As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

Xue Dufu’s lone sleeve fluttered in the wind, but he did not seem to care about Xi Xi being taken away.

His original intention was merely to scare Xi Xi away.

After beating up the Young Prince, he still wanted to filch the Qiankun Jade from him, which was naturally unacceptable!

It was already a loss of face, but if the Qiankun Jade were to be taken by a little girl, the Young Prince’s reputation… would be thoroughly trampled into the dirt. Experience more content on My Virtual Library Empire

If word of this reached King Ping Luan Ji Moli, who was currently quelling the rebellion.

Xue Dufu would certainly bear the sin of negligence, peeling off layers!

“That girl defeated the Young Prince, and now she even wants to snatch the Qiankun Jade, such humiliation… How could I sit by and watch the Young Prince suffer?”

Xue Dufu said coldly.

He also fearlessly met Lu Yao’s gaze.

With King Ping Luan Ji Molie standing behind him, he naturally had tremendous confidence.

Xue Dufu also knew why Qin Tian Jian’s Lu Yao chose to stand on the side of the Divine Sect…

It was also because of the Prince.

The Prince’s rebellion in Jizhou had lasted too long, and the Corpse God Cult was still growing…

The Imperial Court… had suspicions about the Prince too.

But at this moment, he had to show his strength.

“Lu Yao, you, a mere Vice Director of Dao City Imperial Observatory, dare to bully my Young Prince… If it were the Vice Director from the Capital Divine Heaven Bureau, then it would be another story. Wait till this gets back to the Prince’s ears, and he will demand an explanation from you!”

Xue Dufu picked up the Young Prince, who was pretending to have fainted on the ground.

At this moment, he was glaring coldly at Lu Yao with murderous intent swirling around him.

One Lu Yao, one Wang Kuyu.

“Even if this matter reaches the Prince’s ears, I, Lu Yao, fear nothing. Li Nuanxi is the daughter of a Second-Class Guest Official of the Imperial Observatory, and I, as the Vice Supervisor, protect her life, which is only normal,”

“Even if it escalates to the Divine Capital, I have justice on my side.”

Lu Yao, with his hair and beard flying, stood with his hands behind him.

“Besides…”

“If you’re defeated, you must admit defeat. Having your Qiankun Jade taken from you simply means your skills were inferior.”

“As the saying goes, practice more if you’re unskilled.”

Lu Yao spoke without mincing words, not being the least bit courteous just because Xue Dufu was a Grandmaster under Ji Molie’s command.

After all, Xue Dufu doesn’t even rank in the top five among Grandmasters under Ji Molie…

Xue Dufu’s complexion turned extremely dark as six Black Armored Warriors also drew out their Horse-Slaying Sabers, exuding a formidable military presence in unison.

But it was just a stand-off.

Because with a single wave from Nan Lihuo, a burst of energy erupted from the numerous peaks within the Divine Sect Branch.

There were Void Aspects, Divine Foundations…

The cultivators within the sect were all fearless.

Li Qingshan, even more impulsive and explosive, was ready to charge out.

Yet, he was stopped by Weng Wuyu.

“Don’t be rash and escalate the conflict; do you really intend to keep the other side here?” Weng Wuyu said in his old voice: “Everyone is just putting on a show… to maintain face.”

“With the Temple God Resonance imminent, no one wants to blow things up.”

Li Qingshan reluctantly put away his Ram Horn Hammer.

Atop the peak, the deep snow whirled and danced.

Xue Dufu, holding the Young Prince in one arm, took a deep breath.

“Very well, very well… A fine Divine Child from Golden Light Prefecture.”

“A splendid Qianyuan Jingguang Branch!”

Xue Dufu repeated ‘very well’ three times, then turned around, holding the Young Prince, and heavily stomped down.

The entire Golden Light Peak seemed to tremble.

Then, he catapulted himself away, carrying the Young Prince across a parabola toward Mansion City.

The six Black Armored Warriors also retreated into the sky one after another.

Xi Xi, held in Li Che’s arms, suddenly couldn’t help but struggle.

“Why run away! Remember to honor the bet!”

“Xi Xi will be waiting for you, you little servant!” Xi Xi shouted.

Li Che quickly flicked her head.

Xi Xi immediately clutched her head, looking aggrieved.

“Daddy, it hurts…”

Li Che said irritably, “What did Daddy teach you? Don’t try to be a hero when you’re outside. Keep a low profile and if you ever meet an opponent you can’t overcome, what will you do if you get beaten up?”

Xi Xi’s eyes brimmed with tears, her small mouth puckered, and her round cheeks puffed out.

“Daddy, Xi Xi’s hand hurts…”

Poor little Xi Xi looked so pitiful.

“Your hand hurts? Let Daddy see!”

Upon hearing this, Li Che’s expression immediately changed.

He grabbed Xi Xi’s plump arm that was as tender as a section of lotus root.

After all, since the Fire Tip Spear within Xi Xi had activated on its own, Li Che was also worried it would affect Xi Xi, although it most likely wouldn’t.

Divine Weapons have a spirit, and since it has entered Xi Xi’s body and recognizes Xi Xi as its master, even though Xi Xi can’t wield it actively, the Divine Weapon wouldn’t harm its master.

The Mud Pill between the brows faintly glowed.

Divine Skills… Star Plucking Pupil!

After a glance, Li Che couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

Because… Xi Xi’s arm had completely changed!

The toughness of the flesh and blood had greatly increased compared to before!

The current resilience of the tendons, membranes, and muscles in the arm housing the Divine Weapon wasn’t even weaker than his, the Furnace Grandmaster!

This was the strength from within the Divine Weapon affecting Xi Xi!

Comparable to… bone washing and marrow cleansing!

This is simply…

Li Che was shook. Four Royal Divine Weapons… had such an effect?!

No, it should be said, do Mythical Weapons truly have such an effect?

This is an immense boon for the cultivation of the Martial Path!

Li Che’s eyes twinkled as he seemed to vaguely understand something.

No wonder in this world, the upper limit of the Martial Path continues to rise, even before the emergence of Divine Methods and the spread of the Mysterious Temple.

It was extremely difficult to reach the Grandmaster level in the Qi and Blood Martial Path.

And now, there have even been Martial Saints, and even beyond Martial Saints!

Li Che speculated that this might also be related to the subtle enhancement of the physique by these Divine Weapons!

He wondered if the Mythical Weapon he had obtained, the Equal to Heaven’s Face, also had such a powerful physical effect?

However, his Equal to Heaven’s Face was an incomplete Mythical Weapon…

Perhaps he’d have to wait until he collected the complete Mythical Weapon to see.

And after confirming that Xi Xi was alright.

Li Che also let out a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

This girl… scared him.

When Xi Xi said she was in pain, Li Che’s heart had instinctively tightened.

He even thought that Grandmaster Xue Dufu had harmed her…

The urge to kill almost burst forth from within him.

However, even at this moment, the killing intent in Li Che’s heart had not subsided.

Li Che carefully observed again, not only the arm but also checked her entire body.

Only when he was sure that the state of this girl Xi Xi was better than ever, did he completely relax.

Xi Xi’s fist was slightly red on the surface, probably because she had been too excited pounding it and caused it to redden.

Besides, under the perception of Li Che’s Star Plucking Pupil, the Purple Flame Serpent Spear within Xi Xi’s arm, after beating up the Dragon God Purple Pupil’s Young Prince, became listlessly quiet.

Li Che even felt the opponent’s emotions of regret and boredom.

It seemed…

as if it disapproved of the dragon as a mere fake and didn’t extract what it wanted…

Unsatisfied.

Li Che: “…”

It felt like a rush of personality had just hit him in the face.

However, Li Che’s Star Plucking Pupil in his brow lit up slightly.

He saw from Xi Xi’s arm that the Purple Flame Serpent Spear’s head emitted a wisp of purple qi, resembling a Jiao Long…

Long and sinuous, seemingly with the scales of a python, the length of a crocodile, and the horns of a Jiao!

Continuously swirling like aromatic incense.