Lu Ye's expression immediately turned solemn. He cupped his fists and bowed. "Lu Ye of the Island of the Three Realms greets Senior Jiuyan!"
The hall was silent. Chu Shen stopped talking. Aunt Yue stood quietly by his side. Jiuyan didn't say anything.
However, Lu Ye could sense that someone was staring at him. Strangely, for some reason, this gaze made him feel uncomfortable. It was as if someone who hated him was staring coldly at him.
He couldn't help but frown.
Jiuyan hated him? That didn't seem very likely. Up until now, he had only seen Jiuyan once outside the Island of Versatility a few days ago. Where did this hatred come from? It couldn't be because of Chu Shen, but it didn't seem right to say that it was just his imagination.
Just as he was thinking, Jiuyan's voice came from the front. "No need for formalities."
That feeling suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Have a seat," Jiuyan said again.
Lu Ye sat quietly to the side. A female cultivator entered the room and served him tea. Lu Ye took a sip of the tea and placed it down. He then turned toward Jiu Yan and said, "Senior, I'm sorry for taking the liberty to come here. I would like to thank you for what happened outside the Island of Versatility a few days ago …"
Before Lu Ye could finish, Jiuyan interrupted him. "What happened outside the Island of Versatility was just a coincidence. I was visiting an old friend and happened to pass by when I was about to leave."
The old friend she was talking about was undoubtedly Mu Qing. However, when Lu Ye observed Jiuyan and Mu Qing's expressions that day, he didn't see any deep friendship between Jiuyan and Mu Qing.
But since she said so, Lu Ye couldn't bring it up again.
Jiuyan was the Sunshine of the Wanxiang Galaxy. Yuan Du was also the Sunshine of the Wanxiang Galaxy. In the end, Lu Ye was just an outsider. Jiuyan helping Lu Ye against Yuan Du was equivalent to Sunshine of the Wanxiang Galaxy fighting against his own family for an outsider. Some things were better said than done, and some things could be done but not said.
Of course, Lu Ye knew this.
"Since Shen 'er calls you big brother, this Queen will not treat you as an outsider. Both you and Shen' er are young and impetuous, so it is inevitable that you will be rash and impetuous in your actions. Although it is too late to say these things now, you really should not have killed Hu Xue that day. You should know the relationship between Hu Xue and Yuan Du. With your strength, even if Hu Xue can control the battle arena, you should be able to protect yourself. You should let her know the difference in strength between you two and force her to voluntarily release the shackles of the battle arena."
"Senior is right." Lu Ye nodded. "Actually, when I was trapped in the battle arena that day, I had no intention of killing her. It was just that some of her actions forced me to kill her."
"What did she do?" Aunt Yue asked curiously.
Lu Ye thought for a moment and felt that there was nothing he couldn't say, so he went straight to the point. "That day on the battle stage, Hu Xue wasn't my match. I forced her to release the seal, but she ended up tearing her clothes apart. Under such circumstances, if she suddenly released the seal again, with Yuan Du by her side, I wouldn't be able to explain myself even if I had ten thousand mouths. So, I could only kill her, destroy her body, and destroy all evidence."
"So explosive?" Chu Shen's eyes widened when he heard this. Thinking about it, in the middle of a life and death battle, the other party suddenly treated him with sincerity. This scene was really ridiculous.
Aunt Yue frowned and couldn't help scolding, "How shameless!"
Although Jiu Yan didn't say anything, it was obvious that he had the same thought. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, then killing her was indeed the best response." Then he changed the topic, "But I heard that Hu Xue is a heavenly beauty, and even Yuan Du dotes on her. Her life is in your hands, so she will definitely beg for mercy. Aren't you the least bit tempted?"
Lu Ye lowered his eyes. "In a battle, under my long saber, either the enemy dies or I die. Whether she's beautiful or ugly, it's all the same to me."
Jiu Yan nodded slightly and turned to look at Chu Shen. "Learn from your big brother. You still have a long way to go in the future. Sooner or later, you will encounter trouble with beauty. You must not destroy yourself because of compassion."
"Yes." Chu Shen hurriedly responded. He then turned his head and winked at Lu Ye. His face was full of admiration for Lu Ye as his big brother.
Jiu Yan asked again, "What are you going to do with Zi Xuan?"
Lu Ye replied honestly, "Although several forces have contacted us, wanting to occupy Zi Xuan, this island has no intention to agree. Zi Xuan has not been dealt with for the time being, and no one dares to easily occupy it."
"Just wait, it won't be long before someone comes to contact you."
Lu Ye raised his eyebrows. "Senior, are you referring to Zi Xuan Demon Star?"
Jiu Yan nodded and said, "And it's probably Rizhao who will come to deal with this matter personally."
Although Lu Ye had expected this, when he heard Jiu Yan's judgment, he still felt a little unconfident. "If Rizhao comes, then our Three World Island is not qualified to talk to him on an equal footing. If the other party uses force …"
Aunt Yue coldly snorted and said, "In this vast Ten Thousand Elephant Sea, even if a dragon comes, it will have to coil up. If Rizhao comes, you can talk to him. Unless he has the courage to break the rules, he will have to act according to the rules. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Lu Ye understood.
This time, he came to Che Ling Boundary not only to express his gratitude, but also because of this matter. He speculated that Zi Xuan would definitely send a powerful expert to deal with the matter of Zi Xuan Island.
He could not count on Lionheart, which meant that he could not count on the entire Yue Yao faction. Therefore, Zi Xuan would most likely send a powerful expert from Zi Xuan!
In front of Rizhao, Lu Ye had to think about how to fight for his own interests.
Che Ling Boundary's attitude had undoubtedly reassured him. Aunt Yue's words clearly told him that it did not matter whether the other party was Rizhao or not, the Three World Island could do whatever they wanted.
Zi Xuan hated the Three World Island to the core, but if they wanted to take back Zi Xuan Island, they would have to abide by the rules of the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea. If an outsider like Rizhao dared to casually make a move in the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea, the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea would not tolerate it.
"I know what to do." Lu Ye nodded.
"That's good." Jiu Yan was undoubtedly very satisfied with his performance. There were many smart people in this world, but being smart and cautious was undoubtedly a good character. Such people generally did not die young. "Che Ling Boundary is not big, but the scenery is not bad. If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can stay in this boundary for a while and let Shen 'er entertain you."
Seeing that Jiu Yan was about to leave, Lu Ye hurriedly said, "Senior, I have one more thing to ask."
"What is it?"
"Is there a female cultivator called Ban Ci in this boundary?" Lu Ye asked.
"No." Jiu Yan shook her head, then asked, "Why are you looking for her?"
Lu Ye didn't know why he was looking for her. Speaking of which, he didn't have much contact with HanCi. They only went to a secret place together, but something happened there. Since then, HanCi hadn't been heard from since.
If that was all, it would be fine. The woman had left after something like that. Lu Ye did not want to be entangled with her. The key was that when he came to Che Ling Boundary last time, he saw a little girl called Ban Xia. That little girl's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to the little girl he had saved in a ruined boundary back then.
Afterward, he learned from Chu Shen that Ban Xia was the child of a boundary and carried the destiny of a boundary. If he was not mistaken, Ban Xia should be the little girl he had saved back then.
And Ban Xia and Ban Ci … there was a lot of room for imagination. In fact, when Ban Xia was saved back then, she was taken into a small world by Ban Ci.
Now that Ban Xia was in Che Ling Boundary, Lu Ye was very puzzled.
"It's nothing." Lu Ye replied in a muffled voice.
Jiu Yan's interest was piqued. She asked, "Could it be that you've done something wrong to her? You've let her down again?"
"No, no." Lu Ye hurriedly denied.
Under the hazy halo, Jiu Yan looked deeply at Lu Ye. "As a man, you have to be responsible. Being fickle and heartless is the most shameful thing. Take care of yourself."
With that, he stood up and left.
Lu Ye also stood up and bowed. He was speechless. Speaking of which, there was no such thing as being irresponsible between him and HanCi, and there was no such thing as being heartless. The main thing was that he had not seen HanCi since that day.
If he had the chance to see her, Lu Ye wanted to ask her what she meant.
Since he had already achieved his goal, Lu Ye naturally would not stay in Che Ling Boundary for long.
Chu Shen still had to stay here for a few days before returning to Three World Island. The two brothers bade farewell. Lu Ye did not let him send him off and left on his own.
From Che Ling Boundary to Three World Island and into the Wanxiang Sea, he happened to pass by Zi Xuan.
Since Lu Ye had nothing to do, he took the time to visit Zi Xuan. He found that the huge Zi Xuan was now overcrowded. Countless homeless cultivators gathered here in groups of twos and threes.
To most cultivators, other than the Wanxiang Island, they would never be able to enter the other top spiritual islands. Now that Zi Xuan was ownerless, they were naturally happy to come and watch the fun.
Especially the spirit jade mine, it was the most attractive. This was a rare opportunity to broaden one's horizons.
As for cultivating here … that was absolutely impossible. Setting aside the fact that there were too many cultivators gathered here, without the protection of the grand array, the energy escaping from the Myriad Phenomenon Sea would not be able to stay on Violet Jade Island. Thus, even if he were to cultivate here, it would be useless.
Everyone came here to watch the fun.
As for setting up the array … this huge Zi Xuan was the spoils of war of Three World Island. Whoever dared to do so would be provoking Three World Island.
They were afraid that once they set up the array, they would be targeted and attacked by Three World Island.
Therefore, this resulted in such a huge top-grade spiritual island being overcrowded with people, yet it was in a strange state of being ownerless. This had never happened before in the entire history of the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea.
Lu Ye did not stay for too long. He only checked for a while before leaving.
After returning to Three World Island, he had not even warmed his seat when Luan Xiaoe came to find him. Yan Miao came with her.
"Senior Sisters, your red luan stars are moving, and your faces are glowing. Are you expecting something?" Lu Ye teased.
Luan Xiaoe could not help but glare at him. "Don't talk nonsense." She changed the topic. "I want to step down from my position as Island Master!"
Yan Miao said, "Me too!"
(End of Chapter)
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