Chapter 697: Chapter 697 - 670 is over, isn’t this maternal grandfather a fool?_2

"I didn’t expect his willpower to be so weak. He was soon bewitched by Elder Ji’s Illusion Technique, even stooping so low!"

People were discussing animatedly, all talking about the battle they had witnessed that day. Everyone had a common question.

"Elder Ji’s Illusion Technique is so powerful. If it wasn’t for Venerable Heming intervening at the last moment, he could have easily taken Song San’s life. But why was he the one seriously injured in the end?"

When one person raised such a question, another naturally chimed in.

"That’s right, that’s right! Does anyone know what happened? Venerable Heming personally interrupted the match; logically, Elder Ji shouldn’t have met with any mishap! So why did Elder Ji end up stabbed? He even collapsed!"

"I can answer that question!"

Suddenly, a person holding a short pen and a small notebook appeared in the center of the crowd. Patting his chest confidently, he smiled at them and said, "Are you curious? I can tell you!"

Several people blinked, looking the newcomer up and down before one exclaimed in surprise, "Your attire resembles that of the legendary scholar, Qi Wushuang!"

"TEE HEE HEE! Am I really that famous? I haven’t really done anything noteworthy! I’ve only written, let’s count... one, two, three, four, five, six... oh, around seven or eight hundred exclusive headline stories about cultivator anecdotes!" Qi Wushuang touched the back of his head, a blush on his face, showing not a hint of modesty.

"So it’s you, Qi Wushuang, Daoist Qi! Heavens! I love the cultivator anecdotes you write!"

In an instant, Qi Wushuang was surrounded by a crowd of Immortals, all begging him to tell them the rest of his stories!

...

In the Dream Realm, Ji Shang opened his eyes, his head throbbing. He found himself looking into a pair of large, round eyes.

He blinked and looked closer, only then realizing they belonged to a small child.

"A baby?"

"I’m not called ’baby’!"

Xiaosuisui, seeing her maternal grandfather brought in by Ah Ling, had rushed over, ready to call out "Grandfather"! But before she could open her mouth, she heard him call her "baby." Xiaosuisui immediately got angry. She crossed her arms, threw her head back, pouted, and began to sulk!

Ji Shang looked at her pouting expression, an inexplicable sense of familiarity washing over him.

He rubbed his brow and looked around, only then realizing he was in a completely unfamiliar place.

"Where am I? Have I stumbled into some secret realm again?"

"This isn’t a secret realm. This is my Dream Realm."

"Dream Realm? You’re an Illusionist Master?"

Ji Shang was both surprised and panicked. Killing someone in their Dream Realm wasn’t particularly difficult for some Illusionists. But that only applied to killing people with lower Cultivation or those at the same realm as oneself. If an opponent’s realm was higher, forget killing them in a Dream Realm; even entering their Dream Realm or pulling them into one’s own was impossible!

Therefore, upon hearing Xiaosuisui’s words, Ji Shang couldn’t help but become secretly vigilant.

As befitting someone of his accomplished Cultivation, Ji Shang’s surprise vanished almost instantly. He rose from the ground and slowly backed away. He was certain now: he was a Divine Soul. His Divine Soul had been drawn into a terrifying place.

"Grandfather, don’t back up any further. If you do, you’ll end up like Second Uncle, falling into the River of Oblivion."

Ji Shang, who was slowly retreating, froze. His eyes widened.

"What did you call me?"

Something was thumping in his heart, very, very fast!

"Grandfather!"

The sweet, childish voice, soft and endearing, called out "Grandfather," making Ji Shang’s heart tremble.

"You... who are you? Why... why would you call me that?"

Xiaosuisui blinked and pointed to her own small face.

Strange, I’m not wearing a human-skin mask right now. How can he not recognize me?

"Recognize you?" Ji Shang murmured, a sudden thought striking him. "What is your mother’s name?"

This child looks a bit like my beloved daughter Xier when she was little. Ji Shang then recalled how she had been calling him "Grandfather" repeatedly.

All at once, a deep suspicion arose in his heart, and he asked, "Which esteemed expert are you? To have woven such an incredibly real Illusory Realm for me!"

Xiaosuisui didn’t immediately understand what her grandfather meant. So she quickly said, "Grandfather, there are no seniors here, only Suisui and Ah Ling! But Ah Ling had to go into seclusion to recover because she used too much of her power to forcefully bring you here."

Hearing Xiaosuisui’s words, Ji Shang’s panic intensified.

So there really is an expert here! he muttered to himself, then cupped his fists and called out loudly, "Junior Ji Shang. I wonder why Senior has summoned this junior? What are your instructions?"

Hearing Ji Shang’s words, Xiaosuisui blinked and thought in confusion, No wonder I’ve never heard Grandmother mention Grandfather. It turns out Grandfather is a fool!

Xiaosuisui sat on the ground, her chubby little hands propping up her cheeks, and sighed helplessly.

"Senior! Please show yourself!" Ji Shang kept calling out in the Dream Realm space, wanting to meet the expert he believed to be present.

Xiaosuisui sat on the ground, shaking her head and sighing.

Alas! I didn’t expect Grandfather to have become a fool. Given his state, how can I possibly tell Seventh Uncle and Grandmother?

Xiaosuisui sighed again, looking down and drawing circles on the ground with her finger.