"Damn!"
"Where the hell is my Heavenly Rankings?"
"Who the fuck took my Heavenly Rankings?"
Turning to look around, Xiao Chen gazed toward the distant aberrant swordscape and suddenly caught sight of a flash of golden light.
"So it's over there!"
"Give it back!"
The piercing shriek of something breaking through the air sounded again. Xiao Chen transformed into a streak of sword light and shot across the sky.
In but an instant, he returned to the aberrant scene filled with crisscrossing sword light.
Yet the sight before him left him completely dumbfounded.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman stood side by side, smiling brightly at him.
The man possessed an immortal air about him, his white robes fluttering. He was no less handsome than Xiao Chen himself—the good big brother Xiao Chen had been thinking of day and night.
The other was like a blooming hibiscus, dazzlingly radiant as well. She was none other than Xiao Chen's older sister.
Of course, none of that mattered. What mattered was that the Heavenly Rankings floated beside them, seemingly exerting no pressure on either of them.
"Big Brother!"
"You're not playing fair! You stole my Heavenly Rankings?"
Xiao Chen flew into a rage and glared at Lin Xuan.
"Shut up!"
Before Lin Xuan could speak, Xiao Ya said, "It belonged to Senior Brother in the first place. We were only teasing you just now. Who told you to spout nonsense? You're wildly ambitious, yet weak as a chicken."
Lin Xuan nodded in deep agreement. Watching Xiao Chen's face darken, he felt utterly delighted.
Xiao Chen fell silent, suddenly recalling the moment when he had boasted so boldly. A chill washed over him.
"Could it have been back then...?"
He raised his head and stared at Lin Xuan in disbelief. "Lin Xuan,