Chapter 194 It can't be hidden, it simply can't be hidden.
Yi Mu's eyes flickered, and she asked with a hint of doubt, "Luo Fengyue? He was a snail that I raised when I was a child. Later, he followed me to marry Xuan Yi and thus ascended to the Heavenly Realm and gained human form! But he is upright and honest, and he is easily ostracized in the Heavenly Palace, so I took the opportunity of Qing Jin's wedding to send him back to Yin Guo Garden! How do you know him?"
Xuanfeng bowed and replied, "Luo Fengyue is now working as a spirit medium at the Jiujiao Mountain temple. It was through some chance events that I met him." Although Xuanfeng carefully avoided mentioning Su Yuyao's burning and blasting of the mountain, he could not escape his mother's questioning.
"Luo Fengyue is actually working as a spirit medium in Jiujiao Mountain?! He's from the Heavenly Realm, practically a half-deity to ordinary people, why would he bother with such a arduous task?! It must be Qinggan's doing, it's outrageous!" Mother Yi asked with displeasure, "What kind of accidental event could possibly involve Luo Fengyue?"
Xuanfeng looked at Yi Mu, whose complexion was not good, thought for a moment, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, have you heard about the wildfire in Jiujiao Mountain?"
Yi's mother naturally knew about the wildfire in Jiujiao Mountain, and she also knew that the wildfire was caused by Su Yuyao. She also understood that Xuanfeng was carefully avoiding Su Yuyao's name because he was protecting Su Yuyao in front of her.
She looked helplessly at Xuanfeng's well-intentioned efforts, raised her hand to smooth her hair behind her ear, and casually said, "Wildfire? I've heard of it! It's said that Su Yuyao started it, and apparently she almost blew herself up!"
Xuanfeng felt a little embarrassed, but seeing that Yi's mother wasn't angry about Su Yuyao burning the mountain, he was relieved and nodded, saying, "The girl lit a small kitchen and accidentally started a wildfire! At the time, Lord Langzhi was also present, and he immediately used his Qi to control the spread of the fire! But strangely, the wildfire not only wasn't controlled, but it spread very rapidly, and ordinary water couldn't extinguish it at all! In the end, it was only thanks to my aunt that the flames were frozen!"
Mother Yi nodded. "I heard that Su Yuyao started the forest fire with a Qi ball, which must be the hardest to extinguish! What's so unusual about that?"
“What’s unusual is that the fire blasted up from inside the mountain!” Xuanfeng said seriously, frowning. “The fire started halfway up the mountain, and it was able to ignite the plank road near the summit in an instant. That’s far too fast!”
After thinking for a moment, Mother Yi smiled and said, "This Su Yuyao has probably ignited the Qi channels of the Nine Suburbs Mountain!"
Xuanfeng nodded somewhat embarrassedly and continued, "The fire that the girl started not only ignited a Qi hole but also blew up a stele. That's when I discovered that Qinggan had privately erected many stele steles that didn't conform to the rules while managing the immortal mountain. The hall immortals who received these stele steles were also working in the halls and their cultivation levels were assigned! Luo Fengyue was one of them! But he was very special; he didn't work and didn't have his cultivation level assigned! The plank road that the girl burned was right outside Luo Fengyue's courtyard, and he deliberately prevented us from repairing it!"
Upon hearing this, Yi's mother frowned, shook her head, and said, "He's still the same as always! He's always so unsociable!"
"Your Majesty, I've locked up all those unruly immortals! And then...and then the girl went to Luo Fengyue's courtyard and blew it up again!" Xuanfeng recalled Su Yuyao's injured appearance and couldn't help but feel sad. He said with heartache, "Not only did she injure herself, but she also uncovered a secret!"
"What secret?"
Xuanfeng looked at Yimu solemnly and said, "Someone is secretly draining the spiritual energy of the immortal mountain!"
Her mother's heart trembled violently.
"If the special relationship between Your Majesty and the Immortal Mountain falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, there's no guarantee that someone won't use it to harm you!" Xuanfeng said with certainty. "Nine Suburbs Mountain is only a part of it! Your son has already sent people to investigate all the halls of the Immortal Mountain and found many abnormal pure black steles! And these pure black steles are the channels that are constantly draining the spiritual energy of the Immortal Mountain!"
"A passage?" Isamu asked in surprise. "Which passage?"
Xuanfeng lowered his head in deep thought, “Your subject discovered an enormous passage on the four small peaks occupied by Qinggan! Perhaps they created it using the passages from the Wuji Dao! They attached the passage to the stone tablet, taking advantage of the opportunity to place the tablet at the Qi hole, thus absorbing the spiritual Qi of the immortal mountain! This was your subject’s oversight; your subject has been in the cycle of reincarnation for a long time, and perhaps someone took advantage of this loophole!”
Yi Mu laughed and said, "Xuanfeng, how can you be so sure that the passage was stolen when you were in charge of the Wuji Dao?"
Xuanfeng looked at Yi's mother and was surprised to see a hint of affection in her eyes. This mother, whom he had once wanted to rebel against and kill, was now sitting in front of him comforting him. Xuanfeng felt a bittersweet unease, but it was also the unease he had longed for!
Yi's mother looked at her eldest son with a smile. Although he had grown into an adult, you could still vaguely see his childhood appearance in his features!
She said slowly, "Since the Wuji Dao is parasitic in my body, I naturally know what is missing and when it was missing! Therefore, I am very certain that before the flood, not a single passage in the Wuji Dao was missing! However, when the flood spread to the Immortal Mountain, two of the flood passages in the Wuji Dao suddenly disappeared!"
Two? Xuan Feng thought of the passage he had accidentally entered and the seashell that Su Yuyao had smashed. It seemed that the passage was indeed attached to the Fish Princess Tear of the Thorn! The passage on the Fish Princess Tear that the girl had blinded was very likely attached to the girl, which was why the girl's Qi field was so large!
Xuanfeng's heart trembled. If the passage in the Wuji Dao was only recently stolen, then how was the huge passage in the Four Small Peaks nurtured?
"Your Majesty, if the passage in the Wuji Dao was only recently brought out, and is a passage that secretly drains the spiritual energy of the immortal mountain, then where did it come from?"
Mother Yi shook her head helplessly and said, "The Dao of Limitless resides within me, which is why I can sense the anomalies. However, since I reside on the Immortal Mountain, I cannot sense its anomalies. If you hadn't mentioned today that the Immortal Mountain's spiritual energy was being depleted, I still wouldn't have known!"
Xuanfeng twirled his fingers, squinting as he pondered. It seemed Luo Fengyue had already discovered the secret of the Immortal Mountain's spiritual energy being depleted, but hadn't had the chance to reveal it. This time, she was intentionally drawing our attention, but didn't feel comfortable telling me directly… What was she afraid of? Perhaps she was afraid I would discover this secret…
Oh! Xuanfeng suddenly understood!
The reason Luo Fengyue hasn't told me the truth is because he doesn't trust me. He thinks I would use the relationship between the Immortal Mountain and the Empress to harm her! But he said he told the girl! He'd rather believe the girl than me!
Huh?!
If Your Majesty can sense the Dao of Limitless, then the team of cleaners I eliminated...
Xuanfeng's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at Yi's mother, only to see her looking back at him with a knowing, ambiguous smile.
"Xuanfeng, have you figured it out?" Mother Yi asked softly, without mentioning anything about the Wuji Dao.
Xuanfeng cleared his mind and suddenly realized something terrifying!
He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, it seems someone has set up a scheme, but they don't want to win!"
A hint of relief flashed across Yi's mother's eyes. "Oh? How so?"
"I'm afraid his goal is... total defeat!" Xuanfeng exclaimed, even he himself was shocked. What kind of person could possibly have such a drastic plan, and what kind of deep-seated hatred could drive someone to make such a devastating decision?
Mother Yi nodded with satisfaction. "Originally, I thought this person was just trying to sow discord between you and me, intending to use our special relationship within the Wuji Dao to kill me! However, after hearing you mention the depletion of the immortal mountain's spiritual energy, I had the same thought as you! He wants to... destroy the world!"
Xuanfeng's pupils dilated! He realized an extremely improbable possibility, and if this possibility were true, then... it would be terrifying!
He steadied his shock and thought about it carefully. It couldn't possibly be him! Him? Could he have such an ability?
"You've figured out who it is!" Mother Yi caught the fleeting shock in Xuanfeng's eyes.
Xuanfeng lowered his head slightly, avoiding Yi's mother's gaze.
“Xuanfeng, everything has a cause and effect,” Mother Yi said slowly. “Back then, I caused Qingyue to lose her child. Now, her child has returned from the Wuji Dao after several reincarnations, breaking your marriage and becoming entangled with you! I could not stop it, nor could I prevent it! And now, the cause you planted with your own hands has come to fruition!”
Xuanfeng kept his head down, and flames gradually ignited in his clear eyes. Scenes of corpses strewn across the valley and blood churning slowly emerged in the empty valley.
A boy in tattered clothes, his face covered in blood, was kneeling at his feet, trembling and kowtowing, crying, "Big brother...please...don't kill my sister...don't kill us..."
Xuanfeng flicked his wrist, dispersing the bloodstains on the Cicada Feather Sword into the air. He coldly stared at the boy in front of him and raised his sword to stab!
The boy stood frozen in terror, watching as the cicada feather sword pierced his face.
Thud!
A stone struck Xuanfeng's sword blade and turned into powder.
Xuan Feng slightly turned his eyes and saw a thin, small, and bloodless little girl standing trembling not far away, "Don't... kill my... brother..."
Xuanfeng knew at a glance that this girl was doomed; every extra minute she lived would mean more suffering. So he raised his wrist and swept the Cicada Feather Sword across her.
The little girl paused, then suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood from between her dark purple lips. There was no hatred, no panic, but rather a look of relief on her face. With her last breath, she pleaded, "Please...save...my brother..."
"Xiao...Xiao Shi..." Meng Yu crawled towards Xiao Shi in a panic, "You?! What's wrong with you? Xiao Shi!"
Xiao Shi stared with her dark gray eyes, then fell straight down.
"Ah! Ah—! Xiao Shi! Wake up!" Meng Yu held Xiao Shi in his arms and cried desperately.
“She’s too ill. Even if I don’t kill her, she will die anyway,” Xuanfeng said calmly.
"Bastard...you bastard!" Meng Yu held Xiao Shi's corpse, his eyes bloodshot with hatred as he glared at Xuan Feng.
Xuanfeng glanced at Xiaoshi, who had already died, and then at Mengyu, who was waiting to die. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He sheathed his Cicada Feather Sword and said coldly, "The plague in Changyong Shiyuan is incurable. Even if I didn't come to kill them, they wouldn't survive! However, you're not that sick. Perhaps you can still be saved! If you want to die, I can grant your wish! If you don't want to die, come with me!"
“I…” Meng Yu looked at the cold Xiao Shi in his arms, then at Chang Yong, lifeless and surrounded by ruins. He looked up, smelling the stench in the air, gritted his teeth, and said, “I… don’t want to die…”
"Alright, I'll take you away." Xuanfeng grabbed Meng Yu by the neck and tucked him under his arm. "Don't move!"
Tears streamed down Meng Yu's face as she looked at Xiao Shi lying alone on the ground, at her dilapidated home, and at the corpses strewn across the field...
He clenched his fists, glanced at Xuanfeng, and secretly swore in his heart, "I, here, swear on the wronged souls of all living beings in Changyong Shiyuan, no matter how many lifetimes I reincarnate, no matter what methods I use, I will bear the blood-sea hatred that will destroy the world! One day, I will make you taste the bitterness of losing your home and your loved ones!"
...
Su Yuyao suddenly woke up!
I feel so awful! I can't breathe!
She stared wide-eyed at the dim, blood-red sky, feeling as if a thousand-pound boulder was pressing down on her chest, making it hard to breathe!
"Little, Little Shi..."
A pair of weak arms held Su Yuyao tightly.
Su Yuyao looked at the person who was hugging her tightly. It wasn't... Xuan Feng... but... Meng Yu?!
The skinny boy who was hugging him and crying his heart out was actually Meng Yu?!
Xiao Shi? Could I really be Meng Yu's sister?!
"She's too ill. Even if I don't kill her, she'll still die," Xuanfeng's cold voice rang out.
Huh? I've been killed by Xuanfeng again...
Su Yuyao's chest grew heavier and heavier, her body grew more and more tired, and her vision became increasingly blurry...
Slowly, she couldn't see anything anymore! Slowly, she couldn't hear anything anymore!
All she knew was that Meng Yu had let go, and that she was going back!
...
Sure enough! When Su Yuyao opened her eyes again, she saw the swaying carriage shed and heard the rumbling of wheels and the clatter of horses' hooves.
She stretched and rolled over, just in time to see the chubby Xuanmiao sleeping sprawled out beside her, and her heart immediately warmed.
The wheels slowed down, and the carriage gradually came to a stop.
"Ningbao!" Ruixue said softly, lifting the curtain, "We're almost at the snow mountain area!"
"Oh, okay!" Su Yuyao carefully tidied her clothes and hair, then lifted the curtain and jumped out of the car.
Two squads of soldiers armed with swords followed behind the carriage. When Su Yuyao got out of the carriage, the squad leader quickly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Miss Yao'er! What are your orders?"
Su Yuyao returned the greeting with a fist and palm salute, and said with a smile, "You've all worked hard! I have no orders! I'm just letting you know that the snow mountain area is just ahead! You can escort me here!"
The soldier leader was troubled upon hearing this. "Miss Yao'er, I received orders from Lord Xuanfeng to safely escort you and Miss Xuanmiao back to Chengma Peak! If you ask us to go back now, I'm afraid... we won't be able to complete our mission!"
"Don't worry! I'll explain everything to Xuanfeng!" Su Yuyao said with a smile. "There are wolf clan brothers waiting for us ahead! Besides, we have official business to do and we're not going back to Chengma Peak! You'd be wasting your time if you came along!"
"Well... alright then, in that case, we'll take our leave!"
Su Yuyao nodded, clasped her hands in a deep bow to the soldiers who had escorted her all the way, and said loudly, "Snow Mountain Wolf Clan Commander Sa Ningbao thanks all my brothers!"
The soldier leader quickly returned the bow, saying, "Miss Yao'er! You're too kind! It's what we should do!"
"Ah! Mom!" Xuanmiao woke up suddenly, swaying as she stood up, leaning against the window frame. Looking at Su Yuyao and the uncles who had been by her side these past few days, she squinted her crescent-shaped eyes, grinned, and called out in a childish voice, "Ah! Tch!"
The soldier leader, who had just been speaking with great vigor, suddenly lowered his voice in front of Xuanmiao, "Hey! Was Uncle's voice too loud and woke up our Miao'er?"
Xuanmiao blinked and shouted, "Ah! Okay! Hehehehehe!"
"Huh? Hahahahahahahahahahaha!"
...
Su Yuyao carried Xuanmiao as she saw off the soldiers from the Immortal's Office. Then, she and Ruixue checked their luggage and carefully helped Xuanmiao put on her leather coat, fur jacket, and warm hat. She herself put on her long robe, padded jacket, and bearskin cloak.
She tightened the reindeer sinew slingshot on her wrist, checked the crescent blade at her waist, and after confirming that everything was ready, she turned and shouted towards the woods by the roadside, "Renshin! Come out!"
A gentle breeze stirred in the woods, and after the rustling sounds subsided, a tall, slender figure slowly appeared before Su Yuyao.
"Miss Yao'er," Ren Shen bowed slightly, "what are your orders?"
Su Yuyao looked Ren Shen up and down, then adopted a serious expression and said, "Renshen, you've worked hard protecting us all this way. Now that we've reached the snow mountain region, your mission is complete, and you can go back to report! However..."
Su Yuyao slightly opened her palm, a small flame igniting in it. She approached Ren Shen and said in a harsh voice, "Before you leave, you must tell me who sent those four-legged fish?! Tide? Ze Yuan? Or that one-eyed dragon?!"
Ren Shen looked at the small flame in Su Yuyao's hand, sighed helplessly, and said with a wry smile, "Miss Yao'er, you've been trying to scare me openly and secretly several times these days, I really didn't know!"
"Whether you know it or not, it won't stop me from blasting it again!" Su Yuyao held the flame up to her eyes, looking at Ren Shen with a ghostly gaze, and said with a crooked smile, "Anyway, I can always blast out new information! If you don't want to answer my question, then think of another useful piece of information! But you'd better hurry! I don't have that much time to wait for you!"
Ren Shen lowered his head and chuckled, saying, "Ah, there really is one!"
Su Yuyao frowned, leaned close to Ren Shen, and said in a threatening tone, "It had better be useful! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
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