Jun Changxiao never imagined that Guhong Zhenren’s disciple was actually Xi Jingxuan. Otherwise, he absolutely wouldn’t have struck with such heavy force!
Not knowing is not a crime, so it couldn’t be blamed on him.
However, now that he knew her identity, instead of quickly laying her flat on the ground and treating her promptly, he vigorously shook her instead. Was he afraid she wasn’t dying fast enough?
“Pff!”
Xi Jingxuan spat out a mouthful of blood, her complexion becoming even paler, but the corners of her mouth still wore a smile.
Counting the time, from when Jun Changxiao went into seclusion to research the Heaven-Seizing Fortune Formation to when the entire sect ascended to the Upper Realm, at least twenty years had passed since the two had seen each other. Now meeting again in this manner, yet he could still remember her name—this satisfied her greatly.
“What’s going on?”
Martial artists from all directions were bewildered.
They weren’t surprised that Guhong Zhenren’s disciple turned out to be female, but rather surprised that after Jun Changxiao beat the opponent, he instead appeared very anxious.
Absolutely.
Before Jun Changxiao developed in the Lower Realm, Xi Jingxuan and her Wondrous Flower Palace were one of the Eternal Sect’s allies. Now having beaten her in confusion, he naturally felt very guilty and sorry.
“Old friend.”
Qiye Zhenren transmitted: “Does your disciple know this woman?”
Tonggu Zhenren shook his head to indicate he didn’t know, but an ominous feeling suddenly rose in his heart.
Sure enough!
This ominous feeling was quickly confirmed!
Jun Changxiao picked up the nearly unconscious Xi Jingxuan and said: “Master, this disciple admits defeat in this match!”
“Pff!”
Tonggu Zhenren spat blood.
This stinking brat… is acting against me again!
“Sect Master Jun admitted defeat?”
Martial artists from all directions heard Jun Changxiao’s words, their facial expressions becoming spectacular.
From the situation just now, Guhong Zhenren’s disciple would definitely lose, but after revealing her devastatingly beautiful appearance, Sect Master Jun instantly admitted defeat. Could the two of them have some unspeakable secret?
“I understand now!”
Someone speculated: “This woman might be Sect Master Jun’s female companion!”
The crowd’s imagination was very active. In a short time, they thought of many things. The most agreed-upon theory was that some misunderstanding must have occurred between the two, which led to today’s battle.
“Wow!”
“So romantic!”
Many female martial artists looked extremely envious.
At this moment, the most confused was still Guhong Zhenren.
That fellow admitted defeat, so didn’t that mean he won?
“Hahaha!” Guhong Zhenren immediately put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly.
Although Jun Changxiao deliberately held back, this was a battle agreement set in advance, with martial artists from all directions watching. A win was a win—indisputable!
Actually, from two years ago when Jun Changxiao annihilated the Ten Great Immortal Sects, Guhong Zhenren had lived very depressed, because he didn’t think his disciple could win. Even just now, he held a “certain defeat” mentality.
In contrast.
Tonggu Zhenren held a “certain victory” mentality, provided the kid didn’t act against him.
At first, seeing Dog Sheng being very serious and decisive in his actions made him overjoyed. He even showed off vigorously in front of Guhong Zhenren. But the result… if using an idiom to describe it, it was absolutely “extreme joy begets sorrow.”
“Alas.”
Qiye Zhenren shook his head helplessly and announced: “The victor of this match is Guhong Zhenren’s disciple!”
“Wah!”
Tonggu Zhenren spat another large mouthful of blood. With anger and fire attacking his heart, he kicked his legs and fainted on the ground.
“Sect Master!” Sun Bukong, who had just walked up carrying a medicine box, saw this and exclaimed: “Senior Tonggu has fainted!”
“Save Palace Master Xi first!”
“Yes!”
The battle concerning the “face” issue between two senior powerhouses was declared over after Xi Jingxuan’s identity was revealed and Jun Changxiao admitted defeat. The battle process couldn’t be called spectacular, but the story behind it was quite intriguing.
It wasn’t hard to imagine that when the news spread throughout the Upper Realm and was passed by word of mouth, would it evolve into many versions? Would it add a few more romantic entanglements to Dog Sheng’s story?
……
“The problem isn’t serious.”
Below Burial Night Mountain, after diagnosing the pulse through suspended threads, Sun Bukong said: “Just need to recuperate for a period of time to fully recover.”
Jun Changxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
“Senior Brother.”
Sun Mucheng asked: “Who is this person?”
“Sect Master’s old flame from the Lower Realm.”
“Bang!”
“Ahh——” Su Xiaomo took flight on the spot, dragging a beautiful arc as she fell a thousand zhang away, her eyelids rolling back, foaming at the mouth.
“……”
Sun Mucheng shivered and quickly retreated far away.
Under Sun Bukong’s researched healing pill’s recuperation, Xi Jingxuan’s injuries were suppressed. Her complexion gradually became rosier, then she smiled with difficulty and said: “I never thought that one day I would meet you again in this way.”
“I didn’t expect it either.”
Jun Changxiao said: “That Palace Master Xi would be the Plane’s Child my master mentioned.”
Xi Jingxuan said bitterly: “A Plane’s Child with no father or mother, no relatives or friends.”
Jun Changxiao didn’t inquire too much, because she still had injuries. But he could roughly guess that since she was a Plane’s Child, it should be related to that special attribute within her body.
“Actually, after Master and Senior Tonggu made the ten-year agreement, I knew the opponent I had to fight was you. So I waited ten years and anticipated ten years, only hoping that when standing before you, I wouldn’t lose too miserably. But the result…” Xi Jingxuan said bitterly: “The gap is even greater than in the Lower Realm.”
“Palace Master Xi performed very well.”
This wasn’t deliberate consolation. This was Jun Changxiao’s sincere words.
Being able to withstand his left-and-right slamming with only Lower-tier True-Seeking Realm strength and merely getting injured was enough to show her resistance to physical damage was extremely strong.
“Sect Master, should we save Senior Tonggu or not?”
“What are you standing there for, hurry and go!”
“Yes!”
Sun Bukong scurried over quickly.
He actually didn’t really need to treat Tonggu Zhenren. After all, this kind of top-tier powerhouse had an extremely thick health bar—spitting a few mouthfuls of blood wouldn’t hurt his foundation. The main thing was standing there as a light bulb felt really awkward.
Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and the others had very good perception. From start to finish, they maintained an absolute distance from their Sect Master to avoid breaking the space for the two to be alone. They even secretly speculated—no wonder they didn’t bring Madam on this appointment. Turns out… there’s something fishy going on!
“Impossible.”
Su Xiaomo supported her waist as she stood up and said: “Sect Master is absolutely not that kind of person. I swear to heaven in Wei Lao’s name!”
What kind of person Jun Dog Sheng was, Su Dog Sheng knew best. If he had feelings for Palace Master Xi or if they were still entangled, it would be absolutely preposterous!
He got it right.
Jun Changxiao’s current mentality was nothing more than old friends reuniting after a long separation. As for other aspects… there was nothing at all.
“Sect Master Jun…”
“You’re seriously injured, don’t talk first.”
“Oh.”
Although the two had this rare chance to be alone, the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
……
Speaking of Tonggu Zhenren, after Sun Bukong pinched his philtrum, he regained consciousness. Thinking about being acted against by his disciple again, he nearly fainted once more.
“Tonggu old fellow.”
Qingwei Zhenren said indifferently: “Don’t forget the battle agreement between us.”
“Senior, please rest assured.” Jun Changxiao cupped his hands and said: “This junior has already prepared.”
Tonggu Zhenren heard him speak and nearly jumped up to curse: “Traitorous disciple, don’t act against this master again!”
“Master.”
Jun Changxiao said: “In the match with Senior Qingwei’s disciple, I will send out the Eternal Sect’s core disciple to fight. It’s definitely a sure win!”
“Night Xingchen!”
Night Xingchen, who had long prepared, transformed into a stream of light and descended onto Burial Night Mountain. His gaze locked onto Empress Lingyao, who was shrouded in cloud and mist, and shouted: “Come down and meet your death!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
Violent energy waves erupted, truly earth-shattering.
After being affected by the disruption, martial artists from all directions all had their expressions change dramatically as they said: “Such powerful killing intent!”
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