126: Something's not right, Tianmei

Heh... this Little Noodle is quite alert.

Gu Yuan immediately straightened his posture, and his steps became much firmer.

Just kidding—if he let this Little Noodle find out he had almost been drained dry, wouldn't she laugh herself to death at his expense?

“Cough, Little Noodle, as my little maid, how could you think of me like that? Hmm?”

Gu Yuan curled his lip at Yun Qingci, who immediately shrunk her little head back.

Gu Yuan hadn't been around for the past few days, so she had long since forgotten all about being a little maid.

But who would have known that as soon as this guy returned, he'd bring it up again... Honestly, this Gu Yuan guy is just too much!

“Hmph, I—I haven't forgotten! This young lady is a woman of her word, unlike you~ Hmph hmph!”

Yun Qingci turned her head away and said after a light snort.

Hearing this, Gu Yuan found it somewhat amusing and rubbed her little head.

“By the way, why are you all alone? Where are Xi Nian and Luoying? Oh, and Tian Mei—I have some business with her.”

Gu Yuan looked around and confirmed that Little Noodle was indeed alone, so he asked curiously.

Yun Qingci shook her head to toss off Gu Yuan’s large hand while pouting.

This guy, why does he always like to rub my head? How detestable!

“Revered Master and Xi Nian... well... how should I put it? They should be chatting right now... yeah, that’s right.”

When mentioning Xi Nian and her Revered Master, Yun Qingci's expression was clearly a bit strange.

Chatting...?

Is the 'chatting' you're talking about the normal kind?

Gu Yuan immediately felt a bit apprehensive. Those two couldn't have started fighting already, could they? Well... Xi Nian probably isn't a match for Luoying.

No, no, why am I thinking about that? Cough.

Gu Yuan coughed lightly, then turned to go look for Xi Nian and Luoying.

“Then I'll go find them, I...”

“Eh, Gu Yuan, wait a second. You should go check on Tian Mei first. I feel like she's been acting a bit strange ever since you left these past few days.”

Yun Qingci grabbed Gu Yuan, who was about to look for her Revered Master, and said with a slight frown.

Hmm...?

Gu Yuan paused upon hearing this and asked in confusion:

“Tian Mei? What's wrong with her? Did something happen?”

Yun Qingci shook her head gently, her pretty face full of bewilderment.

“I can't really explain it either, but she's just strange. Go take a look; she should be on that mountain peak right now.”

As Yun Qingci spoke, she pointed toward a mountain peak ahead.

The sky above that mountain peak was actually different from the rest of the area.

It was currently covered in dark clouds, with countless bolts of lightning flashing within them.

Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked toward that patch of sky.

Perhaps ordinary people couldn't see it, but Gu Yuan could see it clearly.

Within those dark clouds, there was faintly a Cold Eye.

The same eye from back at the Taiyi Dao Sect!?

Gu Yuan's brow furrowed. Given the current situation, combined with what Little Noodle said... something might have really happened to Tian Mei.

“Then I'll go check on Tian Mei first. This situation seems a bit off...”

Gu Yuan said in a low voice, then turned and flew toward that mountain peak.

Yun Qingci scratched her head; she also felt something was wrong.

But since Gu Yuan was back, well, Tian Mei would probably be fine.

As for the most important matter now... Yun Qingci sighed and prepared to go to her Revered Master.

I really don't know how Revered Master ended up like this.

She used to be so cold and indifferent!

...When Gu Yuan arrived at the mountain peak, he saw Tian Mei.

However, Tian Mei's current state was indeed very wrong.

Because at this moment, Tian Mei was actually wearing the Golden Battle Armor from when they first met.

She was facing Gu Yuan, her delicate body encased in the Golden Battle Armor.

Electricity flickered all around the golden armor, and the energy contained within those sparks was extremely powerful.

The sky above was thick with dark clouds and flashing lightning, just like the scene when Tian Mei first appeared.

And the electricity surrounding Tian Mei's golden armor seemed to be communicating something with the lightning in the sky above.

Her body trembled slightly, as if she were enduring some immense pain.

That stunningly beautiful face was now deathly pale.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan frowned. A wisp of electricity also appeared on his finger, and he then pointed toward Tian Mei across the Void Realm.

Tian Mei's trembling body instantly returned to normal.

At the same time, the pallor on her pretty face gradually faded, becoming rosy once again.

Afterward, Gu Yuan looked up at the sky.

That Cold Eye was still in the sky.

It felt extremely cold, devoid of any emotion.

It was as if all things in the world were but ants to it.

For some reason, however, it did not look at Gu Yuan.

Or rather, it wasn't looking at the earth, because some power seemed to be preventing it from sensing this world.

As Tian Mei's aura returned to normal, the Golden Battle Armor on her body also gradually faded away.

At the same time, the eye in the sky also gradually dissipated.

“Sister Xia... is this because of you too...?”

Gu Yuan murmured to himself, his admiration for Sister Xia growing by another notch.

Just then, Tian Mei let out a soft moan. Gu Yuan looked toward the sound.

Only to find... well... after that woman's golden armor faded, she wasn't wearing a single stitch of clothing.

Her curvaceous body made Gu Yuan's throat go a bit dry.

He approached Tian Mei, took a robe out of his storage ring, and draped it over her.

Gu Yuan's actions also completely brought Tian Mei back to her senses.

“I... what happened to me... ugh... eh... Gu—Gu Yuan!? You, you, you... I... what, what are you trying to do to me...?”

Tian Mei had just woken up, so her consciousness was still a bit fuzzy.

She blinked and saw Gu Yuan right in front of her.

Then she looked down at herself.

She realized she was stark naked, and the robe draped over her wasn't hers.

Tian Mei immediately covered her chest and looked at Gu Yuan with a bright red face.

Gu Yuan had originally wanted to ask her what exactly had happened.

But seeing her looking like she had been bullied by him, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

“What are you still covering up for? Is there any part of your body I haven't seen? Forget seeing it, I've even used it.”

Gu Yuan gave her a sharp chop with his hand in annoyance and continued:

“Get dressed, and then tell me exactly what happened.”

With that, Gu Yuan shook his head and went to the other side to wait.

Ugh... Tian Mei clutched her little head, her small mouth pouting aggrievedly.

Why is this person so fierce... and, and what does he mean by 'used it all'... I... hmph, I'll endure...!

Tian Mei was like a wronged young wife.

She bashfully put on her clothes and then walked over to Gu Yuan's side.