226: Big Baby

"Yes! We've completely lost Scar's signal; he's likely gone!" Feng Lifeng nodded.

"Do you know exactly what strange thing is in Shan Feng Forest?" Xi Ying pressed.

"I don't know! But two Martial Generals suddenly appeared in Fengyang this time. I suspect they might also be here for the strange thing in Shan Feng Forest..." Feng Lifeng said.

"Ah... thank you for informing me! General Feng, on behalf of Shadow Moon Hall, I apologize for Cold Moon's mistake! Once I find her, whether she's dead or alive, I will give you an explanation!" Xi Ying turned and said to Feng Guang.

"Haha, forget it. The government dispatched two martial generals; even with Cold Moon there, they wouldn't have succeeded. It would have just cost her her life for nothing! However, regarding that strange thing in Shan Feng Forest, I wonder if Young Miss Xi is interested in collaborating with us to explore it?" Feng Guang laughed.

"Giggle, well, Shan Feng Forest is so dangerous that even someone with Scar's strength got trapped inside. We at Shadow Moon Hall won't join in the fun! Farewell!" Xi Ying left decisively after speaking. Feng Guang watched their departing figures with a playful smile on his face... Feng Lifeng said from the side, "Head of the Family, there's no way she won't go explore after hearing this news! Should we..."

"Get ready and follow them closely. We'll watch the situation from behind and act accordingly!" Feng Guang snorted.

"Yes, Head of the Family!" Feng Lifeng immediately walked out... The three women, led by Xi Ying, left the Feng Residence. After checking their surroundings and finding no one following them, they quietly blended into the crowd and soon arrived at a famous entertainment district in South Yue City, at a place called 'Drunken Flower Pavilion.' This was actually a major branch of Shadow Moon Hall, and Xi Ying was the Branch Lord here.

She quickly returned to the underground hall, where many people who had received the summons were waiting. Seeing the three of them arrive, they all bowed and greeted them... "Branch Lord, is there any news of Cold Moon and Yun Yi?" a woman in yellow asked as she stepped forward. She was one of the deputy branch lords here, named Diantian.

Xi Ying shook her head. "The night before Blood Wolf Hall's operation, Cold Moon and Yun Yi ran off to the wilderness to hunt a rank four Teng Snake. She didn't participate in the Fengyang operation..."

"Is that so?!" Diantian was stunned, and the others looked at each other in surprise.

Xi Ying snorted. "I don't know what madness possessed that little vixen. With her and Yun Yi's cultivation, how did they dare go deep into the wilderness to hunt a rank four Teng Snake?! Now look what's happened—not a single word from them..."

Diantian pondered, "So they went to hunt a rank four Teng Snake. If they failed, they were likely swallowed by it. No wonder their phones and the hall's command tokens have no signal; they must be inside the snake's stomach..."

"Indeed!"

"That must be it!"

"A rank four Teng Snake has thick skin and flesh with extremely strong shielding capabilities. That would explain the lack of signal..."

The others all agreed.

At this moment, the other deputy branch lord, Yu Rong, pondered, "Branch Lord, could you have misheard? I remember Cold Moon telling me that Yun Yi had spotted a xuan yuan fruit tree in the wilderness, but it was guarded by a rank three Teng Snake, so he invited her to hunt it together!"

Xi Ying was taken aback and asked suspiciously, "When did she say that?"

"About two weeks ago. At the time, Yun Yi felt he wasn't confident enough, so he asked Cold Moon for help, promising to give her half of the xuan yuan fruits once they succeeded!" Yu Rong said.

Xi Ying thought about it and nodded. "That decision makes more sense! It seems that's what happened. However, Feng Lifeng mentioned a rank four Teng Snake. If he wasn't lying, then that snake likely only recently advanced to rank four. In that case, caught off guard, Cold Moon and Yun Yi probably fell into its trap!"

"Are you saying the Teng Snake only recently advanced?" Yu Rong's beautiful eyes lit up.

Xi Ying pondered, "It should be so! Feng Lifeng had no reason to lie. In fact, even if Cold Moon and Yun Yi had participated in the operation, they would have certainly failed because the Fengyang government suddenly sent two Martial Generals! They ran straight into a trap!"

"What? Two Martial Generals?!" The women were all shocked.

"Correct! With two Martial Generals appearing suddenly, Scar and his group couldn't stir up any trouble and could only flee in panic. But they were unlucky and encountered a strange thing when they fled into Shan Feng Forest!"

"A strange thing?!" The women were shocked once again.

"Yes, that's the main reason I summoned you all here!" Xi Ying said solemnly. She recounted in detail the news she had heard from Feng Guang and Feng Lifeng, which immediately caused a stir among the women; none of them could remain calm.

"Because this strange thing could trap a Martial Ancestor expert like Scar and had even attracted two Martial Generals from the government to personally inspect Fengyang, it had to be an extraordinary object. In other words, it might be a great treasure!"

"Such a great treasure must be in the hands of Shadow Moon Hall!"

"Furthermore, they still needed to check on the life or death of Cold Moon and Yun Yi. Adding in the immense value of a rank four Teng Snake and the xuan yuan fruit tree, the branch leaders' hearts burned with excitement, and they quickly began planning. Soon, they left Diantian to guard their base, while Xi Ying and Yu Rong took dozens of subordinates and plenty of good equipment, departing on five helicopters that afternoon!"

"This scene was naturally spotted by the lookouts Feng Lifeng had stationed nearby, who immediately reported it to him."

"Hearing the news, Feng Guang sneered, 'Very good! Have the scouts who left earlier hide near Shan Feng Forest and continue monitoring. We're leaving now too!'"

"'Yes, Head of the Family!' Feng Lifeng responded loudly."

"'By the way, how are the arrangements for the human guinea pigs for drug testing?' Feng Guang remembered and asked."

"'Head of the Family, four teams have already been sent out to capture young Xuan Practitioners in the wilderness!'"

"'This... there shouldn't be many Xuan Practitioners of that age who dare to go into the wilderness, right? When will we have enough people?' Feng Guang frowned."

"'Rest assured, Head of the Family, there are actually quite a few. It's summer break right now, so many young Xuan Practitioners go to the wilderness for training under the guidance of Family experts or school teachers. There are also some self-proclaimed geniuses who are arrogant and go hunting in the wilderness alone without any experts. These people are all our targets! Although they're a bit scattered, they're very easy to catch!' Feng Lifeng laughed."

"Feng Guang nodded slightly and waved his hand. 'Then let's go!'"

"'Yes!'"

"The two of them, along with a group of subordinates, also took five helicopters toward Shan Feng Forest... A total of ten helicopters flying southeast caught the attention of the South Yue City garrison, and the news soon reached Zhu Zhiyong's ears..."