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The first rays of early morning sun shone upon the Deer Terrace, and the green grass and dew sparkled brilliantly. The thin mist seemed to adorn the Deer Terrace in a gown. A gentle breeze blew from the nearby forest, passing over a girl’s cheeks while the morning rays gently pulled open her eyelids.
King Zhou Di Xin slowly awakened. Her eyes were fathomless, dark, and unfeeling.
Feilian, Elai, Chong Houhu and the other generals knelt before her throne.
“How did Bi Gan escape? Did This King not strictly order that if she leaves the Deer Terrace, that you are to retrieve her?”
Di Xin’s tone was very flat. Even the generals at her side kept quiet out of fear.
Ever since she discovered Bi Gan’s Star Name, Di Xin had already planned and prepared for a long time to consume her “Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart.” Not only did Di Xin trap her at the Deer Terrace, she even made her personally witness the torture and death of countless people, to make her listen to these grievous curses and screams. The more cruel the methods that Di Xin showed, the faster Bi Gan’s Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart would mature.
Primordial World had “Three Hearts,” of which the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart was one. After eating it, one was able to see through all illusions and dispel all temptations.
But this Bi Gan actually seized the chance to flee while she was cultivating at night. What a pity that the girl actually was able to flee from the heavily guarded capital of Zhaoge.
If not for the fact that Feilian and the others were her beloved generals, Di Xin would even have wanted to kill them to vent her fury.
“Bi Gan had assistance. She broke the ‘Circular Confinement Array’ and was later taken out of Zhaoge using a military plaque. We never expected her to have help on the inside.” Feilian bowed her head.
“What do you mean?” Di Xin frowned and rose.
Her jade body was completely naked, and she had the maids dress her.
Feilian, Elai and the others glanced at each other.
“Speak!!”
“Answering to the Great King, there are reports that the one who took Bi Gan away is General Huang Feihu!” Feilian was forthright.
“What?” Di Xin was shaken. The four maids attending to her vomited blood and collapsed. Even these maids were Qi Refinement in cultivation, but their meridians were disintegrated by this jolt.
Without her express command, another group of guards respectfully stepped forward and carefully dragged the dying maids away, summoning another cadre.
“Feilian, did you say Huang Feihu took Bi Gan away?” Di Xin’s tone was heavy.
“Yes. Those guards personally saw someone brandish General Huang Feihu’s plaque and take Bi Gan out from the southern gate, but the one who took her was a man. He may be her Invested Deity Emissary, Pang Xu. Subordinate nearly caught up to them at the southern gate, but someone obstructed me. Thus, I was not able to see his actual features. Whether or not she was actually General Huang Feihu is very difficult to determine.” Feilian replied.
Elai did not hesitate to point fingers: “If not for Huang Feihu’s general plaque, how could Bi Gan possibly leave Zhaoge. Furthermore, ever since Huang Feihu went to the wildlands to convene the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded, her whereabouts have been unknown. She must have already pried into Bi Gan’s Seven Apertures Heart and wants to devour it herself.”
Another general, Chong Houhu agreed: “What Elai says is reasonable. Huang Feihu contracting with an Invested Deity Emissary is already disloyalty. It is very possible she did this.”
“Feilian, what do you think?”
“There is no doubt that General Feihu’s plaque was used to enable Bi Gan’s departure from Zhaoge. This matter is related somehow to Huang Feihu. If we can find her…” Feilian paused.
Elai was disdainful: “Perhaps we will not find her.”
“Issue the decree. Spare no effort to hunt and capture Bi Gan. This King will confer an official title and one hundred thousand jade.” Di Xin ruthlessly said: “Yin Shang spans tens of thousands of li. This King does not believe she can escape.”
“As you command!!”
“Also, Elder Sister Wen Zhong must not learn of this matter…” Di Xin hesitated. If Elder Sister Wen Zhong were to become aware of this blunder, she herself would be mocked again. She had raised Bi Gan for several decades, but she never imagined she would be taken advantage of by someone else in the end.
“Great King, if we focus our efforts on apprehending Bi Gan, we will not be able to conceal this from the imperial tutor.”
Di Xin growled, “Truly loathsome. In short, do not let her find out.”
“In two days, we hunt qilin in the west. We absolutely cannot fail this time. Otherwise, This King will slaughter all of those pieces of trash!!” Di Xin could only focus all of her displeasure on the qilin hunt. If she could obtain the qilin’s heart, that would be considered good consolation.
“As you command!”
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Qi Lin spent an entire night to refine his Divine Intent into the Escaping Heaven Shuttle magic treasure. Then, he slowly polished it. With this magic treasure, if he added it to his Heavenly Vertical Earthly Horizontal Escape, that would practically be a tool for guaranteed success. He could even match Senior Sister’s Heavenly Vertical Earthly Horizontal Escape.
After cultivating a while, Qi Lin went to the training grounds.
The disciples at the training grounds were in the middle of discussing last night’s events.
“Qi Lin…Were you alright last night?” Shang Yangjun walked beside him and quietly asked him. Last night, she noticed that guards had entered Qi Lin’s room and stayed for a long while, as if there was some kind of conflict.
“I’m fine, I was interrupted as I took a bath last night, so I’m a bit grumpy.” Qi Lin feigned seriousness: “You weren’t interrupted when you bathed, were you?”
Shang Yangjun smiled: “I’m not like you. If someone approached me, I could hear them.”
“That’s good.” QI Lin nodded.
“So what happened last night? It seemed serious.” Qi Lin deliberately asked.
Shang Yangjun shook her head: “I’m not too sure either. It seems General Huang Feihu absconded with a criminal. A Golden Core cultivator even died.”
“So that’s what happened.” Qi Lin thought to himself this was good. Using Huang Feihu as a scapegoat could save him a lot of trouble.
After a while, the bustling training field fell absolutely silent.
General Feilian stepped onto the grounds. SHe looked around at everyone, “These two days will be the last of training. You must make an all-out effort. The Great King has already ordered that we are to go west to establish the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Formation in two days to capture the Holy Beast Qilin.
When they heard this, everyone let out a tidal wave-like gasp.
Qilin!!
The Primordial Four Symbols presided over the four directions, and the qilin was the master of the center. It could be said to be the Holy Beast of Holy Beasts. In Primordial World’s records, those that met qilin were fortuitous, and those that captured qilin were saints. If a country were to receive the protection of a qilin, then they would certainly be at peace, the envy of all nations.
Realizing they could participate in the qilin hunt operation, all the disciples were fervent, excited to the point of jumping up and down. It was said that those who saw a qilin could receive supreme power. Perhaps there was a chance to break through to Golden Core stage in one go. They did not realize that they were already without hope to form cores, each of them drunk on delusion.
“This matter must be kept to in absolute confidence. Whoever divulges this will be subject to familial extermination. Understand?” Feilian coldly ordered.
“As you command.”
“Additionally, this qilin hunter matter concerns the fortune of Yin Shang. If you fail, your lives may as well be forfeit, so give me all of your strength in this endeavor. Once successful, you will all be rewarded.”
Everyone vowed all at once, with the heroism to sacrifice their own lives, but Qi Lin knew their excitement was nothing more than the stimulation from the Tears Of Blood.
“Each of you go train for now. Shang Xuan, follow me.” Feilian suddenly called Qi Lin over.
Qi Lin’s heart stopped. He was unsure why she called out to him. If this was about last night’s matter when he rescued Bi Gan, then he had already concealed his involvement very well. His usage of the Nine Fingers of Hell should not have exposed himself.
“General Feilian!” Qilin was calm as water, flatly cupping his fist.
The woman stared at Qi Lin: “Remove your shirt.”
“?” Qi Lin was taken aback.
Feilian was uninterested in explaining.
Qi Lin could only remove his clothes. Feilian then made him turn around. Last night, she noticed that the man who took Bi Gan away somewhat resembled Qi Lin in build, and her axe last night should have left a wound. If the man was Qi Lin, he should have a wound, yet Feilian did not dare inform King Zhou of this.
After examining him for a long while, Feilian saw no injuries. “Are you aware of what happened last night?”
“Last night, my lord issued orders for curfew, and Your Servant stayed inside his room, not daring to leave.” Qi Lin shook his head, an expression of confusion: “This morning, I heard that someone was taken by General Feihu, and that she even killed a Golden Core cultivator.”
“Do not stick your nose where it does not belong. Concentrate on cultivation.” Feilian pondered for a moment then fetched a black pill from her bag: “On the day of the qilin hunt, if you feel unwell as the main banner bearer, ingest this pill.”
“Many thanks, General.” Qi Lin knew what she was thinking.
Feilian nodded. She looked at Qi Lin with a slightly conflicted expression but said nothing more, “Go on, then, train well. Otherwise, This General will be unable to protect you!”
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SUSPECTED!!!!
I mean, it just goes to show that they’re not completely stupid, and if they have doubts, they’ll actively work to investigate.