Chapter 1128: Chapter 1127: A Bustling Abode

Lu Yang was stunned, never expecting Zhu Tian to come.

I just spent a lot of effort persuading Senior Ao Ling.

Zhu, I even let go of the issue of you sending me a beautiful woman, practicing virtue in return for grievances, don’t say I didn’t help, I really tried my best.

"What’s, what’s up?"

Zhu Tian asked cautiously, feeling that the atmosphere was somewhat off. Why was everyone staring at him—was it a wrong time for him to come?

He heard that Lu Yang had successfully passed the Transcendence Tribulation and even broke through the limits of the Void Refinement Stage, shocking the world.

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

But what he cared about was another matter—Brother Lu was injured.

The injury was definitely not severe, it wouldn’t be fatal nor leave any sequela, but since he was injured, that gave him a reason to visit and get closer.

After the battle in Demon City, he had been reflecting—every time something happened, Brother Lu was there. Was it a coincidence?

The answer was no. Brother Lu’s presence wasn’t a coincidence, but rather a destiny by itself; he was the chosen demon to start the Great Era conflict, and Brother Lu was a witness, both of which were very important.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tian felt that his relationship with Brother Lu had grown deeper.

"Is it not convenient? If it’s inconvenient, I can come back later."

"It’s fine, please come in," Jin Caiwei said, making way; he was already here, it was too late to leave now.

Zhu Tian walked into the abode with two large boxes of sympathy gifts, followed by two Demon Emperors attendants empty-handed.

The boxes contained either specialty Spirit Fruits from the Demon Nation or sacred medicine for healing.

Of course, he could have taken them out from the storage ring, but bringing them directly had a bigger visual impact, having him carry the items while two Demon Emperors attendants carried nothing was the same principle.

After the two Demon Emperors entered the abode, they were extremely cautious, not daring to breathe loudly.

Originally, they were curious why the Nation Master specially came to Seek Dao Sect to visit Lu Yang.

Although Lu Yang was the foremost genius of the age, it did not seem important enough for the Nation Master to visit personally.

The Nation Master didn’t explain, simply saying to follow for appearance’s sake and not to be surprised by anything.

They still wondered what could be surprising, but now they understood.

The Dragon Clan Ancestor, the Phoenix Tribe Ancestor, the Qiongqi Clan Little Ancestor—all three were here, and recalling their identities in the Ancient Heavenly Court, Lu Yang’s true identity seemed imminent.

Was the foremost genius of the age just a superficial identity for Lu Yang?

Both great demons, learned and knowledgeable elders of their clans, couldn’t help but feel their scalps tingle when they thought of Lu Yang’s layered identities.

There might be even deeper identities, considering how two maids, stunningly beautiful, were taking care of Lu Yang, one on each side.

"Brother Lu, are you feeling better?"

Zhu Tian asked softly, though he felt that it was a redundant question. He didn’t know Yun Mengmeng, but Qinghe was an old acquaintance—Qinghe taking care of Lu Yang, even the Four Ancient Immortals didn’t receive such treatment.

"Much better," Lu Yang nodded, and it wasn’t just polite talk—the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo was really effective.

Zhu Tian noticed that the Recording Orb was still displaying the battle scenes and suddenly felt a sense of impending doom, yet he couldn’t pinpoint where the danger was coming from, so he hesitantly asked.

"Brother Lu, are you learning combat skills at the Semi-Immortal level? You truly live up to your name, Brother Lu."

The light and airy voice of Ao Ling sounded behind Zhu Tian, sending shivers down his spine.

"Zhu Tian, I heard you proclaimed yourself as the first below immortals?"

Zhu Tian’s body stiffened as if frozen, struggling to turn around. He had shouted that only a couple of times during the founding ceremony of the Demon Nation, and after Jiang Lianyi appeared, he only shouted it in his heart.

Zhu Tian nervously chuckled, "Ao Ling, you must have misheard me. I said I am the foremost among those below a Semi-Immortal."

"Is that so? Lianyi also said you’re not the same as in the Ancient Times and have become so strong that even I can’t defeat you now," Ao Ling narrowed her eyes, smiling at Zhu Tian.

Hearing this, Zhu Tian broke into a cold sweat, feeling a life-or-death crisis, "Sister Lianyi must be joking. How can I compare to you, Sister Ao Ling?"

"Let’s try and see if what Lianyi said is true or false." Ao Ling’s eyes filled with fighting spirit, she clenched her fists which made a creaking sound, making Zhu Tian even more frightened.

"Right, Zhu Tian, why are you afraid of her?" Jiang Lianyi fanned the flames from the side.

"I truly dare not, truly dare not," Zhu Tian wouldn’t dare to fight with Ao Ling, an Immortal’s Body. How could he use his head to fight Ao Ling?

Seeing that Zhu Tian was unwilling to fight, Ao Ling couldn’t forcibly drag him into battle, so she had no choice but to give up and sighed inwardly.

She agreed with one point from Jiang Lianyi, the Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit Embryo was more powerful the more people it controlled. Zhu Tian’s abilities had definitely improved a notch since the Ancient Times.

Unfortunately, Zhu Tian didn’t want to fight her.

Knock, knock—

The knocking sound rang out again, "Is Lu Yang here?"

Jin Caiwei ran again to open the door and was startled by the unexpected visitor.

Emperor Xia.

"Cough, cough, cough—" Lu Yang suddenly coughed. My injury just needs two days of rest; it’s not life-threatening. Do they really need to visit me one after another?

Emperor Xia saw that Lu Yang’s Abode was crowded with people and was immediately stunned.

Are there so many people?

Emperor Xia came to visit Lu Yang following Jiang Pingan’s orders.

In Jiang Pingan’s view, Lu Yang was favored by Eldest Senior Sister Qinghe and was sure to become an Immortal in the future. Since he couldn’t get Lu Yang to marry into his family, he could only build their relationship in other ways.

This injury of Lu Yang was a perfect opportunity.

Emperor Xia knew that Lu Yang had ambiguous relations with many Semi-Immortals, which shouldn’t be known to others, hence even his Transcendance Tribulation Stage bodyguards stayed outside, and he entered the Seek Dao Sect alone.

Zhu Tian had a Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit Embryo, perfect for controlling subordinates. His subordinates wouldn’t leak what they shouldn’t, a capability Emperor Xia lacked.

"Lu Yang, how are you feeling?" Emperor Xia also brought various gifts to console Lu Yang, all meticulously selected from the national treasury.

However, Lu Yang had already seen all kinds of Immortal Objects, and ordinary treasures no longer caught his eye, but he appreciated the sentiment.

"No serious harm, a few days of rest will suffice."

"That’s good."

Seeing Lu Yang, Emperor Xia couldn’t help but remember the words of the ancient ancestor.

He told the ancient ancestor about the Great Bean Dynasty, and he himself was serving as the Prime Minister. After listening, the ancient ancestor was silent for a long time before finally saying:

Remember to leave a position for me.

"Nation Master Jiang?" Zhu Tian called out.

"Nation Master Zhu?" It was only then that Emperor Xia noticed Zhu Tian.

Emperor Xia and the Demon Emperor were both startled, neither expected to meet in this situation.

As nation masters, they mustn’t act rashly, and their meetings were governed by strict protocols, requiring the Ministry of Rites to busily prepare for months for each encounter.

However, the Great Bean Dynasty also had a Minister of Rites, who could arrange a meeting for the two nation masters.

"Please have a seat." Minister of Rites, Yun Mengmeng, moved over two small stools.