Outside Of Time

Incomparably Loyal Feng Lintao

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Feng Lintao sighed with emotion inwardly.

Sometimes, fate was like this. It was ever-changing and unpredictable.

However, Feng Lintao wasn’t an ordinary person either. Just like Lan Yao’s description of him back then, this person was selfish, cold, cruel, and paranoid. He was also good at enduring.

Hence, ever since he chose to submit to the human race, he had already simulated all the situations in his mind. Now that he saw Xu Qing, some complicated emotions rose but he quickly put them down.

During this process, he didn’t hide his thoughts. Instead, he openly revealed them on his face and expression.

This was what he was good at.

To be able to cultivate step by step to the Soul Accumulation realm in the Demon Feather Holy Land as a half-blood, he naturally had his own way of survival.

He knew how to make use of everything around him, including his emotions.

Today, he wanted to make use of this to prove his sincerity.

After all… in the few months since he defected, he had always been treated coldly. The Human Emperor didn’t have any plans for him.

This made him feel a little uneasy.

He knew that this was because the Empress didn’t completely believe his allegiance.

She was still observing him.

Hence, he needed to make use of this opportunity to increase his sincerity.

With such thoughts in mind, Feng Lintao bowed to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at Feng Lintao with a calm expression and didn’t say a word.

One couldn’t tell if he was happy or angry, nor did he show any emotions.

Although he didn’t speak, Erniu laughed at this moment. Fie played with the Holy Heavenly Vine in his hand as he smiled and spoke.

“Little Feng, long time no see.”

Feng Lintao turned and looked at Erniu. His expression was still filled with emotion as he cupped his fists and bowed.

“Greetings, Great Heavenly Dipper. What happened back then was my fault. I hope the Great Heavenly Dipper and the Grand Tutor won’t take it to heart. Although I have no choice but to submit to the human race this time, my heart is sincere.”

Feng Lintao’s words not only chose to lower his head, but they also indirectly pointed out that he indeed knew Xu Qing and Erniu.

However, Xu Qing saw through his scheme at a glance. With Erniu’s vicious eyes, how could he not see through this?

When Erniu heard this, he lifted the heavenly vine in his hand and his smile was filled with joy.

“Why would we take it to heart? You gave me and Little Qing so many good things last time. I have yet to thank you properly for being such a good person.”

Feng Lintao smiled bitterly on the surface but his heart couldn’t help but stir.

At the end of the day, he actually didn’t hate Xu Qing much. The main target of his hatred was Erniu.

It was Erniu who deceived him and made him carry him all the way.

It was Erniu who acted like he was on the verge of death the entire time, causing him to be negligent.

Also, at the critical moment, Erniu bit off the heavenly vine, directly destroying his trump card.

That was why he was chased after by Lan Yao and Yue Dong.

Originally, if it wasn’t for Erniu, he could have turned the tables.

The root cause was right in front of him.

However, he couldn’t show his hatred.

Hence, Feng Lintao took a deep breath and was about to suppress his churning thoughts. However, at this moment, Erniu continued to speak despicably.

“Come, good vine, greet your benefactor.”

Erniu proudly lifted the heavenly vine.

The heavenly vine turned its head and the leaves on its body swayed slightly…

Feng Lintao remained silent, striving to maintain his composure.

Seeing that Erniu was about to continue to speak, the Grand Chancellor, who was standing not far away, coughed and interrupted Erniu. Fie then looked at Xu Qing.

“This time around, Fler Majesty has summoned the Grand Tutor back for military matters as well as to verify something.”

When Xu Qing heard this, he looked at the Grand Chancellor.

“Is it about Feng Lintao’s identity?”

The Grand Chancellor nodded.

“Not only that, but the exact details are in here. Grand Tutor, please take a look.”

As he spoke, the Grand Chancellor took out a jade slip and sent it to Xu Qing. It contained all of Feng Lintao’s words.

Xu Qing took it. After checking, he fell silent for a few breaths before slowly speaking.

“The first time 1 met this person was on the way back to the human race from the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven. 1 once submitted a jade slip that recorded the details of the encounter.”

“As for the entanglement between this person and Lan Yao and Yue Dong, from what 1 saw back then, there was indeed killing intent between them. If it wasn’t for Eldest Senior Brother and me helping him back then, it would probably have been difficult for this person to escape.”

“Judging from the situation, my and Eldest Senior Brother’s appearance can be considered a coincidence.”

“Moreover, if the Demon Feather Holy Land chose to use Feng Lintao as a spy before they descended, he wouldn’t have defected now.”

“As for the final decision, it is still up to Fler Majesty.”

Xu Qing didn’t speak anymore.

The Grand Chancellor nodded.

Xu Qing’s words served as evidence of Feng Lintao’s allegiance.

This caused Feng Lintao to heave a sigh of relief inwardly.

The subsequent court meeting mostly involved ministers reporting on the war. Xu Qing gained a general understanding of the current state of the war and the associated losses.

Overall, the situation wasn’t optimistic.

The entire hall slowly filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

Feng Lintao listened attentively, not daring to make any subtle movements. In his mind, he thought that if given a choice, he would rather not hear about these war matters.

Two hours later, the meeting ended and Feng Lintao hurriedly left.

Xu Qing didn’t move.

After everyone in the hall left, only Xu Qing, Erniu, the Empress, and Ning Yan were left.

Xu Qing stood up and bowed to the Empress.

“Your Majesty asked me to stay. What are your instructions?”

The Empress’ gaze landed on Erniu.

Erniu pretended not to see it.

Awhile later, the Empress calmly spoke.

“Xu Qing, help me do something.”

When Xu Qing heard this, his expression didn’t change at all as he waited for Her to continue.

“I want you to capture Lan Yao alive. If you can’t capture her alive, you have to bring her corpse back.”

Confusion appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes.

“Lan Yao?”

Xu Qing had an impression of this woman. Moreover, in his memory, through the conversation between the other party and Feng Lintao in the Liaoxuan cave, he could determine that Lan Yao seemed to have a lot of power behind her in the Demon Feather Holy Land.

However, even so, it shouldn’t be so important that the Empress would pay attention to this woman.

Ning Yan was also surprised. He didn’t know why his mother would make such a request.

“Lan Yao’s identity isn’t simple.”

Facing Xu Qing and Ning Yan’s doubts, the Empress expressionlessly spoke.

“There are two Great Emperors in the Demon Feather Holy Land.”

“One is suspected to have died.”

“Lan Yao is the descendant of that suspected fallen Great Emperor. According to my information, she has a pure bloodline.”

“Bring her back. I can use her bloodline to know if that Great Emperor has really died. At the same time, she will have other uses.”

After the Empress finished speaking, she took out a white jade token.

The material of this jade token was special. It looked like it existed but it also gave off an illusory feeling. It was as though it was condensed from light and was incomparably mystical.

“Xu Qing, if you encounter any unblockable force on the way, you can crush this light jade and I will personally descend.”

The Empress waved her hand and this light jade headed straight for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing caught it and immediately felt a dense pressure emitting from the light jade.

He pondered for a while before accepting the request.

“Your Majesty, if you want Lan Yao alive, 1 have to use Feng Lintao. Only with him as bait will Lan Yao appear.”

“However, this person is cunning. When it comes to matters of life and death, it is difficult to expect full cooperation. He will undoubtedly leave himself a way out. Any ordinary method to conceal the plan will be detected by him. Once he realizes that he has become bait, it may cause unforeseen complications.”

Xu Qing slowly asked.

“What is your plan?”

The Empress looked at Xu Qing.

Before Xu Qing could respond, Erniu, who had been listening from the beginning, suddenly interrupted, his eyes already gleaming.

“I have an idea!”

As he spoke, his lips moved slightly as he transmitted his voice to Xu Qing and the Empress.

A long time later, Xu Qing’s expression turned strange while Erniu looked incomparably smug.

The Empress’ gaze was deep as She calmly spoke.

“Granted.”

Xu Qing stood up and bade farewell to the Empress. He then left the hall with the excited and expectant Erniu.

In the hall, Ning Yan stared eagerly at Xu Qing’s departing figure. Maybe he wanted to follow him or maybe he wanted to ask what they were talking about…

However, he didn’t dare to leave without permission.

“Yan’er, write an imperial edict.”

Just as Ning Yan was yearning for the outside world, the Empress’ calm voice rang out in the hall.

Ning Yan solemnly lowered his head in agreement.

Just like that, five days passed.

After Xu Qing and Erniu found Wu Jianwu, who had been staying in the human capital the entire time, they asked him for the two young golden rats that had been hatched with his experience…

An imperial edict was spread out from the human race, informing the entire Eastern Wanggu.

Feng Lintao was conferred the title of Heavenly Marquis Feather Fiend.

And his achievements were listed.

“Abandoned the darkness and joined the light. Reported the holy land’s confidential information to redeem our human race’s huge losses!”

“He is brave and powerful, and is irreconcilable with the holy land. He hates the Demon Feather Race to the core and killed over a hundred people from the Demon Feather Holy Land who had secretly invaded!”

As soon as this imperial edict was issued, the Eastern Wanggu immediately stirred.

Feng Lintao instantly attracted the attention of the entire Eastern Wanggu and all the races began to investigate.

However, this was clearly not what he wanted… This instantaneous resplendence and becoming the center of attention made him feel very uneasy. What made him even more uneasy was that in the following month, the development of things became increasingly astonishing.

In the large number of small-scale battles between the human race and the Demon Feather Holy Land in this month, the number of victories instantly increased. The human race even seemed to have some understanding of the war arrangements of the holy land.

Every time, the Fluman Emperor would reward Feng Lintao.

She even protected him and arranged for many personal guards to show his importance.

It was impossible for the Demon Feather Holy Land not to notice this.

However, only Feng Lintao knew that even he had no idea about those war arrangements, so how could he inform…

As time flowed by, very soon, a scene that shocked Feng Lintao even more appeared.

That was the conferment of the king title!

Under the illumination of the peerless array formation in the sky, it was clearly visible on the holy land’s side…

In the wilderness outside the human capital, about ten thousand prisoners of war from the holy lands who had been captured by the human race knelt there densely.

As for Feng Lintao, he wore the Heavenly Marquis robe and stood in front of these prisoners of war.

The Empress’ voice echoed through the world.

“Official Feng, although you’re not of human origin, your loyalty to the human race is unwavering and sincere, and your battle achievements are outstanding. Therefore, today, I bestow upon you the title of Heavenly King Feather Fiend!” “I know you harbor deep hatred for the Demon Feather Holy Land. As you ascend to your new title, let the blood of Demon Feather celebrate your kingship. Official, you may slaughter as you see fit!”

He was the center of attention.

The holy lands were watching, the human race was watching, and Xu Qing and the various races were all watching.

There was also Erniu. The anticipation and excitement in his eyes were incomparably intense.

Feng Lintao’s heart trembled but he didn’t dare to show it on his face at all. On the contrary, he looked extremely excited, as though he was completely touched. He bowed deeply in the direction of the palace and spoke loudly.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfilling my wish!”