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"I will take Ziling away today,"
"Then how are you going to tell Ziling?" Chu Feng asked.
"Actually, now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to tell her the truth. But I'm afraid that girl's temperament is too fierce — she might refuse to go back with them and insist on staying with you, which would put you and everyone on the
"So Chu Feng, you'd best lay low. The sooner you leave, and the farther you go, the better," Zi Xuanyuan said.
"Heh…" Hearing Zi Xuanyuan's words, Chu Feng suddenly laughed. Then he said, "Senior, I won't stop Ziling from leaving, but I certainly won't cower and hide out of fear for my life. Let's head back."
"Ai, you stubborn child — just as headstrong as Ziling." Zi Xuanyuan was not particularly surprised by Chu Feng's reaction. He had more or less anticipated it. Rather than forcing Chu Feng, he simply opened the purple barrier and they returned toward the Void Mountains.
However, when they arrived once again at the place where the Sacred Fire Bird resided, Ziling was nowhere to be found. Everyone present was looking around in all directions, their expressions fraught with panic.
"Chu Feng, it's bad — Ziling has been taken!" The moment he saw Chu Feng,
"Who was it?" Chu Feng asked.
"An old man, along with a man and a woman. They claimed to be Ziling's parents, but Ziling didn't recognize them at all."
"It's just that they were far too powerful. We couldn't stop them at all. We could only watch as they took Ziling away," Zhang Tianyi explained.
"Do you know which direction they went?" Chu Feng's brow furrowed tightly. He already knew exactly who had taken Ziling.
"No. They didn't say a word before they left." Zhang Tianyi shook his head.
"Zi Yuanshan, bring that Chu Feng to the Void Sect. We will wait for you at the top of the Void Tower." Just then, an impossibly loud, aged voice suddenly boomed from the direction of the Void Sect.
"That's — that's them! Did they not leave?!" Hearing that voice, Zhang Tianyi and the others were stunned, fear creeping across their faces.
"Senior?" At that moment, Chu Feng turned his gaze to Zi Xuanyuan beside him.
"That's right, it's them. Zi Yuanshan is my real name. Chu Feng, come with me. It seems they never had any intention of letting me bring Ziling to them in the first place," Zi Xuanyuan said.
"Chu Feng, what exactly is going on?" Zhang Tianyi hurriedly pressed.
"It's a long story. I'll tell you about it another time. Right now, you'd best return to the Azure Dragon Sect. Once I've dealt with matters here, I'll come find you." Chu Feng was worried that everyone present would be dragged into the matter and urged them to leave.
Everyone there was sharp-witted. They understood the implications of Chu Feng's words and sensed that the three newcomers had come with ill intentions. So no one asked any further questions — only the unease on their faces deepened.
"Kid, those three are no ordinary people. They're all Martial Lord realm experts, and they definitely aren't from our Nine Provinces Continent. Whatever you do, don't do anything reckless."
Just then, the Demon Monkey King spoke up as well. On the face of this creature who had always feared nothing under heaven, a rare trace of wariness had appeared.