Chapter 477: The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching

Pei and Gongsun Xiaotao were greatly alarmed.

“Shifu, what are you doing? This is a Seven Luminaries Realm cultivator!”

Pei said frantically.

“Shifu! Don’t… If you provoke the Huangtian Sect, we’re truly finished!”

Gongsun Xiaotao gasped, covering her mouth, “I’d rather go back…”

“Shut up!” Jiang Ke’er cut them off, “Xiaotao, from now on, I never want to hear you say ‘go back’ again. Get out!”

Jiang Ke’er’s tone suddenly turned severe.

Qiao Xiaoxian picked up Pei and Gongsun Xiaotao and carried them outside the door.

The two begged, “Shifu, no, please talk some sense into Jiang Shifu!”

With a bang, the door closed shut.

Pei and Gongsun Xiaotao could only hear Jiang Ke’er’s icy voice from inside.

“Xiaotao is my apprentice. Nobody is taking her away! Get lost!”

A cry of agony—

The air suddenly fell into a silence that made one’s heart uneasy.

When the ward door was opened once again, the Seven Luminaries Realm cultivator who had filled Pei and Gongsun Xiaotao with fear had vanished without a trace, leaving only Jiang Ke’er standing at the doorway.

Gongsun Xiaotao sobbed in a daze, then threw herself into Jiang Ke’er’s arms and wept bitterly.

She never imagined that a shifu she had only just met would kill a Seven Luminaries Realm cultivator for her and declare war on the entire Huangtian Sect.

Although in her eyes, such an act was foolish… those words, “Xiaotao is my apprentice,” were truly badass.

Jiang Ke’er gently patted the young girl’s back and said softly, “The Huangtian Sect is no big deal, truly nothing. If you’re afraid, then cultivate well.”

“I understand, Shifu, I understand. As long as we don’t bow down to evil forces, even if we die, our spirit will live on forever… I understand!” Gongsun Xiaotao said with determination.

These days, when you tell the truth, nobody believes you anyway.

The time was drawing near. Among the common folk, it had become popular to gift each other bracelets woven from five-colored silk threads—such artifacts were both practical and fitting for the occasion.

Feeling the steadily rising temperature, Xu Chen knew that all regions had already begun preparing for the dragon boat race festivities for the Dragon Boat Festival.

As the first festival to arrive after the New Emperor’s ascension and the pacification of Shenzhou, this Dragon Boat Festival was destined to be filled with a joyful atmosphere.

At that time, envoys from all surrounding lands would come to Shenzhou to offer gifts to the powerful figures they admired, and Dongsheng Shenzhou, as the cultural center of the Nine Provinces, would usher in unprecedented prosperity.

And it was then that Xu Chen would secretly return to the Tribulation Immortal Hall and reclaim everything that belonged to him.

He didn’t hold a grudge against Jiang Ke’er. His eyes were fixed only on his unfinished mission.

He still had a mission entrusted to him by his shifu to complete. If anyone stood in his way, he would kill them.

Hmm, speaking of which, his head still felt a bit spicy… Damn those Sichuan and Chongqing people!

Luo Han had successfully witnessed all the events that took place in the Novice Village.

The crystal that Chou Chui carried was truly effective—worthy of the hefty price he had paid for it. Everything happening around Chou Chui, anything he personally perceived, Luo Han could see with perfect clarity.

So from the moment Chou Chui entered the Novice Village to his confrontation with “Jiang Shifu,” Luo Han had watched it all clearly.

But could anyone tell him how to cut off the connection?

Whoa—

It felt like the whole world was spinning wildly? Damn that Chou Chui, what the hell was he doing? Why couldn’t he take it anymore? He had already thrown up eight times this afternoon.

Now he was walking in zigzags, as if he had drunk an entire river’s worth of Drunken Immortal Brew.

What had that woman done to Chou Chui… Now the other end of the feed was spinning violently, and in the high-speed rotation, nothing was discernible.

He could only vaguely make out that Chou Chui had been locked inside a strange cage, his body bound to a large iron rod, spinning along with it.

It was like a barbecue rack—Chou Chui was the meat tied to the long rod, but this meat was spinning the entire rod by itself, roasting evenly.

When would this ever end…

He didn’t want to harm himself over such an absurd reason. Forcefully cutting off the connection would cause some damage to his spiritual soul, and soul damage was the trickiest kind of injury to heal. Luo Han didn’t want to hurt himself over such an absurd reason.

Endure a few more days. Maybe after a few days, things would return to normal…

But he needed to quickly report that broken village’s provocation to the Sect Leader.

Previously, he had been struggling to find a reason to explain his failure. Now he had successfully proven that a powerful cultivator was stationed in that village… So he could report to the Sect Leader without hesitation—it was time to get serious!

And it just so happened that the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching. By then, Dongsheng Shenzhou would open its borders, allowing the Huangtian Sect to send a large force in openly and without obstruction.

And then, they could wipe out the Novice Village along the way.

Let them taste the full might of the Huangtian Sect!

The whole world was preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Novice Village was naturally no exception.

As a newly opened fishing tourism destination, neither Jiang Ke’er nor the Village Chief was willing to pass up this opportunity to attract visitors.

The Village Chief wanted to hold a dragon boat race, and Jiang Ke’er wanted to hold a fishing competition.

The sea was so vast, just sitting there empty—why not do both? In the end, they reached a consensus—only children make choices—and the villagers were all in full agreement.

In past Dragon Boat Festivals, the villagers had only ever eaten a few rice dumplings and called it a day. They had never participated in any kind of celebration, only hearing about what activities neighboring villages had organized, which filled them with envy.

If they had the chance to liven things up and create some festive atmosphere, that would naturally be a good thing.

Add to that the fact that after this month of business, everyone had a bit more money in their pockets and no longer had to worry about survival…

So the villagers enthusiastically signed up to participate, contributing labor or funds, and taking the initiative to help build the event venues.

Jiang Ke’er had originally wanted to participate in the competition herself as well, but since none of the villagers knew how to host or commentate, she had no choice but to take on the role herself, serving as the commentator for both events simultaneously.

“A professional host and commentator,” Qiao Xiaoxian said with a smile, “A very popular gold medal commentator lately. We’ve seen him before.”

“No need. You just enjoy the festival. I’ve already hired a profes…”

“Who?” Jiang Ke’er didn’t know which one Qiao Xiaoxian was referring to.

“The one with the most unique style. His commentary is especially loud… but he’s great at building atmosphere. He’s the hottest newcomer in the commentary scene right now.”

Qiao Xiaoxian gently scratched Jiang Ke’er’s chin as she spoke, “His name is Huang Bozhong. Do you remember him?”

Jiang Ke’er immediately recalled the commentator she had encountered at the Shenzhou Cup.

She remembered that the moment he stepped on stage, he was tearing into everything and everyone, shutting down his partner until there was nothing left to say.

His commentary was also extremely professional, with sharp analysis that was so convincing even she had believed it herself.

“A commentator that good probably doesn’t come cheap.” Jiang Ke’er said with worry.

Even though Qiao Xiaoxian had brought back a full ten billion in available funds, she still felt the sting of spending money.

Ten billion could run out too. What if she ran into another Jiang Ke’er? It would be gone in an instant.

“The price isn’t high, actually. It’s just that he had one condition.” Qiao Xiaoxian said.

“What condition?”

“He said he wanted to bring some friends to participate in the competition.”