Chapter 144: Before All Eyes! Di Hanzhi Personally Promises Xu Chen! Xu Chen Is Stunned!

Soon, Xu Chen walked out unharmed.

The entire process lasted about a quarter of an hour, which is fifteen minutes.

Compared to Ye Xuan, it was nothing short of a crushing defeat.

Yuan Gang, Yuan Jing, Lu Zhan, and others watched the scene and were secretly shocked.

With a realm of early Ninth Grade, he withstood the outer gale's assault for a quarter of an hour; it was terrifying—none of the three of them could have done it.

Xu Chen ordered, "The priority this time is the secret treasure about to emerge at the frontier."

"And this gale zone is the heart of the opportunity, like a fortress. With it, we can attack or retreat; it must not be lost." Yuan Gang, Yuan Jing, and Lu Zhan all nodded in agreement.

As long as they occupy the gale zone, if they seek the secret treasure then, it will be like being close to the water and getting the moon first.

Though it covers only a hundred li in diameter, it is an extremely important strategic position.

Lu Zhan immediately said, "My lord, rest assured. I will guard this place."

Yuan Jing and Yuan Gang hurriedly added, "As long as we live, we will not let the gale zone fall."

Hearing this, Xu Chen yawned, "In that case, I'll go take a nap first. Goodbye."

With that, Xu Chen calmly left before the bewildered gazes of the crowd.

Yuan Gang and Yuan Jing clicked their tongues; he really just took the gale zone and left, dumping all the hard work on them.

For a moment, the two were at a loss for words, wanting to cry but unable to.

Never mind; since they became servants, they should just work hard.

Back in his room in Longcheng, Xu Chen contacted Profound Heaven Lord Di Cangqiong under the guise of cultivation.

Di Cangqiong said joyfully, "Jun Heaven Lord, have you already arrived in the Immortal Empire?"

Xu Chen nodded, "Just arrived. When would be convenient for us to meet?"

Di Cangqiong said, "Now is fine. I am at the Tianlong Academy in the Immortal Empire. Would you come to me, or should I come to you?"

Xu Chen said, "I will come to you."

Di Cangqiong said, "Good! If it is inconvenient for you, you need not reveal your true appearance."

Xu Chen nodded. Although this was his first time coming beyond the frontier, and he had never been to the Immortal Empire before,

it was hard to say whether anyone in the Immortal Empire would recognize him; caution was better.

With that thought, he directly used the Heaven-Grade Disguise Art to change his appearance.

At that moment, he was merely a youth of ordinary looks but with a refined, elegant demeanor.

He was completely different from the handsome, graceful Xu Chen of before.

He stepped through the void, crossing ten thousand li, heading straight for the Immortal Empire.

About a quarter-hour later, he arrived at the border city of the Immortal Empire, Tiancheng.

Tiancheng held the same status as Longcheng, heavily guarded by troops, making it nearly impossible for ordinary people to enter.

However, Xu Chen naturally had no such problems.

After passing through Tiancheng, Xu Chen traversed space and quickly arrived at the Tianlong Academy.

It was quite lively here, with countless students gathered, numbering around tens of thousands.

Indeed, Xu Chen even spotted many martial artists who had come here as well.

Roughly thirty-five thousand soldiers of the fifth rank or above guarded the surroundings to prevent chaos. Xu Chen communicated through his mask: "I have arrived."

In his words, he described his appearance and attire.

Not long after, someone patted Xu Chen on the shoulder.

Xu Chen looked up and found this person was also a young man, around twenty years old.

He wore a warm smile, appearing sunny and lively, yet carrying an elegant noble air.

This person was none other than the sixth imperial prince of the Immortal Empire, Di Cangqiong.

Di Cangqiong transmitted his voice with a smile: "Lord Jun Tian, thank you for your trouble." Xu Chen replied: "Why are there so many people?" Di Cangqiong smiled bitterly: "Han Zhi loves reading and cultivates the Confucian Dao, achieving great mastery; she has now entered the Ninth Rank Great Confucian realm.

But who could have imagined that today she is only sixteen, truly a prodigy of extraordinary talent.

Every month she comes here to the academy to teach the Confucian Dao, and countless talented scholars flock to her, even many martial artists cannot resist watching. I have no choice." While speaking, Xu Chen and Di Cangqiong stood in the Tianlong Academy square.

Xu Chen nodded; this was not surprising.

Di Hanzhi, on the surface a Ninth Rank Great Confucian, elegant and calm, was actually the Dark Son of Heaven cultivating the "Netherworld Dead Soul Sutra," with even deeper mastery.

She also possessed a natural ability to locate people by scent.

No matter how faint the scent, even barely perceptible, as long as it existed, she could find the person.

This was the terrifying aspect of Di Hanzhi.

At this moment, Xu Chen asked: "How much longer?"

Di Cangqiong hurriedly said: "At most half a quarter-hour, I will not keep you waiting long." Xu Chen nodded: "Fine!"

He looked at Di Hanzhi on the platform, inwardly thinking perhaps he could make her acquaintance.

Not because of her stunning beauty, but because of her unique identity and monstrous cultivation talent.

She had never been favored by her father, the Emperor, and had even been abandoned for a time.

However, Di Cangqiong protected her, allowing her to live a few more years.

At this moment, Di Hanzhi smiled slightly, emitting a voice as melodious as a yellow oriole: "Everyone, today Han Zhi has an urgent matter; the lecture ends here. Let us meet again next month." Her words carried a sense of frailty, making countless men wish to embrace and protect her. Such gentleness, such talent, such beauty, and such a young lady with such mastery of the Confucian Dao.

Who could resist such a person? Therefore, many expressed displeasure: "Princess, in the past your monthly lectures always lasted a full double-hour. What is wrong today? It is only half a quarter-hour; surely you could speak a bit more." They were frustrated; they just wanted to see this princess of unparalleled beauty.

Now that you are leaving, how can we watch?

Di Hanzhi still smiled: "I apologize; today Han Zhi truly has an urgent matter. Shall I make it up next month?"

The crowd helplessly said: "Alright, alright, thank you, Princess."

At this moment, the Holy Son of Tianlong Academy, He Qianshu, frowned; what was wrong with Han Zhi today?

Even the Ninth Rank Duan Quan, son of the Prime Minister, was displeased: "Why did Han Zhi end the lecture early? Did I not say I was listening?"

The attendant following Duan Quan hurriedly said: "Your subordinate reported that the Princess seems not to be listening."

Duan Quan sighed helplessly: "Forget it, if there is an urgent matter, then there is an urgent matter. I will greet Han Zhi later." He and He Qianshu had both come to compete for Di Hanzhi, vying for her for a long time.

He did not want He Qianshu to succeed, because he was determined to win Di Hanzhi. On the other side, Di Cangqiong was stunned: "What urgent matter could this girl possibly have?"

He scratched his head; usually, Di Hanzhi was calm and composed, her actions tranquil and elegant.

Why did she suddenly have an urgent matter today?

Xu Chen said: "Who can predict a girl's thoughts?"

Di Cangqiong smiled bitterly: "True. I will see what this girl intends to do later." Having spoken, Di Cangqiong looked again at Di Hanzhi.

All the top geniuses of the Immortal Empire present here also fixed their gaze on Di Hanzhi.

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The rest were the same; the total number of people reached tens of thousands.

They saw Di Hanzhi slowly rise, gently bowing in a gesture of respect.

Then, she slowly descended from the raised platform, her lotus steps light, heading straight for Di Cangqiong.

The crowd understood; it was because Di Cangqiong had returned.

Presumably, they had arranged to handle some matter together.

Duan Quan and He Qianshu also nodded; now it made sense, understandable.

Xu Chen looked at Di Hanzhi and saw she wore a yellow pleated skirt, draped in a pale blue, misty gauze of emerald water.

Her eyes held the clear ripples of spring water; a hollowed golden hairpin slanted across her head, adorned with tiny purple jade pieces, with tassels cascading over her black hair.

Every frown and smile captivated the soul, stirring the heart.

Without needing to speak, everything in heaven and earth would automatically rush toward her.

Xu Chen could only say she was a woman of extraordinary talent in every aspect. She quickly reached Di Cangqiong and smiled: "Sixth Brother!" Di Cangqiong chuckled: "What urgent matter do you have? Speak."

...0 Di Hanzhi suddenly blinked, then walked over to Xu Chen's side.

Xu Chen was about to greet her, after all, he wished to make her acquaintance as well.

Yet unexpectedly, the next moment surprised both him and everyone else.

Di Hanzhi directly rose onto her jade feet and kissed Xu Chen's lips.

Like a dragonfly touching the water, she departed almost immediately.

She clasped her hands behind her back, then grinned and said, "This is it." The crowd: "………" Xu Chen: "……"

In that instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

In the vast square of the academy, not a single soul spoke a word.

Xu Chen felt his scalp prickle, looking utterly bewildered.

He had just confirmed one thing: though he had disguised his face, Di Hanzi had absolutely seen through it and knew he was Xu Chen.

Not a possibility, but a certainty!

He did not know how Di Hanzi had found out, but he was absolutely sure of this fact.

Damn! I'm numb; even a disguise couldn't save me.

His other reason for disguising himself was to prevent the heroine from breaking character—damn it!

Who knew the disguise would be useless? He was completely dumbfounded.

For a moment, Xu Chen felt countless gazes filled with killing intent sweeping straight toward him.

His mouth twitched as he looked at Di Cangqiong, asking, "So, what now?"

Di Cangqiong pressed a hand to his forehead: "I don't know either, big brother. I'm numb too."

So the urgent matter this girl spoke of was seeing Xu Chen and rushing over to peck him?

Disgusting! What kind of urgent matter is that for a girl?

I said, sister, show some modesty, will you? With you acting like this, even your big brother can't spin a story!

Xu Chen looked at Di Hanzi and noticed her lipstick had faded slightly.

He felt a throbbing headache. Where else could it be? It must have been on his lips. He said wordlessly, "Princess, we don't seem to know each other. Please have some self-respect."

"Hua!"

At these words, tens of thousands of people erupted in an uproar on the spot.

Their eyes widened. Damn, you don't know each other?

Duan Quan and He Qianshu's foreheads bulged with veins. This bastard is putting on such an act.

If you don't know each other, how could the Princess have kissed you?

Damn it, don't leave after the conference. We will definitely kill you!!!

— Author's Notes —

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