Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"Why aren't you surprised by this place?" Feng Qingmeng questioned Zhu Lingyao as they followed Zhang Fei [5] down the stairs.

Zhu Lingyao smiled at her. 'You were occupied with your seclusion, so you didn't know about this place, and I've been here several times. The stairs up lead to the five-clawed golden dragon shrine, and the stairs down lead to his seal.'

'The five-clawed golden dragon once existed in this realm, huh?' Feng Qingmeng inwardly muttered as she looked toward the stairs leading up. "What do you mean by seal? What's sealed under there?"

"The Calamity Demon Dragon was born after the five-clawed golden dragon, and he is the second strongest dragon. For millions of years, he has remained sealed there, brimming with hatred." Zhang Fei [5]'s explanation shocked Feng Qingmeng, but his next explanation shocked her further. "I have added a protection device created by Gong Ren down below for safety, and the people from the Dragon Clan will not be able to free Long Zhaihuo. If not, the upper realms will encounter a more formidable threat than Xereth's, resulting in the destruction of everything."

Feng Qingmeng took a deep breath. "Have you told my princess about that dragon?"

"I told Feng Yao about Long Zhaihuo, but she asked me to take care of him myself." Feng Qingmeng felt strange about the Phoenix Princess's decision, and she felt that Zhang Fei [5] was not yet capable of facing such a monster. "As long as no one frees him, he will never be free. Moreover, Long Wuzhao has already prepared a way to stop him, but the outcome depends on the Dragon Clan's decision."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Only the Dragon Clan can summon Long Wuzhao's avatar, and the results will be determined if they want to use Long Zhaohuo for their purposes."

Feng Qingmeng nodded in understanding. "That's why you added an additional layer of protection there, right?"

"Yeah."

When they arrived there, Nalan Yushu immediately released the female dark fairy's soul, shocking Feng Qingmeng, who had just seen the two for the first time.

Unlike before, the female dark fairy was no longer like a doll, and her black eyes had regained their luster. "Thank you, Zhang Fei."

"I should be the one thanking you, especially since you helped me understand the darkness elemental law." Zhang Fei [5] then asked her. "What's your name?"

"Ling Xiannu."

Zhang Fei [5] nodded slightly. "You still can't reshape your body, right?"

Feng Qingmeng was even more shocked once Ma Kuangyu came out of Zhang Fei [5]'s soul space. "Kid, she has been dead for too long, and her soul power is at rock bottom. If she wants to reform her body, she must increase her soul power first, and she also needs many precious treasures to reshape her body."

"I see." Zhang Fei [5] nodded in understanding. "I can help her increase her soul power, but I don't know what kind of precious treasure she needs to reshape her body."

Ma Kuangyu mentioned a few things directly. "The Rebirth Soul Grass, the Phoenix Nirvana Herb, the Dragonblood Pearl, the Golden Vein Earth Ginseng, Fresh Human Bone Marrow, and Body Reshaping Pond."

Mei immediately recorded all of that in the system, and Zhang Fei asked Ma Kuangyu. "Don't tell me that the Body Reshaping Pond only exists in the Paradise Realm."

"That's right." Ma Kuangyu nodded at him. "Usually, we cultivators can reshape our bodies without using them. Even I can do that, but I still need some other materials. Unfortunately, Ling Xiannu can't do it, especially since she died ages ago. Actually, you can use a shortcut to help her, but I don't recommend that."

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei [5] immediately realized what Ma Kuangyu meant. "The shortcut is to let her take over another woman's body, especially a woman who has just died."

"Hehehe! You are clever, Master." Nalan Yushu then embraced Ling Xiannu's soul. "If you like, I can help her with that. You just need to find the body of a beautiful, powerful, virgin woman for her. The best choice is a female beast, as their bodies are generally stronger than those of humans."

Zhang Fei [5] looked at Ling Xiannu before rejecting Nalan Yushu's idea. "I prefer to look for those treasures for her, and she can be her true self after reshaping her body."

"Most cultivators decide to take the hard path because they want to be themselves, but many of them decide to take the easy path by taking over other people's bodies, especially heretics. After all, they have to restart their cultivation from the beginning if they reshape their bodies, but they don't have to do that if they take over other people's bodies, and they will obtain their cultivation." Nalan Yushu then asked Ling Xiannu. "What about you? Do you want to take the hard path or the easy path?"

"I leave the decision to Zhang Fei." Ling Xiannu replied with a smile.

Zhang Fei [5] suddenly remembered something. "Hey! We cultivators can store our strength in our soul space, like Feng Yao and you two, right?"

Feng Qingmeng and Zhu Lingyao were shocked when Zhang Fei [5] mentioned Feng Yao's name in their conversation, raising several questions in their minds. 'Doesn't that mean she has died before? How and when did she die?'

"Master." Nalan Yushu called out softly. "Not all cultivators can do that, especially those in the three mortal realms. We need a special method to store our strength and memories in our soul, and we have to do it right before we die; only then can we regain our past strength and memories. Even if we do that, we won't immediately become as strong as before we die, and we have to strengthen ourselves gradually like Feng Yao did."

"After reincarnation, our body strength was at its lowest point, unable to immediately accommodate our past strength. That's why Feng Yao didn't immediately raise her strength to her past peak but instead gradually increased it." Thereafter, Zhang Fei [5] sent Nalan Yushu, Ma Kuangyu, and Ling Xiannu into his soul space. "What are you two thinking?"

"Has my princess ever died before?" Feng Qingmeng asked back.

Zhang Fei [5] shook his head. "Feng Yao never died in this life, but she died in her past life. You don't need to ask me about her past life, especially since she still kept it a secret from me."

"Then, who were those three people just now? Were they all just souls?" Zhang Fei [5] told Feng Qingmeng about his meeting with Nalan Yushu, Ma Kuangyu, and Ling Xiannu. "So, the man helped you suppress Long Aotian that time, right?"

Zhang Fei [5] pulled Feng Qingmeng into his arms and hugged her tightly. "Do you think I can suppress Long Aotian with my current strength? Not only is he stronger than me, but he is also a mythical beast, rendering my bloodline useless against him."

"Let me go." Zhang Fei [5] responded to Feng Qingmeng by kissing her lips, frustrating her because he always acted as he pleased. She wanted to push him back, but Zhu Lingyao suddenly spoke into her mind, causing her to sigh.

Zhang Fei [5] immediately separated their lips, took the two women by the arms, and led them back to the surface. However, he stopped after a few steps and turned his head towards the seal, frowning.

'Is that dragon talking to you?' Zhang Fei [5] nodded to Zhu Lingyao before walking off again.

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Sometime later, they had arrived at the floating island, and Feng Qingmeng hurriedly returned to the Blazing Phoenix Sect. On the other hand, Zhang Fei [5] brought Zhu Lingyao to her room in the Vermilion Sect, and the two lay on the bed with her head on his chest. 'Are you thinking about your conversation with them earlier?'

"Yeah." Zhang Fei answered with a light nod. "You know about the ten-tailed fox's prophecy, right?"

'There's no beast that doesn't know about it, and all natural races know about it too. Honestly, I was shocked after finding out your three identities, especially since you were the man in the prophecy.'

"If my guess is right, Da Hubai, Wang Wugui, Huli Xianniang, and Zhu Shanniang are hostile toward me because of the prophecy. They are afraid that I will surpass them and oppress them, so they are thinking of capturing or killing me before that happens." Zhu Lingyao looked up at Zhang Fei [5] and thought about her sister's attitude towards the Heavenly Fox Race, and she knew for sure that her sister had never had any serious problems with them in the past, so her hatred was unfounded. "Will you also be hostile toward me one day?"

'Do you think I would let you be here if I were like that?' Zhu Lingyao asked with an irritated look.

"Hehe." Zhang Fei [5] chuckled. "Your soul is much better and more pure compared to Zhu Shanniang, so I want you to be my woman. However, our relationship is not that deep yet, and everyone's heart can still change. You can say that now, but you might betray me or try to kill me in the future."

Zhu Lingyao nodded in agreement. 'You're right; I might change my mind in the future. If I change my mind, I'll strip your fur and skin you alive. After that, I'll tie your body to the stake and roast your beast meat for myself to eat.'

"Hey! Since when do birds eat meat?"

'Since today.' Zhu Lingyao immediately bit Zhang Fei [5]'s neck.

"Ouch... Ouch... Stop biting me, Yaoyao." Zhu Lingyao immediately stopped and looked at Zhang Fei [5] with repeated blinks. "Hehe! Why are you looking at me like this? Somehow I feel that addressing you as Yaoyao is much nicer, so I'll call you that from now on."

Zhu Lingyao released a soft sigh. 'You can only call me that when we're together, okay?'

"Okay." Zhang Fei [5] pinned Zhu Lingyao beneath him and kissed her, which she immediately reciprocated while embracing his neck. He wanted to go further with her, but he realized that he was not ready for that yet.

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In the residence of the Golden Fox Clan, Huli Haohao sat alone by the window of her room. She gazed towards the Phoenix Clan's location, pressing a hand to her chest. "What kind of demon is he, really? I'm sure that he used a charm technique on me earlier, or else my heart wouldn't be beating this fast, and his image wouldn't keep appearing in my mind. My race is renowned for our natural charm, but his charm is much stronger than mine, and I can't shake it off no matter how hard I try."

Huli Haohao raised an eyebrow as soon as she received a voice transmission from Huli Xianniang, who asked her to use all means to bring Zhang Fei [5] to her.

"Why did she ask me to bring him to her now? Has she changed her mind about him? Previously, she asked me to capture or kill him, but now she has given other orders." Huli Haohao immediately replied to Huli Xianniang's voice message by refusing her orders, enraging her. "Our ancestors didn't say anything, so if she wants to get Zhang Fei [5], she has to do it herself. I don't care if she will punish me or kill me, especially since my life is already too boring."

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After they captured the old assassin, the two male phoenixes brought him to the Phoenix Clan. Feng Xishui then informed Zhang Fei [5] about him, but he did not give him an answer. "That kid seems to be having fun with Zhu Lingyao, so we can only wait for him to come back."

"It's not a big deal." Feng Yongheng then turned to the woman who had just arrived. "Why did you come here, Long Zhenxia? Didn't your patriarch forbid your clan members to have contact with us?"

"She must have come here for Zhang Fei [5]." Feng Xishui said.

"I am indeed looking for Zhang Fei [5]. Is he here, Senior?" Both men shook their heads, disappointing Long Zhenxin. "The situation in my Dragon Clan is chaotic right now, and many of them have turned lustful since yesterday, including my parents and brother. My brother even wanted to force himself on me, so I knocked him unconscious and ran away from there."

Feng Yongheng turned to Feng Xishui, who smiled strangely. 'Were you involved in that?'

'No.' Feng Xishui told him about Zhang Fei [5]'s action against the Dragon Clan. "If you want to meet that kid, you can wait for him here, and we will leave now."

"Yes, Senior." After they left, Long Zhenxia immediately sat down in front of Zhang Fei [5]'s room, leaned against the wall, and pondered. 'Could it be that he has something to do with the issues affecting my clan? How did he do that?'

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As night fell, Zhang Fei decided to send all the women and his family members to the training space. Naturally, he did not forget Murong Mengying and Wang Yourou, especially since both of them had agreed to be his women. He originally wanted to bring Shang Yingyue and Wu Xueming, but they asked to wait for the situation to calm down first.

After he taught Murong Mengying and Wang Yourou to practice there, Zhang Fei immediately left and went to the Nine Stars Realm, especially since Xian Xianjue and Shi Baoyin had stayed there for several days, and Feng Qingmeng asked him to take them back to the Sky Dragon Realm.

As they had originally planned, Zhang Fei sent Xian Feng, Shi Qingzhuang, and Xian Changyue to the Sky Dragon Realm with their parents. Afterwards, he sent Xian Xianqin back to the training space, instructing her to cultivate in the pavilion, while he personally went to see his other wife.

When he arrived at the residence on the small island, Zhang Fei found Helian Yueyi contemplating something on a park bench. "Are you thinking about me?"

Startled, Helian Yueyi looked directly at Zhang Fei, her feelings complicated, particularly regarding their status as husband and wife. They got married two weeks ago, but he has never come to see her since then, making her feel strange. "Why did you come here all of a sudden?"

"Haha." Zhang Fei lifted Helian Yueyi and embraced her waist. "You are my wife, remember? It's only natural that I met you, right? I actually wanted to meet you, but I know your feelings haven't calmed down, even though Huangfu Shou has been dead for quite some time. Thus, I gave you time to think about everything calmly, and I think you should have calmed down by now."

Helian Yueyi nodded at Zhang Fei. "I'm calm now, but I still have many questions in my mind. We never had a good relationship, and you always considered my family enemies, but we're married now. Did you marry me just for my body?"

"Do you really think so?" Zhang Fei then caressed Helian Yueyi's cheeks. "If I only wanted your body, I wouldn't have bothered giving you time to calm down, and I would have claimed you since our wedding two weeks ago."

Helian Yueyi silently looked at Zhang Fei, thinking about his words just now.

Zhang Fei gave Helian Yueyi's lips a gentle and brief kiss. He then took out the two beauty pills, placed them into her mouth, and helped her swallow them.

"What are those two pills?" Helian Yueyi knew that Zhang Fei would not harm her.

Zhang Fei smiled. "You will know their effects in a few minutes."

Minutes later, Helian Yueyi panicked when her body was filled with a smelly black liquid, but Zhang Fei immediately stripped her naked and cleaned it off her body. He then took out a mirror and asked her to look at her new appearance, which shocked her.

As she stared at her reflection, Helian Yueyi groped her face in disbelief, especially since she had regained her youth in just a few minutes. "Where did you get your pills?"

- To Be Continued -