Chapter 89 (1/2)

Luo Shangyan shook her head, motioning him not to speak. Xiao Chen could guess a little and asked her to take a seat in his room. He instantly set up an Audio Barrier at the window and the door. They could hear what was outside, but no one outside could hear anything from within.

“Senior Sister Luo! How did you end up here? Where is Xian’er? Wasn’t she with you?” This was the biggest question for Xiao Chen at the moment. Luo Shangyan shook her head and sighed. “Too much to say at one go… ”

“It’s alright. Speak slowly.”

Luo Shangyan sighed quietly and began to speak with that lovely voice of hers. “When Sister Xian’er and I were sent to Skygale Sect in Violet Manor, we heard along the way that we would become some blood soul sacrifice. Luckily, some disputes arose one night among them, and both of us fled in the chaos. But after that, we got separated. Later, someone came after me to kill. I was heavily injured and saved by the Sect Leader of the Teal Jade Sect… ”

Xiao Chen could just about make out what happened. Xian’er could not be traced for the moment. Luo Shangyan had been saved by the Teal Jade Sect. So why were the palace guards guarding her now?

“How about you? How did you end up here?” Luo Shangyan suddenly broke his line of thought.

Xiao Chen trusted her very much and slowly recounted the events of the past days to her. He even told her about his mission to take the Fuxi Zither strings. Luo Shangyan was so shocked she could not speak. She darted a glance outside the doorway hurriedly.

“By the way, Senior Sister Luo, why are these people guarding you so closely?” Xiao Chen was quite puzzled. Since Liu Yunzheng had saved her, why were palace troops guarding her? They seemed not to allow her contact with anyone outside.

Bitter grievance flashed across Luo Shangyan’s eyes. She shook her head and sighed wordlessly. Xiao Chen asked anxiously, “Tell me, what has really happened?”

Luo Shangyan continued to shake her head and sigh. She begged him not to ask more. At this moment came the voice of a guard. “Miss Luo, time to go.”

Luo Shangyan rose. “I have to go.” Xiao Chen hurriedly stopped her. “Wait. Don’t tell them I’ve recovered my strength. That way, you can visit me again.”

Luo Shangyan gave a slight smile and nodded. She trod to outside the room. A long time passed. Xiao Chen still could not understand. At the Three Pure Sect in the past, she would never keep anything from him. Yet, just now, he could see so much helplessness in her eyes.

This kind of feeling made him feel terrible. Following that, half a month passed. Luo Shangyan came to visit him a few more times. Every time, it was the same: the moment he asked about herself, she would either evade the topic or have a very helpless look in her eyes. This feeling made Xiao Chen feel terrible.

And Liu Fenghuang visited him a few times more as well. She would pester him, just like in the past, to visit this place and that for fun. On this day, Liu Yunzheng visited him again. Xiao Chen knew that it was soon to be the Immortals League Competition. He could no longer hide the fact that he had recovered his inner strength. If he continued to keep it a secret, he would arouse suspicions concerning Senior Sister Luo.

“Thanks to Senior Sister Luo’s careful treatment, I have already recovered my strength.”

“Good, good!” Liu Yunzheng was very pleased. He said, “Just in time. His Highness the Third Prince is here today. He’d like you to come to the hall for a chat.”

The Third Prince… the first people Xiao Chen thought of were Prince Zhao and his brothers. But the Third Prince could not have been them. He must be the Third Prince of the Zhou State. So he left with them for the side hall at the mountain gate square.

Before he had reached the hall, he could see from a distance a tall, ferocious divine beast standing outside. The beast had a dragon head and its entire body was cloaked in fiery flames. The savage animals and beasts within the distance of several dozen kilometers had all fled far away. This was none other than the legendary kirin.

When he reached the hall, he found a young man in finery holding a tea cup in his hand, savoring the tea carefully. When the young man heard the approach of the two men, he gave a faint smile. “You are here, Sect Leader Liu.”

Liu Yunzheng bowed slightly. “Greetings to Your Highness.” Then he said to Xiao Chen, “This is the Third Prince of our great Zhou State, Yu Wenmu.”

Xiao Chen gathered his thoughts. This man was not only the Third Prince of the Zhou State, he was also a cultivator. His inner strength might be even higher than Gu Hanxuan’s. Xiao Chen cupped his fists slightly and said, “I am Han Chen. My salute to Your Highness.”

Yu Wenmu put down the tea cup in his hand gently and looked at him with indifference. He said to Liu Yunzheng, “Oh? So this is that Young Master Han whom Sect Leader Liu claimed can play the divine zither?”

Liu Yunzheng smiled slightly. “Yes, indeed. Han Chen is a newcomer to the Teal Jade Sect and doesn’t know much etiquette. Please don’t take offense, Your Highness.” He said this because he saw that Xiao Chen did not bow to pay his obeisance to the prince.

Yu Wenmu smiled gently too. “Nothing to take offense about.” Saying this, he walked toward Xiao Chen and said before him, “So, Young Master Han can play the divine zither. It is truly a blessing of our country.”

Xiao Chen replied, “You flatter me.” He thought to himself that this prince had a far haughtier air than Prince Zhao and his brothers. He seemed to be trying to put him down.

Yu Wenmu continued to smile faintly and spoke to Liu Yunzheng. “I haven’t seen Shangyan for days. Is she doing well?” Liu Yunzheng answered, “My daughter has already gone to fetch Miss Luo. Your Highness, please just wait a while.” Just when they had finished speaking, two persons entered from the outside. They were none other than Liu Fenghuang and Luo Shangyan.

When Luo Shangyan saw Xiao Chen with Yu Wenmu, she was stunned. Then, she knelt and make her obeisance to the prince. “My greetings to Your Highness.”