Shen Ling made a mental checklist in her head before a certain thought occurred to her, “W-Wait, you didn’t show me where Zi Yu is!”

Long Di didn’t turn around, but he still answered, “She’s been taken to the Nether Immolation War Temple to answer for her crimes of mutilating one of their disciples.”

****

Long Di exited the thorn riddled area and arrived before the Shidashi Mao. It was currently sleeping and before it was a bloodstain and Feng Yu, who was unharmed.

He long expected this. When Huise Chongtu told his disciple to take Shen Ling away, his fate was sealed.

“Hey wake up,” he prodded the Shidashi Mao awake.

Its eyes slowly opened, and a tumultuous wave of bloodlust passed over Long Di before it calmed down.

“You’re quite hard to… calm down, aren’t you?” He wanted to say tame, but decided against it.

“Meow!” The Shidashi Mao closed its eyes and went back to sleep.

“Carry me to the Nether Immolation War Temple.”

Lord Whiskers Furryback the first didn’t move under Long Di’s request, only its light snoring could be heard.

“We may have to drown the Temple in its own bloo-”

Shu!

A strong wind blew past and before Long Di was on top of the Shidashi Mao.

He had to look at it for a while before commenting, “You’re a bit too bloodthirsty, y’kno that?”

“Reeeow…”

“That’s not what blood thirsty means and you need to learn some manners,” Long Di knew he had to domesticate this Lord Whiskers somehow.

“Let’s go.”

Shu!

“Stop!”

Long Di stopped the Shidashi Mao before it went too far and found himself at the entrance of Thousand Emo Valley.

He was amazed at the magical beast’s speed, “Man, you’re fast.”

Lord Whiskers, puffed its chest out at Long Di’s praise as if it was to be expected.

Long Di looked around and espied Da Jun, the commander of the Thousand Emo Valley battalion.

When the commander saw Long Di and the Shidashi Mao, his expression changed to one of horror.

Even though Long Di and the others in his group were no longer the recipients of its malice, that was not the case for everyone else, and the commander was the perfect example of everyone else.

As of now, the Shidashi Mao was staring him down with extreme animosity and hostility. Its mouth dripped with the saliva that served the idea of its wanting to consume him down to the last.

“W-W-What do you want?” The commander was extremely strong in will. Not many were able to overcome the power of its bloodlust.

“Oi,” he kicked the Shidashi Mao to curb its intent. “I need to talk and I would rather him not pee himself in the meantime.”

“Meow!”

“I don’t care what you were taught. You want those belly rubs, then stop wanting to kill everyone and anyone.”

“Meew!”

“And I don’t want more of your lip.”

The commander was so shocked at what was happening that he nearly forgot his fear.

“A-Are you actually talking to the Shidashi Mao?” he asked.

“Talking? If you’re referring to my babysitting of this big baby as talking, then yeah, I am.”

“Then why are you here?” the commander was also interested in how Long Di was able to remain unaffected by the aura deep within Thousand Emo Valley but this situation didn’t seem like the time to satiate his own curiosity.

“One of my own people has been taken and I’m going to take her back. Have you seen anything about that?” Long Di asked him.

The commander’s expression changed once more with this question.

“You know about it,” Long Di was able to confirm it.

He nodded to confirm he did before looking Long Di in the eyes, “Owing to certain things that could be happening here, c-can I go along with you?”

…

In the midst of a multitude of temple-like buildings was a huge square. It was layered with grey blocks littered with battle scars.

Whether it be the gash from a sword strike or the pit of a deflected spear attack, this square had it all.

Normally, this particular square would be filled to the brim with skirmishes of all kinds. Fresh blood would add another layer to the already copious amount that dried and rose it to greater heights, but not now.

However, the square was desolate now, with a hard-to-watch scene taking place.

Several thousand disciples of the Nether Immolation War Temple were outside the square because of this.

In the middle of the huge square were two figures. One of the figures held in their hands a whip dripping with blood, whilst the other was tied to a post made of some unknown material.

Pa!

Plop!

A slap followed by the splatter of blood took place. Its sound was as resounding as a thunderclap!

“Is that all you’ve got!?”

Pa!

Another slap echoed out. It was crisp and sharp, yet the one who suffered its sting was as unyielding as ever.

Who else could it be but Zi Yu? As for the one who was her castigator, it was the same one who, because of Zi Yu, now had one of her eyes bandaged up, hiding her face and thus diminishing her beauty, Yue Wang.

“Your mouth is as venomous as ever!” Yue Wang hissed in anger.

Zi Yu spit out some blood before responding, “You’re a venomous vixen, so I guess you’re the expert on that!”

Pa!

Zi Yu’s face was beyond reddened and swollen at the moment. The skin was split and torn in many places under the power of the punishments Yue Wang doled out.

“Just you wait! I might not be able to kill you but, once the enforcement team captures your boyfriend, I’ll kill him in front of you slowly!”

Yue Wang’s eyes practically spat fire as she said this. Her anger was blazing, for she now knew who Zi Yu was. This was the illustrious daughter of the Zi family, someone whose status and beauty far exceeded even her own.

You would be thinking, why would someone whose status was so much lower than the other be able to do this?

As the saying goes, even a dragon may coil in the snake’s grass. The Nether Immolation War Temple was the overlord of this region and their rule was near-absolute.

Within this region, Yue Wang’s status was heightened, and it is also here that she could act unbridled.

With this being the case, though she could not kill Zi Yu, she could still punish her, something the Temple allowed her to do after much deliberation. It was actually at her behest why the enforcement team arrived at Thousand Emo valley as fast as they did.

The enforcement team, which consisted of elder Huise Chongtu and his two disciples, were so quick to arrive not because of the call of emergency concerning the Shidashi Mao, but because of their search for Long Di and his group.

The Shidashi Mao arriving at that point in time was a mere coincidence.

“You would pray that Long Di doesn’t come here or you’ll be sorry,” Zi Yu smiled. Even with her face in such a mess, her smile still managed to carry her beauty.

The male disciples and even some of the female disciples felt their hearts skip a beat when they saw this. This only caused Yue Wang’s anger to flare up even more.

“Hmph… little sister Yue Wang is so petty,” a voice filled with even more arrogance than Yue Wang came from within the crowd.

When Yue Wang heard this, she inadvertently white-knuckled her grip on the whip she held in her hand.

The crowd parted to reveal a breathtakingly beautiful woman. Her long hair drifted behind her, bringing with it an intoxicating scent.

Her outfit sported a dangerous split that revealed her longs for each step they took. Her bosom was outstanding in every way and her face was a perfect oval with pink lips that were full and inviting.

Her skin was fiery red, just like Yue Wang, and most, if not all, of their physical characteristics, were the same. It was obvious she was the same type of demon as Yue Wang.

Despite her beauty, none of the disciples dared to steal a glance at her for too long due to her status.

“Eighth sister, Liao Meng,” Yue Wang revealed the identity of this newcomer.

This was Liao Meng, the eighth concubine of Savage Taitan.

“Little sister, why would you show such an ugly side of yourself by doing this?” Liao Meng asked with a smile.

Yue Wang’s expression worsened, “None of your business! Stay out of this!”

“Hehehe,” she chuckled at Yue Meng’s outburst. “I already heard a little about what happened, in all honesty, I would love to meet the one who drove you to such a state. He must be quite the man.”

“Tch!” Yue Wang spat at her associate’s words. “If he ever comes here, his life is forfeited!”

Rumble!

Dark clouds converged overhead as a powerful pressure enveloped the sect.

“Hehehe,” the weak laugh of Zi Yu trickled out under the two women’s banter.

“Be careful what you wish for. It might just come true!”