"Where's my horse? It was just here!"

Under the tree, on a stone bench, an elderly man with white hair looked at the chessboard with a puzzled expression.

He clearly remembered that he still had a horse and a cannon, but now the horse was gone.

How would I know your horse? Get off now!

If it doesn't work out, then it's a draw!

Yang Dong said with an impatient look.

"Wait a minute, Old Yang, you old geezer, did you steal the game again?"

The white-haired old man thought for a moment, then looked at Yang Dong with a suspicious expression.

That old man, his chess skills are terrible, but his addiction is huge.

If I could beat him, I wouldn't have bothered playing chess with him.

"Old Li, stop making excuses and get going!"

Yang Dong urged him impatiently.

As a dignified sword immortal, isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to steal a horse?

It's already a favor that we didn't steal from you.

"Never mind, it's a draw, a draw!"

"continue!"

Yang Dong smiled and picked up his teacup.

The taste of hot tea is simply indescribable.

"Grandpa, Grandma is looking for you!"

Just then, Yang Xiaoqian's voice came.

"puff!"

Yang Dong couldn't hold back and sprayed his tea out.

"Girl, don't spread rumors."

"Grandpa, I don't have a spouse."

Yang Dong muttered as he looked at Yang Xiaoqian who was walking towards him.

Then, he froze.

Even after twenty years, he still can't forget that face.

He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Dong hurriedly wiped the tea stains from his lips.

"Little Flower, you're not dead!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Yang Dong wanted to slap himself.

That foul mouth of yours, it only brings trouble!

Seeing this, Yang Xiaoqian finally felt relieved.

As long as they're not enemies.

"He's not dead!"

Xiao Qing looked at Yang Dong with a smile and said, "Shall we go for a walk?"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Yang Dong jogged towards Xiao Qing, his previously hunched body instantly straightening up.

Her silver-white hair had unknowingly turned jet black.

The wrinkles on her face were gradually smoothed out.

Her originally somewhat thin body was no longer so thin.

"Master..."

"Ahem... Xiaoqian, you go back to the shop first, I'm going out for a stroll with your Grandma Xiaohua!"

After saying that, Yang Dong waved his hand, and a gentle breeze carried Yang Xiaoqian towards the shop.

Even after returning to the shop, Yang Xiaoqian was still dizzy.

Was that man really my grandfather?

Just how high is his martial arts level?

A series of question marks appeared in Yang Xiaoqian's mind.

......

"Holy crap! Is that Old Yang's wife?"

"What kind of incredible luck did that old man have?"

Under the tree, after a long while, someone finally spoke.

"You didn't see it, that old guy's wrinkles disappeared from laughing!"

"If I had a wife that young, I'd be grinning from ear to ear!"

"What a pity, a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."

"That doesn't make sense! How could such a pretty young girl like Old Yang?"

"Could it be that the tonic wine from his shop is really effective?"

"You shameless old man, you're so old and still so indecent!"

......

"Little Flower".

"Um!"

What's your real name?

"You can call me Xiaohua if you like!"

Xiao Qing smiled calmly; a name was just a code, and she didn't care.

And Xiaohua's song isn't bad either.

After all, it was a nickname she chose herself.

"After I killed that man that day, I was already exhausted."

I thought I was going to die, but a little guy saved me.

It took me several months to recover. I went back later, but the city had already disappeared.

Those who died there were all buried, without even leaving their names.

Yang Dong said apologetically, "Later, I heard that the sect behind that person was looking for me, so I took Xiaoqian and left the Northern Frontier."

Is that all you're going to tell me?

Xiao Qing raised an eyebrow, his gentle gaze turning sharp.

"I've been looking for you for twenty years, not to hear your apology."

I just want to ask, do you still stand by what you said back then?

Yang! Great! Sword! Immortal!

The last four words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

Xiao Qing's calm eyes burned like flames.

"It counts, of course it counts!"

Yang Dong nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Just do the math!"

Xiao Qing smiled and then naturally took Yang Dong's arm, saying, "Come back to Hezhou with me, I'll take care of you!"

I've seen Xiaoqian; she's quite suited to the Linlang Palace's martial arts. I'll have Han Qing take her as his disciple.

"I'll listen to you!"

Yang Dong lowered his head, completely immersing himself in the role of a man from Shuzhou.

No one could have imagined that the person before them would be the Northern Frontier Immortal-Slaying Sword.

Yang's shop closed down that very day.

No one knew that Yang Dong and his grandson had already gone to Hezhou with Xiao Qing.

......

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were few.

Outside Xichuan City, there are unnamed, precipitous peaks.

Two prodigies from the Fish and Dragon Rankings faced off at the summit.

After the war, Zhou Tianxiong squatted on the ground, his entire body covered in sores.

The sharpest sword energy continuously emerged from his wound.

"Ye Baiyun, you're just stubbornly holding on."

I admit you won by half a sword, okay?

Looking at the figure holding a sword with his back to him, Zhou Tianxiong said irritably.

After he finished speaking, Ye Baiyun's legs went weak, and the long sword in his hand struck the ground.

He then turned around and grinned, his gaping teeth making him look nothing like a swordsman.

"Zhou Tianxiong, I have an idea, would you like to hear it?"

"you say!"

"Go find Li Fan and challenge him!"

"I'm not going!"

Zhou Tianxiong rejected the suggestion without even thinking about it.

Based on the intelligence at hand, fighting Li Fan would be no ordinary sparring match.

That madman really doesn't care about his life when he fights.

He wanted to become stronger through challenges, not to court death.

"Let me finish speaking!"

Let's go together. If I lose, you can rescue me.

If you lose, I'll rescue you.

Even if Li Fan is incredibly strong, he couldn't possibly take down both of us at the same time, could he?

What if I lose and you don't save me?

Zhou Tianxiong countered with a question.

"You coward, I'll go first, okay?"

"What are we waiting for? Let's go get him!"

"What's the rush? Come back to Jianmen with me to recover from your injuries, and while you're at it, find out where Li Fan is!"

"I'll do as you say!"

Two figures helped each other down the mountain.

The Dharma Masters who were secretly following also breathed a sigh of relief.

......

Nantian City, martial arts stage.

One man drew his sword, and frost rose; the sword energy, like plum blossoms, covered the entire training ground.

The other person, dressed in a wide Taoist robe, stood on the Seven Stars and Eight Trigrams, holding a Taoist sword that questioned the stars.

Every sword strike is effortless and graceful.

The winter plum blossoms collided with the starlight, and then they vanished from each other.

After exchanging more than two hundred blows, the young man in the Taoist robe gracefully descended from the arena.

"I have lost this battle!"

Zhang Shoucheng slightly cupped his hands, effectively admitting defeat.

On the arena, Lin Hanqing's expression remained expressionless, neither happy nor sad.

"Regardless of who wins or loses, they are all honored guests of the Prince's Palace."

Tonight, I will host a banquet at my palace to welcome all the heroes who have come to participate in the martial arts competition in Nanzhou.

The rewards for the martial arts competition will be distributed at the banquet!

After Zhou Qingtian finished speaking, cheers erupted from the audience.

......

"Little Celestial Master, why have you come to Nanzhou?"

"Observe the Qi!"

After leaving the arena, Lin Hanqing went straight to Zhang Shoucheng.

"Is there dragon energy in Nanzhou?"

Lin Hanqing asked with a surprised look.

"No."

Zhang Shouchang shook his head, then continued, "Domineering!"