Chapter 160

The morning sun shone through the treetops, casting warm radiance on the grass.

Little birds jumped out of their nests, happily singing and dancing on the branches.

Zhang Xingyu stretched his arms, rubbed his thighs, and slowly stood up.

After a night of hard practice, his cultivation had once again entered the 7th level of Qi Refining.

The joy of this rebirth was beyond words.

The bonfire in front of him had long since gone out.

He glanced at the carriage nearby, and a slight snoring sound came from it.

That little guy Zhang Kaixin must be sleeping soundly in Meng Ruyan's arms.

This little guy is too unable to resist the temptation of sugar-coated bullets; Meng Ruyan bought him off with a bag of osmanthus cakes.

More than ten zhang away, the old driver was carefully combing the mane of the old horse with a large comb.

Zhang Xingyu greeted him and walked with small steps toward the other side of the pine forest.

The beginning of the Chen hour is when the human body's organs wake up. Timely discharge of food residue from the body makes the whole body feel light.

Since practicing Qi, Zhang Xingyu hadn't had this need for a long time.

Unexpectedly, after being a mortal for only one day, this need became very strong again.

He walked to the other side of the pine forest and followed a small path into the woods.

There was an open space in the forest, about ten square meters, which was a good place to relax.

"Stepping on both banks of the Yellow River, holding confidential documents; in front, machine guns fire, behind, artillery fire fills the sky."

Zhang Xingyu recited while reaching for his pants waistband.

"Die!"

On a large tree nearby, a white sword light shot over.

Zhang Xingyu subconsciously threw himself onto the ground.

The sword light grazed his scalp, taking away a strand of hair.

A man in white stood before him, holding a sword.

"Wait a moment!"

Zhang Xingyu shouted while getting up.

The sword light came to his chest again.

My life is over! Zhang Xingyu thought to himself.

The sword light pierced his clothes, and the sword tip pierced his skin.

At the moment it was about to pierce his heart, the flying sword stopped.

Zhang Xingyu's heart was pounding. Sweat emerged from his forehead like a spring, flowing down his nose bridge.

This was the closest he had been to death since coming to this world.

The flying sword was only 0.01 centimeters away from his heart.

As long as that man's hand moved a fraction further, Zhang Xingyu's journey of transmigration would end here.

He stabilized his mind slightly and looked up at the man holding the sword.

This person was about twenty years old, with fair skin, a handsome appearance, and two balls of anger burning in his eyes.

Could this person have a grudge against him?

Zhang Xingyu didn't know this person and didn't know when he had offended him.

Zhang Xingyu didn't have time to think and quickly said: "Wait a moment! This senior brother, wait a moment!"

The man in white snorted, his eyes looking at Zhang Xingyu with a trace of contempt.

"Little thief, want to beg for mercy?"

Zhang Xingyu shook his head: "If you want to kill me, you must at least let me die knowing why. This senior brother, I have never met you before, we have no old grudges or recent enmity, why do you want to kill me?"

The man in white snorted coldly again: "You little thief, what kind of means did you use to deceive my beloved Junior Sister Meng? And you still dare to say we have no enmity?"

So this pretty boy is a suitor of Meng Ruyan?

Most likely, he couldn't get what he wanted and took his anger out on me. Bad luck!

Having clarified the basic situation, Zhang Xingyu's voice raised a bit.

"This senior brother, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here. Senior Sister Meng is as beautiful as a fairy, pure and clean; only a handsome big guy like you with profound cultivation can be worthy of her. I am average in appearance and low in cultivation; with Senior Sister Meng's standards, how could she possibly take a fancy to me?"

A trace of hesitation flashed across the man in white's face.

Zhang Xingyu quickly struck while the iron was hot: "This senior brother, who did you hear that I deceived Senior Sister Meng from? Whoever said this most likely has a grudge against you?"

"Impossible. Senior Brother Jin and I grew up together since childhood, like brothers; he couldn't possibly lie to me?" The man in white frowned.

"This senior brother, you were most likely deceived. Half a month ago, I was a guest at the Yinghai Immortal Sect. The various heads of the Yinghai Immortal Sect were very hospitable and sent Senior Brother Liu Jincheng to be my guide. One morning, Senior Brother Liu took me to watch the sunrise and met someone named Jin Huanzhong. That Jin Huanzhong is Senior Brother Liu's mortal enemy. He couldn't beat Senior Brother Liu, so he hated me as well," Zhang Xingyu said.

The man in white nodded: "I heard about that too."

Seeing that the man in white's anger had lessened, Zhang Xingyu quickly said: "This senior brother, do you know? That Jin Huanzhong likes Senior Sister Meng Ruyan. He said that only he, Jin Huanzhong, is a match for Senior Sister Meng, and no one else is worthy."

The man in white glared at Zhang Xingyu: "You are talking nonsense. Senior Brother Jin knows about the relationship between me and Junior Sister Meng. Moreover, he also said that I and Junior Sister Meng are the best match; he would not compete with me."

Zhang Xingyu shook his head: "This senior brother, you have been deceived. Let me ask you, is Senior Sister Meng beautiful?"

"Hmm. Junior sister is the most beautiful," the man in white replied.

"Is Senior Sister Meng gentle?" Zhang Xingyu asked again.

The man in white nodded.

"Is Senior Sister Meng very excellent?" Zhang Xingyu pursued.

"Junior sister is a genius disciple of our sect. My father once said that junior sister has hope of reaching the Deity Transformation stage," the man in white affirmed.

Zhang Xingyu clapped his hands: "That's it. A fair lady is a gentleman's good match. Such a fairy-like person as Senior Sister Meng, anyone would like her. Moreover, that Senior Brother Jin doesn't look like a proper cultivator. I'm afraid he has had ideas about Senior Sister Meng for a long time."

The man in white was half-believing.

Zhang Xingyu smiled: "This senior brother. You put the sword away first, and I will analyze it for you carefully."

The man in white moved the flying sword away.

Zhang Xingyu cupped his hands at him: "This senior brother, my name is Zhang Xingyu. May I ask your honorable name?"

"My name is Chen Qingyun, and my father is True Person Xuanzhen, the head of the Erzhi Peak of the Yinghai Sect," the man in white said proudly.

"So it is Senior Brother Chen. I heard Senior Sister Meng mention that she has a dear Senior Brother Chen. So it was you, senior brother," Zhang Xingyu quickly bluffed.

A smile appeared on Chen Qingyun's face: "Junior sister mentioned me to you?"

Zhang Xingyu nodded: "That day, Senior Sister Meng, Senior Brother Liu Dahu, and I were attacking the evil Peach Blossom Palace and were accidentally trapped by the Palace Master of Peach Blossom. Senior Sister Meng once said that she had one regret, which was that she hadn't been able to become Dao companions with her dear Senior Brother Chen and fly together."

"Did junior sister really say that?" Chen Qingyun put away his flying sword and asked happily.

"Of course, Senior Brother Liu Dahu was there too at the time. Senior Sister Meng said this in front of both me and him," Zhang Xingyu said with certainty, patting his chest.

"But when Senior Brother Liu saw me yesterday, why didn't he mention this to me? Also, Senior Brother Liu asked me to take the time to pass this rope to junior sister, saying it was a gift you gave her," Chen Qingyun took out a red rope from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Xingyu.

Zhang Xingyu reached out to take the rope without haste. He thought to himself, this Senior Brother Liu is unreliable.

"Senior Brother Chen, you know what kind of personality Senior Brother Liu has, don't you? He is a careless person who has never experienced the affairs between men and women in his life, so how could he relay Senior Sister Meng's words to you? As for this rope, it is a high-grade magic tool that I entrusted to Senior Brother Liu to pass on to Senior Sister Meng as a thank-you gift. That day on Peach Blossom Mountain, it was thanks to Senior Sister Meng's rescue, otherwise my life would have been over," Zhang Xingyu explained.

He casually stuffed the red rope into his storage bag and took out a bag of food from the storage bag.

"Senior Brother Chen, do you want to eat a pancake?" Zhang Xingyu took out a pancake and handed it to Chen Qingyun.

Chen Qingyun shook his head: "I don't eat. Junior Brother Zhang, how did junior sister say it that day? Please tell me in detail again."

Zhang Xingyu looked at him and smiled: "Easy to say. It's just that I'm hungry; let me eat a pancake, and then I'll tell you in detail. It's just, oh my, the things Senior Sister said, I blush just thinking about them."