Protect Our Chief-Chapter 653 - 74: Powerful! Shouzhe, the Great Celestial Pride

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Exiting the Pengyun Pavilion’s villa, one finds a Peach Blossom Forest stretching over several thousand acres.

The Southern Desert resides on a plateau, with a dry and cold climate and a large temperature difference between day and night. Even in summer, the temperature remains low. Obviously, the peach blossoms in this forest are a special variety, cultivated with care, and even now, the branches are still covered in blooms.

Under the moonlight, the peaches in full blossom look like patches of crimson clouds, indescribably romantic and beautiful.

However, Zuoqiu Qingyun was in no mood to appreciate the beauty of the peach blossoms at this moment. He had only just flown a short distance from the villa when he landed and started moving swiftly through the Peach Blossom Forest, keeping close to the ground.

He didn’t dare to fly at high altitude. Firstly, it was out of caution, afraid of being intercepted.

Secondly, his ability to fight beyond his level relies on the possession by Elder Jiang’s Divine Soul, enhancing mainly his Divine Soul power, not his Profound Qi Amount.

If he continued to consume Divine Soul power flying in the air, in his current Residual Soul state, Elder Jiang wouldn’t last long before reaching exhaustion.

Zuoqiu Qingyun moved swiftly, his feet occasionally pushing off the ground or trees for leverage, his speed light and quick like a bird darting through the forest, yet as nimble as a fish swimming, silently flitting past.

"Elder Jiang, who on earth is that damned woman?" Zuoqiu Qingyun was filled with frustration and couldn’t help roaring in his heart.

If it weren’t for that mysterious woman’s interference, today he would have gotten his hands on Tianyan Fairy.

She was a Celestial Human Realm Celestial Pride, and once used as a Tripod Cauldron, his cultivation would advance rapidly, soon entering the Celestial Human Realm.

But now, everything was ruined.

"Kid, today’s events are odd." Elder Jiang’s voice echoed in his sea of consciousness, "That mysterious woman’s strength should be extraordinary, yet she is suppressing her bloodline power, trying to hide her true origins. If she had truly gone all out, you and I would likely have fallen today."

"Elder Jiang, didn’t you say, you were a peak Divine Power Realm expert from the Celestial Dynasty thousands of years ago, just a half-step away from the next realm?" Zuoqiu Qingyun’s heart was full of unwillingness and he muttered slightly grudgingly, "How could we not even defeat a mere mysterious woman today?"

"Kid Zuoqiu, what do you understand?" Elder Jiang was slightly enraged, "In my current Residual Soul state, if it weren’t for your weak cultivation, how could we not defeat even a mere Celestial Human Realm? I reminded you earlier, to keep a low profile and avoid making enemies when lacking in strength."

"Forget it, forget it~ What’s done is done, there’s no point in saying more. We must leave this dangerous place quickly."

While the dual souls bickered, Zuoqiu Qingyun had swiftly reached the middle of the Peach Blossom Forest.

Suddenly.

Elder Jiang’s voice sounded in his mind, carrying a tint of gravity: "Kid Zuoqiu, something’s not right. I can vaguely sense prying eyes in the dark, we might be under constant surveillance."

Zuoqiu Qingyun immediately looked around nervously, but found no signs of danger, unable to suppress his complaint: "It’s just that the plants are denser around here, not even bugs or birds, Elder Jiang could you be seeing things?"

"Kid Zuoqiu, be careful!"

Elder Jiang’s voice suddenly rose several octaves. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Before Zuoqiu Qingyun realized what was happening, he felt a dangerous aura approaching and hastily used his body technique to avoid it.

"Whoosh!"

A blood-red vine brushed past his chest, tearing his clothes and raising a streak of fresh blood.

In an instant, that blood-red vine disappeared into the depths of the peach grove, nowhere to be seen.

Simultaneously, rustling sounds emerged from the Peach Blossom Forest in the night, densely packed as if numerous enemies were hidden, with countless eyes secretly watching them.

The atmosphere was indescribably eerie.

"Who’s there?" Zuoqiu Qingyun shouted angrily, chills running through him, "If you’ve got the guts, come out and confront Young Master Zuoqiu face to face. What’s the point of hiding and skulking around?!"

"Clap, clap, clap~"

Several crisp claps echoed from the depths of the peach grove.

Accompanying the clapping was a slightly magnetic male voice: "Who could have imagined that, the noble young master of a Fourth-Grade Noble Family, a direct disciple of the Academy, would have another face behind the scenes."

In the midst of speaking.

A handsome young man in white gracefully parted the branches blocking his way, strolling out of the dense forest as if taking a leisurely walk.

It was evident that he was the one who had just spoken.

Tonight, there was a moon without stars, and the silver moonlight was brighter and purer than usual. As he stepped out of the woods, the bright moonlight gradually enveloped him, making his plain white robe appear as if it was glowing slightly, enhancing his extraordinary aura.

And the handsome face illuminated in the moonlight was deeply etched in memory, particularly annoying. Especially the trace of mockery curling at the corner of his mouth, which was glaringly offensive.

"It’s you? Wang Shouzhe!" Zuoqiu Qingyun’s expression changed dramatically, "So it was all your scheme? You’ve got some nerve, daring to plot against the Academy’s direct disciple!"

Wang Shouzhe raised an eyebrow, his mocking smile fading, replaced by a cold sneer: "Young Master Zuoqiu, you should realize, from the moment you entrusted ’Celestial Palace’ to deal with me, we became mortal enemies."

"Celestial Palace? How do you know about Celestial Palace?" Zuoqiu Qingyun’s face stiffened slightly with disbelief, then suddenly realized, "Celestial Palace betrayed me?"