Chapter 2389 - Laying Cards out in the Open
After a while, Su Yi said, “Demon Venerate Five Desires chose to stay out of it because he didn’t want to get swept into the storm. If I go see him now, I’ll only put him in a tight spot.”
Yan Chizhen sighed. “We were once dear friends. Just take it for visiting an old friend. None of those enmities and benevolences matter right now.”
Su Yi nodded. “Very well. After meeting with Five Desires, follow me back to Sunset Perch Island. I’ll arrange for your son and granddaughter to come too.”
“Alright.” Yan Chizhen. He was looking forward to reuniting with his family!
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The Western Paradise Spirit Mountains.
The banks of a lotus pond, beneath a Bodhi tree.
“Over the years, I’ve warned you more than once that you shouldn’t go out prior to the Dark Days of Legend,” said the Dipankara Buddha, seated cross-legged with a calm look on his face. “But you obviously didn’t take my warnings to heart.”
Gu Huaxian frowned. “Did you know that my disciple had given birth to Yi Daoxuan’s bastard?”
The Dipankara Buddha remained silent. This development was outside of his expectations, too. He’d never even considered the possibility that Lu Qingmei might do something so absurd.
“I took action personally precisely because I know how important that kid is,” said Gu Huaxian. “I thought that if I captured him, I’d have a killer weapon to use against Yi Daoxuan. But the way the situation developed was entirely outside of my expectations.”
Her eyes blazed with dense, deep-seated hatred, and she gnashed her teeth. “I lost today because that bastard hunchback sold me out!”