Although Long Qiushui's eyes were filled with reluctance, he simply didn't have the confidence to confront Shui Yiyi directly.

Ordinarily, no matter how formidable Shui Yiyi might be, she wasn't a high-ranking emperor. And even though she was a young elite within the Cultivation Realm, there were many existences capable of suppressing young elites like her. The problem lay with the Shui Family backing her, which was too powerful!

That was a truly super family!

The family might not have been populous, but any elder cultivator stepping forward could dominate a region, unmatched. They were not the sort of family others dared to provoke lightly.

Moreover, not only was the Shui Family strong in and of itself, their network was even stronger!

Just like the families of Xuan'er and the Sister Xuanxuan, as well as the Lu Family where Lu Hongxue belonged, were exceptionally close with the Shui Family. Beyond that, too many great families in the Heavenly Realm were intricately connected with the Shui Family. Pulling one thread could move the whole body.

Not to mention Long Qiushui, even the Long Family behind him absolutely wouldn't provoke the Shui Family over a Quasi-Saint herb.

Long Qiushui turned and left with a dark expression, while Huang Wushuang nodded to Shui Yiyi before leaving.

Kong Hongyi also didn't dare linger any longer. He took a deep look at Shui Yiyi, didn't say anything harsh, but the hatred... he remembered it in his heart.

Remaining were only Lu Hongxue, Xuan'er, Xuanxuan, Hu Lie, and Yue Qingcheng, along with Shui Yiyi.

Lu Hongxue addressed Shui Yiyi, "Since Yiyi you are serious, and you really have a marriage contract with Daoist Friend Chu, if he indeed has obtained the Quasi-Saint herb, then we'll refrain from getting involved." He said this and glanced at Xuan'er and Xuanxuan, "What do you two think?"

Though Xuan'er and Xuanxuan were low-profile, they were not mere vase decorations; they were genuine young elites who simply never made enemies or often joined battles, causing many to subconsciously underestimate them. In actuality, the combat strength of each of them was already formidable. Together, their combined power was even more shocking, creating a tremendous force!

Two against two young elites, the odds of victory would likely fall to the sisters, eighty to ninety percent of the time.

Xuanxuan glanced at Xuan'er, "I'll follow my sister's lead."

Xuan'er smiled slightly, "Young Master Chu is a good person, and I have a favorable impression of him. Besides, he's almost becoming my uncle by marriage, so what objections could we possibly have?"

On the side, Xuanxuan muttered quietly, "Would calling him 'brother-in-law' work?"

Shui Yiyi looked at Xuanxuan with an amused smile, causing Xuanxuan to take off in a hurried escape.

Xuan'er and Lu Hongxue also waved goodbye to the few remaining people.

This was the heavenly road, and since the Quasi-Saint herb was unattainable, it was better to set off immediately in search of their own opportunities.

At the top of Nameless Mountain, only Yue Qingcheng, Hu Lie, and Shui Yiyi were left now.

Shui Yiyi looked at them and said, "You two stay here. I don't trust him and want to go down to see what has actually happened."

Yue Qingcheng hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking, "Can I go down with you?"

Shui Yiyi looked at Yue Qingcheng, saw the determination in her eyes, and smiled slightly, "Sure."

She understood that Yue Qingcheng was somewhat worried about her. After all, everything about the marriage contract had come from her mouth; Chu Mo had never acknowledged nor approved it.

Knowing faces doesn't mean you know hearts, so it was perfectly normal for Yue Qingcheng to be cautious. When she nodded her agreement, didn't Hu Lie also silently breathe a sigh of relief?

Far from being upset, Shui Yiyi felt rather comforted. Having such friends and followers around Chu Mo was his good fortune!

Yue Qingcheng also breathed a sigh of relief. If Shui Yiyi had refused, she really wouldn't have known what to do. Combat-wise, she was no match, and in terms of status, the other was a fiancée while she was merely a follower... Thankfully, Shui Yiyi agreed.

Subsequently, Shui Yiyi and Yue Qingcheng, one after the other, jumped into the cave. Hu Lie remained on guard.

After the two women jumped down, they discovered that the cave was actually much deeper than they had initially judged. Its depth had completely exceeded their previous estimates. They had both thought the cave's deepest point would be no more than ten thousand zhang, equivalent to the height of Nameless Mountain from top to bottom.

After jumping in, they realized, it was far more than ten thousand zhang? Both estimated in their hearts that they had descended at least twenty thousand zhang and had yet to reach the bottom.

"So deep?" Even Yiyi was somewhat surprised.

Yue Qingcheng said, "Why did young master jump in here? Is it really as Kong Hongyi said, that he was trying to escape?"

"Impossible," Yiyi said. "Even if he could think of fleeing under my protection, you and Hu Lie wouldn't be in danger, but he definitely wouldn't abandon the people by his side."

Yue Qingcheng said with some surprise, "How does Lady Shui know young master so well?"

Yiyi made a bitter smile and said, "How could I not know well? Anyone who has known since a very young age that she is to marry someone, no matter how reluctant she is in her heart, would definitely find out some information about that person quietly."

"Then Lady Shui..."

"Call me Yiyi," she said. "That's what those close to me call me."

"This..."

"You are his follower, and a follower is not a servant, but the closest confidant. There is no need to be so formal with me," Yiyi said with a smile. "Even if your master no longer wants me in the future, you can still consider me a friend."

"I, I feel that I..." Yue Qingcheng murmured, a hint of redness in her eyes.

There was a time when even the followers of the young master could insult her at will, but now a woman who even the young master feared, treated her so kindly. The gratitude in her heart was beyond words.

"That's enough. No one is born noble, and no one is born low. If you are by his side, you are my friend," Yiyi said. "Moreover, I have heard about your situation, and you are doing very well!"

"Then, thank you, Miss Yiyi." The words Miss Yiyi, ultimately, could not be voiced.

A follower may not be a servant, but they can never be equal to their master. Yiyi gave her face, and that was Yiyi's magnanimity, but Yue Qingcheng was very clear about her own position.

Yiyi did not press Yue Qingcheng further, regarding her with increased respect. She certainly admired Yue Qingcheng, but more so... from now on, she intended to win over those close to Chu Mo.

Yiyi was well aware of the many talented and beautiful women around Chu Mo. If she could not gain the approval of Chu Mo's close ones first, even if she truly married Chu Mo in the future, she probably would never be seen as the main wife in their eyes.

This was a bit of self-interest on Yiyi's part, but it was not off-putting.

While they talked, they had descended to a depth close to thirty thousand zhang, deep underground!

Just then, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared under their feet. Both women were overjoyed, knowing they had finally reached the bottom. A surge of scorching heat then swept over them, and they realized that the light below was actually a magma river deep within the earth's core!

Here was a vast space, with a magma river flowing noisily.

When the two women entered this vast space through the cave, they immediately saw Chu Mo sitting by the river in a daze.

For some reason, seeing that disconsolate figure, the tears of both women could no longer be held back and streamed down their faces.

"Chu Mo!"

"Young Master!"

The two women called out softly.

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