Chapter 64: A Chilly Journey on the Yellow Springs Road
The Nine Heavens Profound Thunder, Thunder and fire Unrestrained, Electric Radiance Roaring, Peerless Grace, Celestial Buddhas singing together!
A massive thunderstorm exploded with a powerful shockwave not far away, and the residual energy swept across a radius of a hundred li.
Swift-witted Su Mei instantly understood that Lin Zhaoyu must have been led away by Lu Yu. But precisely because of this, she angrily slapped Lin Zhaoyu.
Sensing the abundant energy surging not far away, Su Mei was furious to the extreme.
Why on earth were there such foolish people in the world? Both Lin Zhaoyu and Lu Yu.
Clearing out the remnants of the Blood Rain Hall? Such a laughable reason, and yet her Second Senior Sister, Lin Zhaoyu, actually believed it so easily?
What was the Honkai Beast? An ancient exotic beast, extremely brutal in nature. Would the remnants of the Blood Rain Hall be foolish enough to set an ambush here? Moreover, the Honkai Beast wasn't their pet. Just thinking about it made it clear that the Honkai Beast wouldn't distinguish between friend and foe. Once the Blood Rain Hall created this monstrosity, they would have fled at the first opportunity. How could they possibly remain here to set up an ambush?
"Lin Zhaoyu, why don't you use your brain to think? Besides, it's not just Taixu Sword Sect here; there are also many martial experts. How could the Blood Rain Hall possibly set an ambush?"
Due to her extreme anger, Su Mei dropped the honorifics she used to address Lin Zhaoyu.
"Why don't you use your brain to think? With Senior Brother's strength, why would he fear the remnants of the Blood Rain Hall? Senior Brother's prestige shakes the martial world. The remnants of the Blood Rain Hall would flee at the sight of him; how could he possibly fear them? How could he fear the Blood Rain Hall? He deliberately led you away!"
Su Mei's words struck Lin Zhaoyu's heart like a heavy hammer.
Lin Zhaoyu, who had been slapped to the ground by Su Mei, got up and climbed to her feet. Her mind was in turmoil, awakened by Su Mei's scolding. She tightly grasped the Light Dust Willow in her hand. At this moment, Lin Zhaoyu didn't know how to act.
Lin Zhaoyu was naturally calm and quiet. She had never experienced rebellion. In her early years, Lu Yu took care of her, and as she grew older, she served her Master, Chiyuan. She had never thought that Lu Yu would deceive her.
"Senior Brother!"
Clutching the Light Dust Willow in her hand, Lin Zhaoyu regained some clarity. She stood upright and then dashed towards the center of the previous thunderstorm with all her might.
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"You lot, what are you standing there for? Move!"
After Lin Zhaoyu left, Su Mei glanced at the stunned Jiang sisters and Ma Yanqing, who were still dazed by her slap.
These juniors were witnessing Su Mei's anger for the first time. Lin Zhaoyu was older than them by quite a bit, and they never imagined that Su Mei would dare to slap Lin Zhaoyu.
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Su Mei, along with the Jiang sisters and Ma Yanqing, were still young in age and naturally couldn't compare to Lin Zhaoyu's cultivation. By the time they reached Lin Zhaoyu's side, it was already too late.
By the edge of the Qingyang River, Lin Zhaoyu knelt on the riverbank. At this moment, Lu Yu was lying quietly in Lin Zhaoyu's embrace. A faint smile graced Lu Yu's face, exactly the same as the smile Su Mei had seen on his face in the past.
Not far from Lin Zhaoyu, a massive beast lay on the ground, charred black all over, exuding a pungent burnt smell.
Su Mei's heart ached. She walked step by step to Lin Zhaoyu's side.
In Lin Zhaoyu's embrace, Lu Yu's face remained as serene as ever. Even after enduring a great battle, dressed in white, he still appeared elegant and refined. Lu Yu lay quietly in Lin Zhaoyu's arms, motionless, as well-behaved as a sleeping child.
Drip, drip.
Tears trickled down Su Mei's face, drop by drop.
"Third Junior Sister, is something the matter?"
In her hazy state, Su Mei seemed to hear Lu Yu calling her.
"Little Junior Sister, as long as it doesn't violate righteousness or endanger the divine land and Master's safety, you can command me, your Senior Brother."
Su Mei still remembered the one condition Lu Yu owed her, and she had long decided on it: When she grew up, she would marry Lu Yu.
"Junior Sister, don't cry. Senior Brother is fine."
Suddenly, Lin Zhaoyu's voice interrupted Su Mei's sobbing. Su Mei looked up at Lin Zhaoyu, realizing that her Second Senior Sister seemed different now.
At this moment, Lin Zhaoyu appeared as if she had an epiphany. She smiled, a smile beyond comprehension, a smile that made Su Mei feel a shiver down her spine.
"What's wrong with Senior Brother? Is Senior Brother not well? Isn't Senior Brother perfectly fine? Third Junior Sister, if there's nothing else, you can go back first. I'll stay here a little longer with Senior Brother."
After speaking, Lin Zhaoyu withdrew her gaze from Su Mei. She looked tenderly at Lu Yu in her arms, and then pressed her cheek against his chest.
"Senior Brother, I heard that it's quite cold on the Yellow Springs Road. Your body is fragile; let Junior Sister warm you up, okay?"