Even though Ou Yangming had always treated Ni Yinghong differently, Woo Lejia and the others were more optimistic about Her Highness.
The imperial family’s profoundness could not be resisted by the lord of a county. Furthermore, Wu Hanning was also superior in terms of her qualities.
Perhaps Ni Yinghong had the upper hand in the early phase, but the other people were in favor of the princess if they considered the long run.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming ended up doing something like that in public. Did it not mean that he had already made his decision?
At the spur of the moment, there was a strange atmosphere in the room. Nobody dared to look at Her Royal Highness.
Ou Yangming let go after a brief moment and whispered to Ni Yinghong, “Elder Sister Ying, wait for me.”
As soon as his voice died away, he had backed away at the speed of light.
The only one that could react in time was the big yellow dog. It had a scornful look on its face, but it followed the young fellow closely and did not leave his side.
Tears streamed down Ni Yinghong’s face at that moment as she thought, ‘Lil’ Ming is still the same person he used to be.
‘He never changed…’
Chapter 459 - Poisonous Miasma
A giant shadow flashed across the sky as Ou Yangming and Big Yellow rode the goshawk back to Changlong County. When one was in the sky, one’s vision would be entirely different from when one was on the ground. Ou Yangming could not specifically locate Changlong County but when he looked around, he could vaguely sense a familiar aura somewhere.
It was an extremely wonderful sensing ability as though he was born to know where his target was.
Apart from Ou Yangming, the goshawk was only accompanied by Big Yellow.
Ever since Big Yellow successfully became a spirit beast, it was evident that the goshawk began to treat it with a better attitude. At the very least, it finally seemed like they were on equal footing
Big Yellow sat quietly beside Ou Yangming on the goshawk’s broad back, and it looked worriedly at the young fellow. Although it had just become a spirit beast and could converse in human language, it already had wisdom long ago, hence it knew how important Changlong County was to Ou Yangming.
Putting aside everyone else, Old Craftsman and the soldiers from the Immense Forest Military Camp were enough to make Ou Yangming worry.
The goshawk clearly sensed Ou Yangming’s anxiety, thus it went all out and flew without any reservations. It took three days—three days and nightbefore Ou Yangming sensed his target.
Faint yellow clouds and mist were seen in the distance, and they enveloped the whole area as if there was no end to it.
Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows. “Goshawk, what’s that?”
The goshawk immediately slowed down and asked, “Master, isn’t this Changlong County’s unique weather?” “I haven’t stayed in the prefecture for a long time, but I grew up in Changlong County; I would’ve heard of the strange weather if it happened before.” Ou Yangming shook his head.
The goshawk flapped its wings to float in the air while it scanned the area with its lightning eyes as though it could see through the clouds and mist.
It noted after a brief moment, “Master, I suppose it’s a natural phenomenon. I didn’t find any signs of magic art inside.”
“Woof, the environment looks bad to me. Let’s go around it.” Big Yellow barked and expressed its opinion.
Ou Yangming pondered before he said, “It’s best to be careful. Goshawk, let’s go around it.”
Owing to the goshawk’s incredible speed, it would not take too long even if it were to take a detour. Moreover, even though the faint yellow cloud and mist did not appear to be dangerous, Ou Yangming somehow felt uneasy. Seeing as they were arriving at Changlong City soon, he was unwilling to create problems.
The goshawk flapped its wings. It was rather unhappy about the outcome, but it dared not disobey Ou Yangming’s order. As such, it shrieked and flew to the left of the clouds and mist.
Nonetheless, the formidable spirit bird was exceptionally proud. It went around the clouds and mist, but it kept moving its body close to them.
It would not disobey Ou Yangming’s order by entering the clouds and mist but flying right beside the clouds and mist was unquestionably the fastest way.
As the goshawk kept approaching the clouds and mist, Ou Yanming experienced a strong uneasy feeling. His eyelids twitched, and he shouted, “Goshawk, quickly back away!”
The goshawk flapped its wings in confusion because it could not understand what Ou Yangming was doing.
Next, the initially still clouds and mist underwent a peculiar change. The ones near the goshawk surged all of a sudden and transformed into a gigantic hand to wrap around it.
Consequently, the goshawk cried furiously. It did not notice anything mysterious when it pried earlier but given that the clouds and mist were suddenly attacking, it meant that everything it saw just now was an illusion.
At this point, even the powerful spirit bird was infuriated.
When the goshawk flapped its wings, a strong wind was stirred up, forming a wind circle around it.
It let out a sharp shriek, which not only represented its fury but also triggered Heaven and Earth’s mysterious energy. Sure enough, through the strong wind, the yellow clouds and mist that surrounded it disappeared.
Nevertheless, the goshawk halted just as it wanted to soar into the sky to stay away from this area.
This was because it realized that it lost its way.
It was worth noting that the Birds were born with a unique ability to identify directions when they flew in the sky. Without the ability, the Birds would have been eliminated by nature long ago. However, the goshawk lost its sense of direction when it entered the clouds and mist.
It was similar to a person that suddenly lost vision and could not see anything around him or her. Needless to say, the impact on the goshawk was unmatched.
Despite that, the goshawk was not an ordinary being, after all. It recovered after a short while and looked around before it noted, “Master, there’s something fishy about the clouds and mist.”
‘You don’t say! Ou Yangming and Big Yellow thought when they looked at each other. “The ability is certainly not from this world. Judging from the clouds and mist, I suppose they were brought here from the upper realm. Heh, they’re really being quite generous!” The goshawk remarked.
Ou Yangming tensed up a little. He no longer knew nothing about the upper realm.
Whether it was Multi-armed King Kong or the goshawk, they were his best teachers.
It would neither be simple nor easy to descend from the upper realm. Other than the fact that spirit beasts would suffer huge limitations, the other half-spirit beasts would also be under unbearable restraints.
Similarly, notable magic tools or pieces of unique equipment were under the same fate.
The substantial clouds and mist, which seemed to have shrouded over Heaven and Earth as they floated in the mid-air, was definitely something horrific. Given that it could trap that goshawk, it was surely unordinary.
It would not be much easier to transport them to this realm than to send a spirit beast here.
At the end of the day, a transmission between realms required an enormous cost, but the Insects somehow sent two spirit beasts and a forceful treasure here. Nobody knew what they were thinking
Far away, on a tall mountain, the little red bird could not help but stagger and almost fell from a tree when it saw the goshawk being captured by the yellow clouds and mist.
“That goshawk’s too dumb! How could it not recognize the Insects’ well-known poisonous miasma?
‘Though I was also fooled because the miasma was disguised, it was only because I wasn’t there. If I went over, hmph… I’m sure I would’ve spotted it at once.’
The little red bird blinked and wondered, then it crouched hesitantly and lay lazily on the branch.
It sh
ould not be sitting by idly, but it could tell from the poisonous miasma’s range and scale that it was the trick of two little insects. Since the goshawk was there to assist Ou Yangming, the little bird figured that it would not be a problem.
‘If you can’t even survive the danger, are we even from the same race? Those from our kind are never so weak.’ The little red bird had a fierce look in its eyes as it made up its mind. Unless it were absolutely necessary, it would not help them at all. Even if the situation became irreparable such that its kind fell into the clutches of their enemy, it would take revenge by killing at least a billion insects to work off the disgrace. Having said that, deep down the little bird did not think that its comrade was so useless. ‘As powerful as an insect, it’s only reserved food for us. What exactly am I worrying about…”
That said, the little red bird and even the two insect powerhouses, which set up the poisonous miasma, did not notice a red vapor on the ground in a spot that was not noticed by them. The vapor was ever-changing, odd, and mysterious.
“Shriek…”
The goshawk raised its head to let out a shrill cry. Its voice spread far and wide, causing the mist around it to billow. In spite of looking as hard as it could, it could not see through the mist. It seemed like the mist around it was endless and covered the whole word.
As the goshawk blinked its large eyes, it turned to look at Ou Yangming embarrassedly. Being a bird powerhouse, it ended up being tricked by two spirit insects. If its fellows knew about this, it would not be able to list its head in front of them forever.
Big Yellow turned to look at Ou Yangming eagerly.
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and expressed, “Big Yellow, I lost the ability to identify the direction, as well as my sensing ability, after we entered the clouds and mist. It feels like… The mist can disrupt space.”
“Master, there are still undiscovered parasites in Yongxiang City!” The goshawk shouted abruptly. “What?” Ou Yangming was surprised because he did not know why the goshawk suddenly brought that up.
“This is probably the Insects’ mutated poisonous miasma, which has endless wonderful uses, but it must be controlled by a mighty insect so that its full power can be unleashed. Hmph, they have to consume plenty of power to control such a massive treasure in this realm, so I’m sure they’re doing this on purpose after calculating the time.”
Ou Yangming came to a sudden realization and furrowed his eyebrows. “Regardless if they’re doing this intentionally, we must find a way out.” The Military Fire in his sea of consciousness burned fiercely as if it would burst out to burn Heaven and Earth and anytime.
The goshawk hesitated for a while before it asked, “Master, please allow me to try again.”
It slowly flapped its wings. This time, it seemed like its wings were bearing 500 kilograms of weight each as they gathered unimaginable surges of power in front of it while moving up and down.
This was Ou Yangming’s first time seeing such a grave look on the goshawk’s face. It was obvious that the fellow wanted to compensate itself.
Eventually, a giant ball of strong wind was assembled in front of the goshawk. Following that, a mad look was seen in its eyes as it hurled the ball to the side…
Chapter 460 - The Insects Attack The City
“Woosh, woosh, woosh…”
Intense whistles from the strong wind were heard around the goshawk as the wind blew forward violently at an unimaginable speed. The goshawk had fully displayed its ultimate ability at this moment. It was true that spirit birds could not be mentioned on equal terms with walking beasts in terms of physical power but given enough time, they could transfer nature’s power through the Scale Secret Technique to trigger disastrous powers.
One of them was the Birds Formation, which was so sharp that even Multi-armed King Kong dared not resist it and retreated.
Although the goshawk did not have its helpers anymore, it still displayed an unmatched and forceful combat power.
Wherever the strong wind blew, the yellow clouds billowed as though the entire area was disrupted.
Without taking a break, the goshawk continued to flap its wings fiercely, causing the strong wind to become incredibly powerful as if it could crush everything.
Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched, and he looked deeply at Big Yellow. At this moment, the usually proud yellow dog shut its mouth without saying a word, but it looked like it was not resigned to the outcome.
It was also a spirit beast, but the goshawk was evidently more capable than it. If the two beasts were to exchange blows, the result would have been set already.
Big Yellow was not satisfied-it was not pleased at all! Nonetheless, whenever the big yellow dog felt like that, it would always bury the thought deep inside its heart to turn it into its motivation, and it would completely burst out one day when the timing was right.
Ou Yangming shook his head and sighed.
The big yellow dog had advanced into a spirit beast, whereas the goshawk was an experienced spirit beast because it had been one for years. If Big Yellow insisted on comparing itself with the goshawk and the king kong, it would be too tough for it.
Nevertheless, Big Yellow’s attitude was probably the exact reason it previously withstood the ferocious thunderbolts.
“Woosh…”
Another vigorous explosive sound from the strong wind was heard. This time, the goshawk let out a cheer.
“Master, I found the way out!”
“Quickly leave!” Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up.
The area was extremely weird. Even though their lives were not threatened due to the goshawk’s protection, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow would not mind leaving as soon as possible.
“Yes,” the goshawk responded loudly. It flapped its wings and turned into an electric light as it penetrated the yellow clouds and flew in its established direction.
Despite that, it was then when the little red bird, which was observing from a distance away, jumped and stared at its fireball, which it mustered using its magic power.
Through the flickering source of light, the yellow clouds and mist underwent an intriguing change as if something became imperceptible.
“That’s impossible! Is that a Supreme Insect’s aura? I must’ve been mistaken. How could one have the guts to descend to this world? Isn’t it afraid of the Heavenly Punishment?” The little bird hopped around fretfully and finally stomped its foot. “This won’t do, I must go to take a look!”
It opened its mouth and spat a red light, which suddenly exploded in mid-air and transformed into a door of flames.
This was also a power to control space. The activated door was filled with flames such that other creatures could not get through, and it could not transfer a humongous creature like Multi-armed King Kong. That said, the distance compressed by the door was far from what could be compared by ordinary interspatial doors, to the extent that the little bird could instantly go across several counties.
It was an almighty ability possessed by its race. The little bird flashed and went through the bright door of flames and arrived at a vast and empty land.
When it looked in front, it noticed yellows clouds with an odd aura lingering in the air.
The goshawk and Ou Yangming were amidst the yellow clouds and mist. While the little bird was concerned about their safety, it did not intend to help at all.
This was because it believed that Ou Yangming and the goshawk could easily break free. If the goshawk’s life could be threatened by two little insects, it would not be worth helping at all.
However, the little bird could not stand by idly anymore when a mysterious power rose from the clouds and mist.
If the power was real, not to mention Ou Yangming and the goshawk, even the little bird dared not be confident about escaping unscathed.
After some thought, the little red bird finally flapped its wings and zoomed into the clouds and mist.
If the situation inside was what it expected, it could only incite the mysteriou
s power in its bloodline to seek help from the Almighty Beings from its clan.
Given that its clan members had always been the most protective ones, they would certainly show up regardless of the costs to eliminate the Venerable Insect.
With that, a red light entered the clouds and mist, but the little red bird was soon in misery because it realized that it lost its sense of direction.
Yes, after flying for a short while, it noticed that it did not know where it was anymore.
The little red bird shrieked furiously after some time, causing a fire to emerge from its body and burned endlessly. As the flame boiled, the little bird released a fearsome pressure, which could destroy Heaven and Earth. On top of that, a sinister look could be seen in its bright eyes.
Judging from how the clouds and mist could make the little bird lose its direction, they were definitely set up by a Venerable Insect.
‘The Insects have really gone through a lot of trouble and paid a huge price to transport the clouds and mist into this realm.
‘Hmph, but since I’m here, the Supreme Insect’s effort will all be in vain,’ the little bird thought.
The little bird’s intense flame continued to burn, causing the yellow clouds and mist to change color. It appeared as though they became the fire’s fuel, allowing the fire to burn brighter than before.
Subsequently, the little red bird gathered its energy as it was ready to face the Venerable Insect’s attack at any time. As long as it bullied the weak, a single attack would stimulate the unique bloodline in its body. By then, even if the little bird’s clan members were far in the other realm, they could sense the change here.
Following that, it would be the end of the Venerable Insect and its scheme.
Having said that, the little red bird could not help but become dubious as it burned its fire.
‘Why hasn’t the hidden Venerable Insect shown up yet?’
Outside Changlong City, two long lizards waited far away. They had four long limbs each, which was two more than a half-spirit beast.
They looked into the distance at the moment and had a grave look on their faces.
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