I manage female characters in all the heavens.

After saying that, she lay down on the ground, sprawled out, and gently circulated her internal energy to nourish her body and relieve the stinging pain in her meridians.

The coldness of Mingyu Gong is not always domineering and cruel; when needed, it can become gentle and cool for healing.

Divine skills are not something so inconvenient.

Seeing that the other party really had no intention of killing him, Dongfang Bubai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little uneasy.

I've been spared; it's been so long since I've experienced the feeling of being a victim of weakness.

At the same time, she was also somewhat disappointed in him: "I thought you were a ruthless person, but I didn't expect you to be so soft-hearted at the crucial moment!"

"If you don't kill me now, firstly, you'll miss a great opportunity to seize the position of sect leader; secondly, aren't you afraid that I'll recover and take revenge on you, killing you?"

Yue Lingshan chuckled:

"Oh, just kidding. The position of sect leader isn't all that great. We're a demonic sect after all. No matter how high the official position is, there are still a bunch of traitors under him. They're scheming against each other every day. It's too tiring to deal with them."

"Master, you can't expect all the people in our Demonic Sect to be completely loyal and obey orders, can you?"

"Besides, if I really wanted to kill you and take your place, why would I have saved you in the first place? I could have just drowned you."

Dongfang Bubai remained silent, thought about it, and surprisingly found it to make a lot of sense.

Look at how powerful and influential the former head of education was back then. In the end, he didn't enjoy it for more than a few years before he was overthrown by himself and imprisoned in a dungeon for more than ten years, living in darkness.

Even though she was the most skilled martial artist in the world, she had always been cautious and treaded on thin ice during her years as the leader of the sect. She dared not even reveal her true identity as a woman and lived in the shadows.

There are always various balances, necessary compromises, and tasks to handle. When there is a little time, there is also intense training. There is simply no time to relax.

Only recently, having mastered his divine skills and having nothing left to fear, did he dare to dart out and cause trouble without worrying about internal strife.

...What kind of life are we living?

Dongfang Bubai looked up at the sky and sighed, "I've lived for so many years, yet I can't see as clearly as a little thing like you. This cult leader is truly inhuman."

“Right! So you don’t need to worry about me taking your position as leader at all. Only a fool would fight for such a thankless job. I, Xiao Qu, am the most loyal!” Miss Yue’s words were firm and resolute.

Dongfang Bubai: "..."

Am I an idiot?

After recovering to a certain extent, Yue Lingshan flipped herself up, grabbed one of Dongfang Bubai's arms and put it around her neck, and dragged her up.

Lying here all the time isn't a good idea; being all wet makes it hard to avoid catching a cold, and it's also not good for healing.

I need to find a good hotel, book a good room, take a nice hot shower, change my clothes, and have a big meal to fully recover.

Moreover, Dongfang Bubai was poisoned and could not use her internal energy to heal herself. Her injuries would only worsen over time, so she needed a good room to heal.

Someone asked what the connection is between a good room and healing?

Of course, a good room can put people in a good mood. When you're in a good mood, you can focus on healing and heal faster. This is all for Dongfang Bubai's sake.

It wasn't until he was helped up and could barely move that Dongfang Bubai saw the tragic scene at Plum Manor.

She sighed, "I had hoped that Ren Woxing could spend his remaining years here in peace, but I never expected this to happen. I hope he can rest in peace in the afterlife."

Now, she had no intention of hiding the fact that Ren Woxing had been imprisoned in Plum Manor. Out of respect for the dead, it was time to let it go.

"What do you think of this incident, Master? Do you think it was an accident or deliberate?" Xiao Yue, or rather Xiao Qu, asked, seemingly ignoring the name Ren Woxing.

Dongfang Bubai glanced at her: "This is Plum Manor, not the imperial armory. Huang Zhonggong and the others wouldn't dare to hide such a large amount of gunpowder from me."

"If all of this is an accident, I hope I can unexpectedly gain the loyalty of the whole world and ascend the throne as emperor tomorrow."

After losing his power, Dongfang Bubai became much less arrogant, more talkative, and even started joking.

Xiao Qu nodded; she thought so too.

"What enemies does that cult have that would enable them to do this? Does the cult leader have any suspected accomplices?"

Dongfang Bubai pondered: "Only the imperial court could afford to use this amount of gunpowder, but it's impossible for it to be the imperial court."

Xiao Qu blinked: "Why is it impossible?"

Dongfang Bubai turned his head away: "That's none of your business."

"Do you have any other suspects?"

"Nothing."

It seems that even Dongfang Bubai doesn't know who did it, which makes "Yue Lingshan" fall silent.

She almost died this time. If he hadn't come from the modern era and had experience with explosions, he wouldn't have been able to react in time.

Such deep-seated hatred must be unbearable to find someone to take revenge on.

Or, how about we be considered part of the Songshan School?

The Smiling, Proud Wanderer cannot lose Zuo Lengchan, just as Naruto cannot lose Shimura Danzo.

However, there is actually some speculation about "Yue Lingshan".

In the original storyline, this incident never happened at Plum Manor, and people in the martial arts world don't tend to use explosives to solve problems.

Since this wasn't done by "Yue Lingshan" herself, and it goes beyond the original plot, let's boldly assume it was done by a time traveler.

Since there is already a transmigrator like Lu Xin, whose cheat code includes killing missions, it's not impossible for other transmigrators to also have killing missions, destruction missions, and so on.

It's not impossible that some time travelers might need to kill Huang Zhonggong and others, or Ren Woxing, or simply destroy Plum Manor by using cheat codes to get dozens or hundreds of tons of gunpowder to set it on fire.

Never overestimate the bottom line, integrity, or abilities of a time traveler.

However, no matter who it is, they've all been added to her little notebook, and if she ever runs into them again, she must give them a warm welcome.

She hoisted Dongfang Bubai onto her shoulder and turned to leave.

"Wait, take him with you. I'm going to prepare a grand funeral for him," Dongfang Bubai said, looking at the body of his loyal underling.

"That's how it was supposed to be done."

Yue Lingshan didn't stop walking, nor did she move her left hand that was carrying Dongfang Bubai. With a flick of her wrist, she cast a line on the fishing rod, hooking the hook onto the corpse's belt. She lifted the corpse up like a fish, dangling it in mid-air.

"Okay!"

Dongfang Bubai was speechless. You don't even have the most basic respect for the deceased!

As expected of someone from my cult.

Before long, onlookers finally flocked over from all directions, commenting on Plum Manor, which had been lifted into the sky, and recounting the manor's former glory and history, which had now become a wasteland overnight.

Upon seeing the image of "Yue Lingshan," a petite beauty, with a large, beautiful woman hanging on the left and a large, dead body being fished out on the right, everyone fell into an eerie silence.

That angler really catches everything! He's caught both beautiful women and corpses; he's fished out both the living and the dead.

Chapter 86: Give Me a Diamond Membership

Hangzhou is a large city. During the Southern Song Dynasty, it served as the temporary capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and was actually called Lin'an at the time.

During the Ming Dynasty, Hangzhou was among the top three most prosperous cities in the country, making it the most prosperous city in the south.

In such a bustling place, there are countless fine restaurants and inns. Yue Lingshan randomly picked a restaurant that she thought was decent and dared to charge 100 taels of silver a day for a superior room.

With 100 taels of silver, she could buy a three-courtyard villa with two maids in Huayin. Damn, what a rip-off!

Dongfang Bubai smiled, his face pale: "Qingyunlou is, after all, one of the top three restaurants in Hangzhou, so it's normal for it to be a bit expensive."

But this is not just a little bit!

But since we're already here, we're too lazy to look for another place. At worst, we can just take the money we were taken advantage of today and find another opportunity to swindle it back from the inherently evil cult later.

No wonder Qingyunlou dares to charge such high prices; besides having first-class rooms, the service is also top-notch, and the staff training is excellent.

Upon seeing that "Yue Lingshan" was fishing for a corpse, the innkeeper took the initiative to arrange for someone to help her collect the body. The entire process, including bathing, restoration, makeup, dressing, and placing it in the coffin, was handled in one go for a fee of 50 taels of silver.

If Dongfang Bubai hadn't said he would take him back to the Divine Cult and bury him in the Hero's Tomb on Blackwood Cliff, the funeral and burial would have been taken care of all at once.

The Hero's Tomb at Blackwood Cliff is nothing short of a demon's cemetery. If my brother can be buried in such a treasure land after his death and receive the baptism of endless demonic energy, his descendants might even have their ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke, or their ancestors rising from the dead.

That's absolutely amazing!

As soon as she casually mentioned it, Qingyunlou sent someone to bring back the horse she had tied up by West Lake and took good care of it. Apart from the charge, the service was impeccable.

This is a prized Akhal-Teke horse given to her by Liu Zhengfeng, the Third Master Liu. It's priceless and deserves a separate, top-quality stable. Please arrange that!

"Hey! Ha! Shh..."

In the luxurious room where a hundred taels of silver a day was paid, "Yue Lingshan" stopped all her chanting, finished her exercises, and stood up, pretending to be very tired.

"Master, I expended a full century's worth of cultivation to heal you, a truly enormous loss. But when I think of healing you, Master, I don't care about that loss at all; it was worth it!"

Then your skill level is very high.

Dongfang Bubai opened his eyes and was able to walk on his own. The treatment was indeed very effective, but his internal injuries had not yet healed and he could not use his martial arts.

She said helplessly, "Alright, I know you've worked hard and made great contributions. When we get back to Blackwood Cliff, I'll make you an elder directly."

Since Qu Yang is going to become the Left Envoy of Light, his position as an elder will be vacant, which is perfect for Xiao Qu to fill.

This can be considered as the son inheriting the father's business.

Xiao Qu laughed heartily: "Then thank you in advance, Master."

"Master, you should heal yourself first. I'm going to have a good meal to restore my strength. I've accumulated two hundred years' worth of energy to heal you this time!"

Extremely flexible skill.

As she was about to leave, Dongfang Bubai grabbed her arm.

"Actually, you can order a table of food to eat in the room, and I can have some too."

These past few days I've only had plain porridge, and Dongfang Bubai's mouth is getting so bland, he's craving it.

But Xiao Qu firmly refused her request.

"No! The doctor said that until your injury heals, you can only drink plain porridge and cannot eat any oily or meaty food, or you will die!"

"Master, stay here and don't move. Focus on healing. I'll bring you some congee, okay?"

She patted Dongfang Bubai's head, as if comforting a child, but actually she was taking advantage of Dongfang Bubai's inability to resist to bully her more.

Dongfang Bubai gritted his teeth. "Will I really die? I don't believe it. Let me try!"

It's no use not to believe it. Now, Xiao Qu is stronger, and she calls the shots. She can suppress Dongfang Bubai with one hand.

Leaving the room, "Yue Lingshan" asked the innkeeper to prepare a meal for her according to yesterday's standards, while she herself leisurely walked out of the restaurant carrying her fishing rod.