CHAPTER 506: CHAPTER 297: LOVE RIVALS CLASH AT FIRST SIGHT [TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE]

He could only think about it and finally sighed. In the end, one must be self-reliant.

This time, he originally had no intention of coming to the Immortal Tomb Territory; he wanted to retreat in Black and White Mountain. Brother Lu probably wasn’t aware of the recent situation, otherwise he might not have called him over.

As the day grew late, a thin mist rose in the mountains and forests, appearing like a layer of hazy gauze, or perhaps evening clouds, under the illumination of the Fire Spring.

In the evening, Qin Ming, Jin Xiang, and Xin Youdao returned outside Mountain City, preparing to rest in the spaceship.

Two Sun Elves followed them throughout, speaking little, not even revealing their names, so Qin Ming privately dubbed them First Jingjing and Second Lingling.

Even after Yu Gen Sheng went out, he heard some rumors. With a particularly serious expression, he came to Qin Ming’s room and said, "I didn’t expect it to involve the Helian Family. Had I known, I wouldn’t have let you come here."

He feared some might not follow the rules, worried about Qin Ming’s safety, as this was, after all, the main ground of the Immortal Road.

Qin Ming suddenly realized that when he saw Tang Jin in Mountain City, her words were not specifically aimed at him, because now almost everyone thought his coming here was a bit risky.

In this situation, for Tang Jin, Ling Yu, and Master Wu to accompany him to the Immortal Tomb was indeed not bad, let alone they still wanted to take him as a disciple on behalf of their master.

"When is Brother Lu arriving?" Qin Ming asked.

"Judging from the time, he might have arrived already, or perhaps he will come tomorrow," Yu Gen Sheng said, instructing him to stay on the spaceship and never to be alone.

"It isn’t that serious." Qin Ming shook his head. Just the young ones from the Helian Family, it isn’t that influential.

Yu Gen Sheng said, "The key point is that this involves the Essential Scripture of the Luofu Sect and their sacred artifact—the Furnace of Eight Trigrams. If the Immortal Road is torn apart and infighting occurs, it’s not necessarily a bad thing for our Newborn Road."

The next day, people from the Tathagata Sect arrived, and Wu Yaizu and Xiang Yiwu appeared.

After taking a large tour of the Immortal Tomb, upon learning that Qin Ming was there, they immediately came to meet him.

Upon meeting, Wu Yaizu said, "Brother Ming, we heard about it. The young lad from the Helian Family is quite arrogant. For him and his friends to make such statements is truly excessive!"

Qin Ming had once saved him from the Forbidden Land, and they had faced life and death crises together many times, truly making them life and death comrades.

Xiao Wu said, "We should study this; we can’t hold back this anger. If we’re pushed too far, we might as well take them out. Then, you and I can retreat to the Fourth Forbidden Land, hibernate for a century, and once our Taoist skills reach Great Success, sweep them all away—Grandmasters, Old Monsters, they’ll all be nothing but dirt after a hundred years!"

Xiang Yiwu reminded, "The Fourth Forbidden Land has already been pierced by that peerless strongman from the Esoteric Buddhism, and even Old Monster Helian once ventured deep, daring to bring people to dig him out."

Wu Yaizu momentarily spaced out, realizing that what he thought was a stable rear wasn’t truly a safe haven.

Then he spoke up, "At worst, we’ll break into the depths of the Yewu World and return in a hundred years!"

Qin Ming shook his head and said, "Calm down; the Helian Family hasn’t made any moves. Just menacing words from some unrelated people, merely to scare and intimidate; that’s all it is."

Xiang Yiwu nodded and said, "I also think the Helian Family wouldn’t dare go too far."

As they were discussing the family, someone came with a message; someone from the Helian Clan wanted to meet.

"Then let’s go and see," Qin Ming decided to attend the meeting.

"I really don’t believe they can cover the sky with one hand," Wu Yaizu said as he and Xiang Yiwu prepared to go along.

First Jingjing and Second Lingling, familiar with Mountain City, led them to a teahouse filled with Golden Maple and Crimson Flame Vine, where gold and red intermingled, offering quite an eye-pleasing view.

"It’s you," Qin Ming was surprised. It was Helian Yaoqing, not Helian ZhaoYu.

She still dressed in men’s attire, looking somewhat dashingly elegant, but her particularly red lips and long, dense eyelashes somewhat betrayed her female identity.

She got straight to the point, "My cousin looks harmless and gentle, but he’s truly black-hearted, and vicious when he acts. You come work for me, and I’ll give you benefits, ensuring your safety."

Helian Yaoqing and Helian ZhaoYu naturally disliked each other and had always been at odds.

While she was extending an olive branch, Qin Ming outright refused. Work for the Helian Family? What was she thinking!

Wu Yaizu spoke, "Big brother, what is that Helian ZhaoYu of yours, thinking that because he’s from an extraordinary background, he can act wantonly? Here’s the deal, if you can make a move to cripple him, or at the very least send him back to the Outer World, we can discuss cooperation and mutual assistance."

Helian Yaoqing laughed, "You really dare to speak. Although I don’t get along with him, he’s still my cousin no matter what."

"Then there’s nothing more to say!" Wu Yaizu immediately put down his teacup.

In fact, Qin Ming didn’t want to say much more either.

He knew these were surface problems.

Sure enough, Helian Yaoqing smiled and shook her head, saying, "Actually, you’re mistaken. You need to see beyond appearances to the essence. Even without Helian ZhaoYu, there would still be Zhaohui and Zhaosheng. Even if there are no suitable unmarried men, there’s still Zhaoqing who is married, Helian Mingxu’s father, yes, and even younger ones like Mingxu."

"Miss Helian, you’re going too far!" Even Xiang Yiwu couldn’t help but react.

"This is just a knee-jerk reaction. You youngsters are so naive and simple. At this age, youthful infatuation seems to fill your eyes with so-called romantic feelings; however, when you look back after many years, how much would such sentiments actually be worth in Day Gold?" Helian Yaoqing shook her head disdainfully.

She took a sip of tea and continued, "And take it one step further, even if there are no males left in the Helian Family, there are still me and other women."