Chapter 168: Blacklist

Taking advantage of the fake death plan, Hu Feng secretly rescued Bailier’s father, the City Lord of Crystal City, without anyone noticing. The father and daughter were reunited within the Prime Realm.

“Father, Father, it’s my fault. I wasn’t capable and didn’t save you in time!”

Bailier was heartbroken. She tightly hugged her father, whose face was barely recognizable, and her hands trembled constantly as she touched the shocking scars on his body. Crystal-clear tears fell uncontrollably.

“Idiot, how could this be your fault?”

The Crystal City Lord opened his arms and hugged Bailier, his only daughter. He gently stroked her smooth long hair. “Bailier, I should be the one to blame for being incompetent and unable to protect you and the clan members. I am old, and my eyes are blind. From today on, you are the City Lord of Crystal City. Bailier, my good daughter, only you can lead the clan members out of this predicament!”

As he spoke, the old man trembled as he took out an antique seal from his chest and pressed it into Bailier’s palm.

Unlike the Blue Sea Surging Sky Seal, which was sea-blue, this seal was entirely red, resembling a piece of crystal passed down from ancient times, or like it contained a ball of red blood. When observed against the light, the red light shimmered, as if the blood inside was flowing continuously, hiding a mysterious and obscure power .

“Okay, Father. Daughter will definitely lead the clan members out of this predicament and kill all the enemies!”

Tears streaming down her face, Bailier did not hesitate and decisively accepted the seal that symbolized her identity as City Lord.

Her father’s injuries made her deeply saddened, but she knew clearly that now was not the time to grieve. Her father needed treatment, the helpless clan members in the distant Crystal City were waiting for her help, and powerful enemies needed to be dealt with. The more difficult the situation, the more she must not belittle herself or give up on herself, letting others shoulder the responsibilities that rightfully belonged to her.

Bailier, gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, was more powerful than Hu Feng had imagined. She quickly dried her tears.

“Lord Hu Feng, thank you. Thank you for saving my father!”

Bailier bowed respectfully, then looked up at Hu Feng. “But, Lord, Bailier fears I will still need your help. I want to go home and take Father back to the distant Crystal City immediately. We must leave Glory Castle before dawn!”

After saving her father, Bailier did not want to delay for a moment. She couldn’t wait to return to the distant Crystal City and be with her clan members.

However, Glory Castle was heavily guarded. Besides taking her seriously injured father who could not move, even if it were just her alone, without the proper identification documents, it would be difficult to take a single step out of the strictly checked Glory Castle. Moreover, the journey from Glory Castle to Crystal City was long. On the way, they would encounter countless hardships. Without escorts, she could die at any time in unknown corners of the Wasteland.

After calming down, Bailier regained the calm decisiveness of a female warrior. At this moment, she realized that Hu Feng, this Great Demon Head, was the only person she could truly trust. Only Hu Feng could truly help her.

“No problem. Unfortunately, I have to depart with the Angel Squad at dawn, so I cannot personally see you two back.”

Hu Feng agreed at once. After a moment of thought, he continued, “How about this? I will send a team of Witch warriors disguised as Glory Knights. With my orders, they will escort you all the way to Crystal City. Here is a Crystal Token. If you encounter any danger, you can crush it directly, and I will appear quickly!”

Hu Feng took out a Crystal Token and handed it to Bailier.

This token was his original invention, the first Witchcraft he created. Inside the small crystal, a wisp of his consciousness was sealed. As long as it was crushed or he received a fatal attack, his True Body would immediately sense it and teleport directly there based on the token’s signal. The function was simple. For now, it could not superimpose powerful attack or defense Magic Arrays, but it was very practical.

Besides protecting Bailier in critical moments, Hu Feng had another deep meaning in giving this small token. Once Bailier successfully reached home with the token, he could quickly know the exact location of Crystal City based on the token’s signal, preparing for his next plan.

Helping Bailier was to obtain the method to refine the Crystal World, but this was not the entirety of helping her. For a girl with such a distinct personality, the process of training and profaning her was undoubtedly a Lich’s favorite.

Gaining her trust was a good beginning!

Time was short, and delays were not suitable. Bailier set off quickly.

To avoid unnecessary twists and turns, Hu Feng used the Great Teleportation Technique to send them directly to the outer perimeter of Glory Castle. Then, he summoned the team of Witch warriors disguised as Glory Knights and ordered them to escort Bailier and her father back to the distant Crystal City. There were only thirty-six Witch warriors. The number was small, but each was one in a hundred elite warriors from the Witch clan. Some were skilled in crossbows, hitting the mark every time; some were skilled in tracking and counter-tracking; others were skilled in poison arts.

With the escort of these thirty-six elite Witch warriors and Hu Feng’s order as a Judgment Divine Official, he believed that even if they encountered some trouble on the road, they could resolve it quickly!

“Bailier, what kind of person is that Lord Hu Feng?”

In the night wind, a weak voice came. Having left Glory Castle, Bailier’s father finally had the opportunity to ask his daughter beside him. This question had puzzled him greatly.

He was old, his eyes were blind, and he was seriously injured. However, his ears were not deaf. As soon as he heard Hu Feng’s voice in the dungeon, he quickly understood his identity. He knew that Hu Feng was the Judgment Divine Official who had commanded the army to slay the Sons of Fallen in the Nameless Valley that day and had captured him.

In the strictly hierarchical Divine Court, Judgment was the supreme will. A Judgment Divine Official’s faith and strength were beyond doubt. He couldn’t understand how a Judgment Divine Official like Hu Feng could instead strongly help Bailier and rescue him.

“Could it be a conspiracy? Has the Divine Court set its eyes on the Crystal City, the livelihood of our clan?”

Bailier’s father thought secretly. Thinking of this only explanation, his already pale face looked even worse. He wanted to voice this worry directly, but listening to the horse footsteps outside the carriage and thinking it over, he swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue. He prepared to return to Crystal City and then carefully ponder and plan.

“A friend!”

After a moment of thought, Bailier answered her father. Being asked suddenly by her father, she didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

Hu Feng was clearly a ruthless Great Demon Head. No one knew how he became a Holy Judgment Divine Official. No one knew his true identity or his purpose for infiltrating the Divine Court. This Great Demon Head was sometimes more terrifying and evil than the King of Demons in legends; but sometimes, he was even better than a devout and holy Divine Official.

When you treat him as a Great Demon Head, he puts on the appearance of a Divine Official; when you treat him as a Divine Official, he puts on the appearance of a Great Demon Head. People were sometimes endlessly grateful, and at other times, gnashed their teeth in hatred!

“A friend?”

Bailier’s father shook his head and said no more. He lay on the carriage and rested with closed eyes. A father knows his daughter best. He keenly sensed a slight change in Bailier.

From childhood to adulthood, without their mother, Bailier had been resolute and decisive. She stuck to her word, never using vague words. On the surface, she seemed quiet, with a slender and thin figure, but deep down, she was more stubborn than anyone. For so many years, there had been no change. But after meeting the Great Demon Head Hu Feng, she suddenly became vague in front of her own father, even defending a Great Demon Head. This change made him feel deep worry!

“I am an evil Lich!”

Watching the shadow of the carriage disappear into the distance, Hu Feng grinned evilly. His body flickered, and he suddenly disappeared, returning to the quiet Monastery.

Ginger gets spicier as it ages. As an old City Lord who had gone through many vicissitudes, Bailier’s father was not so easily fooled. He had a very deep inner world. However, no matter how deep his inner world was or how strong his skills were, and even if he knew his true purpose, Hu Feng believed he could not stop his plan. Some things were better not interfered with by a father; the more he interfered, the worse it became!

Knock, knock, knock…

As soon as Hu Feng returned to the Monastery, a faint knocking sound came from the door. After receiving his response, Randolph soon pushed the door and walked in.

“Lord, this is the list for hunting down the Previous Saintess and the Great Demon Head in the Wasteland! The Wasteland is very dangerous. How about I personally go to Lord Moss and ask him to approve that you and I go together?”

Randolph delivered this list overnight, his face filled with worry. To obtain this list, he had exhausted his efforts, using all the connections and relationships he could mobilize, and even risked his life. Not only did he list the names, but he also listed the characteristics, or rather weaknesses, of each person.

If such a list were discovered by others, he would definitely be tied to a Burning Stake and burned to death alive. However, he was not worrying for himself, but for Hu Feng, who had to leave Glory Castle at dawn.

The Previous Saintess Flochra. Legend had it that long ago, before she entered Saintess Peak to seal the Dark Heavenly Book, she had already cultivated to the Demi-god Peak realm. Tens of thousands of years had passed, and her cultivation level had reached who-knows-what stage. Moreover, she had the Dark Heavenly Book, known as a Dark Divine Artifact, in hand, adding wings to a tiger. With her understanding of the Divine Court, once fallen, she would definitely be an extremely dangerous Great Demon Head.

Hu Feng’s strength was decent. He had cultivated to the Holy Step at a young age, but this strength was nothing compared to a Stronger at the Demi-god Peak. To put it nicely, he was serving as a guide for the Angel Squad; to put it bluntly, he was purely a cannon fodder to be sacrificed!

“No need. Thank you!”

Hu Feng accepted the hard-won list and sincerely thanked Randolph, a man of genuine emotion. “Randolph, remember, you staying alive is the greatest help to me. The higher your strength and status within Glory Castle, the greater the help you provide me. I have been wandering in the Wasteland, but one day I will get tired and return to Glory Castle to rest. At that time, without your help, it would be the greatest difficulty for me!”

“Then okay, Lord. Take care on your journey!”

Seeing Hu Feng’s firm attitude, Randolph sighed. He bowed respectfully and left quickly.