A Punch Landing on Cotton

Yang Jian was slightly stunned upon hearing this, feeling a bit surprised.

Before he came, he knew that Su Qing was the demon monkey's big sister... and he knew the demon monkey respected her exceptionally.

So he naturally thought that if something happened to the demon monkey, Su Qing would be sad or angry, and perhaps resentful toward him for capturing that demon monkey.

Therefore, when he came here, he had already made various preparations.

He even specifically brought the Howling Celestial Hound along...

Just to make it convenient to have a fight with Su Qing if necessary.

As for why he felt Su Qing might fight him, yet still made this trip specifically...

The reason was actually to resolve some potential troubles in advance.

After all, if Su Qing were to be dissatisfied with him after hearing the news and wanted to seek revenge for the demon monkey... she would seek revenge sooner or later.

So rather than waiting for her to come looking for him, it was better for him to seek her out first.

Of course, this was only one reason; another reason was that he did not feel Su Qing was his match...

As a martial god, although Yang Jian had not yet reached the realm of a Heavenly Immortal, if a fight truly broke out, ordinary Heavenly Immortals would be no match for him, let alone a little demon who had only cultivated for a few hundred years.

Even if Su Qing, with her decent talent and the favor of her seniors, could reach the Earthly Immortal realm in just a few hundred years.

But if she were to fight an established Earthly Immortal powerhouse like him now...

Yang Jian felt she would still have no chance of winning.

After all, there was a massive gap in both experience and strength... it wasn't that easy to bridge.

Therefore, he naturally had sufficient confidence to come directly.

However, at this moment, Yang Jian felt somewhat depressed.

Although he had considered that Su Qing might fight him, he completely did not expect Su Qing's reaction to be so indifferent.

For a moment, he was a bit unclear whether Su Qing was enduring it or simply didn't care about the matter.

He stared at Su Qing, feeling an impulse to open his third eye to see what was really going on...

But he held back; after all, he couldn't just open his Heavenly Eye to look at someone over such a small matter.

After a long time, he still could not see a trace of anger or sadness in Su Qing; instead, he saw a hint of confusion, as if she were puzzled as to why he was mentioning these things.

This couldn't help but make his brow twitch slightly.

Although this indeed meant less trouble and saved him a lot of effort... for some reason, her indifferent appearance actually made him a bit unhappy...

Yang Jian wasn't sure if he was unhappy because of Su Qing's cold personality and lack of concern for her subordinate's life and death.

Or if he was unhappy because she had no reaction, making all his thorough preparations feel like a punch landing on cotton.

He simply calmed his mind, then said without changing his expression:

"Immortal Su need not thank me. After all, I only came to capture the demon monkey. The other demons in that mountain were merely accomplices and committed no great errors, so naturally, there was no need to kill them all."

Hearing this, Su Qing shook her head slightly and said, "Regardless, the True Sovereign has performed a good deed."

Seeing this, Yang Jian glanced at Su Qing. The words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat; he wanted to ask, yet didn't know how to start.

After a long while, the uneloquent Yang Jian gave up and said:

"This doesn't count as a good deed; I was just too lazy to do extra work. Forget it, since I have already informed you of this matter, I have nothing else to say, so I should be going."

"In the future, if you have anything you need help with, you can also come find me at the Erlang Temple in Guanjiaokou. If it is something I can help with, I will do my best."

As he spoke, he looked at Chang'e and said, "This time, I shall take my leave."

The words were naturally polite formalities. Whether he would help if Su Qing came would depend on the situation.

As for leaving, he truly wanted to leave.

After all, the things he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, and he didn't know how to ask them skillfully; it was simply too uncomfortable.

Rather than staying here in discomfort, it was better to just go back.

Whether it was finding his brothers for a drink or going to Yang Chan's place for a meal, anything was better than staying here in discomfort.

He felt that the most mistaken thing he had done recently was probably coming to the Moon Palace specifically to tell Su Qing about this.

He would rather fight the monkey again than deal with this.

Hearing this, although Su Qing was still puzzled about Yang Jian's purpose in coming to the Moon Palace, she did not ask further and simply spoke to see him off.

Seeing this, Chang'e seemed to understand something.

Although she wasn't very close to Yang Jian, they had known each other for tens of thousands of years after all, so she naturally knew what kind of personality he had.

After all, he didn't have the habit of acting one way in front of outsiders and another way in front of his own people like she did.

So, she could naturally understand roughly why Yang Jian would leave so simply.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile slightly...

However, she didn't blame him, because even she hadn't expected Su Qing to be so indifferent regarding this matter.

She looked at Yang Jian, then ordered the person who had brought him in to lead him out.

After leaving the Moon Palace, the Howling Celestial Hound transformed into human form and couldn't help but ask, "Master... are we just going back like this?"

Yang Jian looked at the Howling Celestial Hound helplessly, nodded slightly, and muttered to himself:

"Forget it, this is fine too. At least we haven't made an enemy..."

Thinking this, Yang Jian shook his head and then took the Howling Celestial Hound back to his own Guanjiaokou.

After Yang Jian left, Su Qing stroked her chin.

She couldn't help but ask, "The True Sovereign... is he usually very idle?"

Chang'e smiled and shook her head. "Who knows! Maybe he really is very idle?"

Hearing this, Su Qing's mouth twitched. She didn't think a deity like Yang Jian would normally be very idle, certainly not to this extent.

"Forget it, whatever! Anyway, I didn't lose anything, and I even learned some interesting things," Su Qing thought, shaking her head internally.

However, Su Qing felt she still needed to confirm a few things with Chang'e...

So Su Qing turned and asked:

"By the way, Sister Chang'e, does True Sovereign Erlang also have a sister?"

Chang'e was stunned for a moment, feeling that Su Qing's topic-switching speed was a bit fast.

However, regarding this question, she still answered:

"Yes, he does indeed have a sister... she is the Holy Mother of the Western Peak, enfeoffed by the Heavenly Court, the deity guarding Mount Hua. Additionally, she is a relative of the Jade Emperor, his niece... so, Xiao Qing, don't even think about targeting Yang Chan!"

Su Qing: "...??"

"Sister Chang'e... what kind of messy things are filling your head?"

Su Qing sighed slightly and said:

"I only asked out of curiosity; I don't have any strange plans."

"I see... I thought you were curious about her because you wanted to abduct her to the Moon Palace!"

Chang'e said half-jokingly:

"But seriously speaking, Yang Chan is indeed quite nice. She is kind-hearted, beautiful, and extremely good to mortals... she is simply a model of a good deity."

As she spoke, Chang'e smiled again and said:

"If you are truly interested... I can also take you to meet her. It just so happens that I know her as well."