Old man, what is your purpose?

Suandao felt a bit nauseous.

Just now, he said his name had a profound meaning.

Now he says even his farts have a profound meaning.

This bastard, he insults people without using dirty words, and he even beats around the bush.

Isn't this just calling him a fart?

Suandao's expression became serious.

"Big Brother, have you misunderstood me?"

Chu Xinghe took a gulp of wine.

"A powerhouse from the God-Demon Era running over here to call me 'Big Brother'—I don't think I'm that capable."

Suandao didn't expect Chu Xinghe to get straight to the point.

Fluctuations rippled around them.

A Restriction enveloped the two of them.

It was to prevent their conversation from being overheard.

Chu Xinghe acted as if he hadn't seen it.

"How did you see through it?"

The corners of Chu Xinghe's mouth curled up.

"Because my name is Chu Xinghe!"

Suandao was completely stunned this time.

Did the Old Devil tell Chu Xinghe?

"I didn't expect that Old Devil to have told you already."

Chu Xinghe's mouth suddenly curled upward.

Suandao froze when he saw this.

Damn it, I've been tricked.

This kid... Suandao fell silent.

He considered himself capable of calculating heaven and earth, yet he was invisibly played by this guy.

"Senior came over to intentionally ruin my good deeds; don't tell me it's for my own good!"

Chu Xinghe didn't speak.

Old Ancestor Zhongli letting this guy come over...

...indicated that he already knew he was still alive.

Who could get Old Ancestor Zhongli to come out? That would be Zhongli Qingmeng.

If Zhongli Qingmeng knew, she would definitely tell Jiang Wanyin.

A person flashed through Chu Xinghe's mind.

Wen Rushui.

Of course, the most important person in this was Shi Jingfeng.

Zhongli Qingmeng, you're really something.

Even the backup path for Shi Jingfeng has been arranged.

After Chu Xinghe figured it out, he set those thoughts aside.

Suandao looked at Chu Xinghe.

"You're actually right; I am doing this for your own good!"

Chu Xinghe glanced at Suandao.

"Then Senior's goal has been achieved. Can you leave now?"

Suandao looked at Chu Xinghe.

The more he interacted with this kid...

...the more he seemed like a layer of mist.

It made him impossible to see through.

Isn't he curious in his heart?

"Kid, don't you want to ask why?"

Chu Xinghe set down his wine cup.

"Then what is Senior's own purpose?"

Suandao sighed.

"I have some history with the Old Devil. He asked me to look after you; it's both a promise and a cooperation."

Chu Xinghe suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

Chu Xinghe shook his head without explaining.

"Senior, please go back. Thank him for his kindness; I appreciate the sentiment."

Chu Xinghe stood up after speaking.

After Suandao gave Chu Xinghe a deep look, his figure vanished... at the Zhongli Family.

Suandao had arrived.

"Old Devil, come out quickly."

"What is it?"

"What kind of thing is that kid made of? He only knows how to irritate people."

"You're the one without ability, yet you blame others!"

"I've really boarded your pirate ship. I'm leaving. What a bunch of nonsense."

Suandao vented his frustration and turned to leave.

Great Ancestor Zhongli did not try to keep him.

After a short while, Zhongli Qingmeng walked out.

She looked at Suandao's departing back.

"What do you want to say?"

"Xinghe must have proactively guessed it."

"Is that kid really that terrifying?" Even Great Ancestor Zhongli was a bit confused.

Is this kid really such an outlier?

He could even guess this.

"Great Ancestor, the fact that Xinghe didn't agree only proves one thing: he isn't the right candidate."

"I don't know this Senior, but I know Xinghe. This Senior has quite a few motives!"

"Old Ancestor, tell Xinghe that Great Ancestor Dongfang was killed by Jiang Wanyin."

Old Ancestor Zhongli looked at Zhongli Qingmeng in total confusion.

He seriously suspected these two had some kind of secret code.

But he just couldn't figure it out.

He was someone from the God-Demon Era, after all.

Yet he couldn't see through what two young people were doing.

If his granddaughter had known Chu Xinghe was alive before...

...she would have sought him out long ago.

This time, she was actually able to restrain herself.

"I seriously suspect you two are planning something big. Even I, your Old Ancestor, can't quite understand."

Zhongli Qingmeng did not speak.

After the last Heavenly Tribulation, the Nine-Colored Seed and the Chaos Seed that appeared in her body...

...were both given to her by Chu Xinghe.

That bad guy must have seen through her thoughts.

He didn't try to dissuade her.

He even agreed to let her do it.

It seems that when he was planning these later events...

...he wasn't certain either.

He didn't know what the Zhongli Family's ending would be.

It could be considered giving her a trump card, a hope for a comeback.

But her indulgence made her increasingly difficult to control.

In a short period of time...

...her strength had already reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

The speed of her strength improvement was even faster than before.

Once she could no longer be controlled and she was released...

...even Zhongli Qingmeng didn't know what kind of power would erupt.

"Just tell him, Old Ancestor. I won't be appearing for the time being."

Great Ancestor Zhongli was completely baffled.

"How about you explain it to me?"

Zhongli Qingmeng shook her head.

After turning to leave, she sent a voice transmission to Jiang Wanyin.

"Xinghe already knows that we know he's alive. I've already told him the news that you killed Great Ancestor Dongfang."

After Zhongli finished the transmission, she crushed the jade stone.

Powder drifted from her hand.

A vortex appeared in front of her.

Zhongli Qingmeng entered it.

Various Dao Restrictions surrounded her.

Zhongli Qingmeng closed her eyes.

Chu Xinghe was in Anxiang Tower.

A waiter brought a jar of wine to Chu Xinghe.

"Guest, the wine you wanted is here. You really know our Anxiang Tower; this wine is brewed using water from the Heavenly River."

Chu Xinghe laughed.

"I've heard of it for a long time, but I haven't been able to drink it despite passing through several places."

Chu Xinghe finished speaking and took out ten thousand top-grade Divine Stones to hand to the waiter.

"Please enjoy, guest."

After many people saw this scene, their mouths twitched.

Ten thousand top-grade Divine Stones for a single jar of wine.

Old Second and Old Third also became curious.

They walked down from upstairs.

They looked at the wine in Chu Xinghe's hand.

Chu Xinghe picked it up and looked at the two of them warily.

"If you want to drink, go buy it yourself."

Before Chu Xinghe could react...

...the wine had already appeared in Old Third's hand.

Seeing the shameless look of these two old scoundrels...

...Chu Xinghe was directly moved to angry laughter.

The two of them poured themselves a cup.

It looked like Clear Water and didn't have much of a scent.

Old Third took a tentative sip.

As soon as it entered his mouth, there was a cool sensation.

As it flowed down his throat, there was a burning sensation.

Following that, it was as if he were placed within the four seasons.

He experienced spring, summer, autumn, and winter all at once.

Old Second and Old Third looked at each other, both showing disbelief.

To think such a wine existed in the world.

"Waiter, another jar!"

Old Second shouted toward the waiter.

The waiter walked out.

"This guest, I'm sorry, but there's no more. A shop might only have one jar of Four Seasons Wine a year, at ten thousand top-grade Divine Stones a jar."

Old Second and Old Third were dazed.

Shouldn't such a delicious wine be sold more to make money?

"This was specially researched by our Anxiang Tower's master brewer. It's also because of the recent abnormal movements near the Heavenly Pool that we were able to get a jar here.

If it were before, a shop's sales would need to reach one hundred million top-grade Divine Stones just to have a quota for one jar—and even then, it's just a quota; it's not guaranteed."