Chapter 379: Refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit
In terms of area covered, Proud Moon Empire was definitely the empire with the greatest territory. However, due to the repeated attacks by the allied forces of the Violent Dragon Empire and the Nalan Empire, Proud Moon Empire had to retreat over and over, leading to the loss of almost half of its territory. Now, all of the Proud Moon Empire's army was garrisoned in the fortress, Yatesianna (亚特斯安娜). This was the fortress which gained its reputation for being the first defensive fortress in the entire Blue Waves Continent. This defensive fortress was famed for its fighting prowess as the power behind it was extremely impressive. However, no one knew when the fortress was built, for most of the people living in the Blue Waves Continent now, the fortress had been there since they were born.
Yatesianna spanned 800 kilometers and was subdivided into three lines of defense. The entrance was made using huge stone stops that were more than 10,000 jin heavy. Not to mention that each step was 60 meters tall with countless traps hidden in it. If someone wanted to capture this fortress, they would have to send at least ten times the military strength of the defenders. However, even if they sent ten times the defending party's military strength, it was still going to be a difficult task for them to take down the fortress.
Despite the difficulty in attacking the Fortress, both empires would definitely send their armies to attack it. As once the fortress falls, the Proud Moon Empire would be completely exposed to the attacks of both the Violent Dragon Empire and the Nalan Empire. In such a situation, it was only a matter of time before the Proud Moon Empire was completely destroyed.
Now, the allied forces attacking the Proud Moon Empire from two different directions had merged, and were battling against the main forces of the Proud Moon Empire who were behind the Yatesianna defensive fortress.
At this moment, Long Yi's group had entered the eastern part of the Proud Moon Empire after a ten days trek along the border of the Violent Dragon Empire. Naturally, this place had already fallen to the hands of the Violent Dragon Empire as it was the outskirts of the Proud Moon Empire's territory. One was able to smell the smoke of destruction in the air as war had already swept through the entire continent.
In order to prevent Proud Moon Empire's small squads from entering the Violent Dragon Empire in disguise, the armies from the Violent Dragon Empire had burned, slaughtered, and plundered. They killed everyone in the Proud Moon Empire's territory as they advanced deeper. Moreover, they had mobilized massive forces to guard the border and the inspections were very strict. Of course, Long Yi's group didn't have any trouble when they crossed the border.
Along the way, Long Yi managed to obtain a clearer picture on the current situation on the Blue Waves Continent. He realized that the time he spent in the Lightning God Forbidden Area was unexpectedly more than six months!
"It's so bleak and desolate. I remember there was a trade frontier in this place and there was always a busy flow of people. Why would anyone instigate a war?" Si Bi looked around at this small town which laid in ruins at her feet as she said. Her voice contained sadness. More than half of the houses in this place had collapsed, and many had traces of burn marks on them. The road paved with limestone had dried up bloodstains, and some residents wearing ragged clothing were hopelessly searching the ruins for something.
"My husband, should we help them?" Nalan Ruyue pleaded when she saw the state of the people in the ruins. She also had sadness in her heart when she saw the state of the people in the ruins.
Long Yi shook his head and faintly said, "Warfare is always cruel. There are millions of common people who would become destitute and homeless when a war breaks out. At least, they are lucky to be still alive, and as for how long they can survive, that will depend on themselves."
"But… How will they survive in their current situation? The weather is terrible, it's so cold..." Nalan Ruyue was about to plead with Long Yi to help the people when she saw the serious look on Long Yi's face. Her voice became smaller and smaller to the point where she didn't even dare to say another word.
"Give them some food and money. Let them go to the big city ahead of them and seek a livelihood." Long Yi sighed and said. Nalan Ruyue was too kind-hearted. Although being kind-hearted was devoid of any merit in these troubled times, compared to being a dark and compassionless power hungry shark, being kind-hearted was much more adorable.
Nalan Ruyue cheered happily and her soft eyes exuded tenderness and love when she gazed at Long Yi's face. Hearing that Long Yi gave her permission to help those people, she instantly ran towards them. Barbarian Bull looked at Long Yi for a second before joining her, as he got instructions from Long Yi to look out for her.
"My husband, do you think this war will end in the near future? Half of the territory of the Proud Moon Empire has already been captured, I'm afraid they are not far from their complete destruction." Feng Ling softly said.
"It seems like the Proud Moon Empire is on the verge of destruction on the surface, however, nothing is as it seems. The affairs of the world are changeable. Until the moment everything is decided, no one would know about the outcome of the war." Long Yi answered as he looked at Feng Ling and Leng Youyou in the eye. Now, the doubts in his mind were getting deeper and deeper. What exactly was the relation between the Dark Church and Proud Moon Empire's Murong Imperial Clan? Why was there no movement from Dark Church until now? Could it be that the Dark Pope was intending to abandon the Murong Imperial Clan?
Long Yi began to analyze the situation of the entire Blue Waves Continent and he felt somewhat uneasy in his heart. He subconsciously took out a huge sword and began to draw a simple map of Blue Waves Continent on the ground, before marking out the route taken by the Violent Dragon Empire and the Nalan Empire against the Proud Moon Empire.
Suddenly, the expression of Long Yi changed, and his huge sword focused on the Hengduan Mountains in the west.
"My husband, are you perhaps worried about the beast-man clans?" Leng Youyou looked at the map drawn by Long Yi and asked.
"Yes, beast-man clans. After they were banished to the Hengduan Mountains, they had never ceased to harass our human world. These beast-man clans were unwilling to be banished into the barren Hengduan Mountains. The chaos in the Blue Waves Continent currently happened to be an extremely good chance for the beast-man clans to stir up more trouble. If Bimeng Clan isn't stupid, then they absolutely won't let this chance slip by." Long Yi frowned and said. His gaze was fixed on the map he had drawn on the ground. In the north, the Hengduan Mountains shared a border with the Proud Moon Empire. In the south, it shared a border with the Nalan Empire in the south. Now, all the elite troops of the Nalan Empire were on the frontlines and the frontier towards the beast-man clans had lesser troops guarding it.
"If the Proud Moon Empire and beast-man clans are colluding with each other, then wouldn't that..." Long Yi muttered and his complexion suddenly changed. The likelihood of this happening was very high.
Just when Long Yi had reached a conclusion, Nalan Ruyue happily returned with Barbarian Bull. She was satisfied with herself as she was able to help those people out.
Long Yi didn't raise the matter of the beast-man clans or the Proud Moon Empire again. The most important matter at hand was to find a big city. There, he thought to find a member of Skynet and send this possibility to both Ximen Nu and Nalan Wuji. Currently, larger cities were already embroiled in the flames of war, but the basic facilities were still able to function.
In order to not cause any trouble, Long Yi and the rest of them had changed their appearance. Wushuang and others wore hoods, and Long Yi affixed a fake beard onto his face. As for Barbarian Bull, he didn't need to change his look.
After passing through the barren land at the start of their journey, gradually, the number of pedestrians increased. There were refugees and also companies of traveling merchants. Although traveling to the war zones posed many dangers, some merchants were always willing to take a risk as they could gain several times more profit compared to usual.
As the group continued their journey to find a big city, they finally arrived at a first tier city which belonged to the Proud Moon Empire. However, that was a thing of the past. Looking at the flags which were fluttering about on the city walls, Long Yi immediately knew that the Fierce Tiger Legion of the Violent Dragon Empire was garrisoned here. Fierce Tiger Legion was one of the four major legions which belonged to the Violent Dragon Empire, which meant that this city had already fallen to the Violent Dragon Empire. Fierce Tiger Legion, along with the Condor Legion, were both under the direct command of Long Zhan.
In order to enter the city, Long Yi's group followed behind a large caravan. When the caravan reached the city gates, a person who looked like the manager of the caravan dismounted and went up to the soldier guarding the gates. Along with words of flattery, the manager stuffed a few gold coins into the hands of the soldier. This soldier immediately beamed with joy and gave orders to let him pass, even a routine search was exempted.
"Fierce Tiger Legion? It's more like Sick Cat Legion." Long Yi sneered. As one of the four major legions, their military disciple was unexpectedly so loose, Long Zhan was truly dim-sighted from old age.
When Long Yi's group was about to cross the city gates, the two soldiers who were defending the city gates blocked their way with their long spear. They were obviously waiting for Long Yi to cough up some gold coins or other tributes before letting him in.
Long Yi smiled and gave some gold coins to these two soldiers. These two soldiers were about to let them pass, but their gaze fell on the women who were wearing hoods behind Long Yi. Although Wushuang and the others were wearing hoods, their depositions and exquisite figures were nonetheless standing out from the crowd.
"They are?" One of the soldiers asked.
"They are my wives." Long Yi's pupils shrunk but he still had a smile on his face.
"Are all of them your wives? You are truly blessed with good fortune, but why are they wearing a hood? Let us brothers see how good they are." One soldier with ** gaze stepped forward and was about to life Wushuang's hood.
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Ah…, the hand of this soldier drooped as Long Yi shot a stare at him.
"You should know how to behave and quit while you are still ahead. I gave you a toast but you refuse, only to drink a forfeit. Who else can you blame for this other than yourself?" Long Yi said with a smile, but his eyes were emitting killing intent. No matter who it was, if someone dares to touch his woman, they will die no matter what.
Seeing as the situation was getting out of hand, the other soldier immediately blew the whistle which he was carrying. After the whistle sounded, a squad of 20 men instantly rushed out of the city, fully armed. Seeing as Long Yi's group was about to get into trouble, the caravans and pedestrians started to retreat. Forming a semi-circle around Long Yi and the armed squad, they wanted to watch the 'good show' that was about to happen.
"These people are the spies of the Proud Moon Empire, capture all of them! If they resist, kill them on the spot." A person wearing the Fierce Tiger Legion's captain symbol disregarded everything and ordered for them to be captured as spies. Hearing the captain's shout, Long Yi and the others were stunned as they finally saw someone more shameless than Long Yi.
"Barbarian Bull, I leave these trash to you. If you use more than one attack to take care of all of them, then you don't need to call me 'Boss' anymore." Long Yi smiled and said to Barbarian Bull who was standing beside him.
"Even one move is unnecessary to deal with these bunch of trash, half a move is enough. However, Boss, should I cripple them or do you want them dead?" Barbarian Bull looked towards Long Yi with expectation. Recalling the scene when he completely exterminated the Windstorm Mercenary Group, Barbarian Bull felt excited to go on a rampage again.
"Do as you please." Long Yi shrugged his shoulders and replied. He believed that Long Zhan would be grateful to Long Yi for helping him to get rid of some scums in his army.
The captain was actually a person with good judgment. However, as Long Yi had broken the hand of his brother-in-law, rage clouded his judgment and he hastily ordered the capture of Long Yi's group. He finally came back to his senses when he heard Long Yi's command to Barbarian Bull. Looking at Long Yi's expression, he realized that Long Yi was a man who wouldn't care if they were the Fierce Tiger Legion or whatever Sick Cat Legion, he wouldn't be afraid of them in the slightest. Moreover, when he looked at Barbarian Bull's bloodthirsty eyes, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. The captain wanted to look for another way to solve this but to his surprise, Barbarian Bull laughed and took two steps forward. With a single wave from his fist, the small squad of 20 men was sent flying instantly. Their screams could be heard from a mile away as they were sent flying by Barbarian Bull. However, these screams didn't last for long as their heads were smashed into pieces soon after and red and white brain matter splattered all around.
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Barbarian Bull clapped his hand in disdain. If he had to use Greenstone Rule to deal with these bunch of trash, it would truly be tarnishing the mighty name of the divine weapon.
Looking at Barbarian Bull's merciless methods, the on-looking crowd were stunned silly and started screaming incessantly. Hearing the screams of their comrades and the travelers outside the wall, the soldiers stationed in the city actually rang the alarm which was only to be used in the event of an attack on the city. A large contingent of troops stationed in the city wall hastily rushed out and took their positions.
"F*ck, such a big battle formation." Long Yi sneered. He was completely ignoring the bow and arrows pointed towards them. As for those several Advance Magicians on the city wall, they were more useless than a fart.
At this moment, a team wearing a suit of armor appeared on the city wall. They were led by a huge man wearing the Fierce Tiger Legion's suit of armor. His entire body was completely covered with a suit of armor, and only his eyes were visible from the outside.
"What is going on here?" This General asked the soldiers stationed on the wall in his hoarse voice.
Someone immediately gave him the detailed report on the incident which just happened outside the walls.
The General was stunned for a moment before looking around. He had a crack in his voice as he murmured, "It's actually him."
Chapter 380: Get along with me
For a moment, Long Yi raised his head and looked up as if he managed to sense something. His lips curled upwards and a light flashed in his eyes as a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"Everyone, stop." Staring at Long Yi's group, the General instantly shouted in his hoarse voice as he jumped down the city walls together with his bodyguards.
"General." The soldiers who were surrounding Long Yi immediately saluted the General with respect as they withdrew their weapons.
Long Yi looked at this General in amusement and said with a smile, "We meet again."
This General nodded his head and his gaze swept past Long Yi. His gaze lingered longer on Leng Youyou and Barbarian Bull compared to the rest.
"You all, come with me." The General said with indifference. After he finished talking, the General turned around and led Long Yi's group to the city lord mansion inside the city.
In general, the city lord mansion in a conquered city would be occupied by the highest ranked military officer in command of the troops stationed in the city. Seeing as this General led them to the city lord mansion, Long Yi and his group assumed that he was the highest ranked military officer in this first tier city currently.
The moment he entered the luxurious hall, the General instructed for an attendant to pour tea for Long Yi and the rest. After the attendant left, the General waved his hand, signalling for the rest of the people in the hall to leave as well. Seeing that everyone had left, the General sat on the sofa as he stared at Long Yi.
"What should I call you now?" Long Yi smiled and looked into the eyes of this General.
"When there is no one else around, you may address me as Ha Lei." When he spoke, a slight fluctuation could be detected by Long Yi in the eyes of this General.
The moment the words 'Ha Lei' exited the General's mouth, Leng Youyou and Barbarian Bull were shocked. At the same time, they raised their guards as they stared at him in alert.
Long Yi laughed heartily and said, "Ha Lei ah Ha Lei, you finally admitted your identity. I'm truly interested in how you managed to escape from Lost City that time…"
Lifting his helmet with one of his hands, Ha Lei revealed his face to the group. Instead of seeing his familiar face, Long Yi only managed to see that his face was covered with a black scarf. Only his eyes and mouth were visible from the outside. Picking up his cup of tea at the side, he raised it to his mouth and slowly took a sip. There was unexpectedly a hint of noble air and gracefulness in his bearing which managed to surprise Long Yi.
"As for how I managed to escape, I have my own methods." Ha Lei unhurriedly said. Putting down his teacup, he looked up and asked, "The mission of the Lightning God Forbidden Area was completed by you, right?"
"What makes you so sure that it was me?" Long Yi was startled and answered his question with a question of his own. He neither admitted nor denied the accusation made by Ha Lei.
"Among everyone under the heavens, only you, Young Master Ximen, could possibly accomplish this mission." Ha Lei replied in his hoarse voice with a smile on his face.
"Since you think so highly of me, how about you join me in my adventures?" Long Yi stared at Ha Lei and said. He still had a smile on his face but an invisible pressure instantly enveloped Ha Lei.
The pupils of Ha Lei shrunk and he was struck dumb with amazement. Never in his wildest imagination would he have thought that Long Yi would be able to become so strong in the spans of six months. He had only not seen Long Yi for six months! In this six months, even Ha Lei himself didn't manage to do much, however, Long Yi was able to increase his strength explosively. Just the aura which spilled out of his body was comparable to the strongest being on this continent. Luckily for Ha Lei, Long Yi immediately retracted his aura which saved Ha Lei from being shamed in front of the whole group of them.
"Young Master Ximen must be joking…" Ha Lei awkwardly smiled, clearly, he hadn't expected Long Yi to speak such words.
"I'm not joking, you can think about it. You are a wise person, and a wise person should have sufficient insight to think about the future." Long Yi said with a smile.
"Is there anyone who can foresee the result of this war? The winner and loser of this war are still unknown…" Ha Lei laughed. His eyes showed that he was suspicious of Long Yi.
"Since that is the case, I will not force you. General Ha Lei must have many important matters to attend to. As such, we shall not inconvenient you any longer, I guess this is where we part ways." Long Yi stood up and stared at Ha Lei.
"Then, I also will not force Young Master Ximen to stay. Young Master Ximen, bon voyage." Ha Lei stood up to send Long Yi's group off.
The moment he stepped out of the city lord mansion, the smile on Long Yi's face vanished. He seemed to be lost in thought as he thought about what just happened inside the city lord mansion. Just a moment ago, the reason why he had tried to attract Ha Lei was merely to prove his doubts. In fact, Long Yi was never thinking of providing Ha Lei with shelter. Thinking about Ha Lei's character, he was a person who Long Yi would never allow to stay by his side.
After strolling around the city, they found a restaurant and ordered for a private room. After sitting down, Long Yi asked, "Youyou, do you think that Ha Lei is a part of the dark force behind Long Zhan? Isn't it strange for a person like Ha Lei to be involved with the army?"
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"It's very normal, assigning some people of the dark forces into his army is a justifiable move by Long Zhan." After thinking for a little while, Leng Youyou replied Long Yi with her analysis of the situation.
"Is that so? Don't you think that by assigning the dark forces to his army is somewhat questionable? I think it is too excessive for Long Zhan to assign the dark force into his army. Does Long Zhan actually trust them so much? Could it be that he had gone senile? How can he let other people assume the position of military leadership?" Long Yi said as his eyes sparkled as if he found some clues.
"It is reasonable to put it that way too. Does husband mean to say that the dark forces behind Long Zhan aren't as respectful and submissive to Long Zhan as it appears on the surface?" Leng Youyou said after thinking a bit.
"Yes, if my guess isn't wrong, then I fear that the Condor Legion also has people from the dark force behind Long Zhan in the position of power. With two major legions out of his hand, Long Zhan's end could be imagined. There was no good end for the man with none of his power left. Seems like the true enemy of our Ximen Clan isn't the Long Clan." Long Yi muttered.
"All of you, wait here for me, I'm going out to settle a matter." Long Yi stood up and said before opening the door. Without looking back, he directly descended the stairs.
This restaurant wasn't crowded at all. Most of the customers were traveling merchants who were passing by the area. At this moment, the shopkeeper was listlessly sitting on the counter looking at the account book.
"Shopkeeper, where is the latrine? Lead me there." Long Yi knocked on the counter table and asked.
Startled by Long Yi's knock, the shopkeeper looked up and was about to instruct the assistant beside him to lead Long Yi to the latrine. He was just about to open his mouth when he saw that Long Yi made a strange gesture with the hand he used to knock on the table. Even though he was startled, the shopkeeper managed to keep a calm expression on his face as he stood up. The shopkeeper immediately flattered Long Yi as he continued, "Young Master, please follow me, the latrine is in the backyard."
The shopkeeper led Long Yi to the backyard and after scanning the area to ensure that there was no one, he opened a door which led to a study. After kicking a flower vase left and right, a fan-shaped magic wall which was hidden in plain sight quietly opened.
"Skynet number 3880 greets Young Master." After entering the secret room, the shopkeeper immediately knelt down to one knee and respectfully greeted him.
"Rise, is there any information for me?" Long Yi asked.
"Yes, please wait a moment, Young Master." The shopkeeper instantly felt around inside the box that was at the corner of the secret room. After rummaging for a little while, the shopkeeper took out two thick, sealed bamboo scrolls.
Long Yi opened the seal and unfolded the secret letters. One was the letter sent by his father, Ximen Nu. It was sent three months ago. Ximen Nu had asked him to go to the front lines to lead the troops after he completed the mission of the Lightning God Forbidden Area. The second secret letter was from Yin Jian who had established the Skynet Intelligence Branch among beast-man clans in Hengduan Mountains. He talked about the unusual recruitment and transfer of the members in the beast-man clans.
Long Yi was lost in thought after reading the secret letters. From the intelligence he got from Yin Jian, his previous speculation of the beast-man clans ought to be true. However, he was unable to come to a conclusion whether the beast-man clans were in collusion with the Proud Moon Empire. As for Ximen Nu wanting him to go to the battlefield, Long Yi had a bit of a headache. This was not a war which could end in a day or two. If he went to the battlefield, then the matter of going to the Huangmang Plain would be dragged on indefinitely. However, Beitang Yu and already fully grown up and the Unparalleled Battalion was doing just as well in her hands. There was no difference if their commander was Beitang Yu or Long Yi. Besides, the situation in the Unparalleled Battalion was currently stable, and Long Yi had no need to involve himself with the war. As long as they breached the Proud Moon Empire's Yatesianna defense line, the war would head towards its end. The next step was dividing the cake between the Violent Dragon Empire and the Nalan Empire.
However, breaking the defense line of Yatesianna was another issue by itself. The consumption of military expenditure and army provisions during the war was not small. The longer the delay, the bigger the loss for the Violent Dragon Empire and the Nalan Empire. Moreover, they had already entered the winter season, and since the Proud Moon Empire was located in the North, the weather was getting extremely cold. This weather was certainly not suitable for the soldiers of both the Violent Dragon Empire and Nalan Empire. If the soldiers were to fall ill due to the weather conditions, they would be in great trouble.
After thinking for a bit, Long Yi wrote two secret letters and sealed them before handing them over to the shopkeeper. Long Yi instructed the shopkeeper to send the letter to Soaring Dragon City and Hengduan Mountain respectively. It seemed like he needed to go to the Yatesianna defense line and take a look at the situation. In the best case scenario, Long Yi would be able to break through the defense line and bring the war to a swift closure. However, if they were caught in a deadlock, Long Yi decided to go to the Huangmang Plains first.
After passing the two letters to the shopkeeper, Long Yi left the secret room and returned to the private room of the restaurant. When he reached back, the dishes were already served and the rest of the group was waiting for him so that they could start eating.
After they ate and drank to their heart's content, Long Yi's group left the restaurant. By the time they left the restaurant, the sky was already dark and a chilly wind was blowing against their faces. The cold weather was slowly settling in as the war advanced to the later stages.
"It's late, how about we stay overnight here?" Long Yi said.
There was no objection to his plan as Long Yi was the shot-caller of the group.
After asking around for Phoenix Inn's address, Long Yi led everybody towards that inn while he thought about Yu Feng's heroic and pretty face. It had already been a very long time since she went to Flames Mountains with the Phoenix Matriarch. Long Yi didn't know if they had already returned to Phoenix Inn. It would be good if they had already returned, as Long Yi really missed that girl.
After entering Phoenix Inn, Long Yi asked for three luxurious suites. As this place was considered a war zone, business was not doing too well. Seeing that there was someone who would ask for three luxurious suites, the manager's face was wreathed in smiles as he welcomed them into the inn.
"Manager, I wonder if your matriarch and eldest Miss returned after taking care of their 'stuff'." Long Yi suddenly asked.
This manager was dumbfounded and stared at Long Yi. He immediately ridiculed, "The matters of Matriarch and Eldest Miss, how can we, these servants, get involved with them?"
"Hehe you don't need to worry, I have a very special relation with your family's miss." Long Yi smiled and made a hand gesture secretly taught to him by Yu Feng.
The eyes of this manager shone and his expression changed as he lowered his voice, "Matriarch has already returned several months ago, but there is no news of Miss."
The eyebrows of Long Yi rose, and he assumed that this manager didn't lie. After hearing that Yu Feng wasn't back, he nodded his head and led everyone upstairs.
Phoenix Matriarch returned but not Yu Feng, how could that be? Could it be that something happened to her?
Each luxurious suite had three separate rooms. It went without saying that the first suite belonged to Long Yi and Barbarian Bull. The second was for Leng Youyou and Feng Ling, and the last was for Wushuang, Si Bi, and Nalan Ruyue. However, the person in question was Long Yi, how could he possibly choose to stay with Barbarian Bull and not the girls? The problem was which room was he going to choose and which girl was he going to choose.
When the girls were lost in their own thoughts, Long Yi had soaked himself in the large bathtub in the equally large bathroom in his room. He was resting in the bathtub with his eyes closed. The steam in the room made Long Yi's handsome face appear very hazy and unclear.
"Since you're here, come out..." Long Yi suddenly opened his mouth.
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Amidst the dense steam in the bathroom, a tall shadow slowly appeared. In a hoarse voice, the shadow laughed, "As expected, I still cannot escape your senses. Ha Lei admires you."
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Long Yi opened his eyes and got up from the bathtub. After wiping himself off and draping a bathrobe onto himself, he said indifferently, "This young master has never liked taking baths with other men. Neither does this young master like to discuss matters in the bathroom."
Ha Lei shot a stealthy glance at Long Yi's little brother… That was really big enough, and he couldn't help but feel jealous. After hearing what Long Yi said, he laughed hollowly and walked out of the bathroom, following Long Yi.
"Boss, why is this guy here?" Barbarian Bull immediately became alert and asked Long Yi. He was sitting in the hall waiting for Long Yi to finish his bath, however, Long Yi suddenly walked out of the bathroom with Ha Lei following him. Barbarian Bull couldn't help but stare at the both of them in shock.
"Well, about this, you have to ask him yourself. Anyway, Ha Lei, I don't remember there was a dark magic spell similar to a thief's concealing skill, what exactly did you use to come into the bathroom? I know you used a dark magic spell as I managed to sense dark magic fluctuations in the bathroom…" Long Yi placed his bottom on the soft sofa and then placing one leg over the other, he asked.
Ha Lei didn't treat himself as a guest, he made himself at home as he sat on the sofa opposite Long Yi. He answered, "This is Dark Vanishing Magic. In the Blue Waves Continent, there is no knowledge of dark magic like this."
The eyes of Long Yi flashed and staring at Ha Lei, he said, "You actually have knowledge of magic spells that are not native to Blue Waves Continent. You are certainly resourceful. "
Ha Lei laughed in his hoarse voice and he didn't plan to explain himself anymore. He said, "Tonight, I am here to look for Young Master Ximen to discuss some matters. Does Young Master Ximen have the time to talk to me?"
"How could I not have time to talk to you, didn't you already come and look for me uninvited?" Long Yi indifferently said. However, in his head, Long Yi was racking his brains to think of the reason for Ha Lei to look for him so urgently. The guy even had to sneak into his bathroom!
Ignoring Long Yi's sarcasm, Ha Lei said, "Today, there were many people in the city lord mansion. Naturally, there were people there who were not on friendly terms with me. As such, I have come to look for Young Master Ximen in private in order to discuss some matters with you."
Long Yi raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Are you truly thinking of following me around?"
"If the conditions can be negotiated, it is not impossible for me to join you on your journey." Ha Lei picked up the fruit wine from the table and drank it in a single gulp.
"You are too treacherous. There is no way I'm going to trust you and keep you by my side. You might even be an undercover agent sent by Long Zhan or the dark forces behind him to keep an eye on me." Long Yi stared Ha Lei and sent his spirit power out to pressure him, hoping to force the truth out of him.
Ha Lei slightly trembled. The wine bottle in his hand also shook and the pressure which Long Yi placed on him made his blood and qi churn.
"With a Dark Soul Contract, I wonder if it is possible for Young Master Ximen to trust me." Ha Lei looked back at Long Yi and his voice became even hoarser.
Long Yi retracted the pressure he was exerting on Ha Lei. Rubbing his chin, Long Yi looked at Ha Lei for a long time without saying a word, Long Yi was deep in his thoughts as he thought about what Ha Lei said. After thinking about it, Long Yi opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Don't tell me that you are subdued by the dominating kingly aura of mine, even the roadside dogs will not believe that. Tell me honestly, what is your goal?"
"For a better chance of survival, that's all. The situation in the Blue Waves Continent is already clear. It is only the matter of time before the Proud Moon Empire is destroyed. After Proud Moon Empire is destroyed and the Violent Dragon Empire takes over the land, I believe that your Ximen Clan will become a huge power in the new Violent Dragon Empire. I, Ha Lei, can help your Ximen Clan seize the regime even faster because I am very familiar with the dark forces behind Long Zhan. If you have me as your undercover agent and you have an insider coordinating with you, the regime of the Violent Dragon Empire will fall into the hands of the Ximen Clan before long." Ha Lei stated clearly.
"Putting it that way, wouldn't you play an extraordinary role in our Ximen Clan? Not to mention the fact that your soul would be under my control. Are you so confident that I wouldn't do anything to you after obtaining your soul?" Long Yi only believed half of what Ha Lei said as Ha Lei was the one who wanted to sign the soul contract with him. Although Ha Lei's life would be in his hands, Long Yi was still wary of Ha Lei as he was the one who suggested signing the contract, who knew it Ha Lei had any tricks up his sleeve?
"I also have my conditions. After the Ximen Clan becomes the most powerful clan in the Violent Dragon Empire, I hope Young Master Ximen will terminate this soul contract. Also, I hope that Young Master Ximen would not meddle in the affairs of the Dark Church after that." Ha Lei said.
Long Yi pondered for a while. The objective of Ha Lei was unexpectedly the Dark Church. Long Yi thought to himself that Ha Lei's conditions were indeed rather interesting. With a smile, Long Yi replied, "I can agree to those conditions."
Ha Lei immediately laid down a barrier and suddenly stood up, before kneeling in front of Long Yi. His mouth began to chant an obscure incantation and a wisp of thick dark qi emerged out from the space between his eyebrows. In the air, that thick dark qi changed into a strange black magic rune and floated in midair. That black magic rune suddenly broke into two halves, of which, one entered Long Yi's body and the other entered Ha Lei's body.
Dark Soul Contract was a kind of mysterious contract magic under the dark magic discipline. Even Long Yi didn't know such magic spells. He had only briefly known some information about such magic spells from Bite Xiuge's magic records. He hadn't expected Ha Lei to actually know such magic spells. Now that the soul of Ha Lei was already under Long Yi's control, Ha Lei would obey any command Long Yi gave without any objections. It could be said that Ha Lei's life was in Long Yi's hands currently. With a single thought, Long Yi controlled his life and death. If Long Yi wanted him to die, there was nothing he could do about it.
"Subordinate Ha Lei pays respect to master." Ha Lei respectfully greeted Long Yi.
"Hereafter, call me Young Master. First things first, sit down and tell me all about the dark forces behind Long Zhan." Long Yi indifferently said. He didn't have joy on his face as his intuition told him that Ha Lei still had a number of hidden secrets on him. He also didn't believe that Ha Lei had given him control over his soul for such a lousy reason. The only reason Long Yi accepted Ha Lei's soul was because he was unable to understand Ha Lei's intentions completely. Long Yi wanted to buy some time in order for him to dig out all of Ha Lei's secrets.
After Ha Lei thanked him, he sat on the sofa and began to talk about the origin, as well as the objective of the dark forces behind Long Zhan.
This talk went on for one hour. Hearing what Ha Lei told him, Long Yi was extremely surprised as he never expected the waters of the Soaring Dragon City to be so deep and muddy.
"Putting it that way, Long Zhan is merely a pawn of that Military Adviser. His real objective is to support the puppet emperor, and Crown Prince Long Ying is his choice for the next phase of his plan." Long Yi nodded his head and said. The situation was indeed extremely complicated.
"Yes, Military Adviser and Crown Prince thought to place a Puppet Imprecation Magic Curse on Young Master, but they don't know that Young Master had a plot of his own to match theirs." Ha Lei said with a smile in his hoarse voice.
The eyes of Long Yi shone as he asked slowly, "How did you know that I am not under the curse of the Puppet Imprecation Magic? Can it be that Military Adviser also knows about this?"
"Replying to Young Master, Military Adviser doesn't know. The reason why I am able to sense that Young Master is not under the curse of the Puppet Imprecation Magic is due to the fact that my dark magic is different from the others." Ha Lei respectfully answered.
Long Yi nodded his head and waved his hand, "Now I'm finally able to clear some doubts that I had… From now on, if you have any news to pass to me, you can pass it to Beautiful Fragrant Building."
"Yes, Young Master. May I be excused." Hearing Long Yi's command, Ha Lei knew that he had achieved the objective of this trip. He stood up and quietly disappeared from the room.
"Barbarian Bull, go take the bath and rest, let me calm down a bit by myself." Long Yi walked over to the side of Barbarian Bull and said.
Barbarian Bull agreed before turning back to his room.
Long Yi drank a mouthful of wine while frowning. First of all, regardless of whether Ha Lei was sincere or not, Ha Lei was indeed extremely useful to him at this moment. There was no such thing as eternal enemies in this world, only eternal benefits. However, Long Yi was confused, were Ha Lei's demands that simple? Moreover, now Ha Lei was very mysterious, and he sensed something similar on Ha Lei's body. As for the feeling he was getting from Ha Lei, Long Yi only managed to feel that it was similar to something. He wasn't able to describe the feeling he had about Ha Lei in words…
"Survivors of the previous dynasty, Military Adviser, Liu Shi. Ha Lei, this is getting more and more interesting." Long Yi muttered.
"Let's not think too much. For the time being, I will accept this surrendered pawn and see how big storm can he create after the dust settles." Long Yi stood up and stretched his body. Pulling open the curtains, he saw that the sky was still dark.
Long Yi grinned and left the room with his mind full of matters not suitable for children. Today, Wushuang and Nalan Ruyue, these two birdies, happened to be sleeping in the same room. If he could sleep together with both of them, then how wonderful that would be?
"It should be this room." Long Yi walked to the front of a room and sensed water magic fluctuation from inside. He became happy and knew that this was the water magic barrier laid down by Wushuang.
When he looked at the strength of this barrier, Long Yi was immediately able to sense that it was a weak water barrier. Could it be that Wushuang knew that he would come to their room in the middle of the night and intentionally used a weak water magic barrier? He truly shouldn't let down the kind intentions of this beauty. With his lips curling upwards to form a perverted smile as he thought about Wushuang's perfect figure and her snowy white skin. Long Yi's blood immediately began to boil as a fire was ignited in him.
Without spending much energy, Long Yi passed through this water magic barrier and entered the room on his tiptoes. Then, he heard a sound of water coming from inside the bathroom. As there were two beauties sleeping in this room together, he didn't know if the one in the bathroom was Nalan Ruyue or Wushuang.
Long Yi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quietly reached out his hand towards the doorknob of the bathroom. With a slow and sneaky twist, he opened the door. A burst of steam suddenly gushed out from inside, and like an illusion, Long Yi saw a hazy back view in the midst of vapor.
"Very plump, very pert **, truly is fully ripe... eh..." Long Yi immediately emitted an evil fire, but was shocked all of a sudden. Although the buttocks of Nalan Ruyue and Wushuang were full and round, they were definitely not mellow and full to this extent. This kind of ** clearly belongs to a superb mature woman, like the Elf Queen.
Long Yi suddenly woke up. Was it possible that he was actually in the wrong room? Cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he began to slowly retreat towards the door.
"My husband, what are you doing?" The moment he tried to leave the room, a clear and melodious voice belonging to Nalan Ruyue came from behind Long Yi.
With a quick twist of his head, Long Yi saw both Nalan Ruyue and Wushuang staring at him from the entrance of their bedroom. They had a smile on their face as they managed to successfully prank Long Yi.
Bang, the door of the bathroom was opened wide and three flame blades whistled through the air as they sliced towards Long Yi.
Long Yi left behind afterimages in the air, as he dodged those three flame blades. However, the person in the bathroom seemed to be determined to punish Long Yi for peeping at her as she snorted and sent out several tens of flame blades towards Long Yi. A fragrant wind assaulted Long Yi's nose, but he was in no mood to enjoy the smell as he had to stop the flame blades from hitting him.
How was the voice coming from the person in the bathroom so familiar? Long Yi froze a little as he thought of this. Due to the lapse in Long Yi's concentration, the blazing flame blades sealed off all his routes of retreat and whizzed towards him with an intention to exterminate him.
A silverish-purple radiance flashed around Long Yi and those several dozens of flame blades instantly faded away. Long Yi's gaze landed on a very angry woman draped in only a bathrobe in front of him.
"Matriarch Phoenix, this..." Long Yi exclaimed. He blinked and rubbed his eyes, fearing that Matriarch Phoenix in front of him was an illusion.
Chapter 382: Ambiguous
Matriarch Phoenix used a death-glare to stare at Long Yi. The drops of water were still dripping from her long beautiful hair as she was interrupted from her bath with no time to dry. Since she had just taken a bath, her skin was white and glossy, and her appearance was like a young girl in her 20s.
Long Yi felt awkward and laughed hollowly. After making sure that the Matriarch Phoenix in front of him wasn't an illusion, he said, "Matriarch Phoenix, this… Why are you here?"
Matriarch Phoenix ferociously glared at Long Yi, before turning around and entering one of the rooms. She refused to give Long Yi an answer as she slammed the door shut.
Long Yi made a wry smile while touching his nose as he turned around and sat on the sofa. After that, he unhappily said to Nalan Ruyue and Wushuang, "You two, give me a reasonable explanation about this matter. If the two of you cannot give me a reasonable explanation, then your little ** will suffer a disaster."
"This has nothing to do with me." Wushuang indifferently said and entered her room.
"My husband, this has nothing to do with me as well." Nalan Ruyue imitated Wushuang's tone and also thought to return to her room.
However, after looking at Nalan Ruyue's poor act, Long Yi rolled his eyes and rushed over to her. Hugging Nalan Ruyue's waist from behind, Long Yi grabbed her and dragged her to her room. With a bang, he threw her onto the soft big bed and pushed down onto her.
"This has nothing to do with you, huh?" Long Yi blew into the ear of Nalan Ruyue as his devil's talons moved about her perfectly round buttocks.
Nalan Ruyue softly snorted, but she had no intentions of pushing Long Yi away. With a soft voice, she whispered, "This truly has nothing to do with me. It was Matriarch Phoenix who came in on her own."
"Still not telling the truth? Do you think that I believe that she had nothing to do and would run into your room for a bath?" Long Yi looked ferocious and his big hand spanked her ** with just enough strength to allow Nalan Ruyue to feel **. That solid, elastic, and tactile impression left Long Yi a rich aftertaste.
"Mmm..." Nalan Ruyue softly murmured and while turning around, her beautiful pupils were already hazy and unclear as if a layer of fine gauze was added to her eyes. Under the dim lighting in the room, it made her look extremely charming. With her beautiful, elegant and dignified appearance, together with her temperament, the effect she had on Long Yi was stronger than a potent aphrodisiac.
Long Yi felt as though his mouth and tongue were dried up and there was a raging fire of lust in his belly. He truly hadn't expected for Her Excellency Saintess Nalan to attack him with her seductive charm the moment he entered her room. The big hands moving about her buttocks had already begun to knead and pinch that beautiful and fleshy mound of flesh. At the same time, Long Yi seemed to have fallen into a kind of delusion. He felt that the fine figure under his hand changed all of a sudden into the beautiful and cold Matriarch Phoenix. Her perfectly round, beautiful, and mature buttocks was being changed into different shapes under his hands.
Finally, Nalan Ruyue was no longer able to resist her passion. Turning over, she pushed down on Long Yi as she recklessly kissed Long Yi all over his handsome face. Long Yi came back to his senses with a start, he actually thought of such dirty sexual fantasies about his mother-in-law. A guilty feeling appeared in his heart, but along with this feeling of guilt, he felt weirdly stimulated.
"My husband... love me..." Nalan Ruyue's breath was hot like fire. She raved while nibbling the ear of Long Yi and also used her little hand to awkwardly remove Long Yi's clothes.
At this time, Long Yi was shocked. Could it be that this girl truly took an aphrodisiac? Why would she have such a huge reaction today? Even he was overwhelmed by her passion.
"Ruyue, don't move. You have yet to answer my question, why did Matriarch Phoenix come into your suite?" Long Yi caught Nalan Ruyue's little hand before asking her. Nalan Ruyue had no choice but to thoroughly explain the situation while biting her lower lip.
Nalan Ruyue glared at Long Yi as she appeared as though she was a little girl hiding her bitterness. She explained, "Immediately upon hearing that you were here, Matriarch Phoenix came to the suite to look for you. However, there was a strong barrier laid outside your suite. At that time, big sister Wushuang just happened to open the door and saw her standing outside. After seeing Wushuang, the Matriarch Phoenix made her identity clear, and we allowed her to enter our room."
Long Yi nodded his head. The Phoenix Clan possessed their own information network. In the past, when Long Yi and Wushuang was going to Origin Ice to look for the Ruyi Ice Silkworm, they had stayed in the Kaifeng City's Phoenix Inn. It was probably because of this that the Matriarch Phoenix was able to see a portrait of Wushuang's appearance. As such, she had recognized Wushuang by a single glance. Perhaps, she was also clear about the appearance of all the women around him.
"Then why did she bathe in your room for no reason?" Long Yi asked as he recalled that ripe peach like snow-white **. Hastily shaking his head, Long Yi tried to erase the image from his mind.
"When Matriarch Phoenix arrived, she was covered in dust and her clothes were also torn in various places. It appeared as if she just had an intense battle with someone. So when she saw a bathroom, she couldn't help herself. Who would have thought that someone would stealthily peek at her bathing." Nalan Ruyue answered while looking at Long Yi with a gaze which expressed her embarrassment and longing for him.
"This explanation is barely acceptable, but..." Long Yi raised his eyebrows. He could already imagine how awkward it would be to meet and greet his mother-in-law after this.
Ai, forget it. In any case, it's not like that was the first time he had done things like this. He especially recalled that time when they were in Kaifeng City, Yu Feng was serving little Long Yi between his legs, but who would have thought that Matriarch Phoenix would charge in? That particular situation in the past was a hundred times worse than seeing Matriarch Phoenix in the bath today. As he thought about that incident, Long Yi felt wicked in his heart.
"The thing I'm afraid of now is for my husband to meet Matriarch Phoenix again in the future. Wasn't Matriarch Phoenix much more embarrassed than you? Not to mention, her figure is extremely sexy..." Nalan Ruyue straddled Long Yi's waist as she freed her little hands from Long Yi's grip. Reaching into Long Yi's lapel, her little hands explored his sturdy chest. She was completely captivated as she caressed those muscles on Long Yi body which possessed an explosive power hidden in them.
Long Yi nodded his head as his big hands grabbed onto Nalan Ruyue's plump buttocks. Now, his little brother was already very impatient as he pressed against the soft place between her legs.
"Compared to Matriarch Phoenix, do you think I'm lacking in some parts...." Nalan Ruyue asked, as her private parts became hot and wet. Although she was already in this state, her mind was still thinking about how Long Yi stared at Matriarch Phoenix's body when he saw her in the bath. Although she was very confident about her own figure, in terms of maturity, she was inferior to Matriarch Phoenix. However, her vigor of youth and her young girl's distinctive flavor gave her another type of taste compared to Matriarch Phoenix.
"Of course not, in my eyes, you are more attractive than her." Long Yi said with a smile and raised his waist. Nalan Ruyue immediately let out a moan and was physically paralyzed on Long Yi's chest.
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At this moment, in a luxurious room of the Phoenix Inn, the complexion of Matriarch Phoenix was red as fire. She sat on the sofa without saying a word as her face felt as hot as red hot iron. She was holding a cup of iced water, but even after taking a few sips, she wasn't able to calm down, and the anger and shame in her heart burned even stronger.
"That smelly brat, I truly should have kicked him." Matriarch Phoenix gnashed her teeth and said. She didn't know how much he had seen.
However, a woman's mind was insanely difficult to see through. Matriarch Phoenix ferociously rained down curses on Long Yi in her heart, but she suddenly recalled something and she instantly walked over to the front of a magic mirror that stood beside the bed. Standing in front of the mirror, she sized up the mature beauty inside the mirror as she looked up and down.
"Not too bad…" Matriarch Phoenix muttered.
Chapter 383: Sexual passion, sneak attackers
Indeed, regardless of figure and appearance, Phoenix Matriarch was of the highest ranking. If it was not for that stern expression and lofty temperament, she definitely was a woman of great beauty that could turn all living creatures upside down in the eyes of men.
Currently, Phoenix Matriarch was staring blankly at her own reflection in the magic mirror, indulging in self-admiration. She also had a trace of unconcealable loneliness in her eyes.
Suddenly, Phoenix Matriarch extended her jade hand towards the belt of the bathrobe on her waist. Then, after a gentle pull, the bathrobe slid down her body, and Phoenix Matriarch's mature and beautiful ** was reflected in the magic mirror. Her milky white pure skin appeared to be glittering and had a translucent luster to it. The degree of smoothness and satiny was not a bit inferior to her daughter, Yu Feng. Those towering ** were like newly peeled off bamboo shoots and weren't sagging one bit. Moreover, dark red pearls were individually standing upright on them. Even a saint wouldn't be able to shift his gaze when staring at this naked goddess. Her slender waist didn't have any excess flesh, and no one would believe that such a slender waist was the waist of a married woman who had already given birth to a child. Below her waist, there was a dense grassland, and that clump of flourishing hair increased Phoenix Matriarch's charm. The sight of all of these was enough to make all men under the heavens go insane.
After a good while, Phoenix Matriarch softly sighed and her expression reverted back to normal. Returning to her grave and stern expression, she replaced the bathrobe on her body and tied the belt around her waist. The captivating spring scenery was covered up again.
"That cheap smelly brat." Phoenix Matriarch muttered. It was undeniable that Long Yi had seen her body and made her feel a kind of indescribable feeling swell up inside her. However, she was also a person who had experienced countless storms. If Long Yi had seen her body, then so be it. In the past, in Kaifeng City, she also managed to see Long Yi and her daughter getting intimate. As such, it could be said that Long Yi peeking at her in the bath was making things even for the both of them. However, Phoenix Matriarch felt as though she suffered some losses, even though she was the one who saw 'worse' things compared to Long Yi.
"I wonder how Feng'er is doing now. In the end, when a girl is of age, she must be married off… When Feng'er gave the Phoenix Jade to that smelly brat, it gave me a huge scare." Phoenix Matriarch thought about her daughter, Yu Feng. That silly girl was completely infatuated with Long Yi which made her feel jealous and worried at the same time. Her biggest worry was that Long Yi, this playboy, wouldn't be able to give her daughter the happiness she deserved.
Thinking of her daughter, Phoenix Matriarch instantly forgot about the weird feeling she got after Long Yi peeked at her in the bath. She was only worried about Yu Feng who was still staying at Flames Mountain. In the world, there is no feeling that can be compared to maternal love. For all mothers, their child is the continuation of their life, they are the flower of life they nurtured inside their stomach.
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With a charming cry, Nalan Ruyue declared the end of her maiden life. Finally, she became Long Yi's real wife.
Long Yi gently moved. However, he was unable to move too much as Nalan Ruyue's little hand was gripping tightly onto his little brother. As such, Long Yi decided to teach her a lesson as his hand grabbed her bosom and began to run and pinch at her **.
Gradually, the pain Nalan Ruyue felt at the start slowly disappeared. Within minutes, the pain was replaced by an unbearable tide of pleasant sensation. She enjoyed the feeling of Long Yi teasing her, but she felt somewhat empty inside. Shifting the weight on her body, she rubbed her body all over Long Yi's waist.
Now Long Yi could be considered a veteran player. How could he not understand Nalan Ruyue's meaning? He was looking out for Nalan Ruyue at the beginning as he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to withstand his lashing. However, looking at her now, she seemed to be unaffected even though it was her first time. Long Yi decided that he might as well go all out.
Long Yi's movement began to quicken as he began fighting the battle with all of his strength. The ramming of ** splashed their fluids around, making the two of them thoroughly drown in this sea of **.
In the other room, Wushuang wasn't feeling too good. Since the distance between the two rooms was very small, Wushuang felt everything clearly as if it was happening to herself. Every thrust Long Yi gave Nalan Ruyue made her feel as if her soul was flying away. It was as though the person who was repeatedly receiving ** under Long Yi was her.
If it wasn't for the case of making some progress in her relationship with Long Yi, she probably would have already kicked opened the door and used Cold Ice Qi to freeze his troublesome manhood into a popsicle before smashing it to pieces. However, that wasn't Wushuang's thoughts at this moment. Although she endlessly cursed him in her heart, she felt as though it was getting harder and harder to control herself. Moreover, she even had the shameful thought to go and receive Long Yi's favor together with Nalan Ruyue.
"No, this isn't my wish, this isn't..." Wushuang bit her lower lip and she retracted her little hand from the moist place between her legs. Looking at the sparkling and translucent love nectar on her finger, she had a complicated feeling in her heart.
If she were to be honest with herself, it was not like she didn't think about giving her body to Long Yi. However, she vaguely felt that she was lacking something important. Without that thing, she was unable to feel at ease if she were to completely submit herself to Long Yi.
"Mmm..." Wushuang moaned and her cold eyes were dyed with a layer of pink **.
"Damned b*stard, starting again, can't you stop?" Wushuang felt waves after waves of the tide from her **, which seemed to want to drown her, gushing out from her **.
Finally, Wushuang gnashed her teeth and let her conscious sink into her sea of consciousness. However, her body still responded to the feeling she was getting from Long Yi. A wet mark could be seen between her legs.
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"My husband, don't….." Nalan Ruyue felt emptiness within her body, and she instantly opened her eyes to complain about it to Long Yi.
"Quickly bend over and stick up your little **." Long Yi looked at Nalan Ruyue who was lying on the bed with a lewd gaze and ordered her like an emperor.
Nalan Ruyue was somewhat shy, but she had completely let herself loose when she was in bed with Long Yi. She pouted and following Long Yi's instructions, she bent over like a puppy on the bed and stuck up her snow-white **. Now, her embarrassing private parts from where love nectar was flowing down her thighs were completely revealed before his eyes.
Nalan Ruyue knew that this posture was very **. She felt Long Yi's scorching hot gaze staying on her private parts for a long time, and she couldn't help but want to lie flat on her stomach in order to escape from Long Yi's hot gaze.
"Don't move, stay just like this." A ** and hoarse voice which belonged to Long Yi came from behind as his big hand grabbed her waist.
"My hus… my husband… This is so embarrassing, am I very **?" Nalan Ruyue asked in a very low voice.
"**, your husband likes your **." Long Yi said in his hoarse voice with a smile. Straddling her waist with his hands, the two of them became connected again in an obscene manner.
This heartily sprint ended along with a low roar which came from Long Yi. Their entire body was covered in sweat and they felt as though they weren't able to move anymore. The only thing the both of them could do was to lie still on the big bed. Nalan Ruyue opened her little mouth for quite some time in order to smoothen her breathing. That intense ** made her feel as if her soul came out of her body and drifted among the clouds.
After **, Nalan Ruyue slept soundly. As for Long Yi, he got up and rushed to take a cold bath. Now, his vigor was thoroughly restored, making him doubt whether he was unwittingly cultivating the Extracting Yin Nourishing Yang Technique or actual normal techniques. Otherwise, why did he always feel like his entire body had an inexhaustible amount of energy and his thoughts were much clearer every time after he made love with his women?
"It's already so late, I wonder if Phoenix Matriarch is already asleep?" Long Yi said as he sat on the sofa with only a bath towel wrapped around his waist. He placed both of his legs on the tea table and involuntarily recalled that exquisite curvy bare back which belonged to Phoenix Matriarch. As a matter of fact, the only thing he wanted now was to know how Yu Feng was doing. However, there were some scenes in his head which were inappropriate for children.
Long Yi wanted to look for Phoenix Matriarch, but after thinking carefully about it, he decided to wait until the next day. Long Yi was afraid that it would be awkward if they were to meet by themselves in the middle of the night.
Long Yi pushed open the window of the living room, and an icy-cold breeze blew in. Because of the fact that Proud Moon Empire was located in the northern part of the continent, adding onto the fact that it was already winter, the weather was extremely cold. Especially at night, the temperature was even lower. However, Long Yi, who was half naked, was completely unaware of the coldness around him. He had too many things on his mind as he thought about his next move.
"Blue Waves in chaos, Lightning God descends, bloodshed in just cause illuminates the human world, split open the vault of heaven relying on a sword." Long Yi muttered, as the prophecy of Xiao Yi suddenly appeared in his mind. Blue Waves Continent fell into chaos, and the Lightning God also descended. However, Long Yi had no idea what bloodshed in just cause illuminates the human world means. The prophecy however, was vague and ambiguous. He feared that he would be able to understand this prophecy only after the event happened.
Long Yi considered the situation of Blue Waves Continent once again thought about all the situations which might occur in the near future. The more he thought, the more he felt that the Proud Moon Empire was unlikely to collapse, especially from the attacks from the two other empires. However, if the beast-man clans suddenly attacked at this moment, the situation would turn messy. Although only a handful of beast-men could use magic, their doughty physique was out of mankind's league. Especially the beast-man clans' royal clan, the Bimeng Clan. Their physique was as if they were a giant bulldozer hidden in human skin. They were practically impervious to swords and spears, and the most terrifying thing was that their magic resistance was also very high. Ordinary magicians could not even injure the hair on their body.
"Control, yes, control. The only question is how do we control the beast-man clans?" Long Yi subconsciously tapped the windowsill, as an expression of pondering filled his face.
Long Yi thought rapidly. Reasoning things out with the Bimeng Clan would definitely not work. Although these big fellows had high intelligence, all of them were unreasonable people. Not to mention, they had an extreme hatred towards mankind, as it was mankind who drove them to the bleak and desolate Hengduan Mountains.
"Perhaps..." Long Yi took a deep breath as the figures of Bertha, that young girl which belonged to the Fox Clan, and her bewitching aunt, Mea Empress, flashed in his mind.
"Perhaps, replacing them as the royal clan is not a bad idea." A wicked smile appeared Long Yi's lips. Didn't Mea Empress asked him to help the Fox Clan reach its previous glory?
After thinking over this matter, Long Yi was able to get rid of the worry in his mind. Just when he was about to close the window and go to the other room to accompany Feng Ling and Leng Youyou, he suddenly sensed extremely subtle spirit fluctuation coming from outside the room.
"Experts, I wonder if they are magicians or warriors?" Long Yi raised his eyebrows. In an instant, he came to a decision. The other side had five people, and they were rushing towards Phoenix Inn from different directions. They were experts in concealing their aura and their strength was not too bad. They were probably at the Swords Saint realm.
"Now, Swords Saints and Master Archmages are truly worth lesser and lesser. With the world in chaos, outstanding heroes are rising. People of all sorts have appeared." Long Yi thought aloud and gently closed the window. Quickly putting on a set of clothes, he quietly disappeared from the room.
Chapter 384: Sudden appearance of the Winged Clan
Sorry for disappearing without any notice. I was very busy these past few days because my house is being renovated, as a result, I had to do many miscellaneous tasks (like carrying things here and there, buying things and so on). And since I was tired, I wasn't able to translate during the night, so there were no chapters. Now, the renovation work is already in the end phase, so from the next day or two, I will start releasing chapters regularly.
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Long Yi quickly analyzed the situation in his heart and felt that those five incoming experts were here for Matriarch Phoenix. Recalling what Nalan Ruyue said when she saw Matriarch Phoenix outside her room, Matriarch Phoenix was covered in dust and her clothes were torn in some places. It seemed as though Matriarch Phoenix had just experienced an intense battle and it was possible that these killers were the ones she was fighting against. Also, looking at the strength of the experts, Long Yi was sure that other than his group, only Matriarch Phoenix was capable enough to attract such experts.
Behind this Phoenix Inn, there was a small courtyard. Only Phoenix Inns in larger cities had courtyards. The courtyard was mainly used for as the residence for people of the Phoenix Clan, as such, the experts would definitely aim for the courtyard in order to find Matriarch Phoenix.
Long Yi quietly hid in a dark corner of this small courtyard. Spreading out his spirit net, Long Yi observed everything that was going on around him. Immediately, he was able to sense five weak auras rapidly approaching the courtyard.
Suddenly, Long Yi's eyelids twitched. He wasn't able to see the figures within the courtyard walls, but he managed to sense that two people had actually appeared in one corner of the courtyard. The other three were flanking the room the believed Matriarch Phoenix to be in.
"Who did Matriarch Phoenix provoke that they had to send so many people to chase her relentlessly?" Long Yi thought. These people were able to move extremely quickly, which showed off their speed. Moreover, their strength was definitely in the upper level of the strength pyramid of the Blue Waves Continent. However, Long Yi had never heard of such people in the Blue Waves Continent. As such, he came to a conclusion that there was only one possibility, these people were hidden in the shadows and seldom appear on the continent. If Long Yi was right, these people wouldn't go around provoking people. The only possible explanation was that Matriarch Phoenix provoked them, causing them to chase and kill her.
Long Yi waited patiently in the shadows. Finally, he saw two people hiding at the corner of this courtyard rush towards Matriarch Phoenix's bedroom as fast as lightning.
"Damn, were those angels?" Long Yi had his eyes wide open as he saw those two figures rushing towards the bedroom entrance of Matriarch Phoenix. Although he wasn't able to see clearly, he was able to see a pair of wing-shaped things on the back of those two people. Was it possible that those wing-shaped things were specially installed?
Suddenly, Long Yi felt the aura of those five people spread outwards, covering the entire courtyard. The moment their auras surrounded the courtyard, the five people attacked simultaneously, instantly breaking the barrier laid out by Matriarch Phoenix.
Boom, a red light flashed from inside the bedroom along with the explosion. Matriarch Phoenix rushed out as fast as lightning as she brandished her huge sword, and fire like douqi flew towards the two birdmen with wings.
Instead of retreating, those two birdmen took out their weapons at the same time. Charging forward, they met Matriarch Phoenix's attack head-on.
"Such a familiar aura, how is it possible that they have the magic fluctuation of wind elements around them? Are they using wind douqi?" Long Yi saw those two birdmen's cyan colored douqi and was greatly startled.
After a tough and reckless right, Matriarch Phoenix and those two birdmen eventually fell into the middle of this courtyard. The moment they fell, the other three birdmen with wings rushed out from inside the room. With the addition of three birdmen, Matriarch Phoenix was completely surrounded. With the two from before, another birdman surrounded Matriarch Phoenix in a triangular formation on the ground and the other two hovered in the sky. Their huge bows were already drawn and were aiming straight at Matriarch Phoenix.
"Human, return our Winged Clan's sacred object. Return it, and we will spare your life." An aged voice resounded.
"What sacred object? Don't slander my Phoenix Clan, your scared object is nothing in my eyes." Matriarch Phoenix coldly snorted.
"All of us here knows who stole our secret object. If you refuse to hand it over, don't blame us for being impolite," Another Winged Clan member said. Listening to his voice, he was definitely a person who lived for a long time. It was no wonder they were so strong, they had already trained for such a long time.
Instead of giving an answer to the birdmen, Matriarch Phoenix raised her huge sword and initiated her attack. In an instant, the battle of one against five started. The five birdmen seemed as though they didn't want to let other people learn about this matter. They had already set up a wind attributed barrier which enclosed the entire area before they engaged Matriarch Phoenix.
"Oh, Looks like they are they seldom seen Winged Clan! This is indeed a strong clan, I wonder what sacred object Matriarch Phoenix stole from them." Long Yi muttered. It was still unclear whether Matriarch Phoenix stole that sacred object or not, but he was sure that Matriarch Phoenix wouldn't be interested if the object was ordinary.
The douqi which Matriarch Phoenix used was clearly not that elementary Phoenix Douqi like before. The douqi she was using should be one level higher than compared to before. However, when facing the tight encirclement of those birdmen from the Winged Clan, Long Yi had already determined that Matriarch Phoenix would be defeated.
Swish, swish, along with two flashes of light, Matriarch Phoenix let out a low groan as her left shoulder was pierced by a wind energy arrow. Staggering for a few steps, Matriarch Phoenix nearly fell to the ground.
"Return our sacred object, otherwise you will die here." A crisp voice resounded. This voice was like the voice of the celestial being from the highest heaven. Compared to the aged voices previously, the difference was like heavens and earth.
Long Yi heard this young girl's clear and melodious voice, and discovered that it was coming from one of the birdman who was holding a bow in the sky. Or rather, birdwoman. However, all five of them were disguised, which resulted in Long Yi being unable to see their appearance. In his head, Long Yi had his own doubts, was it possible for the speaker to be a girl? Moreover, she had to be a powerful being, as she was one of the five Winged Clan member attacking Matriarch Phoenix.?
A red light flashed around the body of Phoenix Mistress and the wound on her left shoulder immediately stopped bleeding. After she stopped the bleeding, she stabbed her huge sword into the ground and shouted, "Ximen Yu, how long do you intend to watch the drama? Still not coming out for this grandmother."
Matriarch Phoenix's words made the five Winged Clan members surround her become tense. The two Winged Clan members that were hovering in the sky immediately circled around the courtyard, trying to find the person Matriarch Phoenix was calling out for. However, their bows were still aimed at Matriarch Phoenix as they flew about.
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Long Yi touched his nose and made a wry smile as he revealed himself from behind a pillar. Leaving behind afterimages, he instantly appeared at the side of Matriarch Phoenix.
The five members from the Winged Clan were shocked. Long Yi was hiding under their noses, and they were completely unable to sense him. Not to mention the fact that Long Yi displayed some of his might when he charged from his hiding spot to beside Matriarch Phoenix. The speed he displayed showed off some of his strength, and it made them rather fearful.
"Who are you? What relation do you have with her?" That winged person who had a pleasant voice asked Long Yi.
"It doesn't matter who I am, her daughter is my wife. In other words, she is my mother-in-law." Long Yi shrugged his shoulders and replied. He followed up with his own question, "Who are you?"
"I'm the Shaman of the Winged Clan, Ou Yala. She stole our Winged Clan's sacred object, can you ask her to return it to us?" This Winged Clan member obviously felt threatened by Long Yi's presence and changed their demanding tone. Instead, they requested Long Yi to return their object as they knew that they wouldn't be able to force him to return it if he didn't want to.
"This… Matriarch Phoenix, did you borrow their Winged Clan's sacred object?" Long Yi turned around and asked Matriarch Phoenix. When he spoke, he didn't use the word 'steal'. Instead, he used the word 'borrow'.
Matriarch Phoenix shook her head and said indifferently, "The only thing I did was to accidentally intrude into their Winged Clan's territory. I have no idea why they would slander me and say that I stole their Winged Clan's sacred object. They are simply being unreasonable."
Long Yi smiled, he didn't believe that Matriarch Phoenix didn't take their sacred object. However, since Matriarch Phoenix was his mother-in-law, how could he side with the outsiders? Not to mention the fact that Long Yi wasn't a gentleman at all. The sacred object which belonged to the Winged Clan had to be good stuff, otherwise, Matriarch Phoenix wouldn't be tempted to steal it.
"I think you are all mistaken. She didn't take your sacred object. You can all go now, go back to where you came from. I shall not fuss about the fact that all of you ran into my house and tried to kill my mother-in-law if you disappear now." Long Yi said in all seriousness.
"Shaman, don't talk nonsense with them. If we don't teach them a proper lesson, they will not hand over our sacred object." Among them, one winged person said in a hoarse voice.
"You birdman, no one will think that you're a mute if you don't speak. Don't say anything when your voice is so unpleasant to the ears. Your Shaman knows what to do." Long Yi said. Listening to that marvelous voice of the Winged Clan's Shaman, Long Yi was startled when the other birdman opened his mouth. It was really unbearable for Long Yi to listen to this birdman's throat tearing voice.
"You..." That birdman was so angry that if that the Shaman hadn't signaled for him to stop, he would have attacked.
"If you don't hand over our sacred object, we can only pry it off your bodies." Although the Winged Clan's Shaman said those words, she appeared to be hesitant in starting the attack. For an unknown reason, her intuition was telling her that all five of them were no match for him. Despite how ridiculous it sounded, there was a nagging feeling in her to retreat.
"Please make your move, if you can personally make a move, then that would be great." Long Yi said with a smile. He was very impatient to see the real face of this Shaman. Long Yi hoped that she wouldn't disappoint him.
The Shaman Ou Yala gritted her teeth and signaled the attack. The huge bow in her little hands shot several deep cyan colored wind arrows that advanced towards Long Yi from different angles. Several Winged Clan members on the ground used their lances to simultaneously block his path of retreat. Their cooperation was great, and they had a tacit understanding of each other.
Long Yi smiled and he soared into the sky while swatting the arrows left and right with his bare hands. In a blink of an eye, he was already in front of Shaman Ou Yala, and his big hand grabbed her neck as fast as lightning.
Feeling a burst of wind on his face, Long Yi's hand passed through Ou Yala's neck. He failed to catch her as he only managed to touch her afterimage. Ou Yala's speed was very fast, but Long Yi wasn't slow either. Since his attack was ineffective, he immediately changed direction and retreated in a strange manner.
"Ah..." Ou Yala cried out in alarm and she immediately flew to the side of the other Winged Clan member who was holding a bow.
"Shaman, are you okay?" The remaining four Winged Clan members simultaneously asked.
"I… I am fine." Ou Yala calmed down her state of mind and said.
Hovering in midair, Long Yi laughed heartily. Smelling his right hand, he appeared intoxicated as he said with an evil smile on his face, "My hand has a lingering fragrance on it. It's not too bad…"
Ou Yala trembled and a fire ignited in her eyes. Just now, this shameless human had blasphemed her chest, and this made her endlessly ashamed and resentful. Matriarch Phoenix understood what had happened just now after looking at Long Yi's expression and hearing those words that he said. This smelly idiot would never forget to take liberties with women. Just wait, she would definitely teach him a good lesson.
"Barrier formation, Wind Domain." Ou Yala gnashed her teeth and said.
After hearing the words of Shaman Ou Yala, the three Winged Clan members on the ground emitted cyan light that soared towards the sky as they formed a strange battle formation with Ou Yala in the center.
"Wind Domain, it's a bit interesting. I wonder how it compares to my Lightning Domain." Long Yi muttered under his breath as he calmly waited for the five Winged Clan members to form their formation within the Wind Domain.
Chapter 385: Shaman Ou Yala's Wind Domain
Suddenly, the five Winged Clan members body flashed with a cyan light, and the air around them seemed to stop moving altogether. Like other domains, the other magic elements within the Wind Domain instantly disappeared.
Several cyan strands bound Long Yi and Phoenix Matriarch as if snakes coiling around their prey. This was the Wind Binding Magic which was considered a wind magic spell.
Instead of struggling, Long Yi simply stood there, with a relaxed look on his face. He didn't seem to understand that he was now a prisoner. Instead, he tilted his head and curiously looked at the members of the Winged Clan. Other than Ou Yala, the other four members suddenly stood still in the air as if they were wooden pegs. It appeared as if their task was to help Ou Yala cast the Wind Domain, nothing else.
"It is still not too late to hand over our sacred object." Ou Yala said in her beautiful voice. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Long Yi was trapped in her Wind Domain. However, when she saw Long Yi's relaxed expression, she felt as though something was wrong. Could it be that this Wind Domain can't stop him?
"Didn't I already say that she wasn't the one who stole your sacred object? Even if you were to kill us, we can't take out the sacred object. Your Excellency Shaman, can you not make things difficult for us?" Long Yi said with an undaunted and annoying expression on his face.
Ou Yala ignored Long Yi and she directly aimed her huge bow at Phoenix Matriarch and said coldly, "The sacred object is with her. As long as she dies, the sacred object will automatically appear."
"Beautiful Miss Shaman, to tell you the truth, it is indeed true that she took your sacred object. However, she stealthily passed it to me a moment ago. If you want to kill someone, kill me." Long Yi said with a smile.
"Do you think I don't dare to kill you?" Ou Yala shifted her aim to Long Yi and released an arrow which shot towards Long Yi's thighs as if it was a lightning bolt.
The speed and might of a cyan wind energy arrow had increased by several times as it was within a Wind Domain. It instantly pierced through Long Yi's thighs.
"Ah, so painful, I am going to die." Long Yi cried in pain and his handsome face creased.
"Now that you know the taste of pain, quickly... eh, how is that possible? How are you completely fine?" Ou Yala didn't want to take Long Yi's life. The only thing she wanted to do was to make Long Yi hand over the sacred object. However, after examining Long Yi carefully, she saw that her cyan wind energy arrow didn't harm Long Yi at all, with the exception of tearing a hole in his pants. It didn't even leave a mark on his skin.
"Fine? Do I look like I'm fine? How am I fine? Your arrow hurt me, and I shouted out in pain. What a waste of my saliva." Long Yi said with a smile.
Ou Yala looked at Long Yi as if she was looking at a monster. She didn't believe her eyes, and she shot several arrows in succession. Staring at Long Yi, she saw that her cyan wind energy arrows enter his body after piercing his clothes. However, the arrows failed to stab through his body. It was as though Long Yi was absorbing the arrows into his body as he stood there without moving.
"Miss Shaman, seems like you can't kill me. I am blessed by the Wind God, so you don't need to waste your energy shooting wind arrows at me." Long Yi smiled and said.
"Blessed by the Wind God?" Ou Yala muttered, could it be that he was speaking the truth? Otherwise, how was it possible that her arrows don't harm him in the slightest? Also, Ou Yala wondered if the people blessed by the Wind God would be suppressed by the Wind Domain.
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, your Winged Clan's sacred object belongs to the Wind God. Now that the sacred object is in my hands, you can say that it has been returned to its rightful owner. You can all leave now, return to where you came from." Long Yi said in all seriousness. He appeared as if he was telling the absolute truth.
Ou Yala was taken aback, could everything Long Yi said be true? The Winged Clan had always believed in the Wind God among the seven major gods. They believed that wind was the ultimate endorser, and the sacred object which belonged to their clan also contained a vast amount of wind magic elements. For millions of years, generations after generations of clanmates devoted their lives into researching the use of their clan's sacred object.
More than a thousand years ago, one of the Winged Clan's elder finally succeeded in developing wind magic. It was because of this wind magic, the Winged Clan was able to take a step forward in increasing their overall strength. After improving the strength of the clan, the Shaman of the Winged Clan received a revelation from the Wind God. As a result, the Winged Clan withdrew from the world and didn't take part in any worldly affairs. The Shaman who received the revelation said that if their clanmates appeared in the world, the entire clan would meet a catastrophe which would threaten the survival of the entire clan. As a result, it had already been more than a thousand year since they withdrew from the Blue Waves Continent. In the memories of everyone, and in the history books, the existence of the Winged Clan was a myth.
With a thought, Long Yi absorbed the Wind Binging Magic around his body. The reason Long Yi was able to absorb wind elements into his body was very simple. Now, Long Yi was able to communicate with elemental spirits and he had a very good coordination with them. It can be said that it was very difficult for any magician that had a lower cultivation realm than him to injure him using their magic spells.
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"Hey, Miss Shaman, why are you so shocked?" Long Yi instantly appeared in front of Ou Yala and gently patted her shoulder. As her reflexive nerves were too sensitive, she was startled and jumped when Long Yi laid his hands on her.
"You… how can you move?" Ou Yala saw that Long Yi had arrived in front of her without any obstruction and she couldn't help but be shocked.
"I said that I am blessed by the Wind God. Do you think such a small Wind Binding Magic can tie me up?" Long Yi said with a smile.
The eyes of Ou Yala flickered. After thinking for a bit, she said, "You have to return our sacred object. Even though you may have a way of nullifying the effect of my Wind Domain, it doesn't mean that you are blessed by the Wind God."
"Then what do you want to do?" Long Yi shrugged his shoulders. As a matter of fact, this Wind Domain still had a certain level of threat to him. He couldn't use magic and the might of his douqi was reduced by half. As for the Winged Clan members, all of them could use more than 100% of their strength within this domain. However, this kind of magic domain which only hand the power of a Master Archmage was completely useless against Magic Gods and Swords Gods. Also, the magic domain of another Master Archmage would be enough to resist this Wind Domain which the Winged Clan members have casted. However, Long Yi had no intentions of destroying the Wind Domain.
Ou Yala didn't say a word, but a pair of wings on her back opened up. With a single flap, several hundred wind blades appeared and attacked Long Yi without warning.
Long Yi smiled and dodged. Even though he hadn't really received the blessing of the Wind God, it was easy for him to dodge the wind blades flying towards him. As for the Wind Binding Magic, he communicated with the wind elemental spirits and they released Long Yi instantly. Even though it was possible for Long Yi to use his internal force to take on the extremely fast wind blades flying towards him, he would spend too much internal force trying to do so. Moreover, as they were currently inside the Wind Domain, the might of the wind blades were much higher.
How spectacular was it to see hundreds of wind blades flying together? In any case, the entire small courtyard was covered with those half-moon wind blades. The only thing that made Long Yi feel even more depressed was, the wind blades were sticking close to him due to Ou Yala's control. Instead of disappearing after not hitting their target, the wind blades chased after Long Yi relentlessly.
"Humph, how dare you lie to me and say that you are blessed by the Wind God." Ou Yala laughed. She was glad that she wasn't deceived by Long Yi. However, her smile froze the moment she looked at Long Yi again.
In front of Long Yi, a cyan colored wind protective screen appeared. The wind protective screen blocked all the wind blades flying at him. What surprised her even more was a human-sized wind blade appeared in front of Long Yi. No matter how Ou Yala tried to control the human-sized wind blade to slash at Long Yi, she failed. It seemed as though the human-sized wind blade was casted by Long Yi himself.