"Chen Xun." Yu Xuan had arrived, looking down at him from on high.
She wore a gorgeous purple palace gown, and one of her ribbons gave Chen Xun a vicious slap across the face. His lips trembled as he stared in disbelief at the tiny corner kicked off his precious chair, as though a slice had been carved from his own flesh.
Chen Xun said in a trembling voice, "Yu Xuan, I spent hundreds of millions of years refining this chair. It is brimming with the precious qi of Heaven and Earth, with supreme good fortune. You..."
"I'll pay." Yu Xuan cut him off directly. Those two words shut his mouth.
"Then there's no problem."
Chen Xun gave a light cough and sat straight down on the ground. He even studied Yu Xuan carefully. "You're quite a bit more radiant than before. Hehe, seems the Jade Terrace Immortal Palace has been treating you well."
He began teasing her.
Yu Xuan nearly rolled her eyes right out of her head. Chen Xun rarely had a serious moment. "I'm taking some disciples beyond the heavens. I'm afraid I won't be back for many years, so I came to let you know, lest you sneak over and chop down my Jade Terrace Immortal Tree while I'm away."
"Hey, be reasonable."
Chen Xun's eyes widened. He abruptly rose, his stance graceful and unrestrained. "Do you think telling this Dao Ancestor means I won't go chop it down?"
"Then I won't pay for that lousy chair of yours."
"Fuck!"
Chen Xun laughed in sheer fury, clenching his fists behind his back. "In that case, I won't go for now. I'll wait until you return before visiting."
"Spare me that act." Yu Xuan sneered, but then her imposing air suddenly weakened, and even her voice softened