Chapter 0909: The Matchmaker

Chapter 0909: The Reckoning

Yu Shutian, standing beside Qin Yun, was so shocked that her face turned deathly pale.

The group was scattered by the blast waves.

Wei Tianan and the other two were the most terrified. As soon as they snapped out of it, they turned and fled.

Qin Yun quickly activated the *Lion King Cannon*, firing a shot at each of them.

Due to the rapid attack, the power of the *Lion King Cannon* wasn’t full-power, but it was enough to send Hua Feng and the other two crashing to the ground.

"That damn bastard… Waste him now, or we’ll all be finished!" a middle-aged man shouted.

Before the burly man could finish speaking, Qin Yun fired a golden energy blast from the *Lion King Cannon*.

*ROAR!* Another furious lion’s roar shook the air!

The middle-aged Martial King was struck and instantly vaporized.

Qin Yun was already at the *late-stage Martial King Realm*. Even without the *Lion King Cannon*, he could easily erase those Martial Kings with a single strike.

Another Martial King had fallen!

The terrifying power of the *Lion King Cannon* left the group shaking like leaves.

Especially the Martial Lords (Profound Martial Realm)—they screamed and fled in panic.

Qin Yun used his formidable mental energy to control flying daggers, cutting down Martial Lords like wheat effortlessly.

At his current cultivation level, cutting down Martial Lords with flying daggers was as easy as slicing through butter.

In just a few moments, a large group of Martial Lords was diced to pieces by over a dozen black flying daggers.

The daggers shot out swiftly and returned just as fast, disappearing into the void.

The remaining three Martial Kings were still fleeing like rats!

But no matter how fast they fled, they couldn’t outrun the *Lion King Cannon’s* annihilating shockwaves.

With three more lion roars shaking the sky, the fleeing Martial Kings were torn to shreds midflight.

Yu Shutian’s hair was whipped into disarray by the aftershocks. She stood there in a daze, too stunned to even fix her disheveled strands, utterly shocked by Qin Yun’s power.

Now she finally understood why the leader of the Black Cloud Gang had treated Qin Yun with such reverence—his strength was monstrous!

Wei Tianan, Hua Feng, and Wu Fugui weren’t dead. They had been severely injured by Qin Yun’s *Lion King Cannon* and lay writhing in agony on the ground.

They had witnessed the slaughter of their comrades, filling them with absolute terror.

Qin Yun walked over with a smile and said, "I could have let the Black Cloud Gang finish you off, but I suddenly had a change of heart and only had them rough you up!"

"At the same time, I was testing whether you’d dare to trouble Miss Yu and me again. Just as I expected, you sent people to ambush us. You brought this upon yourselves!"

Qin Yun flipped a dagger lazily in his hand, smiling at the three youths twitching in the dirt.

"Sir, please spare me! I know I was wrong! I’ll never do it again! Just say the number in purple crystal coins!" Wu Fugui wailed.

"I don't need your Purple Crystal Coins!" Qin Yun laughed. "Besides, if I let you run back to the Hundred Towers Sect, that'd spell trouble for me!"

Just as Qin Yun was about to strike, he heard Yu Shutian softly call out, "Ah Yun, wait!"

Yu Shutian dashed over.

"Xiao Tian, please plead for us!"

"We're dating your friends! If you save us, Tong Qinxin and the others will be grateful to you!"

"Xiao Tian, we were wrong! Quickly tell him to let us go!"

Qin Yun looked at Yu Shutian and asked, "Miss Yu, are you going to plead for them?"

Yu Shutian sighed lightly. "Of course not! Let me handle their execution!"

Qin Yun was surprised, then chuckled. "Why?"

"Hmph, these guys are damn despicable! They actually ambushed me on the road! I've been sitting on this rage for a long time—I’ve wanted to teach them a lesson!" Yu Shutian drew a short blade and said coldly, "You three, do better in your next life!"

Hua Feng and the other two, upon hearing Yu Shutian's words, were utterly terrified. Before they could say anything, Yu Shutian swiftly cut them down with her blade.

Seeing how decisively Yu Shutian acted, Qin Yun was taken aback. This woman was ice-cold!

Yu Shutian then methodically produced some beast oil and burned the three corpses.

"Miss Yu, you're full of surprises!" Qin Yun laughed.

"It’s nothing. You've got your secrets too." Yu Shutian smiled faintly. "Let’s get going and act like nothing happened."

...

Yu Shutian brought Qin Yun back to the Phantom Spirit Academy, and it was already late at night.

In his room, Qin Yun absorbed the energy of the Dark Star Stone to strengthen his Mental Moon.

Meanwhile, Yu Shutian carefully examined the star fragments in her room, searching for something.

"Xiao Yun, that Star Elf is something special! She must have some serious business in mind, collecting those star fragments," Ling Yuner remarked.

"Who knows what it is? Even if I asked, she wouldn’t tell me. Maybe she still doesn’t trust me enough," Qin Yun chuckled. "Never mind that. She doesn’t seem like a bad person—she can probably get me into that forbidden zone."

"Xiao Yun, the Hundred Towers Sect shouldn’t be too far from here. See if you can contact Hong Mengshu," Ling Yuner suggested.

"I won’t reach out to her yet. I still have important matters here—I plan to find the Dark Sun Soul before reuniting with her and Elder Xie," Qin Yun said as he continued absorbing the Dark Star Stone’s energy.

Morning came quietly.

The Dark Star Stone in Qin Yun’s hand was nearly gone.

His Mental Moon absorbed the stone’s energy swiftly, and his mental energy had grown a bit stronger.

Just as Qin Yun was about to leave his room, he heard a man’s voice outside.

He quickly vanished from sight, then used the Piercing Mystic Art to pass straight through the door and enter the hall.

The man in the hall had blocky features and wore white robes—wearing the standard attire of a Phantom Spirit Academy teacher.

This middle-aged man was a teacher, after all!

Yu Shutian sat on a chair in the small hall, wearing a light blue dress, her head slightly lowered as if lost in thought.

"Teacher Li, please go back. I refuse!" Yu Shutian suddenly raised her head and sighed.

"Xiao Tian, why not? Young Master Chu’s father is an Emperor Wu, his grandfather is a Half-Immortal, and he’s also a Tower Master of the Hundred Towers Sect! He’s even the chief disciple of a celestial tower! If you agree to become his concubine, you’ll surely make it big!" the teacher said.

Qin Yun also understood what this teacher was here for—to play matchmaker, and he had come many times before.

"I can make my own way. I don’t need to rely on anyone! Teacher Li, please leave. And don’t mention this again in the future. I won’t agree!" Yu Shutian said firmly.

"Xiao Tian, don’t miss this opportunity! You should know that if you agree, you’ll become a core disciple of the Hundred Towers Sect! The line of women wanting to be Young Master Chu’s concubine could wrap around the block!" Teacher Li urged. "And he likes you very much—he specifically asked to marry you!"

"I’ve only met him once!" Yu Shutian scoffed. "And he’s not to my liking!"

"Please reconsider!" Teacher Li sighed, then sat down, clearly not planning to leave.

Qin Yun quietly returned to his room, dropped his concealment, and opened the door.

He walked into the hall and, upon seeing Yu Shutian, immediately bowed. "Good morning, my lady!"

Teacher Li, startled by the sudden appearance of a man—and quite handsome at that—was taken aback.

From what he knew, Yu Shutian rarely kept company with men, let alone kept one in her residence.

"Young Miss, who is this?" Qin Yun asked.

"H-He’s Teacher Li!" Yu Shutian, unsure why Qin Yun addressed her as "Young Miss," didn’t question it and explained to the puzzled Teacher Li, "Teacher Li, he’s my attendant..."

Qin Yun smiled. "Greetings, Teacher Li. You can call me Ah Yun!"

"A-Attendant?" Teacher Li was surprised, as he had never heard of Yu Shutian having an attendant before.

Yu Shutian said, "A relative arranged for him to come and assist me with chores."

Qin Yun was dressed plainly, and though Teacher Li had his doubts, he didn’t press further.

"Xiao Tian, Young Master Chu is truly exceptional. You should say yes!" Teacher Li persisted.

"Who is this Young Master Chu?" Qin Yun asked.

"Why do you ask? A servant shouldn’t interrupt!" Teacher Li snapped harshly at Qin Yun.

Yu Shutian frowned. "Teacher Li, he is my attendant. Please show him some respect!"

Teacher Li gave Qin Yun a cold glance. "Little attendant, Young Master Chu is a rare talent among men, a prodigy like no other! At such a young age, he’s already at the Midstage Martial King Realm. His parents are both Emperor Wu, and his grandfather is a Tower Master of the Hundred Towers Sect! Though he already has several women by his side, if Xiao Tian marries him, she’ll surely be favored!"

Qin Yun said, "My father told me! Our Young Miss is extraordinarily talented and well-versed in celestial arts. To marry her, one must at least be a young and accomplished Emperor Wu with a powerful immortal physique!"

"That Young Master Chu barely meets any criteria and dares to ask for our Young Miss as a concubine? He must not know her worth!"

Teacher Li was struck dumb by Qin Yun’s words.

"Teacher Li, perhaps you didn’t know—Young Miss has rejected a young Emperor Wu before! That Emperor Wu was under fifty, with parents who were both Half-Immortals and Runes Masters! And this Young Master Chu, merely a Martial King, has the audacity to propose to her?" Qin Yun sneered. "Young Miss comes from a prestigious family in the Supermystic Sea. You should learn who she is before speaking!"

Teacher Li’s face flushed red, unable to retort. He knew Yu Shutian was a rare and outstanding talent but had no idea about her origins.

Qin Yun’s convincing words also made Teacher Li believe him.

The Supermystic Sea dwarfed the Mystic Domain, teeming with sects and hidden powerful warrior clans.

"W-Well, Xiao Tian, I’ll take my leave!" Teacher Li stammered, then beat a hasty retreat.