Conspiracy (2)

"I'll pick this pair of tonfa, then." Tu Lingxi nodded with a smile.

"Good choice!! Light and agile, matching your battle style."

"Since I got my winning stake, then we will split the rest fifty-fifty. What do you think?" Tu Lingxi proposed.

"How childish, Lingxi. We should return what these bandits took from the village and provide what they need to recover back to their former strength. It would be even better if these treasures could make them stronger than before, so they can protect themselves in the future. After that, if there is still any left, we can split fifty-fifty."

Tu Lingxi was taken aback and immediately turned red in embarrassment, feeling guilty for forgetting the village after seeing this pile of treasures.

"Lingxi, you don't need to concern yourself with what I said too much. You're still a kid after all."

Being called a "kid" thrice in the same day, Tu Lingxi forgot about the prior guilt and became angered at Feng Luotian.

"I'm not talking to you anymore!!" She stormed out of the room, forgetting to deliver a punch like she threatened him earlier.

Feng Luotian could only let out a dry chuckle to that. He then retrieved all of the valuable items in the room and put them into his spatial ring as he planned to give them to the village afterward.

Alone within the room, he touched his ring to summon a document out of it. This document was the one he hid previously.

He opened the document and read it again.

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To Vulture Bandit Troupe's Leader, Jiu Hao

Use these monster cores, pills, and weapons as you see fit.

Retrieve the protective treasure that protected Raven Village from One Talon Diamond Fang Rock Panther within two months.

Upon completing your mission, send someone to deliver the protective treasure to us. Then, we will pay you five times this amount.

Alchemy Center – Peacock School

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And at the end of the document, there was a sigil stamp, unique to those used only in Peacock School.

"I can't believe it was actually our school that caused this whole thing!! And more than that, I can't believe it was someone of our school who planned an assassination on Yue'er!! Once I got to the bottom of this, whoever involved must die!!" Feng Luotian said with a solemn voice.

A tremendous amount of murderous intent could be seen in his eyes. Any normal person who met with such a gaze could lose their mind and become unconscious instantly.

After a few breaths to calm himself down, he put away the document because it could be used as a proof later, albeit there was no name on it.

At this moment, Tu Lingxi returned to the room with a serious face: "What happened? I swear I sensed a killing intent just now."

If she sensed a killing intent, then there must still be an enemy left. Even though she was still mad, this and that were separate matters.

"It's fine now, Lingxi. Thank you for coming." Feng Luotian said.

Both of them returned to the village to give the spoils of war they collected. However, Wu Neng only took what they lost in their previous battles and a couple of healing pills to treat the injured.

As for the rest of the treasures, Wu Neng and all other villagers were hellbent on not receiving them. They wanted to give the treasures to Feng Luotian and Tu Lingxi.

Facing the villager's stubbornness, both of them could only accept the rest of the treasures and split them fifty-fifty as they agreed.

Once they both left the village, Tu Lingxi bid Feng Luotian goodbye. However, before they parted, Feng Luotian asked: "May I know what you're going to do next?"

It was funny, though, because it was the same question Tu Lingxi asked him when he was about to leave the village the first time.

"I don't know. Maybe seeing the world for a little more and returned home." Tu Lingxi shook her head. When she mentioned the word "home," there was a hint of sadness within her eyes.

Feng Luotian also caught that but decided not to pry any further. Instead, he handed out an application form to Tu Lingxi before proposing an idea: "If that is the case, then you can apply to this if interested."

"What's this for?" Tu Lingxi received the form and asked.

"It's an application form to take an entrance exam into our schools that will happen in seven days. You can fill in your information and submit the form to the school you wish to apply at Divine Bird City's city hall to take the test. If you pass, you will become a disciple of the school you choose. You can also use this application form to enter Divine Bird City without a hitch." Feng Luotian explained.

Actually, this application form was his own, but Feng Luotian could certainly get a new one after meeting with Mei Yue'er, so he did not mind giving his to Tu Lingxi.

"Will you be participating in this entrance exam as well? Which school?" Tu Lingxi asked.

"Peacock School, of course!!" Feng Luotian answered, full of confidence.

Tu Lingxi considered it for a bit and nodded: "Okay. I'll be there seven days later to apply for this Peacock School."

"Great!! With your talent, it would be just a breeze to pass the entrance exam of our most prestigious school." Feng Luotian encouraged.

In truth, he had a plan for Tu Lingxi. Although she came from Vermilion Kingdom, it did not mean that she had to attend one of the schools or sects within the kingdom.

With his all-experiencing eyes, Feng Luotian already saw her potential from the previous battle.

If there is a chance to snatch this golden egg to his side before the ancient beast is born, why not do it sooner?

And he believed that with his support, Tu Lingxi could become one of his main team members to fight against the fate of the universe.

Tu Lingxi was still in her teen. Her temper and personality as well as her idealistic principle could be shaped along the way together with her cultivation path.

Even so, if she decided to leave his side after she grew her own wings, Feng Luotian would not try to stop her either.

Adding one more powerhouse with a good teaching to the world, he would only be happy and not the other way around.

Once the conversation was over, they went their separate ways.

Feng Luotian returned to the same training spot as before and found a horde of Blade Tail Lions waiting for him while he stood high up on a tree branch.

Though their numbers had multiplied, and their tails were now a colorful mixture of elements, they were all still at Six Fangs.

Feng Luotian had already surpassed this level and they were no longer suitable training partners for him.

However, he still had some unfinished business with them: "I've had a good time with you all, especially you, Little Silver. But now that I'm a Six Fangs Fighter, you can no longer be my opponent."

"Nevertheless, I have one final matter to attend to with you all. I need monster cores right now and I'm particularly interested in your tails. So please stay still for a couple of minutes, okay?"

He asked with a smile and his tone was indifferent, but the monsters' instincts urged them to run as fast as they could. The ground shook as Blade Tail Lions stampeded away, desperate to save their own lives.

Feng Luotian could only sigh and shake his head: "Why do you all have to make this more difficult? Oh well, let's train a new skill together with the old one and collect some items from you."

He leapt down from his usual branch and activated both Pinnacle Flash Lightning and Underworld Physique.

BOOM!

The ground shattered upon his landing, the weight of his body multiplied tenfold.

"Another week to go. Yue'er, Wuji, I wonder how much stronger you two have become after this month. And also…" Feng Luotian let out a suggestive smile.

He stomped his foot and launched himself toward the horde of colorful lions before disappearing. One by one, the lions fell as an arc of lightning flashed through them.