With that thought in mind, and with the threat coming from Poison Ivy, none of them dared to remain there any longer.
Seeing the human spirits retreating away from under the tree, Poison Ivy’s gaze slowly swept over the swathe of the trees in the Tranquil Dreams Forest behind him. A petite little figure was standing among the dense forest, looking at him quietly.
Poison Ivy nodded his head slightly at that tiny figure, and then went up into the treetop without a sound.
Jun Wu Xie watched Poison Ivy dispersing the human spirits in the vicinity and taking advantage of the area that had been cleared out, she then scuttled out from hiding with Qiao Chu and the others.
Fortunately the skies of the Spirit World was dim and dark, where when they were just a little further away, no one was able to notice these several shadows that passed fleetingly in a flash.
Sprinting as fast as they could the entire way, Jun Wu Xie opened her door and she had not even entered when she was wrapped up in a warm embrace.
“You’re back.” Jun Wu Yao’s voice sounded from above Jun Wu Xie’s head, and Jun Wu Xie answered with a slight “Mm” in affirmation.
After going into the house, Jun Wu Xie put the little black cat down upon the soft couch before she turned herself around to face Jun Wu Yao and said: “There is something very wrong about the Serene Spirit Towers and I must go to the fourth Serene Spirit Tower to have a look around.”
“Sure.” Jun Wu Yao nodded his head, but after a moment’s thought, he then said instead: “The Hell Butterfly sent the news to me. Since Wu Jiu is seeking to capture all of you at this moment, it will be better to go after some time has passed. Just in case.”
Jun Wu Xie understood what Jun Wu Yao was worried about, and she did not say anything before she agreed to it.
Although Jun Wu Xie and her companions had managed to come back, but the human spirits standing guard outside the Tranquil Dreams Forest still had not dispersed. It was till five days later that Jiang Yun Long who still had not received any news after so long that he could not longer make himself sit back.
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Chapter 2035: Implicate (1)
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Five days without any news and Jiang Yun Long sent people out to bring back the team leader Meng Yi Liang. But sending human spirits out to search for him, Jiang Yun Long suddenly came to discover that Meng Yi Liang had disappeared!
To put it more accurately, besides the human spirits stationed just outside the perimeter of the Tranquil Dreams Forest in watch, all the spirits that had been sent inside the Tranquil Dreams Forest did not have a single one return. That situation immediately threw Jiang Yun Long into shock.
The death of a spirit body would not leave a single trace and close to a hundred human spirits had gone missing, where it could almost be certain that they had already died.
What made it more terrifying was that within the Tranquil Dream Forest, there were no signs of any other spirits, and all the human spirits guarding the outside of the Tranquil Dreams Forest had not seen Jun Wu Xie and her companions come out.
Jiang Yun Long was no idiot. If Jun Wu Xie was really not in the Tranquil Dream Forest, Meng Yi Liang and the others would at most come back empty handed, and would definitely not disappear altogether just like that. It was impossible for such a strange phenomenon to occur as how could close to a hundred human spirits vanish into thin air?
The only conclusion could only mean that they were all dead!
With the thought that Meng Yi Liang and the other men could have been killed by Jun Wu Xie, Jiang Yun Long could not help but feel a chill run through him. Meng Yi Liang had mentioned more than once that the first time he had seen Jun Wu Xie, Jun Wu Xie was just a new spirit soul. How could she possibly come to possess sufficient power to destroy close to a hundred human spirits within one short month?
But the facts were laid there right before his eyes. Meng Yi Liang and the others have indeed been killed.
And all the other spirits guarding the outside perimeter of the Tranquil Dreams Forest had completely not seen even the shadow of Jun Wu Xie.
Towards that, Jiang Yun Long was furious as he summoned the leader in charge of those standing guard outside, to ask him carefully about the situation at the outside perimeter of the Tranquil Dreams Forest over the past few days.
“We were all following Eldest Senior’s orders to stand guard outside the Tranquil Dreams Forest. We had not seen any spirit enter nor exit, and had not seen that Jun Wu Xie.” The leader reported with his brow bathed in cold sweat. If news of this incident spreads, they would all be deeply embarrassed. With so many of them stationed outside the perimeter of the Tranquil Dreams Forest, they had still allowed Jun Wu Xie to escape unnoticed after she killed their people. If Wu Jiu was to hear about it, they would all be finished!
“Have all of you really surrounded the Tranquil Dreams Forest fully? Without anyone of you gone missing?” Jiang Yun Long’s brows were tightly knitted together. Things had gone beyond his expectations. He had thought that he would be able to capture Jun Wu Xie easily, and had never once thought that he would not only lose so many men, but they had not even found the shadow of Jun Wu Xie.
“I have already taken stock of the spirits standing guard outside the Tranquil Dreams Forest and there had not been any losses. But while standing guard at the perimeter, some of them told me that they encountered Poison Ivy. Poison Ivy had said that they were all disturbing his rest and he chased them away.” The human spirit then paused a moment, before he said trepidly: “Poison Ivy holds extremely great power, and has an eccentric temperament. So those people did not dare to remain there for long before they quickly dispersed away a little.”
“Poison Ivy?” Jiang Yun Long’s eyes narrowed slightly. “When did that happen?”
“Five days ago.”
“What a bunch of morons! I had clearly told all of you that not an inch is to be missed. With just a few words from Poison Ivy and all of you had my orders go in one ear and come out of the other! ?” Jiang Yun Long drew in a deep breath. Based on the current situation, there was a high possibility that Jun Wu Xie’s escape had something to do with Poison Ivy. He just did not believe that Jun Wu Xie would have such exceptional ability to be able to escape under the eyes of so many human spirits who surrounded the entire place, unless someone secretly lent her a hand!
The man was highly taken aback as he then said carefully: “They did not think so much into it as afterall….. It is widely known that Poison Ivy does not like to have any dealings with human spirits.”
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Chapter 2036: Implicate (2)
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Poison Ivy’s eccentric temperament was well known throughout the Spirit World, and it was not known why he loathed human spirits, where he never liked to have any kind of contact with human spirits. Hence, those few human spirits standing guards had not thought too much about it.
Jiang Yun Long was silent, not speaking a single word, the shade on his face extremely ugly.
He knew more or less a little of Poison Ivy’s temperament. Logically, things were as what this man was saying to him, that Poison Ivy deeply abhorred coming into contact with any human spirit. And based on what Meng Yi Liang had said before, Jun Wu Xie did not seem to know the Spirit World well, where it could be ascertained that she had not been in the Spirit World for long. Then it would also be reasonable to deduce that Poison Ivy would not know her as well….
Jiang Yun Long thought left and right about it when suddenly, the scene where Nalan Shan was rescued suddenly appeared in his mind.
Nalan Shan had only been able to escape on that day because of the strange vines that had suddenly appeared. And who in the Spirit World did not know that Poison Ivy’s original form was a vine!
Could it be that Poison Ivy was involved in all of this?
“Go send men to g
o into the forest where new spirit souls stay and see if you can find any sign of Jun Wu Xie. Since she is already aware that we are seeking to capture her, she would definitely be prepared. If any of you discover her, don’t be too anxious to act but just tail her secretly and send someone to come inform me about it. I’ll then go deal with the matter myself.” Jiang Yun Long said as he discovered in surprise that Poison Ivy might be involved in this matter. If that turned out to be true, then the matter would no longer be something that he would be able to deal with himself.
The man acknowledged his orders and retreated. Jiang Yun Long then immediately stood up and left as well.
Inside a elegant little courtyard, Jiang Yun Long strode with long strides towards its study.
The door into the study was tightly shut, and Jiang Yun Long walked up to the door. He composed himself before he raised a hand up and knocked upon the door.
“Who is it?” A soft and effeminate voice sounded from inside the room.
“Master, It’s me. Jiang Yun Long.”
“Come on in.”
Jiang Yun Long pushed the door opened. In the study, a handsome man dressed in white clothes was seated behind the desk. The man did not look to be old, about twenty five or six at the very most, his features exquisite with a pair of long and narrow almond shaped eyes that were highly alluring. But his good looks were slightly effeminate, with a lack of a certain manliness that a man usually possessed.
“Yun Long? Why have you come to seek me today?” The effeminate man seated behind the desk asked with his brows slightly raised. He was the Spirit Master, Wu Jiu, that was currently most trusted by the Spirit Lord!
For anyone who had not seen Wu Jiu himself in person, it was feared that they would find it very hard to link this effeminate man together with the powerful, swift and decisive Wu Jiu.
But before Wu Jiu, Jiang Yun Long did not dare to show the slightest disrespect. He knelt down respectfully on the floor, and then related the series of events that had unfolded in the Tranquil Dreams Forest to Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu’s brows creased up slightly, his eyes tinted with malice.
“Master, if Poison Ivy is really involved in this matter, I am afraid that our intention to capture the Spiritual Bear will be known by the Beast Spirits very soon. If the Plant Spirits and the Beast Spirits join forces, it will surely be disadvantageous to us.” Jiang Yun Long said solemnly.
Wu Jiu suddenly laughed out loud, that sounded filled with indescribable ridicule.
“That motley bunch? Even if they joined forces, what kind of tricks can they come up with?”
“With all that they are capable of, they would naturally not be a match for my Master you. But now that the time needed for the construction of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower has been delayed, if we let them kick up another ruckus, it will just make it more difficult for us to capture the Spiritual Bear, which will also prolong the delay in the construction of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower.” Jiang Yun Long reasoned.
Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes, and the icy glint in those eyes sent chills up people’s spines.
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Wu Jiu’s gaze slowly fell onto the tabletop to look at the white parchment spread out upon the desk. He picked up a brush and then scribbled on the paper casually.
“If the Plant Spirits and the Beast Spirits are to join forces….. I would then like to see when are presented with the same kind of temptation, would they remain united.” Wu Jiu the drew his last stroke on the parchment, and suddenly raised his head, a cold smile curling up the ends of his mouth.
“What Master means is….. incite animosity between the Plant Spirits and Beast Spirits?” Jiang Yun Long’s eyes lit up slightly.
Wu Jiu then shook the brush he held in his hand.
“Incite? No need for that. They will get into a fight all by themselves.”
Jiang Yun Long did not fully understand it.
Wu Jiu then said: “Get the builders to build up the fourth Serene Spirit Tower as quickly as possible.
“But, the Spiritual Bear still has not yet been found…..” Jiang Yun Long replied.
“Only to build it up, and not to immediately put it to use.” Wu Jiu said with a smile that curled up his lips.
Jiang Yun Long immediately understood what Wu Jiu meant.
“Your disciple will act on it immediately!”
After Jiang Yun Long left, Wu Jiu leaned back in his chair, and casually picked up a book that had no cover from the table to flip through indifferently. If Jun Wu Xie was present, she would have been shocked to see the characters written within that book. Because all those characters were exactly the same as the Spirit Reinforcement Runes that Jun Wu Xie were familiar with!
Because her looks was known by Jiang Yun Long and all those other human spirits, over the period of the few days she had been back, Jun Wu Xie had never left the place, but had remained there in his room to continue to cultivate. At the same time, Qiao Chu and the other companions had gone out to check on things happening around. It was on a matter of a few days before they came back with news.
“I heard that the construction of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower had been sped up. Tell me that they couldn’t have possibly caught Brownie right?” Qiao Chu said as he sat on a chair, his face twisted up with worry. Besides practicing their cultivation for the past few days, they had also followed Poppy’s lead to go to the place that the fourth Serene Spirit Tower was at. They discovered that the construction that was initially slowed down had suddenly resumed its pace for some unknown reason. This caused Qiao Chu and the others to feel a little nervous about it and Meng Yi Liang had said it before. To build the fourth Serene Spirit Tower, they needed the Spiritual Bear as the foundation. Hence, after Brownie escaped, the construction of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower had suddenly slowed down. Now that its speed had resumed, did that mean that they had already found Brownie?
Jun Wu Xie looked at Qiao Chu and said: “Is there any more news regarding my arrest?”
Because Jun Wu Xie had escaped from the Tranquil Dream Forest, and had killed Meng Yi Liang and his men, she had played Jiang Yun Long well and completely. Jiang Yun Long had been highly frustrated and he had spread the information in the Spirit World that Jun Wu Xie was to be arrested.
Afterall, compared to Nalan Shan whom every human spirit was familiar with, it would be easier to capture a new spirit soul that no one knew, and no one would discover their real intentions.
Qiao Chu was taken aback and he scratched his head as he said: “They are still trying to catch you. Now, in any place where people gather, there will be a portrait of you. It seems that that fella Jiang Yun Long is dead set on capturing you.”
“They have not yet captured Brownie.” Jun Wu Xie said suddenly.
Qiao Chu was even more confused. “How do you know they have not caught Brownie?”
[Could the questions that Jun Wu Xie asked earlier be linked to Brownie in anyway?] Qiao Chu’s face was one of shock.
Rong Ruo standing on one side laughed as she went on to patiently explain: “What Little Xie meant was that the reason that Jiang Yun Long wanted to capture her was merely because he wanted to locate Nalan Shan, and to then find out Brownie’s location from Nalan Shan. If they had already caught Brownie, why would they still expend so much of their strength to capture Little Xie?”
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Chapter 2038: Past and Present Life (1)
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
“Could it possibly be because they discovered Little Xie had slaughtered that dumb bunch together with Meng Yi Liang and that is why they are doing this?” Qiao Chu could roughly understand the gist of it, but there were still some parts he did not comprehend.
Jun Wu Xie shook her head.
“They had tried to be extremely secretive with their attempts to capture the Spiri
tual Bear all this while. If they have already caught Brownie, they would have immediately tried to avoid everyone’s attention towards the entire matter and not continue to allow it to become bigger. Hence, if Brownie was in their hands now, they would not have sent so many spirits out on such a large scale to capture me, but would instead concentrate all their resources onto building the Serene Spirit Tower and only come settle scores with me after the construction of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower is completed.”
“So that’s how it is.” Qiao Chu said as he rubbed his chin, finally understanding the situation entirely.
It must be said, that Jun Wu Xie’s mind really thought things through completely.
“Tell me, what did you guys see at the fourth Serene Spirit Tower?” Jun Wu Xie was filled with curiosity about the Serene Spirit Tower and she was eager to resolve her own doubts in her heart through the Serene Spirit Tower.
Fan Zhuo then told Jun Wu Xie about everything that they had all seen near to the Serene Spirit Tower.
The fourth Serene Spirit Tower was built in a place where spirit bodies resided and that was not an isolated case. Based on Nalan Shan’s previous investigations, the third Serene Spirit Tower had been the same, where they had not picked places that were empty. No one knew what Wu Jiu was thinking but he had just tyrannically taken the land that other spirit bodies were residing on.
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