by Feng Yise
She and Long Qin had a close relationship. The love for the house extends to even the crows perching on the roof, so she naturally viewed Ye Yuan in a different light.
Long Xiaochun pursed her mouth and said unhappily, "What? I finally managed to get some leverage over him, but you ruined it with one sentence."
Ye Yuan also found it funny listening at one side. It turned out that the Dragon Clan could still have this way of saying things.
Long Xiyue shot Long Xiaochun a fierce glare and said, "You lass, you don't cultivate well every day! You only know how to cause disturbances! The Battle of Dragon Sons is about to begin right away. Starting from today, you cultivate well for me, strive to break through to Second Firmament Empyrean as soon as possible! If you lose in the Battle of Dragon Sons, see if I don't teach you a lesson!"
The moment Long Xiaochun heard the word cultivate, she could not help getting a headache.
"Mother, don't force me anymore! You look, I already cultivate very diligently, cultivating to the Empyrean Realm so quickly." Long Xiaochun said in a spoiled manner.
But Long Xiyue was not the slightest bit moved and pulled a long face as she said, "Don't give me that! Doesn't Mother still not know your character? If you still dare to be negligent, just remember that I will directly confine you!"
Long Xiaochun had a bitter face. Suddenly, she had a spark of inspiration. Pulling Ye Yuan, she had an appearance of giving people a feeling of unable to help to show tender care when one saw her as she said, "Big Brother Ye Yuan …"
Long Xiyue was just about to get angry, but saw Ye Yuan smile. He said, "Aunt, you don't need to force Xiaochun like this too. With her talent, isn't breaking through to Second Firmament Empyrean still easily accomplished?"
Long Xiaochun nodded her head like a chicken pecking for rice at the side, agreeing strongly to this.
Ye Yuan's words were also not uttered against his conscience. Long Xiaochun's talent was indeed what he rarely saw in this lifetime.
Even that Lin Changqing who cracked himself up to be a genius was also a piece of trash in front of Long Xiaochun.
This was still Long Xiaochun being very playful, that was why her cultivation speed was so slow.
If she cultivated diligently, her current strength would already be god knows how horrifying.
Long Xiyue shook her head and said, "You don't know this. But the Battle of Dragon Sons is related to the Raindragon Stronghold's rise and fall. Now that the Battle of Dragon Sons is hanging above our heads, with her indolent personality, she'll definitely suffer a big loss going to the Battle of Dragon Sons. Those able to obtain the Heavenly Dragon Mark and become children of the heavenly dragon, every one of their strength is extremely powerful and not much weaker than her."
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Relax, Aunt, leave Xiaochun's breakthrough to me."
Long Xiyue was taken aback and said with pleasant surprise, "I nearly forgot. You're the Second Sage that Sacred Ancestor High Priest personally conferred! Then … I won't be courteous!"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "We are one family. There is no need to be too distant."
Long Xiyue beamed and said, "I really didn't expect that Big Brother would actually have an outstanding descendant like you. Given time, you'll definitely surpass your predecessor!"
Long Xiaochun giggled and said, "Great! Eating a medicinal pill and I'll be able to break through, it really saves too much trouble!"
… …
In front of Ao Xu, Long Chi said with a doleful look, "Brother Ao Xu, you have to uphold justice for this younger brother! Disregarding that that boy killed my Hao-er, he even used this sort of method to humiliate me! I really can't endure this grievance!"
Ao Xu revealed a difficult look, shook his head, and said with a sigh, "Younger Brother Long Chi, Elder Brother knows the bitterness in your heart. But you're aware of the status of the Son of the Heavenly Dragon. Just based on my status, it's hard to touch him at all!"
Long Chi secretly cursed the old fox, gritted his teeth, and said, "As long as Brother Ao Xu is willing to help Younger Brother take revenge, Younger Brother is willing to offer the Heaven Shaking Hammer with both hands."
Ao Xu could not help smiling when he heard this. He then said, "Younger Brother Long Chi, rest assured. What's our relationship? Your matters are my matters. This matter, I'll definitely help you settle it!"
Chapter 2154 - Branch
After the pill was formed, Long Xiaochun broke through the next day.
Following that, Ye Yuan and Long Xiaochun followed Ao Xu and left the Raindragon Stronghold.
Ye Yuan did not wish to take part in whatever Battle of Dragon Sons, more than a hundred years had already passed since he made this trip to save Lu-er. He was somewhat worried about Heavenly Eagle in his heart and planned on preparing to leave after staying for a few days.
But he could not withstand Long Xiaochun's hard and soft tactics as well as Long Xiyue's earnest hopes, so he set off with a half-reluctant attitude.
"Huhu, Dragon Son Ye is truly a peerless talent, to actually cultivate to the realm of Empyrean at this age. You'll surely be able to enter the Heavenly Dragon Mountain in the future," Ao Xu said with a laugh.
He was very humble and polite along the way and did not have any airs of a Heavenly Emperor powerhouse.
However, he had long already had killing intent aroused toward Ye Yuan.
From Long Chi's mouth, Ao Xu already knew how monstrous Ye Yuan was.
If such a monster grew up, he would pose a tremendous threat to Dragon Son Ao Yu.
This threat absolutely could not stay!
Ao Yu was precisely Purpledragon Stronghold's Son of the Heavenly Dragon, and he was also Ao Xu's nephew.
Hence, even if Long Chi did not pay the price, he would kill Ye Yuan too, disposing of this hidden danger while it was in a budding state.
"Senior is too kind. This Ye was merely a little lucky," Ye Yuan said with a smile.
Long Xiaochun rolled her eyes and said, "You're really hypocritical! Clearly very impressive yourself, yet, feigning an unimpressive appearance! Your Dragon Beard Purpleshine Pill is really too incredible. The Seven-star priests in the stronghold are simply laymen when compared to you!"
Ao Xu was alarmed in his heart. This kid even knew how to refine pills. Furthermore, he was very formidable?
No wonder Long Xiaochun broke through so quickly. It turned out that it was actually due to the medicinal pill.
Ao Xu knew that Long Xiaochun was very lazy in cultivation and it was completely impossible to be Ao Yu's match, so he paid no attention to it.
He did not expect that when he came this time, Long Xiaochun actually broke through overnight, making his jaw drop.
This way, Long Xiaochun also became a formidable enemy of Ao Yu.
Ye Yuan could not help being speechless when he heard it. He was being modest. How did it become hypocritical when it reached Long Xiaochun's mouth?
He could not have people praise him and he put on a straight face and say that he was very impressive, right?
How to let people follow up with this!
Except, he did not know that these words strengthened Ao Xu's killing intent even more.
The three people moved extremely fast. Half a month later, they arrived at an area of high mountains and lofty peaks.
"The two of you, this place is a forked-road. This emperor still has to make a trip to Southhope Stronghold and receive the Son of the Heavenly Dragon, Long Zheng, to the Purpledragon Stronghold. You guys travel too slowly, I'll have to trouble you two to wait here for a few days. The latest by half a month, this Emperor will definitely catch up," Ao Xu clasped his hands and said.
Long Xiaochun's thoughts were pure and did not suspect anything. Waving her hand, she said, "Go on, go on, we'll wait for you."
Ao Xu smiled slightly, figure moving, and disappeared.
After Ao Xu left, Ye Yuan's brows furrowed slightly but became alert.
"Hey! Are you mistake
n? You even made it through the Dragon Eye Cave, but this wilderness is scaring you?" Long Xiaochun snickered.
Ye Yuan frowned and said in a solemn voice, "Better an open enemy than a false friend, an open foe may prove a curse but a pretend friend is even worse! The spatial structure here is very unstable. Once one hides in a spatial rift, it will be like a fish entering the sea. We will be unable to find those spatial rifts at all. Of course, this place is also the ideal place for an ambush!"
Long Xiaochun laughed and said, "My Big Brother Ye Yuan, are you being overly cautious? This place is East Suppression Pseudo World. Who dares to ambush us in my noble Dragon Clan's territory?"
Clearly, Long Xiaochun did not take Ye Yuan's cautiousness to heart at all.
But Ye Yuan had journeyed north and south, and had gone to no idea how many places before and experienced how many massacres before. He naturally would not be as pure as Long Xiaochun.
Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "This place isn't advisable to stay for too long. We'd better hurry up and leave."
Long Xiaochun said, "Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu asked us to wait here for him, if we were to go, how would he find us?"
Ye Yuan narrowed his eyes and said with a cold smile, "I'm afraid that he doesn't have good intentions too!"
Originally, Ye Yuan did not have any suspicions towards Ao Xu either. But Ao Xu's words just now had too many suspicious points!
Travel slow?
Forked road?
Would bringing two Empyreans on the journey really delay a lot of time?
Furthermore, this forked road was a little too coincidental, right?
Instinct told him that this place was not safe!
The more he thought, the more Ye Yuan felt that this was a scheme, a plot specifically to kill the two of them!
Long Xiaochun felt that Ye Yuan was rather abnormal and said unhappily, "Ye Yuan, you're too s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e! Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu doesn't put on any airs at all. Along the way, he also took extra care of us. How can he possibly harm us?"
Ye Yuan could not help being speechless. This lass was too pure and did not know the viciousness of the human heart at all!
He did not believe that this East Suppression Pseudo World was a pure land without strife.
Although Ye Yuan did not know why Ao Xu would make a move against him, this place being very dangerous was certainly without a doubt.
Ye Yuan frowned and said, "You're not going?"
"I'm not going! Want to go, you go!" Long Xiaochun said stubbornly.
Ye Yuan let out a sigh and said, "Forget it, I want to see just what tricks Ao Xu can play!"
He did not believe that Ao Xu dared to act against the two of them in a flagrant manner.
After all, Ao Xu was a receiving envoy, if the two of them died in Ao Xu's hands, he would have to be buried in death himself too.
Long Xiaochun had a disdainful look as she said, "Ye Yuan, I've misjudged you! You're projecting your own shortcomings onto others! Not every one is as black-hearted as you."
Ye Yuan smiled and paid no heed to it. Landing among the mountains, he found a place to rest.
The way each person saw the world was different. Long Xiaochun's thoughts were simple and naturally felt that this world was very simple.
Didn't Ye Yuan like this little sister because of this too?
Loyal to friends, simple thoughts, having dealings with such a person took no effort at all.
Ye Yuan did not haggle over it. Rather, Long Xiaochun was unrelenting and chased after Ye Yuan angrily and said, "Humph! I really couldn't tell that you were such a person! Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu has no grudge nor enmity with us. He is also very kind. So what reason does he have to harm us …"
Got to admit, Ao Xu pretended very well along the way. Even Ye Yuan was deceived, let alone talk about Long Xiaochun.
Ao Xu's ripe old age was not lived in vain in the end.
Even Ye Yuan also did not detect the killing intent in his heart.
Along the way, Ao Xu was not overly close to the two, but he also did not put on the airs of a Heavenly Emperor.
Answering every question, helping with every problem.
Everything was expressed too normally.
He looked just like a kind and gentle grandpa.
If not for the reason just now being somewhat shoddy, coupled with that he was extremely s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to space, he probably would not discover the danger yet.
"Talk! Say something! Being speechless, do you think that what I said makes sense? Humph! Half a month later, when Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu comes, see what face you still have to meet him!" Long Xiaochun said angrily.
However, what Long Xiaochun did not expect was that Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu did not come. Instead, a bunch of ferocious and sinister bandits came.
Chapter 2155 - Battling a Hundred Empyreans!
"Coming!"
Ye Yuan currently had his eyes shut to rest, ignoring the chirping of the Long Xiaochun by the side.
Suddenly, a ripple in space was keenly detected by him.
Long Xiaochun was taken aback at first, following that, she grumbled, "Hey, you're still using this kind of low-level method to bluff me, do you think that I'd believe?"
But Ye Yuan ignored her and slowly got up. His gaze seemed to have seen through the dense woods, a solemn look on his face.
In the distance, some powerful auras were currently coming over here!
There was a series of rustling noises in the dense woods. Several dozen figures revealed their figures.
The person in the front had thick bushy brows, a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle's. The scar at the corner of his eye drew all the way to the chin; extremely terrifying.
The scarred man said in a cold voice, "Everyone, guard your positions well. This boy is proficient in spatial law. Don't let him run!"
"Yes, Lord Long Xiao!" Everyone answered.
When this group of people appeared in front of Long Xiaochun, she was utterly stunned.
Each and every one of these people's auras was very powerful, they were actually all Empyrean powerhouses!
The scarred man in the front even reached middle-stage Empyrean!
Ye Yuan was long mentally prepared and was very calm as he slowly opened his mouth and said, "Did Ao Xu send you guys here?"
Long Xiao laughed loudly and said, "Kid, want to bait me? However … it doesn't matter, because you're dead for sure today! That's right, it was indeed Lord Xu who sent us here! Looking at your appearance, you actually don't feel surprised?"
In Long Xiao's eyes, Ye Yuan was already a turtle in one's jaws. He would be dead for sure.
Although spatial law was formidable, as long as there were sufficient precautions, the opponent could not run at all.
They were merely a thousand feet away from Ye Yuan right now.
At this distance, Ye Yuan did not have the chance to execute spatial law to escape at all!
But regarding Ye Yuan's reaction, Long Xiao was very surprised.
Since Ye Yuan was waiting here obediently, he shouldn't have known that this was arranged by Lord Xu. But why was he so composed, like he knew long ago?
This could not be explained!
If he knew that it was Long Xiaochun's assist, he would probably be beside himself with joy long ago.
Hearing Long Xiao's words, Long Xiaochun was completely dumbfounded.
Long Xiaochun did not believe this as she said, "Impossible! This … How is this possible? Lord Ao Xu is so nice. It must be you guys framing him!"
Ye Yuan could not help being speechless and said, "That old man has probably lived for no less than ten million years. Wouldn't pretending to be a kind grandpa be easily accomplished?"
Long Xiaochun could not quite accept this truth. When she looked at Ye Yuan, her heart felt like it was being pricked. Lowering her eyes, she felt very guilty inside.
"Sorry, I … I was wrong! You … You run away! Don't worry about me!" Long Xiaochun was simple, but she was not dumb.
Ao Xu was completely and utterly a big liar!
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "What a joke. You're my little sister, how can I possibly leave you and escape by myself?"
Long Xiao laughed loudly and said, "Escape? Kid, you seem to not have realized your situation yet! In front of this Empyrean, you still want to run?"
Long Xiaochun suddenly recalled something, looking at the scarred man, she cried out in shock, "Eagle eyes, scar, you … you're Long Xiao!"
Long Xiao laughed loudly and said, "Looks like this Empyrean's name is still somewhat resounding!"
Long Xiaochun said anxiously, "Ye Yuan, quickly run! This guy is famous for killing people without batting an eyelid! Furthermore, he's extremely strong, being unrivaled in the same rank! He committed numerous crimes in Purpledragon Stronghold and suffered the pursuit of several dozen black strongholds. Later, it alarmed an earth stronghold. Legends say that when he was still Third Firmament Empyrean, he had once encountered the pursuit of five great Third Firmament Empyreans before. In the end, those five great Empyreans were all killed by him!"
If Long Xiao was just Second or Third Firmament Empyrean, Long Xiaochun would not be so nervous. She knew Ye Yuan's combat power.
Even if he could not win, there was still hope of running away.
But this Long Xiao was a Fourth Firmament Empyrean mighty expert. Furthermore, his combat strength was extremely strong. Her assurance in Ye Yuan was not that big anymore.
Long Xiaochun liked to pester Long Zhi, making him talk about some of the interesting things of the East Suppression Pseudo World and the outside world.
Long Xiao's fame in the boundary of Purpledragon Stronghold was very great. Long Zhi had mentioned it once before, so that was how she knew.
"Heh heh, since you know this Empyrean's battle achievements, then you should know that you're dead for sure today, right? In order to deal with you, this father of yours has brought out all the elite troops!" Long Xiao said with a cold laugh.
Among the dozen over Empyreans present, just the Third Firmament Empyreans were as many as three!
There were also seven to eight Second Firmament Empyreans. First Firmament Empyreans likewise had seven to eight people.