Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 642 - 621 First Update
"Lord Ju—"
Nanny Yun, Nian Xia, and the others cried out in panic. Lord Ju was intending to save Master Huo Yi. Although they did not like Qiandao Temple, they could tell that the Ghoul Ravine was very evil, and keeping it around was not good.
But by intervening at this moment, wasn’t Lord Ju afraid that he, like Master Yu Sheng and Zong Yunqian, would end up as nothing but a pile of bones?
Zheng Nianru, however, wasn’t as worried, as if the affairs of her past life had come full circle to the very end.
Ju Nanyi made a forceful tug, pulling a person in white robes out of the shadows in an instant—it was Master Huo Yi.
Master Huo Yi had no desire to linger in battle, the next moment, he immediately pulled Ju Nanyi and started to retreat.
Zheng Nianru wanted to remind them it was no use, but it was already too late. The next moment, Master Huo Yi had collided with the spot where only a pile of bones was left of the Qiandao Temple disciples, his expression twisted instantly, realizing it was impossible to escape.
Master Huo Yi looked at Ju Nanyi, then at the few remaining disciples of Qiandao Temple, knowing there was no time to hesitate. The next moment, he stuffed something into Ju Nanyi’s hand, not waiting to speak, as the Master of the Ghoul Ravine also turned back into human form and stood back up on the ground.
Slowly advancing, the Master of the Ghoul Ravine didn’t seem in a hurry, focusing his gaze on Master Huo Yi; he had yet to consider Ju Nanyi a threat, naturally unaware of Master Huo Yi’s actions just moments ago.
"Not running away?" The Master of the Ghoul Ravine chuckled, continuing to step forward as Master Huo Yi at that moment pushed Ju Nanyi away, giving him one last deep look. The next instant, he turned a calm gaze toward the Master of the Ghoul Ravine.
"Mage—"
Ju Nanyi still wanted to ask something, but Master Huo Yi spoke first.
"Go. There’s nothing you can do. This is a grudge between me and the Ghoul Ravine, and a conclusion is inevitable. There’s no need for you to get involved," Master Huo Yi said, as if persuading Ju Nanyi.
But Ju Nanyi knew that whatever Master Huo Yi had given him must be extremely important, so he slowly retreated to the side.
"Come on—" Master Huo Yi took a faltering step forward, willingly approaching the Master of the Ghoul Ravine.
Ju Nanyi instinctively stepped back and walked over to Zheng Nianru’s side, pulling her towards the edge of the area.
The ensuing battle saw no more reservations; both sides fought with all their might. The Master of the Ghoul Ravine immediately gained the upper hand, eagerly swallowing Master Huo Yi into his mouth. The black smoke violently writhed in the air for a while before finally settling, and then, the Master of the Ghoul Ravine once again took on his human form, slowly landing on the ground.
Zheng Nianru was actually relieved at this outcome, but the Master of the Ghoul Ravine didn’t immediately approach them; instead, with a wave of his hand, black smoke shot out, targeting the remaining disciples of Qiandao Temple, who turned into a pool of black slime at a visible rate.
The Master of the Ghoul Ravine withdrew his hand and then finally turned his gaze toward Zheng Nianru, approaching her step by step.
"What are you going to do?" Ju Nanyi immediately stepped forward, warily watching the Master of the Ghoul Ravine, who was not annoyed and even had a smile returning to his face.
"Girl, I’m taking your person first. Once my son has recovered, I will naturally come back for you," the Master of the Ghoul Ravine said, and with a wave of his hand, suddenly everyone’s breath hitched. However, the event they imagined didn’t occur. Instead, they heard Xing Yu scream out, and she, along with Yin He on her back, flew towards the Master of the Ghoul Ravine.
"Your Majesty—"
Zheng Nianru instinctively wanted to move forward but was held back by Ju Nanyi. The next moment, Xing Yu was already standing safely beside the Master of the Ghoul Ravine.
"Girl, I’ll borrow your people too; I will return them to you later," the Master of the Ghoul Ravine said, not giving Zheng Nianru a chance to refuse, and took Xing Yu and Yin He as he soared into the air.
"Your Majesty—"
"Your Majesty——" Xing Yu’s loud voice became more and more distant until it could no longer be heard.
Nanny Yun looked at Zheng Nianru with a pale face, Xing Yu had been abducted by a monster.
For a moment, it seemed as if everything had returned to calm. Ju Nanyi glanced at the Imperial Forest Guards standing in place, and though they were not unscathed, none had serious injuries.
"Scout the area and check the situation," Ju Nanyi could only order. Instantly, the Imperial Forest Guard scattered, and half an hour later, they were shocked by what they found.
The entire Bu Er Temple was now completely void of the disciples of Ghoul Ravine and the disciples of Qiandao Temple. The people speculated that the monster had drained the disciples of Ghoul Ravine, but Ju Nanyi thought otherwise. He felt that the sudden outburst of power from the Master of Ghoul Ravine was very likely from those remaining disciples of Ghoul Ravine.
Because it was impossible for the monster to find every disciple of Ghoul Ravine, but the Ravine Master could, with just a single command. This also explained the large pile of bones that had appeared in front of the residence.
Ju Nanyi didn’t know whether the Ghoul Ravine had already planned this from the beginning or if they had sacrificed all the disciples of Ghoul Ravine in desperation to save Yin He. Either way, it was no longer important.
"My lord, Her Majesty says she wants to rest for a while and will set off when it gets light," a guard reported. Upon hearing this, Ju Nanyi nodded and, in the darkness, slowly clenched the object in his hand.
What exactly had Master Huo Yi given him?
...
However, the next day couldn’t continue as planned either. Just before dawn, Zheng Nianru developed a fever. Fortunately, the Imperial Physician who had been brought along was still alive and quickly made a diagnosis and prescribed medicine.
The Imperial Forest Guard had to stay longer at Bu Er Temple. When they would leave was now uncertain. But the temple was full of bones, scaring everyone, so first thing the next morning, Ju Nanyi ordered the Imperial Forest Guard to start cleaning up the bones and bury them in the wilderness.
At this point, it was impossible to tell which bones were those of the disciples of Ghoul Ravine and which were from Qiandao Temple, so they hastily dug a pit and buried them all together.
After a day of fever coming and going, Zheng Nianru’s high fever finally stabilized completely.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to rest another night before immediately leaving, as no one wanted to stay in this place filled with dry bones.
However, come evening, Ju Nanyi received news from Zheng Capital.
The messenger was not an ordinary guard delivering the message, but Lord Lin himself had come in person.
"Lord, that Monarch of the Nanmen State keeps inquiring about our Nanzheng matters over and over again, it’s infuriating," Lord Lin said angrily, "I have already declined the invitation from Nanmen State to visit. Who could have known, they simply don’t play by the rules; believe it or not, the Monarch of the Nanmen State himself has come..."
Lord Lin grew more outraged as he spoke. It was unreasonable for one state to force a visit without the permission of another, but since it was the Monarch of Nanmen State and not just an emissary, it was difficult to refuse.
Moreover, with both the Southern Frontier and Northern Border of Nanzheng State in chaos, they couldn’t afford more trouble from Nanmen State’s side.
Ju Nanyi remained silent, more aware than anyone why Nanmen Yu was so eager to come to Nanzheng. He scoffed inwardly, it was all but written on his face.
Nanmen Yu just wanted news about Zheng Nianru, didn’t he?
However, from the start, Ju Nanyi had sealed off that news. Nanzheng State had just stabilized; regardless of Nanmen Yu’s reaction, Nanzheng State couldn’t withstand more disruption.
