Supreme Star Card Master

Chapter 1113: Chapter 896: Fellow Countrymen

One night passed.

When Su Yuan woke up, it was already noon the next day.

"I actually slept so long..."

Sunlight streamed into the room, Su Yuan slowly opened his eyes and sat up.

The black robe on him was somewhat sweat-soaked, and even now upon waking, Su Yuan could still recall the fervent intoxication from yesterday’s wine.

"Although Brother Fu’s wine was quite potent, its efficacy was indeed astonishing..."

Su Yuan looked inwardly, the Three Suns were firmly entrenched in the Star Sea, and the newly broken Realm seemed slightly more stable.

Su Yuan shook his head with a smile, knowing full well that the wine from yesterday was definitely the prized stash of Fu Chaosheng.

Suddenly, Su Yuan’s nostrils twitched slightly, vaguely sensing a faint fragrance of narcissus.

"This seems to be... the scent on Mu Kexian?"

After a moment of thought, Su Yuan vaguely recalled that Mu Kexian was the one who supported him back from outside the palace last night.

And feeling that lingering faint fragrance, with a slight recollection, Su Yuan could not help but think of that strange dream from yesterday.

In the dream, there seemed to be a cool spring, enveloped in a refreshing comfort.

Speaking of which... Su Yuan raised his right hand, gently clenching it twice, momentarily lost in thought.

In the dream, he seemed to have grasped something, and even now there remained a slight tender slippery sensation, just a taste of which made Su Yuan’s heart flutter slightly...

"What was that thing?"

Su Yuan’s eyes showed contemplation, but he had slept too deeply yesterday to remember despite his efforts.

Shaking his head, Su Yuan let Star Power surge through his body, steaming the dampness off, and then stepped outside.

Just as he stepped out the door, a rich aroma of rice porridge wafted to him.

Su Yuan looked up and saw that Mu Kexian seemed to be... cooking porridge?

Mu Kexian’s movements were somewhat unskilled, and upon sensing someone approaching, she immediately flicked her green hair and turned to look.

"You’re awake?"

"Yeah, I slept too soundly yesterday, just woke up."

Su Yuan scrutinized Mu Kexian, noticing she had changed into a simple yet subtly exquisite chrysanthemum long dress, he couldn’t help but smile and praise:

"You look much better in this than in the clothes of Taishang Sect."

"Really?" Mu Kexian’s eyes brightened slightly, as if about to say more.

Just then, a burnt smell drifted over from nearby.

Mu Kexian immediately realized something, lifted the lid to see, and found the porridge slightly burnt!

"..." Mu Kexian was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed slightly, "I’ll redo it."

"No need, it’s still edible." Su Yuan shook his head with a smile, sat at the stone table, and served himself a bowl.

"How is it?" Mu Kexian asked.

Su Yuan took a couple of bites and nodded, "Not bad, thank you."

Even though it had a slightly burnt taste, it was warm and soft, quite comforting to eat after sobering up from alcohol.

To show his appreciation, Su Yuan served and ate two more bowls.

"How did you sleep yesterday?" Su Yuan asked casually.

"Hmm?... It was okay."

Mu Kexian’s body paused slightly, as if recalling something, her face flushed with a bit of red, and her gaze at Su Yuan bore a hint of peculiarity.

"That’s good..."

Su Yuan finished his porridge in two bites, set down his bowl and chopsticks, and lifted his head just in time to meet Mu Kexian’s eyes.

The mutual gaze was rather awkward, Su Yuan shifted his gaze away, only to end up involuntarily resting it on her tall bosom.

Suddenly, the sensation that had lingered in his palm earlier became much clearer.

Su Yuan suddenly seemed to realize something, his heart fluttered involuntarily.

"Could it be..."

Seeing Su Yuan’s changing expression, Mu Kexian’s eyes flashed with a bit of tension and panic.

"I... I’ll clean up."

Mu Kexian immediately stood up, took the bowls and chopsticks, and walked over to the sink to wash them.

Watching Mu Kexian walk away, Su Yuan then had a thought, secretly communicating with Ruan Ruan in the Guardian Beast Space.

"Puchi puchi! Master!"

"Ruan Ruan, did anything happen last night?"

"Last night? Nope, rest assured, Master, with Ruan Ruan here everything is safe!"

"Then Mu Kexian... she..."

"Hmph! Ruan Ruan kept watch the whole time, although she stayed beside Master all night, she never showed any killing intent towards Master or did anything threatening! It was all Master who made the moves!"

"???"

Su Yuan’s pupils shrank slightly, then he took a deep breath, now fully understanding the situation.

That clear spring... was Mu Kexian?

"Then why didn’t you stop it?" Su Yuan’s tone turned a bit serious.

"Stop it...?" Ruan Ruan was somewhat confused and a bit aggrieved, "But Master seemed, seemed rather comfortable, I... I didn’t understand why I should stop it?"

"..."

Su Yuan was speechless, Ruan Ruan was still young, could it be that she genuinely didn’t understand these things?

"Brother Fu, oh Brother Fu, you’ve really laid a trap..."

Su Yuan shook his head with a smile, now fully understanding that Fu Chaosheng wasn’t inexperienced in reading the room, perhaps he was indeed the most astute of them all.

Watching Mu Kexian washing dishes ahead, Su Yuan gathered his thoughts, walked up and took the bowls she had scrubbed until almost faded.

"Hmm?" Mu Kexian came back to her senses and looked at Su Yuan somewhat bewildered.

"You used to be like an iceberg, but now, you’re more like a ’human’."

Su Yuan spoke softly while wiping the dishes and chopsticks.

"Aside from being a cultivator, we are first and foremost human, and emotions are the most basic thing about being human.

No matter old or young, male or female, healthy or ill, rich or poor... as long as you are human, you have emotions.

If one loses emotions, perhaps they can transcend humanity... but indeed, that’s no longer human."

Mu Kexian quietly listened, and the little panic from earlier gradually faded away.

Su Yuan looked at Mu Kexian and smiled, "You’re doing great just as you are now."

Then, Su Yuan put down the dishes and walked over to the stone table to tidy up again.

After all, this was someone else’s place, so a bit of tidying up was necessary.

And Mu Kexian stood quietly in place, seemingly deep in thought.

"In that case, shall we descend the mountain?" After a while, Su Yuan spoke.

"...Alright."

Mu Kexian responded softly, taking a careful look around and inside the hall, as if to commit everything to memory.

Afterward, Su Yuan and Mu Kexian first headed to Moyun Palace to bid farewell to Fu Chaosheng...

Amongst the overlapping mountains, a mass of Shuiyun quickly shot forth, finally stopping at a certain mountain top, revealing the figures of two people.

One of them was a gentle and elegant middle-aged man;

The other was a neat and skillful woman clad in a martial arts robe and with a high ponytail.

These two were Bai Ze and Bi Fang, hailing from the East Continent.

"Old Bai, the preparations over there are not yet complete, why come here?" Bi Fang followed beside Bai Ze, asking somewhat puzzled.

Bai Ze said, "Coming here is to find a crucial trump card."

As he spoke, Bai Ze took out a slightly glossy black tortoiseshell, pinching a seal technique and pointed at it.

The black tortoiseshell flickered with runes, and a "clang clang" sound emanated from inside.

A moment later, Bai Ze slowly opened it, revealing six small tortoise shells facing up inside.

Bai Ze’s eyes brightened, "The divination is extremely auspicious, it seems like this is indeed the place!"

Bi Fang was not one for patience, she smirked and said, "What do you mean, spell it out clearly!"

Bai Ze laughed heartily, after a brief pause, he slowly explained:

"Even though we’ve borrowed manpower from the Demon Kings with Lord Ming King’s Golden Feather and prepared the array, the success rate still doesn’t exceed fifty percent.

Because, whether it’s the humans or demon beasts of the Southern Continent, they are the inherent configuration of the Southern Continent, and we are limited by relying on spirit beasts’ power.

And to break the balance and gain additional odds, perhaps an external variable from outside the Southern Continent is needed.

Through my calculations and divination, this variable might be encountered here."

"A variable?"

Bi Fang raised her head to look, frowning.

"Old Bai, further ahead is the Mountain Gate of the Ten Thousand Sword Divine Sect, how can there be a variable from outside the Southern Continent?

Staying here, let’s not have a powerful sword cultivator emerge and indiscriminately cut us down here..."

Bi Fang’s words hadn’t fallen when they saw sword intent piercing the clouds, a blue rainbow stretching a thousand miles, as a vast and fierce blue rainbow sword light suddenly came from the direction of Ten Thousand Sword Divine Sect, and in the blink of an eye stopped somewhere up ahead!

"Such commotion, it must be a Sword Master!" Bi Fang’s expression changed.

Bai Ze also looked astonished, turning to Bi Fang, he couldn’t help but praise:

"You spoke it and it came true, impressive."

Bi Fang gave a light huff, then the two of them restrained their auras, gazing into the distance.

Luckily, after a brief pause, that sword light turned slightly and then swept back towards the direction of the Ten Thousand Sword Divine Sect.

"Brother Fu sure is loyal, insisting on escorting us this far."

Su Yuan watched the sword light vanish at the horizon, shaking his head before proceeding with Mu Kexian.

"However, Brother Fu asked me to be cautious ahead..."

Su Yuan hadn’t thought much when he noticed the two individuals on a distant mountain top.

"Hmm? Bai Ze, Bi Fang, they also came to the Southern Continent?"

Su Yuan was greatly surprised, after a brief thought, he immediately flew forward.

"Two seniors." Su Yuan approached, cupping his hands in salute.

These two were from the same place as him in the Demon Capital, and they both had slightly benefited him.

Bai Ze had escorted him from the Snow Burial Mountain Range back to the Demon Capital, and Bi Fang had even given him a card in kindness.

Su Yuan had a fair impression of these two Great Demons under Lord Ming King.

"Su Yuan, it’s you!"

Bai Ze and Bi Fang were also very surprised to see Su Yuan.

Bai Ze waved his hand, saying: "We rank by cultivation level, with your cultivation level now, there’s no need for formalities, just call us by name."

Saying this, Bai Ze and Bi Fang glanced at Mu Kexian beside Su Yuan, then sized up the long unseen Su Yuan.

With this brief assessment, the two of them were even more astonished.

"You’ve reached the Three Suns Realm?!"

Because Su Yuan had recently broken through to Three Suns, his aura hadn’t fully settled yet, but Bai Ze and Bi Fang immediately sensed it.

As experts of the Demon Capital Ming King Mansion, Bai Ze and Bi Fang possessed internal intelligence and had a relatively clear understanding of Su Yuan’s strength.

It must be noted that before they set out, Su Yuan had been the first after the Earth Tribulation to slay knights of the Qiguang Truth Secret Society in the Sky Patrol Department, cutting down two in one go!

Now, with Su Yuan’s advancement to Three Suns, this represented a comprehensive enhancement of his personal strength.

"Su Yuan, it seems it really is you indeed." Bai Ze’s eyes sparkled.