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The rugged mountain road, which stretched for more than 20 miles and gradually became steeper, was not an obstacle for Geng Xuan.

The same applies to the other figure beside them.

When he reached the end of the road and stopped at the summit, another figure beside him also stopped.

Geng Xuan stopped and turned to look at the other person, who was also scrutinizing him, his eyes narrowed and filled with scrutiny.

"Are you Marquis Yu?" Geng Xuan asked.

The other party did not respond immediately, but scrutinized his face with its distinct foreign features, his expression revealing a slight, yet undisguised, rejection.

After a while, he asked, "Is this your true appearance?"

Geng Xuan smiled and retorted, "So what if I am? So what if I am not?"

The other party said calmly, "If not, we can continue our conversation; if so, then there's nothing more to say."

He had barely finished speaking when he suddenly shut his mouth, and a noticeable change appeared in his seemingly calm eyes.

Because right across from him, Geng Xuan's face suddenly rippled gently like water.

Once the ripples subsided, Geng Xuan shed all his changes and pretenses, returning to his most authentic self.

The previously obvious features of the alien race had completely disappeared at this moment.

A moment later, Geng Xuan's face suddenly rippled again, and when the change stopped, he had returned to the person Song Mingzhu, Liu Mu and the others remembered.

He looked at the man just inches away and asked, "Do you have any more questions?"

After a moment of silence, the other person said, "Is this really your true face?!"

He did not ask Geng Xuan why he would use such a fake face with obvious foreign features to "swindle and deceive," and Geng Xuan did not offer any explanation.

Geng Xuan shrugged and said, "That's the truth, but if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

The other party remained silent for a moment before suddenly asking:
How old are you?

"..."

Seeing the other party's serious inquiry, Geng Xuan suddenly understood.

Just now, when he briefly reverted to his original form, that is, his "factory settings," he had already realized that the other party's emotional changes were far more intense than they appeared.

He had some guesses about this.

But now, after hearing the other party's earnest question and their keen interest in his real age, he finally realized what had shocked them the most.

This is understandable. After reverting to his original appearance, he made no attempt to conceal it, revealing the childlike innocence that comes with his age, along with other features that make his face appear youthful.

In that case, Geng Xuan naturally did not disappoint.

"Nineteen."

"This...how is this possible?!"

This time, "Marquis Yu" could no longer maintain his composure. His eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets.

Although he realized that the other party might be very young after seeing Geng Xuan's true face, this answer still exceeded the limit of his rationality!

He, who had always considered himself a "prodigy," suffered an unprecedented blow.

Sensing the other person's turbulent emotional changes, Geng Xuan offered no comfort or further explanation, simply shrugging his shoulders in a nonchalant manner, as if to say, "Believe it or not."

His actions actually made the other party stop pressing the issue.

Under Geng Xuan's watchful eye, Yu Hou took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

After a long while, Yu Hou, having calmed down again, shook his head and said:

"If what you say is true, then I must say, I am completely convinced!"

"However, it's clear that such submission won't truly make you bow down," Geng Xuan said with a smile, completing the sentence the other party hadn't finished.

Yu Hou remained silent, offering no denial.

Suddenly, he reached out and presented his hand to Geng Xuan, opening his palm to reveal a finger bone as white as jade.

Overlord's finger bone.

Geng Xuan was also somewhat surprised to see this.

Although he no longer values ​​the Overlord Finger Bone highly, he is still very clear about its significance to a legitimate cultivator.

Seeing his reaction, Yu Hou smiled slightly, but a hint of inexplicable smugness also appeared on his face.

I don't know what Yang Qian said about me.

...I admit I have ambition, and I'm not content to spend my whole life as a doorman or guard.

You've gone to such lengths to win me over; I appreciate your kindness. However, I don't want the item itself; please take it back.

Geng Xuan shifted his gaze from the Overlord's finger bone and said, "You don't like it?"

Yu Hou shook his head: "This is the most valuable treasure I have ever seen in my life!"

"Then why are you doing this?" Geng Xuan asked with a puzzled look.

“If I were to accept this, my mind would be troubled!” Yu Hou replied, raising his head slightly.

"..." Geng Xuan.

"I don't necessarily want to compete with you, but it's impossible for me to bow down to a complete stranger!"
If you have the ability to convince me wholeheartedly, and I'm not afraid of your future backlash, I can join the 'Black Wind Army'.

"If you can't do that, then considering how much you're willing to go to for me, I can give you everything, including Dong Guan, whom I've already captured, and everything in the camp," said Marquis Yu.

"And what about you?" Geng Xuan asked.

Yu Hou said, "Then you don't need to worry about it."

Geng Xuan nodded, having already understood what the other party meant.

He didn't know whether the other party had always been like this, or whether his youth had provoked the other party's inherent pride, leading them to deliberately pull this stunt.

Regardless of the other party's inner turmoil, since they have put it this way, he is willing to "help them achieve their goal".

So he complied with the other party's wishes and reached out to take the Overlord Finger Bone from the other party's palm.

Seeing that he didn't offer any excuse and simply took back the "gift," Yu Hou's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

Suppressing the strange emotions in my heart, I watched quietly.

After Geng Xuan put the Overlord's Finger Bone into his pocket, he slightly gestured, as if to say, "Come on, begin your performance!" However, Geng Xuan didn't immediately begin his "performance," but instead asked:

"Have you noticed that besides the two of us, there are two other audience members here?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Hou was startled.

His eyes instantly became exceptionally bright, and when he looked around, they shone with a sharp light.

He quickly surveyed the not-so-large summit but found nothing unusual.

Just as he was looking around, a light, thin, and ripple-like force spread out from around him.

When the force ripples reached Geng Xuan, they naturally retreated, some deflecting to the sides and others rebounding.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Hou suddenly threw a punch.

A dozen steps away, in the void that should have been empty, a fist larger than a person suddenly appeared.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the void trembled, and suddenly two figures flickered and swayed in the previously empty void.

Soon, a man and a woman came into view of Geng Xuan and Yu Hou.

The man looked to be in his forties or fifties, and the woman looked to be in her early twenties; both had distinct features of different ethnicities.

Upon seeing this, Yu Hou's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

The palm that had just unleashed a punch was now surging with immense power.

Just as he was about to unleash another powerful punch at the two who had suddenly appeared, Geng Xuan stopped him with a gesture.

"Wait a moment."

Geng Xuan not only reached out his hand, but also took two steps to the side, blocking Yu Hou from the two people in front of him.

The two men, forced out by Yu Hou's fists, paid no attention to Yu Hou, who was displaying murderous intent, but instead looked at Geng Xuan.

The woman glared angrily, staring intently into Geng Xuan's eyes as if she were about to breathe fire.

Seeing Geng Xuan looking over, she angrily rebuked him, "You really are a big liar!"

Clearly, she had already seen Geng Xuan's true appearance when he turned nineteen.

Faced with such a rebuke, Geng Xuan was not angry. He simply nodded politely to the other person, then looked at the man beside her and asked:
"Are you the High Priest of the Holy Mountain?"

"it's me."

Geng Xuan smiled and said:

"Your Excellency is truly patient."

From the moment he spotted the other party at the "Black Wind Army" camp, the other party had been following him for hundreds of miles.

Before we found it, we had been wandering around for who knows how long.

The high priest of the holy mountain nodded and replied:

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have witnessed your brilliance!"

Geng Xuan asked directly.

"Now that you've seen it, what are your plans next?"

The high priest of the holy mountain remained silent and did not answer immediately.

However, Shuna, who was standing next to her, immediately said:

"You can no longer use this face, and you can no longer use the name 'Child of God' to deceive people!"

Geng Xuan did not respond to her "unreasonable behavior," but instead looked at the High Priest of the Holy Mountain, waiting for his answer.

"Shuna!"

The High Priest of the Holy Mountain gave a soft shout, first glancing at Yu Hou, then at Geng Xuan, and said:

"I'm very curious, what methods will you use to subdue Marquis Yu? And why have you chosen this place?"

Geng Xuan laughed and said, "What, do you want to get involved too?"

The High Priest of the Holy Mountain nodded solemnly:

"It's not a bad idea."

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Geng Xuan, and he suddenly asked, "Are you really only nineteen years old?"

Before Geng Xuan could answer his question, Xiu Na spoke up first:

"Teacher, you actually believe something this absurd?... This is a scammer, and scammers lie, so don't believe them!"

Geng Xuan smiled.

She offered no explanation for her rebuttal.

"Shuna!"

The High Priest of the Holy Mountain gave another cold shout, his usually gentle face now showing obvious displeasure.

Huna's expression froze, and she finally shut her mouth, but her face was full of grievance.

After reprimanding Xiuna, the High Priest of the Holy Mountain looked at Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan glanced at the group and went straight to the edge of the summit.

Starting from his feet, the mountain slopes gradually flatten out, until a winding river, like a jade ribbon, blocks the way more than twenty miles away.

On the opposite bank of the river, a square man-made building stands by the river.

To the west of that square building, there was a dense cluster of black dots, like a swarm of ants.

Geng Xuan pointed and said, "That's the camp we came from, you all saw it, right?"

A distance of over twenty miles is neither far nor near.

Looking down from above, the general outline is still clearly visible.

"Let's play a little game and see who can jump the farthest... We'll use that spot as a reference, okay?"

"???!!" (End of Chapter)