Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 915 12

Meng Qianqian shook her head silently.

"Let's go up the mountain."

Lu Yuan said.

Meng Qianqian nodded.

"Speaking of which, I also want to know the answer to the question Ji Li asked."

She said truthfully.

She was indeed curious.

In fact, the moment Yun Xiyao only took her into the forbidden area was when she faintly sensed that Lu Yuan and Yun Xiyao's reactions were too compliant and calm.

"Did you already discuss this with Master?"

"Yes."

Lu Yuan did not deny it. He held her hand and walked upward, "It's fine if she takes you in. I have my ways to meet up with you."

Ji Li and Chen Long were clearing the path ahead.

Si Snake was at the rear.

Meng Qianqian realized: "So you already guessed that you couldn't get in, then why did you—"

Lu Yuan smiled slightly: "If from the beginning she took only you to the back mountain, then you'd be the one stopped. But if all of us went and were stopped, they would definitely try to trip us up a little and make it difficult for your master, balancing things out a bit."

Meng Qianqian: "As expected of you."

Playing with people's hearts, no one can outmatch him.

"Honestly, do you have any other cards up your sleeve that haven't been shown?"

This guy has been getting more and more at ease since he got on the island.

Lu Yuan: "You guess."

Meng Qianqian: "..."

"Did you meet Xu Dog when passing through Ancient Phoenix Town?"

Chen Long asked Ji Li.

Ji Li snorted: "When hasn't that dog hid far away upon seeing Commander Guard? If he dares to come out, I'd be the first to not let him off!"

"Rooster Brother, you're that formidable?"

Tan'er looked with starry eyes.

Ji Li: "Of course!"

Chen Long: "Xu Dog probably avoids you because you're so loud."

Ji Li got riled up: "You think you'll die if you don't speak?"

After walking for a while longer, the group approached the mountain top.

Little Cloud Peak had a main peak and a side peak, connected only by a rope bridge.

Everyone assumed the Holy Daughter had descended on the main peak, but when they reached the top, they found nothing.

So, everyone surged towards the side peak.

They fought fiercely to seize the rope bridge.

"Should we go over?"

Meng Lang asked.

Everyone gave him a look that said, "Do you even need to ask?"

Meng Lang's mouth twitched.

What kind of ridiculously bold and daring group is this?

He thought about asking for a battle plan, but his good master Chen Long was already charging ahead.

Beneath the Heavy Sword, no one could withstand.

"Take down—that one—ah—"

Just as one expert was going to rally people to take down Chen Long first, before he could finish speaking, he was kicked off the cliff by Chen Long.

Chen Long's attack was so fierce that for a moment, it stunned the fighting crowd completely.

Gradually, no one dared to provoke Chen Long, and they spontaneously made way for him.

But just as Chen Long was about to step onto the rope bridge, a Sword Qi came slashing across the sky.

With a cold glint in his eyes, Chen Long grabbed the nearby Yu Zichuan and swung a sword backhand.

Two terrifying Sword Qi collided in mid-air. None of the experts within ten steps were spared, all being sent flying and falling down.

"It's you again."

Chen Long let go of Yu Zichuan, "You all go ahead."

"Okay."

Without looking back, Yu Zichuan walked onto the rope bridge.

"Did I agree to that?"

Mo Yi said coldly.

Yu Zichuan ignored him and continued moving forward.

"Let's go too."

Lu Yuan said to Meng Qianqian.

Meng Qianqian nodded.

As Yun Xiyao glanced back at Chen Long and then at Mo Yi, she finally said nothing.

Tan'er waved her hand: "Brother Chen Long, we're going ahead!"

Chen Long acknowledged with a hum, blocking the rope bridge with his sword.

One man holds the pass, ten thousand cannot open it!

Not long after Meng Qianqian and her group crossed the rope bridge, Ayimulan and Shan Cheng also crossed.

Beside them was the High Priest.

Meng Qianqian paused and looked back at the High Priest from afar.

Their eyes met.

Meng Qianqian felt as if she was being gazed at by an abyss.

Lu Yuan gently pulled Meng Qianqian into his embrace, cupping the back of her head with one hand, preventing her from meeting the High Priest's gaze.

Meng Qianqian withdrew her gaze.

"High Priest, did you discover anything?"

Ayimulan asked.

The High Priest: "On her, there's a familiar aura."

Ayimulan: "Could she also be related to the Holy Temple?"

The Grand Priest glanced at the bouncing Tan'er: "Not just her, that little girl too."

Ayimulan gave the High Priest a deep look: "The two girls are yours; I only want the Holy Daughter."

The terrain of Little Cloud Peak was unique. Besides crossing the rope bridge, one also had to climb a steep cliff by hand.

When Meng Qianqian and her group reached mid-mountain, they already saw someone climbing up.

Si Snake said: "Those two seem familiar."

Meng Qianqian said: "It's Mr. Sheng and Tuoba Ye."

The two had changed their attire, but due to treating them a few times with Nalan Xue's help, she could still recognize them at a glance.

"I didn't expect their actions to be so quick."

She sighed, "Let's ascend as well."

"No tools, difficult to climb, you all wait here."

He intended to go back to the rope bridge to rob others.

Before he could turn around, an axe flew through the air, and he caught it backhandedly, gazing sharply at the comer.

"I thought it was you guys!"

The comer was none other than Daniu and Ah Wu, who had benefited from Meng Qianqian's kindness in the desert.

Ah Wu squinted his eyes: "It really is our benefactors."

Si Snake looked at the axe in his hand, suppressing his killing intent.

The two had all sorts of climbing tools hanging on them, obviously looted from others.

While others were fighting, they quietly followed behind to pick up scraps. How could that not be considered clever?

Daniu generously distributed the tools to Meng Qianqian's group.

Meng Qianqian asked: "You two... don't want to find the Holy Daughter?"

Daniu scratched his head, laughing heartily: "We're just here to watch the phenomenon of the Seven Stars in a Row. We don't have the capability to meddle in the Holy Daughter's affairs."

His demeanor didn't seem like he was lying.

Meng Qianqian nodded slightly.

Finally, he handed two long ropes to Lu Yuan.

"Thank you."

Lu Yuan expressed his gratitude, saying to Meng Qianqian, "I'll go up with Ji Li first."

Si Snake said: "I'll go up with Ji Li."

"Alright."

Lu Yuan handed the rope to him.

Ji Li and Si Snake took the lead, with Meng Lang, Tan'er, and Yu Zichuan closely following.

Daniu and Ah Wu originally came for fun, but they couldn't resist their curiosity and rolled up their sleeves to climb as well.

About two sticks of incense worth of time later, a rope was thrown down from the mountaintop.

"You can come up now—"

It was Meng Lang's voice.

Lu Yuan tugged on the rope; it seemed sturdy enough.

He looked at Meng Qianqian and Yun Xiyao.

Yun Xiyao spoke calmly: "You two go up first."

Lu Yuan followed her gaze and looked over.

The High Priest was approaching.

"Be careful, Master."

Lu Yuan said, grabbing the rope with one hand and holding Meng Qianqian with the other, giving Meng Lang a signal.

Meng Lang and Yu Zichuan pulled the rope, lifting the two to the mountaintop.

"Just you two? Where are the others?"

Meng Qianqian asked.

Meng Lang pointed east: "That way."

Lu Yuan untied the rope and led Meng Qianqian eastward.