She was invited to Bai Naijiong's residence, but when she arrived, Bai Naijiong did not greet her. Instead, he came over here to accompany a few maids, which was a blatant slap in the face.
Of course, she had no interest in Bai Naijiong and came to the Bai residence to see Bai Naijin, but losing face like this was still unpleasant.
They were exposed in an instant, leaving both sides in an awkward situation.
Of course, the one who felt awkward on the other side wasn't Bai Naijiong, but Bai Naiying.
Bai Naiying's face stiffened for a moment, and she glanced guiltily at Luo Yiqiong, whose expression was not good.
"Yiqiong, my brother—"
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Naijiong interrupted Bai Naiying's attempt to justify herself.
"They're not businessmen, they're friends."
Bai Naiying's face immediately burned. "Well... since we've run into each other, let's sit down and rest together for a while."
Luo Yiqiong hadn't originally planned to join a table, but seeing that everyone around her was there to rest and there were no empty tables available, she had no choice but to sit down as Bai Naiying suggested.
The awkward situation was abruptly reversed. Bai Naixiang, who was planning to watch the show, failed to make a ripple. Each incident was quickly forgotten, making it seem as if she was the one who was the clown.
"Brother, um... we came to see Miaohu Lake, but we heard the ancient tree is gone." To avoid the awkwardness that followed, Bai Naiying changed the subject, switching to something that would pique everyone's interest.
Once this topic was brought up, he naturally started talking non-stop, and Bai Naijiong nodded.
"This is a bit strange. Father should send someone to investigate."
"Brother, didn't you ask around or inquire? Maybe someone saw it."
Bai Naijiong shook his head. "No, the people in the temple have no clue either. It happened too suddenly. By the time they heard the noise and rushed over, the tree had already disappeared."
"Brother, do you think this could be deliberate?"
"No way. It's impossible for a human to do it in such a short time. You know how big and deep-rooted that tree is."
Moreover, it grows in the lake, and it would take several days for humans to dig it out.
But the tree was gone in a mere fifteen minutes, or even less. It is said that from the moment the noise was heard until it disappeared, only two breaths had passed.
In just two breaths, what do you think a human could accomplish?
Even breaking the ice and chiseling a hole wouldn't be something that could be done in two breaths, right? It's said that all the ice on the lake surface has cracked.
I think it's more like what the temple visitors say: the ancient tree came to life and left on its own.
Aside from it leaving on its own, I can't think of any other way to get it out in just two breaths or a quarter of an hour.
Luo Yiqiong was gradually drawn into the conversation between the brother and sister and joined in on the topic of the disappearance of the ancient tree. "I think, could this be something done by the people on Islaile's side?"
"Weren't the people on Islaile's side said to possess terrifying power? Like some kind of vampire power."
Yan Qingxue blinked. "Um...you're talking about people from the royal family, right? I've heard some rumors about this, but not all Islairs have this ability."
Only a very small number of members of royalty are capable of doing this.
Luo Yiqiong glanced around warily, then whispered suspiciously, "Maybe it was the royal family who did it. Hasn't this Jincheng been having strange things happen to it lately?"
For example, the white castle that suddenly appeared overnight, and other architectural wonders that frequently emerge.
If Jincheng could produce something overnight, then with that power, it wouldn't be impossible for the ancient tree to disappear overnight, right?
Perhaps someone from the Islay royal family has taken a liking to this ancient tree and wants to possess it.
Luo Yiqiong's wildly imaginative guess made An Le's eyelids twitch. To some extent, it had to be said that this woman was right.
To be able to piece together the relationship between Jincheng and the ancient tree in such a way and to make this imaginative connection is truly quite imaginative.
Yan Qingxue scoffed upon hearing this.
"Tch, if Islay wanted it, he should have just asked and said it outright. Why did he have to sneak around and steal the ancient tree behind everyone's back?"
With their current capabilities, do you really think the White City Temple would dare to defy Islail?
If they were to actually ask, the temple would probably practically beg to come to them, wouldn't it?
“Young lady, you seem to lack knowledge about our Apocalypse Temple,” Luo Yiqiong retorted.
Yan Qingxue glanced at Luo Yiqiong and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is, you really don't understand these temples in my Tianqi territory. Although it's true that the temples are built in my Tianqi, Tianqi is Tianqi, and the temples are temples."
The temple will not bow down and follow the lead of the gods simply because the Apocalypse fears Islail.
Believe it or not, if Islail were to ask for the ancient tree in this temple, the White City Temple would be the first to object, and all the temples within Tianqi would undoubtedly unite as one, sharing a common hatred and resisting together.
Bai Naijiong agreed with Luo Yiqiong's words. The temples within Tianqi territory held a status above the royal family and the thirteen prestigious families.
Just like the emperor, the thirteen clan heads held similar positions to the Celestial Master and the Celestial Maiden. Both the emperor and the thirteen clan heads had to regard the Celestial Master and the Celestial Maiden as divine messengers and treat them with reverence.
However, although the Celestial Masters and Celestial Maidens hold high positions, they do not interfere in secular wars, much less in the national affairs of Tianqi.
Therefore, neither the Celestial Master nor the Celestial Maiden intervened when the Kingdom of Islael oppressed the Apocalypse Empire with its powerful status; they simply devoted themselves to serving the gods.
Because their masters are not the Apocalypse Royal Family or the Thirteen Famous Families, the rise or fall of Apocalypse has no bearing on them.
As long as the temple still exists, and as long as the temple's interests are not affected or harmed, the Heavenly Master and Heavenly Maiden don't care at all, not out of fear, but because it's none of their business.
If the interests of the temple are involved, the Celestial Master and Celestial Maiden will definitely not maintain this indifferent attitude.
The ancient tree at the White City Temple is considered a gift from the gods, and if Islair wants to seize it, the temple will definitely not hand it over willingly.
It might even trigger some undesirable war situation, at which point it would no longer be a war between nations, but a war between gods.
As one might expect, Islail wouldn't necessarily come out on top either.
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