Xiong Jianqiang snorted coldly and glared at Jumping, saying: "There's no need for you to interfere in this matter. You'd better go find an inn quickly, or else you won't even have a place to stay. This young master won't take you in!" At this time, Xiong Jianqiang had already forgotten the lessons he learned before. "...", Little Lizi heard this and couldn't help but get angry, just about to retort back when Jumping stopped her. Jumping slowly said: "Why bother arguing with someone like him? We've already said what we needed to say, whether you believe it or not is up to you."

  But let me remind you, when it comes to life and death, don't think we'll come back to save you." Xiong Jianqiang smiled confidently, blew a whistle, and immediately several strong men stood in front of the crowd. "These are the bodyguards I've hired, their martial arts skills are not to be mentioned, how can your three-legged cat-like kung fu compare to mine?" As soon as he spoke, everyone present couldn't help but laugh. Tiao Tiao didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, stretched her waist and said to Hong Mao, "We've traveled for several days, finally we can sleep comfortably, let's go." Hong Mao nodded, and left the dock with everyone else, not even giving Xiong Jianqiang a glance, nor giving him a chance to talk to her, walking away beside Lan Tu and Sally.

  "Brother Jianqiang, what to do? Dangdang is..." Two followers looked at the back of Dangdang who was walking away and said with difficulty.

  "Don't worry, Dangdang can't stand hardship for long, when the time comes, I'll lend a helping hand in time, she'll definitely come back!" After finishing speaking, another wave of mindless daydreaming followed.

  On this side, Hongmao and others have left the dock, hired two horse-drawn carriages to rush to the foot of the mountain. When they arrived at the foot of Tianmen Mountain, they got off the carriage and felt that the vegetation here was lush. After the driver drove away, the crowd continued to walk up the mountain.

  All the way up, towering green trees, a few clusters of wild flowers dotted, a winding small stream, clear and transparent. As we walked further up, a familiar feeling lingered in everyone's mind, and the green trees gradually turned into soft peach blossom trees. Finally arrived at the front of Yuhuan Palace, three large characters "Yuhuan Palace" were carved on the stone wall. The peach blossom trees on both sides were gently brushed by the breeze, and the petals fell down one after another, covering the ground as if we were in a sea of flowers, so beautiful that it was beyond words.

  The warm sunshine sprinkled on top, making people's hearts involuntarily soften. Even though I've been alone since childhood, seeing many strange and beautiful scenes in the cold sky, I couldn't help but exclaim: "How beautiful!" Dingdang excitedly said: "Is this the Jade Toad Palace? It's really too beautiful!" As she spoke, she unconsciously took a few steps forward. Suddenly, she felt something unusual under her feet, and Dingdang hastily retreated. In an instant, the spot where she had just stepped was swept by a sleeve, leaving a mark on the ground. Immediately afterwards, a woman in green clothes jumped out from inside the palace wall, holding a sleeve and shouting: "Who dares to trespass on the Jade Toad Palace!"

  Dingdang didn't frown, but it seemed like the Jade Toad Palace was always on guard like a thief. Sally explained, "Actually, the Jade Toad Palace is usually quite relaxed, but now is a special time, so we need to be more cautious." As she said this, Sally slightly raised her voice, as if intentionally saying it for someone to hear. A black figure in the woods moved slightly, and Sally's eyes narrowed before returning to normal. Blue Rabbit took a step forward: "Zhaoer, it's me."

  The woman saw the face of Blue Rabbit clearly, and was stunned for a moment before speaking: "Palace... Master! It's really Palace Master! And Rainbow Cat Junior, Sally girl, you've all recovered!" Seeing the surprise on Zhao Er's face, Blue Rabbit smiled: "Don't stand there, let's go in first." Zhao Er then came back to her senses and hastily said: "Yes... please come in, everyone!" The gate opened, and the crowd poured in. In the distance, a black shadow flashed by, and instantly disappeared without a trace.

  "Everyone, please." Zhao'er led the crowd into the main hall, and Lan Tu turned around and said: "These days everyone is tired, first go back to their rooms to rest for a while. Zhao'er, take Dingdang and them to the guest room." "Yes." After saying that, Zhao'er made a "please" gesture, "Han Tian young hero, Dingdang young lady, please follow me." So Dingdang and Han Tian followed Zhao'er out, leaving behind the seven heroes and Xiao Li in the main hall. "Xiao Li, if you're tired, go rest first." DaDa noticed Hong Mao's hint and said to Xiao Li.

  The little fox stretched and said, "Alright then, I'll take a hot bath first and get some good sleep before leaving." As the little fox left, Rainbow Cat's expression suddenly turned serious: "You all felt it too, right?" "Mm-hmm." The other six knights nodded in agreement. Tiao Tiao furrowed her brow slightly and said, "Someone has been following us along the way. Since we're in the light and they're in the dark, it's really not easy to make a move."

  Sally said, "It should be Hei Xiao Hu's person." Jumping nodded: "Just now at the palace gate, although that person was far away, I still felt it. That person's martial arts shouldn't be high, and it seems that Hei Xiao Hu will arrive soon." Blue Rabbit picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for everyone, saying: "A few days ago, I had already sent a flying letter to Qing Tu to strengthen the defense at various places in Yu Yan Palace. Zhao Er just now...

  "It's possible that he was just following orders and didn't know what was going on. It seems like Qingtou is worried about causing a stir, so he hasn't spread the news."

  As they spoke, another woman in palace attire walked in with a gentle smile and said, "Master, the hot water is ready." Blue Rabbit smiled slightly: "Thank you for your trouble, Yu'er. You can go down first." "Yes." Yu'er's face also had a smile on it. Indeed, Master's safe return was a joyful thing for them all. At this time, Hong Mao spoke up: "After traveling far and wide for many days, everyone should take some time to clean up and rest." "Good." With that, the seven heroes each returned to their own rooms.

  After a while, everyone finished washing up, and Blue Rabbit arrived early at the Peach Blossom Forest, sitting on a stone bench, holding a cup of tea in his hand, taking a light sip, revealing a rare look of comfort, everything had finally returned.

  A gentle breeze blew by, and Blue Rabbit looked up to see that white-clad figure. His heart couldn't help but ripple with emotion - how long had it been since he'd seen him wear white?

  As White Robe approached, she smiled and said, "You're here." She poured him a cup of tea from a teacup. Rainbow Cat sat down beside her, his eyes also filled with a smile, but he didn't say anything. Before long, Da Ben's figure appeared, laughing: "I knew you guys were here! Where's Jumping? The last game isn't over yet, and this time I'm going to beat him so badly he won't even have a piece left!" "Da Ben, even if we play again, you still can't win against me!" Just then, Jumping arrived, wearing his familiar green sleeves and wide robe, with a green glow sword on his back and a playful smile on his face.

  Dà bēn suddenly became unhappy: "How do you know I'll definitely lose? Come, let's play another round!" Tiào tiào also became interested and readily agreed. The two sat down on the other side of the stone table, swept away the peach blossoms on the chessboard, and fell into silence. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew by, and Hóng Māo immediately drew out her long rainbow sword, clashing with that spinning wind sword. Dàdá smiled: "It's been so long since we last met, your reaction isn't bad at all! Why don't we try it out?" Hóng Māo also smiled slightly: "I had the same intention." After speaking, the two jumped back several feet, and the fallen flowers on the ground began to flutter with their footsteps. Hóng Māo kicked backwards, Dàdá used the hilt of his sword to block, borrowed momentum to gather energy in his palm, and slapped it towards Hóng Māo.

  Rainbow Cat also made a palm-to-palm stance, with the internal forces of both parties locked in a stalemate. Suddenly, they simultaneously released their grip, and Rainbow Cat's gaze flashed like lightning, piercing through the void, her body suddenly leaping up, as if swooping down from a high peak to attack. Only a flash of sword light was seen, and Dada hastily dodged to one side, but the Whirlwind Sword in his hand did not stop, continuing to thrust straight at Rainbow Cat. Light as a swallow, it rose with a pointed tip; swift as lightning, it fell like scattered flowers. Rainbow Cat refused to show weakness, also swinging her sword to resist, its momentum like a rainbow or a swimming dragon darting back and forth. Gradually, the two began to accumulate their internal forces, pouring them into their swords, the tips of which touched, causing a small disturbance in the air, sweeping away more than a foot of flower petals around them. The two simultaneously retracted their moves, and Dada smiled, saying: "It seems your Long Rainbow Sword Technique is almost mastered."

  Hongma put away the Long Rainbow Sword and said, "Thanks to Doudou's teasing these days, my internal strength has recovered by 70%. It's time for me to practice the Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Technique."

  Dada put away his sword: "Then I'll be your sparring partner from the start." Hongmao nodded: "Thanks."

  On this side, Dongdang walked out of the house door and took a few steps before seeing Sally on the stone bridge. She was wearing a purple dress, her face without makeup, yet fresh and charming. Her eyes were like water, her smile as gentle as a spring breeze. Her raven-black hair was tied up with a ribbon, and she stood there quietly, the Purple Cloud Sword on her back emitting a faint purple glow in the sunlight.

  Sally saw Dangdang, smiled and waved at her. Dangdang smiled slightly and walked over: "Why haven't you seen DouDou?" Sally replied: "That guy DouDou must be eating snacks, LanTu and the others are probably in Peach Blossom Forest, I'm just here blowing wind and sunbathing, it's quite comfortable." Dangdang looked at Sally and said: "I really envy you guys."

  Sally was taken aback for a moment, then said: "Actually, sometimes you're even more enviable."

  "Why?" Dingdang raised his head, puzzled. Sally said softly: "You care about your parents, live a carefree life, have friends and family around, but these are things we can't have."