You Deserve It—A Treasure Ring Hidden in the Wound!

In the past, if Ji Yaoyue had begged him so warmly, Chen Xuan would have gone through fire and water without hesitation!

But now, he only found it utterly nauseating.

Be a bootlicker?

Impossible!

The initiative was in Chen Xuan's hands now. It was time for him to discipline and humiliate Ji Yaoyue!

Thus, Chen Xuan leisurely withdrew his hand and mocked her indifferently. "Your words truly flatter this disciple too much! I am now a cripple at the first stage, inferior even to a Servant Disciple. What help could I possibly offer?"

"This..."

Ji Yaoyue had been turned away at the door, and a flash of anger passed through her eyes!

Her pair of snowy peaks rose and fell a few times as she forcibly suppressed her displeasure. "Disciple, your master has not treated you well these past few days! I apologize to you! But... do you bear no fault yourself?"

Though Ji Yaoyue was apologizing, her snow-white swan neck remained raised, preserving her lofty, superior bearing!

"Who is right and who is wrong is no longer important. What matters most is that I go to sleep."

Chen Xuan retorted blandly and turned to leave.

Whoosh!

A chill flashed through Ji Yaoyue's beautiful eyes as she hurriedly darted forward and blocked Chen Xuan's path.

She said in a deep voice, "Chen Xuan, Wushuang truly lives up to his heaven-gifted talent. He has reached the most critical moment in gathering the great fortune of spiritual essence and urgently needs an enormous supply of Spirit Stones! Hand over the Coiling Dragon Ring immediately!"

Ji Wushuang issued the stern command, striking the pose of, "If you refuse to obey, this old lady will make her move."

"Elder Ji, you have gone too far!"

Three Dao Reverend and the others happened to arrive just then, stepping forward one after another to shield Chen Xuan.

Mu Xueyuan stepped forward and demanded, "Chen Xuan, you are unwilling to even make a contribution! Why should Jade Maiden Peak protect you?"

"Shut up!"

Ji Yaoyue suddenly barked, slapping Mu Xueyuan across the face.

Filled with righteous indignation, she said, "My beloved disciple has given so much for the Vast Sword Sect. Which of you has the right to speak of contribution before him?"

"Good disciple, it is settled, then! Your master knows this matter has wronged you somewhat... Starting today, I shall establish another rule: everyone on Jade Maiden Peak must respect you. Those who violate it will be slapped across the mouth!"

Ji Yaoyue spoke as if to herself, looking at Chen Xuan pleadingly.

"Then... how many Spirit Stones does Master intend to borrow?" Chen Xuan asked without joy or sorrow.

Ji Yaoyue was overjoyed at his words!

She immediately said, "The more, the better! Good disciple, you are Wushuang's senior brother after all, so you shall handle this matter! Rest assured, once your master is less strapped for cash in the future, I will naturally repay you!"

"Since your cultivation has already been crippled, you should face reality! Help Wushuang soar into the heavens in a single bound, and you can share in his blessings as well! Isn't that right?"

Three Dao Reverend and the others were secretly alarmed and all spoke up, intending to persuade Chen Xuan not to lend the Spirit Stones.

"Impudence! Chen Xuan is the Saint Son of my Vast Sword Sect, and he is very sensible. Spirit Stones are useless to him now—if they are not spent on my Vast Sword Sect, where should they be spent?" Ji Yaoyue demanded.

She wore an expression of righteousness, but inwardly, her heart was blooming with joy!

Hehe!

This little mushroom-head Chen Xuan was still too green. With just a few soft words, she had easily taken him in hand!

If she gave him a little more sweetness, he would probably lie on the ground and lick her toes, wouldn't he?

Just then, Chen Xuan suddenly said, "This matter is the sect's responsibility to begin with. I am not Ji Wushuang's father, so why should I help him?"

"Since you are borrowing Spirit Stones, it is not excessive for you, Master, to draw up a Great Dao Contract, is it? No matter how many you use, you must repay them tenfold within a year! Understand?"

"Beast..."

Ji Yaoyue cursed furiously in her heart upon hearing this!

She was so enraged that her plump, alluring body trembled wildly, R-waves rippling!

Still, Ji Yaoyue readily agreed and even condensed a Great Dao Contract before everyone.

"Ah!..."

Three Dao Reverend and the others sighed helplessly, knowing they could not stop it.

They had thought that, since this master and disciple pair had already torn off all pretense, Chen Xuan would continue to stand firm...

Who would have thought that he would actually back down?

Qing Yue, an elder of the Mystic Sound Sect, let out a soft sigh and said sympathetically, "Chen Xuan cannot be blamed for this either. When one is beneath another's eaves, one has no choice but to bow one's head! Everyone, he will have to keep eking out an existence on Jade Maiden Peak for a long time to come..."

At these words, the corners of Li Yinglian's, Red Beard Elder's, and the others' mouths lifted slightly!

When Chen Xuan took out the dagger he carried with him, sliced open his finger, and flicked out a drop of blood... the Great Dao Contract was formed!

Ji Yaoyue smiled brilliantly!

Then she said smugly, "Chen Xuan, you are too stupid! So what if I owe you Spirit Stones?... Do not forget! We have a Great Dao Bet!"

"As long as Wushuang obtains Immortal Source Fortune, he will surely become Mu Yun Sanxian's unrivaled choice of disciple! And when that time comes, both the Panlong Treasure Ring and the Haotian Sword will belong to me... Why would I need to repay you any Spirit Stones?"

At these words, everyone was stunned.

As gazes turned toward Chen Xuan, it was as though they were looking at an idiot...

Since you had already decided to admit defeat, why not do it properly and thoroughly?

Trying to have it both ways...

And now look at you—didn't you end up losing both the lady and the army?

What surprised everyone was that Chen Xuan did not get angry.

"Oh."

He responded with a single calm word, neither sorrowful nor joyful.

Then, Chen Xuan viciously plunged the dagger in his hand into a conspicuous scar on his chest and slowly cut it open!

Blood immediately gushed out!

"Pshh..."

Without so much as a change in expression, Chen Xuan used the dagger to carve an ancient dragon-shaped ring directly out of the wound.

Panlong Treasure Ring!

Everyone was shocked. None of them had expected Chen Xuan to have hidden this treasure ring inside his wound. He was truly ruthless!

"Back then, when the demonic path ambushed the Vast Sword Sect, I chose to stay behind and defend Jade Maiden Peak to the death. Yet I was ambushed by a mysterious person and had no choice but to self-detonate my Ninth Grade Golden Core to kill the enemy..."

"To keep the demonic path from profiting from it, I stored the Haotian Sword inside the treasure ring and stuffed this ring into the wound in my chest!"

"I had no regrets! Because I thought I would become Jade Maiden Peak's hero and pride! Never did I imagine... that I would become the fool in your mouth, Ji Yaoyue? How ironic!"

Chen Xuan spoke faintly, every word seeming to carry shards of ice that sent chills through the heart!

Who would have thought—

Slap!!!

Ji Yaoyue actually slapped Chen Xuan across the face from afar, sending him tumbling to the ground.

His left cheek instantly swelled red!

The great hall fell deathly silent!

Ji Yaoyue, consumed by rage, immediately retorted again and again.

"Wretched disciple! Who told you to stay behind?"

"Did I ask you to cover Jade Maiden Peak's evacuation?"

"If you ask me, you only got crippled because you wanted to seize the credit, didn't you? You deserved it!!!"

"You deserved it!"

Those three words were like three sharp blades stabbing into Chen Xuan's heart and viciously twisting!

He laughed at himself and said indifferently, "Ji Yaoyue, once I saw your true face... none of this actually matters anymore!"

"Hmph! Wretched disciple, no matter how much you say, it won't change anything! Hand over the Panlong Treasure Ring!" Ji Yaoyue shouted coldly.

Yet Chen Xuan sneered. "Playing an erhu under your crotch—what bullshit! We've already torn our faces apart. You think I'd give you the treasure ring?"

Then, he looked at Du Meng.

"I'll take responsibility."

Du Meng immediately understood and stepped forward to take the Panlong Treasure Ring.

Yet his eyes were filled with helplessness and worry!

Ji Wushuang's rise was already as unstoppable as the newborn morning sun... and his good brother was now at daggers drawn with Ji Yaoyue, his master. He was afraid Chen Xuan would suffer terribly!

What Du Meng did not know was that Chen Xuan's heart was currently brimming with anticipation...