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CHAPTER 221: Incredulous Advancement

The elderly man from the academy did not say anything but just stroked at his beard as he looked at the red clothed youth, measuring him, his wise gaze thoughtful, seemingly considering something in his mind.

Seated in a half lotus position, Feng Jiu led the maniacally surging aura inside her body towards the dantian below the navel. The aura was highly ferocious and intense, bloating her meridians almost to the point of erupting with its surge. The meridians under her skin throbbed and bulged, intermittently rising and falling as it surged.

Perspiration poured out from her, the colour of her face changing between white and red, the agonizing pain coming from within her body almost knocking her unconscious from being unable to hold it in. But she knew at that moment, that if she was unable to contain it, she might very well be finished.

The four elderly ones crowded around the youth and watched, and one of them then said incredulously: "I had not thought that this youth would be able to last till now after having swallowed the blood of a seventh grade enormous python. But with the blood's Qi roiling in surge now, I'm afraid he will not be able to hold out anymore."

"It's hard to say. The fact that this youth had lasted to now, is enough to show that he is not any ordinary character." The elderly one from the academy stroked at his beard and then continued to say: "We should set up a protective array for him now! If he is able to pull through, his powers will definitely increase by leaps and bounds!"

Hearing that, the other three elderly ones nodded their heads in agreement, and sat themselves down a short distance away, to set up a protective array for the red clothed youth.

As time gradually passed, one of the elderly ones saw that the red clothed youth's spirit powers in his body was shooting up at an alarming rate, he could not help but cry out softly.

"Look! He has really advanced in level!"

"Shh! It's still increasing! At the Spirit Master's third level and still showing no signs of slowing!"

The hearts of the four of them were shocked and just a short moment later, they saw that the youth's Spirit Master level advancing from the fourth level to the fifth!

"How..... how come his advancement looks to be so easy? Just where had this youth come from?"

The few of them were speechless with amazement. It must be known that cultivation of spirit power is not the same as the cultivation of mystical powers. Many cultivators were not even able to breakthrough to the Grand Spirit Master stage their entire lives to become a Foundation cultivator and only by becoming a Foundation cultivator could one be considered to be a cultivator of Immortality, to gain for themselves a two hundred year lifespan.

And among every hundred Grand Sword Masters, only one or two of them would be able to successfully advance at most. To enter into the Golden Core stage from Foundation, it would be almost one in ten thousand, an encounter that one would be blessed with and not forcibly sought.

Some cultivators were already past a hundred years in age but they were only at the Grand Spirit Master stage but for this youth, at such a young tender age in his mere teens, his advancement was happening like a springboard, rising up level by level like this, how could they be expected to not be shocked by it?

Under the incredulous gazes of the four elderly ones, the red clothed youth sat there in his spot in the half lotus position for an entire three days and nights, his powers rising up a level by level in quick succession. It could be due to the fact that they had stared at the youth for three days and nights, but the four elderly ones were seemingly unable to recover their senses from their astonishment at the almost maniacal speed of the youth's advancement through the power levels.

Throughout the three days and nights, they had not slept not rested, but just stared unwaveringly with their eyes wide at the red clothed youth, thinking the same thought deep within their hearts.

No matter which sect this youth belonged to, they would have to do everything they could to poach him over into their sect!

"Look..... He..... he has advanced again....."

One of the elderly ones gulped, his eyes absolutely shining with unbridled excitement as he stared at the red clothed youth. That gaze, looking just like one who had not eaten for ten days or a fortnight and was staring at a slab of fat juicy meat, wishing that he could pounce forward and snatch the youth up to bring back to their sect.

"Oi! He..... he is shooting straight for the Grand Spirit Master stage!"

With his eyes bulging wide, the face of the elderly one from the academy was filled with incredulity. In the span of three days and three nights, this red clothed youth had actually advanced nine whole levels from the Spirit Master's first level, and was now even charging towards the Grand Spirit Master stage! This..... this was just completely maniacal!

CHAPTER 222: Specially Recruited Pupil

As the spirit energy in Feng Jiu's body continued to surge, the spirit power then exploded outwards, to form a thick and intense flare of spirit aura around her body.

And in the next moment, the swirling spirit aura was then completely retracted back into her body. As time passed, the spirit energies inside her body then gradually settled down, the spirit aura dissipating, like the scene before had not happened at all.

But her spirit power level, had leaped in one single bound to reach the cultivation of a third level Grand Spirit Master!

Feng Jiu blew out a breath lightly, and then slowly opened her eyes. Delightful brilliance was overflowing in her eyes, and at that moment, she felt that what she could see with her eyes had all become different. Moreover, her ears could even clearly hear the tiny sounds of the little insects around, her entire body feeling a continuous wave of spirit energy revolving within her body, that felt extremely comfortable.

Her gaze then looked towards the four elderly people seated in four different directions from her, and seeing them all staring dazedly at her, Feng Jiu could not help but reveal a smile on her face.

With a flick of her robe, she sat up straight on the ground, to clasp a hand over her fist to greet the four elderly ones as she said in a clear voice: "I thank the four Seniors for erecting a protection array for this lowly junior."

If not for the protective array from the four of them, throughout these three days and nights, it could not be predicted what might have happened. Afterall, if one was disrupted while his cultivation was advancing into another level, the consequences would be unthinkable!

Hearing that, the four elderly one then quickly snapped back to their senses, and they immediately strode with wide steps over to Feng Jiu to say: "Young man, would you be interested to join our Origin Sect?"

"Young man, join our Elegant Splendour Sect instead!"

"Joining our Green City Sect is better!"

"It's best for you to come to the Starry Cloud Academy! This old man can make you a specially recruited pupil."

The four elderly ones strove to outdo the others as they spoke, afraid that the prize would be snatched away if they were too slow.

Hearing their words, Feng Jiu was rather taken aback in surprise and she went on to say with a laugh: "I am deeply honoured that my Seniors here think so highly of me, but your junior still has some pending business on hand and I do not have any intention of joining any sects at this moment."

Seeing the brows of the four people furrowing up, Feng Jiu's eyes glinted and she continued to say: "But your junior has been thinking to enrol myself into the Starry Cloud Academy to further my cultivation, and have been waiting for the time the Starry Cloud Academy opens up for enrollment to go register myself."

Upon hearing those words, the other three elderly ones could not help but be disappointed, but they knew that the Starry Cloud, being a very famous academy in the Green Gallop Country, was an establishment their sects could never hope to even compare to. Many cultivators and pupils from many parts of the lands, all yearned to be admitted into the Starry Cloud Academy. So, the fact that the youth would choose the Starry Cloud was to be expected.

"Hahahaha! Good good good. It's great that you think that way." The elderly one from the academy said with a delighted laugh, the gaze he was looking at Feng Jiu with, filled with satisfaction.

He then pulled out a badge of authourity from inside his sleeve, and handed it over to Feng Jiu as he said: "This is the Star Badge from the Starry Cloud. You keep it with you now, and just bring it with you to go register yourself at the academy at a later date. With this badge in hand, you will be admitted without needing to go through any form of assessment, to become a pupil of the Starry Cloud."

Feng Jiu accepted the Star Badge and took a look at it, before keeping it away with a smile as she said: "Thank you Senior. Your Junior Feng Jiu still has not asked for my Senior's revered name."

"Hahaha! Feng Jiu? Alright, this old man shall remember your name, and have it placed in the register when I get back to the academy. This old man is surnamed Guan, and people call me Old Guan. I am the Starry Cloud's Vice Headmaster."

Hearing that, Feng Jiu was rather surprised and she immediately bowed in greeting respectfully as she said: "Greetings to Vice Headmaster Guan. Your junior will remember it." She had not expected that the teacher in charge of leading a team here would be the Starry Cloud's Vice Headmaster.

The other three elderly ones were all highly disappointed to see that, thinking to themselves that such a outstanding sapling had been snatched up by the Starry Cloud again. Sigh!

"Feng Jiu right? If you happen to change your mind, you can still come join our Origin Sect. If you join our sect, I will definitely have you be made an elite disciple!"

Hearing such a blatant challenge, Old Guan glanced at the other three elderly ones and said: "All of you can save your effort. With this young man, all of you will not stand a chance."

CHAPTER 223: What a Fat Horse!

However, the other two elderly men were not prepared to be too courteous about it as well and they similarly left words behind to make the same commitments.

Feng Jiu smiled to see that and she clasped her hand over her fist to say respectfully: "I am grateful for the generous affection of my seniors here and your junior has also committed all your words to memory. But as I still have pending business at hand, I cannot afford to stay long. My three seniors, Vice Headmaster Guan, your junior shall hereby take my leave."

"Sure sure sure, you just go on your way!" Old Guan waved his hand with his eyes narrowed with smiles, his heart fearing that if the kid remains here any longer, who knew what kind of tricks the other three old ones would come up with to fight for the kid, so he was only too eager to let him leave.

Seeing that, Feng Jiu was not about to tarry and immediately wiped oil under her feet to slip away.

Till that red figure disappeared from their line of sight, one of them suddenly slapped himself on the thigh and exclaimed: "Ah! See here! We forgot all about the real issue! We haven't even asked him clearly how he went into the rigorous training forest and we've let him go!"

Hearing that, the others then suddenly remembered it. But they had all been astounded by the red clothed kid's level advancement and had forgotten all about it. Now that the person was gone, there was no point continuing to harp upon it.

Only Old Guan from the academy was stroking at his beard thoughtfully as he stared off in the direction Feng Jiu had left, thinking to himself: [Why do I feel we've been played by that youth? Will he really come join his Starry Cloud Academy?]

On another side, Feng Jiu who had already reached the mountain path blew out a slight breath and with a big smile she said: "Luckily I managed to escape quickly, or I really don't know how I'm going to get myself out of that!"

She stared down the mountain path, the path seemingly stretching out endlessly. Seeing that, she could not help but mumble to herself: "In cultivation of Immortality, only after reaching the Foundation stage would one be able to command and control a sword, and with mystical powers only a Martial Ancestor could travel by flying sword. Though I possess both mystical and spirit powers, but I am not even able to command a sword to fly at this moment. If only I can get myself a flying magical artifact, then I will not have to walk everywhere."

Hence, she could do nothing but walk on forward, intermittently executing Cloud Tracing Steps to leap through the air as she moved.....

Until, she saw a strange scene before her on the mountain path ahead.

There was a white horse as fat as a pig slowly walking backwards, and upon the horse's back was a green clothed man who occasionally clasped his legs around the belly of the horse, trying very hard to negotiate with the horse as he held the reins in his hands.

"Old White, walk forward will you! When we reach the city in front, I will prepare a great big meal for you alright?"

'Tch!'

The horse shook its head and snorted out two streams of hot air. And because of the shaking of its head, Feng Jiu who was walking up from behind saw that it was not an ordinary horse, as on the head of that horse, sprouted to seemingly budding horns.

"Old White, let me tell you, if you continue to be so disobedient, I am going to beat you!"

The young man threatened with an intimidating look on his face, as he pulled out a soft whip hanging from his hip, pulling himself up like he was going to lash the whip down. However, his whip had merely snapped sharply in the air and had not even touched his ride when the hind legs of the horse kicked, throwing the young man off its back completely.

"AHH!"

The young man panicked and wanted to clutch his legs around the horse's belly, but as the force of the throw was too strong, he fell straight towards the ground and went: "Ow!"

"Old White! You dare to throw me off? You..... You wait and see! When we get to the city, I will have you sold off!" The young man said huffily as he climbed to his feet, feeling a stinging pain in his palm that had been scraped by the sand and stones.

Watching that scene, Feng Jiu could not help herself but laugh out loud as she walked forward, and patted the horse on its rump to say: "What a fat horse! And it actually learnt to walked backwards? It's so strange."

When the young man saw Feng Jiu, he was slightly taken aback and holding the reins in his hand tightly, he asked guardedly: "Who are you?"

And at that moment, the horse turned its head around, its eyes lighting up as it stared at Feng Jiu. It then actually sidled itself up against Feng Jiu, sticking its tongue out and wanting to lick her face, which startled Feng Jiu to quickly jump back in retreat.

"Whoa! I just stroked you once and you are thinking to take liberties with me! ?"

CHAPTER 224: Pursue the Entire Way

When she jumped aside to avoid it, the horse would lean to that side, stretching its long horse face forward with its tongue stuck out seeking to lick her face, which caused the young man to freeze in shock for a moment before he pulled back on the reins and shouted.

"Old White, he's a male!"

Following that, he turned towards Feng Jiu to say apologetically: "Old White is a little lecherous. I think when it saw that the Young Master is so good looking, it mistook you for a girl."

A corner of Feng Jiu's mouth tugged when she saw that the fat horse was still struggling to come forward and cosy up to her and she then asked: "What kind of a horse is that? Why does it have antlers?"

"Old White is a variant Spirit Beast. Because it has the looks of a horse, with the antlers of dragons, hence, it can be called a Dragon Horse. Other Spirit Horses can run at highly tremendous speeds but as Old White here eats too much and is just too lazy, it has then grown become so obese."

The young man even gave the Dragon Horse a helpless gaze as he went on to say: "I had actually not wanted to bring it out, but the people in my family said they wanted to slaughter it to turn it into food on the table and I could not bear to let them, so I brought it out. But we've just come halfway out here when it started acting up once again."

'Neigh! Neigh!'

Old White the Dragon Horse whinnied, its tail swishing as it attempted to go closer towards Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu found it highly amusing and said: "This Dragon Horse really looks highly intelligent." As she spoke, she reached her hand out to stroke the horse's head and it nickered before immediately lying itself down onto the ground, it's four hooves kicking in the air looking like it was very happy.

Seeing that, Feng Jiu could not help but feel a corner of her mouth twitch as she thought to herself: [It's really a lecherous horse!]

"I'm called Bai Xiao, what about you?"

Feng Jiu cast a glance at him and replied: "It's just a meeting by chance, is there a need to ask for names?" Upon saying that, she clasped her hand over her fist in farewell and then continued to make her way forward. She utilised the Cloud Tracing Steps and hence, she moved at a very high speed, moving more than fifty meters away in the blink of an eye.

'Neigh!'

When Old White who had laid itself on the ground saw that Feng Jiu had left, it leapt to its feet with a loud neigh, and its hooves thumped right after her in pursuit.

"Hey! Old White, wait up! I have not gotten on yet!" Bai Xiao cried out in surprise, being dragged to run as he held on to the reins.

Hearing the commotion behind her, Feng Jiu glanced back behind her which made her want to sink her head into her palm. She immediately quickened her blazing pace but against all her expectations, Old White who looked to be as fat as a pig when it came to running, was in no way just mediocre, whom after chasing her the entire way, still could not be shaken off.

Seeing that she was about to reach the city in front, she gradually slowed herself down as she blew out a breath, and glancing behind her, she immediately came to a stop.

"Sheesh! It's driving me nuts!"

Bai Xiao fell off the back of the horse, his entire person sitting on the ground as he gasped for air. When he saw Old White leaning itself close towards the red clothed youth, Bai Xiao's eyes bulged as he stared in speechlessness.

Feng Jiu's eyes were similarly staring at the lecherous horse who was salivating there right before her eyes. [How to put it in words!]

This Dragon Horse was not buff at all and was instead a whole lump of flabby fat, absolutely devoid of any sense of aesthetics to her eyes. Although the speed it was able to sprint was not slow, but she really didn't want such a fat horse following her.

"Hey, keep a rein on your horse. Don't let it continue to follow me anymore." Feng Jiu said as she looked at the young man on the ground. The moment her voice fell, her red figure flashed and she quickly sped in through the city's gates. It had been just a flash, before she disappeared within the crowd.

Old White was stunned a moment, and with a loud neigh, it picked up its hooves and with a leap, it continued with its pursuit.

Bai Xiao could only clench down on his jaw tight, his eyes glaring in anger as he shouted:'Old White! You damned fool! You continue to run and I will really not want you anymore!" The moment those words came out, Bai Xiao immediately got up to chase after the horse.

CHAPTER 225: Old White Shakes Its Rump

On another side, Feng Jiu went into an inn and shouted: "Waiter! Bring me a few of your best dishes and also a flask of wine!"

"Coming!" Waiting on the patrons, the waiters acknowledged in a raised voice, as he carried his water kettle and came over with a beaming smile on his face. "Sir, have some tea first and the food and wine will be served right up."

Feng Jiu was initially sitting by the window on the first floor. However, when she casually turned her gaze outside, she spotted that fat horse turning its head to search left and right the entire way, it frightened her to quickly shift herself to the back.

Until, when that fat horse passed outside, did she finally heave a sigh of relief and muttered: "Ran into a curse. Why is it following me so relentlessly?"

She picked up her teacup and blew lightly at the steaming cup of tea. As she sipped at it, she heard a commotion sounding out from the window.

'Neigh!'

She turned her head and immediately blurted out a cry: "AHH!" She lost her grip on the teacup for a moment and it toppled onto the table, spilling the tea all upon it.

She did not know when Old White had come to the window but just saw it sticking its head straight towards her and snorting two streams of hot air out through its nose, its mouth split in a sort of grin, its tail swishing while it shook its rump, seemingly saying: [See, I've found you again.]

"Like a relentless pesky ghost!"

She stared blankly at it, to see the fat horse lift its front hooves and laid them upon the window sill and refusing to budge, to stare straight at her which elicited snickers and laughter from the surrounding crowd of people.

"Whose horse is that? It's so fat!"

"The horse even has horns! It looks like it not just a regular horse."

"Look at that horse! It even knows how to plop itself on the window sill!"

Hearing the mocking ridicule from the crowd, the shop owner came running out in a huff. "Whose horse is this? Can't you let people continue to run their business? Bring it away! Bring it away!"

Following that, he said apologetically to Feng Jiu: "Sir, I'm sorry. I don't know whose horse that is that came disturbing our guest here. Why not we do this? Will you like to go sit on the second level?"

"No need no need. I'll just sit here."

Feng Jiu waved her hand dismissively to say, and then saw the young man running out from the crowd and panting heavily as he shouted: "It's my horse! It's my horse!"

The young man came running over huffing and puffing, to quickly grip the reins and berating the horse in rage: "What an outrage! Old White! I..... I will definitely sell you off!"

"I'll buy it!" Feng Jiu exclaimed as she toyed with the cup on the table, looking at the man and horse standing there.

"Huh? Wh..... What?" The young man was taken aback a moment, slightly stunned.

She curled up her lips and said: "I said I'll buy it. What's the price for the horse? Didn't you say you'll sell it? You can just sell it to me."

"This..... This....."

The young man scratched at his head and then said sheepishly: "I was actually just saying it, to admonish it a little. I have no intention of selling it."

"It is obvious this horse likes me a lot. Look. It has chased me all this way and you are not able to tame it properly. Isn't it better for you to sell it to me?" She asked as she looked at that fat horse plopped upon the window sill, an eyebrow raised up, the corners of her mouth curled up in a devilish smile.

"Old White, don't you agree? You'd want to come with me right?"

'Neigh!'

Old White lifted its head to whinny, and then raised its hind hooves to kick out towards the young man.

Seeing that, Bai Xiao quickly jumped out of the way, his face flushed a deep red, not known whether it was from embarrassment or anger. He then slapped the horse's rump and berated angrily: "Old White! You lust bitten fella! He is male and not female! What are you getting so excited for Heaven's sake! ?"

Watching that scene, Feng Jiu could not help but laugh out loud and say: "Sigh..... I had not really liked it at first. But now, I am growing to like it the more I look at it. What can I do?"

When Old White heard that, its rump started swinging left and right, a look of delight coming onto its horse face as it curled up its tongue and seeked to lick her again.

CHAPTER 226: Exchanging Gifts

Bai Xiao held covered his eyes and turned his head away, truly unable to continue to watch as he mumbled: "How embarrassing....."

It was his own horse, but it was shaking its head and rump and trying so hard to win the red clothed youth's favour.

It was his own horse but it refused to let him ride it and had even kicked out at him, to come chase this red clothed youth the entire way.

He had already told the horse, that the red clothed youth was male, but it was still excitedly nudging itself towards him. From when had Old White's appetite changed to being open to both men and women?

"Hahaha, this horse is rather fascinating. It seems to under human language."

"That's right, although a little too fat, it's rather adorable."

"If that red clothed youth had not said it, I would have thought that the horse belonged to him! Look, that horse is leaning itself forward so excitedly, from the way it looks, it couldn't possibly be thinking wanting to kiss the lad could it? Hahaha!"

When those joking words came out, everyone inside and outside erupted into guffaws, because that was truly a scene that was rare to see.

At that moment, Bai Xiao came in from outside, and walked over to Feng Jiu's table and sat down as he said: "Old White is not a piece of goods, we can forget about selling it to you. But since Old White likes you so much, I can give it to you as a present instead."

Hearing that, Feng Jiu lifted an eyebrow. "You're giving it to me?"

"Mm." Bai Xiao nodded his head and then continued to say: "I have kept Old White for quite a number of years already, and on most days, this fella is either eating or sleeping. I brought it out this time because I did not know what else I could do. I can see that Old White really likes you alot, and so, I am giving it to you."

"If that is the case, then thank you." Feng Jiu laughed brightly, and then turned two cups over upright, to pour wine into them before saying: "This cup is a toast to you."

Bai Xiao picked up the cup and took one small sip before putting it down. "I am not used to taking alcohol."

"Then have some food." Feng Jiu said with a smile and shouted out: "Waiter, bring another two dishes of food and a serving of soup."

"Coming up!" The waiter answered, speedily attending to the order.

"Can you tell me what is your name now?" Bai Xiao asked as he looked at Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu smiled and replied: "I am called Feng Jiu."

"I am called Bai Xiao, which I have told you before." He said with a smile, and after pausing for a moment, he continued to say: "Old White is actually very easy to keep. You only need to prepare ten catties of small fishes or shrimps for its every meal and that will do."

'Cough cough!'

Hearing that, Feng Jiu immediately choked on her wine and starting thumping herself on the chest before she asked in shock: "What did you say? You do not just let it eat grass but feed it fish and prawns?"

Bai Xiao nodded, his face serious as he said: "Mm. Old White is not any regular horse. It is a dragon horse and a variant Spirit Beast. So it is not a herbivore. It only eats meat."

"Feeds on fish and prawns? It eats much better than humans ourselves! No wonder it is all covered in fat."

She stole a glance at Old White at the window who was listening to them talk and she thought to herself whether she was courting trouble for herself.

After the meal, Feng Jiu paid up and came outside before she said to Bai Xiao: "I still have business to attend to and I shall take my leave first. If we have the affinity to meet again in future, I will buy you another good meal."

"Alright, watch yourself on your journey." Bai Xiao clasped his hand over his fist in farewell, and looked at Old White who did not even give him a glance before he shook his head as he said to Feng Jiu: "I'll have to depend on you to look after Old White well from now on."

"Heh heh. Set your heart at ease. I will train it well." Feng Jiu said with a devilish smile brewing on the corners of her lips, to glance at Old White who was swishing its tail.

After bidding farewell, Feng Jiu flipped herself onto the horse's back, riding it towards the outside of the city gates. However, they had just walked a short distance and Old White had already stirred up trouble for her.....

CHAPTER 227: Irresistible Charm

Seeing Old White going about with its head lowered, and blowing out two streams of hot air through its nose to lift the ladies' skirts, Feng Jiu was completely speechless as she covered her eyes and turned her head away.

Old White had made lechery into an art.....

"AIEEE!"

A shrill scream suddenly sounded, as a young lady dressed in a pink blouse and skirt pushed her hands down upon her skirt that had been blown up by the wind, her face red as she turned herself around.

And just as Feng Jiu was going to come down off the horse and apologize, she saw Old White curling up its tongue and giving the young lady's face one good lick, smearing her face full of saliva, scaring the young lady so badly she stood there frozen with her face completely pale.

Seeing that scene before her, a corner of Feng Jiu's mouth twitched, and she once again felt like palming her face.

[Why..... Why was this rascal so lecherous?]

"Young Miss!" A young servant girl quickly held the young lady, busily wiping away all that saliva with a handkerchief from her face.

The man beside them then seemed to recover his senses from shock as he stared at the fat horse who threw a lazy glance at him and his face turned into rage as he scolded loudly.

"Audacious animal!"

The man berated in anger, and at the same time, he threw a punch straight towards Old White's face, never expecting that the punch he threw would be blocked by a hand.

"Young Master, no need to get angry."

Flipping herself off the horse, Feng Jiu blocked the man's fist with one hand and said apologetically: "I am sorry, this horse of mine is just a little lecherous and it definitely did not mean to take liberties with the Young Miss. I ask for the Young Master and the Young Miss to not place any blame upon the horse."

"Lecherous? Hmph! I think you're the lecher! You must have goaded your Spirit Beast into committing such a shameless deed!" The man shouted fiercely, and retrieving back his fist that had been blocked, his gaze sharp as he stared at the handsome looking Feng Jiu dressed fully in red.

[Spirit Beast?]

When the surrounding people heard those two words, they quickly began to look with measuring gazes at that fat horse. Seeing the two horns sprouting out from the top of its head, they could not help but began to debate in lowered voices.

"The horse is not the same from the regular ones. Is it really a Spirit Beast?"

"I heard that Spirit Beasts are worth quite a bit, and Spirit Beasts that could be ridden upon in place of walking have all been tamed by Beast Tamers."

"But isn't this Spirit Beast a little too fat! ? Looking at it, I don't even know if it can run at all!"

"But I do know that eating the flesh of Spirit Beasts can strengthen the bodies of regular people like us and cultivators of Immortality can absorb spirit energy. It's great stuff."

Hearing the words from the crowd, Feng Jiu smiled. Seeing the man staring at her with an unfriendly face, she then smiled and looked at the dainty young lady whose face had turned pale from fright as she went before her. Feng Jiu then showed a devilishly enchanting smile upon her handsome face, eyes overflowing with an alluring sparkle as she looked at the young lady with a gaze oozing with gentleness.

"Young Miss, I am deeply sorry. I am to blame for not controlling my mount properly, which caused the Young Miss to be startled."

Her voice did not have the soft gentleness of a female nor the robust masculinity of a male, but was instead like clear water, refreshing and comforting, tinged with traces of a slight raspiness and hidden allure, where upon reaching one's ears, it felt like a feather was tickling their ears, numbing the senses right into the heart.

The dainty young lady gazed upon the red clothed youth and seeing his clear eyes spilling over with that alluring sparkle as they looked at her, the pair of eyes that felt like they could talk immediately caused her cheeks to flush red, her heart to thump rebelliously, and her entire being to become so nervous that it made her lower her head.

"It's..... It's alright."

The young lady's voice came out gently, tinged with nerves, sounding rather bashful but she could not help but raise her head slightly to look at the handsome red clothed youth before her eyes.

When the man beside them saw that, his face darkened and he glared furiously. He was just about to speak when he saw the red clothed youth laughing in a low voice.

CHAPTER 228: Six Path City

"Young Miss is not only adorable but kind and magnanimous enough to not hold a grudge against my steed and my humble self thank you for it."

She clasped a hand over a fist and bowed, and saw the young lady's dainty countenance turn red as an apple. The smile in her eyes then deepened, one hand holding Old White's reins as she said: "With this, allow my humble self to take my leave."

"Oh, alright. Stay safe Young Master." The young lady said, having been hopelessly captivated by those few sentences and that electrifying gaze from Feng Jiu, an answer purely having been lead by Feng Jiu's words.

Seeing the red clothed youth apologising trying to amends, the man beside them felt there wasn't anything more for him to say. Afterall, his cousin had not said anything more about it, much less for him. If he were to continue to find trouble with the youth, then it would seem like he was just picking on him.

Until Feng Jiu swung herself up upon her horse and she had rode Old White slowly tread their way out past the city gates when the young lady finally regained her senses and said: "Ah! I forgot to ask the Young Master for his name!"

Seeing his cousin face filled with so much regret, the man's face darkened and with a flick of his sleeves, he said: "Let's go back!"

- Two Days Later -

Feng Jiu led Old White to enter through the Six Path City and once past the city gates, she saw the flourishing and bustling scene where her heart could not help but sigh as she thought: [As expected of a sixth grade country. From the architecture to the shops and such, they were all things that the Sun Glory Country were unable to compare with.

"You heard? The Ghost Doctor who has recently risen in fame had come to out Six Path City and it was said that it was the City Lord who received him personally."

That couldn't be possible right? I heard that an accident occurred during the Medicine Grading Big Meet and the Ghost Doctor was abducted by people from the Hell's Palace."

"It was heard that he had been released quite a while ago. Or otherwise, why had all those medicines appeared in various parts of the land recently? There hasn't been that much medicines appearing at the auctions but every bottle that did was a most precious treasure among treasures. It was said that the Six Path City's City Lord was fortunate enough to successfully win the bid for a bottle of the Ghost Doctor's medicine and after taking the medicine, the City Lord had broken through to the bottleneck that he had not been able to breakthrough all this time! The matter had spread throughout the upper class family clans and I had only come to know of it after I heard about it from my cousin who works at the City Lord's residence.

"Is it true or not? It's that good?"

"Of course. Let me tell you. The Ghost Doctor's medicine is said to be more effective than an elixir from a Pill Cultivator and even with loads of money, you might still not be able to buy one. Haven't you seen that quite a number of people from out of town had come to our Six Path City? They must have received the news and had all come here for the sake of the Ghost Doctor."

Hearing the conversations from the few people at the tea stall, Feng Jiu arched up an eybrow slightly, a dark glint flashing across her clear eyes as she lead Old White to continue walking forward.

After having walked for a distance, she came before an inn named Cloud Top as she stopped in front of it. The waiter then immediately came rushing out in greeting from inside.

"A customer's here!"

The waiter shouted towards the inside as he accepted the reins that Feng Jiu held out and then said: "Our customer came just at the right time. There is still one room on the second floor of our inn and it enjoys great light."

"Mm." She tossed a gold coin to the waiter and ordered: "Prepare for me ten catties of small fishes and shrimps and the change left over is a tip for you.

The waiter said smilingly: "Thank you customer. Our customer can rest assured that my humble self will carefully look after our customer's steed."

The waiter who had come out in greeting from the back lead Feng Jiu to the front desk and after Feng Jiu paid up, he led Feng Jiu up to the second level.

After instructing the waiter to prepare hot water and she took a bath, she changed out of her red clothes and into a white robe, her ink black hair tied up high. She then tempered down the wildful devilish charm within to turn into a suave and refined young master.

Seeing that the sky was showing it to be still early, she then sat in a half lotus position upon the bed to moderate breath and cultivate, till when it was evening and the colour of the sky was turning dark gradually before she got up and walked out from the inn, intending to roam about to enjoy the Six Path City's night scene, and to find herself some food.

Unknown to her, the Hell's Lord who had also heard the news had come here to the Six Path City as well.....

CHAPTER 229: Night Market in the City

In a residential courtyard somewhere, Grey Wolf came rushing in a hurry into the back courtyard. Seeing his Lord sitting there and sipping on tea, he went forward to bow in greeting.

"My Lord, your subordinate gathered in my investigations that the Ghost Doctor in this Six Path City is eighty to ninety percent an imposter."

The Hell's Lord glanced at him and said: "Why do you say that?"

"The time he appeared does not match. The Ghost Doctor in this Six Path City already appeared in here seven days ago but at that time the Ghost Doctor was still in our tower, hence I say that this Ghost Doctor is an imposter."

"Since it's an imposter, find a chance to go expose him." The Hell's Lord said in a low voice and paused a moment before he went on to ask: "The Black Market has no news of him as well?"

Grey Wolf was taken aback a moment. Realizing that the person his Lord was talking about was the Ghost Doctor, he then replied: "There is still no news currently but just that the attendant at the Ghost Doctor's side had followed the people from the Black Market here upon hearing about news of the Ghost Doctor."

[Still no news of her? Where could she have gone hiding into?]

The Hell's Lord thought to himself in his heart, his fingers tapping gently upon the stone table, his lips stiffened and his brows slightly furrowed, which caused Shadow One and Grey Wolf to exchange a glance at the side, before both of them lowering their heads at the same time.

The Lord had left the Hell's Palace's affairs unattended to and come rushing all the way here the moment he heard news of the Ghost Doctor. Caring so much about it, if the target had been a girl, they would have been very happy about it but alas! The Ghost Doctor's male! And it was one that was badly disfigured. How could they possibly begin to feel any happiness about this?

Grey Wolf thought about it for a while, and then raised his head to look at the Hell's Lord before carefully suggesting: "My Lord, the night scenery in this Six Path City is considered to be one of a kind, why not, go out to take a stroll?"

"Mm." The Hell's Lord answered briefly, and with a flick of his sleeves, he went walking outside.

When Shadow One and Grey Wolf saw that, the quickly went to follow behind.

As night descended, the shops, inns and restaurants on both sides of the wide street quickly lit their lamps, the endless lanterns lighting up the darkness of night, like specks of stars under the night sky, dazzling and mesmerizing.

Upon the street with people coming and going, friends in groups of threes and fives walking together, couples in pairs and children running around in play, their faces shining with delighted smiles. Hawkers hawking their wares in loud voices, the shop assistants entertaining their customers, the myriad sounds blended all together, to form into a bustling and highly lively scene.

And on one side of this busy and bustling street, at an unremarkable looking little stall, Feng Jiu who was dressed in a full white robe was eating a bowl of red and oily splash noodles, so spicy that quite a bit of perspiration had formed upon her forehead, her vermillion lips turned slightly red from the hot and spicy oil, looking highly alluring, causing several men who were similarly eating the splash noodles at the side and a couple of ladies at another table to stare, completely captivated.

"Boss, I'll have another bowl!" She raised her voice to shout, finishing up the noodles and pushing the spicy soup left behind aside, and pouring a cup of water to gulp down.

She had initially only wanted to just have a taste of what was said to be the local famous speciality, the oil splashed noodles, who knew that downing one bowl of it would have the spiciness from the oil bring out her appetite, making her order another serving of it.

"Coming up! A piping hot bowl of oil splashed noodles. Young Master be careful it's hot." The middle aged man said loudly, bringing another bowl to her.

Feng Jiu moved her chopsticks, and starting eating again. The people at the side looked on seeing that she was not afraid of the spiciness as she polished up one bowl after another and they could not help but helplessly swallow a gulp of their saliva before they went on to shout: "Boss! I'll have another bowl too!"

"I'll also have another one!"

Seeing that, the stall owner was absolutely beaming till his eyes could not be seen as he busied himself bring the orders to everyone where in the end, he delivered another small dish of food to Feng Jiu saying: "This is just a dish I made myself. I'm giving it to the Young Master to have a little taste."

"Alright, thank you....."

She raised her head up with a smile to express her thanks, but before she could finish her sentence, she spotted that familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, frightening her to block her face with her hand, half sprawling herself upon the table.

CHAPTER 230: Seated at the Same Table

She discreetly brought her hand up to cover half her face and was half sprawled upon the table as she peeked at that black robed man like a crane standing among chickens. That air around him and that oppressive aura, who else could it be but that secretly amorous guy? And he had Shadow One and Grey Wolf following right behind him!

[But, why had they come to the Six Path City? They couldn't have come running here to capture her upon hearing news that the Ghost Doctor was here right?]

[Tsk! That's really being too petty.]

At that moment, she didn't even think about who was really being petty. Running away and even making off with people's thousand year old ginseng.

"That's right! He seemed to have never seen what I really looked like!"

She only recalled at that moment that messy scars had been all over her face and after that she had always applied the medicinal salve on it, so none of them had ever seen her face after her looks had been restored!

Even if she stood right in front of them now, it was thought that they wouldn't be able to recognize her right?

Thinking about that, her mouth split into a wide smile as she straightened her back with a slight cough, before she continued to eat her oil splashed noodles.

"My Lord, this oil splashed noodle is a speciality of this Six Path City. Does my Lord want to have a taste of it?" Grey Wolf asked the Hell's Lord in front of him as he pointed at the little stall whose seats were filled with many people.

The Hell's Lord was just about to shake his head when he spotted the white clothed youth seated there with his head lowered while eating oil splashed noodles. For some unknown reason, his feet were already striding over, and he sat himself down right across the white clothed youth.

Feng Jiu was enjoying the little dish with her oil splashed noodles and thinking to finish up so she could quickly leave as afterall, the Hell's Lord was viciously sharp. It might still be fine if she did not meet him face to face as if they did, she really didn't know whether he would be able to recognize her.

Hence, she did not even raise her head up at all but just buried her head down and ate. Who would have known, as she was halfway done with her meal, she noticed that someone had sat down right across her and just from the air that person exuded, she did not need to even ask before she knew that it was that darned Hell's Lord.

[Could he have really recognized me? That's not possible right?]

[Or could it be that he wants to eat oil splashed noodles as well? Tsk! The path truly runs narrow between enemies! Meeting him everywhere she went!]

"Boss, a bowl of oil splashed noodles." Grey Wolf hollered, as he stood together with Shadow One behind the Lord guardedly.

"Yes yes."

The stall owner saw that the air around the three men was highly absorbing and he subconsciously felt rather fearful of them. He quickly brought over a steaming bowl of oil splashed noodles and then said: "For the Lord, be careful not to scald your mouth."

The Hell's Lord creased up his brows and stared at the devilishly red bowl of oil splashed noodles oozing with oil and then looked up to see the youth slurping on his noodles. He paused a moment before he asked: "It's very good?"

The deep voice was tinged with query as he looked at the youth who kept his head lowered all this time, never lifting it up once since he sat down. [Could it be the youth does not dare to look at him? Could it..... really be her?]

When that thought came to her mind, his mood suddenly greatly improved. As his deep incisive gaze saw the youth's mouth that had been slightly scalded to become slightly swollen, a smile rose up within him helplessly.

However, Grey Wolf who did not fully understand the situation thought that the Hell's Lord was asking him instead and he took a step forward with a grin split across his face to say: "My Lord, this oil splashed noodles is good only when it's spicy enough. You'll know what I mean after you have a taste of it. But be careful that it's hot, the spicy oil is very....."

Before he had even finished his sentence, he saw the Lord's cold and icy gaze sweeping onto him, which confused him greatly. He paused for a moment before he asked very carefully: "My Lord, what..... what's wrong?"

Standing behind the Hell's Lord, Shadow One threw Grey Wolf a glance and then rolled his eyes in utter speechlessness.

[The Lord was clearly asking that white clothed youth, when had the Lord asked him anything? What is he trying to prove stepping up so eagerly to go give his answer? What a dolt! Can't even read the signs properly.]

"Boss, the bill!"

Feng Jiu shouted, purposely lowering the pitch of her voice and lifting her head up at the same time, revealing that handsome countenance.....

CHAPTER 231: Twisted and Bent by Shadow One

When the Hell's Lord saw the youth raise up her head, he had thought that his eyes would be met with that disfigured countenance and never had he expected that it would be a face of peerless beauty.

The youth was clearly wearing all white but his entire being was somehow exuding a mesmerizing and alluring air about him, not unlike that of an enchanting vixen. Those slightly raised brows above that half narrowed gaze, and that snowy smooth skin tinged with pink over both cheeks, with slightly swollen lips moist and flushed red, all of these emitting a irresistible and enticing air.

This was a youth with endless charm and he was already so alluring before he is fully grown. Given a few more years, his charm would surely make all men and women unable to resist his charm!

Looking at the youth, his eyes were tinged with a faint glint of admiration, but his heart was filled with heavy disappointment.

It was not her.

Feng Jiu's gaze looked straight into the Hell's Lord's measuring gaze because she knew that if she was to retreat or dodge in the slightest at this moment, he would definitely detect it. Hence, she had very magnanimously met his gaze, and allowed him to gauged her as he wished.

Unsurprisingly, she saw in those deep black pools flash with a glint, that brief instant of disappointment that imprinted into her eyes.

She tossed out a coin to be given to the stall owner who was stepping over quickly and she said with smile: "Keep the change, and I'll pay for the Lord's share here as well." Upon saying that, she cast a smiling glance over to the Hell's Lord before she turned around to stride away.

"Thanks Young Master, thanks Young Master." The stall owner thanked as he took the coin and gave the Hell's Lord another small dish of food to go with his noodles. "For the Lord, there's more if it's not enough. Have as much as you like." The stall owner said before he retreated away.

At that moment, the Hell's Lord's deep eyes were half narrowed, his gaze fixed upon the figure in white, and it was not known what was going through his mind.

Seeing the figure in white gradually going further away in the distance, his eyes suddenly shot a sharp glint as he stood up quickly. "Damn it!"

[This woman! She dares to deceive him!]

Seeing their Lord standing up and giving chase, Grey Wolf was stunned a moment before he asked: "The Lord he..... What is he doing?" [Why has he gone chasing after that youth?]

"Hurry up and catch up! Why are you asking so many questions for! ?" Shadow One gave a low shout as he hurried after in chase.

Meanwhile, after Feng Jiu blended herself into the crowd, she quickened her steps and in a flash, she disappeared from the line of sight of the Hell's Lord.....

The Hell's Lord had come after her in chase, but discovered that there was already no sign of that figure and he immediately went forward to search.

Grey Wolf and Shadow One were in pursuit behind when they saw that their Lord was actually chasing after that unfamiliar youth and abandoning them behind without a care, which caused Grey Wolf to grumble as he continued to pursue after the Lord.

"Why has the Lord's preference suddenly become so strange? Although that youth had looked rather enchanting, but that is afterall still a guy! Could it really be that the Lord has been twisted to become bent by that Ghost Doctor kid? Is it that he can no longer help himself but want to abduct every pretty boy he sees now?"

Hearing that, Shadow One glared at him and said: "You better stop your nonsense! You're gonna get it if the Lord hears that."

"I am merely stating the truth..... My..... My Lord....."

Grey Wolf's face turned white, as he looked sheepishly at the Lord who had suddenly appeared, and in that instant, the smile on his face was looking rather stiff.

The Hells's Lord glanced at him and his deep voice was chilling as he asked: "Twisted to become bent?"

"I..... I beg my Lord for forgiveness!"

Grey Wolf immediately fell to one knee, cold sweat pouring out from him as he stuttered: "Act.....Actually your subordinate was saying..... that your subordinate was twisted..... twisted to become bent by Shadow One....."

Hearing those words, Shadow One jumped in shock. His eyes glared fiercely and he lashed out with a kick: "What nonsense are you spouting! ?"

The moment his voice fell, he quickly straightened his face and said to the Hell's Lord: "My Lord, do not listen to his nonsense. Your subordinate is completely normal! Really! Your subordinate only likes women!"

CHAPTER 232: Let Her Appear on Her Own

The Hell's Lord cast his glance over the two men and his low and magnetic voice sounded from his mouth: "This Lord does not care who twisted who to become bent. Now, go find the person for this Lord!"

When the two of them heard that, they quickly asked: "My Lord wants to find that youth from just now?"

"That's right." The Hell's Lord replied in a low voice and paused for a moment before looking at the two of them and then continuing to say: "That's the Ghost Doctor."

"What?"

The two men were startled as the two of them cried out in surprise together. [Ghost Doctor? That white robed lad? Really? How did the Lord manage to recognize him?]

"Could my Lord be mistaken? That white robed youth, how could he be the Ghost Doctor?"

Grey Wolf braced himself to ask. It was really hard to believe that that disfigured youth and the flawlessly handsome white robed youth could possibly be the same person.

The Hell's Lord's chilly gaze swept over him.

When Shadow One saw that, he immediately said: "Your subordinate will search right away!" The instant his voice fell, he left very quickly.

"Your subordinate will go search as well. We will definitely find him!" Grey Wolf proclaimed hurriedly, not daring to ask further but quickly ran off.

The Hell's Lord stood with his hands behind his back, his deep gaze staring over the crowd. He paused for a moment and then strode out into the street, blending into the crowd.....

At that moment the Hell's Lord and his men did not know that the person they were looking for was seated at a table of a little stall less than a few meters away from them, where every single word they said fell into her ears.

[That's strange. How did he manage to recognize her?]

Feng Jiu felt her own face, not understanding it. He had clearly never seen her countenance intact so how was he able to recognize her with her looks fully restored?

After sitting in the stall for a good while, she then came out from inside. After casting her glance left and right, she then went quickly towards an inn.

Having searched through the entire night, both Grey Wolf and Shadow One were unable to find any trace of Feng Jiu. Afterall, the Six Path City had several million people and the city was segregated into many districts. Every district had at least several hundred thousand people and wanting to locate a person among those hundreds of thousand people, was no easy feat at all.

It was when the day broke that the two men returned to the courtyard and reported to the Lord in the main house: "My Lord, your subordinate searched the entire night and there was still no news of the Ghost Doctor."

"No need to search anymore."

The Hell's Lord's voice sounded out from inside the main house: "This Lord has a way to make the Ghost Doctor appear voluntarily."

Hearing those words, Grey Wolf and Shadow One glanced at each other. [Make the Ghost Doctor appear on his own? That's impossible right? He was avoiding them every way he could in fear, so why would he appear on his own?]

[But, their Lord never did anything he wasn't confident of. Could it be that he really has a way of making the Ghost Doctor appear?]

Meanwhile, Feng Jiu at that moment had just come out after having gone into the space to cultivate the whole night and her entire person was feeling highly refreshed and comfortable.

Her spirit power cultivation was already at the level of a Grand Spirit Master and she prepare herself well to charge her way into the Foundation level. Although some medicines could be used to aid the advancement of one's cultivation, but if one wanted to enter into the Foundation level, the Foundation Elixir was still required.

But, the elixirs of this world was something she had not encountered before and to want to cultivate a Foundation Elixir would require quite a huge amount of things.

She had initially been thinking that the Six Path City was a highly prosperous and bustling city and she would be able to buy everything she needed to cultivate the elixir. But as she had attracted the eye of the Hell's Lord on her, just thinking about it already gave her a headache.

Why was this Hell's Lord so much like a unshakable spirit?

She changed into a suit of red clothes and then went out the door, to go into a high end shop called the Precious Treasure Pavilion.

"Young Master, please come in. Feel free to look around. If you see anything you like, the prices can be discussed." The shopkeeper said with a smile at the side, leading Feng Jiu to go inside.

Her gaze passed fleetingly over the display cases as she asked: "Shopkeeper, do you have any elixir cultivating stoves here?"

CHAPTER 233: Falling Right into the Net

"Ho ho, yes yes yes, I'll bring it out to show the Young Master."

The shopkeeper answered with a laugh and went behind the counter to bring out a tripod stove, to place it upon the counter before Feng Jiu as he said: "Young Master please have a look. This elixir stove is a ninth grade spirit artifact, and it's most suitable for beginner Elixir Cultivators.

Feng Jiu picked up the tripod stove that looked like an incense burner to have a look at it as she asked: "This thing here can cultivate elixirs?"

Hearing that, the shopkeeper was rather taken aback and the smile on his face froze as he looked at Feng Jiu to say with a smile: "Young Master, this is a ninth grade spirit artifact and you will be able to put it to use once you imbue it with spirit power. After imbuing you spirit power into it, this little stove will become big and it will then naturally be able to cultivate elixirs."

"Ninth grade? The ninth grade seems to be the lowest grade right? Do you have something better?"

"Will the Young Master then look at this one. This is a seventh grade elixir stove. This piece here is a work of art by a Grandmaster Forger of artifacts. In terms of both outlook and quality, it is a product that is way above average. And for this piece over here, this is the Duo Dragon Stove, a sixth grade elixir stove, also the work at the Grandmaster level. Will the Young Master take a look at them and see which one you like?"

The shopkeeper placed the few small elixir stoves upon the countertop, for Feng Jiu to choose and select.

She picked up one of the elixir stoves to look at it and asked: "What kind of a price range is this sixth grade one?"

"Hoho, for that sixth grade spirit artifact, the price is fixed at eighty eight thousand eight hundred and eighty eight gold coins. If the Young Master sincerely wants it, I can round off the ones for the Young Master, and make it eighty eight thousand eight hundred and eighty gold coins."

"So expensive?"

Feng Jiu looked at the shopkeeper with a shocked look. "For such a small incense burner and you want eighty eight thousand eight hundred and eighty gold coins for it? That's just robbery!"

A corner of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched. "Young Master, this is not an incense burner. It's a spirit artifact. Eighty eight thousand eight hundred and eighty gold coins for a six grade elixir stove is a very fair price."

Feng Jiu shook her head. "It's too expensive, and I can't afford it! One hundred silver coins equals one gold coin. To get eighty thousand gold coins, how many silver coins can it be broken down into? This thing is just burning money up."

Hearing those words, the shopkeeper was speechless for a moment, as he had never met such a kind of customer.

Afterall, he had thought that the red clothed Young Master possessed an extraordinary air about him, looking like a elegant and refined Young Master who should have come from a prosperous background and have no lack of money. Who would have known.....

Feng Jiu's eyes then changed and her eyes were smiling as she asked: "Shopkeeper, do you have manuals on the forging of artifacts on sale here?"

That thing was so expensive and if she could forge it herself, then besides being able to save that sum of money, she would be able to earn money using those artifacts. It seemed like a rather good idea thinking about it.

The shopkeeper was stunned in his spot for a moment and after glancing at Feng Jiu, he said: "Someone had indeed placed a book here with us to sell it for him and it costs only one hundred gold coins. Have a look at it!" The shopkeeper then took out an old and badly battered book and handed it to her.

Feng Jiu took the book and flipped through it casually. Seeing that everything was recorded inside, she then looked up at the shopkeeper. "It's so old and it still costs one hundred gold coins? Fifty gold coins and I'll buy it!"

A corner of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched and he said: "I'll say my Young Master, aren't you being a little too harsh with the way you're slashing the price off? You've slashed it off by half with the first offer you make, how are we going to be able to conduct business like this? Why not this! ? If you really want it, you can have it for eighty gold coins, and we'll not sell it without getting eighty gold coins for it."

Hearing that, Feng Jiu smiled and very readily took out the money to make the purchase. After keeping the book away, she then turned herself around to walk towards the exit.

However, she had just stepped out from the shop when she saw a familiar figure. Upon seeing that figure, her eyes lit up and revealing a smile, she went running towards that person and at the same time, she shouted out.

"Uncle!"

His back faced towards Feng Jiu and walking along on the street, when Ling Mo Han heard that voice, his lowered eyes glinted with a dark light, the corners of his mouth curled up ever so slightly with an indiscernible smile.....

CHAPTER 234: Black Bellied Hell's Lord!

He turned around, and looking at that red clothed figure running towards him with quick steps, his heart unconsciously soared but the expression on his face showed only puzzlement and indifference.

"You are?"

"It's me! Ghostly." She winked at him, her face filled with delight as she said: "Uncle, why are you here?"

Hearing those words, Ling Mo Han revealed a timely look of stunned surprise and said: "You are the Ghost Doctor?"

His voice then lowered a few notches as he looked around before asking: "Your face....."

"Heh heh, all healed! How is it? Ain't it peerlessly beautiful and incomparably good looking?" She asked narcissistically with a laugh.

Ling Mo Han's deep penetrating gaze then fell upon the snowy smooth skin and captured that peerlessly beautiful countenance within his eyes. A highly brief glint of a smile flashed in his eyes and he then said profoundly: "Mm, it's highly astounding."

Feng Jiu then glanced around the surroundings and said: "There's someone looking for me. It's not very safe on the street. Let's find a place to sit down for a chat! I'll treat you to a meal, what do you say?"

"Alright." He nodded in agreement, the corners of his mouth curling up unnoticeably.

"Then let's go! There's a restaurant up in front." Feng Jiu said, leading him towards the restaurant.

And after the two of them walked off, Grey Wolf and Shadow One who popped out from within the shadows were staring with their eyes bulging wide, their faces incredulous.

Grey Wolf then started to say in a mumble: "The Lord said that he has a way of making the Ghost Doctor appear, I hadn't thought that it would really make the Ghost Doctor appear!"

Shadow One then clicked his tongue before he said: "The Lord is being too black bellied, to think that he would come up with such an idea. With things like this, if he were to sell the Ghost Doctor, the Ghost Doctor might still help the Lord to count the money."

When he thought back to that earnest, cold and indifferent expression on his Lord's face earlier, Shadow One's heart felt a moment of disdain as he thought: [The Lord must be over his head with delight. To think that he had even be able to put on such an astonished look.]

"Should we follow to keep watch?" Grey Wolf asked as he nudged Shadow One with his elbow.

"Follow them?" Shadow One threw Grey Wolf a glance. "Aren't you afraid of spoiling it for the Lord?"

Hearing that, Grey Wolf then gave that thought a rest and asked: "Should we go back then?"

"Mm, let's go! That Ghost Doctor's rather sharp! If we tail behind them, we'll surely be discovered. We'll just go back and await news from the Lord." Shadow One said, as he left with Grey Wolf.

On the other side, Feng Jiu and Ling Mo Han came to the restaurant and they were seated in a private room. After ordering a few dishes, Feng Jiu went on to ask: "Uncle, don't you need to go back to the Starry Cloud Academy? What are you doing here in the Six Path City?"

Ling Mo Han poured out some wine as he replied: "Although I am a teacher at the Starry Cloud Academy, I enjoy special privileges and do not need to remain at the academy all the time."

He then filled up her cup and asked: "You said that there's someone looking for you, is it people from the Hell's Palace?"

"It's them all right. That Hell's Lord is just like an aggrieved spirit you can't shake off. I managed to escape and he decides to come chase after me the entire way here, where I actually bumped straight into him. Luckily, I was able to give him the slip once again."

Feng Jiu then continued to say in glee: "To want to find a person in this Six Path City, even if he is the Lord of the Hell's Palace, I would think it wouldn't be all that easy for him."

[Aggrieved spirit you can't shake off?]

Lowering his eyes, the corners of Ling Mo Han's mouth curled up. "It is said that the Hell's Lord is highly mysterious and many people have never ever seen his real face. You were captured for such a long time, did you have a chance to see it?"

"I did see it, and though I shouldn't be saying this, his looks would make people salivate over. But he's too dangerous and must only be observed from a distance, not to be touched in proximity."

She sighed heavily and shook her head upon saying it, her face highly regretful.

And Ling Mo Han who heard those words felt a corner of his mouth twitch, and stole a glance at that lustful but cowardly woman, as he smiled highly meaningfully to himself.

CHAPTER 235: House of Hundred Treasures

He lowered his eyes and took a sip of wine before his deep voice sounded unhurriedly: "Seeing that you were able to get out alive from the Hell's Palace, I think that the Hell's Lord did not treat you too badly."

Hearing that, Feng Jiu cast a glance at him. Seeing that great beard of his covering a good half of his face and unable to see his countenance clearly, her gaze unconsciously roamed over that face guagingly.

Looking at those slightly familiar looking brows and eyes, her heart suddenly thumped and the smile at corners of her mouth froze. The tone of her voice was still lazy and tinged with a little bit of curiosity, she asked: "Uncle, how old are you actually? Keeping such a great big beard unshaven, don't you feel hot?"

Ling Mo Han raised his eyes and glanced at her to reply: "I'm used to it."

"Oh! You're used to it!"

She laughed and then filled his cup as she said: "Come come come, drink up! To think that I will meet you here. That's right, Uncle! What are you doing here in the Six Path City?"

"I came here to deal with some matters." Seeing her raise her cup to gulp down the wine so quickly, his brows creased together as he said: "Don't drink on an empty stomach. Have something to eat." Upon saying that, he picked some food from the dishes and placed it in the bowl before her.

Seeing him being so concerned, Feng Jiu nodded her head a little sheepishly. "Alright."

The two of them ate quietly, occasionally saying a few words, and Ling Mo Han seemed to not see himself as an outsider, frequently picking food to give to her.

"Eat more."

Looking at the small mountain of food piled up in her bowl, and seeing him bringing his chopsticks over again, she quickly stopped him: "Uncle, don't pick anymore food for me. Look, there's already so much here. I won't be able to finish it."

Hearing those words, Ling Mo Han then noticed that the bowl before her had indeed been piled up with a mountainous pile of food and he coughed lightly before averting his eyes a little self consciously where he then began to eat.

Seeing that scene, Feng Jiu smiled till her eyes narrowed and she turned her gaze slightly as she said: "Uncle, are you familiar with the Six Path City? I am thinking of buying some materials for the forging of artifacts later. Can you bring me around to have a look?"

"Sure." He nodded his head and said.

Her eyes lit up and she immediately said: "That's great! We'll go once we finish eating."

Seeing her eyes lighting up, Ling Mo Han could not help but ask: "Aren't you afraid that you would bump into those people from the Hell's Palace who are looking for you?"

"Don't I have Uncle here right beside me?"

Her eyes were narrowed up with smiles as she looked at him and said: "Uncle, you wouldn't just stand by and see me being captured would you?"

Ling Mo Han did not reply, but just stiffened his lips and said: "Let's go!" The moment his voice fell, he went striding outside.

Feng Jiu stood up as well, and watching that figure striding in front of her, her eyes were slightly moved and she went on to catch up quickly.

Coming downstairs and settling the bill, under Ling Mo Han's lead, they came to a place with high end merchant building with two shop fronts.

Looking at the building that was about three storeys high, and the well renovated high class front doors, her eyes then fell upon the three characters in the middle. "House of Hundred Treasures? Uncle, will the things in here be very expensive? I will not be able to afford it if it's too expensive!"

Hearing those words, Ling Mo Han glanced at her and then went on to stride inside as he said: "Just go in and have a look!"

Upon coming in, Feng Jiu then discovered that that those things in that whatever Precious Treasure Pavilion when compared to the ones in the House of Hundred Treasures, was just like an ant against an elephant. The difference was too great.

"Shopkeeper, what's the price for this stove you have?"

She pointed at a tiny stove in the counter and asked. Because she saw that the tag below it stated that it was a fourth grade spirit artifact, she became rather curious just how much could such a tiny little stove that was a fourth grade spirit artifact be able to sell for.

CHAPTER 236: Rake in a Pile and Run Away

"This here is a fourth grade spirit artifact and its price is four hundred and twenty thousand gold coins." The shopkeeper stood at the side to say, and glancing at the two of them, he went on to ask: "I wonder what type of spirit artifact the Young Master is looking for? This old man here will then be able to help introduce them to you."

Hearing that price, Feng Jiu retracted her gaze and turned to look at the shopkeeper to say: "I would like to purchase some steel. I wonder if you have it here?"

"Yes we do. Will the Young Master wait for a moment." The shopkeeper summoned someone over and relayed some instructions to him. Very soon, that person then brought in a large piece of steel.

"Young Master, is this enough for you? If not, we have more at the back."

"How is it priced?" She looked gaugingly at the piece of steel, thinking that it was no different from any regular piece of metal.

The shopkeeper then said with a laugh: "Hoho. This is not anything all that valuable. For this large piece here, ten gold coins will be sufficient."

Hearing that, Feng Jiu went to the side and suppressed her voice to a whisper to ask: "Uncle, is that item the correct one?"

Ling Mo Han glanced at her and asked: "Are you intending to buy that back to learn how to forge artifacts?"

"That's right! I had initially thought of buying an elixir stove but it's too expensive and I cannot afford it. So I thought of learning the skill myself and see if I can forge an elixir stove to use. What do you think? Isn't this idea of mine just great?"

Seeing her so immensely pleased with herself, he secretly shook his head and went over to the side of the counter to point at a elixir stove inside as he said to the shopkeeper: "Bring this out for her."

"Hoho, of course." The shopkeeper smiled in acknowledgement, and just as he was about to take the elixir stove out, he heard the red clothed youth's voice sound out.

"No need. I'll just buy the materials back to learn artifact forging and I don't believe that I am unable to forge one myself."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Hoho, the forging of artifacts is not as easy as just saying it. To want to successfully forge a fourth grade elixir stove, it is completely impossible without having at least ten years of experience."

Feng Jiu then choked when she spotted the characters under the elixir stove. [First grade spirit artifact, price: Two million eight hundred thousand gold coins.

"Uncle, this one is so expensive. I won't be able to afford it."

His deep gaze swung fleetingly over her as he said: "This House of Hundred Treasures allows barter trading."

"Even with barter trading, I also do not have anything worth that much money to trade for it. But Uncle, let's discuss this a little."

She leaned in close to him and her voice suppressed, she said sheepishly: "We're already so familiar with each other, would you lend me some?"

Looking into that lovable face with that ingratiating expression, his heart thumped and his breath grew short as he turned his eyes away, fighting down the urge to embrace her within his arms, his deep voice turning slightly raspy at that moment.

"Borrowing from me will incur you interest."

Her eyes took in the whole scene of his demeanor at that very instant and Feng Jiu's gaze then flashed slightly as she said with a smile: "Interest it is then."

Hence, Feng Jiu then took the purple crystal card he gave her and bought a whole lot of stuff and kept them into the space, her smile helplessly lifting up the corners of her mouth.

"Uncle, let's go!" She said with a big grin upon her face. However, in the very next moment, her face changed slightly: "Ow!"

Seeing her face looking rather bad as she clutched at her stomach, his brows creased up and he asked: "What's wrong?"

"My stomach..... hurts!"

Her face pale and all cringed up, she looked towards the shopkeeper. "Shopkeeper, do you have a lavatory in this place?"

The shopkeeper was rather taken aback but he went on to nod his head and said: "We do, at the back."

She looked at Ling Mo Han and she said with her face all scrunched up: "Uncle, I think I ate something bad just now and I need to go to the lavatory now. Can you wait for me here for awhile?"

"Go on ahead!" Ling Mo Han said, and then watched her running towards the back.

Until, after he had already waited for close to an incense stick's time and did not see her come back, he seemed to realize something before rushing towards the back of the shop.....

CHAPTER 237: Jaw Clenched with Gritted Teeth

Staring at that vacant and empty lavatory, Ling Mo Han's face darkened completely, his deep eyes narrowing up with a dangerous glint inside.

"Good! Very good! This time she had actually slipped away from right under this Lord's nose. You've got guts!"

That voice, sounded right through tightly clenched jaws and gritted teeth.

Thinking back about it, it was bound to happen. He had showed up as Ling Mo Han and who knew that only barely half a day had passed and she had noticed that something wasn't right. He didn't really mind that he was conned of a big sum by her but the issue was that that woman had managed to run away once again!

His face was dark as he stroked at the beard on his chin. How did she manage to recognize him? And when did she realize that it was him?

Could it be that when he deigned to appear as Ling Mo Han, she had already plotted to turn it back upon him?

Meanwhile on the other side, Feng Jiu had returned to the inn and she went straight to lie down upon the bed. She patted herself on the chest as she blew out a long breath in relief. Even though she was back in her room inside the inn, her heart was still beating fast and furious.

That had been too thrilling!

She had not thought that Uncle was actually the Hell's Lord! Never had she ever expected that she would deliver herself right up to him! Fortunately she had discovered it early and she had managed to slip away, or she would have fallen right into his hands once again!

That's what she had told herself! How could the physiques of two people be that much alike? Even their eyes and brows had been exactly the same, and the Hell's Lord had just appeared in this Six Path City before the Uncle had showed up so quickly after in the same place.

The Hell's Lord was researching into an antidote for the Thousand Year Frost Poison in the Medical Tower and the Uncle was afflicted with the Thousand Year Frost Poison. That was just too much of a coincidence and if she was still oblivious, then she would have turned into an idiot.

"That's it. This Six Path City is no longer safe to remain in. Now that the purchases are almost done, it's better to quickly go to the Black Market to find Leng Shuang before deciding the next step."

She flipped herself and jumped out of bed before walking over to the table to pour herself some water to drink. She then went downstairs to check out of her room where she was then led by the innkeeper to go to the horse stable at the back. Who knew.....

"This is my steed?"

She saw the innkeeper leading a white horse out and her brows creased up slightly as the corners of her mouth curled up to reveal a smile, but that smile did not reach her eyes.

The innkeeper was startled as he asked: "isn't this the Young Master's ride? I heard from the assistant that the Young Master's ride is white and there is only one single white horse in here!"

"Then where is the assistant?"

"He resigned from the job this morning....." When said those words, the colour on the innkeeper's face changed. "Don't tell me that he secretly switched out the Young Master's horse?"

"Horse? Ha!"

Feng Jiu sneered. "My ride is a spirit beast, and not a horse."

Sensing the gravity of the problem, the innkeeper hurried to say: "I'm really sorry that such a thing had happened while the Young Master stayed with us and it is due to the fault of our management. Will the Young Master please wait a moment while I send people to go to the assistant's home to search. He resigned just this morning and he should still be home."

Seeing that the innkeeper truly did not know anything, Feng Jiu's face then warmed up as she said: "Get people to bring me there!"

The innkeeper quickly agreed and the left instructions for people to watch the inn as he brought Feng Jiu to go to that assistant's place of residence but they spotted the assistant who was smiling widely just turning off the street into an alley.

"It's him! He;s there!" The innkeeper pointed, and his voice had just fallen when he saw the red shadow right beside him leapt, already making his way forward. Seeing that, he quickly hastened to catch up.

On another side, when Grey Wolf and Shadow One saw the ugly colour of the Lord's face when he returned and they could not help but be surprised.

The two men exchanged glances and Grey Wolf paused for a while before enquiring highly warily: "My Lord, where is the Ghost Doctor? Why have you not brought him back?"

CHAPTER 238: Old White Gets Stolen!

Those words had just fallen when he saw his Lord swing his cold eyes over him, that gaze driving a chill right into his heart.

[Could something unexpected have happened again?] His heart filled with puzzlement, but he did not dare ask any further.

The Lord had always been exceptionally concerned with things that had to do with the Ghost Doctor and having thought that the Lord would not return till nightfall at least, who knew that he would suddenly come back before half the day had even passed. Hence, he guessed that something unexpected must have occurred.

But, just what had actually happened? Could the Ghost Doctor have shown a sour face to the Lord?

The two men kept their apprehensive feelings to themselves as they looked at their Lord's darkened face who went into his room without saying a word.

It was only after awhile that the two men looked at each other before walking outside the courtyard to discuss in hushed voices.

"What would you say could have happened?" Grey Wolf asked as he looked at Shadow One.

Shadow One was thoughtful a moment before he said: "It must have something to do with the Ghost Doctor. Otherwise, the Lord's face would not be so ugly."

"Don't you say! To not allow us to follow. If we had followed them in secret, it would at least let us know what really happened between the Lord and the Ghost Doctor!"

Giving it another thought, Shadow One then lowered his voice to say: "Why not this? You go out and gather some information. About where and the kind of places the Lord visited after we came back, and also where the Ghost Doctor had gone to? We have our own people here in the Six Path City and it wouldn't be all that hard to look into."

"Investigate into the Lord's affairs? That..... isn't very nice is it?" Grey Wolf's face didn't look too comfortable as he continued: "If this is known by the Lord, we'll not be able to answer for it!"

"You are the Lord's close attendant and I am the Lord's Shadow Guard. You saw for yourself how ugly the colour of the Lord's face had looked when he came back, shouldn't we get a clear understanding of the situation at least? Moreover, the matter must have something to do with the Ghost Doctor and if you do not dare to investigate into the Lord's whereabouts today, then go look into the Ghost Doctor's."

Hearing him say that, it seemed to sound a little reasonable, and hence, Grey Wolf nodded his head. "Alright, I'll be coming right back."

Grey Wolf had just taken a few steps when he suddenly paused and then turned to look at Shadow One to ask: "Why are you not going yourself? This is a task that you can complete as well!"

Shadow One glanced at him and said: "I need to be here to guard the Lord!"

"I can stay here and guard the Lord as well. You go investigate. If not, I might end up having to suffer the blame for it again." Grey Wolf said as he came walking back, indicating that Shadow One was to go.

"You're really not going?"

"No way!" Grey Wolf shook his head, thinking that it sounded like a thankless task to take on.

"I'll go if you are not. But, do not ask me anything about it when I come back."

"On what basis?"

Shadow One went walking out as he said: "Because I will only investigate into the Ghost Doctor." If only the Ghost Doctor was investigated into, that it would be fine even if the Lord came to find out about it.

"How sneaky!" Grey Wolf cursed in a low voice, as he watched Shadow One walking further away and he went back into the yard to keep guard.

On another side, in an alley.

Feng Jiu's foot was stepped upon the assistant's back as she leaned her body forward and toyed with her dagger in her hand, to stare at the assistant's pale and terrified face as he lay sprawled upon the ground.

"Where did you make my steed go?"

"What..... What steed? I..... I do not know..... Argh!"

Before he even finished his words, a pitiful howl rang out.

Only to see the assistant who was sprawled upon the floor finding the back of his hand pierced through by the dagger, his blood flowing out immediately. The innkeeper who came rushing over was so shocked that his entire body trembled as he stared at Feng Jiu.

"Young..... Young Master. We can discuss this calmly, please do not cause any loss of life."

Feng Jiu pulled out her dagger and wiped the blood on the face of the assistant, her voice soft and tinged with indifference but sounded so chillingly terrifying.

"Where is my steed?"

The pale face assistant stared at that sharp dagger and then gulped back his saliva to say in a trembling voice: "At..... at the Famed Cloud Loft..... Arghhh!"

CHAPTER 239: Famed Cloud Loft

"Famed Cloud Loft?"

Feng Jiu arched up an eyebrow and stared at the innkeeper who was bathed in cold sweat. "What kind of a place is that?"

Upon hearing the name of the place, the innkeeper had been stunned a moment before he then flew into a rage to kick the assistant a few times and say: "You deserve to die by a thousand cuts! Such thieving hands! You actually sold the patron's steed to the Famed Cloud Loft! ? What a scoundrel!"

"Oww! Argh! Boss! Stop hitting me! Young Master have mercy! I will not dare to do it again....." The assistant cried in plea, every single ounce of delight he had felt when he received the money completely evaporating at that moment.

Remembering that the red clothed Young Master was waiting for him to say something, the innkeeper was highly hesitant and filled with unease as he said: "The Famed..... Famed Cloud Loft is a place where the city's nobility and some cultivators relax and seek fun when they have nothing better to do. That place is not the same as other places in the city where they would purchase ferocious animals and spirit beasts to let their guests hunt and kill."

Hearing that, Feng Jiu's eyes narrowed and she stepped her foot onto the assistant's wounded hand, where her chilly voice then rang out, sounding like winter's ice.

"How did you steal my steed?"

With Old White's personality that was lazy as a sick dog, where even Bai Xiao had not always been able to make it move, how did this assistant manage to bring it to the Famed Cloud Loft to have it sold?

"I..... I put some drugs into the fish and prawns that it eats and then used a cart to carry it away."

The assistant was already thinking to die at that moment as he had initially not thought that the patron would discover his steed had gone missing so quickly. Who would have known that the patron would come looking before he could even run away.

Feng Jiu reached her hand out and tugged with a twist, pulling one of his arms out of its socket. A mournful wail suddenly sounded and right after that, the assistant fell into a dead faint.

The innkeeper was shocked as he quickly asked: "Is..... is he de..... dead?"

Feng Jiu glanced at the assistant and said: "I merely maimed one of his arms. He won't die from it."

The moment her voice fell, she then went on to ask: "Where is the Famed Cloud Loft? Bring me there."

The innkeeper gulped loudly and then said: "Young Master, things that sold into the Famed Cloud Loft are impossible to take back. Moreover, those people are not to be trifled with....."

"They are not to be trifled with, and I am to be slighted so easily?"

She shot the innkeeper a glance and said: "My steed has been lost by your people in your inn and I will settle the scores for this with you later. Now just hurry up and lead the way instead of dawdling here."

In the end, the innkeeper had no choice but to lead the Young Master to the Famed Cloud Loft and said: "This is the place. Young Master, I..... I will not be going in."

Feng Jiu waved her hand dismissively, indicating that he could go back as she went striding inside herself. Led by an attendant, she then came to the open air beast arena.

The arena was formed by steel cages that held ferocious beasts in them, the surrounding steel cages reaching a height of three meters. There were a hundred steel cages and also a hundred ferocious beasts and spirit beasts.

Loud cheering surrounded the place at that moment and the venue seemed to be brimming with excitement, where voices raised in bets and excited conversation reached her ears.

"Do all of you think that Young Master Liu will be able to tame that spirit horse? Not to mention that if I had not seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't be able to tell that such a fat horse would possess such capability."

"It is as you have said. I heard that they had only just brought it in at dawn and nobody had paid it much attention at first as that fat horse had just laid there so lazily all this while. It was only when those ferocious beasts had become anxious from being hunted and charged heedlessly straight at that fat horse. Everyone had thought that the fat horse was surely doomed but the beasts were instead sent flipping over. You guys came too late and did not see it but that was a scene that roused the entire crowd in here to stand up."

"Heh, those aristocrats are all facing up to that fat horse and the Famed Cloud Loft must be secretly laughing to themselves. How much are they going to earn from this?"

Hearing those words drifting into her ears, Feng Jiu turned to look towards the arena, and saw that the fat horse right in the middle of it, was definitely Old White.

CHAPTER 240: Who Is Taming Who?

At that moment, the Young Master wearing a brocade robe suddenly leapt straight at Old White and grabbed onto its neck thinking flip himself up to ride on it. But with a throw of Old White's back, the Young Master flew up and flipped in the air before landing back on the ground to backpedal a few steps.

And at that moment, Old White seemed to be highly restless, its hooves kicking upon the ground as it neighed softly a few times before it suddenly charged straight towards the man wearing a brocade robe, to knock down the man who had just barely managed to regain his balance and pinned him under its great belly.

Seeing the brocade robed man crushed till his face flushed a deep red, unable to escape as he struggled in vain, the crowd outside the arena roared with laughter, the raucous laughter reverberating throughout the venue, exceptionally loud.

The brocade robed man was feeling rather humiliated from being laughed at and being pressed down by the immovable fat horse on top of his body, rage immediately filled up within him. He then pulled a dagger from out of the air and immediately stabbed it straight towards Old White.

Seeing that scene, Feng Jiu's eyes flashed with a cold glint and with a flick of her fingers, a silver needle shot out, whizzing through the air.

"Oww!"

The brocade robed man cried out in pain, and with a gasp, the dagger dropped from his hand. When he saw the silver needle dangling from his wrist, he shouted out in rage.

"Who is it! Who executed that sneak attack on me! ?"

Everyone saw that his hand had been about to stab down but he had suddenly cried out and stopped, the dagger in his hand then falling to the ground, The crowd then immediately started murmuring.

At that moment, Feng Jiu who was among the crowd tapped down the tip of her foot and summoned her Qi to leap gracefully into the arena.

Everyone only saw an eye catching flash of a red figure, and red clothes soaring through the air where in the next moment, the figure landed gracefully on the ground. That fabulously handsome countenance and his entire being exuding with nobility, the devilish youth stood within the arena with his hands behind his back. His chin slightly lifted, his clear eyes looking down at everything, an entity that was the pure example of peerless and alluring reverence.

"Who is that person? Why did he suddenly go in there?"

"That youth looks just amazingly outstanding! Could he be a member of the nobility?"

"Doesn't seem to be someone from our Six Path City. Never seen him before."

Just as everyone was debating heatedly, because Feng Jiu had suddenly intruded into the arena, the Famed Cloud Loft's people were coming out to question her when they heard the voice of the red clothed youth sounding out in the arena.

"Old White, come here."

Feng Jiu called out, and she saw Old White who was sprawled right upon the brocade robed man shiver before it quickly turned its head around. The moment it saw Feng Jiu, it neighed loudly and immediately went running over in delight.

Seeing that scene, everyone's expression turned strange in various ways, their gazes falling upon the red clothed youth, silently gauging.

Looks like that fat horse belongs to that red clothed youth? But, if it was his, how did it come to be sold to the Famed Cloud Loft? Everyone's eyes then turned upon the people of the Famed Cloud Loft, thinking to see how they would deal with such a situation.

Feng Jiu then patted Old White's head in the arena and said: "There's no need to kick anymore. I came to bring you back."

"This Spirit Beast belongs to the Famed Cloud Loft and we cannot allow the Young Master to bring it away." A middle aged man said as he stared at the red clothed Feng Jiu while walking towards her with his hands behind his back.

"That's right! This Young Master here has not tamed it yet, how can it be allowed to leave?"

The brocade robed man came walking over as well, eyeing Feng Jiu hawkishly as he said: "You were the one who sneakily ambushed me with a silver needle right? How dare you! ?"

Feng Jiu glanced at that man and said jeeringly: "Are you sure it was not my dear Old White taming you instead just now?"

Hearing those words, the surrounding crowd broke out with suppressed and muffled laughter. The face of the brocade robed man then flushed a deep red and he charged right towards Feng Jiu with a shout: "What audacity!"

A fist imbued with a surge of Qi was thrown. But before that fist had even touched Feng Jiu, his entire person was sent flying out with a kick from her.