Chapter 581: Cultivators
"Country G." Ao Tian said.
"Country G? Why..." Jiang Yue started but stopped mid-sentence.
"Beer festival?" He asked instead.
"Mmmm." Ao Tian nodded and Jiang Yue rolled his eyes.
"Master, can I go back?"
"Go." Yu Nianzhen said and Ao Tian didn’t hesitate.
In the blink of an eye, a space vortex appeared and the dragon jumped into it.
Seeing this, Xue Hua could no longer hold back.
"Master, is that person our future senior brother?" She asked.
Hearing the question, Tang Xiao, Qian Chen, and several others looked at Yu Nianzhen in curiosity.
"No." The swordsman said but didn’t explain.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue smiled and looked at the three.
"Ao Tian is not human. He is your master’s contracted beast." He said.
"Not human? Contracted beast?" Xue Hua was flabbergasted.
In one moment, she could understand the world and everything around her but in the next, everything seemed unfamiliar.
At a loss, she looked at Tang Xiao and Qian Chen but both also looked confused.
"Chen’er, do you need to rest?" Madam Qian suddenly asked.
"Don’t worry mother. I am fine and don’t need to rest." Qian Chen said but Madam Qian was not assured.
With a pleading look in her eyes, she turned to ancestor Fang.
"Divine master Fang, can you take my son’s pulse?" She asked.
Hearing this, Fang Die frowned.
In fact, she also wanted to take Qian Chen’s pulse.
However, she didn’t want to offend Yu Yue.
Seeing the person’s embarrassment, Jiang Yue chuckled and pointed at Qian Chen.
"Go ahead." He said.
"Thank you, Master Jiang."
Without delay, Fang Die held Qian Chen’s wrist and took his pulse.
A moment later, her eyes widened and her fingers trembled.
"How is he?" Madam Qian asked.
"Don’t worry, Qian Chen is in perfect health." Ancestor Fang said and then turned to Yu Nianzhen.
"Swordswo..., swordsman Yu, can I ask what kind of elixir you used?"
"You may ask but I won’t answer." Yu Nianzhen said in a serious voice.
When she heard this, Fang Die didn’t know how to react.
In the end, she sighed and dropped the matter.
After all, the opponent was an unfathomable master.
If she insisted on digging for the truth, she would likely die without leaving a complete body.
"Swordsman Yu, thank you for saving my grandson." Ancestor Qian suddenly said.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t bother with him.
Instead, he turned to the three.
"There are still five months before the deadline. Don’t let me down." He said.
"We understand." Tang Xiao, Qian Chen, and Xue Hua said.
After he heard this, Yu Nianzhen nodded and turned to look at his lover.
"Since it’s come to this, do you want to remove your disguise?" He asked.
"Mmmm." Jiang Yue immediately agreed.
"Go ahead, I will protect you."
An hour later, a beautiful man appeared in front of everyone.
The man had waist-length white hair and wore a light blue robe and white boots.
At a glance, he was the kind of beauty that brought disaster to a country.
"Master’s husband? You are also a man?" Qian Chen subconsciously asked.
"Do you have a problem with same-sex couples?" Jiang Yue asked, his eyes narrowed into slits.
"No...no..." Qian Chen waved his hands in denial.
Although he didn’t know any same-sex couples, he didn’t have a problem with them.
Just now, he was only confused but didn’t look down on the two.
"Master, master’s husband, what are your names?" Tang Xiao suddenly asked to ease the situation.
"Yu Nianzhen."
"Jiang Yue."
The two introduced themselves and then Yu Nianzhen turned to Tang Xiao.
"Where is the space ring I left with you?" He asked.
"It’s here." The man said and removed something from his pocket.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t take the ring.
Instead, he used his spiritual sense to remove the bicycle from within and subsequently stored it in his own space ring.
"The storage ring is your reward for winning the martial tournament." Yu Nianzhen said.
"Master..." Tang Xiao couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.
On one hand, he wanted the space ring but on the other, space rings were too precious.
Tang Xiao didn’t want to take advantage of his master.
"Take it." Jiang Yue said and rolled his eyes before he spoke.
"Even if you return it, neither of us will use it."
When he heard this, Tang Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for the gift." He said.
"Continue to work hard." Yu Nianzhen said and without waiting for an answer, he took his lover’s hand.
"XiaoYue and I will return to the house. We will see you when the relic opens."
With that, the two disappeared and the crowd couldn’t help but be shocked.
"Where did they go?" Someone asked.
"Why do I feel like I am having a strange dream?" Another wondered.
"Can someone tell me what is going on?"
Unfortunately, no one understood what was going on.
All they knew was that swordsman Yu and master Jiang were not ordinary martial artists.
"Let’s go back." Ancestor Tang said and looked at Tang Xiao with a solemn expression.
"Old Tang, let’s go together." Ancestor Qian interjected and Ancestor Tang didn’t argue.
Although there was a bit of unpleasantness before, this was not the time to fall out.
Soon after, the Qian, Tang, and several other major families left the martial arena.
However, the commoners didn’t leave.
Instead, they stayed behind and discussed everything that happened.
.....
In the main hall of the Tang manor, several people sat and looked at each other.
"Old Gu, you have read many records and know the most secrets about our ancestors. What do you think of swordsman Yu and master Jiang?" Ancestor Tang asked while looking at Gu Dong.
"Are they Taoist masters?" Ancestor Tang also asked.
Hearing this, Gu Dong frowned and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
"They are not Taoist masters." He said with a firm look.
"Not Taoist masters? What are they?" Patriarch Tang asked.
"In fact, the true founders of our hidden world were not martial artists." Gu Dong said and everyone couldn’t help but be shocked.
"Old Gu, what do you mean?" Ancestor Qian asked.
"Among the surviving records, one mentions that our ancestors were immortal cultivators. Unfortunately, something happened and they could no longer cultivate. In the end, they created the martial arts we practice today."
"What happened?" Ancestor Qian urgently asked but Gu Dong shook his head.
"Those records have been lost." He said.
"Immortal cultivators..., is my master an immortal?" Qian Chen attracted everyone’s attention.
"I think swordsman Yu and master Jiang are immortal cultivators." Gu Dong confirmed.
After that, everyone fell silent.
When they thought swordsman Yu and Master Jiang were Taoist masters, they could still relate.
After all, although Taoist masters were a lot stronger than divine masters and grandmasters, they were still martial artists.
Now that it turned out the two were not martial artists, everyone was a little at a loss.
In the end, Ancestor Tang sighed and looked at his grandson.
"Tang Xiao, you were fortunate enough to encounter such an opportunity. The fortune of our Tang family will fall on your shadows." The old man said.
"Grandpa, I will do my best." Tang Xiao said.
In his heart, he naturally wanted the Tang family to prosper.
However, Tang Xiao would never take advantage of his master to benefit the Tang family.
When the time came, he would do what he could to help the Tang family without cheating his master.
Time passed quickly and in the blink of an eye, it was the day for the relic to open.
On this day, more than one hundred people gathered in the forbidden area of the hidden world.
"Swordsman Yu, Master Jiang, I haven’t seen you in half a month. Have you been well?" A voice asked.
"Divine master Gu." The two greeted and walked towards the old man.
"We have been well." Jiang Yue said.
"That’s good to hear." Gu Dong nodded and immediately accused the two.
"I have been wanting to see you but your door is always closed." He said.
Hearing this, Jiang Yue laughed in embarrassment.
He and Yu Nianzhen had been in disguise for several years.
As a result, they had done nothing more than hug and kiss for those years.
Now that their disguises were gone, the two naturally sunk into each other.
If not for the ancient relic, they wouldn’t have come out of ’seclusion’ for another year.
"Is divine master Gu also going to enter the ancient relic?" Jiang Yue asked.
"It’s necessary." The old man nodded with a solemn expression.
"The ancient relic is the only way for divine martial masters to improve their martial arts."
While the three were talking, the surrounding people couldn’t help but steal glances.
Although half a month had passed since the incident in the martial arts arena, everyone was still talking about it.
Most importantly, news had spread that swordsman Yu and master Jiang were cultivators.
