Chapter Five Departure

  As Xu Lin was not present, the three of them stayed in Qing Shan Town for a day before leaving on the second-order demon beast, Purple Cloud Crane. Before departing, Xu Hua wrote a letter to Luo Cheng, which was sent by the guards from the mansion to Lao Tie Shan's Jiuzhai Gou.

  The purple cloud carving is a demon beast domesticated by the Tian Nan Prefecture of Da Cang Ling, and it is the means of transportation for most students in the Academy. Of course, only formal students are eligible to apply for the purple cloud carving as a means of transportation.

  After the three left, a secret passage suddenly appeared in Xu Lin's study in the East Garden of the Xu Mansion. A figure slowly walked out of it, and it was indeed Xu Lin.

  Xu Lin seemed to be saying to himself: "At ease now?"

  At this time a faint voice came from the secret passage: "He has his own destiny, and he needs to walk his own path in the future. I can't help him!"

  Xu Lin sighed, "When are you planning to tell him? Are you going to deceive him for the rest of his life?"

  "I didn't want to, but I don't have that right now. If they find out about him, he's dead for sure! So even if something happens to him, I won't be able to show up. Everything is up to you!" The helpless voice echoed, revealing the helplessness in his heart.

  Xu Hua shook his head firmly and said: "There's no need for you to say anything, even if it's for Rou Er's sake, I'll still guard him!"

  "Hahaha... Hahahaha!" The man's voice suddenly turned into a mad laugh, and then became colder than the thousand-year-old ice, shaking in Xulin's ears: "Rong'er died too unjustly. Those old guys, they ruined my family, separated me from my wife and children. I will definitely make them know what regret is!"

  "Those old guys, you're no match for them, don't make any rash moves! Their power has already taken deep root!" Xu Lin said somewhat anxiously.

  "Xu Lin, what's wrong with you? The old folks at the Xu household will be driven to death by you! If they knew that their own family had produced a traitor, I think their expressions would definitely be very rich!"

  "Why me? Han Feng, could it be that my love for Rou Er is any less than yours?! It's just that you were lucky, Rou Er chose you, but you actually didn't protect her well!!! The Xu family will never see their usually calm and gentle master with such a ferocious expression!!"

  That man remained silent, silently enduring, and after a long while, a voice filled with shame emerged: "Xu Lin, it's my fault for not protecting Rou'er well, and I even need you to protect my own flesh and blood!"

  "Korean Feng, are we still the best brothers as before?" Xu Lin asked back.

  "Brother? We've always been the best of brothers, and there's no one more foolish than you! I think that if Yu Ru had chosen you back then, maybe things wouldn't have turned out so tragic!" Han Feng's voice was tinged with a hint of sobbing!

  "You're not wrong, Rourou choosing you was the best choice, it's just that I didn't expect those old guys to be so ruthless, I will never forgive them! Han Feng, on the day of the final battle, you must notify me!" Xu Lin said with a face full of hatred.

  "No, I won't agree to it. Huah still needs your care! If you get involved, he'll be implicated too! The seven major powers may sound good on the surface, but in reality they're like a bunch of thieves and robbers, ready to wipe out an entire family at the slightest provocation." Han Feng said firmly.

  Xu Lin was equally stubborn: "If I don't intervene, I will never forgive myself. Back then, I retreated, but now I can't. Otherwise, in the future, Hua'er won't forgive me either!"

  "Xu Lin, you're too stubborn! What you've done is already good enough! Don't worry about these things anymore. This time, the Millennium Chess Bureau is my last trump card for a comeback, and I will definitely succeed!" After a pause, Han Feng continued: "It ends here today, I'm leaving. Xu Lin, everything about Hua'er is entrusted to you from now on! If I succeed, we'll naturally recognize each other. If I fail, then he will forever be your son, Xu Lin!"

  The sound disappeared, Xu Lin let out a long sigh and looked in the direction of the backyard of the Xu Mansion: "Rou'er, I will definitely avenge you." After finishing speaking, he quietly arrived at a small hill in the backyard of the Xu Mansion. In front of a small pond, a green and red snake suddenly floated out of the water with its huge snake head, happily hissing at Xu Lin.

  Xu Lin looked at Qing Hong, whose body was even colder, and gently stroked the snake's head, smiling faintly: "It's really a coincidence, it won't take long for you to become a fifth-grade demon beast, maybe you can borrow this place to become a sixth-grade demon emperor!" Qing Hong's huge snake pupils showed joy, if not for the master's help, he wouldn't have made such rapid progress. In the end, one person and one demon entered the depths of the water pool, what kind of world would be there?

  At the same time, Xu Hua and his two companions were riding the Purple Cloud Crane towards the direction of Tian Nan Fu in Da Cang Ridge. Originally, taking the Purple Cloud Crane would only take ten days to reach Tian Nan Fu, but this was really too dull, so Xu Hua suggested taking a detour through the Taihang Mountains to get to Da Cang Ridge.

  The three of them were all quite powerful, especially Xu Hua who had the strength of a Martial Emperor, so Xu Hui and Xu Lang agreed.

  Because there were only two purple cloud eagles, Xu Hua could only ride with Second Brother Xu Lang on one, fortunately the back of the purple cloud eagle was spacious enough to hold two people at the same time.

  During the day, three people rode on a purple cloud chaser, occasionally looking at the scenery of the Taihang Mountains below. They often saw weak and small demon beasts being eaten by powerful demon beasts, and occasionally saw human warriors plotting against each other, with the strong preying on the weak in a delicate and intricate manner.

  At night, the three of them rested in the Taihang Mountains. When they were hungry, they roasted demonic beasts; when they were thirsty, they drank from streams. Life was quite comfortable. Although the three of them were powerful, ordinary demonic beasts didn't dare to provoke them. However, there were always some demonic beasts that weren't afraid of death. During this period, the three of them had killed countless demonic beasts, most of which were attracted by the smell of their roasted meat!

  That day, they encountered a fourth-order Golden Giant Ape, an ape with feet as high as eight zhang, its entire body covered in golden fur. The giant ape was opening its bloody mouth wide and chasing after the three people in front with a ferocious expression. The Purple Cloud Bird flew early into the sky and flew in the direction of the three people.

  "Hoo-hoo-hoo!" "Wooo!"

  Everywhere was a small beast tide triggered by being chased by three people and one beast.

  "Third brother, can you take care of that guy?" Xu Lang shouted as he desperately ran forward, dodging various obstacles while still chattering away.

  The other two didn't slow down at all, and the woman shouted angrily: "Don't say that, Xiao Lang! A fourth-stage demon beast is much stronger than a human martial emperor!"

  Whoosh!

  Unexpectedly, the man suddenly stopped in his tracks. Xu Hua didn't know why he was running either; it was just a fourth-order demon beast, and he had killed them before. He hadn't expected Big Sister and Second Brother to move so quickly, directly pulling him along as they ran! He was helpless, so he followed along with them.

  "Third brother, what are you doing stopping! Hurry up and run!" Xu Lang said, slowing down his pace. Behind him, the giant ape took advantage of this opportunity to catch up, letting out a loud roar at Xu Hua who was standing still in his original spot. The massive fist, bigger than a person's head, was already swinging towards Xu Hua.

  Xu Hui and Xu Lang were both shocked by this scene, shouting loudly, "Don't!!!!!"

  But what happened next left them all stunned, Xu Hua's seemingly weak arm clenched into a fist and struck the giant ape's massive fist with great force.

  Bang! Xu Hua retreated back, the Golden Giant Ape was also beaten back, and the two of them looked at their retreating third brother and immediately walked forward to ask, "Third Brother, are you okay?"

  Xu Hua's face was slightly red, after all, his injuries were not yet healed, and he couldn't slaughter some fourth-order demon beasts as before. The "Life Devouring Technique" was constantly operating, and the rolling life energy entered Xu Hua's body from the Golden Giant Ape's body, nourishing his wounds.

  "I'm fine, but it's not weak, we've had a good fight. You two retreat." The two retreated to the side, and suddenly a long sword appeared in Xu Hua's hand, with a cold chill emanating from the blade, which was the dragon-patterned sword that Xu Hua had obtained from the Qingping Lake ruins.

  At this moment, Xu Hua is injured and it's not suitable for him to have a hard confrontation with the powerful Golden Giant Ape. The four-stage demon beast has a strong physique, but it can't compare to the sharpness of the spiritual artifact. The Dragon Pattern Sword was originally one of the top middle-grade spiritual artifacts, although after being ravaged by time, it can no longer exert its original power, but it's still stronger than a low-grade spiritual artifact.

  The giant ape was knocked back by Xu Hua's punch and suddenly went berserk, charging towards Xu Hua. Along the way, it knocked down many towering trees. Seeing the giant ape rushing over, Xu Hua smiled coldly and charged towards the giant ape with his dragon-patterned sword in hand.

  At the moment when one person and one monster came into contact, Xu Hua jumped onto the shoulder of King Kong, with his sword slashing at King Kong's neck.

  Whoosh! The mid-grade spiritual sword was indeed razor-sharp, and the thick skin of the Golden Giant Ape was slashed open, with a large amount of fresh blood splashing out. Unfortunately, this dragon-patterned sword was too small for the eight-zhang-tall Golden Giant Ape, and the splashed-out blood was not even worth mentioning to it.

  However, the severe pain caused King Kong to roll around on the ground continuously. Taking advantage of this moment, Xu Hua jumped onto King Kong's head and punched it heavily.

  Crack

  The sound of the skeleton cracking, King Kong let out a more mournful howl, Xu Hua was thrown flying by King Kong's violent struggle. Xu Hua quickly approached King Kong to absorb the life energy inside his body and accelerate his death.

  After a long time, the giant ape finally stopped moving. The two people hiding aside stared with wide eyes at this obviously mismatched scene. After a while, they came back to their senses from shock and ran over to look at the still staring giant ape! Then they looked at Xu Hua with an expression of "are you human?"

  Xu Hua looked embarrassed and smiled awkwardly, "Didn't I say there's nothing wrong? Why don't you believe me?"

  Xu Lang hastily grabbed Xu Hua's arm, then compared it with his own and found that the difference was negligible. He said in a very depressed tone: "The size is almost the same, why? Born to the same father, how can the gap be so big?! Third brother, you won't be a demon beast in disguise, will you?"

  Han Hui rolled her eyes and said: "Xiao Lang, don't talk nonsense. If Third Brother is a demon beast in disguise, then aren't you the same?"

  "Second brother, I've had some strange encounters. My physical body is actually stronger than those born with divine powers," Xu Hua also felt a bit helpless, his second brother was too prone to wild ideas!

  "Born with divine power can't compare to you, how is that possible?" Xu Lang's mouth twitched, speechless.

  "Alright, in any case, the crisis is now over!" Eldest sister Han Hui wiped the sweat from her forehead, with a deep sense of relief!

  Xu Lang also had a lingering fear, and with some trepidation, he patted his chest and said: "Fortunately our third brother is twisted enough! Otherwise, we wouldn't have known if we could escape the ape's jaws! Now it's turned around, we roasted it! Fourth-stage demon beast meat is very nourishing for warriors! Haha!"

  Xu Hua nodded, the higher the level of the demon beast meat, the more nourishing it was for warriors.

  Chirp! Chirp!

  The purple clouds in the sky also descended when they heard their master's call, but they didn't dare to get too close to the corpse of the Golden Ape King. Although it was already dead, the aura of a fourth-stage demon beast was not something that these second-stage demon beasts could withstand.

  Xu Lang walked to the side of his own Ziyun Bird and patted it, saying: "You have good fortune, the meat of the Four Fiend Beasts will be very helpful for your advancement, perhaps tomorrow you'll reach third rank."

  Sister Xu Hui has already started preparing various tools, and it's clear that they're an old hand, with such a skilled technique.

  "Xiao Lang, come and help quickly! Don't just stand there, or you won't have dinner tonight!"

  Xu Lang's face was full of grievance, "Big sister, why didn't you call little brother? He is much more skilled than me!"

  Xu Hua was secretly smiling on one side, he thought his elder sister was really too good to him, but his second brother was in a pitiful state!

  In the midst of their busyness, the night slowly deepened! After the three finished eating, Xu Hua stored the better parts of the meat in his spatial ring, and gave all the remaining demon beast meat to the two Purple Cloud Eagles. Compared to other Purple Cloud Eagles, they were extremely lucky, as fourth-grade demon beast meat was not something that anyone could get, let alone be given to seemingly useless second-grade demon beasts like Xu Hua.