The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 706 - 214: Let Zhen Li Rest a While Longer
The great unification had not been achieved, yet the taste of a lesser unity was also not bad.
Lin Yun hadn’t initially intended to drag Fang Yu down with him, but since she was already here, how could he let her escape?
As for the abnormalities in Cloud Dream Marsh?
Lin Yun hadn’t listened very carefully at first, and Fang Yu had also received quite a scare; afterwards, she was taken hostage, subdued, and then...
In any case, the people inside the boat did not know about this matter.
Lin Yu thought that since Fang Yu went to ask Lin Yun to investigate, there probably wouldn’t be any issues.
As for Bai Jiaojiao, Xiao Qing, and Dongfang Hongyue, they were all looking for good places to ambush and had not paid attention to the changes in Cloud Dream Marsh.
In fact, if one didn’t carefully concentrate, the changes in Cloud Dream Marsh wouldn’t be easy to detect.
Under the water, Zhen Li swam in the darkness for a long time.
Darkness brings the purest fear; the deeper Zhen Li went, the more afraid she became and had no choice but to hold the Jade Ruyi in her hand.
Lin Yun had said not to use the Jade Ruyi until it was most dangerous, but specific problems required specific analysis. She couldn’t see anything now, and she didn’t know what was hidden in the darkness; Zhen Li had no choice but to chant the incantation in her mind.
"Ruyi, Ruyi, follow my heart’s desire..."
After the incantation, the Jade Ruyi emitted a beam of light with piercing intensity in accordance with her wishes.
It was like sunlight piercing through the night, illuminating everything in front of Zhen Li.
The path ahead was long, but Zhen Li still saw the end at a glance.
It was like a wall.
Zhen Li quickly swam towards the wall; her body had already adapted to the temperature of the water, which wasn’t so cold anymore, and the light in her hand gave her great comfort.
Upon reaching the end, Zhen Li saw some clear cracks in the wall, and it seemed there were deeper waters inside.
In a daze, Zhen Li thought she heard the sound of a chain moving.
Before she had time to think, a panicked voice came from the Jade Ruyi, "Run away!"
Zhen Li was still in shock when the cracks in the wall suddenly widened, and a chain shot out swiftly from the crevice, accurately locking onto Zhen Li’s left hand. The Jade Ruyi in Zhen Li’s hand burst into brilliant light, trying to cut off the chain, but quickly, five more chains shot out from the cracks, each locking onto one of Zhen Li’s limbs, and the last two wrapped tightly around Zhen Li’s body.
Zhen Li’s head was the only part left outside as the cracks on the wall, which now resembled the gaping maw of a monster, slowly pulled Zhen Li into it.
Not long after, the cracks closed by themselves.
Without Zhen Li’s control, the Five-Colored Mountain slowly grew larger again, and the water that had seeped down also began to rise again, until the Five-Colored Mountain returned to its original state.
This time, the brilliant light of the mountain was retracted, and it looked no different from an ordinary stone.
Everything returned to normal, except that Zhen Li was missing.
Inside the cabin, accompanied by Fang Yu’s reluctant sigh, Lin Yun also completely relaxed.
Now that everyone was complicit, there was no need to worry about anyone reporting them.
Lin Yun had originally planned it this way; whoever took the first step would feel shameful, so he pulled in Jiang Chenyu, who was the easiest to deal with. Jiang Chenyu and Flower Fairy could harm each other. After they took that step, to prevent others from thinking they were strange, they would naturally help Lin Yun use the same method against others.
Fang Yu was the next best target, and Flower Fairy could be used to influence Lin Yu.
As for Bai Jiaojiao...
It seemed she didn’t need to be corrupted.
Fang Yu’s sense of shame was completely shattered; she no longer had the face to see Jiang Chenyu.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Chenyu knew what her mentality was; she had been the same way at first, after all, Lin Yun had bullied her in front of Flower Fairy, making her feel as if she had experienced a social death.
Thinking about it now, it was actually quite thrilling.
Just a bit embarrassing to say.
She could, however, comfort Fang Yu.
After Lin Yun had soothed the three victims, he looked outside to find it was already sunset.
The Sun God Divine Power within him had calmed down a bit, and Lin Yun felt he was almost entirely in control now.
Although it wouldn’t stop, he no longer felt the burning and pain, nor the need to jump into the water for relief.
"It’s about time to cook, why hasn’t Zhen Li come back yet?"
Lin Yun muttered under his breath; Flower Fairy retorted, "So she can come back just for you to catch her?"
Hearing this remark, Fang Yu’s face turned red, feeling that Flower Fairy was implying something about her.
Her gaze towards Lin Yun, of course, had a few more hints of anger.
This unfilial apprentice, too much!
How could anyone bully someone like that!
Lin Yun had already experienced Flower Fairy’s sharp tongue, and he couldn’t be bothered to argue with her. Instead, Fang Yu’s humiliated look made him want to tease her more.
Conveniently, Lin Yun also wanted to find an excuse to be alone with Fang Yu, so he suggested, "Master, how about we go look for Zhen Li together?"
"Hmm."
Lin Yun addressed her as ’Master’, privately, he always called her Xiao Yu.
She used to dislike it, but now that Lin Yun called her ’Master’, she found it even more embarrassing.
Staying in that cabin, she only felt uncomfortably out of place; Lin Yun wanting to search for Zhen Li with her was more than welcome.
Flower Fairy said nothing upon seeing this; she was tired and just wanted to lie down.
Jiang Chenyu was also worn out and lay beside Flower Fairy, ignoring Lin Yun and Fang Yu.
Lin Yun led Fang Yu out of the cabin, and the pair of master and student began to chat.
"You’re not worried they’ll use searching for someone as an excuse to fool around?"
"Not worried, they definitely will."
Jiang Chenyu firmly said, "Don’t be fooled by how refined and elegant Xiao Yu appears, she’s actually quite..."
Jiang Chenyu felt a little embarrassed to say the word, feeling as if saying it would somehow taint her as well.
The Flower Fairy understood and glanced at Jiang Chenyu, sharply retorting, "The fact that you two became sisters shows you really do have something in common."
Jiang Chenyu: "..."
Being spoken to like this by her own disciple, Jiang Chenyu was instantly infuriated but had no way to refute it.
But could she really blame herself? It was all Lin Yun’s fault for being so bad!
She could only submit, it’s not like she wanted it this way!
Since a rebuttal was no longer an option, she might as well go for broke.
"You are my disciple. You may not have learned other things, but this one trait has proven to be a chip off the old block, and even surpassing it."
The Flower Fairy: "..."
Master, you’re the more ruthless one.
This, ah, this is mutual harm.
As the Flower Fairy and Jiang Chenyu predicted, Lin Yun and Fang Yu were out under the pretense of seeking Zhen Li. Not long after they left the boat, the two found a secret place.
In the Cloud Dream Marsh, the depths of the water varied. In some places, one could only see stretches of pale water, while others boasted green waves extending for miles.
It was mid-spring already, and the lotus flowers of Cloud Dream Marsh had not yet bloomed, but the lotus leaves had already unfolded their splendor. The lush leavings perfectly concealed Fang Yu and Lin Yun’s figures, adding an extra thrill to the setting.
Lin Yun held Fang Yu in his arms, yet he didn’t take advantage. He knew Fang Yu had something she wanted to tell him.
"I had a dream a while ago..."
Without any probing, Fang Yu got straight to the point.
Having entrusted everything to Lin Yun, she naturally saw no need to beat around the bush and directly addressed the main point.
Speaking of being Lin Yun’s wife in her dream made Fang Yu slightly shy, but she was still very serious, and Lin Yun listened seriously too.
Fang Yu’s dream scenario differed slightly from his own, mainly in the details, but the overall picture was the same: together they thwarted the High Priest’s conspiracy, succeeded in unifying the world as a loving couple, and then discovered the world was about to be destroyed, eventually being sent to the Mortal Realm by Canglan.
"What do you make of this dream?"
Fang Yu gave Lin Yun a look that conveyed her worries,
She feared that Canglan might have arranged some sort of safety net in the shadows, after all, they were dealing with a God.
Betraying a God was bound to come with consequences, even if that God was on the brink of death. It was still an unknown whether mortals could stand against Him, especially since they had both benefitted from Canglan’s help before.
Without Canglan’s Divine Power, they both would have died within Canglan Divine Country, and Lin Yun could not have survived the ordeal in the Spring Tribe nor could he have unified the land in the end.
Both morally and in terms of power, they stood no chance.
That’s why Fang Yu wanted to discuss with Lin Yun what to do.
Unable to directly speak Canglan’s name, she could only ask Lin Yun what he thought of the dream.
Lin Yun had long had a plan in mind. Before, his only doubt was whether Fang Yu and Guyu were indeed the same person.
Just like him and Dongfang Yao, or the former Lin Yun, seemed to be the same person, but no matter how one looked at it, they were not the same.
People with similar appearances do indeed abound in this world, like Dongfang Ming and Dongfang Hongyue, Yu Jiaolong and Lin Yu.
Who knows, there might be someone who looks exactly like Fang Yu.
But now that Fang Yu had dreamed of Guyu, essentially gaining all of Guyu’s memories, it was almost certain that she was Guyu.
Lin Yun’s emotions were somewhat complicated.
Two identical wives had merged into one,
He felt a bit shortchanged.
"Take this dream simply as a dream; the past is gone, and there’s no need to dwell on it," Lin Yun meant for Fang Yu to let go of everything from the past.
Yet he added, "The story within the dream isn’t bad though, remember it, and I will too."
"Mhm."
Fang Yu understood what Lin Yun was getting at.
She gained Guyu’s memories and now she was Fang Yu,
But no matter what, she had always been herself.
About everything that was Guyu’s, she hadn’t lost it, and now, she also had her new story with Lin Yun.
The only difference was that in the dream, Lin Yun only had her, but here, the women around him couldn’t even be counted on one hand.
What was more outrageous was that he dared to tease her in front of other women.
The more Fang Yu thought about it, the redder her cheeks became. Just as she was about to criticize Lin Yun, he unexpectedly drew closer to her.
"Yu’er, I don’t think I’ve fed you enough just now, have I?"
"I’m full, I’m full."
Fang Yu suddenly remembered everything from the dream, where Lin Yun too was a force to reckon with, but she was the only one to handle him, and she could hardly get up all year round...
"Really? I don’t believe you."
Lin Yun bit Fang Yu’s earlobe, and she was no longer capable of resistance.
At the dark depths of Cloud Dream Marsh, Zhen Li was tightly bound by unknown chains. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Surrounded by darkness, she could still see the sky.
A beam of bright light constantly shone upon her, and the sky she saw above only had one bright moon hanging high...
