CHAPTER 159: 159 - WITNESSES

Naturally, the clash between two cultivators of the peak of the Burning Blood Realm was brutal.

The ground shook, and no one within a radius of hundreds of meters could breathe.

Many of the locals watching the contest fainted, their cultivations simply unable to withstand so much power.

Feiyan was brought to her knees before Madame Xue appeared at her side, grabbing her hands and protecting her with her Qi.

Qingyi managed to withstand that aura without any problem, but Qingxue still intervened, stopping beside him and covering him with her wind Qi.

Yan Huolie, the leader of the Burning Heart Sect, just enjoyed the show with a broad smile. And he was the one said to be the out-of-control, impulsive madman.

The clash lasted long moments before a loud bell echoed through the air.

The next moment, five powerful auras broke through the sky, each at the peak of the Burning Blood Realm.

They were all men covered in white robes decorated with red dragons. Their eyes studied the scene, focusing on the fallen locals.

"Enough of this madness, retract your auras!" The leader of the five experts roared, their powerful auras falling on the two sect leaders and forcing them to cringe.

"Elders of the Scarlet Dragon, I beg your pardon for the offense, but I must make you pay for the attack on my son!" Lianhe shrank back, but didn’t back down immediately.

With a long sigh, the leader of the scarlet dragon elders looked at Young Master Shen, before focusing on Long Qingyi, studying the handsome young man for a moment.

"Are there any witnesses?" The leader of the elders asked.

"Yes, there is," after long moments of silence, a sweet, soft voice echoed out, caressing the ears of everyone there.

Turning around, they saw a woman of transcendental beauty, with a slim, curvaceous figure, long black hair and piercing eyes, focused on Qingyi.

Next to her, a man with white hair and an imposing figure, a monster two meters tall and over one hundred and twenty kilograms of pure muscle mass.

The man was the great elder of the Serene Cloud Sect, and the woman was his daughter, Qing Ruyan.

"Perfect! Ruyan has accompanied me to the Heavenly Thunder Realm. As my future wife, I order you to speak the truth!" Young Master Shen spoke, not noticing Ruyan’s face distorting in disgust at those words.

She remained calm, regaining her composure immediately and casting a friendly smile towards Qingyi before stopping between the two sect leaders.

"Sect leader, Senior Jinhai, Senior Huolie, Elders." She bowed to each of the eight Burning Blood Realm experts, who smiled in approval.

Such a dignified woman, if only young master Shen had a fraction of her composure.

The leader of the scarlet dragon elders signaled for Ruyan to speak, and Jinhai and Lianhe did the same.

"I did indeed accompany Young Master Shen to the Heavenly Thunder Realm with my father’s permission and at the sect leader’s request, and yes, Long Qingyi did have a conflict with Young Master Shen."

"I said he was lying, punish him with death!" Young Master Shen shouted, already counting victory.

Ruyan frowned, watching Young Master Shen with disapproval.

"However, Long Qingyi wasn’t the one who started this fight," she said, ignoring Young Master Shen’s shouts.

"Long Qingyi reached the end of the secret realm by his own strength and it was young master Shen who tried to kill him just for going ahead instead of giving up. I swear to heaven that this is the whole truth."

Lianhe opened his mouth and tried to say something, but the loud voice of the leader of the scarlet dragon elders interrupted him.

"Perfect. If that’s the truth, then so be it. Long Qingyi, do you want to go ahead with this matter about Young Master Shen’s attempt to assassinate you? Since you’re in our city, we’ll take the place of judges to resolve the matter peacefully."

The faces of Lianhe and Young Master Shen immediately darkened.

How had things turned against them so quickly?

"Please, elders, we don’t need to go that far with this matter. My son recognizes his mistake!" Lianhe smiled awkwardly as he grabbed his son’s head, forcing him to bow.

"That will depend on Long Qingyi," the leader of the elders shook his head, watching the handsome young man.

"Don’t worry, elder, I have no interest in escalating this matter any further. We’d better forget about it and focus on the scarlet dragon competition." Qingyi said, flashing a gentle smile on his face.

Pursuing that matter would mean that Young Master Shen would be punished by someone else, but Qingyi wanted to punish him personally.

He obviously wouldn’t give that pleasure to anyone else

"Good," the leader of the elders smiled.

"The sect leaders can follow me, we have business to attend to. As for the others, servants will take them to their quarters shortly."

With a soft nod, eight figures disappeared from the square of the Scarlet Dragon City.

The air immediately became lighter and many people could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Ruyan, thank you very much for helping me and being honest." Qingyi bowed to the incomparable beauty, who only smiled lightly and restrainedly.

"It’s nothing, Junior Brother Qingyi. I hope we can help each other during the scarlet dragon competition."

"Oh... are you going to take part too?" Qingyi raised an eyebrow.

This was obviously an incredible chance for him! He just had to find a way to be alone with her.

"Yes," Ruyan nodded. "I’ll go with my father."

Qingyi watched the man next to Ruyan.

Unlike his daughter, he didn’t hold back, approaching Qingyi and gripping his shoulders tightly.

"It’s not just anyone who can fend off the attack of a Burning Blood Realm expert and come out without any injuries, kid! It’s good to see that there’s still strong blood in the Ascending Dragon Sect. What do you think about leaving them and becoming my disciple? I offer you my daughter’s hand!"

Those words made Ruyan shudder, her face flushing as she looked away.

"He’s already mine, Qing Shuyin. Get away." Qingxue appeared beside Qingyi, forcing Shuyin to back away.

"Ugh... relax, I was only joking, hahaha! I’d never hand over my jewel like that!"

"You’d better not." Ruyan approached her father from behind, pinching him before turning to Qingyi.

"I’m sorry about my father, young master Qingyi. We’re leaving now, I’ll see you at the banquet."

Without even giving the handsome young man time to reply, she turned and left with her father.

"Ah..." Qingyi exhaled heavily, turning to the tanned beauty, who threw herself into his arms.

"Husband... Why do you have to take such a risk every time?" She spoke, her eyes moist as they met Qingyi’s.

"I guess it’s only natural... danger follows the beautiful and talented, right?" He smiled shamelessly, his words immediately breaking Feiyan’s tear-streaked face into a contagious laugh.

"I want to take a hot bath with hubby. Can we go to a hotel?" Feiyan asked.