Chapter 251: Snatching People, Snatching Men

By all rights, when this Mr. first revealed his face, she should have known she resembled the Yan Lord, and understood why Lu Xingzhou often stared off into space.

But she had always pretended not to know, after all, bringing up such a matter directly would be too awkward.

Only after both of them had intimate contact due to the dragon blood's lust poison did she barely ask, "Because I resemble Yuan Muyu?"

When Lu Xingzhou answered that he didn't know what she looked like, he had already formed the idea, effectively sidestepping this life-threatening question, and she didn't continue to dwell on the topic.

Why has it erupted again today?

Did something happen just now?

Lu Xingzhou's CPU spun desperately before he managed to choke out, "Whether you believe it or not, whatever choice I make now has nothing to do with Yuan Muyu."

Ye Tinglan also knew her reaction was strange; even she didn't know why she felt this way.

In fact, the more she cared, the more she would agonize over such things. Otherwise, if she didn't care, what he thought would have nothing to do with her.

Ye Tinglan could only lower her head to eat vegetables, trying to downplay her earlier loss of composure: "Why did you leave the Yan Luo Hall? And how could Yuan Muyu bear to let such talent as you leave, without even cutting off the roots?"

"Nothing much... She only treated me as an accessory, someone whose life could be arranged at will. For the position of the Yan Lord, this is reasonable... If the object were someone else, I might have thought the Yan Lord should be like this, but unfortunately, the object was me." Lu Xingzhou smiled: "She was not wrong, nor was I; parting ways was the solution. That she remembered my years of hard work and allowed me the freedom to walk the world is her magnanimity, and also her trust that I would not sell out the Yan Luo Hall."

Ye Tinglan stared into space for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Then is the Tian Yao Holy Master you expect supposed to be like this too? In the blueprint you just described, I saw only the cold indifference of a ruler looking down without emotion."

Lu Xingzhou opened his mouth, yet was momentarily speechless.

Perhaps.

As an advisor, one perhaps should outline such a direction, but when the arrow strikes oneself, it is hard to judge. If one could travel to a specific time and place, one might perhaps interview Shang Yang.

Seeing him stunned, Ye Tinglan suddenly laughed: "So you also have questions you cannot solve."

Lu Xingzhou sighed helplessly: "I am no demon, just an ordinary person. Just as with cultivation difficulties, how could I not need to seek Mr. to resolve my doubts? How could I solve everything? Regarding this question, I can only say that everyone hopes to be the special one, to receive favoritism."

Ye Tinglan thought inwardly that Yuan Muyu definitely favored him, otherwise why would she have made that self-embarrassing communication just now? Truly the behavior a qualified "Yan Lord" should have; she should have killed you long ago, yet she said "do not harm a single hair on his head," and even "do not blame me for disregarding sisterly affection."

How ridiculous.

It's just that the always seemingly clever Lu Xingzhou didn't seem to sense this favoritism, instead viewing her letting him leave as "magnanimity."

I wonder how the two of them managed to get into such a spat; it's truly interesting.

Come to think of it, if you two want to be in a spat, don't blame others for taking advantage of the opening; this seems to be a case where one can truly snatch someone away from Yuan Muyu and anger her to death.

Ye Tinglan finally truly formed the thought of recruiting him: "I ask you once more, are you willing to enter my sect and join the Tian Yao Holy Land?"

This time Lu Xingzhou didn't even ask "are there elders present," but directly said, "I will not enter."

Ye Tinglan ground her teeth: "You..."

Lu Xingzhou quickly cut him off: "Now I will also plan for you, so why must I join the Tian Yao Holy Land?"

Planning now, what relationship is that now? Ye Tinglan knew clearly this wasn't something the relationship between a Mr. and a student at the Pill Academy could bring; it was entirely due to the relationship between a man and a woman.

In other words, for him to continue planning, they must continue to maintain this current relationship between a man and a woman.

When did the Tian Yao Holy Master have to resort to using her looks to seduce?

Yet she heard Lu Xingzhou say, "Mr. didn't have these thoughts before; today you suddenly, time and again, want me to join the Tian Yao Holy Land. Is it perhaps because of Yuan Muyu?"

Ye Tinglan said, "What's wrong with snatching someone from Yuan Muyu?"

"But does Mr. think Yuan Muyu cares about such subordinate relationships? If I join the Tianxing Sword Sect, no matter how much of a guest elder I am, there is still a subordinate relationship; let alone when I originally joined the Danxia Gang and had a formal post. When has she ever shown she cared?"

Ye Tinglan choked slightly, her expression extremely strange.

Yes, simply snatching a person wouldn't anger Yuan Muyu.

What could truly make her fly into a rage was not snatching a person, but snatching a man. At least just now, when she went mad through the jade talisman, she was questioning whether I was snatching a man, and my response, recalling it now, seems to have confirmed it...

Realizing this, Ye Tinglan's mind went blank for a moment; she mechanically ate the meat in her bowl, not knowing what she was thinking.

By the time she came to her senses, she realized the meat Lu Xingzhou had picked for her earlier had already been eaten.

Lu Xingzhou acted as if nothing had happened, naturally picking up several more chopsticks of meat for her; Ye Tinglan looked up at him once and said nothing.

Lu Xingzhou took the initiative to bring up another topic: "Under the current situation, as long as Si Han isn't stupid, he will actively accept our support, but we need to stay a few days longer, at least until Elder Su Yuan arrives to help him stabilize the early situation. So we cannot leave in the short term."

Ye Tinglan made an "mm" sound.

Lu Xingzhou said, "Now we must think about what new ideas Gu Zhating might have while we are far away in Tian Shuang..."

Ye Tinglan's mind didn't turn fast enough; she mechanically ate the meat: "What ideas could he have?"

"First, since you are not in Da Qian, will he take the opportunity to do something in Da Qian? I don't know if, when we return, we will find the winds and clouds have changed again."

Ye Tinglan's cheeks moved as she chewed, staring into space without answering.

"Second, besides your game with Gu Zhating and your opposition to the Demon Emperor, are there any other enemies who could threaten you? You are alone out here now; is it possible someone is targeting you?"

Ye Tinglan came back to her senses somewhat, surprised: "Why would you think that?"

Generally, people perceive her as invincible; it would be enough if they didn't rely on her to act tyrannically. This dead man not only repeatedly thought of her as a little woman needing help, but even expressed concern multiple times regarding her strength, which was the least thing to worry about. Ye Tinglan didn't know why he had this psychology; it was completely different from public perception.

Lu Xingzhou said, "Because the world isn't that small; at least we know there are nations overseas comparable to Da Qian, though ordinary people have no concept of it, but you must. Additionally, I know better than others that existences like Mohe exist... Over these few thousand years, the Tian Yao Holy Land couldn't possibly only revolve around matters of Da Qian and the Demon Clan; that would be too ridiculous. Just exploring ancient secret realms would surely have brought them into contact with them. Furthermore, who captured the powerful demons from the bottom of the Demon Suppression Domain?"

A wave of exhaustion washed over Ye Tinglan's heart.

Yes, there were too, too many things she had to attend to, and the troubles far exceeded what ordinary people knew. Unfortunately, the Da Qian partners still had to add to the chaos, and her own sister was no less worrying.

Instead, this little man knew fully how tired she was and was truly sharing the burden.

Fortunately, all these were collisions that occurred only in extremely rare circumstances, not part of the routine, so relatively speaking, it was manageable.

Ye Tinglan thought for a moment, then said, "According to common sense, it won't happen. As for the first point, the people of the National View will be watching; if anything changes, they will report to me immediately."

Lu Xingzhou smiled: "I don't think they can report anything... If Gu Zhating really wants to make a move, he will avoid them somehow; they aren't like you, with divine sense covering everything, so no change can escape observation. There are many ways to deceive them."

Ye Tinglan said nothing.

"But worrying about this oneself is meaningless anyway." Lu Xingzhou wiped his mouth: "Since Mr. thinks there is nothing wrong, how about we go out for a stroll together on this fine evening?"

Ye Tinglan said expressionlessly: "I think what you should do when you have free time is cultivate, whether it's your own cultivation or alchemy skills, not asking a woman to go shopping."

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Now I know why Yuan Muyu is rebellious; who can stand a "dad-like" older sister like that?

As a man, what he wants to do even more is turn this "dad-like" vibe into a "doting" one.

Lu Xingzhou's mind raced, and he smiled as he said, "Then let us go to the mountains outside the city to see the various products of the Tian Shuang Kingdom; it will also broaden a Pill Master's knowledge, how about that?"

Ye Tinglan ground his teeth.

In the middle of the night, a single man and a single woman going to the mountains outside the city—is this really to broaden a Pill Master's knowledge, or is it to be under the flowers and before the moon?

Lu Xingzhou said, "What, Mr., did you not bring me out for a Pill Master trial? How can one conduct a trial while hiding in the city?"

Trial my foot; look what this outing has turned into.

Ye Tinglan knew perfectly well that going out like this was a date, at least in his heart, yet he still stood up with a blank expression: "Since it is a trial, you must listen to Mr. If you do not complete the trial's objective, just wait to see how I punish you!"

(End of this chapter)