Lu Yin could not speak. He could see the stubbornness, grievance, anger, and other indescribable emotions in Ming Yan's eyes. What else could he say? "I'm sorry."
Ming Yan's eyes dimmed. "Leave. Don't come near us again, or my father won't let you off."
"He doesn't know who I am," Lu Yin said.
Ming Yan shook her head. "You underestimate my father too much, whether it's you or Yue 'er."
Lu Yin's eyes went wide. "You know?"
Ming Yan's lips curled up as she smiled. "Lu Yin, do you think that a native like me is stupid?"
Lu Yin was stunned. Stupid?
He seemed to have misjudged this girl. She was kind and beautiful, but she was definitely not stupid. In terms of quick-wittedness, she surpassed most people. Yue Xianzi had used the power behind her to forge an identity. Even if the Reverent King was suspicious, he would still investigate. However, Ming Yan was certain that she was much smarter than the Reverent King.
"How did you recognize me?" Lu Yin asked. He was very curious.
Ming Yan blushed. "You- you have my scent on you." She then struggled out of Lu Yin's embrace. Yue Xianzi had already finished her battle, and she had shown that she was not weak.
His arms were empty, and Lu Yin's heart felt empty as well. He looked at Ming Yan, and his heart surged. He suddenly had the urge to trample the world beneath his feet and pull her into his embrace. This girl had touched his heart.
"Princess, are you alright?" Yue Xianzi asked nervously.
Ming Yan shook her head and glanced at Lu Yin. She pointed at Yue Xianzi and stuck out her tongue. It was an adorable sight.
Lu Yin was stunned. She looked back and smiled. She was so beautiful.
Ming Yan giggled when she saw Lu Yin's dazed expression. She then turned back.
Yue Xianzi did not see this. She kept a close eye on her surroundings, afraid that another attack would occur.
When the battle in the distance ended, the ambush finally came to an end. The remaining sect members were all dead, and two of the trialtakers had died. The Explorer had escaped, and Ming Zhaoshu had not been able to catch him.
"Yan 'er, are you alright?" Ming Zhaoshu looked at his daughter with concern.
Ming Yan shook her head. "I'm fine with Yue 'er's protection."
Ming Zhaoshu grunted.. "Pack up the caravan and continue forward."
Butler Seven finally crawled out from under the carriage, still in shock.
"Butler Seven, are you alright?" Lu Yin asked with concern.
Butler Seven felt awkward and coughed. "Well, I've already checked. There are no sect remnants hiding under the car, so you can rest assured."
Lu Yin was speechless. What an exquisite reason.
The Reverent King's Residence's convoy wasn't the only one that had been attacked. All of the convoys in the Shenwu Empire that were heading to the Radiant City had been attacked as well. Most of them were from the remnants of the sects, which put the Demon Hunters Society in a very passive position. It was their mission to deal with the remnants of the sects, but now, the remnants of the sects were becoming more and more rampant. Even the Crown Prince, Ming Hao, was furious.
Ming Zhaotian's birthday was approaching, and it seemed that someone wanted to add blood to this grand occasion.
All of this had nothing to do with Lu Yin. Right now, he only wished that this journey would never end. Ming Yan's existence had made him forget many things, and when their gazes met, his heart would race. It was a beautiful feeling.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he hoped, the time would come.
More than ten days later, the caravan finally stopped. "Your Highness, we'll reach the capital once we cross the mountain pass up ahead," Tang Si reported.
Ming Zhaoshu grunted in acknowledgment and glanced at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin nodded and left the convoy under Tang Si's arrangements. He wanted to head to the capital alone and find a way to join the Crown Prince's residence. Before he left, he looked at the carriage with great reluctance. He didn't know when they would meet again. This was a foreign continent that was constantly under surveillance, and he didn't know if he would be able to return or even leave this place alive.
Lu Yin sighed and left in the end.
Within the carriage, Ming Yan looked outside through the gauze curtains with a melancholy expression.
"What's wrong, Yan 'er?" Ming Zhaoshu asked curiously.
Ming Yan shook her head and said bitterly, "Father, will the enmity between us and the outsiders never be resolved?"
Ming Zhaoshu was surprised. "Why do you ask?"
"I'm just curious. This war has been going on for too long," Ming Yan replied softly.
Ming Zhaoshu sighed. "A thousand years ago, a powerhouse was born on the mainland, and that powerhouse was Ming Taizhong, the uncle of my brother and I. With his help, the empire was invincible and even tore open a spatial portal in an attempt to create a new era of glory. Unfortunately, the outsiders were attracted, and Uncle perished. The five sealing planets sealed the mainland, and for the past thousand years, countless powerhouses have died in battle to protect the five sealing planets. This blood debt cannot be resolved."
Ming Yan's eyes dimmed, and she gripped her handkerchief tightly.
"Every family has someone who died at the hands of the outsiders. Regardless of whether it's the empire, the remnants of the sects, or the natives of the islands in the Endless East Sea, everyone has a common enemy in the form of the outsiders. Once discovered, they will be killed without mercy."
Ming Yan's heart trembled, and her face paled. A thousand years of enmity could not be resolved, but she wanted to resolve it. Perhaps to the people of the mainland, she was a traitor.
Ming Zhaoshu looked at his daughter tenderly. "I know you're kind, but this is a thousand years of enmity. Don't think too much about it. Everything will be decided by me."
Ming Yan looked at Ming Zhaoshu and lowered her head. "Father, I don't want to get married."
Ming Zhaoshu frowned. "Why?"
Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Don't worry, Yan 'er. I will think of a way to restore your reputation. I won't let you suffer."
"I'm sorry, Father." Ming Yan's tone was bleak.
Ming Zhaoshu sighed and patted her shoulder. He didn't think too much about it, as he assumed that his daughter was worried about her reputation and was unwilling to part with him.
The capital was surrounded by mountains, and four towering peaks protected the entire city, forming an impenetrable fortress. It was rumored that there were Martial Sovereigns overseeing each peak to protect the capital.
Lu Yin shuttled through the forest and looked up at the distant peaks. He stopped and leaped up, sitting cross-legged on a large tree and beginning to detoxify the poison.
Although the poison that Ming Zhaoshu had given him was vicious, it was only effective against ordinary people. Normal Martial Kings would not be able to force it out, but it was not difficult for Lu Yin.
Half an hour later, Lu Yin spat out a mouthful of blood. The black blood corroded the tree trunk, emitting a screeching sound.
Lu Yin wiped the corner of his mouth and tried to feel his blood. Unfortunately, while this poison could improve his five senses and strength, the side effects were too great. Otherwise, it would have been a great tonic.
Just as he was about to descend from the tree, his expression changed. He saw a figure quickly shuttling through the distance, but he did not move.
Soon after, a beautiful figure flashed past him. Lu Yin was shocked to see that it was Yue Xianzi. She had also left the Reverent King's convoy.
Yue Xianzi had joined the Reverent King's convoy in order to enter the sealed Ming Island and avoid the Ming Vanguard that was constantly searching for outsiders. Now that she had reached the capital, she had achieved her goal, so she naturally would not follow the Reverent King's convoy.
It was a pity for Ming Yan, as Yue Xianzi quite liked this pure and kind girl.
Just as she passed by the tree that Lu Yin was hiding in, Yue Xianzi suddenly paused and turned to look at a nearby tree trunk that had been corroded by the poisonous blood. Her gaze trembled, and she turned back to look at the top of the tree where Lu Yin was hiding.
Lu Yin knew that he had been discovered, so he leaped down and stood opposite of her.
"It's you?" Yue Xianzi exclaimed, as she had never expected to run into this coachman here.
Lu Yin's appearance had not changed, as he still looked like Lu Seven. "Miss Yue 'er, I didn't think that we would meet here."
Yue Xianzi stared at Lu Yin and sternly asked, "Who are you?
You're definitely not an ordinary person. "
Lu Yin shrugged. "Take a guess."
Yue Xianzi snorted. "You're courting death." She then sent a palm strike towards Lu Yin. Her pure white palm transformed and sealed off the surrounding area, forming palm shadows that caused the void to ripple. Lu Yin raised his own palm at the same time and accurately struck down all of the palm shadows that Yue Xianzi had created. There was a loud bang, and the shockwave from the collision crushed the ground and caused a dozen or so trees to collapse.
Yue Xianzi was forced back by Lu Yin's palm strike, and her face paled. She was the young mistress of the Frostmoon Sect and a top expert of the universe's younger generation. Although she could not compare to those freakish geniuses, she was still not someone that the average person could go up against. Although there were many powerhouses on the Shenwu Continent, only the top ten or even the top five on the List of Tempering could match up to her.
"Who are you?!" Yue Xianzi shouted as she stared at Lu Yin warily.
Lu Yin smiled and used Flash to appear beside Yue Xianzi. He then used the 96th form of the Skybeast Claw and the void howled as he pressed down on Yue Xianzi. Yue Xianzi's gaze turned cold as a clear moon appeared on her forehead. "Chilling Moon." Lu Yin felt a chill run down his entire body as his Skybeast Claw was frozen to the point of cracking. He took a step back and watched in astonishment. This was Yue Xianzi's innate gift: Cold Moon.
"Frigid Mountain Ice Plum Palm." Yue Xianzi used Cold Moon to freeze everything around her, causing even the air to freeze. She then sent a palm strike towards Lu Yin, causing everything within a kilometer to turn into a plum blossom imprint that changed the weather.
Lu Yin easily dodged her attack. During the Astral Combat Tournament, Yue Xianzi had been defeated by Charon. Charon had easily broken through the battle techniques that she had learned from Blackwater Lake and instantly defeated her. At that time, Yue Xianzi had not been able to use so many battle techniques, and her innate gift had only appeared briefly. Now, she had displayed all of her innate gifts, but they were still useless against Lu Yin. He was so fast that he could tear through the void. Although he could not tear through the space of the Shenwu Continent, he was still not someone that Yue Xianzi's attacks could touch.
The more Yue Xianzi fought, the more shocked she became. This person's strength had far exceeded her expectations, and he was at least as strong as one of the top sixteen in the Astral Combat Tournament. The Shenwu Continent really could not be underestimated. She did not hesitate to use her strongest battle technique, the one that she had inherited from Blackwater Lake — Water God's Robe.
Her martial power imitated the flow of water as it spun around her. Lu Yin leaped back and calmly watched.
The vortex grew larger and larger until all the trees within a kilometer were crushed to dust. The ground sank, and even the clouds in the sky were swept away. This strange phenomenon attracted the attention of many passersby.
Yue Xianzi stood in the center of the vortex and stared at Lu Yin coldly. "Speak. Who are you, or you'll die."
Lu Yin's lips curled up as nine stars appeared on the surface of his body. He watched the vortex and slowly approached it.
Yue Xianzi frowned. "You're courting death."
Lu Yin stepped into the vortex, and in the next instant, a shocking four-lined battle force appeared. He forcefully withstood the tearing force of the vortex and easily walked up to Yue Xianzi. He was now only half a meter away from her. "Do you still want to fight?"