They took advantage of the darkness to launch a sneak attack on the chosen one.

At this moment, the expressions of the onlookers became quite interesting.

"Isn't this the person in charge of the Linglong Pavilion, Wang Gebi?"

They naturally recognized him; he was the one who had just presided over the auction.

He was also the person in charge of the Yu City Linglong Pavilion.

"Interesting, what a huge piece of gossip."

Shadow Five slapped Wang Gebi with the flat of his blade.

"Speak, who ordered you to do this?"

Wang Gebi spat out a mouthful of blood.

"The Linglong Pavilion's Young Miss, Linglong Yunyou."

As soon as these words were spoken, a wave of sighs erupted.

Shadow Five looked at the Elder.

"Good, good, good. Your Linglong Pavilion truly has guts and audacity, trying to play mind games with our Zhongli Family."

"You motherf*cker, just you wait. We'll see if our Zhongli Family comes looking for your Linglong Pavilion or not."

The Elder's panic was visible to the naked eye.

"Honored guest, for the sake of my Face, why don't we go inside and talk?"

Shadow Five shook his head.

"I'm afraid you'll kill me."

"Someone will naturally come looking for you."

"When has my Zhongli Family ever been bullied like this? Just you wait."

Shadow Five finished speaking and crushed a jade pendant.

He disappeared, taking Wang Gebi with him.

At this moment, the surrounding people also hurriedly dispersed.

Although they didn't know who the Zhongli Family was...

...an existence that could make even the Linglong Pavilion wary was definitely no small matter.

The Elder's Face darkened, feeling uneasy in his heart.

Dammit, he shouldn't have come over.

Linglong Yunyou was currently seeing Yu Linmo off.

"Yunyou, will you be in any trouble?"

Linglong Yunyou shook her head.

"It's a small matter; I just need to push out a few pawns."

"When the time comes, I'll have that person bring that stone tablet to you and apologize in person."

Yu Linmo nodded; he had done all he could.

"The Main Pavilion's Elder has already arrived. I need to go back and handle this matter. You must be careful these next few days."

Yu Linmo nodded.

Linglong Yunyou turned around, her expression already dark.

Returning to the Linglong Pavilion and seeing the Ninth Elder, her expression shifted.

It was actually the Presiding Elder. It wasn't such a big problem, so why would he come here?

"Young Miss Yunyou, could you explain why you engaged in malicious bidding and even sent people to hunt someone down?"

"Do you have any idea how much the Linglong Pavilion's reputation has suffered this time?"

Linglong Yunyou was completely bewildered.

"Ninth Elder, don't forget that you are an Elder of the Linglong Pavilion, not an outsider. Are you questioning me?"

The Ninth Elder slammed the table and stood up.

"Linglong Yunyou, has your head been kicked by a donkey? Do you know who you were hunting down?"

Linglong Yunyou lifted her head.

"Ninth Elder, please remember your status."

The Ninth Elder pointed a finger.

"Good, good, good! Linglong Yunyou, you're something else. You're quite capable."

"I have no right to manage you. Don't regret it when the time comes."

Linglong Yunyou ignored him.

More troublesome matters had occurred before, and the Linglong Pavilion had always been fine.

The Sound-Transmitting Jade Talisman lit up.

Linglong Yunyou took it out.

"Father."

"Get back here! If you defy this command, don't ever come back for the rest of your life."

Looking at the now-dim Sound-Transmitting Jade Talisman...

Linglong Yunyou's expression changed.

Her father had never spoken to her in such a harsh tone before.

She looked toward the Ninth Elder.

"Young Miss, please go back. I am old and my eyes are failing; I cannot handle things properly. I shall return to the Main Pavilion to resign."

After saying this, the Ninth Elder tore through the Void Realm and vanished.

Linglong Yunyou's heart sank to the bottom.

Cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

She suddenly thought of Chu Xinghe.

Could it be because of him?

"Someone, come here. After I leave, tell Brother Yu that I need to go back and handle some matters, and tell him to stay safe."

"I'll come back to see him in a few days."

After speaking, Linglong Yunyou crushed a jade pendant, and a teleportation array appeared.

From the distant Guanxin Tower, Chu Xinghe watched this scene quietly.

"The nuisance has finally left."

"It's finally peaceful now."

[Master, you might be at peace, but the Child of Destiny's Luck value has dropped by ten thousand.]

[Master, no need to explain. You are helping the Child of Destiny grow on his own. I know. Rewarding 100,000 help points.]

Chu Xinghe rubbed his nose.

He felt a bit guilty.

Then, remembering he had no conscience, he instantly felt righteous.

"System, what do you know? Look at this Child of Destiny, he's a waste. Only by stimulating him can he continuously grow. Tonight, I will help him recover and repair."

[Master, I didn't say anything, did I?]

[The help points have already been given to you.]

Chu Xinghe was stunned for a moment.

A basic attack...

...baited out my ultimate.

Coming back to his senses, he took out the mysterious stone tablet.

He looked at the Star Source contained within.

I'm really reluctant. Let's give him a tenth of it.

Thus, Chu Xinghe went against his conscience and took nine-tenths for himself.

"How are the things I asked you to do?"

Shadow Six nodded.

When night fell...

...Chu Xinghe led his people and stealthily made their way to the City Lord's Manor.

"Who's there?"

Yu Linmo had just spoken.

*Smack.*

A slap landed on his head.

He fell unconscious instantly.

Shadow Six carried Yu Linmo.

They arrived at a hidden location.

Chu Xinghe took a deep breath.

He took out the immortal demon zither.

A powerful dao rhyme emanated from it.

Shadow Five and Shadow Six gulped.

Chu Xinghe took out the Star Source and various Origins, fusing them together.

He stuffed them all into Yu Linmo's Dantian.

However, a force of resistance appeared.

Chu Xinghe frowned.

The immortal demon zither vibrated.

Buzz buzz buzz.

Phantoms of an immortal and a demon manifested in the surroundings.

Their mouths seemed to be chanting something.

Shadow Five and Shadow Six gulped. The Immortal-Demon Body.

Young Master Chu was actually an Immortal-Demon Body.

Buzz buzz buzz.

A golden dao rhyme appeared on Yu Linmo's body.

Clang, clang, clang.

A bell tolled three times.

It threatened to blast the Immortal-Demon sound away.

"That's enough."

As Chu Xinghe's voice fell...

...Shadow Five crushed a jade pendant.

Buzz buzz buzz.

A vortex appeared.

An aged hand emerged from the vortex.

It grabbed the Golden Bell.

The Golden Bell was seized and pulled into the vortex.

The surroundings returned to tranquility; even the dao rhyme had been cleared away.

Not a single trace of an aura remained.

Chu Xinghe took a deep breath. When would he be able to reach such a Realm?

He just didn't know if that Golden Bell would be returned to him.

"Let's go, send him back."

Chu Xinghe had the Saint erase the memory of Yu Linmo being knocked unconscious.

"Wait."

Chu Xinghe suddenly raised his hand.

"Check his memories. There's bound to be something about your Young Miss."

The Saint moved his arm.

He began his investigation.

Seeing that portion of memory in his sea of consciousness, he instantly wiped it away.

"Young Master Chu, thank you."

"No need to be polite. Just have your Zhongli Family give that Golden Bell to me."

Saint: ... Shadow Five and Shadow Six: As expected of Young Master Chu.

"Implant that Cultivation Technique into him."

The Saint nodded.

Simultaneously, he altered the circulation path of Yu Linmo's Cultivation Technique.

"Send him back. Next, we wait for things to ferment."

Chu Xinghe shook his head. This is hard work.

"System, see that? His strength will recover tomorrow."

[Master has done well. The Child of Destiny's Luck value has dropped by another twenty thousand. It must be hard on Master. Rewarding 200,000 help points.]

Chu Xinghe sighed.

[Master, no need to explain. He is young now and it's exactly the time when he needs to strive. I understand everything.]

[Only by experiencing various betrayals will one strive to grow. It must be hard on Master.]

Chu Xinghe shook his head. He didn't even need to make excuses; the System had already thought of them for him, though its tone was quite sarcastic.

"System, you seem to have changed?"

[Master, it's not that I've changed, it's that you're deceiving me. I asked you to assist the Children of Destiny, but the first two were assisted straight to the Hall of Yama.]

[This one is probably next.]

[As long as Master is happy.]

[Perhaps it's possible that Master is the protagonist. It's not that I'm trying to be open-minded; I've just come to terms with it.]