Free Web NovelChapter 226: Chapter 179: If You’re Scared, Surrender; If You Surrender, Terminate the Contract
"I saw all those gems and pearls. I love them, so remember to bring them back with you."
"Also, your selfie is super handsome. I saved it. The next time we meet, you have to recreate this look for me."
"Mwah~"
She sent a blowing-a-kiss sticker.
Looking at the cute image, she suddenly felt it wasn’t sincere enough.
After a moment’s thought, she opened her camera, found an angle with good lighting, and recorded a short video, just a few seconds long.
In the video, she puckered her lips and blew him a kiss.
After the video sent successfully, she sent another, very short message.
"Love you!"
Once the message sent, she opened Fu Yuan’s handsome photo again, her eyes shining as she admired it, completely engrossed and lost in the sight.
Suddenly, a dull pain struck the back of her neck.
Her mind instantly reeled. ’Damn it, who’s so shameless? Attacking me while I’m lost in a hot guy’s photo?’
Her consciousness was instantly ejected from the Light Brain. She forced her eyes open, ready to see the bastard who had ambushed her, but her vision suddenly went black. She couldn’t see a thing.
The next moment, her consciousness faded to black, and her body crumpled toward the ground.
A strong, powerful arm reached out, swiftly catching her. A mysterious Domain descended, and in the blink of an eye, the unconscious woman vanished.
In mid-air, Yan Chen and Feng Qianyan were still locked in a fierce battle, completely unaware of what had just happened.
It wasn’t until more than twenty minutes later that the red fire Phoenix let out a long cry. With a flick of its wings, a dense array of Flame Feather Arrows materialized before it, poised to strike.
The number of Flame Feather Arrows was staggering, and Yan Chen feared they might accidentally harm Jiang Yunnuan.
So, with a thought, he split off a portion of his power to create a clone to protect Jiang Yunnuan, only to find nothing there.
Only then did he realize that Jiang Yunnuan was gone.
’How could this be?’
’How could she have disappeared?’
’This is the Void Realm. Only Ultimate Venerable Stage Powerhouses can enter and exit, so there’s no way she could have left on her own.’
’Could something have happened to her?’
Yan Chen frowned, a thread of anxiety creeping into his heart. He could no longer remain calm.
With a single thought, he created countless clones, completely surrounding Feng Qianyan.
"Stop! I have something to do. I’m not fighting you for now!"
The cold, aloof voice, now tinged with urgency, came from all directions. Hundreds, even thousands of voices converged, making Feng Qianyan’s ears ache.
His form shifted, and he reverted to his human shape, his eyes defiant and his voice dripping with scorn.
"What, scared? If you’re scared, then admit defeat. If you admit defeat, then go through with the Contract Termination. Otherwise, this fight isn’t over."
Yan Chen seemed not to have heard his taunt.
His main body flickered and appeared where Jiang Yunnuan had been. He looked up, his eyes cold as he spoke.
"She’s gone. Was it you, you damn bird?"
’This guy has immense power and deep roots in the Empire. He might even know other Ultimate Venerable Stage Powerhouses.’
’Besides, he’s dead set on making us terminate the contract. No matter how you look at it, he’s the most likely suspect.’
"Her? Who?"
Hearing this, Feng Qianyan paused. The words had barely left his lips when he realized Yan Chen was talking about Jiang Yunnuan, and a look of shock flashed in his eyes.
He whipped his head around to look, and sure enough, there was no sign of Jiang Yunnuan anywhere.
With a wave of his arm, the dense array of Flame Feather Arrows before him vanished. He retracted his aggressive posture and, in a flash, appeared beside Yan Chen.
"Don’t you go slinging mud at me. I’ve been fighting you this whole time. When would I have had a chance to snatch her away?"
’If I could really take her right from under his nose, I wouldn’t need to keep harping on about them terminating the contract.’
’I’d just take her and force her to terminate it with him.’
He didn’t seem to be lying in the slightest, but Yan Chen simply didn’t believe him.
"You may not have had the time, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have people. Aren’t you the patriarch of the Feather Clan, the City Lord of Sky City, and the master of the Ninth Legion? You’re telling me you have no one at your disposal?"
Hearing this, Feng Qianyan let out a scornful laugh.
"Heh, you seem to know a lot about me, but why don’t you use your brain? Is the Void Realm a place just anyone can enter? Could someone get in here without an Ultimate Venerable Stage Cultivation?"
"What Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse would be willing to take orders from me? It’s true I have countless subordinates, but none of them are at the Ultimate Venerable Stage."
"Forget it. Why am I even telling you this? You can’t even protect your own woman. You’re just a good-for-nothing. I can’t be bothered to waste my time on you."
On the surface, he was defiant, arrogant, and even gloating, but inwardly, he couldn’t help but feel a little panicked, and a little embarrassed.
’Why on earth did that woman disappear?’
’Was she really kidnapped?’
’If that’s the case, how can I show my face?’
’To think that I, the admiral of the Ninth Legion, had someone kidnapped right in front of me without noticing a thing... If word of this got out, wouldn’t I be a laughingstock?’
’And who was it that took her?’
’Will she be okay?’
"It had better not be you. Otherwise, I will make sure your entire Feather Clan and the Ninth Legion are drowned in a river of blood, with no survivors."
Yan Chen seemed to ignore his mockery. After delivering the cold warning, he turned to leave.
There were no useful clues here. The kidnapper was clearly a professional, highly experienced. The scene had been wiped completely clean.
He had to leave quickly and use the Power of Contract to find her.
’And then, I’ll make whoever dared to touch her wish they were dead!’
At this moment, Yan Chen was incredibly grateful they had formed a contract. Otherwise, in this vast world, even he would have a hard time finding her.
"Wait! Are you going to look for her? I have a way to find a clue."
Feng Qianyan snapped back to reality. Ignoring the harsh threat, he called out to stop him.
Hearing that there was a way to find a clue, Yan Chen froze. He stopped and turned, looking back at him with a blank expression.
"You really have a way?"
"Yes."
Feng Qianyan nodded. "My Phoenix Clan’s Innate Divine Abilities include not only Rebirth, Divine Fire, and Undying, but also a lesser-known power: Retrospect."
Retrospect is the ability to turn back Time.
But turning back Time would cause immense changes to the entire world, and the fates of countless people would be drastically reversed.
Among the countless living beings, there would always be a few who slip through the cracks, retaining their memories and becoming Reborn, changing their own fates and the fates of others. freёweɓnovel.com
Therefore, using Retrospect means shouldering an immeasurable karmic burden and cannot be done lightly.
"You want to use Retrospect? No, the risk is too great."
Yan Chen frowned and refused.
Retrospect is indeed a heaven-defying power, but for that very reason, it is difficult to control. One mistake could lead to temporal chaos and the collapse of the world.
’What if it sent us back more than twenty years? Wouldn’t I turn back into an unmoving tree?’
’I’d have to endure the baptism of divine lightning all over again just to awaken my consciousness and start my Cultivation from scratch.’
’At that time, she hadn’t even come to this world yet.’
’I’d have to wait for her for so long. Who could stand that?’
’It’s better to spend the time looking for her now.’
’With the contract, I can definitely find her.’
