Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"Hu Tianlang's sole heir." Yin Yue's expression turned shocked.

Feng Yao then displayed one of the stone monuments left by the ten-tailed fox. "Hu Tianlang wrote them himself, and Zhang Fei is the only person who can cleanse your soul of your regret. Once you enter the cycle of reincarnation, the souls of your race members will also be free from their regret, and they can start their new lives in the next life."

"Why do you want to help us? What is your goal?" Yin Yue looked at Feng Yao with full seriousness. "Back then, you could have saved our two clans from the catastrophe, but you refused to help us, and you let our clans die."

"I came this time to free you from your suffering, not to discuss the past. I have shown you the way, but the choice is yours. If you want you and your race members to be free, you can wait for Zhang Fei to come, and he will free you all." Feng Yao then turned to leave, leaving Yin Yue to consider her proposed solution first. However, she stopped after walking a few steps before turning to her. "Back then, I had the power to save both clans, but something prevented me from doing so, and I could only stand there watching your destruction."

"What do you mean by that?" Feng Yao let out a soft sigh and showed Yin Yue something, but only the two of them and Huo Ling could see it. "That's—"

"It was the reason I couldn't save your Silver Moon Clan and the Golden Sun Clan back then, and it was also my reason to undergo multiple reincarnations." Yin Yue was speechless in response to Feng Yao. "Unfortunately, I never managed to find someone capable of freeing me from my shackles in my previous lives, but I have found him now."

"Zhang Fei."

"That's right." Feng Yao then continued walking out. "I've told you the truth, so you can consider your options."

After Feng Yao and the others left, the door to the throne room closed by itself, leaving Yin Yue to ponder alone on her throne. She released a soft sigh and stared at the door. "Can Zhang Fei really free us from our regret and resentment, Guang Zhiyi?"

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Outside, Feng Jiu grabbed Feng Yao's hand and questioned her. "What did you mean by those words just now, Yao'er? What did you mean by your shackles?"

"Yao'er, I understand that you have had many identities in your past lives, but in this life, we are your parents. As your parents, we will always worry about you." Feng Tian then grabbed her shoulder. "Back then, you told us that you would disappear one day, but you were never willing to tell us the truth. It became a burden on our minds, so I hope you are willing to tell us the truth."

Hearing that, Huo Lanyi, Huo Yu'er, and Huo Hao'er intensely stared at Feng Yao, waiting for her to reveal the truth.

Unfortunately, Feng Yao's quick rejection of her parents' request dashed their hopes. "I'm sorry, but it's not time for you to know the truth yet, especially since this matter is far beyond your reach. Moreover, this problem is not only related to me, but it is related to something higher. If I feel you are all ready, I will tell you the truth."

Feng Jiu and Feng Tian were disappointed by that, but they realized that they couldn't force Feng Yao to say everything, as she was simply much stronger than them. "You have to tell us the truth at that time, okay?"

"I will." Feng Yao then checked the entire area of ​​the Endless Night Domain. Unlike other cultivators, the restriction is completely useless in stopping her or Huo Ling, and she can monitor all areas without any effort. "I didn't expect he would bring all his clones here."

"Where is Zhang Fei now? Are we going to his location now?"

"There." Feng Yao pointed in one direction. "The Endless Night Cave is located far in that direction, and he is on his way there now."

"Is there anything good in that place, Empress?" Huo Yu'er asked.

"Hehe." Feng Yao chuckled before embracing her waist. "Little Yu'er, I'll take you there if you want to meet tens of thousands of ghosts."

"No!" Huo Yu'er shouted as she broke free from Feng Yao's embrace. She shook her head while crossing her arms in front of her chest. "Empress, I don't want to meet those ghosts! Therefore, we should avoid that location and instead go to another area, such as the garden. That way, Sister Lanyi can harvest a lot of herbs there, or those cultivators will get ahead of us."

"Hahaha." Feng Yao and the others burst into laughter seeing her act like that. "Alright, I'll take you all somewhere else."

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While the people in the dungeon were trying to reach their destinations, more than a thousand evil beasts flew into the Twin Flame Domain, and their aura brought panic to the domain's inhabitants. They were led by several mythical beasts, one of which was a giant black dragon, which looked more like a European dragon than a Chinese dragon like Long Wuzhao.

They flew at full speed toward the central area of ​​the domain. A mythical beast, the dark qilin, flew to the black dragon's side. "Xie Heilong! We're a little late; those people seem to have entered the dungeon."

"Better late than never, Yao Qilin." Xie Heilong looked back. "Fly faster! Otherwise, we will fall behind those people! Remember! We don't just focus on finding treasures in there, but we also have to focus on capturing their strongest younger generations and bringing them back to our domain!"

"Yes, sir!"

In a few minutes, they had arrived at the central area. They didn't waste any more time; Xie Heilong, Yao Qilin, and the other evil mythical beasts immediately led their men into the dungeon.

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Zhang Fei's five clones had already arrived at an area slightly away from the Endless Night Cave, where they saw hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of blackish-white flames floating around the cave.

"So many Soul Flames!" Nalan Yushu licked her lips after seeing them, impatiently wanting to devour them. "How many people actually lived in this dungeon in the past? How can there be so many soul flames here?"

Zhang Fei [5] shook his head at her. "These soul flames are different from the one I absorbed in the Nine Hells Darkland Realm, and their souls still possess their consciousness."

"So, they haven't completely turned into soul flames, right?"

"Yes." Zhang Fei [5] nodded to Luo Yunxiao. "In the past, someone massacred all the inhabitants of that realm, and since they died with a deep grudge, they turned into wandering souls. As time passed, their numbers continued to increase until they merged into one, becoming the evil soul flame and the wandering soul demon. Unlike them, these people seem to die of natural causes because I can't sense any grudge in their souls, but I can feel deep regret in their souls, preventing them from being reincarnated."

Luo Yunxiao nodded in understanding and spoke directly to Nalan Yushu. "Since they haven't completely transformed into soul flames, we can still save them and help them reincarnate, so you can't devour them, Sister Yushu."

"Tch!" Nalan Yushu was annoyed by that. "It doesn't matter if I devour a few of them, right?"

"I don't know them, but they aren't evil souls, so I forbid you from devouring any of them." Nalan Yushu sighed in disappointment that Zhang Fei [5] agreed with Luo Yunxiao. "You don't need to be like this, okay? You have me, and I will continue to help you with my soul power."

"Whatever." Nalan Yushu flew to a tree in the distance, sat there, and stared at those soul flames with a full desire to devour them. Unfortunately, her soul was bound with Zhang Fei [5]'s, and he could stop her easily if she intended to devour them. 'Tch! My life was more comfortable before I reshaped my body.'

Luo Yunxiao and the others stole a glance at Nalan Yushu before sighing. After all, she was a soul-devouring demon, and she was accustomed to devouring the souls of living beings, which would strengthen her.

"Husband, how—"

"Shh." Zhang Fei [5] stopped Luo Yunxiao and pointed far away. "Powerful demons are on their way here, and they will arrive soon, so suppress your auras now."

Luo Yunxiao and the others immediately followed Zhang Fei [5]'s order, including Nalan Yushu, who was sulking on another tree. The other women, who were with the other four clones, also did the same, as they could already feel the demons' power from a distance.

As soon as she detected the movement of the evil beast races, Mei immediately informed Zhang Fei [5]. [The situation has changed, Master. As you previously predicted, I detected over a thousand evil beasts entering this dungeon, and many of them are mythical beasts.]

Zhang Fei [5] frowned at that. 'Show their location on the map, Mei.'

[Alright.]

'Hmm?' Zhang Fei [5] frowned even deeper as he looked at the map, especially since the names of all the evil beasts were in red, which meant they had malicious intentions.

Zhang Fei [5] and the other clones warned them, including Nalan Yushu. However, two evil mythical beasts suddenly appeared not far from their location. 'Shit! Their cultivation is at the 3-Sun Celestial Venerable Realm!'

- To Be Continued -