Yun Hai said in a cold voice, “I can make the decision to let you go, along with the two people behind you. As for the others, we have to take them away for processing.”
The moment Yun Hai finished speaking, before Mo Jinghong could even reply, an anxious elderly man, over fifty years old, spoke up: “Young master, our entire Qingyun Province is one unit! You can’t abandon us just for your own selfish reasons!”
“If they want to silence everyone by killing them, why would they spare you three alone?” Baili Xuanqing reminded them in a cold tone.
Xiao Qingfeng then spoke up, “The benefits they’re promising are just a temporary fix! Once you step out of the lord’s formation, they will definitely not let you – or any of you – go!”
Xiao Hongyu’s features were stern and imposing. “Young master, as people born in Qingyun Province, we should share a common hatred against the enemy…”
One after another, everyone tried to pressure Mo Jinghong with these words.
Ning Shiyue couldn’t stand it anymore. “When trouble comes, you all remember that Qingyun Province is one unit. But earlier, when you wanted to kill us, did any of you feel the slightest bit of mercy?”
The people from Qingyun Province had ugly looks on their faces. Ye Wentian’s disciple was simply too rude, and completely unfit for any important role.
“If you want me to save you, that’s fine, but you’ll have to agree to one condition of mine.” Mo Jinghong’s phoenix-like eyes turned slightly cold, his gaze landing on Xiao Qingfeng.
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At the same time.
Whoosh! —
Feng Qingran emerged from the cold pool.
“Hey woman, hurry up, will you? Yuanbao is waiting for you!” Feng Ci urged.
“Don’t worry. Seventh senior brother is there. Yuanbao won’t be in any danger.” Feng Qingran’s beautiful eyes shimmered with clarity, as bright and clear as crystal.
“He’s just a Divine Transformation realm cultivator. Over there, there’s a whole bunch of Void Spirit realm experts. You’re counting on him?” Feng Ci was completely speechless.
It seemed that the people of Lingyun Sect trusted Mo Jinghong to a terrifying degree.
If, back in the day, members of its mother’s clan had shown that kind of trust, maybe they could have escaped that disaster.
Feng Qingran’s red lips curled up slightly. “Feng Ci, sooner or later, you’ll understand where this kind of trust comes from.”
Achoo! —
Feng Qingran couldn’t help it and sneezed several times in a row.
The water in this cold pool was way too freezing, and it was making her shiver all over.
But it was pitch black in front of her, so she had absolutely no idea which way to swim…
And this place was like a black hole; it just absorbed all the light.
“Woman, there must be a mechanism here somewhere. As soon as you find it, you can get out!” Sensing Feng Qingran’s frustration, Feng Ci said, feeling a little guilty.
It hadn’t expected the exit it sensed to be like this…
It almost didn’t dare tell Feng Qingran that the way back had already been destroyed…
Feng Qingran gritted her teeth and said in an icy-cold tone, “Feng Ci, you’d better pray that you’re a beast without fur, or I swear I’ll make you understand exactly what it means to face the treachery of this world!”
Feng Ci was so scared its eggshell trembled. It decided right then: it was not coming out of its shell!
Feng Qingran had no choice. She pulled out the Tracking Compass that Elder Yinglong had given her from her space. Closing her eyes, she felt around for the mechanism.
Soon, Feng Qingran put away the Tracking Compass and swam to the left, feeling back and forth along the icy-cold stone wall.
Finally, she touched a bump.
Click! —
With a crisp sound, a stone door opened not far from Feng Qingran.
She could see the bright, shining world outside.
But inside, there was still no light.
Feng Qingran swam to the shore and stepped out of the cold pool. The stone door behind her closed.
The place she was in now was a cave.
Crunch, crunch, crunch! —
A strange chewing sound came from the right.
Feng Qingran turned her head and saw a black and white bear.
Feng Qingran’s almond-shaped eyes flew wide open, sparkling with light. Oh, this was just way too cute!
“Holy crap! You… you… woman, you must have stumbled onto a four-leaf clover today, seriously!” Feng Ci’s shocked voice rang out in Feng Qingran’s sea of consciousness.
“Feng Ci! I want to form a contract with it,” Feng Qingran said, her voice full of excitement.
She had finally found a creature that caught her eye!
Aside from the Divine Phoenix, which she didn’t know much about, all her other contracted beasts were total letdowns…
“Form a contract with it? In your dreams, lady! Do you even know what it’s called?” Feng Ci’s tone was a little sour.
Fickle woman!
Weren’t three contracted beasts enough for her? Now she wanted another one? Could she even manage them all?
But what surprised Feng Ci even more was that this small world actually had an Iron-Eating Beast!
“I don’t care what it’s called! Cute is all that matters!” Feng Qingran’s almond-shaped eyes were bright and shining.
She slowly walked closer, looking at the Iron-Eating Beast, and asked cautiously, “Do you really love eating bamboo, don’t you?”
Iron-Eating Beast: ???
This person seems a little slow!
Wasn’t it obviously munching on bamboo right now?
It’s just that the weather had turned, and the bamboo was old and tough on the teeth, and not very tasty.
“I have a whole bunch of super fresh bamboo at my place. Would you like to come back with me?” Feng Qingran coaxed it sweetly.
The Iron-Eating Beast didn’t say anything; it just took another bite of its bamboo.
Crunch! —
Watching the Iron-Eating Beast, so cute and silly, Feng Qingran felt her heart just melt!
No way!
She absolutely had to trick this little guy into coming home with her!
Feng Qingran pulled out a huge pile of spirit food from her space and laid it all out in front of the Iron-Eating Beast.
The Iron-Eating Beast paused in its bamboo-chewing.
Its round, rolling eyes fixed on Feng Qingran. Hmm, this person actually seemed pretty decent, and all this stuff smelled so good!
“Go on, eat up…” Feng Qingran said, her face glowing with excitement.
Once it ate her spirit food, it would be her beast.
The Iron-Eating Beast tentatively picked up a candied hawthorn skewer and put it in its mouth. A sweet, fragrant flavor immediately spread everywhere.
So delicious!
After finishing that one, the Iron-Eating Beast grabbed a vegetarian spirit snack. Holding it in its paw, it hesitated a little. It couldn’t just eat her things for free.
The Iron-Eating Beast put the snack back on the table and then crawled out of the cave.
“Hahaha… It ran away! Aren’t you going to chase it?” Feng Ci said, gloating.
