Chapter 291: Nanji Xianweng: Don't hit the face, don't hit the face!

Yuanshi Tianzun looked toward Tongtian Jiaozhu and Bodhi Patriarch, "If you two do not mind, would you care to come drink tea and discuss the Dao?"

Nanji Xianweng was even less likely to agree; no, wait, he had already been beaten into such a state, and his Master was just going to ignore it? He was even going to invite those two to drink tea together.

Tongtian Jiaozhu and Bodhi Patriarch exchanged a glance, and the figures of the three vanished into mid-air.

However, before Tongtian Jiaozhu left, he left a sentence in Tang An's heart.

"Let loose and play."

"I shall strictly follow Master's teachings." This was exactly what Tang An wanted.

After the three big shots left, only Nanji Xianweng, Tang An, Kong Xuan, and Hetong remained in Yuxu Palace.

As for those immortals outside, they were simply not of a high enough rank to participate in the matters here.

"Close the door, beat the dog."

Why wasn't it "close the door and release the dog"? Because Xiaotian Quan was not here.

Kong Xuan truly did not know how to close the doors of Yuxu Palace, but he could wave his hand to cast the Five-Colored Divine Light, ensuring that no one outside, except for a Saint, could enter.

Nanji Xianweng suddenly felt something was wrong, and he retreated two steps in a disheveled state.

"You..."

"You have already obtained the item you were meant to get, and you even have the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in your hands. What exactly do you still want to do?"

"The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi?" Tang An took it out from the Wealth Gathering Ring, "Hey, they say seeing the treasure is like seeing the person."

"You have seen the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, why do you not bow?"

"Oh~ do you want to betray your master and destroy your ancestors, do you want to truly be the master of this Yuxu Palace?"

"You! You must stop spouting nonsense!" Was this something one could just say casually?

"Then why don't you bow?"

Nanji Xianweng looked up; he knew that although those three had left, they were certainly still observing the progress here.

If he truly showed no respect to the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and his Master really had other thoughts in mind, he would not be able to clear his name even if he had a thousand mouths.

Helpless, Nanji Xianweng had no choice but to bow and pay his respects.

"Greetings, Master."

This was the moment Tang An had been waiting for, "Greetings to your grandfather!"

"Smack!"

She struck Nanji Xianweng's head with the Ruyi; with just this one blow, Nanji Xianweng's entire Dharma Power was sealed, and he was instantly reduced to the state of a mortal.

If Tang An had even a shred of Immortal Power at this moment, Nanji Xianweng would likely have lost all his Dharma Power entirely.

If Tang An had the same level of cultivation as Sun Wukong, Nanji Xianweng would likely have died at her hands from that very blow.

"You, you actually launched a sneak attack! This is truly not the conduct of a gentleman!"

Tang An swapped the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in her hand for a gold brick, "I'm not a man, so why would I act like a gentleman?"

Nanji Xianweng clutched his head, trying to crawl up from the ground.

But whether it was because his mind was in chaos or because the jade floor was too slippery after losing his Dharma Power, he struggled several times but could not fully get up.

"You don't need to get up, because your retribution has arrived."

"Take this!"

Tang An took the gold brick and hammered it onto his head; the two of them were hitting and fleeing, chasing and running.

That Nanji Xianweng was truly being beaten all around the interior of Yuxu Palace.

"Ah!"

"Ah~"

"My beard! My beard!"

"Don't hit the face, don't hit the face~"

"Ah!!!"

An old man of unknown age let out heart-wrenching screams inside Yuxu Palace.

A young woman had broken into an old man's home and was actually beating the old man in public!

Was this a collapse of morality, or a loss of humanity?

The disciples outside heard the commotion and were almost stretching their heads in to look.

But unfortunately, because of the Five-Colored Divine Light, not a single person could get in.

Meanwhile, Kong Xuan watched this scene unfold silently, a smile he could not hide at the corners of his mouth. "Are you tired? Do you want to drink some water?"

Tang An stopped, panting with exhaustion.

She tossed the gold brick directly to Hetong, "You do the hitting, I'll drink some water and rest for a bit."

"Me? If I hit my former master, would that be... a bit too disrespectful to my teacher?"

The next second...

Hetong took Tang An's Wolf-Tooth Club and beat Nanji Xianweng until he was miserably crawling on the ground, unable to even get up.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I just love such polite disciples." Tang An drank water while enjoying the scene before her with great interest.

Kong Xuan picked up the wine cup suspended in front of him and drained it in one gulp. "Aren't you afraid that one day, Hetong will also betray you?"

Tang An shrugged, feeling it didn't matter. "Who says I'm allowed to use others, but they aren't allowed to betray me?"

"Though I haven't really decided how to deal with Hetong yet; she has a rebellious and sly nature, I like it."

"If she can be guided well, there might be unexpected surprises."

Kong Xuan put away the wine cup, "If you don't mind, let her follow me in the future."

"Follow you?" Tang An asked in confusion, "Aren't you afraid she'll betray you?"

Kong Xuan smiled: "Just as you said, rather than suspecting whether she will betray me, it is better to guide her well and teach her how to be good."

"Besides, her temperament is somewhat similar to yours; I believe her nature is not bad."

Tang An's bright lips could not help but curl, "I'll just take that as you complimenting me."

Kong Xuan smiled without a word, neither confirming nor denying it.

"Hetong." Tang An walked over to relieve her, "Would you be willing to change masters?"

"That one right there, the Peacock Daming King."

Hetong was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor; after all, the status of the Peacock Daming King among the avian clan was incredibly high. If she were fortunate enough to study under him, her future would be bright indeed.

"Disciple, I pay respects to Master."

Without a hint of hesitation, Hetong immediately performed the apprenticeship rites.

The situation inside Yuxu Palace was such that on one side, Hetong was performing the apprenticeship ceremony, while on the other, Tang An was beating Hetong's former master to a pulp.

This scene of extreme reversal was truly enough to make one unable to hold back a laugh.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Tang An came out, sleeves rolled up, panting heavily and leaning on the Wolf-Tooth Club.

"This old tree root is really resistant to a beating."

She wiped the sweat from her forehead, "It seems I still need to exercise properly in the future."

"Let's go. The fighting is done, the commotion is over; Hetong, you take me back first."

"Yes, Martial Aunt."

In terms of seniority, Kong Xuan had now been initiated under Tongtian Jiaozhu, becoming a second-generation Disciple of the Jie Sect.

Therefore, Hetong, having become a third-generation Disciple, naturally had to respectfully address Tang An as Martial Aunt.

"That's not right." The more Tang An thought about it, the more wrong it felt, "You joined the Jie Sect after me, so why does she call me Martial Aunt?"

"She should be calling me Martial Aunt-in-law instead."

Kong Xuan's proud smile showed he simply refused to concede. "You should know that my agreement to join the Jie Sect was in fulfillment of a promise from years ago."

"Therefore, it is naturally calculated based on the events of that year."

"Calculated this way, didn't you join the sect after me? You deserve this title of Martial Aunt."

"Tch, proud big peacock." Tang An hadn't expected that after so many years, he would still be inexplicably tsundere about certain things, refusing to admit defeat to the death.

"Fine, Martial Aunt it is then."

"Hetong, have your master give you a new name later. Bring the deer demon along; it's time for us to go back."

"Yes, Martial Aunt."

"Tsk, don't be so polite, it scares me." After all, that kind of polite, quiet malice they had always left people caught off guard.

Hetong covered her mouth and laughed, "Understood, Martial Aunt." She transformed into a white crane and used magic to carry the deer demon's corpse on her back.

"Martial Aunt, come on up."

Kong Xuan frowned slightly; he felt the deer demon's corpse was too dirty and that it wasn't suitable for Tang An to get on.

"I'll take you instead."

Having said that, he didn't wait for Tang An to answer, but grabbed her forearm and vanished from the spot with her.