Chapter 126: Ambush in the Fog

Ye Feng and the others all used the Tianyuan Breath Concealment Art to conceal their forms as they approached the Zhu family’s caravan.

They trailed it deeper into the mountain path, the surrounding fog growing thicker by the moment.

An uneasy feeling stirred in Ye Feng’s heart; he wanted to take a short rest.

But Gu Changtian said, “Brother Ye, hurry up. We’ve finally gotten this hard-earned lead. We’re already this far—let’s go a bit further. If things go wrong, we can just knock these people out. I checked their cultivations with a spell; the strongest is only at the mid Foundation Establishment stage.”

Ye Feng nodded. There was some logic to that. He had also probed the group—their cultivation levels were indeed low. Maybe he was just being paranoid.

So they continued walking for a while longer, until the fog became even thicker and eerier.

His detection spell could only cover a five-meter radius now. He finally stopped.

“No, we can’t go any further. This place is too strange. Ling’er, let’s turn back. We need to be fully prepared and report to the sect…”

But just then, Ye Feng turned his head and was suddenly covered in goosebumps.

Cold sweat trickled down his back!

He abruptly realized that someone had silently appeared behind him!

“Ling’er, who is this person behind you?”

Su Ling’er’s cheerful face showed confusion. “Behind me? Isn’t that Senior Sister? We came together from… Huh?”

Before Su Ling’er could finish, a strong sense of discomfort set in.

In her mind, the memory of coming with four people—Senior Sister and the others—conflicted with the memory of only three people coming.

Gu Changtian was also startled. He found his memories of four people clashing with those of three, and sweat poured down his back.

But soon, he calmed down.

While the other two were distracted, he took a short-range communication stone from his pocket.

Covering his hand with his sleeve, he whispered into the stone:

“Hey, old man, I told you to set an ambush to teach Ye Feng a lesson. What kind of trick is this? It’s terrifying.”

However, the communication stone glowed faintly, and an old man’s voice came from the other side.

“Young master, what are you talking about? We haven’t even set out yet. What tricks could we be using? We can’t act inside the city—it’s too conspicuous.”

Gu Changtian stopped listening to what came next.

His mind felt as if hit by a heavy hammer, dazed.

He had originally planned to use this mission to teach Ye Feng a harsh lesson.

Then, at the critical moment, he would step in and save them from disaster.

After that, he would gradually build a good relationship with Ye Feng and snatch away the women around him… heh heh heh.

Through this psychological attack, he would make Ye Feng pay for causing the Gu family’s decline.

But actually, the one who caused the Gu family’s decline was Chu Huaizhou, who had happened to arrive during the sect entry exam.

But Gu Changtian dared not—or rather, if his family heard he wanted to deal with Chu Huaizhou, half of them would probably report him, and the other half would rather die than comply.

But now… what was going on?

Di Xiaoyao, inside Ye Feng’s ring, also sent a warning to Ye Feng.

“Ye Feng, this place is very strange. The fog can confuse the mind. Quickly leave to the left.”

Ye Feng nodded and said in a low voice, “Ling’er, Changtian, follow me. This place is weird. Let’s go back!”

But as soon as Ye Feng ran a few steps, he stopped abruptly.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to run, but that the group from the Zhu family had already surrounded them…

“Hehe! Haha! Meow haha!”

Chu Huaizhou lay sideways on his bed, propping his head with his left hand and forming a sword finger with his right.

He gathered qi to control a small, pure-white sword-shaped aura, letting it fly wildly around the room.

Bai Li, like a kitten, waved her nine large tails and chased it all over the house.

Finally, when the sword aura was in the air, she leaped and caught it in her hand.

“Human, this one caught it. Am I not impressive, meow~”

But as soon as she said that, she realized something was wrong.

‘I am a white fox, a noble nine-tailed celestial fox. Not a cat that can’t control its instincts. What was I just doing?’

Bai Li immediately released the sword aura, walked with cat-like steps, and slowly went under Chu Huaizhou’s bed.

She crouched slightly, jumped, and traced an elegant arc through the air.

She landed precisely in Chu Huaizhou’s arms, curling into a ball.

The movement was fluid, clearly practiced many times.

Her amber eyes shifted from lazy innocence to sharpness.

“That was my second personality just now. It wasn’t the real me, meow. Hmph meow! I am not swayed by external things. I am cold and ruthless.”

Chu Huaizhou smiled. He moved his sword finger again, and the sword aura resumed its flight.

Bai Li seemed to forget her previous thoughts. Her eyes became clear again, and she happily ran to catch the sword aura.

Xia Baiqian sat at the desk, smiling as she watched the two interact.

But deep down, she couldn’t stop worrying.

How could the Gu Insect she had placed on Ye Feng suddenly lose contact?

She found it strange. If she had too many Gu Insects under her control at the Nether Sect, and all her attention was diverted, cutting off the connection? Unlikely.

That left only two possibilities.

One was that the great being from the upper realm inside Ye Feng’s ring had sensed the Gu Insect’s presence and killed it.

The other was that Ye Feng had encountered an enemy that could isolate space or entered a high-grade secret realm separate from the mundane world.

Xia Baiqian leaned toward the Gu Insect being killed. But what if he encountered an enemy?

Her master’s new disciple—if she had been completely unaware, the disciple could die and she would only feel a bit regretful.

But now that she knew, if she didn’t tell her master and something happened…

That was just a teenage girl; she posed no threat at all.

So Xia Baiqian harbored no dark wish for Ye Feng’s death.

However, if she told her master, it would mean confessing that she had placed the Gu Insect on him.

She could track and locate him.

If her master found out, wouldn’t he easily connect how she knew his secrets?

That would be the end. The persona of a Dao companion she had painstakingly built would be destroyed in an instant.

It would all be given away to Senior Sister Qingqiu. That absolutely cannot happen.

What angered her more than not obtaining the person she longed for was seeing her close friend succeed in winning that person.

While playing with Bai Li, Chu Huaizhou keenly noticed Xia Baiqian’s slightly dazed expression.

He asked, “What’s wrong, Baiqian? Something on your mind? Are you upset with your master?”

When they returned to Heaven Sword Peak earlier, they didn’t see Ye Feng.

Xia Baiqian had immediately said she wanted to go find Ye Feng.

But Chu Huaizhou thought it was nothing serious.

The protagonist has luck on his side, plus an old grandpa in a ring.

How could an invincible start lose?

So he directly refused, saying he believed Ye Feng could handle it.

He wanted to lie back on his bed and sleep for several days and nights.

After all, since losing his memory, he hadn’t had a single peaceful sleep.

Now that he finally had time to rest, he ought to rest well.

Thinking about the upcoming Shenghua Secret Realm, where he would face the leaders of the seven major immortal sects and various high-level officials, gave Chu Huaizhou a headache.

The thing he disliked most was these sycophantic occasions.

“No… it’s not that, Master.”

Xia Baiqian shook her head. As if she had made up her mind, she walked over to Chu Huaizhou’s side.

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