Singing with a Sword

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Wen Erya remained calm and composed, displaying exceptional composure. She did not immediately permit her second junior brother to resort to violence, but instead looked at Yi Ranxiao and slowly said, "Yan Ranxiao, you seem quite formidable! It's as if you're not afraid of either of us at all."

Yi Ranxiao chuckled and said, "Hmph, why should I be afraid of the two of you?" But in his heart he was thinking: It seems that Wen Erya has not yet realized that the Red-Bottomed Macaque is a powerful expert in the Night Realm!

Subconsciously, Wen Erya would never associate the lofty and supreme being, the divine monkey, with the lowly ant, Yi Ranxiao. Moreover, he hadn't paid much attention to the red-bottomed macaque beside Yi Ranxiao, so he was even less aware of the macaque's true identity.

Wen Erya initially spoke and acted very gently, but as time went on, his true colors were revealed. At this moment, he looked at Yi Ranxiao with disdain, as if she were an ant, and said contemptuously, "Yan Ranxiao, you are always so arrogant! I thought you had reached the Nightfall Realm, but unfortunately you haven't! Someone like you has no ability to show off in front of me!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, "Kneel down again!" Instantly, he released an aura of power befitting a Night Realm expert, directly enveloping Yi Ranxiao!

In that instant, Wen Erya looked at Yi Ranxiao with a smile on his face, anticipating the look of extreme anger, resentment, and helplessness on Yi Ranxiao's face after he knelt on the ground. He liked to see that expression!

But suddenly, his expression changed! His powerful and violent pressure hadn't knocked Yi Ranxiao to the ground! Yi Ranxiao was actually looking at him with a relaxed smile!

How could this be? That oppressive aura just now was absolutely certain! Yi Ranxiao definitely couldn't have withstood it! How could this be? Could it be that this guy has cultivated some special techniques specifically designed to resist the oppressive aura of a powerful being?

"Hmph, it seems I'll have to make a move today." Since intimidation won't work, then I'll just use force! Wen Erya clenched her fist and took a step towards Yi Ranxiao.

Just then, the red-bottomed macaque stepped forward and blocked Yi Ranxiao's path, its monkey eyes glaring at Wen Erya.

"You damn monkey, get out of here—" Wen Erya suddenly stopped talking, swallowing the words "get out" back down his throat. He couldn't see through the monkey's strength! In other words, the monkey's strength was... was actually higher than his own! No wonder that oppressive aura couldn't harm Yi Ranxiao earlier; it was this monkey's doing!

Wen Erya suppressed her surprise. This monkey was powerful, but not necessarily much stronger than herself. Besides, judging from its dirty appearance, it was just a wild monkey. Why should she be afraid of it? Did it dare to challenge the senior disciple of the main hall? "Hmph, monkey, do you know who I am?" Wen Erya resumed her disdainful and arrogant expression.

The red-bottomed macaque waved its huge fist and made a lot of noise.

Wen Erya frowned, not understanding! Liao Huaxian also knew this monkey was powerful, and threatened, "This is my senior brother, the senior brother of the main hall, Wen Erya. You wild monkey, you've reached the Nightfall Realm, you must have some intelligence, and you must have heard of my senior brother's name. So, you'd better get lost and not block my senior brother's path!"

Yi Ranxiao looked at the two with a cold smile, truly blind to their abilities. "Wild monkey? Do you know who this monkey is?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Erya and Liao Hua sneered a few times, sizing up the red-bottomed macaque. This big macaque spent all day playing around with Dingding in the back mountain. Not only was it filthy, but it also reeked of a stench. It really looked like a wild monkey.

"Dirty and smelly, what else could it be but a wild monkey?" Liao Huaxian blurted out. But at this moment, Wen Erya suddenly felt something was wrong. He carefully examined the red-bottomed macaque, and gradually, his face became distorted!

This...this monkey seems to be the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, a divine monkey sealed in the back mountain! It's the spirit beast of Master Yu the Great! You know, the spirit beasts of powerful cultivators are like the eunuchs and palace attendants around emperors or the personal guards under generals in the mortal world—they all hold extremely high status!

Da Yu's status in the sect was second only to Xiang Tiannan, so his spirit beast, the Red-Bottomed Macaque, also held a very high position! In addition, the Red-Bottomed Macaque was a divine monkey, which added to its noble status!

This time, Wen Er Ya realized she had kicked a hornet's nest!

Well, it's not his fault. What normal person imagines a divine monkey to be nothing more than majestic and awe-inspiring? But this red-bottomed macaque... well, that image...

Liao Huaxian gradually came to his senses, looked at the Red-Bottomed Macaque, and said incredulously, "You are the divine monkey Red-Bottomed Macaque! How is that possible? How... how..." He then looked at his senior brother beside him, only to see that his senior brother's face was also extremely pale.

"You two came all this way to meet Master Yu today, and you can't even recognize his spirit beast?" Yi Ranxiao laughed mockingly. "If you offend Master Yu's spirit beast, and want to become his disciple, hehe..."

Seeing Yi Ranxiao's smug look, Wen Erya was secretly furious. However, this red-bottomed macaque seemed to be on good terms with Yi Ranxiao, so at this moment, she really couldn't do anything to Yi Ranxiao! She could only endure it for the time being!

Wen Erya immediately regained his gentle demeanor and said with a humble smile, "So it's the Divine Monkey. I was truly blind just now, failing to detect your presence. Please forgive me!"

Seeing his sincerity, the red-bottomed macaque grinned. Wen Erya breathed a sigh of relief, but while he respected the red-bottomed macaque, he still had to say what needed to be said to Yi Ranxiao, even if he couldn't take action against him!

Wen Erya walked to Yi Ranxiao's side and said softly, "Yan Ranxiao, with your abilities, you think you can become Master Uncle Dayu's disciple? Hmph, you're not worthy. Besides taking banned drugs and relying on others for help, what else can you do?"

Deep down, Wen Erya truly looked down on Yi Ranxiao. Yi Ranxiao's strength had improved rapidly during this period, but like many others, Wen Erya believed that Yi Ranxiao had relied on the aid of forbidden drugs. As for his own talent, among the senior brothers of the branch hall, he was definitely at the bottom! In fact, some ordinary disciples could easily defeat him!

Therefore, Wen Erya looks down on Yi Ranxiao!

Under Wen Erya's precise control, these words almost exclusively reached Yi Ranxiao's ears; even Chi-Bottom Monkey didn't clearly hear what Wen Erya said. Yi Ranxiao could have told Chi-Bottom Monkey what he heard, asking him to teach Wen Erya, this arrogant hypocrite, a lesson. However, Wen Erya was cunning enough to deliberately say "with the help of others," and thus, the somewhat competitive Yi Ranxiao didn't actually ask Chi-Bottom Monkey for help.

In truth, Yiran Xiao really didn't want to refute Wen Erya's provocation. Words are just words, and it's hard to make the other party bow down. Only strength can prove everything and overwhelm the other party! Therefore, Yiran Xiao chose to remain silent.

Wen Erya knew when to stop. This was the territory of her Uncle-Master Dayu, and today was also the day for him to accept disciples. If she continued to provoke him and a conflict broke out, how could she become a disciple of Dayu? With this in mind, Wen Erya led Liao Huaxian onward.

Yiran Xiaohuangfu Chengding and Chibo Mahou followed. Following the mountain path, after many twists and turns, they arrived at the cave where Yu the Great had secluded himself.

Thorns grew thickly in front of the cave, weeds stood upright, shrubs covered the ground, and rocks were uneven. The disciples who had already arrived stood on the mountain path, quietly waiting for Yu the Great to emerge from the pass.

Among the disciples who arrived at this moment were Lin Zheng and Qin Zhen from Yougu Hall, Ling Yuqing, Jiang Zhe Ning, and Qi from Lianqi Hall, Nangong Qin from Feifeng Hall and one of her junior sisters, as well as Qin Baiyou, the senior brother of Baicao Hall, and his two junior brothers.

Ling Yuqing and Nangong Qin were talking quietly. Both of them were rare beauties in the sect, and both were somewhat aloof. They were also the senior sisters of their respective branches, so they were very good friends in private. Naturally, they had a lot to talk about today.

As the two were talking, they saw Yi Ranxiao and the others arrive. Nangong Qin felt a surge of disgust upon seeing Yi Ranxiao and looked away. Ling Yuqing also immediately looked away when she saw Yi Ranxiao arrive—of course, the two women looked away for completely different reasons.

Actually, before Yi Ranxiao arrived, Ling Yuqing had been looking around, hoping that Yi Ranxiao would arrive soon. But now that he had arrived, she pretended to be indifferent.

Nangong Qin noticed Ling Yuqing's gaze and her sensitive mind realized that something was not quite right. This Junior Sister Ling and Yiran Xiao... Just then, Ning Yuqi, Jiang Zhe, Lin Zheng and Qin Zhen, these four people, looked at Ling Yuqing and Yiran Xiao with ambiguous eyes.

Upon seeing this, Nangong Qin suddenly had a clue. Could it be... could it be that Junior Sister Ling has actually fallen for Yi Ranxiao?! No, how could she like my enemy? We're sisters! This won't do, I have to find a way to separate them.

But then she thought, if Ling Yuqing and Yiran Xiao became lovers, perhaps Yiran Xiao would give her that drug for Ling Yuqing's sake! With this in mind, Nangong Qin gave up her vicious plan to break up the couple.

As soon as Yi Ranxiao arrived, she was spotted by Lin Zheng and the other men with ulterior motives. She was even more certain that they had misunderstood her and Ling Yuqing, and she was prepared to be teased. But the way these four men were looking at her was so ambiguous! It even had a slightly lewd undertone!

Yi Ranxiao felt a chill run down his spine and inwardly groaned! He had originally planned to tell Ling Yuqing immediately that he was married, but if he walked towards Ling Yuqing now, wouldn't those four people see right through him with their extremely ambiguous gazes?

"Never mind, I'll find Ling Yuqing privately when no one's around and tell her I have a wife and daughter," Yi Ranxiao thought to himself. Then he turned away, avoiding the men's burning gazes.

Although Ling Yuqing didn't look directly at Yi Ranxiao, her gaze was glued to him out of the corner of her eye. Now, realizing he had turned away instead of trying to talk to her, she felt a surge of displeasure! She let out a barely audible hum and lightly stomped her foot, as if Yi Ranxiao were beneath her...

At this moment, another group of people walked along the mountain path. It was Jia Yunfei, the senior disciple of Qingyun Hall, and another disciple of Qingyun Hall. The two walked up and greeted everyone, and then waited with everyone for Dayu to emerge from the pass.

A little while later, another group of people appeared on the mountain path—actually, two groups. One group was from the Beast Taming Hall, led by Huangfu Shang, accompanied by a junior brother. After Murong Feng's death, Huangfu Shang became the senior brother of the Beast Taming Hall, which was indeed a tremendous opportunity for him. This opportunity, traced back to the Divine Wind Hall's battle, was one he was not grateful to Yi Ranxiao and the others for.

He felt nothing but hatred for the Divine Wind Hall!

The other group traveling with them was from the Vanguard Hall, consisting of Zhang Qiang, Wang Lin, and Han Shuo. Zhang Qiang, the leader, had lost an arm, making him stand out conspicuously among them. Everyone knew perfectly well that he had lost his arm because of Yi Ranxiao; they instinctively assumed that a conflict would erupt between the two upon meeting, or at least a heated exchange of provocation. But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Qiang approached Yi Ranxiao with a smile and was the first to greet him:

"Yiranxiao, it's been a long time."