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The people who forced him to hide were none other than Hua Yu and Feng Ruxiu. He was using his true identity now. The 'Yan Beihong' from the Sea of Constellations and the current Miao Yi were the same person. Now that he had run into the Overlord, Yue Tianbo, there was no way he could hide it anymore.
This time was different from when he was in the Antarctic Ice Palace.
He had said long ago that he didn't want to come, but Cheng Aofang forced him to. Who knew that the Boundless Country would actually send a Dao Saint's disciple to personally welcome the guest? He really didn't expect this at all. He didn't have any way to turn back and it was too late to hide it now.
Miao Yi shifted his body slightly and shrunk his body, quietly hiding behind Zhuang Wenyou's back.
"Brother Yue, it's been a long journey!" Hua Yu had already walked over and cupped his fists in welcome.
"I didn't expect Brother Hua to be the welcoming envoy." Yue Tianbo smiled and cupped his fists in acknowledgment. His cultivation was actually much higher than Hua Yu's, but with the latter's cultivation background, it wasn't an exaggeration to call him 'Brother Hua'.
This was probably the reason why the Celestial Nation sent Hua Yu out to welcome the guests. The guests were either rich or powerful, and most of them were powerful nobles like Yue Tianbo. If the welcoming envoy was too light, it would seem like he was neglecting the guests. However, Miao Yi felt a little bitter.
After the two of them exchanged some pleasantries, Yue Tianbo noticed that the other party's entourage was holding a jade archive in their hands. This wasn't his first time participating in an event like this, so he knew that they had to register it so that it would be easier to make arrangements for future events. After all, the Artifact Appraisal Conference this time was of high standards, and the guests were either rich or powerful.
Yue Tianbo turned around and introduced the entourage. The person behind Hua Yu immediately took out a jade archive and quickly recorded it down. This made Miao Yi even more bitter.
Miao Yi grumbled in his heart, 'What's the point of introducing them? Can't they just let me lower my head and sneak in?
He didn't have any experience participating in such an event, so he didn't know how things worked.
When it was Miao Yi's turn, Hua Yu chuckled and said, "This is the Western Constellations Palace. He's the famous Yan Beihong of the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade! Brother Yue. I heard that this Yan Beihong was a vacant post in the Celestial Nation's First Branch. When did Brother Yue recruit him to the Fifth Earthly Branch? "
He was happy here. Yue Tianbo, on the other hand, was baffled. Did that Hua guy take the wrong medicine? What Yan Beihong? How did Miao Yi become Yan Beihong?
Not to mention Yue Tianbo. Cheng Aofang, Feng Ze, Zhuang Youwen and the others all turned to look at Miao Yi.
Since Miao Yi had already been exposed, he was no pushover either. Without waiting for Yue Tianbo and the others to react, he cupped his fists and said, "Yan Beihong greets Senior Hua."
The group of people from the Fifth Earthly Road were instantly confused by him, but seeing him reply like this, they were dumbfounded. He admitted that he was Yan Beihong, but he knew that there must be a reason behind it. That was why he didn't expose his own people in front of outsiders. As the Celestial Nation's Fifth Earthly Branch's Overlord, he had no choice but to play along with His Highness Miao and laugh along with Hua Yu. He didn't know what was so funny about himself either. He only felt that he had taken the wrong medicine, just like Hua Yu.
After introducing everyone, Hua Yu turned sideways and ordered, "Ru Xiu, escort Lord Envoy Yue and his entourage to their lodging."
"Understood!" The Celestial Saintly Sect's disciple, Feng Ru Xiu, personally extended his hand and led the way.
Yue Tianbo and Hua Yu cupped their fists at each other, then led their entourage away. Miao Yi obediently followed at the back like a sinner. However, he couldn't stop the people in front of him from constantly turning back to look at him, their gazes filled with suspicion.
The group settled down in a side courtyard on the mountain. The surroundings were quiet and elegant, and the accommodations for their distinguished guests were naturally not too shabby.
Feng Ruxiu took his leave after settling everyone down. When he passed by Miao Yi, he even cupped his fists and said, "Brother Yan!"
'Yan, you? Mother? My ass! Why don't you just die? ' Miao Yi cursed silently. He forced a smile and cupped his fists in reply, "Brother Feng." Then, he sent Feng Ruxiu off with his gaze.
He didn't need to look to know that there must be a lot of gazes staring at him from behind. When he turned around, he realized that he really did have incredible foresight. He reckoned that even the elusive Shaman of the cultivation realm was no match for him.
He couldn't pretend that nothing had happened. Yue Tianbo said, "Miao … Yan Beihong. Come here." He shot Feng Ze a look. Then, he turned around and walked into the main hall of the side courtyard.
Feng Ze immediately ordered Zhu Shangpo, Yan Ziqiu, and Zhuang Youwen to stand guard in the surroundings to prevent anyone from getting close. Meanwhile, Feng Ze, Cheng Aofang, and the two Aunties followed behind him.
Miao Yi, on the other hand, had a clear conscience. He walked in calmly and stood in the hall.
Yue Tianbo sat on his chair with his hands on his knees. He stared at Miao Yi and asked, "Miao Yi, what's going on? Why did they say you are Yan Beihong? "
Everyone's gazes were on him as well. They wanted to know what was going on as well.
Miao Yi cupped his fists and said, "Overlord, this matter is quite complicated. I'm afraid it won't be over even if I were to explain it for a few days."
Yue Tianbo calmly said, "Then you can explain it in simpler terms. Just make it clear."
"Understood!" Miao Yi replied, then continued, "Overlord, this matter naturally begins with the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. The Subjugation Crusade has been going on for ten years. For the first nine years, I have been fighting under my real name. At that time, I had yet to exchange my name with Yan Beihong. It was only later on that we realized that the Six Sages had also sent someone to participate in the Subjugation Crusade. Our Celestial Nation had sent the Celestial Sage's sixth disciple, Fairy Yue Yao … There's something I'm not sure if I should say. "
Yue Tianbo said, "Speak. We will forgive you."
'You said it yourself!' Miao Yi cupped his fists in thanks, then continued, "To tell you the truth, the Six Sages sending someone to participate in the Subjugation Crusade is just adding to the chaos. You can say that they have completely messed up the Subjugation Crusade …" As he said this, he looked at Yue Tianbo with a worried expression.
These words were a little outrageous. After all, the Celestial Sage was one of the Six Sages. Miao Yi was basically talking about the Celestial Sage as well. Cheng Aofang and the others immediately looked at Yue Tianbo to see his reaction.
Yue Tianbo didn't think that Miao Yi had said anything wrong. The Six Sages had indeed messed up the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. They were just adding to the chaos in the first place. Even though someone at his level wouldn't bother paying attention to the details of a bunch of Blue Lotus cultivators, he had heard a little about it. Compared to the previous Subjugation Crusades, it was a complete mess. He nodded and said, "Continue. I have already said that I will forgive you. No one will go out and spread rumors."
Only then did Miao Yi let out a sigh of relief and said, "Your humble servant and the others already had a slim chance of survival in the Subjugation Crusade. Everyone was either dead or alive, so there was no need to worry about anyone else. All I needed to do was protect my own life. However, the moment the Six Sages sent someone to interfere, chaos immediately ensued. That's because none of the Six Sages wanted to lower their heads to anyone else. All of them wanted to fight for first place. Sigh!" He shook his head, as if he couldn't bear to recall the past.
Everyone, including Yue Tianbo, silently nodded their heads as they silently agreed with Miao Yi's words. This was for sure. The Six Sages definitely didn't want to lower their heads to anyone else. It would be strange if they didn't want to fight for first place.
Miao Yi sighed and said, "The number of survivors was already very small to begin with. The Six Sages even brought a few followers with them, which undoubtedly took up a lot of our chances of survival. However, as Celestial Nation cultivators, what else could we do? We could only think of a way to help Fairy Yue Yao fight for first place. In reality, the cultivators of the other five nations were all working for their own masters at the time. The forces of the six nations were all gathered on an island to determine the final victor. However, the situation was a little dangerous at the time. Yan Beihong and I found out that the Devil Sage's grandson, Yun Feiyang, had a Geotranscendence Bangles that were far ahead of the other five nations. Even our Celestial Nation's Fairy Yue Yao paled in comparison. Left with no other choice, Yan Beihong and I came up with a plan. Yan Beihong would infiltrate Yun Feiyang's side and drag him down, while I would lead a few people to think of a way to swindle the cultivators of the other five nations out of their Geotranscendence Bangles. At the time, we were really forced into a corner. I was worried that the cultivators of the other nations would take revenge on us, and Yan Beihong was also worried that Yun Feiyang would plot against us later on. As such, we decided to leave a backup plan and exchanged our names. This way, we could confuse the other party in case we were in danger. Fortunately, we succeeded in the end. Out of 180,000 cultivators, only about a hundred remained. Fortunately, Yan Beihong and I managed to survive. After that, in order to ensure that Fairy Yue Yao would be able to secure first place, we donated almost all of our Geotranscendence Bangles to her. In fact, the other powers did the same thing as well. Later on, when the Western Constellations Palace announced the rankings, the results were simply laughable. Out of the hundred cultivators who were still alive, eighty-six of them were tied for fourteenth place. The reason for this was simple — everyone only had one Geotranscendence Bangle on their wrist. The rest of their Geotranscendence Bangles had all been donated to the candidates sent by the Six Sages to help them secure first place. As for me, I brought a friend who had died in battle with me, and I was preparing to bring her body back to the Celestial Nation. It was also because she was wearing a Geotranscendence Bangle, so I had another one on my wrist. Just because I had two Geotranscendence Bangles, I was able to take thirteenth place. Out of 180,000 Geotranscendence Bangles, I only had two. At the time, the name I revealed to the Six Nations was still Yan Beihong. The real Yan Beihong managed to bring back a few extra Geotranscendence Bangles from the Devil Nation's camp, so he used the name 'Miao Yi' to take the tenth place. Because Yan Beihong and I had offended too many people at the time, we didn't dare to reveal our real names when we were receiving our rewards. It was only after we returned that we revealed our true identities. I became the tenth place, and Yan Beihong became the thirteenth. At the time, Hua Yu was also in the Western Constellations Palace. That's why he still thinks that I am Yan Beihong. Truth be told, if it weren't for the candidates sent by the Six Sages taking up so many spots, perhaps a few more of our Fifth Earthly Branch cultivators would have made it back alive! "
Even though it was just a simple recount, everyone was still deeply moved by it. They could imagine how cruel it must have been back then. Out of the 180,000 cultivators, everyone knew that only a hundred would survive in the end. It went without saying that every single one of them would resort to any means necessary to survive.
Yue Tianbo couldn't help but lament, "To be able to help the Realm Beyond Heaven clinch first place, and to have the highest number of cultivators from the Fifth Earthly Branch return alive, I have spread the name of the Fifth Earthly Branch and let all the cultivators in the world know that we Fifth Earthly Branch cultivators are skilled fighters! The cultivators of my Fifth Earthly Branch who died died tragically. What a pity! "
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