"Heh, a trifling matter. Twenty years ago, if he hadn't fled so quickly, he would have died for trying to abduct my wife."
Something like that had happened? Everyone exchanged bewildered looks.
And the master of the Chest-Mind Sword was married? Still, that was only natural. A flicker of disappointment crossed Xuanyuan Qingfeng's face.
That day, something momentous happened on Mount Huishan's Great Snowy Terrace!
Word spread through the martial world that Xuanyuan Jingcheng, eldest son of the Xuanyuan Clan's eldest branch, had entered the Land Immortal realm in a single step. He had slain the patriarch Xuanyuan Dapan and reclaimed control of the clan, purging its wicked guest retainers along the way. Even the second master, Xuanyuan Jingyi, had been imprisoned.
In the courtyard, Xuanyuan Qingfeng looked preoccupied. Her emotions clearly had yet to settle.
"Thank you for what you did earlier. Without you, I don't know what would have happened."
Back on Mount Guniu, she had thought she was about to lose the father who loved her most. She had never expected Wu Xuantian to step forward, withstand the heavenly tribulation with proud defiance, and pull her father back from death's door.
He had not only saved her father, but also helped her kill Xuanyuan Dapan. She would probably never forget that scene for the rest of her life.
"I... actually don't mind."
"Hm? What?" Wu Xuantian asked in surprise.
Xuanyuan Qingfeng flushed, then threw caution to the wind.
"I said I don't mind that you have a wife. I can be your concubine!"
Wu Xuantian found this astonishing. Though he had lived several lifetimes, spanning hundreds of years, nearly a thousand, this was the first time he had met a woman so bold and unreserved in her feelings for him.
"Do you know I'm already in my