Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 457: The Enemy Surfaces (6k)

The north wind swept across the observatory, blowing up a pile of broken snow.

You Su's fingertips just touched the jade belt with dragon pattern on the waist of Venerable Qianlong, and the copper bell on the eaves suddenly exploded -

"Master!"

Long Chiyu stood in front of the steps holding a glazed palace lantern, her eyes wide open. In the flickering light, she could clearly see the two people standing very close to each other, so charming.

But the next moment, Long Chiyu felt a flash before his eyes, and when he looked again, his master was already sitting on the cloud-patterned stone bench, and You Su was leaning on the railing wiping the Mosong sword, as if what he had just seen was all an illusion.

She frowned, feeling something was wrong. After the temptation from Venerable Qianlong during the day, she was unwilling to believe that her master would date a young man in the middle of the night when no one was around.

She took a few steps back suspiciously, only to realize that the scene of a man and a woman cuddling together that she had seen before was actually misplaced. These two people were one in front and one behind, and from the side they looked like they were hugging each other.

Long Chiyu suddenly felt relieved, she was just thinking that her master only said to go up the mountain to observe the stars and asked her to wait under the observatory, why didn’t he say that Master You would come as well?
Wait... I've been waiting for a long time but no one has come. Doesn't that mean that Mr. You has been waiting for her here for a long time?

"Chi Yu came just in time." The fairy smoothed the wrinkles on her skirt, her ice crystal earrings reflecting the flowing moonlight, "I was just discussing Taoism with Master You, and we were talking about you."

"Me?" Long Chiyu clenched the handle of the palace lantern with his fingertips.

"Do you know what Master You praised you for?" Venerable Qianlong tapped the stone table with his jade fingers, and frost flowers blossomed on the tabletop. "He said that you remained calm in the face of danger, and you are worthy of the name of Dragon Girl. You should be a role model for the young people of Bei'ao."

You Su paused for a moment, raised his eyes and met the woman's meaningful gaze, and immediately understood: "Dragon Girl has made good arrangements in this battle, and she is indeed a great general."

Long Chiyu was stunned by this sudden praise, and his ears turned red: "Mr. You, you are too kind. I am just doing my duty..."

"Beiao has a lot of work to do, and it needs young people like you who are capable." Venerable Qianlong waved his sleeves lightly, and an ice soul bead fell into the girl's palm, "Be prepared, your master will soon entrust you with an important task."

"Master!" Long Chiyu bowed hurriedly, looking at the Ice Soul Pill in her hand that had returned, she felt touched. This must be another one that Master had found for her. "I will definitely live up to your trust!"

The fairy chuckled, and the frost-colored ribbon wrapped around the girl's wrist to lift her up. "Come over and talk. Why are you in such a hurry?"

You Su looked at the master and disciple and suddenly found it interesting. When the fairy glanced at him, he added fuel to the fire: "Did the dragon girl just say that there were people from Zhongyuanzhou?"

Long Chiyu then remembered the important matter and hurriedly reported: "The chief of Zhongyuanzhou Exorcism Division Huajing, Tao Yaoyao, wants to see you and is waiting in Chilong Hall."

"Master Huajing?"

"Sister Yaoyao?"

The two said different things, but they were both similarly surprised.

Long Chiyu raised his eyes and looked at the two of them, not knowing whether they had a tacit understanding or not.

"She came alone?" the fairy asked again with a frown.

Long Chiyu nodded and replied, "She was quite mysterious and said that she came here secretly and asked me not to reveal her whereabouts."

Venerable Qianlong subconsciously exchanged a glance with You Su, and the teasing in the boy's eyes disappeared.

"It's late at night, and my sister hasn't woken up yet. You Su will take his leave first."

After all, You Su is a wanted criminal in all five continents, and although Tao Yaoyao is acquainted with him, he is also under the command of the chief of the Exorcism Bureau, so it is not convenient for him to travel with the female fairy, and it is reasonable for him to avoid him for the time being.

The fairy was about to agree, but Long Chiyu spoke first:
"Mr. You, there's no need! She's here to see you!"

As soon as the words fell, both of them were stunned:

"Looking for him?"

"Find me?"

……

The girl in the pink skirt sat at the table, gulping down a cup of warm tea in one hand, and stuffing Beiaozhou's special snacks into her cherry mouth with the other hand. Frosting fell on her swollen chest, which could not be covered by her loose cotton jacket, as if she had traveled thousands of miles to get here.

You Su's eyebrows knitted slightly. He had never seen Tao Yaoyao's face, but they were acquainted. The image he imagined in his mind was not much different from the real one: she was playful and gluttonous, had a bright personality, was delicate and pretty, and had a baby-like figure...

Noticing the fairy's stinging eyes behind him, You Su quickly withdrew his gaze and gave her a wry smile, but his tongue licked the corner of his lips dishonestly, as if he was savoring something.

Seeing that You Su still wanted to tease her, the fairy frowned even more deeply. Fortunately, she arranged Chi Yu to sit below You Su, so she could not see You Su's presumptuous behavior. But poor Long Chi Yu thought that the master's cold eyes were directed at her, so she could only look at Tao Yaoyao who was eating and drinking with resentment.

Hua Jing and Qian Long were both the chiefs of the Exorcism Department, and they were both women, so naturally they had some interactions. Long Chiyu not only knew Tao Yaoyao, but she could even be considered a friend. Seeing the sisters being so rude in front of her master, she felt like she had lost the face she had just earned.

"Beiao is different from Zhongyuan. Are you used to these simple tea and snacks, Miss Tao?" Venerable Qianlong asked softly.

"Get used to it! It's so delicious!" Tao Yaoyao seemed to realize that she had been eating for too long, so she took out a handkerchief and wiped her lips.

Seeing that You Su was actually sitting opposite her, her eyes suddenly lit up like stars. She jumped up and jumped towards You Su. The peach blossom hairpin in her hair trembled with her movements, and her thick coat barely covered the surging snow waves underneath.
She rushed to You Su and looked at him carefully. She even reached out and touched the new beard on You Su's chin as if she couldn't believe it: "You Su! You are really not dead!"

Long Chiyu standing by couldn't stand it, "Yaoyao, please show some respect to the distinguished guest from Beiao!"

Tao Yaoyao stuck out her tongue and retracted her hand, then said to You Su, "Why are you so unkempt? I almost didn't recognize you at first sight."

You Su chuckled and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Sister Yaoyao. I've been traveling so hard that I don't have time to dress up."

"It's okay, it's okay. You look better with a beard."

Tao Yaoyao smiled heartlessly, and You Su reminded:
"Why did Sister Yaoyao come to Beiao?"

Tao Yaoyao then remembered the important matter and hurriedly turned around and bowed to the Venerable Qianlong on the high seat: "Yaoyao greets the Venerable Qianlong."

She was from the Exorcism Department, so it was natural for her to call Venerable Qianlong the leader.

"Okay, Master Huajing, how are you these days?" Venerable Qianlong smiled kindly.

"My first seat...is not good."

The warmth of reunion suddenly froze.

"Oh? It's been a while since we heard any news from Zhong Yuan. What's wrong with being the First Master of Hua Jing?"

Tao Yaoyao swallowed and wiped her greasy fingers on her skirt:
"The Exorcist Division of Zhongyuan Continent has received the message from the leader Qianlong. The delay in the arrival of reinforcements is not because the Exorcist Division of Zhongyuan Continent is unwilling to help, but because the Exorcist Division of Zhongyuan Continent is also in a difficult situation."

Venerable Qianlong frowned, "Why?"

"Now the Exorcist Division of Zhongyuan Continent is headed by my chief and Henglian. Without the check and balance of Tianshu, things were still peaceful at first. But as problems after Tianshu's death gradually emerged, the differences between my chief and Henglian became greater and greater."

Among the five major evil-repelling departments, only the vast and rich Zhongyuan Continent Exorcism Department is composed of three chiefs, while the rest are composed of one chief.

"What's the disagreement?"

"The chief of Henglian advocates that the research on evil spirits by the chief of Tianshu be abandoned, and the remaining power vacancy be divided equally. The chief of my family advocates retaining the power until the next person who can take over the position of the chief of Tianshu is found..."

"I have also heard a little about the factional fighting in Zhongyuanzhou's Exorcism Bureau. The Huajing Chief is not a power-hungry person. Just based on this, how could the fight get to such an extent?"

"Yes...someone in the company reported that the chief of Tianshu was colluding with evil spirits, and the number of people was increasing. The chief of Tianshu's research was originally aimed at enslaving evil spirits, and it is not appropriate to bring it to the public. My chief wanted to suppress these movements, but the chief of Henglian took out the bones of the chief of Tianshu..."

"How is the corpse of the chief of Tianshu?!" You Su slammed the table and stood up, his brows furrowed.

"His corpse was extremely evil, and once it appeared, it turned three colleagues from the Exorcism Division into evil puppets." Tao Yaoyao couldn't bear to talk about this. "For a time, rumors about the collusion between the Tianshu Chief and the evil spirits were rampant, and the Tianshu Chief's former subordinates had no way to defend themselves. The Henglian Chief took this opportunity to clean up his old subordinates and reached out beyond the Heavenly Prison. My chief also completely broke with the Henglian Chief because of this. Now the factional dispute has even spread beyond the Exorcism Division to the entire Shenshan."

"Does he know that it was the Chief of Heavenly Arts who saved everyone in Zhongyuan?" You Su's throat was bulging with blue veins, and he felt extremely angry. "Anyone with a brain should know that it was the evil spirit that corroded the Chief of Heavenly Arts's corpse, and that was done intentionally to discredit him! He has always enslaved the evil spirit in his life, and has never let the evil spirit enslave him!"

"I, we thought so too, but... he has the support of the Immortal Temple..." It was the first time that Tao Yaoyao saw You Su so angry, and she looked at the young man timidly.

"The support of the Immortal Ancestor Temple?" You Su frowned and subconsciously looked at Venerable Qianlong, who had an equally solemn expression.

"What is the attitude of the Henggao Immortal Ancestor Temple?" asked Venerable Qianlong.

"They support Master Henglian in purging the Exorcism Bureau and conducting a thorough investigation of the entire sacred mountain..." Tao Yaoyao answered in a low voice, looking at You Su's face cautiously.

You Su staggered back a step, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles bulged: "The so-called Immortal Ancestor actually didn't take his sacrifice seriously at all."

The young man smiled bitterly, feeling only sadness.

The old man risked his life to block the evil god for the people of the continent, but the immortal ancestor who was supposed to protect the people of the continent was not grateful to him, and could not even get a little respect from him.

On the contrary, this heroic figure will not only be contaminated by evil spirits even after his death, but will also be exploited by people with ulterior motives, becoming an excuse for them to carry out their evil ambitions.

Tao Yaoyao also showed a look of solidarity, clenched her fist and said, "The investigation of evil spirits was originally the responsibility of my family's chief monk, but he took it over on the grounds of destiny. His investigation was very loud and made the entire Shenshan a mess. He said that whoever colluded with evil spirits would be found with traces of evil spirits. He was in charge of the Heavenly Prison, so it was hard to guarantee that he would not be suspected of seeking revenge for personal gain. The people of Shenshan had no choice but to rely on him, but some of them thought that he was going too far and followed my family's chief monk to mediate with him."

After hearing this, everyone was silent for a while. The high-ranking Venerable Qianlong rubbed his brows and sighed:

"The evil god has only appeared in the world, but the world has already been in chaos."

You Su recalled the conversation with the disfigured man on the Fairy Island in the South China Sea. There was no doubt that the fire in this chaotic world was ignited by the mysterious old man. At first, he could not figure out the old man's purpose, but now he realized some of his deep meaning - he wanted to tear apart the hypocrisy of this peaceful and prosperous world, and let the real good and bad people all be exposed by this fire!
If it is understandable that the immortal ancestors who are beyond the mortal world are indifferent to all living beings, then this Henglian chief is completely a conspirator who has surfaced.

"According to Chi Yu, Miss Tao came here to look for You Su?" Venerable Qianlong asked again.

Tao Yaoyao nodded heavily upon hearing this, "I'm here to remind You Su to leave Beiao as soon as possible!"

"Leave? Why is he in such a hurry to leave?" the fairy asked immediately, with great concern.

"It is Leader Henglian who is coming to arrest him!" Tao Yaoyao said shockingly.

The female fairy's face changed, "I haven't announced it to the world yet, how could he know that You Su is in Beiao?"

Tao Yaoyao shook her head repeatedly, "I don't know either. Originally, the leader of Henglian didn't plan to send people to reinforce Beiao, but suddenly changed his mind and gathered forces to rush to Beiao. My leader tried to find out that they might have received news that You Su was in Kongyuan Divine Mountain!"

Maybe because she had said too much, the girl picked up the teacup next to You Su and drank it all in one gulp. Even though You Su had never drunk the tea in this cup, it still attracted the sidelong glances of the master and disciple, who were secretly annoyed that the girl had no sense of boundaries.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, they had no time to take care of trivial matters. Tao Yaoyao quenched her thirst and said:

"But in fact, my head monk had already known that You Su was in Beiao, so he sent me to Beiao before the head monk Henglian arrived, and I stayed in Zhongyuan to delay the head monk Henglian. I was exhausted from the long journey, and I didn't dare to stop at all. I also encountered many evil spirits before I rushed here to tell the news."

"How did Sister Yaoyao and Master Huajing know that I was in Beiao?" You Su was very curious.

"Yes..." Tao Yaoyao glanced at the Qianlong leader and lowered her voice to a very low voice, "Yiyi said so."

"Sister Yiyi said that?" You Su was even more shocked. "She wasn't... How could she know my whereabouts?"

"She is now hanging out with the female evil cultivator you met in Moye City. She seems like a different person... I almost caught her during a mission, but she came back and told me the news."

Hanging out with Cai Ling?
You Su never thought that the two enemies at the time would become fellow travelers, but he also didn't understand why Cai Ling knew he was in Beiao.

As far as he knew, Cai Ling was the one who first stopped his senior sister and master's wife outside Chuyun City, and later caused chaos in Moye City. She seemed to have been involved in his experience. Who was she?

Is he under the command of the man who blinded me?

You Su quickly denied this speculation. If this was true, it meant that the person could easily know her whereabouts, and there was no need for her to reveal the information to others.

Suddenly, You Su had an idea in his mind - the person who had been watching him was not only that person, but also the disfigured person on the fairy island who helped him cut off that person's sight!
Yes, the disfigured man also first appeared in Izumo Castle!
If Cai Ling is related to him, then it makes sense. The disfigured man said that he would appear somewhere randomly, but in fact he had already planned to send himself to Beiao, so it is natural for Cai Ling to know this news.

"You Su is definitely not an evil demon. He just helped Beiao survive the disaster and is a meritorious person. Even if the leader Henglian comes here, I will never allow the hero of Beiao to be taken away by others." Venerable Qianlong said in a cold tone, revealing an unquestionable determination.

You Su turned around and looked at the fairy, feeling moved.

"No way!" Tao Yaoyao stood up again, frowning and saying, "My chief asked me to come here for this matter! According to my chief's speculation, the person who exaggerated You Su's crime behind the scenes is most likely the chief Heng Lian! He clearly has ulterior motives! How could he believe your words in defense of You Su? Everyone in Shenshan who has come into contact with You Su has also been criticized by him, and now even Xuanxiao Sect is afraid of his majesty. If you want to save You Su, you will have to be at loggerheads with him. With his current prestige, it may be bad for Bei Ao, who is already seriously injured!"

"Ridiculous! No matter how famous he is, he is still an official of Zhongyuanzhou! How can he come to my Beiaozhou to arrest people?"

The colored glaze palace lantern fell to the ground with a "bang". The fairy's face was extremely gloomy. She stood up with a flick of her sleeves, and nine black ice dragons appeared from the void:
"You Su is a meritorious official of our Bei'ao, I will protect him!"

"Mr. You has made a great contribution in saving Beiao! If you want to catch him, you have to jump over my corpse first!" Long Chiyu also raised his arm in response.

Tao Yaoyao didn't know how to persuade him anymore after hearing this, and her anxious little hands were clenched together.

You Su picked up the palace lantern and put it back to its original place. The warm yellow light illuminated his angular profile:
"If he was the one who magnified my bad reputation, then his purpose in arresting me could not be simply to arrest a criminal. He must have some plans for me, so he must first destroy me and bring me to a place of no return."

You Su recalled the powerful evil puppet that escaped from the prison on the day he was elected as the Son of God. It was probably the work of this Henglian Chief. And since then, he might have been targeted by him. If the Third Elder and the First Elder hadn't protected him at that time, he would have become a test subject in the hands of that group of people.

He wants the secret about me and the evil spirit?
You Su felt that it was very possible, but he also felt that it was more than that...

“These five continents are not his alone. So what if he has some plans? Even if he accepts the destiny of Immortal Ancestor Henggao, he can’t come to the Immortal Ancestor Kongyuan…” Long Chiyu was originally filled with anger, but he suddenly lost his confidence at the end.

She then remembered that the reason why the Five Continents Immortal Officials could not act across continents was because each continent had its own Immortal Ancestor. The reason why there was no large-scale fighting between the different continents of the human race was also because they were afraid of the Immortal Ancestors of each continent.

But they in Bei Aozhou had already stopped recognizing this Immortal Ancestor the day before yesterday...

He was too lazy to save the people he had abandoned even when evil spirits were wreaking havoc, so would he take action when facing the invading Zhongyuan monks?

She suddenly felt a chill down her spine. She felt as if these bad things were happening one after another, as if an invisible giant net was covering them from top to bottom.

"The human race cannot be in chaos before the evil spirits are in chaos." You Su tightened the hilt of the Mosong Sword at his waist, turned to look at the aggressive noble female fairy, and smiled gently, "Heng Lian has made it clear that he will not stop until he catches me. It is not advisable to have a conflict with him because of me. Since he wants me, he must not implicate the people of Beiao. Letting Beiao recuperate first is the top priority."

"Do you think I can't protect you?" The fairy glanced at him, anger already burning in her eyes.

"It's You Su who doesn't want to implicate the Lord." The young man walked up to her and bowed. This was the first time he saluted the Lord of Bei'ao. "I don't want to implicate Bei'ao either."

"I don't think this is a burden." The fairy snorted coldly.

"My Lord, have you forgotten that You Su was about to leave?" You Su still bowed his head, "He is in charge of destiny and is familiar with manipulating people's hearts. Bei Ao said that I am a good person, but the other four continents may not believe it. He will definitely lead the other four continents to insist that I am a bad person. It is not wise to set Bei Ao against the four continents for me."

"According to what you said, doesn't it mean that your title of evil demon is set in stone?"

"A gentleman's revenge is never too late."

You Su raised her eyes. To the woman's surprise, there was no fear in the young man's eyes. Instead, there was a determination that surprised her.

Doesn't he know what a dangerous crisis he is facing?
"If he wants to catch me, I will just run away. Even if he doesn't catch me, I will regard him as an enemy just for his disrespect to the Tianshu Master. When I can take revenge one day, the Lord will come to help me again, and You Su will be grateful."

"He has been hiding in Henggao Prison all year round. No one knows his true strength. Do you want to seek revenge on him?"

You Su stood up straight, the Mosong sword humming in his palm like a dragon's roar: "My Lord, please don't think this is a bad thing for me. On the contrary, I think it is a good thing. As I get older, I feel more and more that someone is spying on my life. Until the battle on the fairy island, I chose to jump out of the destiny that was predetermined for me. And now that person who is spying on me can no longer hide, I don't feel scared, I just feel excited."

Only then did You Su understand why the disfigured man wanted the world to misunderstand him, it was because he wanted to help him find the real enemy.

Venerable Qianlong was a little dazed. She recognized this look, just like a lost soul wandering in the snowfield, suddenly knowing who his mortal enemy was. From then on, the wind and snow could not take his life, but would only help him crawl towards his enemy.

She knew that the boy had made up his mind. Just like the boy did not try to persuade her on the snowy plain, a person who has decided to risk his life should not be persuaded. She did not try to persuade him, but she could help him, as the boy said, to help him when he needed it. She would wait for the right opportunity and use a stronger Bei Ao to help him.

She looked away and looked at the pink-faced girl with a wrinkled face: "The chief monk Hua Jing sent you here to report the news, but how can she be sure that I will help You Su instead of handing him over to the chief monk Heng Lian?"

Tao Yaoyao smoothed the hem of her skirt, her smile looking a little awkward:
"Because my chief said..."

"Since it is your family's head who said it, I cannot blame you, so just speak boldly."

"She said, haha...she said you would definitely like this little guy..."

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the three people in the field changed suddenly.

Fortunately, the female fairy had a strong psychological quality, and she said in a clear voice: "Mr. You cares about the people and has lofty ambitions. I must admire him very much."

Long Chiyu was relieved when he heard this. It turned out that he was just admiring her...

……

And at this moment, the only port in Beiaozhou.

The delicate little girl was hugging her mother's calf and said with confidence:
"Don't worry, mother. Daddy will be here to find us soon!"

(End of this chapter)