In the Flower Garden of the Hai Family in the Eastern Dynasty, the flowers were blooming. The delicate butterflies were flapping their wings cheerfully. In the jade pavilion, there were two men and a woman sitting together. They were all handsome looking. In front of them were a few unique fruits and snacks, a jade tea pot and three jade cups.
The man was dressed in carefully tailored blue silk robe. His hair was untied, draping casually. He was the young master of the Hai Family.
The other man was in golden armour and if you looked closely, youâd see that heâs from the royal family. He was the eighth prince of the Eastern Dynasty, Prince Jiwu.
The woman was in fitted training suit. The gaze in her eyes were determined. She was Princess Pingyao, the one who fought with the Mo princess the other day.
âYour highness, I wonder who won that fight with the Mo princess, Shiguan?â Master Hai smiled.
âI lost.â Princess Pingyao brought the jade cup to her lips, âShe didnât reveal her real power by combining the few kinds of Fighting Fires that she owned would be a killing move, but she didnât do it. It seemed like a draw, but I lost in fact.â
âWell, thereâs no need to be humble. You didnât transform into a Xian beast to fight. So she might be stronger than you.â Master Hai continued.
âIâm not humble. I merely respect her.â she refilled her cup and drained it once again.
âPingyao always wants to fight. Itâs a good thing you lost this one since youâll work even harder from now on. The Mo princess is famous for her Fighting Fires. Not many people in our world are as powerful as her. In fact, only the âGod of the Eastâ, our Eldest Prince, might be able to defeat her.â Prince Jiwu chuckled.
âMaster Hai owns a few kind of Fighting Waters as well. Water controls Fire. If itâs you, maybe you can win against Princess Shiguan. I donât think marrying her can be worse than marrying Yin Zhenluo.â Princess Pingyao teased.
âIf I am so lucky to meet Princess Shiguan, I wouldnât mind a fight with her. Itâd be great if I can defeat her too.â Master Hai retained his smile, âThereâs one thing I would like to ask you, your highness.â
âTell me. Iâll answer it if I can.â she replied.
âWhen you fought with Princess Shiguan, was there a man present?â
âIndeed. But the man was not strong, only a King Realm Fighter. What about him?â she smiled, âSo you really thought of marrying Shiguan?â
âNo. That man is Zhenluoâs disciple. He is extremely arrogant. He threatens to light a fire in the Eastern Dynasty if I were to marry Zhenluo.â
âOh? Thatâs a bold claim.â the Prince smirked.
âOf course, thereâs no need to trouble yourself about him but heâs also a disciple from the Fighting Dragons Sect. There seems to be a history between him and Princess Shiguan. Shiguan fought with you that day, your highness, was because of him, wasnât it?â
âSince youâve mentioned it. Indeed it was. There were a few assassins chasing after him and Shiguan protected him.â the princess nodded.
âIâve already sent four of my most trusted guards and twenty four Heavenly Sea Guards to capture him dead or alive. We can use him to lure Zhenluo and Shiguan here. Itâd be wonderful if you can help me.â Master Hai had been searching for every bit of information about Xuanyuan these days. He already has everything planned.
âHe insulted our royal family so Iâll have to take responsibility and kill him!â the Prince laughed.
âI only wonder if you can actually catch that man. Even though he was only a King Realm Fighter, there was something different about him. You Yunlong and Li Gang both died.â Princess Pingyao said.
âHeâs only a useless scum. He wonât be able to survive against my guards.â Master Hai snorted. However, at this point, the space nearby trembled and a giant python fell into the garden. The python turned back into Tianshui. She was covered with blood.
âMasterâŠâŠ failed⊠we failed to capture Xuanyuan!â then she passed out. Master Hai looked as if he had been slapped across the face. He rushed to Tianshuiâs side and fed her a pill to stabilize her condition. After a while, a strong wind arrived and it was Tianfeng. She knelt in front of Master Hai.
âMaster, Tianlei and Tianhuo has died. Twenty two top Grandmasters were also killed.â
âWhatâs going on? Itâs Fighting Fire. Did you encounter Princess Pingyao?â Master Hai asked in a deep, angry voice.
âNo. Xuanyuan is powerful. He tamed a Heavenly Dragon Guard that is in the Imperial Realm. Thereâs also a woman in the Imperial Realm by his side with at least four thousand dragons of strength. There was another woman, Bai Yunniang, the daughter of the Master of Taibai Trading from the Eastern Lands, Bai QishaâŠ.â Tianfeng shook her head. She repeated what happened to master Hai.
âBai Yunniang is defending him? She said she likes him? What a daughter you have, Bai Qisha.â Master Hai mumbled.
âWhy donât I pressure Bai Qisha as the royal family? He needs to control his own child.â Prince Jiwu said. The Hai Family controlled the surveillance of the entire dynasty, so even royalty would like to befriend them to strengthen their own power.
âBrother, if you want to be confined in the palace for ten years, then you can do that. Bai Qisha is not someone you want to infuriate. Stop embarrassing yourself.â Princess Pingyao said in dismay. Prince Jiwu said no more.
âIf thatâs so then Iâll go kill him myself. Iâll have to see whoâs this Xuanyuan.â Master Hai declared, âTianfeng, take care of Tianshui. Iâll deal with this.â
âMaster Hai, let us come with you. Iâd like to meet the man who has caught Bai Qishaâs daughter eyes. I want to know whatâs so special about him.â Princess Pingyao stood up and walked out of the pavilion.
âYes, weâll help you. Bai Yunniang could have more of those Talismans but the three of us can take care of that.â Jiwu smiled.
âThank you. I can find out where Xuanyuan is. Letâs go.â Master Hai took out a talisman called the Royal Wind. He activated it and the power slipped into the three of them. They disappeared from the garden.
Bai left and Mochou was now the one defending the team, which frustrated Xuanyuan.
âHaha, boy, donât be disappointed. Bai comes from a grand family. She naturally has a lot of resources. Mochouâs physique allowed her to be so powerful but youâll perhaps surpass her. You have only refined four organs. When you refine the last one and enter the Grandmaster Realm, you can defeat an ordinary top Imperial Realm Fighter. Youâll understand what I mean when you get there. The Devouring Technique will transcend your strength.â Greed was amused.
âI want the mount of the Devouring Emperor to hatch. It devoured an entire mine of source energy and itâs still unfinished. When it hatches, Iâll feel much safer.â Xuanyuan sighed again. Greed did not answer.
They rode on the back of the Flood Dragon, Youxue, towards the Linglong Sect, ignorant of the three forces chasing after them.