Chapter 498: One's Own

In front of her, no matter what he says, he will never hurt her.

But this person is an enemy; they captured Ying Ying.

Will they really hurt her? Does she know what she's saying?

Jiang Yun Chu looked over there and waved his hand. Compared to these days, his maternal uncle is the weakest; only he cultivates internal energy.

Internal energy, before these cultivators, seems fragile enough to shatter at a single strike.

"She has her own plans; older brother, don't worry." Ning Chengyan's eyes turned red, and he gazed at her from afar.

If anyone wants to take her away, they must first step over my corpse.

Otherwise, no one dare even think about it!

"Aren't you afraid I'll really do this?" Shui Xiu's eyes deepened as he looked at the two people rolling on the ground.

"Those two will definitely not leave alive." Jiang Yun Chu looked at him, "As for you, you can say whatever you want now."

Her voice wasn't loud, but Shui Xiu heard it clearly.

"You…"

Shui Xiu shook his head. No, that's not right; she's just a twenty-something kid—how would she know?

Moreover, Kang Ying could never come back; she has been locked in the underground palace all along, and the Wood Core Poison on her body cannot be neutralized for a day, so no one can touch her.

But how would she know?

"You scattered everyone you brought."

"Obviously, attacking together would leave no stragglers, yet you still did this."

"This Huoxiu has tried to attack me several times, but you kept suppressing him."

Jiang Yun Chu looked at him and asked, "What is your relationship with my mother?"

I have never met this person, and Jiang Zeyang doesn't know him either; the only reason could be my mother.

Moreover, he has repeatedly reminded me of my mother's situation.

Many messages have been secretly transmitted.

"You are far smarter than your mother imagined." That Shui Xiu, having shaken off his icy demeanor, looked at the few people rolling on the ground.

"But…"

"You've done too much; they will notice you sooner over there."

"This isn't a good thing; I'm afraid Da Ning may not last much longer."

Shui Xiu reminded him, saying that after all, Da Ning is just a tiny country.

"Internal energy is insignificant in the eyes of cultivators."

"If you want to resist, your resources are still too few." That Shui Xiu looked at Jiang Yun Chu, his gaze now showing a gentleness not seen before.

"Who are you?" From the moment we met until now, that's what she has wanted to know.

Everything he has done is just talk; he has never truly harmed me, and instead every sentence is a reminder.

Rather than saying the two are fighting each other, it's more like they staged a play for others to watch.

Shui Xiu acted in the play, and Jiang Yun Chu willingly joined in to cooperate.

Only then did the current situation come about.

"You can call me Shui Shen, or you can call me brother."

"Brother?" Jiang Yun Chu widened her eyes, then turned to look at Jiang Zeyang, then at Shui Xiu; their faces are not alike either.

How did this title of 'brother' come about?

Shui Xiu patted her somewhat tousled hair; perhaps from lack of sleep, a faint redness had appeared under her eyes.

There were also a few dried bloodstains on her face.

"Don't look at your father; I have no relation to him."

"I was originally a loose cultivator from Zhongzhou; when I collided with the Divine Palace's Unit and was about to be killed, your mother spoke up and saved me."

"At that time, it happened to be when your mother was abducted into Zhongzhou."

Shui Xiu looked at the girl with the same appearance and couldn't help but smile lightly.

"The time in Zhongzhou and the time in Da Ning are different."

"Rather than saying it is one continent, it is more like two separate worlds."

"Here, one day passes; there, a year has already gone by."

Jiang Yun Chu widened her eyes; she recently came to understand Zhongzhou's forces, Zhongzhou's entrance, and the grudges among the major powers.

But she overlooked the most important thing: the flow of time.

No wonder the Jiang family ran into trouble—the father passed away, and then the mother was taken away.

Many things cannot be resolved.

As it turns out…

Time!

"Ten years after your mother saved me, I infiltrated the Divine Palace, starting as a menial worker in the Outer Hall and gradually making my way into the Inner Hall."

"With your mother's help, I became an Elder of the Inner Gate, and later took the position of Shui Shen."

Shui Xiu explained his own situation, also spoke about some circumstances of the Divine Palace, and further described Kang Ying's current situation.

"The Divine Palace's forces are not that simple."

"Kang Ying's physique has been coveted by the Divine Palace's Palace Lord, but she carries the Wood Core Poison in her body—touch it and she dies instantly."

"No one dares to force her, yet there is no way to neutralize the poison."

"They just locked her away in a dungeon, and it has been a thousand years already."

Shui Xiu sighed; he has tried very hard, but the Divine Palace is not a place that can be overturned by one or two people.

It is intricate and complex inside, and the Palace Master's spiritual power is unfathomable.

"How is she now? Is she safe?" Jiang Zeyang looked at Shui Xiu, voicing the doubt in his heart.

That Shui Xiu nodded, saying, "For the sake of the wood-sprout poison, the Palace Master wiped out the Jiang family's branch, took the natal wood-sprout, but the wood-sprout poison still lingering in Kang Ying's body remains unsolved."

"The current situation seems as if the entire Divine Palace has forgotten Kang Ying."

However…

For all these years, the pressure on Da Ning has never ceased.

"If you go back, will you be able to explain?" Jiang Yun Chu asked.

She did not call him Water God, nor did she call him elder brother.

Calling someone over a thousand years old 'elder brother' always makes me feel like I've taken advantage…

As for the Water God?

She never believed in gods; gods are merely people with ability.

"It's fine to explain; before coming, I had already set things in motion, but I didn't expect on the return journey that you would resolve it ahead of time, so I have even less burden now." Shui Xiu laughed heartily.

"I have to go…"

"Xiao Yun chu, Brother looks forward to seeing you soon in Zhongzhou."

"Your mother asked me to give you a message: knowing it cannot be done, do not do it."

That Shui Xiu left, and also gave Jiang Yun Chu a storage ring containing things that one could never see in a lifetime in Da Ning.

The Imperial Palace finally fell silent.

Those who do not belong to this world have also finally left.

"Great Uncle, what are you planning to do?"

The Imperial Palace was a mess of wounds, yet several people sat on the ground; Xiao Xi zi didn't know where he found some cushions, letting those people sit down.

He had been guarding outside; only now did he realize his eyes were clumsy.

Whether it be the Prince or the Princess Consort, they are not comparable to ordinary people.

Even when facing the immortals of Zhongzhou, they still lived on and won.

"Zhongzhou is too difficult for me."

"From the beginning, your Second Uncle asked me if I was willing to cultivate Zhongzhou's spiritual power, and I refused."