Chapter 20: Thank You for the Birthday Gift, My Friend

Let us turn the clock back to a slightly earlier moment.

Qin Ziyuan was riding through the city on the birthday gift his father had given him, a White Jade Horse at the peak of the Saint King Realm.

He looked incomparably spirited and pleased with himself.

But just then, a figure hurried over to Qin Ziyuan’s side and said with a fawning expression, “Young Lord, over there, someone actually had the audacity to say they wanted your White Jade Horse!”

The one speaking was Qin Ziyuan’s confidant, so Qin Ziyuan naturally did not doubt him.

As the son of Chengtian City’s City Lord, Qin Ziyuan had long been accustomed to acting tyrannically and arrogantly within Chengtian City. Even the disciples of powerful factions did not dare offend him in the slightest.

And now, he had actually heard from his confidant that someone had brazenly declared they wanted his White Jade Horse.

That was naturally something he could not tolerate, which was why he had ridden over to confront them.

Looking up at Qin Ziyuan before him, Lu Xunxian frowned slightly.

“And who might you be?”

“I am Qin Ziyuan.”

Qin Ziyuan lifted his chin, his face full of arrogance.

Once one entered Chengtian City, there was no one who dared claim not to know him.

But Lu Xunxian merely shook his head.

“I do not know you. Besides, I do not like looking up at people, so you had better lie down for me instead.”

The moment those words fell, a monstrous pressure descended from the heavens and directly crushed both Qin Ziyuan and the White Jade Horse to the ground.

Naturally, Lu Xunxian did not let the attendants by Qin Ziyuan’s side off either. They too were forced to lie obediently on the ground beside him.

The commotion here had already drawn the attention of many passersby. But when they saw that the one being suppressed was actually the City Lord’s son, their expressions changed drastically, and they all fled the scene.

Given how fiercely protective the City Lord was of his son, if he found out they had witnessed the Young City Lord making a fool of himself, he would probably wipe them out along with everyone else.

And Qin Ziyuan, who had been arrogant and overbearing just moments before, was instantly enraged.

This was the first time in his entire life that he had ever suffered such humiliation.

“Boy, you do not know who I am?”

“Do I need to know who your mother is?”

Lu Xunxian frowned slightly before continuing, “No matter what, you offended me today. So this White Jade Horse shall serve as compensation to me.”

“As for the rest of you, remain suppressed here for half a day.”

With that, Lu Xunxian looked toward the White Jade Horse.

At that moment, the White Jade Horse was terrified beyond measure.

Qin Ziyuan’s cultivation was too low for him to sense it, but the White Jade Horse could clearly feel that Lu Xunxian was far stronger than Qin Guyue, the City Lord of Chengtian City, who had once beaten it into submission.

If it could be subdued by Chengtian City’s City Lord, then it could naturally be subdued by Lu Xunxian as well.

“Senior, although I would very much like to submit to you, Qin Guyue left a restriction in my soul. The moment I dare betray him, he will kill me instantly.”

The White Jade Horse was wary of Qin Ziyuan beside it, so it sent Lu Xunxian a voice transmission through divine sense.

“That is only a small matter.”

Lu Xunxian’s expression remained calm. With a casual wave of his hand, he erased the restriction Qin Guyue had left within the White Jade Horse’s soul.

That godlike display left the White Jade Horse dumbstruck on the spot.

Qin Guyue was a genuine peak Saint Emperor expert. If Lu Xunxian could erase Qin Guyue’s restriction so casually, then just how powerful was this new master of its?

But before it could think further, Lu Xunxian said, “Now, take us to Myriad Treasures Pavilion.”

The White Jade Horse did not dare be negligent in the slightest. From the current situation, it was obvious that its new master was far stronger than Qin Guyue.

If it refused to obey, it would most likely end up just like Qin Ziyuan.

Besides, it could no longer stand Qin Ziyuan. Staying by his side was no different from being abused.

Now that it had such an opportunity before it, it naturally would not let it slip away.

Very soon, the White Jade Horse came before Lu Xunxian’s group and respectfully bent its legs.

Lu Xunxian looked at Lu Qingyun and said softly, “Daughter, this is the birthday gift Father prepared for you. Climb on.”

When Lu Qingyun saw the White Jade Horse before her, her eyes lit up. She turned around and threw her arms around Lu Xunxian, giving him another kiss.

“Hooray! Father, you are the best!”

Only then did Lu Qingyun run over to the White Jade Horse.

From the exchange between father and daughter, the White Jade Horse had already understood that from now on, its master would likely be Lu Qingyun before it.

“Master, please.”

The White Jade Horse spoke respectfully. Lu Qingyun gave a light hop and landed steadily on its back.

That sight made Lu Xiaoyao somewhat envious and jealous, but then he remembered that he was the elder brother, and on top of that, Father had said he would prepare a birthday gift for him as well. Only then did he manage to suppress his jealousy.

On the ground, Qin Ziyuan glared so fiercely that his eyes nearly split as he watched Lu Qingyun mount the White Jade Horse.

“No! Get down! That is mine! That is my White Jade Horse!”

“White Jade Horse, I am your master! How can you betray me?!”

Lu Xunxian shot Qin Ziyuan a cold glance. That chilling look immediately silenced him, and he no longer dared say another word.

He could tell that if he went on speaking, he might truly die on the spot.

“Just wait. News of this should reach Father very soon. When that happens, I will make sure they die without a burial place!”

Qin Ziyuan thought viciously to himself, then watched as Lu Xunxian’s group disappeared from view with the White Jade Horse that had once belonged to him.

On the way to Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Lu Qingyun, seated atop the White Jade Horse, said somewhat apologetically, “Father, did Qingyun cause trouble for you?”

Lu Xunxian was taken aback for a moment, then laughed softly and gently patted Lu Qingyun on the head.

“So long as Qingyun and Xiaoyao want something, Father can pluck even the stars from the sky for you.”

“And besides, this does not count as trouble at all.”

Only then did Lu Qingyun let out a sigh of relief. At the side, Lu Xiaoyao also felt warmth spread through his heart as he listened.

As one of the Three Great Merchant Guilds of Tiansheng Continent, the grandeur of Myriad Treasures Pavilion needed no further description. And since this was its headquarters, it was all the more magnificent.

When they arrived before the great gates of Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Lu Xunxian’s expression turned somewhat complicated.

His last visit to Myriad Treasures Pavilion still felt vividly fresh in his mind.

He remembered that he had come there that time in order to complete the two little ones’ Immortal-Grade Spiritual Roots, and he had even stirred up quite a bit of trouble.

Hopefully, nothing troublesome would happen this time.

What had just happened did not count.

After having both Wangcai and the White Jade Horse assume human form, Lu Xunxian brought them all into Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

For some unknown reason, the Pavilion Master of Myriad Treasures Pavilion had set a rule that all guests entering Myriad Treasures Pavilion had to do so in human form.

If they entered in the form of demon beasts, they would be thrown out.

It was said that when this rule first came out, it had provoked the fury of countless great experts of the demon race, and several demon Saint Emperors had even launched a direct attack on Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

In the end, it was said that the Pavilion Master of Myriad Treasures Pavilion personally took action and, together with several guest elders of Myriad Treasures Pavilion, fought until the demon race was forced to accept the rule.

The instant Lu Xunxian and the others entered, a Core Condensation Envoy of Myriad Treasures Pavilion hurried over with a smile plastered across his face.

“Esteemed guest, how may I help you?”

“Oh? You do not recognize me anymore?”

Lu Xunxian wore that same warm smile, but the words he spoke made the Core Condensation Envoy freeze stiff on the spot.

Only after quite a long while did he finally recover, and then he cried out in utter shock, “Pavilion Master, this is bad! That man has come again!”