Chapter 90: The Truth Unveiled

In the air, the pressure radiating from the Rocksteel King Ape’s eyes bore down on Ling Huer.

Ling Huer’s cultivation was only at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

How could she break free from the pressure of a Void Grotto realm king beast? She was pinned to the spot without surprise, unable to move. Even the little companion in her hands couldn’t escape.

The girl and the bird could only watch helplessly as the massive body lunged toward them.

But just as the Rocksteel King Ape’s body was halfway there, a burst of cold wind swept through, and a huge wall of ice rose up.

The Rocksteel King Ape’s body smashed through the ice wall, but its enormous frame was stopped.

The next second, countless sword energies rained down on the king ape’s back.

“Run!”

Yueyao’s voice sounded in Ling Huer’s ear, but Ling Huer was lying on the ground, gasping heavily.

She wanted to run, but after enduring the divine beast’s pressure earlier and now being forced by this king beast, she had no strength left.

The Rocksteel King Ape ignored the attacks from behind and charged toward the cave entrance again.

By then, Ah Ling had also recovered. Her rope wrapped around the Rocksteel King Ape’s neck again, pulling it back once more.

Inside the cave, it took about half a stick of incense for Qin Yangjun to calm down, the pain easing slightly.

Then he suddenly remembered that Ah Ling was still outside tangling with the Rocksteel King Ape.

“Tell your subordinate to stop. Those outside are my people.”

“Yes, Master!”

The Azure Luan immediately lifted its head and let out a phoenix cry, a clear sound ringing out.

At that moment, the king ape broke through the joint blockade of Ah Ling and Yueyao and was about to punch Ling Huer into a meat patty.

Upon hearing the phoenix cry, its hand stopped mid-swing. The fierce wind from the halted massive fist lifted Ling Huer’s hair.

At this moment, Ling Huer, holding the Gengjin Liesparrow in her arms, closed her eyes, thinking she should never have come out.

But the Rocksteel King Ape’s sudden stop shocked everyone present.

The Rocksteel King Ape’s gloomy eyes stared at Ling Huer for a moment, then it withdrew its fist.

It took two steps and sat down to the side.

Ling Huer, having narrowly escaped death, breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, it was the effect of that phoenix cry.

So that meant, since Qin Yangjun had subdued the divine beast, couldn’t he have made the Rocksteel King Ape stop earlier?

Why only now…

Thinking of this, Ling Huer’s gaze couldn’t help but turn to Yueyao.

If not for Yueyao and Ah Ling constantly tying up the Rocksteel King Ape, she would probably be dead by now.

However, it was precisely this entanglement that made Ling Huer see the compatibility between Yueyao and the Icefire Jade Qilin Horse.

Maybe… she really was more suited to it than herself.

It was precisely because of this thought that she felt something was off.

Why was Yueyao’s appearance so coincidental?

And this half-demon too, all her actions were clearly aimed at holding back the Rocksteel King Ape.

At this moment, she remembered that she seemed to have seen this half-demon girl before.

Once, when Mu Xianxian brought Qin Yangjun for a visit, this girl was also there.

But because of changes in clothing and cultivation improvement, she hadn’t recognized Ah Ling at first.

She didn’t expect her change to be so great.

Then Ling Huer’s gaze swept over Ah Ling’s chest.

But precisely because she recognized Ah Ling, Ling Huer realized that none of this seemed like coincidence. Could it be that Qin Yangjun…

At this moment, hearing that the battle outside had stopped, Qin Yangjun finally relaxed.

The burning sensation from the Azure Luan’s contract seal made his head ache so much he couldn’t think.

In the books, when Yu Lingyue signed a contract, it wasn’t this severe.

Could it be because of the world line change?

Just as Qin Yangjun was utterly puzzled, Ah Ling appeared at the cave entrance, along with Ling Huer and someone Qin Yangjun hadn’t expected.

Yueyao? Why was she here?

Seeing Qin Yangjun leaning against the cave entrance, Ah Ling immediately panicked and rushed over. The Azure Luan, unsurprisingly, blocked in front of Qin Yangjun again.

“Filthy…”

Before she could finish, Qin Yangjun grabbed her and threw her aside again.

“Ah Ling is one of my people. Don’t call her that. Don’t use that condescending tone with anyone around me. Next time, I’ll stew you!”

But Qin Yangjun’s warning seemed like a reward to the Azure Luan.

“Ah~ Yes, Master!”

That pleased cry made Qin Yangjun couldn’t help but facepalm.

Yueyao’s expression was subtle, and Ling Huer’s was even more so, with a hint of disgust on her face.

She couldn’t help but wonder if this thing was really a divine beast. Could it be fake?

Ah Ling then came to Qin Yangjun’s side, hurriedly checking if he was injured.

The moment Ah Ling touched Qin Yangjun’s hand, her body trembled.

“Young Master, your body is so hot. Are you alright?”

“It’s fine. Let me rest a bit.”

As time passed, the heat on Qin Yangjun’s body gradually dissipated. With one last breath of hot air, his body recovered.

Then Ling Huer walked up to Qin Yangjun.

“Um… thank you. I’ll keep your secret for you.”

As she spoke, Ling Huer looked at the Azure Luan beside Qin Yangjun.

As the saying goes, it’s easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to avoid an arrow in the dark.

She knew very well what a divine beast meant. Qin Yangjun was already famous, and the demonic path wished to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

If it was also revealed that Qin Yangjun had contracted a divine beast, all sorts of miscellaneous monsters would surface and bring him a lot of trouble.

Qin Yangjun just smiled indifferently.

Qin Yangjun knew Ling Huer’s character. She wasn’t his enemy now, and her master was good friends with his sister.

Revealing that he contracted a divine beast wouldn’t benefit her either.

“Then thank you for keeping it secret. However, your thanks…”

“Stop pretending. I’m not stupid.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Ah Ling and Yueyao, then at the Gengjin Liesparrow in her arms.

“You planned all this, didn’t you…”

Ling Huer wasn’t a stupid girl. More often than not, she was just innocent.

Think about it: from the beginning when Ah Ling tangled with the king ape, the awkwardness of Qin Yangjun insisting on entering the cave, his earlier action of forcibly throwing her inside, to the appearance of Yueyao.

It all seemed to have an explanation.

Ling Huer even suspected that their first meeting was meticulously planned by Qin Yangjun.

After all, the esteemed Bishui Young Master would not do something like using a stick to pry up dirt, and the box buried just right.

It was just that her attention was elsewhere at the time, so she didn’t notice.

However, although she was “led around by the nose” by Qin Yangjun, she wasn’t angry at all.

Because she understood that Qin Yangjun wanted to protect her self-esteem.

Qin Yangjun wanted to help Yueyao, and also wanted to compensate her on Yueyao’s behalf. This Gengjin Liesparrow was his compensation.

But if he had told her the truth, she definitely wouldn’t have accepted it.

He was helping her in a way she could most accept.

This matter clearly had nothing to do with him…

If he had come alone, both the king beast and the divine beast would have been his alone…

Thinking of this, Ling Huer’s gaze toward Qin Yangjun softened considerably.

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