Chapter 266 - Chapter 266: 266 Secrets of the Celestial Being (1/2)
Chapter 266: 266 Secrets of the Celestial Being
When Ye Lingbo’s words came out, the courtyard became quiet.
Gu Yang thought to himself, surely a fight would break out now.
He was prepared, ready to unleash his divine beast incarnations at any moment. If they started to seriously fight, he would intervene in time to prevent a tragedy.
Four incarnations, just enough for each of them.
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Su Ningyan, Princess Chang, and Pei Qianlan all turned their heads, all staring at him with intense gazes.
Their eyes were remarkably similar, filled with grief and self-blame.
Su Ningyan asked softly, “Is what she said, true?”
Princess Chang and Pei Qianlan didn’t need to ask because they had been present at the time and heard it with their own ears — the part about them becoming Dao companions.
Ye Lingbo’s words had dealt them a lethal blow.
Because what they represented was status.
Until now, Gu Yang had not given them any status.
Even a promise would have sufficed.
They didn’t even have the courage to fight back.
Gu Yang started to feel a prickling sensation on his scalp under their stare, not understanding why they suddenly turned their spears towards him.
In response to Su Ningyan’s questioning, his mind began racing.
How should he respond in such circumstances?
He truly lacked experience in this.
After thinking for a second, he nodded, “It is true.”
It was a fact, he couldn’t deny it after the fact.
In the air, a moment of stagnation seemed to appear.
Su Ningyan didn’t say anything. She turned around and walked away.
Gu Yang didn’t call after her, merely watching her leave.
Then, Princess Chang left as well. Like Su Ningyan, she didn’t say anything when she left, only her hand clutching Long Autumn Sword showed her knuckles whitening, revealing the turbulence inside her.
Watching her leave, Gu Yang felt a relief in his heart.
That would be the better result, wouldn’t it?
Ye Lingbo also left, leaving in the same breezy manner as she arrived. Only the smirk on her face as she left gave away her feelings.
She was originally supposed to go practice in seclusion. On her way, she heard from her students that Princess Chang and a mysterious woman were jealously arguing outside the entrance of the literature academy—almost coming to blows. They were stopped by Vice Principal Zhou.
As soon as she arrived at Zhou Zongye’s courtyard, she ended the fight among the three women with just one sentence.
The courtyard was left with only Gu Yang and Pei Qianlan, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense.
After half a year of not seeing each other, he wanted to ask about Su Qingzhen and the others, but saw tears gushing down her face. His heart softened, and he stepped forward to embrace her.
Pei Qianlan cried even harder.
“You are so cruel to leave me there and run away on your own…”
“Did you… not want me anymore…”
“You”
Seeing that she was about to talk nonsense, Gu Yang sighed, “I thought you could understand me.”
With one sentence, Pei Qianlan’s weeping stopped abruptly. She looked at him with her tear-stained face in a fluster.
He wiped the tears from her face with his hand and said, “My enemies are everywhere—the Shen Family, the Lin Family, the Heavenly Saint Sect; the Three Saint Sects and ChiMing Heaven behind them …”
“Surrounded by powerful enemies, I have no time to worry about personal matters. If I keep you by my side, I will only bring harm to you.”
Upon hearing his words, Pei Qianlan was both ashamed and guilty.
“I never thought of leaving you. Only if you are safe, can I focus on cultivation.”
“I’m sorry, it’s my fault…”
With a few sentences, Gu Yang had managed to calm Pei Qianlan.
Of course, what he said was indeed the truth. At such times, he had neither the time nor the mood for love.
But he had ended up attracting one woman after another.
Having too much charm was also a problem!
When Pei Qianlan had calmed down, Gu Yang said, “Let’s go.”
“Where?”
“The palace.”
“Huh?”
Zhou Zongye, who was outside, saw they weren’t fighting and intended to leave, but he couldn’t help eavesdropping a bit longer. When he saw Gu Yang not only soothe Pei Qianlan but also make her apologize, he couldn’t help but sigh. If only it was like this in the past…
When he heard Gu Yang intended to take her to the palace, he was shocked.
Gu Yang had just upset the dowager empress recently.
And now he was taking a lover to the palace. Was this really okay?
Gu Yang also knew the timing was not appropriate, but he didn’t have a choice.
At this time, Shen Yun must be not far from Divine City. Unlike the Nascent Soul cultivators in Shuiyue Dongtian, this Unleaking Realm powerhouse, who lived more than a thousand years, was not to be trifled with.
An Unleaking Realm powerhouse had no weaknesses. They were more formidable in close combat, had tougher mortal bodies, and stronger mana…
The only place he had a slight advantage was that his Shenxiao Six Annihilation could restrain the Taiyou Moon Devouring Technique.
Even with his four divine beast incarnations, he might not be a match for Shen Yun.
Even if he seized the opportunity and defeated Shen Yun, as soon as the Heavenly Being from the Three Saint Sects appeared, he would be done for.
At this point, the only place Gu Yang could go was the palace.
Even the literature academy could not protect him.
The problem was, he had just offended Su Ningyan…
He should run a simulation first.
“At the age of twenty-two, you already had the mana of the second heaven, killed Shen Zhou of the third heaven’s mana level, and stunned the world.”