Chapter 709 - Problem (1/2)

“You’re an old fool!”

It was rather awkward for Elder Long to have received such a reprimand and his face turned red.

But there was something else that bothered Xiao Luo and Xiao Quanren more than the old man being reprimanded. It wasn’t even the heavy avalanche. They stared with disbelief at that girl in front of them—she looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. They were extremely shocked. Was that person Elder Long’s Junior Sister, the Tianshan Elder? How could she be a mere girl who was no older than seventeen or eighteen?

But who could blame them? The title “Tianshan Elder” gave them the impression that the person would be an old and mighty warrior. If Gu Qianxue had not mentioned it before, Xiao Luo would have assumed that the Tianshan Elder was a man. But even knowing the elder was a woman, it still shocked him, for he would never have imagined the Tianshan Elder to be so young and attractive.

She was the Junior Sister of the Guardians of the World, and that meant she was from the same generation as them. She should be more than a thousand-years old, yet she looked like a young teenage girl. Did the Tianshan Elder have some technique to attain eternal youth?

“You old fool going by the surname Long, what business do you have here disturbing my cultivation practice?” shouted the Tianshan Elder angrily with her hands on her hips.

Unruffled, and with a look of nonchalance on his face, Elder Long said, “Look at you. Junior Sister. Being fellow disciples, don’t you agree we should cultivate our bodies by not staying idle? What is wrong with me being here?”

“Pah! Who are you calling Junior Sister? Stop pretending to be close to me! If it was not for you, our Master would not have passed away so soon. Since Master’s passing, we are no longer fellow disciples. You’re my sworn enemy!” said the Tianshan Elder fiercely.

“Junior Sister, Master had imparted to me all the techniques that he had perfected solely for protecting this world. He was well aware he had little time left, therefore, he had no other alternative,” Elder Long explained with a sigh.

“Stop spewing all this nonsense. Master died because of you, but you just cannot seem to admit it!”

Keeping her hands behind her back, the Tianshan Elder turned around and said, “Since I am in a good mood, you better hurry and get far away. I do not want to see you for even a single moment longer!”

Xiao Luo and Xiao Quanren turned to look at each other and both shared the same thought. The relationship between those two disciples was not all that good!

Embarrassed, Elder Long’s face turned red again from the rejection. On their way to the Tianshan mountain, he had mentioned to Xiao Luo and Xiao Quanren that his relationship with his fellow disciple was extremely good and that a day apart felt like three years to him. But when he arrived, the Tianshan Elder had nothing but harsh words for him, and he was feeling terrible at that moment.

Elder Long forced himself to stay calm. He coughed a little to cover his embarrassment, and said, “Junior Sister, your Senior Brother is here to discuss something important.”

“What could be so important?”

Tianshan Elder responded in a rather icy tone as she swung around to glare at him.

Elder Long hurriedly forced a smile. He gave Xiao Luo a signal and said, “I’m asking for Junior Sister’s help. I need you to use your technique to develop this young man’s hidden potential.”

“Senior, I respectfully seek your guidance.”

Xiao Luo took a step forward and spoke graciously, as he bowed respectfully to the Tianshan Elder.

Tianshan Elder looked at Xiao Luo impassively. Then, she turned to Elder Long and mocked, “I thought you said it was something important. So, you’re trying to get me to raise your junior’s strength.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Junior Sister, please help me. I intend to pass on the responsibility of protecting this world to him. It was also Master’s last words before he departed to the other world. As his favorite apprentice, it was my duty to…”

“That’s enough!”

Tianshan Elder waved her hand and cut him off. Elder Long chuckled in response. Junior Sister was visibly annoyed and said, “Stop using Master’s name to explain everything. He died because of you, therefore you may not mention his name ever again!”

“Junior Sister, the Master died because of us all,” Elder Long said with a slightly saddened look on his face.

“I do not want to listen to all your excuses. Do you expect me to help your junior? Then, you can carry on dreaming!”