Fei Banqing smiled faintly. “I am no longer angry.”
Ye Guan nodded, then turned to look at the middle-aged man. At that moment, the middle-aged man was also looking at him.
He did not act because if he did, Fei Banqing and Song Fu would intervene.
The middle-aged man stared at Ye Guan and smiled. “Junior Sister, is this a new student you have taken in? He certainly has guts. I hope he always remains so bold.”
Fei Banqing was about to speak when suddenly dozens of powerful auras rushed from afar.
Seeing this, the crowd at the city gate quickly made way.
Strong experts from the Xuantian Sect had arrived.
In the blink of an eye, twelve Xuantian Sect experts reached the scene. Among them, three were in the Divine Soul Realm.
The leading grey-robed elder had an aura as deep as the sea, exerting an intangible sense of oppression.
Upon seeing this grey-robed elder, Song Fu’s expression immediately darkened.
After leading the group to the scene, the grey-robed elder glanced at the pitiful cyan-clothed woman nearby. In the next moment, his face turned grim. Then, he abruptly reached out towards Ye Guan from afar. The space-time in front of Ye Guan twisted suddenly, and a ghostly hand probed out.
Space Manipulation Realm.
Seeing this, the expressions of everyone present changed dramatically.
The Space Manipulation Realm was above the Divine Soul Realm. Not only could one traverse space in a small area, but one could also control space-time forces. Their strength was mysterious and unpredictable.
Seeing this, Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed slightly. He was about to draw his sword when Fei Banqing suddenly appeared in front of him and struck down with a palm.
Bang.
The hand was directly shattered by that palm strike. The grey-robed elder himself staggered back several zhang.
The grey-robed elder looked at Fei Banqing. “Back then, we should not have let you leave.”
Fei Banqing smiled. “Wei Tong, you old undying thing. Back then, in my presence, you were not even fit to be a dog.”
The grey-robed elder’s eyes narrowed, killing intent surging within them. At that moment, Song Fu stepped forward. “What, is the Xuantian Sect bullying my Guanxuan Academy because you think we have no one?”
The grey-robed elder sneered. “Guanxuan Academy? Do you not find your own words laughable? Look around. Who still takes your Nanzhou Guanxuan Academy seriously these days?”
Song Fu’s expression darkened.
The grey-robed elder looked at Ye Guan. “If you do not hand this person over today, none of you will leave.”
As his words fell, the Xuantian Sect experts directly surrounded Ye Guan and the others.
Ye Guan looked at the grey-robed elder without speaking.
But the Path Sword within his body was already poised to strike.
Shattering Realm.
He felt no fear at all. What he was thinking now was whether, if he drew his sword, he could kill the opponent in one strike.
It would be difficult.
However, if he caught him off guard, there was still a chance.
If that failed, then two strikes would do.
Just then, a hand suddenly grasped his arm.
It was not Nalan Jia, but Fei Banqing.
Ye Guan looked at Fei Banqing. She gazed at him and shook her head slightly.
Ye Guan fell silent.
At that moment, a loud laugh suddenly echoed from within the city. Then, a somewhat plump middle-aged man walked out.
Seeing the newcomer, Xiao Ge immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The arrival was none other than his father, the clan head of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Shan.
Xiao Shan walked to the scene and smiled. “Elder Wei Tong, do you intend to kill my son as well?”
Wei Tong’s brows furrowed. He glanced at Xiao Ge nearby, then said gravely, “Clan Head Xiao Shan, do you intend to interfere in the matter between the Xuantian Sect and her?”
Xiao Shan said calmly, “Elder Wei Tong, I merely wish to remind you. In recent years, the Nanzhou Guanxuan Academy has indeed declined. So much so that even within the Guanxuan Academy itself, they are looked down upon. However, do not forget, they are still the Guanxuan Academy. If you dare slaughter them here today, do you believe that tomorrow your Xuantian Sect will not face tremendous trouble?”
Hearing this, Wei Tong’s expression darkened.
At that point, the middle-aged man beside Wei Tong smiled. “Elder Wei, no rush.”
As if recalling something, Wei Tong looked at Ye Guan. “Then I shall let you live a few more days.”
With that, he turned and left.
The Xuantian Sect experts also departed one after another.
Ye Guan glanced at Wei Tong without speaking, while Fei Banqing held tightly to his hand.
After Wei Tong and the others had gone far away, Xiao Shan looked at Song Fu and smiled. “Head Song, please.”
Song Fu nodded slightly.
A short while later, the group arrived at the Xiao Residence.
In the main hall, Xiao Shan hosted a banquet to entertain everyone.
After several rounds of drinks, the gathering dispersed. Ye Guan returned to his courtyard. Just as he arrived, Fei Banqing appeared before him.
Ye Guan bowed slightly. “Mentor.”
Fei Banqing said, “Let us take a walk.”
Ye Guan hesitated briefly, then nodded. “Alright.”
The two walked along the bluestone path in the courtyard towards the distance.
Fei Banqing suddenly said, “At the city gate earlier, were you thinking of acting?”
Ye Guan nodded.
Fei Banqing asked, “Confident you could kill him?”
Ye Guan replied, “Ninety percent confident.”
Fei Banqing glanced at Ye Guan. “Why not one hundred percent?”
Ye Guan hesitated, then said, “I said ninety percent to avoid becoming arrogant myself.”
Fei Banqing shook her head with a smile. “You rascal.”
As she spoke, she gently brushed aside the hair by her ear that the wind had blown. “Do you know why I stopped you?”
Ye Guan said, “Afraid things would escalate.”
Fei Banqing shook her head. “No.”
Ye Guan turned to look at her, puzzled.
Fei Banqing said softly, “This is not just any place. Here, even if you kill someone, you must hold the moral high ground. In other words, you need a justification. Otherwise, if things escalate, the academy will not side with us. Then, you might kill to your heart’s content alone, but all those who came with you would suffer.”
Ye Guan fell silent.
Fei Banqing continued, “Moreover, killing just one person holds no meaning. Because after killing him, others will come to provoke you. Will you keep killing then?”
Ye Guan remained silent.
Fei Banqing looked at him and smiled. “A man must learn to control his emotions. He cannot let his emotions control him. Understand?”
Ye Guan nodded. “I understand.”
Fei Banqing smiled faintly. “I am going to rest. You should rest early too.”
With that, she turned and walked to the right.
After taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped, turned back to Ye Guan, and smiled. “Thank you for standing up for me today. I am very happy.”
Then, she turned and walked into the distance.
In place, Ye Guan was silent for a moment, then headed back to his courtyard.
Upon entering the room, the light went out.
But soon, the door opened. Ye Guan walked out. At this time, he had changed into black clothes.
Ye Guan glanced around, then leaped into the air onto the roof. In an instant, he vanished into the night.
The Xuantian Sect had also come to participate in the Martial Examination. The Guanxuan Academy’s Martial Examination was not limited to Guanxuan Academy participants. Other sects and clans could join as well. After all, whether sects or clans, they all hoped their disciples could enter the Upper Realm Guanxuan Academy.
There was only one Guanxuan Academy in the entire Upper Realm.
Joining it was truly an honour.
The Xuantian Sect was a major sect in the Upper Realm. Thus, Ye Guan easily found their residence.
The Drunken Immortal Tower.
This was where the Xuantian Sect group was staying.
In the darkness, Little Tower suddenly said, “Did you not just promise your mentor to learn to control your emotions?”
Ye Guan replied, “I am very calm now. Not impulsive at all.”
Little Tower was silent for a moment, then said, “You could endure it a bit.”
Ye Guan said gravely, “Tower Master, he threatened me. He actually dared to threaten me.”
Little Tower hesitated, then said, “He threatened you, so you must kill him?”
Ye Guan said, “I am killing him not for pleasure, but for urgent self-defence.”
Little Tower said gravely, “Bloody hell urgent self-defence…”
Ye Guan suddenly asked, “Tower Master, can you help conceal my aura?”
Little Tower hesitated, then said, “I can, but only for half a shichen.”
Ye Guan nodded. “That is enough. More than enough.”
As he spoke, Ye Guan had already reached the window outside the ninth floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower. Inside the room, an elder sat cross-legged on the bed, eyes lightly closed.
This person was none other than Wei Tong.
Because Little Tower was helping conceal his aura, even though Ye Guan was so close, Wei Tong did not detect him.
Ye Guan did not act hastily. He was waiting, waiting for the right opportunity.
Against such a strong expert, if there was no suitable chance and one sword failed to kill, it would alert all the Xuantian Sect experts.
Wei Tong suddenly took out an ancient book. He opened it and looked. Whatever he saw made his smile grow increasingly lewd.
Just then, the room door opened. A young woman slowly walked in.
Upon entering, the young woman smiled faintly and directly began to undress.
Ye Guan’s brows furrowed. “Tower Master, what is she doing?”
Little Tower said calmly, “Undressing.”
Ye Guan said gravely, “Why undress?”
Little Tower replied, “Perhaps to play cards.”
Ye Guan: “…”
At that moment, the woman had stripped completely bare. Then, she walked to Wei Tong.
Wei Tong opened his eyes, then directly picked her up and flipped onto the bed.
Soon, a series of not particularly harmonious sounds emerged. The sounds were sometimes light, sometimes heavy, sometimes urgent, like a pleasant and moving melody that stirred one’s blood.
Outside the window, Ye Guan had a face full of black lines. So it was this kind of activity.
This old man truly had stamina.
Ye Guan stared fixedly at the elder on the bed. After a while, for some reason, the elder’s body suddenly convulsed violently, as if having an epileptic fit. Yet his face showed an indescribable ecstasy. He even exclaimed, “Thirty-six gates of yin-yang arts, each art devours the soul and sends one soaring. Where is the finest scenery in the human world? Beneath me, the jade beauty plays the flute…”
Just then, a sword suddenly flew in from the window.
A sword with no warning.
On the bed, Wei Tong’s expression changed dramatically. He directly grabbed the woman in front of him to shield himself. Just then, the sword suddenly curved bizarrely, then slashed into Wei Tong’s throat from a very tricky angle.
Schwick.
In an instant, Wei Tong’s head flew off.
In the next moment, the sword flew back out and vanished beyond the window.
On the bed, the woman was completely stunned.
Soon, a scream rang out from the room. At that point, numerous Xuantian Sect experts and some guards from the Drunken Immortal Tower rushed to the ninth floor. Upon seeing Wei Tong’s corpse, everyone’s expressions turned ugly.
…
In the darkness, Ye Guan ran wildly.
Kill and flee.
Truly exhilarating.
At that moment, Little Tower’s voice suddenly rang in Ye Guan’s mind. “Someone is following you.”
Hearing this, Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. He immediately stopped, then said hoarsely, “Your Excellency, you may come out.”
No response.
Little Tower suddenly said, “One hundred zhang to the right.”
Ye Guan abruptly pointed with two fingers. A qi sword directly stabbed towards one hundred zhang to the right. But in the next moment, the sword qi vanished.
At that point, a woman slowly walked out.
The woman was extremely beautiful, wearing a fiery red long dress. Her figure was extraordinarily voluptuous, especially her chest… it seemed the clothes could barely contain it.
Trembling.
A breathtaking sight.
The woman looked at Ye Guan, smiling without speaking.
Ye Guan was about to speak when suddenly the woman flashed and appeared directly before him. Ye Guan’s heart jolted in shock. In the next moment, before he could react, his face mask was removed by the woman. By the time he was about to act, she had returned to her original position.
Ye Guan’s expression darkened. What terrifying strength.
The woman looked at Ye Guan and smiled. “Such a young sword cultivator. To have comprehended sword intent at this age, which family’s genius are you?”
Ye Guan remained silent.
The woman smiled. “Even if you do not say, I can find out.”
Ye Guan said gravely, “Guanxuan Academy.”
Guanxuan Academy.
A trace of surprise flashed in the woman’s eyes. Then she asked, “Which prefecture’s Guanxuan Academy?”
Ye Guan replied, “Nanzhou.”
“Nanzhou.”
The woman was stunned. “You are from the Lower Realm’s Nanzhou?”
Ye Guan nodded.
The woman appraised Ye Guan and smiled. “Interesting. Truly interesting.”
Ye Guan glanced at her. “Senior, who are you?”
The woman’s lips curved slightly. “You do not know me?”
Ye Guan shook his head.
The woman smiled. “You may go.”
Ye Guan was stunned briefly, then turned and vanished directly into the night.
After Ye Guan left, an elder appeared behind the woman. The elder said gravely, “Academy Head, he killed Elder Wei Tong of the Xuantian Sect.”
The woman glanced at the elder. “Such a handsome young man. What is wrong with killing someone?”
The elder’s expression stiffened. He hesitated, then said, “We have rules against killing within the city.”
The woman said calmly, “I did not see it. Did you?”
The elder was silent for a moment, then said, “No.”
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Queueing for four hours during the day for nucleic acid testing, only having a bit of time at night to write. Everyone, please understand.
Thank you for your understanding.
