Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

266: Section 266A roar of mixed embarrassment and anger suddenly burst from her mouth.

With her bared fangs and brandished claws, looking utterly exasperated, she truly resembled an angry little kitten that had its tail stepped on and was ”hissing” in threat.

But for some reason, after venting her frustration, the fire in her heart deflated quickly like a punctured balloon. ”Hmph! Once this Queen... once this Queen returns, I will definitely teach you, a girl with such a loose tongue, a lesson! Let’s see if you ever dare to speak such nonsense again!”

Cai Lin vowed fiercely in her heart.

Just then, Yun Xiancheng’s illusory head, formed from his consciousness, slowly emerged before Cai Lin. Seeing her pouting and adorable look, he maintained that same smile and spoke to remind her:

”Your Majesty, Yue Mei is my wife now. It’s not quite right for you to threaten my wife like that.” ”!?”

Hearing Yun Xiancheng’s ”protective” words, Cai Lin’s heart was instantly flooded with an indescribable, sour sense of urgency.

She almost subconsciously retorted, ”Then what about me?! Am I not?!” The moment the words left her mouth, she realized she seemed to have said something wrong.

Thinking back carefully, it seemed... it seemed there really hadn’t been any formal status established between her and this fellow. For a moment, her already rosy face flushed even deeper like sunset clouds, turning red all the way to her ears.

She abruptly turned her face away and said with a hint of shame-induced anger, ”Hmph! I’m ignoring you! This Queen doesn’t care for it anyway!” Yun Xiancheng’s consciousness slowly floated in front of her, a gentle smile on his face as he spoke softly, ”I’ll wait for you right here.”

Looking at his peerlessly handsome yet somewhat ”punchable” smiling face, Cai Lin felt that nameless fire flare up again in her heart.

Unable to restrain herself any longer, she reached out her slender, jade-like hand and pinched Yun Xiancheng’s illusory cheek, her voice still relentlessly coquettish as she scolded,

”I’m ignoring you! I’m ignoring you! I’m just ignoring you! This Queen is the high and mighty Medusa Queen! I am the Emperor of the entire Snake-People Tribe! It’s impossible for me to become your wife!”

On the side, if Medicine Lady weren’t currently staying by Xiao Yan’s side but were instead ”watching the battle” in this spiritual sea, then the precious material she would have to tease this ”cold and aloof roommate” in the future would surely have gained another vivid entry.

Just as Yun Xiancheng and Cai Lin were making a fuss in the conscious space, the Yun Xiancheng in the real world suddenly furrowed his brows slightly. The consciousness of the bickering Yun Xiancheng instantly returned to its place.

He keenly sensed the aura of an unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar Dou Huang expert rapidly approaching the carriage from not far away.

His eyes, which had been carrying a hint of a lazy smile, instantly became sharp.

Almost at the same time, the ancient longsword that had been hanging on the inner wall of the carriage flew into his hand as if it possessed a life of its own.

”Husband, don’t be nervous, it’s one of our own...” Seeing this, Hua She Er, who had been paying attention to the changes in Yun Xiancheng’s expression, hurriedly reached out her soft little hand and gently pressed against Yun Xiancheng’s hand that was gripping the sword hilt, her voice carrying a hint of urgency as she whispered.

At the same time, within the conscious space, Medusa Queen Cai Lin’s brows, which had been slightly furrowed from embarrassment, also instantly smoothed out. ”It’s her...” ”Who is it?” Yun Xiancheng asked, slightly stunned and a bit puzzled.

”It’s my sister, Die, you can also call her Colorful Butterfly.” Cai Lin’s voice echoed in Yun Xiancheng’s mind, her tone carrying a hint of complexity. Cai Lin’s sister? Colorful Butterfly?

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng couldn’t help but rub his chin, falling into a brief moment of contemplation.

As a veteran ”novel fan,” he was intimately familiar with the plot of the original work, yet he seemed to have never heard of Medusa Queen having a sister named ”Die.”

However, he also knew that every world was unique; after all, even Xiao Yan existed here, so he had to learn to accept changes. This Colorful Butterfly was likely a character from the animation; he had heard a bit about her but didn’t know much.

”We two sisters are identical twins.” As if sensing the doubt in Yun Xiancheng’s heart, Cai Lin took the initiative to explain:

”According to the ancient traditions of our Snake-People Clan, even with identical twin bloodlines, ultimately only one person can inherit the throne. Therefore, the two of us made an agreement—”

”Whoever takes the first step to break through to the Dou Huang realm shall be the next Queen of the Snake-People Clan.”

She paused, her voice tinged with a bit of icy killing intent:

”However, those pedantic old geezers in the clan felt that this peaceful agreement between us sisters did not conform to the so-called ’ancestral rules.’ They wanted to force us two sisters into a cruel and bloody fight to the death, until only one remained!”

”Heh, this Queen naturally wouldn’t let them have their way. So I killed all the old things who wouldn’t obey my orders.” At this point, Cai Lin’s tone was terrifyingly calm, as if she were merely stating a trivial matter.

”After that, Butterfly chose to enter secluded cultivation until now. It seems she must have successfully broken through to the Dou Huang realm shortly after I left the clan.”

Yun Xiancheng listened and remained quite calm as well: ”Good kill. Those so-called old things are mostly mediocre talents who love to act on their seniority and rely on their status; they are useless people, killing them is no loss.”

Looking at Yun Xiancheng’s handsome face that showed a hint of understanding and agreement, Cai Lin’s heart couldn’t help but stir slightly. She remembered the internal strife in Cloud Mist not long ago, where this young man had also killed off the older generation of Cloud Mist.

In this aspect, they were truly alike. Damn it...

Cai Lin murmured in her heart: He and I are truly a good match.

240 Twin Snake Women, Colorful Butterfly

The night was as dark as ink, with sparse stars and a hidden moon.

The nights in the Tager Desert always came earlier and were colder than elsewhere.

The intense heat of the day, enough to melt steel, had long since vanished without a trace, replaced by a bone-chilling cold.

A luxurious carriage, like a mobile palace and comparable in size to an ordinary small house, was parked quietly beside a sand dune. Outside the carriage, a beautiful figure stood gracefully.

She wore a somewhat thick white cotton robe that tightly wrapped her exquisite figure, revealing only a peerlessly beautiful face that was almost identical to Medusa Queen Cai Lin’s.

However, unlike the cold elegance mixed with majesty that always lingered between Cai Lin’s brows, her temperament appeared more gentle and peaceful, like a piece of unpolished fine jade, emitting a faint, reassuringly soft glow.

At this moment, her long and charming golden vertical pupils, just like Cai Lin’s, were quietly gazing at the carriage that emitted a faint warm light, her expression tranquil and serene, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

She maintained a just-right distance from the carriage, neither too far nor showing any intention of taking the initiative to step forward and intrude.

The night wind whistled past, kicking up sand and gravel with a rustling sound. She waited patiently amidst the boundless silence and cold. *Creak—*

The carriage door was finally slowly pushed open from the inside.

A tall figure dressed in green stepped out of the carriage. The newcomer was, naturally, Yun Xiancheng.

At a glance, he saw the white figure looking somewhat thin in the night wind and that peerless face that was practically a carbon copy of the Queen Majesty in his conscious sea.

Regarding this, there was no surprise on his face, as if he had already expected it.

He simply asked in an ordinary, gentle tone, as if addressing a friend meeting for the first time:

”I presume you are Miss Colorful Butterfly? If you don’t mind, why not come into my humble abode to rest for a while?” ”Hello, our clan’s... Second King Highness.” Hearing this, a slight ripple flashed through Colorful Butterfly’s beautiful golden vertical pupils.

She bowed slightly to Yun Xiancheng, her voice crisp and pleasant, like a clear spring flowing through a valley. The title of Purple Wing has been hung on my head? Hmm... it must have been Yue Mei’s doing.

Although Yun Xiancheng had some doubts and confusion in his heart, he did not show it in the slightest.

He simply accepted this somewhat peculiar title naturally, his gaze warmly fixed on the Colorful Butterfly before him.

Looking at the peerless face before her, Colorful Butterfly couldn’t help but inwardly praise him. She wasn’t surprised that he could accurately call out her name. She figured that Yue Mei and Hua She Er had likely already told him about her.

Or perhaps... it was her sister, who was currently ”running away from home,” who had secretly informed him.

She hesitated for a moment before finally being unable to resist asking, her voice carrying an unmistakable concern: ”Second King Highness, may I ask... my sister, Cai Lin... is she doing well now?”

”Cai Lin is doing very well, everything is fine, and she is living quite freely,” Yun Xiancheng nodded and answered truthfully.

Hearing this expected yet reassuring answer, the heart that Colorful Butterfly had been holding in suspense could finally be put at ease. She breathed a sigh of relief, nodded her head slightly, and said softly, ”Since sister simply doesn’t want to return for the time being and hasn’t met with any misfortune, then... then Butterfly is relieved.”

As she spoke, her long and powerful snake tail, hidden beneath the white cotton robe, swayed gently.

Immediately after, her entire body glided as if on smooth ice, silently and elegantly swimming to Yun Xiancheng’s side.

She slightly tilted up her pretty face and asked in a small, probing voice that only the two of them could hear, ”Second King Highness, I wonder... how long do you plan to stay in our Snake-People Tribe this time?”

”Probably... just for a few days,” Yun Xiancheng replied after a moment of thought. ”I am on my way to Jia Nan Academy to study. It’s just that...”

”...because I truly missed Yue Mei and Hua She Er, I took a detour here to see them for a while, so I could keep them company and ease the pain of longing.”

”Oh? Is that all?”

A faint glint flashed within Cai Die’s beautiful golden vertical pupils. She seemed somewhat skeptical as she pressed further, ”Besides that, is there no other special reason?”

”To be able to see Yue Mei and Hua She Er and spend a warm period of time with them is, in itself, a special enough reason.” Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng tilted his head in confusion, seemingly completely failing to understand the deeper meaning hidden in Cai Die’s words.

In his view, being able to reunite with the women he loved was the most important and special thing in the world; why would he need any other ’reason’ as a decoration?

However, despite his doubts, Yun Xiancheng did not dwell on the matter. He reached out his hand, made a ’please’ gesture, and said gently,

”Lady Cai Die, the night is cold and the dew is heavy here; this is no place for conversation. Why don’t you come into my carriage first, and we can talk in detail?” Hearing this, Cai Die did not refuse. She nodded and, along with Yun Xiancheng, elegantly swam into the spacious and warm carriage.

As soon as she entered the cabin, a wave of warmth carrying a faint fragrance hit her, instantly dispelling the chill she had picked up from standing in the night wind for so long.

She saw the two commanders, Yue Mei and Hua She Er, standing respectfully to one side of the cabin.

When they saw Cai Die appear, they both quickly lowered their heads and greeted in unison, ”Greetings, Princess Cai Die.”

Cai Die’s gaze, however, was immediately drawn to the several human women in the cabin who possessed peerless beauty and distinct temperaments.

She saw that these women each had exquisite looks capable of making flowers wither in shame, and they were currently sizing her up with curious and friendly gazes.

Nalan Yanran and the others were not as restrained as Yue Mei and Hua She Er. They simply smiled and nodded at Cai Die as a greeting.

Immediately, the most enthusiastic Nalan Yanran spoke up: ”This must be the guest from the Snake-People Clan? Oh, since you’re here, please don’t be a stranger. We just happened to prepare some late-night snacks; why don’t you stay and have some with us to warm your body?”

And so, in a somewhat inexplicable or even half-forced situation, Cai Die was enthusiastically pressed into a seat at the dining table by everyone.

Watching Nalan Yanran personally serve her a bowl of fragrant, steaming, nourishing chicken soup, a very strange feeling couldn’t help but rise in her heart.

What on earth is going on? Did I... did I just drop by a familiar neighbor’s house for a visit?

Why does it feel... not at all like a first meeting? Cai Die thought blankly while holding the soup bowl in her hands.

Meanwhile, within Yun Xiancheng’s spiritual sea, the Medusa Protagonist Cai Lin, who had just been nagging him incessantly, sensed that Yun Xiancheng’s consciousness had returned to its place. She lazily sat back down on the white jade reclining chair she had manifested, which could rock at will.

She slightly raised her proud head, her gaze piercing through the barriers of the spiritual sea, observing with great interest the cute, dazed, and helpless look on her ’naive’ sister’s face in the real world.

”Hmph, look at that silly look on her face; she’s truly an embarrassment to us.”

Cai Lin curled her lips and commented inwardly with a hint of disdain, ”This Queen... This Queen would never show such a stupid and ignorant expression like her!”

As she thought this, she had completely forgotten her own flustered and humiliated state not long ago, when she had been jumping in anger because of a mindless comment from Yue Mei.

In the real world, by the dining table.

”Lady Cai Die, drink it while it’s hot,” Yun Xiancheng said gently to her, seeing her hesitant look. ”The taste of this chicken soup is quite good. Not only are the ingredients of excellent quality, but... our Yan Ran’s cooking skills are also quite remarkable; the heat was controlled perfectly.”

As he spoke, he turned his head and gave Nalan Yanran a look full of praise and tenderness. Coincidentally, Nalan Yanran was also gazing at him with a beautiful smile, her eyes filled with infinite love and bashfulness.

The couple looked at each other and smiled, nodding gently in unison. Following that, the smile on Nalan Yanran’s face became even more rich and sweet.

Beside them, Xiao Yan watched this intimate interaction between Nalan Yanran and Yun Xiancheng, which ignored everyone else and was enough to make anyone envious. A thought suddenly rose in her heart—it seems... it seems in the future, I should also take some time to properly learn how to cook?

So that in the future, I can personally make some delicious dishes that Senior Brother... that my husband likes to eat.

Medicine Lady sat cross-legged on the Ice Lotus, arms crossed, and said with a giggle at Xiao Yan’s expression, ”You should just stick to refining pills.” Xiao Yan glared at Medicine Lady.

Cai Die glanced at Yue Mei and Hua She Er standing nearby.

She saw that the soup bowls in their hands were already more than half empty, and the chicken and various precious medicinal herbs inside had mostly been eaten. Their faces showed expressions of immense satisfaction and enjoyment.

Hmm... it seems the taste of this chicken soup should indeed be very good.

Cai Die didn’t know what she was still hesitating about. Perhaps... perhaps she was afraid that once she drank this seemingly ordinary chicken soup, she would be under the influence of some powerful drug.

And then she would dizzily have her heart stolen and her body lost to this peerless man with an unparalleled face and a temperament as warm as jade.

Although she wasn’t clear about the current situation of her proud and powerful sister,

Based on the fragments she had just heard from Yue Mei and Hua She Er, and the harmonious scene of being surrounded by beauties inside this carriage, she could guess with almost one hundred percent certainty.

Her sister Cai Lin had most likely had her soul completely snatched away by this seemingly harmless but actually infinitely charming handsome man, and had willingly played out the classic scene of ’Choosing the beauty over the kingdom’!

241 Cai Lin and Cai Die

If Cai Lin knew what she was thinking, she would surely widen her eyes, her face flushing red, as she blurted out words like ’absolutely impossible.’

Thinking such wild thoughts, she somehow found herself lifting the soup bowl, lowering her head, and taking a small, cautious sip with a mix of vigilance and curiosity.

The chicken soup entered her mouth, fresh, sweet, and mellow, with a rich flavor; it was indeed a rare delicacy.

And... most importantly, there weren’t any messy ’Soul-Confusing Potions’ or such things added to the soup as she had previously feared.

Nonsense! How could such a thing be possible?

The corners of Cai Die’s mouth involuntarily curled up, forming a faint smile of relief.

She raised her head, her gaze shifting as she looked at ’Yun Xiancheng’s family’ who were harmoniously drinking chicken soup and enjoying this rare quiet night together. A complex emotion that was hard to describe suddenly rose in her heart.

Hmm... in such an atmosphere, she really did seem like an out-of-place ’outsider.’ It seemed she really was just an outsider.

Dinner time always passed quickly in such a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

Soon, the delicious food on the table had been cleared by everyone. The ladies all put down their bowls and chopsticks with satisfaction.

Nalan Yanran took on the role of a virtuous wife and mother, nimbly gathering the used tableware to wash them. The other young women were also very perceptive, each finding an excuse to get up and leave to do their own things.

They all tacitly left this precious post-meal time to Yun Xiancheng and the newly arrived Princess Cai Die. ”I came here this time...”

Only after the snake-woman and Yun Xiancheng were left in the cabin did Cai Die slightly weigh her words. With her head lowered, she said in a small voice filled with a bit of loss and expectation, ”I thought I would be able to see my sister in person.”

Just then, from within Yun Xiancheng’s slightly open collar, the fluffy, multicolored little head of Xiaoer silently poked out again.