The group exchanged awkward smiles and quickly moved past the topic of Gu Xuanyuan.

Gu Feng suddenly remembered that Fang Feixue seemed to have something important to report and hurriedly asked, "Feixue, you mentioned something serious earlier. What exactly happened?"

Fang Feixue didn't mind his intimate way of addressing her. Over the past few months, their relationship had grown increasingly ambiguous. She even found herself unconsciously caring about Gu Feng's opinions of her. Although they often bickered, it felt more like playful banter.

"I did something behind your back, so don't be mad!" Fang Feixue said uneasily.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions varied. Jiu Long raised an eyebrow with interest, and even Gu Xuanyuan sensed that the relationship between the two was somewhat mysterious.

Gu Feng couldn't help but laugh and waved his hand, saying, "Go on, as long as you haven't disbanded the Royal Guards, I promise I won't get angry."

Fang Feixue bit her lip and slowly began to explain.

It turned out that after they analyzed the intelligence regarding the Nine Tribulations Witch King, Fang Feixue had dispatched spies from the Royal Guards to closely track Gu Kun's movements.

To her surprise, she discovered that every few days, Gu Kun would kill a maid in his residence.

In the eyes of these Chosen ones, this wasn't considered a major issue, as they never really cared about these mortal-born maids.

However, the suspicious part was that, according to the Royal Guards' investigation, the cause of death for these maids was that their blood and energy had been completely drained!

This was indeed intriguing!

Considering the previous intelligence about the Nine Tribulations Witch King, Fang Feixue believed it was necessary to investigate further. So, she privately mobilized a team of highly skilled Royal Guards to go to the Northern Wilderness to track down the Nine Tribulations Witch King.

"And then?" Gu Feng raised an eyebrow and asked.

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Fang Feixue pouted, like a child who had done something wrong, and murmured, "Out of one hundred and fifty-two people, only one returned alive, but his Dao foundation was completely destroyed."

"Where is he?"

Gu Feng calmly took a sip of the fine wine in his cup, his face showing no emotion.

"I advise you not to see..."

"Bring him up!" Gu Feng interrupted Fang Feixue with a loud command.

Fang Feixue sighed and secretly sent a message. Shortly after, two Royal Guards brought in a blood-soaked cultivator into the hall.

This cultivator was already unrecognizable. His eyes and tongue had been removed, his dantian was in ruins, and his limbs' meridians had been severed, making him look like a puppet. The most shocking thing was the bloody message carved into his chest:—

"Arrogant Eastern Region brat, dare to overestimate yourself? If you step into the Northern Wilderness again, you'll wish for death but find it elusive!"

"Bang!"

With a palm strike, Gu Xuanyuan shattered the table in front of him, standing up in a rage, "Damn it! Who is so wantonly vicious!?"

"The Nine Tribulations Witch King..." Gu Feng murmured, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples.

After a moment, Gu Feng instructed Fang Feixue to take the sole surviving Royal Guard away and ensure he received proper treatment.

He didn't blame Fang Feixue for acting on her own. Gu Feng understood her feelings; even if she hadn't taken action, he had already considered doing so himself.

He just hadn't expected the Nine Tribulations Witch King to be so powerful and brutal.

With a somber expression, Gu Feng said, "Make sure to compensate the families of the deceased brothers well. We can't let the Royal Guards' brothers lose heart."

Fang Feixue nodded and obediently stood aside. She had thought Gu Feng would blame her for this, but he didn't, leaving her with mixed feelings.

"Feng! Who is this Nine Tribulations Witch King, and how did you cross paths with him?" Gu Xuanyuan quickly asked.

Gu Feng took a sip of wine, a bitter taste lingering on his lips, and slowly recounted the events to Gu Xuanyuan.

This included Gu Kun's suspicious cultivation breakthrough and Gu Huaisheng's secret meeting with the Nine Tribulations Witch King.

Nodding, Gu Xuanyuan cursed, "No wonder, I felt something was off in the City Lord's mansion earlier. That little bastard Gu Kun's True Core was strange, full of malice and a bloody aura. So, there's so much cause and effect behind it."

After pondering for a moment, Gu Feng said, "Thirteenth Uncle, I have an unreasonable request."

Raising his wine cup, Gu Xuanyuan replied, "As long as I can do it, feel free to ask!"

Slowly rising and bowing to Gu Xuanyuan, Gu Feng said, "I want to ask Thirteenth Uncle to go to the Northern Wilderness and capture the Nine Tribulations Witch King alive!"

"Poof!"

Gu Xuanyuan spat out his wine, raising an eyebrow and exclaiming, "Brat! Did I hear you right?!"

Zuo Yuan and Bai Yu were also surprised, a solemn expression flashing across their faces.

The Eastern Region was hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Northern Wilderness, and the Nine Tribulations Witch King's recent actions showed he was a ruthless old monster.

Traveling such a long distance to his lair and capturing him alive was no small feat!

Gu Feng smiled wryly and bowed again.

"I know, Thirteenth Uncle just returned to Heroic Spirit City and should rest for a few days, but besides you, I really have no suitable person to turn to."

Gu Xuanyuan was one of the rare Body Fusion Realm experts. With him taking action, capturing the Nine Tribulations Witch King alive seemed almost certain.

After a moment of silence, Gu Xuanyuan seemed to make up his mind and jokingly scolded, "Brat, I just got home, and you're already throwing a hot potato at me."

"Oh well!"

He grabbed the wine jar beside him, took a few gulps, and smashed it with a laugh, "Since there's nothing else to do, and with Old Lu Zhen watching over the Chen Long Army, nothing major should happen. I'll go to the Northern Wilderness and meet this so-called Nine Tribulations Witch King."

"But..."

Changing his tone, Gu Xuanyuan pointed at Gu Feng with interest and said, "You have to come with me!"

"What?!"

Gu Feng nearly stumbled to the ground, quickly waving his hands, "My cultivation is too low. Following you would only be a burden. I can't, I can't!"