Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Old Flame

Lu frowned as he recalled, “That person wears a green robe and he looks refined and elegant, like a cultured scholar!”

Pausing for a moment, Lu grumbled indignantly, “But, it’s all a lie! Who would have thought that the frail scholar would be this powerful? He was so terrifying when he attacked!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Mengqi’s heart skipped a beat .

A familiar figure flashed across her mind .

In the past four years, this figure had been buried deep in her memories, almost forgotten .

It was only because she had returned to her old home that brought back some of her childhood memories in a melancholic manner .

Upon hearing Junior Brother Lu’s recount of the incident, the first person that came to Shen Mengqi’s mind was Su Zimo .

However, she smiled and shook her head, denying her thoughts in the blink of an eye .

The thought was indeed rather ridiculous .

Su Zimo did not even have a spirit root . How could he cultivate and possess such tremendous strength?

Shen Mengqi had never regretted her decision . Even if it happened again, she would choose to leave Su Zimo and Ping Yang Town to follow Perfected Being Cang Lang on the path of cultivation .

After four years of cultivation, she was even more certain of one thing .

That was… with the passage of time, the gap between her and Su Zimo would grow to a point where it was no longer possible for them to have any interactions .

“Let’s go to the palace! I want to see which idiot would dare to harm the cultivators of Iridescent Clouds Palace!”

Xu You’s voice pulled Shen Mengqi back from her messy thoughts .

Shen Mengqi frowned . “Senior Brother Xu, even though the person is at mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he has the strength to take down late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators . We mustn’t be careless . ”

“I see . ”

Xu You smiled . “Don’t worry, junior sister . I know my limits . According to Junior Brother Lu’s description, this person must have obtained a high quality spirit art and made use of that to defeat Liang Hao and the others . ”

Shen Mengqi nodded .

“However, the higher the quality of the spirit art, the more spirit energy it would consume . ”

Xu You smirked coldly and continued, “If I’m not wrong, that person should be almost drained of spirit energy . He won’t be able to recover much in this period of time – he is now at his weakest!”

“Senior Brother Xu, Senior Sister Shen, let’s not delay any further and move now . ”

“I see . ”

Three rays of sword light rose into the air as Shen Mengqi carried Shen Nan and sped towards the palace with Xu You and Lu .

…

Before long, the four of them arrived at the entrance of the King of Yan’s chamber . The door was open .

From the outside, they saw Liang Hao, Liu Hongyi and the other Iridescent Clouds Palace cultivators kneeling on the ground in a dejected manner .

As the four of them were looking down from their flying swords, they could not see who else was inside the chamber .

Withdrawing their flying swords, Xu You and the others descended at the entrance of the chamber and looked inside .

At first glance, the four of them saw a mature man sitting in the middle of the room . Even though he was only middle-aged, he had a head of white hair .

Of course, the most prominent thing about the man was a slanted scar on his face . It was terrifyingly ferocious, almost splitting his entire face into two!

Upon seeing Su Hong, Shen Mengqi felt a little emotional .

She naturally knew him although she did not have a deep impression .

Even though this person before her was already the king of a country with considerable power, compared to her, he was nothing in terms of status and strength .

When Su Hong saw Shen Mengqi, he was slightly stunned .

“The Shen family girl?”

After four years, he could barely recognize the gentle and simple girl from back then .

Shen Mengqi exuded a clear, cold aura that kept people at arm’s length .

Even though they were both cultivators, Su Hong did not feel the same coldness from Su Zimo .

At that moment, he suddenly felt relieved .

He was relieved Shen Mengqi chose to leave his brother back then .

They were not the same type of people to begin with .

Shen Mengqi’s gaze moved away from Su Hong after pausing for a while and turned to the two people seated at the side .

A green robed man sat on a chair at the side of the chamber . His side view was facing the entrance as he leisurely sampled freshly brewed tea that emitted a fragrant scent with a calm expression .

Upon seeing the green robed man, Shen Mengqi felt as if she was struck by lightning . Her body trembled slightly and she froze on the spot .

Shaking her head gently, her cherry lips opened slightly as disbelief filled her eyes – her mind was going blank .

Even though it was just a side profile…

Even though it had been four years…

Even though that person had matured a lot…

Shen Mengqi recognized him at the first instance .

If it was any other time, Xu You would definitely notice something unusual about Shen Mengqi .

However, at that moment, his full attention was drawn in by the girl in pink sitting beside the green robed man . He almost forgot where he was .

She smiled at him tenderly, her eyes curved into crescent moons that were filled with love .

“Ah!”

Suddenly, an exclamation was heard from the chamber .

Shen Nan had obviously recognized the green robed man and his expression changed .

Back then, the impression left on Shen Nan by this man wielding a long saber in the courtyard of the Zhao family while drenched in blood was too deep!

It almost became a nightmare that he could not get rid of .

Even though Xu You and Shen Mengqi were beside him, the fear that was deep-rooted in his memories still frightened Shen Nan into shrieking .

It was a somewhat familiar shriek .

At that moment, Su Zimo finally placed the teacup in his hands down slowly . Turning slightly, he glanced towards the entrance .

Their eyes met .

Instantly, it was as though space had changed and time had reversed .

A series of images flashed past his mind and gradually dissipated .

There was silence for a long time .

Shen Mengqi’s expression was complex .

Su Zimo was slightly startled . However, his eyes regained their calmness before long .

From the moment he stepped onto the path of cultivation, Su Zimo knew that he would definitely meet Shen Mengqi again .

However, he did not expect that it would be under such circumstances, that it would be today .

Four years ago, she left resolutely and Su Zimo suffered a huge blow . He could still remember that heart-wrenching pain till this day .

If not for Die Yue’s appearance, it would have been difficult for him to get out of that ordeal so quickly .

Su Zimo initially thought that he would be filled with resentment towards Shen Mengqi .

He had even imagined that if they were reunited, he would stand proudly before Shen Mengqi and tell her that there was nothing tough about living in a world without her!

However, reality was different from imagination .

Now that he met Shen Mengqi once more, Su Zimo was extremely calm . In fact, he seemed relaxed .

Unknowingly, Shen Mengqi had turned into a passerby of his life and was just an ordinary old acquaintance .

At that moment, Shen Mengqi felt a mix of emotions and bitterness in her mouth .

It had been four years .

He did not seem to have changed much – he was still dressed in green and exuded a scholarly air .

However, Shen Mengqi had just used her Spirit Peering Art and could naturally tell that Su Zimo was now a cultivator .

Furthermore, he was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

How could that be?

The atmosphere within the chamber suddenly became strange .

The disciples of Iridescent Clouds Palace were kneeling on the ground, looking extremely miserable and perplexed .

For some reason, Senior Sister Shen looked distracted and confused after she entered the chamber and caught sight of that green robed cultivator .

It was the same for Senior Brother Xu who was staring at the girl in pink .

No one was bothered about them at all .