564: Chapter 564 The mental state of the protectors is worrying!
High above in the sky, the night was deep and the cold wind bitingly sharp.
The two Immortal Lords, Immortal Monarch Xia He and Immortal Monarch Dong Mei, had not moved an inch from beginning to end.
They hovered in the Void Realm like two sculptures forgotten by the world, still frozen in their earlier state of shock.
The only difference was that the bag of Spiritual Melon Seeds Immortal Monarch Xia He should have been clutching had slipped from her fingertips, turning into specks of dust that dissipated into the boundless Void Realm.
And from Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's mouth, the half-eaten melon seed she hadn't had time to savor quietly slipped out, its whereabouts unknown.
The surrounding silence was even more profound than the deathly stillness of Luoyan Gorge; it seemed as if even the passage of time had frozen at this moment.
The cold moon overhead also seemed to shift its position quietly, as if in disbelief.
Finally, that long silence was broken by Immortal Monarch Xia He.
Her voice was somewhat airy and ethereal, so much so that she doubted the reality of everything before her.
“Immortal Monarch Dong Mei...”
Her voice trembled slightly, and her elegant face was filled with bewilderment.
“Mm.”
Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's voice remained calm, but in the depths of her usually tranquil eyes, a faint, imperceptible ripple appeared.
It was her Dao Heart instinctively adjusting itself after receiving a violent shock.
“You... saw everything just now, didn't you?” Immortal Monarch Xia He tried her best to steady her breathing, her chest heaving like a tidal wave of shock.
“Mm, I saw it all.” Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's response was still brief, but it carried an undeniable certainty.
“That... dark golden light.” Immortal Monarch Xia He spoke very slowly, as if every word carried the weight of a thousand pounds.
“Mm.”
“Golden Immortal Laws... no, that has already surpassed the scope of an ordinary Golden Immortal, faintly reaching the Golden Immortal Peak.” Immortal Monarch Dong Mei uncharacteristically said a few more words, her voice carrying a gravity she hadn't even noticed herself.
“But... but the Young Master... he's only at the Great Saint First Heaven!” Immortal Monarch Xia He's voice suddenly rose, filled with extreme disbelief and the intense shock of having her understanding completely overturned.
“Mm.”
“With a casual wave of his hand... he unleashes the power of a Golden Immortal... Immortal Monarch Dong Mei, isn't this cheating?!”
Immortal Monarch Xia He's worldview shattered with a bang.
She had originally thought her duty was to protect his Dao path, only to find that the one being protected didn't need it at all.
“Mm.”
Immortal Monarch Xia He's throat moved as she swallowed hard, the sound echoing clearly in the deathly silent Void Realm.
She reached out a trembling hand but could grasp nothing but the void.
“Immortal Monarch Dong Mei, our... our cultivation is suppressed by the Plane's Laws in the Tiannan Immortal Domain, so we can only display the power of the Jade Immortal Realm, right?” Her voice became even drier.
“Mm, those are the rules.”
“Immortal Monarch Dong Mei, can you stop just saying 'Mm'!” Immortal Monarch Xia He finally couldn't take it anymore. She spun around and stared intently at Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's calm face.
“Don't you have any thoughts? Aren't you surprised at all? Aren't you even a little bit confused?!”
In Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's usually steady eyes, an imperceptible ripple finally flickered.
She was silent for two seconds before slowly turning her head, her gaze as deep as a sea of stars.
“I have thoughts,” Immortal Monarch Dong Mei said slowly. Her voice was still calm, but the deep reflection within it was enough to see through one's heart.
“What thoughts?!” Immortal Monarch Xia He pressed urgently, as if grasping at a final straw.
“My thought is...” Immortal Monarch Dong Mei paused, her tone becoming unprecedentedly serious. “What level of trump card did the Mistress hide on the Young Master, and what kind of backup plan did she leave that even we cannot see through?”
Hearing this, Immortal Monarch Xia He's delicate body shuddered violently as a cold and terrifying thought exploded in her mind.
That's right!
The Young Master is only eighteen years old, with a cultivation of only the Great Saint First Heaven.
How on earth could he unleash an attack capable of shattering heaven and earth with just a casual gesture?
This is no longer an ordinary case of challenging someone at a higher level; it's a complete dimensional strike!
The only and most logical explanation is... the Mistress left her meticulously arranged methods on him!
And it's the kind of peerless trump card that even the two of them, Dao Protectors in the Immortal Lord Realm, were intentionally kept in the dark about—something they couldn't see through or grasp at all.
A chill shot up from her tailbone to her scalp, making her whole body tremble.
“Immortal Monarch Dong Mei!” Her voice betrayed her lingering fear, and her fingertips felt cold.
“Mm.”
“I suddenly feel like... the Mistress sending us to protect the Young Master...” Immortal Monarch Xia He's "immortal life plan" began to crumble.
“Mm.”
“Could it be that she... never intended for us to actually take action from the very beginning? Are we... just being used as 'decorations' to intimidate some blind little small fry?” Immortal Monarch Xia He's voice grew lower and lower, filled with the grievance and resentment of being ruthlessly crushed by reality.
Immortal Monarch Dong Mei did not answer immediately.
Because at this moment, the same heavy question weighed on her heart.
If the Young Master truly possessed this level of self-preservation, then what was the point of their existence as two Immortal Lord Dao Protectors?
Watching the show? Cracking melon seeds?
Or... just waiting for the Young Master to "slice" all the enemies clean before coming out to clean up the battlefield?
Immortal Monarch Xia He's face was pale, and her lips trembled.
“It's over.”
She felt as if her entire spirit and energy had been drained, losing all her strength as she slumped down.
“The script we originally envisioned... that magnificent entrance plan, falling from the sky at the critical moment to turn the tide, finally making the Young Master look at us with new respect, so we could go back and show off to Spring Flower and Autumn Moon...”
At this point, her voice was filled with deep frustration and defeat.
“It's... it's all gone down the drain...”
She could no longer hold herself up. With a sway of her body, she squatted down right there in the Void Realm.
Wrapping her arms around her knees, she buried her head deep inside like a child who had suffered a great injustice.
“Immortal Monarch Dong Mei, I... I really want to cry...”
Immortal Monarch Xia He's voice carried a sob, sounding exceptionally desolate high up in the sky.
Immortal Monarch Dong Mei gave her a faint glance.
She didn't say much, only silently bending down to pick up the bag of Spiritual Melon Seeds she had dropped earlier from the remains of the bag that had already turned to dust in the Void Realm.
She gently patted it, opened the bag, and slowly handed it over.
“Have some melon seeds.”
Her voice carried a hint of indifference, as if she had seen through the ways of the world.
The corner of Immortal Monarch Xia He's mouth twitched violently.
“Eat my foot! Do you think I have an appetite right now?!” Her elegant face, still wet with tears, was filled with exasperation.
“Then keep watching.” Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's expression didn't change as her deep eyes turned back toward the distant night sky.
“Watch what?” Immortal Monarch Xia He sniffled and asked, somewhat puzzled.
Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's gaze was currently following the receding figures of Su Chen and his group.
They had already left Luoyan Gorge and were unhurriedly returning to Peng City along the winding official road.
The moonlight fell upon Su Chen's white robes; his back still looked so peaceful and leisurely.
His posture was as if he had just gone out for a stroll, taken a walk, and was now casually heading home.
“Continue... watching the Young Master.”
Immortal Monarch Dong Mei's voice sounded exceptionally distant in the night wind.
“There will come a time when we truly take the stage.”
“What if... what if there never is?” Immortal Monarch Xia He's tone was filled with deep uncertainty.
Immortal Monarch Dong Mei was silent for a full breath, and a trace of helplessness she hadn't even noticed herself flickered in her eyes that could see through eternity.
“Then...”
Finally, she softly uttered four words: “Keep cracking melon seeds.”
At that moment, the corner of Immortal Monarch Xia He's mouth twitched violently.
She had an extremely strong premonition, like a warning from the Heavenly Dao.
For a very, very long time to come, the primary "job description" for these two dignified Immortal Lords might truly be reduced to just two tasks.
Task one: Hide in the Void Realm and be the perfect "background characters."
Task two: CRACK! MELON! SEEDS!
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