Chapter 114: Bai Suzhen Appears
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After hearing this, the Ghost General’s face was full of surprise. The serving woman beside him bowed and said: “I never expected Master Yue to not only be a cultivator overflowing with talent, but also someone who cares about all living beings in the world. Yu Ji admires this.”
“Madam, please don’t say such things. Yue Qianchou doesn’t deserve such praise.” Yue Qianchou replied very modestly, then suddenly his expression froze as he asked: “Madam, what did you say your name was?”
The serving woman glanced at the Ghost General and smiled: “This humble woman is Yu Ji. Could it be that Master has heard of my name?”
Yue Qianchou’s face twitched as he looked toward the Ghost General: “Could it be that the Great General’s name is Xiang Yu?”
“Xiang Yu?” The Ghost General was stunned and said: “Who is Xiang Yu? This general’s name has never changed – I am Meng Yan.”
Yue Qianchou breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed in apology: “I spoke nonsense. Please don’t take offense, General and Madam.” In his heart, he was secretly muttering: ‘I must establish a rule for future descendants – they’re not allowed to marry women named Yu Ji. In my previous life, there was a Xiang Yu who became a short-lived ghost, and in this life I’ve encountered a Meng Yan. It seems women named Yu Ji all have the fate of bringing misfortune to their husbands.’
“Master Yue need not be so formal – you probably just remembered the name wrong.” The Ghost General, who was a full head taller than Yue Qianchou, reached out his large hand to support him, glanced at the long table with the fruit plates removed, and said: “Would Master be willing to accompany me to my main tent for a drink?”
Yue Qianchou smiled: “How dare I refuse!”
The Ghost General laughed heartily, took Yu Ji’s hand, and walked down from the platform toward a large tent not far behind. Yue Qianchou nodded toward the disciples from various sects, indicating they needn’t worry, then followed the two.
The disciples from various sects now admired him completely. In just this short time, with all his maneuvering, he had become the Ghost General’s honored guest. It seemed their lives should be safe now. Quite a few people suddenly remembered what everyone had said to Yue Qianchou earlier – that if they could leave the Demon Ghost Domain alive, they would give themselves to him. But they only thought about it briefly and didn’t take it to heart, because everyone knew it was just joking around, and they believed Yue Qianchou wouldn’t take it seriously either. Everyone thought this naturally.
Inside the large tent, wine and food were abundant. Host and guest sat in order, raising cups and urging each other to drink.
After a few cups of wine, Ghost General Meng Yan suddenly asked: “Which sect does Master Yue cultivate in?”
Yue Qianchou replied: “Floating Immortal Island.”
As soon as he said this, he noticed Meng Yan’s expression didn’t look good, and the atmosphere in the tent immediately became somewhat wrong. Yu Ji beside him tugged at him and softly called: “General.”
Meng Yan drank by himself, looking straight ahead: “In the current mortal world, is it still the Li family sitting on the throne?” Yu Ji beside him smiled apologetically at Yue Qianchou.
Yue Qianchou smiled and nodded, indicating it was fine, but his mind turned several corners, and he already had some speculation in his heart. He said calmly: “The royal family of the Huaxia Empire indeed has the surname Li. I just don’t know if it’s the Li family the General refers to.”
Meng Yan snorted: “Now in the cultivation world, Floating Immortal Island seems to hold the top position, right? As long as Floating Immortal Island doesn’t fall, the Huaxia kingdom will probably find it hard to change to a different surname. As a Floating Immortal Island disciple, how could you not know this?”
In this era, no matter which country had strong military power, it was impossible to contend with the cultivation world. This wasn’t even a comparison of forces on the same level. For a royal family to sit securely on their throne, it was impossible without a powerful cultivation sect as backing.
Yue Qianchou had long understood this, but he never expected that the Huaxia royal family’s backing was actually Floating Immortal Island. This could be heard from Meng Yan’s words – he had never thought of this before. But thinking about it, besides Floating Immortal Island, which other sect in the cultivation world had the strength to support the Li family’s rule for thousands of years? It seemed the Li family’s rise coincided with Floating Immortal Island’s rise – both happened thousands of years ago.
Yue Qianchou smiled bitterly: “I’m just a Foundation Establishment stage disciple of Floating Immortal Island. The General might be right, but I truly don’t know.”
“You’re still at Foundation Establishment stage?” Meng Yan and Yu Ji were both stunned, looking at each other. They had long observed Yue Qianchou and found they couldn’t see through his cultivation level. Combined with his earlier fearless and nonchalant attitude, it gave them both an unfathomable sense of mystery, especially since he looked so young.
Yue Qianchou shook his head – this wasn’t easy to prove. He suddenly smiled meaningfully: “I’m also simultaneously a disciple of Azure Light Sect.”
“Oh?” The couple looked at each other again. Meng Yan appeared very interested as he smiled: “What kind of sect is Azure Light Sect? I haven’t heard of it. When did the cultivation world allow someone to join two sects simultaneously? In the past, this seemed to be a great taboo in the cultivation world!”
Yue Qianchou picked up his wine cup, took a small sip, and said calmly: “Floating Immortal Island ranks first among the righteous sects in the cultivation world, while Azure Light Sect ranks sixth. As for joining two sects simultaneously, it’s still a great taboo today.”
“Since it’s a great taboo, why are you telling me? Aren’t you afraid word will get out?” Meng Yan appeared nonchalant, but his body unconsciously straightened.
Yue Qianchou smiled, equally nonchalant: “Because I want to ask the Great General for a small favor, so I’m being sincere with you.”
“A small favor?” Meng Yan glanced at Yu Ji. Seeing they had reached this topic, she very consciously picked up her wine cup and sipped it bit by bit, pretending not to see, as if she had no interest in expressing opinions on such matters.
Meng Yan snorted coldly: “We have no relationship – why should I help you?”
“Because I think… if the Huaxia Empire had a different surname sitting on the throne, the General would definitely be happy to see it.” Yue Qianchou easily plucked a grape from the table and put it in his mouth.
“Ridiculous! If I wanted to change who sits on the throne, would I need you to remind me? This general’s hundreds of thousands of troops could transform the Huaxia Empire at any time. Even if your Floating Immortal Island and Azure Light Sect joined forces, they couldn’t stop us.” Meng Yan said disdainfully.
“Is that so?” Yue Qianchou smiled: “I’m afraid it’s not that the General doesn’t want to do it, but that for some reason you can’t. For example, the General’s hundreds of thousands of troops simply can’t leave the Demon Ghost Domain, or there’s some other reason – that I wouldn’t know.”
“Arrogant!” Meng Yan was like a lion struck in a sore spot, suddenly standing up with signs of wanting to take action. Yu Ji beside him acted as if she saw nothing, still sipping the wine in her cup.
“What? Want to fight? Since I dared to come, I’m not afraid of you.” Yue Qianchou snorted coldly, and instantly a white-robed, ethereally beautiful woman appeared beside him. Her peerless beauty was cold as frost as she slowly turned her head to stare at Meng Yan and Yu Ji.
“Teleportation!” The two were greatly shocked. When had the other party brought someone in without them knowing? And it was such a beautiful woman – so beautiful that even Yu Ji felt inferior. Suddenly, an incomparably powerful aura emanated from the other party, pressing toward them. Meng Yan stepped forward to shield Yu Ji, and black-red swirling malevolent energy instantly emerged from his body to block the approaching aura, but he was still forced back a step.
