The Transmigrated Male Lead Confessed to Me - Chapter 15 (Part 2)

After a pause, seeing the white-robed young man standing still, her hand lit up with green light.

Jiang Wang’s expression grew cold.

He was the type who didn’t respond well to threats. In the past, there had been people who challenged him, thinking he didn’t deserve to be the head disciple, and their outcomes weren’t good.

Su Zhen was nearly a hundred years younger than him and one major realm lower. How dare she be so bold?

At first, he hadn’t intended to fight his junior sister, but seeing her make the first move, he felt compelled to teach her a lesson.

Jiang Wang’s fingers twitched, and a flash of silver light appeared beside him.

The frost-white sword blade swept through the air, a dazzling flash of cold light tearing through the mist.

He was much faster than his junior sister.

Or so Jiang Wang thought.

But a moment too late, he realized something was wrong.

Su Zhen hadn’t drawn her sword at all.

But by then, it was too late.

The blade in Jiang Wang’s hand slashed horizontally, unleashing a bone-chilling sword aura. The moisture in the air instantly froze, transforming into countless glittering ice shards.

Unable to retract his move in time, he thought, he’d just let Su Zhen suffer a little—he hadn’t used full force anyway.

In front of Su Zhen, light surged as complex runes shimmered and flickered. Green light, like threads of silk, interwove to form layer upon layer of sturdy barriers.

Jiang Wang’s sword struck the barrier that suddenly appeared.

Su Zhen held one hand in the air, while the other formed a spell.

Given the difference in their levels, she shouldn’t have been able to directly contend with him, but she had used a secret technique. The barrier wasn’t powered solely by her own spiritual energy.

The surrounding trees, flowers, rocks, and soil, all brimming with energy, contributed a portion of their energy, which flowed through her into the barrier.

As long as she stood on solid ground, her body acted as a conduit, continuously sustaining the shield.

Moreover, this wasn’t just any barrier that absorbed spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy roared and trembled!

A massive shockwave erupted, dispersing the mist in the courtyard. The surrounding trees quivered and rattled, their branches swaying and leaves scattering.

Jiang Wang staggered back, his face pale.

He pressed a hand to his forehead, realizing his primordial spirit had been wounded.

“You—?!”

Jiang Wang looked up in disbelief.

His earlier sword strike seemed to have been blocked by the barrier, but in truth, the energy had rebounded!

It was as though he had attacked himself.

And for some reason, the spiritual energy and sword intent in that strike even penetrated his protective spiritual energy and flesh, directly injuring his primordial spirit!

Su Zhen didn’t spare him a glance, walking straight ahead.

Jiang Wang had just taken a few steps back, making way, and now he watched as she walked past him, full of doubt and confusion.

The girl in green brushed by him without giving him a second glance.

The tall man in black behind her also left without a word.

Jiang Wang stared blankly at the long sword in his hand.

If he had struck his junior sister a bit harder earlier, it wouldn’t just be a minor injury to his primordial spirit right now.

“…My God, how did Su Zhen do it?”

In the distant corridor, several passing disciples of Lingxiao Peak were left gaping in astonishment at the scene.

None of them were low-level cultivators, so their eyesight was sharp, allowing them to clearly see the appearance of the two who had just exchanged blows.

“Isn’t Su Zhen a whole major realm below Jiang Wang?”

“Goodness, could her cultivation level be more than it seems…?”

“I didn’t mistake her identity, did I? That really was Su Zhen! She didn’t even draw her sword!”

“What’s the point of drawing the sword? She hasn’t managed to make Leng Xiang recognize her as its master yet. Jiang Wang also has an immortal artifact and is fully bonded with it. If they were to cross swords, Su Zhen would definitely be at a disadvantage…”

“So Su Zhen isn’t even a sword cultivator, is she?”

“Who was that person behind her? Why did he keep his back to us the entire time…?”

“Senior Brother, the sun’s in that direction. Wouldn’t anyone turn their back to it?”

“Are you stupid? That must be a cultivator of the Upper Seven Realms! Even staring into the sun wouldn’t bother someone like that.”

Their discussion continued.

Su Zhen walked out of the Mingxin Hall’s vicinity, immediately gathering her spiritual energy, and her body dissipated into a faint green mist, disappearing from the spot in an instant.

She flew directly back to her residence on Weiyun Peak, only stopping at the gate of her courtyard before stepping onto the stairs. Then she paused.

Su Zhen turned her head, “Senior?”

Xiao Yu was standing behind her. “Hmm?”

The moment she landed, he appeared simultaneously. His spiritual energy remained entirely unchanged, as though he had never used his spiritual energy at all.

If not for the shadow he cast on the stone steps, Su Zhen might not have realized he was behind her.

Had Su Zhen been a true Soul Transformation realm cultivator, she might have found this terrifying.

But in her past life, she had reached the Golden Immortal realm, almost touching the edge of great power, so she wasn’t surprised. This was completely expected.

Su Zhen said, “…When my senior brother came looking for trouble earlier, had my master already returned to Weiyun Peak?”

Xiao Yu nodded. “As soon as we left, he went back.”

Ordinary cultivators couldn’t use teleportation techniques within the Mingxin Hall, but a Quasi-Saint cultivator certainly could.

Su Zhen nodded to herself, thinking her master must have hurried back to comfort her junior sister.

Looking at Xiao Yu’s composed expression, she couldn’t help but recall the earlier events.

Jiang Wang had come looking for trouble, and as the Chaohua Xianzun, he could choose whether or not to intervene entirely at his own discretion.

Even if Xiao Yu had reprimanded a disrespectful junior right in front of him, no one would have dared say a word.

But Xiao Yu hadn’t interfered.

Was it because he didn’t think Jiang Wang had done anything wrong? Or because he didn’t care enough to discipline a cultivator of the Lower Seven Realms? Or was it because Su Zhen had clearly shown that she didn’t want him to get involved?

Su Zhen wasn’t sure, but she had a vague feeling that the third option seemed the most likely.

Xiao Yu didn’t strike her as someone who cared about status.

She always thought that if someone displeased him, even a mortal, he wouldn’t hesitate to strike.

With these thoughts, a trace of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Yu noticed. “What?”

Su Zhen voiced the question that had been on her mind but omitted the first part. “If a low-level cultivator, such as someone still in the Body Refining or Qi Refining realm, or even just an ordinary person, offended you without knowing your identity…”

“Hmm?”

Xiao Yu said as if it were only natural, “What do you think? I’m not one of those idiots who believes in ‘I’m stronger, so I won’t bother arguing with you’…”

He paused.

Based on her years in the Demon Realm, Su Zhen suspected he was about to swear, but he refrained. “…That idiotic mentality. I judge based on the situation. If I’m upset, I’ll hold a grudge.”

Su Zhen couldn’t help but laugh. “Senior, you’re right. Please wait here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”

“If you’re busy, go ahead.”

The handsome young man in black crossed his arms, looking relaxed and carefree, with no sign of impatience on his face.

“I’ll wait here. No need to rush.”

The sun was just right at that moment, and he looked over, his deep blue eyes clear and bright, with a genuine smile in them that was hard to miss.

Su Zhen blinked. “…Senior, didn’t you just say you were anxious earlier? Now you’re not?”

“I do get anxious, but your matters are more important.”

Xiao Yu tilted his head slightly. “If I can help, I’m happy to. If not, I’ll just wait.”

Su Zhen only wanted to go inside to plate the desserts. Since they were for him, she didn’t want him to see the preparation process, only the finished product.

Hearing his words, she couldn’t help but feel a little conflicted.

In a moment of distraction, Su Zhen recalled an incident from her previous life.

At that time, she had brought a book to seek her master’s guidance on primordial spirit techniques that only Soul Transformation cultivators could practice. She had arranged to meet at dawn the previous day and had arrived right on time, looking at the sundial embedded with an array formation, only to find a barrier still in place outside the hall.

She stood in the courtyard, unwilling to wait idly, and released her spiritual energy to signal her presence to those inside.

Soon after, she received a mental transmission.

Yuchen Xianzun asked her to wait a little longer in the courtyard.

It wasn’t until a full hour later that a young girl in a red dress leisurely pushed open the door.