Chapter 1692
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Chapter 1692: You’re Not Just Playing Around, Are You?
After the Queen Mother of the West completely disappeared, Jialan remained silently kneeling on the ground, not getting up for a long time.
Looking at the blue-clad figure abandoned in front of the elixir hall, everyone felt somewhat helpless. Although they hadn’t spent much time with Jialan, this young woman was indeed likable. They didn’t know what had happened, only that Jialan seemed to have been expelled from Yaochi because of Lin Qiye…
Immediately, their gazes toward Lin Qiye turned unfriendly, all wearing expressions of looking at a scumbag.
Lin Qiye heaved a long sigh, walked to Jialan’s side, and was immediately met with a face streaming with tears.
“Do you hate me?” Lin Qiye asked softly.
Jialan glared at him fiercely, her fair fist heavily striking Lin Qiye’s chest as she cried out:
“I told you not to save me, not to save me… but you had to take the opportunity to stuff the immortality pill in my mouth! Now look, even the Queen Mother doesn’t want me anymore! You jerk, jerk, jerk, jerk…”
Jialan’s fists fell like raindrops on Lin Qiye, who didn’t dodge, just letting her pound on him for a long while without making a sound.
After some time, Jialan looked down at her reddened fists and cried even more sorrowfully.
“Feel better?” Lin Qiye asked.
“No!” Jialan wiped away her tears, punched Lin Qiye once more, then quietly hid her trembling hand behind her back.
“I know you gave me the immortality pill to save me… but I’m just a pearl spirit. My mission was only to serve the Queen Mother. Apart from occasionally accompanying her for archery to relieve boredom, I barely even know how to fight. How could I bear such an important thing…
Now it’s done. The Queen Mother doesn’t want me, Yaochi doesn’t want me… I’m completely alone.”
Looking at Jialan’s red-rimmed eyes, Lin Qiye suddenly felt guilty…
Currently, Jialan was just a pearl spirit nurtured by the Queen Mother. Strictly speaking, the Queen Mother was her mother, and she was just an innocent girl with little experience of the world—the kind who could easily be tricked and sold to a brothel.
Because of him, the Queen Mother had expelled Jialan. It was like a daughter going out to mess around with street thugs, getting pregnant, and being discovered by her parents who immediately kicked her out and severed the mother-daughter relationship.
And the most wronged was Jialan—she never intended to elope!
But Lin Qiye had no choice… he couldn’t just watch Jialan die before his eyes, could he?
He instinctively replied, “It’s okay. If they don’t want you, I want you.”
As soon as these words left his mouth, Lin Qiye wanted to slap himself, feeling more and more like a scumbag who deceived an innocent girl.
Jialan glared at him impatiently, staggering to her feet, “This is all your fault… of course you have to take responsibility! At least… at least help me find a job in the mortal world, one where I can eat my fill!”
Hearing this, Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched violently as he forcibly suppressed his amusement and calmly asked:
“Any other requirements?”
Jialan thought carefully, “Yes! I won’t do that job where you wear very little clothing and dance in front of crowds!”
“…Alright.” Lin Qiye turned around, continuously massaging his facial muscles that were about to cramp, taking two deep breaths to calm himself down.
Lin Qiye stepped toward the others nearby, about to say something, but found them all looking at him with strange expressions.
“What’s wrong?”
“When do you plan to marry her?” Zhan Yuwu asked seriously.
Lin Qiye was bewildered. “What?”
“What? Still trying to deny it?” Chloe raised her head, with an expression of having seen through everything. “The first time I saw you two together, I felt something off about the way you looked at that girl. You clearly have feelings for her!
Tell me! Did you deliberately set her up to be expelled from Yaochi so you could take advantage of the situation?”
“Brother Qiye, I understand a gentleman’s pursuit, but after going this far, it would be difficult to resolve without marriage.” Yan Zhong earnestly advised. “You wouldn’t just be playing around, would you?”
“Scum.” Gongyang Wan coldly remarked.
Lin Qiye: …
“I, I didn’t say I wouldn’t marry her…” Lin Qiye glanced at Jialan in the distance who was wiping her tears, and said quietly, “Anyway, let’s put this aside for now. The important matter is urgent… you help guard the Marquis here, I’ll go find the Queen Mother again.”
“For what?” Zhan Yuwu asked.
“Have you forgotten why we came?” Lin Qiye pointed at the willow branches nearby. “Now in the Han Dynasty, only the Queen Mother remains as a deity. Without her help, how can we kill Kusuen?”
“That’s true… but you just angered her, and now you’re going back to find her. Is that appropriate?”
“Don’t worry.” Lin Qiye turned to look into the distance. “She… is the Queen Mother of the West after all.”
…
Yaochi, the bedchamber.
The Queen Mother stood on the ruins, her gaze slowly sweeping over the blood-colored ground below. Apart from those putrid willow branches, numerous corpses of celestial soldiers lay on the ground. Her hands clenched tightly, and an expression of guilt appeared on her face.
Just then, a figure appeared behind her.
“What is it?” the Queen Mother asked in a deep voice.
“Your Majesty, although the chaos in Yaochi has been resolved, the main body of that willow tree is still near Kunlun Mountain…”
“That monster destroyed my Yaochi, I must kill it.” Fierce killing intent erupted from the Queen Mother’s eyes, her voice becoming even deeper. “This is a grudge between gods, you mortals need not interfere.”
“Your Majesty, thisClone System God comes from beyond our world, their power cannot be underestimated. With Your Majesty alone, the chances of victory are extremely low.” Lin Qiye spoke solemnly. “Now that the Heavenly Court is in the outer realm, if Your Majesty perishes, there will be no one left in this world who can kill that monster. Please consider the welfare of all beings under heaven and not act rashly!”
Hearing this, the killing intent in the Queen Mother’s eyes quickly calmed. She frowned in thought for a moment, then turned to look at Lin Qiye.
“What do you propose?”
“Leave the pursuit of Kusuen to us. After we severely wound it, Your Majesty can then strike the killing blow. That would be the most secure strategy.”
“You want me to hide behind you mortals?”
“Mortals are not weaker than gods. If Your Majesty doesn’t believe me, would you dare to fight me?” Lin Qiye’s voice was perfectly calm.
Hearing these words, the Queen Mother’s gaze intensified. She frowned, observing Lin Qiye for a long time before slowly shaking her head:
“I have had enough of killing my own kind… Since you have a plan, I will follow it.”
The Queen Mother extended her hand, passing the Kunlun Mirror to Lin Qiye. “Take this mirror with you. At the critical moment, I will certainly intervene.”
“Thank you for your assistance, Your Majesty.”
Lin Qiye respectfully accepted the Kunlun Mirror and was about to leave when the Queen Mother’s voice sounded again:
“Wait.”
Lin Qiye turned back puzzled.
The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked into the ruins of the bedchamber, taking out a light yellow hardwood bow.
“On my behalf, please give this bow to Jialan.”
