“You’ve dealt with all of them…?”

Chen Xing looked at the bloodstains on the ground.

Sìxiàng lifted the body of a white deer, as if to take credit for its work.

It knew its master needed the flesh of such robust monsters.

Chen Xing glanced at the white deer, whose vitality was not very strong, but its fur was exceptionally soft and seemed to glow!

Chen Xing looked closer and realized it wasn’t his illusion.

Indeed, the fur of this white deer was emitting a fluorescent light under the sun, with a tinge of magic enveloping its surface.

Unlike the route of Fleshly Transcendence,

this must be a creature that had taken the path of Magic Transcendence.

“They were bad for attacking big sister, I killed them, Sìxiàng is good,” Sìxiàng said solemnly.

“…”

You really are a clear soup aristocrat, aren’t you!

But to be honest, the name Sìxiàng had as its evolved species, Dark Realm Arbiter, does sound like it’s in charge of judgment.

Since they were enemies, it was just as well they were killed.

Chen Xing didn’t mind such trivialities.

As long as his sister was unharmed, that was all that mattered.

“Did you find the person?”

“Just up ahead,” Sìxiàng pointed south.

Chen Xing sat atop Taotie’s head, and with Taotie’s massive size, Chen Lingya would definitely be able to hear the commotion.

“What was the strength of these people you dealt with?”

“Weak.”

“…”

“Be more specific.”

“This one is edible, the others are not tasty,” Sìxiàng said, pointing to the white deer corpse placed on Taotie’s head.

Such a standard of judgment…

“Ao ao!”

Taotie suddenly voiced its agreement, also finding the snow-white deer more fragrant to its senses.

It seems this little black bird and I do share a common language.

…

The look of confusion on Chen Lingya’s face grew stronger because she thought she just heard a familiar voice.

Was it an illusion?

The dense forest concealed their view, although many trees around were destroyed, more tall ones remained thick.

The remnant vibrations and sounds of the recent battle had chased away all the creatures in the nearby forest.

At this moment, the forest was exceptionally quiet, the distant cries of the creatures crystal clear.

So clear that Chen Lingya almost thought Taotie had appeared here.

Rumble rumble~

The footsteps grew closer and closer.

“Lingya, someone is coming from that direction,” Wan Ning said seriously, looking towards where the noise was originating.

“I know,” Chen Lingya didn’t plan on running anymore. Judging by the speed of the bipedal creature that had appeared earlier, even if they ran for an hour, the others would catch up in a matter of minutes.

To run or not to run made no difference.

Wan Ning sighed deep down. After this incident, she felt somewhat disappointed in the Apostle Organization.

In a critical moment, they were entirely unreliable.

How could subordinates remain loyal if their leader couldn’t protect them?

“Such a huge beast tamer,” Wan Ning caught sight of the approaching Taotie.

Her expression turned solemn as she carefully observed the behemoth. Although it seemed familiar,

having only seen Taotie a few times, she did not recognize it, especially since Taotie had grown even larger since their last meeting.

“Lingya, Lingya?” Wan Ning called several times without hearing a response, turning her head to find her good friend staring blankly ahead.

Could she recognize it?

Wan Ning felt puzzled.

But the person on the back of the giant creature was clearly a stranger.

Chen Xing’s face was still covered with a mask made of altering mud, so naturally, Wan Ning could not recognize Chen Xing.

But Chen Lingya recognized Taotie.

Even if its size had gotten much larger, its dopey actions and expressions hadn’t changed at all.

But why would her brother’s beast tamer appear here?

And why was there someone else on its back?

Chen Lingya was in complete disarray.

Once a Beast Taming contract was signed, it couldn’t be changed unless the original owner died. Could it be that her brother…

“Let’s go, I was entrusted to save you and bring you back. Once that’s done, my mission is complete,” Chen Xing intentionally lowered his voice as he spoke in a deep tone.

Caught off guard by the voice, Chen Lingya hesitated before fixing a suspicious gaze on Chen Xing.

“Hurry up, I don’t have much time,” Chen Xing pressed, his voice hushed.

Chen Lingya climbed onto the back of Taotie.

She ran up to Chen Xing, bit her lip, clenched her fist, and punched him on the shoulder.

“Ouch, what are you hitting me for?” Chen Xing stepped back half a step, covering his arm.

“It really is you!”

Chen Lingya felt a mix of joy and irritation. Having lived with Chen Xing for sixteen years, how could she be deceived by his voice?

“How did you recognize me?” Chen Xing raised an eyebrow.

“Even if you turned to ash, I would recognize you!”

As Chen Lingya spoke, tears involuntarily filled her eyes, and she rushed forward to embrace her brother.

Chen Xing hesitated with his arms for a moment, then slowly embraced his sister’s back.

“You’ve lost weight,” Chen Xing sighed lightly.

After all, she was just an eighteen-year-old girl.

To have endured so much so suddenly, she was already very strong.

Releasing his hold, Chen Xing patted Chen Lingya’s shoulder, “Let’s go, we’re going home.”

Looking at her brother who had changed his face, Chen Lingya felt somewhat unaccustomed for a moment, “You look so old and serious!”

“You don’t understand. You’ll get it when you’re my age,” Chen Xing shook his head slightly.

Chen Lingya reached out to touch Chen Xing’s face, “How did you do this to your face…”

Chen Xing wiped his face and simply removed the disguise clay.

Having worn the disguise clay for over a dozen days, his face felt as though it carried a hard shell. Suddenly removing it made Chen Xing a bit uncomfortable.

Staring at her brother’s familiar face, Chen Lingya narrowed her eyes and inspected it closely for quite a while.

Satisfied, she nodded, “This face is much more handsome.”

“I think so too, but I had no choice. Back then, I was afraid of assassination by the Dark Fire, so I disguised myself.”

Chen Xing said as he tossed the slumbering disguise clay to Chen Lingya.

Catching it, Chen Lingya handed it back to Chen Xing, “You better put it on quickly, or it’ll be troublesome if we get discovered.”

“No need now,” Chen Xing refused. In this world where might was paramount, the strength of a Beast Tamer was a man’s courage.

He had trained Beast Tamers so that neither he nor those around him would ever again be subject to assassination or being hunted down.

“I will seek justice for you,” Chen Xing promised his sister.

“There’s no need, it’s quite alright the way things are now,” Chen Lingya didn’t want Chen Xing to be caught up in a whirlwind of trouble because of her. If things could just end this way… that was quite alright too.

“Who is behind the assassination?” Chen Xing inquired of Chen Lingya.

Chen Lingya hesitated.

“You should know,” Chen Xing looked toward Wan Ning.

It was only now that Wan Ning was recovering from the shock of discovering Chen Xing’s identity.

Hearing Chen Xing’s words, he hesitated for a moment, “This matter involves the Meng Family, you might not be aware of their stature. The Meng Family’s status in Illusion Dream Giant City is equivalent to the Chi Family’s in Fentian Giant City.

Moreover, some of the Meng Family’s high-ranking members have joined our Apostle Organization, so this matter is difficult to handle.

The person involved this time is from the fourth branch of the Meng Family. The father of the man killed by Lingya is a powerful elder of the Meng Family’s fourth branch, his name is Meng Quan, and he is also a high-ranking member of the Apostle Organization.”

Wan Ning revealed the identity of the person behind the scenes to Chen Xing, partly because she felt he had a right to know.

On the other hand, she hoped that Chen Xing would recognize the current gap in strength.

Yes, just for now.

To be honest, Wan Ning had never seen anyone progress as swiftly as Chen Xing.

She believed that if Chen Xing maintained his current rate of progress, he might eventually possess the strength to settle the score.

Yet if he were to act now, it might still be insufficient.

Chen Xing pondered, then asked, “Do you know the strength of that elder?”

Seeing that Chen Xing hadn’t abandoned thoughts of revenge, Wan Ning felt somewhat helpless.

“I’m not sure of his exact realm. How could someone of my standing know such a grand figure’s Beast Taming strength? I only know that he has an Illusion Element Beast Tamer, and beyond that, I have no information,” Wan Ning said with a wry smile.

“But even among Transcendent Level Beast Tamers, there’s a huge disparity in strength.”

“The difference between them is even more striking than the gap between Energy Level 1 and 100!” Wan Ning said solemnly, “The adversary is a veteran Transcendent Beast Tamer, whose strength cannot be compared to that of an ordinary Transcendent.”

“I understand,” Chen Xing replied, then assured his concerned sister, “Don’t worry, I won’t fight a battle I’m not sure of winning. If he’s too powerful to confront, I won’t foolishly clash with him; after all, I’m younger than he is, there’s plenty of time.”

After speaking, Chen Xing solemnly placed the disguise clay into his sister’s hands.

“You wear the disguise clay. I’ll accompany you on a part of your journey, but it’s best you don’t enter the city with me. After we split up, use the disguise clay to change your appearance, then find a chance to take the Teleportation Array back,” Chen Xing instructed.

“What about you?”

“I’ll be fine. Now, let’s head back,” Chen Xing said.

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