Shui Qingyue gazed at Li Tianjue with affectionate eyes.
"Because the cooperation between our Sacred Land and Qingxu Heaven is about to expire, and we are preparing for the next round of renewal, I specifically asked my father for this assignment to see you."
"Uh..." Li Tianjue was a bit stunned.
When did he get to know Saintess Qingyue? He couldn't recall.
The Grand Elder and the Fifth Elder chuckled.
"So, the Saintess and Tianjue knew each other long ago? What a coincidence."
"It's good that they know each other. I just didn't expect Tianjue to be such a quiet one," the Fifth Elder said, stroking his beard. It seemed this cooperation was now stable.
Shangguan Hanyu, standing aside, was expressionless and remained silent.
Su Luo...
She was also present. He hadn't expected her to be doing so well in Qingxu Heaven; he had underestimated her.
If he wanted to kill her, it would likely require some effort.
Su Luo had indeed seen Shangguan Hanyu arrive, but after a glance, she paid him no further attention.
Yesterday, she had seen the Tai Chu Saintess as cold and proud, looking down on all beings. She hadn't expected her to transform into a gentle woman upon meeting Li Tianjue, even calling him "Big Brother Li" so intimately!
Her affection was as clear as day, almost written on her forehead.
"Senior Brother, when did you get to know Saintess Qingyue? How come we didn't know?" Chu Tianshu also asked, voicing the curiosity of everyone in Qingxu Heaven.
Li Tianjue felt a headache coming on.
This second junior brother, always stirring up trouble! He really didn't remember. How could he explain?
Shui Qingyue smiled faintly and looked at Chu Tianshu, "You are Crown Prince Chu, aren't you? Big Brother Li's second junior brother? Big Brother Li and I first met on the third day of the fifth month, three years ago. Although three years have passed, I remember it very clearly."
"Big Brother Li..."
She looked at Li Tianjue and said softly, "Do you still remember our promise?"
A promise?
Li Tianjue actually had a secret promise with a woman?
Not only was Su Luo shocked, but all eyes in Qingxu Heaven instantly turned to Li Tianjue.
Facing their searing gazes, Li Tianjue could only say, "I apologize, Saintess Qingyue, but I don't remember any promise, nor do I remember meeting you before."
Although his words were somewhat hurtful, he had to clarify.
Seeing his unfamiliar gaze, Shui Qingyue's heart chilled. "Big Brother Li, what's wrong? You don't recognize me... Three years ago, the Yin Corrosion Poison King massacred a small sect, leaving no one alive. I went to eliminate him, and then..."
"Oh, I think there was something like that."
Upon hearing this, Li Tianjue finally remembered. "I remember now. Three years ago, I did go to the Red Moon Empire to hunt down the Yin Corrosion Poison King, Fan Zhixiao. I remember saving a woman at the time, could it be..."
"Yes, that was me!"
Shui Qingyue was both surprised and overjoyed. Seeing that Li Tianjue had finally remembered, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Originally, I was hunting Fan Zhixiao, but I was caught off guard and fell into his trap. Just as I was in peril, Big Brother Li appeared."
She recalled that moment, feeling almost desperate.
Fan Zhixiao, that demonic scoundrel, had actually dared to assault her. She had been drugged and was on the verge of losing her purity when, at the critical moment, Li Tianjue appeared as if descending from heaven.
"I apologize, Saintess, it's just been a long time, and I forgot for a moment..."
As Li Tianjue began to apologize, Su Luo asked, "Senior Brother, did you take on a mission to hunt down Fan Zhixiao?"
She knew Li Tianjue wasn't a saint who would actively do good deeds out of a strong sense of justice.
Hunting Fan Zhixiao was probably for a bounty, wasn't it?
"Yes, I accepted a mission from the Chenxiao Sect at the time. It took me almost half a month, and I finally found Fan Zhixiao and eliminated him."
"The bounty was quite high, wasn't it?"
"It was decent, eighty-six million five hundred thousand."
Shui Qingyue listened to their conversation, her slender fingers clenching one by one.
Damn it, Big Brother Li didn't remember saving her, but he remembered Fan Zhixiao clearly. He even remembered the bounty for hunting him, eighty-six million five hundred thousand. Could it be that she wasn't as important as these eighty million plus?
And that brat, who asked her to butt in!
But in front of the two elders and Li Tianjue, Shui Qingyue couldn't lash out. After they finished speaking, she continued, "Fortunately, Big Brother Li arrived in time and killed Fan Zhixiao, otherwise I would have been in a terrible state. Big Brother Li, thank you."
She looked at Li Tianjue with gratitude, her adoration almost spilling from her eyes.
Li Tianjue didn't spare her another glance and said lightly, "It's nothing. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Saintess Qingyue is too kind."
"You can't say that. I remember Big Brother Li's kindness to this day and dare not forget it for a moment."
A blush spread across Shui Qingyue's delicate face. Gazing at Li Tianjue's perfect features, she tentatively asked again, "Big Brother Li, do you remember our promise?"
"..." Li Tianjue fell silent again.
Clearly, he had completely forgotten.
Shui Qingyue was once again put in an awkward position. "Big Brother Li, why do you not remember again?"
Chu Tianshu, who seemed eager for more chaos, teased, "Senior Brother, how can you forget a promise with the Saintess? Hurry and think, what exactly was it?"
The Grand Elder also felt a bit awkward and asked, "Tianjue, did you promise the Saintess something?"
"Absolutely not, Grand Elder."
Li Tianjue never easily made promises to outsiders; that was his principle.
Su Luo, with a smile, helped him out, "Perhaps it wasn't a very important matter, which is why Senior Brother doesn't remember it?"
Shangguan Hanyu's expression turned grim. He said sarcastically, "Senior Sister, is this the person you've been thinking about for three years? Others don't remember him at all, yet you haven't forgotten him for a moment. Junior Brother truly feels it's not worth it for you. I'm afraid he doesn't even have our Tai Chu Sacred Land in his eyes."
"This gentleman... one can eat indiscriminately, but one cannot speak indiscriminately."
When the Grand Elder heard this, he sternly said, "Our Qingxu Heaven has always maintained contact with the Tai Chu Sacred Land, and there has never been any conflict. Even our Sect Leader's wife is good friends with the previous Saintess of the Sacred Land. How can you say that our Qingxu Heaven doesn't have the Sacred Land in its eyes?"
Shui Qingyue's expression darkened. "Shangguan Hanyu, who told you to talk nonsense?"
Hearing her icy tone, Shangguan Hanyu's heart tightened. "I apologize, Senior Sister. I... I was just concerned about you..."
"Enough, stop talking."
Shui Qingyue gave him a displeased look. Her gaze shifted, and she turned back to the Grand Elder with a composed demeanor. "I apologize, Elders. This is my junior brother Shangguan. He hasn't seen much of the world. Please don't hold it against him. I apologize on his behalf to everyone."
The Fifth Elder then chuckled, "No harm done, no harm done. Saintess Qingyue is too polite."
"I apologize, Elders. I was presumptuous just now."
Shangguan Hanyu also cupped his fists in apology, but with a shift in tone, a glint flashed in his eyes. He glanced at Su Luo, stepped forward, and said, "However, I have one more thing to say, which might offend the two Elders. May I speak?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Luo said calmly, "Since you know it will offend them, then don't say it."
Shangguan Hanyu's expression changed, and he sneered, "Su Luo, are you afraid I'll expose your true colors, which is why you don't dare to let me speak?"