# Chapter 2733: Feiwei, Your Highness
Yuan Tianzhi's attention fell onto Qie Sanqian, his gaze locking onto the sword leaning against the wall. His expression shifted slightly as he quickly withdrew all the divine aura he had been emitting.
"Why is this person sitting together with Zhang Ruochen?"
With a puzzled mind, Yuan Tianzhi turned to look at the veiled woman holding the three-eyed strange beast not far away. His eyes immediately flew wide open, as if he had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world.
Then, his towering divine body bent forward. He clasped his hands in salute and was about to speak.
The woman said, "You may go. From now on, I will handle Zhang Ruochen's matters."
Yuan Tianzhi seemed to want to say something, but after thinking it over, he chose to keep his mouth shut.
He acknowledged the order, turned around, and descended the stairs.
Returning to the bustling street filled with carriages and horses, Yuan Tianzhi still could not calm the shock in his heart, and he fell into deep confusion.
How could such a small tea pavilion gather so many earth-shattering figures?
Zhuo Yunong walked over and asked, "Divine General, is Zhang Ruochen inside?"
Yuan Tianzhi sighed and said, "He is inside."
"Then why didn't you bring him out? The higher-ups have made it clear—if he dares to disobey, he is to be arrested as a criminal," Zhuo Yunong said.
"I cannot arrest him. Do not ask further. This matter is no longer something we can meddle in."
Yuan Tianzhi's tone was low, carrying a sense of helplessness, as he walked ahead first.
Zhuo Yunong was puzzled and looked toward the tea pavilion.
Yuan Tianzhi had come bearing the Adjudication Department's decree of judgment. Even someone like Xue Hou or Underworld King—true gods—could be "invited" to Fate Divine Mountain. How could he not "invite" a Zhang Ruochen?
Was Blood Absolute War God inside?
In the eyes of the Adjudication Department's group of Great Saints, this tea pavilion suddenly became mysterious and eerie.
Zhuo Yunong was filled with suspicion, but Zhang Ruochen had already understood everything.
Given Zhang Ruochen's current status and position, how would a mere Yuan Tianzhi dare to come to Blood Absolute Clan's territory to arrest him?
Yuan Tianzhi must have been acting on the orders of some high-ranking figure in the Adjudication Department to dare come, backed by such support. Who could have scared him off?
There was only one answer.
He had encountered someone in the Adjudication Department even more powerful than himself.
Only the Adjudication Department could intimidate the Adjudication Department.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the veiled mysterious woman, feeling extremely awkward. He had never imagined meeting her in such a manner.
Although the earlier words were Qie Sanqian's preaching and teaching, Zhang Ruochen had also studied earnestly.
She had seen it all.
Qie Sanqian laughed as he secretly transmitted a message to Zhang Ruochen: "She really came for you. What's the situation?"
"Perhaps she came for a matchmaking meeting," Zhang Ruochen said.
The smile on Qie Sanqian's face stiffened. He lifted the jeweled sword, stood up, brushed his forehead hair aside, patted Zhang Ruochen on the shoulder, and laughed heartily: "Brother Ruochen, we hit it off from the moment we met, regretting we didn't meet sooner. But everything I said earlier was just my wild, reckless jokes. Don't take it seriously. I'll take my leave now. Until we meet again!"
"Swoosh!"
Sword and sheath together, he made a graceful, carefree slash through the room.
Space was torn open.
Zhang Ruochen loudly tried to stop him, but Qie Sanqian stepped into the spatial rift and vanished instantly, as if he could not hear Zhang Ruochen's voice at all.
He merely flicked his sleeve lightly, but did not take Zhang Ruochen with him.
He left Zhang Ruochen alone to face the awkward atmosphere in the tea pavilion and the mysterious woman's mocking, cold gaze.
Being able to ignore a sacred city's dao locks, Great Saint inscriptions, and divine patterns, coming and going freely, with even space unable to stop him—clearly, Qie Sanqian was an extraordinary true god.
And he had appeared around the same time as Xuanji Sword Saint. How could Zhang Ruochen not guess who he was?
But it was too much.
One moment, he was talking about feelings and righteousness with him.
The next moment, he became heartless and ruthless.
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly, turned around, and unhurriedly clasped his hands in salute to the mysterious woman: "Greetings, Feiwei, Your Highness."
The woman before him was none other than the Adjudication Department true god that Blood Absolute War God had mentioned to Zhang Ruochen—Qing Feiwei.
Seventy thousand years ago, Qing Feiwei had been the Divine Maiden of the Destiny Temple, the cultivator with the highest talent of that era. Now, her cultivation had reached an unfathomable level. Otherwise, Qie Sanqian would not have hurried away.
Qing Feiwei's spiritual power was incredibly strong; she had clearly heard Zhang Ruochen and Qie Sanqian's transmission. She snorted lightly: "In the Jade Desolate Realm, I indeed owe Blood Absolute War God a great favor. The War God also mentioned to me the matter of forming a marriage alliance with you, but I declined. So, there is no such thing as a matchmaking meeting!"
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen felt relieved instead.
But suddenly, he thought of something and frowned: "This is troublesome now!"
"What do you mean?"
Qing Feiwei was as calm as a still lake, her heart undisturbed.
Zhang Ruochen walked to the seat opposite her and sat down, saying: "Qie Sanqian is clearly someone who cannot keep a secret. Earlier, I told him that you came to Tianlin Ancient City to have a matchmaking meeting with me. He must have taken it seriously and will likely spread the news."
"It doesn't matter to me."
"But, Feiwei, Your Highness, you are a god who once dazzled an entire era. Coming to the Blood Absolute Clan to have a matchmaking meeting with a Saint-realm cultivator—imagine the uproar it will cause when the news gets out. Rumors are terrifying!"
Qie Sanqian had clearly known Qing Feiwei's identity all along, yet he deliberately taught Zhang Ruochen about "the art of controlling a wife," completely setting him up and leading him into a trap.
After setting him up, he flicked his sleeve and left!
How could Zhang Ruochen not retaliate?
Qing Feiwei clearly took Zhang Ruochen's words to heart. Her gaze froze for a moment, but then instantly returned to being as calm as an ancient well.
Zhang Ruochen could not help but secretly admire her state of mind.
Qing Feiwei said: "I came to Tianlin Ancient City for two reasons. First, I wanted to see for myself what kind of person the grandson who cultivated a first-rank sacred intent and earned Blood Absolute War God's high praise truly is."
"Have I disappointed Feiwei, Your Highness?" Zhang Ruochen sighed.
Qing Feiwei continued: "Second, I wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Ask whatever you wish."
Zhang Ruochen's heart completely relaxed, as if the person sitting across from him was not a peerless god, unable to put any pressure on him. But Qing Feiwei's first question made his heart race.
"Abandoned Heaven is your father. When will you rescue him? How will you rescue him? Will you rescue him?"
Without a doubt, if Zhang Ruochen directly answered "I will not rescue him," he could easily pass this test.
But how could he say those two words?
Zhang Ruochen lowered his head and smiled, picked up the teapot, poured a full cup, but did not drink.
His gaze gradually became firm, and he said: "Rescue him, of course I will rescue him. Qie Sanqian said one thing very correctly—the establishment of all relationships in this world begins with the word 'emotion.'"
"The bond between father and son cannot be severed."
"When my cultivation reaches the realm of a God Venerable, that will be the time I ascend Fate Divine Mountain and take my imperial father away."
"If Feiwei, Your Highness, feels that I pose a threat to the Adjudication Department, you may arrest me now, or even kill me directly."
Qing Feiwei stared into Zhang Ruochen's eyes, seeing his sincere expression and resolute tone. Clearly, before saying these words, he had already thought through the possible consequences.
Qing Feiwei said: "Blood Absolute War God said you value love and righteousness. I did not believe it before, but now, I believe it a little."
"Second question—what do you think of the war between the Heavenly Court and Hell?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "Boundless opportunities, yet one must assess the situation and never forget life and death."
"Assess the situation, never forget life and death."
Qing Feiwei repeated these ten words, hugged the three-eyed strange beast, stood up, did not look at Zhang Ruochen again, and walked out of the tea pavilion on her own.
"Rare that you see it so clearly."
Her voice drifted up from downstairs.
But Zhang Ruochen knew that by the time her voice reached him, Qing Feiwei was already hundreds of thousands of miles away.
Zhang Ruochen let out a long breath, knowing that it was the ten words he had spoken at the end that made Qing Feiwei temporarily set aside the interests of the Adjudication Department and stand on his side.
The words "life and death" in those ten words referred to living beings and the dead.
In the end, the Undying Blood Clan were living beings, not the dead. Moreover, they needed to rely on the blood of living beings to be as powerful as they were now, standing as one of the Ten Clans of Hell.
If the Heavenly Court's myriad realms were destroyed, the Undying Blood Clan would not be far from extinction.
Any superior of the Undying Blood Clan must remember to "assess the situation and never forget life and death."
The Undying Blood Clan needed a fulcrum that could balance living beings and the dead. Clearly, Zhang Ruochen's special identity and the talent he had displayed gave him the opportunity to grow into that fulcrum.
Returning to the Blood Absolute Clan, Zhang Ruochen saw Blood Qi and asked: "Has Kongle returned?"
"No! But, Great Saint, rest assured—there will be no safety issues in the Blood Heaven Tribe."
Blood Qi took out a space ring, looking quite pained. Inside was his entire life's wealth.
He gritted his teeth and handed the space ring to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "This is half of the divine stones I owed back then. As for the other half, can Great Saint grant me some more time?"
Back when participating in the Heaven Hunting Battle, Zhang Ruochen had helped Blood Qi break his shackles and sold him quite a few Divine Roaming Pills, causing Blood Qi to owe a huge debt.
Blood Qi did not dare to default on Zhang Ruochen's debt.
Zhang Ruochen took the space ring, examined it, and seeing that Blood Qi's eyes never left the ring, he handed it back to him, saying: "I, Zhang Ruochen, do not lack these few divine stones. Take them and buy cultivation resources. Strive to break through to the Supreme Realm as soon as possible."
Blood Qi held the space ring, his heart shaken, and said: "Back then, I owed Great Saint a debt of gratitude. These divine stones, Great Saint must accept."
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said: "If I wanted divine stones, I could just auction off a Supreme Sacred Artifact and sell it for a sky-high price. Why would I care about your few?"
Blood Qi naturally understood what Zhang Ruochen was doing by acting this way. He quickly bowed deeply: "From now on, in all matters within the Blood Absolute Clan, Blood Qi will follow Ruochen Great Saint's lead."
"First, go do something for me," Zhang Ruochen said.
"What is it?"
"Go to the Qitian Tribe and find the two Undying Blood Clan members that my mother brought back from the Kunlun Realm back then. Their names are Qi Sheng and Ying Huo."