Chapter 957 - 452: Birth of the Treasure Pill, True Men Clash (Part 2)

There are fluctuations.

Inside the Celestial Ash Hall, only the young girl was still chattering away, seemingly unaware of the situation, talking to Chen Ye by herself.

Tuoba You, kneeling on the ground, was so terrified that he banged his head against the floor, not daring to breathe.

His heart was filled with sorrow.

What the heck is going on?

He originally thought the Divine Venerable summoned him for something related to the Celestial Abyss, and he’d already prepared excuses, planning to push everything onto Qing Xuan.

But things had developed unexpectedly.

Although the Divine Son has an exalted status, he rarely goes against the Divine Venerables. Yet this time, he’s resolutely protecting Chen Ye!

He was in such pain from the Divine Venerable’s pressure that he nearly considered ending his own life. Meanwhile, that unremarkable Qing Xuan, with his old appearance, remained as stable as a mountain in the Divine Son’s embrace.

Tuoba You felt sorrowful: "Ha, am I nothing but an eyesore in the hall? Was I summoned here just to suffer?"

Atop the throne in the grand hall, Tuoba Mianjiang’s eyes slightly narrowed.

His gaze skipped over Qin Jiaming’s innocent smile and pinned onto the old woman standing quietly in the shadows outside the hall.

The old woman stood there silently, the shadow of the snake-headed cane in her hand stretched long, resembling a venomous snake ready to crawl along the floor tiles onto the throne, to bite off his neck at any moment.

The true name of the old woman is unknown.

She is only known to be an ancestor of the Mei Family.

Indeed, even Tuoba Mianjiang didn’t know the true identity of the old woman, only that she is loyally devoted to the Divine Sons throughout history.

Two hundred years ago, when the previous Divine Venerable harbored evil intentions, he was torn apart by the old woman before the Lord of Luo Xiao within the Divine Son could take action.

Tuoba Mianjiang relied on the Divine Son’s essence blood, and only then cultivated to Mid-stage Golden Core.

And this old woman has served the Divine Sons for several generations, consuming an unknown amount of essence blood.

Even for himself,

when seeing her, he would feel faint dread without the assurance of a guaranteed victory.

"Just wait."

"The demoness’s Dao essence is exhausted, won’t last for several generations."

"The old dog’s lifespan has not much left."

"I just need to wait..."

Tuoba Mianjiang suppressed his hostility, his peripheral vision skimmed over the young girl’s flawless little face and then retracted the residual pressure in the hall:

"Since the Divine Son is unwell and needs someone to entertain him, of course, this Venerable would grant that wish."

"However, Qing Xuan, in this Wuyang Palace, you better be good at storytelling. If you fail and thereby worsen the Divine Son’s condition, I’ll make you understand what it means to beg for death and not be able to die."

"Thank you, Divine Venerable, for your concern." Chen Ye said calmly, bowing his hand in salute.

This demeanor made Tuoba Mianjiang’s murderous intent boil.

"Yay! Grandpa Mianjiang is the best!"

Qin Jiaming cheered, like a girl who had gotten her favorite toy. She clung tightly to Chen Ye’s arm, almost hanging her entire body on him.

The stunning young girl and the outwardly declining Qing Xuan, when combined, nearly made Tuoba Mianjiang unable to suppress his anger.

Qin Jiaming glanced at Tuoba Mianjiang with a tender smile:

"But... if Jiaming wasn’t here, Grandpa Mianjiang, would you do something bad?"

Tuoba Mianjiang’s expression slightly darkened. He understood Qin Jiaming’s warning and pointed his finger towards Tuoba You, still lying on the floor tiles in the corner:

"The Divine Son worries too much."

"This Venerable summoned you today, just as Qing Xuan mentioned, for a simple assessment and investigation."

"After all, Qing Xuan and Tuoba You both experienced the anomaly of Celestial Abyss a few days ago. The Celestial Abyss is of great importance, and as the sect leader, this Venerable naturally has to personally inquire if they’ve been tainted by anything unsavory. Divine Son, if you don’t believe it, feel free to ask this useless thing."

Being mentioned, Tuoba You shivered all over, almost scared out of his wits.

But having rolled and climbed through life for years, he was quick-witted.

Upon hearing Tuoba Mianjiang’s words, it was like a lightning bolt flashed across his mind, clearing his understanding immediately.

There wasn’t any accountability for Celestial Abyss!

The Divine Venerable had targeted Qing Xuan right from the start!

The Divine Venerable must have anticipated the Divine Son’s protectiveness towards Qing Xuan; if only Qing Xuan was summoned alone, once the Divine Son intervened, the Divine Venerable would be caught in a passive situation with no reason to act.

So, the Divine Venerable purposely summoned him as well, just to use it as a legitimate excuse at this moment!

"Ye-yes!"

Tuoba You crawled forward a few steps, kowtowing repeatedly,

"Responding to the Divine Son, the Divine Venerable indeed intended only to address the Celestial Abyss explosion! No thought whatsoever of harming Qing Xuan!"

Watching Tuoba You’s ridiculous demeanor, Qin Jiaming nodded as if realizing something:

"Grandpa Mianjiang has truly worked hard, worrying himself over sect matters. Jiaming won’t disturb Grandpa Mianjiang’s interrogation then."

"Big Brother, let’s go! Jiaming wants to finish hearing the story from yesterday, the one where the heartless man had his heart and liver dug out as medicine, it’s quite interesting."

"Humph! That heartless man, though having a beloved disciple, went ahead to find other pretty girls and took them as disciples."

"Taking disciples is one thing, but why did he have to choose pretty female disciples? Big Brother, don’t you think this heartless man is a lecher?"

Chen Ye’s eyelids twitched.

This doesn’t sound right, does it?

In any case, it’s certainly not referring to him!

Chen Ye replied seriously:

"The Divine Son jests. The cultivator in the story probably was only pleased by talent, wishing to pass down his teachings, to set the mind for Heaven and establish fate for the people, how can that be labeled as lecherous? Besides, between master and disciple, is there really a concept of heartlessness?"