Celestial 'War God' Return

Night fell quickly, and Sun Yuheng and his group rested in one of the open areas in the forest.

Their bodies were covered in blood as the beasts in the forest continued to attack them, making it difficult for them to locate Sun Weitian.

Sun Yuheng looked at his group members. "Clean yourselves and go rest. We’ll move again once the sun rises, and we must find my grandson’s location as quickly as possible."

"Yes, Old Patriarch."

Sun Yuheng tried to contact Sun Yanzhi and Ning Zhiya, but their communication was blocked due to the traps in the forest, leaving him worried about the pair. "I hope you two are okay."

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Meanwhile, Sun Yanzhi found a small pond not far from his hiding place, and he hurriedly went there to clean himself. He checked the surrounding area, but he could not find any signs of the presence of those beasts nearby.

Sun Yanzhi thought that the area was within the territory of one of the forest’s overlord beasts, the Xuanluo Beast, so the beasts didn’t dare approach that place.

Sun Yanzhi was relieved by this, as he was still exhausted from the previous beast attacks, but he became tense again when he remembered his wife.

Sun Yanzhi was not worried about Sun Yuheng’s safety due to his high level of cultivation; however, his wife was different from his father, and he feared she might be injured by those beasts.

Since they were separated from each other, Sun Yanzhi had been trying to contact his wife, but unfortunately, he couldn’t reach her. "Sigh! I hope Zhiya and her group won’t encounter any serious problems."

After cleaning the blood from his body, Sun Yanzhi changed his clothes and returned to his hideout, planning to leave the place at sunrise.

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Inside the cave, Ning Zhiya rested peacefully, as the beasts did not dare approach her due to the presence of the Emerald Scale Python, one of the three overlord beasts in the forest.

Ning Zhiya repeatedly tried to escape from the cave, but Cui Jing always stopped her and pulled her back inside, leaving her helpless. She truly worried for her son’s safety, but the female snake wouldn’t let her go, no matter how she persuaded her.

Even so, Cui Jing did not treat Ning Zhiya badly, and the female snake brought her a lot of fruit when she returned from outside.

Ning Ziya looked at her and asked, "What exactly do you want from me? Why won’t you let me go?"

Cui Jing looked at Ning Ziya, but they suddenly heard footsteps. They looked towards the cave entrance; they found Tang Xiao’s clone walking casually inside.

Ning Ziya raised her eyebrows for a moment, but she calmed down again after confirming that Tang Xiao’s cultivation was only at the lower King Realm. "Who are you? How did you get here?"

"My name is Feng Xiao of the Feng Clan."

Ning Ziya remembered that there was a Feng Clan in the Taixu Kingdom, but they were only a second-grade clan, like her Ning Clan and the Huo Clan. "My name is Ning Zhiya of the Ning and Sun Clans. By the way, what are you doing in this forest?"

"I see," Tang Xiao then answered her. "I entered this forest with some of my clansmen, but we got separated after those beast rampages, and Cui Jing saved me from their attack."

"Cui Jing?"

"Her." Tang Xiao pointed at the Emerald Scale Python. "It seems we share the same fate, huh?"

Ning Zhiya looked at Cui Jing for a moment before nodding to Tang Xiao. "I previously encountered a beast rampage, and several of my clansmen were kidnapped by one of the beasts. When some of us were running away from them, we accidentally entered that teleportation formation, and I was stranded in the area around this cave."

’Show me her status, Xiao Ai.’ Tang Xiao sat a little far away from Ning Zhiya, but Cui Jing immediately approached him and laid her head beside him.

Ning Zhiya was surprised to see that. "This snake seems to really like you."

"Yes." Tang Xiao stroked Cui Jing’s head. "She is one of the three overlord beasts of this forest, and I was lucky that she saved me from those beasts. Do you want to eat my grilled meat again?"

Cui Jing gazed at Tang Xiao droolily, so he immediately took some grilled meat out of his storage ring. She wasted no time devouring it all, making Ning Zhiya’s stomach growl.

Tang Xiao looked at Ning Zhiya with a smile; he took a piece of grilled meat and threw it to her. "You can eat it; I grilled it myself."

"Thank you." Ning Zhiya herself was hungry; she ate the grilled meat with gusto. "I’ve never eaten grilled meat this delicious; this meat is really tasty and rich in flavor."

"My family opened a grilled meat restaurant, and we use some special seasonings." Tang Xiao said to her, reading her status. ’Her cultivation is at the Upper Tyrant Level, huh? No wonder the Sun Clan values ​​this woman so much, even though she comes from the second-grade Ning Clan.’

"Have you managed to find your clan members?"

Tang Xiao shook his head. "There are too many traps in this forest, and those beasts are still rampaging out there. With my current cultivation, I can’t move freely in this forest, so I’m having trouble finding them."

"I myself can’t move freely in this forest, even though my cultivation has reached the Tyrant Level," Ning Zhiya sighed heavily before continuing. "I received information that Ci Xing kidnapped my son, and I am deeply worried about his safety. I entered this forest with my husband, my father-in-law, and members of our clan to rescue him. We split into three groups to facilitate the search, but my group encountered a rampage of wild beasts, and several members of my group went missing."

"Ci Xing is one of the three overlord beasts, right?" Tang Xiao pretended to be surprised.

"Yes." Ning Zhiya looked at Cui Jing. "After I got separated from my group, I accidentally entered this cave, and this female snake wouldn’t let me go."

Tang Xiao stroked the female snake’s head. "Cui Jing is gentle and kind-hearted, and she is familiar with the situation in this forest. She knows the situation outside is dangerous, so she won’t allow you to leave this cave. I understand your concern for your son’s safety, but you will die in vain if you leave here in the current situation. If you die at the hands of those beasts, you won’t be able to save your son, so I advise you to wait until the situation outside calms down."

"You’re right about that." Ning Zhiya wore a complicated look because she was very worried about Sun Weitian’s safety. "What about you? Aren’t you worried about the safety of your clan members?"

"No," Tang Xiao shook his head. "My seniors are much stronger than me, and they are used to facing life-and-death situations, so I don’t need to worry about them. I’m sure they already understand the situation in this forest, and they must be hiding somewhere in this forest."

"I see." Ning Zhiya nodded in understanding. "Did you join a sect?"

"I haven’t joined any sect yet, but I plan to join the Myriad Sword Sect after I leave this forest." Tang Xiao looked at her. "If I’m not mistaken, your Ning and Sun Clans also live in the Taixu Kingdom, right?"

"That’s right." Ning Zhiya nodded. "My Ning Clan is a second-grade clan in the Taixu Kingdom, but the Sun Clan is one of the prominent clans. If I’m not mistaken, your Feng Clan is a second-grade clan, like my Ning Clan, right?"

"You’re right," Tang Xiao observed her face; he felt that she was down-to-earth. "My Feng Clan is indeed a second-grade clan, and we focus on hunting for a living. My seniors heard there are many good beasts in this forest, so they brought me here to hunt, but we ended up encountering a beast rampage."

Although she knew the Feng Clan, Ning Zhiya did not possess much information about it, so she did not doubt Tang Xiao. "What will you do if the people from your clan don’t come back?"

"I don’t know." Tang Xiao paused for a moment and pretended to think. "I plan to look for them tomorrow, and I hope those beasts have calmed down. If they’re still rampaging, I’ll return to this cave and wait for them to calm down before continuing my search."

"Can I join you?" Ning Zhiya looked at Cui Jing. "That female snake won’t let me go alone, but she might let me go with you."

Cui Jing nodded to Tang Xiao as he looked at her. "Alright, we’ll go together tomorrow morning, but we have to be careful of those beasts and traps. If you make a wrong move and fall into the teleportation formation, it will be even more difficult for you to find your son."

"I understand." Ning Zhiya leaned against the cave wall and closed her eyes. "I’ll rest first, Feng Xiao. Those beasts drained my qi, and I’m quite exhausted now."

"Okay." Tang Xiao turned to Cui Jing and whispered something to her.

Cui Jing nodded in understanding, slithered toward the exit, and made sounds audible to the beasts in the forest. After finishing, she returned to the end of the cave and lay down beside Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao leaned against the female snake’s body while looking at Ning Zhiya, who had already fallen asleep. ’I feel sorry for you, but I won’t let Sun Weitian live because he has bad intentions towards my wife.’