Mysterious mirror hanging high

Wen Rennuo stood up tremblingly, his legs still shaking, and stammered:

"Your Majesty...I...you..."

"Why, do I feel like I don't look like [Xiao Shihua]?"

Xiao Guanying said leisurely, "That [Xiao Shihua] is my external incarnation, so naturally there are slight differences from my original body."

Wen Rennuo was so frightened that he knelt down again and kowtowed repeatedly: "I, your humble servant, did not know your Majesty's identity and offended you... I deserve the death penalty!"

Xiao Guanying shook his head: "If you were guilty of a capital crime, why would you wait until now to die? Alright, get up."

"Wenren Nuo, normally at the villa, you keep calling me 'I' and 'Grandpa'. Where has that reckless spirit gone?"

Wen Rennuo secretly said in his heart: "Do you think I dare not be your cheap wild daddy, Xiao Guanying? I have thought about it in my heart ten thousand times in front of you..."

But he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty...I acknowledge my guilt."

Xiao Guanying suddenly lost interest and waved his hand: "Forget it... Come find me at the villa."

He then waved his sleeves and swept Wen Rennuo out of the hall.

Wen Rennuo was stunned for a moment, and followed Xiao Guanying's instructions to come to Xiao Shihua's villa. Sure enough, he saw the young man in the dark yellow Taoist robe half lying on a large bluestone in the yard basking in the sun.

"I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Xiao Shihua glanced at Wen Rennuo indifferently. "There's no Heavenly Emperor here, only Xiao Shihua... If you want to save your head, then simply keep everything as it is. Don't change a thing."

"I will follow His Majesty's... uh... Brother Shihua's orders..."

Wenren Nuo came forward and said boldly, "Damn it, this humble servant... is fortunate that my parents have long passed away. Now I am alone. If Brother Shihua wants to kill all nine generations of my clan, he can only go after those poor relatives of the Wenren family who are not even remotely related to me..."

Xiao Shihua smiled slightly and said, "It's just right... Arno, remember this today. From now on, Xiao Shihua is Xiao Shihua, and Xiao Guanying is Xiao Guanying. When on duty in Tiandao Palace, you must strictly abide by the duties of monarch and subject, but when we go to the villa, you and I are still friends."

Although the Xiao Shihua in front of him was the incarnation of Xiao Guanying, and logically the two had the same consciousness and no difference, for some reason, Wen Rennuo always felt that the "Brother Shihua" in front of him looked more friendly and casual, very different from the majestic Emperor of Heaven on the Danbi.

Half an hour later, Wen Rennuo walked out of the villa happily, carrying a bulging storage bag. The reward given by Xiao Shihua was extremely generous. Even though Jing Yu had secretly supplied him with spiritual resources over the years, so that he was not short of money, he was still dazzled by it just now.

After returning to his residence, Wen Rennuo made an extremely obscure gesture, which was a secret code for communication between him and Jing Yu.

The next moment, Jing Yu's voice rang out: "There's no surveillance here, it's absolutely safe, if you have anything to fart, do it now."

"Master Jing... no, I should call you [True Lord Xuan Jing]..."

Wenren Nuo suddenly looked serious and said, "Junior pays homage to the True Lord!"

Jing Yu's lips curled up slightly: "When did you guess my identity?"

Wen Rennuo said solemnly, "The True Lord's identity is not difficult to guess. I've read a lot over the years. Although I haven't changed my stubborn nature, I've broadened my horizons. The name of the True Lord of the East Sea Xuanjing is still well-known."

"You call yourself 'Master Jing', and you don't have a good relationship with Xiao Guanying... Aside from True Lord Xuanjing, who forced me into obscurity, I honestly don't know of any other True Lord Yuanying who would dare to challenge the Heavenly Emperor like this."

Jing Yu said calmly, "Then what is your intention in suddenly revealing my identity?"

Wenren Nuo suddenly knelt and kowtowed, "I beg you, Master, to have mercy on me and accept me into your fold!"

Jing Yu was silent for a long time after hearing this, then said, "You have now gained the favor of the Heavenly Emperor and are considered to be in his heart. You have also entered the Heavenly Dao Palace, and your future is bright... You will be promoted to a higher position soon. How can you still look down on a humble family like me?"

Wen Rennuo shook his head and said, "Not really... If it weren't for the True Lord's help, I'd still be mining in the Jiachen No. 13 mine... and I'd probably have already perished at the hands of the monsters in the mine."

"If I can't even become a disciple of Xiantian Daoyuan, how can I expect to rise to prominence?"

"Besides, Xiao Guanying's arbitrary decisions hinder the path of mediocre cultivators. If it weren't for the blessing of the [Chanxuan Treasure Mirror], I would have been one of those mediocre ones."

"As the saying goes, blocking someone's path is like killing their parents. Xiao Guanying is the common enemy of all cultivators like us. How could I, a junior, help him commit atrocities, become his accomplice, and serve him?"

Jing Yu felt a slight pain in his teeth. Looking at Wen Rennuo who had a sincere expression in front of him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"This kid's words are a mixture of truth and falsehood. It's impossible to tell what's really in his mind. I don't know which words he said were sincere and which were false."

Jing Yu had chosen Wen Rennuo when he was ten years old. He had watched him grow up and knew his mental character very well. Although he could not be considered a wicked person, his character was not good either. It could only be said that he had some bottom line, but not much.

In addition, as he grew more mature over the years, it became difficult for Jing Yu to guess what was going on in his mind, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

However, Wen Rennuo was destined to be entangled with Xiao Guanying's fate. He could be said to be an extremely useful knife. Jing Yu did not want to give up easily. After a moment, he just whispered:

"I haven't accepted a disciple for a long time... I couldn't accept you."

"Since you are so sincere, I will give you a chance... I will accept you as my registered disciple for now!"

Wen Rennuo was overjoyed and said, "Disciple greets Master! From now on, I will be loyal and steadfast, helping Master to gather news from the Heavenly Court... and helping Master to resolve his worries and difficulties!"

Jing Yu looked up and down at the sincere Wen Rennuo with suspicion, and murmured, "I always feel that you don't know how to arrange your master in your heart..."

Wen Rennuo looked at him eagerly and asked tentatively, "How could that be possible... Master, do we have some powerful magical powers and supreme secret techniques that we can teach you to defend yourself..."

"Of course there is." Jing Yu said proudly: "Xiao Guanying's [Sky-Splitting Finger] is just a piece of rotten fish and shrimp. It can't even be ranked among the magical powers in Master's hands..."

"Now that you have entered my school, you can finally learn something!"

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Futu Xianzhou, underground

The grey-robed Jing Yu's fingertips chirped, and several powerful bursts of Qi burst out, cutting the indestructible gold and stone vein in front of him into small pieces with neat edges. Seeing this, he nodded with satisfaction:

"Hmm... Xiao Guanying's [Sky-Splitting Finger] magical power is indeed unique. Both its power and its magic are top-notch, and it is very useful!"

He was just about to pocket the rare ore when he suddenly felt a flash of inspiration coming from all around him. A young man in a dark yellow Taoist robe suddenly appeared in front of him, staring at him curiously.

"Sky-Splitting Finger? Who are you? What's your relationship with Xiao Guanying?"

Jing Yu looked up, his pupils shrank slightly, and his heart was already in turmoil:

"Qiu Dongxuan? This is impossible!"

"Isn't he trapped in the Penglai Immortal Continent by the Penglai Earth Veins?"

"This is Futu Xianzhou, why is Qiu Dongxuan here?!"