Chapter 1574: Good things fall from the sky

Situ Changkong said, "That's Dianmo's boyfriend, Ye Bufan. He's also our Xuanyuan Pavilion's Fourth Elder, a very good Young man."

He revealed Ye Bufan's full identity, intending to make the Huo family retreat and not bring up the previous marriage contract again.

However, Huo Dongping's focus was clearly not there. After listening, he couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, "I never thought that Yunxia Mountain, which hasn't produced anything for a hundred years, would decline to this extent. A Young Sect Master plus two Elders combined are no match for a mere youth."

At this point, he shook his head again, seemingly regretting their decline.

Situ Changkong quickly explained, "Lord Huo, you might have misunderstood. Little Fan's ability is very strong…"

Before he could finish, Huo Dongping interrupted him again with a wave of his hand, "He's just a Young man around 20 years old. No matter how strong his cultivation is, can he be stronger than our Huo Jian?

Are you perhaps going to tell me that he also has Martial Saint cultivation? How is that possible!"

Before Situ Changkong could speak, Huo Dongping directly denied this conjecture.

In his mind, it was already extremely rare for the Heavenly Palace to expend all its resources to cultivate his Grandson into a Martial Saint expert in his twenties.

A junior from the Secular World, with no resources and no background, to reach the Heaven Rank would already be a blessing from their ancestors. How could he possibly touch the threshold of the Martial Saint Realm? He probably wouldn't reach that Realm in his entire life.

As the Deputy Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace, he naturally had a condescending attitude, and coupled with Situ Changkong's recent statement that Ye Bufan was only the Fourth Elder.

In his opinion, the Second Elder and Third Elder were only Heaven Rank cultivators, so the Fourth Elder's cultivation could only be lower.

And from Ye Bufan's cultivation, he inferred that Yunxia Mountain had declined. All of this was caused by his inherent misconceptions.

"Lord Huo, it's not like that, Little Fan he…"

Situ Changkong originally wanted to explain, but was once again rudely interrupted by Huo Dongping. Since he had already determined that the other party was his Grandson's love rival, he naturally wouldn't show any good expression.

"Alright, Brother Situ, if he were that capable, you wouldn't need to come to me for help."

Situ Changkong shook his head. It seemed no matter what he said, the other party wouldn't believe him, so he simply stopped mentioning it.

An Daoquan said, "Lord Huo, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Huo Dongping said, "This matter is easy to handle, and there's no need to trouble the Palace Master. I'll just take Huo Jian and go with you."

"This…" Situ Changkong hesitated, "Palace Master, if I'm not mistaken, Yunxia Mountain's retaliation this time will definitely be fierce. There will likely be a large number of experts attacking. Is it not too thin with just you and Huo Jian?"

"It's fine. When cultivation reaches our Realm, numbers no longer determine victory."

Huo Dongping said confidently, "I am now at the Emperor Realm, and Huo Jian is also a Martial Saint. At that time, as long as the two of us, grandfather and Grandson, display our cultivation, the already declined Yunxia Mountain will immediately retreat."

"This… well, alright then."

Although Situ Changkong was still a bit uneasy, no matter what, Huo Dongping was an Emperor Realm expert, so he should be able to hold them off for a while. Moreover, facing Yunxia Mountain from the Heavenly Palace, they would also have some reservations.

"Alright, you wait here for a moment. Huo Jian and I will take care of some sect matters, and then we'll leave with you immediately."

After speaking, he left with Huo Jian. As the Deputy Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace, there were indeed some matters he needed to arrange before leaving.

After arranging the relevant matters, the grandfather and Grandson returned to their room to prepare some personal belongings.

Huo Jian asked, "Grandfather, is it appropriate for us to go like this? Didn't the Palace Master say before that if there's a major event, we must inform him?"

Huo Dongping waved his hand dismissively, "No need. A declining Yunxia Mountain is not a major event."

Huo Jian was a bit puzzled, "Grandfather, isn't Yunxia Mountain one of the Three Mountains and Six Sects? Their strength should be very powerful, right?"

"That was all a hundred years ago. A hundred years is enough for too many things to happen." Huo Dongping said, "Didn't you just hear Situ Changkong say that Yunxia Mountain has declined to the point where they can't even deal with two young lads?

I guess the reason they violated regulations and came to the Secular World is probably because they couldn't make a living there, so they wanted to come out and get some resources.

If such a good task were reported to the Palace Master, he would probably send others, and then such a good thing wouldn't fall to us, grandfather and Grandson."

The Heavenly Palace had its own rules. Experts like them were not allowed to leave privately without reason.

"I understand, Grandfather." Huo Jian's face showed a smile, "I'll take care of that kid this time and then marry Situ Dianmo."

Huo Dongping nodded. "This time, our grandfather and Grandson's outing has two main objectives:" "First, to finalize your marriage, and second, to resolve the trouble with Yunxia Mountain.

Now, only the two of us know about the decline of Yunxia Mountain. If we quell this matter, it will be a great achievement when the Palace Master comes out of seclusion.

I am already old.

I don't seek anything, but for you, this kind of work is absolutely very useful. Perhaps you will become the next Palace Master in the future."

Huo Jian's eyes immediately lit up, "Grandfather, you are truly far-sighted."

Huo Dongping's face showed a hint of smugness, "Let's go. It's time for us, grandfather and Grandson, to show our faces."

Both of them were extremely happy. To gain fame and prestige, and to elevate their status in the Heavenly Palace, all without any difficulty, this was simply a great stroke of luck.

After preparing, they left the Heavenly Palace with Situ Changkong and returned to Xuanyuan Pavilion.

No matter what, Huo Dongping's identity and status were there. As the Deputy Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace and an Emperor Realm expert, Xuanyuan Pavilion naturally extended the highest courtesy in their reception.

Seated in the main hall, Huo Jian's eyes eagerly scanned around. After looking for a long time, he didn't see the person he was looking for, and finally asked, "Grandpa Situ, where's Dianmo? Why didn't she come out?"

Huo Dongping followed up, "Yes, the two children haven't officially met since they grew up. Quickly call them out so they can officially meet."

"This…" Situ Changkong said with difficulty, "That girl Dianmo isn't home. She went out with Little Fan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of Huo Dongping and his Grandson immediately darkened.

Especially Huo Jian, with his fiancée having left with someone else, he felt as if he had been cuckolded.

"Grandpa Situ, where are they? I'm going to find Dianmo right now."

"This… wouldn't be appropriate, would it? How about we wait a bit longer? That girl might come back in the evening."

Hearing the word "might" from Situ Changkong, Huo Jian's expression became even uglier.

"Might come back" implied that she might also not come back. Was she going to spend the night outside with that kid?

Thinking of this, he became even more impatient, "No, Grandpa Situ, I'm going to find her now. No matter what, I will bring Dianmo back."

Huo Dongping followed up, "That's right. It's understandable that Dianmo didn't know about the marriage contract before, but since there's already a marriage contract, it's not suitable for her to be out with others anymore.

Now that Huo Jian has arrived, I don't care who that Ye Bufan is. Let the young people handle their own affairs. We old folks shouldn't worry about it."

His words, while seemingly fair, were full of selfishness.

In his opinion, his Grandson was a Martial Saint expert, and he could definitely suppress Ye Bufan completely.