It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Alayya said to Bai Huang:

"But...if your feeling is wrong, this jump may cause you to be doomed."

Bai Huang replied:

"Yes, but I still trust my instincts. Besides, with my eldest brother's personality, he can't change his mind. Since he has decided not to see us, maybe he will leave Zhiluo Mountain tomorrow and live in seclusion in the next place. I have to think about it. Maybe this is my only chance in this life, and I want to give it a try."

Alayya touched the sword at her waist and said:

"If anything unexpected happens, I will try my best to save you."

Bai Huang nodded and said to Alayya with a smile:

"…Don't tell Heggie that I just sent him somewhere else."

39. Now we have

The mountain wind was bleak, blowing up the hem of Bai Huang's clothes.

She stood on a high cliff, looking at the endless abyss below. For Bai Huang, this would most likely be one of the choices that would change the direction of her life, or even end her life. Such things were actually rare in her life. Meeting Yayu in the capital that year might be one of them, and being sent to Yuxi City by Bai Feng was also one of them. The last one was standing on the cliff and jumping off today, leaving everything to fate.

She did not shout or loudly indicate that she was here, because she felt that the more she shouted, the more she would reveal her inner hesitation. She just stood quietly in front of the abyss, exhaled gently, and thought of what the Cloud Sea Lord had said to her -

There are indeed many shadows of other people in her life, but to this day, the path she has chosen and the decisions she has made are all from her heart. Maybe she borrowed the name Yunhai a lot of times, but her actions have never been worthy of Yunhai. In the eyes of the world, she is an immature and willful young lady, but in the eyes of those she has saved since childhood, she is an out-and-out hero.

She is as famous as Bai Feng, the "Phoenix" among the Phoenixes in the Sea of ​​Clouds.

As the cold wind blew, Bai Huang took a deep breath, took a step forward, and his body fell from the sky.

At that moment she felt very cold, everything around her was rapidly receding into the distance, and the sky above her head was getting farther and farther away from her.

Alayya did not rescue her immediately because she knew that if Bai Ye was nearby, he would never show up easily. If you want to put on a show, you have to do it in full, otherwise it will be the same as not doing it at all.

Bai Huang's body quickly fell from a height of dozens of meters. Her eyes were somewhat dazed, her mind was empty, and everything in the world, whether happy or unhappy, slowly drifted away from her, as if the whole world gradually disappeared from her. Bai Huang gently opened her mouth, let out a faint sigh, and then closed her eyes.

Alayya felt that she had to take action.

All she could do was to use her flying sword to pierce Bai Huang's clothes and pin her to the cliff. Of course, the clothes would be easily torn, so she would probably do it a few more times, and use sword energy to assist. However, Alayya's sword energy was full of murderous intent, and once she attacked, she would inevitably hurt Bai Huang. But if she didn't attack again, she might not be able to save Bai Huang with her ability.

Bai Huang’s speed is getting faster and faster, and every second of hesitation may mean life or death.

Just as Alayya was about to attack, a wave of air exploded first. There seemed to be a dragon roar in the jungle, scaring the birds and beasts in the forest to flee. Alayya stretched out her hand to block the violent storm and looked towards the cliff. She saw a colorless strong wind between the bare mountain walls holding up Bai Huang's body steadily. Looking up, a pair of master and servant stood on the cliff - Bai Ye and Ling Lan.

They seemed to be out of tune with this world. When seeing them, Alaya could not help but feel a kind of yearning and jealousy. Bai Ye and Ling Lan stood side by side. Ling Lan standing next to Bai Ye did not have the slightest uneasiness and was as calm as the hostess here. Both of them looked very calm, even close to being inhumane and indifferent.

Bai Huang was lightly lifted up by the airflow and fell to the ground.

The moment she saw Bai Ye and Ling Lan, she smiled.

A somewhat forced smile.

She should have been celebrating the success of her evil plan, but she felt deeply powerless that her biological brother and sister had to be reunited in this way.

Bai Huang took a deep breath and said to Bai Ye:

"elder brother."

Bai Ye did not respond.

Bai Huang swallowed her saliva and glanced at Ling Lan beside him, revealing a painful expression. She also knew very well that the one who could influence her brother's choice at this moment was no longer the beloved herself, but this woman who came from nowhere. But Bai Huang still refused to give up, she said to Bai Ye:

"I know that my existence has become redundant now. But it doesn't matter. I don't care what you think of me. I just want to find a chance to talk about this matter. Brother, over the years, no matter how many tragedies of sibling rivalry there were in the outside territories, our Yunhai has always been peaceful. To this day, I don't want to complain about anything. I just want to know why you did this? Can we really never go back?"

Bai Ye looked at his sister and replied after a long while:

"If one day, Lid will die if I don't, what will you do?"

Bai Huang didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Bai Ye said coldly:

"I'm going to make a similar choice. Ah Huang, there's one thing I think you've never figured out. Ah Feng and I are both very good to you and love you from the bottom of our hearts because you are the most righteous and kind among our many brothers and sisters. But it is also because of this that we gave you an illusion that Ah Feng and I have a good relationship as well."

Bai Huang slowly widened his eyes.

Bai Ye shook his head:

"No, Ahuang. To Bai Feng, we are just brothers by blood. To get what he wants, he can kill me, and I can kill him too. But for the sake of this blood relationship and the interests of Yunhai, we are willing to sit down and solve it in a fairer way."

Bai Ye looked into Bai Huang's eyes and said coldly:

"Ah Huang, you have to know that human emotions can wear out. If you jump from here again next time, I won't save you."

After Bai Ye finished speaking, he turned and walked away.

Bai Huang took a deep breath and said to Bai Ye:

"What you want is the woman next to you?"

Bai Ye did not stop, and Linglan followed him and walked away.

Bai Huang said loudly:

"Why? I totally don't understand! Did she force you to compete for the position of the crown prince? Why do you have to wait for someone to die before you stop? Are the brotherhood of so many years and the blood relationship that is deep in our bones so insignificant? Brother! Is it true that the sea of ​​clouds can't accommodate the two of you? Is it true that the world can't accommodate the two of you——"

Bai Ye paused for a moment without looking back.

His hands were hidden under his wide robe and were trembling slightly.

After a moment, he glanced at Linglan standing beside him, exhaled a long breath, and said:

"I want the people I love to live. It's that simple."

"As long as she is alive, I have a place in the world; if she is gone, no matter how big the world is, there is no place for me."

"But if I want her to live, I have to let Ah Feng die. I have no way out, just like Ah Feng has no way out..."

Bai Huang didn't understand, she just stood there, her thin body seemed like it could float towards the mountain stream in the cold wind.

Bai Ye held Linglan's hand.

It didn’t matter that no one understood him, and it didn’t matter that he was cruelly separated from his sister.

He was extremely tolerant of his brothers and sisters, and gave all the power to Bai Feng, allowing him to develop his own power. Because at that time, nothing in the world was more important to him than brotherhood.

And now, there is.

40. Silence is the greatest contempt

When Li De rushed to Zhiluo Mountain, he saw Bai Huang standing there in a daze.

She seemed to have been hit since she came to Yunhai, but no one of them was as severe as this one. Because during this meeting, Bai Ye clearly pointed out something that she had never been willing to admit - perhaps the relationship between Bai Feng and Bai Ye was not that good from the beginning, and expecting them to reconcile was just Bai Huang's wishful thinking.

Alaya and Heji stood in silence not far away, their eyes showing worry, but no one stepped forward to persuade. Heji was Bai Huang's guard, and Alaya was Lid's guard. What could they say to Bai Huang? All the consolation that could not help the situation was just an ineffective emotional counseling.

Seeing Reed coming back, Alayya and Heji both looked over here, obviously waiting for Reed to do something.

Without saying a word, Reed let go of Irene's hand, took two steps at a time and gave Bai Huang a bear hug.

Only then did Bai Huang's eyes regain some light.

Lid said:

"What wronged you?"

Bai Huang's tears welled up instantly, and she cursed in a venting manner:

"My eldest brother is a bastard who forgets his loyalty for the sake of beauty!"

Lid nodded and said solemnly:

"Yes, all men are bad! Don't cry, sister. I will help you beat him up."

Bai Huang burst into laughter with a chuckle.

Lid took the opportunity to say:

"I've brought Irene back. There may be a chance for a turnaround. But we have to act quickly. Once your father realizes what's going on, he will use the entire Cloud Sea to hunt us down. By then, we won't be able to do anything. We'll have to use up all our strength just hiding from place to place."

Bai Huang then noticed Irene standing behind Lid and said softly to Lid:

"If you bring her out, what will Yun Hai do? There will be a fight."

Lid replied firmly:

"Even if you don't bring it back, we will still fight, and the fight will be more fierce and cruel. Everyone hates war, but no one can avoid it. What we can do is to be stronger than the enemy and try to win the war whenever possible, so that we can have the capital for negotiation. But this war probably won't be a life-and-death battle, and I won't let you watch the sea of ​​clouds perish in the sea of ​​clouds."

Bai Huang took a deep breath and felt his cold body slowly regaining temperature.

Perhaps it was because he had run all the way here with Irene, that although the weather was very cold, Lid's body was very hot, and this heat could warm up Bai Huang as well. For a moment, Bai Huang wanted to crave for more warmth, but she decided to break away from Lid's embrace, which also symbolized that she had once again stitched up her broken heart, gritted her teeth and continued to stumble forward.

Reed told Bai Huang, Alaiya and Heji about Irene, and told them that the Ocean Clan was eager to attack the Cloud Sea not because the princess had fled, but because of the intensified conflicts caused by the Ocean Clan king's hasty succession to the throne.

This was mainly said to Heji, because Heji was not only Bai Huang's bodyguard, but also a noble descendant of Yunhai. He would not obey Bai Huang's orders unconditionally. Lid needed to make it clear so that Heji could act without scruples. Otherwise, with Heji's character, he would still be a bit of an insider. If he judged that Bai Huang was making trouble, he would probably report to the Lord of Yunhai out of the mentality of "discipline" and reveal the whereabouts of the group.

Afterwards, Reed also asked Bai Huang what happened when he was away.

Bai Huang was too embarrassed to say it, so she chose to let Alayya, who had witnessed the whole process, do it for her. After hearing this, Lid looked helpless, sighed, rubbed Bai Huang's hair, and said:

"You know, if someone falls from a height, they will die and lose consciousness in an instant, but their body will be completely unrecognizable. Your head will probably be like a deflated ball, your eyes, mouth, nose, and ears will be mixed together and difficult to identify, and your limbs will probably not be able to be preserved intact. There will only be a set of blood-stained clothes on the ground... It's as if you have never been in this world and have never lived."

Bai Huang shuddered, and Lid swung his hand knife and tapped her smooth forehead:

"Don't take risks next time. If you're gone, who am I going to quarrel with in the future?"

Bai Huang lowered his head and said "oh" softly.

Reed's gaze shifted towards the cliff, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes full of indifference.

Until now, he was not at all satisfied with the sea of ​​clouds.

There was no actual harm done to him here, neither the Lord of Yunhai, nor Bai Feng and Bai Ye had any intention of attacking him. But from the first day he stepped into Yunhai, Yunhai had ignored his existence and never given him the respect he deserved. That kind of contempt was not the mockery of a small character, but a more advanced kind of not caring, not caring, and not asking.

The Lord of Yunhai ordered him not to be with Bai Huang, and after being rejected, he secretly threatened Bai Huang. After realizing Irene's true identity, he kidnapped her from under Lid's nose without saying a word; Bai Feng avoided them under the pretext of handling official business, and also imprisoned them in the army of 200,000; although Bai Ye did something humane, showing up to save Bai Huang and explaining a few more words to her, this could not cover up the fact that he had been hiding behind the scenes and avoiding them.

You say there is something wrong with what they did, but it seems not. Everyone has their own reasons.

But they could have sat down and explained the inside story to Lid. No matter what the result was, Lid would understand their difficulties. But they chose silence and indifference. They did not treat Lid as the Lord of Yunyang at all, but only regarded him as "a friend of Baihuang" and "an outsider of Yunhai". This silence was the greatest contempt.

Lid exhaled lightly, and Bai Huang's voice sounded:

"I have another question. Didn't we bring Irene here just to see my eldest brother? Now that I've seen him...what should I do next?"

Lid retracted his gaze, hid all his emotions in his heart, and explained to Bai Huang with a smile:

"It's not your eldest brother we want to see, but the people around him."

Bai Huang asked doubtfully:

"The people around him, but my brother's people are not just..."

Lid glanced at Irene and replied:

"Yes, we want to meet Linglan. She is the key figure in Yunhai. Your eldest brother was influenced by her and embarked on the path of competing for the position of the crown prince. Only by meeting her can we understand what happened. In fact, the previous letter was also written by her."

Bai Huang scratched his head:

"But I just met her and she didn't say anything. Could it be that she has a sister who looks exactly like her?"

Reed shook his head.

He didn't know the reason, but from the current situation, if he didn't see Irene, Linglan would just be an ordinary maid and wouldn't reveal any information to them. But Lid was not in a hurry, because now that he had brought Irene back and confirmed that Bai Ye and Linglan were in Zhiluo Mountain, he had gathered all the cards.

This game of chess has already reached the middle stage.

41. God's Chessboard

As Lid expected, Yunhaiwei found Zhiluo Mountain not long after.

This time, almost all the Yunhai Guards were out. Even though Zhiluo Mountain was a barren mountain, it could not withstand such a large-scale search. The Yunhai Guards set up a formation in an orderly manner, searching from the foot of the mountain to the top, like a huge net that was slowly tightening. Lid was not panicked, he knew that the Yunhai Guards had to come, because someone had been keeping an eye on Bai Huang and his group's movements, and they had spies everywhere.

Since Irene was missing, the Lord of Yunhai must have sent two groups of people, one to search the Never-Sleeping City, and the other to come directly to Zhiluo Mountain. At first, Lid just wanted to meet up with Bai Huang and others and escape from here, but after listening to Bai Huang's story, he suddenly felt that he could wait a little longer.

Bai Ye is currently the only one in the Yunhai camp who has reached the tenth level. His perception range is much wider than others. So when faced with the sudden Yunhai Guard raid, he will definitely try to figure out the reason first to determine whether these people are coming for him. Soon he will find out that these people's target is Irene. Given his relationship with Linglan, Linglan will definitely know this information.

So Lid didn't need to think about how to let Linglan know that he brought Irene back. He only needed to think about where he could see Linglan. Waiting here seemed to be the best solution, but this place was not too far from the foot of the mountain. Yunhaiwei had already entered Lid's perception range and would appear in front of them soon. So Lid could only keep climbing to the top of the mountain. He believed that Linglan would face the same dilemma.

Once both of them take action, it will not be easy to meet again.

At this time there is only one solution, that is, everyone goes to the top of the mountain and meets at the highest point!

Lid thought about it and felt that this was the best way, so he took Bai Huang, Alaiya, Heji and Irene to the top of the mountain. Although there were many people in Yunhaiwei, they had to conduct a carpet search, and the climbing speed was not fast, and the two sides quickly opened up the distance.