Volume One, Chapter Thirteen: The Living Ghost
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Ye Qinghan thought to herself, Just as I suspected. Master was right—it was Cheng Liang pulling the strings!
“Did Cheng Liang say what he plans to do next? I don’t have time to waste on that good-for-nothing!”
“Yes, yes. Sect Master Cheng said that once Su Cheng is dead, you’ll be able to be with him.”
“Heh. Who does he think he is? I possess the bloodline of the Fox Demon King and am the reincarnation of a Demon Emperor. Does he really think I can’t see through his little schemes?”
Ye Qinghan was making it all up anyway. Hadn’t they all been saying she had the bearing of a great emperor?
Well, she might as well stop pretending and lay her cards on the table!
“Isn’t he simply hoping to sleep with me? Heh. He should take a good look at himself in a puddle first. Does he think he’s worthy?”
“The Fairy is absolutely right.”
At this moment, Qiao Yun could no longer tell which of them was the true senior brother. One thing was obvious, though: the lady before him was someone he absolutely could not afford to offend!
The reincarnation of a Demon Emperor… No wonder she had nearly wiped out his Peacecloud Sect with a single move, leaving even him gravely wounded…
What Qiao Yun did not know was that if Ye Qinghan had not still wanted to ask them a few questions, the Demon-Suppressing Stele just now could have annihilated every one of them in an instant…
“That bastard actually dared to covet my body. He’ll die sooner or later!”
“The Fairy is absolutely right!”
“So he’s planning to send someone to kill Su Cheng?” Ye Qinghan narrowed her eyes as she asked the question.
“Yes. Sect Master Cheng is deeply infatuated with you. I imagine he’ll stop at nothing to kill Su Cheng.”
“Good. This is not something I can conveniently do myself. Killing my master would do nothing for my cultivation.”
Ye Qinghan was having the time of her life. Whatever this fellow was thinking in his head, at least he was honest with his mouth.
“Of course. How could the Fairy allow herself to incur the karmic consequences of killing her master?”
“Who did Cheng Liang find this time? Are they reliable? If they botch it again, I won’t mind wiping out another sect!”
The gaze of Ye Qinghan, a cultivator at the Soul Formation stage, was enough to make a sect master at the same level tremble from head to toe…
Qiao Yun did not doubt her words in the slightest. The Peacecloud Sect was already no different from a destroyed sect, and for the Fairy before him, carrying out such a deed was no more difficult than lifting a finger.
“The Willow Family.”
“Hmm. I understand.”
“If the Fairy would be willing to give me one more chance, I would personally go this time. I guarantee I won’t disappoint you.”
At that moment, Qiao Yun seemed to see hope. If the destruction of the Peacecloud Sect was already inevitable, then surely the Fairy before him might be the opportunity of a lifetime!
Ye Qinghan sized up Qiao Yun and smiled.
“Heh. I suppose I can give you one chance.”
“Thank you, Fairy.”
“Pay more attention in your next life. Don’t make this kind of mistake again.”
Before Qiao Yun could react, Ye Qinghan had already flown away.
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In the blink of an eye, another Demon-Suppressing Stele came crashing down…
This one was more than twice the size of the previous stele…
Qiao Yun’s pupils contracted sharply.
This time, it was truly over…
Ten minutes later, once the dust had settled, Ye Qinghan went to scour the battlefield. She wanted every valuable object she could find!
Yet she was somewhat disappointed. She should have asked Master whether he had any gentler supernatural techniques. All the valuable treasures had been smashed to pieces!
Priceless vases, antique paintings and calligraphy—everything had been crushed beneath the Demon-Suppressing Stele…
There were plenty of rare treasures from heaven and earth, and she had collected quite a few storage rings, but Master didn’t like any of that!
There was barely any money, either. What was she supposed to do?
Returning empty-handed was out of the question! Master definitely wouldn’t be happy!
Ye Qinghan could no longer afford to worry about the details!
The next day, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion received news from the Peacecloud Sect.
“What did you say?”
Cheng Liang was utterly stunned. The Peacecloud Sect might not have been a major sect, but it was certainly not some insignificant backwater organization. Yet it had vanished overnight.
“The enemy’s methods were extremely ruthless. Nothing at all remains of the Peacecloud Sect…”
Lu Cheng spoke with an expression of regret, his eyes filled with pity.
“No, what do you mean, the Peacecloud Sect has vanished?”
“It means exactly that. It’s gone…”
“It wasn’t some minor sect. It’s gone?”
“Yes, Sect Master. I went there myself. The entire area is completely bare. There isn’t even a corpse left…”
Cheng Liang buried his face in his hands and let out a long breath. Then he raised a hand and began massaging the Bright-Eye Acupoints…
After completing an entire set of eye exercises, Cheng Liang remained silent for a long while.
“You’re serious?”
“Yes. Only a few pillars and the foundations remain…”
“What do you think happened?”
“I wouldn’t dare draw a rash conclusion. But if it was revenge, why would they need to carry off the buildings as well?”
At that moment, someone arrived outside the hall and whispered a few words into the Second Elder’s ear…
“Sect Master, I now believe it was probably revenge after all. It was most likely your long-admired Ye Qinghan…”
“That old bastard Qiao Yun is at the mid-Soul Formation stage. How could Ye Qinghan possibly be his match?”
“My men saw the ornamental rockery that originally stood outside the main hall of the Peacecloud Sect in the marketplace. Apparently, a very beautiful woman sold it to them at a low price.”
Cheng Liang felt his head begin to throb…
“The wardrobes, the tables—even the glazed roof tiles are now being sold in the marketplace. Everyone says they came from a beautiful woman who let them go cheaply because her family urgently needed money…”
“This vixen is still somewhat beyond this sect master’s… expectations…”
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After yet another set of eye exercises, Cheng Liang muttered,
“This still isn’t the worst of it…”
He lifted his teacup and took a sip. At this point, he felt there was nothing left in the world capable of shocking him…
“Go on.”
Lu Cheng wore an expression of utter exasperation as well. He could not even imagine what Qiao Yun had done to provoke this living devil!
“That Ye Qinghan may have even dug up Qiao Yun’s ancestral graves. She sold the burial objects too… The bracelet his wife wore when she was buried is also being sold in the marketplace…”
Pfft!
Cheng Liang sprayed out the entire mouthful of tea without swallowing a single drop!
“What on earth has this Su Cheng been teaching Ye Qinghan?”
Cheng Liang truly could not hold himself together anymore! Just how desperate for money was Su Cheng? Had he sent his disciple out to loot people’s homes?
Looting homes was one thing! Selling ornamental rockeries was one thing! But she even stripped the glazed tiles from someone’s roof?
Fine, fine, he could let all that go!
He could simply assume they were short of money!
But she had even refused to spare the dead man’s wife?
She had stolen jewelry from the dead?
Ye Qinghan wasn’t human, that much was clear—but Su Cheng was even less human!
Meanwhile, at the Hall of Transcendent Immortals, dawn had already broken by the time Ye Qinghan returned.
Ye Qinghan was just about to speak when she noticed that her master was practicing spear forms in the courtyard.
The spear in his hands had to be the Godslayer Spear.
Ye Qinghan could not help marveling. Even without any cultivation, her master made a long spear look extraordinarily impressive.
Every movement flowed seamlessly into the next, as though the routine had been choreographed as a dance. Even dressed in a long robe, he possessed the bearing of a battlefield general.
Master was always this handsome. Put him on horseback with a spear in hand, and he had the air of a great general. Seat him in court, and he became an elegant scholar. Whatever role he played, he carried it off perfectly!
“Qinghan, you’re back.”
Su Cheng had already heard the system announcement. Ye Qinghan had annihilated the Azure Cloud Sect, yet she had spent the entire night causing trouble before finally returning.
“Yes. These are the rare treasures I collected from the Peacecloud Sect, along with quite a bit of money I earned…”
“None of that matters. As long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters. Now that I know you’re fine, I’m going to rest…”
“If there are any rare treasures you like, keep them for yourself. If not, just find a room and put them inside. I’ll deal with them after I wake up.”
“As for the money you earned, there’s no need to report it to me. I’m handing financial authority over to you. You’re in charge.”