Called to Account

Yi Xuan and Xiao Anhe both felt a sense of familiarity from that roar, and even Shi Zhenghao felt that the voice seemed familiar.

Feeling uneasy, Xiao Anhe looked in the direction of the explosion, then said in disbelief, "You blew up the old lady's palace?"

Shi Zhenghao was standing next to him, also looked in the direction of his master, and then stiffly turned his neck.

"Junior brother, I advise you that if things don't work out, you should go and hide somewhere. I've never seen the Supreme Elder so angry before!"

Xiao Anhe turned to look at Yi Xuan at this moment. Although he didn't say anything, Yi Xuan understood from his eyes that his master meant the same thing.

In fact, the instant the Firmament launched its missile, Yi Xuan knew he was in deep trouble.

Of course, he wasn't worried about Shi Zhenghao's life or death. After all, it was just an experimental bomb. Although it had some power, it was far from being able to hurt Shi Zhenghao. At most, it would just push him back a few meters through the shockwave.

Yi Xuan was worried about the missile's accuracy.

Because Yi Xuan lacks satellite positioning assistance, Firmament relies entirely on its Firmament radar and computer computing structure to aim at targets, and the existing airborne missiles themselves do not have the ability to track targets.

In other words, Yi Xuan's current missile strike method is actually quite simple: the Firmament detects the enemy's position through radar, locks onto the position, calculates the trajectory, and then launches its airborne missiles.

The missile's trajectory is fixed, flying towards the target point marked by radar. However, if the enemy target moves along the way, the missile will most likely miss.

However, during that attack, Shi Zhenghao didn't move an inch.

The reason the missile missed was entirely because Yi Xuan had temporarily replaced the conventional airborne missile with an experimental one, and the two were completely different in terms of quality, power, and performance.

However, the Firmament's computer calculated the launch conditions according to those of a conventional missile, which led to the current tragedy.

"Your Majesty! I just saw that thing fly from Grand Elder Xiao's mountain!"

"Yes, I saw it too!"

"Alright, come with me then. Let's see what Xiao Anhe and that brat have to say! When he was the sect leader, he was all respectful to me, but now that he's the supreme leader, he's acting like he's going to shit on my head? I'm not dead yet!"

Hearing the sounds from nearby, Yi Xuan and the other two knew they were in deep trouble. The old matriarch had devoted her entire life to the sect, and now she had blown up his palace in public—wasn't that like slapping him in the face in front of everyone?

Xiao Anhe and Shi Zhenghao exchanged a glance, then quickly stood side by side, shielding Yi Xuan behind them.

When the old lady came up with several disciples, she saw Xiao Anhe and Shi Zhenghao.

Her gaze swept back and forth between the two men before finally settling on Shi Zhenghao.

"Oh, isn't this our Grand Elder Xiao's eldest disciple? What brings you back to the sect? Anhe! I remember this person should be a traitor to our Azure Cloud Sect, right? How come you, the former sect leader, are hanging out with a traitor?"

After hearing the old lady's words, Shi Zhenghao could only awkwardly bow to her, then lower his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Xiao Anhe smiled and asked the old lady, "Oh, what's wrong? Who made you angry?"

"Make me angry? How could I, an old man, dare to get angry? If I dared to get angry, wouldn't I be the one getting blown up next?"

At this moment, the old lady also noticed something was wrong. Even if Shi Zhenghao and Xiao Anhe hadn't seen each other for many years, there was no need for Shi Zhenghao to be so close to his master upon their first meeting. The two were practically shoulder to shoulder, with not even a tiny gap between them.

Furthermore, the Cultivation Realm all wore loose-fitting robes, which perfectly concealed Yi Xuan behind them.

However, don't forget that this is the Cultivation Realm. The old woman's appearance remained unchanged, but her Divine Sense directly probed behind the two of them.

Within his Divine Sense, a familiar figure appeared.

"Come out here, Yi! I knew it was you!"

Hearing the old lady's words, Yi Xuan knew he couldn't escape, so he scratched his head and walked out embarrassedly.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. It was truly an accident! I was just demonstrating my latest Puppet Technique to Master. As you saw, the effect was quite good, and your palace is the best proof!"

After saying that, Yi Xuan looked at the old lady with a proud expression, as if to say, "Look how amazing I am! I've developed the Puppet Technique you taught me to this level. Praise me!"

Unfortunately, the expected praise did not come; Yi Xuan only received a flick on the forehead from the old lady.

With his hair and beard flying wildly and his face contorted with rage, the Supreme Elder shouted at Yi Xuan, "Do you know how many years that palace has been with this old man? It's older than your master, and now you're just going to destroy it like that?"

"But I'm experimenting with Puppet Technique!"

"Stop using Puppet Technique as an excuse. If you don't give me a reasonable resolution to this matter, I'm not letting you three off the hook!"

Xiao Anhe, who was standing nearby, came to Yi Xuan's side and said in a low voice, "The old lady's palace was built under the supervision of my master, your grandmaster. Over the years, the Azure Cloud Sect has experienced countless ups and downs, but the old lady's palace has remained as solid as a mountain. Even though it has been exposed to the elements and is now dilapidated, she has never agreed to allow the sect to carry out any repairs!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Xuan realized that he had indeed gotten himself into trouble.

For cultivators of the old lady's age, the hope of advancing to a higher realm is slim, and at this point, the old lady's lifespan may only have a few decades left.

In the days that remained, besides hoping that the Azure Cloud Sect would become stronger, only some memories of the past could give him some comfort.

His palace was the repository of most of his memories, but now that repository has been blown up by Yi Xuan.

The fact that the Supreme Elder didn't take direct action already shows Yi Xuan's status in his heart.

Thinking about Shi Zhenghao's attitude just now, if this was really Shi Zhenghao's doing, then Shi Zhenghao might already be able to start recuperating.

After listening to his master's words, Yi Xuan understood the importance of this palace to the old lady.

At the same time, an idea popped into Yi Xuan's mind.

The old lady was still angrily berating Xiao Anhe and his followers for their poor conduct when she suddenly noticed that Yi Xuan had appeared in front of her at some point, looking at her with starry eyes.

Feeling somewhat bewildered by Yi Xuan's gaze, the old lady asked sternly, "Young Yi, why are you looking at me like that? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because I, your ancestor, am lenient with you. Today you blew up my palace, and I only scolded you a couple of times. What if you cause a huge disaster outside in the future?"

"And you too!"

Shi Zhenghao, who was watching Yi Xuan scolding him, was secretly laughing, but he didn't expect the old lady to directly point it out to him.

"You think nobody knows about all the mess you've been up to all these years? If you can't control what's in your pants, you're bound to get into trouble sooner or later! Let me tell you, if you can't control yourself, this old man can help you! Hey... Yi boy, what are you doing?"

Before the old lady could say anything more, Yi Xuan grabbed her and started running down the mountain.

Xiao Anhe and Shi Zhenghao exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what kind of trouble Yi Xuan was up to now.