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Chapter 399: Just die for him like this… (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

The intense cold, laced with evil aura, invaded her body first. Despite the protection of the Infinite Saint Flame and her own boosted Heavenly Energy, it was as if the cold could still seep through in various myriad little ways, causing her to almost stop breathing. The next instant, the heat followed suit, and the mix of the two caused Shangguan Fei'er's entire blood flow to surge turbulently, as her vital energy was disrupted, causing her to almost spit out blood.

If she continued hugging onto Zhou Weiqing, perhaps it would not just be Zhou Weiqing falling to his death alone, but the two of them smashing to the ground together.

Right at this moment, Shangguan Fei'er showed her powerful adaptability and ability to think fast and work under intense pressure. With a half twist of her supple waist, she threw Zhou Weiqing upwards with all her might, first reducing the acceleration force and inertia he had built up over the two hundred metre fall, before she regained her balance and flew up once more.

In such a way, hugging and throwing in an almost endless cycle, the two continued 'flying' into the distance, descending swiftly all the while. Even with the Infinite Saint Flame, it took everything Shangguan Fei'er had in her to keep this up, and all the while, her body was wrecked by the two vastly different pulses of energy from Zhou Weiqing's body, eating her up with unbelievable pain.

At last, they were almost fifty metres from the ground. Shangguan Fei'er took another deep breath before throwing Zhou Weiqing upwards for one last time. Immediately after doing so, she swooped down, landing down hard onto the ground like a meteor, right at the spot at where she estimated Zhou Weiqing would also land. At the same time, she raised her hands, and a gust of Wind Attribute Heavenly Energy rose up in the air, almost consolidating into solid form as it caught onto Zhou Weiqing's body and eased him down onto the ground.

When she had finally succeeded into bringing him down onto the ground safely, she had passed the limits of her endurance. With a cry, she vomited out a full mouthful of blood before crashing down onto the floor, panting and gasping for breath.

She had already used the Infinite Saint Flame once earlier in the day today, and that had already caused some harm to her body. Using it again now, along with the heat-cold mixed 'attack' from Zhou Weiqing, Shangguan Fei'er was already severely injured. This was truly the first time in her life that she had been injured like that.

However, at this moment, she did not even attempt to heal herself, Due to her worry, urgency, and heartache, tears fell from her eyes.

"Little Fatty… Little Fatty… I was wrong… What happened to you? Don't scare me please… wake up! Little Fatty…" Shangguan Fei'er did not dare to touch him again, and could only call out softly near his ears.

Even though she was not touching his body, she could still feel the intense twin yet polar opposite auras affecting her.

The vegetation that grew in the northern regions were all extremely tough and durable to survive in such climates, and where they fell had a patch of vegetation and trees. Yet, now, the two closest pine trees to Zhou Weiqing were clearly starting to wither. One could imagine how terrifying the two auras he was emitting was.

All of a sudden, Zhou Weiqing's violent fits intensified, and in the next moment, he jerked up and spat out a mouthful of blood, which flew like an arrow almost fifty metres away, causing the entire air around to be filled with the mix of hot and cold. When Zhou Weiqing lapsed back down on the ground again, the fits continued.

"Why did this happen? I did not mean to do so, Little Fatty, I'm wrong… Please get better… if you are alright I will do anything you say." Shangguan Fei'er gritted her teeth hard and leaped forward once more to embrace Zhou Weiqing. She did not care about her own safety any longer, or even the fact that he was currently totally naked, and as she held hold of him, she circulated her Heavenly Energy into his body unhesitatingly, allowing the cold-hot auras to overwhelm her.

The hot-cold air was just too overbearing, criss crossing one after the other, Shangguan Fei'er felt as if her body could not take it, subconsciously wanting to let go. Even with her six-Jeweled cultivation level could not withstand the continual invasion of the dual temperatures.

However, she continued holding on tightly, refusing to let go as she gritted her teeth hard. In her view, this had all been caused by her. Just by touching Zhou Weiqing, she was already in such pain… then what kind of suffering would Zhou Weiqing himself be going through?

At this moment, all Shangguan Fei'er wanted to do was to help Zhou Weiqing shoulder some of his burden, to take on some of the massive pain he was in. Perhaps, partly from guilt, but more so because of heartache. She only wanted to do something for him, and as the intense pain wrecked her body, she gripped Zhou Weiqing tighter, afraid that she might subconsciously let go of him.

I cannot let go of him, otherwise perhaps it might be forever.

Along with the increasing pain, Shangguan Fei'er herself did not realise that her own clothes had also evaporated along with that twin temperatures. By this time, her nervous system was already numb, and the damage to her body and meridians caused blood to flow out uncontrollably from her mouth, dropping onto Zhou Weiqing's chest. Under the different intense temperatures, the blood turned into eyes before evaporating into a dim red steam and dissipating into the air.

Have I really fallen for him? Despite the numbness of her body, Shangguan Fei'er's consciousness still stayed extremely clear.

Yes… I think I have really fallen for him… but… he is Bing'er's man… how can I snatch her husband, my dear little sister that I have lost for so long.

Perhaps… dying for him like this, as long as it can help him stay alive… this would be the best result. It's all worth it.

If… if we have to die together… I will be willing too.

As two clear lines of tears streamed down her cheeks, Shangguan Fei'er suddenly opened her mouth and bit down on Zhou Weiqing's shoulder. Closing her eyes, she focused on the heartache and emotions in her heart, ignoring the state of her body.

Under the power of such conviction, Shangguan Fei'er did not loosen her grip of her arms. At this point, her skin was starting to follow Zhou Weiqing's, turning red and white intermittently, and her beautiful hair was also starting to drop down, turning grey, white and disintegrating into dust, and her own life energy was starting to ebb away.

In truth, the changes in Zhou Weiqing's body was undoubtedly sparked off by Shangguan Fei'er's series of actions in mid-air, but it was not caused by her, but happened within his own body on its own accord.

At that point, when they were whirling around in midair, Zhou Weiqing had abruptly felt his entire body starting to grow hot. That bout of heat came just so suddenly, so violently, an intense and incomparable heat that seemed to well up from every corner of his body, starting from the skin then turning inward to the rest of his body.

In that instant, Zhou Weiqing thought of the Solidified Dragon Spirit. At that point, inspiration struck him as he suddenly thought of the Green-Gold Flame that Shen Bu had unleashed upon him and enveloped him before disappearing without warning. That was definitely not something that he had accomplished on his own accord… and the only explanation could be the Solidified Dragon Spirit/

Dragons were mighty creatures with the Fire and Light Attribute, and the one he met was a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse. For its Solidified Dragon Spirit to be able to easily absorb that Fire Attribute Green-Gold Flame, that easily explained everything.

But… why would that heat suddenly rise up within him now? What was going on? Didn't Old Xing say that his Solidified Dragon Spirit would only be activated when he reached at least the Nine Jeweled stage?

Just as Zhou Weiqing was filled with uncertainty, an equally powerful, unrelenting cold and evil aura rose up as if in response, intercepting and attacking. One hot, one cold, the two powerful forces clashed, causing Zhou Weiqing to lapse instantly in indescribable pain, losing control of his body. That was the reason why Shangguan Fei'er had seen him like that.

In truth, all of what had happened was because of Zhou Weiqing's own body.

He had inherited the bloodline power of the Dark Demon God Tiger when he ate the black pearl years ago, as it was the core of the Dark Demon God Tiger that held all of its essence. As such, he was slowly gaining many of the Dark Demon God Tiger's powers, becoming stronger and stronger. It was also the powers of the Dark Demon God Tiger which had saved him many times, especially when he was training in the Immortal Deity Technique, where he had been on the brink of death just too many times. It could be said that without the bloodline of the Dark Demon God Tiger, Zhou Weiqing would have died the first time he tried to breakthrough to the Death Acupuncture Point.

As for the Solidified Dragon Spirit, it came from the power of the great dragon. It was a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse, and in terms of ranking, it was on the same level as the Dark Demon God Tiger, and it would be extremely difficult to compare which was actually stronger.

The Solidified Dragon Spirit had been sealed under Zhou Weiqing's skin, and when he had broken through to the 3rd stage of the Heavenly Shen Energy, it had slowly started merging with his body.

Xing Tianyi's judgement was not wrong at all. Under ordinary circumstances, if Zhou Weiqing wanted to activate the Solidified Dragon Spirit, it would only be accomplished at the nine-Jeweled stage.

Alas, due to a series of unforeseen circumstances and coincidences today, things had changed drastically. Zhou Weiqing had guessed correctly. The Gold Green Flames that Shen Bu had unleashed on him had been absorbed by the Solidified Dragon Spirit hidden right below Zhou Weiqing's skin. Dragons were the forefathers of Fire, and no fire was greater than theirs. As soon as Zhou Weiqing had gotten the Solidified Dragon Spirit, he was already immune to almost all fire in the world.

To the Solidified Dragon Spirit, the Gold Green Flames were like a supplement, hence it was directly absorbed into Zhou Weiqing's body. To be more accurate, it was directly absorbed by the Solidified Dragon Spirit.

The Gold Green Flames were an ultimate Skill of Shen Bu's, one of the most powerful of her own attacks, already reaching the seven Jeweled stage. To the Solidified Dragon Spirit, it was a pretty good supplement, and as such, after absorbing it, the Solidified Dragon Spirit started accelerating its absorption and digestion of energy, replenishing itself.

For the Solidified Dragon Spirit to Awaken was originally dependant on absorbing Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy and Life Force gradually in order to do so. Of course, that had to be done at a extremely slow rate, as it could only absorb Zhou Weiqing's extra energy to not harm him. For example, if Zhou Weiqing Devoured Fire Attribute Heavenly Energy, it would absorb some of it, but would not actually harm Zhou Weiqing's body.

This time, after having absorbed, and 'digested', so much of the Green Gold Flames, the Solidified Dragon Spirit was able to send back some of the energy to him. That was the reason Zhou Weiqing why he felt such heat earlier.

Chapter 400: Just die for him like this… (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Sending some energy back was after all the Solidified Dragon Spirit using excess energy to vitalize Zhou Weiqing's body, and it was supposed to very good for his body.

Alas, Zhou Weiqing was no ordinary Heavenly Jewel Master. He already had the bloodline of the Dark Demon God Tiger. As such, trouble befell him.

When the energy sending of the Solidified Dragon Spirit occurred, bringing about the heat energy into Zhou Weiqing's body, it had sparked the energy of the Dark Demon God Tiger. Sensing an intruder, how could the overbearing Dark Demon God Tiger bloodline allow it? As such, the two bloodline powers had clashed savagely against each other.

If not for the power of the Dark Demon God Tiger at this point, perhaps Zhou Weiqing would have only felt the heat rise within him, and before long he would have been pleasantly surprised to find that his body had gained much. Alas, that had not happened, and the current situation was extremely troublesome. The strength of the Solidified Dragon Spirit and the Dark Demon God Tiger bloodline powers were equal, and clashing against each other, it was as if his body was being used as a battlefield. With the two totally opposite powers clashing against each other, one hot and one cold, how could he be well at all?

This was a huge problem for Zhou Weiqing, causing to be in critical danger, even more so than when he was breaking through his Death Acupuncture Points.

Just like what Shangguan Fei'er had guessed, currently Zhou Weiqing was in unbelievable pain, more than he had ever felt before. Alas, he did not have control of his body, but his consciousness was still awake, and he could feel everything.

He could clearly sense everything that Shangguan Fei'er had done and hear her voice. When he sensed that she was heavily injured by touching him, he felt urgent in his heart. Yet, Shangguan Fei'er had actually hugged him instead.

Her thick Heavenly Energy entered Zhou Weiqing's body, greatly reducing his pain. However, at the same time, Zhou Weiqing could sense that the life was draining from her at a rapid rate along with her shuddering.

No… Fei'er… stop… let go of me…

Zhou Weiqing could only scream that out in his heart, as he could not move his mouth.

Fei'er is going to die… Fei'er is going to die. Zhou Weiqing felt as if his brain was about to explode. Currently, he hated himself so much, hated the energy within his body. When Shangguan Fei'er hugged him and said that she was willing to give up everything for him, he felt as if his heart had melted.

All he wanted to do now was for her to leave him, to stop her from feeling this pain.

The piercing pain of the spirit was also influencing his body. The sixteen energy whirlpools of his Death Acupuncture Points were whirling intensely, trying their best to bring harmony between the two clashing bloodlines. Alas, it was like quenching the fire of a cartload of firewood with one cup of water1, barely keeping an equilibrium so that did not explode and kill Zhou Weiqing.

At this point, Zhou Weiqing's heart was crazed. In order to save Shangguan Fei'er, he did not care anymore, and without hesitation, he did something that was literally crazy.

He could not move his body, but he knew his will could still slightly affect the energy within. In order to rescue Shangguan Fei'er, he had to regain control of his body, at least momentarily. In order to achieve that, he had to stop the two bloodline powers in his body from fighting with each other.

With Zhou Weiqing's current cultivation, he could not possibly do that even if he could regain full control of his Heavenly Energy, and he was very clear about that. As such, his next move was a bold one, perhaps one that could be described as almost suicidal.

Zhou Weiqing actually withdrew all the Heavenly Energy automatically circulating from the sixteen energy whirlpools of his Death Acupuncture Points which had been protecting him. Using all his willpower and all his might, he shoved all of the energy right towards his seventeenth Death Acupuncture Point.

ShenQue Death Acupuncture Point. 2

Location: Right between the lungs

Belonging to the category of the Ren Meridians. Once broken through, will cause shock to the nerves, intestinal tract, arms, overall loss of function to body parts.

Zhou Weiqing had already broken through to the sixteenth Death Acupuncture Point for quite some time, and ever since he had left the Heavenly Jewel Island, he had been training extremely hard, though he had stopped using the Devour Skill for cultivating purposes. Previously, he had used it to breakthrough the Sixteenth Death Acupuncture Point, and the instability it brought to his foundation was indeed considerable. It had taken him all this time to restabilize his foundation, and it was actually still some time before he was ready to break through the seventeenth Death Acupuncture Point safely.

However, at this moment, he still made the decision to do so without hesitation.

Due to the pressure from the two bloodline powers, his energy whirlpools had already been circulating to the max, at least twice faster than normal. By withdrawing them so swiftly would cause the void to be quickly filled by the spinning energy whirlpools in a sudden burst towards the ShenQue Acupuncture Point.

The ShenQue Acupuncture Point was the fourth Death Acupuncture Point of the Third Portion of the Immortal Deity Technique, the seventeenth overall. In that instant, with such a crazed movement, the rapid moving Heavenly Energy was actually further accelerated by the pressure from the bloodline powers, and despite his overall Heavenly Energy being insufficient for such a purpose, it was still able to forcibly charge into the ShenQue Acupuncture Point.

Zhou Weiqing was extremely clear that as soon as he broke the Death Acupuncture Point, his body would be like an inflated balloon punctured. At that point, all the energy in his body would rush towards that broken Death Acupuncture Point, including the two bloodline powers. The most likely result of his action would be the two bloodline powers surging out of his body, causing him to explode and die. However, Zhou Weiqing was also confident that before that happened, he would be able to regain his ability to move, and give him the chance to save Shangguan Fei'er.

In order to prevent Shangguan Fei'er from dying right at his side, he was pitting his entire life in this one crazy move. He did not have any choice. No matter what, he would not let her die for him. Otherwise, even if he survived, he would never be able to forgive himself.

*Poof**Poof* In that miraculous instant, the ShenQue Death Acupuncture Point was actually broken through. Zhou Weiqing instantly felt all his energy swirling about within him. To his surprise, as the energy surged of him speedily, it actually gave him a comfortable sensation, relieving him of the torturous pain.

Alas, another problem arose. Although he had successfully broken through the ShenQue Acupuncture Point, things did not proceed as per his expectations. The surging of the bloodline powers did not cause him to regain control of his body.

His body remained still, unmoving, and no matter how hard he tried he could not control it. The two bloodline powers surged towards the ShenQue Acupuncture Point, and this time they had stopped fighting, instead both rushing to repair the hole in the ShenQue Acupuncture Point.

In that instant, inspiration struck Zhou Weiqing, and he suddenly understood that he had somehow stumbled onto a way to resolve the danger.

In fact, it all seemed to simple once one thought through it, yet no one would have ever thought of such a solution directly. The two bloodline powers within his body was the extreme heat of the Solidified Dragon Spirit and the overbearing cold of the Dark Demon God Tiger bloodlines respectively. Both could be said to be totally opposite, and at the maximum of their representative. If they continued clashing and fighting like that, Zhou Weiqing would definitely die, no matter if Shangguan Fei'er sacrificed herself for him. That was because these two powers had just no possibility of merging like that, with only emnity for each other. This was a fight to the death.

However, this time, Zhou Weiqing's action to break the cauldrons and sink boats 3 in using his Heavenly Energy to breakthrough his Seventeenth Death Acupuncture Point, the ShenQue Acupuncture Point. At that point, his Heavenly Energy and life force were all gushing out of him. This forced the two bloodline powers, who would not give in to each other, to finally have a common ground. That was, a subconscious instinct to protect Zhou Weiqing.

Without question, once Zhou Weiqing broke through his Death Acupuncture Point, both the Solidified Dragon Spirit and the Dark Demon God Tiger bloodline powers would protect him and aid him in completing the energy whirlpool. Previously, the Solidified Dragon Spirit was not able to do this, but having absorbed all the power of the Green Gold Flame, it was now able to do so.

As such, once the ShenQue Acupuncture Point was broken through, the two bloodline powers managed to find a common ground, a point of truce.

Surrounding the ShenQue Acupuncture Point, the two bloodline powers pulsed rhythmically as they got to work. At this point, their only goal was to protect Zhou Weiqing, and not to clash against the other.

As the energy whirlpool of the seventeenth Death Acupuncture Point slowly formed, the two bloodline powers gradually slowed and stabilized. The Solidified Dragon Spirit returned to its original position beneath his skin, while the Dark Demon God Tiger subsided deep within Zhou Weiqing's body once more. The danger had been resolved.

To Zhou Weiqing, this could be said to be gaining unexpectedly from misfortune. Not only did he survive, he had actually broken through to the next cultivation stage.

However, at this point, Zhou Weiqing could not feel any excitement or happiness. He still remained unable to move, unable to save Shangguan Fei'er.

Finally, almost after another fifteen minutes, the energy within his body subsided and resumed its normal status, his Heavenly Energy back to its maximum. He also regained control of his body, able to move once more.

Abruptly, Zhou Weiqing flipped himself over into a sitting position, holding Shangguan Fei'er tight in his embrace.

The next instant, he was sent into shock.

Shangguan Fei'er lay there silently in his arms. The mischievous, lively young Second Miss of the Heaven's Expanse Palace was just so uncharacteristically quiet.

Her beautiful face was pale, devoid of colour. Even her normally luscious lips were almost white, the only colour being the slight stains of blood on them. Due to the sheer intense pain, her teeth had bitten down hard on her lips.

Two red lines, tracing a straight path down from her eyes. A ghastly sight that stuck like a knife right to his heart. Blood tears. Her entire body was naked, but emitting a grey white aura … lifeless…

There was no heartbeat. Not a shred of spirit or soul. Yes, she was dead, devoid of all signs of life.

In order to save Zhou Weiqing, she had sent all all of her Heavenly Energy into Zhou Weiqing's body, abandoning her own defenses totally. With the two raging bloodline powers, her body was totally open to their hot and cold mix of energies.

However, there was no regret on her face, a peaceful, almost satisfied expression… as if death was the right path she had chosen.

Chapter 401: Just die for him like this… (3)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Her arms were still encircled around Zhou Weiqing's neck. Even though he had sat up so abruptly, their grip did not loosen even a little.

Zhou Weiqing could clearly sense that Shangguan Fei'er's innards were totally destroyed, even her entire meridian system was literally melted down.

She was dead. She had died to save him. Even if that had not been the thing that saved him, she had still done so without hesitation, without turning back… without regrets.

Zhou Weiqing's mouth opened, but he felt his throat could no longer produce any sound, as if he had lost the power to speak as his body trembled uncontrollably once more. When he looked at her again, her beautiful flowing locks totally burnt to ash, with not a single strand of hair left, he felt as if his heart was about to explode.

She was dead. For his sake. And he had not been able to save her.

At this point, Zhou Weiqing could only of one thing to revive her… the Divine Attribute of the Heavenly Snow Mountain and their famed resurrection skill.

However, using that Divine Attribute resurrection skill would undoubtedly mean a heavy price, and… there was no time now for him to even get to the Heavenly Snow Mountain.

Shangguan Fei'er's body was broken down to such an extent that Zhou Weiqing knew if he tried to move her body, he was afraid that it would break down, and even the last piece of her left on this world would disappear forever.

Zhou Weiqing could not make any sound, and even tears could not fall from his eyes. In his mind, it was as if he lost the power of thought, his body no longer able to move. He only felt like his heart had been pierced through thoroughly, right down into his soul.

Fei'er… Fei'er… you… how can you die just like that. If I could reverse time… I … I…

All of a sudden, the dull grey, lifeless eyes that Zhou Weiqing's eyes had turned into shone with an abrupt brilliance. Reverse time… reverse time. At this moment where he had been thrown into the pits of despair, the two words were to him like a drowning man catching at a straw.

The air all around him in a ten metre diameter suddenly started twisting violently.

All about, the air swirled around in a strange undulation, unpredictable and weird. The air was colourless, but yet at this time it seemed to hold a terrifying and overbearing energy.

Almost imperceptibly, a whirlwind started to form within this ten metre diameter area, and the strange shockwave continued appearing at an unpredictable rate. The four sets of Heavenly Jewels around Zhou Weiqing's wrist all lit up at once, especially the last of his Alexandrite Cat's Eye Jewel, shining with a brilliant light.

The Attribute Wheel in his eyes had flown to the last zone, the transparent one, and a terrifying aura burst forth from Zhou Weiqing. Lifting his left hand towards the sky, Zhou Weiqing's eyes abruptly turned totally white, as if covered by a milky screen… a white that was so pure, but yet so profoundly deep.

"Time Reversal!" He shouted out loud suddenly. At long last, he was finally able to regain control of his voice, and it was filled with fear and hope.

Around the back of Zhou Weiqing's neck, a massive shadowy figure slowly formed. This illusory figure was much larger than even the Heavenly Skill Image of the Demonic Dragon Lady. Its body was in a strange cylindrical shape, and as soon as it formed, it towered all the way up twenty metres into the sky. From just a single look, it was like a massive worm, and though its entire body was transparent, its eyes seemed so lifelike and glowing.

Indeed, it was another Heavenly Skill Image. More so, it was one that belonged to one of the Great Saint Attributes, the Time Attribute.

If anyone who did not know the actual effects of this skill looked upon this Heavenly Skill Image, they would definitely be shocked and frightened, even those from the Passion Valley, known for their prowess in the Time Attribute. That was because ordinarily, anyone who could release a Heavenly God Tier Time Attribute Skill was definitely be one of the top powerhouses in the entire world. Even if the Heaven's Expanse Palace Palace Master Shangguan Tianyang saw such a Heavenly Skill Image, he would be startled til his expression changed.

However, if they were to know the actual use of the Skill, perhaps they would mock Zhou Weiqing instead.

This Skill was called 'Time Reversal', and it had actually been Skill Stored by Zhou Weiqing in the Heavenly Jewel Island Skill Storing Palace when he had reached the Four-Jeweled stage.

Even in the Heavenly Jewel Island Skill Storing Palace, there were only three Heavenly God Tier Heavenly Beasts. Amongst the three, two of them were restricted from any non – Heavenly Jewel Island personnel, no matter what. Only one was an exception, because that Heavenly God Tier Heavenly Beast was somewhat of a joke compared to most others of the same stage. It had so much power and energy, but did not have any offensive or defensive skills at all. Its Attribute was the Time Attribute, and its only Skill was just that Time Reversal Skill.

According to the Heavenly Jewel Island Skill Storing Palace records, that massive worm was called a Time Worm. Although it was at the Heavenly God Stage, actually even a strong Heavenly King Stage Heavenly Beast could easily kill it.

When facing enemies that were lower ranked than itself, it would use the Time Reversal Skill to torment and scare them off. When a Time Worm used the Time Reversal Skill, it was able to affect an area around it for a hundred metres diameter and return it all to one day prior and redo it. With its boundless Heavenly Energy, it was able to use this Time Reversal Skill countless of times. As such, although it was not strong or powerful, normally no one would want to waste time attacking it.

It had been a total coincidence that the Heaven's Expanse Palace had gotten a baby Time Worm a long time ago, and they just had just reared it in the Skill Storing Palace. When it had grown to an adult, this lazy creature just enjoyed a danger-less life in the Skill Storing Palace.

That day, Zhou Weiqing had ran across it unknowingly. Seeing that it was a Heavenly God Tier Heavenly Beast, Zhou Weiqing had just decided to try his luck and attempt to Skill Store.

Originally, he had not expected to succeed. To his surprise, he had succeeded in just a single try, without even making use of the Dark Demon God Tiger bloodline aura. In a sudden swoop, he found himself with a Heavenly God Tier Skill, the Time Reversal.

At that point, Tian'er had suddenly found the description of the Time Worm and the Time Reversal at the corner of the room. Upon reading it, Zhou Weiqing almost vomited blood. This Skill had totally no use in combat. Firstly, it took some time to unleash, and was very easily interrupted by any outside disturbance when trying to unleash it. It also had no offensive or defensive capabilities. Its only use was to reverse time in an area back to its old state.

This powerful yet almost valueless Time Attribute Skill could only be of good use to the Time Worm itself, with its ability to almost unleash it for unlimited times. Even so, it did not use it to attack its opponents, but only to disgust them.

At that time, Zhou Weiqing had almost wanted to cry, but what was done could not be undone, he couldn't possibly redo it! At that time, his mind had been wandering due to what had happened to the Heavenly Bow Empire, and he had just rushed into things without thinking. As such, he could only accept his fate and dismiss it to the back of his mind.

However, just at that moment, when he had been thinking about reversing time, he suddenly remembered that he had this seemingly useless Skill. He clearly remembered that this Time Reversal Skill had an Absolute effect, that was to say, as long as it was within his control, then the reverse of time would be absolute.

Although Zhou Weiqing did not know if it would work or not, it was still his only chance to save Shangguan Fei'er. As such, without any hesitation, Zhou Weiqing activated this Skill.

With Zhou Weiqing's current cultivation level, his Time Reversal Skill could affect an area of a ten metre diameter, and he could only reverse time back up to two hours. Of course, what to reverse and how long (up to the limit) was still under his control.

Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy, bloodline power, even spirit and soul… along with that invisible whirlpool that appeared, all of that started to bleed away from him.

Another huge problem for this Time Reversal Skill for Heavenly Jewel Masters was that no matter what cultivation level they were when they unleashed the Skill, it would instantly drain all of the user's maximum energy, no matter how much they reversed. That was to say, even if they reversed time for a single minute, it would still take all their energy. As such, even if not for the fact that the Time Attribute was so rare, even if a Heavenly Jewel Master had such an Attribute, who would be willing to waste a precious Skill Slot for such a Skill? After all, someone like Zhou Weiqing with so many Attributes was unbelievably rare.

"Absolute… Absolute…"

At this point, Zhou Weiqing felt like this word was just so lovable. This word was perhaps the key to bring Shangguan Fei'er back!

Everything around seemed to shimmer and turn ethereal, almost unreal, as the invisible vortex spun increasingly violently. The entire world in that ten metre diameter seemed to twist and turn in Zhou Weiqing's eyes, warping about. Currently, in his eyes, only this ten metre diameter zone was all that remained, focusing mainly on Shangguan Fei'er.

Zhou Weiqing's body started to topple back slowly as the time reversal started and everything that happened slowly turned back. At this point, Zhou Weiqing's spirit was unbelievably clear and awake.

As the user of the Skill, he found that he could not do anything else besides speaking, and his body was also within the area of effect, restricted by the Skill, he could not move an inch again.

Shangguan Fei'er fell back onto Zhou Weiqing's chest, as the entire process that had happened earlier started again in reverse, everything reverting back to its previous state in progression.

The intense pain from earlier that had vanished came back, but Zhou Weiqing's heart skipped a beat as he thought he heard another heartbeat seem to restart.

The Time Reversal was still continuing, and as the pain within Zhou Weiqing's body grew stronger, that faint heartbeat seemed to grow stronger.

"Fei'er, Fei'er, can you hear me? Fei'er!"

Zhou Weiqing screamed and yelled her name with all his might. He was clear that this Skill would drain him of all his energy, and he only had one chance to unleash it. After all, he could only reverse time back two hours, and once he was out of energy, he would never be able to recover all his Heavenly Energy in two hours, no matter how strong the recovery rate of the Immortal Deity Technique was. This was his only chance to use the Time Reversal Skill, and no matter what, he had to seize this opportunity, otherwise he would lose Shangguan Fei'er forever.

"En?" Shangguan Fei'er murmured softly as she slowly opened her eyes.

Chapter 402: Death and Revival! (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

As the user of the Time Reversal Skill, Zhou Weiqing could not move, but other living creatures within the zone were not affected in such a manner.

Shangguan Fei'er heard Zhou Weiqing's call, and back in the midst of extreme pain, she opened her eyes slowly and said softly: "En? Little Fatty, Little Fatty, are you okay?"

"Feier, listen to me. You listen to me." Zhou Weiqing said urgently. As the pain in his body grew towards its penultimate, he was afraid that in moments, he would no longer be able to speak.

"Fei'er, you must listen to me. My current condition is because my body is in the midst of breaking through, it is a part of my cultivation method, and it will not have any permanent damage to me. However, if you keep holding on to me, it will cause my bloodline to be blocked. I have used the Time Reversal Skill, returning things back to what they were earlier. We only have a chance now. Later, as our bodies return to the state before the time reversal, you must leave my body instantly. Do not try to touch me at all, but do not leave ten metres of my body either. All that happened will be reversed and resume again."

"Ahh? What are you talking about?" Shangguan Fei'er exclaimed as she stared him slackjawed.

Zhou Weiqing shouted harshly: "You must follow my instructions, otherwise both of us will die. Remember that!" As he spoke up to the point, the intense pain and violent shuddering of his body caused his voice to turn hoarse, and it grew too hard for him to continue speaking.

As Zhou Weiqing had spoken too quickly, Shangguan Fei'er was still in shock. However, she could sense from her body that Zhou Weiqing's words were indeed true, as her body was rapidly recovering, and the vanished Life Force and Heavenly Energy was welling back into her.

Very quickly, under the control of the Time Reversal, they returned to the time when Shangguan Fei'er had just touched down on the ground with him, right before she pounced onto him. At this instant, time seemed to settle and freeze.

Shangguan Fei'er stared around her in shock. This Time Attribute Skill gave her an unbelievable earthshaking shock. Was this Little Fatty's power?!

Her beautiful long hair fell before her… the green locks had returned.

Right at that moment, the Time Reversal Skill ended abruptly, and time resumed its normal flow. However, everything around would happen again as it had previously. For Zhou Weiqing himself, he would not be able to change anything happening to himself. That was to say… in this time reversal, anything else could affect changes to what would happen next, but he could not.

Almost subconsciously, Shangguan Fei'er nearly jumped onto Zhou Weiqing once more. Seeing his body shuddering violently, she struggled with her heart and his instructions.

Time Reversal… He actually had such a Skill. Wait… he has to be lying to me. If by holding him previously I affected him, how could he possibly use such a Skill?

Growing up in the Heaven's Expanse Palace, her knowledge was not to be underestimated. With just a look, she could see how much Heavenly Energy such a terrifying Skill would consume.

Why would he lie to me? Am I thinking too much? Is this really due to his own cultivation technique?

It was only at this point that Shangguan Fei'er's mind and consciousness really woke up.

At the other side, Zhou Weiqing could sense that Shangguan Fei'er had listened to him and not embraced him this time, and he was overjoyed in his heart. He knew that every second that passed meant Shangguan Fei'er would be safer, as everything else would follow its previous path.

"Little Fatty, you are lying to me right? Previously, when I embraced you… I don't remember anything else after that. I… I… died? Or… was severely injured? You were afraid of me dying so you used the Time Reversal to let everything revert back right?"

Zhou Weiqing wanted to cry at this time… alas, he could no longer speak. If he could speak, he just wanted to say one line to Shangguan Fei'er. "Big sis, can you not turn so smart so suddenly?!"

Shangguan Fei'er's emotions were at least much more stable than previously, and she said: "Little Fatty, will you really be okay? But… you seem to be in such pain, and the energy reverberations in your body are just so violent. I… I'm so afraid that you will leave me. I don't want to die, I want to accompany you. But… if… if you die, what am I to do? Did my previous actions save you? If not, at least give me some reaction!"

Due to the reversal of time, Shangguan Fei'er's clothes had been restored, but Zhou Weiqing was still naked as his clothes had been lost before that.

Zhou Weiqing's heart was filled with terror. He was truly afraid that Shangguan Fei'er would embrace him once again. However, how could he react to her words, he could not even move an inch, or even speak. How could he prove anything?

All of a sudden, Zhou Weiqing thought of a solution that was well… not exactly a solution. In his mind, he started thinking back to earlier when Shangguan Fei'er was naked. He could not change anything, but such an innate physiological reaction was just still at the edge, outside that restriction. As such… Shangguan Fei'er suddenly saw his 'reaction'.

"You… you shameless!" Shangguan Fei'er saw that straight, tall, evil looking pink mushroom, and she quickly closed her eyes in embarrassment.

The truth had proven itself, and Zhou Weiqing's efforts had indeed paid off. At that point, Shangguan Fei'er was thinking to herself: Since he can still do that, he should be fine hmph! "Little Fatty, if you really die, I will accompany you in death, so you better stay alive." In the end, Shangguan Fei'er followed his instructions and dismissed the thought of embracing him to help him. She sat down beside him, circulating her Heavenly Energy to heal her injuries.

Everything else carried on as history repeated itself. When Zhou Weiqing forcefully broke through his Death Acupuncture Point, Shangguan Fei'er paled in shock, finally embracing him once more. Luckily, at that point, the two bloodline powers within Zhou Weiqing had stopped fighting and the terrifying power no longer attacked her.

Circulating her Heavenly Energy into Zhou Weiqing's body, Shangguan Fei'er could sense that the danger was slowly receding for him, and she heaved a sigh of relief.

After successfully breaking through his Death Acupuncture Point once more, the warping of the air around them disappeared. Zhou Weiqing once again broke through the seventeenth stage, and the originally dead Shangguan Fei'er lay there in his embrace.

However, the other difference was that Zhou Weiqing was no longer at full energy. After the Time Reversal, his Heavenly Energy had been totally drained.

Opening his eyes, when Zhou Weiqing saw Shangguan Fei'er's eyes on him, filled concern, tears streamed down uncontrollably.

Only after one had gone through loss would one know about cherishing, losing someone and finding her again, that agitated his emotions to the maximum. Black suddenly overcame him in a flash, as the combination of exhaustion with having his Heavenly Energy drained totally and the emotional roller coaster, he fainted.

Shangguan Fei'er was given a big fright, but she was currently in contact with Zhou Weiqing's body, and she could immediately sense that it was just a normal unconsciousness, not anything serious.

Very soon, her eyes grew dazed as she looked at him, especially the streaks of tears from his eyes, and she felt her heart beating quicker. Did he cry because of me? What happened before that Time Reversal? Did I die?

"Little Fatty… how am I supposed to treat you?! I actually fell for my little sister's man? I…"

Just like that, she stared at Zhou Weiqing while regulating her breathing, circulating her Heavenly Energy to recover herself, while also sending a strand of gentle Heavenly Energy into Zhou Weiqing to help him recover, stimulating his energy whirlwinds to resume spinning.

Time passed, minute after minute. The two of them had left the Peerless Battalion Camp before the sky had darkened, as Zhou Weiqing had planned to use the time after the army had eaten dinner and their guard was more relaxed to sneak past. However, by now, after having gone through so much, it was already deep into the night.

Previously, because they were facing death, although Shangguan Fei'er had seen Zhou Weiqing naked, she had not thought anything about now. However, now that all danger was over and they were quiet and alone, her heart could no longer be quiet in front of his nudity.

Zhou Weiqing's skin was not white, but a healthy bronze. Although it was dark at night, with Shangguan Fei'er's cultivation level and sight, how could she not be able to see clearly?

His shoulders were broad, the muscled lines clear, thick and solid, giving a very reassuring, safe feeling. His arms were thick, his muscled 'wings' clear. All in all, it was a package of strength and grace.

After looking for a while, Shangguan Fei'er's beautiful face turned red, and she quickly retrieved a spare piece of clothes from her Spatial Ring to cover him up.

However, she was after all the Little Demon Girl of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, and her character had always been bold and mischievous. After a moment of her heart racing, her curiosity acted up once again. Previously, she had been staring at his chest muscles, and had not looked downwards. A man's body… what difference was there from a woman…?

As such, after waging war with herself for a while, Shangguan Fei'er reached out with her trembling little hand, gingerly lifting up the clothes as she peeked beneath with a thumping heart.

Just one look, I'll just have a quick look. There's no harm in that right? Now that Zhou Weiqing was safe and sound, she was in a good mood, and she didn't know for sure what had actually happened to her in that 'alternate future'. As such, her Little Demon Girl personality and curiosity reared its head, and she started peeking at a man's body. Amongst the three Shangguan sisters, only she would be so bold to do such a thing.

"Fei'er–!" Zhou Weiqing suddenly yelled loudly, sitting up abruptly. As his Heavenly Energy had started recovering, he had finally roused from his unconscious stupor. When he gained consciousness, the first thing he thought of was Shangguan Fei'er's safety. He was afraid that what had happened was just a dream, and the vision of her dead body crossed his mind.

Shangguan Fei'er had not expected that Zhou Weiqing would suddenly sit up, and that loud shout of his startled her so much that she froze in place. At that point, she had been in the midst of lifting up the clothes and staring at the 'difference between men and women'. Being startled by Zhou Weiqing so suddenly, her mind blanked, and she froze in that awkward position just like that.

I'm dead… I'm dead…

Chapter 403: Death and Revival! (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Shangguan Fei'er's heart skipped like a little fawn. Having been caught in the act of peeking at him, she was unbelievably embarrassed.

What am I to do? How can I face him in the future?! Although she was the Heaven's Expanse Palace Little Demon Girl, she was after all an innocent, virgin young lady. Seeing that 'evil looking' part, she was at a loss.

In her mind, with Zhou Weiqing's character, he would tease her and laugh at her… perhaps using this as material to laugh at her for the rest of their lives. Thinking about the phrase 'rest of their lives', her heart trembled once again.

However, her embarrassment did not last long. Almost at the next instant, a strong arm enveloped her, savagely sweeping her up in a rough embrace.

A thick man scent overwhelmed her as her face was pressed into Zhou Weiqing's neck area. The powerful arms hugged her hard, almost causing her to stop breathing for a moment.

"Fei'er, Fei'er, you're all right. You're alive! That's good, that's good…" Zhou Weiqing babbled and rambled on almost incoherently as tears streamed down his cheeks uncontrollably. Shangguan Fei'er felt that her shirt grow wet from the tears.

He continued hugging her tightly, and Shangguan Fei'er felt her mind blanking. The next instant, an alien feeling warm sensation that she had never felt before welled up from her heart and spread around her body.

That was not any feeling from any energy, but from deep within her heart.

He did not tease her or laugh at her. All he cared for was her safety. That true sentiment and emotions was clear, and it was as if a fire had been sparked in her heart.

Although he was a shameless rascal, a 'bad boy' indeed, but in that instant, he was just so real. The release of that emotion caused Shangguan Fei'er to feel as if she was melting in his embrace. Subconsciously, her arms moved slowly behind his back, and she hugged him back as well.

"Fei'er, do you know that you almost scared me to death? How can you be so foolish! You knew that hugging me at that time would mean your death, yet you still did so resolutely. Do you know that if not for that Time Reversal Skill, you would be dead! If you died, what would I do?! Follow you into death? Or suffer for the rest of my life! Fei'er… Fei'er…"

Releasing his emotions crazily, Zhou Weiqing was a little hysterical at this moment. However, Shangguan Fei'er had never felt he was cuter than this time. The broad embrace and powerful arms, all of it seemed to tug at her heart, as it was pierced by an invisible arrow.

She could sense his love, a love without reservations. In that moment, Shangguan Fei'er did not want to think about anything else, throwing all her misgivings and apprehension to the wind. She only wanted to be held by him like that, even for life, forever. At least for this short instance, Little Fatty was just hers alone.

Embracing Shangguan Fei'er like that, Zhou Weiqing was unwilling to let go as well. Hearing her heartbeat, matching with his… feeling her warmth… this just felt so good. He now felt so much love for that Time Worm that he had cursed previously��� who said that the Time Reversal was a useless Skill?! It had saved his Fei'er!

After some time, Zhou Weiqing finally calmed down. Lowering his head, he looked at the beauty in his arms. Shangguan Fei'er had her head buried in his chest, feeling his chest muscles. Currently, she looked nothing like the Little Demon Girl, instead looking cute and harmless like a little rabbit.

"Fei'er…" Zhou Weiqing said softly.

"En…" Shangguan Fei'er closed her eyes and replied softly.

Hearing her voice, it was as if Zhou Weiqing heard the sound of the heavens. That meant she was really right in front of him! Seeing the luscious lips in front of him, he could no longer hold back.

Holding her face gently, the two slowly met…

Shangguan Fei'er did not open her eyes, her cheeks flushed red as her long brows trembled slightly. However, she did not try to dodge away or resist.

Finally, their lips met gently, and when Zhou Weiqing felt her soft wet lips, he couldn't hold back any longer and kissed her deeply.

Shangguan Fei'er's kiss was young, almost awkward. Although this was not technically her first kiss, it was still the first time she had actually truly accepted one.

Zhou Weiqing's kiss was invasive, as he held onto her tightly, letting her lean on his leg as he continued kissing her deeply.

However, he did not try to continue pushing things too far. At this moment, there was only love for Shangguan Fei'er in his heart, not lust. She was alive, and that was all that mattered, he was so afraid that she would be like a porcelain doll, shattering once more in front of him. If that happened, he would not be able to take it.

That kiss, neither of them knew how long it lasted, until Shangguan Fei'er bit down lightly on Zhou Weiqing's tongue before it ended.

Zhou Weiqing raised his head as he opened his eyes, seeing that Shangguan Fei'er had also opened her eyes and was looking him, her long eyelashes blinking.

"Little Fatty, why do I feel so dizzy?" Shangguan Fei'er said softly, her beautiful face blushing red, looking extremely cute.

"Ah? Dizzy?" Zhou Weiqing was surprised and quickly hugged her down, holding a hand to her head.

"Silly, there's nothing wrong with my body." Shangguan Fei'er punched him lightly in exasperation, but leaned into him blissfully.

"Fei'er, don't scare me like that okay? My heart cannot take it. If you were to die again, I wouldn't have to do anything, I'm afraid my heart would burst and I would follow suit." Only then did Zhou Weiqing heave a sigh of relief.

"Silly." Shangguan Fei'er giggled.

Zhou Weiqing hugged her once more, as he was finally really recovering from the shadow of her previous 'death'. Taking a deep breath, he let the cold wind of the night wash over him, cooling and refreshing him. With an arm around Shangguan Fei'er's soft waist and seeing her obedient semblance, the love in his heart couldn't help but grow.

"What is that poking into me?" Shangguan Fei'er felt something pressing against her lower body and subconsciously lifted her hand to grab at it.

Zhou Weiqing did not stop her, and when Shangguan Fei'er really grabbed the offending 'item', she was stunned for a moment. Looking up at Zhou Weiqing, she caught his wicked grin, and the light in his eyes as if he wanted to gobble her up.

"You… you…"

Zhou Weiqing lowered his head, using his forehead to prop against hers as he said: "Weren't you curious and wanting to have a look? Now I'll let you have a good look to increase your knowledge. This thing of mine is different from yours… but it has two forms, one is the sleeping form, and one the awakened form. Now, it has awakened."

"Zhou Weiqing, you shameless scoundrel!" Shangguan Fei'er's slim waist twisted and she jumped away.

How could Zhou Weiqing let her escape like that? He quickly reached out for her, but alas calamity befell him. He had been beguiled by her gentle and obedient semblance earlier, but the Heaven's Expanse Palace Little Demon Girl was still the Little Demon Girl after all, and the hand around the 'offending tool' gripped tightly a little, and instantly Zhou Weiqing froze in place.

"Hmph, scoundrel, if you dare to mess around, I will beat your 'Awakened thing' into its 'Sleeping State', so that it will never be able to Awaken again." Shangguan Fei'er's face was deep red, but she still boldly peeked at the 'Awakened' object, feeling a warmth overwhelm her. Finally, she hurriedly let go, and skipped away to the side.

"Fei'er." Zhou Weiqing quickly jumped up, pouncing towards her with a wicked look on his face once more, like a hungry tiger pouncing upon its food.

Shangguan Fei'er giggled once more, dodging adroitly with a quick flash. She was after all not Shangguan Bing'er, and it was not that easy for Zhou Weiqing to succeed.

At this point, Zhou Weiqing was starting to regret that he had not pressed the advantage when he was kissing her just now…

"Come on, let's go, don't play around anymore, proper business is more important." Shangguan Fei'er dodged his next pounce and said laughingly.

Zhou Weiqing stopped and scratched at his head embarrassedly, only then remembering why they had come out to do. He quickly took out a clean set of clothes from his Spatial Ring and wore it as the flames of desire in his heart slowly subsided. However, looking the happily smiling Shangguan Fei'er at the side, he felt a sense of content in his heart. No matter what, my Fei'er is still alive, I will never let something like that happen again in the future.

At this point, Shangguan Fei'er sidled closer to him, generously holding his hand and smiling as she said: "Come on, let's go."

She had always had a bold character, and now that she had a grasp on her own feelings, she wouldn't try to hide it. Seeing Zhou Weiqing, there was a joy in her eyes.

Zhou Weiqing held onto her soft hands and couldn't help but feel the flames in his heart rise up once more. "Fei'er, come on, let's kiss a bit more."

Shangguan Fei'er gave him a sour look and said: "No way. Although I have already admitted that I like you too, but you are still Bing'er's man. Before gaining her consent, you are not allowed to touch me at all, otherwise don't blame this drill master for teaching you a lesson."

Zhou Weiqing mourned to himself inwardly, he now felt a sudden understanding to Ma Qun. When a man couldn't even defeat his own woman, that was sad for him!

However, Zhou Weiqing had always been an optimist. After a moment of depression, he immediately thought of something to cheer him up. Now that Shangguan Fei'er had also fallen for me, if she and Bing'er were willing to be with him together, that would be twin sisters! Almost exactly the same looks, heh heh. Without knowing why, Zhou Weiqing suddenly thought of Shangguan Xue'er's icy cold look. Thinking back, he still had to defeat her to be with Bing'er… what if she found out about Fei'er too, what would she do? 1

At this time, far off in the horizon the sky dawn was arising, and the sky slowly turned the colour of a fish belly as the last hours of the night slowly ended.

Chapter 404: Death and Revival! (3)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Hand in hand, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er took note of their positions and headed towards the TianBei City once more. By the time they reached the north gate of the Tianbei city, the sun had already risen in the sky.

Through the distance, Zhou Weiqing could see Little Four standing a little distance from the entrance of the gate. As per the agreement with Lin TianAo, they would send someone to wait for him there everyday. After all, he did not know where Lin TianAo and the others had settled down.

Spotting Zhou Weiqing, Little Four was overjoyed, hurriedly waving at him and Shangguan Fei'er. However, when the two of them walked closer, he couldn't help but stare at them in shock. Are they holding hands? Was there a swap of persons?!

"Little Four, what are you looking at?" Shangguan Fei'er glared exasperatedly at the stunned Little Four.

"Eh? What? Are you Shangguan Fei'er or Shangguan Bing'er? You guys swapped around?" Little Four muttered.

Shangguan Fei'er smiled faintly and patted him on the shoulder. "Do you want to try for yourself and see who I am?"

Little Four shuddered and hastily said: "No, no, there's no need, I understand. Weiqing, you're indeed strong, no wonder you are the Boss. Such skill, such standards, you're too great! Twin sisters… orgy! I'm impressed! AHHhhhhh—-"

Naturally, the last sound was a scream of agony. As soon as he said the words 'Twin sisters… orgy', his heart sank as he realised what he had done. Alas, before he could run, it was too late. Shangguan Fei'er had raised her hands, and his body had come into intimate contact with the ground.

Zhou Weiqing stood at the side, looking on beamingly. Although Little Four had spoken his own inner thoughts, he would never admit it out loud.

Right at that moment, Zhou Weiqing suddenly felt a sense of danger tingling, and he quickly turned his head to another direction. At the same time, he took a swift step forward, blocking in front of Shangguan Fei'er.

That sense of danger was as if he was being watched by a venomous snake, and could be bitten at any time.

In a dark corner at the side of the walls, a shadowy figure walked out slowly towards Zhou Weiqing.

Shangguan Fei'er naturally sensed Zhou Weiqing's movements as well, and she too turned to look in the direction he was focusing at. To her surprise, Zhou Weiqing's body was frozen in place, his jaw agape and his eyes blank as he stared ahead.

The person walking towards them was about thirty plus, forty years of age. He was quite handsome, though the image was slightly ruined by the wine bottle in hand, and as he walked towards them, he did not forget to take a swig of wine. He walked along with a slight sway and stagger, but the joy in his eyes was not hidden at all. Holding up the hand with the wine bottle, he waved towards Zhou Weiqing.

Shangguan Fei'er could clearly see Zhou Weiqing's eyes redden as tears welled up from within. The next instant, his body charged forward like an arrow shot from a bow, not caring about all the guards at the gate who could see everything.

Within a split second, Zhou Weiqing had reached the middle aged man, enveloping him in a big bear hug. Although the wine bottle of the middle aged man spilled all over his shirt, he did not even care a whit.

Little Four exclaimed in surprise: "What's up with Weiqing? Did he have some other unique tastes as well?"

"Hmph, if you want to get beaten, you can just ask for it directly." Shangguan Fei'er glowered at him.

"Errr, keep calm, Fei'er Beautiful Lady." Although Little Four had somewhat of a rotten mouth at times, he also knew clearly it was unwise to trifle with some people.

"'Rogue' Teacher!" Zhou Weiqing's voice was clearly joyous but trembling.

Indeed, this middle aged man he was hugging so tightly was indeed the Drunken Rogue of the Heavenly Bow Unit, Luo Ke Di! Zhou Weiqing had never in his wildest dreams expected to meet him here.

His home destroyed, the Heavenly Bow Empire fallen, all of that weighed down on Zhou Weiqing's heart like a massive mountain all this time. He always tried to avoid thinking about what happened at home, of what had befallen his friends and family. He pressed himself so hard in training and cultivation, thinking of all possible methods to raise his own power and forces, wasn't that all for his own home country?

At this moment, seeing Luo Ke Di here was an unbelievable joyous event! The teachers of the Heavenly Bow Unit were all extremely important to him, not just as teachers, but as friends and kinship. If not for the two years in the Heavenly Bow Unit, it could be said that there wouldn't be the Zhou Weiqing of today. Perhaps these teachers did not give him much in terms of his cultivation level, it was without doubt that much of his power had been taught by them, not to mention many simple truths about being a person, living, and surviving in the world.

"Oei, oei, don't be so sentimental like a woman. Let me tell you, this suave gentleman here is straight, don't think I will have interest in you."

Luo Ke Di's mouth was just as despicable as ever, but hearing his voice was just so warm and gentle in Zhou Weiqing's ears.

Releasing his hug, Zhou Weiqing said urgently: "Rogue teacher, you are alright, what about the others? What about my master? Is he alright? How are all the rest?"

Luo Ke Di said exasperatedly: "This suave gentleman is alright, how can anything happen to the rest? Do you think us Heavenly Bow Unit will die so easily? Although the Bai Da Empire assholes sent quite a few powerhouses, but with myself and your scoundrel teacher's power, all of them were useless. All of us managed to escape, and they are all in this TianBei City. You can see them later."

"Haha, great, that's great!" Zhou Weiqing was so excited that he jumped up. He had never dreamed that the entire Heavenly Bow Unit would still be alive. The Heavenly Bow Empire had been invaded, but they were still alive… that meant he still had people to depend on, still had family!

Right at that moment, a group of soldiers had surrounded them. After all, they had made quite a commotion earlier, and Zhou Weiqing had displayed his considerable speed earlier, how could they not be suspected.

However, before Zhou Weiqing could open his mouth, Shangguan Fei'er had already sent them away, using the Battalion Commander plaque that she had gotten from Shen Yi could solve all problems easily.

"Ahhh, Bing'er! You're becoming prettier and prettier. Quick, come let rogue teacher hug you." Luo Ke Di spotted Shangguan Fei'er and was immediately overjoyed, spreading his arms and heading over.

Zhou Weiqing started momentarily, and in the next moment, a wicked smile crossed his lips. He would not stop Luo Ke Di at all, instead leaning back to watch the show.

"AHHHH—, Aiiyahhh. Bing'er, how can you be so violent!"

Trying to hug Shangguan Fei'er, how could there be any good result? Furthermore, Luo Ke Di had proclaimed himself as a rogue before approaching her. Instantly, Shangguan Fei'er grabbed hold of his wrist, with a twist and a locking technique, followed by a sweep of the legs, he was instantly sent to the ground.

"Hmph, this is the first time I've ever seen anyone call themselves a rogue. Trying to take advantage of this young lady, you are dead." Shangguan Fei'er said coldly.

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily before saying: "Fei'er, don't be rude. This is my master, his nickname is called Drunken Rogue. Of course, he is really a rogue, but you can just keep your distance from him."

Luo Ke Di clambered up from the ground, muttering to himself before saying exasperatedly: "Bing'er, you young girl, how can you be so violent. Look at Little Weiqing, when he saw this suave master, he gave me a warm hug. You… actually dared to hit your teacher instead, wait and see I'll tell Hua Feng!"

"Hmph, whose teacher are you?" Shangguan Fei'er said exasperatedly. "Look clearly before you say. I'm not Bing'er."

"Ahh?" It was Luo Ke Di's turn to be surprised, and he turned to Zhou Weiqing and asked: "What's going on?"

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily and said: "Haha, let's head into the city and sit down to talk, no point standing here for so long. I'll tell you on the way."

As such, the four of them entered the TianBei City. With the Battalion Commander plaque in hand, the guards naturally let them in respectfully without any problems.

As they walked along, Zhou Weiqing and Luo Ke Di answered each other's questions, questions that had been burning deeply in their hearts for so long.

Zhou Weiqing simply described what happened after he left the Heavenly Bow Unit, especially regarding the three Shangguan sisters. As for Luo Ke Di, he described how they had ended up here waiting for Zhou Weiqing as well.

At that time, the Bai Da Empire had attacked the Heavenly Bow Empire just so suddenly. Due to the sheer surprise factor, by the time the Heavenly Bow Unit had learned of the attack, the Heavenly Bow City was already under attack. However, before they could take action, the Bai Da Empire had dispatched a bunch of Heavenly Jewel Masters to attack the Heavenly Bow Unit.

After all, although the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit were not powerful in terms of cultivation level and personal strength, their archery and assassination skills were just too terrifying. The Bai Da Empire did not want to leave such a unit alive to harass them in the future; as such, they had sent a considerable force to take care of the Heavenly Bow Unit.

Being ambushed like that, Hua Feng and the others were naturally no match for so many Heavenly Jewel Masters. In a critical moment, Mu En and Luo Ke Di brought the others to a secret tunnel that the two had dug out in the past, and the Unit had left the Heavenly Bow Empire borders.

After leaving the Heavenly Bow Empire, the first thing the thought of was to find two people. That was because these two were the only ones who had the leadership and ability to call to arms to revive their Empire.

One was naturally part of the Royal House, Princess Difuya who was studying in the Fei Li Royal Family Military Academy. The other was naturally Admiral Zhou's only son, Zhou Weiqing.

As such, they had rushed to the Fei Li City and managed to find Princess Difuya. However, they had learned that Zhou Weiqing had went to the ZhongTian Empire to join the Heavenly Jewel Tournament.

As such, they had waited in the Fei Li City, planning to reunite with Zhou Weiqing before thinking of their next step.

Alas, they had not expected that as soon as Zhou Weiqing returned to the Fei Li City, he only returned to the Academy, and had barely stayed for less than a day before being attacked and leaving the city again. By the time the Heavenly Bow Unit members discovered that, Zhou Weiqing had already left.

With no other choice, the Heavenly Bow Unit members could only make use of spider's web and horse's footprints for detective work 1 and chase them. Midway, they had actually managed to catch up with Zhou Weiqing's group.

Hua Feng, Mu En and the others had discussed it and decided not to alarm Zhou Weiqing, instead seeing what he had planned first. As such, they had all followed the group stealthily. With their skill in hunting and tracking, Zhou Weiqing and the others had not realised they were being followed.

When they saw Zhou Weiqing enter the ZhongTian Empire and head towards the northern border, they had a vague idea of what Zhou Weiqing wanted to do. As such, they continued following all the way to the TianBei City. Just as they were about to look for Zhou Weiqing, that rascal had ran off to the army camp instead, and they had just missed him.

Since Zhou Weiqing was not there, they could not contact Lin TianAo and the others instead. After all, they would not know them, and would only rouse suspicion. As such, the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit just kept watch over them, and when they realised that Lin TianAo would send someone to the gate every morning to wait for Zhou Weiqing, they followed suit. It was only until today when they finally managed to successfully wait for Zhou Weiqing and reunite.

Chapter 405: Reuniting with the Heavenly Bow Unit! (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

"Shall we head to your place first, or our place first?" Luo Ke Di asked Zhou Weiqing.

Without hesitation, Zhou Weiqing said: "Of course we'll head over to your place first. That being said, Rogue Teacher… That Princess Difuya is together with you… that girl is rather dumb, you all better not listen to her."

Luo Ke Di pursed his lips and said: "Don't say that, although Princess Difuya is rather spoiled, but she is not bad at heart. Furthermore, she is your fiancee."

"What fiancee?" Shangguan Fei'er's voice had a hint of anger.

Zhou Weiqing quickly gave Luo Ke Di a look, but he acted like he did not see a thing, saying to Shangguan Fei'er: "Our Weiqing is the son of Admiral Zhou, and they have been promised to marry since birth. Alas, before they could actually be married, our Empire has fallen."

"Hmph! Very good! Zhou Little Fatty! You actually have a fiancee as well, how many women do you have relations with?!" Shangguan Fei'er said savagely.

Zhou Weiqing looked at Luo Ke Di speechlessly and said with a bitter smile: "I was going to annul that engagement with Difuya, but before I could go back and do it, our Empire was invaded. Don't worry, no matter who I have relations with, it will definitely not be with her. Previously, I almost died at her hands…"

Luo Ke Di grinned and said: "Heh, Well, that is not up to you alone. Now that your father and godfather are both Sealed, who will annul the engagement for you? Weiqing, we have discussed this earlier… in order to revive our Empire, not only do we need a good leader and reason, then can we recruit the previous forces of the empire. From what I know, although the Heavenly Bow Empire armies had crumbled before the Bai Da Empire armies, there are still survivors scattered across the lands. As long as you and Princess Difuya marry, we will have the drawing power to recruit these men."

Zhou Weiqing face palmed his forehead, saying: "Let it go, Rogue Teacher. Don't come up with such plans like that, it's not possible Come on, let's go meet the other teachers before we discuss this further."

Luo Ke Di led Zhou Weiqing and the other three around several small lanes before turning into one, stopping at the deepest courtyard. After tapping on the door rhythmically, the door opened, revealing Shui Cao (Little Grass)'s face.

"I'm back! That little scoundrel Weiqing finally showed up!" Luo Ke Di pointed towards Zhou Weiqing. Shui Cao was overjoyed and immediately jumped forward to give him a big hug.

"Bing'er!" Shui Cao saw Shangguan Fei'er next. She had been in love with Hua Feng for so long, and towards Hua Feng's little female disciple, she had a very close relation with her. Alas, this was not Shangguan Bing'er, but Shangguan Fei'er.

Before Shangguan Fei'er could do anything, Zhou Weiqing hastily pulled her aside. "Big Sis Shui Cao, let's go in first." Naturally, it was Shui Cao's request that he call her big sis, after all that would make her feel younger.

"Very good! Zhou Little Fatty! Even the older ones you do not let go off." Shangguan Fei'er said to him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"That's one of my teachers! Don't talk nonsense." Zhou Weiqing pinched her hand lightly before saying seriously: "Fei'er, no matter to myself or Bing'er, the Heavenly Bow Unit teachers are extremely important to us. You must be respectful towards them."

Shangguan Fei'er stuck out her tongue and said: "Alright, I understand."

At this moment, the other members of the Heavenly Bow Unit rushed out of the house. Mu En still looked his old self, with nary a change, and he laughed heartily as he said: "Weiqing, you little brat! Hahahaha!"

"Teacher!" Seeing Mu En, Zhou Weiqing was overjoyed, dashing forward to hug him.

Hua Feng's expression was much gentler, as he walked towards Shangguan Fei'er.

Although Luo Ke Di already knew Shangguan Fei'er's identity, he did not attempt to stop Hua Feng. After all, he had already been thrown to the ground just now, how could he let Hua Feng escape the same fate so easily?

"Bing'er, how are you?" Hua Feng walked up to Shangguan Fei'er and said.

To Luo Ke Di's surprise, having been warned by Zhou Weiqing, Shangguan Fei'er's attitude changed. Smiling faintly, she said: ���Greetings, you 1 are Bing'er teacher right? I am her twin sister. My name is Shangguan Fei'er." As she said that, she gave Hua Feng a respectful curtsey.

Hua Feng started, and Luo Ke Di at the side stared at them with his jaw agape, mourning in his heart: That… that is just not fair!

Zhou Weiqing gave all his teachers a hug, even the Snake Lady Transvestite Yi Shi. After all, being able to meet them after all that had happened, he was just too overjoyed… especially since they were the last of his home remaining.

Meeting everyone now, Zhou Weiqing once again repeated what had happened to him after leaving the Heavenly Bow Unit, of course, in much more detail this time.

Hearing that he had actually managed to bring the Fei Li Battle Team to gain the Heavenly Jewel Tournament championship, all of them were both startled but overjoyed.

Difuya was also there when Zhou Weiqing entered the house, but she was clearly rather embarrassed to greet him, and she only stood at the side without making a sound. As compared to the past, she was much thinner, and clearly much more subdued.

Difuya was not feeling good at the moment. Previously, when she was still in the Fei Li City, she had learned that Zhou Weiqing and the others had won the Heavenly Jewel Tournament Championship. Meeting Zhou Weiqing once again after this time, she found that his disposition and aura was very different from previously, more mature, profound, even deep. Even though he wasn't considered handsome or suave, he was still tall and well muscled. Looking at him closely, he did not seem as irritating as before. However, she was despondent to see that since she entered the room, Zhou Weiqing had not even looked at her at all. She felt that although the distance between her and her fiance was just a few yards, it was like a gaping chasm.

After hearing Zhou Weiqing's story, Hua Feng nodded and said: "So, your decision is to stay here and develop here, before returning back home?"

Zhou Weiqing nodded and said: "Yes. With just the few of us, our combined strength and power is just too weak. Even if we return back to our old headquarters, how many can we have? At most, we might be able to gather what… a Regiment of soldiers? However, we aren't going to be facing just the Kalise Empire, but the immense Bai Da Empire. Only a troop which can be unsurpassed on the battlefield will give us the chance of reviving our empire. Perhaps… that target of reviving our empire is too far off for us now, our main target should be to have enough power to save father and godfather in the Heavenly Bow City after ten years. For that, we need a force of elites with sufficient strength."

A worried look flashed within Hua Feng's eyes as he said: "Your plan is not aiming too far out of our reach indeed. I had wanted to warn you about just that as well, that without any external help, it would be nearly impossible for us to beat back the Bai Da Empire. However, if we are aiming to save His Majesty and Admiral Zhou, perhaps we might just be able to do so. That will be our focus in expanding our forces, training and building; to the target of saving them. Only then can we start thinking about reviving our empire."

Zhou Weiqing said: "Exactly that. It is just too good to see all you masters. I was just plagued with the decision on how I can train my Peerless Battalion. Now that you are here, I do not need to think too much, I want to turn the Peerless Battalion into an archery battalion."

"Oh? Tell me your idea." Hua Feng said in interest.

Zhou Weiqing said: "This is just a rough plan. In my Peerless Battalion, we have more than three hundred Physical Jewel Masters alone. That is quite a terrifying number indeed, far more than the total Jewel Masters that our Heavenly Bow Empire used to have. Although they may not have a high cultivation level, with an average of about two to three Jewel stage, it is still not difficult for them to become archers. If all of them can have a Consolidated Bow and have good training in archery, then no matter what foes we face, we can still have a deadly force while still protecting ourselves."

Mu En said exasperatedly: "In order to become an outstanding archer needs a lot of talent as well."

Zhou Weiqing grinned shamelessly and said: "That is not something I have to concern myself about right? With so many of my teachers, all great archery masters in their own right, this should not be a problem right!"

Yi Shi made a orchid shaped hand gesture 2, pointing to Zhou Weiqing and saying: "Don't try to sweet talk us into that little Wei. Our archery skills are not that easily learned as well. However, over three hundred Physical Jewel Masters… that is indeed interesting. Are there any particularly strong and stout ones? I love those…"

Zhou Weiqing had long been used to Yi Shi's speech patterns, but both Little Four and Shangguan Fei'er beside him, hearing his saccharine sweet tones, had a strange look on their faces.

Hua Feng thought for a moment and said: "Our Empire is already gone, what use is there to keep our archery arts secret. Very well, Weiqing, I agree… we will become your archery trainers for your Peerless Battalion. However, you have also learned from us, and you know how difficult it is. Your Peerless Battalion has so many Physical Jewel Masters, will they actually listen to your orders?"

Zhou Weiqing grinned and said: "Not my orders… to be more accurate, it is using profit to induce them to do what I need. As for keeping them in check, such a thing doesn't need me, Fei'er is more than sufficient to do so. Just leave those who are not willing to listen to Fei'er, and I believe that they will have much more interest in learning archery than close combat. Heh heh."

At that, all of them turned to look at Shangguan Fei'er, and as they did so, the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit couldn't help but marvel to themselves at the wonder of it all. From just her appearance, they really could not tell the difference between her and Shangguan Bing'er, and especially after learning that Bing'er was actually the daughter of the Second Palace Master of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, the shock in their hearts was considerable.

Zhou Weiqing said: "Alright, let's go then to meet up with my guys. After that, I'll need to buy some things and we can head back to the Peerless Battalion."

As he thought about how he could turn the Peerless Battalion into an archery troop full of godly archers, Zhou Weiqing felt his blood boiling with excitement.

As compared to the courtyard house that Hua Feng and the others were living in, Lin TianAo and the group were staying in a much richer looking house. Previously, after Lin TianAo had parted with Zhou Weiqing, they had bought a large courtyard house near the north gate of the city. After all, if they were using it as a base, it couldn't be too small. Furthermore, with the gold card that Zhou Weiqing had given him, and their own funds to boot, they were definitely extremely rich.

Chapter 406: Reuniting with the Heavenly Bow Unit! (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

The courtyard was the three-entrance type 1, with over a dozen rooms and even if they doubled their number, it would not be a problem. Zhou Weiqing brought the Heavenly Bow Unit members to Lin TianAo's house, and after making some simple introductions, he passed a list of items he needed to buy to Lin TianAo.

There were several portions of things he needed to buy. Firstly, he needed to convert out a large amount of actual gold coins. After all, in order to let those Peerless Battalion scoundrels to listen to him, he had to have enough gold. Of course, that would just be seed money as he would also use low priced Consolidating Equipment Scrolls to recoup the gold, but before he could do so he would need this large sum first.

Next, he needed Lin TianAo to buy as many Spatial carrying objects like rings or the like as possible. In Zhou Weiqing's heart, the army he had in mind did not need to have large numbers, but they had to be all skilled elites, and speed was one of great importance to him. As such, he could not possibly have them carry a heavy load all around right? With a sufficient number of Spatial objects, that would solve this problem.

Of course, only someone like them would be able to do something like that. After all, Spatial Rings and the like were extremely expensive, one with a cubic metre of Spatial Space already cost more than five hundred gold coins, and the greater the Spatial Space it contained, the more expensive it would be. Top quality Spatial objects would at least be several tens of thousands of gold coins, perhaps even hundred thousands. Of course, Zhou Weiqing did not require those top quality ones, just a large number would be enough. His ultimate goal would be to equip all his Peerless Battalion soldiers with Heavenly Energy with one.

Next would be long bows and an immense number of arrows. Of course, he could attempt to get these from the northern army command, but weapons were after all quite well controlled, and it would be quite difficult or troublesome to get large numbers. Furthermore, he did hold those ordinary army ones in disdain.

A good workman needed to have great tools. What he wanted were top quality bows.

Besides that, Zhou Weiqing also asked Lin TianAo to dispatch someone to the other portions of the ZhongTian Empire to order a batch of armour. He did not want to do that in the TianBei City, as it would be just too easy to rouse suspicion. Splitting that order into the various cities of the ZhongTian Empire would be much better in such a case.

The armours he had in mind did not have to be so large, not full body armours, but one thing that Zhou Weiqing wanted for sure that they were to be crafted out of titanium alloy, including the Wind Hat he had designed so many years back.

Although Zhou Weiqing had spent some of the hundred million he had won in the Heavenly Jewel Tournament, he still had a large amount left. Now, this was the time to put those funds to good use. He did not worry too much about finishing it. After all, with three Consolidating Equipment Masters, it would not be too difficult to earn more.

Besides all of that, there were some other sundry goods that he wanted to purchase, and he left all of that too Lin TianAo as well.

"Big bro, I'll have to trouble you for these. The Peerless Battalion should be slowly going well, you all stay here for now, and if we need anything else I'll send a messenger. Bro Yun, Dou Dou, you two stay here as well. From now on, I need you to focus on creating these two types of Consolidating Equipment Scrolls. The required materials you just get funds from Bro Lin to buy."

Zhou Weiqing told the two of them about the Consolidating Equipment Scroll designs that he needed. He now had just too many things to do, and he could not spend too much time in creating Consolidating Equipment Scrolls. Yun Li and Dou Dou could be said to be his most precious resource he had right now, and it would be best for them to stay protected and stable in the backlines. Especially for Dou Dou, since Xing Tianyi had asked Zhou Weiqing to take care of her, her safety was of paramount importance in his eyes.

For the entirety of the following day, Zhou Weiqing and Lin TianAo continued discussing and completing the details of their upcoming plans. Without question, being able to become the Peerless Battalion Battalion Commander was already an unexpectedly big step in accomplishing his plan in the northern borders. With that as his base, it would be much easier than trying to prove himself in the regular army and recruiting from there. After all, the ruffians of the Ruffian Battalion did not have the respect or love towards the army like normal soldiers would, perhaps even hate. As long as he could provide them enough advantages, Zhou Weiqing was confident in leading them through to the future.

Of course, that would not be possible at this moment, as the northern border war zone was an extremely dangerous place. However, it would undoubtedly also be the best grindstone to put the Peerless Battalion through. It was not possible to build an elite troop overnight, and it would be a process indeed.

After dinner, Zhou Weiqing and Lin TianAo headed to the auction house of the TianBei City, buying over twenty Spatial Objects. After which, they purchased their first batch of large amount of bows and arrows to put into the Spatial Objects, before he stealthily left the TianBei City. Of course, as he did so, he was accompanied by the Heavenly Bow Unit members and Shangguan Fei'er.

When Zhou Weiqing released his single-horned Ghost Demon Horse Leader, the eyes of the Heavenly Bow Unit members lit up. Finally, Mu En made use of his status as Zhou Weiqing's teacher to forcibly occupy it. Luo Ke Di tried to shamelessly sit together with him, but was rejected brutally.

Finally, the usually quiet Han Mo opened his mouth, clapping Zhou Weiqing on the shoulder and saying: "Little Wei, since we are to be the archery instructors for your Peerless Battalion, what will the treatment be like for us?"

"Treatment? What treatment?" Zhou Weiqing asked in confusion.

"Pay… remuneration." Having partnered with Han Mo for so long, the red headed Gao Shen licked his lips and added on, a bloodthirsty look on his face.

Zhou Weiqing said with a startled look: "You two… aren't trying to extort from your precious beloved disciple, me… right?"

Shui Cao smiled and said: "It's not extortion, it's a reasonable request. In fact, our requirements aren't high at all."

Luo Ke Di nodded in agreement, saying: "Yup, not high at all. Just a Ghost Demon Horse for each of us, all must be as good or better than yours. As for the other remunerations… we can discuss that later. Battalion Commander, Vice Battalion Commander… right?"

Yi Shi said gently: "I'm so pretty… would riding a Ghost Demon Horse be too big a visual difference?"

By this time, Zhou Weiqing knew that he was definitely being extorted. With a last shred of hope, he looked towards Hua Feng.

Hua Feng raised his brow slightly, sweeping his gaze across the other Heavenly Bow Unit members before saying: "How could you all extort Little Wei like that?"

Mu En quickly said: "Exactly, you all have no humanity!"

Zhou Weiqing did not make a sound, he was not so naive to think that Hua Feng's words would cause those fellows to let him go so easily.

As expected, Hua Feng continued: "Little Wei, in order for your Peerless Battalion to develop and grow well, just archery alone is not enough. Of great importance is to have extremely quick reactions and speed, to move in and out of the battlefield at will. As such, mounted archers would be the best choice. Of course, such mounted archers require extremely good horses, and Ghost Demon Horses would be a great choice. We, too, need to get used to these Ghost Demon Horses in order to better teach the soldiers as well."

Luo Ke Di grinned and said: "Boss is indeed the boss, he even makes extorting people so natural and righteous."

Zhou Weiqing looked helplessly at the seven shameless middle aged teachers. All of a sudden, he turned to Shangguan Fei'er and asked: "Fei'er, what is the maximum load you can carry when you are flying?"

Shangguan Fei'er had been with him for quite some time, and she easily caught his meaning. "It will be no problem for all of them."

Zhou Weiqing laughed and said: "Teachers, let us experience the joys of flying for a while, so we can rush back to the Peerless Battalion as quickly as possible. This is the only way."

…

An hour later. In the night skies far above the northern army camp, a rope swung wildly in the cold night breeze, eight people tied and hanging from it. Seven sad, shrill, almost forlorn screams rang out in the air, reverberating through the night.