Chapter 67: This Su Family is Practically Throwing Their Daughter at Him

"System, she is my ex-girlfriend Yuan Ziyi."

Chen Pingan kept his composure while secretly probing the system in his mind.

System: "..."

Seeing no response from the system, Chen Pingan refused to give up and tried again, "System, my apologies for the slip of the tongue just now. She must be my ex-girlfriend Ni Ziyu."

System: "..."

"Feng Zixi?"

"Yu Ziqian?"

"Qin Ziyan?"

"..."

Chen Pingan rattled off a long list of names associated with the character "Zi," but still received no feedback from the system.

Finally, the system snapped.

"Host, I have never seen anyone so utterly shameless!"

"If you don't give me a single hint, how on earth do you expect me to find a needle in this vast ocean?"

Chen Pingan chuckled with thick-skinned nonchalance.

"No comment."

Dropping those words, the system vanished like a flash of lightning.

Chen Pingan instantly felt a headache coming on. To be stuck with such a cunning and slippery system, he must have had terrible luck for eight lifetimes.

Seeing that Chen Pingan had remained silent for a long time, the female beggar mustered her courage and asked, "Senior, what brings you to Tianyuan City?"

"Just looking for someone."

Chen Pingan shrugged and smiled, "How about you tag along with me for a few days? Who knows, you might even have some unexpected gains."

Hearing this, the female beggar was overjoyed.

"Many thanks, Senior."

To be able to travel alongside a mighty expert who had touched the threshold of the Saint Realm was something she had never even dared to imagine.

Chen Pingan looked her up and down and smiled, "Names are just aliases. I'll call you Little Zi from now on."

"Everything shall be as Senior desires."

Little Zi smiled, pressing her lips together.

"Follow me..."

Chen Pingan smiled and strolled down the street. Spotting a sizable teahouse along the way, he lifted his foot and walked right in.

"Bring a pot of good tea, and a few plates of pastries and candied fruits..."

Chen Pingan sat down by the window and said to the young teahouse attendant.

The attendant acknowledged the order and then rudely turned to Little Zi, snapping, "Little beggar, this is no place for the likes of you. Get lost right now!"

Smack!

Chen Pingan slammed his palm onto the table. "Shut your dog mouth! This is my honored guest!"

Guest?

The attendant was dumbfounded. This young man in green robes possessed such an extraordinary and imposing bearing; why would he invite a filthy little beggar for tea?

Though bewildered, he reacted quickly, immediately offering apologies to Chen Pingan before hurriedly scampering off to brew the tea.

"Don't lower yourself to the level of such people," Chen Pingan chuckled.

"It doesn't matter, Senior. I am merely undergoing a bitter cultivation in this mortal world to temper my heart in the mundane realm. I've seen plenty of such treatment before..."

Little Zi said with a gentle smile.

Seeing the soft look in her eyes, which were as calm and waveless as an ancient well without the slightest emotional fluctuation, Chen Pingan couldn't help but inwardly praise her. This little girl's state of mind was no longer comparable to what it used to be.

It seemed that it wouldn't take long for her to perfect the Three-Origin Return Technique.

After a short while, the attendant returned carrying the tea, pastries, and candied fruits, and Little Zi took charge of pouring the tea.

Taking a sip of the tea, Chen Pingan smiled at the attendant standing nearby and asked, "Have there been any major events in Tianyuan City recently?"

"Major events?"

The attendant blinked, clearly having no grand concept of what constituted a "major event."

"Hehe, young master, there is indeed a major event happening in Tianyuan City tomorrow..." A middle-aged man at the next table raised his teacup and smiled at Chen Pingan.

"What major event?"

Chen Pingan cupped his fist in a polite salute and said, "I must ask this fellow Daoist to enlighten me."

This middle-aged man possessed a higher cultivation level than Chen Pingan, sitting at the first layer of the Divine Store Realm. Such a cultivation level was nothing special in large, renowned sects, but in a small backwater like Tianyuan City, he could be considered an expert.

The middle-aged man took a sip of tea and said with a beaming smile, "Tomorrow, the daughter of the Su family is getting married."

The Su family's daughter is getting married?

Chen Pingan's eyelid twitched instinctively. Could this possibly be his suspected ex-girlfriend?

If she truly turned out to be his suspected ex-girlfriend and was marrying someone else right under his nose, he really wouldn't be able to stomach it.

"The Su family is one of the four major clans in Tianyuan City. Fellow Daoist, you must be a traveler from out of town, which is why you aren't aware of this, right?"

The middle-aged man said.

Chen Pingan shook his head. Having lived for over ten thousand years, this was his first time ever setting foot in Tianyuan City.

"The reason this is considered a major event in Tianyuan City is because the Su family's groom-to-be is no ordinary figure..."

The middle-aged man suddenly lowered his voice and said, "The groom is the son of Elder Lin of the Poison Dragon Sect."

"Ah, the Poison Dragon Sect."

Chen Pingan wore a look of sudden realization. As a member of the Azure Cloud Sect, he was quite familiar with the Poison Dragon Sect.

The Poison Dragon Sect was one of the six major evil factions in the Northern Domain.

At a neighboring table, an old man in black robes at the second layer of the Divine Store Realm let out a cold laugh and said mockingly, "The Su family is truly pathetic. It is said that in order to obtain the Poison Dragon Saliva from the Poison Dragon Sect, they not only offered up their own daughter but also parted with a spiritual herb that the Su family had cultivated for nearly a thousand years! Only then did Elder Lin reluctantly agree to let his son marry this daughter of the Su family!"

"This Su family is practically offering their daughter on a silver platter..."

Chen Pingan curled his lips in disdain.

To go to such lengths for the Poison Dragon Saliva, the Su family had truly lowered themselves, scraping and bowing without an ounce of dignity left.

His brow suddenly twitched as he looked at the black-robed old man. "May I ask what kind of thousand-year spiritual herb could make this Elder Lin reluctantly agree?"

"It is a thousand-year-old Purple Spirit Ginseng."

The black-robed old man made no attempt to conceal it.

A thousand-year-old Purple Spirit Ginseng?

A flicker of pleasant surprise emerged in Chen Pingan's eyes. Back in the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, after acquiring mastery in Heaven-rank Alchemy, he had been thinking about refining a batch of Void Spirit Pills.

These Void Spirit Pills were specifically used for breaking through cultivation bottlenecks.

Little Xuanzi had been stuck at the tenth layer peak of the Divine Void Realm for far too long; as long as he took a Void Spirit Pill, he would have a tremendously high chance of breaking through to the Void Spirit Realm.

The effects of the Void Spirit Pill were utterly miraculous, meaning the medicinal ingredients required were not only numerous but also extremely precious.

Therefore, refining a batch of them was no easy task.

The thousand-year-old Purple Spirit Ginseng happened to be one of the primary ingredients for the Void Spirit Pill.

Since he had unexpectedly stumbled upon a thousand-year-old Purple Spirit Ginseng right here in Tianyuan City, Chen Pingan naturally wasn't going to let it slip through his fingers. After all, spiritual herbs that had grown for a thousand years were rare in the Northern Domain.

Chen Pingan straightened his expression and asked, "Fellow Daoist, that Poison Dragon Saliva is also a highly toxic substance. What use does the Su family have for it?"

The middle-aged man let out a soft sigh.

"The patriarch of the Su family has been afflicted with a deadly poison. It is said that only by using the Poison Dragon Saliva can they fight poison with poison and neutralize the venom within his body."

Chen Pingan nodded.

By now, he had gained some clarity regarding the Su family's wedding affair.

Seeing that Senior enjoyed listening to local gossip and trivial matters, Little Zi was quite surprised. However, she quickly realized that this might also be a form of cultivation, so she began listening with great interest.

After chatting a bit more with the people around them, finishing a pot of tea, and eating some pastries and candied fruits, Chen Pingan contentedly led Little Zi out of the teahouse.

"For a young man to invite a beggar for tea, his vision is truly broad. His future achievements will not be toly underestimated..." Inside the teahouse, the black-robed old man watched their disappearing figures and clicked his tongue in praise.

After walking out of the teahouse, Little Zi overheard the black-robed old man's remark, pressed her lips together in a slight smile, and let out a peculiar chuckle.

"Let's go, let's head over to the Su family and take a look."

Chen Pingan said.

During their casual chat earlier, he had already inquired about the location of the Su family, which was situated in the western part of Tianyuan City.

Half an hour later.

Outside the grand gates of the Su family estate, Chen Pingan walked over leisurely with Little Zi in tow.

Seeing that the entrance was heavily guarded by seven or eight stern-looking guards casting vigilant glances all around, Chen Pingan considered sneaking around to the back to slip in quietly.

Right now, he wanted to see what the Su family's daughter looked like; if she looked familiar, she might very well turn out to be his ex-girlfriend.

"Step aside!"

A furious roar suddenly echoed from afar, accompanied by a wave of searing heat sweeping through the air, causing many pedestrians hastily diving out of the way to feel a burning sensation on their skin.

A magnificent, multicolored tiger came hurtling through the air from a distance.

"Crimson Flame Fiend Tiger?"

Upon laying eyes on this fierce beast, Chen Pingan felt a sudden sense of foreboding in his heart.