Chapter 460: Jian Xinxin: You guys? Huh?

Yuwen Tianye was disappointed; he failed to have a duel between men with Ren Yidao, as he was directly suppressed to the side by Zang Zhenyu, who forcibly helped him heal his injuries.

And after Ren Yidao had exchanged pleasantries with others, he came before the helpless-looking Jian Xinxin.

"Yo! Isn't this Senior Brother? Haven't seen you in a few days, why have you become so pathetic?"

This Jian Xinxin was once again in a disheveled state, with a head of long hair draped behind him, looking extremely haggard.

Jian Xinxin looked at Ren Yidao, his mouth twitching for a long time, and it was only with great difficulty that he suppressed the shock and confusion in his heart.

"You... how did you get in?"

But Ren Yidao ignored him, instead turning his head to smile at the mysterious person in the black robe:

"Yo! Isn't this Mei Jie? Haven't seen you in a few days, why are you still so beautiful!"

Jian Xinxin:???

What do you mean?

Say that again!

And what broke Jian Xinxin's Dao Heart even more was that the black-robed person, who had been ignoring him for these past few days, actually took the initiative to remove her disguise at this moment, revealing the face he had been dreaming of, and chuckled softly at her junior brother.

"Junior Brother Ren, you have come too."

"Mm, I've come, and Mei Jie, you have also arrived safe and sound..."

After meeting outside Wentian City previously, Ren Yidao had asked Mei to come help him out, to bolster his image, and incidentally, there was a chance they might run into Jian Xinxin.

Therefore, nominally speaking, Mei is actually an Elder of the newly formed Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!

"Wait a moment!"

Jian Xinxin looked at the two people chatting familiarly, dumbfounded, feeling that everything was so abstract.

This, what is going on here!?

Which one of you is going to explain this to me!

"Senior Brother Jian, you are so noisy; there is no need to be so loud, I can hear you just fine."

Being this noisy, you seem like a dog.

Although Ren Yidao did not say this sentence explicitly, Jian Xinxin understood it from his gaze, and he kicked out at his backside.

Thump.

Jian Xinxin did not use much force, and Ren Yidao did not dodge, letting him kick his backside, then immediately turned his head to snitch to Mei Jie:

"Mei Jie! Senior Brother Jian is bullying me! You must stand up for me!"

Jian Xinxin:???

You still dare to slander me, you have such a thick skin!

Seeing their junior and senior brothers bickering, Mei also laughed softly, her eyes full of nostalgia.

Back in the day, Big Brother also used to tease A Jian like this.

"Hehe, you two stop bickering."

Jian Xinxin, who had not caught up to Ren Yidao, stopped in his tracks, looked back at the softly smiling Mei, and the anger in his heart dissipated quite a bit; he walked up to her and asked softly:

"Mei, why?"

Why have you been ignoring me all this time?

Are you still angry with me?

Because he cared, he did not dare to say these words clearly.

As a result, Mei's answer made his eyes widen...

"Uh, don't overthink it, I don't have any other thoughts."

"It's just that Junior Brother Ren told me not to reveal my tracks to anyone, so I..."

"Ah?"

At this moment, Jian Xinxin's sturdy Dao Heart completely shattered.

Broken Defense.

Truly Broken Defense.

You ignored me because of his warning?

You had the heart to watch me talk to myself alone so heartlessly?

Ah?

"Senior Brother Jian, you should try to look on the bright side; Mei Jie didn't chase you away, did she! Just be content!"

Ren Yidao's playful mockery made Jian Xinxin snap back to reality, and he glared angrily at the youth who was watching the show on the sidelines.

"And you, how did you get in here? This is not a place you should be."

Since he couldn't catch him, he would bring out his Senior Brother aura and properly criticize him.

But unfortunately, Ren Yidao was not a good child who would obediently listen to criticism.

"Yo? The way you put it, does that mean this is a place you should be?"

Jian Xinxin was choked up, and said angrily:

"I am at the Void Refinement realm, I can protect myself if I come in; what are you doing here causing trouble?"

Mei sat on the side, resting her chin on her hand, watching these two junior and senior brothers argue, smiling without saying a word.

"Heh, you are at Void Refinement, does that mean I am not at Void Refinement?"

Jian Xinxin was flustered by concern; although he had heard Ren Yidao's explanation to Ying Tengjiao and the others earlier, he had just assumed he was spouting nonsense to tease them. Seeing Ren Yidao mention it again, he finally realized something was wrong.

"... Are you really?"

"Nonsense, did you really think I walked here directly from the Heaven Gate?"

"..."

Ren Yidao spread his hands, his expression one of affectionate concern for a mentally challenged child, "Have you ever thought about how I survived that Sword Shadow if I weren't at the Void Refinement stage?"

Jian Xinxin reined in his expression, walked seriously to Ren Yidao's side, grabbed one of his hands, and probed his divine sense into it to check carefully.

This action was actually quite offensive, but Ren Yidao did not dodge; instead, he took the initiative to withdraw his defenses and let him check.

There were not many people in this world who truly cared about him, and this taciturn Senior Brother was definitely one of them.

And while Jian Xinxin was checking, Mei asked about the point she was curious about.

"When you broke through the Heaven Gate, how many moves did it take you?"

"Mei Jie, how many did it take you?"

"Let's count it as three moves."

"What about Senior Brother Jian?"

"Five moves."

After hearing the two's battle records, Ren Yidao pondered for a moment, rubbed his chin, and said somewhat uncertainly: "Me... it's a bit hard to say."

"One move?"

If it meant putting the Sword Shadow to sleep, he only spent one move.

But if one were to count his behavior of touching the Sword Shadow all over... then that would be quite a lot.

"One move?"

Mei had some understanding of Ren Yidao's strength and was not surprised that he had achieved such an astonishing battle record.

"However, you might have some trouble this time."

"Hm? How so?"

Mei looked at the others and said in a low voice: "If I haven't guessed wrong, the ranking for the first round will likely be based on the situation when breaking through the Heaven Gate."

"How can this be trouble?"

"Hm?"

Ren Yidao smiled and winked at Mei.

"Since I've come, I have no intention of continuing to hide. Anyway, I'll be exposed sooner or later, so I might as well choose this moment... Ah, I was just winking at Mei Jie, you can check all you want, but don't settle personal scores under the guise of public duty!"

"Hmph!"

"Disciple, look!"

In a hidden cave, Ma Mingan stroked his beard and smiled at the good disciple beside him:

"Just as I said, the rules set by the Sword Casting Hut are a trap. As long as we avoid the others, we can hold out until the end."

He had disobeyed orders to head to the Central Region and failed to find the main force, but he had managed to find that promising disciple on the way.

Although the disciple was still unwilling, under his insistence, the disciple was still willing to travel together.

"It is already the tenth day, the time is about right, we can rendezvous with the main force."

"Indeed, the time is just about right."

Behind him, Li Yilian nodded slowly and tapped his finger on the center of Ma Mingan's brow.

Crack.

In an instant, Ma Mingan felt his limbs and bones sealed in an instant, and the whole person turned directly into a mortal, falling to the ground with a stiff body.

"You, what have you done to me!?"

He lay on the ground, unable to see that "Li Yilian" behind him had changed his appearance, turning into a young girl with white hair on her head.

She silently glanced at this old beggar and continued to speak using Li Yilian's voice.

"Nothing, just wanted to see what a normal master should do..."

"You, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing, you don't need to worry about it."

Yaoyue waved her hand casually, letting the confused Ma Mingan fall into a deep sleep, and said indifferently:

"Alright, you should sleep. When you wake up, you won't remember anything."

"Besides, you want to be his master?"

"Heh."