Celestial 'War God' Return

At the snow mountain, Hu Yizhen finally met Mo Bing, and she handed the container to her. "Master, this is the Frost Ice Lily."

Mo Bing accepted the container from Hu Yizhen and examined the flower inside. She sighed in relief to see that the flower was intact and its effects had not diminished. "That group came from the Nine Profound Sect, right?"

"Yes, Master."

"In that case, I want you and your family to move to that city, and you guys have to monitor that young man for me." Hu Yizhen stiffened; she hadn’t expected Mo Bing to send them there. "You guys don’t need to do anything in that city and live normally, so people won’t suspect you."

"But Master, that young man—"

"Since that young man didn’t do anything to you, you don’t need to worry about him." Mo Bing handed a large bag of spirit crystals to Hu Yizhen. "You guys should leave for that city as soon as possible, and you can open a shop or restaurant there. If you have any information about him, you must report it to me immediately."

"Do you want to capture that young man, Master?"

Mo Bing shook her head. "Why should I capture him? He didn’t steal the flower from me, and he kept it very well. I need this flower to treat my brother, so I have no problem with him."

"Then—"

"Just do as I say and don’t ask anything."

"Yes, Master."

Mo Bing grabbed Hu Yizhen’s dress. "I’ll take you down the mountain now."

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Inside the cave, the female spider beast had finished having fun with Sun Weitian, leaving him in a half-dead state.

The female spider beast had been absorbing Sun Weitian’s qi since morning, and it was already midnight. Since she absorbed too much of his qi, his condition became extremely weak, and his life was hanging by a thread.

The female spider beast looked at Sun Weitian with regret. She considered keeping him longer, but she couldn’t control herself from absorbing his qi.

"His qi is strong enough for cultivators at his level, but it’s not enough for me. Furthermore, his condition is already dying, and he will die if I absorb his qi again." The female spider beast looked at the men inside the cave, but she felt they were too weak compared to Sun Weitian. "Should I go out and find some other prey?"

The female spider beast spread her senses outside the cave, but she couldn’t find anyone within a radius of several tens of meters.

"What happened? Previously, I felt the presence of many cultivators in this area, but I couldn’t find anyone." The female spider beast frowned at that and spread her senses even further, but she still couldn’t find anyone. "Where did they go? Did they go to the area where that stupid snake lives?"

After mulling it over, the female spider beast decided to give up because she didn’t want to bother with the Emerald Scale Python. She decided to absorb the qi from the men she had captured earlier, and she would find other prey once they were dead.

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Dawn came quickly, but Tang Xiao couldn’t sleep a wink. Even though he had protected their area with his void element, he couldn’t rest assured because their area was close to the hiding location of the Emerald Scale Python, and the beast was simply too strong.

"Don’t you want to sleep?"

Tang Xiao turned to Situ Lingxi in surprise. "Why don’t you continue sleeping?"

"I’m used to waking up at dawn." Situ Lingxi sat beside Tang Xiao. "I’m used to it, and I usually cultivate in my room at this time."

"Oh." Tang Xiao nodded slightly. "Do you regret leaving your fiancé in that cave?"

"A little." Situ Lingxi supported her chin with both hands. "We’ve been together for years, so I’m quite sad that he had to die in this forest."

Tang Xiao nodded slightly. "Right now, Sun Weitian is still alive, but I guess he’s not far from death, and he will eventually die."

"How did you know about that?" Situ Lingxi titled her head to him.

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed softly. "I have my own way of finding that out. By the way, many strong cultivators have entered this forest, including Huangfu Lingxuan."

Situ Lingxi was shocked to hear that, as they should not be able to contact people outside the forest, yet Tang Xiao was able to find out about it. "Did you contact them to save those people?"

"Yeah." Tang Xiao admitted her guess.

"How—" Situ Lingxi swallowed her question back because Tang Xiao wouldn’t answer her. "You are really lucky to have a wife like Mu Qingge."

Tang Xiao smiled. "You’re right, I’m indeed lucky to have her as my wife. I’m not a faithful man, and I’ve had several other wives, but she’s willing to accept my situation. What are your plans after we get out of this forest? Are you going to return to your clan?"

"I must return to my clan, and I will visit the Sun Clan to inform them about Sun Weitian." Situ Lingxi paused. "I will rest in my clan for some time before I decide on my future, and we might meet again then."

Tang Xiao looked at her and gave her a strange look. "Don’t tell me that you want to join my sect."

"Do you mind if I join your sect?"

Tang Xiao shrugged. "I’m just a new inner disciple, so I don’t have any authority in the sect. If you want to join the sect, you can do so as long as Sect Master Huangfu agrees to accept you."

"If I join your sect, can you introduce me to your other wives?"

"Why do you want to know them?"

"I feel strange about polygamous relationships, so I want to meet your other wives since they’re willing to share you with each other."

’This woman is really weird.’ Tang Xiao mumbled to himself. "I don’t have a problem if you want to get to know them, but I hope you don’t have any malicious intentions towards them, or I will become your worst enemy."

Situ Lingxi’s lips curled up into a mysterious smile. "Don’t worry about that, okay? I don’t have any malicious intentions towards them, and I want to understand some things with their help."

"Please tell me something about your aunt and her husband."

Situ Lingxi was taken aback. "Why do you want to know about them?"

"They are the king and queen of the Taixu Kingdom, so I want to know about them in general."

"Honestly, I’m not that close to them, so I can only tell you general things about them."

"It doesn’t matter."

"Alright." Situ Lingxi began to tell Tang Xiao many general things about the situation in the Taixu Kingdom, including about King Taixu Wudie and Queen Situ Lingshan.

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Time passed quickly, and the sun was already shining on the forest. Tang Xiao led his group to find a way out of the forest, followed by the people from the Shao Clan.

During their journey, they encountered many beasts, but they were no problem for Tang Xiao and the others, especially with the presence of a powerful cultivator like Shao Jiuling.

Along the way, many of them felt strange listening to Tang Xiao’s conversation with Mu Qingge and Situ Lingxi, especially the people from the Shao Clan.

Shao Jiuling and the others were quite familiar with Situ Lingxi’s character, so they knew that she never spoke to any men apart from her family and Sun Weitian. Yet, she looked happy when she chatted with Tang Xiao; she even cheerfully laughed several times.

Ming Ren and Shao Yuyan were most confused by Situ Lingxi’s attitude, and they felt that there was something fishy between her and Tang Xiao. ’Could it be that she is attracted to him? That’s impossible, right?’

Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan exchanged glances several times, and they stole glances at Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi. They felt that the relationship between the two was progressing too quickly, especially with the latter’s character.

Shangguan Qingyue was the most depressed of them all because Situ Lingxi kept clinging to Mu Qingge, so she didn’t have a chance to approach the latter. ’What exactly is that bitch planning? Why is she approaching Feng Xiao? Has she forgotten Sun Weitian and wants him as a replacement?’

Mu Qingge noticed their gazes on Tang Xiao, but she pretended not to notice; instead, she focused on speaking with her husband and Situ Lingxi.

"Qingge, you’re going to Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan’s wedding, right?" Situ Lingxi suddenly asked.

"Yes," Mu Qingge nodded. "Are you going to their wedding too, Sister Lingxi?"

"Usually, I never attend such formal events, and the seniors from my clan will be the ones attending." Situ Lingxi glanced at Cheng Hongde and Su Xiulan before continuing. "Since you’re attending their wedding, I’ll attend too, and I’ll take you on a tour of the Taixu Kingdom."

’What do you think about that, husband?’ Tang Xiao had no problem with it because Situ Lingxi no longer showed any negative emotions towards Mu Qingge. "Actually, Brother Chen and Sister Su also invited me to see the Taixu Kingdom a few days after their wedding, Sister Lingxi. How about we go together then?"

Situ Lingxi nodded in agreement. "They’ll be spending their first night together for a few days, and they can’t leave their home during that time. I’ll first take you and your husband around, and they can join us once they finish their personal matters."

"Alright then." Mu Qingge glanced at Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan with a guilty expression, but both of them said they had no problem with it.