Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

Chapter 682 The Son of an Old Friend

"Do you know that this would get you arrested in our area?"

Xue Tong sat at a small stall not far from the city lord's mansion in Yanling City, pointing at Xue Lan in the video, unsure of what to say.

"Did you know this is a rare animal?"

“I know.” Xue Lan’s slender fingers traced the little tiger’s soft fur:

"Of course it's rare, this is a Jing Tong Tiger."

"Jing Tonghu!"

Xue Tong gasped: "The kind you raised in your previous life?"

Xue Lan smiled and nodded, then touched the little tiger's forehead.

The restrictions set up by the elders of the Jing Tonghu clan were easily broken, and Xue Lan looked at the red thread of cause and effect that appeared on her fingertips.

"It's that one's child."

The little tiger was still young and didn't quite understand what Xue Lan was saying, so it obediently put its head into Xue Lan's palm.

This beautiful senior must like me.

No one in the entire clan disliked her golden appearance.

The soft fur pressed against his palm, and Xue Lan couldn't help but stroke it a couple of times before laughing, "Who did you come out with?"

The little tiger rolled over on Xue Lan's lap: "Second Brother."

"Your second brother is going to get a beating."

"Probably not, he can find me." Jin Can reached for the pastries on the table with her paws, and Xue Lan handed her a piece. She didn't seem to care at all that the childish pastry would stain her clothes.

"I should have been able to find you before, but now that you're in my arms, that's another story."

Her aura is not so easy to detect.

"Since he is the son of an old friend."

Xue Tong didn't know what to say when Xue Lan brought up the cause and effect.

She knew how much Xue Lan loved that little tiger in her previous life, and for a moment she didn't dare to ask Xue Lan to return it.

After much deliberation, Miss Xiaotong finally said only one sentence:

"Return it to them as soon as possible; the parents are worried."

Xue Lan nodded: "Okay, okay, we'll go find her parents when you get back."

At noon, Xue Tong cut off the teleportation and headed towards the City Lord's Mansion of Flame Spirit City, where she displayed the Nine Phoenix Coins at the entrance.

Then he saw the winged creatures guarding the gate stumbling and staggering, neither running nor flying, as they went inside.

"Honorable guest, please do not take offense." Another winged creature bowed to Xue Tong.

“Someone came with the Nine Phoenix Coins an hour ago.”

Xue Tong touched his head, wondering if he had been tricked by Xue Lan again.

Actually, the Nine Phoenix Coins aren't that rare; they're wholesaled by the Feather Clan.

The thought was immediately rejected by Xiaotong.

Xue Lan could fool her, but Jing Ruyu wouldn't.

Thinking of the little tiger that Lord Wolf King had found, Xue Tong narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Jing Tonghu?"

Perhaps because Xue Tong had taken out the Nine Phoenix Coins, the gatekeeper was not wary of her and immediately spoke up upon hearing this:

"Does our distinguished guest know?"

Xue Tong couldn't help but laugh and tap Xue Lan: "They've reported it to the authorities."

Xue Lan was playing with the little tiger's tail when she heard this, and said indifferently:

"Alright, when you go in and see Zhu Lingzhi, remember to bring back that little tiger for me too."

"What you're thinking... wait, Zhu Lingzhi?"

"Is Zhu Lingzhi in the City Lord's Mansion of Flame Spirit City?"

“Yes!” Xue Lan nodded: “Flame Spirit City, one of the six cities of the Feather Clan, was originally prepared specifically for the imperial prince and princess. Every day at noon, the Spirit Fire Nirvana Array under Flame Spirit City is opened on time, which is beneficial to her cultivation.”

Why didn't you say so sooner!

The gatekeeper who had just gone in came out and invited Xue Tong in. Little Tong, still complaining, led Lu Feng, guiding his spirit, inside.

"I thought I was going to talk to a stranger. I'm so socially anxious."

"Social fear?"

Xue Lan raised an eyebrow: "If you say so, then so be it."

The city lord's mansion was a hidden paradise, filled with a garden of kapok trees that bloomed vibrantly, their colors as vivid as blood, nourished by the pure fire spirit energy of the Phoenix Clan. Xue Tong followed the gatekeeper through layers of guards, finally spotting the expected red figure in a small garden.

Zhu Lingzhi still preferred red clothes; the phoenixes, interwoven with gold and dark red, adorned her skirt, making her look extremely luxurious.

Across from her, a chubby boy wearing a gold round-neck robe was slumped over the table, howling.

"Lingzhi, you have to save me! If my little sister is lost, my older brother will beat me to death!"

Xue Tong heard Zhu Lingzhi speak calmly:

"He was just beaten to death by Brother Jin?"

"If he hits me, I'll die. My parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunts will just whip my corpse."

Zhu Lingzhi didn't want to pay attention to him, just then a voice came from behind him: "Your Highness, the guests have arrived."

"Ru Huan's arrival is just in time..."

Zhu Lingzhi turned his head, his words abruptly cut off, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Has she gone mad? How could she see something that absolutely doesn't exist in her own mansion in the Upper Realm?

Xue Tong looked at Zhu Lingzhi's expression and felt a little embarrassed, but she still obediently raised her hand: "Hi, Sister Lingzhi."

Zhu Lingzhi felt as if he had seen a ghost and posed his own existential question:

"How did you get up here?"

"I... came here illegally."

"Where did you sneak up from?" Zhu Lingzhi was completely unconvinced and pulled Xue Tong aside: "The rift between the upper and lower realms was sealed months ago!"

Xue Tong shook her head: "I know, that's why I came here illegally."

"Do you even know who blocked the road before you sneaked across!" Zhu Lingzhi's blood boiled, and he silently reminded himself that Xue Tong was just a child, and someone must have instigated this.

"Where's your sister?"

Xue Lan felt a chill run down her spine inside the teahouse.

"They're having tea in the city."

"It's good that she's here. I'll ask her when I have time." Zhu Lingzhi reached out his hand to Xue Tong:

"Give me the Nine Phoenix Coins from the Moon Crane Clan."

Xue Tong covered the purse at her waist: "I refuse, this was given to me by Sister Ruyu."

Zhu Lingzhi: "If not, when did you two start hooking up with Ruyu?"

He only met the mortal realm briefly before giving away the Nine Phoenixes' money?

"What flirting or anything like that?" Xue Tong disagreed. "My sister says she's universally loved and charming. It's normal for people to like her."

Zhu Lingzhi didn't feel like talking anymore, inwardly complaining that he was having bad luck today.

First, Jing Tonghu, being a careless person, lost his younger sister. Then, the annoying Wan Gong Fangzhu from the lower realm appeared in Yanling City.

My head is too big.

"Your sister is really bold, isn't she worried about being devoured alive by the upper realm? Listen to me, come down the same way you came, and I'll pretend you were never here!"

Xue Tong chuckled and looked at the chubby boy who was still wailing on the table: "I'm afraid that won't work, Sister Lingzhi. My sister still wants to go to the Feather Clan's Holy Land."

"She said she wanted to dig some ore."

Zhu Lingzhi knew that trying to reason with her was pointless.

"no!"

"You don't agree?" Xue Tong tapped Xue Lan, feeling wronged. "She's not good enough!"

Xue Lan, sitting in the teahouse, put down her teacup: "Then what should we do?"

Xue Tong: "How should I know? Come quick!"

"You can touch another tiger here."

Xue Lan narrowed her eyes, stood up while holding the little tiger in her arms, and stepped out of the circle left by Xue Tong:

"wait for me!"