Chapter 480: He's back!
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
He wasn't scared of talents.
There were so many talents in the world. However, when a talent was also scheming, then that talent was truly terrifying.
"I will not hide anything from you. I did spend quite a bit of time researching this over the past year. I think you're feeling the effects now. Do you feel like you're unable to move your legs?" Fang Zhengzhi asked caringly.
"You..." Bai Xing wanted to scream for help. Even though it would be humiliating for him to scream for help in his own residence, he still opened his mouth.
However...
The moment he did, he felt something heavy knock against his head.
When he turned around...
Bai Xing saw a pole, a metal pole which had been bent out of shape.
"What a tough head!" The man looked at Bai Xing and the metal pole in his hand, shocked at the result.
"..." Bai Xing turned to look at the man and that glowing red demonic eye on his forehead. He didn't believe that someone would be able to sneak up behind him.
How did it happen?
Did Fang Zhengzhi distract him?
Even so, as an Intermediate Rebirth State cultivator, he should have been able to sense it if someone was creeping up on him.
Furthermore...
Why was he knocked in the head with a metal pole?
Did this man really think that he could be knocked out by a metal pole? How naive...
Bai Xing found everything a little strange. What was even stranger was that he felt as though his head had been pricked my needles.
It hurt so bad that he felt his world spinning.
"Bong!" Bai Xing froze and crumpled to the ground. Just before he hit the ground, a thought flashed through his mind.
No!
He wasn't poisoned... to be precise, he wasn't just poisoned...
"Hahaha, this will be a story for the ages! I knocked out a Demon Domain Chief!" Su Jiu couldn't suppress his excitement as he looked at Bai Xing.
"So, coming to the Blood Shadow City to enjoy the scenery was your idea right?" Fang Zhengzhi replied calmly.
"Erm..." Su Jiu froze.
...
An hour later...
At the highest point of the Blood Shadow City, nine men in shining armor waited at the entrance to a black palace.
The palace was clearly aged.
Ten black pillars supported the entire palace. Each pillar was surrounded by demon soldiers in different armor.
Before long, a demon soldier walked out of the palace.
"The Young Master invites you in!"
"Okay!" The nine males nodded and entered the palace.
Before long, the nine males were in a room inside the palace.
There was a lady in the middle of the room. She wore a snow white dress, her black, silky hair falling to her waist, her eyes calm.
The lady didn't move. She looked out the window at the rising sun. She held a yellowish piece of paper in her hand.
The paper was small.
There were few words on it.
It was just a single sentence.
"Have you eaten?"
There were no other words on that piece of paper. There was no indication as to who the author was.
The lady was Yun Qingwu.
As the Young Master of the Demons, Yun Qingwu has many things to do during the day. Such a piece of paper should not have appeared in her hands.
Yet, this was passed from soldier to soldier, all the way until it made its way to Yun Qingwu.
The reason was simple...
This was the only thing left behind in the Bai Residence.
"Greetings, Young Master!" The nine men fell to one knee when they entered the room.
"Mm, save the formalities, Domain Chiefs." Yun Qingwu nodded as she looked down at the piece of paper.
"Young Master, about that..."
"Young Master, what are your orders?"
"There is no one in the Southern Region capable of sneaking into the Blood Shadow City and kidnapping Domain Chief Bai. Only those few people in the Great Xia..."
The nine men waited for Yun Qingwu to make her decision.
News that one of the 10 Domain Chiefs had been abducted from the Blood Shadow City had shocked the entire Demon World.
Most importantly...
The most terrifying part of it was...
This person had done it in broad daylight and without triggering any alarms! This was about sending a message! The Blood Shadow City was not as safe as they thought!
"He's back after more than a year!" Yun Qingwu murmured to herself, ignoring the questions of the nine men.
"Him? Young Master, who are you referring to?" One of the men asked, confused by Yun Qingwu's cryptic words.
After all, they had all seen the note. There was no indication of who the author was.
If not for the fact that it was the only clue left in the Bai Residence...
They would have thrown it away without a second thought.
"Someone who has disappeared for more than a year." Yun Qingwu replied calmly after some thought.
"Disappeared for more than a year?!"
The men looked at each other in confusion when they heard this.
"Young Master, are you talking about Fang Zhengzhi?"
"What a joke. How is that even possible? Fang Zhengzhi may have disappeared for more than a year, but he is a crippled man. Furthermore, both the Great Xia and the Southern Region are hunting for him! He may be dead for all we know!"
"Mm, the Great Xia could have executed Fang Zhengzhi without announcement!"
The nine men guessed as they looked at Yun Qingwu.
However...
Yun Qingwu didn't respond. She knew that even if she said it, no one would believe her.
There was no point in saying it then.
"Ying Feng."
"Yes, Young Master!" A man stepped forward from the crowd. He was thin and unassuming.
However, when this man stepped forward, those around him instinctively took a step back.
Because...
This was Ying Feng.
He was the current Domain Chief of the Dark Domain. He was the younger brother of Ying Shan and was once promoted to Vice Domain Chief after just a single sentence from Yun Qingwu.
Just a year later, he took over as Domain Chief.
However, that was not the most important point.
Most importantly, the Dark Domain had already taken over the position of the Star Domain. It had gone from being the weakest domain to the most powerful one.
No one knew how Ying Feng had done it.
But the fact was...
He had done so without being propped up by Yun Qingwu.
"Mm, I want to make a trip to the Great Xia. Make the necessary arrangements." Yun Qingwu replied calmly.
"Young Master, you want to go to the Great Xia?!"
"No, that must not happen! Young Master, the Great Xia already knows who you are! How can you take such a risk?"
"Yes, this matter is of great importance. Young Master, please do not act rashly. I think we should discuss this with the Demon Lord..."
The men were shocked by Yun Qingwu's orders.
"Do you all think that I, Ying Feng, am not powerful enough to ensure the Young Master's safety?" Ying Feng's voice rang out.
At that moment...
The expressions of the eight men changed.
However, no one stepped forward to rebut him.
"As long as I am alive, I swear that the Young Master will be safe. Young Master, when do we leave?"
"Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Okay, I will make the necessary arrangements now!"
...
...
Five days later... in the Southern Region's Icy Monkey Settlement...
Even though a chilly breeze continued to caress Feng Su cliff, the stench of blood had been wiped clean after more than a year.
Grass covered the plains outside the Icy Monkey Settlement as a myriad of flowers bloomed amongst the grass, their fragrance filling the air.
Of course, to say that there were no traces of the battle left behind...
Would be an exaggeration.
Because...
There was still a sword on the cliff. It was embedded deep in the ground and covered with ice.
The sun beat down on the ice, but the ice didn't melt despite the heat.
It was a strange sight.
What was even stranger was that there was a figure standing next to the sword. His blue long sleeved shirt flapped in the wind.
To the people of the Southern Region...
They had gotten used to seeing that blade on the cliff.
Over the past year, many courageous soldiers had come to the sword...
They had tried to pluck it out of the ground...
However...
The sword refused to budge. It remained embedded deep in the ground, encased by a thick layer of snow and ice.
It was almost as if the sword was saying, "I won't even let you touch!"
Of course, the Southern Region warriors didn't think that way. They were just curious why the ice around the sword had yet to melt.
Good sword!
That was their only conclusion.
Then, they began to forget about the sword. Over the past year, too many had tried and failed.
But now...
There was one man on the cliff.
He was here for the sword. He extended his hand towards the hilt, which was encased by snow and ice.
Then, a strange thing happened.
The ice began to melt at a rate visible to the naked eye. It disappeared into a white mist.
Then, his hand closed around the hilt.
He lifted the sword out of the ground!
The sword turned into a ray of purple light and landed in his hand.
"It's been a long time." The figure whispered as he grabbed the hilt with one hand and stroked the blade with his other hand.
"Hum!" The blade hummed.
It felt like the blade was truly happy to see this man. It was almost as though a hibernating dragon had woken up and seen the sun. Its excitement was palpable.
"I will bring you to admire different sceneries. We will walk further and climb higher than before."
"Hum!" The blade hummed excitedly.
...
The Southern Region. Sagely Mountain City. The Palace.
Icy Monkey, the settlement chief of the Icy Monkey Settlement, passed by layers of guards and walked to the throne room.
"Your Highness!" Icy Monkey fell to one knee respectfully as he entered the throne room.
There was a lady seated on the throne. She wore snow white leather and her beige skin glowed under the light.
Her silky black hair rested on her shoulders.
She had a golden crown on her head. The crown was adorned with three feathers and three gems of different colors.
She was Shan Yu.
The Queen of the Southern Region!
After hearing what Icy Monkey had to say, she unfurled the parchment in her hand and looked at him.
"Uncle Monkey, what is the hurry?"
"The sword, the sword is missing!" Icy Monkey replied anxiously, his voice shaking.
"Sword? What sword?" Shan Yu was slightly confused.
"The... the sword on Feng Su... it's... it's missing!" Icy Monkey's expression was complicated.
"What did you say? The sword on Feng Su cliff is missing?!" Shan Yu's expression changed as the parchment dropped to the floor.
"Yes!" Icy Monkey nodded in confirmation.
He knew exactly why Princess Shan Yu was so shocked. He also knew what the disappearance of that sword meant.
Over the past year, countless Southern Region warriors had tried their luck but to no avail.
The sword had become a badge of honor.
Anyone who could get it out of the ground would be revered by his peers.
However...
The sword had disappeared.
It had disappeared without a trace. No warrior had stepped forward and announced that he had succeeded.
This sword was no longer just a badge of honor. It signified something different altogether.