Chapter 1058: The Fish That Got Away

Feng Xiaoxiao, for a moment, was interrogated by Ye Liuyun and didn't know what to say.

She wanted to ask, but feared she might guess wrong and upset Ye Liuyun.

"Don't single her out; she was nice to us before!"

It was only when Xia Tianqiong pleaded for Feng Xiaoxiao that Ye Liuyun's attitude softened a bit.

He treated Feng Xiaoxiao that way because he feared that once she got comfortable, she'd throw a temper tantrum, so he chose to give her no friendly looks at all, keeping her from getting reckless.

But he still warned Feng Xiaoxiao: "Don't forget, I never promised anything to your Elder Tong. If you want to leave, you can go at any time."

"Oh!" Feng Xiaoxiao replied plaintively, not daring to argue.

"Don't mind him; he's not targeting you! Since he promised to take you, he'll definitely look after you."

Xia Tianqiong silently sent a Transmission Voice to Feng Xiaoxiao.

"But whatever he does, don't interfere! I don't even dare to control him! Anyway, those senior brothers of yours who abandoned you and ran away aren't any good either!"

After speaking, Xia Tianqiong handed her a piece of roasted meat.

Feng Xiaoxiao numbly took a bite. Her emotions hadn't settled, and seeing Ye Liuyun's indifferent attitude, she felt very down.

But the aroma of that bite instantly pulled her thoughts back, brightening her mind.

"How is it, tasty?" Xia Tianqiong asked with a smile.

"Mm!" Feng Xiaoxiao quickly nodded and kept eating.

"His roasted meat is superb! I've never tasted roasted meat better than his!" Xia Tianqiong praised to Feng Xiaoxiao.

"I agree! I've never had roasted meat better than little brother's!" Lei Ming, hearing this, immediately raised both hands in approval.

The others all echoed along.

"Haha, if you love to eat, have more; today we've had enough!"

Ye Liuyun eliminated the Shadows, feeling relieved. He then roasted several massive ferocious beasts for them, letting everyone eat their fill!

His clone, within the Space World, used a Transmission Talisman to contact the Fourth Prince, informing him that the three high‑rank Shadows had been dealt with.

The Fourth Prince also told him that across Zhongyang Dalu, everyone is scrupulously clearing Shadow members, and the Shadows will soon vanish without a trace.

Next, Ye Liuyun began discussing the next steps with everyone.

"Shall we stay here, fight a few more battles before leaving?" Yuan Datou suggested.

He had finally found a place to fight to his heart's content and didn't want to leave so soon.

Lei Ming also wanted to spar with the ferocious beasts again.

"Fine!" Ye Liuyun immediately agreed.

He himself needed to advance his realm, so perhaps they'd break through here before continuing the journey.

Thus he shrank the Black Python, coiling it around Ling Shuang's arm to protect her. He assigned the Ice Demon Tiger and the Dragon Eagle to guard Lei Ming, Long Nv, and Ye Tiandao respectively. The Blue Wind Wolf was tasked with protecting Xia Tianqiong.

Ye Liuyun planned to have them operate separately, each fighting in zones he deemed acceptable for training.

He would stay put to break through his realm.

Feng Xiaoxiao, seeing this, couldn't help feeling very disappointed.

She now didn't dare to go, nor to venture out for trials, and could only stay to accompany Ye Liuyun.

However, Ye Liuyun never intended to let her stay with him.

Soon the Qing Lin wolf pack returned, but their numbers were greatly reduced, and many wolves bore wounds.

"What happened?" Ye Liuyun asked the wolf king.

"One ran away!"

The wolf king relayed the information to Ye Liuyun, revealing that the one who fled was Feng Yuanlai.

That Feng Yuanlai, in order to save himself, even dared to have his fellow sect brothers lead the Blue Wind Wolf toward another pack of ferocious beasts.

This caused the two beast packs to clash fiercely, and he seized the chance to leap into the river and flee.

"Forget it!"

Ye Liuyun sighed and didn't trouble the Qing Lin wolf king.

Immediately, he ordered the Qing Lin wolf king to disperse the pack, and then helped Feng Xiaoxiao sign a Master-Servant Contract with the Qing Lin wolf king.

"You should go train as well!" Ye Liuyun said to Feng Xiaoxiao.

Feng Xiaoxiao, as she wished, obtained a third‑rank high‑grade ferocious beast, and was naturally overjoyed.

"Grandpa Tong really wasn't wrong; this guy truly has a cold exterior but a warm heart!"

Feng Xiaoxiao gradually realized that as long as she didn't interfere with Ye Liuyun's affairs, he remained easy to get along with.

Moreover, although Ye Liuyun seemed to ignore her on the surface, in fact he had even prepared a ferocious beast for her!

"Thank you!" So she solemnly thanked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun waved his hand and stopped paying attention to her.

He also feared that if he treated Feng Xiaoxiao too well, it would bring him trouble.

After Feng Xiaoxiao left, Ye Liuyun recorded the coordinates of this place using the Black Tower, for easy return later to capture more ferocious beasts.

Then he used a Formation Flag to shield himself, allowing his clone to break through first.

Once the Formation Flag was set, no trace could be seen outside, only Ye Liuyun meditating there.

This is also Ye Liuyun's method of luring ferocious beasts. Since they came, he couldn't return empty‑handed; catching a few as food was fine.

Thus he didn't return to Xuan Kong Shi, but let his clone break through, then he broke through simultaneously, later swapping places with the clone to return to Xuan Kong Shi to replenish Mysterious Origin.

Ye Liuyun's method was indeed good; he didn't have to move, yet ferocious beasts came to his door.

Once a ferocious beast entered the Formation, it would be trapped by an Illusion Array. Ye Liuyun then calmly extracted the beast's Soul and, using Void Relocation, gathered its corpse.

Throughout the process, he never needed to move, yet could capture the ferocious beast.

Inside Xuan Kong Shi, his clone was also making final preparations.

But he never could have guessed that Feng Yuanlai, the fish caught in this road's net, would quietly slip back.

Feng Yuanlai reckoned that after the wolf pack's battle, they would certainly return to recuperate.

He wanted to take this opportunity to come over and see the situation.

He was still worrying about Xia Tianqiong and Feng Xiaoxiao on one hand, and on the other hand was day‑dreaming that, should Ye Liuyun and the others be killed by the wolf pack, he might still be able to pick up some Storage Ring‑type items, which would count as a gain.

What he didn't expect either was that as soon as he returned, he ran into Feng Xiaoxiao.

"Junior sister?"

"Senior brother?"

Both of them were a bit surprised.

What surprised Feng Yuanlai was that Feng Xiaoxiao was still alive, and was wandering alone in the forest.

The Qing Lin wolf had already been captured by Feng Xiaoxiao into a Storage Ring, and he was unaware of it.

After Feng Xiaoxiao and the Qing Lin wolf signed a Master-Servant Contract, once they left Ye Liuyun, they inquired about the situation of the other fellow disciples.

The Qing Lin wolf did not conceal anything and told Feng Xiaoxiao everything truthfully.

So at this moment, Feng Xiaoxiao had completely seen through what kind of person Feng Yuanlai was.

She felt surprised because she hadn't expected Feng Yuanlai to still dare to return.

However, although she now felt aversion toward Feng Yuanlai, she harbored no murderous intent toward him; she just didn't want to deal with him.

So after being shocked, she didn't want to chat with him any longer and turned to leave.