Gate of God

Heroes do not turn into formidable figures. Similarly, formidable figures do not turn into heroes. This is a redundant remark but all heroes and formidable figures share something in common: There are always a group of loyal followers behind their backs.

For instance, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide who followed Liu Xuande till his death in the Three Kingdoms, as well as General Xu Da who supported Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang during his rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Although these followers did not become Emperors, it was not because they did not have the ambition but rather because they knew what roles were they were more suited to be.

Qing Yi was someone like this.

After entering the Shadow Sect, her only wish was to help Wu Yuer and was willing to become the Sword Attendant for Wu Yuer.

Therefore, when Wu Yuer asked who in the group of Sword Attendants was willing to stay behind in the Northern Mountain Village, Qing Yi volunteered without any hesitation.

The reason was simple…

She knew that Wu Yuer needed her to volunteer.

However, anything could go wrong. Determination did not guarantee success.

“Ah…” The sound of something torn was heard and Qing Yi moved her sword again. Although her injuries were very severe and she could barely see any hope in such circumstances, she was not affected by it.

“Attack!” The Demon soldiers made a chilling roar.

As the elite team of the Demon Race, they surpassed the human troops in terms of both their experience and their capabilities. Therefore, how would they be afraid?

Slash!

Slash!

Two Demon soldiers fell to the ground at approximately the same time. However, a long sword in one of the demon soldiers’ hand had penetrated Qing Yi’s arm.

Clang! Qing Yi’s sword fell to the ground.

…

The sun gradually set and a golden beam stretched across the sky.

At the East gate of the Huai An County, there was a wide road that led to the Northern Mountain Village. It was constructed a few years ago by Fang Zhengzhi and had taken the name of “The Zhengzhi Road”.

The implied meaning was to let the disciples learn from Fang Zhengzhi and see him as a role model. After the construction of Zhengzhi Road, it became the main busy route for businessmen.

However, there were not many pedestrians on this road today. It appeared rather desolated with only a handful of people. That was because there were many soldiers guarding the East Gate.

In fact, the most important gate and borders of the Great Xia Dynasty were similarly heavily guarded by troops. After all, with the rumors that sparked fear amongst the people, the soldiers had to be extremely vigilant in guarding the flow of people and goods in and out of the city to prevent any accidents.

Roar! Following the loud roar, two enormous black shadows appeared at the gate of the city. With the pressure of the chilling strong wind, the soldiers who were guarding the gate looked up immediately.

Then, their eyes widened as they saw two gigantic beasts that were covered in white scales above their heads. Each of them had their wings spread and almost covered the entire sky.

“What… What are those?!” The soldiers who were guarding the gates looked in horror as they saw the two gigantic beasts that flew past the gates.

“It’s the White-Scaled Beast!”

“Demon Race? Demon Race… is carrying out a sneak attack? Look, there is someone standing on the White-Scaled Beast! Wait a minute, there is a person standing on each of the beasts!”

“Besides that, that… that woman seems to be carrying a… Wait a minute, is that the Prin… Princess of the Divine Constabulary?”

“Princess?! Why is the Princess carried by that woman, and who on earth is that woman?”

“Wait a minute, the man in front of them, the blue robe…”

“Fang Zhengzhi!”

“It is Prince Cang Fang Zhengzhi!”

“Oh my goodness, Prince Cang has returned, Prince Cang has returned to Huai An County. Hurry… inform Sir Li!” After having a clear vision of the person standing on the back of the beast, the soldiers quickly neglected Wu Yuer who was carrying Chi Guyan on the other beast.

The handful of people on the road was also evidently shocked.

“Fang Zhengzhi?!”

“He is Fang Zhengzhi?”

“And the Princess?!”

“Hurry, it’s Prince Cang and the Prince Cang… Kneel down now!”

As the commotion was made, the people on the road knelt down and stared at the figures in the sky.

After all, the current Great Xia Dynasty was quite different from the past.

Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan were the two most powerful names amongst the Five Constabularies of the Northern Lands. How would the people not be surprised when both of them appeared at the same time?

…

At the back of the White-Scaled Beast, Fang Zhengzhi took a glance at the shocked soldiers and kneeling people and frowned. He had been encountering such situations throughout his whole journey.

He was recognized in every Capital he passed and his route was completely exposed. However, he did not have the time to care about this as he was rushing.

After all, he did not really matter about the fact that his route was exposed.

However, the Heavenly Oasis Saint and Yan Qianli was more concerned with this issue. In fact, after descending from the Heaven Zen Mountain, the Heavenly Oasis Saint and Yan Qianli had mentioned tio him regarding the argument on how it is never too late to take revenge.

Afterwards, they gave him a lot of suggestions for his future plans.

For instance, Yan Qianli suggested him to head to Western Liang as the place was less likely to be found. On the other hand, the Heavenly Oasis Saint suggested him to return to the Shadow Sect first because it was the best place to receive treatment for Chi Guyan’s injuries.

However, Fang Zhengzhi outrightly rejected these suggestions.

He wanted to return to the Northern Mountain Village.

The reason was simple. He did not want to live in cover and wanted to live righteously in the Northern Mountain Village. Most importantly, he was worried about Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian even though Qing Yi was tasked by Wu Yuer to protect them.

However, the situation had changed…

In the past, he would not overly concerned as after all, Qing Yi was powerful enough unless she encountered Sages in which there would be a great disparity in terms of power.

However, after returning from the Holy Region, Fang Zhengzhi had changed his mind.

There were way too many powerful individuals in the world. Moreover, the monster race and demon race and already collaborated. Therefore, will the forbidden area in the deep regions of the Cang Ling Mountain still be considered as a forbidden area?

Fang Zhengzhi was very worried. He would not be able to take it if anything goes wrong.

That was his pressure spot.

A pressure spot that nobody could touch.

As for Chi Guyan’s injuries, they were not as serious as they appeared to be. Also, he felt that Chi Guyan’s condition did not require any recuperation or special medication.

That was a strange feeling.

As though she had entered a state of “hibernation”, Chi Guyan’s heartbeat was very slow and her body temperature was extremely low.

Somewhat odd.

However, Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was a better choice to bring Chi Guyan back to the quiet and simple home in the Northern Mountain Village.

Of course, he was not surprised when Wu Yuer insisted on following them.

“Hurry, hurry up!” Fang Zhengzhi hurried the White-Scaled Beast below his feet. However, the White-Scaled Beast did not speed up despite this.

After all, with one and a half month’s journey from the Holy Region to the Northern Lands without any takeover from other beasts, the White-Scaled Beasts were exhausted.

Roar! The White-Scaled Beast flapped his wings in opposition.

“Shameless brat, we haven’t met any problems throughout our entire journey, it is impossible to be so unlucky,” Wu Yuer looked at the pathetic state of the White-Scaled Beast and made a casual remark.

“Hmm.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded.

“I thought you would be more assured after you reached the Huai An County. After all, anything that happened in the Northern Mountain Village would be known to the Huai An County, right?”

“Hmm.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded again.

“If you really want to return home earlier, I have a suggestion.”

“Hmm… Hmm? What is it?” Fang Zhengzhi was about to continue nodding when he suddenly regained his senses and turned towards Wu Yuer.

“This White-Scaled Beast had been flying non-stop for one and a half months and probably won’t be able to last much longer. If you are really impatient, I think it would be faster if you depended on yourself. We have already passed the Huai An County and this route looks rather peaceful. You don’t have to worry about Chi Guyan, I’ll take care of her and ensure her safety.”

“You are so weak, how can you take care of her?” Fang Zhengzhi was slightly worried.

“What? You said that I am… Fine, although I may not be as powerful as you, I will still be able to last for a while? You take your leave first and I’ll give you a signal right away if I encounter any problems. It won’t be too late for you to come and rescue me after you see the signal.” Wu Yuer was clearly unhappy.

“Hmm… You are right!” Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes lit up as he heard this. Then, he leaped down from the back of the White-Scaled Beast.

An azure blue light ray flashed past and Fang Zhengzhi had appeared at a far distance away. As compare to the White-Scaled Beast, he was much faster.

“Shameless brat Fang Zhengzhi… You left without bidding goodbye? So frustrating. Considering that I am the Shadow Sect Leader, in terms of appearance… Er? Nobody would deny if I said that I was one of the most beautiful in the country!” Wu Yuer took a glance at Chi Guyan and paused. Then, she raised her chest and mumbled to herself.

…

In the Northern Mountain Village, Qing Yi’s entire body had been stained with blood and she knelt to the ground with perspiration trickling down her cheeks and mixing with the blood on her body.

“Die!” A Demon soldier let out a chilling roar and stabbed his pike at Qing Yi.

However, at the instant when the pike touched her throat, she vanished from her spot and a deep sound was heard.

Boom! The Demon soldier landed heavily on the ground. He stared in disbelief at Qing Yi who was standing behind him.

That was because Qing Yi’s sword had already dropped.

Despite that, he was unable to kill Qing Yi but instead got his body penetrated by Qing Yi’s fist. Blood flowed out like a fountain from his body.

Plop! The Demon soldier collapsed heavily.

Witnessing this scene, the blood-red Demon Eye of the Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race shined. He was really astonished.

How could she possibly stand with her injuries?

What kind of willpower made Qing Yi so determined. Was she unwilling to die just like this? The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race shook his head. He knew the answer was no, because Qing Yi would not have even appeared if she was unwilling to die.

After all, with her powers, she could have escaped from the Northern Mountain Village without being discovered by the Demon Race.

So, what exactly was the reason?

Mission? Or to protect someone?

The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon soldiers took a look at the man and woman and a boy standing behind Qing Yi and the group of Demon soldiers surrounding her.

Fang Houde, Qin Xuelian and Little Radish.

“Must be because of them?” The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race narrowed his eyes. He knew that the best way to let Qing Yi give up completely was to make her lose hope.

If the people she wanted to protect died, then what’s the purpose of her determination?

In fact, after knowing that the Northern Mountain Village was Fang Zhengzhi’s village, the Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race had a blatant thought.

Capture Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.

This could be considered a backup plan for him as after all, there were many ways to let Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian forget about what had happened.

After they had lost their memories, he could give many explanations for the current situation. For instance, he was passing by when the mountain rocks fell and managed to rescue Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.

The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race had considered this.

However, he gave up on this idea as there were too much uncertainty. After all, it was a difficult business.

If he had gotten himself involved, it would be hard for him to be clear of any blame.

Even though he could come out with enough reasons to explain, some people would not be convinced. Fang Zhengzhi was one of them.

He was not fearful of Fang Zhengzhi.

However, he did not want to gamble with his life. Moreover, it may not be advantageous for him to rescue Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.

“There is no such thing as a person who does not talk, unless… that person is dead!” The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race widened his eyes and a chilly gaze flashed passed his eyes. “For me to kill the two of you with my own hands, as an ordinary villager, you two should feel honored?”