Chapter 1064: You're a Good Person!

Although he didn't know the girl's true origin, and she had never spoken of it, since his rebirth, he had encountered many... but only toward her did he feel that special sensation, unwilling to lose the opportunity due to shyness.

Moreover, he wasn't shy.

"I..." Caught off guard by his sudden confession, Luo Ruoxi tensed up. "I, I need to think..."

"You think what you want, but I won't let go..." Holding her hand as if grasping a treasure he couldn't bear to lose, Zhang Xuan smiled gently.

Unexpectedly, he said this without waiting for her consent, refusing to let go. Luo Ruoxi's face flushed crimson. She tried to withdraw her hand but found he held it tighter. "You... let go!"

"No, if I let go, you'll ignore me..." Zhang Xuan's gaze was firm.

"I'll talk to you, okay? Let go..." Luo Ruoxi glanced around, seeing that the many masters had followed the Queen Ant behind them and were no longer nearby. In the thick fog, only the two of them remained, yet she still felt her face burning and dared not lift her head.

"No!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"You're a... good person," seeing the sincere, unshakable look in his eyes, the girl's heart suddenly felt warm.

"I'm not a good person, I'm a bad guy, a big bad guy!" Zhang Xuan quickly shook his head.

He didn't want a 'good person' card.

"Pfft!"

She burst out laughing, and Luo Ruoxi's embarrassment instantly vanished.

This guy, when others confess, they want to present themselves well, be a great person, but he directly says he's a big bad guy...

Who confesses like that?

So silly!

"Let go!" Shaking her head, Luo Ruoxi continued.

"No, not even if you beat me to death!" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Unless you agree to be with me!"

"You... how can you be so shameless..." Luo Ruoxi shook her head.

"I am shameless! No matter what you say, if you don't agree, I won't let go!" Zhang Xuan said.

He could tell the girl didn't dislike him; since that was the case, he would press on. Otherwise, if he missed this chance, it might take a long time again.

"You..."

Unexpectedly, he was so persistent, Luo Ruoxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Thinking of something, a hint of gloom appeared on her face. "Actually, I, I don't dislike you, but... I have my difficulties. If you choose me, you might work hard and still not get results... Are you still willing?"

"Willing!"

Zhang Xuan nodded. "I know you've never revealed your identity or truly shown your strength, and you must have your reasons. I won't ask... But please believe me, if anyone tries to stop us, even if it's the heavens, I will shatter them!"

Whether in his past life or this one, once he made a choice, he would never regret it. That was his belief: either don't do it, or if you do, do it to the best.

No regrets even in death!

It was precisely because of this that, in less than a year, he had gone from a small ordinary teacher in the Tianxuan Kingdom to a six-star pinnacle master teacher and the dean of the Master Teacher Academy.

Respected and admired by countless people.

"You..."

Hearing his unwavering, even resolute tone, Luo Ruoxi's eyes reddened, a sweetness rising in her heart. After a pause, she finally nodded.

"Alright! I am willing to walk with you..."

What if the road ahead is unknown?

What if it's full of thorns?

Having you by my side all the way... that's enough!

Even if I die, even if there's no result, at least I'll face it with you.

"Really?" Hearing her agreement, Zhang Xuan was stunned, almost unable to react. He jumped up excitedly, pulled the girl into his arms, and spun around twice.

"Really!"

Unexpectedly, he was so childlike, the girl smiled.

With the knot in her heart untied, there were no more worries.

He said he liked her the first time he saw her; when she first saw him, didn't she also have a special feeling?

Those spirit beasts came to repay a debt, but he mistook it for an ambush. Despite his weak strength, he still charged in and dragged her away, silly but endearing.

After that, various experiences and events, especially going to the Sealing Saint Platform—why did she choose him among others if not for the longing in her heart...

Now, everything that needed to be said was out, and she felt light and filled with joy.

"Let's go, or we'll be too late..."

Putting the girl down, Zhang Xuan smiled.

The Queen Ant had found the exit and led the others away. If they continued to linger here, they might really be trapped and never get out.

"Mm!" Luo Ruoxi nodded.

Without stopping, Zhang Xuan took the girl's hand and strode forward.

This was the formation he had set up; he knew exactly where everyone was going. After circling a few times, something like a portal appeared.

It was the exit the Queen Ant had found and torn open.

The two of them went straight through.

Whoosh!

The next moment, they arrived in front of a waterfall. Looking back, they saw the thick Black Annihilation Dust churning—they had returned to the front of the heavenly palace.

"We really escaped..."

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Although he had guessed it earlier, he wasn't a hundred percent sure. Only now, truly out, did he feel relieved.

The formations inside the heavenly palace were too powerful, so powerful that even he was helpless.

"That heavenly palace wasn't real..."

"Indeed, why didn't we notice earlier?"

...

The surprised voices of Master Wu and the others rang out.

They had come out earlier than Zhang Xuan and the others, and were staring ahead, dumbfounded.

Hearing their words, Zhang Xuan looked up and was also stunned.

The heavenly palace they had been in was still floating not far away, but unlike before, it now hung on the waterfall like an oil painting.

"This is... a painting? We were inside a painting?"

Zhang Xuan's mouth fell open, speechless.

The heavenly palace they had been in was actually connected to the waterfall, a piece of ink wash painting.

"Legend has it that the highest realm of painting masters can create worlds within paintings, where even the creatures can live and multiply, living leisurely lives like humans... I thought it was fake, but I never expected such a thing to exist..."

President Han in front swallowed his saliva.

"Yes, without experiencing it personally, seeing it with one's own eyes, one wouldn't believe it..."

Master Wu's throat also went dry.

As seven-star formation masters and seven-star master teachers, they were certainly well-traveled, but before this heavenly palace and this painting, they felt like elementary school students who had never seen the world.

"Look, isn't that Redleaf King?"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted.

Zhang Xuan quickly looked and saw a tall alien spirit race member sitting cross-legged on a stone pillar outside the heavenly palace, eyes tightly shut, as if searching for something.

"We set up a maze formation that blocked his sight and divine sense. He doesn't know we've escaped yet..."

Seeing the other sitting motionless without looking over, Zhang Xuan understood.

This heavenly palace contained at least level-eight formations. Even if he had refined it, with his half-step Nascent Soul realm strength, it would be difficult to drive.

Because of this, he couldn't truly kill everyone, so he deliberately lured them into killing each other.

"He hasn't noticed us yet. Everyone, find a place to hide first. I'll go over and see if I can find a chance to kill him..."

Walking over to the group, Zhang Xuan said.

"Kill him? Master Zhang, let me go with you!"

Master Wu and President Han stepped forward.

They were the strongest and closest to Redleaf King in strength. If it came to a fight, among the remaining people, they were the most likely candidates.

"No need. If you go, it will only cause more trouble... I have a plan. If I really can't hold on, you can come over then!"

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xuan said.

Redleaf King's strength was definitely more terrifying than Jadeleaf King's. If they went all out, even Master Wu and President Han, strong as they were, would be no match. Rather than all of them getting trapped, it was better for him to go alone—at least the risk was lower, and he would be more flexible.

"Alright!"

Knowing that this man was resourceful and daring to say so meant he already had a method, the two hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

"Be careful!"

Luo Ruoxi also instructed.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, had the Queen Ant's nest lead everyone to hide, then shook his body. His bones creaked, and he transformed back into the appearance of Purpleleaf King.

Feng Xun didn't know that he had disguised as Purpleleaf King and caused Stoneleaf King and Jadeleaf King to kill each other, so Jiang Yuan didn't know either, and neither did Redleaf King.

Now, disguising as him was the most suitable.

Whoosh!

Flying swiftly, he soon reached the stone pillar where Redleaf King was. The Eye of Insight wriggled and quietly observed.

As he had guessed, this place was the core of the heavenly palace; controlling it meant controlling the entire formation.

"Purpleleaf King? Why are you here?"

While observing quietly, he heard Redleaf King's voice.

"Reporting to Redleaf King, the Qingtian Emperor sent me to the Poison Hall. I obtained a clue, and to avoid alerting the enemy, I had to go incognito. After some investigation, I finally got results and rushed over!"

Zhang Xuan said.

"A clue? What clue?" Redleaf King frowned.

The group was trapped in the formation, and although they had hidden themselves with a level-seven maze formation, he thought they couldn't escape, so he didn't suspect that this Purpleleaf King was fake.

"About the map..." Zhang Xuan looked around and lowered his voice.

"Map?" His pupils contracted, and Redleaf King quickly stood up. "Where is it?"

"Don't rush, let me finish. According to the information I received, what Heavenlyleaf King got from the Poison Hall was just an introduction, not the complete map. The complete map was taken by Wu Yangzi over two thousand years ago..." Zhang Xuan said.

"You're right. Heavenlyleaf King already learned this from Zhang Yinqiu and others," seeing that his words matched the intelligence he knew, Redleaf King nodded.

"Zhang Yinqiu? The old dean of this Master Teacher Academy... he's still alive?"

Zhang Xuan's heart shook, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he looked over with slight curiosity.

"Of course he's alive. That guy and Heavenlyleaf King are both trapped in the deepest part of the ruins, unable to go in or out. Without the map, they can only stay there..." Redleaf King shook his head.

"Heavenlyleaf King is also trapped? But... wasn't he at the Poison Hall before?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

This Heavenlyleaf King had been to the Poison Hall not long ago, and even just ten minutes ago, he had seen him... How could he be trapped, unable to go in or out?

"Knowing it was dangerous here, two years ago, before entering, Heavenlyleaf King left a strand of consciousness outside, both to preserve his life and to better relay messages... The information we have now is all transmitted from inside!"

Redleaf King said.