“Sir, for what purpose have you come?”
Yi Xuan remained calm as she pulled her disciple back.
Her eyes held a hint of wariness.
Her senses were sharp; everything Jiang Suan had said had reached her ears.
Between the lines, he seemed very familiar with Yun Kui Mountain.
And yet, she had absolutely no memory of such a figure in her mind.
Moreover, Jiang Suan looked too young—black hair and golden eyes.
If she had seen him once, she never would have forgotten him.
Could he be an old acquaintance of Yun Kui Mountain?
In a place as large as New Eridu, there were bound to be some hidden sects.
Perhaps her Master had never mentioned him to her or her sister.
Setting that aside.
There was the secret of the Tiger Thiren clan.
A stranger shouldn’t know such a thing.
Furthermore, the man’s purpose remained unclear, and his fate was actually unreadable.
Strange…
Since the fall of the Old Capital, Yi Xuan had not encountered such a situation for a long time.
Recently, she had opened an array to endure the price of resisting the corruption of the Wei-Fei lands herself.
If he possessed the combat power of a Void Hunter…
She feared she might not be his match.
But Jiang Suan didn’t have that much on his mind.
If he knew Yi Xuan considered him to have Void Hunter-level strength, he would probably die laughing.
As a 21st-century modern person, he couldn’t even kill a chicken.
If even Rin came out, she could probably knock him flat.
However, since the main person of interest had appeared, he didn’t need to waste any more effort on baiting Orange Fufu.
The little tiger was cute, but can cuteness put food on the table?
Completing the system mission was the real priority.
But Orange Fufu was staring at him intensely.
It was only because Yi Xuan was holding her back that she hadn’t gone berserk.
Why did this bad guy stop talking?
And why was Master stopping her?
“Fufu, stay calm.”
“Senior Sister Fufu—”
A group of disciples followed them out of the temple: Ye Shiyuan with his fluffy big tail, the Panda Thiren Pan Yinhu, and Rin, who was glaring at Jiang Suan with sheer hostility.
This villain actually dared to touch Senior Sister Fufu’s ears secretly.
Unforgivable.
The scene had become quite lively now.
The residents of Chenghui Square all wanted to see what was going on…
Seeing this situation, Jiang Suan let out a deep sigh, looking as innocent as a girl being secretly photographed on the subway.
He pointed at his dilapidated stall.
“As you can see, I just came here to set up a stall and tell fortunes.”
“But this disciple of yours insists on driving me away and challenged me to a bet.
What can I say?
I had no choice but to take a look for her.
Can I be blamed for this?
You are a good Master, but there are some things a Master shouldn’t hide from her apprentice…”
Orange Fufu’s eyes widened.
Could it be that Master also knew about the Tiger-Taming Bell?
No, this must be the villain’s wicked scheme.
He wanted to drive a wedge between them!
“Don’t you dare try to ruin my relationship with Master.”
“Oho…
I didn’t expect the little kitty to be quite smart…”
“I told you I’m a tiger!”
Jiang Suan smiled as if admitting to it.
Fine, fine, it was all his provocation; your Master knows nothing.
He began packing up his stall on his own and walked toward Sui-Bian Temple, acting incredibly at home.
Yi Xuan said nothing.
The several disciples watched with wide eyes as Jiang Suan walked in grandly.
Wait, did anyone invite him in?
Master!
Are you not going to do anything?
But Yi Xuan merely locked eyes with Jiang Suan, shock blooming in her heart.
She had indeed calculated that Fufu would face a tribulation soon and had made full preparations.
She intended to lure out the Tiger Thiren holding the Tiger-Taming Bell to serve as a stepping stone for her disciple’s cultivation.
But how did this man know?
The man’s attention wasn’t on Fufu.
Instead, he was staring straight at her.
Was he here for her?
“The bet isn’t over yet.”
“It’s inconvenient with so many people outside.
Shall we go inside to chat?”
Jiang Suan walked to the newly purchased incense burner of Sui-Bian Temple, turned around, and invited the others in as if he were the host.
The sight made Rin’s fists tighten!
She had been worrying that she had no place to use the few moves she’d recently learned!
This guy was clearly a divine scammer.
Her Master was magnanimous, but Rin was petty.
How could she let someone bring the fight to their doorstep!
“Senior Brother, don’t stop me.
I’m going to show him the meaning of ‘manners’…”
“Oh, I didn’t see you earlier.
Isn’t this the child of the Sun God?
Want to go a round?”
Jiang Suan spoke playfully.
It sounded nonsensical, leaving everyone baffled.
Child of the Sun God?
What did that mean?
Everyone looked at Rin in confusion.
Only Yi Xuan was even more shocked.
With just one look at Rin, he knew her identity?
The air suddenly became still.
The wind stopped, and even the angry blue-haired girl froze in place.
A sudden emergency brake.
The child of the Sun God—Phaethon.
With one phrase, he had exposed her identity as a Proxy.
Could it be a coincidence?
It’s a dox!
He’s using a doxxing weapon!
Master Fufu, save me~
“What’s wrong?
You’ve stopped talking again when faced with a difficult question.
Could it be that I calculated wrong?
Could it be that the one who actually gets things done is your brother?”
Jiang Suan’s expression remained unchanged, but in his heart, he was shouting about how close it was.
Facing Rin, who could reel in fish weighing dozens of kilograms, he was truly afraid she’d just charge up and give him a left kick…
He continued to press his advantage.
“You, you, you…
something is wrong with you!”
Rin turned tail and fled, retreating behind Yi Xuan and Senior Sister Fufu.
She slowly peeked her head out.
She seemed to have been too impulsive just now; this person was problematic.
Master, I’m counting on you.
“Pfft…”
This actually made Yi Xuan laugh.
Her disciples were truly cute.
However, the gentleness in her eyes turned serious the moment she looked at Jiang Suan.
No matter who he was…
She was no longer that girl who needed to hide behind her Master and sister.
She already stood at the peak of New Eridu’s martial power.
The aura of a Grandmaster revealed itself at this moment—
Into the temple!
Close the door!
BANG…
The onlookers were shut out.
Jiang Suan’s heart trembled.
He was just pretending to be a divine scammer; Yi Xuan wouldn’t actually make a move, would she?
Did he accidentally overdo the act?
That would be bad.
But since he had already played the part this far, he had to see it through even if his teeth were shattered.
It was just being locked on by her aura, feeling like he could be pierced by blades of condensed Ether at any moment.
He wasn’t afraid at all…
His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly.
He finally understood the feeling described in novels—of being targeted by a powerhouse and trembling all over—yet he still didn’t show it on the surface.
“Since there are no outsiders, let the bet continue.”
“We shall perform divinations for each other.
The stakes remain the same: if I win, I can set up my stall at Sui-Bian Temple whenever I wish.”
“And if you lose?”
Fufu puffed out her cheeks.
Right now, no matter how she looked at him, he didn’t seem like a good person.
Although he didn’t seem like a bad person either—just a frustrating guy who left people hanging.
“If I lose…”
“I am at your disposal.
For example, I could parade through the streets wearing a wooden sign admitting that Orange Fufu is a majestic Tiger Thiren.”
“Or perhaps a sign that says ‘Lord Phaethon is Number One Under Heaven’?”
Jiang Suan continued to walk on the edge of danger, crazily testing Yi Xuan’s bottom line.
Flirting with the disciple right in front of the Master, huh?
Fine, you’re really something!
The Qingming Bird landed silently on the man’s shoulder.
In Yi Xuan’s hand, a shimmering golden talisman appeared.
She was a bit uncertain.
Did this man not care about her intimidation?
Or…
could he not sense it at all?
“I cannot calculate your path of fate, therefore we will not compete.
What about you?
Can you calculate what you will encounter next?”
“…”
The tension was thick enough to cut.
Jiang Suan was under immense pressure, but he just kept smiling.
How thrilling…
Master Yi Xuan is truly intense.
With her long, narrow, beautiful eyes, she looked at him with a cold and playful gaze.
It was truly captivating.
“Oh?”
“I didn’t expect Yun Kui Mountain to have no successors left.
After several hundred years, in the end, only some slaughtering techniques remain?”
“Even if you don’t bet, I will still divine for you.”
“After all, the fate of the Lone Star of Malevolence is not something one sees every day!”
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