Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yin Ruobing was the clearest when it came to the rules of the Yin Clan; no servant would dare to send her a voice transmission directly like this. Furthermore, Yin… Baiyi; the two words ‘Bai Yi’ were too obvious. Yin Ruobing guessed who it was immediately.
Yin Ruobing recovered her composure swiftly and didn’t release her divine senses to lock onto Jiang Yi to send him a message. She just said a few words to an elder next to her and continued walking towards the Heaven Fate Canopy in front of her. She quickly vanished inside that Heaven Fate Canopy.
Swish! Swish!
Meanwhile, the Heaven Monarch elder next to her had walked towards the outskirts. Jiang Yi used his divine senses to lock onto this elder and secretly praised Yin Ruobing’s quick-wittedness. As her status was too special, she could not make any sudden movements. She could only send one of her men to come and find Jiang Yi. That way, it would not attract any attention.
Jiang Yi’s divine senses were locked on to the elder, and the elder had sensed this as well. The elder scanned using his divine senses and said: “Is that Yin Baiyi? Lady Yin had asked me to come and find you.”
“It’s me!”
Jiang Yi replied with a voice transmission. However, that elder did not even give Jiang Yi a glance and headed straight towards the city. The elder sent another voice transmission, saying: “Go to the Yue Lai Inn in the east city and find me at the Third Heaven room.”
The people of the Yin Clan are indeed cautious.
Jiang Yi silently nodded and waited for that elder to leave before he also headed into the city. Jiang Yi even purposely entered from the south gate. It was surprisingly lively in the Mystic Thearch City at night; due to what was going on with the Mystic Divine Palace, there was no curfew; and there was heavy traffic in and out of the city. It was just like a busy shopping area.
Jiang Yi did his best to navigate through the confusing city and took almost one hour before finally reaching the Yue Lai Inn. Jiang Yi booked a room and then found the Third Heaven room where an elder was long waiting inside.
After Jiang Yi entered, the elder looked at Jiang Yi suspiciously before kneeling on one knee. He said to Jiang Yi, “Yin Zhian pays his respects to Your Lordship. Lady Yin had instructed that anything Your Lordship requires, all you have to do is ask.”
“En!”
Jiang Yi did not expect Yin Ruobing to look so highly of him. Jiang Yi scanned the elder and from the looks of it, the elder had Yin Ruobing’s absolute trust. Jiang Yi did not waste any more of his breath and said in a low voice, “I want to secretly get close to Yin Ruobing and enter Mystic Divine Mountain together with her. Can I impersonate one of the Yin Clan’s warriors?”
“No!”
The elder thought about it and shook his head. “We have already been staying here for half a year. The other clans have gotten familiar with the Yin Clan’s warriors. If a new warrior was to appear suddenly, that could cause suspicion. If Your Lordship was a lady, that could actually work as you could pretend to be one of Lady Yin’s sisters or friends.”
Cough, cough.
Jiang Yi actually could turn into a woman. However, for a man such as him to change into a woman? He could not do something like that. Jiang Yi thought for a second and said, “How about I disguise myself as one of the Young Masters of the Yin Clan? If you give me a painting, I guarantee that I would look exactly the same. No one would be able to tell.”
“A Young Master of our clan?”
The elder shook his head again and said. “Young Master Tianlei is very familiar with the young masters of the Yin Clan. Furthermore, two of our Young Masters are currently here. If another one was sent here, that would be hard to explain… I know! Your Lordship can dress up as one of Lady Yin’s cousins, for example—the sixth Young Master of the Li Clan, Li Tian!
“Young Master Li Tian had long started his journey here to Mystic Divine Mountain, but he encountered some problems on the way and will only be able to arrive two months later at the earliest. Lady Yin does not have good feelings towards the Li Clan, but she is on good terms with this cousin. Li Tian had also stayed in the Yin Clan Castle for a couple of years when he was young.”
“Li Tian?”
Jiang Yi felt a little uncomfortable. Li Hong had made Jiang Yi have little good feelings towards the entire Li Clan. Jiang Yi thought for a while and asked, “Will the two Young Masters recognize Li Tian? Will the cat be out of the bag?”
“No!” The elder shook his head and said, “The two are cousins of Lady Yin and have no affection for the Li Clan at all. They probably wouldn’t even take a second look at you.”
“Very well then.”
Jiang Yi thought about it and decided to impersonate this Li Tian. Just as well, by the time Li Tian reached two months later, Jiang Yi would have long entered—and even exited—the Mystic Divine Palace. As Li Tian was now on the way—even if someone went to Crippled Heaven Region to verify Jiang Yi’s identity, they would also not be able to find out anything. The Mystic Divine Palace was going to be open half a month later. Jiang Yi was only focused on entering for now.
He made up his mind and spoke to the elder, saying, “Give me a painting and some information regarding Li Tian. Also, help me to gather two warriors that will be attached to me. I do not want there to be any careless slips.”
“Alright. Rest assured, your lordship. Lady Yin had instructed that your command was akin to her command.”
The elder nodded and left. Jiang Yi immediately sat cross-legged and released his Divine Perception, locking onto the elder. After seeing that the elder had entered a secluded courtyard nearby and was not headed to the Zhan Clan’s courtyard, Jiang Yi relaxed.
One hour later, the elder came back with information regarding Li Tian. Via the Yin Clan’s secret branch, the elder had also made the necessary arrangements. Jiang Yi read Li Tian’s information in detail and made a trip back to his own room. When Jiang Yi returned, the elder’s eyes were straight.
“You look alike, too alike!”
The elder sized up Jiang Yi and quickly gave him some pointers. “Your Lordship, Li Tian has a scholarly air to him. You cannot be so ostentatious and need to suppress yourself. En… Young Master Li Tian loves music. Your Lordship better bring a jade flute and a fan wherever you go to complete the look.”
“A jade flute?”
Jiang Yi was in a dilemma. He was not very good at blowing the flute. However, he figured that after he entered Yin Ruobing’s Heaven Fate Canopy. If he kept a low profile, no one would pay much attention to him. He could just carry a jade flute to complete the look.
Jiang Yi asked the elder to get him a jade flute and a fan while he continued to familiarize himself with Li Tian. Li Tian was the sixth son of the Li Clan Head. Li Hong was his third uncle. Li Tian was twenty-eight years old and was quite gifted. He was probably the first Young Master of the Li Clan, having already attained three-star martial prowess. He liked to read about history and poems and enjoyed music. He was a cultured and handsome young master of a great family.
The jade flute was brought to Jiang Yi quickly. It was a small green jade flute. Jiang Yi hung it on his waist while he held a fan in his hand. As Li Tian was quite handsome, Jiang Yi was soon transformed into a suave Young Master.
“En. This is even more like Li Tian. I think even Lady Yin might not be able to tell you two apart.”
The elder looked at Jiang Yi closely and then nodded. He pointed outside the door and said, “Your Lordship, I have arranged for two guards. Tomorrow morning, bring them and directly look for Lady Yin. I will go back first to report to her.”
“Alright!”
Jiang Yi breathed out slightly. It was nice to have someone helping him. Jiang Yi could quietly make his way closer to the mouth of the passageway up the mountain. If one was an ordinary person, it would be impossible to even get near that passageway. The Nine Thearch Clans would expel anyone who went close. It was probable that Zhan Tianlei had deployed many troops to prevent anyone from getting close.
On the second day late in the morning, Jiang Yi brought the two guards and flew boldly towards Mystic Divine Mountain. He paused as he saw Mystic Divine Mountain and flew straight for Yin Ruobing’s Heaven Fate Canopy.
“Hold it right there!”
When he was a thousand feet from Yin Ruobing and company’s Heaven Fate Canopy, a troop of soldiers wearing white armor from the Zhan Clan flew up from a few Heaven Fate Canopies below, stopping Jiang Yi from moving nearer.
“I am Li Tian from the Li Clan. I am here to look for my cousin Yin Ruobing, please give way.” Jiang Yi calmed himself as he fanned his fan slowly. He was polite in his speech, putting on the airs of a young master from a great clan.
Swish!
The elder from yesterday was already waiting for Jiang Yi. The elder hurriedly came over and personally brought Jiang Yi in. When they were a few thousand feet near the entrance of the mountain passageway, Jiang Yi felt numerous divine senses sweeping across him. There were at least a dozen divine senses of Demigods in the mix.
“Cousin?”
A voice filled with surprise and happiness rang out. Yin Ruobing flew out from the Heaven Fate Canopy, her face full of affection as she called out. Those divine senses swiftly retreated while from afar came Zhan Tianlei, his face full of warmth and affection, too.
“Sister Ruobing!”
At this time, the drape of a Heaven Fate Canopy near Yin Ruobing suddenly pulled open too. A lady with a ghost king’s face mask and purple hair walked over. She looked at Yin Ruobing and Jiang Yi and opened her mouth. “Sister, this is the person you have always been talking about, the unparalleled and incomparable cousin Li Tian?”
“Not good!”
Jiang Yi and Yin Ruobing’s hearts both sank at the same time. Why was Yi Chan causing trouble? Now that she had opened her mouth, it was hard for Jiang Yi to not draw attention to himself anymore.
