Chapter 136 - Xun Shu’s Test (2/2)

“You’re asking me!” Lonemoon felt like he was about to throw up blood. “Why would you smash it to pieces for no reason?”

“Didn’t you tell me to destroy it?”

“…” I did not ask you to destroy the dagger along with the box. “Young… Emperor?”

“You… you both…” Xun Shu sounded furious. The fan in his hand turned into a sword as he glared ferociously at them.

Lonemoon’s heart fell as he thought, we’re finished!

“Shen Ying, what should we do?”

“… Run!” Defeated Ying turned around and immediately started to sprint.

Lonemoon felt a gust of wind blow past his ear and saw that the cheat had already disappeared without a trace.

“Holy shit!”

“I will kill you both!” Xun Shu raised his sword and charged toward Lonemoon.

“Bastard, you have no loyalty at all, you only know how to…”

Before Lonemoon could finish speaking, Shen Ying reappeared with another gust of wind. She picked Lonemoon up just before Xun Shu’s sword hit him and they both escaped.

Xun Shu swung down on thin air, trembling with fury. Yet, he could no longer sense either of their aura. “You escaped very quickly. Don’t let me see you again…”

Just then, there was another gust of wind and the two people re-appeared once more. This time, they sprinted past Xun Shu until they reached the front of the small tower. They stopped, uprooted the tree, lifted it up… and then disappeared for the last time together with the Winter Spirit Tree.

Xun Shu: “…”

A while later…

His mind was a blank. The last shred of self-control he had left disappeared.

“You two bastards, stop right there!”

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The Lishui River.

“Yi Qing, this trip to the Yu Feng Immortal City will be extremely dangerous, but this is your chance. You need to give it all you got,” Immortal Emperor Ge You smiled as he said to Yi Qing. “If you are able to find the Six-Formation Sword for me, I will surely reward you generously.”

“Thank you, Immortal Emperor!” Yi Qing glanced at him and quickly lowered his gaze “My purpose of entering that city is only to train my cultivation. Whether I will be able to find the sword is up to fate. I do not dare make any guarantees.”

There was a flicker of frustration on Ge You’s face, as if Yi Qing did not know what was good for him. He regained his composure in seconds and said, “Naturally so!” Glancing at the sky, he rushed Yi Qing, “It is getting late. You better head off soon.”

“Wait for awhile!” Yi Qing was looking longingly at the path leading up to where they were, but he still did not see any familiar faces. He could not help but frown. Master had promised to meet him here at this time. Why hadn’t she arrived? Could it be that she got lost?

Immortal Emperor Ge You was not used to being rejected. Nevermind the fact that Yi Qing had already rejected him three or four times when he tried to reward him – Yi Qing even wanted to seek permission from his master regarding going to the Immortal City. Even though he did later agree, he insisted on staying at the Lishui River for half a day before setting off. Ever since Ge You ascended to become an Exalted Immortal a long time ago, he never met anyone who cared less for his authority. Could Yi Qing be thinking about backing out?

“Yi…” He was just about to tell Yi Qing off and remind him not to put on airs just because he was a sword cultivator, when Yi Qing suddenly interrupted him.

“They’re here!”

What?

Before Ge You could react, he saw several figures flash past him. There was a strong gust of wind which covered his face in dust.

Beside the river stood two more figures. One of them was a man who looked ashen and ready to throw up at any moment. Beside him was a woman in green robes carrying… a huge tree on her shoulder. The leaves on the tree looked extremely familiar!

That is… the Winter Spirit Tree!

An entire tree!

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