Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 636 Betrayal
Yin Xu replied, "I'll contact him and ask him later."

The Western Emperor came in person, not to ask for a "turn back" explanation, but to ask, "Turn back? Is it inconvenient to contact me in front of me?"

Hearing this, Yin Xu left him, gently stroking his lips, and said, "You're so scheming, isn't this inconvenient?" His naked body swayed in the water where flower petals floated.

The Western Emperor laughed heartily, “It’s not like we haven’t seen this before. What’s there to be shy about in front of me? Let’s settle this now. I can’t decide who’s on duty at Xunmen. It just happened to be today. Once it’s over, who knows when the next opportunity will come.”

Thinking about it, Yin Xu splashed up from the water and went off, still wet with the beautiful spring scenery.

Upon arriving at the bedroom, he found his clothes, rummaged through his Qiankun bag, and just as he took out the mother-child talisman to contact Shi Chun, he immediately turned his head to look and saw that Xi Huang had also returned.

The Western Emperor used magic to dispel the wetness from his body, picked up his clothes, and said, "I'm not washing anymore."

As she dressed, she walked over to Yin Xu and noticed her hesitation, so she asked, "What's wrong? Is there really something between you two?"

"What are you thinking?" Yin Xu spat, picked up a piece of clothing and put it on. He could no longer avoid the issue, and sent a message to Shi Chun in front of the Western Emperor: "I have a way to get you out of Jukuzhou through the Xun Gate. Do you want to try?"

The Western Emperor noticed the coded pattern on the mother-and-child talisman but pretended not to see it and continued to put on his clothes.

At this moment, Shi Chun had already entered the city. At the foot of Zhu Lang Ge Mountain, amidst the dim lights, he looked around, preparing to find a suitable companion to go to Zhu Lang Ge for a meal. Otherwise, it would be too conspicuous for him to go to Zhu Lang Ge alone to eat, and it would be difficult to avoid being noticed.

Suddenly noticing a reaction from Yin Xu's mother-child talisman, he immediately took it out to examine it.

Upon seeing the contents, Shi Chun immediately became suspicious. He hadn't replied to messages before, so why was he suddenly offering a way to get him to leave?

Normally, this might not be a problem, but given his current situation of being hunted down everywhere, it's hard for him not to be suspicious and cautious.

So instead of making any startling inquiries, he replied directly: Okay, let's talk in person.

Upon seeing the message, Yin Xu, who was inside the pavilion, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was genuinely afraid that Shi Chun would bring up the matter of the Qingqiu Fox Clan again. She immediately turned to the Western Emperor, who was getting dressed, and said, "Shi Chun said he wants to talk in person."

To show his openness, he deliberately showed the other party the contents of the message.

The Western Emperor was secretly pleased to see this, because Shi Chun had made things difficult for him recently. At first, it was okay as long as only the Extreme Fire Sect was causing trouble, but later the Eastern Victory Sect also got involved, which immediately put him in a difficult position.

The agreement with the Extreme Fire Sect was that Zhu Lang Pavilion would be left as a loophole for Shi Chunzuan.

After Dong Sheng intervened, they did not directly arrest people at Zhu Lang Pavilion. In fact, as long as someone had some background in other continents, Dong Sheng did not recklessly arrest people directly. They mainly used pressure tactics.

Yin Xu's background is not hard to find out; he is the Western Emperor. As a result, the Western Emperor was also pressured by the Eastern Sheng side to hand over Yin Xu to them for 'borrowing'.

The Western Emperor couldn't withstand such immense pressure, but he had no choice but to endure it, because the Extreme Fire Sect was secretly making moves behind the scenes again.

The Extreme Fire Sect didn't dare to openly oppose Dong Sheng, because they didn't have the strength. They couldn't even get their own disciples out after they were captured by the Phoenix Clan. However, compared to Dong Sheng, this was on the territory of Xiniu Hezhou. No matter how powerful Dong Sheng was, the Western Emperor would ultimately have to rely on his own local forces. He naturally knew which side to lean towards.

He was torn between not daring to openly break ties with Dong Sheng and finding the right balance was incredibly difficult.

It was precisely because the Phoenix Clan detained the disciples of the Extreme Fire Sect that the Extreme Fire Sect felt a sense of urgency and suddenly began to put continuous pressure on the Western Emperor, trying to capture Shi Chun before the Eastern Emperor could.

The Western Emperor was cursing inwardly. Instead of rushing to rescue the disciples held captive by the Phoenix Clan, you're busy messing with others. What kind of idiots are you?

Despite the criticism, reality had to be faced, so he seized the opportunity to come.

The original plan was to lure Shi Chun out through the Xun Gate, but unexpectedly, Shi Chun, who had been hiding, actually showed up to discuss things, which actually saved us a lot of trouble.

Everyone says this guy is cunning, which has made us all very cautious. If we had known it was this simple, we would have ended it long ago. We've been under so much pressure for nothing.

Of course, he also glanced at Yin Xu a couple more times. It was beyond his expectations that Shi Chun would trust this vixen so much.

He immediately replied calmly, "Oh, then let's talk in person. You just need to make things clear to him, and I won't show my face to avoid him overthinking."

"Okay." Yin Xu nodded in agreement and immediately replied to the message: I'm in Zhu Lang Pavilion. Come in through the side door and I'll have Tian Shen meet you.

Shi Chun replied: "There may be spies at Zhu Langge. Let's talk outside the city. I recognize your carriage. Let's meet ten miles outside the south gate."

Yin Xu then showed the message to the Western Emperor: "He won't come; he wants to go outside the city to talk."

The Western Emperor laughed and said, "You're being quite cautious. If you're leaving the city, then leave. The sooner this matter is resolved, the sooner you'll be free. Otherwise, who knows how long our marriage will be delayed."

Upon hearing the word 'marriage,' Yin Xu's eyes lit up as she looked at him, and she hummed in agreement, "Okay, I'll be right back."

After replying to Shi Chun, she urged the Western Emperor to turn away and not look, and then began to take off her clothes, change her clothes, and redo her makeup.

Upon receiving confirmation, Shi Chun turned to look at the mountain forest owned by Zhu Langge. After observing it for a while with his right eye's special ability, he ventured into the mountain.

After sneaking into the woods beside a section of the mountain path, they retrieved the mother-child talisman and quickly sent out a message to make the necessary arrangements...

On the sacred mountain, the red mist fish swam out of the prison, then swam around the outside of the prison before heading straight towards the temple on the main peak...

In the Zhu Lang Pavilion, after watching Yin Xu leave, the Western Emperor took out the Mother-Child Talisman and sent out a message...

After redressing, Yin Xu went downstairs and boarded a carriage that was exquisite inside and understated outside.

As soon as the carriage left and made its public appearance, it attracted several subtle glances as the carriage descended the mountain... Shi Chun, who was hiding in a tree by the mountain road, had been using his right eye ability to vigilantly observe his surroundings and see if anyone was approaching. When Yin Xu's carriage appeared, he immediately focused his right eye ability on it, observing the images of the coachman and the people inside.

After confirming that the driver was not seriously injured and that the person inside the carriage was indeed Yin Xu, he quickly took out the 'Three Corpse Mirror'.

Just as the carriage reached a section of road he had carefully selected that would somewhat conceal his view, a dark light shot out and enveloped the carriage, and he jumped off.

Suddenly everything went black, and the coachman felt a deathly silence. He slammed on the brakes and brought his horse to a stop, and everything returned to normal.

Inside the carriage, Yin Xu, who had regained his sight, swayed slightly as the carriage came to a stop. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he saw a familiar face facing him.

Shi Chun had already removed his mask and put a finger to his lips, signaling her to be quiet.

Yin Xu was shocked, completely unaware of how the other person had entered, but still continued to ask, "What's going on?"

The driver outside said, "Sister Hong, it seemed like the light was blocked by the shadow of the tree just now, and it got dark for a moment, which startled me."

Yin Xu immediately guessed that the dark blur just now was related to the person in front of him, and immediately said, "It's okay, keep going."

The carriage moved forward again, and Yin Xu looked at Shi Chun with a surprised and questioning gaze, the meaning of which was very clear: Didn't you say you would meet outside the city?

Shi Chun shrugged apologetically. Given his current level of caution, how could he possibly meet her at the agreed meeting place so easily?

Although the current way of meeting was dangerous, he immediately decided that sometimes the most dangerous way of meeting might be the safest. He wanted to make sure that no one would expect him to meet Yin Xu at Yin Xu's doorstep.

Of course, this was on the premise that he had observed and confirmed that Yin Xu did not have any experts with him.

Shi Chun remained silent, took out paper and pen, and began to communicate with Yin Xu in the car. As soon as he put down his pen, he asked why Yin Xu had not replied to his previous messages.
Yin Xu was a little embarrassed by the question, but seeing the other party's caution and doubt, he stopped there and said that the Western Emperor had come, they had been intimate, and he hadn't brought his Qiankun Bag with him. Who knew you would send a message at that moment?

Shi Chun was somewhat speechless. Without asking whether it was true or false, he continued to ask how it was possible to leave Jukuzhou Xunmen.

Yin Xu immediately relayed the Western Emperor's explanation, mentioning that an acquaintance was on duty or something like that.

Shi Chun frowned, instinctively feeling that there was something wrong with the Western Emperor, and wrote: You believe it?
Yin Xu nodded.

Alright, Shi Chun didn't argue with her. He picked up his pen again and asked about things in Qingqiu. Anyway, he wouldn't go out through the Xun Gate.

Just as the carriage was about to descend the mountain, two pairs of eyes were already watching from the shadows in the forest. As soon as the carriage came down the mountain, another carriage immediately followed at a short distance and entered the bustling street.

Inside the following carriage were Xi Quan, the manager of the Extreme Fire Sect, and the man who was disguised and stationed there.

Xi Quan used the mother-child talisman in his hand to send messages and direct the people in the door from time to time. After a while, he said softly, "Uncle-Master, the people at the meeting place have been arranged. As you said, they were not allowed to get close, in preparation for the possibility that the target might change the meeting place."

The expressionless, disguised man slowly said, "That kid is cunning. It feels too easy for him to show himself like this. We must be careful!"

"Uncle-Master's concerns are valid," Xi Quan flattered.

Inside the car ahead, Yin Xu, who found written communication too troublesome, had taken the initiative to sit close to Shi Chun, and the two whispered back and forth in each other's ears.

Having figured out the details of the Qingqiu incident, Shi Chun cursed her ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart again, but he had no temper.

In a way, it's a good thing, proving his previous judgment that this woman is loyal to the Qingqiu Ancestor and therefore wouldn't betray him, the Ancestor's friend.

After peeking through the crack in the window to see which section of the road it was, he leaned close to Yin Xu's ear again and whispered, "Where is Second Steward Tian Shen?"

Yin Xu whispered in his ear, "Inside the pavilion, what happened?"

Shi Chun, who kept looking around, said, "It's nothing. I'll ask him for help later if I need anything."

Actually, he originally wanted to specifically designate Tian Shen to accompany this vixen, but he was extremely cautious, afraid of alerting her, so he decided to abduct the vixen first, and then it would be simple. It should be easy for Yin Xu to send a message to Tian Shen to come out.

Because silencing someone wasn't as simple as Wu Jinliang thought. When Shi Chun was spouting nonsense about being friends with the Qingqiu Ancestor, not only Yin Xu was present, but also Tian Shen, the second steward of Zhu Lang Pavilion, witnessed it firsthand. Silenting someone who was useless was not the answer.

Yin Xu nodded and said, "Just say something later."

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at the carved murals behind him, seemingly staring intently at something.

Shi Chun said, "Turn right at the intersection ahead."

Yin Xu immediately followed the instructions and called out to the driver to change the route.

After the car turned right and drove for a while, Shi Chun's expression turned somewhat ugly. His right eye could see that there were demon cultivators practicing fire-type techniques in the car following behind. Because of the distance, he could not see the cultivation level of the newcomers, but since they were still following after turning the corner, he had already guessed who they were.

He had already arranged for Xiao Sheng to wait at a bend in the road where the view ahead and behind would be obscured. Once the car passed by, he would quickly switch cars with Yin Xu, letting Yin Xu's driver continue driving, while Xiao Sheng would quickly drive him and Yin Xu out of the city.

Now, he can no longer expose Xiao Sheng.

He whispered in Yin Xu's ear, "Sister Hong, your domain lord lover has a problem; he's already sold me out."

(End of this chapter)