Chapter 520: Warn Huangfu Meizhen

Tian Xiaoqian wanted to refute Tang Xiao; her lips opened and closed several times, but no words came out of her mouth. ’Why? Why don’t I hate humans but I hate demons? Is it because I’m human? As he said, many humans are much crueler than demons, but I can’t hate them at all.’

Tang Xiao shook his head, watching her reaction. "Whether they are humans, demons, or beasts, I will never hate or be hostile to them as long as they don’t bring me trouble, and vice versa. Whoever they are or whatever their race, I will have no mercy towards them if they choose to become my enemies."

After saying that, Tang Xiao went to look for herbs. Even though Xuanyuan Wenxuan and a few others had a lot of knowledge about herbs, they couldn’t compete with him, especially with Xiao Ai on his side.

Xuanyuan Yueyao patted her friend’s shoulder. "Honestly, I also agree with his principle, Xiaoqian. Not all demons are evil, and not all humans are good. Fundamentally, I stand on the side of goodness, and I will oppose evil."

"Do you really like him, Yueyao?"

"I won’t say that I like him." Xuanyuan Yueyao replied with a shake of her head. "In fact, I’ve only known him for less than a month, and our relationship is still in the early stages."

Tian Xiaoqian looked at her in confusion. "Then, why did you choose him as the main candidate to be your future husband?"

"There’s something about him that catches my attention, but I’m not going to tell you about it." Xuanyuan Yueyao paused. "I have chosen him as a primary candidate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we will end up as a couple, especially given his attitude ever since our first meeting."

"His attitude?"

Xuanyuan Yueyao nodded. "Since we first met, he always kept his distance from me, and our communication was limited to cultivation and general matters."

"Really?" Tian Xiaoqian couldn’t believe that Tang Xiao would act like that in front of Xuanyuan Yueyao. In their realm, all the men from their island or other islands always harbored a desire to get her as their wife, but he actually behaved like that towards her.

"Haha," Xuanyuan Yueyao laughed softly. "You’re usually quite astute at reading other people’s character, yet you can’t seem to read his character."

Tian Xiaoqian shrugged. "We only met today, and I haven’t spoken to him much, so I can’t read his character. After this, I will pay close attention to him, and I want to find out for myself your reasons for choosing him."

"One piece of advice for you: even if you don’t like him, never become his enemy."

"Why?"

"If you become her enemy, you will suffer the same fate as Shangguan Qingyue. If that happens, no one will be able to save you, including my uncle."

"Shangguan Qingyue?"

Xuanyuan Yueyao explained some things about Shangguan Qingyue to Tian Xiaoqian, which shocked her. "She is his prisoner, and no one knows her whereabouts. My uncle and Old Huangfu looked for her for more than a month, but they couldn’t find her."

"I knew she was insane, but I didn’t expect she would suffer such a fate." Tian Xiaoqian was shocked by the news. "Did he kill her?

"No," Xuanyuan Yueyao shook her head. "He didn’t kill her, but I don’t know what he did to her, and he’s unwilling to tell me."

"Then?"

"If you want to ask about the Song and Shangguan Clans, they are still unaware that Shangguan Qingyue disappeared."

"How?"

"An impostor is impersonating her in the Shangguan Clan, and her disguise is perfect." Xuanyuan Yueyao put her arm around her shoulders. "Remember, never become his enemy, or you will suffer the same fate."

Tian Xiaoqian released a soft sigh as she nodded. "Thank you for your warning, Yueyao."

"You’re welcome."

After that, Tian Xiaoqian and Xuanyuan Yueyao went to help Tang Xiao collect the herbs according to his instructions.

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After four days apart, Ning Zhiya finally met some people from the Sun Clan, and the rest were still separated in other areas.

"Second madam, we ran into people from the Song and Shangguan Clans on our way here, and they were looking for Prince Song Tianzun’s whereabouts."

"We don’t need to interfere in the affairs of those two clans." Ning Zhiya turned to the Luo Siblings. "How far are the people from the Luo Clan from our location?"

"About a day’s journey, Aunt." Luo Yixuan answered her. "If you want to go to the second area now, you don’t need to mind us, Aunt."

Ning Zhiya shook her head. "Show us the direction of your clan members, and we will go together to the second area after meeting them."

"Alright." Luo Yixuan and Luo Feixia led Ning Zhiya and the people from the Sun Clan to the location of the people from the Luo Clan.

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"Cousin!" Zhao Xuenning ran toward Song Tianzun with an excited expression. "I’m glad we finally met."

Song Tianzun felt relieved after finding his cousin. "Did something happen in the last few days?"

"Nothing happened." Zhao Xuenning shook her head. "By the way, we met people from the Xiang Clan, but they ignored us. They went to look for their young master and young miss."

Song Tianzun nodded in understanding. "After the people from our four clans gather, we will go to the second area."

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"Are you okay?" Zhan Yiran grabbed Sun Qingyao’s shoulders, scanning her body up and down.

Sun Qingyao nodded. "I’m fine, Cousin. Along the way, we encountered a few other clans, but they were focused on their own affairs and didn’t bother us."

"That’s good." Ning Zhiya patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "I’ve been worried about you for the past few days, and I can finally feel relieved."

Huangfu Meizhen looked at the third woman and asked something via voice transmission, but the fake Shangguan Qingyue responded with a shake of her head. She sighed and looked at her husband. "Shall we wait near the barrier? They should arrive either tonight or tomorrow morning, and we will head straight to the second area as soon as they get here."

"Alright." After Song Tianzun agreed, they moved towards the barrier and camped there, waiting for the people from the four clans to arrive.

Song Tianzun looked at his little cousin. "I just realized that your cultivation has broken through, cousin."

"Hahaha," Zhao Xuenning laughed. "Cousin, the qi in this place is really strong, so I didn’t waste it and cultivated every night. As a result, my cultivation broke through last night, and I might be able to break through once again in the next few days."

Song Tianzun nodded with satisfaction. "I am pleased to see your enthusiasm for cultivation, and I hope you will achieve the best possible results during our expedition this time."

"I will work hard, cousin."

Unlike Song Tianzun, Zhan Yiran was disappointed with Sun Qingyao, as she could feel that the qi in her cousin’s body had not changed, proving that she had not cultivated in the past few days.

Song Tianzun glanced at the fake Shangguan Qingyue; he felt she had changed a lot after the last incident and had become quiet.

The fake Shangguan Qingyue noticed his glance, but she pretended not to notice it and contacted Tang Xiao, informing him of their location.

Unbeknownst to them, one of Tang Xiao’s clones was sitting on a tree a little far from their location. He thought for a moment before contacting Huangfu Meizhen, and he forbade her to go beyond the second area.

Huangfu Meizhen tried to search for him, but she couldn’t find him because he used his void element to hide his presence. ’What do you mean by that? Why are you forbidding me from going deeper?’

’I can’t explain the details to you, but I can tell you that the third area and beyond are too dangerous, especially the central area. You, Song Tianzun, and Zhan Yiran won’t face any problems in the third area, but that’s not the case for Shangguan Qingyue and the other two.’ Huangfu Meizhen tried to check the third area using her senses, but something blocked her. ’Honestly, I’m not interested in interfering in your affairs because you are much stronger than me, but I promised your grandfather to protect you.’

If she didn’t know so much about Tang Xiao, Huangfu Meizhen wouldn’t have taken his warning to heart. Although she was confident in her ability to protect herself, she knew he possessed advantages that she lacked. ’Does that mean you will protect us all?’

’No!’ Huangfu Meizhen raised an eyebrow. ’My job is only to protect you, and I will not protect your husband, Zhan Yiran, and Sun Qingyao. As for Zhao Xuenning, she is my two wives’ friend, so I will also protect her.’

’What about the fake Shangguan Qingyue?’

’You don’t need to worry about her; she won’t be in any danger.’

Huangfu Meizhen inwardly sighed. ’Where are you now?’

’I’m looking for herbs in the second area.’ Huangfu Meizhen was momentarily surprised, but Tang Xiao immediately told her about several things, including the identities of the people in his group. ’You should contact the elders of our sect and order the person in charge of the alchemy hall to collect herbs in the second area. Those herbs are rank 5 and above, and they will be useful for our sect.’

’Rank 5 and above?’ Huangfu Meizhen screamed in her heart.

’Hahaha,’ Tang Xiao laughed. ’I already told you that this space rift is connected to the upper realm, so you don’t need to be that surprised, right? Remember, don’t go to the third area before I tell you to go, or your group will face a lot of trouble.’

"What are you thinking, wife?"