"Little girl, you're finally out. Quickly, break this defensive formation and let that Shen Wei fellow see how capable you are," Dao Yuanming said impatiently.
A voice came from within the City Lord's mansion, "Old gambler, don't waste your efforts. I'm not free to see you today. You should find an inn and go to sleep."
"Heh heh, Shen Wei, once my disciple breaks your formation, let's see if you can still laugh."
"Old gambler, are you joking? This mere two-star King realm youth wants to break the three Saint tier defensive formations I set up?" Minghuang Shen Wei questioned.
Then, the City Lord's mansion echoed with Minghuang's sneering voice, "Hahaha, old gambler, are you deliberately teasing me? You don't need to joke like this just to borrow money from me. This little disciple of yours probably can't even break one of my defensive formations..."
*Crack!*
Suddenly, the first Saint tier defensive formation outside the City Lord's mansion cracked!
The cracks then spread like a spiderweb, and this defensive formation shattered into countless fragments and dissipated.
Chu Ruoxuan outside the City Lord's mansion and Shen Wei inside the mansion, their mouths agape and eyes wide, looked utterly disbelieving.
"Holy crap! What the hell! Old gambler, what did you do?!" Shen Wei couldn't help but curse.
Outside the City Lord's mansion, Chu Ruoxuan stared at Mu Qingqing incredulously, completely stunned.
Because he had just seen Mu Qingqing stand before the first defensive formation, and a subtle glint of starlight flashed in her eyes.
The next second, the defensive formation was broken.
This...
Dao Yuanming was also a bit surprised. Although he had guessed that Mu Qingqing could break the defensive formation, he didn't expect her to do it so easily.
This... this little girl is truly a monstrous talent!
Dao Yuanming exclaimed inwardly.
"Heh heh, Shen Wei, now you know how powerful my disciple is," Dao Yuanming said triumphantly.
Shen Wei, inside the City Lord's mansion, retorted, "Don't get smug, you old gambler. The remaining two formations are three times stronger than the first one. I don't believe your disciple can break... What! They're broken! Damn it!"
Before Shen Wei could finish speaking, the next two defensive formations were broken in the same manner.
Shen Wei: "..."
Damn it!
Who is this two-star King realm youth?!
He can even break the three Saint tier defensive formations I set up?!
He should know that these triple formations were his proudest creation; even ten peak Saint Emperors attacking together couldn't break them.
The Star Wheel Eyes were the bane of all formations, runes, and seals. Breaking Saint tier defensive formations was naturally not a problem.
"This little girl's Star Wheel Eye technique is indeed extraordinary," Elder Han in the crystal space exclaimed.
With the defensive formations gone, Mu Qingqing and the other two walked unimpeded into the City Lord's mansion.
In the main hall, Shen Wei sat on a chair with a dejected expression, watching the trio arrive.
Chu Ruoxuan: "Master, I'm back."
"Greetings, Senior Minghuang," Mu Qingqing said respectfully.
Shen Wei nodded at Chu Ruoxuan, then casually glanced at the young man accompanying Dao Yuanming, completely ignoring Dao Yuanming himself.
Dao Yuanming was displeased and said gruffly, "What's with that constipated look? Are you that unhappy to see me?"
"What do you think? Let me tell you upfront, you saw the defensive formations outside. The consumption of spirit stones was not a small matter, so I have no spirit stones to lend you," Shen Wei said with a cold snort.
Dao Yuanming waved his hand and said, "Look at how stingy you are. I'm not here to borrow spirit stones from you this time."
"Then what do you want?" Shen Wei asked.
Dao Yuanming grinned slyly, pointed at Mu Qingqing behind him, and said to Shen Wei with a proud expression, "What do you think of my disciple?"
"Your disciple?" Shen Wei was slightly surprised.
He and Dao Yuanming had known each other for many years and naturally knew that he had established an academy called the Four Symbols Academy in the East Continent.
He had just been amazed by this young prodigy's monstrous talent in breaking his triple formations, and now he found out this youth was Dao Yuanming's disciple.
However, Shen Wei saw through Dao Yuanming's other intentions, "You're not trying to get some benefits from me for your disciple, are you?"
"Good brother, you truly understand me," Dao Yuanming said with a mischievous grin.
Shen Wei finally conceded to the old gambler.
"After all is said and done, you still want to extort spirit stones and treasures from me."
"That's different. This time, it's not a loan, but you owe me."
"Old gambler, what nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever owe you anything?" Shen Wei frowned.
"Don't you remember the bet three months ago? I deigned to stay on that slave ship for three months without revealing my identity. You can sense the soul imprint you left on me."
Hearing Dao Yuanming mention this, Shen Wei recalled the bet.
However, he had only intended to prank the old gambler at the time, thinking that if he sent him to the Endless Sea, he would have much more peace.
He never expected the old gambler to actually become a slave and fulfill the bet.
Shen Wei couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Old gambler, are you crazy? You're a dignified Saint Emperor, and you actually became a slave!"
As he spoke, Shen Wei noticed an iron collar around his disciple Chu Ruoxuan's neck.
Upon closer inspection, he realized this was a Spirit Sealing Circle, specifically used on slaves.
"Dao Yuanming, what do you mean?! It's one thing for you to be a slave for fun, but why did you drag my disciple into this?" Shen Wei shouted angrily.
Dao Yuanming said dismissively, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Besides, without this Spirit Sealing Circle, your precious disciple would have long been corroded by the Fierce Fiend Demonic Serpent and gone berserk on the spot."
Fierce Fiend Demonic Serpent!
Upon hearing these four words, Shen Wei's expression immediately turned grave.
He looked at Chu Ruoxuan and asked sternly, "Ruoxuan, didn't I tell you to control your emotions? Why did the Fierce Fiend Demonic Serpent still go berserk?!"
To Shen Wei's scolding, Chu Ruoxuan lowered his head and explained, "I'm sorry, Master. Disciple failed to control the Fierce Fiend Demonic Serpent."
Shen Wei was quite helpless regarding Chu Ruoxuan's situation. Even as the strongest Saint Emperor, he couldn't deal with the demonic soul within his disciple's body.
"Fine, go and cultivate in the Clear Heart Pool for a while. Once the Fierce Fiend Demonic Serpent in your body calms down, I'll help you remove the Spirit Sealing Circle."
Shen Wei waved his hand, letting Chu Ruoxuan leave.
"Yes, Master."
Chu Ruoxuan replied respectfully and quickly retreated.
After Chu Ruoxuan left the hall, Shen Wei looked at Dao Yuanming and feigned confusion, "You guys probably haven't eaten yet. There's a restaurant called the Wine Immortal Pavilion in Mingguang City. Their delicacies are excellent. How about I have my eldest disciple take you there to try?"
"Come to think of it, I am indeed a bit hungry. You've really thought of me,"
Dao Yuanming, who had been happy for a short while, suddenly realized he had been tricked. He immediately put on a stern face and said, "Damn it, Shen Wei, you scoundrel, you lost the bet and want to renege, don't you? You almost distracted me and sent me away."
"Damn, you found me out," Shen Wei pouted and muttered resentfully.