818: Call him senior brother

"Zhao Zhao~"

"Call me Senior Brother."

"Zhao Zhao!"

"Call me Senior Brother."

“...”

On Xuanqing Peak, a young boy and girl walked one after the other. Qi Yunxian took quick, small steps, barely keeping up with Zhao Zhao as he strode down the mountain.

"Fine."

"Senior Brother, should we go beg Master to see if we can set the daily time just a little bit later?"

Qi Yunxian took a large stride and grabbed Zhao Zhao's arm with both hands, her bright eyes blinking repeatedly.

Sigh~

Zhao Zhao let out a helpless sigh in his heart.

"No."

"The whole day's work depends on a good start in the morning."

"That is what the Old Ancestor said."

Zhao Zhao directly ignored Qi Yunxian's acting cute and pried her hands off.

The two were the same age and had grown up together; he was long since familiar with Qi Yunxian's weapons.

It was just that after his heart had softened once, twice, three times...

He would never let it soften again.

However, this move of Qi Yunxian's was very effective against his father and Uncle Qi, so he had to keep that in mind.

Zhao Zhao made up his mind.

He walked quickly down the mountain, heading toward the Family Cultivation Manual Tower.

In the Cultivation Manual Tower, there were not only Cultivation Techniques, spells, and Divine Abilities, but also many strange tales, character anecdotes, and geographical distributions; these were the things that attracted him.

Unlike Qi Yunxian, he had grand ambitions, aspiring to surpass his father and sister and become a Dao Lord.

And any strong person must surely possess profound knowledge.

"Hmph."

Qi Yunxian was helpless.

This move of hers worked every single time.

Whether it was her old man, Uncle Chao, other Seniors in the clan, or fellow Disciples.

Only Zhao Zhao was able to ignore it directly.

After today, there was one more.

Her Master!

Qi Yunxian's small face twisted into a ball.

She knew her Master's status was transcendent.

If she annoyed her Master, she feared that on the entire Gui Zhou Island, no one would be able to save her.

"The Hour of Mao it is!"

After a pause, Qi Yunxian steeled her heart.

"Zhao Zhao."

"Senior Brother."

"Wait for me!"

Seeing Zhao Zhao almost running out of sight, Qi Yunxian grew anxious, stomped her foot, and hurriedly chased after him.

“Wuu~ wuu~”

“I say, Old Qi, is this really necessary?”

Inside the main hall of Xuanqing Peak, Elder Beihai looked at the tearful Qi Dade and wiped his forehead, feeling somewhat unable to bear it.

It wasn't like he was marrying off his daughter.

Putting on this whole show of a life-and-death parting.

Old He certainly left quickly.

Elder Beihai glanced outside the hall.

He Run had left as soon as Zhao Zhao and Qi Yunxian went down the mountain.

He likely guessed Qi Dade would be like this and left to avoid the sight... In a valley within the Qingyun Mountain Range, Qingluan Province, Eastern Desolate.

Though it was night, the sky was bright, with stars dotting the firmament.

“Brother Zhou, the moonlight is truly beautiful tonight.”

A campfire illuminated the valley.

Three figures were scattered around the fire.

Looking up at the beautiful night sky, a smile appeared on Qin Shulan's soft and gentle face as she couldn't help but look toward Zhou Xiuyuan beside her.

They had traveled all the way here, and Zhou Xiuyuan was no longer obsessed with dueling various sword Masters.

Instead, during this journey of stepping across mountains and rivers.

The Concept in his heart had become increasingly pure.

It was already gradually developing in the direction he desired.

Zhou Xiuyuan was also looking at the night sky.

However, he was looking at the vast heavens, the boundless starry sky.

It was the vastness of heaven and earth, the extraordinary nature of the world.

This was indeed an extremely beautiful world.

Observing heaven and earth to reflect upon oneself.

“Yes, the night is very beautiful.”

Hearing Qin Shulan's words, Zhou Xiuyuan's expression became slightly dazed.

He thought of Shen Xuanzhao, and he thought of Yun Qingsi.

He thought of these two old friends who had shared hardships and trials with him.

It seemed he hadn't opened his heart like this in a long time.

He turned his head to look at Qin Shulan, who had accompanied him all this way.

Even though his heart held only the Dao of the sword, he could still sense Qin Shulan's feelings.

Under this moonlight, his heart, which had not seen a ripple for a long time, seemed to be touched.

“A long time ago...”

Zhou Xiuyuan spoke softly, as if telling a story that belonged to him yet also to someone else.

Qin Shulan was slightly stunned, and her heart couldn't help but fill with joy.

She then listened intently to Zhou Xiuyuan's narration.

As for the other side of the fire.

Zhou Guangyao lay on the ground with his hands behind his head.

He was also looking at the starry sky.

But in his eyes, the stars across the sky transformed into figures holding swords.

They were constantly clashing.

Sword techniques appeared one after another in the starry sky.

Listening to the voices nearby, Zhou Guangyao, who was manifesting sword techniques, felt for the first time that he was superfluous.

However, this thought only flashed by for an instant.

After all, his contributions on this journey could be considered significant.

After all, they couldn't possibly have two Void Refining Great Powers going out to gather information.

In the valley, the firelight flickered and starlight spilled down; it was a scene of total peace.

But this peaceful atmosphere was soon broken.

The cries of strange beasts drifted into the ears of Zhou Xiuyuan and Qin Shulan from the night in the distance.

Zhou Xiuyuan's voice paused as his Divine Sense swept out.

A few Nascent Soul Cultivators... Zhou Xiuyuan didn't intend to pay them any mind.

In this beautiful world, Cultivators killing, competing, and fighting were all common occurrences.

Nothing could be more normal.

Qin Shulan was secretly a bit annoyed.

These people didn't appear earlier or later, but chose this exact moment to show up.

Bang!

At that moment.

Someone outside the valley was using an Earth Escape Technique to rapidly approach the valley.

Just then.

A long spear suddenly fell from the distant sky.

Boom!

The spear plunged into the ground.

Someone screamed underground.

Clearly, they had been struck by this spear.

A moment later, the spear flew out from the ground, carrying a plain-looking woman.

The plain-looking woman held a treasure box woven from golden cloth in her arms; her Golden Core was shattered, and she clearly wouldn't survive.

At that same moment.

In the sky, a group of Cultivators wearing green armor and riding Qinggang Beasts appeared.

The leader summoned the spear to him, took the treasure box from the woman's arms, gripped the spear, and with a casual shake, reduced the woman to a mist of blood.

“General, over there...”

At this time, behind the spear-wielding Cultivator, another Cultivator also clad in green armor sent a transmission, glancing toward the distant valley where three people were.

The man called General gazed there for a moment.

He slowly shook his head.

“Let's go.”

The group came quickly and left just as fast.

The Qinggang Beasts beneath them trod upon astral winds and disappeared into the night.

Qin Shulan glanced in the direction they had vanished.

If those people had been foolish enough to try and attack them just now.

She would have been happy to kill them with a single sword strike to vent the frustration of being interrupted.

But those people had simply taken the box and left.

“People from the Qingluan Imperial Dynasty.”

Zhou Guangyao looked into the distance and spoke softly to the two.

Above the Qingyun Mountain Range.

“General, why didn't we just...?”

Behind the General, the green-armored soldier was somewhat puzzled.

They were ordered to hunt down this runaway Palace Lady and retrieve the treasure box.

It was said that this Palace Lady had stolen a very important item from the Imperial Lord, which was hidden inside this treasure box.

This was a secret, and the capture mission was carried out by the Green Armored Guards, who were personally trained by the Imperial Lord.

Logically, if there were witnesses, they should all be killed regardless of whether they were involved.

“Their auras seemed too ordinary, yet I could not see through them.”

The General's expression was grave; fortunately, the box was not lost, and the contents inside were also intact.