The night was deep, covering the entire Shrek Academy. In a remote corner of the Sea God Island, blood drew a tragic arc.
Xiao Hongchen was half-kneeling on the ground, blood oozing from his mouth and nose like little snakes. He forced himself to raise his head and met a pair of phoenix eyes with black and red flames rising and falling.
The moment the two looked at each other, a phoenix cried sharply, and Xiao Hongchen's brain buzzed, and he fell into a strong feeling of suffocation. He covered his mouth with his hand, his face twisted, and there seemed to be dark clouds swirling in his mind.
"Ma Xiaotao, what do you want to do!"
Meng Hongchen stood in front of Xiao Hongchen, looking angrily at Ma Xiaotao, who exuded a violent aura.
"Where is Ling Bai? Tell me where he is!"
Ma Xiaotao roared, and the phoenix fire brushed across Meng Hongchen's cheek. The delicate skin was burned hot by the phoenix flame, illuminating the two pale faces and the figures behind Ma Xiaotao.
"Xiao Tao, calm down. The Hongchen siblings have special identities..."
Seeing that Ma Xiaotao was furious and almost lost her mind, Gong Yangmo reminded her tremblingly. Yao Haoxuan walked forward slowly and whispered to Meng Hongchen:
"Meng Hongchen, tell us the truth. The three of you went to Jialing Pass to perform the inspection mission. You and Xiao Hongchen have been back for two days. Where is my adoptive father?"
"I don't know..." Meng Hongchen bit her red lips tightly, "The mission at Jialing Pass was completed smoothly, and the Soul Reaper was easily killed by me, but then we encountered two Panlong Stick Super Douluo, named Qianjun and Jiangmo.
They seemed to be following someone's orders to capture Ling Bai. My brother and I couldn't intervene in the battle between the Super Douluo. Ling Bai asked us to flee back to Shrek Academy first, and he held back Qianjun Jiangmo..."
"Two Super Douluo..."
Ma Xiaotao's delicate body swayed, and she took a few steps back unconsciously, almost knocking down Ling Luochen, who was standing behind her with a chilly look on his face.
"Ruoruo, Ruoruo, don't scare me!"
Wu Ming hugged Han Ruoruo tightly. At this moment, Han Ruoruo's eyes were dull, and her black pupils were like fragile glass, covered with spider-web-like blood-red cracks. She murmured:
"I'm so stupid, really...
If I hadn't asked him to take Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to Jialing City that day, he wouldn't have been in danger and would still be standing in front of me intact. It's all my fault…"
Wu Ming patted Han Ruoruo's thin back and said softly, "Sister Ruoruo, this is not your fault. Qianjun Jiangmo was a worshiper of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago. They actually came back to life. No one would have thought that Jialing City was hiding such a huge secret."
"The Spirit Hall is the power of the God of Angels. Qianjun Jiangmo might just be chatting with Junior Brother Ling."
"Yes, Ruoruo, Junior Brother Ling is a lucky man. He will definitely return safely in a few days."
Hua Yao and Gu Fan came out to comfort him one after another. They used to be sparring partners for the Seven Monsters and had established a relatively friendly relationship with Ling Bai. As friends, they were also worried about his safety.
On the other side, Dugu Lin approached the Hongchen siblings. Her emerald green eyes turned into dangerous vertical pupils, emitting a cold and lonely light, like a poisonous snake spitting out its cold tongue:
"You have destroyed my last hope of survival. If Ling Bai can't come back, then the two of you will be buried with him..."
"Like you, I hope he can be safe." Meng Hongchen said stubbornly.
"I'm going to Jialing City."
Han Ruoruo suddenly broke free from Wu Ming's arms and walked out of Shrek Academy with unsteady steps.
How could Wu Ming dare to let Han Ruoruo go out in this state, not to mention that the enemy was at least two super Douluo, and going there would be no difference from committing suicide. He followed her and grabbed her hand, trying to persuade her earnestly, but Han Ruoruo didn't listen to a word he said, and just wanted to rush to Jialing Pass immediately.
"Wait, I'm going too!"
Ma Xiaotao spread her phoenix wings, Dugu Lin and Ling Luochen followed behind her, and even Yao Haoxuan, Gong Yang and Mo Xixi gritted their teeth and prepared to join the team going to Jialing City.
Wu Ming was so upset that she wanted to cry. She always said that she was a living volcano in the inner courtyard and acted impulsively without thinking. But now this group of people seemed to have been bewitched by Ling Bai and they were determined to get into the dragon's den and the tiger's lair.
Just when Wu Ming hated himself for having only a mouth but no words to persuade him, a golden lightning flashed in the sky, and Chu Qingtian panted and said,
"Don't worry, everyone. The disciples of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect stationed in Xingluo City have just arrived at the academy and delivered the news that Brother Ling is fine. He will be traveling for a while and will not return to Shrek Academy for the time being."
"Really?" Wu Ming hugged Han Ruoruo and asked hurriedly.
"Absolutely true!"
Facing those pairs of hopeful eyes, Chu Qingtian nodded heavily.
After getting a positive answer, the black color in Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flame disappeared instantly, Han Ruoruo's clear eyes regained their brilliance, Dugu Lin and Ling Luochen raised their lips, and everyone smiled as if relieved.
"It's just as well that you didn't come back, so you don't have to bother me every night." Ma Xiaotao muttered to herself, flapping her phoenix wings and flew away.
"Poor Sister Ruoruo, she's been sad for nothing." Wu Ming teased.
"It doesn't matter what happens to me. His survival is more important than anything else."
Han Ruoruo gently lifted her long hair, and her beautiful eyes curved into a crescent shape. After spending more and more time together, Ling Bai's position in her heart gradually became higher than her own.
"Go on doting on me!" Wu Ming pouted. "Look at these beautiful women around you. They are all good sisters to that guy. If you continue to be so shameless, he will most likely hold you in his hands in the future."
"I'm the senior sister, it's natural for me to care about my junior brothers." Han Ruoruo turned her head away.
Wu Ming shook her head and sighed. Even ten bulls couldn't win back her best friend's heart. Then her voice suddenly rose eight degrees: "Chu Qingtian, practice combat with me for a while!"
"What!?"
Chu Qingtian cried and shrugged his face. The anger of the Golden Crow Saint was inexplicably transferred to him!
Everyone from Shrek dispersed. Meng Hongchen carefully helped his brother up. Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath. A huge amount of air was sucked into his lungs at once. His whole face flushed strangely. He coughed in a somewhat embarrassed manner:
"The Shrek tigresses are really cruel... Meng, I fully support you and Ling Bai to be together, but none of these are easy to deal with."
Meng Hongchen smiled coldly and commented on them one by one: "The unwanted old woman, the unromantic ice cube, the sinister and cruel venomous snake, the hot-tempered turkey...
Just wait and see, they are destined to be losers."
…
At the same time, the Sun and Moon Empire.
The capital of the Sun-Moon Empire is called Sun-Moon City, also known as Mingdu. As the political and economic center of the Sun-Moon Empire, the area of this city is far larger than the Shrek City that Ling Bai has visited and the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Xingluo City.
As night fell, the impact was even stronger. Ling Bai and Xue Di, who were flying in hiding, looked around and saw large buildings under their feet, stretching as far as the eye could see.
This is a prosperous scene that has never been seen in Shrek City and Xingluo City, and buildings of this scale are not exceptional. For a moment, it is impossible to count how many such tall buildings there are. The high-tech Mingdu is like the modern city in Ling Bai's memory of his previous life.
The lights of thousands of houses illuminated the boundless city with dazzling brilliance, almost competing with the stars in the sky. Between the buildings, wide stone streets were dotted everywhere, and some main roads were as wide as a hundred meters. Ling Bai could sense that among the thousands of lights, there was a faint change in soul power.
Mingdu does not have towering city walls, and the entire city is filled with high-level soul guides.
The two walked towards the city. Mingdu was indeed a capital city. Even at night, it was still bustling.
The pace of life in Mingdu is much faster than that in the leisurely Shrek City. Most passers-by appear to be in a hurry, and few stop to stay.
There are all kinds of shops. The prices in Mingdu are at least 50% to 60% higher than those in Shrek City. The high land prices make the business costs high for merchants. Shrek City is completely managed by Shrek Academy and has the right to tax independently. Most of the goods are sold to Shrek students, so Shrek will not treat merchants harshly and the tax revenue is less than half of that in Mingdu.
Ling Bai took Xue Di to visit dozens of stores, and he recalled the tiredness of accompanying a woman shopping for the first time in a long time, especially since Xue Di had subtexts just like normal women.
Both are fine = I don't want it, looks good = I want it, both are fine = I want them all but am too embarrassed to say it out loud.
"You have been very serious tonight. Are you struggling over whether to give Princess Xingluo the high-altitude detection soul guide and the humanoid soul guide?"
Xue Di asked calmly as she sipped the Mingdu ice cream.
"The answer to this question is obvious. Xu Jiujiu tried her best, even resorting to seduction and bribery, but still couldn't give her the two soul guides."
Ling Bai held Xue Di's empty white jade hand. Xue Di was now immune to this level of close contact.
The Sun-Moon Empire could turn a blind eye to other things, but strictly restricted ninth-level soul guides, resulting in the three empires without ninth-level soul guides not having even one ninth-level soul guide.
The ninth-level high-altitude detection soul guide is one of the important weapons in future continental wars. It is like an eye that collects everything on the ground. Wars are fought with intelligence, and Xu Jiujiu's vision is very accurate.
The humanoid soul guide device is a super soul guide device that integrates the essence of the soul guide devices of the Sun and Moon Empire. It must never be handed over to the Star Luo Empire.
Ling Bai hopes to have those war machines in his own hands. The perfect situation is that the allies are strong enough but do not exceed a certain range.
We are all equally greedy and stingy, and no one has a higher character than anyone else.
"Why is that?"
Xue Di frowned, and Ling Bai's hand quietly rested on her shoulder.
Ling Bai said with emotion: "After arriving in Mingdu, there was someone I didn't want to see, but I had to see him."
"Romance debt?"
"...Elder." Ling Bai was speechless. "It's just that elder's temper. I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, she is quite difficult to deal with. She is one of the few psychological traumas of my childhood."
"I'm a little curious..."
After saying that, Xue Di slapped away the fiery hand that was getting further and further and had already wrapped around her waist.
"Holding hands, putting my arm around his shoulders, hugging his waist, I don't even dare to think about the next step."
The Snow Queen glared at him unhappily, then turned into snowflakes and disappeared.
"I see you're enjoying it, too."
Ling Bai secretly thought that if Xue Di's heart was really that cold and hard, she would have rejected him sternly long ago and would not have indulged him step by step. It would be like a silent encouragement, enjoying the ambiguous pull.
"She is my elder after all. I have to visit her no matter what. Otherwise, if she really makes a scene, I will have a hard time in the future..."
With the determination to never return, Ling Bai came to a magnificent palace in Mingdu.
Linglong Pavilion.
Linglong Pavilion has a total of nine floors. The decoration of the palace is gorgeous and colorful. Every ray of light shining on it will refract nine different colors, just like a rainbow descending to the earth.
On the surface, Linglong Pavilion is the same as Jubao Pavilion in Shrek City, mainly selling supplies for soul masters. Things like smuggling rare metals and sun and moon soul guides are part of its unknown dark side.
Ling Bai walked into Linglong Pavilion. The walls were covered with colorful glazed tiles, as if he had entered a dream world. He found the person in charge of Linglong Pavilion through the welcoming girl.
"Hello, sir. How can I help you?"
The person in charge was a beautiful woman in her thirties with a flawless smile on her face.
"I want to see the Pavilion Master."
Ling Bai took out a token from the storage soul guide and handed it to the beautiful woman. The token was made of northern cold jade. On the front was a colorful nine-treasure glazed tower, and on the back was a carving of a six-winged angel pouring light upon the world.
"Angel Nine Color Order, you are Master Ling!"
The beautiful woman's pupils suddenly shrank, and she immediately knelt on her knees, respectfully raising the token above her head.
The Nine-Colored Token is the most respected in the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. The Nine-Colored Token represents the Sect Master Ning Fengya, who can directly command all the disciples of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. Special tokens such as the Nine-Colored Angel Token and the Nine-Colored Jianmu Token are a symbol of status, meaning that the owner of the token is highly valued by the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
Ling Bai took back the Angel Nine-Colored Order, and the beautiful woman dared to stand up. She bent her beautiful body to 90 degrees and stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation.
"Come with me."
The two of them came to the ninth floor of Linglong Pavilion, the residence of the Linglong Pavilion Master. The beautiful woman knocked gently on the nine-colored door and said, "Pavilion Master, it's Young Master Ling."
"Let him in."
A woman's melodious voice rang out from inside the door, rustling like a spring breeze through willow branches.
Ling Bai walked into the door, and the moment the beautiful woman closed the door, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by his entire face sinking into an extremely soft, full and fragrant spot. The back of his head was pressed tightly by a pair of hands, making him unable to move, and a soft breath came to his ears.
"I wonder who is coming here?
It turns out to be you, cute little Baibai!"
The skill of the left leg soul bone of Sala Moju is activated!
Ling Bai instantly broke free from the woman's embrace. Before the second facial cleanser came, he placed his left hand on his right hand and made a stop gesture. He shook his head as if to get rid of the suffocation just now, and said righteously:
"Aunt Yu, if you attack me again I will turn around and leave."
"It's boring…"
Ning Fengyu's plump and rosy lips were pouted high, a white dress was draped elegantly on her delicate body, her long green hair cascaded behind her, her beautiful face was stunning, her almond eyes revealed a captivating luster, and her half-exposed white hair was as eye-catching as a lazy white dove.
"I've grown up, and it's not as fun as before. I can no longer hold the bird in my arms and play with it like I did when I was a kid..."