Stellar Transformation-Chapter 405: Episode 13 - 25 Tracking

From a bird’s-eye view, a vast expanse called Hei Wu Star boasted only two cities; a massive one known as Hei Wu City, and a much smaller one, the Imperial City.

A figure soared out from Hei Wu City and, with a single instance of Instantaneous Movement, arrived at the outskirts of the little city—the Imperial City. The Imperial Guards, upon recognizing the visitor as Zong Jue, hurriedly opened the city gates, respectfully ushered him in, and then closed the gates once again.

The residence of the three Qin Yu brothers in Hei Wu City.

At this moment, not only the three Qin Yu siblings were in the courtyard, but also Bai Ling and Little Heitong.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, is my sister really going to arrive in a while?" Bai Ling’s face was full of surprise, and she could barely believe it. Hei Yu gently took her hand and said, "Ling ’Er, rest assured, you’ll be seeing Sister Bai Xin in no time."

Qin Yu and Hou Fei were happy as well, watching from the side.

"Little Black and Bai Ling must have never felt at ease during their thousand years in the Jiang Lan Realm," Qin Yu thought to himself. Having gotten to know Bai Ling, he understood Little Black’s wife’s personality and could guess the persistent longing in her heart.

"Uncle, Second Uncle, will I really get to see my Great Aunt soon?" the clever Hei Tong quietly tugged at the sleeves of Qin Yu and Hou Fei, whispering her question.

Hou Fei, who loved to tease Hei Tong, replied with a grin, "Yes, just wait here nicely, you haven’t met your Great Aunt since you were born. Soon you’ll meet her, and that’s thanks to your Second Uncle!" Hou Fei leaned his face close to Hei Tong’s, "Come on, Little Tongtong, give your Second Uncle a kiss."

"I won’t."

Hei Tong turned her face away and then suddenly planted a kiss on Qin Yu’s cheek with a "mwah."

Qin Yu was taken aback.

"You want me to kiss you, but I won’t. I’ll kiss Uncle instead," Hei Tong said proudly, head held high. Having grown into a young girl, Hei Tong, doted on by Qin Yu and other elders like Wu Lan and Ye Qu, had a personality like that of a mischievous child. Even if Hei Yu and Bai Ling wanted to discipline Hei Tong, they needed the consent of Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Wu Lan, Ye Qu, and others.

After all, Little Heitong was someone they had watched grow up before their eyes.

"Little Tong, come to Mommy." Bai Ling reached out with a smile, and Hei Tong hopped over to sit on Bai Ling’s lap. She then looked pitifully at Hei Yu, "Daddy, I want to go out and play."

"No," Hei Yu refused flatly.

Hei Tong’s large, limpid eyes widened in protest, "Dad, I’ve been stuck in the Jiang Lan Realm for so many years, I’m stifled to death. I just want to stroll around the city, Dad, I’ve already reached the Heavenly Demon Level, and I haven’t had a chance to go out even once."

Hei Yu was still as cold as ever.

"Uncle?" Hei Tong looked beseechingly at Qin Yu, knowing full well that both her father and Second Uncle would listen to their Uncle. If she could get Uncle to agree, everything would be settled.

Qin Yu looked at Little Heitong.

Before he underwent the Ninety-nine Tribulations, he had not only roamed the Hidden Dragon Continent, but also wreaked havoc in the Undersea Cultivation World, even stormed into the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, and unleashed Heavenly Fire on the Tenglong Continent. Compared to himself, Little Heitong indeed had far fewer experiences.

"Little Black, when we were at Little Tong’s stage of power, we had gone through so much. It’s true that Little Tong’s experiences are quite limited. After we welcome Bai Xin, let’s accompany Little Tong around Hei Wu City properly," Qin Yu declared.

Hei Tong immediately looked at her father, Hei Yu.

"Yes, Big Brother is right. We truly can’t always keep Little Tong under our protection," Hei Yu nodded thoughtfully. "Little Tong, after we pick up your Great Aunt, we’ll take you out to enjoy Hei Wu City properly."

"Yay!"

Hei Tong immediately broke into a grin and began to mutter under her breath, "Great Aunt, Great Aunt, come quickly. Once you’re here, I can have a good time wandering around Hei Wu City."

******

Meanwhile, Zong Jue had returned to his estate. As a Super Divine Beast, the Golden Winged Great Peng Bird, Zong Jue held an extremely high status, second only to the Peng Demon Emperor and three Eighth Level Demon Emperors.

In the garden of Zong Jue’s estate.

A woman in white, bearing a striking resemblance to Bai Ling, was sitting beside a pond, staring vacantly at the calm, mirror-like water, occasionally sighing deeply before continuing her gaze into the pond.

"Qin Yu, Little Yu, my sister, you must stay alive." A low murmur came from the woman in white as a tear slid down from the corner of her eye. For hundreds of years, Bai Xin had lived in Zong Jue’s estate, and Zong Jue had treated her quite well, never causing her any hardship.

But the thought of her deceased brothers, sisters, parents, and elders filled Bai Xin’s heart with pain. Now, only she and Bai Ling remained of the Bai Family.

"Bai Xin." Zong Jue walked into the garden through its main gate, stepping on the path paved with white stones, walking directly towards Bai Xin.

Hearing the voice, Bai Xin knew who was coming and quickly wiped away her tears, standing up with a measure of respect. This respect was not solely because of Zong Jue’s high status and his power over her life and death. The most important reason was that she believed Zong Jue to be a good person, at least he had been very good to her.

"Young Master Zong Jue," called Bai Xin, just like the other servants did.

Zong Jue nodded slightly at Bai Xin, then communicated telepathically, "Bai Xin, don’t you want to see your sister, see Hei Yu?"

Bai Xin lifted her head in disbelief, looking at Zong Jue. Seeing the certainty in his eyes, a surge of ecstasy welled up within her. But she also knew she mustn’t speak of this aloud, and instead replied telepathically, "Young Master Zong Jue, are you willing to let me see my sister, Little Yu?"

Zong Jue nodded again.

"Where are they now?" Bai Xin asked eagerly after him.

Zong Jue smiled, "They are in Hei Wu City right now. I’ll take you to them, and we’ll be there shortly."

"Hei Wu City?" Bai Xin was startled. At this moment, her heart was filled with not just excitement but also worry. She looked at Zong Jue, and anxiously communicated, "Young Master Zong Jue, this is the core territory of the Feiqin Clan. How can Little Yu and the others be here?"

Zong Jue smiled faintly, "Bai Xin, you should know that Hei Yu has two brothers."

Bai Xin nodded, then realized and responded, "Could it be..."

"No need to say more. You will understand everything once you see them," Zong Jue sent a direct message, "For now, get ready. We are about to leave the Imperial City."

"Yes," Bai Xin replied excitedly, almost speaking aloud.

...

At the West City Gate of the Imperial City.

"Open the city gate," ordered Zong Jue, his voice calm.

"Yes, Young Master Zong Jue," replied the Imperial Guard in charge of the gate respectfully. He hurriedly activated a mechanism, and a rumbling sound followed as the massive city gate, one li thick, began to open.

With that, Zong Jue easily led a maid out through the city gate, and naturally, this maid was Bai Xin in disguise.

"What’s the matter with young master Zong Jue, going out of the city for the second time today?"

"Who knows, this time he’s taking a maid with him, probably to buy something."

The group of city gate guards began to chat idly among themselves, their days were quite dull, with no big matters to attend to, so they just looked after these trivial issues. Meanwhile, a man in a black robe stood at the city gate, watching Zong Jue and Bai Xin leave the city.

"To report to the Lord, young master Zong Jue and Bai Xin have already left the city gate." The man in the black robe held a Communication Spirit Pearl in his hand and sent this message out.

×

It was still that floating bed canopy, and underneath it lay a charming beauty, the only female among the three strongest under the Peng Demon Emperor, the Eighth-level Demon Emperor Bai Feng.

Outside the bed canopy was still that young man in black.

"Very good, you may go now," came the elegant voice of Bai Feng from within the canopy, and the young man in black bowed and then stealthily left Bai Feng’s residence, while Bai Feng herself disappeared from the bed in an instant.

Over the Imperial Palace,

Clothed in white, Bai Feng stood in the air, opened her red lips slightly, and softly said, "Ao Ku, aren’t you going to show yourself?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Bai Feng, you need not worry about me," a low, hoarse voice sounded, and at the same time, a figure appeared beside Bai Feng, a very tall individual towering a full two heads above Bai Feng, with particularly fierce eyes. Although tall, he certainly was not thin, instead, he exuded a very oppressive presence.

The three strongest under the Peng Demon Emperor were the Upper-Level Divine Beast ’Phoenix-tailed Crane’ from the Crane Clan, Bai Feng, the Upper-Level Divine Beast ’Green Fire Hawk’ Liu Tu from the Eagle Clan, and the strongest of the three, the mutated Upper-Level Divine Beast ’Double-headed Dragon Vulture’ Ao Ku.

Ao Ku’s mother belonged to the vulture lineage, and his father was from the Dragon Clan. It’s said that Ao Ku was even related to the present-day Dragon Emperor Ao Fang... Of course, it was just a rumor, with no confirmation.

However, Ao Ku’s strength was beyond doubt, the strongest among the three!

"Ao Ku, the Emperor and Liu Tu are not in the Imperial City at the moment, you should know everything..."

"You’re in charge of everything, I know," Ao Ku spoke coldly, "Enough, my Demon Recognition has detected Zong Jue and that woman starting to use Instantaneous Movement, we’d better move quickly or it will be troublesome."

Bai Feng snorted coldly.

Then, Ao Ku and Bai Feng turned into two streaks of light and flew straight toward the city gate.

...

Hei Wu City was extremely vast, with just the length of its walls reaching a billion miles, a structure that only cultivators could build, making mortals take a lifetime to traverse such a distance. At this moment, Ao Ku and Bai Feng had already flown into Hei Wu City from high above.

"Your Demon Recognition is a bit stronger than mine, try not to make any mistakes and lose them," Bai Feng said with a smile.

"Don’t worry," Ao Ku replied indifferently.

Bai Feng said with a light smile, "His Majesty is really powerful, intending to kill Bai Xin back then, yet still bestowed her to Zong Jue. Instead, he ordered our people to secretly monitor Bai Xin. Who would have thought... we’ve been trying hard to kill Hei Yu, and this move might just be successful."

Bai Feng was well aware that Zong Jue bringing Bai Xin out must be to let Bai Xin meet up with Hei Yu and Bai Ling. After all, for such a matter, there were so many maids to choose from, why bring Bai Xin?

"Bai Feng, have you informed His Majesty about this?" Ao Ku suddenly asked.

"Leave the worrying to me," Bai Feng said as he raised an eyebrow.

As the two conversed, they flew over Black Miasma City. Suddenly, Ao Ku spoke up, "Zong Jue has descended to a courtyard outside, and there are quite a few people inside. I only observed one of them, a Six-Level Demon Emperor. I dare not continue my investigation for fear of being discovered."

Ao Ku was shrewd – his Demon Recognition only detected Hou Fei before he ceased further probing.

"A Six-Level Demon Emperor?" Bai Feng’s eyes lit up.

"That’s the Fire-Eyed Water Ape. It should be the Hou Fei that His Majesty mentioned, one of Hei Yu’s other two brothers," Ao Ku said, his voice changing suddenly, "We can make our move now."

×××

In the courtyard, Qin Yu and his two brothers, along with Bai Ling and Hei Tong, were leisurely chatting.

"Big Brother, Zong Jue couldn’t be deceiving us, could he?" Hou Fei frowned. "If he’s cheating us and brings people to surround and annihilate us, that would be really bad."

Qin Yu shook his head. "I don’t think so. If he truly intends to capture us all in one fell swoop, then his lying skills are too strong." He paused, "Eh, my Immortal Consciousness has already detected his location." Qin Yu’s Immortal Consciousness clearly perceived that Zong Jue, escorting Bai Xin, was flying towards them above Black Miasma City.

"He is currently escorting a woman whose strength is at the Seventh-Level Demon King level," Qin Yu said clearly.

"Yes, that’s my sister. When she was captured, she was already at the Seventh-Level Demon King Realm," Bai Ling said, her face brimming with excitement.

In a moment, Zong Jue and Bai Xin landed outside the courtyard. Qin Yu said to Little Heitong, "Hei Tong, go open the door and welcome your grandaunt properly." Little Heitong immediately beamed with joyful anticipation and was about to rush over when, at that moment—

"Zong Jue, you’ve got some nerve!" A cold voice came from above.

A figure appeared out of thin air over the courtyard – it was Bai Feng. She and Ao Ku had been tracking Zong Jue and Bai Xin with their Demon Recognition, and just as Zong Jue had reached the courtyard door and was about to knock, they instantly moved themselves there.

The scene fell into abrupt silence; both Zong Jue and Bai Xin outside the door, and Qin Yu and his company inside were all startled.

And at that moment—

"Little Tong, Ling ’Er, enter the Jiang Lan Realm."

Qin Yu’s voice from his Immortal Consciousness transmission erupted almost simultaneously in Little Tong and Bai Ling’s minds. Hei Tong and Bai Ling looked towards Qin Yu, who swiftly decided to bring the two into the Jiang Lan Realm. Meanwhile, Qin Yu’s voice resonated in Hou Fei and Hei Yu’s minds: "The woman above is an Eighth-Level Demon Emperor. Be careful."

While still transmitting his message, Qin Yu transformed into a streak of light; he was determined to save Bai Xin.

Bai Xin?

"You must be the eldest of the three brothers, Qin Yu," the courtyard door blasted open and turned into fragments as a hoarse voice came from outside.

Before them stood an indifferent-looking Ao Ku, his hand gripping Bai Xin’s neck, his gaze fixed intently on Qin Yu. Bai Feng had teleported to midair while Ao Ku had teleported next to Bai Xin, knowing full well how much Bai Xin meant to his opponents.

(Today’s first Chapter ends here –– in the next Chapter, the three brothers will take action! Roar～～)

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