The next day at noon, Zhao Ling emerged from Tang Wutong's room. Since his four beloved wives had fled yesterday, he had to spend the night in her room yet again.
However, Zhao Ling also knew that Tang Wutong had suffered greatly at his hands recently, so he merely held her throughout the night, not doing anything inappropriate.
Tang Wutong had initially been worried that her husband wouldn't be able to control himself and would thoroughly "deal with" her.
But to her surprise, he truly only held her and didn't do anything out of line, which made her secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Upon entering the courtyard, Zhao Ling took out three strange devices from his storage space that looked like hummingbirds.
After taking out the devices, Zhao Ling infused a trace of his spirit power into the three hummingbirds.
Then, he placed a mid-grade spirit stone in front of the hummingbird-sized devices.
Instantly, the elemental energy of heaven and earth contained within the mid-grade spirit stone was absorbed into the three hummingbird-sized devices.
As the elemental energy of heaven and earth within the mid-grade spirit stone dwindled until it turned to ash, the three hummingbird-sized devices automatically flapped their wings and slowly ascended, flying off in three different directions.
These items were rewards he had received three years ago after writing a diary entry. There was a complete set of three, and Zhao Ling felt these items were quite similar to the drones on Blue Star.
The only difference was that these three hummingbird-like devices weren't powered by electricity but by the elemental energy of heaven and earth.
Moreover, they could be imbued with his spirit power; whatever they saw would be transmitted in real-time to his mind.
These items had no flight range limit, depending on how much elemental energy of heaven and earth the user infused into them for power.
For instance, when Zhao Ling gave a mid-grade spirit stone for the three hummingbird devices to absorb, they could generally fly for about a hundred kilometers.
Once the elemental energy of heaven and earth they absorbed was depleted, the system would retrieve them back into his storage space. Thus, under normal circumstances, these three hummingbird devices wouldn't be lost.
Of course, it was said that whatever the system produced was a masterpiece, and these three hummingbird devices weren't just for reconnaissance.
As long as Zhao Ling provided them with enough elemental energy of heaven and earth, their bodies would become very large, and they could transform into "egg-dropping" artifacts.
To retaliate against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan once, Zhao Ling had cruelly made each hummingbird device absorb three mid-grade spirit stones.
As a result, the three hummingbird devices dropped more than a dozen "eggs" on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The power of these "eggs" was not to be underestimated; each "egg" had an explosion radius of about twenty-five meters, and their power was formidable.
That day, the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was thrown into utter chaos, chickens flying and dogs jumping. It was even said that dozens of people were killed and hundreds were injured.
Furthermore, the roof of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's deliberation hall was blown open, and the clan, having been bombed, had no idea what had happened.
They only saw three very strange large birds appearing above their clan, then "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" dropping a dozen giant eggs.
Then, those giant eggs exploded upon landing, scattering them in disarray and causing widespread panic.
Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Loumian, and the three elders were all dumbfounded. There were actually such large birds in the world that could lay giant eggs that exploded!
These giant eggs could explode, so let them explode, but why did those large birds have to circle above their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan before dropping them? And they even blew up their clan, causing heavy casualties!
This was going too far, truly too far! Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Loumian, and the elders, trembling with rage, all unleashed their spirits and ascended into the sky, wanting to capture all three large birds.
Although Yu Loumian and the elders weren't Titled Douluo experts, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit itself was a spirit capable of flight, so they thought it wouldn't be difficult to take down these three large birds.
However, as they chased the three large birds, the birds vanished without a trace right before their eyes, as if they had never existed in this world.
That time, Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Loumian, and the three elders were so angry their faces turned green. Those three large birds could actually come and go as they pleased, and disappear completely right under their noses.
After that, Zhao Ling never used these three hummingbird devices again. This was Zhao Ling's second time using them.
As the three hummingbird devices flew farther and farther, Zhao Ling closed his eyes, rapidly processing the information transmitted back by the three hummingbird devices.
Zhao Ling refused to believe that with their help, he wouldn't be able to find his four beloved wives who had fled to avoid punishment.
Just like that, the three hummingbirds flapped their wings, searching back and forth across the entire Heaven Dou Imperial City three times.
Zhao Ling's gaze finally focused on a courtyard filled with many flowers, where four stunning beauties were playing mahjong around a stone table.
Zhao Ling's lips curved slightly, a mischievous smile spreading across his face. "Hehe, found them. If I'm not mistaken, this place should be Long'er's house, right? Hmm..."
Zhao Ling's brows furrowed then, because he saw several people squatting around the courtyard wall. He seemed to have seen these people near his own manor before.
Only back then, these people were disguised as vendors selling candied haws, wontons, and other items by the roadside.
Now, these guys were squatting near Long'er's house again, and their disguises were completely different from before. It seemed their intentions were not good.
Zhao Ling hadn't paid attention when these people first appeared near his manor.
After all, ever since his Chinese-style manor was built, his manor had become a unique scenic spot in Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Street vendors selling various snacks and handicrafts often set up stalls nearby.
Over time, a quite luxurious commercial street had even formed nearby. These people setting up stalls and squatting near his house made it difficult to detect any problems.
Zhao Ling pondered for a moment, then controlled the three hummingbirds to gather above Liu Erlong's courtyard.
Then he made two of them fly next to the four women who were playing mahjong, one landing on Xiao Wu's shoulder and the other on Ah Yin's shoulder.
The third one flew around the courtyard wall, monitoring the squatting individuals. Then, he tapped his toes and quickly flew away into the distance.
In Liu Erlong's courtyard, Xiao Wu and Ah Yin, seeing tiny birds land on their respective shoulders, excitedly reached out and gently stroked the heads of the hummingbird devices.
Just then, the hummingbird on Xiao Wu's shoulder spoke: "You truly don't make your husband worry less. You actually dared to flee to avoid punishment? Your courage is growing by the day."
Zhao Ling's familiar voice made the four women's expressions stiffen. They had absolutely not expected that Zhao Ling would possess such a method to track their whereabouts.
Originally, the four of them had been smug, thinking that no matter how powerful their husband was, he wouldn't be able to find them easily. Now, it seemed they had underestimated their husband too much...