The River Styx
Xue Mo never would've guessed Ye Zichen would enter Emperor Hades' secondary palace like this. She stood quietly in the back and waited, but …..
"....."
The River Styx's surface was still and calm. There were only a few ripples in the breeze.
"Caw caw caw …."
At that moment, a crow flew overhead. Its caws seemed to mock Ye Zichen's embarrassment.
He narrowed his eyes at the crows, then forgot about the rippling waters of the River Styx.
"This was an accident. Wait a moment."
He gestured for her to calm down, then walked to the edge of the river.
"Yiyun, it's me, Ye Zichen. Hurry up and come get me!"
Still, there was no movement.
At that moment, the crow that mocked Ye Zichen earlier also flew back and cackled in the sky.
Whoosh.
Ye Zichen tossed a pebble at the crow. To his surprise, the crow was extraordinarily agile.
It performed a 720-degree somersault in the air to avoid the pebble, then flapped its wings and flew away. Ye Zichen could vaguely make out a lump of something from its butt … which landed in front of him.
The corners of Ye Zichen's mouth twitched.
"Xue Mo, don't worry. I'll definitely get you into Emperor Hades' secondary palace."
He turned to Xue Mo and comforted her. By now, rather than saying Xue Mo was anxious, it was more accurate to say that he was.
Xue Mo nodded calmly. Ye Zichen narrowed his eyes and transmitted through his divine sense.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and come get me. I've been calling for you from outside the River Styx for so long."
"Are you in the River Styx?" Su Yiyun's transmission finally appeared in Ye Zichen's sea of consciousness. "Wait a moment. I'll come get you."
"Hold on tight."
As he urged Su Yiyun to hurry up, Ye Zichen glanced at Xue Mo.
"He'll be here in a moment."
As expected, not long after Su Yiyun said he'd come get him, the River Styx seemed to have been cut in half. The two sides of the river crashed into the front, causing waves to surge.
In the middle of the river, Su Yiyun walked out of the Underworld River, followed by two people who looked like mermen.
"Not bad."
Ye Zichen nodded to himself when he saw how they greeted him.
"Shouldn't you be on the Divine Mountain now? Why aren't you staying there? What are you doing here?"
Originally, he wanted to teach Su Yiyun a lesson for being late and regain some face. He didn't expect Old Su to give him a good scolding as soon as he came out. There weren't just two Merfolk behind them, but two entire squads of Merfolk. They stood around Su Yiyun, looking vigilantly into the distance.
Of course, despite his complaints, Su Yiyun still gave Ye Zichen a bear hug.
"Can you give me some face? I still have friends here," Ye Zichen whispered into her ear.
Su Yiyun pursed his lips into a smile. "It's precisely because I saw a girl there that I did it. You're not satisfied with my little sister, and you're messing around outside. Are you too arrogant, or do you think I can't handle a knife?"
Ye Zichen's mouth twitched again, then he patted Su Yiyun's back. The two of them separated, but Su Yiyun's gaze seemed to be saying,
You win!
Xue Mo stood off in the distance, visibly nervous. If she wasn't mistaken, this youth was probably Emperor Hades's disciple.
From the looks of it, Ye Zichen's relationship with him wasn't shallow. No wonder he was so sure he'd brought her into Emperor Hades' secondary palace.
"I did reach the Divine Mountains, but I came back down," replied Ye Zichen. Ye Zichen answered Su Yiyun's question, then pointed at Xue Mo. "Let me introduce you. This is Xue Mo."
Next, he introduced her to Su Yiyun. "This is Emperor Hades's first true disciple, Su Yiyun."
"Hello." Xue Mo bowed and nodded.
"Hello." Su Yiyun nodded and smiled.
Before Ye Zichen could explain his intentions, Su Yiyun laughed. "I know why you're here, but …. Never mind. Let's talk about it in the palace."
With that, Su Yiyun gestured for them to enter, then led them into the River Styx.
It was different from the last time Ye Zichen was here. After entering the River Styx, he didn't sense any traces of vicious beasts.
Quite a few people stood around Emperor Hades' secondary palace, as if preparing for war.
Every kilometer, you'd see a squad of six. The squad leader was a sky supreme, and the rest were earth supremes.
The entire territory of the River Styx was enveloped in a heavy, oppressive aura.
"Keep patrolling. If you notice anything out of the ordinary, report it to the lieutenant."
In front of the palace, Su Yiyun coldly turned his head and spoke to the merfolk guards behind him. The merfolk nodded solemnly, then returned to their posts.
"Let's go."
Only then did a smile appear on his face as he entered Emperor Hades' secondary palace.
"Have a seat."
Su Yiyun nodded at Ye Zichen and the others, then placed a few more immortal fruits on the table.
"What's going on outside? It wasn't like this the last time I was here," said Ye Zichen as he sat down and took a bite.
"There were some problems, but we had no choice."
"Is it the yao?" probed Ye Zichen.
Su Yiyun nodded.
"Are the yao really colluding with the demons to deal with us gods?" asked Xue Mo nervously.
"You told her?" Su Yiyun frowned at Ye Zichen.
"I'm not that talkative. It's just that not long ago, we went on a mission. Subterranean Beasts attacked dozens of villages and tribes outside Barren Sands City, and there was a huge amount of miasma on them."
"Were there any other clans?" asked Su Yiyun.
"I didn't see any."
"That's good."
Su Yiyun let out a long sigh of relief, but the solemnity between his brows deepened. When he saw his solemn expression, Ye Zichen knew just how heavy a burden his brother was shouldering.
Although Xue Mo was worried about the yao and demons allying together, she was more concerned about reviving Chen Guangfa.
She wanted to speak several times, but decided this wasn't the right time. After a few internal struggles, she could only purse her lips, clench her fists, and focus on the fresh fruit.
"Yiyun, actually, we're here because …."
When he saw Xue Mo's conflicted expression, Ye Zichen decided to speak on her behalf.
"I know you're here to revive that youth named Chen Guangfa, right?"
Xue Mo hurriedly put the fruit down and rose to her feet.
"That's right, we're here for him. I wonder if you can help me fish him out from the river of time? " Xue Mo was clearly nervous. "No matter the cost, I'm willing to bear it."
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