My Younger Sister, Jimo Zanxing
Jimo Qing neither knew nor wanted to know how much resentment Gong Chengsi at this moment.
He brought Sang Ying back to the venue and led her directly to his seat. Fortunately, the booth arranged by the Gong Household was quite large, and there was no problem for Sang Ying to sit down.
However, Sang Ying showed no intention of leaving with him. "Thank you for your help, Young Master Ji Mo, but my position is not available..."
"Why are you being so distant? Didn't you call me 'Big Brother' before?" Jimo Qing showed a disapproving expression.
Sang Ying felt somewhat embarrassed. She hadn't intended to take advantage of him, so she could only apologize, saying, "I'm truly sorry. Young Master Ji Mo appeared just in time, and I misspoke in my haste. I hope you won't take offense."
Seeing that she had misunderstood him, Jimo Qing felt even more helpless.
"You don't need to be so nervous. My men told me about you a month ago. I already know you used the name of the Jimo Household to handle some minor troubles." He referred to Cui Shu as "minor troubles."
It was only after reviewing the scene captured on the Image-Retaining Stone that Jimo Qing remembered Sang Ying's current appearance.
Sang Ying was taken aback when the other party pointed this out, not expecting that the other party had known all her movements so early on.
"I don't mean to blame you, I just want to tell you that since you're going to use the identity of the Jimo Household's young lady, you might as well finish this charade." He glanced behind Sang Ying, then asked meaningfully, "What do you say?"
Following Jimo Qing's gesture, Sang Ying turned her head and indeed saw Gong Chengsi staring intently at them.
It seems the other party hasn't given up.
Sang Ying understood Jimo Qing's meaning, and without dwelling on it too much, she immediately agreed.
"Then I'll trouble you, brother, to take me there for a while."
At this point, Jimo Qing finally smiled again.
The two quickly returned to their seats in the first row, and as soon as they sat down, they were greeted with a chorus of polite greetings.
However, most of these people's eyes were fixed on Sang Ying.
"The young lady beside the eldest young master has an extraordinary air about her. I wonder who she is?" someone couldn't help but ask.
However, Jimo Qing felt completely unoffended. Instead, he enthusiastically introduced Sang Ying's identity to the other party, "This is my younger sister. She was raised at home since she was a child. Now that she has cultivated to the Golden Core, we dared to let her come out for some training, so none of you have seen her before."
"Oh? She's actually the eldest young master's sister?" From Jimo Qing's words, everyone could see how protective the Jimo Household was of this young lady. "May I ask your name, fairy?"
Sang Ying's eyebrows twitched; she hadn't told Jimo Qing her name yet.
"Jimo Zanxing," Jimo Qing began, "Zanxing Ye Yue, this is not only my younger sister's name, but also my father's and my expectations for her."
Everyone gasped softly. At first glance, "Zanxing and Moon" seemed harmless, but upon closer examination of Jimo Qing's words, it clearly meant that even if the girl wanted the stars and moon, they would pluck them down for her!
It seems the rumors about the Jimo Household are true; they're all doting fathers to their daughters!
The head of the Jimo Household hid his daughter for so long, only daring to release her after she had formed her Golden Core. Such deep love for his son is truly touching!
The group of cunning old foxes pondered Jimo Qing's words repeatedly, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this "Jimo Zanxing" girl was not to be offended. When facing Sang Ying, their expressions became increasingly gentle.
Surrounded by a group of people offering their concern and care, Sang Ying felt pressure for the first time.
She truly hadn't expected Jimo Qing to be so capable of fabricating stories, and she wondered what the Jimo Household head's reaction would be upon hearing of this.
The thought that the name Jimo Zanxing would soon spread throughout the Immortal Spirit Realm gave Sang Ying a headache—she wondered if the Jimo Household head would even listen to her explanation.
Fortunately, Jimo Qing was very perceptive and immediately noticed Sang Ying's discomfort. So, after a few words, he dismissed everyone.
At the same time, he didn't forget to comfort Sang Ying and tell her not to worry about it. After all, he didn't know others, but he knew his own father quite well.
With this daughter, he'd be more than happy; he'd probably wake up laughing that very night.
However, Sang Ying didn't take this to heart, because her full attention was focused on the slowly rising iron cage.
The central pool water was stirred up again, and the appearance of the ice dragon drew everyone's attention.
However, this time, along with the ice dragon appeared the Dragon-Slaying Platform, which exuded a strong Sha Qi!
Jiang Zhuoxue, huddled in Sang Ying's sleeve, recognized it almost immediately—it was the spot where she had been stripped of her scales and horns.
The Gong Household is really going all out; they even found artifacts from ten thousand years ago.
The guards had already been trained by their master many times, and as soon as the ice dragon appeared, they quickly approached Cang Lian with their chains.
Soon, these iron chains will firmly lock Cang Lian's head, tail, and limbs. When the iron cage is opened, Cang Lian will be transferred from the cage to the Dragon-Slaying Platform.
At that moment, a massacre began.
The Gong Household father and son, watching all this from afar, suppressed their excitement.
Gong Chengsi, in particular, couldn't help but ask his father, "Father, you promised me that you would give me those dragon eyes after the conference!"
"What's your hurry? I said I'd give it to you, and I will. Instead of wasting time arguing with me, why don't you investigate the matter of those two guards fainting?" The head of the Gong Household said impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Gong Chengsi gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger.
His anxiety is understandable; he is the eldest son of the Gong Household head and was quite talented in the past. Those dragon eyes should have belonged to him.
Unexpectedly, Gong Chengsi's second younger brother was discovered to be exceptionally talented from birth, and his progress in cultivating pupil techniques was rapid. Not long after he officially began cultivating, he completely overshadowed Gong Chengsi's brilliance.
Therefore, the head of the Gong Household bypassed his eldest son and gave the pair of dragon eyes, which should have been passed on to the next head of the family, to Gong Chengsi's second younger brother.
This fueled Gong Chengsi's resentment.
The father and son were lost in their daydreams about the future when they were completely unaware that the ice dragon in the cage had slowly opened its eyes, and the array plate it held in its claws was now glowing faintly.
Just as the guards were about to lock Cang Lian's neck, a gentle breeze suddenly blew through the closed hall.
No one paid much attention to it, but Jimo Qing, who was sitting next to Sang Ying, keenly sensed the fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.
At this moment, Sang Ying no longer cared whether Jimo Qing would notice. All her attention was focused on the iron cage in the middle. When she felt the array being triggered, Sang Ying gently held her breath.
Silence seemed to fall, and the dragon's half-closed eyes in the iron cage gazed at Sang Ying from afar. At that moment, the two seemed to have reached some kind of consensus.
The next second, a blinding white light suddenly shone, and the people who had been staring intently at the ice dragon had to temporarily look away. When they opened their eyes again, they were surprised to find that the ice dragon in the iron cage had already disappeared!
Before they could even utter a sound of surprise, and before the head of the Gong Household could even fully process his expression of astonishment, the ice dragon reappeared before them.
This time, however, they had no time to be happy, because the first thing the ice dragon did after escaping its cage was to slam its thick, powerful tail down heavily on them!