I truly wouldn't dare let you leave. Heaven knows, I really didn't mean for you to go.
Shen You desperately tried to defend himself internally, but fear rendered him speechless.
"Sect Master Shen, it's him, it's Xia Feng! He's going to attack your Scarred Night Sect," Qi Yangyun shouted in panic, pointing at Xia Feng.
Did Xia Feng follow him here?
Or did he track him to the Scarred Night Sect after knowing he'd reported the message?
As a nobody, Qi Yangyun had to admit his mind was a bit scrambled.
Of course, it wasn't entirely his fault; you couldn't blame someone for not understanding something they hadn't experienced.
Shen You was startled by Qi Yangyun's idiotic words, slapping him across the face before yelling, "I've wanted to hit you for a long time. Shut up."
Then, Shen You smiled, a look of utter subservience on his face, and approached Xia Feng, saying respectfully, "I did not know the Immortal Emperor would grace us with his presence. Please forgive my transgressions."
Qi Yangyun, having just been slapped, stared with bulging eyes. Immortal Emperor?
What Immortal Emperor?
Regardless of what kind of Immortal Emperor, Qi Yangyun was absolutely certain Shen You wouldn't joke about something like this. Coupled with Shen You's extremely fawning demeanor, it couldn't be fake.
Qi Yangyun was so terrified he didn't dare utter a word; the slap he received felt insufficient.
When had the Dark Void Continent gained another Immortal Emperor?
No wonder when they were at the Sword Sect, Xia Feng had waved his hand, and they fell into the ravine like dogs. It wasn't that Xia Feng hadn't dared to hurt them, but rather he hadn't considered them human at all.
"Help me contact Scarred Night. I need to see him," Xia Feng stated his purpose directly.
"This... what business do you have with Immortal Emperor Scarred Night? So I can report to the Ancestor," Shen You asked cautiously.
"Just notify him. And tell Immortal Emperor Scarred Night that if he dares to hide, I'll beat him every time I see him," Xia Feng instructed Shen You.
Shen You looked helpless. Only Xia Feng would dare to say something like that.
What's more, there was no way to refute it.
"Alright, I'll inform him immediately," Shen You said, then quickly ran towards the back mountain.
In the same secret chamber, Shen You arrived and directly knocked loudly on the door from the outside:
"Ancestor, Xia Feng has arrived."
Boom...
The moment Shen You mentioned Xia Feng's name, the stone door burst open, and Lei Zhenghao rushed out, exclaiming in surprise, "Xia Feng is here again? What does he want this time? Just give it to him quickly."
Lei Zhenghao clearly remembered that his junior brother, Immortal Emperor Scarred Night, had said that whatever Xia Feng wanted next time, he should be given it.
Although Xia Feng had lost last time, and his junior brother seemed to have paid a great price, perhaps this was why his junior brother respected Xia Feng so much.
"This... this time he wants Immortal Emperor Scarred Night," Shen You said in a low voice, head bowed.
"What? What does he want with my junior brother?" Lei Zhenghao was confused.
"Xia Feng said to tell Immortal Emperor Scarred Night that if he doesn't come out, he'll beat him every time he sees him," Shen You recounted Xia Feng's words without missing a beat.
Although he was repeating Xia Feng's exact words, Shen You felt an immense sense of satisfaction saying them.
Lei Zhenghao: .....
"My junior brother specifically told me not to bother him if Xia Feng showed up, as he was going into seclusion," Lei Zhenghao also looked speechless.
From Immortal Emperor Scarred Night's words, it sounded like he was somewhat afraid of Xia Feng?
Lei Zhenghao hadn't understood it at the time, but now that Xia Feng had shown up again, he finally grasped what his junior brother meant: claiming seclusion was actually an excuse to avoid encountering Xia Feng again.
Thinking this, Lei Zhenghao felt utterly speechless.
But they couldn't not inform him; Xia Feng had shown up, and they couldn't handle this themselves.
Xia Feng knew he could contact Immortal Emperor Scarred Night.
"Ancestor," Shen You asked Lei Zhenghao, who was lost in thought.
"I will contact Immortal Emperor Scarred Night," Lei Zhenghao decided, unable to worry about anything else.
If an Immortal Emperor didn't step up to lead, they couldn't bear the burden.
"Okay," Shen You quickly nodded.
As long as he could make contact, it was fine. Judging by Xia Feng's demeanor, he didn't seem to have any other intentions; it wasn't a life-or-death situation, just a simple desire to spar.
Sparring was good; winning or losing didn't matter, and it was harmless.
Lei Zhenghao began to try and communicate with Immortal Emperor Scarred Night.
As soon as they made contact, Immortal Emperor Scarred Night's voice entered Lei Zhenghao's mind, asking, "Senior Brother, what is it?"
"Junior brother, this is bad! Xia Feng has come looking for me again," Lei Zhenghao said urgently.
Immortal Emperor Scarred Night: .....
"Didn't I tell you I was in seclusion? He won't harm you," Immortal Emperor Scarred Night replied.
At the same time, he secretly wondered, only a few decades, and Xia Feng was already looking for him again?
Could he have broken through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor in just a few decades?
If he was indeed at the middle stage of Immortal Emperor, he would be defeated if he showed up, and how embarrassing would that be.
Especially since he still had the Immortal artifact, the Swaying Fan, in his possession, which would make it even more humiliating.
Lei Zhenghao was speechless. This was shirking responsibility, pushing an Immortal Emperor-level figure onto him.
"Junior brother, Xia Feng asked me to pass a message to you," Lei Zhenghao continued.
"What message?" Immortal Emperor Scarred Night asked, frowning.
"He said if you dare to hide this time and pretend to be a coward, he'll beat you every time he sees you. He'll also strip you naked and parade you through the Dark Void Continent."
Lei Zhenghao spoke truthfully while exaggerating, bending the facts slightly, but the general meaning remained the same.
Immortal Emperor Scarred Night's lungs felt like they would explode. He valued his reputation above all else. Xia Feng threatening to strip him and parade him had touched his absolute breaking point.
"Tell Xia Feng I'll be there immediately," Immortal Emperor Scarred Night said, severing contact with Lei Zhenghao.
Although Lei Zhenghao and Immortal Emperor Scarred Night were communicating, outsiders couldn't hear their conversation. Shen You, seeing Lei Zhenghao's constantly shifting facial expressions, felt a pang of worry.
"Alright," Lei Zhenghao suddenly said.
"Is Immortal Emperor Scarred Night coming back?" Shen You asked eagerly.
"Yes, he told me to tell Xia Feng to wait, he'll be here soon," Lei Zhenghao nodded.
"Then, Ancestor, should you and I go to the main hall? Since Xia Feng has come, it wouldn't be good if you didn't go to greet him," Shen You said to his ancestor.
"That makes sense." Lei Zhenghao then called out to the secret chamber, "Junior brother, let's go to the main hall to meet Xia Feng."
The junior brother he was referring to was not Immortal Emperor Scarred Night, but another junior brother, Liao Kai, who was at the middle stage of Immortal Venerable.
"Senior brother, let's go together." Liao Kai walked out of the secret chamber with a smile.
The three of them walked towards the main hall in unison. Seeing Xia Feng sitting there drinking tea, they approached and called out, "We pay our respects to the Immortal Emperor."
Xia Feng slowly took a sip and looked at Lei Zhenghao, asking, "What did your junior brother, Immortal Emperor Scarred Night, say?"
Lei Zhenghao quickly replied, "My junior brother said to tell you to wait."
Xia Feng nodded with satisfaction. He had been afraid that Scarred Night wouldn't dare to come.