Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend

Sky Demon Bei looked at Feng Xun, lost in thought.

Feng Xun... The latter was said to be Wu Zhong. However, there was not the slightest hint of pain on his face.

When the arrow was pulled out, he licked the blood on it with a captivating charm and smacked his lips.

"Tsck, it's been so many years since I've tasted my own blood."

The man's voice had changed, now cold, as if it could freeze everything in an instant.

On his face, blue-black totem patterns, like deadly poison ivy, wildly sprouted, covering half of his face in a mere instant.

"You... who on earth are you?"

Sky Demon Bei wanted to ask aloud, but he found that due to fear, his tongue was tied, and he couldn't control it.

This man was clearly still the same person, but he felt completely different than before.

Wu Zhong lifted his eyes, a cold look that held no warmth.

It was just a glance, yet Sky Demon Bei couldn't help but shudder, a deep fear taking root in his soul.

The overwhelming oppressive force made his spine crack.

In front of this man, he felt an unprecedented awe. His knees weakened and he knelt down directly.

"Where did you take her?"

Wu Zhong tried to clear his thoughts. He only remembered that Ye Lingyue had disappeared.

"She... Cave Number One," said Sky Demon Bei with difficulty.

"How do I get in?" Wu Zhong frowned deeply, disdainful of Feng Xun, that incompetent fool. Just a woman, and yet he couldn't even keep her safe.

Last time, in Yaochi Immortal Pavilion, it cost him a lot of Primordial Power to break open the pavilion's Big Formation, and he had only fallen into a brief slumber. That good-for-nothing Feng Xun had made a mess of things.

"Only with Jade Carving, but with Jade Carving gone, there's no entering or leaving." As soon as Sky Demon Bei finished speaking, his neck tightened, Wu Zhong gripping his throat in his hand.

"Say that again!" Wu Zhong's eyes were filled with icy coldness, and his fingers, like iron hoops, made Sky Demon Bei feel as though his throat was about to be crushed.

Unable to get in or out, how could that foolish woman not be more clever? What does it mean by unable to get in or out?

Could she have just vanished into thin air.

Never to be seen again.

Wu Zhong's heart tightened with the approach of pain. Just the thought of never being able to see Ye Lingyue again, that pain was truly heart-wrenching.

Rage filled Wu Zhong's eyes with a bloodthirsty light.

He let out a cold laugh as he gazed at Sky Demon Bei.

"If anything happens to my woman, I will have your Sky Demon clan buried with her. You'll be the first course."

Wu Zhong's fingertips suddenly pierced into Sky Demon Bei's tough skin. His eyes held not a trace of warmth.

The soul, brutally extracted from the body, and Sky Demon Bei also realized something.

"You are... Ten Thousand Demons..."

Regrettably, Sky Demon Bei would never have the chance to utter that dreadful title. His soul turned into a gray ball of light, which Wu Zhong ingested into his stomach.

With the death of Sky Demon Bei, the black mist that had previously restrained everyone also disappeared instantly.

"You... you actually ate him, you aren't Brother Prince Feng." Princess Qing Bi and the others, having survived a calamity, should have felt joy. Yet, seeing this man with the same face as Feng Xun, mysterious and unfathomable, frightened Qing Bi so much she hid behind Cong Lv and Wen Xu.

"So annoying." Wu Zhong frowned and raised his hand, ready to kill these irritating witnesses.

"Release them," Feng Xun's voice emanated from within Wu Zhong's body.

"Trash, by what right do you command me?" The mention of Ye Lingyue's unknown whereabouts agitated Wu Zhong even more.

He realized that Ye Lingyue's existence was severely affecting his judgment.

"Even so, do it for accumulating virtue for her sake," Feng Xun said miserably. Even Wu Zhong could not locate Ye Lingyue; she likely would never return.

Wu Zhong furrowed his brows and fixed his gaze on Wen Xu.

"You are a man of the Dan Palace. Tell me how to enter Cave Number One. You'd best not lie; I have ways to tell whether you're being truthful or not."

Wen Xu's scalp tingled, not daring to defy Wu Zhong's command.

"There's no way. The Star Cave Number One has been a mystery since ancient times. Perhaps... perhaps Master Hong Ru may know some clues."

Wu Zhong's eyes grew intense, gave a cold snort, and Wen Xu immediately felt as though he was plunged into ice.

Wu Zhong searched his Divine Soul to ensure he wasn't lying, then withdrew his Divine Sense.

Suddenly, everyone felt darkness before their eyes and collapsed to the ground. At the moment of their unconsciousness, Wu Zhong altered part of their memories.

Inside the Beiqing Pill Palace, Chen Hongru stood with his hands behind his back atop the Observatory.

In the sky, the stars glittered.

Suddenly, a cold wind swept from behind.

Chen Hongru's expression changed subtly.

"Ghost Emperor grace us with your presence. May I inquire the purpose of your visit?"

"I am here today for the matter of the Star Cave Number One. Chen Hongru, I ask you, what exactly is the story behind Star Cave Number One?"

Star Cave Number One?

Upon hearing this term, Chen Hongru was taken aback for a moment.

There was no one behind him, yet Wu Zhong's voice seemed to descend from the sky, omnipresent.

Chen Hongru knew that Wu Zhong himself was likely thousands of miles away, communicating through Divine Sense.

"The Xingxiu Cave is a secret of the Dan Palace, one that I regretfully cannot disclose."

Chen Hongru stood tall and proud. Despite the renown of Ghost Emperor Wu Zhong, in Chen Hongru's view, reknowned for hundreds of years, Wu Zhong was merely one of his juniors, no matter how formidable he might be.

"A secret? Hahaha, Chen Hongru, you sanctimonious old fool, in the eyes of my Underworld Yama Palace, there are no walls that do not let the wind through. Does your so-called secret include the time you slaughtered thirty of your Dan Palace colleagues to enter Cave Number One when you were in the Xingxiu Cave?" Wu Zhong laughed heartily, as if he had heard a hilarious joke.

Chen Hongru's complexion shifted.

"Or is it that, to gain the victory of the World's First Refining, you framed the then Daxia Fang Venerate Ye Wuming?" Wu Zhong spoke as if discussing family affairs.

"Or perhaps that, as a teacher, you had an illicit affair with your female disciple and harbored delusions of becoming Emperor?"

With each statement Wu Zhong made, it was as though he was slapping Chen Hongru's face, hard.

These were Chen Hongru's deepest secrets, matters he wished to conceal till death.

Those who knew these secrets were all dead. How could Ghost Emperor Wu Zhong be aware of them?

Even though his heart was in turmoil, wishing to tear Wu Zhong into pieces, Chen Hongru maintained a semblance of composure on his face.

"Since you are a visitor, and since the Ghost Emperor has an interest in the Star Cave Number One, I shall tell the truth. Entering Cave Number One is a one-way journey; whether one can leave depends on the individual's talent and luck. Some may come out within a day, while others may never emerge in their lifetime. This is all I have to say," Chen Hongru finished, reluctant to divulge more.

And with that, Wu Zhong's presence faded away behind him.