Over The World, Beyond Heaven

Four shichens later, at the entrance of the ice cave within Zheng-Fu's dimensional space...

Booooooom!!!

Groooaaan!!!

Hah!?

"It seems like she has succeeded! Not bad! Not bad at all!"

After Zheng-Fu waited for four shichen, Ma-Ying-Tian finally achieved the first step of the Eternal Winter Energy Cultivation Technique. It instantly caused her energy level to leap from the seventh level of the Genuine Deity Stage to the first level of the Deity Monarch Stage. And during that time, she had also absorbed Winter Energy.

Naturally, her body had three times more energy density than other people of the same level, which meant that even if she had to fight against the third or fourth level of the Deity Monarch Stage cultivators, she could easily defeat them. This was the advantage of having an Eternal Winter Body and cultivating the Eternal Winter Energy Cultivation Technique.

Flap!

Zheng-Fu immediately soared into the ice cave to congratulate Ma-Ying-Tian when he saw that she had successfully cultivated the first level of the energy cultivation technique he had given her.

Great job!

"You only spent four shichen..., uh, if you count the total time from the beginning, it would be about four and a half shichen, to advance from the seventh level of the Heavenly Deity Originate Stage to the first level of the Deity Monarch Stage. How do you have such a big... err... talented!"

However, he forgot that Ma-Ying-Tian was naked, and while he was admiring her, his gaze accidentally caught sight of her breasts.

Whoa!

You pervert!

"Get out of here right now!"

Ma-Ying-Tian had just come to her senses and was about to thank Zheng-Fu, but when she heard his last sentence, she freaked out and became furious. Before she could quickly raise both her arms to cover her body, and hurriedly chased Zheng-Fu out of the cave in embarrassment.

Erm!

"I'll go now, I really didn't mean to... I'm sorry!"

Pheeeeeeew!!!

Zheng-Fu realized his mistake and immediately went out of the ice cave without waiting to listen to Ma-Ying-Tian's complaints any longer. Also, if he were still there, his consciousness would definitely crumble. Because then, Ma-Ying-Tian's skin and shape looked even better than before.

Not long after…

"Zheng-Fu, I'm done wearing clothes!"

Hah!?

"What?! Then what does that gaze mean? Or are you thinking about my body?" Ma-Ying-Tian tried to cover up her embarrassment by speaking in a firm and aggressive tone, but her face betrayed her words because it was extremely red.

"Err… Maybe I'm thinking about it. Because… Your figure is just…"

Damn it!

You pervert!

Although Ma-Ying-Tian tried her best to be strong-willed, when Zheng-Fu teased her, she felt extremely nervous. If she could have escaped by crawling into the ground, she would have done so.

"Well, I won't tease you anymore. By the way, how do you feel now? Are you still feeling cold?" Zheng-Fu stopped teasing Ma-Ying-Tian and asked about her physical condition seriously.

"No! I feel much better now. Not only don't I feel cold, I feel comfortable and want to be in a very cold place!" Ma-Ying-Tian quickly adjusted her mood and replied with a happy expression.

"That's good. It's natural for you to want to be in a very cold place. With your Eternal Winter Body, you'll be able to cultivate energy several times faster when you are in such an environment. So from now on, I think you should find a new place to live or find a very cold place to cultivate!" Zheng-Fu said with satisfaction and gave Ma-Ying-Tian some more advice.

"I understand! I'll discuss that with Father. For now, I think we should go back first. I'm afraid that if the people in the tavern don't see us in the reception room, there'll be trouble. Ma-Ying-Tian nodded and listened to Zheng-Fu's advice seriously. She knew what to do about this matter, but the important thing at that time was that they should quickly return to the tavern.

"Hmm! I understand. But if we go back now, it might be dangerous for you."

Hah!?

"What do you mean?!" Ma-Ying-Tian was puzzled when she heard Zheng-Fu's words.

She did not understand what the young man meant. The tavern they came from belonged to her Ma Clan, so who would dare to harm her in her clan's territory?

"Right now, an assassin is hiding in the tavern reception room, waiting for us to return. His energy level is quite high, so if the two of us go back now, that assassin won't hesitate to take action against you, who's weaker than me."

Zheng-Fu had sensed that assassin for a while, but he did not rush back to deal with him, because he wanted to know what he would do when he saw them disappear for so long.

Assassin?!

Ma-Ying-Tian was shocked when she heard that. She did not think that an assassin would sneak into her clan's tavern and wait for her and Zheng-Fu in the reception room. And she also wondered how Zheng-Fu knew about this, even though he was here with her.

"Then what are we going to do? Or should we wait for that assassin to leave first?"

"No! We needn't do anything! I suppose that the assassin's real target is you, and I have already signaled Master Ma-Li-Wei about this. Master Ma-Li-Wei said he'll rush over there, and I guess he'll arrive and deal with him soon!"

Umm!

"When and how did you contact my father? My communication jade can't be used in this area," asked Ma-Ying-Tian. She actually wanted to know more about Zheng-Fu. She wanted to know what secrets he was hiding because he always surprised her whenever they met.

"I have my methods. You don't need to know how I did it. Umm! It seems that Master Ma-Li-Wei has arrived!" Zheng-Fu did not need to answer her question, so he changed the topic to Ma-Li-Wei's arrival at the tavern.

What a stingy person!

Ma-Ying-Tian could only restrain the mind and dared not pester Zheng-Fu anymore. After all, she had no right to force Zheng-Fu. Moreover, everyone had secrets. Even her father and mother had some secrets they could not tell her. As an outsider to him, Zheng-Fu would never tell her.

In the main hall of the Ma Clan tavern…

"Quickly, have everyone unrelated to the Ma Clan leave the tavern and quickly activate the defensive tactical formation and sealing tactical formation!"

Yes, sir, Clan Leader!

As soon as Ma-Li-Wei arrived at the tavern with the Ma Clan's high-level skilled masters, he immediately ordered the tavern manager to arrange for the evacuation of the unrelated people from the tavern. According to the information from Zheng-Fu, this assassin was a third-level Great Deity Stage cultivator. If a clash occurred, there would definitely be heavy damage. To avoid any losses, he had to clear the area first.

"What happened? Why did you suddenly tell us to go out?!"

"That's right! What are you guys doing? This is a high-level tavern. Why are you treating the customers like this!?"

"Who is in charge here? I want to talk to him!"

That's right!

"We want to talk to him, too. If we don't get a good answer, we'll expose this matter to others and let everyone know how bad the service of this tavern is!"

Many guests began to be dissatisfied with being asked to leave their rooms and wait outside the tavern. Some of them were sons of celebrities and wealthy people, so they were not happy with this behavior.

Flap!

"I apologize to all guests for disturbing you, but there is currently a psychopath hiding in our tavern, so for everyone's safety, we have to take this impolite action. And to compensate you, Ma Clan will not charge you any service fee for the three days you stay at our tavern!" The manager immediately announced the situation to calm down the chaos of the guests. And of course, just clarifying the matter would not help to alleviate those people's dissatisfaction, so he arranged compensation for them.

Scream!

"Is there really a psychopath here? Darling, I'm so scared!"

"Don't be scared, my dear. That psychopath is not as psychopathic as you!"

Hah!?

"What did you just say?"

No... there's nothing!

"If that's the case, then we can accept it. We'll pretend that nothing bad has happened!"

"Umm! We'll fully cooperate if it's for our peace and safety. But don't forget about the free food and stay for three days!"

Many guests began to calm down because of the offer from the tavern manager. Because the accommodation and food in this tavern were not cheap, even if they had money, they would have to pay a lot if they wanted good service. However, many were dissatisfied and chose to check out.

"Almost all the guests have come out, sir, Clan Leader. All that's left are..."

"Are there still people who haven't come out? Who are they? Or are they the same group as the assassin who is hiding?" Ma-Li-Wei's face became very serious when he heard that.

"No, sir! They're just ordinary children."

Ordinary children?!

"Then why didn't they come out? Or what happened to them?" Ma-Li-Wei became even more confused. If they were just ordinary children, why didn't they come out knowing a dangerous person was hiding inside?

"Erm… They're children that Young Master Zheng-Fu had just adopted, sir. And the reason they didn't come out was because their room couldn't be opened, as if it was locked tightly. No matter how much energy they used, they couldn't break the door down. And we also tried calling them, but no one answered, sir!"

Ah!?

"Actually, this is how it is! Then just leave them there. We can now start our operation. Order the spell unit to activate tactical formations!"

Yes, sir, Clan Leader!

Activate tactical formations!

Whooooosh!!!