Lan Qingya was stunned, completely stunned.
She covered her fiery cheek with disbelief and looked at Jun Zhangjian.
Jun Zhangjian's face was extremely gloomy, with coldness surging in his eyes.
"Young Master Sword, you hit me?" Lan Qingya said incredulously.
Feeling the gradually swelling cheek, Lan Qingya felt like she was dreaming.
Hadn't Jun Zhangjian always been obedient to her?
It even made Lan Qingya feel that the Jun Family's Sequence was just so-so.
Lan Qingya even fantasized that in the future, she could completely control Jun Zhangjian, that he would do whatever she asked.
Which family's external retainer in the world could control a Jun Family Sequence?
She, Lan Qingya, could!
But now, looking at Jun Zhangjian's face as gloomy as water, Lan Qingya felt he had turned into a stranger.
"Who told you to provoke Jun Xiaoyao?" Jun Zhangjian asked, his tone suppressing his anger.
"I... I was thinking for your sake, Young Master Sword. You previously tried to recruit Jun Linglong and were ignored, but she was willing to follow that Jun Xiaoyao..." Lan Qingya continued to argue.
"You damned woman!"
Upon hearing this, Jun Zhangjian couldn't help but slap Lan Qingya's other cheek again.
Lan Qingya was directly slapped flying, her mouth corner burst, bleeding continuously.
"Do you know what Jun Xiaoyao's identity is, do you know who his father is?" Jun Zhangjian was so angry his liver hurt.
This Lan Qingya, did she find his Sequence position too stable and wanted to shake it?
"Isn't it just that Jun Wuhui, whose whereabouts are now unknown?" Lan Qingya bit her silver teeth, her face unsightly.
"You have no right to insult Uncle Wuhui!"
Jun Zhangjian slapped Lan Qingya repeatedly, turning her cheeks into a pig's head.
All the followers around were all in shock.
Was the sun rising from the west?
"Not to mention Jun Xiaoyao is the son of Uncle Wuhui, his mother is also the Jiang Family Divine Maiden, and he has received the attention of the Eighteenth Ancestor. Do you want me to lose the Tenth Sequence position by provoking him?" Jun Zhangjian really wished he could slap Lan Qingya to death.
Of all people to provoke, she had to provoke the Jun Family member with the highest status and background, Jun Xiaoyao.
"Young Master Sword, Qingya was wrong, please forgive Qingya!"
Lan Qingya knelt down and kowtowed, her chin full of blood.
She had calculated everything but didn't expect Jun Zhangjian to be so apprehensive of Jun Xiaoyao that he would even resort to violence.
"Get up, go and apologize to Jun Xiaoyao with a birch on your back!" Jun Zhangjian said coldly.
"Young Master Sword, this..." Lan Qingya was thunderstruck.
If it really went like this, how could she still face anyone in the Jun Family in the future?
Moreover, bending the knee in front of Jun Linglong to admit her mistake was even more distressing than eating dirt.
"Hmm? Not going?" Jun Zhangjian's gaze was as sharp as a sword.
"I'll go..." Lan Qingya's heart was terrified, her face full of humiliation.
Then, a follower found a bundle of thorns for Lan Qingya to carry on her back.
The sharp thorns on the birch tore her jade back, making Lan Qingya hiss in pain.
"Forget it, I'll go with you. This way, it shows sincerity." Jun Zhangjian hesitated slightly, then decided to go together as well.
Lan Qingya felt even more despair in her heart.
It was the first time she had seen Jun Zhangjian so uneasy.
Who on earth was this Jun Xiaoyao, to make Jun Zhangjian so apprehensive?
Jun Zhangjian took Lan Qingya, who was apologizing with a birch on her back, and left Spirit Island for the Celestial Emperor Palace.
Along the way, many Jun Family disciples noticed.
"Is that... the Tenth Sequence Jun Zhangjian, has he left seclusion?"
"Jun Zhangjian's power has improved, and he's heading towards the Celestial Emperor Palace. Could it be he's going to cause trouble for the Divine Son?"
"Wrong, look at Lan Qingya..."
Many gazes fell on Lan Qingya.
She was apologizing with thorns, her jade back full of bloody marks, her cheeks swollen, mouth bleeding, looking utterly pathetic.
"Isn't Jun Zhangjian going to take revenge, but to... make amends?"
All the Jun Family disciples felt a burst of astonishment.
The dignified Tenth Sequence of the Jun Family actually caved in just like that?
"Tsk tsk, I suppose only Lord Divine Son has the right to make a Sequence surrender without a fight." said a young member of the Jun Family in admiration.
The Top Ten Series, which one among them wasn't full of pride?
To make someone surrender without a fight, is exceedingly difficult.
But Jun Xiaoyao actually succeeded.
Within the Celestial Emperor Palace, Jun Xiaoyao was relaxing his mind.
Beside him, Jun Linglong was brewing tea for him.
Using Ten Thousand Years Condensed Dew as water, complemented with tea leaves plucked from the Enlightenment Ancient Tree.
This pot of tea, in the outside world, is something ordinary Celestial Prides could never enjoy in a lifetime.
Yet Jun Xiaoyao drinks it every day.
"Young master, please..." Jun Linglong handed over the tea, embodying the diligent demeanor of a maid.
Jun Xiaoyao took the teacup, sipped lightly, and nodded, saying, "You did well..."
Jun Linglong's pretty face blushed; was this referring to the tea brewing?
At this moment, a servant from the Celestial Emperor Palace respectfully called at the door, "Lord Divine Son, Young Master Sword has come to the Celestial Emperor Palace."
"Has he finally come? Made me wait so many days." Jun Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, and he became spirited.
Was the king-path plot finally beginning?
Lan Qingya went back crying, Jun Zhangjian furiously came without thought, then decided to teach him a lesson.
Jun Xiaoyao also happened to need someone to test his Divine Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength.
Jun Linglong's pretty face remained calm; she knew Jun Zhangjian would likely be unable to help Jun Xiaoyao.
"Hehe, Carefree Clan brother, from your birth until now, this is the first meeting. I did not expect it to be like this; it is rather a pity."
A hearty voice came as Jun Zhangjian stepped through the door, with the disheveled Lan Qingya beside him, her head lowered, carrying thorns on her back.
"Hmm, this... isn't right..." Jun Xiaoyao observed, pondering inwardly.
He felt Jun Zhangjian was not playing by the rules.
"My follower caused trouble for the Carefree Clan brother, so I especially had her come to you, carrying thorns, and plea guilty. I hope the Carefree Clan brother will be tolerant." Jun Zhangjian chuckled lightly.
Lan Qingya gritted her teeth, feeling utterly humiliated, yet she knelt on the ground.
Squeezing out a sentence through gritted teeth, she said, "I hope Lord Divine Son, and Jun Linglong, can forgive Qingya..."
After saying this, Lan Qingya almost wanted to bury her head in the ground.
Jun Linglong's pretty face was cold.
Jun Xiaoyao also contemplated in silence.
Seeing this, Jun Zhangjian's eye twitched.
He was truly afraid that Jun Xiaoyao would tell the Eighteenth Ancestor, which would ruin his sequence future.
Biting his teeth in secret, Jun Zhangjian took out a token and said: "Right, during my training outside, I unexpectedly acquired two pieces of Primordial Heaven Venerable Order. It is rumored to be related to the Primordial Heaven Venerable Secret Treasure, but having more than one is useless to me, so I'll gift this to the Carefree Clan brother."
"Venerable Secret Treasure!" Jun Linglong's beautiful eyes also secretly trembled.
Above the Saint Realm lies the Ultimate Venerable Realm.
That's where the truly immortal and unextinguishable beings stand on the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, deterring all time and space!
Such a Venerable's secret treasure is of unimaginable value!
This sort of token in the outside world would spark a bloody storm, with countless Celestial Prides fighting to the death for it!
Jun Zhangjian had also gone through a lot of trouble, paying many prices, to obtain two pieces.
Jun Xiaoyao was also surprised; he did not expect Jun Zhangjian to be willing to part with such a good thing.
Just as he was pondering, a system voice sounded again in his mind.
"Ding, congratulations to the host, a new check-in location has been refreshed!"
"Please check-in at the Primordial Heaven Venerable Secret Treasure!"
"There's a new check-in location?" Jun Xiaoyao's eyes flashed.
He discovered some rules of the check-in system.
First, multiple check-in locations can exist simultaneously.
Second, check-in locations can be triggered by events.
For example, as soon as he learned about the Primordial Heaven Venerable Secret Treasure, the check-in location refreshed.
"Well then, it seems I must go there sometime in the future." Jun Xiaoyao thought.
Check-in opportunities are very rare, and the unknown rewards are also very tempting.
"Sword Clan Brother, you are truly too courteous..."
Jun Xiaoyao smiled lightly, raised his hand, and the Primordial Heaven Venerable Order was grasped in his hand.
Jun Zhangjian's mouth twitched.
I may not be human, but you are truly a dog.
However, aside from feeling heartache, Jun Zhangjian was also shocked.
"Such mighty mana, it's actually golden. Could it really be as the rumors say, the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body?"
Jun Zhangjian was secretly alarmed, growing even more wary of Jun Xiaoyao.