Hong Yu left Elder Zhu's residence.
He excitedly ran back to the Outer Sect Martial Arts Hall and found Bai Yunfeng, who was resting. He called out excitedly, "Master, Master!"
"Little Yu, you look so excited. Did Elder Zhu agree to help you?" Bai Yunfeng slowly opened his eyes, a gentle smile on his face as he asked softly.
Hong Yu nodded, as excited as a little kid. "Elder Zhu has already agreed! As long as I bring Yaoyao here, she'll treat her!"
"That's good to hear!"
Bai Yunfeng nodded, also quite pleased.
Hong Yu hesitated for a mont, then dropped to his knees with a THUD and kowtowed three tis. "Your disciple thanks you for the Broken Dream Celestial Blue, Master! I will never forget your kindness for the rest of my life!"
"Little Yu, what did you just call ?"
Bai Yunfeng asked out of the blue.
Hong Yu was taken aback. "You're my master!"
"Since you know I'm your master, why are you being so formal with ?"
Bai Yunfeng made a gentle lifting gesture with his palm.
A gentle force lifted Hong Yu to his feet. A faint, warm smile graced Bai Yunfeng's pale face. "There's no need for such formalities between master and disciple." After a pause, he continued, "Since Elder Zhu has agreed to help, when do you plan to return to Shishui City to bring your sister over?"
"I plan to leave in a little while!"
Hong Yu said.
"So soon?"
Bai Yunfeng was surprised.
Seeing the anxiety and anticipation in Hong Yu's eyes, he couldn't help but smile, suddenly realizing he had underestimated how much Hong Yu cared for his sister.
Shaking his head with a light chuckle, he took a Golden Sword Order from his robes and tossed it to Hong Yu. "You really are an impatient one. A normal journey from the Sword Sect to Shishui City takes at least a month, and I can see you can't wait. I have a mount that I let roam free in the Cyan Nether Mountain Range. Take this Sword Order. When you're ready to leave the Sword Sect, just infuse your Power of Primordial Spirit into it, and the mount will appear to take you to Shishui City."
He paused, an odd expression on his old face as he added a warning, "However, my mount has a rather peculiar temper. You'd best be on your guard when you ride it!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Hong Yu didn't pay much mind to that last sentence.
His mind was completely filled with the thought of hurrying back to Shishui City, bringing Yun ngyao to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, and curing her illness.
That afternoon…
Hong Yu went to find Hong Tianduan, who was still at the Sword Sect.
As for the Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder, they had long since scurried back to Shishui City in disgrace.
Hong Tianduan was in his small courtyard, sipping fragrant tea with one leg crossed over the other, looking quite content. "Tsk, tsk, this special tea from the Royal Family is truly sothing else. Ai, I never thought that I, Hong Tianduan, would one day get to taste a special tea where a single leaf is worth a thousand gold pieces. This is all thanks to that boy, Hong Yu!"
The thought of the Fourth and Fifth Elders' crestfallen expressions made Hong Tianduan burst into unbridled laughter.
Their two factions had been fighting for decades, and the Fifth Elder's side had always held the upper hand.
Now, his side had finally turned the tables!
'It's just a pity that I don't know when that kid Hong Yu will be free. I'm waiting to see him one last ti before I head back to Shishui City!' Hong Tianduan shook his head with a wry smile.
If he wasn't waiting for Hong Yu, he would have returned to Shishui City to report the good news long ago.
"Third Elder, you're certainly living a comfortable life!" Hong Yu said with a grin as he walked in from outside.
"Comfortable, yes, but a bit boring. Ai, that brat Hong Yu... huh?"
Hong Tianduan replied subconsciously, then suddenly realized who was talking and shot upright.
Hong Yu watched him with a beaming smile.
"Hong Yu? You brat, you're finally here!"
Hong Tianduan leaped up, flashed in front of Hong Yu, and grabbed his shoulders, looking exceptionally excited.
Hong Yu awkwardly touched his nose. "Third Elder, what are you doing?"
Hong Tianduan paused, then slapped Hong Yu on the shoulder. "You brat, you really kept this old man waiting!"
"What do you an?"
Hong Yu asked, surprised.
Hong Tianduan then explained.
It turned out that he could have returned to Shishui City right after the promotion tournant ended, but the Hong Family's once-a-decade Clan Assembly was in half a month. Hong Tianduan, thinking about how his faction had always been suppressed, finally had a chance to hold his head high because of Hong Yu. So, he planned to have Hong Yu return to Shishui City with him.
But this wait had dragged on for six or seven days.
If Hong Yu hadn't shown up, he was planning to go back by himself.
Fortunately, Hong Yu appeared just in ti.
Hong Yu gave a wry smile. "Isn't the Clan Assembly only for the main family line? Why would soone from a side branch like join the excitent?"
"Who says you're from a side branch? Your status is now no different from Hong Renjie and the others! You're a true descendant of the main line. Dammit, if anyone dares to say you're not qualified for the Clan Assembly, I'll slap them silly!" Hong Tianduan bellowed, his beard bristling and eyes wide.
Hong Yu gloomily touched his nose. "Alright, fine. I actually ca over to tell you that I'm heading back to Shishui City in a bit, and to ask if you wanted to co with !"
"Of course we're going together!"
Hong Tianduan nodded decisively. "But before we go back, we have to make a trip to the Royal Capital. The Cyan Nether Sword Sect doesn't allow outside mounts, so we stabled ours in the Royal Capital!"
Hong Yu shook his head. "No need. My master has lent his mount. We can just ride it and leave directly in a while!"
"Your master? That Elder Bai who caused a ruckus in the main hall?"
Hong Tianduan's eyes widened with curiosity. "What on earth is his mount? Could it be a Red Jade Tyrannosaurus? Or an Earth Demon Bear?"
Hong Yu shrugged. "I don't know, but we'll find out in a bit."
Hong Tianduan went back into the house to pack.
When Hong Yu entered the small house, he saw that an entire room was piled high with gifts. He suddenly wondered if, besides waiting for him, Hong Tianduan's reluctance to leave was also related to all these presents.
Hong Tianduan packed the many gifts into his Storage Ring, and the two of them headed toward the Mountain Gate.
Along the way, every disciple they passed, whether from the Inner or Outer Sect, would respectfully bow to Hong Yu.
Even so of the powerhouses from the great Noble Families who hadn't left yet greeted him with smiles, fawning over him with fiery enthusiasm.
Hong Yu responded to each of them with a smile.
He was neither arrogantly indifferent nor feigning politeness.
Hong Tianduan, on the other hand, was gloating again. 'See that? Even though I'm from a small place like Shishui City, you powerhouses from the great families of the Royal Capital still have to bow respectfully when you see , don't you?'
This smugness made Hong Yu blush a little.
He quickened his pace.
The two arrived at the foot of the Cyan Nether Mountain Range. Hong Yu took out the Sword Order that Bai Yunfeng had tossed him and infused it with his Power of Primordial Spirit.
A faint warmth spread from the Sword Order in his palm, and he could vaguely feel a friendly response echoing from deep within the Cyan Nether Mountain Range. Hong Yu couldn't help but grow curious and expectant. 'What exactly is Master's mount?'
The wait wasn't too long.
About three or four minutes later…
"ROAR!"
A resounding beastly roar echoed from the depths of the Cyan Nether Mountain Range as a golden figure, fast as a lightning bolt, shot toward them.
"What the heck is that?"
Hong Yu's eyes flew wide open, a cyan glint flashing in his left eye.
But before he could get a clear look, a massive creature crashed into him with a WHOOSH. Hong Yu hastily activated the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique to defend himself. The Flowing Light Golden Armor had just materialized when Hong Yu's eyes widened in shock—he realized the thing pinning him down was a golden dragon!
It was a young golden dragon, its body covered in scales as brilliant as pure gold.
Its massive body was about five or six ters tall and around ten ters long.
Unlike the Eastern Divine Dragons he imagined soaring through the nine heavens, this golden dragon was an exotic variant. It was a branch of the Dragon Race, but not quite the sa as a typical one. A pair of fleshy golden wings grew from its back, and their constant flapping stirred up powerful gusts of wind.
A golden Dragon Horn grew from each side of its head. Its huge, dark eyes were nimble and intelligent as it carefully scrutinized Hong Yu.
"Uh, hi. Hello."
Hong Yu swallowed hard and offered a greeting.
"ROAR!"
The Golden Dragon opened its mouth and let out a roar like a clap of thunder.
Hong Yu's ears were ringing. His face was covered in the Golden Dragon's saliva. Wiping at the sticky slobber, Hong Yu said with a grimace, "Hey, uh, buddy? Could you please get off ?"
"Roar?"
The Golden Dragon tilted its head, staring at Hong Yu.
Its eyes rolled, and it suddenly stuck out its smooth tongue, licking Hong Yu's face until he looked like he'd just climbed out of a vat of paste.
Taking a few steps back, the Golden Dragon stood to the side, tilting its head to size Hong Yu up for a mont before shaking its neck.
"H-Hong Yu, is this your master's mount? Oh my god, this... this is an Exotic Wild Beast, a Golden Holy Dragon!"
Hong Tianduan swallowed hard, eyeing the Golden Dragon cautiously. "This should be a juvenile Golden Holy Dragon. If it grows to maturity, they say it will beco a Tier Five Wild Beast. Tier Five! That's an existence comparable to a Primordial Embryo Realm Powerhouse! In the entire history of our Fengyue Kingdom, only the Sword Demon Ancestor ever reached such a level!"
"This thing is that powerful?"
Hong Yu's eyes widened.
"ROAR!"
The Golden Holy Dragon's dark eyes shifted, and it lifted its chin toward Hong Yu and Hong Tianduan, gesturing for them to climb onto its back.
The two exchanged a look and tentatively climbed onto the Golden Holy Dragon's back.
"Roar?"
The Golden Holy Dragon glanced sideways at the pair.
Hong Yu hesitated for a mont, then said, "Shishui City!"
"PFFT!"
Two jets of hot white air shot from its nostrils. The Golden Holy Dragon powerfully flapped its wings, transforming into a golden streak of Flowing Light as it soared into the distance.
"WHOOOOOSH..."
The furious wind rushed into his mouth, making the muscles on Hong Tianduan's face tremble so violently he couldn't even speak clearly.
Hong Yu had to circulate his Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique, covering himself in the Flowing Light Golden Armor just to maintain a stable posture.
He looked at the Golden Holy Dragon, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, as it roared "ROAR! ROAR!" and sped across the sky. After eting its dark draconic eyes, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
It was as if sothing terrible was bound to happen now that he had borrowed this Golden Holy Dragon from his master…
But the two of them, riding on the dragon's back, had no idea.
Thousands of kiloters away in Shishui City, a massive conspiracy was quietly brewing.
Like a tightly coiled spring, the fall of a single feather would be enough to trigger a complete and utter explosion…
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