Chapter 202 : Chapter 202

Chapter 202. The Ancient Royal Clan Sows Discord

“What, ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍are you worried they will come looking for trouble? Do you think I would fear them? Even if they really do come after me, they will only be humiliating themselves.”

Although ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Cailin had already witnessed Chu Feng’s strength, still...

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍nodded, her eyes still filled with worry. “Before, you were only dealing with one or two people. But do you know how many people there are in the entire Ancient Royal Clan?

“And ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍ever since you said Shi Ritian would return to the Ancient Royal Clan and sow discord, I suddenly thought it through as well. I think you were right. A person like him will definitely add fuel to the fire and stir up the leaders of the various clans...”

“So?” ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chu Feng cut her off and looked at her with amused interest. “Are you afraid now? With me here, what do you have to fear? None of those people are my match. If one comes, I will destroy one. What are you still worried about?”

Cailin ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍lifted her head and looked at him, her gaze earnest. “I am not afraid. I am a member of the Ancient Royal Clan, so I do not think they would do anything to me. But with you here, I am afraid they will...”

Before she could finish speaking, Chu Feng suddenly raised a hand and lightly tapped the tip of her nose.

Is this woman worrying about me now?

Chu Feng had never been the type to brood inwardly. The moment the thought crossed his mind, he asked it outright without hesitation.

Cailin froze for a moment, then her face reddened even more. Lowering her head, she muttered in a muffled voice, “What do you mean?”

Although she had answered with a question of her own, her reaction told Chu Feng everything immediately.

He could not help curling his lips into a delighted smile.

“What are you thinking?” Chu Feng said with a laugh. “You have seen my strength with your own eyes. Do you really think a pack of useless trash like your Ancient Royal Clan could ever do anything to this Emperor?”

The words sounded arrogant and overbearing, utterly domineering, yet coming from Chu Feng, there was nothing wrong with them.

Because just as Chu Feng had said, Cailin knew his strength better than anyone.

“But...”

The Ancient Royal Clan’s power truly had grown by leaps and bounds over the years.

Most importantly, Cailin knew the Ancient Royal Clan possessed a sure-kill formation. What worried her now was whether they would activate it.

She had no idea whether Chu Feng’s strength would be enough to escape that formation, because according to what the elders had said, from ancient times until now, no one had ever escaped it.

Yet she did not know how to bring these concerns up to Chu Feng.

So she could only swallow down her grievance in silence, while the worry in her heart refused to fade.

“There is no but...” Chu Feng wrapped an arm around her shoulders and drew her into his embrace. His warm, gentle voice came from above her head. “Listen to me. Put your heart back where it belongs. No matter what tricks they play, this Emperor will protect you.”

Buried against his chest, Cailin let out a muffled “Mm.”

Things had already come to this point. Some matters could not be solved simply by worrying over them. All they could do was face whatever lay ahead with courage.

Beneath the moonlight, the two figures leaned against each other, serene and beautiful.

But at this moment, Cailin still had no idea that the reality awaiting them would be far harsher than she had imagined.

In the distance, a dark figure quietly withdrew. Chu Feng glanced in that direction but said nothing. Instead, calculations had already begun to turn silently in his mind.

Chu Feng knew perfectly well that it was a scout newly sent by Shi Ritian.

After witnessing the scene with his own eyes, the scout silently committed it to memory: Chu Feng and Cailin were deeply devoted to one another, inseparable day after day, like newlyweds in the height of their passion.

This was important intelligence.

The scout departed without a sound and vanished into the night.

What he did not know was that, at the very moment he left, Chu Feng’s gaze casually swept across the direction where he had been hiding, and Chu Feng tilted his head with a smile...

A playful curve rose at the corner of his lips.

So the Ancient Royal Clan could no longer hold itself back already?

Come, then. Come.

Let this Emperor see what sort of tricks you are planning to play.

And while I am at it, I will properly deal with all of you reckless fools this time.

We could have stayed out of each other’s way, but since you insist on provoking me like this, then I will make sure you get a good look at exactly what you are.

At Duanhun Valley, the sky had only just begun to pale with the first hint of dawn.

Shi Ritian had not slept all night. His mind had already run through countless possibilities and scenarios. He stood atop a raised platform, holding a secret report that had just been delivered.

“Chu Feng and Cailin are deeply devoted to each other, inseparable day after day...”

Reading those lines on the beast-hide paper, he murmured them under his breath, and a sinister smile slowly spread across his lips.

Good. Deeply devoted?

That only made things better.

When the time came, he would kill Chu Feng right in front of Cailin and see what expression appeared on her face.

If Cailin showed even the slightest trace of heartache or pity, Shi Ritian felt he would have to report it at once and make sure the entire clan cast her out completely.

As for Cailin...

A flash of greed swept through his eyes. Once Chu Feng was dead, she would naturally become his.

And the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura would be his as well.

He raised his head and looked toward the Eight-Colored Divine Light soaring into the heavens in the distance, his smile growing more and more savage.

And besides, if the two of them were truly so deeply in love, then...

Another terrifying thought flashed through Shi Ritian’s eyes.

The next instant, a cold arc curved across his lips.

If their feelings really were that strong, then if he could not lure Chu Feng into the Ancient Killing Array, could he not begin with Cailin instead?

Shi Ritian knew Chu Feng’s strength all too well. He had experienced it himself and was certain that he was no match for him. But Cailin was different.

Cailin’s strength was still shallow, and dealing with her would be more than easy for Shi Ritian.

If he could capture Cailin in advance and bring her to the Ancient Royal Clan, then use her to threaten Chu Feng, would Chu Feng come to save her?

He could not be certain, but Shi Ritian felt this was an entirely feasible plan.

Chu Feng, enjoy your final days while you still can.

Very soon, very soon...

You will know what true despair is!

Thinking of all this, thinking of that scene, Shi Ritian could not help throwing back his head and laughing wildly at the Ancient Killing Array.

In the next moment, his figure vanished instantly.

When Shi Ritian reappeared, everything around him was pitch-black. Only several pairs of gleaming eyes shone within the darkness, making the place look especially eerie.

This was the secret chamber of the Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan.

Shi Ritian stood with his hands behind his back. Before him knelt more than a dozen shadowy figures. These were loyal men he had personally cultivated.

They were also the Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan’s elite scouts, each one skilled in concealment and espionage. Their cultivation might not have been top-tier, but when it came to stirring up storms, they ranked among the best in the entire Ancient Royal Clan.

“We welcome Young Master Shi’s arrival! If Young Master Shi has any task for us, simply give the order. We will brave mountains of blades and seas of fire without hesitation!”

The dozen or so shadowy figures all dropped to their knees at once and shouted in unison.