"Very well—"
"Then I’ll go convey the ssage."
The woman in purple walked out and returned monts later, saying, "Sir, the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue invites you."
Chen Xiao entered the next room and indeed saw the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue sitting there with three Transcendent Realm Peak experts of the Great Zhou Imperial Family.
As soon as he ca in, the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue scrutinized him sharply.
Chen Xiao, however, was not afraid and instead boldly let his gaze wander over her pretty face and elegant figure without any restraint.
The Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue’s pretty face turned slightly ashen.
"Insolent! Where does this brat co from, daring to be so brazen towards our Emperor’s daughter?" an elder of the Great Zhou Imperial Family slamd the table and scolded harshly.
"Apologies, but the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue is a peerless beauty, and I was montarily dazed, lost in thought." Although Chen Xiao spoke apologetically, his expression was relaxed and carefree.
The three experts of the Great Zhou Imperial Family were a bit angry and were about to flare up, but the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue smiled slightly, "No matter."
The others could only suppress their anger.
The Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue smiled faintly, "I heard Mr. Xiao wishes to explore the ancient tomb with us?"
"If the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue doesn’t mind, I don’t see any harm in joining the excitent." Chen Xiao said calmly.
"We plan to set out tomorrow, and today I will gather a few more people." The Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue smiled, "Please go back and rest. We will et in front of the Shadow Pavilion tomorrow."
"Alright, contact then." Chen Xiao smiled, turned, and walked out.
After he left, several experts of the Great Zhou Imperial Family spoke discontentedly, "Emperor’s daughter, this fellow is only at the Late Transcendent Realm, what can he contribute to the exploration of the ancient tomb? Moreover, he seems like a lecher, staring at you the whole ti, how impudent!"
"We are looking for a group of cannon fodder; having strength too high would pose a threat to us." The Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue said indifferently, "Besides, isn’t it better if he’s a lecher? At the right ti, I only need to encourage him a bit, and he’ll fight desperately for ."
Although she said this, she was quite irritated by the young man just now.
Especially, the look in his eyes reminded her of that damned little thief.
The sa arrogance.
The sa disregard for others.
However, such a minor character could easily be disposed of after the tomb exploration, or perhaps they would unfortunately die during the exploration, saving her the trouble of dealing with them herself.
So she couldn’t be bothered to give it much thought.
"Spread the word, let’s see how many people we can gather to explore together."
These ancient tombs are extrely dangerous, with inevitable casualties.
And by gathering so many people, she wanted these cannon fodder to take the lead, reducing the loss of their Great Zhou Imperial Family’s forces.
Though many knew the intentions of these powerful factions.
Under the lure of imnse profit, they would still choose to co and cling to power.
Outside, Chen Xiao, hearing the words of the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue, also sneered coldly.
Did they really take him for soone who’d never seen a woman, like a lackey?
No matter; when the ti cos, he would give the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue a big surprise.
For the rest of the day,
Chen Xiao stayed in the ancient city, which served as a free trading zone.
The news of the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue gathering people to explore the ancient tomb spread.
The whole ancient city was instantly in an uproar.
Many took the initiative to volunteer, wanting to join, but many were not selected.
In the end, the people of the Great Zhou Imperial Family only chose eight or nine to join this operation.
The next day.
Chen Xiao opened his eyes from ditation.
"It seems it’s about ti to gather..."
He changed into white clothes, and after dressing neatly, he headed to the Shadow Pavilion.
Upon arrival, he saw everyone had already gathered.
Besides the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue,
there were also eight or nine more Loose Cultivators.
Old, middle-aged, and young, all were present.
Most of their cultivation was in the Late Transcendent Realm, or even the Transcendent Realm Peak.
Among them, a young man, elegant and handso, stood beside the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue, very attentive.
This young man was Jiang Lang, from an ancient Martial Dao family, the Jiang Family, which, though not as powerful as the Ancient Royal Clans, the Xuantian Sect, and similar forces, was not much weaker than other reclusive sects.
And Jiang Lang, now approaching thirty, much older than Chen Xiao and others, had cultivated for several more years, reaching the Transcendent Realm Peak, marking him as heir-level in the Jiang Family, ranking fortieth on the Transcendent List.
This ti, besides wanting to enter the ancient tomb to gain opportunities, he also aid to seize the chance to get close to the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue, hoping to win her favor.
After all, who wouldn’t adore a beauty on the Absolute Beauty List?
Moreover, with the Emperor’s daughter of Xiyue being an Imperial Princess, if he could truly woo her, both he and the Jiang Family would rise to the top, reaching greater heights.
Seeing Chen Xiao approach, he squinted slightly and snorted coldly, "What a grand entrance, making everyone wait for so long, I thought you were so renowned expert, but it turns out you’re just a Late Transcendent Realm ant."
Chen Xiao glanced at him indifferently, "I didn’t ask you to wait, if you don’t want to, then just scram."
His forceful attitude left everyone present stunned.
Jiang Lang was, after all, a Transcendent Realm Peak Martial Artist.
And soone at the Late Transcendent Realm dared to speak to him like this?
"Ignorant of life and death!" Jiang Lang’s face darkened slightly, and he was about to step forward to teach Chen Xiao a lesson and use this chance to intimidate the others.
"Brother Jiang, we are all comrades; there’s no need to start internal conflicts before we even begin the action," the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue advised, her beautiful eyes turning to Chen Xiao, "You should speak more respectfully."
Chen Xiao smiled slyly, "If he were a peerless beauty like the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue, I wouldn’t mind a few words from him. Unfortunately, I’m not interested in n."
The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue’s face turned black; this guy truly showed no respect, daring to publicly flirt with her.
Chen Xiao’s behavior made Jiang Lang’s face even more unpleasant, "Consider yourself lucky. Since the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue has spoken, I won’t bother arguing with you."
"However, you’d better show so respect. The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue inviting you to explore the ancient tomb is a great privilege for soone like you at the Late Transcendent Realm. Yet you dare speak disrespectfully to her... If it happens again, even if the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue pleads for you, I won’t let you off easily."
Another sycophant!
Chen Xiao pouted.
Have these guys never seen a woman?
The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue waved her hand and said, "Let’s set off."
The group imdiately departed from the ancient city, heading towards the location of the ancient tomb.
Along the way, Chen Xiao deliberately approached the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue to chat and make conversation.
Next to them, Jiang Lang’s eyes beca even more filled with envy.
In front of the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue, he always portrayed the image of a gentleman. Each ti he tried to find a topic, he couldn’t find a proper entry point, tornting him.
Seeing the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue laughing and chatting with Chen Xiao only made his heart feel worse.
Suddenly, from the dense forest ahead, ca the sound of rustling, and then, in front of their group, appeared a pack of gigantic crimson pythons, each with tongues flicking and eyes murderous, lunging toward them quickly.
"There are so many Crimson Scaled Snakes!" The experts from the Great Zhou Imperial Family looked grim upon seeing these giant pythons, "Be careful, Princess! These Crimson Scaled Snakes are Demon Beasts at the Late Transcendent Realm and potentially at the Peak, and they have tough skin, making them very difficult to deal with!"
The words had just fallen!
The pack of Crimson Scaled Snakes had already charged into them, and one massive Crimson Scaled Snake opened its blood-red mouth, directly lunging at the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue!
Three strong individuals of the Great Zhou Imperial Family wanted to react but were already too late.
The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue snorted lightly, took out her sword, and slashed at the Crimson Scaled Snake. However, hurriedly, the sword was nearly blasted away by the snake, making her delicate body stagger backward.
At that critical mont, she felt a powerful hand circle around her slender waist, pulling her staggered form back, carrying her out of the snake’s attack range.
Then, a flash of a sword, and this huge Crimson Scaled Snake was split into two!
The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief with a shaken heart.
Her practical combat experience was lacking, and in that instant, she panicked; if not for soone reacting swiftly to save her, she might have been bitten in half on the spot!
Moreover, she roughly estimated that this Crimson Scaled Snake was at the Late Transcendent Realm Peak with strong physical defense, making it difficult even for Transcendent Realm Peak Martial Artists to kill such a Demon Beast... Yet it was split in half with a single sword!?
She glanced to her side and discovered that the one who struck was Chen Xiao!
Suddenly, she looked down, and her pretty face turned beet red instantly, for this guy didn’t seem to have his hand in the right place while holding her, but where was it touching?
At this mont, Chen Xiao displayed a solemn expression, swinging his sword again to battle several nearby Crimson Scaled Snakes, and she was too embarrassed to disturb the fight.
But...this guy’s hand, why does it seem to be squeezing a few tis?
Her delicate body imdiately softened, she sighed lightly, and supported herself by holding onto Chen Xiao’s body to barely stand firm.
Once Chen Xiao slaughtered all the Crimson Scaled Snakes, the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue barely regained her composure and said to Chen Xiao, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for the rescue."
"No problem," Chen Xiao’s mouth ford a slight smile, "It’s just that my old habit of cherishing beauty kicked in. If it weren’t for you, Princess, being in danger, I wouldn’t have risked acting."
Upon hearing his words, the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue’s pretty face turned inexplicably red.
Previously, she would find Chen Xiao’s flippant remarks sowhat distasteful, but after being rescued by him, her feelings toward Chen Xiao shifted subtly.
"Mr. Xiao is quite the joker. I believe a person of your character would act even if it wasn’t ," she retorted strongly trying to stay calm, "Mr. Xiao, can you let go of now?"
Chen Xiao feigned realization and reluctantly released his hold, "Sorry, in the heat of the mont, I didn’t hold in the right place, a bit impolite."
The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue smiled awkwardly, biting her lip, "I believe Mr. Xiao wasn’t intentional."
After all, Chen Xiao’s rescue was the truth.
Just hoping her awkward state just now wasn’t seen by others.
Chen Xiao sighed, "The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue, truly understanding, knows I’m not that kind of person."
"Don’t look at , despite having a loose tongue, growing up in the deep mountains without interacting much with won, especially beauties like the Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue."
"To say sothing that might seem embarrassing, I’m still over twenty now and haven’t lost my virginity."
Chen Xiao silently added to himself.
At least, as of today.
This isn’t lying, right?
The Emperor’s daughter Xi Yue’s pretty face flushed red; she grew up sheltered, knowing little about matters between n and won; why was this guy telling her such embarrassing things?
"Mr...Mr. Xiao, it seems you’re straying off topic."
She turned her head awkwardly, trying to hide her now flushed and steaming pretty face.
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