Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

Muttering all sorts of foul language, Ding Yusong walked further and further down the mountain path.

Above the Sword Pavilion are nineteen levels.

Xu Bailing slowly stepped into the huge courtyard. Sitting in the vast and empty courtyard, Xu Jiujing, holding a small wine cup, turned his gaze to his niece who was walking towards him.

"Little Bell is here." Xu Jiujing chuckled and adjusted his posture. "Not bad, not bad. It's been a long time. Your cultivation has improved."

Xu Jiujing could clearly feel that sharp aura emanating from her, and after Xu Bailing condensed such intent, she suddenly came to see him. Xu Jiujing could roughly guess what his niece was thinking.

"Uncle, have you inquired about Chu Xunfeng recently?"

"There's no news from him yet." Xu Jiujing picked up his wine glass and looked at Xu Bailing. "Little Bell, what are your thoughts now?"

"I want to find an opportunity to leave Baidi City and go to the demon race to see him." Xu Bailing made no attempt to hide her thoughts from her uncle.

“A sharp sword is a good thing.” Xu Jiujing looked at Xu Bailing, his words carrying a hidden meaning. “But no matter what kind of weapon it is, if it is too rigid, it will break easily. The same principle applies.”

“A gentleman’s weapon is used when it is needed, and hidden when it is not needed.” The old man stared at his niece. “Hidden sharpness is also a sign of skill and wisdom. You are only at the Condensation Realm. If you really want to find him, wait until you enter the Three Profound Realms.”

Xu Bailing frowned slightly in dissatisfaction. Looking at her uncle, who seemed indifferent, she suddenly asked, "Uncle, don't you have any thoughts about what happened to Chu Xunfeng?"

Xu Jiujing was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, "My silly girl, what do you think?"

Xu Bailing opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted by Xu Jiujing's next words, "That was the closed-door disciple who bowed to me and served tea in front of the entire Elders' Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, and hundreds of disciples of the entire White Emperor City, and became my disciple."

"He didn't do anything wrong on this trip to the Southern Wilderness Mountains. On the contrary, he did everything well, very well." Xu Jiujing narrowed his eyes, looking at his niece whose sharpness had suddenly subsided. "Do you think I wouldn't have some thoughts about what your father did?"

"Should I applaud him for handing over my closed-door disciple to the demon race like a bargaining chip, and praise him for his great wisdom?!"

boom!

At the height of his anger, Xu Jiujing, who was nearly two hundred years old, suddenly slammed his wine cup on the small table in front of him, exclaiming, "Your father is really getting worse as he gets older!"

Xu Bailing looked at her uncle, who had been completely lacking in composure when they first met, and was now glaring at her with his beard bristling. Suddenly, she laughed. "There's something I've never told anyone in the sect, not even my parents."

"What is it?" Xu Jiu, though an old and shrewd man, wasn't about to lose his composure after a moment of anger. "What do you want to tell me?"

"Seeing that my uncle has similar thoughts to mine, I think I can tell him about this." Xu Bailing let out a long sigh. "Chu Xunfeng should have military talent."

"..." Xu Jiujing remained silent for a long time. "Are you sure?"

"In the forests of the Southern Wilderness Mountains, in order to save me, he forcibly seized the weapon of a gun cultivator who was at least at the third level."

"He has military talent, and it's very likely that it's top-tier spear talent; even the Supreme Being might not be certain."

“Soldier bones…” Xu Jiujing remained silent for a while.

He suddenly remembered that when his own disciple entered the body cultivation path, the chosen technique was leg techniques, rather than the fist and palm techniques that were easier for ordinary body cultivators to learn.

Is this... a coincidence?

Thinking of this, Xu Jiujing suddenly laughed, "Little Bell, remember, neither you nor I know anything about the Soldier's Bone."

"Okay." Xu Bailing nodded. "Then, Uncle, I'm going back to cultivate."

Once I reach the Three Profound Realms, I can leave the sect and go to the demon race to find him.

Then, let's begin our cultivation.

While I'm at it, I'll also beat that young lady from the Ning family who's coming to my Baidi City in a few days to a pulp, and vent my anger for her.

Chapter 48, Two Months

The weather at Yeze Wetlands has been getting colder and colder lately.

A rabbit demon with missing teeth, carrying a large food box, exhaled a puff of white mist as it walked through the meticulously arranged houses of the southern district.

After delivering meals every day for two months, he had memorized the map of the South District, which he rarely visited. The rabbit demon looked up at the gloomy sky and decided to take a shortcut, stepping into a small alley.

Walking through the alley, a familiar courtyard came into view. The boy stepped forward and gently knocked on the door.

Before long, the gate to the courtyard opened, and a young man dressed in thin training clothes opened the door. Seeing the missing tooth, Chu Xunfeng nodded and said, "Come in and sit down."

"Thank you, young master." Missing Tooth chuckled, carrying a large food box, and followed Chu Xunfeng into the courtyard.

"How have you been lately?"

The rabbit demon, dressed in thick winter clothes, placed the large food box on the stone table and chuckled, "Thanks to Young Master, things are getting better and better."

This is no compliment.

In the capital, Queya was barely considered one of the lowest classes, making a living among the lowest of the low. He had some connections, but being young, he couldn't do many jobs. He had to support his mother, who had very poor eyesight, and his younger brother, and they lived a hard life.

Since hooking up with Chu Xunfeng, he has been going in and out of the Denglong Pavilion, which has a dragon clan background, twice a day for the past two months, always carrying a large food box.

The people in Denglong Pavilion were from all walks of life, and their informants were incredibly numerous. Before long, the news spread that the unfortunate boy with missing teeth had met a benefactor. He suffered less bullying in his daily life, and with less oppression and a stable source of extra income, his quality of life naturally began to improve.

"That's good." Chu Xunfeng nodded, opened the food box to the left and right, and began to eat lunch, while Queya sat to the side waiting.

The two chatted casually, mostly with Chu Xunfeng asking questions and Queya answering.

"Any news circulating lately?"

"Well, the biggest news recently should be that the second princess of the dragon clan, who was traveling, is coming back. It happened just a few days ago."

"Also, the aquatic creatures are becoming active again. In three months, the Dragon Gate in the South China Sea will surface. The Second Princess only returned because of the Dragon Gate incident."

"That's about it." Missing Tooth blinked. "Oh, right, I heard from a friend in the city guards that someone from a major human sect has come to the demon realm."

"Okay, I understand." Chu Xunfeng ate about the top three layers of food in the food box, but the bottom two layers of seafood remained untouched and were still neatly arranged in the food box. "The same as before, it's yours now."

"Thank you, young master." The man with the missing tooth chuckled and stood up to put the food box away. "By the way, young master, may I ask you for something?"

"Hmm?" Chu Xunfeng looked at Queya with a puzzled expression. After spending two months together, this was the first time the rabbit demon boy had asked him for help so directly. "Tell me, if I can help you."

"Hehe, it's like this, young master, would it be convenient for me to measure your height and build next time?" The man with the missing tooth smiled brightly.

"What do you want to do?" Chu Xunfeng never thought that Miss Tooth would want this data to do something detrimental to him.

“My mother said that you have helped us so much, and we don’t have much to thank you for. But I have some sewing skills and I wanted to make you a dress.”

"Clothes..." Hearing this topic, Chu Xunfeng realized that he hadn't changed his clothes much since leaving the Ning family. "Isn't that troublesome?"

"Hey, this is my mother's profession, there's no trouble at all." Missing Tooth picked up the food box and looked at Chu Xunfeng, "Young Master, is it settled then?"

"Okay, you can get it ready when you come tomorrow. Take the food box home with you tonight; I won't be at the other courtyard tonight."

"This... forget about the food box. I'll go to Denglong Pavilion later and tell the manager that we don't need to prepare anything tonight." Queya had been working at the bottom for a long time, and he understood many things clearly. This matter of the food box was not just between him and Young Master Chu. Behind it all was the dragon clan of the demon royal family, and many eyes were watching him.

In fact, in the past two months, many people have blocked the road to Queya, wanting to find out Chu Xunfeng's identity.

He suffered a lot, but at least he wasn't robbed or beaten, so he never mentioned it to Chu Xunfeng.

He was living a much better life than before and didn't want to take any risks for a box of seafood. As a nobody at the bottom of society, he knew that many things weren't about whether you did them or not, but about what others thought you did.

He left with a missing tooth.

Chu Xunfeng went back to his room and tidied up, then checked the system panel one last time.

[Third New Player Bonus: 100%]

[Supreme Wind and Thunder Spiritual Root: A supreme dual spiritual root, a once-in-a-millennium occurrence; wind is the fierce aura, thunder is the purple scorching aura.]

Chu Xunfeng let out a slow breath, left the small courtyard, and headed straight for Denglong Pavilion.

Denglong Pavilion is located at the intersection of the north and south city districts. This area can be said to be the prime location in the entire imperial city. Visitors come and go in an endless stream. Chu Xunfeng, a human, mingled in the crowd and entered Denglong Pavilion without attracting any attention.

Until... the moment he stepped into the Dragon Ascension Pavilion.

Seven or eight pairs of eyes converged on the young man's face.

Chu Xunfeng frowned. These gazes were so intense that they made him tense up for a moment. The young man looked around and asked, "Friends, what is it that you're staring at me like that?"

"Young Master Chu, you've been targeted by the Second Princess. These... they all want the bounty." A gentle, amused voice came from above. Hong Ji crossed her arms in front of her lower abdomen and walked down the stairs, one step at a time.

"The Second Princess? A bounty?"

"Well, Young Master Chu, please come upstairs with me. As for the others..." Hong Ji, as the Red Carp who leaped over the Dragon Gate three years ago, was known to everyone for her presence alongside Ao Ning, representing the stance of the Fourth Prince of the Dragon Clan. If she didn't speak up, these people really wouldn't dare to take Chu Xunfeng's information to the Second Princess to claim their reward.

"Just do what you're supposed to do." Hong Ji smiled, exchanged a glance with Chu Xunfeng at the six or seven people, and then got up and left in a hurry.

Why is the Second Princess targeting me?

"The fact that Young Master Chu is going to leap over the Dragon Gate is known not only to the Dragon Clan, but also to other demon clans outside," Hong Ji said with a light laugh.

"Why did it get out?" Chu Xunfeng frowned.

Hong Ji stopped on the stairs, turned around and looked at Chu Xunfeng, her smile somewhat subtle, "Some humans are looking for you."

Someone contacted me, so I spread the word that I was going to attempt the Dragon Gate challenge...

Stand up for me?

"White Emperor City?" Chu Xunfeng raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Your wisdom is no less than that of my prince."

Chapter 49, Ao Hanli

While praising himself, he didn't forget to flatter Ao Ning...

Chu Xunfeng followed Hong Ji up to the fifth floor of Denglong Pavilion. The entire Denglong Pavilion was empty. A teapot and a small porcelain cup were placed on a seat next to the bed.

Hong Ji led Chu Xunfeng to sit down at the table.