua Shao rolled her eyes, scanning around her, seeing only rocks and grass clumps. The rocks were hard, and the grass was dirty. To this princess born in a land of luxury, there was nowhere to lie down,

However, having fled all the way here, her body was terribly fatigued, especially after staying up all night, and she was really eager to sleep, stifling a yawn behind her hand.

This yawn woke Wang Xiaoqiang, who had just entered dreamland. Opening his eyes and seeing she wasn't asleep, he realized she wasn't accustomed to sleeping outdoors and suggested, "Why don't you sleep in the tree? It's cleaner up there."

"In a tree? How could one sleep in a tree?" Princess Hua Shao asked curiously, "Wouldn't I fall off if I fell asleep?"

"Of course not. Just find a rope to tie yourself up."

"I won't; besides, it's even more uncomfortable up there."

"Seems like you, the Empire Princess, have never experienced the hardships of the Martial World, with no outdoor survival experience at all," Wang Xiaoqiang said, standing up from the big rock and walking to a nearby large tree.

This big tree, who knows how many years it had been there, was so thick that it would take four people to encircle it, the trunk tall and straight, the branches and leaves dense like a canopy.

Wang Xiaoqiang leapt up into the tree, selecting two parallel, thick branches. Then, retrieving the Heaven and Earth Whip from his Sumeru Ring, he waved it, the Heaven and Earth Whip shooting out like a snake, winding around one branch, after making a loop on that branch, continued to another branch, continuously crossing between the two branches like knitting a net. In the end, a large net was formed between the two branches.

This large net resembled a hammock.

Wang Xiaoqiang pointed to the 'net bed' made by the whip, saying to Princess Hua Shao, "Come try the hammock."

Seeing this, Princess Hua Shao was genuinely impressed, eagerly flying up to the tree, and then leaping onto the 'net bed', feeling it was very springy. She lay down, feeling it soft and comfortable, happily nodding to Wang Xiaoqiang, "It's really nice!"

Wang Xiaoqiang jumped up as well, lying down next to Princess Hua Shao, then closed his eyes. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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