Chapter 831: Knocking down the vinegar jar
Nie Teng stood facing the horse and gazed at Feng Jiu, who was sitting on horseback. His expression changed as his eyes swept over the little boy in front of her.
“What matter does it have with you?” Feng Jiu looked back at him and spoke with a chilly voice. “Get out of the way.”
“Where are you going? I’ll see you off.” “He said in a tense voice.
“Thanks, no need to trouble you.” After she finished speaking, she pulled the rein nudged at the horse’s belly and passed him by.
Watching them riding leisurely ahead, he stood still and quietly watching. When that figure finally disappeared from his line of sight, he revoked his gaze.
“Master, do you want us to take her back?” A man in black suddenly appeared by his side. Nie Teng glanced over him after he uttered his words.
The man in black was startled. He quickly lowered his head and retreated, not daring to look straight at Nie Teng’s eyes. As he was retreating, at the corner of his eye, he saw Nie Teng on his sword following behind Feng Jiu.
Seeing this, he was slightly shocked, but he could only keep up.
On the main peak of the college, a white figure looking at the red-dressed woman riding a white horse gradually fading into the distance…
As for Ouyang Xiu, he was defeated in the first battle because he couldn’t even touch Feng Jiu’s clothes and had to acknowledge her as his master. It made him very irritated and inspired his cultivation intent. He had intended to go back, but the defeat in this battle made him immerse himself in cultivation and didn’t go back.
“What do you think he’s after? He’s been with us all the way.” Old White stepped forward and glanced back at Nie Teng who was far behind. The horse was extremely puzzled.
The human mind was hard to understand. As the Crown Prince of Green Gallop Country, Nie Teng wanted to forcibly seize and marry his Mistress as a side concubine! The scene was bloody. It didn’t expect that he would follow the Mistress again. It’s unknown what he wanted to do.
“Go on your path and don’t care about other’s affairs.” Feng Jiu reached out and took out a piece of fruit from the space and handed it to Little Hell’s Lord. “Here’s for you to eat.”
The little guy closed his eyes and leaned against her bosom. Without even looking at it, he said, “I won’t eat it.”
“Little boy, you’re too picky.” She didn’t care. If he didn’t eat it, she would eat it herself. But she noticed that the little guy in her bosom didn’t stay calm. He either turned his head and moved around or he would adjust his sitting posture.
“What happened? Are you uncomfortable? ” She asked as she ate the fruit, putting one hand around his waist to prevent him from falling off the horse.
“Why are you fooling around?” He suddenly opened his eyes and asked. His delicate little face was filled with distress.
“Ah?” Feng Jiu was startled. “Fooling around? I didn’t! ” She didn’t have that kind of spare time.
“No? What’s with this guy? And what about that gigolo? The way he’s looking at you was fishy. ” Like a husband who knocked over the vinegar jar, he did not let go at all.
It’s alright if he were a grown man. However, unfortunately, his appearance was a small child. The look on his face made one laugh.
“You care too much about other people’s business. Tell me, are you really only three or four years old?” Her eyes were full of doubt. She thought three or four-year-old children were smart, but couldn’t possibly this smart?
“Those people are eyesores.”
He frowned and spoke with pursed lips. When his face turned grim, Feng Jiu had the illusion that the child in front of him was that Hell’s Lord.
Chapter 832: Shangguan Wanrou’s news
“Just ignore them. You have to be open-minded. Treat those eyesores as air so that we won’t trouble ourselves.” She chuckled, rubbed his head and pressed him into her arms.
“Alright, be obedient and don’t throw temper tantrums. Later, when we enter the city, I’ll buy you delicious food.”
Listening to her coaxing him like a child, he felt it both novel and sweet. His taut expression was also relaxed. After answering her with “Mm,” he quietly leaned in her bosom.
When they reached the city, in order to prevent Old White from causing trouble, she especially fastened a strip of cloth on its mouth. After entering the city centre, she had the horse slow its pace and go all the way to the black market.
After reaching Black Market’s gate and handing Old White over to the staff, she took Little Hell’s Lord inside. Cloud Devouring Beast was following them.
Hearing that Feng Jiu came, the Black Market Chief rushed out and personally welcomed her.
“Young Master Jiu, I’ve sorted out all the information you need. Look, it’s all here.” After the Chief dismissed the crowd, he took out a stack of information and handed them to her.
“It took me a great deal of effort to collect all this information according to the news you provided me, for it concerns the first-grade powerful country’s aristocratic family. The Black Market had to go through some formalities to get hold of it.”
“I’m sorry to trouble you.” She nodded with a smile, then opened the file while talking with the Chief on her side,
“Shangguan family is an alchemy family. Among them, nobody could surpass Shangguan Wanrou. Her pill refining talent was the most outstanding. However, she lives in seclusion in the Shangguan family. Almost all the younger generations of the family have never met her.”
He paused for a moment. “We’ve made inquiries. From the data, we guessed that Shangguan Wanrou may be imprisoned.”
While listening to his explanation and then looking at the data, Feng Jiu’s expression was not very good. Most of the information was about the Shangguan family. As for her mother Shangguan Wenrou’s matters, there were only a few words. It could be seen that if not investigated by the Black Market’s people, this news would not be known to outsiders.
“Shangguan Wanrou never married in her whole life. Someone said that the Shangguan family was unwilling to marry off this daughter of high alchemist rank so that she can be used by the family. As far as we know, there were many who came to the Shangguan’s residence to ask for Shangguan Wenrou’s hand in marriage these years. However, they were rejected. Because she rarely appeared in front of people and the deliberate actions of the Shangguan’s family, people have gradually forgotten about Shangguan Wanrou.”
Feng Jiu put the materials away and told the Black Market’s Chief, “Apart from coming to get the materials, I have several bottles of elixirs and a pill for you to auction here.”
“Oh? What kind of elixirs and what kind of pill? ” His eyes brightened. The things that came out from Ghost Doctor’s hands were always out of ordinary. Knowing that she was studying alchemy, could the pill be successfully made in just one short year?
She took out three bottles of potions and put them on the table. She took out another bottle and said, “These are advancing potions. Two of them can be used by Golden Core cultivators. The other one is only suitable for Nascent Soul cultivators. As for this bottle, there is only one pill, which is my newly made Beauty Pill.”
Next, she explained the effect of the Beauty Pill and the effect after taking it. Finally, she told him the base price for the auction.
Chapter 833: Heavenly Dynasty Palace’s Manor
The Black Market’s Chief was very surprised, especially to hear about the Beauty Pill. He promised, “Don’t worry, Young Master, I can definitely get a great price for this pill. I will release the news first. With Ghost Doctor’s name, there is such a good thing. Perhaps it will attract some aristocratic families from higher grade countries.”
“Mm.”
She nodded. After handing over the pill to him, she spoke again, “After you auction it off, I’ll settle it with you next year.”
“Yes, I’ll take care of everything then. I’ll do it as simple as possible.” He said with a smile, knowing that she didn’t like trouble. “As Young Master Jiu has left the academy, how many days will you stay in this city? I can arrange accommodation for you.”
“There’s no need. We’ll travel from place to place.” She shook her head. After entrusting her matters, she left with Little Hell’s Lord. The plump Cloud Devouring Beast was following behind.
She took Little Hell’s Lord to the tavern to eat. She also bought a lot of cakes and fruits to eat on the journey. At last, she rode Old White all the way down to the next destination.
Two days later, after Feng Jiu shook Nie Teng off from trailing her, she took Little Hell’s Lord to settle down at an inn. Soon after that, Du Fan and Bai Xiao came to the Inn and saw her sitting by the window on the second floor.
“Master.”
After giving a salute, their eyes naturally fell on the black-robed and delicate looking Little Hell’s Lord. They looked at each other strangely because neither of them expected her to come with a child.
Besides, where did the boy come from?
“This time, I passed by here on my trip to take a look at the place you’ve selected. Let’s go! You lead the way in front. ” She said, holding Little Hell’s Lord’s hand, going down the stairs together. She told Bai Xiao, “Old White in the stable at the back. Take him out.”
Hearing this, Bai Xiao was happy. “Alright, I’ll go and have a look.”
Because he was worried about being kicked out from her side, he had been training and taming beasts for several months. His kung fu was not inferior to that of others. After several months of hard training, he was surprised that he managed to practice his family’s secret beast taming method to the fourth level. Now, he can tame the beasts below the ninth-rank.
Du Fan took Feng Jiu to leave first, while Bai Xiao led Old White out. He was excited to see his old partner after a long time.
“Old White, I heard that you can speak? I haven’t seen you for so long, you are much thinner than before! But I heard about you from Young Master. Well done.” He patted it on the head. While being brought, it excitedly shook its head and flung its tail.
“We’re returning to the mountaintop. Master said that the rope in your mouth could not be untied until we reach the place so that you would not open your mouth and cause trouble.” He led the horse out as he spoke.
After leaving the city, they flew directly. Seeing this, Bai Xiao turned over and rode on Old White’s back: “Old White, let’s catch up with them. Let’s go!” As soon as he shook the rope and clamped his legs, he rushed out of the city, splashing a cloud of dust on the mountain path.
Two hours later, they came to the manor. Du Fan told Feng Jiu, “Master, we bought this place. There are arrays around it, however, there was no aerial restriction. I have limited ability. My aerial restriction set-up was not high at all.”
Feng Jiu took Little Hell’s Lord all the way through the array. She arrived at the place and saw the scenery inside. She nodded. “Mm, this place is not bad. I’ll set the aerial restriction later.” While she was still talking, she heard a joyful voice.
“Mistress!”
Chapter 834: Paying it back sooner or later
Leng Shuang and Leng Hua came running quickly. They hadn’t seen her for a long time and were very happy to see her. Their faces shone with joy.
Feng Jiu’s looked them over, then nodded. “Leng Shuang has made progress in her cultivation. Leng Hua seems to be in good health. How’s your Tai Chi practice recently?”
“Mistress, I have made great progress in Tai Chi. I practice it every day. If you don’t believe me, you can try.” Leng Hua said with a smile. His gaze fell on the Little Hell’s Lord. “Eh? Who is this child? He looks very handsome, but why does he look so familiar?”
Little Hell’s Lord looked askance at Leng Hua. He moved his line of sight indifferently and didn’t pay any attention to him.
“He said that his name is Little Hell’s Lord. He stuck to me all day long, saying that he was the Hell’s Lord’s little brother.” She shot a glance at the little guy at her side and saw that he was not afraid of strangers. His exquisite face still wore a serious expression, as if nothing could arouse his curiosity and interest.
“Little Hell’s Lord?” Leng Shuang stared, then smilingly said, “How about I show you around?”
“Don’t treat me as a child. Besides, take out that “Little” from my name. You can’t call me Little Hell’s Lord.”
He spoke coldly. The young and tender voice was paired with a serious expression, which failed to give an admonishing effect at all. On the contrary, his tiny face made Feng Jiu reach out to pinch his face.
Getting his face pinched in front of so many people, his ear turned red. He glared at her resentfully. “Don’t pinch randomly, so many people are watching!”
“Hahahaha…”
Feng Jiu couldn’t help laughing out loud. Seeing that tsundere look was too cute, she reached out and picked up the little guy. She told him with a grin, “Not only will I pinch your face, but also kiss you. What will you do?” He kissed his face immediately, without giving him time to react.
Little Hell’s Lord was stunned. The blush on his ears spread to his face and then to his neck. He stared at Feng Jiu blankly, as if never dreaming that she dared to kiss him in front of so many people. He couldn’t react for a moment.
It was not until the laughter of the crowd broke out that he came to his senses. Instead of getting angry, he crossed his arms across his chest and snorted. “Kiss, then! You’ll have to pay it back sooner or later.” “He said meaningfully.
This woman, he didn’t know that she was so brazen, daring to mess around in front of people. As expected, she was so impetuous. She pretended to be a decent person before. She must have missed him for a long time.
He should have given her this chance before.
“Just keep on pretending!” Feng Jiu chuckled and was about to hand him to Leng Hua. Unexpectedly, the little guy hung on to her neck tightly. “I won’t let others touch me!”
Feng Jiu was startled, then smiled. “What? Are you a clean freak? Don’t learn from your Big Brother’s bad habits.”
Little Hell’s Lord didn’t look up. He laid on her shoulder and didn’t speak.
“Mistress, the courtyard is ready. Please go and have a rest.” Leng Shuang said, seeing the child wouldn’t let others hold him. She could only follow.
“Alright, let’s go in.” She answered. She went in with them, taking a look at the manor. “Du Fan, how did you find this place?”
Du Fan, who was next to her, said, “To answer Master, this subordinate had come in here before and knew that this place was for sale. It was always empty. When I came back, I found out about the owner of the manor and buy it from him.”
Chapter 835: I can tame beasts
Feng Jiu nodded. They were walking while chatting and came inside. “Are Luo Yu and others out on a mission? Why are they not around?”
“Xiang Hua has taken them out on a mission. It’s estimated that they will come back in two days.” Du Fan answered. After taking them to the hall and got them seated, Leng Shuang served them tea.
After the reorganization of the Heavenly Dynasty Palace, there were not many people left. Although some people wanted to follow them, those weren’t accepted after an investigation. Therefore, there were not many people in the palace, only a few of them and the eight Feng guards.
Even though only a few people left, one of them could fight ten people. In just a few months, both assassinations and other missions had been done well. Now the orders lined up until the sixth month of the following year. Therefore, they thought that people could join the Heavenly Dynasty Palace, but not just anyone could get in.
“I asked you to send the pill to the Centenarian Mountain. Did you send it in person?” She took a sip of tea and asked.
“Yes, I personally delivered the pill to Miss Wanyan. She was very happy to receive the pill that she sent out a box of gifts. I was about to send a letter to inform Master, but unexpectedly Master is here today.”
“Mm.” She nodded. “Xiang Hua takes care of the external matters, while you handle the internal matters. It’s truly professional.” While speaking, she took a look at him and handed him a medicine bottle. “This is a Foundation Pill. You’re at the peak of the Great Spirit Master rank. It’s time to advance.”
Du Fan’s eyes flashed with surprise to hear that. “Thank you so much, Master.”
“Do a good job, you’ll benefit a lot in the future.” She said it with a smile.
“Yes, this subordinate will certainly live up to Master’s expectations.”
He held the medicine bottle in his hand with excitement. Foundation Pill which was worth thousands of gold. Originally, Xiang Hua was betrayed because of a Foundation Pill. But when he came here, Master gave it to him easily. He knew that following the master would be the right choice for him!
“Young Master, we’re back.” Bai Xiao’s voice rang from outside. Before long, he strode in.
Seeing Bai Xiao, Feng Jiu spoke, “Just in time. I have to see your beast taming skills. If you can’t satisfy me, do you know what to do?”
“Yes, don’t worry, Young Master. I’ve been diligently practising the beast taming method for several months. In addition to doing things slowly on my own, I can deal with the spirit beasts below the 9th rank. ” He spoke with confidence. Certainly, he looked much better than he was a few months ago.
“Yes, Master.” Du Fan started speaking, “Bai Xiao truly made rapid progress in taming the beasts. Xiang Hua and Luo Yu have captured a spirit beast for him every time they return from their tasks. Among them are fierce beasts, which are kept in the woods behind us.”
Feng Jiu nodded and smiled. “Let’s go then! Anyway, I’m free now. I’ll see how you tame the beasts. ” She motioned, curious about the beast taming method.
After all, to her knowledge, among the beast tamers, beast masters truly needed some ancient clan’s secret method of animal control. Since she knew from Bai Xiao’s own mouth that he came from an influential beast tamer family, that later she intended to draw him to her side.
“Alright.” Bai Xiao nodded confidently and went back to the forest with her.
The others also followed suit and went with them.
Chapter 836: The Beast Tamer Sect
In the woods behind the mountain, Feng Jiu and others didn’t get close to the inner part of the woods. They just watched Bai Xiao walk in, while they stopped about 100 meters away. They didn’t know what Bai Xiao took out as they only heard a sound that seemed to come out from a musical instrument.
The sound seemed to disperse from Bai Xiao as its centre. When the sound came out, there was an airflow, visible to the naked eye, surging like ripples of water.
They didn’t sense anything, but Cloud Devouring Beast that was lying on the grass beside them straightened up at the sound and looked at Bai Xiao.
When she noticed Cloud Devouring Beast’ peculiar reaction, Feng Jiu’s eyes jolted. After quite a short time, she saw more than twenty spirit beasts and fierce beasts came running from the middle of the woods.
These twenty or so spirit beasts and fierce beasts seemed to have lost their vigour and bloodthirsty ferocity. They came in savagely, but when they reached Bai Xiao’s side and encircled him, each one of the beasts howled low. One of the beasts, a fierce tiger, bent down and let Bai Xiao sat on its back.
Bai Xiao rode the fierce tiger to Feng Jiu while playing the beast taming tune. He took away the instrument on his lips and looked at Feng Jiu with a smile. “Young Master, I can tame those below the ninth-rank, but I have to cultivate my family’s beast taming method up to the sixth-level to be able to subdue the beasts above the ninth-rank.”
Looking at the fierce tiger who was obedient to him as a mount without having a contract, Feng Jiu nodded. “Pretty good. You’ve made quite a rapid progress. If you have this companion, it doesn’t matter even if you can’t fight.”
Her eyes swept over the beasts, but inwardly she was thinking that if Bai Xiao’s skills to tame beasts were cultivated, the beasts would be equivalent to an army. Those beasts would be a great help in a group battle.
Standing by Feng Jiu’s side, Little Hell’s Lord’s eyes were also fixed at Bai Xiao for a while before he finally retracted his gaze.
“How many people in your clan can tame beasts currently?” Feng Jiu asked.
“My grandfather as well as my father. However, my father got his Golden Core wounded. He was unable to cultivate our clan’s mental method and also couldn’t play the beast taming tune. So, now in our clan, only my grandfather and myself are able to tame beasts.”
Bai Xiao got a little excited when he spoke up to this point. If Young Master didn’t give him pressure, he wouldn’t know that he could cultivate the beast taming mental method to the fourth level. However, he also owed this success thanks to the elixirs given by the young master.
He was thinking that if he could also get a bottle of the elixir for Grandfather, maybe Grandfather’s beast taming mental method could advance again. However, he also knew that none besides his Young Master could take out the elixirs. Every bottle of her potion was a treasure to vie for.
“The beast is controlled by sound?” Feng Jiu was surprised and looked at his hand. “What kind of musical instrument is that?”
However, this time, before Bai Xiao opened his mouth to respond, he heard Little Hell’s Lord who stood beside Feng Jiu answered.
“Beast taming is using sound to control. However, a truly successful cultivator can control the beasts with only one sound, without the aid of musical instruments. People like him should be at the lowest level of the beast taming mental method, so they need to use instruments to control the beasts”
Feng Jiu glanced at him in surprise. “You know it?” After thinking about it, she nodded. “It’s not also in the Eight Supreme Empires? Should there also an influential beast taming family there?”
Little Hell’s Lord looked up at her and said, “There’s a beast tamer sect in the Eight Supreme Empires.”
Chapter 837: The wanderer is returning home
Everyone’s sight fell on him once they heard his words.
Eight supreme empires? Beast tamer sect?
What kind of existence was that?
Those thoughts were floating in their minds. For them who had never been to the Eight Supreme Empires, they had an intense curiosity. But they also knew that they wouldn’t reach that place without superior strength.
It was obvious to them that even if their Master went there in the future, they might not be able to go. Because without excellent strength, people could not survive in such a place.
After staying in the manor for a few days, Feng Jiu placed a new restriction on it and strengthened the protection array surrounding the manor. As Luo Yu and others still hadn’t returned, she left Old White in the manor. She only brought the two siblings Leng Shuang and Leng Hua as well as Little Hell’s Lord and Cloud Devouring Beast with her.
They spent half the whole journey having fun up to the day of the Spring Festival to return to the Phoenix Empire.
At the imperial palace
“Feng Xiao, did Little Feng say when she’s coming back?” Old Patriarch Feng came in, his hands were clasped on his back.
Feng Xiao, who was immersed in the state affairs, looked up and saw that it was the old patriarch. He put down his affairs and smiled. “Father, don’t worry. Little Jiu should come back in the New Year. There are still two days before the first day of the New Year. It looks like these two days!”
“I’ll send several people to the gate to wait. When they see her coming back, they can also spread the news. I don’t have to wait for her all the time.” As the old patriarch walked back and forth, he said, “I don’t know how long she will stay here this time? This girl has been away for a year, I have no idea if she got thin living outside? ”
Feng Xiao smiled. “Don’t worry about Little Jiu, Father. You look after Mother instead. Her due date for giving birth is coming soon. Please remember now not to leave her.”
The thought that he would soon have another brother or sister, who would be dozens of years younger than his daughter, filled him with mixed feelings.
He had both regrets and joy. He really didn’t expect that after passing half of his life, there would be a newborn brother or sister. This feeling was very novel.
“It’s alright. Su Xi has calculated it. The baby should be born after the New Year.” He waved his hand. “What’s more, the midwife has prepared everything. It’s absolutely safe.”
“I don’t know if they have told Little Jiu the good news that she would have an aunt or an uncle?” Feng Xiao laughed.
The old patriarch smiled sheepishly, his face was burning with embarrassment. Such an old person, yet still want to have a child. It’s a bit…
“I’m leaving first, then. Don’t forget to tell me when Little Feng comes back.” He hurriedly turned and walked away.
Feng Xiao shook his head. With a smile, she walked out with his hands clasped on his back. When he was about to call some Feng Guards to wait outside the palace gate, a Feng Guard came in a hurry.
“Master, the Eldest Miss and her entourage have returned.” A middle-aged Feng Guard spoke with a delighted smile. “They’re already at the palace gate. This subordinate spotted them from far away and immediately came here to give a report.”
Feng Xiao was overjoyed. “That’s great. It’s great that she’s returned.” He strode outside as he spoke.
Feng Jiu and her people entered the palace gate together. She saw from afar her father coming out to welcome her with large strides. When she saw him, a gentle smile bloomed on her face and her heart softened.
She left home last year and returned this year. She hadn’t seen her father for a whole year. She wasn’t’ aware of it when she didn’t see him, but when they met, she finally knew this kind of deep longing.
Chapter 838: It’s great that you re home
“Father!” She ran to him and threw herself into his arms. “Father, do you miss me?”
Feng Xiao caught his daughter. At this moment, the heart of the tough man was too soft to speak. He tapped his daughter’s head in his arms and laughed. “I miss you! I’ve been constantly thinking about since you’ve left home. I’ve been looking forward to your return. Let’s go. Father ordered the dishes you like to be made for your welcome dinner.”
Little Hell’s Lord, who was walking slowly behind, looked at the father and daughter who were hugging each other. Although they were father and daughter, he still felt embarrassed, but he didn’t say anything. His face was gloomy.
“Eh? Who is the child? Why do you look like…?” Feng Xiao was just about to say this child looked like Hell’s Lord. But then, he saw the child came up and pulled the corner of his daughter’s garment.
“What’s the matter?” Feng Jiu looked down.
Little Hell’s Lord stretched out his hands. He didn’t speak, but it was obvious that he wanted her to carry him in her bosom.
Feng Jiu smiled while telling her father. “Father, he said that he’s Hell’s Lord’s little brother. His name is Little Hell’s Lord. He’s following me recently.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at the child, still stretching out his hands asking her to hold him. She smiled with her eyes squinted to half-moon. “You want me to hold you? Okay, let’s see if you can catch up with me.”
They could only see a red gown flashed accompanied by a peal of laughter. The girl who was standing in front of them earlier had already swept off toward the imperial palace.
Watching his daughter running to the palace, Feng Xiao shook his head and smiled at the little guy. “Come, I’ll hold you.” He stretched out his hand but was left dumbfounded since the little guy swept off like the wind, chasing after his daughter.
“This speed…”
He’s speechless. Was this kid three or four years old? How did he get that speed?
“Ruler.” Leng Shuang and Leng Hua made a salute.
“Oh, why are only the two of you returning? Those Feng Guards are not with you?” He was a little surprised that not only the Feng Guards but also Old White was not coming back.
“They have other things to do, so Mistress asked them to stay there. Because Old White was able to speak, Mistress was worried that it would cause trouble as soon as it spoke, so it remained there and didn’t return with us.”
“Old White can speak a human language? Does it turn into a divine beast?”
Leng Hua smiled. “No, I heard it was able to speak after eating the pill that Mistress refined.”
“So that’s what happened. That’s alright! You go in, too! It’s a tough journey for you, have a good rest.” He smiled and went in with them.
Hearing that Feng Jiu had arrived, the old patriarch went to the imperial palace. Unexpectedly, he met Feng Jiu on the way. When he saw his granddaughter in dazzling red, he couldn’t help smiling.
“Little Feng, you’re back.”
“Grandfather.” Feng Jiu called out. She saw her grandfather looking like a middle-aged man. His complexion was ruddy, looking like he’s in good health. She knew that his body was also in good condition.
Also, he should have no problem now.
In the past, her grandfather had intermittent amnesia, which had been cured by her. Now, his strength is at the Martial Emperor rank. He could be considered as the first expert among the ninth-grade countries. He was accompanied by a beauty. Naturally, he was in a cheerful mood, good in both his mental and physical condition.
“I was just talking about how it’s going to be the New Year, yet you haven’t returned. Just as I was talking about it, I heard that you arrived at the palace. It’s great that you’re home. Great that you’re home.” He nodded, looking at her with eyes full of love and affection.
Chapter 839: The taste of home
“It’s the New Year! How could I not come back? Besides, I’ve heard from Leng Shuang and others that Grandmother is pregnant, so of course, I have to come back.” She smiled, with both eyes squinted to half-moon. She took his hand and said, “Grandfather, I also bring you a New Year’s gift.”
“Hahaha, good, good. I know you’re a considerate girl.” He nodded happily and patted her hand.
“You immediately forgot your father after seeing your grandfather, didn’t you? Why didn’t I hear you bring me a present?” Feng Xiao’s voice came from behind. Although it was solemn, it still carried an unconcealed smile.
“I got presents for all of you. ” She started laughing. When she looked back, she saw the little guy standing beside her father was staring at her. She laughed, “I also have one for Little Hell’s Lord.”
“Little Hell’s Lord? This child is?” The Old Patriarch’s gaze fell on the Little Hell’s Lord’s face that resembled Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s. His eyes shrunk. “Has Mohan married? How old is the child?”
His face darkened. Seeing such a child, he instinctively thought that Ling Mohan might have married. Otherwise, how could this child look exactly like him?
“Grandfather, I’m his little brother, not his son. He hasn’t married her yet! Where’s the son from?” The little guy made a salute to the Old Patriarch Feng like a small adult. While speaking, his gaze fell on Feng Jiu.
When he heard his explanation, Old Patriarch Feng’s expression relaxed. “Little brother? It’s good as long as you’re not his son. If he’s been out concealing the fact that he’s stealthily married from us, don’t expect me to marry my granddaughter to him.”
“Don’t worry, Grandfather. That won’t happen.” The young and tender voice gave him assurance. When the crowd listened to him, they had different thoughts in their minds. They couldn’t help staring at him.
However, he stood upright with a serious look. Set off by the low-key but luxurious small black robe, nobody was able to find any fault in him. He was so elegant and noble that everyone got convinced.
“Come here, let Grandpa hold you.”
He bent down and tried to hug him, but the little guy stepped back and shook his head. He said with a straight face, “I don’t need to be hugged.”
Everyone who heard this, except for the Old Patriarch, looked slightly shocked and then laughed.
Its’ that he didn’t need other people to hug him, not that he didn’t need to be hugged, right?
The party walked while chatting toward the Old Patriarch’s palace. When they reached his palace, they finally saw Su Xi carrying a big stomach and radiating a motherly love.
“Grandmother.”
Feng Jiu gave her a salute with a smile and her eyes fell on her stomach. “Grandmother is about to give birth?”
“Little Feng is back!” Su Xi pulled her hand urging her to sit down and said with a smile. “It should be born after the New Year.”
“Then I’ll stay until Grandmother gives birth to my little uncle.” She said with a smile.
“If you are not in a hurry to go to the academy, you should stay at home for extra days. Your grandfather always talks about you, saying that you would stay away for a year. You’ve never tried to go so far from home before and he is always worried that you will not have enough to eat and will be bullied outside.”
Feng Jiu laughed loudly when she heard this. “I’m always the one who bullies people. Who can bully me?”
“The boy is really good-looking. He must be only three or four years old?” She looked at Little Hell’s Lord, standing quietly at the side. Since she was soon to become a mother, she particularly loved seeing little kids.
So, she picked up a small red fruit on the table and handed it to him. “Here, it’s for you.”
Chapter 840: Restored by the Foundation Visage Pill
“Thank you very much.” He stepped forward to take the fruit, then thanked her and returned to Feng Jiu’s side.
Seeing this, she couldn’t help but smile. “This child is so well-behaved.”
“His name is Little Hell’s Lord. He’s my friend’s little brother. He has recently entrusted me to take care of him.”
She smiled and gathered the little guy into her arms. She saw that the tsundere little guy’s face turned awkward and red in the ears. However, his delighted expression was obvious to everyone.
Everyone looked at him with a smile. They felt that the child was really strange. It seemed that he was really clinging to Feng Jiu. He seemed delighted with Feng Jiu’s affectionate action, yet also somewhat uncomfortable with it.
They talked for a while. Feng Jiu didn’t return home for a long time, so she stayed in the palace tonight. After the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, she took out all the gifts to them. Finally, she handed her grandfather a pill.
“Grandfather, I specially prepared this for you. It took me a long time to refine it.” She handed him the bottle containing the pill. “Grandfather, take it here! Let me see its effect.”
“You girl, what you gave to your father and grandmother are good things. You gave a pill to Grandfather? Aren’t you too stingy?” He pretended to be angry, but the corner of his lips curved up. He took the bottle and asked, “What kind of pill is this?”
“Grandfather, it’s good stuff. Because the herbs were hard to find, I only made one. I don’t even have one for Father!”
“Let me see, it should be a repairing pill?” Feng Xiao smiled. When the Old Patriarch poured the pill out, it sent bursts of fragrance.
“Or is it an advancing pill?” He guessed.
Feng Jiu shook her head and looked at her grandfather mysteriously. “You will know after taking the medicine.”
The Old Patriarch assented. He took the pill in front of the people. After the pill entered his body, he felt a strong aroma of medicine in his mouth. It sent out a spirit airflow with the medicine into the body that turned into countless streams to moisten the body.
The change in the body was invisible outwardly, but he could feel it. A strange sensation was spreading through the body, and with the flow of the medicine, his outward appearance also transformed.
Originally, he looked middle-aged. At this moment, his face underwent a little change, restoring his youth at the speed visible to the naked eye. Not only his appearance was back, but even his body also followed the transformation. It was incredible. In front of all the incredulous eyes, in the time it took a half-column of incense to burn, the forty or fifty-year-old middle-aged man turned into a twenty-something youth.
“Hiss! This, this is…”
Feng Xiao was shocked to see his father turned to a man younger than him. He didn’t know how to react for a while. He only knew that his father really returned to his youthful appearance, which was the extraordinary handsome man that stood before him.
It was the first time that Leng Shuang and Leng Hua saw this. Even it was the first time for the Feng Guards to see such a magical pill. They had experienced many storms, but when they saw this scene now, they were still filled with shock.
When Little Hell’s Lord saw this scene, his eyes flickered slightly. It was not outside his expectations that Feng Jiu could make such pills. In his eyes, she was so excellent that refining this Foundation Visage Pill was not difficult for her.
Su Xi looked at the young face in her memory. She was so moved and her eyes reddened….