151: Actually, I can solve it!

"Xiaoyu, I'm sorry!"

Nangong Ruoxue's voice was choked with sobs. She hugged Nangong Yu tightly and said, "If only I had that dream sooner, Second Imperial Uncle wouldn't have fallen, and you..."

Her voice caught in her throat, and she buried her head in Nangong Yu's chest, unable to speak further.

Seeing this, Nangong Yu quickly stroked her delicate back and comforted her, "Sister Xue, how can you blame yourself? You couldn't control it, could you?"

"Don't be sad, or else I'll have to compete with you later to see who cries harder!"

"Pfft!"

Hearing Nangong Yu's words, Nangong Ruoxue couldn't help but burst into laughter, breaking through her tears, and the sorrowful atmosphere largely dissipated.

Nangong Yu smiled and said, "Sister Xue, don't be sad anymore. You mentioned that both my mother and I had fallen. But now my mother and I are fine, which means your existence has caused some events to deviate from the trajectory!"

But upon hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue shook her head, her expression serious as she said, "Xiaoyu, it should be your existence that caused some events to deviate from the trajectory!"

Nangong Yu was slightly startled inwardly. He calmly asked, "Sister Xue, what do you mean by that? Why don't I understand? Is there something I don't know?"

Nangong Ruoxue nodded slightly and said, "On the night Second Imperial Uncle fell, I unknowingly fell asleep and had four dreams in a row!"

"The first was Beichuan penetrating deep into the Northern Territory. Xilan Empire took advantage of the situation and came to Clear Serenity, requesting a marriage alliance with me. The dowry was six cities in the Western Territory of Clear Serenity, but I refused them, preferring death."

"The second was the invasion of the Four Empires, plunging the entire Clear Serenity into war, leaving the people destitute!"

"The third was the day Qingyou Empire was destroyed by the Four Empires. Someone from the Heavenly Sword Sect arrived—that Ye Wenyou took a liking to me and used a powerful imperial artifact to force the Four Empires to concede, and I became his maidservant!"

Speaking up to this point, Nangong Ruoxue's expression was complicated. "The fourth was Ye Wenyou no longer tolerating my repeated refusals and attempting to force me, leading me to kill myself!"

Hearing this, Nangong Yu's heart stirred slightly. Ye Wenyou? The person from the Heavenly Sword Sect killed by the Divine Shadow Emissary?

He shook his head slightly, smiled, and said, "It seems Sister Xue's later dreams went wrong. It looks like everything should be fine now."

Nangong Ruoxue nodded slightly and smiled, "That's right. Ever since you and Second Imperial Aunt arrived at the Imperial City, I knew my prophetic dreams had gone wrong."

"And you, perhaps, are the variable in my dream. It is also because of your existence that the Zhenbei Army guards the Northern Territory and utterly defeated the Beichuan Empire!"

"Because of this, Western Mist was unable to pressure Clear Serenity, and their request for a marriage alliance was also blocked by you."

"Furthermore, with the Beichuan Empire utterly defeated, the other Three Empires were deterred. How could they dare to invade?"

Hearing this, Nangong Yu nodded slightly, knowing in his heart that all these changes were indeed caused by his arrival—an undeniable fact!

And at this moment, he finally understood why Nangong Ruoxue was so close to him.

Perhaps it was an intuition that Nangong Yu was a variable, leading her to intentionally grow close!

Or perhaps it was the cousin she had lost and regained, making her feel especially close!

Or perhaps she felt guilty toward Nangong Yu because she failed to prevent Nangong Aochen's death?

Regardless, Nangong Yu clearly understood that the kindness and closeness Nangong Ruoxue showed him now were hardly inferior to his mother's.

Nangong Yu smiled slightly and said, "If my guess is correct, Sister Xue, you came out this time because the person from the Heavenly Sword Sect is coming, and you want to avoid him?"

Nangong Ruoxue nodded slightly. "That is indeed the case. Last night, I heard Imperial Father discussing with a Mysterious Person that the person from the Heavenly Sword Sect had arrived."

"In order not to make Imperial Father feel awkward, I decided to leave Clear Serenity and hide for a while!"

Hearing this, Nangong Yu shook his head and chuckled, unconsciously reaching out to touch her pretty face. He smiled, "Sister Xue, you should have told me about this. I can actually solve the problem of the Heavenly Sword Sect visitor!"

"Huh?"

Nangong Ruoxue was slightly stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "Si Chen, you mean you can deal with the person from the Heavenly Sword Sect? He is an Early Stage Spirit Venerable Realm cultivator and possesses an imperial artifact!"

Nangong Yu smiled and said, "I'm really not lying to you. I can ask the Mysterious Person to help me!"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue was slightly surprised. "Si Chen, you can also contact the Mysterious Person?"

"Yes!"

Nangong Yu smiled and nodded. After a moment of contemplation, he brought out the explanation used by his mother, Shangguan Yuexi, and the Zhenbei Army, and briefly explained it to Nangong Ruoxue.

Hearing this secret, Nangong Ruoxue's eyes suddenly widened. "So, the reason my cultivation has increased so quickly these past few years is because my Spiritual Root was enhanced?"

"That's right!"

Nangong Yu nodded slightly and smiled, "Imperial Uncle and a few others know about this matter. Only Sister Xue, Imperial Elder Sister Ruoshui, and Imperial Elder Brother Jingqi don't know!"

"Hehe, that's great!"

Nangong Ruoxue looked grateful and said happily, "Thank you, Si Chen!"

Nangong Yu smiled slightly but said, "Sister Xue, there's no need to be polite with me. However, there's a small secret I've kept. Mother told me not to reveal it. If Sister Xue finds out someday, please don't blame me!"

"I won't!"

Nangong Ruoxue laughed, "I love my Xiaoyu the most! If you don't tell me, you naturally have your reasons. How could I blame you?"

"Heh heh!"

Nangong Yu scratched his head and smiled, then said, "Sister Xue, I think I can ask the Mysterious Person to deal with the person from the Heavenly Sword Sect. After all, Imperial Elder Sister Ruoshui is still in the Imperial City. If he takes a liking to her instead, that would be bad."

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue frowned slightly. "Indeed, but a Heaven-Defying Opportunity to change fate is rare. You shouldn't waste these three slots like this."

"It's fine, we don't have to use this Opportunity!" Nangong Yu smiled slightly. "Those Mysterious People like collecting Spirit Stones. We can also hire them to do things using Spirit Stones!"

"That might work, but I'm afraid it will be very expensive!" Nangong Ruoxue nodded, worried.

Nangong Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, didn't we just acquire a huge sum of money?"

"That's right!" Nangong Ruoxue nodded with a smile. "Xiaoyu, hurry and try contacting that person."

Nangong Yu nodded, pretended to take out a communication jade slip, and sent out a message.

Seeing this, Nangong Ruoxue also stood up and sat down next to Nangong Yu.

Before long, a Black-Robed Person suddenly appeared in the room.

Nangong Ruoxue's expression was startled, and she looked at the Black-Robed Person warily. It was absurd that she hadn't even noticed how the person appeared!

"Don't be nervous!"

Nangong Yu patted her hand, then looked at the Black-Robed Person. "Divine Emissary, we meet again!"

"Speak, what do you want?" The shadow beneath the Black-Robed Person's black robe trembled slightly, and his voice was cold and eerie.

Nangong Yu smiled slightly and said, "I want the person from the Heavenly Sword Sect to be unable to reach Qingyou Empire, and also not cause trouble for Qingyou Empire. How many Spirit Stones will that require?"

"Fifty million!"

The Black-Robed Person lifted his gaze slightly, his voice drifting out flatly, without the slightest hint of emotion.

Hearing this figure, Nangong Ruoxue's expression changed slightly.

That's far too much! She had rarely seen that many Spirit Stones before!

However, Nangong Yu glanced at her, then turned back to the Black-Robed Person, smiling slightly. "Deal!"