"Palace Master Han, Young Master Luo, long time no see."

Luo Jiujiang returned the greeting: "I haven't thanked you properly for telling me about Qianling's whereabouts yet. It's not easy for the four of us to get together again. It's like going back to the time when we were on the Seven Islands. If you have time, why don't we have a drink today?"

Dong Shuangyu tucked up his sleeves, neither saying yes nor no, but just smiled and said, "So Mr. Luo still has some wine in his hand?"

“…”

Of course, Luo Jiujiang didn't have a drop of wine now. He had already spent all the wine at the banquet celebrating Xiao Ren's recovery. He could only use water instead to toast Hun Dun, but ended up filling his mouth with old vinegar.

But how did Dong Shuangyu know about this?

Is it because he stretched his neck too long, always staring at what was happening in Luo Jiujiang's direction, or is it——

Dong Shuangyu, sensing Luo Jiujiang's sharp gaze, remained unfazed, maintaining a composed demeanor. He seemed to have a natural dislike for talking to outsiders, so whenever he spoke, he would lower his head slightly, half-pull up his sleeves, and appear quite gentle and humble.

"Without wine today, I wouldn't be having a good time. If Young Master Luo is interested, I'd love to drink with Palace Master Han and Young Master Luo if we can get together again after the Holy Land." Dong Shuangyu politely declined Luo Jiujiang's invitation: "I came here just to have a few words with Palace Master Han."

Han Qianling's hand had been on Luo Jiujiang's shoulder from the beginning, and he hadn't let go until now. Hearing this, he simply replied calmly, "You say."

He did not let Luo Jiujiang avoid him, and Dong Shuangyu did not send Yue Qinghui away.

Dong Shuangyu's tone of voice wasn't gentle, but it was calm and gentle enough: "I've seen that since entering the Holy Land, Palace Master Han has known everything. He's like a fish in water, like a tiger finally returning to its homeland one day."

Han Qianling replied nonchalantly, "You can use that earring as bait for Nuzi, so why ask even though you already know the answer?"

Compared to Dong Shuangyu's attitude, Han Qianling's voice and expression didn't sound condescending, but they weren't polite either. Dong Shuangyu, however, didn't seem to take it to heart and just smiled.

"Not long ago, I saw the Palace Master as a kite with a broken string, drifting alone, frantically searching the holy land. It was a sight to behold. Now that the Jade Mirror has finally been reunited, I haven't congratulated you yet."

A year ago, Luo Jiujiang was forcibly taken away by the Five Elements Essence right under Han Qianling's nose. Han Qianling still hadn't gotten over the grudge in his heart until now - even when Luo Jiujiang threw up Qi Liuliu's real body and dangled it in front of Han Qianling just now, he didn't even give the Five Elements Essence a good look.

Comparing this behavior with his usual well-behaved style, you can tell that Han Qianling was completely angered by this situation.

However, Dong Shuangyu still dared to bring it up.

This was simply like pulling out a dragon's reverse scales and grabbing a tiger's long whiskers. If Luo Jiujiang hadn't had some understanding of Dong Shuangyu's character, he would have almost thought that he did it on purpose.

Han Qianling's eyes were indeed shrouded in a layer of gloom: "Mr. Dong is really too polite."

"Congratulating lovers is the right thing to do." Dong Shuangyu's expression remained calm. "From the direction Palace Master Han is heading, it seems he's planning to revisit his old haunts."

"yes."

"Excellent." Dong Shuangyu smiled faintly. After much detours, he finally got to the point. "Old places and old scenes don't need stories about old people. Young Master Luo and you are both high-spirited and strong-willed people. It's inevitable that you will be easily broken and humiliated. What do you think, Palace Master Han?"

"You're right." Han Qianling spoke word by word, "Thank you for the reminder. What happened a year ago will not happen to Jiujiang again. There is nothing in the Holy Land that can harm or hold Jiujiang hostage, and I will never let Jiujiang leave me for another year."

"..." Dong Shuangyu stopped talking. His eyes lingered on Han Qianling's fingers that had been on Luo Jiujiang's shoulders from beginning to end for a moment, then moved away as if nothing had happened.

"I'm sorry for bothering you two." After a moment, he said goodbye to Luo Jiujiang and the others gracefully.

After watching the two of them walk away towards the holy land, Dong Shuangyu slowly stood up.

"The atmosphere between you and Palace Master Han is quite unharmonious," Yue Qinghui said helplessly. "The topic is getting colder towards the end. No wonder you finished the conversation in just two or three sentences... I was hoping to talk to Jiujiang a little more."

"Since there is nothing more to say, there is no need to say anything more." Dong Shuangyu said lightly.

Yue Qinghui was startled. "Why are you speechless? Didn't I hear the whole process of your falling out?"

"We didn't fall out. I just feel bad that Palace Master Han insisted on going his own way." Dong Shuangyu shook his head. "But Palace Master Han has always treated the Holy Land like his own backyard. I told him about the dangers, but he naturally ignored me."

"...Weren't you always saying that Jiujiang would be in danger? How did it become you who warned Palace Master Han?"

"Since Palace Master Han and Young Master Luo are one and the same, what difference does it make who is in danger?"

They kept repeating "danger" here and there, until Yue Qinghui finally broke out in a sweat. "I beg you, Shuangyu, please tell me exactly what this danger is? So I can catch up and tell Jiujiang."

To his surprise, Dong Shuangyu shook her head slightly: "I don't know either."

"……What?"

"I can foresee their uncertain future, simply because I've seen creatures repeat past stories countless times in my memories of tens of thousands of years. The history of creatures spanning tens of thousands of years is almost entirely a accumulation of identical mistakes."

Yue Qinghui was so anxious that he almost jumped up: "So what 'repeated mistake' did Jiujiang and the others make this time?"

Dong Shuangyu still spoke in a leisurely tone, and compared with Yue Qinghui, he seemed even more unworldly.

"When water is full, it overflows; when the moon waxes, it wanes. Qinghui, you have accompanied me on this journey, and you have seen countless conceited people ultimately die from their arrogance, and those who are evil and unorthodox have been devoured by their evil. Since Palace Master Han has always been confident that the Holy Land is his own backyard, then perhaps there really is no other creature in the entire Holy Land that can harm Young Master Luo in the slightest."

Yue Qinghui swallowed and murmured, "But?"

"However, since there is nothing in the Holy Land that can harm Young Master Luo in the slightest, how can you and I know that this harm wasn't caused by the paranoia of Palace Master Han?"

"The Palace Master Han I see now is no different from the one I saw a year ago. A year ago, Palace Master Han probably didn't expect that he would lose track of Young Master Luo for a whole year."

"The Qian hexagram, upper nine, shows that the arrogant dragon will regret."

Dong Shuangyu shook his head slightly, pulled up the hood of his cloak as if he was afraid of the cold, took the lead and called softly, "Follow me, Qinghui."

The author has something to say: Thanks to Ye Li for the rocket launcher x1

Thanks to Tanxiamio for the mine x1

Thanks to Wu Yuege for the mine x1