Ning Fengzhi's commission

Nothing further went wrong, and the group returned to the Academy safely.

Unfortunately, it started raining heavily on their way back.

This meant that when everyone went to check the place where the commotion had come from, they could no longer find any special traces.

Everything was covered up by the torrential rain.

However, Chen Feng already had a guess in his heart, but he didn't have any concrete evidence. He also didn't plan to inquire about the Holy Dragon Sect later, lest someone notice something was wrong.

He only needs to see if any trouble comes knocking afterward; if so, it means that the people from the Holy Dragon Sect haven't been silenced.

If things remain calm afterward, it means that the people from the Holy Dragon Sect who sent the message have failed.

Since they brought three Soul Beast with them this time, and two of them were quite conspicuous, the group split into two groups when they returned to the Academy.

Flender and Zhao Wuji, along with Dark Soul Cat, Ironclad Earth Dragon, and Wuxiang, returned to the Academy through the forest behind the Academy, part of which was located Heaven Dou City.

The other route was for the others to enter Heaven Dou City and then return to the Academy through the main gate.

This was mainly to avoid attracting unnecessary attention. Afterwards, the three Soul Beast would be assigned to the Academy's forest, where only the Nine-Headed Serpent Team usually operated, and other students rarely went there to wander around.

After settling the three Soul Beast, Chen Feng and the others returned to their peaceful cultivation life.

Meanwhile, inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Qinghe looked at a piece of intelligence in his hand, his expression somewhat puzzled.

"Tuoba Xi and his son disappeared together?"

"Yes, Your Highness. According to the Holy Dragon Sect, Tuoba Xi took his son out to find ingredients, but they didn't return for a long time, which is when the Holy Dragon Sect realized something was wrong," Ci Xie said from the side.

What does "ingredients" mean?

"Yes, the Holy Dragon Sect has a tradition of hunting young Dragon-type Soul Beast and turning them into food. They believe this strengthens their dragon bloodline. The younger the Dragon-type Soul Beast, the more Favor they are, to the point that sometimes they..."

"What can you do?"

"They will seek out pregnant Soul Beast and perform cesarean sections to extract their offspring."

Xue Qinghe, or rather Qian Renxue, frowned immediately. "Cesarean section?"

"Yes."

Is their approach effective?

"That's unclear. Anyway, the White Armored Earth Dragon has remained the same White Armored Earth Dragon all these years."

Qian Renxue scoffed, "How could they even come up with something like this? Didn't Grandmaster Chen Feng already announce the cultivation method for Dragon Blood Spirit Master? Instead of taking the proper path, they choose this kind of wildly concocted one."

"I feel that this may have become a tradition of the Holy Dragon Sect, so it can't be changed in a short time," said Ci Xie.

Qian Renxue gently tapped the table, and after a while, asked:

"Does the Holy Dragon Sect know Tuoba Xi's destination?"

"There's no specific destination. It's said they'll be searching for Dragon-type Soul Beast in various Soul Beast Gathering Place. However, they generally don't go too far. This time, more than a month has passed without any news, and that's when the Holy Dragon Sect started to panic," Ci Xie replied.

What is the Pope's attitude towards this?

"His Holiness the Pope sent people to investigate, but there are no leads yet."

Qian Renxue thought for a moment and said:

"The Holy Dragon Sect is located in Silvis, and the Soul Beast Gathering Place in the vicinity is Sunset Forest. Have you sent anyone there yet?"

"I went there, but didn't find anything."

"Then let the Main Hall investigate slowly. By the way, what's the latest news about the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy?"

"Unless something unusual happens, those children are all diligently cultivating and rarely show up at the Academy anymore."

Qian Renxue nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "I heard that the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House is holding an auction recently?"

"Yes, Your Highness, would you like to go and take a look? It is said that there is a Cat Girl at this auction, who has an extremely rare Spirit Mutation," Ci Xie said with a smile.

Qian Renxue glanced at him. "What do you mean?"

"Ahem, I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to ask if Your Highness would like such a maid."

"Boring, isn't there anything else useful?"

"And there's a very nice pair of emerald earrings, Your Highness, would you be interested?"

I have no interest in flashy but impractical things.

Qian Renxue came to the window, remained silent for a while, and then said:

"Send an invitation to that boy named Chen Feng for me. Tell him I'd like to attend the auction with him; he might be interested in this kind of Spirit Mutation."

"Yes."

Meanwhile, inside the Academy.

Chen Feng was reading a letter in his hand. The letter came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and was written to him personally by Ning Fengzhi.

The gist of the story is that there's a recent auction where a Cat Girl will be among the items up for auction. The Cat Girl's mother seeks help from Ning Fengzhi, hoping he can rescue her daughter, and in return, she's willing to become a slave in a sect.

Ning Fengzhi did not agree to take her as a servant, but he said he would rescue her daughter.

Then, this matter was handed over to Chen Feng, along with a Gold Soul Coin prepaid card, which was prepared as funds for Chen Feng to participate in the auction.

Ning Fengzhi didn't intend to find Cat Girl to be his future son-in-law's maid. Rather, he believed that this Cat Girl, as an extremely rare Spirit Mutation, might be helpful to Chen Feng's research on Martial Soul, so he entrusted this task to Chen Feng.

This includes arrangements for Cat Girl's future.

Chen Feng then recalled that such a thing had happened. He did not refuse the task and had also figured out how to settle the Cat Girl.

After reading the letter, Chen Feng went out to look for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

He certainly wouldn't go to auction off the Cat Girl alone; if he were discovered, it would be impossible to explain. So he took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing with him.

"Steady".

When Chen Feng found the two, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were feeding Dark Soul Cat in the forest behind the mountain, a hobby they had recently developed.

Dark Soul Cat Xiao Hei is quite greedy, so when other people have free time, they bring some treats to feed it.

In just one month, this Xiao Hei has already gained some weight, and it feels quite nice to pet.

"Xiao Feng, you're here." Ning Rongrong said while scratching Xiao Hei's chin.

Xiao Hei squinted its eyes and lay on the ground looking Bashi. When it sensed Chen Feng's arrival, it wagged its tail as if to say hello.

Chen Feng stroked its smooth fur twice and said:

"Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, there's an auction at the Heaven Dou Auction House recently. Would you like to come with me to check it out?"

"Great! Perfect timing to go for a walk. By the way, what kind of film are you planning to shoot?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.