Unsheathed

"Just then at the shrine, Yan Qing had drawn her sword but decided against launching an attack. Instead, she intended to retreat, most likely understanding that she was no match for me. She wanted to travel to Verdant Bamboo Lake to ask for reinforcements. So, Du Yu, tell me what were the true intentions in the depths of her heart? Was she more focused on fleeing to save herself, or was she more focused on trying to save He Lu?" Chen Ping'an asked in a casual voice.

Du Yu smiled and replied, "Yan Qing made the most correct decision, one that didn't compromise on saving herself or saving He Lu. I'm sure that He Lu wouldn't hold anything against Yan Qing even if he learned about this. Switching their positions around, it's very likely that He Lu would have made the exact same decision. Similar situations also appear in the cultivation world, and many heroic and gallant individuals charge head-first toward their death even though they know it's a trap. This is justifiably laughable, but it's also... slightly respectable."

Chen Ping'an pondered for a moment, seemingly reaching some sort of realization as he nodded and mused, "Only like-minded people can end up together. In this sense, the Great Dao of He Lu and Yan Qing do indeed have good affinity with one another, allowing them to tacitly understand each other and be on the same wavelength."

The canal master of Algae Stream was walking in front of them and secretly listening in on the conversation, and she couldn't help but chuckle coldly in her mind when she heard Chen Ping'an's words.

Was he trying to trick her?

He was a bastard vagrant cultivator who was referring to Du Yu as his brother, yet he dared to spew absolute bullshit such as Celestial Maiden Yan Qing knowing that she was no match for him?

However, the canal master still felt a slight sense of apprehension. What if, on the off chance, this were actually true?

After all, she had indeed been as weak as a little child in front of this vagrant cultivator just then. This was the undeniable truth.

In any case, these matters weren't important anymore. She would take things one step at a time, and once they arrived at Verdant Bamboo Lake, the truth would naturally be revealed. Even if the heavens collapsed, there would still be the lake lord of Verdant Bamboo Lake and the old ancestor of the Treasure Basin Immortal Realm to hold it up first.

She refused to believe that someone could be powerful enough to block the joint attacks of these two formidable individuals. This bastard vagrant cultivator would definitely be skinned alive and have his tendons and soul ripped out in the end, with his soul being used to light a water lamp. At that time, she would definitely ask the lake lord for a wisp of his soul so that she could bring it back to her water goddess shrine and torture him forever!

Chen Ping'an glanced at the canal master walking in front of them and asked, "She's like an old madam from the mortal brothels, so how is she able to enjoy such power and freedom in the territory of Verdant Bamboo Lake?"

"Perhaps only people like her can enjoy a good life here?" Du Yu replied in an uncertain voice.