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

268: Section 268”Sister, Young Master Yun, Butterfly feels that, after all, we have only known each other for a short time, and we still lack sufficient understanding of one another. If we were to settle our lifelong matters so haphazardly, it would be a bit too rushed. Why don’t Sister and Young Master Yun at least give us some time to be alone and get to know each other, alright?”

As she finished speaking, her voice was as thin as a mosquito’s buzz, and her pretty face was already as red as if it were about to bleed.

”Oh? You mean you want to go on a private date with this fellow?” Cai Lin heard this, a knowing smile flashing in her narrow phoenix eyes. ”Yes...” Colorful Butterfly nodded shyly.

”Fine! How hard can that be!” Seeing her sister finally relent, Cai Lin couldn’t help but breathe a long sigh of relief. She slapped her palms together, a confident ”leave it to me” expression appearing on her face as she spoke with great interest.

”In that case, let me, your sister, plan and arrange a pleasant and romantic date for the two of you that will be unforgettable for a lifetime!” Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng couldn’t help but size Cai Lin up and down with a somewhat skeptical look.

You, who are so awkward that you haven’t dared to confess even now, have experience? You want to help others design a dating process? Do you even understand what you’re designing?

This thought was a bit offensive to Cai Lin, so he immediately shook his head to cast such ideas aside.

After all, she was his future wife; such thoughts were indeed a bit offensive. Yun Xiancheng repented in his heart.

As the older sister, Cai Lin naturally had to work hard to maintain her mature, stable, and glorious image in front of her younger sister.

She tossed her beautiful hair with feigned elegance, completely ignoring Yun Xiancheng’s skeptical and probing gaze beside her. Instead, she turned her head and gave Colorful Butterfly a confident and gentle smile.

Looking at her sister’s confident appearance, Colorful Butterfly also felt a wave of warmth and gratitude in her heart. Naturally, she did not doubt her sister at all...

...and trusted her implicitly.

However... the ideal is plump, but reality is skinny.

Just as Yun Xiancheng had worried before, after Cai Lin had made such a grand boast, a few drops of crystal-clear cold sweat quietly trickled down her forehead. She indeed had absolutely no experience or clue in this regard.

In desperation, she could only steal a glance at Yun Xiancheng beside her with a ”pleading for help” look that carried a hint of entreaty and helplessness.

Although there was still no verbal communication between the two, with just an exchange of glances, Yun Xiancheng already understood her current...

...distress and embarrassment of being ”unable to back down from a challenge.”

He couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly in his heart, thinking: Sigh, I knew that Her Majesty the Queen certainly wouldn’t have this ability. I’d better step in and help her smooth over the boast she just made.

”Ahem, in my opinion, there’s no need to specifically design any complex dating process.”

Yun Xiancheng coughed twice and took the initiative to speak and bail Cai Lin out. ”It’s getting late today, and the night in the desert is cold and damp with heavy dew, so it’s not suitable to stay outside for too long. Why don’t I accompany Lady Colorful Butterfly for a casual walk nearby to relax and have a simple chat to increase our mutual understanding? That should be enough.”

He turned his head toward the still-blushing Colorful Butterfly beside him and continued with a teasing tone:

”In that case, I’ll have to work hard and put on a good performance to leave a good impression on you.” Hearing this, Colorful Butterfly’s face grew even redder. She quickly waved her small hands and shook her head in a panic, speaking somewhat incoherently:

”No, no, no! Young Master, you must not say that! My impression of you is already very good! Really! There’s no need to deliberately perform anything!” Yun Xiancheng looked at her adorable, flustered appearance and simply smiled gently. Then, he took the initiative to reach out and lightly grasp her...

...slightly cold little hand, saying softly:

”Alright, Lady Colorful Butterfly, the wind is strong outside. Let’s... talk while we walk.” With that, he held Colorful Butterfly’s hand and stepped steadily off the carriage, one step at a time.

Watching the backs of the two of them walking away hand in hand, Cai Lin felt as if a great weight had finally been lifted from her heart.

She let out a long breath, and her whole body seemed to go limp as she slumped into the chair behind her. She reached out and wiped away the fine cold sweat that had unknowingly seeped from her forehead.

Then, she saw Yue Mei and Hua She Er, who were standing guard nearby.

It seemed her previous unsightly state had been seen in its entirety by her subordinates... Her face turned slightly red, but she couldn’t bring herself to scold them. She knew that Yue Mei and Hua She Er were currently Yun Xiancheng’s wives,

and would be sisters together in the future. Since they saw it, they saw it... Yue Mei and Hua She Er still held some of their old loyalty toward Cai Lin, and they hurriedly said, ”Your Majesty, we will definitely not say a word!” This guarantee was actually quite useful; they were not talkative people.

Cai Lin nodded slightly, treating it as if nothing had happened. Right at that moment!

With a soft ”clatter,” Yanran tumbled out from the doorway of the room. It seemed she had been eavesdropping too intently and accidentally knocked the door over.

Nalan Yanran climbed up from the ground with some embarrassment, raising her hand to rub her knee, which was a bit painful from the fall. As soon as she looked up, she happened to meet Cai Lin’s golden vertical pupils, which were currently giving her a ”death stare.”

”Queen, please calm your anger! I have inspiration for designing intimate interactions for my Husband and the others!”

Nalan Yanran knew she had provoked someone whose emotions were about to explode. This was entirely her fault, so she hurriedly spoke to make amends. Yue Mei and Hua She Er stood by Yanran’s side.

Cai Lin’s accumulated anger immediately dissipated quite a bit.

Well... she is also a future sister; I shouldn’t let the relationship turn sour. Thinking this way, Cai Lin’s anger vanished.

After calming down and hearing Nalan Yanran’s words, her eyes suddenly lit up.

244. About the Date

While Yun Xiancheng and Colorful Butterfly were walking alone, Cai Lin, Nalan Yanran, and the others also secretly followed.

Nalan Yanran followed Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan, who had caught up, and said with half-annoyance, ”Instead of cultivating properly, why are you coming out to watch the excitement?” Xiao Yi Xian explained, ”This is more interesting than cultivation.”

Xiao Yan and Medicine Lady, who was floating above her head, also nodded upon hearing this and did not speak.

Cai Lin looked at these Young ladies with her arms crossed. She didn’t say much; instead, she found it somewhat interesting. Behind her were her guards, Yue Mei and Hua She Er.

Meanwhile, Yun Ziyi held Yun Yan’s hand while silently watching the show.

Nalan Yanran’s face was full of confidence as she explained to Cai Lin, ”The key to this matter is that your sister is feeling conflicted. This is completely normal; after all, no girl can fall in love with someone the first time they meet.”

Cai Lin nodded. ”That is indeed reasonable. Even for someone as peerless as him... well, one cannot be made to fall in love based on appearance alone.”

She thought about how Nalan Yanran was Yun Xiancheng’s wife; praising someone else’s Husband to their face felt a bit too strange. ”We need to create an atmosphere and unique memories for them.”

Nalan Yanran stated the general strategy. Cai Lin nodded.

”So, what kind of memories?”

Xiao Yan asked from the side, ”Personally, I think killing people with my Husband... well, fighting should be a good memory. That brings me to the story of how my Husband and I slaughtered a Mercenary group together.”

”Reasonable. That brings me to the story of how my Husband killed hundreds of people in the Izumo Empire for my sake.”

Xiao Yi Xian seemed to believe that Yun Xiancheng’s purpose for going to the Izumo Empire at the time was to pick her up, so she regarded Yun Xiancheng killing hundreds of young people from the Izumo Empire as a beautiful memory.

”Killing people...” Yanran recalled the time in Wutan City. At that time, she was only a Dou Practitioner and was taken by her Senior Brother to kill people. That should have been the first time she saw blood in actual combat.

Listening to the ”romantic memories” from these Young ladies, each more ”bloody and violent” than the last, several clear black lines couldn’t help but slide down Cai Lin’s forehead. She hurriedly waved her hand and spoke with a hint of determination in her voice:

”Stop! Stop! Stop! Sisters, I beg to differ with this proposal! Today, we are meant to create a romantic atmosphere for Butterfly and that Yun kid to foster their feelings, not to take them out to kill and burn! So, skip the current proposals!”

Hearing this, the Young ladies all showed looks of disappointment, but on second thought, they felt that Cai Lin’s words were not without reason.

After all, in this desolate wilderness, they really couldn’t find any suitable ”bad guys” to kill for the time being.

Thus, they had no choice but to give up on this idea, which they had originally thought was quite exciting. ”In that case,”

Nalan Yanran’s eyes darted around, and she quickly thought of a new idea. ”Then how about we start by creating some romantic scenery? For example, um, setting off some beautiful fireworks? Or getting some colorful fireflies?”

These peerless Young ladies, like ordinary young girls in love, began to chatter and heatedly discuss what kind of romantic atmosphere they should create for Yun Xiancheng and Colorful Butterfly to most effectively touch their hearts.

Cai Lin silently listened to their discussions, which seemed ”unrealistic” to her, and secretly shook her head. Sigh, I always feel that these little girls, one by one, don’t seem very reliable...

On the other side, Yun Xiancheng and Colorful Butterfly continued to walk side by side, quietly traversing this vast, starless, and moonless cold desert.

”Speaking of which, my sister has always been very worried about my future.”

Colorful Butterfly slightly tilted her head, casting her gaze toward the deep night sky, and spoke softly with a hint of nostalgic melancholy.

”Since we were children, she has always been like this. No matter what happened, she would shield me behind her, protecting me from the wind and rain. It’s just that sometimes, when faced with such unreserved kindness and sacrifice, I wonder if I truly have the right to receive such heavy care and expectations?”

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng couldn’t help but turn his head slightly, looking at her with some confusion in his gaze as he asked warmly:

”Why wouldn’t you have the right? Miss Colorful Butterfly, you must not underestimate yourself like that. To have a sister like Cai Lin who treats you with such sincerity and always considers your well-being, you should feel proud and honored. Why would you feel inferior?”

Colorful Butterfly nodded gently upon hearing his words. Naturally, she was not the type of person to be inherently self-deprecating or overly sentimental.

However, thinking of how her sister had lowered herself today, painstakingly trying to persuade Yun Xiancheng to find a good home for her, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotions in her heart.

She turned her head, her beautiful golden vertical pupils bravely meeting Yun Xiancheng’s eyes, which were as deep as the starry sky, and said with a note of certainty, ”Young Master, you are the person my sister chose after much consideration. Butterfly believes that you are definitely a very, very outstanding individual.”

”Mm.” Regarding Colorful Butterfly’s blunt praise, Yun Xiancheng did not show any modesty or refusal; he simply nodded calmly and accepted it graciously.

The two of them continued to walk forward while chatting. Unknowingly, they had reached the edge of an oasis that seemed particularly precious in the desert.

The tribes of the Snake-People Clan always had the custom of living near water. Their Holy City naturally occupied the largest and most abundant water source in this desert.

Around the Holy City, many small oases of varying sizes were scattered like stars surrounding the moon, providing for those who were unable to en-

ter the Holy City to reside, the ordinary Snake-People Clan tribes, the source of life they depended on for survival.

”Huh? The oasis here... seems to be polluted.”

Colorful Butterfly’s gaze fell upon the lake in the center of the oasis, which should have been crystal clear. Her brow furrowed slightly as she spoke. ”Polluted? Could it be... that someone dared to invade the territory of your Snake-People Clan and even poisoned the water here?”

Yun Xiancheng followed her gaze and saw that the quality of the lake water was indeed somewhat turbid, even faintly emitting an unpleasant odor. He couldn’t help but ask.

”Oh, that has nothing to do with those hostile forces.”

Hearing this, Colorful Butterfly shook her head gently and explained with a hint of helplessness in her voice:

”It’s just that our Snake-People Clan consumes a large amount of water. Most of our lakes here are inland lakes, especially in this hot and dry summer, with almost no incoming fresh water.”

”Over time, the lake’s own purification capacity has become worse and worse. Moreover, the population of our Snake-People Clan has been slowly growing over the years, and the demand for water has naturally increased day by day. As a result, the water source we depend on for survival has unknowingly and slowly become polluted.”

”Sigh, but there is no other way.”

Colorful Butterfly sighed softly, her tone filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.

”After all, as the population of our Snake-People Clan continues to grow, this limited water source will naturally deteriorate further. Perhaps this is the law of survival in nature. Regarding this matter, our Snake-People Clan has long since resigned ourselves to fate.”

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng walked slowly to the lakeside, crouched down, and carefully observed the slightly turbid water before him.

He could see that for ordinary mortals, this lake water might already be considered undrinkable sewage.

But for practitioners whose cultivation had reached the Dou Practitioner Realm or above, they could still barely endure it, though the taste would surely be exceptionally poor.

”Young Master... could it be that you want to help us manage this water source?”

Seeing Yun Xiancheng’s focused and contemplative expression, Colorful Butterfly’s heart skipped a beat. She hurried forward a few steps, reached out, and gently tugged at his sleeve, saying with a hint of urgency:

”Young Master, it’s really okay! Our Snake-People Clan has long been accustomed to this kind of life and has already resigned ourselves to fate.”

”Managing the entire natural environment is a massive undertaking and is by no means easy. Even if you truly possess the heaven-defying ability to help us purify the water, it would surely cost you a great deal of mental and physical energy, leaving you exhausted for no reason.”

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng reached out and gently patted Colorful Butterfly’s small and delicate head. He looked at her with a gentle gaze and said with his voice carrying a hint of

firmness as he spoke:

”Yue Mei and Hua She Er are now both my wives. Therefore, the Snake-People Clan can be considered half of my own kin. Now that I have seen the plight faced by my kin with my own eyes, how could I just stand by and watch?”

Yun Xiancheng actually had a way to solve it: refining Yaochi Water to connect with the water source of the Snake-People Holy City could purify the water quality.

Things from Cloud-Top Pass cannot be brought into the mortal world; he needed to condense them through Dou Qi to replicate a brand-new version. Otherwise, there would be no need for fighting; he could just take turns smashing people with the South Heaven Gate.

Listening to Yun Xiancheng’s powerful words and seeing his firm gaze, Colorful Butterfly was momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say.

”Young Master... You are truly an outstanding person, and you possess a heart of benevolence.” After a long while, she spoke softly in a tone filled with admiration and emotion.

Seeing her look as if she were about to cry, Yun Xiancheng shook his head gently and corrected her:

”No, Miss Colorful Butterfly, you are mistaken. I am not some saint with a ’heart of benevolence.’ I am only good to my family.”

Afterward, he took the initiative to reach out and once again gently held Colorful Butterfly’s slightly cool hand, saying in a warm voice:

”Alright, Miss Colorful Butterfly, enough small talk. Come, let’s go together and carefully survey the surrounding water sources and terrain, so I can make full preparations for my next move.”

Hearing this, Colorful Butterfly felt a warmth in her heart.

She nodded heavily and took the initiative to tighten her grip on Yun Xiancheng’s large hand. With a voice full of gratitude and an indescribable fluttering, she replied softly:

”Mm! Everything will be according to your arrangements, Young Master. Thank you for your hard work.” ”Mm.”

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng’s mood was also quite good. He turned his head and looked at Colorful Butterfly’s face, which appeared even more beautiful and moving under the moonlight. The young lady was also looking at him, her eyes reflecting the Green-robed Banished Immortal under the moon.

The two of them carefully observed the area near the polluted oasis water source for a good while.

Afterward, in a slightly silent and ambiguous atmosphere, they left the place side by side, continuing deeper into the desert.

Shortly after the two of them had left, the previously deathly silent oasis surroundings suddenly saw swarms of colorful fireflies shimmering with a faint glow emerge from the withered grass and the shadows of the sand dunes.

Those beautiful fireflies, like the most brilliant stars in the night sky, instantly made this originally dilapidated and desolate oasis look as dreamy as a fairyland, exceptionally beautiful.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiancheng and Colorful Butterfly did not see this carefully prepared, romantic scenery, which would have been enough to make any young girl’s heart flutter.

”Sigh! Too late! Too late! They just left like that! They didn’t see these fireflies we worked so hard to get at all!” Behind a nearby sand dune, Nalan Yanran watched the receding figures of Yun Xiancheng and Colorful Butterfly, stomping her feet in frustration.

245 The Snake-People’s Water Veins

The night in the Tagor Desert was like a canvas splashed with thick ink, with only a few sparse stars hanging in the distant sky.

Under the radiance of the starlight and the bright moon, the figures of Yun Xiancheng and Colorful Butterfly were like two drifting wisps of green smoke, silently gliding over one sand dune after another, heading toward various important water sources of the Snake-People Clan.

The flight path Yun Xiancheng had chosen this time seemed somewhat strange.

It was neither a direct shortcut chosen to save time, nor a remote detour deliberately taken to avoid notice.

It was more like he was using the entire Snake-People Holy City as a center, deliberately tracing something with his flight path on this vast desert, unhurriedly observing every oasis and water source they passed along the way.