First Uncle Wen Tunhai massaged his forehead to relax his brows which had almost furrowed into one. He then refocused the topic of conversation once again, “What was Xiang Liu trying to calculate from those nine places?” A perturbed expression then appeared on his face, “Could it be that the old demon had been looking for a method to make the Heaven’s Cone Nail so he could pin the nail on himself again?”
Wen Xiaoyi pondered as she spoke, “What I meant was… What was Xiang Liu planning when he had asked Wen Shulin to calculate for him? It’s too difficult for us to make wild guesses here so what I meant was… Why don’t we let Wen Shulin continue the story!”
Chang Li did not divert the topic of conversation this time but she waved her hand as a signal for everybody to stop speaking. She then she looked at Wen Xiaoyi and said, “Please continue!”
Wen Xiaoyi smiled spuriously as she peered at Chang Li, causing her to pull a long face as she complained, “Don’t smile!”
Wen Xiaoyi, on the other hand, could not help but giggle out loud but she hastily recovered herself soon after. She then continued to speak in a crisp voice, “There could only be two possible reasons why Xiang Liu had allowed Wen Shulin to live. Either he needs Wen Shulin to calculate other matters or he wants him to continue his calculation on the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’! We will never figure out what else he was supposed to calculate so there’s no need for us to think too much about that! In my opinion, we ought to continue the calculation according to the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’. By the time we get a result, we would naturally know what the nine-headed monster is up to!”
Chang Li narrowed her eyes slightly. A sense of seductive charm was unintentionally revealed in her long and narrow gaze, “Continue the calculations according to the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’? But how?”
Wen Xiaoyi’s eyes were glimmering too but she could never conceal that sense of mischievous cunning in her expression, “Each time they arrived at a location, Xiang Liu had made Wen Shulin run everywhere and make his calculations everywhere on the great mountain. The results from those calculations were mostly useless because Xiang Liu had not located the right place! If the Metal elemental Heaven’s Cone Nail was truly related to the Qilian Mountains, then they would only need to go straight to the Gold-Consuming Lair, why was it necessary for them to run all over the entire Qilian Mountains instead!”
Wen Leyang was shocked by this revelation and he ignored Chang Li’s injunction as he could not help but interrupt, “There was also the Snowy Peak, they could have just calculated in the ore cave where the Heavenly Water Spirit was at!”
Wen Shulin muttered to himself uncertainly, “There is an ore cave on the Snowy Peak?” Following that, he pulled a long face as he looked at Wen Leyang. It was unknown whether he was complaining or showing off as he said, “I had run all over on the Tanggula Mountains for four damn years back then!”
Xiang Liu had been pinned to the Black and White Island for an unknown amount of years. The land and seas have greatly transformed from when he had been wreaking havoc in the past. Therefore, he could only bring Wen Shulin to the approximate location to do his calculations. Also, Tian Yin’s primordial spirit at that time frequently countercharged onto Xiang Liu’s true soul. As the Enlightened Tian Shu and Tian Hua were guarding the Black and White Island then, Xiang Liu’s true soul did not have sufficient power or time so there was utterly no way he could find the specific locations of the utmost disposition lands between the great mountains and the deep seas. He was even unable to locate the Gold-Consuming Lair even when he was on Qilian Mountain.
On the contrary, Wen Leyang’s group has an advantage over Xiang Liu, at least they have accurately pinpointed two elementally-charged places. One was the Gold-Consuming Lair which had once been the land of Metal element, the other was the ice river ore cave which could condense the Heavenly Water Spirit!
Without a doubt, if Wen Shulin had been directly brought to the Snowy Peak’s ore cave or the Gold-Consuming Lair at Qilian Mountain to do his calculations, the result would certainly be much more precise than his previous ones.
Chang Li was standing with her arms wrapped around her great-grandson’s two future wives as she laughed so hard that she resembled a fox which had just stolen an old hen. Wen Xiaoyi was laughing as well and looked like the fox pup who had followed the fox and managed to acquire two eggs. Mumu was laughing too but she was laughing foolishly on her own…
Wen Leyang was feeling rather puzzled, Wen Xiaoyi was very smart but the little girl was not smart in her insights, she was smart in her thoughts. She has a near-perfect photographic memory and she could memorize a lot of poison recipes as well as the ancient record in the Birth Trademark. However, the act of finding their family’s superiority from a pile of messy information and to distinguish the advantage and disadvantage of the enemy and themselves had not seemed like something that she could have handled.
Wen Xiaoyi’s joyous glance rippled along with her smile. Suddenly, she turned around and pecked the slightly dejected Mumu’s cheek with a smacking sound. Mumu had been startled at first but she soon looked at Wen Xiaoyi and laughed together.
Mumu could understand it from a theoretical standpoint. After all, when Wen Leyang was still a regular person back then, he had first come to the Red Leaves Forest. Wen Xiaoyi had taken care of him during that stormy night and even helped Wen Leyang to resist the enemy. Following that, she had stayed by his side and guarded him without fail for the next one hundred days. Their young love was still a bit more profound than Mumu and Wen Leyang’s encounters after all. Mumu had never harbored this thought in her heart nor challenged Wen Xiaoyi on anything but when she saw the attention Wen Xiaoyi was getting while she was just like a silly girl standing here, she could not help but feel slightly depressed in her heart. Still, under the little girl’s persistent kiss, Mumu suddenly felt much more optimistic.
Wen Shulin, on the other hand, was in a difficult position. He rubbed his palms together as he stood awkwardly for a long while before he finally agreed to go with them to those locations to do his calculations there once again.
Wen Leyang was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh, he shook his head but he did not speak anymore. Wen Shulin was only an obscure calculation cultivator, he was even less witty than his Martial Nephew Wei Mo. He felt unwillingness in his heart when he learned that he was about to engage in more laborious dirty work. However, he also failed to consider that if it was not for this laborious dirty work which was waiting to be carried out by him, his life would no longer be guaranteed anymore! Otherwise, whether it was Chang Li or the Wen family elders who were still incensed over the issue of Wen Shulin’s desecration of their ancestors’ remains, the reasons were enough for them to kill him twenty times over. He was also related to issues pertaining to the Sun Dynasty Palace, the Jilong Sect, the Rainbow Brothers’ World Sect. At this stage, he had truly caused a lot of trouble to the Wen family.
Even though he has yet to understand what the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ represents in real life, the new hope that came after all hope had been lost was always inspiring. Wen Leyang was pondering if he should first bring Wen Shulin to the Snowy Peak or the Qilian Mountains when Chang Li suddenly spoke, “Go to Mount Hua first! Manage Guo Huan’s issue first.”
Guo Huan, who was in the jade knife, suddenly laughed foolishly to everyone’s surprise.
Wen Leyang frowned as if he had just recalled something and he pondered for a moment before he continued, “Mount Hua is one of the nine locations where the wood spirit can be found. The Ending Cave there… The monkey Qian Ren had once cultivated there too.” The more he talked about it the happier he became until he had to refrain himself from beaming with joy, “If we can get Qin Zhui to locate Qian Ren and point us to the right direction, the certainty of our success in calculating the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ will become higher! This way, out of the nine places, we would already have pinpointed three accurately!”
Chang Li’s expression was a little lazy and she looked as if she was fatigued as she spoke carelessly, “It would be best if he is willing to help us.”
There was finally a turning point in this event and everyone was feeling rather delighted. Fourth Elder Wen took the Death Trademark’s disciples to the Red Leaves Forest to replenish the strong poison in the prohibition spells. He led the people from the Life Trademark to handle the first ancestors’ remains with care. At the same time, the others brought Wen Shulin along and left the Place of Birth, Life, Sickness, and Death. After they had rejoined those who had been waiting outside the Red Leaves Forest, they then returned to the Wen family village together.
Wen Xiaoyi had left the workshop beside Chang Li and followed alongside Wen Leyang in high spirits all the way. She had brought Mumu along as well. Wen Xiaoyi chortled and gestured as she spoke, telling them the story of what she had done during this period of time to Wen Leyang. Wen Leyang chuckled as he listened and would chime in occasionally and ask about things. Finally, he patted the little girl’s forehead as he laughed, “I’ve not seen you in a while, your knowledge has improved so much, you are much smarter than I am now!”
Wen Xiaoyi coughed before she tiptoed and whispered in Wen Leyang’s ears, “Grand Master Chang Li was the one who taught me that, she made me say all that…”
Chang Li, who had been walking nearby, exclaimed and giggled, “You heartless and ungrateful little girl, how could you betray me so soon!” Upon saying that, she smiled and looked at Mumu who was clearly confused, “I’ll help you next time!”
The group chatted and laughed as they walked towards the Wen family village. Chang Li’s gaze, however, constantly shifted from each of the Rainbow Brothers and she stared at the seven fat men so much that they were terrified. Still, they feigned their calmness desperately as they followed the group back to the village in an honest manner. The seven brothers were so nervous that they were all soaked in the cold sweat of fear despite the cold weather.
As the Rainbow Brothers panicked in their hearts, Ji Fei and Shui Jing were feeling uneasy as well. Both of them have a better understanding of the whole situation. They had witnessed Wen Leyang as he brought the old man out of the Red Leaves Forest and concluded that there was some progress to the situation. Though they were curious about it, it took them a long while to work up the courage to ask. Finally, they could not refrain themselves anymore and they ran in front of Wen Leyang, rubbing their palms eagerly as they tried to find out more information about the situation.
Wen Leyang looked at his two precious disciples and he was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh as he emphasized, “This is a critically dangerous matter, the person who had been exerting so much laborious effort to search for the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ was more than just the World Sect.”
Ji Fei and Shui Jing have yet to find out the course of Wen Leyang’s Snowy Peak trip so they asked in unison upon listening to Wen Leyang’s response, “Who’s that person?”
Wen Leyang was about to speak when Chang Li laughed and chimed in, “That person is Xiang Liu!”
Ji Fei and Shui Jing were both startled together, “The nine-headed monster has escaped?”
Wen Leyang shook his head gently. After he received Chang Li’s nod as a signal of approval, he roughly explained the situation of how the three sword immortals of Black and White Island had been killed. Xiang Liu’s true soul then possessed Tian Yin and extracted the three persons’ cultivation powers. These two rogue cultivator monks have been wandering in the society for decades and they were not fools. They immediately understood the critical danger of this situation.
Amongst the world’s top demon immortals, Chang Li and Hanba were very closely connected to the origin of Grand Master Tuo Xie so they were basically like a family.
Amongst the forces in the cultivation world, the Great Mercy Temple, the Kunlun Sect with vastly enhanced actual power and the three Wen, Miao and Luo families have also coexisted together.
The younger generation of top master cultivators was now being led by Wen Leyang, the Little Supreme Leader Liu Zheng, and Qin Zhui. The relationship between these three was perplexing and complicated. However, there was no doubt that once Wen Leyang gives out a signal, Liu Zheng and Qin Zhui would certainly help him with all they have.
The top demon immortals; the forces in the sects; the outstanding youths; these forces have become inexplicably twisted into a rope without their realization!
However, Ji Fei and Shui Jing were unaware that the Divine Beast Ice Cone Nail and the leader of the Buddhist followers in the Tibetan highland Rangjung already have a profound friendship with Wen Leyang and the others. Finally, there was the addition of the Wood Elemental God Monkey, known as Qian Ren, who had been sealed in the dog-headed eagle and was also Qin Zhui’s support.
When these forces converge, who else in the world would be capable of resisting them?
However, even with such a powerful alliance, when they were faced with Tian Yin who was possessed by Xiang Liu’s true soul, they could only retreat without a fight.
Both Ji Fei and Shui Jing could not help but look rather dejected, their group was filled with a large assembly of talented people, each of them could be catastrophic weapons in their own right while their mortal enemy was only a solitary man with no support. Somehow, he had still managed to gain the upper hand. Both Ji Fei and Shui Jing also picked up the smell of danger that was pinning down at the top of their heads together.
When Wen Leyang had found the Heaven-Telling Sect’s obscure cultivator, this was equivalent to receiving a key to the treasure chest. However, the item within the chest was something that Xiang Liu was determined to acquire and once he had acquired it, he would start the end of the world that no one dares to imagine.
Even though they do not understand what the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ was, Xiang Liu would never allow anyone else to covet the thing he was after! Especially since they were also his enemy.
After they had found the obscure cultivator from the Heaven-Telling Sect, they had then devised a plan while they were at the Red Leaves Forest earlier. From now on, Wen Leyang and the others’ movements have become top-secret. Ji Fei had not expected the situation to become so critical beforehand. He drew in several cold breaths as he hastily shook his head and said, “I don’t want to know anymore, I don’t want to know anymore! It’s safer for me not to know about this matter.”
The Rainbow’s First Brother could not hold himself back anymore as he stopped walking and declared to Chang Li, “This grand old lady need not worry about that matter which had taken place in the Wen family village. The Rainbow Brothers would never reveal even a half a sentence to any outsiders! Xiang Liu is the vilest monster in the world and though we are doing our best to survive, we would never want to be associated with his evil deeds.”
Chang Li’s expression was rather troubled, “Well, my main concern was not whether you would find Xiang Liu on your own accord. I’m more concerned about what I should do if Xiang Liu were to find all of you and whether a few persons’ lives are more important than the lives of the others.” Her gaze swept past each and every one of the Rainbow Brothers as she said that before finally settling on Ji Fei and Shui Jing. The two monks were so terrified until their legs became so limp that they were almost unable to stand anymore.
The old monk Ji Fei clenched his teeth as he stayed upright with great effort. He then shouted in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, “If Xiang Liu were to find us, we will risk our lives and fight him!” The fat monk Shui Jing had initially wanted to complement the old monk but he had only nodded once before he felt disheartened. To fight Xiang Liu? One would attract the wrath of the gods just by thinking about this idea.
Chang Li still feigned indecision and Wen Leyang could not help but laugh. When they had discussed this matter in the forest earlier, he was aware that Chang Li had come up with an idea. He chuckled as he waved his hand at Ji Fei and Shui Jing, “If you would like to know, then I will tell you the course of events in this matter before inviting the Grand Master to…”
Before he could finish his sentence, the sound of agonized cries abruptly echoed around him; Ji Fei, Shui Jing, and the Rainbow Brothers were filled with sadness as they held each others’ hands. Wen Nine and Wen Thirteen too have somehow joined in the lamentation. At first glance, they almost look like they were the Chinese National Football Team who were bidding their farewells to the swimming association.
Chang Li was fully satisfied at long last. She laughed so hard the flowers and branches around her shook and sobbed hysterically as she spoke, “I will erase all of your memories now if you chose not listen to the story! If all of you are willing, you can also listen to the story before I erase your memories. The result would still be the same anyhow…”
They were all sensible people and understood why it was important not to let the information of the Wen family finding the Heaven-Telling Sect’s obscure cultivator be leaked to any outsiders. If that happens, Xiang Liu would be immediately drawn in and create boundless great troubles for the Wen family.
Ever since the Rainbow Brothers found out that Chang Li has assumed command in the Wen family and the matter had become related to Xiang Liu, they were aware that they have stepped into the Gates of Hell. They then placed all their hopes into Wen Leyang’s virtuous and sincere heart and, as expected, Wen Leyang had not disappointed them. If they had counted on Chang Li’s own temperament, she would have plucked the heads off the Rainbow Brothers directly.
The fat monk Shui Jing was still a little worried as he asked Chang Li cautiously, “Sealing our memories…” Chang Li did not wait for him to finish speaking as she shook her head impatiently, “Tian Yin cultivates the orthodox magical arts of a profound sect. He is also equipped with the three brother disciples’ life vitality force. He would be able to break the seal if I only sealed your memories so I’ve chosen to erase your memories entirely! The demon sect is an expert in charming the soul so it is not a difficult task to erase just a portion of one’s memories! If Shan Duan or Bu Le were here, there would be no need for me to do so at all.”
Upon saying that, she then paused for a moment before laughing, “Don’t worry, I won’t erase everything and you won’t turn into an idiot. I will only erase everything that you remember after you’ve found out that the Wei Mo’s Martial Uncle was hiding in the Wen family.”
The fat monk Shui Jing’s face was filled with surprised joy as if he had just escaped a great danger. His face also showed some admiration for the top demon’s magical art. He nodded and was about to say something when the old monk Ji Fei could not hold back anymore. He blurted out hastily as he tugged at Wen Leyang’s arm, “Tell us quick from the beginning to the end, what has actually happened!” His expression was filled with the mannerism of a ghost who had died from eating too much.
Wen Leyang chuckled and he then described the entire matter of how Wen Shulin had helped Xiang Liu to calculate at all the nine places, the course of how he had hidden in the Red Leaves Forest, and how they now planned to continue pursuing the calculations in order to fulfill their wish to become ghosts that have died from eating too much.
In Chang Li’s perception, it was not a difficult matter to launch the demon magic to erase their memories. The exertion of her demonic primordial energy and the time to cast the spell was related only to her cultivation base. The amount of their memories she would erase has no bearing on those factors so she allowed them to know about the situation beforehand. This could be considered as her better treatment for her captives.
It did not take long before Wen Leyang finished talking about the situation. He did not even try to hide their plan to visit Mount Hua immediately before heading to the Qilian Mountains and the ore cave on the Snowy Peak. Chang Li waited patiently until he shut his mouth before she immediately started casting the magic spell joyously.
It took almost half an hour to cast the magic spell. After the nine of them woke up, their faces appeared dull and it was apparent that they did not understand how they had ended up there. Wen Leyang coughed once and chuckled before he tried to ask them something in probing when the fat monk Shui Jing’s gaze suddenly shone with immortal radiance. He then grabbed Wen Leyang as he laughed aloud in a low muffled voice, “This little alms giver possesses a clear and marvelous physique with an immortal radiance on the outside while absorbing vital essences on the inside. Quick, give me a kowtow and formally acknowledge me as your Master!” He was beaming with joy as he said that.
Chang Li exclaimed as she giggled, “Oops… I may have accidentally erased too much!”
The old monk Ji Fei, however, was still relatively normal. He could remember that Wen Leyang was his Master because he had lost a bet and his final memory was of his journey to Mount Pan of Tianjin Municipality to look for the Gongye family’s assistance in forging weapons. Even though he could not recall how he has ended up in the mountain suddenly, he still grabbed onto the fat monk and asked aloud in puzzlement, “Bald monkey, could it be that you’ve turned crazy? Are you… Thinking of bullying the Master and betraying the ancestors?”
The fat monk Shui Jing was at first startled but he squalled loudly soon after, “Monk Ji Fei, I’m the one who had discovered this young successor first…”
The others tested the Rainbow Brothers and they could only remember things which had taken place before the fierce battle of the Five Blessings on the Nine Peaks Mountain. They all felt shocked and suspicious when they had woken up and were now giggling and pretending to be fools once again…
Wen Leyang and Chang Li discussed the matter at length and they appeared certain as they pointed out that the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ seems to be related to Xiang Liu. As expected, the Rainbow Brothers stood and gazed at one another in surprise before they began to vent about how they missed their home. They subsequently enjoyed another meal of stir-fried eggs after returning to the Wen family village before they left the Nine Peaks Mountain.
Even though Wen Shulin’s supernatural power was not as impressive as Wei Mo had boasted, Wen Leyang had still managed to find him at long last. The relief Wen Leyang felt was almost as if a sting had been removed from his chest. To him, this could still be considered as a satisfactory ending with great effort. Now, the only loose end was if Nineteen of One Word Palace would react unpredictably and seize the opportunity to raid the Red Leaves Forest, which would render Chang Li and Wen Leyang’s efforts in vain.
Chang Li gave a forced laugh as she shook her head, “We have forgotten about another thing here! Nineteen is probably not only here for the sole purpose of locating Wen Shulin.”
Wen Leyang was filled with puzzlement and he shook his head in confusion, “What have we forgotten?”
“The One Word Palace had proposed the marriage first and Third Brother Wei had died on Mount Emei later!” Upon saying that, Chang Li glared at Wen Leyang in a bold and confident manner, “I’m a senior here so my memory is naturally not that good. You, on the contrary, are still young, how could you forget such crucial matter!”
The matter related to the One Word Palace’s marriage proposal felt like it had happened a long, long time ago. It almost feels like it had happened in his previous lifetime. Wen Leyang was feeling a little puzzled at first but after he pondered the matter thoroughly he was suddenly enlightened.
Third Brother Wei and Wei Mo had made an agreement to meet on Mount Emei beforehand. His purpose had been to find out the whereabouts of the Wei Mo’s Martial Uncle yet he had unexpectedly bumped into the top good hands of the World Sect. They had then perished together after a violent battle.
However, before Third Brother Wei visited Mount Emei, Ma Heshui had already come over to propose the marriage. This signified that when they had proposed the marriage, the One Word Palace was still looking for the whereabouts of Wei Mo’s Martial Uncle and had utterly no idea that he was hiding in the Wen family’s territory. Otherwise, Third Brother Wei would not have needed to meet Wei Mo on Mount Emei.
Wen Leyang scratched the back of his head in distress and he hesitated as he spoke, “So, had the One Word Palace truly taken fancy to me?”
Chang Li exclaimed indifferently before she burst into laughter.
Ever since the Five Blessings’ great battle on the Nine Peaks Mountain, Nineteen had remained at the Wen family village while the One Word Palace handled their matters in low profile manner. It was a chaotic mess in the cultivation world now with the complete loss of all outstanding cultivators from the Eyang Sect and the Jilong Sect. The Kunlun Sect have also relocated their sect’s headquarters while Painting Town’s Leyang Wen’s whereabouts were also unknown. The World Sect had seized the opportunity to create trouble and whether it was the small sects or the rogue cultivators, everyone was in danger. The Great Mercy Temple had remained firm and unmoved with the demon rabbits holding the line but the One Word Palace had almost vanished into thin air. Noone had heard any information about them at all.
If it had not been for the reason of finding the Heaven-Telling Sect’s obscure cultivator, Wen Leyang could not understand why Nineteen had persistently stayed in the Wen family and refused to leave. During the violent battle with the Weeping Buddha back then, the One Word Palace had spared no efforts in helping them. Nineteen had even almost sacrificed herself in order to save them. The Wen family acknowledged their human kindness and as long as Nineteen stays in the Wen family village in an honest manner, the Wen family would provide good food, good drink, and good treatment…
The Wen family had the old demon rabbit who had assumed personal command beforehand so even the Rainbow Brothers had not dared to act recklessly, needless to say about Nineteen as well. However, the old demon rabbit has returned to the Great Mercy Temple but there was now an addition of two more good hands in the Wen family which were Wen Nine and Wen Thirteen. They could still manage the situation with ease should Nineteen behave unusually. Moreover, little Chi Maojiu and Mumu were also residing in the Nine Peaks Mountain temporarily. Since they had just broken the secret technique of fusing the three arts into one earlier, they still had plenty of cultivation method’s insights to exchange.
It had taken them four days to complete the journey from the Wen family village to the Red Leaves Forest and back. Qin Zhui had safely awoken on the third day after he had passed out but he then left the Nine Peaks Mountain in a hurry not long before Wen Leyang’s return. Wen Leyang exclaimed in disappointment as Qin Zhui had left without bidding farewell. It now looks like that the prospect of locating the land of wood spirit in the Mount Hua trip was entirely hopeless.
Chang Li was not bothered at all. To her, this trip to Mount Hua was mainly to return Guo Huan’s soul to his split body. If they do not succeed in locating the land of wood spirit, there was still the ore cave on the Snowy Peak and even the Gold-Consuming Lair at the Qilian Mountains for them to calculate at.
Wen Shulin’s identity was special, he was the key but also the fuse that was directly connected to the gunpowder barrel called Xiang Liu. They had discussed during their journey that from now on until they have solved the riddle of the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’, Wen Shulin would never leave Chang Li’s side even for an inch. Therefore, even if Xiang Liu truly comes for a kill, Chang Li could escape with Wen Shulin. As for Wen Leyang, he was naturally on the same path as Chang Li so he would first save Guo Huan before he would calculate the elemental lands of the world.
Mumu and Wen Xiaoyi were instructed to stay back on the Nine Peaks Mountain by their respective family elders and were not allowed to join Wen Leyang’s adventure. Even though the two young girls had been unwilling, they understood that they would bring more trouble if they followed Wen Leyang so they stayed behind in the end.
Xiaowu had been sent by Fifth Brother Hanba as reinforcement so she was determined to follow Wen Leyang. In her little heart, her assistance was equal to helping them to fight… Xiaowu was inherently gifted with exuberant demonic power, her actual power was no less inferior to Wen Leyang before he had refined his treasured weapons. Even though her power was no good in the face of Xiang Liu, having such a little fighter by their side was not a burden to them.
The Rainbow Brothers, as expected, descended the mountain on the same night after dinner. Their memories have been erased and they forgot about everything else which had happened later. Now that they found out that the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ was being sought after by Xiang Liu, how would they dare to be associated with those items anymore? They then hastily left the Nine Peaks Mountain and led the World Sect to rise in arms earnestly.
First Uncle Wen Tunhai massaged his forehead to relax his brows which had almost furrowed into one. He then refocused the topic of conversation once again, “What was Xiang Liu trying to calculate from those nine places?” A perturbed expression then appeared on his face, “Could it be that the old demon had been looking for a method to make the Heaven’s Cone Nail so he could pin the nail on himself again?”
Wen Xiaoyi pondered as she spoke, “What I meant was… What was Xiang Liu planning when he had asked Wen Shulin to calculate for him? It’s too difficult for us to make wild guesses here so what I meant was… Why don’t we let Wen Shulin continue the story!”
Chang Li did not divert the topic of conversation this time but she waved her hand as a signal for everybody to stop speaking. She then she looked at Wen Xiaoyi and said, “Please continue!”
Wen Xiaoyi smiled spuriously as she peered at Chang Li, causing her to pull a long face as she complained, “Don’t smile!”
Wen Xiaoyi, on the other hand, could not help but giggle out loud but she hastily recovered herself soon after. She then continued to speak in a crisp voice, “There could only be two possible reasons why Xiang Liu had allowed Wen Shulin to live. Either he needs Wen Shulin to calculate other matters or he wants him to continue his calculation on the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’! We will never figure out what else he was supposed to calculate so there’s no need for us to think too much about that! In my opinion, we ought to continue the calculation according to the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’. By the time we get a result, we would naturally know what the nine-headed monster is up to!”
Chang Li narrowed her eyes slightly. A sense of seductive charm was unintentionally revealed in her long and narrow gaze, “Continue the calculations according to the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’? But how?”
Wen Xiaoyi’s eyes were glimmering too but she could never conceal that sense of mischievous cunning in her expression, “Each time they arrived at a location, Xiang Liu had made Wen Shulin run everywhere and make his calculations everywhere on the great mountain. The results from those calculations were mostly useless because Xiang Liu had not located the right place! If the Metal elemental Heaven’s Cone Nail was truly related to the Qilian Mountains, then they would only need to go straight to the Gold-Consuming Lair, why was it necessary for them to run all over the entire Qilian Mountains instead!”
Wen Leyang was shocked by this revelation and he ignored Chang Li’s injunction as he could not help but interrupt, “There was also the Snowy Peak, they could have just calculated in the ore cave where the Heavenly Water Spirit was at!”
Wen Shulin muttered to himself uncertainly, “There is an ore cave on the Snowy Peak?” Following that, he pulled a long face as he looked at Wen Leyang. It was unknown whether he was complaining or showing off as he said, “I had run all over on the Tanggula Mountains for four damn years back then!”
Xiang Liu had been pinned to the Black and White Island for an unknown amount of years. The land and seas have greatly transformed from when he had been wreaking havoc in the past. Therefore, he could only bring Wen Shulin to the approximate location to do his calculations. Also, Tian Yin’s primordial spirit at that time frequently countercharged onto Xiang Liu’s true soul. As the Enlightened Tian Shu and Tian Hua were guarding the Black and White Island then, Xiang Liu’s true soul did not have sufficient power or time so there was utterly no way he could find the specific locations of the utmost disposition lands between the great mountains and the deep seas. He was even unable to locate the Gold-Consuming Lair even when he was on Qilian Mountain.
On the contrary, Wen Leyang’s group has an advantage over Xiang Liu, at least they have accurately pinpointed two elementally-charged places. One was the Gold-Consuming Lair which had once been the land of Metal element, the other was the ice river ore cave which could condense the Heavenly Water Spirit!
Without a doubt, if Wen Shulin had been directly brought to the Snowy Peak’s ore cave or the Gold-Consuming Lair at Qilian Mountain to do his calculations, the result would certainly be much more precise than his previous ones.
Chang Li was standing with her arms wrapped around her great-grandson’s two future wives as she laughed so hard that she resembled a fox which had just stolen an old hen. Wen Xiaoyi was laughing as well and looked like the fox pup who had followed the fox and managed to acquire two eggs. Mumu was laughing too but she was laughing foolishly on her own…
Wen Leyang was feeling rather puzzled, Wen Xiaoyi was very smart but the little girl was not smart in her insights, she was smart in her thoughts. She has a near-perfect photographic memory and she could memorize a lot of poison recipes as well as the ancient record in the Birth Trademark. However, the act of finding their family’s superiority from a pile of messy information and to distinguish the advantage and disadvantage of the enemy and themselves had not seemed like something that she could have handled.
Wen Xiaoyi’s joyous glance rippled along with her smile. Suddenly, she turned around and pecked the slightly dejected Mumu’s cheek with a smacking sound. Mumu had been startled at first but she soon looked at Wen Xiaoyi and laughed together.
Mumu could understand it from a theoretical standpoint. After all, when Wen Leyang was still a regular person back then, he had first come to the Red Leaves Forest. Wen Xiaoyi had taken care of him during that stormy night and even helped Wen Leyang to resist the enemy. Following that, she had stayed by his side and guarded him without fail for the next one hundred days. Their young love was still a bit more profound than Mumu and Wen Leyang’s encounters after all. Mumu had never harbored this thought in her heart nor challenged Wen Xiaoyi on anything but when she saw the attention Wen Xiaoyi was getting while she was just like a silly girl standing here, she could not help but feel slightly depressed in her heart. Still, under the little girl’s persistent kiss, Mumu suddenly felt much more optimistic.
Wen Shulin, on the other hand, was in a difficult position. He rubbed his palms together as he stood awkwardly for a long while before he finally agreed to go with them to those locations to do his calculations there once again.
Wen Leyang was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh, he shook his head but he did not speak anymore. Wen Shulin was only an obscure calculation cultivator, he was even less witty than his Martial Nephew Wei Mo. He felt unwillingness in his heart when he learned that he was about to engage in more laborious dirty work. However, he also failed to consider that if it was not for this laborious dirty work which was waiting to be carried out by him, his life would no longer be guaranteed anymore! Otherwise, whether it was Chang Li or the Wen family elders who were still incensed over the issue of Wen Shulin’s desecration of their ancestors’ remains, the reasons were enough for them to kill him twenty times over. He was also related to issues pertaining to the Sun Dynasty Palace, the Jilong Sect, the Rainbow Brothers’ World Sect. At this stage, he had truly caused a lot of trouble to the Wen family.
Even though he has yet to understand what the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ represents in real life, the new hope that came after all hope had been lost was always inspiring. Wen Leyang was pondering if he should first bring Wen Shulin to the Snowy Peak or the Qilian Mountains when Chang Li suddenly spoke, “Go to Mount Hua first! Manage Guo Huan’s issue first.”
Guo Huan, who was in the jade knife, suddenly laughed foolishly to everyone’s surprise.
Wen Leyang frowned as if he had just recalled something and he pondered for a moment before he continued, “Mount Hua is one of the nine locations where the wood spirit can be found. The Ending Cave there… The monkey Qian Ren had once cultivated there too.” The more he talked about it the happier he became until he had to refrain himself from beaming with joy, “If we can get Qin Zhui to locate Qian Ren and point us to the right direction, the certainty of our success in calculating the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ will become higher! This way, out of the nine places, we would already have pinpointed three accurately!”
Chang Li’s expression was a little lazy and she looked as if she was fatigued as she spoke carelessly, “It would be best if he is willing to help us.”
There was finally a turning point in this event and everyone was feeling rather delighted. Fourth Elder Wen took the Death Trademark’s disciples to the Red Leaves Forest to replenish the strong poison in the prohibition spells. He led the people from the Life Trademark to handle the first ancestors’ remains with care. At the same time, the others brought Wen Shulin along and left the Place of Birth, Life, Sickness, and Death. After they had rejoined those who had been waiting outside the Red Leaves Forest, they then returned to the Wen family village together.
Wen Xiaoyi had left the workshop beside Chang Li and followed alongside Wen Leyang in high spirits all the way. She had brought Mumu along as well. Wen Xiaoyi chortled and gestured as she spoke, telling them the story of what she had done during this period of time to Wen Leyang. Wen Leyang chuckled as he listened and would chime in occasionally and ask about things. Finally, he patted the little girl’s forehead as he laughed, “I’ve not seen you in a while, your knowledge has improved so much, you are much smarter than I am now!”
Wen Xiaoyi coughed before she tiptoed and whispered in Wen Leyang’s ears, “Grand Master Chang Li was the one who taught me that, she made me say all that…”
Chang Li, who had been walking nearby, exclaimed and giggled, “You heartless and ungrateful little girl, how could you betray me so soon!” Upon saying that, she smiled and looked at Mumu who was clearly confused, “I’ll help you next time!”
The group chatted and laughed as they walked towards the Wen family village. Chang Li’s gaze, however, constantly shifted from each of the Rainbow Brothers and she stared at the seven fat men so much that they were terrified. Still, they feigned their calmness desperately as they followed the group back to the village in an honest manner. The seven brothers were so nervous that they were all soaked in the cold sweat of fear despite the cold weather.
As the Rainbow Brothers panicked in their hearts, Ji Fei and Shui Jing were feeling uneasy as well. Both of them have a better understanding of the whole situation. They had witnessed Wen Leyang as he brought the old man out of the Red Leaves Forest and concluded that there was some progress to the situation. Though they were curious about it, it took them a long while to work up the courage to ask. Finally, they could not refrain themselves anymore and they ran in front of Wen Leyang, rubbing their palms eagerly as they tried to find out more information about the situation.
Wen Leyang looked at his two precious disciples and he was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh as he emphasized, “This is a critically dangerous matter, the person who had been exerting so much laborious effort to search for the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ was more than just the World Sect.”
Ji Fei and Shui Jing have yet to find out the course of Wen Leyang’s Snowy Peak trip so they asked in unison upon listening to Wen Leyang’s response, “Who’s that person?”
Wen Leyang was about to speak when Chang Li laughed and chimed in, “That person is Xiang Liu!”
Ji Fei and Shui Jing were both startled together, “The nine-headed monster has escaped?”
Wen Leyang shook his head gently. After he received Chang Li’s nod as a signal of approval, he roughly explained the situation of how the three sword immortals of Black and White Island had been killed. Xiang Liu’s true soul then possessed Tian Yin and extracted the three persons’ cultivation powers. These two rogue cultivator monks have been wandering in the society for decades and they were not fools. They immediately understood the critical danger of this situation.
Amongst the world’s top demon immortals, Chang Li and Hanba were very closely connected to the origin of Grand Master Tuo Xie so they were basically like a family.
Amongst the forces in the cultivation world, the Great Mercy Temple, the Kunlun Sect with vastly enhanced actual power and the three Wen, Miao and Luo families have also coexisted together.
The younger generation of top master cultivators was now being led by Wen Leyang, the Little Supreme Leader Liu Zheng, and Qin Zhui. The relationship between these three was perplexing and complicated. However, there was no doubt that once Wen Leyang gives out a signal, Liu Zheng and Qin Zhui would certainly help him with all they have.
The top demon immortals; the forces in the sects; the outstanding youths; these forces have become inexplicably twisted into a rope without their realization!
However, Ji Fei and Shui Jing were unaware that the Divine Beast Ice Cone Nail and the leader of the Buddhist followers in the Tibetan highland Rangjung already have a profound friendship with Wen Leyang and the others. Finally, there was the addition of the Wood Elemental God Monkey, known as Qian Ren, who had been sealed in the dog-headed eagle and was also Qin Zhui’s support.
When these forces converge, who else in the world would be capable of resisting them?
However, even with such a powerful alliance, when they were faced with Tian Yin who was possessed by Xiang Liu’s true soul, they could only retreat without a fight.
Both Ji Fei and Shui Jing could not help but look rather dejected, their group was filled with a large assembly of talented people, each of them could be catastrophic weapons in their own right while their mortal enemy was only a solitary man with no support. Somehow, he had still managed to gain the upper hand. Both Ji Fei and Shui Jing also picked up the smell of danger that was pinning down at the top of their heads together.
When Wen Leyang had found the Heaven-Telling Sect’s obscure cultivator, this was equivalent to receiving a key to the treasure chest. However, the item within the chest was something that Xiang Liu was determined to acquire and once he had acquired it, he would start the end of the world that no one dares to imagine.
Even though they do not understand what the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ was, Xiang Liu would never allow anyone else to covet the thing he was after! Especially since they were also his enemy.
After they had found the obscure cultivator from the Heaven-Telling Sect, they had then devised a plan while they were at the Red Leaves Forest earlier. From now on, Wen Leyang and the others’ movements have become top-secret. Ji Fei had not expected the situation to become so critical beforehand. He drew in several cold breaths as he hastily shook his head and said, “I don’t want to know anymore, I don’t want to know anymore! It’s safer for me not to know about this matter.”
The Rainbow’s First Brother could not hold himself back anymore as he stopped walking and declared to Chang Li, “This grand old lady need not worry about that matter which had taken place in the Wen family village. The Rainbow Brothers would never reveal even a half a sentence to any outsiders! Xiang Liu is the vilest monster in the world and though we are doing our best to survive, we would never want to be associated with his evil deeds.”
Chang Li’s expression was rather troubled, “Well, my main concern was not whether you would find Xiang Liu on your own accord. I’m more concerned about what I should do if Xiang Liu were to find all of you and whether a few persons’ lives are more important than the lives of the others.” Her gaze swept past each and every one of the Rainbow Brothers as she said that before finally settling on Ji Fei and Shui Jing. The two monks were so terrified until their legs became so limp that they were almost unable to stand anymore.
The old monk Ji Fei clenched his teeth as he stayed upright with great effort. He then shouted in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, “If Xiang Liu were to find us, we will risk our lives and fight him!” The fat monk Shui Jing had initially wanted to complement the old monk but he had only nodded once before he felt disheartened. To fight Xiang Liu? One would attract the wrath of the gods just by thinking about this idea.
Chang Li still feigned indecision and Wen Leyang could not help but laugh. When they had discussed this matter in the forest earlier, he was aware that Chang Li had come up with an idea. He chuckled as he waved his hand at Ji Fei and Shui Jing, “If you would like to know, then I will tell you the course of events in this matter before inviting the Grand Master to…”
Before he could finish his sentence, the sound of agonized cries abruptly echoed around him; Ji Fei, Shui Jing, and the Rainbow Brothers were filled with sadness as they held each others’ hands. Wen Nine and Wen Thirteen too have somehow joined in the lamentation. At first glance, they almost look like they were the Chinese National Football Team who were bidding their farewells to the swimming association.
Chang Li was fully satisfied at long last. She laughed so hard the flowers and branches around her shook and sobbed hysterically as she spoke, “I will erase all of your memories now if you chose not listen to the story! If all of you are willing, you can also listen to the story before I erase your memories. The result would still be the same anyhow…”
They were all sensible people and understood why it was important not to let the information of the Wen family finding the Heaven-Telling Sect’s obscure cultivator be leaked to any outsiders. If that happens, Xiang Liu would be immediately drawn in and create boundless great troubles for the Wen family.
Ever since the Rainbow Brothers found out that Chang Li has assumed command in the Wen family and the matter had become related to Xiang Liu, they were aware that they have stepped into the Gates of Hell. They then placed all their hopes into Wen Leyang’s virtuous and sincere heart and, as expected, Wen Leyang had not disappointed them. If they had counted on Chang Li’s own temperament, she would have plucked the heads off the Rainbow Brothers directly.
The fat monk Shui Jing was still a little worried as he asked Chang Li cautiously, “Sealing our memories…” Chang Li did not wait for him to finish speaking as she shook her head impatiently, “Tian Yin cultivates the orthodox magical arts of a profound sect. He is also equipped with the three brother disciples’ life vitality force. He would be able to break the seal if I only sealed your memories so I’ve chosen to erase your memories entirely! The demon sect is an expert in charming the soul so it is not a difficult task to erase just a portion of one’s memories! If Shan Duan or Bu Le were here, there would be no need for me to do so at all.”
Upon saying that, she then paused for a moment before laughing, “Don’t worry, I won’t erase everything and you won’t turn into an idiot. I will only erase everything that you remember after you’ve found out that the Wei Mo’s Martial Uncle was hiding in the Wen family.”
The fat monk Shui Jing’s face was filled with surprised joy as if he had just escaped a great danger. His face also showed some admiration for the top demon’s magical art. He nodded and was about to say something when the old monk Ji Fei could not hold back anymore. He blurted out hastily as he tugged at Wen Leyang’s arm, “Tell us quick from the beginning to the end, what has actually happened!” His expression was filled with the mannerism of a ghost who had died from eating too much.
Wen Leyang chuckled and he then described the entire matter of how Wen Shulin had helped Xiang Liu to calculate at all the nine places, the course of how he had hidden in the Red Leaves Forest, and how they now planned to continue pursuing the calculations in order to fulfill their wish to become ghosts that have died from eating too much.
In Chang Li’s perception, it was not a difficult matter to launch the demon magic to erase their memories. The exertion of her demonic primordial energy and the time to cast the spell was related only to her cultivation base. The amount of their memories she would erase has no bearing on those factors so she allowed them to know about the situation beforehand. This could be considered as her better treatment for her captives.
It did not take long before Wen Leyang finished talking about the situation. He did not even try to hide their plan to visit Mount Hua immediately before heading to the Qilian Mountains and the ore cave on the Snowy Peak. Chang Li waited patiently until he shut his mouth before she immediately started casting the magic spell joyously.
It took almost half an hour to cast the magic spell. After the nine of them woke up, their faces appeared dull and it was apparent that they did not understand how they had ended up there. Wen Leyang coughed once and chuckled before he tried to ask them something in probing when the fat monk Shui Jing’s gaze suddenly shone with immortal radiance. He then grabbed Wen Leyang as he laughed aloud in a low muffled voice, “This little alms giver possesses a clear and marvelous physique with an immortal radiance on the outside while absorbing vital essences on the inside. Quick, give me a kowtow and formally acknowledge me as your Master!” He was beaming with joy as he said that.
Chang Li exclaimed as she giggled, “Oops… I may have accidentally erased too much!”
The old monk Ji Fei, however, was still relatively normal. He could remember that Wen Leyang was his Master because he had lost a bet and his final memory was of his journey to Mount Pan of Tianjin Municipality to look for the Gongye family’s assistance in forging weapons. Even though he could not recall how he has ended up in the mountain suddenly, he still grabbed onto the fat monk and asked aloud in puzzlement, “Bald monkey, could it be that you’ve turned crazy? Are you… Thinking of bullying the Master and betraying the ancestors?”
The fat monk Shui Jing was at first startled but he squalled loudly soon after, “Monk Ji Fei, I’m the one who had discovered this young successor first…”
The others tested the Rainbow Brothers and they could only remember things which had taken place before the fierce battle of the Five Blessings on the Nine Peaks Mountain. They all felt shocked and suspicious when they had woken up and were now giggling and pretending to be fools once again…
Wen Leyang and Chang Li discussed the matter at length and they appeared certain as they pointed out that the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ seems to be related to Xiang Liu. As expected, the Rainbow Brothers stood and gazed at one another in surprise before they began to vent about how they missed their home. They subsequently enjoyed another meal of stir-fried eggs after returning to the Wen family village before they left the Nine Peaks Mountain.
Even though Wen Shulin’s supernatural power was not as impressive as Wei Mo had boasted, Wen Leyang had still managed to find him at long last. The relief Wen Leyang felt was almost as if a sting had been removed from his chest. To him, this could still be considered as a satisfactory ending with great effort. Now, the only loose end was if Nineteen of One Word Palace would react unpredictably and seize the opportunity to raid the Red Leaves Forest, which would render Chang Li and Wen Leyang’s efforts in vain.
Chang Li gave a forced laugh as she shook her head, “We have forgotten about another thing here! Nineteen is probably not only here for the sole purpose of locating Wen Shulin.”
Wen Leyang was filled with puzzlement and he shook his head in confusion, “What have we forgotten?”
“The One Word Palace had proposed the marriage first and Third Brother Wei had died on Mount Emei later!” Upon saying that, Chang Li glared at Wen Leyang in a bold and confident manner, “I’m a senior here so my memory is naturally not that good. You, on the contrary, are still young, how could you forget such crucial matter!”
The matter related to the One Word Palace’s marriage proposal felt like it had happened a long, long time ago. It almost feels like it had happened in his previous lifetime. Wen Leyang was feeling a little puzzled at first but after he pondered the matter thoroughly he was suddenly enlightened.
Third Brother Wei and Wei Mo had made an agreement to meet on Mount Emei beforehand. His purpose had been to find out the whereabouts of the Wei Mo’s Martial Uncle yet he had unexpectedly bumped into the top good hands of the World Sect. They had then perished together after a violent battle.
However, before Third Brother Wei visited Mount Emei, Ma Heshui had already come over to propose the marriage. This signified that when they had proposed the marriage, the One Word Palace was still looking for the whereabouts of Wei Mo’s Martial Uncle and had utterly no idea that he was hiding in the Wen family’s territory. Otherwise, Third Brother Wei would not have needed to meet Wei Mo on Mount Emei.
Wen Leyang scratched the back of his head in distress and he hesitated as he spoke, “So, had the One Word Palace truly taken fancy to me?”
Chang Li exclaimed indifferently before she burst into laughter.
Ever since the Five Blessings’ great battle on the Nine Peaks Mountain, Nineteen had remained at the Wen family village while the One Word Palace handled their matters in low profile manner. It was a chaotic mess in the cultivation world now with the complete loss of all outstanding cultivators from the Eyang Sect and the Jilong Sect. The Kunlun Sect have also relocated their sect’s headquarters while Painting Town’s Leyang Wen’s whereabouts were also unknown. The World Sect had seized the opportunity to create trouble and whether it was the small sects or the rogue cultivators, everyone was in danger. The Great Mercy Temple had remained firm and unmoved with the demon rabbits holding the line but the One Word Palace had almost vanished into thin air. Noone had heard any information about them at all.
If it had not been for the reason of finding the Heaven-Telling Sect’s obscure cultivator, Wen Leyang could not understand why Nineteen had persistently stayed in the Wen family and refused to leave. During the violent battle with the Weeping Buddha back then, the One Word Palace had spared no efforts in helping them. Nineteen had even almost sacrificed herself in order to save them. The Wen family acknowledged their human kindness and as long as Nineteen stays in the Wen family village in an honest manner, the Wen family would provide good food, good drink, and good treatment…
The Wen family had the old demon rabbit who had assumed personal command beforehand so even the Rainbow Brothers had not dared to act recklessly, needless to say about Nineteen as well. However, the old demon rabbit has returned to the Great Mercy Temple but there was now an addition of two more good hands in the Wen family which were Wen Nine and Wen Thirteen. They could still manage the situation with ease should Nineteen behave unusually. Moreover, little Chi Maojiu and Mumu were also residing in the Nine Peaks Mountain temporarily. Since they had just broken the secret technique of fusing the three arts into one earlier, they still had plenty of cultivation method’s insights to exchange.
It had taken them four days to complete the journey from the Wen family village to the Red Leaves Forest and back. Qin Zhui had safely awoken on the third day after he had passed out but he then left the Nine Peaks Mountain in a hurry not long before Wen Leyang’s return. Wen Leyang exclaimed in disappointment as Qin Zhui had left without bidding farewell. It now looks like that the prospect of locating the land of wood spirit in the Mount Hua trip was entirely hopeless.
Chang Li was not bothered at all. To her, this trip to Mount Hua was mainly to return Guo Huan’s soul to his split body. If they do not succeed in locating the land of wood spirit, there was still the ore cave on the Snowy Peak and even the Gold-Consuming Lair at the Qilian Mountains for them to calculate at.
Wen Shulin’s identity was special, he was the key but also the fuse that was directly connected to the gunpowder barrel called Xiang Liu. They had discussed during their journey that from now on until they have solved the riddle of the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’, Wen Shulin would never leave Chang Li’s side even for an inch. Therefore, even if Xiang Liu truly comes for a kill, Chang Li could escape with Wen Shulin. As for Wen Leyang, he was naturally on the same path as Chang Li so he would first save Guo Huan before he would calculate the elemental lands of the world.
Mumu and Wen Xiaoyi were instructed to stay back on the Nine Peaks Mountain by their respective family elders and were not allowed to join Wen Leyang’s adventure. Even though the two young girls had been unwilling, they understood that they would bring more trouble if they followed Wen Leyang so they stayed behind in the end.
Xiaowu had been sent by Fifth Brother Hanba as reinforcement so she was determined to follow Wen Leyang. In her little heart, her assistance was equal to helping them to fight… Xiaowu was inherently gifted with exuberant demonic power, her actual power was no less inferior to Wen Leyang before he had refined his treasured weapons. Even though her power was no good in the face of Xiang Liu, having such a little fighter by their side was not a burden to them.
The Rainbow Brothers, as expected, descended the mountain on the same night after dinner. Their memories have been erased and they forgot about everything else which had happened later. Now that they found out that the ‘big flat cake, broken gong, and dog’ was being sought after by Xiang Liu, how would they dare to be associated with those items anymore? They then hastily left the Nine Peaks Mountain and led the World Sect to rise in arms earnestly.
