Celestial 'War God' Return

"Eh? Sister Lingyan? When did you get here?"

Tantai Lingyan saw Mu Qingge walking towards them with several other women. "Elder Duanmu and I arrived not long ago, Qingge. We and several others entered this forest to rescue those cultivators, but we accidentally entered a teleportation formation and ended up in an area not far from here."

"Oh." Mu Qingge immediately sat beside Tang Xiao and picked up a piece of roasted meat. She took another piece of roasted meat from the campfire and gave it to Situ Lingxi, who was sitting beside her.

"Thank you, Qingge."

"You’re welcome."

Since she had already enjoyed the roast meat cooked by Tang Xiao before, Situ Lingxi greedily devoured the meat in her hands. ’He’s really good at cooking, and this meat is really delicious. Can I continue to enjoy such delicious food if I join the Nine Profound Sect?’

As usual, Su Xiulan sat beside Chen Hongde, and Shao Yuyan sat beside Ming Ren. Each of them took a piece of meat and started eating it.

"Cousin."

Shangguan Qingyue frowned when she saw Song Jinghao. "How many times have I told you not to call me your cousin? Your mother is a member of my Shangguan Clan, but she is only a member of the branch clan, so you don’t deserve to call me your cousin."

Song Jinghao stiffened and nailed his spot; he didn’t dare to refute Shangguan Qingyue. As she had just said, they were indeed members of the Shangguan Clan, but she was part of the main clan, and he was part of the branch clan.

Shao Jiuling glanced at Song Jinghao and Shangguan Qingyue, but she had no intention of interfering in their affairs. Furthermore, she was quite familiar with the latter’s character, and she had always looked down on those from the Shangguan branch clan.

’What an arrogant woman!’ Shao Jiuling silently muttered before sitting in front of Ming Ren and Shao Yuyan.

Duanmu Jingjing glanced at Song Jinghao, but she hurriedly averted her gaze and enjoyed the roasted meat in her hands. ’Shangguan Qingyue is known for being arrogant and looking down on others, especially those from the branch clans.’

Tantai Lingyan didn’t care about Shangguan Qingyue, and she cared even less about Song Jinghao. She was more focused on enjoying the roasted meat while chatting with Tang Xiao since he had been away from the sect for more than three weeks.

Shangguan Qingyue ignored Song Jinghao, sat by the campfire, and took a piece of roasted meat. ’Sigh! Why did my aunt send that idiot? She could have sent anyone else but him.’

Song Jinghao didn’t say anything and sat separately from their group, but he continued to stare at Tantai Lingyan, who was busy chatting with Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge.

About an hour later, everyone had finished their dinner, and they were ready to rest.

Tang Xiao looked into the distance, precisely at the location of the Emerald Scale Python’s nest. "That snake didn’t attack you before, right, Young Miss Situ?"

"Are you thinking about meeting the snake?" Situ Lingxi knitted her brows.

"Yes," Tang Xiao admitted immediately. "That snake is one of the overlords of this forest, and its strength is also high, so—"

"Are you crazy, Xiao’er?" Tantai Lingyan asked in a raised voice.

"Have you ever seen me do anything rash, Master?" Tantai Lingyan was speechless because Tang Xiao was always careful in his actions. "I want to meet that snake, but I won’t disturb it, and I will leave immediately if it is bothered by my presence."

Song Jinghao’s eyes lit up after he heard Tang Xiao refer to Tantai Lingyan as his master. ’So, that brat is her disciple, huh? If so, I still have a chance to get close to her, and I will use the names of the Song and Shangguan clans to win her heart.’

Situ Lingxi immediately stood up. "I will accompany you to meet that snake, Feng Xiao."

"Hmm?" Tang Xiao was surprised by her initiative.

"That snake saved me before, and it must still remember me, so I believe it won’t attack you if we go together." Situ Lingxi turned to Mu Qingge. "How about you go with us, Qingge?"

"I have no problem with that." Mu Qingge hurriedly stood up. "Even though that snake saved you before, we still have to be careful of it."

Shangguan Qingyue looked at the two women, frowned slightly, and made a decision. "I’ll join you guys."

Tang Xiao wanted to reject Shangguan Qingyue, but Situ Lingxi preceded him in rejecting her. "You better not join us, Qingyue. That snake is too powerful, and it might get annoyed if many people go to its nest."

"You—"

"I agree with Sister Lingxi." Mu Qingge interrupted Shangguan Qingyue. "We just want to check that snake, so we’ll go in small numbers."

Shangguan Qingyue gritted her teeth after hearing that. She intended to approach Mu Qingge while searching for the right opportunity to get rid of her, but Tang Xiao always disrupted her plans, and Situ Lingxi’s presence made her plans even more difficult. "Fine! I won’t join you guys!"

Situ Lingxi and Mu Qingge exchanged looks of understanding, and Tang Xiao immediately led the two women towards the nest of the Emerald Scale Python.

"Elder Duanmu."

"Alright." Duanmu Jingjing and Tantai Lingyan stood up and followed behind them, but they kept their distance.

Song Jinghao wanted to follow them, but his neck shrank when his eyes met Shangguan Qingyue’s fierce gaze, and he canceled his intention to follow them.

Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan were familiar with Tang Xiao’s abilities, so they weren’t worried about him, and they believed he could protect the two women.

"Aunt Jiuling."

Shao Jiuling stopped Shao Yuyan with a wave of her hand. "You don’t need to worry about them, Yuyan. As long as Feng Xiao is with them, they won’t encounter any problems. Furthermore, Duanmu Jingjing and Tantai Lingyan are following them, so they’ll be fine."

"Alright." Shao Yuyan leaned her head on Ming Ren’s shoulder and closed her eyes. "I’m exhausted, Brother Ren."

"Sleep first, Yuyan."

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After flying for a few minutes, Tang Xiao and the two women landed on a large tree branch. Situ Lingxi pointed to the cave a little way ahead of them. "That’s the Emerald Scale Python’s nest, but it doesn’t seem to be there at the moment."

"Wait." Tang Xiao opened the system map to check the area inside the cave, and he couldn’t find the snake there. He checked several areas of the forest not far from them, but the snake was nowhere to be seen. "Hmm? I’ve checked several other areas, but I couldn’t find that snake."

Situ Lingxi turned to Tang Xiao. "How did you check those areas? With your current cultivation level, your senses shouldn’t be able to reach too far away, right?"

"That’s my secret." Situ Lingxi pouted her lips, making Tang Xiao chuckle. "You are different compared to when we first met, Young Miss Situ."

Situ Lingxi raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that? What makes me look different?"

"When we first met, you were so jealous." Situ Lingxi didn’t deny it. "But now, you look no different from other women, and you can even pout."

Mu Qingge smiled and said, "I didn’t expect you to be able to pout either, Sister Lingxi."

"Huff!" Situ Lingxi huffed. "I admit that I’m a jealous woman, but I’m still an ordinary woman, so you two shouldn’t be surprised to see me pouting."

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed softly. "If you can get rid of your jealousy, you will be a better woman, and you will find the right husband for you."

"Is that so?"

"That’s true, Sister Lingxi." Mu Qingge nodded. "Most men don’t like their wives being overly jealous, and jealousy can be destructive."

"Have you never been jealous of your husband’s other wives, Qingge?"

"Never." Mu Qingge answered with a serious expression. "Actually, Sun Xiang is a little jealous, but her jealousy is not excessive, and she always controls her jealousy."

Situ Lingxi looked at Tang Xiao. "Is that true?"

"Yeah," Tang Xiao nodded. "Among my four wives, Sun Xiang is the jealous one, but she is also an understanding woman. Sometimes she gets jealous when I’m close to other women, but she doesn’t get jealous over small things. As for Tang Yin and Xing Xing, they are not jealous women at all, especially the former."

"Hmm? I really want to know all your wives." Situ Lingxi pondered for a moment. "Do you have any other wives besides them?"

"Yes," Tang Xiao admitted. "I still have another wife, but she’s an ordinary woman, so I didn’t bring her to this realm."

"Huh? An ordinary woman?"

"Yi An doesn’t have cultivation veins, so she can’t cultivate."

"I see." Situ Lingxi nodded in understanding. "She must feel neglected."

"Perhaps."

Situ Lingxi looked at Tang Xiao with a strange feeling, and she couldn’t understand why Mu Qingge and the others were willing to share him with each other. "So, what are we going to do now? Are we going to check the cave?"

"We—" Tang Xiao paused as he saw the Emerald Snake Python appear on the map. "The snake has appeared, and it’s on its way back to its nest."

"Where?"

"Over there," Tang Xiao pointed east.

Mu Qingge and Situ Lingxi immediately looked in that direction, finding many trees starting to fall. "That snake is moving so fast, it looks like it’s avoiding something."

"There shouldn’t be any beast stronger than that snake in this forest, right?"

"The Xuanluo Beast is powerful, but it won’t scare the Emerald Scale Python."

Tang Xia looked at the map, and he saw two names appear on it, chasing the Emerald Scale Python. "Two people from the Shen Clan are hunting that snake."

"The Shen Clan?"