Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 240 I am not the Holy Lord of Tianyao

In fact, if it were up to Ji Wenchuan's own wishes, he should have notified Yama much earlier.

What's the biggest scandal yet, even bigger than the one about two top celebrities openly fighting over a man?
Three exceptional women are vying for a man.

Two of them even look so alike.

Unfortunately, things happened too fast. Ji Wenchuan knew it was too late. Even if Yama received the message, he couldn't teleport from Miaoyin Mountain, which was thousands of miles away, to Dongyue Hanchuan. So he simply didn't interfere.

I wonder what the effect of making a fuss afterward will be. Will Yama still be able to keep his sullen face and think he's sitting on the sidelines?
She herself was the one sitting in the audience...

Ji Wenchuan realized for the first time that his eldest son looked like a clown on a stage.

Ah Nuo said cautiously, "Let's not tell Sister Yu... If Uncle Ji needs to report, he can just report on the battle situation. He can say that my master was involved, but please don't mention any of the gossip..."

Ji Wenchuan glanced at her sideways: "Why should I? Does your master dare to flirt with girls outside, and I'm supposed to be guilty of deceiving the emperor?"

"Because all of that is, at least for now, just a misunderstanding..." Ah Nuo couldn't help but laugh as she said this.

Perhaps no bystander would dare to imagine that the fact that two top-tier beauties were fighting over a man simply didn't exist. Mr. Ye was not even close to being a couple, and Long Qinghuang was at most just attracted to his looks. They were both so insignificant... This has certainly ruined their reputations enough.

Seeing Ah Nuo's chubby face with tears on it yet trying to smile, Ji Wenchuan was speechless: "Long Qinghuang has already said it publicly, are you sure it's a misunderstanding?"

"It's really a misunderstanding. Look, even Long Qinghuang called her master by the wrong name. How close can they be?" Anuo said carefully, "We can't tell Sister Yu. Even if we have to tell her, we have to say it's a misunderstanding... because that's the truth. You can't lie to King Yama, right?"

Ji Wenchuan: "..."

Do you think I'd believe you, you little brat?
You even lied to Uncle Ji, who loves you so much. Did you really think I would be fooled by your sweet and innocent appearance like others?

"Never mind, we'll talk about that later. The most important thing right now is to find your master."

At this moment, the people of Tianyao Holy Land panicked.

The sect leader has disappeared...

Could he have been sucked into a spatial rift? With the sect leader's abilities, even if a spatial rift suddenly appeared, it wouldn't be difficult for him to dodge it in time.

Yes, Lu Xingzhou isn't here either.

Is it possible that instead of being swept into the rift, the sect leader took the little puppy for a post-battle tender moment?
This is too hasty! They haven't even dealt with the loose ends here. The people from Tianshuang Kingdom are still here, and the traitors from Tianyao Holy Land haven't been dealt with either.

"Ahem." Elder Su Yuan, who had previously negotiated with Ji Wenchuan and was the first to realize that the sect leader and Lu Xingzhou were having an ambiguous relationship and felt that he was going to die, coughed twice and went to negotiate with Si Han: "King Si, now that you have lost the Bone Dragon, it seems that our sect leader thinks that the punishment you have received is enough."

Si Han looked up at him with a somewhat blank expression.

Su Yuan said calmly, "The sect leader left because he didn't want to pursue the matter any further. You can leave now. But we will remember this grudge between your country and our Tianyao Holy Land, and we will seek revenge in the future."

The people of Tianshuang Kingdom originally obeyed Si Han's orders because he had the Bone Dragon to crush other factions; this was considered Si Han's first battle in unifying the alliance. If he could successfully injure the Holy Lord of Tianyao or the Demon Emperor, his prestige would immediately shake Tianshuang, and unification would be without a doubt.

As a result, things turned out to be such a mess. The Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Yao Saint Lord were not even hurt. Now that everyone saw that he had lost his Bone Dragon, they snorted coldly and left.

It now appears that Si Han's plan to unify Tianshuang is not only going to be greatly disrupted, but the existing alliance's rule may also be shaken.

Si Han had no more interest in arguing with the people of Tianyao Holy Land, and dared not even think about whether Ye Tinglan, who had mysteriously disappeared, had entered a spatial rift or was cuddling with the little puppy. He quickly retreated with his confidants.

A chaotic battle between top-tier forces, where friend and foe were indistinguishable, ended in a bizarre manner with almost no casualties. Only the people of the Tianyao Holy Land remained on the glacier, scattered everywhere searching for their Holy Lord, but to no avail.

…………

With a "bang," Ye Tinglan, holding Lu Xingzhou, both fell to the ground.

Suddenly confronting the spatial turbulence was like being torn to pieces. Even with Ye Tinglan's protective abilities, she couldn't completely isolate the spatial shattering. Her robes were torn to shreds, and there were large patches of blood on her hands and back, indicating she had been scratched.

On the contrary, Lu Xingzhou, who was being protected in her arms, was basically unharmed, with only a cut on his back.

The fall sent the two of them rolling several times on the ground. When they finally stopped, Ye Tinglan was on top and Lu Xingzhou was on the bottom.

The two looked at each other, panting, for a moment, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

The situation is particularly complex for land-based boats.

He was initially furious that this damned woman had lied to him, but her first reaction was to risk her life to save him, even at the cost of both of them falling into an unpredictable spatial chaos, not knowing if they could ever get back.

Lu Xingzhou's life is worthless, but Ye Tinglan's is not.

The number one in the world, the Holy Lord of Tianyao, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Qian Dynasty. A figure whose every move shakes the earth; the changes in the world order that would occur if she disappeared are simply unpredictable.

Yet this very person was willing to accompany him into this unknown crisis.

Even if there was no time to think about anything else on the spot, and it was just an instinctive reaction, it was enough to move Lu Xingzhou.

At this moment, the two were pressed close together. Her magnificent yet soft touch pressed against his chest, her fragrance was so close, and the sensation was indescribable.

After a moment of eye contact, Lu Xingzhou finally whispered, "Th...thank you."

Ye Tinglan struggled to get up from him and collapsed to the side without any regard for her image: "I brought you to the glacier, so I have to be responsible for your life. It was already my fault for not paying attention to you for a while and letting you fall into the hands of the Demon Emperor. I can't let anything else go wrong."

Lu Xingzhou also sat up: "Is that all?"

Ye Tinglan glared and said, "Otherwise what?"

Lu Xingzhou pursed his lips: "Is there anything you want to say to me, sir? For example, your identity?"

Ye Tinglan said, "Tell me first, how much of the conversation between Long Qinghuang and me could you hear from such a distance?" Lu Xingzhou honestly replied, "I couldn't hear much. We were too far apart, and my cultivation wasn't strong enough. I could only vaguely hear a few words. But I could guess what they were basically saying."

"Did you hear her say she stole a man?"

"I did hear the words 'stealing a man,' but I didn't hear anything else."

These are all facts. Lu Xingzhou genuinely didn't hear them clearly and didn't know why she was asking. What was the point? So many people around heard it; what difference did it make whether I heard it or not? Lu Xingzhou assumed she was just shy and quickly realized his mistake, offering her a way out: "Of course, that was Long Qinghuang talking nonsense. She doesn't know you're my husband."

This time, however, Ye Tinglan's train of thought didn't quite click. What she cared about wasn't that, but rather: "It's good that you didn't hear me clearly. Well, then I can tell you my identity now. I lied to you. There's no such thing as the Cloud Hidden Immortal Sect. I'm from the Heavenly Yao Holy Land, and the sect leader is my senior sister."

Lu Xingzhou: “?”

Ye Tinglan: "

The two looked at each other, and when she pretended to be confused and didn't know what he was wondering, Lu Xingzhou almost burst out laughing.

At this point, you still want to hide it? Is it because the Holy Lord has been pretending in front of men for so long that she can't let go of her pride? Wouldn't it be better to say that she is a junior sister who came on orders?

Do you really think I'm stupid?

Seeing her stubborn, head-scratching expression, she became even more adorable for no reason. Lu Xingzhou finally chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, I don't care what your background is, but you're definitely a spy, right?"

Ye Tinglan: "..."

At this moment, Ye Tinglan completely understood the implication of his words.

You're a spy, so I won't treat you like a gentleman anymore. I won't be so polite to you anymore.

The reason for insisting on setting aside his status as a gentleman and being so impolite was not explicitly stated, but the implication was clear.

Ye Tinglan got angry: "You..."

Before she could finish speaking, a pill was shoved into her red lips: "Little spy, you're still so irritable even though you're injured like this, take your medicine first."

When her red lips lightly touched her fingertips, both of them trembled.

Lu Xingzhou deliberately traced his fingers across her lips, and the next moment his little foot kicked out, sending him sprawling.

The pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, and the burning pain on Ye Tinglan's back immediately cooled down, showing signs of stopping the bleeding and healing. She then sat down to meditate and digest the medicinal effects, too lazy to pay attention to the groaning lecher on the ground.

Lu Xingzhou also took a pill, and sat up again with a smile: "Would you like to have your opinion on the pill that you recommended, sir?"

Ye Tinglan said irritably, "Is it you again, sir?"

“There’s no conflict.” Lu Xingzhou said, resting his chin on his hand, “Since you’re not the Holy Lord of Tianyao, what’s your name? Can you tell me?”

Ye Tinglan said with a straight face, "Ye Zhuoyu."

Lu Xingzhou finally laughed out loud.

"Didn't you think I was a spy for the Underworld? Then what was the point of all this? Just catching fish." Ye Tinglan laughed as she spoke, then stood up with some difficulty and looked around.

Ultimately, it was a completely unknown place, fraught with unpredictable dangers, and she didn't have much time to dwell on the rest.

At first glance, it turned out to be a lakeside.

The lake water was crystal clear and full of vitality, and the surrounding flowers and plants were fragrant, but there was no sign of any animals.

It doesn't look like the layout of the bottom of a glacier at all.

She naturally turned her head and called out, "Hey, don't just sit there, come and take a look together, give us your opinions."

Lu Xingzhou stood up, walked to her side, looked at the lake, and suddenly said, "This is the first time you've asked me for help on your own initiative."

Ye Tinglan turned to look at his profile, a slight stirring in her heart.

Yes, he kept telling me not to work so hard, implying that he could help.

But I could say that I never really considered him one of my own before. How could I possibly entrust the affairs of the sect and the country to an outsider like him for advice?
But this time, if he hadn't seen through everything, there would never have been such a happy ending. Leaving aside the possibility of him getting hurt because of others' schemes, just considering that so many Fang Chaopins participated in the battle, where bloodshed was commonplace, the fact that they were able to achieve such a result with almost no casualties is truly remarkable; he deserves immense credit.

Why can't we entrust him with more tasks like Shen Tang did?
It also allows the shoulders that have long supported the world to relax a bit, and have something to lean on.

She turned her head and continued to look at the lake.

Hearing his own voice, he felt an unprecedented vulnerability, and a startlingly coquettish tone: "So, will you help me or not?"

Lu Xingzhou did not answer immediately.

Ye Tinglan stamped her foot, turned around and left: "Fine, I won't help you then. Let's just stay here and die."

Before she could finish speaking, her hand was grabbed by the man.

Turning his head, Lu Xingzhou said cautiously, "Stop pinching me, there's no one else here..."

"You can hold my hand when there's no one else around?"

"My brain needs a special activation method... You see, the reason I was able to see through their scheme just now was because I held your hand."

(End of this chapter)