"What a huge turtle!"
"I've never seen such a massive softshell turtle."
"It's clearly a tortoise!"
At the dock, cultivators who had rushed over from Dongyang Prefecture gazed at the enormous Long Ao with amazement.
Qi Shaofeng looked up at the Long Ao, and recalling his senior brother's warning the night before, he made an important decision in his heart—he had to firmly cling to this grandfather's leg.
"Grandpa, you're so powerful! You slew this Long Ao with just one sword."
At these words, disdainful looks came from all around.
Elder Zhong felt like hitting someone—that was clearly his line, yet this kid had stolen it.
Chen Xuan was still somewhat unaccustomed to being called Grandpa, but seeing the once-imposing Qi Shaofeng now flattering him like a real grandson, he felt quite pleased.
"Standard operation. You'll have to get used to it, Shaofeng."
"Grandpa, just call me A-Wei. Shaofeng is just the name I use when traveling in the Eastern Region."
Qi Shaofeng said with a grin. A big shot was indeed a big shot—so approachable.
"Shameless."
Li Yue's teeth went sour listening to this—indeed, the Seven Prodigies of Piaomiao were all the same.
Chen Xuan was slightly stunned. So this fellow had such a name. He patted A-Wei's shoulder earnestly.
"I didn't expect you to also follow the steady school of thought. You're like me in this regard."
"Brother Chen, what is the steady school?"
Zhao Youqianasked curiously—he considered himself well-informed, but he'd never heard of this school.
Peng Jing, Commander Liu, Princess Ji, and others also perked up their ears, wanting to know about this great expert's cultivation school—it had to be powerful.
"It's summed up in one word: steady. Like A-Wei using an alias when going out. Like me—besides being handsome, I have no other highlights. Or like you—clearly wealthy but pretending to be weak, yet delivering heavy blows whenever someone provokes us!"
"Brilliant!"
Zhao Youqiangave a thumbs up—Brother Chen truly understood him.
The others listened with looks of sudden enlightenment, but unfortunately they were neither handsome nor rich. The only thing they could do was use aliases when going out.
What flashy nickname and alias should they give themselves?
It took the entire morning for the cultivators of the Ascension Bureau to finally finish dissecting the Long Ao's corpse.
The turtle shell and golden core were sold to Zhao Youqian, while the flesh and blood were sold to the Ascension Bureau , Peng Jing, Li Yue, and others. Chen Xuan kept only the tail.
According to Ao Li, this tail was much more valuable than that flesh and blood—making soup with it could make a man more virile.
What man wouldn't want to be more virile?
Looking at the storage ring and hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones he had just received, a brilliant smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face.
From today on, I, Chen Xuan, could also be considered tall, rich, and handsome. Just thinking about it made him a little excited.
After bidding farewell to Li Yue, Peng Jing, and others in Binhai County, Chen Xuan returned to Dongyang Prefecture with Elder Zhong's group.
Bringing back a Unity Realm expert, Chen Xuan immediately thought of that little firecracker Qin Jiaojiao.
Although the girl looked quite nice when she wasn't speaking, he couldn't keep letting a young girl stay mute forever.
"I'm back."
Chen Xuan shouted happily after returning to the main peak.
"You're back, you're back. Why are you yelling so loudly?"
When Qin Jiaojiao saw Chen Xuan return with a beautiful sea tribe girl beside him, she felt unhappy. This guy already had a fiancée, yet he was still attracting women everywhere.
"You can talk now?"
Chen Xuan looked at Qin Jiaojiao with surprise.
"None of your business!"
Qin Jiaojiao pouted her small lips with a look of couldn't-be-bothered-with-you. If she had known, she would have gone with him to Dragon Prison Island—then Chen Xuan wouldn't have brought a woman back.
"Young Master Chen, two days after you left, Junior Sister Qin was able to speak. Presumably, Lady Jade Face's spell wore off."
Liu Yunmeng said quietly, though her gaze remained fixed on Xiao Jin—this girl was somewhat special, especially those eyes of hers.
"By the way, Young Master, you haven't introduced these two guests beside you yet."
"They're not exactly guests."
Chen Xuan introduced: "This is Ao Li, the Island Master of Dragon Prison Island, now the guardian spirit beast of our Wushang Sword Sect. The other is his disciple, Xiao Jin."
Ao Li bowed formally: "Junior Brother Ao Li pays respects to the two sister-in-laws."
At these words, Liu Rumeng's face beneath her veil instantly flushed red. She only smiled slightly without explaining.
"Who's your sister-in-law? Don't call me that randomly. I have absolutely no relationship with this big bad guy."
Qin Jiaojiao got anxious—she had come on a mission, and Chen Xuan was the Saintess's senior sister's fiancé. If she got involved with this guy, wouldn't she be laughed at by her fellow disciples?
"Hehe."
Zhao Youqian chuckled and gave Ao Li a meaningful look: "Junior Brother Ao, this is Junior Sister Qin from the Jade Sword Palace—she's also considered part of our Wushang Sword Sect lineage. The other is Brother Chen's friend, Fairy Liu Yunmeng."
Ao Li's face turned red with embarrassment, but understanding dawned upon seeing Senior Brother Chao's look.
"Please forgive this little dragon's poor eyesight. I ask for the two fairies' forgiveness."
"Brother Chao, I'll leave Ao Li's arrangements to you. I'm returning to Sword Guard Peak."
Chen Xuan had been away from Wushang Sword Sect for several days and found himself unexpectedly missing the vengeful spirits in the sword tomb. After eating too much rich food, one occasionally craved a change of flavor.
"Take care, Brother Chen."
After Zhao Youqiansent off Chen Xuan, Liu Rumeng, and Qin Jiaojiao, he pulled Ao Li along with a grin:
"Junior Brother, to celebrate you joining Wushang Sword Sect, how about Senior Brother treating you to Mianyue Tower for some fun?"
Ao Li didn't know what Mianyue Tower was, but seeing Zhao Youqiangive him a look that all men understood, a lecherous smile appeared on his face:
"Little brother will follow whatever Senior Brother arranges."
"Let's go!"
...
The night had grown very late.
After waiting for both Liu Rumeng and Qin Jiaojiao to fall asleep, Chen Xuan took his precious sword and left the Sword Inquiry Pavilion.
He deliberately slowed his footsteps, making no sound whatsoever, so as not to wake the two girls.
But as soon as he left, Liu Rumeng and Qin Jiaojiao, who were sleeping upstairs, opened their eyes. After exchanging glances to confirm they'd seen the same thing,
Qin Jiaojiao frowned slightly: "Going out this late—Senior Brother Chen definitely has something to hide."
Liu Rumeng said calmly: "Shall we follow and see?"
"We must follow, and then report back to Saintess Senior Sister," Qin Jiaojiao said seriously.
Liu Rumeng didn't speak. At this point, shaking off Qin Jiaojiao was impossible—let her report. If it could make the Saintess break off the engagement, that would be quite nice.
The two girls quietly followed Chen Xuan's footsteps and discovered he wasn't leaving the sect but was instead heading up the mountain. Their confusion grew.
Going up the mountain this late at night—for what?
But what happened next left Liu Rumeng and Qin Jiaojiao frozen in place...
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