Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2245: Chapter 2280: King of Shenwu Country

"No!"

Ding Fan didn’t like this sort of banquet, and he felt awkward in Daozhen Villa. He looked at Madam Yan and said, "I came to say farewell to Miss Rufeng and Miss Ningshuang. I’m leaving, and as a friend I must at least bid them goodbye."

When Madam Yan returned, she had already spread the news that Ding Fan was leaving. Some of the Herr Family elders were secretly pleased, some were troubled; everyone’s Mental State was very different.

"They’re in the pavilion, I’ll take you." Madam Yan waved at the crowd, signaling them to disperse, and led Ding Fan and Crimson Flame to the open‑air pavilion.

Before they reached the pavilion, from a distance Ding Fan already saw two graceful figures, and heard the clear, melodious sound of a zither.

On the open‑air pavilion Herr Ningshuang was dressed like a Fairy in the skies. She sat on the floor, gently stroking the guqin. Her expression was extremely beautiful, like a Fairy in a painting.

Herr Rufeng was outside the open‑air pavilion. She wore a red dress and held a Blood Red Sword in her hand, dancing with the Sword. Her movements were light and graceful, truly like a figure stepping out of a painting, making one’s heart involuntarily yearn toward her.

One sister quiet, the other lively; red and white interlaced, one plucking the zither, one dancing the Sword. They looked identical, both women as beautiful as Fairies.

At this moment, the scene upon the open‑air pavilion was beautiful and wondrous, making one reluctant to break this moment’s view.

The zither’s tones were long and lingering, the Sword dance light and airy, suffused with a faint sorrow and loneliness, as though... the two sisters had deliberately come to see Ding Fan off.

Neither sister looked at Ding Fan, as if they hadn’t sensed anyone’s arrival. Ding Fan waved to Madam Yan and Crimson Flame, signaling them to halt. He stood at a distance, silently watching them, his gaze fixed upon the two sisters, as though he wanted to carve them into the depths of his heart.

When the piece ended, Herr Ningshuang’s hands rested upon the strings, while Herr Rufeng leaned on her Sword, standing there. They gazed into the distance, only to see Ding Fan turn and walk away, leaving behind a solitary figure.

A trace of sorrow appeared on Herr Ningshuang’s face. She parted her cherry‑like lips, wanting to say something, but in the end only let out two words: "Take care!"

Herr Rufeng, however, couldn’t be bothered with such restraint. She cried out loudly in a delicate voice: "Ding Fan, remember to come back and see us, don’t you dare die in the Central Plains."

"Hahahahaha~"

Ding Fan’s body paused for a moment, then he couldn’t help bursting into loud laughter. Crimson Flame bore him into the air, like a shooting star, and then flew off.

Ding Fan kept looking back, and his laughter never ceased. The laughter sounded full of boldness and heroism, yet the sorrow within it could not be concealed.

...

A few days later Ding Fan left. He departed at midnight. He did not disturb Wu Qingxia and the others, nor did he say goodbye; he merely left a letter. But before leaving, he still bade farewell to Ye Li and the rest, and entrusted several matters to them.

Besides the Skeleton Sect, the Herr Family, and the Zhong Family, Ding Fan also asked Ye Li, when he had the time, to send people to Tongzhou to investigate and search for Xia Mengqing’s whereabouts. If there was an opportunity, they were to bring Xia Mengqing back, or at least inform her that he had gone to the Central Plains.

He left behind a portrait of Xia Mengqing, drawn from his own memory, and he instructed Zhong Yeliguan that if there was no chance to rescue Xia Mengqing, then they must not force it, so as not to cause unnecessary harm.

The Silver Condor Goddess of the Jade Goshawk Palace was extremely formidable. According to Zhong Zhiyong’s assessment, she should be at the Divine Realm Sixth Level Peak Realm, and yet the Silver Condor Goddess was only the second figure of the Jade Goshawk Palace. In that case, the Jade Eagle Palace Master was very likely a Divine Realm Seventh Level Expert.

Therefore Ding Fan told Ye Li not to attempt a forcible rescue. This was the reason he hadn’t gone to Tongzhou first.

Within the Jade Maiden Palace, Xia Mengqing should not be in danger. For the sake of the expectations placed on him by the Sirius Clan, he chose to go to Sirius City first. If Xia Mengqing knew that he could go to the Sirius City in the Central Plains, but instead went to the Tongzhou Jade Roc Palace, she would blame him.

Besides that...

Once he arrived at Sirius City and the Sirius Clan acknowledged his identity, the Ding Family would definitely immediately dispatch people to Frostbite Cliff, because Ding Fan had already obtained Zheng Tianxing’s intel: the old Sirius, Ding Aohuang, very likely was not dead, but had gone to Frostbite Cliff; at that time the Ding Family would certainly send people to look for him.

As long as the Sirius Clan recognized Ding Fan’s identity, he could then dispatch the Sirius Clan’s experts to the Tongzhou Jade Roc Palace to bring Xia Mengqing back. Then everything would be complete.

Ding Fan also didn’t take Mu Gaosou away. He had Ye Li remove the soul‑guiding brand from Mu Gaosou’s mind and let him choose to stay or leave for himself. Mu Gaosou sincerely chose to remain in the Skeleton Sect. He knew the Skeleton Sect would one day soar into the heavens; most importantly, Ye Li had Limitless Fruit in his hands.

After Ding Fan quietly left Moon Mist Island with Zhong Zhiyong and Crimson Flame, he went to the Underground Palace on Baisheng Island, paid his respects to the deceased Xia Ling and to the brave men who had followed him back then in the Sirius Ancient Tomb, and then he took a Super Airship directly to Shenwu Country.

Ding Fan chose to leave the Northern Wastelands via Shenwu Country, because the Zhao Family people were very friendly toward him, and Zhong Zhiyong also needed to return to report back and arrange some matters.

Of course, there was one more thing Ding Fan had to do. He intended to kill Patriarch Park of the Wu Family Fortress.

In order to curry favor with the Zhong Family, the Patriarch of the Park Family once dug up the Sirius Ancient Tomb, killed Xia Ling and several of his friends, and hung their corpses on the city gate of Wu Family Fortress for public display. He hadn’t personally taken the head of Patriarch Park, and that made him feel uncomfortable.

The Super Airship was pushed to its highest speed. Outside there was no wind, and it was impossible to see what was happening inside the Super Airship. Ding Fan was sitting cross-legged in a cabin cultivating, while Crimson Flame sat beside him, and Zhong Zhiyong was piloting the Super Airship.

The Super Airship flew very fast, and by dawn the next day they arrived near Wu Family Fortress. The reason they came near Wu Family Fortress was because of Ding Fan—he wanted to go to Frostbite Cliff and take a look. He had heard from Zheng Tianxing that the Sirius Elder had actually appeared here more than ten years ago, and he truly wanted to see this master he had never met.

"Let’s go!"

He said a word to Crimson Flame, and they flew down toward Frostbite Cliff. Zhong Zhiyong did not go; he went to find the Zhong Family people to arrange what he was to do after going to the Central Plains, and also sent people to capture the Patriarch of the Park Family.

Crimson Flame followed Ding Fan all the way as they sped forward, and in less than half an hour they reached Great Python Mountain. Standing on the summit of Great Python Mountain, Ding Fan truly felt a bit emotional. Just a year and a half ago, he had come to the Divine Realm, arrived at this Great Python Mountain, entered the Sirius Ancient Tomb, and begun his journey in the Divine Realm. Yet now, he had already become the leader of the strongest Power in the Northern Wastelands.

Crimson Flame had not brought Ding Fan close to Frostbite Cliff. Although a Beast King had been killed there, who knew whether there were even more powerful spiritual beasts?

Besides, there was no difference between approaching Frostbite Cliff and not approaching it, because no one dared enter the cliff itself. It was beyond doubt that ordinary cultivators would die if they went in. Even someone as powerful as the Sirius Elder was only said to have gone in—there had been no news of him coming out.

"Master Sirius!"

Ding Fan’s eyes looked toward the distant south as he said softly, "I am about to head to the Central Plains. If you really are beneath this cliff, I will reach Sirius City as soon as possible and find powerful Ding Family experts to rescue you. The Sirius Clan is a Level Eight family; they will definitely save you.

"Hmm... no!"

Ding Fan suddenly thought of a question. He turned his head to look at Crimson Flame and asked, "Crimson Flame, three Divine Realm Third Level experts make a Level Three power, three Divine Realm Fourth Level experts make a Level Four power, and three Divine Realm Sixth Level experts make a Level Five power. Having three Divine Realm Seventh Level experts makes you a Level Seven family. So does that mean a Level Eight power is one that has thirty Divine Realm Seventh Level experts?"

"I’m not sure about that either..."

Crimson Flame shook his head and said, "The Northern Wastelands is too small. Not even a single Divine Realm Seventh Level expert has appeared here. What the exact situation is, I don’t know. We’ll only understand once we reach the Central Plains."

"Oh! I see!"

Ding Fan thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "All right, then let’s go. We’ll go to Zhong Family Fortress first and then to Shenwu City."

Crimson Flame and Ding Fan flew back together. Zhong Zhiyong had returned early. The three of them boarded the Super Airship again out in the wilds and continued forward.

This time, they did not travel to Zhong Family Fortress by Super Airship. After all, it was too far. Zhong Zhiyong controlled the Airship and headed for a large nearby metropolis. They went directly into the city and then took a Teleportation Array straight to Zhong Family Fortress.

When they arrived at Zhong Family Fortress, Ding Fan did not go to see the Zhong Family members. He had Zhong Zhiyong take him to rest and let him handle Zhong Family’s affairs on his own.

After dark, Zhong Zhiyong returned, bringing back a warrior. Ding Fan gave him a glance and nodded slightly. Zhong Zhiyong handled matters very efficiently; the Patriarch of the Park Family had been captured. He was merely a Divine Realm Fourth Level expert, and Ding Fan couldn’t even be bothered to kill him himself. With a wave of his hand, he let Zhong Zhiyong take him out and execute him on the spot.

Ding Fan and Crimson Flame stayed one night at Zhong Family Fortress. At dawn, Zhong Zhiyong had finished handling everything.

"Let’s go!"

Ding Fan did not want to stay too long at Zhong Family Fortress. After all, at this time the Patriarch of the Zhong Family was still his slave. He took the two of them into the Teleportation Array and sent them to Shenwu City.

Upon arriving in Shenwu City, more and more people gathered outside the Teleportation Array. Zhong Zhiyong had apparently sent a message to the Zhao Family, and Elder Zhao Tianba of the Zhao Family squeezed his way through the crowd with Zhao Xiner to welcome them.

"Welcome, Young Master Ding, to our humble place!"

Zhao Tianba was extremely enthusiastic. After a few words of greeting, he took Chi Fan’s hand and said kindly, "Our Patriarch is waiting inside. He has been wanting to meet you."

Ding Fan wanted to leave immediately, but he had no choice now and could only follow Zhao Tianba inside.

They walked into the Zhao Family compound and came to the outer hall. A handsome, refined middle-aged man in a yellow robe and another group of people were waiting there.

"He is the Patriarch of the Zhao Family, the King of Shenwu Country, Zhao Tianxiong!"

Zhong Zhiyong hurriedly introduced him to Ding Fan. Ding Fan looked at the smiling middle-aged man before him, and his heart was full of emotion. Back then, he had wanted to take Xia Mengqing and defect to Zhao Tianxiong so they could ride the Zhao Family’s Super Teleportation Array to the Central Plains.

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