Ten Thousand Reasons and One Reason

"The Sky Gazing Mirror, the Merit Golden Ring..."

He sighed softly, "I only sensed your arrival and came to catch up, but I never expected to gain this much..."

Qi Zi·Fan: "..."

Okay.

So, it turns out he's our martial uncle's old enemy?

And judging from this... he seems even more powerful than her? My god, could he be planning to murder her for her money?

"Should we make a move?"

Su Muxue pouted repeatedly. "You'll see if you can stop me."

"Besides, even if she were standing right here, would you dare to kill her?"

"I can't catch up with you."

The Scholar closed his folding fan and spoke softly, "But you took Qi Zixiao with you, which is faster than me. I just need to stop her. At most, I'll let you take the Sky Gazing Mirror."

"I really don't dare to kill her. With the Merit Golden Ring and the protection of Heaven... killing her would cause serious problems."

"But what if I imprison her?"

The Scholar said confidently, "Before this, how many people could have imagined that the current Purple Mansion Saintess would be such a prodigy, and also possess Merit Golden Ring?"

"If she were to grow up, it wouldn't be very good for others."

"Therefore, I have too many reasons to take action..."

"Then why don't you pay up!"

Su Muxue crossed her arms and pouted, "If you're so capable, then put one up for me to see."

"You think I'm afraid of you?"

"..."

Qi Zi·Fan: "???"

Holy crap!

What's going on with our senior uncle...?

He clearly has countless reasons to attack us, and you still provoke him? I...

He was in a bit of a headache.

Okay, Qi Zi·Fan's body doesn't have testicles, but he does have a vague, aching feeling...

However, at that very moment, the Scholar's tone and expression changed, becoming somewhat earnest and helpless.

"Mu Xue!"

"After all these years, don't you know what I've been thinking?"

"Yes, I certainly have countless reasons to act, but I have one reason not to act, and that's enough..."

"You..."

"Stop! Stop! Stop!!!"

Su Muxue quickly stopped her, saying, "I already told you I'm not interested in you!"

"If you're going to make a move, then make one now. If you're not going to, then get the hell out of here. I have no interest in you and can't be bothered to even glance at you!"

These words were spoken.

Qi Zi·Fan felt her heart racing...

What if this big shot, after being so 'scorned,' actually takes action? Wouldn't we just be left with nothing but cold nights and endless longing for him?

But the result was different from what he had expected.

The Scholar sighed and said helplessly, "In that case, I will not disturb you any longer."

"However, you'd better not cause too much of a commotion during your trip to Central Province."

"If there's no third person around, I won't attack you. But if others are around, I won't be able to refrain from doing so..."

Qi Zi·Fan: "..."

No third person was present? So, wasn't I one of them?

"So what if you make a move? Can you kill me?"

Su Muxue scoffed. "I was able to thrive back then, and I can still do it now!"

"Actually..."

He sighed softly, "We do have our reservations, otherwise we wouldn't be so helpless against you..."

"In short, you should probably tone it down a bit."

Buzz...

The Scholar vanished in the next moment, like a ghost, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

"..."

Qi Zi·Fan was speechless and choked with emotion.

Su Muxue, on the other hand, cursed, "You dare threaten me?"

"Do you really think that's all the tricks I have up my sleeve? You're afraid of me? Even if you weren't afraid, you wouldn't have been able to keep me here!"

but...

After she finished cursing, she fell silent again, glanced at Qi Zi·Fan, and frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about what would happen to Qi Zi·Fan if they really started fighting.

Whether she wants to fight or leave, it's definitely not a problem. Especially when it comes to running away, if Su the Runner claims to be second, who dares to claim to be first?!

But if Qi Zi·Fan is brought along, things might be different...

Qi Zi·Fan is also considering this issue!

The two of them have already made their conversation quite clear.

Su Muxue was alone, and that Scholar couldn't keep her, but as for himself... well, even Su Muxue couldn't take him away!

In addition, there were the Scholar's words before he left...

It seems they actually could kill Su Muxue? But because they were wary of certain things, they couldn't do it and just let her do whatever she wanted.

So, is this considered a warning?

You can act recklessly, but you can't go too far, or things will get out of hand. What's even more interesting is...

He had countless reasons to attack himself, but there was one reason that was enough to make him deny all his reasons.

This guy is interested in Su Muxue!

And it's the kind of love that runs deep?!

"Uncle-Master... what was that just now?"

"The next Nine Dragons Holy Son." Su Muxue rolled her eyes.

"???"

Qi Zi·Fan was taken aback. "Then what is he now?"

"Nine Dragons Holy Master".

"!!!!"

Okay!

So, our martial uncle once flirted with the Nine Dragons Holy Master? No, it was the Nine Dragons Holy Master who had a one-sided crush on our Aunt-Master Su?

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Qi Zi·Fan is becoming more and more curious!

What exactly did Su Muxue do back then?

Not only did she dress as a man, but she also tricked a high-ranking female cultivator into becoming her Daoist partner, only to later turn her love into hatred...

Even the woman in the original costume completely bewitched the former Nine Dragons Holy Son and the current Nine Dragons Holy Master of Nine Dragons...

"I didn't mean for him to worry about me."

Su Muxue sighed deeply, looking utterly speechless.

"Back then, we tricked him the most, but who knew he'd actually get a taste of it? Ever since then, he's been..."

"Sigh, it's a long story!"

"..."

Qi Zi·Fan was speechless and choked with emotion.

It's a complicated story!

And indeed... it's true that traveling ten thousand miles is worse than reading ten thousand books!

If they hadn't come out, how would they have known these 'secrets'?

By analyzing just these few 'knowledge points', we can already obtain a lot of useful information, right?

for example...

Su Muxue is a real scumbag!

Especially in Central Province, enemies are everywhere!

Besides, is it highly likely that the current Nine Dragons Holy Master is a masochist? Otherwise, why would he become more and more fond of her despite being constantly tricked?

This... this...

This is incredible!

Wait, then who was Su Muxue's female Daoist partner back then?

"Uncle-Master?"

"Um?"

"If I may ask, who was your Daoist partner back then...?"

"Never mind, never mind."

Su Muxue's face stiffened, somewhat embarrassed. She waved her hand lightly and said, "The past is all just fleeting smoke. Besides, she is just a woman. It would be bad if word got out."

"Let's not bring this up again..."

"..."

Refusing to talk?

What a pity.

Qi Zi·Fan blinked and asked, "Then, Uncle-Master, shall we go to the Western Wilderness now?"

"Go!"

Su Muxue, who had been feeling a bit awkward, immediately shook off her 'despondency': "The Western Wilderness is not bad. Although the scenery is not as good as our Eastern Wasteland, and there are still many great monks, there are quite a few treasures..."

"Forehead..."

Qi Zi·Fan was speechless and choked with emotion once again.

Okay!

As expected of the Purple Mansion Demoness.

When deciding where to go, the first thing that comes to mind is what treasures might be there...

After leaving the cave, Su Muxue skillfully erased all traces, even destroying the cave itself, before clapping her hands and calmly declaring, "Let's go!"

From the Central Province, we travel towards the Western Wilderness...

The most troublesome thing is that Central Province was so afraid of Su Muxue back then that they specially created a barrier to prevent Su Muxue from teleporting.

Therefore, teleportation is not possible; one can only fly slowly...

Meanwhile, in the Three Saints City...

The identities of many of the 'robbers' have been investigated and are now on the table for Dongfang Jianyuan and the city lord...

Most of them are Rogue Cultivator. A few belong to sects, but they are small sects with few experts.

but...

There were five exceptions.

"The five elders of the Supreme Unity Holy Land?!"

Dongfang Jianyuan was somewhat bewildered.

"Those five Celestial Platform Realm?"

"This..."

Are you crazy?!

You're supposed to be elders of the Supreme Unity Holy Land, of noble status? Do you think you're lacking treasures? Why are you here to plunder our Treasure Vault?!

Misunderstand?!

This can't be a misunderstanding!

Because a lot of 'stolen' treasures had been recovered from the robbers' Storage Bag Storage Bag, and each of them had some, including Qian Xi and the other four.

This is enough to prove that it was not a misunderstanding; they really were part of the 'robbers'!

The problem is, why the hell are you doing this?!

"What... should we do?"

Dongfang Jianyuan was in a state of utter panic.

The eight most valuable treasures have all been lost!

The same applies to other valuable items.

That's bad enough, but the things they had on them couldn't make up for the losses.

Even if you robbed all the treasures on Qian Xi and the other five Taiyi elders, their value would still be less.

"Why did it have to be an elder from the Holy Land..."

That's the problem!

If it's a few small sects.

Hey, caught red-handed! We'll just rob the person of everything they have, then take them back to your sect to cause trouble and make them pay compensation. Sounds reasonable, right?

But the elders of the Supreme Unity Holy Land...

Taking everything from them was already a bit much, so we can't exactly take it all back and demand compensation, can we?

Even if you ask, they won't give it to you!

So here's the problem: what do we do with all those treasures?!

Who will bear this loss?!

Just then, a subordinate rushed over and respectfully bowed, saying, "Master."

"What is it?"

"The city lord has given an order."

Dongfang Jianyuan's breath hitched. "Speak!"

"Master, the Lord City Master said that you should seek compensation from those minor sects for their losses and send Qian Xi and the other four back as well. You need to be firm in your stance..."

"..."

"Go and report to the city lord that Dongfang Jianyuan will definitely do his best."

After his men left.

He wanted to cry!

Those minor sects are one thing; even if the city lord didn't give the order, I would still go and cause trouble for them.

However, when sending people back to the Supreme Unity Holy Land, the attitude should be even firmer.

This is a huge problem!

Supreme Unity Holy Land has always been domineering, and even has the reputation of being the head of the Seven Great Holy Lands. How could I, a small Auction House owner, go to Supreme Unity Holy Land to show off my power and be so aggressive?

This is probably going to be a disaster!!!

However, he bears responsibility for the theft of the Treasure Vault, and as the owner of the Auction House, how could he not be responsible?

Even though I was extremely unwilling and distressed, I had no choice but to obey the order.