236: Meeting Han Yue by chance

At the edge of the horizon, the outline of a massive city was faintly visible.

“Zhongzhou is truly vast… it’s been almost half a month, and I’ve finally seen a city.”

Lin Xiu exhaled, his speed suddenly increasing.

After parting ways with Hei Qing, he immediately chose a secluded spot to deal with his hidden dangers.

Although the Hall of Souls’ methods were clever, Lin Xiu had more tricks up his sleeve; if one method didn’t work, he’d switch to another.

It took him some time, but while maintaining his Starfire Spirit Body state, he successfully located the mark left by the Hall of Souls Protector.

With the power of the Heavenly Flame, he successfully eliminated the hidden danger.

Since the most important task of this journey, returning Zi Yan to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, was already completed, Lin Xiu wasn’t in a hurry.

He planned to first find a city, confirm his location, and then take a spatial ship again to the Burning Flame Valley.

Breaking through to the Dou Zun realm in his own strength would naturally be impossible in a short period.

Therefore, having a Dou Zun-level combatant by his side became especially important, and this person was Venerable Skyfire.

With the Flame Mantra in hand, the method of refining a body was no longer a secret to him.

What he lacked now was a third Heavenly Flame.

After much thought, the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame of the Burning Flame Valley seemed very suitable.

This flame, passed down through generations in the Burning Flame Valley, already bore the Valley’s mark, making it unusable by ordinary people.

But Lin Xiu wasn’t worried; with the Flame Soul Separation Technique, this problem was simply not an issue.

As he drew closer, the words on the city wall became clear.

Looking at the words, Lin Xiu was stunned, his expression turning a bit strange, “Tianbei City?”

Senior Sister Han Yue’s Family wasn’t in this city.

What a coincidence.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance, a commotion erupted from within, followed by a group of people rushing out, their faces hurried.

At the forefront of the group was a young man, about twenty-three or twenty-four, dressed in tight-fitting clothes, with a slender build and a stern expression.

“Move aside! All of you, move aside!”

The young man brandished the short whip in his hand, making the air crackle.

“It’s someone from the Han Family.”

“What happened?”

The people queuing at the city gate quickly moved to both sides.

Lin Xiu stood to the side, his gaze sweeping over, and a white figure entered his line of sight.

“Senior Sister Han Yue.”

He called out.

In the group, a woman with beautiful silver hair on horseback, her face showing a look of astonishment, looked towards where the voice came from.

When she saw the face with a faint smile behind the crowd, a look of joy welled up in her eyes.

With a sudden tug of the reins, Han Yue’s palm lightly patted the saddle, her figure springing up, her skirt fluttering, as she descended from the group to Lin Xiu’s side.

“Lin, Lin Xiu… why are you here?”

Han Yue looked surprised, her joy hard to conceal. Did he receive her invitation and come specifically to see her?

A glimmer of anticipation flashed in her eyes.

“Sister Han Yue, who is this?”

The leading young man rushed over. When he saw the expression on Han Yue’s face, his heart trembled, and a hint of jealousy arose.

Ever since Young Miss began cultivating ice-attribute Cultivation Techniques, she had always maintained a cold demeanor, not allowing any male within two meters of her.

How could she show such an expression to a man?

“Lin Xiu, a very good junior from the academy.”

Han Yue turned her head, her face as cold as frost, completely different from when she faced Lin Xiu.

“Sister Han Yue, we still have important matters.”

The young man frowned slightly, his eyes filled with jealousy, but he didn’t show it much.

“You don’t need to remind me.”

Han Yue first glared at him, then turned to Lin Xiu, her expression softening, revealing a faint smile, “Lin Xiu, go stay at Drunken Dream Tower in the city. When I return, let me, your senior sister, fulfill my duty as a host.”

“Wait, Senior Sister, I happen to have nothing to do. How about I accompany you all?”

Lin Xiu felt that since he encountered them, it wouldn’t be bad to help if he had the ability.

“What are you coming for? Our Han Family’s business has nothing to do with you. Besides, we don’t have time to look after you.”

The young man pouted.

“Shut up, Han Lin!”

Upon hearing this, Han Yue’s face was covered in frost, Dou Qi surged from her body, and she glared at him angrily.

Lin Xiu needs looking after? What a joke!

Her junior’s strength was even greater than her own; he had already broken through to Dou Zong earlier. No one in the Family could probably be his opponent!

“I’m sorry, Junior, he meant no harm, he just has a narrow worldview.”

After making the young man lower his head, Han Yue looked at Lin Xiu with satisfaction, a hint of apology in her eyes.

“It’s alright, Senior Sister. You seem to be in some trouble now; it’s better to resolve the problem first.”

Lin Xiu felt Han Yue was too nervous. Given their relationship, he wouldn’t get angry over an insult from a Family servant.

“En, a while ago, my younger sister led the Family’s caravan out to procure goods. Calculating the days, it’s time for her to return, but we haven’t seen her yet.”

Han Yue sighed, her slender brows furrowed.

Recently, the Han Family and the Hong Family in the city had been in constant conflict.

Originally, the Han and Hong Families, as the two dominant forces in Tianbei City, were already at odds.

And with a person named Hong Chen from the Hong Family returning after completing his studies at the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Hong Family became increasingly arrogant, showing signs of wanting to claim Tianbei City for themselves.

At such a time, even a slight anomaly could arouse suspicion.

Her younger sister, Han Xue, suddenly losing contact made it hard not to imagine things.

“Sister Han Yue, why are you telling an outsider anything? He hasn’t even entered Tianbei City; what would he know? If you ask me, we should just search the trade routes. If we don’t find Sister Xue, we’ll go directly to the Hong Family and demand her!”

The young man’s displeasure towards Lin Xiu was not at all concealed, fully displayed on his face.

He even ignored Han Yue’s warning gaze.

“So you’re looking for someone, Senior Sister. I might know where she is.”

Lin Xiu had read the plot and knew that at this time, such an event would occur.

However, in the original work, Xiao Yan was the one who resolved the trouble. Without him now, if Han Xue and her group encountered it, they would definitely be trapped due to insufficient strength.

“You know? You’ve seen Xue’er? No, I never mentioned her to you before.”

Hearing Lin Xiu’s words, Han Yue’s eyes widened. She had only mentioned it casually because Lin Xiu asked, not actually holding out much hope.

“Could it be that you captured Sister Xue?!”

Han Lin drew his weapon and pointed it at Lin Xiu.

How could it be such a coincidence to meet an acquaintance right after leaving the city gate? Perhaps this guy was secretly plotting against the Han Family!

Bang!

The temperature in the air suddenly dropped, and a burst of cold Qi shot out from Han Yue’s palm, landing on the young man and sending him flying.

“If you ever point a weapon at my junior again, it won’t be as simple as just getting injured!”

Han Yue glanced at the young man lying on the ground, her gaze cold and serious.

“Senior Sister, is there any place nearby with a lot of snakes?”

Lin Xiu asked.

He couldn’t remember the exact name of the place, but he remembered there were many snakes nearby, and it contained a sixth-tier Snake Emperor.

“Yes, there is a place outside the city called Ten Thousand Snakes Gorge.”

Han Yue nodded without hesitation, her eyes puzzled.

“You know where it is, right?”

Lin Xiu found the name very familiar.

Not knowing what he wanted to do, Han Yue subconsciously nodded.

“Good, you guide me.”

Passing his hand around Han Yue’s waist, Lin Xiu embraced her, and lightning flashed under his feet.

In the next instant, their figures appeared a thousand meters away.

The people at the city gate could only see a black dot in the distance. Looking at this astonishing speed, everyone’s jaws dropped.

“Sister Han Yue called him junior?”

The young man stood frozen. Shouldn’t a senior sister be stronger than her junior?