Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Chapter 148 My brother is injured?!

Unfortunately, Li Ning's attention was not on him.

"Greetings, Immortal Venerable."

"Uncle Master!"

The five sect leaders rose and bowed to Han Luo, who had suddenly appeared. Fan Qingyan strode forward, looking at Han Luo, who had regained her original appearance, with mixed feelings of joy and worry.

The good news was that her uncle was alright, but the bad news was that Han Luo was holding someone who was still unconscious.

"Uncle-Master, what's wrong with Junior Brother?"

Han Luo had already cleaned away the bloodstains on Jing Shu's body with a cleansing spell, making it impossible to tell where he had been injured. However, Jing Shu's face was completely pale, just like... back then...

Fan Qingyan suppressed his doubts and roughly guessed the purpose of his martial uncle bringing his junior brother here.

Before Han Luo could speak, Fan Qingyan took the initiative to ask Su Manyi, "Sect Leader Su, Junior Brother Jing is injured. Could we borrow your sect's spiritual spring?"

Han Luo then used her spiritual power to take out a storage ring from her storage bag. "This is the reward."

Knowing Hanluo Immortal Venerable's temperament, Su Manyi did not refuse, accepted the storage ring, and gestured to Hanluo, "Please come with me."

Fan Qingyan originally wanted to go with them, but when Han Luo gave him a look, Fan Qingyan stopped in his tracks.

Well, with my uncle here, my junior brother should be alright.

After Su Manyi led Han Luo away, Lu Jing looked at his disciple and Ji Chen.

"You two, get up here! I have something to ask you!"

Lu Yunqi and the others appeared at the same time as Immortal Venerable Hanluo, so they must have been brought here by Immortal Venerable Hanluo. Presumably, they also know something.

Ji Chen put away his fan and flew up with Lu Yunqi.

There was a special barrier around the area where the sect leaders were located, so the disciples inside could not see what was happening inside the sect leaders' quarters. Therefore, after Ji Chen and the other person went up there, the competition continued.

In the Cloud Burial Sect's group, Gu Meng was startled when she saw Shi Chuan suddenly appear beside her, and then excitedly said...

"Senior Brother! You're back! Where are Master and Senior Brother?"

There were many people around, so Gu Meng didn't ask too many questions. Jing You also came over and asked, "Was it all alright? Where's my brother?"

Shi Chuan rubbed Gu Meng's head and casually set up a soundproof barrier around the three of them. "Shizun is alright now."

Then, Shi Chuan placed his hand on Jing You's shoulder and patted him. "Junior brother... had a bit of an accident and is still unconscious. But don't worry, with Master here, junior brother will be fine."

"My brother is injured?!" Jingyou exclaimed anxiously. "I need to go see him!"

"I also need to go!"

Before they could leave the group, Shi Chuan pulled them back, saying, "Neither of you should go. Master has already taken Junior Brother to the Spirit Spring of the Lingxi Sect to heal. The Spirit Spring is the Lingxi Sect's sacred healing ground. Without the Lingxi Sect Master's approval, you can't go in."

"Also, you need to participate in the competition."

Shi Chuan didn't go with Han Luo because he was worried about the two of them. He came here to reassure them and let them focus on the competition without worrying about them.

Jingyou stopped in his tracks. He had heard of the spiritual spring of the Lingxi Sect, and besides, there was also Immortal Venerable Hanluo. He thought, "I'll be alright..."

"Okay... I'll compete seriously until my brother recovers." Jing You calmed down and looked up at the positions of the six sect leaders on the high platform.

He'll be able to resolve these issues soon.

Gu Meng lowered her head and mumbled an "Mmm," "I know... Xiao You and I will compete well and bring glory to our master."

Seeing Shi Chuan's puzzled expression, Gu Meng suddenly remembered something, and her expression relaxed.

"Senior Brother, you don't know yet, do you? Before Master left, he told Senior Brother Sect Master that he would include Xiao You in Hanfeng's records. So, Xiao You can be considered our junior brother."

Shi Chuan looked at Jing You again, took out a lot of good things and stuffed them into Jing You's arms.

"It was too rushed, and I couldn't prepare anything. Keep these for now, and after the competition, your senior brother will prepare a proper gift for you."

To avoid dropping anything, Jingyou had no choice but to carry it all, saying somewhat embarrassedly.

"This... Immortal Venerable Hanluo has only registered me in Hanfeng, but I am not Immortal Venerable Hanluo's disciple. I am only using this identity to participate in the sect competition. I have no reason to accept these things..."

Shi Chuan shook his head. "Since Master has included you in Hanfeng, no matter what others say, you are our junior brother. If you can accept this, Master must think so too."

As for why Master didn't accept you as a disciple... I can roughly guess the reason. However, we'll have to wait until you recover, and Master will come to tell you personally.

Shi Chuan's words flowed into Jing You's heart like a warm current. "Okay, Senior Brother..."

"Hey? That's not fair! You won't accept what I gave you! And you won't call me senior sister! How can you accept things from senior brother? You called me senior brother the first time? Doesn't your word have any credibility?" Gu Meng complained.

Upon hearing this, Jingyou chuckled, put away the items, and bowed respectfully to Gu Meng, saying, "Greetings, Senior Sister!"

Gu Meng nodded in satisfaction and took out a gift she had prepared long ago from her storage bracelet, placing it in Jing You's hands.

"That's more like it! We're all family! Why be so formal?"

Jingyou accepted the gift with a smile. He knew it was all because of his brother, but he was really happy—his brother's family also acknowledged him.

It's so cozy here, but the atmosphere on the high platform isn't as good as here.

After Ji Chen and Lu Yunqi went up, they were questioned by their respective masters and Fan Qingyan.

Upon seeing this scene, Lu Yunqi silently took a step back, allowing Ji Chen to emerge.

Ji Chen turned around and looked at Lu Yunqi in disbelief. Lu Yunqi looked up at the sky and thought, "Hmm, the sky is so blue today..."

Ji Chen was speechless for a while, but he did know more than most of the information. So, Ji Chen gave a general account of what had happened.

He omitted all the details, such as why he and Lu Yunqi appeared in the Kunlun Mountains, the relationship between Jing Shu and Han Luo in the secret realm, and how he became a male prostitute.

In Ji Chen's account, they encountered Jing Shu and others, discovered the artifact, then went through a secret realm, and were eventually ejected.

In short, they know nothing.

This concerned the private affairs of Immortal Venerable Hanluo, and Ji Chen adhered to the principle that saying too much was wrong, so he claimed to know nothing when asked.

I don't know! Lu Yunqi and I don't know anything about it!

Lu Yunqi nodded in agreement. Yes, he really didn't know anything.

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information, Lu Jing waved them away.

Having learned the reason, Fan Qingyan had more or less figured out what they had gone through and returned to her seat with satisfaction.

Zhang Tianxing, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up after the two left, "Immortal Venerable Hanluo has already reached the Great Ascension stage..."