"Are you tired? Have a cup of tea." Qingyue pushed the teacup in front of Liuyue.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle." Jun Liuyue smiled and nodded, picked up the teacup with her fair hand, and drank it all in one gulp. "The tea here is really delicious, Martial Uncle. But I still need to go and report this good news to my grandfather, so I'll take my leave now."

With that, the girl stood up.

The moment she turned around, a chilling glint flashed in Qingyue's smiling eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the girl staggered and slumped into a chair: "Why am I suddenly so dizzy?"

"Niannian, it won't hurt much. Your martial uncle will be gentle." Qingyue flicked his sleeve and closed the door.

"Everything will be alright once you wake up. You're still young and have a chance, but your master... has no chance. Your master doesn't want to die." Qingyue reached her hand into the girl's dantian.

"Qingyue!"

A furious growl rang out, followed by the door being kicked open.

Qingyue was startled, and then—a punch landed on Qingyue's chest, sending him flying.

"Pfft!" At that moment, the girl spat out a mouthful of blood. "It hurts, it hurts so much—!"

"Qingyue, what have you done to my granddaughter!" The Ninth Elder was furious, like a lion protecting its cubs. If looks could kill, Qingyue would probably be riddled with holes by now.

The girl was still vomiting blood, continuously vomiting blood, and her face turned pale.

"I didn't do anything." He hadn't even had a chance to do anything before this old man interrupted him, had he?

"boom!"

A barrage of fists rained down on Qingyue's chest.

His body was thrown against the wall like a rag doll, and because of the force, his body was embedded in the wall.

It's stuck like that.

"Grandpa, I'm fine."

The girl clutched her chest. "But... it seems my martial uncle wants to take away my divine bones. Grandpa, I'm so scared."

Divine bones?

Upon hearing these two words...

The Ninth Elder's eyes lit up; it was truly a blessing from heaven for the Su family!

"Guards, take this bastard to the Grand Elder! I swear I will not rest until he gives me an explanation!"

"Thank you so much, Grandpa, for standing up for me." Two tears welled up in the corners of the girl's eyes.

Coupled with his pale complexion, he looked extremely weak, which made people feel...pity.

Qingyue stared intently at Jun Liuyue, sensing that something was off about Su Nian, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

That's right! Su Nian has always admired Qing Yue.

They were even willing to do it for Qingyue.

No matter what happened, Su Nian could never do that.

This person is not Su Nian!

"Ninth Elder, this person is not Su Nian! She is definitely not Su Nian!" Qingyue shouted, and was punched in the stomach again.

The servant pried Qingyue out of the crack in the wall, and Bangbang punched him twice more.

"grandfather."

The girl lowered her head.

He concealed the cold smile in his eyes.

"You've been frightened too, go and rest. Don't worry about that bastard, Grandpa will definitely avenge you!" the Ninth Elder said. "However, Nian Nian, you've already broken through to the peak of the middle realm?"

"Yes, Grandpa." The girl nodded.

"Hahaha, such talent... who else but those of my bloodline could possess it?"

The Ninth Elder was extremely proud and put aside any remaining doubts in his heart.

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Temple.

A low roar came from the depths of the earth, where a blue dragon was imprisoned and was now frantically trying to break free of its shackles.

But the chains held it firmly in place, and it could only frantically slam its body against the wall.

Pat-pat.

Blood flowed down the Azure Dragon's body, and scales fell off in a fine rustling sound.

At this moment, the door of the main hall was opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in a gray-black robe came out.

He had striking features, but the hint of wickedness in his eyes made some people uncomfortable.

He bent down, picked up the bloodstained scales from the ground, and examined them closely.

With a roar, the Azure Dragon's massive head charged towards the man, just a hair's breadth away from crushing his skull. The Azure Dragon's eyes were blood red.

She wished she could tear the man in front of her to pieces and chew him up.

"You sensed it too, didn't you?" Yan Qi smiled as he met Qinglong's eyes. Then, he raised his hand and sent a powerful electric current flowing down the iron chains and into Qinglong's body.

Roar! The Azure Dragon's body slammed violently against the wall, finally crashing to the ground, its enormous pupils reflecting the man's sinister smile.

“If you had obeyed me back then, you wouldn’t have ended up like this, would you?” Yan Qi stepped forward and stroked the Azure Dragon’s head with his rough hands.

"Roar!" The Azure Dragon let out a series of low roars. As the current surged through the iron chains, it could only lie on the ground, unable to move.

"Someone, pick up the treasures on the ground." Yan Qi spoke slowly, and soon a guard stepped forward and picked up the dragon scales on the ground. These dragon scales were great treasures.

Without these scales, these Venerable Ones would not be able to maintain such a long lifespan.

Yan Qi walked out of the dark room.

"Any news about the other two divine jades?"

"Replying to Your Excellency, not yet... not yet."

The black-robed elder was drenched in cold sweat. He had clearly found the whereabouts of the Azure Dragon Jade some time ago, but all the people he sent had been wiped out! A bunch of useless trash.

Boom! Yan Qi didn't move, but the black-robed elder was already sent flying several meters away, his aged body crashing heavily into the wall.

"What a bunch of useless trash! What use is Tianjing Island to keep you?" Yan Qi sneered. Only by finding the four jade pendants could he open the chasm and reach the continent he had always dreamed of—the Nine Provinces!

Only in this way can he achieve immortality!

He has been relying on the essence of the dragon race to sustain himself all these years, but he also knows... this is not a long-term solution.

Yan Qi walked up to the statue, looked up, and had a complicated expression in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Jun Liuyue, disguised as Su Nian, had already returned to Su Nian's residence.

Recalling Su Nian's memories, she knew she didn't have much time; she had to obtain the Soul-Locking Jade before dawn.

She took out her night clothes from her spatial storage, opened the window, and quietly slipped out, her cunning figure instantly disappearing into the night.

...

Meanwhile, Wentian Academy was in an uproar, as news of Jun Liuyue's intrusion into the forbidden zone had spread throughout the entire academy.

The fact that a new student signed a life-or-death contract to enter a restricted area is absolutely unprecedented.

"Is she... a little too confident?"

"Her defeating Lu Tingting, who was at the Spirit Saint realm, means that her cultivation is above Lu Tingting's. But even if she is at the Spirit Emperor realm, she shouldn't be this arrogant! Without the protection of an elder, she broke into the forbidden area. Isn't that just courting death?"

"Isn't that a bit too confident?"

Early in the morning, the entire college was in an uproar.

They all mocked Jun Liuyue's audacity and recklessness.

"Does she think that just because the dean has taken a liking to her, she's invincible and doesn't even care about forbidden zones? She's really bold!"

"Isn't this a bit too impulsive..."

The students chattered excitedly.

Their worldview collapsed; they had never seen such a reckless person.