The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

125. Tracks

Translator: Joy

The three of them were stunned by that one sentence and then they saw the Crystal Mouse’s reaction…

It turned out that they had really found a vein of ore…

Carendra originally thought that the King of the Netherworld had sent Huo Linglong back on purpose. In fact, he also found that Huo Linglong’s attitude toward Feng Xi was slightly inappropriate. Along the way, all she did was ridiculing Feng Xi and Carendra at times couldn’t help but frown. Although she was just a servant, her words and actions were not respectful to her master. Even though he knew that perhaps Huo Linglong was always unrestrained, her words were still too much!

The King of the Netherworld didn’t say anything so Huo Linglong’s words became increasingly outrageous…

Feng Xi didn’t feel anything and thought that it was just Huo Linglong’s personality. However, Carendra was not stupid and saw clearly that Huo Linglong… didn’t approve of Feng Xi!

However, he admired what the King of the Netherworld had done because Huo Linglong probably wouldn’t be able to act so unbridled for a long time. While it seemed that the King of the Netherworld was pampering Huo Linglong the whole time, Carendra had quietly guessed the King’s true intent.

Huo Linglong was quite arrogant. If you forgave her over and over again, she would only grow more insatiable. However, because of this, when she fell, the pain would be doubled. It was like an upstart that had successfully built up their business and became rich. They would slowly get used to this feeling but if suddenly one day, you told them that they had gone bankrupt, it would be like they fell from the heavens straight to hell. The gap and the fall were so overwhelming that only a few people would be able to bear it.

Carendra watched coldly as Huo Linglong’s lips  turned pale. He left and didn’t feel a bit of sympathy.

However, when he looked back, he inadvertently made eye contact with the King of the Netherworld. The king had seen through the human nature, as if all people’s hearts were exposed fully in front of his eyes and everything could be seen clearly. Carendra suddenly had a thought. Perhaps, this whole way, Huo Linglong wasn’t the only one being tested. There was also him. Upon thinking of this, he couldn’t help but strengthen the conviction in his heart.

“Leader, is what you said true? Is there really a vein of ore? Here? Is it that green mountain range that looks like a coiled dragon?” Feng Xi heard the King of the Netherworld’s words and excitedly jumped to the king. He had just been depressed about leading them in the wrong direction but the leader’s words would help him clear the clouds, causing his mood to get much better.

In front of them was a naturally formed primeval mountain range with dense and lush forests. Although there was a city at the base of the mountain, there were more places that were inhabited. If there truly was a vein of ore, they wouldn’t attract people’s attention when mining. The only problem was that this place was extremely far from where the Sura Family was located so if they wanted to extract the vein of ore, the Sura Family had to migrate over.

“This mountain range seems to have formed at least ten thousand years ago. If there are crystals, it should be a high-grade vein of ore.”

Veins of ore were divided into high, middle, and low grades. If the content of purple crystals was greater than half of the total crystals, it would be classified as a high-grade vein of ore. If the content of purple crystals was around a tenth and the rest were blue crystals, then it would be classified as a middle-grade vein of ore. The size of a vein of ore was determined by the formation of its mountain range. While this method wasn’t completely accurate, there was still a forty percent chance, which was how Carendra had deduced that this was a high-grade vein of ore.

Carendra looked at the shape of the mountain ranges and discovered that it had a natural barrier. The large coiled dragon curled around an enormous valley which was also covered up in all directions by an endless forest. The dangers were unknown but if they wanted to enter the valley, they could only go through the forest. Although they could fly, the sky was surrounded by a demon beast called Cloud Crows.

Cloud Crows were a type of middle-grade flying demon beast. Although they weren’t that powerful, they normally lived in a flock. If they flew through the sky, it would easily attract the attention of these Cloud Crows. At that time, when thousands of Cloud Crows all attacked at once, even an expert of the God Sovereign realm would struggle. The bodies of Cloud Crows were completely white and could camouflage in the clouds, making them difficult to find. One careless move would cause them to fall from the sky, so no one thought about flying!

It might be a good idea for the Sura Family to move here!

However, with the Sura Family’s power, they would only be able to enter the mountain range with the help of Feng Xi and the King of the Netherworld. Although Carendra had ideas, he wouldn’t act on his own thoughts. Compared to Huo Linglong, Carendra was a bit smarter!

“It’s older than ten thousand years.” The King of the Netherworld gazed forward and said faintly.

Carendra’s heart suddenly pounded. Older than ten thousand years. It could be a supreme-grade vein of ore?

This so-called supreme-grade vein of ore was referring to a vein of ore that only produced purple crystals. If this was truly the case, then it would be amazing. If this news got out, everyone would go crazy. At that time, not only would it cause a commotion in the northern territories, but the most powerful forces of the other territories in the God and Demon Kingdom would be scrambling to get here.

Even a super powerful family wouldn’t be able to ignore the appearance of a supreme-grade vein of ore!

“Did we find a treasure?” Feng Xi had never seen a vein of ore or known of its importance to people. However, upon seeing excitement flashing across Carendra’s cold face, he couldn’t help but blink a few times and uncertainly looked toward the King of the Netherworld whose face was calm.

Seeing the boy’s confused expression, King of the Netherworld gave  a gentle yet sweet smile. He patted the boy’s head and said: “Xi is so powerful! You can even find a vein of ore in the northwestern area!”

“It’s because I’m a brilliant thief!” Feng Xi immediately puffed out his chest proudly and smiled. He had completely forgotten that he had ended up here because he misread the map. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a great discovery!

Carendra’s admiration for the King of the Netherworld grew deeper. Although Feng Xi was extremely mischievous, the king could still lead him by the nose every time.

As a result, under Feng Xi’s proud babbling, the three of them continued on their journey. On the way, they met a group of merchants. The leader of the group was a friendly fat man whose surname was Shen. He found it strange that these three people, whose appearance and presence were out of the ordinary, were travelling by foot. After learning that they were both travelling to the city, he invited them to travel together. Feng Xi saw that there was a comfortable carriage that he could ride in and then didn’t hesitate to agree.

The carriage travelled along the road and within two days, the city came into view.

The fat man lifted up the curtains of the carriage and a round smiling face immediately appeared before Feng Xi, “Young masters, Skyline City is up ahead.”

“Fattie, I have a question I want to ask you.” Feng Xi was originally nestled in the King of the Netherworld’s arms but when he saw the fat man, he couldn’t hold back the questions he had been wondering about for two days. When he saw the man, he crawled over and sat in front of the latter.

“Please don’t hesitate to ask, young master.” The middle-aged fat man’s face didn’t really change because of what Feng Xi had called him. He even felt that the boy was being intimate by calling him a fattie so his smile never faded.

“I feel like I’ve seen many people heading toward Skyline City in these past two days. Did something happen?” Feng Xi didn’t hold back anymore.

“So, it’s about this matter. I’ve heard a little bit about it. Apparently, a demon beast with an ancient mythical beast bloodline appeared in the Emerald Dragon Mountains but all the news had been blocked. So no one knows what type of demon beast it is. However, it seemed a large family under the Ancient World Alliance sent someone to stop the news. I think it’s the Heaven Fantasy Family. Their headquarters are in the northwestern area of the northern territories and they would often send their disciples to the Emerald Dragon Mountains to practice and gain experience. A while ago, the disciples who had gone to the Emerald Dragon Mountains to train discovered this ancient demon beast’s tracks but because of what had happened, they caused too much commotion. So even though they immediately sealed off the information, some still got leaked. As a result, a lot of cultivators ended up coming here.” The fat man revealed everything he knew. It wasn’t a big deal anyways as anyone could find this information from asking around a bit.

Carendra had heard a little about the Ancient World Alliance. If the Hoare Family was a small fish in the ocean, then the Ancient World Alliance would be a large crocodile.

Although they were divided into many sections, the people who occupied each part were incomparable to the Hoare Family because the people who lived in the western territories were all from anonymous families or from powerful forces. The Heaven Fantasy Family was among one of them and the Ancient World Alliance was one of the largest families in the western territories!

“Is the Heaven Fantasy Family really powerful?” Feng Xi wasn’t familiar with the division of power in the God and Demon Kingdom.

The King of the Netherworld replied, “They’re okay.”

“Oh, did they seal off the information because they want to catch the demon beast themselves?”

“Haha, young master, it’s easier said than done. Although the Heaven Fantasy Family wants to hog it, other forces won’t just sit back and let them have a demon beast with an ancient mythical beast bloodline. The Heaven Fantasy Family isn’t the only large family in the western territories. Even though they sealed off the road to the Emerald Dragon Mountains, it was only because their headquarters is close to the northern territories, so they have the advantage. However, once the other families arrive, no matter how strong the Heaven Fantasy Family is, they won’t be able to stop them from entering the Emerald Dragon Mountains!” After Fattie Shen heard the King of the Netherworld’s words, he was originally surprised but then thought a bit and concluded that they came from a remote area. They probably had never heard of the Heaven Fantasy Family, which was why they could say these words.

At this moment, the carriage stopped. Fattie Shen looked around, then turned around and said: “Young masters, we’ve arrived in Skyline City.

Skyline City was the only city that was located near the Emerald Dragon mountains. Since there was a primeval forest nearby which had a lot of demon beasts, there were a lot of people. Most of them were wandering cultivators. But even if they were cultivators, they still needed to eat some food at times. This was the reason why Fattie Shen had led his group to Skyline City.

“This city is so big!” Feng Xi jumped out of the cart and stared at the city with a face full of surprise.

The Skyline City they had seen from the top of the mountain didn’t seem very big. But up close, it was actually larger than the national capital from his previous life. It was only a small city in the God and Demon Kingdom. But in his eyes, he felt that it was already enormous.

The city walls were over a few hundred meters tall, as if reaching the sky and the gates were five or six meters wide. The walls were painted brown and were as smooth as a mirror. There were watchmen standing guard on both sides of the way. They didn’t know if it was due to the tracks of the mythical beast, but the watchmen were inspecting everyone who came and went. Their attitudes were both serious and strict!

Feng Xi’s exclamation wasn’t small so not only did the people around hear his words, but the watchmen also heard him very clearly.

Many people thought that Feng Xi was well-dressed and presumed that he was a young master from a rich sect. But with what he said, it seemed like he was a country bumpkin that had never seen the world. A lot of people looked at his face full of wonder and revealed a disdainful expression.

At this moment, Feng Xi suddenly heard a loud yell from behind him that was followed by the approaching sounds of horse hooves.

“Yokel! Get out of my way!”