Supreme Emptiness-Chapter 712: Asura’s Battleground

Jiang Fan’s corner of the mouth twitched: "What’s wrong with you all?"

"Didn’t Supreme Elder Qin tell you all..."

Halfway through the sentence, Jiang Fan realized.

He had mastered Cloud Shadow, probably faster than the Supreme Elders.

He had arrived after setting off later.

"I narrowly escaped death, considered myself to have saved a life."

Jiang Fan smiled and said, "I just returned to Boundary Mountain and found Senior Brother Ouyang and Chaoge patrolling here."

"I wanted to test their progress and accidentally alarmed you all, my apologies."

Shangguan Sheng’s beard trembled with excitement: "It must be the master protecting you from above."

"You actually came back alive from the Demon Race, it’s truly a miracle."

Jiang Fan also felt that returning this time was a great fortune.

He encountered too many dangers along the way.

The Demon Race, Ancient Giants, Baima Temple Monks, Blood Skirt, Green Crane Masters, Yan Dao’an, Hell Beasts,

and in the end, the pursuit by the Sky Demon Emperor.

Recalling it, his scalp tingled.

If it were to happen again, he couldn’t guarantee he’d survive.

Any of these dangers was extremely perilous.

Looking at Jiang Fan, covered in travel dust, his face showed signs of fatigue.

Xia Chaoge softly said, "Junior Uncle must have suffered a lot, right?"

Jiang Fan came back to his senses.

He glared at her and said sternly:

"Don’t think that by showing concern for your Junior Uncle, he won’t criticize you."

He turned to Shangguan Sheng:

"Senior Brother Shangguan, you should discipline Chaoge properly."

"In just a month, her skills have diminished!"

"She’s become reckless and without order, thinking of mutual destruction against a slightly stronger enemy, with no desire to survive when captured."

"The grand battle between the humans and demons is imminent."

"She’ll end up dead very quickly like this."

Xia Chaoge’s pale face gradually turned red.

She lowered her head in shame.

Soon after, tears welled up in her eyes.

Jiang Fan frowned: "You’re even crying now?"

"Did I wrongly accuse you?"

"If I hadn’t tested it out, I wouldn’t have known how much you’ve regressed."

Ouyang Jun raised his hand and hastily said: "Junior Brother Jiang, you’ve misunderstood."

Jiang Fan glared at him: "You too!"

"If you’re going to use hidden weapons, you should have more tricks up your sleeve."

"Who just throws one and stands there motionless?"

After having sparred with the Outer Realm Divine Sect disciples,

and comparing with the Nine-Sect Land disciples,

he deeply felt the vast gap between the two.

It wasn’t just in terms of strength.

The experience gap in facing enemies was worlds apart.

Jiang Fan had no doubt that, at the same level of strength, the Nine-Sect disciples would almost certainly lose.

Ten battles would be hard to win even one.

Ouyang Jun closed his mouth, feeling embarrassed and sullen.

Shangguan Sheng was taken aback.

He could sense that Jiang Fan must have encountered some formidable peers.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become so strict with Xia Chaoge and the others.

After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Ouyang Jun is a disciple of the Thousand Refinement Sect, I can’t comment."

"But Chaoge... Junior Brother may have misunderstood her."

"She’s become like this because of you."

Huh?

Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow: "Because of me?"

Shangguan Sheng sighed: "Since completing the task with Concubine Yunxia and confirming you were captured."

"She has abhorred the Demon Race, especially their elite."

"Usually she can remain rational, but when encountering the demon elites, she goes all out."

"The reason, fundamentally, is because of you and her hatred towards them."

Ouyang Jun cautiously chimed in.

"Isn’t that right?"

"Junior Sister Xia has been quite irritable lately."

"Can you believe she even started hitting people?"

"For your sake, she’s become unlike herself."

"Finally, she hoped you’d return alive, and yet you scolded her."

"You’re really heartless."

Uh—

A warm current passed through Jiang Fan’s heart.

So, Xia Chaoge cared so much about him.

He apologized: "Chaoge, I’m sorry, Junior Uncle misunderstood you."

Xia Chaoge, with her head lowered and a slight nasal tone, said: "No."

"Junior Uncle is wise and powerful, how could he falsely accuse me?"

Now she was throwing a little tantrum.

He helplessly looked to Shangguan Sheng for help.

Shangguan Sheng blew his beard and glared:

"You made her cry, why are you looking at me?"

He turned his back and washed his hands of the matter.

Ouyang Jun also looked on with schadenfreude.

"Slowly coax her!"

In his impression, Xia Chaoge never cried nor showed such grievance.

Today Jiang Fan had made her cry.

It showed he truly hurt her heart.

Jiang Fan felt his head doubling in size.

Coaxing women was not his forte at all.

After some thought, he had no choice but to take out a Bodhi Seed imbued with a faint Buddhist light.

"Don’t cry anymore, Junior Uncle will give this to you as compensation."

Xia Chaoge glanced at it, her eyes misty with tears, still with a slight nasal tone.

"What?"

Jiang Fan said: "Bodhi Seed, it can enhance comprehension."

"I only have ten, this one is for you."

Xia Chaoge turned her head away: "So it’s for brain enhancement."

"If Junior Uncle thinks I’m brainless, he can say it directly, no need to beat around the bush."

"Thanks, but I don’t want it!"

Jiang Fan looked dumbfoundedly at the precious Bodhi Seed in his hand.

How did she equate it to brain enhancement?

No wonder they say, an angry woman is harder to handle than a festive pig!

This was way too hard to coax!

"Hehe, if no one wants it, then give it to me, okay?"

A silvery bell-like young girl’s voice suddenly came floating by.

It was Yue Mingzhu, all dressed in a pink dress, striding through the snow.

She gazed back and forth between Xia Chaoge and Jiang Fan with a playful smile.

With a delicate hand, she reached out to grab the Bodhi Seed.

Xia Chaoge hurriedly took the Bodhi Seed away, clutching it tightly to her chest:

"This is what Junior Uncle gave me."

Jiang Fan exhaled slightly.

In the end, it was Yue Mingzhu who understood women, effortlessly helping Jiang Fan manage Xia Chaoge.

He smiled helplessly and took out another Bodhi Seed.

"There’s one for you, too."

Yue Mingzhu giggled, cupping it with both hands.

The faint Buddhist light illuminated her face, which could be charming or joyful, making it incomparably beautiful.

"Is there more?"

She grinned mischievously and leaned her face in: "I cried my heart out for you."

"Isn’t there only one Bodhi Seed?"

Jiang Fan had long figured out Yue Mingzhu’s nature.

Very often, the things she said with a smile turned out to be true.

During the month he was missing,

She had been quite sorrowful.

Jiang Fan leaned his head down and pecked towards her cheek.

Yue Mingzhu was startled.

She quickly retreated, stammering: "You... you really went for it?"

She glanced at the wide-eyed Xia Chaoge nearby, stomping her foot in embarrassment.

She was just teasing Jiang Fan!

Based on her understanding of Jiang Fan, he would never kiss her in public.

Yet he unhesitatingly leaned in to kiss her.

This left her bewildered.

Her heart thumped like a little deer jumping around.

Jiang Fan teased: "Such a noob yet loves to play."

Yue Mingzhu bit her silver teeth lightly, swinging her pink fists in anger: "Who are you calling a noob?"

So annoying.

She had been outsmarted by Jiang Fan!

At this moment.

Two maidens walking fast, surrounded by others, approached.

The leading lady wore a moon-white long dress, with a beauty that stood out even in the Nine-Sect.

Her steps were steady, her demeanor composed.

Although not exceptionally powerful, she had an extraordinary aura.

Following half a step behind was a tall lady with a gentle temperament.

Her features were also quite beautiful.

Wisdom occasionally gleamed in her eyes.

She was also a rarely seen beauty with an excellent disposition and appearance.

The two of them walked straight towards Jiang Fan.

The composed maiden glanced at Yue Mingzhu, saying indifferently:

"Step aside."

Yue Mingzhu chuckled in anger.

Which woman dares come for Jiang Fan?

And tells her to step aside?

How arrogant!

Who does she think she is?

"Who are you?"

She crossed her arms and slightly raised her snow-white chin.

An openly provocative stance.

The composed maiden said indifferently:

"Xu Youran, Jiang Fan’s fiancée."