"Stop right there." At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from afar.
Everyone's eyes turned to see a white-haired old man flying in.
This white-haired old man was none other than the Sect Master of Langya Pavilion.
"Dad, quickly save Elder One," the young master of Langya Pavilion immediately shouted at the white-haired old man.
Zhou Hong glanced disdainfully at the old man, not taking him seriously at all.
"Friend, can you please release the First Elder first?" the Sect Master of Langya Pavilion asked as he approached Zhou Hong.
"If you're willing to kneel and beg me, I might consider it," Zhou Hong said indifferently.
The Sect Master of Langya Pavilion's expression changed. He had politely pleaded, yet Zhou Hong actually told him to kneel.
"My friend, I see you are no ordinary person, so I do not wish to have any conflict with you. If you would do this old man a favor and release my subordinate."
"Heh heh, you still don't understand your situation. You're still acting as if we're equals." Zhou Hong chuckled. In Zhou Hong's eyes, the entire Langya Pavilion was beneath him, and they dared to speak to him on equal terms. How could Zhou Hong possibly agree?
"Friend, it seems you are determined to cross our Langya Pavilion?"
"If you say so, then so be it," Zhou Hong nodded nonchalantly.
"Then let me see your skills." The Sect Master of Langya Pavilion seemed to have reached his limit. He had seen Zhou Hong's extraordinary skills and didn't want a more intense conflict, but he didn't expect Zhou Hong to be so arrogant.
Suddenly, the Sect Master of Langya Pavilion unleashed his full power and charged at Zhou Hong, seemingly intending to deliver a heavy blow in the first instant to let Zhou Hong know that their Langya Pavilion was not easily bullied.
"Boom!" Zhou Hong didn't even look. He casually flicked his foot upwards.
The Sect Master of Langya Pavilion was sent flying instantly.
"Sect Master!"
"Dad!"
Many people rushed forward. Zhou Hong's kick had been quite powerful, so after the Sect Master of Langya Pavilion landed, he immediately passed out.
Only then did Zhou Hong roughly throw the First Elder he was holding onto the ground.
"Thank you, senior, for sparing my life. Thank you, senior, for sparing my life." After getting up, the First Elder, without even bothering to catch his breath, hurriedly kowtowed to Zhou Hong in fear. Although Zhou Hong had been choking him and dangling him earlier, he had naturally seen the scene of Zhou Hong kicking the Sect Master of Langya Pavilion flying.
"You're wise enough. I'll let you off this time."
Zhou Hong had no intention of lingering. He turned and walked towards Qiao Xiaoyu, saying with a smile, "Xiaoyu, let's go."
"Mm-hmm." Qiao Xiaoyu nodded. Seeing how powerful Zhou Hong was, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Thus, Zhou Hong, taking Qiao Xiaoyu with him, quickly left Langya Pavilion.
"Zhou Hong, my grandfather said that when we were still at Jinzhou University, you were already this powerful. Is that true?" Qiao Xiaoyu asked eagerly as they descended the mountain from Langya Pavilion. If Zhou Hong didn't admit it himself, she wouldn't have believed it.
"Heh heh, more or less." Zhou Hong smiled. Although he wasn't a cultivator back then, he could still easily defeat someone like the Sect Master of Langya Pavilion.
"Oh my goodness, you were already so powerful back then, how could you fall in love with an ordinary woman like me and become a live-in son-in-law at my house?"
"Heh heh, this...!" Zhou Hong didn't know how to explain.
"You must have been tired of genius women and wanted a change of pace, looking for an ordinary, plain woman."
"I'll tell you about this slowly later."
Qiao Xiaoyu didn't press further.
Zhou Hong examined Qiao Xiaoyu. After being separated for half a year, Qiao Xiaoyu's aura had become a bit stronger.
"Xiaoyu, what's your current cultivation level?" Zhou Hong asked.
"I'm at Martial Master level 32."
"Martial Master level 32?"
"What's wrong?"
"Xiaoyu, if you hadn't left me willfully back then, you would be far more than a Martial Master by now," Zhou Hong said with a smile.
"How is that possible? I've only been gone for five months."
"Look at your grandfather, your parents. What are their current levels?"
Qiao Xiaoyu was startled. She suddenly realized that the auras emanating from her grandfather and parents seemed very strong.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, what's happened to you?"
"Hahaha, Xiaoyu, do you know that your grandfather, your father, and your mother are now all at the Martial King realm? Furthermore, Zhou Hong has taught us a joint sword formation. When we execute this sword formation, we can defeat a Martial Emperor." Qiao Wanli said with a chuckle.
"My heavens, how is this possible?"
Qiao Xiaoyu seemed stunned.
"This is all thanks to Zhou Hong's help. Xiaoyu, if you hadn't left, you would at least be a Martial King by now," Qiao Yannian said.
"How exactly did you do it?" Qiao Xiaoyu looked at Zhou Hong, disbelief in her eyes.
"Heh heh, you'll understand this later. Let's first...!" Just then, a voice suddenly entered Zhou Hong's ear: "Young master, you've finally arrived."
"Who? Who's speaking?" Zhou Hong immediately looked around but saw nothing unusual.
"Zhou Hong? What's wrong?" Qiao Wanli and the others looked at Zhou Hong in confusion, as he was inexplicably looking around and asking who was speaking.
"Did you hear that just now? Someone suddenly said, 'Young master, you've finally arrived.'" Zhou Hong asked Qiao Wanli and the others.
"No? We didn't hear anything just now?" Qiao Wanli and the others looked perplexed.
"How is that possible? I heard it so clearly." Zhou Hong looked confused. Logically, he shouldn't have misheard or had a hallucination.
"Zhou Hong, you must have misheard. None of us heard any sound."
Zhou Hong had no choice but to let it go, but he was certain he hadn't misheard.
However, in the very next second, another voice entered Zhou Hong's ear: "Young master, thirty thousand years. You've waited for me for thirty thousand years."
"Who?" Zhou Hong immediately leaped up and stood on the highest treetop. This time, he was sure he had heard it very clearly, and it even spoke of waiting for him for thirty thousand years.
It was a pity that he still found nothing unusual. With his current strength, he could sense everything within a ten-kilometer radius.
"Zhou Hong, did you really hear something?" Qiao Xiaoyu asked with some worry.
"I'm not lying to you. It's just strange that only I can hear this voice."
"Could there be any danger? Let's leave here quickly. This Kunlun Zi Domain feels full of mystery," Qiao Wanli said, also looking somewhat worried.
"You all go ahead. I want to explore the Kunlun Zi Domain alone." Zhou Hong said.
"But!"
"No buts. I'll send you out of Kunlun Zi Yu first." Su Dan Novel Network
Qiao Xiaoyu and the others had no choice but to leave Kunlun Zi Yu first, leaving Zhou Hong to explore alone.