126: Chapter 126 Cang Yan is really dead.

Jun Chen took the Jade Slip, confirmed it carefully, and his expression turned grim.

"Mistress, Cang Yan... he is dead."

Feng Yange hurriedly sent a voice message to Cang Yan, but it was not accepted; no matter how she tried to contact him, there was no response.

"How could it be so sudden? I didn't sense anything at all."

Feng Yange collapsed onto the stool. Although he was only a nominal husband, Cang Yan had called her Mistress for half a month, and now he was just gone.

"Mistress, this is the importance of a bond. He did not form a bond with you, nor did he have any connection with us."

Jun Chen explained. The others who had arrived upon hearing the commotion saw Feng Yange's grim expression. After asking and learning the reason, they immediately took out their Jade Slips, looked at Cang Yan's grayed-out avatar, and fell silent.

It was too sudden.

Cang Yan's strength was so formidable; he was an expert who could suppress those in the Spirit Venerable Realm. How could he die so quickly?

"Mistress, should we check the marriage stone?"

Long Ze reminded her, "The red thread of the marriage stone disappears after a husband dies."

Feng Yange closed her eyes and summoned the marriage stone. Everyone watched as Cang Yan's name appeared, only to vanish in an instant, and the red thread connecting him to Feng Yange disappeared along with it.

Cang Yan was truly dead.

Silence filled the room.

Feng Yange held her Jade Slip, which contained a message from Cang Yan stating he was fine and his return date was uncertain. At that time, had he already known he had no return date?

"Mistress, Cang Yan was only a nominal husband; he did not form a bond with you. This was his choice."

Ling Feng said in a deep voice to remind her. This was the reason why a bond must be formed after a marriage contract is bound; this was the connection between them.

With a bond, everyone would be able to sense when there is danger.

"Mistress, this is not your fault. It was Cang Yan's choice; he chose to be a nominal husband."

Bai Jiuxiao comforted her. He had once heard of the importance of forming a bond, but this was his first time encountering a situation where someone without a bond met with an accident.

Feng Yange put away the Jade Slip, "I know, I just feel this is too sudden."

"This was Cang Yan's choice."

Mo Yuan placed his hand on Feng Yange's shoulder, "His fate was sealed the moment he sought you out."

"Mistress, let's not dwell on these sad things. Why don't you go out for a walk and check the baskets you set? Didn't you say you wanted to eat river shrimp?"

Long Ze hurriedly changed the subject, and the others also joined in to persuade her, hoping Feng Yange could quickly move on from Cang Yan's death.

Feng Yange took a deep breath, "Alright, let's go out for some fresh air."

In the forest, Dengdeng's cheerful laughter echoed through the mountains. Zhushou ran behind her, along with Sword, who occasionally voiced dissatisfied complaints, and over a hundred old Sword spirits who were sparring with Sword techniques; it was quite lively.

Feng Yange lay on a rattan chair, surrounded by an open-air stove. Several men were busy with their respective tasks, living a very comfortable life. Long Ze brought the prepared river shrimp to Feng Yange's lips, "Mistress, taste this."

Feng Yange opened her mouth to take a bite, and her eyes lit up.

"Such rich Spiritual Qi!"

Long Ze heard this, hurriedly ate one, and his expression was slightly surprised, "How can these river shrimp contain such rich Spiritual Qi?"

Feng Yange quickly stood up, "Quick, come with me to the river to see."

At Feng Yange's call, the group immediately arrived at the nearby river. It was clearer during the day; in the crystal-clear river water, there were actually many thumb-sized river shrimp.

"It seems the Spiritual Vein we have been looking for for days is right down here."

Jun Chen inspected it, but the source was not right.

"Mistress, it's not impossible to confirm; there is a way."

Mo Yuan leaned over and whispered a few words into Feng Yange's ear. Feng Yange's eyes lit up, "Dengdeng!"

A deep blue figure appeared in front of Feng Yange, "Master!"

"Dengdeng baby, do you want to eat shrimp paste that is tender and juicy?"

Feng Yange put on a fawning smile. Dengdeng swallowed, but took a few steps back, "Master, what bad thing do you want me to do again?"

After spending this time together, it knew very well that its master was not a good person.

When she smiled like that, she must be up to no good.

"Dengdeng, you make me so sad by saying that. Am I that kind of person?"

Feng Yange lowered her eyes, feeling a bit guilty. Dengdeng snorted coldly, put its hands on its hips, and said, "Speak human language."

"Let me go and draw up the Spiritual Vein from underground, and I will personally make you shrimp paste. I guarantee it will be a delicacy you've never tasted before, how about that?"

Dengdeng glared at Feng Yange, puffed up with anger. It knew it; its master was up to no good.

"Tender, juicy, filled with rich Spiritual Qi, silky smooth..."

"Deal!"

Dengdeng agreed immediately, "You hurry up and prepare. If you lie to me, I will never help you again."

"When have I ever lied to you? You go and draw up the Spiritual Qi, and I will make you something to eat. You can borrow Sword and Zhushou."

Feng Yange sold them both out without a second thought; they certainly wouldn't miss out on their share of the food.

"I know, Master, you go prepare the food. If it's not delicious, I will ignore you."

Dengdeng called out to Zhushou and Sword, leaped, and disappeared from the spot.

Mo Yuan hurriedly explained, "Dengdeng is the Earth Core Exotic Fire; this won't be difficult for it, rest assured."

"I'm just curious how it burrowed into the ground crack. If I had such an ability..."

Feng Yange thought of something, and her eyes lit up. Right, she could research the Earth Escape Talisman.

"I'll leave the method of catching river shrimp to you all; a few jin will be enough."

Feng Yange handed the method to them and returned to her room to start researching the Earth Escape Talisman. She was busy until nightfall.

Long Ze caught a bucket of river shrimp according to Feng Yange's method. Each one was thumb-sized and had sweet, tender meat. Following Feng Yange's instructions, Ling Feng used his Ice Element to freeze them, then began peeling the shells and removing the shrimp veins.

"Mistress really knows everything you can do. I never expected my Ice Element ability could be used for cooking."

Ling Feng's tone carried a trace of helplessness and pride; after all, he was the only husband with such an ability.

"Only after following Mistress did I realize how annoying fasting is."

Ever since Jun Chen ate the meal made by Mistress, he didn't want to eat fasting pills anymore; he felt like life without it was meaningless.

"Who says Cultivating requires fasting? It's only right to treat yourself well occasionally."

Bai Jiuxiao was drooling with hunger. Fasting? He couldn't fast at all.

"There isn't much meat on the river shrimp, so you all continue as Mistress instructed. I'll put the basket back down to see if there will be more tomorrow morning."

Long Ze stood up and walked towards the river, clearly feeling the surrounding Spiritual Qi becoming abundant.

Soon, the concentration of Spiritual Qi in this mountain area rose sharply. Standing there, Long Ze could feel the Spiritual Qi being continuously absorbed into his body. If he were to Cultivate here, wouldn't he be able to have a Breakthrough very soon?

Long Ze sat cross-legged and immediately began to absorb the endless Spiritual Qi. On the other side, the others, noticing the increase in Spiritual Qi concentration, also sat down where they were and began to absorb the Spiritual Qi.

Long Ze opened his eyes, and a majestic aura dispersed. He had actually achieved a Breakthrough easily, without any Lightning Tribulation.

"Why was there no Lightning Tribulation for the Spirit Emperor Realm?"