After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Chapter 464 What parents in the world don't love their son?

The disappearance of the old princess was a serious matter. Immediately, everyone in the Yama Palace became anxious. No one cared about Xie Xing anymore. Everyone turned the Yama Palace upside down, determined to find the old princess before they would stop.

Xie Xing took advantage of this moment to escape the eyes and ears of the secret guards and run out of the Yama Palace.

Judging from the way the Yama Palace was searching, Xie Xing couldn't help but worry that Hua An and Qi Yu might be discovered.

Meanwhile, Hua An and Qi Yu had tied up the old princess and hidden her somewhere in the courtyard.

Seeing that these people had searched high and low but couldn't find the three of them, the old princess glared angrily at Hua An: "What did you do to make them unable to find me?!"

Hua An, unlike his previous boisterous demeanor in front of Qi Yu, looked at the old princess with a cold gaze. He did not answer the old princess's question, but instead asked, "What exactly did the prince do to anger you? Why do you want to kill the prince?"

"Isn't Your Highness your own child?"

Qi Yu remained silent.

Not all parents in this world are born loving their children. For example, his father and mother believed that twins were unlucky, so they chose the older brother and left him to fend for himself.

Regardless of whether his mother softened her heart and secretly hid him away, the fact remains that he ended up in this situation—

He was abandoned.

The same goes for the young lady's parents.

Even though the young lady was her parents' biological daughter, she had no further use to them, so they could choose to abandon her.

The same applies to princes.

Looking at the cold-eyed old princess, Qi Yu suddenly realized that the prince was no different from them; he too could be abandoned by his own parents.

The old princess said coldly, "I have nothing to say to someone as lowly as you."

Hua An lowered his eyes: "Hua An is a wicked and lowly person, but he also feels sorry for the prince. The old princess is the prince's biological mother, yet she personally plotted to send the prince to the deepest hell."

"Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so the old princess is truly ruthless."

These words provoked the old princess, who suddenly broke down, her beautiful face contorted with rage: "What do you, a lowly servant, know?"

"It was him! He ruined me! He imprisoned me! If it weren't for him, how could I have ended up like this?"

"If it weren't for him, I should have been the high and mighty empress!"

The old princess seemed to have used all her strength to say these words, as if only in this way could she conceal the guilt she felt towards Jun Lanjin, as if only in this way could she pour all the resentment and bitterness of everyone onto Jun Lanjin alone.

"Everyone says that a child is the apple of a mother's eye, but he is my parasite! He was born by absorbing my nutrients and blood, and he has reached his current position by stepping on my flesh and blood. Not only is he ungrateful, but he also blocks my way!"

"He deserves to die! He deserves to die! There's no one in the world who deserves to die more!"

Hua An had not expected that the old princess's hatred for the prince had reached such a level. His eyes were glazed over as he watched the old princess's pupils tremble slightly.

Is this really something a biological mother could say?

If the prince were here and heard these words, how heartbroken he would be!

Hua An was furious. He glared at the old princess and said angrily, "You treat the prince as your enemy, but have you ever thought that the prince has always regarded you as his only mother?"

Qi Yu was startled. He was unwilling to accept what the two had said, but he was worried that their loud voices might attract the attention of the other people in the Underworld.

So Qi Yu tugged at Hua An's sleeve.

Hua An was still furious and ignored Qi Yu.

Qi Yu continued his rambling.

Hua An angrily asked, "What are you doing?"

This is outrageous! What kind of mother is this?

Qi Yu was cautious. He glanced at Hua An and said, "Have you forgotten that we're still hiding? Won't the way you're talking attract attention?"

Hua An chuckled: "You don't understand, do you? The prince is incredibly powerful and skilled in formations. This little illusion formation won't let anyone discover us."

"A deception formation?"

Hua An glanced at the old princess and said, "The prince left home at a young age to study under a master and has long been well-versed in various arts. He has shouldered a heavy responsibility to support the declining Jun family and has reached his current position."

“If Your Highness wishes, this throne can belong to our Prince.”

real or fake?

Qi Yu wasn't entirely convinced.

Aside from being handsome, this prince seemed to have no real skills. When we first met, he looked like he was about to die, and he tricked our young lady out of a lot of things.

Now that the poison in his body has been cured and he no longer needs his Hundred Poison Gu, Qi Yu still feels that it's not as powerful as Hua An boasted.

Of course, Qi Yu didn't say this now, lest he provoke Hua An again.

Qi Yu looked at the horizon with a worried expression.

I wonder how his young lady is doing, whether she escaped from the underworld or not.

Xie Xing was also moving very fast. She ran towards the back mountain of the Yama Palace. She had been talking about it for the past few days. There were no formations on this path, so she could escape quickly.

However, as Xie Xing ran, he felt that the surroundings were extremely quiet, and the faint sounds of wild beasts could be heard from the back mountain.

Xie Xing's heart skipped a beat, but she calmed herself down and kept running quickly.

at this time--

"Roar!"

A roar rang in my ears.

Xie Xing turned to look and saw a wolf pouncing towards her.

Before they could react, a small black figure swiftly pounced on the wolf.

Just listen to "puff".

The sound of a knife piercing flesh.

A child dressed in coarse, tattered clothes clung tightly to the wolf, a dagger in his hand. He slashed the wolf's neck, and warm blood splattered on his face, turning the once innocent-looking child into someone with a hint of ferocity.

After the child confirmed that the wolf was dead, he turned around and fixed his cold gaze on Xie Xing, his eyes filled with vigilance.

He pulled the dagger from the wolf's body and looked at Xie Xing warily: "Who are you?"

Xie Xing: "..."

She looked at the child, then at the wolf the child had killed. Suddenly, she fell silent.

Sometimes she doubts herself, feeling that she is not as good as the older generation or as good as the younger generation.

However, Xie Xing did not forget where he was.

It is said that the Yama Palace trains assassins from children. They select orphans from beggars' dens and put them in the back mountains, like raising poisonous insects, making them kill each other, with only the most powerful one surviving.

Xie Xing realized at this moment that she might have wandered into someone's hunting grounds.

The two, a person and a child, stood facing each other like that.

Xie Xing was silent for a moment before speaking, "As you can see, I am an intruder, but it is fate that we met. How about we make a deal?"