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Chapter 301: Empress Qingyue’s Past

The sky gradually darkened as the last rays of the setting sun slowly faded.

However, at this moment, the Fanhua Sacred Lands were still filled with a joyous atmosphere.

Distant bonfires burned brightly, and occasionally, the excited singing of female disciples could be heard.

The soft, cool, and delicate body beside him wore a refreshing orchid fragrance, making one involuntarily become somewhat intoxicated.

“Wife, tonight… do you want to stay in the Fanhua Sacred Lands first?”

Nie Chen smiled slightly.

Having just obtained the beast core of the Sand Crab Beast King in the Desolate Forbidden Area, this time, he felt quite confident.

“Tonight, let’s forget about it for now.”

Chu Qingyue, slightly shy, refused.

This answer was somewhat unexpected to Nie Chen.

After all, the Empress had recently been somewhat demanding… ahem.

As if worried that Nie Chen would misunderstand, Chu Qingyue quickly wanted to explain:

“Because… This Empress still needs to go somewhere tonight.”

As the words reached her lips, Chu Qingyue’s voice indeed became slightly lower.

She walked alone to the peak of the mountain, looking up at the pitch-black night sky.

The bright moonlight shone down, softly landing on her body.

A night breeze blew past, her long black hair and light blue immortal dress fluttering gently in the wind.

Her eyes were like water, yet they held a hint of coldness.

Her skin was as radiant as snow, with a hint of pink amidst the whiteness.

Her slender waist was not even a handful, and her evenly jade-like long legs were exposed, as if possessing an alluring charm.

Bathed in moonlight, her stunning face seemed as if she did not belong to the mortal world.

But, besides coldness, there was a faint, imperceptible sadness.

“Strange…”

Nie Chen also realized that something was slightly unusual.

For so long, he had never seen Chu Qingyue show such sadness.

‘And, where did she say she was going?’

Just at this moment, a voice quietly drifted from the distance and reached Nie Chen’s side.

With alluring golden hair, this figure was none other than Saintess Fanhua.

However, this time, there was none of her usual playfulness. Saintess Fanhua quietly gazed at Chu Qingyue, who was standing alone on the mountain peak, in silent contemplation.

She seemed to know something.

“Dong, dong.”

Just then, a melodious bell sound echoed in the distance.

This bell signified the arrival of midnight.

Chu Qingyue looked back at Nie Chen, her cold eyes filled with tender emotions.

But with the sound of the bell, she rose into the air, riding the wind and flying into the distance.

“Where is the Empress going?”

Looking at Chu Qingyue’s gradually disappearing figure, Nie Chen couldn’t help but ask.

“To pay respects to an old friend,” Saintess Fanhua softly replied.

“An old friend?”

“Yes.”

After a slight hesitation, Saintess Fanhua decided to tell the truth:

“Actually, Qingyue’s journey before becoming Empress wasn’t so smooth. Qingyue’s talent and gifts were once considered among the best in the entire Lanchuan Continent. Even the sons of some famous prodigies at that time couldn’t compare to her. But just as her strength received universal recognition, Qingyue’s parents, who were Great Emperors, suddenly disappeared.”

‘The Empress’s parents were both Great Emperors.’

These words surprised even Nie Chen.

After all, Great Emperor experts were extremely rare and formidable in the Lanchuan Continent.

All the Great Emperor experts in the entire continent added up to only a dozen or so. As for the situation where both parents were Great Emperors, it was almost unheard of.

“Yes, initially, everything was very smooth for Qingyue, whose parents were Great Emperors. Not only was her innate talent the top in the Lanchuan Continent, but her parents also doted on her, their only daughter. However…”

Speaking of this, Saintess Fanhua sighed, seemingly saddened.

Nie Chen could see that although the Empress often bullied Saintess Fanhua, even spanking her many times, their close friendship was far deeper than it appeared on the surface.

At this time, Saintess Fanhua continued softly:

“Ever since Qingyue’s parents mysteriously disappeared, her situation became increasingly worse. Although her parents were Great Emperor experts, even dominating the Lanchuan Continent for a time, they did not establish any power of their own. Because of this, after they disappeared, there was no one to protect Qingyue. And Qingyue, whose talent and gifts far surpassed countless prodigies, was subjected to endless exclusion, jealousy, and covetousness because she had no one to protect her. Not only did her life become increasingly difficult, but she even almost died several times. Until, she appeared…”

“She?”

“Yes, the one who helped Qingyue was You Qian, the Princess of the Underworld. She conjured a clone of herself with the power of the Underworld and appeared in the Lanchuan Continent. She helped Qingyue through the most difficult period, until she reached the Transforming Sea Realm, and then left one day. And from then on, Qingyue seemed to have completely awakened, constantly striving to cultivate and break through, and single-handedly established the Heavenly Cloud Palace. Not only did she step into the Great Emperor realm, becoming one of the strongest Great Emperors in the Lanchuan Continent, but she even expanded the power of the Heavenly Cloud Palace to what it is today. That’s why those three guys were so afraid of Qingyue years ago, trying to block the continued growth of the Heavenly Cloud Palace.”

With these words, Saintess Fanhua looked towards Chu Qingyue’s silhouette gradually disappearing into the distant sky, a hint of heartache in her eyes.

“You Ming.”

Nie Chen instantly recalled the existence they had formed a bond with in the White Bone Sacred Lands.

He hadn’t imagined that this Princess of the Underworld would have such a relationship with Chu Qingyue.

And to conjure a clone from the Underworld just to help Chu Qingyue…

Such a thing was indeed difficult to imagine.

No wonder the Empress missed this old friend so much.

“Thank you, Saintess, for telling me all this.”

Nie Chen smiled slightly in gratitude, and casually asked:

“By the way, how did that candy taste, the one from the Emotion Flower’s reward? Was it sweet?”

“Why did you suddenly ask about this?”

Saintess Fanhua instantly showed panic, hurriedly denying:

“It, it was okay. It was just ordinary candy. Maybe it was a treasure slightly worse than a pebble.”

“Is that so… That’s really a pity.”

Hearing these words, Nie Chen couldn’t help but smile.

As the moonlight shone down, Saintess Fanhua turned her head away, her gaze flowing like water, suddenly feeling somewhat guilty.

“By the way, if you want to see Qingyue pay her respects, I can take you there,” she suddenly said, as if to change the subject.

“Can I?”

“Yes, Qingyue has never had any intention of hiding anything about this old friend.”

After a moment of silence, the two quickly and tacitly got up and headed in the direction where Chu Qingyue had just disappeared…

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