Chapter 161: Miserable
Long Yan felt something was amiss, while the other two guards exchanged glances, both understanding the unspoken meaning.
Long Yan vanished from his spot, rushing into the main hall.
However, upon entering, he found Li Qiye and Li Meng’er standing in the hall, while Imperial Lord Changtian and Wang Yufan were absent.
"Where did my Imperial Lord go, and the other person with you?" Long Yan asked, his voice filled with a threatening tone.
"It seems wrong for you to ask us. You should ask your Imperial Lord. We don’t know anything. Your Imperial Lord took our person into your secret place, saying they were going to reason things out. You should go look for him yourself," Li Qiye said to Long Yan.
Hearing Li Qiye’s words, Long Yan seemed to recall something, and his figure once again vanished from his spot.
The next moment, he stopped at a passage entrance, and at this time, Changtian’s miserable wails continuously emanated from within. Long Yan’s heart was filled with anxiety, and he shouted from outside:
"Imperial Lord, are you alright, Imperial Lord?"
Long Yan’s voice reached the ears of Wang Yufan and Changtian inside.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yufan waved his arm slightly, directly sealing off this space, and Changtian’s miserable wails could no longer escape.
"Young Hero, who exactly are you? If you’re not Ye Lingtian, I’ll die. Why are you treating me like this, tormenting me?" Changtian immediately asked after seeing Wang Yufan briefly stop his hand.
Wang Yufan smiled as he looked at Changtian, and Changtian, seeing Wang Yufan’s smile, felt as if a demon was smiling at him. He truly believed that Wang Yufan was a manifestation of Ye Lingtian, the Lord of the Tiandao Imperial Court. He hadn’t expected that just now, when Wang Yufan made his move, he felt less and less like him.
Seeing Changtian’s miserable state at this moment, Wang Yufan also found it a bit unbearable. He had only thrown a few punches, but he hadn’t expected Changtian to be so weak. His face was already swollen like a pig’s head.
"I said I was going to reason with you, but you didn’t believe me and thought I was a bit arrogant. How about it now? Does it feel particularly refreshing?" Wang Yufan said with a smile.
"Young Hero, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said that. It’s my fault," Changtian mumbled indistinctly. He truly hadn’t expected Wang Yufan to be so strong, to be able to manipulate a Divine King like himself as if he were a small chick.
Changtian couldn’t believe there was such a person in this world. He had originally thought that Ye Lingtian of the Tiandao Imperial Court was already at the pinnacle of the Dao Realm, but he hadn’t expected there to be a young man even more terrifying than Ye Lingtian.
Changtian speculated inwardly that Wang Yufan’s strength must be above the Divine Emperor, which would make him very likely a Divine Venerable or a Divine Emperor. Thinking of this, Changtian’s heart thumped uncontrollably. If it was truly like this, then all his previous words would have been disrespectful acts.
"Senior, I shouldn’t have called you Young Hero. I was blind and didn’t know that there are heavens beyond heavens and people beyond people. I was wrong, please forgive me," Changtian pleaded.
If outsiders knew that Changtian, the Lord of the Jidao Imperial Court in their hearts, was acting in such a manner towards a young man, they would surely be too shocked to speak.
Seeing Changtian continuously speaking to him, Wang Yufan said with a smile:
"Now you know to regret it, huh? What were you doing just now? You insisted on me reasoning with you. Do you remember the last old man who reasoned with me? He was even more miserable than you."
Listening to Wang Yufan’s words, Changtian instantly imagined the miserable state of the person Wang Yufan had reasoned with.
"Alright, the reasoning is over. Now we can talk about serious matters." Wang Yufan finished speaking and waved his hand, and the space returned to normal. The confined Changtian fell directly to the ground, gasping for breath.
He then looked in Wang Yufan’s direction and said.
"Senior, please speak. This junior will listen carefully."
Wang Yufan nodded and said.
"First, what I want to talk about is that fish-shaped jade pendant. In fact, the one in your hand is mine, so there’s no question of where I got it from."
Changtian also nodded after hearing this. He now believed that although Wang Yufan looked like a young man, he had lived for an unknown amount of time.
"With such strength, he should have lived for over ten thousands eras, right?" Changtian thought inwardly.
Wang Yufan looked at Changtian’s expression and continued.
"I know that your Jidao Imperial Court’s founding ancestor had a special cultivation method for the Rakshasa Body, and judging by your reaction today, there’s another hidden reason."
Changtian knew he couldn’t hide it, so he said.
"Senior, you may not know, but ever since our founding ancestor created that cultivation method, he announced throughout the entire Dao Realm that he would recruit disciples with the Rakshasa Body. However, in such a vast Dao Realm, besides our ancestor, not a single Rakshasa Body has appeared.
Such a cultivation method was carved by our ancestor in the forbidden land and permanently sealed, leaving a decree for future generations that it could only be opened when a Rakshasa Body appeared."
"Oh, so that’s how it is. Well, now that the Rakshasa Body is here, it’s time to open your forbidden land," Wang Yufan said.
"Yes, Senior."
"Alright, we can go out now, right? I’ve answered all your questions, and I’ve also reasoned with you," Wang Yufan said.
Changtian’s face showed difficulty. If he went out in his current state, he would surely lose all face as the Lord of the Jidao Imperial Court.
Wang Yufan saw Changtian’s expression and knew what he was thinking. He then flicked a finger at Changtian, and a white light directly entered Changtian’s face.
Changtian instantly felt the pain on his face disappear. He reached out and touched it, finding that his face had recovered, and immediately said to Wang Yufan:
"Thank you, Senior."
Wang Yufan waved his hand and said:
"Alright, no need to thank me. Let’s go out. Don’t worry, I won’t say anything when we get out."
Hearing Wang Yufan’s words, Changtian felt much more at ease.
In the main hall, Li Meng’er and the others waited anxiously. Although they had heard the miserable wails just now, they couldn’t be sure who had made them.
At this moment, a portal directly opened, and two figures walked out, one after the other.
It was Wang Yufan and Changtian.
Li Qiye and Li Meng’er, upon seeing them, both spoke up.
"Master, are you alright? Did this old fellow do something to you?"
"Young Master, are you alright?"
Hearing their words, Wang Yufan smiled and said:
"I’m fine. What could happen to me? I’m perfectly fine."
Li Qiye and the others, seeing Wang Yufan completely unharmed, immediately looked at Changtian. They found that Changtian was also completely unharmed, which greatly surprised them.
Since both Wang Yufan and Changtian were fine, whose voice had they heard earlier?