At that moment, Su Zilian glared at Ye Xingchen and said through gritted teeth, "I want him dead!"
"Fine!"
Xu Qingyang nodded.
Whoosh!
A streak of sword light fell, and Ye Xingchen's head dropped to the ground, blood spurting like a pillar.
Xu Qingyang picked up Ye Xingchen's ring and examined it, letting out a sigh. The fellow had amassed quite a lot of cultivation resources.
Su Zilian looked at Xu Qingyang and said worriedly, "Brother Yang, now that Ye Xingchen is dead, the Nanyang Ye Family will definitely avenge him!"
"What should we do?"
Seeing the worry on Su Zilian's face, Xu Qingyang smiled softly and said dismissively, "If the Ye Family dares come seeking revenge, I wouldn't mind wiping them out!"
He had not forgotten the grudge he held against the Nanyang Ye Family for coveting his fortuitous opportunity.
Seeing how confident Xu Qingyang was, Su Zilian could not help sighing. The Nanyang Ye Family was nothing like the Qi Family of Heavenly Martial City.
Not only was its own foundation terrifyingly deep, but it also had close ties with powerful figures at War God Academy.
It looks like I'll have to ask my master to step in and protect Qingyang when I return to Azure Waves Academy!
Su Zilian thought to herself.
Then Xu Qingyang looked in a certain direction and said meaningfully, "Zilian, we've found enough treasures. It's time to head out!"
"All right!"
Su Zilian gave a slight nod.
Then, with a thought from Xu Qingyang, the Red Sparrow Sword rose into the air. He pointed with two fingers held together, carrying Su Zilian out on his flying sword.
"Wow!"
"Brother Yang, when did you learn the Sword-Controlling Technique?"
Pressed against Xu Qingyang's back, Su Zilian asked curiously.
Xu Qingyang smiled at her question. "A few days ago!"
Something suddenly occurred to Su Zilian, and a glimmer of delight flashed in her beautiful eyes. Brother Yang must have learned this Sword-Controlling Technique through the fortuitous opportunity he obtained!
Soon, they emerged from the Boundless Mountains. Just as they were about to stop, a cool female voice rang out.
"Junior Sister Su Zilian, you're out too!"
Hearing the voice, Xu Qingyang and Su Zilian looked up to see Wang Pan, Luo Yu, and the other Azure Waves Academy disciples watching them with strange expressions.
Xu Qingyang said nothing, while Su Zilian smiled. "Little Yu, Wang Pan, since you came out so quickly, you must have found quite a few treasures!"
At the sound of her voice, Wang Pan, Luo Yu, and the others instantly froze.
At that moment, they truly did not know what to say.
Luo Yu glanced at Su Zilian, then turned her gaze toward Xu Qingyang and said with a faint, ambiguous smile, "Young Master Xu, I remember you saying you would let Junior Sister Su Zilian collect treasures until her hands went weak!"
"I wonder how many treasures you helped Su Zilian find?"
Almost the instant her words fell, Wang Pan and the others burst into laughter.
Clearly, they were certain Xu Qingyang could not possibly have helped Su Zilian find any treasures.
Facing the gazes of Luo Yu, Wang Pan, and the others, Xu Qingyang narrowed his eyes, then stretched lazily and smiled. "Little Lian, show them some of the treasures you obtained!"
Hearing Xu Qingyang's words, Su Zilian did not hesitate. She immediately took out the many spirit herbs she had acquired. Naturally, she would not display a treasure like the God-Striking Whip.
If Wang Pan, Luo Yu, or the others became greedy, wouldn't she only be making trouble for him?
"How... how is this possible?"
When Wang Pan, Luo Yu, and the others saw the spirit herbs in Su Zilian's hands, their eyes widened involuntarily, and they spoke in disbelief.
They had not obtained even a spirit herb. How could Su Zilian have found any?
Suddenly, Xu Qingyang fixed his gaze on Luo Yu and Wang Pan, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth. "You're so concerned about Zilian finding treasures. Could it be that you didn't find a single one yourselves?"
Even without Luo Yu saying it outright, Xu Qingyang could guess the answer.
After all, with the all-encompassing treasure-hunting mode the Desolate Tower had activated for him, no one else could possibly find any treasures.
"Who says we didn't find any treasures?"
Hearing Xu Qingyang's words, Wang Pan snapped in flustered anger, "We found at least three hundred treasures this time, if not five hundred!"
"Exactly!"
Luo Yu said.
Seeing their guilty expressions, Xu Qingyang merely smiled without exposing them.
By then, Su Zilian had finally understood. Wang Pan, Luo Yu, and the others had not obtained any treasures. No wonder they were acting like this.
For a moment, she felt incredibly fortunate that she had followed Xu Qingyang into the Boundless Mountains to search for treasures.
"Xiaoyu, Wang Pan, it's getting late. We should return to the academy and report what happened here to the elders!"
Su Zilian spoke.
"All right!"
Wang Pan, Luo Yu, and the others all nodded.
Su Zilian then left with them.
Meanwhile, Xu Qingyang rode his flying sword toward Heavenly Martial City.
Heavenly Martial City.
The Qi Family.
Inside a great hall, Qi Yue, dressed in purple robes, alternated between sitting on a long chair and pacing across the floor, his face thick with anxiety.
Just then, Qi Taicang led a black-robed man into the hall. Seeing them, Qi Yue immediately asked, "Qi Taicang, who is this?"
"Former Patriarch, this is Young Master Ye Tian of the Nanyang Ye Family. He is also our Qi Yunyin's cultivation partner!"
Qi Taicang cupped his hands and bowed respectfully to Qi Yue.
Hearing this, intense delight flashed in Qi Yue's eyes. He turned to the black-robed man and smiled. "So you're Young Master Tian! I've long heard of your deeds!"
"You are surely one of the finest among the Nanyang Ye Family's younger generation!"
"It is truly Yunyin's good fortune to be able to marry you!"
Qi Yue's flattery greatly satisfied Qi Tian's vanity.
In truth, his position within the Ye Family was extremely awkward. Above him, the Ye Family's young master kept him down; below him, the Ye Family's prodigy, hailed as a born supreme, did the same.
Thus, he had two ways to escape this situation: earn merit and win cultivation resources from the Ye Family, or seek fortuitous opportunities!
Ye Tian stepped forward and looked at Qi Yue, speaking warmly. "Former Patriarch, you flatter me!"
Qi Yue smiled without speaking.
Then Ye Tian continued, "I came to Heavenly Martial City this time with only one purpose: to avenge Yunyin's father and seize Xu Qingyang's fortuitous opportunity!"
At those words, the smile on Qi Yue's face grew even wider.
What Ye Tian had said was exactly what he wanted, aside from Xu Qingyang's fortuitous opportunity.
Qi Yue said, "Young Master Tian, our goals align. I will help you kill him, take revenge, and obtain Xu Qingyang's fortuitous opportunity!"
Suddenly, a middle-aged man in white robes appeared beside Ye Tian and said, "Young Master Tian, Ye Xingchen, the ninth elder, Xu Xianke, and the others died in the Boundless Mountains. Xu Qingyang is suspected of being involved!"
At those words, Ye Tian instantly froze!
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