“Was it Lei Fan who ordered you to commence torture upon me?” Jun Wu Xie asked, her gaze sweeping over the terrified jailer.
The jailer was so frightened his teeth were chattering and his face remained in shock.
“Little black.” Jun Wu Xie called out in impatience.
The black beast at the side suddenly raised up its thick and heavy paw, and struck at the jailer’s chest violently!
The was so heavy that the jailer almost vomited out a mouthful of blood. The black beast’s sharp claws had dug into jailer’s chest as the paw swiped deeply through the clothes and flesh tearing out a good sizeable chunk!
A pitiful wail suddenly shrieked out from the jailer’s mouth as blood streamed out from the wounds. His trembling hands hung before his chest but he did not dare touch the deep gashes but just held them a distance away from his chest as he crawled over the ground as his body was suddenly hit by spasms.
“Little black knows where to draw the line. I guarantee that after a change of clothes, no one will see the wounds on you.” Jun Wu Xie said, staring coldly at the jailer whose face was now white as a sheet, throwing back the same words the jailers had said to her earlier.
“If you continue to hold back the truth, there is no need for you to tell it after.” Jun Wu Xie’s voice suddenly took a colder tone.
The jailer didn’t dare to hold back in the slightest anymore. He had merely hesitated just a slight moment earlier and the youth had made his ring spirit strike so heavily at him. If he still did not tell everything he knew, the youth will surely kill him!
“It’s the Fourth Prince! The Fourth Prince ordered us! He asked us to take good care of you. Young Master Jun….. We really had no intentions of making things difficult for you today but it had been the orders of the Fourth Prince and we have no choice but to obey!” In order to save himself, the jailer had no choice but to tell on Lei Fan.
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“As I thought.” Jun Wu Xie laughed coldly.
“I beg Young Master Jun to spare my life! We were just following orders!” The jailer knelt down and begged, not even paying attention to the wounds on his body.
“Open your mouth.” Jun Wu Xie said.
The jailer was taken aback as he paused and the black beast gave a low growl, making the jailer immediately opening his mouth wide. Jun Wu Xie carelessly tossed an elixir into his mouth and the jailer swallowed it in shock.
“Pry his mouth open.” Jun Wu Xie’s gaze swept over onto the unconscious jailer lying in a heap on the ground. The man immediately moved to pry open his companion’s mouth and Jun Wu Xie tossed another elixir into it.
“If you wish to live, take care that your mouths remain shut. Two days later, I will naturally give you the antidote.” Jun Wu Xie said coldly.
The jailer nodded his head vehemently.
“Scram.” Jun Wu Xie said curtly after that.
The jailer quickly dragged his companion and went out of the prison.
After the two jailers have left, Qiao Chu leapt off the beam he had been on while hiding.
“Looks like I was worried for nothing. Against such small fry, you have no problem dealing with them with powers to spare.” Qiao Chu was suddenly feeling rather foolish now when he recalled how he had almost rushed out having been unable to hold himself back. If Jun Wu Xie was not even able to handle two lowly jailers, then that would have been strange.
“But the Fourth Prince is really vicious. Why had he wanted you to be tortured?”
“He came here last night.” Jun Wu Xie replied.
It then dawned on Qiao Chu, immediately understanding that the Fourth Prince must have tried to recruit Jun Wu Xie once again and was dealt another merciless rejection, and that had angered him, causing him to want to teach Jun Wu Xie a lesson.
[A pity…..]
[He picked on the wrong person!]
“When the people from the Thousand Beast City arrive here, have Brother Hua come switch me out.” Jun Wu Xie told Qiao Chu.
“Alright.” Qiao Chu was learning to be smarter. Anything he was unable to understand, he decided not to ask, but just to follow orders.
Jun Wu Xie then nodded and glanced at Qiao Chu without a word. Qiao Chu knew what to do immediately and he got out of the place quickly, not daring to tally another moment there.
…..
The team from the Thousand Beast City entered the Imperial Capital in the evening the next day. When the horse carriages decorated with the banners of the Thousand Beast City came into the Yan Country’s Capital City, it attracted the stares of quite a number of people.
The Thousand Beast City was not subservient to any particular country and stood independent on its own. Although the amount of land they occupied could not compare to other countries, their geographical location was excellent. Bordering many countries, the Thousand Beast City stood alone and were not harassed by any of the bordering forces. The reason for that was not just the fact that the city had once produced two Purple Spirits who attained the pinnacle of power, but it was also due to the fact that the Thousand Beast City held a special kind of ability.
The Thousand Beast City was situated on top of a mountain surrounded by dense forests. All the way from the foot of the mountain up to the top, Spirit Beasts were everywhere. Those Spirit Beasts would never attack anyone from the Thousand Beast City as the Chieftain of the Thousand Beast City had over the generations, possessed a Spirit Tamer Bone Flute. It was rumoured, that bone flute was able to harness the powers of Spirit Beasts and the flute’s melody was able to subjugate tens of thousands of Spirit Beasts and listen to its commands. And that was how the reputation of the Thousand Beast City came about.
Even the mightiest Yan Country with its strong resources, had no intentions of tangling with the Thousand Beast City. Although they were only a city over a small region, the countless Spirit Beasts had however become the Thousand Beast City’s strongest shield. Military forces can be defeated, but the number of Spirit Beasts there were too numerous and as long as the Beast Tamer Bone Flute remained in the possession of the Thousand Beast City, no one dared go against the Thousand Beast City in the slightest.
The Thousand Beast City wasn’t too far away from the Yan Country and the two powers had always shared amicable relations. But the people of the Thousand Beast City seldom came out and the sight of their horse carriages suddenly appearing within the Yan Country’s Imperial Capital made everyone immediately remember the incident when the Thousand Beast City’s Young Miss had been gravely injured.
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Chapter 863 : “Guests from Beast City (2)”
The horse carriages of the Thousand Beast City stopped right in front of the inn occupied by War Banner Academy. Jiang Ying Long had immediately received the news and he came out to welcome the guests.
From within the horse carriages, three outstanding looking men stepped out. One of them was approximately about thirty five years of age and his face was hard and stalwart, a formidable looking man. Another one was younger, looking to be about twenty four or twenty five. But out of the three people, the one who drew the most attention was an old man with a full head of white hair. Although his countenance was already all filled with wrinkles, but those eyes seemed like they had been immersed through the passage of time, well weathered and been through quite a bit in his life.
Among the three people, the middle aged man seemed to be the leader, but it was not hard to see, regardless whether it was the middle aged man or the young youth, their attitude towards the old man was highly respectful.
“What a surprise! It’s actually Clan Hall Chief Xiong! I ask your forgiveness for my tardy welcome!” Jiang Ying Long’s heart had jolted a beat when he saw the middle aged man.
The Thousand Beast City was helmed by the Head Chieftain of the city and below him in the hierarchy were four Hall Chiefs, who oversaw and managed all aspects of the Thousand Beast City. And the man before Jia
ng Ying Long today was the Raging Blaze Hall Chief, Xiong Ba!
The status of the four Hall Chiefs in the Thousand Beast City were second only to the Head Chieftain. Jiang Ying Long had not thought that the team which had arrived in the Capital would include a Hall Chief! It was plain to see that the Thousand Beast City was really furious and they meant business, or why would they bother to send a person who held such a highly revered position of Hall Chief like Xiong Ba! ?
Xiong Ba was a man who was true to his name. Straight as an arrow, domineering and harsh. Among the four Hall Chiefs, he was the most brash and the hardest to communicate with. At the instant when his eyes saw Xiong Ba appear, Jiang Ying Long had felt cold sweat start to run from his body.
Xiong Ba stared at Jiang Ying Long with a deep frown, and his deep voice suddenly boomed.
“I heard of the news that our Young Miss was injured? How is her condition currently?”
Jiang Ying Long’s heart jumped and he immediately replied: “About that….. I would like to invite the Hall Chief to come inside first and I can tell all about it you slowly.”
Xiong Ba’s voice boomed once again loudly: “No need for all the unnecessary fluff! The reason I came here today is only to ensure the Young Miss’ safety. Don’t talk to me about anything else. You will only need to tell me whether our Young Miss’ condition is still critical or stabilised now!”
As a Teacher of the War Banner Academy, he had never been snubbed so badly like he was at that moment. Xiong Ba’s words did not show him any respect nor allow him any space to step back gracefully, but he knew he could not afford to have a falling out with Xiong Ba either and hence could only say sheepishly: “Ling Yue’s condition has not improved and the Yan Country’s Emperor has already gathered all the most famous of physicians here. Even the Imperial Physicians who served the Palace were sent here but as Ling Yue’s injuries were really grave, all of us are feeling rather helpless about the situation.”
Xiong Ba’s eyes widened up in a fierce glare and he grabbed Jiang Ying Long by the front of his robe to say: “When we left our Young Miss at the War Banner Academy, she was perfectly fine. She had initially not wanted to take part in this year’s Spirit Battle Tournament but your Headmaster continued to extend his invitation to us repeatedly making our Head Chieftain reluctantly agree to it, but now you actually allowed her to be harmed in the Spirit Battle Tournament! It has already been a few days since our Young Miss got injured and the whole bunch of trash here with you are still not able to heal her! You…..”
Xiong Ba’s immensely furious eyes were bloodshot as he shouted in rage. The youth behind saw that Xiong Ba was almost right about to rip Jiang Ying Long apart and he immediately stepped forward and said hurriedly: “Hall Chief Xiong! You have to let go of Teacher Jiang first! Looking into our Young Miss’ condition should take priority now and since what happened has already happened, it would not help the situation if you continue to waste time here. Wouldn’t it be better if we let Senior Feng go take a look at our Young Miss’ condition first?”
Xiong Ba’s brows creased up alarmingly and he thought on it a moment. He finally gave a derisive snort of contempt and released his grip. “Since the people from the Yan Country and the War Banner Academy are not capable enough, then let the Thousand Beast City handle the matter ourselves!”
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Chapter 864 : “Guests from Beast City (3)”
He was all prepared to invite the guests in when a highly familiar looking horse carriage pulled up and stopped in front of the doors.
Lei Chen stepped out from the carriage and the figure of Jun Wu Xie suddenly appeared before everyone after. The youth from the Thousand Beast City had upon seeing Jun Wu Xie’s face, involuntarily widened his eyes.
“Your Highness Crown Prince…..” Jiang Ying Long stared strangely at Lei Chen who had appeared so suddenly. When his gaze fell on Jun Wu Xie, his brows creased up into a frown.
“Teacher Jiang.” Lei Chen nodded at Jiang Ying Long. He then seemed to suddenly notice the horse carriage that belonged to the Thousand Beast City parked at the side and he turned to look towards the doors and saw the huge towering figure of Xiong Ba standing there.
“Could this be the Thousand Beast City’s Hall Chief, Xiong Ba of the Raging Blaze Hall?” Lei Chen asked with great surprise.
Xiong Ba might have been furious, but he was no fool. Upon hearing Jiang Ying Long addressing the person who just arrived as “Your Highness Crown Prince”, he was aware of the other party’s identity. But as Qu Ling Yue had sustained injuries in the Yan Country’s Imperial Capital, Xiong Ba wasn’t willing to extend much courtesy to Lei Chen.
“I am.” Xiong Ba replied curtly.
“Hall Chief Xiong has traveled a long way and is an important guest of the Yan Country. I think Hall Chief Xiong is anxious to check on Ling Yue’s condition and I will not say anything more to delay Hall Chief Xiong from going to see Ling Yue. I came here with the same aim as Hall Chief Xiong, so let’s just proceed inside together.” Lei Chen said with a smile, his demeanor gentle and refined, his face showing a friendly smile, that would not displease anyone.
Xiong Ba was just anxious to go in to see Qu Ling Yue and he just nodded perfunctorily.
Jiang Ying Long’s face fell into a deep frown as he looked at Jun Wu Xie right behind Lei Chen. He looked like he was about to say something but finally decided against it, and just turned around to lead everyone towards Qu Ling Yue’s room.
At that moment in Qu Ling Yue’s room, Imperial Physician Li was sitting down with the other physicians engaged in a chat. He seemed to have said something rather interesting as the other physicians broke out into laughter. None of them had noticed in the slightest that the doors into the room had been pushed open and they continued to chatter on lightly.
“These are the physicians the Yan Country has prepared to care for our Young Miss?” The very instant that Xiong Ba entered the room, he was made to witness such a scene, and his rage immediately burned up in his chest.
Jiang Ying Long’s face stiffened and he could not find the words to reply. Neither had he expected they Xiong Ba would be presented with this scene when they came in.
Imperial Physician Li was talking to the others when he suddenly noticed Xiong Ba and the group behind him. He had not even taken the time to observe the looks of Xiong Ba and his men when his eyes were suddenly drawn to the figure of Jun Wu Xie. He jumped up at once and he said with a dark face: “What is this ignorant and arrogant girl doing here again today? Haven’t you created enough of a farce here? !”
Jun Wu Xie raised an eyebrow and looked at Imperial Physician Li.
Imperial Physician Li was about to continue to say something else when the completely disregarded Xiong Ba suddenly exploded!
“A whole room full of physicians and they had the audacity to just leave our Young Miss alone there and gather themselves here to chat merrily among themselves! ? What is happening here! ?” Xiong Ba shouted in his loud voice, his eyes glaring at Imperial Physician Li in rage.
Having been shouted at, Imperial Physician Li quickly regained his senses and he was finally aware that besides Lei Chen and Jun Wu Xie, there were three other strangers with them.
The youth following behind Xiong Ba raised an eyebrow at the situation but he did not blow his top like Xiong Ba had. He immediately walked over to the bed and looked at the pale faced and frail looking Qu Ling Yue lying on the bed.
“Young Miss! What happened to you, Young Miss!” The youth’s face was sorrowful as he looked at the unconscious Qu Ling Yue who was not responding to his calls, his eyes filled with grief.
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Chapter 865 : “Guests from Beast City (4)”
Xiong Ba wasn’t really in the mood to admonish Imperial Physician Li and he immediately rushed over to Qu Ling Yue’s bedside. Looking at the small familiar face so frail and weak, his heart winced up.
All the Hall Chief had watched Qu Ling Yue grow up to be the well loved
girl they all knew. Whenever the Chieftain was busy with the city’s affairs, the younger Qu Ling Yue had often been put under the care of the Hall Chiefs. Although she outranked them with her position as the Young Chieftain against the various Hall Chiefs, that had been bridged from the onset as they had all treated Qu Ling Yue like family. Being made to see Qu Ling Yue reduced to such a state now lying motionless on the bed, besides the hurt Xiong Ba was feeling in his heart, his displeasure for the people in the War Banner Academy and the Yan Country had already almost reached its peak.
“Jiang Ying Long! We hand our Young Miss to the War Banner Academy and this is what you do to her! ? Our Young Miss has never had to suffer any injuries as severe as this and she had been left unconscious for days! In regards to this, I am expecting a proper explanation from the War Banner Academy.” Xiong Ba said in rage.
Jiang Ying Long’s face was bitter as he hurriedly tried to explain: “I ask for Hall Chief Xiong to remain calm. This incident was purely an accident and not something that we would have been able to prevent. The Spirit Battle Tournament’s rules had always been just to subdue their opponents. Who knew that the disciple from the Zephyr Academy would actual deliver such a vicious strike in the competition! We are just as pained as you are seeing her in this condition.”
Deeply afraid that the Thousand Beast City’s rage would fall upon the War Banner Academy, Jiang Ying Long immediately shifted the blame onto Jun Xie to divert the calamity away.
“Who is it that injured our Young Miss! ?” Xiong Ba asked in a shout.
Jiang Ying Long answered quickly: “It’s a disciple from the Zephyr Academy. His name is Jun Xie.”
“Zephyr Academy?” The youth from the Thousand Beast City raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t the situation in the Zephyr Academy highly different this year? They had actually been able to find someone from within their academy who was able to defeat our Young Miss?”
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