CHAPTER 1487: CHAPTER 1458: LI YOUXUE

"Brother Lin, what’s wrong with you?" You Fu Chen noticed something off with Li Chen and asked.

"Oh... nothing."

Li Chen smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I was just distracted for a moment."

Picking up the small wine cup that fell on the ground, Li Chen asked Gongsun You, "Gongsun You seems to know Mad Heavenly King quite well. Can you tell us about Mad Heavenly King? I have always admired such strong figures."

"Yes, yes, yes! I also admire Mad Heavenly King," Junsi Shui said, "Brother Gongsun, please tell us about Mad Heavenly King."

The others responded as well, even Wu Yi, who usually didn’t get along with Li Chen, was no exception.

Only Munian Jiao thoughtfully glanced at Li Chen, the woman’s attentiveness detected something unusual about him.

Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, Gongsun You felt a sense of pride and coughed lightly, "If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t speak, but since it’s you all, I’ll make an exception and tell you about this Mad Heavenly King."

At this time, a black-haired girl also came to the second floor, found a corner, and sat down alone.

Many people’s gazes were drawn over, but the girl seemed not to notice, quietly gazing out the window.

Li Chen’s gaze naturally fell on the girl as well.

Li Youxue, the youngest daughter of Mad Heavenly King, and she has two older brothers...

He slightly lowered his head, obscuring his expression, and his heart was filled with complexities.

"Mad Heavenly King is also an Ascender; this has been confirmed," Gongsun You said.

"Similarly, everyone knows Mad Heavenly King’s rise over these years was built upon a series of glorious victories. Of course, because of this, Mad Heavenly King offended many people. It’s said that the recent attack by several Heavenly Kings was partly because Mad Heavenly King got seriously injured while obtaining a treasure."

Although the surrounding was set with a soundproof barrier, Gongsun You instinctively lowered his voice, "An elder told me, with Mad Heavenly King’s strength, if not for the accidental injury, those people wouldn’t dare to move against him."

"That strong?" Junsi Shui exclaimed.

Gongsun You nodded gravely, "The elder who told me this, I believe everyone here has heard his name. It’s my great-uncle, named Gongsun Zhishui."

"Senior Gongsun Zhishui? I’ve heard from my mentor that your elder entered Zuitian Realm decades ago," Munian Jiao said in surprise.

Gongsun You nodded, "Uncle Zhishui regretted not earning the title of a Heavenly King in the Higher Heaven Realm, so he has been in closed-door cultivation, reportedly close to becoming a Zuitian Realm Heavenly King."

"Impressive!"

"So, now you can be sure my news isn’t fake, right?" Gongsun You asked.

Everyone nodded.

"Also, I’ve heard that Mad Heavenly King is not very old, less than a hundred years old," said Gongsun You, shaking his head, "I think Sishui’s words are quite true; there are some people we just can’t compare to."

"Indeed." Even You Fu Chen, who had high ambitions, sighed, "To achieve what Mad Heavenly King has, how difficult is it to catch up, not to mention Mad Heavenly King, even Li Changkong and Li Bihai, we can’t match."

Li Chen knew that You Fu Chen was referring to Mad Heavenly King’s two offspring, Li Changkong and Li Bihai.

"Ascended for over twenty years, has two children with the same name. Really... is it you?" Li Chen fell silent.

"Changkong, Bihai, Chen..." Li Chen suddenly felt a bit bitter, wondering if in his eyes, he was just dust.

A long time ago, Li Chen thought, even if he met this man in the Heaven Realm, he wouldn’t have very strong feelings about it.

He had been through so much.

But unexpectedly, even without meeting him, just hearing about him stirred such intense emotions within him.

"That girl, is she really my sister?" Looking at Li Youxue, who quietly gazed out the window, Li Chen’s heart was indescribably complex.

Li Chen, who had always been composed, found his heart in chaos at this moment.

Even though there was no evidence that Li Changcun, as they spoke of, was his father.

But... just coincidentally called Li Changcun, just coincidentally ascended for over twenty years, just coincidentally has two children. Moreover, the names of the two children were just as his great-grandfather Bai Haoyue told him before he entered the Heaven Realm, Changkong and Bihai...

In this world, there are not so many coincidences or chances.

Although he hadn’t seen the famous ’Mad Heavenly King’, in Li Chen’s heart, he was already eighty percent certain.

Vaguely, Li Chen also noticed that the black-haired girl sitting by the window had a resemblance to him.

Suddenly, Li Chen saw a change in Li Youxue’s expression as she sat by the window.

Perhaps others didn’t notice, but how could he, who had been paying attention to Li Youxue, not notice?

Soon, Li Chen saw the black-haired girl quickly walking downstairs.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin?"

You Fu Chen noticed that Li Chen seemed to be lost in thought again and couldn’t help but speak up: "Could it be... Brother Lin, let me give you a piece of advice, you should probably forget about a girl like Li Youxue."

The surrounding people also noticed Li Chen’s odd behavior, and they couldn’t help but look at him with strange expressions.

Gongsun You said, "Brother Lin, although this guy and I are always at odds, on this matter, I agree with him. Li Youxue... regardless of whether she is the Mad Heavenly King’s daughter or not, I advise you not to provoke her."

Wu Yi sneered, "A toad wanting to eat swan meat."

Li Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but he didn’t explain anything and simply shook his head lightly.

At that moment, the downstairs area became somewhat chaotic.

Li Chen turned his head to look and saw several martial artists with long-lasting auras surrounding Li Youxue in batches.

"You can’t escape, you’d better obediently come back with us." One of the men with a scar on his chin, Old Face, said.

Old Face’s aura was extremely fierce. Li Chen almost immediately recognized that this man must have undergone numerous life-and-death trials to develop such an aura.

The scar on his chin ran all the way to his throat, as if just a little more would completely cut it open.

For a Heaven-level Martial Artist, removing a scar isn’t difficult, but Old Face hadn’t bothered to get rid of this one. Instead, he kept it, perhaps as a reminder of something.

"Have you become so reckless? Dare to act in the city, aren’t you afraid of Heavenly King Qingyue?" Li Youxue’s ethereal voice came through. Her voice was light, but it reached everyone’s ears clearly.

"Heavenly King Qingyue? Even if he’s here, so what?" Old Face sneered, "I advise you not to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, or I can’t guarantee what the outcome will be."

As he spoke, Old Face looked at the few people around him. They exchanged glances and showed malicious smiles on their faces.

After all, she is the Mad Heavenly King’s youngest daughter!

In the past, when they encountered such a person, they would only be nodding and bowing, not daring to have any other thoughts.

But now things were different. The Mad Heavenly King had been severely injured by several big figures and disappeared. Moreover, these big figures were still searching for the Mad Heavenly King.

Finding the Mad Heavenly King was just an outcome, and as for how the process went, no one cared.

This means that if Li Youxue fell into their hands, they could deal with her as they pleased!

Thinking of some possibilities, several martial artists couldn’t help but feel excited. Their eyes, filled with invasive intentions, swept over Li Youxue, making her uncomfortable.

Although she was a Heaven Following Realm martial artist, these people were also from the Heaven Following Realm. The leader of the group was even a trusted aide of a Heavenly King, with a cultivation level in the Late Stage of the Heaven Following Realm.

With her current cultivation, she couldn’t handle so many people.

Not to mention so many people, she probably couldn’t even deal with Old Face alone.

Although Li Youxue’s expression remained calm, her heart couldn’t help but feel a bit of despair.

With their cultivation levels, if Heavenly King Qingyue couldn’t return in time, in this city, whether they stay or go would be entirely up to them.

After all, this was merely a city under Heavenly King Qingyue’s territory, not his actual residence.

Upstairs, Munian Jiao sneered, "These people are only bold with words. If Heavenly King Qingyue really returned, they would probably be the first to kneel and beg for mercy."

Li Youxue was dazzling, not only because of her outstanding cultivation and great reputation but also because of her unparalleled beauty.

Li Youxue didn’t hide her presence. Perhaps, to her, there was no need to hide as she walked openly into Lan Yue City.

Along the way, she attracted the attention of many, and even some self-confident young experts tried to approach her.

However, Li Youxue simply ignored them.

And at this moment, some ’young experts’ who had been watching Li Youxue didn’t dare to act recklessly.

After all, the fact that these people dared to make a move in the city indicated that they’re not ordinary, and these people were all master cultivators from the Heaven Following Realm.

Even though they were focused on Li Youxue, that’s all they could do. In such a scenario, they couldn’t possibly intervene.

The inn’s upper floor fell into silence, with countless people quietly watching the scene, eager to see how the situation would unfold.

In the silence, Li Chen suddenly stood up.

"Brother Lin, what are you doing?"

Li Chen slightly turned his head, looked at the few people, and smiled, "There’s something I need to attend to."