Starting With 100 Million Lives

Chapter 1050 - 1050: Stepping Forward to Defuse the Crisis

Back then, as the Third Palace Master of the Ice Palace, Ji Cang knew all too well how deep the water ran behind this.He knew that this young master from the Wenren Family was just here at King Jia's Dojo to pad his résumé.

As for his arrogance and overbearing ways, Ji Cang had always chosen to turn a blind eye.

Considering that Jiang Cheng was also not some well‑behaved old grandpa, he felt it was necessary to give him a reminder.

If these two rammed into each other, who knew what kind of mess would blow up.

Unfortunately, he was still a step too late in the end.

Seeing Wenren Sihai and the other three Upper Court Immortals draw their Weapons and surround Jiang Cheng, he was almost scared out of his wits.

Exactly what you're afraid of is exactly what comes.

He was gone just for a short while, just a tiny little while!

And the one scene he least wanted to see had already unfolded.

"Why aren't you putting your Weapons away, now!"

The pressure of his Supreme‑level aura blasted outward in all directions, purposely skipping over Jiang Cheng and Wenren Sihai, while suppressing the others so hard they couldn't even lift their heads.

He really had no way around it; those two were people he couldn't afford to offend.

He didn't even dare to scold them to their faces.

He could only turn his rage on the other three Upper Court Immortals and roar at them like a madman.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Drawing blades inside King Jia's Dojo—have you lost your minds?"

"You looking to get expelled from the Daoist Field, or do you want me to cripple you on the spot?"

Though they were Wenren Sihai's flunkies, the three of them still didn't have the guts to go head‑to‑head against the Great Chief.

If they really got expelled from the Daoist Field, then their hopes of ever entering the Celestial Palace in this lifetime would be finished.

Even Wenren Sihai's support would be useless; they'd never become Immortal Officials in this life.

The three hurriedly pulled back their auras, stowed their Weapons, and obediently retreated to the rear.

Wenren Sihai, however, was a different story.

He turned his head and slanted a glance at Ji Cang, his eyes full of lofty arrogance.

"Oh, I was wondering who it was. So it's the Great Chief."

He asked back with a neither‑Yin‑nor‑Yang tone, "What now, Great Chief, are you planning to shield him?"

"Or are you saying you want to become an enemy of my Wenren Family?"

That big hat was something Ji Cang absolutely couldn't afford to wear.

But he wasn't some pushover either.

He immediately flung a big hat back in return.

"What do you mean by this? King Jia's Dojo forbids private fighting—that's a rule set by the Celestial Palace. Don't tell me you intend to deliberately go against the Celestial Palace's rules?"

Wenren Sihai might be arrogant and domineering, but "defying the Celestial Palace" was a charge he couldn't shoulder.

Not to mention him; even his grandfather, the Wenren Daoist Venerable, wouldn't dare openly declare he was going to butt heads with the Celestial Palace.

"Fine!"

The President drew in a breath he couldn't quite smooth out and could only point at Jiang Cheng.

"You just wait for me."

"Don't think that just because I can't make a move here, you'll get away with this."

"If I want to crush you, I have plenty of ways!"

Brother Cheng smiled with squinted eyes and nodded. "Go for it, I'm really looking forward to it."

Seeing that he didn't look the slightest bit afraid, President Wenren felt his chest tighten with rage; he wanted nothing more than to eat this brat alive.

He took a few deep breaths, forcibly calming himself down.

In the end, he actually shifted his attention back onto Qiu Yuxuan.

He'd just spent all that; it couldn't all go to waste, right?

At the very least, he had to take this woman.

"Fairy Yu Xuan…"

He forcibly squeezed out a trace of a smile. "Next, let me show you around King Jia's Dojo. I believe you wouldn't be so heartless as to turn me down, would you?"

Qiu Yuxuan's head was pounding.

The side effects of taking other people's gifts had come due.

Now even if she wanted to refuse, she couldn't.

"I…"

"What do you mean 'I'? Is this your place to make decisions? Hurry up and get back here."

Brother Cheng popped out for what he decided would be the last time, yanking her to stand behind him.

This time, Wenren Sihai really couldn't hold back anymore.

"You have a death wish?"

He once again summoned forth his Daoist Artifact and Secret Treasure, his gaze as if he was going to devour someone.

"I'm inviting Fairy Yu Xuan. What's it got to do with you? Are you that eager to die?"

Even Ji Cang couldn't help sending Jiang Cheng a voice transmission to persuade him.

"Are you insane? You're still provoking him?"

"If you keep this up, the Wenren Family really will hunt you down until you're damned for ten thousand lifetimes!"

"The less trouble the better—know when to quit while you're ahead…"

Sect Leader Jiang ignored him.

Instead, he wagged a finger at President Wenren.

"Sorry, there's something I forgot to tell you."

He cheerfully patted Qiu Yuxuan's thin shoulder. "She's my Maid. You tell me, does this have anything to do with me or not?"

"I'm having my Maid go back and warm my bed for me first. There's no problem with that, right?"

With that, he gave Qiu Yuxuan a shove.

"What are you still standing there for? Move it. No sense of initiative at all!"

Pushed away by him, Qiu Yuxuan felt that never in her life had the words "Maid" sounded so pleasant to the ear.

Obviously this guy was utterly infuriating.

But in this moment, he had quite literally gotten her out of a tight spot!

She didn't even know how to evaluate him anymore.

Across from them, Wenren Sihai was already petrified on the spot.

Only when Qiu Yuxuan really took the opportunity to step down the donkey and fled into Brother Cheng's Cave Mansion did he finally come back to his senses.

"What did you say?"

"She's your Maid?"

"Are you messing with me?"

A woman with Qiu Yuxuan's looks and bearing—this was the first time he'd seen such a person in his life.

You could say that even though she was only at Emperor Realm Fifth Layer and from an extremely low background, no matter which Princess, noble lady, or Saintess from the Celestial Palace stood next to her, they'd all instantly dim in comparison, utterly outshone.

Some things you were just born with.

How could a woman like that possibly bow her head beneath others and become someone's Maid?

Jiang Cheng shrugged with a face full of regret.

"That's just how it is. If you don't believe me, you can go ask around at the assessment hall."

"She was just giving me a leg massage not long ago. A whole crowd of people saw it."

This…

Wenren Sihai felt as if lightning had struck him.

So the goddess he'd just been worshipping was actually just someone else's Maid?

And he'd even blown his entire fortune just to impress this Maid.

If this got out, the Wenren Family would lose face over it!

He was shaking all over with anger, his right hand twitching, unable to squeeze out a single word for a long time.

Meanwhile, the three Upper Court Immortals in the back all had awkward expressions, not daring to speak up right now, nor even send a voice transmission.

Whoever opened their mouth now wouldn't get any benefit, they'd just become the target for the President's fury to vent on, right?

For some reason, Ji Cang was feeling a bit schadenfreude‑y.

As unkind as that was, this was the first time Wenren Sihai had been scammed this badly since joining King Jia's Dojo, and he couldn't even publicly call it out.

If the other Immortal Officials in the Daoist Field saw this, they'd probably all secretly celebrate, wouldn't they?

After all, over the years Wenren Sihai had long since made everyone in the Daoist Field seethe with anger.

Maybe only a lunatic like Jiang Cheng, who was even more brazen and lawless, could actually keep him in check?

But the consequences of this mess were still impossible to predict!

"You're ruthless. Just you wait!"

In the end, President Wenren left the scene with endless fury and hatred.

As soon as he left, Ji Cang couldn't help grumbling.

"Of all the people you could stir up, why'd you have to provoke him?"

"His background is far beyond what you can imagine. He's way, way stronger than any enemy you faced back in the day."

Seeing Brother Cheng still looking completely unconcerned, he was practically begging now.

"Boss, times have changed. Can you please keep a lower profile?"