Chapter 1448: Squelch

Hearing Little Pagoda's words, Ye Guan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Master Pagoda, what are you even thinking? Lady Shang isn't mine."

Little Pagoda was immediately puzzled.

"She's not yours?"

"Of course not. Didn't the Great Daoist Brush Master already say it? Lady Shang belongs to Lady Sui Gujin."

Little Pagoda was baffled, and then he suddenly got excited.

"I get it! I get it now! Damn... I finally understand!"

Little Soul asked,

"Understand what?"

"Bwahahaha!"

Little Pagoda laughed heartily.

"The secrets of the heavens mustn't be revealed!"

Little Soul was at a loss for words.

Ye Guan said,

"You two, stop messing around."

However, Little Pagoda clearly couldn't hold back and wanted to show off a little, so he whispered to Little Soul,

"Back when Lady Sui sat on that throne, that throne and the two swords resisted her, but they suddenly stopped all resistance. Why do you think so?"

"Is it because of a child?!"

"Little Soul, do you still remember Xian Zhi[1]"

"Of course. Why bring him up now?"

"Back then, Xian Zhi wanted to reincarnate and take over someone's body. And what happened? He got snuffed out on the spot!"

"

Hahaha.

" Little Soul giggled.

"I get it. Without Young Master's permission, Sui Gujin could never have a child. Even if she managed to have one, she wouldn't be able to use the Yang family bloodline for her own benefit...

"In other words, Young Master..."

"But we can't be sure. If we go up there and the kid is still being hunted down like before, then we were wrong. But if not... then we were right."

"I feel like you're right. If those two were really separated, and Young Master didn't call for help, he definitely wouldn't be able to beat the Great Daoist Brush Master.

"And if she didn't have Young Master's child, then no matter how smart she is, she can't possibly hold off the Great Daoist Brush Master. The only question is... do they actually have feelings for each other, or is this just an alliance..."

"Exactly. And this kid even keeps secrets from us now... I mean, we're with him all the time, how the hell did we not notice when that happened?"

"Have you forgotten how every time they did that shameful stuff, they'd toss you out. And whenever they did it, their souls would become fused, allowing them to share even their memories."

Little Soul added,

"Now that I think about it, Lady Shang really wasn't acting normal. After learning about Little Master's bloodline and your special function, she still targeted him multiple times.

"And not just him, she kept talking about wiping out his whole family... She wasn't aiming at Little Master. She was aiming at his family."

Little Pagoda said,

"Old Master almost killed the Great Daoist Brush Master back then."

"Yeah,"

Little Soul replied,

"The Great Daoist Brush Master was utterly terrified at the time. Too bad Young Master's grandfather didn't go through with it in the end..."

"I think... they're playing an even bigger game. Do you think they're planning to take out the Great Daoist Brush Master together?"

asked Little Soul.

"Definitely. Now that I think about it, the Great Daoist Brush Master is seriously dangerous. Back when I followed Young Master, that guy was always scheming against him.

"He even had the Boundless Master mess with him, and he eventually forced Young Master to end his protagonist's journey early. Now he's probably planning to do the same thing to this kid..."

Little Soul said with concern,

"I'm worried about Little Master..."

"Don't be. That kid is way smarter than we thought. Think about it, why did he insist on dragging the Great Daoist Brush Master down with him whenever he was close to death? He's clearly realized that aside from the Three Swords, the Great Daoist Brush Master is his biggest enemy in this life.

"This entire setup... it's all to take him out. Otherwise, he'll never grow properly. That's why Lady Shang is hellbent on wiping out his whole family. You know, Little Master sees himself as a Yang. Wiping out his whole family means wiping out the Yangs. Of course, it didn't work out."

"Will Little Master's grandfather be mad?"

Little Pagoda laughed.

"If it were anyone else, they'd be dead ten thousand times over. But that kid? His grandfather won't be mad at all. If that kid really manages to scheme against his grandfather, the old man would probably jump for joy. That kid is his grandson, after all!

"A duel between grandfather and grandson, isn't that kind of fun?!"

***

Ye Guan suddenly said, "Of the three Civilization Founders, the Old God didn't show up. Why is that?"

Shang Hongyi shook her head. "He's no longer in this world."

"What do you mean?"

"As far as I know, he set out on foot to the Myriad Tribulation World. He wants to use his own strength to pass through the three thousand Great Dao Tribulations and break the shackles of this civilization to enter the Main Universe."

Ye Guan asked, "Has anyone ever succeeded in doing that?"

Shang Hongyi nodded. "Yes. Beixin Ci."

Beixin Ci! Ye Guan thought, it's that name again.

Once the strongest Chief Enforcement Officer of the Old Land. He hadn't expected that she had already left this observable universe.

Shang Hongyi added, "Only a few people are aware of that. If the Great Daoist Brush Master hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known either. She left this place ten thousand years ago, and she brute-forced her way through the three thousand tribulations.

"Do you know how Great Daoist Brush Master described her?"

"How?"

"Apparently, she's the most monstrous person he's ever seen, including everyone in the Main Universe."

Ye Guan fell silent. For that bastard to say something like that... she had to have been terrifying.

Shang Hongyi suddenly smiled. "He didn't come to me first; he went to Beixin Ci first. He even promised to help her leave. But do you know what she said?"

Ye Guan looked at her without speaking.

"A mere three thousand Dao Tribulations, why would I need someone else's help?"

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "Impressive."

Shang Hongyi's eyes carried a hint of complicated emotions. "Do you know why she fell out with the Three Great Civilizations of Old Land?"

Ye Guan shook his head.

"Because they wanted to sacrifice all living beings to forcefully pass the three thousand Dao Tribulations and reach the Main Universe. However, she refused to accept that.

"As a result, she crippled two of the Civilization Founders and the three Civilization Rulers of that era. If it hadn't been for her, every universe outside of Old Land would have been sacrificed."

Ye Guan's expression hardened. "She's truly a righteousness one, then."

The Other Shore Ark had once told him about Beixin Ci, saying she was incredibly kind. And now, he realized that it wasn't a lie. Without her intervention, countless civilizations would have been wiped out back then.

Ye Guan withdrew from his thoughts and looked at Shang Hongyi. "Lady Shang, I'm afraid you'll have to bear with things for now."

"How could I not trust someone willing to sacrifice themselves for the myriad beings?"

"Until we meet again."

With that, he turned and vanished into the horizon.

Shang Hongyi stared at the edge of the sky. After a long while, she slowly closed her eyes. She would kneel today and come within reach of the Dao in the future, so this was worth it.

It was absolutely worth it!

Shang Hongyi clenched her fists.

***

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Tianxu World.

When Ye Guan arrived, he discovered the spiritual energy here was extremely rich, second only to Old Land with its Ancestral Spiritual Veins. As he looked around, he realized that this place had at least hundreds of thousands of Pure-grade Immortal Origin Veins.

And each one contained millions of top-tier immortal origin crystals. Clearly, this was the result of countless ages of accumulation, which meant that it had never been plundered.

Now, all of it belonged to him.

Ye Guan laughed softly. He placed a hand on his chest, and a golden fruit core lightly trembled deep within his heart.

Little Pagoda suddenly said,

"If people from the Guanxuan Universe came here to cultivate, their growth rate would skyrocket."

Ye Guan smiled. "Of course."

He looked around and disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was in front of a palace. Inside, a woman was reading an ancient scroll.

The woman was none other than Diyi Jingzhao.

At that moment, she sensed something. She turned and saw Ye Guan. Her hands trembled slightly upon seeing him.

Ye Guan entered the hall, looked at her, and smiled gently. "I'm a little late."

Diyi Jingzhao lowered her head and said nothing.

Ye Guan took the initiative to hold her hands. "I'm sorry for misunderstanding you back then."

Diyi Jingzhao shook her head. "I know you didn't do it on purpose."

Ye Guan asked, "You're really not mad?"

Diyi Jingzhao looked up at him, eyes already filled with tears. Then she suddenly punched him in the stomach.

Boom!

Ye Guan flew several meters and crashed into the ground. He let out a very dramatic cry. Before he could recover, Diyi Jingzhao was already on him, raising another fist toward his face. But just before it hit, she stopped.

Ye Guan looked at her and asked softly, "Still mad?"

Diyi Jingzhao didn't answer. She withdrew her hand and lay down on him, whispering, "You're so hateful."

Tears rolled from her eyes.

Of course, she felt wronged. Even knowing that it hadn't been intentional, she still felt hurt.

Ye Guan gently held her close. "Have you been doing okay here?"

Diyi Jingzhao said, "She's been very kind to me."

Ye Guan nodded.

Diyi Jingzhao suddenly looked up at him. "So... are we now friends?"

Ye Guan blinked but said nothing. He casually tossed the tiny pagoda out, and in the next instant, a mysterious force enveloped the surroundings, isolating them from the outside world.

Ye Guan kissed her. A long, long time passed before he gently pulled away, smiling as he said, "Yes, we're in a very

wholesome

friendship."

Diyi Jingzhao didn't say a word. Instead, she leaned down and kissed him.

Somehow, piece by piece, their clothes were torn off their figures.

Squelch!

Just then, a very distinct sound echoed. Only a man who was no longer single would recognize it.

1. probably from the previous book after ASD ☜