Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss

Chapter 1201 - 1220

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Chapter 1201:- The Wind Kicks Up (2)

At the same moment that the Fire Country's army set forth, Qiao Chu and his companions were already on the roads, on their way towards the Condor Country.

Watching the army depart, included not only Mo Qian Yuan and people from the Jun Family. A tall slender figure, was also standing in sorrow outside the city's walls, to look at the back of the petite and tiny figure upon the tall war steed, riding right at the forefront of the entire grand army of the Fire Country.

"Lord Jue." Ye Mei called out as he stood on one side, looking at Jun Wu Yao's faraway gaze.

"Hmm?"

"Why didn't Lord Jue tell Young Miss about it? Now that it is known that the Condor Country has another piece of the map, there is only one last piece to find now." Ye Mei asked, feeling a little puzzled. His Lord Jue obviously wanted very much to go together with the Young Miss but wondered why he would always choose to leave in sorrow to avoid her after meeting with her.

The ends of Jun Wu Yao's lips lifted slightly as he continued to stare after the tiny figure who was growing up gradually and his eyes filled up with a smile.

"Ye Mei."

"Your subordinate's here."

"Do you feel, the current me, is qualified to even think of developing a relationship with her?" Jun Wu Yao said in a highly nonchalant tone, tinged with a trace of languidity, but the highly manly voice seemed to be torn up by the sound of the wound blowing past.

Ye Mei's heart suddenly thumped heavily a beat.

He understood, Jun Wu Yao's concern.

"Your subordinate will definitely, do everything within my power, to annihilate those people!" Ye Mei's eyes narrowed up slightly, his eyes quickly filling up with murder that rocked the skies.

Jun Wu Yao then said with a laugh: "If they were so easily eradicated, would I need to be in this state? But this is still alright..... When the little one charges into the Middle Realm, it would be time for me to settle some scores with those old fellows. Anyway, it will be good to let them continue to be complacent for a while more, the taste of making them fall from even higher up in the clouds will be all the more sweet, wouldn't it?" Jun Wu Yao said with a low laugh, but not a single sliver of mirth could be felt from it.

"Yes!" Ye Mei replied with utmost certainty.

"Little Xie is the most interesting person I have ever met. I am really curious to see just how far she can go. Even if I am unable to see her walk to the end with my own eyes, at least let me see her growth in this period." Jun Wu Yao said with a laugh.

In the beginning, even he himself had never thought, that what started out as teasing, would end up with him really moving his heart.

And once he gave out his heart, it was impossible for him to take it back, and he did not want to take it back.

Like a moth's attraction to fire, even knowing very well that he should not get close, but he could not help himself but want to get closer.

He had slowed down with the pace of his own plans, only to spend a little more time with Jun Wu Xie. He had not seen enough of her countenance, not heard enough of her voice, how could he be willing to leave?

This was the first time he had been so unwilling to part, and this amazing emotion had made him willingly put aside the hatred deep within his heart, to protect her as she gradually grew up.

Jun Wu Yao never interfered excessively into Jun Wu Xie's affairs. Although he possessed the power to, but he had never cared to do that, because he knew, what Jun Wu Xie wanted, was never a powerful backing, but instead seeked to strengthen herself.

Only when she grew stronger herself, would it be power that gave her the biggest guarantee!

"The Young Miss, is indeed an extraordinary person." In regards to this point, Ye Mei was highly certain. At least he and Ye Sha, when facing Jun Wu Xie, would involuntarily feel themselves overwhelmed, by Jun Wu Xie's presence.

Although Jun Wu Xie was still not powerful enough yet, but the potential she held had been strongly picked up by their sensitive senses.

Jun Wu Yao laughed. Any praise exaggerated or not, to him, felt as if the praise was heaped upon himself as well.

"My Little Xie would of course be different from all those commoners." He said, his tone filled with pride.

Casting a final glance at the slowly disappearing army in the distance, Jun Wu Yao's body then shimmered, and disappeared into the wind together with Ye Mei.

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Chapter 1202:- The Empress of the Fire Country (1)

The Fire Country's army returned triumphant and the entire country celebrated. Seeing the grandiose contingent marching proudly into the city, the Fire Country's citizens did not even need to guess and they knew that they had won another time.

Another.....

Victory to the Fire Country was common like drinking water to them. To the people in the country, they never even thought what it was like to taste defeat.

Under the celebrative mood, the Fire Country's army had in two successive battles, annihilated a total number of four million, brandishing a brand new record in the Fire Country's history of battles, which made many of the Fire Country's citizens literally dance with glee. This was the first battle after the new Emperor ascended to the throne and they had won so beautifully, which naturally made the Fire Country's citizens acknowledge the ability of their young Emperor. Songs were sung and the scribes' brushes flew to record this historic event, penning the most beautiful verses, documenting the Fire Country's new victory into their vault of annals.

However.....

The Fire Country's soldiers were a whole lot more subdued. Faced with all the overwhelming praises and cheers heaped upon them, they only felt a sense of guilt and thought themselves undeserving of it.

This battle, had the most number of enemies ever destroyed, but more than an entire half of those enemies had been taken down by the one lone man at the side of His Majesty.

The combined number of kills the entire army had been responsible for, was unable to compete with the single person at Jun Xie's side. This made the entire bunch of stalwart soldiers felt their faces burn brightly, answering to the people's words in an embarrassed manner, their ears and countenances still flushed a red shade as they returned to their barracks.

All them them had made Jun Wu Yao their idol that they would pursue after their entire lives!

The men were also all greatly humbled by the display of power by Jun Wu Xie.

[Whoever dared to despise their little Emperor for being too young, they would wipe faeces upon that person's face!]

[Would anyone have ever seen, a fifteen year old Purple Spirit? ]

[If I tell you about it, it will surely scare the living daylights out of you!]

Lei Chen upon returning back to the Fire Country's Imperial Capital, escorted Jun Xie into the Imperial Palace, while he and Lei Xi returned to their own respective palaces.

After Jun Wu Xie became the Fire Country's new Emperor, the several original Princes were made Dukes. Lei Chen was on the side highly supportive of Jun Xie and Lei Xi followed Lei Chen in whatever he did. The highly mediocre Lei Yuan had explicitly stated that as long as he had good food and drink, and was allowed a lavish life, he would not mind who reigned as the Emperor.

But.....

Accompanying Jun Xie into the Imperial Palace, was another. Qi Ling Yue.

After the wedding in the Thousand Beast City, Qu Ling Yue had followed at the sides of Jun Wu Xie. But her personality had taken a complete change. Throughout the entire war in the Qi Kingdom, she had never once initiated a conversation with Jun Wu Xie, not even a single syllable.

The girl who had once immediately turned beet red upon seeing Jun Wu Xie, and got herself driven into a hapless fluster, had now seemingly been reborn. The tinge of naivety present in the eyes of most young and youthful girls had faded away from hers. She was like a highly stable crabapple blossom, quietly enduring and silent.

Even when the battles took place, she did not show the slightest sign of being squirmish like she had in the past, but had been stoically silent and just drew her sword to step into battle, to slaughter the enemy together with the officers of the Fire Country's army.

At that moment, Qu Ling Yue was following behind Jun Wu Xie, walking within the Fire Country's Imperial Palace's compound silently. If not for the fact her footsteps could be heard, Jun Wu Xie might very well have thought that such a person did not really exist.

When they walked into the Main Palace, the eunuchs and palace maids greeted and took their leave from the two of them, leaving only Jun Wu Xie and Qu Ling Yue in the room.

Jun Wu Xie turned her head and looked at the young girl who had quietly transformed completely and said softly.

"I will not be remaining here in the Fire Country in the days to come, and neither will I be staying in the Qi Kingdom. Since we are wedded, I will take responsibility for you. If you wish, you can choose to stay in anyplace."

Qu Ling Yue was slightly taken aback and her eyes lowered before she said: "I wish to remain in the Fire Country."

"Alright." Jun Wu Xie agreed, and then said: "I wish for you to be the Empress of the Fire Country, and the Fire Country's Imperial Harem, would only be you, one person alone."

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Chapter 1203:- The Empress of the Fire Country (2)

Jun Wu Xie's quick and direct agreement to it startled Qu Ling Yue's heart. She raised her eyes up slightly and looked at the valiant and heroic Jun Wu Xie before her eyes.

Knowing that Jun Wu Xie was a girl like herself, but..... she could not change how her heart had felt in the past.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I have chosen the Fire Country?" Qu Ling Yue asked looking at Jun Wu Xie. She had not even asked at all and had immediately agreed to it.

"Do you realize with you not remaining in the Fire Country and I become the Empress of the Fire Country, then..... I could very well hold the power to change the entire Fire Country in my hands? Aren't you afraid..... that I might swallow up your country?"

Jun Wu Xie slowly shook her head.

"You will not."

Qu Ling Yue's eyes showed startlement and suddenly, upon that sweet beautiful face, a smile that came right from inside her heart broke out for the first time ever since that calamity that she had gone through.

"Your humble concubine pays her respects to Your Majesty!" She bent her knees onto the ground to pay her respects to Jun Wu Xie according to palace rites.

All that Jun Wu Xie had done, had always been to protect her. Jun Wu Xie was willing to bestow upon her all the glory, and that, was Jun Wu Xie's way of shielding her. Qu Ling Yue knew, that the things Jun Wu Xie was going to do, were things that she would not be able to interfere with, and she was not willing to become a burden to Jun Wu Xie.

The choices that Jun Wu Xie had given to her, were paths that she had paved for her to advance.

Even without Jun Wu Xie at her side in the future, no one would be able to harm her in the slightest.

If...... she was a man..... how great that would have been.....

"Get up." Jun Wu Xie opened her mouth to say. Before this, as she needed to rescue the Qi Kingdom, she had immediately after her ascension to the throne, hastened to lead the army into battle, and had not made any arrangements for Qu Ling Yue then. Today, since she had come back as she needed to ask Wen Yu some questions, and Qu Ling Yue had chosen to remain within the Fire Country, then she would hand to her the highest and most prestigious position of the Imperial Harem to her. Till Qu Ling Yue found someone she could truly entrust her heart to, Jun Wu Xie would always continue to protect her.

Qu Ling Yue got up slowly.

"Three days later, the ceremony to bestow the Empress to the people will then be held. You can now retire to your chambers first." Jun Wu Xie then said.

Qu Ling Yue turned around to leave and just before she was about to step out through the Imperial Hall's doors, she suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Jun Wu Xie standing within the Imperial Hall.

That petite figure was not even as tall as she was, but she made people feel an immeasurable amount of security.

[Thank you.]

[Thank you for having been willing to save me.]

[Thank you for pulling out out from the deep abyss I had fallen into.]

[I have no other abilities, but am willing to see to it that before you return, I will defend and protect this empire on your behalf.]

Turning her gaze back, Qu ling Yue strode out from the Imperial Hall, her face looking into the sun, the expression on it highly determined and unwavering.

Nobody would have ever thought, many years later, the iron blooded Empress who made countless men bow in reverence to her, the Commander in Chief of three entire armies, had been born on this day, where it all began.

In the days to come, when she brought war that encompassed the entire Three Realms for Jun Wu Xie, leading an innumerable number of lions of unsurpassing powers, destroying enemies in the tens of millions, no one knew that the well known iron blooded Empress whose name rocked the Three Realms had in the beginning of beginnings, only started out doing it for the sake of one person, to defend her empire, protecting her glory.

It was not known, with this one step they took, how many lives they actually changed and affected, or altered how much of the structure the lands under the Heavens took.

When Qu Ling Yue left, Jun Wu Xie ordered for people to summon Wen Yu for an audience within the Imperial Palace. She sat alone by herself within the Imperial Hall, the thoughts that ran through her mind unending and uninterrupted.

After about half a day had passed, Wen Yu dressed in a full white robe walked slowly into the Imperial Palace. It was one of the coldest days of winter and white fox fur lined a full round at his collar. That graceful and handsome demeanor, could be deemed as unparalleled but did not bring any discomfort to people. The corners of his mouth were lifted in a smile, his silver hair falling across his back.

Seeing Jun Xie, he stepped forward and bent slightly at the hip in greeting, his eyes filled with a warmth that could melt the winter's chill.

"Wen Yu, pays his respects to His Majesty."

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Chapter 1204:- Wen Yu's Words (1)

"How is the Grand Adviser doing?" Jun Wu Xie asked as her gaze swept over Wen Yu's eyes. It must be said, that Lei Chen's skills in drawing was indeed amazing, as the person upon that portrait truly looked exactly like Wen Yu.

"I am grateful for Your Majesty's concern. I am doing fine." Wen Yu replied with a smile.

"Grand Adviser, have a seat." Jun Wu Xie said.

Wen Yu sat down on one side.

"I wonder what's the reason Your Majesty has asked your vassal to come here today? Your Majesty has just returned to the Imperial Palace and back from a war, so rest and recuperation should come first." Wen Yu had a rather good impression of Jun Xie as he had never met such a highly intelligent but calm and cool headed youth. Even Lei Chen whom he had accepted as his disciple and had been highly praised by everyone if placed before Jun Xie, would also pale in comparison.

Jun Wu Xie looked at Wen Yu's head of silver hair and that handsome and young countenance before she asked lightly: "How long has the Grand Adviser been in the Fire Country?"

Wen Yu was slightly stunned a moment but he immediately recovered his smile.

"Your vassal has been here ever since the founding of the Fire Country."

The lifespan of a person in the Lower Realm was at most over a hundred years old where the further one broke through in their spirit power levels, the longer they lived. But it had already been a few hundred years since the Fire Country's founding and unless he was a Purple Spirit, or no one would be able to live for so long.

Wen Yu did not hide anything not because he did not want to, but it was because his existence was well known by everyone under the Heavens and even if he tries to change his words, Jun Xie would not believe him.

"I have come to the Fire Country only recently and do not understand much about the Fire Country, only for the fact that it is said the Grand Adviser does not like to step out from his palace nor has ever left the Fire Country's Imperial Capital. I am merely wondering how true that would be." Jun Wu Xie feigned disinterest as she looked at Wen Yu, and asked in a highly nonchalant tone.

Wen Yu gave a light laugh and said: "Your Majesty really isn't used to being an Emperor yet that you would still address yourself as "I", but that should be up to Your Majesty's personal preference. As for the rumours, that might be a little exaggerated. Although your loyal vassal dislikes going out, but not to the extent that I have never left the Imperial Capital. Every year, your loyal vassal would at the first break of spring when the flowers bloomed, tour the lakes to take in the sights, admiring the mountains and rivers under the Heavens on Earth."

(Translator's Note from Cloud: Emperors usually use 朕 zhen, one of the pronouns used to address themselves)

"Oh?" Jun Wu Xie asked with an eyebrow lifted. "I wonder if the Grand Adviser has been to the Qi Kingdom?"

The expression on Wen Yu's face congealed a moment and the smile in his eyes faded slightly. He raised up his eyes slightly to look at Jun Wu Xie, seemingly trying to find out something from Jun Wu Xie's face. But after searching for a period of time, he still could not find the slightest clue from Jun Wu Xie's face.

"Why would Your Majesty be asking that?"

Jun Wu Xie replied: "I lead the army into the Qi Kingdom this time and when I captured the Condor Country's Commander in Chief and the others, I heard something interesting. The Condor Country allied with the three other countries to invade the Qi Kingdom, not for the Qi Kingdom's lands, but was instead merely seeking for a piece of jade. That jade piece is the Qi Kingdom's highly symbolic Soul Jade. It seems rather strange though, that the Condor Country would expend so much effort, just for a piece of jade. Doesn't this make the Grand Adviser think all of it strange at all?"

The smile on Wen Yu's face had faded almost into oblivion and his attractive looking brows had furrowed together.

Jun Wu Xie observed all those reactions of his and continued to say: "I was rather baffled and I asked the Qi Kingdom's Duke Lin about it. It seems that that piece of jade was given to Duke Lin and their founding Emperor by a young man even before the Qi Kingdom was founded. According to the description Duke Lin gave, the person who gifted them the jade piece had some rather unique characteristics. He looked every inch a young man with an highly attractive countenance, but it was not known why he had a head full of flowing silver hair. Such a description was extremely rare to hear, and among the countless masses of people I have seen, only our esteemed Grand Adviser fits that description. I wonder what the Grand Adviser..... would like to say about that."

Jun Wu Xie's gaze was locked unwavering on Wen Yu, the suspicions she suppressed so hard within her heart starting to boil and bubble.

Wen Yu listened to it throughout quietly, and gave a light sigh at the end.

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Chapter 1205:- Wen Yu's Words (2)

"I have truly dragged the Qi Kingdom down." Wen Yu said softly.

Jun Wu Xie's heart jumped!

Wen Yu raised his head up and looked at Jun Wu Xie, the smile completely disappeared from his eyes, with only helplessness filled in them.

"Your Majesty summoned your vassal here today, and told your vassal all this, I believe Your Majesty already has some answers in your heart. I believe the question that remains is whether that jade piece was gifted by your loyal vassal or not?"

Wen Yu's clear and direct words did not contain the slightest tinge of subterfuge. He knew, with Jun Xie's intellect and wisdom, without complete confidence, Jun Xie would not come questioning him like this. Although Jun Xie was just merely asking, but Jun Xie would already have certain answers in mind and was merely waiting to hear him admit it with his own mouth.

"Yes." Jun Wu Xie admitted.

Wen Yu said with a resigned smile: "It was me."

"That piece of Soul Jade, how did you gain possession of it, or should I be saying..... that piece of Soul Calming Jade." Jun Wu Xie asked warily, in an attempt to probe the waters further.

A look of surprise came onto Wen Yu's face very quickly. He stared at Jun Xie in shock, seemingly never having expected Jun Xie to know about it being the "Soul Calming Jade"!

When he had gifted that Soul Calming Jade to Jun Xian and the others, he had only casually told them it was Soul Jade, never ever having mentioned anything about it being the Soul Calming Jade!

How did Jun Xie come to know about that?

Jun Wu Xie observed the reactions on Wen Yu's face, the doubts in her heart finally being answered bit by bit. Wen Yu must have really known of the Soul Calming Jade's origins!

"The Grand Adviser, seems to be rather surprised? The Grand Adviser must be reacting like this because I know that jade piece is called the Soul Calming Jade, or is it because..... that piece of jade originated from the Spirit World?" Jun Wu Xie asked stirring up the waters further to see what would surface.

Wen Yu's face contorted. The things Jun Xie knew, went way further than what he had imagined!

"Your Majesty knows?"

Wen Yu's eyes filled up with surprise and doubt.

Jun Wu Xie nodded. "I am also aware that the Soul Calming Jade was one of the magical treasures that was buried inside the Dark Emperor's tomb."

With those words, Wen Yu became even more startled. His eyes were fixed resolutely upon Jun Xie, trying to find something upon that tiny face.

"I am just curious why something that should be still buried within the Dark Emperor's tomb would suddenly appear in the Grand Adviser's hands, and why had the Grand Adviser gifted it to a comparative stranger but mere acquaintance like the Qi Kingdom." Jun Wu Xie pushed aggressively in her probes, not giving Wen Yu any chance of escape.

Wen Yu's lips stiffened and pressed tightly together, averting his gaze away, unable to look into that pair of cold piercing eyes of Jun Xie's.

It was completely quiet in the Imperial Hall. The query that Jun Wu Xie had thrown out made We Yu fall into silence.

At the moment just as Jun Wu Xie intended to continue to speak, Wen Yu suddenly lowered his head and said: "Since Your Majesty knows of the Spirit World, and is aware of the existence of the Dark Emperor's tomb, it seems that Your Majesty knows of things not just within the Lower Realm. Since Your Majesty knows that the origins of all those things are all extraordinary and uncommon, why would Your Majesty continue to probe about them? Does Your Majesty know that people who got themselves tainted in anyway with the Dark Emperor's tomb would finally come to no good end? Your Majesty is the Fire Country's Emperor and your vassal here is the Fire Country's Grand Adviser. Your vassal is really unwilling to see Your Majesty becoming tainted with such things and I would implore that Your Majesty retracts the curiosity in your heart and treat it as if none of this had ever happened."

"And if I cannot?" Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up. Wen Yu's response had been exactly what she had guessed. He knew about the Soul Calming Jade, was aware of the Dark Emperor's tomb, had knowledge of the Middle Realm. He was definitely not just a simple Grand Adviser as he portrayed himself to be.

Wen Yu smiled bitterly as he suddenly raised his head, at the same time revealing one hand outside his sleeve.

A ball of purple coloured flame burned within his palm!

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Chapter 1206:- Wen Yu's Words (3)

That ball of flame fueled by the energy of a Purple Spirit burned so pure and clear, without the slightest tinge of impurity.

That was the most pure form of the Purple Spirit's energy Jun Wu Xie had ever seen and she also noticed, when Wen Yu summoned his Purple Spirit, not the slightest sliver of spirit energy could be felt from Wen Yu's body, except for that lone ball of purple fire burning continuously in his palm.

Spirit power could be released to shroud one's body entirely, or to control it to be gathered in a specific spot, but Jun Wu Xie did not know that a person would be able to summon one's Purple Spirit to take on the form of a flame to burn within one's palm!

The Purple Spirit in the Lower Realm, might be the most powerful, but in the Middle Realm, it is merely considered to be common. Your Majesty should take a look at this ball of spirit flame of mine and see whether you think it to be pure, but know that in the Middle Realm, people who hold powers higher than mine can be found everywhere. The Dark Emperor's tomb, is the most valuable treasure that the various major powers in the Middle Realm dream to possess. Regardless whether they held any clues in their hands, after the Dark Emperor fell, all of them had never given up on finding the location of the Dark Emperor's tomb. They all yearn to possess all the magical treasures the Dark Emperor had plundered when he was alive." Wen Yu said with a bitter smile on his lips, suddenly turning his palm over quickly, and the purple flame promptly disappeared without a trace.

Being able to exercise such precise control over one's spirit power, and was still able to suppress the spirit power's aura so completely, Jun Wu Xie could almost be certain that Wen Yu was stronger than any Purple Spirit that he had ever met, maybe with the exception of the grey robed opponent back in the Cloudy Peaks who had defeated Ye Sha, that might pose a match for!

With Wen Yu being so powerful, why had he chosen to remain in the Lower Realm? From his words, it was not difficult to decipher that he had originally been from the Middle Realm.

"The various major powers, in their quest to locate the Dark Emperor's tomb, had expended an immeasurable amount of effort and resources, sent out countless of their people. Your Majesty's guess is correct. The Soul Calming Jade had previously been in the Dark Emperor's tomb." Wen Yu said as he looked at Jun Wu Xie, his eyes looking like they hid the experience of immense trials behind them.

"I've been to the Dark Emperor's tomb. That piece of Soul Calming Jade, was brought out from the Dark Emperor's tomb by me."

Jun Wu Xie held her breath for that one moment. Although she had already guessed as much in her heart, but having just gained affirmation on that as fact, had still caused her to become excited!

However, there wasn't the slightest bit of pride on Wen Yu's face, but it instead showed only a bitterness.

"At that time, the Dark Emperor unified the entire Middle Realm and gathered all the magical treasures in the Middle Realm for himself. The might of the Dark Regions firmly overpowered all the other powers regardless whether it were the Four Sides, Nine Temples or the Twelve Palaces, none of them was a match for them. Even if they were to join forces, they would not be a match for the Dark Emperor himself alone. But the Dark Emperor had then suddenly fallen, which threw the structure of power within the Middle Realm into chaos. Although the Dark Emperor was no more, but the might of the Dark Regime was still powerful. Although they were not able to unify the Middle Realm once again, they remained a force that none of the powers dared to offend."

"The Dark Emperor has passed on for many years but the Dark Regions did not have a new leader appearing among them, and the entire Dark Regime still holds the Dark Emperor as supreme till this day. For the other powers to set their eyes on the magical treasures in the Dark Emperor's tomb, it will undoubtedly be seen as an affront to the Dark Emperor's eminence. If it was found out by the Dark Regime, they would surely do everything in their power to obliterate them." Wen Yu spoke with a helpless and bitter smile, and shaking his head, he continued.

"But with such an immense horde of magical artifacts, it proved to become an irresistible draw to everyone and even knowing that they would offend the Dark Regime, they were still unwilling to give up on it. If they were not able to blatantly snatch them away, they then went on to secretly send people in search for it, thinking to get their hands on them, before the Dark Regime discovers anything untoward."

Wen Yu raised his head up slightly, to look at the Imperial Hall in all its glorious splendour of indulgent luxury.

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Chapter 1207:- Wen Yu's Words (4)

"And the way they are using to try to snatch the treasures secretly, is to let those people they sent out to become their scapegoats. And I had been one of those at that time....."

Wen Yu at that time, had searched for the location of the Dark Emperor's tomb with his companions. He had thought that he had set forth bringing the glory and belief of the power he served, never knowing it was all a hopeless tragedy for all of them from the beginning.

"Since you have been to the Dark Emperor's tomb, then you know of its location right?" Jun Wu Xie asked, finally putting out the question she had wanted to ask for a rather long time.

However, Wen Yu shook his head.

"I have indeed gone to the Dark Emperor's tomb, but I do not know where it is."

"Why?" Jun Wu Xie asked, her eyes revealing a tinge of surprise.

Wen Yu replied: "At that time, my companions and I found the approximate location of the Dark Emperor's tomb but were attacked under the blinding fog and I completely lost contact with them, the force from the attack throwing me in a stroke of coincidence into the Dark Emperor's tomb. However, I was not able to go deeper inside and had only been in the outer layer at its fringes. I had sustained severe injuries at that time and was heavily poisoned, too frail and weak to advance further inside. The only thing I managed to take from the Dark Emperor's tomb then was just that piece of Soul Calming Jade....."

Wen Yu had at that moment thought that he was doomed and even when he had managed to stumble into the Dark Emperor's tomb, he no longer had the strength to leave. When he finally collapsed from exhaustion and weakness to fall into a deep sleep, he was certain that he would not live.

But, when he next opened his eyes when he awoke, he found that he had left the Dark Emperor's tomb, and had even been sent to the top of the Heaven's End Cliff.

How he had left the place, he did not know, but after waiting for a rather long period at the top of the Heaven's End Cliff hoping that his companions would be able to return, he was finally forced to face despair and hopelessness.

No one returned.

Not a single person did!

He had no choice but to drag his severely injured body, and return to the Middle Realm, thinking to report everything that had happened to them to the Elder with the power he served.

However, at the time when he finally managed to get to his home, he saw with his own eyes, the scene where his entire family from the aged to the young were eradicated.

From the moment that they had gone down into the Heaven's End Cliff, the power they belonged to had already prepared themselves to silence all of them. All the family members of the people they had sent out were all completely massacred, only for the purpose of preventing any information about the expedition from being leaked!

Wen Yu would never forget that scene when his entire family had been massacred his entire life. The power he had served with unswerving loyalty had treated him like an abandoned child, never sending a single person to search of all of them who had gone missing, but had even silenced every single one of their family members.

With his heavily injured body, Wen Yu was unable to avenge his family members. Crumbling under the hopelessness and despair, he chose to distance himself far far away from the Middle Realm, and hid himself within the Lower Realm.

The Lower Realm in those years were highly fragmented and the discouraged and anguished Wen Yu had immediately chosen the Fire Country to set down his roots and had helped the Fire Country's Emperor to secure his dominant position, to reign supreme, where he became the Fire Country's Grand Adviser, and he no longer thought about anything of his past.

Even for the Soul Calming Jade that he held in his hands, that he had retrieved from the Dark Emperor's tomb, he did not want to keep with him.

He knew at that time, that a strong country like the Fire Country, would definitely been chosen as a pawn by the powers in the Middle Realm, and hence, he did not dare to let the Soul Calming Jade remain within the Fire Country. So, on one of the trips he made in his travels, he gifted the Soul Calming Jade to the rising Qi Kingdom.

And it was from that moment on, that Wen Yu completely severed all links with his past.

His only identity was the Fire Country's Grand Adviser.

If not for Jun Xie bringing it up today, he would not have wanted to remember any of it throughout his entire life.

"Your Majesty. It is not important who Wen Yu was in the past. At present, I am just Wen Yu, the Fire Country's Grand Adviser." Wen Yu said as he looked at Jun Xie.

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Chapter 1208:- The Road Ahead

Jun Wu Xie had not thought that the truth would be like this. Wen Yu had indeed been to the Dark Emperor's tomb but he did not know the exact location of where the Dark Emperor's was. What further puzzled Jun Wu Xie was, how did Wen Yu who had already entered the Dark Emperor's tomb, manage to leave that place?

Some mysteries had been resolved, but that had not reduced Jun Wu Xie's amount of puzzlement in the least, but had instead increased it.

"I understand it, Grand Adviser. You will forever be the Fire Country's Grand Adviser." Jun Wu Xie said looking at Wen Yu. His past experience had been the same as the parents of Qiao Chu and the others and the only fortunate thing was that he had lived, with the unfortunate thing being that his entire family had been massacred.

Wen Yu finally smiled. This was first time he told anyone about this grave secret he hid in his heart ever since he abandoned his original identity. This secret had given him much angst that had accumulated for such a long time in his heart and he had finally been able to unburden himself at this moment, never having to shoulder it all by his lonesome self anymore.

"Although your vassal does not know why Your Majesty wants to help the Qi Kingdom so much, but there is one point your vassal need to remind Your Majesty of." Wen Yu seemed to have suddenly remembered something and his expression turned slightly solemn.

"Since the reason the Condor Country had mobilized their army was because of the Soul Calming Jade, then the fact that the Soul Calming Jade is in the Qi Kingdom is now no longer a secret. Someone within the Condor Country has definitely joined forces with one of the powers in the Middle Realm and although the army Your Majesty led had quashed their plans this time, when the news reaches the Middle Realm, it would still bring quite a bit of trouble to them. If Your Majesty truly wishes to protect the Qi Kingdom, the only choice will be to silence the people in the Condor Country who knows about it, and..... have that Duke Lin in the Qi Kingdom stay away for a while as soon as possible." No one else knew the methods of the Middle Realm as well as he did.

In order to achieve their goals, they would do it at all cost, regardless of consequences. The Dark Emperor's tomb to them, held too much of a deadly allure and they would not let go of any clue that could possibly lead them to it.

Moreover, in the eyes of many people in the Middle Realm, the existence of people in the Lower Realm were the same as that of insects. Even killing off a million of them, would not make them even crease their brows in the slightest.

Wen Yu words, caused Jun Wu Xie's heart to shake slightly.

"Your Majesty has only seen your vassal's power, and it seems not too bad. But, in the Middle Realm, people with higher powers than your vassal, are many more." Wen Yu said.

"The Grand Advise was also a member of the Twelve Palaces?" Jun Wu Xie asked.

Wen Yu smiled weakly and said: "Your Majesty really knows about the Middle Realm. A pity though, your vassal was not from the Twelve Palaces, but from one of the Temples among the Nine Temples. I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the Nine Temples?"

Jun Wu Xie nodded. Although she had heard of them, but she knew nothing about them.

Wen Yu then said: "The Middle Realm consists of One Region, Four Sides, Nine Temples and Twelve Palaces, and their might, is also divided through these ranks as well. The most powerful among them is the Dark Regions, who once unified the Middle Realm, while next comes the Four Sides, followed by the Nine Temples, with the Twelve Palaces at the tail end holding the bottom rungs in the hierarchy of power. Although the number of people in the Nine Temples are less than the Twelve Palaces, their might are however much ahead of the Twelve Palaces."

Jun Wu Xie listened intently, committing every single word to mind.

Three days later, the Fire Country held the grand ceremony to appoint their Empress and Qu Ling Yue became the new Emperor's only consort in the Imperial Harem as the Empress.

From that moment on, the curtains opened, a prologue to the Iron Blood Empress.

On the same day, Jun Wu Xie packed her clothes for travel, and stepped forth on the road towards the Condor Country.

The Condor Country was not near to the Fire Country. These two countries, were separately ranked as the topmost and second biggest countries in the Lower Realm, their lands stretching over vast expanses. Jun Wu Xie travelled tirelessly, and would still require about a month's journeying before she would be able to reach the Condor Country's Imperial Capital.

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Chapter 1209:- Be Good and Let Me Stroke You a Little (1)

The wheels trundled along as a convoy of carriages traversed into the Condor Country. A handsome little boy poked his head out from within one of the carriages to peer at the passing scenery within the Condor Country, his big pair of eyes highly filled with childish innocence.

"This is the Condor Country? It lives up to its name as the second biggest country across the lands indeed, filled with such breathtaking views of its majestic mountains and grand lakes." The little boy exclaimed with his head resting upon the carriage window, staring at the beautiful scenery fleeting past, his eyes wide with delight.

Inside the horse carriage, an elderly man roughly about the age of sixty shook his head as he smiled helplessly, and gave out a long sigh to say.

"Your Majesty should be a little more careful as the carriage is rather bumpy and not get yourself hurt."

Although the little boy was highly curious, he was very obedient, and when he heard the man's words, he sat back down properly without complaint.

"Grand Tutor, how long more will it be before we reach the Condor Country's Imperial Capital?"

Grand Tutor He's face broke into a benign smile as he said: "At most, it will be seven days more and we should reach the Condor Country's Imperial Capital. In these seven days, I would implore for Your Majesty to be patient during the journey."

The little boy nodded obediently. He was dressed in lavish clothes, but were not ostentatious, where they instead looked simple and elegant. At around eight to nine years of age, with handsome features on his face, although still not fully matured, they already hinted at magnificence in the future. Upon his head, was a crown symbolic of Imperial authourity, though his eyes were filled with the innocence of a young child.

The horse carriage traveled for half a day and when the sun was at its zenith, the convoy stopped at the edge along a stretch of woods.

The convoy consisted of quite a number of people, with carriages alone, there were already five of them, and both in front and behind the carriages, were several hundred guards equipped with light armour.

After the horse carriages stopped, the convoy lit a fire temporarily to take a short rest.

The little boy sat by the side of the fire, a fox fur coat draped over his back, his tiny hands chilled to take on a reddish tinge while they held a hot bottle, his head turning to look at the last carriage at the end on the convoy where the joy in his eyes faded away. He then turned his head worriedly to look at Grand Tutor He sitting beside him and said: "Grand Tutor....."

Grand Tutor He looked in the direction the little boy had just been looking at and he gave a helpless sigh.

"Your Majesty please rest assured. Your vassal has made all the necessary arrangements and when we get to the Condor Country's Imperial Capital, everything will be fine."

The little boy nodded and he chewed on the dry rations he held in his hand quietly.

It was just slightly after noon and the sun's rays drove off the winter's chill to a certain degree. The little boy's big pair of raven black eyes turned all around, finding everything he saw new and intriguing.

Suddenly, a furry little figure hopped out from behind the grass.

The little boy's eyes immediately stared, his gaze unwavering as they became fixed upon the little furball, his eyes suddenly sparkling in delight.

"Little rabbit..... little rabbit come....." The young child had no resistance against such a tiny and adorable little animal and he stretched out his two short arms, tottering over towards the little furball.

Grand Tutor He at the side glanced over to look, and when he saw that it was only a tiny little big eared rabbit, he didn't give it anymore attention.

The big eared rabbit stood upright, and tilted its head to look at the little boy holding his outstretched hands towards it.

The little boy's heart melted at the sight and he immediately stood up, striding over on his short legs to run into the horse carriage. After digging through in search for a while, he pulled out a stick of carrot and walked back to the spot.

"Little wabbit, I have a carrot~ see? Do you want to eat it~?" The little boy squatted upon the grass, patiently coaxing the big eared rabbit to come nearer in approach.

The big eared rabbit sniffed with its nose and hopped two steps forward, coming to about a distance of roughly one meter before it stopped, its eyes wary as it looked at the little boy.

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Chapter 1210:- Be Good and Let Me Stroke You a Little (2)

The little boy continued to look smilingly at it, and said in a highly innocent tone:

"Little wabbit be good, let me stroke you just a little and I'll let you eat the carrot. It's really very good."

The soldiers who were there to guard His Majesty had upon seeing the innocent actions of their Emperor, broke out into faint genuine smiles, without any trace of malice in them.

The big eared rabbit seemed to understand what the little boy had said as it glanced at the carrot and then raised its eyes to look at the little boy before it hopped a little to go nearer.

Just at the moment when the little boy was about to be able to touch the big eared rabbit, the sound of light footsteps came out from within the woods. The soldiers who had smiles upon all their faces immediately retracted their smiles, the swords they held in their hands readied, to face whoever was approaching sternly!

Suddenly, a petite and slender figure walked out from within the woods.

It was a youth looking about fifteen years of age. The youth's looks was not exactly outstanding but for that pair of cold and clear eyes.

In the instant that the youth appeared, the big eared rabbit who had been all prepared to accept the "temptation" suddenly turned around and ran towards that youth. The little boy who had already stretched his hand out to almost stroke the big eared rabbit quickly lost his balance in surprise, and fell forward with a splat onto the ground, his mouth filled with grass, as a faint white light flashed once behind the little boy's body.....

"Who are you! ?" An officer among the soldiers suddenly shouted out to ask.

The delicate little youth turned to cast him a glance, and did not speak, but instead bent his back to pick up the big eared rabbit that had come running back to him into his arms.

"Glutton." The youth said with a glare, admonishing the greedy big eared rabbit who had run out in search for food.

"Meh!" A rounded little sheep who had come following behind the youth bleated, seemingly following its Master in berating the rabbit.

The big eared rabbit seemed to realized that it had done something wrong and it hugged its floppy ears tightly over its face, bashfully burrowing into the youth's embrace, not daring to raise its head.

The youth's eyes swept over the group of armed soldiers and showing no intention to stay around longer, the youth immediately turned to leave while carrying the big eared rabbit.

But at that moment, a young and childlike little voice sounded from behind her!

"Erm..... Can you..... allow me to touch it one time..... before you go....." Having had to spit out a mouthful of grass, the little boy raised up his head pitifully to ask. He had almost been about to be able to touch that big eared rabbit just now.

When Grand Tutor heard His Majesty saying those words, he could do nothing but to hide his face behind his palm.

The youth who had already been walking away stopped his steps and turned around to look at the little boy who was still splayed upon the ground, his face filled with longing and looking highly aggrieved, Jun Wu Xie's gaze then suddenly shifted to look at the still raised buttocks of the little boy sticking into the air.

Over the brocade robe, a tuft of of snow white fur that had suddenly appeared had drawn Jun Wu Xie's eyes to it.

The little boy seemed to have realized that Jun Wu Xie was staring and he suddenly seemed to have remembered something suddenly as he got up quickly, panickedly covering the tuft of white fur with his tiny hands on his behind. He was so embarrassed and nervous his face turned red, his big eyes quickly brimming up with huge tears as his lips trembled slightly, looking like he was going to cry at any moment.....

Meanwhile, standing on the opposite side of little boy, the youth seemed to see the scene as another illusion.

Sitting upon the ground, was not any little human child, but was instead seen as that weakling of a timid flower she had.....

"Touch...... just once..... just one touch will...... be..... enough....." The little boy's "I'm gonna cry right now" expression was obvious on his face but his mouth was persistently pleading as he had not even managed to touch the big eared rabbit.

The soldiers at the side were feeling highly embarrassed and they all turned their faces away, unwilling to continue to watch His Majesty's adorable but hopelessly naive demeanor.

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Chapter 1211:- Be Good and Let Me Stroke You a Little (3)

Jun Wu Xie who was disguised as a male youth looked at the pitiful looking little fellow. If it was at any other time, she wouldn't really have minded. But..... the corners of her eyes had swept over all the people with the little boy, and the carriages behind him.

Upon those horse carriages, hung the same banners, and the insignia upon those flags, was not unfamiliar to Jun Wu Xie. They belonged to a tiny little place called the Buckwheat Kingdom, and how tiny was tiny?

So tiny that even the Qi Kingdom could be declared as a big country in front of them!

The Buckwheat Kingdom was extremely small, it was the smallest kingdom throughout the lands. It was said that the lands the Buckwheat Kingdom's entire territory, was not even the size of the biggest county in the Fire Country and as the Buckwheat Kingdom was situated among a mountain range, its terrain was treacherous, and their resources lacking. As the terrain was highly unfriendly, it became a place that other countries became to lazy to even want to invade.

Jun Wu Xie did not miss the Jade Crown adorning the top of the little boy's head. Jade Crowns like this could only be worn by the Emperors of the various countries and looking at the guards around the little boy, she could see that they were men from the regimental military and not mere simple bodyguards from a common family.

Jun Wu Xie did not intend to come into contact with any rulers of other countries. Even when..... the other party was just a adorable and naive little kid.

Jun Wu Xie had no intentions of bothering herself with the little boy's request. The little boy's expression was sad and forlorn, his eyes brimming with tears. Grand Tutor He beside him finally could not hold himself back anymore and spoke out.

"Will the Young Master please hold your step?"

Jun Wu Xie glanced at the old man.

"We are all from the Buckwheat Kingdom and this boy here is our Emperor of the Buckwheat Kingdom. As His Majesty is still very young, he has a fondness for adorable little Spirit Beasts. Why don't..... our Young Master, see whether you can fulfil His Majesty's wish, and we will be highly generous with our gratitude." Having served three generations of the Buckwheat Kingdom's rulers, Grand Tutor He was feeling for the first time he felt surprised that he would be capable of doing something so shameless!

As an highly esteemed Grand Tutor, he had actually had to negotiate with a young youth just to satisfy His Majesty's desire to stroke some beast's fur, it was really..... just too embarrassing!

Jun Wu Xie looked at the little Emperor whose tears were about to fall from his eyes and then turned her eyes back to the highly earnest face of Grand Tutor He, before finally loosening her mouth.

"Alright."

Seeing that Jun Wu Xie had agreed, the little Emperor who had frozen in his spot then broke into smiles.

Jun Wu Xie released the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit from her arms and looked in the direction of the little Emperor. The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit immediately understood what its Mistress meant for it to do and immediately hopped into tiny leaps to go to the side of the little Emperor!

As he watched the big eared rabbit returning once again, the little Emperor's heart filled with delight, his small hand trembling slightly as he carefully stroked the soft fur of the big eared rabbit, quickly forgetting to continue to cover his behind.

Once his small hand moved away, it immediately revealed the little ball of fur on his behind that was wriggling incessantly.

That tiny ball of fur, no matter which way you looked at it, looked just like a rabbit's tail.....

Jun Wu Xie's gaze stared undisguised at it, as she watched the little Emperor plopped upon the ground to play with the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit, the rabbit's tail on his behind, wiggling even harder, making the little boy look just like a transformed rabbit spirit.

"Cough." Having already abandoned his pride, Grand Tutor He naturally noticed Jun Wu Xie's gaze and he said rather awkwardly: "That is His Majesty's ring spirit."

Jun Wu Xie's eyebrow raised up. She had never ever heard of anyone under the Heavens that had a ring spirit that was a ball of fur.....

That tail, beside being adorable, could it possibly have any other uses?

But she was at least kind enough not to say much about it but continued to watch the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit trying hard to act cute before the little Emperor. While the scheming rabbit tried to put forth its most endearing charms, it did not forget the carrot that had been dropped upon the ground and it scooped it up in its paws before chewing vigorously on it.

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Chapter 1212:- Be Good and Let Me Stroke You a Little (4)

Its eyes spying that the scheming rabbit's acts of endearment had earned it food, Lord Meh Meh's drool was almost dripping onto the ground, but it was however born a highly proud beast.

Its heart almost dying to eat that, it feigned indifference and turned its head away, bleating in indignant cries going: "Meh meh meh."

But the corner of its eyes, however involuntarily keeping floating over to the carrot held in the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit's paws.....

For Lord Meh Meh who held eating as its life's pursuit, although Jun Wu Xie provided it with the more delicious grass under the Heavens, still could not help itself but to seek more food to eat whenever possible.

Lord Meh Meh indignant bleating attracted the little Emperor's attention and he raised his head up, suddenly seeing a proud faced Lord Meh Meh by the youth's feet, his eyes immediately sparkling brightly once again.

He immediately raised his head up further and looked at Jun Wu Xie with a desperate and longing gaze, his face saying: [I really want to stroke..... really want to stroke..... really really want to stroke.....].

This time, Grand Tutor He could not find it within himself to ask out on His Majesty's behalf.

Jun Wu Xie nudged Lord Meh Meh on its behind with her foot, indicating that Lord Meh Meh should go over. Lord Meh Meh's pride made it pretend to be unhappy about it as it slowly trotted over, to stop beside the little Emperor, its eyes filled with the half eaten leftover stump of a carrot within the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit's paws.....

The little Emperor wanted to stroke Lord Meh Meh but Lord Meh Meh snorted twice and took a few steps backwards on its tiny hooves, looking highly unwilling to let the little Emperor touch it.

Seeing that the little Emperor was about to cry again, Grand Tutor He went into the horse carriage in helpless resignation to dig out another carrot to stuff it into the little Emperor's hand.

With that.....

Lord Meh Meh was finally willing to spare the boy some attention.

With dumb beasts on his left and right nibbling on a carrot each, the little Emperor would at one moment stroke the big eared rabbit gently, and at another moment, be rubbing Lord Meh Meh's thick wool, his face in absolute bliss, the tail on his behind becoming even happier, his pair of eyes almost stuck upon the two dumb beasts before him.

It went from just touching, to become getting not enough of stroking them.....

Grand Tutor He cleared his throat in embarrassment, knowing that His Majesty would not have his fill for quite a while more, as he turned to look at Jun Wu Xie sheepishly.

"If the Young Master does not mind, would you like to sit down together with us to have something to eat?"

Jun Wu Xie did not stand on ceremony in the slightest and plopped herself right down by the fireside. In order to shorten the time spent on the journey as much as possible, she had not gotten much proper rest throughout it. Even the campfire that would drive back the chill in this wintry weather, she had not lit even a single one on the trip.

Grand Tutor He brought some food over for Jun Wu Xie and it might be because they felt that His Majesty's silly antics had embarrassed them making all the soldiers drop their animosity against Jun Wu Xie, but to feel a little awkward instead.

"Is the Young Master from the Condor Country?" Grand Tutor He asked, trying not to appear so awkward, and had hence tried to find a topic to chat with Jun Wu Xie about.

Jun Wu Xie shook her head. "Just came here to tour the place a little."

Grand Tutor He nodded, agreeing that the Condor Country's views of their mountains and lakes were indeed rather nice. "May I ask where is the Young Master going after this? If we are going the same way, we can very well give you a lift."

The Buckwheat Kingdom was tiny, and they had a sparse population, hence they were not strict with the distinction between ruler and vassals, and from the Emperor at the top to the officers at the bottom, they were all highly friendly and close to the common people.

"Imperial Capital." Jun Wu Xie replied.

Grand Tutor He smiled. "That's such a coincidence. We are going to the Imperial Capital as well. Would the Young Master be willing to travel with us?" As he spoke, the Grand Tutor's eyes were looking at the little Emperor. The reason for the invitation was obvious. It was because their little Emperor could not bear to part with the two furry little things.

Jun Wu Xie was silent a moment before she nodded her head.

The Buckwheat Kingdom had always been upright and their reputation had been good. Besides the guarded wariness when they had initially just met, everyone there was rather cordial to her and Jun Wu Xie did not dislike them.

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Chapter 1213:- Travelling Together (1)

The Buckwheat Kingdom had always been upright and their reputation had been good. Besides the guarded wariness when they had initially just met, everyone there was rather cordial to her and Jun Wu Xie did not dislike them.

The little Emperor with the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh were playing very happily together and looking at the boy at that moment, he did not look like an Emperor, but more like a carefree prince. When Jun Wu Xie became the Fire Country's Emperor, it was already thought that it was already at an unprecedentedly young age, but no one had expected that the Buckwheat Country's Emperor was even younger than that.

Eight or nine years old, still unable to understand many things as yet, but already put into the throne of rulership and assume control over their lands, it was truly hard to believe.

"Grand Tutor! Grand Tutor! Look!" The little Emperor was getting excited as he played, now carrying Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit in each of his arms. Fortunately after morphing into their minute size they did not weigh all that much or with the little Emperor's tiny arms and legs, he would not be able to lift them at all.

The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh had no intentions of resisting at all and they allowed the little Emperor to carry them. The only thing they cared about at that moment was only the unfinished carrot they were still chewing voraciously on.

Grand Tutor He looked at the proud little Emperor with a laugh.

"Your Majesty likes these two Spirit Beasts very much?"

The little Emperor's eyes were sparkling brightly as he nodded his head vigorously.

"Our Young Master here is coincidentally going to the Imperial Capital as well. Shall we ask him to travel there together with us?" Grand Tutor He asked.

"Sure! !" The little Emperor nodded immediately, not hesitating in the slightest at all.

Jun Wu Xie raised up her head to look into the sky, thinking the people in the Buckwheat Kingdom from the Emperor at the top to the vassals at the bottom were too open hearted.

If she had harboured the slightest insidious intentions, they would all be dead now.

"Will you really?" The little Emperor asked, still looking a little worriedly at her, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.

"....." Jun Wu Xie nodded silently.

The little Emperor was so happy he hopped around upon the grass with the two adorable beasts in his arms, while Jun Wu Xie's gaze was instead drawn to the little fluffy tail on his behind instead.

[Mm, he's human, not an animal.]

She had to tell herself many times in her heart. [This..... she cannot touch!]

When the little Emperor was done playing, he still could not let go of them but brought the two adorable little beasts to feed them more food and water, pulling out an endless supply of fruits and vegetables to feed them throughout the entire process.

The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh were satisfied and they showed no resistance against being touched, as they were already used to that anyway.

Jun Wu Xie's fondness for it had gotten them used to that and with Fan Zhuo occasionally coming over to stroke them as well, they had learnt to be calm.

After the convoy had rested for a while, they readied themselves to continue with the journey. As Jun Wu Xie needed to look out for the two adorable little beasts and the little Emperor was not willing to be separated from them, there was no other choice but to have her sit in the same carriage with the little Emperor and Grand Tutor He.

Jun Wu Xie was just about to get into the carriage when a pitiful wail broke out from the furthest end of the convoy!

Immediately, everyone's face changed, and even the little Emperor who had been smiling widely was shocked into putting the two little beasts down.

Jun Wu Xie looked in the direction the sound had come from. The sound seemed to have come from the last carriage in the convoy. The door on the carriage had been sealed shut but the sound had still exploded out from within the carriage though highly muffled, and the entire carriage was being rocked and shaken!

That sound had been like the roar from a wild beast, seemingly shocking and violent.

"Grand Tutor! Grand Tutor!" The little Emperor tugged at Grand Tutor He's sleeve looking highly flustered, his eyes filling up with panic and worry.

Grand Tutor He's brows furrowed together as he stared at the soldiers already surrounding the sides of the horse carriage, struggling to hold the shaking carriage steady, to prevent it from overturning.

It was not known what was within that carriage that would possess such strength, to shake the entire carriage to almost toppling, almost seeming like it would break all apart.

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Chapter 1214:- Travelling Together (2)

"Quick! Grab the chains and secure them around the carriage!" Grand Tutor He said immediately.

The soldiers moved quickly, immediately retrieving from another carriage a thick metal chain that was about two fingers' width, securing in around the front and back of the carriage where it now seemed it would break apart anymore.

But the roars continued to sound out from within the carriage intermittently.

The soldiers' expressions were solemn, seemingly not shocked by it. From the way it looked, they seem to be used to such a situation.

Jun Wu Xie listened to it quietly, the noise sounding like it came from a beast, but listening to it more carefully, one could just make out that the roar had come from a man.

[Inside that carriage, was imprisoned a man?]

The little Emperor bit on his lips as he stared at the horse carriage that had been tied up with chains, his eyes worried and nervous, but without the slightest sliver of fear and panic.

That made Jun Wu Xie think it rather strange.

She had already gotten a rough grasp of the little Emperor's personality and he did not seem to be one who would be bold and steady. Faced with such a situation, he still did not show the slightest fear, which could only mean he knew the person inside.

After that outburst, the person within that carriage finally quietened down, and the carriage did not shake anymore.

Grand Tutor He heaved a heavy sigh of relief and noticed the youth's gaze where he immediately said: "There is a patient inside that carriage, and he becomes rather terrifying when the illness acts up. We are afraid that he will harm himself and others around him and this was this only choice we had. I hope that had not startled our Young Master here."

Jun Wu Xie shook her head, her heart rather doubtful.

What kind of an illness would give a person afflicted with it such immense strength? Those soldiers earlier, had at least five men on each side pushing against the sides of the carriage but they had still not been able to stabilize the carriage's rocking. Such a display of strength, needless to mention a patient, even if it was a strong and brawny man, it might still not be possible to achieve.

But it was not difficult to see that Grand Tutor He was not willing to say much more about it and Jun Wu Xie was not a person who liked to poke her nose into other people people's affairs. Since they had their own misgivings, she didn't deem it appropriate to probe.

After that earlier episode, the little Emperor lost the mood to continue to fool around. After they got into the horse carriage, he continued to poke his head out the window many a time, repeatedly looking towards the last carriage at the back of the convoy, his big and innocent eyes sad and sorrowful.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty must be tired by now, you should get some rest." Grand Tutor He said with a sigh. The little Emperor sat back down and lay upon the Grand Tutor's lap silently as he drifted off to sleep, but his brows remained slightly creased together.

Looking at the little Emperor fallen asleep, Grand Tutor He's face furrowed up with sorrow.

Jun Wu Xie did not ask him anything about it, and she knew that it wasn't something she should be asking them about.

For the next few days, Jun Wu Xie travelled together with the convoy from the Buckwheat Kingdom. Over the few days spent with them, she was able to see, instead of saying that the little Emperor was the ruler of the people in the entire convoy, it might as well be said that he was the precious little bundle of joy for the entire team of people.

From Grand Tutor He to any of the soldiers within the team, they all doted upon and indulged the little Emperor, like they would a precious little child.

Fortunately the little Emperor was a obedient and sensible little boy, and he never made any excessive requests. At most, it was asking the soldiers to pick a few more fruits, for him to feed them to Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit.

Over the past few days, the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh lived their lives like pigs. Besides eating and sleeping, their only other task was to allow the little Emperor to stroke them, and nothing else, every single day spent in perfect bliss.

During that time, the strange situation with the last carriage occurred another two times, but they passed without anything untoward happening.

After having over indulged on fruits and vegetables, the two naive beasts started to miss the taste of grass around Jun Wu Xie's feet, and they trotted over to her, unwittingly bringing together with them, the little Emperor who followed after the behinds of the two adorable beasts.

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Chapter 1215:- Little Big Brother

Watching Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit grazing upon the grass around Jun Wu Xie's feet, the little Emperor squatted quietly on one side, resting his chin upon both his palms as he watched intently. That quiet and obedient demeanor, made him really highly lovable. Even for someone as cold and indifferent as Jun Wu Xie, she could not help but praise the little Emperor in her heart.

[What an easygoing child, but that personality was not suited to be an Emperor.]

"Little Big Brother, are these two Spirit Beasts your pets?" The little Emperor asked, looking at Jun Wu Xie. Initially, he was slightly afraid of her, as Jun Wu Xie always had a cold and indifferent look on her face. But after a few days, he began to feel that it was not that difficult to get along with the little Big Brother.

"You can say that." Jun Wu Xie replied softly.

"Will they grow bigger in the future?" The little Emperor asked innocently of Jun Wu Xie.

"I guess so." Whether Lord Meh Meh was fully matured, she did not know, but the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit was just a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast in its infancy.

"It's so nice. I had wanted to keep one as well, but the Grand Tutor did not allow me to. The Grand Tutor said, I am the Buckwheat Kingdom's Emperor and I must maintain the image of an Emperor. But I think I do not like being the Emperor. I had a dream before, and that is to go to the Thousand Beast City! I heard that in the Thousand Beast City, Spirit Beasts are everywhere. If I can become a Spirit Beast Tamer, how great would that be....." The little Emperor looked at the two adorable little pets, his heart full of fondness for them. "Is little Big Brother a Spirit Beast Tamer?"

Jun Wu Xie shook her head.

"But I think little Big Brother is more awesome than a Beast Tamer. I heard that the people in the Thousand Beast City were only able to tame one Spirit Beast at a time but little Big Brother has two here. And Little One and Little Two are so obedient, little Big Brother has really trained them well." The little Emperor said with a laugh, the two deep dimples beside the edges of his mouth making him look so adorable.

[Little One..... Little Two.....]

Towards the names the little Emperor had given to the two naive little beasts, Jun Wu Xie was really feeling helplessly torn between laughter and tears.

"Little Big Brother, if you have the chance to go to the Buckwheat Kingdom in the future, will you come look for me? Teach me how to tame Spirit Beasts..... No..... Teach me how to be friends with Spirit Beasts will you?" The little Emperor asked, his big and innocent eyes looking at Jun Wu Xie earnestly. Imperial authourity and riches in his eyes, were incomparable to the two beasts whose heads were lowered as they chewed up the grass before them.

Jun Wu Xie did not reply. She knew nothing about Beast Taming as Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit had stuck to her on their own volition.

In the future, when Jun Wu Xie thought back to the words the little Emperor had said to her today, she couldn't help but feel, how great it would have been if only she had agreed to the little Emperor's request at this moment.

As the journey progressed, the little Emperor stuck to Jun Wu Xie more and more. Although Jun Wu Xie wasn't that grown up in age, but she had a firm and steady personality, which made the little Emperor like to hand around her, calling out "little Big Brother" constantly.

Soon, the Buckwheat Kingdom's convoy arrived at the Condor Country's Imperial Capital. After they entered the city, Jun Wu Xie would then be parting with the little Emperor and his men. She needed to go seek for Qiao Chu and the others.

When they parted, the little Emperor was highly reluctant, turning his head back with every step, unable to make himself part with the two adorable beasts, and unwilling to separate from his "little Big Brother".

Suddenly, he jumped down from the horse carriage, chasing after Jun Wu Xie's departing back.

Jun Wu Xie stopped in her tracks within the crowd, and turned around to see the little Emperor panting heavily from running.

"Little Big Brother, I want to give this jade pendant to you." The little Emperor said as he shoved a jade pendant carved with a character that read "Jue" into Jun Wu Xie's hand. (Translator Note from Cloud: The character on this jade piece is "珏" read as jue2 - loosely translated to mean two pieces of jade or gems set or joined together. Not to be confused with the similarly sounding Lord Jue, "爵" jue2 - translated to mean a rank of nobility like Duke or knight etc.)

"Little Big Brother, if you have the chance to come to the Buckwheat Kingdom, you must, really must come find me!" Finishing what he came to say, the little Emperor then turned around and ran off.

Jun Wu Xie watched the gradually diminishing back of the little Emperor as he went further away, the jade piece in her hand still a little warm.

However, with this parting, it.....

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Chapter 1216:- Condor Country (1)

The Condor Country's Imperial City when compared to the Fire Country was not much inferior. The city was bustling with activity and Jun Wu Xie walked within it as she discreetly searched for secret signs left by Qiao Chu and the others. Among the surging crowd of people, Jun Wu Xie noticed one strange thing. Some among the people carried swords that hung from their hips as they passed through the crowd on the wide street, tall and towering figures. Although they were dressed in simple and unadorned clothes, but it was not difficult to see that they were men with military background.

It was obvious that these men were not the Condor Country's soldiers.

Jun Wu Xie found a secret sign left by Qiao Chu and the others outside a little restaurant and inn, and she immediately walked in.

In the guest rooms on the second level, Jun Wu Xie saw Qiao Chu and the others huddled together as they chatted away.

"Hey! Little Xie! You're finally here at last!" Qiao Chu guffawed good naturedly as he patted Jun Wu Xie on the shoulder.

"Where's Rong Ruo?" Jun Wu Xie glanced around the room and did not see any sign of Rong Ruo.

Fei Yan on the side stood up to answer and said: "She said she's going back to her room to rest. I'll go get her to come." Upon saying that, Fei Yan turned to leave, the light blue skirt sweeping before everyone as he passed.

Qiao Chu rubbed at his chin, looking at Fei Yan's "seductive" back, as he shook his head and sighed.

"With Little Yan's looks and that lithe body, if she was really a girl, how many great youths will she have ruined?" Although the two of them usually quibbled with each other the most, but with Qiao Chu's almost zero resistance against beauties, occasionally at times like this when he saw Fei Yan looking "fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon", even he had to admit that that little rascal could sometimes be more girlish than real girls.....

"If these words of yours were heard by him, you'll surely get another thrashing." Fan Zhuo said with an audible laugh.

Qiao Chu gave an awkward smile and scratched at his head. "I wonder how he could possess such terrifying strength when he has a face that looks like that. That's just too incredibly insane."

Hua Yao cast a sideway glance at Qiao Chu and said: "How do you think his enormous ape ring spirit came about?"

Ring spirits are usually paired with owners who shared identical traits with them. Like the ring spirits in their Bone Shifters Tribe, almost all of them were related to bones. Fei Yan looked thin and weak on the outside, but he was actually just lean, and the explosive strength he held hidden inside was a power unstoppable by ordinary people. Fei Yan's ring spirit was the same, where strength was what the enormous ape was famed for.

"That sounds to be right. A pity my Rolly isn't the type known for its strength, but for its handsome looks. On that point, he truly takes after me." Qiao Chu bragged unashamedly.

Jun Wu Xie listened to them and suddenly thought about the little Emperor of the Buckwheat Kingdom. His personality was indeed quite similar to that of a rabbit, and it was not that strange for him to have a ring spirit like that. But as Jun Wu Xie thought of that, she suddenly noticed a loophole.

"Little Xie, what's wrong? Why are you looking so pale?" Qiao Chu noticed Jun Wu Xie's pale complexion, and asked in a hurry.

Jun Wu Xie shook her head. When she had suddenly thought about the little Emperor, she had remembered the little rabbit's tail on his behind. Grand Tutor He had said that it was his ring spirit and Jun Wu Xie had not thought much about it at that time. But she had suddenly realized something, and felt that it was all rather odd!

Since she had been reborn here, it had merely been about a year's time. Although she had tried to absorb everything she could about this world, but there were some things that got pushed into a corner of her mind and it wasn't that easy for her to remember them. And this time, she had missed out and made an obvious oversight!

And it was the little Emperor's ring spirit!

The little Emperor looked only to be about eight or nine years of age, so how could he have a ring spirit? Only at fourteen would one's ring spirit awaken, and based on that, the little Emperor's own ring spirit could not have awoken yet! !

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Chapter 1217:- Condor Country (2)

If that rabbit's tail was not a ring spirit, then what could that have been?

Why did Grand Tutor He try to hide it like that?

Although Jun Wu Xie held those doubts in her heart, she knew that this was not something she should ask about. Grand Tutor He was highly loyal to the little Emperor and that was a point that would be impossible for him to pretend to be. The reason that he had said that must have been for some special reason.

Jun Wu Xie could not help it but the image of the strange carriage at the back of the convoy came to her mind. Just what was really in that carriage, she did not know.

"Little Xie..... Are you alright?" Qiao Chu asked when out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed Jun Wu Xie's expression becoming darker and darker, and he became worried.

Jun Wu Xie snapped back to her senses. "It's nothing. Some things just came into my mind that's all."

"If there anything, you've got to tell us. Big Brother Wu Yao would surely avenge you!" Qiao Chu said, getting highly worked up.

The expression on Jun Wu Xie's face immediately changed subtly.

Fan Zhuo at the side was trying very hard not to laugh. He had thought that Qiao Chu would say he would definitely take revenge for Jun Wu Xie but in the end..... he had so shamefully thrown it all onto Jun Wu Yao.

Qiao Chu was not embarrassed but instead looking very proud as he said: "What? Have I said anything wrong? Big Brother Wu Yao just needs to wriggle his little finger and everything before him falls and dies. Just how much cooler can that be? !"

Jun Wu Xie turned her eyes away quietly, the cloud of suspicions that had filled her mind earlier suddenly dissipated into nothing by Qiao Chu's antics.

Fei Yan ambled over to seek out Rong Ruo, his highly "pretty" face garnering quite a bit of attention from the inn's guests as he passed along the walkway. He threw out a few atrocious winks towards the one of the mesmerized men, and a moment later, he heard a loud crash when that man on the stairs had missed a step and fell rolling down the staircase.

Based on their innate characters among the six of them, Fei Yan had the most deplorable personality.

Coming before Rong Ruo's room door, Fei Yan had most casually pushed the tightly shut door open, that tiny bolt on the door flimsy as noodles before his monstrous strength.

Fei Yan strutted inside blatantly and did not see any sign of Rong Ruo within the room. He looked around in puzzlement and then seemed to hear a faint sound from the side and he walked towards the source of it.

A faint mist permeated the place within the cold air, feeling slightly damp. In that thin fogginess, a tall and gracefully svelte figure was slowly revealed, the subdued rays of the sun strongly outlining a shapely and curvy figure in stark contrast.

The smile on Fei Yan's face immediately congealed, his eyes immensely wide as they stared, his entire body frozen in place.....

Rong Ruo who was taking a bath heard a noise and turned her head around. She saw Fei Yan standing there to stare blankly at her, as the warm smile upon her face remained in place.

"I think all the doors inside and outside here to you, are all just pieces of decoration and you really treat them as if they do not exist."

Fei Yan stood unmoving in his spot. In that instant that Rong Ruo had turned around earlier, he seemed to have seen.....

'Drip drip.....'

Two streaks of blood flowed out from Fei Yan's nose, dripping onto the ground.

That faint smell of blood made the two people freeze a moment, and Fei Yan turned around suddenly, running headlong outside in escape.

While Rong Ruo remained within the wooden tub, her eyes filled with puzzlement as she lowered her head belatedly, and saw the exposed allure on her chest.

"Dammit!" She then slapped her palm on her forehead, as she leaned back against the wooden tub suddenly feeling perplexed.

[How could she have forgotten.....]

"I'm sorry." Rong Ruo's brows furrowed together, and said those words that made no sense.

Fei Yan ran like he had gone mad, barging right into Qiao Chu's room. Qiao Chu who was singing his high praises for Jun Wu Yao turned his head in surprise to look at Fei Yan who had come crashing in while holding his nose, his face a blank expression, his eyes vacant.

"I'll say Little Yan, what's wrong with you?"

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Chapter 1218:- I Will Take Responsibility

Fei Yan completely ignored Qiao Chu and just held on to his nose furiously. He reached out a hand and grabbed a piece of Qiao Chu's clothes that had been cleaned to wipe off the nosebleed.

The instant the bright red blood was seen, Qiao Chu immediately exploded in rage!

"Your Old Grandmaster! Let go of my clothes! If you've got something against me, come straight at me instead!" He rushed right up and wanted to fight it out from Fei Yan's hands there and then. However..... Fei Yan pushed him back with just one hand.

Qiao Chu's heart was already crying a river.....

Under all that ruckus, Rong Ruo walked in slowly. When she came in, she immediately saw the two fighting with Fei Yan holding Qiao Chu back with one hand, but there wasn't the slightest bit of embarrassment or bashfulness upon her face.

Instead, it was the always wayward and wilful Fei Yan that turned bright red upon seeing Rong Ruo who let go of his hands and stood morosely quiet on one side, not daring to raise his eyes to look at her.

Rong Ruo on the other hand, leisurely and gracefully sat herself down upon a chair.

"Just got here?" Rong Ruo asked, looking at Jun Wu Xie.

Jun Wu Xie nodded.

"You should get some rest first. We'll all sit down and discuss about the things here slowly tonight." Rong Ruo said with a smile.

"Alright." Jun Wu Xie was not in a rush. Since she was already here in the Condor Country, and from the reactions of Rong Ruo and the others, things seemed to be going well here.

Jun Wu Xie went back to her room to rest. Hua Yao and Fan Zhuo looked at Qiao Chu who was crying tearlessly as he held the blood stained clothes in his hands and then turned to look at Fei Yan who was acting very strangely. The two of them had in a show of rapport, both chosen to remain silent, except for the glint of interest within their eyes that betrayed what they were feeling at that moment, while the two of them walked away shoulder to shoulder.

Rong Ruo had just walked out from the room when the coyly quiet Fei Yan suddenly went chasing after her.

"Little Ruo!"

Rong Ruo's steps slightly faltered and she turned to look at Fei Yan, but instead saw Fei Yan whose face was so red it looked like the colour of well cooked prawns. He was dressed in female clothes and standing there looking so "bashful" in front of her, in the eyes of others, he looked every inch like a budding young girl in love.

"I....." Fei Yan was at a loss, not knowing what he wanted to say. As sharp tongued as he always was usually, he suddenly couldn't find the words.

Rong Ruo looked at Fei Yan, her eyes looking slightly frustrated.

"Today, nothing ever happened. You do not have to take it to heart." She said with a smile, dressed elegantly in male clothes, looking like a distinguished and graceful Young Master.

Fei Yan was stunned. He had not thought that Rong Ruo would put it across so lightly. The two of them had ever since been picked up by Yan Bu Gui, been brought up within the Phoenix Academy. Hua Yao and Qiao Chu frequently went out on missions together, while he always moved around with Rong Ruo. Rong Ruo had always been this gentle from young and no matter what he did, she never once showed a sliver of anger or displeasure. Many a time, Fei Yan always felt that Rong Ruo was a person that was so nice and without a temper.

After saying that, Rong Ruo was going to turn and leave.

But Fei Yan found his heart fill with panic!

"I will take responsibility!"

Rong Ruo was stunned into stone. She froze in her spot not daring to turn her head back, completely unable to believe what her own ears had just heard.

"I..... will take responsibility. After we avenge our families, I will mar..... marry you....." Fei Yan summoned up every single ounce of his courage before he could finish saying those words. After saying that, he turned around and ran off, leaving Rong Ruo still stunned, as she stood staring blankly there.

Rong Ruo's attractive eyes were filled with incredulity. She couldn't help but feel that either Fei Yan had gone mad, or that she was just hearing things.

[Marry her?]

[But.....]

Rong Ruo's gentle face suddenly showed a rare moment of anxiety. Her brows creased up slightly as she stared at the highly flustered and escaping back of Fei Yan, her eyes filled with a conflicted and frustrated glint.

"What am I going to do with this now?" Rong Ruo whispered to herself with a bitter laugh.

She really didn't need Fei Yan to take responsibility for any of it.

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Chapter 1219:- Strange (1)

After Jun Wu Xie woke up from her sleep, she was feeling much refreshed. The several companions then gathered together and everything seemed just like it was before, but at the same time a little different.....

The corners of Rong Ruo's lips were smiling, but they were tinged with a trace of bitterness, while Fei Yan's eyes were always fixed upon Rong Ruo today.

This point, was obvious even to the highly insensitive and dumb block that Qiao Chu usually was.

"Whatcha looking at? !" Qiao Chu asked, stretching out a hand and waving it before Fei Yan's eyes. Fei Yan was surprised and immediately shifted his gaze, showing a rare moment where he did not retaliate against Qiao Chu.

"Is there anything that all of you have managed to discover in your investigations throughout this period?" Jun Wu Xie asked, going straight to the point.

Fan Zhuo answered: "When we first came to the Condor Country, we had initially planned to investigate into the Imperial Palace right away. Rong Ruo had first released her Hell Butterflies to scout the place but then a strange thing happened. Rong Ruo's Hell Butterflies disappeared. Or to put it more accurately, they were crushed by an immensely powerful force."

Rong Ruo's Hell Butterflies were different from others, where they could fuse into one whole, or split and separate into many. After they spilt apart, the Hell Butterflies would become very small in size and would not be detected by people unless they possessed the powers of a Purple Spirit before they might possibly be able to notice the faint spirit energy emanating from them.

"We are guessing that someone from the All Dragon's Palace is definitely residing within Condor Country's Imperial Capital and we held ourselves back from making any rash moves. Over this period, we have been secretly observing the things here in the Imperial Capital and we have noticed some strange things. Over this period, there were often many convoys from other countries coming into the city and totaling them up, we have seen convoys from almost seven or eight other countries. Why have all these teams from differing countries all appeared here together which made us find it rather suspicious. Since the Condor Country's Imperial Palace has people from the All Dragons Palace residing within, we did not dare to infiltrate the place in fear of alerting them, But Rong Ruo secretly sent the Hell Butterflies to keep tabs on the people from the other countries and discovered even stranger things....."

The people from the various countries were arranged to stay within the city and they frequently went in and out of the Imperial Palace and another place. The companions were not able to go inside the Imperial Palace but for the other place, they sent out the Hell Butterflies and made sure that there wasn't any people from the All Dragons Palace before they secretly went in to investigate.

And what they found out made the several youths feel rather flustered.

"That place is in a far corner of the Imperial City and highly inconspicuous. But the things inside that place were rather terrifying though." Fan Zhuo said as his brows furrowed up together, like his mind had recalled a certain unpleasant memory.

"That place is filled with people who are imprisoned in there..... Or should I say they were people who did not possess any self awareness."

"What does that mean?" Jun Wu Xie's eyes were slightly startled.

"Those were all some young men, but it was strange that the muscles on all their bodies were developed to highly extreme extents, and they did not seem to possess any awareness but only to attack anyone they saw where even Qiao Chu had difficulty receiving an all out attack from them. They possess immense and terrifying strength that is only slightly weaker than Fei Yan."

Fan Zhuo did not know how to fully describe what they all saw. The people they saw were no longer humans but more like monsters which was nothing like anyone of them had ever seen.

Those people were imprisoned in a house and separately locked up in chains, frequently letting out bestial roars. They were loud and the neighbouring citizens have all been moved out from there with all the houses nearby sitting completely empty. Within the Imperial Capital, rumours were rife that the place was haunted and nobody dared to go near the place where even the Condor Country's soldiers had been sent there to have the place heavily surrounded to prevent anyone from going near it.

But it was exactly such a place that the dignitaries and delegations from various countries went to repeatedly, and with none returning. All of them were even led in there by the Condor Country's Emperor himself.

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Chapter 1220:- Strange (2)

Jun Wu Xie's brows creased up slightly. For no reason, Fan Zhuo's description made her subconsciously think about the Buckwheat Kingdom's last horse carriage in their convoy.

"I had once heard, in the Middle Realm, there exists an insidious method that could greatly alter an average person's body constitution. That method by manner of speaking, was invented by the Soul Return Palace. They used a person's spirit as the price in exchange for the physical body's might. The condition of those people in that place in the Condor Country seems rather similar to that." Fan Zhuo said.

"That method, although it can make one's body incomparably strong, but at the same time, those people who lose their spirits become just a mere shell and reacts only according to orders, unable to feel any pain and does not know fear. And as their bodies have been soaked in a kind of poisonous brew for a long time, those people develop a high resistance to poison their bodies turn very tough, their skin highly resilient. At the time when the Soul Return Palace just developed this method, the Dark Emperor rejected it and immediately crushed the person who developed it into minced meat. Now..... it seems the All Dragons Palace has somehow managed to get their hands on it and is using it here in the Lower Realm." Fan Zhuo said as his brows came together in a frown.

There are limits to a person's body, but such a malicious method uses the sacrifice of one's spirit as a foundation, to create a monster that breakthrough those limits. People who were put through such alteration, could no longer be termed as human, but pure war machines.

"For the All Dragons Palace to secretly introduce this into the Lower Realm, I'm afraid they would have more terrifying intentions behind this."

"Isn't the All Dragons Palace just completely devoid of conscience here? They are completely not treating the people of the Lower Realm as humans! Nobody in the Middle Realm dares to use this and they have instead come to stir up this storm in the Lower Realm." Qiao Chu harrumphed indignantly.

Having the Middle Realm not seeing the people of the Lower Realm as human, it was already a mentality deeply instilled into their consciousness. In the eyes of many in the Middle Realm, the people of the Lower Realm held less dignity than beasts. Whether it was to kill them or to undergo extreme alterations, they were all playthings that could be used to merely kill time as well.

Qiao Chu and the others had left the Middle Realm from a very young age and hence, such a mentality had not been inoculated into their minds. With deep blood vengeance upon their shoulders, they had long forgotten about such division between the realms.

Jun Wu Xie's eyes were narrowed. On this path in search of the human skin maps, she had seen too much of such instances. Regardless whether it was the Qing Yun Clan's Ke Cang Ju, or the Zephyr Academy's Gu Ying, or even Qu Xing Rui in the Thousand Beast City, in their eyes, people of the Lower Realm were not human. They killed whenever they wanted, without the slightest hesitation.

"One of these days, they will leave the Lower Realm." Jun Wu Xie said in a chilling voice. Although she never liked to poke her nose into other people's affairs, but in this matter where they forcibly altered a human body, she found she hated it to a new extreme.

Conducting such an evil kind of experiments, that went against the very grain of nature, the natural evolution of man, should not even exist in this world!

"Wait till we have finished we need to do, and we'll come here to the Lower Realm and do nothing but grab these scoundrels from the Twelve Palaces who come down here and bash them senseless. We'll then see if they still dare to stir up any more trouble here in the Lower Realm at that time." Qiao Chu said as he shook his fist in resentment.

"Dumb Qiao is right. In order to foil these plans of the Middle Realm, we need to hold absolute power over them. With the powers we possess right at this moment, if faced against the people of the Middle Realm, would only put us into a long bitter battle." Fan Zhuo said. Although he highly abhorred the fact that such a utterly heartless method was being used on people, he knew he had to keep a clear mind to think things through, and not get riled up.

"At present, our most important mission is to locate the map within the Condor Country. From what I have observed before, every time the Condor Country's Emperor comes out of the Imperial Palace to meet with the delegations from the other countries, a particular man is always with him. Although that man had always suppressed his spirit aura, but I could still feel it emanating out from his body, and know that he must be from the All Dragons Palace." Rong Ruo said with a slight frown. Her Hell Butterflies had always highly sensitive in perceiving one's powers.

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