Chapter 753 - 220: Imperial Capital Revisited, Blossoms Bloom Twice

Chapter 753: Chapter 220: Imperial Capital Revisited, Blossoms Bloom Twice

She turned slightly and saw a mysterious shadow between the trees.

The terrifying aura emanated from the shadowy figure.

The shadow croaked, "Let him go if he wants to. Just pretend you didn’t see anything, alright?"

White Spirit Water hastily replied, "Yes, Senior! I, I didn’t see anything."

The shadow looked at Fang Jianlong and said, "Go on."

As those two words fell, all the oppressive aura dissipated like a loosened shackle.

Both White Spirit Water and Fang Jianlong regained their freedom.

The two of them exchanged astonished glances, then respectfully bowed to the shadow without daring to ask more questions, and swiftly flew off in opposite directions.

Among the tree shadows, Li Yuan revealed his figure, watching the departing duo, as memories flooded back.

After a long while, he shook his head with a light laugh.

It’s hard to meet old acquaintances, but since I’ve bumped into two at once, I’d prefer not to see blood.

White Spirit Water is fine, but the name "Fang Jianlong," which he had long forgotten in some corner of his memory, suddenly resurfaced, reminding him of the unpredictability of life.

How did a former Blood Saber Sect traitor and former Holy Fire Palace son-in-law become a disfigured Elder of the Red Lotus Sect?

Just the thought of it filled Li Yuan with stories.

Everyone on this land has their own story, not just him...

...

During the great battle, he got all dirty, so before going home, Li Yuan used Ghost Hand to put on a similar white robe.

The young man in white, spotlessly clean.

He stood under the moonlight, looking at his reflection on the rippling river surface, satisfied, and returned to the wooden house outside the peach grove.

Before the house, Xiaoyu’Er was resting her chin on her hand, staring at the moonlight, her eyes void.

But her eyes lit up, and a natural smile formed at her lips, revealing adorable dimples when she saw the immaculate white-clad youth approaching from afar.

Xie Yu walked to Li Yuan’s side, patted her chest, and said, "There was just an earthquake, I was worried about you and here you are back..."

"Earthquake?"

Li Yuan was taken aback; why hadn’t he felt it?

Xie Yu glanced westward, saying, "There, in that direction, it seemed not far from us."

Li Yuan looked over and suddenly realized.

The earthquake... It was the commotion caused by his fight with Wei Huosheng.

Xie Yu gently smoothed his white clothes with both hands, saying, "You still love cleanliness so much, not dirtying your clothes even in sparring."

Li Yuan held her hand, looking at her earnestly.

"What’s wrong?"

Xie Yu blushed under his gaze.

Though they were like an old married couple, the man before her always had an irresistible charm.

Li Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Xiaoyu’Er, I’m about to go to the Imperial Capital."

"Okay!"

Xie Yu nodded with a smile, already resolved that she would follow Li Yuan in life and death, so why worry or mourn?

Li Yuan suddenly gripped her hand tightly, softly saying, "Before going to the Imperial Capital, there are some things I must tell you."

Xie Yu sensed something, feeling uneasy, yet hesitantly nodded.

"Okay..."

Li Yuan said, "There’s a problem with the land beneath us. Great Unity of Yin Yang."

"I know..."

"The immortals from the East Sea want to push the Great Unity of Yin Yang; they can’t wait any longer. So they personally stepped down to help the Great Ghost Realm annex the Little Ghost Realm, to then complete the task of piercing the Dragon Vein, thus removing the biggest obstacle of the Great Unity of Yin Yang."

"..."

"As clever as you are, you should understand by now, right?"

The two of them looked into each other’s eyes, blinking.

Xie Yu, in sheer disbelief, suddenly realized, "So you’re an immortal."

Li Yuan realized he had overestimated Xiaoyu’Er’s grasp of the information, so he shook his head and said, "I am not."

Then he added, "But the one who destroyed your Xie Family should be an immortal."

"Why?"

"Because he wants to force Second Sister to use the Great Unity of Yin Yang to obtain more resources, nurture more powerful figures, and thereby oppose the eight Commanders.

So, he is balancing.

On one hand, he uses the name of the eight Commanders to oppose Second Sister, while secretly aiding her.

And killing the Xie Family of Mingyue Prefecture was just a means to destroy Second Sister’s rationality.

Once she loses her rationality and becomes obsessed with revenge, she would resort to any means to acquire resources, thereby betraying the Dragon Vein and joining the immortals’ camp.

Once Second Sister joined, the Emperor... would naturally follow suit.

And from what I know, Ji Hu is now the only child with pure imperial bloodline left.

"..."

"The commotion to the west just now was caused by me.

I... just killed an immortal.

Since I couldn’t be sure of the immortal’s strength, I used him to test my hand.

Now that I was able to kill him, we can go to the Imperial Capital."

Li Yuan spoke in the gentlest voice possible, explaining the logic behind.

Meanwhile, Xie Yu was utterly dumbfounded.

She was trying hard to digest the information which seemed like a "fantasy tale."

Li Yuan patiently awaited her absorption.

Xie Yu wore a complex expression, as if her mind was entangled with many thoughts, and after a long while, she sniffled and asked, "Are you making me part of a drama?"

Li Yuan smiled wryly and said, "If I were making you part of a drama, would I have specifically changed into a new outfit after the fight? I just don’t want to hide anything from you..."

"Who exactly are you?" Xie Yu asked, "You are obviously so powerful, why choose me? What piece am I to you? Why..."

Her eyes reddened.

Li Yuan’s eyes reddened as well, he said, "I can never perfect my blade training."

"Don’t say that! You liar!" Xie Yu said angrily.

With that, she turned to leave, but was pulled back by Li Yuan.

Both became quiet simultaneously.