Chapter 113: Casually Capturing A Void Realm Demon Beast?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Xu Ning had to admit that Feng Chengyu's words were very enticing.
A high quality void realm secret scroll was indeed what Xu Ning cared about the most.
If everything went according to Feng Chengyu's plan, he could obtain a void realm secret scroll in a few months.
In a few months, he was likely to be at least an inner disciple of the Yuelan Sect.
The quality of the void realm secret scroll that he could obtain was even better than what he would receive from the Source Sect.
"We must help each other with all our strength."
Now that Xu Ning had already decided to come here, he was prepared to do what it took.
He just so happened to be involved in a family battle, and if they succeeded, this would also accelerate Xu Ning's progress.
"Miss, what do you plan to do next?"
Auntie Wei asked.
"These two tasks must be carried out at the same time, so the people under my command must be split into two groups."
Feng Chengyu's plan was clear. In fact, she had already thought about it on the way back from her father's study
"Opening up the sales channels for dan medicines, I can actually do that alone." Feng Chengyu said, "However, in order to deal with some emergencies and for the sake of stability, I still plan to keep Uncle Song by my side."
"As for capturing live demon beasts, Auntie Wei and Xu Ning will do it. I will allocate a hundred warriors, and you two will go together. Auntie Wei is experienced in such a task before, so she will be the leader."
Feng Chengyu expressed her plans in a few words.
"Do you think my plan is feasible?"
Auntie Wei and Uncle Song glanced at each other, then they both nodded.
Xu Ning also had no questions, so he nodded as well.
"In that case, thank you all in advance."
The rough plan was in place, and Feng Chengyu had a look of ambition in her eyes.
…
A few days later.
Chuanhe Mountain.
In front of a cave nest.
A black tiger that had a fierce face let out a thunderous roar.
Several people surrounded it, ready to besiege it at any moment.
The black tiger cautiously stared at the uninvited guests in front of it. It obviously wanted to kill them.
But because it sensed danger from these people, it just stood its ground.
"Are we taking action?"
One of the members asked his teammates around him.
"Stabilize it first!"
Another person said, "This demon beast is a high level mortal realm beast. We will struggle dealing with it. When Leader Xu arrives, we'll let him deal with this black tiger!"
These people were part of the team sent by Feng Chengyu to capture the live demon beast.
They had been with Feng Haoqi's people in Chuanhe Mountain for two days.
They had a clear division of labor during this time period.
The weaker ones were responsible for searching for demon beasts, or catching weak demon beasts.
The stronger ones were responsible for capturing even more powerful monsters.
Auntie Wei had skillfully managed the team.
"Leader Xu is here!"
They suddenly saw a figure coming from the distance.
Xu Ning was wearing a black battle outfit. There was a thick chain between his chest and back.
"Leader Xu, this demon beast is a high level mortal realm beast!"
After seeing Xu Ning come over, someone immediately explained the situation.
"Understood."
Over the past three to four days, Xu Ning had become accustomed to fighting demon beasts.
He had also captured a high level demon beast with his own hands.
Demon beasts were different from human beings. They don't have a cultivation system. Basically, their growth could only rely on their innate potential, or just moments of luck, such as stumbling upon spirit medicine.
Because of this, people only had a rough division of demon beasts' strengths.
In the mortal realm, only elementary, intermediate, high, and peak level were used to divide their strengths.
This high level mortal realm demon beast's strength was between a mortal realm seventh stage and a mortal realm eighth stage warrior.
A few people stepped aside, and Xu Ning walked straight over.
When the black tiger saw Xu Ning approaching, its biological instinct told him that this person was very dangerous.
It wanted to escape.
Xu Ning would obviously not let it escape.
Xu Ning used his Step Cloud Wave and caught up with the black tiger in an instant.
He then leaped onto its back and hammered it with both of his fists.
Xu Ning acted with precision. Although it seemed that he was punching fiercely, it would not cause much injury to the animal; it would only cause short-term minor injuries.
The black tiger was in pain. It wanted to fight back, but it was unable to move.
Seeing that the time was right, Xu Ning pulled off the chain on his body. After that, he immediately wrapped it around the black tiger's neck.
Afterwards, Xu Ning jumped off the black tiger and tied the iron chain around the black tiger's limbs.
Finally, Xu Ning pulled backwards and the black tiger fell on the ground.
It was tightly trapped by the chain, unable to move. It could only roar helplessly.
"Send it to the transfer team!"
After Xu Ning captured the black tiger, he instructed the hunting team nearby.
"Leader Xu is outstanding!"
After seeing Xu Ning easily capture the black tiger, all of them were amazed.
Over the past few days, Xu Ning had used his own strength to impress everyone in the hunting team.
"Our speed in capturing demon beasts is much faster than that of Fourth Young Master's team."
One of them said with a smile.
Since they were hired by Feng Chengyu, they all received benefits.
If they won the competition in capturing demon beasts, then Feng Chengyu would give them generous rewards.
So everyone was happy to see another high level demon beast captured.
Xu Ning didn't make a big deal about this.
Judging from their short-term performance over the past few days, his hunting team was obviously much faster.
This was not only due to the powerful strength of Xu Ning and Auntie Wei, but also due to Auntie Wei's delegation skills.
"Go deliver this demon beast first, I'll go look around."
After Xu Ning sent away the team, he walked deeper into Chuanhe Mountain.
The environment of Chuanhe Mountain was very similar to Yunze Mountains. Xu Ning felt like he had returned to the Tao Village.
When he first came to this world, he gathered medicine in the mountains to make a living.
"A spirit medicine."
After taking two steps, Xu Ning saw a flower-shaped spirit medicine swaying in the wind on the side of the mountain.
Xu Ning quickly grabbed it.
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3 units discovered energy, absorb?
Yes/No
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"Yes."
Xu Ning quickly accepted these 3 units of energy.
Over the past few days, Xu Ning's energy harvest had reached nearly 20 points.
Although it wasn't a ton, this kind of energy was readily available, and he wouldn't let it go to waste.
'Apparently, the Yuelan Sect's demon slaying trial is in four months, but they only gave us one month to capture the demon beasts. If that's the case, the transfer process must take a long time.'
'I will probably have to stay in the Chuanhe Mountains for more than 20 days. By the time I leave, I might even collect 100 units of energy in total.'
With Xu Ning's current strength, as long as he didn't enter the core area of Chuanhe Mountain, it was difficult for creatures to pose a threat to him.
So while walking in Chuanhe Mountain, Xu Ning was not worried about his own safety.
"What?"
When Xu Ning walked past a tall tree, he suddenly heard the sound of a young beast above his head.
He looked up subconsciously.
A black shadow suddenly fell down from the tree.
Xu Ning instinctively stepped back, but he then reached out and grabbed it, only to see a small furry thing between his palms.
'What is this?'
Xu Ning felt the little furry thing twisting its body.
Xu Ning didn't hold it tightly, so the little thing rolled in Xu Ning's hands.
After it was done rolling around, Xu Ning was finally able to clearly look at it.
"A kitten?"
This little thing was covered in gray hair. It looked like a kitten.
Xu Ning felt a little confused.
He was in a relatively deep area in Chuanhe Mountain, and the environment here was relatively harsh.
The rabbits and wild cats that were on the outskirts of the mountain couldn't survive here.
"Is this really a cat?"
Xu Ning looked at the kitten carefully.
The kitten was not afraid at all. Its big blue eyes stared at Xu Ning.
It took the initiative to inch forward, sticking out its little tongue and licking Xu Ning's nose.
'It really does seem like a kitten.'
Xu Ning could not perceive the aura of a demon beast from the kitten.
'Strange…'
Xu Ning wiped the kitten's saliva off his nose.
Xu Ning pondered for a moment. He then squeezed the kitten tightly and used his Step Cloud Wave to climb up the tree.
He looked carefully around the tree, but he did not see a big cat.
It seemed like this kitten was living independently in the dense forest.
'Whatever…'
Xu Ning was too lazy to figure it out.
He tapped the grayish-white kitten's head. "Fortunately, you met me."
Perhaps moved by those marble eyes, Xu Ning did not intend to leave the kitten behind.
The kitten was not big, so he could carry it in his pocket.
Xu Ning was going to raise it for a period of time before returning it to the outskirts of Chuanhe Mountain.
Xu Ning stuffed the kitten into his front shirt pocket. The kitten was very cooperative. After getting inside, it poked out its head.
It looked up and stared at Xu Ning.
It could only see Xu Ning's chin at this angle.
After seeing the kitten, Xu Ning laughed.
Roar!
Xu Ning suddenly heard a muffled roar from a distance.
"A high level demon beast"
Xu Ning instantly knew that there was a high level mortal realm demon beast nearby.
'It's uncommon to encounter two high-level monsters in one day.'
For the two hunting teams competing with each other, the more high level monsters they could capture, the greater their advantages were.
With this, Xu Ning himself had gotten one step closer to a void realm secret scroll.
Almost without hesitation, Xu Ning rushed towards the direction of the beast roar.
Xu Ning concluded that the roar of the beast just now should be from a high level demon beast establishing its territory to low level demon beasts.
The stronger the demon beast, the more they preferred to live alone, and the stronger their desire for territory was.
Sure enough, after Xu Ning walked a few hundred meters, he saw a giant bear tearing apart its prey.
It must have found a me meal while expelling the low-level demon beasts out of its territory.
The giant bear did not sense Xu Ning's approach at all.
'Its body is so big. It will be very troublesome to drag it back.'
But even so, Xu Ning did not intend to let it go.
Xu Ning lurked in the trees, hiding his aura, ready to attack.
"Purr."
However, the kitten in Xu Ning's pocket suddenly purred towards the giant bear.
Its voice was very soft, but as a high level demon beast, the giant bear still noticed it.
It raised its head and looked in the direction of the sound.
"You little…"
Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, Xu Ning wanted to go down the tree and prepare to capture the giant bear.
However, the kitten's movements turned out to be much faster than Xu Ning.
Xu Ning felt something pounce against his chest. The kitten that seemed harmless suddenly turned into a silver shadow, jumping out of Xu Ning's chest and appearing directly in front of the giant bear instantaneously.
When the giant bear saw a small thing suddenly appear in front of it, it was frightened and jumped back. It then roared with its sharp teeth, waved its giant claws, and was about to slap the kitten into meat mince.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Ning saw something that shocked him.
The head of the palm-sized kitten quickly grew into several meters in diameter, like a balloon being pumped with air.
It suddenly opened its mouth, stretched its neck, and swallowed the giant bear in one bite.
Afterwards, its big head shrank, turning back to its original form.
Xu Ning was baffled.
Suddenly, he felt his body tense up.
He didn't expect that the little thing in his hands would be so powerful.
Xu Ning only had one thought in his mind and that was to escape!
Almost without hesitation, Xu Ning reacted instantly.
He just wanted to get away from this little thing as far as possible.
It just swallowed a high level mortal realm demon beast, yet Xu Ning couldn't sense its aura.
Xu Ning even suspected that this little thing that looked like a kitten might be a void realm demon beast!
However, Xu Ning suddenly stopped moving.
This was because the fluffy kitten was already lying on his shoulders.
Xu Ning felt his body go cold.
Xu Ning could see the kitten sticking out its tongue again and licking his face.
When the kitten previously licked him, Xu Ning thought it was playing with him.
But now, Xu Ning felt like the kitten was just getting a taste of him.
However, Xu Ning's worries were superfluous, as the kitten didn't seem to want to hurt him.
After licking Xu Ning's cheek, the kitten climbed over Xu Ning's shoulder and crawled back into Xu Ning's chest pocket.
It poked its head out again.
Burp!
The kitten seemed to hiccup.
Xu Ning looked down and stared at the big, round blue eyes again.
Xu Ning didn't even know what he should do next.
'I found a void realm demon beast in the mountains?'
Chapter 114: Gray
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Xu Ning felt like he was in big trouble.
But it seemed like this kitten, who was suspected of being a void realm demon beast, did not seem to be malicious.
But he wasn't sure. At any moment, this little guy could just suddenly attack and swallow him.
Even though he was invincible among mortal realm martial artists, he could not compare to this suspected void realm demon beast.
One man, one kitten, they looked at each other like this.
'I better get rid of it.'
Xu Ning wanted to try getting rid of it.
He carefully took the kitten out of his pockets and grabbed it with both hands.
Then, he gently placed it on the ground.
The kitten did not resist.
Xu Ning felt relieved and turned around to move.
But after taking two steps, Xu Ning felt something on his shoulders again.
Xu Ning had concluded that the kitten was becoming attached to him.
"You, are you going to follow me?"
Xu Ning tilted his head slightly and tried to communicate with the kitten.
Generally speaking, the intelligence of void realm demon beasts was almost comparable to that of human beings.
But he didn't know if this kitten was naturally small, or was only born recently.
If it was the latter, it would have never been in contact with humans and it certainly couldn't understand Xu Ning's words.
"Purr."
There was a sound from the cat's throat, not a meow.
It kept rubbing Xu Ning's ears with its furry face.
'It seems to understand what I'm saying.'
Seeing this, Xu Ning started to understand.
It was a good thing to be able to communicate.
"Then I'll take you with me."
Xu Ning was overwhelmed.
In fact, he really didn't have the courage to disobey this monster that he suspected of being in the void realm.
As a result, Xu Ning stuffed it into his pockets again and rushed to the camp where he was temporarily stationed.
…
A few days went by.
At the camp accommodation.
After the entire hunting team had been working for a whole day, the sky was getting dark.
The hunters dragged their exhausted and even wounded bodies to rest in the camp.
However, although physically exhausted, everyone's mental state was good.
This was because compared to Feng Haoqi's hunting team, their quantity and quality of the demon beasts they had captured were obviously superior.
The hunting team sat together in groups by the bonfire, grilling meats on the wooden fire rack.
Xu Ning and Auntie Wei sat opposite each other. A greasy deer leg was roasting on the wooden frame between them.
Both of them were the leaders of the hunting team, but Auntie Wei took care of the internal affairs.
"Leader Xu, I'm really jealous of you. You are young and talented. You might even become a disciple of the Yuelan Sect in the future."
Auntie Wei tore a piece of meat and handed it to Xu Ning. "As for us, our talent has basically dried up, even if we receive more resources, we can only rely on luck to improve further."
Over the past few days, Xu Ning's success rate in capturing high level demon beasts was 100%.
As long as Xu Ning found a demon beast, he would definitely be able to capture it.
The difficulty of capturing a live monster was much harder than directly killing it.
"Life works in mysterious ways." Xu Ning's mouth was covered in grease. "If Miss San successfully takes over as the family head and gives you the void realm secret scroll, you will soon be able to successfully practice it and become a void realm martial artist."
Auntie Wei smiled.
In fact, Auntie Wei gave up on pursuing martial arts a long time ago.
What she was doing now was more for her family.
After some chatting by the bonfire, the large deer leg was eaten cleanly by the two.
There were some scraps left, so Auntie Wei just cut it up, wrapped it in a leaf, and handed it to Xu Ning.
"Give it to your kitten."
A few days ago, Auntie Wei had heard that Xu Ning had brought a kitten back to the camp.
"Thanks."
Xu Ning hesitated for a moment before taking it.
Afterwards, Xu Ning went back to his tent.
In the hunting team camp, only Xu Ning and Auntie Wei had their own tents.
Xu Ning's tent was spacious. It was comparable to a small room.
As soon as Xu Ning went in, he saw the kitten curling up on his bed.
"Gray."
Xu Ning called out.
Over the past few days, Xu Ning had gotten close to this kitten.
Xu Ning discovered that this little guy didn't wish to hurt him. Even if he accidentally stepped on it, it would only lick its fur without getting angry.
As the relationship got closer, Xu Ning named it Gray.
This was a reflection of its fur color.
After seeing Xu Ning come in, Gray looked up at Xu Ning, walked out of the bed, and rubbed against Xu Ning's foot.
"Do you want to eat this?"
Xu Ning routinely asked.
He knew that there was a high probability that Gray would ignore him.
Sure enough, as Xu Ning expected, Gray was not interested in the roasted meat.
Ever since Xu Ning took Gray in, Gray never took the initiative to eat food, but every two days, it would go outside for a short period before returning quietly and staying by his side.
Xu Ning guessed that it went outside to hunt for food.
After a few days of getting along with each other, Xu Ning had gotten used to Gray being around him.
Xu Ning began to feel a hint of joy.
Although he still couldn't make Gray follow his instructions, it would definitely be a good thing to have a void realm demon beast around him.
…
Late at night.
Feng Haoqi's hunting team camp.
Inside a large tent, two people talked under the dim lights.
"What do we do? If this continues, when the one-month period ends, we will definitely not be able to compete against Miss San's people!"
The one talking was a big bearded man, and he looked worried.
Opposite him was a feminine middle-aged man with a kind expression.
Both of them were Feng Haoqi's right-hand men, and both were martial artists in the spirit realm.
"Actually…"
On the feminine man's face, there was a look of worry. "They are indeed very lucky. They ran into so many high level demon beasts, and their capture rate is also so high."
"What do we do? If we lose, even if Fourth Young Master becomes the head of the family in the future, we won't receive any benefits. We might even end up in an unfavorable position."
The bearded man said.
"We have to think of a way…"
The feminine man began to think.
"I heard that the reason why they could capture so many high level demon beasts is because they have a leader named Xu Ning, who is very good at dealing with monsters, and Auntie Wei. That woman also has a lot of techniques. If we…"
There was a fierce look in the bearded man's eyes.
"That's impractical."
The feminine man sneered at the bearded man. "With our strength, how can we be sure that we can beat them?"
"Furthermore, if we really do that, we will definitely get into big trouble. This is something that Family Head Feng pays attention to. If we use this method to gain the advantage, we will inevitably be in trouble afterwards."
The words of the feminine man made the bearded man speechless.
"Then, what should we do? Just sit and wait to die?"
The buff man asked anxiously.
The feminine man thought for a moment, when a hint of insidiousness suddenly appeared on his face.
"We can't just sit and wait to die." The feminine man said, "Although we can't directly harm them, we can do it indirectly."
"Indirectly?"
The bearded man was taken aback.
"When I went deep into the mountain a few days ago, I found a semi void realm demon beast waiting to give birth."
The feminine man said.
"Semi void realm?"
The bear
bearded man raised his eyebrows.
The so-called semi void realm demon beasts were mortal realm demon beasts that had not completely transformed into a void realm demon beast just yet.
Demon beasts were different from human warriors.
There was no concept of semi void realm among human warriors.
Breaking through the void realm was essentially breaking through the barrier of a martial arts system.
One would either break through or fail. This was a binary classification.
But for a mortal realm demon beast transforming into a void realm demon beast, the difference between the two realms was more muddy.
Some of the demon beasts in the mortal realm had already stepped into the mud, but couldn't crawl out of the mud. Those who were stuck in between the void realm and the mortal realm were called semi void realm monsters.
The destructive power of a semi void realm realm demon beast was unmatched even by a spirit realm warrior.
"We only need to secretly buy out their teammates to lure Xu Ning and Auntie Wei into the territory of the semi void realm demon beast."
"Demon beasts that are just about to give birth are very cruel to outsiders who break into their territory."
The feminine man smiled. "With its strength, it can easily get rid of Xu Ning and Auntie Wei."
…
The next day.
Most people in the hunting team had already gone out.
Xu Ning and Auntie Wei were still in the camp.
Except for occasionally going deep into the mountains, they mostly stayed and waited for feedback from the hunters.
"Leader Wei, Leader Xu!"
A member of the hunting team came over. "The hunting team said that a wounded peak level mortal realm demon beast has been found!"
"Are you sure?"
Auntie Wei and Xu Ning asked at the same time.
It was difficult to capture a peak level mortal realm demon beast.
But if the peak level demon beast was injured, it would be much easier to capture it.
If this was true, this would be a rare opportunity.
Their hunting team was already in the lead. If they could catch a live peak level demon beast, they could just declare victory in advance.
"We are sure!"
The hunting team was very excited. "The peak level mortal realm demon beast is located five miles north from the first high level demon beast we captured!"
"Leader Xu…"
Auntie Wei looked at Xu Ning. "This is a rare opportunity. Let's go together and try to take down this peak level demon beast."
"Okay."
Xu Ning responded immediately.
However, Xu Ning did not leave immediately. He first returned to the tent and petted Gray.
Xu Ning didn't plan to bring Gray along, as he was afraid that Gray would eat the peak level demon beast.
If that happened, they would be in big trouble.
Xu Ning and Auntie Wei went to the place where the demon beast was located based on the information reported.
They were in a valley between mountains. When Xu Ning and Auntie Wei arrived, members of the hunting team were already waiting on the hillside.
"Who discovered this wounded peak level mortal realm demon beast first?"
Auntie Wei asked the members of the hunting team.
"It was discovered by Wu Liu."
A hunting team member said, "He said that he was on the mountainside and saw a demon beast covered in scales. The monster had a strong aura, and it is likely a peak level mortal realm beast."
"Wu Liu thought that he was going to die. But the peak level demon beast suddenly let go of Wu Liu and went to the valley below. It was also at this time that Wu Liu discovered that the monster was actually injured."
"Wu Liu quickly told us the news. He told us to stay here before he went to report the news."
Auntie Wei and Xu Ning did not have any doubts about this explanation.
"What about Wu Liu?"
Auntie Wei asked.
"He went back to report the news, but he hasn't come back yet."
Auntie Wei nodded.
She and Xu Ning were much faster. They had already arrived here before the person reporting the news could return.
"Leader Xu, let's go down and have a look."
Auntie Wei was intrigued
Okay."
Xu Ning was also quite cooperative.
The two followed the hillside and arrived at the valley.
The environment was wet and muddy in the valley.
"Look at this footprint."
Auntie Wei saw that there was a huge footprint in the mud.
"Wu Liu's information should be reliable. Following this footprint, we should be able to find the injured demon beast."
Auntie Wei seemed rather anxious.
She walked together with Xu Ning, looking for the demon beast by following along the footprints.
"What?"
However, after taking a few steps, Xu Ning suddenly stopped.
Auntie Wei noticed Xu Ning's strange behavior. "What's wrong?"
"Auntie Wei…"
Xu Ning looked back and said, "Someone's there."
"Someone?"
Auntie Wei was taken aback for a moment, then followed Xu Ning's gaze.
She saw that where Xu Ning was looking, there were rocks covered in dense vines.
"Let's go and have a look!"
Xu Ning moved. He used his Step Cloud Wave and quickly rushed over.
Auntie Wei also followed him.
'Xu Ning has sensed people behind the rocks!'
"Sh*t! He noticed us!"
Xu Ning's guess was correct. The bearded man and the feminine man were behind the rocks.
The two of them were hiding here to confirm that Xu Ning and Auntie Wei would take the bait and be torn to pieces by the semi void realm demon beast.
However, just when everything went according to their expectations, Xu Ning noticed them.
All of their plans were now ruined.
"Run! Don't fight him!"
The feminine man said, "If we are caught, this matter will inevitably be exposed, then the two of us will be in big trouble."
"Okay!"
Although the bearded man felt that it was unfortunate, he listened to the words of the feminine man and the two fled quickly up the hillside.
"Want to escape?"
Xu Ning took out the short knife and threw it at the two of them instantly.
The short knife was wrapped in tearing force. It quickly sliced the hamstrings of the bearded man.
In an instant, he stumbled, screamed, and fell down.
After seeing this, the feminine man had no choice but to stop and drag the bearded man.
Soon after, Xu Ning and Auntie Wei caught up to them.
"You two!"
Auntie Wei recognized the two..
Chapter 115: New Feng Family Head
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"Both of them work for Fourth Young Master! And these two are the leaders of Fourth Young Master's hunting team!"
Auntie Wei said to Xu Ning.
"Fourth Young Master…"
Xu Ning quickly began to think.
Their identities were confirmed, so these two must be their enemies.
Moreover, when they were exposed and saw Auntie Wei and Xu Ning chase after them, they chose to flee immediately. They obviously did not want to meet them.
Their rivals appearing here was definitely suspicious.
"Chuanhe Mountain is huge, and the two of us came here to ambush an injured demon beast, what's the problem?"
The feminine man took the lead to speak, "But you attacked us before we could even chase after the demon beast!"
After hearing this, the bearded man quickly reacted.
"You cut my hamstrings! You obviously want to violate the rules of competition, so you sneakily attacked me. I will definitely report this matter to the Family Head!"
The bearded man tore off his shirt and wrapped it around his legs.
Suddenly, Xu Ning and Auntie Wei fell into a passive state.
Auntie Wei and Xu Ning looked at each other.
"According to you, we're the ones in the wrong here?"
Auntie Wei was not convinced. "You were hiding, so it is perfectly reasonable for us to suspect that you were trying to kill us. If we hadn't noticed, you might have succeeded."
"Nonsense!"
The bearded man said, "How could we know that both of you are here? And how could we possibly lead you here?"
After saying this, the bearded man seemed to sense that something was wrong, and he subconsciously glanced at the feminine man.
At the same time, the feminine man also frowned.
Auntie Wei and Xu Ning also noticed the subtle change in their expressions at the same time.
"This matter is not over!"
The feminine man was afraid of Xu Ning and Auntie Wei, and he said, "This matter will be settled by the Family Head soon!"
Afterwards, the two of them quickly prepared to leave.
"Stop!"
Auntie Wei noticed something was wrong, so she stopped the two of them.
But at this time, they heard a violent roar coming from the valley.
This roar had a thunderous force, like it could tear people apart.
'This force…'
Xu Ning suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
"A void realm demon beast?"
This was Xu Ning's first thought, but he quickly rejected it. 'No, the aura of a void realm demon beast should be stronger, so it should be a semi void realm demon beast!'
"The demon beast is awake, run!"
The bearded man suddenly became impatient.
He was certain that because four high stage mortal realm warriors had appeared on its territory that it felt threatened.
As a demon beast that was about to give birth, it was extremely alert.
After the bearded man said this, Xu Ning and Auntie Wei reacted at the same time.
'These two knew that there was a semi void realm demon beast here!'
He thought back to what the bearded man said just now and he easily inferred that the two of them were trying to bait him.
Xu Ning and Auntie Wei had never seen messenger Wu Liu either.
"You two are plotting against us!"
Auntie Wei was extremely angry.
If it hadn't been the semi void realm demon beast getting closer, Auntie Wei would have already drawn a knife and chopped both of them into pieces.
"Leader Xu, let's go!"
Auntie Wei forced herself to calm down. Knowing that she couldn't waste any more time, she said to Xu Ning, "Once we get away from this semi void realm monster, let's report them and make them pay!"
Auntie Wei grabbed Xu Ning and was about to rush up the hill.
However, the feminine man suddenly waved his forearm, throwing dozens of flying spikes at Xu Ning and Auntie Wei.
Xu Ning suddenly felt warning signs blaring in his head and turned away to avoid the flying spikes.
But because Auntie Wei was too close and that she was not as strong as Xu Ning, she could not react in time.
Several flying spikes hit her back, and its force penetrated into her body.
"What a shame!"
The feminine man looked regretful.
He thought he could kill both of them with a sneak attack.
Auntie Wei and Xu Ning were already suspicious of them. If they were allowed to leave, they would definitely conduct a follow-up investigation.
Thus, the feminine man wanted to kill them immediately.
He just didn't expect that Xu Ning could react in time from such a short distance.
But the feminine man didn't plan to continue firing spikes, as the semi void realm monster was already getting very close.
He grabbed the bearded man. "Go!"
"But we have not killed that kid yet!"
The bearded man said.
"It doesn't matter, let's run for our lives first. Once we get out of this valley, let's ambush him again! Of course, it's best if he gets eaten by the semi void realm monster!"
After that, the feminine man rushed up the hillside with the bearded man.
"Leader!"
Xu Ning reacted the moment Auntie Wei was injured.
After getting injured, Auntie Wei had completely lost consciousness.
He first put his hands around Auntie Wei's wrist and said in relief, "She's still breathing!"
Afterwards, Xu Ning carried Auntie Wei on his back and looked at the two who were fleeing away frantically.
Xu Ning felt a dangerous aura approaching behind him. In an instant, Xu Ning released all of his strength, activating his Step Cloud Wave to chase after the escaping two.
"That kid actually caught up!"
The feminine man looked back.
He saw a terrifying demon beast covered in scales and thorns. It had the shape of a giant crocodile, and it was quickly crawling in the mud.
He then saw Xu Ning carrying Auntie Wei on his back, catching up to them step by step.
"So fast?"
The bearded man also panicked.
With Xu Ning chasing after them, he would obviously also lead the semi void realm demon beast to their direction.
The feminine man turned to face Xu Ning and threw several spikes, but Xu Ning easily dodged them.
Xu Ning had enemies in front and a demon beast behind him, but he did not panic at all.
Although he might not be able to beat the semi void realm demon beast behind him, he could definitely catch up with the two men in front.
Sure enough, as Xu Ning expected, he soon caught up with the two of them.
The semi void realm demon beast was close behind him. They were almost out of the valley.
"He has passed us!"
The bearded man was anxious.
The two of them had now become the closest targets for the semi void realm demon beast.
"Damn it!"
The feminine man had already thrown out all of his spikes.
Seeing that the semi void realm demon beast was about to chase up to him, his eyes became fierce and he pushed the bearded man beside him.
"You!"
The bearded man staggered and fell backwards.
The semi void realm demon beast immediately dashed forward. Its giant claws suddenly slashed at him, and its feet stepped on the bearded man.
He didn't even manage to scream. He just instantly turned into a meat pancake.
"How cruel!"
Xu Ning sneered. He had already climbed out of the valley first.
The feminine man relied on the bearded man to gain some time, so he was about to climb out of the valley as well.
But Xu Ning stood on top of the valley, blocking the feminine man.
"You!"
The feminine man noticed this.
He was flanked from both front and back.
Xu Ning had put away the short knife in his hands, but now he drew it out again, directly blocking the path of the feminine man.
The feminine man moved out of the way too slowly, so his shoulder was scratched by the knife, resulting in him losing balance.
The huge scaly demon beast behind him immediately accelerated and slapped him with its claw, turning him into a pool of minced meat.
Xu Ning didn't stay here any longer, and he quickly fled away with Auntie Wei on his back.
Roar!
The semi void realm monster stood in the valley and let out a roar.
But because it was about to give birth, it did not continue to chase him, and it just returned to the valley below.
"I'm safe!"
Xu Ning felt the terrifying aura going further away.
Xu Ning stopped and found a relatively flat piece of land in the mountains, then placed Auntie Wei on the ground.
Xu Ning fumbled around Auntie Wei's pockets.
He found a porcelain bottle.
Xu Ning opened the bottle cork, took out the dan medicine inside and stuffed it into Auntie Wei's mouth. Xu Ning then activated his force and pushed the dan medicine into Auntie Wei's stomach.
It was an Anti-injury Dan.
"The wounds from the spikes have stopped bleeding."
Xu Ning quickly pulled out the spikes from Auntie Wei's back.
"She should live."
Xu Ning felt that Auntie Wei's injury had stabilized.
However, even so, Auntie Wei was unable to regain consciousness because of her injuries.
'Since they both died, we'll easily be able to win the demon beast capture competition.'
Xu Ning had already helped Feng Chengyu win this competition.
Someone would inevitably investigate the deaths of the two later.
But Xu Ning was not afraid at all. As long as he told the truth, he only needed to find the guy named Wu Liu in the follow-up investigation, then hide the fact of him blocking the feminine man from escaping. By doing that, he could disguise himself as the victim.
Even though he was the one that had survived.
Xu Ning carried Auntie Wei on his back again and went back to the camp.
When they arrived at the camp, Xu Ning took the initiative to look for the transfer team and reported what had happened just now.
…
Two days went by.
Chun Rin Canton.
Feng Mansion.
Feng Qizhi, the current head of the family, read the letter from Chuanhe Mountain.
The letter gave a detailed description of the conflict and competition between the Feng Chengyu's camp and the Feng Haoqi's camp.
"This kid Haoqi…"
Feng Qizhi suddenly sighed. "Still too far behind Chengyu."
'Whether it is about hiring people or managing operations, the two are not comparable at all.'
Although the assessment had only gone on for half a month, Feng Qizhi already had some thoughts about the candidate for the next family head.
In terms of the dan medicine business, in only half a month, Feng Chengyu had opened up the channels of two canton cities and prefectures. Moreover, within Chun Rin Canton, she had reached some kind of agreement with the Xiao family and the Ye family, allowing the Feng family's dan medicine to be sold through the Xiao and Ye family's channels.
This showed that Feng Chengyu had already made the connections before the assessment.
On the other hand, Feng Haoqi did not accomplish anything during this half month period. He was even rejected by the people of the Xiao family and Ye family, bringing huge shame to his name.
In addition to that, Feng Haoqi was completely defeated in the competition in capturing demon beasts in Chuanhe Mountain.
His subordinates even harbored evil intentions. In the end, they were defeated by their own cleverness and lost their lives.
In Feng Qizhi's opinion, Feng Haoqi was incompetent.
In fact, from the very beginning, Feng Qizhi wanted to pass on the position of family head to Feng Haoqi.
It's not that he had a preference for Feng Haoqi, it's just that he preferred to have a male family head.
As long as Feng Haoqi had the upper hand in the competitions, he would pass the position of family head to Feng Haoqi.
However, soon after the assessment began, Feng Haoqi was completely defeated, and he was surpassed by Feng Chengyu with no power to fight back.
This made Feng Qizhi extremely disappointed.
'It's a good thing to pass on the position of family head to Chengyu.'
Feng Qizhi thought back to Feng Chengyu's growth.
His own daughter had been extremely strong ever since she was a child. She was also very competitive.
She didn't love martial arts, but she was obsessed with family power.
Feng Qizhi suddenly felt that handing the family to Feng Chengyu was a good choice.
After Feng Qizhi learned of what happened in Chuanhe Mountain, Feng Chengyu also heard of the news.
She also received a letter.
"Miss Sister, what's the situation with Xu Ning and Auntie Wei?"
Uncle Song stood by Feng Chengyu. After he waited for her to finish reading the letter, he asked.
Feng Chengyu looked at Uncle Song and smiled. "Uncle Song, the situation is looking good!"
"Really?"
Uncle Song showed a look of surprise.
He took the letter and read it quickly.
"Miss Sister's vision is really amazing!"
Uncle Song said, "This Xu Ning not only killed the person who set up the trap, but also saved Auntie Wei!"
"Xu Ning really exceeded my expectations."
Feng Chengyu did not hide her appreciation for Xu Ning. "Not only is he talented, he also has a sense of reason in him. When he is sent to the Yuelan Sect in the future, we have to maintain a good relationship with him. I think he is very likely to become a high-level member of the Yuelan Sect, at the very least a deacon!"
Uncle Song didn't expect Feng Chengyu to be so optimistic about Xu Ning.
If Xu Ning could really become a deacon of the Yuelan Sect after Feng Chengyu was in charge, then with the help of Xu Ning's power, Feng Chengyu could even completely take back power from the family clan elders.
"Let's wait for the news, I understand that my father must be extremely disappointed with Feng Haoqi at this moment."
Feng Chengyu was confident. "In at most ten days, I'm sure my father will make me the family head!"
"Congratulations, Miss!"
Uncle Song smiled.
If Feng Chengyu became the family head of the Feng mansion, then he would also be the right-hand man of the new Feng Family Head.
The foundation and strength of the family would inevitably rise to a higher level.
Feng Chengyu was also very happy when she heard this.
She sacrificed her youth as a woman, and after more than ten years of hard work, she had finally begun to see a return.
Ten days went by.
Just like Feng Chengyu expected, Feng Qizhi didn't have much patience to wait for a few months. He just directly announced that he would hand over the control of the family to Feng Chengyu's hands.
Feng Chengyu thus became the new female head of the Feng family.
More than ten days later, Xu Ning and Auntie Wei returned back to the city.
Feng Chengyu went to Xu Ning personally after going through the family affairs.
She not only fulfilled the promise of recommending Xu Ning to the Yuelan Sect, but also prepared a gift for Xu Ning..