Chapter 257

Chapter 257: Because I Want To See When He Will Wise Up
Of course Bai Ling knew that placing all his hopes on someone he did not really understand carried great risk.

But he had no other choice.

Luckily, Yu Zhao had appeared in time.

She had brought with her an unhatched Azure Dragon bloodline.

She brought new hope to the Demon Race.

To thank Yu Zhao, he had laid out the clan’s secret without holding anything back.

Yu Zhao lowered her eyelids slightly and hid the disappointment in her eyes.

The information the White Peacock Clan had was even less than what she knew. It was not of much use as a reference.

However, Bai Ling’s words still reminded her of something.

If the White Peacock Clan’s Ancestral Patriarch Bai Ling could notice that the Heavenly Ladder was about to break during her Ascension and send out a warning, then there was no reason for Hong Wei, who had undergone Ascension a few days earlier, to be completely unaware.

Maybe she could get new information from the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.

But although Yu Zhao had already stepped through the threshold of being a powerhouse, in front of an entire race she was still insignificant.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan was also famous for being closed-off and exclusive. For the moment, she could not think of any way to approach them.

Yu Zhao turned to the only contact she had in the Demon Race and asked: “Clan Chief Bai Ling, may I ask how the relationship is between the White Peacock Clan and the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan?”

Bai Ling rubbed his nose a little awkwardly and said: “The relationship is… not bad.”

He sounded vague, and a doubtful look appeared on Yu Zhao’s face at once.

Bai Ling dropped his hand, his eyes drifting away as he said: “In recent years, the relationship between the White Peacock Clan and the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan has eased a lot, but…”

He hesitated for a moment, then continued: “Back in the day, I pursued the chieftain of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, Nine-Tails. She turned me down, so we have not had much contact for many years.”

Yu Zhao suddenly understood.

No wonder Bai Ling had been so unclear before. So there was this story behind it.

This made things a bit tricky.

If she could not use Bai Ling as a direct link, maybe she could start with her friends and see if there was any way to connect to the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan through them.

She lowered her head and quickly did some calculations in her mind.

Seeing Yu Zhao remain silent, Bai Ling gritted his teeth and said: “I can introduce you to Nine-Tails, but she is very firm in her views. Whether you can convince her will depend on your own tongue. I cannot help you with that.”

Yu Zhao was overjoyed and said: “Thank you, Clan Chief Bai Ling. Then when will we set out?”

Bai Ling had not expected Yu Zhao to be ready to leave right away. He panicked a little and said: “We are leaving now?”

Yu Zhao nodded and said: “The sooner the better.”

Bai Ling said: “I still have a few matters to deal with. Let us head out early tomorrow morning.”

Yu Zhao did not think much of it and agreed happily.

Only when she saw Bai Ling the next day did she understand why he had not agreed on the spot the day before.

He had not gone off to handle affairs at all. He had clearly gone to spruce himself up.

His hair had obviously been washed with top-grade spiritual water. It was smooth and shiny. His robe was woven from the brightest Mystic Thread, glittering in the sunlight. There was also a faint floral scent coming from him. It was not heavy, but it was refreshing.

He wore a calm expression, but the mating energy pouring off him was so strong it was almost overflowing.

Yu Zhao’s eye twitched.

She had no doubt that if the chieftain of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan suddenly appeared here, Bai Ling would drop her at once and rush after the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Bai Ling said: “I have temporarily handed over the care of the Descendant of the Azure Dragon to Bai Mei. Let us go and come back quickly.”

Yu Zhao answered: “Alright.”

As soon as she nodded, a gentle force wrapped around her.

In the blink of an eye, she and Bai Ling appeared thousands of miles away.

A light breeze blew past, and the figures of the two of them turned into mist and faded from sight.

The figures left behind had only been afterimages. Their real bodies had already used one Blink Step after another to appear in a faraway place.

Yu Zhao silently felt the changes in space. From time to time, she muttered under her breath, her eyes full of thought.

After she stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, she had naturally learned the skill of Blink Step.

But the farthest she could Blink Step was only about one li, while Bai Ling, even while taking her along, could Blink Step several hundred li with ease.

Yu Zhao felt this was not only a difference in cultivation level, but also a difference in understanding and sensing space itself.

So while they were Blink Stepping, she did not forget to secretly learn, trying to feel the mysteries of the Power of Space.

When Bai Ling realized what Yu Zhao was doing, he did not get angry. Instead, he quietly slowed down and guided Yu Zhao to feel the space that existed everywhere.

With his wholehearted help, Yu Zhao’s understanding of space advanced by leaps and bounds, and the distance of her Blink Step tripled.

Amid Yu Zhao’s sincere thanks, Qingqiu Mountain was already close at hand.

…

Qingqiu Mountain.

Quan Ye was tied tightly to a tree, his hands and feet bound. His eyes were shut, his body tense, and there were whip marks on his exposed skin.

Beside him, Qingqiu Mountain’s famous teacher, Nine-Tails, was giving a lesson. The willow branch in her hand slid up and down Quan Ye’s body as she explained.

A group of Little Foxes listened as if drunk on her words. From time to time they nodded in agreement, very serious.

At this moment, Nine-Tails suddenly gave a soft sound of surprise.

[Why is he here?]

And he had even brought along a Human Race young woman.

Nine-Tails thought for a moment, then handed the willow branch to a Four-Tailed Fox. She said: “You teach the children for me. I am going to welcome an old friend.”

The Four-Tailed Fox’s tails flicked, and she instantly turned into a bright, beautiful young girl.

She answered sweetly and took the willow branch from Nine-Tails.

Nine-Tails tapped the tip of her foot on the ground and headed toward the foot of the mountain.

Bai Ling had done a lot of mental preparation before they left, but when he finally reached the foot of Qingqiu Mountain, he could not help growing nervous. His palms grew sweaty, his heart beat faster, and his whole demon body fell into a kind of excited state.

Yu Zhao smelled the floral scent in the air growing stronger and stronger, so strong it was almost sharp.

Only then did she realize that the scent was not something Bai Ling had sprinkled on his clothes ahead of time. It was rising from inside his body and spreading out.

She quickly sealed off her sense of smell and quietly put a bit of distance between herself and Bai Ling.

When Nine-Tails arrived, the first thing she noticed was the scent coming from Bai Ling.

Her lips curled into a smile, and she flashed down to land in front of him.

Today she wore a long dress as black as ink. Her face was more beautiful than peach blossoms. The extreme contrast only made her even more seductive and charming.

She looked at him and said: “Bai Ling, you finally decided to come see me.”

Bai Ling was a bit at a loss. A flush spread quickly up from the roots of his ears.

He stammered: “Nine-Tails, l-long time no see. How have you been lately?”

She rolled her eyes at him and said: “Not good. Someone keeps hiding from me every day, making me think about him all the time and feel all stuffed up inside.”

Even when a beauty rolled her eyes, she was still stunning.

Listening to the two talk, Yu Zhao’s eyebrow twitched.

From what Nine-Tails was saying, she was not completely without feelings for Bai Ling. So why had she rejected him so coldly back when Clan Chief Bai Ling confessed to her?

Yu Zhao felt this was strange.

Bai Ling, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised.

Of course he could hear the affection hidden in Nine-Tails’s words.

He had always liked Nine-Tails. Right now he really wanted to show off his true form on the spot, but when he remembered how coldly she had turned him down back then, he forced himself to hold back that urge. He pretended to stay calm and asked: “Since you miss him so much, why didn’t you go look for him?”

Nine-Tails lifted her index finger and traced circles on Bai Ling’s chest as she said softly: “Because I want to see when he will finally wise up and come back to find me.”

Her voice was low, with a slightly hoarse, magnetic tone.

Not to mention Bai Ling, even Yu Zhao felt her ears go numb and her heart ripple.

Bang!

Whoosh!

The White Peacock spread his tail.