Chapter 1684: The Cloud City of Worshipping the Moon (1)

"Brother Whitebrow speaks the truth."

Nangong Beidou nodded. In truth, during their trip to the Heavenly Peak of Ten Thousand Miles, they hadn't even gotten a glimpse of the Snow-haired Immortal. She had only spoken to them from a distance.

Moreover, the Snow-haired Immortal's attitude had been thoroughly hostile — as if they weren't worth her attention.

At that point, Nangong Beidou had realized that the Snow-haired Immortal was not someone to be trifled with. In fact, he had heard various stories about her before. She was a thoroughly crazy woman. Though counted among the Ten Immortals, she was a vicious one.

The Nangong Imperial Clan had a long lineage and deep reserves of power, true enough.

But the Ten Immortals had earned their fearsome reputations in the Land of Martial for good reason. None of them were people you could mess with.

Nangong Beidou had no real desire to start a war with the Snow-haired Immortal. That was why he had asked Whitebrow Immortal the questions he did — simply to find himself a way out, an excuse not to go to war with the Snow-haired Immortal.

"Immortal, we aren't doubting you," Nangong Tianhu asked timidly. He was truly terrified of angering Whitebrow Immortal again, but he desperately wanted to know the truth. "It's just that we really did sense Chu Feng's aura. What exactly happened?"

"What happened? It's quite simple, really."

"Your Cyan Rainbow Sword and Purple Rainbow Sword were seized by Chu Feng, so fear took root in your hearts. You've been constantly worried that Chu Feng would come back and take them away for good."

"So when the connection to the Cyan Rainbow Sword and Purple Rainbow Sword was severed, you simply fell into an illusion. You assumed, quite naturally, that it was Chu Feng's doing."

"In reality, it was nothing more than a hallucination," Whitebrow Immortal said.

"Tianhu, Tianshi — you are men. Put such trivial worries behind you and move past Chu Feng's shadow quickly. Otherwise, how will you accomplish anything in the future?" Nangong Beidou said.

"Yes, Father." Nangong Tianhu and Nangong Tianshi nodded in unison, not daring to disobey their father's words.

After that, Nangong Beidou discussed several matters with everyone and announced the revocation of the bounty on Chu Feng.

Once the meeting concluded, Whitebrow Immortal and the others departed. However, Nangong Beidou asked his four children to stay behind.

"Father, is Chu Feng truly dead?" Nangong Tianlong asked after Whitebrow Immortal had gone.

"He should be dead. That Chu Feng was truly unlucky — to run into the Snow-haired Immortal. She is the cruelest and most ruthless of the Ten Immortals." At this, Nangong Beidou smiled. Chu Feng's death clearly brought him great joy.

"But Father, if what the Snow-haired Immortal said is true, doesn't that mean the person backing Chu Feng hasn't shown themselves yet?"

"If Chu Feng is dead, that person will inevitably come after our Nangong Imperial Clan. We can't afford to let our guard down," Nangong Tianlong said.

"Tianlong, you have truly grown up. Your thinking has become thorough."

"I've already considered all of this. The reason our Nangong Imperial Clan put out a bounty on Chu Feng was precisely because we weren't afraid of him."

"So if the person behind him dares to come knocking in the future, all the better. It will give us the chance to eliminate the threat once and for all."

"However, as the saying goes, an open spear is easy to block, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. The most dangerous enemy is not the one who faces you head-on, but the one who schemes from the shadows."

"To guard against that, I will also spread word to everyone that it was the Snow-haired Immortal who killed Chu Feng."

"So if Chu Feng truly did have someone backing him, even if that person wants revenge, they should go after the Snow-haired Immortal first."

"After all, the Snow-haired Immortal killing Chu Feng is a fact — not a fabricated lie," Nangong Beidou said.