"Why waste our breath on them? Take it back!"
Chijingzi roared as he charged toward Xiruan.
"Hmph! You won't listen!"
Xiruan was angry too. She stuffed the Treasure-filled Jade Ruyi into her pocket, then swung the Milk Bottle and gave the Chan Sect immortals rushing toward her a fierce beating.
Wham! Wham! Wham!
The square once again rang with cries of pain.
This time, Xiruan showed no mercy. She practically beat those servants half to death.
Before long, the entire Jade Void Palace square was littered with people sprawled in every direction. Their faces were swollen and bruised, and they groaned nonstop, completely unable to fight back.
Deep within the Jade Void Palace.
Yuanshi Tianzun's True Self abruptly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of golden Saint Blood.
His Dharma Body had been destroyed, his treasured weapon stolen, and his disciples beaten until they were crawling on the ground...
His handsome, dignified face twisted horribly with unbridled fury.
"Arghhh!"
A roar, suppressed to its utmost, shook the entire Jade Void Palace violently.
"Tongtian! Xiruan!"
"If I don't avenge this, I, Yuanshi... swear I'll never be a Saint again!"
He had never imagined that one day he would be driven into such a miserable and humiliating state by a little toddler.
The other Saints, watching in secret, wore varied expressions.
Saint Taiqing silently watched the Water Mirror. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, betraying his mood.
Not bad.
Seeing his Second Brother in such a miserable state made him feel much more at ease.
The Two Saints of the West struggled to suppress their laughter, putting on an expression of compassion for all living things.
"Amitabha, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi... please accept my condolences."
Saint Nuwa could only shake her head helplessly.
"This child... she's a real character."
She didn't know what else to say.
In front of the Jade Void Palace, Xiruan looked at the servants rolling on the ground and clapped her hands in satisfaction.
"Hmph. You've learned your lesson now, right?"
She hoisted the Milk Bottle over her shoulder again and glanced down at her bulging red bib. The Zhuxian Formation Diagram and the Treasure-filled Jade Ruyi were stuffed inside, and she felt she'd made a great haul.
"All right, I've collected the rent! Time to go home and give Daddy the stuff!"
She turned around, satisfied, ready to leave. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the Jade Void Palace's magnificent, imposing main hall, resplendent in gold and jade.
The two doors were made of Divine Metal, carved with dragons and phoenixes, and gleamed with flowing light.
Xiruan stopped in her tracks.
"This house... is pretty grand, too."
She rubbed her little chin and fell into thought.
"Maybe... I should take these two doors apart and bring them with me?"
The idea of taking the doors apart circled through Xiruan's little head, but in the end, she gave up on it.
"Sigh, never mind. They're too heavy. They'd be hard to carry."
She smacked her little lips with some regret.
"I can't let two doors delay me from going home and presenting Daddy with his treasures."
With that, she strode off with a swagger.
All that remained on Kunlun Mountain was a group of Chan Sect immortals sprawled on the ground, questioning their lives as the wind swept around them.
Zixiao Palace.
When that little figure rushed into the Small Dark Room again, Master Tongtian sprang up from his cushion.
"D-Daughter? You... you're back?"
His voice trembled. Seeing his daughter completely unharmed, he finally let half of the worry lodged in his throat settle.
"Daddy! I'm back!"
Xiruan rushed into Tongtian's arms and looked up at him with her rosy little face. "Daddy, look! I brought you something good!"
Before Master Tongtian could say a word, his daughter had already started presenting her treasures again.
"Daddy, look! I brought you this back from that mean Second Uncle's house. It's a back scratcher!"
Xiruan shoved it into Master Tongtian's hand without giving him a chance to refuse.
A... a back scratcher?!
He stared at the Jade Ruyi in his hand, so familiar he could recognize it with his eyes closed, and felt the pure, unmistakable Daoist aura of Yuqing emanating from it. He was stunned all over again.
Th-this was Second Senior Brother Yuanshi's Dao-Proving treasure!
Daughter, you... you called this a back scratcher?!
You really did steal it back?!
"Daddy, try it! It must feel great on your back!" Xiruan urged him from the side.
Master Tongtian opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
"And there's this! And this!"
Thinking that he didn't like the back scratcher, Xiruan pulled out another item.
"Daddy, look! This is the new map the system rewarded me with! It's called... the Zhuxian Formation Diagram!"
Xiruan unfurled the scroll in front of Master Tongtian, her big eyes full of anticipation and pride.
"Daddy, look! Isn't it amazing?"
Boom!
Master Tongtian stared fixedly at the scroll, sensing its terrifying aura, both familiar and strange. He was utterly stunned.
It was real... It really was real!
The complete Zhuxian Formation Diagram!
His entire worldview was overturned in that moment.
He instinctively reached out and took the scroll, his hands trembling. It was enough to drive every living being in the Three Realms mad with desire.
But the instant his fingers touched the scroll,
the Divine Senses of the Saints once again locked onto him all at once!
This time, those Divine Senses carried undisguised, bone-chilling killing intent!
Master Tongtian shuddered, snapping out of his immense shock.
In a panic, he tried to shove the formation diagram and Jade Ruyi back into his daughter's arms.
Xiruan looked at her father, who'd suddenly gone as pale as if he'd seen a ghost, and was utterly confused.
"Daddy, what's wrong?"
She tugged on Tongtian's sleeve.
"Don't you like the new map?"
The little girl's eyes were full of innocence and confusion.
She thought for a moment, then tentatively offered a brilliant suggestion:
"Then... should we use it right now to tear down that mean Big Uncle's house, too?"
The blood drained from Master Tongtian's face at her words, leaving nothing but unbridled terror.
G-go tear down Eldest Senior Brother's house, too?!
Daughter!
Are you trying to get your father killed?!
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