"I went to the Clan Leader Residence to request a meeting with the Clan Leader. The eldest young master of the Clan Leader’s family received me and said that the Clan Leader is traveling and his whereabouts are uncertain.
Helpless, I had to clearly state my purpose to the eldest young master. However, he said this matter was of great importance and he couldn’t make the decision himself, so he used an emergency contact to reach the Clan Leader.
The Clan Leader asked me to wait a few days before leaving. He said he would rush back overnight and it may take three or four days," Hu Qingtong said somewhat helplessly.
"Three or four days."
Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed tightly, "The matter with Brother Monkey here is urgent, and the pursuit troops of the Wind-Thunder Ancient Monkey King may appear at any time.
Qing Tong, did you mention that you have urgent matters?"
"I did, stating that there are extremely urgent matters, and I must leave immediately. However, the Clan Leader sent me a handwritten letter through a small Communication Transfer Formation, asking me to wait a few days and to definitely wait until he returns before leaving, as he has important matters to discuss with me," Hu Qingtong said helplessly.
"Important matters...."
After pondering for a while, Ye Zhen suddenly made a decision, "Qing Tong, I don’t understand what important matters your Clan Leader has to personally discuss with you, but we cannot gamble with Chi Ling’er’s safety.
Once the people of the Wind-Thunder Ancient Monkey King catch up, it will be extremely dangerous.
My suggestion is, never mind, we leave immediately!
As for your Clan Leader, you can leave a letter, also leave the storage ring containing the Dragon Saliva Peach that you were going to give him. And then leave a small Communication Transfer Formation that can be used to contact him. If there are really important matters, contact later to figure out a solution or even return to meet after the matter is resolved." Ye Zhen said.
This proposal received approval from Zhu Hong and Sunx Ba.
Fortunately, Hu Qingtong was not a stubborn person. She was extremely intelligent and naturally understood Ye Zhen’s concerns.
"That’s good, I will leave a letter and then pack up briefly, and leave immediately." Hu Qingtong also made her decision.
"Brother Monkey, in your current state, it is not suitable for traveling. Just get into my belly, we travel while you heal," said the Pig Demon Zhu Hong.
"Have to go inside again?" Sunx Ba showed a hint of distress.
Within Zhu Hong’s belly, it’s a dark and lonely world, the days are not easy to endure.
"Of course, and I estimate you’ll need to rest in my belly for at least a year and a half until we’re safe, then you can come out again," Zhu Hong said.
"No way....."
Reluctant as he was, Sunx Ba understood that, at this time, he had no other choice but to enter Zhu Hong’s inner world.
"Come on!"
"Wait."
Just as Sunx Ba was about to let Zhu Hong swallow him, Ye Zhen spoke up, "Brother Monkey, I also have a self-contained space, besides its self-contained nature, it also has many wonderful qualities, Brother Monkey should come to mine."
This was a decision Ye Zhen made after careful consideration.
The Mirage Dragon Pearl could be said to be Ye Zhen’s lifeline. Under normal circumstances, the existence of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, especially its time-order space, is something Ye Zhen was unwilling to let others know.
But now, it was indeed an extraordinary period.
Under normal conditions, the Long-Armed Fire Monkey King would need three to four years to fully recover; within Zhu Hong’s internal world without Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi’s nourishment, it might take even longer.
Yet Sunx Ba’s combat power is incredibly formidable.
With cultivation at the Sixth Stage of Dark Palace Realm, he was able to injure a Grand Sage of Dao Realm and escape in the opportunity.
Such combat power, if used for four or five years to heal, would be quite a waste, especially in the currently extremely dangerous situation.
Therefore, Ye Zhen planned to invite Sunx Ba into the time-order space of the Mirage Dragon Pearl to cultivate.
First, Ye Zhen believed Sunx Ba and the others would not disclose this secret; secondly, Ye Zhen now had some confidence in protecting this treasure.
"Oh? Brother Ye, you also have a self-contained space? And many wonderful qualities, what are they?" Sunx Ba asked in surprise.
"Well, Brother Monkey will experience it once you’re inside, and when you come out, it will definitely be a surprise for you!" Ye Zhen said.
Seeing the confident Ye Zhen, the Long-Armed Fire Monkey King Sunx Ba nodded with some doubt.
A few moments later, a flash of green light passed, and the figure of the Long-Armed Fire Monkey King Sunx Ba disappeared.
Not long after, Hu Qingtong had also almost finished packing.
There wasn’t much, just tidying up Chi Ling’er’s toys and some books, with a change of clothes.
"Uncle, where are we going?" Chi Ling’er, being held by Ye Zhen, asked with curiosity.
"Taking you outside, there are many fun places out there."
Although Ye Zhen dearly wanted Chi Ling’er to acknowledge him as her father instantly, he knew that this required a process and an opportunity.
Directly having Chi Ling’er acknowledge a father might scare her.
"Outside? Fun places? That’s great; I’ve never left here since I was little."
Watching the father and daughter chat excitedly, Hu Qingtong suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of happiness rising in her heart.
"Wang Xiaomao! Let’s go!"
With a quick call, the kitten and Hur Chimei, who were playing atop Xuanjia Hill Mountain City, were summoned by Ye Zhen.
The kitten’s form shifted briefly, growing slightly larger and leaping into the low air, waiting for Ye Zhen and the others to get on.
As for Hur Chimei, he simply shrank down to palm-size again and hung on the kitten’s neck.
"Chi Ling’er, this is your Uncle Tiger Kitten. It’s really fast, you’ll experience it soon," Ye Zhen introduced, holding Chi Ling’er as they flew onto the ample back of the kitten, while Chi Ling’er curiously stroked the Cloud Winged Tiger King’s kitten’s fur.
"Uncle Ye, this kitten tiger’s wings are actually flesh. Can it really fly?"
"You’ll see soon."
Just having gotten atop the kitten’s back, the Pig Demon Zhu Hong couldn’t help but grin; "Uncle Tiger Kitten," this title was as awkward as could be.
Soon after, Ling Qianbi helped Hu Qingtong onto the kitten’s back.
Ling Qianbi was treating Hu Qingtong like a revered teacher’s wife.
Ye Zhen chuckled, intending to command the kitten to set off, but right then, from the center of Tu Mountain, several streams of light suddenly flew in.
Before the light arrived, a loud shout could be heard, "Qing Tong, wait for now!"
"That’s the voice of the eldest son of the Clan Leader, Tu Jinggao," Hu Qingtong’s expression slightly changed, becoming somewhat apologetic.
In this matter, it was indeed Hu Qingtong who had gone back on her word.
Before the person arrived, the voice came first; as the voice stopped, the person arrived.
The stream of light halted, and Tu Jinggao hovered at Ye Zhen and Hu Qingtong’s side, first bowing to Hu Qingtong, then smiling bitterly.
"Father was right; he said that with Qing Tong’s resolute character, if he tried to keep you, you would likely leave him a letter and go. So, he asked me specifically to come and try to keep you," Tu Jinggao, dressed like a scholar, spoke emotionally.
"Brother Tu, to be honest, I do have urgent matters that require me to leave immediately," Hu Qingtong insisted.
Tu Jinggao bowed again, saying, "Qing Tong, my father has commanded that I must keep you for one to two more days. He said when you leave this time, who knows when we will see each other again?
So, he specifically instructed me to ensure you stay here, wait for his return in one to two days. He really has something extremely important to tell you face to face."
"But..."
"Father has also said," Tu Jinggao didn’t give Hu Qingtong a chance to refuse, "he knows you have an urgent matter and won’t make things difficult for you. He only asks Qing Tong to give him a day and a half.
From this moment, Father will forsake sleep and rest, disregard any cost, in a day and a half’s time, he’ll rush back. He asks Qing Tong to wait this day and a half."
"This..." With Clan Leader Tu Zheng saying such things, willing to disregard everything just to see her, Hu Qingtong indeed found it hard to refuse.
"Father also said that if Qing Tong can’t wait even a day and a half, then please wait another ten hours. Father will use the Secret Technique of burning Origin Essence Blood, to return within ten hours to Qingqiu." Tu Jinggao smiled bitterly.
At this, Hu Qingtong was completely unable to hold firm.
Clan Leader Tu Zheng had already shown kindness to her, and is doing all sorts of conceding and efforts just to see her, even at the expense of burning up Origin Essence Blood.
Compelling the Clan Leader to burn Origin Essence Blood to rush back, such an ungrateful act, Hu Qingtong couldn’t bring herself to do, nor could she personally overcome the moral barrier.
Helpless, Hu Qingtong could only bow her hands, "I thank the Clan Leader for his concern, but the burning of Origin Essence Blood to rush back is unnecessary. A day and a half, Qing Tong can wait."
Having said that, Hu Qingtong helplessly gave Ye Zhen a slight bitter smile, "Brother Ye, let’s wait another day."
Witnessing this scenario, Tu Jinggao smiled, bowing, "That’s good! I’ll contact Father immediately, telling him the burning of Origin Essence Blood for the journey is unnecessary, allowing me to breathe a sigh of relief."
Watching Ye Zhen and the others descend from the sky, returning to Hu Qingtong’s little courtyard, Tu Jinggao took his leave smiling.
With the occurrence of this scene, Hu Qingtong’s plan to leave spread rapidly in all directions, reaching the ears of many concerned parties.
Yet at this moment, Ye Zhen felt a strong sense of unease surge within.
As a strong cultivator, he already possessed a knack for sensing impending danger, and since recently beginning with the Heavenly Mechanism Secret, his sensitivity to such intuition had grown more acute.
The problem was, Ye Zhen couldn’t discern the source of this intense unease.
"Brother Ye, sorry. The Clan Leader has shown me kindness, and I can’t surmount this internal barrier," Hu Qingtong said apologetically upon returning to the small house.
"Another day and a half, let’s wait a bit longer. Nothing major should happen, let’s just be careful," Ye Zhen reminded.
"After all this fuss, we haven’t had a proper meal, let me prepare something for you. You and Brother Zhu have a drink as well," Hu Qingtong suggested.
"Sounds good."
Ye Zhen and Zhu Hong raised their bowls, dranking and teasing Chi Ling’er.
After a short while of drinking, several little heads peeked in from outside; they were Chi Ling’er’s playmates.
"Chi Ling’er, want to go play? Tu Yan’s not around!" a little fellow curiously said.
Having spent half a day with Ye Zhen, Chi Ling’er was feeling a bit bored, "Uncle, I want to go out to play with them."
"Go ahead."
Without much thought, Ye Zhen nodded, and soon Chi Ling’er and the bunch dashed out, the sounds of their laughter fading into the distance!

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