Chapter 286

"You don't know?"

Gu Huaiyan stared deeply at Xuanqing Daozhang, not believing Xuanqing Daozhang's words.

Don't think losing twenty years of yang lifespan is less severe than dying on the spot; the consequences are far smaller by an unknown factor.

Twenty years of yang lifespan, to ordinary people, is a huge matter, but to cultivators, it's not really a big deal……

Of course.

It's also not a small matter!

Just that.

Making someone lose twenty years of yang lifespan is far more difficult than making them die on the spot, by an unknown degree.

The opponent might be able to kill her junior martial brother with a single strike, but not necessarily cause him to lose twenty years of yang lifespan in one blow.

During that period, contact is inevitable!

Her junior martial brother couldn't possibly not know who caused him to lose twenty years of yang lifespan.

Gu Huaiyan's face darkened, her tone unfriendly as she said: "Junior brother, you don't know who ambushed you, what his surname and name are, but you should know what kind of arts he used and what abilities let him make you lose twenty years of yang lifespan!"

"Senior sister, stop asking me; that person is very mysterious, I lost twenty years of yang lifespan without even seeing who they were, let alone that so much time has passed—I've long forgotten what happened back then!"

Xuanqing Daozhang gave a bitter laugh.

That's how it is, but if you look closely, you can still faintly see a fleeting complex expression in the depths of Xuanqing Daozhang's eyes.

This matter—let alone that it just happened not long ago, even if three or five years had passed, he could never forget it; how could he possibly not know who caused him to lose twenty years of yang lifespan?

Gu Huaiyan furrowed her brows and asked: "Are you worried that if I stand up for you I'll get hurt, even to the point of death?"

Xuanqing Daozhang shook his head.

Gu Huaiyan asked again: "Or are you afraid that if I avenge you I'll provoke the Prime Minister's mansion?"

Xuanqing Daozhang nodded then shook his head.

"I understand!"

Gu Huaiyan sneered: "You want your disciple to take revenge for you, right?"

"Senior sister, you might not know, Ping'an's mother gave him this name hoping he'd grow up safe and sound; I actually think the same way!"

Xuanqing Daozhang denied: "I will prepare to take this child as my disciple, teach him skills, but only so he can have the ability to protect himself."

"I losing twenty years of yang lifespan is my own doing, and I don't like that this child Ping'an will involve himself in the grudges of the previous generation!"

Before Gu Huaiyan could speak, Liu Dongzhu interjected: "Daozhang, what you said is correct; I hope Ping'an grows up safe and sound, but you lost twenty years of yang lifespan for our family—we owe you. If possible, I actually hope our family's Ping'an will take revenge for you, Daozhang!"

She is not the kind of person lacking conscience, and she certainly doesn't want her own child to be lacking conscience; knowing that Xuanqing Daozhang lost twenty years of yang lifespan for their family, how could she not be willing to let her family's Ping'an take revenge for Xuanqing Daozhang?

"Dongzhu, there's no need to keep talking about this; just consider my losing twenty years of yang lifespan as past. When Ping'an grows up, absolutely don't mention this to him!"

Xuanqing Daozhang refused.

"Elder, thank you for your family's hospitality; I'm full and have other matters, so I'll leave first!"

Liu Dongzhu still wanted to say something when suddenly she saw Gu Huaiyan put down her bowl and chopsticks and say.

"Senior sister, what are you doing?"

Seeing Gu Huaiyan rise and prepare to leave, Xuanqing Daozhang's expression drastically changed, worried his senior sister would do something irrational, he quickly said:

"Senior sister, you've come all this way to see your junior brother, and I haven't properly hosted you; why not stay a few more days and leave later?"

Gu Huaiyan glanced lightly at Xuanqing Daozhang, said nothing more, and with a thought, an ancient-looking jade pendant appeared in her palm, which she handed to Liu Dongzhu, saying:

"Madam Wang, this jade pendant is a gift I'm giving this child; you put it on him!" Having said that, Gu Huaiyan's gaze fell on the many things hanging from Wang Ping'an's neck, her face full of strange expression; with her eyesight, how could she not see that everything hanging from Wang Ping'an's neck are good things?

Although.

It can't compare to her jade pendant, but in ordinary households it's a top-tier treasure.

Liu Dongzhu did not take the jade pendant Gu Huaiyan handed over, but turned her head to look at Xuanqing Daozhang.

"Dongzhu, this is my senior sister's heartfelt gesture; just accept it!"

Xuanqing Daozhang nodded and smiled: "Speaking of which, my senior sister is actually this child's grand-uncle, not an outsider!"

With his eyesight, he could still tell that the jade pendant his senior sister produced is a jade talisman, though he didn't know what kind of jade talisman.

However.

Given his senior sister's status, the jade talisman she produced couldn't be an ordinary item.

It's very likely a jade talisman carved from intermediate-level talismans!

"Ding! You obtained a jade talisman: Advanced Talisman—Mysterious Tortoise Talisman, congratulations on receiving the reward: Talisman: Mysterious Tortoise Talisman 【Entry Level】!"

As Liu Dongzhu received the talisman Gu Huaiyan handed over and hung it on Wang Ping'an's neck, Wang Ping'an instinctively used his divine sense to permeate the jade talisman, and in his mind a mechanical, cold voice immediately sounded.

This novel you have reached.

"My cheap grand-uncle really isn't ordinary in his magnanimity!"

Wang Ping'an secretly swallowed saliva, his eyes filled with barely concealed delight.

From the abilities his grand-uncle just displayed, easily crushing Hu Meiniang, it's enough to prove that his grand-uncle's terror means the thing he could take out as a gift is obviously not an ordinary item.

Yet no one expected it.

It would be a jade talisman carved from an advanced talisman!

Jade talismans and talismans can be said to be the same thing, but there are great differences: jade talismans can be used multiple times, unlike talismans which are consumables used once, causing the carving of jade talismans to be far more difficult than that of talismans by an unknown factor.

Therefore.

The price of jade talismans and the price of talismans are completely worlds apart.

Advanced talismans are already not cheap, let alone jade talismans carved from advanced talismans.

"Senior sister, senior sister, senior sister..."

Gu Huaiyan saw Liu Dongzhu take the jade pendant she gave, put it directly on Wang Ping'an's neck, rise and leave; Xuanqing Daozhang shouted several times, but saw no sign of Gu Huaiyan stopping until she reached the door.

Suddenly stopped!

Xuanqing Daozhang instantly felt delighted, thinking he had persuaded him, and was just about to add a bit more effort.

Gu Huiyan suddenly spoke up, saying, "Junior Brother, the person who made you lose twenty years of yang lifespan is Xu Yinian, right?"

Xuanqing Daozhang's face slightly changed, but he quickly recovered, putting on an act as he said, "Senior Sister, who are you talking about?"

Indeed!

Gu Huiyan's face was full of icy killing intent as she said, "Junior Brother, rest assured, I will make him pay the price!"

Senior Sister, Senior Sister, Senior Sister!

Xuanqing Daozhang shouted several times, but he did not see Gu Huiyan stop her steps leaving; he was about to chase after her, yet discovered an invisible barrier blocking the path, and he said, voice choked with tears, "Now we're in big trouble!"

(End of chapter)