Chapter 747: Chapter 747: Ho Visit
Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao’s return had caused a trendous stir throughout the Heavenly Realm and Qingqiu.
Although Zhong Niangyao had not yet returned to Qingqiu, the subjects of Qingqiu were already eagerly anticipating her return.
Upon his return, Lu Yichen also had his own tasks to attend to and could not accompany Zhong Niangyao at all tis. As for this, Zhong Niangyao had no objections.
This ti, upon returning, Nianyao was determined to find the person who owed her from the past. While Lu Yichen left to handle his affairs, she sat in the palace, beginning to think about the past, to see if she could rember any clues.
However, it wasn’t long before she had departed when a little fairy ca in, saying that soone was looking for her.
With so puzzlent in her heart, she still t with the visitor. When the person entered, a flash of surprise crossed the depths of her eyes, and a polite smile appeared on her face, “It’s been a long ti, Wei Ruo.”
Looking at Wei Ruo, clad in snow-white robes, in front of her, Zhong Niangyao wore a shallow smile.
Having not seen her for so many years, she hadn’t expected, upon returning, that the first old acquaintance she would et would be Wei Ruo. It was surprising yet sohow within expectations.
Back when she and Lu Yichen were in love, she would often spend ti above the Nine Heavens. At that ti, Wei Ruo had always been friendly towards her, yet she always felt an aversion to Wei Ruo and thus maintained a distance.
The reason she did not take to Wei Ruo was that, although Wei Ruo appeared holy and unblemished, aloof and proud, she always felt that Wei Ruo was not as innocent as she seed on the surface.
Thousands of years had passed, yet Wei Ruo appeared to have not changed at all. No, perhaps it was only on the surface that she seed unchanged.
“Yes, it has been a long ti.”
Wei Ruo took a step forward, wanting to grab Zhong Niangyao’s hand, but Zhong Niangyao dodged it. Even so, Wei Ruo was only startled for a mont before she quickly returned to normal.
“Yaohui, you have finally returned. I’m truly delighted to see you again.”
Watching the smile on Wei Ruo’s face, Zhong Niangyao’s expression remained unchanged, still carrying that polite smile, “Is that so? You haven’t changed much, only—”
“Your Divine Power seems to have weakened sowhat.”
After thousands of years, she always felt that Wei Ruo’s Divine Power had diminished a bit. It seed rather peculiar.
After hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Wei Ruo’s face stiffened for a mont, then she spoke with a smile, “These years, with Emperor Yichen gone, everyone was like they had lost their pillar, becoming sowhat slack. Moreover, I’ve been helping to manage the affairs above the Nine Heavens all these years, so unavoidably, I might have neglected other aspects.”
Of course, during the ten thousand years of Lu Yichen’s absence, it was not Wei Ruo who managed all the affairs of above the Nine Heavens; she was only assisting with a part of them. There were also others from Lu Yichen’s trusted circle handling different parts.
After hearing Wei Ruo’s words, Zhong Niangyao showed no additional emotion but smiled and said, “You have indeed worked hard these years.”
“It’s my duty,” Wei Ruo smiled and then seed to recall sothing, her eyes carrying a hint of nostalgia, “I think that’s what Yihao would have liked to see.”
The Yihao she ntioned was once an Upper God from above the Nine Heavens, Wei Ruo’s fiancé, but sadly, he died in the great war against the Demon World. Unlike Zhong Niangyao, Yihao’s Divine Soul was destroyed, never to return.
In the ti that followed, Zhong Niangyao and Wei Ruo chatted idly.
However, most of the ti, it was Wei Ruo who spoke, while Zhong Niangyao simply smiled and nodded along. Wei Ruo didn’t mind Zhong Niangyao’s deanor and continued to chat and laugh, showing no intentions of taking her leave.
It wasn’t until Lu Yichen returned that Wei Ruo stood up to say goodbye, also agreeing to et in a couple of days for an outing.
Once Wei Ruo left, Lu Yichen sat down beside Zhong Niangyao, naturally picking up her teacup and taking a sip of water before speaking, “Are you two close?”
“Not really,” Zhong Niangyao shook her head honestly, “She ca to on her own. Actually, I’m truly curious now; I wasn’t exactly warm towards her. Why does she keep seeking out?”
“If you don’t like her, then just ignore her,” Lu Yichen said bluntly, “As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters. Everyone else’s feelings are not important.”
After hearing Lu Yichen’s words, Zhong Niangyao’s lips curled into a sweet smile, “It seems that now that you’re back on your own turf, even your ability to sweet-talk has returned.”
Lu Yichen looked at Zhong Niangyao, his eyes utterly sincere, “I’m not trying to cajole you; I an it.”
“Okay,” Zhong Niangyao’s smile grew even brighter, but then she swiftly changed the subject, “But Wei Ruo is really strange. It was only the second day of our return, and she hurried to find . If I didn’t know better, I’d think she was feeling guilty about sothing.”
A shadow of doubt flickered through Lu Yichen’s eyes, “Are you—suspecting her?”
“Not yet.”
Unexpectedly, Zhong Niangyao shook her head, “I can sense that she does not have Evil Qi about her.”
From the mont Wei Ruo paid her visit today, she had started to suspect. However, during the subsequent probing, she did not detect any presence of Evil Qi on Wei Ruo.
The Evil Qi belonged to Lu Yichen alone, and only he could control it. She had spent too much ti with Lu Yichen; she was very familiar with the presence of his Evil Qi. Therefore, she could tell that Wei Ruo did not possess it.
Nevertheless, she still felt there was sothing odd about Wei Ruo.
Lu Yichen frowned, “I will have soone investigate her.”
“No need,” Zhong Niangyao stopped him, “Over the years, she has been helping to manage so affairs above the Nine Heavens. Now is not a good ti to investigate her. Besides, I feel—”
Here, Zhong Niangyao’s eyes narrowed slightly, a spark of Spiritual Power gleaming within, “If she has ever done sothing or plans to do sothing, she will eventually reveal her true colors. All we need to do is to watch and wait.”
Lu Yichen said nothing more, simply nodding in agreent.
“By the way, now that we have returned, should we call Yuan Hao back?” Zhong Niangyao suddenly asked, “He has been personally overseeing hell because he feared that in your absence, the Demon World would seize the opportunity to take it over.”
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