Prince Chu Huang, Xiao Xue, Ye Gu'yin, and Hou Guimen . With this, the Five Disciples of Snowy Mountain—aside from Leng Ziyan—had all arrived .
The surrounding cultivators felt a sense of fear and stepped back, with no one daring to speak . The Snowy Mountain was one of the most powerful forces to enter the Mysterious Domain, after all, and although they'd dare try to kill a Snowy Mountain disciple who was alone, that was because they had the Nine Songs Tribe supporting them and they knew a lone Snowy Mountain disciple wouldn't stir up trouble afterwards . With five Snowy Mountain disciples gathered like this, not many people would so readily offend them anymore .
Even Hong Lei—the servant of the Nine Songs Tribe—had a dark face as he coldly smiled and cupped his hands towards Prince Chu Huang . "Your Highness Prince Chu Huang, you've arrived as well . However, this Snowy Mountain disciple of yours is truly very rude… . "
Chu Huang showed a look of dissatisfaction before lightly cupping his hands back . "Please do not blame us . We the Snowy Mountain will naturally give you, our fellow Daoist, a good explanation . "
From the moment he saw the five disciples of the Snowy Mountain arrive, Hong Lei had considered simply dropping the matter entirely . The power and influence of the Snowy Mountain wasn't small, after all, and they were not someone he alone was able to place fault on . Just as he made up his mind to leave this and let his master sort it out later, he was overjoyed to find the person in the lead—Prince Chu Huang—was so polite to him, leaving him rather relieved and happy .
"Your Highness, I believe you also know about the bounties sent by the Huangfu clan . My words carry very little weight so I cannot speak about such great matters, but when my young master returns, I will certainly be recounting everything to him . The choice is yours; I believe you know what the better choice is!" After speaking, he bowed and turned to leave, but it felt as though a heavy stone had been lifted from his chest; if Prince Chu Huang had decided to attack him, he wouldn't have been able to say anything in response .
As the cultivators began to leave and the impending was dispersed, Chu Ci anxiously jumped off the car and ran towards Chu Huang with brisk steps and a delighted smile . "Royal Big Brother . . . . !" Her original purpose had been to enter the Mysterious Domain to seek out her royal big brother, and although it had taken over half a month from the Snowy Mountain to here, her wish was finally fulfilled . The delight in her heart could not even be described .
When Prince Chu Huang saw Chu Ci running towards him, however, he showed no expression . Once Chu Ci finally got close, he held up his hand and aimed a slap right towards Chu Ci's face . "Did I not say you weren't permitted here? So disobedient!"
Faced with this slap, Chu Ci stood frozen in place as though she'd completely forgotten how to avoid it, but a light gold-colored rope suddenly coiled around Chu Ci's waist at that moment to pull her back and help her evade the blow . Fang Xing peeked out from behind Chu Ci and cursed, "What a stray dog you are, biting whoever you wish!"
Prince Chu Ci's gaze grew cold . "I am lecturing my own sister . Since when was this something you could intervene in?"
"Am I not allowed to hate the way you act?"
Prince Chu Huang's gaze chilled as he spoke in a low voice, "From the moment you entered the Mysterious Domain, you've caused such great problems which even brought more danger upon us Snowy Mountain disciples . To speak so rudely towards someone from the Nine Songs Tribe, are you trying to add another great enemy to our Snowy Mountain? From what I see, it is best for a person who doesn't follow the rules such as yourself to fix all the problems you've caused on your own . " The look he held towards Fang Xing was filled with clear murderous intent .
Fang Xing could sense the underlying meaning in his words, and he snickered while rolling his eyes . "What are you implying?"
Prince Chu Huang softly laughed . "I'm not implying anything, I'm simply sticking to my original viewpoint . You can rest assured, when I hand you over to the Huangfu clan, I will ask for mercy on your behalf in the hope he will spare your pitiful life… . "
The faces of everyone around him changed as soon as these words were spoken, especially Chu Ci's which became as pale as a ghost .
A small hand grabbed ahold of Ye Gu'yin's sleeve from behind and made a pleading tug, only for Ye Gu'yin to give a look of understanding after turning around and looking at who'd done so . The hand belonged to none other than Ying Qiaoqiao, who'd arrived here with the other Spirit Stage elites from the Snowy Mountain .
Ying Qiaoqiao had arrived at around the time when Chu Huang was about to slap Chu Ci, and after Fang Xing got himself involved, she was left without any chance to meet up with him at all . When she heard Prince Chu Huang say he was going to cause Fang Xing such trouble, she desperately begged Ye Gu'yin to help Fang Xing out .
"Your Highness, I don't recall us agreeing to hand Shidi Fang over to the Huangfu clan!" Xiao Xue suddenly spoke up while sending an unfriendly gaze towards Prince Chu Huang . Even Hou Guimen showed a troubled look and quickly followed suit by nodding his head at Xiao Xue's words .
In truth, they had actually been here even before Fang Xing had his little spat with the western desert cultivators, it was simply a matter of whether to show themselves and meet up with Fang Xing or not . They actually had differing views and arguments over it, and it wasn't until they saw Fang Xing at risk of being attacked by all of the surrounding cultivators that they finally revealed themselves to help .
Prince Chu Huang coldly replied, "If we do not hand him over and the Huangfu clan seeks to blame us, are you going to be the one to receive his fury?" A flash of anger crossed his eyes and his voice chilled even further with annoyance . "The Huangfu is already dissatisfied with us Snowy Mountain because he killed those four groups . When I attempted to pass God's Bridge, the only reason I failed was because of him . Or perhaps you all want to become enemies of the Eight Bewitched Followers by refusing to hand him over to the Huangfu clan?"
Xiao Xue's gaze cooled at this, and even Hou Guimen and Ye Gu'yin showed dismay . They didn't even dare to think of such a terrible thing as becoming an enemy of the Huangfu clan… .
Prince Chu Huang's hatred towards Fang Xing had become so great there wasn't a single thing about him he didn't dislike . His original intent had been to enter the deepest parts of the Mysterious Domain as fast as possible to have a chance at getting his name on the list, and he'd even gone so far as to abandon other Snowy Mountain disciples in order to do so . In the end, however, he'd been warned off by the ambassadors of the Huangfu clan when he was trying to cross God's Bridge, where they directly told him he needed to sort out this matter with the Snowy Mountain before he'd be allowed to cross . It was for this reason he'd been left with no choice but to return… .
"We can first send Shidi Fang out of the Mysterious Domain . If the Huangfu clan isn't satisfied with this, we can ask them to discuss everything with our five shifus!" Xiao Xue coldly replied . "Before we entered, our shifus said even though the opportunities within the domain are important, we must still help one another . Not once did they say anything about handing over our Snowy Mountain disciple just because the Huangfu clan said something, right? By sending Shidi Fang outside, we will show the Huangfu clan we hold no hostility towards them and I'm sure they wouldn't go so far as to want to kill us for this!"
Xiao Xue didn't say this out of a deep friendship towards Fang Xing or anything, it was simply because she refused to yield to anyone . Her temperament was rather belligerent, and admitting defeat was the last thing on her mind . If they were to hand over Fang Xing, it would become a shadow over her heart that couldn't be dispersed .
Upon hearing Xiao Xue's words, Hou Guimen followed, "I think what Shijie Xiao said is reasonable…" He, on the other hand, simply felt Fang Xiaojiu was a good person and someone worthy of befriending; it was only natural he wanted to speak up in his favor right now .
Ye Gu'yin felt her sleeve tugged once more . She couldn't deny the request of her little shimei and coldly spoke up as well, "If our shifu knew we handed over a Snowy Mountain disciple in exchange for our own safety, they would assuredly not be pleased… . Besides, haven't we already decided we would first enter the Chaotic Stone Valley to capture and kill the little bandit Fang Xing? Can't we sort this out afterwards?" After news had spread that "Fang Xing" had been trapped inside the Chaotic Stone Valley, she was the one who'd been the most desperate to arrive . She would've entered immediately if she could .
With three of the four Snowy Mountain disciples agreeing not to hand over Fang Xing, Prince Chu Huang's expression became truly dire . "For the sake of this person, you'd even give up on an opportunity? I imagine you've already heard, but if we hand him over to the Huangfu clan, we'll be able to receive a summons to enter the Sword Mound . Then, with all our combined efforts, we'll go inside the Chaotic Stone Valley for the little demon Fang Xing and have another . I'm sure they'll also give us another summons for Snowy Mountain once the enmity between us and the Huangfu clan is resolved, so we'll have a total of three… . "
Prince Chu Huang couldn't help but to look towards Fang Xing at this moment . He was aware this Fang Xiaojiu was actually Fang Xing—he and his grand elder Chu Taishang had personally investigated this—and this whole situation left him feeling rather confused . He didn't know why there was another Fang Xing inside the Chaotic Stone Valley, but he did know that if they were to capture him, they'd still be able to get another summons .
The reason Prince Chu Huang had mentioned all of this specifically was because he didn't believe these people would be able to resist it . Three royal summons was equivalent to three Sword Embryos, after all, and who wouldn't want something similar to an apex skill that continued to grow?
As expected, when Xiao Xue, Hou Guimen, and Ye Gu'yin heard about the summons to enter the Sword Mound, all of their gazes flickered and their eyes grew unfocused . After some hesitation, however, Xiao Xue's gaze calmed and she replied, "I still don't agree . As for the Sword Mound, we'll think of another way!"
Hou Guimen sighed as well . "Can't we just enter the Chaotic Stone Valley and capture the little demon first? I heard the topography and formations of this valley are extremely complex . With the knowledge I have in formations, we should be able to find him before anyone else . "
Prince Chu Huang declined to comment and simply looked towards Ye Gu'yin . Ye Gu'yin was clearly swayed and didn't speak even with Ying Qiaoqiao continuing to tug and twist on her sleeve .
Prince Chu Huang could tell Ye Gu'yin was leaning towards his suggestion . Even Hou Guimen might not want to continue helping the kid and would most likely end up being neutral . The most difficult, then, was the matter of that hot-headed woman . After some considerations on the current balance of battle prowess, he developed a plan and coldly said, "The young master of the Huangfu clan may not necessarily want his life . Let's make a decision!"
Those words seemed to seal Fang Xing's fate, and Prince Chu Huang clawed outward with his fingers to grasp at Fang Xing's face .
The five Snowy Mountain disciples hadn't been reunited long enough to even have a cup of tea, yet they'd been broken apart once more!
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