C9 I'm Hungry!

At that moment - -

"Master?"

Slow-Witted Situ's voice suddenly rang out, his tone filled with worry.

Qi Qiqi looked suspiciously at Ye Zhen, who was panting heavily with his hands on his chest.

Could it be that he had suffered an internal injury? Qi Qiqi raised her eyebrows.

"Master, are you okay?"

Situ Mu walked closer to Ye Zhen and extended his hands to help him up as he asked.

Ye Zhen raised his palm to indicate that he was fine.

Since that was the case, Qi Qiqi did not pay any more attention to him as she turned to look at Situ Mu.

Qi Qiqi shot a meaningful glance at Ye Zhen before saying to Ye Zhen's disciple, Thank you.

"Junior Brother Situ, thank you for your hard work."

The other party seemed to be a little confused as he replied without even thinking about it:

"What do you mean by Palace Lord?"

This fool! He didn't even realize he was being used as a weapon! Qi Qiqi felt helpless.

Although Situ Mu was a martial arts maniac, he was not the kind of reckless person that Ye Zhen described as someone who would challenge an expert to a battle of life and death.

The reason why he would sneak attack the Young Master with his face covered must have been due to Ye Zhen's instigation.

However, she did not plan to interfere.

"How do you feel after fighting with the Little Martial Ancestor?"

Qi Qiqi decided to get straight to the point. After all, she was more concerned about this matter.

Situ Mu's originally dull eyes suddenly became fanatical. He was like a raging flame that was filled with an instinctive wildness.

"It's very strong."

"How about compared to your master?"

"In close combat, my master can win, and he is much stronger than little ancestor."

"Are you sure about that?"

Qi Qiqi found it a bit hard to believe. Originally, she thought that the two of them should be on par with each other, but according to what Situ Mu had said, it was within her expectations that Ye Zhen would be able to beat the Little Ancestor. After all, the power of that fire dragon was still vivid in her mind. However, she did not understand that Ye Zhen might not be able to defeat the Little Ancestor in a close combat. From her point of view, the Little Ancestor's martial arts were nothing but a bunch of amateur martial arts, so how could he possibly win against the Little Ancestor? What kind of leg technique is that?

"Palace Lord, my disciple is right. I really don't have the confidence to win."

Ye Zhen seemed to have caught his breath by now. However, Qi Qiqi could still see that his hands were still trembling. It seemed that he had received quite a bit of impact from the fire dragon that he forcefully withstood from the Little Master Ancestor.

If you can't take it, then don't force yourself! Naturally, Qi Qiqi was just saying this in her heart, so she did not really say it out loud. If it wasn't for Ye Zhen catching the fire dragon, Slow-Witted Situ would have really turned into a pile of roasted meat just like what the Little Master Ancestor had said.

"Vice Palace Lord Ye, can you tell me more about it in detail?" she asked in a calm voice.

Ye Zhen crossed his hands behind his back and nodded his head before saying in a serious tone:

"Young Martial Ancestor's martial arts is indeed lacking, but her cultivation technique is truly extraordinary. In the battle earlier, the Palace Lord should have seen it too. When my inferior disciple was fighting with the Young Martial Ancestor, he would often suddenly explode at a place that he could not afford to miss. In this way, it would be very easy for her rhythm to be disrupted, and she would lose one and lose the other."

"Indeed, those attacks came out of thin air, almost without warning... Only that no matter how strange it is, once the veil of mystery is gone, its true face will be exposed to the world."

"The Palace Lord's words are reasonable. If I have a certain level of understanding towards the cultivation technique of the Little Martial Ancestor, my chances of winning will definitely increase greatly."

It was rare for Ye Zhen to nod his head in agreement to Qi Qiqi's explanation, so Situ Mu added in a low and muffled voice.

"Especially in a close combat battle, Young Master's movements are no different from that of an amateur."

Qi Qiqi held her chin with her hands and pondered for a moment.

"Then how about estimating the strength of the young grandmaster to be at the middle stage of Heaven Stage?"

"Not good. In terms of cultivation level, Little Master Ancestor is much stronger than me."

"What do you mean?"

Qi Qiqi's brows knitted as Ye Zhen sighed and spread out his right hand in front of everyone.

Hiss! Qi Qiqi gasped.

The bloody palm was right in front of her eyes as if it had been cut by countless knives.

"Your cultivation base is already very close to that of the young Grand Master." Ye Zhen said with a complicated tone.

"Could it be..."

The moment she came to her senses, she exclaimed in shock.

Qi Qiqi did not utter those three words, but Ye Zhen nodded his head in understanding.

"It can't be possible, right?"

"The destructive power of that fire dragon is almost proportional to the maximum amount of Genuine Qi. I had to use all of my strength to withstand it, but the young Martial Ancestor seems to be doing it with ease. The Palace Lord should also understand the difference between them."

Except from a very few exceptions, the amount of True Qi and the maximum output of any martial artist of the same realm were almost the same. If they were to fight with their True Qi, the martial artists of the same realm would definitely be evenly matched. In fact, the difference between cultivators in the same realm depended on their martial art skills and combat experience. It didn't depend on their cultivation.

The Xue Qilin was about to leave the Heaven Stage. Qi Qiqi suddenly came to a realization. This was beyond her imagination.

"However, the young grandmaster is really close to Shiyu."

The faint smile on Ye Zhen's face jolted Qi Qiqi back to her senses. After thinking about it for a moment, she finally understood what Ye Zhen meant.

"Vice Palace Lord Ye wants to invite Young Master to the banquet?"

"Little Master's strength is obvious to everyone. Letting her go is just the right time to shock the tiger."

It was true. There was nothing more effective than deterrence to deal with the threat of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But would it cause others trouble? Qi Qiqi found it hard to make a decision.

"Have you guys finished chatting?"

A loud shout came from afar. It was Xue Qilin.

Qi Qiqi looked at Ye Zhen and the two of them revealed a surprised expression at the same time.

"Could it be that Young Master has heard our conversation?" Qi Qiqi lowered her voice.

"I don't know," Ye Zhen answered quickly.

"Hey, are you guys listening to me?"

It was Xue Qilin's voice again. Furthermore, it was much closer to Ye Zhen as it was right behind him.

Qi Qiqi turned her head and saw the Snow Qilin with a sour face walking towards her with strange steps. Lo Qing was following behind her with a bitter smile on his face.

"Palace Lord, the young master seems to be still in a bad mood. Thus, I will have to take my leave first with my inferior disciple in case..." Ye Zhen leaned closer to Qi Qiqi and said in a low voice.

From what Qi Qiqi heard, Ye Zhen was saying: I'll take the blame for you!

Qi Qiqi almost subconsciously said that she was not allowed to leave the room, but she swallowed her words and nodded her head slightly.

"Little Martial Ancestor, I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave first."

After Ye Zhen bid farewell to the Snow Qilin, he turned around and led Situ Mu away.

"Wait!" The Snow Qilin called out to Ye Zhen.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Ye Zhen turned around and asked.

Qi Qiqi almost burst out laughing. Although Ye Zhen appeared expressionless, Qi Qiqi's shoulders trembled when she saw him being called out.

"Yes, come over." The Young Master clasped his hands behind his back and waved at Ye Zhen with the other hand, "Ugh... Um... blockhead... I'll just call you that. You should go back and wash up first. I have something to tell your master."

"Oh," Slow-Witted Situ replied before turning around and leaving.

Ye Zhen was confused. He walked towards the Xue Qilin, but the latter did not say anything. Instead, he watched Situ Mu leave with a smile until his figure disappeared.

"Zhen, I will call you by your seniority."

Zhen? Qi Qiqi couldn't help but burst out laughing. However, she was glared at by the Xue Qilin.

Qi Qiqi took a look at Lo Qing and immediately felt bored. She looked at Lo Qing and found that he was still smiling. Senior Sister Lo's endurance was really impressive! Qi Qiqi raised her big finger at Lo Qing from behind, and Lo Qing looked back at her in confusion.

"Zhen, why do you want to leave so quickly?"

"Young Master's divine power is unparalleled. My grand-disciple took a direct hit from Young Master's attack and suffered a few internal injuries. I was just about to go back to recuperate."

"Is that so?"

The Young Martial Ancestor clasped his hands behind his back and leaned his body forward as he looked up at Ye Zhen with a smile.

"What if I don't know for sure?"

After a moment of silence, the air seemed to have frozen.

Wasn't this guy trying to... Qi Qiqi broke out in cold sweat. If the Snow Qilin was really going to make a fuss about it, it wouldn't be too much to cripple Ye Zhen's martial arts. But would Ye Zhen just sit there and wait for his death? Obviously not, so the result could be imagined. If the two of them started fighting, both of them would be injured, and the Heavenly Jade Palace would lose two great experts at the same time, and would be finished in the end.

What should she do? What should she do? Qi Qiqi looked at Lo Qing helplessly.

Lo Qing nodded at Qi Qiqi to indicate that he understood. However, at that moment, the Xue Qilin suddenly spoke.

"Turn around."

"This..." Ye Zhen hesitated.

"I told you to turn around!"

The Snow Qilin said with its usual smile, but there was not a trace of a smile in its eyes.

Ye Zhen had no choice but to do as it was told. However, his body was clearly tensed up as he prepared to launch an attack at any moment.

The Snow Qilin nodded its head in satisfaction. Then, it raised its right leg and raised it very high into the air. Its slender foot straightened out and kicked Ye Zhen's butt.

Qi Qiqi really didn't know how much power was hidden in that petite body. The kick of the Snow Qilin actually sent Ye Zhen flying five meters away.

However, it was not over yet. The Snow Qilin leaped forward and stomped on Ye Zhen's butt.

"I told you to destroy my stage! I told you to act cool! Show off! Why aren't you acting cool anymore!"

As the Snow Qilin stepped on Ye Zhen's butt, the smile on its face disappeared and was replaced by a furious expression.

As if he could not bear to be humiliated, Ye Zhen clenched his fist and tried to break free, but -

"Oh my god! Do you want to fight back? Why don't you give it a shot? Do you want to see if I will say that you deceived your master and killed your ancestors?"

As soon as the Snow Qilin accused him of cheating, Ye Zhen immediately fell silent.

Although Ye Zhen's actions were indeed deceiving his master, it was still a bit excessive to say that he was exterminating his ancestors.

On the other hand, the Snow Qilin did not do anything too extreme. It used Slow-Witted Situ in advance to prevent Ye Zhen from losing face in front of his disciple.

"Palace Lord, it is time to stop the little ancestor."

Only when Lo Qing said this did Qi Qiqi react.

The two of them quickly went up to pull the Xue Qilin away, but the Xue Qilin didn't seem to be able to vent its anger. It was even cursing as it spoke.

"Let go of me! Let me step on it a few more times, or else I won't be able to swallow my anger! Women should not be touched. If you don't let go of me, I'll call for help!"

Who could you shout for? Break your throat? Qi Qiqi was speechless.

"Vice Palace Lord Ye, why aren't you leaving yet?" Lo Qing quickly shouted at Ye Zhen.

"Thank you, Palace Lord, and Elder Luo!"

Without even bothering to tidy up his appearance, Ye Zhen left with a single leap.

After Ye Zhen's figure disappeared, the Snow Qilin spat out a mouthful of saliva.

"At least you left quickly."

"Little Martial Ancestor, don't be angry."

The clothes of the Xue Qilin were thrown to the left and right due to her intense actions. Lo Qing advised her in a soft voice as he helped her tidy up.

"Don't be angry? How can I not be angry? He is playing with me as if I'm a clown!"

As it finished speaking, the Snow Qilin glared at Qi Qiqi. It clearly felt that she was an accomplice.

Why did they all come for me? Although Qi Qiqi felt wronged, she was indeed in the wrong first, so she could only apologize awkwardly:

"I'm sorry."

Xue Qilin snorted, but it didn't bother with her anymore.

"I'm hungry. Xiao Qing, where is the meal?"

Lo Qing exclaimed and said apologetically,

"I'm sorry, Little Martial Ancestor. I forgot."

"What? Forgotten?"

Lo Qing nodded with a bitter smile. The Xue Qilin glared at Qi Qiqi fiercely.

"It's all your fault!"

Why did she have to take the blame again? Qi Qiqi was dumbfounded.