Volume 1, Chapter 60: The Life of the Demon Emperor

Accumulate grain stores everywhere, and delay proclaiming yourself a king.

Her master’s guidance was profound. Ye Qinghan sat in her chair, gazing at Li Shiyao and Dongfang Jue beside her.

The Demon Emperor?

According to her master, she had rescued Dongfang Jue in the mystic realm, and the two had put aside their past grievances to become close friends.

Li Shiyao had also entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion after that; since they were both toys of Cheng Liang, they naturally became sisters as well.

It was not hard to guess that the Sacred Mountain, the Human Emperor, and even the future Demon Emperor had all ultimately become part of Cheng Liang's power.

This was the first time Ye Qinghan had ever pondered this question. At this moment, Dongfang Jue was chasing Liu Mingxuan all over the room and beating him up, while Li Shiyao cheered from the sidelines, occasionally stepping in to deliver an extra kick.

Yet Ye Qinghan felt entirely calm within, feeling as though many things had finally clicked into place.

Her master seemed to have already paved the way for her to become the Demon Emperor. As long as she followed in her master's footsteps, she would naturally become that peerless Demon Emperor who looked down upon all living beings.

At the same time, however, Su Cheng's casual tone evoked a deep and unsettling sense of unease within Ye Qinghan.

It was the kind of tone that suggested her master might one day suddenly vanish and leave her behind.

Her master was always full of contradictions. That so-called Demon Emperor title was merely a responsibility her master had imposed upon herself; Ye Qinghan had never cared for it.

Her master had never once asked her if she actually wanted to become a Demon Emperor.

Perhaps back then, Ye Qinghan had simply wanted to become stronger—stronger than anyone else!

But now, she only wished to stay by her master's side, forever.

Had her master ever thought about what would happen after that?

Even with the ability to read minds, one could not read what Su Cheng had never even considered. Ye Qinghan did not know the answer to this question.

"Big Sister Qinghan?"

Ye Qinghan snapped out of her reverie, looked at Li Shiyao, and smiled faintly. "What is it?"

Li Shiyao’s face was filled with worry and a hint of genuine concern. "Big Sister Qinghan, are you crying?"

Ye Qinghan wiped the back of her hand across her cheek. Indeed, there was some unknown moisture there.

"I drank the wine too quickly and choked. It's nothing."

A smile was merely an expression, and it did not necessarily signify happiness. Ye Qinghan did not consider herself a fool like Li Shiyao, and she certainly would not let her joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure show plainly on her face.

Li Shiyao nodded thoughtfully and said, "Shiahua doesn't know why Big Sister is sad, but I can dance for you to cheer you up."

"I told you, I just choked on my wine."

Ye Qinghan ruffled Li Shiyao's short, yellowish hair, thinking to herself that perhaps the true fool was her, for this Li Shiyao was not stupid at all.

Yet upon reflection, it made sense. She was not truly foolish; rather, her mind was still like that of a child—pure and innocent. If others treated her well, she simply believed them to be good people.

Ye Qinghan suddenly realized that, almost imperceptibly, she had grown to accept Li Shiyao.

Clearly, when they had first met, she had intended to send her off to the Heaven Dao Pavilion to serve as Cheng Liang's plaything.

Heh, perhaps it was just as Dongfang Jue had said: destiny was not unchangeable.

"Shiyao, didn't Big Sister tell you to stay away from me and my master?"

Pulling Shiyao to sit in her lap, the shrill screams of the girls and the groans of the man in the room seemed entirely incapable of disturbing the conversation between the two sisters.

"Shiahua doesn't want to go to the Heaven Dao Pavilion. I want to enter the Lingxian Hall instead, so that I can help share some of your burdens, Big Sister."

Ye Qinghan was pensive. At this moment, she too found Shiyao rather endearing; how could she ever let Cheng Liang take advantage of her?

However, her master would most likely not accept her either. In the end, she would probably remain on the Sacred Mountain or join some other sect.

"If you don't want to go, then don't. That Cheng Liang is no good anyway. But my master might not necessarily take you as a disciple."

Ye Qinghan smiled. Right now, she had no desire to interfere too much. No matter where Shiyao went, she could always look after this foolish younger sister.

"Didn't Big Sister say that Cheng Liang was a good person before? Why are you calling him no good now?"

"Heh, back in Nanding City, the mastermind who sent the Liu family members to assassinate me was none other than Cheng Liang," Ye Qinghan chuckled lightly. She hadn't taken such a matter to heart at all. Right now, she and her master had both become thorns in Cheng Liang's side, targets of his utmost hatred!

Cheng Liang had originally wanted to possess her, which was why he had tried to send people to harm her master!

Now, he was likely intimidated by that single sword strike and wanted to make a move against her instead!

Upon hearing this, Li Shiyao was utterly shocked!

"Why?"

"Because he fears me, and he fears the Lingxian Hall."

In the past, Ye Qinghan truly could not fathom Cheng Liang's intentions. But having spent so much time by her master's side, her master understood Cheng Liang all too well, often predicting his actions with uncanny accuracy!

Now, Ye Qinghan also understood Cheng Liang thoroughly. As long as she projected the profile of the person her master had described onto him, Cheng Liang's motives were not difficult to guess.

If she were in Cheng Liang's shoes, she certainly would not allow such an uncontrollable factor to continue developing.

The current Lingxian Hall consisted of only three people, but its apparent combat strength was already terrifying enough to inspire fear.

Li Shiyao did not quite understand, but she figured that even if Big Sister explained it to her for a long time, she still wouldn't get it, so she simply nodded.

Ye Qinghan was the same. She knew Li Shiyao hadn't understood a single word, and she also knew Li Shiyao had stopped asking precisely because she was afraid of annoying her.

At that moment, Ye Qinghan felt that gentle souls truly were drawn to one another. Her master was like this, and so was Li Shiyao.

Though she herself certainly could not be described as gentle...

"Why did Big Sister say your master wouldn't take me as a disciple?"

"Um... intuition..."

"Then can Big Sister help me think of a way? Shiyao wants to be with you every single day."

"Don't even think about it. There is no way that can fool my master."

Ye Qinghan answered with utter indifference, neatly and ruthlessly shattering Li Shiyao's unrealistic dream.

Her gaze then shifted toward Dongfang Jue's direction. The unlucky fellow was kneeling properly right in front of her, currently undergoing a severe lecture.

The girls at the side had all huddled against the wall, watching Dongfang Jue with looks of sheer terror. Lichi was only just now belatedly realizing that this blond delinquent had actually come with these two formidable masters!

"Trying to snatch a woman from this young master? Just how many lives do you think you have?" Dongfang Jue had fully revived her former imposing aura, arrogant to the extreme! The majestic bearing of a princess was on full display without a single reservation!

Liu Mingxuan was completely bewildered. What on earth was happening?!

Although Liu Mingxuan possessed extraordinary martial skills, even a joint effort of three people couldn't do a thing against Dongfang Jue, and those two fellow Daoists had simply jumped out the window and fled!

Perhaps if it were just Dongfang Jue, the three of them would have still stood a chance! Prodigies though they were, there were three of them after all!

But Li Shiyao and Ye the King of Hell were sitting right over there! That Li Shiyao was already difficult enough to deal with! Not to mention that Ye the King of Hell, who had nearly kicked Lin Lang to death with a single strike!

Even with three people, they had no chance of winning whatsoever, so they simply abandoned Liu Mingxuan and ran away!

Liu Mingxuan fighting Dongfang Jue one-on-one?

How could a young master like Liu Mingxuan possibly be a match for Dongfang Jue? He was grabbed by her and given a brutal thrashing!

"Aren't you fond of putting on airs? Why aren't you acting so high and mighty now? You still wanted the Saintess to accompany you?"

Dongfang Jue had no idea where she had picked it up, but she had also grown quite fond of slapping people across the face!

Gripping Liu Mingxuan by the collar, she rained blows upon him.

Liu Mingxuan was practically out of his mind by now, his head drooping limply without uttering a single word...

Ye Qinghan helplessly curled her lips. "Let him go. Compared to you and Shangguan Rou, he falls far too short! Utterly boring."

Just at that moment, a knock sounded at the door once more: Bang, bang, bang!

"Acting on a report of a gathering for a brawl! Under orders to search the premises!"

Knocking was merely a formality; the very next second, the door was kicked wide open.

"All of you, come with us! Every single one of you!"

A man clad in armor stood at the threshold, flanked by guards wielding sabers who had already tightly sealed off the entrance!

If one looked out the window at that moment, the entire Drunken Immortal Tower was completely surrounded by government soldiers, with not a single leak left open.