"Dashan!"
Suddenly, a voice called out. Gu Qingfeng looked over and saw a group of over ten people flying towards them. Leading them was a petite, delicate young girl. The girl had a lovely face, wore azure-blue armor, and had a bright red cloak draped behind her. In one hand she held a red silk ribbon, in the other a flying sword. Standing atop a white crane, she looked quite heroic and extraordinary.
Seeing these people, Wang Dashan's face lit up with joy, and he immediately stepped forward to greet them. "Young Lady, what brings you here?"
"Nonsense! Someone bullies you, how could I not come?" The young girl seemed rather haughty. Her eyes swept around and landed on Gu Qingfeng. She shouted sharply, "Is it him?"
Seeing the girl looking ready to fight, Wang Dashan hurriedly stepped in to stop her and explain. "Young Lady, the ones I fought just now weren't Young Master. They were people from the Black Wind Cave. But they've already been driven off by me. There's no need for you to worry, Young Lady."
"So it was the Black Wind Cave scoundrels! How despicable! Hmph! Daring to touch someone under my protection, they must be tired of living!" The girl huffed angrily and put her flying sword away. Her gaze fell on Gu Qingfeng again, and she asked curiously, "But who is this guy?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and quickly asked, "What did you just call him? Young Master?"
"Young Lady, this is the Young Lord Chiyan I often tell you about!"
"What! Young Lord Chiyan?"
Hearing the name Young Lord Chiyan, not only did the girl's expression turn to shock, but the dozen or so people behind her also stared at Gu Qingfeng with intense surprise.
"You are Young Lord Chiyan, Gu Qingfeng?" The girl stood on her white crane, looking Gu Qingfeng up and down with an incredulous gaze. She exclaimed in amazement, "The legendary Gu Qingfeng who possesses both the unbreakable Stone Body and the unbreakable Absolute Power? The one who beheaded Heavenly Prides, slew Immortal Officials, annihilated alliances, scared off many reincarnated experts, roamed freely across the Four Great Domains, and is hailed as the successor of Monarch Chixiao?"
Gu Qingfeng shrugged and smiled. "That's right, it's me."
"You really died and came back to life? And you formed a Daoist partnership with Han Dong, the Heir Apparent of Yaoyue Palace?"
"Of course."
At this moment, Wang Dashan walked over and explained to Gu Qingfeng, "Young Master, this is the Miss Anning I just mentioned to you, my lifesaver."
"Oh, is that so?" A faint smile played on Gu Qingfeng's lips. "So it's the renowned Miss Anning. I've long heard of your great name!"
This little girl was not simple.
Her entourage consisted entirely of Nascent Soul experts, and each one was an old-timer who had cultivated for many years. This was enough to indicate that the girl's background was extraordinary.
Her background wasn't simple, and neither was she as a person.
At such a young age, she had already reached the Nascent Soul cultivation level. Moreover, her innate endowments were all outstanding.
This made Gu Qingfeng sigh somewhat. He sighed that the Current Era was a good era. If it were the Ancient Era, an era of scarce resources and thin spiritual energy, cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage at fifteen or sixteen would not only cause a worldwide sensation but would also be regarded as a heavenly prodigy.
"There's one thing I've always wanted to ask you," Anning said, clearly very curious about Gu Qingfeng. "Are you truly the Monarch's successor?"
Indeed, this was the case. At the very least, Wang Dashan, who had followed Anning for over a year, knew that ever since the Young Lady learned of Young Lord Chiyan's deeds, she had been extremely curious about him. Of course, the most important point was that Young Lord Chiyan claimed to be the successor of Monarch Chixiao. In the Great Northwest Frontier region, almost everyone who knew Anning knew how much Miss Anning idolized Monarch Chixiao. She had even publicly declared that she would definitely wait for the Monarch's reincarnation in this lifetime and become his woman in the future.
Now, she hadn't waited for the Monarch's reincarnation, but she had encountered his successor. Naturally, Anning very much wanted to meet him.
"If not..." Gu Qingfeng began.
"What 'if not'? I'm asking you! Are you the Monarch's successor or not?"
Gu Qingfeng had come here to find Little Turtle and wasn't really interested in idle chatter here, especially not with a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. Although he was someone who enjoyed teasing young ladies, he wasn't about to make a move on a little girl.
"Dashan, I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. Don't forget to cultivate that technique. If you have any questions, come find me. I'm staying at Little Fold Villa in the Star Moon Great Domain."
After sending this voice transmission to Wang Dashan, Gu Qingfeng prepared to leave.
"Hey! Hey! You brat! Why are you running? Tell me if you're really the Monarch's successor or not!"
Seeing Gu Qingfeng leave, Anning was about to urge her white crane to give chase when an elderly man beside her stopped her.
"Young Lady, let it be. You should know there are many frauds in this world who impersonate the Monarch's successors or disciples." The old man's tone was full of helplessness. Indeed, over the years, in her quest to find traces of Monarch Chixiao, the Young Lady had not only caused them no end of trouble but had also been deceived countless times. Whenever she heard any news about the Monarch, the little girl would go investigate, and the number of times she'd been tricked was beyond counting.
"But... but he... he's different, isn't he? Didn't they say he can condense the Chishang Seal Token? And an old incense master stationed in the Four Great Domains, along with many Chixiao people like Ziyang, have all acknowledged his identity. That shouldn't be fake, right?"
"Young Lady, you are still young. There are many things you don't understand. Perhaps there aren't many here in our Great Northwest Frontier, but in the Divine Land, frauds impersonating the Monarch's descendants or successors are countless. These frauds all have their own crooked skills, making it hard to distinguish truth from falsehood. As for the Chishang Seal Token..." The old man shook his head slightly and said unhurriedly, "The Chishang Seal Token is the supreme seal token of the Chixiao Sect, unique to Monarch Chixiao. But how many people have truly seen the Chishang Seal Token? Furthermore, while Ziyang and the others might have been members of the Chixiao Sect in the past, they were only low-ranking Chixiao people. Whether they've even seen the Chishang Seal Token is unknown. How could they possibly verify its authenticity?"
"Moreover, if Young Lord Chiyan were truly the Monarch's successor, Lord Heishui, who presides over our Great Northwest Frontier, would have rushed over immediately. Have you seen Lord Heishui make an appearance all this time? Forget Lord Heishui, even the other Chizi Heads haven't made a move. Because they all know there are far, far too many frauds in this world impersonating the Monarch's successors or disciples. So many that they've become numb to it."
"Not to mention impersonating the Monarch's successors or descendants, even now, in the Southern Sea, there are frauds impersonating Monarch Chixiao himself that even Lord Heishui cannot distinguish as true or false... Even the mighty lords who once followed the Monarch by his side, like the current Southern Sea Great King, cannot tell anymore."
"It shouldn't be fake, though," Anning insisted. "The unbreakable Stone Body, the unbreakable Absolute Power, beheading Heavenly Prides, slaying Immortal Officials, annihilating alliances, scaring off reincarnated experts... It's said his mastery of music is also peerless in the world, even Su Hua Fairy admires him immensely. Most importantly, he turned to ashes and still came back to life. If he isn't the successor of Monarch Chixiao, who else could achieve such things?"
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