Chapter 261: Finding Yin Feng

Duan Fengyun held his breath, then circulated his Wind God Leg, and jumped directly into Hell Valley.

Feeling the Hell Fire nearby, Duan Fengyun felt uncomfortable all over.

As he was about to hit the bottom of the valley at an extreme speed, Duan Fengyun immediately used the Dragon God Skill to transform into a golden dragon shadow.

Under the dual reinforcement of the Dragon God Skill and the Wind God Leg, he finally reached the bottom of the valley.

Duan Fengyun sneered:

"It seems this Jianghu Baixiaosheng still didn't tell the truth; falling from such a height, he only broke a leg—how is this supposed to be believable?

It seems this Jianghu Baixiaosheng must be quite an expert."

After speaking, Duan Fengyun looked up at the bottom of Hell Valley; it was truly as its name suggested, like being in hell.

With sparse vegetation and a scorching environment, he really didn't know how the later Yin Feng and Yin Tianxue had managed to stay here for five years.

After entering the valley floor, Duan Fengyun began to search.

According to the timeline, Elder Xuan should not have died yet at this time; he should still be living in mutual dependence with Yin Feng.

After some searching, Duan Fengyun finally found a cave.

Duan Fengyun followed the cave and walked in cautiously.

After Duan Fengyun walked into the depths of the cave, he hid behind a stone wall because he saw a white-haired old man in white clothes and a young girl in black clothes meditating in front.

On the black-clad girl's face, one could faintly see the shadow of Yin Zhong; this was the target Duan Fengyun was searching for this time—Yin Feng.

And the old man was, of course, Elder Xuan of Shuiyue Dongtian.

Elder Xuan, whose cultivation had reached an unknown level, sensed Duan Fengyun's presence and smiled:

"Since you have come, sir, why hide and skulk?"

Duan Fengyun rubbed his nose, walked out from the stone wall, and smiled:

"Elder Xuan, truly excellent cultivation to have sensed me."

Seeing the sudden appearance of a stranger, Yin Feng hurriedly stood up from the ground and asked:

"Who are you?

How do you know Elder Xuan's name?"

After Yin Feng finished speaking, she couldn't help but look at Duan Fengyun a few more times; this was the first person she had seen besides Elder Xuan, and Duan Fengyun's radiant, sunny smile made her heart flutter.

Duan Fengyun decided to impersonate Jianghu Baixiaosheng and replied:

"I am Qin Shuang, known by the nickname Jianghu Baixiaosheng.

I came here to explore the situation under Hell Valley.

I don't know if I have disturbed the peace of you two, for which I am very sorry."

Elder Xuan looked at Duan Fengyun with a suspicious face and said:

"Although you call yourself Jianghu Baixiaosheng, I have never walked in the world, so how would you know my identity?"

Although Elder Xuan's question pointed directly to the truth, Duan Fengyun had already thought of an answer.

Duan Fengyun laughed and said:

"I learned it from the Tong Brothers and that old man Yinxiu.

They told me about all the Elders of the Tong Clan."

The age gap between Elder Xuan and the Tong Brothers was too great, so he did not know the Tong Brothers.

But he knew Yinxiu well, because he had watched Yinxiu grow up when he was a child.

Seeing that Duan Fengyun actually knew Yinxiu and had learned about him from Yinxiu's own mouth, Elder Xuan thought it seemed this Qin Shuang had a deep connection with the Tong Clan.

But the Tong Clan had not walked in the world since five hundred years ago; this Qin Shuang was actually able to befriend Yinxiu and the others.

What kind of ability did this Qin Shuang have to be able to infiltrate Shuiyue Dongtian?

To this day, Elder Xuan had not thought of the problem as lying with the Tong Clan; after all, as messengers of the gods, how could the Tong Clan face a crisis? Seeing Elder Xuan's expression, Duan Fengyun knew that Elder Xuan must not have realized that something had gone wrong in Shuiyue Dongtian.

Duan Fengyun smiled:

"Elder Xuan, to tell you the truth, the Tong Clan has not walked in the world since five hundred years ago; what virtue or ability do I have to enter Shuiyue Dongtian and befriend members of the Tong Clan?

The reason I was able to get to know the Tong Clan is entirely because of the Spirit Mirror.

Not long ago, the Spirit Mirror prophesied that gods and demons would be born, and then the current Clan Leader of the Tong Clan ordered his three sons and Yinxiu to go out and find a way to save them.

I also met the Tong Brothers and Yinxiu later by chance."

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan was shocked and said:

"What, the Spirit Mirror gave a warning, gods and demons are born!

Then did it say any solution?"

Duan Fengyun shook his head and replied:

"The second half of the Spirit Mirror's words said that when the Dragon God reappears, the crisis will resolve itself.

But Yinxiu and the others have been pondering this sentence and have never been able to comprehend it."

After Elder Xuan muttered "Dragon God reappears" a few times, his eyes suddenly lit up; he seemed to have discovered something.

He asked:

"Then according to what you said, are there any people with the surname Long around them?"

Indeed, Elder Xuan's first reaction was that this Dragon God must be a member of the Long Family.

Besides General Long Teng, who else would be revered as the Dragon God by the Spirit Mirror and the Tong Clan?

Therefore, Elder Xuan was certain that this Dragon God referred to a member of the Long Family.

Seeing that Elder Xuan seemed to know nothing, Duan Fengyun decided to tell another massive lie.

He said:

"To tell you the truth, my real name is Long Frost, and I am a descendant of the Long Family."

Xuan Zhanglao looked at Duan Fengyun with an expression of disbelief; since he was a member of the Dragon Clan, how could he possibly not know about the Tong Clan?

Thus, Xuan Zhanglao asked:

"If you are truly a member of the Dragon Clan, then how could you not be familiar with the Tong Clan?

The Tong Clan and the Dragon Clan have always shared the same fate, so the Dragon Clan must be very familiar with the Tong Clan."

Duan Fengyun shook his head and replied:

"Xuan Zhanglao, my Long Family was long ago wiped out by the Tong Clan traitor Tong Yin Zhong; now, I am the only one left of the entire Long Family.

That is why I have hidden my name and identity as Qin Shuang."

"What? The Long Family was exterminated by Tong Yin Zhong? How could this have happened?"

Xuan Zhanglao said with an expression of disbelief.

The Dragon Clan and the Tong Clan had always been on good terms, and the Dragon Clan had even guarded the safety of the Tong Clan for generations.

Now that he learned the Dragon Clan had been exterminated, with only the Long Frost before him remaining, how could Xuan Zhanglao believe it, and how could he not be agitated?

Duan Fengyun replied with a feigned expression of righteous indignation:

"Twenty years ago, Tong Yin Zhong suddenly launched a sneak attack on my Long Family while my mother was in difficult labor.

The entire villa was anxious and excited because of my birth, as I was the first son of the contemporary Clan Leader, Long Ze.

When I was born, the entire Longze Villa was in an uproar.

But at that moment, Tong Yin Zhong began his slaughter of our Longze Villa.

With the obstruction of my father, mother, and the clansmen of the entire villa, my wet nurse successfully took me out of Longze Villa through a secret passage.

However, the entire Long Family suffered under Tong Yin Zhong's poisonous hands and were all murdered.

My wet nurse passed away from a hidden illness when I was seven, and it was only before she died that I learned of my mission and my deep blood feud.

And in order not to let Tong Yin Zhong discover my existence, I did not tell anyone that my surname was Long, until I met the Tong Brothers and Yinxiu and the others."

After hearing this, Xuan Zhanglao said with a pained expression: "A traitor like Tong Yin Zhong, to actually do such a thing to the Long Family, is truly insane!

He is not worthy of being a member of my Tong Clan!"

Immediately, Xuan Zhanglao scrutinized Duan Fengyun from head to toe; he felt that the young man before him was a bit flamboyant and did not look like a member of the Long Family.

As descendants of the Dragon God, members of the Long Family should all be filled with upright energy, not as frivolous as this Qin Shuang.

Duan Fengyun knew what Xuan Zhanglao was thinking, so he directly used the Dragon God Skill to transform into a golden dragon shadow.

"Dragon God Skill!

You really are a member of the Long Family!"

Xuan Zhanglao shouted.

In Xuan Zhanglao's eyes, the Dragon God Skill was the symbol of the Long Family; this was the best way to verify Duan Fengyun's identity.

In the five-hundred-year history of the Tong Clan, because the rebellious clansman Tong Yin Zhong stole the Dragon God Skill, the Tong Clan had destroyed the Dragon God Skill within the clan and strictly forbade clansmen from practicing or spreading it.

To want to learn the Dragon God Skill, only direct descendants of the Long Family could learn it; outsiders could not possibly know it, so this Qin Shuang must be a member of the Long Family.

Xuan Zhanglao's attitude instantly became amiable, and he smiled:

"I never thought I would have the chance to see a member of the Long Family again today."

Duan Fengyun also smiled and said:

"I also never thought I would meet you, Xuan Zhanglao, here at the bottom of Hell Valley today.

But why are you and this young lady beside you here in Hell Valley?"

Xuan Zhanglao looked at Yin Feng beside him and said:

"Back then, in order to investigate the cause of the formation of Hell Valley, I came to the bottom of Hell Valley.

I didn't expect that after arriving in this Hell Valley, I would be unable to return, so I found this cave in Hell Valley and settled down.

Later, a flood in Hell Valley washed an Ice Coffin into this valley.

After I opened the Ice Coffin, there was a little girl of about seven years old lying inside.

And not long after I opened the Ice Coffin, the little girl woke up.

This little girl had lost all memories from before she fell into a coma, and she had also forgotten her name.

Because there would be a crescent moon shape on her face when she smiled, I named her Yueya.

All these years, it has been Yueya living with me here in Hell Valley."

After hearing this, Duan Fengyun cupped his hands and said:

"Greetings, Miss Yueya."

If Xuan Zhanglao knew that this Miss Yueya beside him was the daughter of Tong Yin Zhong, whom he hated to the bone, one wonders if Xuan Zhanglao would have saved Yueya back then.

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's words, Yueya's face flushed red as she hid behind Xuan Zhanglao; this was her first time seeing a stranger, so she was inevitably a bit shy.

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"Miss Yueya, do not be afraid, I will not hurt you."

Duan Fengyun called Xuan Zhanglao to the side and asked:

"Xuan Zhanglao, is this Miss Yueya also a member of the Tong Clan?

I felt that unique aura of a celestial being from your Tong Clan on her."

Xuan Zhanglao nodded and replied:

"Indeed, Yueya is also a member of the Tong Clan.

When I saved her back then, I had already discovered her identity.

I observed her Ice Coffin; it had been there for at least several hundred years, and there were traces of spells cast by Tong Clan members on the Ice Coffin.

So I have always suspected that Yueya is a Tong Clan member who fell into a state of suspended animation hundreds of years ago and was sealed in the Ice Coffin by a powerful Tong Clan expert.

I have never told Yueya about this, and I hope you will keep this secret."

Duan Fengyun nodded, indicating there was no problem.

"Grandpa Xuan, Brother Qin, it's time to eat!"

The crisp and melodious voice of Yueya reached the ears of the two men.

Brought to you by the great author Duan Fengyun, "Traveling Through the Heavens Starting from Wind and Cloud"