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nTen days later…

nTiansang Spirit Palace, main entrance to the Outer Yard…

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nIt was the end of summer, but autumn could strongly be felt. When the morning sun shone, dew could be seen in the pits and holes everywhere. The dew was rolling down the grass, plants, flowers, and stones like tears.

nA flowing green was harmoniously mingled with everything of the world.

nMu Zixi still wore light green clothes, but more beaded hairpins and hanging ornaments could be seen on her. She had also applied some pink powder to her cheeks, which were already tender and pretty. In so doing, she looked more mature, even though she still appeared small and delicate.

nLike the fruit on the top of the branches, though they looked tender at the moment, they could, according to the trend of their development, be imagined to be delicious and juicy in late autumn.

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nMu Zixi, who had dressed up carefully, became impatient to wait. She paced back and forth. It was imaginable how irritated she felt.

n“The damned Xu Xiaoshou. You said that we would get down the mountain during the moonlight so that we could watch the sunrise the next morning. It’s been two hours already, and he is nowhere to be found!”

nShe looked to the horizon and found that the morning sun had risen in the east. The purple energy had also headed west.

nIf the two of them could watch the sunrise together, they would be able to experience the joy of the last moment no matter how long she had waited.

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nBut one person…

nAfter feeling overjoyed to see the rising sun for a moment, she felt lonely for the rest of the day, as well as extreme annoyance afterward.

n“Abominable, abominable, abominable… He dared to stand me up. He is a dumb melon, a dumb melon. I curse you to lose feet in heaven, lose strength on Earth, choke on water in the sea, fall on your face when walking, chock on food when eating, vomit when drinking…”

n“Mu Zixi!”

nA deep, gruff voice rang out behind her. Mu Zixi paused drawing circles on the ground while squatting. She popped up from the ground, her twin ponytails bouncing up and down.

n“Argh! What? Why do you speak so loudly? I’m not deaf!” She crossed her arms and pouted, showing an arrogant expression on her face.

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nIt was the other party’s fault to be late, so the little girl was justified to be angry and upset.

nXu Xiaoshou walked over with a gloomy face. He checked the curses in the information bar and felt unable to complain.

nIt turned out that he was being cursed in this way daily.

nShe must have thought that she could throw any kind of curse at him since she felt free to do so.

n“Where have you been?” Mu Zixi asked.

n“I didn’t sleep in, that is for sure.” Xu Xiaoshou excluded the option that was most likely to drive anyone crazy first.

n“Hmph, I think it is the case!”

n“I dealt with an important matter, which couldn’t be delayed. Let’s go now.”

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nXu Xiaoshou didn’t give further explanation. He waved his hand and flew down the mountain.

nMu Zixi hastened to follow up.

n“What was the important matter?”

n“The important matter was something that I can’t tell you. On the other hand, even if I told you, you wouldn’t be able to understand it.”

n“If you don’t tell me, how can I understand it?”

n“The Yuan mansion, do you understand?”

n“What is the Yuan mansion?”

n“Ha-ha, I told you that you wouldn’t understand it!”

n“Ugh…”

nMu Zixi was very angry. Following behind him, she irately said, “Xu Xiaoshou, you must be lying to me.”

nDang!

nXu Xiaoshou turned around and suddenly held down the little girl’s head. He stared at her face while commenting, “You are kind of good-looking today.”

nMu Zixi was surprised at the unexpected compliment. Did he see it?

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nThe little girl’s pretty face turned red as she murmured, “Oh, are… Are you sure?”

n“Yeah, I’m sure!”

nXu Xiaoshou nodded. Seeing the reddening cheeks on his junior sister’s face, he hastened to explain, “Do not misunderstand me. I’ve only responded to your last remark.”

n“The last remark?” Mu Zixi was baffled.

n“Yeah, didn’t you ask me if I was lying to you?” Xu Xiaoshou paused for a moment and said, “Yes, I was lying to you.”

nMu Zixi was confused.

n“Cursed, passive points, 1, 1, 1, 1…”

nXu Xiaoshou hastened to keep some distance from her while glancing at the silent and repressed girl, who might explode in anger in the next moment.

nHe slowly pulled out the Hidden Bitter.

n“Come on, draw your sword. Don’t hold it in. Let your anger out.” He pondered for a moment and added, “You can’t beat me anyway.”

nKa!

nThe little girl clenched her pink fists tightly and gritted her teeth so much so that one could hear the rattles. Her eyelids twitched uncontrollably. It seemed that she was on the verge of losing control of the raw force in her body.

nBoom!

nThe entire mountain forest trembled, including the grass and plants. Xu Xiaoshou was astonished.

n“Damn, I forgot this is a mountain forest…”

nSeeing the forest growing insanely fast, Xu Xiaoshou turned around and ran away as fast as his legs could carry him, shouting miserably, “Joking! I was just joking. Don’t get excited!”

n“You look good. You look good every day! Stop! Stop doing it!”

nMu Zixi clapped her small hands emotionlessly. Her indifferent voice rang out, “Little trees, burst!”

nBoom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

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nThe explosions occurred in the early morning, which had almost made the disciples of the Outer Yard who woke up early to cultivate go mad. They turned their heads one after the other to look at the horizon. Confusion was on their faces.

n“Could it be that the senior brother and junior sister are practicing martial arts?”

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nInner Yard…

nYe Xiaotian was filled with joy as he retrieved the Heavenly Moving Mirror.

n“He’s gone. That lad is finally gone.”

n“Old Man Sang, I admit that this is the best decision you’ve ever made in your life!”

nElder Sang held his conical hat while looking to the horizon, saying expressionlessly, “I’ll be gone for a while as well.”

n“Hmm?” Ye Xiaotian’s smile stalled. “Where to?”

n“I’ll go to many places.” Elder Sang turned his head around and said while looking at him, “Don’t worry. It’s impossible for Saint Servant to come back in a short time.”

n“What if he comes back?”

n“It’s not going to happen because there is nothing in the Spirit Palace that is worth his coming back.”

nYe Xiaotian, “Hmm…”

nHe wondered, “How come he also speaks in such a manner? Who did he learn it from? He has learned to retort others more effectively.”

n“There is one more thing.” Elder Sang had suddenly remembered something before he was about to leave. “We want two quotas for the White Cave.”

n“Two?” Ye Xiaotian’s eyes immediately widened. “But that will be the battle of Tiansang County, including dozens of the surrounding cities and the foreign forces that had heard of the event. Do you really want to send two newbies in it?”

nElder Sang smiled disdainfully before he flew up while holding the conical hat.

n“No matter how many people come, Xu Xiaoshou will make a great fuss in the White Cave if I let him in.”

nBoom! Boom!

nTwo earth-shattering booms resonated in the distance. Ye Xiaotian fell silent.

nWhat Elder Sang said made sense.

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nSpiritual Law Division…

nIn front of a cluster of flat and long, black buildings was a hideous beast lying on a table. A long sword with dripping blood was hanging in its mouth.

nA murderous aura could be sensed everywhere. The birds and beasts didn’t dare stop by.

nA woman in a black skirt stepped into the front door. The disciples guarding the gate on both sides retreated in fear.

nHer skirt and hair were black. Even her nails were dyed black.

nYet, the woman had a pretty white face and red lips. Otherwise, she was covered in black.

nThe endless blackness and a little bright color exuded an extreme pressure on the disciples on both sides so much that they had a hard time breathing.

nIt wasn’t until the woman disappeared behind the door that the two disciples could breathe again. They were drenched in sweat and panting.

n“Who is she? Am I mistaken? Is she Lan Xianzi?”

n“My God, I didn’t see here delicate shoulders. My youth is over…”

n“You are sick! What the hell are you focusing on? Can’t you see that she has changed her temperament?”

n“Temperament? Only the temperament? Did you notice her cultivation?”

n“What?”

n“Master level!”

n“Crap… Whoa!”

nBefore the disciple could utter “Crap,” the two of them were dragged to their guarding positions. They bowed their heads and remained silent.

nTa!

nTa!

nThe woman in black moved her forward gently, leaving a footprint with each step.

nHer skirt was long enough to cover her ankles. The white spots on her black boots could only be seen when she took a step.

nShe walked out of the Spiritual Law Division emotionlessly. The narrow black lines around her eyes and the flat eyebrows made her eyes look morose and deadly. Her pupils were motionless.

n“Hiss.”

nAn extremely enjoyable and perverted hissing rang out in the rear, followed by a dry voice.

n“How nice. The smell of sunlight.”

nThe disciples on both sides couldn’t help but steal a peek.

nFollowing behind the woman was a man with hair covering his face and shoulders. His eyes looked like stars, and his eyebrows were like swords. Even though his face was dirty, it was still apparent that he was handsome.

nHis arrogant sword will was unreservedly rampant, greedily absorbing the long-missed sunshine. The man frowned when he heard the tearing sound of two disciples’ clothes rupturing.

nHe retrieved the Sword Will, picked up the longsword, and put it on his shoulder.

nThe man wore a tattered blood-stained white prison uniform and walked by casually.

nIt wasn’t until the woman and man were far away that the disciples on both sides swallowed their saliva with difficulty and breathed deeply.

n“Is he the Madman He?”

n“Well, it should be him, but his sword will seems to be a bit too powerful. I feel that it’s even more powerful than Su Qianqian’s…”

n“Have more confidence in yourself. You don’t have to feel it!”

n“But didn’t Su Qianqian break through the sword will of master level that night?”

n“Hmm…”

nAfter a moment of silence, one voice finally rang out. “Speaking of Madman He, how long has it been since you’ve seen him strike?”

n“Uh, I forget.”

n“Have you heard of the legend of Madman He?”

n“Uh, no… What legend?”

nThe disciple who asked the question looked retrospectively for a long time. His body shivered suddenly before he started speaking.

n“According to the legend, the No. 1 swordsman in the previous Inner Yard was the only person in the entire Spirit Palace who was not afraid of the torture platform. Whenever he felt bored, he would make troubles on the spur of the moment…”

n“What for?”

n“To get into the torture platform to cultivate!”

n“Huh?”

nThe listening disciple was dumbfounded. He asked in shock, “Is that where his nickname Madman came from?”

n“That’s right!”

n“Oh, my God. The torture platform… Such a ruthless person has been replaced by Su Qianqian for the title of No. 1 swordsman of the Inner Yard.”

nThe other disciple shook his head and sighed. “Some people do not need to pursue the goal you aspire to.”

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nHe Yuxing carried his sword on his shoulder. He tied his disheveled hair with a borrowed bond, recovering some of his former elegant aura.

nHowever, the hideous wounds and dried blood on his body couldn’t be erased by the bond.

nHe followed the woman in black closely behind, his eyes showing an immense amount of tenderness.

nAlthough her dressing style had changed, as well as her overall physique and temperament, she was still the same girl in his eyes. She would make a fuss for no reason.

n“Did Zhang Xinxiong bully you again?”

nA dangerous beam suddenly flashed in his eyes. No one in the Inner Yard but Zhang Xinxiong could make Lan Xinzi change so much.

n“No.” Lan Xinzi shook her head. Her voice was cold.

nHe Yuxing didn’t doubt her. If Lan Xinzi said that she was not bullied, then it was certainly not the case.

nHowever, if it was not him, who would be the wrongdoer?

nSince the woman in front of him had no intention to say more, he didn’t want to ask more questions. All he needed to do was follow her.

nAfter they had come out from the Inner Yard and passed Goose Lake, the man couldn’t help himself any longer.

n“It seems that this is not the way back to the spirit site.”

n“We’re descending the mountain.”

n“Where to?”

n“To the Zhang family!”

nHe Yuixing paused his footsteps, wondering why they were headed to the Zhang family.

nIt seemed that this was the first time Lan Xinzi wanted to get out of the Spirit Palace in seven years.

nWhat had happened?

nHe wanted to ask some questions, but he held back his doubts when he saw the speechless Lan Xinzi.

nAfter taking a glance at the bloodstained prison uniform he was wearing, He Yuxing looked around. A hesitant expression showed in his eyes.

n“I haven’t cleaned…”

n“There’s no need. You look pretty good this way.”

nBang!

nThe long sword dropped to the ground. He Yuxing was stiffened. A sense of ecstasy showed in his cold eyes.

n“Look good?”

n“Mm.”

nWith a booming sound, the master’s Sword Will exploded. Many big, fat geese in Goose Lake fainted instantly, rolling their eyes upward.

nHe Yuxing pulled out the sword and coldly spoke.

n“Go to the Zhang family! I’ll help you kill them all!”

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