C40

Time passed quickly as he cultivated. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

On the eighth floor of the ancient pagoda, Cang Yun was still immersed in his cultivation state. The Origin Energy of Heaven and Earth swirled into cyclones that continuously revolved around him. After ten days of cultivation, his cultivation of the second layer of the secret scripture had completely stabilized.

Rumble rumble rumble!

Suddenly, a violent trembling sound resounded throughout the entire ancient tower. Cang Yun stood up after being awakened and locked his gaze onto the direction of the ninth floor of the ancient tower. A slightly worried look of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

"Is the inheritance finally coming to an end? However, this is the most difficult moment. I hope that the girl can persevere."

After muttering to himself, Cang Yun no longer had any plans to continue cultivating. Instead, he stood on the spot and waited quietly.

Another hour passed.

Weng! *

A humming sound finally rang out from the tunnel. Cang Yun's mind shook as he looked over in that direction. A graceful and slender figure slowly appeared in his line of sight.

"Big brother Cang Yun."

When the ethereal voice of the young girl rang out, Cang Yun finally heaved a sigh of relief. The worry in his heart turned into a smile, brimming with determination.

"How was it, did it work?" Cang Yun asked with a gentle smile.

"En!" Zhou Xian`er nodded her head heavily, her charming face revealed a hint of joy. However, in the next moment, she seemed to have thought of something and her expression changed slightly. She stared at Cang Yun with a complicated expression in her eyes.

"Just now, senior spirit of the ancient pagoda told me about your fight with Zhou Jun. I …" As she spoke to here, Zhou Xian'er was speechless, her face full of emotion. Cang Yun had almost lost his life for her!

"You still like to cry like you did when you were young." Cang Yun extended his hand to lightly scratch the young girl's nose, revealing a smile. He softly consoled her, "Although there was a small accident, I'm still fine. I should be happy."

However, after hearing Cang Yun's words of consolation, Zhou Xian'er's eyes turned red, her heart felt even more moved.

Cang Yun was about to say something to comfort him, but suddenly, a fragrant wind entered his nose and a soft body snuck into his chest like a kitten. Cang Yun was stunned and stopped the comforting words from coming out of his mouth.

In the next moment, Cang Yun lowered his head to look at the petite body in his embrace. After being stunned for a moment, his arm gently embraced her.

At this moment, the entire space suddenly became silent. The only sounds that could be heard were the irregular sounds of breathing as they embraced each other. However, that sound seemed to be suppressed by the two with all their might.

"Big brother Cang Yun."

When the girl in his embrace finally could not hold it in anymore, she let out a soft moan and it was only then that the frozen scene was broken.

"Uh, sorry about that." Cang Yun regained his senses as he stared at the shy face of the young girl in his embrace. He hurriedly loosened his arms as he scratched his head, revealing a rarely seen bashful smile.

Seeing that Cang Yun was at a loss for words, Zhou Xian`er immediately burst out laughing, the blush on his face also lessened by half as he giggled: "I've never seen a brother Cang Yun like this before, but he's quite adorable."

"Heh, just tease me." Seeing that the young lady in front of him did not seem to be angry, Cang Yun heaved a sigh of relief before he laughed awkwardly.

However, in the midst of his embarrassment, Cang Yun could not help but recall the scene from before. His heart throbbed strangely. One had to admit, that kind of feeling was rather reminiscent.

Dong!

Right at this moment, a loud and clear bell sound rang out from within the ancient pagoda. Upon hearing the sound, Cang Yun and Zhou Xian'er ended their conversation.

The trial had finally ended.

In the next moment, a gentle yet irresistible force sent the two of them out.

At the same time, on the plaza behind the Zhou Mansion's mountain, the crowd was already in an uproar. As the elders of the Zhou Clan looked in the direction of their clan, their eyes were filled with excitement.

After waiting for countless years, this day had finally arrived.

As for the young disciples of the Zhou Family, they didn't know much about the matter of the inheritance, so their excitement was purely because someone had finally completed the clan's trial.

Weng! *

Not long later, a sound of space shaking appeared in front of the open ground. The intense atmosphere of the open ground immediately became quiet upon hearing the sound. Everyone's gaze was immediately attracted over.

Under their agitated gazes, the figures of Cang Yun and Zhou Xian'er gradually appeared in front of the crowd.

In the next moment, Zhou Hao led the Zhou clan elders to the two of them.

"Father!"

"Uncle Zhou."

Seeing this, Zhou Xian'er and Cang Yun bowed.

"The seventh manual, good!" Zhou Hao looked at Zhou Xian'er. After feeling the unstable aura of the latter's cultivation, his calm face revealed a hint of abnormal excitement. For such a young martial artist of the seventh layer, whether it was a father or a sector lord, Zhou Hao was very pleased.

"Nephew Cang Yun, thank you for your hard work." After nodding to Zhou Xian'er, Zhou Hao shifted his gaze to Cang Yun, who was at the side. His expression turned solemn as he spoke in a heavy tone.

Regarding this, Cang Yun slightly smiled. He did not have the thought of doing a meritorious service. Instead, he respectfully replied, "I only did what I should have done. The one who really worked hard was Xian'er."

Hearing Cang Yun's words, for some unknown reason, Zhou Xian'er recalled the scene where the two of them embraced each other. Her face reddened slightly, and she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to speak.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hao seemed to have noticed Zhou Xian'er's abnormality and raised an eyebrow. His gaze swept over the two people in front of him and then landed on Cang Yun, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Heh." When he felt Zhou Hao's burning gaze, Cang Yun's back felt a little numb. After he gave a guilty smile, he lowered his head slightly and did not say anything else.

Seeing this, Zhou Hao withdrew his expression and said loudly: "All Zhou clan elders, immediately return to the meeting hall to convene the family meeting."

As the sound of his voice faded, Zhou Hao turned his gaze onto Cang Yun and Zhou Xian'er once again. "All of you, follow me as well."

After he finished speaking, Zhou Hao led the two of them towards the Zhou Mansion. The other clan elders followed closely behind him.

However, not long after he walked out, Cang Yun felt a hidden enmity staring at him from behind. He frowned and turned his head around, but did not discover anything.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xian'er who was at the side saw the unusual reaction of Cang Yun and asked curiously.

"It's nothing. I just felt like someone was staring at me. Maybe I was mistaken." Cang Yun searched for a while but still found nothing. He shook his head with a smile and explained.

"Heh, big brother Cang Yun is a famous person in our Zhou family right now, it's normal for people to pay attention to him." Zhou Xian'er did not think too much into it, and said while laughing.

"Maybe."

Cang Yun replied with a faint smile, but in his heart, he secretly remembered this matter.