Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

In the main hall.

Zheyan walked to Mo Yuan and sat down, tidying up his robes which were messy due to his sitting posture. He poured himself a cup of hot tea before looking at Mo Yuan.

"Is there anything you want to say to me?" Zhe Yan asked.

Mo Yuan put down the book in his hand and looked at Zhe Yan, who seemed relaxed but secretly angry.

His voice was calm: "How come you have time to come to me?"

"Even if you don't have time, you have to come over." Zhe Yan took a sip of tea and said meaningfully, "If I hadn't come to see you, I wouldn't even know I was sold out by you."

"Mo Yuan, what are you planning?"

"You should already know it." Even when questioned in person, Mo Yuan remained calm, without any other expression.

Zheyan laughed in anger. He straightened his sleeves and his voice dropped, "I want to hear it from you."

"I am the Father God's adopted son, and you are His legitimate son. We have had a good relationship since childhood. Now I want you to tell me in person why you used Chang Shan, Ling Yu, and the others to hold Siming back so that I could have enough time to spend with Ruan Ruan."

"For Jiang Ruan." Mo Yuan raised his eyes and looked into Zhe Yan's eyes.

When Zheyan looked into Mo Yuan's eyes, he was startled. The affection and paranoia revealed in those eyes, which were always calm and indifferent, and intimidating without anger, were exactly the same as his own.

"When did this happen?" Zhe Yan laughed at himself, "I didn't even notice..."

Now that things have come to this, not only has he miscalculated, but Donghua has miscalculated completely!

Mo Yuan lowered his voice, "Even earlier than you. I took Seventeen to a banquet at the Heavenly Palace, and because of Seventeen's curiosity, I met her once."

Zhe Yan said coldly, "But you didn't want to interfere in her affairs at that time."

Otherwise, Ruan Ruan would not have taken such a risky move and was then rescued by him.

His hands tightened on his knees for a moment, and Mo Yuan recalled the scene at that time: "But I didn't stop Seventeen from telling her how to escape from the Heavenly Palace."

"Our battle with the Winged Tribe is about to begin."

When this was mentioned, Zhe Yan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "I know."

Not only did he know, Donghua knew, and Mo Yuan knew it even more clearly!

Mo Yuan, who was about to face the calamity, suddenly acted like this. Could it be that... Zhe Yan's mind raced with thoughts. He asked Mo Yuan in surprise and delight, "Are you saying there's a way to break the calamity?"

"I'm not sure yet." Mo Yuan shook his head, his voice unusually firm. "But I will definitely find a way to survive. I will do whatever it takes to find a glimmer of hope."

"Zheyan, I know what you're thinking. I also know that Jiang Ruan will never marry Donghua as long as you're around. But I still can't risk Siming saying good things about Donghua to her. If Jiang Ruan falls for Donghua, then they'll be a couple that even the Heavenly Dao would recognize."

Zhe Yan: "So you let your disciples hold Siming back?"

"But they seemed to have misunderstood your intentions and thought you were trying to buy an opportunity for me."

"I'm indeed trying to secure a chance for you," Mo Yuan said, finally speaking out. "In the entire world, besides me, you're the only one who can rival Donghua. For you, and for me. As long as Jiang Ruan doesn't marry Donghua, no matter how long it takes, as long as I come back, there's still a chance."

Zhe Yan found it amusing: "How do you know Jiang Ruan won't form a bond with me?"

Mo Yuan: "Donghua will not let this happen."

Zhe Yan: “…”

Zheyan paused, holding the teacup. He shook his head, "You want Donghua and I to hinder each other? What a good plan! As the God of War in the Heavens, you are not only highly skilled, but also possess unfathomable strategies. I underestimated you before."

Mo Yuan said nothing, picked up the teacup and drank tea.

Zhe Yan asked again, "You've said several times that Ruan Ruan and Dong Hua can't get married. What did you discover?"

"Donghua should have told you before," Mo Yuan said. "He and Jiang Ruan have a deep connection. His act of changing her fate has entangled him with hers. He also sent engagement invitations to the vast expanse of the Four Seas when Jiang Ruan moved into Taichen Palace. As a result, whenever Jiang Ruan ascends, her name will appear on the Three Lives Stone. Then, Donghua will be struck by the thunderbolt of repaying the Three Lives Stone. Once the thunderbolt passes, his name will naturally appear next to Jiang Ruan's."

Zhe Yan didn't want to admit this, but he had to face reality. He could only ask depressedly, "Is there any way to stop it?"

"Jiang Ruan must ascend as soon as possible. Time is too short to stop this." Mo Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "We can only prevent their wedding."

"If Jiang Ruan isn't attracted to Donghua, she won't marry him. Without offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, even if their names are written together on the Three Lives Stone, they're not husband and wife. Your role is to act as a shield for Jiang Ruan, preventing Donghua from using force against her again."

"From now on, as long as Jiang Ruan falls in love with someone else, there's a very small chance that someone else's name will appear next to her name on the Three Lives Stone."

After Mo Yuan finished speaking, Zhe Yan sighed, "Ruan Ruan gave her heart to Cen Sheng. After believing that Cen Sheng betrayed her, her heart must have turned cold. How can it be easily warmed up?"

"But fortunately, as gods, we have plenty of time."

……

Jiang Ruan took the charred chicken leg handed to him by Siming, and before he could take a bite, he saw Si Yin running straight up the mountain from the front with red eyes.

Diefeng, Changshan and Lingyu reacted very quickly and chased after him. After Siming cast a spell to put out the fire, he and Jiang Ruan, who was already in poor physical condition and had no magical powers to support him, chased after him.

As soon as she arrived at the lotus pond in the back mountain, Jiang Ruan saw Diefeng and others comforting Si Yin. She realized that she should not disturb her fellow disciples' affectionate moment, so she left with Si Ming.

After that, she met Si Yin twice. The young man who used to be full of vigor and eccentricity now sat by the lotus pond in a daze every day.

Si Yin said that he chased after him and wanted to have things clear with Li Jing. When he asked Li Jing what he thought from their respective standpoints, he saw Li Jing and Xuannv entangled together.

Jiang Ruan didn't say anything, just hugged Si Yin.

Bai Qian transformed herself into Si Yin, pretending to be a man, but her real body was actually a woman, and she couldn't control her tears.

……

A few days later in the evening.

A big event happened in Kunlun Xu during the day. Si Yin and others ran past her in the arms of Xuannv, who was covered in blood. Donghua said that Xuannv, who was married to Li Jing, was severely whipped by the Wing King Qingcang because of the upcoming war, and was thrown at the gate of Kunlun Xu to humiliate Kunlun Xu.

Li Jing betrayed Si Yin, causing her to become depressed. She then married Xuan Nu, but was unable to protect her.

Xuan Nu brought this upon herself and didn't deserve sympathy, but Li Jing was the source of the trouble. It was because he couldn't control himself that...

Recalling the miserable appearance of Xuannv being beaten, Jiang Ruan felt complicated. It turned out that being a god was not that easy.

She was no longer sleepy, so she put on her coat and walked out of the stone house, only to see Mo Yuan standing in the yard with his back to her, wearing silver armor and a sword hanging at his waist, under the soft moonlight.