"Husband, you're so wicked!"
Seeing Luo Feng's expression,
Wang Qiu'er wore a mischievous grin too.
As the saying went, marry a rooster, follow the rooster; marry a dog, follow the dog.
After spending so much time with Luo Feng,
Wang Qiu'er, who had originally known little of worldly dealings, had become somewhat more polished.
"Qiu'er, how could you say that about your husband?"
"Aren't I doing this for your Dragon Clan's sake?"
"Now that we know that Lord Sea God intends to harm the Silver Dragon King, surely staying by their side will get us more information!"
Hearing Luo Feng's sophistry,
even Zi JI beside him had nothing to say.
And Ma Xiaotao was one hundred percent on his side!
"Husband, although I can't make sense of what you and my two younger sisters are talking about, I trust you!"
See, that was what family meant.
Whatever the circumstances, trust was the cornerstone of everything!
"But Zi JI, you can't come with us!"
Seeing all three women before him brimming with enthusiasm,
Luo Feng abruptly changed tack.
"Why? Are you afraid my identity as a member of the Dragon Clan will be exposed?"
"Don't worry, husband. I promise I won't transform lightly!"
Hearing her husband say that,
Zi JI grew anxious.
But Luo Feng smiled and shook his head.
"Darling, you've misunderstood me!"
"I mean, someone among us has to report to the Silver Dragon King, right?"
"Of all of us, your cultivation is the highest, and you know the great forest best..."
After Luo Feng's explanation,
Zi JI's face lit up with a smile.
"You little rascal, you're just as Sister Qiu'er said. Husband, your belly is full of wicked schemes!"
"But on behalf of the Master, let me thank you first, husband!"
What did it mean to be in Cao Cao's camp with one's heart in Han?
Seeing Luo Feng's maneuvering, surely anyone would understand that saying!
"All right, then, Xiaotao, go get in touch with Huo Yuhao. Qiu'er and I will wait for word!"
"No problem. All three of us belong to Shrek Academy's inner court. Yuhao shouldn't suspect anything!"
"Besides, we aren't really trying to hurt him, right?"
Soon, Ma Xiaotao departed as swiftly as the wind.
In less than half an hour,
the meeting place and time had both been arranged.
Since the Clear Sky Sect had made the situation sound so serious, Wang Dong's heart burned with anxiety.
She said they had to leave immediately!
But that was no problem!
Whether they traveled on foot or flew using Soul Tools,
neither would be as fast as Zi JI delivering the message.
Just as the group reached the edge of the great forest,
Zi JI had already met with Gu Yuena!
"What?"
"Sea God Tang San has noticed us?"
"He sent his daughter here?"
Looking at the breathless Zi JI,
Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with shock, along with a little confusion.
Everyone knew the Divine Realm's rules.
But why did Tang San possess such far-reaching powers?
First, he had sent Da Ming and Er Ming down to the mortal world without gods or ghosts noticing.
He had even placed them in the Clear Sky Sect.
He could even seal his daughter's memories and have her fall in love with the successor he had chosen?
Why did all the Divine Realm's rules feel as flimsy as paper?
"Hmph!"
"Those hypocrites only make rules to restrain others. When it comes to themselves..."
Di Tian beside her seemed somewhat displeased too.
The Divine Realm imposed layer upon layer of restrictions on Soul Beasts and the mortal world.
Yet Tang San gave his own family green lights all the way.
Why was that?
And by what right?
Was that God Realm Enforcer, the God of Destruction, blind?
Could he not see such an enormous loophole?
One could only say that the Divine Realm was a nest of snakes and rats, the first to disregard the rules they themselves had made!
Yet they wore a righteous facade and demanded that others follow those rules!
"Stop arguing, everyone. Since Tang San already has his eye on us, we need to decide how to welcome them!"
Looking at her two indignant subordinates,
Gu Yuena answered slowly.
"First, we absolutely cannot let them find the Tai Tan Giant and the Sky Azure Bull Python..."
"Rest assured, Master. My husband already anticipated this."
Zi JI covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes full of cunning.
"My husband instructed me through a voice transmission that we absolutely cannot let those two youngsters enjoy smooth sailing all the way."
"He plans to take Huo Yuhao and that young lady of the Tang family on a long detour, leading them straight into... Xiong Jun's territory!"
Gu Yuena froze, then a playful smile appeared on her cool, exquisitely beautiful face.
That oaf Xiong Jun had always been hot-tempered, arrogant, and bloodthirsty. Usually, he even dared bare his teeth and challenge Di Tian.
If Tang San's precious daughter and the Son of Fortune plunged headfirst into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's lair, the sight would simply be too beautiful!
"That scoundrel... really does have a belly full of wicked schemes."
Gu Yuena gave a soft, scornful murmur, an almost imperceptible pink blush appearing at the tips of her ears.
Clearly, the scene from a few days earlier, when Luo Feng had claimed her first kiss, had involuntarily surfaced in her mind again.
"Master, should I inform Xiong Jun and tell him to hold back a little?"
Di Tian cupped his fist beside her and asked in a low voice.
"No need."
Gu Yuena's lips curved slightly, her violet eyes faintly cold.
"As long as he doesn't actually slap the Sea God's daughter to death and force out Tang San's divine consciousness, let that stupid bear torment them however he likes."
"Since Tang San himself doesn't take the Divine Realm's rules seriously, why should I spare his daughter any pain on his behalf?"
Meanwhile, at the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest,
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Ma Xiaotao, Wang Qiu'er, and Luo Feng
were making their way slowly through the dense woods.
Wang Dong's fair, handsome face was taut, her pink-blue eyes filled with anxiety and urgency.
"Senior Luo, aren't we moving too slowly?"
Faced with Wang Dong's questioning,
Luo Feng, who was leading the way, paused slightly.
"You don't understand, do you?"
"Heading straight for the Lake of Life would be marching to our deaths!"
"This trail I'm taking is concealed by the terrain, and there are few Soul Beasts."
Hearing Luo Feng's analysis, Huo Yuhao quickly nodded.
"Dong'er, Senior Luo is the inner court's strongest expert. He's far more experienced than we are!"
Inside Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was also wiping away cold sweat.
"Little Yuhao, this big brother is right! The Ferocious Beasts in the forest are terrifying!"
Wang Qiu'er and Ma Xiaotao followed behind.
It took all their strength not to burst out laughing on the spot.
"Roar!"
It was an enormous roar that came without warning.
It frightened the youngsters so badly that they jumped.
Especially Brother Sky Dream, who had been kidnapped before.
He immediately thought of the owner of that terrifying voice!
That was the terrifying Soul Beast who had left him with endless nightmares back then!
"This is bad! Little Yuhao, run!"
"That's the four-hundred-and-sixty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear King! Even all of you together are no match for him!"
Hearing that warning in his mind,
Huo Yuhao panicked too!
"Brother Sky Dream, do you mean the culprit who kidnapped you and brought you to the Star Dou Great Forest back then?"
"Yes!"
"Of all the Ferocious Beasts, Xiong Jun is the hardest to reason with. He hates humans by nature!"
Fear was a curious thing.
Sometimes, fear could unleash a person's potential.
But most of the time, it only made people misjudge things.
Perhaps it was to protect the girl beside him.
Huo Yuhao actually paid no heed at all to his teammates nearby.
He merely grabbed Wang Dong's hand on reflex.
"Dong'er, come with me, quick!"
"Yuhao, what about Sister Xiaotao and the others?"
"It's fine. Their cultivation is higher than ours. They'll definitely escape!"
But Huo Yuhao had still miscalculated.
Neither Luo Feng nor Wang Qiu'er had any intention of running away.
Only Ma Xiaotao was a little nervous.
The last time she had faced Xiong Jun, this little phoenix hadn't even dared breathe.
Before long,
that burly man appeared again, swaying as he walked.
He first looked at Luo Feng and Ma Xiaotao, then fixed his gaze on Wang Qiu'er.
"What are you up to, little girl? Di Tian even came specifically to speak to me earlier and told me to cooperate!"
"What exactly are you kids playing at?"
"You've got me completely confused!"
This Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was a skilled fighter, and his courage was commendable.
But it was better to tell him less about things that taxed the brain.
"Uncle Bear, if you've got time to chat with us, why not go after those two instead?"
Seeing Xiong Jun's foolish look, Wang Qiu'er spoke with some exasperation.
She even specifically pointed out the direction Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had fled in!
"All right!"
"Those two kids want to escape on my turf? Not a chance!"
The next instant, the normally lumbering Xiong Jun turned into a streak of golden light.
He swiftly vanished from the three's sight.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao seemed to sense the pursuer behind them too.
His scalp instantly prickled with fright!
"What's going on?"
"How does this Ferocious Beast know which way we went?"
"I clearly concealed our presence!"
But before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking,
he saw an enormous figure descend from the sky, blocking their path!
"You little brats from Shrek Academy have some nerve!"
"Do you know this is my territory, Xiong Jun's territory?"
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