Chapter 86

Hearing Bai Cangdong's roar, Fengxian quickly retreated, but it was still too late. The sword light of Duke Zixiao directly pierced through Viscount Ziguang's body and then penetrated Fengxian's body as well.

Bai Cangdong's heart was about to shatter. He struggled to run over, but after a few steps, he fell to the ground again. It was Huo Qianwu and Hua Buyu who rushed over, stabbing the motionless body of Duke Zixiao with a spear and a sword.

Upon closer inspection, they found that Duke Zixiao was already dead.

"Fengxian!" Bai Cangdong stumbled and crawled to Fengxian's side, hugging her and shouting.

Fengxian weakly opened her eyes, coughing up some blood, and with great difficulty raised her hand to touch Bai Cangdong's cheek. "Would you be very sad if I died?"

"Yes, of course I would, so don't die." Bai Cangdong covered Fengxian's wound, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Then can you promise to do one thing for me?" Fengxian said with a faint smile.

"Anything, even a hundred or a thousand things." Bai Cangdong said loudly.

"You don't need to do that much. Just help me take the medicine out of my pocket and apply it. Fortunately, I dodged in time, so that sword didn't injure my internal organs." Fengxian's lips curled up into a mischievous smile.

Bai Cangdong was overjoyed. He quickly took out the medicine from Fengxian's pocket, carefully applied it to the wound, and fed her the oral medicine. After seeing that the bleeding had completely stopped, he let out a long sigh of relief. "You really scared me."

"I like seeing you like this." Fengxian blinked her eyes and whispered in Bai Cangdong's ear.

After confirming that Fengxian was fine, Bai Cangdong, holding a broken sword, walked to the side of the feigned-dead Viscount Ziguang and stabbed his heart, turning him into a real corpse.

Having dealt with Viscount Ziguang, Bai Cangdong, despite his injuries, walked to where Duke Zixiao and the Yuanjiao had fought. He had seen something the Yuanjiao had dropped, but it was too far to see clearly. However, something dropped by a Duke-level Undead couldn't be bad.

It was a very unique weapon, hard to call it a sword or a knife. The entire weapon was over four feet long, formed by two golden Yuanjiao coiling around each other. The handle was their tails, the blade was their dorsal fins, and the front of the weapon was their fierce heads.

Bai Cangdong picked up the strange weapon, thinking it would be impossible to use a Duke-level weapon. However, when he tried to arm it, the weapon responded. Instead of flying into Bai Cangdong's life disk like a normal weapon, it emitted a strong light. The two golden Yuanjiao seemed to come to life, transforming into two beams of light that shot into the sky, circled once, and then rushed into Bai Cangdong's body, entering his life disk.

Dual Yuanjiao Blade: Super Weapon, can sever weapons of the same rank, cannot be destroyed, rank changes with the owner's rank, currently at Viscount level.

"Super Weapon! Rank changes with the owner's rank!" Bai Cangdong had never seen such a weapon before. He had never heard of anything like it.

"What kind of weapon is it?" Fengxian asked curiously. Logically, a Viscount-level Bai Cangdong shouldn't be able to use a Duke-level weapon, but the strange phenomenon just now indicated that the weapon had been activated.

"Strange, how could a Duke-level Yuanjiao drop a Viscount-level weapon? Fortunately, this weapon is quite good, not inferior to the Black Flame Knife. Otherwise, I would have been really upset." Bai Cangdong laughed.

"Although it's uncommon for a high-ranking Undead to drop a low-ranking weapon, it's not unheard of. However, since it's dropped by a high-ranking Undead, it's much stronger than a weapon of the same rank. This is a good thing. Fortunately, the Yuanjiao dropped a Viscount-level weapon. If it had been a Duke-level weapon, you would have been helpless." Fengxian said.

"Check their bodies to see if there's anything else useful." Bai Cangdong, not wanting to talk more about the weapon, asked the Hua siblings to search the bodies of Duke Zixiao and Viscount Ziguang.

Their life disks and weapons were gone, having collapsed with their deaths. However, any weapons they had already summoned, if undamaged, would become unowned and could be claimed by anyone.

Hua Qianwu and Hua Buyu searched the bodies and soon returned with some items.

"Most of Duke Zixiao's weapons were damaged, and there's nothing intact. Most of the medicine bottles on his body were empty, with only two bottles containing some pills. I guess they were used up during the battle with the Yuanjiao." Hua Qianwu placed the items in front of Bai Cangdong. "On the contrary, Viscount Ziguang had quite a few good things. This set of Ziguang Xunhua armor, except for the armor and one arm guard, is all intact, including the knife, making a total of eleven pieces. However, I don't recommend we use it ourselves. This set of Ziguang Xunhua armor is rare and valuable. Duke Zixiao used it when he was a Viscount, and later passed it to Viscount Ziguang. It's a symbol of Zixiao City. Although Duke Zixiao and his son are dead, Zixiao City still exists, and they might want to avenge them. So, it's best to keep today's events a secret, as if we never met them."

Bai Cangdong nodded. "That's what I was thinking."

"Besides the Ziguang Xunhua armor, there are some pills, but nothing else." After putting down all the items, Hua Qianwu walked back to Duke Zixiao's body, burned the two bodies beyond recognition, and threw them into the mud. Only when the bodies, now charred black, sank completely into the mud did he return to Bai Cangdong and the others.

"It's a pity that the Black Flame Knife was destroyed along with Duke Zixiao's life disk." Fengxian sighed.

"Being alive is already a great fortune." Bai Cangdong was not concerned. Even with the Black Flame Knife, the chances of advancing to Duke were slim. Moreover, he had obtained the Super Weapon Dual Yuanjiao Blade, which was much more powerful than the Black Flame Knife.

"We shouldn't stay here long. Let's find a safe place to recover, and then leave the Bottom of the Abyss as soon as possible. All the knights I brought are dead, and I need to give an account to Duke and Young Master Yan." Hua Qianwu said.

"How do you plan to explain it?" Bai Cangdong looked deeply at Hua Qianwu.

"We can only tell the truth. We can't hide it, and it can't be hidden. My brother and I, along with the knights, were searching for resources in the Bottom of the Abyss when we encountered Duke Zixiao and his son. They forced us to lead them to the Mud Dragon Pond. Once there, to save our lives, we took a risk and held Viscount Ziguang hostage, which allowed us to survive. After Duke Zixiao killed the Yuanjiao and was on the verge of death, my brother and I fought hard to kill him and destroy the evidence. The Yuanjiao and Duke Zixiao left nothing behind, except for this incomplete set of Ziguang Xunhua armor and some pills from Viscount Ziguang." Hua Qianwu said in one breath, then looked nervously at Bai Cangdong.

"Good, that's exactly right. The details need more thought, but the general idea is correct. You can think about the rest on the way. You can leave now to report to Fenghua City. Fengxian and I will leave the Bottom of the Abyss later." Bai Cangdong said calmly.

After the Hua siblings left, Bai Cangdong helped Fengxian find a hidden cave to recover. Both were seriously injured, especially Fengxian. It wasn't until the seasonal winds were about to start again that their injuries had healed enough to not affect their abilities, and they left the Bottom of the Abyss to return to Fenghua City.

The situation in Fenghua City was better than Bai Cangdong had expected. Hua Qianwu was not punished by Duke Fenghua but instead took control of the Four Directions Knights, becoming the leader of the knights.

Lingbo also became the leader of the Wind Legion. Both major forces were actively recruiting new members, preparing for war.

After confirming Duke Zixiao's death, Duke Fenghua's first reaction was to attack Zixiao City. Without a Duke, Zixiao City became a tempting target. The only concern was the nearby Dailun City and Feiniao City. If the news of Duke Zixiao's death spread, Dailun City and Feiniao City would not sit idly by while Zixiao City was annexed by Fenghua City. Therefore, Zixiao City needed to be taken quickly.

Duke Zixiao's death could not be kept secret for long. The title on the Martial Power Ranking would be canceled three months after the owner's death, allowing others to use the same title. Therefore, Fenghua City had to annex Zixiao City within three months.

For Duke Fenghua, annexing a Duke-less Zixiao City would not take three months. She could break through Zixiao City's protective shield alone, but taking over all the resources would require many people, which is why she was expanding the Wind Legion and the knights.

These matters had little to do with Bai Cangdong. After the Feng family handed over the Wind Legion, they had withdrawn from the power core of Fenghua City. Even if Zixiao City was annexed, the Feng family would not benefit. As a guest of the Feng family, Bai Cangdong would not be involved.

However, the arrival of Hua Qianwu and the knights changed everything.

"Duke orders Fengxian to be a special envoy of Fenghua City to negotiate the归属 of Ghost Island with Dailun City." Hua Qianwu read Duke Fenghua's order and handed the letter and seal to Fengxian, along with a note.

After Hua Qianwu and the knights left, Bai Cangdong and Fengxian opened the note. It read: "The news of Duke Zixiao's death has leaked. Duke Dailun and Duke Fenghua have reached an agreement to divide Zixiao City. Only Ghost Island, being overseas, is difficult to divide. Duke Fenghua intends for you to take over Ghost Island, making it difficult for you to return to Fenghua City."

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**Note:** The last sentence in the original text is incomplete and seems to be cut off. The translation reflects this.