Looking at Jian An whose face was ashen, Jian Zizai shook her head slightly. “Even if he were not the Young Lord of Guanxuan Academy, I would still protect him fully, because his father calls me sister.”
With that, she turned and left.
In place, Jian An gave a self-mocking smile.
She had misjudged one thing.
That was the value of that jade pendant.
Life is like playing chess. One wrong move, and the whole game is lost.
On the other side, Ye Guan, who was hurrying along, suddenly stopped. In front of him, an illusory woman appeared out of thin air.
It was Jian Zizai who had hurried over.
Ye Guan was startled. “Senior?”
Jian Zizai smiled. “My true body is handling matters in the Guanxuan Universe. This is my avatar. Come back to the Divine Clan with me.”
Ye Guan shook his head. “No need.”
Jian Zizai asked, “Angry?”
Ye Guan shook his head. “No.”
Jian Zizai said, “I have already punished them.”
Ye Guan hesitated, then said, “Senior, please do not punish Miss Jian An. Everything she did was for the Divine Clan. She was not at fault. Moreover, if not for her help, I might not have been able to leave the Divine Clan.”
Jian Zizai was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly. “Then will you return with me?”
Ye Guan smiled. “Senior, truly no need. I already have a new destination.”
It was not that he was truly angry, but he really did not want the Divine Clan to provoke the True Dragon Clan because of him.
Jian Zizai said gravely, “Are you alone?”
Ye Guan hesitated, then said, “There is also a Tower Master by my side.”
He did not conceal it, because Tower Master had already acted, and everyone knew.
Tower Master.
Jian Zizai was stunned, then nodded slightly. “Good.”
With Little Tower following, she naturally felt reassured.
Because her true body truly could not return now, and this wisp of avatar naturally could not stop experts from the True Dragon Clan. Moreover, with Little Tower following, she was truly not worried.
Ye Guan bowed slightly. “Senior, farewell.”
With that, he turned and left.
Jian Zizai watched his departing figure in the distance. After a long, long time, she looked up towards the depths of the starry sky and said softly, “Little brother… what exactly happened to you in that world?”
…
Moments later, Ye Guan returned once more to that teleportation site.
The hunchbacked elder looked at Ye Guan. “Are you playing around?”
Ye Guan smiled slightly. “Senior, this time, I want to go to the Dao Gate.”
The hunchbacked elder said calmly, “You plan to visit all the great clans one by one.”
Ye Guan smiled but said nothing. He took out a storage ring and handed it to the hunchbacked elder.
The hunchbacked elder put away the storage ring, then pointed to one of the teleportation arrays. “This one.”
Ye Guan walked into that teleportation array. At that moment, the hunchbacked elder suddenly said, “The True Dragon Clan is pursuing you.”
Ye Guan was stunned, then nodded. “I know.”
The hunchbacked elder looked at Ye Guan. “Give me one gold crystal, and later I will tell him that you went to the Undying Emperor Clan again.”
Ye Guan blinked, then said, “Isn’t that too little?”
The hunchbacked elder said calmly, “Not little.”
Ye Guan quickly took out one gold crystal and handed it to the hunchbacked elder, then bowed slightly. “Thank you.”
The hunchbacked elder nodded. “Take care.”
As his voice fell, the teleportation array activated, and Ye Guan vanished directly.
Not long after Ye Guan left, Ao Meng arrived in the field.
He had come here because this was the only place from which one could go to the various great clans.
Ao Meng looked at the hunchbacked elder. He opened his palm, and a storage ring flew to the hunchbacked elder.
Inside the storage ring were twenty thousand gold crystals.
The hunchbacked elder said calmly, “One hundred thousand.”
Ao Meng narrowed his eyes slightly. “Why not just rob me?”
The hunchbacked elder said calmly, “Give or don’t.”
Ao Meng narrowed his eyes, a chill flashing in them.
But the hunchbacked elder directly ignored him.
That was how arrogant Immortal Treasure Pavilion was.
At that moment, Ao Meng suddenly opened his palm, and a storage ring flew to the hunchbacked elder.
Inside were exactly one hundred thousand gold crystals.
The hunchbacked elder said, “Undying Emperor Clan.”
Ao Meng stepped into the teleportation array. He glanced at the hunchbacked elder and frowned slightly. “To the Undying Emperor Clan again?”
The hunchbacked elder nodded. “Yes.”
Ao Meng thought for a moment, then looked at the hunchbacked elder and said coldly, “Life is full of accidents. Be careful.”
With that, he vanished directly.
The hunchbacked elder said mockingly, “Big fool.”
With that, he turned and left.
…
Ye Guan arrived at the foot of a mountain. He looked up towards the summit. From his feet all the way to the top, there was a bluestone staircase.
At the end of the staircase, two wooden gates were faintly visible.
Ye Guan walked towards the staircase.
On the way, Ye Guan suddenly said, “Tower Master, how much do you know about the Dao Gate?”
Little Tower said, “Fairly well.”
Ye Guan was somewhat curious. “I heard the Dao Gate has a long history, even predating Guanxuan Academy?”
Little Tower said, “Yes. The Dao Gate was once the maintainer of order in this universe, while Guanxuan Academy is the new maintainer of order.”
Ye Guan blinked. “A change of dynasty?”
Little Tower smiled. “Sort of.”
Ye Guan was somewhat puzzled. “Since it was a change of dynasty, why was the Dao Gate not completely destroyed?”
Little Tower said, “Because the Sword Master of Humanity back then was also a member of the Dao Gate. Therefore, after rebuilding order, he did not completely destroy the Dao Gate but allowed it to continue existing.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly and said softly, “So, the Sword Master of Humanity had quite a broad mindset.”
Little Tower said, “Although the Dao Gate has declined, there are still many capable people. If you can join the Dao Gate, it would not actually be a bad thing.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly, then quickened his pace.
Inside Little Tower, that mysterious voice suddenly said, “Are you sure about letting him join the Dao Gate?”
Little Tower said calmly, “Is there a problem?”
The mysterious voice said calmly, “What problem could I have? As long as you are not worried.”
Little Tower said softly, “The Dao Gate once did many things for this universe. Their contributions were acknowledged even by Little Lord. And the decline of the Dao Gate, Little Lord bears great responsibility for it. If this little guy can revive the Dao Gate…”
As it spoke, it paused, then added, “That would truly be the will of heaven.”
At that moment, Ye Guan arrived before the wooden gates. Looking at them, he fell silent.
The wooden gates were very old and worn. The two characters “Dao Gate” were already somewhat damaged, and there were even spider webs on the gates.
This was no longer merely decline.
This was desolation.
Ye Guan began to have second thoughts.
So miserable.
Perhaps he should not trouble others.
Just as he hesitated, a woman suddenly walked over from the side. Ye Guan looked at her. She wore a cyan long dress, with jet-black hair reaching her waist. On her wrists were a pair of bell bracelets, and on her back was a small bamboo basket containing some vegetables and fruits.
The woman was looking at him now. On her clean, jade-like face, a pair of beautiful eyes were full of smiles.
At that moment, the woman suddenly walked towards Ye Guan. As she moved, the bell bracelets on her wrists rang crisply, wonderfully pleasant.
The woman walked up to Ye Guan and blinked. “You are?”
Ye Guan hesitated, then said, “I am Ye Guan, coming here… coming here…”
The woman suddenly asked, “To join the Dao Gate?”
Ye Guan nodded subconsciously.
Seeing this, the woman’s eyes lit up immediately. She grabbed Ye Guan’s arm and pulled him inside, excitedly shouting as she walked, “Master… someone wants to join our Dao Gate. Come out quickly. Don’t let him run away.”
Ye Guan’s expression stiffened.
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