Chapter 8

"Good!" Qin Bo's face lit up with joy, the usual meekness about him suddenly vanished, replaced by a bold and domineering aura. He stomped his foot and let out a long cry, stepping in front of Zheng Shi Yi, raising his hand to meet Zheng Xuan's palm. With a muffled thud, he sent Zheng Xuan flying.

Zheng Hong and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As Zheng Xuan landed, he felt a sweetness in his mouth, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Looking at the suddenly appearing white-haired old man who had sent him flying with a single palm, his face was full of surprise. Wasn't this just a Qin family gardener? How... could he be so strong!

Qin Bo placed his hands behind his back, looking down at Zheng Xuan with a proud gaze and a cold voice, "You want to harm the person our Holy Maiden is protecting?"

"The person the Holy Maiden is protecting?"

Everyone present showed a puzzled look.

"What Holy Maiden?"

"A Holy Maiden? That's not a title to be taken lightly!"

"Which top power's Holy Maiden has come to our Zheng family? How did we not know?"

Amidst the confusion, a beautiful young girl walked out from the crowd.

She wore a pink velvet dress, her hair braided into small pigtails.

A headband was tied around her forehead, with a light blue gem hanging from it, pressing against her brow.

Her clear and captivating eyes, her charming cherry lips, her graceful figure.

She was even more beautiful than a celestial being!

"Tang Wanxue!"

As soon as she appeared, those who recognized her quickly called out her name.

"Is she Tang Wanxue?"

"She's so beautiful!"

"She's even more beautiful than a celestial being!"

"I've heard she's very beautiful, but I didn't expect her to be this beautiful!"

"She's truly beautiful!"

Upon learning that the girl who walked out was Tang Wanxue, the crowd was once again in an uproar.

"Could she be the Holy Maiden they were talking about?"

Looking at the old man who had pushed back Zheng Xuan and the look in the old man's eyes as he looked at Tang Wanxue, the onlookers seemed to have guessed something and quickly turned their gaze to Tang Wanxue.

Zheng Shi Yi, looking at the suddenly appearing white-haired old man, felt a sudden clarity in his heart! This old man had appeared in the Zheng family more than two years ago, and everyone had thought he was just an ordinary old farmer. Who would have thought... he was actually here to select a Holy Maiden for a major power!

Even more unexpected! This old man, who usually kept quiet, had chosen Wanxue!

Zheng Shi Yi finally understood why Tang Wanxue had been so conflicted when he saw her a few days ago. It turned out... she was conflicted about whether to become a Holy Maiden!

Tang Wanxue walked up to Zheng Shi Yi, wiped the dust off his face, and looked at him with concern, "Shiyi, are you okay?"

Zheng Shi Yi shook his head and smiled, "Little girl, do I look like someone who's in trouble?"

"Not really." Tang Wanxue shook her head, looking at him with an expression that seemed to have something to say but couldn't.

How could Zheng Shi Yi not see that she had something to say? He said, "Little girl, keeping things bottled up can make you sick. If you have something to say, just tell me."

"Okay." Tang Wanxue nodded obediently, glanced at him secretly, and then said, "I've been chosen as a candidate for the Holy Maiden, and I have to go back to participate in the selection."

Zheng Shi Yi's heart skipped a beat. Having spent a lot of time with Tang Wanxue, hearing that she was leaving made him feel a strange sense of loss, but he still forced a smile, "That's a good thing."

Tang Wanxue pouted and looked at Zheng Shi Yi, complaining, "It's a good thing, but I have to leave you."

Zheng Shi Yi raised his hand and stroked Tang Wanxue's delicate face, comforting her, "Little girl, the separation is only temporary. Don't worry, after you leave, I will intensify my cultivation and strive to reach the level where I can go and find you as soon as possible!"

"I believe in you!"

Tang Wanxue nodded, handed him half of her jade pendant, and said with affection, "Shiyi, I'll be waiting for you!"

As she said this, Tang Wanxue turned around, and at that moment, tears streamed down her beautiful face...

At the moment she turned, Zheng Shi Yi clenched his fists and said fiercely, "Little girl, I won't let you wait too long!"

Zheng Xuan, who had been sent flying and spat blood, made Zheng Desheng realize that the other party was not someone to be trifled with.

But as the head of the family, he still stepped forward and said, "I don't know who you are, but why did you injure someone from our Zheng family? Don't you know that our Zheng family has a deep connection with the Xuanming Sect?"

"The Xuanming Sect?" The old man sneered, "If you're not satisfied, you can have their sect leader come to the Haoyue Sect to find me!"

"The Haoyue Sect?"

These three words were like a bolt of lightning, making Zheng Desheng's body tremble.

Although he didn't know the background of the Haoyue Sect, any organization that dared to call itself a sect was a more powerful force than a sect!

A sect was not something a sect could provoke!

What is a sect? It has its own creed! It can even abolish the throne of a country!

Imperial power! Sect! Bestowal!

Although the Xuanming Sect had reached a level close to a sect, that was just a rumor. If the rumor was false, the Zheng family would face a grim fate.

Knowing the gravity of the situation, Zheng Desheng quickly shut his mouth.

Seeing that he had no objections, the old man turned around and prepared to leave with Tang Wanxue.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Tang Wanxue constantly looking back at Zheng Shi Yi, the old man seemed to have thought of something and turned to walk toward Zheng Shi Yi.

"What is he going to do?"

The old man's actions made the people around him shrink back and retreat.

The old man walked up to Zheng Shi Yi and said, "Our Holy Maiden is not someone you can easily approach. This Blood Moon Seal is a gift for taking care of our Holy Maiden! When you have a certain level of strength, you can cultivate it."

He took out a red scroll and handed it to Zheng Shi Yi.

He then returned to Tang Wanxue's side, and the two of them vanished in a flash.

"Wait until you have a certain level of strength to cultivate it!"

Holding the jade pendant from Tang Wanxue and the scroll from the old man, Zheng Shi Yi clenched his fists and asked Zheng Desheng, "Give me the invitation!"

Zheng Desheng sighed and looked up to the sky. Now that someone had stood up for Zheng Shi Yi, if he didn't give him the token, the old man might come back and the ancestral land might not be able to protect him.

Afraid that Zheng Desheng would give the token to Zheng Shi Yi, Zheng Xuan hurriedly clutched his chest and pleaded, "Head of the family, you must not give him the token! You must not!"

As he spoke, he gave a meaningful look to the elders on Zheng Desheng's side.

The elders understood and immediately knelt down, saying, "Head of the family..."

Zheng Desheng's face was cold, showing the attitude of a superior, "Is it useful to say this now? You should be grateful that Qin Bo didn't kill anyone just now!"

"Zheng Shi Yi, here is the token you want." Zheng Desheng threw the token, coldly staring at Zheng Xuan, afraid that he would cause trouble again.

Zheng Shi Yi caught the token, glanced around, and then jumped off the platform.

Looking at Zheng Shi Yi's departing back, Zheng Ping, filled with jealousy, sneered, "Hmph, a waste is still a waste. Do you think entering the Xuanming Sect will keep you safe? Zheng Song has been in the Xuanming Sect for a year, and I don't believe he will let you off!"

Zheng Shi Yi stopped, his face showing the same sneer, "Will he let me off, or will I let him off? I'm entering the Xuanming Sect to take revenge on him!"

After rushing back to his room to pack his belongings, Zheng Shi Yi wanted to leave the Zheng family that had made him feel so cold.

But just as he pushed open the door, the head of the family, Zheng Desheng, who had once made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, walked out.

He had a faint smile on his face, "Leaving now?"

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