The Daily Life of a Lazy Author Transmigrating into a Book and Doing Nothing

Finally, with Yu Xianxian's vivid (and embellished) explanation, Ling Yao roughly understood the whole story.

After Yu Xianxian finished speaking, Zhou Yun immediately stepped forward, bowed, and apologized: "Immortal Master, I'm sorry. It was my fault that you two ladies went into such a dangerous place. Blame me, not the two ladies."

Ling Yao looked at the man bending over in front of her, and gently straightened him up with her spiritual power. She sighed and said, "They are not children anymore. They naturally have their own ideas when they do things. You don't need to blame yourself. In the end, we don't know who took advantage of whom."

The two who used Zhou Yun to enter the city lord's mansion: ...

Master (Peak Master), we could actually be more tactful.

"By the way, I just heard you say that Luo Jia is sealed inside this jade pendant."

"Yes, Master. The Faceless One just said that what's sealed inside is Loka. It's said that he was injured during the great battle and that's why he was sealed inside."

"is it?"

Ling Yao looked at the jade pendant lying in her palm, seemingly deep in thought. The next second, with a "snap," the jade pendant was crushed into pieces in her hand, leaving only black fragments.

"Master!"

Seeing this, Yunmeng instinctively shielded Yu Xianxian behind her, her flames poised to erupt, waiting for Luo Jia, who was sealed within, to emerge.

But one second, two seconds, three seconds...

Several seconds had passed, but the group still couldn't find the sealed Loka.

Yunmeng hesitated, then withdrew her attack stance, frowning as she looked at the shards in Ling Yao's palm.

"Oh, it's true."

Hearing Ling Yao's cold laugh, Yu Xianxian asked the question on behalf of the puzzled Yun Meng.

"Peak Master, wasn't it said that guy named Luo Jia was inside? You even crushed the jade pendant, so where did he go?"

"Loga has already run away."

Ling Yao flicked the shards from her palm to the ground, her eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Luo Jia is an exceptionally cunning person; such a seal cannot contain him at all. He must be using the seal to hide his demonic energy in order to evade the pursuit of the immortal sects back then."

"Master, are you saying this guy was deliberately sealed away?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be correct. Although it's a seal, it can't cause any real damage. Loga probably used it as a hiding place to recuperate and wait for the right moment to break the seal and leave. But it is still a seal after all..."

Ling Yao looked at the pool of purple blood on the ground and continued, "Luo Jia couldn't take all the power with him, leaving a little bit of power behind. Because of this, the Faceless One thought that Luo Jia was still sealed inside, so he stayed here to try to rescue him, but little did he know that the jade pendant had already become an empty shell."

"I see……"

Before Yunmeng could continue speaking, there was a "thump" and Zhou Yun knelt down, his face full of disbelief.

"How could this be? You killed my father and my sister, and in the end, all we've protected is an empty shell?"

So much sacrificed, only to find in the end that everything was meaningless—how ridiculous, and how tragic.

The other three people present could only watch as Zhou Yun wept uncontrollably. At such a moment, any sympathy they showed was all the more likely to pierce their hearts.

……

As night fell, the city lord's mansion was unusually lively, because their young master was going to dismiss everyone in the mansion today.

"Young master, is this true? The master and young lady have been killed by a monster."

"Alright, Uncle Liu, can't you see how upset the young master is? Don't rub salt into his wounds."

"But, but..."

Surrounded by the crowd, Zhou Yun stood ramrod straight. As the city lord's son, no matter what, even if he were to fall, he would first take charge of the overall situation before collapsing.

"Yes, my father and sister have already passed away. Therefore, I intend to dismiss everyone. Please don't worry, I will give you all the monthly allowance."

“Young Master, now that the City Lord has passed away, you should be the one to succeed him. If you dismiss us, you will be the only one left in the City Lord’s Mansion.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yun smiled wryly.

"I am deeply grateful for your kindness, but I know that my knowledge is too shallow to shoulder the responsibilities of the city lord. Therefore, I have handed over the position of city lord to Master Zhu in the west of the city. Master Zhu is a kind and generous man who treats people well. Moreover, he is more experienced than I am. I believe that he is more capable of being the city lord than I am."

Upon hearing this, the crowd began to whisper among themselves, but they did not appear to have any complaints.

But soon, someone raised another question.

"Young Master, since that's the case, what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the bright moon in the sky, appearing both lonely and cold.

"I was thinking, well, never mind, let's not talk about it... I'll be traveling around now, hoping to broaden my horizons during this time, and then I'll contribute to everyone when I return home."

Hearing this, everyone was saddened. No one had expected it to end like this, but they could only bid farewell to Zhou Yun and leave.

After everyone had finally left, Zhou Yun went to the room where Yun Meng and Yu Xianxian had stayed and knocked on the door, saying, "Three immortal masters, may I, Zhou Yun, enter?"

Before he could knock a second time, the door opened automatically, which meant it was ready.

Zhou Yun entered the room and saw Ling Yao sitting inside drinking tea. He bowed and said, "Immortal Master, I apologize for disturbing you."

"No problem."

Ling Yao put down her teacup and slightly raised her eyes.

"What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, I'm just leaving tomorrow and I'd like to express my gratitude to the three immortals. If it weren't for Miss Yun and Miss Xianxian, I might have already met with a terrible fate."

As he spoke, he looked into the house, but did not see the two people he was talking about.

Ling Yao naturally knew what he was looking for, and said in a calm tone, "Meng'er suffered quite a few injuries, so I asked Xianxian to take her down for treatment."

"Oh, I didn't expect Miss Xianxian's medical skills to be so superb."

"No, Meng'er healed herself; Xianxian was just there for show."

Zhou Yun: ...

Ling Yao truly lived up to her reputation as a conversation killer, leaving Zhou Yun speechless with just one sentence.

After what seemed like an eternity, he finally managed to speak, "Immortal Master, may I ask what the meaning of 'buying soy sauce' is?"

Are soy sauce nowadays used for treatment? The immortal sects are truly wondrous.

Ling Yao: ...Damn it, it's all because I learned bad habits from that girl Xianxian.

……

An eerie silence fell over the room until Ling Yao spoke again.

"So, you're going to travel around the world tomorrow?"

What a load of nonsense! It's obviously a way of changing the subject, but Zhou Yun still patiently replied, "Yes."

"Did Meng'er tell me that you want to join the immortal sect?"

"Yes, Zhou Yun originally wanted to join the immortal sect to learn immortal arts to subdue demons and monsters, and reduce the number of people like me who suffer misery."

Just after saying that, Zhou Yun gave a wry smile: "It's a pity that Miss Yun said the immortal sect's assessment will not begin for another three years. In the meantime, Zhou Yun can only travel around the world or become a wandering immortal like my mother."

"Actually, it's not impossible if you want to."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun immediately looked up, his face filled with disbelief: "Really?"