Zhang Yun seemed to be deep in thought.
After leaving the group chat, Zhang Yun immediately contacted Bodhi Patriarch privately.
"Immortal, you've finally contacted me! I've successfully completed my mission, so what do you think...?"
In the chat interface, Patriarch Bodhi replied almost instantly, showing his eagerness.
Zhang Yun: "You did a good job, senior. I'll contact that monkey now and have him take you away from the Journey to the West world."
Bodhi Patriarch remained silent.
So, all I had to do was let that monkey take me away?
Is it really that simple?
After a long silence, Patriarch Bodhi finally replied, "Very well, thank you for your kindness, Immortal!"
In fact, Patriarch Bodhi did indeed want to see the outside world. The reason he was in such a hurry was because he already knew that Sun Wukong was going to storm the Heavenly Court and wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
If the people in Heaven knew that Sun Wukong was his disciple, it would definitely cause him trouble.
Zhang Yun naturally understood this principle as well.
Because his connections with the immortals and gods of the Three Realms were basically one-way, with no overlap, each of them was responsible for their own duties while also guarding against other forces. As a result, they didn't have much time to spend on Zhang Yun.
In fact, this is very similar to the checks and balances employed by emperors.
"Young master, you're back!"
Just as he returned to the residence arranged by the Sword Immortal's Mansion, a graceful and lithe figure came to greet him. However, Zhang Yun vaguely sensed that Ye Qianzhi's expression was somewhat off.
Turning his gaze, Zhang Yunjian's brows furrowed slightly.
"Jian Yunfei? What are you doing here?"
"Brother Zhang, you jest. Sword Manor is my home; where can't I go?"
Jian Yunfei glanced at Ye Qianzhi, seemingly unintentionally, and then asked, "Miss Ye, is she really your maid?"
"Who is Qianzhi to me? What's it to you? Aren't you being nosy?"
A sharp glint flashed in Zhang Yun's eyes; it seemed his intuition had been correct.
Jian Yunfei set his sights on Ye Qianzhi.
Jian Yunfei suddenly laughed, his voice tinged with a hint of teasing: "I never expected that a genius like Brother Zhang would have such a hobby of collecting the most beautiful women in the world."
"Jian Yunfei, watch your words!" Zhang Yun's eyes turned cold as he spoke.
"Jian Yunfei, what do you mean by this?"
Ye Qianzhi was a little confused, but she never questioned her young master. She questioned Jian Yunfei, her voice colder than Zhang Yun's, with a hint of chill.
"What do you mean? Why don't you just ask your young master?" Jian Yunfei said with a smile.
Judging from Ye Qianzhi's reaction, she seemed unaware of what Zhang Yun had said at the pavilion earlier.
"How dare you try to sow discord between me and Qianzhi?"
Zhang Yun also laughed, a very natural laugh with a hint of disdain, then turned to Ye Qianzhi and said softly, "Come on, I'll explain to you when we get back."
"Alright, the people from the Sword Immortal's Mansion just delivered the food, but I don't know if it suits your taste, young master."
Ye Qianzhi nodded obediently, her face beaming with smiles.
Seeing this scene, Jian Yunfei's eyes flashed with a dark gloom, and his hands unconsciously clenched tighter.
However, he concealed all of this very well.
"Brother Zhang, please wait a moment."
"Jian Yunfei, our relationship isn't close enough for me to invite you to dinner, is it?"
Zhang Yun said calmly, his meaning self-evident.
Jian Yunfei wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Did Brother Zhang say before that five days later, on the sword battle stage, you would accept challenges from any disciple of my Sword Mansion below the Star Realm?"
"So what?"
"Very well, in that case, I, Jian Yunfei, will be the first to accept the challenge five days from now. However, if you win, you will have to take away a beautiful maid from my Jian family. But if you lose, wouldn't you suffer no loss at all?"
Jian Yunfei spoke slowly, his meaning clear: the bet between Zhang Yun and the Jian family was unfair.
He's not stupid; there's no way he wouldn't have realized that.
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Chapter 194 Good News
"So what do you want?"
Zhang Yun stopped in his tracks. He didn't want to take advantage of others, and this was indeed a problem for him.
"How about this: if you win, you can take the person with you, I have no objection."
As he spoke, Jian Yunfei unabashedly turned his gaze to Ye Qianzhi.
"But if you lose, you have to give this maid to me."