Chapter 1658 - 1471: Perseverance

"Junior Ye Tian." Ye Tian cupped his hands and said, "I’m a friend of Chuqing."

Xuan Chuqing took a deep breath, moved closer to Ye Tian, and said, "Seventh Aunt, Ye Tian is my partner. I invited him to join me as a teammate for the Secret Realm competition."

As soon as Xuan Chuqing finished speaking, Ye Tian was immediately fixed upon by the eyes of more than a dozen people present.

Before, although Xuan Chuqing brought Ye Tian back, and it was indeed rare for it was the first time in her life she introduced an opposite gender to her family, these relatives of Xuan Chuqing’s were at most curious about Ye Tian, finding it hard not to take a few more glances, surprised by Ye Tian’s unbelievable age of less than 30.

They only thought that Xuan Chuqing cherished talent and might have brought this young man back to recruit him into the family for future development, possibly achieving extraordinary accomplishments, without thinking in any other direction.

But who would have thought...

Damn!!!

As a team partner?

Participating in the Secret Realm competition?

"Sister, you... you... you’ve gone mad?" In the silence, a little girl lowered her voice, tugged on Xuan Chuqing’s sleeve, looking very strange, "Sister, do you know what you’re saying? Don’t anger the Seventh Aunt. Seventh Aunt has a very bad temper."

Ignoring the Taihua Cave Heaven’s Mr. Yue invited at a significant cost, to team up with a stranger at the Upper Great Emperor Ninth Layer who came from who knows where to participate in the Secret Realm competition?

Are you serious?

Seventh Aunt might just explode with anger.

Yes, under 30 years old, Upper Great Emperor Ninth Layer, very shocking, definitely a super demon of the rare level, but in the Secret Realm competition, what matters is actual combat strength, others won’t go easy on you just because you are young with great talent!

Teaming up with a young man of the Upper Emperor Nine Revolutions, the little girl thought, if Xuan Chuqing really did this, they might end up at the bottom rankings.

Although the family’s expectation for Xuan Chuqing in this Secret Realm competition was only to enter the top fifteen, not demanding too much, they definitely cannot accept ending up at the bottom, right????

Sure enough, the next moment, that middle-aged woman at the Seventh Layer of Immortal Venerate Realm frowned, her eyes turned sharp, staring closely at Xuan Chuqing, "Chuqing, don’t be wilful."

What she said wasn’t harsh, but the voice was serious, undeniable.

"Seventh Aunt, Ye Tian is very strong and can fight across levels. His realm isn’t as simple as it looks. I believe if we team up, we can achieve a decent result," Xuan Chuqing looked at Seventh Aunt, not backing down, speaking seriously as well.

This time, Seventh Aunt’s gaze wasn’t just sharp but carried a hint of anger.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Sister, stop talking..." The little girl started to shrink her head, very scared.

Seventh Aunt’s name was Xuan Jingping, a standout in the family’s middle generation direct lineage, with terrifying martial arts talent, practiced martial arts all her life, and never married.

One might say she dedicated her life to the family’s rise and strength.

Because of this, Seventh Aunt Xuan Jingping was well-respected in the family, with high prestige.

The younger generation, including Xuan Chuqing and the little girl, respected and feared Xuan Jingping to some extent.

For Xuan Chuqing to dare directly face and question Seventh Aunt, having some defiance, the little girl was truly worried.

She and Xuan Chuqing were not sisters, not even distantly related.

She was just the daughter of a very loyal old servant beside Xuan Chuqing’s mother, a servant who died for Xuan Chuqing’s mother. Xuan Chuqing’s mother, grateful for the servant’s sacrifices, raised her as a daughter, considered an adopted daughter.

The little girl’s name was Luo Ningning. She grew up with Xuan Chuqing, and although they weren’t sisters, their relationship was akin to sisters.

Luo Ningning truly didn’t want to see Xuan Chuqing anger the Seventh Aunt. Seventh Aunt was strict, and even though Xuan Chuqing was a standout among the family’s younger generation, the consequences would be severe if she angered the Seventh Aunt.

"Chuqing, fighting across levels isn’t uncommon. You yourself and even Ning’er can fight across levels. Mr. Yue can battle across several small realms," Seventh Aunt Xuan Jingping’s voice was quiet, but those who knew her understood this was her emotion when very angry.

Not giving Xuan Chuqing a chance to speak, Xuan Jingping suddenly turned sharp: "Chuqing, are you telling me that the Young Master Ye you brought back is stronger than Mr. Yue?"

Xuan Chuqing fell silent.

Honestly speaking.

She knew it was unlikely.

She could feel how strong Yue Yan was?!

Extremely terrifying.

Just standing there, even though he was very restrained, it still felt like a mountain of god demons, exuding a tremendous oppressive aura.

As for Ye Tian, she judged his strength to be slightly stronger than hers.

So, purely speaking of strength, Xuan Chuqing couldn’t say that Ye Tian was stronger than Yue Yan.

She wasn’t someone who would speak against her conscience.

"Answer me!!!" Xuan Jingping’s voice became much louder.

The atmosphere grew even more tense.

"Perhaps Ye Tian isn’t as strong as Mr. Yue, but I feel Ye Tian suits me better, and when paired with him, we might be more in sync," Xuan Chuqing’s face turned slightly pale, she bit her red lip, and under immense pressure, said.

Luo Ningning was about to cry.

Sister is really headstrong, isn’t she?

What kind of love potion did this under-30-year-old incredible young man give her?

Truly driving her mad.

"Heh, strength is no longer important, Chuqing, well done." Xuan Jingping’s face showed a trace of disappointment, "Chuqing, you and your brother indeed have a big gap, the great expectations your grandfather had for you, perhaps he was just being sentimental."