After what happened, as a member of Jiyue Pavilion’s gods, Gu Ji should have contacted the divine alliance at once.
But she was completely immersed in the joy of finding Ye Yu.
She took no action at all, which truly shouldn’t have been the case.
Even so, the Grand Elder of Jiyue Pavilion showed not the slightest intent to blame her, merely continuing, "As long as you are safe. These days are unsettled—be extra careful outside. I have already found ancient god blood suitable for you. You can use it as soon as you return."
Hearing this, Gu Ji thanked her again and again.
After a few more words, they hung up the communication stone.
Ye Yu’s expression immediately turned odd.
There is no love without cause in this world, and no hatred without cause.
When someone is excessively good to you, it means there must be a problem with that person.
(except for one’s own dao partner)
They want something from you—that is why they act so.
Ye Yu had seen this pattern too many times and learned its lesson too many times.
He could not help offering a kindly reminder: "It never hurts to be on guard. Are you sure that Grand Elder of Jiyue Pavilion can be trusted?"
Gu Ji was taken aback, then suddenly giggled. "Are you jealous? Don’t tell me you are even jealous of women?"
Ye Yu was instantly full of black lines.
Jealous of a woman?
What a niche lane to run in.
No matter how tasteless he might be, he would not go that far, right?
He had just opened his mouth to explain when Gu Ji covered it with her hand.
"I know you are worried about me. I understand all of that.
That Grand Elder of Jiyue Pavilion is indeed a bit too good to me.
But rest assured, I have no intention of going back to Jiyue Pavilion.
I only went there to look for you. Now that I have found you, there is no need to return.
So you really do not need to worry."
Hearing this, Ye Yu nodded in strong agreement.
What about a tigress from Hedong? She could still be considerate at times.
However, Gu Ji’s next sentence left Ye Yu depressed all over again.
"That’s that. And stop being jealous from now on, alright?"
"I was not jealous."
"Really not?"
"Really not."
...
Two days later, Shen Fuxin and Little White also arrived at the New City.
The former already had ties with Gu Ji; once she received news of Ye Yu, she naturally left the City of Balance and came here.
The latter, for her part, followed the principle of where big brother is, I am—sticking like a shadow.
Their arrival brought not only many cultivation resources but also a single line from Yinghuo.
"Where you are is not important. What matters is that in the end you will always come back to find me."
So confident, huh?
I like it.
But from now on we cannot be like the Celestial Realm, with only one base of operations.
At least for the moment, that is how it looks.
Hmm, should I think of a way to have Yinghuo and Gu Ji shake hands and make peace?
Ye Yu’s expression grew complicated.
After all, that was indeed a tough problem.
What he did not know was that Yinghuo and Yu Buxia were at that very moment two thousand meters away, watching from afar.
"I mean really, since you miss him so much, why can’t you just follow Shen Fuxin over?
Is face that important?"
Yu Buxia was utterly speechless at Yinghuo’s hard mouth and soft body.
Clearly, when she heard that Ye Yu and Gu Ji had come here, she had been furious. Yet she insisted on spending three hours to cool down, then affected aloofness by telling Shen Fuxin to carry a message to Ye Yu.
It looked like she sat steady on the throne, but behind the scenes she tugged on Yu Buxia’s sleeve to secretly tail Shen Fuxin and come here to observe Ye Yu’s situation.
Come on, sister—if you really do not have that decisiveness, why put on the act?
Now you are rushing in a fluster, tumbling along.
Truly embarrassing, sister.
While carefully observing the New City, Yinghuo declared with perfect conviction, "What do you know! This is not about face. It is about rules. It is about attitude.
I am going to compete with that little lion and settle who is above and who is below. Otherwise, when we live in the same place later, who is the elder and who is the junior?"
Yu Buxia instantly caught the key of that statement.
"Oh? Seems you are far less tough than you look. You said it so well before—never leaving the City of Balance was our immortal pact.
And now so soon you’re planning to live in the same city as the little lion?
How exactly are you planning to bow your head?"
Yinghuo’s pretty face flushed at once.
She knew very well in her heart that it was impossible never to meet the little lion.
Because that would make things difficult for Ye Yu.
She had the nerve to throw out a few harsh lines, but to quarrel or brawl with the little lion in front of Ye Yu—that was absolutely impossible.
It was not that she had never considered bowing her head, but her pride would not allow it.
If possible, she naturally wanted to compete for the big sister’s seat.
If, in the future, she truly could not win, then for Ye Yu’s sake she would not mind being the junior.
Of course, that was the last resort.
So for now, she had to keep a stiff mouth to the end.
"How could I possibly bow my head? Dream on."
"Alright, alright, no bowing your head—you’re the best. But how long are we going to watch from here?
Don’t tell me you plan to stay long term and be the God Realm’s eternal stakeout artist?"
Yu Buxia was not a helpful teammate; her tone brimmed with mockery.
Which earned her a fierce glare from Yinghuo.
Just then, Yu Buxia received a message from a temple attendant of the City of Balance.
A fat, ugly woman had entered the City Lord’s manor, calling for you by name and saying she would not leave without seeing you.
Hearing this, Yu Buxia crushed the communication stone in her hand.
A fat, ugly woman?
Cousin Yu Manhua, is that you?
This time, let me be the one to kill you.
At that moment, the killing intent around Yu Buxia became almost tangible, sending the nearby temperature plunging.
Yinghuo naturally sensed it clearly and asked, curious, "What is it?"
"Nothing. Come on, help me take down my cousin. I cannot handle her alone."
Yu Buxia immediately extended the invitation to Yinghuo.
The latter did not even ask ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) for a reason—she agreed on the spot.
As the God Realm’s connector,
Yu Buxia began calling in reinforcements on the way back.
She did this entirely because she had learned her lesson from the Flesh Evil God Shen Kangren incident.
To avoid another abnormal situation, Yu Buxia naturally had to be fully prepared.
Even when a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength.
Meanwhile, inside Lieyang Gate, Zhu Xincheng’s expression grew incomparably grave.
"Old bastard, is what you said really true?"
Across from her, Elder Ge automatically filtered out the first three words and grinned ingratiatingly. "Good daughter, how could your father lie to you? I truly do not know any Ye Yu.
As for that top-grade artifact Slash Soul, I do not know when it was lost either. I still have not found it."
Zhu Xincheng spun around, her gaze turning ice-cold.
If Ye Yu was not the old bastard’s friend, how would he know her? How would he know the old bastard’s affairs?
Who exactly are you?
