Chapter 289 - New Experience - Part 6 (**)
'That woman must have thought that the only way she can make a man feel pleasure was through her ability but that's untrue. One can feel amazing even without that— Ahhh… So good…' Xiao Wen thought in her mind, feeling happy that she didn't succumb to the pleasure and decided to follow the traditional way. Not only did she feel amazing, Xuefeng wasn't short on pleasure either.
She laid on top of him, moving up and down with her hips, syncing her mind with the long rod which slid deep inside of her with each movement. Xiao Wen didn't feel any pain anymore, only pure pleasure which continued to push her desire for more. Each time she would pull out until the end of it, up to the tip, only to slowly lower her hips again, feeling it rubbing her walls until it reaches the end, teasing it everywhere which brought her even more joy.
Xiao Wen wanted to be in full control and Xuefeng let her do what she wanted, leading his hands onto her breasts so he could rub and squeeze them with vigor. When she noticed that Xuefeng tried to move with his hips as well, she led his hands onto her bottom but realised it was a mistake, a somewhat pleasurable mistake.
Just as Xuefeng's hands landed on her butt, he grabbed it firmly and slammed it against his hips, all the way down to his base. This caused her to cry out a soft moan, "Ahh… Not so fast…" She said that, but at the same time, she kind of liked his rough move, feeling it even stronger inside.
Slap! As if reading her mind, Xuefeng suddenly slapped her butt with both of his hands before grabbing it and forcefully slamming it against his hips yet again in quick succession. Just as she let out another cry and was about to scold him, Xuefeng moved one of his hands onto her back, pushing her downwards into his chest while still moving his hips to continue the act.
Planting a deep kiss which felt as if he tried to suck her lips away, Xuefeng asked with passion in his voice, "Are you done playing around…?" She didn't understand what he meant by that, but then he followed up with other questions, "Do you want to see what the real experience looks like...? Do you want to feel it more?"
Xiao Wen didn't know what he planned, but the way he said it made her want exactly that, making her nod her head without a solid answer but that was enough for Xuefeng to start, making her finally understand what it feels like to be a woman.
'Ahh!' It wasn't even a minute after she agreed when she wanted to scream in pleasure but couldn't as her lips were closed in a tight battle of their tongues. Just when she let him take control over her bottom, Xuefeng increased their usual pace, acting as if he didn't get even a bit tired, continuing to slam against her entrance, trying to rip it apart. She had to tighten her arms around his neck and cover his lips to suppress her incoming moans, afraid to disturb others staying in the garden.
Xiao Wen should already be grateful to them for letting her have this time alone with Xuefeng, but here she was, screaming as loud as her throat could bear in pleasure, teasing them all. She could feel the strong Spirit Awareness lingering in their surroundings, so she knew that Nuwa had been watching the whole time and even if that was not the case, all the girls in the garden possess Spirit Eyes strong enough to pass through the thin wall. The feeling of being watched made Xiao Wen much more excited for some reason.
She was surprised that just after Xuefeng got into proper motion, she already felt her fingers and toes tingle, signalling the release of pent up pleasure, the same she felt before in the bath.
Just as she expected, the love juices erupted soon after as her body tensed up, shivers filling her whole body which forced her to finally pull her lips away and shout out to release her feelings, "Aaah, I can't anymore! Don't stop!" Xiao Wen didn't know why she shouted that, but Xuefeng understood her well, suddenly rolling on the bed and thrusting strongly from the top of her.
The more he pumped with his hips, teasing her deep inside with his tip which twitched every now and then, the longer her moment lasted, not planning on ending any time soon. Her body felt hot, tingling all over as her skin became super sensitive. Each of his touches began increasing her desire to be more physical and she didn't want to stop.
Because of that, her legs wrapped around his waist as she pushed his hips together with him and her arms began roaming on his broad shoulders. Before her mind went blanch, forgetting about everything other than Xuefeng in her embrace, she whispered with hurried breaths into his ear, "Xuefeng, I love you dummy… Ahh!"
Just as she finished her confession, sudden hotness started filling up her insides which was connected with the last few strongest thrusts of his hips and Xiao Wen let out her last bits of air from her lungs, staring at the ceiling with her eyes wide open.
She already experienced this feeling once and couldn't mistake it for something else. Xuefeng was cumming right inside of her! Her tired mind immediately went back to their talk about kids and it would be strange if she didn't think about it. 'Is Xuefeng trying to get me pregnant…? No… We can't have kids right now…'
"Oof… It feels so good inside of you…" Xuefeng commented as he laid down on top of her and kissed her, rubbing her cheeks gently after saying, "I love you too." It was never a bad time to express one's feelings and Xuefeng didn't mind showing his. After Xiao Wen confessed to him just now, he had to let her know it wasn't one-sided.
Xuefeng wanted to admire her wet red hair, rosy lips and cheeks before he enters into his mode for another round but then he noticed her confused gaze as Xiao Wen continued to stare at him.
"What happened, sweetie?" Xuefeng asked after he kissed her, following it with a calm smile.
He didn't expect that Xiao Wen would hit him with a somewhat important question, involving their future, "Were you serious about the kids…? I can still feel it flowing inside of me…"
Fortunately, Xuefeng already thought about it at some point, knowing that such talk would surface while having this many girlfriends and kissed her again to scatter her worries, saying with care in his eyes, "Yes, but not now. Maybe in the far future when I will know for sure that nothing can hurt you and the kids. For now, you can absorb it all as it has a lot of Fate Qi inside of it. Don't think about it."
"Mhmm, alright…" Hearing his explanation, she thought it was quite reasonable, knowing they had too much to do right now and kids would only disturb them. Being together with Xuefeng for so long, she actually forgot about her ongoing war with the Tang Family. If she were to have a kid any time soon, that would bring quite a disadvantage to her battle prowess.
She contemplated every pro and con for that issue and had to admit that cultivators in this world had real troubles while having a baby, especially those with high cultivation and status. To get where they are right now, almost all of them had to offend many people who only wait for the right time, when you are vulnerable to strike back.
Female Cultivators could control their pregnancy but they had to choose the right time for that, knowing they had someone who could protect them at that time. The stronger one was, the more power the baby would suck away from them to grow before leaving them with a lot of time of recuperation after birth.
Xiao Wen rubbed Xuefeng's smooth white hair, looking absent-minded as she got distracted by her thoughts and she didn't notice the sudden smirk which appeared on his face. Only after Xuefeng lifted her up in the air, leaning her over the wall which abutted to the bed, did Xiao Wen regain her focus and ask, surprised, "Ah? What are you doing?"
Xuefeng smirked again and commented as he pulled both of her legs upwards, "Heh, you are more innocent than I thought. Do you think this is over already?"
Unfortunately for Xiao Wen, Xuefeng didn't give her time to reply as he pulled his hips away from her before slamming against the inside of her once again, making sure she would never forget her first experience with him.
Chapter 290 - Sister's Kiss (**)
'Ah! I can't stop myself anymore!' Yiren cried out in her mind as she finally reached out between her legs, not expecting to feel such intense pleasure from her connection with Xuefeng. She tried to resist it, but then she suddenly felt a burn stronger than ever, making her want to rip her clothes apart and join Xuefeng. She wanted him to finally extinguish this ember that tried to conquer her body.
Each time this situation happened, Xuefeng was nowhere close to her, but right now, he was right here next door! She only needed to walk a few steps and she could throw herself into his embrace, forcing him to ravage her like he used to in the past.
Unfortunately, each time she tried to stand up and run towards him, she recalled her mother's words, 'To train your Spirit strength, one needs to have an unbreakable mind first. If you give in to temptation, your inborn ability won't improve and you won't be able to help Xuefeng in the future. I also wasn't as strong when I was your age, but twenty-five years away from any men helped me improve. Your situation is different so you need to try other methods to improve.'
Yiren knew that the only reason her mother let Xiao Wen have her first time together with Xuefeng was to train her Spirit, which was the main source to power their innate ability. She tried to resist the temptation for this long but right now, she couldn't anymore.
Just as she broke her limits, someone hugged her and she immediately recognized this embrace, knowing her mother too well. Nuwa didn't plan to hide and whispered softly into her ear, praising her loving daughter, "You did well... Go enjoy yourself as a reward."
Yiren's eyes opened and she looked at Nuwa, flushing on her face, actually waiting to hear those words for so long. With just one quick hug, Nuwa let go of her and Yiren ran towards Xuefeng's room without looking back at the others. She was already waiting for too long, getting teased over and over again.
At the same time, inside the room, Xuefeng already changed his position, testing a new one every two minutes, pushing Xiao Wen's imagination to the limits. He moved Xiao Wen back on the bed, but this time she lay face down on her belly while Xuefeng had full access to her bottom, thrusting into her from behind.
Xiao Wen already came twice since the time he came inside of her, but Xuefeng didn't stop, continuing to make her mind go blank every time they changed their position. Xiao Wen felt like no matter what they did, as long as it was Xuefeng that was doing it, she could reach the summit without any equipment needed.
Her throat was already rigid from shouting his name so she buried her face inside the quilt, trying to suppress her voice. Xiao Wen was too exhausted to notice anything happening in their surroundings, only focusing on her own body which was constantly being penetrated, but Xuefeng was always vigilant and noticed someone approaching them right away.
The door opened quietly and Xuefeng saw Yiren, hugging her chest while looking down. Before he could say anything, Yiren ran up to the bed and threw herself into his arms, letting him catch her, not caring about his opinion. It was he who made her like that and now she couldn't handle herself anymore.
Xiao Wen's awareness was completely turned off, leaving herself in Xuefeng's hands so she didn't know that while Xuefeng continued to assault her, he was also being kissed by Yiren who didn't plan on leaving his arms. With one move, Yiren suddenly took off her dress, throwing it away, sitting sexily with only her panties on and whispered to Xuefeng with desire in her eyes who wondered how to solve this, "I want it too…"
Without waiting for his response as she didn't plan on accepting any other reply, Yiren suddenly jumped on Xiao Wen back, pressing her breasts against it and leaned over, kissing her on the cheek.
Feeling something soft but heavy on her back, Xiao Wen lifted herself up and turned around to check what it was, only to get surprised by her sister, "Eh? Yiren?!"
"Hehe," Yiren giggled as she suddenly embraced Xiao Wen across her chest and squeezed her breasts playfully, saying apologetically, "I am sorry to disturb you guys but can I join?"
"Yiren! This is not funny… I'm still not done— Ahh… Don't pinch them…" Xiao Wen tried to scold her, but Yiren only smiled and attacked, knowing her opponent was already weakened. Yiren knew what she could get away with and right now, it was almost everything.
Xuefeng who looked at the scene, also smiled, not minding Yiren's presence at all. Looking down at the second butt which appeared in front of him, he now understood why Yiren came in, so hot and ready for him to take her in. Yiren's panties were all stained by her love juices and Xuefeng actually felt bad leaving her like that. Their connection was too strong and each time she had to suffer from the side effects.
Pulling away from Xiao Wen, Xuefeng used the towel to clean both of them before teasing Yiren's entrance with the tip, exposing it for his view with it. She was all wet and ready for him, moving with her butt so she could feel more of it. Xuefeng didn't make her wait anymore and plunged it all inside of her in one move which caused her to exclaim with joy, "Ah!"
Xiao Wen pouted for having her moment stolen but then exclaimed the same way as Yiren, feeling Xuefeng's member back inside her out of nowhere. Laying on each other like a sandwich, Xuefeng began pleasuring both of them, of course, giving Xiao Wen more attention in the hope of pleasing her.
Complaints were still filling her mind but honestly, Xiao Wen didn't have the strength to complain anymore so she simply let it be, focusing on the next orgasm she felt was coming. She knew that such a day when she could enjoy full attention from Xuefeng would be hard to come by so she decided to enjoy it as long as it lasted, even though Yiren stole some of her show.
Yiren was already aroused from all of their shared emotions so when Xuefeng continued to thrust into her, the hotness only increased, making her fall into the same state as Xiao Wen. Trying to make them both come at the same time, Xuefeng entered into Xiao Wen before he tried using his fingers on Yiren, going in and out while continuously rubbing her cherry bean which was already hot and red.
"Ahh!" Just a few more seconds later, both of them cried out as their bodies shook but Xuefeng didn't stop, continuing to rub them inside to prolong their orgasm. Only when he saw them finish moaning like before did Xuefeng pull away from them, sitting against the wall, also quite tired from all the exercises. One must know that he didn't use his regeneration to regain his stamina today and was working with what he had.
"Both of you, come here." Still, being able to burst one last time, Xuefeng called for them and Yiren was the first who reached him and leaned over to kiss him, thanking him sincerely, "Thank you. You were amazing..."
Xiao Wen was more tired than Yiren after already cumming for the fifth time, but she still crawled up to them only to get pulled into Xuefeng's embrace and receive the same kiss from him.
Before she could say anything, Yiren suddenly started stroking on Xuefeng's member, finding it already at its limits based on her experience and asked playfully, "You are also close to bursting, right? I can see it twitching…"
"Yes," Xuefeng replied simply, but he didn't need to say any more as Yiren already volunteered, diving downwards before swallowing it without hesitation. If Xiao Wen didn't want it, she was happy to have it all for herself.
Unfortunately, her plan didn't go as she expected as Xiao Wen also followed her example, suddenly having her competitive side turned on, stealing it for herself from Yiren's hands.
Xuefeng didn't support such behaviour on his watch, so he flicked Xiao Wen on the ear and scolded, "Don't fight." Xiao Wen rubbed her ear as she glared at him in pain but her gaze softened when she realised it was her mistake and stopped fighting, learning from her error.
They both shared together, licking and sucking on the tip, sometimes having their tongues touch each other, but that only made them giggle and continue right after, playing around. Unfortunately, such occurrences kept happening to them so, after a few times, they stopped caring about it anymore, teasing one another by tickling each other's tongue.
Xuefeng didn't know why he found it super erotic, but he couldn't stop watching their little games. The only downside was that his arousal kept increasing because of that and he suddenly couldn't hold it anymore. He took back the control and pulled their heads away, finally bursting, shooting straight at them.
"Ah! There is still so much even after cumming this many times…" Xiao Wen was the first to exclaim in wonder, finally witnessing live how much of Xuefeng's golden seeds were shot each time. She suddenly felt embarrassed knowing how much of it she already absorbed. Both of their faces were all covered!
"Mhmm… It's still as tasty as ever." Yiren commented without bothering about Xiao Wen's reaction as she gathered everything from her cheeks and licked it off her finger. She quickly cleaned herself and seeing that Xiao Wen was still not done, Yiren leaned over and licked her cheek, stealing a big part away.
"Hey!" Of course, Xiao Wen couldn't let her take everything and quickly pulled Yiren back, kissing her lips before trying to steal it back with her tongue. They battled for a moment until Xiao Wen finally pulled away, getting some of it back, which put a smile on her face.
She was happy that she won and looked at Xuefeng with a victorious gaze, only to find him staring at her with an open mouth, having a surprised expression on his face. At the start, Xiao Wen didn't understand it but after looking at Yiren who licked her lips with a smile, she blushed all the way down to her neck, not expecting she would actually kiss her sister like that.
Planning on teasing her more, Yiren patted her younger sister on the head and commented, "Don't worry sis, you are a good kisser. I liked it."
"I… Aaahh! It's all your fault…" Xiao Wen was already red but Yiren's comment made her want to get under the ground and she cried out, blaming it all on Xuefeng as she buried her head in his chest.
Xuefeng gladly accepted the blame, thinking it was a nice trade for witnessing such an action in front of him. Yup, definitely worth it.
Chapter 291 - Family War
Inside the Central Region, that night was really cloudy without even a speck of moonlight falling from the sky. Even in the glorious Capital, the centre of the whole world, everyone was staying at their homes with their doors tightly shut and no one wandering around the streets. This was quite an unusual occurrence knowing that the Capital was always busy, even during the night.
It could only be the fault of something scary happening in the city, something which forced everyone to hide and the only such topic was the war between the two biggest families in this world. Normally, the situation would not look like this even during the most heated days but today was different.
Everything was dark all around the Capital but one place was greatly lit up, causing the whole city to shake. It was the Xiao Family Palace! Everyone knew that Xiao Family had the most amount of soldiers and expert cultivators who worked full time for them, making their Palace almost impossible to break in without leaving hundreds of lives behind.
But, Tang Family which was at war with the Xiao's decided to test this theory going in with full force, attacking sneakily at night. The whole Palace territory was too big for them to advance through, so instead, they focused all of their forces on one spot, making the entry easier to them.
Unfortunately, even that was hard to accomplish because of the barrier protecting the Palace which was too strong to break through. The only way to enter was through one of the gates which had a thinner barrier but even with that, the sound of breaking would alarm all the elites nearby and they would quickly swarm, surrounding the invaders in no time. The only solution was having one strong cultivator attack from the inside and turn off the barrier manually.
"Traitor! You won't get away with this!" One of the main protectors of the Western Gate shouted at one of his brothers who stood on the others side now, together with the invaders who suddenly sneak attacked the Palace.
Cough! Cough! Right after yelling, the man spat blood while clutching his belly which was filled with holes. He was attacked by too many people at the same time and even if he was a Sage Stage cultivator, he couldn't defend against so many attackers.
"Kill him quickly! Don't waste time. We are taking the Tianshi away and we are running away. We can't alarm anyone. Go!" Tang Fei shouted towards his cultivators, being the one, as a Family Head, to lead the charge, betting all on one card. If they could get Tianshi, the whole war would be over.
Those last few days they lost almost fifty percent of their revenue as everyone began to withdraw their funds from their businesses, immediately siding with Xiao Family. Not only all of the businessmen turned back on them but they were also the first to support Xiao Family, speeding up their demise. In only those few days they were up against the wall without any way out.
The traitor who switched sides and helped Tang Family for money was the first one to volunteer to kill the last gate protector, dashing towards the laying man while laughing, "Hah, who cares! With the money I got I can live a happy life! Now die!"
He didn't expect that instead of panic, he would hear a big fat laugh from the sage cultivator, "Haha! You wish! All off you will die instead!" before he suddenly began inflating his body as if he was about to explode.
"Shit!" Tang Fei could only curse, shielding himself and his experts with a thick barrier before the cultivator exploded.
Boom! The ground shook and the floor started to crumble, forcing everyone to fly into the sky. Almost half of the Gate's tower was blown away by this simple explosion.
Another Sage cultivator accompanying Tang Fei cursed, not believing one would do something like this, "Fuck, this idiot detonated his Spirit!" They were shocked cause one needed their Spirit to reincarnate but he detonated all of it, meaning he already cancelled his chances of living a second life.
"Let's go! The sneaky operation is over. We need to reach Tianshi first. I will stop Xiao Feng." Tang Fei didn't dilly dally and quickly called for all of his cultivators, rushing into the sky first. He only chose the best of the best, all being above or at least Saint stage with unique skills but there were still a lot of them with him, looking like a swarm of bugs as they flew towards their goal.
Unfortunately, due to the loud explosion, every cultivator of Xiao Family was quickly woken up from their sleep and rushed to defend their territory. The Tang Family were quickly surrounded but their goal wasn't to win a fight. It was to kidnap Tianshi! They focused all of their attention on breaking through the encirclement and pushed forward.
"TANG FEI!!! YOU DARE!?" Just then, a loud yell reached them all as a powerful source of energy filled their surroundings. Before Tang Family cultivators could even react, a muscular middle-aged man with double hammers in his hands teleported right beside the first enemy expert and his hammer already was heading towards his head.
Crush! The cultivator's head exploded right away upon contact, creating a shockwave that blasted another two experts. Xiao Feng was smart and knowing that he couldn't defeat Tang Fei equally quickly, he opted to kill all of his minions first instead.
Tang Fei obviously could also see through it and quickly rushed towards his old enemy, ordering his people instead, "Take Tianshi hostage! Leave him for me!".
They all listened, breaking towards Tianshi's courtyard while he spawned his Spirit Cauldron, defending the next strike from Xiao Feng.
"Bastard!" Xiao Feng cursed as he smashed both hammers at Tang Fei cauldron and suddenly teleported away, trying to catch up to the little bugs but Tang Fei repeated this motion after him, appearing in front of Xiao Feng and blocked his way.
Tang Fei smirked back to Xiao Feng and replied, happy to see Xiao Feng's pissed off reaction, "I wouldn't be so sure about that!"
Chapter 292 - Tianshi's Escape - Part 1
Hearing the loud noise outside, Tianshi quickly got up from the bed, running towards window to see what is going on. What she saw made her quickly scared, seeing hundreds of cultivators flying in the sky, launching attacks left and right, illuminating the sky. Tianshi suddenly felt like she was back on earth, watching the fireworks on the New Years Eve.
Smash!
Just as she got distracted by the many powerful experts, she heard a loud smack on the doors to her room as if someone kicked it with strong power, causing them to explode and smash against the wall.
Upon turning around, Tianshi saw her new bodyguard Pio running up to her with a frown on his face, seeing it for the first time and he glared at her as he scolded, "Xiao Family is being attacked, why you are still not ready?! We are leaving!"
She only then understood the severity of the situation and looking at her silky nightgown, she decided to quickly change when another explosion sounded in the air, this time much closer to them than the last time.
Rumble!
The ground started to shake, almost throwing Tianshi to the ground but she was caught by Pio in time, who instantly dragged her out of the building by the hand. Just as they left, the ceiling fell got destroyed due to the massive shaking.
Yi and Yu were already standing there, wearing their Spirit Armours and holding their swords, ready to cut anyone who will get close to their Princess. They looked at the barrier which was enveloping the courtyard and saw more than fifty enemy cultivators, fighting against the defenders while a few who looked the strongest of them, began attacking it all together at one spot in an attempt to break in.
Yi quickly walked up to Tianshi and called out seriously, "Princess, run! They are going to break in soon. We will stop them and buy you some time!" Tianshi was still quite overwhelmed by the situation and it would be surprising that her body didn't tense up, being in the middle of the war.
She looked Yi, not knowing what to do exactly and asked in a panic, "How do I run away? We are surrounded!" Everything was too sudden for her. She didn't experience any real battles like that, causing her mind to go crazy.
"We have no time to run away now, as we are already trapped. I can take care of them but not if she is with us." Pio replied calmly after his initial unwillingness to deal with so many cultivators, trying to get control over the situation and asked Tianshi, letting go of her arm, "Don't you have any escape measure? Your father should have given you something."
Tianshi quickly looked inside of her ring and quickly found the escape crystal her father gave her, showing it to them, "Yes, I do! Father gave it to me and told me to use it for an emergency!"
Bang!
Just when she finished, the barrier finally broke and tens of cultivators began rushing towards them, shouting, "Get her!"
"Princess leave now!" Yi shouted right away knowing the battle is about to start before launching a series of attacks at the invaders together with her sister, trying to buy some time for her.
Pio also moved, reaching out to the crystal on his forehead, crushing it right away which caused a cloud of silvery dust to spread all around the courtyard.
Tianshi didn't want to leave them for death so she wanted to help them somehow but before she could say anything, Pio shouted at her angrily, "Why are you still here?!" Without hesitation, he smacked the crystal in her hand, breaking it into dust. It caused space to quickly wrap around her, ready to send her far away.
Tianshi tried to resist but she was completely immobilized, her surroundings already disappearing, bit by bit. Just then, she saw Yi and Yu clash with one cultivator who was the fastest, trying to block them him reaching her, but with just one swing of his mace, Yu body was smashed away, ignoring her sword completely. The difference in the strength was too much for her to resist.
'Nooo!' Tianshi naturally tried to scream, but no words came out of her mouth. The last thing she was only able to see before being sent away was Yu's body being sent flying. It hit the ground with a thud which she couldn't even hear and her head got ripped away due to the impact. What scared Tianshi the most was Yi being the next in line and the mace was already moving towards her thin body.
Unfortunately, before the scene could play out, her surroundings got exchanged by darkness. This didn't change for more than a few seconds and only then did some colour start appearing around her. When Tianshi could finally move her body again, she realised she was in the forest, outside of the capital.
"Yi!!!" Unfortunately, that didn't stop her from screaming with the pain in her voice. She became really good friends with Yi after some time but now, just like Yu she might be gone forever. She couldn't think of anything else other than recalling the scene in her mind, playing it over and over in her head, until she finally exclaimed, "Pio will save her!"
She remembered the mist that Pio released and him saying he could take care of all of them if she wasn't there. If he was so sure that he can defeat them, he should be able to save Yi as well, right?
"He can definitely save her! Pio wouldn't leave her alone to die…" Tianshi hoped, speaking out loud, only to find out she wasn't exactly sure of that at all. After spending some time with Pio, she learnt that he would only do something if he wanted. He wouldn't do anything unnecessary which would require an additional effort. Would he go out of his way to help a stranger?
Chapter 293 - Tianshi's Escape - Part 2
Slap!
Tianshi slapped herself lightly on the face, trying to wake up and clear her mind but it didn't work as planned. The images of dead Yu kept coming back.
"Pio has to save her! He knows she is my friend…" Tianshi shook her head, not accepting any other option and forced herself to stop thinking about it, for now, deciding to decide what to do now. Tianshi was in an unknown place, away from the city, but that didn't mean she was safe. She could understand it this much.
Tianshi took a deep breath and ran into the air, using her Heavenly Steps to peek at her surroundings above the tops of the trees. The first mission was to figure out where she was so she could run away to a save place. The first place that came to her mind was to find Xuefeng and stay by his side, but she knew he was too far away from her right now. It would take her weeks to reach him.
"I know this place… The lake I met Xuefeng at should be very close to here…" Seeing the many towers of the Capital in the horizon, Tianshi quickly recognized where she was, already seeing this sight before. Recalling that, she suddenly felt like pulling out the token she received from Xuefeng and hugged it into her chest, feeling as if Xuefeng was always with her thanks to it.
Tianshi had to localize the lake first to know where she should go as he sense of direction was always bad so she gracefully walked even higher into the sky, spawning white clouds beneath her feet.
Just as she was about to look around her, she spotted more than ten cultivators flying in the night sky, some distance away from her and unfortunately, they also noticed her beginning to chase after her.
"Fuck!" Tianshi was a gentle girl but sometimes she also had to curse and this was one of those times. She just realised how stupid she was to show herself high in the air when she was a wanted woman right now.
Tianshi, of course, didn't hesitate to run away in the opposite direction, utilizing her Heavenly Steps to the limits. Her Movement Technique she learnt before also got turned on as she pumped all of her Spirit Qi into in, adding the little bit of speed to her run.
'Arrgh! I'm so stupid! They must have known I will escape so they left patrols at the circuit of my maximum range, hoping to catch me when I teleport.' Tianshi ran forward as she quickly found out what happened. She knew there was nothing else for her to do in that situation but she still blamed herself for that. If she didn't panic at the start, Tianshi believed she would think of something better.
Whoosh! She knew it would be hard to run away from them as they kept getting closer but then a fireball whished next to her head, missing the target but it still exploded in front of her, creating a cloud of fire.
"Aah!" Tianshi cried out, feeling the hotness on her body and shot a massive Air Qi wave in front of her on instinct, dispersing just enough of it to pass with her momentum.
Knowing she couldn't shake them off in the air, Tianshi dropped down into the forest, planning to ran in between of the trees. They couldn't fly in the straight line with full speed but she knew that couldn't stop them for long.
'What do I do now?!' Tianshi repeated the same question in her mind, running without care for her stamina. She was basically in a situation without an easy solution.
Suddenly, a realisation came into her mind, recalling the incident from a few days ago, 'Wait! The lake! Xuefeng used the token to come here. I should be able to use it to leave as well! Xuefeng appeared inside the lake and vanished inside of it as well so the token can probably only activate inside the water!'
The only problem she had was finding the lake. Squeezing the token tightly in her hand, Tianshi once again tried to run into the air, hoping to find the lake this time. Looking back at her pursuers, she noticed they were already only a few hundred meters away from her which pushed her to run even faster.
'I see it!' Fortunately, just as she looked around one more time, she happened to see the lit pier with the lanterns on the lake. Earlier it was too dark for her to see so far away and the pier was covered by the trees. It was quite far away from her but she had no other choice of survival. If she couldn't make it to the lake in time, she would be caught and her family would be in trouble.
"She is close! Catch her!" Her pursuers were already so close that she was able to hear their shouts but Tianshi didn't give up. There was only less than two hundred meters away until she was safe! She had to make it!
Swish! Swish!
Another two fireballs travelled towards her, forcing her to dodge it and that drained her Dantian which was running low on Air Qi even more. Each step, she used a small chunk of it.
Bang!
Another explosion happened in the air, but this time they hit the target and Tianshi cried out in pain as she was blown away towards the lake, "Aaaagggh!" She could feel the fire burning her back as she flew forward with the momentum. The distance was already very little, but she wouldn't get there with just this much. The was still some meters she needed to land in the water.
Ignoring the horrific pain, she shot the last two pulse waves of Air Qi from her hands, emptying her dantian from it. Fortunately, that was enough for her.
Splash!
Her body crashed into the water like a flaming meteor, creating a giant splash of water even though she hit it with her legs. Hitting the water with this speed was akin to crushing against the rocks and Tianshi definitely felt the impact. She didn't feel her legs as she sunk underwater so she guessed that they were broken but she forced herself to ignore the pain.
The only thing she thought of was Xuefeng's token which she quickly activated, sending her Spirit Qi inside of it, entering the doors which appeared without hesitation.
The Tang Family cultivators quickly dived into the water when their team leader shouted, "Find her quick! She needs to be alive else we are doomed!" Unfortunately for them, Tianshi was already far away from there, in the other hidden land.
Chapter 294 - Aftermath
Thud!
Tang Fei was once again blown away by Xiao Feng's double hammers, crashing into the ground with a loud thud. He couldn't help but curse and cough out blood as he tried to get out of the hole his body created during the impact, "Fuck! Cough, cough!"
He was prolonging the battle, waiting for his subordinates to contact him and tell him that they caught Tianshi but he didn't get any information, meaning she escaped. He could already see no cultivators from his side battling, meaning they were probably all killed.
'In the end, we lost… Even after gathering all of my elites, we could only break into her courtyard just to lure her away. How come the strength difference is so much?… I mobilized thousands of people all outside the Capital to catch her but they still failed…' Tang Fei thought, sighing in his mind. Everything that he worked for would be gone now. He could escape but what about his family?
Looking at Xiao Feng who was slowly approaching, he quickly decided what to do next, 'It's all my son's fault. I guess I'm not losing much by abandoning them. I guess it's time to run and enter Heaven's Realm first. At least I will have a better starting position than him.'
He pulled out the Escape Crystal but just as he was about to use it, he heard the familiar vibrations in his ring, the same one he was waiting to hear this whole battle. It could only mean one thing. Tianshi was caught by his men!
Tang Fei couldn't help but burst out in a fat laugh as he rose into the sky, pulling out the information crystal instead and forgot about escaping, thinking it was time to celebrate instead, "Buhahahahahahaha! I won in the end!" It didn't matter how many experts he lost, as long as he got Tianshi. He knew how much Xiao Feng cared for his family so it was obvious that the tables would turn now.
Xiao Feng was ready to continue striking when he heard Tang Fei laugh, halting his movements. He saw the information crystal in Tang Fei's hands and his thoughts immediately wandered towards Tianshi, not wanting to believe it.
Tang Fei rose up to Xiao Feng's level, completely covered with blood, but he didn't mind that. He had a wide smile planted on his face as he said while laughing, "Haha! My elites caught your daughter! Surrender or she will die!" The crystal was still vibrating, waiting for the receiver to open the message.
"I don't believe you! Show me the message! Don't think I will let you fool me! I know that Tianshi is safe." Xiao Feng shouted back, preparing his hammers for another ending strike, covering them with rippling energy as if they tried to rip the void apart.
"Haha, just as you wish! If you really want to hear your daughter screaming in pain, I will let you experience that!" Tang Fei wiped the blood from his face and finally activated the crystal, letting his old friend listen to the message his subordinates left him.
The message was short and it played out right away narrated by a scared youthful voice, "L-leader! She ran away! W-we can't find her! We are sorry, we failed you." When Tang Fei heard the whole message, his face paled and he didn't hesitate to raise his cauldron, trying to defend against the next strike of Xiao Feng.
Unfortunately, they were too close to each other and Xiao Feng didn't need even a split second to reach him. His hammers were fueled with the power of Ether Qi and they landed on Tang Fei's head before he could block them.
Bang!
The Spirit Qi barrier around Tang Fei's skin crumbled upon impact and his head simply disappeared from existence, destroyed by the hammer's Ether Qi which sucked in everything in its path. The sound of an explosion came from the second hammer which struck at the black cauldron. Tang Fei was at least fast enough to block one attack but still failed to defend against the second one.
Before the body fell limply to the ground, Xiao Feng caught it, taking away the cauldron from his hands and commented with an angry face, "I gave you this cauldron and you used it against me. Idiot." Even with the strike of his hammers over and over again, there were almost no marks on it, signalling how great this artefact was.
"You never deserved it. My greatest masterpiece and you sullied it. I should have never sold it to you." Xiao Feng said scornfully as he put the cauldron back into his ring before suddenly reaching out towards Tang Fei's Dantian. Out of thin air, many items started spilling out of his body and Xiao Feng caught them all. Taking his ring away as well, he finally burned the body with special black fire, somehow similar to Xuefeng's black flames.
Tang Fei was after all a Spirit Monarch. He had many treasures on him which cost more than some countries and Xiao Feng wasn't stupid enough to leave them there. He defeated him so he deserved the loot of the loser.
As Xiao Feng finally looked around the battlefield which happened to be his Palace territory, he was glad he didn't see much destruction as most fights happened in the air. He looked around at his men, looking handsome and glorious with the hammer in his hands as if he was a god himself. No one minded the blood spread on his clothes as that added even more power to his image.
Xiao Feng didn't know who started it but before he realised it, everyone started cheering while raising their weapons up and down in a victory cry, "Long Live Master Xiao! Long Live Master Xiao! Long Live Master Xiao!"
Who wouldn't like their Family to have a powerful leader? Belonging to the most powerful faction in the world was something to be proud of and this display of power was definitely something they were all yearning for. There was not a single person not happy that they belonged to the Xiao Family and everyone knew the era of the Xiao's would now begin.
Raising his hammer as well, Xiao Feng shouted, "Tang Family is no more!" This created an even bigger cheering from everyone and they didn't want to stop.
Normally, after a victory, Xiao Feng would stay with his men but this time there were much more important things to do which required his attention. First was Tianshi and the second was uprooting the Tang family. He already knew that Tianshi was safe but he still needed to find her and bring her home as soon as possible.
Just as Xiao Feng wanted to look for him, Elder Yang appeared next to him and called out while bowing in respect, "Master Xiao!" He came to report on the casualties only to see Tang Fei dying from his master's hands which made him ecstatic even for his old age. He also had blood on his clothes, staining them after leading an attack to kill all the people blocking the entrance to Tianshi's Courtyard.
Nodding at the elder, Xiao Feng asked seriously, "What's the status? How is Tianshi?" He didn't ask about his wife as he knew with her strength she was safe. Only Tang Fei was stronger than her but he was here with him.
Elder Yang knew what was more important and reported, starting with news of Tianshi even though there was not much about her, "Master, Princess Tianshi escaped using the Escape crystal you gave her. Based on Tang Fei's message, he must have created patrols around the capital in hope to catch her after teleporting away. She must have somehow slipped away but we can't pinpoint her location. I already sent people to search for her.
"Good. Find her at all cost." Knowing they were already searching for her, Xiao Feng calmed down and headed towards Tianshi's courtyard to meet with Pio who was supposed to protect his daughter.
Elder Yang could only follow him and report about the casualties on the way, "We lost only four Sages and about sixty Saints but there are many injured. This is all because Tang Family didn't bother finishing the wounded as they wanted to break through as fast as they could. We were all informed about the attack thanks to one hero who exploded his Spirit to warn everyone. I am planning to award him with the title of high contribution to the Family, giving his family triple his monthly earnings each month for the rest of their lives."
"I approve." Xiao Feng didn't hesitate to agree after hearing what happened, knowing that only thanks to him many lives were saved before asking, "Was the traitor caught?" There was no other way for the Tang Family to sneak into the Palace so Xiao Feng didn't need to guess how it was done.
Elder Yang was just about to talk about it so he continued, "We found one person unconscious in the destroyed Gate Tower and after a quick questioning, he admitted to his faults."
Just as he expected, Xiao Feng already got his answer and replied, "Three days of torture, then kill him and his family in front of everyone. There is no mercy for traitors."
"Yes." Elder Yang could only nod, fully agreeing with Xiao Feng.
When they finally reached Tianshi's courtyard, Xiao Feng saw all the bodies laying on the training grounds and couldn't help but frown. He wasn't surprised by the number of them, but rather the way the Tang Family members were killed. Almost all of them had their heads decapitated and their limbs cut off.
Just as he wondered what happened, he heard the sound of a sword smacking something, together with sounds of weeping and wailing. When Xiao Feng looked at the scene and the female body smashed on the ground next to it, he couldn't help but feel bad for the poor girl who couldn't accept the truth.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
Yi smashed her sword over and over against the body of one enemy cultivator, crying out, pain filling her voice, "Why?! Why?! She didn't do anything bad! Why?!"
Her eyes were all red with tears constantly spilling onto her cheeks and her angry expression didn't change, clear hatred visible in her eyes.
If Tianshi was there, she would recognize the man's body to be the one running with mace, the one who killed Yu with one smack of it. After many cuts and slashes, the body was already unrecognizable with its head already cut off by Yi herself.
Pio stood behind Yi, watching her actions with a calm face while letting her vent the anger and cry out her pain from losing someone really close. He did everything he could to keep her alive so he already did his part.
Just then, Pio looked into the sky as he sensed someone approaching and noticed two people he already met watching them from the sky. Knowing it was time to end it, Pio walked up to Yi and stopped her hand just as she was about to strike once again, calling out, "That's enough. He is already dead."
Of course, Yi wasn't in the mood to talk with others, focusing on taking her revenge and tried to shrug his hand away, shouting through her sobs, "Noo! Let go of me! He deserves it! He killed my sister!" She still couldn't understand what happened. They came here knowing Tianshi would teleport away and that they would most likely die. Even while knowing that, she couldn't believe that they killed her sister.
Yi didn't have good contact with her recently, but she was still her sister. Yi loved her dearly and now she was gone. She could never talk to her again. She could never laugh and see her smile. Everything was over…
Feeling her struggling, Pio hit her wrist, forcing her to let go of her sword and pulled her away, repeating sternly into her eyes, "I said that's enough. This is war. People die. If you can't handle this much pain then you are not the right person to protect your miss. Get your shit together." Pio might have sounded rude, but his words really hit Yi, making her regain some of her mental clarity and understand what she had been doing.
She stopped crying as she looked down, feeling as if she had no strength in her hands. Yi understood why her sister died. She was too weak to protect her or even to help her. When she wanted to take her revenge, it was Pio who did everything, only letting her get a kill in the end. All the hard work she did these years was useless as long as her enemies were still stronger than her. She wouldn't be able to protect anyone like this.
Feeling Pio's embrace loosening, she dropped to the ground, having no strength in her legs but still crawled to her sister's body and grabbed her hand, feeling her smooth palm. Despite training so hard, it was still as smooth as a baby's cheeks. It was the only part of her body which was still intact, being the same as before.
Even though they were twins, this hand often patted her head each time she advanced in her training or won a duel. She acted like her big sister and always supported her. No matter how much they argued, Yu was always there when she needed her.
"She didn't deserve to die…" Yi muttered as she took her sister's hand and caressed it.
"Then what are you going to do about it? Are you going to sit there and cry?" Pio asked, finding it interesting how the situation played out. He could see the new determination being born in Yi's body and he didn't mind to shape it a bit.
"..." Yi paused for a moment, not answering his question for a bit but then she muttered under her breath, "I want all of them dead…" She was quite quiet so Pio called out, even though he heard her clearly, "What did you say? I didn't hear you. Say it louder."
Yi suddenly turned around and shouted, "I want all of them dead! Everyone from Tang Family! I want all of them gone!" Her eyes were still red but they had a new flash in them, the determination Pio was looking for.
Pio flicked up her sword from the ground with his foot, catching it by the tip and presented it to her, saying calmly, "That's great. Go and kill them then." Hearing him, Yi paused once again, no longer acting rashly like before and shook her head, "I can't, I'm weak. If not for you, I would also be dead..."
Ending at that, she suddenly looked Pio in the eyes and said, "I'm weak, but you are strong. You can kill them all for me." Yi words actually made Pio smile lightly as he asked, "And what will I get from that?"
Yi still remembered how easily Pio killed everyone, appearing and disappearing everywhere, cutting everyone's heads off as if they were nothing so she didn't need to worry about Pio's strength.
Knowing there wasn't anything she could offer, Yi pointed at herself and said, "If you can kill them all by tomorrow, I will be—" Just as she was about to offer, Pio interrupted her and declined, "I'm not interested in you. If I was, you would already be mine."
Hearing his quick rejection, Yi couldn't help but shiver a bit, feeling quite shaken for being denied this fast and asked back, looking straight into his eyes, lacking options already, "Then what do you want? I will do anything." She wanted everything related to the Tang Family gone as soon as possible. She knew it would take her ages to reach the power high enough to perform this task, so she didn't have a choice.
Witnessing the scene in front of his eyes, Pio suddenly felt nostalgic, noticing some similarities to his own experiences from the past. He wanted to help her improve a bit with this deal but now he completely changed his mind, thinking of using something else on her.
Deciding just as his heart was telling him, Pio finally agreed, "Alright. They will be all gone by tomorrow. As a payment, I will bring you somewhere and you can't resist. Not only will it change your fate, but also make you strong enough to protect the people you care about."
Before Yi could accept the deal, Pio acted as if she already agreed and looked towards Xiao Feng who was still in the sky and said with a shrug, "Master Xiao, I might be away for some time tonight."
Chapter 295 - Greatest Swordsman
Just as Pio decided to leave to continue killing just as he promised, Xiao Feng appeared in front of him, blocking his way and said, looking at him sternly, "Wait, I'm still not done with you."
Pio could only stop and look at his temporary master, with the wind blowing at his silvery hair. He already expected what Xiao Feng will ask so Pio wasn't unprepared for the questioning.
Glancing at all the bodies on the ground around them, Xiao Feng decided to ask about that first, "Did you kill them all?" There were almost twenty bodies of quite famous cultivators, each having the Sage Stage which put them into the top elites category. Xiao Feng felt it was a real shame to lose so many cultivators in such a stupid war but there was nothing he could do now.
"Yes." Pio simply nodded, not bothered by Xiao Feng's mighty presence. When he was in the special space for Fate Holders, he felt the same thing from almost everyone so he got used to it already.
Seeing the confident look in Pio's eyes, Xiao Feng didn't delve on this subject anymore, believing that he had the skills but asked something else which bothered him, "Why did you let my daughter escape alone instead of protecting her. With your strength, you were capable of that."
With that said, Xiao Feng glanced at Yi who was also staring at her master but she couldn't sustain the eye contact so she looked down. She knew what Xiao Feng meant with that. She was just a servant. Compared to Tianshi, she was nothing to her master. The question Xiao Feng wanted to ask was why did Pio save her instead of his daughter first.
Of course, Pio acted like he didn't understand that and said calmly, "I could only save one person. Young Princess had a way of escape so I utilized the resources to save the most people possible."
Xiao Feng naturally frowned and replied back, providing some information, "Tang Family had patrols all outside the capital, waiting for Tianshi to teleport so they could easily catch her. You didn't save but rather endanger her. What is your explanation?" As Xiao Feng asked, he released his Spirit Awareness, trying to pressure Pio and fix his attitude but then looked surprised. Before it reached Pio, it was magically disappearing as if sucked inside of Pio's body.
When Yi heard that Tianshi could be in danger, she immediately looked at Xiao Feng in worry, wanting to call out to him but stopped herself in time, understanding that Xiao Feng wouldn't stand here like this if Tianshi was in some serious danger.
Pio couldn't help but smile slightly at Xiao Feng's attempts to scare him and commented on it, "That won't work on me." before continuing, "Anyway, there was no time for me to take the crystal away from Young Princess and use it on Yi. Young Princess was stubborn and didn't want to leave. I didn't want to let her stay and witness both Yi and Yu's death. Not only would that make her hate me for only protecting her, but also leave a significant stigma in her mind that could affect her future cultivation and life. I couldn't let that happen."
Hearing the explanation, Xiao Feng's frown deepened as he actually found Pio's response reasonable. Even if Tianshi got caught, they could still steal her away, but once a demon appears in her heart, it would be hard to heal.
"If Young Princess was in danger, we wouldn't be chatting here. I will first kill all the members of Tang Family before joining the search of Young Princess. I hope she will be found before that time." Pio presented his plan, also figuring out that Tianshi was somewhat safe.
Xiao Feng thought about it for a second and decided to postpone his punishment, ordered to Pio while showing one finger, "You have one day. You will assist Elder Yang in taking over Tang Family headquarters and taking over all of their businesses in the capital. Kill all close members and take over all high ranked alchemists."
Looking to the side, he said to his Right Hand in the family, "Elder Yang, you can mobilize all forces and hidden reserves. I want to see Tianshi by tomorrow. Kill all the patrols, don't let anyone escape. They are still searching for Tianshi. Before they realise they lost her, you need to strike. Got it?"
Elder Yang was old but each time he heard there was battle and killing, the power he was hiding inside of him was awakening really quick and he shouted while imaging the incoming bloodshed, "Yes, Master!"
Pio didn't mind getting some helpers as it would be really tiring to actually kill hundreds of people by himself. He walked up to Yi who was once again looking back at her sister's body and passed her sword into her hand and ordered, "Let's go."
Yi only sadly looked at him and said, "She was a great sister…" Now she really regretted all the arguments they had in the past, thinking it was really silly. Instead of fighting with your brother or sister over some small stuff, one should always laugh and have fun. Now with her sister gone, those moments will never come back.
"I told you what you have to do if you want to do something for her. Become one of the best swordsmen and make her proud. Now, if you want to kill and get revenge for your sister, follow me." After those words, Pio didn't look back at her and walked forward towards the exit. He knew she would follow him.
After giving one last look at her sister's body, Yi picked up Yu's sword before taking all of her sister's belongings. She didn't want anyone else to touch them. The sword which lost its connection with its master was like a baby, quickly surrendering to Yi's rule. She moved it around her second hand, weighing it for a second before muttering, "Don't worry sister… I will take it with me so you can take your revenge. I will make you witness how I grow and become the greatest swordsman we wanted to be."
Saying that, she left, running towards Pio who already walked far away. When Xiao Feng saw that Yi actually picked herself up from the loss this fast, he nodded with satisfaction. As long as she could use this motivation, she would be a great cultivator in the future.
Before Elder Yang left, Xiao Feng pulled out the Signal Crystal connected to Tianshi and tried to contact her once again, trying to think of where she could be right now. He already did so earlier on his way here and he found no signal with her crystal, not able to tell her location. Her life crystal showed she was alive so it could only mean that she is either too far or similar to Xuefeng situation, she entered another hidden realm.
'Wait…' As he thought about it, he suddenly recalled the mysterious expert which saved Tianshi in the lake. He didn't hesitate and teleported away from the spot. Xiao Feng quickly rushed towards the nearby lake east of the capital, trying to confirm his theory.
Just as he arrived in the sky above the lake he saw a few Tang Family cultivators searching through the lake anxiously and he smiled, now understanding everything. The cultivators' talk only helped him as they cried out, unaware of his presence, "She disappeared! Fuck, we need to run away. If Tang Fei catches us, we are dead."
"I'm going. We can leave the Central Region today, no one will know."
"Let's go then."
Unfortunately, Xiao Feng couldn't let that happen and suddenly appeared in front of the cultivators with his double hammers ready, calling out to them with a smile, "And where are you going? Why don't you stay?"
Before the closest one could scream, his skull was crushed with one strike of his hammers. They were all shocked to see Xiao Feng there and thought about running but it was already too late for that.
It would be surprising if Xiao Feng needed more than a few seconds to kill each of them and he quickly rounded the clean up to half a minute, killing all six of them. He scanned the whole lake with his Spirit Awareness and found nothing, but that wasn't the problem as he already confirmed where she was.
Xiao Feng didn't hesitate and pulled out the Red Signal Crystal which was connected to his oldest daughter, Xiao Wen before contacting her, ready to talk to Xuefeng about something important.