Chapter 1651: Unmatched

Inside the Palace, the strong smell of blood filled the entire Palace. The Palace maids screamed in panic, the sounds of swords colliding as they clanged against each other, and the screams of death made the Palace that was once filled with joy now like hell on earth.

There were corpses lying across the ground, some of their hands and feet were chopped off. Blood was splashed across the ground, on the fence, on the flowers, in the pavilion…

At first sight, one could see red trembling flames that burned, and thick smoke that rose up in the air, mess was scattered all over.

“Who are you? What grudges do you have against our Feng Family?”

Feng Sanyuan who was in midair wearing only a white undershirt was covered in wounds. The blood stained his white shirt. In spite of his injuries, he held his long sword and faced those people.

There were a dozen or more immortal cultivators surrounding him. Everyone’s cultivation strength was at Nascent Soul Peak Level or Celestial Strong Exponent Level. Even without the Nascent Soul Cultivators, just one Celestial Strong Exponent would be able to wipe out this small Phoenix Dynasty.

One of the Celestial Strong Exponents stomped his feet and the entire Imperial Palace felt like it was in an earthquake. However, there was not only one of such a powerful and terrifying person, but nearly ten of them. There were nearly ten Celestial Strong Exponents and seven or eight Nascent Soul Peak Cultivators. It was puzzling that they were all here to deal with this small Phoenix Dynasty.

Even if Feng Jiu had made enemies outside, surely they wouldn’t have such terrifying strength.

Moreover, based on his understanding of his granddaughter, she would never have allowed such threatening forces to exist. She would never have given them the opportunity to seek revenge. Even if she had spared a few people’s lives, it wouldn’t have been the lives of such people, people with such terrifying and powerful strength.

“Dead people don’t need to know so much.”

A somber voice came down from the airship. The pressure that was contained in that voice was so powerful that it was shocking. Feng Sanyuan felt like an iron hammer had fallen on his heart when he heard that voice. His mind and the blood in his body shook and he felt saltiness in his throat, and then a mouthful of blood spilled out from his mouth.

So strong!

His eyes opened wide in shock. He was worried. These people had made it clear that they wanted to destroy the Feng Family Clan and their Phoenix Dynasty!

Under the chase of so many powerful men, could his wife and child escape? Would they be able to survive?

There was also his eldest son and granddaughter who were on their way back from the Eight Great Empires. Would they be ambushed by these people? If they returned and saw that they had all been slaughtered, would they be driven mad by grief….

The thought entered his mind one by one and strengthened the determination in his heart to keep on fighting. He had to escape! Even if he could not escape, he had to protect his wife and son so that they could escape here! He had to keep them alive!

No matter how slim the opportunity was, he had to do his best to protect his wife and children!

At the other side, Su Xi had brought Little Feng Ye and Zhao Yang with her under the escort of the Black Guards to the secret passage. In order to protect them from being chased after, the Feng Guards who protected them died one by one. Even Su Xi who was trying to protect her child was cut with a sword and the wound was so deep her bone was visible.

Fortunately, Little Feng Ye understood the dangers and didn’t cry along the way but followed his mother quietly. He held on to his mother’s hand tightly, as if afraid that if he were to let go, he would never see her again.

Chapter 1652: In A Desperate Situation

He kept staring at his mother’s wound, she had torn a piece of fabric from her dress and bandaged the wound, but the blood oozed out and soaked the piece of fabric red. He stared, his eyes were red and he bit down on his lips tightly. His delicate face had paled in wake of tonight’s sudden change in events, those innocent and clear eyes showed worry and fear.

Su Xi’s face was white and her heart trembled. She was afraid, afraid that her husband would die and that her child would die, afraid that no one would save them. They were in a desperate situation and had nowhere to escape to.

Those people wanted to kill them, and they couldn’t escape.

When they came to the secret passage of the Palace, Su Xi led the two children into it. It was an underground room in the pond where boundary barriers and enchantments had been set up, even the strongest people would not be able to use their spirit intent to find out their whereabouts. This was originally a place meant for safety, they didn’t expect that….

Su Xi looked at Zhao Yang and asked: “Yangyang, I will entrust Ye’er in your care, will you promise me that you will protect him?”

“I will risk my life to protect Master.” Zhao Yang said firmly. He knew that the catastrophe the Feng Family meant that their chances of survival were grim. It was because of this he knew that his Father and the rest of them were going to save the Supreme Emperor. Even if it was likely that they would disappear between heaven and earth, they had to help.

They told him repeatedly that he had to protect the little Master. He remembered that! He must remember, he had always practiced so he would definitely protect his little Master.

“Yangyang is so good.” Su Xi’s eyes were red and her tears fell uncontrollably.

Those people had come so suddenly and had encased the entire Palace so the people inside could not escape. The Black Guards, Secret Guards and even the Feng Guards gave their all, but the strength of those people were too powerful for anyone in the Palace to match.

As she watched the familiar faces being killed one by one, she felt helpless and heartbroken.

She knew that they were all willing to give up their lives even though they knew that they could not save them, they would still place themselves in front of them to prevent them from danger and prevent them from the sharp knives.

“Mother, where are you going? Aren’t you staying here with Ye’er? Mother, Ye’er is afraid, Ye’er is so afraid….” The little guy was finally unable to hold it in anymore and he burst into tears, his hands gripped his mother’s clothes tightly and he buried himself in her arms and cried.

“Ye’er be good, Ye’er must be obedient. When Mother is not by your side, you must listen to Yangyang and you can’t throw tantrums.” She comforted the little guy in her arms as she cried: “You must remember, you have to find Feng Jiu and your eldest brother and the rest of them. Even if Father and Mother are no longer around, they will definitely take care of you well.”

“No, no, Ye’er only wants Mother and Father, only Mother and Father, woowoowoo…”

The little guy started crying in panic. He was afraid, afraid that his Mother would be like his Father who said he was going out to take a look but never came back. He was afraid that Father and Mother would bleed, he was afraid that they would fall to the ground and die like everybody else.

He didn’t want to be alone, he didn’t want to be left alone.

However, while he was crying inconsolably, he was rendered unconscious by Su Xi with a raise of her hand. Su Xi held her unconscious son in her arms and said to Yangyang: “Yangyang, remember, you must find Feng Jiu, Feng Xiao and the rest. There is another passage in this secret room. Take Ye’er through there later on. You can’t trust anyone, only Feng Jiu and Feng Xiao. Do you understand?”

Chapter 1653: How To Survive

She was afraid that in the face of death, some people might betray them. She was worried that if they seeked help from the people they were familiar with in the city, they would hand them over when they saw the catastrophe the Feng Family faced. Therefore, she told him that they had to find Feng Jiu and Feng Xiao and that they were the only two people they could trust.

She had to put her guard up because this was her child, hers and Sanyuan’s child and she was not willing to take any risks.

“Aren’t you coming with us?” Zhao Yang asked her and looked at her with a puzzled face. Why was she not leaving with them? Wouldn’t it be better if she was with them?

Su Xi shook her head: “I can’t leave. There’s only Sanyuan, Ye’er and I who belong to the Feng Family in the Palace. Since those people are after us, they will stop at nothing to find us and kill us. If I left with you, even if they kill Sanyuan they won’t stop there, they will definitely turn the whole Palace over. At that point, I’m afraid Ye’er may not survive.”

She caressed her son’s pale face affectionately, the little guy had experienced such a drastic change tonight. Those corpses and all that blood should have scared him, but he held it back. Her heart ached for him.

“Those people are too strong. Only if I go out can I divert their attention and give you both a chance of survival.”

She fought back the attachment in her heart and handed her child to Zhao Yang: “Yangyang, although you are only seven or eight years old, but you are older than Ye’er. You have lived together and grew up together, you are as close as brothers. I have no other choice now and I have no one else I can entrust Ye’er too, so I entrust him to you. Please protect him. You just have to survive through this and once those people have left, and Feng Jiu and the others return, everything will be fine.”

Zhao Yang nodded his head with only a slight understanding of what he had just heard: “Alright, I will take Master and leave and I must find Country Master and Princess. He bent down and put the unconscious little Feng Ye on his back.

He looked at her and wanted to say something, but in the end, he walked towards the secret passage with Little Feng Ye on his back without saying a word…

After she watched them leave, Su Xi retracted her gaze and re-bandaged the wound on her arm. She walked out and destroyed the entrance to the underground room so that the people outside would not be able to enter.

She took advantage of the darkness and skimmed quietly along from one side of the passageway to the other. She tried to put as much distance between herself and the secret passageway, until she got to a rockery and saw Feng Sanyuan who was being chased by several powerful immortal cultivators. He was covered in cuts and bruises and her heart twitched. She couldn’t help but exclaimed when she saw one of the immortal cultivators charge towards him with a sword aimed at his back.

“Husband!”

She yelled and flew towards the other side. After some distance, she saw that the sword had been blocked somehow. At a closer look, she realised it was Yangyang’s relatives, the ghost cultivators were protecting him.

“Go, quickly!” Zhao Yang’s grandfather said in a low voice as he blocked the sword of the Celestial Strong Exponent, and he instructed his son and daughter-in-law to leave with Feng Sanyuan.

Feng Sanyuan gritted his teeth as the only thing he could do was cover his wound and escape. However, he heard that voice shout out husband, his heart shook and he looked towards the direction of the voice. His voice trembled as he asked: “Su Xi? Where, where are you?”

Hadn’t she left? Wasn’t she supposed to have protected the children and left with them? Why was she still here? If she was here, then where were the children? The children, oh no.

“Be careful!”

Chapter 1654: Intention To Kill

Feng Sanyuan exclaimed. His heart leaped as he saw the cultivator behind Su Xi charging towards her with the intention to kill. Without a moment’s hesitation, he flew over towards her.

When she sensed the murderous intent behind her, Su Xi turned back and saw the Celestial Strong Exponent coming at her with the longsword and a powerful coercion enveloped her. She wanted to escape, but the powerful pressure of her opponent was too strong and she was frozen in place, unable to move. She could only watch as the longsword came towards her.

“Boom!”

Her whole body was slammed down and she rolled onto the ground. She hit some loose gravel when she fell, but before she had a chance to recover from her surprise, she was taken aside swiftly and a familiar voice came into her ear.

“Leave quickly!”

Feng Sanyuan pushed her away and urged her to leave quickly: “Leave quickly!”

“Leave? Haha, none of you will be able to escape.” The two Celestial Strong Exponents edged in closer, one in front and one behind, and they stared at the two of them with bloodthirsty eyes. As for Zhao Yang’s Grandfather who had blocked the sword for Feng Sanyuan earlier, he had already been slashed by the sword and met his end.

Now, there was only Zhao Yang’s Father and Mother left beside Feng Sanyuan and Su Xi. As for the Feng Guards and Secret Guards who had been protecting them, none of them had survived…

“We can’t escape. The boundary barrier has trapped us inside. Even if there was no boundary barrier, we won’t be able to escape in the hands of these people.” Su Xi hadn’t walked away. Instead, she stood by Feng Sanyuan’s side and said: “Even if I die, I will die with you!”

The two Celestial Strong Exponents looked at them with relish. There were many more in mid-air not far away. However, they didn’t come over because they knew that these people were too weak. They were so weak that they could destroy them with a snap of their fingers. It was a waste of their talent for them to come over and destroy such a small Royal Family.

However, there were some surprises for them. All the people in here had risked their lives, and given their lives even, all to protect their Master. Their loyalty was impressive.

Husbands and wives were like birds from the same forest, they would flee by themselves when catastrophe was approaching. Especially in the world of cultivating, there were very few couples who would live and die together. Therefore, as they looked at this couple, they were very surprised.

At the other side, Geng Old Patriarch had found Luo Yu and eight other Feng Guards and followed them into the secret passageway. Since they were unable to enter the Palace through the Palace Gates and they weren’t’ able to fly in the sky either, it was fortunate that they were able to use the secret passageway to sneak into the Palace.

“Where does this secret passageway lead to? Can it really reach the Palace?” Geng Old Family Patriarch asked the Feng Guards in front of him.

“Yes, we have used it once in the past.” Luo Yu replied. His voice was low: “I just don’t know if the Supreme Emperor and the rest are still alive.” When he thought that they might have been killed, his heart trembled.

If the Supreme Emperor and his family were dead, how would they be able to face their Master? What luck they had, those people were so strong, and from the moment they appeared, they shook up the entire Imperial City. Who would be able to resist such a strong strength here?

“Whether they are dead or alive, we have to save their child!” Geng Old Patriarch said firmly: “No matter what, we must protect the children!”

As his parents, even if they themselves were in a desperate situation, they would definitely have arranged for the safety of their son. But under the eyes of those people, could their son really be safe?

Chapter 1655: No Way Out

As they were rushing to the Palace through the secret passageway, in the Palace, Feng Sanyuan and Su Xi who were forced into desperation stood in embrace. Under the strong pressure and force of the strong exponents, in addition to their blood flowing from their injuries, they were barely able to withstand the attack from the strong exponents.

“Leave quickly!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

The sounds of shouting could be heard. Zhao Yang’s parents had rushed towards the two Celestial Strong Exponents and in an instant, huge sparks burst from their bodies. The two Celestial Strong Exponents only frowned slightly at this and waved an air current that blocked them.

The sparks were accompanied by a loud bang and huge rays of light and flames burst out suddenly. Just as the immortal cultivators raised their sleeves up to cover their eyes from the flames, Feng Sanyuan and Su Xi left quickly.

Zhao Yang’s parents had disintegrated into thin air along with those sparks and flames. Until their death, they still tried to create a chance of survival for Feng Sanyuan and Su Xi.

They were ghost cultivators after all, they had been dead for a long time. Now they were able to use their lives in exchange for their Masters and relatives to have a chance of survival. It was worth it to them.

When the Celestial Strong Exponents raised their eyes and looked, they realised that the two people who were in front of them were no longer in sight. At that, they sneered: “Two ants want to escape from beneath our feet? Is that even possible?”

One of the Celestial Strong Exponents used his spirit intent and said to the two of them: “They have gone to the Palace. The two of you go and take care of them, we will go back and report.”

“Yes.” The two Early-Stage Celestial Strong Exponents responded, then raised their breaths and swept forwards while the others turned and left.

There were only two of them, they wouldn’t be able to create much problems, nor would they be able to escape the clutches of Celestial Strong Exponents. The order they had received was to destroy the Palace and kill all the people in it. All that was before their eyes was only corpses, once they had taken care of the two of them, their job would be completed.

Su Xi assisted the injured Feng Sanyuan as they swept forward. She was exhausted and barely able to support the both of them. Along the way, blood had oozed from her wound and left a trail on the ground.

“Husband, hold on, you must hold on…” She didn’t know what to say. She was distraught and just kept telling him to hold on over and over again, but really, she was also telling herself the same thing.

“Su, Su Xi, where is Ye’er?” Feng Sanyuan asked weakly and blood emerged from his mouth. If it hadn’t been for Su Xi, he was afraid he wouldn’t have been able to walk at all.

“He’s fine, he’s very safe.” Su Xi said in a low voice as she struggled to support him. She just knew that even if they couldn’t escape, they could not give up and await death.

Though they could see the Palace before their eyes, flames had emerged and surrounded the whole Palace. There was no way to escape, be it front or back. She stood there blankly and fell into despair.

“There’s no way out… Sanyuan, I don’t think we can escape.”

She murmured. They were surrounded by fire on three sides and there were two Celestial Strong Exponents chasing after them, how could they escape? Where could they escape to?

“Su, Su Xi, I’m sorry, I failed to protect, protect you, and I let you come with me…”

“Bang! Bang!”

Before he was able to finish speaking, the both of them were knocked violently by the Celestial Strong Exponents. Blood spurted from their mouths and they flew out like a pair of broken kites. They were plunged into the flames of the Palace in front of them and fell motionless on the floor, as if they were dead…

Chapter 1656: Dead or Alive?

“How did these ants cost us so much manpower? It’s enough for the two of us to destroy this place.” Two Celestial cultivators stood where Feng Sanyuan and Su Xi were a moment ago, watching the couple lay motionless on the ground after being struck flying into the flames.

“They’re bound to die after taking our slaps.” Another Celestial cultivator spoke, glancing at the two couple whose breath had become very weak. “Dealing with such people is like using a sledgehammer to crack nuts.”

They were very indignant at being ordered to wipe out these people. Since everyone else came, they had no other choice but come. So, they vented their anger and discontent on those who looked weak in their eyes.

Who made them offend people so that those people employed Celestial cultivators to take their lives? It’s impossible for them to survive!

About a hundred meters away, Old Patriarch Geng, Luo Yu and other people in the eight-people team just saw the scene. Seeing Feng Sanyuan and Su Xi were struck flying by the two Celestial Strong Exponents, they rushed into the burning palace. Their hearts sank. They wanted to rush out but Old Patriarch Geng stopped them.

“Do you want to die?”

Old Patriarch Geng’s shout pulled them back into hiding and made them all restrain their aura. “They’re Celestial Strong Exponents whose strengths far above Nascent Souls! Even if you come out, you’ll be dead before you get close to them! ”

Luo Yu’s eight-people-team clenched their fists. The veins on the back of their hands bulged. They were trying their best to restrain the killing intent in their hearts. For fear of being found, they let the other Feng Guards stay in the secret tunnel with only the eight of them followed Old Patriarch Geng out.

However, they didn’t expect that before long, they saw that the father of the reigning emperor and his wife were struck flying by the two Celestial Strong Exponents and fell into the fire. Watching the scene while being unable to help, anger and killing intent occupied their hearts.

“Are we just going to watch them die in the fire?” One of them asked, his voice was filled with unwillingness.

“Those people are Celestial Strong Exponents. Look at them injured like that, struck from behind with a slap. I’m afraid, that slap will crush their five viscera. They won’t be alive!”

“What will happen if you turn up? You can only make fearless sacrifices if you do so. Do you want to lose your lives just to bring back their bodies? Do you think you have lived long enough so that you’ll show up and let them kill you?” Old Patriarch Geng said bitterly.

The eight people gradually calmed down after listening to him and kept their unwillingness and killing intent under control.

“Search! Little Feng Ye must still be alive! He must still be somewhere in the palace!” Luo Yu unclenched his fists. He looked at several others. “Let’s search separately. We must find Little Feng Ye as soon as possible!”

“Yes!” The others responded. “Please be careful. Don’t let those people find out.”

Those eight people divided into four groups and dispersed quickly. Old Patriarch Geng also went in the other direction to search. In any case, the child must be found. Otherwise, they would let Old Patriarch Feng and his wife down.

However, when they stepped outside and saw dead bodies everywhere, their hearts shook. How many people had died?

Chapter 1657: Which Force?

Those Feng Guards’s hearts were torn up whenever they saw someone they knew died tragically. While avoiding those people who plundered the palace, they were looking for Little Feng Ye who might be in hiding. However, they didn’t find him after scouring several palaces.

They couldn’t help thinking that a secret passage might exist somewhere inside this palace. Otherwise, there’s no way they couldn’t find the person here. But, where’s this secret passage? They only knew the one they used to come in, not knowing the other secret passages. If they searched the whole palace randomly, let alone Little Feng Ye, their lives would also be lost.

Meanwhile, the two Celestial Strong Exponents looked on as the fire engulfed the palace. Seeing the palace’s big pillars collapsed on the couple, they left with satisfaction and returned to report on their completed mission.

Therefore, they did not see that a figure in white walked out from amidst the fire and hurled the big pillars away. After checking that the couple was still breathing, he took them into a building inside the palace complex and left through a secret passage under the bed…

This night, not only the Imperial Palace was ablaze, but also the Feng Mansion was destroyed. However, Feng Mansion’s people had already fled and scattered away much earlier so there were few casualties. Even so, this incident was lamentable.

When the sky was getting brighter, a black airship flew in the sky, carrying those people away. Similar to the way it appeared in this place, the airship disappeared into the sky like a ray of light and vanished from view. Only four Celestial Strong Exponents and several Nascent Soul cultivators were left at this place, waiting for the Feng clan to return…

The Feng Guards and others searched all night, but they didn’t find Little Feng Ye’s hiding place. They rejoiced that Little Feng Ye and Zhao Yang’s bodies were not found amidst the corpses in the palace. Therefore, they were certain that the two children must have been together.

They slipped away through the secret passage. Because their enemies kept an eye on the Feng Mansion as well as the imperial palace, they couldn’t go back. Therefore, they went into hiding according to the previous discussion.

At dawn, the four Celestial Strong Exponents who stayed behind began to let out the word that if anyone dared to shelter the Feng clan’s people, they would all be punished with the extermination of their whole clan! As soon as these words came out, all the forces in the imperial city were in a state of panic.

They had no idea who these people were. Another concern was that the boundary enclosing the palace had been broken. Reportedly, nobody inside had survived. Both Feng Sanyuan and his wife were buried in the sea of fire. As for their youngest son Feng Ye, his whereabouts was unknown.

Some said they died in the chaos, some said they were buried in the fire, some said they were saved, some said they escaped…

As the days went by, inundated by all versions of stories, people in the city worried to be implicated by this matter and their family exterminated. However, they were aware that those people had scouts both inside and outside the imperial city, paying attention to whether there were any surviving Feng clan members.

Hell’s Palace’s people were the first to hear the news. They quickly reported the Phoenix Empire news and investigated those people secretly. Who attacked and destroyed the Feng clan?!

That night, because of the sudden arrival of those people, Hell’s Palace couldn’t do anything when they received the news. As for those people lurking in the imperial city, after investigating that those strong exponents were at Celestial mid-stage and above, Hell’s Palace gave an order to assassinate and substitute them.

Chapter 1658: Wandering outside

Hell’s Palace secretly contacted Feng Guards while repairing the Phoenix Empire’s palace and waiting for Feng Jiu and others to return.

In a town some distance away from the Imperial City, the seven or eight years old Zhao Yang led the three-year-old Little Feng Ye into an alley. Their clothes were changed into those of ordinary children. Moreover, Little Feng Ye was wearing a small printed skirt with his hair tied into two braids, looking remarkably like a little girl. The Feng Guards who rummaged through the whole palace wouldn’t be able to find the little prince as he was turned into a delicate little girl.

“Sunny, are my parents still alive? They must be alive, right?” A tiny figure was speaking in a tender and mellifluous voice. There was a hint of resoluteness in his voice.

He firmly believed that his parents must still be alive.

“Mm, alive. They’re surely alive.” Zhao Yang nodded. His face was grim.

“Sunny, where are we going? Will we be caught and sold by the bad guys? ” The little boy looked worried. He had never travelled so far and he had no idea where he was. All he knew was that he woke up here with only Sunny guarding him.

“No, we won’t. I’ll protect you.” Zhao Yang replied, holding Feng Ye’s hand and kept walking. He left that day through the secret passage. After walking continuously, he found out that they exited into a place outside the imperial city, a desolate place where there were no people.

Since the imperial city might be fraught with danger, he didn’t dare to go back there. He had no choice but to keep walking until they reached this town. In order to fool people, he put girl’s clothes on his master. After some thoughts, seeing that this place was some distance away from the imperial city, those people wouldn’t be able to find him and Feng Ye. They should wait here until they get the news of the princess’s return. After that, they would go back to have a look.

“Sunny, I’m hungry.” The little guy smelled the aroma of steamed buns and stood still. The sight of steamed buns at the stall in front made his mouth water.

“I brought some ration. Here you go.” He took a piece of pastry from the cosmos sack on his waist and gave it to him. “We mustn’t spend money recklessly outside. Children who squander their money will be caught by bad guys.”

Although he was only seven or eight years old, he had received a lot of training. As the two kids were outside, he knew what to pay attention to and that they had to reduce their presence as much as possible.

When he heard that he would be taken away by bad people, Little Feng Ye did not dare to lose his temper. She took the dried food and followed him to the alley to sit down and eat.

Although they concealed themselves well, from their clothes to their bearings, Little Feng Ye’s delicate and remarkable appearance still attracted some people’s attention.

A tall and thin man who was eating at a stall was staring at the two children. He saw that there were no adults around them. From their clothes, they seemed to be just ordinary children. However, the little girl was so exquisite that he couldn’t help having ideas.

If he caught and sold this little girl, her delicate little face would probably be worth a lot of money.

With this thought, he gave a mean smile, paid the money, stood up and walked towards the two children sitting in the alley.

Zhao Yang was always on guard, like a little wolf. He had noticed the man long ago but he hid his guard well until he saw him coming towards them. He immediately led Little Feng Ye, who was eating, into the alley.

Chapter 1659: Killing someone

The tall, thin man grinned, revealing his disgusting yellow teeth. He looked left and right. Seeing that no one was looking, he ran quickly into the alley and blocked the boys.

“Hehe, little kids. Where are your parents?” He stood in front of the two children with a weasel-like smile.

Little Feng Ye looked at him while munching the dried food. He blinked his eyes without saying anything.

Zhao Yang asked the man, “What are you going to do?”

“Follow Uncle. How about Uncle taking you to eat delicious food?” The tall and thin man grinned as he approached them, thinking that it would be better to render them unconscious and carry them away directly.

“No! You’re a bad guy, go away!” Little Feng Ye threw the dried food on that man.

“Hey, that’s not up to you!” That tall, thin man sneered. He went to hold Little Feng Ye. Unexpectedly, that small brat slipped away like a wisp of smoke and hid behind the bigger child.

He smiled maliciously at this sight. “You can’t run away. Follow me obediently so that you won’t suffer.” However, as soon as he finished speaking, that seven or eight-year-old boy took out a dagger from nowhere. The boy’s gloomy and cold defensive gaze, as well as the killing intent and spirit energy breath emanating from all over his body, made him astonished.

He took a few steps back involuntarily, both shocked and startled. “You, are you a cultivator?”

When he saw that the two children had no spirit energy breath, he thought that they should be the children of ordinary people. Who knew that the seven-or eight-year-old boy had spirit energy breath permeated all over his body. This fact made him disconcerted and started to hesitate.

Such a young child had already started to cultivate. He’s definitely not the child of an ordinary family! Moreover, it was very rare for the children of ordinary people to be immortal cultivators. Even though he couldn’t cultivate, he could still distinguish between mystical energy and spirit energy. This child clearly had the spirit energy breath on his body!

Seeing killing intent burst out from the child’s body and those cold and gloomy eyes were staring fixedly at him like a small beast, his heart trembled and his hair stood on end.

“Don’t, don’t be agitated. I was just teasing you…argh!”

Before he had finished speaking, the figure in front of him leapt out like a flash. His eyes jerked and he felt the pain of a sharp blade slashing at his throat. He reached out instinctively and tried to suppress the small brat.

Little Feng Ye stood aside and watched Sunny pounced on the man. The dagger failed to take the man’s life and was grabbed by the bad man instead. Just when he was anxious, Sunny held the man’s legs and pressed him on the ground. He pounced on the man and pierced the man’s throat fiercely with the dagger.

“Ah!”

A scream rang out. In an instant, blood gushed out like a spring and dyed the ground red. The man convulsed on the ground until he was dead and laid motionless.

Zhao Yang held the dagger with trembling hands. His complexion was pale. He bit his lips and calmed himself. Looking at the motionless man, he came forward and probed the man’s nostril for a sign of breathing. After ensuring that the man was dead, he put the dagger away quickly and left with the stunned Little Feng Ye in his arms.

This was his first time to kill people. Even if he had trained before, it was only a drill and he had never killed people. He thought it was easy to kill people, but it turned out that killing made him very scared and frightened.

Chapter 1660: A useless son

But he couldn’t show his fear nor could he be afraid because he wanted to protect his young master until he found the princess.

Little Feng Ye returned to his senses in a daze. As he sensed Sunny’s body trembled, he stretched out his hand, imitating his father and mother’s posture when they comforted him. With a gentle pat on Zhao Yang’s head, his soft and babyish voice came out gently.

“Sunny, don’t be afraid. Everything will be alright, Ye’er is with you!”

Hearing this, Zhao Yang felt warm and gradually calmed down. “I’m not afraid.”

He couldn’t afford to be afraid. If he was fearful, what would the little master do? He was younger than him, his body as soft as an infant. He had to protect him. He promised a lot of people to protect him.

And on the other side, Feng Jiu and others were supposed to go to the Xuanyuan Empire. However, after hearing the news of the Phoenix Empire’s calamity, they quickly turned back. Xuanyuan Mo Ze originally wanted to go back with them, but after receiving an urgent missive from his father the emperor, he could only return to the palace.

After about ten days’ flight, Feng Jiu and others finally entered the Phoenix Empire’s domain.

The atmosphere inside the airship was dignified. Feng Xiao reproached himself. “If only I didn’t bring Fire Phoenix away to find you. Maybe my father and the others wouldn’t have met a calamity. It’s all my fault, my fault…”

He had been blaming himself throughout the journey. He thought his father and subordinates fell into a desperate situation facing those strong exponents due to him taking Fire Phoenix away. If the ancient beast were there, no matter how bad the situation was, at least they could still be protected. But now…

His father died miserably. The Feng clan lost more than half of its Feng Guards. Each one of them died a violent death in the palace and buried inside the sea of fire. The assassins weren’t even known. He was a useless son, a useless son!

“Father, don’t blame yourself. if you want to condemn someone, it’s me. I must have sown hatred outside so that people will seek revenge in the Phoenix Empire. It must be because of me that Grandfather and others were buried in the fire. I am the one who caused all this. But, they all have passed away now while Little Feng Ye is still alive. We have to find him first.”

Feng Jiu was heart-stricken. She felt that these people might be her enemies. It’s her spreading harm to her family. The thought that because of her, her grandfather who always doted and loved her dearly was forced to die in the sea of fire, her heart was gripped into a ball. The pain made her unable to breathe.

It was as if the voice of her grandfather calling her in the past kept reverberating in her ears…

In the street, he was sitting in front of a wine shop, taking a drink with his gourd, loathing other people’s wine. That time, her face was ruined and veil covered her face. However, he could recognize her at a glance and called her Feng girl. His warmth melted her cold and indifferent heart.

It was obvious that she was just a stranger here. She and they all had no relationship. But his voice calling Feng girl, safeguarding her time and again, the selfless love and trust, let her gradually become one of the Feng family and they all became her close relatives.

She hoped to give them the best, she hoped that they would obtain happiness. But now, because of her, they were buried in the sea of fire without any bones left. When she thought of this often, it was as if someone stabbed a knife in her heart.

Who was it? Who wanted to exterminate her family? Who wanted to kill her family?

No matter who they were. She would find those who dared to touch her reverse scale, even to the ends of the earth! Only by breaking them to pieces could she vent the resentment in her heart!

Chapter 1661: Feng Jiu’s return

“Don’t blame yourselves. The most important thing is to get back home. You won’t know what to do and how to do it until you get home. Now, no matter how much you blame yourselves, it won’t help.” Shangguan Wanrong said softly. With a glance at them, she spoke again. “As soon as we return, we have to find the child first. No news is good news. So, don’t worry too much.”

Both Feng Xiao and Feng Jiu were silent. Leng Hua and others who were aboard the airship were worried.

Besides consuming a lot of spirit stones, passengers were also unable to put up with flying aboard the airship for a long time. Therefore, seeing the sky getting dark, they stopped outside a town and went to find an inn in the city to have a rest for a night and leave the next day.

After calculating the distance from this location, they should be able to reach the imperial city in two or three days based on the airship’s speed. The closer they were, the more homesick they felt and the more unwilling to see the saddening sights there.

After dinner, they sat idly for a while, chatted, and then went back to their rooms to rest. However, in the middle of the night, they suddenly heard a movement on the roof.

As soon as they heard the noise, they leapt to their feet. From the window, they raised their vital energy and jumped to the roof.

Feng Jiu saw a man in black flitting quickly on the roof. After spotting her, the man fired several arrows at her in a sneak attack and quickly fled. Seeing this, she shouted to Du Fan and others behind her. “Protect my parents!”

As soon as she shouted these words, the man had jumped several meters away. Guan Xilin, who came from behind, told them, “I’ll follow her and have a look.” He was a little worried that she went after the enemy alone.

Du Fan and others looked at each other. Returning to the inn below, they told Feng Xiao and others, “Mistress and Young Master Guan are chasing after the person. Family Head and Madam, please wait in the room.”

“Did you see the man?” Feng Xiao asked calmly. “What’s his strength like?” There were only two of them. If the enemy was too powerful, he’s afraid that…

“There’s only one opponent, there should be no problem.” Du Fan answered. Seeing Fire Phoenix took the shape of a bird, perching on Shangguan Wanrong’s shoulder, he knew that his mistress was worried and left the ancient beast to protect them.

However, after they finished talking, he suddenly saw a sword come attacking from outside. Feng Xiao immediately pulled out his sword and struck the man outside the window. Two silhouettes were fighting in the dark of the night. After a few moves, the man in black looked profoundly at Feng Xiao. With a gloomy light flashed in his eyes, the man immediately turned around and fled.

“Be on guard! Protect Madam well!”

Feng Xiao shouted and went after the man. He thought this man must have something to do with the enemy who murdered his father! Maybe he was sent by those people!

As long as he caught one, they would be able to find out the person behind the scenes! So, no matter what, he couldn’t let him run away!

Because he had the mind to catch the person, he didn’t notice the gloomy light in that man’s eyes and chased after him. However, after chasing several hundred meters, he saw the man standing in an empty alley waiting for him.

Seeing this, Feng Xiao stared at the man vigilantly and noticed that he was a Celestial Strong Exponent at the middle stage. At this moment, he was even more sure that this man must be related to the enemy who killed his father!

“Who on earth are you? Why do you act with enmity towards my Feng clan? Who gave you the order?” He asked in a calm voice with a fierce breath all over his body.

Chapter 1662: Lure the tiger out of the mountains

“Hehe, Feng Xiao, you’re worthless as the Phoenix Empire’s ruler. It’s surprising that you’re such a muddle-headed person. With a person like you as the country ruler, the Phoenix Empire will eventually be annexed and destroyed by other countries.”

The man sneered. He looked at Feng Xiao with some ridicule and mockery. There was a hint of jest on his expression as if he found something interesting.

“My country is none of your business! I must catch you today and find out the person behind the attack on our Feng clan!” With a chilly tone in his voice and a stare with piercing eyes like a tiger, Feng Xiao released his mystical energy breath and stabbed his sword to the ground.

With both of his hands grasped in the air, his surging mystical energy breath condensed the airflow into his hands. The whizzing airflow wound around his fists. Following the movement inside his mind, his fists struck out fiercely.

“Take my fists! Hah!”

With a low shout, his two fists went out simultaneously. The two fists seemed to contain the weight of a thousand catty. When the fists were about to attack, the airflow around the two fists formed two gigantic fists and made a sudden attack.

The man didn’t expect Feng Xiao to make a move as soon as he finished speaking. The attack was so fierce that his fists came pouncing at him like a tiger coming down the mountain. Without being hit by Feng Xiao’s gigantic martial divine rank airflow and pressure, he had already taken a few steps back, lost his balance and almost fell to the ground.

He steadied himself at the last moment. After stabilizing his body, the man condensed the spirit energy airflow quickly. Two streams of air came with a rumbling sound and crashed together with a bang and then bounced away. As a result, the two men retreated a few meters away with blood trickled in the corners of their lips.

Feng Xiao didn’t pay attention to the fluctuation of vital energy and blood in his body. When he saw that the man in black was also injured, he wanted to pursue him. The air in the body was surging and a mystical energy breath burst out, resulting in his speed to increase again. At the next moment, he swept out like flying and swung the fists containing killing intent towards the man in black…

Meanwhile, Feng Jiu and Guan Xilin chased after the other man in black. When the man in black, who was only one person, reached the city’s outskirts, there were several other men in black waiting in the dark. These people possessed varying strengths.

Seeing those seven or eight Celestial Strong Exponents, Guan Xilin was tense. Sure enough, his intuition was right. Just now, he felt a little uneasy and imperilled. Fortunately, he followed. Otherwise, how could Little Jiu deal with the seven or eight Celestial Strong Exponents alone?

But who on earth sent these people, going to such lengths to kill her? Ordinary forces wouldn’t have so many Celestial Strong Exponents. What’s more, how did those people know that they stopped over at this place?

Those people had such power of insight, as if, their whereabouts throughout the journey, as well as their every move, were grasped by those people’s eyes from their hiding place. This awful certainty and control made him uneasy.

It seemed that this was the most unfathomable force they had encountered in a long time. They still had no idea until now who these people were.

Had Little Jiu provoked such a powerful and huge force? As far as he knew, it didn’t seem so. Then, why did these people target her again and again?

These many Celestial Strong Exponents. What a big show of hand! They were determined to kill her!

Chapter 1663: Your daughter was dead long ago

It’s the fact that such strong exponents, whether in the Phoenix Empire or in other countries or any force in the Eight Supreme Empires, were already able to shock the region.

However, so many of these strong exponents were sent to kill only one person, Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu’s eyes swept over those people one by one. What kind of forces did so many Celestial Strong Exponents come from? When did she provoke such a person?

“Attack!”

One of them, a cultivator at Celestial Peak level shouted an order. Immediately, several other people attack them. Seeing this, Guan Xilin took out his big knife at once and swung it. Feng Jiu also took out her Qingfeng sword to face the enemy.

For a moment, the airflow in the air solidified because of their battle intent. The strong pressure and fierce airflow fled in all directions. Those airflows were as fierce as swords, scratching their bodies and cutting holes in their clothes.

The clang of swords colliding against swords rang out and the reek of blood spread in the air. Although Guan Xilin was not badly hurt, there were small cuts on the back of his hand and cheeks that oozed out blood.

Several Celestial Strong Exponents joined hands. Their main target of attacks was Feng Jiu. Even if she possessed an outstanding strength and an amazing fighting power, she couldn’t do anything with enemies coming from all directions.

“Whoosh!”

With a sound, a fierce blade intent slashed at her. Feng Jiu drew a sharp breath. She looked at the gash in her arm after being cut by the opponent’s sword and bit her teeth. Her gaze swept towards the man coldly.

“Ugh!”

Another sword attack chopped at her calf, making her stagger. Due to the injury in her calf, she stumbled forward. She blocked one person’s attack, but couldn’t stop the assaults from her left and right sides. These people were obviously capable of giving her mortal wounds, but they only slashed her hands and feet without taking her life. It made her feel that something was wrong.

“Little Jiu!”

Seeing the besieged Feng Jiu outnumbered and wounded, blood oozed through her red clothes and trickled to the ground, he was so distressed. Especially when he saw a Celestial Strong Exponent about to thrust at her shoulder with a sword from behind. He swooped in at once.

“Ugh!”

The sword penetrated from his shoulder to his back. The blood dripping sword made the person watching trembling endlessly.

“Big Brother!”

Feng Jiu felt her heart tighten. Watching him block that sword for her, she felt both hatred and helplessness at the same time. She always thought that she possessed great strength. But she only knew now after being surrounded by so many strong exponents that one powerful person would be no match for the many enemies.

At this moment, she was unreconciled and angry. She was outnumbered. She was not strong enough to protect everyone. She knew this for a long time.

However, she couldn’t advance her strength in a matter of days. Even if had the intention to improve her strength, her foundation was unstable and the opportunity was not right. Even if she had medicinal pills available, her strength cultivation couldn’t leap in a very short time.

At the same time, on the other side, Feng Xiao and the man in black fought several times. Their strength was equal. After a battle, they both suffered internal injuries.

“Poof!”

That man in black spurted out a mouthful of blood. He sensed the fluctuation of the breath inside his body as well as the taste of blood in his mouth. With a sneer, he raised a hand to wipe the drop of blood in the corner of his mouth. When he saw Feng Xiao still wanted to fight, his lips revealed a weird smile.

“Feng Xiao, you should have no idea that your daughter was dead long ago!”

Chapter 1664: She’s been possessed

Hearing this, Feng Xiao wrinkled his sword brows and shouted. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Nonsense? Hahaha, that’s why I called you muddleheaded. You can’t even recognize whether the person close to you is your daughter or not.” The man chuckled and shot him a fierce glance. “Well, it’s not the first time you failed to recognize your own daughter.”

Hearing this, Feng Xiao’s heart thumped. How did this man know so much about them and that he didn’t recognize his daughter? Was that about Su Ruoyun a few years ago?

And now he still didn’t recognize his daughter? Was it to say that the current daughter was also a fake? That’s impossible!

This was simply impossible!

“Don’t spout nonsense! It’s just impossible! My own daughter, how can I admit the wrong person?” He shouted fiercely, his heart indignant. That year he did not recognize his daughter so that she roamed outside to experience so much suffering. Such a mistake, he could not commit again!

“Spout nonsense? Hahahaha!”

The man looked up and laughed. He suddenly ceased his laughter and spoke. “Our people have investigated everything from your youth to adulthood before dealing with your Feng clan. It’s just interesting to find that your Feng clan that was at the level of a military general at most could seize the Murong clan’s empire and set up the Phoenix Empire only thanks to one person.”

The man stared at him with a smile. “I don’t need to mention this person. I think the Phoenix country ruler should understand very well in his heart, right? Yes, it’s your beloved daughter, Feng Jiu. Hehe, but as far as I know, it seems that your daughter’s original name is not Feng Jiu, but Feng Qingge?”

“My daughter likes to be called Feng Jiu, so what? Is she not my daughter just on the basis of a name? That’s ridiculous!” Feng Xiao snorted. “Since she’s my daughter, then she stays my daughter. No matter what my daughter does, I won’t doubt it. Don’t think that you can drive a wedge between us in this matter. It’s your delusion to separate us, father and daughter!”

As soon as he said this, he took the sword in his hand. His anger mingled with his mystical energy breath and he charged at the man in front. “If you have any mind to talk nonsense, then take another blow!”

The fierce sword was filled with a strong mystical energy breath. The blade emitted a roaring sound. His mystical energy turned into a fierce airstream and directly attacked the man in black. The killing intent dispersed in all directions with an intensely cold battle intent! The ground seemed to shake slightly with his steps.

Seeing this, the man in black retreated quickly. “Feng Xiao, you are useless as a father. You don’t even know that your daughter’s body has been possessed. You still regard the old monster who possessed your daughter from nowhere as your daughter. It’s really funny, funny, ha ha ha!”

“Po, possessed?”

Feng Xiao was stunned. He stopped his attack and stood stiff, looking at the man in black with shock. “Possessed, you said? It’s impossible!”

Seeing that Feng Xiao froze and stopped his attack, a gloomy light flashed in the man in black’s eyes. “How is it impossible? As I said, our people have investigated thoroughly. Your daughter was calculated by the one named Su Ruoyun. After her appearance was destroyed and sold to the brothel, your current daughter possessed her body.”

“If the woman named Su Ruoyun destroyed your daughter’s face and rendered her unable to return to the family, then your daughter now is the real murderer who killed your own daughter. She robbed her spirit of the residence and forcibly occupied her body.”

Chapter 1665: He was in fear

“It’s impossible!”

Feng Xiao shouted excitedly and pointed his sword to the man in a fury. “You’re talking nonsense!”

“No, I’m not talking nonsense. I’m just talking about facts that you’ve ignored.”

The man sneered. “Your daughter returned home after she was in distress. Didn’t her temperament change like a different person? Your daughter has lived for 15 or 16 years. Even though she looks absolutely beautiful, her cultivation has been mediocre. She doesn’t know anything about alchemy and pharmacy. She hasn’t even met an ordinary sacred beast, so how could she meet an ancient divine beast as soon as she went out?”

“Would you say it’s her luck? Hehe, why didn’t she have these experiences before? Would anyone encounter an ancient divine beast when one wanted to? Can anyone successfully refine medicinal pills after learning it? Who did she learn from? Where did she learn all her skills? Don’t you think this is strange? If an old monster didn’t seize her body, how could she know so many things overnight? If she had not been possessed, how could her temperament have changed greatly?”

“She has done all the things that others can’t do. It’s not something that a girl in her teens can do. If she’s not being possessed, how can these things make sense?”

“You’re useless as Feng Qing Ge’s father. I reckon your daughter didn’t die peacefully. Her own close relative harmed her and the old monster who has forcibly occupied her body was treated as a beloved daughter. You say, how can your daughter rest in peace?”

“Stop talking! Shut up!” Feng Xiao shouted angrily. His eyes were red, his body was trembling, and his heart was fearful. He could not believe everything this man said was true.

However, every word that the man said was just like a rumbling thunder in his heart, which made him feel scared and unable to accept. If, if all this were true…

“Poof!”

His vital energy and blood collided, his mind was shaken. Under the powerful impact, his psychological barrier collapsed. A mouthful of blood rose from his throat and spurted out. He staggered backward. He felt faint and dizzy as if the sky and earth were spinning round. He stood unsteadily and fell to the ground.

“Haha, isn’t it interesting? After our investigation and analysis, we also found it very interesting. ”

The man approached Feng Xiao step by step. “Do you think we don’t know what Hell’s Palace and Feng Guards did? No, we have known much earlier that they killed our people and replaced them to infiltrate into our ranks. It’s just that my master was too lazy to bother about them.”

“You’re just ants that he used to relieve his boredom. It’s just a matter of one sentence for us to destroy the whole Phoenix Empire, not to mention those people in your palace. But my master has changed his mind and intends to let you go.”

With this, the man in black showed a strange smile. “Do you know why I want to let you go? Because my master, like me, thinks it’s very interesting! ”

Feng Xiao seemed not to hear his words. He sat on the ground blankly, as if his head was about to explode and the things that the man had previously said reverberated in his mind.

His heart was wavering and in fear. Stormy waves upsurge in his heart. Her current daughter, the daughter called Feng Jiu, was not really their daughter? Was she really the murderer who seized his daughter’s body and killed her?

Chapter 1666: They’re back

“Not only was your daughter killed and possessed by her, but also your father. They met this catastrophe and were implicated by her. She is a scourge. The old monster posing as your daughter has caused the death of your daughter and father. Haha, you Feng clan will perish without our involvement.”

Then the man in black stopped and stood in front of Feng Xiao. He looked at Feng Xiao who was sitting on the ground, shaking like a leaf. With a sneer, he crouched down and said in Feng Xiao’s ear, “You took the old monster who has ruined your family as your daughter and took your enemy as a loved one. You are useless as a son and as a father…”

“Poof!”

With the collision of vital energy and blood, Feng Xiao spurted out another mouthful of blood. He sensed everything turned black and fell unconscious. Until the moment before he fainted, his mind still reverberated with that sentence. You’re useless as a son, useless as a father…

On the other side, after those Celestial cultivators attacking Feng Jiu and Guan Xilin heard the signal, the leader shouted his order to withdraw. They quickly left the way they came in earlier, leaving no traces, let alone their whereabouts.

“Poof!”

Guan Xilin spat out a mouthful of blood. He couldn’t stand and had to half kneel. His wound was shocking. But when he opened his mouth, his first sentence was, “Little Jiu, how are you?”

Due to a blade slash on her calf, Feng Jiu walked with a limp. She came forward to help him up and took out an elixir for him to take. “I’m fine. It’s all minor injuries.”

“Those people are gone. Why didn’t they kill us?” Guan Xilin asked. Obviously, they have a chance to kill them. After all, it’s too easy for so many Celestial Strong Exponents to kill them.

Feng Jiu shook her head, “I don’t know. These people didn’t intend to kill us from the beginning.” She couldn’t figure out why they didn’t kill her when they had such a good chance?

“Let’s go back first! We have to deal with all our injuries. Fortunately, they didn’t kill us. Otherwise, our life would really be finished today. ” Guan Xilin supported her with the back of his hand and asked, “Little Jiu, how about your calf injury? Your muscles and bones are not hurt, right?”

“Mm hmm. Those are not hurt.” Feng Jiu answered. She tossed the Flying Feather and leapt on it, taking Guan Xilin with her. The two sat on it and flew towards the inn.

At the inn, Fire Phoenix was waiting for them anxiously. If it wasn’t for its mistress’ order, it would have gone out to find her. The contracted beast had its spirit connected with the master. It sensed that its mistress was not in a very good state now.

“Why haven’t they come back after they’ve been out so long?” Shangguan Wanrong worried, walking back and forth in the room. She came to the window to have a look. “Or, should we go out to look for them?”

“Let’s wait! Maybe they’re already on the way back. ”

Du Fan spoke out and looked at Shangguan Wanrong. “Mistress and the Family Head are most worried about Madam. Don’t worry, Madam. Please wait and see! If they are still not returning soon, we’ll go to search for them. ”

“I’ll wait outside.” Leng Hua went out to wait for them outside the inn. If they came back, he could see them from a distance.

“Please be careful.”

Leng Shuang cautioned him and stayed by Shangguan Wanrong’s side. However, before Leng Hua went out, he heard Du Fan’s voice. “They’re back!”

Chapter 1667: Finding Feng Xiao

The people who heard Du Fan’s voice looked out of the window and saw Feng Jiu and Guan Xilin sitting on the flying feather. However, after the pleasant surprise of hearing that the two were coming back, their happiness vanished at the sight of Feng Jiu and Guan Xilin’s blood and wounds. They all gasped and their hearts were filled with worry.

Du Fan, Leng Hua and Leng Shuang quickly lifted their vital energy and grabbed them, took them back to the room and sat them on the chair. “Mistress, how could you get hurt so badly?”

They went after one person. Was there an ambush?

Feng Jiu didn’t answer. After looking at the crowd, she found that her father wasn’t there. Her heart sank and she asked, “Where’s my father?”

“Later, a man in black attacked. Family Head chased after him, but he hasn’t come back yet.” Du Fan replied. As soon as he gave this reply, he felt that something was wrong. Even Mistress and Guan Xilin were hurt like this. Would Feng Xiao also encounter ambush when he went out?

He told her immediately, “I’ll look for him right away!”

“Fire Phoenix, go with him.” Feng Jiu told Fire Phoenix to go for a search together. She was worried that her father might encounter an ambush. If it was so, the consequences were unimaginable.

“Your wounds…” Fire Phoenix hesitated. In its opinion, no one’s safety was as important as hers. Now that she was injured like this, could it leave to look for her father?

“I’m fine. It’s just superficial wounds.” She answered slowly. Her movement pulled the wounds and the pain made her face pale and her forehead dripped with cold sweat.

“Fire Phoenix, go quickly! I’ll take care of her. It’ll be all right.” Shangguan Wanrong was also worried about Feng Xiao encountering an ambush. If she knew it earlier, she would keep him here and not let him chase.

“Fire Phoenix, hurry up! The safety of my foster father is critical.” “Guan Xilin urged.

“Alright, I’ll look for him. You all must be careful.” Fire Phoenix said and then left together with Du Fan.

“Little Jiu, we’ll dress your wound.” Shangguan Wanrong and Leng Shuang helped her up to the inner room and assigned Leng Hua to help Guan Xilin put some medicine and treat the wounds.

After their injuries were treated, the two changed their clothes. However, after such a long time, the others still hadn’t returned. Feng Jiu and Shangguan Wanrong became more and more uneasy.

“Leng Shuang, Leng Hua, please go out to help search!” Feng Jiu beckoned them.

“Yes.” The siblings replied and went out.

There were three people left in the room. Shangguan Wanrong looked at the two injured people and asked, “Who did this? Do you know? ”

Feng Jiu shook her head. “I don’t know. I only know that the people sent here are all Celestial Strong Exponents. Their strength can’t be underestimated. I’m afraid they are not ordinary forces. What’s strange is that they didn’t kill us even though they had the chance.”

Shangguan Wanrong was puzzled. “Why is this? Do they have other motives? ”

“I have no idea.” Feng Jiu replied and looked outside the room. “I just hope that Father didn’t have an accident!”

The three of them waited in the room until the day was getting brighter, only to see several of the subordinates bring the unconscious Feng Xiao back. Feng Jiu bore the pain in her calf and came forward. “What’s the matter? Why is my father unconscious? Is it a serious injury?” While she was talking, she reached out to take her father’s pulse. This time, she exhaled lightly with relief.

Chapter 1668: A mysterious person

“Fortunately, these are just superficial wounds. The body’s internal injury is not serious.” She spoke in an unhurried tone and then sat down by the table. Her worry was relieved.

Her grandfather’s family was gone. This incident made her feel very remorseful. She couldn’t imagine that if her father was killed because of her, then she…

“Is it not serious? Why is Foster Father in a coma?” Guan Xilin asked with worry.

After taking Feng Xiao’s pulse, Shangguan Wanrong retracted her hand. “As Little Jiu said, his wounds are all skin bruises and his internal injury is not serious. He is unconscious due to the retrograde flow of vital energy and blood in his body. Due to an extreme shock, his mind was shaken and he fell into a coma. After some rest and taking some tranquilisers, he will wake up.”

“Correct.” Feng Jiu nodded. Her father was confirmed to have no fatal injury, which reassured her, but at the same time, she was a little uneasy. What did those people aim to do, attacking them yet not taking their lives?

She had always known the identity of her opponents before. But now, not only did she have no idea who her enemy was, but she was also at a loss about when it started. On the contrary, her counterpart knew of their whereabouts like the back of the hand. This impression made her filled with unease. She always felt that something would happen and that she would be caught unprepared.

“It’s great that there’s nothing serious.” Guan Xilin said, then told Du Fan and Leng Hua. “Please help him in first then bandage his wounds.”

“Yes.” The two of them replied. They held the unconscious Feng Xiao to enter the room.

Feng Jiu looked at Fire Phoenix and asked, “Where did you find my father? Was there another person present?”

“It was in an alley. When we found him, he was already unconscious. He was the only one there. But looking at the traces in that area, he should have fought with a Celestial Strong Exponent.” Fire Phoenix answered. It flapped its wings and landed on the table.

eng Jiu pursed her lips. A contemplation floated in her eyes. It happened again. Why did they only injured but not killed? What did those people intend to do?

Meanwhile, in a dense forest outside the city, on an airship, those Celestial Strong Exponents who attacked Feng Jiu and her party were reporting the battlefield situation to their master.

“In line with the Master’s order, we only hurt them and didn’t take their lives. Later, when we got the signal, we came back directly.” The seven or eight people who besieged Feng Jiu and Guan Xilin told the man inside the ship.

Next to them, another Celestial Strong Exponent also reported, “My subordinate has also told Feng Xiao that Feng Jiu is likely possessed – added salt to Feng Xiao’s injury. Feng Xiao couldn’t bear it that he vomited blood on the spot. My subordinate believes that there will be a good play when he wakes up.”

“Hehe, this Feng Jiu is such a character. Where on earth did this person come from? She is a true genius with all kinds of skills in one. It makes me feel reluctant to kill her.”

The voice was indistinct and changeable. It was as if the voice was not his original voice. No one could judge from the voice that the person was male or female, young or old. The only thing people noticed was that the voice contained a powerful pressure that terrified people. The Celestial Strong Exponents standing outside couldn’t help but bow their heads respectfully when they heard his voice.

“Tell me, what will Feng Xiao do to Feng Jiu next? Will he act as if nothing happened? Or, will he kill the other soul who took away his daughter’s body and destroyed his family?”

There was fascination in his voice, as if he was very interested in the Feng family’s later development.

Chapter 1669: What to do?

All the Celestial cultivators looked at each other when they heard this but kept silent. They were unsure. They couldn’t speculate about this unusual group of people, the Feng family, using the ordinary people’s psyche at all. The master’s alienation plan might be useful to others, but it was really uncertain if applied to the Feng clan. Otherwise, they would not be so interested in it.

They were interested because things were unknown. Even they wouldn’t know how things develop until the very end.

Seeing that they kept mum, the man inside asked, “What? You can’t tell? Is that a difficult question to answer?”

They hesitated. Finally, one of them answered, “To answer Master, Subordinate can’t guess the Feng family’s way of thinking. If it’s ordinary people, once they know such things, they will be at odds. But Feng Xiao’s reaction is still unknown. However, Subordinate thinks that we will know about it very soon.”

As long as Feng Xiao woke up, they would know how he dealt with this matter.

“Tch!” The man sneered. “I don’t have so much time to stay here. It’s just easy to clean up the Feng clan. What we really want to deal with is not these humble ants.”

Then, without waiting for those people to speak, the voice came out again. “But for sure, I’m very interested in their family. Let’s do this! Leave someone to watch them and see what they’re going to do.”

“Yes!”

The crowd answered. One of them hesitated, stepped forward and asked, “Master, after the result comes out, will the Feng clan still be destroyed? What should we do with this Feng Jiu? This woman is extraordinary. Subordinate is worried that if allowed to grow, it is bound to be a great disaster in the future.”

“It is bound to be a great disaster? Hehe, you really look up to her. She’s just an insignificant woman. Even if she’s an old monster who robbed another’s body, what can she do? Is it possible to turn the sky upside down on her own?”

The man disapproved. “Let him take charge of the Feng family! It’s just a small empire and not worth much. As for that Feng Jiu, I am curious about her future path. Just watch it! What interests me at present is how Feng Xiao will treat Feng Jiu when he wakes up. Put everything else on the back burner.”

Knowing their master’s temper well, they dare not say any more. They respectfully retreated to one side. At dawn, the airship left, leaving only one person to watch how things would unfurl…

With the first ray of sunshine falling on the earth, the street was gradually bustling with people in the early morning. The hawker’s cry was intermingled with all kinds of voices on the street, forming a lively and prosperous scene.

The commoners, those ordinary people, had no idea of what happened last night and the danger. This was the advantage of ordinary people. Nothing would happen to them. Those battles and Strong Exponents had no relevance to them.

In the inn, Feng Xiao, who had been unconscious the whole night, woke up. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the top of the bed. He laid motionless as if he had a long, long dream.

This dream felt so real. However, there was grief amidst happiness. Even in his sleep, he still felt sad. When he woke up, the things before his coma leapt into his mind one by one, reminding him that everything was not a dream but a reality.

Chapter 1670: Instinct

“Are you awake?” Shangguan Wanrong, who kept watch at the bedside, saw him awake and sighed with relief. Her face revealed a gentle smile.

Feng Xiao looked at her, composed himself, then asked, “How did I come back?”

“Last night, after Little Jiu and Guan Xilin returned, you still didn’t come back, so she asked Du Fan to go out to look for you. They didn’t find you in the alley until dawn. At that time, seeing you carried back, we were worried. Fortunately, you’re not seriously hurt.”

Shangguan Wanrong answered while tucking the quilt. “You don’t know how worried I was last night. Not only did you get hurt, but also Little Jiu and Xi Lin.”

Hearing that, Feng Xiao’s heart shook. Instinctively, he asked with urgency. “They were hurt? Are their injuries serious?”

“Alas! Little Jiu and Xilin said that they were fine and said those were only superficial wounds. But, I saw those injuries were not light. Xilin’s shoulder bone was stabbed by the sword, there are many large and small injuries. Some were so deep that bones were visible. Little Jiu’s hand and calf were slashed. Last night when she came back, she walked with a limp. Yet, she was still so worried that you’re in danger outside.”

Shangguan Wanrong sighed. “This child really cares about us. Even though she knows the danger, she left Fire Phoenix who can protect her around us. When she heard that you haven’t returned, she sent everyone out to look for you.”

Feng Xiao listened in silence. He felt very uncomfortable. At this time, there was a knock on the door.

“Mother, is Father already awake?”

Feng Jiu’s voice came from outside. Shangguan Wanrong in the room showed a soft smile and told Feng Xiao, “Look, our daughter has come to see you. She must be worried about you.” Then she got up and went to open the door.

Lying in bed, there was mixed feeling in Feng Xiao’s eyes. His heart seemed to struggle. At this moment, he seemed not to know how to face his daughter.

“Father, are you awake?”

Feng Jiu limped in. Her calf injury was already treated but not yet cured. Although there was a blue lotus inside her body that helped her injury recover quickly, after all, it was too eye-catching. So, she could only bandage the wound and put some medicine, letting her injuries heal slowly.

Feng Xiao turned his head slightly and watched his daughter walk towards him with his wife’s support, followed by Leng Shuang carrying medicine on both hands.

Looking at her complexion looked unwell, her beautiful face conspicuously pale, he couldn’t help asking, “Are you seriously hurt? Why are you so pale?” After asking this question, he paused.

After so many years together, some habits and concerns have become instinctive.

“I’m fine. I’ll be well after taking a few days rest.”

She walked forward with a smile, came to the bed and sat down. Together with her mother, she helped her father up from the bed, sat on the head of the bed and took the bowl of medicine from Leng Shuang.

“This is the Soothing Mind soup that I asked Leng Shuang to boil. Father received a great shock and fainted due to the retrograde flow of vital energy and blood. You’ll get well after drinking this medicine.” She scooped up a spoon and blew it, then spoonfed him with a smile. “Here, it’s not bitter.”

Feng Xiao looked at her quietly, as if he was really looking at her, but it seemed that he was looking at another person through her. What he replayed in his mind was scenes of the past…

He brought his daughter up single-handedly. When she was just born, she was a soft and frail crying baby. When she was four or five years old, she would follow him and call him in a soft and mellifluous voice, Father…

Chapter 1671: Silent Tears

Behind him as they practiced martial arts together, was a small person, never once afraid of hardship, and when bullied for not having a mother, she would run to him and ask, where was her mother?

Gradually, she had grown up to become a young lady, and she quietly told him that she liked Murong Yixuan and she was going to marry him in the future, and become his bride, later….

That scene appeared in his mind, as if it had happened only yesterday, so clear and profound that it stirred up the emotions in his heart.

His daughter, his Qing Ge, was killed by Su Ruoyun’s scheming? The daughter who had returned was strong and independent, confident and ostentatious, sometimes cold and aloof, sometimes eccentric, sometimes charming, sometimes wise and steady.

All these personality traits were what the former Qing Ge didn’t possess. They didn’t notice the changes after her return, and they didn’t doubt her, because she was his daughter.

It was not only her appearance that was familiar, but the feeling, the blood relationship between relatives never made them doubt it. Until one day, someone told him that his daughter was dead, and that his daughter now was not actually his daughter.

Who could understand this feeling?

However, Little Jiu was not Su Ruoyun. Had Su Ruoyun disguised herself as his daughter, she would only want to benefit from the Feng Family and obtain everything for herself, she had only ever wanted to make use of them and never regarded them as her family.

But Little Jiu wasn’t like that at all, he knew that very well, didn’t he?

Over the last few years, he saw the way she treated her family members very clearly, and it was all real. She had regarded them as her own biological parents and grandfather, she had treated them as if they were her relatives. She had protected them. When the Feng Family had met with a calamity, she stood up and defended them.

She had supported everything by herself and shielded them from danger. It was her who had established the Phoenix Dynasty for them, and now it was also because of her that they could be reunited as husband and wife.

It was she who had travelled from the Phoenix Dynasty to the Eight Supreme Empires filled with strong exponents and fought through danger by herself to rescue Wanrong from Master Third Sun’s hands.

What right did he have to blame her? What right did he have to say that she wasn’t his daughter? And what right did he have to deny everything that she had done for the family?

Could he really deny everything his daughter had done because of the few words the man in black had said?

No!

Even if her soul no longer belonged to his daughter, she was the second daughter that the heavens had given to the Feng Family. The heavens knew that his daughter was gone and sent Little Jiu to them to replace Qing Ge so that she could replace her and be filial in her place to them.

Feng Jiu and Shangguan Wanrong glanced at each other, a little worried. Feng Xiao had been standing there in a daze with silent tears in his eyes as he watched Feng Jiu. The sadness made them feel somber.

“Father? What’s the matter? Do you feel unwell?” Feng Jiu asked softly, unable to hide her worry in her eyes and voice.

“Husband? What’s wrong with you?”

Shangguan Wanrong also asked worriedly. She held his hand and shook him gently until he came out of his daze: “Husband? What’s wrong with you? Talk to us! Don’t scare me.” What the hell was going on? Why did he become like that suddenly?

Chapter 1672: Always A Member of The Feng Family

Feng Xiao came out of his daze. He looked at his daughter through the tears in his eyes and suddenly reached out and hugged her: “Little Jiu, I’m sorry, it’s all Father’s fault, I’m sorry, Qing Ge, I’m sorry, daughter, I’m sorry…”

He murmured and repeated the words over and over, apologising to Feng Jiu because he should never have had that moment of doubt. She had done so much for them and shown so much sincerity, yet, he actually doubted her for a moment, his heart was shaken by that.

He was apologising to her, and he was also apologising to his daughter Qing Ge, because he only realised at this moment that his daughter was no longer here. He had let her leave all alone, because he hadn’t protected her, he didn’t do his duty as her father to protect her and she left this life at such a young age.

He didn’t fulfill his responsibilities as her father and he didn’t protect her, it was his fault, it was his fault…

Feng Jiu was slightly startled, a little worried and uncertain. What was wrong with Father? He had said that men could bleed but never shed tears. A man like his never cried easily. Why was he crying and so sad, blaming himself now?

What happened?

“Father, did something happen? Tell me and I will figure out a solution.” She said softly and patted his back gently.

Shangguan Wanrong who was next to them was also taken aback when she saw Feng Xiao crying and blaming himself. Her eyes reddened and her heart felt anxious. Has something happened? Why else would he be like this?

After a long while, Feng Xiao finally calmed down. He wiped his tears and shook his head: “It’s me who has forgotten oneself, it’s fine, don’t worry.”

He had decided that he wouldn’t say anything about this to anyone, this was the end of the matter! Only he needed to grieve for Qing Ge’s departure, even Wanrong didn’t need to know.

When she saw that he wasn’t going to say anything more, Feng Jiu didn’t push further and just said: “Father, your medicine is getting cold, drink it first!”

“Sure.” He straightened his mind and buried the matter deep in his heart. He took a long deep look at her, then took the bowl of medicine from her hand and drank the tranquility soup.

Feng Jiu noticed that her father’s gaze seemed a little strange when he looked at her, a little complicated and also emotional, and finally, relief.

What happened to her father last night? Why did he seem so strange after he woke up this morning?

“Father, why are you looking at me like this? Do you have something to tell me?” She couldn’t help but asked.

Feng Xiao looked at her and nodded. He handed the empty bowl to Wanrong and said to Feng Jiu: “Little Jiu, you have to remember that you are always my daughter, you will always be part of the Feng Family, no matter what happens, you will always be a member of the Feng Family, always Father’s good daughter. Father hopes that you will be happy, this is not only the wish of your mother, but also the wish of your grandfather.”

Feng Jiu’s heart warmed upon hearing this. Although she didn’t know why he had suddenly said those words to her, she still smiled happily and nodded: “I know, Father.”

She had always known that her family treated her well, therefore, when she found out that Grandpa and the others had perished in the fire, she was devastated.

At this moment, outside, Guan Xilin who had seen the door ajar, stepped inside and asked: “Little Jiu, is Foster Father awake? How is his health? Is he alright?”

Chapter 1673: There Is Always A Rainbow After The Storm

“Elder brother, you’re here?” Feng Jiu looked back and saw him stride inside and said: “You haven’t recovered from your injuries, why did you get out of bed?” Didn’t I tell you to stay in bed to rest today?”

Guan Xilin waved his hand: “I can’t lie in bed anymore, besides, it’s just a mild injury, it’s not a big problem.” He walked over to the bed and looked at Feng Xiao who was sitting up leaning against the back of the bed. When he saw his eyes were flushed, he couldn’t help but found it strange and asked: “Foster Father, are you feeling better today?”

“I’m better, don’t worry.” Feng Xiao nodded and said.

“That’s good. Everyone was so worried when you were unconscious.”

Shangguan Wanrong smiled lightly: “It’s good that you are fine now, it was just a false alarm.” She paused then spoke again: “Now that all of you have injuries, do you plan to nurse your injuries here or on the airship”

“We will do so on the airship!” Feng Jiu said. She looked at her parents and said: “Since Father has woken up now, he will be fine. We should hurry back to look for Little Feng Ye. I’m afraid the longer we wait, the more danger he will be in.”

“Then, let’s get ready and set off!” Shangguan Wanrong looked at Feng Xiao and asked: “Can we leave in the afternoon?” She was worried about his health and wondered if the upcoming journey would overwhelm him.

“Yes, I’m fine. I can nurse my injuries on the airship for a day or two. The top priority is to go back to find Feng Ye.” He said in a somber voice: “Father and the others have been killed, as his elder brother, it is my duty to find Feng Ye!”

Upon hearing this, Guan Xilin nodded: “Then I shall go and tell Du Fan and the others to prepare to leave.” As soon as he had finished speaking, he nodded at Feng Jiu and turned around and walked out.

“Father, you get some rest first. I will go out and take a look, I will come back just before we leave.” Feng Jiu said and waved at Leng Shuang who was standing guard outside and asked her to support her walking.

“Your leg is injured, don’t walk about so much, just order them to do anything you need.” Feng Xiao couldn’t help but say. He watched as she hobbled out, worried that her injury would affect her walking in the future.

“It’s fine.” She looked back with a smile then walked out supported by Leng Shuang.

“This child is like that, she can’t slow down, let her go! She is a doctor, she knows her own condition.” Shangguan Wanrong said with a smile, then came over to the bed and sat down. She looked at Feng Xiao and said: “Are you really alright?”

“I’m fine.” Feng Xiao said.

When she heard this, Shangguan Wanrong looked at him and said: “But why do I feel like there is something bothering you? Can you not say what it is? If you can’t speak about it then I won’t ask anymore.”

Feng Xiao looked at her and sighed softly: “It’s really nothing. I just feel that too many things have happened recently and I just have a hard time accepting all these encounters, that’s all. When I think of Father and the others perishing in the fire with not a single Feng Guard surviving, and Feng Ye and Yangyang the two children whose whereabouts are unknown, my heart is just…”

When she heard those words, Shangguan Wanrong was relieved: “Recently, too many things have happened, but no one’s life is smooth sailing, everyone will experience setbacks and sufferings during the course of their lives. Everyone will encounter something out of their control and situations where they are powerless. The heavens has arranged these things, and since we are unable to change them, we have to try to accept it! I believe that after the suffering, everything will be beautiful, just like there will always be a rainbow after the storm.”

Chapter 1674: Greatly Shaken

This matter seemed to be over for now. Even though Feng Xiao knew about it, he didn’t say anything, nor did have any intention to say anything. He would keep this secret buried in his heart, adjusted his frame of mind, and followed them onto the airship.

The dead were gone and the living were still here, he needed to keep looking forward, they still had a long future ahead of them…

On the other side of the Xuan Yuan Empire, when Xuanyuan Moze had received his father’s letter and rushed back, anxiety had spread through his heart and his heart felt heavy.

If it wasn’t an emergency, if things hadn’t happened suddenly, he wouldn’t have rushed back to the Imperial Palace when something had happened at Feng Jiu’s house.

“Master, we are nearly at the Imperial City, do we enter the Palace first or are we going back to the residence first?” Gray Wolf who was beside Xuanyuan Moze asked.

“We’ll enter the Palace.” A somber voice came from his mouth. As he stood on the airship, he looked into the distance through his hands. The airship flew directly over the gate of the Imperial City and stopped directly outside the Palace Gate.

Sixteen black robed guards leaped off the airship and stood in two rows, one on the left and one on the right. Xuanyuan Moze walked off the airship, followed by Gray Wolf and Shadow One. Under the escort of everyone, he made his way into the inner hall.

As soon as the Palace Guards saw him, they bowed their heads respectfully and saluted. Everyone felt confident when they saw his return.

“Subordinates greets Master!”

A black robed guard came out and knelt down on one knee and bowed.

Xuanyuan Moze stopped and looked at the Black Guard in front of him and said solemnly: “Tell me the whole story!” As soon as his voice fell, he continued walking.

The Black Guard stepped forward and came to his side. He nodded at Gray Wolf and Shadow One then whispered in a low voice next to him: “Recently a force has appeared that has been pulling various forces together. These people have sneaked into our various checkpoints and ambushed and destroyed us. Many people were killed and several of our bases were destroyed. In addition to this, the power in the Palace is somewhat distributed, and quite a lot of people are up to no good on the sly. Also, several empires outside are putting pressure on our Xuan Yuan Empire.”

“About half a month ago, when Country Ruler went hunting, he encountered a powerful enemy ambush and his dantian was destroyed. This news has been suppressed and we don’t dare to let it out. Subordinate is afraid that if the news spreads, the Xuan Yuan Empire will be greatly shaken.”

After he listened to the Black Guard’s words, Xuanyuan Moze’s expression became ice cold. Even Gray Wolf and Shadow One’s expressions were solemn. Such a big thing had actually happened.

When Master received the letter, it only stated that a major event had happened in the Palace and that he was to return quickly, but they hadn’t expected the situation to be so serious. Several empires being pressured, their subordinate forces being destroyed, and their Palace forces dispersed, who was it? Who could have the ability to disrupt their Xuan Yuan Empire in such a short time?

“How is he now?” He asked calmly.

The Black Guard was stunned for a moment, but he knew who he was asking after, he was referring to the Country Ruler, so he said immediately: “Subordinate has ordered someone to take the appearance of Country Ruler and take his place for the time being. At the same time, I have moved Country Ruler to somewhere safe so that he can recover from his injuries. However, according to the doctors, Country Ruler can only live as a mortal for the rest of his life.”

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Moze’s lips were slightly pursed and his fists in his sleeves tightened. The coldness of his whole body was fierce and compelling, his voice was like a thousand year old icicle.

“Investigate! I must know who is behind all this at all costs!”

“Yes.” The Black Guard responded immediately and vanished.

Chapter 1675: Banished Down To Earth

When Xuanyuan Mo Ze arrived at the inner hall and saw his father who was recovering from his injuries, he felt as if his father had suddenly aged overnight. His spiritual energy had completely disappeared, and at this time, he was just like an ordinary old man with grey hair. He wrinkled his eyebrows slightly and appeared to be in a deep sleep.

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t dare believe that this temperamental, arrogant, tough person would have become like this.

Even though he was unwilling to call him father, he was indeed his father. He thought that he could be very cold towards him, but as he saw him lying there, his heart unexpectedly filled with anger.

Gray Wolf had brought a chair over to the side of the bed for his Master to sit down on. He then retreated with Shadow One and stood guard outside. Once outside, Gray Wolf who had been silent all this time couldn’t help but speak.

“Who do you think it could be? Who would have such great abilities? The Country Ruler is so strong and yet he was…”

Shadow One’s eyes were deep, he was silent for a while, then he said; “I’m afraid that he must be quite an extraordinary person to make the other Empires put pressure against us. If we are not careful, I’m afraid that our Xuan Yuan Empire might end up like Phoenix Empire and be torn apart.”

“How come I get the feeling it’s aimed at us and the Ghost Doctor? Amongst our enemies we have come across in the past, I don’t think there has ever been such a powerful enemy that existed before!” Gray Wolf was puzzled. Hell’s Palace’s power was so powerful, and extremely careful as well, and yet were discovered by those people.

To know their bases so well, this person must have been a spy who had infiltrated them, otherwise, it would be impossible to have achieved this.

Inside the hall, Xuanyuan Mo Ze watched the person on the bed closely as he woke up slowly. The moment he opened his eyes and their eyes met, the two of them were silent. In the end, it was the Country Ruler who spoke first.

“You’re back? Did your journey go well?”

When he heard the voice that lacked breath and energy, Xuanyuan Mo Ze’s eyes moved slightly. Instead of answering his questions, he asked: “Do you know who attacked you?”

“He’s not from the Eight Supreme Empires.”

The Country Ruler narrowed his eyes slightly as he spoke, as if he could see the scene of that day in front of him: “The techniques of those people are very peculiar. Their cultivation bases are very strong and their marital skills are extraordinary. I’m guessing that they are most probably from one of the forces from the upper reaches.”

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze frowned slightly: “We haven’t dealt with those people before, so why would they attack us suddenly?”

“They are trying to bring down the Xuan Yuan Empire, other than seeking revenge, what else would they be after? The people over there aren’t interested in the Empires here. Since they lack interest, then the only reasonable explanation would be revenge.” The Country Ruler spoke very slowly, pausing at each word.

The cultivation base in his body had been abolished, his spiritual energy had been dissipated, and his dantian destroyed. If it weren’t for his Nascent Soul base, he would have lost his life. He had been in a high position for many years, as a ruler of the country and as the leader of the country, it was unexpected that he would be in such a plight.

For a strong immortal cultivator, to have his cultivation abolished and becoming a mortal is like being knocked out of Heaven and banished down to earth from the sky. If he hadn’t experienced so many things in his life and his mind wasn’t so extraordinary, he would have found this drastic change unacceptable and tried to end his life.

Though he had lost his cultivation, it was useless worrying about that now. Fortunately, he had an outstanding son and what he couldn’t do, his son would definitely be able to do!