At that moment, Zi Rong suddenly pushed open the door and glared at Lu Yin. "Alliance Master Lu, you've gone too far."
Lu Yin turned around and looked at Zi Rong. "My apologies. We're from the same hometown, so I'm just here to see you."
A long blade appeared in Zi Rong's hand, and he pointed it at Lu Yin. "You're slapping my face! You're slapping the Zi family's face!"
Zi Xianxian and Zi Fang appeared from behind, and the void distorted. Mister Yi also appeared and glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's actions were no different from cuckolding Zi Rong, which infuriated the entire Zi family.
Zi Tianchuan appeared as well, and his gaze was icy. "Alliance Master Lu, although you control the Great Eastern Alliance and have the Hall of Honor behind you, you cannot insult my Zi family like this. My Zi family has done nothing to offend you."
Lu Yin calmly replied, "It's my fault. Brother Zi Rong, you can vent your anger on me. I won't retaliate."
Zi Rong's eyes went wide, and he gripped his blade tightly.
Zi Tianchuan pressed down on Zi Rong's shoulder and stared at Lu Yin. He spoke in an unpleasant tone, "Alliance Master Lu, please leave the ancestral home. You are not welcome here. Alliance Master Lu can attend the wedding as usual, but please forgive the Zi family for not treating you well."
Lu Yin nodded, and his figure flashed as he tore through the void and vanished.
Zi Rong hurriedly ran over to Zi Xue's side and asked her about something out of concern.
Zi Tianchuan warned in a low voice, "No one is allowed to speak of this matter." He then stared at Zi Fang. "Especially you."
Zi Fang hurriedly complied.
Zi Xianxian was furious. "I'll go ask him."
"Stop! Who are you and who is he? Who are you to ask?" Zi Tianchuan angrily barked. He was in an extremely bad mood. "Don't cause trouble for me." He then left.
Mister Yi stood in place and muttered to himself. He seemed to have thought of something, but it also seemed like he hadn't. He seemed to be at a loss.
He was Mister Yi, an Enlighter. Although he wasn't too strong, he was the most respected person in the Zi family because he had studied at the Starsibyl Sect.
Although he couldn't predict the future like Starsibyl could, he had still learned a few things and could sense certain situations within a limited range. For example, he had a bad premonition right now.
"Mister Yi, what's wrong?" Zi Rong comforted Zi Xue and then looked at Mister Yi, who was still in the room.
Mister Yi was startled, "Oh, it's nothing." Then, he left.
He had a feeling that this wedding might not go smoothly, but he did not say anything. The moment he saw Lu Yin, he had a strange feeling that he could not afford to offend this person. He absolutely could not afford to offend him.
Who set history?
Who created time? Was it just an environment or a phenomenon? No one could say for sure. However, some people could use certain methods to cross the river of time to see and feel something. These people called this method — divination. Divination was mysterious and unfathomable, incomprehensible, but it still existed.
The development of history was made up of time. If a timeline was fixed, it would develop to a hundred years later, a thousand years later, ten thousand years later, or a million years later. If the timeline was solid, some people could walk on it and see the future.
Perhaps there was something in the universe that could touch the timeline, and the only people who knew about it were those who could divine it.
However, seeing more might not be a good thing, and Mister Yi was scared stiff. He would rather die than offend Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was depressed; he had risked offending the Zi family time and time again to talk to Bai Xue in an attempt to save her, but she refused to say anything. Not only had he failed, but he had also offended the Zi family.
If not for the fact that they were both from Earth, Lu Yin would not have helped her.
Now that the wedding was imminent, Lu Yin did not want to interfere anymore. Everyone had their own path, and as he had said, he had done all he could.
At that moment, his gadget buzzed. Lu Yin looked at it and his expression changed slightly. He looked around and then disappeared.
Soon, he appeared on a wooden bridge beside the river. Luoshen's white robes fluttered in the wind, and her soft golden hair flowed down to her waist. She exuded a noble aura, and her expression was tranquil. She looked like a girl next door, but her golden hair made her seem like a high and mighty queen.
"You're looking for me?" he asked.
Luoshen turned around and saw him, joy flashing through her eyes, "Yes, Brother Lu. Please save Sister Bai Xue."
Lu Yin shook his head, "I tried my best. How am I supposed to save her if she won't say anything?"
Luoshen fiddled with her hair uneasily, seemingly hesitant about something.
Lu Yin walked over to her side and looked at the river. It was so clear that he could see the bottom, and fish swam about peacefully.
There was also an old man fishing in the distance.
This was Planet Heavenly Lush, and those who could survive here were either born here or moved here from the outside.
Although Planet Heavenly Lush was not as safe as Myriad City, it was still one of the safest places in the Outerverse. The people here were very carefree and did not lack money.
Anything here could be sold for a high price.
Compared to any other place in the universe, Planet Heavenly Lush was a local product, even a fish.
Coincidentally, one of the fish jumped into the air and spat at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin smiled and casually grabbed it, tossing it to the old man.
The old man thanked him from afar.
"Brother Lu, I don't know why Sister Bai Xue didn't tell you, but I do know that she's in trouble. She probably doesn't even know about it herself," Luoshen said softly with a resolute gaze.
Lu Yin was curious, "Go on."
"It's true that Brother Zirong likes Sister Bai Xue, but there's another reason: he wants to absorb her innate gift."
Lu Yin frowned, "Absorb her innate gift?
What do you mean? "
Innate gifts were innate to everyone, and aside from the Lingling Clan, he had never heard of anyone absorbing another person's innate gift. Even Lu Yin's die, Possession, was merely borrowing someone else's innate gift.
Luoshen's face paled, "Actually, it's not really absorbing her innate gift. Sister Bai Xue's innate gift is blue ice, and although it seems to be an icy innate gift, it has a very mysterious property: it can contain a person's spiritual force. Brother Zirong used some method to merge the spiritual force of many people into Sister Bai Xue's innate gift. It seems like he's helping her, but in reality, he's using her innate gift to help himself."
Lu Yin was shocked, "How do you know?"
Luoshen whispered, "Brother Zirong sometimes loses his mind. I accidentally overheard it."
"Does Bai Xue know?"
"I don't know. Maybe she does, maybe she doesn't. Brother Zirong has never told her anything. He's only been helping her increase her strength so that she can use her innate gift to absorb spiritual force."
Lu Yin stared at the surging river, his thoughts unreadable.
"Brother Lu, Sister Bai Xue is too good to me. She was the one who gave me the title of Luoshen, and she's also protected me many times. I don't want Brother Zirong to torture her like this," Luoshen pleaded.
Lu Yin replied, "Even if Zirong absorbs her innate gift, it doesn't mean that she'll be tortured. Didn't you say that he likes her?"
Luoshen hurriedly shook her head, "Once her innate gift is absorbed, she won't be able to cultivate for the rest of her life. Brother Zirong said this to himself when he lost his mind. He's also in pain, but he said that he had to do this for the sake of transcending. I don't want Sister Bai Xue to be an ordinary person for the rest of her life. She's very beautiful right now, and Brother Zirong will like her, but once she becomes an ordinary person, she'll be old in a decade or so.
To a woman, looks are everything. Big Brother Lu, please save Sister Bai Xue. "
Lu Yin frowned, "Why didn't Bai Xue say it herself?"
"I don't know, I really don't know."
Lu Yin sighed; this was troublesome. He didn't know if Luoshen was telling the truth. He had interacted with Zi Rong a few times, especially that time in the Great Yu Empire when he, Zi Rong, and Cai Jianqiang had been drinking together. Zi Rong's forthrightness had left a deep impression on Lu Yin, and he didn't seem like someone who would sacrifice his loved ones to increase his own strength.
If Zi Rong was such a person, Cai Jianqiang would have been able to tell. After all, they had known each other for so many years.
Actually, Lu Yin's impression of Zi Rong wasn't bad. A person's appearance and heart could be deceived, but their strength couldn't be hidden. Zi Rong only knew one technique, the Thousand Army Slash, but it showed great perseverance. It was this perseverance that had changed Lu Yin's mindset. He admired Zi Rong and hoped that he wasn't such a person.
"Brother Lu, you don't believe me?" Luoshen asked nervously, pursing her lips.
Lu Yin didn't try to hide it, "You're making it sound too mysterious. Only the Lingling clan from the Innerverse can absorb innate gifts. Zi Rong shouldn't be able to do it."
Luoshen gritted her teeth and seemed to be struggling with something. In the end, she gave Lu Yin a small listening device, "I'll prove it." With that, she headed towards the Zi family's ancestral home.
Lu Yin stood in place and watched silently.
It didn't take long for the old man to leave, but before he left, he expressed his gratitude to Lu Yin.
Everything was peaceful as he sat by the river. Sometimes, fishing was a good hobby.
Lu Yin thought of the Astral River. Fishing in the Astral River wasn't a bad hobby, but it was easily dragged down.
In the sky, Zi Xianxian flew past with an angry look on her face. She seemed to be searching for something.
Lu Yin couldn't help but laugh; she was definitely looking for him.
Not long after, Qiongxi'er also flew past, followed by the shameless Zhu San.
Powerhouses flew past one after another, and from time to time, there would be people heading towards the Zi family's ancestral home. It was very lively.
Lu Yin was the only one resting by the river, and no one could find him.
He activated his gadget and contacted someone: Zhang Dingtian.
It was Bai Xue's wedding, and everyone on Earth was considered her family. Lu Yin naturally had to inform Zhang Dingtian.
In the Zi family's ancestral home, Zi Rong's anger had yet to subside, but he was also worried that Lu Yin would come looking for him again.
Luoshen came looking for him, "Brother Zi Rong, I want to talk to you."
Zi Rong was surprised, "About what?
Speak. "
Luoshen hesitated and looked into the room, "Let's go somewhere else."
Zi Rong was amused, "There's no need to hide it from me. We don't have anything to hide. Speak."
"It's about Sister Zixue's innate gift of blue ice," Luoshen whispered.
Zi Rong's eyes went wide, and he stared at her with a ferocity that he had never seen before, "What do you know?"
Luoshen whispered back, "Do you think it's appropriate to talk here?"
Zi Rong's eyes flashed, and he grabbed her to go somewhere else.