My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 364 - 223: Celestial Master (2)

"I’m not very good at talking, but from my personal perspective, I don’t want the two of you to end up parting ways because of conflicts."

"..."

Lin Wan lowered her head to look at her well-proportioned and slender legs. After quietly listening to what Chen Lu said, she lifted her head again and smiled brightly at him, "That definitely won’t happen."

Chen Lu put down his hand and nodded, "Alright."

"But."

Lin Wan lifted her snow-white chin and looked at Chen Lu, "This requires your cooperation."

"Me?"

"Yes."

"Cooperate how?"

"Tell me what really happened in those five minutes! And then do to me what you did to my sister!"

Lin Wan straightened her waist, her chest trembling as she held firm, saying confidently, "As long as you aren’t biased, my sister and I will never argue!"

"..."

Chen Lu looked at Lin Wan, who was exuding confidence, and after a moment of silence, directly pointed towards the bathroom, "Go, go fight with Lin Ying now, I’m out of it."

"...Don’t."

Seeing that being assertive wasn’t working, Lin Wan immediately switched to a coquettish mode, grabbing Chen Lu’s arm and pushing it down while saying, "Just treat it like I’m begging you."

"Do you know what happened?"

Chen Lu said expressionlessly, "...Does everything have to be the same?"

Lin Wan nodded gently, not questioning but directly confirming, "I know."

"Hmm?"

Chen Lu was slightly stunned, not yet reacting.

Lin Wan leaned forward slightly, suddenly stood on tiptoe, and gently kissed Chen Lu’s chin.

"Is this right?"

Then.

Lin Wan held Chen Lu’s arm tightly, looked up at his face, blushing slightly, "No, the chin feels weird, there’s stubble, it shouldn’t be like this... it should be a softer place, right?"

Chen Lu: "...I think I understand what your sister wants me to talk to you about."

"Don’t say it."

Lin Wan directly interrupted Chen Lu, at the same time raising her arms to wrap them around his underarms, hugging him tightly, "I know everything, but I’ve... always treated you like a sister, one with whom I can do anything, so it’s no problem!"

Chen Lu: "..."

At that moment.

He looked at the girl in his arms and, for the first time, felt that women were more challenging to deal with than the higher-ups of his self.

...

At the same time.

It was different from Chen Lu’s side.

At the Jinling Celestial Strategy Mansion Branch, although the atmosphere had somewhat eased with Xia Yue’s return.

But the problems in half of Jinling persisted unresolved.

Mount Tai and Luo Mountain would not feel at ease for a single day until they were solved.

Though Mount Tai had stepped down, he had been the leader of the Celestial Strategy Mansion for many years, and the other was a heavyweight, the highest official of Kunlun.

These two had long faces all day, and anyone seeing that would tense up.

As a result, the atmosphere at the Celestial Strategy Mansion Branch remained tense.

And Ji Xin never commented on these matters.

So the only time ordinary members could breathe easily was when Xia Yue was around.

Just as it was right now...

"So, did your wives die? With such long faces every day?"

Xia Yue looked at Luo Mountain and Mount Tai, who arrived together and said, "But I remember you two aren’t married, right? Aren’t you known as the ’nobody wants you’ duo?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Mount Tai’s mouth twitched as he looked at Xia Yue, "A trio! Tang Language refers to the ’nobody wants you’ as a trio! You’re part of it, too, you know."

"I have a heavy load on my shoulders."

Xia Yue scoffed in reply, "No spare time, plus I find women troublesome. These are objective reasons. If not for my responsibilities, do you think I’d be like this? I would have wives and concubines aplenty."

Luo Mountain suddenly asked, "...Does ’concubines aplenty’ refer to deceiving someone like Tang Language?"

Xia Yue casually replied, "You’re underestimating me. If I wanted to deceive, I could even deceive her ancestors."

Upon hearing this, Mount Tai said helplessly, "Currently, Tang Language is the only Nine-tailed there and her parents have passed away. How could she have any ancestors left?"

"Didn’t Tang Language boast she had an ancestor who ran away because she lost a fight and hasn’t returned?"

"You believe her?"

"...You’re right."

"Enough."

Mount Tai sighed, "Stop the nonsense, the atmosphere has lightened. Let’s hear it, did you find anything new when you met Chen Lu?"

Actually, he didn’t want to keep a long face either.

But he’s genuinely worried; for the past two days, whenever he closed his eyes, he’d see half of Jinling on a cat.

This might also be why Ji Xin perceives him as unsuitable for leadership.

He really is too prone to dwell on things.

Luo Mountain’s long face was primarily due to wanting to research scenery but finding no breakthrough point.

For him, it’s simply worry that leads to sleepless nights...

"Nothing new."

Xia Yue shook his head, then paused before continuing, "However, I did hear an interesting hypothesis from Chen Lu."

Mount Tai grew curious, "What?"

"He suspects the reason Jinling still has a spectacle is linked to the Celestial Master’s Mansion on Dragon Tiger Mountain."

Xia Yue replied, "Because the founding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty once accepted the ’Heaven’s Fate’ talisman from the Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"Isn’t that just a legend?"

Luo Mountain frowned slightly upon hearing this, "I remember there’s no clear record of it, right?"

Xia Yue nodded, "Right, but the last dynasty to be founded here, the one capable of producing scenery, was the Ming Dynasty. Additionally, the old monk at Jiming Temple also seemed to have noticed something and specifically mentioned Daoist."

"Hui Zhao? It needs careful investigation then."

Mount Tai’s expression grew serious, "Although he likes to speak in riddles, by his own words, his Wisdom Root is genuinely high... I’ll contact Dragon Tiger Mountain right away."

As he spoke.

He made a move to pull out his phone.

"No need, I’ve already contacted them."

Xia Yue interrupted, "Zhang Xiufeng said he would come over, and he specially instructed not to let others get close to the spectacle."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mountain immediately reacted, somewhat excitedly saying, "Could he know something!?"

"Unclear."

Xia Yue smirked, "Sometimes history being long is a problem, any random organization has a longer history than the Celestial Strategy Mansion, each with its heritage... I reckon he’ll arrive by tomorrow, then you can ask this Celestial Master Zhang yourselves."

"No need to wait for tomorrow...."

Xia Yue’s voice had just fallen.

A voice suddenly rang out.

The three slightly frowned, then turned their heads toward the direction of the staircase.

Celestial Master Zhang, dressed in a lavish Daoist robe, stood at the sight’s end.

"Three fellow Daoists."

Zhang Xiufeng approached the three with a gesture of greeting.

"...Nearly six hundred kilometers, you arrived in three hours."

Xia Yue watched Zhang Xiufeng, narrowing his eyes, "Even if you descended the mountain immediately upon receiving the news, it shouldn’t be possible. It seems you’re more anxious than we are."

Mount Tai and Luo Mountain were also surprised.

"Xia Yue’s insight is truly sharp."

Zhang Xiufeng sighed, "To tell you the truth, I used some tricks left by our ancestors in order to rush here immediately. I would like to confirm with you... the cat you call a spectacle, is it the kind of sacrificial creature I think it is?"

"..."

Hearing Zhang Xiufeng mention the term "ancestral tricks,"

Xia Yue and the others exchanged glances, immediately understanding what he meant.

Shrinking Earth Talisman.

This thing, even in the days when the Daoist lineage was unbroken, wasn’t something easily obtained, and definitely not in today’s times.

For Zhang Xiufeng to expend such resources just to rush over.

...Something’s off.

"Yes, it’s the kind of sacrificial creature you’re thinking of."

Xia Yue contemplated before directly responding, "Only now, it has transformed into a cat."

"Cat..."

Zhang Xiufeng stood frozen upon receiving the definite answer.

Xia Yue scrutinized his expression and suddenly said, "You don’t seem surprised by why the spectacle transformed into a cat? Do you know something?"

As he spoke, he began to close in on Zhang Xiufeng.

The atmosphere turned palpably intense.

Zhang Xiufeng shuddered, snapped back, and with a bitter smile, explained, "Xia Yue, truth be told, I don’t know much. I’m equally puzzled about the spectacle’s transformation into a cat.

As for why I reacted this way, it’s mainly because a past Celestial Master from our Dragon Tiger Mountain, the 42nd generation, once left a saying..."

Xia Yue paused his steps, "A saying?"