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Chapter 361: Why don't we join forces?

Luo Yu only felt that his entire person flew out uncontrollably, as if there was a force pushing him from behind. After being pushed nearly hundred meters away, the pressure that made it difficult for him to even breath also dissipated, and he felt that he had regained back all his strength.

"Mistress!"

He looked back and shouted, only to see a complex blood coloured array on where she stood. The fine blood red lines oozed up from the ground and it seemed that the lines had been formed by blood. This large blood array exuded a strong stench of blood and death, and seeing it made his heart tremble involuntarily.

Although he had been a Feng Guard for so long, it was the first time to encounter such a horrible and shocking scene...

He should leave right away, but he saw that his Mistress was still there. Without any further thoughts, he wanted to run back but her voice rang out fiercely.

"Go to the place I said! Execute the order!"

Feng Jiu shouted out, her voice was filled with an awe inspiring pressure and it made him stop in his tracks.

"Mistress…"

His eyes were red, as he struggled with his emotions, he felt absolutely horrible in his heart. If not for him, his Mistress wouldn't fall into such a predicament. If not for him, his Mistress could have escaped...if not….

Reason told him to immediately listen to her command and leave quickly because he was simply too weak. He could not withstand the pressure from a Golden Core experts and if he stayed behind to help her, he would only drag her down. He had no choice but to leave with a heavy heart.

That was his Mistress! It was his Mistress who risked her very own life to save him! How could he leave just like this?

"Quickly leave!"

Feng Jiu shouted and no longer had any spare time to pay any more attention to him. She retracted her gaze and looked down at the blood array at her feet. The array had a complex pattern with intricate lines of flowing blood. She had no idea where the fresh blood came from but the aura of death was too heavy and it would give anyone the creeps.

After Feng Jiu had shouted at him, Luo Yu gritted his teeth and turned to leave…

"Little Fire, I can't move my feet at all, do you know how to break this array?"

She asked the little Fire Phoenix that was in her space through her mind and her gaze rested onto the withered old man that was seated in the middle. "I've never seen that old geezer move away from his position, could it be that... he can't move away?"

"This Blood Soul Array is an evil array and it is made out of human blood. That position which that old thing is seated at should be where the location to break the array is at. Moreover, the exact place where he is seated at should be the eye of the array. That's where the blood qi is the richest and he should be trying to change his fate. If it weren't for you destroying his plans, when midnight strikes, there wouldn't be anyone alive at all."

Little Fire Phoenix's voice that was solemn had a hint of awe and dignity to it. After a slight pause, he continued on: "You'd better be careful, as long as you do not step on these blood lines of the array, you will not be trapped. However, that old thing is determined to kill you, I think that it's best to join forces with those four Golden Core experts to fight back and get rid of him once and for all!"

When she heard this, she also felt that this was the only way left, that was why, her gaze fell onto the four Golden Core experts.

Those four Golden Core experts saw that her gaze had fallen upon them and their eyes lit up immediately. They started to shout at her: "Little Friend! It is impossible to kill him with just you alone, but if you add us into the equation, the situation will change. Little Friend, how about joining forces and fight against a common enemy?"

Chapter 362: Sacrifice a fragment of soul!

Having said that, the hearts of the four people were tense with anticipation, and mixed with some worry that she would not want to. After all, her strength had been witnessed by them. Even if she can't defeat him, she would still be able to escape. But it was different for them, they couldn't and if she doesn't help them, the four of them would will die here.

When she heard this, Feng Jiu furrowed her brows and said: "Join forces? I have no relationship with you whatsoever, why should I take this risk? Even if I can't defeat him, it is not difficult for me to escape with my strength. But as for the lot of you.....it's hard to say."

The hearts of the four of them sunk and didn't expect her to really have this thought.

For a moment, the four of them exchanged glances. One of them stared at Feng Jiu and asked, "Then, on what terms will this Little Friend help?"

"Heh heh."

She let out a low laughter and she showed a toothy grin as she looked at them with a sparkle in her eyes. "Looking at you guys, it should be that your cultivation had been scattered? You've seen my Blue Edge sword and know so many things about me. If you are not one of my people, why should I take this risk?"

The moment the little Fire Phoenix in her space heard this, he rolled his eyes. What moment was this? She still could think of recruiting people, however, the power of these four Golden Core experts weren't weak, some had already advanced to the middle rank, if they were to really join them, it would indeed be a great asset.

The four of them became silent the moment they heard her words. When she had said it out, the four of them knew what she meant. But even if this little lass was extraordinary, to ask them to bow down and to pledge their allegiance to her, they weren't very willing to.

Afterall, to be able to cultivate to such a level, they can already dominate and rule over a small kingdom. Although this little lass has good skills, she had not even reached the foundation level.

If they did not agree, no matter how strong they were, they weren't able to escape from their current predicament and would eventually lose their lives here.

After deliberating over it, the four looked at each other and asked: "What do you think?"

"Even our lives are going to be lost, do you still care about a fragment of your soul?"

"Mn, although she is still young, but she has the tyrannical aura of a conqueror. Her future is bound to be extraordinary and it would not be too humiliating for us to follow under her."

"I feel this way too."

"Alright, since there are no other opinions, then we shall sacrifice a a fragment of our soul and present it to her." Once they presented a fragment of their soul to her, their lives were completely in her hands. If she wanted to kill them, all she needed to do was to destroy their souls and they would die before they could even battle.

That was why, presenting a fragment of their souls to her was the best sincerity that they could show her. This was also because as she had mentioned earlier, they know too much about her , if they weren't her people, why should they live?

Once they had made the decision, after they glanced at the withered old man in the middle of the array, they immediately presented a fragment of their soul to her and said: "Today, we offer a fragment of our soul and swear allegiance to you, our Mistress. This should suffice?"

Feng Jiu reached out and placed their soul fragments into their hands before they disappeared into the palm of her hand. The corner of her lips curled up and said, "Very good, inhale this medicine in deeply, it can quickly restore your strength."

She took out a bottle of medicine from her space and threw it at them. At the same time, Blue Edge struck down in front of them and shocked them, cutting the blood pattern on the ground.

"Swish!"

"Bam Bam!"

The four of them were shaken by that sudden strike and they listened to her words and inhaled in deeply. Within moments, they felt spiritual qi in their dantian start to stir….

Chapter 363: Give me your life!

The power that they had originally lost returned in an instant and life returned to their eyes and with a loud bam of their fist, the whole body's spiritual qi was surging and every vein was flowing with energy.

"Hah!"

With a 'hah', they stretched their tout body which had been restrained. She only saw that one used both hands and seemingly grasp something in midair and the air started to be sucked into their palms, and it was directed in the direction of the withered old man who remained seated.

Another flicked his fingers and ice blades formed in midair and bolted in the direction of the withered old man. The ferociousness of their attacks made her feel that a Golden Core cultivators was really different.

The other two attacked at the same time, while one of them shot out a fist and the other brandished his sleeves and several hidden weapons shot out towards the withered old man. The four of them had formed a circle and surrounded him while they attacked and did not give him any chance to escape. It was just that the withered old man's cultivation was above them.

He initially had his eyes closed but he suddenly opened his eyes. That pair of eyes seemed to have shot out a ray of blood red light and the smell of blood and death qi was extremely dense on him. With a loud 'hah!', both his hands joined the final seal of the array and he raised it up.

"Ah!"

The dense blood qi rose up from his hands and started to spread out as it ferociously slammed into the bodies of the four Golden Core cultivators and sent them flying back like a broken kite.

"Ughh!"

The four of them had been severely hurt by the sinister blood qi and as they were sent flying back, they spat fresh blood out of their mouths. They flew back over ten metres and landed at the edge of the array. The moment they touched the array, it was as if there were many hands that were pulling them to the ground.

Fortunately, the four of them had regained their spiritual strength so they weren't like before where they could not even stand. However, they had been injured by the blood qi and were not able to stand back up immediately.

It was at this moment that after the withered old man swept his gaze over the four of them, his vindictive gaze came to rest on Feng Jiu who stood in the midst of the array without moving. The murder intent in his eyes was startling and his face had contorted into pure rage and maliciousness that wanted to tear Feng Jiu up into thousands of pieces and when the four of them saw this, they were extremely wary.

"Quickly, escape!"

The four of them could not help but shout out in despair, at this moment, they were extremely worried for her; not because they were worried that she held their soul fragments in her hands. Afterall, with her dead, there wouldn't be any threat to their soul fragments.

They had called out to her because she was so outstanding. They did not wish to see someone who had the tyrannical aura of a conqueror who had a magnificent future have their life extinguished before it was materialized.

"Escape? Ha ha ha ha ha ha! After ruining all my plans, this old man not only wants to kill her, I want her to die-without-a-corpse!"

Each word that he had accentuated was imbued with bloodthirst and maliciousness, and all the killing intent covered the sky and it shot directly towards Feng Jiu like a wave crashing down, wanting to drown her in all the killing intent.

At the same time, the withered old man who had been seated all this while flew up and his hands formed a claw and another burst of cold yin qi rushed towards her. His speed was extremely fast and almost could not be seen. One could only feel that there was an impending sense of doom that was closing in on them and it was so oppressive that it was even difficult to breath.

"Give me your life!"

Chapter 364: Strong enemy!

Feng Jiu narrowed her eyes as she looked at him rushing towards her. Seeing the dark aura of death enveloping her, although the situation seemed dire, however she was unusually calm at this moment.

If it was just a Golden Core cultivator at the initial stage, she wouldn't be pushed into such a tight situation. However this withered old man was already a peak Golden Core cultivator, he was just a short step away from the Nascent Soul stage. What he cultivated was the dark arts hence, he was more sinister than any other similar Golden Core cultivators.

Or else, he other four Golden Core cultivator wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.

When she had entered the Nine Entrapment Woods, a lot of things had spiraled out of her expectations. Never had she expected to meet with this Golden Core withered old man, not to mention meeting him while he was trying to change his fate. She did not expect to be embroiled in this situation all because she wanted to save Luo Yu out.

In such a moment, she had to be extra vigilant or else even her little life might be snuffed out any moment. That was why, she was being extremely cautious and giving it her all!

In a split second, she took out a medicine bottle and immediately ingested it. All the surrounding spiritual Qi could be seen accumulating with the naked eye and the oppressive pressure that enveloped her seemed to have lessened. The tight grip that held onto her legs also broke away as she jumped up in the air with Blue Edge in hand, she imbued in her spiritual qi and struck out at the withered old man.

"Green Dragon Goes Out To Sea!"

The moment her voice trailed off, Blue Edge reverberated and the sword Qi manifested into a magnificent azure dragon that soared through the sky and headed in the direction of that old demon. A strong gust of wind surged forth and the powerful sword cut through the air and caused the surrounding air pressure to lower and sharp wind blades became like ice cold blades that were blown about and the fierce momentum brought forth a strong ancient oppressive pressure that made people feel cold from the depths of their hearts.

"Aooooooooo!"

The azure dragon let out a loud roar and at the same moment the large dragon's head slammed into the withered old man as its sharp claws glazed by. The withered old man's eyes were opened wide in shock as the black robe had a huge hole just from the blitzing airflow.

Before the dragon's tail could reach him, a blood red glow was emitted from his two hands as a blood red dragon emerged and attempted to swallow the azure dragon.

The two dragons rose up into the air, entangled as they each fought for supremacy. Looking up, two dragons that were condensed by spiritual qi were in the air, biting and snarling as the wind blades surrounding them slashed ferociously ad the bloodthirst was intense…

To dragons were in the air battling it out while Feng Jiu was on the ground battling with that withered old man. In just a few short exchange of strokes, the tattered and torn clothes had been made even more worn out with countless slits from the air blades.

Her cultivation was far lower than her opponent and if not for her speed and skills, there was no way she could fight with him. However, after a few more strokes were exchanged, this huge disparity was even more apparent. She gnashed her teeth and threw four bottles over to the four Golden Core cultivators who were looking at the scene in a daze.

"Drink it and come help me!"

"Bam!"

Because she was distracted for that short span of time when she threw those four bottles out, the moment she finished her words, she was struck in the chest by that withered old man. A powerful death qi suddenly rushed to her and she did not have the chance to dodge. She had no choice but to take that strike head on.

However, it was this palm strike that disintegrated the worn out clothes on her body and revealed the silvery white defense robe she wore inside….

Chapter 365: Medicinal Potion

The four Golden Core Cultivators caught the bottles she threw out but when they looked up again, they saw that she could not avoid that palm strike and had received a direct blow to her chest! Just as they were worried for her, they saw that that palm strike had sent her flying back ten metres and had smashed those tattered rags into dust and a silvery white robe glimmered before their eyes.

"Hiss! It's actually a defensive magical treasure!"

The four of them sucked in a breath of cold air, they had never expected that she would even possess such a treasure. Moreover, after seeing that although she had been directly hit by a palm strike from a peak Golden Core cultivator, she was not injured one bit. It only showed how extraordinary that defensive magical treasure was!

The four of them had also noticed that when those inconspicuous tattered rags on her body had disintegrated and that silvery white robe was revealed, her outstanding figure could not be masked.

Although her face was smeared all over with soot and concealed her real countenance, her eyes were bright as the stars.From those eyes, there was a sense of self confidence and clarity, her posture was straight and her figure no longer looked like a skinny youth but a slender lady with poise and charisma.

It looks like she really was extraordinary! There was a high possibility that she might not even be a person from this tiny ninth ranked country.

With their thoughts running amok, they finally regained their senses and immediately thought of the moment that she had drank the contents of the bottle and her spiritual qi had increased exponentially. They quickly exchanged glances and looked at the bottle in their hands and downed the contents without any hesitation.

The moment the fluid entered their mouth, from their experience, they immediately recognized that it was a medicinal potion! And it was a very pure one at that! As they felt the potion slid down their throats and when it reached their dantian, they only felt a strange circulation in the abdomen where the potion had passed through. The very next moment, they felt the spiritual qi in their whole body burst forth and felt it rushing in their entire body.

What a powerful potion!

The few of them were shocked and looked at each other with wide eyes. They didn't expect such a small bottle of potion to have such an astounding effect that was even more effective than a medicinal pill! Such an item, even for them, it was something that was rarely seen!

At this moment, they no longer had any other stray thoughts because there was a loud bang that resounded above them as the two dragons smashed and dissipated while the two people were still in a heated battle. It was obvious that the girl in the silvery white robes was not a match for that old man.

Seeing this, they quickly rushed up and surrounded that withered old man and shouted out: "Mistress, you must first retreat! Leave him to us! We'll clean him up!"

Hearing this, Feng Jiu quickly retreated after she avoided the attack from the withered old man. For her current level of a Great Spirit Master, to contend against a Golden Core Cultivator to such an extent and for such a long time was already her limit and her physical strength wasn't able to keep up. If she continued on, even her spiritual qi would be exhausted.

Quickly retreating, she was gasping for breath and took a bottle of medicine out from her space and gulped it down. Her line of sight was on the four Golden Core Cultivator who besieged the withered old man and eventually rested at the eye of the array.

"Little Fire, that old demon's blood qi is should be supplied by that array? If we were to break the array, he would also run out of blood qi to supplement his strength, right?"

She was conversing with little Fire Phoenix in her mind and made up her mind to break the strange blood soul array.

The little Fire Phoenix who was seated cross legged in her space nodded his head and his tender voice that had a hint of dominance resounded: "You're right, but that eye of the array is surrounded and protected by all those ghost wisps, and that skull there also has some offensive powers. To even get close to the eye, you must first exterminate all of them or else you won't be able to break the array."

Chapter 366: Luo Yu returns!

Hearing this, Feng Jiu's gaze fell on the ghost wisps in the surroundings, watching the flames floating in the air, but did not attack anyone. It seems that it had no offensive powers, but in this strange Blood Soul Array which used fresh blood and souls, how could these strange sinister flames not have any offensive powers?

As for what kind of offensive power would there be? Well, let her give it a try then!

The moment she made her decision, she avoided the bloody lines of the array on the ground and rushed to the middle of the array. Those who were sitting in the array might have been captured much earlier on as their lives were left hanging by a thin thread. Their bodies were not filled with the breath of the living, but a thick stench of death qi.

Some could still remain seated on the ground while some had already collapsed into a heap on the ground. After all, they were battling in the midst of the array and with the powerful pressure and the wind blades that flew all around, those people could not dodge nor could they avoid the oncoming onslaught. Not to mention bearing the burden of the oppressive pressure, naturally some had lost the opportunity to live.

Her gaze on the glazed by those people, her heart was calm.

The world was just like that – cruel and unjustified. Even if one did not wish to die, but did not have the ability to protect oneself, there was no other way and could not escape the fate of the impending death.

"Hah! You actually even dare harbour the thoughts of breaking my Blood Soul Array?"

That withered old man who was besieged by the four Golden Core Cultivators took a few steps back, and from the corner of his eyes when he saw that Feng Jiu wanted to break the array, he immediately waved his hands and chanted a few words. The next moment, he waved his hand and those green wisps each let out a shrill scream and each flame split into two before they flew straight into the eyes of those people.

Those people who were in a daze had a green flame appear in each of their eyes and as if they had been injected with a soul from the ground, they all pounced at her in unison.

"Mistress, be careful!"

Suddenly, a voice came from afar and Feng Jiu was startled. She turned and saw that Luo Yu who should have supposedly left actually came running back. Her expression darkened as she said in angst, "Didn't I ask you to leave? Why are you back? Don't tell me you aren't afraid of death?"

She had spent so much effort to rescue him, yet he had given up the opportunity to survive and ran back. It made her so mad!

Luo Yu beamed at her as he raised his hand which was holding onto something and he shouted back in reply: "Mistress, I came back to help!"

Feng Jiu saw that he held onto something resembling a bamboo tube in his hand, although she had no idea what it was, but when she saw that he was running over, she quickly shouted, "Don't step on those blood lines on the array!"

"Alright!"

He shouted back in reply and as he rushed towards her, he saw that she had turned back to deal with those people that surrounded her. He immediately lit a bamboo tube and shouted, "Mistress, quick! Move away!"

The moment he finished speaking, a bamboo tube in his hand was thrown in front of Feng Jiu. At the same time, he also threw another towards those people who were fighting.

Feng Jiu only saw a spark and the smell of sulphur permeated in the air. The moment she smelled that, she was stunned momentarily and quickly retreated. At the same moment that she had retreated, that bamboo tube exploded in the midst of those people with a loud bang, and the ground trembled beneath them.

"Cough cough!"

She stepped back and coughed a few times from the smoke. She was surprised and wondered where did Luo Yu get his hands on these explosives.

"Boom!"

As for those for Golden Core Cultivators and they the old man, they weren't as lucky. The explosive that Luo Yu threw at them exploded before they could even avoid it.

Only a few shouts of exclamations were covered by the loud explosion and the blown away. When they saw that they were about to fall, they quickly stabilised themselves and turned their bodies. They then turned back and stared ferociously at Luo Yu.

Chapter 367: Drag you along!

After all, Luo Yu was only a rank of a Martial Lord and when he was being glared at by five Golden Core cultivators, he could only feel strong pressure on him and his heart was shaking uncontrollably.

His whole body could not move under the immense pressure, even words could not be spoken.

Feng Jiu only watched this scene in a daze, because the explosives thrown out by Luo Yu was so powerful that they blew up a large hole in the ground. Some of the blood lines that had been blown away were slowly starting to reconnect and each of those four Golden Core cultivators were covered in a layer of grey and black, and there was even a burning smell coming from their hair.

There was no wonder that the few of them were so angry. If not for Luo Yu being on the same side as them, he would most probably be torn up into pieces by them.

"Hey Brat, can't you aim a little better? You should throw it at that old demon!" One of them pointed at that withered old man who looked as sorry as they did.

After hearing this, Luo Yu froze like a block of ice and only regained his senses after a long while as he nodded his head obediently: "Oh, all right then. The next time I throw it out, remember to dodge, or else…" He swallowed his saliva and did not dare to continue speaking. He suddenly felt that the gazes had become extremely dangerous because of his own words.

"Luo Yu, go out first. Retreat out of the proximity of the array." Feng Jiu immediately took those explosives that he was hugging with his hands. She thought that since she could not go near the eye of the array, why not just throw the explosives directly in instead?

"Alright, but Mistress you have to be careful, these are very powerful." Luo Yu advised before he quickly retreated to hundred metres away. Those were Golden Core cultivators that were battling, he really could not bear the pressure just being near them.

"Continue to keep him busy and wait for me to destroy the eye of his array. His strength would be greatly reduced then!" She shouted to the four Golden Core cultivators and at the same time, she waved the sword in hand and a powerful sword qi rushed towards the skulls that was surrounding the eye of the array.

"Swoosh!"

"Bam bam bam!"

The sword qi formed an arc and slammed into the skulls as a series of bangs resounded out. However, after the dust settled, she saw that those skulls were enveloped under a layer of fresh blood that oozed out from the ground. The originally empty sockets for shot out an eerie red light and one skull floated up and rushed towards Feng Jiu.

She did not expect that the defence of these skulls were so strong and the sword qi from Blue Edge could not destroy them.

In fact, what she did not know was that it was not that these skulls had strong defence, what was strong was the blood that enveloped them. It was the blood that had the embodiment of countless souls that was defending the eye of the array. The eye was its weakness and if the eye was to be destroyed, the array would cease and these countless souls would dissipate. So even if the withered old man did not urge them, even against the ancient oppressive pressure of hers, they had to resist to the end.

Seeing this, Feng Jiu ignited the explosives in her hands and threw them out. She threw one at the skulls, another was thrown at the middle of the eye and she immediately retreated back swiftly. Just as she was retreating, she heard two loud explosions from behind. The explosions were so powerful that the soil from the ground were thrown up as well.

"Puuu!"

The withered old man who wanted to go forward but was forced to stay in place by the four Golden Core cultivators spurted out a huge mouthful of blood and the blood qi started to dissipate as he began to show obvious signs of weakening. His entire person seemed to have aged suddenly at a horrifying speed that even his skin seemed to have loosened and his wrinkles deepened.

After feeling the change of his body, his first reaction was to panic, followed by resentment and hatred. He glared menacingly at Feng Jiu as he shouted into the sky with malevolence: "You broke my advancement, even if it means death, I will drag you along!"

Chapter 368: Divine Soul Phoenix Flames

After he spoke, he congealed all the qi in his entire body, and the powerful pressure and airflow accompanied by the whistling of blood and death qi started to converge and meld together. He stared at Feng Jiu with bloodthirsty eyes and flew towards her at lightning speed . He was determined to perish with her here!

The overwhelming death qi covered the skies and pushed the four Golden Core cultivators away. They were swept aside and they couldn't help but be shocked. The powerful pressure and qi that he displayed was the full strength of a Golden Core cultivator at the peak!

He was fighting and giving it his all to perish with her here!

As he said, even if it was death, he would also drag her along because she had destroyed all his plans!

"Flee!"

The four people were shocked and were unable to help her. They could only watch helplessly and saw the young lady wearing the silvery white robes standing there motionlessly. They wondered if she was so scared that she could not move, and in their minds, they only had one thought and that was for her to escape. She actually even revealed a strange smile and it really made people think that she had been scared silly.

"Mistress!"

Luo Yu was also stunned by this scene. He wanted to go forward, but he couldn't get close because that withered old man's Golden Core cultivator's pressure was too strong. Even if he was a hundred metres away, he couldn't move, and he could only watch the scene unfold in front of him helplessly.

"Mistress..."

His fist was tightly clenched into a ball, and his heart was twisting in agony. In his opinion, his Mistress should not be able to move under the pressure. At this moment, he felt extremely regretful. If he was careful, maybe she would not be in such danger and would not fall into such a situation.

If she died because of him, when he went back, how could he explain to everyone? For a lifetime, he would be pricked by his conscience...

At this time, he didn't even dare to see the scene in front of him. He was well acquainted with the scenes of life and death. He couldn't imagine seeing her end in blood and gore before his very own eyes, but yet he couldn't close his eyes. He couldn't help but watch. Even if that end is extremely bloody and gruesome, he had to look at it.

But what he didn't expect was that it was not the scene of his Mistress' blood splashing, but the scene that made him extremely shocked...

Donned in a silvery white robe, she stood in the night, like a Goddess, pure and holy. She stood there and did not move. There was no fear on her face and Blue Edge was stabbed in the ground in front of her while both of her hands were weaving a complicated pattern in the air and her lips were moving slightly.

Seeing that upon completion of the pattern, there was a dazzling light on her body, and she emitted a powerful and horrific pressure. At this moment, she looked sharply towards the withered old man. Her voice seemed to be majestic and archaic as she said out: "Divine Soul Phoenix Flames! Destroy!"

Accompanied by her voice, there was a raging red flame that rushed out of her body. The flame screamed and stirred, and manifested into a large magnificent phoenix. It gave a loud cry that resounded in the night. The next moment, the large flame was accompanied by a powerful and horrible pressure that enshrouded the withered old man who was coming directly towards her and burned...

"Arghhh! Nooooo...!"

There was a wail of anguish that came out of the flame, that carried a heavy sense of resentfulness that rushed into the sky as it echoed in the night...

Chapter 369: Feng Residence’s disaster?

The strength of Feng Jiu's body had been thoroughly exhausted. Once she saw that the old man was burned into nothingness by the phoenix flame and at the moment she felt that the crisis was lifted, she fell unconscious immediately . She finally she could not hold it anymore and fell back in a deep faint.

"Mistress!"

Luo Yu came back from the shocking scene, and didn't even have time to think about where did the phoenix shaped flame came from. Seeing her fall, he screamed and rushed to catch her.

"Mistress? Mistress? Mistress…."

He anxiously called out to her, seeing her lying softly in his arms unconscious and no matter how much he called out to her, there was no response. He became extremely worried and even brought his finger to her nose to check if she was still breathing. Only when he felt her faint breath did he let go of his worries.

At this time, the four Golden Core cultivators also recovered from the shock. They looked at each other and couldn't hold back the shock from the depths of their hearts. When they saw that she had fainted, they quickly walked over.

"What are you doing!"

Luo Yu stared at them with vigilance. He pulled out the Blue Edge that his Mistress had inserted into the ground and kept it in his space. He then quickly retreated back with wariness. If the four of them held sinister intentions against the two of them, with his strength, he was truly afraid that he couldn't protect her.

"You don't have to be nervous, we harbour no malicious intent." One of them said, indicating that he should not be nervous.

"We have recognized her as our Mistress already, so don't be alarmed. Let's first find a place to put her down so that we check on her." Another person said, as his eyes swept by the surroundings with disgust at the dead land that was emitting a sinister aura all around.

The other two also nodded and said: "Yes, this place has too heavy blood qi, let's leave first and discuss later."

Seeing this, Luo Yu thought of the situation in which they had dealt with the old man before, and then he let go of his wariness and nodded. "Alright." Following that, he carried Feng Jiu who was unconscious and quickly left with them to find a place that did not reek of death and blood. They finally found a place far away and came to a stop.

Gently placing her on the grass, Luo Yu asked in a worried tone: "There's no wound on her body, why is she unconscious? Could it be an internal injury?" He was not Fan Lin and had no knowledge of medicine, thus he did not know if she had suffered from any internal injuries or not.

"Let me take a look."

One of the Golden Core cultivators said before he stepped forward and took her pulse. After a short while, he said: "She is unconscious because of excessive blood and qi consumption. It should be the last blow that consumed too much. It's nothing serious, she should wake up after a good rest.

Hearing him say this, Luo Yu nodded his head. He no longer spoke and just stood guard silently by her side.

"Let us treat our wounds first!"

The few of them looked at each other and said, as they walked to another area nearby to change out of the tattered black robe. They then took out various bottles and bandaged their wounds. After that, they took out their water bags and washed their faces simply and returned to where Feng Jiu was as they sat down in the lotus position and started to meditate.

Time passed quietly in the night, and the tranquility that followed after the crisis made everyone feel more relaxed. Perhaps because the powerful pressure that shrouded the place had gradually dissipated, so as the sky became brighter, roars of beasts could be heard.

However, what they did not expect was that Feng Jiu did not wake up when the sun rose, but she had slept for an entire three days and three nights...

And when she was unconscious, in Cloudy Moon City, a sudden disaster came to the Feng family without warning and they were caught unprepared….

Chapter 370: Captured!

Feng Residence

Deep into the night, all was peaceful and quiet. Midnight was the time when people were most sleepy. Although the Feng Residence had people guarding, however, a blur of a figure snuck into the residence without any sound and came to the courtyard of Old Man Feng.

"Neigh!"

When Old White saw that black robed man had captured Old Man Feng, he flew over and opened his mouth in an attempt to bite him. However, the black robed man threw some powder at him and he let out a groan as he fell back to the ground before he lost all consciousness.

The black robed man glanced back at Old White who was sprawled on the ground before he flourished his sleeves and quickly disappeared into the night....

Early next morning

Guan Xi Lin was at Feng Xiao's room and when he did not see the figure of Old Man Feng, he asked: "Father, Grandfather hasn't come by yet?"

Leaning against the bed frame, Feng Xiao shook his head and replied, "I haven't seen him since this morning, perhaps he hasn't woken up yet!"

During this time of recuperation, with the medicines and pills, his body was recovering very fast. However, his chest would still hurts when he coughed. His strength and vigour had also returned to about 70 to 80%. However because of his internal injuries, he could not even speak loudly without hurting.

It was precisely because of this that his daughter had made the effort to go to the Nine Entrapment Woods and she mentioned something about finding an ingredient to make an ointment for him.

It's just that she had gone for a few days and he wondered when would they be back and could not help but worry if they had met with any dangers.

"Have you been eating all the medicines that Little Jiu had left for you on time? Are there wounds on your chest any better now?"

"Mm, it's better but I can't circulate any qi. Once I circulate any qi, it would hurt." Feng Xiao laughed and said: "Actually, this is already considered very good. If not for Little Jiu's miraculous medicinal skills, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have any life left."

"You don't have to worry at all father, Little Jiu said that he would be able to recover fully. Since she said so, it must be true. However, it takes some time for your body to completely recover, but this is also good. After your wounds have completely recovered, you can cultivate in seclusion. I believe that your strength will improve by leaps and bounds."

Feng Xiao nodded his head happily as he said emotionally, "I really didn't expect my Little Jiu to be so capable. That day, father mentioned to me that she had proposed to move to another country to settle down, but in my view, wherever we stayed will be the same. As long as our family is together and our days are peaceful and safe. That is all I ask for."

"That's right! As long as the family is together, it's better than anything else."

He looked at Feng Xiao as a glint of determination flashed by his eyes and said: "That is why I have to continue to cultivate hard and succeed, I want to enter the Nebula Academy in Green Gallop Country. This way I can think of ways to find out more news about the whereabouts of my parents. I believe that once I step out, I would definitely be able to find them one day!"

Feng Xiao laughed and said in encouragement, "That's right, whatever you do, as long as you try, anything is possible."

Guan Xi Lin suddenly became very curious as he looked at Feng Xiao and after a moment's hesitation, he asked: "That's right Father, how is it that I've never heard you mention anything about Mother? Is she still alive?"

Chapter 371: Where is Old White?

When he heard this, he was stunned for moment before the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He slowly narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this reaction, Guan Xi Lin felt apologetic and knew that he had asked something he should not have asked. He quickly said with remorse: "I'm so sorry, it was just a moment of curiosity."

Feng Xiao looked at him and shook his head. He was just about to speak when he saw Leng Shuang walk in hurriedly.

"Patriarch, something happened!"

At this time, the face of Leng Shuang was cold and dignified and behind her were the seven Feng guards. This was also the first time that they had been allowed to step into the room. Although they received news that he had fallen unconscious, they saw him leaning against the bed frame and he looked quite well.

Although they were puzzled, but they did not ask anything at this moment because the more important thing was that the Old Patriarch Feng had been taken away and his whereabouts were unknown!

Feng Xiao glanced at the seven Feng guards that followed behind her and asked immediately, "What happened? Why do everyone looks so flustered?"

Leng Shuang paused momentarily before she replied, "Patriarch, please listen to my words calmly. Please do not get too agitated."

When he heard this, Feng Xiao's expression darkened and he nodded his head. After he took in a deep breath, he said: "Say it! I'm not any young hot-blooded boy, I know my limits." He knew his own body's situation and Leng Shuang's warning to him was to make sure that he remained calm no matter what news it was. It was imperative that he had to remain calm.

At this moment, the only people he could think of was Old Patriarch Feng and Feng Jiu. Something happened to one of them? Little Jiu was at the Nine Entrapment Woods so even if there was any news, it was impossible to be passed back so soon. That only leaves Old Man Feng...

As he thought about how he had not seen him this morning, he breathed out slowly to adjust his emotions before he asked nervously: "What happened to Old Patriarch Feng?"

"Old Patriarch Feng had been taken away by someone!" She looked worriedly at Feng Xiao, fearing that he would be greatly impacted by this piece of news.

However, after hearing the news, his face was calm and he looked like he was in deep thought. There was no anxiety and panic. However, the fear in his eyes could not be concealed.

"What? Grandfather had been taken away? How… How could this be?"

Guan Xi Lin was shocked and could not believe what he heard. With the strength of Old Man Feng, who had such an ability to sneak into the Feng Residence and take him away without alerting anyone?

"Give me the details."

Feng Xiao said in a low voice as his gaze was fixed on Leng Shuang all. "How was it discovered? Who was the one who discovered it? Tell me everything you know."

"Yes!"

Leng Shuang replied earnestly, "Before Mistress left, she had left strict instructions for me to give Old Patriarch Feng a medicinal diet every day. When I went over this morning, I discovered that the guards in the courtyard did not look right. They were frozen in place and when I went to check, I realized that they all had their acupuncture point sealed. I immediately ran into Old Patriarch Feng's room to check, his bed was cold and there was no trace of fighting the room. After surveying the entire area, there were no clues left behind. The only thing I found out was from the mouths of those guards whose acupuncture points had been sealed. Last night, a black robed man took Old Patriarch Feng away."

At this moment, Fan Lin stepped forward and said, "Patriarch, after we heard the news, we went to enquire around the manor and only found out other than Old White's cry at midnight, there was nothing else that was out of the ordinary."

"Old White?"

Feng Xiao was taken aback and immediately asked, "Where is Old White now?" Towards Old White who had saved his life, he no longer treated it like any other ordinary horse.

Chapter 372: Clues!

When they heard his question, the few of them so thought that Old White might know something. One of the Feng Guards, Qi Kang, immediately answered: "He should be at the Rock Garden, I will go and check." The moment he finished, he immediately turned and walked out.

"Patriarch, your body…"

Fan Lin was also a doctor and his so that he looked well, he couldn't help but ask. Whoever said that he could not be cured? So then, what was all the hype about in the recent news? Miss, what are your intentions?

"There is nothing too serious, I am just taking advantage of this opportunity. Just the few of you know the truth, don't let this leak out." But said in a calm and serious note as he gestured to Guan Xi Lin to help him off the bed to go to the table outside and sit.

The few of them exchanged glanc and suppressed the curiosity in their hearts as they followed. No wonder Miss did not let anyone near the room, it turned out that their Patriarch was not in a coma. However, this was also good news, if not for today, they wouldn't know that his body had already recovered to such an extent.

"The matter about Old Patriarch Feng being taken away, before Little Jiu returns, I want this news to be sealed and not a single thing to be leaked out." Feng Xiao expressed his stance on this matter in a calm and unhurried tone. "In addition, no one is allowed to visit."

"Yes!"

The few of them answered solemnly as they knew the seriousness of the matter. To the outside world, Feng Xiao was unconscious and in a coma. If the news of Old Patriarch Feng being taken away was leaked out, it would definitely be detrimental to the Feng Residence. Now, those other forces and the Ruler do not dare touch Feng Residence because of Old Patriarch Feng and the Feng guards. If they knew that Old Patriarch Feng had been taken away and was missing, the consequences were unimaginable!

After a short while, Qi Kang came back and said, "Old White is at the Rock Garden and is in a deep sleep. I've checked the surroundings and found that there are some powder on the ground. Most probably, Old White had discovered that black robed man but he was dealt with in such an underhanded manner. Another thing, I found this below Old White's belly."

He took out what he found under Old White's belly and placed it on the table and said, "Look at this Patriarch, does this belong to Old Patriarch Feng?"

It was a piece of jade was the size of a nail. It was one of exquisite quality, a deep green that was glossy and translucent. Although it was only a small piece, however it could be seen that this was not the average jade.

"This doesn't belong to father."

Feng Xiao shook his head after looking at it and fell into deep contemplation. After a while, he said: "Such quality of jade is not common even in our Sun Glory City. This should have been dropped by the person who took him away. It's just that just based on this piece of jade, it would be hard to start a search."

"Well, it's better than having no clues at all. At least we know that he should not have any threat to his life at this point."

Guan Xi Lin said as he picked up the piece of jade and continued, "I shall take this piece of jade to the black market and let them check. They may be able to know where it's from, as long as there are clues, he can find out about grandfather's whereabouts."

Mm, when this piece of jade to the black market. But this is our only piece of clue, be careful and do not lose it." Feng Xiao nodded his head and when he thought back on the words of Guan Xi Lin when he said that Old Man Feng would not be in any life-threatening danger, his heart felt more at ease.

He had a point, with the opponent's strength to enter the Feng Residence with such ease and stealth, if he wanted to take their lives away, it would be a piece of cake. However, he only took Old Man Feng away and did not kill him, perhaps, the situation was not as dire as they thought.

Chapter 373: Sincerely willing?

However, if Old Patriarch Feng news of being taken away spread out, the consequences would be disastrous...

"Patriarch, when would Miss come back? Do you need to send someone over to look for them?" One of the Feng Guards asked as the situation at hand was really not very optimistic. If the news were to leak out, there wasn't anyone strong enough to act as the backbone to support the current residence.

"She should be coming back soon, let's just press down this matter first. You all only need to take care of the matters in the residence for now and wait till she's back, we will then discuss this further." Feng Xiao said in a deep voice and waved his hand to dismiss them.

Seeing the situation at hand, they faintly looked at each other before stepping out. At the moment, Old Patriarch Feng had gone missing, the Patriarch could not appear in front of others and their Miss was still not back. They were the only ones left to guard the Feng Residence well during this period.

"Father, you should rest first. I will make a trip to the black market." Guan Xi Lin said as he kept that piece of jade away.

"Mm, go then!" Feng Xiao nodded his head and fell into deep contemplation. What should be their next step be?

Guan Xi Lin walked out swiftly. To investigate the origin of this piece of jade, only the black market could help in this aspect, after all, in Sun Glory Country only black market had their network in every country.

Leng Hua who was standing by the side saw his sister's implied meaning as he stepped forward and said: "Patriarch, your body has still not fully recovered. Please go back to the bed to rest first!"

"There is no need, I'm still thinking of things." He waved his hand and refused to go to the bed to lie down.

At the initial stage, he wasn't very mobile. Now that the external wounds had healed considerably, getting off the bed and walking a bit was not a problem. Naturally, he no longer wanted to lie down at all. Moreover, now that a such a thing had happened, he needed to think about things properly.

In the end, who was the one who took Old Man Feng away? What was his purpose?

If you said that it was his daughter was the one who was taken away, he could still think of a possible reason that the person was obsessed with his daughter's beauty. But now that it was his elderly father, he simply couldn't think of any possible reasons.

During this period of closing their doors to all guests, coupled with the strict discipline of the people in the residence, the matter of Old Patriarch Feng being taken away had been entirely suppressed. Other than the few handful of people who knew the truth of the matter, no one outside caught wind of this news.

As for the other side, in the Nine Entrapment Woods.

Feng Jiu who had been unconscious for three days and three nights finally woke up and slowly opened her eyes and looked at the few of them who were protecting her by her side. The memory of the matters happening until she lost consciousness flashed as light returned to her eyes. She wanted to sit up and this movement was noticed by Luo Yu.

"Mistress? You've woken up?" Luo Yu looked at her with surprise and delight as he quickly went forward to support her.

Those that were seated not too far heard the slight commotion and opened their eyes. When they saw that she had woken up, the four of them quickly stood up and walked to her side. They then cupped hands together in respect and greeted: "Mistress."

It was reasonable to say that she did not deserve such salutation and respect from them. After all, she wasn't even a Foundation Cultivator and they were already in the ranks of the Golden Core. However, after witnessing her strength and abilities, they had been completely and sincerely convinced and recognised her as their Mistress. When she heard them salute her as their Mistress, Feng Jiu revealed a faint smile and it was at this moment that she looked carefully at the few people in front of her.

Although the four of them were Golden Core Cultivators, because of the difference in strength, two of them were about forty years old and the other to seem to be in their fifties. The four of them wore grey robes that were inconspicuous, however their auras could not be neglected.

"You are really willing to recognise me as your Mistress?" She asked with clear eyes as her gaze rested on them.

Chapter 374: Heaven and Earth Oath

When they heard her words, the situation became a little awkward. They smiled wryly. What did she mean? What if they weren't willing to recognise her as their Mistress? What's more, their very own soul fragments were in her hands, did they have any other choices?

It was as if she knew what they were thinking, Feng Jiu took out the four soul fragments and said to them, "Taking your soul fragments was for insurance at that time. Now that the danger is over, I shall return these soul fragments to you. If you want to leave, please help yourself!"

The four soul fragments were taken back and kept well. However, at this moment, their hearts had been moved. With their strength, if they were to serve her as subordinates, she will gain a huge advantage and grow more powerful. However, they did not expect that she would return their soul fragments to them and even said such words.

Whether she was sincere or not, this moment, their lives were no longer in her hands. To them, it was a good thing, after all, no one wants to leave their lives in the hands of others.

It's just that letting them decide whether to leave or stay had opened up another path and the choice to choose with their own free will was presented to them. The four of them were silent in contemplation.

To stay? Or leave?

This was a question worth pondering over.

At this moment, Luo Yu who was watching at the side was also nervously holding onto his breath while he waited for their answers. Would the four them choose to stay? If they stayed, then it would definitely be a good thing for Mistress.

After all, the four of them were Golden Core cultivators and were far more powerful than the Feng guards!

After contemplating about it in silence for a while, they looked at each other and said to her: "We are willing to stay and recognize you as our Mistress." If they talk about the present, she was definitely not someone that possible for them to pledge their allegiance to. However, what they were looking at was the long term and from last night's battle, the knew that she was someone extraordinary and her future was unparalleled!

When she heard this, Feng Jiu lips hooked up to a smile and there was a sparkle in her eyes. She raised her eyebrows with confidence and hint of pride and said, "You will know that the decision made today was the best decision ever made in your life!"

She stood up and looked at them before she said: "However you have to remember, people under me are not allowed to have traitorous hearts, if you betray me one day, no matter if it's the ends of the oceans or heavens, I will search and hunt you down!"

The four of them were shocked by the sudden chill in her voice. It was then that they had no doubt about her words. If there was ever one day that they betrayed her, she would definitely execute what she said.

Thinking of this, the four of them wholeheartedly straightened out their emotions and said, "May we ask for Mistress' name?"

She glanced at them and replied, "Feng Jiu."

Four of them nodded their heads and it was at this moment that each of them held two fingers and pointed them to the sky and said solemnly: "I vow that from this day on, I swear allegiance to Feng Jiu. She is my Mistress and I will follow her wishes for life and would never betray! Heaven and earth shall bear witness to this oath I make!"

As soon as they finished speaking, a complex array appeared on the ground where the four of them stood which was connected by spiritual energy and it finally went between each of their eyebrows and completely disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Feng Jiu's pupils trembled slightly. If it was before, she still had some worries but now, all of that had dissipated and she could completely trust them.

The Heaven and Earth Oath was not anything that could be joked about. If they dared to betray her, even without her personally stepping forward, the heavens and earth would eliminate them for her!

This was the power of the Heaven and Earth Oath of this world!

Luo Yu looked at the scene completely stupefied, this was the first time he had witnessed the sanctity of the Heaven and Earth Oath. One must know that even if it was himself, even if he wanted to make such an oath, he was not qualified...

Chapter 375: Directed at Old White

With the Heaven and Earth Oath in place, he naturally had no doubts about them. This trust came about naturally, it's just that until now, he still found it hard to believe that everything was real and could not help but felt that he was still in a dream…

Who would have thought that he had accompanied his Mistress to the Nine entrapment Woods to seek for some herbs and he almost died here instead. And now, not only did his Mistress gain four Golden Core Cultivator as her subordinates, just these four of them in their Sun Glory Country would render the Ruler to be courteous and polite to them. Moreover, they were only subordinates of this Mistress!

Just the thought of it made him exhilarated. If not for following her, he would never know that she was this powerful.

Feng Jiu looked at the four of them and revealed a smile she said, "I came to the Nine Entrapment Woods to look for some herbs, since you all chose to be under me, follow me back to the Feng Residence after I'm done here!"

"Yes." The four of them replied in unison and followed her deeper and deeper into the depths...

The few of them stayed here for another two days. Since there were four Golden Core Cultivators in the party this time round, no beasts dared to approach them. Hence, they did not encounter any danger during this journey.

During this time, Feng Jiu led them into the deepest parts of the Nine Entrapment Woods and dug up the necessary volcanic earth core black mud and headed back together with them towards Cloudy Moon City...

Afterall, paper wouldn't be able to contain fire and after the repeated refusal of guests at the door and no signs of the Old Patriarch was seen, it naturally started to gain attention from the people.

Under the scrutiny of many and countless discussions, the news of the disappearance of Old Man Feng was finally passed out and made it impossible for the Feng guards to continue to keep it under wraps.

"Patriarch, we do not know how but the news have leaked out. The news spread rampantly early this morning and countless people have arrived at the gates to enquire about the whereabouts of Old Patriarch. Even the people in the manor are discussing about it. The Ruler has also sent people over."

A Feng Guard was diligently reporting to Feng Xiao the situation that had spiralled out of their hands. Once the news was spread out, not only were the people outside talking about it, even the people in the manor were talking about it with worry.

In their view, their Patriarch was in a coma and the Old Patriarch had gone missing. The Feng Residence was no longer a safe haven, and they were afraid that it could no longer be supported anymore.

"Don't bother about the matters happening outside, all that matters is as long as everything within the manor is stabilized." Feng Xiao said in a sombre and calm tone and asked, "How is that matter I've entrusted to the Feng Guards?'

"We have already sent someone to arrange the transfer, they should arrive in about two days."

When he heard this, Feng Xiao nodded his head in approval and said, " Mmn, remember not to attract the attention of the other forces in the city. Let them be in disguise and infiltrate in with the common people for the time being, also, when Little Jiu is back, report to me immediately."

"Yes." Fan Lin responded immediately and stepped back to leave.

Just as he left, another Feng Guard came over and reported: "Patriarch, there are two Martial Cultivators outside the gates and said that they were under the orders of the Royal Palace. We have already refused them but they aren't willing to leave and said that they must enter the manor today."

When he heard this, Feng Xiao who initially was leaning against the bed frame with his eyes closed immediately opened his eyes and with furrowed brows, he said, "Martial Cultivators?"

He was in deep thoughts and said, "Then it means that it should be people sent by the Ruler, but, what's their purpose?"

The Feng Guard hesitated for a moment before he said, "The purpose of their visit seems to be directed at Old White."

"What?!"

Feng Xiao roared with anger, without even meeting them, he already knew who those two Martial Cultivators that came knocking were!

Chapter 376: Thick Skinned

"These people's skins shamelessly thick!" Feng Xiao bellowed out in rage and this sudden outburst had triggered his internal injury and he could not help but scream out in pain.

"Patriarch! Your body still hasn't fully recovered, you can't get too angry."

Leng Hua, who was standing by the side, immediately came forward and reminded him with worry before he glared at that Feng Guard and said with discontent: "Hasn't everything been relayed before already? Why do you ask such questions to the Patriarch? Aren't all the matters in the manor to be handled by the lot of you? Patriarch is still recuperating and cannot get agitated, if his condition worsens, are you able to shoulder the consequences?"

When he heard him, the Feng Guard was stunned. He did not expect that the youth whom presence was almost transparent that served silently by the Patriarch's side would say such words. Listening to his words, it seems that he meant that they should settle this on their own and not bother the Patriarch.

However, that was before when they thought that the Patriarch was in a coma, now that the Patriarch was awake, they were worried that if they did not seek their Patriarch's advise, they wouldn't do a good job.

"Go! Go and block them! Our Feng Clan now is only a family clan and has nothing to do with them! Even if they show the Ruler's token, block them for me! They still want to set their sights on my Little Jiu's Old White! Hmph! Too shameless!"

Feng Xiao roared with anger but he was afraid that it would worsen his internal injury and he quickly rubbed his chest with one hand and slowed down his pace as he tried to suppress his anger.

"Yes!"

The Feng Guard stepped back to leave after receiving the orders and when he turned around, he took a quick glance at the inconspicuous youth who was pouring tea for the Patriarch. The words of this youth rang in his head; they were impressively concise yet decisive. This made him look at this youth in another light.

The two old men who were standing outside the gates saw that the doors still remained closed. They had been standing out here for quite some time already and their displeasure started to show on their faces. One of them snorted and said loudly: "Why is it taking so long? Who is in charge?"

"There's no one to lead in the Feng Residence, even the basic manners are lacking." The other old man said unhappily.

Ever since that battle , they no longer held any regard for the Feng Residence. It was a place that the Ruler wanted to get rid of, so there was no longer a need to keep up a farce with them. Not to mention, now that the Old Patriarch is missing while Feng Xiao is lying in bed in a coma, all they are left with was a little girl? What could she do?

If not for the Feng Guards, this Feng Residence would most probably been taken over by now. Like their visit here today, would the Ruler not know? How could it be? The Ruler also wanted to see how the Feng Residence handled this and was scheming of means and ways to get his hands on the token of authority over the Feng Guards.

As far as they knew, this time he had been plotting and it would not take long for the other forces in the city to take action. At that time, that Young Miss of the Feng Residence, Feng Qing Ge would have no other choice but to seek help from him and he can make use of the opportunity to get his hands on the token of authority of the Feng Guards and integrate them into his own. That time, the Feng Residence would really suffer.

Say what? Don't want to marry? Hah! What a joke!

Without the shelter of the Feng Residence, without the protection of Feng Xiao and the Old Patriarch, that Feng Qing Ge would have no choice but to marry! Even if she was a lower concubine and not a side concubine, she wouldn't have a choice at all!

The gates of the Feng Residence opened at last and the two old men raised their heads up tp look and when they saw the six Feng Guards walk out, they frowned and asked: "What's the matter with you? The Miss of the manor isn't home? Is it so hard to pass a message?"

"We would like to invite you to head back please. We are not accepting any guests at this present moment." One of the Feng Guards said in a calm and steady voice while he looked at them indifferently.

Chapter 377: His Standpoint

The moment they heard these words, the two were infuriated and one of them bellowed out in rage: "What audacity! Do you know who we are? You actually dare to turn us away?!"

"Whoever comes is the same, please go back!"

The six of them stood outside the gate and blocked the way as they looked at the two old men with narrowed eyes. Although their cultivation had yet to reach the rank of Martial Cultivators, however, if their Master was here, Hah! No need to even mention these two people, even if two more came, they would still need to go back crawling!

Perhaps, the Feng Residence hasn't showed their prowess for too long and these people had the impression that they were afraid and would dare to act so brazenly. The two old men saw that they were blocking the door and prevented them from entering, one of them stepped forward and yelled: "Move aside! This old man here wants to meet with the Young Miss! If you all still dare to block my way, this old man here won't be polite anymore!"

The six of them were shocked by the pressure emitted by that old man and their bodies retreated back slightly for a moment. Just as they were about to strike out, they heard a familiar voice.

"What's happening here?"

The moment they heard this voice, everyone who stood outside the Feng Residence's gate looked towards the owner of the voice. They saw Murong Yi Xuan clad in purple robes standing there inquiringly with one hand in front of him, the other hand behind him. His handsome face had on a smile but his brows were slightly furrowed and he was staring at the two old men sharply with a trace of dissatisfaction.

"Aren't you two always protecting my Imperial Father by his side? Why have you come to the Feng Residence to stir up trouble?' His voice was warm but it had a hint of oppression as he looked at them as if he could see through their thoughts.

"Greetings Third Prince."

The two of them were slightly stunned when they saw that that person was actually Murong Yi Xuan and without daring to put on airs, they paid their respects to him. In their view, although Murong Yi Xuan was just a prince, however, his strength and talent was extremely outstanding amongst the younger generation. His future achievements would be even more extraordinary and would definitely surpass Murong Bo, therefore the two of them did not dare to be too arrogant in front of him.

However, the marriage between Murong Yi Xuan and Feng Qing Ge has already been annulled, why did he keep appearing here at the Feng Residence? From what they've heard, the people in the Feng Residence don't really care about him!

"Greetings Third Prince."

The six Feng Guards also put their hands together and gave their greetings. Fan Lin's gaze glazed past those two old men as he explained, "We are under strict orders that the Feng Residence is closed and will not be opened to any guests. We have already informed them but they refuse to leave and are bent on creating a stir. They insist on exchanging our Miss' beloved horse Old White for some items, we beseech Third Prince to enlighten us. Is this their own idea or is it the Ruler's intention?"

When he heard Fan Lin's words, his astute gaze fell onto the two old men and asked sternly: "Is this matter true?"

"This..."

The two of them did not continue their words and remained silent.

Seeing their reaction, Murong Yi Xuan said, "The Feng Residence is the country's protectors. Although they have handed over their token of authority, and even if General Feng has fallen, this Prince here will not condone such insolence towards them in any manner! I am going to let you off this time round because of my Imperial Father. But if there's another time, even if Imperial Father protects you, this Prince here will not let you off so easily!"

His voice was stoic and majestic, and it was a complete contrast to the usually gentle him. He was someone who seldom lost his temper but once he did, no one dared to look at him in his eyes. Just a simple sentence was filled with determination and awe, when the two old men heard him, they knew his standpoint and even the Feng Guards knew at once that he was determined to protect the Feng Residence!

The six Feng Guards were feeling apprehensive, never did they expect such a reaction from him and did it mean that his protection was… all for their Mistress?

Chapter 378: Feng Jiu Returns to the City!

The two old men had been obstructed in such an unsightly manner so many times and their hearts were already boiling with rage, however, there was nothing they could do at this point. They could not show their displeasure so all they could do was to glare at the six Feng Guards and bid their farewell to the Third Prince and left with an angry flourish of their sleeves.

Even if it was Murong Bo, he wouldn't talk to them in such a tone but this Murong Yi Xuan actually had the audacity to talk to them in such a manner, without even leaving any face for them! What nonsense was he spouting? If it was for his Imperial Father, then he shouldn't be defending the Feng Residence!

After seeing them leave, Murong Yi Xuan's heart felt heavy and he seemed to be in deep thoughts. After a while, he looked at the six FG and as if he wanted to say something however after he looked at the manor, he didn't say anything and simply turned to leave.

The few of them saw him turn to leave and walk away. They couldn't help but look at each other before they returned to the manor and closed the big doors behind them, hiding away from the prying and curious gazes from the outside world…

Two days later, it was early in the morning and the sky was still not bright and the surroundings was still dark. The flying airship quietly descended outside Cloudy Moon City stealthily and did not attract anyone's attention.

After the few of them alighted from it, Feng Jiu kept it back into her space and said, "Luo Yu, head back first, I will go home later in the day."

"Mistress is not going home immediately?" Luo Yu was stunned, they were already here in Cloudy Moon City, if she did not go back home, where could she go?

Feng Jiu just looked at him in the eye and said: "If I don't mention it, you need not ask. You will know what you need to know."

When he heard this, he smiled and said, "Yes, I will head back to the manor first." Although he said this, it was still too early in the morning and the city gates weren't still open.

In order not to attract any attention, Feng Jiu changed back into the old and tattered clothes and waited till day break when the City Gates opened and entered the city with the four Golden Core cultivators and headed towards the Peach Blossom Ridge....

When Luo Yu entered the city, he immediately noticed that something wasn't quite right. Some of the street stall hawkers or even those beggars that were begging by the roadside all smiled at him when they looked at him. Especially when he passed by a tea stall, he saw a familiar face and realized that he did not recognize the previous faces wrongly.

He originally intended to head straight back to the Feng Residence but he stopped in his tracks and went to that tea stall. As he sat down, he yelled loudly, "Come and bring a pot of tea!"

"Coming!"

The person who was busy preparing the tea replied and carried the pot of tea over. When he saw who the person seated in front of him was, he was stunned momentarily and saw that it was still very early in the morning and there were still not many people on the streets. With a smile, he asked, "Captain, how are you here?"

"This should be my question, why are all of you here? The moment I stepped in, I saw many of our brothers in disguise scattered all about the city? What happened?" He only stepped out for a few days with the Mistress and the moment they came back, he saw the Feng Guards forces had all been summoned to the city? And on top of that, they were all in disguise as common people, what was happening?

"We received the order and came over, all our brothers are currently in the city. Captain, you've just came back to the city? I've heard that you went out with the Miss so the things that happened in the Feng Residence recently, you might not know of it yet?"

Luo Yu was sipping at his tea when he heard this but a sudden sense of foreboding tugged at his heart. He immediately asked, "What happened?"

"We don't know the specific situation , all that we know is that the Old Patriarch has been missing for a few days." The man said with a low voice, and the Luo Yu who was drinking tea immediately placed the tea cup on the table as his expression crumbled and he stood up swiftly and headed straight to the Feng Residence.

When he saw this, the man was caught off guard momentarily and quickly shouted after him: "Customer! You haven't paid for the tea yet!"

Chapter 379: I'm back!

Luo Yu returned to Feng Residence with haste and went straight to the courtyard of Feng Xiao immediately after he entered the main gates. When Fan Lin and the rest heard that he was back, all of them came out anxiously. They thought that he would be back with the Young Miss, but all they saw was his lone figure.

"Luo Yu, why are you alone? Where's Miss?"

Luo Yu saw the few of them and asked what was on his mind immediately: "I heard that the Old Patriarch went missing? What is going on? With his strength, how can he be taken away? How can it be?"

"Well, the Old Patriarch was taken away in the middle of the night and his whereabouts are still unknown. The news has been suppressed for several days. We thought that we could wait till Miss was back to discuss the matter, but we didn't expect the news to spread after a few days. Because of this matter, the entire Feng Residence had been on the edge and we haven't gotten any rest the past few days."

Hearing this, Luo Yu asked: "The moment I entered the city, I saw many of our brothers scattered throughout. Does this mean that our Masters would come too?"

"All of them came, they are all currently at the courtyard of the Patriarch." Fan Lin said, "What about Miss? Why didn't she come back with you? No…. what happened?!" One really couldn't blame them for thinking this way. But recently, Feng Residence was really too eventful with one incident happening one after another. Hence, the first thought that came to their minds was such.

"Hey! What are you talking about! The Mistress is very well." He glared at them begrudgingly and said: "I will first greet the Patriarch and the other Masters." And he quickly picked up his legs and took hurried steps towards Feng Xiao's courtyard.

When the others saw him leave, they quickly followed behind.

In Feng Xiao's courtyard, eight middle-aged men in their forties were sitting in the courtyard with a dignified look. Occasionally, a few people nodded and whispered to each other. Inadvertently, when they saw the figure that was walking towards them at a fast pace, the several people stopped their discussion immediately.

"Master! My dear Martial Uncles!"

Luo Yu stepped into the courtyard and called out to them: "You all came!"

Luo Yu's Master looked at him and didn't see the figure of Feng Qing Ge at all. He couldn't help but ask in a calm tone: "Didn't you go out with the Young Miss? How is it only yourself? Where is she?"

"The Mistress has something to do. She said that she will be home in the evening and sent me back to inform it first."

When they heard this, the faces of several people turned serious. The few Masters of the house had a series of accidents. They were worried that if the Miss really encountered an accident, things would really get out of hand.

"Since you have already recognized her as the Mistress, you should be by her side to protect her all the time. Why did you come running back on your own? It is an extremely sensitive and eventful period for the Feng Residence now, if something happens to her, tell me, who can afford it?" Luo Yu's Master blamed him and found it strange that he did not follow her in protection.

When he heard his Master's words, Luo Yu looked at him with a face full of grievance and said: "The Mistress will not let me follow and I have no choice but to listen to her words!"

"Luo Yu, the Patriarch has called for you." Leng Shuang came out of the room and looked at Luo Yu.

"Master, my few dear Martial Uncles, please excuse me, I need to report to the Patriarch about my trip out with the Mistress." He said respectfully as he turned and walked into the room.

The few people in the courtyard saw this and looked at each other. When they saw that several other Feng Guard leaders had arrived, they immediately said, "You all came."

Fan Lin and others walked over and said that they each greeted the Masters.

One of the middle-aged men looked at the seven people and said with a calm voice: "I ask you, why is it that out of you eight, only Luo Yu recognizes the Young Miss as the Mistress?"

As soon as they heard this, there was an awkward silence and they didn't really know how to explain it.

Seeing that they were all silent, the faces of the several middle-aged men sank, and their sharp eyes stared at them, waiting for them to speak out their own reasons.

Chapter 380: Report

Fan Lin hesitated for a moment and looked at the others before he he said wryly: "Well….we had first wanted to see Miss' abilities, but we didn't think that things would drag on. As for Luo Yu... he was directly beaten up by her that he immediately acknowledged her as the Mistress."

"Hmph! The way I see it, you all are just too arrogant!" The middle aged man said in a reprimanding tone and said, "Don't forget, you are all Feng Guards that we've trained you from such a young age, taught you everything so that you can be Miss' left and right hands. Now look at you, what have you become? It's been so long and yet you haven't acknowledged your Mistress!"

Hearing his harsh words, the few of them lowered their heads and did not speak. Indeed...with regards to this matter, they had gone a little overboard.

"Let me give you a piece of advice, the opportunity has been presented to you, all that's left is to seize it. Don't come crying if you miss the opportunity!" The middle aged man berated them and said in a stern voice: "Go out then. Snap out of your daze!"

"Yes." The few of them responded despondently and left.

After they had left the courtyard, the few middle aged men shook their heads. "These children are too proud in their hearts."

How could they not know what was on their minds? They were the same as them in the past, their hearts were filled with pride and they did not want to acknowledge someone useless as their Master. However, in the end, they had still been convinced by their Master and not only because of his strength, it was because of him as a person and how much he had treasured loyalty and treated them like brothers.

"That kid Luo Yu, usually he's not that quick but I didn't think that he would have such foresight , much better than them!" Another man spoke up in jest as he smiled. He was obviously very satisfied about the fact that Luo Yu had taken the initiative to acknowledge her as the Mistress.

"Yeah, I really didn't think that out of the eight of them, Luo Yu was the first to acknowledge her as the Mistress. That kid has a sharp eye." Another man nodded his head and chortled.

Another middle aged man also chimed in, with a face full of smiles, he said: "Maybe because we have not met Miss for a long time, if Master didn't mention it, we would also not know her true abilities. It's really too surprising."

As for Feng Jiu's other identity as the Ghost Doctor, their Master Feng Xiao had already divulged it to the few of them and this was the main reason why they were so angry with the fact that the other seven Feng Guards had yet to recognize their Miss as their Mistress. They were in the Feng Residence all day and yet the fact that their own Miss was the Ghost Doctor was still completely oblivious to them. And now, only Luo Yu had acknowledged her as the Mistress, the rest of them, where did their eyes go to?

As for Luo Yu who had entered the room, he was telling Feng Xiao all that had happened on their entire journey to the Nine Entrapment Woods.

When Feng Xiao heard that they had encountered such a sinister and precarious situation, his heart was fraught with worry and he listened to every word tensely. Until the moment he heard that they had escaped unscathed and even four Golden Core cultivators had acknowledged Little Jiu as their Mistress, only then did he start to relax.

"Good..good..good...Hahaha, All that matters is that you have both returned safe and sound. That's all that matters."

He let out a long breath and sincerely felt thankful in his heart that they had overcame such a predicament. They wouldn't be able to return if wasn't a blessing in disguise.

When he thought of this, his heart tightened and he reminded himself: When he meets with Little Jiu later on, he must remind her to be more careful in future and if she encounters any troubles, and if she wasn't fully confident in winning the odds to overturn the situation, do not do anything rash like this time round. If something had happened accidentally, he really did not dare to imagine the consequences…

Facing a Golden Core Peak cultivator, this little girl was really too brash and reckless!

Luo Yu looked at Feng Xiao and continued: "After entering the city, Mistress brought the few of them along with her and left. However, I don't think that they know that the Old Patriarch is missing. But she had said that she would come home by the evening."

Feng Xiao nodded his head and thought that she had most probably gone over to the Peach Blossom Ridge.