737: Call me Scorpion King

"You'd better not set your mind on that big hammer of yours..."

On Qingyang Peak, inside the Main Hall, Zhou Dingze glanced at the enthusiastic Zhou Xiutong with lingering fear, complaining in his heart, but not actually saying it out loud.

He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, his Grand-Aunt would take out that exaggerated hammer on the spot and give him a good whack.

At that time, he would truly have nowhere to complain.

In this entire Zhou Family, apart from those few, no one could control his little Grand-Aunt.

If he got beaten, it would definitely be like before, taking the beating for nothing.

Zhou Dingze's eyes sharpened, and he quickly looked away, pretending not to have seen anything.

"Cough~"

"Little Grand-Aunt, I still have to go to Heimu Peak and Baichen Peak today, so I won't be accompanying you here."

Zhou Dingze said casually, as if nothing was amiss.

"Mm-hmm."

Zhou Xiutong took out that large lump of Cloud Thunder Gold, weighed it, and was quite excited, not even bothering to look at the other treasures in her Storage Ring.

She seemed to be already measuring something.

From her stance, she was probably about to take out that pair of exaggerated big hammers.

Zhou Xiutong subconsciously nodded at Zhou Dingze's resignation.

This made Zhou Dingze, whose mood was inexplicably a little nervous, inwardly rejoice.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he almost laughed out loud.

Fortunately, he came to his senses in time.

He walked towards the outside of the Main Hall with an indifferent air.

But his speed grew faster and faster.

As he neared the hall door.

The smile on Zhou Dingze's face finally began to appear uncontrollably.

"Wait."

However, just as Zhou Dingze lifted one foot, about to leave this inauspicious place, a familiar voice sounded from behind him.

Zhou Dingze's body stiffened.

The smile on his face froze.

"Heh... heh..."

"Does Little Grand-Aunt have any other instructions?"

Zhou Dingze forced himself to calm down, and with great willpower, turned around and asked Zhou Xiutong, who had suddenly looked at him.

"Here."

Zhou Xiutong pouted.

Zhou Dingze was puzzled, and the next moment, a stream of light flew out from Zhou Xiutong's hand and stopped in front of Zhou Dingze.

"This is..."

Zhou Dingze's heart relaxed; thankfully, it wasn't a huge purple-gold hammer flying towards him.

However, this stream of light also caused some doubt to rise in his heart.

"A welcome gift for that Pavilion Master."

Zhou Xiutong had a look of understanding human hearts, as if she had already determined that Zhou Dingze's words were merely an excuse, and his true purpose was to rendezvous.

I... Zhou Dingze opened his mouth, then wisely closed it.

In this situation, the more he said, the more he would err.

"Thank you, Little Grand-Aunt, for the treasure."

Zhou Dingze grabbed the small, exquisite jade ring from the stream of light, thanked her simply, and the next second, turned and flew away.

"Whew~"

"Little Grand-Aunt's breakthrough has made her oppressive Aura even stronger..."

"If she suddenly got an idea and wanted to 'guide' me again, my small frame couldn't handle it."

Outside Qingyang Peak.

Zhou Dingze thought to himself, speeding up a bit, but he did not leave the island. Instead, he headed towards Heimu Peak in the northern part of Gui Zhou Island.

How could he be someone immersed in romance?

As the younger brother of Patriarch Zhou of the Qingyang Holy Land in the Chaotic Sea, and a mighty figure of the Zhou Family... Zhou Dingze was he, and he was someone who would climb all the way to the peak to see the highest scenery.

How could he be like common mortals, indulging in a land of comfort and forgetting to return home?

In the sky, a stream of light quickly streaked across.

Half an hour later.

In the northern part of Gui Zhou Island, on Heimu Peak.

Zhou Dingze, dressed in crimson precious robes, stopped and descended onto Heimu Peak.

Heimu Peak's protective formation slowly dispersed, allowing Zhou Dingze's figure to enter.

"Grand Elder, this is an item Dingze specifically collected from a merchant who came from the north. Grand Elder, please take a look."

Zhou Dingze's figure had not yet reached the peak of Heimu Peak when a soft, gentle voice came from afar, reaching the ears of the resolute Zhou Dingze.

His firm face had unconsciously softened.

He subconsciously straightened his clothes.

Zhou Dingze smiled and walked towards the peak.

A few days ago, Tingxue, the Pavilion Master of Water Moon Pavilion, had come to the Zhou Family as a guest.

For this, Zhou Dingze specifically had her visit Heimu Peak.

He strove to get acquainted with the Black Demon Great Elder here.

"Grand Elder, Tingxue."

Zhou Dingze greeted them from afar, having long forgotten his previous self.

At the same time.

Zhou Family Main Hall.

Zhou Dingyang entered from outside.

"Little Grand-Aunt, has Dingze left?"

Entering the Main Hall and not seeing Zhou Dingze, Zhou Dingyang asked softly.

"He went to Heimu Peak."

Zhou Xiutong glanced at the entering Zhou Dingyang, was about to look away, but suddenly thought of something and looked at Zhou Dingyang again.

"Dingyang, even as the Patriarch, you cannot neglect your cultivation."

Zhou Xiutong suddenly spoke.

She hadn't looked closely before, but just now Zhou Dingze was also there. Now, comparing the two, Patriarch Zhou Dingyang's cultivation was already a notch weaker than Zhou Dingze's.

"Hiss~"

Zhou Dingyang's heart trembled.

Things were a bit beyond his expectations.

He had specifically asked Zhou Dingze to invite Zhou Xiutong to divert her attention to Zhou Dingze.

This way, she wouldn't set her sights on him.

Who knew, his painstaking efforts seemed to be in vain.

"Not good."

Zhou Dingyang's eyelids twitched.

Since becoming Patriarch, it had been too long since he had been beaten.

At this moment, that long-lost feeling had once again surfaced from the depths of his heart.

"Cough, Little Grand-Aunt's lesson is well-taken."

Zhou Dingyang's expression remained unchanged as he thanked Zhou Xiutong.

"Alas~"

Zhou Xiutong sighed softly, saying no more.

"There are still many Disciples waiting on Martial Peak, I'll be leaving first."

She put away the large lump of Cloud Thunder Gold.

Zhou Xiutong nodded at Zhou Dingyang, then headed out.

She was no longer the young girl she once was.

Naturally, she would no longer engage in friendly sparring with the two who had grown into pillars of the Zhou Family.

However, in this Immortal Realm, cultivation was the foundation.

She also did not want the two of them to fall too far behind, which is why she often paid attention and offered a word of advice... The affairs of the Qingyang Zhou Family in the Chaotic Sea, although they attracted the attention of numerous powerful forces.

But for a certain Five-Colored Heavenly Scorpion roaming freely outside, the details were not well known.

Outside Yuan Ya Canyon, in the Five-Colored Marsh.

A massive Five-Colored Great Scorpion, exuding the Aura of the Late Nascent Soul Stage, majestically streaked through the sky, like a lord or monarch surveying his territory.

Behind the Five-Colored Great Scorpion, in the distant central area, there was an even larger five-colored pillar of light soaring into the sky, its Aura alone significantly stronger than that of this Five-Colored Great Scorpion.

"Second Master, Second Master, there's a discovery over there..."

At this moment, the Five-Colored Great Scorpion suddenly stopped, and a booming voice came from the mouth of a small grey scorpion below.

"Call me Scorpion Emperor."

The Five-Colored Great Scorpion's face hardened, radiating majesty and dominance.