Luo Xiu looked at Yu Han across from him with a weird expression, feeling utterly baffled for a mont.
He could probably guess why Yu Han was trying to seduce him. There was no helping it; this was the trouble that ca with being too outstanding. Her constantly flirtatious eyes could challenge even soone with a Thunder Path Physique.
However, Luo Xiu had no real interest in such a woman.
"I'm full!" he declared, suddenly putting down his chopsticks as Yu Han continued to shoot him coquettish glances. The abruptness of his action made her flinch.
At his side, a puzzled A Wei asked, "Brother Haoran, what's the matter? You're full after eating so little?"
Luo Xiu gave A Wei a deep look, wanting to say sothing but remaining silent. He then decisively turned and walked out of the private room.
「In the guest room.」
Luo Xiu sat by the window with his eyes closed, quietly enjoying the evening breeze.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.
A sudden knock at the door broke the silence.
"Co in."
Luo Yue entered, her deanor secretive. She hastily walked up to Luo Xiu, established a sound-isolating barrier, and said, "Your Majesty, I received a letter earlier… There's the latest news about the Luo Clan Outer Tribe."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu opened his eyes. "Let's hear it."
Luo Yue reported succinctly, "Our outer tribe kin are mainly concentrated in desolate ancient worlds with harsh environnts, forced into mining. Most of them have already learned of your return, but they are all under close watch, making it difficult for them to escape."
She added, "If we were to break them out by force, there would inevitably be a great number of casualties."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu's brow furrowed slightly. After pondering for a mont, he asked, "Do you know their exact locations?"
"I do. They ntioned them in their letter."
Luo Xiu's eyelids drooped. "I can't get away for a while. It seems the only option is to send a ssage to Yan Huang Star and have Ying'er and Qian Ye go retrieve them."
Luo Yue nodded. "That would be best."
Luo Yue didn't know much about Luo Ying, but Luo Qianye's reputation was renowned across the Plateau. She naturally understood that with Luo Qianye going to aid their outer tribe kin, the rescue would be foolproof.
Then, Luo Xiu closed his eyes and began to compose a ssage using the secret technique of Divine Sense transmission. This thod was known as Thousand Miles Soul Connection, a secret technique Luo Yue had taught him back in Tianjian City.
A mont later, Luo Xiu opened his eyes. "It's done."
At his words, Luo Yue's face lit up with a happy smile. She thought about how the outer tribe, long regarded by the Inner Plains' Luo Clan as having tainted blood, was now on the brink of rising again under the leadership of the Azure Emperor. She was so moved that her eyes filled with tears.
Luo Xiu changed the subject. "How's your man?"
"Thanks to Your Majesty, Awu is no longer in any serious danger," she replied.
"That's good."
The night breeze was cool, and silence filled the room.
Luo Yue stood by the window, staring blankly at Luo Xiu's profile. She seed to understand the look in his eyes, and her own began to shimr with moisture.
She knew it was a look of longing. But who would a person like His Majesty yearn for? Who could possibly be fortunate enough to be missed by soone like him?
While Luo Yue was lost in thought, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, accompanied by the long, ethereal cry of a bird.
Luo Xiu opened his eyes and abruptly looked up at the night sky, his gaze sharpening instantly. He saw a giant thunderbird wreathed in lightning passing over Wangjian Town!
A Lei Luan! Why is the Lei Luan here?
Luo Xiu instantly recognized the creature; it was the sa thunderbird he had encountered in the Ancient God Ruins of the Shanhai Territory. Seeing the Lei Luan now reminded him of the woman he had been missing all this ti.
At that mont, Luo Yue said, "By the way, Your Majesty, I've heard that Miss Lin from the Shen Luo Comrce Guild has a mutated Azure Luan as her mount. It's that unique Lei Luan you just saw."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu's gaze trembled. He suddenly leaped out of the window.
"Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"I'm going out for a bit!"
Luo Xiu followed the Lei Luan's aura, soon arriving at a bustling city in the Inner Plains. The city was brilliantly illuminated, offering a spectacular evening view. Tall buildings rose from the ground with countless flying boats weaving between them. However, Luo Xiu only had eyes for the face he longed for day and night, so he paid no attention to the vibrant scenery.
The Lei Luan's aura eventually settled over a sprawling estate, which Luo Xiu stealthily infiltrated.
「Sowhere in the estate.」
Luo Xiu hid his aura, standing atop a large tree. He quietly released his Divine Sense, instantly blanketing the entire estate. Ti trickled by. By gleaning information from the conversations of the maids and servants, Luo Xiu gained a rough understanding of the place.
The master of the estate was a man surnad Li, none other than Li Ruiting, the Minister of Revenue of the Heaven Azure Empire. The mistress was surnad Lin, Li Ruiting's second wife, and she was the chairwoman of the Shen Luo Comrce Guild, Miss Lin. This was consistent with the information Luo Yue had previously provided.
As for the Lei Luan, Luo Xiu's observations confird it was the very sa one.
Therefore, Miss Lin must be the person I'm looking for.
His Divine Sense continued to search until he finally located her.
「In a pavilion on an artificial lake.」
Miss Lin was walking along a corridor, carrying a basket of flowers. The night breeze lifted her white dress and gentle hair. Under the illumination of the crystal lamps lining the corridor, she was as beautiful as a fairy from a poem.
Luo Xiu stood on the distant lakeshore, gazing at the ethereal figure in the white dress, his eyes gradually moistening.
Although her appearance is different, her temperant and her eyes... they're unmistakably the sa as I rember. Xi Yue… Is it really you?
His heart burned with eagerness. He stepped onto the long corridor leading to the pavilion, desperate to pull her into his embrace.
At the other end, Miss Lin suddenly noticed soone approaching. Her brows knitted lightly as she spun around to face Luo Xiu. With a flick of her wrist, a delicate, feminine longsword appeared in her hand.
Seeing that sword, Luo Xiu froze.
That sword… It's the one I pulled from the Ye Family Forbidden Grounds during the grand martial offering ceremony. The one I gave to her. It's Shui Yuejian.
"Who are you?" Miss Lin demanded, holding her sword horizontally, her expression wary.
I set up a Divine Consciousness Forbidden Zone here; I should know if even a mosquito gets close. But I only noticed this strange man as he stepped onto the corridor... He's certainly no ordinary person!
She was about to strike, but the next mont, as the man's face was bathed in the glow of the crystal lamps, she froze.
I don't recognize his face. But his gentle eyes, and their colors—one blue, one black—they feel overwhelmingly familiar. Who is this man? Why… do his eyes look so…
"Hahahaha... Wan Ruo, I'm back!"
Just then, a middle-aged man's boisterous voice ca from the calm lake's surface.
Luo Xiu followed the sound and saw a short, stout man bursting out of the water, holding a glowing night pearl in his hand. Clearly, he had been diving for it.
Miss Lin looked at the man, an inexplicable nervousness gripping her for a mont before she sighed in relief. She noticed that the stranger on the corridor had vanished without a trace, as if he had never been there at all.
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