Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1297: Wu Mian’s Real Body

’This guy has swapped bodies again!’ Nalan Shizhe then asked him. "What brought you here today, Wu Mian?"

"Mo Shentian tried so hard to find my real body, but he never knew that I had already infiltrated all the demon domains, including yours." Nalan Shizhe frowned at Wu Mian, who then pointed to Zhang Fei. "Back then, I heard you talking to Ye Mingran and Qi Qingxiu about him, including your daughter’s relationship with him. Therefore, I monitor your domain, and I’ve been keeping an eye on him since he arrived here. I already know some of his actions in this realm, such as him sending them to the Three Lower Realms to look for my real body."

Zhang Fei frowned after hearing that because he, Mei, and the system never detected Wu Mian’s actions.

Wu Mian immediately spoke to him. "You don’t need to be confused about how I can monitor you without being detected by anyone because I can possess the bodies of all living creatures, including beasts and trees. In fact, we already met several years ago, but I’m sure you would never have guessed it."

"Several years ago, I was still living in the Three Moral Realms, but I didn’t have too many demon friends at that time." Zhang Fei looked at Wu Mian thoughtfully. "I’ve visited several demon realms there, and one of them is the Diyu Realm. However, I’m sure you wouldn’t go there, especially since there’s no Qi at all there."

"Haha." Wu Mian laughed at that. "I do know about the Diyu Realm, but I’ve never been there."

"I believe you have also never been to the Blue Water Realm, the Nine Hells Darkland Realm, and the Demon Purgatory Realm." Zhang Fei finally realized something. "I’m sure we met in the Netherworld Realm back then, isn’t that right?"

"Hahaha!" Wu Mian laughed again. "That’s right, we did meet in the Netherworld Realm. Back then, those three heavenly foxes hunted you in the Sky Jade Realm, and you decided to escape to that realm."

"I see." Zhang Fei nodded in understanding. "Apart from my three wives and two friends from that realm, there’s only one other demon who knows much about me. After all, he was the one who helped me hide when those foxes were chasing me, and he assisted me a lot while I was living in that realm. Isn’t that right, Old Arbeola?"

"Hahaha!" Wu Mian burst into laughter as soon as Zhang Fei mentioned that name. "You’re right, but you’re also wrong. I’m Arbeola, but I’m not him either, and I only borrowed his body in the past. Why don’t we return to that realm now? This way, you will know my true identity, and you will also know the reason I monitor you in this realm."

"Alright." Zhang Fei immediately got up and opened the gate to the Netherworld Realm.

"We’ll go with you guys." Nalan Shizhen, Nalan Wangzi, and Nalan Yushu immediately moved to Zhang Fei’s side.

"Let’s go now." Wu Mian was the first to enter the gate.

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A while later, they arrived at the Ghostveil Forest, where Arbeola lived. "Haha! You’ve finally returned to this realm, kid. It’s been two and a half years since you last came to this realm, but you’ve become so much stronger now that I can’t detect your cultivation."

"Long time no see, Old Arbeola." Zhang Fei nodded at the old demon. "Two and a half years have only passed for you, but almost three decades have passed for me. Honestly, I probably wouldn’t have returned to this realm if it wasn’t for this man beside me, especially after he said that we had met before here through you."

Arbeola nodded in understanding to Zhang Fei before asking Wu Mian. "Do you want to take your real body now, Emperor?"

"Huh?" Zhang Fei turned to Wu Mian in shock. "So, you’re the fourth demon emperor of this realm, huh? Old Arbeola told me that you planted him here to guard the chamber beneath him, which means the body inside is your real body." (Chapter: 406)

Wu Mian grinned broadly. "Did you just realize this now? I remember you kowtowing in front of my golden coffin back then."

"Tch!" Zhang Fei gnashed his teeth. "If I had known you were still alive at that time, I wouldn’t have done that."

"Haha!" Wu Mian laughed and patted Zhang Fei’s shoulder. "Isn’t it too late? Moreover, my private chamber protected your four women from the Shang Clan people back then, remember?"

Zhang Fei released a heavy sigh. "You’re right! My four women would have faced danger if Old Arbeola hadn’t allowed me to take them into that chamber, and they might have died at the hands of those people in the past."

"Hmm?" Wu Mian, Nalan Shizhe, and Zhang Fei suddenly looked far away. "I knew the three of them would notice our presence in this realm."

Nalan Shizhe nodded in agreement with Wu Mian. "Here they come."

*Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...*

Soon, three demons landed in front of them, but Qi Qingxiu immediately shot a deathly glare at Zhang Fei.

"Hehe." Zhang Fei chuckled at that. "Did you miss me, Qingxiu? We—"

"Shut up!" Qi Qingxiu fiercely glared at Zhang Fei. "If you dare—"

*Bam*

Qi Qingxiu had not finished speaking, but she suddenly fell unconscious to the ground, confusing Wu Mian and Ye Futian. Unlike the two of them, Ye Mingran and Nalan Shizhe already knew Zhang Fei’s actions toward her, so they knew that he sent her subconscious into the dream.

Nalan Yushu immediately spoke to him. "Husband, she’ll beat you up if you keep doing this to her."

"Do you really think she can do that, Yushu?" Zhang Fei asked with a playful smile. "I used my dream ability on her long ago, remember? No matter how high her cultivation is or how great her abilities are in controlling the emotions of living beings, she will never be able to attack me after she is affected by my ability, and I just need to send her subconscious there to defeat her."

Nalan Yushu could only shake her head at that. "Are you going to send her to our private place?"

"Not now." Zhang Fei replied by shaking his head.

Ye Mingran suddenly asked him. "When did your demon rank break through to the Seven Supreme Demon Ranks?"

"I just finished my evolution today." Zhang Fei then pointed at Wu Mian. "I met him at my mother-in-law’s residence, so I brought them here."

"Hmm?" Both Ye Mingran and Ye Futian looked at Wu Mian. "Does this mean your true body is in this realm?"

"Why are you so impatient?" Wu Mian looked at Arbeola, who immediately shifted back, revealing the staircase beneath him. "Let’s enter."

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Wu Mian immediately walked to the side of the golden coffin. "My real body is inside this coffin, but I won’t take it out now because it’s not the right time yet."

"What do you mean by that?" Nalan Shizhe and Ye Mingran asked in unison.

"Him." Wu Mian pointed at Zhang Fei. "I will only bring my real body out of this coffin after he reaches the Demon God Rank. At that time, we will fight together against Mo Shentian and the others."

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei furrowed his brows. "Don’t tell me, you—"

"Yes." Wu Mian nodded at Zhang Fei. "I once met your predecessor in the past, and he asked me to hide my real body in this realm because he knew you would come here."

Since they already knew Zhang Fei’s other identities, Nalan Shizhe, Ye Mingran, and Ye Futian immediately understood that his predecessor was the ten-tailed fox.

Zhang Fei let out a soft sigh, especially since the ten-tailed fox had arranged so much for him. "Why are you revealing everything today? Why didn’t you tell me all those years ago?"

Ye Mingran and Ye Futian looked puzzled by Zhang Fei’s question to Wu Mian, especially since they had only just met today.

"Why don’t you ask yourself those questions? Have you forgotten how weak you were back then?" Zhang Fei chose not to argue with Wu Mian. "You’ve changed a lot now, but you’re still weak. I could have met you a long time ago, but I deliberately waited for you to reach the Seven Supreme Demon Ranks first. I deliberately revealed everything today because you have places that no one else can enter, so I want you to hide my real body in one of them; only then will my real body be truly safe. When the time comes, you can take it out, and I will return to my real body."

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei thought for a moment before deciding. "The only safest place to hide your true body is to keep it in my soul world."

"That’s right." Wu Mian nodded. "Qian Yan’s middle eye is too terrifying, and he can see through all private spaces. However, he won’t be able to see through your soul world, so that place is the safest place to hide my real body. Therefore, you can send this coffin there now, and we will immediately return to our realm."

"Alright." Zhang Fei touched the coffin and sent it to his soul world. "Now no one will be able to find your real body."

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When they arrived outside, and Zhang Fei asked Wu Mian, "Can you move Old Arbeola from this place? He’s helped me a lot in the past, so I want to take him to the Paradise Realm."

- To Be Continued -