Chapter 168: Enemies on a Narrow Road

An hour later, Feng Qingya controlled the purple ribbon and landed on an unknown barren hill not far from Linjiang City.“What’s wrong, Miss Feng? Is something the matter?”

Su Jingzhen had been quietly sitting on the silk ribbon, resting and recovering.

He was a little surprised when they suddenly stopped.

However, after hearing what he said, Feng Qingya couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.

“Don’t be ridiculous. I can indeed ride the flying artifact, but I’m still a person, not a machine.”

“My Foundation Establishment cultivation can sustain flight for an hour, which is already beyond what most Foundation Establishment cultivators can do. You can’t just use me like a donkey, can you?”

Su Jingzhen’s expression turned slightly awkward again.

“I didn’t mean it that way, Miss Feng. Why don’t you take a break and recover first? This wilderness is said to have demonic beasts lurking around, and I’ll protect you.”

At this point, Feng Qingya didn’t plan to tease Su Jingzhen anymore. She took out a bottle of Qi-replenishing pills and swallowed two of them. Then, she found a flat spot and sat down in a lotus position.

Feng Qingya’s forehead was beaded with fine sweat. It was clear that flying for an hour had consumed a lot of her energy.

Su Jingzhen discovered that Feng Qingya, without intentionally displaying her charm, had entered a state of serious cultivation, and it was a unique kind of beauty.

Just as Feng Qingya had just sat down and was about to recover, a clear and high-pitched chirping sound came from above.

In an instant, Su Jingzhen felt that the hill they were on was shrouded by a massive dark cloud.

He looked up to see a gigantic blue bird hovering above them, with four or five people standing on its back, looking down at them with some mockery.

Feng Qingya abruptly stopped her recovery, her eyes flashing with a fierce light.

The blue bird circled a few times before landing on the hill.

“Hehe, it seems that Big cousin has exhausted herself. Did you fly here all by yourself? You wouldn’t have fallen to the point of not even having a flying beast, would you?”

The people on the back of the blue bird were none other than Feng Mingyan and his group.

At this moment, Feng Mingyan’s gaze fell on Feng Qingya, with a hint of mockery.

Any direct disciple of the Feng family, or the master of any branch, would be entitled to a second-grade blue bird as their mount.

In fact, many times, the resource allocation between the branches of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion was achieved through these flying beasts.

But Feng Qingya was an exception.

She didn’t go to Fengma City to take office, and even if she did, it was impossible for her to receive such treatment as being assigned a flying beast.

So Feng Mingyan’s words were purely sarcastic.

Su Jingzhen’s expression suddenly turned grave.

He never thought that he would encounter such a deadly enemy in this wilderness.

Before Su Jingzhen could react, Feng Mingyan and his group had already noticed his presence.

The mockery in their eyes grew even thicker.

In fact, Feng Mingyan and his group had always known that Feng Qingya didn’t go to Fengma City to take office.

They had been waiting in Linjiang City, but they didn’t know Feng Qingya’s exact location.

Now that they saw Su Jingzhen, Feng Mingyan finally understood.

“Hehe, Su Jingzhen, it’s really a small world. I didn’t expect you to be so close to my cousin.”

When saying this, Feng Mingyan’s sarcasm remained, but his eyes added a hint of darkness.

He had no good feelings towards Su Jingzhen.

In fact, Feng Mingyan’s heart had already formed a killing intent.

If they could really kill Feng Qingya and Su Jingzhen in this wilderness, it would save him a lot of trouble.

As soon as this thought arose, his gaze shifted to the black-clothed old man beside him.

This old man was his protector.

However, the black-clothed old man shook his head lightly.

“Feng Qingya is here, so Mu Lao must be around too.” The old man only said this much.

Upon hearing this, Feng Mingyan also dispelled the thought in his heart.

He had unconsciously neglected Mu Lao’s existence. Seaʀᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Mu Lao’s strength surpassed that of his protector.

It’s true that they have the upper hand in terms of numbers, but it’s not necessarily a guarantee of victory.

However, since they’ve encountered each other in this desolate wilderness, if he didn’t do something, he would always feel a sense of absence in his heart.

Feng Qingya also stood up.

Her face remained calm and serene.

Although she was a woman, she wouldn’t show her weak side in front of her enemies.

“I have the freedom to travel anywhere I want. Do you even need to control that?”

When she said this, Feng Qingya’s mouth curved into a slight smile, with a hint of disdain.

Feng Mingyan nodded and laughed again: “This has nothing to do with me, of course.”

“But looking at the situation, are you planning to take Su Jingzhen back with you, cousin?”

“Don’t forget, Su Jingzhen is a member of the Evil Moon Sect’s Linjiang branch.”

“Although our Treasure Gathering Pavilion doesn’t have a clear distinction between good and evil, this is still a bit inappropriate, don’t you think?’

Feng Mingyan’s words were laced with a hint of venom.

From this angle, as long as Feng Qingya acknowledged that Su Jingzhen had no relation to their Treasure Gathering Pavilion, they could freely take action against Su Jingzhen, even if the old man appeared, and they wouldn’t have any reason to intervene.

At that time, even if the Evil Moon Sect wanted to accuse them, Feng Mingyan was confident he could resolve the issue.

However, when Feng Qingya heard this, her smile remained calm and serene.

“Who says it’s inappropriate? Su Jingzhen is not only the Chief Acolyte of the Evil Moon Sect’s Linjiang branch but also a registered alchemist of our Treasure Gathering Pavilion. What’s wrong with me taking him back to participate in the alchemist conference?”

When she said this, Feng Qingya’s tone was tinged with a hint of pride.

Since Su Jingzhen was going back with her, his identity as an alchemist would inevitably be exposed.

It didn’t matter if it was exposed now.

She then looked at Su Jingzhen: “Su Jingzhen, since someone has doubts about your identity, why not take out your alchemist token and show it to them?”

Except for not wanting to run into Feng Mingyan and his group in Linjiang City, Feng Qingya could hold her head high anywhere else.

As soon as she said this, Feng Mingyan’s group’s expressions changed.

Su Jingzhen was quite skilled in alchemy and had taken the orthodox path of the Opening Secret Repositories.

If he was indeed an alchemist, the threat he posed to them would be even greater.

Feng Mingyan’s heart grew darker.

Before they could even ask questions, Su Jingzhen had already taken out the alchemist token with the character ‘Zhe’ from his storage bracelet.

As the token appeared, Feng Mingyan’s group’s brows furrowed even deeper.

They could doubt everything, but they couldn’t doubt the authenticity of the token in Su Jingzhen’s hand.