1101: Chapter 670_2 1101: Chapter 670_2 It is naturally easier to act amidst chaos.
On the ground, there was a sea of people, and in the sky, cultivators crowded closely together.
Among the cultivators in the sky, there were all sorts of methods and magical treasures that allowed them to either remain suspended or travel through the air!
On the ground, stretching far into the distance, the snowfield was dotted with countless horse-drawn carriages, tents, and even houses fashioned from magical treasures.
As for whether spies were lurking in the snowfield?
Huang Lei wasn’t considering that right now.
Their primary focus was on monitoring enemy movements and preparing for the arrival of their family members!
Among so many cultivators, they were merely weaklings, not daring to provoke anyone.
The robbery they attempted before now seemed utterly unthinkable!
During their journey, they had already made plenty of enemies.
The governmental authorities had issued warrants for their arrest, though no one knew who the culprits were!
When Huang Lei saw Lai Jianlin, his cultivation had skyrocketed, making it impossible to discern his abilities!
The oppressive aura of a Golden Core cultivator left him immobilized by fear!
Inside one of the tents, they dared not venture outside, for fear of drawing the attention of Lai Jianlin or Luo Yaxuan!
The arrogance of a young master which they once paraded seemed insignificant in the face of such strength—they had no choice but to lower their demeanor!
Du Jiaolan and some of the others were lying low in the snowfield, unable to risk rescuing Yingzi.
The person they loved was nearby, yet they didn’t dare show themselves!
Hidden in the border snowfield, Du Jiaolan had never endured such hardship before!
But now, for the sake of the mission, she had no choice but to endure.
As a woman, she had already undergone the organization’s grueling training; as a ninja, she needed to merge herself with the snowfield completely.
Tang Feiyang constantly felt as though someone was watching him from the shadows.
The intensity of this sensation was overwhelming—it was as though a pair of fiery eyes were fixed on him!
Ever since arriving in this land of ice and snow, she had felt those scorching eyes upon her!
As a Capital City elite, she ought to ignore such burning gazes!
From childhood till now, due to being born into a noble clan with generations of officials, as the eldest son of a Chief of Staff, she had always been the focus of people’s attention.
During childhood, these reasons earned her special care from the family.
This care came in the form of rigorous training methods, tailored to groom her as an heir.
Tang Feiyang’s early life was relatively monotonous; the skills she learned were specially designed for heirs, and other children in the clan didn’t have the opportunity to study alongside her!
Once she had mastered these skills to satisfaction, she entered adolescence, becoming outstanding and destined to stand out as a senior disciple within the clan’s academy.
Gradually, she rose to the status of head disciple in the academy, surpassing everyone else!
Not only was she exceptional in her skills, but she was also strikingly handsome!
With such remarkable conditions, it was only natural that the handsome youth attracted many gazes—yet those gazes differed from the ones she had been subject to before.
Perhaps, at first, others merely regarded her as an exceptional child!
This was a distinguished child of the clan!
By adolescence, she became the object of admiration in the eyes of other girls, appearing on the lists of potential suitors for marriage alliances between families!
Gradually, troubling gazes began to emerge—like the burning gaze she felt right now, which she found unsettling!
It wasn’t as though she was insensitive to romance; rather, the weight of her responsibilities was simply overwhelming!
By young adulthood, ordinary mortals typically began to arrange marriages and start families!
For cultivators like Tang Feiyang, more specifically Confucian Cultivators, cultivation was pursued through study and scholarly achievements, known as Literary Cultivation!
Literary Cultivation also demanded aptitude—talent was necessary to learn skills, and only by acquiring literary qi could they begin cultivation!
Academy students cultivated in this manner, often undergoing training that was far more demanding and complex than even human cultivators with spiritual roots in the cultivation world!
Only after enduring years of study could they enter a phase rich in literary qi.
Tang Feiyang had begun cultivating as a teenager, and as a result, she was now a Jinshi in scholarly cultivation.
If she wanted to ascend to the status of a Great Scholar, she needed to accumulate even more literary qi!
Just like her father, who was merely a Great Scholar—an elderly man in his sixties!
Unlike other cultivators in the cultivation world, even if they had the opportunity to ascend, reaching the ascension stage was extraordinarily difficult!
Their lifespans might not even be extended unless they achieved the pinnacle!
Currently, however, she had begun practicing cultivation techniques from the cultivation world.
This dual cultivation technique was still recently learned, but even so, she had already made significant breakthroughs!
She was not an unparalleled genius; obtaining such opportunities was purely a matter of luck.
Everyone’s luck varied—some were luckier than others and received far more opportunities, making them significantly more fortunate!
Tang Feiyang was precisely one of these lucky individuals.
As the head disciple, the junior disciples and guards dispatched alongside her had mastered the dual cultivation technique and had already entered the Qi Refinement Realm, which she found somewhat gratifying.
Even the guards and disciples had reached the Qi Refining stage and were now capable of learning spells—albeit low-level ones.
Dual cultivation allowed them to outperform ordinary individuals in the same realm just a bit!
Unexpectedly, they could leverage two cultivation techniques and methods against enemies, leaving opponents no chance to counter and providing many life-saving measures!
During this trial, Tang Feiyang herself advanced from the Qi Refinement realm to the Foundation Establishment stage.
When she felt that burning gaze, she suspected that aura might belong to someone familiar!
It was a gaze that she found unpleasant—not because she disdained love, admiration, or envy from others!
Perhaps it was the owner of that gaze who was repulsive to her!
She had already anticipated who the owner might be.
It felt like being targeted by a venomous snake—a sensation of being spied upon, deeply unsettling!
Tang Feiyang sensed that the owner of the gaze was not male but undoubtedly a woman—one of those crazed individuals who loved recklessly without regard for consequences!
Even in this respect, she felt troubled yet powerless.
After all, who could blame her for being so exceptional?
Tang Feiyang generally tried to keep a low profile, but her identity made it impossible for her to remain unnoticed!
It wasn’t that she disliked women, nor did she abhor them—it may simply have been that she hadn’t met anyone she loved!
While some might say her emotional intelligence was low, she was well aware that her cousin fancied her, along with countless daughters of noble clans who tried to approach her through various means.
The intricate thoughts of women often made it challenging for them to get close to her!
Ever since the day she seemed to catch a glimpse of Du Jiaolan from afar, she suspected that the individual secretly watching her might indeed be this woman.
This woman was utterly relentless.
Though Du Jiaolan was a Capital daughter, she seemed to be hiding numerous secrets—secrets that made Tang Feiyang feel uneasy!
Having investigated Du Jiaolan, Tang Feiyang learned that while she had previously kept a low profile, it was after meeting her that she began to stand out!
In the Capital, numerous banquets were held, and if those funds were used for charity, perhaps fewer people would starve to death!
During famine years, some benevolent individuals stepped forward, preventing many from succumbing to premature death!
Though Tang Feiyang was a clan descendant, she despised such extravagance—banquets, matchmaking, and the continuous expenditure of wealth!
It wasn’t simply that she disliked those women; in fact, she disdained those who purposefully drew close to her.
From Du Jiaolan, she sensed a strong ulterior motive in her proximity!
In recent years, spies had been uncovered all across the country!
Even this year, spies appeared one after another in some city in Yixing!
The acts committed by these spies caused severe injuries and death to many!
Tang Feiyang had suspected Du Jiaolan of being part of the spy network!
However, there was no conclusive evidence, nor had she ever seen Du Jiaolan actively contacting the traitorous Prime Minister or his son!
This time, however, the traitorous Prime Minister had dispatched some men, though his prized son was absent from their ranks!
The last time the three nations allied to prepare for an invasion, some black-clad figures were discovered among them—they belonged to the Prime Minister!
Those individuals refused to admit their affiliations, claiming instead to be martial world figures!
They claimed to have been used as tools by others after being drugged!
Naturally, such statements were met with disbelief, though tests confirmed that they had indeed been subjected to special narcotics!
These drugs were ordinarily inaccessible to common individuals.
In the cultivation world, such substances had long been forbidden!
These were imported from Rabbit Country!