SWDnovel Chapter 2598: Leaving Blank Space
Chapter 2598: Leaving Blank Space
Chapter 2598: Leaving Blank Space
Xi Wu was so anxious she was about to jump up and down, but Han Li remained unmoved. "They're both True Venerables, why should I interfere with him?"
However, the cold and beautiful True Venerable noticed his change and instead of ignoring him, asked, "Why?"
So she nodded slightly, "Alright then, I'll go and snatch him from Xiaoyou!"
Han Li rolled her eyes at her, "Are you sick?"
"I'm doing this for Houde's sake," Yugiri said solemnly. "I absolutely cannot allow the seedling of the Distraction Spirit to be snatched away by all things, so I have no choice but to sacrifice myself!"
"Don't you know how old you are?" Han Li rolled her eyes at her again. "Can't you be a little more self-aware?"
The cold and aloof True Venerable waved her hand, "Go about your business, I'm taking care of this... I already told you in advance!"
"You really are..." Han Li shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, ask him when he'll be done. He still has to eliminate the clones over there."
“You’re coming with me,” True Lord Yugiri declared without room for argument.
“That’s better… alright,” Han Li shook his head helplessly, “Never mind, I’ll talk to them later.”
The next day at dusk, the two arrived at the shore of Yanyu Terrace.
Han Li immediately released her divine sense, "Have you rested enough?"
"Come in," Qu Jianlei replied with a divine sense, "How many clones have you destroyed?"
“One,” Han Li replied, already outside the Spirit Gathering Array. “There are at least three more, but we can’t find them.”
The other four True Venerables are not without merit; it's impossible that they have no achievements whatsoever.
"Come in," Qu Jianlei said, removing his defenses. "I was talking about you guys with Xiaoyou yesterday."
“Oh,” Han Li nodded casually, “I know you’re concealing your presence, and I didn’t want to disturb you…”
He paused, then asked, seemingly casually, "What did they say about us?"
"It's about the human-faced bee's ability to split into multiple forms," Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice. "I hope you can learn something from this."
"What can we gain..." True Venerable Xiwu scoffed. "Even that half-step Nascent Soul cultivator went with you. What can we possibly gain?"
"Sigh, this is what happens..." Qu Jianlei sighed helplessly. The spider insisted on following him. Could he stop it?
Then he shook his head, "Let's wait another year. I was planning to come find you with Xiaoyou and the others once things are settled here."
"Try to get rid of those clones, then we'll go back to Houde together."
"You're coming to find us?" Yugiri Shinzo looked at him suspiciously. If he had known it would be like this—why was he so presumptuous?
"Hmm," Qu Jianlei nodded, but he wasn't in a hurry to explain what Han Weizhen had said.
Although it was a choice made out of desperation, he didn't want to be laughed at by the cultivators of all things... It seemed like he was afraid of someone.
Han Li asked casually, "Can't we go now because we haven't rested enough?"
“This environment…” Qu Jianlei spread his hands and looked around. “Is this a suitable place to rest?”
He spent a huge amount of energy blocks converting spiritual energy continuously, but this was still not a suitable place for the True Venerable to rest.
If spiritual veins are so easily replaced, why are all True Venerables so fixated on fifth-order spiritual veins?
“It’s already quite good,” Han Li replied casually. “However, it’s not difficult to find a spiritual vein to recuperate in the Tree Clan’s world.”
Unlike the world of the Spiritless Empire, there are real spiritual energy, spirit stone mines, and spiritual veins there.
"There are too many people and too much attention over there," Qu Jianlei replied casually. "I came to the Empire for peace and quiet, and to maintain a bit of mystery."
“Quiet,” Han Li nodded slightly and said nothing more, but he was quite unconvinced: cultivators of all things are not noisy.
However, he remained silent, while Yuugiri Shinzo spoke quickly and directly.
"You want peace and quiet, so you kept the cultivators of all things here. Is it because you find the cultivators of profound virtue too noisy?"
She bluntly stated, "Qu Zhenzun, I think you have a bad sense of right and wrong. You can't do things like this."
Her words were a bit harsh, but Qu Jianlei didn't really care. In fact, he preferred this straightforward personality.
Anyway, it's still better than those cunning old bastards.
So he answered seriously, "Xiaoyou is also very nice. She came specifically to collect the debt and even offered some reasonable suggestions."
“Yes,” Xiaoyou appeared not far away. She had actually been listening for a while. “I was worried that he needed it urgently, so I came here specifically.”
"Worried about 'him'?" Yugiri clearly noticed that the other person's wording was somewhat inappropriate.
Fortunately, she had gotten used to speaking with a cold face, calmly saying, "The virtuous cultivator thanks all things for their kindness."
“No need to be so polite,” the beautiful and dignified female Grand Venerable replied. “It’s nothing, but a sixth-order spiritual vein is something I can afford.”
These words are really hurtful, directly alluding to the "fifth-order spiritual vein tragedy" a while ago!
It was indeed a tragedy; even the most virtuous cultivators unanimously agreed!
It's truly unheard of for a mere fifth-order spiritual vein to cause the deaths of seven Grand Venerables!
The reason why things escalated to such a great extent is undoubtedly due to the mysterious actions taken by the Lingyun Sect!
Even the True Venerable Yugiri couldn't clear this name, and in fact, she wasn't good with words.
She then looked at Qu Jianlei and said with dissatisfaction, "Are you... intentionally going to the Realm of All Things?"
No, please wait a minute... Qu Jianlei was a little confused. Although you are decent-looking, shouldn't you give this face to Han Li?
However, he didn't want to be the center of attention, so he just frowned slightly and said, "True Venerable Xiwu, do I need to give you a reason?"
Please get this straight, we're really not that close!
"Hmm?" Han Li raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this. "Fellow Daoist Qu... are you about to make it big? Can you take me with you?"
“Of course, no problem,” Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, “Bring your cave dwelling with you!”
He didn't deny that he had any ulterior motives; he was simply saying it to Xiwu and didn't want to be laughed at by the cultivators of all things.
His implication was vague: What I want to do is none of your business, and I don't need to explain it to you!
The story about Han Li's cave dwelling is another one—since you like to be with Kunxiu, my cave dwelling will not entertain you.
Upon hearing this, Han Li's eyelids twitched twice before she nodded slightly. "Don't worry, I won't disturb you two."
"What do you mean, 'disturbing us'?" Qu Jianlei looked at him suspiciously. "What are you talking about?"
“True Venerable Hanli has come to terms with reality, which is commendable,” Xiaoyou transmitted a divine sense.
Then she smiled slightly, "Perhaps he has some improper thoughts..."
"Unreasonable...thoughts?" Qu Jianlei glanced at Xi Wu, then at Xiao You, and nodded thoughtfully after walking around.
When they first met, Xiaoyou invited Hanli into her cave, but the latter... arrogantly refused.
So, the blisters on a person's feet are all self-inflicted; they can't blame anyone else.
You should learn from me, to only care about Jing Yuexin! Qu Jianlei sneered inwardly: What a jerk!
But they're brothers after all, so whether it's painful or not doesn't matter, and he doesn't need to care.
Qu Jianlei raised his hand and patted Han Li on the shoulder, "One should know when to be content and when to stop."
Han Li's body stiffened slightly before she looked at him suspiciously. "What do you mean by 'enough is enough'?"
“Alright, I wasn’t really in a position to advise you,” Qu Jianlei smiled and spread his hands. “However, True Venerable Xiwu is quite good.”
"Evening Grimace... is quite good?" Han Li looked at him in astonishment. "What are you talking about?"
"I am speaking!" Qu Jianlei replied solemnly, "On the way back to Houde, I will rest in the cave of True Venerable Xiaoyou."
"Is this...appropriate?" Xiao You was taken aback by the question, but a hint of embarrassment crept in as well.
"Of course it's inappropriate!" Han Li said bluntly, her face full of indignation. "Where do you place Xiao Jing?"
I just wanted to save you, you jerk! Qu Jianlei smiled and said, "Xiao Jing is my comrade-in-arms, and also my half-brother."
“Half-father, half-mother…and different surnames are perfectly normal,” Xiaoyou nodded with a smile. “I’m really looking forward to meeting you, my brother.”
“That’s just a Nascent Soul cultivator,” Qu Jianlei waved his hand. “Let’s see him or not.”
"Alright, you can make the decision for me," True Venerable Xiaoyou nodded, and his figure vanished instantly. "I'm going to study the warships!"
She left, and the remaining three people looked at each other in bewilderment. People like Han Wei, although they were also True Venerables, kept their distance.
This kind of hellish situation is best left to whoever wants it; smart people will stay as far away from it as possible.
After a long silence, Han Li finally spoke with a strange expression, "Fellow Daoist Qu, what... what exactly happened between you two?"
"Nothing happened," Qu Jianlei answered bluntly. With Han Li's intelligence, his lies would not have any effect.
At this moment, leaving blank spaces is the best approach, to dispel this guy's suicidal thoughts.
To be two-timing, and to seduce the Grand Prince's disciple—I've seen people court death, but I've never seen anyone court death like this!
So he added, "But this guy... is kind of interesting."
"Oh," Han Li nodded, then steered the conversation back on track, "So you'll be able to join the war in a year? Shouldn't you take a longer break?"
“I can join the battle right now, but…” Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, “Never mind, let’s go.”
What he's thinking about now are the computing units and warships that haven't been delivered yet.
However, since delivery cannot be made in the short term and the effect of rest is minimal, it is better to go and keep busy in the Tree Clan world.
During their journey, Xiao You intended to release her warship, but Qu Jianlei refused.
There's no way around it; the world of cultivation is really too complicated. What if the other party makes a fuss about this? Wouldn't that be pointless?
Upon entering the Tree Clan's world, True Venerable Xiaoyou suddenly exclaimed in surprise and his figure flashed far away.
They were traveling in the sub-layer space, where the environment was not very stable, so her big movement felt a bit sudden.
However, Xiao You pointed to Qu Zhenzun's shoulder, her face filled with terror.
Qu Jianlei looked at the fist-sized spider on his shoulder and helplessly spread his hands, "This is also... a Zerg Lord."
"Mmm," Xiaoyou nodded repeatedly, clearly trying to indicate that she could accept it.