Chapter 231 - Keeping Husband Safe In This Life
Hongluan, the peak master of Wuzhi Peak of Azure Cloud Sect and Ye Yu’s not-so-serious master.
She was either drinking or on a losing streak in gambling.
For a while, she even disappeared without a trace.
But Ye Yu never expected to run into her on the Northern Desolate Continent.
If time could turn back by one minute, Ye Yu would definitely have chosen to turn around and run.
Instead of being dragged onto a gourd by Hongluan, with her arm around his neck.
To be fair, it was pretty warm.
There was also a certain impact from the chest bump.
Coupled with the fragrant scent of spirit wine, it was quite intoxicating.
Uh, thinking about it carefully, it wasn’t entirely unacceptable.
“You rebellious disciple, tell me, instead of training properly in the Azure Cloud Sect, what are you doing running around the northern wasteland? Hmm?”
Hongluan unleashed a soul-searching interrogation.
The rich scent of spirit wine blew right into Ye Yu’s face. He hurriedly said, “I’m just here to explore, really. Master, let go of me. If someone sees this, what would they think?”
Hongluan didn’t listen at all; she didn’t loosen her grip. Instead, she tightened it even more.
Just as she was about to continue scolding, she suddenly sensed something was off.
Her expression subtly changed, and she asked in surprise, “Kid, how did your cultivation level increase so fast? As of now, even I can’t see through your strength.”
Ye Yu’s face stiffened.
To be honest, when he first joined Hongluan’s lineage, he was at the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
It hadn’t even been half a year, and now he was already in the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing realm.
This kind of breakthrough speed was completely unprecedented.
Even someone like Zuo Yingchun, who is a reincarnated immortal, didn’t cultivate this fast.
Ye Yu hadn’t expected to run into Hongluan here, and he was at a loss for how to explain.
All he could do was rack his brain for a plausible excuse.
Xie Muling’s aura-concealing technique was something Hongluan surely knew too. She might have even been the one who taught it.
With this technique, unless the opponent is two major realms higher than you, they wouldn’t be able to see through your cultivation level.
Given that, assuming Hongluan was a cultivator at the Ascension stage, then Ye Yu should at least be at the Integration stage.
Hmm, going from Qi Refining to Integration in half a year, that’s still pretty hard to explain.
While Ye Yu was struggling with his thoughts, Hongluan suddenly released her arm.
Ye Yu regained his freedom and immediately felt the warmth disappear.
To be honest, he kind of missed it, just a little.
Hongluan grabbed the wine flask hanging at her waist and took a few swigs.
Then she said, “Forget it, if you don’t want to talk, I won’t press you. Everyone has their own secrets. Like I said, as long as you don’t do anything that harms the Azure Cloud Sect, nothing else matters.”
Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
A master like this, truly understanding.
“Please rest assured, Master, I would never do anything to harm the Azure Cloud Sect.”
“If there’s nothing else, I plan to continue my journey for a while. Farewell!”
After cupping his hands in salute, Ye Yu turned to leave.
Running into Hongluan was certainly unexpected, but he couldn’t let it derail his plans. He still needed to make a trip to the Western Frontier.
Yet who would have thought… Hongluan grabbed Ye Yu’s wrist directly.
“The journey can wait for now. Return to the Azure Cloud Sect with me. There’s a major event about to unfold on the Central Continent, and you should be there to help!”
Ye Yu was instantly filled with question marks. He asked softly, “Master, what major event are you referring to?”
“A sealed demon is about to break free, and we need people to seal it away again. Otherwise, it will be a huge problem.”
For once, Hongluan showed a rare serious expression. She continued, “Consider this my first command as your master; I hope you won’t refuse!”
With things said to this point, Ye Yu naturally had no reason to refuse.
So he decided to return to the Azure Cloud Sect first; it wouldn’t be too late to head to the Western Frontier Continent after completing this task.
“As you command, Master!”
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Hongluan’s face.
She then leaned closer to Ye Yu and whispered, “Actually, besides this, there’s another thing I’d like to ask of you. I hope you can agree just as straightforwardly.”
Staring at Hongluan’s flawless face, so close at hand, Ye Yu couldn’t help but blink.
“Master, feel free to ask!”
“Good, straightforward enough! During this trip, your master lost all her spirit stones in gambling. I was hoping to borrow some from you, just enough to go back and get my revenge. Three to five hundred is not too much, and thirty-five or fifty is not too little!”
Hongluan extended her slender jade-like fingers in front of Ye Yu.
Ye Yu’s mouth twitched slightly.
As expected, this master never really had a serious moment.
Vengeance, you say?
Give it a rest!
Ye Yu didn’t respond verbally, only gave a slightly mocking smile.
Then he sat cross-legged on the gourd and closed his eyes to rest.
Seeing this, Hongluan quickly said, “Hey, why aren’t you saying anything? Believe me, this time, I’m definitely going to win!”
“Ah, forget it, forget it, next time I’ll take you with me. You can fight for me; that works, right?”
“At least give me some reaction, would you?”
……
Meanwhile.
At the foot of Fox Mountain on the Southern Barbarian Continent, Gan Zhizui finally found Yin Feijing.
She asked bluntly, “Where is Ye Yu?”
Yin Feijing cautiously replied, “You’re Poisonous Gan Zhizui, Ye Yu’s Dao companion?”
Upon hearing this, Gan Zhizui’s eyes reddened slightly, smiling through tears.
The fact that she was Ye Yu’s Dao companion was known only to Yin Feijing in the dream.
Now that she was awake, Yin Feijing could still mention this relationship. That alone was enough to prove it wasn’t just a dream, but something real.
In fact, not only had Gan Zhizui just woken up from the dream, Yin Feijing was the same.
Ye Yu was a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, the first Ascension Realm great demon she had seen in the Southern Barbarian Continent in thousands of years.
And that feeling of being lost and forlorn on Wangyou Mountain that day, she remembered it all clearly.
But when she opened her eyes and saw everything around her again, and realized her cultivation was still at the early stage of the Integration Realm, Yin Feijing felt everything was incredibly unreal.
She had clearly cultivated for hundreds of years, transcending an entire major realm. How could she be back at the early stage of the Integration Realm now?
This baffled Yin Feijing to no end.
Just as she was feeling confused, Gan Zhizui arrived.
Seeing the famous Poison Lady of the Southern Barbarian Continent, she felt a sense of bewilderment.
In her impression, even though she belonged to the Qingqiu Fox Clan, it shouldn’t be enough to warrant a personal visit from the Poisonous Gan Zhizui.
Moreover, they didn’t know each other at all.
Their only connection was Ye Yu, which was why she tentatively asked that question.
Gan Zhizui’s expression already showed that she knew Ye Yu.
If that was the case, then it was more than just a simple dream.
But why was Gan Zhizui crying and smiling at the same time?
Yin Feijing asked, “What’s wrong? What exactly happened?”
Afterward, through their conversation, the two women understood.
Their memories were exactly the same.
Ye Yu was indeed a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox and also Gan Zhizui’s Dao companion.
But all of this was abruptly interrupted after Gan Zhizui’s reincarnation.
It felt like waking up from a dream, as if time had reversed.
There was simply no way to provide a concrete explanation.
Ultimately, it was Gan Duoduo’s words that stopped Gan Zhizui from dwelling on it.
“Perhaps, it’s Heaven’s mercy, giving us a chance to start over. Sister, no matter what happens in this life, we must ensure our husband’s safety!”
Gan Zhizui fully agreed.
She immediately asked, “I don’t care if it was a dream or whatever it was before. I just want to know now, where is Ye Yu? Do you have any clues?”
“He is a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect; maybe he’s currently in the Azure Cloud Sect on the Central Continent!”
As soon as Yin Feijing finished speaking, Gan Zhizui vanished, directly setting off on the road to Azure Cloud Sect.