Chapter 661 — Lan Ling Arrives (Part 1)
Years of Heartflutter · Page 2 of 2
Yang Juehuan already had quite enough women. If she threw herself into the mix, to put it bluntly and realistically, how many days a month could she even sleep beside him? Two at most, surely? If the two of them stayed in Yunnan forever, that would be one thing, but Yang Ce would have to go back eventually, and whether by Yang Juehuan's nature or by the heart gu afflicting Yang Ce, he could not abandon those women. So Xia Xue's heart was deeply conflicted.
Fortunately, her whole attention was now fixed on the mission, and she had come to view other matters with a somewhat lighter heart.
"True enough. Lan Ling still hasn't called me—I wonder how the discussions on her end are going... Probably it's a lost cause," Yang Ce said with a sigh.
"Oh? Why would that be? Won't the Blue Miao Stockade support us? This is a prime opportunity to wipe out the Right Elder in one stroke!" Xia Xue asked, puzzled.
"An opportunity, yes, but the Blue Miao Stockade's strength is insufficient at present. They are in a period of recovery and are no match for the Right Elder," Yang Yan said. "If they could stand against the Right Elder, would they have waited until now?"
"Wasn't it said that the Right Elder's whereabouts are hard to trace?" Xia Xue asked in surprise.
"Hard to trace, true, but however hard, in the Miao territory, after all this time, there would surely be some word? We had only just arrived on our first day and were fortunate enough to run into the Right Elder—they of the Blue Miao Stockade are here all the time, so how could they never have had the chance to meet him?" Yang Ce shook his head. "The only explanation is that they never made a real effort to look. Such things don't come to those who don't deliberately seek them. Before their strength was sufficient, of course they would not search with any earnestness—finding him would be useless, since they are no match for him!"
"So that's how it is. Then this time, we can only rely on ourselves?" Xia Xue's spirits sank a little. Without Lan Ling's help, with only the few of them, they were rather too few and too weak to contend with the Right Elder.
"Yes, we can only rely on ourselves. We'll act as circumstances allow," Yang Yu said with a nod.
"And her your first girlfriend, too. If I were Lan Ling, I would move heaven and earth to persuade the Blue Miao Stockade to help—how could I stand by and watch you walk to your death at such a perilous moment?" Xia Xue was somewhat disgruntled.
"Heh... The Blue Miao Stockade is not Lan Ling's alone; it is run by many people together, and Lan Ling cannot sway the whole stockade. I believe she will do her utmost, but we must not put her in a difficult position!" Yang Ce understood Lan Ling well. If it were possible, she would certainly help, but if it could not be done, there was nothing she could do. "As it stands, the Right Elder's Vajra Gu has not yet been successfully refined, but he has altered it—turned it into a kind of evil gu, and the evil gu has now met with some success. Meanwhile, the Blue Miao Stockade's Guardian Deity Gu, which could counter it, has not yet been perfected. That they are being cautious is only natural, and entirely understandable."
"That's true enough!" Xia Xue nodded and sighed as well. "Some things are simply beyond our power to control..."
Just as they were speaking, Yang Juehuan's phone rang.