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Chapter 536 The Gray-Robed Man, a Defective Product

Duanmu Sen subconsciously pulled the mask he was about to pull off back up.

"Who is this again?"

Yuan Qingzhuo glanced at him indifferently, then shifted her gaze to the pink figure that was about to slide in front of her. "Didn't you already guess? Why are you asking?"

Duanmu Sen's mouth, hidden beneath his mask, moved slightly, but he ultimately said nothing. He squinted at the black figure closely following the pink one, a dark glint in his eyes.

In the end, it still came to this!

After her initial shock, Li Zhi and Lin An exchanged a silent glance.

The figure, entirely in pink from head to toe, was clearly a girl. Although she couldn't see her face because of the helmet and mask, she was now certain in her mind.

It really is Jiang Hanying!
But if they only started climbing the mountain last night, how could they have arrived so quickly?

This isn't just a difference of one or two hours; it's a full day and night shorter than what they did!

Could it be that only they were blinded by the thick fog, while Jiang Hanying was not?

While they were still pondering, the two figures that had slid up to them showed no sign of stopping and glided right past them, the snowflakes they kicked up pelting down on them.

Yuan Qingzhuo had the most on his body!
Jiang Hanying slid until she reached the figure that had rolled not far away, then stopped and looked down to check on the person's condition.

She had seen from afar that the man surnamed Yuan had used as a shield, and then slapped away, and thought he was dead.

However, judging from the slight rise and fall of his chest, he barely survived, so it seems that the perpetrators showed mercy.

After Yuan Qingzhuo brushed the snow off his body, Jiang Hanying took off her skis and turned to walk towards him.

Upon reaching him, without saying a word, he raised his foot and delivered a straight kick.

That bastard! He made her busy all night and still had the nerve to smile at her!
Yuan Qingzhuo reacted quickly, raising his arm to block her kick. His clothes, which had remained clean for two days and one night, now had a wet, muddy footprint.

He stumbled back several steps, looking rather disheveled, before finally regaining his balance.

He frowned; his body was really reaching its limit!
Jiang Hanying naturally noticed that compared to when they were in Lan Palace, this guy's aura had become much more erratic.

No wonder you were in such a hurry.

Just as she was about to try and force the guy out of the body he was inhabiting, a figure completely covered in a gray cloak, with not even his eyes showing, suddenly blocked Yuan Qingzhuo's way.

She threw a punch, thinking she had hit a steel plate.

The other person only swayed slightly.

Everyone else present, except Yuan Qingzhuo, was somewhat surprised by what they saw.

Just by looking at Jiang Hanying's sudden kick that almost overwhelmed Yuan Qingzhuo (the master), leaving him in a rather disheveled state, one can tell that the force of that kick was absolutely extraordinary.

This gray-robed man actually blocked the punch with his physical strength alone!
Of those present, only Duanmu Sen knew something about the gray-robed man's identity, but he didn't expect him to be so strong.

Li Zhi and Lin An only knew that this person was their master's secret weapon; nothing else. Moreover, he hadn't uttered a word the entire way, seemingly without food or drink, his presence was terrifyingly low. Only now, seeing him suddenly stand in front of their master, did they remember he existed!

Li Chengxiao had originally been looking at the figure in military green who seemed somewhat familiar, but now he shifted his gaze to the motionless figure in gray robes and stepped forward.

Jiang Hanying turned to look at the cheap owner who was walking over, blew on her hand, and whispered a reminder: "Something's not right with this person."

His physical strength was even greater than that of the butler who looked very human that we encountered in the underground laboratory of Lan Palace, and more importantly, he had a very subtle human aura.

Living dead? Zombies?

He's definitely not a normal person!
How could they even make this?

"Ah."

Just when everyone thought that Jiang Hanying would not make any more moves after her punch was blocked, she struck again with lightning speed, grabbing the hood on the man's head and ripping it off forcefully.

Whether it's a person or a ghost under the robe, we'll find out soon enough. "Sizzle..."

Everyone was taken aback at first, their gazes involuntarily drawn to the face. When they saw the face finally exposed to the sunlight, everyone except Yuan Qingzhuo had their pupils shrink.

Jiang Hanying stared wide-eyed at the gray-robed man's face for a few seconds, then looked at Yuan Qingzhuo himself, "Your son?"

It's no wonder she asked that question; the two faces are just too similar. However, the gray-robed man's face looks more innocent and naive than Yuan Qingzhuo's. If they aren't twin brothers, then the only option left is a son!
It can't be his father, can it?

Li Zhi kept her mouth open, not even feeling the cold wind blowing into her throat.

Compared to Lin An, who frequently had to go out on missions, she had spent the longest time by the Lord's side.

But they had no idea that there was someone so similar to their master, almost indistinguishable from the real person!
When Jiang Hanying asked the question "your son", he almost choked on the wind.

How could she not know that there were women around the Lord who could bear his children?
Wait a minute, this person looks like they're at least an adult, so what was their birth date...?

Before she could even figure it out, she watched as her master nodded.

Li Zhi: "..."

The world is too chaotic; she wants some peace and quiet.

Don't ask her who Jingjing is.

"Unfortunately, it's just a defective product."

Upon hearing this assessment, the gray-robed man lowered his eyes, appearing even more disappointed and vulnerable.

The crowd watching him make that expression on that face: "..."

Is someone who could withstand Jiang Hanying's punch, which whistled through the air, and felt nothing at all... a defective product?
Isn't that asking too much?

Jiang Hanying immediately understood Yuan Qingzhuo's regret. Regardless of whether the gray-robed man was his son or not, he was the one who created him.

As for the purpose of creating it, it certainly wasn't to leave offspring; they probably wanted a younger, more vibrant body.

However, if it is done by breaking the rules and forcing it, even if the body is strong enough, it will definitely have fatal flaws.

Isn't it a defective product?

Just as Jiang Hanying was eager to test the gray-robed man's strength again and see if she could find his fatal flaw, a voice came from not far ahead.

"You're here. Oh, Shu Heng, what are you doing here..."

Upon seeing the standoff, Que Zhishan paused, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and politely greeted him, "Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Qingzhuo nodded politely to him, "Thank you for guarding it during this time."

Que Zhishan almost lost his composure for a moment.

When he received the notification from his family, he was somewhat disapproving. No one else in his family had ever seen the stone embryo, but he had been guarding it day and night since he arrived on the mountain, and over this period of time, he had developed some affection for it.

Even when they get closer to the entrance, perhaps because they have been the guardians of Que Mountain for generations, they can vaguely sense the joy of the other's impending birth.

But it wasn't the time for him to make decisions at home, so no matter how reluctant he was, he could only obey his family's arrangements.

We cannot interfere...

After pausing for a moment, she continued, "Starting the night before last, I sensed something was wrong with the stone core. It was calm at first, but suddenly it started to become restless. I told my younger brother, Zhichuan, and he said he felt the same way. The closer we got to the cave entrance, the stronger it became..."

As Que Zhishan spoke, he observed Yuan Qingzhuo's reaction. Seeing that he remained calm and composed, his heart sank.

The original guess has now been confirmed.

What made Shi Tai feel uneasy was the person in front of him who was making a deal with the Que family!
But he could only watch helplessly as the person walked past, unable to stop him!