Outside the Breeding Forest, Song Yun and Elder Yun Kong were no longer in sight.
They had come to a deserted place.
“You have grown up. I truly could not recognise you.”
“How has your mother been lately?”
Elder Yun Kong asked Song Yun. His attitude now was vastly different from before.
If earlier he had treated her with aloof superiority, now when he looked at her, it was more like a kind elder gazing at a junior he admired.
“My mother is the same as ever. As for you, Senior, it seems you are now highly valued by Old Demon Heisha.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, Song Yun realised she had misspoken. She quickly covered her small mouth and corrected herself. “No, I mean Lord Heisha. Hehe…”
“No matter. We are family, after all. You need not be too formal with me.”
“I was wondering who had such great ability to use martial power within Lord Heisha’s formations. If it is you, then it makes perfect sense.”
Dongfang Yun Kong laughed.
“But Senior, since it has already been detected, if you let me go like this, will it not implicate you?”
Song Yun asked.
She knew that breaking Lord Heisha’s rules was a grave offence.
If she simply left now, it might bring trouble to Dongfang Yun Kong.
“No matter. I can just say I failed to catch you.”
“You have the ability to use martial power within the formations. Even evading my pursuit would not be surprising.”
“Besides, they have done their dirty deeds, and I have turned a blind eye.”
Dongfang Yun Kong said.
“Senior, it seems you also know about the Gongsun family juniors obtaining internal scrolls.”
“You… actually did not stop it. That does not seem like you.”
Song Yun looked at Dongfang Yun Kong with some surprise.
“Times change. Sometimes, to survive in a place, one must blend into their circle.”
When Dongfang Yun Kong said this, he appeared nonchalant, but the bitter smile at the corners of his mouth let Song Yun sense that his life here was far from happy.
“Senior, a circle like this does not suit your character. Why force yourself so?”
Song Yun asked.
“I owe Lord Heisha a favour. That favour must naturally be repaid.”
“Yun’er, if there is nothing else, you should leave first. I need to return quickly, or it will be hard to explain.”
Dongfang Yun Kong said.
“Senior, could you do me a favour?”
Song Yun asked.
“What favour? Just say it.”
Dongfang Yun Kong replied.
“Please look after the person travelling with me.”
Song Yun said.
“That Asura World Spiritist?”
“It seems your relationship with him is quite extraordinary.”
“Rest assured, I will do my best to look after him.”
“As long as he does not enter the Asura Burial Ground, I will ensure his safety. But if he enters the Asura Burial Ground, then his fate will be in his own hands.”
Dongfang Yun Kong said.
“Senior, does this marriage recruitment tournament’s later assessment involve the Asura Burial Ground? Are they really going to enter it?”
Song Yun’s brows furrowed slightly.
The infamous danger of the Asura Burial Ground was no joke. She very much did not want Chu Feng to go there.
“Yes, Lord Heisha has made such arrangements, though I do not know the exact details.”
“If you do not want him to go in, I can try to persuade him later.”
Dongfang Yun Kong seemed to sense Song Yun’s worry for Chu Feng.
“Forget it. If he wants to go in, let him. I cannot control his decisions, after all.”
“Senior, thank you for today. To avoid causing you trouble, I will take my leave.”
Song Yun cupped her fist towards Dongfang Yun Kong, then prepared to depart.
“Yun’er, when you see your mother, please pass on a message for me. The favour she did for me, I, Dongfang Yun Kong, will always remember. If she ever needs anything, even if it means walking through fire, as long as she says the word, I will not hesitate.”
Dongfang Yun Kong said.
“Senior, rest assured. I will definitely pass on your words.”
Song Yun gave a slight smile, then turned and left.
…
Inside the Breeding Forest, within the stone gate, Chu Feng had reached the deepest part of this barrier gate.
After spending some time, he had successfully gained control of the main formation.
Although he had controlled the main formation, a trace of doubt lingered in Chu Feng’s heart.
He always felt everything had gone too smoothly, unusually so.
If taking the lead thanks to his Heaven’s Eyes could still be considered reasonable, then the fact that no one else had discovered this barrier gate despite him controlling the main formation for so long seemed illogical.
After all, the three geniuses of the Gongsun family were all Dragon Transformation level 4 world spiritists. Given their status, even if their observation skills were not as good as his, they should not be far behind.
Rumble, rumble, rumble—
Suddenly, the main formation began to tremble. Then a barrier gate started to take shape.
“Is it over?”
“Have the other two barrier gates also been controlled?”
Seeing the barrier gate forming, past experience told Chu Feng that the assessment for competing for places at the marriage recruitment tournament seemed to be reaching its end.
Sure enough, once the barrier gate fully formed, a special power enveloped it.
Only Chu Feng, the controller of this formation, could step through it.
Without hesitation, Chu Feng entered the barrier gate.
Yet the moment he stepped in, he walked back out.
When he emerged, however, he discovered he had left the Breeding Forest and arrived outside it.
Before him stood a densely packed crowd.
There were not only the elders who had previously guarded the entrance to the Breeding Forest, but also many junior world spiritists.
Yet when those junior world spiritists saw Chu Feng, their expressions were indescribable.
Shock, disbelief, and other complex emotions appeared on their faces. Even the elders here reacted the same way.
Chu Feng, however, did not pay much attention to this. Instead, he looked around.
To his left and right, there were two more barrier gates. Figures had already emerged from them.
“This…”
Even Chu Feng felt a touch of surprise upon seeing those two people.
Without doubt, the three who had walked out of these barrier gates were the ones who had passed the assessment.
Yet among the three, including Chu Feng, none were from the Gongsun family.
