With the stipends collected, Long Feng felt slightly richer in hand. Although it is not difficult to refine Cultivation Pellets at his current level, since the specialty of this Pill is only in the most common rank, Long Feng felt it would be more time worthy if he uses the time to refine Tempering Pills or Other Special Pills. Last night when Long Feng exits the cave, he went over to the study room once again and managed to found two more special recipes within the book shelves, as if his master purposely leave the recipe there for Long Feng to read and managed himself. "Before master went for his trip, he did mention that I should take a look and study the books here, in case I met with any obstacles or in need of anything. I hope master is well over there in the Xuan Wu Jade City." Long Feng worries his master safety as he roughly heard about the situation in the Xuan Wu Jade City as well news related to the Taming Beast School.

Actually, after the period when Long Feng and Nan Jing Jing is trading over the Blood Refinement Pellets to the Myriad Ingredient Pavilion, Nan Jing Jing already noticed the "Blankness" of her beloved husband's head, and drills all the important information into his head every single day they were together. Within the Brilliant Jade Kingdom, a few powerhouse managed to make their name sounds everywhere within the Brilliant Jade Kingdom. Firstly, is a total of three School, the Beast Taming School, the Heaven Ascension School, and the Profound Herb School is known well within the whole kingdom because of their respective strength in Beast Handling, Cultivation Burst, and Medicinal Refining.

Although the Three Halls is well established throughout the whole kingdom, almost could be seen in each cities, but no matter how well they expand, almost all of them is within the Bronze Tier, and only two Silver Pill Hall, one Silver Martial Hall, and two Silver Culture Hall is available within the whole kingdom. Even all the respective hall combined into three gigantic force, they would still barely strong enough to match the three school's strength that recently entered the Late Silver Hall Tier. If one would make a comparison. A Bronze Hall required a total of ten times stronger in term of Resources and Strength before they could enter the tier of Silver Hall. And in the Silver Hall, three Hall stages is applied. The Early Silver Hall, which possesses wealth and power at least worth of ten to twenty Bronze Halls. The Late Silver Hall, they possess the wealth and power at least above 50 Bronze Halls, and lastly, the Peak Silver Hall, which possesses the wealth and power of 100 Bronze Halls.

But even this is barely enough for them to entered the Early Gold Hall Tier, for a gold hall requirement is to be strong enough be compared with at least 5 Peak Silver Hall. This is also unfortunate for the Brilliant Jade Kingdom because of their limited resources, land and also genius cultivators. The next after the three schools and three halls is the three sect and the three clans. The three sect is respectively known as Xuan Wu Sword Sect, Wen Ren Sect, and Jade Maiden Sect. The Xuan Wu Sword Sect is recently destroyed with its closest ally, the Mystery Water Sect, this means a new superpower will come up to the three sect position soon. While for the three clans, it is known to be the Tang Clan, the Turmoil Pill Clan, and the Yang Clan. The remaining Wen Ren Sect is known for their doctrine of [Helping Each Other in Need], where it made the sect member is accepted wherever they go. While for the Jade Maiden Sect, their mysterious location, places, and martial arts are all hidden from the public, but without any comparison, each single disciple from the Jade Maiden Sect possessed city destroying beauty, and could make men go crazy wherever they appear.

Between the three clans, the Tang Clan is the one with the quickest growth, because of their current Clan Leader, Tang Shiwu. The Turmoil Pill Clan rarely appears in public, but sometimes some of their disciples, elders are well known within some part of cities, because of their crazy purchasing ability. Within the Statement received by Long Feng and Nan Jing Jing from the House of Miraculous Jade, there will be two Pills is placed in the auction, and came from the Turmoil Pill Clan. The Yang Clan is retired, and hardly participates in any of the disturbance within the kingdom, but this doesn't mean that the clan is weaker by somehow. This Clan still mysterious from all public eyes, due to their insane amount of wealth, and naming the land they own, the Yang Clan State. The Yang Clan State possessed a numerous amount of wealth hidden within, and have the land wide enough to cramp five cities within.

Other than this, the other remaining small power is nowhere needs to mentions, but Nan Jing Jing did advise Long Feng to not underestimate any of the smaller family or bands because there will be always a bigger clan behind the biggest one. With the stipends in hand, the couple went back to Long Feng's home. The couple took about an hour to reach, because of some random rest and shopping around the town before they reach the outskirt. To presents her gratitude, Nan Jing Jing prepared a basket of fruits and precious ingredients, while Long Feng is holding a new set of clothing specially bought for his mother.

As the couple reaches their destination, Long Feng is shocked with what happening in front of him. Two black robe assassins are attacking Long Feng's mother, Lan Hua and one more is fighting in equal position with Hong Yue. "Stop your attack at once! How dare you bully my mother!" Long Feng withdraw his Qian Kun Sword and immediately charge towards the two assassins attacking his mother. "Xiao Feng, you are not their match! They are Early Earth Practitioner Tier cultivators!" Lan Hua panic as she saw her child charge in without any caution. Having no other choices, Lan Hua proceed to launch a deadly attack to their attackers.

[Raining Petals of Blooming Orchid!]

Surges of petal like sword essence appears all around the open place before the house entrance and trapped everyone within the circle. But to Long Feng, Nan Jing Jing and Hong Yue, these petals is nothing more than a pillow of orchid's petals running through them. But for the assassins, these petals meant harm! They are thoroughly injured and wounds could be seen anywhere around them. One of the assassins wished to call for a retreat, but unfortunately, he wouldn't have a chance to say so. The three assassins, two in the front and one on the back, while busy defending themselves from the petal-like sword essence, the one on the back actually sacrifice the other two just to disrupt the situation to allows him to escape.

"Mu Lan Hua! Your position is already marked by the Shadow Gate! Even you managed to survive today, how about tomorrow? There will be more assassins coming for your head soon, just you see!" the lone assassin leaves a message as he escapes from the open area, and throws two pellets to the dead assassins. As the two pellets landed on the corpses, an explosion triggered, and a corrosive volatile substance flows out from the corpses instead of red blood. Within the time span of fifteen seconds, the two corpses had already corroded into an unrecognizable piece of rotten meat, even the clothing had been corroded into pieces.

"Mother, what happened? And your cultivation? It is even higher than Jing Jing, is that your real strength? Hong Yue, why are you here instead of home? I was thinking that you might be outside training!" Long Feng couldn't control himself as he saw too much happening at the same time, but on the same time, Nan Jing Jing came over to his side to do something even Lan Hua will do. "One Knock to the Head!" Nan Jing Jing smacks her punch on Long Feng's head, calming him down. With Long Feng quiet down, all of them walked into the house without any words, in addition, the two elders appeared as well, entering without invitations.

"Alright, sit down, I guess this time I suppose I needed to tell you the truth." Lan Hua invites everyone to take a seat, as she gets ready to start talking. "Son, remember that mother told you that I will explain everything to you when you come back?" Lan Hua questions and the obedient Long Feng nodded his head. "If I would have to start, It should be around twenty years ago, when your father and I are still active in the Wulin."

"Twenty years ago, I and your father get to know each other by fate. He was the best assassin in the Shadow Gate, nicknamed Death Judge. Meanwhile, your mother and your aunt are traveling together, after we obtained the approval from our elder that we could go out to get some experience before we return to the Heavenly Blossom Empire. My real name is Mu Lan Hua, and your father's real name is Li Tian Xin. After marrying him, I changed my name into Li Lan Hua to indicates that I'm married. Your aunt, her name is... Mu Mei Hua." Lan Hua starts until Nan Jing Jing interrupts.

"What! My mother's name is Mu Mei Hua!" Nan Jing Jing expresses her shocking expression after listening to Lan Hua's story. "Yes, your mother, my sister, is the current wife of the great general Nan Gong Yu. You could ask for the confirmation from Elder Guang and Elder Huang to proof my story." Lan Hua replies Nan Jing Jing's word. As Nan Jing Jing turned around to look at the two elders, both of them nod their head in the same sequence, indicating the story is exactly how she says. In between of the period me and my sister exploring around the Brilliant Jade Kingdom, we accidentally angered a high ranking official, and cause him to hire the Shadow Gate to assassinate me and my sister. But the person sent by the Shadow Gate that time, is your father, Li Tian Xin."

"We fought for exactly two days two night and felt amazed by each other's martial art technique. After resting, we fought for another five days five night continuously and felt in love with each other. Your father left the Shadow Gate, and I chose to remain within this kingdom for eternally. Meanwhile, your aunt had already meet Nan Gong Yu by that time, and falling in love with each other as well."

"We traveled around the kingdom, and although under heavy pursue from the Shadow Gate, we are happy. Until then, I have you in my womb. That is the happiest time in our life. But a few years later after you were born, the Shadow Gate managed to found your father's trails, and in their tricks and your father's lack of cautiousness, he falls into the Shadow Gate's most dangerous poison, [Spiritual Prison Powder]. Once in contact, one will have no other alternative way to absorb any elemental energy, thus your father falls into the hand of the Shadow Gate, and I bring you to hide, laying low until you grow up."

"That is also a few years later, you actually healed Nan Jing Jing from her poison, and both elders managed to found me. After I met with my sister and I explained her about my situation, we agreed to not help or expose each other, so our life remains low profile. But I would never dare to imagine, today you actually bring my sister's daughter here to tell me you are actually engaged?" Lan Hua finished her story and stares at both of them.

"Aunt... I'm not sure that what I should call, but... I love Long Feng, please give us your blessing!" Nan Jing Jing speaks, giving Lan Hua a surprise. But she quickly calms herself down and replies Nan Jing Jing's request with a question to Long Feng. "Son, what do you think about her?" She asked. "Mother, Xiao Feng dare not to say I am well experienced in love, neither in a relationship either. But... I can't live without Jing Jing by my side either. If I would lose her in future because I never fought as I should, I will regret this for life, and even haunts by my Internal Demon during cultivation." Long Feng honestly replies.

When the two elders heard what Long Feng just said, they appeared to have a very satisfying effect to both of them. After all, Nan Jing Jing practically grows under the supervision of this two elders, and almost more important than their own grandchild and the great grandchildren. This is how heavy is Nan Jing Jing's effect to both elders. And on Lan Hua's side, she is totally satisfied as well, because her only child had finally grown to stand up on his own feet. Possessing great Elemental Affinity towards Wood, Fire, and Sky since birth, well nurtured, filial and loyal towards parents, masters, and friends, Knowledgeable, hardworking, persistent in achieving what he wants in life, straightforward, honest and lastly, dependable and without a sense of despise towards unfortunate others! This is also the proof that her effort of struggling from the moment Long Feng is born, and grow up until now, is finally bearing its fruit of success!

"Lady Lan, the amount of your effort finally bears its fruit, a very amazing one instead!" Elder Huang praises Lan Hua for her amazing teaching to Long Feng since young. "Elders, yours as well." returning the gestures, Lan Hua reminded the elders that their efforts are a success as well, where this two potentially good youngsters are finally attached to each other. But then, a voice could be heard from outside.

"Envoy from the Royal Mu Clan has arrived! Mu Family bloodline appears at this instant!" the voice sounds all four directions within the room, almost forcing each piece of wooden planks to fall off from its main support. The elders lead the way to the outside, follows by the couple, and Lan Hua. As Lan Hua saw the person in the middle with his golden robe and red scarf, Lan Hua immediately kneeled on both knees and returns the greeting while pulling Long Feng to follows her.

"Mu Lan Hua and her only child Mu Long Feng pay their respects to the Royal Mu Foreign Delegate." when she pays her greeting, even Long Feng's surname is changed into one of the Mu's. "Hmph! At least you are still sane enough to remember our rules." the delegate swings his palm once, and from a spatial opening, Lady Mei, or Mu Mei Hua, falls down from the portal. "Mother!" Nan Jing Jing is the first to be stunned with this happening. "Why is Lady Mei here, what happens to the General Mansion!" the two elders are not from Heavenly Blossom Empire, thus they have no idea on how strong is this delegate.

The two elders make their move! Nan Jing Jing makes her step to lift her mother from the ground and felt a twinge of pain in her heart from her mother's disheveled features. She takes a look up to where the delegate and the elders are going to start a fight, but what comes next, is worst than a nightmare. A time span from looking on her mother and lifting her head to look at the fight is what it takes for the delegate to defeat both elders. When Nan Jing Jing managed to complete her lifting head action, both elders already complete their falling to the floor and vomiting two mouthfuls of blood.

"Insignificant! Even that general and his four helpers couldn't touch the edges of my robe, and you two actually dare to dream about it? This will make a lesson to you both to understands the difference between your puny kingdom compared to our Heavenly Blossom Empire's strength!" the delegate simply increase his cultivation strength, and an Early Human King Tier cultivation burst out from where he stands, and in the diameter of 1km, all houses are destroyed no matter they are built with stones, woods or even clays! "Mu Lan Hua, Mu Mei Hua, under the order of the Royal Mu Clan Head, Clan Master Mu Ling Sen, you both are to be dragged home to receive your tribulations!" the delegate explains the reason he is here.

"Please, delegate, you may bring me, but let me leave a word to my child for last time." Lan Hua begged for a mercy from the delegate, while Lady Mei making the same request as well. "In the world, no parents wouldn't love their child. I am a father as well, you may leave your final words, in ten breath time, I will forcefully drag you both away! Cherish your ten breath of time!" the delegate finished his words as he turns around to look at the skies.

Lady Mei went over to her beloved daughter... "Jing Jing, do not come to find mother in Heavenly Blossom Empire unless you have the cultivation of a King Tier. Remember mother's treasure box? Open it and give the pills inside to your father and four uncles, so their cultivation wouldn't be affected. It would heal them from any old and new injuries as well. The book within is the cultivation method of your mother, take a look and learn as much as you could. You know mother love you, right?"

"Five more breath!" the delegates reminds.

On the same time... "my child, my beloved child... Mother will be away from you soon, you must not come to find me until you are in King Tier cultivation. Remember what mother teach you since young? Always remember that, and use it when you cultivate, it would help you to defeat your internal demon, and allows you to grow stronger as time pass. Do not worry, the Clan Master Mu is me and your aunt's father. He won't kill us or anything, so just keep growing stronger, and do not let the common world to sway you from your cultivation."

"Times Up!" the delegate release his King Tier cultivation, and forcefully lifting both women as he walked away. In just a blink of eyes, the shadow of the three went missing from their sights. The two elders immediately hold Nan Jing Jing's hand as they leave, since Long Feng should know the importance as well, he could only allow the three leave as well, while staring at his destroyed house. "This is the place me and mother are living for ten full years. But now, only in a mere second, it is destroyed until not even the rubbles could be seen." Long Feng is blaming himself for being so weak, but he knows, with the cultivation and the strength of one power called [Empire], it is normal that even the same generation or older would possess at least double the cultivation strength compares to those from a [Kingdom].

Long Feng remains on the spot until the next morning, only he decided to walk towards the inner part of the city. within his hand, a ring is tightly gripped between his palms and fingers.