In Panlong Bay of Xinzhou, Luo Chen stood in the garden of the villa area. As the owner of Panlong Bay, the largest villa naturally belonged to him.
Besides a large lake, there was also a pavilion in the centre of the lake.
“Young Master, the guests have arrived,” the security guard ran in and announced.
“Show them in,” Luo Chen waved his hand and walked towards the pavilion.
Shortly after, an old man and a young boy followed the security guard into the villa’s garden.
Luo Chen was looking at the lake surface, his back to the old man and the young boy.
However, the moment the old man and the young boy approached Luo Chen, the old man suddenly shook off the young boy’s supporting hand and then knelt down directly with a heavy thud!
“Junior Zhang Shouyi greets the Senior!”
Seeing this scene, the young boy’s eyes immediately widened in shock. He had followed Zhang Shouyi for two hundred years, and even when Zhang Shouyi met the emperors of the Qing and Ming dynasties, he had never knelt.
Even when Zhang Shouyi met seniors of the Daoist sect, he would only cup his fists and bow.
This was because, although the name Zhang Shouyi might not be well known to the public, he had another title.
The number one person in the contemporary cultivation world!
The Grand Celestial Master of the Celestial Masters Mansion on Mount Longhu!
He had once fought his way up to the various famous mountains single-handedly, forcing them to beg for mercy!
His fierce prestige had shocked and awed the world for over a century!
Yet this Celestial Master, who had shocked the contemporary cultivation world, was now performing the grand courtesy of kneeling before a person whose actual age was not even as great as his, and respectfully addressing him as Senior.
This scene shocked the young boy so much that his mouth fell open. He stood rooted to the spot, not daring to say a single word.
“You do have some insight,” Luo Chen remained with his back to the old man and the young boy, his gaze directed towards the distant lake.
Zhang Shouyi indeed had some skill. One must know that since Luo Chen was reborn on Earth, this was the first time someone could see clearly that he was not merely around twenty years old as he appeared on the surface.
Even those international tycoons could not see it!
Strictly speaking, this number one person in the contemporary cultivation world indeed had some ability.
But only relatively speaking.
In Luo Chen’s eyes, this so-called number one person in the contemporary cultivation world was still not someone he took to heart.
“You have some insight, but…”
“How bold of you!” Luo Chen suddenly reprimanded.
Zhang Shouyi’s whole body trembled instantly, and he lowered his head even further.
The young boy was even more astonished. Not only was the number one person in the contemporary cultivation world kneeling before Luo Wuji, but now Luo Wuji was reprimanding the Grand Celestial Master. The Grand Celestial Master not only did not get angry but instead showed a trace of fear.
Was this still the Grand Celestial Master whose fierce prestige had awed the world for over a century?
The young boy simply could not believe his own eyes.
“It is the junior’s fault. Please forgive me, Senior!” Zhang Shouyi pressed his forehead against the ground and spoke with a nervous expression.
The outside world rumoured that Luo Wuji was merely a rogue cultivator in the cultivation world, but he knew that was absolutely not the case!
From the spells Luo Wuji used to slay the Four Immortals of the North in the north, outsiders might not have seen them, and even if they did, they would not have noticed the clues.
But he was the Grand Celestial Master of the Celestial Masters Mansion on Mount Longhu, and he had learned orthodox mystical arts. Naturally, he could tell that the spells Luo Wuji used that day were orthodox immortal arts and divine techniques!
Moreover, it was rumoured that Luo Wuji’s cultivation had completely dissipated. But he knew that, despite appearing this way now, with not a single fluctuation of cultivation in Luo Wuji’s entire body and his internal magical power completely empty,
if the other party were to truly make a move against him right now, he would undoubtedly die today!
The Grand Celestial Master had actually noticed Luo Chen during the battle at Changbai Mountain, followed by the events in Nanling, until finally meeting Luo Chen in person at this very moment, even if it was just a back figure.
The Grand Celestial Master immediately affirmed that this was absolutely a senior, and a senior at a level he could not even begin to imagine!
That was why the Grand Celestial Master knelt down at the very first moment.
As for Luo Wuji’s words about being bold, he knew very well why.
It was because he had somewhat schemed against the other party.
“I was rash in this matter,” the Grand Celestial Master Zhang Shouyi apologised again.
“I originally planned to let Lu Heshan negotiate with your parents, Senior, and then have you marry Lu Shuixian of the Lu family. This way, if the Celestial Masters Mansion on Mount Longhu were to face trouble in the future, you would definitely not stand by and watch.”
“With you guarding Mount Longhu, Senior, it would ensure the eternal prosperity of Mount Longhu.”
“And at that time, I thought you were merely a disciple of a certain Daoist lineage in the Immortal Realm. The battle in Nanling damaged your foundation, Senior, and you probably need to recuperate right now. At this moment, the various famous mountains are coming to cause trouble for you.”
“With Mount Longhu backing you up and even protecting you, Senior, this would indirectly give you a favour.” The Grand Celestial Master confessed.
“Protect me?”
“Now, do you think that I, Luo Wuji, need your Mount Longhu to protect me?”
“Or rather, does your Mount Longhu, or even you, have the qualification to protect me, Luo Wuji?” Luo Chen suddenly turned around. Divine light danced in his eyes, and the sun, moon, and stars seemed to revolve within them!
There was not much momentum, but just this single glance.
“I was wrong, I was wrong.” Zhang Shouyi instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his face turning pale with fear.
Zhang Shouyi was indeed wrong. Before meeting Luo Chen, everything he thought was correct, even having Lu Heshan approach Luo Chen’s parents and using them to pressure Luo Chen.
All of this was correct.
But after meeting Luo Chen, he knew that he, the number one person in the contemporary cultivation world, was wrong!
He was gravely wrong.
This was because the person before him was simply not someone he could afford to provoke or scheme against.
He did not need Mount Longhu or him, Zhang Shouyi, to protect him at all.
The higher one’s cultivation, the clearer one could see this point. If Luo Wuji before him wanted to kill him, it would not take much effort at all!
Protect him?
It was utterly laughable!
The marriage alliance with the Lu family was actually planned solely by the Grand Celestial Master behind the scenes. The purpose was to give Luo Wuji a favour and protect him when he was in danger.
With this favour, it would naturally be a matter of course to have Luo Wuji protect Mount Longhu in the future.
After all, the Grand Celestial Master Zhang Shouyi knew very well that his days were numbered. The slaughter he had caused in the past was too heavy. Once he passed away, he was afraid that the various famous mountains would definitely make a move against Mount Longhu to avenge their past grudges!
However, despite all of Zhang Shouyi’s careful calculations, he truly did not expect that Luo Wuji’s background was so immense. Although his internal magical power was completely empty, there were two extremely terrifying forces entangled and fighting each other within his body.
But seeing through these, he saw within Luo Wuji’s body, deep in his soul, a majestic figure that stood between heaven and earth, capable of destroying mountains and rivers with a single glance, and capable of severing heaven and earth with a single sword strike!
Such a figure, no matter what circumstances he fell into, and no matter how he appeared on the surface.
Was not someone that he, Zhang Shouyi, had the qualification to scheme against or protect!
The Grand Celestial Master Zhang Shouyi had originally come to negotiate terms, but only now did he realise that he had no qualification to negotiate with the other party today at all.
He even had to offer a humble apology and ask for punishment!