Dance Of The Phoenix
100. Misstep

It had been a long time since not seeing Su Churan in this place. The moment she met, the woman was instantly busy herself carrying Gu Yuena drinking tea in her deserted pavilion.

The pavilion was not as big as the king's palace, but it was quite beautiful and quiet so it was suitable to be made as a resting place. In addition, there is a wide variety of plants and flowers where the pet butterfly Su Churan perch.

Somewhat dangerous because the butterflies belonging to Su Churan are butterflies that not only eat the essence of flowers, but blood.

"Bai Youzhe left so suddenly, I was a bit surprised to hear he left you here. Based on your nature, I wouldn't be surprised if you came to the Underworld to fight together."

Gu Yuena pulled her eyebrows. "The Underworld?"

"You don't know?" Su Churan closed her own mouth. It seems he mispronounced again.

Gu Yuena looked ordinary. "Bai Youzhe just told me that he has important business." If he knew Bai Youzhe was going to the underworld, he would insist on coming along to complete the mission.

Ah, naw. He would insist on going to Linghun Palace for further explanation and carrying out the phoenix's duties in the Underworld with Bai Youzhe. He doesn't need to be agitated like this.

Knowing so, he would urge Bai Youzhe to talk.

"Gu Yuena oh Gu Yuena, there are many things you need to know about Bai Youzhe. You've been living together, but you still don't know anything. At least, if you ask, he'll answer. Or you'll find out for yourself." Su Churan crossed her chest looking at the extremely indifferent Gu Yuena.

"Where do I have time to think about it." Gu Yuena herself had many complicated problems. He really didn't think about it.

This is wrong.

In the end, he himself had a hard time.

"This is also Bai Youzhe's fault. He should have told you without having to be asked. Maybe he's worried about you because it's too dangerous, but if I were to meet you then I'd be very angry."

"No need to take it seriously." Didn't Gu Yuena also have a problem that Bai Youzhe didn't tell her about? He also had to go to the underworld and plan to the Linghun Palace. He had never told Bai Youzhe that. In fact, she did not tell the man that she was pregnant. They're drawing.

"You're wrong. The success of a relationship is to be open and trusting. If there is a secret between you, misunderstandings will occur and can create conflicts that make your relationship stretch. You two are good at planning things, but why so stupid about relationships?"

Gu Yuena seemed to disagree and folded her hands together. "Hey, I'm not that stupid. I can't mix personal affairs and war together. If I mix the two, I don't know how many I've killed up until now. You're one of them."

Su Churan was silent. Would he also get the same answer when saying this to Bai Youzhe? I don't know. They're pretty similar.

"At least you can balance the two, right? If it's like this, you're just being selfish yourself!" Su Churan pointed to herself. "Make me an example. When I had a serious relationship with someone and was about to get married, my relationship ran aground because of a secret that we ourselves had. I chose the Tianshuang Palace which did not interfere in imperial affairs, whereas he chose to become the highest official in Wyvernia. I refused to interfere in political affairs and was too busy in palace affairs, and vice versa. As a result, saturation occurs because you feel you are walking on a different path. Moreover, I hid my identity as a palace elder so he felt jealous when I placed more importance on the duties of Bai Youzhe and the others. That was the end of the relationship! Then now ...."

Su Churan changed her expression to be frustrated and sad. Between disappointment and regret, he could only cover it up by taking on as many tasks as possible.

Gu Yuena was silent. How can it be that complicated? For as long as he lived, the relationship he knew was just mutual support and trust. That alone was enough even though there were many secrets between them. As long as you believe, everything will be fine.

She has disguised herself as the partner of many men in the past and has learned that trust is the main thing. It has secrets, but those secrets do not hinder the plan to achieve its goals.

As long as it held onto the opponent's weakness and gained complete trust, he had already assumed that it was a successful relationship. In this way, the man will not suspect even after killing him.

But Su Churan said that all his ways were wrong. What he had been doing all along was selfishness for his own sake without regard for others.

That means, if he aborts the content, then it is his own selfishness. It is not done to protect someone and avoid problems, but a pretext to deny all reality and run away from problems.

Everything he has done so far has been wrong.

Gu Yuena was getting confused. She squeezed her skirt silently with a wrinkled forehead as well as a dazed look. What else does he have to do?

"Churan, I think I made a mistake." Gu Yuena was getting dizzy, but could not deny it. He shivered his lower lip, then looked at Su Churan who looked curious.

"Xiao Yuena, there's no way you intend to go to the Underworld, right?" Su Churan was worried by herself.

Gu Yuena shook her head quickly. "Not that." He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I almost killed him .. My own son."

Su Churan was stunned. His mind was empty for a moment.

"What!"

The woman reacted so frontally, yet Gu Yuena did not look surprised, only silently receiving the screams of Su Churan that were so frenzied that the butterflies around were flying wildly.

Fortunately this place is very quiet.

"Xiao Yuena, you're being .. Is that true? Since when? Why don't I know? Does Bai Youzhe know? Anybody know that? Why didn't anyone tell me!"

Questions were thrown so hard that Gu Yuena regretted saying them. The woman's face had already been flat ever since Su Churan asked so many questions endlessly.

Su Churan is Su Churan. His attitude had never changed for many years despite his growing age.

"In addition to Chu Xin and the doctors of her acquaintances, no one knows."

"Since when?"

Gu Yuena was silent for a while. It was possible that Su Churan could help him this dead-end. Better to be honest. "Yesterday Gu Yueli told me. I'm not sure, so I recently went to doctor acquaintance Chu Xin to check."

Su Churan narrowed her eyes. It was only fitting that he sensed another existence, it turned out that it came from Gu Yuena herself.

He'll have a nephew!

"So, you haven't told Bai Youzhe?"

Gu Yuena shook her head so lightly. "He's leaving, I can't talk about it."

"Then if your life is threatened and Bai Youzhe will leave, then you won't say it either?" Su Churan was feeling anxious.

"I'm not that weak."

"Oh, come. Not all problems can be solved on their own as strong as your mental and strength. In fact, aren't you confused now? To hide it from everyone."

"The position is a bit complicated. Gu Yueli said I should abort him, because there will most likely be a big problem in Tianshuang Palace and Linghun Palace. Besides, the Ye Clan has definitely targeted me. I don't know what kind of conflict the Bai Family has with the Ye Clan, but the point is that the Ye Clan won't stay silent."

"Gu Yueli must have told them."

"I hope they've covered their mouths well." Gu Yuena felt that it would not be that easy to shut Gu Yueli's mouth. Even if Gu Yueli's memory was removed, it was not known what means he used to send news to the Ye Clan.

"It won't be that easy. When viewed from the side of others for the benefit of the world, it must be aborted. But do not rule out the possibility of not only having one solution. Xiao Yuena, you should take care of her. No, you need to take care of him. Tell Bai Youzhe, she'll be right back after hearing that."

"He should be busy in the Underworld."

"Assassin Guild has connections with the Underworld. Just so you know, even though Bai Youzhe is not in the Underworld, things remain under control. Yesterday was urgent, though. But Bai Youzhe had already come, the condition had stabilized due to the extremely long time difference. He can come back if you call him."

"But the business—"

"The matter in the Underworld is related to the dragon race. It cannot be completed in a short time. Don't let your son be born, Bai Youzhe just got back to solving problems and was surprised to learn that he had been a father for a long time. That's pathetic."

Su Churan's words were correct. Inevitably, Gu Yuena indeed had to tell Bai Youzhe about this matter, then look for a solution. He could not face his own enemies, let alone his own enemy was his family. But there are more troublesome problems.

"So, I'm gonna text them right now." Su Churan was very excited and moved up from the seat. But Gu Yuena hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait first. If you say it blatantly, what about the other elders? They—"

"Not to worry. They'll treat you well."

"It's not so." Gu Yuena felt depressed because of Su Churan's vigorous attitude. "I think there's been a few spies here since Bai Youzhe left."

"The arrival of Gu Yueli was not without cause. Besides accompanying Jin Xiao to meet you, I think he brought some people to settle in the palace. They ... are witches."

"Witch? How can it not be felt?" Su Churan's face paled instantly.

"Wizards have their own ways of keeping their disguises untraceable. In addition to changing the face, it can also change the aura and become transparent. Only a fellow witch can detect it."

"Then, we'll find out where they are."

"It's not that easy. I fear they are near the elders. They could have been connected to the Linghun Hall or the Linghun Palace. That's why, I can't tell anyone."

"So the point is, Tianshuang Palace is filled with witches? How many?" Su Churan was goosebumps when she said that.

"About 10 people, could be less could be more."

"Then, I should call Bai Youzhe immediately! Xiao Yuena, your safety and your baby are at stake. Tianshuang Palace was also experiencing a crisis indirectly. No objection to that."

"You can't call him if you want." Gu Yuena sighed at Su Churan's hasty demeanor.

Su Churan looked blindfolded, giving a message to the other Assassin Guild members in the Underworld. But when he was about to send a magic message made in his consciousness, the connecting path of the Underworld and the Mitian Plains was cut off just like that.

To get messages from different worlds, it takes magic paths that connect objects to each other. But it suddenly broke off. It's freaky.

"I told you, you can't call him." Gu Yuena turned the eyeballs. Earlier he found Chu Xin who was secretly about to leak information to Bai Youzhe, but that woman failed miserably like Su Churan.

"What cause? This has never happened before." Su Churan astonished.

"Maybe those witches have found a gap between worlds and blocked it." As it was known, Linghun Palace was also connected to the Underworld. It was evidenced by Gu Yuena having to go to that place to complete the mission. There's no way he'd really go out on his own without a spy.

"Damn it!" Su Churan was so upset that she sat back down in a rude manner. His face was completely bent full of anger.

Gu Yuena pulled the corner of her lips, smiling. "We have no choice but to hide."

"Can you still smile at a time like this?"

"Of course." Gu Yuena's smile widened. "Because I have a plan. No need for Bai Youzhe, I can handle it myself as long as you cooperate."

Su Churan looked at Gu Yuena strangely. What other crazy plan is in that woman's brain? Su Churan's feeling was suddenly uneasy.

...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...

Deep in the darkness around the Linghun Palace region, there was a large building that was no less majestic than the palace that stood firmly a few kilometers to the north. The flying aerial monsters were guarding around the building, blocking anyone who dared to infiltrate.

People perform magic activities as daily activities in various places. Colorful magic is beautiful, yet also terrifying.

In the sky, an incision appeared and created a hole connecting with the outside world. The figure of a masked man accompanied by a black robe appeared between the holes, passing through the natural barrier that closed back in a split second.

He hadn't been back to this place for a long time. Everything still looks like it was. Dingy gloomy buildings, witches performing magic acts as part of life, some aerial monsters standing guard in a state of alert, as well as death creatures marching on seemed to fall asleep.

Once the presence of the masked figure was known, everyone as well as the monsters knelt down on him. They knelt down and lowered their heads without saying a word so as to give the impression of silence. The masked man was indifferent, passing just like that into the building after landing the body.

Seeing the masked man who had entered the building and was no longer visible, the witches out there immediately gossiped.

"I heard that Master's clone was destroyed while doing the cleaning at Yuansu Palace, leaving Master heavily injured."

"Who actually dared to make Master hurt?"

"It looks like the same people who have killed our people in Yin City."

"Ah, very terrible."

"Master is already that strong, it can still be made injured by a woman? I don't believe."

"Right, during these few years, the one who can make Master exert all his strength has only come from that Bai Family."

"But this has been quite a while since the cleansing in Yuansu Palace. How bad are you getting hurt?"

The answer to their question is known only to the person concerned. The masked man did not care about the various kinds of uneasiness and questions of his minions.

He walked around the hallway of the building, then arrived at the large room where he used to cultivate and live since childhood. Actually, this place is a nightmare. But he had no other choice in order to recuperate for the next fight.

The man took off his robe, displaying his black clothes that camouflaged the bloodstains of various creatures. The mask on her face was also removed, revealing a pair of charming, jet-black irises.

His feet stepped into the center of the circle-shaped room that became its center. The room was full of cold. There are no other items in this place other than cold floors and wooden ornaments that can keep the warmth of the room.

He sat on a special place made from a combination of high quality wood and metal that was good for cultivation as well as recovery. His eyes began to close to start controlling the qi in the body.

Just as the man closed his eyes, a black fog slipped in the direction of the door. A transparent black fog that solidified and formed the figure of a female shadow.

The woman with a crown on her head, as well as a striking blood red iris. Her hair was a typical blonde noble Wyvernia.

"You failed to take him." The woman's voice was as calm as water, but it had a chilling tone and a terrifying pressure.

The man opened his eyes, displaying a beautiful jet-black iris, staring at the shadow of a beautiful woman similar to someone in his memory.

He's down. "Teacher."

"Yang Xinyuan, do you have any doubts?" That woman was Li Hua, or Princess Vanya who was once the daughter of Wyvernia. Now she is the Queen of Linghun Palace named Li Hua who was once married to the King of Linghun Palace.

In front of him was the disciple he had raised since he was 12 years old. The one who made it had to leave his children for a certain purpose, Yang Xinyuan.

No one would have expected, the man who used to stay in the Hidden Land of Yan Shuiyin turned out to be a disciple of the Queen of Linghun Palace who had been mentioned as a cruel and heartless man.

He had been monitoring Yuansu Palace for a long time, ever since his first battle with Bai Youzhe at the academy. If not for the existence of Princess Linghun Palace, he had already destroyed it from the very beginning.

It's just that, lately the queen seems to be in a great hurry. He ordered his disciple to take Gu Yuena immediately to the palace. By destroying Yuansu Palace, Gu Yuena would lose his way and eventually choose to go to Linghun Palace voluntarily.

But who would have thought, Gu Yuena would use the sacrificial method to fight Yang Xinyuan. Back then he had only sent clones, as he could not fight Gu Yuena directly.

Who would have thought Gu Yuena had overstepped the mark and no longer concerned herself with life. Fortunately, he was on guard by giving Gu Yuena the pearl of life.

At first he hoped that the pearl of life would bring Gu Yuena to him. But even his fears became real. Gu Yuena arrived at Tianshuang Palace meeting that person and got engaged.

He knew it when he was in the Luo Clan. He met Bai Youzhe, but just passed by without saying a word or experiencing unnecessary conflict.

"I'm asking you. Do you have any doubts?" The Queen repeated the question resolutely.

"I can't face it directly." So Yang Xinyuan sent a clone so that she would not feel wavering when she saw Gu Yuena's resistance.

After all, he also had dragon blood. His feelings for Gu Yuena were clearly bound. Gu Yuena was also not hostile towards him, so did not want Gu Yuena to realize that it was her that made Gu Yuena hate him.

"You know the consequences of every step you take." Li Hua stepped her foot to the other side while looking at Yang Xinyuan coldly. "Gu Yuena should arrive as soon as possible, no matter what. I'll change it myself."

Li Hua turned towards the door about to leave. Before actually leaving, he slightly turned his head towards Yang Xinyuan. "Recover yourself, then continue with your work."

"Good, Teacher." Yang Xinyuan replied without looking at him.

He was a bit worried, what would happen to Gu Yuena after being here, given what he had gone through to get to this stage. His teacher couldn't be that cruel to his own daughter, right?