After Three Lifetimes of Tragedy, I Finally Got a Happy Ending with His Majesty - Chapter 5

Yan Qinyu replied, “Once the spiritual energy is fully restored, it is not impossible for you to achieve immortality.”

Gu Yun remained noncommittal. “That’s still a long way off from where I am now. No matter how much confidence I have, I can’t be so arrogant as to think I’ll definitely become an immortal! Let’s leave future matters for the future.”

Gu Yun was quite open-minded; he just felt that it didn’t really matter. Sometimes, the higher one’s cultivation and the longer one’s life, the lonelier one became. Many people yearned for immortality, but Gu Yun didn’t think it was all that great. Sometimes, if you were the only one who lived forever while your loved ones did not, watching them leave one by one was a painful experience. Therefore, a lifespan of two or three hundred years was enough for him to be satisfied.

Gu Yun was just about to take Yan Qinyu back when he suddenly stopped. Wait! He seemed to have… forgotten something?!

Oh no! He was supposed to be doing serious business when he went down the mountain today! That was a huge deal! How could he have forgotten that!

Gu Yun hurriedly pulled his phone from his sleeve, checked the time, and instantly let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, it’s only been three hours.

Seeing him so tense, Yan Qinyu asked, “What’s wrong?”

Gu Yun said to him, “Come down the mountain with me. We can handle your identity at the same time. Actually, I came down today to attend to an important matter.”

Yan Qinyu asked, “What matter?”

Gu Yun walked along with him, explaining, “Our Gu clan cooperates with the authorities. Something happened a few days ago, and the authorities came to me, asking for my help to rescue someone. Actually, this starts with that ‘Blade Night’ organization.”

Yan Qinyu’s gaze darkened. Blade Night? How familiar. He had suffered quite a bit of torture in that organization, lingering between life and death every single day.

Gu Yun continued, “The authorities are helpless against this organization because they are a massive behemoth on the international stage. They’re slightly more contained within Summer, as our laws are strict, so their branches can only operate underground, but they still cause us a great deal of damage. They have several branches in Summer, engaging in all sorts of illegal activities. One of these branches deals in drugs, and the authorities have lost quite a few men in there.”

“The authorities sent in many undercover agents, but only one survived without being discovered. He provided them with a lot of information, which helped them take down several drug dens. However, not long ago, something went wrong, and that undercover agent was exposed. He’s currently missing, and his fate is unknown. The authorities don’t know how he was exposed, but they suspect there’s a traitor and are currently investigating. But this agent’s identity is not simple; he is the eldest son of the Yuan family, the head of the four great clans in the capital.”

“The Yuan family is famously loyal. Old Master Yuan is a founding marshal of Summer. His grandson is now missing and in danger, and the authorities have tried every way possible to rescue Yuan Ruoshen but haven’t succeeded, which is why they came to us.”

Yan Qinyu had been listening quietly all the way, but hearing a name he knew all too well, he was stunned for a moment. Yan Qinyu interrupted Gu Yun, “What did you say? What is the name of the eldest son of the Yuan family?”

Gu Yun was interrupted and paused for a second. “Yuan Ruoshen.”

Gu Yun instantly felt the temperature around them drop.

“BOOM”

A bolt of lightning streaked across the horizon. Gu Yun shivered. He looked at the sky in confusion, wondering why there would be thunder on such a sunny day. Then, he saw the darkened expression on Yan Qinyu’s face, which made him feel a sense of strangeness and fear.

An inexplicable rage surged within Yan Qinyu. The anger of a god triggered phenomena in heaven and earth. During his tribulation of the human soul, Yan Qinyu had spent time in the Blade Night organization, so he naturally knew how disgusting and cruel they were. The people in the organization were killing machines—a bunch of animals who viewed ordinary people as nothing. Weak members of the organization were tortured at any time, let alone an undercover agent who had been discovered. An undercover agent would only suffer a worse fate!

Yuan Ruoshen… It was the same name. He didn’t believe it was just a coincidence. It had to be him!

Yan Qinyu speculated that there might be another reason Yuan Ruoshen was caught while undercover: Sui Jing. Yuan Ruoshen and Sui Jing were the same person, so they naturally looked the same. To ensure Yan Qinyu passed his tribulation successfully, Sui Jing and Yuan Ruoshen had acted separately. After Sui Jing reincarnated, he was also bought by the Blade Night organization and trained as a member of their assassin branch. Sui Jing hadn’t had his memories at first, but later became Yan Qinyu’s partner. Sui Jing only recovered his memories when Yan Qinyu’s tribulation reached its peak; otherwise, he wouldn’t have let Yan Qinyu suffer so much torment in Blade Night.

Yuan Ruoshen’s exposure was likely due to his appearance. Many members of the Blade Night organization knew Sui Jing. A year ago, Yan Qinyu had destroyed one of their assassin branches, and Sui Jing had burned the entire dungeon. The two of them had disappeared just like that, and as their top assassins, the Blade Night organization must have been looking for them. As long as any organization member who knew Sui Jing checked, Yuan Ruoshen would definitely be exposed. He had effectively set a trap for himself! Why would he go undercover like this?!

Yan Qinyu calmed his heart. He only hoped that Yuan Ruoshen was safe and sound; otherwise, he wouldn’t mind embarking on a massacre. A mere Blade Night organization—no matter how powerful or vast they were—was nothing more than a group of ants in the face of a god.

Gu Yun saw Yan Qinyu’s reaction and felt a bit confused. “Duan… uh…” He didn’t know how to address Yan Qinyu. Calling him “General Duan” didn’t seem right, as the man himself had said Duan Yan was just one of his reincarnations, so his real name probably wasn’t Duan Yan. Better call him Senior!

Yan Qinyu saw Gu Yun’s awkwardness and said, “My name is Yan Qinyu. Just call me by my name.”

Gu Yun blinked. “Jade furnace smoke is heavy, the fragrant silk is soaked; the thick apricots by the wall are dampened by the swallow’s wings.” Yan Qinyu—what a lovely name.

Gu Yun tentatively called out, “Yan Qinyu, what’s wrong?”

Yan Qinyu’s expression was truly poor as he said, “Yuan Ruoshen, he might be the old friend I’m looking for.”

Gu Yun realized, “No wonder your mood seemed off…”

“But why do you think Yuan Ruoshen is the person you’re looking for? Have you met?”

Yan Qinyu shook his head. “His name is exactly the same as the name of the person I am looking for.”

“Ah?” Gu Yun was stunned. Just a name? Gu Yun didn’t think Yan Qinyu was a person who would be so reckless.

“In this world, if there are too many coincidences, it starts to look intentional. I don’t believe an identical name is just a coincidence; it must be him.”

Gu Yun paused, feeling a deep resonance. Indeed, some coincidences are not necessarily coincidences. He had originally intended to rescue the person, and now it was just as well; with Yan Qinyu’s help, the task of rescuing Yuan Ruoshen would be much simpler. Gu Yun rubbed his nose. He was actually quite curious about the connection between Yuan Ruoshen and Yan Qinyu. An old friend? Who could it be? Reincarnated? Does the other party also come from the same place as him?

After thinking for a moment, Gu Yun couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked cautiously, “That… Senior Yan, you and that old friend of yours? What’s the story? Reincarnation?”

Seeing that Yan Qinyu wasn’t impatient and even nodded, Gu Yun made a bolder guess. “Then who is he? Great General Gu Xuanfeng?”

Yan Qinyu gave him a look that was hard to describe. Silly child, you are the reincarnation of Gu Xuanfeng! How could you guess something so outrageous?

Seeing Yan Qinyu’s expression, Gu Yun smiled sheepishly. “Did… did I guess wrong? Since it’s not Gu Xuanfeng, then…”

“Wait! Could it be the Human Emperor Lu Xuan?”

Yan Qinyu paused. “Yes.”

Gu Yun gasped, contributing once more to global warming. “Holy cow! Yuan Ruoshen is the Human Emperor Lu Xuan?!” His voice cracked.

Yan Qinyu said, “Yes, Lu Xuan, that was also one of his reincarnations. He comes from the same place as I do the Linxu Realm. He is the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan, and I am the Emperor of the Divine Clan. We met during the Great War of Gods and Demons.”