Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 966 - 599: Showoff

Chapter 966: Chapter 599: Showoff

The sudden calamity made the cave so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Feeling a strand of yellow sand falling on his head, Xu Yuan knitted his brows and looked up slowly.

The Hidden Dragon Cave was located in the valley, with several hundred zhang high loess cliffs above, which had become incredibly compacted over years of sandstorms, but at this moment, due to the recent collision, it had undergone structural deformation.

In his field of vision, cracks appeared on the dome above, and bits of sandstone fell like a curtain of green yarn from them.

The Dragon Sanctuary seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

The thick layer of soil made it impossible for Xu Yuan to sense what was happening above the cliff, but a glance at the unsightly expression on Tianyan’s face was enough to understand.

But why?

How could it be a coincidence that out of the vast Evil Spirit Abyss, they were precisely under the impact zone on the edge?

But if this wasn’t a coincidence, how did the other party sense their presence?

Tianyan was able to detect the catastrophe in the depths of the abyss solely because the energy mechanism fluctuations there were too intense, creating reverberations that reached them.

What about the other party?

Even if the other party was a Saint, it was not possible to pull them out from hundreds of miles away while they were in silence.

What had given them away?

Xu Yuan thought of many possibilities in an instant, but the only thing likely to have revealed their presence was the Dragon Transformation Essence.

In "Cangyuan,"

As long as a player carried Dragon Transformation Essence and was on the same map as the dragon girl, she would actively seek them out.

But the problem was that the dragon girl was currently at the mercy of the mysterious Saint; how could she possibly come to find him?

In the spreading silence, Xu Yuan suddenly let out a sigh and murmured with a smile:

"Tsk... what is all this?"

Tianyan glanced back subconsciously.

Xu Yuan shrugged helplessly at her and said:

"Encountering two hostile Saints within a month, do you think if I kicked a stray dog while walking, I would manage to hit the Desert Qilin Wolf on the head?"

Tianyan keenly sensed that something might be wrong with his mentality and wanted to offer comfort, but Xu Yuan seemed to have seen through her thoughts and shook his head and waved his hand:

"I just feel like my luck is terribly rotten, just a little venting."

Saying this, he drew out his Willow Ghost Blade, leaped off the high platform and the iron pool, and chuckled:

"Looking for treasure alone, constantly encountering troubles like these, I should’ve brought a few powerful beings with me."

After saying that,

Xu Yuan sighed unconsciously in his heart.

Though the Prime Minister’s Mansion was huge, that was relative to individual Sects.

Currently in The Great Yan, proportionally speaking, the Prime Minister’s Mansion, the Imperial Family, and the Sect Alliance had a strength ratio of three, two, and seven respectively.

Not to mention that behind the Qin Family were the Hidden Sects lurking beside.

With the end of the Northern Frontier turmoil, once its resources and industries were fully integrated, this ratio might shrink some, but the Sects still held absolute advantage over The Imperial Court.

This was the source of confidence for the Sects to pacify The Imperial Court.

An accumulation of problems over a thousand years couldn’t be reversed in just a few decades of rejuvenation.

However, the Prime Minister’s Mansion and the Imperial Family also possessed what the Sect Alliance did not - the powerful command and mobilization coordination capability that came from centralized power.

But this advantage came at a price.

The Imperial Family was better off since their centralization wielded strong inertia around the imperial bloodline.

The Prime Minister’s Mansion, on the other hand, rested entirely on Xu Yinhe’s enormous personal prestige.

In other words,

If Li Yaoxuan died and a new Emperor took over, the Imperial Family would remain the same.

But if something happened to Xu Yinhe, the Prime Minister’s Mansion might no longer be the power that dominated the world.

Now the Prime Minister’s Mansion had focused most of its attention on the Northern Frontier and Di’an; the Western Desert was beyond its reach.

For this journey, to ensure Xu Yuan’s safety, even his older brother’s presence wouldn’t suffice, only his uncle could.

But the problem was that his uncle wouldn’t dare to leave at such a critical juncture.

As the campaign in the Northern Frontier drew to a close, the relationship between the Imperial Family and the Prime Minister’s Mansion had hit rock bottom; his uncle must stay in Di’an to protect their father and prepare for Li Yaoxuan’s possible death strike.

However, to be reasonable, for this secret journey to the west, having Ran Qingmo and Bai Muxi, two peak Grandmasters, as escorts was already quite a luxurious lineup.

After all, who could have anticipated that there was a Saint’s nest hidden within Qianji Gorge?

Muttering to himself, Xu Yuan’s figure had already disappeared into the passageway, intending to continue outside when he discovered someone had suddenly grabbed his wrist.

Turning to look at the golden-eyed girl beside him, Xu Yuan asked in a low voice:

"What’s wrong?"

Tianyan frowned and said,

"What’s wrong? I want to ask you what you’re doing going out now?"

Xu Yuan glanced at her with a slightly odd look and pointed to the dome:

"Clearly, they know we’re inside. But creating such a big commotion without coming straight in means they have no immediate intention to act. Instead of continuing to be a turtle in its shell, let’s go out and have a chat to see what their intentions really are."

With that,

Xu Yuan paused, glanced at the other three women in the cavern, and whispered:

"Right, Mu Xi, use your earth-walking technique and take them out first. If the person outside is a Saint, your staying won’t be of use."

"What about you, Xu Yuan?" Ran Qingmo suddenly spoke up, clutching her Ink Sword tightly.

Xu Yuan flicked his Willow Ghost Blade and asked with a smile:

"What do you think? Naturally, I’m going to meet the Saint. After all, the message was provided by Lady Wan, so they should give me some face to a certain extent."