41: Entering Stone Desert City, the little girl Qinglin!

“Such a Genius, could he be from Central Plains?”

Hai Bodong, at this moment, had already recovered his former Dou Emperor strength. He was currently using Dou Qi Wings, hovering in the sky outside Mo City.

His eyes were dazed as he watched Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian ride away on the massive flying Demonic Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and he murmured in his heart.

Hai Bodong, of course, recognized that the gigantic Demonic Beast was the overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range's outer perimeter, a sixth-tier Demonic Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

A sixth-tier Demonic Beast was equivalent to a Human Race Dou Emperor's Cultivation. The Amethyst Winged Lion King was even in the Middle Stage of the sixth-tier, and even he would have to be careful facing it head-on.

Now, Hai Bodong's Cultivation had recovered, and the Seal was broken. The Ice Emperor, who once dominated the world, had finally returned completely.

He had been Sealed of all his Cultivation by Queen Medusa, and had lived a miserable, muddled existence in Stone Desert City, guarding a small shop.

Perhaps Hai Bodong was lucky this time to meet Gu Fei, or perhaps he was unlucky to be extorted out of a large sum of blood by Gu Fei.

If it were before, the unruly Ice Emperor might have had a good fight with Gu Fei.

But now, after so many years of tempering, he no longer had the same spirit as before.

Moreover, although he couldn't see through Gu Fei's strength, he could sense the terrifying energy hidden within that seemingly frail young man's body.

Therefore, the sudden surge in his strength at this moment did not make the current Hai Bodong harbor any ill intentions towards Gu Fei.

He could confirm that Gu Fei's strength far surpassed his own.

The aura Gu Fei exuded that time was much stronger than when Hai Bodong faced Queen Medusa back then.

His intuition told Hai Bodong that this young man, whose depth was unknown, was extremely dangerous.

And those incomplete maps, which might contain some treasure, although Hai Bodong didn't know what their exact purpose was, he still knew.

The secrets hidden within these incomplete maps would definitely not be small.

After all, back then, it was because of these incomplete maps that he was hunted by Queen Medusa.

He ended up in a miserable state, with his Cultivation Sealed, constantly hiding and fleeing.

What kind of person was Queen Medusa? The absolute Queen of the Snake-People Tribe.

Proud and powerful as she was, it was probably the first time she had pursued someone to the ends of the earth, personally seeking Hai Bodong and those incomplete maps.

“I've been gone for so long, it's time I returned to the Imperial Capital to see how my old friends are doing!”

A moment later, Hai Bodong gently exhaled a turbid breath, his brows relaxed, and he finally cast aside the thoughts of Gu Fei and the incomplete maps in his mind.

He had spent too much energy and time on these matters.

Now that they were all taken away by Gu Fei, he felt a long-lost sense of ease.

After all, guarding a treasure, constantly fearing when Queen Medusa would appear before him and mercilessly kill him, was truly too arduous.

Gu Fei, this time, could be considered to have lifted his heavy burden.

Before leaving, Hai Bodong took one last look at the large city situated at the edge where the desert met the land.

Yellow sand filled the sky, enthusiastic people walked shoulder to shoulder through the market. Everything was so familiar, yet today he had to bid farewell unexpectedly.

Hai Bodong had also thought that he might grow old, constantly on edge, in Stone Desert City. Fortunately, someone gave him a chance to return.

He sighed lightly, his expression a little lonely. These decades of reclusive life had made him, who was originally quite indifferent, develop some feelings for this place.

Hai Bodong did not look back again, his figure gradually receding.

He didn't know if he would ever return in this life.

The ancient shop at the corner quietly closed. No one knew where the old shop owner went, only that the shop never opened its doors again... On the other side, as the Lion King carried Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian deeper into the desert, the surrounding climate became increasingly hot.

However, staying on the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, with the energy shield isolating them, Xiao Yi Xian did not feel this heat.

She sat on the Lion King's broad back, looking out at the scenery below.

The difference here from Qingshan Town was too great. Even though Xiao Yi Xian had seen it several times, she couldn't help but marvel.

Along the way, they saw a lot of the local customs below, and they also saw Snake-People, which greatly piqued Xiao Yi Xian's curiosity.

“Are these Snake-People? Big Brother Gu Fei, walking with a snake tail seems quite special!”

Xiao Yi Xian was not afraid of these humanoid snake-bodied creatures.

Her eyes were pure and full of curiosity.

Gu Fei just smiled and didn't tell her what a terrifying existence Snake-People were to Human Race.

At one point, Xiao Yi Xian yawned and looked down again.

She saw a battle between Snake-People and Human Race in the desert below.

There were more than a dozen tall Snake-People, surrounding seven or eight Human Race.

The Snake-People were tall and physically strong, making the Human Race among them appear weak and pitiful.

It was then that Gu Fei explained that most Snake-People intensely disliked Human Race, and their temperament was brutal. Many Snake-People would kill any Human Race they saw.

If nothing unexpected happened, these Human Race would all be killed in this siege.

The Snake-People Tribe and the Human Race of the Jia Ma Empire harbored mutual hatred. This hatred had even reached the point where they would attack each other upon sight.

This hatred had accumulated over time, with no absolute right or wrong, and it was a disaster for both sides.

Originally, Gu Fei had not intended to interfere in such matters.

However, when Xiao Yi Xian saw this scene, she unhesitatingly asked Gu Fei for help.

“Big Brother Gu Fei, please help them!”

Xiao Yi Xian said in a pleading tone, with some pity in her eyes.

Because she saw that among the Human Race below, there was also a woman holding a child.

“Alright!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Fei glanced at Xiao Yi Xian. The panic in her eyes made Gu Fei feel her kindness once again.

Since Xiao Yi Xian had spoken, how could Gu Fei remain indifferent?

So, he directly ordered the Lion King to fly towards that direction.

With the Lion King's size, even before it got close, both sides were scared and scattered, and only then did those Human Race get a glimmer of hope... With the speed of the Lion King, in just half a day, they approached Stone Desert City, one of the outermost cities on the border of the Jia Ma Empire.

Upon arriving here, Gu Fei paused.

He remembered that Qing Lin, the pitiful girl with half Human Race Bloodline and half Snake-People Bloodline, was in this city.

From Gu Fei's understanding, Qing Lin was kind by nature, but from childhood, she had suffered unfair discrimination and abuse.

Even though she possessed a powerful talent, it had never been activated.

So, Gu Fei had an idea.

He wanted to guide Qing Lin to Cultivate in advance.

Perhaps, only with strong strength would those who once discriminated against and insulted her no longer dare to do so, and she would gain fairness instead of baseless abuse and humiliation.

Moreover, Qing Lin was also a significant character in the original work, and her Luck must be good. If she could stay by his side for a long time, it would also be very helpful for Gu Fei to collect emotional value.