The men in black pushed the door open and said politely, "Please. My Lord is waiting inside."

Feng Ziling entered the room and Murong Xue followed him. They saw a very tall figure the moment they went inside. It was a man.

"Come here and sit. The wine is good. Have a try." The man poured a couple of cups of wine. "Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Qing."

Feng Ziling and Murong Xue walked up to him and sat down opposite him casually. "I'm Mu Tian. This is Feng Ziling. I'd like to know why you invited us over."

"Let's talk about it after you taste the wine." Wang Qing pushed two cups of wine to their side.

The sweet smell of the wine struck their noses. It was good stuff indeed.

Murong Xue raised the cup to her nose and smelled it. Sensitive to herbs, she could find something wrong with the wine if there was any. She turned to Feng Ziling and nodded. Then they took a sip of the wine.

Wang Qing watched them with his deep eyes as he became more and more curious about who the two were.

"Good wine," said Feng Ziling.

"Have some more." Wang Qing refilled their cups.

Feng Ziling quaffed while Murong Xue just sipped as she had a low tolerance for alcohol. If she had not lost her spiritual power, she would have been a very good drinker as the spiritual power could process the alcohol. However, she had no spiritual power now and she had no idea who this man was, so she decided to be cautious.

Murong Xue asked carelessly, "Now, will you tell us why you invited us over?"

There were just the three of them in the room. Wang Qing had no guards with him, which meant either sincerity or absolute confidence. Murong Xue believed that it was the latter.

There was a wealth of young talent in every world. As seen from his impressive manner, Wang Qing was not an average person. Murong Xue did not want to confront him if possible.

"I thought I showed you my sincerity. I just want to make friends with you."

Feng Ziling raised a thin smile. "We are normal people who want to live an idle life. I'm afraid that we don't share the same interest with you."

"Normal people? I don't think so. How could normal people go in and out of Prince Yan's residence in Snow Country freely?" Wang Qing poured another cup of wine for himself and drank it down, and his eyes were fixed on Mu Tian the entire time. He usually disliked this kind of man who seemed too delicate to lift anything. He thought this kind of man was useless.

Wang Qing did not hide how he stared at Mu Tian, but the direct way he surveyed others was not annoying. Murong Xue looked into his eyes and realized that Wang Qing had already finished his investigation on them. However, Feng Ziling and she seldom went out and always stayed with Jiu Yan since they met him in the Infinite Forest, so she was confused that Wang Qing knew about them.

Murong Xue thought Feng Ziling and she managed to keep a low profile, but they still attracted attention.

Murong Xue rose up and answered, "We're flattered. Our stay with Prince Yan is only temporary. If you have nothing else to say, we'd like to leave now. Please excuse us."

From what he wore and what he said, Murong Xue understood that Wang Qing was from another country. She did not want to get in touch with people from the other two countries at this critical moment, which would cause misunderstanding and unnecessary trouble.

Wang Qing said coldly, "Wait. I didn't say you could leave."

Feng Ziling asked sharply, "What do you want?"

Wang Qing clapped his hands.

The balcony's door was opened all of a sudden. A dozen of men in black burst into the room and had them surrounded.

Feng Ziling pulled his sword and looked at these men alertly, keeping Murong Xue behind him.

Murong Xue patted Feng Ziling's hand and whispered in his ear, "Stay calm. We are outnumbered." Then she held his hand in case she needed to use the Space.

Staying alive was her top priority at any time.

Wang Qing opened his mouth. "Eh. Don't frighten my guests. Put away your swords."

Just then, all the men in black put away their swords at the same time. But they still have Murong Xue and Feng Ziling surrounded.

Murong Xue asked calmly, "I want to know how we offended you. If any, we can apologize to you."

They were unable to fight these men without spiritual power, but Wang Qing seemed interested in something else rather than their lives. Otherwise, he would have killed them earlier instead of wasting so much time.

"I'm interested in you two, so I want to get to know you. Please sit down and have another drink." Wang Qing held up his cup and jiggled it.

He did not mean to trap them. He caught a glimpse of the two by the window and he became curious. When he investigated them, he was surprised by the weird fact that the two had no proof of identification.

As the peace treaty was about to expire very soon, he wanted to get everything under control. He got good instincts, so he knew instantly that the two were of great importance. When the two were surrounded by his men, their poise was hard to be seen in the common people.

Murong Xue and Feng Ziling sat back and remained silent. As Wang Qing was in control now, what they said would not matter much.

"Drink. The wine is really good." Wang Qing did not question them in a rush. He believed that alcohol was the best way to let down their guard.

But Murong Xue and Feng Ziling only took a sip.

Wang Qing drank a few cups and watched their calm faces. He felt amused and smiled. "I really want to make friends with you if possible." But he knew that their path was different from his.

Murong Xue sneered. "We might as well cut to the chase."

Wang Qing could see in the corner of his eye that Mu Tian was holding Feng Ziling's hand, and his face changed slightly. He glanced at Mu Tian several times and realized why he found Mu Tian's beauty singular. It was hard to tell if Mu Tian was a man or a woman from his appearance, so it was not strange that people would fall for him.

"Where are you from?"

Murong Xue answered flatly, "The mountain forest. If you want to know who we are, don't bother to ask. Growing up in the forest, we just came out not long ago. There is nothing about us worthy of your attention."

"The mountain forest? Where is it?"

Murong Xue knew that Wang Qing would never let them leave if he did not get the answer he wanted. She was praying quietly that Jiu Yan would think of them and send people to look for them. She regretted refusing Fu when he asked her to bring some guards.

She refused Fu because it was inconvenient to fish for information if there were guards. She had thought that it was unlikely for people to pick on them since Feng Ziling and she just came into this world. However, bringing no guards got them in trouble in the end.

"The Infinite Forest. We have been there for years." Murong Xue remained the same look all the time.

"Living in the forest all these years, huh? Don't you think I'll buy it?" Wang Qing's stare became icy.

"I'm telling the truth. It's your choice to believe it or not."

Wang Qing tapped the table and questioned, "Oh? If so, why are you staying with Jiu Yan?"

Murong Xue sneered. "Are you interrogating us?"

"You don't have to tell me." Wang Qing raised his cup and drank it down in one.

These men in black pulled their swords at once.

"Prince Yan happened to meet us in the Infinite Forest. We had a good time talking to each other, so we decided to stay with him for a while. Is this a satisfying answer for you?"

"..."

Wang Qing asked a few more questions later, and Murong Xue answered perfectly. Feng Ziling and she left no trails in this world, so Wang Qing was unable to verify whatever she told him.

Then he poured them drink after drink.

Wang Qing did not believe anything Mu Tian said, but he hoped he could hear something true after he got them drunk.

Murong Xue knew what Wang Qing was planning, but she was unable to refuse him. She did not want to expose the Space now.

Murong Xue gradually became unconscious. She had a bad feeling.

"Good. Have another drink." Wang Qing refilled their cups and he was surprised by how much the two could drink. Few could last so long when drinking with him.

Murong Xue bit her lip to stay awake and she held Feng Ziling's hand tight. She was considering if she should enter the Space now.

They could enter the Space to get rid of Wang Qing now, but it would be more difficult for them to find where the time tunnel was.

Feng Ziling was also forcing himself to stay conscious. He had never been so annoyed at his failure to protect Mu Tian.

Finally, the two were exhausted. Their heads felt heavy and everything in their eyes blurred.

Wang Qing put down his cup and waved to his guards. The guards left the room at once.

Wang Qing walked up to Mu Tian and patted his face softly. "Hey, do you know who I am?"

"You..." Murong Xue was turning her head from side to side, so she was unable to see clearly.

Wang Qing smiled. He ignored Feng Ziling because he realized that Mu Tian was the one in charge. Feng Ziling looked more formidable, but Mu Tian, the weaker one, was the one who made decisions.

Wang Qing helped Mu Tian sit up and asked, "Tell me who you are."

Murong Xue felt so dizzy that she wanted to flatten the swirling figure in front of her. "You stand still. I feel so dizzy."

Wang Qing's smile froze. It seemed that Mu Tian was too drunk to talk.

But he continued. "Who are you?"

"Yi..." Murong Xue saw Huangfu Yi's face in a trance.

"What do you mean by Yi?"

"Yi, I miss you..." Murong Xue threw herself at the person standing before her.

Wang Qing froze for a moment. The body in his arms was the same delicate as he expected and it felt more like a woman's. But for the flat chest, he would have thought Mu Tian was a woman.