Chapter 185: Chapter 182: The Underworld Sends Someone, the Armor Drops Off, Boldly Takes Action (A
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Hearing his companion’s question, Li Yuzhen was taken aback, about to reveal Pei Xuanjing’s identity when she heard Pei Xuanjing’s voice resonating in the crowd’s ears from far away. “Jingxuan has seen the Second Miss before, it’s been many years, I hope you have been well!”
Pei Xuanjing naturally heard the crowd’s whispers, and he was not surprised that Li Yuzhen recognized him.
Before Li Yuzhen could reveal his identity, he took the initiative to give a fake name, reversing his own name, as a temporarily assumed identity.
Sure enough, upon hearing Pei Xuanjing’s voice, the intelligent Li Yuzhen understood Pei Xuanjing’s intent to conceal his identity as well.
Although confused, she still continued along the lines of Pei Xuanjing’s words: “I didn’t expect Brother Jing to still remember me from our brief encounter back then. It has been so long, I trust you have been well too, Brother Jing.”
Li Yuzhen smiled and spoke to Pei Xuanjing whilst making a fist salute, her demeanor as brave and heroic as ever.
Many years had passed, and although she didn’t have as impressive a fighting reputation as Pei Xuanjing, she was a person of extraordinary talent, and also born into the Li Family of Longxi, a top-tier powerhouse. Li Yuzhen crossed many obstacles that most people would struggle with their entire lives, and was promoted to the Third-Grade Grandmaster Realm.
Pei Xuanjing dismounted from his horse, took a few steps forward, and said, “Second Miss’s heroic air is unforgettable. It’s just a bit unexpected to meet the Second Miss here.”
Pei Xuanjing wasn’t surprised at Li Yuzhen’s breakthrough to the Third-Grade Grandmaster level; after all, who knew how deep the roots of such a heritage-rich family like hers could be. He was just curious why she was here, given they were not far from the Northwest Dao.
“Why can’t I be here when Brother Jing can?” Li Yuzhen retorted.
Pei Xuanjing smiled, she was right.
This place wasn’t his own after all. If he could be here, why couldn’t anyone else?
While watching Li Yuzhen conversing with Pei Xuanjing, a young man in the crowd quietly said to the man in white beside him, “Mr. Cui, it seems this person’s relationship with Second Miss is not ordinary. At least, Second Miss has never smiled like that at you.”
The young man who spoke was surnamed Zheng, named Zheng Anhan, from the Xingyang Zheng Clan, and was of the Third-Grade Grandmaster Realm.
The object of his jest came from the Cui Clan of Qinghe, named Cui Qingping, whose skill was also at the Third-Grade Grandmaster Realm.
The Li Family of Longxi has always had a close relationship with the Qinghe Cui Clan, and there were many marriages between them.
As a legitimate son of the Cui Clan, Cui Qingping was very fond of Li Yuzhen and had been pursuing her for a long time.
Unfortunately, it seemed that Li Yuzhen was not interested in this matter and was rather cold towards him.
“Shut up, ” Cui Qingping said in a low voice.
Although his gaze had been fixed on Pei Xuanjing, it was not because of Li Yuzhen.
Instead, he had been unable to determine Pei Xuanjing’s strength, as the latter stood before them seemingly as ordinary as any other man.
This alarmed Cui Qingping, who was ranked seventeenth on the Hidden Dragon List, and he wondered if Pei Xuanjing’s strength might surpass his own.
Despite this, he found Pei Xuanjing’s face somewhat familiar, but couldn’t recall where he might have seen it before.
Pei Xuanjing didn’t know what Cui Qingping was thinking; he only looked at Li Yuzhen who was standing in front of him.
Although Li Yuzhen was a woman, she was dressed as a man, wielding a long sword in her hand. She stepped forward towards Pei Xuanjing and said, “Meeting like this must be fate. Allow me to introduce you to some friends.”
“This is Mr. Cui, Cui Qingping.”
“Nice to meet you, Brother Jing,” the man named Cui Qingping nodded slightly at Pei Xuanjing.
“Mr. Cui,” Pei Xuanjing nodded in return. “This is Wang Shanyang, Brother Wang.”
“This is …”
Those whom Li Yuzhen introduced to Pei Xuanjing were all from various noble families, both legitimate and illegitimate descendants.
Among them, the person with the strongest ability was as powerful as Li Yuzhen herself, while the weakest were at the Fourth-Grade Martial Arts realm.
Perhaps it was the education of the aristocratic children.
Perhaps it was because they hadn’t figured out Pei Xuanjing’s strength yet.
Everyone Li Yuzhen introduced was polite, and there were no condescending provocations.
Even though some people might be annoyed by the abrupt appearance of Pei Xuanjing, they did not directly target him out of respect for Li Yuzhen.
Of course, while these people didn’t target Pei Xuanjing, they also weren’t particularly enthusiastic, maintaining an indifferent attitude.
Pei Xuanjing didn’t pay much mind to their attitudes. Although he was technically of the same generation as them, his strength could no longer be determined by age alone.
If one were to really discuss status and power, perhaps only the elders of these people’s families had somewhat of a qualification to discuss status and identity with him.
“Brother Jing, did you also come here for the Secret Inheritance of this Forbidden Place?”
“Yes, there’s a Reality similar to a Blessed Land here. Any martial artist who enters it would potentially obtain a martial skill inheritance, even the worst Martial Studies taught here is of high quality, ” Li Yuzhen informed sincerely.
She originally thought that Pei Xuanjing knew about this, but it seems like he didn’t.
Regardless, she didn’t withhold this information, as it wasn’t a particularly secretive matter.
Pei Xuanjing frowned slightly; he originally thought that these people were here due to the Netherworld Book’s disturbance too, but it turned out they were here for the so-called Secret Inheritance of the Forbidden Place.
Could it be that this Secret Inheritance is related to that page of the Netherworld Book?
He had no idea.
“I didn’t come here for that,” Pei Xuanjing responded frankly..