"This Elder Brother really has jokes—dueling with me, who is at the Spirit Gathering Realm Seventh Layer, with your Heaven-reaching Realm Cultivation. You really have quite the imagination, do you think you are foolish, or do you just play the fool?"

"Since Elder Brother likes dueling so much, why not challenge the Sect Leader?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Lin Chen looked at Xu San with a merciless smile.

Now that Lin Chen and his opponent had most likely forged a deep enmity, he naturally would not show any pleasantness towards him.

Upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, Xu San was stunned, and his anger surged even more, but he knew that in front of Zhao Yijing, he absolutely could not do anything to Lin Chen.

"Good, very good, lad. Remember your actions today."

Xu San’s cold gaze fixated on Lin Chen for a few moments, then he turned and left without looking back.

Watching Xu San’s retreating figure, Lin Chen sighed, knowing he had truly encountered big trouble this time.

"Big Sister, who exactly is this person? You insist on pulling me in front of trouble, are you even afraid of him?"

After Xu San left, seeing that Zhao Yijing was still affectionately holding his arm, Lin Chen finally asked about the identity of the other party.

"He is the eldest disciple under Hong Yanbing, the Peak Master of Purple Cloud Peak of the Second Peak. As you have seen, his Cultivation is even higher than mine. In the entire Jade Cauldron Sect, except for the Peak Masters and Elders, he truly is the most deserving first person. Even the Sect Leader’s eldest disciple, Zhao Ming’an, falls short compared to him."

Watching the direction Xu San left, Zhao Yijing felt a bad premonition rising in her heart.

Although Xu San’s Cultivation was strong, he was over a decade older than Zhao Yijing. However, Zhao Yijing had a strong personality, so despite Xu San’s Talent and strong Cultivation, she did not like him.

Furthermore, Xu San was utterly ruthless. Despite appearing harmless in front of Zhao Yijing just now, he was actually someone who would kill without blinking and was extremely cruel, even going against humanity and morality, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals.

To eliminate a Great Demon, Xu San had used the lives of all the ordinary people in a town as bait, leading to the deaths of more than a hundred and twenty people.

But because he completed the mission and killed the Great Demon, saving more and sacrificing less, the Law Enforcement Hall of the Sect did not punish him.

Yet, Zhao Yijing had always loathed this inhumane individual.

Given Xu San’s temper, Lin Chen would inevitably suffer from Xu San’s troubles, and it might even endanger his life.

Zhao Yijing involuntarily clenched her fists, looking at Lin Chen, she began to feel some regret.

She was so annoyed by Xu San earlier that she made that decision.

Looking at the situation now, regret was already useless.

"Junior Brother Lin Chen, in the future, try to avoid that guy as much as possible. Don’t have any dealings with him, and if you encounter any trouble, you must tell me and our Master."

Zhao Yijing finally released Lin Chen’s arm that she was holding, and spoke to Lin Chen with a serious face.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen felt like crying without tears, silently thinking that if it weren’t for Big Sister, how could he possibly have made an enemy of this man? He wasn’t foolish, naturally knowing that the other party, being angered, would indeed find trouble with him.

Thinking of this, Lin Chen felt extremely displeased. It was the Big Sister who used him as a shield, and now it was she who was telling him to be careful—wasn’t this playing him?

Lin Chen gazed at Zhao Yijing’s perfectly curvaceous figure and couldn’t help but hook a smile at the corner of his mouth, he had to get some benefits back from her.

"Senior Sister, I am so scared. Since you’re so worried about me, and we are now Dao Companions, let’s stay together tonight. I’ll move over to your place."

Lin Chen sized up Zhao Yijing, his throat continuously swallowing saliva.

"You... you should stay in your own yard. That’s where the founder of our Jade Bird Peak once lived. It has been left vacant until now; who knows, there might be a great opportunity lying there. Junior Brother, you should explore it well."

Seeing Lin Chen’s cheeky gaze, Zhao Yijing’s cheeks instantly turned red, and for some reason, strange images popped into her mind.

Although she was already twenty-five, having grown up on Jade Bird Peak, she had rarely been in contact with men and was naive about matters between men and women. At this moment, her heart was flustered with Lin Chen’s teasing.

After speaking, Zhao Yijing leapt up and fled in haste.

Watching Zhao Yijing’s shy departure, Lin Chen grinned, secretly thinking that the Senior Sister was not some money-grubber but a sheep in wolf’s clothing who could also show such bashfulness.

Lin Chen put away the magic treasure on his body and headed to the back mountain of Jade Bird Peak, where he found a pool and prepared to test the power of the Flame Staff he had made.

The Flame Staff was a long-range weapon, which was of great importance to Lin Chen.

However, just as Lin Chen was about to practice long-range attacks with the Flame Staff and get accustomed to channeling Spiritual Power for its activation, a slender figure suddenly emerged from the dense forest beside him.

"Senior Sister, what are you doing here?"

Lin Chen looked at Xu Lianyu and asked curiously.

The spot Lin Chen had chosen was quite far from any of the residences on Jade Bird Peak, and when Lin Chen had practiced there before, no one else had come.

"Hehe, well, I am grounded after all,and I got bored. You’re not still mad at me, are you?"

Xu Lianyu said, looking pitiful with her big watery eyes in front of Lin Chen.

At her words, Lin Chen sighed inwardly. Naturally, he was still a bit upset; if it weren’t for that crazy girl Xu Lianyu, he wouldn’t have ended up in Zhao Yijing’s room and wouldn’t have gotten into trouble with Xu San.

But now, it was too late for any of that; having already offended Xu San, blaming Xu Lianyu would just make Lin Chen appear petty.

"Ah, forget it, this is the last time. You must not tease me like this again in the future."

Lin Chen looked at Xu Lianyu and said earnestly.

Hearing this, Xu Lianyu quickly dropped her pitiful act and flashed a mischievous smile at Lin Chen.

"Junior Brother, what are you doing? What’s this fiery stick for? It doesn’t look like an ordinary stick at all— it even glows."

With a smile on her lips, Xu Lianyu said as she reached out to snatch the Flame Staff from Lin Chen’s hands.

Hearing this, Lin Chen quickly gripped the Flame Staff tightly and dodged away. With Xu Lianyu’s knowledge, how could she not recognize it as a Magic Artifact? That crazy girl was obviously just looking to cause trouble and to play with it.