Chapter 902: I Know Where She Is

Chapter 902: I Know Where She Is

Thump!

As Ye Chen stepped out of the prince's mansion, Liu Che spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and collapsed straight onto the ground, his eyes wide open in death.

In the sky, the blood rain continued to pour down, staining the entire grand hall red.

For a long time, the hall was enveloped in a deathly silence.

Everything that had happened today was too shocking: the ruler of Tianxiang Kingdom had been dethroned, the national master destroyed, and Prince Liu Che scared to death. The three most important figures in the country had all met with unexpected fates, beyond anyone's anticipation.

"Liu Che is dead... who will become the ruler now?" someone finally asked, their voice trembling.

"Who else? Bring back the old ruler."

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" another person snorted coldly. "Didn't you hear what that man said? Tianxiang Kingdom is undergoing a change of dynasty. It's clear that the Liu family is no longer the rightful royal lineage of this land."

"Then who should be the ruler?" Everyone scratched their heads in confusion.

"Liu Qingquan." The silent great general finally spoke up. "That immortal clearly has a deep connection with the Liu family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here. Making Liu Qingquan the ruler is the most appropriate choice."

"That way, we won't be going against the immortal's intentions." Everyone nodded in agreement and rushed out of the hall together.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen carried Liu Ruoyan through the air, with mountains and rivers flashing by below like fleeting clouds.

Slower... slower!

Liu Ruoyan's face was pale. As a mortal, she had never flown in the sky or moved at such speeds before. The towering peaks that once seemed to touch the clouds were now far beneath them. This sensation made her instinctively cling tightly to Ye Chen in fear.

"The tune you played—who taught it to you?" Ye Chen, who had been silent the whole way, finally spoke.

"A white-haired fairy." Liu Ruoyan pursed her lips. "She was searching for her husband."

"I see." Ye Chen's voice was calm, and he didn't ask for the fairy's name, knowing it was Chu Xuan.

"Take me with you to cultivate immortality!" Liu Ruoyan's eyes were like pools of water, filled with tender affection.

"I'm searching for my wife."

"I don't care how many women you have." Liu Ruoyan blurted out without thinking, momentarily forgetting her own status. After all, she was facing an immortal, and a single displeased glance from him could reduce her to dust.

Ye Chen didn't respond. With one step, he covered a thousand zhang, suddenly increasing his speed.

A moment later, Ye Chen landed in Wangu City, appearing like a divine light in the Liu family hall, startling everyone inside and making them spit out their tea in surprise.

Ruoyan?

Liu Qingquan, who had remained relatively composed, trembled at the sight. It had been only a short time, yet his hair had turned white, and his once upright body was now hunched like that of an elderly man on his last legs. The moment he saw Liu Ruoyan, tears streamed down his face.

It's me!

Liu Ruoyan's eyes welled up with tears. Just a day had passed, but it felt like an eternity, as if she had walked through the gates of hell and back.

It's... it's him!

The other members of the Liu family recognized Ye Chen and froze on the spot. Wasn't he supposed to be dead? Wasn't he fed to the dogs? And Liu Ruoyan—wasn't she married off to the prince's mansion?

All these questions left everyone collectively stunned.

We're even now!

Ye Chen looked at Liu Ruoyan, his voice flat and emotionless. With that, he turned and walked out of the hall.

"I know where she is." From behind, Liu Ruoyan's words made Ye Chen, who had been striding away, stop in his tracks.

"You're that fairy's husband. I've seen her portrait of you." Liu Ruoyan stepped out of the hall and stood behind Ye Chen, her smile tinged with melancholy. "From the night I saved you, I knew it was you."

"Where is she?" Ye Chen turned around, his eyes full of hopeful anticipation.

"Yunruo Valley."

"Yunruo Valley?" Ye Chen furrowed his brow and looked back at Liu Ruoyan. "Where is Yunruo Valley?"

"I don't know." Liu Ruoyan shook her head gently. "She once said that if I ever met her husband, I should go to Yunruo Valley to find her."

"Thank you." Ye Chen took a deep breath and turned to leave again.

"You haven't told me your name yet." Liu Ruoyan took a step forward, but Ye Chen had already vanished, leaving only a faint voice echoing back: "I'm Ye Chen."

"Ye Chen." Liu Ruoyan murmured the name, tears tracing down her beautiful, sorrowful face. She knew Ye Chen was just a passing figure in her life, and their fleeting connection was like a wisp of mist in the passage of time.

Meanwhile, Liu Qingquan and the others followed her out, scratching their heads in bewilderment, unsure what Liu Ruoyan and Ye Chen had discussed. But they knew that the departing Ye Chen must be an immortal, given his ability to appear and disappear without a trace.

After a while, the despondent Liu Ruoyan slowly turned around, her figure looking lonely and lost.

Not long after she left, a melancholic sound of the zither began to play, lingering in the air.

Ah!

Listening to the sorrowful music, Liu Qingquan sighed helplessly. It was unfortunate that she had fallen for an immortal.

However, the Liu family did not fall into quietness because of Ye Chen's departure.

Before long, the clamor of war drums and galloping horses echoed through the heavens, throwing Wangu City into chaos. When people rushed out to see what was happening, a large group had already surged into the Liu family residence.

The... the ruler?

In the Liu family hall, Liu Qingquan nearly lost his balance and fell to the ground.

High in the virtual sky, Ye Chen moved like a streak of lightning, but his destination was not the world of cultivators—it was still the mortal realm.

Although he didn't know where Yunruo Valley was, he was certain it was in the mortal world. Liu Ruoyan was a mortal, and Chu Xuan wouldn't have mentioned a place too far away, as mortals couldn't reach it.

"Inform the national masters of all countries to search for a place called Yunruo Valley for me." Ye Chen communicated with his many avatars.

"Understood."

"Understood."

After receiving their responses, Ye Chen landed at the peak of a towering mountain and manifested his Immortal Fire Dao Body and Heavenly Thunder Dao Body.

"You go to the world of cultivators and find the Heavenly Court people. No matter where they are in Beichu, relay my order: withdraw all forces back to Nanchu." Ye Chen instructed the Immortal Fire avatar. Now that his mind was clear, he realized a serious issue—the Heavenly Court in Nanchu might have already advanced beyond their territory.

Got it!

The Immortal Fire Dao Body vanished in a flash, streaking across the vast sky like a golden light.

"Boss, what about me?" The Heavenly Thunder Dao Body glanced at the departing Immortal Fire Dao Body and rubbed his hands as he looked at Ye Chen.

"Take this drop of sacred blood and go find the Chaos Divine Cauldron." Ye Chen condensed a strand of his sacred blood essence and handed it over. "If you encounter a strong enemy, you can summon my true power at any time. Be careful."

"Understood." The Heavenly Thunder Dao Body grabbed the sacred blood and disappeared in an instant, flying even faster than the Immortal Fire Dao Body.

Once they were gone, Ye Chen took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged at the mountain peak. He then created a thousand avatars, sending them flying in all directions to search the mortal realm. Without teleportation arrays in the mortal world, this was his only option.

...

In the Panlong Sea Domain, the group still stood there, as helpless as ever.

Among them, a few like Long Teng and Xiao Chen had extremely pale faces, as if they had suffered serious injuries.

This wasn't surprising—they had used their avatars to probe the Wuwang Great Marsh, only to fail in uncovering its secrets and suffer terrifying backlash instead.

A few idle troublemakers, such as Huang Daogong and Zhuge Laotou, had insisted on showing off by hurling powerful attacks at the Wuwang Great Marsh, only to be knocked back over eight thousand zhang by an invisible force.

"Back already?" Taixu Ancient Dragon watched the limping Zhuge Laotou and Huang Daogong with a hint of schadenfreude and a smile.

"Don't talk—let us be quiet." The two plopped down on the ground, their heads drooping dejectedly.

"We can't drag this out any longer." Zhong Jiang took a deep breath. "The Heavenly Court army is still in Beichu, and forces like the Bloodthirsty Hall and various powers in Beichu are on the verge of attacking. We're in constant danger of being surrounded."

"The Heavenly Court army has already withdrawn." As soon as Zhong Jiang finished speaking, Hongchen Xue chimed in with a light smile. "Ye Chen escaped and isn't in the Wuwang Great Marsh."

"Damn."