When the Little Young Master stepped out of the immortal carriage, there was no expression on his face. Hearing the calls of the crowd of immortals, he merely turned his head to scan the surroundings, nodding slightly in response. Now, however, as his gaze rested fixedly upon the Master of the Earthly Realm for a long while, his brow gradually furrowed. With a cold, somber gaze, he spoke indifferently:
“Instead of enjoying yourself freely in the Earthly Realm, what is the Master of the Earthly Realm doing here in this humble Heavenly Realm?”
His voice sounded like light taps on jade marrow, crisp, clear, soft, and resonant. The surrounding crowd of immortals involuntarily fell quiet. Yet, reflecting on the meaning behind his words after the silence, their hearts turned chilly one after another, and they couldn’t help casting their gazes toward where the Master of the Earthly Realm stood.
Ye Miaomiao had never seen such a grand spectacle before; for a time, he looked left and right, feeling anxious and uneasy in his heart. Seeing him like this, Tong Xue found it exceedingly amusing. Holding back a smile, she whispered a low reminder: “It’s fine, just watch.”
Only after hearing her say this did Ye Miaomiao settle down somewhat, turning his gaze back to focus on the Little Young Master once more. For reasons unknown, he always felt the Little Young Master’s figure looked somewhat familiar—as if he had seen it somewhere before?
The Little Young Master’s words were truly far from friendly, yet the Master of the Earthly Realm didn’t seem to mind in the least. He appeared to curve his lips slightly, and in the next instant, he was already standing right before the Little Young Master. Raising his hand, he lightly caressed the side of the Little Young Master’s cheek, tucking a loose strand of golden hair behind the Little Young Master’s ear and smoothing it carefully, before lowering his head to speak in a low voice.
The Master of the Earthly Realm had likely used an immortal technique, as the crowd of immortals only heard a low, deep “Chushi,” unable to hear anything else beyond that.
While other immortals tried every method possible to hear clearly what the Master of the Earthly Realm was saying, Ye Miaomiao widened his eyes in utter bewilderment. He had originally thought that with the Little Young Master’s stance, he would step aside when the Master of the Earthly Realm approached. Surprisingly, the Little Young Master didn’t move a single half-step at all; when the Master of the Earthly Realm leaned in to whisper, he even lowered his eyes slightly and listened quietly.
Ye Miaomiao found it baffling and instinctively wanted to ask Tong Xue beside him. Who could have expected that turning his head, he would see Tong Xue gazing intently at the Little Young Master and the Master of the Earthly Realm, the corners of her lips curved high, her face filled with delight.
Ye Miaomiao: ?
Just as he was filled with doubts, the Little Young Master over there suddenly moved. Unsure what the Master of the Earthly Realm had said, the Little Young Master raised his head to glance at him, then suddenly reached out, grabbed the Master of the Earthly Realm’s wrist, turned around, and pulled him onto the vehicle.
The immortal beast Dijiang raised its head and lifted its feet, the four wings on its back unfolding against the wind as the light of its flame-red feathers flowed around it. In the blink of an eye, it carried the luxurious immortal carriage into the air.
Seeing this, the Master of the Heavenly Realm couldn’t help but laugh and scold: “How could you be coaxed so easily!” Saying so, he lightly flicked his sleeves, and in the blink of an eye, he too boarded the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage.
The immortal beast Dijiang let out a low roar, then flapped its four wings. In the blink of an eye, it had flown far away from the Realm Gate of the Heavenly Realm; with another flap of its wings, even the trailing shadow of the immortal carriage was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing this, Ye Miaomiao muttered to himself blankly: “Where… did they go?”
Coming back to her senses upon hearing this, Tong Xue smiled and said: “They should have gone to Yunxiang Palace, the Little Young Master’s residence.”
In the Heavenly Realm, the Master of the Heavenly Realm’s Qian Palace was located at the center of the Heavenly Realm, with the main hall of the Heavenly Realm, Xuantian Hall, by its side. The Little Young Master’s Yunxiang Palace, however, was situated in the east of the Heavenly Realm, at the junction between Heaven and Earth, near the blessed land of creation. Ordinary immortals could still find an opportunity to enter Qian Palace, but Yunxiang Palace was heavily restricted. Aside from the Little Young Master and the two Realm Masters, only a few palace attendants could enter and exit, and these attendants needed to have their identities thoroughly verified layer by layer to do so.
At this moment, several palace attendants of Yunxiang Palace were already waiting before the palace gates. The leading attendant was named Mo Yu, a Fifth-Grade Immortal Official in charge of various matters within Yunxiang Palace. The Little Young Master had extremely high standards regarding “beauty,” so when selecting palace attendants, he chose those with superior appearances, paying little mind to cultivation or rank. Thus, in Yunxiang Palace, even the lowest-ranking First-Grade Immortal Officials had physical appearances and figures that were top-tier in the Immortal Realm.
As the chief attendant of Yunxiang Palace, Immortal Official Mo Yu possessed even more extraordinary style and grace—ink-black hair, dark eyes, gentle, elegant, and handsome. Having previously received news of the Master of the Earthly Realm’s arrival in the Heavenly Realm, Mo Yu expected that the Little Young Master would definitely return shortly. Thus, he led the attendants in making careful preparations before leading them to wait at the palace gates. Looking at them now, they truly resembled an exquisitely beautiful landscape painting.
Recently, a few new attendants had entered Yunxiang Palace. Among them, one with a livelier personality couldn’t hold back the urge to ask: “Immortal Official Mo Yu, why are we waiting at the palace gates so early today?” Generally speaking, if the Little Young Master went out, he wouldn’t return for at least half an immortal day. Today it was clearly still early; why did they need to wait here now?
Mo Yu was habitually gentle by nature. Hearing the question, he said warmly: “There is a change today; you will know if you just wait.” Since he put it this way, the young attendant naturally said no more.
The attendants waited like this for a short while, and sure enough, seven-colored auspicious clouds were seen surging on the horizon. Within a few breaths, the Little Young Master’s carriage arrived nearby. The immortal beast Dijiang flapped its wings, raised its feet, and brought the Heavenly Jade immortal carriage to a steady land.
Mo Yu hastily led the attendants forward to pay their respects. As the doors of the immortal carriage were pushed outward, the first to emerge was actually the Master of the Heavenly Realm. The attendants hurriedly bowed in greeting; the Master of the Heavenly Realm waved his hand lightly to signal that formalities were unnecessary, then stepped down from the carriage on his own.
The young attendant thought to himself that the Master of the Heavenly Realm must have important matters to discuss with the Little Young Master, which was why the Little Young Master had returned early. Just as he prepared to respectfully welcome the Little Young Master down from the carriage, he saw a corner of dark clothing flash past the carriage door. When he raised his eyes, a unfamiliar figure was standing beside the immortal carriage.
This person possessed extraordinarily handsome features, his dark combat outfit making his figure look all the more fierce and imposing. An aura of iron and slaughter swirled around him; with just one glance, the young attendant felt fear rise in his heart. Thinking that his family’s Little Young Master was nine times out of ten inside the immortal carriage, had he not seen the Master of the Heavenly Realm standing calmly off to the side, the young attendant almost stepped forward to protect his master!
Yet, in the next instant, he saw this person turn sideways toward the carriage door, the aura around him softening slightly as he said with a smile in his voice: “What? Are you planning to rest in this small, hard, broken carriage today?”
Hearing this, the Master of the Heavenly Realm couldn’t help but curse: “If you’re coaxing someone, coax them—why degrade my immortal carriage? If you look down on it so much, then send your own carriage over!”
“That carriage of his is a black pitch-dark chunk; this Young Master doesn’t care for it at all!”
Just as the Master of the Earthly Realm was about to respond, he closed his mouth upon hearing the movement inside the vehicle, turning instead to reach a hand toward the carriage door. The moment his words finished, the Little Young Master emerged from the immortal carriage. Raising his eyes, he saw a hand offered before him—the palm was wide, the fingers long and slender, with a scar resting on the side of the palm. His gaze lingered slightly on that scar, after which he pursed his lips slightly and placed his hand upon it.
In the next instant, his luminous white fingers were firmly grasped within the palm. With a slight tightening of the Master of the Earthly Realm’s arm, the Little Young Master was caught off guard, brought down from the immortal carriage, and tumbled straight into the other’s embrace following the force along his arm.
The young attendant’s eyes widened: Rock bottom! This… could this be the playboy theatrics of teasing people from the mortal realm?!
Seeing this out of the corner of his eye and fearing he might breach etiquette, Mo Yu hurriedly took a step sideways to block the young attendant behind him, bowing in greeting: “Respectfully welcoming the Little Young Master back to the palace, respectfully welcoming the two Realm Masters.”
In just this short moment, the Little Young Master had already stabilized his stance. With a slight twist of his wrist, he pulled his hand back from the Master of the Earthly Realm’s grip, stepping into the palace gate ahead of him. The two Realm Masters naturally followed behind him, and Mo Yu led the attendants to attend behind them as well.
Upon entering the palace, the Little Young Master headed straight for his inner bedchambers. The Master of the Heavenly Realm paused slightly, giving the Master of the Earthly Realm a half-smiling glance before turning his steps toward the Cloud Chamber used for receiving guests, not forgetting to call for Mo Yu to bring the attendants along before leaving.
The Master of the Earthly Realm had no hesitation whatsoever. Seeing the Little Young Master head toward the inner bedchambers, he quickened his pace to follow after him.
The group of attendants accompanied them all the way until the Master of the Heavenly Realm entered the Cloud Chamber for receiving guests in Yunxiang Palace and dismissed them. Only then did Mo Yu lead everyone out, with each attendant heading off to perform their respective duties. Because he was new to Yunxiang Palace, the young attendant had been kept at Mo Yu’s side these past few days. Having held it in for a long time, now that he had an opportunity, he couldn’t help wanting to ask a question or two.
The young attendant’s name was Feng Ze. Just as he was about to speak, Mo Yu beat him to it: “Feng Ze, you are new to Yunxiang Palace, so it’s understandable that you haven’t seen him before. But with how we acted all along the way, can you still not figure out that personage’s identity?”
Hearing this, the many words at the tip of Feng Ze’s tongue all stumbled. He widened his eyes and recalled for a moment, before being left utterly dumbfounded: “That person… is the Master of the Earthly Realm?!”
Seeing his silly, stunned expression, Mo Yu couldn’t help laughing softly. Reaching out to gently support his jaw, he said: “What kind of reaction is this?”
Feng Ze opened his mouth, stammering out: “Today a fellow immortal sent me a message saying the Master of the Earthly Realm was visiting the Heavenly Realm. But since I was on duty today, I felt it was such a pity I couldn’t see the Realm Master in person! Who would have thought I would actually see him while on duty?”
Mo Yu smiled and said: “Didn’t your fellow immortal tell you? If the Master of the Earthly Realm comes to the Heavenly Realm, he will inevitably come to Yunxiang Palace.”
Feng Ze shook his head, then lowered his head to tap the Immortal Token at his waist, picking out one from a string of unread messages: …It’s actually great that you’re on duty. Since the Master of the Earthly Realm is coming to the Heavenly Realm, he will definitely come to Yunxiang Palace to visit the Little Young Master. You’re in luck—no need to save a spot and wait like us, just do your duty well and you’ll be able to see his exalted presence!
Feng Ze: “…”
Seeing him like this, Mo Yu found it quite amusing. He raised his hand to pat Feng Ze’s shoulder gently, saying: “Alright, come prepare with me. Once the Realm Master coaxed him well, there will still be plenty to keep us busy.”
Feng Ze agreed blankly: “Yes.” On second thought, he felt Mo Yu’s choice of words was somewhat improper—what did “coaxed him well” mean?
…
The Little Young Master’s inner bedchamber was named Yunqi. The two characters “Yunqi” above the palace door were written by the Master of the Earthly Realm himself, carrying a profound and heavy pressure within them. Ordinary immortals couldn’t even gaze at them once; thus, attendants entering inside had to lower their eyes, bow their heads, and keep a clean heart. If they harbored malicious intent, they couldn’t even enter the palace doors.
The Little Young Master walked at a brisk pace all the way, stepping into Yunqi with quite an aggressive momentum. Yet upon raising his eyes and seeing those two characters “Yunqi,” his aggressive momentum slowed down somewhat. He paused slightly in his tracks, focusing his mind to listen for movements behind him.
However, both before and behind him was complete silence; not even half a trace of breath could be sensed. His heart sank slightly, his fingers unconsciously tightening inside his sleeves. After a long while, feeling furious, he turned around—only to bump straight into the chest of the person behind him!
The Little Young Master: “You—”
The Master of the Earthly Realm raised his hand to gently support the lower back of the person in his arms, laughing deeply: “What? Chushi thought this Master had left?” The name “Chushi” he called out was the Little Young Master’s given name. In this world between Heaven and Earth, those who could call him by this name were truly few and far between, and the Master of the Earthly Realm was naturally one of them.
The Little Young Master raised his head from his embrace to glare at him: “If you want to leave, then leave! Following stealthily behind this Young Master—what are you up to?”
Seeing him like this, the Master of the Earthly Realm laughed deeply once more: “If this Master truly just left like that, wouldn’t our noble and precious Little Young Master turn my Earthly Realm upside down?”
These words from the Master of the Earthly Realm were originally meant as a joke. Unexpectedly, upon hearing them, the Little Young Master’s eyes brightened. Reaching out his hand, he grabbed the Master of the Earthly Realm’s collar and said: “Then leave quickly; I definitely won’t go make a scene!”
The Master of the Earthly Realm: “…” Heh…