“Old Li, take it easy. Listen to me.” Qin Hao interrupted Li Zhanwu who was over-worried, “You need me for worrying about the lack of strength for Sky Group to fight against masters from those sects.”

“It’s good for you to know.” said Li Zhanwu, “Without you, how can we conquer those sects? By what we have now? That’s no different from courting death. It’s okay for you to stay out of it, unless you find a master who can replace you.”

“How about letting it replace me?” Qin Hao smiled and waved his hand. A shadow flashed past.

“Howl!” The thunderous sound shook the whole conference room. People were shocked a lot. They were simply stunned when seeing the huge monster in front of them.

With a bullhead, a horse body as big as an elephant and a tiger tail, the huge monster stood at the center place, narrowing the room a lot.

“It, it’s Little Monster?” Li Zhanwu recognized the huge monster. But Little Monster had never been such big.

“More precisely, it’s upgraded Little Monster. Although it won’t rival me, it’s enough to fight against masters from those sects,” explained Qin Hao.

Li Zhanwu and others swallowed saliva at surprise, “Is it really that strong?”

“You want to try?” Qin Hao glared at Li Zhanwu.

“No no no.” Li Zhanwu waved his head like a rattle-drum. What a joke. How could he fight with such a huge monster?

“Fine, Qin Hao, I agree. You can go to the Serenity House. Little Monster must stay.” Li Zhanwu, of course, agreed straight. At last time, he hadn’t stopped Qin Hao because he couldn’t. As long as Qin Hao was here, he would never stand out as a real leader. Now he had something to replace Qin Hao, he couldn’t be happier to let him go.

“Damn.” Qin Hao, of course, knew what Li Zhanwu was thinking. He had agreed so straight that smart people would all guess what he was thinking.

“Instructor, General, Little Monster is too big. I fear it’s not convenient to take it with us.” interrupted Liu Yan, which reminded others.

“Uh, this is a tough problem.” Li Zhanwu looked at Qin Hao, “Do you have any way to make it more convenient? The better to not let others see it. It’ll work surprisingly at crucial moments.”

Qin Hao stood up. He scanned everyone and then fixed his eyes on Liu Yan, “Except Liu Yan, you all go out. I’ll teach her how to command Little Monster.”

“This is not necessary. We need to learn too.” Li Zhanwu disagreed.

“Old Li, no more bullshit. I said you go out, and then you just go out. Or, I’ll let Little Monster kick you out.” threatened Qin Hao directly, which badly pissed Li Zhanwu off.

Seeming to support Qin Hao’s words, Little Monster howled, exposing its white and sharp fangs. It did freak Li Zhanwu out.

“Fine, fine. We go out.” Damn, humans were reasonable, but animals weren’t. If Qin Hao really commanded, it would not care about whether Li Zhanwu was a general or a soldier.

Everyone else had gone out. Only Qin Hao, Liu Yan and Little Monster were left.

“Instructor, can I command Little Monster?” Liu Yan was a little worried while watching the huge monster in the front.

“During the following days, I’ll let it listen to you. You just need to give it back after the plan has been finished.” Qin Hao walked over and caressed Little Monster’s head. He whispered in its ear, which was as big as a huge fan, seeming to be instructing something.

Little Monster looked like reluctant at first, venting its anger by constantly breathing heavily. It took quite a while for it to calm down and agree to follow Qin Hao’s instruction.

“Okay. I’ve made a deal with Little Monster. It’ll listen to you in the following days.” Qin Hao turned at Liu Yan, “I’ve given you a Space Ring. You can put it into your Space Ring. But make sure there are oxygen masks for it to breathe. I have several now. You take.” Then, Qin Hao waved his hand. Several oxygen masks appeared on the ground, “You take these. You can also buy more and put them into your ring.”

“Yes, Instructor.” said Liu Yan and waved her hand. Then those oxygen masks disappeared and went into her Space Ring.

“Well, Little Monster, go inside. Listen to Liu Yan. I’ll come back soon,” comforted Qin Hao while caressing Little Monster’s head. Then he said to Liu Yan, “Put it in now.”

“Yes.” Liu Yan followed Qin Hao’s words and put her hand on Little Monster’s body.

“Howl.” The next moment, with a flash, Little Monster disappeared. Without the huge monster, the conference room recovered from its narrowness before.

Outside, Li Zhanwu and others hadn’t left but were waiting at the door.

Seeing Qin Hao and Liu Yan walk out without Little Monster, they were confused. Li Zhanwu couldn’t help asking, “Qin Hao, where is Little Monster?”

“It’s in Liu Yan’s hands now. Summon it when you need it.” answered Qin Hao mildly, “I’m going to find Bingying. Don’t look for me about the rest plan. You’re on your own.”

“Ok ok ok, you just go. Your and Miss Shi’s thing is more important. Haha.” laughed Li Zhanwu. With something to replace Qin Hao, he couldn’t be more reluctant to bother Qin Hao.

Qin Hao gave Li Zhanwu a glare. Damn, what a heartless old guy!

Ignoring the old guy, Qin Hao walked directly to Shadow’s room.

He went to Shadow’s room only to find she wasn’t there. Shi Bingying was the only person absently standing there holding a well-folded letter.

“Ying, where is she?” asked Qin Hao anxiously.

Shi Bingying turned around. Seeing it was Qin Hao, she, who had been moved to tears, passed him the letter, “She’s gone. She left it for you.”

Qin Hao was confused. He took the letter and unfolded. It read, “Qin Hao, I don’t want to put you in a dilemma. I’m leaving. See you again, if possible. Miss Shi is a good girl, I hope you can cherish her.”

After reading such a brief letter, Qin Hao fell into silence. It took quite a while for him to give a sigh: How can this Shadow be so…, alas…

“Hao, I want to tell you something. I’ll go back to Serenity House. My Shifu…” Shi Bingying’s words brought Qin Hao back to earth.

“Ying, I’ve known. We pack soon and go to Serenity House to save your Shifu.” Qin Hao knew Shi Bingying’s extreme anxiety. He didn’t want to waste any second.

“Okay. Thank you, Hao.” said Shi Bingying gratefully.

Qin Hao walked over to hold her soft hands. He pretended to be annoyed, “Why do you thank me? No, I have to punish you. Or, you’ll do it again next time.” Words done, Qin Hao moved forward and slightly bit Shi Bingying’s tender lips.

“Um…” The bite mobilized Shi Bingying’s soft body and made it shake. A pink flush spread over her face.

…

A broad valley was deep in the sea of clouds in Wumeng Mountain.

It was where Serenity House lied. However, what Qin Hao and Shi Bingying had seen out there in the valley, during these several days they had taken to come here, were nothing but dead bodies and dried black blood.

Walking into Serenity House, what they saw were shabby houses one after another. They couldn’t find any sign of its former prosperity as the core of a sect.

Serenity House was over, thoroughly over.

“No, no, Shifu, Shifu.” wailed Shi Bingying, who had already burst into tears, while running into the shabby gate.

Qin Hao hurried up and released all his Spirit Sense to search.

Qin Hao’s Spirit Sense had searched for a circle of ten kilometers wide but hadn’t found Shi Bingying’s Shifu‒Yi Jing.

“Hao, have you found my Shifu? Have you?” asked Shi Bingying loudly while shedding tears heavily in a panic.

Qin Hao hugged her and comforted, “Ying, calm down. Don’t worry. I haven’t found your Shifu, which means she may still be alive.”

“Alive? Then where did they go?” asked Shi Bingying anxiously.

“Wait a minute.” Qin Hao left Shi Bingying and walked towards the grass over there, in which he raked for a while and found a letter.

The letter might not belong here. It might have been blown by the winds to here from somewhere else it had been put.

“What’s this?” Shi Bingying ran to Qin Hao immediately and asked while looking at the letter.

“Wait a second.” comforted Qin Hao. He opened the envelope. It had a letter inside.

“Shi Bingying, when you see this letter, your Shifu and other Serenity House’s members have been caught by me. I’ll give you three months, within which you must come to my Jinwu Sect and marry me. Or, after three months, they’ll all die because of you. I’ll kill them all.”

“Jin Yang, young master of Jinwu Sect. Date: xx, xx, xx.”

Finishing the letter, Qin Hao passed the letter to Shi Bingying. He became even more confused.

It was Jin Yang for sure. Li Zhanwu had said that Jin Yang had destroyed Serenity House, but he didn’t believe. Now he had to believe.

Apparently, Jin Yang had gone back to Jinwu Sect safe and sound.

How did he go back? Had Jinwu Sect sent super masters to save him from Ye Tianping? Then, what about Ye Tianping? Was he okay? Had anything bad happened to him?

To know what happened to Ye Tianping, they had to go to Rong City where Ye Tianping’s wife-Lan Ruorou was living. Hope Ye Tianping had been lucky.

“Hao, what should we do? What should we do? I have to save Shifu and members of Serenity House.” Shi Bingying was crying badly, with tears being totally out of control.

Qin Hao gently embraced her and comforted, “Ying, don’t worry. I’m here. Now we have to go to Rong City. I need to know what happened to Uncle Ping.”

“Um, I follow you. But the letter said about three months. Seen from the date, it has been over one month. We only have two left.” said Shi Bingying while suppressing her anxiety.

Qin Hao knew her meaning. He nodded, “I know. We still have time. Trust me. I’ll save your Shifu.” Words done, he gave Shi Bingying a firm hug and looked at her confidently.

In Qin Hao’s strong arms, Shi Bingying calmed down. She felt at ease. She believed that as long as Qin Hao was there for her, all problems would be solved. She believed in Qin Hao. She counted on him. He was the sky above her head.