"Jiu'er's back!" Chen Tong smiled faintly, looking toward the pink figure vaulting in through the main gate.
Ever since this girl had arrived, she hadn't been able to rein in her playful nature. Every day, she brought back some strange object or other! Chen Tong had long since gotten used to it.
Just as he was about to stroke her hair, the smile on Chen Tong's face suddenly faltered. He looked beyond the gate and called out, "Friend, since you're here, why not show yourself?"
Jiu'er froze and hurriedly turned to look outside the gate, but there seemed to be nothing there! She was just about to ask Chen Tong what was going on when a streak of white light appeared out of nowhere and slashed straight toward them!
"Hmph!" Chen Tong brought two fingers together. They transformed into a streak of blue light that shot toward the incoming white light.
"Bang!"
The blue and white lights collided. The shock wave that erupted the next moment sent Chen Tong staggering back several steps, his insides churning.
"Brother Tong, are you all right?" Jiu'er cried out, hurrying to support Chen Tong as he swayed unsteadily.
Chen Tong stared fixedly at the white light ahead. A faint figure emerged from within it, and when the light faded, a pale-faced scholar in white stood before them.
"Quasi-Saint cultivation!" Chen Tong's gaze grew heavy. This was the first person with Quasi-Saint cultivation he had encountered since coming here. But when had he ever offended someone like this? Chen Tong couldn't make sense of it.
"Hand it over!" The pale-faced scholar's expression was calm, utterly devoid of emotion.
"Hand what over?" Chen Tong was confused. This person seemed strange.
"The Jade Pure Bottle. Hand it over," the pale-faced scholar said again.
Chen Tong narrowed his