Eighty-Nine: Obstinate and Unyielding

  It was a long time before Zidong spoke up. Unexpectedly, his voice carried a hint of praise and schadenfreude, "Hmph, I didn't think you two were quite capable. You managed to force that stubborn disciple of mine to flee in such a hurry that she couldn't even participate in the Refining Equipment Competition. With her mediocre talent, she should be made to suffer more."

  The crowd was stunned, and this unusual attitude made people feel uneasy. Wan Chuan Ling Jun explained with a hard face: "Senior, this is a misunderstanding. Rong Rou Xiao You has broken the rules of my Bieyuan, so I just drove her out, but we didn't stop her from participating in the competition."

  "It's not that simple," Zidong raised an eyebrow, "Are you daring enough to swear like this Luli lady, with your heart demon as witness, that you've never sent anyone to kill my disciple?"

  Wan Chuan Ling Jun's face turned pale again, unable to utter a word. He really didn't dare to make an oath with his heart demon. Although it was originally a grudge between his own younger sister and others, he couldn't withstand the soft pleas of his wife, but the order to pursue and kill had indeed come from him.

  Zi Dong saw that they couldn't answer, so he burst out laughing and said: "If you dare to do it, then you should be able to take responsibility. If my disciple was so easily calculated and lost his life, he wouldn't even be worthy of being my disciple. Don't worry, I don't intend to pursue your responsibility, as long as I know where my disciple is now." As he spoke, his gaze swept towards Wan Chuan and Liu Qianyun, who both had difficult expressions on their faces. His smile instantly disappeared, and he narrowed his eyes: "Don't tell me you guys didn't thoroughly investigate at the beginning."

  Seeing the change in the other person's expression, Wan Chuan couldn't care about his dignity anymore and admitted: "Yes, I did investigate, but...I didn't find anything."

  Back then, after that female cultivator escaped from the White Jade City, he had sent four batches of men to guard the docks around Meishan Floating Island. However, by the time the "Picking Star Pavilion" ship had long gone, and even when the Refining Equipment Competition began, there was no sign of that female cultivator. Later, under the pretext of going to the main island to watch the Refining Equipment Competition, he conducted another search on the main island, but still to no avail. After dragging on for a few years, the matter gradually subsided, and now if it weren't for this powerful person suddenly appearing out of nowhere, who would still remember those rotten melon seeds and stale sesame seeds from past years?

  "Don't even know the general direction of where he went?" Zi Dong asked again.

  Ten thousand rivers in his heart were surging and hesitating, but he nodded slightly.

  Zi Dong remained silent again, with only a faint smile at the corner of his lips, making it impossible to discern his emotions. The crowd of cultivators couldn't guess what was going on in this powerful being's mind and could only anxiously wait by his side.

  After a long time, until the sun sets in the west and the purple clouds rise in the east, Zi Dong suddenly came back to himself from his thoughts. He glanced around at the crowd of cultivators who didn't dare make a sound, and then smiled brightly: "Look at my habit, when I think about things, I easily forget about time. I've disturbed all of you for so long, and I also feel a bit uneasy in my heart. Happen to have some useless treasures on hand, I'll give them to you as a thank-you gift."

  What's going on? Everyone stared with wide eyes. Wan Chuan Ling Jun and Liu Qian Yun were even more shocked: they had planned to kill his beloved disciple, but not only did he not pursue it, but also wanted to give them treasures?!

  Before they could even think about it, they felt a flash in front of their eyes, and several treasures suddenly appeared before them.

  As long as some of the connoisseurs can see that these treasures are extraordinary, all the treasures that can be collected during the Unity period are rare and precious. The few treasures brought out by Zidong are even more precious among the precious ones. Any one of them can become a treasure of a medium-sized sect or family, let alone a Void-refining cultivator, even a Unity-period cultivator who sees it will probably be envious. Will such treasures really be given to them?

  In an instant, a greedy look appeared in the eyes of all the cultivators.

  ……?

  In the main hall of Zhai Xing's Star-Picking Pavilion on the mainland, Bai Yu Zi was discussing with Wan Jia and others about preparing magic artifacts for the upcoming war against the Demon Spirits. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his forehead, his mind became restless, and he hastily waved his hand to signal a stop.

  "Is the Star Master unwell?" asked Wan Jiaxian with concern.

  Bai Yuzi closed her eyes, calmed herself and said: "My body is fine, but suddenly I have a bad premonition, my temples are throbbing."

  The master's intuition was very accurate, and Wan Jia was about to speak when he saw a disciple rushing into the main hall, hastily making a bow, and then saying in an urgent tone: "Master Xingqu, something's wrong! Just now, there was an urgent report from Meishan Floating Island that Baiyu Bieyuan is on fire!"

  "What?!"

  Bai Yuzi suddenly stood up from his seat, his handsome face sinking, and commanded: "Come on, prepare to activate the Transmission Array!"

  The so-called Transmission Array is a type of array that can transmit across floating islands, but it can only be used for transmission between floating islands within the star zone. The destination of the transmission is fixed and each transmission requires the consumption of a large amount of high-quality yuan crystal, making it an extremely luxurious transmission array. Even if the Star Master owns an entire star zone, they dare not use it frequently, and will only activate it in extremely urgent situations.

  The destination of the transmission array connecting Baiyuzi Bieyuan is in Xiyuan, a burst of white light flashes by, and Baiyuzi's figure appears inside Xiyuan. As soon as he materializes, thick smoke billows everywhere, and many precious spiritual herbs and flowers are reduced to ashes in the raging fire, it's really heartbreaking to watch.

  Bai Yuzi suppressed the anger in his heart and sent out his divine sense, but found that there were large and small intricate seals and formations set up in the other courtyard. He could only probe into the Wanshi Hall, where one person was sitting alone, and the rest were unknown. It was clear that someone had come to make trouble, and this person's cultivation was not low. Whoever dared to find trouble with a star master of the first-order star field must be a great power in the Unity stage, otherwise, no one would have the guts. There were absolutely no more than ten great powers in the Unity stage in the Eastern Extreme, and Bai Yuzi believed that he had never offended any of them. Could it be that someone from the other courtyard had offended this senior, so they shifted their anger to the other courtyard?

  The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. After forcibly breaking through several seals, he rushed straight to the Hall of All Things. When the large doors of the hall were opened, and he saw the person on the main seat, he furrowed his brow, even more certain that he did not recognize this person.

  Although the other party might have set fire to their own backyard, due to his cultivation level, he had to be polite and say: "This senior, I am Bai Yuzi, the Star Master of the Earth Junsen District. I acknowledge that there is no grudge or feud between us, so why do you come to my doorstep looking for trouble?"

  The person sitting on the throne was none other than Zi Dong. He didn't respond, but instead looked at Bai Yuzi with great interest, sizing him up from head to toe. His face revealed a look of regret and disappointment as he said: "Bai Yuzi? Isn't that Mo Chou's husband who wasn't favored? Tsk, tsk, clearly a talented individual, yet he fell deeply in love with that flirtatious woman. Not only was he taken advantage of by her, but in the end, he even ended up being banished. What a pity."

  "Senior, this matter of love and affection is only clear to the people involved, and has nothing to do with outsiders. Whether it's a pity or not, I have my own thoughts on the matter. I, Bai Yuzi, acknowledge that I have acted uprightly, although I may not be a model of loyalty and filial piety, but I have never done anything that goes against heaven's principles. If there is any unintentional offense, please point it out to me, even if it means burning down my house, I want to know the reason for my death."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Zidong's eyes widened in shock and he stared at him, saying: "Who set your mansion on fire?"

  Bai Yuzi's face turned black with rage: "Now that things have come to this, do you still want to toy with me? Since this fire wasn't set by you, please tell me why you're here and who set the fire!"

  "I came here to investigate the whereabouts of my disciple, as for the arsonist..." Pausing for a moment, Zidong said with an innocent face: "You should ask the people in this courtyard. To thank them for telling me about my disciple's whereabouts, I prepared several gifts, but it seems that the gifts are not enough. For fairness, I had to hide the gifts in this separate courtyard and see who finds them first. Who would have thought they would search so fiercely, even setting fire to the house? The flames seem to be getting bigger and bigger, you should hurry up and put out the fire, otherwise, this place will be burned down soon."

  He said the fire was set by one of their own?! Bai Yuzi was stunned for a moment, his face changing from cloudy to sunny, and after a while, as if he had thought of something, his face turned gloomy, almost dripping with water. "May I ask your esteemed name."

  "My humble name is Zidong Daoist."

  Bai Yuzi only felt his head buzzing with anxiety, extremely annoyed, but facing this name he was completely helpless. For the first time, he lowered his posture as a star master and pleaded: "Please, senior, have mercy on me and spare Baiyue Villa!"

  Zi Dong blinked, puzzled: "What did I do?"?

  Bai Yuzi smiled bitterly in his heart, "You haven't done anything and yet the whole place is in an uproar. If you really want to do something, this land will probably be ruined too." "If anyone in the garden has offended Senior, please don't take it to heart for the sake of Junior's face. Whatever Senior requires, as long as Junior can do it, I will definitely satisfy it."

  "Why should I be rejected, I just wanted to thank you, how come it ends up being despised, this really hurts me."

  As he watched the other person's mouth curve downward, Bai Yuzi's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and just as he didn't know how this powerful person would make things difficult for him, a clear voice rang out from behind the two of them.

  "If you think his face is not thick enough, then what about mine?"