Chapter 1288: True White

She raised her hand and made a gesture, but the Sky Thunder Stone remained in place, unmoving.

A protective light barrier, formed by flickering runes, tightly encased the Sky Thunder Stone.

“It’s actually a Decree Seal personally set by that old geezer!”

“Could it be that this Sky Thunder Stone truly has a significant origin?”

Of the entire treasury, only the Sky Thunder Stone had a seal placed upon it. This showed its special nature. This successfully caught her attention.

Upon closer inspection of the Decree Seal's inscription, the four characters “Do Not Open” were clearly written.

“You tell me not to open it, so I’ll open it!”

Venerable Verity snorted lightly, her index finger touching the runic barrier. As Venerable Verity's power poured forth, the barrier, after resisting for a moment, finally cracked. A slight smile touched Venerable Verity’s lips.

To her surprise, as the barrier cracked open, a surge of rampant lightning, suppressed within the Sky Thunder Stone, instantly burst forth along the fissures. It was patches of blood-red lightning, identical to the boundless blood tribulation Jiang Fan had endured that day!

The blood lightning erupted too quickly! Venerable Verity only managed to retract her hand before the blood lightning swept over her entire body. A searing burning sensation instantly spread throughout her body. Fortunately, her physique was at the Venerable level. The blood-red lightning caused no harm, only scorching her goose-yellow dress.

Venerable Verity was slightly astonished: “Blood lightning? How is this the same lightning that little rascal Jiang Fan faced during his tribulation?”

She took off her scorched dress, then took out a new one to put on. Mentioning Jiang Fan made her already displeased mood even worse.

“Where on earth is that scoundrel hiding? Did he use up my life-saving lotus? I can’t sense it at all anymore! He’d better hide from me forever…”

She was muttering to herself. Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation appeared diagonally behind her. Venerable Verity froze slightly. Turning her head, she saw a pale, beardless middle-aged man materialize out of thin air in the treasury. He was looking around with a surprised expression. As his gaze shifted, it met Venerable Verity’s eyes. Their eyes met. Both froze!

One hadn't expected to teleport to this location. The other hadn't expected someone to suddenly appear in the secret chamber.

The one who teleported was none other than Jiang Fan! He had been practicing spatial teleportation, a random teleportation without a specific target. He hadn't expected it to teleport him into a dazzling treasury! Even more unexpected, there was someone in the secret chamber!

And upon seeing the other person's face clearly, Jiang Fan was greatly astonished: “Venerable…”

Isn't this Venerable Verity? For a moment, he wondered if he had hit a wall during spatial teleportation and fainted, now being in a dream! Because it was too bizarre! He was in Hunyuan Province, in Wenhái Academy, in a forbidden secret chamber, and he ran into Venerable Verity? Other than dreaming, he couldn't imagine anything more preposterous than this.

Venerable Verity raised an eyebrow: “You know me?” The way he uttered the first syllable of her name clearly indicated he knew she was Venerable Verity. But that shouldn’t be possible. She had left Hunyuan Province many years ago, and her appearance had long since changed drastically; no one in this province should remember her. As for the person before her, he was also a complete stranger; she was certain she had never seen him before.

Jiang Fan's heart skipped a beat as he realized he had blurted it out. A thought flashed through his mind. His gaze dropped, and he only then noticed Venerable Verity standing stark naked. Her prominent chest was completely exposed before him. He paused, then blurted out: “True… truly white!”

Venerable Verity looked down and only then realized she was in the middle of changing clothes! She immediately let out an ear-splitting scream: “Ah!!! Pervert!!!”

Jiang Fan quickly averted his gaze, his face slightly flushed, and coughed dryly: “How was I supposed to know you were changing?” In his mind, he silently added a sentence. *We’ve already slept together, what’s the big deal about a glance?*

Hearing Venerable Verity rustling as she put on her clothes, he didn't dare to stay any longer. Having trespassed into Wenhái Academy’s forbidden treasury, he wouldn't be able to explain himself. Moreover, given Venerable Verity's petty nature, how could she let him off the hook after he had seen her exposed? He immediately activated spatial teleportation.

However, just as he was about to leave, an icy voice pierced his ears. “Trying to leave? Leave your life!”

Venerable Verity, disregarding her disheveled clothes, flicked her finger, scattering the spatial energy Jiang Fan had gathered. Then, without a word, she extended her five fingers through the air, aiming for his neck. She said coldly: “You think you’re worthy of seeing my body? Do you think you’re that little rascal?”

Jiang Fan was startled; was this woman really so decisively ruthless? She intended to silence him without hesitation! It seemed that although she had always threatened Jiang Fan with death, she had actually always shown him leniency.

“Die!” Venerable Verity clenched her five fingers, about to snap Jiang Fan’s neck.

But suddenly! An invisible wave of fluctuation rippled out, sweeping over her body. Her body immediately became uncontrollable; not only did she release Jiang Fan, but she also quickly ran to stand in front of him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and threw herself into his embrace. Burying her head in his chest, she rubbed against him affectionately.

Even Venerable Pity Mirror, who was experiencing the Four Declines of Heaven and Man, could barely resist the Sage's Inscription. Venerable Verity, whose decline hadn't even begun, how could she resist? She succumbed on the spot!

Jiang Fan helplessly reached out and covered his ears, because he knew what would happen next.

Soon, the effect of the Sage's Inscription dissipated, and Venerable Verity regained control of her movements. She once again let out an ear-splitting scream: “Ah!!! What did you do to me? You shameless pervert…”

Just as the insult left her lips, her gaze suddenly softened, filled with love. Her jade-like arms re-hooked around Jiang Fan's neck, pressing tightly against him, and she murmured sweetly: “I like you so much.” Smack! After speaking, she gave him a strong kiss on the cheek.

At this moment, the effect of the Sage's Inscription faded again. Venerable Verity regained her senses, pushed Jiang Fan away in terror, and stumbled backward repeatedly. She looked at Jiang Fan in disbelief, frantically saying: “You… what is wrong with you?”

Jiang Fan rubbed his ears, which were still throbbing from the shock, and hissed: “You cultivate the sonic domain, don’t you? You almost made me deaf!” He rubbed his ears, grumbling: “I’m leaving, don’t chase me anymore. Otherwise, you’ll throw yourself into my arms again.” With that, he activated spatial teleportation again.

“Don’t go…” Venerable Verity reached out to stop him, but then thought of his strangeness and retracted her hand. In that moment of hesitation, Jiang Fan successfully teleported away.

Venerable Verity was both ashamed and angry: “Bastard! I swear I’ll kill you!” She rushed out of the secret chamber, searching for Jiang Fan everywhere.

However, just as she emerged, a deep, resonant voice drifted from the sky. “Verity, you’ve finally returned.”

Venerable Verity’s delicate body trembled; she looked up at the sky, her crystal-clear eyes filled with indifference: “So you’re still alive. How disappointing.”

Grand Venerable Star Abyss fell silent. These weren't words spoken in anger. Everything Venerable Verity said was the truth. She was genuinely disappointed that Grand Venerable Star Abyss had not died.

“The Ancient Giants are coming soon, and Grand Province Taicang will struggle to protect you. From now on, stay at the academy.”

Venerable Verity replied mercilessly: “No need. Just protect your own family. Just consider me dead outside. Farewell.” She flickered, intending to leave, but found her body restrained, unable to move.

From the sky, a long sigh echoed: “What you know about the events of that year may not be the truth. One day I will tell you.”

The next moment, Venerable Verity was swept into a secluded, solitary courtyard. It was surrounded by Decree Seals, and no matter how she tried to break free, she couldn't.

“Let me go! I don’t want your protection! I still need to kill that pervert!”

Inside the main hall, the pervert, feeling guilty, hurried back.