"Ah?"

Xu Yang's muscles twitched, his expression odd.

"Teacher, you..."

"You little brat, what are you thinking?!" Gu Jun roared angrily, he could guess Xu Yang's thoughts even with his toes.

"You think I'm that kind of person?"

"Ahem!"

Xu Yang looked embarrassed.

Well, you couldn't blame him for thinking strange things.

After all, Gu Jun had once claimed he was quite the playboy back in the day.

And now, suddenly asked him to go ask a young girl her name... Wait, what?

Xu Yang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly asked, "Teacher, could this little lady be your old flame?"

"I don't know."

"But she does look kind of similar!"

"Go ask her!"

Gu Jun replied in a muffled voice.

His tone sounded a bit complicated.

Xu Yang could barely hold back his laughter.

This unexpected twist was quite something.

He was even getting interested now.

Regaining his focus, he saw a group of young people walking over, apparently noticing his sudden stop and wanting to introduce themselves.

Xu Yang calmly sized up the young lady.

Five people in total, only one girl among them.

She looked to be in her early teens, beautiful, with skin fairer than snow!

Her cultivation wasn't weak either—Early Stage of Myriad Phenomena Realm. She'd be a prodigy anywhere!

"I'm Nie Feng, greetings, brother."

The white-robed youth in the lead cupped his fists first, a broad smile on his face. "Brother, your actions just now truly stunned us all."

Xu Yang chuckled, "It's nothing. Are you all from Liangzhou City?"

He could tell these guys weren't from ordinary families!

"That's right."

Nie Feng said, "Brother, I suppose you aren't from Liangzhou, are you?"

Xu Yang shook his head lightly. "First time in Liangzhou."

Nie Feng's eyes instantly lit up. "Brother, if you don't mind, why not head back to the city together? Liangzhou City is the capital of the region—plenty of fun places!"

Getting acquainted with someone like Xu Yang could only bring benefits, no drawbacks. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Someone with the same cultivation as him, but whose power was simply monstrous—Nie Feng didn't even feel the tiniest tinge of jealousy.

Making friends was definitely the smartest move!

Xu Yang didn't answer directly. He slowly looked at the young woman.

Qi Yu had been staring at Xu Yang all this time. Now that he looked her way, her cheeks flushed, and she quickly shifted her gaze aside.

Seeing this, Xu Yang's facial muscles twitched a few times.

What's with the blushing?

"May I ask the lady's name?"

As soon as he asked, all their expressions turned incredibly strange.

Did he...? No way...

But to be fair, Qi Yu was indeed stunningly pretty.

Her family might not be top tier, but their old foundations were beyond the comparison of even the Nie Family.

"My name is Qi Yu."

Qi Yu stared down at her toes and answered softly.

At this sight, Nie Feng couldn't help recalling how loudly Qi Yu had gasped when Xu Yang made his move earlier.

This girl... sigh!

"Teacher, her name is Qi Yu, right?" Xu Yang was already asking Gu Jun in his mind.

"Qi...? And she looks so much like her. Can't be wrong."

"She's from Liangzhou too!"

Hearing this, a subtle ripple flashed in Xu Yang's eyes.

So it's really her.

"Teacher, do you want to go meet her?" Xu Yang could totally relate to Gu Jun's feelings right now.

His old flame was probably long gone from this world!

A thousand years, even a True Lord would struggle to outlast such a span!

Only after a long silence did Gu Jun murmur, "Let's go take a look."

"Alright."

Xu Yang already knew what to do next.

"What's your name?" Qi Yu, seeing Xu Yang hadn't replied for ages, curled her toes into the ground, then summoned the courage to look up and ask.

"Me? I'm Guyang!"

These people didn't know him, but if the name Xu Yang was mentioned, someone would figure it out instantly.

Guyang... Gu Jun's soul shuddered with speechlessness!

You brat, you really are something.

"Qi Yu, you..."

Nie Feng looked at Qi Yu and opened his mouth, then sighed and turned to Xu Yang with a bitter smile. "Mr. Gu, Qi Yu, she..."

Xu Yang frowned slightly. Nie Feng's response didn't seem like that of a guy chasing after Qi Yu.

"Is there some trouble?"

Qi Yu seemed to realize something, her pretty face changing a little.

Nie Feng gave a helpless wry smile. "Mr. Gu, someone is pursuing Qi Yu. While she doesn't like him, her family doesn't dare oppose it."

Besides, he also felt Xu Yang's actions were a little unreliable!

Coming straight up with an obvious interest in Qi Yu, not hiding it at all—your strength is impressive, but still...

"Teacher, your old flame's descendant is in trouble."

"You brat, you dare make a joke at your teacher's expense, huh?"

Gu Jun was fuming out of embarrassment.

Xu Yang grinned, "Miss Qi, please don't overthink it. I might have some past connection with your Qi Family, so I asked a few extra questions."

"Huh?"

Qi Yu stared at Xu Yang in amazement.

"As for who it is, you don't need to know."

Xu Yang fixed his gaze on Nie Feng. "Who is this person chasing after Miss Qi?"

A strange hesitance flickered through Nie Feng's eyes. After a brief pause, he replied, "The Young Prince!"

"The Young Prince? The son of Prince of Liang?" Xu Yang exclaimed

"That's right!" Nie Feng smiled wryly, clearly helpless.

With such status, how could the Qi Family possibly object?

"But this Young Prince isn't actually a tyrant or anything, but still..." Nie Feng sighed, spreading his hands.

Xu Yang's face shifted through several expressions. Just when Nie Feng thought Xu Yang was intimidated, he suddenly asked, "Miss Qi, what's your wish?"

Qi Yu blinked in bewilderment. "Any wish at all?"

"Of course!"

"I want that Young Prince to never show up in front of me again, and for my family to stop meddling in my life!"

As she finished, Qi Yu drooped her arms and sighed, "But that's already two wishes."

"Two wishes is fine too."

Xu Yang grinned mischievously, "Miss Qi, would you take me to the Qi Family?"

"Go to the Qi Family? You actually have some past connection with my family?" Qi Yu was utterly shocked. She wasn't dumb; she had thought Xu Yang was just joking!

But talking about actually going to the Qi Family—that didn't sound like a joke!

"Mr. Gu, you really know one of the Qi Family's elders?" Nie Feng was even more curious now.

Anyone could see Xu Yang wasn't some ordinary guy.

If he's acquainted with them, it could only be an elder of the Qi Family.

"Can't you tell me who it is?" Qi Yu asked.

"Not for now," Xu Yang shook his head gently.

Qi Yu hesitated a moment, then said, "Then let's go now."

She wasn't worried Xu Yang had some ulterior motive.

The Qi Family was a major noble house, after all. True, they had no True Lords, but plenty of mighty cultivators in the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

Xu Yang alone couldn't possibly take them all on!

Nie Feng and the others exchanged glances. Initially, they'd just come to get acquainted—who could have guessed things would go this way?

They looked at each other, curiosity written all over their faces: Should we go too?

Nie Feng quickly said, "Mr. Gu, if you don't mind, can we join you?"

Xu Yang glanced at the four of them and smiled lightly. "Go if you want."

Their faces immediately lit up with joy.

"Let's go!"

With no more words, they all swiftly headed off towards Liangzhou City.

Along the way, amid casual conversation, Xu Yang gained a rough understanding of the various powers in Liangzhou City.