Chapter 642 - 0372 Discover that the people around you are actually amazing (two-in-one)

In Xu Chang’an’s mind, according to what the senior sisters said, Zhu Pingniang was a highly formidable person, someone who could contest with various Peak Masters and the Sect Leader.

Therefore, after Xu Chang’an learned about the relationship between Zhu Pingniang and Li Zhibai, he began to think that his own teacher might also be a formidable person.

That’s pretty great.

After all, if his teacher is impressive, then he too would have some backing.

Yet, no matter how much Xu Chang’an tried, he couldn’t elevate Li Zhibai’s status too highly, let alone compare her with the Sect Leader of the Profound Sword Bureau.

What kind of place is the Profound Sword Bureau?

Even the scale of Muyu Peak does not measure up to their Outer Sect.

If Chaoyun Sect were to be dismantled and the most influential and powerful sects were to be selected, the Profound Sword Bureau would undoubtedly rank in the top three.

The strength of its Sect Leader is self-evident, possessing a high moral standing and unfathomable power.

Xu Chang’an used to work in the Steward Hall and heard a lot about the Cultivation Realm.

This Sect Leader of the Profound Sword Bureau was always a towering presence, giving him the illusion that if the Chaoyun Sect weren’t there, he would be the leader of the Righteous Path.

This is the strength of the Profound Sword Bureau.

Plus, the Profound Sword Bureau’s Young Master Sikong Jing had recently drawn the once unusable sect’s Immortal Sword, becoming the talk of the realm.

So, currently, the Profound Sword Bureau is positioned as the leader.

In contrast, his teacher——

Spent most of her time leisurely at home... even needing to refine some elixirs for the Hundred Herbs Garden when lacking Spirit Stones.

How could he possibly connect the two?

And Zhu Pingniang certainly wouldn’t deceive him about such matters.

So, Xu Chang’an was momentarily dumbfounded.

——

A fine drizzle fell on the Unfastened Boat, the tiny dense curtain of rain shimmering in the glow of the lights indoors, reflecting Xu Chang’an’s astonishment.

"..."

"Look at you, so hopeless." Zhu Pingniang saw the young man’s eyebrows filled with distraction and couldn’t help but cover her face and laugh.

For her, it was also time to let Xu Chang’an know just how formidable his teacher really was.

Zhu Pingniang recalled that Qinling rarely mentioned outsiders in his letter, but what he said was quite accurate.

This young man is a bit too cautious, if he could show a little more flair, it might just attract Ah Bai’s attention.

Moreover...

Perhaps she also had her own selfish motives in this.

Zhu Pingniang wasn’t sure how Xu Chang’an felt about her liking women, but if the Ah Bai she liked was the most outstanding girl under the Sect Leader, then... Xu Chang’an might be able to better understand her affections and wouldn’t look down on her.

"Why are you just standing there stunned, sister isn’t deceiving you." Zhu Pingniang tilted her head: "Due to some historical issues, everyone in the Profound Sword Bureau, starting from the Sect Leader, has to respectfully call Ah Bai their grandaunt."

There was one thing Zhu Pingniang did not say.

Li Zhibai’s status within the Profound Sword Bureau was not just about seniority but that she was genuinely an elder in every sense.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she watched the Sect Leader of the Profound Sword Bureau grow up, and she herself is practically half a member of the Profound Sword Bureau, making her words incredibly influential there.

It was precisely because of this relationship that the people from the Profound Sword Bureau dared to do what others only dreamed of—propose marriage to Muyu Peak.

They hoped Sikong Jing and Wen Li would wed, strengthening their ties.

"Unfortunately, Ah Bai is now mine... she has probably long forgotten about the Profound Sword Bureau."

Zhu Pingniang hid her laughter as she shook her head: "No, how could she forget, Ah Bai did say she wanted to get you a good sword from the Profound Sword Bureau."

Speaking of which, at Ah Bai’s level, so-called Immortal Artifacts should have lost their effectiveness long ago, becoming no different from an ordinary sword.

So...

Would she set her sights on the Profound Sword Bureau’s Immortal Sword?

Zhu Pingniang thought of this, and her expression suddenly went blank.

Hiss.

It seems... very possible indeed.

After all, in Ah Bai’s eyes, the Profound Sword Bureau’s Immortal Sword was not considered useful in any way...

In fact, she was right.

Li Zhibai had genuinely asked Qinling recently if there were any good swords that had emerged in the Cultivation Realm, and in Qinling’s trembling gaze, she asked, "Doesn’t the Profound Sword Bureau have an Immortal Sword?"

Clearly showing she genuinely considered the option of taking on the Immortal Sword to try it out.

And with Li Zhibai’s temperament, it was naturally because she felt close to the Profound Sword Bureau that she would say such a thing.

"Fortunately... your sword problem will be handled by me, or else it would be a joke to say my Ah Bai looks favorably upon a sword used by a man."

Zhu Pingniang patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, then seeing Xu Chang’an still in a daze, chided: "Come back to your senses, it’s just the Profound Sword Bureau, no need to be so shaken."

Clearly, with the secrets Xu Chang’an harbors, even taking out one would make the Profound Sword Bureau not count for more than a bug, so seeing him here so stunned... it’s truly a unique experience.

"Ms. Zhu, is it true that my teacher... really..."

"Yes."

Before Xu Chang’an could finish his question, Zhu Pingniang nodded, raising a finger: "For someone with Ah Bai’s temperament to act as Sect Leader, wouldn’t that tire her out? It’s much more suitable now to drink tea and refine elixirs... Hmph, the folks from the Profound Sword Bureau actually don’t know how to care for people."

Why should she become Sect Leader just because she has old ties with the Profound Sword Bureau, and her strength is top-notch?

"Chang’an, had it not been for me stepping in back then, Ah Bai would probably be the Sect Leader of the Profound Sword Bureau now. You tell me, is that not terrifying?"

Xu Chang’an: "..."

Terrifying.

He was indeed frightened by what Zhu Pingniang said.