"Oh, them? The one who carries water is called Mo Lin. He arrived not long after you went into seclusion, Master."
He said he wanted to become an apprentice and learn martial arts, but he accidentally entered Xuanji Mountain. Afterwards, he said that the luck here was very strong, so he stayed and refused to leave!
"This guy, he seems to have inexhaustible energy. He's always eager to fetch water and chop wood. He's already chopped enough wood for us to use for two hundred years!"
"The guy who was reading got into a fight with someone and was beaten half to death. He was lying dead at the foot of the mountain and lost most of his memory. He couldn't remember where he lived, so he just stayed there."
"Ah, his name is Zhou Jin. Thank goodness this guy can still remember his own name."
"And Sister Changying Guixu. She said if she didn't go back soon, Master would scold her to death. She also said that we should come visit her when we have time."
Sushang blinked her bright eyes and, counting on her little fingers, recounted what had happened in detail.
Xie Feng nodded slightly, but before he could say anything, Sushang suddenly bent her knees, her little bottom landing neatly on her heels, kneeling very obediently.
She reached out her little hand and gently hugged Xie Feng's leg, rubbing her apple-shaped face against it, and said very sincerely:
"Master, I'm so sorry! I admit my mistake. I'm just a lowly maid, yet I've been so disrespectful and presumptuous, taking them in without permission. My crime is heinous..."
As she spoke, she tried to shed tears, blinking her big eyes for a long time, but not a single tear came out.
This girl's acting is terrible.
Xie Feng wanted to laugh.
Sushang's attitude was sincere, and he took the initiative to admit his mistake, showing that he put his master first, which is commendable.
Moreover, Zhou Jin and Mo Lin's circumstances were special, so leaving them on Xuanji Mountain was understandable.
When Anping saw Sushang admit her mistake, his mind went blank for a moment. Xuanji Sect belonged to its master, and they were indeed wrong to make decisions on their own!
He began to hesitate: should he kneel down like the little girl?
But...
Wouldn't that be too effeminate?
Moreover, he simply couldn't imagine himself, a man who was 1.8 meters tall, kneeling before a man who was 1.9 meters tall, rubbing his face against the latter's thigh...
Just thinking about it makes my eyes water!
The only option is the simplest and most direct one...
Anping made up his mind.
Bang!
Suddenly, the entire Xuanji Mountain shook.
A ten-zhang-deep pit appeared in front of Xie Feng and Sushang.
Anping was kneeling in the pit.
His thick eyebrows were furrowed, his lips were pressed tightly together, and he looked righteous and fearless, ready to die for his cause.
"Brother Anping, what are you doing?"
Sushang lay on the edge of the deep pit, asking incredulously.
The children were stunned.
"N-nothing... I was just excited to see my owner, so I loosened the soil on the mountain. It was too hard, hehe..."
Anping forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
How embarrassing...
It's all his fault for kneeling too hard...
My knee still hurts a bit.
Xie Feng:...
There seems to be something off about the people on this mountain.
This is absolutely an illusion!
absolute!
Anping climbed out of the deep pit somewhat disheveled.
He reached behind him and pulled out a shovel from somewhere, then silently filled the hole.
Sushang began to report her progress over the past year to Xie Feng, "Master, my cultivation has reached the fourth level of the Ascension Realm, and after refining the Azure-Yellow Radiant Spirit Pill, my Pill Realm has reached the initial stage of the ninth rank. I have also studied the Cultivation Method you asked me to learn very well!"
"Brother Anping also very powerful; he's already advanced from the Tribulation Transcendence Realm to the Ascension Realm Second Stage!"
"Yes, you deserve a reward!" Xie Feng praised generously.
"Can I eat something delicious?" Sushang looked up at her delicate and pretty face, her little hand resting on her chin in a prayerful gesture, and asked expectantly.
"What would you like to eat? I saw a pasture on the back hill, and it seems there are spirit pigs there? How about braised pork knuckle?"
"Elbow, elbow, elbow..."
"Why are you suddenly stuttering? Look how excited the little girl is."
"No!"
Sushang looked terrified; she was extremely resistant.
Anping also looked visibly resistant.
Sushang covered his head, almost crying, "Braised Pork Knuckle, Master, are you punishing us..."
Xie Feng asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Sushang said with a sullen face, "That big brother Zhou Jin has been raising a lot of spirit pigs ever since he came to the mountain. He makes braised pork hock for us to eat. It's been a year, three meals a day, every single day! I feel like I'm turning into a pig!"
As she spoke, she closed her eyes, turned her neck, and looked as if she were looking at the past in a way that she couldn't bear to recall.
That's true; even the best food will get boring if you eat it every day.
Xie Feng tapped the little girl on the head, "You're a pig, you're so stupid."
Sushang covered his head, squatted on the ground, and decided to sever his master-servant relationship with someone for just one second.
How can you talk about someone like that?
You stinky owner!
You're the pig...
"Let Mo Lin take you down the mountain for some good food. I have to go out for a bit. Anping, come with me."
After a few jokes, Xie Feng said seriously.
Upon emerging from seclusion this time, his strength had greatly increased; one could even say that he was unparalleled and truly invincible within these Three Thousand Worlds.
So there are some things that need to be put on the agenda!
Central Continent.
At the edge of space, where yin and yang meet, lies an incomparably vast floating island.
On the island, buildings stand in rows, like a dense array of sharp swords, exuding a cold and oppressive aura.
Azure Dragon Clan!
The island can accommodate millions of people and has rivers, lakes and seas. On this morning, the dawn light shines on the endless, vast land, and people gradually become active and do things in an orderly manner.
Some were cultivating, some were competing in martial arts, some were dealing with family matters, some with trivialities, and some with political intrigue and the ethereal world of martial arts.
Everything was so harmonious...
Everything was so peaceful...
boom!!!
Suddenly, a deafening roar exploded across the heavens and earth!
That sound...
Like a trapped beast that suddenly opens its floodgates, it is about to devour the entire world!
"What happened?"
"Someone has broken into our territory!!"
"It's not human! It's a ferocious beast!"
"Go and report to Elder Xuan immediately!"
The peaceful tribe was thrown into chaos, dark clouds rolled in, and the land for thousands of miles trembled violently!
People were stunned.
Looking up, they saw ten thousand rays of golden light suddenly shooting out from the billowing black smoke high in the sky.
A ferocious beast slowly appeared, with a golden-green head, dark blue scales, and a back that undulated like a majestic, continuous mountain range. Its diamond-shaped eyes burned with raging fury!
Its body was enormous, almost blotting out the sky. It came through the clouds, and its four thick hooves landed on the ground. With each step, a crack appeared, and the earth quickly split open in a spider web pattern, splitting into a crisscrossing abyss!
It charged ahead recklessly, and no one dared to stop it! Or more accurately, no one could stop it!
"It's Qilin!!"
"Why would a Qilin appear in the Azure Dragon Clan?!"
"It's slaying dragons like crazy!"
"Run! Run!"
The Azure Dragon Clan were terrified and fled for their lives.
"This Qilin has gone mad!"
"A wild beast dares to trespass into my Azure Dragon Clan!"
Let's join forces and kill him!
The clan's powerful members were alarmed and rushed over. A hundred or so elders at the Mahayana Realm were the first to arrive. They joined forces to set up a formidable Formation, attempting to annihilate the Earth Qilin!