148: The Emperor won't bully me.

Uh... Tian Mei blinked her eyes.

This, how was she supposed to answer this... Siblings? It didn't seem like it, and she had never heard of that taboo existence having any younger brother.

After all, back then, who knew where Gu Yuan even was.

As for other relationships... well... Tian Mei didn't quite dare to imagine them for the time being.

"This, well, they probably just have a very good relationship. I don't know the specifics of how they met, but I do know..."

Here, Tian Mei was gossiping with Xi Nian and Yun Qingci about the relationship between Gu Yuan and Xia Gehuang.

Well, of course, most of it was just Tian Mei's own wild speculation.

However, this didn't stop Yun Qingci and Xi Nian from listening with great interest.

As for inside the main hall, Gu Yuan was listening to Xia Gehuang speak.

"I didn't expect that this time you could actually force the Heavenly Dao to intervene in this world, and... even leave behind the book of heavenly judgment. Gu Yuan, you did very well."

Xia Gehuang took a sip of wine, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly as she spoke with great appreciation.

Gu Yuan just smiled upon hearing this and said:

"It was alright. This time can be considered as meeting the ultimate boss in advance, so I have a general understanding now."

Ultimate boss?

Xia Gehuang was stunned for a moment, but she soon gave a soft laugh.

Gu Yuan's description was actually quite fitting.

"In any case, you should study the book of heavenly judgment well; it's not that simple."

Xia Gehuang reminded Gu Yuan, then looked at Chi Lin beside him.

"I didn't expect that there would still be descendants of that lineage alive in this world. It is truly a fortunate thing."

There was a hint of reminiscence in Xia Gehuang's voice, and her gaze toward Chi Lin held a bit of softness.

Hmm...?

Hearing her words, both Gu Yuan and Chi Lin were slightly taken aback.

What did Sister Xia mean by this? Could there be some secret regarding Chi Lin's background?

Gu Yuan knew a bit about Chi Lin's background.

She had been without parents since childhood, reaching her current level entirely on her own.

But hearing Sister Xia say this now, was there some other story to Chi Lin's origins?

Chi Lin was doing fine at the moment; she had long since stopped being obsessed with her origins.

After all, since meeting Gu Yuan, he was the only person she was close to in this world.

However, hearing Sister Xia suddenly mention it, Chi Lin couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

"Back then, not everyone had the courage to lead their entire clan to Crusade against Heaven. Your ancestor was one of those branches, which is why the Heavenly Dao calls you the heaven-forsaken one."

Xia Gehuang spoke softly, telling them a story from the ancient past.

The matter of crusading against heaven had happened once in ancient times.

At that time, it was also a heavenly dao incarnation patrolling the mortal world on behalf of the Heavenly Dao.

And how could the mortal Cultivators endure the reckless actions of the heavenly dao incarnation?

For Human Race Cultivators, cultivation was inherently a Heaven-Defying act.

In other words, in the hearts of Human Race Cultivators, there was a streak of unyielding spirit.

When the heavenly dao incarnation wanted to harvest the mortal world, those people of noble character naturally would not agree.

Since the Heavenly Dao is unjust, then I shall lead my clan to Crusade against Heaven.

In the hearts of Human Race Cultivators, this was an extremely ordinary thing.

Of course, when faced with the question of life and death, more Cultivators felt fear and chose to submit.

Only a very small number of Cultivators held the philosophy that in a person's life, one should die when it is time to die.

Chi Lin's lineage was exactly like this.

"Leading a clan to Crusade against Heaven is inherently a Heaven-Defying act, so afterward, they were branded with the crime of being the heaven-forsaken one by the Heavenly Dao."

Xia Gehuang sighed softly, her tone carrying a bit of melancholy.

So that's how it was... Gu Yuan and Chi Lin glanced at each other, both of their eyes showing complex emotions.

"At that time, I was in a confrontation with the Heavenly Dao and had no time to attend to other things, but seeing a descendant of that lineage alive today, it's truly good..."

Xia Gehuang gave a soft smile, then looked at Gu Yuan with a serious expression and said:

"You are not allowed to let her down. If I find out you're bullying her, don't blame me for not respecting our past friendship."

Xia Gehuang was essentially backing Chi Lin up, since she was the descendant of an old friend.

Uh... Gu Yuan spread his hands somewhat helplessly upon hearing this.

What kind of talk was that from Sister Xia? How could he possibly bully Chi Lin?

As for Chi Lin, her pretty face turned slightly red, while her heart felt a bit warmer.

In this world, she had always thought only Gu Yuan would treat her well and care for her.

She never expected that this Sister Xia, whom she had never met before, would also care for her so much.

"Xia... um, Sister Xia, don't worry. The Emperor, he won't bully me..."

Chi Lin stole a glance at Gu Yuan, then said to Xia Gehuang with a blushing face.

Xia Gehuang also laughed and shook her head.

She had only said it in passing, as she was well aware of Gu Yuan's character.

"Alright, now that things here are settled, I have to go back to the Sea of Stars to keep an eye on them for you. Tsk, speaking of which, are you using me as manual labor?"

Uh... Gu Yuan coughed lightly and said with some embarrassment:

"Sister, what are you saying? As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. With your great power, the responsibility you need to shoulder is naturally greater."

Xia Gehuang couldn't help but roll her eyes at Gu Yuan's nonsense.

"Fine, I'm leaving. You should study that book of heavenly judgment more."

Xia Gehuang waved her hand and then directly disappeared.

Well, she was certainly decisive and carefree.

"Emperor, this Sister Xia really has a personality~"

Chi Lin said in a low voice, and Gu Yuan nodded with a smile.

"Feng Wu, you've worked hard this time. You did very well."

At this time, Gu Yuan spoke to Feng Wu, who had been listening on the side.

Upon hearing this, Feng Wu shook her head somewhat shyly.

"Master, you overstate it. Feng Wu is your person; there's no need to talk about hard work."

"Feng Wu, don't be too modest. Emperor, Feng Wu has really helped me a lot during this time."

Chi Lin grabbed Feng Wu's small hand and said with a giggle.

Due to Gu Yuan's existence, her relationship with Feng Wu was actually very good.

Gu Yuan was a bit surprised and glanced at the two of them.

He didn't expect the two of them to be so close.

After all, Chi Lin's personality was still quite willful.

Except for himself and Xiao Meng, he had never seen this girl show a good face to anyone else.

"The two of you are quite close. Hmm, little Chi Lin, I'll be staying at the Jin Mie Cult for a while. You have to host me well during this time, after all, I haven't been back to the Cult in a long time."

There was a bit of melancholy in Gu Yuan's voice.

After all, it really had been a long time since he had visited the Jin Mie Cult.

After hearing what Gu Yuan said, Chi Lin's beautiful eyes instantly brightened.

"Heehee, of course! This Cult Master will definitely host the Emperor well!"

Chi Lin said very seriously.