Chapter 1126: Lu Yang: I’ve Done My Best
Upon hearing Yun Zhi’s suggestion, Lu Yang was quite tempted.
Back when I cultivated on Big Senior Sister’s golden core star and endured the tempering of metal qi, the Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit had unexpectedly good results.
I felt no pain at all. It was truly a blissful cultivation experience.
But he had his concerns.
“Has Old Meng agreed?”
Both Old Meng and I are recuperating. If Old Meng stubbornly insists that he isn’t in pain and doesn’t need Moonchaser True Person’s help, then I can’t ask for help either.
“He has agreed.”
“I’m in.”
Yun Zhi nodded and vanished.
Everyone hastily assembled a stretcher and carried Lu Yang onto it.
~~~
“Ouch, this really hurts.”
Meng Jingzhou was also surrounded by flowers and well-wishes.
When people were around, he had endured the pain and said it didn’t hurt. The moment they left, he started crying out.
The gains from the tribulation are truly great, but it is also truly painful.
“Junior Brother Meng, how are your injuries?” Yun Zhi appeared at Meng Jingzhou’s cave abode.
Compared to Lu Yang’s noisy environment, Meng Jingzhou’s cave abode was much quieter and more conducive to recuperation.
Meng Jingzhou was quite moved to see Yun Zhi here to visit him. He struggled to rise, but found that his physical condition wouldn’t allow it; he could only remain lying down. “I’m alright. I just need recuperation and can’t have too many emotional fluctuations.”
“I just went to check with Moonchaser True Person. She said she could use her Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit to turn your and Little Junior Brother’s pain into pleasure. Should I ask her to help?”
Meng Jingzhou didn’t answer immediately. He fell silent, as if something was holding him back.
“Little Junior Brother has agreed.”
“I’m in!”
~~~
On the Great Snow Mountain, two groups set out toward the summit simultaneously.
The old horse chewed on dried hay, with several ropes tied to his saddle. The other ends of the ropes were fastened to the straw mat on which Meng Jingzhou lay.
Meng Jingzhou was gazing at the sky when he heard Lu Yang’s greeting. “Old Meng, how are you feeling?”
He turned his head, and his blood vessels nearly burst.
Yun Mengmeng led the way, while Lu Yang lay on a stretcher, with Qing He, Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, and Jin Caiwei each carrying one corner. It was truly a grand lineup.
Even if the Xia Emperor were gravely wounded, he wouldn’t receive such a turnout.
Meng Jingzhou kept a straight face. “I’m alright. Lately, I have been looking into the Four Ancient Immortals and discovered that aside from the Qilin Immortal, the other three never married. It shows that if one wants to become an immortal, it’s best not to give romantic affairs any thought.”
“You went soft?”
“You’re the one who went soft!” Meng Jingzhou fumed.
The two argued all the way from the foot of the mountain to its peak, only quieting down upon seeing Moonchaser True Person.
Moonchaser True Person circled them. “This is rare. The Heaven Mandate Immortal vanished three hundred thousand years ago, yet your tribulations managed to rouse him.”
Lu Yang remarked inwardly, This is nothing. If you go back and look, you may find the Heaven Mandate Immortal at the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, too.
“You want to turn pain into pleasure, huh? Simple.”
Moonchaser True Person activated her Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit. Two red halos appeared in her palms, and she pressed them onto Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
Lu Yang’s eyes lit up. He had been aching all over, but he immediately felt comfortable.
This was Meng Jingzhou’s first time experiencing such a treatment; his reaction was even stronger than Lu Yang’s. “So comfortable!”
Although their injuries remained, the recovery process would become quite pleasant.
Suddenly, Meng Jingzhou’s expression stiffened. Something is amiss.
“Old Meng, what’s wrong?”
Meng Jingzhou wore a peculiar expression as he transmitted an auditory message to Lu Yang. “I have been constantly troubled by lustful desires and found it agonizing. But now, I find it very comfortable.”
A question mark popped out of Lu Yang’s head.
He was worried that his good brother might actually become a eunuch one day.
~~~
With Moonchaser True Person’s miraculous healing, the two brothers returned contentedly to their own cave abodes.
Lu Yang continued lying in bed, watching the battle between the two half-immortal powerhouses, Zhu Tian and Jiang Lianyi. To his left, Qing He fed him fruit; to his right, Yun Mengmeng fed him bite-sized flower cakes. He could also hear Ao Ling, the number one below immortals, offering her commentary on the battle.
“See, you were too slow with that move. You can’t fight like that.”
“This is called ‘using motion to counter stillness.’ It’s a fighting style I developed,” Jiang Lianyi rebuked.
Ao Ling curled her lip. As if we don’t know each other by now. “Oh, please. That excuse might fool Senior Brother Lu, but you had just woken up. Your body wasn’t fully limbered up, and your reactions were half a beat slow.”
Before this battle, Jiang Lianyi had been in slumber since ancient times with the technique of deceiving heaven and defying fate. It was Lu Yang who had stumbled upon her by chance, after which the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had awakened her.
“And this move is so flashy. You’re clearly more powerful in your human form, but you insisted on keeping up appearances and fought in your phoenix form.
“And...”
The more Jiang Lianyi listened, the redder her face became. Yet she couldn’t find any way to refute it; everything Ao Ling said was correct.
But she couldn’t show weakness before Ao Ling. Stiffening her neck, she taunted, “Don’t just talk the talk and not walk the walk. Let me tell you, among half-immortals, only I can defeat Zhu Tian. You certainly can’t. If you don’t believe me, go try it yourself.”
“Ridiculous! Try it, I shall!”
Lu Yang broke out into a cold sweat. Why are they arguing again for no reason? Where is Big Senior Sister? Someone, help! And Senior Caiwei, stop playing this battle. Are there no other contents in the recording orb? Change it!
“Um, seniors, could I say something?” Lu Yang was genuinely worried that if the two continued talking, they would actually go and find Zhu Tian. He would be really unlucky then.
Yun Zhi was nowhere to be seen, and Jin Caiwei wouldn’t change the content. Out of options, Lu Yang was forced to step in and mediate.
He held significant weight in both women’s hearts. The moment he spoke, they stopped arguing.
“After all, the Demon Region and Demon Kingdom are part of our Great Dou Dynasty. Monarch Zhu handles state affairs daily and is very busy. When I saw him in Demon City previously, I told him that there was no need to come see me, given his busy schedule.
“If Senior Ao Ling seeks out Monarch Zhu, I’m afraid it may affect the Demon Kingdom’s operations.
“Moreover, Senior Ao Ling’s strength is beyond doubt and known to all. There’s no need to prove yourself over such a matter.”
Ao Ling mulled over it. That makes sense. Although Zhu Tian isn’t a member of the Great Dou Dynasty, he is effectively working for it. I can’t fall for such a provocation and waste his time.
Seeing Ao Ling give up, Lu Yang quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, it’s over.
Jin Caiwei squatted nearby, listening with keen interest. Although she was a half-immortal, she had little experience fighting peers. She couldn’t discern the flaws in this battle and was learning from Ao Ling’s analysis, much more than Lu Yang did.
Knock, knock.
“Someone’s knocking?” Jin Caiwei saw that the two ladies were arguing, and Yun Mengmeng and Qing He were feeding the Young Creed Leader. Since she was the only one idle, she had no choice but to go and open the door.
Jin Caiwei was quite surprised to see the visitor.
“Uncle Zhu Tian?”
Hearing Jin Caiwei’s voice, everyone turned to look at the cave abode entrance.
Zhu Tian stood at the door, with two Transcendent Tribulation great demon emperors as his attendants.
He rubbed his hands with a fawning smile. “I heard that Big Brother Lu Yang was injured, so I dropped by to visit.”
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