Chapter 100: When the Red Fire Clan descended upon the sky and was about to leave Jiuhua Mountain...

As Qiong Cang was about to leave Jiuhua Mountain, he felt unwilling to give up. "I'll give it one last try. If I still can't persuade him, I'll abandon this path completely."

When Qiong Cang returned to look for Ling Ye Divine Master, Ling Ye Divine Master was playing chess and drinking tea. Qiong Cang walked over and sat down across from the chessboard. "It's so boring to play chess alone. How about I play a game with you?"

Lingye Divine Master poured a cup of tea and handed it over, then lightly waved his sleeves to clear the chessboard: "Do you want to play white or black?"

"Black. Just playing chess isn't fun. Why not add some stakes?"

"Oh? It's rare that you're in such a good mood. Tell me, what's the stakes?"

"If I win, you will follow me down the mountain to deal with the Red Fire Clan."

"What if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll leave the mountain immediately and never bother you again."

"Then it seems I haven't gained anything. Win or lose, it's the same. How about this: if you lose, you'll stay in Jiuhua Mountain for a year and be at my disposal for the rest of the year."

"good."

Lingye Divine Master curled his lips and smiled: "Try my new tea first, I think it's good."

Qiong Cang didn't think much about it, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "It's slightly bitter and sweet, really good."

Lingye Divine Venerable supported his forehead with one hand and said nonchalantly, "The taste of this top-grade soul-guiding grass is naturally good."

Qiong Cang's eyes darkened, and the next moment Yu Chen, who had been asleep, showed signs of waking up.

The eyes of the Spiritual Liquid God were slightly cold, and he pointed his sword directly at the center of Qiongcang's eyebrows. The next moment, Qiongcang let out a miserable howl, but the Spiritual Ye God was also shocked back.

Qiong Cang's face turned pale, and he had a splitting headache. "When...when did you find out?"

The Spiritual Liquid God straightened the wrinkles on his clothes and said, "Before you came, Xihe had already sent me a message."

"Xihe! Doesn't he forget it?"

"He has indeed been reincarnated, but he has long remembered his past."

"How dare you, Xihe, tease me like this? I will make sure he dies miserably!"

Lingye Divine Master sneered: "Your Excellency, I'm afraid you don't have this opportunity, because you can't leave here today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Lingye moved his sword quickly. With a sound of the formation being opened, the sky was instantly covered by golden light, and the soul of Lord Yuchen in his body awakened.

The sword of Lord Lingye moved again, and tens of thousands of sword prints broke through the air and attacked the sky. At the same time, Yuchen's soul consciousness controlled his body and was unable to form a protective formation.

Qiong Cang became anxious: Don’t you want to live anymore?

Yuchen: I can drag you to die with me and solve the source of the disaster, so what if I die?

Seeing that the sword mark was approaching, Qiong Cang finally did not dare to gamble and immediately left Yu Chen's body. At the same time, the sword mark disappeared in an instant, and it was actually an illusion.

Qiong Cang was filled with hatred, and Ling Kong was furious: "I will remember today's humiliation, Lingye Divine Lord..."

"roll!"

Before he could finish his harsh words, his soul was blown away.

The God of Lingye raised his hand and summoned the lotus that had previously nourished Yuchen's soul, sent Yuchen's soul into his body, and used his spiritual breath to help it merge with the soul. After half a day, Yuchen was completely awake, but he still needed to rest for a while before he could fully recover.

"Lingye, thank you very much."

Lingye Divine Master's eyes were blurred with tears: "You are back, finally back."

"Where's Xihe? You just mentioned reincarnation. What's that about? Also, why did one of my soul stay in the Kyushu Continent?"

Lingye carefully explained what happened that year and how he chased Xihe due to a misunderstanding.

Yuchen scolded Lingye for being stupid and wanted to go find Xihe.

Lingye stopped him: "Your condition is unstable now, you should rest more, and there will be a tough battle soon. Besides, Xihe already has a Taoist partner and is now in a state of retirement. It is not appropriate to disturb him."

"Xihe has found a Taoist partner?"

"yes."

Yu Chen forced a smile and said casually, "I never thought that he would be the first one among the three of us to form a Taoist couple. I thought he would be single for the rest of his life."

Lingye clenched his fist silently and agreed, "Yes, I didn't expect that either."

That day, Lingye sent a message to Li Youyang telling him that he had rescued Yuchen, and asked when it would be convenient for Yuchen to see him.

Bei Liyuan's mood was not very good when he looked at Shu Xin. As the master's close friends, Yu Chen and Fu Guangjun were essentially different. No matter what the situation was now, Fu Guangjun had harmed the master, which meant that there was no possibility for him and the master. But Yu Chen had never done anything bad to the master from beginning to end, and he even sacrificed his life to save the master once. It was a bit troublesome.

Li Youyang guessed that Bei Liyuan was jealous again, and sighed silently. He raised his hand and flicked Bei Liyuan's head: "Why do you only think about being jealous all day long? Yuchen and I are just friends."

Bei Liyuan nodded. Of course he knew it, but Yuchen had ulterior motives towards his master.

Alas! Li Youyang shook her head helplessly and wrote a reply in front of Bei Liyuan: "As long as you are all well, there is no need to meet up specially. When you become Taoist couples, my husband and I will go to ask for wedding candy."

Bei Liyuan was stunned for a moment: "Husband?"

After Li Youyang sent the letter, he said softly, "What else do you want me to call you, my lady?"

Bei Liyuan came back to his senses, his face full of joy, and he directly picked the man up by the waist: "I didn't eat enough last night, so I'll make up for it with another meal."

Li Youyang frowned and was about to speak when Bei Liyuan kissed him...

…

On Mount Jiuhua, Lingye received the reply and went straight to find Yuchen to read it together. Then, his face turned red like a crab and he hurriedly explained: "No...no, Xihe...he just said it nonsense, he..."

It took Yuchen a long time to come back to his senses. Xihe was a steady person and would never make such a joke on her friends. Since Xihe said so, there was only one explanation: Lingye was fond of him.

"Yuchen? Xihe..."

Yuchen smiled and said, "I remembered I have something else to do. I'll look for you tomorrow."

Lingye: "Yuchen...I..."

Yu Chen said softly, "I'll look for you tomorrow."

Lingye clenched his fists worriedly, and when he saw Xihe again, he would beat him to death.

After returning to his room, Yu Chen was no longer as calm as before. He had never thought that Lingye would have such feelings for him. For a moment, he was also very confused. If Xihe knew his thoughts, would she feel the same as he did now? But Xihe already had a Taoist partner, so he would definitely suppress his feelings in his heart forever.

"Lord Yuchen, congratulations on your return to the Kyushu Continent."

"Who?"

Bei Liyuan came out: "Xihe's Taoist companion."

Yu Chen looked towards Bei Liyuan: "Xihe's vision is not very good."

Bei Liyuan frowned, "There's something wrong with the look in Lingye Divine Master's eyes. He doesn't like a deity like our Master, but he fell for you. He even hunted our Master for countless years just for you."

Yu Chen turned around and asked, "Did Xihe ask you to come?"

Bei Liyuan shook his head: "Of course not, I came here to tell you something you don't know, to tell you what the Divine Master Lingye has done for you."

Yuchen raised his eyes.

"When the Red Fire Clan invaded, you saved Master with your own body, and Master protected your soul. Seriously injured, you entered the reincarnation cycle, and were hunted by your admirer for many years. Your soul was nearly scattered several times. He doesn't owe you anything."

"Even though he..."

Bei Liyuan interrupted: "I'm not talking about what you think, but the fact is that he doesn't owe you anything."

Yuchen nodded.

Bei Liyuan continued, "The Divine Master Lingye's final killing move was the Wheel Mirror. When my master and I narrowly escaped death and returned, the Divine Master Lingye was already prepared to die for you. When you were sealed outside the boundary gate, the Divine Master Lingye almost died at that moment. He was able to survive because of his obsession with revenge for you. Later, when my master told him that you still had a soul, he came back to life. To help you recover as quickly as possible, he not only infuses you with spiritual energy every day, but also nourishes you with his heart blood. He holds a lotus every day, fearing any accidents. Divine Master Yuchen, you will never be able to repay the Divine Master Lingye in this lifetime."

"What are you afraid of when you tell me this?"

Bei Liyuan lowered his eyes: "Yes, I am afraid."

"It seems that the relationship between you and Xihe..."

Bei Liyuan interrupted coldly, "Be it Xihe or the current Lord Youyang, they are all people who have reached the altar of gods. And such people are willing to accompany me into this world and are willing to live in seclusion with me for many years. What kind of relationship do you think there is between us?"

"In that case, what are you afraid of?"

Bei Liyuan raised his eyes and said, "Master, you are not the only close friend of yours. In his reincarnation, he also had a very good friend named Fu Guangjun, who is now the Demon Lord. He admired Master just as much as you do, but in the end, he almost caused Master to lose his soul. Master is a man who values ​​friendship the most. In his heart, friends are just as important as each other. One such experience is enough. I am afraid that you will become the second Fu Guangjun. I am afraid that he will be hurt again."

"I'm not Fu Guangjun, and I won't do anything to hurt him. Now that I know he's found a Taoist partner, I've decided to keep this feeling deep in my heart and never tell him..."

"He knows."

Yuchen:?

"In the Wheel Mirror, my master and I returned to the time before the Red Fire Clan invaded. In that time and space, you had already told him your feelings."

Yu Chen was silent, then smiled: "I underestimated him. I originally thought that I would never know the answer in my lifetime, but now I know it unexpectedly. I understand what you mean. I can assure you that what you worry about will never happen."

Bei Liyuan said coldly, "I hope you won't disturb Master."

"Even if he is your Taoist partner, he should have his own space and his own friends."

"Master, of course he has his own friends, but I don't want someone like you who has ill intentions towards him to get close to him."

Yu Chen smiled and said, "I thought you were really worried that I would become the second Fu Guangjun, but now it seems that's not the case. You came here because you feel uneasy. Are you so lacking in confidence?"

Bei Liyuan looked at Yuchen and asked, "If Master were your Daoist partner, would you be confident enough?"

Yu Chen laughed and patted Bei Liyuan on the shoulder. "Go back. Xihe and I are close friends. We can't stop communicating. Besides, you should give him more trust. Xihe is a very affectionate person. If he has decided on you, then you will be his only friend for the rest of his life."

Bei Liyuan was silent. He knew, but he...

Yu Chen said gently, "I hope he's happy, so I have to remind you that there's nothing wrong with him, and there's nothing wrong with me either. The problem is you. You've been together for a long time, but you still don't see yourself as equal to him. All your insecurities and worries stem from your low self-esteem. You see him as the bright moon in the sky, but yourself as dust. But you should trust his judgment. Since he chose you, he must think you're the best."

Bei Liyuan clenched his fists silently.

Yu Chen sighed, "Perhaps it's something you experienced in the past that made you like this, but why are you so obsessed with something that's already happened? After the Red Fire Clan, I will take Lingye back into seclusion, but can you guarantee that Xihe will only have you in his future life? Or do you have the heart to imprison him like this?"

Bei Liyuan was silent.

Yu Chen smiled and said, "I still want to thank you for telling me this. I will spend the rest of my life repaying Lingye for his kindness to me."

"You don't love him..."

Yu Chen looked into the distance: "There are not so many perfect things in this world. How many people can truly accompany the one they love most for a lifetime? The one who can spend the rest of their lives together is often the one who is most compatible and has the best understanding with them. Love alone cannot ensure a lifelong companionship. Lingye and I will be very happy, but if you always feel inferior and can never put yourself on an equal footing with Xihe, it is hard to say what your future will be like. You may even become a couple with enemies."

Bei Liyuan was silent, then turned around and said gently before leaving, "You may be right. People who spend the rest of their lives together should trust and respect each other and be equals. But to me, he will always be the god who pulls me into the light. This will never change in my life. He's afraid that I might try to stop someone with other intentions towards him from approaching. But if he wants to make friends, I will go along with him because I never want to see my god unhappy."

Yu Chen stared at Bei Liyuan's departing back in a daze for a long time, then smiled. He finally understood why someone like Xihe would be willing to enter the mortal world for this person.

On the second day, Lingye sat nervously in front of the chessboard, fiddling with the chess pieces in his hands.

"You really haven't changed at all. You used to be like this whenever you encountered something upsetting. If you keep pinching me, you'll crush this perfect jade chess piece into pieces."

Lingye raised his eyes, and in his nervousness, he dropped the chess piece: "That... I..."

Yu Chen smiled and said softly, "I've thought about it. Xihe has already found a Taoist partner. There's no point in me getting entangled with her. We've been together for so long, and our friendship is the same. How about we give it a try?"

Lingye was stunned: "You mean... you are willing... you..."

"Yes, but Lingye, I still have Xihe in my heart, and I need time to forget. During this period, you may suffer injustice. Are you willing?"

Lingye couldn't help crying: "I am willing to wait, no matter how long it takes."

…

Half a year later, Bei Liyuan was combing Li Youyang's hair: "Master, it's just the two of us, won't you feel bored?"

Li Youyang frowned: "You want a child?"

"No... no, there is something I want to confess to Master."

Li Youyang looked back: "You have a child outside?"

Bei Liyuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Master, what are you thinking? Half a year ago, I secretly went to find Yuchen Divine Venerable. He said something to me that I thought about carefully and felt made some sense. He said that Master should have his own friends and his own space, and I shouldn't..."

Li Youyang raised his hand and held Bei Liyuan's hand. "Why are you listening to him? I haven't said as much to him as I have to you today. How much does he know about me? Liyuan, the key to understanding each other is never time."

"Can……"

"Whether it's Yuchen or Fuguangjun, it doesn't matter if we met first, but I can't feel any love for them. In fact, if they did what we did, they would be sick just thinking about it. So you understand, I can only live with you."

Bei Liyuan's fingertips trembled slightly.

Li Youyang continued, "I only feel truly at ease when I'm with you. Only in front of you can I be my true self. If there are other people around, I have to put on a mask of calmness or aloofness, which is very tiring."

Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang with fiery eyes. Today he really told him all the words he wanted to hear most.

"I'm a dull and boring person, and I'm worried that you'll get tired of me... well..."

Bei Liyuan lowered his head and kissed Li Youyang. After a passionate kiss, Bei Liyuan whispered seductively into Li Youyang's ear, "Master is not dull or boring at all. On the contrary, he is very delicious."

Li Youyang frowned and pushed the person away.

Bei Liyuan curled his lips and leaned forward again: "Okay, I was wrong, I will comb Master's hair."

Li Youyang remained silent, but did not refuse again.

After tying up her hair, Bei Liyuan gently put her arms around Li Youyang and rested her chin on his shoulder: "It would be great if we could always go on like this."

Li Youyang gently stroked Bei Liyuan's black hair: "It has been half a year since Qiongcang left. I guess he will make a move soon. Once this matter is settled, we will retire again and never care about the troubles of this world again."

"Um."

Suddenly, the area where the two of them were standing began to tremble, and the sky instantly turned red. Bei Liyuan stood up and said, "It's started."

Li Youyang's eyes darkened: "Let's go."

…

Outside the first line of defense, the cultivators were already fighting with the Red Fire Clan. Yin Yue was fighting with Nan Dazhuang with a spear in hand, and Nan Dazhuang was already at a disadvantage.

Bei Liyuan's eyes darkened: "They are stronger than before."

Li Youyang's eyes were cold and icy. "The final success or failure still depends on the strongest. Ling Ye and Yu Chen will probably fight against Qiong Cang later."

As he spoke, Nan Dazhang had already been defeated. Ling Ye and Yu Chen stepped forward at the same time and said, "Retreat and recuperate."

Nan Dazhuang bowed and left.

"Yin Yue, stand back. I will personally meet the opponent who broke my plan."

Yin Yue bowed respectfully and stepped aside.

Qiong Cang came flashing over riding a red dragon: "Why are there only two of you? Where is Xihe?"

Ling Ye said coldly: "He doesn't even need to do anything to beat you up."

Qiong Cang's eyes darkened. "Ling Ye, you think I will be the same as before? Well, today I will let you, an ant, see what true despair is."

In the dark, Bei Liyuan couldn't help but complain: "How come after all this time, this guy still has the same few lies to bluff people?"

Li Youyang said coldly: "I haven't read much."

Bei Liyuan curled his lips and smiled.

On the battlefield, Yu Chen said coldly: "I'm kindly reminding you, if you still have a future, read more books and don't suffer the consequences of lack of education."

Bei Liyuan felt a pang of sourness in his heart. They really had a tacit understanding.

Li Youyang gently rubbed Bei Liyuan's head: "Making vinegar again?"

Bei Liyuan hummed obediently.

Li Youyang curled his lips: "Actually, I think you're a little cute when you're jealous."

Bei Liyuan: ...

…

"presumptuous!"

Qiong Cang summoned the red immortal sword and slashed it with one blow.

Suddenly, red clouds rolled up in the sky, and several red lightning bolts struck down from the sky. Ling Ye's sword fingers moved quickly, and a protective formation blocked the lightning. Yu Chen's eyes darkened and he raised his sword to meet the attack. With a loud bang, the ground within a radius of a hundred miles sank a hundred feet, and dust filled the sky. The onlookers could only see the dense red lightning rain in the dust.

When the dust settled, Qiongcang was still standing on the red dragon, unharmed, and there was an obvious bloodstain at the corner of Yuchen's lips.

"Without Xihe, you won't last more than three rounds. Tell Xihe to come out and fight me."

Ling Ye stepped forward to support Yu Chen, who coughed up blood again. "He's stronger than before. We're no match for him. Send the signal to activate the protective formation, and everyone retreat to the second line of defense."

Ling Ye did as he was told.

Seeing the man trying to escape, Yin Yue dodged and tried to chase him, but Qiong Cang said gently, "No need. I really enjoy this kind of hunting, I like to see my prey struggling for death. Break through this protective formation within three days."

Yin Yue bowed.

…

Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan also quietly retreated.

"We weren't prepared enough before."

Li Youyang started drawing the blueprint overnight and it took him two full days to complete it: "I will make some improvements based on this blueprint."

Beiliyuan completed the improvements after one day of retreat.

The two of them rushed to the second line of defense without taking a rest. At this time, the Red Fire Clan had not yet broken through the first line.

Li Youyang: "I want to give it a try and see if it works."

Bei Liyuan chuckled, "Master and I have the same idea. I made a replica. It's less than one percent as powerful as the real thing, but it's just enough to be used."

After he finished speaking, his sword finger moved slightly, and the imitation spiritual weapon was officially activated, but there was no abnormality in the space.

Another day passed, and the Red Fire Clan finally broke through the first line of defense.

Fu Guangjun and Jiuying stood outside the second line of defense.

Qiongcang frowned: "Is Jiuzhou completely deserted? They actually sent two youngsters to die."

Jiuying crossed his arms and said, "Mr. Fuguang, I've lived for so long, and finally I've met someone crazier than you."

Fu Guangjun curled his lips and said, "If you have the strength, you are arrogant. If you don't have the strength, you are seeking death."

As soon as he finished speaking, he summoned the immortal sword, and the sword finger moved quickly. The immortal sword instantly turned into billions of sword shadows, fiercely attacking the Red Fire Clan.

In an instant, the Red Fire Clan screamed in pain.

Jiuying smiled and said, "How handsome! I can't fall behind."

Holding the magic sword in hand, he slashed towards the sky.

Qiong Cang didn't take the two seriously. He pointed his sword at them and said coldly, "Retreat!"

However, Jiuying did not move at all. Qiongcang looked at him with a gloomy look. He had underestimated the cultivators of Jiuzhou.

Jiuying curled his lips: "Your posture is wrong so it is ineffective, that's how it should be."

Then he secretly used his demonic power to pull him to the ground, put away his immortal sword, pointed his sword towards the sky, took a quick step forward, and shouted loudly: "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"

Jiuying took a step forward every time he said the word "retreat".

Sky: ...

Fu Guangjun held his forehead, how embarrassing!

Jiuying continued to move forward, and Qiongcang actually took a step back unconsciously.

Jiuying then stopped and folded his arms: "Have you learned it? This is the true use of the retreat technique."

…

Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang: "Master, was Jiuying kicked by Fu Guangjun?"

Li Youyang flicked his head casually and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? No matter how stupid you are, you are still my friend. You can't be rude to me."

Bei Liyuan hummed in grievance.

…

At this moment, Jiuying suddenly said, "No reaction, it seems you haven't learned it yet. Come, let me show you again...ah!"

After a scream, Jiuying turned around and looked at Fu Guangjun: "Why did you kick me?!"

Fu Guangjun said coldly: "You owe!"

Jiuying groaned, "If it weren't for the formidable enemy in front of us, I would have beaten you to death!"

Bei Liyuan, who was feeling aggrieved just a moment ago, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Li Youyang held his forehead with his hand. It was really unbearable to watch. These two should break up.