793: Chapter 516 793: Chapter 516 Just as she was about to say, “Stop fighting over it, we had agreed that today we were supposed to stay at Lin Dandan’s house,” she realized that the direction the Flying Treasure was taking was not toward her family’s home.
“Jiang Tang, didn’t we agree that the second family visit would be to my family?
Isn’t this what we had already decided?”
With so many beauties speaking up at once, Jiang Tang didn’t even know which one to answer first, but he had to prioritize Lin Dandan’s question when she asked.
“Ladies, please speak one at a time.
Honey, I can’t remember all your questions at once.
Lin Dandan, don’t worry, there’s some urgent matter to handle.
If it’s quick, we’ll still follow the original plan to visit your families one by one.”
Jiang Tang chose to answer selectively, and he did so with a calm demeanor.
They didn’t know why Jiang Tang needed to go so far away.
They only knew this could take a while.
If it was as he just said, and the next visit was to Lin Dandan’s family,
how long would it be before it was their turn?
“Jiang Tang, what happened?” Xuanyuan Mengting had been by Jiang Tang’s side these past days and had never heard that this man had other matters to attend to.
Or was it because she was too infatuated?
The question from Xuanyuan Mengting made the other women feel a bit more at ease, knowing that even though this man had always been by this woman’s side, he hadn’t shared important matters with her.
When Jiang Tang heard the question and saw the inquisitive looks from the beauties, and the accusatory gaze from Xuanyuan Mengting for not sharing with her, he knew he had to explain.
“Hmm, my senior sister and her husband went north and came across something strange.
We’re rushing over to check it out now!”
Jiang Tang’s explanation silenced the beauties.
They felt a twinge of sourness in their hearts towards this man’s kindness to his senior sister and a sense of helplessness.
Sharing this man was already hard enough, yet he seemed preoccupied with his senior sister.
Could she possibly be more important than them?
How could they not feel heartache?
“What exactly happened?” Xuanyuan Mengting, as the main wife, quickly suppressed her own thoughts and showed concern for the people this man cared about.
“Well, Cai Xiangxiang wanted to visit her hometown to see her parents and relatives, so my senior sister and her husband took the family on a trip to also help Cai Xiangxiang with her visit.”
Jiang Tang’s words made everyone remember that beautiful woman who was modest and occasionally stole glances at Jiang Tang, a woman also pursued by other men.
All nine women knew they were Jiang Tang’s designated girlfriends.
While this outstanding man was admired by other women, they couldn’t stop others from loving him.
They could only improve themselves in abilities and looks.
They hoped to exchange their love for more love from this man.
It seemed that Jiang Tang hadn’t shown too much attention or affection for that woman, which comforted them somewhat.
“The north, is it close to the border?
Is it near a neighboring country?”
Tang Yanran thought of the snow mountains there, known to produce Snow Lotus, a vital ingredient for their herbal remedy.
However, only family members on a mission would risk their lives to venture so far to harvest this lotus.
Such a Snow Lotus didn’t just appear out of nowhere.
It required patience to wait and search for it in that place.
Even when a Snow Lotus did appear, not everyone was capable of picking it.
The Snow Lotus, like a sentient ginseng, would move and fly when it matured.
Thinking of the Snow Lotus, she wondered if they should look for it during this trip to the north?
“Right, usually it’s just a regular neighboring country that wouldn’t attract much attention.
I didn’t notice anything unusual, and neither did my brother-in-law, especially since there are guards and soldiers to protect that area.”
Jiang Tang explained but seemed to ramble without getting to the main point.
“So, what happened?” Dugu Yan’er was quite curious.
Her Worm Insects might not thrive in the snowy environment.
She knew of a legendary Worm Poison called Snow Worm Poison, a potent toxin that lived in the snow mountains.
It was more dangerous than some of the Worm Insects she nurtured, though, of course, not as powerful as the golden energy Worm Jiang Tang had given her.
Its lethality lied in its venom, not its abilities.
“They discovered Demons there, capable of living like normal humans, with green glinting eyes.
Demonic Beasts that can shift into human form.
That’s the strange thing about Human Demons.”
“The entire village of Cai Xiangxiang’s people had turned into demons, claiming they were the original inhabitants, yet their eyes shone with a green light.
It was uncertain whether they had taken over the bodies or if they had harmed the people, transforming them into their own likeness.”
Jiang Tang’s lengthy discourse was merely an explanation of the information Ye Tian had sent.
The true exploration and the truth of the matter would only be revealed when they all reached the destination.
“Could it be that the demons ate a whole group of people and then transformed into their likeness, lying in wait to devour more humans?”
What Yun Duoduo spoke of was an Illusion Technique.
Jiang Tang remembered the stone lion at the entrance of Yun Duoduo’s family home, within which rested an ancient spirit specialized in eating human brains.
It ensnared people in Illusions, rendering them defenseless against such harm.
If one were immersed in such an Illusion, it would be like committing suicide, being consumed by the demon and even counting out money for it.
“We’ll know whether it’s true or not once we’ve seen it!”
The language spoken by Jiang Tang and Yun Duoduo was somewhat understandable to the other women, yet at the same time, it seemed not entirely clear to them.
Since each of them practiced different Cultivation Techniques, they couldn’t grasp the mysteries of others’ skills.
The Yun Duoduo’s Spirit Family, for instance, was adept at such Illusion Techniques.
It wasn’t that demons were incapable of these formidable Illusion Techniques.
Demons were even more fierce and fast-learning than humans.
If their strength lay in Illusion Techniques and they used them to harm people, humans would also suffer when not powerful enough to counter it.
With such high abilities, Ye Tian and Yan Weiwei could control these demons using Magical Treasures, but it was still uncertain whether these were the most formidable demons.
It was yet to be determined whether the ten or so individuals Ye Tian encountered at the beginning were in cahoots with the transformed villagers!
Jiang Tang had learned from Eryao and the Artifact Spirit of the Hell Palace that 10,000 years ago, during the heavenly strife, the demons had attacked the Human Immortals and the lack of unity among all parties had led to that great battle.
This battle had caused the heavens to split and the earth to fracture, affecting them, the people of the future.
If the Human Immortals and Magical Treasures were wounded or perished in that great battle, when they fell to The Mortal Realm, although damaged treasures might be restored, could the spirits of the deceased Human Immortals and demons be similarly restored after falling to The Mortal Realm over millions of years?
Jiang Tang’s heart was filled with complexity and concern; the situation could become very tricky.
Just as he had wanted to search for the Heaven-Mending Spirit Supplement Spell, he encountered this strange affair.
He hoped it was merely some foreign cultivators and not ancient demon spirits.
Jiang Tang didn’t share his worrisome thoughts with the beauties; the more people knew, the more frightened they would become.
Without clear evidence, he certainly wouldn’t jump to conclusions.
He sped up the Flying Treasure to its fastest like a shooting star, departing from the Imperial City.
It took half a day for Ye Tian’s flying ship Magical Treasure to reach its destination due to the detours taken in the search.
His pace couldn’t match Jiang Tang’s, who traveled straight to the target.
To travel to the neighboring nation’s small town, his Magical Treasure only took an hour.
During this hour, he spent time chatting and socializing with the beauties, passing the time with food and drinks.
Jiang Tang had already had breakfast, but hearing that these eight beauties had reached the Xuanyuan Mengting family domain during these two days, he was worried sick and lost his appetite for both food and drink.
He felt deeply for these girls, all of whom would be his future wives, and finally, they reached the target small town.
Looking down from high above, Jiang Tang saw the town covered in a blanket of snow, still under Ye Tian’s control.
Those inside couldn’t leave, and those outside couldn’t return home.
Although it hadn’t gotten dark yet, those unable to return home waited anxiously, shivering with cold, hoping to find some branches to start a fire.
But in the heavy snow, finding materials to light a fire was too difficult.
Only cultivators could control their bodies well enough to withstand the bitter cold.