MTLNOVEL Chapter 430: Stay With Me Forever
Chapter 430: Stay With Me Forever
Shangguan Yu’s heart skipped a beat, but she turned around with a cold expression on her face.
“What? Does Sect Leader Song intend to keep us here as well?”
Song Yuanqing sternly said, “Hand over the storage artifact on the child’s body. It might contain the belongings of my late Junior Brother Cao!”
I probably can’t take the child’s body, but the treasures might be inside the storage ring.
Shangguan Yu clenched her fists, but still removed the storage ring from Lin Fengmian’s hand and tossed it over.
“I never expected Sect Leader Song to covet the artifact of a mere Foundation Establishment Realm disciple. How shameless!”
Although Song Yuanqing was annoyed by her sarcasm, he didn’t escalate the situation. He waved his hand and said, “Let them go!”
With a cold snort, Shangguan Yu and Zhao Ningzhi transformed into two streaks of light and quickly disappeared.
Song Yuanqing watched their retreating figures and felt increasingly uneasy. Finally, he chuckled wryly.
That woman must have panicked!
This is the territory of the Joyful Union Sect. It’s us who should be leaving, not them!
One of the elders said worriedly, “Sect Leader, what if she really gets close to Jun Wuxie and whispers in his ear?”
Song Yuanqing’s expression darkened as he replied, “It seems we need to prepare early.”
“Prepare some generous gifts and send them to Prince Yun Zheng. Tell him that the Heavenly Deception Sect is willing to serve him loyally.”
The elder was stunned. “Sect Leader, are we really choosing sides so soon?”
Song Yuanqing shook his head. “Soon? It’s not soon. In the Heavenly Grace Dynasty, no one can compete with Prince Yun Zheng anymore.”
“It is said that the Moon Shadow Dynasty intends to form an alliance with him through marriage. Our Heavenly Deception Sect is already late. Any later and we won’t even get a sip of soup.”
The elder was shocked and nodded quickly. “I know what to do now.”
On the other side, Shangguan Yu and Zhao Ningzhi left, quietly meeting up with Shangguan Qiong and the others on the way.
Shangguan Qiong, now dressed in a black robe that concealed her stunning beauty, was being carried by Zhou Biting as they flew low to the ground.
When she saw Lin Fengmian’s “corpse”, her already pale face turned deathly white.
She exclaimed in shock, “How could this happen? Yu’er, didn’t you make it in time?”
Shangguan Yu’s eyes flickered with a strange light as she solemnly said, “We’ll talk about it when we get back!”
Shangguan Qiong, remembering that Zhou Biting was still present, didn’t press further, though she looked visibly distraught.
The group hurried back to the Joyful Union Sect and placed Lin Fengmian’s lifeless body in the Hall of Bliss.
Zhou Biting angrily said, “Senior sister, the Heavenly Deception Sect has gone too far. Are we going to take this lying down?”
Shangguan Yu calmly replied, “We will remember this debt. There will come a day when we will settle it with them!”
“Junior Sister Zhou, go take a count of the disciples. Assess the losses from this battle and prepare to retake our lost territory.”
Zhou Biting, as the elder of the Enforcement Hall, nodded and quickly left to make preparations.
With only Shangguan Qiong and Zhao Ningzhi remaining, Shangguan Qiong asked in a low voice, “What happened?”
Zhao Ningzhi, her face filled with sorrow, recounted the events, her expression one of grief and indignation.
Shangguan Qiong asked numbly, “Is he dead?”
Shangguan Yu sighed. “We have planned for so long, only to end up with nothing. We’ll have to find another way.”
While the two were distracted, Shangguan Yu quietly cast a spell on Lin Fengmian’s body to prevent it from being damaged.
After finishing, she instructed Zhao Ningzhi, “Junior Sister Zhao, take this kid back and bury him in the back mountain of Crimson Phoenix Peak.”
“He was a mortal. They value keeping the body intact and laying it to rest. Don’t cremate him. Just bury him in a coffin.”
As far as Shangguan Yu was concerned, the fewer people knew about the plan to exchange the prince for a decoy, the better.
If she could take this opportunity to remove Zhao Ningzhi, who was prone to acting on impulse, from the equation, it would be ideal.
Zhao Ningzhi nodded numbly, picked up Lin Fengmian’s “corpse”, and left, looking utterly devastated.
After she left, Shangguan Yu frowned as she noticed Shangguan Qiong’s distracted expression.
“Sister, are you sad that he’s dead?”
Shangguan Qiong snapped out of her daze and replied insincerely, “No, I’m just thinking about my future and the future of the Joyful Union Sect. It’s a bit sad.”
Seeing her like this, Shangguan Yu almost wished that Lin Fengmian’s fake death could become real.
She took Shangguan Qiong’s cold hand and said softly, “Sister, let me remove this curse for you first.”
Shangguan Qiong hummed in agreement and followed her into the secret chamber, where they began their secluded cultivation.
On the other side, Zhao Ningzhi carried Lin Fengmian back to Jade Bamboo Peak for the night and angrily punched him once.
“You promised not to die! You promised to fight me for three hundred rounds! You big liar!”
“You were so tough there, but now you’re stiff all over. How can I disrespect a corpse?”
“How can I explain this to Liu Mei and the others? Sigh! Maybe I should just cremate you and say you ran away?”
Just as she was about to act, she suddenly remembered Shangguan Yu’s instructions and felt that something was off.
“No cremation? Bury him intact?”
When did Senior Sister Yu become so kind-hearted? Shouldn’t she be skinning this kid alive instead?
She examined Lin Fengmian’s body again, not even sparing his private parts.
Although there was still no sign of life, she still felt that something was strange.
This guy is not decomposing, he has no life force, but there is no death aura either!
Recalling Shangguan Yu’s unusual behavior and Lin Fengmian’s impassioned speech before his “death,” she grew more and more suspicious.
Forget it, I’ll just guard the corpse!
Let’s see what tricks you’re up to!
Lin Fengmian was oblivious to all of this. As darkness enveloped him, he entered the space within the Twin Fish Pendant.
Luo Xue let out a long sigh of relief the moment she saw him, pouting as she said, “What’s going on? You called me, but then you ignored me!”
Lin Fengmian, looking like he had just survived a disaster, stepped forward and hugged her tightly.
“Luo Xue, I almost didn’t get to see you again.”
Luo Xue was startled and froze in his arms.
“What happened?”
“I’m in the same state as you are now – neither alive nor dead.”
Lin Fengmian confessed everything that had happened, ending with a helpless shrug.
“Now I can only hope that Shangguan Yuqiong can really bring back my body.”
Luo Xue was exasperated by his recklessness and rolled her eyes. “You’re really bold. Aren’t you afraid that your fake death might become real?”
Lin Fengmian joked, “If I really die, I’ll haunt you forever, and we’ll share one body.”
Luo Xue snorted and pouted. “Why would I share my body with you?”
Lin Fengmian chuckled softly in her ear, his voice filled with joy. “Luo Xue, I just thought of something!”
Luo Xue felt his warm breath tickle her ear and couldn’t help but shrink back slightly.
“What?”
Lin Fengmian said seriously, “If entering the Heavenly Abyss is unavoidable for you, give up your body and come to my side!”
Luo Xue was stunned. “You want me to give up my body and share yours with you?”
“Yes!”
Lin Fengmian nodded seriously. “If it really comes to that, give up your body and stay with me over here forever.”