Blue Phoenix Chapter 21 - Starry Sky

By rushing, Hui Yue managed to return to the capital in time. He dashed to the palace in the middle of the city, the palace where Wan Qiao was waiting for him. Knowing that she was waiting for him, he rushed as fast as he possibly could remembering the greeting he had received the first time the two of them had met in the palace. His head was tingling just thinking about the pain from her slaps.

Wan Qiao had just finished removing a delegation sent from Siban Empire, a group which contained a Saint, and she had a lot of paperwork to deal with afterwards. She had lost quite a few guards, and their families were in need of the sad news. That she provided, together with a sum of money so the families could manage in the future, now that the ones who had brought in their livelihood were gone.

While some received bad news, others who excelled in the battle were promoted or gifted rewards for their outstanding results. It was Wan Qiao’s job to ensure that these many beasts were properly rewarded, but at the same time help those who never again would see their loved ones.

A fortunate thing about being within this kingdom of beasts was that there were only beasts. In the end, should they be incapable of managing in the cities, they had the choice of returning to the forest and returning to their beastly instincts. They could then go back to how they originally were.

Hui Yue was excited as he returned to the capital, hoping, seriously hoping, that Wan Qiao was in a great mood. He could not help but wonder what kind of training he would undergo now.

Although Hui Yue gladly followed the training given to him by Lan Feng’s nanny, he could not help but wonder why he constantly had a feeling as if someone was pulling his soul; as if he had missed something self-evident.

Shaking his head, Hui Yue laughed at himself. Although something seemed off, he could not help but feel that eventually, he would understand what was happening. Either way, constantly worrying about this feeling did nothing good for him. He could not afford to pa

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