Chapter 96: Your Circle is Really Chaotic

If you say Lu Xingzhou wants to hunt deer, of course no one will think it's asking for the tripod to chase deer. This divination image, if placed on Shen Tang, is still somewhat fitting.

Of course, if you consider husband and wife as one body, then interpreting this divination in this way is also fine.

Speaking solely of Lu Xingzhou, Sheng Yuan Yao's first reaction is his deep-seated hatred for the Huo family, his strong intent for revenge, an inevitable action that no one can stop. Her expression is a bit strained: "Big risk? If he doesn't give up, will something really happen?"

"There are crises and risks, but that doesn't mean inevitable failure. Ultimately, it depends on human effort." Ye Tinglan sized up Sheng Yuan Yao and chuckled: "Yuan Yao... you care about him very much?"

Probably not as much as your disciple cares about him.

Sheng Yuan Yao complained in her heart, but didn't actually think Dugu Qingli would have any romantic feelings for Lu Xingzhou. She just said cautiously: "After all, we are friends. If there's danger, I can't just ignore it."

"Even if the deer is safe, it's only because it lacks guidance. If it has one, then?" Ye Tinglan smiled: "A divination image is just a direction, giving people a general reference. Don't take it as a fixed fact. There is no fixed future in the world; the future is in your hands."

Sheng Yuan Yao secretly thought you said something but didn't say anything, but she didn't dare argue. She just smiled awkwardly: "The National Teacher's teaching is right."

How could Ye Tinglan not see that this girl's words didn't match her thoughts? She didn't mind and smiled: "Yuan Yao is familiar with this... Lu Xingzhou? Can you tell me about his situation?"

Sheng Yuan Yao thought the National Teacher summoned her to ask about Shen Tang and Dugu Qingli. It was unexpected that every sentence was about Lu Xingzhou, and she felt a bit strange. After thinking for a moment, she still answered truthfully: "Lu Xingzhou acts perversely, but he is actually an upright person... well, he should be considered one, at least not truly bad."

Ye Tinglan smiled: "Even after he slaughtered so many people in the Huo family?"

Sheng Yuan Yao was silent for a moment, then changed her perspective: "If he were truly a bad person, the Zhao Huang Princess would not have entrusted him with important tasks, and Miss Dugu would not have gotten along with him for so long."

Actually, Ye Tinglan asking about Lu Xingzhou was partly because she worried that her naive disciple would be deceived, although with Qingli's cultivation, this possibility was almost zero. As a master, she still felt the need to pay attention. Seeing that Sheng Yuan Yao also felt this person was at least not bad, Ye Tinglan felt slightly relieved: "And then?"

"He is a formidable strategist. Every action has multiple intentions. You feel like he's only taking one step, but in reality, he's arranging things several steps ahead. It's not an exaggeration to say that the current atmosphere of Tianxing Sword Sect was created by him single-handedly."

"So Yanluo Hall... truly relies on his power." Ye Tinglan murmured in a low voice.

Sheng Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment. She heard that the National Teacher's view of Yanluo Hall's importance was different from others. Looking at it this way, it was true! Even this could be related to Yanluo Hall. So, when she asked about Lu Xingzhou, was it for Shen Tang or for Yuan Muyu?

Ye Tinglan seemed to wake up and smiled slightly: "This person seems a bit interesting. If I have the chance, I will also personally see him. Um... How is the Zhao Huang Princess's current situation? Is her body still well?"

"Everything else is quite good, but her leg is not yet cured. I think she is intentionally not curing it."

"Um." Ye Tinglan once again sank into thought and didn't speak for a while.

Sheng Yuan Yao wanted to speak but hesitated.

Ye Tinglan looked at her and smiled: "Yuan Yao, is there anything you want to say?"

Sheng Yuan Yao mustered her courage: "I want to ask the National Teacher to help me with a divination."

"Oh? What aspect do you want to divine?"

"Marriage fate."

Ye Tinglan smiled: "It seems Yuan Yao has reached that age where you care about this."

Sheng Yuan Yao sighed. It wasn't because she had reached that age; she simply had no such thoughts! It was just that she was fooled by a certain young man's words at first, and until today she was still tossing and turning uneasily. How could she not take the opportunity to ask for peace of mind when encountering such a top-tier National Teacher?

Ye Tinglan didn't think it was improper and truly helped her divine a bit, laughing: "Rest assured, your marriage fate is self-selected... Eh?"

Sheng Yuan Yao became nervous: "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Ye Tinglan laughed: "It feels somewhat like an arranged marriage, but I feel Yuan Yao's temperament is not like someone who can accept an arranged marriage, so it's a bit strange. But just as I said earlier, the divination image is only a reference. The final outcome is still in your hands."

Sheng Yuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she didn't have a bunch of sisters. Arranged marriages were not uncommon for families like theirs. Even if she didn't accept it now, she couldn't say how she would think later. If she could truly choose someone she liked, it would be a setting that quite conformed to her future.

Indeed, that stinky kid was just deceiving people. Except for being good to rub his face, he was useless.

Her vitality returned. She cupped her hands: "National Teacher, if there are no other instructions, I will take my leave?"

Ye Tinglan said: "You have only been in an outer post for two months, and you have consecutively solved two major demon cases. Your ability and luck are both very strong. Are you truly going to stay in the capital from now on and not go out? It's a real pity."

Sheng Yuan Yao pursed her lips, her interest waning: "We'll see. Maybe after playing for two years, I'll get tired of playing and want to do something?"

Ye Tinglan meaningfully said: "The merit you've earned this time is enough for you to rise two or three levels... and accumulate some seniority in the capital office first. In the future, if you still want to do something, feel free to come and talk to me."

Sheng Yuan Yao suddenly looked up, gazing at Ye Tinglan's beautiful and profound eyes. Understanding suddenly dawned on her, and she took a deep breath: "Understood. At that time, I will definitely seek advice from the National Teacher."

Seeing Sheng Yuan Yao's figure striding away, Ye Tinglan sighed slightly.

What a girl with ideals and a passionate heart. How could she share a husband with others... To say she's a concubine doesn't quite fit either. It seems she met that man first...

The official circle is truly chaotic.

Her own disciple is better, pure, cold, and indifferent. No need to worry about this.

If Lu Xingzhou knew about Ye Tinglan's divination image, he would probably feel it referred to Pei Chuyun.

Currently, when it comes to hunting deer, what is more direct than Pei Chuyun hunting him, Lu?

But if Yuan Muyu heard this divination, it's estimated that not only "Lu" but even "Yu" would be interpreted as this fish of hers, and then she would be furious.

Therefore, divination is something that Lu Xingzhou dislikes learning the most among the various immortal cultivation arts because the answers are too vague and most of the time only cause trouble for himself. Moreover, he cannot divine for himself, nor can he divine for an opponent with higher cultivation than himself. What's the use of that... Yuan Muyu learned it very well. She divined and felt that Danxia Mountain had immortal pills. And then? Ten years have passed and she hasn't found anything.

Only A Nuo found it interesting and learned a bit of the basics from Yuan Muyu. Ultimately, because her master didn't value this plaything too much, she didn't go deep into researching it, just played with it.

Lu Xingzhou still felt that truly knowing himself and his enemy's information was much more meaningful than getting it from divination. This time he didn't catch Pei Chuyun, so he immediately found his old subordinates: "Return the money."

Assassin: "?"

"I told you to watch Pei Chuyun's movements, and you gained nothing. This is understandable; given her strength and solo actions, her whereabouts are hard to grasp. But you haven't even gotten a single message about how many escape methods she has. Did I waste my money?"

"Actually, you don't need to give us money either... Forget it." The assassin was very helpless: "Escape methods involve saving one's life. This kind of information is even private within the Nüzi Hehuan Sect. We truly have no way to obtain it."

"I don't believe that no one in the Nüzi Hehuan Sect knows this completely. Go bribe them; someone must know. Not only escape methods, but also what other special ultimate techniques she has, and what her exact situation is within the Nüzi Hehuan Sect. I want all the information. Come to me for reimbursement for how much you need to spend. Just be careful not to get caught yourself."

The assassin had to say: "We'll do our best."

Shen Tang watched the assassin leave with a stern face, then suddenly stretched out her slender hand: "Hand it over."

"Ah?" Lu Xingzhou was a bit stunned: "What?"

"Shoes." Shen Tang grabbed his collar: "What do you plan to do with collecting a demon woman's shoes? Smell them?"

Lu Xingzhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, I have a use for this. If her personal item is here with me, I can sense her approach. This is a tracking method commonly used by Yanluo Hall. What can I take of hers then, tear her clothes?"

Shen Tang was speechless and angrily turned her head with a puffed-up face: "Aren't you happy touching her?"

Lu Xingzhou finally hugged her: "She's not as big as you, what's there to touch?"

"Get lost." Shen Tang pressed down his large hand and secretly glanced at A Nuo, who was squatting on the side eating melon seeds. She quickly changed the subject: "What did you talk about with Chen Zhangsi? I saw you looked absent-minded when you left the Chen family."

Speaking of this matter, Lu Xingzhou immediately became serious and said in a low voice: "If I go to the capital's Dan Academy, what do you think?"

Shen Tang's heart skipped a beat. She widened her eyes, speechless for a moment.

The two were in the midst of hot romance and were truly reluctant to be separated even for a moment. But Shen Tang also quickly understood the meaning of Lu Xingzhou's words.

If he returned from studying at the Dan Academy, his official status would be established, and proposing marriage in a proper and traditional manner might be possible. The obstacles they previously dared not cross could at least be halved.

At least he would be openly walking on the path to marry her, taking an important step.

Tianxing Sword Sect was very stable now. Everything was waiting for the sect disciples to widely break through and accumulate experience. Even the matter of refining pills that Lu Xingzhou was previously responsible for had been somewhat taken over by the captured Dan Masters from Incense Burning Tower. The burden was also shared, and Lu Xingzhou no longer needed to refine pills hard by himself.

In that case, if Lu Xingzhou continued to stay here, there was nothing else to do except meditate. No matter how you thought about it, he should be supported to do more important things. How could he waste time in a gentle village?

It's just... I'm so reluctant...

There was no way for Shen Tang to accompany him... Going to other states and counties might be possible, but going to the capital would not work. Her father's reaction was unpredictable, and it would only create more problems.

Shen Tang was choked up and couldn't say anything. She just hugged his waist and buried her head in his embrace, not moving for a long time.

Lu Xingzhou touched her head: "It won't be that fast. Chen Zhangsi needs to first grasp the power of the prefecture, and then he can push me. During this time, I also need to first accumulate experience, otherwise going to the capital and being brushed down would be a joke... The Dan Academy recruits new students in the summer, right? That still leaves two or three months."

Hearing that he wouldn't leave immediately for two or three months, Shen Tang's mood improved slightly. She actively raised her head and pecked his face: "Then you're not allowed to go anywhere today, you can only stay with me."