Chapter 239: Charming Fei Zhao 4

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Charming Fei Zhao 4

"Wait! We’re being followed."

Little Pink suddenly poked out from her sleeve, its mechanical eyes flashing a warning red light. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

"Rooftop! Three o’clock!"

Several crows were perched silently on the eaves, their scarlet eyes glinting ominously in the darkness.

One of them suddenly turned its neck mechanically, making a horrifying CLICK.

Their metal Wings glinted coldly in the moonlight.

"They’re the Fox Clan’s special phantom reconnaissance drones!"

Fei Zhao’s tails instantly bushed out, every strand of dark red fur standing on end.

"Take care of them."

Before Su An’an had even finished speaking, several jets of Fox Fire shot from Fei Zhao’s fingertips, flying toward the roof like arrows loosed from a bow.

Before the crows could even sound an alarm, they were engulfed in Fox Fire, exploding into blinding sparks against the night sky.

"Your Highness, that Priest hid in the alley at three o’clock." Little Pink locked onto the target with a red dot.

Su An’an and Fei Zhao shot into the alley like lightning, cutting off the green-robed Priest.

Startled by their sudden appearance, the young Priest stumbled, nearly dropping the cub in her arms.

"Qing Ye?"

Fei Zhao narrowed his eyes, recognizing the young Priest who was always so quiet during the elder council meetings.

"Who are you?"

Qing Ye retreated, clutching the cub, her back pressed against the cold wall.

She was certain she didn’t recognize the pink-eared girl wearing a bow and the otaku-like, black-haired male.

’Could they be assassins sent by the elders?!’

Qing Ye gritted her teeth and, without hesitation, launched a spiritual power attack. An invisible psychic shockwave shot toward Su An’an’s mind.

Su An’an grunted, a vein popping on her forehead.

But her Divine Light instantly recoiled, deflecting Qing Ye’s spiritual power right back at her!

"Ngh!" Qing Ye staggered backward, almost losing her grip on the cub.

Su An’an stepped forward, decisively took the cub from her, and quickly checked its injuries.

Qing Ye fell to her knees, her voice trembling. "Please, don’t hurt her! I’m willing to go back and accept my punishment!"

Su An’an froze. Only then did she realize...

Qing Ye wasn’t an enemy. She was trying to save this child!

Just then, more than a dozen fully armed guards suddenly poured in from both ends of the alley, surrounding them completely!

"The traitor Qing Ye! And her accomplices!"

The lead guard barked, "Take them all down!"

Qing Ye looked up in surprise. She hadn’t expected this—these two weren’t assassins sent by the elders at all!

She suddenly grabbed Su An’an’s wrist, her voice urgent.

"Follow me! I know a way out!"

Fei Zhao sneered as a dark red torrent of Fox Fire erupted, sweeping through the entire alley like a tidal wave!

"You want to catch us? Just try it!"

The guards, blinded by the Fox Fire, roared and charged forward.

Holding the cub, Su An’an kicked over the nearest enemy.

Meanwhile, Qing Ye quickly formed a hand seal, her spiritual power materializing into a barrier that temporarily blocked their pursuers.

"This way!"

She pulled Su An’an and Fei Zhao through several hidden alleys. Once she confirmed they had shaken their pursuers, she stopped.

"Give her to me. I know a safe place."

Qing Ye reached out, panting, wanting to take the cub.

But Su An’an shifted slightly to shield the cub in her arms, her gaze sharp as she looked at her.

Qing Ye faltered, then gave a bitter smile.

"I don’t know who you are, but since you’re willing to risk helping me, you must want to save this cub, too."

"We don’t just want to save this one," Su An’an said lightly. "We’re going to save all of them!"

Qing Ye’s voice trembled. "Who... who are you, really?"

Su An’an and Fei Zhao exchanged a look and simultaneously dropped their disguises.

The Crown Princess’s true face was revealed, and Fei Zhao’s nine fox tails shimmered with a cold luster in the moonlight.

Qing Ye’s pupils contracted. She stumbled back a step.

"Her Highness the Crown Princess?! Master Fei Zhao?!"

Su An’an nodded, her voice steady. "Tell us everything you know."

Qing Ye’s fingertips trembled slightly, her eyes filled with conflict.

Finally, she took a deep breath and said, as if she had made up her mind, "Alright. I’ll tell you."

She lowered her voice and explained quickly.

"The elders are using the cubs’ blood to feed ’Mutated Bone Grass’."

"This grass comes from a secluded tribe, the Broken Bone Tribe."

"The Broken Bone Tribe?!" Fei Zhao’s pupils contracted sharply, and his tails went rigid in an instant.

Qing Ye nodded and continued, "The Mutated Bone Grass can be refined to produce a special kind of Scale Powder. When it’s mixed into the ’Scale Powder Awakening Ceremony’..."

"It can forcibly raise the grade of high-aptitude cubs, but the price is..."

"...the lives of the mixed-blood cubs," she said, her voice trembling.

Su An’an’s eyes turned icy. "So the Blood Purification Spring isn’t for purifying bloodlines at all. It’s for selecting sacrifices?"

Qing Ye nodded gravely. "I reported it anonymously to the Judgement Court before, which already made the elders suspicious of me."

"If this cub hadn’t been so weak, I wouldn’t have risked bringing her out."

Qing Ye looked with pity at the skinny little female cub in Su An’an’s arms.

"It’s a good thing I ran into you. Otherwise, neither she nor I would have survived."

Su An’an asked, "Where is the Broken Bone Tribe?"

"I don’t know," Qing Ye said, shaking her head.

"I do," Fei Zhao spoke up suddenly.

Su An’an and Qing Ye both turned to look at him in shock.

"My mother was from the Broken Bone Tribe," Fei Zhao said, his voice hoarse as his fingertips unconsciously caressed the pendant on his necklace. "After she became a Holy Female, she left for certain reasons."

Su An’an made a swift decision.

"Qing Ye, you take this child to Night Abyss. Have him arrange for the Judgement Court to protect all the imprisoned cubs."

Qing Ye hesitated. "Then what about you two...?"

"We’re going to the Broken Bone Tribe."

Su An’an’s voice was firm. "Since this is the source, we’ll cut it off completely."

Qing Ye took a deep breath and solemnly accepted the cub.

"Alright. I’ll contact Master Night Abyss as soon as possible."

As Qing Ye turned to leave with the cub, she suddenly paused, hesitated, and looked back to say in a low voice,

"They say the Broken Bone Tribe never accepts outsiders. Even if you know where it is, you can’t get in."

Fei Zhao caressed the pendant on his chest, his stern face looking exceptionally sharp in the moonlight. "I have a way."

Once Qing Ye’s figure disappeared at the end of the alley, Su An’an immediately turned to Fei Zhao. "What way?"

Fei Zhao slowly removed his necklace. The metal pendant glinted coldly in the moonlight.

"We’ll continue the act of the orphan girl searching for her relatives, but this time..."

He paused for a moment, his red pupils flashing in the shadows. "You will pretend to be the long-lost descendant of my mother, Gu Xue."

"Good idea!" Su An’an reached out to take the pendant.

But Fei Zhao suddenly pulled his hand back, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

"This mission will be very dangerous."

Su An’an raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "Underestimating me? After all we’ve been through, what danger haven’t I seen?"

"This is different." Fei Zhao tightened his grip on the pendant, and the bone fragment inside suddenly became scorching hot.

"The Broken Bone Tribe has always been secretive, and now they’re colluding with the Rebel Army. They might be even more ruthless to a descendant of Gu Xue."

"Then we’ll crush them completely!"

Su An’an’s voice was resolute. "The Empire will not tolerate any evil act that harms cubs and females, no matter how deep they hide."

Their eyes met under the moonlight, and each saw the burning will to fight in the other’s gaze.

The pendant vibrated slightly in Fei Zhao’s palm, as if sensing the approaching storm.