Chapter 46: Oh dear, how could I possibly?
Sang Zhe was feeling a bit jittery.
After all, some of the folks from his previous life were truly exaggerated and quite easy to fool.
But in the cultivation world, he had no idea how far the Master Crystal’s crystal degree could reach.
However, the facts proved that it was pure enough to rival Blastoise!
Seeing Master Crystal swaying and looking shaky, Sang Zhe decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued:
“Don’t be anxious, big brother. You have to believe that Little Colorful Xia is inherently pure and holy. This sort of thing can’t possibly be her choice; someone must be threatening her!”
Master Crystal trembled with great shock, and clarity gradually returned to his ancient eyes.
“Yes… yes! What the little brother said is absolutely right!”
“Little Colorful Xia must have been coerced, forced to smile in front of others.”
“This isn’t her true form; beneath that pale smile surely lies countless sorrows and tears!”
“As followers of Colorful Xia, how can we stand by during such a time?” He was so worked up that even his beard trembled, his voice booming.
Sang Zhe nodded in satisfaction.
You’re absolutely right, brother.
“Ai, what a pity.”
He suddenly put on a sorrowful expression: “I’m just a lowly nobody with weak cultivation and no riches to speak of. My minor connections with the family can’t possibly save Colorful Xia.”
“If only I had a big brother’s cultivation level, that would be great.”
“If one day, I step into the Crossing Tribulation Stage,” Sang Zhe’s expression suddenly turned fierce as he gritted his teeth, “I will storm the Canghong Pavilion and eliminate all the wicked folks forcing such kind and lovely girls like Colorful Xia into such lewd livestreaming!”
His voice was remarkably infectious.
Hearing such impassioned words, Master Crystal couldn’t help but get fired up, feeling like a fire was ignited within him.
“Yes… yes!”
“I am a practitioner of the Crossing Tribulation Stage!”
“The heavens have blessed me with such talents, it must be for me to become the hero that saves Little Colorful Xia from disaster!”
Master Crystal’s eyes grew redder: “Wait for me! Let me go prepare, and in the future, I will storm the Canghong Pavilion and rescue Little Colorful Xia!”
Sang Zhe patted Master Crystal’s shoulder deeply, tears of excitement filling his eyes.
“Big brother, you are the model for us devoted fans!”
“Please surely carry our hopes and save our goddess!”
Master Crystal nodded deeply, then looked at Sang Zhe with a serious expression:
“Little brother, thank you. You can rest assured and die now.”
Sang Zhe: “?”
What the heck?
Why am I still supposed to die after all this?
Looks like I didn’t persuade him enough.
I need to up the dosage!
“I’m just a lowly nobody, my life means little.”
Sang Zhe shook his head slowly: “It’s just a pity that my clan brother left me a handshake voucher just days ago, and I can’t even claim it before passing away… well, better put it away for someone destined.”
Hearing the words “handshake voucher,” Master Crystal’s breath suddenly became rapid again.
Handshake voucher!?
The legendary item that allows for one-on-one meetings and handshakes with Little Colorful Xia?
Such things are extremely rare; even a seasoned fan like Master Crystal hasn’t gotten a single one.
Could this handshake voucher be a VIP perk too?
“Brother, you hang in there, I’ll step ahead!”
Just as Sang Zhe was about to end it all, he was immediately stopped by a shocked Master Crystal.
“Wait! Little brother, let’s talk this through!”
“Could you please gift me that handshake voucher?”
“Well…” Sang Zhe appeared hesitant, “but that handshake voucher is still with my clan brother. If I don’t go to claim it, others might take it, and my clan brother wouldn’t believe me…”
“Then I would trouble young brother to make a trip, I will definitely reward you handsomely.”
“That’s not good!”
Sang Zhe suddenly became serious: “Aren’t you a member of the Immortal Sect?”
“Indeed.”
“You’re here to kill demon cultivators, right?”
“Correct.”
“Then, if I don’t die, how can you explain to the Immortal Sect?” Sang Zhe argued vigorously. “How could I make things difficult for you!”
Saying this, he mysteriously pulled out a dagger as if to seppuku.
Master Crystal cried out in panic: “No! Little brother, please don’t do anything stupid!”
“I… fine!”
He gritted his teeth in secret: “I won’t do this job for Yu Xia anymore!”
“Young brother, I’ll wait for you to get the handshake voucher, then go to Canghong Pavilion to meet Little Colorful Xia, then rescue her together!”
“The handshake voucher is only one; if I don’t die, how can you see Little Colorful Xia?”
“Wait! Don’t rush!”
Master Crystal’s eyes blinked rapidly.
It seemed he was having a fierce internal struggle.
After thinking for what felt like an eternity, he suddenly slapped Sang Zhe’s shoulder resolutely.
“Little brother.”
“The next thing I say is very important, you must listen carefully.”
“Just now, I calmed down and thought about it. Canghong Pavilion is also a mighty force known throughout the land, and they have Crossing Tribulation Stage experts.”
“Though my talents are decent, I’m not good at fighting, so it would be difficult for me alone to save Little Colorful Xia.”
“But you are different.” His old eyes suddenly sparkled with vigor.
“You are still young; even if your talents are average, your future is limitless!”
“Moreover, what’s rare is that you, like me, have a pure and loyal heart towards Little Colorful Xia!”
“Brother…” Sang Zhe was moved.
Master Crystal sighed deeply, sitting cross-legged on the ground, and said softly:
“My life has been pitiful and lost, even if my cultivation is decent, I’ve always been secretly looked down upon wherever I go.”
“I used to hold on to Little Colorful Xia as a hope, thinking she could save my miserable life.”
“But until today, meeting you, little brother.”
“Chatting with you, I suddenly realized. As long as I can save Little Colorful Xia, does it matter who does it?”
“Thus, I’ve made my decision.”
He spoke deeply: “I will pass all my cultivation to you. Once you master this, go and storm Canghong Pavilion, saving Little Colorful Xia!”
“That! Absolutely not!”
Sang Zhe was taken aback: “Oh dear, how could I possibly?”
“No need to say more! My mind is made up!”
Master Crystal closed his eyes mysteriously: “I’ve never been good at fighting; all my skills were used for sneaky deeds. Starting over now is too late.”
“With my inheritance, you must practice diligently and become a strong figure of this generation!”
After saying this, he slowly extended his hand.
Sang Zhe watched as a massive and terrifying fluctuation of spiritual energy swirled like a storm in his hand.
After a long while, a round and smooth white pill lay in his palm.
Master Crystal himself was gradually withering, his eyes losing their spark.
“Brother!” Sang Zhe cried out, rushing to support the fallen Master Crystal.
“Remember…”
With his last bit of strength, Master Crystal looked gratified: “Whether or not you can save Little Colorful Xia… it’s up to you…”
“Remember one day in the future… to tell her for me…”
“I… am your devoted fan…”
With that, he kindly closed his eyes.
Leaving behind Sang Zhe, overwhelmed with grief and tears of joy.
“Big brother！！！！”
