qian shi let out a deep sigh glancing at the handsome man and uttered in her mind ''tell him to scram and i don''t wish to meet him right now.''


    the woman on the other end was surprised and spoke "but master he is...."


    qian shi rolled her eyes and spoke in a cold tone "he might be the ruler of the astral realm, but in my domain, he is under me... so tell him to leave."


    ...


    feeling the soft wind caress his face, a tall man was standing on the golden clouds, his gaze fixated on the enormous golden gates in front of him and the golden palace that lies after that among the fluffy clouds.


    he has short pink hair and his eyes are gleaming as his four arms are crossed his chest.


    he had a slight frown on his face and glanced around "i am in her domain and i... really feel my power decreasing."


    as jiu yang stood there contemplating, the golden gates began to open and jiu yang showed a warm smile.


    a gorgeous woman with long black hair and green eyes walked out of the gates, her piercing gaze fixed on jiu yang.


    jiu yang chuckled keeping his smile "oya, you are her disciple, right?... where is q-"


    "master does not want to meet you."


    upon hearing this, the smile on the handsome man''s face disappeared "again?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.


    the woman kept an indifferent face and replied "yes, again and no matter how many times you come here... you can''t meet her. she asked you to scram away."


    a blue glint passed through his crimson eyes and with a *flick* he appeared right in front of the woman, intimidating her with his majestic presence.


    the woman''s body shivered in response but she stood unfazed and raised her head to look at the tall man.


    a piercing, cold voice escaped his lips. "say that again."


    the woman didn''t back off and replied keeping her nonchalant face "i said... scram away."


    jiu yang was amused and a slight frown etched his face "you have some guts, girl."


    the woman just stayed silent and jiu yang spoke "are you aware that i can burn you down to cinders now."


    zhao tian strolled to the nearby couch and li jie came, sitting beside him "so, the world''s hot sensation zhao tian is in my home. i am proud of it."


    zhao tian let out a soft chuckle and glanced at him "and what about you? aren''t you also an awakened? i can see astral energy in your body."


    with a heavy sigh, li jie nodded his head "yeah, seems like i am a cultivator now."


    seeing his face, zhao tian raised an eyebrow "aren''t you happy, old man?"


    li jie shrugged helplessly "how can i be happy, tian... even though i am a cultivator. i still can''t cure my wife."


    zhao tian sighed in his heart because li jie''s wife has blood cancer which even healing pills nor his light energy can heal.


    his gaze trembled as he spoke in pain "s-she is also counting her last days and every day when i wake up, i am in fear if she is alive or not."


    zhao tian placed his arm around his shoulder and comforted him "old man..."


    li jie took a deep breath to control his overwhelming emotions "how can i live happily and extend my life with cultivation when my wife is dying, tian?"


    "so i decided not to become a cultivator."


    zhao tian''s heart clenched in pain because he could not just imagine any of his women dying, so he could somewhat understand li jie''s feelings.


    losing your loved ones really hurts.


    li jie let out a deep exhale "well, i am happy for yueli and zuiye now that they are in your hands."


    "i am relieved... to hear that."


    zhao tian patted his shoulder "don''t worry old man, i will surely take good care of them."


    with a laugh, li jie spoke "you better, if not i would come to kill you no matter where you are."


    "hahaha..."


    and with a lighthearted moment, their conversation continued.


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