Chapter 2251: Can We Back Out?

"Where is he?"

A surge of pride rose in her heart, and Zhao Ya's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"In the mountain stream to the north..." Hu Xiao pointed.

"Lead the way!"

"His strength is too great; I'm afraid... it's dangerous to go there!" Hu Xiao's face twitched.

"With me here, no one can harm a single hair on your head!" Zhao Ya's gaze turned cold and stern.

Only then did Hu Xiao breathe a sigh of relief, his face full of excitement, and he took the lead to guide the way.

Before long, they returned to the place where the Earth Treasury Liquid had been discovered.

The only ones left were the many Divine Kings who had been injured earlier. Seeing him return, they were all filled with terror.

"Where did that Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King go?" Too lazy to mind their expressions, Zhao Ya asked indifferently.

"He left with Ao Feng, the Enfeoffed King. We don't know..."

The crowd spoke up.

It wasn't that they were trying to cover for him; rather, they hadn't heard Zhang Xuan and Ao Feng's conversation and didn't know where they had gone.

"It hasn't been long; they shouldn't have gone far..." Not expecting that he had already left, Hu Xiao grew anxious. Just as he was about to continue speaking and interrogate the others about which direction they had gone, he saw the girl beside him, as if she had discovered something, her delicate body trembling slightly.

"That Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King... do you know his name?"

The girl asked.

"I don't know... He seems to be surnamed Zhang; some call him Teacher Zhang," said a Divine King.

Both of the people before them were Enfeoffed Kings who could decide life and death; no one dared to conceal anything or offend them.

"Zhang..." As if suddenly enlightened, Zhao Ya breathed a sigh of relief, calmed her agitated mood, and turned to look at Tiger Xiao not far away: "Tell me in detail how that Nine Heavens King just now tried to rob you!"

"Uh..." Unexpectedly, instead of going after the other party to avenge him, this person asked for details, leaving him utterly embarrassed.

He had taken advantage of someone's vulnerability to try to snatch something, only to be robbed himself—he was already in the wrong.

"Tell me what happened just now..." Seeing his reluctance, Zhao Ya pointed at a Divine King who had spoken earlier.

"Yes!" That Divine King dared not refuse and recounted what had happened in detail.

"Is what he said true?" Zhao Ya listened without any expression and looked at Tiger Xiao.

"This... it's true! In the Tide Sea, there are no rules; the weak are prey to the strong. I was also acting for the Emperor..." Tiger Xiao quickly spoke, but before he could finish, his vision went dark, and he saw a palm descending from the air, slapping him directly in the face.

Bang!

His body crashed heavily to the ground, his head spinning and vision blurry.

"Zhao Ya Divine King, what do you mean? Let's talk this out..."

Tiger Xiao was going crazy.

Is she crazy? Hitting someone before they finish speaking?

No matter what, we're on the same side. Even if I was wrong to snatch things, she can't just attack me!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Ignoring his nonsense, Zhao Ya struck him with palm after palm. Tiger Xiao tried to resist but couldn't; in an instant, he was severely injured, blood gushing from his mouth.

As he spat blood, tears streamed down his face...

Didn't she just say that with her here, no one could harm a single hair on his head?

After all this, it turns out it's not others hurting me—it's her who wants to kill me...

The many Divine Kings below looked at each other in bewilderment, each questioning their own existence.

They had thought that with Tiger Xiao bringing a backer, their treasures would be looted again. But after all this, the backer ended up beating him up?

And so decisive, so ruthless, with no intention of showing mercy...

What exactly happened?

Who am I, where am I, what is my name...

Everyone was completely at a loss.

"I am not as strong as you. If you beat me or kill me, I have no complaints. But the Emperor told you to take care of me. Why do this? Even if you want to kill someone, you should give a reason..."

His whole body swollen, feeling like he was about to be beaten to death, Hu Xiao could no longer hold back and shouted in accusation.

What a grievance!

I came to you for revenge, not to be your punching bag...

"Reason? Actually, I should have thought of it long ago..." Zhao Ya stopped, a blazing heat surging in her eyes. "That Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King... is my teacher!"

Who else but a teacher could cause such a commotion?

Earlier, I thought that cultivating in the Time-Space Mirror, I would definitely surpass the teacher this time. Now it seems I underestimated the teacher too much!

Still as freakish as ever!

In just over a month, Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King...

Unbelievable.

"Your teacher?" His body swaying, Hu Xiao spat out another mouthful of blood. "Do you mean that Zhao Ya the Divine King once instructed you?"

"Exactly! The reason I could progress so quickly is because the teacher laid the foundation for me. Without the teacher, I wouldn't be where I am today..."

Zhao Ya looked over: "Oh, and neither would Zheng Yang, Lu Chong, Wang Ying, Wei Ruyan, Zhang Jiuxiao, Kong Shiyao, Liu Yang, Yuan Tao, Shan Xiaotian, and Bai Ruanqing have their today..."

"They are Enfeoffed Divine Kings cultivated at great cost by Zhuo Yang the Great Emperor, Qian Kun the Demon Lord, and others... How could they be related to this Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King?" Hu Xiao was bewildered.

It's already unbelievable that you are his student, but how are others involved?

"We... are all his students!" Zhao Ya said.

"Himself a Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King, with eleven students, all top-tier Enfeoffed Divine Kings in the Divine Realm..." Hu Xiao wept.

At this moment, he finally understood why he had been brutally beaten.

Going to rob his teacher's things—luckily he told Zhao Ya first. If Zheng Yang and the other Divine Kings found out, they would probably have directly killed him...

What a mess...

Originally, everyone said this person might be the next Tian Zong the Great Emperor, and he didn't take it seriously. After all, the Nine Emperors might not allow him to live...

At least Zhao Ya and the others would surely fight him...

Now it seems, not only can he live well, but he is also thriving...

His own strength is the strongest below the Emperor, and he has eleven exceptionally powerful disciples. It seems this time at Tide Sea, he will dominate...

"You all saw and heard just now. That Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King is my teacher. Can you tell me which direction they went?"

Ignoring Hu Xiao's expression, Zhao Ya looked at the crowd.

"They..." After hesitating for a moment, one of the Divine Kings pointed in a direction: "Went that way!"

"Thank you!"

Zhao Ya said no more. With a big hand, she grabbed Hu Xiao, who had been beaten into the shape of a tiger, by the tail, and strode forward.

About to see the teacher soon...

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became.

Hu Xiao, hanging upside down in the air by his tail, finally understood: she had beaten him just now only to ask for the teacher's whereabouts. When she actually saw the teacher, she would probably beat him again...

If I had known this, I would have just gone to find other treasures. Now not only have I failed to take revenge, but I've also been beaten repeatedly...

The Emperor asked this Zhao Ya the Divine King to take care of me... At the time, I was very happy...

Now I suddenly don't want her to take care of me... Can I take it back?