anwhile, Lin Xiao led Nangong Biyao into the Qinglan Sect, heading directly to the Coiling Dragon Abyss located deep within.
"Chief Lin, if my suspicions are correct, this should be the place where the Sky Yin Blood Demon, an old ancestor of the Demon Sect, is sealed!" Nangong Biyao said, her almond-shaped eyes cold and stern. "How can my son, Ye Chen, be in such a place? Could it be... you’ve imprisoned him here as well!?"
Her anger grew as she spoke. Her clear eyes, like limpid autumn waters, suddenly blazed as if about to shoot sparks.
"The Princess Consort is speaking sowhat out of line," Lin Xiao said with a noncommittal smile. "For soone of Prince Ye’s caliber, even if he committed a terrible cri, he would never be locked away in such a high-security prison. Simply put, he doesn’t qualify." He added, "I fear Prince Ye might have chosen to stay here, to throw in his lot with that Sky Yin Blood Demon and wallow in the mire with him."
"Impossible! This... this is absolutely impossible!" Nangong Biyao vehently refuted. "A mother knows her son best. My Ye Chen has a resolute nature and despises evil. How could he associate with such despicable Demons? Immortal Lin! If you dare to slander my son again, don’t bla ..."
"The Princess Consort overthinks things," Lin Xiao sneered. "People change. The Ye Chen of today is likely a far cry from the spirited youth of the past."
As it happened, Lin Xiao had been mindful of this ever since that incident at the Sword Tomb’s entrance. The mysterious old man in the Soul Ring, with his final wisp of consciousness, had inford him that Ye Chen had fallen to demonic ways. After Daoist Yuan Yi was executed, Lin Xiao grew even more curious about the original protagonist’s whereabouts. Thus, a bold idea ford in his mind, and he secretly went to the Coiling Dragon Abyss to investigate. Indeed, he learned from the stewards of the Demon Suppressing Hall—who had guarded the place for years, oblivious to worldly affairs—that Daoist Yuan Yi, under the pretext of assisting as a protector, had stealthily placed Ye Chen within the Demon Suppression Tower.
"What does Immortal Lin an by that!?" Nangong Biyao’s fair face darkened. "My son has endured many hardships over the years, so his personality might have changed. But a mother knows her child best! I believe his heart is righteous and kind; he would never be corrupted by Demons!"
"Therefore..." Nangong Biyao gritted her teeth, her brows furrowing fiercely. "If my son is truly relying on that Sky Yin Blood Demon, he must have his reasons! If you continue to slander him recklessly, don’t bla for—"
Before she could finish, Lin Xiao’s large hands were once again on her slender waist. He chuckled, "TSK, Princess Consort, trying to scare again? I’m so terrified."
"To tell you the truth," Lin Xiao continued, "I was also puzzled about Prince Ye’s whereabouts. After all, Daoist Yuan Yi—the Demon Sect’s mole in Qinglan and Prince Ye’s greatest obstacle—had already been eliminated. Then, it suddenly clicked. Given Prince Ye’s personality, he would never be content to live under soone else’s thumb. He likely bypassed Daoist Yuan Yi long ago and directly contacted that Old Demon. Later events indeed confird my suspicions. Even with Daoist Yuan Yi dead or alive, he was still unwilling to erge. What does that imply? Hmm?" Lin Xiao asked rhetorically, his lips near the nape of the Great Zhou’s foremost beauty’s neck.
"You’re saying..." Hearing this, Nangong Biyao’s delicate body trembled, her pretty face turning ashen as she realized the gravity of the situation. At this mont, she even forgot she was being audaciously and wantonly handled by this young junior.
"Chen’er... have you truly fallen so willingly? Mother has had such a hard ti searching for you... You... please don’t disappoint , alright?" Finally, her beautiful eyes, filled with sorrow, gazed towards the Demon Suppression Pagoda as she murmured to herself. Her expression was as if she were conversing with her own child from afar, or perhaps, praying to the heavens.
Truth be told, the devotion of mothers everywhere is a truly poignant thing.
Seeing her expression, Lin Xiao’s enthusiasm for his ’Minotaur’ scenarios diminished considerably.
However, on second thought... In the original novel, it was precisely Nangong Biyao’s excessive doting and unconditional support that enabled Ye Chen to wreak havoc in the Lower Realm, exterminating entire clans and implicating innocents at the slightest provocation. When he finally ascended to the Upper Realm, he even caused the major Immortal Sects and prominent clans of the Lower Realm—those who bore him grudges—to be entirely sacrificed for his sake, centing his title as the "Asura Martial God." In his youth, watching this part of the story, Lin Xiao had found it incredibly thrilling—even more exciting than Boruto! He had even been quite fond of Nangong Biyao, the protagonist’s mother. Whenever the original novel described her figure and beauty, he’d shed more than a few tears for her! But now... As for Nangong Biyao’s "a doting mother spoils the child" behavior, he only had one thought—Revolting! Absolutely revolting!
"Alright, Princess Consort. Whether I’m speaking nonsense or not, everything will beco clear once we go inside and see Ye Chen, won’t it?" Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, released her, and took a step back.
"Very well! Then I shall trouble Immortal Lin to lead the way." Nangong Biyao forced herself to endure her disgust for the flippant junior before her and gave a slight bow.
However, after they had walked a short distance, she couldn’t resist adding, "Immortal Lin! There’s a limit to everything! I... This princess may currently need your assistance! But! If you dare to behave so audaciously and improperly again... to take liberties with ... then don’t bla this princess for casting all decorum aside!"
"You should know..." Saying this, she proudly puffed out her impressive chest, a hint of defiance flickering across her beautiful and noble face. "You’ve already told this princess my son Ye Chen’s hiding place. Therefore, to this princess, you are no longer indispensable. Do you understand?"
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