He wouldn't risk his life recklessly; only if he stayed safe could he better protect Lanyan.
"Yes." Hearing this, Peng Zhen felt much more at ease and followed the Venerable Master out of the Liu residence.
Along the way, Peng Zhen pointed out the way to the Venerable One, and they followed far behind Liu Lanyan.
They walked further and further away, and soon left the royal city and headed into the mountains. After walking for a while, they sensed Liu Lanyan's presence ahead, and the two of them immediately stopped.
The demon god is very weak now, but that doesn't mean his ability to hide is low. After exchanging a glance with Peng Zhen, the two quickly went over and found the best spot to see who Liu Lanyan was meeting.
As the voices approached, the demon god frowned. They had already met them?
Could it be that he arrived too late after all?
Who on earth was it that made Liu Lanyan carry him out in the middle of the night?
Slowly pressing down the branch in front of him, the demon god looked ahead and saw Liu Lanyan under the moonlight, and opposite her—Yu Jinshuo.
The demon god's eyes widened suddenly. How could it be Yu Jinshuo?
Not to mention the Demon God was surprised, even Peng Zhen was startled.
Miss Liu came to see Yu Jinshuo behind the Venerable One's back? What kind of strange situation is this?
Peng Zhen secretly glanced at the Demon God, but didn't see any other changes in the Demon God's expression. It seemed that even the Venerable One didn't believe it.
Knowing that the demon god didn't show much emotion, Peng Zhen calmed himself down and continued watching, wanting to hear what they had to say first.
But... Peng Zhen felt that something was a little off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Peng Zhen listened carefully.
"Why? Why aren't you saying anything?" Yu Jinshuo seemed to have been provoked and loudly questioned Liu Lanyan.
Liu Lanyan leaned against the tree trunk, watching Yu Jinshuo's self-directed and self-acted performance with boredom. She came here on important business, so why should she waste her time watching such a mentally unstable person?
"Liu Lanyan, don't you have anything to explain?" Yu Jinshuo became angrier as he spoke, loudly questioning Liu Lanyan.
"What do you want me to say?" Liu Lanyan sighed helplessly. You really can't go against a madman. You have to calm him down first.
"Why did you pretend to be a silly woman that day?" This was the most troubling and frustrating thing for Yu Jinshuo. If she hadn't been a silly woman, everything would have been different.
Liu Lanyan looked at Yu Jinshuo with amusement, feeling that his question was so childish: "What does it have to do with you whether I'm a silly girl or not?"
“How can it not be related? You are engaged to me. If you weren’t pretending, you would be my queen!” Yu Jinshuo said loudly.
"So, your standard is to find a smart and capable woman, huh?" Liu Lanyan shrugged with amusement, sighing, "Prince Yu Jinshuo, you're really materialistic."
"Do you want a wife, or do you want ability? Sorry, I'm not an object, I'm not for sale," Liu Lanyan said sarcastically without any mercy.
Such irony made Yu Jinshuo, who had always been highly regarded, feel very uncomfortable: "Liu Lanyan, you lied to me first."
Such unreasonable words made Liu Lanyan laugh out loud: "Who are you? You think I'm lying to you? You overestimate yourself."
"You..." Yu Jinshuo shouted angrily, "What's wrong with me? I am..."
"What's so great about you?" Liu Lanyan glanced at Yu Jinshuo from head to toe, her disdain like a sharp blade cutting through him, making him extremely uncomfortable.
"I..." Yu Jinshuo was about to defend himself, or rather, refute Liu Lanyan's "fallacy," but Liu Lanyan interrupted him, "Even if you have a thousand good qualities, I don't like you. Besides, whether I'm lying or not has nothing to do with you. I live my life and haven't caused you any loss."
"If you hadn't pretended, you would have been my princess!" Yu Jinshuo became angrier the more he thought about it. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have married Liu Xinrong."
“Yes, I don’t know who broke off the engagement back then, who said in front of everyone that they wanted to marry the Grand Elder’s daughter, and who said that Liu Xinrong was the one who met the requirements.” Liu Lanyan looked at Yu Jinshuo with a smile, “Is there such an answer?”
"If you hadn't misled me, how could I have..." Yu Jinshuo was about to complain when Liu Lanyan's laughter interrupted him, the sarcasm in her laughter forcing him to stop speaking.
"Yu Jinshuo, stop wasting your breath on me, okay? You're on a much higher level than me. If I were to marry you, it would be an insult to you. You should be glad you didn't choose me. You and Liu Xinrong are a perfect match."
Liu Lanyan spoke with a smile, showing no sign of anger.
Does that mean if a mentally unstable person yells at her, she should also become mentally unstable and yell back at him?
She doesn't want to be driven crazy.
"Liu Xinrong doesn't treat me like a husband at all." Yu Jinshuo was full of complaints and grievances when he mentioned Liu Xinrong.
"They don't care about my feelings at all, and they don't think about me at all." Yu Jinshuo was even more furious when he thought about the night the incident happened in the forbidden area.
"When the power of the forbidden area was leaked, she simply hid in her room. And you? You even went to the forbidden area to find the demon god. If you become my queen, you will also stand by my side." Yu Jinshuo's emotions grew increasingly agitated.
Liu Lanyan was truly speechless at this kind of person. After tilting her head back, she asked Yu Jinshuo in a weary voice, "May I ask, who allowed Liu Xinrong to go to the forbidden area?"
Just as Yu Jinshuo was about to explain, Liu Lanyan waved her hand, stopping his nonsense: "No need to say anything. Anyone with a brain knows that Liu Xinrong's actions are completely under your control. I don't know why you let Liu Xinrong go to the forbidden area, but her going to the forbidden area is definitely your doing."
"You don't even treat Liu Xinrong as your wife, so why do you expect her to treat you as her husband?" Liu Lanyan asked Yu Jinshuo with amusement. She really couldn't understand this kind of person's way of thinking.
Does one expect to receive rewards without putting in any effort?
On what grounds?
Why?
He can talk about something like this in such a grand and respectable way; he really has the nerve to say it.
"You've already pushed Liu Xinrong into a dangerous situation, why should she still live and die with you?" Liu Lanyan was genuinely asking, she truly didn't understand Yu Jinshuo's thinking.
“I am her husband,” Yu Jinshuo said matter-of-factly.
"Therefore, you and I will never become husband and wife," Liu Lanyan said with a calm smile.
"You tricked me." Yu Jinshuo glared at Liu Lanyan resentfully.
"Really? You think you can just lie and that's it? What can you do about it?" For unreasonable people, the only solution is to not reward them. Liu Lanyan had never disliked anyone so much.
She really wanted to congratulate Yu Jinshuo on receiving this honor.
"Liu Xinrong doesn't love me at all; she's only after my status," Yu Jinshuo said, seemingly remembering something, as he defended himself.
"Isn't that great?" Liu Lanyan smiled and congratulated Yu Jinshuo. "She has her eye on your status. Didn't you also want to win over Elder Liu Jinli?"
"You two are a perfect match, a match made in heaven," Liu Lanyan said with a smile. "You really are a perfect couple!"
"Liu Lanyan, don't be so unreasonable. I'm not the kind of person you're talking about." Yu Jinshuo was speechless after hearing what Liu Lanyan said, so he stepped forward and reached out to grab Liu Lanyan's arm.
Seeing Yu Jinshuo's outstretched hand, Liu Lanyan's eyes narrowed dangerously. He wants to mess with her now? He doesn't even know if he has the ability!
Just as Liu Lanyan was about to make a move, someone beat her to it and sent Yu Jinshuo flying.
The next second, Liu Lanyan was pulled into a warm and broad embrace by strong arms, but it wasn't the familiar scent.
The demon god slowly lowered his slightly raised hand. Who? Who beat him to it?
Is this the person who came looking for Lan Yan?
And it was a man.
The demon god looked closely at the man and thought maliciously, "Isn't he just a man with slightly more regular features?"
Peng Zhen was surprised to see a handsome man suddenly appear and slap Yu Jinshuo, sending him flying.
At the same time, he stretched out his long arm and pulled Liu Lanyan into his arms. The movement was so natural and smooth that it was definitely not something he had done once or twice; he was quite skilled at it.
Peng Zhen calmed his breathing slightly. He couldn't see the Demon God's expression, but his subconscious instincts reminded him to restrain himself, because the Demon God was on the verge of exploding in rage.
Hopefully, there will be a reasonable explanation, and we must not provoke the demon god any further.
Just as Peng Zhen was filled with trepidation, the handsome young man, with his arm around Liu Lanyan, shouted something that made Peng Zhen want to faint instantly—
"You dare touch my people? You're asking for death!"
Chapter 96: Excitement
A bolt from the blue, the sea flowing backwards, the sun rising from the west, the destruction of heaven and earth... none of these can adequately describe Peng Zhen's "surging" emotions at this moment.
What did that person just say?
He, or his person?
Then... what is the Lord?
Peng Zhen quickly glanced at the Demon God's expression out of the corner of his eye. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Demon God still had a smile on his face.
Following the upward curve of the demon god's lips, Peng Zhen saw the demon god's bright and spirited eyes. Suddenly, it felt as if an invisible hand had gripped his heart tightly.
How terrifying!
That look in their eyes was terrifying!
A perfect, warm smile graced his lips, but his eyes were icy cold, far colder and harder than the unyielding ice of millennia.
Just one glance sent a chill down Peng Zhen’s spine, making him too afraid to even shiver, fearing that the slightest movement would trigger the Lord’s already taut nerves.
This caused the Lord, who was already on the verge of going berserk, to erupt.
Peng Zhen tried his best to keep his breathing at the lowest possible frequency, breathing slowly and gently, for fear of disturbing the Lord who might erupt at any moment.
He struggled to move his almost frozen eyes, trying his best to turn towards Liu Lanyan. He wanted to observe the situation carefully so he could figure out how to salvage it later.
Actually, Peng Zhen still held a sliver of hope. He hoped that Liu Lanyan could break free from that man's embrace immediately, and that she could even slap him.
Unfortunately, upon seeing it, he almost fainted.
Liu Lanyan not only didn't dodge or slap the man, but she also clung tightly to the man who had appeared out of nowhere.
Heavens and earth, may a bolt of lightning strike him dead!
My Lord, what should we do?
"Didn't you hear Lan Yan say she doesn't like you? You're still clinging to her, are you looking for death?" The handsome man held Liu Lan Yan tightly, declaring his ownership, and glared angrily at Yu Jinshuo, who was lying on the ground in a daze.
"Who are you?" Yu Jinshuo immediately snapped out of his daze after being scolded by the man, quickly jumped up from the ground, pointed angrily at the man's nose, and demanded an answer.
"Who I am is none of your business." The handsome man laughed arrogantly. "Don't let me see you near Lanyan."
"You, you... do you know who I am?" Yu Jinshuo had never been treated like this before. Staring at the handsome man's arrogant smile, he wanted nothing more than to punch him hard.
If the man didn't know who he was, he would tell him that he was the most respected prince in the demon realm.