Chapter 4 The Cunning Kim Liu
Having confirmed that he could now freely roam the lands of the Misty Heaven, Feather Fan decided to rest for a while before returning to the Holy Witch Clan's territory.
Dongfang Yu was surprisingly easy to talk to, and ordered Steward Feng to prepare a mid-grade spirit boat and a storage ring containing ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones for her.
Feather Fan didn't refuse out of politeness. She wasn't clear about the situation in the tribe, and if she rashly led everyone back, it would be difficult to get home without travel expenses.
Steward Feng stood behind Dongfang Yu, watching the spirit boat sail into the distance alongside his master.
He discreetly observed his master's expression, noting the reluctance yet also a confident air of having everything under control.
"Send two Golden Armor Guards to follow her at a distance. Unless Madam Zuo is in a life-or-death crisis, they need not help her. Make sure to ensure her safety."
"When she's cornered, just take her back to the Cloud Palace." Dongfang Yu instructed as the spirit boat was about to disappear from sight.
Steward Feng felt a sense of relief, as if he had finally waited for this moment. He knew that given how much his temple master valued that holy maiden, he would never simply dismiss her like this.
Steward Feng rushed off to relay the order, while Jin Ding, the leader of the Golden Armor Guard, looked puzzled: "Brother Feng, could you tell me exactly what the significance of this mission is? So I can decide who to send to carry it out."
"I advise you to go in person, and bring Jin Liu, your most meticulous subordinate, with you," Steward Feng transmitted to him.
"What?! This mission objective is so important? If so, why wait until Madam Zuo is in a life-or-death crisis before offering assistance?"
"Shouldn't we be the ones to take preemptive action and eliminate any potential crises around her?" Jin Ding said.
"This is what the Palace Master personally instructed. Why are you asking so many questions? Just do as he says."
"If it weren't for our close friendship, I wouldn't have said that," Steward Feng said mysteriously.
"Alright, I understand. We will complete the mission even if it costs us our lives!" Jin Ding said solemnly.
There were twelve Golden Armor Guards in total, each of them possessing extremely strong combat power and a cultivation level of at least the fifth level of the Spirit Realm.
In the five realms of the Misty Heaven Realm, the Spirit Connection Realm is in the middle, much like an undergraduate degree in the academic system of Blue Star. Above this are only the Questioning Heaven Realm and the Heaven-Reaching Realm.
In small families, those with the Spirit Connection Realm cultivation level can serve as elders, while in large forces, most serve as guards, and those at the first to third levels of the Spirit Connection Realm are mostly at that level.
It's rare to see a master as generous as Dongfang Yu, the Lord of Yunxiao Palace, who trains all his guards to be at least at the fifth level of the Spirit Realm.
As the leader of the Twelve Golden Armor Guards of the Cloud Palace, Jin Ding's cultivation had already broken through to the Heavenly Questioning Realm, but he was grateful for the Palace Master's cultivation and was willing to stay by his side.
Normally, the tasks assigned by the Palace Master are rarely carried out by Jin Ding, the leader of the Golden Armor Guards.
Although it was Steward Feng who gave the suggestion this time, Jin Ding knew that Steward Feng was not the kind of person who spoke without reason. He served the Palace Master closely and naturally understood the Palace Master's thoughts best.
Since he said the mission objective was important, Jin Ding would naturally go all out.
Jin Dingsheng has strong features and a tall stature, giving him the imposing presence of a soldier from Earth, which easily inspires a sense of security and trust in others.
Jin Liu has a baby face and looks very harmless, but among the Twelve Golden Armor Guards, he is the most cunning. He is the kind of person who can sell you out with a smile and still make you willingly count the money for him.
"Boss, what kind of mission requires your personal involvement? Can't we just leave it to the brothers?" Jin Liu said with a grin upon hearing Jin Ding's order.
“It’s all about protecting this Lady Zuo…” Jin Ding casually conjured up a portrait for him to see, then with a wave of his hand, the portrait dissipated into tiny specks of light.
After hearing the mission requirements, Jin Liu was also somewhat puzzled. Steward Feng had not mentioned who this Lady Zuo was, nor what her relationship was with Yunxiao Palace.
All that is known is that she and her entourage are low-level martial artists with extremely poor cultivation, even worse than the country bumpkins who ascended from the lower realm.
"Our Palace Master is said to have ascended from a low-level martial arts continent called Yangguang Continent in the lower realm. I wonder if this Lady Zuo is also from Yangguang Continent. She may be related to our Palace Master or be a descendant of his old friend."
But if that's really the case, the Palace Master could simply leave the person in the Cloud Palace and place them under the command of any branch Palace Master, so that they could be taken care of.
Why send them away? Jin Liubai was puzzled.
Even Jin Liu, who is most adept at understanding people's hearts, couldn't guess it, let alone Jin Ding, who is so straightforward and obsessed with cultivation.
"Alright, alright, stop guessing. What I'm worried about now is how far apart we should be to monitor their safety at all times?"
"If we get too close, it will arouse suspicion; if we stay too far away, we won't be able to provide timely assistance in case of an emergency, since their cultivation levels are really too low," Jin Ding said worriedly.
"I have a plan. We'll find someone to pretend to be a kidnapper, and then we'll pretend to be the kidnapped ones. We'll find an opportunity to lead them out of the encirclement, and that way we'll establish trust."
Their destination was Baiyang Town, which was under the jurisdiction of Wuxing City in the Southern Region. We lied and said that we were going to Shifang Academy in Wuxing City to take the entrance exam, which was held once every five years.
"We can travel with them and monitor and protect them from nearby, wouldn't that solve the problem?" Jin Liu's eyes darted around, and he came up with a plan.
"No wonder Steward Feng asked me to bring you along. With you, Xiao Liu, on my side, I don't have to worry about anything." Jin Ding smiled brightly, revealing a set of big white teeth.
On the other side, aboard the spirit boat, Mao Li was humbly learning how to control it from Yu Shan, while marveling at it:
"This spirit boat from the Misty Heavenly Realm is a level above the warships of our Flowing Light Star System."
The energy used is cleaner and pollution-free, and the operation method is simpler and easier to learn. The only difficulty is that it must be controlled with spiritual power.
"I need to learn how to create puppets that can control spiritual power. That way, even if none of us can control spiritual power, we can still pilot the spirit boat."
"I want to study the genes of the people in this world carefully, and try to create genes that can modify people as soon as possible, so that people without spiritual roots can develop spiritual roots," Panda continued.
Feather Fan: These two mechanical beings have quite the ambition!
It is known that there is a spiritual plant in the Misty Heaven Realm called the Yuanling Grass. This spiritual plant is extremely rare and no one can cultivate it. Every time it appears, it will fetch an astronomical price.
Those powerful old monsters would buy it for their descendants with extremely poor spiritual roots. It is said that after eating it, they would suffer greatly and endure seven days of torment. After that, they could grow spiritual roots or turn multiple spiritual roots into dual or single spiritual roots.
If these two can both produce results, why worry about not having a steady stream of resources flowing into their pockets?
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