Xiao Wu Takes Action in the Dead of Night

Yes, the Star Luo Dai Family was the fallback Chen Feng had prepared for himself in case he had no other choice.

He had three purposes in befriending Dai Mubai and the others.

The first was because Zhu Zhuqing corresponded to the Kun Hexagram, though her purity was insufficient. So Chen Feng gave her a push and, while he was at it, helped her escape the family predicament she faced.

The second purpose was to build ties with the Dai Family.

Dai Weisi had always been the widely favored crown prince. Dai Mubai was merely a whetstone for his blade.

If Dai Mubai truly severed the martial soul bond between himself and Zhu Zhuqing, then he and Dai Weisi would no longer have any fundamental conflict.

If Dai Weisi was smart enough, he might even treat his younger brother Dai Mubai well.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, Dai Mubai had voluntarily made sacrifices and concessions, reducing Dai Weisi's troubles. Dai Weisi needed to show his appreciation for that.

This would greatly weaken the factional struggle within the Star Luo Dai Family, basically fulfilling Chen Feng's prerequisite for joining a force: simple factions.

Of course, Chen Feng would not settle on a faction so easily.

Just like a scumbag keeping multiple girls on the hook, the Star Luo Dai Family had merely entered his pond. Whether he chose this fish would depend on how things developed later.

Chen Feng's third purpose was actually the simplest: he simply felt sorry for the Tiger Cat pair and wanted to help them escape their cage.

In Chen Feng's view, the Star Luo Imperial Family's heir duel tradition was utterly meaningless.

Because the standard for those duels was obviously strength—in other words, the quality of one's cultivation talent.

There was no problem with that if they were choosing a Warrior, but did choosing an emperor require cultivation talent?

Shouldn't they be looking at who understood the people better, who was more shameless, and who could better distribute the interests of all parties?

Choosing an emperor by a Warrior's standards sounded completely ridiculous.

And being emperor was a busy job. If one wanted to handle state affairs properly, it was difficult to also keep up with cultivation.

Yet the Star Luo Imperial Family insisted on selecting descendants with excellent cultivation talent, then pinning them to a position where they had no time to cultivate. No wonder the Star Luo Dai Family had failed to produce a Title Douluo for so many years.

And they still had the nerve to place the White Tiger on equal footing with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon? Where did they get that confidence?

Honestly, Chen Feng could not understand what the Dai Family ancestor who established this rule had been thinking. Had he gotten drunk? Then slapped his ass and come up with such a brain-dead rule?

What earth-shattering wisdom!

In short, Chen Feng had many reasons for befriending Dai Mubai and the others, but the most important was preparing for the future.

With the Star Luo Dai Family as a shield, Chen Feng would have the confidence to carry out his future plans without worrying that Old Deng might one day come knocking and forcefully recruit him.

Chen Feng and Xiao Wu each lost themselves in their thoughts and gradually fell asleep. After some time, Tang San entered the tent.

His night watch was over. It was time for Chen Feng to take over.

To avoid disturbing Xiao Wu, Tang San quietly approached Chen Feng, nudged him awake, and pointed outside.

Chen Feng nodded, then lightly got up and left the tent.

His years of staying up late in his previous life quickly cleared his head, and he began keeping watch.

After a while, Chen Feng suddenly heard a faint sound behind him. Turning around, he saw Xiao Wu leaving the tent at this hour.

"It's not time yet," Chen Feng whispered in confusion.

He had thought Xiao Wu would only make her move when it was her turn to keep watch, but he had not expected her to come out now.

"I need to use the bathroom," Xiao Wu whispered, giving an excuse neither of them believed.

"Fine, go ahead. Be careful," Chen Feng said with a nod.

"Mm, but it might take me a little while. Um... you understand, right?" Xiao Wu looked at Chen Feng and spoke vaguely.

She was testing him, trying to see whether Chen Feng actually knew something.

"I understand." Chen Feng put on an enlightened expression. "Girl stuff. I get it."

You don't get shit! Xiao Wu grumbled inwardly. She said nothing else and turned to walk into the darkness.

After walking some distance and deciding Chen Feng should no longer be able to see her, she broke into a run.

Xiao Wu had originally planned to act when it was her turn to stand watch, but then she thought about it again. Wouldn't that leave the camp completely defenseless?

What if a Soul Beast sneaked in? There would not even be anyone to raise the alarm.

So Xiao Wu came out while Chen Feng was on watch. Since she had always felt that Chen Feng seemed to know something, she wanted to use this opportunity to test him again. Unfortunately, she still got no answer.

Forget it. No matter. She needed to find the Moon-Drawing Fox and condense her First Spirit Ring first. Xiao Wu threw her doubts to the back of her mind and focused on what was before her.

As for Chen Feng, she would let nature take its course.

Naturally, it would be best if Chen Feng had not discovered her identity.

If Chen Feng had discovered it, he had not chosen to publicize it. Instead, he had continuously made things easier for Xiao Wu.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Wu felt there was no use worrying. She should continue observing what Chen Feng was really thinking.

In any case, the most urgent matter was obtaining her First Spirit Ring and seeing whether she could use it to embark on the so-called "path of glorious evolution."

Back at the camp, after Xiao Wu left, Chen Feng sat there quietly and diligently kept watch.

Before long, he heard another faint sound coming from behind him.

Chen Feng sighed softly and turned his head. Sure enough, he saw Tang San coming out of the tent.

"Can't sleep?" Chen Feng asked.

"Mm. I slept for a while, but then I couldn't fall asleep, so I got up and cultivated for a bit," Tang San said with a nod.

After obtaining his First Spirit Ring, the bottleneck of the Mysterious Heaven Skill had disappeared. He could not wait to begin cultivating. How could he possibly be in the mood to sleep?

"By the way, where did Xiao Wu go? I didn't see her when I got up to cultivate, and she still hadn't returned after I cultivated for a while," Tang San asked in confusion.

"She said she went to use the bathroom, and that it might take a while," Chen Feng repeated Xiao Wu's words exactly.

"Uh... I see." Tang San looked a little awkward. He had thought something had happened to Xiao Wu.

"Then I'll wait for her with you. It feels like she's been gone a little too long." Tang San sat down beside Chen Feng.

"She should be back soon, I guess," Chen Feng said uncertainly.

From the original story, Xiao Wu's Self-Condensed Spirit Ring probably required her to at least see the target Soul Beast. Whether she needed to remain beside it the entire time was still unclear.

They had not even seen a single strand of Moon-Drawing Fox fur during the day, so they clearly did not meet the conditions for Xiao Wu to condense her own Spirit Ring. Therefore, Xiao Wu should currently be searching for a Moon-Drawing Fox.

As for how she was searching, Chen Feng did not really know. The original story had not mentioned it either. Perhaps Soul Beasts that transformed into humans had some special method.