Chapter 5

The sudden spiritual energy that floated in was green. When Yu Wu saw it, she immediately knew who had sent the message.

Looking back at Lan Ruo, Yu Wu slightly furrowed her brows.

The divine essence color of the ancient divine bird Qingluan was green, so the direct descendants like the sect leader of the Qingluan Sect all had spiritual energy of the same color as their ancestor.

So the source of this spiritual energy must be from the Qingluan Sect leader. Calling them back so late at night must mean there was something important.

“Yu Tong, go notify fourth junior sister and little junior brother. Yu Wu, help pack the things. I’ll go bid farewell to Her Majesty.”

Without explanation, the three present all knew it was a message from Yu Mother calling them back to the mountain.

Yu Tong’s eyes were like extinguished embers, without the previous fire. She got up and left the room without a word.

Lan Ruo tidied her clothes, preparing to have an audience with the Emperor. Although she might not be able to see her, she still had to say something.

“Senior sister.”

Yu Wu felt it wasn’t appropriate to have an audience. After all, since they entered the palace, they hadn’t seen the Emperor’s face at all.

It was already late, and the Emperor would probably be resting. Going now might disturb the Emperor’s peace, which wouldn’t be good.

Yu Wu called out to stop Lan Ruo and expressed her thoughts. Hearing this, Lan Ruo felt it made sense.

So she changed from having an audience to writing a letter, handing it to a reliable palace servant to present early the next morning. This also saved Lan Ruo the time of going back and forth.

One incense stick later, Yu Wu had helped everyone pack their bags. The group of five gathered in the courtyard.

“Yu Wu, you ride the same sword with me.”

After the previous incident, Lan Ruo was truly a bit scared. Before leaving, Yu Mother had earnestly instructed Lan Ruo.

Not only to keep the usually mischievous Yu Tong in check but also to do her best to protect Yu Wu.

Yu Wu had no spiritual roots, but this didn’t affect her importance in Yu Mother’s heart. Though born of a concubine, she was still the eldest daughter and granddaughter. Yu Wu was also very valued in the family.

Yu Wu nodded and got on Lan Ruo’s sword. The group rose from the ground and hurried back to Changyang Mountain.

Although Changyang Mountain was a celestial mountain with four seasons like spring, the time was the same as in the mortal realm. It wasn’t like the Heavenly Palace and Demon Realm where a day there was a year on earth.

By the time Yu Wu and the others returned to the Qingluan Sect, it was very late at night.

They originally wanted to go straight to Yu Mother’s study, but as soon as they reached the main gate, the group saw Yu Mother’s figure. Everyone hurried forward.

“Master, Mother.”

The five of them addressed Yu Mother together. Yu Mother nodded.

Yu Wu noticed that Yu Mother’s expression was very unwell.

“Lan Ruo, Qin Rao, Yun Zheng, you three go rest first. Yu Wu and Yu Tong, come with me to the study. I have something to say to you two.”

Yu Mother turned and walked inside. Yu Wu and Yu Tong hurriedly followed. Seeing them leave, the remaining three also entered the sect.

In the study, after learning that Yu Wu and Yu Tong knew about the marriage alliance, Yu Mother got straight to the point.

“Yu Tong is the legitimate daughter and a child extremely gifted in cultivation. The heavy responsibilities of the Qingluan Sect will fall on your shoulders in the future.

The Heavenly Realm’s attitude is firm. They use the reason that our Yu clan is the only divine descendant among the hundred families of the celestial sects, forcing me and the clan elders to find no reason to decline.”

Yu Mother sighed very helplessly and looked up at Yu Wu.

Yu Wu was now extremely anxious. She understood the implication in Yu Mother’s words.

Yu Mother only had Yu Wu and Yu Tong as daughters. Since Yu Tong was the future hope of the Qingluan Sect, but the Heavenly Realm wouldn’t relent, then the marriage alliance…

Sure enough, just as Yu Wu thought of this, Yu Mother spoke again:

“Finally, I discussed with the clan elders. Yu Wu is the eldest daughter and granddaughter. If she replaces you, the Heavenly Realm shouldn’t refuse.”

Yu Wu had already guessed, so she was very calm now. But Yu Tong, upon hearing this, became very emotional.

“The people of the Heavenly Realm don’t want to marry the Demon Realm, why do they have to force our family? Besides, even if Mother values me, you can’t let my elder sister go in my place. Mother only cares about the future of the Qingluan Sect, but what about elder sister? Mother’s decision really chills my heart.”

After saying this, Yu Tong’s eyes reddened. She angrily opened the door and ran out.

Watching Yu Tong leave, Yu Wu turned to look at Yu Mother. The helplessness on Yu Mother’s face was very obvious. Every word Yu Tong just said pierced Yu Mother’s heart.

Yu Mother looked at Yu Wu, her eyes full of apology:

“Yu Wu, this is really the last resort. You know Yu Tong’s temperament. Not to mention other things, if she went to the Demon Realm and caused any trouble, it would be a disaster for the Qingluan Sect.

The Heavenly Realm finally left a message asking me whether to protect one person or protect the entire sect. What do you think I should do?”

Yu Wu felt a bit wronged, but although she hadn’t been here long, everyone in the Qingluan Sect treated her extremely well. They never discriminated against her for not having spiritual roots.

In fact, thinking about it now, if she could marry into the Demon Realm, she would directly become an immortal.

Moreover, Yu Wu had no spiritual roots and no chance to continue cultivating to become a deity, so this seemed to have more benefits than drawbacks for her.

But the Demon Lord was the main villain in this book. If she ended up with him, Yu Wu could imagine her fate wouldn’t be good.

However, whether Yu Wu was willing or not right now, she didn’t seem to have the right to choose.

But if she agreed now, if the Heavenly Realm really went to war with the Demon Realm, the Qingluan Sect would remember her self-sacrifice and definitely try their best to protect her.

Perhaps this was the only turning point for Yu Wu to survive in this book.

“I’m just a useless person. If I can use myself to exchange for the peace of the Qingluan Sect and Yu Tong, I’m willing to marry into the Demon Realm.”

Yu Wu gave a slight smile, but her heart was turning over and over.

However, if you think about it carefully, this is a female-dominated society. Even if she married that Demon Lord, he was still a man. She wouldn’t be at a disadvantage no matter what.

After leaving the study, Yu Wu wasn’t sleepy at all. Her mind was in chaos, walking blindly like a headless fly.

Unknowingly, when Yu Wu came to her senses, she found herself by the lake at the back mountain.

Apricot blossoms as far as the eye could see swayed gently in the night breeze. Some already withered petals were blown onto the lake surface, creating a unique artistic conception.

Yu Wu walked to the jade stone where she always liked to meditate and sat cross-legged with her chin in her hands.

She casually picked up a few small stones and threw them into the lake out of boredom.

After throwing four or five, Yu Wu was about to pick up a few more when the lake surface began to ripple.

Yu Wu was startled by the scene before her and instinctively wanted to back away. But just as she half rose, suddenly a silver dragon emerged from the lake.

This was the first time Yu Wu had seen a real ‘dragon’ with her own eyes, and she froze in place.

It wasn’t because of fear, but because the silver dragon before her was bathed in moonlight, its silver scales shimmering brilliantly, which was very stunning.

The aura from the silver dragon’s body scattered and hit Yu Wu. She was stunned, feeling that this aura was very familiar and made her feel very at ease.

“You little brat, don’t you know there are people in the lake? How dare you throw stones to hit this lord? Do you not want to live?”

A dragon speaking to her was truly too shocking. Fortunately, after transmigrating into the book, Yu Wu had encountered many strange things, otherwise she really wouldn’t be able to accept it.

“Who… who knew a perfectly good dragon would be hiding in the lake behind our sect? This place is restricted ground of my Qingluan Sect. Only direct disciples can enter. How did you get in?”

The silver dragon was obviously stunned, then changed the subject.

“You little brat may have a sharp tongue, but you don’t have a bit of spiritual energy around you. You can’t even take care of yourself, how do you have the mind to care about others?”

Being spoken to like this by the ‘dragon’ in front of her, Yu Wu, who had been holding back her grievances and resentment in her heart, seemed to finally have an outlet.

Standing up straight, Yu Wu frowned tightly and shouted out the frustrations in her heart:

“No spiritual energy, no spiritual energy, as if I wanted to have no spiritual energy. Suddenly coming to a strange place, experiencing things that aren’t ‘human’, and possibly having to go live in the Demon Realm in the end. I’m just a useless cannon fodder, what kind of sin did I commit?”

Yu Wu vented all the resentment in her heart. After saying it all in one breath, her heart finally felt relieved.

However, because of Yu Wu’s outburst, the dragon in front of her seemed completely unprepared. The anger on its face just now had now changed to calmness.

“You’re not from the celestial sects, why do you have to go to the Demon Realm?”

The silver dragon asked. Only then did Yu Wu realize that in her anxiety just now, she had blurted out everything, both what should and shouldn’t be said, and couldn’t take it back.

However, when browsing through books in the Qingluan Sect’s library, Yu Wu had seen records about the dragon clan. They were unwilling to associate with any race and the entire dragon clan chose to seclude themselves in the South Sea, completely uninvolved in worldly affairs.

Although it was unknown why this dragon appeared here, somehow Yu Wu felt it had no hostility. Instead, because of the aura on its body, Yu Wu now felt more at ease than ever before.

“The new Demon Lord has ascended to the throne, and everyone is saying that the Heavenly Demon wants to start a war again. The Heavenly Realm doesn’t want to go to war, so they chose someone from among the hundred celestial families to go to the Demon Realm for a marriage alliance.”

“So, they chose you, a powerless mortal without spiritual energy?”

The silver dragon was slightly surprised. Combining with Yu Wu’s words just now, he guessed the situation.

Yu Wu nodded and sat back on the jade stone listlessly. She bent her knees, wrapped her arms around them, and rested her head on her knees.

“If only I could be like you, born as a dragon. Far away from the mundane world and the Heavenly Realm, there wouldn’t be so many troubles.”

Somehow, Yu Wu spoke all her innermost thoughts directly.

After saying it, even she felt surprised, but it seemed as if something was guiding her in the unseen to pour out all her worries to the ‘dragon’ in front of her.

“Heh, you think it’s as you imagine within the dragon clan? Today we have a fateful encounter, so this lord might as well tell you one thing, little brat.

The Demon Realm isn’t as unbearable as you imagine. On the contrary, it’s more possible to live as you want compared to your celestial Heavenly Realm.”

Author’s Note:

Yesterday I saw a comment saying the female lead is greasy and sleazy…

Hahaha, keep reading, it’s only chapter 5, there’s still so much that hasn’t been revealed.

Don’t rush! She’s not sleazy! Really!

(PS: From now on I’ll still update at 12 o’clock, metaphysics doesn’t work! Doesn’t work!)