Chapter 471: Demon Attack III

"We meet again, Mo Bing." Despite the intense pressure from the female demon, Tang Xiao’s clone replied casually. Fortunately, he possessed the void element and used it to shroud his body, so she noticed nothing unusual about him.

Mo Bing was puzzled; she was sure they had never met before. "What do you mean by ’we meet again’? I’m sure we’ve never met before, and today is our first meeting."

"Haha." Tang Xiao laughed softly. "Actually, we met at the Snow Mountain, but you couldn’t see me. Thus, our meeting was only one-sided."

Mo Bing raised an eyebrow; she felt the presence of several people as she descended the snow mountain, but she couldn’t find anyone back then. In the end, she ignored her feelings and continued her journey down to the Shenwu Kingdom area.

Mo Bing stared at Tang Xiao while scanning him. Even though he was standing in front of her, she could barely feel his presence, which was different from before.

Mo Bing exhaled softly. "I want to thank you, Tang Xiao. At that time, my brother was in a dire state, and I needed the Frost Ice Lily to heal him. If you had taken that flower, he would have died by now. I don’t understand why you left that flower for me back then, but I am truly grateful to you for it. My brother managed to pull through that critical situation, and he is currently in recovery."

"I won’t explain the details to you, but my wife needs the flower to increase her ice element." Tang Xiao looked at her with a smile. "Although I don’t know you, you’re not my enemy, and I know that you’re in dire need of the flower. Therefore, I did something within my capacity to ensure you and my wife got the flower."

"Huh?" Mo Bing was shocked. "Did your wife also get the flowers? But how did you do that? I distinctly remember that the number of flowers you left for me was exactly what I needed."

"As I said, I won’t explain the details to you." Tang Xiao shook his head at her. "Thanks to the flowers, my wife managed to raise her ice element by two levels, and you managed to heal your brothers, so it’s a win-win situation for both parties."

Mo Bing had many questions for him, but Tang Xiao clearly had no intention of explaining anything. Although she could sense his cultivation was only at the Middle King Realm, she knew he was no ordinary cultivator, as she could barely sense his presence. "So, why did you choose to appear in front of me today?"

"I know the demon race members have surrounded the capital city, and Mo Wang is their main leader." Mo Bing’s expression turned serious as soon as Tang Xiao mentioned the matter. "Besides, I overheard your conversation with Hu Yizhen earlier, so I know that you guys are targeting Song Tianlin and Shangguan Qingyue."

"What do you want?" Mo Bing’s tone turned cold, and her expression was very serious.

"I didn’t mean to interfere in your business." Mo Bing looked at Tang Xiao in confusion. "In fact, the Song and Shangguan Clans are my enemies, so I don’t care if you guys want to do something to the two clans."

"Oh? Are the two clans really your enemies?" Mo Bing asked in surprise.

"Yes." Tang Xiao nodded. "Shangguan Qingyin wanted something from me, and she sent Shangguan Qingyue to me to smooth out her plans. Fortunately, I was aware of their plans, and I have captured her niece."

"You captured Shangguan Qingyue?"

"I know you guys want to capture Shangguan Qingyue, but I have other plans for her, so I will never hand her over to you."

Mo Bing wanted to say something to Tang Xiao, but Mo Wang suddenly contacted her. He informed her that cultivators from the Song Kingdom had noticed their presence, and the members of those clans were attacking their subordinates. "Were you the one who told those people about our presence in this kingdom?"

"No," Tang Xiao denied firmly. "Emperor Xuanyuan already knew about your plan, and he warned Song Zhentian and Shangguan Qingyin about it, so they were already prepared to fight you guys from the start."

"You came to see me today not just to talk about this matter, right?"

"I can’t help you capture Song Tianzun and Huangfu Meizhen, but I can help you capture Song Tianlin."

Mo Bing raised an eyebrow. "Aren’t you afraid that people will find out and attack you?"

"If I were afraid of them, I wouldn’t have offered my help." Tang Xiao and Mo Bing looked in several other directions, and fighting was already taking place in all those areas. "Instead of fighting with them, you should order your subordinates to retreat, and I will help you capture Song Tianlin."

"Are you really going to help me capture him?"

"I will help you capture him, but I want you to withdraw your subordinates from this kingdom."

"Why do you want to help me?"

"I want to teach Song Zhentian and Shangguan Qingyin a harsh lesson for picking a fight with me." Mo Bing seemed to be seriously considering Tang Xiao’s offer. "You have to decide now, or your subordinates will die at the hands of those people. Oh, by the way, I don’t want anything to do with Mo Wang, so you shouldn’t tell him about me."

Mo Bing took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright, I agree with you, and I won’t tell Mu Wang about you. But how will you help me capture Song Tianlin?"

"For now, you must withdraw your subordinates first, and I will come to you after the wedding of Song Tianzun and Huangfu Meizhen is over." Mo Bing hesitated to fulfill Tang Xiao’s wish. "Don’t worry, I am a man of my word, and I will help you to capture him."

Mo Bing sighed inwardly. "I’m going to see Mo Wang now, and I’ll wait for you to come to me later."

"Alright." After Mo Bing flew away, Tang Xiao instantly vanished from the spot.

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Meanwhile, Mo Wang stood atop the tree with a grim expression. He hadn’t expected the cultivators from the Song Kingdom to discover his subordinates’ presence, and they launched a massive attack against them.

Mo Wang wanted to move to assist his subordinates, but he sensed the presence of numerous powerful cultivators in the Capital City, and some of them spread their senses to monitor the situation.

Despite his confidence in his abilities, Mo Wang realized it was impossible for him to defeat all those powerful cultivators. Moreover, one of them came from the Xuanyuan Clan, and he would face serious trouble if he clashed with that person.

*Thud*

Mo Wang turned to Mo Bing, who had just arrived. "Order our subordinates to retreat immediately! Emperor Xuanyuan already knew about our plans from the start, and he informed all those cultivators about our presence in this kingdom. If they don’t retreat immediately, those people will wipe them out."

"But what about our tasks? If we return empty-handed, our emperor will be furious and punish us," Mo Wang replied with a grim expression.

Mo Bing looked away. "I have other plans, and I will bring Song Tianlin back with us."

"What are you planning?"

"I won’t tell you, and you just have to wait for me to come back." Mo Wang frowned. "Hurry up! Order them to retreat before they are wiped out!"

Mo Wang gritted his teeth and signaled his subordinates to withdraw. "You must bring Song Tianlin and Shangguan Qingyue back with you, or we will face severe punishment from our emperor."

"Shangguan Qingyue is not in this kingdom, and someone has already captured her."

"What?" Mo Wang exclaimed in shock. "Do you know that person’s identity?"

Mo Bing shook her head. "My spies don’t know that person’s identity."

"But—"

"Even if we fail to capture Shangguan Qingyue, I will capture Song Tianlin, and our emperor will be satisfied with that." Mo Bing flew away. "Let’s stay away from this capital city for now."

Mo Wang looked around several areas; he found many of his subordinates dead. He gnashed his teeth before flying after Mo Bing. "Damn it! All my plans are ruined because of Emperor Xuanyuan!"

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Inside the Song Royal Palace, the atmosphere was filled with joy after Song Tianzun and Huangfu Meizhen completed their wedding ceremony, and they officially became husband and wife.

Following this, the wedding banquet continued, and the servants brought out dishes, adding to the festive atmosphere within the palace.

Huangfu Lingxuan, Song Zhentian, Shangguan Qingyin, and the leaders of those prominent clans breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the report that the demons had fled.

Although their subordinates failed to eliminate the demons, they managed to prevent them from entering the capital and killed many of them without causing a major commotion.

Situ Yang, Taixu Yue, and Luo Feng also expressed relief upon learning that the demons had decided to retreat.

However, they felt something was amiss about the demons’ decision, and they were certain that the heretics wouldn’t retreat so easily.

Moreover, they were quite familiar with Mo Wang’s character, and their subordinates hadn’t reported any movement from him.

Tang Yin and the others, who had previously been tense because of the demons’ presence, were able to relax. Although Tang Xiao said nothing to them, Xiao Ai kept them informed of the demons’ movements.

With her keen insight, Xuanyuan Yueyao noticed the change in Tang Yin and the others. She looked at Tang Xiao and asked. ’Do the movements of those demons have anything to do with you?’

’Heh.’ Tang Xiao smiled at her. ’Why would you think that? You saw for yourself that I never left the place, right?’