Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 107 Mu Yunyan

Xiao Qingyun looked at Su Wanyun with a worried expression, "Wanyun, you wouldn't..."

Seeing Xiao Qingyun looking at her with a worried expression, Su Wanyun suddenly felt a little guilty.

Su Wanyun asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Qingyun continued, "Could it really be as the rumors say, that you have feelings for Lu Ming..."

Upon hearing this, Su Wanyun's cheeks flushed instantly, and she quickly said, "Qingyun, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly have such inappropriate feelings for Lu Ming?"

The more Su Wanyun tried to deny it, the more Xiao Qingyun felt that her guess was correct. Seeing the blush on Su Wanyun's dignified and beautiful face, she knew what she was thinking.

In an instant, Xiao Qingyun felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Had her worst fears come true?
No, she absolutely couldn't let Su Wanyun get involved. Su Wanyun was engaged to Lu Hong. If the two of them got together, what would the outside world think of them?

Even disregarding Su Wanyun's reputation, she would absolutely not allow Su Wanyun to be with Lu Ming.

Seeing that Xiao Qingyun's eyes were fixed on her, Su Wanyun felt even more uneasy. If Xiao Qingyun discovered that she loved Lu Ming, it might lead to a break between Xiao Qingyun and Lu Ming, which was something she didn't want to see.

Su Wanyun immediately said, "Qingyun, don't overthink it. I've always considered Lu Ming my younger brother, and I would never have any other thoughts."

Seeing Su Wanyun's confident demeanor, Xiao Qingyun felt that she wasn't lying. Could it be that she had really misunderstood?

Su Wanyun continued, "We've practically watched Lu Ming grow up. It's impossible for us to say we have absolutely no feelings for him. Qingyun, do you really dare to say you have no feelings for Lu Ming at all?"

Hearing this, Xiao Qingyun fell silent. Indeed, they had lived together for so many years, and she still had some feelings for Lu Ming. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone around looking for a miracle doctor for Lu Ming when he was sick.

Su Wanyun continued, "Lu Ming lost his mother when he was young, and his father passed away when he was ten. Later, his older brothers also passed away one after another, leaving him all alone in the entire Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion."

“After all these years together, he has come to regard us as his closest family. If we were to leave him, he would truly be all alone, and I simply cannot bear it.”

Xiao Qingyun frowned slightly, then said, "Wanyun, Lu Ming has grown up after all."

Su Wanyun said, "In my eyes, he will always be the ten-year-old him."

Xiao Qingyun continued, "He will eventually take wives and concubines. If we continue to stay in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, it will affect his reputation and ruin the reputation of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. Who would dare to marry into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion then?"

Hearing this, Su Wanyun was slightly moved. She had been worried about this from the beginning. If she stayed in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, even if nothing happened between her and Lu Ming, people would think that they had done "that kind of thing".

However, considering that Lu Ming is still suffering from severe poisoning and his condition has not been fully cured, if I were to leave, Lu Ming would probably only face death.

Compared to the reputation of the Prince of Xiaoyao's Mansion, she cared more about Lu Ming's life, so she still couldn't leave.

Seeing that Su Wanyun didn't speak, Xiao Qingyun thought that she had persuaded her. Just as she was about to continue speaking under the guise of doing what was best for Lu Ming, Su Wanyun spoke up: "Although my staying in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion might damage its reputation, it will make Lu Ming happy. As long as they are happy, that's enough."

Xiao Qingyun was surprised that Su Wanyun would disregard even the reputation of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. Just as she was about to say something again, Su Wanyun said, "Qingyun, you don't need to persuade me anymore. Unless Lu Ming asks me to leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, I will not leave."

Xiao Qingyun instantly grasped the key words in Su Wanyun's words.

Lu Ming told her to leave?

In other words, as long as Lu Ming takes the initiative to speak to her, Su Wanyun will leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, right? It seems that all we need to do is find a way to get Lu Ming to speak.

at the same time.

The Star Gazing Tower, a certain pavilion.

At the top of the pavilion stood a woman holding a sword.

The woman had a cold and beautiful appearance. She wore black armor, her hair was tied in a single ponytail, revealing her smooth forehead. Her brows exuded a heroic aura, and she looked dashing and spirited.

The belt divided the woman's body into two parts, with a prominent upper body and a curvy lower body, creating a perfectly proportioned figure.

The woman raised her delicate hand, took a piece of cloth, and gently wiped the sword in her hand. As the sword was slowly wiped by the cloth in her hand, it immediately reflected a cold, icy light.

Just then, a soldier in leather armor appeared in front of the woman. "Greetings, Commander Mu!"

While wiping the sword in her hand, Mu Yunyan asked, "What is it?"

The soldier replied, "The Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion sent someone to say that there's a problem with the old Prince of Xiaoyao's tomb. It's emitting a lot of black smoke, and they want us to go and check it out."

Upon hearing the soldier's words, Mu Yunyan instantly stopped wiping her sword. Her gaze fell upon the soldier in leather armor before her. "Black aura?"

The soldier continued, "It is said that this black energy can enter a martial artist's body and erode their meridians. The higher the martial artist's realm and the stronger their strength, the more black energy their body will absorb without them realizing it."

After hearing the soldier's account, Mu Yunyan fell into deep thought. If the black energy that could erode a martial artist's meridians was caused by an evil spirit, then it was probably no ordinary evil spirit.

Martial artists possess abundant vital energy. Under normal circumstances, even without having learned the art of exorcising ghosts, skilled martial artists can suppress evil spirits or prevent them from approaching by relying on their abundant vital energy.

However, the message from subordinates was that the higher the cultivation level, the more severe the corruption. If this was caused by evil spirits, then the strength of these evil spirits must be extraordinary.

The most important point is that the black aura was emanating from the tomb of the old Xiaoyao King. The old Xiaoyao King was an immortal, and even after his death, he should have a certain deterrent effect on evil spirits.

If the evil spirit was born in the tomb and was not an external evil spirit, then this evil spirit is very likely to be the old Xiaoyao King himself, or rather, the evil spirit was born from the old Xiaoyao King.

Another troublesome aspect is that the old Xiaoyao King is a king of equal rank, and even if he knows there are evil spirits in the tomb, the Zhenling Guards still need to get approval before they can enter the tomb.

However, given the old carefree king's identity, if people were to find out that the Zhenling Guards wanted to enter his tomb, the Zhenling Guards would inevitably be scorned by the people, and the imperial court might not even approve it.

Mu Yunyan came to her senses and decided to go and take a look first, since the black aura might not necessarily come from the tomb of the old Xiaoyao King.

At this moment, Mu Yunyan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Why is it called black mist, and not black smoke?"

Normally, the word "black" is not used when describing the color of a gas, because black gas contains more or less impurities, and in this case, "black gas" is closer to "black smoke".

The subordinate replied, "It is said that the black gas has no color when it spreads into the air. Only when it gathers inside a person's body can that person perceive that the gas is black."

(End of this chapter)