Chapter 98 The High Priest's Test
After a night, as dawn broke, Xi'er yawned and finally remembered Hong Yuan, who had escaped using the Earth-遁术 (Earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to move freely through the earth).
Sigh! I wonder where the little guy is hiding right now. She needs to find him and comfort him properly.
The Night Pool Palace Master suddenly launched an attack yesterday; I'm afraid it frightened the little guy, didn't he?
Xi'er asked Ye Tanji for leave, saying she wanted to go back and see the High Priest and her old father.
Ye Tanji said, "I'll go back with you and see if your Panda brother's interferon formulation was successful."
Of all the men who were close to Xi'er, this Panda brother was the only one who didn't reject her at all.
After all, he was a mechanical being, which, to put it bluntly, was just a puppet made from a pile of scrap metal, only it had developed sentience.
Furthermore, when panda looks at people, there is absolutely no difference in gender in his eyes. Although he looks like a human, he lacks the most important aspect of a human: he is incapable of understanding the feelings between men and women.
In his view, all humans are individuals within the field of genetics he studies.
Of course, his loyalty to the Hagami family is beyond question.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, he will stay with his family until the very end of his life.
After returning to their camp, Ye Tanji and Xi'er parted ways. Xi'er went to see the High Priest first and demonstrated to him her compatibility with the time-space shuttle.
The High Priest was overjoyed to hear that she would return to the Cloud Abyss Realm with Ye Tanji in order to break through to the higher Breaking Heaven Realm.
The high priest was overjoyed but also worried: "There's an invasion of the insectoid race over there, it's not peaceful now, can't you go later?"
"Grandpa Zero, to be honest, I also want to do my part in resisting the Zerg."
"Think about it, if the people of our Dust Continent don't contribute anything, how can we expect to get equal treatment from the Palace Master in the future?" Xi'er said solemnly.
The High Priest understood her meaning. The people from the Upper Realm of Cloud Abyss used to treat their Dust Ablaze Continent as a hunting ground because the spiritual energy here was thin and the people here had low cultivation levels.
However, Xi'er was the person he valued most. If it were any other person, or even many other members of the Ximo tribe, who were going to the insectoid battlefield with Ye Tanji, he wouldn't be so reluctant to part with them.
Unfortunately, Ye Tanji clearly only had eyes for Xi'er.
The high priest had already discerned the well-hidden affection in his gaze towards Xi'er—the look a man gives to a woman he likes.
Even though he could see through it, the high priest didn't dare to point it out easily.
Because of Ye Tanji, even if he used all the power of the entire Dustfall Continent, he would still be powerless to contend with him.
The high priest was actually quite conflicted about this matter.
If Xi'er can have Ye Tanji as her backer in the future, not only will she benefit immensely, but the entire Dust Continent will also benefit.
However, on the other hand, the high priest was worried that Xi'er would be wronged.
She will succeed to the position of High Priestess in the future. If her partner is on the Dust Continent, he will have no choice but to obey her and will not dare to disrespect her at all.
However, if Ye Tanji becomes her partner, no matter how wronged she is, he will be unable to stand up for her.
The High Priest was even more worried that Yi Yitanji might only want to take her as a concubine, or use her as a furnace for cultivation...
The high priest felt a pang of anguish at the thought of that final possibility.
After much deliberation, he decided to personally go and test Ye Tanji.
Hearing that the High Priest was busy, Xi'er took the opportunity to say goodbye and leave to find Hongyuan.
The high priest dismissed Xi'er and went to Panda's laboratory, where he indeed found Ye Tanji.
"Your Majesty, I heard from Xi'er that she will be going to Yunyuan Shangjing with you later in order to break through to a higher realm."
I'd like to ask if she can return to the Dust Continent after her breakthrough.
To be honest, I had been grooming her to be the next high priestess.
"If she can't come back here, I can make plans as soon as possible." The high priest said carefully.
"Oh? It seems the High Priest has a discerning eye and recognized Xi'er's talent and ability early on."
"But as you probably understand, with Xi'er's talent, staying here would only hinder her future. She won't stop at the Divine Realm in the future," Ye Tanji said.
"Since Your Highness is so optimistic about Xi'er's future, have you already made appropriate arrangements for her?" the High Priest asked, forcing himself to speak.
Actually, these words were somewhat presumptuous; it shouldn't have been asked by someone from the lower realm. But he couldn't feel at ease if he didn't ask.
Ye Tanji possessed 30,000 years of memories, so he naturally understood the unspoken meaning behind the words. However, he also realized that the high priest cared deeply for Xi'er, so he did not intend to hold his slight disrespect against him.
"You don't need to worry. I will only provide Xi'er with all the resources she needs. As for her future, it's entirely up to her."
"No matter what she wants to do or where she wants to go, no one can interfere, including me," Ye Tanji said.
The high priest was greatly reassured, but was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
He only saw that Ye Tanji had romantic feelings for Xi'er, but he never expected that Xi'er held such a high position in his heart!
Normally, even if a man who is in a high position dotes on a woman, he will still try to keep her by his side.
But he only wanted to give her everything and wouldn't interfere with her freedom.
The high priest suddenly began to suspect that the man's feelings for Xi'er were not merely lust or a desire to appreciate her talent.
He loved her to the core, which is why he made such a promise.
The high priest believed he was not lying, because his position was too high for him to lie to someone of such low status as himself.
Why would a man of unparalleled elegance and top-notch cultivation show such affection and respect to a teenage girl?
Based on the high priest's thousands of years of life experience, he could only think of one reason—there must be a predestined relationship between him and her from a past life.
It has to be said, the High Priest revealed the truth.
Given Ye Tanji's current status and position, it is indeed impossible for him to fall in love at first sight with a teenage girl. Even if he did fall in love, he would not be willing to satisfy all her needs and preferences.
But she is still young, and all he can do is try his best to keep her by his side.
Protect her and cultivate a relationship with her.
The old man, Ye Tanji, knows that there is a kind of relationship called "boiling a frog in lukewarm water."
Before the girl develops feelings for him, he wants to make her get used to his presence, infiltrating her life in every way.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
