Entering the Xianchi area, Wang Feng and his group walked to Yangyang Village, the closest village to the Ancient Capital's safe zone.
Before reaching the village, the Strong Man reminded everyone of the village's rules.
But upon arriving at the village, everyone was stunned.
Because under the Qinling Mountains, all they saw was a pile of abandoned, messy wood.
"You're playing us!" One of Asha Ruiya's attendants glared and roared at the Dwarf.
"I... I didn't! What... what on earth is going on?!"
The Dwarf was also bewildered and quickly pulled out a map to explain:
"Look, the location marked on the map is right here, Yangyang Village should be here!"
"Is it because of the undead rampage? Was Yangyang Village massacred by the rampaging undead?" Mo Fan speculated, frowning.
"Don't talk nonsense," Lingling glanced at Mo Fan:
"The reason Weiju Village can survive in the land of the undead is precisely because they are specially protected and will not be attacked by the undead. Yangyang Village could not have disappeared because of the undead."
"Then how did Yangyang Village just vanish into thin air?" Mo Fan scratched his head.
"I don't know, but there's no blood or corpses here, so there might be another reason." Lingling looked around, calmly analyzing.
"Alright, let's head to the next village," Wang Feng said.
The disappearance of Yangyang Village was due to the theft and depletion of the Kunjing Water.
Without the Kunjing Water, they would no longer be protected, so the village chief Fang Gu went to Hua Village for help, but was rejected by Hua Village.
Left with no choice, Fang Gu could only refine the remaining villagers into undead and destroy Yangyang Village.
This was also the fundamental reason why Fang Gu later sought revenge on the Hua Village people.
"Hmm, let's go to the next village, maybe we can find out something there." Asha Ruiya echoed.
Seeing that their two employers were in agreement, the Dwarf also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After comforting the Strong Man, the group set off again, heading towards Hua Village.
...
Along the way.
Asha Ruiya became even more enthusiastic towards Wang Feng because of the powerful strength he displayed.
She would occasionally tease Wang Feng, trying to dig out more secrets from him.
At the same time, her "teasing" always stopped just short, neither letting Wang Feng succeed nor letting him feel completely satisfied.
This feeling of being both desired and rejected made Wang Feng feel as if a cat was scratching at his heart.
He finally understood now why Asha Ruiya was given the moniker 'Fox'!
However, Wang Feng was not without gains.
At least, Asha Ruiya confessed her identity to him and removed that mysterious black silk veil, revealing her charming and enchanting face.
...
After walking for several days, they finally arrived at Hua Village.
"The village is still here, but why is there no one around?" Mo Fan scanned the area; the entire Hua Village was eerily silent, with only the sounds of the nearby undead being cleared by Sha Na outside the village.
"The people are at the bottom of the well," Wang Feng said.
"The bottom of the well?"
The Dwarf was startled, then ran over, leaned down to look, and indeed found the villagers of Hua Village in the well cellar at the bottom of the well.
The Strong Man also hurried forward, stated his identity, and pulled the Hua Village villagers out of the well cellar.
Soon, all the Hua Village villagers climbed out of the well, and Wang Feng and Mo Fan also focused on the last person to climb out.
"Monkey! I knew you were okay!"
Mo Fan ran forward ecstatically, giving Zhang Xiaohou a big hug.
"You know him?" Su Xiaoluo asked.
"He's my brother!" Mo Fan quickly said.
"Oh, that's great! Fu Da... oh no, Zhang Xiaohou has amnesia, he might not recognize you now." Su Xiaoluo said.
"Amnesia?"
Mo Fan stared blankly at the somewhat dull Zhang Xiaohou, then exhaled a moment later.
"If he has amnesia, then so be it. It's a blessing he didn't die."
Wang Feng did not go forward to reminisce, because he knew that Zhang Xiaohou was actually just pretending to have amnesia. Although he had been given a forgetting worm by Hong Jun, it would not temporarily endanger his life.
He would deal with it after returning to the Ancient Capital, so as not to alert the enemy and disrupt his plans!
...
"Congratulations, you found the person you were looking for." Asha Ruiya gracefully walked to Wang Feng's side.
"Hmm, what about you? Has the person you're looking for arrived?" Wang Feng turned his head to look at her.
He had a vague guess in his heart—if the person Asha Ruiya was waiting for wasn't the Blue Bat planted by the Judgment Association beside Cardinal Salang, then it was likely the Gray-robed man who was executing the "Guillotine Plan."
"I still need to go a bit further, so, farewell for now." Asha Ruiya smiled slightly, with a hint of faint regret in her tone.
"Then be careful, this place isn't peaceful." Wang Feng nodded.
"Of course~" Asha Ruiya smiled brightly, her eyes full of charm.
Her eyes flickered a few times, and she suddenly asked: "Wang Feng, do you want to be my Guardian Knight?"
Hearing this sudden invitation, Wang Feng paused slightly, then chuckled lightly and shook his head:
"Sorry, I don't have that thought at the moment."
"That's truly a pity." Asha Ruiya sighed, feigning disappointment.
"By the way, as a send-off, I'll give you a buff!"
As Wang Feng spoke, he held his palm upwards, and a Healing butterfly flew out from his palm, landing on Asha Ruiya's shoulder.
As the Healing butterfly dropped its Healing scales.
Wang Feng also gained an ability from Asha Ruiya.
[Fallen Angel]: The Dark King's earthly spokesperson.
...
He watched Asha Ruiya leave with her two attendants.
Wang Feng looked at the Angel Soul Embryo with black wings on its back in his spiritual space, lost in thought for a long time.
He hadn't expected Asha Ruiya to become a Fallen Angel so early!
(This is a personal setting here; the Fallen Angel in the original text is Mu Bai in the very late stages of the original text, Asha Ruiya's is considered an extra chapter.)
Wang Feng felt the power of the Fallen Angel Soul Embryo and then came to a conclusion:
"Indeed, whether it's a Holy City Angel or a Fallen Angel, they are both outside the star magic system."
The power of the Angel Soul Embryo is very strong, but activating and fusing it is very difficult.
But once activated and fused, one can possess the strength to hunt Forbidden spell users and confront Emperors!
(This is the description of the Holy Shadow, which is a two-winged angel, in the original work.)
...
When Wang Feng returned to the village, the villagers of Hua Village had already packed their luggage and were ready to follow him to the Ancient Capital for refuge.
However, nearly half of the stubborn elderly still stubbornly refused to leave; they insisted on staying on the land where they had lived for generations.
Adhering to the principle of respecting others' destinies, he did not try to persuade them.
At the same time, Wang Feng secretly used the ability of [Water Calamity] to quietly drain the Kunjing Water from Hua Village and put it into a special container.
He knew that these villagers who refused to leave were destined to face retaliation from Fang Gu, the chief of Yangyang Village, and if the Kunjing Water remained here, it would eventually fall into the hands of the Black Vatican.
Rather than that, it was better to take it away; perhaps it could be useful in the future!
"Let's go, it's time to return to the Ancient Capital!"
...
On a distant mountaintop, a young girl dressed in ancient court attire stood quietly.
Her gaze fell on Wang Feng's departing back, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Strange, why did such a pure dark aura suddenly appear on that man for a moment?"
"Perhaps... he would make a good King's Choice~"
Before her words faded, her figure swayed gently, flickering like a phantom, then vanished from the spot, as if she had never appeared.