Chapter 211

Fan Xiaoxiao and the others hurriedly descended the mountain. This time, Xiao Hei didn't even bother to let her walk on her own. He carried her on his back and leaped several times through the mountains.

It has to be said that having kung fu skills saved a lot of effort. What was originally an hour and a half journey down the mountain was shortened to half an hour by Xiao Hei.

From afar, they could see the two groups of people facing off on either side of the mountain.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered it was Tianzun and Renle's group.

"Young Master Hei! Over there! Come closer and listen to what they're saying!"

"good"

Xiao Hei responded and landed on a cedar tree. The angle here was high enough to see the situation clearly. He carefully put Fan Xiaoxiao down.

Fortunately, the voices on the other end were quite loud, allowing them to hear what was being said clearly.

...

Renle had changed her clothes today, no longer wearing the fiery red wide-sleeved dress. She was now wearing silver armor, her hair was styled high with a purple jade crown, and a belt with animal heads adorned her waist. She didn't look like a princess; she resembled more of a female general.

She raised her head high, her exquisite and alluring face filled with arrogance and disdain: "Celestial Venerable, what do you think you're going to do?"

The Celestial Venerable opposite still looked unremarkable, and the person beside him was still Sang Lan'er, whom Fan Xiaoxiao was familiar with.

He casually stroked his beard, completely unconcerned about the princess's appearance.

"I am going to save my disciple."

"save?"

Ren Le let out a cold laugh, his phoenix eyes almost rolling to the sky.

"Who to save?"

“My disciple—Xiahou.”

Ren Le frowned, and the moment the Celestial Venerable uttered Xiahou's name, her expression immediately turned icy cold.

"You mean your disciple Xiahou? Ha, old man, didn't you say yesterday that your disciple was in Tianshan? How come you're going to rescue him today? You're playing me for a fool. Do you know what a terrible crime that is?"

Her words were extremely harsh, and as soon as she finished speaking, the whip in her hand struck the ground with a whooshing sound.

The attendants around her were startled by her outburst, their eyes twitching involuntarily, but the Celestial Venerable opposite them remained unhurried. He took two steps forward with his hands behind his back like an ordinary old man, and continued, "I would never dare to deceive the royal family, but I am very curious, how come the princess did not discover that the people from the Demon Palace had secretly infiltrated my Heavenly Mountain when she was clearly guarding the foot of the mountain?"

"The Demon Palace!"

A member of the Imperial Guard let out a sigh: "When did the Demon Palace arrive?!"

The Celestial Venerable chuckled and didn't even glance at the man.

"You should ask your Imperial Guards about this. Normally, it's my disciples from Tianshan who guard this place and report the mountain bell, but when I came down today, why was Master Fang nowhere to be seen? If they had rung the bell last night, my disciple wouldn't have been arrested! And wouldn't have..."

At the end, the Celestial Venerable paused for a moment, as if he almost impulsively said something he shouldn't have.

He sighed, flicked his sleeve, and finally showed a hint of impatience on his face.

"Please make way, Princess! I must lead my men to pursue the Demon Palace Master, Gu Yue!"

"Gu Yue! It's actually Gu Yue!"

Many members of the Imperial Guard had heard of this name, and it immediately caused an uproar among them.

Ren Le glanced at them, his eyes icy. The Imperial Guards seemed to realize their lapse in decorum and immediately fell silent, many of them with beads of sweat on their foreheads and backs.

Fortunately, Renle was not in a hurry to settle scores with them. Instead, he looked at the servant beside him and asked, "Who is that Gu Yue?"

The person next to her clearly knew who Gu Yue was. When he heard the name, his face paled, and when Ren Le asked, his body trembled slightly.

"This person is the youngest palace master of the Demon Palace. It is said that no one has ever seen his face. All that is known is that he enjoys killing, has a crazy personality, and his age is also a mystery..."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something, paused, leaned close to the princess's ear and whispered a few words quickly. Then Renle's expression changed immediately.

She shoved the guard beside her abruptly, her face dark and menacing.

"You said you went to investigate Gu Yue!?"

The Celestial Venerable nodded, staring intently at Ren Le without flinching.

Ren Le's expression shifted several times before he suddenly grinned and said, "Since you, Heavenly Venerables, are going to investigate Gu Yue's whereabouts, I can't very well interfere with your Tianshan Sect's internal affairs. However... the townspeople here have been frequently offending me these past few days, and you know what kind of crime it is to offend someone of noble birth. Since you, Heavenly Venerables, are going to investigate Gu Yue, then I can deal with these townspeople as I see fit, can't I?"

Fan Xiaoxiao frowned. This Ren Le was truly shameless. Was she trying to negotiate with the Heavenly Venerable based on the interests of the townspeople of Tianshan Town?!

Although the Celestial Venerable may appear ordinary, he is still the supreme master of the martial arts world, and how could he tolerate such provocation?

As expected, the Celestial Venerable's expression instantly turned cold, and the surrounding leaves rustled even without wind.

Fan Xiaoxiao felt a chill run down her spine, goosebumps rose all over her body, and her heart began to tremble uncontrollably.

However, her reaction was relatively mild. Ren Le, who was facing the Heavenly Venerable, and the Imperial Guardsmen began to tremble uncontrollably.

The celestial being before them seemed like a demon just emerged from hell, exuding a strong aura of malevolence.

He stepped forward and looked coldly at Ren Le.

"I don't know what my fellow villagers of Tianshan Town have done to offend the princess, that she has forced her to risk the lives of our people to tell me this matter!"

Ren Le pressed down hard on his trembling hands, trying his best not to show any fear.

"Ha, if I say there is, then there is! The people of this dynasty are all the people of my father! How I decide to deal with them is my prerogative! If the Heavenly Venerable is unwilling to see them suffer, I might as well show you a way out—hand over your granddaughter, Bai Chaoyan. That way, I won't delay your business, and I can also report back to my father."

"boom!"

As soon as Princess Renle finished speaking, she heard something graze past her ear, and then a large tree, as thick as an adult's embrace, fell down behind her.

The guard beside Ren Le was so startled by the loud noise that he almost fell to his knees, but he reacted quickly and grabbed the flag beside him. However, he immediately regained his composure, raised his eyebrows at the Heavenly Venerable, and shouted, "Insolence!"

But then, Renle slapped him across the face with a sharp crack.

"Princess...?"

The guard stared in disbelief at Ren Le, but the latter didn't even glance at him. Instead, he gave the Heavenly Venerable a maniacal smile: "Interesting! Interesting! Hahahaha! You actually dare to defy me!"

The Celestial Venerable coldly stared at Ren Le, his gaze as cold as the ice atop the Tianshan Mountains, devoid of any warmth.

"Have you laughed enough? I already said yesterday that Bai Chaoyan is not in Tianshan!"

At this point, the Celestial Venerable paused slightly, then said to Renle, word by word, "And Princess, don't forget what our Tianshan Mountain truly meant to the Zhou Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)