Chapter 408 - Heavenly Lands

Translator: Coca5156

Editor: Drea

‘Rong Yuan’ knew what was to come as soon as he said those words. Gu Lingzhi burst out at him again and she screamed at him in rage. She wanted to lash out at Xiao Yu but was held back by ‘Rong Yuan’.

“Lingzhi, it is my fault. You can take everything out on me, Xiao Yu is innocent. Everything is my fault, don’t blame her.”

“You have finally admitted it.” Gu Lingzhi laughed bitterly, “I knew that there was something up between the two of you. Why are you not hiding it now? Do you think that I am not worthy of you?”

Gu Lingzhi’s face turned red from anger and she asked a final question, “Since you are no longer going to hide it, then I will just ask you, would you choose me or her?”

As soon as she finished her sentence, Gu Lingzhi felt a sense of satisfaction sweep over her. The true Rong Yuan treated her too nicely and she never had a chance to play out a scene like this.

Behind her, the true Rong Yuan shook his head in amusement. He never thought that Gu Lingzhi would have this side of her. It seemed like he would need to do more to satisfy his lover in the future.

New ideas of how he would tease Gu Lingzhi formed in his head. On the other hand, ‘Rong Yuan’ had to face Gu Lingzhi’s wrath.

“Lingzhi, you know my feelings for you. I cannot...”

“No. In my eyes, you are worth less than a speck of dirt.”

“You...”

“Brother Rong, you should choose her. I am happy that I have managed to comfort you in the past few days and I would not dare to ask for more. Even if I am not able to be by your side in the future, I am also happy.”

“Xiao Yu...” After hearing Xiao Yu’s words, the guilt-struck ‘Rong Yuan’ had a change of heart. Even if he chose Gu Lingzhi now, he could not bear to throw aside Xiao Yu just like that. Xiao Yu had made a strategic move by playing with ‘Rong Yuan’s feelings. However, this was the outcome that Gu Lingzhi wanted. Seeing ‘Rong Yuan’ shift uncomfortably, she could tell that he was in a dilemma. In the next instant, she slammed her fist on the table so strongly that the plates jumped off the table and smashed against the floor.

“Get lost! Take her and get out of here. I will not tolerate this any further!” With this, Gu Lingzhi stormed out of the room. A moment later, a group of guards from the Chancellor’s Manor entered the room. Wearing smart expressions, their body language showed that ‘Rong Yuan’ and Xiao Yu were no longer welcomed there.

“The Little Chancellor has instructed that she has cut off all ties with you. You are no longer welcomed here. Demigod Rong, please don’t make things hard for us and leave.”

The scandal spread through the city quickly but people reacted to the news differently.

The people from the Spirit Tribe expressed their distaste towards the Little Chancellor’s enemies and they chased Xiao Yu and ‘Rong Yuan’ to the west side of the city that accepted outsiders.

People like Guan Yue only believed the news after they saw ‘Rong Yuan’’s pitiful sight in the city.

On the other hand, Le Yan and Le Yao happily invited ‘Rong Yuan’ into their living quarters as guests. Other Chancellors bitterly regretted not taking quicker action. He was a Demigod! With ‘Rong Yuan’, they would be much more powerful.

However, regardless of how many men these Chancellors sent and their attempts to rope him over, Le Yan’s men blocked them from meeting ‘Rong Yuan’. After one night, the news of ‘Rong Yuan’ joining Burnt City and becoming the Assistant Chancellor raised many questions.

Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan had leaked this rumor when Pan Wen, who was still disguised as Rong Yuan, headed to the west side of the city. On the other hand, Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan had assumed the identities of underlings in charge of watching over ‘Rong Yuan’ to silently observe what was happening.

Xiao Yu’s patience exceeded Gu Lingzhi’s expectations when she did not take any action after half a month from living in Burnt City. Just as Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan began to question their original suspicion, something finally happened.

“Brother Rong, I feel that Sister Gu was too merciless towards you. The stress on you was too much. If we can settle the issue with the beasts, Sister Gu would definitely forgive us.”

“Xiao Yu, do you know how to resolve that matter?” ‘Rong Yuan’’s face lit up with glee. After putting up this façade for so long, it seemed that his efforts were worth it. Xiao Yu’s cheeks flushed pink and she lowered her head and stared at her feet.

“I... I accidentally overheard something but am not sure if it is true. However, I am sad that Sister Gu is not willing to see you because of her anger. I think we can give it a try.”

“Don’t worry about it, please tell me even if it is not true. It is better than taking no action towards the beasts.”

This moment had finally come!

Outside the doors, Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan who were disguised as guards exchanged a knowing look and they raised their senses to hear what Xiao Yu was about to say next.

Silence filled the room for a moment before Xiao Yu’s soft voice rang through the room, “This is a story I heard from young. My grandfather told me before that a group of terrifying beasts live in the deepest area of the Heavenly Lands. A day will come where the beasts eliminate the humans and control the entire world such that the Lost Lands will become the beasts’ playing ground. However, this story seemed too far-fetched and I thought my grandfather was kidding with me until the beasts started to attack the humans.”

‘Rong Yuan’’s expression turned serious and he frowned, “Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?”

“I- I did not know whether this was true.” Xiao Yu hastily replied. “It is just a story to scare little kids. Those who go to the Heavenly Lands would encounter a lot of danger, wouldn’t I be harming people then? I- I......”

“Never mind, I understand.” ‘Rong Yuan’ pulled Xiao Yu into an embrace and comforted her, “It is my fault. I should not be suspecting you. You are so kind, you must have your reasons for not telling me this. I will go to Heavenly Lands to take a look tomorrow. If your story isn’t true, that would be great. If it is, I should still be safe with my strength.”

Xiao Yu lifted her head from ‘Rong Yuan’’s chest and whispered, “I want to go too.”

Not waiting for ‘Rong Yuan’’s objection, she lifted her finger and placed it on his lips. Softly, she said, “How can I let you go to such a dangerous place alone? Is Brother Rong not confident of protecting me?”

‘Rong Yuan’ could not do anything and he finally agreed to her request to take her out the next day.

Outside, Gu Lingzhi and the real Rong Yuan had overheard the conversation clearly. Gu Lingzhi gestured towards him and the two sneaked away. Once they were far away from Xiao Yu’s room, Gu Lingzhi smiled widely and cheered, “She has finally shown her true colors. Should we go to the Heavenly Lands now?”

Rong Yuan shook his head after some thought, “No, I think we should observe them for a few more days in case this is just a scheme.”

Gu Linzhi nodded her head. Spirit City held its forte due to spiritual energy. If Gu Lingzhi left, the Spirit City would be thrown into a state where they would lack spiritual energy. She had to make sure that she made enough preparations before she left so that her Spirit Tribesmen would not lack spiritual energy.

Immediately, Gu Lingzhi headed to find Lin Chongyuan, informing him about what she had overheard. Lin Chongyuan reassured her to leave and promised to guard Spirit City well until the day she returned.

For added precaution, Gu Lingzhi filled whatever storage items she could find with water from her Spiritual Essence Spring and left a heap of Spiritual Weapons and Spiritual Medicine behind before she and Rong Yuan sneaked behind Xiao Yu and Pan Wen to head to the Heavenly Lands.

Dragging along the burdensome Xiao Yu who had no strength and power, the group could not advance quickly even after capturing two Dragon Horses along the way.

At the beginning, Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan followed closely behind Xiao Yu and Pan Wen. However, once they realized that Pan Wen seemed to be the one leading the way, they ignored the two and headed to the Heavenly Lands first.

Even if anything happened, Pan Wen could also communicate with Gu Lingzhi through their mental link and hence, Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan could head off first without worry.

After half a month, Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan finally reached the Heavenly Lands.

Heavenly Lands today was filled with activity and it was no longer the cold and desolate place in the past. Numerous beasts guarded the territory as they gathered in herds in the area.

Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan withheld their spiritual auras and carefully threaded close to the area to prevent attracting any attention to them. They had to use a few hours of time to carefully cross through a forest without attracting attention.

Just as the two were a few meters from the Heavenly Lands, a beast caught onto their scent. The beast raised its nose to the sky and sniffed around numerous times.

Gu Lingzhi gasped in shock and she quickly retracted their auras further. However, the beasts could track the auras of any living being and it slowly started to make its way to them.

The pitch black hole of Heavenly Lands that occasionally flashed with light was right before her eyes. Without hesitation, Gu Lingzhi retrieved two sets of Anti-lightning Robes that Lin Chongyuan had given her previously. After Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan placed the robes on, they took off for the Heavenly Lands at lightning speed.