The sun and moon are both wrong: Starting with marrying Gongsun Ling

Chapter 50: Ribuchi's Plans

Let's rewind a bit and change our perspective—

Not long ago, when Shi Guagua was bored, Lü Buyi and Baili Yuan were drinking tea and talking.

Aside from being a bit of a jerk, Baili Yuan isn't someone who dawdles or likes to keep things a secret.

Therefore, as soon as he sat down, Wan Ye, a man with many vices, opened a bottle of wine for himself and then stated his request and purpose for the trip.

"Since you disagree with my plan to target Duan Xinglian and Zhou Liuqing, then I'll have to do it myself."

After a moment of contemplation, Baili Yuan softly recited all his requests in one breath:

"I'm going to investigate Sanzhen's backup plan, so I can't bring Xiaoshizi with me."

"But I'm worried about leaving her alone, so I hope you can take her with you for the time being."

"Just for this?"

"Why do you have to come to me about something so trivial?"

Lu Buyi countered, "With Xiang Yuyin and Hei Zhu in charge of the Nine Realms Gate, aren't you at ease with them, given their positions?"

Baili Yuan chuckled: "It's precisely because of those two that I'm worried. Xiao Shizi was wronged by them a while ago, and even if I wanted to, she wouldn't want to."

"What about Zhao Yan and Shangguan Xiao?" Lü Buyi changed his choice.

"Although they always only listen to my arrangements, they shouldn't refuse you for something as small as this—"

"Compared to Yu Yin and Hei Zhu, the two of them are now evenly matched, if not superior to them."

Baili Yuan nodded: "That's right, their cultivation levels are sufficient, but after all, they had that kind of relationship with Jiang Mingzi in the past."

Wan Ye's lackey bluntly stated, "Even with your guarantee, I don't trust them."

"You are different, Lü Buyi. We all trust you completely."

"And now, when the sun has lost its brilliance and the moon has lost its light, you are undoubtedly the most radiant person in the world."

"Only you can, and definitely will, protect her—"

Lü Buyi sighed: "Why do you look like you're giving your last words?"

As he spoke, Vice-Lord Wanye handed over the wine bottle in his hand.

But Baili Yuan pushed it away with disdain: "I'm a vegetarian."

Then, he chuckled and continued, "And actually, I'm making my final arrangements—"

"The precedent set by Pan Nanjun is still fresh in our minds."

"If you hadn't woken up and intervened in time back then, the last bit of the Supreme Myriad Laws Sword's power would have almost wiped him out."

"And what he went to was only the long-abandoned Primordial Law Palace."

"The Penglai Islands I'm going to this time are at their most prosperous in a thousand years."

Lü Buyi poured himself a glass of wine: "Since you remember Pan Nanjun's precedent, why worry? If necessary, I'll just step in and save you, won't I?"

Unexpectedly, when faced with a life-or-death situation, Baili Yuan refused without hesitation.

"Don't save me, Lü Buyi. I want you to promise me that even if I die there, you won't lift a finger to help me—"

Why?

"Because it's not worth it, you can't afford to make the slightest mistake before the final day. It's precisely because you're there to oversee the final day that I dared to risk going so early to investigate and sabotage the Three Truths' backup plan."

Baili Yuan seemed completely unconcerned about whether he lived or died: "If something happens to you because you saved me, even if the possibility is extremely small, it would be putting the cart before the horse and would not be worth it at all."

Lü Buyi fell silent; Baili Yuan's determination was something he hadn't anticipated.

"it is good."

He nodded: "I promise you."

That being said, only Lü Buyi knows whether this statement was an affirmation or a lie.

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear—"

Baili Yuan stood up straight, then waved his hand at Lü Buyi in a cheeky manner:

"I'll just leave that person here for you. I'll write you a note and send it to you later to tell you what her routine is."

After saying that, he prepared to leave. Facing a dead end with a very high probability, he left with nothing but his young mother.

Surprisingly, there was no hesitation or worry involved.

But what Lü Buyi said next made Baili Yuan stop in his tracks.

"Tell me your plans and specific purpose for going to Penglai." Lü Buyi took a sip of wine.

"I'll give you some assistance, depending on the situation."

Upon hearing this, Baili Yuan turned around, his eyes narrowing as he smiled.

He didn't care about death, but that didn't mean he wanted to die so soon, so it was impossible for Lü Buyi's words not to move him.

However, he never expected that Lü Buyi, who had never liked him, would actually help him.

"We both know that the greatest contingency plan left behind by the Three Truths Dharma Gate must be in Penglai!"

Without hesitation, Baili Yuan immediately stated his specific plans—

"Leaving aside what Jiang Mingzi left behind back then, I must at least find out and destroy Gao Haoguang's backup plan."

"He must be thinking of some way to make himself appear on the battlefield in his prime on the final day and use the Supreme Myriad Laws Sword."

"To ensure that things don't go wrong on the final day, even if it means my life is left in Penglai, I will destroy the contingency plan he left behind."

Upon hearing this, Lü Buyi put down his wine cup and calmly interrupted Baili Yuan:

"You're just making a fuss over nothing."

"I have my own countermeasures for the Supreme Myriad Laws Sword. Even if Gao Haoguang comes back, he won't be able to cause any big trouble."

Baili Yuan still smiled: "But you must also know that besides the Supreme Myriad Laws Sword, they must have prepared other backup plans for you."

"But they've hidden it too well; neither you nor I know exactly what it is for the time being."

"And for Lü Buyi, you cannot take any risks—"

"If anything goes wrong, all the preparations you've made may become useless, and all your previous efforts will be in vain."

"Therefore, the best way to deal with this is for me to try to take down Gao Haoguang directly, risking my life for his."

"He is undoubtedly the core of the Three Truths Dharma on its final day. If anything happens to him, the Three Truths Dharma's preparations against you will inevitably crumble on their own!"

"The final day will be a foregone conclusion!"

Lu Buyi gazed at Baili Yuan and sighed softly. He didn't refute him; he simply said, "You've really thought things through."

"I thought about my own situation, the child's safety, and the situation on the final day."

"But the one thing I didn't think of was yourself—"

"What, are you moved by me?" Baili Yuan, as always, started acting like a jerk during this serious moment.

Lü Buyi did not answer.

"Actually, there's no need to worry so much. Maybe Gao Haoguang's backup plan isn't that dangerous."

Baili Yuan propped his head up with one hand: "If I'm lucky, maybe I can solve it with just a little effort."

"Neither the Master of the Thousand Machines Pavilion nor the Master of Penglai Island could stop me. The only thing I need to worry about is that immortal tree."

"With your help, it's not impossible for me to return unharmed."

Lü Buyi ignored Baili Yuan's fantasies; after a moment of contemplation, he simply waved his hand.

Summon a magical artifact from beside the Wanye Changsheng Great Material—

The magical artifacts crafted by Lü Buyi were extremely unique; even magical corpses that were not supposed to use magical artifacts could utilize them.

Baili Yuan knew this all too well, but the summoned magic weapon made him raise an eyebrow.

"The Jade Disc of Forbidden Laws of Penglai... Using a magic weapon that imitates the Lord of Penglai to deal with Penglai is quite appropriate."

After saying that, he joked, "But since that's the case—how about you lend me your Myriad Life-Giving Talent?"

"You know I have a use for that stuff." Lü Buyi knew he was joking, but he still refused directly.

Upon seeing this, Baili Yuan retorted, "Aren't you afraid that she deliberately sought death back then because she foresaw this very situation?"

"What if she did this to preserve her body intact until the very end, so that the successor of the Three Truths Sect could use a special method to allow her to descend into the final battle in her complete form?"