Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 202—Taking One Step at a Time, Growing Bigger and Stronger…

"Alright, alright, I really have to thank her then!" Shangguan Wei'er sighed helplessly and waved her hand to chase the two unlucky fellows out.

Calculating the time, there was less than an hour until dawn. What was the point of sleeping? Shangguan Wei'er became increasingly angry, so she simply sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

On the other side, Qian Lingyun's condition wasn't very good either; it was unclear whether Zhang Lexuan was jealous.

From the moment she entered, Zhang Lexuan stopped cultivating and stood beside Qian Lingyun like a gatekeeper, staring intently at her and asking about Shangguan Weier's whereabouts in a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Xiaowei and I really don't have anything going on, it's just a simple master-servant relationship!" Qian Lingyun said helplessly, rubbing her aching temples, and patiently coaxed her.

"You've known me for so long, you should know my character well. I'm a very..."

"A heartless, fickle, womanizing womanizer who only flirts with people but never marries them!"

This was the first time Zhang Lexuan had uttered such sharp and sarcastic words, leaving Qian Lingyun stunned and unable to refute them.

Next, Qian Lingyun, after much painful reflection, seriously examined her actions.

Finally, she admitted her mistake and decided to be a devoted and good woman. The expression on her face vanished instantly. She stood up, gave Zhang Lexuan a cold glance, and said softly:

"Since you don't like my amiable self, I'll go back to being the way I was before!"

After speaking, Qian Lingyun lost her previous liveliness, walked straight to the bedside, pointed to her neck, and snorted coldly, "I'm tired."

"This servant...understands!" A hint of joy flashed in Zhang Lexuan's eyes as she hurriedly stepped forward to help Qian Lingyun change her clothes!

Lying flat on the bed, feeling the warmth on her back, Qian Lingyun calmed down a bit. She hummed softly a few times, turned her head, and asked in a low voice, "Le Xuan! Tell me honestly, do you prefer me to be strict and rough with you, or gentle and kind?"

"Eh!"

Zhang Lexuan paused for a moment, seemingly deep in thought about Qian Lingyun's question.

After a long pause, she finally answered hesitantly:

"Hmm... For Lexuan, either a gentle master or a strict master is fine!"

"If you absolutely had to choose one, what would it be?" Qian Lingyun asked again, closing her eyes.

Zhang Lexuan blushed, and after hesitating for a long time, she whispered in Qian Lingyun's ear in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"That servant... wants... wants stricter..."

"...Wow, that's amazing! You're hopeless with Stockholm syndrome! Seriously!"

Qian Lingyun fell silent. Although she didn't say anything on the surface, she actually understood something in her heart.

Zhang Lexuan is either suffering from Stockholm Syndrome again, or she's a born masochist.

"I've been very busy lately and can't get away from some things. Could you do something for me tomorrow?" Qian Lingyun said, putting on a serious face.

"Please speak, Master!"

Zhang Lexuan's eager tone was filled with obvious excitement, as if... being able to do things for Qian Lingyun was a manifestation of her life's value.

"I need you to take people to the Soul Beast Forest to capture ten-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year-old soul beasts that can spin silk—spiders, silkworms, caterpillars, you name it! I want them all, alive! The more the better!"

"Yes, yes, I remember. Is there anything else you need, Master?"

Zhang Lexuan took out a piece of paper from her storage soul tool, carefully wrote down the requirements, and then asked very attentively, "Is there anything else you need?"

"Catch me some more Soft-Boned Rabbits, the kind that's everywhere and only good for feeding high-level soul beasts. I need five hundred of them, male or female, any age is fine, as long as they can reproduce!"

After thinking for a while, Qian Lingyun added, "After capturing these things, send them to the Ordinary Alliance of the Thirteen Elders. They will prepare a place to raise soul beasts there."

As they went back and forth, you said and I wrote it down, and the two of them welcomed the dawn bells.

Checking the time, Qian Lingyun's communication soul tool suddenly rang. Slightly surprised, she pressed the answer button and hurriedly replied, "Okay, okay, I know! Wait for me there, I'll be right there!"

She hurriedly put on her long dress, not even bothering to dress up. She left behind the words, "Catching soul beasts is important, but don't let it interfere with your cultivation," and flew away again.

Half a minute later, without warning, Shangguan Weier's door was knocked on by someone who hadn't slept all night. Shangguan Weier, who had also been awake all night, was seething with anger.

He opened the door with murderous intent, intending to use his newly acquired status as a retainer to teach this annoying rascal who disturbed his peaceful sleep a lesson.

But she swallowed back the words she was about to say the moment she opened the door. She had just forced a bright smile when Qian Lingyun suddenly asked, "Xiao Wei! Are you cold?"

"What do you mean, are you afraid of the cold?" Shangguan Wei'er stood there, stunned, unable to grasp the point of Qian Lingyun's words.

After a moment, she finally reacted, nodded, and said, "I'm very sensitive to the cold, and I've basically never been to the north!"

"Then prepare yourself to freeze! This afternoon, we're setting off for the far north," Qian Lingyun said, patting Shangguan Wei'er's shoulder meaningfully.

"We're leaving this afternoon, so your task this morning is quite demanding. You need to get your people in touch with Zhang Lexuan and prepare the farm site and preventative measures!"

"Within a month, the first batch of soul beasts that can spit silk will be captured. At that time, I hope your people won't let us down!"

"Aren't we moving too fast...? My winter clothes, sleeping bags! and everything else are still not ready!" Shangguan Wei'er smiled bitterly and asked in a low voice:

"Could you give me a little more time? I need to use my connections in Mingdu to acquire some land to build a breeding farm!"

"Mingdu?" Qian Lingyun asked.

"Yes, Mingdu."

"What kind of nonsense is it to put a soul beast breeding farm in Mingdu?" Qian Lingyun counted the flaws in this idea on her fingers:

The venue costs are high, it's vulnerable to corporate espionage, it disturbs the peace, and the spirit beasts might even escape and harm passersby…

"You actually care about disturbing the peace and injuring passersby?" Shangguan Wei'er looked at Qian Lingyun incredulously, her face full of disbelief, and mercilessly exposed her: "High venue fees and corporate espionage are what you're worried about!"

"You already know, why ask! What if a passerby gets killed by a stray spirit beast? Wouldn't I have to pay compensation?!"

Her little scheme was ruthlessly exposed, and Qian Lingyun retorted irritably, "There are plenty of forests near Mingdu, and land prices are cheap. I'll pay for it; you can lease a few mountains for me and keep them in the forest!"

"You're paying for it? No problem! I can get the permit for you this afternoon." Shangguan Wei'er smiled broadly and then asked, "What about our trip to the far north?"

"If we get the permit this afternoon, we can leave tonight. Make sure you have all your necessities ready, otherwise I won't be responsible if you freeze to death!"

"Ah~!" Shangguan Weier let out a bitter wail, her twitching lips making it seem as if she had bought herself a mask of pain.

"No! Go and get ready!"

After speaking, Qian Lingyun ignored the bitterness on Shangguan Weier's face and found Zhang Peng and Wuyun playing chess in the ancestral hall. She then quietly informed them of tonight's itinerary and final destination.

Zhang Peng and Wu Yun nodded slightly, then got up to prepare.

(End of this chapter)