Chapter 837: Chapter 837: Return to Xuanhuang, Entering the Ancient State
Upon seeing Zhu Fei inquire about this, Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian didn’t think much, and Yannan Shan replied to Zhu Fei, "Thank you, Brother Zhu, for your concern. Haitang Junior Sister is fine now..."
"What? What did you say her name was?"
Before Yannan Shan could finish speaking, Zhu Fei interrupted him directly, his expression slightly agitated as he inquired.
Suddenly noticing Zhu Fei’s reaction, Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian were slightly stunned, unable to understand why Zhu Fei would react this way.
At this moment, Yannan Shan didn’t think too much, but Shen Qianqian beside him, with a thoughtful look, suddenly spoke to Zhu Fei:
"Brother Zhu, could it be that you know Junior Sister Ye Haitang?"
Hearing Shen Qianqian’s question, Yannan Shan beside her seemed to just remember something, looking at Zhu Fei with a hint of surprise and doubt.
Zhu Fei took a deep breath to slightly calm his emotions, then nodded and said, "If the Ye Haitang you mentioned is the one from the Kunlun Xuan Realm in the lower realm, I do know her, not only know her but she is also my Daoist partner now."
As he spoke, Zhu Fei looked at Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian full of hope, and seeing the slight surprise on their faces, his heart was inexplicably a bit joyful.
At present, Zhu Fei couldn’t care much, and with a wave of his hand, he directly presented an image projection of Ye Haitang in front of Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian.
"Please take a close look, the Ye Haitang you mentioned earlier, is it really her?"
Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian exchanged a glance, and this time they didn’t hide it anymore, but directly nodded to Zhu Fei.
"Brother Zhu is correct, the Haitang Junior Sister we spoke of earlier, is indeed her."
Seeing them confirm Ye Haitang’s identity, Zhu Fei became somewhat excited and hurriedly asked,
"Where is Haitang now? Please take me to see her, I promise to give a generous reward!"
Yannan Shan smiled slightly, "Brother Zhu, no need to say more about rewards, you already have shown great kindness to me and Qianqian. Since Haitang Junior Sister is your Daoist partner, we will naturally take you to meet her."
A slight pause, then Yannan Shan continued, "To be honest, Brother Zhu, Haitang Junior Sister is currently in our Tianhua Palace. However, our Tianhua Palace is located on the Xuanhuang Continent, and it might take some time to get there from here."
Upon hearing Yannan Shan’s words, Zhu Fei managed to calm himself slowly.
Without saying much further, he immediately raised his hand and tore open the void in front of him.
In the next moment, a space passage extending into the unknown suddenly appeared before Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian.
Seeing this scene, Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian couldn’t help but gape, their faces full of shock.
Although they had heard before, that once Cultivators reached a certain realm they could tear space with bare hands, the two of them had not reached the Great Success Earth Immortal realm yet, so such rumors were only half-believed.
However, seeing the current scene, the rumor seemed to indeed be true.
"Hehe, come with me. It shouldn’t take much time; we should be able to return to the Xuanhuang Continent soon. By then, I’ll need you both to point out the direction."
Zhu Fei smilingly cupped his fists to them, then immediately stepped into the space passage.
Seeing this, Yannan Shan and Shen Qianqian exchanged another glance, and without further hesitation, followed Zhu Fei into the space passage.
...
Three months later, in a certain area of Yue State on the Xuanhuang Continent, the void suddenly fluctuated violently, and a circular black hole appeared.
As this black hole slowly rotated, three figures, two men, and one woman, emerged from it.
Naturally, the ones appearing were Zhu Fei, Yannan Shan, and Shen Qianqian.
Although Zhu Fei now had the ability to tear space passages with his bare hands, the paths were complex, and it took Zhu Fei, Yannan Shan, and Shen Qianqian a full three months to finally return to the Xuanhuang Continent.
Looking at the somewhat familiar surroundings, Shen Qianqian suddenly said to Zhu Fei,
"Brother Zhu, if I’m not mistaken, this should belong to the Yue State territory, while our Tianhua Palace is now located in the Ancient State, the distance between is vast, and a small Star Sea separates us. So shouldn’t we first take a transmission array?"
Hearing Shen Qianqian’s suggestion, Zhu Fei immediately nodded.
Without any further hesitation, after spending several days, they arrived at the nearest cross-realm transmission point, paid the required fees, and stepped onto the transmission array.
After a flash of teleportation light, not long after, the three directly arrived in the Ancient State territory.
However, just as they set foot in the Ancient State territory, several Cultivators were holding a painting scroll, carefully scrutinizing Zhu Fei and the others.
Among them, a hook-nosed man, a Mid-stage Tribulation cultivator, after examining Zhu Fei and the others for a short time, his face changed immediately, then he shouted harshly,
"That’s them! Quickly notify the Grand Elder to apprehend these three criminals who dared to kill the Island Master’s son!"
As he spoke, the hook-nosed man had already taken out a Transmission Pearl, about to activate it.
At this moment, Zhu Fei suddenly reached out and grabbed the hook-nosed man’s throat, his voice extremely cold,
"You’re from Qinghai Immortal Island? Speak! Who sent you to find us? And besides finding us, what else are you here for?"
As soon as he stepped out from the transmission array, Zhu Fei had already noticed the hook-nosed man and others.
The reason he didn’t make a move earlier was to see who they really were and what their objectives were.
Now it seems that the incident of him killing Lan Mingwei must have been known to that Island Master.
Yet what Zhu Fei still couldn’t understand was why that Qinghai Island Master sent people to the Ancient State? What did he want to do there?
Being suddenly choked by Zhu Fei, the hook-nosed man instantly felt his entire body’s mana and Divine Sense completely freeze.
This made him immediately panic, wanting to struggle, but to no avail.
"Cough, cough, cough—"
The hook-nosed man’s face turned red, coughing continuously.
Truth be told, before receiving this mission, he didn’t know the enemy he was to deal with was so terrifying, only knowing roughly that the person’s cultivation should be notable and they were the murderer of their young master.
"Please... spare me, Senior. I was merely following orders, with no real intention to offend you."
The hook-nosed man spoke with difficulty, his eyes filled with fear.
"Enough nonsense, answer my question immediately, or die!"
Zhu Fei couldn’t care what the hook-nosed man thought right then and sternly, coldly shouted.