Chapter 496: Return To The Sect

"I am aware of Song Tianlin’s situation; he is being held in a special place within the Shenwu Kingdom." Tang Xiao contacted Situ Lingxi and informed her that he would return to the Nine Profound Sect. "Are you really coming back to the Song Kingdom with us?"

"Yes."

"You should ask Luo Feng and Xuanyuan Mengli to follow us there, and we will leave for the Misty Ridge from there." ℯℯ𝘭.

"It’s done."

"Let’s go." Tang Xiao enveloped them using his void element and took them away from the second residence of the Situ Clan.

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Not far from the residence, Luo Feng and Xuanyuan Mengli sat opposite each other at one of the tables on the second floor of the teahouse.

Luo Feng took a sip of the tea in his cup. "Do you believe me now?"

"I admit that my previous opinion of him was wrong." Xuanyuan Mengli was not reluctant to admit her mistake. "What kind of element did he actually use? I had seen other cultivators use the space element before, but they couldn’t do anything like that. They had just left the residence, yet I could no longer sense their auras, as if they had vanished completely."

Luo Feng shook his head. "According to Yueyao, it wasn’t the space element but something else. Unfortunately, he was too cautious towards her, and he was unwilling to tell her the truth."

"Haha," Xuanyuan Mengli laughed softly. "If he reveals his secret too easily to others, I’ll be disappointed in him. Secrets are one of the keys to a cultivator’s survival and longevity, so he must keep his secrets well, or other cultivators can easily kill him."

"So, do you think he is suitable to be her husband?"

Xuanyuan Mengli did not answer immediately. "Although Yueyao chose him as her future husband, and our emperor also agreed with her choice, I want to see his performance at the Misty Ridge first."

"Hahaha," Luo Feng laughed in response, but he wasn’t surprised by her answer. "At first, I doubted that he was the right man to be her husband, but his actions last time changed my opinion of him."

"So it’s true that Song Tianlin’s disappearance has something to do with him, huh?"

Luo Feng nodded. "He handed him over to Mo Bing, and Mo Wang imprisoned him in the Shenwu Kingdom under the supervision of Shenwu Huxiao’s confidants."

"Song Zhentian and Shangguan Qingyin must be panicking because of the disappearance of their second son, and they won’t stop looking for him until they manage to find him."

"They haven’t rested or slept in the past week."

"Phew." Xuanyuan Mengli exhaled softly. "Song Tianlin and Shangguan Qingyue had bad characters, and they brought trouble to both their clans! The former fell into the hands of Mo Wang, and the latter fell into the hands of Tang Xiao."

Luo Feng stood up. "Let’s go; we must leave for the Song Kingdom now."

"Okay."

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In the Taixu Royal Palace, Taixu Yue and Situ Yang stood before Taixu Wudie and Situ Lingxan, listening to their two rulers’ instructions.

Taixu Wuxian, who was standing beside them, asked. "What if Huo Mianmian and I go with them, Father?"

"No." Taixu Wudie looked at Huo Mianmian. "The people from the Song and Shangguan clans are still searching for her, and they will find her the moment you take her out of this palace."

"Tang Xiao will come to pick you up on the day of his wedding to your cousin in a few days, so you must wait until then." Situ Lingshan looked at the other two. "The two of you must go to the Song Kingdom today and prepare a place for my son there."

"Yes."

After Situ Yang and Taixu Yue left, Taixu Wudie spoke to his son again. "The Song and Shangguan clans won’t be sending their people to Misty Ridge this time, so they won’t find out about Huo Mianmian. However, the situation in there is too dangerous; you must protect her as best as possible, especially from those demons."

"Wuxian."

"Yes, Mother?"

Situ Lingshan looked at her son. "I believe in your ability to protect yourself, but you must never leave Tang Xiao’s side. If you get separated from him, you must find him as quickly as possible and rejoin him. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Mother." Taixu Wuxian turned to Huo Mianmian. "Let’s go; I’ll take you back to your room."

"We will leave now, Aunt and Uncle." Huo Mianmian immediately followed behind Taixu Wudie.

Situ Lingshan sighed to herself. "In the past few days, their relationship has gotten better, but Huo Mianmian still can’t fully accept our son."

"Hahaha," Taixu Wudie laughed. "Are you that impatient to have a grandchild?"

"Aren’t you the same as me?" Situ Lingshan gave her husband a sidelong glance. "My parents can’t wait to have a great-grandchild."

Taixu Wudie could only shake his head. "We don’t need to interfere in the young people’s affairs, Wife. When Huo Mianmian is ready, she will surely accept our son, and we will hold a grand wedding for them. What about your brother? Is Murong Xianyin really going to hide their daughter’s marriage from him?"

"Yes," Situ Lingshan nodded. "They’re getting married in a few days, but my brother still doesn’t know about it. A few days ago, he and Pan Yuezhi went to the Tian Clan, but Tian Huang rejected their plan."

Taixu Wudie let out a soft sigh. "Pan Yuezhi has been a bad influence on your brother, and he has changed a lot since they got married. Their son’s character is far worse than his mother’s, and he even has thoughts of doing despicable things to Murong Xianyin."

"I’m tired of thinking about them." Situ Lingshan massaged her forehead. "If Situ Qingze carries out his plans against my sister-in-law, my parents will expel him and Pan Yuezhi from our clan, and they will also sever ties with them."

"Then, who will lead your clan in the future?"

Situ Lingshan shook her head. "Our best choice is my niece, but her future child will not use the Situ surname but the Tang surname, so we haven’t made a decision on that matter yet."

"Our best choice is my niece, but her future child will not use the Situ surname but the Tang surname, so we haven’t made a decision on that matter yet." Situ Lingshan became angry as soon as she remembered her nephew. "I can only hope Situ Qingze will forget his plans against my sister-in-law."

Taixu Wudie said nothing, but he knew Situ Qingze couldn’t change that easily. "Let’s rest, Wife."

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After they arrived at the Nine Profound Sect, they immediately returned to their respective rooms.

When Tang Xiao arrived at his bamboo house, he found Huo Yan cultivating on her bamboo bed.

Huo Yan slowly opened her eyes. "You are finally back."

"I just returned from the Taixu Kingdom." Tang Xiao sat down on his bamboo bed. "What happened to you? Why do you look so exhausted?"

"Nothing happened to me." Huo Yan paused. "Are you sure you want to take me to the Misty Ridge? I’m afraid I’ll become a burden to your group, and I might drag you down."

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed. "We’ve been on missions together for weeks before, so I’m familiar with your abilities. Although your cultivation is at the King Level, your combat prowess and adaptability are quite impressive, so you won’t be a burden to us. Moreover, we’ll be going there with a fairly large group, so we can protect each other."

Unlike Tang Xiao, Huo Yan wasn’t confident in her own abilities. "Elder Duanmu has already told me the identities of some of our group members, but she said that you will be recruiting some others."

"I’ve recruited a few other people."

"Who are they?" Huo Yan’s eyes widened as soon as Tang Xiao mentioned them. "Are you kidding me? How did you manage to recruit them? Taixu Wuxian is the prince of the Taixu Kingdom, right? Not to mention Situ Lingxi and Xuanyuan Yueyao; they come from the royal clans."

Tang Xiao smiled at her. "You probably don’t know this yet, but Situ Lingxi is my lover, and we’re getting married in a few days."

"Huh?" Huo Yan was even more shocked when she heard that. "Isn’t Situ Lingxi Sun Weitian’s fiancée? How could she marry you?"

"Many things happened, and Sun Weitian is dead." Huo Yan looked at Tang Xiao suspiciously. "Hey! He’s much stronger than me, so I didn’t kill him, and he died at the hands of the female spider beast."

Huo Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "When are you going to marry her?"

"You must come to our wedding in three days."

"Okay."

"Speaking of Taixu Wuxian, he is Situ Lingxi’s cousin, and he took the initiative to join us. As for Xuanyuan Yueyao, she is a core disciple of our sect, and she volunteered to join us."

Huo Yan was shocked once again; she didn’t expect Xuanyuan Yueyao to join the Nine Profound Sect. After all, she was an inner disciple; she had never been to the core disciple courtyard before, so she didn’t know much about the core disciples.

*Knock... Knock...*

Tang Xiao raised an eyebrow, checked outside, and found Huangfu Meizhen standing at the door. He stood up and opened the door for her. "What brings you here today, Sect Master?"

"Are you really going to enter the Misty Ridge?"

"Yes." Tang Xiao nodded. "Elder Duanmu told me that you will be sending several groups to that place, but I will not be joining any of them."

Huangfu Meizhen already knew about it from Duanmu Jingjing. "Even if you don’t join them, I hope you’ll be willing to rescue our disciples if they encounter any trouble there."

"I understand your wishes, but I can’t promise you anything, Sect Master."