Chapter 151: Round Head?

The Black Fallen Scabbard conveyed emotions to Xu Xiaoshou for the first time.

A sense of absolute refusal to yield, coupled with a hint of grievance...

Xu Xiaoshou was overjoyed. Could it communicate now?

This was good news!

As long as you can communicate with me, won't recognizing me as your master be just around the corner?

He patted the scabbard, comforting it, “Don't worry, as long as you stay with me, I guarantee you'll become famous across the continent.”

The Black Fallen Scabbard didn't respond.

Xu Xiaoshou frowned. Was that the wrong approach? Did it not like that kind of talk?

“Don't look at Little Cangkou as weak right now,” he persuaded, “it might become a world-renowned sword in the future, so you don't have to feel wronged.”

The Black Fallen Scabbard remained motionless.

Xu Xiaoshou lost his patience and blurted out, “Life is like that, you know. Since you can't refuse, you might as well enjoy it!”

“Anyway, you can't run away. So prideful? Listen if you want, or don't, I don't care!” He chuckled dismissively and flew forward, but his Perception carefully observed.

The Black Fallen Scabbard stirred. Rage flared within it, so much so that Cangkou inside nearly bolted out in fright.

Xu Xiaoshou immediately held the black sword down.

Are you kidding me? If it was forced out at the very beginning, how could he make this scabbard submit later?

It wouldn't break if it stayed inside, so how could it come out? After things were settled, he even planned to use this scabbard to develop a powerful move!

“Don't make a fuss now,” Xu Xiaoshou asked, “follow me and you'll benefit. At the very least, I'll help you find your former master... Are you resentful because you were abandoned?”

The Black Fallen Scabbard conveyed a feeling of joy.

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes lit up. So that's what it wants?

“Were you really abandoned?”

An emotion of anger appeared.

Xu Xiaoshou was amused. So the breakthrough point was indeed its previous master; that was fantastic.

“Alright then, for now, you can follow me. I'll do my best to help you find your former master, but whether it still wants you, I wouldn't know.”

“After all, you were thrown into this desolate place.”

Xu Xiaoshou's tone was calm. With a breakthrough point, he didn't believe he couldn't win over this scabbard.

This thing looked very powerful and was worth putting in more effort for.

The Black Fallen Scabbard seemed to hesitate.

Xu Xiaoshou pressed harder: “I don't know how long you've been in here, but if you don't come with me and I leave in two days, you'll just have to continue being lonely for the rest of your life.”

“Forget about your old master; you might not even get a new one!”

The scabbard trembled. At that instant, Xu Xiaoshou felt a connection forming with it, much like the one he had with Cangkou.

Of course, the intimacy couldn't compare.

“Success!”

Xu Xiaoshou was overjoyed.

This scabbard likely had a significant origin; otherwise, it wouldn't have such a proud temperament. He had probably stumbled upon a treasure.

As long as it didn't run off, once they left the Heavenly Mystery Gate, he could blame it on Luo Leilei; who would know the scabbard was in his hands?

“Yohoho, yohohoho!” Xu Xiaoshou cackled oddly. He kept laughing, and his laughter became like Binks' Sake.

He was overly joyful.

A dark shadow flew past below him. After Xu Xiaoshou had flown for a while, he belatedly came to a stop.

He slowly turned around, and the figure behind him did the same. Both had looks of astonishment on their faces.

“Xu Xiaoshou?” Yuan Tou's face broke into a smile.

“Roundhead?” Xu Xiaoshou's lips slowly curled into a grin.

What a small world!

Both exclaimed simultaneously.

A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Yuan Tou's eyes. He had searched high and low for this; this kid wouldn't escape today!

Wait!

Why could he fly?

“You broke through to Xiantian?” The ruthlessness in his eyes was replaced by surprise, and Yuan Tou froze.

Just one day ago, at the entrance of the Heavenly Mystery Gate formation, he had personally seen this kid break through from the Ninth Level of Spirit Refining to the Tenth Level...

He hadn't seen him for only a day; how could he be Xiantian already?!

This cultivation speed... Even if this was inside the Heavenly Mystery Gate, it couldn't be this exaggerated!

Yuan Tou felt his worldview collapsing. Was this the legendary 'a day without seeing someone feels like three years'?

“Suspicion received, Passive Point +1.”

Xu Xiaoshou nodded generously, “That's right, I'm already Xiantian.”

Yuan Tou sneered, “Xu Xiaoshou, don't think that just because you used some small trick to fly, you can fool everyone. Today, you are bound to get lost in this Heavenly Mystery Gate!”

“Suspicion received, Passive Point +1.”

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned by this guy's intelligence. “Look at my aura; if it's not Xiantian, what is it?”

“A mere trick! Do you think I can't tell?” Yuan Tou's heavy spear vibrated, and he stood in the void.

“Suspicion received, Passive Point +1.”

Xu Xiaoshou: “...”

“So, you're the one Zhang Xinxiong sent, right?!” He couldn't be bothered to argue with this guy any longer and went straight to the point.

“That's right!” Yuan Tou's mouth twitched into a smirk. “Your path ends here. In your next life, remember not to touch women you shouldn't!”

“Woman?” Xu Xiaoshou was astonished. Wasn't it Wen Chong?

This...

He staggered slightly. This information was a bit much!

So, Wen Chong was actually...

No, wait!

That doesn't feel right!

Xu Xiaoshou was incredulous, then sincerely asked, “Before I die, could you please let me know who this 'woman' is?”

“Heh, pretending to be ignorant when you clearly know?” Yuan Tou's tone was grim.

“No, I really don't know,” Xu Xiaoshou said urgently. “If you really can't say, just tell me their real gender.”

Yuan Tou: “...”

Are you crazy? I already said it was a woman!

“Rao Yinyin.” He couldn't hold back.

“Rao Yinyin?” Xu Xiaoshou was astonished. It was actually that whiny person?

He remembered his only real interaction with this woman was during the inner courtyard selection, and that was under Lan Xinzi's guidance...

Hmm, Lan Xinzi?

Lan, Zhang, Rao?

“A crime of passion?” Xu Xiaoshou rubbed his forehead; he was having trouble making sense of the situation.

He had thought the whole thing started with just Wen Chong, but he never expected that things had subtly taken a different turn.

“So, you really intend to kill me?” Xu Xiaoshou abandoned the process and chose to face the result directly.

Yuan Tou shook his head, “The Heavenly Mystery Gate is only open for three days. If you don't get out in time, you'll only get lost in this small realm.”

He stared intently at Xu Xiaoshou, “I never killed anyone; you just got lost.”

“Heh heh!”

Xu Xiaoshou sneered. Lost, lost... did he think this was Identity V?

“Self-deception!”

He spoke lightly, “I, Xu Xiaoshou, never needlessly kill the innocent. If this matter has nothing to do with you, I advise you not to interfere.”

“I'll give you one chance: leave immediately, and I'll pretend I never saw you.” Xu Xiaoshou looked at Yuan Tou and slowly extended a finger.

A cracking sound suddenly came from Yuan Tou's body as he donned a suit of black armor, looking extremely imposing.

“Give me a chance?” He tilted his head and sneered, “Are you kidding me?!”

His Dark Underworld Hegemon Spear pointed diagonally at the sky, and his cold, biting tone seemed to seep from the Nine Nether Cold Prison, reverberating beneath the firmament.

“Profound Gravity Domain!”

With a shout, the surrounding gravity intensified by more than ten times, the spiritual energy in the world plummeted, and the ground instantly collapsed by several zhang.

Xu Xiaoshou's shoulders sank abruptly, as if bearing a heavy mountain, and he plunged straight to the ground, embedded deeply into it.

“Gravity manipulation?”

He gritted his teeth and quickly straightened his back, his bones crackling throughout his body.

A Grandmaster's body was not to be trifled with!

His gaze turned cold. Xu Xiaoshou gripped Cangkou within the Black Fallen Scabbard, and a chilling sword intent emanated.

His killing of Chao Shu was truly unavoidable.

Even knowing Yuan Tou was sent by Zhang Xinxiong, he had sincerely tried to persuade him.

That last sentence, rather than being a chance for Yuan Tou, was more like a final plea to himself.

For those destined to die, no more words were needed!

“Let's fight!”