So you're here for revenge.

Under Zhong Qing’s gaze, Xie Hao slipped down from a crack in the tile eaves, revealing his original form.

Beads of sweat, as big as beans, rolled down from his forehead.

He trembled, looking at Zhong Qing fearfully.

“Senior… Senior, I mean no harm!”

Zhong Qing did not display any special power, but his invincible demeanor had already been firmly imprinted in Xie Hao’s mind like a brand.

It made him unable to speak clearly.

Xie Hao’s appearance startled Wu Yue and the others.

They hadn’t expected that someone was hidden on Mufu Peak.

After several seconds of contemplation, Outer Sect Disciple Shi Xiaotian asked with some doubt, “Are you the Hao Han Sect Old Ancestor?”

The world is vast!

So vast that ordinary people might spend their entire lives and still not leave one region.

However, some circles are very small.

At least in the entire Eastern Region, many figures at the top of the pyramid know each other.

Clearly, Shi Xiaotian recognized Xie Hao, but the latter’s current appearance made him unsure.

After all, Xie Hao’s face was half-white and half-black from the smoke, making him quite difficult to recognize.

It even looked a bit comical.

Facing Shi Xiaotian’s question, Xie Hao forced a smile that was both awkward and polite, saying, “The Hao Han Sect has been given away by the Hao Han Sect Sect Master.”

“I am no longer an Old Ancestor; I am a lone wolf and do not deserve the title of Old Ancestor.”

Zhong Qing stroked his chin and asked, “So, you’re here for revenge?”

This calm and casual sentence made Xie Hao’s legs go soft, and he immediately knelt down.

“Senior, even if you lent me a hundred guts, I wouldn’t dare to seek revenge!”

“Then what do you mean by clinging to the tile eaves of my Mufu Peak?”

Xie Hao shivered.

He wanted to tell a huge lie.

However, Zhong Qing seemed to have the ability to see through people’s hearts.

“Don’t tell me you were just passing by.”

“I’ll give you one chance to rephrase!”

Xie Hao’s face turned green with fright.

At this moment, he wished he could slap himself a hundred times.

Why had he been so determined to test Zhong Qing’s limits?

Now, look at him.

He had found out some limits, but from the looks of it, he was about to be finished!

But at this point, evasion would not solve the problem.

Instead, it would be better to speak frankly and strive for leniency, perhaps even having a chance to live.

He immediately said, “Senior! Please listen to my explanation.”

“I, I came here to you because I had no choice!”

When he thought of his experiences during this period, he felt truly aggrieved.

He had been cultivating peacefully in his own territory.

Successfully breaking through to the Earth Profound Realm was supposed to be a very pleasant thing.

Who would have thought that after coming out of seclusion, his home was gone?

Who could bear that?

He originally just wanted to find out the truth about the Sect’s betrayal.

Then he directly plunged into a Dragon’s Den.

Who did he provoke?

He just wanted to find out the truth and get justice.

Xie Hao recounted his experiences during this period.

Afterward, he said with a desolate expression, “Senior, I truly did not intend to offend you.”

“Please, Senior, show mercy and spare me this once!”

Now, the truth was no longer important to him.

What Xie Hao wanted most was to leave Mufu Peak as quickly as possible.

This place was too terrifying.

If possible, he would never want to set foot there again in his life.

After listening to his account, Zhong Qing also sighed, feeling that this old fellow was quite unlucky.

“Slap yourself a hundred times, and then scram.”

In the end, he decided to give a minor punishment to serve as a warning.

If he had come openly, he might not have bothered, but this sneaky behavior was truly displeasing.

Hearing that Zhong Qing’s punishment for him was only a hundred slaps, Xie Hao was not surprised but rather delighted.

“Thank you, Senior, for not killing me!”

As he spoke, he began slapping himself wildly with both hands.

The force was astonishing; he truly did not hold back at all.

Until the end, his face swelled up by three circles.

Then, he rolled away directly, looking quite comical.

The scene was utterly ridiculous.

It made Wu Yue and Shi Xiaotian secretly astonished.

This Xie Hao was considered a prominent figure in the entire Eastern Region.

Yet now, just one word from the Peak Master had scared him into such a state.

Even the Limitless Sect Holy Land, their former Sect, did not possess such terrifying power.

They saw ten thousand rays of light on Zhong Qing.

That was the light of mystery, unpredictability, grandeur, and inscrutability.

Perhaps the best decision they had ever made in their lives was to leave their original Sect and join Mufu Peak.

For some reason, both of them had a premonition that even as the two Outer Sect Disciples of Mufu Peak, their future achievements would definitely be extraordinary, beyond imagination.

In the small courtyard!

After resolving Xie Hao’s matter, Zhong Qing waved his hand at everyone.

“Alright, there’s nothing else, you all may disperse!”

He beckoned to the Qilin.

The latter obediently floated before him, head lowered.

It rubbed its head against Zhong Qing’s clothes in a fawning manner.

The latter directly flipped onto the Qilin’s back.

“Let’s go, take me for a ride. What does it feel like to fly on a Divine Beast?”

Upon hearing this, the Qilin immediately soared into the sky.

Its strong four limbs trod the high heavens.

It roamed the Nine Heavens.

Its speed was like a flash of lightning.

Wherever it passed, a string of dazzling light followed, twinkling and lingering for a long time before dissipating.

Zhong Qing, riding the Qilin and looking down at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains below, couldn’t help but feel a slight ripple in his heart.

He stroked the Qilin’s black scales.

“You are all black, so from now on, I’ll call you Little Black!”

The Qilin was clearly not very satisfied with this name.

It let out a cry to protest.

However, Zhong Qing simply ignored it.

Before long, the two arrived above Ling City.

Seeing this, Zhong Qing’s eyes moved.

The main ingredients for refining the Reversal Pill were almost used up. Since he was here, he might as well go to the auction house to see if there were any large herbs he needed.

However, looking at the Qilin’s body, Zhong Qing was in a dilemma.

This fellow was too big; riding it was cool, but it was too ostentatious.

“Little Black, can you control your size and become smaller?”

Upon hearing this, although the Qilin was very reluctant about the name, it still obeyed and shrunk its body.

Finally, it became a small Qilin half a foot long.

With a movement of its body, it directly coiled around Zhong Qing’s arm.

Under the cover of his long sleeve, outsiders could not see it at all.

This skill greatly surprised Zhong Qing.

In his free time, he could pet it, and when traveling, he could ride it.

If someone came looking for trouble, he could also release it to fight.

No wonder it was called an ancient exotic beast, a mythical creature.

Such multi-functional use was truly incomparable to ordinary Yao Beasts.

Ling City Auction House!

Ever since Ye Zhen arrived here and heard about Zhong Qing’s many extraordinary deeds, he had taken up residence here.

He seemed determined not to give up until he met the person.

This day!

He sat at the entrance of the auction house as usual.

His gaze constantly searched the passing crowd, only to find that figure.

Although he had never seen Zhong Qing, through the portraits and the descriptions from Du Yanling and others, Zhong Qing’s appearance was deeply ingrained in his mind from waiting day and night!

Suddenly, his eyes widened, and his body trembled.

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