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Chapter 846: Chapter 21: Emperor Longchang Appears! Spiritual Treasure Thousand Autumn Enters the Stage (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_5

“Sixteenth Brother…”

He stopped midway through his sentence when he noticed another person in the Warm Pavilion, hurried forward to pay his respects, and greeted her, “Twenty-Seventh Sister, you’re here too?”

“Yo, isn’t this Yunhong~ We haven’t seen each other for many years, have we~” Lady Bilian teased with a smile, “How about it, have you found a wife yet? When can you bring your child for me to meet?”

The expression on Shangguan Yunhong’s face instantly stiffened. Sister, could you not bring up the most mortifying subject?

“It’s still the same old story; the one he fancies doesn’t agree, and the one who fancies him, he doesn’t like. It’s just a stalemate. Uncle Thirty-Six and Auntie are nearly worried to death~” Shangguan Yunque sighed, casually helping Shangguan Yunhong out of a tight spot before gesturing to him, “Sit down.”

Shangguan Yunhong then sat down with a stiff face, and purposely sat at the end of the table farthest from Lady Bilian.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shangguan Yunhong finally brought up his purpose for visiting: “You must have heard about what happened at the White Cloud Tower a few days ago, Sixteenth Brother? I really can’t swallow this indignity.”

His face flushed with anger he couldn’t hold back when he mentioned it.

He hadn’t even gotten the chance to start fighting properly when he was thrown off the stage in front of so many people. It was truly humiliating.

“Giggle~ Liyao is really formidable~” Hearing him speak, Lady Bilian glanced at Shangguan Yunhong, her eyes brimming with disdain, “You actually dared underestimate her, losing that miserably was well deserved.”

Shangguan Yunhong retorted with dissatisfaction, “Twenty-Seventh Sister, whose side are you on? I am your brother!”

“Whose side am I on? Of course, I’m on Wang Liyao’s side,” Lady Bilian replied straightforwardly, rolling her eyes at him and poking his forehead with her finger, “With your impulsive, thoughtless temperament, do you expect me to take your side? If you had half the ability Liyao has, I would be on your side, but do you?”

Shangguan Yunhong reflexively shrank his neck from her jab, but quickly remembered that he was no longer the little brat he used to be. He had already become a Level Three warrior of the Heavenly Human Realm. In terms of cultivation base, he was even one level higher than Twenty-Seventh Sister—why should he still let her talk down to him?

He was filled with grievance and dared not lash out at her, so he turned to Shangguan Yunque, trying to pull in outside support, “Sixteenth Brother, you have to intervene. I am still a member of the clan after all. How can she be elbowing me out like this?”

However, Shangguan Yunque did not speak up for him. Instead, he picked up his tea cup and took a sip, saying indifferently, “You acted impulsively on your own, rashly rushing forth without assessing the opponent’s strength first. Who can you blame when you lose?”

For a warrior, understanding the situation and adapting accordingly is essential. Otherwise, such carelessness could cost you your life on the battlefield.

“But, but I just can’t let go of this anger!” Shangguan Yunhong argued, “I was counting on Chen Muying and Wang Annan to perform well and fight for the honor of our Shangjing Sky Prides, but who knew they would all turn out to be so useless? It’s infuriating!”

“Do you want me to step in and regain face for you?” Shangguan Yunque looked at him.

Shangguan Yunhong felt somewhat guilty, but remembering the humiliation he suffered, he braced himself and said, “She herself declared, ‘No refusal to anyone under 150.’ You are just in your one hundred tens, perfectly eligible, and naturally can join the battle.”

“Historically, the Challenger of Heaven has always been fought by the ‘ten outstanding youths’ of the time. This serves not only to give young people under a hundred years of age a chance to showcase themselves, but also because only by doing so can we demonstrate the profound heritage of Shangjing and ensure the opponent loses convincingly,” Shangguan Yunque took another sip of tea, stating calmly, “Liyao is merely sixty-nine years old, nearly fifty years younger than me. If I were to battle her, regardless of the outcome, Shangjing would lose face.”

“This…”

Shangguan Yunhong was at a loss for words.

He knew in his heart that Sixteenth Brother was right. For a cultivator over a hundred years old to step into the fray would already seem like a disadvantage, suggesting that Shangjing lacked depth. Let alone the fact that Sixteenth Brother was a Great Heavenly Proud.

If he were to fight and win, others wouldn’t think it was because Sixteenth Brother was strong; they would see it as bullying the young, a hollow victory. If he lost, the disgrace would be monumental.

“I think there’s still room for discussion on this matter,” Lady Bilian said earnestly, her flirting eyes suggesting a deeper meaning, “Her challenge is against the entire younger generation of strong cultivators in Shangjing. If she truly sweeps through her peers, Shangjing’s loss of face would be even greater. Besides, as they say, no fight, no acquaintance; this is also a good opportunity to connect with a Great Heavenly Proud. Weren’t Gong Yang Ce and Kang Commandery Prince brought together in this very way?”

“You’re not wrong. However, if a move needs to be made, it should be Wu Zhixing, not me,” Shangguan Yunque replied steadily, befitting his status as a Great Heavenly Proud with his own logic and principles, not easily swayed.

Nevertheless, since it was his own sister speaking, he didn’t flatly reject her but left some room for consideration.

Lady Bilian didn’t get discouraged, only saying, “In this Challenger of Heaven, there must be a battle between the Little Commandery Prince Zhixing and Wang Liyao. If the Little Commandery Prince also fails, it would be up to you, Brother, to cover for us.”

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yunque paused, then suddenly set down his teacup and looked skeptically at his sister, “Sister, tell me truthfully, your eagerness to push me into battle, is there another reason behind it?”

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