The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

Zhou Jingyi (Reference: Please delete if infringing copyright)

"Fellow Daoists, I am from the Xuan Yang Sect. I have just finished my seclusion and have never heard of Zhao Tianming. May I ask what happened to him afterward?"

"This..." The two rogue cultivators were at a loss, as this was the first time they had encountered someone from a "major" sect.

Chen Xuan was also a little embarrassed. He didn't want to use the name of Xuan Yang Sect to do things, but it was indeed very useful. He decided to go back another day and leave them something.

"Don't worry, if you two tell me, the reward will definitely be substantial." Chen Xuan casually took out a small jade bottle.

"I won't open the contents, lest it bring you two to your deaths!"

"Since you need our help, senior, we will naturally cooperate!" The two men's eyes lit up as they looked at the jade bottle.

"Yeah, it's not a secret anymore anyway. After Zhao Tianming lost his cultivation, he went into a period of depression and went to that brothel every day!"

"Speaking of this brothel, that new girl, Ruhua, is truly..."

"Ahem, you two can get to the point. I just want to know his recent whereabouts."

"His whereabouts? He seems to have left the family recently, saying he was going to gain experience or something. As for where he went, we don't know."

"I see, thank you very much." After leaving the small jade bottle, Chen Xuan planned to leave and go to the so-called ruins to take a look.

As soon as she stepped outside the inn, she heard a delicate voice calling out, "Those in front, get out of my way, or I'll run you over and kill you, and then you'll have died for nothing!"

Chen Xuan looked closely and saw a girl in a yellow dress riding a red horse, arrogantly barging over.

Putting everything else aside, at least in terms of appearance, the girl is stunningly beautiful. Her face is like a work of art sculpted by nature with divine craftsmanship, without a single flaw.

With willow-leaf eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, a small and delicate nose set in her oval face, and red lips and white teeth, she was a stunning beauty.

However, the girl's temperament was completely different from her beauty. She was unruly, arrogant, and domineering, like a rose with thorns that made people hesitate to approach her.

She rampaged through the bustling city, seemingly fearless. Holding a riding crop, she relentlessly lashed at the passersby, forcing them to scatter.

Then, she charged straight at Chen Xuan.

"Get out of my way, you in front, are you deaf?"

Seeing this, Chen Xuan frowned slightly. This girl was too arrogant. Not only did she not respect others, but she even dared to target him!

That's unacceptable!

He sidestepped the girl's whip, then grabbed the reins, stopping the horse in its tracks.

The girl was furious when she saw Chen Xuan blocking her way. Her face turned red with anger, and she pointed at Chen Xuan and cursed, "What are you? How dare you block this princess's path! Let go of me now!"

Chen Xuan said righteously, "So what if you're a princess? Does that give you the right to bully the people and do whatever you want?"

The girl was stunned, not expecting anyone to dare defy her. She trembled with anger and shouted, "You, how dare you talk to me like that? Do you know who I am?"

Chen Xuan said calmly, "I don't care who you are. In broad daylight, you dare to commit violence on horseback in the middle of the city. This behavior is simply too much!"

Seeing that Chen Xuan refused to back down, the girl angrily grabbed her riding whip and lashed it at him.

Chen Xuan reacted quickly, grabbing the whip and pulling hard to yank the girl off the horse.

When Zhou Jingyi saw that her riding whip had been snatched, she turned ashen with anger, raised her foot, and kicked Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan quickly dodged, then grabbed Zhou Jingyi's ankle with his other hand, twisted it forcefully, and threw her to the ground.

Zhou Jingyi cried out in pain and struggled to get up, but Chen Xuan held her down firmly, preventing her from moving.

The girl fell to the ground, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain. She had never suffered such humiliation before, and she shouted angrily, "How dare you treat me like this! My father will never let you get away with this!"

Chen Xuan sneered, "I advise you not to bully others with your power, or you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

"Who dares to attack my royal princess?!" Two guards rushed up from behind.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingyi immediately said, "You two bastards, why are you only getting here now? Kill him right now!"

Clearly, she hadn't figured out what was going on. But she quickly did.

"Oh? I just pulled you off your horse, and you want someone to kill me?" Chen Xuan sneered. "It seems you really are arrogant and domineering, not caring about life at all."

Upon hearing this, the guard was taken aback at first, then smiled, adopting an arrogant attitude, and said disdainfully, "Boy, do you know who you are talking to? This is the princess of the court, how can you be so rude?"

Chen Xuan frowned slightly; he hated this kind of guy who bullied others by taking advantage of his power.

"I'll say it again, even a princess can't bully the common people at will!" Chen Xuan retorted without backing down.

The guard's face darkened, and he raised his sword, pointing it at Chen Xuan, shouting, "You audacious commoner, how dare you insult the princess! You deserve to die!"

"Do you dare come any closer?" Chen Xuan simply picked up Zhou Jingyi, stood behind her, and locked the girl's neck with his arm.

"Wait! Release the princess immediately, and we'll give you anything you want!" The two guards stopped abruptly.

Chen Xuan sneered, "Now you're scared? Weren't you just yelling that you wanted to kill me?"

Although the guard was furious, he suppressed his anger for the sake of the princess's safety and said in a humble voice, "Young hero, we were blind to your greatness just now. Please be merciful and release the princess!"

"Your Majesty!"

The guard was startled and hesitated before saying, "This..."

"Don't listen to him! I'm a princess, he wouldn't dare kill me!" Zhou Jingyi struggled in Chen Xuan's arms.

"Snapped!"

"Woo~"

Zhou Jingyi was stunned, as were the two guards and the crowd of onlookers.

"Kneel or not? If you don't kneel, I really don't know what I'm supposed to do." Chen Xuan put his mouth next to the girl's face and gave her a kiss.

"Alright, we'll kneel down!" Seeing Zhou Jingyi's blank expression, the guard had no choice but to agree to Chen Xuan's request.

"Hmph! That's more like it!" Chen Xuan released his arm.

Just when the two guards thought the princess was safe, Chen Xuan hugged her again, lit a talisman in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared.

"Something big is going to happen..."