CHAPTER 979: CHAPTER 110: MARTIAL FORTUNE (2)

"Is it just over like that?"

Xie Xuanyi was somewhat surprised.

"It’s over."

Qian San smiled and said, "This Yuan has control over Ren Shou Palace’s many secrets, and given the Demon Queen’s style, she would definitely not leave such a catastrophe behind. So the external ’Soul Search’ will most likely end in failure... The mister will use the ’Roundness Instrument’ for cause and effect reversal."

Xie Xuanyi looked at Yuan Jimo’s corpse, deep in thought.

"Regarding those matters from ten years ago, the mister has kept them on his mind."

Qian San paused and added, "After Yuan Jimo’s Divine Sea is dismantled, we should be able to obtain quite a few details of the ’Moon Concealment Case’ from ten years ago."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi opened his mouth, just about to say something.

Suddenly, a very affectionate call sounded from not far away.

"Brother!"

The carriage curtain was lifted.

A small figure dressed in red with pigtail braids darted over, heavily crashing into Xie Xuanyi’s embrace.

"Jiang Huang?"

Xie Xuanyi was a bit surprised, looking towards the carriage compartment.

Inside the shadow extended by the lifted curtain, a woman in a Daoist robe was seated.

Tang Fengshu exchanged a glance with Xie Xuanyi, slightly nodded, and gently lowered the carriage curtain, thus it counted as meeting.

The battle at North Sea had ended.

Xie Xuanyi had entrusted Jiang Huang to her and Chen Jingxuan.

Now.

She returned Jiang Huang, fulfilling her mission.

"Brother Xie, I have some other chores to attend to here, please excuse me for leaving early."

Qian San, witnessing this moment, showed an understanding smile, and skillfully spoke before leaving.

The carriage came hurriedly and left hurriedly.

"Brother, are you alright?"

Jiang Huang did not care about all the trivial matters; she lifted her head, reached out her palm, pinched Xie Xuanyi’s chin, then his shoulder.

Even though she was "young", she wasn’t stupid.

Since the farewell at North Sea Reeds, though only for a dozen hours.

But she knew.

Something serious must have happened at Da Sui Sword Palace...

Both big brother and brother didn’t want her to return!

"I’m fine."

Xie Xuanyi was slightly helpless, squatted down, letting Jiang Huang pinch his cheeks, and asked with a smile: "See... no skin peeled off, no meat fell off."

"Indeed."

Jiang Huang carefully pinched all around, confirmed that Xie Xuanyi was safe and sound, the little rascal exhaled a long breath and showed a relieved smile: "At the farewell at North Sea, I thought we might never meet again..."

The Demon Race also has Heart Lake Sensing.

The more talented the Great Demon, the more acute the Heart Lake Sensing is.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi knew that Jiang Huang’s premonition at the time wasn’t false.

He remained silent for a moment, staring at the innocent little girl in front, softly asking, "Jiang Huang, do you feel anything different?"

After the Holy Empress’s death.

Sent all her cultivation treasures north.

If there is indeed a sensing or resonance among the Phoenix Clan bloodline...

Then the Phoenix Secret Collection hidden deep within Jiang Huang’s Divine Sea might have already been opened.

"What... different?"

Jiang Huang was stunned.

She looked at Xie Xuanyi, scratched her head, somewhat puzzled and asked, "What’s not the same?"

One big and one small, they faced each other for several breaths.

"Nothing."

Xie Xuanyi smiled, reached out his palm, pressed it on Jiang Huang’s head, and said softly, "Do you want to see Ci Jing big brother? I’ll take you back to the Sword Palace."

"Of course I want to see big brother."

Jiang Huang giggled and tugged on Xie Xuanyi’s sleeve, whispering: "But can we not rush back?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

"It’s hard to get out once..."

Jiang Huang lowered her voice: "You and big brother are both safe, can’t we not rush back?"

Xie Xuanyi said, "You want?"

"I want brother to take me around."

Jiang Huang blinked her eyes, pleaded: "Daily just cultivating at the back mountain of the Sword Palace, practicing martial arts, it’s really boring."

"Where do you want to go?"

Xie Xuanyi laughed, broadly asked.

"To the places we’ve been to before."

Jiang Huang examined Xie Xuanyi’s expression, cautiously said: "Coming back from North Sea, passing through Lichao City, Mr. Chen and Master Tang were too busy, I didn’t dare to say."

"You want to go to Lichao City, to Northern County?"

Xie Xuanyi hesitated for a moment, slowly said: "That’s not a problem... but right now, I have some small matters to handle first."

"Can brother take me along?"

Seeing Xie Xuanyi not refusing, the little guy’s eyes lit up.

Xie Xuanyi could only smile helplessly, nodding in agreement.

...

...

Imperial City North Suburb, mountains nestled, forming a ring-shaped pearl embracing posture.

This is the famous "Martial Fortune Dragon Vein" of Da Chu Dynasty.

Maple leaves fluttering, the mountain forests dyed in deep red.

Xie Xuanyi walked amidst the mountain woods with Jiang Huang, the rustling of red leaves.

Xie Xuanyi stopped his steps.

In the depth of the woods, two figures stood.

One old, one young; one red, one white.

"...Brother."

Jiang Huang clutched Xie Xuanyi’s sleeve, her voice carrying a hint of unease.

She felt a strong terrifying power emanating from the red-robed elder not far away.

Is this the Yang God Realm?

Moreover, not an ordinary Yang God Realm!

"Don’t worry."

Xie Xuanyi patted Jiang Huang’s shoulder, softly said: "Just wait here for me."

The two figures in the forest were precisely Ye Zhu and Zhou Ceng.

Earlier when Da Sui Sword Palace slew the Demon Queen...

Xie Xuanyi sensed three forces from the outside extracting from the Dragon Vein!

One from North Sea, triggered by Chen Jingxuan.

One from the Taoist, should be controlled by Jun Mountain Great True Master.

And the third force...

Logically speaking, the Qin Ancestor is dead, Wu Zhexian also perished in South Border.

This Martial Fortune Dragon Vein should lack a master.

But in Xie Xuanyi’s heart, a figure emerged in the dark, now here in the mountain, he verified his thoughts.

Two stone steles, located at the end of the maple forest.

On the steles, are engraved the titles of Qin Ancestor, Wu Zhexian, the script poised and forceful, personally embossed by Ye Zhu.

At the end of the maple forest.

A stone wall exuding faint golden light, with "Da Chu Martial Fortune" engraved on it; this is the Taoist cultivation ground where Qin Ancestor used to meditate, covered by the Martial Sect’s Great Array protection, outsiders forbidden to enter...

And now.

With Qin Ancestor gone, Wu Zhexian dead.

The vast Martial Sect is left with Zhou Ceng to take the lead.

Not just the Martial Sect... The entire Da Chu Martial Arts has weakened and declined.

"Little Xie."

Ye Zhu turned around, looked at the young man behind him, softly said: "...You’ve come."

He was not surprised by Xie Xuanyi’s arrival.

The old man’s gaze passed over Xie Xuanyi, looked at the little girl with pigtail braids nervously clutching her sleeve, elliptically asked in transmission: "Is this the Phoenix?"

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi nodded; however well Jiang Huang’s demon energy is concealed, it cannot be hidden from a Great Practitioner’s level like Ye Zhu.

"You know about your Master’s and Demon Queen’s affairs, right?"

Ye Zhu contemplated for a while before speaking.

For a Great Cultivator of his age, many secrets aren’t secrets.

Regarding the matters of the Demon Queen and Zhao Chunyang...

He still knows a bit.

Xie Xuanyi sighed lightly: "Senior Ye, I know."

"It’s good that you know."

Ye Zhu said warmly: "This little girl looks nice, her face isn’t the same as the Demon Queen’s, not a lunatic. But she isn’t a lunatic now... doesn’t mean she won’t be in the future... When Yuan Huang just settled in the Imperial City, there was a period when she was granted freedom by the Grand Emperor. She could freely enter and leave the Four Realms, leave the Imperial City at will."

"Was there such a thing?"

This old tale, Xie Xuanyi had never heard.

"There was... Who hasn’t done something absurd?"

Ye Zhu smiled lightly: "The Grand Emperor believed he had conquered this Phoenix. Even if given freedom, she wouldn’t leave him."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent.

"In fact, the Grand Emperor wasn’t wrong, Yuan Huang later had great freedom, indeed she didn’t leave Da Chu."

Ye Zhu remarked thoughtfully: "But this madwoman nearly destroyed Da Chu’s thousand-year foundation. Dust returns to dust, soil returns to soil, now the big picture is settled, in the future right or wrong, merits will be judged by posterity... Who knows if the Grand Emperor, seeing the troubles Yuan Huang caused if aware underground, will feel regret?"