Forget about manners; Shangguan Wenqi just wants to beat Zhu Yi until she begs for mercy.
A fierce sword strike swept in, heading straight for Zhu Yi's face, which infuriated Zhu Yi.
"Are all you so-called noble young masters and ladies of noble families so tasteless?" A gleaming saber was placed in front of the sword strike. Zhu Yi couldn't withstand it and spat a mouthful of blood onto Shangguan Wenqi's face.
It's truly impossible to withstand a blow from a Foundation Establishment cultivator. It's already quite remarkable that Zhu Yi was able to barely withstand this attack.
"Pah, shameless!" Zhu Yi spat out a mouthful of silver teeth and took out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of her mouth.
Xue Shan and Wei Weiwei were both furious, gripping their weapons, ready to fight at any moment.
"I didn't expect you to be able to withstand my killing move?" Unable to land a blow, Shangguan Wenqi's anger intensified. He condensed his sword technique and launched a second attack.
"How annoying! Fighting is prohibited here, you know?" Little Peach Blossom waved her little hand, and petals fell on everyone's shoulders. Zhu Yi's internal injuries were immediately healed, while Shangguan Wenqi, whose face was ashen, had all his spiritual energy sealed.
Zhu Yi smiled excitedly: "Who is this divine being who came to my rescue? I am deeply grateful!"
That tone was very arrogant.
A gentle breeze carried the scent of fragrant grass and flowers. In the distance, a little girl watched with great interest as two groups of people fought from a peach tree.
"Taking advantage of your high cultivation level, you bully young girls. You're all so despicable!" Little Peach Blossom's eyes gleamed with an indescribable, unpredictable light.
She saw the familiar radiance of the soul.
Ignoring the surprised looks from the group, the little girl grinned and tossed an old-fashioned bamboo slip to Zhu Yi: "Hey! Can you guess what it is?"
"If you can guess these three questions, this immortal plant and all the treasures in the entire secret realm are yours!" The little girl's dimples were particularly proud. She wasn't mistaken; the aura emanating from this young lady was very familiar—it was the person she had come to the cultivation world to find!
Zhu Yi opened the bamboo slip and immediately beamed with joy: "Such a simple riddle?"
Zhu Qianying's face was contorted with worry. Before she could wipe the dust off her face, she swung her sword and slashed the bamboo slip in half. The sharp tip of the sword nearly cut Zhu Yi's hand.
"Zhu Qianying! What do you mean?" Zhu Yi was really angry now. She and Zhu Qianying had been able to maintain a false sense of friendliness before, so why was Zhu Qianying suddenly acting like a madwoman and trying to stop her?
A strong killing intent swept over, and Zhu Yi felt no joy at all looking at Zhu Qianying's distorted features.
Zhu Yi was all too familiar with that regretful gaze, just like the way Zhu Qianying manipulated the heart-corroding poisonous insects to refine her amidst the surrounding sea of fire in her dream!
Zhu Qianying's phoenix eyes flashed, giving Zhu Yi no time to react. She leaped up and thrust her sword at his chest, enraging Xiao Taohua!
The delicate petals transformed into sharp knives, falling upon Zhu Qianying's body. A pain akin to being sliced a thousand times over brought Zhu Qianying back to her senses.
"I've already said, fighting is not allowed here!" Little Peach Blossom was truly angry. "Why doesn't anyone take my words as the master of this secret realm seriously?"
"You're so stupid! You've been trying to figure out the question I asked for days and you still can't answer it. Whose fault is that?" Little Peach Blossom was really annoyed with Zhu Qianying. What kind of twisted mentality did she have?
Zhu Qianying's pretty face flushed red and then turned pale with resentment. Her spiritual energy had been temporarily sealed by Little Peach Blossom, and what was even more infuriating was that Little Peach Blossom had even cast a spell on her to immobilize her!
She watched helplessly as Zhu Yi retrieved the bamboo slips and read out the questions with a smug look on her face.
"What's in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?" Zhu Yi raised an eyebrow. There's no Pacific Ocean in the cultivation world. Wasn't this question specially prepared for her?
"Does such a place exist in the cultivation world?" Xue Shan scratched her head, a little confused. What made her more uncomfortable than how to answer the question was Zhu Qianying's pair of eyes that were about to spit fire, like a big tiger about to devour her.
No matter how beautiful her face is, it cannot hide the darkness and twisted nature of her heart.
Xue Shan really didn't understand, and whispered to Wei Weiwei, "She's clearly the most favored eldest daughter in the family, and she always has the best of everything. Why does she openly and secretly dislike our junior sister?"
"This... I don't really know either." Wei Weiwei was also confused. She didn't have a very good relationship with her elder sister, but when she saw her brother Zhihuai holding her elder sister's hand affectionately as they walked side by side on the Netherworld Bridge, a thorn was planted in her heart.
Wei Weiwei paused, looking thoughtfully at Zhu Qianying's ferocious features: "However, I think I can understand it a little now."
There are plenty of sordid things happening in wealthy and powerful families. Although the cultivation world doesn't place as much emphasis on etiquette and rules as mortals, it's not much different.
Especially in the last hundred years, the spiritual energy in the cultivation world has become increasingly scarce, and the cultivation resources obtained by the major families have also been decreasing. Since the limited resources cannot all be distributed to the younger generation, the elders of the cultivation families have begun to follow the rules of the mortal world regarding the proper etiquette between嫡庶 (legitimate and illegitimate children).
Wei Weiwei recalled her grandfather's words: "The cultivation world used to be transcendent and detached from the mortal realm, not bound by so many rules of the mundane world. Nowadays, the cultivation world is increasingly influenced by the mortal world. The boundary between immortals and mortals is becoming more and more blurred, making cultivation increasingly difficult for these young people. We are all descendants of the Wei family, so why distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children?"
Although she hadn't been home to visit her family for a long time, Wei Weiwei still remembered the night before she came to the Hehuan Sect to learn martial arts. Her grandfather secretly visited his grandchildren and siblings, and each of them received a lot of useful things.
Her grandfather's loving face appeared in Wei Weiwei's mind, and she suddenly felt an urge to cry. A sudden longing for home spread through her chest, further strengthening her determination to cultivate diligently, learn some outstanding skills, and return home to surprise her grandfather.
Xue Shan and Wei Weiwei gathered around, both of them curious about what kind of place this Pacific Ocean was.
Zhu Yi looked at Xiao Taohua and felt a sense of warmth towards her. With her crescent-shaped eyes crinkling into crescents, she said playfully, "The middle of the Pacific Ocean is 'flat'!"
Little Peach Blossom nodded: "It's nothing, that female cultivator guessed it too!" The little girl pointed to Shen Hanfang, who was watching the show from the side, keeping a low profile.
The Zhu sisters hate and kill each other; perhaps she can reap the benefits?
Zhu Yi glanced at them briefly, not paying much attention to why this female fellow cultivator was getting along so well with several disciples of the Wentian Pavilion.
People are just like that, lacking foresight. If Zhu Yi, with her underdeveloped mind for palace intrigue, could think more, she swears that, after suffering endless torment, she would definitely choose to kill Shen Hanfang at this moment without hesitation.
Some people are simply incorrigible and cannot be spared.
Zhu Qianying's eyes were bloodshot. This bitch could answer such a tricky question with just a little thought. Did that prove that the elder was right and that Zhu Yi would definitely have a great opportunity on this trip?
She was the one who found this place first, and she was the one who encountered the peach tree first!
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