âWhy are you asking that?â Chu Feng asked.
âDid you find her or not?â Xue Ji asked.
âNot yet,â Chu Feng replied.
âHave you found any clues?â Xue Ji pressed on.
âNot yet.â
Chu Feng couldnât trust Xue Ji even though the latter hadnât expressed any intention to harm him. Naturally, he wouldnât tell her anything he knew about his mother.
âAlright. You may leave now.â
Xue Ji waved her hand, urging Chu Feng to leave.
âWhat do you intend to do by asking about my motherâs whereabouts? Are you planning on exacting vengeance on her?â Chu Feng asked with narrowed eyes.
Regardless of the history between them, he didnât harbor any enmity toward Xue Ji at the moment. Even if it was just out of consideration for Yu Sha, he wouldnât harm her. Not to mention, Xue Ji hadnât expressed any hostile intention toward him so far.
That being said, Chu Feng knew that Xue Ji was a vindictive person. She likely harbored a grudge toward his mother for kidnapping her. If she truly intended to exact vengeance on his mother, he would immediately categorize her as an enemy.
While he had never met his mother before, he would never allow anyone to threaten her.
Pft!
Unexpectedly, Xue Ji burst into laughter at his words.
âChu Feng, you became dumber over the years. Exact vengeance on your mother, you say? Do you think that I have the strength for that? Not even the Demon Spirit King would be capable of that!â Xue Ji said with a laugh.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThen why are you asking that? Are you worried about me?â Chu Feng asked.
âYou can take it that way. Hurry up and leave. If the Demon Spirit King sees you, I canât and wonât protect you.â
Xue Ji shot Chu Feng a cold gaze before turning away from him. It was an abrupt change in attitude, but Chu Feng wasnât surprised at all. He had always seen her as an unfathomable and dangerous woman, and that was how she had always treated him.
Chu Feng left the palace together with Old Cat.
âHow is it, Brother Chu Feng? Do you believe me now?â Old Cat said.
âYes, you havenât lied to me on this matter. Iâll put aside Xue Jiâs debt for now, but you havenât compensated me for the God Bestowment Bamboo Slip,â Chu Feng said.
âAiya, itâs just a mere God Bestowment Bamboo Slip. Iâll pay you back soon enough! Actually⦠this might be an opportunity to do so. Brother Chu Feng, I donât like to brag, but I have a special prophetic constitution that grants me uncannily sharp intuition when it comes to certain things. My gut feeling is telling me that thereâs a huge fortuitous encounter awaiting us in the Demoncoffin Ordinary Realm.
âWhat do you say, Brother Chu Feng? Shall we join hands and do something big together?â
Old Cat rubbed his hands together as he looked at Chu Feng with heated eyes.
âI asked Xue Ji about this matter earlier. She didnât tell me what it is, but it seems to be related to why the Demon Spirit King has chosen to reside here. She also told me that there are many experts hidden in the Demoncoffin Ordinary Realm who are after this fortuitous encounter, and they are all of a similar tier as the Demon Spirit King,â Chu Feng said.
âBrother Chu Feng, you donât look like a coward to me. Are you really intending to heed Xue Jiâs advice?â Old Cat asked.
âIt looks like you really arenât afraid. Very well, letâs head over to take a look then,â Chu Feng said.
âThatâs more like it!â Old Cat exclaimed excitedly.
âSpeaking of which, you donât seem that concerned about your disciple anymore?â Chu Feng asked.
âBrother Chu Feng, I know what kind of person you are. You wonât hurt my disciple now that you have confirmed that I havenât lied to you,â Old Cat replied.
Chu Feng chuckled upon hearing that.
The two of them began making their way toward the gaseous flames. Fearing that they might be at a disadvantage for arriving late, Old Cat rushed ahead with its fastest possible speed.
âThis wonât do. Weâre still moving too slowly. Brother Chu Feng, bring out your world spirit and have it take us there,â Old Cat said.
âMy world spirit is currently cultivating. I wonât call for him unless itâs truly urgent. Youâre roughly around the same strength as him anyway, so it doesnât make a difference,â Chu Feng replied.
There was no way he would tell Old Cat that the Asura King had been sealed away.
âThatâs not true. Heâs stronger than me. This is an urgent situation. We might miss out on the fortuitous encounter if we arrive late!â Old Cat exclaimed.
Boom boom boom!
Thunderous rumbles suddenly echoed behind Chu Feng and Old Cat.
Startled, the two of them turned around and found a huge congregation of storm clouds behind them. Lightning bolts were crackling everywhere.
To make things worse, these storm clouds were swiftly heading in their direction.
They immediately understood that these werenât ordinary storm clouds but a phenomenon caused by a powerful cultivator.
âThere are indeed many hidden experts in the Demoncoffin Ordinary Realm. That fellow must be heading in the direction of the gaseous flames too. Letâs step out of the way first,â Chu Feng said, only to realize that Old Cat had already started running off to the side.
Both of them had the same thought in mind.
It was likely that the cultivator who had induced the phenomenon was even stronger than Old Cat judging from how quickly the storm clouds were moving. Given so, it would be best for them to avoid a confrontation.
âThe heck! Brother Chu Feng, something seems wrong here. Donât you think that the storm clouds are heading in our direction?â Old Cat exclaimed in horror.
To their astonishment, the storm clouds didnât head straight toward the gaseous flames but instead changed their direction to pursue them.
âIt is heading in our direction,â Chu Feng said.