How Did the Two of You Attract Two Half-Immortals?

"It's finally over." Lu Yang exhaled a long breath. The battle between the half-immortals just now had frightened him out of his wits. "Since when did you become such a coward?" the Immortal Fairy asked, looking at Lu Yang in puzzlement. "Back when Girl Yun and I fought our great battle, I didn't see you this scared." That had been a duel between bona fide immortals. Compared to their fight, what did those two half-immortals amount to? Nothing more than a scuffle at the village entrance. Lu Yang: "..." In principle, that made sense, but something still felt off. "Thank goodness you brought Eldest Senior Sister here," Meng Jingzhou said, also thoroughly shaken by the battle. If not for Eldest Senior Sister, their chances of surviving this trip would have been slim indeed. "Amitabha. No wonder this poor monk was no match for Senior Sister Yun." Shi Chan finally understood why his master had warned him never to provoke Yun Zhi. Lu Yang had already introduced the Heavenly Court Cult to Shi Chan, so Shi Chan knew that the cult master of the Heavenly Court Cult was none other than Eldest Senior Sister. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou turned their heads toward Shi Chan in astonishment, faces full of disbelief. "You fought Eldest Senior Sister?" Shi Chan answered without hesitation, saying placidly, "When this poor monk went to the Dao Seeking Sect to study in the past, I once challenged Senior Sister Yun. Regrettably, I did not achieve victory." To think Shi Chan had actually done something so foolish. The two cupped their hands in admiration. Truly worthy of an eminent monk—his courage was extraordinary. "Young heroes, is it all over now?" Miss Fuling asked gingerly. During the fierce battle earlier, the sisters had hardly dared to breathe. Lu Yang nodded. "Chunjiang City is safe now." With Eldest Senior Sister around, it did not matter what monsters or demons showed up—none of them stood a chance. "Are you going to continue tempering your state of mind here?" Lu Yang asked Shi Chan. Shi Chan shook his head gently. The curtain had fallen on the incident, but judging by the current situation, the brothel would not be opening anytime soon, nor would anyone be in the mood to open for business. That being the case, he needed to find another place to temper his state of mind. "Then we wish you success in advance," Lu Yang said with a chuckle, cupping his hands. Afterward, he and Old Meng had to go meet Eldest Senior Sister, so they could not accompany Shi Chan. "This poor monk thanks both Senior Brothers for your kindness." The second floor of the inn had been reduced to an open-air pavilion, with wood splinters and debris scattered everywhere in a messy heap. Lu Yang picked up a wooden plank that seemed to be part of the roof. Using his finger as a sword, he carved the wood into the shape of a wooden sword in a few swift strokes, engraving the name "Lu Yang" onto the hilt. He carved two wooden swords, one for each of the Fuling sisters. "A wisp of my sword qi is contained within this wooden sword, serving to protect you. Evil spirits and demons won't dare approach. If you encounter danger, the attack it releases is equivalent to a full-power strike from a peak Nascent Soul cultivator. If you face any difficulties in the future, you can also bring the wooden sword to the Dao Seeking Sect to look for me." According to the Immortal Fairy, casting the spell to locate the Twin River through the two sisters would go unnoticed by them. The matter of the Twin River was not something the sisters should know about; knowing would only invite disaster upon them. The sisters carefully put the wooden swords away and thanked Lu Yang. This was a protective talisman of immeasurable value, capable of saving their lives at a critical moment. Seeing Lu Yang solemnly give gifts, Meng Jingzhou also wanted to give something. Yet on second thought, besides his yang-enhancing blood, all he had to give away were spirit stones—neither of which seemed suitable as a gift. He pondered for a moment and made a promise: "Ladies, if you ever find yourselves in need of spirit stones in the future, feel free to come borrow from our Meng Family." The three bid farewell to the two sisters, then saw the innkeeper, who was overcome with grief. A perfectly good inn had only its first floor left habitable. Even if the imperial court provided disaster relief funds to rebuild the inn, how much time would that take? Young Master Meng was kindhearted and gave the shopkeeper some spirit stones as compensation for lost business. The three went to bid farewell to City Lord Liu as well. With something like this happening in Chunjiang City, the casual dinner promised for the evening was out of the question. City Lord Liu was currently spinning like a top, busy maintaining order and providing disaster relief internally, while drafting official reports to submit to higher authorities externally. When the three arrived, they happened to catch Venerable Yiqi displaying his divine might, fighting fiercely against the Body Integration stage Vice Pavilion Master of the Dark Night Pavilion. Venerable Yiqi fought with gusto, beating the Vice Pavilion Master black and blue. Outside the city, the three bid each other farewell and parted ways. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou followed Eldest Senior Sister's message and headed to a small hill thirty li east of the city. *** When Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou arrived at the small hill, they happened to catch Eldest Senior Sister conducting a brief interrogation to figure out the identities of the two ancient Supremes. Eldest Senior Sister had laid an array around the small hill, causing outsiders to unconsciously keep their distance. "In other words, one of you is Nightmare Supreme from the late Great Qian, and the other is Void Supreme from the late Great Yu?" "Senior, how could you say that? Just call me Little Meng." "Just call me Little Xu." The two great Supremes were as docile and well-behaved as could be. Under someone else's roof, one had no choice but to bow one's head. Both ancient Supremes were outstanding figures forged by their eras; when it was time to yield, they showed no stubborn pride. Looking at her era, Cult Master Yun was from the Ancient Era, which predated theirs. Looking at her cultivation, she was an immortal, which surpassed theirs. Addressing her as Senior was not an issue in the slightest. "Eldest Senior Sister, we've wrapped things up on our end." Eldest Senior Sister had brought out the specialty item Lu Yang had brought back from Demon City—the imperial chair. Sitting upon it, she calmly inquired about how events had unfolded. "Tell me what happened. As I recall, Junior Brother Meng, before departing, you inquired with Junior Brother Dai about intelligence on the black market and even promised, 'I guarantee I won't stir up trouble for at least the next half year.'" This was something Eldest Senior Sister had heard from Dai Bufan by chance. Who would have thought that instead of half a year, barely half a month had passed, and they had already drawn two ancient half-immortals into an earth-shattering battle? Meng Jingzhou repeatedly cried injustice, eager to clear his name: "Eldest Senior Sister, please see clearly! Old Lu and I are both victims here!" "Guided by the spirit of independent entrepreneurship, I earned my first pot of gold in the black market and immediately quit while I was ahead. After leaving the black market, Lu Yang and I happened to run into Shi Chan begging for alms. Seeing that Shi Chan was penniless and struggling, we were moved by peer camaraderie and decided to accompany Shi Chan in tempering his mind in the mortal world." "In Chunjiang City, the three of us acted with chivalrous courage. Not only did we repeatedly rescue a pair of sisters and provide the government with a lead on an assassin organization, but we also quelled demons and ghosts, peacefully resolving a dispute among four Nascent Soul stage monsters and evil spirits so they could coexist peacefully in the same room!" "When the city lord learned of our deeds, he even took the initiative to invite us to dinner!" Meng Jingzhou boldly pointed at the two Supremes kneeling on the ground and shouted, "It was clearly these two who caused trouble out of nothing and insisted on fighting in Chunjiang City! We are the victims!" "These two fought recklessly and blew the roof right off the inn we were staying at, completely disregarding the innkeeper's feelings!" "I even paid for the innkeeper's losses on their behalf!" Lu Yang chimed in from the side as well. "That's right! Not only did these two engage in gang brawling in a public place, but they also abducted criminals, openly harbored an organized underworld syndicate, and attempted to steal ancient property! Their crimes are simply too numerous to record—pure, unmitigated evil!"