13: Chapter 13 First Encounter, Ji Xuan's Perverse Pleasures

Ji Xuan's smile vanished instantly. His gaze sharpened, and his hand gripping the sword tightened once more.

"Stop hiding, come out."

Ji Xuan turned around, holding his sword in his right hand with the tip pointing diagonally at the ground.

His gaze was locked firmly onto that huge mountain rock in the distance.

He actually discovered me?

Behind the rock, a trace of undisguised astonishment flashed in Qian Renxue's azure eyes.

She was a level 53 Spirit King, and she had deliberately suppressed her aura. How could she be so easily perceived by a Spirit Grandmaster?

Interesting...

The corners of Qian Renxue's lips curled into a smile.

She immediately stopped hiding and walked slowly from behind the rock, her golden hair and dress fluttering in the wind.

Ji Xuan looked at the gradually clearing figure and was slightly stunned.

Someone with this appearance, who could still come to this mountain peak... is it Qian Renxue?

But she should be in the Heaven Dou Empire executing her undercover mission right now, how could she appear here?

Qian Daoliu had never mentioned Qian Renxue's existence to him.

This wasn't due to a lack of trust, but because her undercover mission was of great importance and could not afford any mistakes; the fewer people who knew, the better.

Besides, with his current strength, he was indeed not strong enough to help Qian Renxue.

"Not bad, kid, you were actually able to find me."

Qian Renxue looked at Ji Xuan, who was a head shorter than her, her voice carrying a hint of playfulness.

At the same time, she took an exquisite longsword from her spirit tool.

"Let your big sister see what your strength is really like."

Before she finished speaking, Qian Renxue's figure flickered, and she attacked with her sword. Her speed was extremely fast, yet she did not release her Spirit.

In Qian Renxue's view, for her, a Spirit King, to test a Spirit Grandmaster, it would be a joke if she needed to use her Spirit.

Oh? Want to test my strength?

Ji Xuan's mouth curled slightly. With a flick of his wrist, the Sword of Order cut through the air, meeting Qian Renxue's attack.

"Clang!"

The sword blades collided, instantly producing a sharp metallic ringing sound.

Ji Xuan used the force to retreat.

"Sword Intent of Wind and Thunder."

Qian Renxue's strength was at least that of a Spirit King, while his current comprehensive strength was only at the Spirit Ancestor level.

Ji Xuan dared not be the slightest bit careless and directly released his two great Sword Intents.

His speed and attack power instantly soared nearly fourfold, and golden arcs of electricity circled the sword blade.

Ji Xuan tapped his toes and attacked Qian Renxue with his sword, his figure fast to the extreme.

"Eh?"

Qian Renxue let out a sound of surprise, a look of approval flashing across her face. She hadn't expected Ji Xuan's explosive power to be so terrifying, far beyond her understanding of a Spirit Grandmaster.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

...

The two figures' sword lights intertwined as they exchanged several blows.

"Second Spirit Ability, Thunder Sword Qi."

The second spirit ring beneath Ji Xuan's feet lit up, and the power of thunder on the Sword of Order suddenly became violent.

In this instant, his attack power increased by more than double again!

Qian Renxue raised her sword to block, but was shaken by this sudden, immense force, causing her wrist to go numb and the sword in her hand to fall.

"Ah!"

She hadn't used her full strength to begin with, and now she was caught off guard, stumbling backward and falling.

"Careful!"

In the blink of an eye, Ji Xuan's figure stepped forward like lightning, his left hand precisely grabbing Qian Renxue's wrist.

Ji Xuan pulled back violently.

Qian Renxue's entire body was pulled forward by the force, and she happened to fall into Ji Xuan's arms.

Ji Xuan subconsciously hugged her.

Because he was a head shorter than Qian Renxue, his vision was instantly blocked, and he only felt darkness before his eyes.

A soft and warm sensation came, carrying a faint, fragrant scent.

Ji Xuan swallowed subconsciously, his heartbeat accelerating suddenly.

Possessing memories of his past life, he was no real eight-year-old child.

Moreover, on this Douluo Continent, one was basically an adult at twelve; his current body was already no different from those teenagers on Blue Star...

"You... hurry up and let me go!"

Qian Renxue clearly realized this overly intimate posture as well, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Ji Xuan coughed lightly and hurriedly let go.

Qian Renxue quickly stepped back a few paces.

"That... I didn't mean to."

Ji Xuan scratched his head, smiling sheepishly.

When he saw Qian Renxue falling backward, he hadn't thought much about it and just reached out to pull her, who knew...

"You... say no more!"

Qian Renxue turned, released her Seraphim Spirit, and instantly disappeared from the peak of Wuhun Divine Mountain.

Ji Xuan stood in place, watching Qian Renxue's figure disappear.

He took a deep breath, retracted his Spirit, and stepped down the mountain.

The purpose of this seclusion had been achieved, and it was time to go back.

...

Inside the manor residence.

"Xiao Xue, what's wrong?"

Qian Daoliu saw his granddaughter Qian Renxue returning in a hurry, her expression carrying a rare hint of panic, and couldn't help but step forward to ask with concern.

"I..."

Qian Renxue opened her mouth, but in her mind, she couldn't help but recall the scene on the mountaintop just now, making her earlobes flush slightly, and she was at a loss for words.

Qian Daoliu looked at his granddaughter's reddened earlobes with meaningful eyes; he naturally knew she had been running to the mountain top these past two days.

"Xiao Xue, have you met Ji Xuan?"

Qian Renxue nodded gently: "Mm."

"Then... what do you think of that child, Ji Xuan?"

Qian Renxue replied: "His talent and strength are indeed powerful..."

"Grandfather is not asking you about his talent and strength."

Qian Daoliu interrupted Qian Renxue, his gaze carrying a deeper meaning.

"I mean, how about letting him be your fiancé?"

Qian Renxue looked at her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, in astonishment.

"Grandfather, what... what are you talking about? We have only met this one time, and besides, he is only eight years old, I am so much older than him."

"Feelings can be cultivated."

"Age is not a problem either. You are both Spirit Masters; you have plenty of time in the future, this bit of age difference counts for nothing."

Qian Daoliu shook his head slightly, paused, and continued.

"Ji Xuan is a child of excellent Heart-Nature, and his talent is one in ten thousand. I am at ease handing you over to him."

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

Qian Daoliu and the others turned to look and happened to see Ji Xuan walking in from outside.

The gazes of Ji Xuan and Qian Renxue met in the air, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the manor became subtle.

Ji Xuan averted his gaze and walked to the two of them.

"Master, I am back."

Ji Xuan bowed to Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly and spoke.

"Xiao Xuan, let me introduce you. This is my granddaughter, Qian Renxue. You should have already met."

"She has been executing a secret mission outside before, so I did not inform you."

Ji Xuan felt a sense of weirdness in his heart. He was Qian Daoliu's Disciple, and Qian Renxue was his granddaughter.

According to seniority, shouldn't Qian Renxue call him Junior Martial Uncle?

Ji Xuan didn't know why, but a mischievous sense of humor suddenly arose in his heart.

Ji Xuan deliberately straightened his face, put on the posture of an elder, and nodded slightly toward Qian Renxue:

"So you are Master's granddaughter. Greetings, Junior Martial Niece."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air seemed to freeze instantly.

"You...! What did you call me?!!"

Qian Renxue's azure eyes widened instantly, and her voice rose a few notches.

She looked in disbelief at this Ji Xuan who was younger than her.

He... he actually dared to call her Junior Martial Niece?!

Qian Daoliu saw this and coughed lightly, "Xiao Xuan, let's treat each other's seniority separately."

Qian Renxue clearly did not intend to let it go at that.

She suddenly stepped forward, her red lips curving into an arc, and relying on her height advantage, she reached out and ruffled Ji Xuan's hair.

"Little Brother Ji Xuan, call me Big Sister!"