Chapter 51: The Timing of the Ambush (Part 1)

  Lotus Green returned soon, she told Lucy that the Cold Moon Sect Master was negotiating with the envoy of Chu Wang, as it involved Chu Wang's recent situation, departure date, how many people to bring to the national capital, and so on, which couldn't be finished in a short while.

  Lucy didn't mind either, it was a good opportunity for her to rest and have something to eat.

  During this time, Lian Bi told her that the Grand Priest had returned from Nanjiang in the morning, looking like he had been pursued and killed. Han Yue asked him who was pursuing him, but he refused to say. The Sect Master guessed that it must have something to do with the Night God Sect. Although the Grand Priest said that the pursuit stopped when he arrived at Lin Yue Peak, Han Yue still ordered the entire Lin Yue Peak to strengthen its defenses. After that, only the Sect Master and the Grand Priest were left together. The Grand Priest left, and the Sect Master was very unhappy. At that time, there were only two of them, and even the servants did not know what they had discussed.

  Luosi heard that Chen Xing had returned and wanted to go see him immediately, but was informed by Lian Bi that tonight was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Grand Priest would be holding a sacrificial ritual on the altar in the Moon Star Lake, which only took place once a year. Moreover, he would have to sit on it for an entire night to practice his breathing exercises. Also, because Chen Xing had expended a lot of energy fighting off pursuers when he returned, he was currently resting at his residence and had ordered that no one disturb him.

  Luosi thought to herself: "I am the goddess of the Moon God Cult, I shouldn't be counted as anyone that Chen Xing said." After Tang Xiaoxia recovered, what she was most worried about was whether Chen Xing could return safely. Now that he's back, it's a relief for her, but not being able to see him is unbearable.

  It was just that she wanted to go back, but knew that she shouldn't disturb Chen Xing now. At night he would be practicing his skills again, and the next day he might need a good rest. It seemed like seeing him would have to wait another two days.

  She remembered that when she was in Xueyun Valley, Tang Xiaoxia would occasionally come to accompany her and chat with her. Because they were afraid of recalling modern things and getting too sad, the two people didn't dare to talk about too many past events. One time, because it was too hot, Luosi Qi casually said that if she could have a cold watermelon to eat, it would be great. Tang Xiaoxia also reacted at the time and said, "You're stupid! How can there be refrigerators here?" Luosi Qi retorted, "You're the stupid one! Watermelons were only introduced from the Western Regions during the Five Dynasties period, what use is a refrigerator to you!"

  Luosiqi remembered that when she was making fun of Tang Xiaoxia, she stopped laughing and became silent, and Tang Xiaoxia also seemed to realize something and fell silent like her.

  Half a beat later, Luosi quietly said: "Little shrimp, I miss home!"

  She couldn't say another word after that sentence, and tears welled up in her eyes, almost falling down.

  Tang Xiaxia got up and walked to her side, gently patting her shoulder. She gently leaned her head on Tang Xiaxia's body, and the two people didn't speak for a long time again.

  Luosiqi remembered that later Tang Xiaoxia said softly to her: "It's late, I have to go."

  Lucy nodded at him and watched as he disappeared into the distance, feeling an inexplicable emotion in her heart.

  She slowly pulled out the sword, tonight's moon was also full, she remembered the scene when Wu Xi forced her into desperation in that small village, a situation she had never thought would harm her.

  Luo Si Qi came to the window, the windows of this era were glassless, the structure of the window was similar to modern Venetian blinds, but these windows had no leaves, moonlight filtered through the "leaves", and there was a wooden board on the outside of the "leaves" to prevent rain.

  The moonlight shone on Rosicky's sword, making it faintly bright. Rosicky carefully approached the blade with her right hand, but she stopped again, and as soon as she thought of the pain of the blade cutting through her fingers, she had the idea of giving up.

  She looked at her own arm, as white as jade, again. Although the power of the moon god last time healed her arm that was shot by an arrow, thinking about making a bloody cut on it herself made her very hesitant.

  She let out a soft sigh, thinking of the abilities she now possessed, and thought to herself: "Perhaps that time was the first and only time I needed to use blood to save myself."

  Lotus Green had gone to the door as he instructed, she didn't want to be disturbed by anyone at this time, but now she gently knocked on the door from outside.

  Luosi slightly furrowed her brow, she had already instructed Lianbi that no one was allowed to disturb her after not hearing her summons.

  The knocking at the door grew louder and more urgent.

  "What's going on?" she asked, suppressing her anger.

  Outside was Lianbi's slightly fearful voice, Luosiqi heard Lianbi say: "Report to the Goddess, the Master has an urgent matter that wants to see the Goddess, please open the door!"

  Luosi heard this and was slightly surprised. According to the rules of the Moon God Sect that Lianbi had previously told him, at this time, it should be the Grand Priest Chenxing using the power of the moon to practice his skills. Because on this day, practicing may lead to overuse of power and going mad, so Han Yue would often stay by his side to protect him.

  As for the matter of the Chu state envoy, she could have told her about it the next day, or even just sent someone to deliver a letter.

  What kind of thing would make Hans Yue leave the altar and run here?

  Lucy couldn't guess, but she still opened the door.

  Han Yue's expression looked quite good, and she didn't let Lian Bi retreat before starting to talk about her purpose for coming. It turned out that she had already discussed it with the Chu State envoy and agreed that Lu Siqi would set off tomorrow. As for the details, Han Yue went in and sat down to explain them to Lu Siqi carefully.

  Luosi was somewhat worried about Chen Xing's safety, so she asked why not go protect Chen Xing first. As soon as Han Yue heard the name Chen Xing, her face began to look unpleasant, but she didn't scold Luosi. She said that she had already sent the Moon Maidens to guard and now the entire Lin Yue Peak was heavily guarded. Her side of things regarding the Chu King was also very urgent, so she came over first and would go to the Moon Star Lake after explaining everything clearly to Luosi.

  However, the two did not discuss for too long. Han Yue had only spoken a small part when a Moon God Sect disciple rushed in recklessly. He ran so hastily that his red robes made him look like a flame shooting forth rapidly. Perhaps due to his special identity, the guards at the entrance let him pass directly. He was panting heavily, and Luo Siqi took a closer look before realizing he was actually Ji Cao, who had been delivering various items to her before the ceremony began.

  Because Luosiqi's younger brother also has the surname Ji, it is not known whether this Ji Cao and the Zhou royal family have any relationship, so Ji Cao in Luosiqi's view must be different from the general followers within the church.

  Although he was running hastily, his expression was also hasty, but his words were still very clear. He said to the two of them with some loss of strength: "I report to the Lord and the Goddess that the High Priest was suddenly attacked by several unknown masters while practicing his skills, and the guards guarding the altar suffered heavy casualties. I saw that the situation was not good, so I rushed here to report!"

  Luosi was almost stunned, just now Han Yue told her that Lin Yuefeng was heavily guarded, and without her, Chen Xing was also safe. It wasn't until Lianbi whispered to urge her: "Goddess! Goddess!" that she came back to her senses.

  The cold moon had already flown out like a swift arrow!