Chapter 1726: The recuperating couple
He was dressed in a simple white robe. His ink-black hair was bound with a jade crown. At his waist were a jadeite pendant as well as a white jadeite flute. His steps were slow and steady. A black-clad guard followed closely behind.
“Grandfather Feng, Old Madam.” Upon entering the courtyard, Murong Yixuan saluted them.
“Please sit down.”
The old patriarch motioned. He sighed at the sight of the elegant young master in white in front of him. This man’s whereabouts were unknown after the founding of the Phoenix Empire, as if he had disappeared into thin air. There was no news at all. It was a surprise to meet him at last under such circumstances and, additionally, to be rescued by him.
At that time, he was very optimistic about this man and Little Jiu as a couple. But, what a pity…
“Yes.” Murong Yixuan nodded and sat down by the table. Looking at them, he inquired warmly, “Are you feeling better? Did you take the medicine on time?”
Su Xi answered, “We’ve made Young Master Murong worried. I’ve already recovered from my injuries. However, Sanyuan was seriously wounded. His health hasn’t shown much improvement even after recuperating for more than half a year.”
“It’s all my fault for leaving both of you here and seldom coming to visit.” He said apologetically.
“You have saved our lives. Saving lives is great kindness and has to be repaid in the future.” Feng Sanyuan said.
“Don’t say so, Grandfather Feng.”
He shook his head. “I played with Qingge in the mansion in my childhood and I have always regarded Grandfather Feng as my own grandfather. Although I couldn’t stop what happened later, I know that I can’t blame others. This time as well, being able to unexpectedly save Grandfather Feng and Old Madam, I am very delighted.”
He looked at the two of them and smiled. “Actually, I have news to tell you this time.”
When the couple heard this, they looked at each other and asked, “Is this Little Jiu’s news?”
Murong Yixuan nodded. “Recently, my Master gave me an order to go down the mountain. The news I heard, in my opinion, might be related to Feng Jiu, so I came here to tell you. Moreover, I sent a letter to Xuanyuan Mo Ze to inform them of your whereabouts.”
“After half a year, those people have not kept an eye too closely. Besides, I heard a short while ago that an empire was destroyed overnight. I guess it’s very likely that Feng Jiu did this. If you two want to go back, wait until you get better. After that, you can return and have a look.”
The two of them were surprised to hear this. “You mean we can go back?”
He replied with a smile. “Yes, you can go back, but I hope you will do that after recovering from your injuries. So that you can solve any trouble coming your way during the journey.”
“Alright, we see.” When they went back later, they would first go to the Xuanyuan Empire to find Xuanyuan Mo Ze. He should know where Feng Jiu was. Besides, if they asked him, he should know whether Ye’er was with them.
Murong Yixuan stood up. “I have to go back to the mountain to report on the mission’s completion. I’m taking my leave now.”
“You haven’t stayed for long. Do you have to leave now?” Feng Sanyuan asked. Looking at Murong Yixuan, his heart was unspeakably complex.
“No, I can’t. I have to go. It’s something that I mustn’t delay.” He smiled, turned to leave and walked out from the place.
“I’ll see you off.” Su Xi stood up. After sending him out, she came back and went to Feng Sanyuan. “Do you think that thing he said was done by Little Jiu? How powerful is Scarlet Water Kingdom, one of the Eight Supreme Empires? Will it bring about any danger?”
Chapter 1727: Glorious East and the Setting Moon
Feng Sanyuan looked at the sky and said slowly, “This thing is inevitable. The danger that should come will still come. The main thing is knowing what we should do.”
In the Eight Supreme Empires, the other three empires were in the state of vigilance and fear these recent days. In particular, when they imagined the scene where the Scarlet Water ruler’s naked corpse was hung at the gate of the imperial city. Even without seeing it with their own eyes, they felt nervous and restless every time they thought about it.
The ruler of the Setting Moon Empire, the closest to the Scarlet Water Kingdom, was in the midst of asking the people he dispatched to scout out. “Several days have passed, haven’t you found any information yet?”
The man kneeling in the palace hall did not dare to look up. “To answer the ruler, there were no clues left in Scarlet Water. We don’t know who did it. Xuanyuan Mo Ze, the Xuanyuan Empire’s Crown Prince, has always stayed in the empire and never left. Hell’s Palace’s force is guarding the Xuanyuan Empire closely. So, it wasn’t the people of Hell’s Palace who did it.”
Hearing this, the Setting Moon Empire’s ruler’s worries were not abated. If it was not Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s hand, who might it be? He was absolutely certain that this force helped the Xuanyuan Empire. Otherwise, it would not have attacked the Scarlet Water Kingdom at this time.
The Scarlet Water ruler, a Celestial Strong Exponent, was killed so mysteriously. When he thought of it, his sleep was restless. Would there be a man standing next to his bed one night with the intent to kill him?
“You’re all useless! Withdraw!” He waved and shouted anxiously.
The man kneeling in the palace hall could only answer respectfully and retreated.
The Setting Sun ruler walked back and forth in the palace. Not long after, he called out with a deep voice. “Somebody!”
“Yes, Ruler!” Two men came in and saluted respectfully.
“Add another team of guards. Don’t even let a mosquito enter the palace!” The Setting Moon ruler gave the order.
“Yes.”
The two men retreated. Following the command, they added another team of guards to the palace. This was the third time that the ruler had given an order. It was obvious that the ruler was in a state of anxiety and confusion at this time.
In the Glorious East Empire, although the people he dispatched didn’t find anything, the Glorious East Empire’s ruler jotted down the names of many possible killers on the paper and checked them. Finally, he circled the word Feng Jiu on it.
Looking at the name, a chilling killing intent flashed in the ruler’s gloomy eyes. “Except for Feng Jiu, among the Eight Supreme Empires and the forces of all parts of the lower continent, who would help Xuanyuan Mo Ze at the risk of offending them and the upper continent’s forces?”
“It’s so unexpected. After a half year’s long silence, she reappears while they mistakenly thought that Feng Jiu was so scared to go into hiding.” He murmured in a ruthless tone. “Since you dare to reappear, this time, I must carry your head and dedicate it to the people above!”
Since the people above wanted her head, he would take her head and give it to them as a present! He would take her head and send them this favour! This Feng Jiu was called Ghost Doctor. Reportedly, she had a great reputation among the first to the ninth-grade countries!
How big could she be? A woman who only had a little knowledge about medicine! A little girl who had never seen the world had the gall to be called Ghost Doctor. She dared to say that she had the skill to bring the dying back to life and even dared to offend the people above. How arrogant!
In his opinion, all that was just a baseless legend exaggerated by people outside. No matter how capable a woman was, would she be able to shatter the sky?
Chapter 1728: Gray Wolf meets Feng Jiu
However, how would he know or believe that soon this woman whom he despised and ignored would end his life with her own hands.
After accepting Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s command, Gray Wolf arrived at the outskirts of the Glorious East Imperial City. He sat on a tree and sighed. “Will Ghost Doctor come here? When Master didn’t get any news, he asked us to come here and wait. What if we wait for nothing?”
“Leader, even though it’s uncertain whether Ghost Doctor will really come here, Master should make no mistakes.” A man in black next to him spoke.
“That’s because you don’t know that it’s just Master’s pure guess.” Gray Wolf rolled his eyes. “I thought that if I’m able to meet with Ghost Doctor, I can have some fun killing with her. If not, we can only wait here.”
Then, without waiting for the man in black beside him to speak, he said, “Plus, If I were Ghost Doctor, I should first fight against the Setting Moon Empire nearby. How is it possible to make a detour and fight the Glorious East first?”
“Leader, don’t you always say that Ghost Doctor is not an ordinary person? Maybe she thinks differently from us.” Said the man in black.
“Go, go.” He waved his hand. “I said she is not an ordinary person, that she is a bit abnormal, she thinks and acts differently from normal people.”
“You’re the abnormal one.”
All of a sudden, a voice came. Gray Wolf jumped up in shock. He fell down from the tree, stood still and asked, “Who are you?”
Fire Phoenix flapped its wings and flew up on a branch. “You blockheaded Wolf, what are you doing running to this place instead of staying nicely at home? You still say that Little Jiu is abnormal? You are miserable.” As it spoke, Fire Phoenix flapped its wings and flew back.
When Gray Wolf heard this and recognized the little bird as Fire Phoenix, he was immediately pleased. “Fire Phoenix! Hey pal, how did you come without saying a word? Since you’re here, has Ghost Doctor arrived? So, she’s really here? Hahahaha!”
When those people in black next to him heard this, they were startled. Was that little bird Ghost Doctor’s ancient beast Fire Phoenix?
“Leader, it seems to say that it’s going to tell Ghost Doctor on you.” A man in black whispered.
Gray Wolf was stunned and ran after the bird. “Fire Phoenix, Fire Phoenix, don’t get excited. Come on, we haven’t seen each other for a long time. Let’s have a good chat first.”
“What kind of good chat can I have with a wolf like you?” Fire Phoenix snorted, flapped its wings and flew to the front.
Gray Wolf let the people behind him keep watch while he followed towards the front. Not long after, about five hundred meters away, Feng Jiu and her party were resting.
“Ghost Doctor!” Seeing her, Gray Wolf seemed very excited and ran forward quickly. “I didn’t expect you to come to the Glorious East! No, no, I was the one who didn’t think of it. My master anticipated this.”
Feng Jiu was stunned to see Gray Wolf. “Did your master ask you to come?” So, he unexpectedly knew she was coming to this empire?
“Yes. Master asked me to lend you a hand, Ghost Doctor. You have no idea, Master has been waiting for you to go to the Xuanyuan Empire, but he heard that you killed the Scarlet Water’s ruler. He was very worried about you, so he sent me here.”
Gray Wolf explained. Seeing the group of people around Feng Jiu, he couldn’t help but widened his eyes and exclaimed out in astonishment. “My goodness! These, aren’t these people the Feng Guards? Old Guan is here, too. How come they look like they’ve taken immortal pills. Their strengths have improved so much?!”
Chapter 1729: I’m an Immortal Sacred Peak
Fire Phoenix glanced at him and told Feng Jiu, “He said you are abnormal. I heard him speak ill of you there just now.”
Hearing this, Gray Wolf waved his hand quickly. “No, no! I absolutely didn’t speak ill of you. I was praising you. You have to believe me.”
Feng Jiu glanced at him with a smile but didn’t reply. She only asked, “When did you arrive?”
“I’ve been waiting for you here for a few days. I was wondering whether you will go to the Setting Moon Empire instead.” Then he looked at the Feng Guards and others behind him and asked curiously. “Ghost Doctor, how can their strength advance so fast?”
“They have been working hard for half a year. It is not surprising that they have such strength.” Feng Jiu replied with a smile.
“Seeing them gain such strength in just half a year makes me jump in shock. Besides their advancement, you seem to have improved your strength, too. Are you a Celestial Peak now? ”
Feng Jiu smiled. “No, I’m now an Immortal Sacred Peak.”
“Huh? What? You have reached Immortal Sacred Peak? It’s so incredible! How did you do it? It’s only half a year! My master wouldn’t expect that you’ve been promoted to the Immortal Sacred Peak. He was so worried about you!”
Gray Wolf exclaimed with a look of disbelief. Then, he thought that it was a matter of course. “But of course, if it wasn’t for your level, how could you easily kill the Scarlet Water Kingdom ruler?”
Feng Jiu smiled. “How many people are you taking with you?”
Gray Wolf grinned. “I only brought twenty people with me, but all of them are the top in terms of skills. They are right in front. Ghost Doctor, follow me ahead and take rest there!”
“Mm. Lead the way!” Feng Jiu motioned.
So, everyone followed Gray Wolf into the woods. The people in black, who had been waiting there, saw them coming. They went up and saluted. “We’ve met Ghost Doctor.”
Feng Jiu nodded. “Please don’t stand on ceremony.” Then she turned around and told the Feng Guards, “Let’s all have a rest!”
Luo Yu came forward. “Mistress, I’ll take several guys to catch some wild game.”
“Go ahead! Please be careful.” Feng Jiu instructed them.
Luo Yu smiled and replied, “Yes.” He turned around and left with a team.
After they sat down, Gray Wolf asked curiously, “Ghost Doctor, how did you kill the Scarlet Water Kingdom’s ruler? There are many strong people in the Scarlet Water palace. Didn’t they pay attention?” How did they manage to kill the ruler without making any sounds? Did those people fall asleep?
He was greatly startled at this thought. There was a sudden flash of inspiration in his mind. Oh, that’s right, Ghost Doctor must have used some drugs. Sure enough, he should listen to her words.
Feng Jiu smiled and explained. “I first asked Fire Phoenix to put the medicine into the well water they drank. The medicine was colourless and tasteless. Naturally, they didn’t notice it. In the evening, we sneaked into the palace. After we divided up the work and made a joint effort, in less than two hours, we set fire to the Scarlet Water Palace and hung several bodies in front of the palace gate to warn the others.”
Gray Wolf had a sudden flash of insight. “Oh, I see.”
Guan Xilin, who sat beside him, said with a smile, “Otherwise? Did you think we stormed into the Palace directly? How many men would we have lost if we charged in head on?”
“Hehe.” Gray Wolf laughed sheepishly. “No, of course, I didn’t think so.”
Feng Jiu looked at him and asked, “Is everything fine with your Master?”
Chapter 1730: Finding the trace
“Don’t worry, Ghost Doctor. Everything is all right with the Master.” Gray Wolf grinned. “There were so many things that have happened in the past six months that Master seems to be tense all the time and sometimes he is busy until midnight.”
Before he finished, he added, “But Ghost Doctor doesn’t have to worry. There have been no other women around the master in the past six months.”
Feng Jiu couldn’t help laughing. “Alright, don’t say those trivial matters.” Then she told Guan Xilin, “After a rest, act according to our original plan.”
“No problem.” Guan Xilin replied and walked towards the Feng Guards’ resting place at the back.
Seeing this, Gray Wolf did not disturb her any more. Instead, he sat not far away from her and watched her sit in the lotus position to regulate her vital energy. She closed her eyes and rested.
For the next two days, Gray Wolf watched Guan Xilin leave with the Feng Guards and others. He came to Feng Jiu and asked, “Ghost Doctor, what are they doing? Shall we help? ”
“No need. It’s fine for them to go.” Feng Jiu, sitting in the lotus position and cultivated, answered him without opening her eyes.
“So when are we going to attack the Glorious East Empire?” “Gray Wolf asked. He had seen her here for two days. Except for the flurry of movements from Guan Xilin and others, she had been sitting there giving no orders.
“Who told you that we are going to attack the Glorious East Empire?” Feng Jiu swept her gaze at him and asked jokingly.
“You’re not going to? So what are we doing here? Ghost Doctor, what are you going to do next? At least tell me a little bit!” He looked at her with a bitter face.
He was here with them all the time, but he didn’t know what to do next. He really felt suffocated.
“Wait! I’ll let you know when the time comes.” Feng Jiu stood up and stretched her waist. “Since you’re idle, let’s move our muscles!” With this, she already started attacking Gray Wolf with her fists.
Gray Wolf retreated quickly. Seeing that she didn’t use her spirit energy, he said, “Alright I’ll be Ghost Doctor’s sparring partner.” If she used spirit energy breath, he wouldn’t be able to resist her move. However, if she didn’t use it, it’s another thing. Moreover, maybe he could learn a trick or two from her!
His mood rose up at this thought. While dodging her assault, he attacked her at the same time.
The two fought in hand to hand combat in the forest. The eyes of the men in black could not help but shine. They all stared at the two people’s moves. They were familiar with the skills of their leader and used to seeing his style. But, Ghost Doctor’s was a rare sight. As soon as they saw the moves, they noticed the big difference.
She attacked each vital point fiercely. Were it not for leaving the spirit energy out, their leader wouldn’t have been able to hold up to even one of her moves. They secretly took notes of those lethal point attacks.
Meanwhile, in the Glorious East palace, the ruler squinted his malicious eyes and stared at the person below. “What did you say? You found traces of people at the back mountain of the palace?”
“Yes! Subordinate didn’t want to inadvertently alert the enemy and so came to report to the ruler.” The man in black spoke in a low voice.
“Good, good! How dare they come straight at me! I’ll make them realize that they can come but can’t go back!” He clenched his fists and his voice was full of chilling killing intent. Then, he seemed to think of something and asked, “Did you see Feng Jiu there?”
Chapter 1731: Ready
The man in black was silent for a moment, then he spoke: “No, I didn’t see a young man in red clothes here, but there was a young man with extraordinary aura and momentum. He is most likely Feng Jiu’s sworn brother, Guan Xilin.”
“Guan Xilin? Hmph!” The Glorious East Country Ruler snorted coldy. He held out his hand and commanded: “Elder Yan, bring men over and annihilate them in one fell swoop!” Elder Yan was one of the two Celestial Strong Exponents under his command, therefore, killing Guan Xilin and a dozen Feng Guards would be a breeze to him.
“This old man obeys!” An old man dressed in a gray coat walked out from behind. Though he appeared inconspicuous, the aura resonating from his body was extraordinary.
“As long as this matter is done, you will surely be rewarded.” The Glorious East Country Ruler said.
“Thank you Country Ruler, Country Ruler just wait for this old man to bring the head of the man named Guan back!” Saying that, he bowed and walked out.
The Glorious East Country Ruler stood with a hand behind his back and looked at the sky outside. He muttered coldly: “The arrogant child is overconfident, let me use you to make Feng Jiu’s spirit suffer a setback!”
Maybe it was because there were only a few dozen or so people, and they were from a lower class country, therefore, neither the Glorious East Country Ruler nor the old man, and even the guards of the Glorious East Empire looked down on them.
How could someone from a country that had been destroyed and no longer existed be any good, even if they did have some cultivation? If they were really outstanding, then their Phoenix Dynasty wouldn’t have been destroyed.
Elder Yan and the others saw the order to annihilate Guan Xilin and his companions as an easy and great achievement at their fingertips, not a single one of them would be able to escape from here.
“Listen to me clearly, not a single one can be allowed to escape!” He said to the people behind him.
“Yes!”
Everyone answered in a deep voice, there were only a few dozen of them against a hundred of them here, they had the upper hand in numbers alone, not to mention their strength was more superior than the ones from lower class countries to begin with anyway. It was not a problem to kill those people, let alone allow them to escape!
“Split up and come around from both sides to surround them!” Elder Yan waved his hand and beckoned them to move around both sides to outflank the Feng Guards in the back of the mountains.
Hence, the hundred or so guards moved quickly and dispersed in two directions. They gathered their breaths as they moved towards the sides, ready to surround them.
At the same time, Guan Xilin, Du Fan and Luo Yu along with the other Feng Guard Captains had been laying in wait for a long time. They held their breaths as they listened to the movements. A Feng Guard rushed silently and reported.
“Report! There are about a hundred men and they have divided into two teams to outflank us. Their leader is a Celestial Strong Exponent. In order to not be discovered, he’s not come too close so I can’t see his face clearly, but it should be one of the two Celestial Strong Exponents from the letter.”
“Very good!” Guan Xilin said and looked at Du Fan: “Are we ready?”
“Don’t worry! They are all ready, once they enter, they won’t be able to leave!” Du Fan said with confidence as he fanned himself with his white jade fan in his hand.
Upon hearing this, Guan Xilin looked at Luo Yu and the other Feng Guard Captains: “Lead your teams to wait in ambush at the formations. Once you see their people enter the formation, kill them at once!”
“Yes!”
Luo Yu and the others answered in a deep voice, their voices powerful and their bodies filled with a strong fighting spirit. They had been waiting for this day for a long time! Today, they would finally encounter the strength of the Glorious East Empire’s guards!
Chapter 1732: Battle In The Forest
The formations caused a light mist that filled the back mountain. Though the light mist was not dense, it did obscure their sight somewhat. When the people of the Glorious East Empire stepped into the formation unaware, the silent killing began…
The Feng Guards held daggers in their hands and emerged from the formations, they covered the mouths of their opponents with one hand and slit their throats with the other hand that held the dagger, their lives disappeared without even making a sound.
The people at the back were slowly diminishing, yet the people who were walking in front were completely unaware and didn’t notice that anything was amiss other than that they seemed to be walking around in circles in this mist.
“Have you noticed that we seem to be walking around in circles? We seem to have passed by this place earlier.” One of the guards leading the way said.
“Could there be formations here? Also, why do I seem to smell blood? Do you all smell it?” One of the men behind said. When he looked back, a Feng Guard appeared suddenly and pierced the dagger into his chest.
“Ah! There’s an ambush!”
That man was unable to swallow his last breath as he stared at the person who appeared suddenly with an unresigned expression in his eyes, and he fell down after saying one sentence.
“There is an ambush!”
Someone yelled and the whole team fell into chaos in an instant. They gathered together quickly and kept their backs to each other as they looked around their surroundings defensively. When they looked around, they saw that their team of originally fifty men now had less than half left!
“Damn it! Kill them!”
The leader of the team saw men in black rushing out from the mist and shouted in shock. However, just as his voice fell, a series of sleeve arrows shot out from the surrounding.
“Kill them! Not one of them is to be left alive!”
This time, the Feng Guards shouted loudly. They didn’t rush out but shot sleeve arrows at them . The countless sleeve arrows shot out like a rain of arrows towards the guards who were huddled close together.
“Ah!”
Shrill voices sounded through the forest and the birds flapped their wings and flew away in shock. Elder Yan who was nearby was also startled and there was a feeling of bad premonition that reached his heart.
Was it their people? Or was it their people from the Glorious East Empire?
No, it should be Guan Xilin’s men. There were only a few dozen of them, how could they rival against a hundred of his men? Moreover, there were strong exponents within these hundred men.
Although he was reassuring himself, the anxiety in his heart made sure that he was not careless. He walked inside to see what had happened.
Inside the formation, after the sleeve arrows had been shooting for a while, an order was commanded for it to stop. At this time, out of the fifty men, there were only three men left, and those men were Nascent Soul cultivators.
Luo Yu and Fan Lin, along with the other four Captains glanced at each other and Du Fan, then at the three men, they instructed the surrounding Feng Guards: “The others step back and stand guard! Leave these three old things to us!”
As soon as the order was commanded, the five of them rushed out in an instant. Luo Yu and the rest drew their long swords as they attacked while Fan Lin ordered men to light up the smoke so that it would diffuse towards them and spread in the air.
The line of sight was not very clear and the sounds of the swords clanging could be heard. The sharp sword aura swept across the air and cut down the surrounding trees. The smell of blood permeated through the air and it was unclear whether it belonged to them or their opponents.
Chapter 1733: Grandfather Guan Has Been Waiting For You For A Long Time
“Sss! Ah!”
A shrill scream was heard and the sound of a person falling to the ground came next. However, the battle was not over yet. The other Feng Guards stood guard around them and didn’t lower their guard. They knew that their Captains didn’t want their interference and the reason they chose to fight them themselves was to minimise the number of casualties on their side. After all, with their strength, it was possible to fight against Golden Core cultivators, but they were still not up to par against Nascent Soul cultivators.
After half a year of training, Luo Yu and the others’ strength have improved vastly, and they weren’t afraid to fight against Nascent Soul strong exponents. Together with Du Fan, the five of them joined forces and the remaining two were soon wiped out by them.
However, even so, they had also suffered injuries, and though they weren’t serious, their breath was slightly disturbed.
“Withdraw!” With the order commanded, the Feng Guards dispersed quickly and rushed to the other side to help.
About the time it took to burn half an incense stick after they had left, Elder Yan arrived at this place. When he saw the corpses, his face became somber and blue veins appeared, his hands tightened into fists!
“Feng Guard! What a Feng Guard! A dozen men and you dare to slaughter my hundred men! This old man wants to see if you can stand against the wrath of a Celestial Strong Exponent! Hmph!”
His voice was somber. He waved his hand and gathered his breath. He lifted himself into mid-air and looked down. He saw that the whole place was covered in smoke and the line of sight was not clear. He could only see what was down below by using his spirit intent.
His spirit intent swept across to the other side and he saw that they had also started fighting. He also heard the sounds of beasts. He realised that it must be the sounds of a contract beast.
Therefore, he hurried over to the other side. His coercion had already covered the entire place before he had even arrived: “Where is the one named Guan? Come out and fight this old man if you dare!”
The voice contained his coercion and spread downwards spreading to the back mountain. Once the coercion of the Celestial Strong Exponent covered the entire area, the breaths of the people down below were momentarily unstable.
“Hahahaha, old man, your grandfather Guan has been waiting for you for a long time!”
Through the smoke, no one could see anything. Laughter rose first, then an ear-splitting laughter that contained a powerful breath of profound energy that was not inferior to Elder Yan drifted out.
When he noticed the strong profound energy, Elder Yan’s heart was shocked. His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the boorish man standing in mid-air within the smoke: “You, you are a Martial Divine strong exponent!”
It was extremely rare for a cultivator to advance to the Martial Divine level, and it was also an extremely rare occurrence within the Eight Supreme Empires. Yet this person, someone from a lower class country, how was he able to cultivate to the Martial Divine level?
The shock reverberated through his heart and at this moment, he could only feel waves rising from the ground slapping at his heart violently. Originally, he had vowed to bring his head to the Country Ruler, yet he couldn’t help but felt somewhat solemn at this moment in time.
Martial Divine strong exponent! He had lived for so many years and never fought against a Martial Divine strong exponent before. Mystical cultivators were slow at cultivation, and if they wanted to cultivate to the level of Martial Divine it would take at least a few hundred years of old monsters to achieve it.
Yet, this man named Guan Xilin who seemed to be only in his twenties had already reached the level of Martial Divine middle-stage at such a young age, how could he not be shocked?
At this moment, he was a little hesitant and a little unsure.
Could he, a Celestial Strong Exponent, go up against a Martial Divine Strong Exponent? Mystical cultivators cultivate martial arts and power, and he cultivates spiritual power and the attributes of the five elements, who will triumph in this fight?
Chapter 1734: Strong Exponent Slashed By Blade Intent
As Elder Yan was still in shock over Guan Xilin’s cultivation strength, he saw the big knife in Guan Xilin’s hand that carried a strong profound energy that attacked at an unpredictable speed. The sharp cold knife slashed through the air and brought forth a swift and fierce aura. Wherever he went, the wind from the blade was as terrifying as a ghost howling.
In an instant, the big blade with the terrifying murderous intent was about to strike him. Elder Yan recovered from his shock and avoided the attack. At the same time, his sleeves flicked and a breath of spiritual energy that was visible to the naked eye flew out from his sleeves, sharp as a meniscus cold blade.
“Swish!”
The spiritual energy force struck through the air and went towards Guan Xilin. Guan Xilin blocked it with his big knife and a sound of clanging could be heard. The wind from the blade and the airflow collided and dispersed. The two of them fought against each other and they seemed to be on par. However, after a long battle, too much of Elder Yan’s spiritual power aura was consumed and gradually became unstable, the speed of his attacks also inadvertently slowed down.
When he saw this, Guan Xilin let out a cold snort and rushed forward with the menace of a tiger with the big knife in his hand, and he shouted.
“Old thing, I will take your life today!”
The ear-splitting sound was accompanied by a powerful force. Elder Yan only felt his eardrum tremble and the blood in his body was unstable, then a mouthful of blood surged from his throat and he was about to spit it out but he managed to hold it down.
He watched as Guan Xilin came towards him and attacked with the big knife. He was unable to avoid the attack, hence he drew out his long sword and transferred spiritual energy into it as he greeted him.
“Clang! Sss!”
A crisp clanging sound could be heard as the swords collided, and between the friction of the swords, there were sparks and hissing air currents. The profound strength and spiritual energy of the two of them as they competed against each other formed an air current visible to the naked eye that protected their bodies.
“Crack!”
As the swords collided, a sudden crack sound could be heard, like the sound of the blade about to break. Upon hearing this sound, Elder Yan was shocked, especially when he saw the thin crack on the long sword he was holding.
“Peng!”
After the sound of the crack, Elder Yan’s heart was in turmoil, and with a loud ‘clank’, the long sword in his hand was broken off, the tip of the sword flew off.
“Boom!”
Without the long sword to act as a barrier, the airflow struck him directly, and at the sound of the blow, the old man spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was struck violently and he fell from mid-air.
“Arghhhhh!”
Elder Yan was shocked. As he was falling, his only thought was to escape!
However, Guan Xilin didn’t give him the opportunity to escape. Instead he chased after him with the big blade and slashed his back.
“Swish!”
“Boom!”
The slash fell onto Elder Yan’s back, he thought that it would kill him. However, there was a sound of a bang from his body and a ray of light reflected from his body, it seemed that there was some kind of life-protection treasure on his body.
He looked at Elder Yan’s back, his clothes were torn but there wasn’t a single drop of blood on his back. When he saw this, Guan Xilin raised his big blade and quickly caught up to him.
“You can’t escape! Come and face your death obediently!”
As soon as he had spoken, he transferred the profound energy of his whole body into the big blade in his hand and from it, a powerful ray of coldness burst forth. In an instant, the big blade seemed to have doubled in size, and the powerful blade intent that struck out at Elder Yan was even more powerful…
Chapter 1735: The Glorious East Country Ruler’s Shock
“Swish!”
“Ahhhhhhh!”
The sharp sound of the impact of the sword was heard, and immediately afterwards, crimson blood splashed up into the air. Elder Yan who was fleeing ahead was chopped in half by the big blade behind him and the piercing screams echoed in the air.
“No…”
The corpse fell from mid-air and the screams stopped abruptly. The surrounding seemed to have calmed down at this moment, even the aura of the spiritual energy and profound power that surged in the air had disappeared.
Guan Xilin jumped down from mid-air and went over to Elder Yan’s body. He took the cosmos sack from his body and the space ring from his finger and kept it. He then turned around to look at the Feng Guards who had come out and asked: “Is everything else handled?”
“Don’t worry, not a single one survived.” Du Fan replied.
“Then let’s proceed to the second step of the plan.” Guan Xilin gestured and glanced at Luo Yu and the others.
“Alright, we will act now.” Luo Yu and the other seven responded. The eight of them divided into two teams and left with the Feng Guards and Cloud Devouring to prepare for the second step of their plans.
Guan Xilin and Luo Yu looked at each other and then they left the back mountain and headed towards the palace…
Outside the city, Feng Jiu who had been training with Gray Wolf stopped and watched the sky fall away. Her lips curled up slightly and she said to them: “Let’s go! We want to move our muscles and limbs don’t we? Now is the time.”
Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard this. Are they going to destroy the Glorious East Empire? But the Glorious East Empire had many strong exponents, if they stormed in just like that, would they…
They didn’t dare to ask aloud, all eyes fell on Gray Wolf’s back in hopes that their leader could ask the Ghost Doctor what plans she had.
When he saw their gazed, Gray Wolf hesitated, then asked: “Ghost Doctor, are we going directly into the palace like this?”
“What? Are you scared?” Feng Jiu glanced at them with a smile.
“Of course not!” Gray Wolf straightened up and said: “Afraid? I, Gray Wolf, don’t even know how to write the word afraid!”
“That’s fine! Let’s go then! If we arrive late you won’t be of much use anyway.” She replied. She swept up her breath and headed towards the Glorious East Palace.
Upon seeing this, Gray Wolf waved his hand and said: “Follow the Ghost Doctor! We will know more when we arrive!”
“Yes!” Everyone responded and followed on behind.
The Glorious East Palace
“What?”
The Glorious East Country Ruler stood up from his throne abruptly and his eyes widened in shock: “What did you say? Say it again!”
“Glorious, Glorious East Country Ruler, Elder Yan took a hundred people into the back mountain and they were all killed, none survived! Even Elder Yan was split in half…” The dark guard dressed in black who was kneeling on the floor trembled as he spoke.
He was ordered to observe the battle from afar. When he saw Elder Yan was killed, he was shocked and returned immediately to the palace to report what had happened. Too strong! Those people were too strong! Just a few dozen of their people were able to kill a hundred of their strong exponents! Moreover, even Elder Yan who was a Celestial Strong Exponent had died at the hands of that boorish man.
Every time he recalled the scene where Elder Yan was chopped in half, a chill rushed from the soles of his feet into his shocked heart and he trembled, his mind shocked and confused.
The Glorious East Country Ruler’s body stiffened and an incredulous expression appeared on his face. He stood there and stared at the black-clothed dark guard and asked: “Was he killed by that Feng Jiu?” Besides Feng Jiu, who else had that kind of ability?
The black robed dark guard shook his head: “No, it was Guan Xilin!”
Chapter 1736: Seeking Help from Everywhere
“Guan Xilin? Feng Jiu’s sworn brother?” The Glorious East Country Ruler asked in shock: “How is he able to kill Elder Yan who is a Celestial Strong Exponent? Did you see it clearly? Was there any strong exponents secretly helping them?”
“No, your subordinate saw the big blade in Guan Xilin’s hand chop Elder Yan in half, there was no one else.”
Upon hearing this, the Glorious East Country Ruler sank down in his throne and his body trembled imperceptibly. This Feng Jiu, this Guan Xilin, this Feng Guard, really had the ability…
If so, then, that would be too terrible!
Even if he were to ask other countries for help at this time, he was afraid that they were too far away to help them in time. Moreover, even if he was seeking help, the other two Empires wouldn’t come right away either.
He took a deep breath and calmed his mind, then said solemnly: “Send men to the major families in the city! Ask their Family Patriarchs and Family Heads to come to the Palace to help!”
“Yes!” The black robed dark guard responded and left quickly.
However, ever since the fall of Scarlet Water Country, new had spread across the Empires, especially the major families from the few Imperial Cities who had cooperated with Scarlet Water Country in the past, they were well prepared in advance even though they were unfamiliar with the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, they had heard many rumours about her.
Even if it might have sounded like an exaggeration, however, Scarlet Water Country’s Country Ruler was killed, the Crown Prince and the most favoured Third Princess were also killed. Their bodies were hung at the Imperial City Gate and Scarlet Water Imperial Palace was ablaze with fire, it had burned for a whole day and night.
They were vigilant, regardless of the Ghost Doctor’s strength, the Elders of each family had ordered that under no circumstances would they get involved with the affairs between the Royal Family and the Ghost Doctor.
Some time had passed, and it was nearly evening. The sky was getting dark and a dangerous aura had enveloped the entire palace. The major families in the Imperial City seemed to have also sensed something and they kept their doors shut, unwilling to leave the house.
The men of the Glorious East Country Ruler knocked on the doors of the major families. Soon after they entered, they left again. The news spread secretly amongst the major families and Elders of the major families gathered together.
“I really didn’t expect the Ghost Doctor to really come! And to pick the Glorious East Empire out of the three remaining Empires too.”
“According to the dark guards from the palace, one of the Celestial Strong Exponents by the Country Ruler’s side had brought a hundred men to deal with a few dozen people and they were all killed, not a single one was left alive.” Another Elder said, frowning as he thought: “I didn’t expect the Ghost Doctor’s strength to be so strong after half a year.”
Upon hearing this, another Elder next to him shook his head: “Well, I heard that the Ghost Doctor hasn’t even taken any action yet. The person who killed the old man was the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu’s sworn brother called Guan Xilin.”
“It looks like the Country Ruler is not confident that he can deal with Feng Jiu, otherwise he wouldn’t have sent men to ask us the major families for help.” A Family Head with white beard stroked his beard and said slowly, he was very curious about the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu.
What kind of a woman was she to have been able to force a Country Ruler of an Empire to seek help everywhere?
“This kind of matter could cause disaster to befall upon our families if it isn’t handled properly, who would dare to help?”
“Yes! Since the Imperial Family caused the problem, they should take care of it themselves!” Another person shook his head and said. In his heart however, he knew that the fate of the Glorious East Country Ruler would be the same as the Scarlet Water
Kingdom’s fate after it was destroyed.
An elder pondered and asked: “When the Empires joined forces, didn’t they have help from the upper forces? Why have they been left to their own defences now?”
Chapter 1737: Enter From The Palace Gate
“Hey! Why would the upper forces put these few Empires in their eyes? What’s more, even if they seek help, I’m afraid it is too late.”
“It looks like the Glorious East is doomed this time.” Several people sighed. They glanced at each other and stopped talking.
In the palace.
The Glorious East Country Ruler stood in the main hall with a solemn expression with his hands behind his back as he listened to the black-clothed dark guard’s report. His face was so dark that charcoal could drip out of it. Those old things were actually making excuses and no one was willing to come to help. It seems that they were afraid of all the things Feng Jiu had done during this period.
Forget it, since they have refused to help, he could only rely on himself!
“Give the orders! Mobilise the Imperial Guards to guard the Imperial City! Be ready to fight!”
Since no one would help save them, the only choice he had was to mobilise the combat power of the entire palace and prepare to fight! He refused to believe that the strength of his Glorious East Empire couldn’t deal with a mere Feng Jiu!
“Yes!” The black-clothed dark guard responded and left quickly.
“Don’t worry Country Ruler. Since those families refuse to help, after we deal with Feng Jiu and destroy the Xuan Yuan Empire, and expand the power of our Glorious East Empire, the power of these families will be weakened.” An old man walked out from behind. He was the other Celestial Strong Exponent under the Glorious East Country Ruler.
“That’s right! Those old things will suffer in the future for standing on the sidelines today!” The Glorious East Country Ruler said in a solemn voice.
However, at this moment, a loud bang was heard suddenly, as if something had exploded. The entire Imperial City shook and the Glorious East Country Ruler was shocked.
“What happened?” He shouted loudly and saw a guard rushing in from outside.
“Reporting to Country Ruler, the North Gate near the back mountain has been exploded and the rubble has rolled down. A large hole has appeared in the ground and Guan Xilin has rushed in with his men and a few contract beasts. It is chaos!”
“Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu! Guan Xilin! Feng Guards!” He gritted his teeth fiercely and angrily. He said immediately: “Come with Your Ruler! I will kill them right there!”
“Yes!”
The Glorious East Country Ruler walked ahead, followed by the gray-clothed old man and several guards and dark guards, at least a hundred of them swept across towards the North Gate.
Guan Xilin and Du Fan weren’t amongst the people who had entered the North Gate, the eight Feng Guard Captains had led their men and Fire Phoenix and the other contract beasts through the gate. They rushed in and fought with the guards in the palace.
In an instant, the sound of swords colliding and beasts howling reverberated through the air.
However, just as the Glorious East Country Ruler had rushed to the North Gate with his men, there were fires everywhere in his Palace. Guan Xilin and Du Fan had cleaned out the Glorious East Imperial Palace’s medicinal materials from their drug storeroom and the contents of the treasure chest, then lit them on fire. The fire raged in all directions and the smoke went straight up into the sky…
When the Glorious East Country Ruler looked at the soaring fire and dense smoke, he trembled with anger: “Damn Feng Jiu! How dare you destroy my Glorious East Palace, I will tear your limbs from your body!”
At this moment, Feng Jiu in her dazzling red clothes had brought Gray Wolf, Leng Hua, Leng Shuang and the others in through the palace gate. As she looked at the soaring flames, Feng Jiu curled her lips and said to everyone behind her: “Get to work!”
“Yes!” Everyone responded and Gray Wolf led them away into the palace.
Only Leng Hua and Leng Shuang stayed by Feng Jiu’s side. They followed her as she gathered her breath and walked along the night breeze…
Chapter 1738: The Battle At Glorious East
Even though it was night, her red clothes were still very dazzling. Her posture was free and easy, with a tinge of recklessness and wildness. Her red robe made a whistling sound in the wind and soared through the air, like an immortal stepping in the breeze.
As if they felt something in their hearts, the Glorious East Country Ruler and that grey robed old man who were rushing over to the North Gate stopped in their tracks and looked back. As they turned around, they saw a red figure coming down from the sky.
The youth in red clothes that came down from the night sky was dazzling and her black hair flew in the wind, the beautiful face was indistinguishable from male and female, the breath of the whole body was ethereal and made one not dare to look.
She looked around twenty years old, but the coercion that emanated from her body was frightening. Where her eyes looked, her gaze contained coercion which made them feel invisible all of a sudden.
This person was the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu!
It was said that the Ghost Doctor wore red clothes, she was a woman but liked to dress in men’s clothing. Her beauty could overthrow cities, and her cultivation base was mysterious! If it wasn’t the person in front of them, then who else could it be?
It was just that they had originally thought that those rumours were exaggerated. Now that they have seen her in person, they know why the name of the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu had spread so fast!
She had this cultivation base at such a young age, this kind of means and courage, let alone women, few men could compare to her.
It was no surprise that Scarlet Water Kingdom had been destroyed by her hands!
However, even if Scarlet Water Kingdom had been destroyed, his Glorious East Empire would not be destroyed! No matter how powerful the Ghost Doctor was, he would kill her at all costs tonight!
“The two of you step back.” Feng Jiu had stopped in mid-air and said to Leng Hua and Leng Shuang behind her. The both of them still weren’t able to withstand the strong coercion against a strong exponent.
“Yes!” The two of them responded and quickly stepped back to a further distance.
The grey robed old man’s gaze fell onto Feng Jiu’s body. His spirit intent swept across and he said to the Glorious East Country Ruler beside him: “Country Ruler, this Feng Jiu is a mid-stage Celestial Strong Exponent. We will definitely be able to kill her if we combine our strength!”
“Alright! Then let’s kill her first!” The Glorious East Country Ruler also noticed that her cultivation base spread all over her body and her body emanated the cultivation of a Celestial cultivator. Since they were all Celestial cultivators, then two against one would surely have the upper hand!
Therefore, after he had instructed the others to destroy the Feng Guards at the North Gate, the two of them gathered their breath and cornered Feng Jiu from each side.
“Feng Jiu! You can take the path to Heaven but you choose not to go that way, well you can go to Hell instead then! Today, I want to see what you are capable of!” As soon as he had spoken, a sword appeared in the Glorious East Country Ruler’s hand. After he had transferred spiritual energy into the sword, he immediately rushed forward to attack Feng Jiu.
When he saw this, the grey robed old man condensed an air current with his hands and swept towards Feng Jiu and prepared to take her down by attacking from the left and right!
However, when Feng Jiu saw the two of them coming at her from both sides, her lips curled slightly and a strange, evil smile appeared on her lips: “Really? I am also curious as to how many tricks you can get past me.”
As soon as she moved her hand, Blue Edge appeared in her hand, and in the next moment, the aura on her body was no longer restrained, the coercion of her strength and cultivation base was fully revealed.
The powerful Immortal Sacred pressure struck out in an instant and nearly covered the entire sky above the palace. The suffocating aura of the Immortal Sacred pressure spread and the Glorious East Country Ruler and grey robed old man couldn’t help but be shocked. Their eyes widened in disbelief…
Chapter 1739: Bow To Acknowledge A Master
“Immortal, Immortal Sacred strong exponent!”
The two of them screamed when they felt the coercion and breath of the Immortal Sacred strong exponent. The colour drained from their faces, there was no fighting spirit left.
“Quick! Run!”
Any fighting spirit in their heart was gone. When they recovered from their shock, their first thought was to escape! As far as possible!
Immortal Sacred strong exponent, that was equivalent to the strength of a hundred Celestial strong exponents, they would be insane to fight against her. At this moment, they couldn’t help but cursed: “Who the hell is this? Who said she was only a Nascent Soul cultivator?”
“Escaping?” Feng Jiu’s lips curled into a smile behind them: “Do you think you can escape?”
As soon as she had spoken, her red figure swept across towards the grey robed old man. When he saw her by his side, the grey robed old man who was fleeing in a panic stiffened and his whole body fell from mid-air.
“Boom!”
He didn’t see what she did, without fighting, she had easily ended the life of a Celestial strong exponent.The grey robed old man who fell to the ground twitched, his eyes remained fixed on the sky above him until he swallowed his last breath.
When the Glorious East Country Ruler heard the commotion, he turned his head fiercely. When he saw the blood dripping from the neck of the grey robed old man as he swallowed his last breath, his whole body trembled.
Death was a distant matter for those who had cultivated to the level of a Celestial strong exponent. Yet when death had enveloped them so close, he suddenly realised that death was not so distant after all.
When he saw Feng Jiu coming towards him with Blue Edge in her hand, many things flashed across his mind at that moment. In the end, he didn’t escape but fell from mid-air and bent his knees and knelt on the ground.
“Don’t kill me, I, I will serve you as my Master!”
When he said these words, there was panic and fear in his eyes. Yes, he was afraid of death, and his cultivation level, he was even more afraid of death. He possessed everything that most people wouldn’t even possess in a lifetime, power, status, fame and fortune. He didn’t want to just die like this. He didn’t want his royal children to be slaughtered, therefore, he had to yield and plead to serve Feng Jiu as his Master.
He knew that this was the only way he could survive, maybe this way, he would have a chance of survival. His Glorious East Empire could not be destroyed in his hands and would not fall in chaos like Scarlet Water Country.
Blue Edge touched the space between the eyebrows of the Glorious East Country Ruler who was kneeling on the ground. If she moved another inch, she could easily kill him, but Blue Edge in Feng Jiu’s hand stopped at this moment.
She looked at him and frowned slightly “What did you say?”
“I said, I am willing to serve you as my Master, I, Glorious East is willing to obey orders from you Master. I only beg that Master will spare Glorious East, spare my life, and I will be loyal to you Master and will serve you fearlessly!”
After he had spoken, as if afraid she hadn’t heard his words, he immediately drew up a Heaven and Earth contract to receive her as his Master.
When she saw the light of the Heaven and Earth contract dissipate, Feng Jiu’s eyes flickered and she stared at him for a long time. After a long time, she removed Blue Edge away from his forehead and stretched out a finger to his forehead where she removed a strand of spirit intent.
“Fine, since you wish to receive me as your Master, I will spare your life. However, you must remember from this moment on that your life and your Glorious East Empire is in my hand. As long as I give an order, you must obey!”
The Glorious East Country Ruler lowered his head and said respectfully: “I will not dare to disobey!”
Chapter 1740: Tolerance
Hence, Feng Jiu brought him to the North Gate and stopped in mid-air. She looked down at the people who were fighting fiercely below and said: “Stop fighting!”
Her voice contained the coercion of the Immortal Sacred strong exponent and drifted down from mid-air like a large net covering the whole area. Everyone below stopped. By this time, many of the people from the Glorious East Empire were either dead or gravely injured…
When everyone looked up, they were surprised to see the Glorious East Country Ruler following Feng Jiu respectfully. The Feng Guards looked at each other and stepped forward to salute: “Greetings Master!”
“Mmm.” Feng Jiu responded, then said: “From today onwards, the Glorious East Empire belongs to me, Feng Jiu.”
When they heard this, the Glorious East Empire guards shouted in uproar and disbelief. Yet, when they thought about it again, it didn’t seem that far-fetched.
These Feng Guards were so strong, a mere few dozen of them were able to deal with hundreds of them, and the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu was able to kill a Celestial cultivator with her power. If their Glorious East Empire was in her hands, maybe it would only be beneficial to them.
At the very least, they needn’t worry that the Ghost Doctor would make a move against them.
“Hurry up and kneel!” The Glorious East Country Ruler shouted from behind Feng Jiu.
Upon hearing this, the people of the Glorious East Empire knelt down immediately. At this time, aside from the dead and the wounded, there were only less than two thirds of them left.
Moreover, the palace was ablaze and they were scattered around, it would probably take a few months before they could return to its original state.
On the other side, when Guan Xilin and Du Fan heard Feng Jiu’s orders, they stopped at once and brought everyone to her side.
When they arrived at the North Gate, they were a little surprised by the scene before them. With Feng Jiu’s current strength, it shouldn’t be difficult to destroy the Glorious East Empire, yet, she had decided to keep it under her influence.
However, they had killed so many people from the Glorious East Empire, would they truly surrender?
At the same time, the people from the major families outside the palace watched the flames rising in the palace and couldn’t help but sighed. They thought the Glorious East Imperial Palace was really destroyed…
Who could have expected that soon after, another news came.
“What? The Country Ruler surrendered to the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu? An Elder from one of the families exclaimed and widened his eyes in astonishment.
“Yes, and he also signed a Heaven and Earth contract to receive Feng Jiu as his Master.” the dark guard reported.
“Hissss! I didn’t expect it… I didn’t expect the Country Ruler would make such a decision.” Another Elder took a breath and murmured.
The Elder next to him stroked his beard and said: “There is nothing wrong with this, surrendering to the Ghost Doctor saved the Glorious East Empire, anyone would have done the same thing.”
When they heard this, everyone fell silent. Yes, compared to the destruction of the entire empire, what was wrong with surrendering to the stronger opponent? The most important thing was to protect what was important to them.
“Go back and find out what the next step will be.” One of the Elders instructed and waved his hand and gestured for the dark guard to leave.
“Yes.” The dark guard responded and turned to leave.
It wasn’t until after the dark guard had left when one of the Elders said slowly: “This Feng Jiu is really something!”
Several of the people beside him nodded: “Not just that! Her strength is powerful and she can wipe out an entire Royal Family with her hands, but she also has the capacity for tolerance, her vision is indeed non-comparable.”
One of the Elders pondered with some doubts: “But, what exactly is her cultivation level? How can the Country Lord not even defeat her?”
Chapter 1741: Over To You
They glanced at each other, but none of them spoke.
They had never fought against the Ghost Doctor before, so naturally they wouldn’t know her what level her strength was. However, someone who could force the Glorious East Country Ruler to surrender must have extraordinary strength and by no means a simple person.
In the main hall of the Glorious East Palace, Guan Xilin, Du Fan and the eight Feng Guard Captains stood along the left and right sides. Leng Shuang and Leng Hua were standing on each side of the throne, and sitting on the throne was Feng Jiu in her dazzling red dress.
She leaned back in the throne and rested her cheek on her hand as she looked at the Glorious East Country Ruler. She spoke slowly: “Since you have recognised me as your Master, then I will hand over the following things for you to deal with.”
The Glorious East Country Ruler swallowed and asked: “Master please explain.”
“You will deal with the remaining two Empires. I want the two Empires to disappear in a month’s time!” She said in a calm voice.
The Glorious East Country Ruler was shocked upon hearing this: “One month? How can it be done in a month? The distance between these two Empires is also quite far.”
“Can you not get it done?” She glanced at him and asked slowly.
When he saw her gaze sweeping across to him, the Glorious East Country Ruler lowered his head quickly and said: “Yes! I will definitely get it done within a month! I will not let Master down!”
“Elder brother, take some men to assist him. I want these two Empires to disappear within a month!” Feng Jiu said and looked at Guan Xilin.
“No problem!” Guan Xilin responded and accepted his task.
As for the Glorious East Country Ruler, he was overjoyed when he heard this. That’s great! Things will get done easier with Guan Xilin’s help.
Feng Jiu thought for a while and then said: “Take Cloud Devouring and Old White with you as well! Let them gain more experience. That’s all for today, go and have a rest!”
“Yes.” Everyone responded and then walked out. Only Guan Xilin remained behind.
“Little Jiu, are you not afraid of future repercussions taking in this Glorious East?” Guan Xilin asked, worried about this matter. After all, it was only this Glorious East Country Ruler who had made the Heaven and Earth contract.
“It’s not a problem.”
She smiled and said: “With this lesson, even if they haven’t made a Heaven and Earth contract, they wouldn’t dare make an enemy out of us. Moreover, there are many benefits taken in Glorious East. At least right now Glorious East is committed, and if they dare to be disloyal in the future, it’s not too late to destroy them then either.”
“Since this is your decision, then we will deal with it as you say!” Guan Xilin walked over to the side and sat down. He spoke again: “Just leave everything else to us, we will handle it. Are you going to Xuan Yuan Empire next? I assume Mo Ze has been waiting anxiously.”
“Well, I will go and see if there are any more problems over there and help him deal with any matters. After that, I will go to the upper reaches of the mainland.” She looked outside deeply, unable to forget the scene of destruction that took her family.
“Alright, don’t worry! Leave everything to me.” He said in a calm voice.
Feng Jiu nodded. She looked at him and smiled: “I will take Gray Wolf, Leng Shuang and the others with me to Xuan Yuan Empire tomorrow. If there’s anything you need, just get in touch with us.”
Guan Xilin responded when he heard this: “Alright, I know what to do.”
That night, the people of the Glorious East Empire bandaged their wounds, adjusted their breath and recuperated their qi. As for the Feng Guards, they had already settled into their resting place and left two guards on guard.
The next morning, as the sky brightened, Feng Jiu left quietly with Gray Wolf and the others, leaving the Glorious East Empire…
Chapter 1742: Face To Face With Each Other
Xuan Yuan Empire
Xuanyuan Mo Ze looked at the person standing in front of him wearing a white robe, with an elegant and gentle smile on his face, who looked like an immortal, and his brows wrinkled tightly.
“What are you doing here?” He had made no attempt to hide his dislike for him in his tone of voice.
He had never liked him since the first time he had met him, this man who would always inadvertently appear in front of the woman he loved and hung around. In his opinion, every memory of him was of him struck to his woman’s side, what an eyesore.
Mo Chen’s beautiful face smiled elegantly and gently, like an immortal. He looked at Xuanyuan Mo Ze who was sitting at his desk wearing a black robe. Having not seen him in half a year, it seemed that the royal aura on him had become even fiercer. His whole body exuded a domineering arrogance which made him sigh: An Emperor Star would always be a Emperor Star.
“Don’t worry, I’m not looking for you. I’ve come here to wait for Feng Jiu.” He walked slowly over to the chair beside him and sat down. When he picked up the teacup on the table and saw that there was no water for tea, he said to Shadow One who was hidden in the shadows: “Shadow One, get someone to make me some tea! I haven’t even drank any water on my way here.”
Shadow One who had been standing in the shadows, glanced at Mo Chen who had made himself at home, then he glanced at his sullen-faced Master. When he saw that his Master hadn’t said a word, he walked out and ordered a servant to make two cups of tea. He brought the tea in personally and placed a teacup on the table in front of his Master, and the other teacup next to the chair Mo Chen was sitting on.
“Then you should know that she is not here.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze took a sip of his tea, his face still sullen.
A man, and one that looked like a little white face, just barged into the room to tell him that he was here to wait for his woman, that feeling was unimaginable.
He knew that his woman was very popular, and if he wasn’t careful, someone else would take a fancy to her. It just so happened that so many things had happened during these six months and they hadn’t seen each other for more than half a year. Moreover, the two of them tended to spend more time apart than together, it was no wonder that he felt a sense of crisis.
Mo Chen nodded: “Well, I know she is not here, but I’m sure she will be back soon, so I will wait for her here.” He wore an elegant and gentle smile on his face as he glanced at Xuanyuan Mo Ze and drank his tea.
Then, he said unhurriedly: “Furthermore, I intend to stay by her side this time. After she has dealt with the matters here, I think she will want to go to the upper reaches of the mainland. It just so happens that I am familiar with the place there, so you don’t have to worry about her with me by her side.”
Shadow One who was standing at the side wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The temperature in the palace seemed to have gotten colder and there was a murderous aura in the air. He felt extremely anxious standing there.
Did this Young Master Mo come here to stir up trouble on purpose? Was he not worried that Master would end his life if he got angry?
However, speaking of this, out of the two of them, whose strength was more powerful?
As he thought of this, he couldn’t help but swept his eyes back and forth between the two of them, guessing secretly. Young Master Mo had originally come from one of the families of the upper reaches of the mainland. It was rumoured that his family had an extraordinary position over there, and he is also Old Man Tianji. His background was not inferior to his Master at all.
Furthermore, he also had a good body, that immortal-like face, an ethereal temperament and profound and mysterious strength. If he really had any intention of snatching the Ghost Doctor away from his Master, he was indeed a strong contender.
Chapter 1743: Chanced Upon A Fight
“Really? Then this Lord has to see whether you are qualified to say this!” As soon as he had spoken, the teacup lid in his hand shot out in an instant towards Mo Chen with a blinding force.
Mo Chen who had been drinking his tea raised his head and glanced at him with a gentle smile: “I’m happy to fight with you.” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and spun it.
The teacup lid that had been coming towards him no longer moved forwards. Instead, it circled in mid-air and with the movement of his gestures, the teacup lid fell into his hand slowly, easily eliminating Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s attack.
“One teacup lid for one teacup, I already have mine, I will return this to you!” He spoke in a gentle voice and the teacup lid flew out swiftly.
Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze stretched out two fingers and caught the teacup lid firmly and placed it back on top of his teacup. He stood up and in an instant, his black figure flashed past and he swept out.
Mo Chen put his teacup down when he saw this and walked outside slowly with a gentle smile on his face. He looked at Xuanyuan Mo Ze who was standing outside the Palace and smiled: “I have only just arrived and you’ve made a move against me, that’s not very hospitable of you!”
“I have offered you tea to drink, how am I not being hospitable? In that case, since this Lord hasn’t seen you for such a long time, I will give you a big meeting present!” As soon as his low and magnetic voice had spoken, his black figure flashed out and attacked Mo Chen who was standing with his hand behind his back.
Mo Chen’s spirit aura was released in an instant, his white clothes flicked up and his ink-black hair flew up. He didn’t appear afraid to face Xuanyuan Mo Ze and remained as calm as ever, with a gentle smile on his face.
He didn’t attack until Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s black figure had moved closer to him. Two figures, one in black and one in white were engaged in a diplomatic fight in the palace. The powerful air currents surged from the two of them even though they were fighting with bare hands. Every blow startled the Black Guards and Shadow One.
This was a battle between highly skilled opponents!
There were no weapons in hand and yet the aura that permeated the surroundings was so strong. The spiritual aura coming from the two of them seemed similar, and their coercion were also comparable with each other. Their speed was extremely fast that Shadow One and the others couldn’t even see all their attacking moves, only that the black and white figures were not conceding.
“Boom!”
Shadow One’s eyes widened when he saw his Master’s palm had tightened into a fist and slammed it directly into Mo Chen’s eye. Mo Chen hissed and covered his eye as he retreated backwards. When he removed his hand from his eye, a bruise had appeared around his left eye and the bruised red eye socket seemed out of place on his immortal-like face. He looked a little strange and everyone couldn’t help but smiled when they saw this.
“You hit my face?” Mo Chen’s gentle face cracked and he was unable to hold the smile on his face.
Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at him calmly and the corners of his mouth curled up as his mood lifted: “This Lord has only added some colour to your eyes, it looks more pleasing to the eye.”
The corners of Mo Chen’s mouth twitched: “I see, well then I suppose I should thank you.” As soon as he had spoken, he made another move.
“No need, this is something this Lord ought to do.” He had wanted to hit him a long time ago. In fact, one punch wasn’t enough, he should probably punch the other eye as well.
However, when he saw the figure in red walking in from outside out of the corner of his eyes, a gleam of light flicked across his eyes, and he held back the punch he was about to throw and allowed himself to be hit by Mo Chen instead…
Chapter 1744: Hug Around The Waist
“Oomph!”
“Pffft!”
There was a muffled groan and blood spurted out of his mouth as he staggered backwards.
Mo Chen was a little stunned, as if he hadn’t expected this to happen. He should have been able to avoid that blow easily. Also, why did he retrieve his fist just as he was about to hit him?
Moreover, even though his palm had hit his body, he had reduced his strength by seventy percent. He knew that the lethality of that palm that struck him wouldn’t have made him cough up blood.
Just as he was in confusion about the situation, he heard a familiar voice exclaiming. He turned his head instinctively and when he saw the figure in red passing him like the wind, he understood what had just happened.
“Ze!”
Feng Jiu helped him up and looked at his pale face that lit up immediately in surprise and joy when he saw her. His deep eyes were unable to hide his joy and affection.
“Ah Jiu…”
As soon as he had spoken, he fell into her arms and fainted.
“Ze!” She held him up and never asked Mo Chen why he was here. She carried Xuanyuan Mo Ze and brought him directly to his bedroom.
Shadow One who had been watching in the shadows was stunned. He hadn’t expected his Master to have such a trick up his sleeve. It had completely overthrown everything he thought he knew about his Master. So it turned out that when his Master was jealous, he could be capable of doing something like this…
At that moment, he stepped out of the shadows. Mo Chen glanced at him then quickly followed.
Gray Wolf who had come back with Feng Jiu was dumbfounded when he witnessed what had happened. He was going to step forward to help support his Master but was held back by Leng Hua next to him. Immediately afterwards, he saw that the Ghost Doctor had carried his Master up.
It was undeniable that when he watched his imposing and domineering Master being carried by the Ghost Doctor, a princess, he was really confused.
Had the Ghost Doctor disguised herself as a man for so long that she had forgotten she was a woman? Where on this earth would a woman carry a man in her arms like he was a princess? Maybe his Master was very happy and content, and he enjoyed it too. However, he found it very strange.
Leng Shuang who was beside him watched expressionless, but she couldn’t deceive anyone with the softening of her eyebrows and her slight smile.
It was Leng Hua who had laughed loudly: “Master is so direct. Hell’s Lord hasn’t seen Master in a long time, I’m sure he has missed her very much!” Saying that, he looked at Mo Chen who was in front of him in his white robe, walking forward slowly.
Mo Chen was in a daze from watching Feng Jiu carrying Xuanyuan Mo Ze and at the realisation of Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s scheming.
He never knew that a woman could do this. Carrying a man with her arms wrapped around his waist. That scene was so strange, and yet, it also seemed so natural between the two of them, there was no sense of violation between them.
Mo Chen could see Feng Jiu’s dedication to Xuanyuan Mo Ze from her actions. She didn’t care about outsiders’ opinions and gazes, there was only him in her eyes. This kind of affection and love was expressed through actions and body language, and it made him, a bystander, feel uncomfortable.
He also knew that if there was such a woman who loved him so deeply, maybe he would have done what Xuanyuan Mo Ze did before and schemed to win her pity and affections…
It’s just that when the person who had been schemed against was him, that was quite unpleasant.
“Leng Hua greets Young Master Mo Chen.”
Chapter 1745: I Am Fine
When he heard the voice, Mo Chen came round from his thoughts and looked at the young man who had walked in front of him. He smiled and asked: “Tell me, would your Master be unhappy if I went to visit Xuanyuan Mo Ze now?”
Leng Hua smiled and said: “If Young Master Mo Chen is afraid that my Master would be unhappy, maybe he can come back later.”
When he heard this, Mo Chen shook his head: “How can I do that? If I come back later then the misunderstanding will be deeper. Even if she is a little unhappy right now, I feel that it would be better if I go over and clear things up with her.”
After he had spoken, he nodded slightly and walked towards the back of the palace.
Leng Hua’s smile deepened when he saw this but stopped and didn’t follow him.
“Come on! Let’s go and tidy up.” Leng Shuang walked up from behind and said to Leng Hua.
“Alright.” Leng Hua responded with a smile and left with her.
Gray Wolf scratched his head and looked at them for a while before he murmured something under his breath and headed towards the palace.
As for Xuanyuan Mo Ze who was being carried by Feng Jiu, they had attracted a lot of attention by countless people they walked past along the way, all dumbfounded by what they saw.
The palace guards and maids didn’t recognise Feng Jiu. Therefore, when they saw their noble and majestic Crown Prince being carried in the arms of a young man in red clothes towards the palace, they couldn’t help but whispered between themselves.
“Who is that? God! Am I seeing things? The Crown Prince is being carried in the arms of another man…”
“But the young man in red is quite handsome. He doesn’t look very strong but he can pick up the Crown Prince in his arms so easily. But doesn’t the Crown Prince not like anyone touching him? Why does this person dare to carry him?”
“What’s wrong with the Crown Prince? He looks like he has fainted.”
“What do you know? That is the Ghost Doctor, she is a lady, and as far as I know, she is also the Crown Princess. The two of them are near enough married.”
“Huh? Really? This is such big news, why has it not been widespread?”
“A lot of people know about it. Moreover, our Crown Princess is not an ordinary person either. According to rumours, the Scarlet Water Country was destroyed by our Crown Princess.” The guard who was speaking raised his head and straightened his chest and looked at everyone.
“There was a young man in white robes who just walked past, who is he?”
“I don’t know. But anyone who can enter the palace and walk around with ease is no ordinary person. You see, that man was walking in the direction of the Crown Prince’s palace chambers, so he is probably looking for our Crown Prince and Crown Princess.”
After a while, Gray Wolf who had walked up from behind and heard their discussion, glanced at them and said: “What are you talking about? Get out of here!”
When they saw Gray Wolf, they lowered their heads and dispersed hurriedly.
Gray Wolf shook his head and looked at the figure in front of him. After thinking about it, he decided that it would be better to look for Shadow One to have a chat.
In the palace chambers, Feng Jiu had placed Xuanyuan Mo Ze on the large bed. She was about to take his pulse when she saw that he had awakened and opened his eyes.
“I’m fine.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze said. After he took a closer look at her, his deep eyes were filled with pity: “You’ve lost weight.” As he spoke, he reached out and stroked her face.
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but smiled. She reached out and held his hand and smiled: “I’m fine. But you on the other hand, what happened to you? Are you overtired? Why did you fight with Mo Chen? I better take a look at your injuries. You vomited blood and I am worried that you may have internal injuries.”
Chapter 1746: Shooting himself in the foot
“Don’t worry, it’s just a small injury. Don’t blame Mo Chen. He didn’t expect you to come all of a sudden. Cough cough!” Xuanyuan Mo Ze coughed a few times as he spoke.
A smile flashed in Feng Jiu’s eyes. Without revealing her emotion, she nodded in all seriousness. “Mm hmm. You can rest assured that I won’t blame him. I’m sure he didn’t mean it.”
Xuanyuan Mo Ze, covering his cough with a fist, was stunned to hear this. Instinctively, he looked up and saw her eyes bursting with a teasing smile. He was embarrassed and coughed. “Are you tired during the journey? Why don’t you take some rest?”
He moved over to make some room for her on the bed.
“No, I’m worried about your injury. I have to boil some medicine to drink anyway.” Feng Jiu told him while holding back her smile.
Xuanyuan Mo Ze pulled his lips back, feeling like he was shooting himself in the foot. While he wasn’t paying attention, she held his hand and was already taking his pulse. Seeing this, he could only let her have her way.
Not long after, Feng Jiu withdrew her hand. “Your body has no problem. Your liver is inflamed due to insufficient rest. You should rest more.” With that, she pulled the quilt up to cover him. “Have a good rest here. I’ll go out and have a chat with Mo Chen.”
“What is there to talk about with him? Do you know him well?” He asked in a slightly sour tone.
Feng Jiu held her chin and thought for a while. “Mm, I must go and ask him why he hurt you! You can’t get hurt in vain like this, can you?”
Xuanyuan Mo Ze reached out to pull her over to the bed. As soon as the quilt was lifted, he covered her with the quilt and put her in his embrace.
“He’s not a good guy. Stay away from him in the future.”
Feng Jiu laughed. “You should be the one staying away from him lest you’ll get injured again.”
“I let him. Otherwise, how could a person like him be my opponent?” He snorted, but his lips curved up. He held the person in his arms with a satisfied smile.
Perhaps he didn’t have a good rest these days. He talked with Feng Jiu in his embrace but soon fell asleep.
Sensing his steady breathing, Feng Jiu smiled. She nested in his bosom and closed her eyes. After such a long time without seeing each other, she missed him very much. She just didn’t expect an accident to occur this time which really made her both amused and annoyed.
Outside, Mo Chen was blocked by Shadow One as soon as he entered the palace. As soon as Shadow One saw him, he told Mo Chen calmly, “Young Master Mo Chen, my master and Ghost Doctor are resting. Please come back later!”
There was a touch of surprise in Mo Chen’s eyes when he heard this. He glanced inside and then smiled. “It’s alright.” He didn’t stay long and turned around to leave.
Before long, Gray Wolf walked in. When he was about to enter the palace, he saw Shadow One come out. With a hand raised, he called out with a grin. “Shadow One, I’m back.”
Shadow One shot him a glance. “I saw.”
“How’s Master? How did he get injured by Young Master Mo Chen? Is everything fine?” As he spoke, he poked out his head towards the palace to see if Ghost Doctor was there.
“Don’t look. Master is resting, accompanied by Ghost Doctor!” Shadow One motioned him to go outside and asked, “How was your trip to the Glorious East Empire? Has everything been handled there?”
Chapter 1747: Travelling companion
“Oh, that’s right. You must not have received the news.” Gray Wolf grinned. “Even if there is news, it won’t come as fast as us! Let’s move over to that side and sit down. I’ll tell you. ” He put his hand around his shoulder and walked toward the stone chair at the front.
“Let me tell you. Glorious East surrendered to Ghost Doctor. They…”
The two men sat on the stone chair and chatted about the Glorious East Empire’s surrender accompanied by a pot of tea and two plates of snacks.
It was not until nightfall that Feng Jiu got up first and went out of the room. Seeing both Gray Wolf and Shadow One, she asked, “Shadow One, how is the ruler’s health? Is he better?”
“Ghost Doctor, the Ruler has taken the medicines that you sent. His health is also getting better. However, he’s still unable to cultivate.”
She nodded and then told Gray Wolf, “Accompany me to have a look!”
“Yes.” Gray Wolf complied and went out with her.
After only a short passage, they saw Mo Chen, dressed in white like an immortal, standing under the tree while looking at something. Gray Wolf retracted the corners of his lips, thinking that Mo Chen had waited for Ghost Doctor in the middle of the road on purpose.
Feng Jiu halted her step when she saw him and then walked over to him. “What are you looking at?”
Mo Chen cast a glance at her and gave her a courteous smile. “I’m looking at a bird on this tree.”
He was originally a poised and elegant young master, but on his handsome and gentle face, there were dark circles around his eyes as well as faint contusions. Feng Jiu could not help smiling and pointed to his eyes.
“Why don’t you get some medicine for it?” Walking with such bruise under his eyes, he was not worried to spoil his banished immortal’s image.
“I kept it on purpose so that you could see how serious Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s attack was.” He explained grudgingly. “Obviously, I didn’t provoke him.”
Feng Jiu smiled. She took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and handed it to him. “This medicine is good for activating blood circulation and removing contusions. Go back to apply it tonight and you’ll be fine tomorrow.”
“I won’t say thank you.” He took the medicine and put it away.
Feng Jiu shrugged her shoulders. “I’m going to visit the Ruler. See you later.”
“I’ll go with you.” He said. Seeing her raised eyebrows, he explained, “I went to the Xuanyuan Palace today and exchanged a few moves with Xuanyuan Mo Ze. But, I haven’t visited the Country Ruler yet. I’ll just go with you.”
“That’s fine, let’s go!” She walked away while motioning Gray Wolf to lead the way.
Not far away from there, Shadow One watched quietly until their figure disappeared. Then, he retracted his gaze and went inside.
When Xuanyuan Mo Ze woke up, he saw that Feng Jiu was already gone. He got up and stretched his waist, feeling very comfortable after a deep sleep. His fatigue seemed to have been relieved a lot.
He went out and saw Shadow One guarding outside. When he didn’t find Feng Jiu, he asked, “Where is she?”
“Master, Ghost Doctor went to see the ruler.” Shadow One reported.
“How long has she gone?” He looked up at the sky to gauge the time of day.
At about the time it took a column of incense to burn. Gray Wolf accompanied her. But, on the way, they met Young Master Mo Chen. They seemed to go together.” Shadow One answered.
When he heard this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze raised his eyebrows and left immediately for his father’s palace.
At this time, in Xuanyuan’s Palace, Feng Jiu was taking his father’s pulse for a good while before finally withdrawing her hand.
Chapter 1748: Everything is repulsive
“How was it? Will it stay like this in the future? Be straightforward, it won’t bother me.” Xuanyuan Country’s Ruler spoke while looking at the red-dressed Feng Jiu in front of him.
Feng Jiu had a faint smile. “Don’t worry. Although your cultivation was abolished, you can be completely cured.” Seeing that he didn’t seem to believe it, she said, “It’s true. I won’t lie to you. It just takes some time to recover. After recuperation, you have to start cultivating afresh.”
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Country’s Ruler looked at her incredulously. His body shook slightly. “Is it true?”
Could he really cultivate?
“Yes.” Feng Jiu nodded affirmatively.
“But, but my Dantian…”
“It’s alright. It can be restored.”
She smiled. “I will be here all this time to help your body recuperate. Don’t worry. I will first give you some medicine to take and then refine an elixir that can repair your Dantian.” As she said that, she flipped her hand and shook the badges in her palm. “Trust me, I’m not boasting.”
Xuanyuan Country’s Ruler sensed the heat in his eyes similar to the feeling one had when one was about to shed tears. Only through personal experience could he know the pain of a strong exponent whose cultivation was abolished and became a mortal who had no way to cultivate.
As a result of his cultivation being abolished, his preserved appearance had also undergone great changes. He had become old and feeble as if he could die at any time.
This kind of experience was simply worse than death.
Now, hearing Feng Jiu’s words as well as seeing the two badges of the alchemist in pharmacy and alchemist in pill refining that she took out to reassure him, hope rekindled in his heart.
“Thank you! Thank you…” He held Feng Jiu’s hands and thanked her in a choked voice.
“This is what I should do.” Feng Jiu smiled. “Please take a good rest. We’re taking our leave first. When the elixir is made, I will come again.”
As she spoke, Xuanyuan Mo Ze stepped inside. Seeing his excited father holding Feng Jiu’s hand, he told the palace servant attending to him, “Help Imperial Father take a rest. Don’t let him get too excited.”
“Yes.” The palace servant answered respectfully and helped him.
Xuanyuan Country’s Ruler glanced at him, nodded, and said nothing.
After leaving the palace, the three of them walked slowly. Feng Jiu, eho was walking in the middle, contemplated for a moment before she said to Xuanyuan Mo Ze, “I heard from Gray Wolf that there are many thousand-year-old medicinal materials in Xuanyuan Palace’s storehouse. Please take me to have a look! If there are suitable materials, it’s possible to make the elixir. ”
When Mo Chen heard this, he told Feng Jiu, “Then go! I’ll go back and apply the eye medicine first. If the medicinal materials you need are not available here, you can ask me. Maybe I can help you. ”
Xuanyuan Mo Ze took a glance at him. “You’d better take care of yourself first! I don’t think you can take out the herbs not available here.” With this, he embraced Feng Jiu and walked away.
Feng Jiu looked back at him with an apologetic smile. When they were far away, she said, “You are not friendly to him.”
“Mm, it’s because I think he’s too repulsive.” He responded in a muffled voice.
Feng Jiu couldn’t help laughing. “Why do you think so? I think he’s very attractive! He has good looks as well as an outstanding temperament. Where is he repulsive?”
He glanced at her. “Everything you think is good about him is repulsive in my eyes.”
Chapter 1749: The overturned vinegar jar
Hearing this, Feng Jiu’s lips twitched slightly. Alright! This vinegar jar was overturned, so everything was repulsive in his eyes.
As they chatted, they arrived at the medicine storehouse. Once inside. Xuanyuan Mo Ze sat and told Feng Jiu, “The medicinal materials you want should be here. Take whatever you need. There is a label on every box.”
“Mm, I know.” Feng Jiu answered. Her gaze swept rows upon rows of boxes and the herbs’ names.
Xuanyuan Mo Ze looked at her choosing herbs there and spoke out, “Those aged over 500-years-old are on the left, and the ones over ten-thousand-years-old are on the top row.”
Feng Jiu opened the boxes and took out the spirit herbs to have a look. When she saw suitable ones, she took two packets of herbs and handed them to Xuanyuan Mo Ze. “Before I made the elixir, boil this for your father first. Boil two bowls of water into half a bowl, then it’s ready.”
Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at it and asked, “Are you done?”
“Mm, we can go.”
“Let’s go, then! I had someone cook your favourite dish for you. It’s getting late, so the food should be all ready.” He took her by the hand and left with her.
The guard locked the storehouse and stood by the door.
When they went out, Xuanyuan Mo Ze handed the two packets of herbs to Shadow One, gave him an order, and then went to the palace with Feng Jiu. When they reached the palace, the meal Xuanyuan Mo Ze ordered was already served.
“Let’s invite Mo Chen to eat together with us!” Feng Jiu was wreathed in smiles as she looked at him. “He’s a guest. You can’t be lacking in manners!”
Xuanyuan Mo Ze, who originally wanted to say something, saw her eyes were smiling at him, so he didn’t say anything and just sat upright.
Leng Hua, standing behind Feng Jiu, saw it and told them with a smile, “I’ll go and invite him” With this, he turned around and withdrew.
Looking at a table full of her favourite dishes, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but get greedy. These days, if not cultivating, she was always travelling and seldom ate her favourite cuisine. Now when she saw a full table full of the dishes she liked, she felt gratified.
“This is the spirit wine. Drink a small cup first.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze poured her a small cup of wine, motioning her to taste it.
Feng Jiu saw the half-filled tiny wine cup and retracted her lips. “It’s so tiny. How can I get a taste? Why don’t you change it to a big cup?”
He glanced at her. “Are you not afraid of getting drunk? This wine has a strong effect.”
She raised her eyebrows. “Strong wine? I’ll try it.” She picked up the wine cup with both hands and took a whiff. The strong aroma of wine assailed her nostrils. The wine carried a dense spirit energy breath. She knew it was excellent wine just by smelling it.
She took a small sip. The mellow aroma of the wine in her mouth spread from the tip of her tongue. With the wine, the spirit energy breath slid down her throat and spread inside her body. With just a small sip, her whole abdomen warmed up.
“How was it?” Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s dark eyes looked at her deeply. A smile flashed in the depth of his eyes. When he saw her facial expression, he knew that she was very satisfied with this wine.
“It’s amazing. There is no burning sensation, but it’s different once it enters the stomach.” Feng Jiu took another small sip and put the wine cup down.
No wonder he said that the wine had a strong effect. With just two small sips, her whole body warmed up. Was its effect stronger than the wine in her space?
“What’s amazing?” The white-robed Mo Chen walked in slowly, asking Feng Jiu with a smile.
Chapter 1750: What’s the reason?
Hearing his voice, Feng Jiu looked up. “Here you are! Sit down, we are talking about the spirit wine!”
While talking, Feng Jiu poured him a small cup. “Have a taste. This wine has a strong effect. After only a sip, my whole body feels warm.”
“Oh? I’d like to have some.” Mo Chen sat down next to Feng Jiu, took a sip of the wine, and then nodded. “It’s pretty good. This must be an aged vintage wine.”
Xuanyuan Mo Ze glanced at him and saw the dark bruises on his eyes. With a cheerful mood, Xuanyuan Mo Ze said, “Why didn’t you smear some medicine on your eyes? The bruises look a lot darker.”
Mo Chen looked at him and replied with a smile. “I did. Feng Jiu gave me a herbal balm that’s icy cold. I’m going to put on another layer when I rest at night.” With this, he looked at Feng Jiu. “Ghost Doctor’s herbal balms are very precious. I have to use it sparingly and keep the rest as a souvenir.”
When she saw the two people bickering back and forth, Feng Jiu smiled embarrassedly and told them, “Come on, eat quickly. Don’t let the food get cold.” With that, she served Xuanyuan Mo Ze some food with her chopsticks.
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s face softened and stopped bickering with Mo Chen. Instead, he passed some dishes out on Feng Jiu’s plate. Knowing that she liked to eat salt and pepper king prawns, he peeled several of them for her. Seeing that Feng Jiu had drunk a lot of wine, Leng Shuang poured the wine and advised her, “Please drink less wine. Eat something to pad your stomach first.”
Mo Chen watched with surprise in his usually calm eyes. Yes, he didn’t expect that Xuanyuan Mo Ze, a strong exponent who had always been in the top position, a man who is full of powerful prestige and domineering, would be so gentle and considerate when facing his beloved woman.
If he didn’t witness it with his own eyes, he really wouldn’t believe that Xuanyuan Mo Ze would even do such things as peeling shrimps.
Seeing the tacit communication between the two, Mo Chen was envious of their connection. The couple didn’t talk much. Feng Jiu was responsible for eating, while Xuanyuan Mo Ze was responsible for peeling shrimps. The atmosphere was overflowed with warm and natural happiness. Even he, a bystander, could feel the tenderness between them.
At this moment, he closed his eyes and ate the dishes slowly. Inwardly, he was thinking that life was too long for an immortal. How lucky was Xuanyuan Mo Ze to spend his life together with the woman who loved him in return?
“Mo Chen, I haven’t asked why you’re here. Has something happened?” Feng Jiu looked at Mo Chen who was in the midst of his meal. He abstained from eating grains and just tasted the food at this table.
However, she was different from him. Even though she also considered practising a fast from grains, she still preferred grains and meat. As for the present table, the meal included spirit rice, spirit vegetables, and spirit meats.
Mo Chen took a glance at them. “Mm, something’s the matter.” Only after putting down his chopsticks and taking a sip of wine did he give them an answer. “I’m going to follow you this time. After finishing your business here, you’re supposed to go to the upper continent, right? I can accompany you.”
“There’s no need. I’ll go with her then.” Xuanyuan Mo Ze refused. With just a glance, it was clear to him that the man had come to add troubles.
Feng Jiu was also surprised. With a profound look at him, she asked, “What’s the reason?”