Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 955: Joining Hands Against Common Foes

Man Gu had informed only Dai Bufan about Lu Yang’s visit to the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace.

Tao Yaoye had received an urgent message sent over a thousand li from Lan Ting, which was why she had rushed to the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace.

Getting to see such a tiny Senior Brother Lu Yang already made this trip worthwhile.

Lan Ting snorted coldly. “It’s merely because I was short-handed.” With Lu Yang imprisoned in Sinner Hall, an endless stream of immortal palace disciples came to visit him. Unable to stem the tide as a lone branch, Lan Ting had no choice but to enlist Tao Yaoye’s help.

“I never expected even you to become so small, Junior Sister Lan.” As an adult, Tao Yaoye possessed a natural sense of superiority and didn’t bother quarreling with a little tyke like Lan Ting.

Lan Ting replied unhurriedly, “Being small has its advantages. For instance, Senior Brother Lu and I get to be like close childhood friends. This is surely an experience you will never have, Junior Sister Tao.”

The two stared intently at each other, attempting to find a flaw in the other party’s expression.

Unfortunately, it was futile.

“Never mind. Why should I bother being angry with a little tyke like you? Tell me about the current situation.

Lan Ting’s brow was furrowed. “It’s not looking optimistic. I don’t know how many in the immortal palace harbor designs on Senior Brother Lu Yang, but plenty came yesterday under the pretext of visiting. And since they got their way this time, once Senior Brother Lu Yang is released, they will still have excuses to visit him.”

“This is indeed troublesome.” There’s already Lan Ting competing with me for Senior Brother Lu Yang. If potential rivals from the immortal palace are allowed to interact with him and become real rivals, the competition would become even more arduous.

“It seems the priority now is to prevent them from entering Sinner Hall to visit Senior Brother Lu Yang.”

“Why don’t we just say that Senior Brother Lu Yang is in seclusion and shouldn’t be disturbed?”

“That won’t work. Once Senior Brother Lu Yang is out, a simple question would expose the lie. Moreover, if others can’t enter Sinner Hall for this reason, neither can we.”

This rare opportunity to interact with Lu Yang in such a special place as Sinner Hall was precious. Visiting him could improve his impression of them, and future conversations with him would revolve around topics unique to their shared experiences. After chatting, they could even exchange a smile. Hence, neither of them would easily give up this chance.

We must devise a method that gets the best of both worlds.

“Senior Sister Lan Ting, what are you doing standing here? And who is this...” A voice interrupted their thoughts.

Lan Ting turned to see He Miao from the artifact refinement chamber. “Ah, Junior Sister He Miao, are you here to visit Senior Brother Lu Yang again? Let me introduce her to you. This is Tao Yaoye from the Dao-Seeking Sect. The currently trending Dreamlike Bubble Mirages are her creation.”

Tao Yaoye raised a hand to stop Lan Ting’s introduction. “The Dreamlike Bubble Mirage isn’t solely my achievement. Senior Brother Lu Yang assisted me tremendously and put in considerable effort. He even coined the name ‘Dreamlike Bubble Mirage.’”

“Greetings, Senior Sister Tao.” He Miao hadn’t expected her to be the renowned Tao Yaoye. And from the sound of it, her relationship with Senior Brother Lu Yang is far from ordinary.

“I’m not here for other reasons. I heard that Senior Brother Lu Yang has entered your Sinner Hall and came to visit him.” Tao Yaoye sighed. “I just visited Senior Brother Lu Yang and found his place littered with fruit baskets. He barely has room for his feet. With so many spirit fruits, how could he possibly finish them alone?

“Moreover, Senior Brother Lu Yang has been constantly receiving your immortal palace’s senior and junior sisters during the day, leaving him exhausted physically and mentally. Imprisoned to his right is a criminal afflicted with some unknown ailment, constantly writhing on the ground and chuckling eerily. I suspect he didn’t rest well last night; when I saw him this morning, he seemed utterly listless.”

After He Miao, more immortal palace disciples arrived one after another: An Qiuxia, Xia Tang, Huang Shan, Bu Lianxin...

Seeing that no one was entering Sinner Hall and that Tao Yaoye and Lan Ting were engaged in what seemed to be a serious conversation at the entrance, they felt too embarrassed to pass between them and go inside.

“Who is she?”

“She is Tao Yaoye, the inventor of Dreamlike Mirage Bubbles and also Senior Brother Lu Yang’s fellow disciple. She’s here to visit him.”

“She is Tao Yaoye?”

Having invented Dreamlike Bubble Mirages brought an unceasing stream of spirit stones flowing into Tao Yaoye’s pockets. Her wealth far surpassed that of her peers, and only a few at the Fusion Stage could compare.

After learning of Tao Yaoye’s identity as the inventor and hearing of her special connection with Lu Yang, the immortal palace disciples naturally felt somewhat inferior in her presence.

“I saw that Senior Brother is honestly having a rough time in Sinner Hall. I plan to speak with Palace Leader Luo about temporarily suspending visits to him. That would save everyone the trouble.”

“No!” Lan Ting hastily interjected, echoing the sentiments of the immortal palace disciples.

If visits to Lu Yang are outright banned, wouldn’t we have no more reason to interact with him?

Tao Yaoye observed Lan Ting with keen interest. “Junior Sister Lan, may I ask what identity you are using to stop me? Is it because you have the closest relationship with him in the entire immortal palace? Or is it because you completed a mission together, risking your life to defeat an Everlasting Creed branch leader with him?”

Lan Ting sighed. “I have no identity worth mentioning. However, Senior Brother is a guest I invited after all. Should any issue arise, I ought to bear the responsibility.

“Yesterday, our senior and junior sisters kept visiting Senior Brother Lu Yang, disturbing his rest, yet I failed to stop them. That was our immortal palace’s fault. Thus, I hope we can rectify this mistake promptly.

“Junior Sister Tao, since you feel there were too many visitors yesterday, how about we reduce the number of visits from today onward? Please supervise me.”

Tao Yaoye stared at Lan Ting for a while, deliberating whether to trust her. Finally, she sighed and relented. “Very well, I’ll trust you this once.”

Seeing that Tao Yaoye wouldn’t complain to the palace leader, Lan Ting and the immortal palace disciples exhaled in relief.

Lan Ting stood on a large rock, waving her tiny hand to attract everyone’s attention. “Dear senior and junior sisters, you’ve all surely heard the agreement between Junior Sister Tao and me just now.”

Everyone acknowledged Lan Ting’s identity—she had invited Lu Yang, shared a life-and-death bond with him, and had prevented Tao Yaoye from seeking out the palace leader. She could represent them in making agreements with Tao Yaoye.

Lan Ting continued, “Senior Brother Lu Yang is already aware of our immortal palace’s hospitality and etiquette. However, the continuous visits have indeed inconvenienced him. I take primary responsibility for this.

“To ensure Senior Brother Lu Yang rests well, I believe the best approach is for all of you to prepare meals, and I will bring these meals to visit him, representing everyone.

“I will inform Senior Brother Lu Yang, who prepared each meal I bring, so that he knows of everyone’s kind intentions.”

The crowd murmured among themselves. If they could have Lu Yang taste their cooking and leave a deep impression, that would be an acceptable compromise.

Tao Yaoye frowned. She stepped forward and said, “Senior Brother Lu Yang’s appetite is limited. He wouldn’t be able to eat that much food. Three meals a day will suffice.”

“Then how do we select who prepares the meals? Drawing lots?”

Lan Ting hurriedly said, “Our purpose in visiting Senior Brother Lu Yang is to ensure he rests well and eats well. Therefore, why not base it on culinary skills? Those who cook best may visit Senior Brother Lu Yang and deliver meals to him.”

Lan Ting grasped Tao Yaoye’s intent. With a culinary contest, the others won’t compete with me for the right to visit Senior Brother Lu Yang. Instead, they will turn to internal rivalry, vying over whose cooking is most delicious and whose meals will leave the deepest impression on him.