Coming out of seclusion
Chapter 2131: Coming out of seclusion
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Half a year later, Sima You Yue finally came out from seclusion. When she found Qin Qin, she was in a discussion with Xiao Ling about food.
Nai He and Mo Yu were by the side, their faces as dark as the bottom of a pot. Mo Yu angrily pinched and punched his body.
Her return broke up the weird vibe in the house.
"Master!"
"Yue Yue!"
"Little Martial Uncle!"
The first two voices sounded surprised, while the ‘Little Martial Uncle’ sounded weak.
"All of you are here!" Sima You Yue walked over, and first said to Nai He, "Why are you guys still here? Have you settled your matters?"
"It’s all done, but someone said that his Little Martial Uncle was still in the Abyss of Hell, so he had to follow you to ensure your safety. All the way till you leave the Abyss of Hell!" Mo Yu said sourly.
"Although the sect had instructed you as such, you didn’t have to follow it." Sima You Yue said.
"Master’s orders. I dare not violate them." Nai He said faintly.
"Then make your own arrangements." Sima You Yue did not say much.
"You Yue, are you done with what you have to do? When are we going to leave?" Qin Qin asked.
"It’s all done, but Lingyu has yet to return. We can only leave after he returns." Sima You Yue said.
Xiao Ling’s eyes lit up when he heard this, "Then Master has nothing to do while waiting right?"
"Yes, something like that." Sima You Yue nodded her head.
"Master, can you teach me how to cook? See if my culinary skills have improved."
"Sure."
"Alright! I will go back and tell my family that they shouldn’t look for me for the next few days!" After saying that, Xiao Ling turned and ran off.
Now that he was learning to manage his family matters, his family no longer objected to his cooking. Hence, taking leave for a few days was alright.
Once Xiao Ling returned, Qin Qin placed the menu on the table, and said, "When is your man going to return?"
"In a few days." Sima You Yue was unsure as well.
Once she came out of seclusion she had already contacted Wu Lingyu. He was almost done with his matters there, but he still needed a few days’ time to return.
"Oh."
Sima You Yue looked at her, then looked at Nai He and laughed.
During the next few days, Sima You Yue and Xiao Ling cooked together. This allowed Qin Qin’s loss and irritability to disappear completely. There was good food to eat everyday so the time was passing by quickly. It did not feel like much time had passed before Wu Lingyu came back.
"Alright. We will stop here today. I will enter the Palace to see His Honour, then I will be leaving." Sima You Yue said to Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling could not bear to see her leave, but he knew that it was impossible for her to stay. His eyes were slightly red, "Master, if you come to the Abyss of Hell again, you must come and look for me."
"I will." Sima You Yue patted him on his shoulders, "You need not feel so sad,
"Yes, yes!"
Although she said that, Xiao Ling felt that she was just trying to comfort him. He was afraid that this farewell would be their last one. They might not have the chance to see one another again in this lifetime.
Sima You Yue and Wu Lingyu entered the Palace and saw Mu Lan in high spirits.
"Looks like Your Honour’s body has fully recovered." Sima You Yue said.
"All thanks to the Divine Medicine that you’ve brought back. I owe you a life." Mu Lan replied.
"Your Honour has given me too much credit. This was just a deal between us, you don’t owe me anything." Sima You Yue was also not asking for credit, "Let me examine you for a moment again."
"Alright." Mu Lan reached out his wrist, Sima You Yue stepped forward to examine him for a while, and said, "Your injured body has more or less recovered, but the full effects of the Divine Medicine have yet to be fully absorbed. It won’t be good to let it stay in your body for too long, so you will still need to be careful and absorb it fully."
"Alright, I will." Mu Lan said gently. "Are you preparing to leave already?"
"Yes. I have already fully refined the Cardinal Points Divine Seals. I came to say goodbye, and I will be leaving." Sima You Yue said.
"You actually came to ask about the war between the Ghost Realm and Soul Region right?"
"He he, only because it was convenient." Sima You Yue laughed.
She would never admit that this was her main purpose!
"Honestly speaking, the situation is not optimistic." Mu Lan said, "The Ghost Concubine and Qing Hun have joined forces, the Ghost King still has yet to appear, she probably wants to be the ruler. And, Di Zhe is injured."
"Cousin is injured? Is it serious?" Sima You Yue’s heart begins to twitch.
"Of this I am unsure, the news has just travelled here. Plus he had intentionally hidden…" Mu Lan said, "This shouldn’t be the thing you worry the most about. The more serious matter is that Qing Hun’s big army is approaching the borders. The defence of the two worlds is about to collapse."
"Why is it suddenly so serious? Is it because the Ghost Concubine and Qing Hun joined forces?" Sima You Yue said angrily.
"It is partially because of this. The other important reason is because Qing Hun has been eyeing the Ghost Concubine, he had already been planning this from a long time ago. Now he has just found a suitable reason! You should be the clearest on this point." Mu Lan said.
"Yes, I knew about this quite a long time ago. When he proposed to my mother, he was too unusual. I didn’t think that he would act so quickly."
Sima You Yue felt anxious, if Qing Hun had already brought troops that close, could Di Zhe hold on until she got back?
She did not know how bad Di Zhe’s injuries were, whether they were serious or not, whether he could still continue to resist?
She did not know the exact situation there, so she was even more anxious. But she could not just give up saving her mother, and return immediately.
"Three months." Mu Lan said.
Sima You Yue looked at him in confusion.
"I’ll give you three months time, I promise that Qing Hun will not be able to break through the defence in this three months." Mu Lan said, "But because I have some things to do, and I also have other agreements with him, so I will not be helping the Ghost Realm. So, I can only stall him for three months."
"Many thanks!" Sima You Yue said with gratitude.
She knew that there was something between Qing Hun and Mu Lan, which was why he would consider Qing Hun’s conditions previously. She was really thankful that he could buy her three months.
However, that also meant that she only had three months to rush over, save her mother, and rush back to the Ghost Realm.
Calculating this way, time was really tight.
Mu Lan knew that she did not have enough time, so he took out a Temporary Transportation Array, and said, "Go."
Sima You Yue caught the Transportation Array and looked at it, it could reach the volcano directly! With this, the three months would be sufficient!
She did not know when Mu Lan prepared this, but he must have predicted this.
She did not hold back and kept the Transportation Array away, thanked them one last time and left with Wu Lingyu.
They returned to the restaurant, Qin Qin was already prepared. Mo Yu and Nai He wanted to go together, she did not have the time to say much to them, and agreed immediately.
After a few days, all of them came out of the Transportation Array, the location was exactly where they were before they went in last time.
"We have finally arrived." Sima You Yue looked at the volcano that was in the restricted area.
After so many years of hard work, she was finally going to rescue her mother!