First Immortal of the Sword

The Tang Family was one of the largest factions in the Immortal Realm. Not even Immortal Kings dared act wantonly in their territories.

Especially nowadays, when the Divine Hunt was just about to begin. Countless prominent experts had gathered here from all over the Immortal Realm, but even the most vicious of them were reigning it in and on their best behavior.

Yet now, someone had dared injure another guest in Tang Bao’er’s residence!

This behavior infuriated the Tang Family guards stationed here. Thus, a group of them immediately charged at Su Yi.

The illustrious guests watching from a distance were initially stunned, but then, their spirits soared, and their faces filled with eagerness, as if they were so eager for a show that they feared nothing more than peace.

“Quick! Capture that madman!” Sui Yunshui shouted as he clutched his swollen cheek.

Su Yi’s gaze was as calm as ever.

He’d come here to participate in the Divine Hunt, but his primary goal was to check out the hidden realm that had existed since the Primeval Era. If they really pushed him, he could just leave after the resulting disturbance.

“Sir, will you come quietly, or do you intend to be stubborn?” said one of the Tang Family guards, a stalwart middle-aged man. His eyes flashed like lightning, and murderous intent seethed around him as he locked onto Su Yi.

Su Yi glanced at him and said, “Seems to me you’d best consult with Tang Bao’er first. It’ll prevent you from making an enormous mistake.”

The stalwart middle-aged man frowned. He could tell that the dark-robed young man in the Daoist topknot wasn’t just bluffing. He really was fearless!

But this was the Tang Family. They wouldn’t tolerate anyone causing trouble, no matter who they were!

The middle-aged man said gravely, “No matter who you are or where you came from, please cooperate and come with me!”

Su Yi couldn’t be bothered to argue. He just said, “Then I guess we’ll just have to fight.”

In the guards’ eyes, his casual ease seemed extraordinarily arrogant. All of them were infuriated.

Sui Yunshui bellowed, “See that? He’s a hooligan! He doesn’t respect anyone but himself! He even dared inflict violence here, in the Tang Family’s estate. He obviously doesn’t take the Tang Family at all seriously. You have to capture him immediately!”

The other illustrious guests chimed in their agreement and fanned the flames.

“Those who cause trouble must be punished!”

“That’s right! This is Miss Tang Bao’er’s residence. How can we permit a madman to act wantonly?”

…All of their ire was focused on Su Yi and Su Yi alone.

But Su Yi ignored them completely. He couldn’t even be bothered to speak. He just stood there and drank, entirely unperturbed.

The middle-aged man’s expression shifted back and forth. Then, he gnashed his teeth and said, “My apologies!”

He waved his hand and was just about to order the other guards to capture Su Yi when a pleasant voice tinged with anger rang out.

“Stop!”

A group rushed out of a hallway. Their leader was a moving young beauty in a pale pink skirt and an apricot-yellow shirt. Her eyes sparkled like the moon, and her eyebrows were like distant mountains.

This was none other than Tang Bao’er!

Her arrival triggered a disturbance in the crowd. The distant onlookers’ spirits soared. Even Miss Bao’er’s been startled into action. We’re in for a real spectacle this time!

“Greetings, Young Mistress.” The Tang Family guards immediately lowered their hands to greet her.

Tang Bao’er disregarded them. She rushed in and looked Su Yi up and down. At first, she was a bit confused, but when she saw the jug of wine he was carrying, she instantly understood.

“It’s you! Are you okay?” She asked in her crisp, clear voice.

Su Yi nodded. “I’m fine.”

Tang Bao’er inwardly sighed in relief. “I’m glad to hear it. It’s my fault for arriving late. Had I gotten here earlier, I wouldn’t have let anyone wrong you in the slightest.”

The stalwart middle-aged man and the other guards were stunned. They instantly realized that something wasn’t right here.

“Young Mistress, he…” The middle-aged guard was just about to explain.

Tang Bao’er’s expression darkened. “No need for an explanation. All I want to know is who provoked my friend?”

Her voice was icy and tinged with fury. Beads of cold sweat appeared on the guards’ foreheads, and they instinctively glanced at Sui Yunshui and the gaunt old man.

Sui Yunshui’s expression shifted immediately. “Cousin, I…”

But Tang Bao’er interrupted him. “Take the two of them away. Lock them up for now and let Elder Wu take care of them. Say they offended my most respected friend. Leave the rest to the elder.”

“Got it!” The stalwart guard nodded his assent, but inwardly, his heart shook with lingering terror. He finally realized that, just as Su Yi had said, he’d come dangerously close to making an enormous mistake.

Who could have imagined that this unassuming young man would be the young mistress’s most respected guest?

There was no need to even question it. Sui Yunshui and his servant were in for it this time!

The blood drained from Sui Yunshui’s face. He struggled and tried to explain, “Cousin, listen to me! It was all a misunderstanding. I…”

Bang!

Before he could finish his sentence, he was slapped unconscious, and the guards dragged him and his servant off.

The stalwart middle-aged man remained to await further orders.

“What about them? Did they offend my friend?” Tang Bao’er looked at the crowd.

They’d been in it for the spectacle, but now, all of them looked stricken. Who could have failed to grasp the situation by now?

The stalwart middle-aged man said in a low voice, “Young Mistress, they didn’t offend the young lord. They were at most a bit disrespectful to him.”

“Disrespect isn’t okay either!” Tang Bao’er frowned, her gaze icy. “Kick all of them out! They are no longer welcome in Tang Family territory!”

“Understood!” The stalwart middle-aged man nodded.

The distinguished guests who’d come here to see Tang Bao’er were dumbstruck. Even if you’d hit them over the head, they would never have guessed that they’d be punished so unfairly. All they’d wanted was a spectacle!

Tang Bao’er disregarded all this, instead asking Su Yi, “Is that enough to vent your anger?”

Su Yi shrugged. “I wouldn’t call it anger. I’m just… bored.”

Tang Bao’er couldn’t help but laugh.

She then personally led Su Yi toward a stretch of ground covered in buildings. A group of attendants followed, clustering around her like stars gathered around the moon.

They entered an old-fashioned pavilion. A serving girl poured them tea and brought all manner of refreshments.

Once Su Yi was seated, Tang Bao’er ordered the servant and attendants away. Soon, she and Su Yi were the only people left in the building.

“A few days ago, my Grand Uncle and I were talking about you. We weren’t sure if you’d participate in the Grand Hunt or not. Grand Uncle even asked his various connections and went looking for you in the White Reed Province, but we couldn’t find you!”

The girl’s voice was clear and bright as she chattered away, “But now, here you are! Grand Uncle will surely be delighted!”

Before Su Yi could respond, she batted her eyes. “Why have you suddenly disguised yourself anyway? Oh….I get it. You don’t want people to realize who you are!

“A few months ago, the incident at the Seventh Gate of Heaven shook the entire Immortal Realm. Grand Uncle said that your name was sure to spread far and wide, and that you now stood where the wind and waves were at their fiercest. He said you’d surely be in for trouble…”

She was obviously happy and excited, and she was even more talkative than usual. There was no end to it.

But Su Yi wasn’t annoyed. Her eyes were bright, her teeth were pearly, and she was lively and beautiful. Even her voice was pleasing to the ears. She was a feast for the senses; how could he possibly be irritated?

Su Yi picked up a fair bit of new information about the Divine Hunt from her, too.

It wasn’t just the Immortal Lords of top factions participating this time. Peak Immortal Lords from all over the Immortal Realm had registered to participate too.

Added together, there were over a thousand in total!

This Divine Hunt was indeed the grandest yet.

However, only a select few of the Immortal Lords were truly worthy of the title “unrivaled.” Perhaps thirty at best.

The most famous of them were almost all from the Immortal Realm’s top factions, like the Church of the Pure One, the Church of Supreme Oneness, or Lotus Temple.

They were people like Gong Nanfeng, Cen Baili, Weng Changfeng, Fei Zhen, and Zhuo Yun. All of them were dazzling, unrivaled Immortal Lords famous throughout all forty-nine provinces of the Immortal Realm.

The Tang Family had an unrivaled Immortal Lord too. Her name was Tang Yuyan, and she was Tang Bao’er’s aunt. Her aptitude was simply extraordinary.

Su Yi took all this as idle conversation. He wasn’t all that interested.

“My grand uncle is welcoming some distinguished guests. Once he’s finished, I’ll bring him here to see you,” said Tang Bao’er. “Right, we haven’t divulged anything about you. Grand Uncle said that if the clan finds out who you are, it’ll cause a lot of trouble.”

Su Yi subtly inclined his head. “That’s considerate of him. You can call me Shen Mu going forward.”

He’d decided to enter the Divine Hunt under a pseudonym to avoid as much unnecessary trouble as possible. Hopefully, this would buy him some peace.

“Shen Mu?” Tang Bao’er blinked. “Is there a story behind that name?”

Su Yi smiled. “I picked it at random.”

He’d only just said this when someone knocked on the pavilion door. “Bao’er, I heard you’re entertaining a highly important friend? Hurry up and introduce me!”

Tang Bao’er was stunned. “Little Aunt, what are you doing here?”

She hurriedly went to welcome this new arrival. Before long, she’d returned with a tall, slender beauty in a black dress.

Her long hair was tied up, revealing her long neck, and her charming face was shaped like a goose egg. However, she had a cold, aloof demeanor, like an orchid growing in a seclusion valley. The combination gave her a distinctive charm.

Tang Yuyan.

An unrivaled Immortal Lady of the ancient Tang Family!

Her cultivation was comparable to Tang Lingqi’s, and she was a generation beneath him, but her strength was far beyond his!

In truth, most of the older-generation Immortal Lords of the Tang Family were far weaker than Tang Yuyan.

Whoosh!

As soon as she entered the hall, Tang Yuyan’s charming yet razor-sharp gaze locked onto Su Yi.

After examining him briefly, her brow furrowed imperceptibly.

Seth's Thoughts

Doesn't effect the plot either way, but FYI, 小姑姑 specifically means "father's younger sister." Maybe "father's younger cousin of the same generation." It does not imply that Tang Yuyan is younger than Tang Bao'er.