Chapter 1103: The Huangfu Family

The guard captain flew over to Huang Long along with his guards. His hands emitted a beam of light that enveloped Huang Long, his expression growing increasingly surprised.
“Stay here and keep watch. I’ll go back and report to the young lady!” the guard captain said after a while.
“Yes, captain!”
The guard captain returned to the convoy and reported respectfully to the young lady, “Young lady, that man is still alive. However, his energy is very strange. Moreover, despite being severely injured, I can’t determine where his wounds are!”
“Oh, is that so?” The young lady’s face showed surprise. After a pause, she said thoughtfully, “Since he’s still alive, bring him back to the mansion. Let the palace’s divine priest take a look at him.”
“Well…” The guard captain hesitated for a moment before saying, “Young lady, his clothing is strange. He might be a spy sent from the Beichen Continent!”
“Enough. There’s no need for more talk. Take him back!” the young lady commanded firmly with a wave of her hand.
“Yes, young lady!” The guard captain, not daring to argue further, bowed respectfully before flying back to Huang Long. He ordered the guards standing nearby to take Huang Long and bring him back to the mansion with the convoy.
In fact, after more than a month of nourishment and repair by the spirits of the Heavenly Axe and others, Huang Long had regained consciousness from his coma. Seeing that these people had no ill intentions toward him, he simply lay there, using the Heavenly Void Art to work together with the spirits of the Heavenly Axe to heal his injuries.
The World Tree also regained its faint green glow, emitting a weak life force.
Of course, Huang Long’s ability to recover consciousness so quickly was mainly due to the strength of his own body. He had practiced the Supreme Transformation Art, bringing his body to the peak of excellence. Even though he wasn’t on par with those at the Great Luo realm, he was very close. An ordinary mid-stage Dao Union realm warrior, even if struck with full force by the Sacred Lord of Xuanhuang, might not regain consciousness even in a hundred million years.
It was also thanks to the spirits of the Heavenly Axe, who continuously activated the grand array to nourish Huang Long’s injuries.
Lying in the carriage, Huang Long extended his spiritual sense, allowing him to see clearly the entire convoy and the area around it for hundreds of millions of miles.
Within the convoy, there were over 500 guards, including more than a dozen high-ranking gods. The rest were mostly mid-ranking or low-ranking gods. The young lady herself also possessed the strength of a high-ranking god.
The power flowing within these people wasn’t divine energy or immortal energy, but rather a force that lay between demonic power and divine energy. Moreover, this force contained a strong essence of wood.

From their conversation, Huang Long learned that this was a caravan belonging to the Huangfu family, and that woman was the daughter of the current head of the Huangfu family—Huangfu Man. Along the way, the wheels kept rolling forward. It was clear that the Huangfu family held considerable influence in the region; they passed through more than a dozen cities without being checked by the city guards, traveling unimpeded. After about ten days, the caravan brought Huang Long back to Huangfu City, where the Huangfu family resided. “Take that man down and arrange a small courtyard for him. Also, have Priest Bai check on him!” Huangfu Man instructed Fei Yun, the head of the guards, after getting off the carriage. “Yes, miss!” Fei Yun replied respectfully, then ordered someone to take Huang Long down and arrange a small courtyard for him. A while later, an old man with a white beard arrived—the so-called priest. The old man used the Light of Recovery on Huang Long for several hours before shaking his head and leaving in sighs. Before long, another person arrived, but the outcome was the same. Clearly, they were at a loss as to how to treat Huang Long’s injuries. After three such visits, no more priests came. Nevertheless, every other day, the maid accompanying Huangfu Man would still go to Huang Long’s courtyard to check on him. Two more months passed. As Huang Long continued to practice the Tian Dao Xu Wu Jue and coordinate the powers of various artifacts like the Open Heavens Divine Axe, along with the restoration from the World Tree and the healing of his life force, his injuries recovered rapidly. Thirty percent of his injuries had already healed! Although only 30% had recovered, he now felt confident that he could even repel someone at the early stage of the Dao Convergence realm. However, Huang Long had no intention of “waking up”; he remained lying there with his eyes closed, continuing to practice the Tian Dao Xu Wu Jue to heal his injuries. One morning, the maid accompanying Huangfu Man came to see him again, and to Huang Long’s surprise, Huangfu Man came along as well. It was the first time Huangfu Man had visited him since he was “taken” back to Huangfu City. After entering, seeing Huang Long still lying motionless, Xiao Qing, the maid, said, “Miss, this man hasn’t woken up since the day we brought him here. It’s been over two months already. Priest Bai also said that it’s likely he will never wake up again!” In other words, Huang Long was nothing but a useless, half-dead man! Huangfu Man frowned slightly and murmured to herself, “Could it be that my intuition was wrong?” “Intuition?” Xiao Qing looked puzzled.

Huangfu Man said, “Back then, Master Feng told me that I would meet a life-changing benefactor this year.”
“Master Feng? The Master Feng of the Wind Deity Clan?” Xiao Qing was surprised.
The Master Feng of the Wind Deity Clan was famous throughout the Canghen Divine Realm; he was born with a prophetic ability, and every prediction he made turned out to be true.
Huangfu Man nodded.
Xiao Qing regained her composure and said, “But there must be more than just this person the young lady has met this year, right? Like the young clan leader of the Cangxue family—how could this person possibly be her benefactor?” She glanced at Huang Long, who lay motionless on the bed, clearly unconvinced.
Could a half-dead man be her young lady’s benefactor? She would never believe it.
Huangfu Man fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, the captain of the Feiyun Guards rushed in in panic and reported, “Young lady, that demon from Magic Mountain is here again!”
“What?! That demon from Magic Mountain is back?!” Both Huangfu Man and her maid Xiao Qing paled.
“That demon from Magic Mountain is too overbearing. He knows full well that my father is injured and not his match, yet he keeps coming to provoke him, demanding a fight!” Huangfu Man’s eyes sparkled with both shock and anger.
“Then, young lady, what should we do?” Xiao Qing looked at Huangfu Man.
“Where is my father?” Huangfu Man turned to the captain of the Feiyun Guards.
“The family head is still recovering in the secret chamber. That demon from Magic Mountain is in the main hall—he’s already injured five elders. He said if the family head doesn’t come out, he’ll start killing people!” the captain said urgently.
“Let’s go to the main hall!” Huangfu Man’s expression changed; she quickly turned and left the courtyard, taking the two with her in haste.
“Demon from Magic Mountain?” Hearing their conversation, Huang Long, who had been with his eyes closed, opened them.