At this moment, Zi Rong fiercely slammed the door open and stared angrily at Lu Yin. “Alliance Leader Lu, you’ve overstepped boundaries.”
Lu Yin turned around and looked at Zi Rong. “I’m sorry. We’re from the same hometown, so I truly only came here to visit.”
A long blade appeared in Zi Rong’s hands and he pointed it straight at Lu Yin. “You’re insulting my reputation and also my Zi family’s.”
Behind him, Zi Xianxian and Zi Fang also arrived, and the void warped a bit as Mr. Tradeo also showed himself. Every single one of them was glaring at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin’s behavior was no different than cuckolding Zi Rong, and this matter had enraged the entire Zi family.
Zi Tianchuan also appeared, and he looked at Lu Yin with cold eyes. “Alliance Leader Lu, although you control the Great Eastern Alliance and have the support of the Hall of Honor, you still cannot humiliate my Zi family like this! Our Zi family has not done anything to offend you.”
Lu Yin calmly answered, “This is my fault. Brother Zi Rong can release his full rage upon me, and I won’t retaliate.”
Zi Rong’s eyes went wide as he tightly clenched the hilt of his sword.
Zi Tianchuan set a hand on Zi Rong’s shoulder and stared at Lu Yin. He then said in an unkind tone, “Alliance Leader Lu, please leave our ancestral home. You are not welcome here. On the day of the wedding, you may attend—Alliance Leader Lu may be present, but you’ll have to forgive my Zi family for no longer treating you well.”
Lu Yin nodded before his figure flashed as he vanished by tearing through the void.
Zi Rong hurriedly ran from where he was standing over to Zi Xue and asked how she was doing with concern.
Zi Tianchuan softly warned everyone, “No one is to speak of this matter.”
He pointedly stared at Zi Fang. “Especially you.”
Zi Fang hurriedly acknowledged the orders.
Zi Xianxian had an unbearably bitter expression. “I’m going to go find him and ask him about this.”
“Stay where you are. What’s your status and what’s his status? How are you qualified to question him?” Zi Tianchuan barked. He was in a rotten mood.
“Don’t cause any trouble,” he ordered as he left.
Mr. Tradeo remained standing in place, muttering to himself. It seemed as though he had thought of something or perhaps not. Everything about him seemed rather empty.
He was an Enlighter, and although he was not very powerful within his realm, he was the most respected person in the Zi family because he had once studied at the Starsibyl Sect.
Although this man could not divine matters like Starsibyl, he had still learned some basic knowledge that allowed him to observe the situation and get a feeling for how things would turn out. He was only able to sense things within a limited scope; for example, he had a bad premonition at this moment.
“Mr. Tradeo, what’s the matter?” Zi Rong had been busy consoling Zi Xue, but he now turned to look at Mr. Tradeo with a strange expression, as the Enlighter was the only one who had stayed behind in the room.
Mr. Tradeo was taken aback. “Oh, nothing’s the matter.”
He then left.
Mr. Tradeo had a feeling that this wedding would not proceed smoothly, but he did not mention this matter to anyone. When he had first seen Lu Yin, Mr. Tradeo had received a very strange feeling. All he knew was that he could not offend this person, absolutely not.
Who wrote history? Time had not been created by man, and nobody could know whether time was a part of the environment or some strange cosmic phenomenon. However, some people were able to use certain methods to transcend the river of time and glimpse or feel certain things in the future. These methods were called—divination. It was mysterious and incomprehensible, but it indeed existed.
The passage of history was made up by time. The path of this timeline was fixed, and it would proceed along this path for 100, 1,000, 10,000, or even 100,000 years. If the timeline was viewed as a solid line, then certain individuals were able to walk along this solid line and look into the future.
Perhaps, deep in the universe, there was an existence that could touch time. And those who knew of such existences were those who could perform divination.
However, seeing more was not necessarily always a good thing. Mr. Tradeo was frightened by his premonitions, and he was now unwilling to offend Lu Yin no matter what.
At the same time, Lu Yin was feeling quite depressed. He had repeatedly risked offending the Zi family in order to speak with Bai Xue, as he had hoped to be able to save her. Unfortunately, despite everything, the woman refused to speak. Not only had Lu Yin accomplished nothing, but he had also offended the Zi family in the process.
If not for the fact that they were both from Earth, Lu Yin really felt no desire to ever try helping this woman again.
Now that the wedding was imminent, Lu Yin could barely bring himself to even care anymore. Everyone had their own path, and just as he had said, he had already done what he could.
At that moment, his gadget beeped with a notification, and Lu Yin looked down. The message caused his expression to change slightly, and he checked his surroundings before suddenly vanishing.
Soon after, Lu Yin appeared atop a wooden bridge spanning a thin river. Joining him on the bridge was Luo Shen, whose white clothes were fluttering in the breeze. Her golden hair hung to her waist, showing off her supple and beautiful body. Even though she had a noble aura that seemed to seep from her bones, she also had a peaceful and accepting expression. She looked like the girl next door, but her golden hair also seemed to belong to a lofty empress. The conflicting auras made those who saw her have a very strange feeling.
“Were you looking for me?” Lu Yin asked.
Luo Shen turned to look at Lu Yin, and obvious delight flashed through the depths of her eyes. “Ah, Brother Lu, please save Sister Bai Xue.”
Lu Yin shook his head. “I’ve already done my best. If she doesn’t say anything, then how am I supposed to save her?”
Luo Shen’s restless fingers fiddled with her hair, and she looked as though she was hesitating about whether to say something.
Lu Yin walked over next to the young woman and looked down at the flowing river water. It was so clear that he could see the riverbed as well as the fish swimming through the water. The entire scene was very peaceful.
There was also an older person off in the distance, fishing.
This was Skylush Planet, and those who could stay here had either been born to privilege or had moved here later on in life after gaining privilege.
Although Skylush Planet was not as safe as Millions City, it was still one of the safest places in the Outerverse. The people who lived here were all very content and did not lack wealth.
Anything on this planet could be sold at extravagant prices.
Compared to any other place in the universe, everything on the Skylush Planet could be considered a local specialty, even if it was just a fish.
Coincidentally, a fish leaped up into the air and spat a stream of water at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin smiled, reached out to grab it, and gave it to the fisherman.
The old man expressed his thanks.
“Brother Lu, I don’t know why Sister Bai Xue isn’t telling you anything. I know that she’s facing a problem, but perhaps it’s because she doesn’t even really know what the problem is,” Luo Shen said in a soft tone but firm gaze. It looked as though she had finally decided to speak up.
Lu Yin grew curious. “Explain.”
“Zi Rong likes Sister Bai Xue, and that much is true. However, there’s one more detail: he wants to absorb Sister Bai Xue’s innate gift.”
Lu Yin furrowed his brow. “Absorb her innate gift? What do you mean?”