Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

A rancid, bloody stench spread through the air.

Gu Ziye, who was the most sensitive to smells, covered her mouth and whined, "Yuan~ let’s go. It stinks so bad! Can’t we just let them handle this?"

Lu Yuan held Gu Ziye, his heart wavering. He didn’t know whether they should stay or go.

’This has turned into a real mess.’

Nearby, the Emperor and the Crown Prince remained silent.

Lu Yuan waved his sleeve, conjuring a powerful gust of wind that blew the stench away. The air instantly cleared.

Gu Ziye could finally breathe again, though just barely. Even so, Lu Yuan said, "Yue’Er, a place like this is no for a young woman like you. You should go back to the Empress and wait for us."

"Nooo~ I want to stay with you~" Gu Ziye whined playfully.

Lu Yuan gave the Crown Prince a sidelong glance, silently asking him to persuade his sister.

Crown Prince Gu Biao stepped forward. "Listen, sis, now’s the time to do what your man says, alright? He’ll come find you as soon as this is over."

Snuggling deeper into Lu Yuan’s embrace, Gu Ziye pouted at the Crown Prince. "Fine, fine. I won’t get in the way of you men and your business. I’ll head back now, alright?"

Lu Yuan stroked Gu Ziye’s head and praised, "That’s my girl~"

After standing, Gu Ziye bowed first to her father the Emperor, then to her older brother. Escorted by several Jinyi Guards, she departed from the dangerous area.

Before leaving, Gu Ziye turned to the nearby Jinyi Guards and, putting on a cold and lofty air, ordered, "Protect my man! If anything happens to him, it’ll be your heads."

The Jinyi Guards were taken aback. They answered directly to the Emperor; why would they need to obey a Princess’s command?

The Jinyi Guards exchanged a look, then saluted with their Brocade Spring Sabers. "As you command!"

It wasn’t that Gu Ziye was being disloyal by siding with her husband after marriage.

The Emperor and Crown Prince were the very foundation of the Empire; she didn’t need to remind the Jinyi Guards to protect them with their lives.

Gu Ziye was simply afraid her man would be left at a disadvantage once she was gone.

The Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple, empowered by the Inviting God technique, was suppressing the Da Xingzi with every single strike.

And who had he invited? None other than the Southern Red Emperor Danling True Lord of the Three Qi Celestial Monarch, one of the Five Elders.

Three Ancestors, Four Sovereigns, Five Elders, Six Divisions, Seven Origins, Eight Extremities, Nine Luminaries, Ten Capitals.

This world had no "One Primal, Two Progenitors, Three Pure Ones"; only the Three Ancestors.

The Three Ancestors were the highest deities in the Taoism of the Divine Ling Empire—the same three mentioned before: Ancestor Yellow Emperor, Daoist Ancestor Laozi, and Sect Ancestor Zhang Daoling.

Even though the Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple couldn’t unleash even a tenth of the Celestial Monarch’s true power, no Xingzi, no matter how profound their cultivation, could be his match.

The Da Xingzi was covered in wounds from the Duster’s lashes, its spiritual form beginning to dissipate.

As Lu Yuan watched the battle, the voice of an unfamiliar man suddenly echoed in his mind. ’Save me!’

Lu Yuan flinched slightly upon hearing the voice, but he quickly composed himself.

Lu Yuan used his Sound Transmission Skill to try and communicate with the speaker, but he received no reply.

’Am I so tired lately that I’m hearing things? I’d better get some ’manly fuel’ tonight to recharge.’

Since there was no answer, Lu Yuan dismissed it from his mind.

’Save me! Save me!’

The voice echoed in Lu Yuan’s mind once more.

On the Training Ground, the Da Xingzi’s face was obscured by its long hair. But for a fleeting instant, one eye was revealed, and from it shot a faint cyan gleam.

The light struck Lu Yuan’s soul directly.

’It couldn’t be this Da Xingzi, could it?’ Lu Yuan thought, grinning and scratching his head as his mind raced.

’Whatever, I’ll give it a try,’ Lu Yuan thought.

With his back to the Emperor and the others, Lu Yuan held his hands at his waist, hidden within his sleeves. He formed a few gestures and sent a message to the Da Xingzi using the Sound Transmission Skill. ’Are you the one calling for help?’

’I am! Save me!’

This time, he got a reply. It was just as Lu Yuan had suspected.

Lu Yuan’s asshole clenched and a cold sweat broke out on his back. ’This thing actually targeted me.’

’This Easterner thing actually knows to ask *me* for help? Why not someone else? Don’t tell me it figured out I’m the only one here who can use the Sound Transmission Skill?’

As Lu Yuan thought this, he felt a little smug. ’It chose me, which must mean I’m the capable one here~’

’Save me!’

The Da Xingzi’s transmitted plea snapped the daydreaming Lu Yuan back to reality.

’This isn’t a matter of just saving it because I want to. Too many people are watching. I can’t just openly save a Da Xingzi right under the noses of the Emperor, the Crown Prince, the Daoists, the Imperial Guard, the Jinyi Guard, and those Little Easterners. Celestial Masters and Xingzi are fundamentally incompatible. The two cannot coexist, like day and night. It’s black and white. I don’t want to offend the Daoists from Le Shen Temple, especially since I’m a Taoist Elder myself.’

On the Training Ground, the Da Xingzi was using a Thunder Skill, locked in a fierce battle with the Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple. Even so, the tide was clearly turning against it.

As long as the Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple could maintain his Inviting God possession long enough, the Da Xingzi’s complete annihilation—body and soul—was inevitable.

’But I’m afraid the Grand Elder from Le Shen Temple won’t be able to maintain his Inviting God state for that long.’

’Lu Yuan analyzed the situation. If he could find a way to save the Da Xingzi now and earn its gratitude, he could prevent the desperate final struggle of a cornered beast.’

With his hands hidden inside his sleeves, Lu Yuan retrieved two items from his System Space.

He concealed one in his left hand, the other in his right.

Just as the Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple raised his Duster to strike—’A perfect opportunity!’

Lu Yuan suddenly bellowed, "Grand Elder, I have something that can help you!"

Lu Yuan’s sudden shout made everyone around him jump in surprise.