Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 618 - Three Hundred and Ninety-Six: Cooperation

Chapter 618: Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-Six: Cooperation

The facade was completely torn off, and the atmosphere plummeted to freezing.

However, somewhat beyond Xu Yuan’s expectations, Tang Ruofu still maintained his calm.

There wasn’t even a trace of anger to be seen in his expression.

But thinking about it, the Dayan Empire did have the Dayan Laws to protect the lower-ranking cultivators and mortals, whatever the implementation, at least such a thing existed.

In this illusionary world from twenty thousand years ago, where the sects fought like warlords in a lawless society of cultivation, this sword maniac, having lived for several decades in this era, must have seen crueler methods than his.

As he thought about it, Xu Yuan waited for Tang Ruofu’s response while casually covering the unconscious Xia Qing with a blanket again.

He had already delivered a show of force. There was no need to further provoke the other party.

Xu Yuan always preferred to leave some face for his collaborators—after all, such gestures were the cheapest form of respect.

Tang Ruofu was a smart man, and he probably cherished the lady lying before him.

Because of that, he would definitely not refuse him.

Of course, if Tang Ruofu was just a macho devotee pretending to be in pure love, then this matter...

"You... are very impressive."

The muffled voice sounded in the quiet hall, interrupting Xu Yuan’s thoughts. He looked up and noticed a certain resolve in Tang Ruofu’s eyes.

Well, it seemed the pure love warrior before him was not just for show.

With a light chuckle, Xu Yuan stroked his chin and said,

"Impressive? I thought at least you would curse me as a despicable villain."

"I’ve said before, pettiness is but the impotent rage of the mediocre."

Tang Ruofu’s words carried a hint of helplessness as he softly said, "Using a Primordial body to plot and capture a Semi-Saint, I finally see how you survived the Jiatiange’s pursuit."

"You flatter me. The credit for escaping the pursuit should go to my wretched wife."

Xu Yuan sat cross-legged on the ground, cupped his hands towards the other man, and smiled half-squinted, "But back to our earlier topic, do you agree to the deal, elder?"

"....."

Tang Ruofu gazed deeply at Xu Yuan, somewhat strained as he tidied up his half-undone clothes and said in a low voice, "Since you’ve asked so "earnestly," I, Tang Ruofu, would indeed be ungracious to disagree."

Clap.

Xu Yuan clapped his hands together, the chill on his face replaced by the warmth of a sunny smile: "Thank you, elder. I knew you wouldn’t ignore our plight."

"...."

Tang Ruofu, watching the rapid change in Xu Yuan’s expression, twitched at the corner of his eye:

"Just tell me your plan. The Jiatiange’s Saintess is not easy to kill. As far as I know, in the past two hundred years, the only Jiatiange Saint Heir who died at someone else’s hand was the Tianrui you killed seven years ago."

Xu Yuan nodded in complete agreement:

"Indeed, she’s not easy to kill, but it shouldn’t be too difficult for you, elder."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ruofu frowned slightly, his expression becoming somewhat peculiar:

"You want me to use the Dao Domain of Xing Wu for the assassination?"

"You could understand it that way."

Tang Ruofu’s strange Dao Domain was not particularly suited for covert assassinations since it lacked the ability to hide its energy mechanism, but it was extraordinarily apt for stabbing an ally in the back during battle.

Once the "anchor point" was set, it was unsolvable.

And how he set up his anchor points, Xu Yuan still had no clear understanding until now.

This silently eerie technique could instantly drain the Saintess of her combat ability and allow her to be killed.

After all, not all Jiatiange Saintesses were like his own Tianyan, proficient in using the Life Substitution Secret Technique.

"...."

After a brief contemplation, Tang Ruofu eyed Xu Yuan, hesitantly:

"My Dao Charm may be concealed, but I’ve heard rumors that the Yantian Art contains a secret technique that can inspect every energy mechanism in the world...."

"Rest assured, that Saintess won’t be able to detect it."

"You... why are you so certain?"

"Heh...." Xu Yuan’s lips curled into a peculiar smile.

What a joke. Even Tianyan got outwitted by this insidious fellow; it would be surprising if the Saintess of this era could detect it.

While laughing, Xu Yuan took a jade slip prepared by Tianyan out of the Sumeru Ring.

The jade slip, a rare and precious textual medium in this era.

Infuse it with divine consciousness and one could read its contents, though only for a limited number of times.

Tang Ruofu, with furrowed brows, took the jade slip and gently ran his fingers over its smooth surface:

"This is..."

"Inside this jade slip are some of the Yantian Art’s techniques. You can review them first, and then I will explain the details of our plan..."

...

...

...

The warm sun of the rising day cascaded like a waterfall,

Under the clear sky that extended for thousands of miles, two men dressed in white splendid garments sped in one direction at full speed, their swift motion stirring up air waves that caused the sea of fog blanketing the Sword Casting Valley below to churn incessantly.

And soon,

A slender figure in black appeared in the skies at the edge of the two men’s vision.

In a matter of breaths, the two splendidly dressed men had reached the young girl.

The black-dressed girl, who had been meditating with her eyes closed in mid-air, slowly opened her dazzling golden pupils due to the two men’s approach.

As her gaze swept over them, a voice laced with teasing rang out:

"What’s the matter?"

One of them immediately bowed with clasped hands, took out an encrypted letter from his bosom, and offered it with both hands:

"Saintess, the Saint has instructed me to deliver this letter to you."

"Oh?"

Tian Ye’s attractive eyebrows slightly raised, "After such a long time, has that guy finally found something?"

While speaking,

she curled her index finger slightly, and the encrypted letter floated into her hands.

After quickly scanning the letter, Tian Ye’s originally flirtatious and charming expression gradually faded away.

Having read through it carefully, the letter spontaneously combusted, turning to ashes and falling into the sea of fog below.

Tian Ye frowned slightly, her golden eyes filled with a touch of confusion as she looked towards the southwest.

That Elder Luo was actually repelled by a Saint Level Yin Ghost in the Green Lake Marsh yesterday...

And she remembered the Green Lake Marsh was on the outskirts of the Sword Casting Valley.

Thinking this, a strange light flashed across Tian Ye’s eyes.

The ghost fog was the foundation of Yin Ghosts, which made high-level Yin Ghosts typically stay in the depths of the Sword Casting Valley where the fog was thickest.

Now, such an occurrence of high-level Yin Ghosts venturing out of the Sword Casting Valley was recorded by Jiatiange as having only two possible reasons.

One was that the ecosystem within the ghost fog was on the brink of collapse; the Yin Ghosts had nothing to eat and needed to expand the ghost fog outward to consume more living beings to maintain this balance.

The second was that high-level Yin Ghosts sensed something they wanted by some means...

With this thought, Tian Ye’s golden eyes narrowed slightly.

Based on her observations over the past few months, the ecosystem within the Sword Casting Valley’s ghost fog was still in the digestion phase, and it could hold on for at least another twenty years before the next expansion was needed.

This meant that the Saint Level Yin Ghost must have been after the latter...

Without any hesitation, Tian Ye took out a map from the Sumeru Ring, her slender fingertips gently sliding across the delicate paper surface.

Taking the center of the Sword Casting Valley as the starting point,

and the Green Lake as the endpoint,

connecting the two in a straight line, the extension outward led to...

"You two, who is the protector in charge of the Ghost Willow Forest area?"

"...."

There was a moment of silence, the two Jiatiange powerhouses exchanged glances, then hesitantly said:

"It’s... the people from the Inviting Moon Sect and that Sword Madman."

"The Sword Madman, huh..."

Tian Ye murmured to herself.

She did have some impression of this Sword Madman; Jiatiange had once extended an olive branch to him due to his strength, which was close to that of physical Mortal Transcendence, but he had refused.

As she recalled this, Tian Ye suddenly noticed that the expressions of the two men before her were somewhat amiss. She collected her thoughts, half-closed her beautiful eyes, chuckled, and said:

"Your looks seem off; it seems something has happened over there."

The Jiatiange powerhouses bowed their heads and spoke in a low voice:

"Half a day ago, Xiao Keqing sent a message saying he had found the critically injured Sword Madman. As for the other accompanying Inviting Moon Sect Elders... all have disappeared without a trace."

"Isn’t the Sword Madman supposed to be with Xia Qing?"

"Yes, Elder Xia Qing has also gone missing."

"..."

Tian Ye’s smiling eyes narrowed slightly.

She remembered that Xia Qing had also achieved Mortal Transcendence a few years ago.

So, a place with a Mortal Transcendent, a Semi-Saint, and several Primordials nearly didn’t survive this time?

"Tsk... It looks like more than one Saint Level Ghost came out in search of Jing He.

"Where is Tang Ruofu now? Take me to him immediately."