Chapter 161 Longjing Spy Chengmafeng, Qingyue Enters the Palace to Uphold Justice
The four wolf packs quickly dispersed and disappeared into the snow-capped mountains.
Su Yuyao rode Ruixue alone towards the canyon.
We have no choice but to take a gamble!
Shadow said the canyon walls were covered in ice and snow, which was perfectly plausible! That's highly suspicious! Chengma Peak is a solid rocky mountain, covered in snow year-round; I've never heard of a glacier here! There's never been warm enough weather here to melt the ice and snow! Snow is understandable, but where did the ice come from?! Even if it did, how could it possibly be hanging on the cliff face?!
"Aww!" Ruixue let out a soft cry.
"Got it!" Su Yuyao gripped Ruixue's fur tightly; they were almost at the canyon!
Su Yuyao gathered Qi in her hand, condensing it into a solid Qi ball.
"Agh!" Ruixue cried out, leaped into the air, and then plummeted back down!
Su Yuyao, using the force of the falling snow, slammed the ball of energy against the inner wall of the canyon.
With a loud bang, the canyon cracked and popped incessantly, but strangely, there was no sound of anything falling!
It was definitely a trap!
Su Yuyao gathered another ball of Qi, lit it, grabbed Ruixue's fur, leaped up again, and slammed it down hard!
Su Yuyao used her Qi field to probe the canyon and could clearly feel the rustling sounds on the cliff face!
What is this? Strands and strands of something are gathering from the cracks in the cliff face... Is it a person?! A figure gathered on the cliff face is moving rapidly towards the valley floor.
"Ruixue!" Su Yuyao clutched Ruixue's fur, protecting her stomach, and whispered, "There are people in the canyon!"
Ruixue stopped and tilted her head back to sniff the air carefully. "Awooo—! Awooo—!"
"Awooo—!"
"Aww—! Woo—!"
Wolf howls echoed through the snow-capped mountains, and more and more wolves rushed toward the edge of the canyon, chasing the human figures on the cliff face along the canyon.
The figure moved without panic, gliding along the almost vertical cliff face as if on flat ground, slowly descending towards the valley floor.
The canyon exits at the mountainside of Chengma Peak, where jagged rocks are covered in snow.
Mrs. Sa lay in the snow, covered in blood, with a pack of wolves, baring their sharp teeth and crouching on the ground, ready to attack.
Madam Sa raised her head slightly, watching the dark figure gradually emerge in the canyon, and asked softly, "Rat, is it him?"
"It should be!" Ratbull replied in a low voice, "The information Ruixue gave us is about one person!"
"Send the order! Encircle and capture them!" Madam Sa said, squinting her eyes...
Longjing jumped off the cliff. Although he didn't stumble, being chased by so many wolves inevitably made him a little panicked.
He landed steadily on the ground, not daring to linger for a moment, and quickly rushed out of the canyon by channeling his Qi.
Suddenly, a cold wind swept past behind him. Longjing turned around sharply, but there was nothing there. He slightly turned his eyes, but there was no one there.
He turned around in confusion, and suddenly a mouth full of sharp teeth appeared in front of him, breathing sticky saliva onto his face.
Longjing was startled and took a step back, but someone pressed down on her shoulder.
"Ha..." He could also smell the stench of rotting flesh in his ears.
Longjing glanced around and saw two large, furry paws on his shoulder! With a flick of his wrist, a gleaming tea knife appeared in his hand. He gripped the handle and thrust it backward.
At the same time, the large claws suddenly extended their sharp nails and dug into Longjing's shoulder.
Longjing felt a sharp pain, and the wrist holding the tea knife suddenly lost its strength. It had no choice but to quickly transform into a root, break free from the claw's control, and probe into the ground. However, to its surprise, everywhere it probed, it found only stones!
Helpless, he had no choice but to retreat to the cliff, transform back into human form, and confront the wolves that were gradually closing in with a tea knife in hand!
Madam Sa looked at Longjing and said slowly, "You are... one of Xianmingjun's people?"
Longjing slightly raised his eyes and looked at Madam Sa. Although he was puzzled, he did not respond.
Madam Sa smiled and said, "I am the wife of Sa Hanyi, the leader of the wolf clan, and also Ningbao's mother!"
Longjing felt a tremor in his heart and lowered his head slightly.
"What you just transformed into was a tea tree, wasn't it? Although we wolf clans don't drink tea much, we've seen quite a bit of the world! Within this celestial realm, Immortal Tea Lord's tea trees are the most spiritual! What kind of tea tree spirit are you?"
Longjing listened, slightly displeased, and remained silent. Blood seeped from his shoulder, and the smell of blood made the wolves behind Madam Sa restless! He nervously stared at the wolves about to pounce, gripping the tea knife in his hand tightly.
Seeing the nervous Longjing, Madam Sa winked at the wolves behind her, signaling them to sheathe their fangs. Then she turned to Longjing and said, "I admire your courage in venturing into the snow-capped mountains alone. It wasn't to launch a sneak attack, but rather to gather some information, was it?"
Longjing stared at Madam Sa, but still didn't say anything.
"What do you want to know?" Madam Sa asked bluntly, "Why does Immortal Tea Lord want to find out about our Condensing Treasure?!"
Longjing watched as the wolf pack grew larger and larger, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to begin.
Seeing Longjing's slight unease, Shubu stepped forward, clasped his hands in a slight bow, and said, "My name is Shubu, is this alright with you..."
"It's inconvenient!" Longjing finally found an opportunity to speak.
Looking at Longjing, who was both nervous and trying to appear calm, Shubu couldn't help but find it amusing. He suppressed a smile and said, "Your shoulder seems to be quite badly injured..."
Longjing rolled his eyes. This divination rat's tone was exactly like the people in the Heavenly Palace. He replied impatiently, "Isn't it you who hurt me?"
Shu Bu glanced at the bloodstains on his fingertips and smiled sheepishly, "Ah, yes, it really is me! Would you like to come to our place and have your wound treated?"
"No need!"
"Have you caught them?!" Su Yuyao's voice came from afar. "Who is it?"
Shu Bu hurriedly went to greet him, "Commander! Why did you have to come in person?"
"Ningbao!" Madam Sa helped Su Yuyao down from Ruixue's back. "Why are you here too?"
"Mother! You're back from hunting?" Su Yuyao was very excited when she heard Madam Sa's voice. "Then you must have caught someone! Did you find out who it was?"
Longjing glanced at Su Yuyao, "Hmm?"
Longjing's gaze froze! Hmm?!
Longjing's eyes widened in horror! Ah?!
He looked at Su Yuyao, who was being helped up, her empty eyes, her round belly... This is... Su Yuyao?!
He instantly understood why Su Yuyao didn't go to join the gladiatorial competition, and he also understood why he hadn't been able to find out any news about Su Yuyao along the way.
Who would have thought that the mischievous chubby boy would turn into a blind pregnant woman!
"Longjing?! How could it be you?!" Although Su Yuyao couldn't see it, she recognized Longjing through her aura. She asked anxiously, "Where did you get those seventeen wolf noses?!"
“Miss Yao’er,” Longjing knew he couldn’t hide it from Su Yuyao, so he had no choice but to answer honestly, “That was from a dog’s nose, it got there on the way…”
"You bastard! Whether it's a wolf or a dog, you shouldn't harm it for no reason!" Su Yuyao scolded, hands on her hips and belly protruding.
“Miss Yao’er…” Longjing looked at the increasingly robust Su Yuyao and couldn’t help but ask, “Are you… pregnant? Whose… child is it?”
Su Yuyao quickly covered her stomach, thought for a moment, and said, "He's Longjing! He's one of Xianmingjun's men! He knows I'm pregnant! Kill him right now!"
"Huh?" Longjing was both amused and exasperated. "Miss Yao'er, isn't this a bit unnecessary?"
"Why wouldn't it be necessary?!" Su Yuyao stopped trying to hide it. With her pregnant belly prominent, she reached out to Longjing, grabbed him by the collar, and said fiercely, "This child can't be known by anyone right now, in case..."
"Congratulations..." Longjing looked at Su Yuyao, who was so adorable even when she was throwing a tantrum, and said with a smile, "If Lord Xianming and Lord Xuanfeng knew, they would definitely be very happy!"
"You...you're not allowed to tell anyone!" Su Yuyao grabbed Longjing's collar forcefully. "Hmm?"
Su Yuyao sniffed Longjing's clothes. "Are you bleeding?"
Longjing smiled and said, "It's alright..."
"What do you mean it's alright?!" Su Yuyao released Longjing's collar and shouted at the wolf pack, "We can't let him leave the snow mountain alive! Kill him now!"
"Hey? No!" Long Jing waved his hand at the wolves that surrounded him and said, "I definitely won't tell anyone!"
"How can I trust you?! Only the dead are trustworthy!"
“Miss Yao’er…” Longjing smiled helplessly and said, “You don’t need to scare me. Tell me, what do you want?”
Su Yuyao smiled and said, "This is such a rare opportunity, I need to think about it carefully!"
She climbed onto Ruixue's back and said, "Mother! Take him back! Lock him in the stone cave! Don't give him water! I'll interrogate him properly after I've thought it through!"
Longjing sighed. This is terrible!
...
In the palace of the female mother, the mother goddess lay reclining on the bed, rubbing her forehead as she listened to Qingjin's complaints.
"Sister! Aren't you going to do anything about it?!" Qingjin slapped her thigh and said angrily, "Su Yuyao is too arrogant! She actually killed so many people on Buda Peak! And she burned down the mountain! Xuanfeng is blinded by her and can't bear to punish her! Aren't you going to do anything about her either?!"
Yi's mother sneered, "Qingjin, why are you worrying about the Immortal Mountain again?"
Qingjin suddenly stammered, "I...that's not..."
“Isn’t that Xuanfeng’s immortal mountain?” Mother Yi said with a smile. “I heard that Xuanfeng has already gone to see it and will handle it well! You don’t need to worry about him!”
"The Buda Peak Hall was built by Qinggan! So many lives were lost at the hands of that slut Su Yuyao, is there any justice left?!" Qingjin said angrily.
"What about Buqiongfeng and the people from the other two branches? Did they deserve to die? Did those girls deserve to go through those things?" Mother Yi's smile vanished, replaced by a cold tone.
Qingjin smacked his lips twice, not daring to make a sound.
Yi Mu raised her eyes and glared at Qing Jin, "You should know better than I what Ying Chong of the Bu Da Feng Hall has done! Do you think I know nothing?"
Feeling awkward, Qingjin changed the subject, saying, "I just think Su Yuyao is too arrogant! Luckily, Xuanfeng was divorced by her! Otherwise, Xuanfeng would have suffered so much bullying!"
Mother Yi was already unhappy with Xuanfeng's infatuation with Su Yuyao, and upon hearing Qingjin's words, she became even angrier, saying sternly, "Qingjin! Mind your own business! Don't meddle in other people's affairs!"
Seeing that Yi's mother was truly angry, Qingjin softened her tone and said, "Sister, I'm just standing up for you! Xuanfeng, as the Heavenly Lord, is completely devoted to Su Yuyao! Qilan is such a wonderful girl, practically offered to him, yet he hasn't even taken a sip!"
"You know Xuanfeng is a Heavenly Emperor! He dares to send any cat or dog to his house under my name!" Mother Yi said angrily. "You're only here because you're my sister! Otherwise, I would have..."
"Oh dear... Sister!" Qingjin moved to the side of Yi's mother's bed and massaged her legs. "I know you feel sorry for me! I came up with this plan from the bottom of my heart because I really wanted to help you! Do you know? Our Qixiang is pregnant! She's already showing!"
Yi's mother glanced at Qingjin disdainfully, thinking about Su Yuyao's belly and silently calculating the time in her mind. She should be giving birth soon, so why is there no news at all...
"Sister! Think about it, Qixiang is pregnant! Qilan will definitely conceive on her first try too!" Qingjin said happily. "Ever since Qixiang got pregnant, Fangrui has been hiding obediently!"
"Hmph! You're just bullying honest people! Fangrui has no powerful backers, so you bully her like this?!"
"I didn't bully her! She's just too domineering! She meddles in everything! And now look at her! Even Qinggan doesn't want to talk to her anymore..." Qingjin couldn't hide her smugness.
"Your Majesty!" Guiyue walked to Yimu's side, glanced at Qingjin, and whispered, "Your Majesty, Consort Qingyue has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Qingjin stood up abruptly. "Tuanyue is here? She never comes to the palace on her own initiative. What brings her here today?!"
Yi's mother slowly raised her eyes and glared at Qingjin. "Qingjin, you're worrying about nothing again! Go back now!"
"Sister!" Qingjin said angrily, clutching her handkerchief. "If she comes to ask for a marriage with Langzhi, you must not agree!"
"Qingjin!" Mother Yi could no longer contain her anger. "So many years have passed! And you still hold this against me?! Not to mention that you are now married with children, the relationship between Langzhi and Tuanyue back then had nothing to do with you. Because of my bias, I forcibly separated them, ruined a marriage, and created a karmic debt! Now you have to pay the price for this debt! And you still don't know how to restrain yourself?!"
"Sister!" Qingjin said indignantly, "What's so great about Tuanyue?! How can her figure and looks compare to mine?! Why does Langzhi like her so much?!"
"Qingjin!" Mother Yi sat up angrily. "That's enough! You couldn't have Langzhi, so you forced Mr. Zhang to get pregnant, trying to disgust Tuanyue! And what was the result?! Tuanyue didn't care at all! And now you still don't know how to repent!"
“Sister…” Qingjin put on a pitiful face and looked at Yimu, “I know I was wrong! But you’ve made up for her too much! You let her take charge of the Ice Wheel Palace and even left her with the child…”
"Go back! Stay home and reflect on your actions! Since Qixiang is pregnant, take good care of her! Don't go out wandering around unless necessary!" Mother Yi's words were tactful, but they were tantamount to confining Qingjin to his home.
"I understand, sister." Qingjin understood what her mother meant and retreated with a wronged expression.
In the courtyard, Qingyue frowned slightly, unable to hide the anger on her face, anxiously waiting for her mother's summons.
Suddenly hearing hurried footsteps, Qingyue looked up and saw Qingjin!
Qingjin also looked up and saw Qingyue. This Tuanyue really hasn't changed at all! She looked down at herself, tugged at her long robe to cover her plump belly, and walked past Qingyue with her head held high.
"Your Highness Qingyue, please go in!" Guiyue said, bowing her head.
"Okay." Qingyue turned to look at Qingjin, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart. This Qingjin, his temper hasn't changed at all!
"Your Majesty!" Qingyue bowed slightly to Mother Yi, "This humble subject has a question and would like to ask Your Majesty for guidance!"
Looking at Qingyue, who was suppressing her anger, Yi Mu smiled slightly and said, "Are you questioning me?"
"Your humble servant dares not!" Qingyue bowed and said, "However, your humble servant does not understand! It was agreed that as long as Qilan was accepted, Yao'er would naturally inherit the position of fairy! But now, you have banished Yao'er from the Heavenly Palace and made her give up her celestial position and never receive any rewards, yet you have allowed Xuanfeng to take Qilan as his daughter?! As the Mother of Wuji! How can you go back on your word?!"
Yi's mother's eyes were calm, and her tone was gentle, "Tuanyue, there is still more than a year left in the mourning period for Feihua. This period of time is neither long nor short! Everything is subject to change!"
"Your Majesty!"
Just as Qingyue was about to retort, Mother Yi interrupted her, "Tuanyue, I heard that you and Langzhi have already acknowledged Su Yuyao," Mother Yi raised her eyes and stared at Qingyue, asking, "Then what is your status today?"
Qingyue's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Yi's mother.
The mother said calmly, "If you are speaking to me as Su Yuyao's mother, then I can tell you clearly that I prioritize Xuanfeng's interests, and there is nothing to discuss between us! Moreover, don't forget that although Su Yuyao's origin is your and Langzhi's child, she has no blood relation to you whatsoever in this life! If you are speaking to me as Xuanfeng's aunt, then do you think there is any point in discussing this? You have gone far beyond what I have done before!"
"Your Majesty!" Qingyue exclaimed, "Xuanfeng is deeply in love with Yao'er! Why do you insist on doing such a thing to destroy their relationship? Today, I am not speaking to you as Yao'er's mother or Xuanfeng's aunt! I am only speaking as someone who has been through this, to speak up for Yao'er!"
Looking at Qingyue's angry expression, Mother Yi sighed and said, "Tuanyue, my actions may harm Su Yuyao, but she is a smart child and should know that I am protecting her in my own way!"
"Harm is harm!" Qingyue's eyes slowly welled up with tears. "Don't use protection as a high-sounding excuse!"
"Tuan Yue, I understand that you hate me, but the matter of Su Yuyao and Xuan Feng cannot be confused with yours!" Mother Yi showed no intention of backing down.
"Your Majesty!" Qingyue said with tears in her eyes, "You are right. Yao'er has no blood relation with me in this life, but she is still my child! I don't want her to experience the pain I have gone through!"
Looking at the heartbroken Qingyue, Yi's mother asked slowly after a long while, "Tuanyue, do you know what exactly went wrong between Su Yuyao and Xuanfeng?"
Qingyue frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head slightly.
"Back then, you were also determined to bring Su Yuyao back to the Ice Wheel Palace, weren't you?"
"……yes……"
"Then why are you jumping out now to stand up for Su Yuyao?"
"Your humble servant..."
“We’re both the same, thinking about our own children. You can force her away just to vent your anger, so why can’t I find another wife for my son? Do you really want my son to remain celibate for your daughter?! Don’t forget! It was your daughter who divorced my son!” Mother Yi became more and more agitated as she spoke. She stood up, took several deep breaths, and recalled Xuanfeng’s pathetic appearance as he pried open the door for forgiveness. She felt both heartache and anger. However, when she thought of Su Yuyao’s belly, her anger slowly subsided.
"Tuan Yue," Mother Yi said, calming her agitated emotions, "Go back. Since Su Yuyao left so resolutely back then, why bother caring about her so much!"
"Your Majesty! Lord Tide is waiting for you!" Guiyue reminded softly.
Yi's mother blushed and nodded, saying, "I understand."
"Tuan Yue! If you and Lang Zhi are willing to rekindle your relationship, I might consider it. But as for the two children... they haven't even resolved their own inner conflicts yet, so why should we rush things?"
"Your Majesty, regardless of whether Yao'er is related to me by blood, she is my only child! I will give up everything to protect her!" After saying this, Qingyue bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Yi's mother breathed a soft sigh of relief. "Guiyue, where is the tide?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Tide is at Muqing Pool!"
Mother Yi said with a smile, "Let's go, don't keep him waiting!"
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