Chapter 2

"Ah... Pervert! You, you stop it!"

The woman immediately screamed, never expecting to be so humiliated in broad daylight at the foot of her Heavenly Martial Sect mountain.

"You can scream all you want! I don't think anyone will come to save you even if you shout until your throat is hoarse..."

Xu Que squinted his eyes and smiled at her.

Of course, he just wanted to make her feel sick, to avenge the frustration of being chased earlier.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

At this moment, several sounds of breaking air came from the distant sky, followed by three streaks of light piercing the sky, like meteors falling toward them.

"Rats, how dare you."

"Stop it."

Two stern voices rang out simultaneously, like thunder in Xu Que's mind, followed by a powerful pressure that made him pale and almost kneel.

Immediately, three elderly people with youthful faces and white hair appeared before Xu Que.

One of the old women had the most vicious expression, staring coldly at Xu Que, making him feel as if he were in hell, as if his life was in someone's hands, insignificant like an ant.

Powerful!

Damn! These old guys are absolutely amazing!

Feeling the pressure from the three of them, Xu Que immediately knew he couldn't fight them.

"Bold scoundrel, how dare you commit evil at the foot of our Heavenly Martial Sect mountain? Today, I will enforce justice on your behalf."

The old woman snorted coldly, raised her hand, and a fire snake shot out, moving along her arm with a scorching and overwhelming aura, flying toward Xu Que.

"Damn! Old lady, are you so ruthless? Ready to fight at the slightest provocation?"

Xu Que's face changed, and he immediately gathered earth elemental spirit energy, his feet merging with the earth, quickly dodging.

But the fire snake returned, suddenly splitting into two, turning its head and opening its large mouth, blocking his escape route and surging toward him.

Xu Que drew a cold breath; this old woman clearly wanted to kill him!

Damn, who did I offend?

Xu Que was very annoyed, but he still had to run, or he would lose his life.

With a "whoosh," he almost exhausted his earth elemental spirit energy, narrowly escaping between the two fire snakes, feeling a sense of survival, his back drenched in cold sweat.

His dodge, however, caused a bit of shock in the three elders.

"How... How is this possible?"

"This boy is only at the tenth level of the Qi Cultivation stage, yet he managed to dodge the Crimson Fire Snake's pursuit twice in such a short time. How did he achieve such speed?" the two elders beside the old woman exclaimed in surprise.

The old woman snorted coldly, "I sensed earth elemental spirit energy from him earlier. People from the Earth Elemental Kingdom are skilled in earth escape techniques. He must be a spy sent by the Earth Elemental Kingdom."

"Master, wait, that person just claimed to be the prince consort of the Fire Elemental Kingdom and showed a token," the woman hurriedly said.

She knew that if this guy was really the prince consort of the Fire Elemental Kingdom, and if her master killed him, the royal family might use this as an excuse to attack the Heavenly Martial Sect.

"Prince consort? Ha, to my knowledge, the prince consort of the Fire Elemental Kingdom is a rare genius, having reached the Golden Core stage at the age of eighteen and is currently in seclusion in the palace. How can he be compared to this scoundrel? Xue Ru, you have never left the mountain and lack experience. Remember, don't easily believe others," the old woman looked at the woman, a hint of indulgence in her eyes.

"So he's a liar," the woman's eyes widened, glaring angrily at Xu Que.

The old woman then glanced at Xu Que, seemingly thinking of something, and a rope appeared in her palm, shimmering with golden light and flowing brilliance.

This made Xu Que's eyes widen. The luster and quality of the rope were unmistakable; it was a magical treasure, definitely a legendary magical treasure!

"Xue Ru, I'll lend you the Immortal Binding Rope. You take him down," the old woman said, the golden rope floating up and landing in Tang Xue Ru's hands.

Tang Xue Ru was stunned. This was one of her master's most precious magical tools! Once this rope was used, anyone below the Golden Core stage would be subdued. But with her master's cultivation, taking down this pervert would be easy, so why not do it herself?

She quickly realized.

With her master's cultivation and status, it wouldn't be appropriate to act directly. If it were known, people would mock her for bullying the weak. But by lending the magical tool and letting her act, it would be both justified and ensure the pervert's capture. Her master was truly wise.

Thinking this, Tang Xue Ru caught the Immortal Binding Rope, her beautiful eyes scanning Xu Que, and she called out, "Pervert, don't you dare resist."

Xu Que's mouth twitched!

Resist your sister! You keep calling me a pervert. If I resist, won't I be asking for death? No way.

He rolled his eyes and sneered, "I am the prince consort of the Fire Elemental Kingdom. Do you think a broken rope can take me down? You're underestimating me. Try coming closer, and I'll stand here and let you bind me!"

Broken rope?

Not only Tang Xue Ru, but even the old woman and the other two elders' faces darkened.

This Immortal Binding Rope was personally refined by their Heavenly Martial Sect's patriarch, a high-level magical tool. Now, it was called a broken rope by a mere rat, which was a grave insult to the Heavenly Martial Sect.

"This is your own doing!"

Tang Xue Ru immediately shouted, her figure rising into the air, the Immortal Binding Rope darting out like a snake, moving at lightning speed toward Xu Que.

"Beep, host 'Xu Que' failed to show off, this behavior will not be rewarded."

"Damn... Failed to show off and got beaten! Better to run."

Xu Que cursed, turned, and ran.

"Xue Ru, use your flying sword to block his escape route," the old woman suddenly reminded, using Xu Que to teach her disciple practical combat skills.

Tang Xue Ru understood immediately, using her mind to control the flying sword, which shot toward Xu Que.

Xu Que was not pleased, cursing, "You old hag, afraid your disciple can't beat me? I tell you, if you catch me today, I won't believe in Xu."

"Don't you dare insult my master."

Tang Xue Ru shouted angrily, her flying sword becoming even more fierce.

The old woman's face grew even darker.

Xu Que quickly took out a talisman from his system, the "初级神行遁走符" (初级神行遁走符), and immediately felt confident, recalling a classic line and shouting:

"Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west bank, don't underestimate a poor youth. You'll see, one day I'll make you kneel before me and sing 'Conquer.'"

As he finished speaking, the Immortal Binding Rope was about to touch his back, and the talisman emitted a brilliant light. With a "whoosh," Xu Que disappeared from the spot.

The Immortal Binding Rope lost its target and fell to the ground.

Tang Xue Ru and the three elders were stunned.

"What... What kind of magical treasure is this?"

"Could it be the long-lost '缩地成寸符'? This... How is this possible?"

"Quick, send people to search. He can't have gone far. This boy possesses extraordinary treasures and must not fall into others' hands," the old woman shouted, turning into a streak of light and shooting into the sky.

...

At the same time, in a dimly lit secret room, a human figure appeared, none other than Xu Que.

"Damn! This talisman is really useful! Ha ha... Those old hags must be stunned now. Showing off and then running, it's so damn exciting!"

Seeing that he was temporarily safe, Xu Que laughed heartily, and the system's notification sounded in his ear.

"Beep, congratulations, host 'Xu Que' for successfully showing off, gaining 1 point of showing off value."

"Beep, congratulations, host 'Xu Que' for achieving the 'show off and run' achievement, rewarded with 10 points of showing off value."

Xu Que was stunned, then laughed again, "Ha ha, this showing off was worth it!"

In a great mood, he stood up and looked around.

He saw various boxes and chests scattered on the ground, exuding a fragrant aroma, looking quite extraordinary.

Xu Que was delighted and was about to step forward to check them out when he looked up and saw a plaque hanging from the ceiling, with six large characters carved in a flowing script: "Heavenly Martial Sect Treasure Hall!"

Damn, I accidentally ran into their treasure hall.

This... This is so embarrassing! After all, I'm not the kind of person who steals.

So, Xu Que, with wide eyes, rushed toward the pile of wooden boxes and treasure chests like a ghost entering a village.

Opening the first rectangular box, a sword with a red glow appeared before him, with red light flowing like lava on the blade, clearly not an ordinary item.

"Take it, I must take it."

Xu Que was overjoyed, using his mind to control the system, opening his inventory, and storing the flying sword.

He then opened the second wooden box, which contained several bottles of "聚元丹" (聚元丹).

"Got rich!"

Xu Que was so happy he couldn't close his mouth, storing all the pills in his system inventory and moving on to the other treasure chests.

After opening most of the treasure chests in the treasure hall, he suddenly realized that the system inventory had limited space, with each different item occupying one slot, so he couldn't take everything.

"This is awkward! Leaving so many treasures behind would be a sin."

"I can't waste them, I need to think of a way..."

Xu Que sat on the ground, thinking hard.

A moment later, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Got it, I'll take all the pills and eat them, then I can store the rest."

Saying this, he opened his system inventory, took out all the pills, freeing up a large number of slots, and then stored the other treasure chests and wooden boxes.

Soon, the entire treasure hall was emptied, leaving only a dozen small wooden boxes containing various elixirs.

Xu Que thought for a moment, deciding that he shouldn't take the pills without testing them first.

So he opened a bottle of "聚元丹" (聚元丹) and took out a black pill, putting it in his mouth and chewing it like candy, but couldn't taste anything.

"Swallow," he swallowed the pill, frowned, and wondered, "Strange, no taste, and no effect after swallowing. Is it expired?"

"Let me try another one..."

He opened the second bottle of "聚元丹" (聚元丹)...

The third bottle...

The fourth bottle...

After finishing ten bottles of "聚元丹" (聚元丹), Xu Que only felt a bit full but no other effects.

"I don't believe it. Let me try these '归元丹' (归元丹) and '淬体丹' (淬体丹)..."

He started swallowing the pills frantically, one after another, bottle after bottle...

"Clang!"

Suddenly, the door of the treasure hall was pushed open, and a young man in a green robe, with a sword at his waist, appeared at the entrance.

Xu Que was stunned, and the two of them stared at each other.

The young man: "..."

Xu Que: "..."

Time seemed to stop!

"Uh..."

At this moment, Xu Que swallowed the last few pills, looked at the young man at the door, and let out a long belch.

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