CH 24.5

“Did he ask you to save me? Where is he?” Lou Muge asked bluntly.

Lu Yuan smiled and shook his head. “I just came to see the fun. As for him…”

He turned his head and looked into the distance. The grass waves rolled over layer by layer, and the fragrance of flowers spread in the air. He raised his hand a bit, and suddenly said some nonsense, “The wind is picking up.”

Lou Muge didn’t know what this person’s purpose was. However, inwardly he thought that since this person suddenly appeared here and didn’t look like an evil creature who came to participate in the Divine Trial Convention, he must have other intentions.

As long as he could disrupt the order of the Immortal Realm, Lou Muge could regard him as a friend.

“Then you continue to watch the fun. I have to leave ahead.” Lou Muge clenched his fists and raised his sword to escape.

But against all expectations, Qi Yue couldn’t swallow his anger, so he personally stabbed Lou Muge with his sword. His face was so hideous he only wished he could kill Lou Muge with one blow.

Although Lou Muge was a little overstretched, in the face of danger, he instinctively swung his sword to defend himself. The white blade flashed with a faint glow, and the moment the two swords collided, the weapon in Qi Yue’s hand was neatly cut in half.

Lou Muge’s killing intent was unscrupulous, and he turned the white sword and swiped it towards Qi Yue’s neck.

It was a pity that just when he was about to succeed, a force suddenly knocked his sword away, and his snow sword popped out of his hand about ten feet away. After it landed, Wen Changchu transformed. He looked up seriously with wrinkled eyebrows, and a trace of blood spilled from his mouth.

A giant cloud floated from the sky, and the people standing above were densely packed. At first glance, they were divided into two colors. The ones in red were the Ze descendants of the Phoenix clan, and the others in blue were the Zhang descendants of the Dragon clan. The patriarchs of the two clans were also in the line. They were upright and awe inspiring.

The Immortal Realm charged with such grandeur, giving Lou Muge enough face.

After a horn sounded, Patriarch Ze waved his hand and sprinkled pieces of phoenix feathers. The feathers above turned into innumerable red strings. They flew toward Lou Muge, strained him between his arms and neck, and then the red threads condensed into a net. The moment he pulled, the heavy threads instantly pressed Lou Muge to the ground with a “thump”, leaving him not a second to resist.

The scene turned excessively quiet for a while.

No one probably expected Lou Muge to be subdued so easily. What was more, no other movement was seen from him.

After a while, a voice came from above, “Sinner Lou Muge, who has committed a lot of evil and caused chaos in the Immortal Realm, is now arrested and will be sent to the immortal prison!”

Lou Muge was really drained, physically and mentally exhausted, but he was still dissatisfied. Inwardly he replied, If anyone comes to catch me, I’d bite my tongue and commit suicide. Let them drag a stinky fish back.

It was just that before those people could act, the wind suddenly picked up. The wind blew from a distance, swept across the wilderness, went around the top of the mountain, and when it got close, everyone sniffed the fragrance of flowers mixed in the wind.

This wind was unlike before; the wind was full of warmth, and the fragrance of flowers permeated every corner of the surroundings, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Immediately afterwards, red petals suddenly floated out of the vast sky, falling gently like snow. They filled the vast sky, and all the petals danced pleasantly in the eye, like a celestial mirror.

Among the thousands of petals, only one flower on a twig gently fell in front of Lou Muge. He looked down and found that it was actually a crabapple blossom.

Everyone knew that Lou Muge liked crabapple blossoms the most.

The sudden rain of crabapple blossoms surprised everyone. Just when everyone was at a loss, the blossoms abruptly hovered in a ball, forming a three-tiered staircase, with huge flower balls condensed on the stairs.

It was under the eyes of the public that a black robe emerged from the piled up petals. A sudden gust easily blew the flower balls away, and a handsome man completely appeared in everyone’s sight.

His black robe has a delicate bronze texture, from the hem to his waist, with a layer of blackish sash wrapped around the outside. His long hair was tied high with a creamy jade crown. His red lips were stretched into a smile, and his eyebrows were brimming with affection.

The petals turned into a long bow in his hand. He held an arrow with his long fingers and drew the string, facing Lou Muge.

The vast majority might have considered this person ignorant, but Ze Chen was all too familiar with him. She immediately fluttered her wings and called out, “Ning Shaosi, ah, Ning Shaosi! After you have been away for several years, you can only be seen around Lou Muge’s side.”

As soon as these words were uttered, everyone was shocked. Voices exploded in circles, and a round of animated discussion immediately started.

The handsome man standing on the flower was the legendary Ning Shaosi, who was said to have angered his master to death, and then later caused bloodshed in the Immortal Realm before hiding for many years.

He was once the God of War sought after by thousands of people in the Six Realms. He was the Venerable God that even Ze Chen was willing to worship. But after defecting from the God Realm, little news was heard about him.

Ning Shaosi released his hand, and the arrow made out of dark smoke shot out, stabbed straight at Lou Muge, and left an arc in the air.

Lou Muge stared at him. He was initially a little tired, but his heartbeat that had showed signs of calming suddenly burst. The blood in his whole body boiled and rushed to the top of his head. He even ignored the flying arrow and stared straight at Ning Shaosi’s eyes .

That was a pair of eyes that melted myriads of twinkling lights, bright and pure.

This was the apprentice he picked up from the road, and the one who watched him die back then.

Lou Muge watched him grow up from a waist-tall child to the person he was today. Standing in the midst of the blooming and fluttering blossoms, he made his heart throb, and that touch of affection he hid in his heart instantly rose scorchingly hot.

After a lapse of eight hundred years, he finally saw him again, a vivid, clear outline of him.

Lou Muge wanted to raise his head proudly and tell everyone, “This is my apprentice!”

The arrow arrived in a twinkle. By the time Lou Muge noticed, it was already close in front of him. He was momentarily flustered, but the next moment the arrow head brushed his hair, shattering that shackles all over him. Lou Muge felt freed, the moment the divine threads were cut off.

Wind rolled flowers, and flowers rolled clouds. Such a flourishing beauty that broke the strings on Lou Muge broke dramatically turned fierce. The clouds above transformed into huge spirals, one layer after the other, and pressed down from the clouds. The sky darkened, heralding what seemed like a storm.

Those soft petals magically possessed offensive power, slicing across people’s arms and cheeks, leaving blood streaks, and those who were intoxicated hurriedly cast spells to protect themselves.

The black-clad Ning Shaosi was as demonic as one could be, but his face exuded warmth and kindness. He gently nodded to Ze Chen and said, “God King Ze Chen, goodbye.”

His gaze shot elsewhere for just a moment, and then he returned his attention to Lou Muge, staring earnestly at him from a long distance.

Seeing his reaction, Ze Chen couldn’t help laughing. “I don’t mind if you want to take Lou Muge away, you just have to deal with them.”

Ning Shaosi nodded slightly, and in response, a black fog formed on his hanging right hand, and a gust of wind suddenly rose. A fierce gale sprang up in the blink of an eye, and the sky changed dramatically. The petals whirled and gathered together, turning into a monstrous dragon. Soon the roars of the wind blew through everyone’s ears.

“God King Ze Chen, what are you doing?! Why aren’t you stopping him?!” Seeing that Ning Shaosi wanted to save Lou Muge, Zhang Juantong quickly got up and accused Ze Chen who was standing by to watch the fun.

But the lady in question has never been at the mercy of others. She glared at Zhang Juantong and commanded, “Shut up.”

Zhang Juantong was so scared that she almost flopped on her knees. When she raised her head, she realized that not a single person of the two clans standing on the cloud were standing.

The long dragon that turned into petals lifted the bodies of Lou Muge and Wen Changchu, and sent them to the river bank east of Yin Peak in front of thousands of demons with Ning Shaosi’s eyes ceaselessly locked on Lou Muge.

Lou Muge looked back at him, then jumped into the water, turned into a flexible fish, and swam away along the current.

After he left, the petals scattered, and Wen Changchu also fell into the water. Unfortunately, the gray wolf cub didn’t like water very much, so he left a long howl before submerging.

In the next few moments, a stormy wind prevented everyone from opening their eyes. By the time the wind stopped, and the trees calmed from swaying, the fluttering crabapple blossoms disappeared, the black clouds disappeared, and Ning Shaosi disappeared. When the sun shone again, it was as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yuan smacked his lips and smiled at Ze Chen, “Send my regards to Yanbei, thanks.”

After he finished speaking, he flipped over and disappeared into the clouds.

Everything ended too quickly, and everyone had yet to react to the turn of events. When the dust settled, the Zhang clan patriarch who was standing on the cloud suddenly exhaled a breath. While gasping, his low voice spread, “I thought I was going to die…”