Chapter 348: Arcane Star Map
"Senior Aunt, what if I were to greet Yu'er's father?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.
"No! Don't talk nonsense. My husband won't want to meet anyone. If there's anything you want to say to Yu'er, do so now. She's right about to leave," Han Bingdie replied in abrupt refusal.
Then, with a wave of her hand, she formed a cloud of fog that shrouded the courtyard. She flew into the sky to give them privacy.
"Yu'er, does your father not want to meet me?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.
Yu'er began to cry. Tears fell from her eyes.
"Don't cry, Yu'er! What's wrong?" Xiao Nanfeng blanched as he wiped at her tears.
"Nanfeng, I'm going to be leaving. I won't be able to come back ever again. This is the last time we'll meet," Yu'er cried.
"What? How could that be? Even if your father refuses to have you return, I can go find you. We'll be able to meet up again in the future," Xiao Nanfeng consoled her.
"No, you don't understand. No one can change my father's mind. He wants me to be a holy maiden of the Yuqing holy land. My mother has tried to persuade him otherwise many times, to no avail."
"The Yuqing holy land? Just who is your father?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.
"He's one of the most influential people of the Yuqing holy land. He's particularly stubborn and has already made up his mind. He seems to have noticed you, too. If not for Mother helping shroud us, you would be in danger," Yu'er continued.
"Don't worry, Yu'er. I'm aware of where you're headed, and I'll go find you myself. Don't cry anymore. If you do, your mother might think I'm bullying you," Xiao Nanfeng said gently, helping her wipe at her tears again.
Yu'er looked toward Xiao Nanfeng in a moment of passion. She touched Xiao Nanfeng's neck, closed her eyes, and gave him a kiss.
Xiao Nanfeng hadn't expected Yu'er to be so bold. He too bore feelings for her after so much time together, and he didn't resist. The two cultivators shared a long kiss. Xiao Nanfeng caressed Yu'er's hair and lower back, comforting her before her sudden departure.
Just then, Han Bingdie called out, "Yu'er, time's up. Your father's been waiting for long enough. Let's get going!"
Xiao Nanfeng and Yu'er slowly separated from each other.
"Don't worry. I'll go find you as soon as I can," Xiao Nanfeng promised, wiping at Yu'er's tears again
"It's useless even if you try. Take care, Nanfeng." Yu'er tried to stop her tears as she retrieved a jade tablet and handed it to Xiao Nanfeng. "Mother had me pass this to you secretly." New novel chapters are published on novel(b)in(.)com
"Oh?" Xiao Nanfeng took the tablet, uncertain as to its purpose.
Yu'er swallowed thickly as she flew into the air.
The fog in the courtyard vanished as Yu'er flew up to meet Han Bingdie. She seemed to realize what the two of them had just done. She glared at Xiao Nanfeng as she took her daughter's hand and rose even higher up to where her husband was waiting.
Yu'er's father seemed to have been waiting for quite some time. As his daughter and wife flew toward him, he waved an arm and summoned golden light to encapsulate the three cultivators. They transformed into a beam of light that shot toward the east, quickly vanishing over the horizon.
The Dazheng Code of Laws recorded the Dao of yore itself, which contained all permutations of natural law that could ever exist. Even if it was somewhat antiquated, surely there could be no other star map of comparable depth.
"King Xiao? Is something the matter?" Zheng Qian asked curiously.
Xiao Nanfeng quashed his budding excitement and shook his head. "I'm alright. What did you say? What happened to the Taiqing demonic Sect?"
Three days ago, in Blackflame Island on the Eastern Sea, countless disciples of the left division of the Taiqing Demonic Sect gathered by a plaza outside a large hall. At the forefront stood two people: one dressed in black, features obscured, and the other a thin, almost withered, middle-aged man.
The thin man bowed to the man in black, then to Cui Haitang. "Sect Master, Senior Sister Cui, the right division leader had been intending on attending this ceremony personally, but he was waylaid by other affairs. I came in his stead."
"Today is the day a new left division leader will be appointed. As long as you're able to bear witness on behalf of the right division leader, that is acceptable," the black-robed figure replied.
The black-robed figure's voice was hoarse and husky; the gender of its owner was unclear. An aura of authority surrounded the black-robed figure, the sect master of the Taiqing Demonic Sect.
"Yes, Sect Master!" The thin man bowed again.
The black-robed man then turned to Cui Haitang once more. "The Mortal division leader of the Taiqing Immortal Sect, Xiao Nanfeng, killed my left division leader? Do not lie to me, Cui Haitang."
"Sect Master, would I fool around with my brother's death?" Cui Haitang retorted, her face a mask of anguish.
The demonic sect master was silent for a moment before continuing, "Did you gather all of us here because you wanted to inherit the position of left division leader?"
"Yes, Sect Master. Please grant me this opportunity," Cui Haitang replied respectfully.
"Let's hold off for a moment. Han Bingdie is nearby," the demonic sect master said.
Cui Haitang grimaced as she heard Han Bingdie's name. "Sect Master, given her elevated position, I suspect she wouldn't attend such a ceremony."
Just then, a voice could be heard from the sea. "Who said I wouldn't attend?"
Everyone turned to see a golden cloud in the distance. A male and two female cultivators stood on it: Yu'er and her family.
Upon seeing Yu'er's father, Cui Haitang blanched.
However, neither Yu'er nor her father flew over. Only Han Bingdie did so.
"I greet the sect master." Han Bingdie bowed.
The demonic sect master waved a hand, beckoning for her to rise. "Junior Sister Han, no need for the pleasantries. Won't your husband come over as well?"
"Today is a gathering of the left division of the demonic sect, and my husband is but an outsider. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to interfere, and he has chosen to wait by the extremities with my daughter," Han Bingdie replied.
"No, no, your husband's no outsider at all! It's all thanks to him that the Yuqing holy land was willing to send support during the calamity two centuries ago, allowing the two Taiqing sects to continue to the present day. If he's unwilling to approach, however, let's not disturb him." The demonic sect master nodded.
