“Senior Brother Lian Kun, your good intentions are appreciated.”
Although He Jin felt that Lian Kun was being shameless, he nevertheless hid it very well. “I will have a good chat with him regarding this matter.”
“But whether or not he listens to me is not within my control… After all, whatever he did was not in contravention of the sect rules,” He Jin said.
Lian Kun shook his head and smiled. “Junior Brother He must be joking. You’re the Autumn Valley Head. If you personally tell him, how could Zhou Donghuang, as an Autumn Valley disciple, possibly dare to disobey your words?”
“Senior Brother Lian Kun, young people these days can’t compare to what we were like in the past. Each and every one of them have their own opinions… if we were in the past, would you and I dare to do this if we had his ability?” He Jin retorted with a question.
Lian Kun turned silent.
If he were younger and had the counterfeiting capability of the Autumn Valley disciple, Zhou Donghuang, even if he knew that counterfeiting could make him rich, there was absolutely no way he would do what Zhou Donghuang did.
Although doing so was not against the sect rules, it would offend many people.
When he was young, his ambition lay in attaining the position of the Summer Valley Head. If he offended many people and they created obstacles in his way, forget about the position of the Summer Valley Head, he may not even be able to stay alive until now.
He thought to himself, “Within the sect, others dare not mess around with you. But once you leave the sect?
Is it possible for you to stay in the sect for the rest of your life?”
Lian Kun had just left when a floating, travel-worn and womanly figure landed in the courtyard of He Jin’s residence. It was none other than He Mengxi, who had just returned from elsewhere. She was Zhou Donghuang’s Third Senior Sister.
“You were away for so long this time. Where did you go?” He Jin smiled and asked with indulgence in his eyes.
“I went out and walked around.”
He Mengxi casually skimped on the details. Naturally, she could not possibly tell her father that she had gone to investigate Junior Brother Zhou Donghuang’s background. After all, his words about the dream world seemed way too vague and without substance.
“Father, why is Senior Uncle Lian Kun here? As far as I can remember, I’ve never seen him come to visit you in the Autumn Valley,” He Mengxi asked curiously.
“He’s here because of that Little Junior Brother of yours.”
As the Autumn Valley Head, He Jin was well aware that He Mengxi addressed Zhou Donghuang as her “Little Junior Brother.”
“He’s here because of Little Junior Brother?”
He Mengxi was startled. Instinctively, she then asked, “Could he be here to steal away our talents? Is he trying to get Little Junior Brother to join the Summer Valley?”
After going to Ziyun in the Kaiyuan galaxy this time, you could say that she had investigated Zhou Donghuang’s background thoroughly… upon investigating, she had been shocked!
On a planet that had such scarce resources for practice, she could not believe that this Little Junior Brother of hers had attained the skills he had today within such a short period.
Furthermore, that Little Junior Brother of hers had previously killed a newly-minted Dharma adept when he had been a Golden Essence adept!
As a Dharma adept herself, she knew of the gap between a Dharma adept and a Golden Essence adept, the closest beneath it. It was an impassable chasm…
No matter how weak a Dharma adept was, it was impossible for a Golden Essence adept to kill him or her.
At least, in the history of the Lightning Sword Sect, the Tielao planet, and the Hengliu galaxy, a Golden Essence adept killing a Dharma adept was unheard of.
This had already subverted what she knew.
It was precisely because of this that she felt she could not look upon her Little Junior Brother as a typical Golden Essence adept. Subconsciously, she found him incredibly outstanding.
This was why she had instinctively asked her father at this moment whether the Summer Valley Head was here to steal away their talents.
“Steal away our talents?”
He Jin went blank for a moment. Shortly thereafter, he shook his head and said, “No. He came to request that I visit that Little Junior Brother of yours and tell him not to counterfeit goods of the Summer Valley people in the future and get people to sell these counterfeits to them.”
“Counterfeit goods?”
He Mengxi froze. She had just returned and was unaware of the incident that had happened a month ago and had caused a sensation in a large part of the Lightning Sword Sect.
However, following He Jin’s explanation, she quickly understood the entire sequence of events.
At the same time, she also found out about the Summer Valley Head Lian Kun’s objective in coming here this time.
“He… he even had such a talent as counterfeiting…?”
He Mengxi didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. However, at the same time, her eyes flashed coldly at an apt moment. “But how dare that Summer Valley disciple, Pan Yilin sell counterfeit goods to Da Zhuang and bully him?
Where did he get that kind of courage?!”
When she found that Da Zhuang had been cheated, He Mengxi was obviously very angry.
“My dear daughter, that Little Junior Brother of yours has already helped Da Zhuang take revenge for this incident. You can say that everything has come to an end… just let it end like this.”
He Jin was having a slight headache. Of course, he understood his own daughter better than anyone else did. Given her temper, she would definitely help Da Zhuang regain the respect he was due.
“There are certain things that you must do on your own for your anger to dissipate,” He Mengxi said.
“As for what Little Junior Brother did this time, I think that it was very satisfying… Father, you can’t actually be intending to look for Little Junior Brother to tell him not to make counterfeit goods and sell them to the Summer Valley people, right? You can’t do such a thing! If you go looking for him, I’ll fall out with you!”
He Mengxi said this to He Jin with seriousness written all over her face. As for the latter, he also agreed repeatedly. In his heart, he could only silently apologize to the Summer Valley Head, Lian Kun.
“I’m going to look for Little Junior Brother and Da Zhuang.”
After greeting He Jin, He Mengxi left again in haste.
However, she only managed to find Da Zhuang.
Zhou Donghuang was practicing in his own room.
He Mengxi did not intrude on Zhou Donghuang’s practice session. She immediately greeted Da Zhuang, shouting, “Da Zhuang, let’s go! Come with me to the Summer Valley to look for that Pan Yilin!
How dare he cheat one of my people?! He’s way too audacious!”
He Mengxi’s eyes flashed coldly. She said this in a low voice while staring straight in the direction of the Summer Valley.
Although within the Lightning Sword Sect, disciples of the same sect were prohibited from fighting with each other without cause or reason… putting aside the fact that there was no evidence to prove that Pan Yilin had sold counterfeit goods to Da Zhuang, even if he had done so, it still complied with the rules of the sect. This incident could not be a reason for her to cause trouble for Pan Yilin.
But who was He Mengxi?
The daughter of the Autumn Valley Head, He Jin, and his only daughter at that!
Given her identity, even if she actually hurt someone, the Law Enforcement Hall could not possibly do anything to her for real even if they caught her, as long as what she had done did not reach a certain level of severity.
It was to the extent that the sons and daughters of the Valley Heads, such as He Mengxi and Liu Lang, caused the most trouble for the Law Enforcement Hall. On top of that, they were the only daughter and the only son of the Valley Heads.
Even if He Mengxi and Liu Lang went to the Law Enforcement Hall, the people there would still treat them with respect, as if they were their ancestors.
“Hehe… Senior Sister, no need for that.”
Da Zhuang shook his head and smiled foolishly. “Little Junior Brother has already helped me vent my anger and take revenge. I no longer feel cheated now. I’m not angry either.”
“You blockhead.”
He Mengxi shook her head. “Since you’re not going, I’ll go alone!”
The moment she finished her sentence, she swiftly flew off and left again without waiting for Da Zhuang to speak. She left the Autumn Valley directly and headed towards the Summer Valley.
He Mengxi was a person who protected the weak.
A large part of the reason Zhou Donghuang respected her in his past life was precisely because of the manner in which He Mengxi protected the weak; it made him feel like he was home.
During that period of time, he felt a strong sense of security.
It was if Third Senior Sister would hold up the sky for him even if it caved in.
“Pan Yilin, get out here!”
After going to the Summer Valley, He Mengxi asked around and found out exactly where Pan Yilin lived. She headed straight there and shouted sternly. Her voice was so loud that it traveled across a large area.
“It’s He Mengxi!”
“Pan Yilin, that guy… He was insensible and offended He Mengxi?”
…
Many people of the Summer Valley came out to take a look. All of them recognized He Mengxi.
However, even though some of the Summer Valley elders saw that He Mengxi had come in full fury, they did not intend to interfere at all. Each and every one of them pretended not to see anything.
“Senior… Senior Sister He?”
Pan Yilin had been in his room practicing when He Mengxi woke him with a start. When he awoke, his complexion was deathly pale as well. Initially, he did not intend to go out, but when he thought of the fact that He Mengxi may simply tear his residence apart if he did not go out, he had no choice but to rouse his courage and go out.
“I hope that Senior Brother Lian can come forward as soon as possible… otherwise, I definitely won’t be able to escape a beating from Senior Sister He.”
Pan Yilin walked out of his room grudgingly. He flew up into the air and looked afar at He Mengxi, who was floating in mid-air in the distance. He braced himself and greeted her, “Hello Senior Sister He.”
“Pan Yilin, you’re a real piece of work. You even dared to deceive Da Zhuang.”
He Mengxi glanced meaningfully at Pan Yilin and said, “Looks like you have no respect at all for me, He Mengxi.”
“Senior Sister He, you… you’ve misunderstood.”
Pan Yilin smiled bitterly and said, “That incident was a misunderstanding. The nine-ringed bamboo I sold to Dazhuang was genuine. It was not counterfeited. I…”
He Mengxi interrupted Pan Yilin and asked coolly, “You mean to say that… that Da Zhuang is the one who maligned you?”
“I… I…”
Upon seeing He Mengxi’s gaze harden, Pan Yilin only felt his scalp turn numb. At the same time, he felt that a beating would probably be inevitable. He only hoped that this Senior Sister He would be merciful and refrain from being too violent.
Of course, death or disability would definitely be out of the question.
On this point, he still trusted that He Mengxi would know her limits.
And at the precise moment that He Mengxi’s Qi flew out of her body and condensed into a tremendous Tiger Dharma Power in preparation for her attack on Pan Yilin.
White Tiger Dharma Power.
A figure appeared while floating in the air and stood in front of Pan Yilin.
“Junior Sister Mengxi.”
The person who had appeared was none other than the direct disciple of Summer Valley Head Lian Kun, Lian Can.
Lian Can was not only the direct disciple of Lian Kun, but he was also Lian Kun’s adopted son. He was an orphan whom Lian Kun had picked up elsewhere, brought back and taken in. He was given the same surname as Lian Kun.
In reality, Lian Can was younger than He Mengxi by three years. However, he had slightly more martial talent than He Mengxi did. Although he was younger than He Mengxi, his level of practice did not pale in comparison to He Mengxi’s.
“Lian Can, this matter has nothing to do with you.”
He Mengxi frowned and shouted in a deep voice, “Move aside!”
…
Zhou Donghuang did not know that his Third Senior Sister had already returned. Right now, he was completely immersed in practice.
The core drug that he had refined was known as “Developing Essence.” It was a kind of ancient core drug.
He had chanced upon the recipe for the core drug in his last life at an ancient ruin after he had entered the Heavenly Stage.
It was the product of the efforts of the ancient people. It had gone missing a long time ago in the boundless universe.
The Developing Essence could forcibly condense Dharma Power for a Golden Essence adept in a short period.
Of course, during this process, it was necessary to set up an energy-gathering position to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth without restraint. Coupled with the effect of the Developing Essence, the Golden Essence would develop into Dharma Power.
“Four Developing Essences, the effect of each to enter one Golden Essence each… I wonder if I’ll be able to cause the Dharma Power of the Four Heavenly Beasts to appear!”
Zhou Donghuang felt a sense of anticipation.
