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nChapter 392, Thirst for Blood

nTranslator: StarReader

nEditor: Elitecoder

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n“You’re telling me that godfather, a 6th layer of Radiant Stage expert, actually…”Luo Yunhai widened his eyes.

nDugu Feng nodded gravely, “Yes, Eight Wolf Wardens are all tough, all Radiant Stage experts, all veterans. Never underestimate them on the field of battle.”

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nEveryone nodded.

nIf not for the Four Tigers of Tianyu saying it, who were engaged in wars all year round, the eight houses’ youths would’ve never known that the Quanrong had sent a mean bunch this time.

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nLuo Yunhai turned to the last two, his eyes never leaving the oldest person from his sight. Hair white, small yet sharp eyes, casting a veil of mystery over him.

n“Elder brother, who is that?”

nDugu Feng mumbled, “Quanrong Empire’s Imperial Tutor, Han Tiemo. He is our Prime Minister Zhuge Changfeng’s equivalent!”

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n“Does that mean the enemy has sent his best over?” Everyone was startled, “How could they send someone of such importance to Tianyu? Don’t they fear an assassination?”

nDugu Feng shook his head, morose, “Quanrong Empire is unlike ours, who have the Four Pillars to hold up the nation yet each of them is filled with their own designs. Take godfather and Zhuge Changfeng for example, neither will accept the other. With years and years of constant fights at the border, they say Zhuge Changfeng had planned to go to the Quanrong Empire once, for peace talks, but never carried it out. Do you know why?”

n“He feared the old marshal’s betrayal!” The chorus sounded.

nDugu Feng nodded, “Godfather isn’t the type to do this, but it’ll be impossible for the Prime Minister to believe Godfather completely. While Quanrong Empire’s commander Tuoba Tieshan allowed his son to come on this delegation because the Imperial Tutor is here to look after him. Why Han Tiemo has come in the first place is because Tuoba Tieshan has five million troops stationed at the border sending the delegation off. If any danger were to come upon the delegation, the army would march south and the empires would be tangled into a heavy war. This is the general’s accord!”

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nEveryone felt a shiver run down their spine.

nThe enemy emperor’s left and right arm help each other while our Four Pillars are stuck in a conflict. If not for Tianyu’s vast lands and many talents cropping up, as well as the seven noble houses and the empire’s three guardian sects, we’d have long since fallen.

nEveryone shook their heads…

n“What about the babe?” Long Xingyun licked his lips, enraptured as he was, pointing at the girl.

nDugu Feng deadpanned, “She is Tuoba Tieshan’s only daughter and Tuoba Liufeng’s younger sister, Touba Lian’er. Hailed as the number one beauty in Quanrong and owner of impressive beast rearing skills. But she is yet to show up on the battlefield and is of weak cultivation. There’s nothing about her worth mentioning.”

n“Oh, brother Dugu, what kind of man are you? How can you use strength to judge such a fine specimen?”

nStomping his feet in admiration, Long Xingyun said, “She and our women are different, but it’s all in the style. I wonder if I can invite her over during her stay in Tianyu. A night in the warm candlelight, a beautiful entanglement, and the war of the nations may very well be a thing of the past!”

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nPerv!

nThe women rolled their eyes.

nThe men twitched and sighed. Dugu Feng said, “Brother Long, it’s best that you forget about her. She is the commander’s daughter for one, and although no one has seen her skills, she is no pushover. Don’t test her and turn this into an even bigger issue.”

n“No biggie, some flowers you can pick, some you can only admire. This young master has his self-esteem, ha-ha-ha…” The beauty below simply danced in the infatuated eyes of Long Xingyun.

nThe others merely shrugged.

nVeiled Dragon Pavilion’s young Pavilion Lord was a casual romantic, unlike the savage Zhuo Fan. He ought to know when to stop, no?

nMeanwhile, Zhuo Fan stared down Tuoba Liufeng in thought. Then he grinned, “Telling you to step back is out of respect for you, far away guests. Do you really want me to do it?”

n“Ha-ha-ha, if you must!”

nTuoba Liufeng grinned back and the Quanrong were looking at Zhuo Fan with mockery.

nThe spiritual beasts under them were their lifetime companions, listening to nobody’s orders but them.

nAs for cowering them, Ha-ha, like that’s gonna happen!

nThese weren’t your average beasts mind you, but comrades in arms as they had shed blood and sweat on the battlefield together. Their wills were tougher than ever.

nIt came as no surprise that no one believed Zhuo Fan was up to the task.

nHave it your way!

nZhuo Fan snorted inside, took all the spiritual beasts in his eyes and his grin spread wider and wider.

nTuoba Liufeng’s instincts kicked in and his heart shuddered. As for the cause of the queasiness, he had no idea.

n“Shove off!”

nZhuo Fan’s eyes glinted azure along with his bark. It rang louder and louder in the spiritual beasts’ ears.

nIt was then that a ripple swept across them.

nThe still cheerful spiritual beasts froze and their riders looked down stunned.

nBefore the riders could even grab their mane, the beasts were howling away.

nUnder the stunned gazes of everyone, the thousand spiritual beasts scampered off towards the city gates, running for their lives, paying no heed to the riders’ orders.

nSomething of incredible dread and terror consumed their minds, driving them insane and leaving them with only the instinct of fleeing. The bond between man and beast, forged in the thick of battle, through happiness and sadness, now laid broken.

n“What the hell? Stop this instant!”

nTuoba Liufeng’s mount was also frantic, but no matter what he said, it wouldn’t listen.

nSo he took to the sky, watching the thousand beasts on the ground stampeding for the gates, the six 5th-level spiritual beasts included. It only took a second for them to clear the city.

nThey left behind a bunch of rattled and sorry-ass riders, with an unlucky few trampled under the horde, ending up with broken bones by the dozen.

nThere was not a face out there in another state than bugged-out and slack jawed. Except of course Long Xingyun’s gang on the second floor who only chuckled.

nThey had been through this kind of thing back in the Esoteric Debate, where Zhuo Fan scared away the Blood Crocs with a glare.

nUsing savage beasts in front of Zhuo Fan, was like asking for a beatdown.

nQuanrong Empire, founded on beastmasters, had met their nemesis in Zhuo Fan…

nThe six people in the air faced this incredulous, inconceivable and preposterous scene with blank minds. Tuoba Liufeng even looked at his sister, “Lian’er, you’re the best at controlling beasts. Just what is going on here?”

n“H-how should I know….”

nTouba Lian’er soured for a second then recalled something. He squinted at Zhuo Fan for a whole fifteen minutes before crying, “It’s you!”

nZhuo Fan turned towards her, Someone from Quanrong knows me?

nZhuo Fan took a single look at her and his heart started beating a mile a minute. She was that same girl he had saved back in Beast King Mountain! The one he had swindled out of the Shaping Spring she had stuck her claim on.

nOh, so she’s from the Quanrong Empire.

nPerhaps he didn’t care then to look closer, or it’s been too long that he didn’t spot her. When the Quanrong got here, all he cared about was their level. He had no intention to care about some woman’s looks.

nUnlike that loaf Long Xingyun, who could tell on the spot how many moles a girl had.

nTouba Lian’er hadn’t guessed either since Zhuo Fan now had a thick mane of white hair. But the instant Zhuo Fan scared the beasts off, she was brought back to Beast King Mountain.

nOn a closer look, she figured him out.

nThe two stared off, in silence and puzzlement.

nWho is he? What is he doing in the imperial capital? Who’s house’s Steward is he?

nSo the girl is a Quanrong. But what was she doing on Beast King Mountain, at the time of the Esoteric Debate no less? Does it have something to do with the Quanrong delegation’s aim for coming here?

nZhuo Fan pondered.

nOn the second floor, Luo Yunchang’s face was hard, “That rotten, stinking prick! He knows another lady!”

n“Sigh, another hottie falls into brother Zhuo’s clutches. I admit defeat.” Long Xingyun sat back with hands behind his head, “Just how many chicks does brother Zhuo know anyway? For him to get close to even the Quanrong Empire’s girls, he is one casanova!”

n“Lian’er, do you know each other?” Tuoba Liufeng asked.

nTouba Lian’er whispered, “Brother, he is the one I had talked about, the weird one I came across.”

nWhat?!

nTuoba Liufeng set his bloodthirsty eyes on Zhuo Fan.

nThere’s actually a man in this world with such absolute power over beasts. He is the greatest threat to us. He has to be put down…

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