0p0 Chapter 504 His Jealousy
Chapter 504 His Jealousy
The man's tall and slender figure was getting further and further away from her, and in the blink of an eye, his hand landed on the tightly closed door.
The faint sunlight filtered through the carved openwork and fell on Shen Huaichuan, making him appear as if he were radiating light.
"Wait a moment."
Just as Shen Huaichuan was about to push open the door and leave, Yun Yici couldn't help but call out to him.
Shen Huaichuan stopped what he was doing and turned around to wait for her to say something, but he heard the little girl he had accompanied all the way up say earnestly, "I'm sorry."
"I was too arrogant."
"It was my fault for giving people hope without being able to keep them from being disappointed."
"I will not discuss these things with you again, unless I really find a solution someday."
Shen Huaichuan looked surprised, then smiled slightly: "Yes."
He lowered his eyes and looked away, inadvertently noticing the scattered light and shadow on the ground between the two of them.
The distance between him and her was still too long.
Shen Huaichuan collected his chaotic thoughts, pushed open the door, walked out, and closed the door behind him.
As he walked out of the courtyard and pushed open the gate, he met the eyes of the emperor, who was raising his hand to knock on the door.
The emperor's hand hovered in the air as he stared in shock at Shen Huaichuan, who had suddenly appeared before him.
After blankly looking over Shen Huaichuan's shoulder to confirm whose courtyard this was, his handsome face suddenly turned pale.
"How did you end up in Xiao Ci's room?" Di Zhao gritted his teeth. "Were you two together last night?"
He tried everything to prevent it, but it turns out that the silent dog bites the hardest.
Shen Huaichuan calmly dusted off his sleeves: "The imperial edict is not what you think."
“I got up early this morning, and suddenly remembered something important, so I took the liberty of coming to bother you.”
"If you don't trust me, don't you trust Xiaoci?"
The emperor took a deep breath, and his reason, which had been thrown far away by jealousy, barely returned.
Indeed, given Yun Yici's upright and honest nature, he would never invite someone to a secret meeting in the middle of the night; there must be something important going on.
It's possible that this guy surnamed Shen timed it perfectly and deliberately appeared in front of him to hurt him.
Shen Huaichuan took a step to bypass the imperial edict, but was once again blocked at the door by the imperial edict.
"Please make way. It's really inappropriate for the two of us to be arguing in front of the sect leader's door if others see us."
Shen Huaichuan frowned, while Di Zhao held his breath.
"What's so important that you're disturbing my peace so early in the morning?"
Elder Shen is extremely polite to everyone, but he himself is the least polite of all.
Just as Shen Huaichuan was about to offer some explanation, he heard the sound of a door being pushed open behind him.
Yun Yici pushed open the door and saw Shen Huaichuan and Di Zhao blocking her courtyard gate from one side to the other.
The emperor's face was filled with anger.
Yun Yici couldn't help but rub her forehead.
Shen Huaichuan said something that others would see.
She wanted them to be open and aboveboard, so what if others saw them? Little did she know that his words had a hidden meaning.
Yun Yici took a few steps into the courtyard, and the emperor reluctantly made way for Shen Huaichuan to leave.
That old fox! He keeps calling him magnanimous, yet he himself has usurped the position!
"Imperial decree, come here, let me see you."
Consumed by jealousy, the emperor instantly transformed into a happy puppy upon hearing her call, instinctively obeying and walking towards her.
Yun Yici approached and carefully examined the emperor's edict. Only when she saw that his face was flawless did she feel relieved.
Although the imperial edict in the dream was actually Ying Xue in disguise, the way she slashed the other person's face made the emperor's disfigured face look incredibly realistic.
She felt uneasy and kept thinking about it, as if she had really ruined the Emperor's face with her own hands.
The emperor was puzzled by Yun Yici's actions and touched his face in confusion: "What's wrong with my face?"
Yun Yici smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing."
She could not tell the emperor about her dream.
If the emperor finds out, given his domineering nature, Yingxue will undoubtedly die today.
"By the way, why did you come to see me so early today?"
The emperor frowned and said, "The conditions on the Sun and Moon Shuttle are inconvenient, but you always get up early to practice your swordsmanship on weekdays."
"There was no wind in your yard today, which I found unusual, so I came to check on you."
"Who knew I would see Shen Huaichuan walking out of your courtyard."
The emperor's words revealed his deep grievance: "He said he had something important to discuss with you, but he was being evasive and wouldn't say what it was."
"Is there anything I'm not allowed to know?"
Yun Yici suddenly felt a headache coming on.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you about it when I have the chance."
"It's related to the light core."
Yun Yici believed everything the emperor said in his edict.
Speaking of the Light Core, Di Zhao's beautiful, upturned phoenix eyes lit up: "Speaking of the Light Core, is Jiu Meng awake?"
Yun Yici, unaware that the imperial edict had suddenly brought this up, replied casually, "Of course."
Therefore, Shen Huaichuan wasn't actually with Yun Yici at all!! Jiu Meng was there too!!
If you want to know what they said, just ask Jiu Meng.
The gloom in the emperor's heart was instantly swept away.
With a smile, he stepped forward to defend himself: "I did not mean to make things difficult for Elder Shen just now."
"But I'm always impatient, and he wasn't telling the truth, which made me think you were hiding something."
"I don't like being excluded like this."
As far as the emperor was concerned, he either liked it or he disliked it; there was no room for pretense.
Yun Yici said helplessly, "We have never ostracized you, so don't overthink it."
"There's something else I'd like to ask you to contact Gu Ruo."
If Gu Ruo signs a master-servant contract with the Emperor and wants Gu Ruo's help, then of course the Emperor will be the fastest to help.
They came from the Xuanling Domain, where human cultivation texts are as vast as the ocean, and the demon race has been weakened for many years due to the demonic energy being drained from the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss.
Huanglingyu's development stagnated for many years due to the Xue family's monopoly on rule.
After much thought, the demons in the Earthly Spirit Realm are mutating more and more like humans, so they might have some related records.
This is what Jiu Meng said. She came out a step later because she was asking Jiu Meng about the matter of being reborn.
To Yun Yici's surprise, Jiu Meng said that Gu Ruo might have some connections.
However, the reason behind it is quite terrifying—
Because humans are extremely wary of demons, several generations of demon kings on Gu Ruo's side have researched how to pass off demons as humans.
The purpose was to deceive the eyes of the border cultivators, infiltrate the human realm or even prestigious sects, and then transmit news from the human realm back to the demon realm, or even deliver a fatal blow to the human cultivators at a crucial moment.
To put it bluntly, the emergence of such secret techniques is not for good purposes.
Whether it was successful or not, Jiu Meng, who had always played the role of the enemy, did not know.
Yun Yici whispered a few words in the emperor's ear, and the emperor remained silent for a moment after hearing the last part.
"I see."
"Although I don't get along with Shen Huaichuan, I still respect him as a person, and I will not refuse to help him if he needs my help."
"Wait for my news, I'll find out."
The two sat in the courtyard talking, and before they knew it, the sun was high in the sky.
Seeing that a considerable amount of time had passed, the emperor rose to take his leave.
No sooner had the imperial edict left than Xu Mo sent a maid to invite him, saying that Zhang Qiuzhuo had extended an invitation.
Yun Yici hadn't expected to see only Sect Leader Zhang today, but avoiding Ying Xuewu was exactly what she wanted.
Zhang Qiuzhuo arranged to meet at an elegant pavilion with a babbling brook in the city lord's mansion.
Tea was prepared in the pavilion. As soon as Yun Yici arrived, the maids in the pavilion obediently got up and left the elegant pavilion.
When Zhang Qiuzhuo saw Yun Yici arrive, he stood up and greeted her, saying, "Sect Leader Yun."
"Sect Leader Zhang." Yun Yici returned the greeting politely, and then sat down with Zhang Qiuzhuo. "May I ask what brings you here, Sect Leader?"
Zhang Qiuzhu first poured Yun Yici a cup of tea, personally handed it to her, and then sighed.
"What Master Yun described yesterday is something we have never seen or heard of before."
"For so many years, we have been ignorant of the situation in the outer regions, truly becoming like frogs in a well."
"Sect Leader Yun, you have done us a great favor in the past, so I don't need to say anything polite."
"We are very interested in the deal you proposed yesterday, but we don't know what you want?"
Zhang Qiuzhuo felt uneasy. After Yun Yici and the others went back to rest last night, the sect leaders sat together and discussed things until midnight.
In short, the discussion revolves around the things mentioned in Yunyi's words.
The final conclusion was that if Yun Yici was willing to cooperate, they would accept the olive branch.
After all, being locked in this small spiritual realm, unaware of the outside world, it's hard to say whether the next intruder will be friend or foe.
Moreover, there are some reasons behind them that cannot be openly discussed.
Yun Yici readily agreed, “If your region is willing to cooperate with us, you don’t need to worry about the price. We will not take advantage of you. It will be the same as Huangling Region.”
"However, I still have things to settle, so I won't be returning to the Xuanling Domain for the time being."
"I will return after I come back from the Heavenly Realm, and then we can discuss cooperation."
Zhang Qiuzhuo was a smart man, and he could easily understand the hidden meaning in Yun Yici's words.
She's going to the Heavenly Spirit Realm and won't discuss any deals until things are resolved. If they turn against her, they shouldn't bother contacting her again.
Yun Yici was clearly taking precautions against them.
Zhang Qiuzhuo felt no anger or resentment at being offended, after all, Yun Yici had already shown them great kindness.
As the sect leader, one must naturally consider the interests of the sect.
Moreover, Yun Yici has the entire Xuanling Domain behind him.
"Sect Leader Yun, if that's the case, we can wait. If you need more people, our sects can also send some to accompany you to the Heavenly Spirit Domain."
Zhang Qiuzhuo's words were full of sincerity, but they also carried a bit of ulterior motive.
They had never been outside and did not know whether the outside world was truly as Yun Yici described.
Sending some disciples ahead to accompany Yun Yici will not only confirm the truth of their words, but also broaden their horizons.
Yun Yici waved her hand to thank Zhang Qiuzhuo for his kindness: "Too many people will only alert the enemy."
It's obvious that the disciples these sect leaders give won't have very high cultivation levels, and they might even have to protect these disciples in the end.
Zhang Qiuzhuo said regretfully, "If Sect Leader Yun needs anything, please be sure to tell us."
"Speaking of which, we have another question for Sect Leader Yun. In recent years, have any fellow Daoists ascended to immortality in the Xuanling Domain?"