He was resurrected indefinitely and handed over to the state by the headmistress.

"Make way, make way, don't block the way..."

A hurried voice came from behind the soldiers.

Pineapple Snow, pulling Pear Blossom Poetry along, squeezed out from the crowd with some difficulty.

He looked around and muttered to himself:

"Strange, where's Old Man Shangguan? At his speed, he should have arrived long ago!"

He quickly spotted Huo Lingfei hovering not far away, immediately went over, and patted him on the shoulder:

"Hey, Huo Lingfei, have you seen Old Man Shangguan? I brought him here for you, don't try to renege on your promise..."

He gestured with his chin, reminding the other party that it was time to keep their promise.

Huo Lingfei rolled his eyes at Pineapple Snow with annoyance:

Am I the kind of untrustworthy person?

As he spoke, he flipped his wrist and pulled a bulging, exquisite little cloth bag from his spatial storage, casually tossing it to Pineapple Snow.

"Here you go, so you won't go around saying that I, Huo, don't keep my word."

Pineapple Snowflake's eyes lit up, and she quickly took the cloth bag, finding it quite heavy.

He eagerly opened a crack, scanned inside with his spiritual energy, and his expression shifted from overjoyed to one of fawning delight:

"Oh! Thank you, boss! You're so generous! I wish you all the best, may all your wishes come true, may your skills improve by leaps and bounds, and may you soon win the heart of your beloved..."

He rattled off a string of auspicious words, his enthusiasm giving Huo Lingfei goosebumps.

Huo Lingfei looked at his greedy appearance and was somewhat puzzled:

"Pineapple Snow, are you serious?"

Your salary and subsidies must be quite high, right?

"Getting 100,000 spirit stones, is that really a reason to be this happy?"

"Tch! You rich kids don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household!"

Pineapple Snowflakes pouted, her tone sarcastic, but her hands continued moving.

He deftly stored the spirit stone bag into his safest spatial storage, even patting it to make sure it was properly placed.

"This is my future retirement savings, can it be the same as this?"

After putting the money away, he remembered his important task and looked around:

"By the way, where did Old Man Shangguan go? Has the sword formation been resolved?"

The fact that the other party was willing to pay so readily indicates that Shangguan Zheng definitely came.

"Hey, they're inside..."

Huo Lingfei raised his chin and pointed to the huge lotus-shaped field in the air, whose energy was constantly fluctuating.

Following his direction, everyone's gaze turned to the mysterious lotus flower.

"What do you mean?"

Pineapple Snowflake was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

However, he quickly shrugged.

"Never mind, it's none of my business."

Having already received the money, he couldn't care less what the general was doing.

He stroked his chin and began to daydream happily:

"What should we do with this money?"

We should go to "Drunken Immortal Pavilion" and enjoy a good meal.

Should we still pay back the "compensation for emotional distress" we owed Pear Blossom Poetry?

He was caught in a happy dilemma.

Within the Lotus Realm, the scene was entirely different.

This place feels like a separate little world, with a pale lotus pink sky above a crystal-clear lotus pond.

On the water's surface, red and white lotus buds are about to bloom, emitting a delicate fragrance.

Lu Chen, Hua Xiyu, and Shangguan Zheng were standing on the water as if walking on flat ground.

Hua Xiyu and Shangguan Zheng faced off from a distance, the atmosphere tense and tense.

Lu Chen, meanwhile, had somehow brought over a small stool and was sitting leisurely on it, holding a handful of sunflower seeds in his hand, looking every bit the "spectator."

To prevent his wife from hitting him too hard on a whim

Lu Chen had already quietly marked Shangguan Zheng with a green resurrection mark.

It simply concealed the appearance of the runes, preventing the other party from discovering them.

"Little girl, you're amazing..."

Shangguan Zheng's sharp gaze swept over this real lotus world, his tone filled with emotion.

"To be able to unleash such a powerful domain technique at such a young age..."

The younger generation is truly formidable!

He could sense that this area was not only extremely vast,

Moreover, it is exceptionally stable, with energy flowing seamlessly, far surpassing ordinary realms.

"Little Masako, it seems you really haven't recognized me yet..."

A mischievous smile played on Hua Xiyu's exquisite face as she gently raised her slender, fair hand.

"Then let me help you... find some of your childhood memories."

"puff!"

As she finished speaking, the water beneath Shangguan Zheng's feet suddenly churned.

A giant lotus flower burst forth from the water in an instant.

The petals quickly closed, forming a closed bud that enveloped Shangguan Zheng completely!

"Little girl, I have no recollection of anyone like you!"

A muffled voice came from inside the flower bud.

"Since you insist on testing my abilities, then I'll gladly oblige!"

"Burning body in flames!!"

A furious shout exploded from inside the flower bud!

"boom--!!"

A fierce, deep red flame suddenly erupted, instantly igniting the entire lotus bud!

Shangguan Zheng stepped out of the raging flames.

His body was wreathed in deep red flames that seemed almost tangible.

The intense heat caused the space around him to distort slightly.

His originally gray hair now stood on end, his eyes were sharp as knives, and his aura surged!

"Fierce Fire Kick!!"

Shangguan Zheng let out a low roar and suddenly sprang into action!

He stepped on the water, leaving a trail of burning flames with each step, moving with lightning speed!

In an instant, he covered a distance of tens of meters and rushed to the spot where Hua Xiyu had been standing.

His right leg, crackling with fiery energy, lashed out like a battle axe!

"roar--!"

The flames formed from the leg wind condensed into a ferocious, roaring flaming lion, which opened its blood-red maw and lunged at Hua Xiyu!

"BOOM!!!"

The Fiery Lion crashed into the water with a deafening roar, like a depth charge exploding!

However, Shangguan Zheng's kick only struck a fading lotus phantom left behind by Hua Xiyu.

Her true form had already appeared behind Shangguan Zheng like a ghost.

"Not bad, that's pretty fast."

Hua Xiyu's cool voice, tinged with a hint of approval, rang in Shangguan Zheng's ears.

Shangguan Zheng's pupils contracted; his reaction was extremely fast, almost the instant the sound rang out.

With a sudden twist of his body, he spun around and unleashed a fiery punch carrying the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, mercilessly striking Hua Xiyu behind him!

The space around the fist trembled slightly!

However, Hua Xiyu simply raised one of her hands, which was wrapped in a lotus-shaped energy glove, seemingly casually, with her five fingers gently spread and her palm facing forward.

"Smack."

A soft sound.

That furious, fiery punch, powerful enough to shatter mountains, was caught lightly by her seemingly delicate and boneless little hand!

The violent fiery energy from the fist struck her palm, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, failing to even cause a ripple.

"However, Masako..."

Hua Xiyu's tone shifted, becoming teasing like an elder reprimanding a younger person.

"You're still... too green."

Before she could finish speaking, she caught the fist and flicked her wrist slightly, releasing a subtle force that instantly neutralized the power of Shangguan Zheng's punch.

At the same time, his other hand swiftly and lightly brushed against a certain spot on Shangguan Zheng's chest.

Shangguan Zheng felt a numbness in his chest, and the power he had gathered instantly became disordered.

Immediately afterwards, Hua Xiyu raised her long, slender leg and seemingly casually kicked Shangguan Zheng in the abdomen.

"Bang!"

Shangguan Zheng felt an irresistible force coming at him, as if he had been hit by a battering ram. He groaned and his body flew backward uncontrollably, carving a long trench in the water and splashing water everywhere!

Hua Xiyu flashed forward, catching up with the flying Shangguan Zheng as if by teleportation.

The punches and kicks rained down like a storm.

"Bang bang bang bang——!!"

Shangguan Zheng could only awkwardly cross his arms in front of him and desperately try to block, completely unable to keep up with Hua Xiyu's fast and tricky attack rhythm.

The energy shockwaves from their exchange continued to explode.

Huge ripples and towering water columns were stirred up on the water's surface.

The space within the domain also trembled slightly.