Chapter 88 (Bonus Chapter 27,000 words) (Contains modern elements; if you don't like this, please don't buy it)
Mei Liangyu stopped talking about the sacred tree seed and continued on his way. He encountered many obstacles while traveling up the mountain at night, and the battles that took his time made it unnecessary to bring up the matter again.
They needed to reach the mountainside before dawn.
The higher you go, the faster the energy of the five elements is lost.
Although Yu Sui possesses the Divine Eye of Heaven, he cannot use it casually at present. He can only try it secretly when breaking illusions. For the rest, he relies on the map for guidance and tries to avoid triggering natural landscape formations.
The three arrived near the mountainside just before dawn. At this pace, they estimated it would take another day to reach the summit.
As dawn broke, Xue Mushi cautiously surveyed the surrounding trees before daring to sit down and rest against one of them, silently sensing the power of the light core within his body, which was now almost depleted.
“People will probably come from down the mountain today.” Mei Liangyu stood on the hillside path, turned around and looked back, pondering, “We don’t have any competitors causing trouble now, and they won’t be able to catch up for a while. Since we’ve created some distance, let’s not stop and keep going.”
Yu Sui looked at Xue Mushi, who had just sat down.
Xue Mushi resignedly wiped his face, got up and followed.
On the way, Yu Sui asked Mei Liangyu, "Senior brother, when we reach the top of the mountain and cross the dragon's head, will the trials be different for different schools?"
Mei Liangyu: "It's different."
"Then what is Taoism?" Yu Sui asked.
Mei Liangyu glanced at her as he rode the wind: "The final test is about character, just in a different form. Just remember what the academy teaches: to be good."
After saying that, he added, "In the illusion, you can do whatever you want, so it's normal not to want to wake up. But if you can't get through this, you won't reach Yechi."
Is it just an illusion?
That should be fine, right?
Yu Sui rolled her eyes and focused on getting on her way.
As the sun rose higher, Yu Sui saw more and more red dots appearing at the foot of Dragon Throat Mountain. Some of them dispersed and headed up the mountain, while others were blocked below and unable to move before disappearing.
The disciples at the foot of the mountain were fighting fiercely.
Zhong Lishan and the others also arrived and were heading up the mountain.
Mei Liangyu felt that Zhanlong Cave was not very safe for Yu Sui.
The divination using the sacred tree seed was an accident. After all, he wanted to see something related to himself, and no one could have predicted that Yu Sui would appear.
However, such accidents are common in Taiyi. Yu Sui has not been discovered yet because her activities are too limited. She either goes to the Ghost Path Holy Hall, sets up military formations at the Yin Yang School, or attends external training classes at the Medical School. She has not yet touched any forbidden areas or forbidden objects.
In fact, when Yu Sui opened the Star Chart Armor Formation, he actually opened the Special Grade Armor Formation Shura Hell, which was already in danger of being exposed.
Aside from Xue Mushi, if the other two who entered the formation with her were either Wei Ren or Li Jinshuang, or if Wei Ren and Li Jinshuang had told the academy instructors about it, she wouldn't be alive now.
If Jing Yun Kui were to ask her what kind of military formation she was using, Yu Sui would find it difficult to explain.
On the day Lu Haiye was killed in the outer city, if Mei Liangyu and the sorcerers from the Nangong family had arrived a little later, they would have seen the strange fire burning in the water and sensed the power fluctuations. There were quite a few people from the outer city who came to watch the spectacle, and she would never have been able to leave Taiyi alive.
When she was thirteen, by the pond, if she hadn't used the strange fire, she would have been the one to die.
A few years later, when she was kidnapped by a farmer-turned-sorcerer, Nangong Ming didn't come, and she was the one who died.
Yu Sui's life has never been smooth sailing. There have been too many dangers along the way that could expose her strange fire, both in the past and present, and in the future.
Even if she wanted to hide it for a lifetime, her environment and experiences wouldn't give her that opportunity.
Mei Liangyu glanced at Yu Sui, who was following beside her, hurrying along.
She underestimated the academy, and the Taiyi Academy, which boasts twenty-four saints and a history spanning thousands of years.
As the destroyer of the world, he voluntarily came to the place most dangerous to him.
Junior sister is weaker than Gao Tianhao and doesn't know how to hide herself. She also seems to have a shorter lifespan than Gao Tianhao.
Gao Tianhao has at least lived to the age a man should be of, and as for her, there is no difference between when she released the strange fire and now.
This is much more dangerous than when she was a ninja.
Those who practice the art of balance will not react to the five elements or cultivation.
After Yu Sui embarks on her cultivation journey, her unique qualities will gradually become apparent, and her differences will be more easily noticed.
If Yu Sui doesn't come to Taiyi, then who knows when he will be able to begin his cultivation.
Yu Sui had no way to refuse Nangong Ming's order to come to Taiyi.
Gao Tianhao had discussed topics related to different flames with Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu's temperament and disposition meant he didn't take the strange fire seriously. He just thought, "Let it burn if you want, whether you want it or not."
He was barely able to control his anger, and he didn't care whether others destroyed the world or not.
To put it bluntly, unlike his master, he has no sense of responsibility towards this world, nor does he have anything he cherishes or feels compelled to protect.
Even though he has many friends, all of them are very capable, and none of them need his protection to survive.
Mei Liangyu would not stand idly by when his friends had their own lives and were working hard for them, and when they needed his help, he would not suppress his destructive urges.
For Mei Liangyu, falling into depravity was easier than rising up.
Thinking of the trials of the three thousand paths of the Ghost Daoist, Mei Liangyu felt for a moment that it would be better for Yu Sui to give up.
Compared to the danger of exposing the strange fire, obtaining the Heavenly Secret Technique became less important.
That said, at what age did she develop the strange fire?
Mei Liangyu was busy going out, so he was even more serious than before, and the speed at which he cleared the way increased a lot.
Xue Mushi and Yu Sui both felt that he seemed to have gone mad with killing.
Previously, they mostly focused on defense and avoidance, but now they're killing everything in sight. The words of famous masters are materialized into ten thousand swords, and with the weaponry of military strategists, the ten thousand swords clear the way. The frost-covered white python raises its head and follows closely behind, crushing countless rocks and trees, creating a frost-covered passage that allows them to travel on the wind.
Xue Mushi and Yu Sui looked back in disbelief. Mei Liangyu stood at the starting point of the ice path, stepping on the tail of the Frost White Python, and said calmly, "Use the Wind Control Technique to move forward. If I catch up and find that you haven't reached the top of the mountain yet, I will throw you back to the foot of the mountain."
Upon hearing this, the two turned and ran.
Xue Mushi believed that Mei Liangyu would really do that.
Yu Sui simply believed that one should seize any opportunity. With his Five Elements Qi depleted, he didn't use any other techniques, only riding the wind. This reduced energy consumption, and with nothing interfering along the way, his speed increased significantly.
Even though their five elements energy was completely depleted along the way and they could only run, Yu Sui still reached the top of the mountain before his strength was exhausted.
When Yu Sui reached the mountaintop, it was already dusk. Without looking back, she took her first step forward and saw the stars shift and the surrounding scenery change instantly. The mountain peak she had been following turned into a vast blue sea.
She stood on the soft sand and looked back, seeing the Dragon's Throat Mountain she had just crossed, where the mountains and sea met, and perhaps ahead lay the Ye Pool that people spoke of.
Xue Mushi is not here, nor is my senior brother. What lies ahead are the three thousand forks in the road.
Yu Sui looked back at the front.
The road leading to the sea is paved with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.
The ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches intertwine and move about, with pale blue characters densely covering the sandy land connecting the sea. They each form different arrangements, corresponding to the twenty-eight constellations suspended in the sky.
The dark blue stars flickered, without forming any star lines, so one had to identify them with the naked eye.
These words were not unfamiliar to Yu Sui; on the contrary, he was very familiar with them.
She had seen it countless times from different mountains.
The Heavenly Stems determine the location, and the Earthly Branches determine the time.
When the five elements of the heavens and the five elements of the earth combine, they form the universe.
All the five elements of energy within the Dragon Slayer Cave seem to originate from here.
As Yu Sui explored the characters ahead, Mei Liangyu was also sent into the Three Thousand Forks in the Road. She immediately saw her junior sister standing in front, not moving.
Fortunately, she didn't go straight up there.
“Senior brother.” Yu Sui turned to look at him and waved her hand, “After we got here, the lost Five Elements Qi returned.”
“Because we’ve already passed Dragon Throat Mountain and reached Dragon Head.” Mei Liangyu stepped forward, and the two of them stopped in front of the road paved with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to look around.
Yu Sui spoke first, asking, "Is the main challenge this one, an illusion?"
"It's not just an illusion, and it can't be interpreted that way," Mei Liangyu patiently explained to her. "Did the Yin-Yang School take any extracurricular courses?"
Yu Sui was taken aback, wondering why she would ask that. She shook her head and said, "Not yet."
"Although I haven't attended any lectures by the Yin-Yang School, I should have heard about their exploration of the universe. The concepts of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements were first proposed by this school." Mei Liangyu stared at the road surface that was shimmering with a pale blue light. "The Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, when combined, can give birth to the universe."
Yu Sui understood.
“Yin and Yang and the Five Elements give rise to all things. The ‘dragon’ is also one of the myriad things. Although its physical body has died, the Five Elements Qi that embodies it has not died completely. The ‘three thousand forks’ in front of us is one of the changes formed by its Five Elements Qi.”
Mei Liangyu had already told Yu Sui how ancient the power before them was, having existed for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years without ever dying.
"You can understand the function of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, right?" Mei Liangyu rolled her eyes and looked at Yu Sui.
Yu Sui nodded, looking like she was listening attentively to the lesson: "Mm!"
Mei Liangyu told her the key point: "The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches combine to form the universe. There are countless combinations on the road ahead, and every change is a new universe. When you walk on the three thousand forks in the road, you are entering a new universe where countless 'possibilities' are born. These are things that can happen in different universes, so they cannot be summarized as illusions. In the new universe composed of the five elements, its 'possibilities' are real."
Yu Sui felt that things were getting a little complicated.
Mei Liangyu stared at her and said, "It's hard to get through this if your mind is unstable, and you might even get hurt if you get caught up in it."
The claim that he was injured was a lie he told her.
"Does it have no level restrictions?" Yu Sui asked curiously. "Like the star chart formation of the Yin-Yang School, it adjusts its power according to the challenger's level."
“Yes, there is, but it doesn’t change based on the strength of the challenger,” Mei Liangyu said calmly. “Since it’s a trial specifically for the Ghost Daoists, the first step will be to examine your introductory soul control technique, strip away all your soul control consciousness, resonate with your Five Elements Light Core, and give you the most suitable ‘possibilities’.”
"It will give you what you cannot have."
Yu Sui mentally sifted through this "possibility." She was well aware that she wouldn't get anything, but as long as she gave herself enough hints, she could still have a chance, especially since she had the Heavenly Eye.
"I want to give it a try," Yu Sui said. "It won't only offer one chance to challenge it, will it?"
Seeing that she still wanted to try, Mei Liangyu didn't stop her: "There's no limit to the number of times you can try."
Yu Sui then asked, "Will other people be able to see my experiences in the Three Thousand Crossroads Universe?"
“No,” Mei Liangyu said confidently. “Even if you commit murder and arson inside, no one will know; you will only fail.”
If others could know what the challenger had gone through, no one would dare to attempt such a test of personal character; instead, they would only destroy it.
Unless the challenger causes an unusual disturbance when attempting the challenge.
Mei Liangyu watched quietly as Yu Sui walked forward.
She chose it herself.
I have no right to stop them.
Fortune favors the bold, and for my junior sister to desire the Heavenly Secrets Technique, given the secrets she possesses, it certainly requires taking a risk.
In Mei Liangyu's original plan, his junior sister would definitely fail on her first attempt at the Three Thousand Crossroads, but after the first attempt, he could help fix the "possibilities" of the Three Thousand Crossroads, so that different trial events would not occur in the second or third challenge.
Even if one is completely absorbed in it, external forces can intervene and help.
Given Yu Sui's strength at the first level, Mei Liangyu really didn't have the confidence to believe that she could cross the Three Thousand Crossroads on her own.
But now that he knows she possesses a different kind of fire and has ventured into the Three Thousand Forks in the Road, things certainly won't go as smoothly as he imagined.
Mei Liangyu thought Yu Sui should turn around and leave, but said, "Stop."
Yu Sui turned around.
Mei Liangyu said, "If I find you are addicted to it, I will wake you up, but I can only intervene in the form of famous sayings. So you need to give me a name, whether it is a person's name or a cat's or dog's name, as long as it can wake you up."
in case.
Yu Sui thought for a moment and asked him, "Can I only give you one?"
Mei Liangyu said, somewhat amused and exasperated, "Give me as many as you like."
“Two.” Yu Sui raised her hand to count, “Qingkui, Zhongli Que.”
The first is to protect her from the parental love she can't have, and the second is to protect her from the possible allure of strange fire.
I didn't recognize the first Mei Liangyu, but I did remember the second one; she was Zhong Lishan's sister.
However, he didn't ask any more questions. He simply reached out his hand to Yu Sui, palm up, and said to her, "Write."
After writing two names in his palm, Yu Sui walked towards the Three Thousand Forks in the Road. He paused before the road, turned to Mei Liangyu and said, "Senior Brother, I'm leaving."
Mei Liangyu looked at her and said softly, "Let's go."
The moment Yu Sui stepped into the "Three Thousand Crossroads," she felt a gust of wind blowing her back. Her power leaked out, and every one of the nine types of Ghost Daoist techniques she had learned was stripped away. The wind was like a knife cutting her, causing her to close her eyes uncontrollably.
The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches runes beneath my feet are changing rapidly.
Her consciousness plunged into darkness, but after a moment, she felt something cold fall on her face.
Yu Sui opened her eyes and saw a man in a suit bend down and easily pick her up with one hand. He was still a five or six-year-old child. His deep voice said in her ear, "Say goodbye to your teacher."
She turned her head and saw that the man's other hand was holding an umbrella, shielding her from the evening drizzle.
In the distance, one sees flashing traffic lights, towering skyscrapers, and men and women leading their children across the road in groups.
A girl being led away by her parents turned back as she walked, calling out to her in a clear voice, "Sui Sui, see you tomorrow!"
Yu Sui was led away by the man. He opened the car door, let her in, and fastened her seatbelt: "We're going to pick up your mother from get off work first."
The woman was waiting downstairs at the company. As soon as the man parked his car, she smiled and parted ways with her colleague, walking towards them.
After getting into the car, the woman smiled and looked at Yu Sui in the back: "Sweetie, did you miss Mommy today? How was school?"
The girl sitting in the back stammered, "...Okay."
The woman said, "What do you want to eat tonight? Fish? Let your dad cook it."
The man driving laughed and said, "You're the one who wants to eat it, aren't you?"
"It's getting cold, have some fish soup to warm up." The woman picked up her phone and glanced at the time. "It's still early, you go buy groceries, I'll take Sui Sui to buy clothes, every little girl's outfit these days is so pretty."
The man said, "Okay."
"Sui Sui?" The woman turned to look at Yu Sui again. "You went to buy clothes, why didn't you say anything?"
Yu Sui opened her mouth and softly said, "Okay."
The woman took her shopping for clothes, praising her daughter's beauty and cuteness in every outfit she tried on. Finally, they returned to the car carrying five or six bags and asked the man if he had bought the groceries. The man yawned and laughed, "The fish will be cooked in a little while."
The family of three returned home and began preparing dinner.
Yu Sui sat in the living room, the air conditioning was on, she was wrapped in an apricot-colored thin blanket, and stared blankly at the man and woman busy in the kitchen.
She thought that even if they wanted to entice her into an illusion, it would be in the Xuan Gu Continent.
But she was already captivated by the world she had just entered.
Yu Sui slowly turned her head and looked out the window. The glass was covered with watermarks, and in the rainy night, the city lights were on in every home.
She had no family to begin with.
Growing up is difficult for a person.
The parents' words touched Yu Sui's heart with just a few words; they were so real that there was no trace of illusion.
The moment Yu Sui returned to this world, she had already given up resisting.
She indulged herself in this.
Yu Sui lay in bed, her head throbbing and her consciousness hazy. In her daze, she saw a woman sitting by the bed, reaching out to touch her forehead with a worried look in her eyes. At the same time, she was muttering to the man beside her that he hadn't held the umbrella properly and that his daughter had gotten wet and cold.
Two adults stayed with her, wiping her face and feeding her medicine, while the woman stayed by her bedside as she slept.
During her illness, the little girl looked listless, and the woman cupped her face and sighed, "You're not feeling well, and you've become less talkative."
The man placed the food on the table and beckoned the mother and daughter over, saying, "You'll feel better once you've eaten your fill."
The girl from next door knocked on the door and asked Yu Sui why she hadn't gone to school today.
The woman said she was sick and needed to rest for two more days before going.
The little girl peeked out from the doorway and gave Yu Sui a thumbs-up.
Yu Sui buried his head in his food and ate very slowly.
She forgot everything and started over.
Everything she couldn't have before, she has now received.
Yu Sui goes to and from school with the girl next door every day, playing with other children and forgetting her age. The man will pick her up from school on time.
Sometimes he was alone, sometimes he was with a woman.
When parents and friends get together, they also bring their children. At the dinner table, the adults chat, while the children play together in the living room or bedroom.
On weekends and holidays, adults would get together to go out and play, taking the children with them in their cars. The group of people would be lively and cheerful, and wherever they went, there would be laughter and joy.
The woman braided Yu Sui's hair into pretty braids, held her hand, and took photos under the flowering trees in the scenic area. She said to the man, "Take good pictures of yourself."
The man snapped away rapidly, then handed the phone back, saying, "Done."
The woman rolled her eyes after reading it.
"Sui Sui, let's take the pictures ourselves," she said angrily, holding her phone.
"What about me?" the man asked, puzzled. "Why didn't you take me with you in the photo?"
The friends next to him laughed heartily.
Yu Sui's academic performance is inconsistent; it's very good when she works hard and very bad when she slacks off. Her parents also talk to her about her grades.
Yu Sui really enjoyed this family interaction segment.
The parents' analysis of the future and society is more mature and stable than their children's, like guiding stars in her life, pointing out the direction and giving her strength.
So she would deliberately slack off, waiting for her parents to come and talk to her.
That year, Yu Sui's grades improved. When she learned that she had to attend a parent-teacher conference, her husband said, "I'll go and witness my daughter's academic rise in the class."
"Why are you going? I want to go too." The woman turned to ask Yu Sui, who was sitting on the sofa, "Sweetie, is it only allowed one person to attend the parent-teacher conference at your school?"
Sixteen-year-old Yu Sui turned to look at the woman and smiled, "You can go anywhere."
So at that year's parent-teacher conference, Yu Sui became the only student whose parents both came.
Mei Liangyu anticipated that Yu Sui would lose himself and become addicted to the three thousand paths, but she did not expect it to happen so quickly.
Seeing that Yu Sui remained motionless in the middle of the road for a long time, he flicked his finger, and two golden names flew towards Yu Sui and entered her mind.
At this moment, Yu Sui was walking with her friends on the edge of the school playground, watching the boys playing basketball and chatting. Suddenly, she stopped, turned her gaze from the dashing boys on the court, and looked at the azure sky.
Golden light shimmered in the sky.
Two names forcefully entered her mind.
Yu Sui's gaze faltered slightly.
Green sunflower.
Zhongli Que.
But I'm no longer on the Xuan Gu Continent.
I'm already home.
Without strange fire or any world destroyers, she no longer had to fear accidentally burning strangers to death while walking among crowds, nor did she have to fear being attacked by the entire world at any time.
Zhong Lique has loving parents, brothers, cousins, and elders in her clan. Even without Nangong Sui, she can live a good life.
Besides, why would Zhongli Que risk putting so many people who love her in danger for the sake of Nangong Sui, who possesses a strange fire?
It's good for everyone if Nangong Sui disappears.
Zhong Lique doesn't have to choose between friends and family, doesn't have to take risks, and doesn't have to get hurt.
Qingkui can return to the royal palace, reunite with her parents, and return to being the princess of the royal palace.
The brothers finally had a smart and exceptionally talented younger sister.
Madam Su was finally able to see her long-awaited daughter.
The fact that the Xuan Gu Continent has one less world destroyer means one less deadly threat.
The master has lost a disciple who would cause trouble, and the senior brother has lost a junior sister who would cause trouble.
Even the disciples of the Ghost Daoist School have one less rival to compete for the Heavenly Secrets Technique.
No one will suffer any loss.
So let's let each other go, and let me go too.
Yu Sui looked away, and her friends waiting in front looked at her with puzzlement, calling her name:
"Yu Sui, let's go!"
Yu Sui strode forward.
What she was drawn to was not the lack of family affection, but a world without the threat of strange fire; without the pursuit brought by the Breath Soil; without the fear of burning strangers to death; without sleepless nights; and without the hatred brought to her by her parents.
She really, really, really hates the world where there are different kinds of flames.
Mei Liangyu looked at Yu Sui, who was still stuck in the three thousand crossroads, and even giving away the two names she had left behind could not awaken her.
Did my junior sister misjudge the importance of these two people in her heart?
Mei Liangyu patiently watched Yu Sui, who still had his eyes closed.
The stars in the sky twinkled casually, while the azure sea in front reflected thousands of stars. The waves swayed gently, but then stopped at a certain moment.
Mei Liangyu frowned, a sense of foreboding creeping over her.
Suddenly, all the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches runes on the three thousand forks in the road rose off the ground, and huge waves rose on the sea, transforming into crystal-clear water dragons that raised their heads on the sea surface, their gazes fixed on Yu Sui, who was still standing in the same place.
Two unseen forces are locked in a fierce confrontation.
The two saints, who had just returned to the Dragon Slayer Cave, sensed the power of the dragon's head, exchanged a glance, and rushed over in an instant.
Mei Liangyu had no time to hesitate. As he stirred up the giant wave, he instantly flew towards Yu Sui, who was among the three thousand forks in the road.
Yu Sui and her friends had just stepped out of the school gate when they saw her parents waiting by the roadside in the bustling crowd. Just as she was about to go forward, everything around her froze. The originally azure sky turned black in an instant, and the world became dim and colorless. But a flame ignited in front of Yu Sui.
The flames illuminated her parents' faces in the darkness.
Yu Sui slowly took a step back.
The man and woman standing on the opposite side of the road were waving and smiling at her. Yu Sui finally saw her parents' faces clearly, which were those of Nangong Ming and Madam Su.
The thought of their faces being the only images of their previous interactions made Yu Sui feel nauseous. She forced herself to turn her gaze away and stare at the cluster of bright red flames suspended in mid-air, the image hidden deep within her consciousness.
As the flames flickered, the black sky collapsed and was completely devoured by the strange fire. In the blink of an eye, Yu Sui watched the world change instantly, from the dragon carriage parking point when he first arrived in Taiyi, to the capital of Qingyang, and then to the top of Luoshan.
Yu Sui stood in the small, dilapidated house atop Mount Luo, with the strange fire hovering in front of the cradle where the baby had once been.
It remains dark, dilapidated, and cold here.
She's been here since she was born.
The strange fire destroyed the three thousand divergent paths, leaving Yu Sui with a possibility.
It is a reminder to Yu Sui.
Recognize reality.
You have been born into a new world.
Yu Sui stared at it blankly.
She asked softly, "Why?"
Through the strange fire, Yu Sui saw Madam Su reach out to the baby's neck and then forcefully choke it.
In this world where everyone resents her parents for being wrong, all her anger and resentment have nowhere to go. It seems she can only accept that she is unlucky and deserves it.
Why do you insist on making me come back?
The strange fire did not give any response.
It turned into sparks and dissipated, leaving Yu Sui alone in this dark and cramped room, swallowed by darkness.
Just as Mei Liangyu was about to take Yu Sui away from the Three Thousand Forks in the Road and grabbed his wrist, the opposing invisible forces in the air suddenly dissipated, the water dragon's raised body dispersed, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches runes suspended in the rushing water fell back to the ground.
The two figures approaching from afar prompted Mei Liangyu to push Yu Sui to the back, making herself stand at the front.
Yu Sui opened her eyes, and heard the sound of falling water in her ears. She saw her senior brother standing among the three thousand crossroads.
Mei Liangyu didn't look at her, but said, "Close your eyes."
The two sages who arrived were Yu Sheng of the Legalist school and Zhu Lao of the School of Names.
Both of them were familiar with Mei Liangyu. When they saw him standing on the Three Thousand Crossroads, surrounded by tranquility, they sensed the remnants of the ancient dragon's power, but it was very short-lived.
When they saw Mei Liangyu, the two of them felt that they had made a wasted trip.
"How did you manage to attract the two elders here?" Mei Liangyu stood on the Three Thousand Forks in the Road, stepping on glowing runes, and said without changing his expression, "Isn't Dragon Throat Mountain more beautiful than this place?"
Old Zhu laughed and said, "I thought something was wrong when the ancient dragon's power fluctuated just now."
Chang Gen, the Sage, is a famous disciple of Taiyi Academy.
Every time Mei Liangyu took the Three Thousand Forks in the Road, he would attract the ancient dragon to transform and stare at him for a while. At first, everyone thought it was strange, but after it happened a lot, they found it boring.
With the sage Chang Gen blocking their way, no one dared to investigate.
The ancient dragon's power only stared at him for a while without launching an attack, so no one thought Mei Liangyu was in danger.
“Every time I take the Three Thousand Crossroads, I end up like this. I thought it wouldn’t happen this year, but I didn’t expect to alarm you two.” Mei Liangyu spoke with self-righteousness, but without the slightest intention of apologizing.
Yu Sheng's gaze swept between Mei Liangyu and Yu Sui, and he said in a low voice, "You didn't come to Yechi for the past two years, so why did you come this year?"
Mei Liangyu was good at lying in front of the Legalists: "My master asked me to take care of the new junior sister this year. My junior sister was able to obtain the Heavenly Secret Technique as soon as she arrived. Wouldn't it be very impressive for me as her senior brother?"
Chang Gen, the sage's eldest disciple, was particularly unorthodox in the eyes of the Legalist sage, so he was not surprised by anything Mei Liangyu did.
Zhu Lao was amused by Mei Liangyu and glanced at Yu Sui, who was walking with her eyes closed on the Three Thousand Forks in the Road, assuming that she was still undergoing trials.
The renowned Zhu Lao had a good relationship with Nangong Ming and would take care of Nangong Ming's daughter. He turned a blind eye to the fact that she was being led through the pass by someone else. He and the Legalist Yu Shengshun left to continue watching the battle for Dragon Throat Mountain.
After the two saints left, Mei Liangyu's tense muscles relaxed. He frowned and turned to look back at Yu Sui. He saw that his junior sister had opened her eyes at some point and was quietly looking at him with her dark and moist eyes.
"Whose names did you give them?" Mei Liangyu asked in an unfriendly tone. "Are they useful?"
"Tell me the truth, did you just randomly pick two names for me? I gave you the names, and you still stood there for ages. I don't think these two people are that important to you. Next time something like this happens, you'd better..."
"Senior brother," Yu Sui said softly, "before you scold me, go through three thousand detours."
"Who insulted you?" Mei Liangyu glared at her fiercely and walked forward.
Yu Sui watched her senior brother's angry back as she strolled after him.
At this moment, she recalled the scene from last night when Mei Liangyu confronted the sacred tree seed.
My senior brother hid the sacred tree seed.
My senior asked me if I would be sad if he died.
My senior brother avoided the question about me going back to have my fortune told.
My senior brother has been acting a bit strange since last night.
The senior brother concealed the abnormality of the dragon head, and her three thousand divergent paths were created by the strange fire.
Mei Liangyu walked out of the sandy ground covered with Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches runes, stood in the seawater and turned around, with thousands of stars and the azure sea behind him.
As he turned around, Yu Sui gently raised her eyes, her dark pupils reflecting the man's sharp eyebrows, but her heart remained calm.
From his senior brother's unusual behavior last night to his concealment just now, Yu Sui was certain that he knew.
[Author's Note]
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