Chapter 136: Crossing Worlds

“Only Xianchen and Changsun Puyu persevered, so only the two of them obtained this opportunity!”

Leng Qianxue looked toward Zhu Xiaoyuan.

A little girl was studying poetry with him.

She looked no older than eight or nine, and was exceptionally sweet and well-behaved.

“Senior Zhu is teaching the little girl to read?”

“Senior Zhu truly is a wonderful man!”

Leng Qianxue’s eyes were filled with admiration.

At that moment, Zhu Xiaoyuan was teaching Xinjing to read the poem. Seeing Leng Qianxue and the others approach, he smiled and said, “You’re here. Come sit down.”

The two women immediately walked over.

An Yue’er said, “Congratulations, Senior. It seems you’ve taken on several more disciples.”

Zhu Xiaoyuan waved his hand. “You deserve credit for that as well. How have things been going for you lately?”

Leng Qianxue and An Yue’er exchanged a glance and sighed deeply.

After a moment, Leng Qianxue said, “Senior, to be honest, we’ve run into a bit of trouble…”

“Hm? What kind of trouble?” Zhu Xiaoyuan asked.

Leng Qianxue raised one finger and pointed toward the sky.

That was the direction of the Immortal Realm.

“Some people from above came looking for someone. They seemed to be searching for a person named Ming Yexin. They kept forcing us to hand Ming Yexin over, but how could we possibly know that person? Who could have imagined that, simply because we couldn’t produce her, they would attack us so viciously? They even injured Senior Ling Ji and Senior Ziyang.”

“They even tried to snatch Sister Yue’er’s hairpin!”

Xinjing stood beside Zhu Xiaoyuan, listening to Leng Qianxue’s accusations.

Her large eyes blinked repeatedly.

People from the Immortal Realm had come too?

And they were searching for Ming Yexin?

Could it be that the people in the Immortal Realm also knew she had been born?

At the thought, worry filled the little girl’s face.

What would she do if they truly knew she had been born?

But just as Xinjing began to panic, she remembered that she was currently in Zhu Xiaoyuan’s courtyard.

Who knew how many terrifying things were hidden here? And, more importantly, Big Brother was here as well!

Anyone who dared come after her would have to face so many powerful figures. It was still uncertain who would end up dead. What did she have to fear?

After considering all this, Xinjing suddenly felt at ease.

Zhu Xiaoyuan, however, became furious upon hearing Leng Qianxue’s words.

He understood perfectly well what she meant by “those above.”

Wasn’t she referring to the imperial court and the authorities?

Leng Qianxue, An Yue’er, and the others were all merchants. With his support, their businesses were naturally flourishing.

That was bound to make the officials jealous and tempt them to seize something from the merchants.

Searching for someone was merely an ordinary excuse.

Everyone knew what those people truly wanted.

In the modern world, Zhu Xiaoyuan had encountered plenty of people in high positions. They were simply trying to extort and blackmail others.

Such people were nothing but scum.

“What happened afterward?” Zhu Xiaoyuan asked.

“We were too anxious at the time, so… so we killed them…”

Leng Qianxue lowered her head.

She had not done it intentionally.

An Yue’er’s heart pounded like a drum.

“Senior, this is all my fault. If it weren’t for me, you would never have had to face such trouble. If you’re angry, then blame me!”

Zhu Xiaoyuan laughed heartily. He was far too pleased to be angry. How could he possibly blame them?

“What did you do wrong? If they deserved to die, then kill them. If they want revenge, give them my address.”

“Let them come.”

In a vast realm like the Tianwu Realm, someone dying was nothing unusual.

Besides, those people had deserved what they got.

Who told them to commit evil?

What abilities could the authorities of the Tianwu Realm possibly possess?

If the people above came to investigate, An Yue’er could simply hide here for a while.

In this little place of his, outsiders would never be able to find her.

Even if they could not defeat their enemies, they could still hide, could they not?

At that thought, Zhu Xiaoyuan nodded, deeply satisfied.

Hearing this, An Yue’er and Leng Qianxue were both greatly moved.

Since Senior had said so, there was no reason for them to feel troubled anymore.

An Yue’er thought to herself, “Since Senior has spoken so confidently, the people from the Immortal Realm probably aren’t even worthy of his attention.”

“As expected, as long as Senior Zhu is here, those villains are nothing to worry about!”

Leng Qianxue was equally filled with emotion.

The two women promptly bowed together toward Zhu Xiaoyuan.

“Thank you, Senior!”

“It’s nothing important. There’s no need to keep thanking me,” Zhu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

The atmosphere within the little courtyard was warm and peaceful.

Suddenly, a tremendous and terrifying sound erupted from the sky.

“Rumble!”

The thunder was deafening.

Everyone looked up and saw that the entire sky above Nan Yi was trembling.

It was as though some terrifying figure above were tearing the heavens apart!

The strange phenomenon above Nan Yi drew everyone’s attention.

The sensation of the sky splitting open was being displayed directly before their eyes.

And it was not only cultivators who could sense it.

Even ordinary people could feel it.

For a time, everyone turned their gazes toward the sky above Nan Yi.

Above them, the sea of clouds churned, while the boundaries between worlds flickered in and out of sight.

The sky resembled a fragile sheet of paper, and someone was savagely tearing it apart.

“Could this be retaliation?”

“That white-robed young man really must have been from the Immortal Realm. I suspect the Immortal Realm is trying to cross into our world!”

“We’re finished…”

At the Extreme Path Holy Land, Saint Lord Ling Ji’s injuries had yet to heal.

Standing outside the main hall, he gazed at the sky with an extremely grim expression.

“Throughout the history of the Tianwu Realm, there have been very few instances of people from the Immortal Realm crossing the boundary. Yet this time, they’ve created such a tremendous disturbance. What are they trying to do?”

Ziyang could no longer understand the situation. He felt utterly exhausted.

So what if he had already become a quasi-immortal?

Even with Ling Ji by his side, the two of them were the most powerful beings in the entire Tianwu Realm.

Anyone casually sent over from the Immortal Realm would be at the immortal level.

That white-robed young man, for instance, had been able to force him flat onto the ground with a single finger, leaving him completely helpless.

Now, they had only one hope left.

Senior Zhu.

At that thought, their gazes instinctively turned toward the Nanling Mountains.

Their aged eyes were filled with anticipation.

…

“What is happening? Could someone be attempting to cross between worlds?”

“The Immortal Realm is actually planning to send people into the Tianwu Realm?”

Across the land of Nan Yi, Grandmaster Kongling stared at the strange phenomenon in the sky, his face filled with astonishment.