"Don't worry, I won't face the four great powers alone, but I also won't hide within these Cloud Crane Mountains,"
"I really can't do anything with you, but no matter what, you need to stay safe. I hope that when I return, you'll be standing in front of me unharmed."
"No — not 'hope I'll be able to stand here.' It has to be 'will.' You must be standing here, safe and sound."
"Chu Feng,
"I hope that on the road ahead, the three of us can walk it together." As she spoke these words, Zhao Hong's eyes actually glistened with moisture.
And the gaze she directed at Chu Feng was filled with heartfelt concern.
This femme fatale truly was no longer the cold-hearted, emotionless demoness she had once been. She had feelings — feelings she rarely let surface — but she had placed them on Wang Qiang and Chu Feng.
The feelings she held for Wang Qiang were love.
The feelings she held for Chu Feng were friendship.
At that moment, Chu Feng felt a pang in his heart.
As Zhao Hong's only friend, he could sense just how much weight he carried in her heart.
"Then let's make a promise today. When Wang Qiang awakens, both of us will be standing before him, safe and sound."
"Whether it's the Upper Realm or the Star Domain — from now on, the three of us will venture forth together," Chu Feng said to Zhao Hong.
"Mm." Zhao Hong nodded firmly.
After that, Zhao Hong departed, and Chu Feng, having said his farewells to True Immortal
Zhao Hong was heading to those ruins.
As for Chu Feng, he naturally had his own destination — a place called the Demon Extermination Cave.
Chu Feng was heading to the Demon Extermination Cave to find a person. Her name was
Back in the Beiyang Mountain Range, Chu Feng had not only obtained the inheritance of the
Ying Mingchao had been ambushed by the Kong Heavenly Clan and the
Chu Feng had promised Ying Mingchao that he would find someone to rescue him, and the person capable of doing so was none other than Zi Xunyi.
...
As long as Chu Feng could successfully rescue Ying Mingchao, Ying Mingchao would certainly seek his revenge.
Therefore, the most pressing matter right now was to free Ying Mingchao.
When he bid farewell to True Immortal Golden Crane, Chu Feng had already obtained directions to the Demon Extermination Cave.
Though the Demon Extermination Cave was treacherous, Ying Mingchao had once provided Chu Feng with a safe route through it. So this trip was essentially a guaranteed endeavor — Chu Feng harbored not the slightest worry.
However, what Chu Feng did not know was that while he was making his way to the Demon Extermination Cave, the clan leader of the Kong Heavenly Clan, the sect master of the Sword-wielding Immortal Sect, and the abbot of the Buddhist Light Heavenly Temple had all arrived at the Zhou Heavenly Clan.
Within the grandest and most opulent main hall of the Zhou Heavenly Clan, the Zhou Heavenly Clan's clan leader and several of its presiding elders were all present.
Although there were not many people in this grand hall, every single person within it was a True Immortal realm expert.
At that moment, these True Immortal powerhouses stood gathered before three coffins.
All three coffins were crafted from crystal. Not only could they prevent the bodies inside from decaying, but one could also peer straight through the coffins to see the corpses within.
And the three corpses inside those coffins were Dugu Jianxu, the Wine-Meat Monk, and Zhou Fukong.
"The two of you — have you still not made your decision?" Suddenly, an elder among the crowd spoke up.