Chapter 29

The next day, Shi Anxu took a whole stack of leaflets out of the sect and distributed them among several sects that were close to the Qingyun Sect.

Unlike last time, he didn't sprinkle it directly from a high place; he definitely needs to personally go and promote it for the official opening.

Shi Anxu personally handed out each flyer, explaining their business model to interested customers.

He quickly handed out almost all the flyers he had brought.

When there was only one card left, Shi Anxu prepared to choose a lucky monk to give it to.

His gaze swept across the pedestrians, finally settling on a monk dressed in blue robes about a meter away from him.

Just as Shi Anxu was about to go up and greet the blue-robed cultivator, a tall and burly cultivator suddenly stepped out from behind him, looking at him with a warning gaze.

He immediately lowered his outstretched hand and said weakly, "Don't misunderstand, I have no interest in your Daoist partner. I'm just a flyer distributor who wanted to give your Daoist partner a flyer."

The tall, burly cultivator ignored Shi Anxu's explanation and snorted, "I don't believe you. Maybe you're just using the excuse of handing out flyers to seduce my wife."

Shi Anxu persisted in explaining, "I really came here to hand out flyers. Look, I still have flyers in my hand."

He stretched out his hand in front of the monk to prove his innocence.

Unexpectedly, the cultivator's voice became even more furious, "Where's the flyer you mentioned? And you still say you didn't intentionally try to seduce my wife? You're asking for death!"

Shi Anxu suddenly looked at his hands, which were now completely empty.

Seeing the cultivator conjure an axe in his hand and walk towards him step by step, Shi Anxu admitted that he panicked.

The cultivator took a step forward and he took a step back, still rambling on as he explained, "Please don't be impulsive, cultivator. I'm telling the truth. I didn't have any flyers because I had already handed out the last one. I was startled by you and dropped it."

The monk grew even angrier and continued to argue, "I dislike dishonest people the most. You say it fell on the ground, but there's no leaflet on the ground."

Shi Anxu judged that the cultivator was really angry. He looked around to see if there was a place where he could hide when the axe came down.

Logically, Shi Anxu, as a cultivator, should confront him head-on. However, just looking at the cultivator's physique made Shi Anxu feel intimidated. He was afraid that the cultivator could easily throw him away with one arm, so Shi Anxu didn't dare to confront him directly.

But reality isn't something Shi Anxu can avoid by not wanting to confront things head-on. He looked around for a long time but couldn't find a place where he could hide.

In order to save his own life, Shi Anxu had no choice but to summon the Fallen Blossom Fan to block the cultivator's axe.

Like Mu Qingzhou's Qingyuan Sword, the Falling Petal Fan is a divine weapon. It was able to block the cultivator's attack with its own hardness, but Shi Anxu's hand was still numb from the shock.

As for how Shi Anxu obtained the divine artifact, it was naturally because Su Qinyi entered the secret realm and suffered numerous injuries, bringing it back for him and Mu Qingzhou.

Upon seeing the Fallen Flower Fan that his master handed him, Shi Anxu felt that it was not worth it for his master to suffer so many injuries just to give him this divine weapon, so Shi Anxu did not accept the Fallen Flower Fan immediately.

But Su Qinyi didn't give Shi Anxu a chance to refuse. After he refused, he grabbed Shi Anxu's hand and dripped a drop of blood onto Luo Yinshanshang.

Suddenly, the Fallen Petals Fan shone brightly, flying from Su Qinyi's hand to Shi Anxu's.

Shi Anxuka was stunned when he saw the Falling Petals Fan in his hand. Why would a divine artifact be mastered by someone as useless as him?

Su Qinyi immediately noticed the confusion in his eyes and asked gently, "Are you wondering why the divine artifact would recognize you as its master?"

Shi Anxu nodded and looked at Su Qinyi, waiting for Su Qinyi to give him an answer.

Su Qinyi patted Shi Anxu's head and slowly explained to him the reason why he went to retrieve the divine artifact for them: "A few days ago, I had nothing to do, so I cast a divination for you and Qingzhou. The divination showed that there was a great opportunity for you two in the Yinghai Secret Realm, but the divination for you two going there on your own showed that you would definitely die. So I went to retrieve your great opportunity for you two personally."

Shi Anxu couldn't understand why a good-for-nothing like himself could have such a great opportunity. This opportunity was useless to him, so he might as well give it to someone else.

Su Qinyi could tell what Shi Anxu was thinking at a glance. He patted Shi Anxu on the shoulder and said, "No, don't underestimate yourself. Everyone has potential. You just don't have the talent, but that doesn't mean you have no chance. The fact that the artifact recognized you as its master is good proof."

Shi Anxu looked at Su Qinyi and then at the fallen petals in his hand. Finally, he nodded to Su Qinyi and said, "Master, I understand. Everyone has their own strengths. I am just not good at cultivation. But so what? Even the divine artifact has recognized me. What else is there to say?"

Su Qinyi looked at Shi Anxu with relief and said, "It's best that you can figure it out, so don't always call yourself a good-for-nothing in the future."

Shi Anxu agreed readily at the time, but having the will was not enough. In the end, Shi Anxu became the person who constantly says that he is a good-for-nothing.

Looking back now, he still feels particularly guilty towards Su Qinyi for his trust in him, for not becoming the confident and persistent person Su Qinyi described.

Thinking of this, Shi Anxu closed his eyes and gradually relaxed his grip on Luo Ying's hand.

Actually, thinking about it, it's not so bad that he died like this. His parents back in the modern world must have already accepted the fact that he is dead, and there is no need for him here.

Just as the cultivator's axe was about to press down on Shi Anxu's neck, Mu Qingzhou suddenly appeared from nowhere and knocked the axe away with a single sword strike.

He crouched down and hugged Shi Anxu in his arms, carefully checking if Shi Anxu's neck was injured.

Shi Anxu waited for a long time but did not feel any pain in his neck. Instead, he felt someone pick him up and gently stroke his neck.

Shi Anxu opened his eyes in confusion, and Mu Qingzhou's handsome face unexpectedly came into view.

"Junior brother, you've emerged from seclusion?" He was taken aback for a moment, then asked with delight.

"Hmm." Mu Qingzhou responded coldly; he was still angry, and his face was even colder than usual.

Shi Anxu noticed Mu Qingzhou's bad expression and knew that he must have saved her just now.

She's probably angry at herself for risking her life, but didn't she also use the Falling Petals Fan to block the cultivator's attack? It's just that her hand "went soft" later.

"Junior brother, don't be angry. I was just out promoting our reading area. Who knew something like this would happen?"

Mu Qingzhou knew that Shi Anxu was handing out flyers for his sake, but his senior brother's behavior was still unacceptable; he clearly had the ability to deflect a cultivator's axe.

Does he know how worried he was when he saw himself let go and the axe come crashing down on his neck?

"You could have easily swung the axe away," Mu Qingzhou said coldly, looking into Shi Anxu's eyes.

Shi Anxu's heart sank. He was certain that Mu Qingzhou must have seen him loosen his grip.

He argued, "Junior brother, that was just my strategy to lower his guard and then kill him in one blow. I promise I won't do it again."

Mu Qingzhou remained cold and showed no sign of forgiving Shi Anxu. He didn't want to forgive Shi Anxu so easily; he was determined to teach him a lesson this time.

Shi Anxu underestimated the extent of Mu Qingzhou's anger this time. Normally, he would forgive him as long as he admitted his mistake.

However, he realized that the mistake he made this time was indeed too big, and he took back what he said earlier, as there was still a place where he was needed.

There is still someone here who needs him, cares for him, and loves him.

Sometimes Shi Anxu really felt like he had entered a blind spot in his thinking, unable to see some very obvious things, such as today's incident, which was due to his preconceived notions.

After confirming that Shi Anxu was alright, Mu Qingzhou went to deal with the cultivator who had injured Shi Anxu earlier.

He helped Shi Anxu sit up, then got up and looked at the cultivator who had been stunned ever since the axe was knocked away. He only came to his senses when Mu Qingzhou walked up to him.

He roared angrily, "How dare this ignorant brat drop my beloved axe on the ground!"

After saying that, he picked up the axe on the ground, imbued it with his own stone spirit power, and swung the axe behind him with force, then slashed at Mu Qingzhou.

Mu Qingzhou neither dodged nor moved, but simply stayed in place waiting for the cultivator to strike.

The cultivator sneered and mocked, "My earlier 'ignorant brat' was absolutely right. You underestimated my beloved axe; I'll make sure you die without even knowing how!"

Mu Qingzhou remained standing still despite the cultivator's words.

Shi Anxu was still worried that Mu Qingzhou's injuries had not fully healed, but he dared not try to persuade Mu Qingzhou.

Fortunately, this cultivator was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, so Shi Anxu simply let him be.

Just as the cultivator's axe was about to strike Mu Qingzhou, Mu Qingzhou dodged to the right, easily avoiding the cultivator's attack.

Seeing that he had missed, the cultivator swung his axe again at Mu Qingzhou, saying, "You dodged pretty fast. I underestimated your speed. I don't believe you can dodge this time!"

This time, the cultivator not only increased the speed of his attacks, but also output even more spiritual power.

Mu Qingzhou, however, seemed to remain nonchalant, his expression still calm, showing no sign of fear whatsoever. Only the Qingyuan that silently appeared in Mu Qingzhou's hand indicated that Mu Qingzhou had taken it to heart.

The cultivator was completely unaware that a sword had appeared in Mu Qingzhou's hand. With a confident smile on his face, he rushed towards Mu Qingzhou.

Mu Qingzhou slowly stepped forward, gripping the Qingyuan sword, and clashed with the cultivator's axe.

The clash between the two forces stirred up a cloud of dust, and Shi Anxu immediately shielded himself with a spiritual energy shield, not wanting to end up covered in dust.

The duel between the two was decided almost immediately with that one move. The dust quickly settled, revealing the two men, one lying down and the other standing.

Shi Anxu carefully peered through the dust at the scene on Mu Qingzhou's side and was relieved to see that Mu Qingzhou was standing there.

Mu Qingzhou noticed that Shi Anxu was staring intently in his direction, and the joy of being noticed by Shi Anxu instantly filled his whole body.

He walked towards Shi Anxu, easily picked him up, and whispered in his ear, "I'll punish you when we get back."