29: Fight, play Dou Dizhu?

However, seeing them finally reach an agreement, Su Lin didn't bother to expose it.

Forget it, as long as they stopped arguing, the process didn't matter.

He lightly coughed, breaking the somewhat strange atmosphere, his face still maintaining the calm and collected demeanor of a Revered Master, as if he hadn't understood their previous conversation at all:

"Alright, since you've decided, then let's depart."

Luo Ximei glanced at Mu Qingxue triumphantly, walked in front of Su Lin, and lightly tossed the shimmering cloud brocade.

The cloud brocade instantly transformed into a magnificent flying carpet, ten zhang long, woven entirely from rosy clouds, emitting a faint warmth, and quietly suspended in mid-air.

"Revered Master, please."

Su Lin nodded, took the first step, and stepped onto the cloud brocade.

The sensation underfoot was soft and warm, as if treading on real clouds, causing one's mind to involuntarily relax.

His two disciple followed closely, one on his left and one on his right, once again sandwiching him in the middle.

As Luo Ximei cast a magical incantation, the cloud brocade transformed into a brilliant stream of light, silently tearing through the clouds and speeding towards the Fallen Immortal Ravine.

Within the cloud brocade, a world of its own was formed.

This was not a cramped flying carpet, but a magnificent palace suspended above the clouds.

Underfoot were soft, solid clouds, making no sound when stepped upon, and the surrounding cloud walls were not solid, but like transparent crystals, offering a panoramic view of the magnificent star river rapidly receding outside.

The Spiritual Qi within the palace carried a faint, calming, exotic fragrance.

Luo Ximei gently waved her jade hand, and a square table made of warm white jade and three cloud stools with soft cushions materialized before the three of them.

"Revered Master, Seventh Junior Sister, please be seated."

She greeted them with a beaming smile, languidly resting her chin on her hand.

Su Lin, being adaptable, calmly took his seat.

Mu Qingxue, on the other hand, was flushed red and sat down stiffly.

Luo Ximei ignored her, gently swiping her jade finger across the tabletop, and a deck of cards made of unknown spirit jade appeared out of thin air, their faces shimmering with faint Spiritual Qi.

"Now, the rules of Dou Dizhu are very simple..." Luo Ximei began to explain the rules, her voice alluring and captivating, "One side is the Landlord, and two sides are the Farmers.

The Landlord is powerful, while the Farmers, well, they need to work together and cooperate to... defeat the Landlord, oh."

With each sentence she spoke, her gaze drifted between Su Lin and Mu Qingxue, and she heavily emphasized the words 'work together' and 'cooperate,' imbuing them with a different meaning.

As her words became more provocative, the star river flowing on the surrounding cloud walls also seemed to grow more ambiguous, with some pink and purple nebulae slowly drifting by, casting a hazy light within the palace.

Mu Qingxue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised her eyes and looked directly at Luo Ximei.

"Since we're playing, there should be a stake."

"Oh? Seventh Junior Sister is taking the initiative? Tell me, what do you want to bet?"

"It's simple. We two Junior Sisters will team up as Farmers, and Revered Master will be the Landlord.

If we win, Revered Master must grant us one request. If Revered Master wins, then each of us will obey Revered Master's command once."

"Good, Seventh Junior Sister! I agree!"

Su Lin secretly thought, no, that's not right! How is this stake beneficial to you both?

The card game officially began.

This time, the atmosphere was completely different.

Mu Qingxue and Luo Ximei had a highly consistent goal: to unite and defeat Su Lin!

"Senior Sister, I'll go first."

Mu Qingxue shed her previous shyness, her expression focused, and played a low card to probe.

"Good." Luo Ximei understood perfectly, following closely with a small sequence of pairs to force Su Lin to play.

Su Lin watched their unskillful yet earnest cooperation, occasionally disrupting their rhythm with large cards.

Initially, the two girls' cooperation seemed a bit clumsy, clearly lacking stable control over the game.

But as the rounds increased, their cooperation gradually became more proficient.

"Hehehe, Revered Master, all the big cards are with me this time, you see." Ximei covered her mouth and chuckled.

One was responsible for offense, the other for defense.

"Watch me!" Mu Qingxue threw out four Kings.

"Good!"

As Mu Qingxue decisively played a bomb, Su Lin's hand was completely disrupted.

When Luo Ximei smiled and played her last card, a moving smile, like a snow lotus in its first bloom, blossomed on Mu Qingxue's usually cold face.

"Revered Master, you lost."

The two said in unison.

"A bet is a bet. Speak, what do you two... want your Revered Master to do?"

The two female disciple exchanged glances, both seeing the answer in the other's eyes.

Then, Luo Ximei whispered into his ear, her breath like orchids.

"Our request is very simple..."

"...From now until we reach the Fallen Immortal Ravine, Revered Master's body... will be entirely under the care of us two Junior Sisters."

These past few days, Su Lin had been living an exceptionally comfortable life.

For his daily needs, he didn't even need to move a muscle; the two of them handled everything perfectly.

Along with this came a significant increase in the System's Bond Value.

Through continuous communication with the two girls, his Bond Value with them had already surpassed 2000.

On this day, the cloud brocade's speed slowly decreased.

Through the cloud walls, a continuous, vast ravine shrouded in gray-black miasma appeared before the three of them.

The ravine was like a massive scar cleaved by a deity, spanning across the land, bottomless, with even sunlight unable to penetrate the dense miasma.

Even with the protection of the cloud brocade, they could still feel a desolate, deathly, and heart-pounding sense of danger assailing them.

"Revered Master, we've arrived at the Fallen Immortal Ravine." Mu Qingxue's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

The cloud brocade slowly descended, stopping on a large, chaotic rocky beach at the entrance of the ravine.

At this moment, this rocky beach, usually rarely visited, was already bustling with hundreds of people, exceptionally lively.

Hundreds of young Cultivators gathered in groups of three to five; most of them had stable auras, their cultivation all at the Golden Core Late Stage or even Nascent Soul Realm, and each carried an air of arrogance befitting a favored child of heaven.

Their attire varied, clearly indicating they came from various top Sects in Qingzhou.

When Su Lin's group of three appeared on the cloud brocade, its magnificent and dazzling appearance immediately drew the gaze of everyone present.

"What kind of Magic Treasure is that? Such astonishing Spiritual Qi fluctuations!"

"Looking at the material of that cloud brocade, isn't it the legendary Flowing cloud brocade? This is a supreme flying treasure that even Soul Transformation Old Ancestors covet!"

"Which top Sect's True Disciple has arrived?"

Amidst the astonished and uncertain gazes of the crowd, the cloud brocade slowly dissipated, revealing the figures of Su Lin and his two disciple.

When they clearly saw Su Lin in the center, everyone was first stunned, then a hint of disdain appeared in their eyes.

"Nascent Soul Initial Stage? I thought it was some important figure, but it's just a fellow who just formed his Nascent Soul."

"He's probably some lucky fellow who received a precious treasure bestowed by an elder."

However, when their gazes shifted to the two women beside Su Lin, the entire rocky beach instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone's breathing stopped at that moment.

What kind of peerless beauty was that?

The woman on the left, in a moon-white long dress, had a cold and ethereal temperament, like a Guanghan Fairy who didn't partake in worldly affairs; simply standing there made the surrounding temperature drop by several degrees.

The woman on the right, in a black and red gauze dress, had a graceful and enchanting figure, her eyes like silk, and with every gesture and smile, she seemed capable of stealing one's soul.

Although their temperaments were completely different, their peerless beauty, enough to captivate all beings, each had its own unique charm.