Chapter 48: 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.

"Eldest Sister, Third Sister, our martial nephew is still here. Stop messing around."

Bi Xiao, however, didn't care at all and pursed her lips.

"What of it? He is Eldest 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."

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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 a thousand layers of spray.

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

Then, he heard someone calling him.

"May I ask, is the person ahead a senior brother from the Jie Sect?"

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

Looking toward the sound, he saw a young man with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, clad in armor, riding a whale-dragon and coming through the waves with imposing majesty.

The whale-dragon moved through the sea with ease, looking quite formidable.

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

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

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

Upon 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 the husband of Princess Longji, the son-in-law of the Heavenly Court?

He didn't expect to meet 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 when 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 son-in-law of the Heavenly Court.

Since he hadn't betrayed the Jie Sect yet, Gu Xiu decided to give him a chance.

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

"Junior brother, is something the matter?"

"I discovered a Chan Sect disciple acting suspiciously in the East Sea. Seeing that he was up to no good, I went up to ask, but who knew that not only did he insult me, he also attacked. This person's cultivation is profound, so I, your junior brother, 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 this person's name?"

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

"Wei Hu?" Gu Xiu pondered for a moment.

Wei Hu was the third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect who had practiced for the longest time, having begun his cultivation during the era of the Heavenly Sovereign, and he 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 third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect; he certainly had the ability to be arrogant.

"Junior brother, lead the way. I will accompany you to meet him."

Chan Sect disciples were always running to the East Sea to cause trouble, yet he had never heard of a Jie Sect disciple running to Mount Kunlun to cause trouble. Gu Xiu decided to go and see.

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

"Senior brother, please follow me."

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

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

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

The two traveled all the way to an island.

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

Gu Xiu slowly landed on the isolated island.

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

As he walked leisurely with Hong Jin, a low "hissing" sound rang out.

"Senior brother, be careful. It seems something is approaching."

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

The snake's head was incomparably massive, its tongue flicking rapidly, and its eyes flashed 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 twisted its body nimbly, dodging Hong Jin's fierce strike, and opened its blood-red maw, spraying a black poisonous mist that instantly filled the air.

Hong Jin frowned, his figure flashing as he retreated rapidly to avoid the invasion 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.

"Senior brother, what a great 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; the 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 path was very smooth.

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

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

Many carcasses of sea beasts and flood dragons were piled up in a mess outside the cave, and the blood had stained the ground red, 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, over and over again.

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 sound 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 of the darkness; it was indeed Wei Hu.

At this moment, Wei Hu was covered in blood, holding a blood-stained Pestle of Demon Subjugation, 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 Direct Disciples are worth me looking at properly."

Wei Hu held his nose high, his eyes full of contempt.

Gu Xiu looked at the Pestle of Demon Subjugation in Wei Hu's hand; one end was sharp like an awl, its edge flickering with cold light and stained with blood, while the other end was blunt, covered in protruding nodules and stained 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 have brought about the Great Calamity of the world because you have committed too many killings, harming the common people and implicating the innocent; your crimes are heinous. As a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, instead of reflecting on your behavior, you run to the East Sea to hunt living beings, adding to the slaughter. Since we have encountered you today, we will definitely not let you off lightly!"

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. ===== CHAPTER 49 =====