Reencountering Yun Yun

"Little brother, gifted as you are at such a young age, might you be the young master of some faction? And is that behind you a Flying Dou Skill?"

When Gu He saw Xiao Tian, for some reason, a sudden flicker of Heart Flame rose inside him. No matter how he looked at Xiao Tian, he found him rather displeasing.

"Everyone, you've come over to my side. May I ask what guidance you have for me?"

Xiao Tian stopped in midair, his hands resting on the railing as he looked at the people before him—or more accurately, at the figure wearing the cloak.

"Brat, Pill King Gu He is asking you a question. You'd better not refuse a toast only to—" A Dou Ling behind Gu He saw Xiao Tian's manner and opened his mouth to scold him, hoping to win a good impression.

A flicker of Thunder flashed through Xiao Tian's eyes. That Dou Ling instantly felt as if some terrifying thing had locked onto him, and the rest of his words would not come out no matter what.

He hurriedly dispelled the fear in his heart and was just about to continue speaking, but before he could get the words out, a slender sword was placed before his throat.

"Yun—" The Dou Ling man had just tried to call out to the owner of the thin sword and beg for mercy, but the moment he uttered the word, the slender sword moved another inch forward.

"One more word and you die." A hoarse voice came from within the cloak. "I came along with you for the sake of the payment. I didn't come to accompany you while you threw your weight around."

Yun Yun withdrew the slender sword, lightly straightened her black robe, and said hoarsely, "Don't keep going forward. Things won't be peaceful lately. Leave the desert as soon as you can. Don't linger here."

Xiao Tian looked at Yun Yun being so domineeringly protective of her husband and caring about him, and his heart blossomed with joy. He worked hard to control his expression and maintain a calm look.

Yun Yun sat cross-legged again on the Flying Magical Beast. "Let's go. Don't waste time."

Pill King Gu He controlled the magical beast to fly forward with his head full of confusion. The others were also full of questions, exchanging glances.

"How strange. Since when did her temper become so explosive? And she's being so warmhearted, too. Although that person's looks are peerless, Sect Leader Yun doesn't seem like that much of a Face-con, right? Could this be a fake Sect Leader Yun?"

"Old Wen, let's go. The road after this depends on you." Watching Yun Yun and the others recede into the distance, Xiao Tian stood in front, briefly recalled his plan, withdrew his gaze, and spoke to the side.

Old Wen's figure appeared. He grabbed Xiao Tian's arm and arranged an Energy Shield around them to protect Xiao Tian from being struck by the Gale Wind.

In an instant, they caught up with Gu He and his party. Just as Xiao Tian and Wen Yan swept through the space above their heads, under Xiao Tian's eye signal, Old Wen casually waved out a wisp of Force Energy.

The people on the Flying Magical Beast felt a powerful pressure. In the next instant, a tiny strand of Force Energy struck the Dou Ling who had spoken rudely to Xiao Tian earlier. That Dou Ling immediately spat blood, his figure shooting backward as he fell straight toward the sand below.

"Which fellow Daoist is this? Have we offended you in some way?"

Gu He stood up and shouted toward the place where the Force Energy had appeared.

Old Wen, who had released that strand of Force Energy, had already left with Xiao Tian.

After waiting for a while, there was no response, and the terrifying Aura also vanished.

Gu He arranged for the Flying Magical Beast to descend near the place where that Dou Ling had fallen. Both of the Dou Ling's hands and his chest had been pierced through, but his life was not in danger.

Xiao Tian had not had Old Wen kill him; it was merely a simple lesson.

Gu He jumped down from the Flying Magical Beast, took out a Medicinal Pill, and placed it in the Dou Ling's mouth.

After roughly three breaths, that Dou Ling stood up and said in relief, "I'm not dead?"

"You're not dead because the other party had no intention of taking your life."

Gu He recalled that terrifying pressure, then turned his head and asked Yun Yun, "I just can't understand why they would suddenly attack us. Could you sense that person's strength?"

"Very terrifying. I have a feeling I absolutely wouldn't last a single move in his hands."

Yun Yun spoke simply, and the others were struck with shock when they heard it.

"Mo Yu, have you offended anyone recently?" Dou Wang Feng Li asked the injured Dou Ling, Mo Yu.

"If I'd offended an expert of that level, even my ashes would have been scattered long ago."

Mo Yu shook his head.

"Could it have been that brat with the Flying Dou Skill's Guardian?"

"Probably not. If it was his Guardian, he would've acted back then."

The group discussed it for a while but reached no conclusion. This sudden change left Pill King Gu He full of worry, afraid it would affect his plans.

Yun Yun stood to the side without speaking, her eyes flickering, no one knew what she was thinking.

The party got back onto the Flying Magical Beast and continued setting out.

Old Wen brought Xiao Tian along, moving rapidly the whole way. In just one day, they arrived near the Eight Great Serpent-People Tribes.

"Hall Master, I sensed a Dou Wang-level serpent-person nearby."

"Oh? Take me to have a look. Perhaps they can be used as a guide."

Bringing Xiao Tian to the place where he had discovered the serpent-person Aura, the two looked down from above at the five female serpent-people walking below. Four Guards with Da Dou Shi cultivation followed behind a female serpent-person with Dou Wang cultivation.

The Dou Wang female serpent-person had a graceful, fiery figure and an alluring, seductive Aura about her. Behind her was a green snake tail.

Dou Wang cultivation, a seductive green snake tail—this should be Yue Mei, the leader of the Bewitching Snake Tribe, one of the Eight Great Serpent-People Tribes.

"Hall Master, do you want me to help you capture her and discipline her a little?" Old Wen saw Xiao Tian staring at the serpent-person below and asked with a beaming smile.

"Ahem, Old Wen, just help me capture her. Since we're paying a visit, we naturally have to bring a gift. This gift should be enough to show our sincerity. She has a Dou Skill that lets her divide herself into energy snakes, so use Space Lock directly to trap her. As for disciplining and all that, there's no need. I'm an upright gentleman."

Xiao Tian gave a light cough and said with a righteous look on his face.

Xiao Tian appeared in the sky above Yue Mei with Old Wen. Yue Mei sensed the two men's auras. "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the depths of my clan?"

She looked up and saw Old Wen standing by Foot Treading the Void. "A D-Dou Zong?"

"You guessed right, but there's no reward. We need to meet your Queen, but we need a gift first. I wonder if you'd be willing to be that gift?"

Xiao Tian looked down at Yue Mei and spoke in a calm tone.

"Ah! You've gone too far!" Yue Mei was completely stunned by Xiao Tian's words, her face full of anger.

"Since you won't cooperate, we'll have to do it ourselves. Old Wen, do it."

Yue Mei knew the other party was a Dou Zong, so she did not hesitate for long. Her hands swiftly formed seals.

"Serpent Skill, Division." Yue Mei gave a cold laugh, then suddenly trembled and blew herself apart in an instant. Amid the explosion, there was no spray of blood. Instead, hundreds of cyan energy snakes appeared.

The surging energy snakes kept scattering off in different directions.

Xiao Tian and Old Wen watched the energy snakes slithering everywhere from above with faint interest.

"These two idiots actually aren't making a move. In that case, don't mind if I leave."

As Yue Mei's divided energy snakes saw Xiao Tian and Old Wen make no move, joy gradually rose in her heart. If she escaped from under a Dou Zong's nose, she would gain tremendous face when she returned.

Suddenly, after the divided energy snakes swam to a certain range, they slammed straight into an invisible wall.