Celestial 'War God' Return

Since all of them came from the Taixu Kingdom, the Shao and Ming Clans invited Situ Lingxi to return with them using a flying artifact.

Situ Lingxi agreed to their offer because she went to the region together with Sun Weitian, but her fiancé fell into Ci Xing’s hands, and he probably died in her hands. Standing at the stern of the flying artifact, she looked at Tang Xiao, who watched her leave while waving his hand.

Since the mission was fake, and their wedding was going to take place next month, Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan decided not to return to the sect. They decided to return to the Taixu Kingdom using the Chen Clan’s flying artifact, and they asked Tang Xiao to bring all his wives to their wedding.

"Young Miss, your aunt asked me to take you back with us."

Shangguan Qingyue glared at Shangguan Xinyi, but she didn’t argue with her and boarded the Shangguan Clan’s flying artifact.

"Young Master Feng, our queen contacted me earlier, and she hopes you’d be willing to visit our Shangguan Clan."

Tang Xiao didn’t have a good impression of the Shangguan Clan, mainly because of the actions of Shangguan Qingyue and Shangguan Qingyin. Although the latter was the queen of the Song Kingdom, he had no intention of establishing a relationship with the Song and Shangguan Clans.

"I will pay the Shangguan Clan a visit if I have time."

Shangguan Xinyi felt that something was wrong from Tang Xiao’s tone, but she couldn’t guess it. "We will return to our clan now, Senior Huangfu."

Song Jinghao wanted to delay his return because he wanted to get close to Tantai Lingyan, but his neck shrank as soon as he noticed Shangguan Xinyi’s cold gazes. He and the Song Clan entourage hurriedly boarded the Shangguan Clan’s flying artifact, and they flew away from the area at high speed.

After they left, Huangfu Lingxuan patted Tang Xiao on the shoulder. "I didn’t expect you to win Situ Lingxi’s heart in such a short time, kid. She’s Situ Lingshan’s beloved niece, and she’s also the Situ Clan’s golden child. If she becomes your woman, the Situ Clan will fully support you. However, you must be wary of the Sun Clan; they’ll think that you killed Sun Weitian to get her."

"If they think that way, they’re idiots and unreasonable." Tang Xiao shrugged. "After all, Sun Weitian’s cultivation is at the Tyrant Level, and mine is at the King Level, so it’s impossible for me to kill him."

"Haha," Huang Lingxuan laughed. "They’re certainly aware of that, but you don’t know the character of the Sun Clan’s people. Sun Weitian is their young master, and his death in this forest will tarnish their name, so they’ll be looking for a scapegoat to rectify the situation."

"The cultivation world is filled with unreasonable people, and they are always looking for scapegoats to protect their reputation." Tang Xiao could only shake his head. "By the way, the Song and Shangguan Clans will probably employ other tactics to get me, so I will need your help if they take extreme measures against me. Honestly, I’m not afraid of them, but I have to keep all my wives safe, so I hope you will protect them when I’m not around."

Huangfu Lingxuan sighed softly. "In fact, I already warned Shangguan Qingyin not to bother you or any of your wives, but she insisted on sending Shangguan Qingyue to the sect. That little girl is not bad, but her mindset is a bit twisted."

"Speaking of Shangguan Qingyue, do you know the story about her and the Dugu Clan?"

"You mean Shangguan Qingyue’s relationship with Dugu Cangxu and his fiancée?"

Tang Xiao nodded. "I heard from Situ Lingxi that Dugu Cangxu’s fiancée disappeared without a trace, and everyone suspected that Shangguan Qingyue was the culprit. However, their relationship didn’t happen because Dugu Jiuyou was against it, and Shangguan Qingyin couldn’t help her."

"You’re right about that," Huangfu Lingxuan said, recalling the incident. "To this day, no one has managed to find Huo Mianmian’s whereabouts, as if she disappeared into thin air. She is a simple and kind-hearted young girl, and her Huo Clan is not a prominent clan, but the people of the Dugu Clan really like her. She and Dugu Cangxu liked each other, and their relationship went smoothly until the appearance of Shangguan Qingyue."

"To be honest, I don’t like to interfere in other people’s or other clans’ affairs, and I want to focus on my cultivation. Since this matter has something to do with Shangguan Qingyue and her evil schemes, I will track down Huo Mianmian’s whereabouts."

"If you can find Huo Mianmian and bring her back to the Dugu Clan, Dugu Jiuyou will be extremely grateful to you, and he will not hesitate to support you." Huangfu Lingxuan looked into the distance with narrowed eyes. "Even if you ask him to fight the Shangguan Clan, he will not refuse your request. With the Situ and Dugu Clans behind you, the Song and Shangguan Clans will not dare to do anything to you."

Tang Xiao himself had been thinking about the possibility of gaining the Dugu Clan’s support ever since he heard the story about Shangguan Qingyue, Dugu Cangxu, and Huo Mianmian. "What about you, old man? Will you side with the Song and Shangguan Clans if trouble arises between us?"

"Hahaha," Huangfu Lingxuan laughed loudly. "Is my stance still unclear to you, kid?"

Tang Xiao shrugged. "After all, I’m still young, and I’m also a newcomer to this realm. On the other hand, you have close ties with the Song and Shangguan Clans, and your granddaughter will be marrying Song Tianzun soon, so you’ll be part of their family."

"Even if my granddaughter marries Song Tianzun, I will never side with them." Tang Xiao looked at Huangfu Lingxuan in surprise. "Kid, I’m familiar with the Song and Shangguan Clans, but I can’t share my knowledge of the two clans with you. However, I can assure you that I will never side with them, and the only person worthy of my support is Emperor Xuanyuan, so you don’t need to worry about me."

"Emperor Xuanyuan, huh?" Tang Xiao was quite curious about Xuanyuan Lingtian because he also had golden aptitude in cultivation. "You must have told him about me, right? Did he send someone to spy on me?"

"Even if I didn’t tell him about you, he would definitely know everything about you." Tang Xiao couldn’t help but sigh. "However, you don’t need to worry about him, and he didn’t send anyone to spy on you either. If he needs information about you, he will ask me directly, and I won’t hide it from him."

Tang Xiao actually didn’t like that, but he had no other choice because he lived in Xuanyuan Empire territory. Even if Huangfu Lingxuan didn’t tell Xuanyuan Lingtian anything, he was sure the latter could get information about him from someone else.

Moreover, Huangfu Lingxuan had helped him several times, and the olad man had no ill intentions towards him or any of his wives, so it was better than Xuanyuan Lingtian’s spy watching them directly.

"Are you going back to the sect now?"

"No," Tang Xiao grabbed Mu Qingge’s hand. "I will be attending Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan’s wedding next month, and they have invited all my wives to attend. I will bring Qingge to meet Fei Cangyu and the others, so we can complete all our missions faster."

Huangfu Lingxuan nodded in understanding before turning to Tantai Lingyan and the others. "Let’s go back."

Tantai Lingyan actually wanted to join Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge, but she was an elder, so she couldn’t do that, and she decided to return to the sect with Huangfu Lingxuan and the others.

Mu Qingge looked at Tang Xiao. "Where are they now? Have they completed another mission?"

"They’ve completed another mission not far from the snow mountain, and they’re on their way to the Bone Ridge, so I’ll take you there now."

"Let’s go."

Tang Xiao enveloped Mu Qingge with his void element before bringing her into the void, and he used the Void Dragon Steps to go to Tang Yin and the others’ location.

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Atop the flying artifact, Duanmu Jingjing stood beside Huangfu Lingxuan. "Do you think there will be a conflict between Tang Xiao and the two clans?"

"Conflict between them is inevitable, but I won’t act now." Huangfu Lingxuan fell silent for a moment. "For now, I will wait for Song Zhentian and Shangguan Qingyin’s next move, especially the latter. Compared to her upright husband, she is a schemer, and she will use any means to bring Tang Xiao to her side."

Duanmu Jingjing nodded in agreement. "Song Zhentian has been blinded by love, and he will do anything if others dare to attack Shangguan Qingyin and her Shangguan Clan. If Tang Xiao has trouble with her clan, her husband will definitely mobilize his Song Clan to help them."

"Phew." Huangfu Lingxuan exhaled heavily. "Tang Xiao already has a relationship with Situ Lingxi, and I believe Situ Lingshan and the Situ Clan will side with him once their relationship is made official. If he manage to find Huo Mianmian, he will also get the Dugu Clan’s support."

"The Song Clan is weaker than the Situ Clan, and the Taixu Clan will fully support Situ Lingshan’s decision. The Shangguan Clan is strong, but they are not as strong as the Dugu Clan." Huangfu Lingxuan agreed with Duanmu Jingjing. "If Tang Xiao manages to secure the support of the Situ and Dugu Clans, he will also gain the support of the Taixu Clan. With the support of those three clans, Song Zhentian and Shangguan Qingyin will not dare to make a move against him."

"The key is Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi’s relationship, so I hope it will be official soon."