Just as they reached the hotel entrance, Ah Yin rushed out and bumped into Chu Feng's chest.
Chu Feng said, "What are you panicking about? I can't be in trouble."
Ah Yin immediately turned serious and tilted her head. "Hmph, I wasn't out looking for you. I was—"
Before she could finish, her eyes caught sight of Zhu Zhuyun. Because the woman was dressed rather carelessly, Ah Yin saw plenty of the real goods.
So she instantly complained to Chu Feng, "Great, not sleeping in the middle of the night and you've found another woman."
"Aren't two enough? And she looks so much like Zhu Zhuqing."
It was rare to see Ah Yin so aggressive; her smooth cheeks even showed faint creases from the strain.
But Chu Feng explained, "She's the older sister who hunted Zhu Zhuqing, but now she's joined me."
"Hmph, who joined you? You threatened me."
Zhu Zhuyun got angry, covered her chest, and strode straight into the building, clacking up the stairs.
Chu Feng called after her, "Second room on the left upstairs—empty, no one's staying there."
"So considerate. You squeeze into one bed with me, yet you keep a special room for her."
Ah Yin was jealous.
"Doesn't that prove we're close? After all, you're my goddess, they're not."
Ah Yin actually enjoyed that sweet talk; she broke into a smile.
But back to business, she still had questions: "Do we keep heading south next? Won't bringing them be risky?"
Chu Feng kissed her cheek and whispered, "Think like a god—risk doesn't exist."
"Huh?"
Ah Yin didn't get it.
Chu Feng didn't continue; he spotted an unopened bottle of champagne on the hotel front desk.
Since sleep was out of the question and he'd gained two little cats tonight, he might as well celebrate with a couple of sips.
"You still have the mood to drink at a time like this?"
Ah Yin had never drunk and didn't want to.
But Chu Feng poured it straight into his stomach; after using divine force he needed to cool the inner fire.
Seeing that, Ah Yin swallowed. She was tempted; Chu Feng naturally handed her the bottle.
Two gulps and her face flushed crimson. Once drunk she grew bold and dragged Chu Feng into the storeroom next door.
Nice—round two began~
…A few hours later the village roosters crowed; dawn arrived.
The storeroom door was kicked loudly—Zhu Zhuyun, eager to head south, had delivered a 'wake-up call'.
Zhu Zhuqing called softly behind her, "Sis, don't disturb them. He was so tired last night."
Indeed he was; Chu Feng had spent the last few drops and needed to recharge.
Ah Yin emerged first, cheeks rosy and glowing.
Through the door crack Zhu Zhuqing finally saw Chu Feng's face, felt embarrassed but tried not to show it.
Minutes earlier she'd reconciled with Zhu Zhuyun—on the surface at least; old rivals don't bury the hatchet so easily.
So she didn't want to flare up again, yet facing Chu Feng left her uneasy.
She still remembered Chu Feng attacking them in front of The Shrek group; that savage scene lingered.
Chu Feng sensed her mood and stepped straight out.
In a flash he was before Zhu Zhuqing; startled, she backed against the wall.
Chu Feng pressed close, pinning her in a wall-slam.
With a magnetic voice he said, "You don't want to see Dai Mubai and those disgusting Alliance guys again, do you?"
Right—she didn't. Better Chu Feng than them; maybe he really was Dao Ancestor Chu from the Newspapers.
That was her thought, though she'd never voice it. She simply pushed him aside and turned away.
Chu Feng clapped to lighten the mood. "Enough talk—time waits for no one."
After the night's chaos, the Alliance's Demonic Malice felt thin to Chu Feng; they must have marched through the night.
Chu Feng suddenly asked Zhu Zhuyun, "When does the Alliance reach their target?"
"Twelve noon today."
Zhu Zhuyun answered readily, confirming Chu Feng's guess.
After all, few things could make the Noble Class value time.
The four set off at once, rather hastily, each in a different mood; the air chilled.
Yet because of that, they moved faster, reaching their destination by the time the sun neared zenith.
An extremely desolate spot on the eastern border between the Star Dou and Heaven Dou Empires.
Anywhere was possible now; the Douluo Continent had expanded several times due to spirit energy, its terrain greatly changed.
"Wait—why are we at Slaughter City? Could the Alliance's southern target be here?"
Zhu Zhuyun scanned the surroundings: bare hillocks stretching into a vast Gobi.
Cold gusts struck occasionally; in her memory only Slaughter City looked like this.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes narrowed as she searched for signs.
"Ugh—"
Unlike the others, Ah Yin felt nauseous, her stomach uneasy.
As the Blue Silver Emperor, she needed Blue Silver Grass; with none here and plant growth suppressed…
It threatened her bloodline, and her God of Order divinity hadn't fully merged.
She suffered severe culture shock.
Chu Feng asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, but the time and space here feel off."
Sensitive thanks to her divinity, she added, "My Dragon Bloodline keeps surging, as if warning me dragons are nearby."
"Then it's likely residual aura from the Golden Dragon King."
There seem to be Alliance traces too."
Chu Feng sensed something: ahead, a cluster of hoof prints showed clearly beneath the sand.
"Blood—"
The two Zhu sisters, walking ahead, were splashed by something crimson seeping from the ground.
On alert, they channeled spirit power; their love-hate rivalry had honed swift reflexes.
"This Sweet Dew gushing from the earth—if you won't drink, let me!"
A disheveled madman leapt out, raving, and dove onto the blood, gulping greedily.
At that moment Chu Feng understood; he swept a wave of Primordial Chaos Aura around them.
The Gobi trembled, shedding its desolate sandy veil to reveal an even bleaker wasteland.
No sunlight, no life, only night thick with Extreme Malice and a ruined, broken city.
Countless people slaughtered one another over the mysterious blood spurting from underground.
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