Xu Yunyi

After leaving Shuanglin Town, Xiao Qing Tengyun carried Xu Yunxin and Yue Shaohua towards Wancheng, arriving at Huagou Mountain outside Wancheng in half a day.

The entire Huagou Mountain is 42 zhang high, with a gentle slope, and looks like a small mound from a distance.

The Xu family mansion was built along the contours of Huagou Mountain, stretching upwards all the way to the mountaintop.

Xu Yunxin had Xiaoqing land directly outside the Xu family's mountain gate. After Xiaoqing transformed into a green snake and hung around his neck, he led Yue Shaohua strolling into the mountain gate.

Although the Xu family is quite powerful in Wancheng, they cannot set up a defensive formation that can protect the entire Huagou Mountain.

Therefore, although the Xu family's mountain gate was not protected by a defensive array, it was still guarded by guards.

"Halt at the Xu family's territory!"

As soon as Xu Yunxin, his companion, and the snake entered the mountain gate, they heard a loud shout.

Two young men dressed in pale gray robes and holding long swords leaped out from a low house on the left rear side of the mountain gate, staring at Xu Yunxin and Yue Shaohua with scrutinizing eyes.

"Hey, it's Lao Ba? Weren't you banished to the 'Thousand Lakes Wasteland'?"

One of the young men, with sharp eyes, recognized the leader as the famous eighth son of the Xu family's collateral branch, the ruthless man who dared to contract with spiritual plants and create celestial phenomena. His tone was full of surprise.

Xu Yunxin also recognized the two gatekeepers: Xu Yunfeng, the eleventh son, and Xu Yunyu, the thirteenth son, both of whom were illegitimate members of the Xu family.

"Eleventh and Thirteenth Prince, what are you two doing here guarding the mountain gate?"

Xu Yunxin also looked surprised.

Although the Xu family's illegitimate branch was not well-regarded, they were still the heads of the household.

The Xu family is not just the main branch and the collateral branches. There are many distant branches, vassals and servants in the family. There are more than enough people to use. Under no circumstances should they have fallen to the point where they need to have the collateral descendants guard the mountain gate.

Upon hearing Xu Yunxin's words, Xu Yunfeng and Xu Yunyu's faces instantly fell, turning into bitter gourds, looking as if they had eaten a lump of something ugly.

Just as the thirteenth prince, Xu Yunyu, was about to explain, the eleventh prince, Xu Yunfeng, grunted and interrupted, "Eighth prince, are you back now in such a hurry for the New Year? And why did you bring an outsider? Where's your old servant?"

Seeing that Xu Yunfeng was hiding his true feelings and didn't want to talk, Xu Yunxin was too lazy to pay attention to these two idiots anymore and started to walk past them.

Logically speaking, as a member of the Xu family's illegitimate lineage, Xu Yunxin should not need to obtain permission to enter or leave the mountain gate; he could simply enter directly.

It's understandable that Xu Yunxin didn't want to talk to the eleventh and thirteenth brothers; it's nothing serious.

But in the eyes of the eleventh brother, his appearance took on a different meaning.

When Xu Yunfeng saw that Lao Ba not only didn't respond, but also put on airs and was going to give him a hard time, his face twisted and the anger that had been building up in his heart for a long time finally exploded!

"stop!"

"Didn't you hear me ask?!"

"Did I let you pass?"

Xu Yunfeng drew his sword from his waist with a "whoosh," and the gleaming blade slashed straight at the open space in front of Xu Yunxin!

"boom!"

The sword energy wrapped around the blade struck the ground, producing a loud explosion and leaving a four-foot-long sword mark in front of Xu Yunxin!

After unleashing a sword strike, Xu Yunxin immediately stopped.

Xu Yunfeng looked at Xu Yunxin, who had stopped in front of the sword, and was very satisfied. Just as he was about to speak sarcastically, a flash of green light appeared before his eyes, and he suddenly felt dizzy. He was holding the first-grade mid-level magic weapon that he regarded as his life, and he was spun away.

"Splash~"

With a snapping sound, Xu Yunfeng was hung directly from a tree not far away.

He shakily pointed a finger at Xu Yunxin, as if he wanted to ask a question or say something harsh, but somehow he couldn't utter a single word before he simply fainted.

Xu Yunyu, the thirteenth son, was dumbfounded.

He was standing right next to Xu Yunfeng, closest to him.

But he was even worse than Xu Yunfeng; he didn't even see the blue light, while Xu Yunfeng just flew away into the air.

"You...you...you!"

Xu Yunyu stammered out a sentence, and could only watch helplessly as Xu Yunxin strode towards Huagou Mountain.

Yue Shaohua followed closely in Xu Yunxin's footsteps, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

However, the star she was pointing at wasn't aimed at Xu Yunxin, but rather at the little green ornament hanging around Xu Yunxin's neck.

"Xiao Qing, what's that move called? It was so cool!"

Looking into Xiaoqing's adorable, bright eyes, Yue Shaohua couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Qing's intelligence has greatly increased, and after being exposed to Xu Yunxin for a long time, it can understand some of the common language of the Immortal Dynasty. However, it cannot speak, and can only proudly raise its head and flick its tongue at Yue Shaohua.

Seeing that Xiaoqing responded to her, Yue Shaohua became even more interested and asked all sorts of questions.

Xiaoqing then nodded its head and flicked its tongue, even trying to get Xu Yunxin to act as its messenger, accurately conveying its meaning to this little fangirl who idolized it.

Putting aside Xu Yunxin's playful antics, Xu Yunyu, standing by the mountain gate, was genuinely terrified, standing there dumbfounded as he watched Xu Yunxin walk away.

Only after Xu Yunxin disappeared from sight did Xu Yunfeng, who was hanging from the tree, suddenly open his eyes and shout at Xu Yunyu, "Idiot, what are you standing there for? Come and help me get down!"

"Okay, okay..."

Xu Yunyu then seemed to wake up from a dream, rushed to the tree, and hurriedly put Xu Yunfeng down from the tree.

The moment Xu Yunfeng's feet touched the ground, his whole body went limp, and he almost knelt down.

He caught his breath for a while before he could catch his breath. He stood up unsteadily, his eyes blazing with fury as he stared in the direction Xu Yunxin had left. He said hatefully, "Thirteenth Brother, you stay here and watch over things. I'll be right back!"

After saying that, Xu Yunfeng also set off towards the mountain, but he did not follow the same path as Xu Yunxin. Instead, he took a long detour, going up the mountainside via a small path to the largest and most luxurious courtyard.

"Brother Yi! Something terrible has happened..."

Xu Yunfeng finally managed to enter the courtyard of "Xianwu Water Pavilion". He stumbled into the inner hall and, without even looking at who was sitting there, knelt down on both knees and started wailing as if announcing a death.

Sitting at the head of the hall was Xu Yunyi, the eldest son of the Xu family's eldest branch, a handsome young man with delicate skin.

Annoyed by Xu Yunfeng's mournful wails, Xu Yunyi clenched his hand tightly inside the pink gauze dress, causing the pair of jade legs under Xu Yunfeng's head to tremble slightly before finally pulling it out.

Xu Yunyi flicked his finger at Xu Yunfeng, who was kneeling on the ground, and a bright red spark shot out with a sharp whistle.

Upon hearing the voice, Xu Yunfeng's body trembled violently as if by reflex, and he was unable to utter a single word, as if his neck had been grabbed.

The spark struck Xu Yunfeng's robe with perfect precision, instantly burning through it and searing his skin, producing a sizzling sound like roasting meat.

Xu Yunfeng gritted his teeth and remained silent for a moment.

Xu Yunyi, sitting in the hall, let out a satisfied "hmm," and the spark extinguished.