As they flew side by side, Shangguan Qingyue stole a few glances at Tang Xiao’s clone, and the look in her eyes showed that she was surprised by his speed. She and the other three were cultivators at the Emperor Level, and his cultivation was only at the King Realm, but he could keep up with their flying speed.

"Junior Brother Feng, how did you train your speed?" Tang Xiao’s clone looked at Shangguan Qingyue. "Normally, the difference in speed between you at the King Level and the Emperor Realm is quite significant, but you’ve been keeping up with us since we set off."

"Are you usually talkative like this, Senior Sister?"

"Humph!"

"You look cute when you act like this, Senior Sister." Shangguan Qingyue frowned because of his teasing, causing Tang Xiao’s clone to chuckle. "I trained my speed using a certain method, so my speed is much faster than cultivators at my level."

Mu Qingge briefly glanced at Tang Xiao’s clone before shaking her head. She was already his wife, and she was quite familiar with his character. ’He deliberately acted like a rogue towards this woman.’

Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan exchanged glances with smiles. They felt that Tang Xiao’s clone was deliberately acting this way toward Shangguan Qingyue, and they were certain he already knew her identity; otherwise, he wouldn’t have insisted on joining their group.

"How do you train your speed, Junior Brother Feng?" Shangguan Qingyue asked curiously.

Tang Xiao’s clone smiled and teased her again. "Senior Sister, don’t be too curious about me, okay? I know I’m handsome and dashing, and you’ll fall for me if you’re too curious about me."

"Nonsense!" Shangguan Qingyue shouted angrily. "You may be handsome, but you’re weak and too young. Besides, I already have a husband-to-be, and I’m going to marry him soon, so you should stop teasing me."

"Ouch!" Tang Xiao’s clone pressed his palms to his chest. "Senior Sister, you don’t have to be so open; you’re making my young heart ache."

Shangguan Qingyue gritted her teeth. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I’ll beat you to a pulp!"

"I’m not talking nonsense, Senior Sister." Shangguan Qingyue was furious and attacked Tang Xiao’s clone directly, but he swiftly dodged her attack, surprising her. "Hehe! You look even more beautiful when you’re angry."

"You! I’m really going to beat you up!" Shangguan Qingyue released some of her strength and chased after Tang Xiao’s clone again, but his speed increased every time her attack was about to hit him. "Stop! I forbid you to escape!"

"Hahaha," Tang Xiao’s clone laughed. "If I don’t run away, you will beat me up, Senior Sister!"

"Come back here!"

"Catch me if you can!"

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Chen Hongde, Su Xiulan, and Mu Qingge stopped flying, watching Shangguan Qingyue trying to chase Tang Xiao’s clone here and there. "What is your husband doing, Sister Qingge? Why is he deliberately teasing her in front of you?"

"According to my husband, Empress Shangguan sent Shangguan Qingyue to our sect to get close to him." Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan looked at Mu Qingge in surprise. "I don’t know the exact reason, but she probably wanted to draw him closer to the royal family. In fact, she also sent two people to secretly follow his real body to the snow mountain, but he was aware of their presence."

"Real body?" Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan were confused.

Mu Qingge pointed at Tang Xiao’s clone. "He is my husband’s clone."

"What?" Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan cried out in shock. "Is he really your husband’s clone? How can the cultivation of his real body and clone be exactly the same?"

Chen Hongde agreed with his lover. "Normally, a clone would only possess half to three-quarters of our original strength, but your husband’s clone’s strength is equivalent to his real body."

"I can’t explain it in too much detail, but my husband’s clone technique is different from others, and he got it from his late master." Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan wanted to ask further, but they were self-conscious. "I don’t mean to make false accusations, but I felt that Shangguan Qingyue deliberately approached me with bad intentions, so I contacted my husband to come to us."

Su Xiulan nodded in agreement. "I didn’t expect you to realize that during your first meeting with Shangguan Qingyue, Sister Qingge. When I saw you with her in front of the mission hall, I already thought she had ulterior motives for approaching you."

"However, we didn’t expect that it was Queen Shangguan who ordered Shangguan Qingyue to do that, and we also didn’t know that she sent people to monitor your husband." Chen Hongde added.

Mu Qingge looked at them. "Is Queen Shangguan an evil woman?"

"No," Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan shook their heads. "Queen Shangguan is a virtuous woman, at least that’s what she shows to the public. Besides, there’s never been any negative news about her, and everyone in this kingdom loves her, so I have a hard time guessing her intentions towards your husband."

Su Xiulan also spoke to her. "Unlike Queen Shangguan, Shangguan Qingyue is more dangerous, and she will not hesitate to harm people for her own gain. Since her aunt sent her to approach you, you must continue to be wary of her, and I’m afraid she will do something to you without you knowing."

"I know." Mu Qingge felt uneasy in her heart, especially regarding Shangguan Qinzhi and Shangguan Qingyue’s intentions. "I will warn Yu Xiaoling and the others to stay away from that woman because they are too weak, and I don’t want her to use them to make my husband submit to her."

"I think that’s the best thing, Sister Qingge."

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Shangguan Qingyue was furious because she still hadn’t managed to catch Tang Xiao’s clone. "Tch! Every time I increase my speed, his speed increases by a step ahead of mine!"

Unfortunately, Shangguan Qingyue didn’t know that Tang Xiao’s clone was using the Gale Steps and the Clone Illusion Step, preventing her from catching up. If he used the Void Dragon Steps, she would fall even further behind him. After all, his speed was fast thanks to his training using the gravity feature at the ark training ground, and he had adapted to six times heavier gravity. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Haha," Tang Xiao’s clone laughed from a distance. "Are you feeling tired, Senior Sister?"

"Humph!" Shangguan Qingyue snorted and turned back to the other three. "I don’t care about you anymore!"

Tang Xiao’s clone smirked and returned to Mu Qingge’s side. "Since Senior Sister Qingyue is tired of playing around, we should continue our journey."

Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan immediately flew forward, followed by Shangguan Qingyue, who was still confused by Tang Xiao’s clone’s speed.

Meanwhile, Tang Xiao’s clone flew beside Mu Qingge, but the two didn’t show the slightest sign of closeness, preventing Shangguan Qingyue from suspecting them. ’What do you think she plans to do to me and the others, husband?’

’I can’t be sure yet, Qingge.’ Tang Xiao’s clone narrowed his eyes as he looked at Shangguan Qingyue. ’You don’t need to worry about her, and I will monitor her every movement. If she shows any negative intentions, you must enter the ark directly, and you must stay there until I ask you to come out.’

’What about Zhao Yuxian, Yu Xiaoling, and Jessica?’

Tang Xiao’s clone fell into thought. "Their cultivation aptitudes aren’t very good, so I don’t think Shangguan Qinzhi will target them. However, I will still monitor their situation, and I will bring them into the ark if there are any changes in the situation."

Mu Qingge nodded slightly. ’I’ll try to protect myself, and you should focus on the three of them.’

’Yeah,’ Tang Xiao’s clone winked at Shangguan Qingyue when she looked at him, irritating her.

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On top of the snowy mountain, the female cultivator from Yunhai Town arrived at an ice cave with a small ice pool inside. She immediately knelt behind another woman standing at the edge of the pool, observing the Frost Ice Lily in the center.

The woman had long, waist-length blue hair, and an icy blue dress enveloped her curvaceous figure. However, her face was not visible because she was wearing a fox mask, but her eyes held icy blue pupils. "Why have you come here, Hu Yizhen? Didn’t I order you and your husband to stay in Yunhai Town?"

"Master, there are some young cultivators from the Nine Profound Sect coming to the city and seeking information about the Frost Ice Lily." The woman’s aura turned cold as soon as her subordinate said that. "Their group consists of nine people, and their highest cultivation is at the Peak King Realm. If I remember correctly, one of them is the young miss of the Yao Clan."

"The Yao Clan? Why did their young miss join that sect?"

"I have no information about that, Master."

"Hmm?" The woman’s gaze turned sharp.

"Compared to the young miss of the Yao Clan, I’m more worried about a young man within their group."

"Why are you worried about such a young man?" Hu Yizhen immediately took out a tool and displayed Tang Xiao’s image. "I sense that he’s the leader of their group, even though his cultivation is only at the Lower King Realm, and my husband felt something unusual from him."

"Something unusual?"

"Yes, Master," Hu Yizhen explained to the woman some things about Tang Xiao. "They seemed to insist on going up this mountain, but they chose to detour through the area in the Shenwu Kingdom."

"I see." The woman walked out of the ice cave. "Don’t go anywhere and keep an eye on the Frost Ice Lily for me! It will bloom in a few days, and I don’t want to miss it."

"Yes, Master."