"Hmmph!"

"It will take at least two days for us to get back to the sect, try not to exert yourself Huo Qiang," Bingchen said ​​

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"Have you found them?" Huo Ying asked with impatience and frustration echoing in her voice.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to ask me that question again, I have already activated my supreme eyesight, there is no way I would be able to miss them, as long as you don't distract me with your annoying questions, I will find them very soon," the golden eagle said

"How can I not be anxious, if you didn't poison any of them, I wouldn't be so anxious to find them," Huo Ying said.

"What city are we in" the golden eagle asked

"We are already in Yu-Shan city, you are indeed a supreme beast, your speed is amazing, we have already passed by four cities in such a short amount of time," Huo Ying said

"It is high time I receive praised and not constant complaint," the golden eagle said, then it flapped his wings with more force and increased his height in the sky.

"I have seen them," the golden eagle said

"Are you serious, where are they?" Huo Ying asked

"They are riding through a narrow pathway but as soon as they leave there, we can't appear before them," the golden eagle said

"Then you have to land before they get out of there," Huo Ying said, then the golden eagle ducked downward in the sky then he began to descend to the ground.

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"Hmmmn! Look up!" Huo Li shouted as she raised her head with her hand pointed into the sky, the both of them stopped their horses then they raised their head to see what she was pointing at, they were taken aback at the sight of the golden eagle flying towards their direction.

"What is he doing here, he is not coming to kill us, his he?" Huo Li said

"I don't think so, there is someone on his back," Bingchen said

"That…that is the young mistress" Huo Qiang shouted

"What!!!" Huo Li and Bingchen chorused

The golden eagle landed in front of them, then Huo Ying quickly alighted from his back and ran towards them, the three of them also got off their horses. As soon as she approached them, she jumped on Huo Qiang and hugged him tightly, both of them spun around instantly due to the force and the speed she used in hugging him. They were all taken aback by her sudden appearance and the hug she gave Huo Qian, She was so excited as they spun around that she couldn't stop smiling, She only came down when she heard him wincing, then the three of them bowed their head with their palm and fist cupped together and raised forward.

"Golden eagle, young mistress!" They chorused, then they stood at ease.

"How are you all doing, I was so worried about you when I heard that you haven't returned to the sect," Huo Ying said with a relieved expression on her face.

"We are sorry for making you worried but you shouldn't have come al the way to this place, what if you are recognised?" Huo Qiang said

"That doesn't matter, your life matters the most, Huo Qiang are you okay, you winced just now?" Huo Ying asked with a worried expression on her face.

"I…I am fine, don't worry about me," Huo Qiang said

"What do you mean by that? Young mistress, it seems like he has been poisoned by the golden eagle, if he doesn't get the antidote by today, he won't be able to survive" Huo Li said

"Huo Li!" Huo Qiang shouted

"Why did you not say so, were you planning on hiding this from me until you die, this is the fault of that dammed golden eagle" Huo Ying said then she tightened her fist and scrunched her face.

"You all are speaking like I am not right behind you," the golden eagle said, then he walked towards them.

"If anything happens to him, I would never forgive you, you had better help him to detoxify the poison now," Huo Ying said as she turned to face the golden eagle with anger blazing in her eyes.

"And if I don't?" the golden eagle said as he moved one step closer to her.

"I assure you, you don't want to ignore my words, detoxify the poison now or else," Huo Ying said

"or else what, you seem to have forgotten that I am only helping you or the sake of my master but you even dare to threaten me" the golden eagle replied

"Then you must have forgotten the damage my blood mixed with my power can do to you" Huo Ying replied

"You…."

"So, are you helping him or not?" Huo Ying asked the three of them watched as the both of them argued in silence, they couldn't understand why the golden eagle was tolerating the young mistress but they were worried about her.

"Young mistress, why don't you calm down first, there is no need to argue, after all, he is still our ancestor," Huo Qiang said, then he pulled her arm.

"Hmmph! I am not just your ancestor, your power was also given by me, considering that you are a product of my core, I will detoxify you but if she dares to threaten me again, believe it or not, I will make sure I kill all of you right here and now" the golden eagle said, then it moved closer to Huo Qiang.

"Stab, the centre of my chest and drink the blood from the wound then you will be healed," the golden eagle said

"Golden eagle, how…how can I do that, I had rather die than stab you," Huo Qiang said with his head bowed.

"If only she was like you, you don't need to pierce it deeply, as long as one drop enters into your mouth then you will be healed," the golden eagle said

"What…. what if I make a mistake?" Huo Qiang said

"Don't worry about that…even if your blade pierces my heart, it will heal by itself after three seconds" the golden eagle said

"But…."

"But what, if you can't do it then I will do it for you, what makes you think that you can die but he can't die," Huo Ying said then she removed her sword from the sheath and pointed it at the centre of his chest.

"Ignorant girl, if you do it for him then the blood won't work on him, only the one who is poisoned can do it," the golden eagle said

"young mistress, I will do it myself," Huo Qiang said then he pulled out his sword and thrust it into his chest, he pulled out the sword then he scooped the blood on the tip of the blade and put it inside his mouth, when they looked at the wound on the golden eagle chest, they were surprised when they saw that the wound has already closed up.

"How are you feeling now?" Huo Ying asked

"I feel better than before, I think it is working," Huo Qiang said, then he made a cut on his palm to see if the colour of his blood his back to normal, he was full of smiles when he saw that his blood had turned red.

"Thank you, golden eagle" Huo Qiang said as he bowed his head then the others followed suit except for Huo Ying.

"Why are you thanking him, that is what he is supposed to do," Huo Ying said

"Young mistress!" Huo Li said to caution her.

"Now we have to return to the sect, hop on," Huo Ying said she climbed on to the golden eagle back.

"What do you mean, young mistress?" Bingchen asked

"I said hop on, he is taking us back to the sect," Huo Ying said, they were all shocked by what she said then they focused their gaze on the golden eagle but his reaction showed that he has agreed to take them back to the sect. Bingchen moved close to the two horses then he whispered into their ears and then the three of them climbed on to the golden eagle back.

He flapped his wings and slowly ascended into the sky, they all jerked when they reached the sky than they quickly held each other's waist while Huo Ying held on to the spike on the golden eagles back.

"Hold tight!" Huo Ying shouted as they ascended into the sky

The eagle flew swiftly as soon as he reached the height he desired, then he flew softly across the clouds in the sky.

"Aaah! Why did the golden eagle return with more people?" one of the commoners shouted in the crowd that has been waiting for the golden eagle to pass by again.

"What is really going on?" another one said

"There must be something fishy going on"

"I think the flame sect is going to reappear in the Jianghu world again"

"Seems like we would soon be having some fun"

"I am very lucky to have seen this today"

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"Have you found them?" the assistant captain asked

"No sir, we have searched everywhere but we still haven't found them, I have sent more people to search the woods" one of the soldiers replied

"Are you kidding me, if you don't find them, you will all stay here until you find them" the assistant captain shouted

"understood," the soldier said but just as he as about to return back to join the search party for the captain and the soldiers who went with him, another soldier came running towards their direction.

"assistant captain, we have found them, they are in the middle of the woods," the soldier said

"take me there quickly," the captain said then he came down from his horse and followed behind the soldier who had just reported to him. The arrived at the place where their dead bodies were lying after walking for about ten minutes, they widened their eyes at the sight of the several soldiers that had followed the captain lying o the ground but they didn't see the captain among them. The assistant captain walked further into the woods to find the captain along with the other soldiers that were with him. They were taken aback at the sight of the captain lying on the ground with one of his legs and arms disfigured, they seem as though there was no bone inside them.

"Captain!!!" the assistant captain shouted out as he ran to where the body lied, he knelt down beside him and lifted the body into his arms, he was stupefied at the sight of the captain bloody mouth with no tooth and his disfigured face.

"Captain!!" he shouted again and raised his head, then he felt a tug on his sleeve, he lowered his gaze to look at the captain. Then he saw that the captain was still alive, he smiled as he held the captain's hand tightly.

"Captain, who did this to you?" the assistant captain asked, he and the captain have worked together for years and they could be considered best friends, he has never seen the captain so defeated throughout the years they had been working together.

"Huo…Huo…Huo" the captain muttered then he dropped his hands, the assistant captain shook him vigorously to wake him up but he didn't open his eyes, he clenched his fist tightly then he raised his head as he screamed loudly.

"Clean up their bodies," the assistant captain said as he carried the captain body from the ground, then he walked slowly back to where their horses were.

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"Sect leader, the disciples who went out to find the guardians and the head of the elite disciples are back," one of the sect leader's personal disciple said

"Let them in" the sect leader replied, then he sat up anxiously. He had been worried ever since the golden eagle left with Huo Ying, she had just recovered and he couldn't understand how she made the golden eagle carry her out of the sect, he didn't even bother to inform her mother about the situation, he made Huo Mei give her a sleeping pill so that she wouldn't find out about Huo Ying leaving the sect as soon as she woke up.

"Sect leader" the disciples saluted as they entered into the sect leader's chamber.

"Have you found them?" the sect leader asked

"We didn't find them in the four cities ahead of us but when we were about to enter Yu-Shan city, we realized that we didn't bring our identification card and we couldn't use our sect tokens, please forgive our incompetence," one of the disciples said

"You hardly go out so of course, it is normal that you made such a mistake, are you sure that you searched the cities properly," the sect leader asked

"Yes. sect leader, we even took the seeker globe with us but it didn't detect their presence in the four cities so we had no choice but to return to the sect" the disciple replied

"Okay, you may leave," the sect leader said then he placed his elbow on the table and placed his forehead on his palm.

"But we saw the golden eagle on our way back and it seemed like he was carrying the young mistress," the disciple said

"I know about that, you may leave now and make sure you don't let it slip into my wife's ears," the sect leader said

"Understood" they all chorused then they exited the room.