Chapter 545

Chapter 545: Smart Enough And Sly Enough
Yu Zhao narrowed her eyes a little as she studied the young woman in green across from her.

She did not rush to ask why the other woman had used the chaos to take her away.

The young woman in green lost her patience first.

“Yu Zhao, do you know you have gotten yourself into big trouble?”

She stared tightly at Yu Zhao’s expression, a bit of expectation in her eyes, as if she could not wait to see Yu Zhao’s face change.

Yu Zhao curled her lips, not caring at all, and said: “Is this the only trouble I have caused?”

That one flat, calm sentence blocked everything the young woman had been about to say.

When she remembered the scene of blades and swords clashing just now, the young woman in green cursed in her heart.

[Yu Zhao really is a trouble magnet. Wherever she goes, she manages to stir up a whole pile of debt.]

She steadied her mind and pretended to be deep and mysterious as she said: “I can save you, on one condition…”

“No need.”

Yu Zhao smiled as she cut her off.

The young woman in green snapped: “Why are you so ungrateful?”

“Then go on.”

Yu Zhao changed her words smoothly. The young woman in green froze. Not only was she not happy, she somehow felt even more annoyed.

[No wonder Yu Zhao has so many enemies.]

[With this kind of personality, she really is annoying.]

Even though she was frustrated, the young woman in green did not show any of it on her face. She used a low, tempting tone and said slowly: “To tell you the truth, someone has had their eye on you for a long time. No matter whether you pass the Daqian Alliance’s selection or not, they will not let you go.

“But there is a Lord who really appreciates your abilities. If you are willing to serve him, I can introduce you.

“With that Lord as your backing, the others will only back away when they see you. They will never dare cause you trouble again.”

“Oh?” Yu Zhao raised her brows. “And where does this Lord come from?”

“I cannot tell you yet. As long as you agree to go meet him, you will find out.”

“You have no proof and only a few words. Why should I believe you?”

“Yu Zhao, the choice is yours. If you do not trust me, then just wait for them to come knocking on your door.”

The young woman in green thought these words would be enough to scare Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao smiled. “It is not impossible to agree to you, but first, help me take a look at this thing.”

As she spoke, she flicked her wrist, and a streak of afterimage flashed through the air.

The young woman in green caught it on reflex. A cold touch spread from her fingertips.

She looked down and saw a familiar Jade Ruyi in her hand.

“How do you…”

The rest of her words disappeared in the wind when she saw Yu Zhao’s half-smiling expression.

After a long silence, the young woman in green gathered up all her emotion, crushed the Jade Ruyi created by Illusion Art, and said coldly: “How did you recognize me? When I met you, you were still unconscious.”

“I guessed.”

The young woman in green was choked again.

“Since you guessed who I am, you must also know why I am here. If you agree to the terms I just offered, the Lord can overlook everything that happened before.”

“Liu Yun, I already blocked a disaster for you once. If you do not thank me, fine. But why do you still want to push me into a fire pit?”

When Yu Zhao called her name, Liu Yun no longer had any hope of hiding.

“Thank you?” Liu Yun said, “Yu Zhao, you should be the one thanking me. If I had not found you in time and put the Jade Ruyi on you to warm and protect your body, you would have been discovered by some passing Cultivator long ago. You would not even have the chance to stand here now.”

Yu Zhao almost laughed out loud at Liu Yun’s words.

Liu Yun had taken advantage of her unconscious state to swap their identities and send her to the Feng Clan as a furnace.

If Yu Zhao had not been alert enough, if she had made even one wrong move, she would have been swallowed up with not even a bone left. How could she still be standing here listening to Liu Yun say such high-sounding words?

“So I should thank you for your great kindness and virtue, is that it? Liu Yun, since you already escaped back then, why did you go back? What did Auspicious Palace give you that makes you work so hard for them?”

Liu Yun’s heart jolted. Yu Zhao had even guessed that.

She bit her lip and pressed down the resentment in her eyes.

Of course she did not want to work for Auspicious Palace.

But even after she escaped and changed to a new body, she still could not escape Auspicious Palace’s hunt.

Luckily, her new body was not suitable for Dual Cultivation, so at least she had escaped the fate of being a furnace.

Since Yu Zhao had already seen through her plans, Liu Yun did not bother to hide it anymore.

“Yes. The Lord who appreciates you is from Auspicious Palace. As long as you are willing to join Auspicious Palace, they can give you all the cultivation resources you want.”

“I will soon have the chance to go to the Great World. Would it not be throwing away the main for the branch to go and cling to Auspicious Palace now?”

“Hmph, what do you know? Auspicious Palace in the Middle World is only one branch. Auspicious Palace’s true headquarters is in the Great World.”

When she heard this, many of the doubts in Yu Zhao’s heart were solved at once.

No wonder Auspicious Palace stood above so many powers in the Middle World and had such a mysterious origin. Its true base was in the Great World.

Looking at the look of certainty in Liu Yun’s eyes, a chill slowly spread from Yu Zhao’s heart.

She gave a cold laugh and said: “This appreciation you speak of, is it my talent they appreciate, or this body of mine?”

A dog cannot stop itself from eating filth.

With what Auspicious Palace had done in the Middle World, buying and selling furnaces, she did not believe that Auspicious Palace in the Great World could be some righteous, noble sect.

Back then, Liu Yun had chosen her because she had a Single Water Spiritual Root body that perfectly matched the Jade Ruyi.

And Jade Ruyi was the symbol of the best furnace.

In their eyes, she was nothing but a walking perfect tonic pill.

They wanted to squeeze out every drop of her blood and bone without wasting a bit.

“Do not overthink it. The Lord really does appreciate your talent. If you do not believe me, just come with me once.”

“Liu Yun, do not treat everyone like they are idiots.”

Anyone who took the initiative to go meet Auspicious Palace with Liu Yun would be walking into a trap.

Yu Zhao was not that stupid.

“But I still thank you for telling me all this. Now I can prepare in advance.

“To thank you, I have also prepared a big gift for you.”

A big gift?

Liu Yun felt a bad feeling. Before she could react, Yu Zhao vanished from where she stood.

The next moment, a fiery red Flying Sword tore through the air, its long tail dragging behind it, and slashed toward her with unstoppable force.

Liu Yun quickly pulled the wooden hairpin from her hair and drew a light line in the air.

A huge green leaf snapped open, and the Flying Sword crashed into it head on.

The light on the green leaf dimmed a little. The Flying Sword was also knocked back several dozen zhang and finally landed in a fair, slender hand.

Liu Yun looked at the imposing Nan Gong Yin and hurried to clear herself: “Yu Zhao is not the one who grabbed her.”

Nan Gong Yin fixed her gaze on her and said with firm certainty: “Yu Zhao, your Illusion Art cannot fool me.”

Liu Yun: “?”

“I am not…”

Before she could finish, Nan Gong Yin raised her sword and charged again.

Liu Yun had no choice but to fight back. Her broken explanations were drowned out by the roar of their battle.

“Hahahahaha!”

Old Rascal, watching from the sky, could not help letting out a loud, hearty laugh.

He was liking this girl called Yu Zhao more and more.

She was smart enough and sly enough.

Most importantly, she was capable.

All by herself, she had played several Cultivators with higher Cultivation Levels than her in the palm of her hand.

It was just too fun to watch.