Chapter 507: Meet Cui Jing Again

"Zhiya."

"You don’t need to say anything, Husband." Ning Zhiya shook her head at her husband, Sun Yanzhi. "Sister Ningxi has never liked me; I’ve long been aware of that. Even though she has become the main wife, she cannot shake her dislike for me, and she worries that I might harm her daughter."

Sun Yanzhi sighed and embraced his wife. "You will lead our clan members to the Misty Ridge, and I cannot accompany you, so you must protect yourself well. If you encounter danger there, you must hide yourself as best as possible, and you must return safely."

"Don’t worry, husband." Ning Zhiya leaned closer. "This isn’t my first time going there, and I’m familiar with all the areas. I’ll certainly take good care of myself, and I’ll come back to you in three months."

Although Ning Zhiya said that, Sun Yanzhi still couldn’t calm down. Actually, he didn’t want his wife to go to that place, and their son was supposed to lead their clan there.

Unfortunately, their son died at the hands of Ci Xing, and their members weren’t capable enough to lead their clan, forcing Sun Yuheng to send Ning Zhiya to the Misty Ridge.

Sun Yanzhi looked at her. "What if we try to have another child? Who knows, we might have another son."

Ning Zhiya certainly wanted to have another son to replace the late Sun Weitian, but she never got pregnant after she gave birth to her first son, which made her doubtful about her chances.

"Don’t you want to have another son?"

"I do." Ning Zhiya looked up at him. "Let’s try it, Husband."

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Early in the morning, Tang Xiao woke up Situ Lingxi, who was sleeping due to exhaustion.

"Mhmm..." Situ Lingxi slowly opened her eyes. "Why did you wake me up so early, Husband?"

"I want to take you somewhere else."

"Where?"

"Cui Jing’s nest." Situ Lingxi looked at Tang Xiao in confusion; she didn’t understand why he wanted to take her to the Emerald Scale Python’s nest. "Aren’t you interested in forming a contract with her?"

Situ Lingxi blinked a few times. "I want to form a contract with her, but her cultivation is higher than mine. Moreover, she’s one of the three overlords in that forest, so I’m not sure if she’ll accept me as her master."

"Do you want to try it?"

"Let’s go."

After they got dressed, Tang Xiao informed Tang Yin and the others about his plans, and he took Situ Lingxi away with him afterwards.

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"Ugh."

Situ Lingxi felt a little nauseous as soon as Tang Xiao brought her out of the void. Even though he protected her with his qi, the pressure inside the void was still too strong for her, and she wasn’t used to it yet.

Situ Lingxi wiped her mouth. "Honestly, I’m jealous of you, Husband. With your void element, you can go anywhere undetected, and you can also hide yourself within the void."

"Hahaha," Tang Xiao laughed. "I myself didn’t expect to awaken the void element, and it helped me a lot in fighting my enemies."

"Will you return to Earth someday?"

"Do you want to see Earth in person?"

"I do." After all, Earth was Tang Xiao’s home realm; Situ Lingxi certainly wanted to see her homeland.

Tang Xiao grabbed her hand and led her into the forest. "I have many unresolved issues on Earth, so I must return to settle everything in the future. At that time, I will take you there, and we will go straight to the upper realm after my business there is finished."

"What is your most important problem there?"

"The death of my parents." As they strolled leisurely, Tang Xiao told Situ Lingxi about some of the troubles he had faced on Earth, including the matters involving Long Yin and Wang Fuxi. "That man was the strongest cultivator there, and he owed a debt of gratitude to one of them. He stopped my grandfather and my master from saving my parents, which ultimately led to their deaths."

"What about Wang Fuxi?"

"Wang Fuxi is nothing but a coward; she doesn’t deserve to be a cultivator!" Tang Xiao said in a cold tone, his face filled with anger. "When that incident happened, she stopped Aunt Yuan from saving my parents; she said that cultivators shouldn’t get involved in the affairs of ordinary people."

Situ Lingshan could understand Tang Xiao’s anger towards Wang Fuxi. If she were in his shoes, she would be furious with her. "In this realm, not everyone is a cultivator, but those ordinary humans can live freely. Attacking ordinary humans is taboo for cultivators here, but sometimes they get caught up in cultivators’ affairs, which leads to their deaths. How strong are those two people?"

"Their cultivation is at the Peak Tyrant Level, and they cannot break through to the Saint Realm because the Qi on Earth is much weaker than in this realm." Tang Xiao’s eyes turned sharp. "That’s why I brought them to this realm to cultivate because the Qi here is much stronger, and I will return there once my cultivation breaks through to the Saint Level."

"Are you going to kill them?"

"No." Tang Xiao shook his head. "Death is too easy for them, so I won’t kill them. After I defeat them, I will cripple their cultivation. Once they are reduced to ordinary people, I will enslave them to prevent them from committing suicide, and they will have to bear the consequences of their actions for the rest of their lives."

Situ Lingxi shivered in fear after Tang Xiao said that; she felt he was far more ruthless than the cultivators in the Canglan Realm. She herself had killed far too many people in the past, but she had never had such thoughts. Compared to death, becoming a cripple was the worst punishment for cultivators, and it would be even worse if they couldn’t commit suicide.

Situ Lingxi took a deep breath. "Share their pictures with me, Husband."

"You can see them for yourself." Tang Xiao touched her forehead, sharing pictures of Long Yin and Wang Fuxi with her.

"Hmm?" Situ Lingxi was quite surprised when she saw Wang Fuxi’s picture. "That woman is beautiful, and her cultivation is already high, so I think it’s a loss if you want to cripple her cultivation."

Tang Xiao shook his head. "I admit Wang Fuxi is beautiful, but I have no shortage of beautiful women by my side. Since she was one of the masterminds behind my parents’ death, she doesn’t deserve to live comfortably, and I must give her the cruelest punishment."

Situ Lingxi didn’t want to dwell on the matter any further. She shifted the topic to their preparations for entering the Misty Ridge.

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Cui Jing, who was coiled at the end of her cave, suddenly raised her head. Her expression turned to delight when she saw Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi walk into her cave.

Cui Jing quickly slithered toward them; she rubbed her head against Tang Xiao’s hand.

"Hahaha." Tang Xiao rubbed her head and asked. "Did you miss me, Jing’er?"

Cui Jing raised her head and nodded at him, excitement evident in her serpentine eyes.

"Jing’er, I came here to speak with you, but I don’t know if you’ll agree to my request." Cui Jing looked at Tang Xiao in confusion. "Do you want to leave this forest?"

Cui Jing thought as she continued to stare at him. She was born in the forest and had lived there for a long time, so she was reluctant to leave. However, she wanted to be with Tang Xiao, and he couldn’t possibly stay in the forest with her forever.

After thinking it over for a while, Cu Jing nodded at Tang Xiao as she was eager to go with him.

"Honestly, I’d like to make a contract with you, but I already have Xue Bai by my side." Tang Xiao held Situ Lingxi’s hand. "She is my wife now; how about you make a contract with her?"

Cui Jing looked at Situ Lingxi, who reached out and rubbed her head. She actually liked her; otherwise, she wouldn’t have saved her that day. She turned back to Tang Xiao and nodded at him.

"Are you sure?" Once again, Cui Jing unhesitatingly nodded to Tang Xiao. "Alright, I will help you two form a contract." ℯℯ𝑙.

After Cui Jing lowered her head and pressed it against Situ Lingxi’s, Tang Xiao helped them to make a contract, just like when he made one with Xue Bai in the past.

Within minutes, the contract between them was formed, and Situ Lingxi immediately embraced Cui Jing. "Thank you for agreeing to become my contracted beast, Jing’er. I know I’m still weak right now, but I will work hard to become stronger, and you won’t regret becoming my contracted beast."

[I believe in you, Master. You have a good husband, and he has many useful pills, so I believe you will surpass me in the future.]

"Hehe," Situ Lingxi giggled. "You’re right, he is a good husband. Just like you, I also met him for the first time in this forest. Back then, I didn’t want to come here because I didn’t want to waste my time, but it turned out that my decision to come here wasn’t in vain because I have the two of you now."

Tang Xiao handed an artifact to Situ Lingxi and asked her to drip her blood onto it. "Jing’er’s body is too large, so you cannot take her out in public."

Cui Jing’s body suddenly shrank rapidly, and she coiled herself around Situ Lingxi’s right arm. "I don’t think I need it, Husband."

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed and put away the artifact. "Since our business here is finished, we should return to our residence."

"Okay."