novelweb Chapter 1431 White Lie
Chapter 1431 White Lie
Ling Qianfan's office.
"Fortunately you didn't just say 'to death' me."
Ling Qianfan said to Xiao Yi that he had heard about what happened on the border just now.
Hearing this, Xiao Yi almost spit out the tea he had just taken a sip of.
"Well...how dare I curse you, Sister Ling? But...they won't believe me if I say that!"
"So, I have to thank you, Lord Zhentianwang?"
Ling Qianfan was annoyed.
"That's not necessary."
Xiao Yi grinned.
"I hope your evil intentions can really work, otherwise, I will go straight to the territory of Sand Country to kill them!"
Ling Qianfan said in a deep voice.
"It will take time for you to find them. It is better to let the wolf in and beat the dog behind closed doors. Besides, your duty is to guard the northern border of China. You cannot leave your post without permission."
Xiao Yi said.
"With you, the Heavenly King, here to take charge, what does it matter if I leave for a few days?"
Ling Qianfan raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Yi was speechless. Wow, that makes a lot of sense.
"The northern border is thousands of kilometers long. I can't do it without you, the Red Sky King, guarding it."
Xiao Yi shook his head.
"Don't come here."
Ling Qianfan rolled his eyes.
"But Sister Ling, according to what Lao Gu meant, you really have to move."
Xiao Yi thought about it and changed the subject.
"What do you mean?"
Ling Qianfan frowned.
"As you know, foreign gods have been rampant recently, and there will be certain problems and hidden dangers in the east of China."
Xiao Yi explained.
"You... don't want me to go to Zhonghai?"
Ling Qianfan's expression changed slightly.
"It's not me, it's Lao Gu's idea. Of course, I agree with it."
Xiao Yi said seriously.
Ji Yue's eyes flashed at the side. She heard the phone call between Xiao Yi and Gu Lao last night, but they didn't say these things at all!
"You don't agree with me. I've been stationed in the North for many years. As you just said, no one is more familiar with everything here than me, and the experienced people under me."
Ling Qianfan cursed out loud.
"Don't get excited."
Xiao Yi comforted him.
"You are seriously injured right now. If the gods from the Sand Country counterattack, I will definitely kill them completely. Don't worry about that... I am letting you go to Zhonghai so that you can recuperate for a while."
"My injury is not serious."
Ling Qianfan waved his hand.
"What if something happens in the east? Also, this isn't a discussion, it's... an order. I'm your superior after all!"
Xiao Yi's tone also changed.
"Don't give me that crap. If you want to go, you should go back by yourself. I'm not going."
Ling Qianfan still wanted to refuse. She always felt that there seemed to be something wrong here, or rather, she didn't want to be taken care of. She was not that fragile.
"you……"
Xiao Yi frowned. It turned out that this matter could not be discussed directly. As for Ling Qianfan's thoughts, he understood them.
"With your current physical condition, if you go through another round of battle, how can you break through to the sixth rank of Martial God? Why do you only consider the present and not the future?"
"I...you think too highly of the gods of the Sand Nation, or you underestimate me."
Ling Qianfan was annoyed.
Xiao Yi's expression changed slightly. This old lady was indeed a bit of a headache sometimes.
Fortunately, he did not tell the truth. If he had said that not only the gods from the Sand Country would be attacking, it would have been even more impossible for Ling Qianfan to leave.
"Come on, stop talking, I'm going to go out for a walk."
Ling Qianfan stood up.
"You're going out now? But I've already spread the news that you're seriously injured."
Xiao Yi said hurriedly.
"I'm not going far, stop nagging!"
Ling Qianfan said impatiently.
"Xiao Yi, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I don't want to leave here. Go and do your thing. You don't have to worry about this."
Having said this, Ling Qianfan's tone obviously softened a little, and then he went out.
"Stubborn!"
Xiao Yi sighed.
"Is there really something going on in the east of China?"
Ji Yue asked Xiao Yi.
"No."
Xiao Yi shook his head.
"So you just don't want Sister Ling to join the upcoming battle, and want her to temporarily retreat and recover from her injuries?"
Ji Yue asked.
"Well, she appears to be strong on the surface, but I know that the continuous battles have consumed her greatly. She needs some time to rest and recuperate, and she will surely be able to break through successfully."
Xiao Yi replied.
"But this old lady, why is she so stubborn?"
Ji Yue nodded and understood Xiao Yi's good intentions.
"I told Lao Gu that the gods' massive attack on China should be kept secret from Sister Ling for the time being. If they really attack from multiple directions at that time, there is nothing we can do. I just hope they come after me."
Xiao Yi continued.
"Um……"
Ji Yue responded, looking thoughtful.
"Otherwise, I'll give it a try."
"you?"
Xiao Yi's eyes flashed, and then he shook his head.
"It's useless. You can see that even with my relationship with Sister Ling, I can't persuade her. I'm afraid you are..."
"Give it a try. I am a woman after all. I should be able to communicate with Sister Ling better than you. Besides, some of your words just now were not tactful enough."
Ji Yue insisted.
"I... that's fine too."
Xiao Yi said no more and agreed with Ji Yue's idea.
Afterwards, Ji Yue got up and left to find Ling Qianfan.
"I'll be back soon... I can't let you cry when you scold me, right?"
Xiao Yi looked at Ji Yue's back and muttered.
Before he could think about it, a message came in on his phone.
【Xia Mingyao: I will arrive in the afternoon.】
"It's fast enough."
Xiao Yi replied to the message, and then he thought about Xia Mingyao's meeting with Ji Yue, and he started to feel a little worried.
"Given the temperaments of these two people, they shouldn't fight, right?"
Xiao Yi muttered to himself, and felt that he was overthinking. It was not like they were unaware of the other party's existence, so why would they fight?
"Yun Xi's words..."
Xiao Yi thought of something and was not planning to contact Xuanyuan Yunxi for the time being.
He was not worried that there would be conflicts among his fiancées, but mainly because he knew that Xuanyuan Yunxi had no magical weapon and was practicing in seclusion, preparing for the upcoming trip to Kunlun Realm.
"If they really have bad intentions, then Yueyue and Yaoyao's artifacts... plus the Donghuang Bell in my hand... should be enough."
Xiao Yi muttered to himself and then smiled. He felt that he had overestimated those gods.
Before I knew it, more than an hour had passed.
There was a noise outside the door, and Ji Yue came back.
"It doesn't matter. My sister is even more stubborn than me. No one can influence her thinking."
Xiao Yi noticed Ji Yue's expression and comforted her.
Ji Yue did not respond and slowly sat down.
"Why, did you get scolded? Don't take it to heart, she..."
Xiao Yi continued.
"You underestimate me a little bit."
Ji Yue suddenly smiled.
"what?"
Xiao Yi said subconsciously.
"You can't really..."
"Sister Ling agreed. She is going to Zhonghai."
Ji Yue smiled.
"She was so stubborn that she couldn't be persuaded by you? No, how did you do it?"
Xiao Yi was very surprised and a little bit unbelieving. After all, Ji Yue and Ling Qianfan had only known each other for less than a day.
"Secrets, anyway, I have my own way."
Ji Yue didn't explain.
"Ok."
Xiao Yi felt relieved.
"But if the truth comes out one day, I'm afraid you'll be scolded along with me."
"Be scolded? No way, I can pretend that I didn't know anything. I'm innocent too."
Ji Yue spread his hands.
"Good good..."
Xiao Yi couldn't laugh or cry.
"Then I'll just take the blame myself. I have thick skin and tough flesh."
"Xiao Yi, who wants to scold you? Are you saying bad things about me behind my back again?"
At this time, Ling Qianfan came back again.