Chapter 267

Chapter 267: Journey to Domineering Island

Hearing these words, Lou Yun finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

"I’ve watched Lingluo grow up since childhood, so I deeply understand her temperament. Orphaned since young, she carries a trace of insecurity within her yet possesses a streak of competitiveness. She tends to become fixated when confronting problems. But her feelings for you were genuine. So, if she discovers that your need for her help was to save your fiancée, that genuine love could easily twist into hatred!"

"And a person consumed by hatred is capable of anything!"

Shui Xiping knew Shui Lingluo extremely well; her analysis hit the mark perfectly. This naturally alleviated some of the guilt weighing on Lou Yun’s heart.

"Very well, I will accompany you on this journey. But first, I plead leniency on her behalf. I promise to bring her back to the Shui family, yet I implore you, Lou Gongzi, to spare her life!"

When Lou Yun first learned that Shui Lingluo had conspired with Mo Linsheng to attack the people of Divine Weapon Island, he wanted nothing more than to tear her limb from limb, to reduce her to mincemeat. But as his fury gradually settled, the intensity of his hatred diminished. Truly taking her life hadn’t been part of his plan.

In response to Shui Xiping’s plea, Lou Yun stood up and declared earnestly, "Madam Aunt, rest assured. My primary goal in going is to rescue my brothers. Should Miss Shui refrain from opposing me in the future, I see no cause to trouble her."

Shui Xiping nodded. "Mm! Lou Gongzi, I trust your word. Good! There’s no time to waste. Let us depart at once!"

Lou Yun was eager to leave immediately and readily agreed. But Shui Lingtong piped up, saying, “Mother! I’m coming too!”

Shui Xiping glared sternly. “You are coming nowhere! Remember, you’re no longer a child. You are the clan head of our Shui family. The fate of all our kin rests upon your shoulders. Fulfil your duties as clan head—guard every member of the Shui family!”

“Understood, mother,” Shui Lingtong lowered his head and mumbled softly.

However, he swiftly raised his head again to look at Lou Yun. “Brother Lou! What my sister did was wrong. No matter what, in my heart, you will always be the Brother Lou who saved our Shui family. If the opportunity arises, I hope you’ll visit us again someday!”

Even Shui Xiping acknowledged inwardly that these sounded like words befitting a clan head. Shui Lingtong’s broad-mindedness filled Lou Yun with admiration. He reached out and patted the boy’s head. “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely return! And next time, I plan to stay for a few days!”

“The Shui family welcomes you!”

…

Although Shui Xiping possessed the ability to control water, she lacked the power of flight. Lou Yun wasn’t sure if cultivation could ever grant flight to members of the Five Elements families. For now, the only option was to carry her through the skies himself.

Lou Yun couldn’t perform Spirit Transformation, but he could alter the shape of the Dream Emperor Sword, expanding it slightly to ensure the two could stand upon it without crowding.

Thus, Lou Yun brought Shui Xiping, flying without pause directly back to Binhai City. Knowing the route well, he landed right within the City Lord’s manor grounds.

Lou Yun’s presence was entirely concealed by Chang Xiang, making him undetectable via spiritual senses. However, his descent from the sky didn’t escape notice. The moment his feet and Shui Xiping’s touched the ground, dozens of figures surged towards them.

“Who dares invade the manor of the City Lord!”

Lou Yun smiled lightly. “Summon the Eastern Master and Ma Ziwei to stand before me! I am the Master of the Divine Weapon Alliance!”

Since Dong Jingwu had successfully added Ma Ziwei and his forces to the Divine Weapon Alliance, Ma Ziwei’s subordinates naturally recognized its authority. Startled by the claim he was the Alliance Master, they hurried to inform Dong Jingwu and Ma Ziwei.

Yet, before any notification could occur, several figures descended from the sky, landing right before Lou Yun.

Unanimously they bowed. “Your subordinates pay respects to the Alliance Master!”

Lou Yun’s face brightened upon seeing them. “The four Leaders! You all made it!”

The arrivals were none other than the Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow Leaders of the Divine Weapon Alliance. Shortly after, Dong Jingwu and Ma Ziwei also rushed onto the scene.

After exchanging greetings, the group entered the main hall. Lou Yun assumed the seat of honor, intentionally seating Shui Xiping beside him.

Following brief introductions, Lou Yun got straight to business. “I gave instructions to Master Dong before I left. Thus you should be aware of the unfolding events?”

The Heavenly Decree Leader nodded. “Your subordinates are informed. We’ve been awaiting your return here.”

Lou Yun nodded, his gaze shifting to Dong Jingwu. “Are all participants assembled?”

Dong Jingwu bowed. “Reporting to the Alliance Master, all fifty disciples are indeed present!”

"Alright, without delay, we set off immediately now!"

Lou Yun was genuinely anxious. From the time he left Divine Weapon Island to now, almost another month had passed, and he did not know how Xia Zhilan and the others were doing. Therefore, he had to rush back as quickly as possible.

Regarding Lou Yun’s command, everyone naturally did not disobey. At his order, the large group flew majestically toward the direction of Divine Weapon Island.

Because he worried that Shui Xiping might feel awkward riding others’ magical weapons since she was unfamiliar with them, Lou Yun still had Shui Xiping follow him.

Seeing the enormous group behind her, Shui Xiping spoke to Lou Yun: "Master Lou, could you let me try to persuade Shui Lingluo first?"

As soon as Lou Yun heard this, he knew Shui Xiping feared he might lead people to attack without distinguishing right from wrong, possibly injuring Shui Lingluo by mistake. So he smiled and replied: "Alright!"

Only with Lou Yun’s assurance did Shui Xiping feel slightly more at ease.

This massive group flew into the Eastern Ling Sea Area, passing many inhabited islands along the way. When the island residents saw these magical weapons masters overhead, whose magical weapon realms were at least at human level, no one dared cause trouble. Therefore, they flew all the way to Divine Weapon Island without incident.

Standing above Divine Weapon Island, Lou Yun froze, since the environment there had undergone drastic changes and was completely different from his memories. But he soon understood that after he left, the Three Brothers of the Lu Family must have set up the Illusionary Sky Formation they had proposed earlier.

Lou Yun was very satisfied with the speed of the Lu brothers. However, he truly knew nothing about formations, so he did not dare lead people down rashly now. After all, the consequence of descending would definitely be getting trapped in the formation without escape—it would be a huge humiliation!

The group naturally did not know what Lou Yun was hesitating about, but none dared speak, only waiting silently. The Heavenly Decree Leader, however, noticed something odd and approached Lou Yun, whispering: "Alliance master, why does Divine Weapon Island’s environment seem to have changed so much? Is there something suspicious?"

The four leaders had all lived on Divine Weapon Island for some time and were very familiar with its environment, so they immediately saw the irregularity.

Lou Yun smiled bitterly and explained the reason briefly. After hearing this, the Heavenly Decree Leader stayed silent without a word, as he too understood nothing of formations.

Just as Lou Yun prepared not to call the Three Brothers of the Lu Family and Wen Hou etc., and instead lead the group directly to attack Domineering Island, a beam of light shot up from Divine Weapon Island. Lou Yun immediately relaxed because Wen Hou arrived!

Wen Hou flew straight before Lou Yun. Wearing a smile, he first greeted Shui Xiping and the four leaders, then looked at Lou Yun: "Brother Lou, do you not know how to enter the island?"

"That’s right, thank goodness you came out, or I was about to turn away!" Before Wen Hou, Lou Yun naturally needed no concealment.

"Haha, I had just emerged from seclusion today. Seeing you all, I thought enemies had approached! Come, I will lead you into the island!"

But Lou Yun stopped him: "Wen Hou, let’s not go ashore first. Call the Three Brothers of the Lu Family for us, and we will proceed directly to Domineering Island!"

Now Lou Yun did not wish to waste a single moment further!

Wen Hou naturally understood Lou Yun’s feelings and nodded with a smile. He then shot straight back to Divine Weapon Island, returning quickly with the Lu brothers.

Lu Da and his brothers saw Lou Yun and hurried over to bow with laughter: "Island master, you have finally returned! Please hurry and see how we set up this Illusionary Sky Formation!"

In their eyes, only Lou Yun existed; it was as though they had completely ignored everyone else. Upon seeing these three, the others including the four leaders subtly changed expressions, because even Heavenly level experts had been unable to fathom their cultivation—just how high must their magical weapon realms be!

Still, thankfully these three were clearly subordinates of Lou Yun!

Lou Yun waved his hand: "I have no time now; we will look after we return. Come with me now and help rescue my comrades!"

To minimize casualties as much as possible, Lou Yun planned to bring them along, since they had all reached king rank.

Hearing that Lou Yun refused, Lu Da and his brothers clearly showed expressions of grievance. After all, they had invested immense effort in this Illusionary Sky Formation: believing Lou Yun only had them arrange it to test them, so they poured all their formation insights into it.

But they dared not disobey Lou Yun, only obediently nodding: "Fine, island master, but after we return, you must give us a detailed assessment!"

"Mm, alright, no problem!"

By now, Lou Yun could only continue bluffing.

"By the way, has my big brother not returned?"

"No!"

"Mm, then we will not wait for him!" Lou Yun waved his hand: "Set off, heading to Domineering Island!"