Heavenly Sound Old Man's Shock

The Grand Wedding venue.

All the guests Langya Pavilion had kept behind were waiting with eager anticipation for the result of this pinnacle battle.

After all, not just anyone had the fortune to witness a battle between Dou Sheng at the first possible moment.

At last, under everyone's focused gazes, the doors to Langya Pavilion's Grand Wedding venue were slowly pushed open.

At that moment, everyone held their breath. Then, a red figure walked in.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. The Grand Wedding ceremony will be held on time."

He still looked as calm and unhurried as ever, yet he drew the attention of everyone present. Some female cultivators even began to envy Yi Huang's good fortune, that she could marry such an ideal husband.

"Congratulations on your Grand Wedding, Ice Saint!" At that moment, in the deathly silent venue, Hill Elder and Heavenly Sound Old Man rose to offer their congratulations.

After that, voices of congratulations rose one after another.

Under everyone's eyes, Xiao Han walked straight over to Hill Elder and Heavenly Sound Old Man's table.

"Gentlemen, welcome. I'm honored by your presence!" Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Ah, I couldn't possibly bear the courtesy of a Dou Sheng expert like you!" Seeing that Xiao Han was safe and sound, Heavenly Sound Old Man also relaxed and joked.

"That's right..." Hill Elder echoed. There was no helping it. Although he was Pill Tower's envoy, and his status was not low, of the two people before him, either one was stronger than him. Langya Pavilion Master went without saying—a Dou Sheng expert barely over a hundred years old, with extraordinary talent.

As the master of Langya Pavilion, which could wipe out the Heavenly Underworld Sect's upper ranks in a single battle, his status and standing were not the least bit inferior to the Pill Tower Three Giants; in fact, in terms of strength, he even surpassed them slightly.

The moment he thought of the battlefield between the higher-ups of Langya Pavilion and the Heavenly Underworld Sect that he had just watched from the sidelines, Hill Elder still felt lingering fear.

Too strong! He had never expected that, aside from the former Ice Saint, the current Ice Saint, the others in Langya Pavilion would actually be so powerful as well.

Especially the battle where Ye Jianxin killed Heavenly Underworld Son despite being at a lower level; it reminded many people that this Grand Elder of Langya Pavilion was also a ruthless figure who bore the title of Clear Wind Sword Venerable!

It was just that Ye Jianxin's brilliance had always been overshadowed by Xiao Han in the past. Only now, through this battle against Heavenly Underworld Son, had he once again displayed his strength before the public.

With these two examples before him, he began to wonder again: just how dazzling was Langya Pavilion's Deputy Pavilion Master Yi Huang—the Wind Phoenix Venerable—who had still not appeared today?

In addition, the strength displayed by many Langya Pavilion elders whom everyone found quite familiar but had somewhat overlooked also shocked them greatly.

But one thing was certain: under everyone's eyes, Langya Pavilion had already become another giant power second only to Soul Hall and Pill Tower.

As for the other person, Heavenly Sound Old Man, Hill Elder dared even less to flaunt his status before him. A Half-Saint expert, plus the master of Sound Valley—how could a mere little Dou Zun and Pill Tower elder like him compare?

It could even be said without the slightest politeness that, if not for his identity as Pill Tower's representative, he would not even have the qualifications to sit at the same table as these two big shots.

Still, Hill Elder rather cautiously raised a few questions. "May I ask whether Pavilion Master Su can explain the details of the battle?"

He had to be careful. Although he was curious, Hill Elder was not sure whether Xiao Han would answer him.

If it were in the past, when Xiao Han had still been Ice Saint, perhaps he would have dared rely on his status as a Pill Tower elder to treat him as an equal, and he would not have needed to be overly polite when speaking.

But now, the strong were respected. If he wanted to know, he had to lower his status.

Regarding this, Heavenly Sound Old Man also said, "This old man is rather curious as well. I wonder if Your Saintliness can clear up my confusion?" His eyes had curved into a smiling squint.

"Ah, Senior, you're embarrassing me." Xiao Han waved a hand. "Why use a title like Saint? Just call me what you used to."

This casual exchange between Xiao Han and Heavenly Sound Old Man startled everyone present. They had not expected the relationship between the two of them to be so good.

In the past, they had envied Langya Pavilion, but now they felt sour toward Sound Valley instead—the friendship of a Dou Sheng expert! They wanted one too.

However, they did not know that if not for the suggestion Heavenly Sound Old Man had taken the initiative to make today, the two of them should now have been no more than good partners in cooperation, rather than sworn friends despite the difference in age who had shared life and death.

Heavenly Sound Old Man was naturally very clear on this point, and it was also the decision he felt most fortunate about.

"Besides, there's nothing much to say about this battle. They were merely two trifling One-Star Dou Sheng, that's all." Xiao Han casually flexed a little.

Two?

Seeming to notice everyone's confusion, Xiao Han took a sip of tea and continued, "At first, it was indeed only Heavenly Underworld Old Demon. Later, that Soul Hall Second Heavenly Venerable, who didn't know whether to live or die, rushed over to offer up his life too."

Second Heavenly Venerable?

Heavenly Sound Old Man froze for a moment, then hurriedly said, "You mean that old fellow Gu You?"

"That's right."

"You killed him too?" Heavenly Sound Old Man panicked a little. He no longer had the leisure to question how Gu You could have become a Dou Sheng; his heart was filled with panic.

After all, that was Soul Hall's Second Heavenly Venerable. If Xiao Han had killed him outright, would that not be slapping Soul Hall in the face? Was he not afraid Soul Hall would send a massive army against him?

"No." Xiao Han shook his head.

"That's good!" Heavenly Sound Old Man let out a breath of relief. It seemed this kid was not that reckless.

Xiao Han's next sentence nearly made Heavenly Sound Old Man stand up on the spot. "I originally wanted to send him off along with the other one, but that old bastard was rescued by the Soul Hall Master."

"S-Soul Hall Master...?" Heavenly Sound Old Man stammered a little. "You exchanged blows with him?"

"No, it was just a simple Dou Qi collision."

"Then it's truly a miracle that you survived." Heavenly Sound Old Man sighed endlessly.

A ruthless figure like the Soul Hall Master—you actually ran into him and still came back alive?

This old man no longer understood the world!

Xiao Han was noncommittal about the Heavenly Sound Old Man's astonishment.

If they had truly fought, it would have been a miracle for Hun Miesheng to escape from his hands!

"Wait, that's not right. How did you come back so quickly?" If it had only been the Heavenly Underworld Old Demon, that would have been one thing, but hadn't this kid said there were two Dou Sheng?

"Two were the same. Both were pathetically weak," Xiao Han said with a disdainful look.

Fine. You're strong, so you're right. The Heavenly Sound Old Man no longer wanted to say anything.

At this moment, Elder Qiu had long since gone blank. Two One-Star Dou Sheng, the Soul Hall Master—were these things that a mere Dou Zun like him was allowed to know?

This is really too hard on me! Elder Qiu cried inwardly.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that." At this moment, the Heavenly Sound Old Man suddenly remembered his original purpose in coming to attend the wedding banquet.

"I came this time because I wanted you to help with something. Who would have thought I'd run into so many things...? Bad luck!" the Heavenly Sound Old Man said somewhat angrily.

He was the Heavenly Sound Old Man, the Sound Valley Master, a Half-Saint expert renowned throughout the Central Plains. On any ordinary day, wherever he went, wasn't everything smooth and easy, with every faction receiving him respectfully?

Yet today, all he had done was come to Langya Pavilion for a wedding banquet and have a cup of celebratory wine, and he had nearly run into life-threatening danger!

I'd better come to places like this less often in the future! the Heavenly Sound Old Man sighed silently.

Mm, he should attend fewer wedding banquets too.

"What matter could trouble an elder like you to come in person?" Xiao Han said in a careless, flippant tone.

"It's about the Music Score." Seeing Xiao Han like this, the Heavenly Sound Old Man grew somewhat angry. Did this fellow not know how to respect his elders at all?

"Don't tell me you forgot?" the Heavenly Sound Old Man's tone was rather unfriendly.

Under the threat of the Heavenly Sound Old Man's killing intent, a past event suddenly leaped into Xiao Han's mind.