Eternal Tale

”Ah, you just don’t understand,” Chen Xun shook his head and waved his hand. ”Do you know what love truly is in this world?”

As he spoke, he began to drift off topic. One man and two spirit beasts, three bachelors in total, started rambling about the matter of Dao companions in the air.

At the foot of the hill.

Feng Jinyu felt so nervous that he was sweating all over. He forced a slight smile, ”Heling, is everything alright tonight? I just saw Chi Ye coming.”

”Jinyu, I’m fine,” Little Crane smiled. ”Don’t worry about me, just make sure you don’t let those petty people take advantage of you.”

”Heling, rest assured!” Feng Jinyu’s body trembled as he hurriedly explained, ”I can clearly see who my true friends are.”

”Hehe, that’s good.” Little Crane clasped his hands behind his back, his long hair cascading down, a hint of doubt in his eyes. ”Jinyu... is there something happening tonight that you can tell me about?”

Feng Jinyu chuckled awkwardly, ”I saw Mu Qingyao being taken away by the Mu family. With such a big event tonight, you...”

”Hehe, so that’s what it is.”

Little Crane covered his face with a light laugh, as if seeing through his thoughts. ”I won’t be leaving the Dao Academy for now; I still have many years to stay.””Really?!” Feng Jinyu couldn’t help but exclaim in delight. ”I thought with such a big incident at the Dao Academy, your eldest brother would take you away.”

”No, he won’t.” Little Crane blinked.

Feng Jinyu then cupped his hands, ”Heling, you should head back. I’ve already taken up too much of your eldest brother’s time.”

”Hmm... is there nothing else?”

”No, nothing at all.” Feng Jinyu smiled broadly, his breathing noticeably heavier. Under the moonlit night, he felt that Heling’s eyes were even more dazzling than the stars, making him almost afraid to look directly.

”Then I’ll be off.”

”Alright, Heling, you go ahead. I’ll wander around the gathering a bit more.”

”Okay~”

Little Crane waved, lightly tapped his toes, his dress fluttering as he rode the wind away.

In mid-air, Chen Xun was still boasting to Black Bull and Little Chi. Even if he hadn’t eaten pork, hadn’t he seen pigs run?!

When Little Crane returned, Chen Xun’s mouth was still chattering away, leading them back towards the Dao Academy, making Little Crane chuckle secretly on the side.

At the foot of the hill, the night breeze gently swept by.

Feng Jinyu slowly sat on the ground, sighed softly, and looked at an Image Stone in his hand and a cluster of flowers in the other. He still didn’t dare to speak up. After tonight, he had no more unrealistic thoughts.

Everyone thought Nangong Heling loved reading, but only he noticed that she loved growing flowers. These flowers were picked from the secret realm of the Dao Academy, varieties not found within the academy.

”Hehe, maybe next time,” Feng Jinyu laughed at himself. ”Being friends is enough for Jinyu... I really wish I could be the one to protect you tonight...”

A low murmur echoed in the night breeze. Feng Jinyu’s eyes sharpened as he walked towards the Dao Academy. He was determined to ascend to the position of Great Ascension Venerable and become the strongest in the Feng family’s history!

...

Three days later, the ancestral land of the Chi family on the Southern Yu Continent was in turmoil. Yuxuan led a large group to cause a ruckus at the Chi family, forcibly summoning people from the Tianyin Pavilion and the inspectors of the Immortal Hall!

She even called two junior sisters from the Yao Terrace Immortal Palace to support her. The scene was truly unreasonable, blocking the gate and demanding an explanation!

Three women together made quite the scene, especially with one junior sister’s sarcastic tone, leaving the Chi family members furious but speechless, as Yuxuan was even more furious than they were...

”Oh, the Chi family openly sent people to intercept my sister Yuxuan, daring to act without taking responsibility. Is it our Yao Terrace Immortal Palace’s fault now?”

”So, if our Yao Terrace Immortal Palace intercepts your Chi family in the future, don’t blame me for it...”

”Why so anxious? So many people are watching. Does the Chi family not care about their reputation? Oh, right, if they cared, they wouldn’t do such disgraceful things...”

This junior sister spoke in a sweet voice, her expressions changing rapidly, almost like eighteen different actions in a breath, verbally sparring with thousands of Chi family members without losing ground!

Especially her exaggerated eye-rolling, which had a huge impact, causing many Chi family members to secretly bleed internally, hating this woman even more than Yuxuan.

Yuxuan was burning with anger, intercepted by two groups of people. However, the methods of someone at the Great Ascension level couldn’t be easily detected, only some clues could be found.

Especially with the news from three nights ago, she had already understood the situation. Not to mention the Chi family disregarding her reputation, secretly targeting her named disciple, but those two interceptions had already crossed her bottom line.

Regardless of whether the Chi family did it or not, she was determined to cause a scene at the Chi family on the Southern Yu Continent today! No one could stop her!

Did they really think Venerable Yuxuan was a pushover? Today they targeted Nangong Heling, would they disregard seniority and target her direct disciple Mo Ye Han tomorrow?!

The Chi family was thrown into chaos today, utterly bewildered. The people they sent had actually provoked Yuxuan to such anger? Ridiculous, suicidal!

Later, more and more people came to watch, especially the Mo family, who brought several generations of family members to observe, watching with a half-smile from outside the Chi family’s territory.

Yuxuan’s uproar was like the last straw that broke the Chi family’s back, leaving them subdued and low-key, not daring to make any more reckless plans.

...

In the Mengmu Sea Region, the true ancestral land of the Mu family.

They passed through several spatial passages and underwent multiple investigations to truly reach this place. Mu Yuan Island was merely a necessary stop to enter the ancestral land, also serving as a gateway.

But here, it seemed to be enveloped by a massive barrier, with a hazy giant tree silhouette swaying at the center of the ancestral land, completely obscured from view outside the barrier.

At this moment, that eyeball had quietly vanished into the world. This barrier was set by a Great Ascension Venerable, and any forced entry would be sensed, so they couldn’t alert the enemy.

On an island.

Four members of the Ghost Face Clan sat together, frowning deeply. Although they had pinpointed the location, they were still far from their goal.

”Fangshuo, that tree seems a bit sinister. Should we continue exploring?”

”Of course, since we’ve accepted the payment, we can’t just deliver a half-hearted report. However, now that we know the Mu family’s ancestral land, the feasibility of our plans has increased significantly.”

”Yu Fangshuo is right. Reporting back like this would ruin our reputation. But the opportunity a few nights ago was perfect, almost tailor-made for us!”

”A thousand years have been enough for us to understand the Mu family’s reality, no rush.”

...

The four of them whispered to each other, finally reaching a consensus and officially crafting a plan. They had to deliver a comprehensive and detailed report on the Mu family to their employer, and they had plenty of time.

They changed locations every half day, sometimes every few hours, sometimes every hour, their movements unpredictable.