Su Yang stared in shock; if it weren’t for Lian Wanxiong telling him, he wouldn’t have known about this at all.
He had always thought the Heavenly Court was formidable, but now it seed there were so differences between reality and his expectations.
"So you an to say that as long as those Terrestrial Immortals break the rules, they just need to flee overseas to escape?" Su Yang wondered incredulously, "Doesn’t that make it too easy for things to beco chaotic?"
"That’s just what you think, but first of all, you should understand that going overseas isn’t as simple as you imagine," Lian Wanxiong said. "Firstly, you’d have to be able to get there. Furthermore, even if you do make it overseas, the matter isn’t completely resolved. The mont you return, the issue will be readdressed. Plus, the punishnt will be even harsher because you tried to evade it. So once you flee, there’s no possibility of coming back. Is it worth it, to constantly be on the run just for a mont of satisfaction?"
Su Yang slowly nodded; when put that way, it indeed seed not worth it at all.
Just then, Ye Jiansheng and Huo Yuanzhen had also co over, looking as though they had finally argued out a result.
Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief; he was genuinely worried about being caught in the middle, making things difficult for himself. Now that the two of them had resolved it by themselves, things should be easier to manage—at least, it wouldn’t be so difficult for him anymore.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they approached Su Yang, Huo Yuanzhen pointed at him and demanded directly, "Su, you tell us, who exactly should get the Snow Lotus?"
"It should definitely go to my daughter!" Ye Jiansheng imdiately said.
"Nonsense, it should obviously go to Qianfang!" Huo Yuanzhen shouted back at once.
"Then you ask him who he wants to give it to!" Ye Jiansheng retorted.
"Fine, I’ll ask!" Huo Yuanzhen glared at Su Yang, "Quick, tell us, who will you give it to?"
Su Yang felt like his head was going to burst; he had thought the two of them had reached a conclusion, but the situation was still the sa, and they were making things difficult for him. He simply couldn’t answer this question.
Su Yang sneakily glanced at Lian Wanxiong, hoping for a hint from him. But the old fellow was standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky as if admiring the scenery, not giving Su Yang any eye contact whatsoever.
As if it were a joke, how could Lian Wanxiong possibly get involved in such a matter at a ti like this?
Su Yang was speechless, holding the Snow Lotus in his hand, not knowing what to do. If he knew it would be like this, he would’ve rather used the Snow Lotus for making Spiritual dicine; why keep it in his possession at all?
"Hey, at least say sothing!" Huo Yuanzhen said indignantly.
"Yeah, say sothing to make her give up!" Ye Jiansheng also raised his voice.
"It’s him who should give up!" Huo Yuanzhen countered sharply.
Ye Jiansheng replied, "Well, let him speak, and we’ll see who gives up!"
"Speak!" Huo Yuanzhen pressed Su Yang with a fierce montum.
Su Yang was at a loss for words, wishing he could just find a hole to crawl into and hide; he truly couldn’t answer such a question.
Just when Su Yang was feeling extrely awkward, the little creature on his shoulder suddenly jumped onto his hand and bit off a large chunk of the Snow Lotus, munching away with a crunching sound.
"Ouch!" Su Yang exclaid in surprise, but then he was instantly filled with elation.
Damn, nicely done!
This little rascal always liked to sneak or even snatch Spiritual dicine to eat, and every ti before, it almost drove Su Yang mad with frustration. This was the first ti that the little fellow had brought Su Yang such delight. At this mont, Su Yang almost wished he could just stuff the Snow Lotus into the little one’s mouth and let it swallow it whole. Then Huo Yuanzhen and Ye Jiansheng wouldn’t be able to press him anymore.
"It’s not that I don’t want to choose, but since the little fellow ate the Snow Lotus, what can I do!"
Huo Yuanzhen and Ye Jiansheng’s eyes were round with shock as they both rushed forward, one snatching the Snow Lotus from Su Yang’s hand and the other grabbing Little Turtle, loudly threatening, "Spit it out, hurry up and spit it out, right now, imdiately!"
The little fellow had no intention of heeding such threats and stubbornly swallowed the Snow Lotus in one gulp.
"Ah, damn it!" Huo Yuanzhen shouted angrily, "Bring a knife, I’m going to dissect it!"
"No, no, no..." Su Yang quickly intervened—Huo Yuanzhen’s temper was too explosive.
After looking at the Snow Lotus for a while, Ye Jiansheng suddenly threw it to Huo Yuanzhen, "Forget it. I won’t fight with you over it, you can have the Snow Lotus now!"
Huo Yuanzhen, staring at the half-eaten Snow Lotus, beca instantly furious. She ignored Little Turtle and threw the Snow Lotus back at Ye Jiansheng, "Why should it be mine? Weren’t you going to use it as a facial mask for your daughter? Here, take it and use it yourself!"
"I’ve already said I don’t want it, it’s yours now," Ye Jiansheng said, "A real man doesn’t quarrel with won."
"Now you know a real man doesn’t quarrel with won, what were you thinking just now?" Huo Yuanzhen also didn’t want the Snow Lotus and threw it back at Ye Jiansheng, "Why would I want the thing you don’t want?"
"Anyway, I definitely don’t want it," Ye Jiansheng tossed it back again.
"I don’t want it either," Huo Yuanzhen tossed it back again.
As the two of them tossed it back and forth, Little Turtle eyed the scene, drooling. Suddenly it dashed forward, snatched the Snow Lotus out of midair, quickly ran off, found a place to hide, and devoured it to its heart’s content.
Ye Jiansheng and Huo Yuanzhen looked at each other, neither expecting Little Turtle to be such a glutton.
However, both of them stopped arguing over it.
"I’ve given the thing to you, it’s your own issue if you don’t want it!" Ye Jiansheng said.
"Nonsense, the last throw was mine, you didn’t catch it, that’s your own lack of skill, it’s no longer with ," Huo Yuanzhen retorted.
"That’s just being dishonest. I tossed it to you last, and you caught it, which ans I gave it to you. If you wanted to return it, you should have returned it into my hands. Since you didn’t, it’s your problem, how can you say you’re giving it to ?" Ye Jiansheng argued.
"I threw it away, and you didn’t catch it, that’s your lack of skill, how can you bla for that?" Huo Yuanzhen countered defiantly.
Seeing that the two of them seed likely to argue indefinitely, Lian Wanxiong was instantly exasperated and quickly gestured, "Alright, everyone say a little less. We still have so business to discuss with Su Yang, and we need to be on our way soon, so let’s not waste this little ti."
"Brother Lian is right!" Ye Jiansheng chuckled, "Forget it, a good man doesn’t squabble with won, let’s talk about serious matters."
"It should be a good woman doesn’t squabble with n!" Huo Yuanzhen muttered to herself, then turned to Su Yang, "Hey, Mr. Su, you basically have control over the Southern Six Provinces now. If you expand your operation a bit more, they will be in your hands in the future. You should be heading north next, right?"
"North?" Su Yang was surprised, "Why should I go north?"
"How else will you govern the big clans of the north?" Huo Yuanzhen asked.
"Why should I govern those big clans?" Su Yang was utterly puzzled—why would Huo Yuanzhen suddenly say such a thing?
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