Chapter 168: Princess Iron Fan and the Sea of Blood

"Sure enough, this evil creature carries the fortune of the Demon Sect. As for the Jie Sect fortune, it is negligible. But even this negligible fortune might truly ruin the entire Jie Sect," the Sea of Blood Asura tribe, who was monitoring Princess Iron Fan in secret, muttered to himself.

"Report to the Sea of Blood. It can be confirmed: Red Boy is indeed the child of Rakshasa and Taishang Laojun," Di Shitian said to the person beside him.

"Yes!" After receiving Di Shitian's order, he immediately vanished from the spot.

"Hmph! Anyone who dares to covet the fortune of my Sea of Blood will suffer the revenge of the Sea of Blood, even if this person is from the Sea of Blood!" Di Shitian snorted coldly, looking at the loving Princess Iron Fan.

Princess Iron Fan, who was eating with Red Boy, suddenly looked up and scanned the surroundings. Just now, she had felt a gaze and a trace of familiar killing intent.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Seeing Princess Iron Fan like this, Red Boy asked.

"Nothing!" Hearing Red Boy's voice, Princess Iron Fan shook her head with a smile, but she was already alert in her heart.

After dinner, Princess Iron Fan let Red Boy go to rest, while she came outside the Banana Cave.

"Conceal!" Seeing Princess Iron Fan like this, Di Shitian knew that the killing intent he had just revealed had been detected by her.

But their strength was stronger than Princess Iron Fan's, so she didn't find anything in the end, though she didn't lower her guard.

"It seems the Sea of Blood has likely already discovered this matter. I must prepare in advance," Princess Iron Fan muttered to herself in her heart.

Returning to the Banana Cave and looking at the sleeping Red Boy, a firm look appeared on Princess Iron Fan's face: "This is my choice, and I will never regret it."

After speaking, Princess Iron Fan locked herself in a secret room and took out a communication jade slip.

"The Sea of Blood seems to have discovered me." After the jade slip lit up, Princess Iron Fan said.

"How do you know? Did they find you?" A human voice came from the other side of the jade slip quickly.

"No, but today I felt a murderous aura, a murderous aura belonging to the Sea of Blood," Princess Iron Fan said.

"Since the Sea of Blood hasn't come to question you, it means they haven't fully confirmed it yet. You don't need to be in a hurry, but you must ensure the child's safety, understand?" The other side of the jade slip said.

"I will, after all, he is also my child," Princess Iron Fan said.

"Then let's leave it at that. Don't show any abnormalities, and leave the rest to me," the other side of the jade slip thought for a moment and said.

"Good!" Princess Iron Fan pondered for a moment and said "good." She didn't mention that she had gone out to investigate.

In her view, this shouldn't be considered an abnormal behavior, so she didn't mention it. But what she didn't know was that it was precisely this action that confirmed Red Boy's parentage for the Sea of Blood.

Soon, Ancestor Styx received the reply from Di Shitian and the others, and his face instantly turned gloomy.

"Want to steal the fortune of my Sea of Blood? Hmph, I will make you lose more than you gain," Styx snorted coldly.

Afterward, Styx sent a message to Di Shitian, telling him to find Princess Iron Fan and say that he missed the child, and to ask Princess Iron Fan to bring the child back to the Sea of Blood to see him.

After receiving the message, Di Shitian was stunned for a moment. He didn't quite understand what the Ancestor meant, but he still followed the Ancestor's wishes.

Great Di Shitian didn't go to the Banana Cave immediately, because the previous killing intent had already made Princess Iron Fan somewhat alert. If he appeared before her immediately, Princess Iron Fan would definitely be suspicious.

Waiting for another half a month, during which Di Shitian withdrew all the people monitoring Princess Iron Fan. Even he himself left Cuiyun Mountain and completely cleared the aura and traces of Cuiyun Mountain, all so Princess Iron Fan wouldn't discover any clues.

Half a month later, Di Shitian brought two people and gifts, arriving at Cuiyun Mountain openly.

"We are from the Sea of Blood. Please announce us." Arriving at the Banana Cave, Di Shitian said to the maid guarding the gate.

"Wait a moment!" The maid nodded and trotted into the Banana Cave.

"Sea of Blood? Invite them in. Forget it, I'll go myself." Hearing the maid say people from the Sea of Blood had come, Princess Iron Fan frowned immediately.

She didn't know what the Sea of Blood was doing here at this time, but she decided to greet them personally. After all, she was also from the Sea of Blood. If she didn't let them in, it would inevitably make them suspicious.

"Hahaha, Junior Sister, we've come to see you." Seeing Princess Iron Fan, Di Shitian said with a smile.

"I have seen you, Senior Brothers. I don't know why you have come to see me?" Princess Iron Fan asked, with a trace of alertness in her words that even she hadn't noticed.

Di Shitian and the others naturally noticed Princess Iron Fan's alertness, but they didn't care. They could only pretend not to see it, because the temperaments of the people in the Sea of Blood were like the Wu Clan back then—carefree. If they showed even a hint of strangeness, Princess Iron Fan would immediately notice.

"We just came to see you and convey the Ancestor's words. This is a small gift we brought for our nephew, the Holy Infant. We learned it from the humans." Di Shitian handed the things in his hand to the maid beside him and scratched his head with a laugh.

Seeing Di Shitian and the others like this, Princess Iron Fan let go of the alertness in her heart. They didn't look like people who could monitor her. If it were Brahma or Mara, she would have to be careful, because their minds were meticulous, while Di Shitian and Pojun were rough men.

"What words does the Ancestor have for me?" Princess Iron Fan asked curiously.

"Junior Sister, we ran all the way here from the Sea of Blood. You wouldn't even let us drink a cup of tea, would you?" An Asura from the Sea of Blood beside Di Shitian said with a smile.

"It is my neglect, Senior Brothers. Please come in. Xiao Cui, serve tea, then go prepare a banquet," Princess Iron Fan said hurriedly.

After the meal, Princess Iron Fan looked at Di Shitian. Clearly, she was waiting for Di Shitian to say the words Ancestor Styx had for her.

"The Ancestor said he was somewhat bored in the Sea of Blood and wanted you to bring the Holy Infant back to stay for a few days," Di Shitian said, looking at Princess Iron Fan.

Hearing Di Shitian's words, Princess Iron Fan immediately became nervous, and even her breathing became somewhat chaotic.

"Junior Sister, you don't need to worry. The Ancestor just wants you to go back for a short stay. You have been away from the Sea of Blood for over five hundred years. If you don't want to go back, then don't. Just say you have something to do and can't leave. But don't say it was Senior Brother who gave you this idea; I still have to go back to the Sea of Blood," seeing Princess Iron Fan somewhat nervous, Di Shitian said with a smile.

Hearing Di Shitian's words, Princess Iron Fan's hanging heart relaxed slightly. Di Shitian was Ancestor Styx's most loyal supporter, and he executed all the Ancestor's orders very thoroughly. But for him to say such words meant the Ancestor wasn't ordering her to go back.

This meant the Ancestor shouldn't know Red Boy's parentage yet. He just missed Red Boy and wanted her to go back. Counting the time, Princess Iron Fan had indeed been away from the Sea of Blood for over five hundred years.

"Fine, then Junior Sister will take the Holy Infant and Senior Brothers back to the Sea of Blood," Princess Iron Fan thought of this and nodded reluctantly.

"That won't do!" The Asura tribe beside Di Shitian said.

"What's wrong?"

"Junior Sister, let's go back later, go back later. It was hard for us to get out of the Sea of Blood, and we haven't seen anything yet. We can't just go back like this!" Di Shitian said with a smile.

"That's right, Junior Sister. You don't know the Sea of Blood; it's too monotonous. The only places to go are the Underworld, but the Underworld is not as good as our Sea of Blood. We finally came out this time, let's play for a while first."

Hearing Di Shitian and the others talking one after another, Princess Iron Fan's heart finally settled. It seemed they weren't here to catch her; otherwise, it wouldn't be like this.

Di Shitian and the others had been observing Princess Iron Fan. When they saw her relax, they knew the Ancestor's strategy must have succeeded.

The next day, Princess Iron Fan introduced Di Shitian and the others to Red Boy. Seeing Di Shitian and the others and feeling the momentum on them, Red Boy's eyes lit up instantly.

"I didn't expect Mother's clan to have such strong people. Mother never told me. If they could help me, I wouldn't need to take the risk of using the pilgrims' flesh and blood to impact the seal!" Red Boy said in his heart.

Next, he volunteered to take Di Shitian and the others to tour the surroundings, and even took them to the human world in Nanzhan Buzhou to fully enjoy the local customs.

This trip took over a month. Di Shitian and the others were not in a hurry at all, but Princess Iron Fan was a bit anxious. She wanted to go to the Sea of Blood earlier to reminisce with Ancestor Styx and then come back.

The reason she was so anxious was mainly because of Taishang Laojun. Back then, Taishang Laojun told Princess Iron Fan that after the pilgrims arrived at the Flaming Mountain, his plan to seize the Jie Sect's fortune could be implemented. As for how to implement it, Princess Iron Fan didn't know; it should be related to Red Boy.

She was now afraid that they would go to the Sea of Blood and then the pilgrims would arrive here. In that case, she would likely miss the pilgrims.

"Senior Brother, we have been delayed for over a month. Should we set off back to the Sea of Blood in these two days?" One day, Princess Iron Fan found Di Shitian and asked.

"Junior Sister, rest assured. The Ancestor didn't say when to go back. Let's play for two more days, and then we will help you find an excuse. The Ancestor won't say anything. We have been fighting for this opportunity for a long time, so of course, we have to play for a few more days!" Di Shitian waved his hand and said.

Seeing that Di Shitian and the others couldn't be persuaded, Princess Iron Fan was helpless, and then she turned her gaze to Red Boy.

"Uncle, let's go back to the Sea of Blood first. What if Grandfather is waiting anxiously? I haven't seen Grandfather yet. Let's go back quickly." After receiving Princess Iron Fan's gaze, Red Boy grabbed Di Shitian's hand and began to act spoiled.

He actually wanted to go to the Sea of Blood earlier too. Through these two days of contact, Red Boy learned that Ancestor Styx of the Sea of Blood was someone who could be friends with Saints. Then he should be able to lift the seal on his body, right?

"What are your opinions?" Di Shitian looked at the three people who came with him.

"Otherwise, let's go back first. Although the Ancestor didn't say when to go back, if we go back late and make the Ancestor angry, it won't be good," one of the Asura tribes said, and the others agreed one after another.

"Sigh! Then let's go back first. Junior Sister, when you come back, you must contact us more so we have a chance to come out. The Sea of Blood is truly too boring," Di Shitian said to Princess Iron Fan.

"Senior Brother, rest assured!" Princess Iron Fan said with a smile, and at the same time, her heart finally relaxed.

After packing up slightly, Princess Iron Fan and Red Boy set off with Di Shitian and the others. Looking at Princess Iron Fan and Red Boy walking in front, a smile appeared on the faces of Di Shitian and the others. This Junior Sister had been the apple of the Ancestor's eye since she was a child and had never experienced much of the world's dangers. Even after coming to the Primordial World, with the protection of the Bull Demon King and Taishang Laojun, she hadn't seen much scheming. This was why the "playing hard to get" strategy could be so successful.

"Mother, what is the Sea of Blood like?" On the way to the Sea of Blood, Red Boy asked curiously.

"The Sea of Blood? That is where Mother was born," Princess Iron Fan thought for a while and said.

"Is the Sea of Blood not fun?"

"Why would you ask that?" Princess Iron Fan said with a smile.

"If the Sea of Blood were fun, then Uncle and the others wouldn't not want to go back," Red Boy said with a smile.

"You! Don't let your Grandfather hear this. The Sea of Blood is his life's work. If he hears it, watch out for your butt," Princess Iron Fan patted Red Boy's butt.

Soon, Princess Iron Fan and the others arrived at the Sea of Blood. Seeing the Sea of Blood before him, Red Boy's eyes widened. He had seen the Four Seas, but this was his first time seeing the Sea of Blood. That endless blood-red color still had quite a visual impact.

"Let's go!" Di Shitian said.

Afterward, he waved his hand, and a passage appeared in the Sea of Blood. After they walked into the passage, the Sea of Blood closed again and returned to calm.

"I have seen Father!" In the Sea of Blood Hall, Princess Iron Fan bowed to Ancestor Styx after seeing him.

"Don't have so many worldly courtesies with Father. Is this your child?" Seeing Princess Iron Fan bowing, Styx waved his hand and said.

"Red Boy has seen Grandfather!" Hearing Styx asking him, Red Boy hurriedly bowed and said.

"Hahaha, good. Come, let Grandfather hold you!" Hearing Red Boy call him that, Styx came directly to his side and picked him up.

*This Red Boy is the son of Laozi's good corpse, but he is my grandson. Then when Laozi sees this Ancestor, does he have to call me Father-in-law? * Holding Red Boy, Ancestor Styx suddenly thought of this, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

Seeing Styx like Red Boy so much, a smile also appeared on Princess Iron Fan's face, but it was unknown what this smile contained.

"Di Shitian, you take them down to rest first, and then go prepare a banquet," Ancestor Styx said to Di Shitian after putting Red Boy down.

"Yes, Ancestor!" Di Shitian bowed.

"Good grandson, after such a long journey, go rest first. There will be good food later," Styx pinched Red Boy's little face.

"Good!" Although Red Boy was somewhat disgusted by Ancestor Styx treating him like a child, he endured it in order to lift the seal.

After Princess Iron Fan and Red Boy left, the smile on Ancestor Styx's face instantly vanished, and his face instantly turned gloomy. The speed of this face-changing was truly fast!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 169 =====