Chapter 1745: Unexpected Grandma

Zu An's expression was grim. "How powerful is your Senior Sister?"

Xiao Ying replied, "Even ten of me wouldn't be a match for her."

Zu An and Qiu Honglei's expressions changed. They exchanged a look, both recognizing the other's worry – Wei Su was still at Ruolan Temple. Although his cultivation should be enough for self-preservation, he was infatuated, and with such a powerful Senior Sister, if his vital essence were drained, it would be over.

Zu An's figure flashed, and he sped towards Ruolan Temple. Qiu Honglei lightly touched her toes and swiftly followed.

Xiao Ying looked bewildered. The handsome young master had previously seemed helpless, with no trace of cultivation aura, so how could he be so powerful? And that delicate beauty, her cultivation also seemed extraordinarily high. She hesitated, feeling a bit scared, but when Zu An's handsome face came to mind, she ultimately decided to follow. "Someone so handsome must be a good person; he surely won't trouble me."

Zu An moved like lightning. When he arrived at Ruolan Temple, he just happened to witness Wei Su being assaulted. He was shocked. In his previous life, he had only seen similar scenes in certain adult anime, and he never expected to witness one firsthand today; the visual impact was quite significant.

Wei Su had been struggling desperately, but how could two fists contend against countless appendages? He could only watch as the vine extended deeper and deeper, his entire mouth filled, unable to make a sound to call for help. Just then, he saw Zu An arriving. "Mmph! Mmph! Mmph!" he mumbled indistinctly, begging for help, while tears of humiliation streamed from the corners of his eyes.

Zu An snapped back to reality and unleashed a fiery blade with a flick of his hand.

"Screech!" The Senior Sister shrieked as the thick vine extending into Wei Su's mouth was severed. Startled, all her vines retracted, and she frantically slapped at the lingering flames on the severed vine.

Wei Su felt a sudden lightness. He quickly pulled the remaining half of the object from his mouth. Without the main body as support, the severed vine could no longer hold its form. Soon, a long vine was pulled out and tossed to the ground, writhing as if alive. Wei Su knelt to the side, dry heaving bile and gasping for air, having nearly suffocated.

Zu An couldn't help but glance at the vine on the ground, his expression incredibly strange. "How did Wei Su manage to swallow that...?"

Qiu Honglei, having caught up, also frowned upon seeing the scene and instinctively hid behind Zu An.

The Senior Sister finally extinguished the flames on herself. "You brat, how dare you interfere… Hmm?" She had been about to fly into a rage, but upon seeing Zu An's appearance, she froze. "Could there actually be such a handsome man in this world?" Then, seeing the beautiful woman beside him, she instantly understood. "These must be the two Xiao Ying mentioned." Her anger immediately vanished. "Greetings, young master. So these are your friends. It's all a misunderstanding." She feigned the bashful demeanor of a lady, but her appearance made everyone's stomachs churn.

"Damn you!" Wei Su cursed, immediately drawing a tiger claw saber and slashing at her. Having been caught off guard and subjected to such humiliation earlier, his heart was boiling with rage. A faint earthen-yellow light appeared on the tiger claw saber, and the whistling sound it made as it cut through the air was piercing, indicating his considerable skill in blade techniques.

Zu An secretly nodded. It seemed Wei Su was an earth-element cultivator, and both his attack force and angles were commendable. No wonder he had thrived so much over the years.

The Senior Sister had originally thought of letting him go out of respect for the handsome young master, but this "ugly wretch" showed no self-awareness. She swung several vines towards him. With a flash of the saber, the vines were instantly severed. However, her expression remained unchanged. She didn't have much else, but she had an endless supply of vines. When he saw that cutting down a few only resulted in dozens more appearing, Wei Su kept slashing but found it had little effect. The sight of countless attacks reminded him of his recent ordeal, making him somewhat apprehensive and worried about a repeat. He retreated, creating a safe distance.

Seeing that they had made a move, the Senior Sister dropped her pretense. "I wanted to be gentle, but since you insist, let's play rough." Immediately, countless vines reached out towards Zu An and Qiu Honglei. With such a handsome man and beautiful woman, who would care about that ugly wretch?

Qiu Honglei's expression turned cold. Just as she was about to act, Zu An had already moved. A sharp saber aura severed all the vines, simultaneously erupting into brilliant flames. Both its power and scale far surpassed his previous strike.

"Ah!" With a shrill shriek, the Senior Sister flailed all her tentacles, trying to extinguish the flames. But no matter how she tried, the flames clung to her like a festering wound, rapidly burning towards her main body.

Wei Su's eyes widened. He had never imagined such power in Zu An's blade. "Boss is truly the Boss!"

The Senior Sister was utterly panicked. Gritting her teeth, she severed all her burning tentacles and then retreated directly into the ground. At this moment, Qiu Honglei took out a palace lantern and shone it directly on her, instantly freezing her in place. Zu An waved his hand casually, and a sword aura instantly cut off her life force. This creature was so hideous, and clearly a habitual offender when it came to draining vital essence; she couldn't be allowed to live.

The Senior Sister let out a final, piercing shriek: "Grandma won't let you get away with this..." With that, she completely breathed her last.

Zu An felt his experience bar increase slightly, but he didn't pay it much mind. Instead, he looked towards Xiao Ying, who had followed them. "Grandma?"

Xiao Ying, having rushed all the way, had just witnessed the Senior Sister being effortlessly killed, leaving her trembling. Fortunately, their handsome appearance somewhat calmed her. "Grandma is our master. When she came nearby, she saw that Senior Sister was of the same kin, so she enlightened her, allowing Senior Sister to transform into human form."

"Grandma is also a tree spirit?" Wei Su was aghast. If the tree spirit apprentice was so disgusting, what kind of monstrosity would the master be? He recalled the plot of "A Chinese Ghost Story," where Grandma was also an ugly and disgusting tree spirit, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Just then, a cold voice rang out from a distance: "Who dares to kill my disciple!" Immediately afterward, a terrifying aura sped towards them.

Xiao Ying's face changed drastically. "Senior Sister was enlightened by Grandma and had her mark on her. Grandma knew the moment she died. No, she's coming, quick, run!" After saying that, she didn't dare stay and scurried away, clearly afraid of being implicated.

Zu An didn't stop her. She was a kind-hearted ghost, so there was no need to trouble her. If he wanted information, he could just ask the Grandma when she arrived; she would surely know more. Feeling the aura drawing closer, Zu An smiled and looked at Wei Su. "Your turn or mine this time?"

"Of course, it's your turn, Boss." Wei Su had already hidden himself in a corner. "Are you kidding? That tree spirit just now was disgusting enough. Now an even older one is coming. Judging by Xiao Ying's reaction, this Grandma must be fierce and evil." If he went through that again, he might lose interest in women forever. At this point, his earlier enthusiasm for a date with a ghost was gone; he just wanted to be as far away from these creatures as possible.

Zu An didn't mind. He sat calmly in the center of the room, awaiting her arrival. Qiu Honglei stood beside him, ready to assist him in battle at any moment.

Soon, a violent gust of wind swept through, making all the trees near the temple rustle and sway, as if something enormous was crawling over them. The commotion was many times more powerful than anything the Senior Sister had caused. Soon, all the sounds and shadows converged into a single figure that appeared at the entrance.

Upon seeing her appearance, Zu An, who had been composed, froze. Qiu Honglei was also somewhat dazed, and Wei Su, hiding in the distance, nearly popped his eyes out. It was a woman, dressed in an expensive long gown, with wavy long hair, snow-white skin and crimson lips. Her figure was graceful and captivating, her complexion flawless and delicate. She was a complete and utter beauty. Her entire being exuded a unique sense of alluring beauty and nobility.

The woman lowered her head and glanced at the Senior Sister's remains, her expression icy. "Did you kill my disciple?"

Wei Su's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "This impossibly beautiful woman... is Grandma?" "If I had known this, I should have gone for it this time!" He immediately started questioning his life. "Why does the Boss always encounter beautiful women, while I only get disgusting creatures on my one try?"

Meanwhile, in the only inn of a certain small town on the other side of the world, everyone gazed towards a single spot where a woman in a white dress sat, ethereal and otherworldly, like an immortal. In a small place like theirs, they had never seen such a beautiful immortal before. Feeling the surrounding gazes, Yan Xuehen subtly frowned. She had originally thought that inns were well-informed and had come here to inquire about Zu An's whereabouts, but given the current situation, it seemed she wouldn't be able to find out anything.