God Emperor - Chapter 856

Chapter 856: 856

“Yun Zheng . ” The old woman coughed and called out to stop the middle-aged man .

Yun Zheng respected the old woman, so he immediately pulled his hand back . He still glared at Mu Lingxi coldly and huffed .

The old woman looked at Mu Lingxi with a gentle gaze . “Lingxi, you’ve been having fun outside for so long . It’s time to return to chief temple . ”

“Master, I…”

Mu Lingxi bit her lip . Her moving starry eyes secretly darted toward Zhang Ruochen . She didn’t want to return to the Demonic Sect at all . Once she returned, she might never be able to do what she wanted . It would be difficult to see Zhang Ruochen again as well .

The old woman glanced at Zhang Ruochen and discovered something . “Are you the Time and Space Descendant, Zhang Ruochen?”

“It is I,” Zhang Ruochen said .

Since the old woman was Mu Lingxi’s teacher, Zhang Ruochen had to respect her . His expression was humble and yet not submissive .

The old woman nodded . She then looked at Mu Lingxi . “Lingxi,” she said . “There are some things that I would like to talk to you about privately . Come here!”

“Yes,” Mu Lingxi said softly .

The old woman and Mu Lingxi walked over the fallen leaves into the forest and quickly disappeared amongst the thick trees .

Zhang Ruochen didn’t follow them . Instead, he stayed in place and waited quietly .

Yun Zheng stared at Zhang Ruochen coldly . “Zhang Ruochen,” he said . “Lin Yue, pride of the Yin and Yang Sect, should be you as well, right?”

“Senior, you can say whatever you’d like,” Zhang Ruochen said .

Yun Zheng put his arms behind him . Powerful Holy Qi rippled off of him . The leaves on the ground spun with crackling sounds .

“You and Lingxi aren’t the same type of people,” he said . “I hope that you can stay away from her . ”

“Why?” Zhang Ruochen asked .

Yun Zheng was honestly too domineering . He gave off an authoritative feeling, as if everyone had to follow his orders . Even though Zhang Ruochen had just met him, he felt resentful already .

No wonder Mu Lingxi would have a bad relationship with him . It wasn’t unfounded .

Yun Feng’s eyes were sharp and cold . “Did you ask me why? Then can I ask you what you can give her?”

Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen realized he couldn’t reply .

“I won’t beat around the bush,” Yun Zheng said . “You are indeed talented and you are a young pride . You are at Lingxi’s level . However, you have a fiancée . I do not wish for my daughter to marry someone like you . That is one reason . ”

“The second is that if you truly love Lingxi, you should know that she is one of the Divine Sect’s Saintesses, but she doesn’t actually have much authority . She is discriminated against in the family too . Can you help her?”

“Thirdly, your identity is too problematic . There are countless people who want to kill you . Do you think I’d let my daughter flee across the world and live every day in fear?”

“With Lingxi’s great attributes, she can easily marry the heir of a middle-age clan . There are at least three in the Divine Sect . If she has the support of a middle-age clan, she can stabilize her status in the sect . From then on, no one in the Mu Family would dare to discriminate against her . ”

“Thus, you can’t give her what she needs . You can only bring danger and pain to her . ”

Admittedly, Yun Zheng was a realistic man . However, his every word hit Zhang Ruochen’s sore spot . He couldn’t refute them at all .

To Yun Zheng, Zhang Ruochen was talented, but he was only a young junior . He didn’t have any support and couldn’t compare with the clans from the middle ages .

He and Mu Lingxi needed a powerful force for support, instead of investing great resources to develop a genius . Indeed, Zhang Ruochen could be valuable to develop, but he was also very risky .

Zhang Ruochen chuckled bitterly . “I would like to know if this is what you want or what Mu Lingxi wants . ”

“As her father, I would try my hardest to fight for what she wants . The competition within the Divine Sect is extremely cruel . If she doesn’t work hard to fight for her own interest, she’ll die in the cruel battles . You will never understand this . ”

“A genius like you,” Yun Zheng continued, “should be fought over by the various large forces . But do you know why I don’t want to tempt you into joining the Divine Sect?”

“Why?” Zhang Ruochen asked .

“Because even if you do join, you won’t survive more than a few days,” Yun Zheng said emotionlessly .

Seeing the doubt in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes, Yun Zheng paused and said, “The Divine Sect already has a Deity . We don’t need another genius who’s just as talented as him . He would only threaten the Deity . The people behind the Deity definitely wouldn’t let him mature . If I take you back to the Divine Sect, I would be going against the Deity and the people behind him . ”

In the end, the old woman and Yun Zheng took Mu Lingxi away .

Mu Lingxi bowed her head as she walked away . Her eyes were swollen and red . She’d clearly cried, but Zhang Ruochen didn’t know what the old woman had said to her . Mu Lingxi hadn’t said a word to Zhang Ruochen this entire time . She was abnormally quiet and her eyes were dull . She was either pondering something or she’d lost her soul, and walked away like a puppet .

Zhang Ruochen seemed to have turned to stone as well . He stood there without moving .

In the distance, Han Qiu gripped her chin and stared at Zhang Ruochen . “I thought the Monks of the Demonic Sect were all the cruelest demons and that they’d attack without saying anything . I didn’t expect that they’d use words instead of actions . ”

“They’re worried that Senior Sister Duanmu would refuse to return to the Demonic Sect and rebel,” Zhang Ruochen said . “Fighting would only make things worse . ” He closed his eyes, actually feeling pain in his heart .

Both the Demonic Sect and the Mu Family were like pits of fire to Mu Lingxi . Zhang Ruochen could only watch her walk into the fire, unable to pull her back . This feeling was horrible .

“If you said something, I think she would’ve tried to stay no matter what,” Han Qiu said .

Zhang Ruochen gave her a look and then went straight back to Shentai City without saying anything .

Han Qiu was left alone . Finding it strange, she muttered to herself, “Am I wrong?”

Han Qiu wasn’t wrong . The problem was with Zhang Ruochen . Even now, he still wasn’t sure what he felt toward Mu Lingxi . Yun Zheng’s words had affected him greatly as well . In a way, his current condition truly wasn’t able to give Mu Lingxi what she needed .

“It’ll be better to be back in the Demonic Sect with her father and teacher than being chased after with me . It’ll be safer . ”

Zhang Ruochen tried convincing himself . Finally, he sighed deeply .

Wan Ji had been killed by the old woman . Cao Gu had been taken away . Only the injured Cao Feng remained .

Zhang Ruochen didn’t kill him . Instead, he placed Cao Feng inside the Universe Spiritual Map and handed him to Blackie . Now, there was finally a Half-Saint physical laborer inside the scroll world . He would definitely be good at building cities and residences .

Han Qiu was no longer impressed with the various techniques that Zhang Ruochen used . She couldn’t help but say, “Zhang Ruochen, the power and resources you have now are comparable to those Saint families . I don’t know why Mu Lingxi’s dad looks down on you . Anyone else would be ecstatic to have a son-in-law like you . ”

Naturally, she said this after seeing Ghost King Bloodmoon . After all, most of the Saint families only had one Saint as the main force . But not only did Zhang Ruochen have a Ghost King, he was also powerful himself . He could indeed counter some of those influential saint families .

Zhang Ruochen didn’t want to discuss this anymore . “I remember the Yin and Yang Sect has a wormhole to the Central Region, right?” he asked .

“You’re going to the Central Region?” Han Qiu asked .

“Yes . ”

Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were determined . Whether it was for the Pluto Sword Tomb or to investigate the truth from 800 years ago, he had to go to the Central Region .

Some things had to be faced .

It was time to go back!

“The Yin and Yang Sect does have a wormhole,” Han Qiu said . “It has existed since the ancient times . The disciples that go to train in the Central Region all go through this wormhole . Since you want to go, I’ll ask around for when it opens next . ”

“Thanks,” Zhang Ruochen said .

Han Qiu smiled, revealing her pearly whites . “I have to help you if I take something from you . Plus, this is easy for me . ”

Next, Zhang Ruochen followed Han Qiu into the Yin and Yang Sect under the disguise of an outsider disciple .

Nowadays, Han Qiu was the top disciple of the Goddess Academy . She had a very high status in the sect, second only to those Half-Saints and elders . It was easy for her to bring someone into the sect .

However, all the Monks in the Goddess Academy were women . Han Qiu was also one of the four beauties of the Yin and Yang Sect . She had mesmerizing beauty and was famous amongst the sect . Zhang Ruochen naturally attracted a lot of curious and jealous gazes as he walked with her .

Thankfully, Han Qiu’s cultivation was high enough that no one dared to offend her . The journey was smooth . In the time after that, Zhang Ruochen stayed temporarily in Han Qiu’s cultivation residence .