In Nine Heavens City, morning, at the market.
The crowd around Xiao Yang and his companions kept growing.
News about the incredible find spread like wildfire.
Those who heard the news rushed to the market.
“The legendary Yuanshi Xuanhuo Dan Furnace that vanished for countless years has reappeared?”
Ning Shu, just entering the city, hurried off to the market with fellow members from the Heavenly Medical Sect.
At this moment, Nine Heavens City was a bustling mix of all sorts.
Countless cultivators flocked into the city.
Because Nine Heavens City is the only route to the Yuanwu Immortal Domain.
Of course, not everyone could enter Nine Heavens City.
Even so, it was cram-packed at this point.
Before long, Xiao Yang and his crew found themselves encircled by layers of people.
Upon seeing the alchemical furnace in Ning Chengfeng’s hands, everyone gasped in amazement.
Truly, it was a treasure of the immortal kind!
At this point, everyone had learned about the bet between Xiao Yang and Qin Fei.
No one expected Xiao Yang to publicly turn Qin Fei into a pig’s head.
With new grudges piled on old ones, Qin Fei was nearly bursting with rage.
“Don’t you all just want to see me make a fool of myself?”
Xiao Yang’s gaze swept over Qin Fei, Lei Renjie, and Zheng Fan.
“Little Senior Sister…”
Qin Fei pretended to be scared, hiding behind Jiang Ting.
Meanwhile, Lei Renjie and Zheng Fan awkwardly lowered their heads, unable to meet Xiao Yang’s eyes.
“No matter what, as the Senior Brother of Qingyang Sword Sect, you can’t hit your Little Junior Brother!”
Jiang Ting shouted at Xiao Yang angrily.
She was genuinely furious with Xiao Yang.
Xiao Yang beating up Qin Fei repeatedly ignited Jiang Ting’s protective instincts for him.
At that moment, Jiang Ting was losing control, blindly chastising Xiao Yang.
In her eyes, it was all Xiao Yang’s fault.
If it were in the past life, Xiao Yang would definitely have ended up in a heated argument with Qin Fei and Jiang Ting again.
But now, Xiao Yang didn’t want to argue anymore.
He just didn’t care anymore.
Seeing Xiao Yang’s calm demeanor, Jiang Ting found it odd.
Every time she’d defended Qin Fei before, the Senior Brother would get mad and quarrel with her. Now, he wasn’t arguing back?
It felt strange to her.
Xiao Yang quietly observed the outraged Jiang Ting.
Right now, Jiang Ting resembled a furious, shrewish woman.
In his previous life, he only saw Little Junior Sister Jiang Ting as the perfect girl, ignoring her flaws entirely.
Now that he didn’t like Jiang Ting anymore and had removed his rose-colored glasses, he realized that even the most beautiful girl in his mind was just that—only ordinary.
“Do you know why I hit him?”
Xiao Yang looked coldly at Jiang Ting.
“Even if Little Junior Brother did something wrong, you shouldn’t hit him!”
Jiang Ting’s face turned red with anger.
Xiao Yang wanted to explain, but when he saw that Jiang Ting was blindly protecting Qin Fei without caring about right or wrong, he felt there was nothing to explain.
“I hit him, so what?”
Xiao Yang replied nonchalantly.
“Little Senior Sister, don’t let this harmed relationship between you and Senior Brother be because of me,” Qin Fei weakly added.
“Xiao Yang, you have no sense of brotherhood; you’re unworthy of being our Senior Brother, unworthy of being the Holy Son of Qingyang Sword Sect!”
Jiang Ting exploded with rage.
Everyone around froze in shock.
The dignified Holy Son of Qingyang Sword Sect was actually being yelled at by his Little Junior Sister?
Keep in mind, ever since Xiao Yang defeated Li Xingyao, he gained fame across the Northern Territory.
Who even knew who Jiang Ting was compared to Xiao Yang?
Little Junior Sister daring to yell at the Senior Brother was a sight to behold.
Clearly, there was a story between these three.
Many had already sensed the awkwardness among Xiao Yang, Jiang Ting, and Qin Fei.
Li Fan Yin, standing nearby, felt like she couldn’t say anything.
After all, they were from the same sect; this was an internal issue of Qingyang Sword Sect, and as an outsider, what could she say?
It’s best not to get involved in internal matters of other sects.
The crowd merely observed the scene unfold.
Qin Fei, hiding behind Jiang Ting, gave Xiao Yang a provocative look.
“Yeah, you’re right; I’m not worthy of being your Senior Brother. Don’t worry, I won’t be your Senior Brother for long,”
Xiao Yang said to Jiang Ting calmly.
He intended to claim victory in the Grand Competition.
He wanted to publicly announce his departure from Qingyang Sword Sect before everyone.
He aimed to give everyone a huge surprise.
“What… what do you mean by that?”
Jiang Ting was taken aback.
“Literally what it says!”
Xiao Yang replied and ignored Jiang Ting.
“Old man, can this Dan Furnace be considered a treasure?”
Xiao Yang asked Ning Chengfeng.
“It’s more than just a treasure; this is an immortal-grade treasure, a celestial item! Too bad it’s sealed,”
Ning Chengfeng said with a sigh.
“Little Junior Brother, are you ready to admit defeat?”
Xiao Yang coldly eyed the still-hidden Qin Fei.
“Uh…”
Qin Fei’s expression changed several times.
“Senior Brother, what do you want to do!”
Jiang Ting immediately tensed up.
“Fair is fair; everyone, isn’t that right?”
Xiao Yang called out to the crowd.
“Exactly, losers lose!”
“Since you lost, you have to follow the bet!”
The crowd began to cheer.
Qin Fei turned pale, pitifully clutching Jiang Ting’s sleeve, looking utterly broken, evoking sympathy.
“According to the bet, you, Qin Fei, what should happen?”
Xiao Yang continued, turning to the crowd, “Everyone here is a witness; what do you think should happen to Qin Fei?”
His voice rang clearly through everyone’s ears.
He wasn’t going to let Qin Fei off the hook.
“Whatever you decide!”
“Whatever you decide!”
“Whatever you decide!”
The crowd shouted in unison.
“What…?”
Jiang Ting’s face went pale.
It finally clicked for her.
She realized her Little Junior Brother had made such a bet with Senior Brother Xiao Yang.
“Little Junior Brother, that was just an appetizer for hitting you earlier.”
Xiao Yang grinned at Qin Fei, feeling triumphant.
“Senior Brother, don’t take it too far,”
Jiang Ting said fiercely, keeping Qin Fei shielded behind her, glaring angrily at Xiao Yang.
“Am I going too far? Am I? Everyone, do you think I’m going too far? Isn’t it Qin Fei who said whoever loses will let the winner decide? He’s the one who wanted witnesses, right?”
Xiao Yang shouted back.
“Exactly, that’s how it is!”
“We’re all witnesses!”
“We can all confirm it!”
The crowd chimed in.
“…”
Qin Fei pretended to cower, afraid to speak.
“Senior Brother, why are you doing this!”
Lei Renjie stepped forward to mediate.
“Senior Brother, we’re all brothers here, is it really necessary?”
Zheng Fan added in support.
“You two, shut it!”
Xiao Yang shot them a cold glance.
Though Lei Renjie and Zheng Fan were displeased, they had no choice but to fall silent.
“Little Junior Brother, please fulfill your end of the bet. I won’t make it hard for you; just crawl through my legs, and we’ll call it even,”
Xiao Yang said, spreading his legs apart.
So, you, Qin Fei, thought you could publicly humiliate me? Laugh at me? Embarrass me?
In your dreams!
As Xiao Yang’s words echoed, the entire crowd fell silent.
Everyone stared at Qin Fei, who was still hiding behind Jiang Ting.
Would he crawl through or not?