Celestial 'War God' Return-Chapter 287: Nightfall

"Why do you look so anxious, Xingcai?"

Zhang Xingcai turned to her father-in-law. "I’ve been trying to contact Xiang’er since last night to ask if she’s met with Tang Xiao, but I haven’t been able to reach her. I tried contacting Qingge, but the result was the same."

"Hmm?" Sun Qian raised an eyebrow for a moment and tried to contact the two women, but to no avail. "I can’t contact them either, but I don’t think we need to worry about Xiang’er. Qingge would never harm her, so let’s leave everything to her."

Since they had been friends for years, Zhang Xingcai knew that Mu Qingge would never harm her daughter, but she was still worried because she couldn’t contact Sun Xiang herself.

"Don’t worry, Xingcai. I’m sure Xiang’er is fine, and she will return to you in one piece after all this matter is over."

"I hope so, Father." Zhang Xingcai sighed softly. "What about Wang Fuxi? Is she willing to protect the Fang Clan, Sun Yang, and Sun Yue?"

"Wang Fuxi has already sent two people from the Wang Clan to protect them, so I’m sure they’ll be fine. Did you see the intruder last night?"

"I saw an intruder last night, but he wasn’t from the Xie Clan, Father. Instead, he was a person from the Xiao Clan, and I killed him straight away."

Sun Qian nodded to Zhang Xingcai, as he had expected that Xiao Luo would send someone to infiltrate his clan. However, he knew that the person was merely a pawn intended to divert his attention from the actual intruder. Unfortunately, he still hasn’t managed to find out the true identity of the intruder, and that person could be disguised as anyone from his clan. "Please be careful, Xingcai. If you meet a stronger intruder, you must not act alone, and you must contact me immediately."

"Yes, Father."

Afterward, Zhang Xingcai returned to her room, trying to contact Mu Qingge and Sun Xiang again. Meanwhile, Sun Xian went to meet his second son and daughter-in-law to discuss some matters.

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"Father, the person I sent to the Sun Clan is dead, but I don’t know whether it was Sun Qian or someone else who killed him."

Xiau Luo seemed unconcerned by the person’s death because he was merely a chess piece he had intentionally sacrificed. "I’ve been able to contact Meng’er. However, she hasn’t answered any of the voice transmissions I sent her, so I don’t know her current location."

"Do you think someone has captured Meng’er, Father? Could it be that person wants to use her to pressure us?"

"That’s possible." Xiao Luo nodded to his son. "For now, let Ming’er check on her in the outside world, and we’ll wait for news from him before deciding on our next move. How did Qing Cheng react when you told her about her daughter’s disappearance?"

Xiao Han smiled bitterly before he spoke to his father. "Qing Cheng doesn’t care about Meng’er’s situation, and she blames us for her situation. She also said that she would rather have our daughter die than have her follow our orders."

"I see." Xiao Luo nodded slightly and contacted someone. "Send someone else to the Sun Clan tonight, and we’ll keep at it until the Xie Clan’s people can make a move."

"But who will they capture, Father? Sun Xiang is in the outside world, and Fang Xiaoru has already evacuated her two children to the Fang Clan, which is now protected by people from the Wang Clan."

Xiao Luo looked at his son. "If we can’t capture Sun Qian’s three grandchildren, we will capture her second son and two daughters-in-law. Moreover, Xie Jun has already told me that he wants Zhang Xingcai, so she will be our main target."

"Zhang Xingcai, huh?" Xiao Han muttered to himself. "What about the Zhang Clan?"

"Zhang Fei and his family are on high alert, and their strengths are equally matched. We don’t need to worry about that clan for now, and the Xie Clan will take care of them." Xiao Luo hurriedly got up from his chair and walked out. "I’ll leave everything to you, and I’ll go to the Cao Clan to meet with Cao Teng."

"Yes, Father." When Xiao Han wanted to leave, his first wife walked into the room. "Why are you here, Shi Xian?"

"Did you and my father-in-law send Ming’er away somewhere else?"

"Yes." Xiao Han told her about Xiao Luo’s decision to send Xiao Ming to the outside world. "You don’t need to worry about our son. No cultivator dares to act recklessly in the outside world, so he will be fine there."

Shi Xian nodded slightly. "I was just worried because our son left without informing me, and since you’ve been busy since yesterday, I didn’t have the opportunity to ask you. Since he went to the outside world, I don’t have to worry about him anymore. Did my father-in-law send him there to pick up your daughter?"

"Meng’er disappeared yesterday, and my father couldn’t contact her, so he sent Ming’er to check her situation." Shi Xian was surprised to hear that because no ordinary people could fight Xiao Meng, and other cultivators did not dare to act carelessly with Wang Fuxi there. "I don’t know what happened to her, so we will wait for news from our son."

"Have you told Sister Qing about her daughter’s disappearance?" Xiao Han hugged his wife’s waist, led her out, and told her about the conversation he had with Qing Cheng yesterday. "What are you going to do to her?"

Xiao Han shook his head in response. "I’ve long wanted to get rid of Qing Cheng, but Meng’er would rebel and leave this clan for her mother, so I can’t do anything to her now. Once the Sun Clan’s affairs are settled, I’ll get rid of her, and Ming’er can marry his big sister then."

"Half big sister."

"Haha," Xiao Han laughed at that. "What if we have another child?"

"Sure."

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"Xiao’er." Tang Xiao, who was training in five times heavier gravity, turned to look at Tantai Lingyan in the distance. "I’ve been thinking since yesterday, and I’m afraid the situation in the Sun Clan will turn dire, so your grandfather and I thought about helping Old Sun from a distance. If the Xiao and Xie clans attack, we will help him, but we won’t move if they don’t attack."

Tang Xiao asked Xiao Ai to turn off the gravity device’s effect in his area, and he quickly got up and approached Tantai Lingyan. "I’ve been considering sending Xiao Meng back to the Xiao Clan so we can use her to closely monitor Xiao Luo."

"I think it can be done, but I’m afraid Xiao Luo will suspect his granddaughter if you suddenly send her back to the Xiao Clan."

Tang Xiao agreed with that. "Since Xiao Meng is currently with my clone, I will speak to her once my clone has finished training, and then I will send her back to the Xiao Clan."

"Alright, you can arrange everything yourself, and we’ll return to Earth II." Tantai Lingyan turned to the women who were training. "For now, Old Lin and Qingge will train them, and you can focus on yourselves, as you are our main hope."

"Alright." After Tantai Lingyan and Tang Huang left, Tang Xiao immediately resumed his training. He glanced at Xue Bai and Sun Xiang, who looked overwhelmed by their training, but he was pleased to see the seriousness in their expressions.

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Night quickly falls; Tang Xiao’s clone had already finished his training and collected the beast cores he found from the beast corpses. He selected several beast corpses suitable for consumption, sent them into the ark, and asked Xiao Ai to take care of everything.

"Tang Xiao." Tang Xiao’s clone looked at Xiao Meng, who landed in front of him with Xiao Hua. "My grandfather has been sending me voice transmissions repeatedly all day, asking for my location, but I haven’t responded to any of his messages."

"What does Xiao Luo want from you?"

"Nothing." Xiao Meng answered him with a shake of her head. "However, my grandfather told me that he sent Xiao Ming to the outside world to look for me and Xiao Hua, and he already left yesterday. If I remember correctly, the nearest portal from my clan is two days’ journey, and he is probably almost at the portal’s location."

"Xiao Ming, huh?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Xiao Meng raised an eyebrow. "Do you intend to capture Xiao Ming?"

"Is he stronger than you?"

"The last time I met him, his cultivation had just broken through to the Xiantian level. However, I haven’t seen him in a long time, and he’s probably already broken through to the middle level."

Tang Xiao’s clone nodded slightly. "How far is the portal from here?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Meng looked around, but she had never been to this area before. "I’m not familiar with this place, so I can’t estimate the distance."

"Tell your grandfather that you’ll wait for Xiao Ming in the outside world, and I’ll capture him there."

Xiao Meng was overjoyed when she heard that, and she immediately contacted Xiao Luo. "My grandfather seems busy and hasn’t replied to my messages."

"It’s no problem." Tang Xiao’s clone sent the two women into the ark and hurried to the East River to meet Miao Xianyun and Shen Ling.

When Tang Xiao’s clone arrived, Miao Xianyun and Shen Ling still hadn’t arrived. "Xiao Ai, please help me find the nearest portal in this region."

[Yes, Master.]