Chapter 1397: Heaven Will Not Abandon Us

Seeing Zhou Yiqiao say this, Yang Liuyi could only choose to believe it, even though this trust was built on one unknown and coercion after another.

She slowly stood up, walked into the house, and took out an exquisite jade box from a hidden corner. The fairy fruit containing endless possibilities and hopes was lying quietly inside, emitting a faint fluorescence.

She held out the jade box with trembling hands, as if she was holding the entire future of herself and her daughter.

Walking up to Zhou Yiqiao, she took a deep breath and handed over the jade box. The only thing left in her eyes was the helplessness of letting the treasure leave her hands.

"You'll be thankful you made this choice later."

Zhou Yiqiao was about to put the jade box into the storage bag, then he raised his hand and pointed, knocking out his little daughter who was hiding in the room in front of Yang Liuyi.

Yang Liuyi's face suddenly changed when she saw this.

"you!"

She was about to ask Zhou Yiqiao why he was so cruel, but she heard what Zhou Yiqiao said next.

"I will take your daughter away first. If you appear in front of the Second Princess as promised tomorrow, I will let you see her again. Otherwise..."

Zhou Yiqiao did not finish his threat. He just looked at Yang Liuyi coldly. The chill in his eyes was enough to make Yang Liuyi feel an indescribable fear in her heart.

Yang Liuyi clenched her teeth, trying hard not to let her tears fall.

She knew very well that in this world where the strong are respected, being weak means having your fate dominated by others.

She glanced at her daughter lying on the ground, her heart filled with helplessness and anger, but she could only accept the reality helplessly.

"I will do whatever you ask."

Yang Liuyi's voice was low and firm, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.

Zhou Yiqiao nodded with satisfaction, turned around and walked out of the courtyard, disappearing into the night.

After Zhou Yiqiao left, Yang Liuyi felt as if all the strength had been drained from her body. She collapsed on the ground, staring blankly in the direction where Zhou Yiqiao had disappeared, her heart aching.

......

On the other hand, Zhou Yiqiao was holding a girl in his arms, preparing to return to the Immortal Emperor Palace.

As soon as he left Cai Lian Alley, he saw a woman with a beautiful face hidden under a hood.

"Your Highness, why are you here?!"

Zhou Yiqiao was so surprised that he stopped immediately, his tone filled with a hint of respect and confusion.

The woman gently lifted the hood on her head, revealing a cold and beautiful face. It was the second princess, Luo Lishang.

"If I hadn't come, how would I have known that you, Mr. Zhou, were such a 'very evil' person?"

Luo Lishang joked with a smile, then set his eyes on the girl in Zhou Yiqiao's arms.

"She is Yang Liuyi's daughter, Yang Lingxiu?"

Zhou Yiqiao nodded, walked forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Luo Lishang, preparing to return to the palace together.

"She is very smart and beautiful. Her mother gave her a good name."

Luo Lishang raised his hand and poked Yang Lingxiu's pink cheek. A hint of pity flashed in his eyes, but then he returned to his cold expression.

"Mr. Zhou, you have completely violated Senior Wang's request this time. Not only did you meet with the mother and daughter, you also pretended to be a villain and forced them to enter the palace."

"Aren't you afraid that Senior Wang and Senior Li will blame you if they find out?"

Zhou Yiqiao gently rocked his arms to help Yang Lingxiu in his arms sleep more soundly. Then he turned his head to look at Luo Lishang, staring directly into Luo Lishang's star-like eyes.

"Your Highness, I know my current situation better than you do. How can I still have the energy to leave the Immortal Emperor Palace every day to help the two seniors guard such a secret?"

"Besides, there is no place in the entire Great Xuantian that is safer than the Immortal Emperor Palace. Even if Senior Wang and Senior Li knew what I did, they would probably not say much."

"You are quite clever to think of this solution."

Luo Lishang lightly covered her red lips and smiled approvingly.

"He's not smart, but he just did something that was in his own interest."

Zhou Yiqiao shrugged and changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about this matter. Your Highness the Princess secretly followed Zhou just to see how Zhou dealt with the mother and daughter of the Yang family?"

Hearing this, Luo Lishang's lips curled up slightly, forming a shallow arc.

"Master Zhou, do you think that I am the kind of person who has a purpose for every action and who plans everything carefully?"

After hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao pretended to be surprised and asked back.

"Is not it?"

Luo Lishang was stunned for a moment, then a blush appeared on her face. She spat lightly, clenched her fists, and hit Zhou Yiqiao softly.

"Okay, I didn't expect that I would always be like this in your eyes!"

"Princess, please spare my life. I will never dare to presume to guess your feelings again."

Zhou Yiqiao acted as if begging for mercy, and with the fast speed of his feet, he ran towards the Immortal Emperor Palace, holding the sleeping Yang Lingxiu in his arms.

Luo Lishang put on a hood, looked determined to not give up, and chased after him while playing and joking.

The two men didn't know that their joke was seen by a group of young monks who were drinking and having fun on the second floor of a nearby tavern.

If Zhou Yiqiao were present at this moment, he would be able to discover that among them was Yu Poyun, his defeated opponent in the past!

"Brother Yu, the Second Princess wouldn't even smile at you when she was playing with an octogenarian. I'd say you should give up as soon as possible!"

One of the young monks patted Yu Poyun on the shoulder, with a hint of teasing and sympathy in his tone.

Yu Poyun's face was gloomy. He stared at Luo Lishang and Zhou Yiqiao who were walking away. His fists were clenched so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms.

"Although that person is dressed as an old man, I will never mistake his aura. He must be Zhou Yiqiao who had the upper hand over me back then."

"Oh? He is Zhou Yiqiao?"

After hearing Yu Poyun's answer, many people became interested and looked in the direction where Zhou Yiqiao and Luo Lishang left.

"Humph, a guy who wins by luck and trickery, what's so noteworthy about that?"

A young man who seemed to have a good relationship with Yu Poyun said with a curled lip.

But since there are people who speak up for Yu Poyun, there are naturally also people who want to embarrass him.

As soon as this person finished speaking, someone immediately spoke up to refute him.

"That's wrong. The Second Princess has such high standards. When has she ever been nice to outsiders of the same age in all these years?"

"Although Zhou Yiqiao is a cultivator outside the Great Profound Heaven, he must have some extraordinary qualities to be favored by the Second Princess."

"Besides, this person was able to defeat me, no matter what means he used, at least he proved his strength in that competition."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere among the crowd suddenly changed subtly.

Yu Poyun's face was extremely ugly. He glanced coldly at the people around him and finally fixed his gaze on the person who had just refuted him.

"Brother Liu said it so lightly, as if he was right there and saw the fight between me and Zhou Yiqiao."

The family background of this young man surnamed Liu was obviously not worse than Yu Poyun's. Hearing this, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he curled up a playful smile at the corner of his mouth, slowly stood up, and looked directly at Yu Poyun.

"Brother Yu, although I didn't witness your competition with my own eyes, in the cultivation world, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. This is an unchanging iron rule."

"The fact that Zhou Yiqiao was able to defeat you shows his ability. No matter what means he used, the result is predetermined, isn't it?"

Yu Poyun's face gradually turned cold, his eyes narrowed, emitting a sharp edge.

He was about to speak out in rebuttal, but suddenly sensed the murderous aura in the air and turned his eyes towards the doors and windows.

"Who is sneaking around and dares to spy on our brothers' banquet? "

Yu Poyun was worried that he had no place to vent his anger. As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of energy gathered in his palm and he swung it fiercely towards the window.

In an instant, the window frames of the tavern collapsed, turning into flying wood chips all over the sky and scattered all over the ground.

At the same time, a figure in white jumped in from the hole in the window paper and landed in front of the table in the room.

The man in white was extremely handsome, with an otherworldly temperament revealed between his brows. He gently brushed off the wood chips on his body, and glanced indifferently at everyone in the room, finally stopping on Yu Poyun.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess invites Yu Xiaozhuguo to the palace for a chat."

Upon hearing this, Yu Poyun frowned, looked up and down at the uninvited guest, and was secretly on guard.

"Your princess? Which princess?"

The man in white didn't change his expression. He opened his mouth and muttered something, conveying the identity of the princess to Yu Poyun's mind.

After hearing this, Yu Poyun's face suddenly changed, and in the blank eyes of everyone, he laughed out loud towards the sky.

"Great! God is really willing to help me. Such a good thing actually came to my doorstep!"

Amidst his laughter, Yu Poyun's eyes flashed with sinisterness and ecstasy.

Everyone looked at each other, confused, only the young man named Liu frowned thoughtfully, as if he realized something.

Yu Poyun was so overwhelmed with joy at the moment that he paid no attention to the expressions of his friends around him. He stood up carelessly and disappeared into the tavern with the man in white whose name he didn't even know.

After Yu Poyun left, the interest of the rest of the crowd also faded because of this episode. Most people began to follow suit and left in twos and threes. Only the young man surnamed Liu and a few close friends were left, still sitting in their original seats and talking in low voices.

"Brother Liu, do you know who the princess that man in white is talking about?"

One of them asked curiously.

The young man surnamed Liu shook his head slightly, seemingly unwilling to answer this question.

He also stood up and walked towards the door, talking as he walked.

"Some things may not be a good thing to know. Let's continue to enjoy this rare leisure time."

A few people didn't understand what was going on, but when they saw that the young man surnamed Liu had come to get it, they had to hurriedly suppress their worries, and they all stood up and followed him out of the tavern.

"Young masters, the bill has not been settled yet."

The owner of the tavern poked his head out from behind the counter, holding the account book in his hand, and shouted helplessly.

However, the only response he received was the sound of footsteps gradually fading away outside the door.