The Azure Dragon Shed Tears, the Calamity-Evading True Person (Part Two)

A tiny temple, yet the demonic winds blew fierce; a shallow pond, yet it teemed with turtles.

Su Che scooped up a piping-hot wonton and blew gently on it. Little Fox, meanwhile, simply used her magical power to cool her entire bowl of scalding wontons.

Putting together the information from Little Fox and the Yin-Yang Dharma King, Elder Yue of the Great River Alliance might really be an Immortal True Person—and a veteran of the Longevity Realm on the verge of facing his tribulation, at that.

Interesting.

Why would someone like that wander the mortal world instead of finding a Grotto-Heaven Paradise to strengthen his magical power and evade his tribulation?

In this little Great River Alliance, the alliance leader was a spy sent by White Deer Grotto, while its second-ranking elder was an Immortal True Person of unknown origins.

What a heavenly blessing indeed.

The wontons tasted good, but Su Che had much more on his mind.

When Yue Luan had fought him earlier without using any magical power, he might not have been merely showing off his skill. Perhaps he had difficulties of his own. If his heavenly tribulation truly loomed overhead, then keeping any disturbance to a minimum would be best.

That, too, might be an extremely useful piece of information.

Moreover, an Immortal True Person like Yue Luan could never have appeared out of nowhere without a sound. He had ties to the Great Liang Court, and judging by his conversation with Lady Xie, Yue Luan and his associates seemed to be cooperating with the Great Liang emperor rather than serving as his claws and fangs. That struck Su Che as even stranger.

Where had the emperor found these people, and through what channels?

Su Che could not help recalling the time shortly after he first