Reverse Purification Formation (2)
âThis? Youâre talking about the crystal or the Sacred Lady inside?â asked Ye Lanyu. Everyone seemed to agree the Sacred Lady was inside, seeing as no one objected.
Even if Sheng Cityâs people didnât say a word, Ye Lanyu and the rest wouldâve been able to guess that the Sacred Lady was trapped in the ice crystal for some reason that would not be announced to the public.
So this was why no one heard any news about the Sacred Lady for the past twenty yearsâŠ
No one in the outside world knew that the Sacred Lady had been sealed in crystal for twenty-one years, but they did not suspect a thing either. This proved two points: one, the Sacred Lady rarely appeared in public, and people did not pay attention to her activities.
Also, the Sacred Teachings were fucking amazing at keeping a secret.
At the same time, Ye Lanyu and the rest also understood that Ye Lang would sooner or later be invited to help solve the Sacred Ladyâs problem. Even if today didnât happen, it would eventually happen.
Ye Lang spoke in a perplexed tone, âInsideâŠâ
âWhat? Are you talking about the lady inside? Are you sure you know her?â the rest were shocked. It was too far-fetched.
They thought Ye Lang mustâve gotten the feeling from the crystal- perhaps even because heâd played with this material before.
âIt might not be the Lady, but probably something she has with her. But the feeling comes from within,â he shook his head, knocking the crystal.
âThatâs more plausible, I guess, but thatâs still quite impossible. If youâre right, sheâs been in there for 21 years. You were still in momâs belly 21 years ago,â rejected Ye Lanyu, also knocking on the crystal with her knuckle.
âYeah, thatâs why Iâm confused too. What is it? It might be something Iâm carrying that is reacting with her, but I feel like itâs not from an object, itâs from my heart,â said Ye Lang, feeling a headache coming on.
âWhat now?â asked Ye Lanyu again.
âBreak off the crystal, then weâll find out,â said Ye Lang calmly, staring at the crystal.
âNo!â
Feng Xing shouted from among the crowd, stopping Ye Lang from doing anything irresponsible. Ye Lang talked so much there was enough time for Feng Xing to rush back.
Feng Xing also sent other people to talk to the Archbishops, but he didnât expect to meet the four archbishops strolling slowly over.
Then, he briefly explained what happened, and quickly ran back in case Ye Lang did anything dumb. The archbishops could take their time if they wanted.
These archbishops were not unreasonable men, they also picked up their pace to catch up to Feng Xing. They arrived soon after Feng Xing, just in time to see Feng Xing stopping Ye Lang.
The experience seniors quickly guessed what happened from the current situation, and the way they looked at Ye Lang changed.
âThis kid isnât as simple as we thought, heâs not as confused as the rumours say.â
âHeâs only clueless on normal days. Heâs very sharp when it comes to important matters- Soaring Skyâs young empress would agree.â
âLetâs not talk about that, the most important thing is to see how this kid plans to save the ice girl.â
âYeah, sheâs been in there for 21 years⊠I know we had no choice then but getting her out earlier would be betterâŠâ
âThen what are we doing here? Letâs talk to the kid. â
âYeah, if we donât, this kid might actually crack open the crystalâŠâ
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âFeng Xing, youâre back!â greeted Ye Lang when he saw Feng Xing, then continued staring at the crystal.
Feng Xing approached Ye Lang, looking at the blurry silhouette, he begged, âSir, now that youâve seen it, please help save our Lady.â
Feng Xing looked almost the same age as the Lady. Was there history between them?
âHave you both hooked up before or something?â Ye Langâs question shook the skies.
ââŠâ
Everyone almost fainted.
Smack!
Ye Lanyu smacked Ye Lang hard.
âOuch⊠That hurt!â
âHow could you say that? Look at Lord Feng Xing, heâs a gentleman! You should say âold flameâ!â corrected Ye Lanyu.
Was any better? Didnât that mean the same thing?!
âIsnât that the same?â asked Ye Lang
âThereâs a huge differenceâŠâ said Ye Lanyu solemnly, as if she had to educate Ye Lang about the terms.
âAlright, stop. They were lovers, alright? Can you not make it sound so awful?â huffed the seventh princess.
âYeah, that sounded awful! No, wait, we werenât lovers! The Sacred Lady cannot date, and I am definitely not qualified to be with her either,â Feng Xing nodded, then realised the princess also made a huge mistake.
âIf you both werenât lovers then why are you panicking so much? Look around you, theyâre all so calm,â Ye Lang gave Feng Xing a look of understanding.
The rest of the riders were very calm- at least calmer than Feng Xing.
âOh fuck, I care about our Lady, alright? Every follower of the Teachings cares,â raged Feng Xing, cursing out of anger.
Ye Lang didnât care. âFeng Xing, I have a question.â
âWhat?â he asked.
âDo you know each other?â
âWe do. Twenty years ago⊠we were very young, we oftenâŠâ he answered honestly.
âOh, childhood crushes!â Ye Lang nodded.
ââŠâ Everyone fell silent.
âFuck no! The Lady spent most of her time alone, but we often went to the same classes⊠Iâll never be able to explain myself at this pointâŠâ Feng Xing could barely calm down enough to explain himself.
âYou donât have to explain yourself, I understandâŠâ Ye Lang nodded with a smile.
If this conversation continued, this kid would single-handedly destroy the Sacred Ladyâs good nameâŠ