Chapter 2246: Lan Jing Seeks Help

After Pan Gu’s death, the order of the entire universe had already begun to change.

With Ye Fan also temporarily missing, the remaining cultivators couldn’t help but want to fulfill some of their own ambitions.

The Xuan Girl, who wanted to complete the sacrificial Array, was the first to be taught a lesson by Ye Fan and imprisoned; after that, the four ancient female cultivators Nu Ying, Xi He, Leizu and Sang Yuan also began plotting their own affairs to varying degrees, and now with a fragment of Nuwa coming out to stir up trouble, the alteration of the universe’s order looked almost inevitable.

At the same time, Ye Fan seemed to be the one least concerned about the change in universal order. After all, his current status had already replaced Pan Gu’s, making him, in the true sense, the ruler of the universe.

But no one knew whether Pan Gu had truly died; given Pan Gu’s power, it was impossible that nothing remained but a corpse.

Without receiving Ye Fan’s help, Lan Jing had no choice but to temporarily return to Earth. She had to seek help from Li Zhaojun. In her view, when she was in the most difficult time and couldn’t rely on Ye Fan, only Li Zhaojun could help her.

After she met Li Zhaojun, Li Zhaojun was very warm toward her. She hadn’t expected Lan Jing to come looking for her during the interval of the heavenly tribulation, and she still placed great hopes on Lan Jing.

“…Miss Lan, weren’t you together with Ye Fan inside the Pan Gu Secret Realm? The heavenly tribulation is still ongoing; the matter of saving the tribulation is supposed to fall on you and Ye Fan. You coming back to Earth… doesn’t seem to be of any help to the overall situation!”

Li Zhaojun received Lan Jing with Min Shang at her side, but she didn’t want Zhao Lina and the others to know what was said during this meeting, so she simply chose a quiet room to talk with Lan Jing.

Lan Jing’s face looked somewhat sorrowful as she said, “I want to save the heavenly tribulation too, but Ye Fan now seems to have forgotten everything. He remembers nothing about the past, and he’s no longer focusing his attention on saving the heavenly tribulation. This time he left again, and no matter whom I ask, no one knows where he went. I could only come to you, Sister Zhao Jun. Do you have any way to make Ye Fan return to how he used to be?”

“Ah?” Li Zhaojun couldn’t help but exchange a look with Min Shang. Though the two of them had previously received quite a bit of news about Ye Fan, because it all came from those ancient cultivators, they were still half-believing, half-doubting.

But facing Lan Jing, the two of them seemed to have no reason to doubt at all. Lan Jing’s feelings toward Li Zhaojun were sincere, and emotionally, Li Zhaojun absolutely believed that Lan Jing would not deceive her.

“This is hard to say.” Li Zhaojun sighed. “Earlier I also tried to contact Ye Fan, but just as you said, Ye Fan now remembers nothing of the past, and he hasn’t returned to Earth. I have no idea how to get in touch with him. So… I can only apologize to you. The power in Ye Fan’s body is far too strong, and the situation he’s encountering now is very likely because his power can no longer be contained within his body…”

Lan Jing was very surprised by Li Zhaojun’s words. She realized that the one who truly understood Ye Fan best was precisely Li Zhaojun.

Even without having seen Ye Fan’s current appearance, Li Zhaojun could roughly infer what had caused Ye Fan’s loss of memory.

“Then what… what can I do?” Lan Jing looked utterly bewildered. She had no idea what her next step should be, like a girl who had lost her sense of direction.

Li Zhaojun thought for a moment, then finally sighed. “It seems you can only stay on Earth for now and make a long-term plan. There are many things I can’t arrange for you. But there’s one thing I hope you’ll believe: no matter what happens, we will stand together with you. After all, Ye Fan and we are as one. In the future… we’ll also be the best of sisters!”

“Oh.” At the mention of “sisters,” Lan Jing was clearly a little ashamed.

Although she didn’t understand many human matters very well, she knew that Ye Fan’s legitimate wife was Li Zhaojun, and that she herself seemed to have taken over Li Zhaojun’s place at Ye Fan’s side. This was unfair to Li Zhaojun.

“I don’t even know what I can do by staying on Earth… Sister Zhao Jun, will you come back to the Pan Gu Secret Realm with me?” Lan Jing thought for a moment, then suddenly lifted her head and looked at Li Zhaojun with very sincere eyes. “There are many things in the Pan Gu Secret Realm that need you to handle. Now that Ye Fan isn’t there, I really can’t cope on my own. If you could help, I believe the order of the entire Pan Gu Secret Realm could be maintained. There are many innocent common folk there who are on the brink between life and death!”

“This…”

Li Zhaojun also felt very torn. In the end she shook her head and said, “I still have my own matters to deal with, and for the time being I can’t go to the Pan Gu Secret Realm. Because you know… the affairs of the Pan Gu Secret Realm were never something I could resolve. They’re Ye Fan’s affairs. What I can do now is to protect Earth, so Ye Fan has no worries at his back. This is what I’ve been doing ever since the heavenly tribulation began, Lan Jing, my little sister. I hope you can understand me.”

Right then, Min Shang tugged at the back of Li Zhaojun’s clothes, clearly hinting that she herself wanted to go back and take a look at the Pan Gu Secret Realm.

For Li Zhaojun and Ye Fan, the Pan Gu Secret Realm wasn’t their birthplace; it was merely a place that held some memories. But for Min Shang, the Pan Gu Secret Realm was where she was born and grew up. It held a meaning for Min Shang that was entirely different from others.

Li Zhaojun sighed. “Sister Shang, I know what you’re thinking. You’re worried about the safety of the Pan Gu Secret Realm, worried about your master, Sect Master Hai, and all those fellow disciples… But right now, I really can’t do without you at my side. How about this: Lan Jing, my little sister, if you want to go back to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, I absolutely won’t stop you. But as for me and Sister Shang, we simply can’t go back to the Pan Gu Secret Realm…”

“Ah? So that means you want me to go back alone?” Lan Jing asked, looking very troubled.

“I don’t have any better way. The truth is, the only person who can truly preside over the overall situation is Ye Fan. I don’t have that kind of ability. In both cultivation and insight, I’m not even on par with those ancient cultivators. How could I come forward and shoulder such a heavy responsibility? I know the safety of the Pan Gu Secret Realm is very important, because if it collapses, the entire universe may run into trouble. But right now… I really am too stretched thin!” Li Zhaojun also looked extremely distressed.

Lan Jing lowered her head, as if she had done something wrong. In the end she gave a soft sigh. “Sister Zhao Jun, maybe it really is my fault. I shouldn’t force you. I just can’t find a direction now, so I could only come to you for help. If… Ye Fan could come back now, and even recover his memories, that would be wonderful! Sister Zhao Jun, I’ll stay on Earth then. Whatever you’re doing, I can help you!”