Chapter 503: The Skies Are Vast Enough for the Birds to Soar Through (I)

Chapter 503: The Skies Are Vast Enough for the Birds to Soar Through (I)

Hou Xiaochen left as soon as he said he would. The news of his departure swiftly spread throughout the land as the convoy began traveling to Skystar City.

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In the central region, deep within a mountain.

A man with a slightly pale face sat on a throne within a hall. He was so handsome that it verged on the uncanny. He listened silently to reports being furnished by those beneath him. Điscover new chapters at novelhall.com

“Leader, Hou Xiaochen has set out. Apart from Li Hao’s Demon Hunters, Yu Luocha, Golden Spear and the rest of the Silver Moon Guards have all departed the province!”

The man rested his chin in his hand, the very picture of laziness in his throne. He listened quietly, contemplating something.

A beautiful woman on his left wore long indigo robes; her eyes blazed with a venomous look. “Leader, the day that Hou Xiaochen and that bitch Yu Luocha reaches the central region is the day of their death! They trample on Red Moon’s dignity again and again. Hou Xiaochen, Yuan Shuo, and all those people deserve death!”

“Don’t throw out harsh words,” said the man in an even tone as he pressed his hands down, indicating for quiet.

The woman immediately stopped talking. There were people standing in the aisles on the left and right below the throne. There were even some Ghostfaces within the hall—they were all as quiet as could be, shrouding the hall with extreme stillness.

“Hou Xiaochen...” sighed the man. “These people from Silver Moon want nothing more than to feast on my flesh and drink my blood. But I haven’t done anything to them, so why all this hatred? I just want Li Hao...

“Whether it is the ruins of Battle Heaven or the mysteries of Silver Moon, I’m not interested in them at the moment. i just want Li Hao. Tell me, do you guys think that the eight families are not meant to die out? Things have become very interesting once we turned to Li Hao. The unexpected crops up again and again. First it was Yuan Shuo, then Hou Xiaochen... Things become ever more interesting.”

“Leader, then let us slip into White Moon City while Hou Xiaochen is away and capture Li Hao!” declared the woman in indigo.

“Hou Xiaochen wants nothing more than for you to do that.” The man seemed to roll his eyes. “There is still Kong Jie, Huang Yu, and that old ghost at the provincial government even though Hou Xiaochen is not in the province anymore. Of the three commanders, Hou Xiaochen is one, Huang Yu is the other, which leaves the third in quiet mystery all these years. Kong Jie isn’t the third commander, so I cannot think of any other candidates other than the one at the provincial government...

“Ai!” he sighed and shook his head. “It is a season of many troubles. How odious. If I’d known it would turn to thus, I should’ve struck swiftly when we discovered Li Hao and taken him from Silver City. Now that he’s left, he’s improved rapidly and may measure up to a mid Nova. This has become troublesome.”

“He’s only killed a Solar...” blinked Indigo Moon. How was he a mid Nova now?

Ying Hongyue leaned back against his chair and couldn’t be bothered with an explanation. It was tiring having to explain every detail.

“This expedition has been a blow to the head and reminded you that the old friends in Silver Moon are all vicious sorts!”

He shook his head ruefully. Indigo Moon remained silent.

“Of the six of you, Yu Luocha ran off, Peacock and the divine girl died in the expedition, leaving you and Spider alive. When Spider returns... let’s try a bit harder!” Ying Hongyue looked down the dais and said slowly, “Send word to the Steadfast Duke that Li Hao killed Xu Feng. Light Sword will turn on them, so be careful.”

“Understood!” Someone vanished on the ground. As for whether or not this was true... it was true if the leader had said so. No one suspected anything.

“Light Sword... will turn traitor?” asked Indigo Moon.

“Yes,” sighed Ying Hongyue. “The loyalty of Silver Moon martial masters is not won like that! The Xus have whetted Light Sword’s appetite all this time with the Windchaser Boots, saying that Xu Feng will be in charge of them so long as the young master enters the metamorphosis stage. Light Sword has looked after Xu Feng like a mother and father these years, wanting nothing more than the young master to grow into his strength. Now that he’s dead... Light Sword will surely betray them.”

“With Light Sword’s personality, she should’ve turned on them many years ago,” Indigo Moon asked curiously. “Why wait until today? I didn’t think she was that strong before, but the news now paints her as very strong...”

“The Xus aren’t that weak either!” chuckled Ying Hongyue. “Not to mention, they didn’t lie to her. If Xu Feng had reached that stage, the family would’ve given him the boots. When the yin and yang come together then... It’s not important that Light Sword is old or incredibly unsightly. Most importantly, Xu Feng might be able to borrow the power of pure yang to fully ascend beyond Nova. It was an arrangement that benefited both parties, but nothing of that remains anymore.”

The man seemed to know a lot.

“Therefore, let’s keep watching the show. It’s not that I mean any harm to an old friend, I just want to remind the Xus to be careful. Once they take care of their troubles, they’ll have the ability to try Li Hao and Silver Moon for me. So they better not be caught off guard by Light Sword.”

“Got it!” Indigo Moon nodded, appearing quite naive despite her age.

A smiling Ying Hongyue admired her profile. A naive woman was good, being simple was good. He hadn’t let them be involved in too much over these years because he didn’t want their base nature to change. But now... it looked like that hadn’t been the best decision.

His harem lived in harmony, but it was difficult when they were actually sent out to do anything. Their chances of success were too low and not even on par with some martial masters or supernaturals. I wonder if Hou Xiaochen and the others curse me for taking care of these martial masters to the point where they’ve been crippled?

“Leader, don’t we also need the Windchaser Boots?” added Indigo Moon. “Why don’t we take the chance to seize them?”

“The Liu family weapon came into the duke’s hands long ago.” Ying Hongyue shook his head. “There’s no need for open hostilities with them over this. The core of the eight weapons is still the sword of the Lis. It’s a pity we couldn’t locate it before, but now we are certain that it is either with Li Hao or with Hou Xiaochen.

“The blade of the Zhangs is likely with Yuan Shuo. That indestructible blade of his probably hides the blade of the Zhangs.”