Chapter 846: Chapter 21: Emperor Longchang Appears! Spirit Treasure Qianqiu Enters the Scene

"Sixteenth Brother..."

Halfway through his speech, he noticed there was another person in the warm pavilion and quickly moved forward to greet them, "Twenty-seventh Sister, you’re here too?"

"Oh, isn’t this Yunhong~ We haven’t seen each other for so many years~" Lady Bilian teased with a smile, "So, have you found a wife yet? When will you bring your kids out for me to see?"

Shangguan Yunhong’s expression instantly froze. Sister, can’t you just keep the lid on what’s not supposed to be mentioned?

"Still the same old situation, the people he likes don’t agree, and those who like him he doesn’t fancy, so it’s just dragging on. Uncle Thirty-six and Auntie are worried sick~" Shangguan Yunque sighed and casually helped Shangguan Yunhong out of the awkwardness, then gestured to him, "Sit down."

Only then did Shangguan Yunhong, with a stiff face, sit down, and he chose the furthest seat from Lady Bilian.

After a round of greetings, Shangguan Yunhong finally spoke about his purpose this time, "You should have heard about what happened at White Cloud Tower a few days ago, right, Sixteenth Brother? I really can’t swallow this anger."

Mentioning this, his face couldn’t help but show anger.

He hadn’t even had the chance to really make a move before he was thrown off the platform in front of so many people, it was truly humiliating.

"Hehe~ That Liyao girl is quite formidable~" Hearing this, Lady Bilian glanced at Shangguan Yunhong with blatant disdain in her eyes, "You dare to underestimate her, losing so badly is not unfair at all."

Shangguan Yunhong looked dissatisfied, "Twenty-seventh Sister, whose side are you on? I’m your brother!"

"Whose side? I’m obviously on Wang Liyao’s side." Lady Bilian unceremoniously rolled her eyes at him and poked his forehead with her finger, "With your impulsive and brainless personality, you expect me to side with you? If you had half the ability of Wang Liyao, I might side with you, but do you?"

Shangguan Yunhong involuntarily shrank his neck from her scolding, but then he remembered that he was no longer the little kid he once was. He was now a Third-Layer of Heaven-Human Realm cultivator, and in terms of cultivation, he was even a layer higher than Twenty-seventh Sister, so why should he be talked down to?

Feeling aggrieved yet not daring to lash out at her, he could only turn to Shangguan Yunque for support, "Sixteenth Brother, say something. I’m at least her clan brother, how can she turn against me?"

However, Shangguan Yunque didn’t speak on his behalf, instead, he picked up a teacup and took a sip, calmly saying, "You act impulsively without judging the opponent’s strength, who can you blame for losing?"

As a strong practitioner, understanding and assessing the situation is very important. Otherwise, on the battlefield, such negligence can lead to losing one’s life.

"But, but I just can’t swallow this!" Shangguan Yunhong said angrily, "I was hoping Chen Mu Ying and Wang Anan could put up a better fight and uphold the honor for the outstanding talents of Upper Capital, but who knew they’d be so useless? It really makes me mad!"

"Do you want me to recover your dignity?" Shangguan Yunque looked at him.

Shangguan Yunhong felt a bit insecure, but recalling the losses he suffered, his courage gathered, "She herself said, ’Anyone under one hundred and fifty is welcome.’ Sixteenth Brother, you’re only a bit over a hundred, so you fully qualify to fight."

"The tradition has always been that in the great celestial pride competition, the ’Top Ten Outstanding Youth’ would participate. This is both to give those under a hundred a chance to showcase themselves and because only this way, can we demonstrate the deep heritage of Upper Capital, and ensure that the opponent admits defeat willingly." Shangguan Yunque took a sip of tea, calmly saying, "Wang Liyao is just sixty-nine years old, with almost fifty years of age difference with me. If I fight, regardless of winning or losing, it would tarnish Upper Capital’s reputation."

"This..."

For a moment, Shangguan Yunhong was speechless.

He knew in his heart that Sixteenth Brother was right. Having cultivators over a hundred years old fighting would already seem inferior, highlighting a lack of foundation in Upper Capital, not to mention Sixteenth Brother is a great celestial pride.

If he fights and wins, people wouldn’t think it’s because Sixteenth Brother is outstanding; rather, they’d believe he bullied her due to age, defeating without skill. If he lost, it would be even more embarrassing.

"I think that this matter could be further discussed," Lady Bilian blinked her charmingly communicative eyes, seriously analyzing, "She challenged the young generation of Upper Capital. If she sweeps through her contemporaries, the shame for Upper Capital would be greater. Besides, not fighting doesn’t mean unknown; it’s also a great opportunity to associate with great celestial pride. Just like Gongyang Strategy and Prince Kang did back in the day?"

"The reasoning is correct. However, this time, if anyone should fight, it should be Prince Zhixing, not me." Shangguan Yunque, as a great celestial pride, naturally had his own logic and standards, and wasn’t easily persuaded.

However, since it was his own sister speaking, he didn’t flatly refuse but left some room for consideration.

Lady Bilian was not discouraged and simply said, "In this great celestial pride competition, there must be a battle between Prince Zhixing and Wang Liyao. If the Junior Prince doesn’t cut it, then it’ll have to rely on you to back us up."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yunque paused, then suddenly put down his teacup, looking suspiciously at his sister, "Sister, be honest with me, is there another purpose for you being so keen on egging me to participate?"