After entering the Windmill Carriage, Tong Yuquan immediately saw Yang Kai standing in front of him. As their eyes met, Tong Yuquan’s eyes flashed with anger and killing intent as he lowered his eyes and said, “I want to see Yu’er’s injuries.”
“Protector Tong, please go ahead,” Yang Kai stretched out his hand and gestured.
Tong Yuquan lowered his head and entered a side room. Inside the side room, Shangguan Yu was quietly lying down, breathing steadily, her chest still stained with blood, her face slightly pale.
Tong Yuquan walked up with a gloomy face and sat down next to Shangguan Yu. Reaching out, he placed his hand on her wrist and after a quick examination, he found that his daughter’s aura was stable and had obviously been treated by someone. Moreover, there was a powerful medicinal efficacy flowing through her meridians, merging into her flesh and blood to repair her wounds.
“I’ve already asked Lu Xue to treat her injuries just now, so there shouldn’t be any major problems. She just needs to rest for a few days to fully recover,” Yang Kai’s voice rang out from behind him.
Tong Yuquan coldly snorted but didn’t say anything.
Although this incident was ultimately caused by Shangguan Long’s greed and Yang Kai was simply taking advantage of the situation to protect himself, no matter what, Shangguan Yu’s injuries were caused by Yang Kai. Seeing his daughter being stabbed in the chest, even if this person was his daughter’s savior, Tong Yuquan couldn’t have any good feelings towards Yang Kai.
“I estimate that Junior Sister Yu will wake up tomorrow, but it’s not convenient for me to explain this situation to her right now. Perhaps even if I did, she wouldn’t believe me, so as to avoid any unnecessary disputes, I would like to ask Protector Tong to leave a jade slip behind and record everything that has transpired. When Junior Sister Yu wakes up, I will give it to her and she will be able to believe it.”
Tong Yuquan said, “I’ll stay here and explain the situation to Yu’er when she wakes up.”
Yang Kai shook his head, “No, I can only ask you to come here to see Junior Sister Yu with the greatest sincerity I can offer, it’s impossible for me to keep you inside this Windmill Carriage. Protector Tong is a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage after all, if he were to suddenly attack, it would be difficult for me to resist, so I hope Protector Tong can understand.”
Tong Yuquan raised his head and glared at Yang Kai, “If I wanted to make a move, I could have done so earlier, why would I waste time talking to you?”
Yang Kai slowly shook his head, “I also believe that Protector Tong doesn’t have any ulterior motives, but everything must be prepared just in case. Before we boarded the Lotus Flower on your noble boat, I never thought that such a thing would happen today. Since Madam Long is willing to repay kindness with ingratitude, as her pillow mate, how could Protector Tong not have received her instruction?”
“She is her, I am me, don’t try to confuse me with that Viper Woman,” Tong Yuquan said angrily.
Yang Kai said in a low voice, “If Protector Tong insists, then everyone can only fall out here. I hope that when the fight breaks out, Protector Tong can protect Junior Sister Yu. After all, she is innocent.”
As he spoke, Lu Xue quietly appeared behind Yang Kai, her beautiful eyes staring coldly at him.
The corner of Tong Yuquan’s eyes twitched as his furious expression instantly became dejected, nodding his head, “Good, as you say, I will leave a message to inform Yu’er what happened, but you must also promise not to harm her in the slightest.”
“Protector Tong can rest assured, as long as your noble boat doesn’t act recklessly, I guarantee your daughter won’t lose a single hair!”
“That’s for the best!” Tong Yuquan grit his teeth.
A moment later, Tong Yuquan left. Just as Yang Kai had said, he left behind a jade slip that recorded the whole story. Yang Kai carefully examined the jade slip and found that there was nothing wrong with it. The contents of the jade slip were not exaggerated at all, just that Shangguan Yu’s mind had been muddled by the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Wine and he had done something despicable.
Yang Kai could understand why Tong Yuquan wanted to conceal this matter, so he didn’t say anything.
Carefully putting away the jade slip, he prepared to give it to Shangguan Yu when she woke up.
After Tong Yuquan returned to the lotus flower, the giant lotus flower gradually slowed down until it was three thousand kilometers away from the Windmill Carriage before continuing its pursuit.
This was also Yang Kai’s request. Now that Shangguan Yu was in his hands, Flying Flower Boat had no choice but to comply.
A day later, the unconscious Shangguan Yu slowly woke up.
When she opened her eyes, her beautiful eyes were filled with confusion. Her consciousness was still focused on drinking with Yang Kai, so she couldn’t clearly remember what had happened after that.
Just as she was about to stand up, she heard a familiar voice, “Junior Sister Yu, please calm down. You’ve suffered some injuries, it’s best if you don’t move.”
“I… am injured?” Shangguan Yu was startled, carefully examining herself, her beautiful face suddenly pale. She realized that she had indeed been injured, and the wound was extremely close to her vital point. It could be said that she had taken a trip to the gates of hell.
“What’s going on? Did Senior Brother Yang save me? Where are my parents?” Shangguan Yu turned to look.
Yang Kai didn’t say anything and simply handed over the jade slip Tong Yuquan had left behind.
Shangguan Yu received it and poured her Divine Sense into it to investigate. A moment later, her face paled.
Tong Yuquan’s aura was naturally not unfamiliar to her, so she firmly believed her father’s words. The jade slip told her that Yang Kai and Flying Flower Boat had some kind of conflict and had taken her hostage to escape from the Lotus Flower Artifact.
The wounds on her body were also left behind by Yang Kai.
Tong Yuquan also told her not to act rashly, that the many masters of the Flying Flower Boat were not far behind, and once they reached the Void Land, Yang Kai would let her go.
After checking the information in the jade slip, Shangguan Yu’s mind became a mess.
To her, it had only been a day of sleep, but the world outside had already changed. Her savior had fallen out with her parents and actually stabbed her in the back before taking her away.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, her face filled with panic.
Yang Kai said, “Junior Sister Yu doesn’t need to panic, just stay here quietly, I won’t do anything to you.”
Shangguan Yu pursed her lips and nodded subtly.
The injuries she had suffered weren’t serious, and Lu Xue had personally treated her wounds before, so she had fully recovered in less than five days.
After five days of recuperation, not only had her injuries healed, but her mental state had also become much calmer. These past few days, she had been constantly thinking about some things, such as what had happened after she got drunk, why Yang Kai had fallen out with Flying Flower Boat, why he had stabbed her…
Faintly feeling that things weren’t as simple as she thought, she summoned up her courage and asked several times, but Yang Kai never answered.
Half a month later, after passing through a Domain Gate, Lu Xue’s voice rang out, “Sir, we’ve arrived at the Void Territory.”
Yang Kai slowly opened his eyes and nodded slightly, “Understood.”
A moment later, Flying Flower Boat’s Lotus Flower Artifact also passed through the Domain Gate and entered the Void Territory.
Inside the lotus flower, Shangguan Long’s expression was gloomy as she stared at the windmill carriage three thousand kilometers away, secretly gnashing her teeth.
Suddenly, someone came to report, “Boat Master, those people from the Void Land did not head towards any of the Domain Gates, but instead headed towards a certain direction of this Great Domain!”
“They didn’t go to the Domain Gate?” Shangguan Long’s brow rose as her expression changed, “Let’s see which Great Domain this is!”
If they didn’t go to the Domain Gate, it meant they were almost there. In other words, the Void Land should be in this Great Domain.
The man immediately took out the Universe Chart and examined it, “Boat Master, this is the Seven Skillful Territory.”
“Seven Skillful Territory!” Shangguan Long pondered for a moment before saying, “If I remember correctly, there should be a Seven Skillful Land here.”
Tong Yuquan, who had been silent all this time, said, “That’s right, Seven Skillful Land is in this region. The master of Seven Skillful Land, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, is a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master. However, Seven Skillful Land's reputation has always been poor and people despise it. That Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch is someone who will seek revenge for the smallest grievance.”
Shangguan Long frowned and said, “I’ve also heard of Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, he’s not someone easy to deal with. This domain is the territory of the Seven Skillful Land, so how could that little brat dare to create a Void Land here? Isn’t he afraid he’ll be eaten up until not even his bones remain?”
Every Great Domain basically only had one Second Class Force. After all, how could they allow others to sleep beside them? If two Second Class forces were to coexist in the same Great Domain, it would be like fire and water.
“Boat Master…” The person who had spoken before spoke again, somewhat hesitantly, “The route they’re taking seems to be to the Seven Skillful Land.”
Shangguan Long turned around and asked, “Did you see it clearly?”
The man hurriedly said, “Please take a look!”
Saying so, he respectfully handed over the Universe Chart. Shangguan Long took it suspiciously and carefully examined it, discovering that it was just as he said, Yang Kai and the others were really heading straight for the Seven Skillful Land.
“Why are they going to the Seven Skillful Land?” Shangguan Long couldn’t understand.
Tong Yuquan hesitated for a moment before asking, “Could it be that they have some kind of relationship with the Seven Skillful Land?”
Shangguan Long slowly shook her head. She didn’t understand this point, but if that was the case, then things would be a bit difficult. After all, Seven Skillful Land's strength was not bad, not much worse than the Flying Flower Boat. If Yang Kai and the others really had some kind of intimate relationship with Seven Skillful Land, then this matter would be troublesome.
Moreover, for some inexplicable reason, Shangguan Long felt a sense of unease in her heart. As time passed, this sense of unease became stronger.
Three days later, a Spirit Province suddenly appeared in front of them. Compared to the Universe Chart, this Spirit Province was actually the Seven Skillful Land.
Looking from afar, one could see that this Spirit Province was faintly emitting a myriad of brilliant lights and the endless power of the stars in the vast universe was being drawn into this Spirit Province by a mysterious force, causing it to appear magnificent.
Such a scene was much better than the Flying Flower Boat’s Headquarter.
Shangguan Long asked suspiciously, “The Seven Skillful Land actually has such a deep foundation?”
The group of Open Heaven Stage cultivators from Flying Flower Boat were also dumbfounded, all of them revealing looks of envy. This was also the first time they had come to the Seven Skillful Land, but the Second Class Force wasn’t like this Seven Skillful Land. They had seen many Second Class Forces’s Headquarter, but none of them could compare to the one in front of them.
Even if they didn’t delve deeper into this place, they could still sense that this Seven Skillful Land was surrounded by an extremely profound Great Array, otherwise it would be impossible for such a scene to occur.
The foundation of this place was related to the future of this place, so compared to the Seven Skillful Land in front of them, Flying Flower Boat was obviously somewhat lacking, causing everyone to feel somewhat uncomfortable.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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