Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 541 - 14 Major Upset [Request for Monthly Votes!]_1

Chapter 541: Chapter 14 Major Upset [Request for Monthly Votes!]_1

Chu Liang left the Wangxian Tower and finally felt a wave of relief.

Originally, he was supposed to enjoy a banquet, make some comments, make some friends, and the task of this meal would be perfectly accomplished. Who knew that somehow, he felt like he had been placed on a fire to roast.

Before he could take two steps, he heard a voice behind him: "Warrior Chu."

Hearing this voice made Chu Liang’s spine stiffen. Slowly turning around, he indeed saw Shen Qingyan, which elicited a wry smile on his face.

What was she after now?

Why on earth had she followed him out?

"I know it might seem abrupt, but there’s something I need to ask..." Shen Qingyan began.

"Is it about this jade pendant?" Chu Liang raised his hand and reached out the half piece of the Shen Character Jade Pendant.

"Exactly." Shen Qingyan flipped her hand and also took out half a jade pendant.

The two halves coincided perfectly.

The combined jade pendant instantly integrated, like flesh and blood, and when it landed in Shen Qingyan’s palm, it emitted a faint light.

Only then did Chu Liang realize that this seemed to be some sort of artifact to verify a bloodline.

Some rich families sometimes prepared such magic artifacts to verify whether a newborn’s bloodline belonged to their family, so as to prevent possible farces.

"I also obtained this object by chance..."

Although Shen Qingyan was extremely beautiful, Chu Liang didn’t want to get involved any further so he simply decided to disclose everything he knew about the Shen family’s wasted garden.

But before he could speak, a shadow suddenly darted out from the side and snatched the jade pendant from Shen Qingyan’s hand, sweeping away!

Someone dared to rob openly on the streets of Yu Capital City!

Furthermore, the thief’s cultivation level was extremely high and concealed deeply. Both Chu Liang and Shen Qingyan had high cultivation levels but both of them failed to detect him.

"Who’s that?"

Shen Qingyan was suddenly both surprised and angry. This was her sole form of identification since birth, it had just melded together before being snatched away, naturally, she gave chase immediately.

She quickly darted, her red skirt billowing, as she chased the thief down the long street.

Although Chu Liang did not want to get involved, because the thief’s cultivation was extremely high and he was afraid that Shen Qingyan might encounter some accident, he had no choice but to follow suit.

The dark shadow went through the streets and lanes, flying out of the city with two people closely following. The thief had an elusive body figure, often dissolving into the shadows, losing track of him at any moment in the night.

Since they were already out of the city, Shen Qingyan had nothing to worry about, she immediately took out a flute, placed it on her lips and began to play.

The sound of flute was sharp, just like thousands of arrows in the sky. For a moment, there was a continuous rustling sound in the woods, countless leaves were torn apart, trees toppled, clearly, it was a indiscriminate land attack.

Chu Liang was quite astonished with this powerful divine skill instantaneously output by Shen Qingyan. He initially thought that the Nanyin Square was all about support, but now it seemed that there were also potent attackers amongst musicians.

However, the dark shadow did not retreat at all, but went straight through the dense forest under her divine skill.

When Chu Liang caught up again, the devastated woods only had some sporadic blood stains remaining, it seemed that the thief had also sustained some injuries.

Who is this thief? Why did he steal Shen Qingyan’s jade pendant?

And since the pendant was stolen right after it was melded together, this suggests that the thief had been following them all along. Was he tailing Shen Qingyan or himself?

These questions puzzled Chu Liang.

If he was indeed being shadowed by such an enigmatic figure day and night, it would indeed be creepy.

Turning back, Shen Qingyan looked somewhat despondent. To console her, Chu Liang relayed everything he knew about the Shen family’s deserted garden.

Shen Qingyan, having listened to Chu Liang’s story, also looked somewhat somber.

So, her parents had indeed died long ago, but her mother had existed in the form of a ghost for many years. Why didn’t her mentor tell her this though? Did he not want her to find out that the Shen family met their end due to greed and lust?

At the end of the incident involving the Shen family, Chu Liang had been left with some questions. Now, combined with the sudden appearance of this figure in the shadows, the state of events had started to become confusing.

Fortunately, this incident did not concern him. After passing all his doubts onto Shen Qingyan, he could finally have peace of mind and leave.

The two returned to Emperor Qiu together. Before parting, Shen Qingyan said, "Thank you, Warrior Chu, for everything. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known my own origin after all these years."

"It was just a small effort." Chu Liang replied simply.

Shen Qingyan looked desolate and lost, inducing sympathy in others. However, on this night, she wasn’t the only one feeling this way.

When the Second Prince’s carriage left the Wangxian Tower, his face was also full of sorrow.

What on earth was happening?

Actually, he himself resisted such royal engagements too. But as the future crown prince, he knew he would not have a say in his marriage. So when the prime minister suggested Shen Qingyan’s name, the second prince was overjoyed.

Compared to those women of illustrious families whose looks are unmentionable, Shen Qingyan was a entirely perfect existence. If all his future wives were like her, the Second Prince wouldn’t mind marrying a few more.

Hence, he was full of anticipation for this meeting with Shen Qingyan. Who would have thought that a little accident would occur and all the attention was taken away by others.

It’s impossible for him not to harbor resentment in his heart, but blaming Chu Liang seems unwarranted. After all, it was never his intention, it’s just how things turned out ...

One could only say he was wronged, greatly wronged.

As the carriage slowly moved forward, suddenly a clamor erupted from the side of the road.

"Speaking of Hero with the Divine Whip, Chu Liang, yes, he’s had quite a few romantic encounters." An old man by the roadside prattled, "You folks only heard about his mutual affection with Jiang Yue Bai, but do you know how many fairies have been smitten by this dashing young hero?"

The Second Prince rapped on the window, immediately a retainer came to respond.

"Tonight, have someone beat this old man up..." The Second Prince said resentfully, "Remember to wear masks."

...

In a blink of an eye, it was the last day of the Four Seas competition. After today, the eighty-one teams that emerged victorious will be determined. These will then participate in the Hundred Gates Competition alongside the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and only then will the Immortal Sect Conference officially commence.

Although there were not many battles today, the grand opening ceremony afterwards was very exciting, hence there were still a lot of spectators rushing in.

All the teams that have made it this far are strong competitors, and every battle today is a tough fight between the strong.

As soon as Chu Liang and his group arrived, they saw nearly half of the spectators gathered beside a battling platform.

In the middle of this platform stood a dark gold flame giant of seven or eight meters tall. With each swing of its fists and feet, it possessed the power to bring down heaven and earth!

Primordial Earth, Center Fire!

Chu Liang recognized in one glance that this flame was the same one he had seen in the Sword Casting Sect’s furnace that night.

The contestant on the battling platform, naturally, was a disciple of the Earthfire Door.

The Earthfire Door and the Sword Casting Sect share the same root, both being one of the Eight Gates and Eight Sects under the command of the Prime Minister, same as the emerging sects with great power in recent years.

His opponent, surprisingly, was a disciple from the Regent Residence.

The youths trained by the Regent Residence themselves are few but each one possessed extraordinary talent, equal to the genius disciples of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

In people’s past cognition, the strength of the Regent Residence often surpassed that of the Ten Earth Sects, persistently entering the third round of the Imperial City competition. It is an existence that is on an equal footing with the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.

But listening to the people around, the confrontation between the Regent Residence and the Earthfire Door had already resulted in one win and one loss. The competition on the field was indeed a life-and-death match to see who would advance to the next round.

If the Regent Residence lost, they would have to be eliminated in the first round!

Boom ——

The Earth Fire Giant charged ferociously, striking the center of the platform into pieces with one punch. While the youth from the Regent Residence took to the air. His swords manifested as thousands of light rays.

Zoooom, zoooom, zoooom, zoooom, zoooom ——

The white-robed swordsman moved around and stabbed the Earth Fire Giant with countless holes. His divine skills displayed a hint of Li Chengfeng, presumably his disciple.

However, the Earth Fire Giant merely needed an instant to heal all its wounds and lashed out even mightily at him with a punch!

Boom ——

The disciple of the Regent Residence drew a black rift with a stroke of his sword. The Earth Fire Giant thrusted its fist into the rift, emitting a thunderous noise.

But instead of retreating, it continued to rush forward.

Boom ——

Most of the arm of the Earth Fire Giant had plunged into the black hole, causing the black hole to tremble violently!

Thud!

With an explosion, the fist of the Giant punched through the black hole from several meters behind it! This pure cultivation crushed the limits of the divine skills, piercing through the divine skills of the Regent Residence’s disciple!

Rumble, rumble, rumble ——

Undaunted by the black hole, the Earth Fire Giant knocked the Regent Residence’s disciple into the sky like a shooting star!

"Roar!" The giant roared in triumph as the fire spread across the sky, revealing a slightly little young figure.

The audience gasped in surprise!

He won!

Twelve years ago, the Earthfire Door didn’t exist. This was their first participation in the Immortal Sect Meeting since it was established. There were always the occasional unknowns in each Immortal Sect Meeting, but so few as chilly as this year’s.

The Regent Residence, to which we had entrusted great hopes, was defeated by the Earthfire Door in the first round!