Chapter 143: Female Ghost

  Even Zhou Yuxiao and Huo Qiming didn't know that after leaving Youcheng City, the fatigue Yang Yuxi had accumulated over the years was swept away, making her feel extremely relaxed physically and mentally, and her cultivation also unknowingly advanced again.

  The Jiuchong boundary is divided into nine heavens, and the gap between each heaven is actually not large. Generally speaking, it can reach the ninth heaven in a few years. Yang Yuxi was previously at the third heaven, but after cultivating for these days, his cultivation has surged to the fifth heaven, which is comparable to Huo Qima's cultivation.

  But his actual strength is much higher than the average fivefold heaven, after all, he was able to defeat Huo Qima with only threefold heaven cultivation.

  At this time he descended from the sky, with a thunderbolt gun in his hand carrying endless thunder, as if it was a flash of lightning hanging down from the ninth heaven, just like the punishment of the Thunder God.

  Two men felt a sense of crisis coming from above their heads at the same time, and when they looked up, they saw Yang Yuxi return like a star, with a majestic momentum, powerful and awe-inspiring.

  The two men exchanged a glance, and both saw doubt and surprise in each other's eyes. However, they also sensed Yang Yu Xi's ferocity and did not dare to be arrogant, quickly turning their weapons around and slashing towards Yang Yu Xi.

  The two men were both using knives, one of whom was holding the Red Flame Knife that Yang Yuxi had seen before.

  At this time, the Red Flame Sword brought a long tail flame and cut over with the icy blue sword that was beside it.

  Yang Yu Xi's eyes narrowed, the Thunder Gun was held horizontally in front of his chest, and his right hand shook violently. The Thunder Gun trembled greatly, a bolt of lightning flashed upwards and downwards, forcibly blocking the two blades outside.

  After blocking the attack, Yang Yuxi didn't hesitate at all. His figure flipped in mid-air and appeared in front of the two men like a ghost, causing them to be both shocked and enraged.

  Step into the nine heavens!

  Not long ago, the martial arts that the Tsar had just imparted to Yang Yu Xi was definitely not weak, and the Nine Heavenly Steps that he took out of his hand was a profound and vast martial art.

  Yang Yu Xi has been cultivating for these days and has just barely entered the door.

  But even if it was just the beginning, the momentum that Yang Yu Xi had displayed was already so powerful that the two men didn't even have time to capture his position before they found him standing right in front of them.

  The Thunderbolt Gun suddenly split into two, directly targeting the throats of the two men!

  The two men had no weapons on them, facing the terrifying cold light, they only felt their hairs standing on end, and with a loud roar, they raised their hands in front of them to create a defensive barrier.

  "Boom!"

  However, the two people's hasty defense was apparently weakened, and the subtlety of Yang Yu Xi's Thunder Gun lay in a single "explosion" word. As soon as it touched the two defenses, it exploded like dynamite, directly blasting open the two people's defenses.

  "Hmm..."

  All that could be heard were two muffled groans, and two rather disheveled figures emerged from the smoke and dust of the explosion center, with all four palms covered in blood.

  "Who are you!" One of the taller and thinner men asked with a gloomy face, enduring the pain in his hand, and by the sound of it, he was the leader of the two.

  "Head, you... look over there!" The short and stout fellow beside him called out to the tall and thin man, gesturing for him to look towards the entrance of the cave.

  The tall and thin man was already furious in his heart, but when he heard the short and stout man's voice, he wanted to scold him a few words. However, he was attracted by the figure of Shen Chengfeng at the entrance, and suddenly felt chilled all over.

  "Tap"

  A faint footstep came from the smoke dust in front of the two people, and the electric arc was still swirling around Yang Yu Xi's body.

  The tall and thin man turned his head to look at Yang Yu Xi, then looked at Shen Cheng Feng, before turning back to Yang Yu Xi with a vicious tone: "Was it you who saved him?"

  Yang Yu Xi didn't answer, he just pointed his pistol at the tall and thin man.

  The smoke and dust behind Yang Yu Xi slowly dispersed, the female ghost floated gently over, stopped behind Yang Yu Xi, a pair of autumn water quietly gazed at him, as if the previous battle had nothing to do with her.

  The tall and thin man saw Yang Yu Xi's appearance and felt a few degrees cooler in his heart.

  "Head, what's going on? That young kid is incredibly powerful!" the short and stout man exclaimed in a hushed tone.

  The tall and thin man gritted his teeth, with flames almost bursting out of his eyes. He was extremely resentful that they had been defeated at the last moment, but he wasn't a fool either. The young man in front of him had single-handedly caused them to suffer such a great loss, not to mention there was also a fairly powerful female ghost standing beside him!

  At this time, Yang Yu Xi suddenly said something that made the tall and thin man instantly want to retreat. Yang Yu Xi looked at the back of the tall and thin man and shouted loudly: "Yu Xiao, Huo Qi Ma, don't let these two run away!"

  Two men suddenly turned their heads and saw two women walking out of the dark forest, although they were completely different types, but both had beautiful faces.

  However, at this moment, the two men were obviously not concerned about the beauty of the two women, but rather the words spoken by Yang Yu Xi.

  Could it be that these two women were also accomplices?

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ saw Yáng Yǔ Xī, and without caring about anything else, her whole body suddenly flared up with anger. She put her hands on her hips and loudly scolded: "You damned fool, what are you running around for when there's nothing going on? Let me take care of you today!"

  Yang Yu Xi hadn't said anything yet, but the two men had already taken action ahead of time. The tall and thin man pulled the short and fat man, flying straight up to the sky, shouting: "Hurry up!"

  The short and stout man didn't slack off either, moving quickly to keep up.

  Yang Yu Xi was about to catch up, but heard Shen Cheng Feng say: "Yu Xi, don't chase after him."

  Yang Yu Xi stopped in his tracks and turned around to ask: "Why? Don't you want to capture these two men and interrogate them thoroughly?"

  Shen Chengfeng smiled wryly and said, "How could I not think of it? This kind of person who endangers the Great Zhou Dynasty, I naturally want to capture and interrogate. It's just that I said earlier, this kind of person is very difficult to get anything out of, and right now, there are more important things in my heart than investigating these two people."

  Yang Yu Xi hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Alright then."

  At this time, Zhou Yuxiao, who had been sizing up Shen Chengfeng, suddenly exclaimed and walked to Shen Chengfeng's side, asking with some surprise: "Are you Uncle Chengfeng?" The little black dog that was just beside Zhou Yuxiao had run off somewhere.

  Shen Chengfeng was taken aback, turned his head to look at Zhou Yuxiao, and suddenly had a surprised expression in his eyes. He knelt down and saluted: "Junior official Shen Chengfeng, pays respects to Your Highness."

  Zhou Yuxiao quickly helped Shen Chengfeng up, while Yang Yu Xi on the side pouted and said: "What's going on, so you guys know each other?"

  Zhou Yu Xiao smiled lightly and said: "Cheng Feng uncle is the second-in-command of the Ministry of War, wise and capable, honest and loved by the people, how could I not know him?"

  Shen Chengfeng slightly bowed his head: "This official does not dare to accept."

  "Only Uncle Chengfeng, how did you end up here?"

  Shen Chengfeng hesitated for a moment and glanced at Huo Qima beside him.

  Hu Qiema Fengmu let out a displeased hum as she kicked with one leg.

  Zhou Yuxiao waved his hand and said, "We're all family here, Uncle Chengfeng, just say what's on your mind."

  "Alright." Shen Chengfeng nodded and repeated what he had previously said to Yang Yuxi, but this time it was apparently more detailed.

  It turned out that Shen Chengfeng left Beijing for his annual routine military inspection and was hijacked near Fenghui Town.

  "What kind of people are these?" Zhou Yuxiao's beautiful eyebrows furrowed deeply after listening to Shen Chengfeng's account, apparently she also sensed some hidden danger from their actions.

  "Who are you?"

  Just as everyone was pondering this question, a soft voice that made one wonder if they had misheard it came from behind Yang Yuxi.

  Yang Yu Xi's body trembled and her hair stood on end.

  Except for Yang Yu Xi, everyone else looked up and changed their facial expressions.

  "Are you a ghost?" Finally, Huo Qima from the ancient family walked out and asked with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

  Yang Yu Xi took a few steps back and stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Yu Xiao. Zhou Yu Xiao, after all, was from a different family than Huo Qi Ma, her face pale with fear. As she felt Yang Yu Xi lean in close, she almost instinctively leaned behind him, unknowingly grasping the corner of his clothes with her slender hand.

  Yang Yu Xi surprisingly didn't feel this way despite being just as tense.

  But Shen Chengfeng, who was standing beside him, inadvertently saw this scene, and a faint, imperceptible light flashed in his eyes, and he looked deeply at Yang Yuxi again.

  "A ghost? If you want to say so, then just say it." The female ghost's expression didn't change at all, and she turned her head to gaze at the bright moon in the quiet night sky, saying softly.

  The pale moonlight shone on her pale cheeks, and her originally somewhat transparent face seemed even more transparent. If you didn't look at those eerie feet of hers, it was vaguely filled with a sense of beauty.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ heard this and didn't respond, but her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and the guard around her body didn't withdraw in the slightest.

  On the other hand, Zhou Yu Xiao slowly came back to her senses after experiencing the initial shock. She opened her eyes and carefully examined the female ghost with a pair of autumn water-like eyes, muttering: "Ghosts really exist, are there such beautiful ghosts...?"

  The female ghost seemed to have heard this, but unexpectedly lowered her beautiful face, her eyelids drooping, and on her long eyelashes, as if hundreds of years of sorrow had settled. However, the voice she conveyed was extremely flat: "Without someone to appreciate flowers, what's the use of having beautiful flowers?"

  A faint voice, it was unclear whether she was asking Zhou Yu Xiao or herself.

  Or perhaps it is asking about the fate of several hundred years.

  At this time, everyone had already seen that the female ghost did not have any malicious intentions towards them, and their vigilance in their hearts slightly relaxed. Yang Yu Xi even asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

  The female ghost gently shook her head, every one of her movements was extremely gentle, as if any bigger movement would cause her entire body to disperse in the wind.

  The female ghost turned her face back to the crowd: "You haven't answered me yet, who are you? On a night with a full moon, you should be reunited and happy with your family, why are you here?"

  Her voice was still faint, but somehow it seemed to have a hint of coldness that wasn't there before.

  It was this chill that once again tightened everyone's nerves.

  Yang Yu Xi had completely forgotten that this female ghost's strength was inferior to his.

  Unexpectedly, it was Zhou Yuxiao who replied to the female ghost. Zhou Yuxiao walked out from behind Yang Yuxi and softly said: "Hello, we are people far away from home, passing through Fenghui Town temporarily resting our feet, but didn't expect a friend to encounter difficulties, so we rushed over to rescue him." As she spoke, she pointed at Shen Chengfeng, indicating that she wasn't lying.

  The female ghost remained silent for a long time, her hair blown by the wind and stuck to her cheek. The wind blew past her body, but strangely didn't blow away, instead it came back and lingered on her fingertips, refusing to disperse.

  Her slightly sorrowful voice finally came out again, but it was unclear who she was talking to.

  "The winds have returned, all of them are back, but why haven't you?"