"Brother Jianchen, since you want to take revenge personally in the future, we can talk about today's grievances in the future. However, if you need our help when the time comes, feel free to ask. We will definitely assist you with everything we have," Black Fish said seriously. He did not seem like he was joking at all.
"Thank you for your concern, seniors. Once I have enough strength to deal with the Yiyuan sect in the future, I might need your assistance," Jianchen clasped his hands in thanks. He was filled with gratitude towards Ruijin and Black Fish.
Jianchen had already completely credited the White Tiger with how Ruijin and Black Fish treated him.
Afterwards, Ruijin and Black Fish were afraid that the people from the Yiyuan sect and other protector clans would continue to attack Jianchen for the Winged Tiger, so they followed Jianchen to Mercenary City. After using a strand of origin energy from Radiant Saint Force to heal his wounds, Jianchen left with Ruijin and Black Fish.
Although Mercenary City was extremely far away, Jianchen followed the two true Holy Emperor experts. Distance no longer held any significance to them. They directly passed through the Space Gate created by Black Fish and arrived outside Mercenary City.
Jianchen saw the huge barrier that enveloped the entire city from afar. When he saw the familiar barrier, Jianchen could not help but think of Xiao Ling's innocent smile.
Jianchen had already learnt about how terrifying and powerful Xiao Ling was from the Sea Goddess. Although Xiao Ling only seemed to be around eleven or twelve years old, she possessed strength that was completely disproportionate to her age. Her actual age had reached an astounding level. She had followed them all the way to ancient times. It had already been several hundred thousand years or even over a million years.
Since Ruijin and Black Fish were protecting him, Jianchen did not have to worry about his safety. He released the White Tiger from the artifact space before making his way to Mercenary City with Ruijin and Black Fish.
However, the White Tiger did not know how to conceal its presence like Ruijin and Black Fish. As soon as it appeared, it naturally radiated with the bloodline pressure of a Winged Tiger, causing the magical beast mounts of the mercenaries in the surroundings to tremble and collapse on the ground. They refused to stand up no matter what the mercenaries did, which confused the mercenaries.
Even after so many years, Mercenary City still remained the same. It was the same as when Jianchen had first come here. Groups of mercenaries in various attires could be seen entering and leaving Mercenary City on magical beast mounts. The entire city was bustling.
The White Tiger had shrunk to the size of a cat. It jumped around on Jianchen's shoulders as it blinked its bright eyes. It constantly looked around as if it was very curious about everything.
"Big brother, it's big brother's presence. Xiao Ling can smell big brother's presence and master's presence. Big brother has finally come to see Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling misses big brother so much."
Xiao Ling's voice rang out when Jianchen entered the barrier around Mercenary City, clearly reaching Jianchen's ears. Afterwards, Xiao Ling's faint figure gradually appeared before Jianchen. Her cute face was filled with joy.
Jianchen could not help but smile from the bottom of his heart when he saw Xiao Ling's innocent face. He said, "Xiao Ling, big brother has come to see you."
Xiao Ling wrinkled her nose and showed some displeasure. She pouted, "Bad big brother. Big brother didn't keep his promise and made Xiao Ling wait for so long before coming to see Xiao Ling. Hmph, Xiao Ling is very unhappy. Xiao Ling is angry."
Jianchen bitterly smiled, "Xiao Ling, it's not that I don't want to see you, but in the past few years, I've been forced by the ten protector clans and the people of the Beast God Continent to hide overseas. I've only returned recently. Xiao Ling, if I didn't do that, not only would I not be able to see you today, I wouldn't be able to see you in the future either."
Jianchen, who was completely focused on Xiao Ling, failed to notice that Ruijin and Black Fish's gazes had become strange. Only Jianchen could see Xiao Ling. Ruijin and Black Fish were both Great Perfection experts of the Holy Emperor, but they were still unable to sense Xiao Ling's existence. Right now, in their eyes, Jianchen was talking to the air and giggling to the air. He stood there in a daze and muttered to himself like a crazy person.
Aside from Ruijin and Black Fish, there were also a few mercenaries and merchants who constantly passed by them who had noticed Jianchen's' strange 'behaviour. They all looked at Jianchen strangely.
Xiao Ling lowered her head in thought after hearing Jianchen's explanation. Her furrowed brows finally relaxed and she smiled sweetly once again. She said seriously, "Alright, since it's like that, Xiao Ling will forgive you. However, you have to visit Xiao Ling often in the future. If those bad people still try to bully you, you can come to Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling will protect you well and chase away those bad people for you."
Jianchen nodded fiercely. "Yes, I'll have to trouble Xiao Ling when I meet bad people that I can't beat in the future."
"Hehe, don't worry, big brother. With Xiao Ling here, no one will be able to bully you." Xiao Ling smiled happily.
Black Fish couldn't help but touch Jianchen's body when he saw Jianchen talking to himself. He looked at Jianchen with bewildered eyes and said, "Little brother Jianchen, are you alright? Why are you standing here talking to yourself? Who are you talking to? "
Black Fish's words finally woke Jianchen up. He suddenly remembered that other than himself, no one else could see Xiao Ling unless Xiao Ling was willing to let them see her.
Jianchen laughed dryly and said to Black Fish, "Senior Black Fish, I'm talking to a friend. My friend's identity is rather special. Unless she's willing, you won't be able to see her."
"Is that so? Even with our strength, we still can't see your friend's figure? " Black Fish's face was full of disbelief. He couldn't believe that there was someone so close to him in this world that he wasn't afraid of. This person's strength was too terrifying.
It wasn't just Black Fish. Even Ruijin found this hard to believe. However, Jianchen didn't seem to be joking. He immediately muttered to himself. Could there really be such a terrifying existence in this world?
Ignoring Ruijin and Black Fish's shock, Jianchen said to Xiao Ling, "Xiao Ling, it's not convenient to talk here. Let's talk somewhere else first."
"Yes, okay!" Xiao Ling nodded obediently and was about to disappear. However, at this moment, her eyes suddenly lit up. She arrived beside Jianchen in a flash and sniffed Jianchen with her pink nose. She immediately cried out, "Big brother, master's scent on you is getting thicker and thicker. Have you seen master? Hmm? Why does even this have master's scent? And it's even thicker than yours." Xiao Ling was stunned. She pointed at the White Tiger on Jianchen's shoulder and cried out in surprise. However, she quickly understood and became even more excited. She kept calling out, "Big brother, you must have seen master. You must have seen master, right? Hurry up and tell Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling really misses master. Where is master?" Towards the end, Xiao Ling's voice became slightly choked up. A thin layer of mist had already covered her eyes.
"Xiao Ling, I have indeed seen your master, but I only saw a sliver of his soul that he left behind back then. Your master told me to tell you that once you complete your mission, you can regain your freedom. You have to practice the cultivation method that your master taught you back then." Jianchen said. Then he glanced at the White Tiger on his shoulder. He was filled with doubt. When he had first seen Mo Tianyun, it had only been a sliver of Mo Tianyun's soul. Jianchen had also learned from Xiao Ling that Mo Tianyun's presence on him would fade with the passage of time. However, so much time had passed since then, so how was the presence still present? Moreover, Mo Tianyun's presence was even denser on the White Tiger.
This was because the White Tiger had not left the artifact space for very long. It was nowhere near as long as the time he and the Heavenly Enchantress had spent with Mo Tianyun. Even if it possessed Mo Tianyun's presence, it was impossible for it to be denser than his.
"Is it because the white tiger has been in the artifact space all these years? That's why Mo Tianyun's aura is dispersing so slowly. On the other hand, I've been fighting in the outside world all these years. I've come into contact with many people and things, so Mo Tianyun's aura is dispersing faster than the white tiger," Jian Chen thought to himself.
"Wu wu, big brother, just where is master?" Xiao Ling asked in a sobbing voice.
Jianchen shook his head, "Xiao Ling, I don't know where your master is right now, but if he's still alive, you need to cultivate properly. Once you complete your mission and regain your freedom, you can go find your master."
The flames of hope immediately lit up in Xiao Ling's eyes when she heard that. She nodded firmly and said, "You're right. Xiao Ling needs to cultivate diligently in the future. Once Xiao Ling completes my mission, I'll definitely go find master."
Suddenly, Xiao Ling raised her head to the sky and frowned slightly. She said, "Why have you come again? You're even standing above Mercenary City this time. This is disrespect to my master. Move immediately, or Xiao Ling will definitely teach you a vicious lesson, one that will be even more severe than last time." As she said that, the barrier of Mercenary City suddenly shone with a dazzling light. A pillar of light that was half a meter in diameter shot into the sky like a bolt of lightning.
Boom!
With a great rumble, violent ripples of energy wreaked havoc in the surroundings, directly shattering the space there and causing the entire sky to darken.
A middle-aged man appeared in the empty space. He constantly shook as he hovered in the air. His clothes were disheveled, and his hair was disheveled. He was in a horrible shape.
"The Holy Emperor of the humans!"
"The path lord of carnal desires!"
The moment they saw the middle-aged man, Jianchen and Ruijin's expressions changed.
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