Chapter 231: Leaving for the Martial Meeting
After that, the two checked the messages from Xuan Ke.
However, there was nothing to them.
The main content was to let them know that he was already in the Ice Palace sect and was waiting for them.
"He sounds the same." Jiang Yue said and was a little relieved.
They hadn’t seen the person for almost a decade.
Although a decade was not a long time for cultivators, it was enough time to change people beyond recognition.
Since they were brothers, Jiang Yue didn’t want Li Futian and Xuan Ke to become people he couldn’t recognise.
"I trust your vision." Yu Nianzhen said and smiled.
"I want to retreat." Jiang Yue suddenly said.
He and Yu Nianzhen had just been promoted to the origin tempering realm and their realm was not solid.
Before the conference, he wanted to do what he could to stabilise himself.
"I also want to retreat but before that..." Yu Nianzhen pulled his husband into his arms and lowered them onto the bed.
Six days later, both young men opened their eyes and exited seclusion.
"How are you?" Jiang Yue asked.
He looked at his husband and felt that Yu Nianzhen was a little different.
The difference wasn’t about his cultivation level but temperament.
Before entering seclusion, Yu Nianzhen was relaxed and a little carefree.
However, after exiting seclusion, his eyes were harder, colder, and more indifferent.
His qi presence was still restrained but his demeanour was extraordinary.
"Do you dislike me like this?" He asked.
When he heard that, Jiang Yue was taken aback and then chuckled.
"What’s there to dislike? I like every version of you."
"I see." Yu Nianzhen didn’t smile but his eyes softened for a moment.
He pulled his husband into his arms and hugged him for a long time.
"I can’t resist this version of you." Jiang Yue said and held his husband tighter.
"Is there a version of me you can resist?" Yu Nianzhen asked and was a little displeased.
He didn’t want Jiang Yue to have the ability to resist him.
After all, there was no version of his husband he could resist.
"There isn’t." Jiang Yue admitted.
A moment later, two pairs of lips collided and the room was soon filled with the sound of spring.
Three hours later, the two men woke up, cleaned up, and changed into clean clothes
Jiang Yue wore a light blue outer robe, white inner robe, and white boots. His silver hair was swept over his left shoulder, and small silver bells were woven into the hair.
When the wind caught the bells, a barely perceptible melody echoed in the surroundings, creating an illusion of a spring morning.
Beside him, Yu Nianzhen wore a red robe embroidered with silver flowers!
Black boots covered his legs and his hair was tied with a silver guan.
As before, his appearance was extraordinarily contradictory.
He looked like a puzzle where several pieces were forcibly stuck together.
However, he exuded a subtle harmony in the chaos.
Although his pieces were wrongly fitted, they seemed to create a unique picture that no one could ignore.
When one looked at him, they wanted to take a second and third look.
"It’s amazing how you can still look so good." Jiang Yue said and sighed.
"XiaoYue is the best looking." Yu Nianzhen said and couldn’t help but stare at his husband.
On ordinary days, both focused on being clean and didn’t go out of their way to display their appearances.
However, when they really tried, they were unrivalled.
"Do I look good?" Jiang Yue asked.
"The best." Yu Nianzhen answered and his eyes were a little hot.
He leaned down and quickly captured his husband’s lips.
They kissed until they ran out of breath before Jiang Yue pulled back from the swordsman.
"Don’t cause trouble." He warned.
They should have already left for the Ice Palace sect but they played too long and delayed their departure.
"Don’t worry, there is still a lot of time."
"There isn’t." Jiang Yue argued and rolled his eyes.
If they didn’t leave right away, they really wouldn’t have a moment to say a word to master Yang when they arrived.
"Alright, let’s go" Yu Nianzhen said but pulled Jiang Yue for another kiss.
After the kiss ended, they left their room and walked into the sitting room.
"Brothers." Hongzhu called and stood up.
She had been waiting for a long time and even worried they forgot about the Ice Palace meeting.
"Senior Hongzhu." Jiang Yue called and the room fell into silence.
Hongzhu looked at the two young men and sighed.
She acted like a little girl and didn’t expect them to figure it out so soon.
’As expected of my master’s sworn brothers.’ She thought and was a little more hopeful.
Hongzhu trusted and was unconditionally loyal to her master.
However, she didn’t have the same faith in the sworn brothers as her master did.
She didn’t think they could help her master but she couldn’t disobey her master’s instructions.
Although she came to the Ice Palace region, she wasn’t hopeful.
Fortunately, it looked like she underestimated the sworn brothers.
If they could figure out her identity as soon as they met, it meant they weren’t simple.
"The young masters don’t need to refer to me as a senior. Hongzhu is fine." She said and the two were taken aback.
The two looked at each other and didn’t understand why she suddenly changed the way she addressed them.
However, they were more comfortable being called ’young masters’ than brothers so they didn’t pursue it.
When Hongzhu saw that, she smiled.
Calling them ’brothers’ was what she did to disorient them.
Now that they knew her identity, there was no need for games.
"Is Hongzhu also going to the Ice Palace sect?" Jiang Yue asked and was a little worried.
Hongzhu was a rare demonic plant.
If someone discovered and coveted it, they couldn’t protect it.
In Li Futian’s current condition, he definitely couldn’t withstand the toss of losing his contracted demonic plant.
"Don’t worry, it’s not easy to see through my identity." Hongzhu said and then recalled she had been seen through.
She looked at the two and raised her eyebrow, wanting to know how they discovered her.
However, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen pretended not to see the question.
Since they couldn’t answer honestly, it was better to avoid it.
Fortunately, Hongzhu was smart.
When she saw that the two didn’t want to answer her unasked question, she didn’t press.
She had her own secrets and they naturally had theirs.
"It’s not easy to see through the senior’s identity. However, we should all be careful." Yu Nianzhen warned.
"Young master Yu doesn’t have to worry, Hongzhu will be careful."
Yu Nianzhen nodded and held Jiang Yue’s hand.
"Let’s go." He said.
"Good."
After that, the three activated the cave’s defence formation and left.
"Is it okay to walk out like this?" Jiang Yue wondered.
"It’s okay." Yu Nianzhen said and rubbed his husband’s hair.
They were so used to being disguised that it was momentarily difficult to walk around without a disguise.
However, Yu Nianzhen couldn’t disguise himself for this occasion.
Since he wore the clothes his master prepared for him, he was revealing himself as Yang Xu’s disciple.
In that case, he wanted to stand proud with his true face. He wanted everyone to know that Yang Xu had accepted a disciple who wouldn’t let anyone bully his master.
"Are you looking forward to the martial meeting?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Mmm." Yu Nianzhen didn’t deny it.
He had been looking forward to the meeting for ten years and was a little impatient.
"I see." Jiang Yue said and chuckled.
"My Azhen will be the most handsome in the martial arena."
"What about you? Will you take part?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"I will." Jiang Yue answered without hesitation.
From the moment Yang Xu took out his life-saving spirit herb when Yu Nianzhen went through his first thunder tribulation, Jiang Yue had already recognised him as a treasured elder.
Since that was the case, how could he stand aside and watch the world bully master Yang?
He wasn’t under as much pressure as Yu Nianzhen but he didn’t allow himself to fail.
For this meeting, he also wanted to represent Yang Xu and defeat everyone who came to challenge the engagement.
In the end, he wanted to stand beside Yu Nianzhen and win a big face for master Yang.
"Azhen, there is no room for failure." He said solemnly.
"I will not fail." Yu Nianzhen said.
His voice was filled with certainty and his eyes were extraordinarily determined.
"Me too."
The two held hands and walked from the Fair Plum inn to the outskirts of the city.
"There are a lot of people." Jiang Yue observed and frowned.
"It’s the last chance to head to the Ice Palace sect." Yu Nianzhen said.
The only way to reach the Ice Palace sect was to board the sect’s flying boat.
