Celestial 'War God' Return

"Yes!" Tang Xiao confirmed it with a nod. "Two people from the Shen Clan are chasing the Emerald Scale Python, and they seem to intend to capture the beast."

"We—"

*Thud... Thud...*

Duanmu Jingjing and Tantai Lingyan landed beside them.

"Do you know the identities of those two people from the Shen Clan, Tang Xiao?"

"Shen Jiyu and Shen Yifan." Tang Xiao turned his head to Duanmu Jingjing. "Do you know them, Elder Duanmu?"

Duanmu Jingjing shook her head. "I don’t know anyone from the Shen Clan, but I’ve heard of those two old men. They’re proficient in poisons, especially Shen Jiyu."

"Oh?" Tang Xiao returned his gaze to the map. "It looks like they managed to poison the Emerald Scale Python; otherwise, it wouldn’t have fled for its life."

Situ Lingxi tugged Tang Xiao’s sleeve. "Can we save that snake? That snake saved me before, so I don’t want it to fall into the hands of the Shen Clan’s people, let alone die in their hands."

"Coincidentally, I have a problem with the Shen Clan, so I’ll save that snake." Tang Xiao immediately devised several plans in his mind.

"Huh? What’s your problem with the Shen Clan, Xiao’er?" Tantai Lingyan asked in shock. After all, they had arrived in the Canglan Realm not too long ago, and Tang Xiao hadn’t gone anywhere since they joined the sect.

Duanmu Jingjing was also confused as to how Tang Xiao could have a problem with the Shen Clan. As far as she knew, he had only gone to her Body Cultivation Hall since joining their sect, and he spent three days there to temper his body. After that, he went out on missions, and he hadn’t returned to the sect again, so he shouldn’t have met with the people from that clan.

Tang Xiao pointed at Mu Qingge. "Shen Liang sent two men to assassinate me and capture her, but I’ve already dealt with those two. When I return to the sect, I’ll settle accounts with that bastard. I don’t mind if he targets me, but his intention to steal my wife is unforgivable."

Mu Qingge smiled when she heard that. "Don’t act rashly, husband. The Shen Clan is the fifth largest clan in the Song Kingdom, and they are the in-laws of the Fu Clan."

"Don’t worry, Qingge," Tang Xiao reassured her. "I won’t act rashly, and I won’t act openly against them. I’ll destroy the clan from within, so they won’t suspect me."

"From within?"

Tang Xiao nodded. "Shen Liang’s two subordinates are already under my control, and I will capture those two old men, so I will have four chips to destroy the Shen Clan."

Situ Lingxi was envious and jealous of Mu Qingge because Tang Xiao was willing to do anything for her, including challenging the Shen Clan, the fifth strongest clan in the Song Kingdom. When she was still in a relationship with Sun Weitian, he was unwilling to do anything for her, and he constantly angered her with his lecherous behavior.

"By the way, their cultivation isn’t that high, and Elder Duanmu should be able to defeat them." Tang Xiao tilted his head to the side. "However, you have to be careful of Shen Jiyu’s poison."

Duanmu Jingjing nodded in understanding. "Leave Shen Jiyu to me, and I will capture him."

"What about Yifan?" Tantai Lingyun asked.

"Master, Shen Yifan’s cultivation is at the same level as yours, but you are a martial arts master, so I’m sure you can handle him easily." Tang Xiao turned to Mu Qingge and Situ Lingxi. "The three of us will secure that snake, and I will find a way to remove the poison in its body."

"Okay." Mu Qingge and Situ Lingxi readily agreed.

"They’re getting closer to our location, so we need to move now."

They immediately split into three groups, with Duanmu Jingjing chasing after Shen Jiyu and Tantai Lingyan chasing after Shen Yifan. Tang Xiao led Mu Qingge and Situ Lingxi to the cave, waiting for the Emerald Scale Python to arrive.

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Shen Jiyu immediately stopped as soon as Duanmu Jingjing appeared in front of him. "What do you mean by blocking my way? Are you planning to challenge me and the Shen Clan?"

"Your Shen Clan isn’t a good clan, and your young master wants to kidnap a woman." Shen Jiyu didn’t understand Duanmu Jingjing’s intentions, nor did he recognize her. "I didn’t come here to talk to you, and I will save that snake from you."

"Heh!" Shen Jiyu sneered. "Come and fight me! Don’t blame me if you die in my hands!"

"You are too arrogant." Duanmu Jingjing’s figure instantly disappeared from Shen Jiyu’s sight, and an intense whirlwind enveloped the area, blocking his escape path.

Shen Jiyu froze in place; he didn’t expect Duanmu Jingjing to be so powerful. After all, her cultivation had already reached the lower saint level, and her own cultivation was only at the middle tyrant level. ’Shit! I kicked an iron plate today! This woman is much stronger than me!’

Shen Jiyu tried to escape from the whirlwind’s encirclement, but Duanmu Jingjing moved as fast as the wind and attacked him continuously with rapid, precise attacks, giving him no time to use his poison.

With such a vast difference in cultivation, it wasn’t difficult for Duanmu Jingjing to defeat her opponent. In no time, Shen Jiyu was already lying on the ground, his body covered in blood.

After Shen Jiyu was helpless, Duanmu Jingjing knocked him unconscious. She waved her hand, and a small wave of wind lifted her opponent’s body.

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Elsewhere, Tantai Lingyan had no trouble dealing with Shen Yifan, and she beat her opponent until his face was swollen like a pig’s.

Shen Yifan was completely helpless, and his entire body ached as Tantai Lingyan was merciless towards him; even some of his bones were broken due to her attacks.

"Heh!" Tantai Lingyan snorted and knocked him unconscious.

*Thud*

Duanmu Jingjing was a little surprised when she saw Shen Yifan’s face. "You beat him so hard, Elder Tantai."

"Hehe," Tantai Lingyan softly laughed. "Elder Duanmu, we don’t need to be merciful to the enemy, right? Moreover, your opponent’s condition isn’t good either."

Duanmu Jingjing waved her hand, and a small wave of wind lifted Shen Yifan’s body. "Let’s meet them."

"Alright."

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Inside the cave, the Emerald Scale Python stopped moving when it saw Tang Xiao and the two women. It maintained a ferocious expression and prepared to attack them.

"Wait!" Situ Lingxi immediately moved forward. "With your high cultivation, I know you can understand me. We didn’t come here to attack you or capture you, but we want to help you remove the poison from your body."

The Emerald Scale Python remembered Situ Lingxi, but it did not lower its vigilance, especially with its condition continuing to worsen.

"Please believe in us! We truly have no ill intentions towards you." Situ Lingxi cautiously stepped forward, approaching the snake. "You helped me with those two beasts a few days ago, so I won’t repay your kindness with evil."

The Emerald Scale Python seemed to trust Situ Lingxi, but it was still wary of Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge, especially the former.

"Hey!" Tang Xiao activated his celestial bloodline. A white ethereal figure similar to him immediately appeared behind him. "You have high intelligence, so you should already be aware that we won’t do anything to you."

The Emerald Scale Python slowly calmed down after it sensed Tang Xiao’s celestial aura, and its eyes no longer showed the ferocity it had before.

The Emerald Scale Python looked at Situ Lingxi, who was standing right in front of it with her right hand hanging in the air.

"Let us help you, okay?" The Emerald Scale Python looked at Situ Lingxi for some time before lowering its head, allowing her to pat her head. "Thank you for saving me before. If it weren’t for you, that wolf would have eaten me alive."

Tang Xiao pulled Mu Qingge in front of the python, and he took out two pills. "Swallow these pills! They will eliminate the poison in your body."

The Emerald Scale Python stared at Tang Xiao, but it hesitated to swallow his pills.

"Tang Xiao is my friend, and he won’t hurt you, so you don’t need to worry about swallowing his pills." Situ Lingxi herself didn’t know about Tang Xiao’s pills, but she believed that he wouldn’t hurt the snake.

The Emerald Scale Python opened its snout after thinking about it, and Tang Xiao threw the two pills into its mouth, which it immediately swallowed.

Within a few minutes, the Emerald Scale Python felt its body warming from within, but it didn’t cause any discomfort; instead, it felt incredibly comfortable because its body was no longer in as much pain as before.

Situ Lingxi rubbed the snake’s head. "Do you feel much better now?"

The Emerald Scale Python nodded to Situ Lingxi, and it suddenly dropped its two scales, signaling her to pick them up.

"Hmm?" Situ Lingxi took the two scales. "Did you give them to me and Tang Xiao?"

The Emerald Scale Python nodded slightly, but its gaze suddenly fell on Mu Qingge in Tang Xiao’s embrace, and it dropped another scale to the ground.

"Thank you." Situ Lingxi picked up the third scale from the ground, and she handed two to Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge’s eyes lit up when she received the emerald scale. "Thank you! This scale is really beautiful!

The Emerald Scale Python finally calmed down completely and moved to the end of the cave before coiling its body there. However, its gaze turned fierce again as soon as Tantai Lingyan and Duanmu Jingjing arrived at the cave, seeing the two old men atop two small waves of wind.

Tang Xiao spoke directly to the snake. "I know you want to eat them, but I need them to fight my enemies, so I hope you’ll be willing to give them to me."