When Feng Fei saw that Yuan Jue refused, he assumed that Yuan Jue disliked the ghost pearl. Not wanting to make things difficult for Yuan Jue, he took the ghost pearl back.
However, when Feng Fei reached out his hand this time, he found that the ring on his right ring finger, which was usually hidden, suddenly flashed with golden light, and the ghost bead in Yuan Jue's hand immediately responded with a dim light.
A look of surprise flashed in Feng Fei's eyes. She hadn't expected that something she considered useless would have such a strong attraction to the ring.
☆, Chapter Forty-Six: Miscellaneous Matters (Part One or Two)
This is a pain in the ass. This is a pain in the ass. I don't know what to name this chapter. If it's off-topic, just ignore it!
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A glint of surprise flashed in Feng Fei's eyes. One of her original purposes in going to the Demon Cave was to find suitable materials to repair the ring, but she hadn't really held out much hope. However, she hadn't expected that such an opportunity would actually be presented to her. Since the opportunity was there, why wouldn't she seize it?
Feng Fei, following the power of the ring, slowly raised his hand, bringing it closer to the ghost bead floating in the air.
As the ring and the ghost bead approached, the golden light on the ring's outer layer flickered, as if it were breathing. The first thing the ring interacted with was the layer upon layer of mysterious runes on the ghost bead's body. The hazy light emanating from the ghost bead flickered, and in the process of interacting with the ring, the mysteries of the runes on the ghost bead's surface gradually disappeared, and the size of the ghost bead also changed accordingly. Its originally jet-black and shiny body slowly turned into a grayish appearance.
Suddenly, the light from the ring abruptly faded and disappeared between Feng Fei's fingers.
Looking again at the ghost bead that Feng Fei had caught, he saw that it was now just a small pile of grayish impurities, clearly useless.
Upon seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed across Yuan Jue's face, but it was quickly replaced by curiosity. However, Yuan Jue was used to suppressing his emotions, so Feng Fei and the other two did not notice.
Not only Yuan Jue was interested in this series of events, but Jin Ming, who was always the most curious, couldn't help but ask after everything was over: "Feng Fei, where is the ring on your right ring finger?"
Feng Fei pursed his lips, then looked up and smiled at Jin Ming, saying, "This is my secret. May I keep it? But I assure you that its existence will not have any negative impact on us. No, it should be considered a negative impact."
Feng Fei's answer was tantamount to no answer. Jin Ming looked at Yuan Jue somewhat dejectedly, hoping he would ask, and perhaps Feng Fei would then tell him. Yuan Jue, on the other hand, looked at Ming Feng. Ming Feng had never shown any surprise at the existence of the ring on Feng Fei's hand from the beginning, so could it be assumed that Ming Feng knew about the existence of Feng Fei's ring from the start?
A hint of a smile flashed in Yuan Jue's eyes. He thought he must know something.
"Alright, now that we can leave Yangzi Town, let's head to our next destination."
After saying this, Yuan Jue gave Feng Fei a meaningful smile, then forcefully pulled Jin Ming out of the room.
"Sister Feifei..."
Mingfeng approached Fengfei only after Yuanjue and Jinming left. Because of his bloodline and because he was originally a divine beast of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, he could see the Pan Ring the entire time. He also knew the importance of the Pan Ring, and therefore, he was filled with trepidation during the series of changes that had occurred.
"It's alright." Feng Fei gently patted Ming Feng's head and said softly, "Pan Jie's condition is much better than before."
Mingfeng looked at the ring placed in front of her and saw that many of the spider web-like cracks on it had disappeared, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.
Mingfeng, already a chubby little dumpling, looked even more adorable when she smiled. Fengfei couldn't help but pinch Mingfeng's chubby cheeks and laugh. Mingfeng mumbled a few words, but seeing Fengfei laughing so heartily, she couldn't help but smile sweetly back.
A few days later, Yangzi Town gradually returned to its former hustle and bustle, no longer resembling the place where Feng Fei and his companions had first arrived.
Tao Wan bought the Copper Coin Inn. She sent a shrewd manager to hire the remaining relatives of those wrongly harmed by Su Cheng, giving them a place to live from now on. On the surface, the deaths of Su Cheng and Madam Fu did not seem to have any impact on the Su family, but the Su family had been decaying from the inside out for many years, and its collapse was only a matter of time.
Without the Ghost-Binding Flag, Qingyan was left without support and was imprisoned by Tao Wan in a desolate courtyard, where he slowly died of old age. Later, he gradually realized that Tao Wan hated his actions but had been waiting for him to come to his senses. However, he became increasingly entangled, forcing Tao Wan to cooperate with Feng Fei to bring him down. Yuan Jue used certain methods to erase all memories related to the Ghost-Binding Technique from Qingyan's mind, thus saving his life. This was also Tao Wan's request.
Su used the pills Yuanjue gave him to cure Tao Hui's mental illness, and his relationship with Tao Wan gradually recovered. However, when they were about to go and thank Feng Fei and the others, they learned that they had already set off.
Leaving Yangzi Town and heading southwest, the mountains and rivers gradually disappeared. The yellow soil beneath the grass was revealed, and occasionally, small blades of grass could be seen tenaciously surviving among the yellow earth, their vitality particularly striking against the vast expanse of yellow soil. To the southwest lay the border of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, surrounded by endless yellow sand and weathered ruins—remnants of history, born in the past, weathered in the present, and destined to perish in the future.
Fengye City lies within this expanse of yellow earth, within this piece of history.
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On the main road leading to Fengye City, a group of six people walked slowly forward against the strong wind and yellow sand.
"Hey Feifei, all six of us can fly! What's the point of walking like this?!"
A grumbling voice, filled with resentment, carried on the wind, followed by a clear, bright female voice: "Jin Ming, look at you. Luckily, I dragged you along today, otherwise how would you have known you were in such poor health? Look at Ming Feng, she's still a child, and she hasn't complained once."
"The Phoenix is a divine beast! It's different! I'm just a mortal!" Jin Ming shouted unwillingly, "Little Feifei, you're being too biased!"
"Hmph, even if Mingfeng is a divine beast, he's still a child. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. You're not as good as a child, and you're not as good as a woman like me." With that, Fengfei quickened her pace and caught up with Yuanjue, who was walking in front. Mingfeng, who had been following Fengfei, also quickly caught up with her.
"Yuanjue, how much longer until we reach Fengye City?"
Yuan Jue looked up into the distance and saw that the sky, which should have been clear, was shrouded in darkness. He frowned and said, "It shouldn't be far, but there might be some problems ahead."
Feng Fei's heart skipped a beat. She realized that ever since she began her journey to the Demon Cave, this misfortune had been like a leech, disgusting and causing her immense pain. Had she fallen under Conan's curse—wherever she went, people died?
He shook his head vigorously to banish these nonsensical thoughts from his mind, then pursed his lips and asked with slight worry, "Should we try a different direction?"
"If we change direction, we'll have to return to Mochou City, start from another direction, go around most of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, and then head towards the Ten Thousand Demon Cave from the White Tiger Kingdom. This journey will take about two years. However, if we travel from Fengye City towards the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, we can arrive in half a month if nothing unexpected happens. But—" But judging from the current situation, it seems difficult to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.
Feng Fei understood the unspoken meaning of Yuan Jue's words, but she still felt it was better to start from Qingfeng City. Even if something happened, could it be worse than what happened in Yangzi Town? Feng Fei later dismissed this thought with a slap, but she didn't realize it at the moment. So, Feng Fei said to Yuan Jue, "Let's take the route through Fengye City."
Yuan Jue nodded slowly, agreeing that the route through Fengye City was the safest. Feng Fei was only going to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, and while he wasn't entirely sure of Feng Fei's purpose, he had a vague idea. He himself had been in a hurry when he left, only hastily instructing Bai Yu and Yu Jin on some precautions before departing. Some arrangements weren't yet complete, and taking the route through Fengye City would save a lot of time.
Seeing that Yuan Jue agreed with her, Feng Fei felt a little excited. She secretly glanced at Yuan Jue, and the joy and shyness in her heart couldn't help but surface. Her heart was filled with a bittersweet feeling, and her cheeks turned a little red.
"Yuanjue, why are we walking through this yellow sand?"
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, Feng Fei leaned close to Yuan Jue's ear and whispered something.
Warm breath brushed against Yuan Jue's ear, making his heart race. With a slight turn of his head, he could kiss those red lips still near his ear. It took a great deal of willpower for Yuan Jue to suppress this urge.
“At this border, there are always fierce winds and sandstorms. These natural forces are beyond our imagination. Even those with abilities far surpassing ours cannot necessarily fly proudly through this yellow sand. Moreover, the wind direction here changes constantly, and the surrounding terrain is extremely prone to concealing dangers. If we consume a lot of spiritual energy and physical strength while flying, then we will have no chance of escaping when encountering danger.” Yuan Jue spoke softly, yet his voice slowly drifted into Jin Ming’s ears. Jin Ming’s face immediately flushed red, and he thought with some embarrassment: I didn’t even think of these things, how embarrassing.
Feng Fei nodded thoughtfully.
As Feng Fei and Yuan Jue talked, the group slowly arrived at the front of Fengye City.
When Fengye City finally appeared before Feng Fei and his group of six, the surrounding gale vanished without a trace, and the entire world fell silent, with no sign of life to be found.
Fengye City was shrouded in a hazy black veil, like a mysterious exotic beauty standing before you with a bewitching face veiled, waiting for her beloved to unveil her. But who knows if, after the veil is lifted, a kind and beautiful woman will gaze upon you with deep affection, or if a seductive mountain demon, disguised in human skin, will simply wait for a daring soul to deliver it to it?
“Yuan Jue, something’s not right about Fengye City,” Jin Ming said slyly as he approached Yuan Jue.
Everyone could see the situation clearly. Normally, Feng Fei would have complained a bit after hearing Jin Ming's words, but at this moment, she felt a heavy, oppressive feeling that made it hard for her to breathe.
"Yuanjue—"
Chapter 47 The Black Bird (First Update)
Just as Feng Fei was about to speak, a sharp whistling sound came from Fengye City.
The whistling sound reverberated in everyone's ears. Feng Fei, whose cultivation level was the lowest, was caught off guard and felt dizzy.
A warm hand pressed against Feng Fei's back, and a cool sensation instantly entered her body, waking her up immediately.
Feng Fei turned her head and gave Yuan Jue a thank-you smile, then used her jade-gold spiritual power to counteract the effects of the howl.
Fortunately, the terrifying howl did not last long. Then, Feng Fei saw a large black bird with a wingspan of about twenty meters take off from Fengye City and fly south.
"Is that a crow?" Feng Fei exclaimed in surprise. Is it a crow? But how could there be such a big crow? Could she be mistaken?
The large black bird that soared into the sky seemed to sense Feng Fei's thoughts. It turned its head to glance at Feng Fei before flapping its wings and flying away, disappearing without a trace in a short while.
Feng Fei was stunned by the black bird's gaze, standing there in a daze, his eyes unfocused, and no matter how Yuan Jue Ming Feng called out to him, he could not be awakened.
Feng Fei felt an overwhelming sadness, a sorrow that filled her mind and heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Weep—we grieve with the heavens—"
"Pain—pain that fills heaven with compassion—"
The rolling, mournful sound struck directly into Feng Fei's soul, causing her consciousness to scatter. At that moment, a faint red light flashed from the ring, shooting straight into Feng Fei's brow.
Feng Fei felt a deep sorrow welling up in his heart, and just as he was about to succumb to grief, a piercing pain spread from between his eyebrows throughout his body. The next moment, Feng Fei snapped back to reality. Covered in cold sweat, Feng Fei knew that everything that had just happened was not a dream.
After catching his breath, Feng Fei clutched his chest, about to speak, when he noticed Yuan Jue, Jin Mingming, and Feng Wuren looking at him with anxious expressions. Da Bao and Xiao Bao stood a little behind, at a loss for what to do. They wanted to help but were completely powerless to do so.
She heard Yuanjue say, "What should we do!"
Mingfeng was so anxious she was almost in tears: "How could we encounter something like this as soon as we got here? Why did Sister Feifei suddenly go bewitched?"
Jin Ming said, "Don't talk, you're disturbing me from thinking of a solution. Let me think... I remember seeing this kind of situation before. How to treat it..." Jin Ming paced anxiously in circles, his brows furrowing more and more tightly.
Feng Fei rushed forward, wanting to tell them she was alright. But as she approached, she discovered a thin membrane emitting a faint black light blocking her path. Feng Fei frantically pounded on the membrane, even using her jade-gold spiritual power to create fine needles to poke at it, but she couldn't escape. Instead, it caused her soul to feel waves of stinging pain.
Finally, Feng Fei's spiritual power was exhausted, and her physical strength was also depleted. She slumped to the ground, her mind filled with confusion and recklessness.
Feng Fei, slumped to the ground, looked at her pale palms, then at the increasingly panicked and helpless Yuan Jue and his group of five outside. The confusion and fear in her heart finally overwhelmed her, and she collapsed to the ground, her entire body lying flat on the floor. Her eyes stared blankly upwards.
Above, a hazy gray gas floated, while in the distance, slightly whitish gas compressed the hazy gray gas in the center.
Suddenly, Feng Fei stood up abruptly, sat cross-legged, and circulated his spiritual energy. After the jade-gold spiritual energy slowly filled his meridians, he compressed it all into his feet. The next moment, Feng Fei's body appeared below the hazy gray gas, within easy reach.
After a brief hesitation, Feng Fei gritted her teeth and reached her hand into the hazy, gray gas. The moment she touched it, a hissing, corrosive sound filled the air, and Feng Fei's face contorted slightly, indicating she was in considerable discomfort. But she persisted, groping through the gray gas as if searching for something.
After a while, Feng Fei's face lit up with joy, and then he pulled his hand out forcefully.
It didn't take much effort to insert the gas, but it was impossible to pull it out.
With one hand embedded in the gray gas and his body floating in the air, Feng Fei glanced at Yuan Jue outside. He saw that Yuan Jue had stepped back slightly, his hands behind his back, his lips tightly pursed. Although his face was still expressionless, Feng Fei could feel the sorrow and despair emanating from the bottom of his heart.
A pang of pain shot through Feng Fei's heart, and a resolute glint flashed in her eyes. She pursed her lips tightly and instantly dispersed all the spiritual energy that had been channeled into her feet.
Her body suddenly sank, and the most painful spot was her wrist where the air met the gray gas. The tearing sensation, combined with the corrosive effect of the gray gas, caused Feng Fei's beautiful face to contort in pain.
That wasn't enough. Feng Fei gritted his teeth and, with a determined heart, poured his spiritual power into his right hand.
The spiritual energy circled around Feng Fei's wrist again and again.
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The moment this thought crossed Feng Fei's mind, he couldn't help but feel afraid. But then he thought that he had already lived another life, so he calmed down and let the suction force absorb his flesh and blood.
However, the suction force seemed to understand Feng Fei's thoughts, and instead slowed down the absorption speed, eventually stopping completely.
Feng Fei's face turned pale; a deficiency of qi and blood is not a good thing for anyone.
Just as Feng Fei was about to breathe a sigh of relief as the suction disappeared, the gray gas that had been tightly gripping her wrist suddenly loosened. Caught off guard, Feng Fei fell straight to the ground.