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

"Hmm, I didn't expect you to recognize me. Not bad!" Venerable Yuanbao said with satisfaction.

"What the heck? So you're not from the Flying Immortal Sect. Never mind then, I'll take my leave." Someone simply left.

"Huh? Oh, it wasn't that. Good! I have money to spend again... cough cough! Hmm!"

Someone tried to say something, but was kicked away by the big man.

"Alright, Qingshan is new here, and from now on we'll all be part of the same mining team. Even if he's weak, he's still from our cultivation world, so we need to help each other out! And you're not allowed to bully him, understand?"

However, after the big man finished speaking, strangely, no one in the room spoke.

"You bunch of idiots..." Seeing that no one reacted, the big man suddenly turned around, his face full of anger, about to start cursing.

However, just as the words were about to leave his mouth, he was suddenly frozen in place, his words abruptly stopping.

The scene before him had become somewhat eerie; the once noisy and bustling place had now fallen silent.

Apart from the Green Mountain Ancestor and himself, everyone else on the scene stood motionless like statues! It was as if time had stopped for these people, completely frozen in place.

And beside them, a blurry figure appeared.

Upon seeing this, the burly man's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the scene, a fine layer of sweat involuntarily forming on his forehead.

He was filled with fear and unease, his lips trembling slightly as he stammered:

"May I ask, Immortal, I do not know... I do not know where I have offended you, Immortal, and thus incurred your wrath. Please enlighten me, Immortal!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but bow to the blurry figure, his eyes filled with awe and fear.

However, the blurry figure ignored the big man and stared straight at the Green Mountain Ancestor.

"thump!"

Without a single thought or hesitation, the Green Mountain Ancestor knelt down without saying a word.

"Immortal, I don't know them! I just ascended here. As soon as I arrived, this person forcibly brought me here. I have no relation to them whatsoever. If you don't believe me, you can search their souls!"

Faced with the Green Mountain Ancestor's pleas for mercy, An Yuexi did not say a word.

"Where is Chen Xuan? I can't sense his presence. Could it be that I'm hiding in his little world?"

"Chen Xuan?! Who is Chen Xuan? I don't know him. You must have mistaken him for someone else!" The Green Mountain Ancestor was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

Because he genuinely didn't know Chen Xuan. After all, back then, Chen Xuan was just a substitute for an ant in his eyes. Who would bother remembering the name of an ant?

As long as this person isn't looking for me, nothing else matters.

"do not know?"

With a wave of his hand, An Yuexi sent a vibrant, almost dizzyingly green peach blossom slowly rising from his storage bag.

"Still saying you don't recognize it? How do you explain this peach blossom?"

"This...this peach blossom was given to me by my Daoist partner, how could it possibly be with Chen Xuan...wait! Chen Xuan...peach blossom?! Immortal, if that's what you're saying, then I'm no longer sleepy. You'd better listen to what I have to say about Chen Xuan!"

"So, you know Chen Xuan."

"Of course! To be honest, I'm quite on good terms with Chen Xuan!" Old Ancestor Qingshan boasted.

"Oh? You two are quite close? I've never heard him mention you before. Who is your Daoist partner, and what is his name?"

Her name is Qing Lanyu.

"Oh, so it's her. Then this time it can't be wrong. Since you and Chen Xuan are so close, then I'll... let you experience their wrath first!"

As An Yuexi spoke, she snapped her fingers, releasing the people from the Flying Immortal Sect who were around her from their restraints, and then took the peach blossom with her.

As for ants like Old Ancestor Qingshan who are on good terms with Chen Xuan... this mine will show him what the cruelty of a burly man is!

"This green is unsettling, Chen Xuan, what are you implying?! It's one thing to provoke me, but to do it with so many at once! If I hadn't been quick-witted and kept something in reserve, I'd probably be stuck on that grape trellis by now...!"

"What grape trellis?" Rouwu's voice suddenly appeared, and the next moment, Rouwu appeared in front of An Yuexi.

"You stinky rabbit, instead of going to check where your Tang Sirui resurrected, you come here to ask me?"

"No, I'm just curious, what kind of grape trellis could bind even a supreme god-king like you, making it impossible for you to move!"

"Go away, get out of here! Mind your own business!"

With a wave of her hand, An Yuexi sent Rouwu directly out of the mine.

Rouwu, who was sent away, was not angry, but began to mutter to herself.

“An Yuexi, she knows about the Peach Blossom of Destiny, knows Chen Xuan, and seems to have a grudge against Chen Xuan. And since she is the Time Immortal King, it is very likely that Chen Xuan will become her enemy in the future…”

"No! No, no! An Yuexi is as beautiful as a fairy. How could Chen Xuan, that beast, possibly let go of such a good opportunity? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"But looking at her like this, she really doesn't seem like a lover, and she even knows Qing Lanyu..."

"The Time Immortal King... is lying in wait for Chen Xuan... Chen Xuan's current cultivation level is low, but he slaughtered Immortal Kings ten thousand years ago... I think I know what's going on!"

"So the culprit behind all this is An Yuexi!"

Rouwu felt that she had deduced the truth of the matter.

"No, I have to inform Chen Xuan. We can't let him ascend rashly; there might be some serious problems if he does!"

With that in mind, Rouwu no longer hesitated and directly notified Chen Xuan through her lower realm clone.

Upon receiving the news, Chen Xuan couldn't help but feel a sense of panic.

"Is this for real? The person I'll mess with in the future is already lying in wait for me in the Immortal Realm?! Are you trying to kill me the moment I show my face? How did you know? Are you also lying in wait for me in the Immortal Realm?"

"I...that's not the point!" Rouwu stomped her foot.

"Wow, you! Your husband always treats you so well and loves you so much, I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually...!"

Rouwu didn't say anything, but went straight to pinch Chen Xuan.

"You scoundrel, I'm talking to you about serious matters, and you're just arguing here. I'll bite you to death!"

"Haha, alright, alright, you're so easily amused!"

“Seriously, I actually think… she might not be able to beat you instantly!” Rouwu suddenly said.

"How do you know that he is an enlightened being, or rather, an enlightened being of time!"

"I... well, that's just how I feel! She's furious with you from up there, but there's nothing she can do about it!"

"Is that all? That doesn't mean she's inferior to me. What did she say up there?"

"I don't really understand what she's saying either. She's muttering something about how if she hadn't run fast, you would have put her on the grape trellis or something. Do you even know what she means by grape trellis?"

"The grape trellis... so the Time Fairy King is a woman!"

"Hmm? How did you know just by hearing about the grape trellis?"

Chen Xuan didn't speak, but instead put his arm around Rouwu.

"Come, let me show you the grape trellis that even the Time Immortal King fears!"

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