Chapter 718: A Reward for Lu Chenjia

Within the Tiankeng world.

Under Yu Liancheng's arrangements, the million herdsmen began to establish a new order, creating a world that belonged to them as a land of happiness.

At the same time, the herdsmen also began to build a Heavenly Ladder at the edge of the Tiankeng, hoping that one day they would be able to walk out of the Tiankeng and see the vast world.

In reality, given Yu Liancheng's great divine abilities and great methods, wanting to build the so-called Heavenly Ladder was not a difficult task.

But just like overthrowing the Hanging Temple, he would not complete alone what he could do by himself; instead, he let all the herdsmen participate in it.

Only by striving for it oneself does it have meaning.

At this moment, in a small white courtyard.

Lu Chenjia, dressed in plain white robes, was recounting the latest situation of the Underground World to Yu Liancheng. Her gaze was fixed on Yu Liancheng, and for once, there was no hatred, but vaguely a trace of admiration and reverence.

"You are remarkable; you toppled the Hanging Temple, and even the Buddha who founded the Buddha Sect fell at your hands."

Yu Liancheng shook his head.

"Am I wrong?" Lu Chenjia's brows furrowed slightly.

"Everyone knows I am remarkable; that is just a platitude."

Lu Chenjia huffed.

Yu Liancheng smiled slightly and said: "But I must also admit that during the time I was away, if you hadn't been leading the army, these million serfs might have already been crushed by the Hanging Temple. So..."

Lu Chenjia asked in confusion: "So?"

"So I want to reward you." Yu Liancheng beckoned to Lu Chenjia, signaling for her to walk closer.

Lu Chenjia did not understand his intent, but she still moved closer to Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng suddenly reached out, and with a soft cry from Lu Chenjia, she had already fallen into his arms.

"I know that your flattery of me earlier did not come from the heart, but rather you wanted to make me lower my guard. And what I want to reward you with is the simplest, most direct method for a woman to take revenge on a man."

With the soft jade in his arms, Yu Liancheng felt a faint floral fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose. He reached out to lift Lu Chenjia's chin and looked into her eyes.

Lu Chenjia's pair of pitch-black beautiful eyes were misty, her cheeks stained with a faint blush, her breathing through her thin cherry lips grew heavy, and her musk-and-orchid-like fragrance sprayed onto Yu Liancheng's cheek, yet she unexpectedly did not struggle.

Yu Liancheng smiled slightly, lowered his head, and kissed Lu Chenjia's lips.

Before long, sounds that stirred the imagination came from the room.

Suddenly, there was a soft cry, and a moment later, Lu Chenjia walked out of the room with disheveled clothes and half-exposed fragrant shoulders, stumbling as she felt her body go limp and her strength almost completely exhausted.

"The poison is too weak; it is of no use against me." Inside the room came Yu Liancheng's voice: "Try harder next time, though I will also take a step further, haha."

Lu Chenjia bit her pearly teeth slightly and spat back at the room.

She felt a sense of annoyance, but also an unprecedented feeling.

Earlier, she had taken advantage of Yu Liancheng's inattention to hide the 'Honey' she had carefully prepared over these days under her tongue,

and when the two were close together again, she delivered it into Yu Liancheng's mouth, yet she had not expected it to have no effect at all, instead becoming a seasoning for their flirtation because of the sweetness of that 'Honey'.

If she hadn't struggled to run out, she feared she would have been devoured completely by Yu Liancheng.

Now, this Flower Addict had incredibly complex feelings toward Yu Liancheng. Although the hatred had not been completely washed away by time, she had also fully felt the man's charm.

Especially two days ago, when Yu Liancheng came out of the Chessboard and pulled her to dance under the firelight, she had actually felt an unprecedented joy and relaxation from within her heart.

It was only when she was alone that the shadows of Longqing and Quni Madi seemed to flash before her eyes.

This made her feel immense guilt.

Regardless of what Lu Chenjia was thinking, Yu Liancheng had already composed his mood and casually picked up the latest intelligence on the Zhiguo alliance's campaign against the Tang Kingdom to read.

In the original course of the war against the Tang Kingdom, the Tang Kingdom was invaded by various nations, suffering heavy losses.

If it hadn't been for blocking the Temple Master in the end, it was feared the Datang would truly have been destroyed.

However, in this war to destroy the Tang, because the Datang Emperor Li Zhongyi did not die and had glimpsed a corner of the future, he had made many measures. As a result, even though the Datang was attacked by the whole nation, it did not suffer too great a loss, and even had several beautiful counterattacks.

The only thing that made one somewhat worried was Ye Su, who had entered the territory of the Tang Kingdom.

Logically speaking, having entered the territory of the Tang Kingdom, he should have been safe.

Ordinary armies, and even the thousands of troops of the Xiling Divine Palace, could not cause the slightest impact on Ye Su.

But those chasing Ye Su this time were experts from the Zhishou Temple.

It was said that they had already reached the Tianqi Realm.

That was an existence above the Five Realms.

According to the intelligence, this Tianqi Realm expert was an old Daoist with only the upper half of his body, possessed a violent temper, was extremely ruthless in his strikes, and seemed to hold great hatred for the Academy.

With the pursuit of a Tianqi Realm expert, apart from existences also above the Five Realms, it was feared that few people or things in the world could stop him.

The several teachers in the Academy who possessed strength above the Five Realms were scattered in various places, resisting the allied forces, and simply could not spare the time to help Ye Su.

However, regarding Ye Su, Yu Liancheng was not worried; he already had arrangements. He fetched a map and set his gaze on Taoshan.

"Rather than putting out fires everywhere, it is better to strike directly at Taoshan..."

Xiling.

A certain small town.

This was the small town that one must pass through to reach Taoshan.

Even though it was now a time of war and chaos, the small town was still bustling with activity. People came and went, carriages and horses were like clouds, and the crowds of people going to Taoshan for pilgrimage were endless. From time to time, one could see devout believers taking three steps and bowing, nine steps and kowtowing.

Yu Liancheng wanted to go to Taoshan, so naturally, he also arrived in the small town. He had originally intended to go straight to Taoshan, but suddenly his brows lifted, and he arrived in front of a storefront. The storefront had two meat blocks, with three or five pieces of pork hanging. A butcher was chopping meat, and with every chop of the sharp and heavy meat cleaver, the thick chopping block would shake incessantly.

Yu Liancheng walked up to the butcher and just watched quietly, seeming very interested in this butcher.

This butcher was extremely tall, standing a full nine feet high. Wherever he stood, it was as if he were a towering mountain, and it seemed that no matter what power in the world, it could not move his footsteps by even a fraction. His speed at cutting meat was very fast and very steady, his expression focused, as if he were treating the cutting of meat as an incomparably sacred and serious matter.

Opposite this pork stall, there were scrolls of calligraphy hanging, and a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar was sitting in front of the stall, leisurely drinking tea.

"Interesting, interesting."

Yu Liancheng chuckled, coughed twice, and looked at the butcher: "Hey, meat seller, I want ten catties of lean meat, chopped into mince, with not a bit of fat on it. Then I want ten catties of fat meat, all fat, don't let me see any lean on it, also chopped into mince. Finally, bring me ten catties of soft cartilage, also finely minced, and don't let me see any meat on it."

The atmosphere sank into a solemn stillness.