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Even Miao Yi himself found it strange, let alone her.
At first, Miao Yi thought it was a calamity he brought upon himself by breaking the plum branch in the plum garden of Suppressing Second Hall. Now that he knew Xiao Yizhu was Huo Lingxiao, it seemed like Huo Lingxiao was joking with him no matter how he looked at it. He wouldn't go as far as to torture himself over a plum branch.
He hated himself for not having the strength to do so. Otherwise, he would definitely teach Huo Lingxiao a lesson! Miao Yi gnashed his teeth in hatred. He was sent here to die for no reason. His gaze swept across Wu Menglan's voluptuous and dignified face, and his eyes brightened. He wouldn't be able to take this lying down if he didn't get his revenge on Huo Lingxiao.
He remembered Huo Lingxiao saying he wanted to woo Wu Menglan. Regardless of whether he was telling the truth or not, he would destroy him first. More importantly, Miao Yi had no other way to take revenge.
He changed the topic and asked, "Sister Meng, has Huo Lingxiao been courting you?"
Wu Menglan's expression turned cold. She glared at him, "What right do you have to ask about my private affairs? Do you think I won't kill you just because you call me 'Sister Meng'?"
"I didn't mean anything by it. Huo Lingxiao told me himself. I think there's something wrong with him now, and I don't want to see Sister Meng being deceived."
"I know Huo Lingxiao's character better than you do. It's not your place to remind me." Wu Menglan sneered, "You're quite bold, calling your Hall Master by his name. It looks like you hate him a lot. Why do you want to seek revenge on him?"
"I don't have the right to seek revenge on him. I just want to tell Sister Meng a secret about him."
"Just you? You've only just found out about his true identity. What secret could you possibly know? But there's nothing else to do right now. Why don't you tell me? "
He could tell that Wu Menglan didn't seem to care, but she was actually quite interested in Huo Lingxiao's secrets.
Miao Yi chuckled, "Sister Meng, can I use this secret to trade with you?"
Wu Menglan glanced at him, "What kind of trade?"
"I'll tell you this secret, and you'll let me safely reach the Sea of Constellations."
"What right do you have to bargain with me?" Wu Menglan scoffed in disdain, but still said, "Tell me first. Let's see if this secret is worth your life."
"This concerns Sister Meng's lifelong happiness. Sister Meng's lifelong happiness is naturally more valuable than my life." Miao Yi moved closer to her. "Sister Meng, I accidentally found out that Huo Lingxiao has another woman."
No matter how she thought about it, it sounded like she was going to catch Huo Lingxiao in the act. Wu Menglan's pretty face turned cold. "What do you mean? What does it have to do with me that he has other women? "
"This woman is no pushover. Her cultivation base is very high. She has the highest cultivation base I've ever seen in my life. I'm guessing that her cultivation base has already reached the Purple Lotus realm."
"Purple Lotus realm?" Wu Menglan's eyes flickered. "Could it be that you've seen him in action before? Who did you see? "
Seeing that she was interested, Miao Yi took the opportunity to raise his conditions, "Sister Meng, so you agree to the exchange?"
Wu Menglan didn't intend to kill him in the first place. She was just trying to scare him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have wasted so much time talking to him. She said impatiently, "Cut the crap. Talk to me."
Miao Yi chuckled. This should be considered as an agreement. He whispered, "I don't know who she is either. It's just that when I went to the capital city a few years ago, I accidentally found Huo Lingxiao and a beautiful woman hugging each other on a pleasure boat on the Jade Lake. After that, they got into a conflict with the people from the Martial Manor. The transcendence energy that the woman displayed was simply terrifying. She ended up fighting with the people from the Martial Manor. "
"She dared to fight with the people from the Martial Manor in the capital city?" Wu Menglan asked in surprise, "Tell me the details of what happened at that time."
Miao Yi didn't mind. He immediately recounted the incident in detail. Unexpectedly, as soon as he described the appearance of the woman named 'Xiao Xiao', Wu Menglan covered her mouth in surprise and giggled. She pointed at Miao Yi, looking as though she didn't know what to say.
"Sister Meng, what's wrong?" Miao Yi was stunned. He didn't think there was anything funny about what he said.
In the end, Wu Menglan laughed even harder. She shook her head and said, "I just thought it was strange. I know Huo Lingxiao too well. Even if you offended him in some way, he wouldn't do anything to you. There's no need for him to make a move on you in secret. At most, he'll just kill you outright. Now I finally understand why Huo Lingxiao sent you to the Sea of Constellations. You brought this upon yourself, brat. "
Miao Yi was stunned for a moment. He wasn't an idiot. Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived until now. Or rather, he wouldn't have been able to ascend to the position of Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea so quickly. After pondering for a moment, he asked in surprise, "Could it be related to the matter I'm talking about?"
Wu Menglan patted her ample chest and regulated her breathing. She shook her head and giggled, "Indeed, there aren't many people who know about Huo Lingxiao's secret. However, I am one of them. I've long known about the relationship between Huo Lingxiao and that woman. Do I even need you to tell me? I say, it's fine if you know all his secrets. Why did you have to expose this matter? He's quite cautious about this matter. He definitely doesn't want his subordinates to know about it. I understand now. It's not that Huo Lingxiao has no choice but to kill you. You aren't worth his attention. Otherwise, you wouldn't have survived until now. I think he didn't want to cause any trouble and embarrass himself. He just wanted to send you away while he was at it. How did you know that Huo Lingxiao was the one who sent you to the Sea of Constellations? "
"I saw the name list from the Manor Head beforehand. I wasn't supposed to be here, but Huo Lingxiao crossed out a name and added mine."
"It looks like I was right. Huo Lingxiao really did add your name to the list. I was wondering why he would waste so much effort to deal with you. You can't blame anyone else for your own death." Wu Menglan couldn't stop laughing.
In her opinion, Miao Yi was the one who was courting death. However, Miao Yi's expression darkened. His chest burned with rage as he said angrily, "He wants me dead just because I saw him meeting with someone?"
Wu Menglan gently waved her hand. "It's not because you saw him meeting with someone. The key is who he was meeting with when you saw him."
"Because of that woman? Who is she? "
"That's not something a nobody like you should be concerned about. Just as you said, her cultivation is very high. I can't afford to offend her. That's why I won't gossip about her." Wu Menglan turned around and walked towards a small, richly decorated house in the middle of the rooftop. She immediately put the matter aside and asked, "Is this my room?"
Miao Yi followed her with a darkened expression. He was filled with rage. He felt like he had come here in vain. Right now, he even had the urge to capture Huo Lingxiao and skin him alive.
However, there was no point in thinking about it now. He could only focus on what was in front of him and quickly caught up to her. "Yes. I wouldn't dare let Sister Meng stay with us rough people."
Right now, he kept referring to her as' Sister Meng '. He opened the door to the small house and invited Wu Menglan inside.
The interior of the house was divided into a main hall and a side room. It was exquisitely built, with a complete set of tables, chairs, and tea tables. Even a study room was prepared, with calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. There were windows on all four sides, allowing one to look at the boundless sea view. The location was excellent. The lower floors didn't have such good conditions. This was the only room on the entire ship. It was originally prepared for the ship's guards.
After Wu Menglan looked around the room, she returned to the main hall and said, "As the Steward, if you don't want to lose your life before we reach the Sea of Constellations, you better take good care of the ship's affairs. Report to me every day. Go! I don't need your company here. "
'Only a ghost would want to accompany you!' Miao Yi bade farewell and left with Charcoal. He heaved a sigh of relief. He reckoned he had escaped from this woman's clutches.
His superior room wasn't bad either. It was at the bow of the ship, and his room was bigger than the other two. Because the two rooms at the front were connected, even though he couldn't look at the sea view from all four sides, he could still look at it from three sides. There was also a balcony for him to enjoy alone.
Actually, this balcony was originally at the end of the passageway between the two rows of rooms. It was shared by everyone. However, after learning that Miao Yi was going to participate in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade, the Cave Master of East Arrival Cave, Jiang Yunlu, organized a group of craftsmen to seal off this end at the last minute. They forcefully merged the two rooms into one and renovated it exquisitely, turning the public balcony into Miao Yi's private one.
There was no need for Charcoal to be locked up in the stables. Otherwise, it wouldn't fit in with Miao Yi's status as the temporary Steward. He immediately followed Miao Yi from the rooftop to the balcony.
Charcoal lay down on the balcony, wagging his little tail comfortably.
Miao Yi pushed open the door to the balcony and entered the spacious and comfortably decorated room.
This wasn't his first time here. He took a chair and placed it on the balcony. Sitting there, he watched the giant ship ride the wind and waves as he muttered to himself, "Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade …"
Many years ago, when the Six Sages had just clearly divided up their territories, it was inevitable that there would be conflicts between their subordinates. If it wasn't one's subordinates trying to snatch it away, then it would be the other way around. In the end, the situation almost escalated, making everyone feel uncomfortable and damaging the interests of the Six Sages. Later on, Buddha Sage Cang Lei, for the sake of peace for all living beings in the world, suggested to carve out an area far away from the mundane world to settle the disputes between the cultivators of the six nations. This was also the reason why the war between the six nations was quelled. As a result, it gradually evolved into the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade.
In short, the six nations would pool together a sum of cultivation resources, and then let the cultivators of the six nations fight for it. Ten years later, the survivors would split the rewards according to their contributions. Those who died definitely wouldn't get a share.
There were also people who said that this was actually a way for the Six Sages to exhaust the cultivators under them. 180,000 cultivators would gather in the Sea of Constellations, and only a hundred survivors would be able to share the rewards. One could imagine why everyone was afraid of participating in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. Only a hundred out of 180,000 cultivators would survive! Not even one out of a thousand would survive!
Even if a hundred and eighty thousand pigs were to be slaughtered by a cultivator, it would still take a long time, not to mention there were so many cultivators. This was also the reason why it would take ten years.
Thinking up to this point, Miao Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly. Out of the two thousand people on these ten ships, only one or two would survive. Could it be him?
As he was lost in his thoughts, there was a knock on the door behind him. Miao Yi, who was used to overseeing things, instinctively said, "Come in!"
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