Revenge Begins

Since Mu Feiyang usually had Little Black handle small matters, such as when he wanted barbecue and Little Black went out to catch demon beasts.

When Mu Feiyang returned from hunting demon beasts and needed to distribute them among the villagers, it was Little Black who handled it. When Mu Feiyang cleared land, farmed, and planted seeds, it was Little Black as well.

That was why those plants and animals held such a huge grudge against Little Black. But who could blame him for being the most active one?

Since he had turned into a black dog, the villagers would only praise Little Black for being clever. The others were different, because the things they had turned into were simply too strange.

To avoid frightening the villagers, Mu Feiyang restricted their range of movement and forbade them from displaying their abilities in front of the villagers.

Surely a koi, a hen, or those flowers, grasses, and farming tools could not be allowed to run wild all over Laga Village!

If that happened, it would scare the villagers of Laga Village to death. They would think they were all monsters, and might even believe Mu Feiyang had been possessed by a ghost.

"Stop arguing. I'll arrange it."

Watching them argue here gave Mu Feiyang a headache. They were only going out to kill a few people—was there really a need to act as though they were dividing up treasure?

Left with no choice, Mu Feiyang spoke up to interrupt them. Otherwise, even if they argued here for three days and three nights, they would never reach a conclusion.

"This time, Little Black will lead the team, with Chang Li and Tian Long assisting him. The three of you must wipe out Princess Zhao and all her henchmen."

"Please rest assured, Master. We will certainly complete the task you have assigned us."

Once Mu Feiyang finished speaking, the three people he had named were overjoyed. Chang Li and Tian Long in particular, since this was the first time Mu Feiyang had assigned them a task.

Those who had not been assigned anything all wore disappointed expressions, as though they had lost several hundred million.

"Go."

Mu Feiyang shook his head. These fellows had probably been lonely for too long. It seemed he would have to find things for them to do in the future, or it would be bad if they all developed depression someday.

As soon as Mu Feiyang finished speaking, Little Black and the other two rose into the sky. In an instant, they vanished from above Laga Village, flying toward the Xiling Empire's imperial palace.

Little Black had often sneaked out to play, so he was naturally familiar with the Xiling Empire's imperial palace. It was precisely because Little Black often slipped away, sometimes not returning for days, that Mu Feiyang had once given him a brutal lesson.

Mu Feiyang had broken every bone in his body before refining some pills to treat him. Later, Zhao Shanshan had eaten half of one of the remaining two pills.

After the three left, Mu Feiyang returned to his room to sleep. After all, he had long grown accustomed to taking afternoon naps.

Meanwhile, after flying for nearly half a day, the three arrived at the Xiling Empire's Imperial City. As soon as they appeared above it, the people below quickly spotted them.

Yet none of the three paid attention to the people below. Instead, they seemed to be discussing something.

"Mangy dog, do you know where Princess Zhao lives?"

"Please call me Captain Little Black. Master told you to listen to me. Be careful, or I'll tattle to Master when we get back."

"You..."

"Hmph! I can't be bothered to argue with you."

Tian Long was enraged by Little Black's shameless words and truly wanted to punch him right in the mouth. But after recalling Mu Feiyang's words, he gave up on the thought.

"Stop talking about this. Let's finish Master's task first."

Chang Li, who stood to one side, also found Little Black rather unbearable. Still, she reminded them that they had a task to carry out, not an outing for leisure.

Once they finished Mu Feiyang's task, they could argue however they wanted. Even fighting would be fine.

"Tian Long, isn't your race best at barriers? Seal off the entire Imperial City first, so no one can escape."

"Alright."

Tian Long said nothing more. He fired a streak of golden light toward the Imperial City below. When it landed within the city, it spread outward in every direction, swiftly covering the entire Imperial City.

Then, a barrier of light appeared around the edges of the Imperial City, shrouding it completely. Some people who did not know what was happening tried to leave the city, only to be bounced back by the suddenly appearing golden light.

"Alright, the entire Imperial City is sealed off. What do we do next?"

"Of course, we find someone to take us to Princess Zhao. After all, we don't even know what she looks like."

"Tch!"

"I thought you had some brilliant plan. We should have brought those two girls along earlier."

After hearing Little Black's words, Tian Long could not help looking down on him. When they had left earlier, they had run into Zhao Shanshan and the other girl, who were traveling along the road. Tian Long had suggested bringing them back with them.

Since the two were princesses of the Xiling Empire, they would surely know where Princess Zhao lived. Yet Little Black had vetoed the suggestion.

"Isn't it easy enough to find someone to lead the way? Why would we need to bring those two girls?"

After saying that, Little Black reached down toward the Imperial City below and grabbed. A bewildered soldier was immediately hauled into the sky.

"S-Senior, I wonder if there is... anything I can do for you. This lowly one will definitely handle it properly for Senior."

Having suddenly been grabbed into the sky above the Imperial City, the soldier stammered fearfully after recovering from his shock. These three could stand in the air, which meant they were at least in the Sky Soaring Realm.

Since they had not killed him immediately, they must need something from him. That was why the soldier spoke this way.

"Do you know where Princess Zhao lives?"

"The First Prince?"

"That's right, your First Prince."

"I do. Seniors, are you going to see the First Prince? I know where the First Prince's residence is. Do you need me to lead you there?"

"Mm."

Little Black answered, then descended into the Imperial City with the soldier. Once his feet touched solid ground, the soldier finally let out a sigh of relief.

He was merely a patrolling soldier of the Imperial City, an insignificant figure at the eighth level of Body Tempering. Being suddenly dragged into the high sky without being frightened to death was already impressive enough.

His performance had already been quite good. After sighing in relief, the soldier turned and led Little Black and the other two in one direction.

Elsewhere, deep within the imperial palace, a man in black was reporting to Zhao Wuji in his bedchamber. He was speaking of Little Black's group of three and the sealing of the Imperial City.

"Spirit Guard, do you know the cultivation realms of those three?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, they were too far away, and this subordinate did not know their purpose, so I did not approach too closely. I do not know their realms."

"However, I sensed them from afar. All three are at least in the Imperial Realm."

"The Imperial Realm? It seems the three have come with ill intent."

"Spirit Guard, monitor their movements with all your strength. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

When Zhao Wuji heard that all three were at least in the Imperial Realm, his expression grew grave. The strongest ancestor of the Xiling Empire was only in the Imperial Realm.

If those three had truly come to cause trouble, then even the imperial family could do nothing to them, unless they mobilized an army of a million soldiers to fight them together.

But this was the Imperial City, and it was clearly impossible to mobilize an army of a million. Thus, Zhao Wuji hoped those three had not come to stir up trouble.