The person who pushed the door open looked exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes that were particularly striking, exuding an air of decadent melancholy.

After entering, they remained silent, walking straight toward Zhou Zuixi, who was drinking on the side, and picked up a jug of wine to join in the drinking.

Upon seeing who it was, both Liang Yi and Su Youyi were surprised and exchanged glances.

"This... Brother He, how did Zhou Wudao end up like this?"

Liang Yi was a bit stunned. The last time he had seen Zhou Wudao, he seemed normal, although more like a painter than a prince, but now he felt somewhat dispirited and lost.

"It's a long story."

He Zhiqing's expression was complex; he also hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

"Do you still remember that token we wanted to enter the black market with?"

"Remember, what about it?"

Su Youyi answered with some confusion, not understanding why Brother He suddenly brought this up.

"Wasn't there a painting on it? Do you remember what it depicted?"

Recalling He Zhiqing's question, Su Youyi propped her head, thinking that there indeed was a painting.

"Isn't it rumored to be of the girl who Zhou Wudao fell for at first sight, drawn by his own hand?"

Liang Yi actually had a deep impression of that painting, as it was uniquely ugly.

"A few days ago, Zhou Wudao found that lady."

He Zhiqing shook his head with a bitter smile, even he was quite astonished when he first heard of this matter.

"Isn't that good news?"

Liang Yi didn't understand; although Zhou Wudao looked a bit foolish, with his cultivation and status, as long as she wasn't the chief female disciple of another super force, winning her favor shouldn't be a problem, should it?

"Zhou Wudao is a lovesick fool. After seeing that lady again, he directly confessed his lovesick feelings, but unexpectedly, he just annoyed her."

He Zhiqing shook his head with a bitter smile, who wouldn't get angry being pursued suddenly by a man whose name she didn't even know?

"Oh."

Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged a look, understanding somewhat—did Brother Zhou suffer a heartbreak?

"What happened next?"

But with Zhou Wudao's mental state, such a small setback shouldn't have defeated him, so why turn into this state?

That was what puzzled Liang Yi.

"Ha ha..."

He Zhiqing laughed awkwardly, feeling it was unbelievable as well as embarrassing for Zhou Wudao.

"It can't be that Zhou Wudao was planning to resort to force?"

Su Youyi narrowed her eyes, her gaze becoming somewhat dangerous. If it was as she suspected, she couldn't stand by. She would have to challenge Zhou Wudao.

"No no no, that guy Zhou Wudao is really timid..."

Feeling the murderous intent in Su Youyi's eyes, He Zhiqing hurriedly tried to clear his friend's name.

Currently, if Zhou Wudao were to face Su Youyi, he would probably get sliced up like a melon, although even in his normal state, he probably couldn't win.

"So what's the deal with Zhou Wudao?"

Liu Rouxin watched with schadenfreude. She was the type who reveled in chaos, unaffected by Zhou Wudao's condition, only interested in the reasons behind it.

"Zhou Wudao didn't use force on that lady, instead, she beat him up, and now he's doubting himself after both love and cultivation took a hit."

Pang Qingshi spoke up, briefly outlining the situation.

"???"

Whether it was Liang Yi, Su Youyi, or even Pang Qingshi and Liu Rouxin, all were dumbfounded.

The great prince of Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty, a Sixth Realm Great Perfection, got beaten into a shutdown by an unknown female cultivator?

"Ha ha ha ha ha, this is killing me with laughter, meow."

Grandpa Orange laughed so hard he doubled over, finding it truly hilarious. Now everyone more or less understood why Zhou Wudao was in such a disconsolate, withdrawn state.

Seeing the lady he'd been searching for so long was joyous; being heartlessly rejected was sorrowful; getting physically thrashed by the angry female cultivator was shocking.

Liang Yi had nothing to say and could only sigh at Zhou Wudao's twist of fate while drinking.

"Does anyone know who that female cultivator is? To leave Zhou Wudao unable to fight back, she must be at least a Seventh Realm cultivator, right?"

Liang Yi turned to ask He Zhiqing and the others. Such a person couldn't be a nobody.

Unexpectedly, both He Zhiqing and Pang Qingshi had a strange look on their faces, as if unsure how to broach the subject.

"Could it be some bigshot's illegitimate daughter?"

Grandpa Orange wildly speculated.

"It's not that, it's just that her identity is indeed a bit special."

He Zhiqing shook his head and finally revealed it.

"She's the Saintess of Devouring Spirit Sect, her name is Wan Tinggui."

"Pff!"

Liu Rouxin couldn't hold back and burst out laughing with her hand covering her mouth.

The prince of Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty had been searching for years for someone who turned out to be the Saintess of Devouring Spirit Sect—such a fantastical situation.

Liang Yi blinked; since his last encounter with Wan Tinggui in Taibai City, he hadn't contacted her again, and he didn't expect to hear her name here.

Previously at Little Bamboo House, he had learned that Devouring Spirit Sect was ready to abandon their influence on Mystical Mechanism Continent to seek refuge in the Abyss, but he wondered whether that lady had other plans.

However, returning to the matter of Zhou Wudao himself, knowing Wan Tinggui's temperament as Liang Yi did, it was completely normal for her to lash out after being subjected to an inexplicable declaration of love, as she completely disdained the so-called romantic partners.

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