Chapter 217: Hong Jin, the future son-in-law of the Heavenly Court?

Gu Xiu stood quietly to the side, watching with great interest as Bi Xiao acted spoiled toward Yun Xiao.

Seeing Gu Xiu staring at them the whole time, Qiong Xiao gave a coquettish huff.

"Big Sister, Third Sister, our martial nephew is still here; stop messing around."

Bi Xiao, however, didn't care in the slightest and pursed her lips.

"What of it? He is Big Sister's disciple, not some stranger."

Gu Xiu also felt that he really didn't belong here, even though watching them bicker was quite amusing.

"Master, I won't disturb you and my two martial aunts any longer."

……

After leaving, Gu Xiu thought for a moment and decided to wander around the vicinity of the East Sea, so he flew away from the Three Immortals Island.

The East Sea was surging with waves, and the howling gale whipped up thousand-foot swells.

Gu Xiu hovered in the void, looking down at the vast, boundless sea.

Then he heard someone calling him.

"May I ask if the person ahead is a martial brother from the Jie Sect?"

The voice sounded somewhat ethereal amidst the sea breeze, but Gu Xiu heard it clearly nonetheless.

He looked toward the sound and saw, amidst the surging waves, a young man with sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, clad in armor and riding a whale-dragon, approaching with imposing momentum as he broke through the waves.

That whale-dragon moved through the sea with ease, looking quite majestic.

If it were before, Gu Xiu might have been envious, but now that he had the Water-Fire Qilin and the Phantom-Colored Treasure Carriage, he no longer looked down upon ordinary mounts.

There were too many Jie Sect disciples, and Gu Xiu only knew the Four Great Personal Disciples and the Seven Attendant Immortals; he basically didn't recognize the others. Seeing that this person held no hostility, he nodded.

"I am a Jie Sect disciple. Who are you?"

Hearing this, the newcomer's face was full of joy: "Senior Brother, my name is Hong Jin."

Hearing this name, Gu Xiu frowned slightly.

Isn't this Princess Longji's husband, the son-in-law of the Heavenly Court?

He hadn't expected to encounter him here.

In the *Investiture of the Gods*, Hong Jin beheaded many Zhou generals, but his abilities and divine powers were completely countered by Princess Longji's magic treasures and mount; he couldn't even escape after fleeing from Xiqi to the North Sea.

Just as he was about to be beheaded, the Old Man of Moon Union—that is, the Matchmaker—acting on the orders of the Immortal Fuyuan, forcibly arranged a marriage between him and Princess Longji, which was the only reason he saved his life and became the Heavenly Court's son-in-law.

Since he had only just betrayed the Jie Sect, Gu Xiu decided to give him a chance.

If he dared to betray them again, it wouldn't be too late to kill such a minor character then.

"Martial junior, is something the matter?"

"I discovered Chan Sect disciples acting suspiciously in the East Sea. Seeing it was no good, I went up to inquire, but who knew the other party would not only insult me but also attack? That person's cultivation is profound, so I, your martial junior, came all this way hoping to find some Jie Sect fellow disciples to help teach him a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiu became curious: "Do you know that person's name?"

"That person is called Wei Hu, and he is extremely arrogant."

"Wei Hu?" Gu Xiu pondered briefly.

Wei Hu was the one who had practiced for the longest time among the third-generation Chan Sect disciples; he began his cultivation during the era of the Heavenly Sovereign and had the qualifications to compete with Yang Jian for the title of the number one.

Since Yang Jian was currently his disciple, then Wei Hu was indeed the number one among the third-generation Chan Sect disciples; he certainly had the ability to be arrogant.

"Martial junior, lead the way. I will accompany you to meet this person."

Chan Sect disciples were always running to the East Sea to cause trouble for no reason, yet he had never heard of Jie Sect disciples running to Mount Kunlun to cause trouble. Gu Xiu intended to go and see.

Hong Jin hadn't expected Gu Xiu to be so easy to talk to, so he cupped his hands in a salute.

"Martial brother, please follow me."

Saying this, he had the whale-dragon turn around to go find Wei Hu.

Seeing Hong Jin sitting on the back of the whale-dragon, driving it with rainbow-like momentum, its speed in the water was as fast as lightning; wherever they went, fish and shrimp scattered in fear, and sea beasts gave way.

Gu Xiu mused that if the conditions were right, getting an aquatic mount to play with wouldn't be bad either.

The two of them traveled all the way to an island.

Hong Jin spoke up: "Martial brother, that scoundrel Wei Hu is on this island."

Gu Xiu landed slowly on the isolated island.

The island was filled with jagged rocks and overgrown with weeds.

As he strolled through it with Hong Jin, a low "hissing" sound rang out.

"Martial brother, be careful; it seems something is approaching."

Hong Jin called out a warning, looking around vigilantly, only to see a giant demon snake poking its head out from the grass.

That snake head was incomparably massive, flicking its tongue rapidly, its eyes flashing with an eerie red light as it launched an attack at them.

"You wicked beast, how dare you?"

Hong Jin shouted, and the broadsword in his hand swung upward.

But the giant snake's body twisted nimbly, dodging Hong Jin's swift and violent strike, and it opened its blood-red maw, spraying a stream of black poisonous mist that instantly filled the air.

Hong Jin frowned, his figure flashing as he retreated rapidly, avoiding the encroachment of the poisonous mist.

Gu Xiu, however, showed no fear. A powerful aura radiated from his body, and with a wave of his hand, his thick Taiyi Golden Immortal magic power blasted toward the snake, killing it instantly.

"Martial brother, what a fine skill." Seeing Gu Xiu kill the giant snake in one move, Hong Jin couldn't help but praise him.

Gu Xiu's face remained expressionless; that snake was only at the Heavenly Immortal realm—if he, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, couldn't kill it in seconds, he might as well quit.

After this small interlude, the rest of the journey went very smoothly.

The two of them explored the island and noticed something unusual about a cave.

Inside the cave, a thick, pungent smell of blood rushed toward them.

Many corpses of sea beasts and flood dragons were piled up in a disorderly fashion outside the cave, their fresh blood staining the ground red and gathering into shocking streams of blood.

Sounds kept coming from the cave, dull and rhythmic, as if someone were using a sharp weapon to strike and chop meat, one blow after another.

Hong Jin frowned and stepped forward.

"Wei Hu, get out here immediately! I know you're inside!"

The voice echoed in the cave, and the sounds inside stopped abruptly.

A moment later, a low, cold laugh came from the cave: "Hong Jin, you defeated opponent, do you dare to come looking for death again?"

As the voice fell, a figure slowly walked out from the darkness; it was none other than Wei Hu.

At this moment, Wei Hu was covered in bloodstains, holding a blood-stained Demon-Subduing Pestle in his hand, his eyes filled with madness and ruthlessness.

He glanced at Gu Xiu with a look of disdain.

"I was wondering why you dared to come back; so you brought a helper? But no matter how many of you Jie Sect 'fur-clad and horned' types come, it's useless. Only your Four Great Personal Disciples are worth me looking at properly."

Wei Hu's nostrils flared toward the sky, his eyes full of contempt.

Gu Xiu looked at the Demon-Subduing Pestle in Wei Hu's hand; one end was sharp like an awl, its edge flashing with cold light and stained with blood, while the other end was blunt, covered in protruding nodules and caked with bits of flesh.

It seemed Wei Hu had come to the East Sea to hunt exotic beasts and flood dragons.

But this was Jie Sect territory; how could he be allowed to run wild here?

It was just like Jie Sect disciples running to Mount Kunlun to kill exotic beasts; it was purely a slap in the face to the Chan Sect.

Seeing the other party being so arrogant, he had to be taught a lesson.

"Wei Hu, you Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void only brought about the Great Calamity because you committed too many killings, causing the current Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth, harming the common people and implicating the innocent—your crimes are heinous. As a third-generation Chan Sect disciple, instead of reflecting on your actions, you run to the East Sea to hunt living beings, adding to the slaughter. Since we've run into you today, we will absolutely not show you any leniency!"

Currently, the Chan Sect was still quite restrained, so Gu Xiu had to learn the Chan Sect's style, using the exposition of the Heavenly Dao as an excuse to find a suitable reason to label himself.