Chapter 1029: It's Just Luck, Just Luck! (Please Subscribe)_1

Xu Sheng regained his composure and said with a bitter smile, "Qingruo, could you have misunderstood something?"

Why did it feel like Zhou Qingruo was always on guard against the Duanmu Clan? Perhaps she was still affected by what happened in the past…

The Beautiful Eyes of Duanmu Lian beside him couldn't help but tighten as she warned, "Qingruo, don't speculate wildly, the Family Head hasn't ordered anything outrageous against Xu Sheng!"

She was afraid that Zhou Qingruo had misunderstood something, which would intensify her dislike for the Duanmu Clan!

By then, hoping for her return would be even more impossible!

Who would have known, Zhou Qingruo just gave her a cold look and rebuked, "Aren't the things they do in secret already enough?"

She knew the Duanmu Clan all too well; they hid their malice very well in the open, but in secret, they were unscrupulous!

That statement immediately made Duanmu Lian reminisce about something, and just as she was about to speak out, she found herself unable to say a word…

Following that, Zhou Qingruo's gaze returned to Xu Sheng, filled with deep concern…

She asked earnestly, "Xu Sheng, if you've been threatened by anyone from the Duanmu Clan, you must tell me!"

Seeing her seriousness, Xu Sheng slightly pursed his thin lips, preparing to say something…

But before he could speak, his words were cruelly interrupted by a sudden hoarse voice…

"Qingruo, do we, the Duanmu Clan, appear so despicable in your eyes?"

The speaker was none other than the Elder Family Head of the Duanmu Clan, Duanmu Xun!

He walked in slowly, hunched over, his turbid eyes fixing on Zhou Qingruo's amber-colored eyes…

As if he was waiting for her response…

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingruo's Beautiful Eyes likewise sized up the old man before her, inexplicably feeling a hint of nostalgia…

Seeing that the situation was not right, Duanmu Lian quickly nodded to indicate, "Elder Family Head!"

Duanmu Xun's tone softened a bit as he said indifferently, "Hmm! Lian'er, you go out first. I have something to discuss with the two of them!"

Hearing the words, a hint of hesitation appeared on Duanmu Lian's exquisite face, "But... is that okay?"

Duanmu Xun seemed to have seen through her thoughts and calmly said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to them!"

Hearing these words full of assurance, Duanmu Lian finally nodded and said softly, "Then Lian'er will leave first!"

After speaking, she gave Xu Sheng and Zhou Qingruo a deep look and then turned to leave the Scripture Vault…

Once she had left, the atmosphere became even more awkward, as if the temperature had dropped to freezing point!

Finally, Zhou Qingruo lifted her eyes to meet Duanmu Xun's, and with an emotionless voice, she began, "Elder Family Head! You should call me Zhou Qingruo. I have no relation with the Duanmu Clan anymore!"

Only two people were allowed to address her so intimately, one was Duanmu Lian, who she had grown up with and cultivated together, and the other was Xu Sheng standing beside her!

This manner of address by Duanmu Xun made her feel inexplicably repulsed…

Yet Duanmu Xun did not take her words to heart but earnestly asked again, "Answer my previous question. Has your impression of our Duanmu Clan really become so negative?"

Seeing that this man named Xu Sheng was practicing Immortal Rank Martial Arts of the Duanmu Clan, her first thought was that he had been bewitched or threatened by the Duanmu Family!

It was simply pitiable, lamentable!

Zhou Qingruo withdrew her gaze and answered coldly, "It's probably worse than what you imagine, Elder Family Head!"

Her feelings for the Duanmu Clan were not just dislike, but also hatred!

If it weren't for the fact that the Duanmu Clan was the family that raised her, and that his own strength wasn't enough to destroy it,

he would have made his move long ago!

Duanmu Xun's cheeks seemed to have aged hundreds of years in an instant, and his eyes dimmed as he said, "Is that so..."

On the other side, Xu Sheng chuckled and said, "Qingruo, you might have misunderstood. The reason I can practice these Immortal Rank Martial Arts is simply because I made a bet with the Elder Family Head and luckily won, that's all!"

Zhou Qingruo was stunned and asked skeptically, "A bet? What kind of bet?"

This Elder Family Head could be said to be one of the most stubborn people in the Duanmu Clan, so it was unlikely that he would agree to such a bet, right?

Moreover, the wager was to offer all the Immortal Rank Martial Arts of the Duanmu Clan for him to practice!

Xu Sheng was about to casually brush it off when Duanmu Xun, on the other side, rasped again, "Good luck? If this is good luck, then all the Proud Sons of Heaven in the Cultivation World are nothing special!"

Zhou Qingruo grew even more puzzled, but she could vaguely sense that the other's words were very serious. Narrowing her Beautiful Eyes, she asked, "Elder Family Head, what do you mean by that?"

Could it be that Xu Sheng possessed some unique trait that she had yet to discover?

Duanmu Xun didn't say another word; he simply turned around silently, his back facing the two, and said, "You have half a day left to practice in the Scripture Vault. When the time is up, leave on your own!"

Having said that, he walked towards the darker areas of the Scripture Vault and disappeared from their sight...

Seeing Duanmu Xun leave, Zhou Qingruo naturally wouldn't take the initiative to chase after him to ask more. Instead, she set her gaze on Xu Sheng and uttered each word deliberately, "Xu Sheng, what exactly did Duanmu Xun mean? And, what bet did you make?"

She was finding it harder and harder to see through this man. First, his cultivation level reached the Golden Immortal Realm without any warning, followed by a breakthrough to the Daluo Jinxian Realm, the Immortal Monarch Realm...

She truly suspected that in a short while, Xu Sheng's cultivation level would suddenly leap to even higher realms!

But she had to admit, she was right!

If faced with stronger opponents, Xu Sheng's cultivation level might truly transcend the Immortal Monarch Realm and reach higher realms!

Of course, these were Xu Sheng's secrets, which he couldn't possibly reveal to the world!

Understanding this, he took a deep breath, smiled, and started to say, "Just now, that Elder Family Head was saying..."

Zhou Qingruo interrupted him again, taking hold of his wrist softly and whispering, "Xu Sheng, don't deceive me with lies!"

She was afraid, especially of being deceived by those closest to her!

Xu Sheng, seeing her trusting expression, couldn't bear to deceive her...

With no other choice, he ended up telling her the whole situation...

A few minutes later, Zhou Qingruo's amber Beautiful Eyes were filled with shock as she looked at Xu Sheng in disbelief and asked, "Are you saying that you can really master Heavenly-tier Martial Techniques to perfection within a minute??"

Xu Sheng touched his nose, his face unchanged, and replied confidently, "Yes!"

Having her doubts cleared, Zhou Qingruo felt much more at ease...

She couldn't help but smack her lips and said, "No wonder you received such high praise from Duanmu Xun. Such astonishing talent is unprecedented even in the entire Cultivation World!"

A sparkle flickered in Xu Sheng's dark eyes, "Then, Qingruo, can you tell me about what happened in the Duanmu Clan?"

Zhou Qingruo, hearing this gentle question, blushed slightly and stammered, "Well... don't you have to continue practicing martial arts? I won't disturb you..."

Just as she was about to leave, her arm was suddenly grasped...

A calm voice rang out in the Scripture Vault, "This... doesn't affect my practice!"

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