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Chapter 1561:- Hot as Ice (3)
"Queen, you shouldn't go to the forbidden area anyway." Xuan Yuan shook his head and gave a helpless sigh.
"Your Majesty, I know you value Miss Yun very much. Therefore, I risked my life, trying to persuade her to come back. If I broke the rules, I am willing to receive the punishment."
Saying this, the queen didn't look at Xuan Yuan any more. She looked just like a warrior who was going to the battlefield, determined and unrepentant.
Xuan Yuan felt guiltier. He thought that the queen went to the back mountain to do something bad to Yun Luofeng. Now he knew he misunderstood her...
Thinking how he was angry at her just now, he really felt guilty. His beloved woman had passed away years ago. He was supposed to take good care of her sister, but he always treated her coldly...
At this moment, Xuan Yuan had decided that he would treat the queen better in the future. There weren't many good-hearted women like her in the world...
"Your Majesty," First Elder sighed and said sincerely, "Queen did break the rules, so I punished her. But as you can see, she did all this for you. I hope you can treat her better in the future."
"Yes, First Elder..."
Xuan Yuan responded respectfully and couldn't help turning his eyes to the receding figure of the queen. Pondering for a while, he ordered, "Guards, I'll sleep in the queen's palace tonight. Prepare for it."
Since they married two years ago, they had been living apart. However, greatly moved by the queen's behavior, he thought he should cherish the one he was with...
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The huge deep pit was like a huge beast's mouth. The rolling flames could instantly devour people and annihilate them.
Now, in the flames, Yun Luofeng sat cross-legged, her frowning brows revealing her pain. What was as hot as ice? No one would know it better than Yun Luofeng...
The left part of her body was covered with a flame, and the right part was turned into blue water, which was not cool but chilly! Yes, it was chilly! She shivered as if she was in a severe winter. However...
The left part of her body was like being burned by a sea of fire and the sharp pain went deep into her soul and didn't dissipate.
Boom!
Suddenly, the blue water turned into a water dragon, and fiercely fought the beast formed by the flames in the deep pit...
As the water dragon and the beast were neck and neck in strength, it was a pitched battle! Previously, the water dragon's body was bound by the iron chain, so he was unable to exert his full strength. Yun Luofeng didn't know that the water dragon was so powerful until now. If he were still alive, no one would be able to resist him on this continent! However...
No matter how strong the water dragon was, it was no match for the fiery beast. Although water could quench fire, the fiery beast still gained the upper hand of the battle...
If the water dragon and the flame reached a balance in Yun Luofeng's body, perhaps the crisis would be resolved. However, if any party gained the upper hand, he would defeat the other and devour Yun Luofeng!
Yun Luofeng made up her mind and ordered, "All of you, except Huohuo, pass on your power to me!"
Huohuo was not included because she was a spirit beast with fire attribute. Instead of helping her, she would increase the power of the fire of reincarnation...
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Chapter 1562:- Hot as Ice (4)
"Yes, Master!"
In an instant, several powerful forces passed on to her body from her soul. Yun Luofeng hurriedly gathered all the forces together and passed them on to the body of the water dragon.
As the water dragon gave out a roar, its strength grew rapidly. Though he was at a disadvantage before, he was soon tied in strength with the fiery beast...
"Suck!"
As Yun Luofeng shouted, the water dragon and the beast immediately disappeared and were sucked into her body...
Through her consciousness, she could see that there were two light spots in her soul. One was red and the other was blue. The two light spots stayed on either side and were eyeing each other covetously, waiting for a chance to defeat the other party.
Perhaps because Yun Luofeng had tamed the fiery beast, the surrounding flames quickly moved aside and made a way for her...
"Master, I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse," Xiao Mo said helplessly. "Although we helped the water dragon, we... can't help him all the time. If he is defeated by the fire of reincarnation, your soul will immediately turn to ashes."
Yun Luofeng asked after pondering for a while, "What's the solution?"
"You can find something with the water attribute to increase the strength of the water dragon. Then they will reach a balance even though they both live in your body."
Yun Luofeng, as a human, couldn't digest the water dragon, so she could only suppress it with the fire of reincarnation...
Although some of the water dragon was devoured by the gold-seeking hamsters, those souls could not exert much influence on it. Even so, the water dragon was no match for the fiery beast...
Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and a powerful spirit energy rushed into Yun Luofeng's body...
Yun Luofeng quickly sat cross-legged, letting the fierce gale whip up her pitch-black hair.
"Master, congratulations, you finally broke through to the Sage Lord level!"
On the Seven Province Continent, only Sage Lord-level spirit cultivators were qualified to stand above all beings!
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At the same time, people of the country all heard the loud noise on the back mountain. They all turned their eyes to the back mountain...
Above the back mountain, a whirlpool hovered in the sky that contained infinite power and great pressure. Under its pressure, the people who were not powerful enough couldn't even stand up straight...
The back mountain.
Xuan Yuan and the queen were watching. Compared with the man beside her who looked excited, the queen was nervous and worried.
Why did this happen? Who would have a breakthrough in the uninhabited back mountain? Was it Yun Luofeng?
No!
That was impossible! Yun Luofeng was dead. It couldn't be her!
As the queen was anxiously thinking, footsteps came from behind her.
Xuan Yuan turned his head only to see the elders had come and he respectfully said, "First Elder, you've come?"
First Elder looked very excited. He stared at the storm above the back mountain without blinking. He was so excited that his voice changed. "It's a great thing that someone in our country has finally broken through to Sage Lord-level after all these years. I just don't know who it is. Is there a strong master of our country living in seclusion on the back mountain?"
This was possible!
He prohibited anyone from entering the back mountain, but that didn't mean there wasn't anyone living in it. After all, the ban was issued about a decade ago. Maybe someone was living in the back mountain before that. After all, he didn't search the back mountain for survivors because he thought it was too dangerous.
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Chapter 1563:- Hot as Ice (5)
Therefore, there must be someone living in seclusion on the back mountain, who had broken through to sage lord level...
He didn't think it was Yun Luofeng, because she didn't show her power when she came to the country.
A Sage Lord-level spirit cultivator was so powerful! How could she, a young woman, break through to this level? This was completely impossible!
Swish!
At that moment, a sudden and powerful force came and made everyone shiver. They looked up only to see a black figure rushing through the sky and stopping in front of them. It was a very handsome man whose cold eyes were as sharp as an eagle's eyes. He stood in the sky, with his hands clasped behind him. He looked down at them like a king standing high above all beings. No figure was reflected in this man's cool and deep eyes. He was too cold to get close to.
The moment the queen saw the man, she was stunned.
She thought that the king was the most handsome man in the world and no man could match him. However, compared with the cool and powerful man in front of her, Xuan Yuan was as small as the dust on the ground.
If... she hadn't fallen in love with the king and had met this man first, she would probably fall in love with him. However, she already had Xuan Yuan in her heart. No matter how outstanding this man was, he couldn't touch her heart...
Thinking of this, the queen turned her head and affectingly gazed at Xuan Yuan.
"Who are you?
First Elder scowled. This man was not from their country. Otherwise, he would remember such a powerful man.
The man didn't speak. Pursing his lips, he gazed affectionately at the storm above the back mountain. His cold eyes were filled with tenderness...
"Are you the one who made the breakthrough on the back mountain?" First Elder asked, frowning.
He asked this, because since this man appeared, the storm gradually diminished, which meant that the breakthrough had been finished...
But why was he looking at that place as if there was someone there...
More puzzlingly, why did such a mysterious man suddenly appear in their country?
"Young Master..." Xuan Yuan frowned, "Are you...?"
"Go away!" The man shouted coldly and became cold and unapproachable again, not as tender as before. He coldly glanced at Xuan Yuan, his face expressionless.
"Your Majesty, he's so rude!" The queen angrily stamped her foot and looked up at the cold man on the sky, "This is the territory of our country. You are a stranger here. You should explain why you are here, or else we will kill you!"
The man remained cold and ignored the queen as if a single glance at her would soil his eyes.
The queen blushed with anger. Just when she was going to curse, she saw a small head popped up from the man's shoulder...
It was an emerald-green bug that was so beautiful that people would want to put it in their hand and carefully appreciate it. However, the bug's eyes... seemed to be filled with contempt?
Yes, contempt!
It was like it was laughing at the queen's stupidity...
"Your Majesty, how dare they..." The queen clenched her fist in anger. Even a little bug dared to despise her?
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Chapter 1564:- Little Bug Weeping Without Tears (1)
Xuan Yuan raised his hand, stopping the Empress while his vigilant gaze looked at the black-robed man standing in the skies. Not knowing the reason, this man gave him a dangerous feeling, as if the entire country could be exterminated with a wave of his hand.
The man's unapproachable gaze gradually turned gentle, as he looked towards the skies before him. A faint arc unconsciously quirked up on his lips. His smile was very faint, to the extent of being undetectable. Even so, that faint smile was still imprinted in everyone's eyes.
Everyone had followed the man's gaze and looked in the same direction, perhaps wanting to know why this ice-cold man had such a huge transformation. Just as their gaze shifted over, a snow-white long robe came into view.
Her white robes were purer than snow, and she had an extremely gorgeous appearance. Her devilish aura had disappeared the instant she saw the man who was standing in the air. Meeting each other's eyes, there were indescribable tender sentimental feelings between them.
The man slightly extended his arms as his black-robes flew in the breeze. His serious gaze filled with gentleness stared at the white-robed lady not far away. Seemingly wanting to carve her figure into his mind.
Suddenly... the young lady ran towards the man and dashed into his embrace. The man tightly embraced the woman's thin waist, giving her an unforgettable kiss in the sky.
Three years....
They had been separated for three years! Within these three years, no one knew how he had endured it! If he hadn't believed firmly that Yun Luofeng wasn't dead, then... it would be impossible for him to continue going on.
The queen's complexion turned pale from shock.
Yun Luofeng wasn't dead? How was this possible? Furthermore, looking at the situation, Yun Luofeng and that black-robed man were lovers. Then what were her previous actions considered to be? If she knew earlier that Yun Luofeng had a lover, why was there a need to deal with her so persistently?
Thinking of this, the queen couldn't refrain from biting her lips as her body started trembling.
Right now, everyone was looking at the pair of lovers kissing in the skies and no one noticed the queen's peculiarity.
"This girl's strength seems to have changed drastically." Surprise could be seen from the head elder's expression. "Our guess was wrong and the person who broke through was this girl!"
From the start, the head elder was also unable to determine Yun Luofeng's strength. At that time, she had not caused him to feel restraining fear, but at this moment she gave him a feeling of profound mystery! It was to the extent that he feared her aura.
What did this mean? It meant that Yun Luofeng had attained the Sage Lord-level realm!
"I finally... found you." The man's voice contained magnetism and was hoarse, while filled with seduction as before.
"Yun Xiao, I missed you..."
Her heartfelt words caused the man's expression to change subtly. He tightly hugged her and once again kissed her fiercely. After a long time later, he loosened his embrace while his lips quirked up and his expressionless ice-cold face was similar to a melted ice cube. Her inverted figure could be seen within his black eyes.
"Mistress, I finally got to meet you. You're more beautiful than I expected..."
The little bug on Yun Xiao's shoulder swayed its head and spoke to Yun Luofeng in a fawning manner.
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Chapter 1565:- Little Bug Weeping Without Tears (2)
This was his master's lover! If he didn't try to please her, what if she commanded his master to abandon him in a fit of anger? Then who could he complain to?
Yun Luofeng finally noticed the little guy on Yun Xiao's shoulder and questioned, "A bug?"
The bug was somewhat discontented yet dare not show it and could only defend himself. "I'm not a bug, I'm a dragon! A dragon!"
Yun Luofeng caressed her chin and shot a sideways glance at the bug while beaming with a big smile. "Yun Xiao, I'm hungry..."
Her sinister and crafty expression caused the bug to shiver and he couldn't help but retreat with its two claws tightly covering his chest.
I'm not tasty, not tasty at all...
"Master..."
The bug who was afraid turned toward Yun Xiao and complained while feeling wronged, "The Mistress is thinking of eating your pet."
Yun Xiao ignored Little Bug and looked at Yun Luofeng in all seriousness. "Do you prefer it steamed or fried?"
Craack... The little bug heard his heart breaking and became petrified, as if not believing its own ears.
Huuhuu, Master, why don't you have any integrity? Mistress wants to eat me and you're handing me over with both hands?
It hadn't seen enough of this world yet it was about to be devoured by this heartless couple!
At this moment, the little bug had never been so regretful as now. If presented with another chance, it would rather be sealed for thousands of years rather than follow Yun Xiao to leave that place...
Yun Luofeng smiled. Her smile was very beautiful, to the extent of being emotionally moving.
"I feel that... the bug's meat isn't nutritious enough."
"I'm a dragon, a dragon!"
Even though the little bug was worried about becoming Yun Luofeng's food, at this very moment, for its dignity as a dragon, it had decided to stand up and defend its reputation!
"Yun Xiao, have you named this little guy?" Yun Luofeng acted deaf and continued asking Yun Xiao.
"Not yet." In Yun Xiao's heart, he would only pay attention to Yun Luofeng. Asking him to name a bug... wait, a dragon? That was impossible!
"Then from now on..." Yun Luofeng narrowed her eyes, "It shall be called Little Bug."
"No!"
Little Bug revealed despair as it looked towards Yun Xiao in pain. "Master, I'm your pet, and you're so powerful and respected so it's impossible you'll allow your pet to have such a retarded name. Otherwise, it's embarrassing and in addition, I'm not a bug, I'm a dragon!"
Yun Xiao shot him a cold glance then looked at Yun Luofeng. "Okay."
At this moment, Little Bug felt his views shattering and wept without tears. At the same time, he understood that Yun Xiao would heed Yun Luofeng in all aspects. Even if Yun Luofeng asked him to jump a cliff, he would do so without second thoughts.
Why? Why did I encounter such an infatuated Master? It was fine if he was infatuated, but why am I the one who is suffering? Little Bug wiped his tears and his expression was filled with despair towards this world.
Seemingly recalling something, she asked, "Yun Xiao, why are you here?"
Yun Xiao answered in all seriousness. "I was chasing the surviving members of the Poison Valley and mistakenly stepped into the place that sealed Little Bug, accidentally sealing myself as well. I spent three years to break this seal and took spoils of war in passing."
Yun Luofeng was silent for a moment, looking up at the man's handsome and grim face.
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Chapter 1566:- Little Bug Weeping Without Tears (3)
"Reasonably speaking, originally we should have been trapped in this place, unable to leave. However, I have lifted the restriction on this country and so now we can leave..." Her voice wasn't loud or soft but was heard by everyone.
The restriction was that water dragon, and after it disappeared the restriction was also lifted.
"What?" The head elder who heard her couldn't control his excitement. "What did you say? Our country's restriction has been lifted?"
"That's right," Yun Luofeng looked around at everyone. "The restriction has been lifted, but it will depend on your own ability to leave God Burial Mountain. Furthermore, I have something to settle before I leave."
When she spoke, her gaze slowly landed on the queen while a wicked smile surfaced on her lips, seemingly extremely sinister.
The queen's complexion was as pale as snow and lacked color. Meeting Yun Luofeng's sinister and eerie gaze, she retreated while her lips trembled.
Boom!
Spirit energy was released, causing the queen to fly out and crash at the rear of the crowd with a bang. Everyone was shocked, not understanding why Yun Luofeng had attacked the queen.
"My Queen!" The head elder turned pale with fright, and his eyes filled with confusion landed on Yun Luofeng. "Miss Yun, what are you doing? The queen went looking for you in the rear mountain because she didn't wish for you to take the risk and intended to pull you back."
Yun Luofeng snorted, and her slightly lifted eyes were wild and arrogant. "Are you sure that's the case?" In an instant, everyone's attention gathered on the queen, with a questioning look in their eyes.
Could it be... Had the empress done something inappropriate to Yun Luofeng?
"I, Yun Luofeng can rely on my own abilities to stand at the peak. Why would I need to vie for the measly position of a concubine? Not to mention the queen's position, I don't even care if it's the position of the king!" Her voice was incomparably arrogant, similar to a meteorite that fiercely rammed against everyone's hearts.
"However, you thought I wanted to snatch your position and did not hesitate to push me into the deep pit. If it weren't for my luck, I'm afraid... I would've disappeared in that pit!"
Xuan Yuan's body stiffened. Slowly turning his head, his gray eyes contained fury and disbelief.
"Queen, can you provide me an explanation?"
"No, it wasn't so, she's lying. Your Majesty, you have to believe in me. I love you deeply so how could I commit such acts that harm others and injure myself?" The queen knelt and crawled towards Xuan Yuan, then tightly hugged his thighs and wept.
Shutting his eyes, and opening them once again, his gaze was filled with grief.
"Why are you still lying at this point in time? There are no grudges between you and Miss Yun, so why would she attempt to frame you?"
"I..." The queen was speechless.
If Yun Xiao hadn't appeared, she would've been certain of Yun Luofeng pursuing Xuan Yuan, but right now... this black-robed man was so outstanding, so how could Yun Luofeng abandon such an excellent man and go after Xuan Yuan?
Seeing the queen silent, Xuan Yuan sneered and pushed away her arms that hugged his thighs, with disappointment in his eyes.
He thought that the queen was kind-hearted and had sacrificed everything for him discreetly, which caused him to visit her occasionally... Yet ultimately, he had been hoodwinked by her!
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Chapter 1567:- Little Bug Weeping Without Tears (4)
"Keke." The queen took a step back and revealed a desolate smile. Her tears flowed down from her eyes as she mocked herself.
"Your Majesty, me and you, along with my sister grew up together since we were young and I had already fallen for you at that time. However, you only had eyes for my sister!"
"My appearance and strength were inferior compared to hers, and all the elders intended to crown her as the queen after you ascended the throne. But did you know how jealous I was at that time?"
Xuan Yuan coldly looked at his queen. "Therefore, you conspired to murder her?" The queen's expression suddenly froze and became flustered.
Looking at her sudden change of expression, the flames of fury in Xuan Yuan's heart were ignited. "It was really you who harmed her?"
Actually, Xuan Yuan was only testing her with his questioning. In the past, he would never have suspected the queen, but now that her true colors had been exposed, he started to be skeptical... However, the queen's expression had proven everything.
Boom!
Xuan Yuan's violent rage erupted and spared no effort to strangle the queen. His eyes were red through and through, radiating fury as he shouted, "She was your sister. You were orphaned since you were young and she was the one who raised you. How could you be so ruthless as to kill her?" The queen was strangled by him and unable to utter any words. Her face turned red from being choked while revealing despair.
She did not regret killing her sister. To possess this man, she would rather kill everyone instead of allowing anyone to steal her man! However, the king's actions towards her had caused her heart to turn cold.
All the elders stood by one side without stopping the King. Having committed such a grave mistake, the queen should be punished. Furthermore... they understood that the king would not kill the queen. At most, he would cripple her. In their country, there wasn't a precedent of the death penalty!
As expected...
After venting his anger, the king loosened his hands. His hands were still slightly trembling and his eyes contained hatred. "Men, drag the queen away. Cripple her strength, and expel her from the country!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Just as the two bodyguards wanted to walk up, a powerful energy swooped down all of a sudden, penetrating the queen's body with a bang.
The queen stiffened and widened her eyes in disbelief. Fresh blood spread from her chest and she suddenly froze before she collapsed.
"Your Majesty!" Everyone was stunned and they looked up at the black-robed man standing in the sky.
The man's black robes were lightly rippling along with the wind while this right hand gently embraced the white-robed lady. He was still as expressionless as before, while this look was incomparably callous.
"Young master," the head elder's expression was somewhat unsightly. "The queen committed a crime and we had decided to punish her. However, isn't killing her too excessive?"
The man slightly lowered his eyes, looking down at everyone beneath him. His callous eyes were unyielding while releasing an austere killing aura, making them tremble with fear.
"Your country's original predetermined queen was murdered and you didn't avenge her. Even the man who loved her deeply did not severely punish the murderer..." The man's voice was callous and low as before, "However... whoever dares to touch a single strand of hair on my wife's head shall have their blood spilled!"
So what if he killed? For her, he could slaughter the whole world, not to mention a woman.
Xuan Yuan's body somewhat froze. He lightly sighed, and a bitter smile surfaced on his handsome face.
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Chapter 1568:- Meeting the Skeleton Troop Again (1)
If he had the boldness of this man, would his beloved have avoided a premature death?
"Yun Xiao, let's go." Looking at the man's face, Yun Luofeng gently smiled and her lazy voice sounded.
"Alright." Yun Xiao met her gaze and smiled, as his arm embraced her waist. Taking a single step, he had already traveled a hundred feet.
"Wait!" the head elder anxiously called out. However, their figures had disappeared before he managed to speak...
"Head elder, we can finally leave this god-forsaken place." Everyone felt happy deep down, and only the head elder's countenance was of worry.
"The ancestor left this saying behind, whoever could lift the restriction was the person God had sent to us. Now that she has left, what should we do?"
Evidently, the head elder wasn't aware of the ancestor's intent for leaving behind that saying. It was to give his descendants hope. Even the ancestor himself didn't expect that a woman named Yun Luofeng would appear many years later, lifting the restriction of this country.
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On God Burial Mountain, underbrush was in abundance, and a powerful aura covered the whole mountain range. If someone weak was to come here, perhaps they would be immediately scared witless by the powerful aura present.
One had to say that Yun Luofeng's luck was good. She encountered the skeleton troop the moment she arrived at the God Burial Mountain and now that she intended to leave, she had once again encountered the skeleton troop who had formed teams.
Looking at those skeletons who waved their bones and were dashing over at a high speed, Yun Xiao expressionlessly commanded Little Bug who was napping.
"Resolve this in the shortest time possible."
"En." Little Bug answered and just as he intended to battle with the skeletons, Yun Luofeng stopped him.
"I have a grudge against these skeletons." Yun Luofeng gave a wicked smile. "Therefore, I will dispose of them myself."
She never forgot the time when she had been chased by these skeleton troops after she stepped onto God Burial Mountain. Right now, since she had broken through to sage-lord level with great difficulty, she wanted to personally take revenge!
Whoosh!
After she spoke, she dashed towards the skeleton troop.
She, who was once chased down and had to flee in disarray with a sorry figure, finally had the strength to deal with them at this moment. Even so, these skeletons couldn't be destroyed or feel pain. Even though Yun Luofeng had broken through to Sage Lord-level, it was still slightly difficult if she wanted to exterminate this team of the undead.
"Not good, if this continues, sooner or later I won't be able to continue."
Yun Luofeng fished out a spirit herb and swallowed it without chewing. Her originally depleted physical strength and spirit energy gradually recovered. Not far away, Yun Xiao fixed his eyes on Yun Luofeng's battle with a calm face. However, he was prepared. If Yun Luofeng couldn't defeat these skeletons, he would take action...
"Xiao Mo, do you know why these deceased became a skeleton troop?" Yun Luofeng cleaned the blood traces on her mouth and used spirit voice transmittance to ask.
In her spirit, Xiao Mo's voice immediately sounded.
"I'm unclear of the specifics but have you noticed that there's a moss-green will o' wisp in the eyes of every skeleton? They are all souls, but not the skeleton's souls..."
Not the skeleton's souls?
Yun Luofeng's eyes flickered for a moment. Seemingly understanding something, she hastily shut her eyes. The noises in her surroundings instantly disappeared as if only she existed in this whole world...
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Chapter 1569:- Meeting the Skeleton Troop Again (2)
The instant those skeletons arrived, she opened her eyes and powerful energy abruptly exploded. Soon after, countless moss-green soul flames drifted into the skeleton troop's eyes....
At that moment, the skeletons halted their actions while the two wisps of soul were endlessly contending against each other, vying for control.
Yun Luofeng did not relax. Those souls she produced were from her own soul, and only by using the power of her own soul would she be able to control these skeletons. Of course, if Yun Luofeng hadn't devoured the water dragon's soul, she wouldn't be able to undertake this risky method to control the skeletons even if her own soul had grown.
Finally, Yun Luofeng's soul flames had taken control, engulfing the opponent's soul flames...
In the next instant, her body went soft and she fell into a warm embrace. Yun Xiao tightly embraced her while a trace of heartache flashed through his black eyes.
"Yun Xiao, I'm fine," Yun Luofeng smiled. She knew what Yun Xiao wanted to say and so before he opened his mouth, she said, "My soul can gradually recover, you don't have to worry. Furthermore, I didn't want to rely on you for everything, but to fight side by side with you!"
Frankly speaking, she could've had Yun Xiao subdue these puppets from the start. However, with his abilities, he could only cause these puppets to disappear. As such, it would be better to use them for her own sake, which was to increase her strength.
At the same time in the depths of God Burial Mountain, a woman seated cross-legged suddenly opened her eyes, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Her complexion was pale and fury could be seen in her eyes.
"Who? Who swallowed my soul flames and snatched my skeleton troop? If I find the culprit, I'll never let them off!" Her last few words were spoken with her teeth clenched together.
Her own soul flame had been swallowed and she would have to cultivate for a long time to recover, so how would she forgive the person who did that?
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Yun Luofeng was unaware of what was happening in the depths of God Burial Mountain. After subduing the skeleton troop, she left the mountain together with Yun Xiao.
However... She sensed that Mo Qiancheng in the Witchcraft Tribe's matrix had begun to stir, with a faint trend of leaving the matrix. This feeling caused Yun Luofeng to shudder.
Mo Qiancheng deeply loved Jue Qian and to save Ji Jiutian and herself, she had passed herself off as Jue Qian. If Mo Qiancheng were to leave the matrix and find out about Yun Xiao's existence, he would definitely go crazy. However, Mo Qiancheng was the matrix's central point and according to reason, he shouldn't be able to leave the matrix, but why did he begin to stir?
Yun Luofeng's fast-beating heart gradually calmed down. She had to increase her strength as fast as possible to deal with the following problems!
In addition... she would never allow Mo Qiancheng to harm Yun Xiao in the slightest!
"Master..." Xiao Mo also sensed this and even his voice was faintly trembling.
"Now that matters are imminent, I have to increase my strength in this available time to be able to rival Mo Qiancheng!" Yun Luofeng clenched her fist and revealed determination.
Slightly raising his brow, Yun Xiao turned towards Yun Luofeng and asked, "What happened?"
Yun Luofeng was startled and recovered her senses. Her pitch-black eyes deeply gazed at the man before her while her tone was incomparably resolute. "Yun Xiao, I will absolutely never let you leave my side..."
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Chapter 1570:- Jun Fengling and Old Man Jun
"It should be here." Not long after Yun Luofeng left, a man and a woman slowly descended from the sky while they attentively watched God Burial Mountain ahead.
The red-robed lady's looks were extremely gorgeous, valiant, and formidable looking while her appearance resembled Yun Xiao. The man was as gentle as jade and his emotional eyes were filled with worry, so he did not forget to console the woman beside him.
"Jun'er, I'm sure Feng'er is safe. We'll go and look for her now."
"I hope so. If I find out who injured my daughter-in-law, I'll burn their corpse and scatter their ashes!" A dangerous glint streaked across Jun Fengling's narrowed eyes.
Ye Jingchen's looked at Jun Fengling and a faint curve quirked on his thin lips.
"Jun'er, let's go." Just as they were about to enter God Burial Mountain, an aged voice suddenly sounded from the side, with traces of sigh and worry.
"At that time, I should've stopped that girl from entering God Burial Mountain. I wonder if she has encountered any dangers?" Old Man Jun revealed a bitter smile, while his voice contained helplessness.
Jun Fengling subconsciously looked towards Old Man Jun. The moment she saw his aged face, she couldn't help but frown. She didn't know why, but this old man gave her a feeling of being close and familiar. This feeling made her want to become friends with him.
Ye Jingchen evidently saw through his wife's internal thoughts and patted her shoulders, then walked towards Old Man Jun and spoke with his hands cupped together. "Senior, are you here to find someone?"
Old Man Jun's line of sight fell on Ye Jingchen and replied with an aged voice, "That's right."
"May I know the person you're looking for is..."
"My granddaughter."
Granddaughter? Ye Jingchen stared blankly while internally feeling disappointed.
Yun Luofeng had encountered dangers in God Burial mountain and since this old man was also here to look for someone, he assumed they would fortuitously be searching for the same person. Unexpectedly, this man was looking for his own granddaughter. Feng'er's grandfather was Yun Luo and this old man before him clearly did not come for Feng'er.
"Brother Ye," Jun Fengling walked to Ye Jingchen's side and turned to old man Jun with a smile. "Senior, if you don't mind, why don't we travel together?"
If it was Ye Jingchen who invited him, the old man would definitely reject him. However... just as he saw the lady walking towards him, he became distracted. If his daughter was here, perhaps she would be the same age as the lady before him. But... his daughter was still in the Land of No Return, so it was impossible for her to appear here.
"Sure." The old man wouldn't accept any stranger trying to worm their way into becoming his friend, but he was unable to feel malice toward this the red-robed lady in front of him. Furthermore, subconsciously he wanted to get closer to her...
"Cough cough!"
Seeing Old Man Jun staring at his wife, he couldn't help but dryly cough and his handsome face was clearly unsightly. Old Man Jun recovered his senses and had an awkward expression on his face. With his earlier expression, it was indeed easy for others to mistake him as a lecher. However, he couldn't restrain himself from wanting to look at her.
It was only several days later that Jun Fengling and old man Jun understood what it meant when something was fated.
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In Liuye Town, the market was incomparably bustling, while the peddler's shouts repeated continuously. From a distance, Yun Luofeng spotted a familiar figure and was astonished.
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Chapter 1571:- Meeting Huang Yingying Again (1)
Huang Yingying? Why was she here?
Currently, perhaps sensing someone's gaze, she turned to look and in that instant, she was struck dumb as her clear eyes stared blankly at Yun Luofeng.
"Huang Yingying?" The moment Yun Luofeng called out her name, she suddenly trembled and hastily covered her trembling mouth, preventing herself from crying out in shock.
"Miss Yun..." Had she finally met her?
All of a sudden, Huang Yingying's light yellow robes streaked across the distance between them and she stood before Yun Luofeng. She stared intently at the white-robed lady, speaking every word clearly, "You're really... Miss Yun?"
I'm not dreaming, am I?
"Huang Yingying, why are you here?" The lady's voice was even more mature and steady compared to three years ago. The only thing unchanged was her wicked voice.
"Miss Yun." Huang Yingying smiled. Her ice-cold face was similar to a melted ice cube and was full of warmth.
"At that time, after hearing news about you being alive, I went searching for you at the Jun Family. However, I was too late and you had already left, so once again, I chased you to this location... I didn't expect that we would meet here."
Frankly speaking, Yun Luofeng didn't have very many sentimental feelings for Huang Yingying. At that time, she had helped her because they had a common enemy, not because of Huang Yingying herself. However, looking at Huang Yingying, her disappearing for three years hadn't been easy on her. The originally light-hearted young lady had unconsciously become cold and detached. Looking at her blossoming smile, Yun Luofeng was moved. An unintentional help had helped her obtain someone who treated her with sincerity.
"Miss Yingying."
Suddenly, an anxious voice sounded behind Huang Yingying and in that instant, Yun Luofeng clearly perceived her body stiffening. Just as Yun Luofeng looked up, she saw a noble young master appearing alongside Huang Yingying with joy on his face. "I thought my eyes failed me, but to think it's really you!"
Seeing that the noble man was about to pull her arm, she frowned and subconsciously dodged his hands and coldly said, "Young master Ling Shuang, please conduct yourself with dignity."
His body stiffened while his gaze was filled with sadness. "Yingying, it's only been three years. Why have you changed?"
Huang Yingying sneered and looked at the man's handsome face. "Three years ago, your father personally came, warning me not to get close to you. Right now... I'm the one who despises you!"
Yun Luofeng narrowed her eyes. It seems like after Huang Yingying left the Witchcraft Tribe three years ago, she had not followed Hong Luan and instead... had something to do with the North Province young master? If her guess was right, this man named Ling Shuang should be the younger brother of Hong Luan's ex-fiance...
Ling Shuang tightly clenched his fist, with a look of suffering on his face. He couldn't understand, why did that dainty young lady become so cold?
"Miss Yun." Huang Yingying ignored Ling Shuang, turned towards Yun Luofeng and smiled.
Yun Luofeng slightly nodded. "Ignore him, let's go. Later on, tell me what happened between you and the North Province Governor Estate..."
Huang Yingying stiffened, seemingly recalling some memories that she was reluctant to recall, and she looked like she was suffering. "Alright."
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Chapter 1572:- Meeting Huang Yingying Again (2)
In an unadorned and compact inn, Huang Yingying poured a cup of tea for Yun Luofeng before sitting down.
"Three years ago, the leader of Witchcraft Tribe tasked me to deliver the Witchcraft Flower to save Miss Hong Luan, and so I left the tribe. Furthermore, after Miss Hong Luan had regained consciousness, I left and traveled alone.
"While traveling, I encountered Ling Shuang." Huang Yingying's smile contained bitterness. "Ling Shuang didn't have a haughty attitude like other young masters and his personality was very gentle, taking care of me in all aspects. Furthermore, I wasn't experienced in matters of love, so... I fell in love."
"However, after the governor found out about our relationship, he came looking for me and forced me to leave Ling Shuang."
Yun Luofeng sipped her tea and quirked her brow. "He's was unaware you're the Witchcraft Tribe's Lady Saintess?"
Huang Yingying shook her head. "I did not reveal my identity to Ling Shuang and when the governor came looking, I stopped the guards the tribe leader dispatched to protect me, who wanted to stick up for me."
"With the North Governor's influence as such, why should I cling to them? Since he intends to find a woman with a well-matched background, he should do as he pleases. I do not value the position of Lady of the Governor Estate."
Even though the North Governor Estate of North Province was the faction that dominated the North Province, the Witchcraft Tribe was one of the top-ranked factions of the Central Province. Their faction would be on par with the Central Province's Governor Estate.
If a traitor hadn't appeared in the Witchcraft Tribe, they would be able to exterminate the Poison Valley without an effort with the tribe leader's strength even if all their experts had attacked.
One could imagine how powerful the Witchcraft Tribe was in the Central Province. Existing in the Central Province for so long, the Witchcraft Tribe had also inherited many things. If it weren't for the unforeseen event within the tribe several years ago, perhaps the tribe would be a faction that was above various Provinces...
"What about Ling Shuang's attitude towards you?" Yun Luofeng pondered for a moment and asked.
Huang Yingying trembled and she lowered her eyes. "Ling Shuang treats me well, but he's not firm and steady enough."
"He did not accept or reject the fiancee his father selected, and only advised me to wait." Huang Yingying bitterly laughed, "He said there would come a day when his father would accept us. Alas, what awaited me was his father's warning." After she spoke, Huang Yingying looked at Yun Luofeng, while tightly biting her lips.
"At that time, I cried and returned to the Witchcraft Tribe where I found out about your death. The tribe leader deceived me and claimed that if I were to complete the inheritance, you would return..."
Three years ago after obtaining news of Yun Luofeng's death, she nearly crumbled and coupled with losing her love, there was a time where she wanted to abandon herself to despair. However, the tribe leader's words gave her hope and confidence... Huang Yingying was filled with guilt. The tribe leader had done this in her best interests and she shouldn't have been so cruel to him.
Yun Luofeng stroked her chin. She had nearly forgotten about the North Governor Estate...
"Oh right, Miss Yun. I heard that you went looking for the Ghost Emperor at God Burial Mountain. Did you find him?"
"En?" Yun Luofeng lifted her sight and said while gently smiling. "Since I have been low on medicinal herbs recently, he went to the medical stores to purchase some. Initially, I was waiting for him at the market but unexpectedly I bumped into you..."
Regardless of whether it was Little Tree or the gold-seeking hamsters, they required medicinal herbs as nutrients. Right now, there was another pet that consumed medicinal herbs as food - Little Bug!
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Chapter 1573:- Clinging Obstinately (1)
"Miss Yun," Huang Yingying shallowly smiled and her appearance was sharp, looking extremely beautiful. "What are your plans from now on?"
Plans?
Yun Luofeng was silent for a moment, while a cold glint streaked across her eyes. "The top priority job now is to increase my strength."
What she was about to face was not only the Saintly Virgin Tribe but also Mo Qiancheng who was glaring like a tiger while watching their prey. Furthermore, her lies could only deceive Mo Qiancheng temporarily and not forever. In the end, they would be seen through by him.
"Oh right," Huang Yingying suddenly recalled something. "I remember that Hong Luan went to the Beast Province and after that, I lost all contact with her. After news of you being alive was passed on, the East Province went looking for Hong Luan but even after searching the whole Province, they couldn't locate her whereabouts..."
Just then, the door was pushed open and as she turned over, she saw the black-robed man walking in and a bewitching smile surfaced. "Yun Xiao, you're done?"
Yun Xiao paused for a moment and asked, "You're heading to the Beast Province?"
Hong Luan was missing in the Beast Province and according to Yun Luofeng's personality, she would definitely head there.
"Yes," Yun Luofeng's eyes were pitch-black. "I want to search for Hong Luan."
"Okay, I'll accompany you," Yun Xiao faintly smiled. "Furthermore, I have some power in the Beast Province and I'll take the opportunity to hand them to you."
Ever since Yun Luofeng arrived in the Seven Province Continent, she had never seen the faction Yun Xiao had established. Since he decided to pave the road for Yun Luofeng, he would definitely have achieved something.
Right now, Yun Luofeng finally knew that Yun Xiao's faction was in the Beast Province.
"Yun Xiao, when you were being chased at that time, why didn't you utilize your faction?"
Hearing her words, he turned silent. After a long time, he honestly replied. "Those people were prepared for you, so I didn't want any members to get injured..."
"Furthermore, I don't believe that they could injure me." When speaking, his tone was domineering, having an awe-inspiring momentum. The man's expressionless face was cold and callous, while his black eyes faintly contained a violent storm.
"I know the road that goes to the Beast Province." Huang Yingying bit her lips. "We need to pass through the North Province and after that, we will have to travel past a desert. Following that, we will arrive at the Beast Province!"
North Province... When mentioning these two words, Huang Yingying's heart shuddered.
"You should return to the Witchcraft Tribe," Yun Luofeng turned towards Huang Yingying and said with indifference. "The tribe leader should be searching for you."
In addition, Yun Xiao's faction was in the Beast Province so he would certainly be familiar with the road there.
"No," Huang Yingying shook her head. "I intended to accept the Witchcraft Tribe so I could assist you. Before locating Miss Hong Luan, I will never return!"
When she spoke, Huang Yingying lifted her skirt and walked to stand before Yun Luofeng. Half kneeling on the ground, her expression was of respect and determination.
"Miss Yun, please allow me to follow beside you. In my life, I will never turn my back on you!"
Yun Luofeng lowered her sight and looked straight at her determined countenance and suddenly, she chuckled. "Following me, you'll definitely encounter many dangers, trials and might even lose your life the very next moment. Do you still intend to follow me even so?"
Huang Yingying spoke with bitterness, "My family was killed by others and if it weren't for revenge, I'm afraid I would have followed them. Now that I've avenged my parents, I have no regrets even if I lose my life!"
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Chapter 1574:- Clinging Obstinately (2)
"I understand, this is your choice and I'll take you with me from now on." Yun Luofeng lifted Huang Yingying up, as her wicked voice contained indifference.
Huang Yingying was delighted. Frankly speaking, she had steeled her heart to be rejected but unexpectedly, Yun Luofeng agreed to it...
"Miss, to head to the Beast Province, we must pass through the North Province but I'm worried... They might not let us through!"
There were guards at the gates of every city in the North Province and they had to go through the gates in order to pass by the North Province. If they were unwilling to let them pass, they would be unable to successfully proceed towards the Beast Province unless they used force...
"So what if the North Province is unwilling to let us pass?" Even though Ling Chen of the North Province had a grudge against her, he wouldn't paste her portrait on the city gates to prevent them from passing through, would he?
"The Ghost Emperor should be well aware of this. The Beast Province is different from various large Provinces, with the majority of residents being spirit beasts with comparatively few humans. In addition, the beast race is fond of attacking humans and so, their relationship with various Provinces isn't good."
"However, the Beast Province is the most powerful among the various large Provinces..."
The strength of the spirit beast could be seen from the territory they established that could stand tall without falling among numerous humans.
"As such, the city gates separating the Beast Province and the other various provinces is heavily guarded. Humans from the Beast Province can leave but they'll never allow any humans to enter!"
"I doubt the North Province would be so kind-hearted as to dispatch guards and heavily guard the gates to prevent humans from throwing away their lives," Yun Luofeng slowly said.
Huang Yingying helplessly shook her head. "Miss, it's human nature to be greedy. Each and every spirit beast in the Beast Province is powerful and the majority of them have swallowed the anthropomorphism fruit and morphed into a human appearance. For humans, such a spirit beast is a treasure they yearn for even in their dreams."
"Over the many years, there would often be humans delusionally wanting to enter the Beast Province and have those spirit beasts be contracted to them, so they could use them to fight." At this point, Huang Yingying's words became somewhat cautious. "However, later on, those humans had instead surrendered to those spirit beasts, increasing the Beast Province's influence."
Yun Luofeng quirked her brow, "Why is that so?"
"This..." Huang Yingying pursed her lips, "It's rumored that those spirit beasts who morphed into human appearance are all extremely gorgeous, even more beautiful than humans. There's even a Fox Clan that specializes in the art of seduction, charming others and have them willingly abandon their human nature, becoming a slave for the spirit beasts!"
To prevent the number of experts on the continent from decreasing, the various provinces unanimously decided to turn back all experts who wanted to enter the Beast Province. As a result, the Beast Province only allowed exits and prevented entrances. However, any experts who left the Beast Province would be supervised by various large factions, guaranteeing they would not be brainwashed by the beast race.
As for those weaker humans wanting to leave the Beast Province... The moment they took a single step out, they would be secretly disposed of by the North Province's experts!
Yun Luofeng lifted her brow, looking towards Yun Xiao and asked with a smile, "How did you previously enter the Beast Province?"
"The arrival location of the spatial wormhole is the Beast Province."
"What about those who were supervising you when you left?"
"Dead..." Yun Xiao's answer was simple and straightforward.
Yun Luofeng gently stroked her chin. "I'm not sure how Hong Luan entered the Beast Province, but I understand that I must head there! Yun Xiao, Huang Yingying, we shall leave today! The faster we find her, the sooner any danger she encountered will decrease."
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Chapter 1575:- Clinging Obstinately (3)
On the streets that were as noisy as always, just as Yun Luofeng and company stepped out of the inn, they bumped into Ling Shuang who seemed to appear everywhere.
He stared at Huang Yingying with fixed eyes, with unconcealed adoration. "Yingying, stop being angry and return with me. My father has agreed that he will no longer stand between us."
Huang Yingying sneered, "Do you think I'll believe that someone so snobbish would accept me?"
"Yingying, regardless of whether my father accepts you or not, as long as you return with me, I will marry you!" Ling Shuang's had an anxious look on his face, wanting to pull Huang Yingying to him.
She twisted to the side, evading his hands while a cold smile quirked on her lips.
"Why should I believe in a man like you who has no courage?" After speaking, Huang Yingying no longer spared Ling Shuang a glance and respectfully stood behind Yun Luofeng. "Miss, you can ignore him and let's continue to set off."
"Miss?" Ling Shuang's eyes revealed surprised as he looked at Yun Luofeng with astonishment and his complexion was unsightly. "Yingying, you're a maid?"
Huang Yingying was only a maid? Impossible! With her mannerism, how could she be someone else's maid? Even if she was only an aristocratic family's young miss, perhaps his father wouldn't oppose them... Why was she only a maid?
"Hmph!" Huang Yingying's gaze changed to revulsion from its initial disappointment. As expected, everyone in the North Governor Estate was snobbish, so why should she constantly think of him?
"Miss," Ling Shuang's eyes flickered, then slowly walked to Yun Luofeng and cupped his hands, and said, "I know you're Yingying's lord, but could you help me with a favor? I hope you'll take in Yingying as your foster sister and this way, I can persuade my father."
He was unaware of Yun Luofeng's identity, but looking at her mannerism, she should would at least be a second-rate family even if she wasn't a first-rate one. Although such an identity couldn't be well-matched with the North Governor Estate, at least there was still a trace of hope...
Yun Xiao's callous eyes gradually landed on Ling Shuang, with a dense killing aura contained in his eyes. This aura caused Ling Shuang's body to shudder. However, in order to marry Huang Yingying, he looked at Yun Luofeng with resolution.
Yun Luofeng chucked. "Why should I help you?"
"Miss, you aren't helping me but instead, helping yourself," Ling Shuang's expression was somewhat unhappy. "If I marry Yingying, she'll be the lady of the North Governor Estate and your status would also develop accordingly to the situation. This is an advantageous business transaction for you."
If it weren't for Yingying, he would never speak rubbish with this woman without the ability to make discerning judgments!
"North Governor Estate?" Yun Luofeng slanted her head, with a smile surfacing her wicked eyes.
"That's right," Ling Shuang held his head high and chest out. "I'm the young master of the North Governor Estate." At this moment, Ling Shuang was currently waiting for Yun Luofeng's shock and fawning...
If it was others who had the opportunity to meet with him, they would immediately kneel and hug his thigh, without an exception. However... facing the conceited Ling Shuang, Yun Luofeng's smile deepened. "I only know that there is someone called Ling Chen in the North Governor Estate. He betrayed Hong Luan first, yet was pestering her incessantly. Alas, he suffered retribution!"
Ling Shuang stiffened, looking up with shock as his startled gaze fell on Yun Luofeng. This woman knew Hong Luan?
Even Huang Yingying standing beside her was startled.
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Chapter 1576:- Ling Chen's Hatred
Having been in the North Governor Estate for so long, she was unaware that Hong Luan and Ling Chen had a past relationship. In fact, Ling Chen had lost all his face in the East Province, so how could he allow others to gossip about his affairs at their leisure? He issued a command sealing the news and so Huang Yingying was unaware of their relationship.
"Hold it!" Seeing that Yun Luofeng and company were about to leave, he subconsciously looked up, wanting to grab onto Yun Luofeng's arm. At that moment, that black-robed man with a callous expression coldly swept him a glance, speaking a single word, " Scram!"
Puchi!
Ling Shuang was blown away, landing inside the inn. Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, his handsome face was deathly pale. He wanted to stand up but felt an immense pressure and was unable to move, only capable of looking on helplessly at Yun Luofeng and her company leaving.
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North Province, Governor Estate.
Ling Chen furiously swept the teacups on the floor and angrily shouted. "Scram, get lost!" The servant maids were scared, not daring to utter a single word as they hastily retreated.
Suddenly, footsteps sounds sounded and just as Ling Chen wanted to flare up, he swallowed his words after spotting the man stepping into his room, while his face was still ashen.
"Hmph, weren't you searching for your beloved? Why? You still know to return?"
Ling Shuang tightly clenched his fist. "Big Brother, are you acquainted with a white-robed lady?"
White-robed lady?
In that instant, an extremely gorgeous appearance surfaced in his mind and it was that face that caused him to gnashed his teeth in hatred.
"Why are you asking about this?"
"When I went looking for Yingying, I found out she was only a maid and the lord she was following seemed to be related with Hong Luan."
Hong Luan? Ling Chen suddenly looked up, and his eyes stared unwaveringly at the handsome man standing in front.
"Yun Luofeng, it really is that damned woman?"
Ling Shuang lowered his eyes. "Brother, are you aware of Yun Luofeng's identity?"
"Just an insignificant nobody that coincidentally clicked well with Hong Luan, and so dared to ride roughshod over others!" Ling Chen gnashed his teeth, while his eyes looked vicious.
Ling Shuang sighed in disappointment. "I thought she was some influential family's young miss and intended to force her to acknowledge Yingying as her sister, helping her break away from the slave registry. Unfortunately, her status is also lowly so how could she possibly help Yingying?"
Ling Chen turned taciturn and after a long time, a sinister glint streaked across his eyes.
"If you want to marry Huang Yingying, it's simple and I have a solution! But the precondition is, you have to help me kill that woman Yun Luofeng!"
Ling Shuang was somewhat shocked. "Help? How should I help?"
"Hmph, did you think I didn't know that Father gradually handed the North Governor Estate's authority to you after my body became defective? Now that Father isn't in the estate, you have the authority to mobilize the experts in the estate. I want you to dispatch them to kill her!"
Ling Shuang's expression was incomparably awkward. "Big brother, Father did this because..."
"Save your explanation. Not being the head of the North Governor Estate isn't important. What I want is to kill Yun Luofeng!" Ling Chen's fingernails sunk into his flesh, and fresh blood flowed out but he was completely unaware. "After you help me, I'll provide you a way that will allow Father to accept both of you."
Thinking it through, Ling Chen nodded in agreement. "Alright Big brother, I will comply with you on this."
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Chapter 1577:- False Accusation (1)
On the streets of the North Province, a beautiful scene attracted everyone's attention, with a man and woman walking through the center of the streets.
The female's white robes were purer than snow, looking devastatingly gorgeous. Her appearance was slightly bewitching as her pair of pitch-black eyes radiated a luster. The man standing beside her was handsome and callous, while his black robes were similar to an eagle's feathers at night, and looked dangerous and sharp.
It was reasonable to say that Huang Yingying was also considered an exceptional beauty, but she appeared dim and without color while standing behind them.
"Hold it!" Two bodyguards near the city gates had instantly obstructed their pathway after noticing their arrival.
"The road ahead is to the Beast Province. Without the Governor's commands, no one is allowed through!" The guard's expression was cold and detached, unmoveable like a mountain.
"Yun Xiao." Yun Luofeng quirked her brow and met Yun Xiao's gaze with a smile. "What do you think of handing them to me to deal with?"
"Okay."
Whoosh!
Just as Yun Xiao spoke, the ground beside her trembled. Soon after, a tattered puppet appeared by her side.
"Yun Yi, kill everyone without exception!"
Kill everyone without exception... These few words were particularly domineering and incomparable arrogant.
Yun Yi expressionlessly dashed towards the two guards and launched a fist with a loud bang. The guards who were defending the city gates were immediately sent flying and they crashed heavily on the gates.
"Who has such nerve to cause trouble here in the North Province?"
Boom!
Suddenly, a powerful energy came from the sky. Not long after that, an elder streaked across the sky, hastily arriving and standing upright before Yun Luofeng. At the same time, footsteps rapidly sounded, and an army of troops had encircled Yun Luofeng and company shortly after.
"I've worn out irons shoes in fruitless searching but now I've found you without even having to search! I didn't expect that you'd dare to come to our North Province territory. Hahaha!" A haughty and sinister laugh like a cold wind blowing through the leaves entered Yun Luofeng's ears.
The troops dispersed and in that instant, Ling Chen and Ling Shuang walked over through the air, standing before Yun Luofeng and her company.
Ling Shuang spotted Huang Yingying standing behind Yun Luofeng in a glance and hastily spoke. "Yingying, hurry and come to my side, I will protect you from getting injured."
Facing Ling Shuang's urgent look, Huang Yingying sneered and a mocking smile surfaced on her lips. She straightforwardly turned away, not sparing him another glance.
Ling Shuang was angry and anxious at the same time. He really couldn't understand why Huang Yingying's temper was so unyielding. She'd rather stay as a maid than become the Governor Estate's lady?
"Everyone..." Ling Chen turned to the crowd spectating and his eyes contained a sinister glint. "This girl named Huang Yingying was specifically instigated by someone to seduce my little brother. Furthermore, she has stolen our estate's wealth!"
Only a few people knew of Ling Chen's experience in the East Province. Therefore, in everyone's eyes, Ling Chen still had a good character. Right now after hearing Ling Chen's words, everyone revealed disbelief. Such a beautiful girl was actually a thief? And was even so courageous as to steal from the Governor Estate?
"Big brother, what do you mean?" Ling Shuang's expression thoroughly changed. "This was different from what you promised."
Ling Chen smirked. "Second brother, I'm doing this for your own good, and I don't wish for you to be entrapped by a little maid. All the elders present are also unwilling to let you commit such a mistake."
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Chapter 1578:- False Accusation (2)
Even though the Governor has gradually handed the authority to Ling Shuang, but how could a little maid assume the position of the future Governor's wife? As such, facing Ling Shuang's pleading gaze, all the elders acted blind without a change in their expression.
"Hmph, thieves should be sentenced to death!"
The gray-robed elder coldly snorted and overlooked Yun Luofeng and company. "In addition, you dared to attack our men and it's an added crime. Death is insufficient for the crimes you've committed!"
"Elder!" Ling Shuang's lips turned pale as his body trembled. His face revealed pain and suffering. He regretted it... Regretted trusting Ling Chen and calling upon the elders. Who would have expected that this bastard Ling Chen wouldn't even let Yingying off!
"Second brother," Ling Chen sighed and walked to Ling Shuang's side, patting his shoulders. "Frankly speaking, there is evidence for everything I've said. Huang Yingying had indeed stolen from our Estate. Otherwise, why do you think our father would oppose you?"
Ling Shuang suddenly shivered and shook his head. "Impossible, Yingying isn't someone like that.."
Hearing his response, Ling Chen subconsciously swept a glance to the gray-robed elder. This elder had the most authority within the Estate and so, his words were more credible.
"Eldest young master is right. Huang Yingying had indeed stolen from the North Governor Estate..." The elder's voice was hoarse and dry as it slowly sounded.
Ling Shuang would be the future Governor of the North Province and to prevent any retaliation in the future, they could only splash dirty water on Huang Yingying.
Huang Yingying was stunned. She widened her eyes in astonishment, seemingly not expecting that they would falsely accuse her.
"Yingying, tell me the truth. Is what they say true?" Ling Shuang looked at Huang Yingying in pain as he asked while trembling.
Huang Yingying laughed mockingly. "Although I don't wish to marry you, I also don't intend to bear the brunt of these false accusations! Ling Shuang, you had better hear this clearly! I've never taken a single copper from your North Governor Estate. I'm afraid the stench radiating from the copper coins in your house would contaminate my hands!"
"Keke," Ling Shuang self-mockingly laughed. "Yingying, how many times do you want to deceive me? I remember in the past you told me that you were alone outside to experience the world, but you never told me that you were a maid!"
He retreated a few steps while his mouth contained a bitter and astringent taste.
"If I knew you were a maid, perhaps I might not have fallen for you and wouldn't be in such a dilemma... However, why did you hide it from me?"
Ling Shuang had gone mad. Confronted by Huang Yingying's shouted reply, he felt that everything was all her fault. It was she who had betrayed his love!
Huang Yingying slightly trembled. Clearly, she was quite angry. Suddenly, a hand landed on her shoulder, pressing on her trembling body. At the same time, it caused her ice-cold body to warm up.
Yun Luofeng's eyes revealed a smile, with her wicked eyes glancing at Ling Shuang. "I want to ask you a few questions. First, you've repeatedly claimed that Huang Yingying deceived you, but did you ever ask her identity? Second, you say she stole, but where's the evidence?"
Ling Shuang shuddered. Indeed, he had never questioned Huang Yingying's identity but that was because he never expected that she was a maid...
"Feng'er," Yun Xiao knitted his brows as the killing aura in his callous voice became denser. "Why waste time with them?"
His words implied that it would be sufficient to directly deal with them, so why waste time?
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Chapter 1579:- Barbarous Beast Race, Ruling with Usurpation (1)
Outside the city gates, a squall was wreaking havoc. An austere killing aura filled the entire skies, causing others to tremble with fear.
Ling Shuang suddenly stiffened and looked at the black-robed man stationed at the city gates with fear. Not knowing why, he felt like this man had emerged from the underworld, as his body radiated killing aura.
Puchi!
Before the gray-robed elder in the sky could react, he saw Yun Xiao's sight locking on to him and at the same time, an invisible sword penetrated through his body. With a bang, he came crashing down.
All the streets were silent... The crowds that were previously looking at Yun Xiao had become fearful after their initial shock. At that moment, everyone swiftly escaped similar to a flock of birds dispersing, afraid that they would be implicated if they stayed.
In an instant, there were only Yun Luofeng and her group left on the streets other than people from the North Governor Estate. Cold sweat flowed from Ling Chen's forehead, revealing a pale expression as his lips faintly trembled.
"You.. what are you intending to do? If you really kill the North Province Estate's forces, you'll be opposing the entire Seven Province Continent. Are you sure about this?"
Within the Seven Province Continent, glory belonged to everyone, and damage to one Province would mean damaging all the other Provinces. Regardless of what hidden internal conflicts there were, they would still stand together like the three legs of a tripod.
If one faction were to be attacked, the other few huge provinces would also treat them as enemies. This was also Ling Chen's last guarantee.
Yun Luofeng's smile was languid and unruly, as her wicked eyes glanced at Ling Chen's pale complexion. "Even if I don't kill you, would the North Province let us off?"
Ling Chen hastily nodded. "That's right, our grudges will be written off if you let me go. Even though you have the East Province as your backing, don't forget that there's still the West Province, South Province, Central Province, and Spirit Province!"
He paused for a moment and continued. "Do you think you could oppose the other five Provinces by joining forces with the East Province?"
"Oh right, there's still the Witchcraft Tribe..."
Yun Luofeng staying silent caused Ling Chen's eyes to flicker as he continued his threat. "The Witchcraft Tribe of the Central Province is very powerful and is equally matched with the Central Province Governor Estate. As such, it's equivalent to opposing six powerful factions..."
Witchcraft Tribe?
Yun Luofeng wickedly laughed. "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."
Ling Chen widened his eyes and just then, a black flame appeared at his feet with a bang, instantly enveloping his body. His heart-wrenching wails reverberated throughout the skies, causing one's hair to stand on end.
Yun Xiao indifferently retracted his hands. He was unhappy that others dared to threaten Yun Luofeng!
"Huang Yingying," Yun Luofeng looked at Huang Yingying, "How do you intend to deal with... this man?"
Huang Yingying's body froze and lowered her head. Being silent for a moment, she looked up towards Yun Luofeng.
"Miss, even though he trusted others, he's done nothing to harm me, and so I will not kill him. However, he delusionally wanted to harm Miss, so he should be punished by you."
"Yingying!" Ling Shuang's expression turned pale. Never did he imagine that Huang Yingying would be ruthless to such an extent, not caring about his life or death.
Huang Yingying bluntly turned her head, not sparing Ling Shuang another glance. She was afraid if she took another look, she couldn't control herself.
"Yun Yi, cripple Ling Shuang and kill the others!"
This time, the North Governor's Estate had suffered great losses!
Countless powerful elders had been killed, with one of the young masters dead and the other injured! For the North Governor Estate of the North Province, this was the most painful setback they ever experienced and they might not be able to recover even after several decades.
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Chapter 1580:- Barbarous Beast Race, Ruling with Usurpation (2)
"Yun Xiao," Yun Luofeng lazily stretched and leaned on Yun Xiao's shoulders with a smile. "I'm tired."
"Then take a rest, We'll be arriving in the Beast Province in a moment's time."
Yun Xiao gazed at the young lady on his shoulders with lowered eyes and lifted her up. With a whoosh, his silhouette broke through the city gates rapidly and leaped into the skies. Their long hair flew in the wind, and with her white dress and his black robes fluttering in the skies, it was as beautiful as a painting.
Huang Yingying blinked her eyes in amazement. Just as she wanted to chase them, she saw Yun Luofeng glancing at the puppet. After that... Yun Yi picked up Huang Yingying in both arms and chased towards Yun Luofeng at lightning speed.
As a puppet, he was naturally unable to traverse across the skies, but at the same time, he wouldn't get tired. He ran at high-speed on the ground, to the extent that Huang Yingying who was carried by him was seeing stars and almost about to faint.
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As one of the main cities of the Beast Province, the Beast City was naturally bustling with noise and excitement. On every street, there were beasts hurtling past, and this scenery couldn't be seen in other huge Provinces. At present, those of the beast race who were walking in the town suddenly saw a man and woman walking through the city gates and couldn't help but stop their tracks.
Both of them were unusually outstanding! The man was handsome and callous, while the woman was devastatingly gorgeous. Even the Fox Clan who were known for their good looks couldn't be compared to them.
"Quicky, hurry and report to the eldest princess that humans have come!"
Beast City was different from other huge provinces. The main city would usually be in the middle of the province, but Beast City was actually the first city one had to go through after stepping into the Beast Province.
There was no Governor Estate within this Beast Province, but instead, various kinds of clans were established here. For example, in this Beast City, the monarch would be the rumored barbarous Leopard Clan.
The eldest princess they mentioned was the first daughter of the leopard king. It was said that the Leopard Clan's eldest princess was unreasonable and loved handsome men. Any man who she took a fancy to wouldn't be able to escape from her palms. Other than... the man she took a fancy to a few days back, who had been snatched by her sister!
As cannibalism within the clan was restricted, she could only swallow her anger.
Clop clop clop!
A wave of footstep sounds came from the front. Yun Xiao, who was currently conversing with Yun Luofeng, glanced at the troops heading towards them with a cool eye.
Standing in the lead was an unruly gorgeous bare-chested woman with a javelin in her hands. Domineeringly sweeping a glance at the black-robed handsome man, greed streaked across her eyes. She had seen plenty of humans but he was the first one who was so outstanding. Even the foxy man her sister snatched away couldn't compare with this man.
"Hey!" Thinking of that, the beautiful woman stroked her chin and spoke exuberantly, "In the future, you belong to me! Other than me, there cannot be other women alongside you! Therefore... Men!" She shouted and coldly said "Kill all the women and as for the men... bring them all back! I don't like people who have contaminated my men to exist in this world!"
Although Yun Yi's looks were ordinary, with scars all over his body, he seemed tall and sturdy. She reckoned that his skills in bed should be pretty good.
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