Chapter 456 - The Storm That Shook The Empire (2/2)
”Yes, I was the one that took the leave for her,” Wen Cheng said.
”Oh, that makes it a little easier to explain then. You see, sect elder, Disciple Mei's official leave ended yesterday. I thought that was an error and decided to wait today for her to return, but she didn't.”
”Still, I left her as absent on leave for today as well. However, if she truly isn't back by tomorrow, I can't keep her absent on leave on Monday,” Elder Jung said.
”Sigh, so that's what you wanted to talk about,” Wen Cheng said. ”You can put her on Absent without notice, elder Jung. You can also make her rank available for grab. If any disciple chooses to take it, they may. You do not need to feel guilty about this.”
”Ah, I see. You've already thought of the consequences. I shall do that tomorrow then. That is all, sect le—”
”Sect Leader!” someone came running into the room. The elder who had just walked in was a younger one, and Wen Cheng frowned when he saw that.
He was about to scold the elder for barging in without notice, but then he saw the horror and confusion on the elder's face.
”What happened?” Wen Cheng asked inquisitively.
”The… The Treasury room, sect leader, ” the elder spoke. ”Something is happening in the treasury room.”
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”Do you really think we can't kill the Jaguar at all? The 3 of us together?” Fu Zexian asked.
He was currently in a large, white room with crimson furniture, drapes, and carpets. He was sitting on a large chair with two other chairs in front of him, facing towards himself.
On one of the chairs was an ordinary-looking man wearing simple attire. But this was heavily contrasted by his clean-shaven face and stark red hair. He also had a very haughty attitude that made him stand out more than the Emperor he was before.
On the other chair was a thin man with long jet black hair. He was quite good-looking, but he had a rather fat mustache that didn't seem to match with his face.
These were the two Saint realm cultivator named Yang and Feng.
”You didn't feel what we felt, brother Zexian. That beast… that monster, it was on a different league of its own,” the long black-haired Feng said with fear in his mind at just the thought of the jaguar again. ”Tell him, brother Yang.”
”It's true, brother Zexian. We keep telling you, but you don't believe us. That beast is truly very strong,” the red-haired Yang said.
”I understood that it's strong. But this time you will have me too. Last time, I was alone in the fight, and you two joined very late, which was why the Jaguar ran away at that time,” Zexian said.
”And then two weeks ago, you two went chasing it and lost.”
”But this time, if we meet it, we can all fight together from the very start. There is no way the beast could survive us at that time, right?” Zexian asked. He truly didn't like thinking that there was a beast out there that could destroy half of his empire before he even realized it was attacking.
”Brother Zexian, brother Feng and I barely entered the Saint Foundation realm a few decades ago. You have been in the Saint Foundation realm for almost a century now, so there is no way I doubt your strength, brother.”
”However, please believe me when I tell you this, that beast… its cultivation base should be beyond the Saint Foundation realm. It's definitely in the Saint Core realm,” Yang said.
”What? No way,” Zexian said in surprise. ”If it truly is in the Saint Core realm then why hasn't it attacked us already? I see no reason for it to return every time it attacks.”
”In fact,” Feng spoke from the side. ”I wouldn't be surprised if it were in the Saint Soul realm either. We are just assuming at this point because it showed us a level of power we had never seen before. Not from you, not from the old man.”
”Yes,” Yang said. ”As for why it doesn't attack us… I do have an idea. I think the beast isn't really intent on harming us at all. You said it spoke about it wanting something right?”
”Yes, it said something about duty to acquire something. I didn't listen pay much attention at the time,” Zexian said.
”Yes. It said the same thing when fighting us too. It seems to not want to resort to violence unless necessary, so when we fought, it didn't harm us. Instead, it asked to let way to get something,” Feng said.
”You think if we give what it wants to it, it will leave us alone?” the Emperor asked. He was willing to let go of something if it was for his empire.
”Unfortunately, we have to clue,” Yang said.
”No, we do,” Feng suddenly said. ”You remember the flying boat?”
”What flying bo— Oh, the one you talked about. You should know my eyes aren't as good as yours, brother Feng. I couldn't see anything at that time,” Yang said.
”What's this about a flying boat?” Zexian asked.
”You see there was this weird little boat flying away in the direction the jaguar was going towards, just moments before we arrived. I barely managed to see its shape from far away,” Feng said.
”You think that boat had what the beast wanted?” Zexian asked.
”Yeah. Although we don't know what it was, so searching would be troublesome,” Feng said.
”That is tru—”
Suddenly, the 3 of them stood up and looked towards the west. They were all frowning and slowly starting to sweat.
”What was that?” Yang asked.
”I don't know, but it felt… strong,” Feng said.
”That's… not a person. Neither is that a beast. Just what was that energy,” Zexian asked.
”That felt… dangerous too,” Yang said.
Zexian suddenly took out a talisman that was slowly glowing and spoke into it. ”Yes father, I felt it too. I will look into it,” he said.
Zexian felt defeated.
”First the beasts attack, then Zexi disappears and now this. Just what is happening in this empire,” he frowned.
”Finding a way to deal with the beasts should be our number one priority, brother Zexian,” Feng reminded.
”Yes, I know. But the other two can't be ignored either,” Zexian said. ”You two don't need to worry, I will find an answer to it all.. For now, I will send a small unit to find out any information they can in the west.”