vncnus Chapter 142 Ge Ye: The sky has fallen!
Chapter 142 Ge Ye: The sky has fallen!
Chapter 142 Ge Ye: The sky has fallen!
Gu He strode closer, circling Hai Bodong twice on the chair, his eyes filled with heartache. "This poison is too ruthless! Not only has it disfigured him, but it's also shrunk him so much? I've never heard of anything like it!"
Hai Bodong's face turned completely dark, his little fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and the surrounding temperature began to drop sharply.
Gu He, however, was completely absorbed in his "diagnosis." He slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "Oh! I see! You rushed to Yunlan Sect in such a hurry because you wanted me to help Huo boy detoxify, right?!"
His face instantly transformed into a confident, "Leave it to me" expression, and he patted his chest vigorously. "Don't worry! Although this poison is a bit strange, with my abilities as the Pill King Gu He, I'm sure I can find a way to neutralize it! Brother Huo, don't panic! I'll go start refining the pills right away!"
Gu He spoke with unwavering conviction and fervent eyes, as if he could already see himself miraculously healing Huo Yuhao and saving him from dire straits.
6
The side hall was deathly silent.
Xiao Yan stared in disbelief, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.
Little Fairy Doctor bit her lower lip hard, her shoulders trembling slightly uncontrollably, struggling to suppress her laughter.
And sitting in the chair was "Huo Yuhao" —
"Furukawa!"
A child's roar, brimming with boundless rage and nearly tearing the roof off, suddenly exploded out! Like an out-of-control volcano, icy battle qi erupted from Hai Bodong's body, instantly freezing the chair beneath him and the surrounding ground into solid ice!
"Your whole family was bitten by bugs!"
Behind the Yunlan Sect, sword light shone like a ribbon.
Nalan Yanran moved with agility, her long sword creating sharp whirlwinds, her white Yunlan Sect uniform highlighting her focused expression.
"Young Sect Master! Something terrible has happened!" Elder Ge Ye's slightly panicked voice broke the tranquility of the back mountain. He ran over breathlessly, his face showing undisguised anxiety.
Nalan Yanran withdrew her sword, her brows furrowing slightly, a hint of displeasure at being disturbed in her expression: "What's wrong?"
"Xiao Yan is here!" Ge Ye said.
"Xiao Yan? Didn't he already agree to annul the engagement? What is he doing at Yunlan Sect?" Nalan Yanran's tone was complicated, but more so, she was puzzled, when she mentioned that name.
Although Xiao Yan's reply earned her a scolding from her grandfather, Nalan Yanran still felt a sense of gratitude for his lack of persistence and his direct agreement to annul the engagement.
Seeing his young sect leader's bewildered expression, Elder Ge Ye steeled his resolve: "He—is currently waiting in the side hall. Young sect leader, there's actually something between you and Young Master Xiao Yan—"
Unaware that Xiao Zhan had sent a reply to the Nalan family, Ge Ye decided to reveal the whole story of how he had written on behalf of Nalan Yanran.
"Could it be that he's going to back out!" Nalan Yanran's eyes suddenly sharpened! A surge of anger, stemming from being "entangled," instantly welled up in her heart! Before Ge—
After Ye finished speaking, he heard the words "Xiao Yan is in the side hall" and then shot off towards the side hall without looking back.
"—Misunderstanding!" Elder Ge Ye's outstretched hand froze in mid-air as he stared at the departing figure, his old face contorted in a bitter expression. "Hey? Young Sect Master! Wait! Let me finish!" He stamped his foot, sighing inwardly: What kind of mess is this!
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: "That's right! The sect leader seems to have returned a few days ago!"
Ge Ye immediately turned around and unleashed a speed disproportionate to his strength, rushing towards the Sect Master's Hall.
A moment later, Elder Ge Ye rushed into the hall in a great hurry. Before he could even catch his breath, he immediately bowed and said, "Sect Master! I have important matters to report!"
After he finished speaking, he looked up and saw that the sect leader, Yun Yun, was sitting in front of a smooth glass mirror, seemingly in a bit of a fuss as she quickly swept several exquisite little jade bottles and a powder box from the table into her storage ring.
With her sharp eyes, Ge Ye recognized that those bottles and jars were a new set of cosmetics recently released by the Mittel Auction House, which was all the rage among the nobles of the Gama Empire.
Yun Yun at this moment was completely different from her usual elegant and noble appearance. Her long, moon-white hair was styled in an updo, with a few strands falling to her side. She was not wearing the sect leader's robes or ordinary clothes suitable for cultivation, but rather a well-tailored light blue cloud-patterned gown that accentuated her slender figure.
Her lightly made-up cheeks were flushed with a faint blush, and her eyes held less of their usual sternness, replaced by a rare gentleness and grace.
A barely perceptible tension?
Elder Ge Ye was immediately puzzled: Why was the sect leader dressed so formally today? And—he seemed a little flustered?
"Ah! It's Elder Ge Ye?" Upon hearing Ge Ye's voice, Yun Yun paused slightly, quickly put the last small mirror into her storage ring, and then turned around.
She tried to maintain a calm tone, but her voice carried an undisguised embarrassment: "What happened?"
Elder Ge Ye suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the jade hairpin in Yun Yun's hair, which was obviously carefully selected, and respectfully reported: "Sect Master, it is Young Master Xiao Yan of the Xiao family who has come to visit, and he is currently in the side hall—"
He's here! Yun Yun's face, which had just regained its composure, instantly flushed red, the blush spreading all the way to her ears. Her heart pounded uncontrollably, and her fingers unconsciously clenched her sleeves tightly until her knuckles turned white.
"I understand!" Out of instinctive embarrassment, Yun Yun abruptly interrupted Ge Ye's possible next words.
She tried to make her voice sound cool and indifferent, just like when she was handling sect affairs, but the joy, anticipation, and deep shyness in her tone were clearly audible.
"Please trouble Elder Ge Ye to take him to the sect's main hall and wait there." Yun Yun spoke very quickly. Before she could finish speaking, her figure disappeared into the sect's main hall in an instant.
"This—" Elder Ge Ye was completely petrified on the spot, like a terracotta warrior.
Having lived to such an old age, Elder Ge Ye may not be a smooth talker when it comes to romance, but he's no fool! The sect leader's reaction, that shy yet joyful expression! And that clearly meticulously prepared formal attire and hairpins—
A terrifying thought, like a bolt from the blue, suddenly struck Ge Ye's mind, instantly taking over all his thoughts!
"No—no! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" He stood frozen in place like an old tree struck by lightning, all color draining from his face, his lips trembling uncontrollably: "Sect—Sect Master and Xiao Yan—?"
The impact of this thought was a hundred times more terrifying than facing a Dou Zong powerhouse directly!
"No!!!" Elder Ge Ye snapped out of his terracotta warrior state: "The young sect leader is also—"
Ge Ye immediately sensed something was wrong; he felt as if the biggest joke in the history of the Yunlan Sect was about to unfold!
He stumbled out of the main hall, grabbed a passing disciple, and his voice trembled: "You! Go to the side hall immediately! Tell Young Master Xiao Yan to go to the main hall right away! Say the sect leader requests your presence! And remember! Make sure you take Young Master Xiao Yan to see the sect leader alone; don't let the young sect leader come along!"