Celestial 'War God' Return

Chapter 398: Monitoring

Early the next morning, Tang Xiao led the others to the location of the ice cave, and they found Hu Yizhen there.

Yao Meiqing wanted to rush into the ice cave to retrieve the Frost Ice Lily, but Tang Xiao quickly stopped her. "Don’t rush! We don’t know if that female demon has already set a trap for us inside."

"Oh." Yao Meiqing nodded and held back her urge to enter the ice cave.

Fei Cangyu asked Tang Xiao, "Do you think that female demon intends to trap us?"

Tang Yin, Xing Xing, Sun Xiang, and Mu Yan were in no rush to take the Frost Ice Lily. They chose to wait for Tang Xiao’s decision before entering the ice cave.

"That possibility exists, so we have to be patient and not be careless." Tang Xiao narrowed his eyes, checking the area inside the ice cave. ’Is the Frost Ice Lily ready to be picked? Did you find any traps there, Xiao Ai?’

[Unfortunately, the Frost Ice Lily is not yet fully mature, and you will have to wait at least another day to pick it, Master. As for the trap, there’s one right in front of the entrance.] Tang Xiao frowned. [If you enter the cave through the entrance, you’ll trigger the trap, and you’ll be in big trouble for it.]

’What kind of trap is that?’

[Mo Bing left some sort of avatar of herself at the entrance, Master. Although her avatar’s power isn’t as strong as her real body, you’re still no match for her. If the trap activates, she’ll definitely know your identity, and she’ll hunt you down.]

’Are there other traps in there?’

[Only one trap at the entrance and nothing else, Master. To make it easier for you to take the flower, you can use your void element to infiltrate inside, and you must send the flower to me.]

"What should we do now?" Huo Yan asked Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao thought for a moment. "Where is our next mission location? Is it in the Song Kingdom region?"

"The next mission location is a few miles north of the Snow Mountain."

"I see." Tang Xiao nodded in understanding. "We’ll go down the northern route because the Frost Ice Lily won’t mature until tomorrow, so we’ll have to wait another day to pick it."

"Another day, huh?" Sun Xiang muttered. "Since we still have to wait one more day, we can train by fighting against those beasts on the way down, and we will come back here tomorrow."

Tang Xiao shook his head. "You guys don’t need to come here tomorrow, and I’ll pick the flowers myself."

"But—"

Tang Xiao stopped Yao Meiqing and Fei Changyu. "There’s a trap in the entrance, and the female demon will know our identities if we go together. Besides, I have my special element, and she won’t be able to find me as long as I use it, so you don’t need to worry about me."

"You two, don’t need to worry about Xiao’er! He’ll return to us after he picks the flower, so we just need to wait for him." Tang Yin said to reassure Yao Meiqing and Fei Changyu.

Unlike Yao Meiqing and Fei Changyu, Huo Yan’s expression was calmer than theirs, and she did not seem worried about Tang Xiao.

"Are you four really not worried about him?" Yao Meiqing asked Xing Xing and the other three.

"Not at all." Xing Xing replied with a slight shake of her head.

"Hehe," Mu Yan chuckled. "Big Brother has faced many dangers in our home realm, but his enemies have never been able to catch him, so I believe that he will be fine."

"That’s true." Sun Xiang nodded. "Since my husband has said that he will be safe, I believe that he will not face any danger."

Tang Yin patted Yao Meiqing’s shoulder. "Don’t worry, okay? Leave this matter to Xiao’er."

"Alright then." After all, Tang Yin and the other three women were Tang Xiao’s wives, so there was no reason for Yao Meiqing to doubt them.

Tang Xiao led them down the northern route, but they didn’t walk too fast because they also wanted to train there.

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Meanwhile, Mo Bing had arrived below the ice mountain in the territory of the Shenwu Kingdom, and she looked for Tang Xiao and the others based on the images that Hu Yizhen gave her.

Naturally, Mo Bing couldn’t find Tang Xiao and the others there, as they were already at the top of the snow mountain. She contacted Hu Yizhen to ask about the situation in the ice cave, and the woman told her that everything was still safe.

"Where did those people go?" Mo Bing wondered to herself. "Sigh! The Frost Ice Lily will mature tomorrow morning, and I’ll go straight back to the southern island after I pick it. For now, I have to find those people, and I will kill them if they dare target my flower."

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Shangguan Qingyue walked through the forest alone, encountering many wild beasts that tried to attack her. Fortunately, those beasts were below her level, so they posed no threat to her, and she was able to kill them easily.

Shangguan Qingyue repeatedly tried to contact Mu Qingge and Shangguan Qingyin, but something kept blocking her, rendering her efforts futile.

Shangguan Qingyue became irritated every time she remembered Tang Xiao’s clone’s face. After all, she was lost in the forest because of him; at least, that’s what she thought.

"Tch! I got lost like this because of that lecherous scoundrel!" Shangguan Qingyue stopped walking when she heard the sound of rapid footsteps a little far from her area. She looked in that direction with high alert, and her hand gripped the handle of her whip tightly.

Soon, a young man and a young woman arrived at Shangguan Qingyue’s location; both of them startled for a moment to see her alone.

"Eh? Did you get separated from your group, Sister? If I remember correctly, you came to this forest with four others, right?" The young woman asked Shangguan Qingyue without approaching her.

Shangguan Qingyue nodded. "I accidentally stepped into a teleportation formation yesterday, so I got separated from them. I’ve been trying to contact them since yesterday, but it seems this forest is filled with formations that block sound transmission."

"Ugh!" the young woman exclaimed as she stomped her feet. "This forest is really annoying! I also accidentally stepped into a teleportation formation, but fortunately, my fiancé immediately grabbed my hand, so I wasn’t separated from him. Anyway, my name is Shao Yuyan, and my fiancé is Ming Ren."

"The Ming and Shao Clans of the Taixu Kingdom?" Shangguan Qingyue was a little surprised.

"We do come from the Taixu Kingdom." Ming Ren nodded to Shangguan Qingyue. "We happened to be visiting the Song Kingdom, and we heard about this forest, so people from both our clans decided to check it out. So, what’s your name, Sister?"

"Shangguan Qingyue."

"Huh? Do you really come from the Shangguan Clan?" Shao Yuyan asked in surprise.

Shangguan Qingyue nodded. "I am indeed a member of the Shangguan Clan, and my four friends from yesterday are members of the Nine Profound Sect."

"Ah!" Shao Yuyan clasped her hands. "In fact, I wanted to join the Nine Profound Sect, but my parents wouldn’t allow me to, so I was forced to join the Myriad Sword Sect. As for my fiancé, he decided to join the Heavenly Star Palace at his grandfather’s request. Since the three of us are separated from our groups, how about we go together, Sister Qingyue?"

"I—"

"Sister Qingyue, there are many wild beasts with Tyrant-level cultivation in this forest, and you’ll be in danger if you encounter them alone, so we’d better go together." Ming Ren sincerely said.

Shangguan Qingyue thought for a moment before agreeing. "Alright, we will go together."

"Great!" Shao Yuyan shouted. "If we meet those tyrant-level beasts, we will fight them together, and we—ouch! Why are you flicking my forehead, Ren?"

Ming Ren shook his head. "Even if the three of us join forces, we won’t be able to face those tyrant-level beasts with our emperor-level cultivation, and we’ll die in vain if we force ourselves."

"Humph!" Shao Yuyan snorted and ran beside Shangguan Qingyue. "Did you find the exit in the areas you passed through earlier, Sister Qingyue?"

"No," Shangguan Qingyue replied with a shake of her head. "There are many bewildering formations in this forest, so it’s difficult for us to find our way out."

Shao Yuyan let out a heavy sigh. "What should we do now, Ren? If we can’t find a way out of those formations, we’ll be trapped in this forest forever."

"You only realized it now, huh?" Shao Yuyan covered her mouth with her hand. "I told you not to move around carelessly, but you didn’t listen to me and ran around as you pleased.

"Ren, please don’t be angry with me, okay?" Shao Yuyan put on a pitiful look, and her eyes started to water.

Ming Ren sighed softly. "What can I do? You’re my fiancée, and I love you so much, so I won’t let you get lost in this forest forever."

"Hehe," Shao Yuyan’s expression brightened after Ming Ren said that. "Ren! You’re the best man!"

Shangguan Qingyue smiled in amusement at Shao Yuyan’s acting. "You two love each other so much, huh?"

"Hehe," Shao Yuyan hugged Shangguan Qingyue’s arm. "Ren and I have been friends since childhood, to be precise since we were five years old. When we grew up, we fell in love with each other, so we asked our parents to get engaged. How about you?"

"Let’s talk while we walk, or we’ll never find our way out of this area." Shao Yuyan and Shangguan Qingyue followed behind Ming Ren while chatting with each other.