Chapter 144

Yan Youruo coldly said, “What you don’t know is that anyone who has cultivated the ‘Bright Moon Flying Phoenix’ technique, regardless of gender, can only give birth to daughters and it is almost impossible for them to have sons…”

She patted Qi Fei’s hand to stop him from stroking it, and then said, “Do you still remember who delivered your baby back then?”

“It’s…it’s Abbess Suyin from Cuiwei Nunnery…” Bai Xifeng suddenly realized, “You…you switched the girls! This slutty nun, she’s one of yours too!”

Yan Youruo said, “Although Master Suyin is not from Kun Kingdom, she is a compassionate person and cannot stand your beastly acts of harming women. Therefore, we are quite close. I asked her to deliver the baby. At that time, you happened to be away from home. After the baby was born, she took the opportunity to switch the babies… I did this for today, to prevent my daughter from getting involved. Don’t you think I’m very clever?”

“You wretch…” Bai Xifeng cursed angrily, “Where is our daughter… Is she at Cuiwei Nunnery?! What’s her name?!”

Yan Youruo flicked her finger and sneered, “Don’t worry, our daughter has grown up and is very beautiful. I will make her kneel before Qi Fei and serve him to repay you for taking care of me all these years.” These words were especially cruel.

Bai Xifeng nearly vomited blood upon hearing this. He couldn’t believe that Yan Youruo hated him so much that she would even harm her own daughter in order to take revenge on him.

At this moment, he was filled with boundless rage towards Qi Fei. This bastard was not only taking liberties with his beloved woman, but he might also defile his daughter in the future…

Thinking of this, he could no longer hold back and roared, “You bitches… I’m going to kill you all!” “Still being stubborn even when you’re about to die!”

Qi Fei and Yan Youruo both thought he was going to fight to the death, so they quickly got into fighting stances, ready to send him to his grave. Although Bai Xifeng was seriously injured, he was still a Heavenly Realm expert, so they dared not be careless.

But at that moment, Bai Xifeng suddenly turned around and leaped off the cliff beside him, shouting as he jumped, “I’d rather kill myself than let you get away with this! Even as a ghost, I won’t let you go…”

Qi Fei and Yan Youruo rushed forward and saw Bai Xifeng’s body falling rapidly from the hundred-foot cliff, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye. They didn’t know if he had died from the fall.

At this moment, Feng Jianqing and Fang Huaxian led the disciples of the Five Immortals Sect over. They had just cleared out the people from Aojian Manor, which is why they arrived late.

Upon seeing Bai Xifeng jump off the cliff, Feng Jianqing hurriedly said, “Go down the detour to search for him; we must find his body!”

Qi Fei also felt that he should see Bai Xifeng’s body with his own eyes, since he had twice survived falling off cliffs. If Bai Xifeng also had such a miracle, it wouldn’t be a good thing, and would have endless consequences.

Bai Xifeng did not die after falling off the cliff.

Just as he was about to fall to the bottom of the cliff, a white figure swept in from the side, used a clever trick to catch him in its hand, and then jumped a few times to land steadily.

“Father!” the young man in white called out.

Bai Xifeng heard the voice, looked up and saw that it was Bai Bufan. He breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he was not dead, but he was not far from death. If his injuries were not treated soon, he would be completely beyond saving.

“Quick, quick, find a safe place… cough cough…” Bai Xifeng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His white clothes were already stained red with blood, and he no longer had any of the demeanor of a martial arts master.

Bai Bufan carried Bai Xifeng on his back and ran for a while at the bottom of the cliff. After leaving the valley, he saw a cave next to him, quickly went in, put Bai Xifeng down, and even started a fire.

Looking at the critically injured Bai Xifeng, Bai Bufan said with a face full of shame, “Father, I saw Feng Liyao coming earlier, so I ran away beforehand. I didn’t dare to come out… I’m sorry, I’m cowardly… Please forgive me, Father!”

Bai Xifeng sat cross-legged on the ground, barely managing to mobilize the remaining true energy in his body, saying, “What’s the use of saying all this now… Once I’ve recovered from my injuries, I’ll settle accounts with them. I will definitely get my revenge for today’s humiliation!”

Seeing Bai Xifeng struggling to move, Bai Bufan suddenly said, “Father, I feel that Qi Fei and the others will definitely come after us. With my current martial arts skills, it will be difficult for me to fight them head-on. How about… Father, pass on the ‘Compassionate Voyage True Scripture’ to me, so that I can protect you…”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xifeng looked at him warily: “Even if they catch up, it will take them some time, at least half an hour. By then, I will naturally have the ability to escape. As for the ‘Compassionate Voyage Scripture’… I will naturally teach it to you later, but not now.”

Bai Bufan shook his head and said, “No, please teach me now, Father, otherwise…” A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

“What do you mean?” Bai Xifeng’s face darkened.

Bai Bufan sneered, “Stop pretending, Bai Xifeng. I heard your conversation with Qi Fei and Yan Youruo downwind from the cliff edge. I am not your son at all!”

Bai Xifeng’s eyelids twitched, and he said angrily, “I’ve raised you for so many years, ensuring you have food and clothing, teaching you martial arts, and painstakingly nurturing you, and this is how you repay me?!”

Bai Bufan sneered, “Father, this is all your teaching. You taught me from a young age that one must be ruthless and opportunistic, otherwise one will suffer and be trampled underfoot! Only blood relatives can be trusted, but unfortunately you are not my blood relative, so…”

“You beast, you unfilial son, you traitor!” Bai Xifeng trembled with anger at his words. He never expected that now that he was in dire straits, even the son he had raised would bully him.

Bai Bufan sneered, “Don’t put it so harshly, you’re no better than me. Anyway, I’ll protect you today, and you pass on the ‘Compassionate Voyage Scripture’ to me, and I’ll avenge you in the future. Otherwise, I’ll kill you right now!”

Bai Xifeng, trembling with anger, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and after a while opened them, said, “Fine, I’ll teach you martial arts! But you have to promise me one thing…”

“What’s up?”

“Besides protecting me, you must immediately send a message by carrier pigeon to Half Moon Pass to inform Emperor Gan that Feng Liyao is not at Half Moon Pass at the moment, and tell him to attack immediately, otherwise it will be too late if we miss this opportunity!”

Why should I agree to that?

Bai Xifeng sneered, “You need to understand that your enemy is Qi Fei, and also Feng Liyao. If you are defeated, there will be no place for you in the world, and you will have to flee to the ends of the earth!”

Bai Bufan thought it made sense and said, “Okay, I promise you!”

Bai Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief and began reciting scriptures, imparting to him the “Buddha’s Light Shines Everywhere” mental technique from the “Compassionate Voyage Scripture”.

Bai Bufan memorized each word and circulated his internal energy according to the instructions. He felt comfortable and warm all over, and knew that this was the authentic “Cihang True Scripture”. Bai Xifeng had not lied to him, and he was overjoyed.

Having mastered the “Compassionate Voyage Scripture,” Bai Bufan beamed with pride and stood up, saying, “Thank you for your kindness, Father! Don’t worry, I will inform Wang Tianlong for you. As for you…”

Bai Xifeng hurriedly said, “You said you would protect me, so don’t go back on your word!”

Bai Bufan smiled slightly, staring at Bai Xifeng and said, “Father, Qi Fei and the others will definitely hunt you down all over the mountains. I can’t protect you at all. If I take you with me, I’m finished too. So I’m sorry, I can’t take you with me! Besides… if I treat you like this today, once you recover, the first person you’ll come looking for will probably be me… So, hehe, die—”

After saying that, he drew his long sword from his waist. With a flash of light, the sword pierced Bai Xifeng’s chest with a “thud”.

“Uh…you…you unfilial son…” Bai Xifeng looked at the long sword in his chest. He had once again witnessed true humanity. The humanity he had witnessed today was the most profound and extensive he had seen in decades, and it was also the prelude to his downfall.

Given his current state, how could he possibly avoid Bai Bufan’s assassination attempt?

At this moment, Bai Xifeng was filled with regret!

He regretted parting ways with the people from the Da Gan court, regretted wasting time by spending the night with Song Guang’s wife, regretted getting entangled with the Five Immortals Sect, and regretted not escaping when Feng Liyao attacked… But it was too late to say anything now; there would be no second chance in this life.

Bai Bufan twisted the long sword that was piercing Bai Xifeng’s chest a few times. Bai Xifeng convulsed, spitting blood continuously from his mouth. His eyes were fixed on his opponent, filled with rage, until the light in his eyes dimmed and he became completely still.

Seeing that he had stopped breathing, Bai Bufan pulled out his longsword, and blood dripped continuously from the blade, filling the cave with a strong stench of blood.

Bai Bufan sheathed his longsword, quickly left the cave, and sped away into the distance.

A moment later, Qi Fei, Feng Jianqing, and the others arrived at the valley. They couldn’t find Bai Xifeng at the bottom of the cliff, and after searching for a long time nearby, they finally found their way into the cave and saw Bai Xifeng’s blood-stained body.

Qi Fei stepped forward to examine him and said, “He’s dead.”

“Who could have done this?” Fang Huaxian looked around curiously.

Yan Youruo said, “Everyone from Aojian Manor is dead, except for one person who has never shown up.” “It’s Bai Bufan,” Feng Jianqing said.

Fang Huaxian asked in surprise, “This kid actually killed his father?”

Yan Youruo immediately deduced, “He must have overheard our conversation. This person has been perverse, selfish and cruel since childhood. He probably obtained the Cihang True Scripture from Bai Xifeng and then killed him to silence him. He will probably be a formidable enemy in the future.”

Qi Fei immediately said, “I, Qi the Great Hero, am the best in the world in martial arts. If he dares to cause us trouble, I will beat him until he wets his pants!”

Fang Huaxian said, “No matter what, at least Bai Xifeng is dead, which is a great thing. Now all that’s left is to fight the imperial court. We must hurry back to Banyue Pass and work with His Majesty and the others to wipe out Wang Tianlong and the others!”

With the overall situation in mind, no one objected. They returned to Fengzhou City, made some preparations, had lunch, and then turned around and headed towards Kun Kingdom.

…………

Half-Moon Pass.

In the past few days, Wang Hongyu would come to the high wall of the checkpoint from time to time to mock and humiliate them. Since the people of Kun Kingdom would only curse back each time without coming out or making a move, Wang Hongyu became more and more excited and bolder. He cursed almost everyone in Kun Kingdom, calling them “beloved concubine Feng Liyao” and “concubine Feng Jianqing” as if his dream had come true.

That noon, Wang Hongyu led the people from Dachan Temple and Shaoyue Sect to mock them again at the pass, and then planned to return to the camp.

They ran into Wei Dongxiang, who said, “Your Highness, I sense something is amiss!”

“What do you mean?” Wang Hongyu frowned slightly. He had just humiliated those experts from Kun Kingdom and was in an extremely good mood. Why would anything be wrong?

Wei Dongxiang said, “Your Highness, the people from Aojian Manor haven’t arrived yet. I wonder if something went wrong on the way. They should have arrived this morning! Even if they haven’t arrived, there should be a message by carrier pigeon. Aojian Manor usually sends messages by carrier pigeon three times a day, but today’s message hasn’t arrived at all. The pigeons we sent out have also gone unanswered. The situation is not good…”

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongyu frowned: “What could possibly happen? In this world, besides Father and Feng Liyao, who can rival the ‘Sword Saint’? Father is obviously out of the question, and Feng Liyao is at Half Moon Pass, so it’s impossible for her either. By the way, I haven’t seen that bastard Qi Fei. Could it be that he broke through to the Heavenly Realm and stopped the Sword Saint? If breaking through to the Heavenly Realm were that easy, I would have done it long ago!”

Wei Dongxiang thought for a moment and said, “But Your Highness, have you noticed a problem? Apart from making a move on the first day, Feng Liyao hasn’t made a move at all in the following days. Even the experts from Kun Kingdom are unwilling to come out and fight us.”

Wang Hongyu said, “So what? It just shows she’s afraid of the Emperor!”

Wei Dongxiang shook his head and said, “No, I suspect she’s not at Half Moon Pass at all!”

“Nonsense! I see her wandering around the wall every day, how could she not be here?”

“Your Highness!” Wei Dongxiang said excitedly, “Have you noticed that although there is a person dressed exactly like Feng Liyao who comes out to wander around every day, we can’t see her face at all, and we’ve never seen her make a move!”

“You mean…” Wang Hongyu’s expression changed upon hearing this. Although he had been momentarily carried away by his pride, he was not stupid. After Wei Dongxiang’s reminder, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.

Wei Dongxiang said urgently, “Feng Liyao has most likely already left to intercept the Sword Saint. The person dressed the same as her is most likely an imposter!”

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongyu’s heart sank to the bottom. He immediately walked towards the main camp, saying, “You all go to the pass to provoke a battle. I’ll go and inform my father!”

“Yes!” Wei Dongxiang immediately led his men to the checkpoint.

Wang Hongyu entered the main tent and saw Wang Tianlong playing the zither and listening to music with Qi Tingqin. He immediately became anxious: “Father, something terrible has happened!” “Those who achieve great things must be as steady as a mountain. What kind of behavior is this, rushing around like this?” Wang Tianlong looked at him with some displeasure.

Wang Hongyu quickly recounted his and Wei Dongxiang’s analysis. Upon hearing this, Wang Tianlong’s expression changed, but he remained calm. He simply stood up and said, “It’s not impossible. Hmm… come with me and see if Feng Liyao is here.”

These past few days, he had been indulging in nightly revelry with Qi Tingqin, so much so that he had almost forgotten about attacking Kun Kingdom. Now, upon hearing Wang Hongyu’s words, he realized that the situation was not good and quickly dressed himself.

Qi Tingqin said from the side, “Your Majesty, please don’t be impatient. Everything should be done slowly.”

Wang Tianlong patted her shoulder and said, “My dear consort, please wait here for a moment. I’ll be right back.” He then led the group out of the tent and headed towards the Half Moon Pass.

At this moment, Wei Dongxiang was provoking at the checkpoint. Led by Ji Qiujun and Yu Youyang, the people from Baihua Palace and Tingyu Tower stood on the high wall, weapons in hand, and kept hurling insults back.

“Ji Qiujun, you bitch, if you’ve got the guts, come down here and fight me three hundred rounds!”

“Wei Dongxiang, you eunuch, take your little pecker back before you talk to me!”

“Is Feng Liyao here? I want to challenge her!”

Just as they were exchanging insults, Wang Tianlong led a group of experts in a menacing manner. He shouted, “Feng Liyao, come out and face your death!” His voice reverberated in all directions, reaching every corner around them.

Ji Qiujun and Yu Youyang exchanged a glance, both realizing something was amiss; the other party must have discovered something.

Indeed, Feng Liyao is not here at the moment; she left several days ago.

She had Yao Youwei wear her own purple-gold phoenix robe and crown, pretending to be her, and occasionally come out for a stroll, making the people in Dagan mistakenly believe that she was still here in charge.

As a result, they dared not attack easily.

This move is extremely risky. Once Wang Tianlong discovers that Feng Liyao is not here, he will definitely launch an attack immediately. With Yu Youyang, Gu Yinzhang and others, they will definitely not be able to withstand the Daqian court’s offensive, after all, the other side has a Heavenly Realm expert.

However, this is the only way to win, and this risk must be taken.

When Feng Liyao learned that Qi Fei, Fang Huaxian, and others had gone to intercept Bai Xifeng, she thought it over carefully and realized that only this method could defeat the powerful Da Gan court and Ao Jian Manor. Therefore, she made the decision without hesitation.

As soon as Wang Tianlong arrived, Yao Youwei knew she could no longer hide the truth.

She immediately led a group of experts to the high wall, looking silently at Wang Tianlong and the others before the checkpoint. Li Huiyu coldly shouted…

He said, “Wang Tianlong, you shameless scoundrel, what are you yelling about here?!”

Wang Tianlong glanced at Li Huiyu, then looked at the woman beside her who was wearing a purple-gold phoenix robe and a purple-gold phoenix crown. Her face was covered by a purple veil, so her appearance could not be seen.

He hadn’t noticed before, but now, upon closer inspection, he suddenly realized that her figure was indeed somewhat different from Feng Liyao’s. Her breasts weren’t as full, and her buttocks weren’t as perky. Although the woman in front of him also had a figure far surpassing that of ordinary women, Feng Liyao’s figure was hard for any woman to match, and the woman in front of him was clearly inferior.

Even their height was inferior. They hadn’t noticed it before because the other party was standing on a high wall, and Wang Tianlong and the others looked up from below, making it difficult to notice the other party’s height. But now, after taking a closer look, Wang Tianlong discovered this problem.

He shouted, “If you’re not Feng Liyao, then who are you?!”

Just as Yao Youwei was about to speak, Shen Xiangxiang suddenly laughed and said, “Your Majesty, do you still remember the good deeds you did back then?”

Wang Tianlong sneered, “Don’t talk nonsense. What good deeds have I ever done?”

Shen Xiangxiang said, “Have you forgotten the time when my husband and I replaced your ‘dust root’?”

“Nonsense!” Wang Tianlong’s expression changed upon hearing this; naturally, he was unwilling to admit to this shameful matter.

Shen Xiangxiang sneered, “Back then, you captured the people of Yuanyang Village and used our medical skills to transfer their dragon roots to your own bodies. Heh… Although this matter has not been widely known in the martial arts world, quite a few people still know about it. Besides you, Wang Tianlong, Bai Xifeng, Xuantian Daoist, Kongming Zen Master, Yao Ye… they all sought out us to exchange their mortal roots!”

“You scoundrel! Don’t you dare insult the late abbot of this temple!” The monks of Dachan Temple were furious upon hearing this.

The members of the Shaoyue Sect also expressed their dissatisfaction. Zhang Zhen, one of the Seven True Men of Shaoyue, angrily said, “Shen Xiangxiang, what nonsense are you talking about?!”

Shen Xiangxiang said, “This matter is absolutely true! If I am lying, may I be struck by lightning! If you don’t believe me, ask Wang Tianlong. Does he dare to swear in front of everyone? Oh, Wei Dongxiang is also in the know. It’s just a pity that we didn’t have time to help Eunuch Wei reconnect his mortal roots back then. I wonder if Eunuch Wei feels any regret?”

“You…you’re spouting nonsense!” Wei Dongxiang said, his voice sharp and shrill, his fingers forming delicate pinky.

Shen Xiangxiang sneered and continued, “Xuantian Daoist and Kongming Zen Master were killed by the Great Gan Dynasty. Ask Wang Tianlong if he dares to swear an oath to clear his name.”

The people from Shaoyue Sect and Dachan Temple all changed their expressions upon hearing this. Zhang Zhen’e looked at Wang Tianlong and said, “I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor needs to swear an oath to clarify this?”

Wang Tianlong angrily said, “What are you talking about? They are clearly stalling for time. You believe what she says?” “This…” The people from Dachan Temple and Shaoyue Sect thought it made sense, so they turned their attention to Shen Xiangxiang and the others.