Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 167 Win-win cooperation
The blue sky opened the gates of the sacred mountain, allowing the master and his companions to enter and cultivate. Meanwhile, those who had previously cultivated on the sacred mountain returned to the Blue Card Continent. Hearing that the desolate region had been unsealed, they all wanted to explore and see its inner world. Opportunity and danger coexist; it all depends on their own fate. At the same time, the first Blue Card Continent Youth Martial Arts Tournament will soon be held in Nalan City, and they are all strong contenders.

Now, Nalan City will be bustling with activity, as young talents from all over the continent will gather here. The Yi family and the Spirit Hall are among the organizers, and they are busy with various preparations. This leaves Lan Tian with no time to think about his life's important matters, and it is not so easy for him to understand the current situation. For Hai Liang and Yi Mengying, Lan Tian has been kind to them and they are both indispensable to them.

Previously, Yi Mengying had harbored resentment towards Lan Tian because she saw him getting too close to Hai Liang. Now that they had both returned to Nalan City, Lan Tian was even more at a loss, unable to offend either side or let go of either.

In fact, Lan Tian's feelings for Yi Mengying were those of a brother and sister, a pure sibling affection. But Yi Mengying didn't think that way. She wanted to grow old with Lan Tian and be together forever. It was a young girl's hazy love, and he was the lover she entrusted her life to.

For Hai Liang, she and Lan Tian had already secretly pledged their lives to each other. Their love had naturally blossomed, and Lan Tian had completely reciprocated Hai Liang's feelings. All that was missing now was a grand wedding banquet so they could officially announce their union to the world.

In the past few days, Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing have stayed with Lan Tian without leaving his side for a moment, showing everyone that she is Lan Tian's fiancée and his lover.

That day, a servant rushed to the door of Lan Tian's office in the Spirit Hall, urgently wanting to see Elder Lan to report something extremely urgent.

Lan Tian put down his work and listened attentively to the report from the visitor. His expression changed frequently, indicating that this was indeed a very important matter concerning the safety of the Blue Card Continent.

News came from Qilin Town that several teams that went into the Desolate Region to explore for treasure have not returned! They don't know what happened in the Desolate Region, and it's very unsafe. They specifically sent a message to the Spirit Hall, hoping that they could send a strong person into the Desolate Region to find out the truth.

Lan Tian is now the host of the Spirit Hall. Such a big matter requires him to decide whether to participate and how to participate. These are all decisions that Lan Tian needs to make.

First of all, it has always been Master Zhao Qingyun who has dealt with such thorny issues. There are some problems with Lan Tian making a decision on his own this time. He is really unsure of what to do. The current situation is indeed very complicated and he is too busy to handle everything. Now that he has encountered such a thorny problem, Lan Tian is really at a loss!
"Hai Liang, what should we do now?"

Lan Tian asked Hai Liang for her opinion, as he himself didn't know what to do and wanted to hear other people's opinions.

“This matter is extremely difficult. It seems we have to go there ourselves to find out what exactly happened in the wasteland,” Hai Liang said.

“Yes! I also agree that we should go to the wasteland ourselves. There must be something wrong with so many people not coming out!” Cao Yuqing echoed.

“We went to the Desolate Region with our master before and encountered a Demon Emperor-level expert. We wouldn’t have been able to handle it if we weren’t in the buffer zone. The Demon Emperors there are far too powerful, far beyond our imagination. Even if we joined forces, we couldn’t defeat them. I think they must have encountered a Demon Emperor-level being. Their chances of survival are slim!” Lan Tian said. Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing had never been to the Desolate Region and didn’t know the situation. It was understandable that they wanted to enter the Desolate Region, but entering it again rashly would definitely be extremely dangerous. The road ahead was long and fraught with danger, which was not a good solution.

Just as Lan Tian and his companions were hesitating, a servant came to report that Yi Mengying and her family had arrived. This interrupted Lan Tian's decision-making process, prompting him to prioritize entertaining Yi Mengying and her group, and to make a decision later.

"Yingying, what brings you here! I was just about to visit your Yi family to discuss some important matters."

"We don't need you to come over! We came here in person to discuss countermeasures with you. You must already know about the Desolate Region. One of our Yi family's troops has not returned yet. The matter is indeed very urgent. We hope that the Spirit Hall can support us and go to the Desolate Region together to find out the reason and give them an explanation."

Yi Mengying was already impatient and immediately told Lan Tian that she wanted to head to the wasteland. They really didn't know anything about it! Now, Lan Tian had no room for negotiation and could only agree to go to the wasteland together and take on this responsibility. This was the time to demonstrate the strength and responsibility of the Spirit Hall. There was no room for negotiation, and they had to move forward as soon as possible.

After receiving Lan Tian's affirmation and support, Yi Mengying and her group left satisfied and returned to the Yi family in Nalan City to prepare their equipment and head to the wasteland as soon as possible.

After Yi Mengying and the others left, Lan Tian led Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing back to the Lan family mansion in Nalan City. He gave instructions on future Lan family affairs, instructing Lan Yu and the others to enter the Holy Mountain to cultivate and quickly improve their cultivation levels. The future development of the Lan family would depend on them.

After everything was arranged, Lan Tian returned to the Spirit Hall and convened an emergency meeting to plan the management of the area. Xing Meng and Qi Fei were temporarily put in charge of the management to ensure the smooth preparation of the upcoming martial arts competition and to ensure safety. Only then did he feel at ease enough to leave.

Early in the morning, Lan Tian, ​​Hai Liang, Cao Yuqing, and the Yi family boarded a spaceship and rushed to Qilin Town. Everything was arranged. The group arrived at the reception residence of the Spirit Hall in Qilin Town. It wasn't a very large courtyard, but it was considered the mansion of a wealthy family. After all, the Spirit Hall was a major force on the Blue Card Continent, and their residence wouldn't be lacking in quality.
Knowing the dangers of the Desolate Region, Lan Tian explained that the Spirit Hall's establishment of a residence there wasn't for conquering the region, but rather as a foothold and an outpost for gathering intelligence on various forces. Therefore, the Spirit Hall hadn't sent anyone into or out of the Desolate Region recently, and no Spirit Hall personnel had gone missing there. This trip was entirely for the safety of the Blue Card Continent. To fulfill Yi Mengying's invitation, Lan Tian resolutely came to Qilin Town, intending to re-enter the Desolate Region to investigate what had happened and why so many teams hadn't returned to Qilin Town on time.

The entire Qilin Town is now abuzz with discussion about this matter. Various forces and families, seeing that the Spirit Hall has personally sent people over, have flocked to the Spirit Hall's residence to inquire about the news. In no time, the Spirit Hall's mansion was filled with guests who gathered together, unwilling to leave, all hoping to receive news of support and assistance.

Lan Tian also knew that among these people were the forces and relatives of many missing teams, and they all hoped to find out about the situation in the wasteland as soon as possible, and what exactly happened there!
Lan Tian and the Yi family had already discussed countermeasures and hoped that all forces would go together. After all, their strength was limited, and more people meant more power and more firewood meant more fire!
"Everyone, we've decided to set off into the wasteland tomorrow. If anyone wants to come with us, just let us know. There's strength in numbers, isn't there? I don't know what's going on inside, but you all want to know, right? Let's work together, take care of each other, keep in touch, and help each other. We'll definitely get to the bottom of this and resolve this matter clearly and openly."

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(End of this chapter)