Chapter 255: Gathering at Pegasus Ranch

: Shang Xiuxun finally met Ye Xiu at her second visit to Anlewo.

Upon seeing Ye Xiu, Shang Xiuxun's large, unblinking eyes fixed on him. This handsome man made Shang Xiuxun feel that everything about him was beautiful, and she couldn't bear to look away.

"Hmph!" Zhu Yuyan snorted, startling Shang Xiuxun awake. Shang Xiuxun, startled, said bluntly, "I didn't expect you to be so handsome!"

Upon seeing Ye Xiu, Shang Xiuxun finally understood why Ye Xiu had boasted in his diary about being the most handsome man in the world. It was because Ye Xiu truly was handsome.

At least Shang Xiuxun had never seen a man more handsome than Ye Xiu. Even the most handsome man she had ever met wasn't half as good-looking as Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu smiled at Shang Xiuxun's praise, but he didn't modestly admit he wasn't good-looking.

Shang Xiuxun realized that she hadn't been reserved enough to compliment Ye Xiu's appearance directly the first time she met him. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she felt shy inside.

"Hmm, where's that person? Why can't I see him?" Shang Xiuxun asked for something to talk about.

"That person? Is it Master Lu Miaozi?" Ye Xiu asked with a smile.

"Yes, that person. Why can't I see him?" Shang Xiuxun's eyes flickered, not daring to look directly at Ye Xiu.

"Master Lu Miaozi is in seclusion now. He will probably come out in the next day or two. I'm afraid you'll have to wait a little. But if you encounter any problems, you can tell me if Master Lu Miaozi is not available for the time being. Before Master Lu went into seclusion, he asked me to look after Pegasus Ranch." "

Oh, well, actually, I heard that the four major bandits seem to have ill intentions towards Pegasus Ranch. But with Pegasus Ranch's current strength, it's not enough to fight against the four major bandits, so I thought I'd come over to ask that person—" Shang Xiuxun explained.

"The Four Bandits? Master Lu has actually been keeping an eye on them for a while now and knows their ambitions. That's why, before he retreated, he gave me methods to deal with them. Don't worry, Shang Xiuxun, the Pegasus Ranch will be safe. If the Four Bandits ever come to Pegasus Ranch, I can make sure they never return." Ye Xiu said with a smile.

Ye Xiu placed all the credit on Lu Miaozi.

Mainly because Ye Xiu felt it was pointless for him to claim such credit.

After all, Ye Xiu would soon be leaving the Sui Dynasty. Even if Shang Xiuxun acknowledged his contributions to fighting the Four Bandits and protecting Pegasus Ranch, what would he gain? It would be better to give the credit to Lu Miaozi and ease the relationship between them.

That way, when Ye Xiu left, Lu Miaozi might, out of gratitude, offer him a few more benefits.

Well, in Ye Xiu's opinion, the only person who could offer him any benefits was Lu Miaozi. Shang Xiuxun, besides this beautiful woman, could offer him any benefits, and Ye Xiu truly despised everything else.

In reality, even Lu Miaozi's benefits were mostly mediocre in Ye Xiu's eyes, barely acceptable.

"Did that man leave behind a method for dealing with the Four Bandits during his retreat?" Shang Xiuxun glanced at Ye Xiu in surprise. She had long known about the Four Bandits through her diary, and she was even fully aware of the roles Ye Xiu and Lu Miaozi played in their affairs.

So, naturally, she understood Ye Xiu's practice of attributing all the credit to Lu Miaozi.

However, Ye Xiu's actions still struck her as somewhat odd.

Shouldn't a young man like Ye Xiu, faced with a young and beautiful woman like her, strive to impress and win her favor? Or was it that even her looks weren't enough for Ye Xiu? This made Shang Xiu feel a little uneasy, even though she understood that Ye Xiu would be away from Pegasus Ranch soon and didn't want to provoke her.

But whatever the reason, didn't Ye Xiu's actions clearly tell her that he wasn't interested? This was also a major blow to a pretty confident beauty.

After Shang Xiuxun saw Ye Xiu, she seemed to want to stay here.

It was mainly because of Ye Xiu's diary that made Shang Xiuxun curious about Ye Xiu and had some good feelings for him.

And these curiosities and good feelings, stimulated by Ye Xiu's outstanding appearance, made Shang Xiuxun have a great liking for Ye Xiu.

If Ye Xiu didn't have so many women around him, or if Ye Xiu didn't have that enchantress Zhu Yuyan by his side, if Ye Xiu showed a little more enthusiasm, Shang Xiuxun would probably be captured by Ye Xiu.

It can only be said that an outstanding appearance is really lethal to most women.

And Shang Xiuxun's behavior, Ye Xiu had too many thoughts, but Zhu Yuyan was a little unhappy.

After all, Ye Xiu would only be here for a few days, so she had to use those few days to diligently improve Ye Xiu's favorability towards her. Zhu Yuyan already felt that time was insufficient, and Shang Xiuxun had to be a third wheel, a nuisance.

If Zhu Yuyan hadn't noticed Ye Xiu's affection for Shang Xiuxun, she would have slapped her to death.

"It's really a bit restrictive. If I make a move on Shang Xiuxun, Ye Xiu's favorability towards me might even drop—" Zhu Yuyan now somewhat understood how Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue felt.

They all wanted to monopolize Ye Xiu, but Ye Xiu was always surrounded by a group of women. They even wanted to beat them all to death, but they were also worried that Ye Xiu's favorability towards them would drop, or even turn against them. So they had to make certain compromises, and they had even become accustomed to them.

Zhu Yuyan disliked this feeling of being restricted. Perhaps it was this feeling, as someone from the Demonic Sect, that she hated most.

Compared to members of other sects, the Demonic Sect yearned for greater freedom and indulgence.

Under other circumstances, Zhu Yuyan would have simply rushed to resolve such a situation. But this matter involved Ye Xiu, and in this case, she had to consider Ye Xiu's perspective.

After all, Zhu Yuyan didn't want to see her finally sleep with Ye Xiu, boosting her favorability, only to have her kill Shang Xiuxun simply because she found him annoying, causing Ye Xiu's favorability to plummet. She couldn't bear that.

...

While Zhu Yuyan was raring to kill Shang Xiuxun but unable to do so due to concerns about Ye Xiu, Tianshan Tonglao had already arrived at Pegasus Ranch.

Ye Xiu and Zhu Yuyan were able to find their home at Pegasus Ranch without disturbing anyone.

As for the more powerful Tianshan Tonglao, she could naturally do the same.

Not wanting to cause too much trouble, Tianshan Tonglao went straight to the cozy nest in the back mountain.

As soon as she arrived here, Tianshan Tonglao saw Ye Xiu surrounded by two women, talking and laughing.

Seeing this scene, Tianshan Tonglao couldn't help but frown, and inexplicably felt a little unhappy in her heart.

She fought against the Grandmaster of Tianxiang for Ye Xiu, and she ran around everywhere to find Ye Xiu. But Ye Xiu was hiding in such a place, talking and laughing leisurely with other beauties. At this moment, Tianshan Tonglao even looked at Ye Xiu as if she was looking at Wuyazi decades ago.

Wuyazi had been just such a jerk decades ago. She had given so much and sacrificed so much for him, yet in the end, Wuyazi hooked up with Li Qiushui, living a carefree life, seemingly too happy. At

that moment, Tianshan Tonglao felt the urge to kill Zhu Yuyan and Shang Xiuxun, and also the urge to turn around and leave, returning directly to the Lingjiu Palace on Tianshan Mountain in the Great Song Dynasty.

Taking a deep breath, she forced both impulses down. In a flash, she appeared before Ye Xiu.

Her sudden appearance startled Ye Xiu and Zhu Yuyan, who both looked up at

her. Zhu Yuyan, upon seeing her, felt a wave of alarm. Partly because she was so beautiful, and partly because she had appeared before them without alerting her.

She could almost imagine that if this person harbored ill will towards her, she would be powerless to resist.

Upon seeing the Tianshan Child-Grandmother, Ye Xiu's face lit up with delight. "Child-Grandmother?" "

Ye boy, you seem quite happy here!" The Tianshan Child-Grandmother snorted coldly, her gaze sweeping between Zhu Yuyan and Shang Xiuxun.

Hearing the Tianshan Child-Grandmother's words, Ye Xiu felt a little embarrassed. After all, before this, he hadn't even confirmed whether the Tianshan Child-Grandmother was safe, yet he was still playing sex games with Zhu Yuyan. It seemed a bit unfair to the Tianshan Child-Grandmother.

Zhu Yuyan, upon hearing Ye Xiu address the young woman as "Child-Grandmother," looked at her with surprise.

Although Ye Xiu had mentioned in his diary that the Tianshan Child-Grandmother didn't look old, she was already ninety years old—well, Zhu Yuyan was about the same.

Still, the fact that the Tianshan Child-Grandmother looked thirteen or fourteen still surprised Zhu Yuyan.

Zhu Yuyan's cultivation of the Heavenly Demonic Art had preserved her complexion, preventing her from aging too quickly. Therefore, even now, she looked only in her thirties.

Yet, the appearance of the Tianshan Child-Grandmother still made Zhu Yuyan feel that the Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One, was a bit too miraculous. It could actually make someone so young.

No, it could actually rejuvenate them.

If it weren't for the flaw that caused the Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One, to rejuvenate once every thirty years, Zhu Yuyan would have considered it simply perfect.

However, as a member of the Demonic Sect, Zhu Yuyan would never practice a martial art with such obvious flaws, no matter how powerful and miraculous the Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One.

With Li Qiushui as her enemy, the Tianshan Child-Grandmother had to be extremely cautious each time she rejuvenated, and even a single mistake could kill her.

If this happened to Zhu Yuyan, she would have been imprisoned and used as a sexual device by her fellow apprentice, Bian Bufu, whom she had beaten to death, the moment she regained her youth.

Therefore, while the martial arts of the Demon Sect could be sinister and vicious, potentially leading to obsession and even mental disorder, there was no such thing as the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One" technique, which would cause

a person to lose their power for a long period of time. Even if such a technique existed, it would undoubtedly be shelved and gradually lost. While Zhu Yuyan's thoughts were more complex, Shang Xiuxun's were simpler. She simply couldn't believe that such a cute, young girl could actually be a Grandmaster of the Profound Finger Realm.

Meanwhile, the arrival of the Tianshan Child-Grandmother had made Ye Xiu's situation even more delicate.

Shi Qingxuan was not far from Pegasus Ranch.

In fact, her retreat wasn't particularly close.

However, Shi Qingxuan was quite anxious. She worried that if she arrived too late, Ye Xiu and Zhu Yuyan, the two Grandmasters, would have already left.

So, anxiously, she wanted to join the charge towards Pegasus Ranch.

As for the four people including You Niaojuan who were with Shi Qingxuan, they were actually more anxious than Shi Qingxuan.

They even wanted to take Shi Qingxuan and fly there immediately to find Lu Miaozi as soon as possible and get the news about the Evil Emperor's relic.

So the five of them were quite in sync when it came to traveling. They almost increased their speed to the fastest and traveled at the fastest speed, even if it would consume more energy in the process.

So, the road that should have taken at least two days to reach Pegasus Ranch was almost completed by them now.

"Shi Qingxuan, are you saying that the information about the Evil Emperor's relic is really in Pegasus Ranch?" You Niaojuan looked at Shi Qingxuan with a sinister look.

"Yes, I can confirm that the information about the Evil Emperor's relic is in Pegasus Ranch. As long as we reach Pegasus Ranch, the information about the Evil Emperor's relic will fall into the hands of the four of you." Shi Qingxuan said very seriously and seriously.

Hearing Shi Qingxuan's words again, You Niaojuan and the other four's eyes grew intense. "Let's go! No need to rest! Pegasus Ranch is almost here. Let's not waste time here!"

You Niaojuan and the others urged, and they began their journey again.

The Evil Emperor's relic. Ever since they had the good fortune to receive a portion of Xiang Yutian's inheritance, they had been vying for it to enhance their own strength.

They had even spent decades pursuing it.

Now, it was finally within their grasp. The thought filled the four of them with a surge of excitement.

Even the way they looked at each other was a touch more wary.

After all, despite their appearance as brothers, they harbored ill intentions towards each other. If they could kill one another and claim the relic for themselves, they would absolutely act immediately.

Surrounded by four men, Shi Qingxuan hurried along, a smile flickering in her eyes. Using information unknown to others, she could manipulate them into a loop.

However, Shi Qingxuan harbored a lingering fear.

What if Ye Xiu felt Shi Qingxuan was exploiting him, and his favorability with her declined?

Before, before she received the diary's reward, Shi Qingxuan had simply treated Ye Xiu's diary as a slightly more special diary. But

now, this diary was more than just a record of information; it could enhance one's inner cultivation and directly alter one's future.

All of this required Ye Xiu to record and mention it frequently, and to earn his favor.

But now, in order to trap You Niaojuan and the other three, she was luring them to Pegasus Ranch, attempting to use Ye Xiu's power to eliminate them. And this was happening without Ye Xiu's knowledge.

This made Shi Qingxuan unsure whether Ye Xiu would be angry with her, or even disgusted with her.

This inevitably caused Shi Qingxuan to feel a little worried.

She was also considering how to improve Ye Xiu's favorability if this incident caused him to lose interest in her.

Of course, she couldn't do something like that, like a shameless old woman like Zhu Yuyan, who attacked Ye Xiu.

"So, should we start with my strongest area, the flute art?" Shi Qingxuan was extremely proud and satisfied with her own flute art.

Moreover, Ye Xiu had once mentioned his praise for her flute art in his diary.

So, if Ye Xiu was angry because of You Niaojuan and the others, Shi Qingxuan thought she might give Ye Xiu a chance to play the flute—once, perhaps even a few times.

As long as it could improve Ye Xiu's favorability, Shi Qingxuan would be happy to do such a thing.

While Shi Qingxuan was pondering, the group of five finally arrived at Pegasus Ranch.

Gazing at the Pegasus Ranch ahead, You Niaojuan glanced at Ding Jiuzhong. Ding Jiuzhong frowned slightly, then nodded and went in stealthily. He wanted to gather information, to see if anyone special had come to Pegasus Ranch in the past few days. After all,

even if they followed Shi Qingxuan's advice and traveled thousands of miles to Pegasus Ranch to find out about Lu Miaozi's search for the Evil Emperor's relic,

what if this was actually a trap set by Shi Qingxuan?

Therefore, before heading to Pegasus Ranch, they needed to gather intelligence to see if there were any changes. After all, as members of the Demon Sect, even if they became arrogant after receiving part of Xiang Yutian's inheritance, they still had some necessary vigilance

. Otherwise, they would not have been able to survive for so long under the name of Xiang Yutian's disciples.