Chapter 59: The Loli Old Lady’s Ears
Above the main peak of Xuanxing Sect, in the skies, a waterside pavilion, gracefully built against the clouds, hung above the suspended mountain peak. Beneath it, a massive circular lake had been carved out artificially, with several elegant pavilions and towers erected on it, supported by beams and pillars extending above the water’s surface.
Under one pavilion, Wang Shouren and Lei Wanjun were seated on either side of a chessboard, deeply engrossed in their game. Two white-clad young attendants with dust brushes in hand stood by, occasionally pouring tea and wine for the players.
After Wang Shouren made a move, he glanced at Lei Wanjun’s furrowed brow and asked, “Is Elder Lei still upset?”
“Hmm?” Lei Wanjun raised his gaze, then stroked a short beard on his chin. “I’ve been thinking about the motives behind the attack on Miss Xiaoxiao and her companions.”
“Those professional soldiers from the Seven Killing Sect were likely hired for the job,” He continued.
“The question is, who hired them?” Lei Wanjun furrowed his brow. “The three girls—one with the bloodline of the Holy Emperor, one the young master of Xuanxing Sect, and the other without any notable background. Elder Wang, who do you think the Seven Killing Sect was targeting?”
Wang Shouren pondered for a moment. “If the attack was against Xiaoxiao, it might be the work of the other four sects among the Five Sects. If it was aimed at Yudie, someone might be after her lineage of the Holy Emperor. It’s unlikely they were targeting Lianxue.”
Lei Wanjun wasn’t certain either and said, “Once we capture the leader of the Seven Killing Sect, we can find out more.”
Wang Shouren understood his point. Xuanxing Sect, being one of the Five Sects, had made numerous allies and enemies. If the attack was against Xiaoxiao, it likely involved the other four sects. If against Yudie, someone was targeting her Holy Emperor bloodline.
Lei Wanjun continued, “We sent disciples to find the whereabouts of the Seven Killing Sect’s leader, but so far, no useful information has been obtained. They are elusive, and without the sect master’s direct involvement, it’s challenging to catch them.”
“Did we inadvertently alert them?” Wang Shouren inquired.
“Unlikely. I only sent trusted disciples to avoid stirring the waters. If those rats want to hide, we might need to turn the entire Western Region upside down to find them,” Lei Wanjun remarked.
Wang Shouren acknowledged, “True unless the sect master takes action, it won’t be easy to apprehend them.”
Lei Wanjun expressed frustration, “The Seven Killing Sect managed to gather information about our sect’s formation, crossing a line. If we don’t act decisively, they will become even more lawless in the future.”
As he spoke, Lei Wanjun angrily made a move on the chessboard, causing a thundercloud to gather in the previously clear sky suddenly.
Wang Shouren, noticing the thundercloud, cautioned, “Elder Lei, try not to get too upset. Your wrathful thunder technique might disturb the sect leader’s seclusion, and that could lead to…”
“Hiss—”
Hearing him mention the sect leader, Lei Wanjun took a deep breath. The thunderclouds in the sky, formed by the energy of the thunder spirit, instantly changed from black to pure white, and Lei Wanjun’s expression shifted from anger to a smile.
“I’ve had my share of that too…” Lei Wanjun sighed, “I accidentally disturbed her during her afternoon nap once. She directly threw me from Xuanxing Sect to the border of the Western Region, telling me to ‘finish my business’ before coming back. It took me more than a month of flying with my sword to return to Xuanxing Sect that time…”
“Haha…” Wang Shouren couldn’t help but laugh, “In the entire Western Region, only the sect leader would dare to compare your wrathful thunder technique to finishing business.”
“Hey, it’s painful to even talk about it,” Lei Wanjun sighed.
At this moment, a Xuanxing Sect disciple briskly crossed the water pavilion platform and approached the two of them.
“Elder Wang, Elder Lei.”
“What’s the matter?” Lei Wanjun glanced at the disciple.
The disciple bowed slightly and said, “About an hour and a half ago, someone was engaged in a private battle at a lake in the mountains next to Xuanxing Sect.”
Lei Wanjun’s eyebrows twitched slightly as he listened. Wang Shouren quickly added, “Causing trouble around Xuanxing Sect? That’s unusual. But this matter should be reported to the central peak. Why did it come to Elder Lei?”
The disciple explained, “During the private duel, a disciple participating in the sect selection was abducted. The person’s name is Feng Yudie. The disciple suspects that this incident is related to the previous incident at the rear mountain of Xuanxing Sect, so he came to inform.”
Snap—
Upon hearing this, Lei Wanjun’s eyebrows furrowed, and he slapped the table with his palm.
“This is outrageous!”
The thunderclouds, which had just turned white, instantly darkened once again, and they grew several times larger.
Boom—
The thunderous sound echoed through Xuanxing Sect. Wang Shouren took a deep breath and quickly reminded, “Hiss—Elder Lei!! Don’t get upset… the sect leader, she…”
He hadn’t finished speaking yet. This time, above the thunderclouds, a giant hand with skin as smooth as gelatin suddenly appeared. The giant hand covered the sky and the sun, with several ��� symbols standing on the back of the hand, indicating the extent of its owner’s anger, comparable to a biting rabbit.
In the next moment, the giant hand closed its five fingers, gripping the thundercloud directly in its palm. With a crackling sound, when the palm opened again, the thundercloud had completely disappeared.
Due to the dispersal of the thundercloud, Lei Wanjun was instantly affected, almost stumbling, and the spiritual energy in his sea of qi exploded.
“Cough—” Wang Shouren quickly stepped forward, patting Lei Wanjun’s back and soothing him with spiritual power. He reminded me, “I told you, Elder Lei, don’t get angry. If you unleash thunder again, the sect leader will definitely send you to the border of the Western Region.”
Lei Wanjun swallowed saliva, quickly took two deep breaths to quell the anger, and then looked at the disciple who had reported the incident, saying, “Continue talking.”
“Yes!” The Xuanxing Sect disciple, with a fearful look at the sky, continued, “This information comes from a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage brought back by Bai Yuexin, a disciple of the Tianyun Peak.”
“A Qi Refining stage cultivator!”
“Yes, according to him, he and Feng Yudie were walking and chatting in the forest when a Foundation Building cultivator suddenly attacked them.”
“Where is this person?”
“Now in the sect’s medical centre,” the disciple bowed his head and said. “He also mentioned that he has something to pass on to the elders of Xuanxing Sect.”
“Lead the way.”
Lei Wanjun pondered for a moment, then looked at Wang Shouren, saying, “Elder Wang, let’s play this game another day.”
“No problem, I don’t have anything urgent either. I’ll accompany Elder Lei to see the Qi Refining stage cultivator.”
At Xuanxing Sect Medical Center, second-floor private room, Looking at the sky outside the window, Ye Anping, who had witnessed the sudden appearance of thunderclouds and the hand that crushed them, felt a mixture of emotions. He knew it was Lei Wanjun’s magical power that disturbed Si Xuanji, and then Si Xuanji smashed and exploded the thunderclouds with her hands.
Although he had seen it before, watching it from a computer screen and witnessing it in person were two completely different experiences.
The ear slap from Si Xuanji, the “old loli lady.”
It was quite shocking indeed.