Chapter 664

Chapter 664: The Three Realms Belong to Me

“Let’s go back to Sword Sect, I beg you, let’s go back!!”

Xuan Yu was hopping in frustration. What in the heavens was this nonsense about “winning the beauty’s heart”?

Right now, he was terrified of being captured by the Celestial Realm and having his bones ground to dust.

Lu Chao Chao’s cheeks were flushed red. Though her eyes were clear, her speech carried the heavy scent of alcohol. She placed a finger against her lips.

“Shh… True Monarch Ling Xiao is fighting with his wife.”

With utmost seriousness, she crouched outside Ling Xiao Palace, eavesdropping.

Xuan Yu was on the verge of tears, speaking as if coaxing a child: “A quarrel between a married couple has nothing to do with us. Let’s just go back…” His voice trembled. At last, he understood why the Sect Master forbade alcohol.

Lu Chao Chao pushed him aside. “Wait a moment. When they fight, they love throwing things. When they start throwing treasures, you go pick them up! We’ll take them back to Without Folly Mountain, and then we’ll be rich!”

Xuan Yu: …

I really can’t afford to lose face like this.

Sure enough, soon enough, countless treasures were scattered outside Ling Xiao Palace.

Xuan Yu clenched his jaw, his face full of humiliation as he stepped forward to gather the loot.

Just as he turned his head, he nearly had a heart attack.

Lu Chao Chao poked her head out and pointed at True Monarch Ling Xiao. “Do you still want the Serene Jade Screen? This one shouldn’t be thrown; it’ll break…”

The feuding couple, locked in a heated battle, suddenly froze.

Lu Chao Chao flashed a shy smile. “Since you’re throwing them away anyway, why not give them to me? That way, you don’t even have to waste energy tossing them…”

“Oh, and I really like that Treasure Chest over there…”

“What about this Glazed Jade Bottle? Still want it?”

“That Thousand-Silk Brocade, leave it for me too.”

“And that Moon Pearl Hairpin, you don’t need it anymore, right? I don’t mind! Give it to me, give it to me—ah! Xuan Yu, I haven’t taken my things yet!”

Just as she was about to march in herself, Xuan Yu grabbed her and fled as if his life depended on it.

By now, Xuan Yu was drenched in sweat. Before setting out, he had even taken a bath, scrubbing himself clean and fragrant—

All for tonight!!

And yet…

She had spent the entire night causing trouble!! Xuan Yu’s expression was on the verge of collapse.

“What else do you want to take?! Didn’t you see that both their swords were pointed at you?!” His temple veins throbbed as he desperately tried to convince her to leave.

But Lu Chao Chao was still unwilling, pouting in dissatisfaction.

Xuan Yu took a deep breath. One drink, and his master’s entire persona flipped!

So this… was her true nature unleashed???

With endless persuasion, Xuan Yu finally managed to coax her back to Sword Sect, only to find the Sect Master waiting at the mountain’s base, face dark as thunder.

“Oi, old man, what are you doing standing on my mountain?”

“A widow’s—pah! I’m not a widow…”

“A single person attracts trouble. Old man, step away… or Sunshine Sword might not recognize you later.” She threw a glance at the Sect Master, her words making him jump in fury.

“Who let this troublemaker drink?! Who?! She forgets all kin once she’s drunk—who dared give her alcohol!” The Sect Master was both furious and panicked.

“To keep her from drinking, the entire Sword Sect banned alcohol! Even I gave it up!”

Just then, messengers from the Celestial Realm arrived to demand justice. The Sect Master felt his heart aching in dread.

He had rushed to Without Folly Mountain, only to find her in this drunken state.

“Outrageous! Ridiculous! Hurry up and get your master inside, activate the barrier—no outsiders in or out! The Celestial Realm has already sent envoys. Do you really want them to take your master away for judgment?!”

“She… she hung the Queen Mother of the West on a tree! Has she gone mad?!”

Lu Chao Chao dug her finger into her ear, then disdainfully whispered to Xuan Yu, “This old man talks too much. Don’t learn from him. It’s annoying.”

Sect Master: “I—!! I refuse to argue with a drunkard! Get her out of my sight, now!”

Even Xuan Yu had a headache. Usually, Lu Chao Chao taught her disciples to be humble, to act discreetly, that the Three Realms belonged to everyone and should be protected together.

Yet when she was drunk, it was—

“The Three Realms are my home, I can do whatever I want wherever I want!”

What a reversal!

Apologizing profusely, Xuan Yu carried her back to Without Folly Mountain and immediately activated the protective barrier.

By the time he delivered Lu Chao Chao to her small courtyard, she was already clutching her sword, snoring with drool trickling from her lips.

Seeing her asleep, at this moment…

He felt no inappropriate thoughts at all. In fact, he let out a deep sigh of relief.

At first, his plan had been to get Lu Chao Chao drunk beyond recognition and then…

But now…

Don’t wake up, please.

He carried her to the bed and retrieved a delicate Begonia Flower from his robe, tucking it into her hair. His breath brushed against her cheek as he leaned closer—

He wanted to steal a kiss.

But Lu Chao Chao mumbled something in her sleep, her thick lashes fluttering as if she was about to wake.

He instantly shot upright, as though a fierce beast was on his tail, and bolted from the room.

As he descended the mountain, Xuan Yu suddenly paused, his gaze wary.

Having lived on Without Folly Mountain for over a decade, he was intimately familiar with every tree and blade of grass. He was certain—

He had passed this spot already.

His body tensed as he scanned his surroundings.

It was strange. The barrier was sealed. Even if the Celestial Emperor himself came, he couldn’t enter unnoticed.

A chill crawled up Xuan Yu’s spine.

He felt like something terrifying had locked onto him.

Looking up, he saw a black-clad man watching him calmly.

His gaze was still, like tranquil waters, yet within it lurked a storm of unspeakable killing intent. A chill ran from Xuan Yu’s head to his toes.

Who… is this?!

With just a single glance, the pressure was so overwhelming that Xuan Yu’s knees nearly buckled, an urge to submit washing over him.

It was as if an unseen mountain pressed against his back, preventing him from straightening up.

Was this an enemy from the Fiend Realm?

But did the Fiend Realm even have such a terrifying figure?

Even in all the Three Realms, there were few who could rival this man.

“Esteemed one… when did I ever offend you? Please, enlighten me?” Xuan Yu’s eyelid twitched as the man approached.

But the man said nothing.

Instead, he attacked.

Xuan Yu tried to resist, but before this man, his power was utterly insignificant!

And upon sensing his resistance, the man went for the kill.

As if they had an irreconcilable blood feud.

In that instant, Xuan Yu recalled every enemy he had ever made.

“A mere Heart Demon, yet you dare act presumptuously?” The man’s voice was ice-cold, his expression calm and unruffled.

Xuan Yu’s heart pounded in shock.

He was enduring the man’s furious assault, but he had no idea where the anger came from, nor the hatred.

And yet, despite his apparent desire to kill Xuan Yu, the man avoided fatal blows.

He even avoided striking his face.

What kind of enmity was this?!

His Heart Demon barely escaped with its life, retreating deep into his consciousness. When Xuan Yu regained control of his body, the black-clad man merely cast him a cold glance before leaving with disdain.

Standing before Lu Chao Chao’s bedside, the man spotted the Begonia Flower tucked in her hair.

He reached out, plucked it, and crushed it into dust.

“What a ridiculous flower. How dare it rest upon Chao Chao’s head? So vulgar!” he muttered, his tone both icy and aggrieved.

“So my disciple has no defenses at all?” He sounded both hurt and accusatory.

As he left, the flowers outside her window bloomed in full.

A gentle breeze passed through, filling the room with a sweet fragrance.