God of Pets

Chapter 867 Sword Seal

After the four elders of the Ji family returned to the Ji family, they immediately went to find Ji Jiuying and reported the matter of Chen Guan and Ji Liuying.

Ji Jiuying is now the nominal head of the Ji family, but only in name.

The Ji family is also divided into several factions, and Ji Jiuying is only trying to maintain a balance between these factions.

After listening to what the four elders of the Ji family had to say, Ji Jiuying pondered and said, "Chen Guan has a great feud with the Ancestral Court, but he has no direct conflict of interest with us. We can allow him to cultivate here for the time being. It would be best if Liu Ying could get the technology for raising red pandas from him. If she can't get it, it doesn't matter. It would be fine if Chen Guan could help us raise a batch of red pandas."

"This matter cannot be rushed, nor should we be too eager to learn. Let Liuying take her time to seek guidance under the guise of being a student," Ji Nan quickly said.

Ji Jiuying nodded and said, "Chen Guan's identity must not be revealed, and no one should know about it. Even if outsiders find out about this in the future, it will have nothing to do with our Ji family. Remember, we only know about the Ming King, not about Chen Guan."

“We understand that no one will ever know about this again,” Ji Nan and the other three quickly said.

The Ji family wanted both, but didn't want to take any responsibility or risk. Ultimately, it was because the Ji family looked down on Chen Guan and only coveted his skills.

Chen Guan had expected this to happen, so he didn't care.

Seeing that no one from the Ji family was bothering him anymore, he knew what they were up to.

"They underestimate me, and they also underestimate Ji Liuying's future achievements," Chen Guan thought to himself with a cold laugh.

Ji Liuying hadn't thought anything of it before, because she had always thought that the Ming King was an old man.

But now that she knows Chen Guan is around her age, she feels a little strange.

If that's all there is to it, then it's not a big deal.

However, Ji Nan had a special talk with her, hoping that she could learn as much as possible from Chen Guan, and preferably learn the method of raising red pandas as well.

But she was also clearly told not to get too involved with Chen Guan, which made Ji Liuying very conflicted.

She genuinely wanted to become Chen Guan's disciple, and even after learning his true identity, she never changed her mind.

But now, carrying this mission and spending time with Chen Guan makes her feel like she's sitting on pins and needles, and she can't quite accept it herself.

Chen Guan had done so much for her without ever asking for anything in return, making it very difficult for Ji Liuying to accept her mission.

Seeing Ji Liuying looking somewhat uneasy in front of him, Chen Guan smiled and asked, "Liuying, now that you know my identity, are you still willing to be my disciple?"

"Of course I'm willing. I've said before that a teacher for a day is a father for life. No matter what your status is, you have the grace to educate me, and you will always be my teacher," Ji Liuying said quickly, which was indeed what she thought.

“Since you’ve decided that I’m your master, there’s no need to think about anything else. It’s only natural for you to learn from me,” Chen Guan said.

“Master, you…” Ji Liuying stared at Chen Guan with wide eyes. Only then did she realize that Chen Guan had actually seen through the thoughts of the Ji family.

"There's no need to say anything. Now that I've accepted you as my disciple, you'll be my disciple for life, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. You just need to be yourself," Chen Guan said calmly.

"Master!" Ji Liuying was deeply moved.

“Strive to cultivate diligently. Only when you possess sufficient power will you be able to do whatever you want. I believe that with your talent, that day will come soon,” Chen Guan said to Ji Liuying.

"Master, rest assured, your disciple will definitely not let you down," Ji Liuying said through gritted teeth. She felt very strange. She knew that Chen Guan was a young man about the same age as her, but in front of Chen Guan, she felt like a child.

She knew Chen Guan was right. Now she needed to obey her family's arrangements, but if one day her power surpassed that of all the strong members of the Ji family, then she would no longer need to obey anyone's arrangements, nor would she need to contact Chen Guan with any ulterior motives.

Ji Liuying took her leave, as she needed to cultivate diligently and quickly advance her level to attempt the Ninth Awakening.

After Ji Liuying left, Chen Guan entered the spatial ring again.

With this Heavenly Eye Demon pet, he can figure out what exactly is on that mountain.

Chen Guan had calculated the time correctly; it shouldn't be the day that woman was supposed to arrive. He observed through his binoculars, and indeed, that was the case.

He precisely timed his alteration of his secret law to complement the Heavenly Eye Demon's talent, ensuring that no one else could sense that the Heavenly Eye Demon had used its power.

In fact, some talents and abilities go unnoticed, like Chen Guan's cheerleading spirit.

The same applies to the Evil Eye. It simply observes the other person's eyes without using any power or plundering anything from them, and should normally go undetected.

To be on the safe side, Chen Guan modified his secret rules to ensure that he and the Heavenly Eye Demon would not be discovered.

Having made all the preparations, when the woman came from the mountain, Chen Guan summoned the Heavenly Eye Demon, had one eye brought up to the telescope, and projected the scene the woman saw directly onto the cave wall with the other eye.

Chen Guan carefully observed the scene projected by the Heavenly Eye Demon. It was a mountain that pierced through the clouds like a mountain peak.

The mountain face is smooth and straight, but it is covered with many plants, or rather, natural treasures.

What people consider precious natural treasures grow all over the mountains here, yet they are ignored like weeds.

The woman's gaze wasn't drawn to the rare and precious materials, but rather to a sword embedded in the mountainside, its blade partially exposed.

"Is this the sword that the woman is looking at?" Chen Guan examined the details of the sword closely.

Judging from the part that was exposed, it was a jade sword, with both the hilt and the blade carved from the finest white jade.

The hilt, guard, and blade are all engraved with patterns.

Upon closer inspection, one will find that the patterns are not runes representing clouds, rain, thunder, or lightning, nor are they any kind of writing.

The patterns carved on the jade sword are many handprints, each one very small, only the size of a fingernail.

The handprints are distributed very unevenly, and the shapes of the handprints are also different. You can't find two handprints that are exactly the same. Each handprint is somewhat different.

As Chen looked at the handprints, he suddenly felt a pressure in his heart, as if an invisible hand was pressing down on him.

The invisible hand ignored distance, the mountain wall, and Chen Guan's location. It seemed to come from nowhere and had no idea where it was going to land.

Chen Guan himself felt as if he were being crushed by that invisible hand, as if he were an ant about to be swatted to death by that hand.

(End of this chapter)