Elder Qin felt a wave of disappointment and unease, a sudden illusion of fear rising in his heart. When he looked into Hun Yu’s slightly indifferent eyes, he involuntarily lowered his head. It wasn’t out of reverence or submission, but because of the overwhelming might of Hun Yu’s bloodline. After the protector bond between them was severed, that pure and powerful bloodline suppression made him unable to raise his head.
At that moment, he was utterly shocked, cold sweat dripping as he thought, “How is this possible? Even the clan elders don’t possess such a strong bloodline pressure. This kind of force that makes me bow down… I’ve only ever felt it from two people. Could it be—…No! Impossible. Absolutely impossible. It must be an illusion created by encountering the Soul Spirit Jade that can sever protector bonds. That’s what made me panic. It can’t be him.”
Hun Yu glanced at the faintly brightening sky and said, “Thank you for watching over me all these years, Elder Qin. I truly apologize for the trouble. Everything is fine now. You may return to the clan.”
With that, Hun Yu stood and headed toward the mountain peak where Xiao Han resided. He remembered clearly that at this point in time, Xiao Han hadn’t yet discovered the secret of the Blue Lotus Stone Platform. He only used it as a meditation aid, placing a mat on it during cultivation. At this hour, he should still be in the resting room, not the cultivation room.
Only after Hun Yu left did Elder Qin feel the pressure vanish. Relief swept over him. He looked at Hun Yu’s departing back with a complex expression. After standing there silently for a long while, his figure slowly faded and disappeared.
Meanwhile, Hun Yu arrived at Xiao Han’s cultivation room and immediately spotted the Blue Lotus Stone Platform placed by the window. His heart filled with joy. He quickly stepped in and picked it up. At that moment, a wave of warmth and familiarity flooded him.
A faint yet distinct joy radiated from the platform, like reuniting with a long-lost family member. That subtle, intimate resonance made Hun Yu feel a breeze of spring in his heart. It confirmed even more for him that this Companion Treasure was no ordinary item. In his past life, even after Xiao Han was crippled, this object helped him rise again. He believed it would also bring him back from the dead and ignite hope once more.
Just as he was about to leave with the platform, he bumped into Xiao Han, who was returning to the room. Xiao Han froze for a moment upon seeing him.
But Hun Yu tightened his hold on the stone platform and asked first, “Weren’t you so seriously injured you could barely get up? Why are you walking so briskly now? You weren’t hurt at all, were you!”
Hearing Hun Yu’s questioning tone, Xiao Han’s initially startled expression turned into a smiling face as he said, “Oh? My good Senior Brother, you’re not stupid after all. You actually noticed. But you’re mistaken—I really was injured. Just not from going to gather that Tianyu Cold Star Grass for you, you trash. I jumped off the cliff myself. And as for my quick recovery, we should thank Senior Sister Mu Qingwan. She gave me the Return Origin Pill.” The source of this chapter is novelping(.)com.
“Oh right, I should thank you too. That Return Origin Pill was something you nearly died trying to get for her. But well, Senior Sister Mu Qingwan dotes on me. She gave it to me instead. You don’t mind, right?”
Faced with Xiao Han’s provocation, the old Hun Yu would’ve flown into a rage, gnashed his teeth, and left heartbroken, tormenting himself endlessly afterward. But the reborn Hun Yu, hearing such taunts, felt nothing but boredom and annoyance.
He had no desire to tangle with the Heavenly Profound Sect anymore. All he wanted was to leave early with the Blue Lotus Stone Platform and have nothing to do with this sect again.
“Is that so? Then shouldn’t you be tangled up with Mu Qingwan in sweet romance right now? What are you doing back here? And that Return Origin Pill… I don’t even remember giving one to Mu Qingwan. Thought I fed it to a dog.”
“You—”
Xiao Han was just about to explode but stopped himself and lowered his fist. This trash was about to be expelled from the sect anyway. If he injured him now and made a few Senior Sisters or even the sect master pity him, leading to him staying, that’d be a waste.
Suppressing his anger, he forced a stiff smile and said, “Oh? Senior Brother has grown so generous now? I remember clearly—whenever Senior Sister Mu Qingwan brought me something she got from you, you looked like you were ready to eat someone alive. And when she ignored your dying state to practice swordplay with me, personally feeding me food, didn’t you cough up half a liter of blood and fall into a coma for three or four days? Nearly died, didn’t you?”
Hun Yu sneered and said, “Then you probably heard wrong. I had finally grabbed something valuable and casually tossed it to two stray dogs. Who’d have thought those two mutts wouldn’t show a shred of gratitude and even barked at me? Afterward, they flaunted their affection in front of me. I couldn’t stomach such filthy displays, so I spat half a liter of saliva and slept for a few days to spare my eyes and ears from further pollution.”
Xiao Han’s fake smile froze on his face. Veins bulged on his arm. Why had he never noticed how sharp-tongued this cowardly trash of a Senior Brother could be? Though Hun Yu never directly mentioned him and Mu Qingwan, every word was dripping with scorn, making it unbearable.
Just then, Xiao Han spotted the Blue Lotus Stone Platform hidden beneath Hun Yu’s sleeve. His eyes narrowed as he said, “So this is why you came so early to my cultivation room—sneaking around to steal. You’ve got some nerve, touching my stone platform. Are you tired of living?” Find the original chapter at novelping.com.
Hun Yu hugged the platform tightly and sneered, “Your stone platform? Did your brain get soaked in water or are your eyes filled with shit? I’ve slept on it since childhood. Later, Mu Qingwan stole it from me and lent it to you. And now you have the nerve to call it yours? Shameless doesn’t even begin to cover it.”
The smile on Xiao Han’s face vanished completely. He stared hard at the Blue Lotus Stone Platform. It was true the item wasn’t his, but back then, whatever Hun Yu owned was his by default. So naturally, he believed it still was.
This item could aid his cultivation. Even if he didn’t fully understand its potential, the fact that it enhanced spiritual Qi absorption already made it an extraordinary treasure.
He remembered his hidden master once saying that this object couldn’t be fully deciphered even by him. It definitely had more than just the ability to accelerate cultivation, and he was told to guard it carefully.
Now Hun Yu dared to take it back when he wasn’t paying attention—how could he let that happen?
His expression darkened, and a growing pressure radiated from him as he coldly said, “Leave the platform, and I’ll pretend nothing happened today. If not—”
Just as he was about to strike and take it by force, a voice rang out, instantly dispersing his rising aura.
“Xiao Han, what are you doing out so early? Don’t you know how badly you’re hurt? If you keep this up, I’m going to get angry!”