Chapter 1789 Twice and You’re Bankrupt

Chapter 1789: 1789 Twice and You’re Bankrupt

Zhuge Qiu was slightly taken aback. The reason he came to Huayu Temple today on behalf of Long Wudang was naturally due to Long Wudang’s instigation.

Last time, Long Wudang suffered a significant loss at the hands of Mu Hanyan. Upon returning, he complained and pleaded, exaggerating Mu Hanyan’s misdeeds. Zhuge Qiu knew Long Wudang’s character well and that his words couldn’t be fully trusted. Nevertheless, regardless of how many faults he had, as the son of Tianyang City’s Main Priest, Mu Hanyan should have given him some face.

However, not only did she beat Long Wudang and his cohorts to a pulp, she also robbed them of all their possessions, clearly disregarding the Tianyang Temple. As the Penalty Priest of the Tianyang Temple, both publicly and privately, he felt compelled to seek justice for Long Wudang. Since Mu Hanyan showed no respect to the Tianyang Temple and acted so arrogantly towards the Main Priest’s son, he naturally returned the favor with his own domineering attitude.

But the final outcome was completely beyond his expectations. He had assumed that with his strength, dealing with a snot-nosed little girl would be a sure thing, but he unexpectedly encountered Xiang Qiuzhan. More surprisingly, Xiang Qiuzhan, who could severely injure him with just one sword, actually perished at Mu Hanyan’s hand. Moreover, the combat power of Huayu Temple’s populace and Priest Guards even made his heart tremble.

Seeing Long Wudang and his companions shamelessly groveling and begging for mercy, and before anyone could speak, proactively offering large sums of silver taels and elixirs as apologies, Zhuge Qiu guessed that Mu Hanyan certainly wouldn’t let him off easily. However, given his status, he could never bring himself to grovel shamelessly.

Zhuge Qiu was already prepared that if Mu Hanyan dared to humiliate him, dared to extort him for his possessions, he would fight to the bitter end, ensuring she wouldn’t succeed. But who would’ve thought that Mu Hanyan would once again surprise him by letting him off so easily?

"Lord Zhuge, today the bandits attacked, and you set aside personal grievances to assist. I, Mu Hanyan, am deeply grateful. Regarding the feud between Huayu Temple and Long Wudang, I don’t want to explain too much. Simply put, if people don’t offend us, we won’t offend them. From now on, regardless of who it is, if they dare to offend the dignity of Huayu Temple or harm the citizens of Huayu City, I will retaliate tit for tat, blood for blood!" Mu Hanyan spotted Zhuge Qiu’s confusion and declared solemnly.

At this moment, Mu Hanyan’s long hair fluttered, accentuating her imposing, unassailable presence in the night wind faintly tinged with a noble and bloodthirsty aura.

"Dare to offend the dignity of Huayu Temple, dare to harm the citizens of Huayu City, we will retaliate tit for tat, blood for blood!" Behind her, the Priest Guards of Huayu City, along with hundreds of citizens, shouted in unison.

Zhuge Qiu’s expression was shaken. Mu Hanyan’s words were clearly not a threat but a declaration of Huayu Temple.

He had an intuition that from this moment onward, the long-overlooked Huayu Temple would no longer be the Huayu Temple of the past. Anyone who sought to insult or look down upon Huayu Temple would pay a heavy price.

Zhuge Qiu’s face turned serious; he clasped his hands and, supported by Long Wudang and others, headed towards the outskirts of the city.

Long Wudang repeatedly turned his head to glance at Mu Hanyan as he walked. At the moment Mu Hanyan spoke, faced with Mu Hanyan’s peerlessly beautiful visage, he couldn’t help but feel captivated, as if his entire mental state had been completely occupied by such stunning beauty, yet without a hint of disrespect.

Young Master Long Yang’s heart was completely in disarray.

"What’s the matter, Young Master Long? Reluctant to leave? If you’re not, you can come and visit anytime." Mu Hanyan noticed Long Wudang’s gaze and teased.

Long Wudang’s chaotic heart instantly cleared, and he fled from Huayu City as if for his life. What a joke! Visiting Huayu City once cost him half his fortune; visiting twice would leave him penniless. He’s not dumb enough for that.

"It’s getting late, clean up and rest early," Mu Hanyan instructed, watching Long Wudang and the others leave.

"Relay the Master’s orders..." Wen Gaoren immediately conveyed Mu Hanyan’s command with even more reverence.

Here we go again, Mu Hanyan felt a headache coming and ignored him, patting her forehead and turning to walk inside the hall.

"Ling Baobao, come with me, I have some questions for you," Mu Hanyan said to Ling Baobao.

Ling Baobao, who had been boasting to Mu Tu and others about the glorious battle results, quickly followed her enthusiastically upon hearing her words.

"What’s up?" As soon as he entered the room, Ling Baobao asked. He hadn’t finished boasting yet and was planning to resume after talking to Mu Hanyan.

"Take a look at this first." As Mu Hanyan spoke, she summoned the Chaos Heavenly Fire.

"Whoa, has this fellow leveled up?" Ling Baobao looked at the tiny flame in Mu Hanyan’s hand and said in surprise.

"Is leveling up that strange?" Mu Hanyan asked, confused, looking at Ling Baobao.

"I once heard my mother say that it is extremely difficult for Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire to advance. If relying on the absorption of Spiritual Energy from Heaven and Earth, it might take thousands of years to level up, unless it devours high quality Heavenly Materials or other Spiritual Fires to speed up the process. Your Chaos Heavenly Fire seems to have never devoured any Heavenly Materials, and the Holy Continent doesn’t have any Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires for it to devour. How has it advanced so quickly?" Ling Baobao said in surprise. Common Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire advancing is extremely difficult, let alone the Chaos Heavenly Fire, known as the Source of Ten Thousand Flames.

"How about devouring poison?" Mu Hanyan asked.

This Chaos Heavenly Fire indeed hasn’t devoured any decent Heavenly Materials, nor has it had any lower-level Spirit Fires to consume, but it has devoured and purified quite a bit of poison, all of them deadly.

"I haven’t heard my mother mention that, but after all, the laws are different. Coming to the Holy Continent, it should undergo some variation. Advancing through poison devouring is possible." Ling Baobao pondered. Though his strength is not high, considering his family background, his vision is not lacking, so he didn’t find it too strange.

"What realm has it reached now?" Mu Hanyan asked.

"Past the infancy stage is the growth stage, then the mature stage," Ling Baobao responded.

"Still just in infancy?" Mu Hanyan said, a bit disappointed. She thought it had reached the growth stage, but it was only in infancy. Listening to it, it sounded like the human or beast equivalent of early childhood, probably not as powerful as she imagined.

"Don’t underestimate the infancy stage. This is Chaos Heavenly Fire. Even in infancy, it already possesses Spiritual Sense and has much greater significance than you imagine," Ling Baobao explained.

"What significance?" Mu Hanyan pressed further.

Upon coming to the Divine Continent, her Cangxuan Cloud Silk, Glazed Glass Holy Robe, Netherworld God Blood Shield, and Star Moon Battle Crown were all restricted by the laws and could no longer be normally used. Without these protective dharma treasures, it often left her lacking confidence. The awakening and leveling of Chaos Heavenly Fire finally gave her a bit more assurance, filling her with curiosity and anticipation about its role.