Chapter Eighty-Seven: Are You Qualified?

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  Nine wheels of fierce sun suspended in the air, propping up a fiery red sky! Although she has not yet begun to cultivate the Burning Spell, her current strength is also not to be underestimated! Even Qian Ye himself was extremely cautious towards his opponent, and could only carefully face him.

  Two divine bridges were battling in mid-air, while below, Young Master Hou had arrived at Cloud City.

  Xu Bairan's face changed, how did Shi Zhongyu come at this critical moment? The Central State is different from other regions. Here, all the cities are under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City. In other regions, the cities operate on their own and no one has jurisdiction over them.

  This also explains Shi Huang's absolute position in Zhongzhou, absolutely not allowing any provocation. Moreover, Shi Zhongyu himself is the beloved son of War King, and his talent is even more exceptional. Jiang Batian stopped his actions, he still knew how to handle things.

  Anyway, Jiang Xiaoyu is already at the Xu family's place, and they're in a precarious situation. It's better to go welcome Young Master Hou first, otherwise, the Xu family won't have a good outcome in Zhongzhou.

  For a moment, the two of them left Jiang Xiaoyu aside and went out to welcome Shi Zhongyu.

  Jiang Xiaoyu smiled lightly and casually found a place to sit down with Xu Rou, taking two chairs. Now that the ashes were in hand, there was no need to worry so much, but Xu Rou's complexion wasn't very good-looking. Whoever it was, having such a father would probably be the same, wouldn't they?

  "His Excellency has arrived, and I, Xu, have failed to welcome him from afar. I hope you will forgive me." Xu Baiyan said with a slight bow, while Jiang Batian followed behind him, also bowing.

  Shi Zhongyu was dressed in a white outfit today, as crystal clear as white jade. He smiled warmly and said: "Master Xu is being polite, I just happened to be free and came to Yun City out of boredom. Previously when Master Xu stepped onto the Divine Bridge, I didn't come to congratulate him, which is quite embarrassing."

  "How dare I? How dare I!" Xǔ Bái Rán hastily said.

  Shi Zhongyu nodded, he was now completely different from the one in the ancient ruins. When facing different people, each person's attitude would naturally be different as well. If Jiang Xiaoyu were to see him, she would definitely feel a sense of nostalgia - this kid was a good seedling for being pretentious!

  After all, as a member of the royal family, one's own behavior in front of the public cannot be unseemly, otherwise wouldn't that be losing face for the imperial city?

  Under the welcome of Xu Bairan and Jiang Batian, Young Master Hou slowly stepped into the Xu Mansion, carefully taking in the surroundings. However, his two eyes darted around sneakily for a moment before flashing by, without anyone noticing.

  As I walked into the courtyard, I saw many servants standing around, while Jiang Xiaoyu was sitting with Xu Rou, whispering to each other.

  Jian Shi Zhong Yu's footsteps came to a halt, and Xu Bai Ran stepped forward to ask: "Master Hou, please go to my study for a moment. We're still handling family matters here, lest we dirty Master Hou's face later."

  Shi Zhongyu didn't even glance at Xu Bairan, but instead looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and said to Xu Bairan, "Oh? Handling what family matter? This lord is just bored, why not listen to how it's done?"

  Xu Bairan did not notice the change in tone of Shi Zhongyu, but compared to before, his current tone was a bit colder. He said: "It's just that the young lady had an affair with a young man, and I'm preparing to deal with it according to family rules."

  As he spoke, his eyes turned to Jiang Xiaoyu and Xu Rou.

  Jiang Xiaoyu didn't care about this at all, as if nothing had happened, and continued to chat with Xu Rou.

  "What is this 'family law' you speak of?" Young Master Hou asked with a hint of a smile.

  Although Xu Bairan was puzzled as to why this young master asked such a question, he still answered honestly: "Of course both sides will be killed, warning others in the household!"

  "Are they the two?" Shi Zhongyu looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and Xu Rou.

  "Yes." Xǔ Bái Rán said calmly.

  Only to see the young master let out a cold snort, and then his whole body's aura burst forth! At this moment, he has already stepped into the ninth level of cloud fog, and is not far from the tenth cloud fog! But in front of Xu Bairan, this divine bridge cultivator, showing off one's own aura isn't about wanting to show off one's strength to the other party, but rather expressing one's anger!

  "Xu Bairan, you have a big dog's guts!" Shi Zhongyu loudly scolded.

  The three people following behind Young Master Hou saw him suddenly get angry and hurriedly came to Shi Zhongyu's side, then the three of them coldly stared at Xu Bairan.

  Xu Bairan was taken aback and asked in great puzzlement, "May I ask, Your Excellency, where did Xu fail to entertain you properly and offend you?"

  He was puzzled, originally everything was fine, how could this stone jade suddenly turn his face. The nearby Jiang Ba Tian also wondered if the young master's temper was a bit too strange?

  "The hospitality is not good enough, today I will tell you, Master Hou..." Shi Zhongyu's voice grew louder and louder, using his tone and momentum to express his anger.

  Just then, a gentle voice came over, very calm and flat, "Turn down the volume, I'm talking to my wife!"

  Shi Zhong Yuli stood still, clearing his throat twice before walking respectfully to Jiang Xiaoyu's side and apologizing: "Senior, I was too angry just now, couldn't help it! This Xu Bairan is too daring, actually daring to shift attention onto you!"

  Upon hearing this, Xu Bairan and Jiang Batian felt as if their faces had been slapped hard! They were somewhat bewildered by the current situation. What was Young Master Hou calling this young man? Senior?

  What kind of person is the young master of the imperial city? Even when facing Xu Bairan, a divine bridge repairman, he only called him Master Xu out of courtesy. But this guy, who was said by Qian Ye to have combat power equivalent to that of Huo Long's younger brother, was called "senior" by Shi Zhongyu...

  For a moment, Xu Bairan and Jiang Batian felt they had been deceived by Qian Ye.

  Jiang Xiaoyu nodded and said with a smile, "But you can't be so loud either. What if you scare the neighbors? When going out, one should always keep a low profile."

  Shi Zhongyu said helplessly: "Senior, you're just too low-key, that's why some people with eyes on their feet look down on you."

  His words were extremely straightforward in satirizing Xu Bairan and Jiang Batian! Not a bit of reserve, why? It's because he is the Marquis of the Imperial City! His father is the War King, his uncle is the Stone Emperor!

  Shi Zhongyu was still speaking when Jiang Xiaoyu blinked her eyes repeatedly, but she just smiled slightly.

  Xu Rou found it strange that Jiang Xiao Yu had gotten involved with the young master of the imperial city. However, the other party kept calling her his wife in front of others, which made her feel very shy. Even if they were engaged, that was only a fiancé relationship and couldn't be directly referred to as husband and wife...

  However, as for Jiang Xiaoyu's title, she didn't refuse. The other party came to Yun City to find her despite the danger, and now they're here at Xu Fu again because of her, which is like a sheep entering a tiger's den. But the other party did just that, and it would be fake to say she wasn't moved.

  Looking at Xu Bairan and Jiang Batian with a playful gaze, Jiang Xiaoyu slowly stood up and said: "I like to travel the world, I once met Miss Xu Rou. At that time, I was attracted by her. I knew she was my destined fate."

  Then he took two slow steps forward and continued, "The last time I came to Yun City, I saw Miss Xu Rou being confined at home. It wasn't until later when I asked her in detail that I found out it was all because of her good father! As for why, it's because her good father wanted to climb up the big tree of the Academy and forced her to get engaged to Qian Ye! And he even promised that if she agreed to the engagement, he would allow her mother's ashes to be placed in the ancestral hall.

  Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Xu Bairan and sneered, "Xu Bairan, I'd like to ask you, do you still want to save face?"

  "What's going on that you can't see? He's taken a liking to your daughter, who is a heavenly spirit body, and wants to use her body for his own purposes. But you, as her father, knowing this, still push your own daughter into the tiger's mouth... You're really something!" Jiang Xiaoyu coldly rebuked.

  That's why I'm saying this, naturally it's for the benefit of some onlookers in the dark. I believe that by tomorrow morning before sunrise, Xu Bairan's notorious name will have spread throughout Yun City.

  "Is this how you act as a father? I've never seen anything like it, it's completely inhumane!"

  "I work hard every day just to make a living for my wife and kids. But seeing this Bai Ran, I realize that it's all worth it! If I were like him, I'd rather have the heavens strike me dead!"

  "It's all just a facade, what's the point of living like this, how can he still have the face to live?"

  People in the dark couldn't help but scold Xu Bairan, even if he was a Tianqiao cultivator! This is too much, can a father do such a thing?

  Jiang Xiaoyu wants to clear Xǔ Róu's name, otherwise today's confrontation with Xǔ Báirán would have made Xǔ Róu's reputation sound even worse. But now it's different, Xǔ Báirán has thoroughly exposed himself in front of others, so who is right and who is wrong, as long as someone has a brain, they can figure it out.

  "Who would have thought that in our Zhongzhou, there are still such despicable things!" Young Master Hou said with a stern expression.

  Xu Bairan's face didn't change, but Jiang Batian beside him was a bit flustered. What to do now? The other side was going to push them to the end of the road, and they wouldn't be able to stand in Zhongzhou in the future!

  A glint flashed in his eyes, Jiang Ba Tian gritted his teeth and made a ruthless decision. His body disappeared instantly, only to reappear in front of Jiang Xiao Yu the next moment! Even if he couldn't stand firm, he had to capture this person! Hand him over to Qian Ye, that way, they would also have a way out.

  The distance was too close, Jiang Xiao Yu didn't even have time to dodge, he hadn't even had time to change his expression, still maintaining a faint smile.

  "Xu family, what a big nerve!"

  A deafening thunder-like sound rolled in, and the next moment Jiang Batian's body was lifted up by someone.

  Looking at the person who caught Jiang Ba Tian with one move, Jiang Xiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Damn it was too fucking close! Almost got caught!

  But his face still maintained a faint smile, as if he had known all along that it would be like this.

  The one who captured Jiang Ba Tian was none other than Tian Zhu! It's said that Shi Zhong Yu is coming to Yun City to see his former senior, and it seems like the other party has encountered some trouble. Originally, Tian Zhu owed his junior a great favor, so he naturally followed secretly.

  If it can help, that's good. If not, just take a stroll. If the senior really gets into trouble, he can also help, and give the other party a good impression.

  As for Shi Zhongyu, it was naturally Jiang Xiaoyu who called him over with a letter, briefly explaining the situation, which is why the two of them just sang a duet.

  The reason for staying in the inn these few days is to wait for Shi Zhongyu's arrival.

  Jiang Ba's face was ashen, and Xu Baiyan was no better. The mysterious powerhouse that had suddenly appeared before them was too strong, his strength probably not inferior to that of the red-haired woman!

  Boom!

  With this loud noise, the battle in the air also ended. Aiwen Xue and Qianye returned to the yard at the same time, neither of whom could do anything about the other, and it was a draw.

  Seeing the situation in the courtyard, Qian Ye's face changed, and looking at Tian Zhu again, he already knew roughly what had happened.

  "Master, I couldn't take down the opponent!" Ai Wenshu said helplessly to Jiang Xiaoyu.

  "Senior, shall I also make a move?" Tianzhu asked.

  The result was that before Jiang Xiaoyu could speak, Qian Ye suddenly burst out laughing.

  "What's so funny?" Aiwen Xue and Tianzhu's faces wrinkled at the same time.

  At this critical juncture, can they still afford to smile? Can't they see clearly what's in front of them?

  Jiang Xiaoyu didn't say a word, just smiled and waited for the other person's words.

  Qian Ye looked at the two with disdain, "You two are actually divine bridge cultivators, yet you're calling a junior cultivator who has just entered the initial realm 'master' and 'senior'. Tell me, isn't that laughable? Haha!"

  The Lord's expression changed slightly, then looked at Jiang Xiaoyu. Ai Wenshu looked at Qianye like a fool.

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  Pay attention to Aiwenshu's expression at the end ~ In the next chapter, you will know why Jiang Xiaoyu is so confident ~, tomorrow will be more wonderful ~