Chapter 209 Life and Death Without Blame (Part Six)

The red light of the comma slowly went out.

Wu Tuo transformed into human form. The child barely reached Wei Feng's waist. He squatted on the railing, his fiery red braids fluttering in the wind. He casually stuffed the spirit energy ball in his hand into Wei Feng's storage bag.

"Watch it when you want to," he sighed in a wise, old-fashioned tone. "Don't wait until you want to watch it and then regret it because you can't find it."

Wei Feng chuckled, raised his hand and pinched his soft cheek, "You talk like you know everything."

"Anyway, I always feel a little sad when I think of Jiang Gulai." Wu Tuo slapped his hand away, lowered his head in frustration, and asked, "Have you seen Xuan Zhiyan?"

Wei Feng's smile faded slightly, unsure of how to begin.

Seeing this, Wu Tuo asked anxiously, "How is he? Is he still alive?"

"Don't worry, he's still alive." Wei Feng chuckled. "Why didn't you ask sooner if you were so concerned about him?"

Utuo scratched his head sheepishly, "You've already gone to so much trouble, I'm afraid asking more might upset you."

"It's no trouble at all. We were planning to go to the Tower of Life and Death anyway." Wei Feng patted his little head. "It's just on the way."

Wu Tuo smiled, then asked somewhat nervously, "Is Zhiyan... badly injured?"

Wei Feng pinched his two fluffy cat ears that had popped out because of his nervousness, "You'll know when you see him."

Because of his words, Wu Tuo was on tenterhooks for a long time.

Until he saw Xuan Zhiyan in the third level of the secret prison—

That handsome and gentle face had become unrecognizable, half covered in animal skin and half bare bones. His vital essence was also broken and damaged, and the leg bones of his two legs had been removed, leaving only... Wu Tuo stood there stunned.

"Is it him?" Yao Li, who came in with Wei Feng to scout ahead, asked.

It's really not his fault. Coming down from the first floor, everything he saw and heard was appalling. Compared to that, Xuan Zhiyan in front of him was at least somewhat presentable.

"Yes," Wei Feng replied in a deep voice, merging his still dissipating fragmented spirit back into his main body.

"Zhiyan!" Wutuo rushed forward and pounced on Xuan Zhiyan, slamming him against the wall.

Xuan Zhiyan felt pain in his back, but still reached out and hugged him. Wu Tuo smelled the stench of the rotting corpse on him and finally couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I'm fine." Xuan Zhiyan gently patted his back, but Wu Tuo cried even harder. Due to the intense shock, his tail and cat ears cried out.

Wei Feng decisively placed a calming talisman on him, and Wu Tuo's crying gradually subsided. In the end, he transformed into a small red kitten the size of a palm, quietly nestled in Xuan Zhiyan's arms and fell asleep, but was still unconsciously sobbing.

"Thank you." Xuan Zhiyan gently and skillfully tucked it into his arms, not forgetting to tuck its drooping little tail inside.

“I asked my master for a few speed-travel talismans.” Wei Feng squatted down and stuck the talismans in his hand to Xuan Zhiyan’s knees. “Two talismans can last for twelve hours. Keep the rest. After we leave the Tower of Life and Death, I will help you reshape your leg bones.”

Xuan Zhiyan knew that the master he was referring to was Jiang Gu, and said with a complicated expression, "There's no need for such trouble."

Wei Feng glanced at Wu Tuo in his arms. "Wu Tuo was also Jiang Gu's spirit pet before. If you really mind that much, then return it to him."

Xuan Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously hugged Wu Tuo tightly, his eyes showing a hint of wariness. "It had already broken its master-servant contract with Jiang Gu."

Wei Feng chuckled: "Yes, it not only broke its master-servant contract with Jiang Gu a long time ago, but before I broke the contract with him, someone tampered with its dantian. If it hadn't activated it itself, I wouldn't have been able to contact it at all. Moreover, the master-servant contract contained many reverse contracts to protect its life. Even if I really died, it could live a little longer, which made it take me a lot of effort to break the contract. Do you know who did it?"

"..." Xuan Zhiyan was speechless after hearing this. He turned to the side and said stiffly, "I don't know."

Strictly speaking, this was the first time he and Xuan Zhiyan had a formal face-to-face conversation. Neither of them had lost their memory, and there was no pretense or pretense. The deep-seated conflicts were laid bare without mercy. They had people and things they cared about more, but they still worried about each other's safety. They could save each other without hesitation, but they could never go back to the time when they were so close.

They couldn't be friends again, but they still had the chance to fight side by side, which was the best outcome for Wei Feng. He suddenly understood why Jiang Gu insisted on sparing Jiang Lin's life—it was probably the last bit of mercy he reserved for his younger self.

“If you don’t know, that’s fine. Jiang Gu is biased, and I’m not very responsible for it either. At least now someone genuinely cares for it, which is better than it staying by our side.” Wei Feng stood up and stretched out a hand to him. “Let’s go. After we’ve cleared these eighteen levels of hell, we still need to hurry up and save Qu Fengyu.”

Xuan Zhiyan didn't ask why. He stared at the hand that Wei Feng had reached out to him, and just like many years ago, he grabbed it tightly and used it to stand up.

"Let's go this way." Wei Feng led them around to the life gate on the third floor.

Yao Li was sending a location talisman to Jiang Xiangyun when his eyes suddenly sharpened. "Someone's coming."

Wei Feng immediately set up a concealment array, and Yao Li also hid inside. After all, Wei Feng's concealment array was a true inheritance from Jiang Gu, and its effect of concealing one's aura was excellent. Along the way, Yao Li had already witnessed the power of this array, and his opinion of Wei Feng had changed somewhat. In his memory, Wei Feng was a good-for-nothing who either hid behind Jiang Gu and cried or was beaten by Jiang Gu until he cried for his parents. He was even worse than Jiang Xiangyun, who had been wasting his life back then.

Surprisingly, it's understandable that Jiang Gu is gone.

Wei Feng had no idea what he was thinking, otherwise he would have eaten people to satisfy his hunger. Right now, his attention was entirely focused on the newcomer. The other person looked young, dressed in black, with sharp and deep features, but a colorful snake was wrapped around his neck, hissing and flicking its tongue as it lay on his shoulder.

"Xie Chichun?" Yao Li asked from the side.

"You know him?" Wei Feng asked.

Yao Li nodded. "I saw him before during the first level of the Trial Realm assessment. He ranked tenth and was ruthless and treacherous. His spirit pet was famous for eating a lot of cultivators... Why would he come to the Tower of Life and Death?"

"He is the younger brother of Xie Chenglian, the deputy head of the Life and Death Tower." Soon someone answered his question.

"Young Master." Yao Li instinctively turned around and bowed, but Jiang Xiangyun grabbed his arm.

Wei Feng was very unhappy that he had entered his hiding array at will, especially when he saw Xiao Qingyan, Lu Liyu, and Jin Yingxiu following behind him.

“Although Wangyue nominally has ten towers, eight pavilions, and the Misty Rain Terrace, it is essentially no different from Pingze. Both are family-centered, with power divided among themselves,” Jiang Xiangyun said. “The Misty Rain Terrace is controlled by the Xiao family, led by Xiao Dan. The eight pavilions are their trained assassins to be used for attrition. The ten towers are controlled by several major families, such as Xie, Song, and Yan. The eight pavilions are their path to advancement. Xiao Dan also wants to use the eight pavilions to take back the power of the ten towers. Chu Guanshan, the head of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion, is a good example. He initially sided with Xiao Dan against the ten towers, but later betrayed them and orchestrated the rebellion of the eight pavilions five years ago. Therefore, Xiao Dan no longer wanted to keep him… The system of ten towers, eight pavilions, and one terrace in Wangyue was fine at first, but over time, the families formed cliques and attacked each other. Now, Wangyue itself has problems.”

“If we raise a pretext, the Tenth Floor will not let such a good opportunity pass by, so you may act boldly.” He finally said the most important reassurance: “Once the border town is opened, Wangyue will surely be in chaos.”

Lu Liyu leaned against the wall and said with a smile, "Young Master Jiang, don't worry. Now that we've come with you, we will definitely not back out halfway. Besides, there are people from the Burning Platform Hall waiting for us outside the Tower of Life and Death."

Jiang Xiangyun glanced at him, but then focused her gaze on Wei Feng, and said with a smile, "It's nothing. I just saw Xie Chichun and suddenly remembered what my seventh brother said to me."

Wei Feng raised an eyebrow, knowing that he was talking to him. After all, he had already saved Xuan Zhiyan. If he were to leave now with his men, Jiang Xiangyun would not be able to do anything to him. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he had stayed in Wangyue for five years, and his loyalty to Jiang Gu was questionable.

"Don't worry, Lu Liyu is still alive, why would I leave first?" Wei Feng said with a forced smile.

Lu Liyu chuckled, and then Jiang Xiangyun gagged her with a yellow talisman.

"Follow him." Wei Feng watched Xie Chichun's figure disappear. "Xie Chenglian is used to being on the eighteenth floor. With Xie Chichun leading the way, we don't need to bother opening the life gate. Once we get to the seventeenth floor, we'll catch him, throw him into the spirit pet bag, and then negotiate with Xie Chenglian."

Jiang Xiangyun laughed and said, "As expected of Jiang Gu's good disciple, I thought you were going to eat him."

“I don’t like eating snakes.” Wei Feng glanced at Lu Liyu coolly, then gave Jiang Xiangyun a chilling smile. “Unlike humans, who can swallow something dirty.”

His hostility was too intense. The ghostly markings behind him, like the long snake around Xie Chichun's neck, snaked around his back. His killing intent was completely unrestrained, and black mist seemed to rise from the ground, gradually obscuring everyone's vision.

Yao Li and Lu Liyu immediately adopted a defensive posture, and Jin Yingxiu beside them no longer looked like she was watching a good show. Lei Jiusan and Wu Yi exchanged a glance and took two steps back. Hu Jingchen remembered his previous experience of being swallowed alive by Wei Feng, and his scalp tingled. Xiao Qingyan hesitated to speak, but then saw Jiang Xiangyun take a step forward.

Jiang Xiangyun's smile gradually faded as he looked at Wei Feng, who was filled with hostility, and asked, "Nephew, what do you mean by this?"

Wei Feng's smile widened, but his voice was cold and sinister. "Since I promised Jiang Gu I would help you get eighteen cages, I will keep my word. Stop testing me here, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Jiang Xiangyun slowly narrowed his eyes.

A thick black mist swept across the sky, and despite everyone's vigilance, they were still caught in the trap, swept away by the black mist and swallowed up by the overwhelming ghostly patterns.