Chapter 70: The Relic Appears

"No problem," Xiao Han agreed. He then added:

"However, I cannot look after her personally; I will arrange a guide for this Disciple of yours.

And when she leaves Langya Pavilion for training, she will have dedicated Langya Guards to protect her; this is the limit of what I can do."

"That is perfectly acceptable."

Tianyin Laoren also agreed. He had not harbored any delusions that his Disciple would receive personal care from Xiao Han; even among the Ancient Race, there were no juniors specially arranged to be protected by Saint Realm powerhouses.

It was fine to have a Saint Realm powerhouse take them out to see the world once in a while, but to do it frequently—did those Saints not have their own dignity to maintain?

Moreover, Tianyin Laoren was very clear that, given his Disciple's strength, there were truly few people or things in the entire Central Plains that could threaten her.

It was only because she had been cultivating inside the valley, deaf to the world outside, that her personality was extremely introverted and she was ignorant of the sinister nature of the human heart, which was why Tianyin Laoren had made this request.

"As long as you agree."

A hundred years later, whenever Tianyin Laoren thought of the scene that occurred today, he would regret it endlessly.

He would curse at Xiao Han: "You little thief, you actually schemed against me!"

I shouldn't have sent a sheep into a tiger's den! I regret it so much!

"Uncle-Master, are we going to Langya Pavilion now?"

After leaving Sound Valley, Xin'er asked a bit timidly.

"Yes," Xiao Han nodded in affirmation,

"After we arrive at Langya Pavilion, I will introduce a Disciple of similar age to help you familiarize yourself with Langya Pavilion. If you have any questions, just go find him for help."

"Thank you, Uncle-Master." Xin'er just nodded, half-understanding; after all, her teacher had said that she should just listen to everything her Uncle-Master said.

After returning to Langya Pavilion, the first thing Xiao Han did was summon Ye Shenghan.

"Uncle-Master." Ye Shenghan's aura was as sharp as a sword.

"Sheng Han, this is Tianyin Laoren's personal Disciple, Yin Xin."

"Hello!" Ye Shenghan greeted Yin Xin coldly, which made Xiao Han frown.

Subsequently, Xiao Han introduced to Yin Xin:

"Xin'er, this is the son of an old friend of mine, Ye Shenghan. From now on, if you have any matters in Langya Pavilion, you can look for him."

"Please take care of me in the future, Senior Brother."

Yin Xin bowed, and Ye Shenghan nodded in response.

Although he did not know why Yin Xin, who was clearly a few years older than him, called him Senior Brother.

But his father, Ye Jianxin, had taught him a principle—never touch upon a woman's age.

Ye Shenghan kept this firmly in his heart.

Heaven knows what happened last time when he inadvertently called a female cultivator 'Big Sister' and was almost beaten to death in the street, and furthermore, Langya Pavilion did not even stand up for him afterwards.

"Alright, you two go off and get to know each other!"

Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Yes." x2

After the two left, Xiao Han's mouth immediately split into a grin. He held a cup of tea in both hands, sipping it slowly,

"Old Ye, don't say I didn't take care of your son. I've solved his lifelong matter for you!"

Tianyin Laoren: "That's going too far!"

Ye Jianxin: "Brother, I didn't misjudge you."

The moment Xiao Han saw Yin Xin, he felt she was extremely suitable for his nephew.

Ye Shenghan was almost becoming a fool from cultivating all day, keeping a cold face all the time; that wasn't the repressed passion like Xiao Wu, but true coldness!

Ye Jianxin didn't know how many times he had complained to Xiao Han, worrying about what would happen if his son remained a bachelor forever.

Although he knew it was inappropriate to play matchmaker, upon meeting a girl as suitable as Yin Xin, Xiao Han still couldn't help but try to set them up.

Now he had given Ye Shenghan a chance to find a partner; it just depended on whether that kid could seize it.

This trip to Sound Valley was truly a bountiful harvest!

Especially since he hadn't seen that hateful, dog-annoying smiling face of Xiao Wu recently, which made him feel quite comfortable.

At this moment, Xiao Wu was scraping the ground in the Yaori Mountain Range.

"Ah, I'm exhausted!"

Xiao Wu sat down on the ground all at once, while the three Langya Guards around him formed a triangle to protect him.

Today was another day of coming up empty-handed. Thinking of this, Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel a wave of depression.

Over a month ago, he had been thrown out of the Central Plains by his teacher, and with the help of the Langya Guards, it had taken more than half a month of rushing to finally arrive at the Yaori Mountain Range.

Then, it was the much-anticipated life of treasure hunting.

When Xiao Wu first arrived at the Yaori Mountain Range, he saw the white covering the mountains and plains; the originally scorching land had become a world of ice and snow.

His heart was exceptionally excited, thinking that finding the Heavenly Ice this time was a sure thing.

Then, after nearly another month, he was finally disappointed.

For such a long time, he had almost turned this place upside down, and even clashed with other forces in the Yaori Region a few times.

And the Langya Guards were only sent to ensure his safety; they were completely like air as long as he didn't encounter danger.

There was no use in acting like a fox assuming the tiger's might.

"Sure enough, he is a very wicked teacher!"

Xiao Wu couldn't help but complain in his heart; he had originally thought he could sweep through the Yaori Mountain Range.

Was this just daydreaming? Xiao Wu smiled.

"However, why can't it be found?"

Xiao Wu was somewhat puzzled; aside from top-tier powerhouses, the only things capable of changing the environment on a large scale were some Heaven and Earth Exotic Items.

Yet, after countless people had conducted a near-net-like search for many days, there had been no harvest at all, which was strange!

"Right, there is still the Ice Emperor Canon!"

Xiao Wu suddenly slapped his forehead; how could he have forgotten about this?

The Ice Emperor Canon not only provides a massive boost to cultivation and combat, but it can also help in sensing the sources of certain cold energies.

It is an excellent tool for searching for ice-attribute exotic treasures.

Xiao Wu immediately began to circulate his Cultivation Method, starting to carefully sense the flow of cold energy between heaven and earth.

Xiao Wu believed this would not be too difficult; the power of such an exotic item was beyond doubt, and under his sensing, it would surely be as dazzling as a bonfire in the dark of night.

However, before Xiao Wu could even sense the location of the cold energy source, the entire mountain range suddenly began to tremble violently.

Everyone in the mountain range began to look around in shock and uncertainty.

"What is going on?" Xiao Wu jumped up abruptly, circulating his Dou Qi throughout his body, ready at any moment to use Dou Qi Transformation Wings to move away from this place.

The Langya Guard did not panic when encountering this abnormal situation, but they moved closer to Xiao Wu, all remaining poised and ready.

Subsequently, a portal suddenly opened above the mountain range.

This left everyone looking astonished; how could there be a ruin here that managed to evade everyone's notice?

The Langya Guard were even more so; Jia Qing's expression was somewhat serious, as it was naturally possible for a ruin to evade everyone's investigation, otherwise, all ruins would have been explored clean many years ago.

It was just that what made him suspicious was... any ruin would have certain signs before opening; even if not earth-shattering, it shouldn't be so silent!

This portal appeared suddenly without even him sensing it, which was truly bizarre!

"Young Pavilion Master, we still need to act with caution; this ruin does not seem simple!"

Jia Qing said solemnly; not going in was likely impossible, as the cold energy seeping from the portal was clearly signaling to them that the so-called ice-attribute treasure was inside.

Since that was the case, they could only be a little more careful.

"Mm." Xiao Wu was not some naive youth who understood nothing; having received the true teachings of Xiao Han, he had a very profound understanding of the Dao of caution.

A portal that appeared so suddenly naturally required strict precautions.

Watching the crowd continuously passing through the portal before him, Xiao Wu could no longer hold back.

"Let's go!"

Immediately, he flapped his wings and flew toward the portal.