**Chapter 464: Little Jiu: Are you going to abandon me?!**
“The situation in the Southern Region is truly a disaster. No wonder Qiao Qiao and the others would rather abandon their ancestral lands, which they’ve lived in for who knows how long, just to come to the Northern Region and seek my support.”
Bai Feng looked at the message from Ling Feng, sent through the Silver-Winged Dove, which detailed the intelligence he had gathered in the Southern Region recently.
Though he had some portable arrays equipped with ‘cameras’, he still couldn’t monitor everything all the time, so he really needed Ling Feng’s updates about the Southern Region.
At this point, the situation in the Southern Region appeared simple on the surface: The bl**d Snake Clan was rising and snatching up resources and territory from other monster tribes. This wasn’t uncommon, but it was rare to see a clan as ruthless and expansive as the bl**d Snake Clan.
The behind-the-scenes situation was much more complex. The rise of the bl**d Snake Clan was definitely connected to the Divine Monarch, especially with the information that Ling Feng sent, indicating there were quite a few crazies in the bl**d Snake Clan using secret methods to forcibly absorb demon energy to rapidly enhance their cultivation.
Naturally, the Central Continent wasn’t going to just sit back and watch. Although the Southern Region was not welcoming to the Holy Land of the Central Continent, many monster tribes were forced to lean toward the Holy Land under the threat of the bl**d Snake Clan. Besides, there was also an alliance composed of human forces from the Southern Region and the monster tribes, and Bai Feng recalled that quite a few Nine-Tailed Foxes from You Su Rong Rong’s clan had joined this alliance.
“Who would’ve thought that Ling Feng could thrive so well in the Southern Region?”
Bai Feng sighed lightly. He initially thought Ling Feng’s demon energy would hinder him, but it turned out the monster tribes didn’t care about that at all.
I mean, it makes sense. Most people dislike the Demon Path because of its brutal methods, but to monster tribes, it’s all the same; both the righteous and the demonic paths are pretty cruel to them. In fact, the righteous side looks down on the monster tribes and has minimal dealings with them, while the Demon Path has no such qualms and doesn’t hesitate to conduct business.
As for whether the Demon Path would conduct proper business with the monster tribes—let’s just say, you really don’t know the Demon Path well enough. They won’t conduct proper business with anyone. If there’s a chance to devour both the buyer and the goods, they won’t hold back.
“Should I take advantage of this opportunity and ask Ling Feng to help connect me with someone in the Southern Region to sell some ‘weapons’ or something?”
Bai Feng pondered. Coincidentally, the Array Peak had developed quite a few bizarre portable formations—though they couldn’t even be called formations. He wondered if it was because he led them that the talent tree of the Array Peak had gone awry, as the array masters kept producing things that challenged traditional arrays, and his master, Liu Meng, hadn’t stopped it. In fact, she had intensified the push!
Basically, the Array Peak was piling up a mountain of experimental “weird items” that had passed tests but were unproven in real combat—perfect for selling to the Southern Region for the monster tribes to test out.
But then he dismissed the idea of letting Ling Feng do the selling: “No, having Ling Feng help would be too risky; it would be easy for the monster tribes to take notice. Better to let Qiao Qiao and the others help make the connections.”
Sigh. He was truly worried about the Child of Destiny’s safety. He thought that after all the Luck Points lost when Shui Xi Yu killed so many Children of Destiny, the system would take a break. But the system, that insatiable rascal, just didn’t understand satisfaction. After he accidentally injured Zuo Qiu a while ago, the system threw a few Luck Points at him.
How annoying! Zuo Qiu didn’t even care, and it was her own suggestion! What are you popping up for, system?
Bai Feng sighed again and took out his communicator to send a message to Qiao Qiao.
Bai Feng: Got time? I need your help with something.
Qiao Qiao: Young Master Bai came to find me personally! How could I possibly say I don’t have time? What’s the matter? Do you need me to come to the Heavenly Sword Sect for a face-to-face discussion?
Bai Feng: Yeah, please come over.
Qiao Qiao: Huh?
At that moment, Qiao Qiao, lazily lying on her bed in a flimsy pink pajama, suddenly froze, and her heart began to race uncontrollably.
“Is the side effect of the charm magic still lingering?”
She took a few deep breaths, but it didn’t help; her heart still wouldn’t slow down, and just the thought of having to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect made her nervous, which was so unlike her.
She set the communicator aside, turned over, and lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling. She licked her lips, excitement brewing on her face: “What on earth could it be that needs me to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect in person?”
She was really getting her fox hopes up!
Just then, Bai Feng sent another message, and she hurriedly grabbed her communicator to read it.
Bai Feng: If you’re too busy, it’s fine.
Qiao Qiao: No, no! I’m not busy at all!
Qiao Qiao: No, I mean I’m not that busy. I’m working hard, I promise!
Bai Feng: … then find some time to come.
Bai Feng: Oh, and remember to bring You Su Rong Rong.
Qiao Qiao: Sure, Young Master Bai~
‘And I have to bring You Su Sister too? I thought it was just me…’
Qiao Qiao set down the communicator, feeling oddly disappointed.
‘Darn it, am I completely captured by Young Master Bai now?!’ She flipped over onto her bed, feeling a bit dejected but, a few seconds later, she slowly got up.
“Sigh, work still needs to be done.”
Qiao Qiao sighed and slowly walked to her wardrobe, staring at the packed clothes inside, lost in thought—Which outfit should she wear? Which one would Young Master Bai like?
…
“Little Jiu.”
Bai Feng walked over to Little Jiu, who was napping on a soft cushion, and picked her up.
“What’s up? Did you finish your game?” Little Jiu opened her eyes and yawned.
“Halfway done.” Bai Feng ruffled Little Jiu’s head, “Qiao Qiao and the others are coming to the Heavenly Sword Sect in a few days; you should come with me.”
Little Jiu instantly perked up: “Are you going to abandon me?!”
Bai Feng: “Huh?”
“I’ll work hard to cultivate! I won’t play games anymore! Please don’t send me to those so-called Nine-Tailed Fox families!” Little Jiu looked around and then wrapped her paws around her tail, offering it to Bai Feng, “I’ll let you rub my tail! Please, please don’t send me away!”
“I—if it really comes to that…” Little Jiu seemed to make a serious decision, “I can keep your bed warm! I’m really warm to cuddle with, and I can even transform!”
“That’s not…” Bai Feng’s mouth twitched, but he still ‘accepted’ her tail and started to pet it, “What I meant was, Qiao Qiao and the others have already submitted, so you don’t need to hide from them anymore.”
“Oh…” Little Jiu nodded, then cautiously raised her head and asked, “You’re really not sending me away?”
“You do have some trust in me, right? Even though you’re kind of lazy and don’t like cultivating, asking me to create games for you to play every day—” Bai Feng suddenly paused, “But…”
“But what?! Hurry up and say it!”
With tears almost forming in Little Jiu’s eyes, Bai Feng suddenly broke into a smile and ruffled her head again, “Just kidding! How could I bear to send you away? We’ve known each other for so long; don’t you know me by now?”
Little Jiu thought for a moment, then slowly lifted her head and quietly said, “Then I’ll come to keep you warm tonight. Please don’t send me away, okay?”
Bai Feng: “Huh?”
What kind of person do you think I am?!
Darn it, I suddenly want to send Little Jiu away!
