【Ye Yu instantly came to a halt.】
【Before him was a face that was impossible to forget.】
【The kind of pure, innocent beauty that made one feel as though they had returned to their first love in their youth.】
【Back in the Demon Race's territory, Ye Yu had been startled because of this very face.】
【He never expected to see it again in the God Realm.】
【He still remembered what Du Shuang had said—that she had been imitating the woman in a painting.】
【If that was true, then this woman was probably the person depicted in that painting.】
【Perhaps sensing Ye Yu's gaze, the woman stopped and turned around.】
【One stood higher on the steps, the other lower.】
【They °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° looked at each other in silence.】
【The woman was the first to break it.】
【"Do you know me?" she asked softly.】
【Ye Yu smiled.】
【"No. But when I was in the Demon Race's territory, I saw a painting of you. That's why you seem strangely familiar."】
【The woman thought for a moment before revealing a faint smile.】
【"I remember now. There is indeed a painting hanging in Lotus Pavilion."】
【"My name is Gu Qinglan. I'm also a member of Tianshan Dao. Are you as well?"】
【Ye Yu replied, "Tianshan Dao. Ye Yu."】
【The next instant, the smile on Gu Qinglan's face vanished without a trace.】
【The look she gave Ye Yu became completely cold.】
【The sudden change left Ye Yu utterly confused.】
【Before he could ask what was wrong, Gu Qinglan spoke in a deep voice.】
【"For Big Brother Ye to chase me all the way from the Demon Race's territory to the God Realm and even join Tianshan Dao—it certainly couldn't have been easy."】
【Hearing that, Ye Yu was completely bewildered.】
【But Gu Qinglan gave him no opportunity to explain himself.】
【She snorted coldly, turned around, and left immediately.】
【Leaving Ye Yu standing there alone, utterly baffled.】
【What the hell is going on?】
【What chase? What wasn't easy?】
【Could you at least explain yourself?】
【Two days later, Wan Xiaoge personally introduced Ye Yu to Xiao Pingchao.】
【He specifically emphasized that the crisis involving Shangqing Temple had been resolved entirely by Ye Yu.】
【"This man is definitely one of the rare talents within the Divine Alliance."】
【Xiao Pingchao smiled and nodded.】
【He offered a few words of encouragement.】
【His manner was remarkably approachable.】
【However, Ye Yu didn't care whether it was their first meeting or not.】
【He directly raised his right hand.】
【Seeing this, Xiao Pingchao asked in confusion, "This is...?"】
【Wan Xiaoge quickly explained from the side.】
【"It's a custom from Fellow Daoist Ye's hometown. After meeting someone, people shake hands to express friendliness. Divine Alliance leader, you should try it. It's quite interesting."】
【Xiao Pingchao tried shaking Ye Yu's hand.】
【Although... why did it feel somewhat strange?】
【Ye Yu instinctively chose to ignore the odd expression on Xiao Pingchao's face.】
【Old man, do you really think I want to shake your hand?】
【If the Divine Touch requirement didn't exist, don't even think about touching a single hair on my body!】
【But for the reward, I'm willing to take the initiative this time.】
【To be honest, Ye Yu was extremely excited.】
【Xiao Pingchao.】
【The strongest member of Tianshan Dao.】
【A peak Divine Lord Realm expert.】
【Ye Yu firmly believed that, with his current early Heavenly God Realm cultivation, shaking hands with Xiao Pingchao would definitely trigger a critical reward.】
【The moment the system's voice sounded, Ye Yu's expression became somewhat strange.】
【Touched Xiao Pingchao, Divine Alliance leader of Tianshan Dao.】
【Reward: Tianshan Dao Goddess Catalogue.】
【Tianshan Dao Goddess Catalogue?】
【What kind of thing was that?】
【An artifact?】
【Or did it have some other function?】
【Because Ye Yu was deep in thought, he forgot to let go of the handshake.】
【As a result, Xiao Pingchao asked curiously, "After shaking hands, are you not supposed to let go?"】
【After spending several days with Ye Yu, Wan Xiaoge had at least figured out the basic etiquette.】
【He immediately said, "You can let go after shaking hands. Fellow Daoist Ye? Fellow Daoist Ye?"】
【Only then did Ye Yu snap back to reality.】
【He quickly released his hand.】
【"My apologies. It's mainly because the Divine Alliance leader's hand was too warm, so I couldn't help holding it a little longer."】
【Xiao Pingchao laughed and waved his hand dismissively.】
【At that moment, Gu Qinglan walked in from outside and cupped her hands.】
【"Greetings, Master."】
【Xiao Pingchao smiled.】
【"Qinglan, come over here. This is Third Elder Wan Xiaoge—you've met him before."】
【"And this one is Ye Yu. Since you're both from the Demon Race, you should have plenty to talk about."】
【"Ye Yu, this is my disciple Gu Qinglan. She rarely spends time within the Divine Alliance, so the two of you—"】
【Before he could finish speaking, Gu Qinglan interrupted coldly.】
【"Master, there's no need. We've already met before."】
【"Oh? You've already met?"】
【"Then you should chat more often."】
【Xiao Pingchao clearly failed to notice the chill in her tone.】
【The warm smile remained on his face.】
【"There's no need for that. Master, Third Elder, I still have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."】
【After speaking, Gu Qinglan shot Ye Yu a glare before turning and leaving the hall.】
【Her unusual reaction surprised both Xiao Pingchao and Wan Xiaoge.】
【In their minds, Gu Qinglan had always been an obedient demonic goddess.】
【Why was she behaving so abnormally today?】
【Could there be something between her and Ye Yu?】
【At that thought, flames of gossip immediately ignited in Wan Xiaoge's eyes.】
【Little did he know that Ye Yu felt completely innocent.】
【Speaking honestly from the bottom of his heart—】
【We've only met twice.】
【Do you really have to be this impatient with me?】
【Determined to uncover the truth, Ye Yu immediately followed after her.】
【Xiao Pingchao asked in confusion, "What's going on with those two? Their relationship doesn't seem very harmonious."】
【Wan Xiaoge calmly sipped his tea, amusement flickering in his eyes.】
【"A plain and uneventful relationship may not last long."】
【"The most fatal kind of love is the kind where two people keep pulling and tugging at each other."】
【Xiao Pingchao raised an eyebrow slightly and grumbled.】
【"Honestly, trouble just keeps coming one after another. You sure know a lot of fancy phrases."】
【"Instead of gossiping here, you'd better hurry up and fulfill your promise."】
【"Last time you said that if I brought the entire Divine Alliance to support you against Shangqing Temple, you'd help me win over Goddess Feifei from Drunken Eyes Pavilion."】
【"And now?"】
【"It's been so many days, and you've done absolutely nothing."】
【An awkward expression immediately appeared on Wan Xiaoge's face.】
【Truthfully, he was genuinely grateful to Xiao Pingchao.】
【If their Divine Alliance leader hadn't repeatedly stepped forward to support him, he probably would have been hacked to death long ago.】
【But this was also a transaction of mutual benefit.】
【Though Xiao Pingchao was old, his heart certainly wasn't.】
【He was still a hopeless romantic.】
【Seeing how Wan Xiaoge constantly managed to win over Divine Alliance leaders' Dao companions, he frequently sought advice on courting women.】
【That was the real reason Xiao Pingchao had shamelessly dragged so many members of the God Clan to support Wan Xiaoge's cause.】
【Unfortunately, some things were genuinely difficult.】
【Goddess Feifei was young and beautiful.】
【And you?】
【You spend every day looking like an old man.】
【Other than carrying the title of Divine Alliance leader, what else do you have?】
【The two of you really aren't a very compatible match.】
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