"You … You're stupidly filial!"
Duan Lingtian sighed helplessly when he heard Murong Bing's reply. He did not answer her question about whether he was from a powerful clan in the central area.
On one hand, he did not want to lie to Murong Bing.
On the other hand, he did not want to tell her that he was not from a powerful clan in the central area. After all, if he told her the truth, Murong Bing would no longer have any hope that they would be together.
Although Murong Bing was still cold to him, it was not a big deal.
However, it was not difficult for him to see Murong Bing's concern for him.
In the past, he had only learned about Murong Bing's concern from Zhou Shu Qiu. However, at this moment, he could clearly feel Murong Bing's concern for him.
It seemed like this woman was not completely unmoved by him.
"Gigolo!"
At this moment, a familiar voice rang in Duan Lingtian's ears. When he heard this, his eyes shifted to the green figure next to Murong Bing.
The owner of this green figure was a young girl in green clothes.
She was Lyu Luo, a disciple of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect and Murong Bing's junior sister.
"If you're a man, you should be responsible for my Third Senior Sister. Take her away from the Six Southeastern Regions and return to your clan in the central area … If you don't take her away, I'm afraid we won't be able to hide the fact that she has lost her virginity from our master for long after we return to the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect."
Lyu Luo's voice rang in Duan Lingtian's ears. Her tone was particularly solemn. "Based on our master's temper, if she finds out that Third Senior Sister has lost her virginity and has no chance of becoming the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect, she'll definitely execute her!
"A long time ago, another senior sister of mine died at the hands of my master because of the same thing."
Lyu Luo's voice trembled when she spoke. It was clear she was very worried about Murong Bing's safety.
Ever since she was young, she had spent more time with her Third Senior Sister, Murong Bing, than she had spent with her Master.
Therefore, to a certain extent, she had long since regarded her Third Senior Sister as her own sister, so she naturally did not wish for anything to happen to her Third Senior Sister.
"If you're willing to take Third Senior Sister away … Not only will I stop calling you gigolo, I can even call you 'brother-in-law'!"
As Luluo spoke, there was a hint of compromise in her tone.
It was a compromise with Duan Lingtian.
"If your Third Senior Sister knew that you cared about her so much, she would definitely be very happy."
Although Luluo's words were somewhat childish, Duan Lingtian knew that her words came from the bottom of her heart. She really did want the best for her Third Senior Sister. "I just told her that I wanted to take her away, but she wasn't willing …"
"She said that she had to ask her master. If her master doesn't want her to leave, then she won't leave … If her master wants her to die as an apology for what happened between her and me, then she will die as an apology! "
Duan Lingtian had already guessed it when Lü Luo told him that he should be responsible for Murong Bing.
Lü Luo must have found out about what happened between him and Murong Bing.
Furthermore, he was certain that Lü Luo hadn't known about this matter the last time he saw her. She should have only learned about it recently.
Lü Luo fell silent when she heard Duan Lingtian's Voice Transmission.
A hint of helplessness could be seen on her face when she shifted her gaze from Duan Ling Tian to Murong Bing who was standing next to him.
Indeed, this was how her Third Senior Sister was like.
"Qiu Luo …"
After a while, Nangong Xiu, the Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect, called out to Jian Qiu Luo, the Sect Leader of the Thousand Spiders Celestial Sect. Soon after, the two of them led the people from the two sects away, leaving only the people from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect.
"Master Duan, did Nangong Xiu really send someone to kill you?"
After the people from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect and the Thousand Spiders Celestial Sect left, the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect asked Duan Lingtian.
At the same time, Situ Ming, Yang Chong, and Yu Zhong Jing turned to look at Duan Lingtian with a puzzled expression on their faces. It was obvious they wanted to know the truth as well.
Did Nangong Xiu, the Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect, really send someone to kill Master Duan?
If he really did send someone to kill Alchemist Duan, what was the reason?
"Yes."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"Why?"
The Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect asked again.
"Because with me around, Murong Bing won't be able to become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect!"
Duan Lingtian said bluntly as he looked at the people from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect who had arrived at the other side of the Alchemy Square.
"With you around, Murong Bing won't be able to become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect?"
Hearing Duan Lingtian's words, the old ancestor was stunned for a moment. He could not help but ask, "Why?"
It had been a long time since Tai Yi Old Ancestor had left his home.
However, this didn't affect his understanding of the situation in the Six Southeastern Regions and some of the top sects in the Six Southeastern Regions …
This included the fact that Murong Bing was a popular candidate to be the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect.
The First Ancestor of the Tai Yi Sect had even heard that the First Ancestor of the Tai Yi Sect
More than 90% of the high-ranking officials in the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect wanted Murong Bing to be the next Sect Leader.
It was almost certain that Murong Bing would become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect.
And now, Duan Lingtian said:
With him around, it was impossible for Murong Bing to become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect.
For a moment, he was unable to react.
"Because … Murong Bing is my woman!"
Duan Lingtian said indifferently, "The Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect can't have a man."
Upon hearing Duan Lingtian's words, the people from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect were stunned. They instinctively turned to look at Duan Lingtian who was standing next to Duan Lingtian. Huan 'er's expression was calm as though she did not care that Duan Lingtian had a woman like Murong Bing.
"So … She thinks Murong Bing will have no choice but to become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect after killing you?"
At this moment, the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect did not think Duan Lingtian and Murong Bing had already slept together.
He thought Murong Bing and Duan Lingtian had made a promise to each other. As long as Duan Lingtian was still alive, Murong Bing would not become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect.
Duan Lingtian remained silent in response to the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect's question.
What could he say?
He could not possibly tell the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect that Murong Bing would not become the next Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect regardless of whether Nangong Xiu, the Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect, had sent someone to kill him.
However, the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect took Duan Lingtian's silence as a tacit agreement.
"The people from the Alliance of Celestial Masters are here!"
All of a sudden, Situ Ming exclaimed in surprise when he saw the stone platform in the center of the Alchemy Plaza.
Duan Lingtian and the others turned to look at the stone platform in unison.
Eight figures, divided into four groups, descended from the sky one after another.
The first group to land on the stone platform was a middle-aged man and an old man. The middle-aged man was dressed like a scholar. He held a folding fan in his hand, and his face was as fair as jade. One could tell he was a handsome man when he was young.
As for the old man, his eyes were cloudy, and his face was expressionless. His gray robe was ordinary, and he looked no different from an ordinary old man.
However, as soon as he appeared, many people gathered around the stone platform and bowed respectfully at him.
"Alchemist Ke!"
"Alchemist Ke!"
…
Most of the people who gathered around the stone platform were prominent Celestial Alchemists from the top sects in the Six Southeastern Regions. Duan Lingtian even saw a few familiar figures among the crowd.
The prominent Celestial Alchemists Duan Lingtian recognized were the prominent Celestial Alchemists from the Martial Dragon Celestial Sect and the Thousand Spiders Celestial Sect.
After leaving the stone platform, they went to the side closest to the stone platform.
When the old man appeared, they immediately bowed and greeted him.
"The grey-clad old man is called Ke Xuan. He's a supreme Celestial Alchemist from the Alliance of Celestial Masters. Although he's only a supreme Celestial Alchemist, there are only a few supreme Celestial Alchemists in the Six Southeastern Regions. His status in the Alliance of Celestial Masters and the Six Southeastern Regions is extremely high."
As Duan Lingtian looked at the grey-clad old man, the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect's voice rang in Duan Lingtian's ears again.
"The middle-aged man who's with him is a Nine Palaces Celestial Duke. Not many people know his name. Usually, Master Ke addresses him as Little He so many people think his surname is He," Duan Ling Tian explained.
…
When the other three groups of people landed on the stone platform, Duan Lingtian heard the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect's voice again.
Each of the other three groups of people had a supreme Celestial Alchemist as well. They were all supreme Celestial Alchemists, the weakest among the supreme Celestial Alchemists. They were accompanied by people who were there to protect them.
It was worth mentioning that one of the supreme grade Celestial Alchemists had a pair of twins who looked identical to him.
The twin brother of the supreme Celestial Alchemist was a Ten Directions Celestial Duke!
"Master Zhong!"
"Master Zhong!"
…
In the beginning, some of the prominent Celestial Alchemists took the initiative to greet the supreme Celestial Alchemist.
However, in just a blink of an eye, their voices were drowned out by a wave of voices.
"Lord Zhong Qi!"
"Lord Zhong Qi!"
…
Now, in front of the stone platform, most of the people were bowing to the younger twin, the middle-aged man.
This was because he was a Ten Directions Celestial Duke!
A Ten Directions Celestial Duke was the strongest existence in the Six Southeastern Regions and the borderlands.
"Zhong Shang, Zhong Qi …"
At this moment, Duan Lingtian's eyes were trained on the middle-aged twin brothers. He had heard their names from the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Alchemist.
The elder brother was a supreme Celestial Alchemist, Zhong Shang.
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