Each of the nine dragon maidens possesses extraordinary abilities.

Lu Yueyuan looked at her, but she was still grinning and found a place to sit down. Perhaps knowing that she didn't fit in, Su Zhaoran sat in the corner.

"That's great, isn't it?" She conveyed her meaning to Lu Yueyuan with her eyes.

[What do you mean?] Lu Yueyuan responded with his eyes.

The two of them only needed to exchange glances; they didn't even need to communicate telepathically. The slightest clash between red and black was enough for them to understand each other's meaning.

"Now, a lot of people like you," Su Zhaoran blinked.

"Alright, alright, Executor, the roasted rabbit is ready," Gluttony shouted from the other end.

"It's ready to eat now. Um, does anyone want the first piece?" Arrogantly asked.

Everyone slowly moved toward the fire, just like children listening to their teacher.

I don't know who took the first bite, then said it smelled so good, and then there was the sound of people slurping and munching on their rice.

It was really delicious. Even Wei Daidan grabbed a roasted rabbit leg and sat down to eat it.

Lu Yueyuan only used his sword to stab a small piece, and slowly chewed it in his mouth.

"Is it good?" Su Zhaoran asked from the side.

Lu Yueyuan looked at her and said, "Why don't you try it yourself and see?"

When they were getting the rabbit meat, the two of them stood too close together, and Ming Huaiwei glared at them angrily.

"I want to know the answer from you," Su Zhaoran suddenly said quietly.

"What?" Lu Yueyuan asked.

"I don't want to find the answers myself anymore, not even something as simple as eating," Su Zhaoran said. "You've grown up, and I want to know the answers from you."

Lu Yueyuan remained silent, swallowing the meat in his mouth. "It's delicious," he replied firmly.

"Alright, then I'll eat it. If your people poison me now, it'll be a good opportunity." Su Zhaoran tore off a piece of rabbit meat. "Mmm, it's really good."

"Please take your time eating," Lu Yueyuan said.

A sudden surge of inexplicable emotion welled up within him, and he said, "I'm going out for a bit," before walking away.

Are you trying to tell me you've been searching for answers too? That's why I see you everywhere during the simulation. If I'm backed by a system, then who's behind you?

You've given up on finding the answer, and you want to hand it over to me, which is why you've come back to be the sect leader... is that right?

He stood outside the cave, looking up at the sky.

The Holy Emperor stared at him, making strange noises in his mind.

"Are you trying to comfort me?" Lu Yueyuan asked. "Otherwise, I can only understand that you are making such a sound to provoke me."

"You've been so kind, yet you've been treated like dirt!" the Holy Emperor said. "I just felt that you'd finally achieved your goal, and it wouldn't be right for you to come out alone and leave them there."

"I just came out to relax," Lu Yueyuan said.

"Compared to Ming Huaiwei, Su Zhaoran is more important to you. Why?" the Holy Emperor asked.

"There's no comparison." Lu Yueyuan decided to go back.

“Because she’s like you, you know,” the Holy Emperor said.

“…” Lu Yueyuan stopped in his tracks.

"Of course, I don't know everything either, but I have a guess. If you ask me for help, I'll tell you."

"It's just a guess, so there's a possibility that it's wrong. Besides, I have my own guesses," Lu Yueyuan said.

"Good lad, tough one, don't beg me then!" the Holy Emperor said.

Inside the cave, Aoman inexplicably started arguing with Ming Huaiwei. Because Lu Yueyuan was outside, Ming Huaiwei began to bully Aoman and stole the rabbit meat that was supposed to be hers.

Lu Yueyuan suddenly said, "Please."

The Holy Emperor understood that Su Zhaoran could do whatever she wanted, even if she was just trying to escape or seeking help; Lu Yueyuan could accept that. But he couldn't accept that Su Zhaoran was opposing him. He already stood on the bones of many old acquaintances and didn't want to add another to the list.

Deception might be useful at this time, but the gods will not deceive their agents.

"Whom did you follow as you jumped along the timeline?" the Holy Emperor said. "You understand what role she was playing. She was the blade in your heart, the last straw that broke the camel's back at the crucial moment."

"Should we get rid of her?" the Holy Emperor asked.

Waaah.

A sound like weeping wind came from behind Lu Yueyuan. He turned his head slightly and watched as the shadows swallowed the mountains of the Jiuyi Sect.

[Lu Yueyuan's personal account:]

In the long cycle of reincarnation, everyone acts like a robot, but Su Zhaoran is different; she is changeable.

Could it be that she, like me, possesses some kind of ability to simulate the future? The system once said that I am not the only one who controls the cause and effect of time and space.

What does she want to do?

While eating a candied hawthorn, the system mumbled something to me, saying that Su Zhaoran was a variable, constantly changing and adjusting herself to achieve a certain goal. She might have known the truth about her master's sudden death much earlier; I should go and ask her directly.

Of all my master's disciples, she was the youngest, only a little older than me.

My master didn't like this junior sister either. He told me that the girl's heart was full of dark venomous snakes.

No one knows what she's thinking; it wouldn't be surprising if she killed her grandmaster one day.

She even appeared during the final merger of the Ruins; I saw her standing deep within the Nether Sea, waving to me.

Just like years ago, when she asked me to go out and play.

Chapter 63: Zhongzhou is shameless, Qingzhou is thick-skinned

"This way please, the gang leader is waiting for you inside."

"OK, thanks."

The maidservant accompanied the young girl Qing Zai Shan as they stepped into a mechanism, and in an instant, the space was switched.

The maid immediately realized that this was a spatial artifact. The leader of the Langya List used this to hide his real address, and the smoke-filled pavilion outside was probably just a disguise.

She wasn't nervous. This negotiation was irrelevant to them, but it was very important to the Langya Gang in Qingzhou. Moreover, the Langya Gang wasn't qualified to harm the Zaishan lineage of their Jiuyi Sect.

Although their lineage is not skilled in combat among the Nine Lineages, they are not easy to deal with.

Especially their guardian, Qing Zaishan, whose power was known only to the maids.

come on.

The moment Qing Zai Shan stepped into this place, everything here was destined to become history.

The scene before her brightened, and the ground beneath her feet changed from smooth wooden planks to slightly rough stone slabs. The temperature in the air dropped a few degrees, but the humidity rose, carrying a crisp, damp scent of grass and trees. The maid took a deep breath, and what filled her lungs was not the somber sandalwood incense of the attic, but the unique coolness of the sea of ​​clouds surging on the mountaintop.

"My name is Jing Xingzhou, and I respectfully welcome you two esteemed gentlemen."

Jing Xingzhou, the leader of the Langya Gang, had been waiting for a long time in the misty pavilion in front of him.

The two arrived at the pavilion, and the maid looked around. Below them lay a sheer cliff, its walls clung to gnarled ancient pines, their branches twisted and contorted as if shaped by centuries of mountain winds. Beyond the cliff, the view vanished, the valley filled with mist, only occasionally parted by the wind to reveal a thin, silvery stream at its bottom. The stream flowed far, deep and distant, its sound filtered by the mist and distance, reduced to a barely audible whisper by the time it reached the pavilion.

Is it an illusion?

"It is an illusion, but not in the way you think. It is an illusion that can soothe the mind and help with self-cultivation."

Jing Xingzhou seemed to see through the maid's thoughts. While pouring tea for the two of them, he said with a smile, "You two can actually tell that my body has been tormented by the curse for a long time. Therefore, the deputy leader is in charge of all the affairs of the gang. She was afraid that I would be bored staying in the room alone, so she prepared this illusion."

“It’s clear that you are truly tormented by the curse.”

The maidservant rudely looked Jing Xingzhou up and down, and said, looking at his pale and thin face, "I shouldn't be saying such things. The Langya Gang has friends all over the world. As long as you are willing to pay the price, what kind of curse can't be removed?"

Jing Xingzhou gave a soft, bitter laugh. His collar was open, revealing the black veins along his neck that stretched upwards.

He's a very weak man; anyone can defeat him.

"Yes, but as you said, there will be a price to pay, and that price is too high. I can't let others pay for it."

Jing Xingzhou smiled and said calmly, "I know that you two have a way to solve my problem. However, I don't plan to live too long. I invited you two here not for my own sake, but for the sake of the entire Qingzhou. I heard that you two killed Feng Ziqi some time ago, which is not good."

He coughed, and said with his usual affable tone:

"Although the relationship between Zhongzhou and Qingzhou has been good over the years, Qingzhou is not very hospitable. If you two want anything, just tell me and I will do my best to get it for you. This indiscriminate killing over every little disagreement is not a good thing."

"hehe."

The maid sneered.

The information about the leader and deputy leader of the Langya Gang was reported by Ye Buxi to the maid at a gathering of guardians a long time ago.

To be honest, the maid didn't like Qingzhou. The people there were greedy, selfish, and extremely xenophobic. All that talk about good manners was just a pretense.

Especially now, even though they are clearly the weaker party, judging from Jing Xingzhou's attitude, he has no intention of admitting defeat.

Haha, speaking up for the Wind Flag, those guys aren't exactly good people either.

Isn't it a very appropriate thing to sacrifice the butchers of Qingzhou to the veins of Qingzhou?

The girl next to her didn't say anything, she just looked at her.

As the spokesperson for Zaishanmai, the maid did not rush to speak, but instead picked up her teacup and silently took a sip.

"We're very busy. You called us here just to talk about this?"

"Haha, I'm sorry for upsetting you."

Jing Xingzhou said with a smile, then looked at Qing Zaishan, who had been silent all along.

He asked, "Is this Qing Zaishan, the protector of the Zaishan lineage of the Jiuyi Sect? I really can't tell, you are even younger than I imagined."

"Leader of the Langya Gang, if you have succeeded in provoking me."

The maid said, "Whatever your intentions are, it doesn't matter to me, because I don't care about the benefits you want to gain from me. I only care about one thing, and that is the dignity of our lineage. Dignity is the foundation upon which we live in this world, and it is the calling card we use to prove our true selves to the world. If you want to scheme against us, then go ahead, but if you want to insult us, then I have no choice but to be prepared to kill you at all costs, even if it brings us no benefit."

Jing Xingzhou quickly raised his hands, showing his surrender. He said, almost as if he were giving in:

"My lord, you have misunderstood me. I would never oppose the number one sect in the world. Alright, I admit that my provocative and probing actions just now were wrong. I apologize to you. You can restrain your spiritual energy a little, and then I have something to say to you."

The maid didn't speak, but the illusory figure behind her slowly dissipated.

Jing Xingzhou: "Since you're so outspoken, I'll be frank. Hmm... I don't know if you've heard this story, but the guardians of the Jiuyi Sect are currently active throughout the Nine Provinces, following the call of the gods to carry out some terrible plan. And then, ever since our people discovered you came to Qingzhou, the ley lines here have become unstable. Of course, I admit, those foolish thieves provoked you first, and it's understandable that you killed them. But, how should I put it, it's like baiting the spot before fishing; it feels like they were fish that were tricked into coming."

Jing Xingzhou coughed and said, "It's not good to keep going like this, so I, as the nominal leader of Qingzhou, discussed it with my staff and decided to have a formal talk with you all..."

The maid said, "You speak."

Jing Xingzhou scratched his head, then clasped his hands together in a pleading manner: "Could you please get out of here? Thank you."

Chapter 64: The Central Plains Gangs Are Really Too Rude

The maid smiled: "If I answer no, what do you intend to do?"

"Oh dear, that's going to be difficult."

Jing Xingzhou sighed helplessly: "In that case, Qingzhou will have no choice but to sever ties with you. Let's all prepare for a sect war."

"How dare you!!"

The maid slammed her hand on the table: "Can I interpret this as the Langya Gang declaring war on our Jiuyi Sect?"

Jing Xingzhou gave a wry smile and said, "My lord, alas... We Qingzhou people love making money and doing business the most. Even when we fight, it's always among ourselves. We absolutely don't want to provoke anyone with great power. The Jiuyi Sect of Zhongzhou has always maintained close ties with us. Our former sect leader even gave me some pointers. Logically speaking, I should call him 'senior.' But, well... just like you said, it's about dignity. We Qingzhou people also have our own dignity."

Jing Xingzhou: "We can't let you do whatever you want to our ley line energy there, so I said from the beginning that you can tell me what you need. Everything is negotiable."

"Jing Xingzhou, have you forgotten that your Qingzhou was almost destroyed many years ago?"

The maid sneered and mocked, "Ji Cheng said that the master originally wanted to deal with you directly, but our former sect leader stopped it. Otherwise, do you think you could stop our other guardians with that damned Qingzhou etiquette? Were we too lenient with you, which made you so arrogant that you even dared to declare war on us?"

Jing Xingzhou: "My lord, we are all cultivators. Although our beliefs and cultivation methods are different, we are at least considered righteous compared to the Demonic Sect. Moreover, we are neighbors. If possible, we certainly do not want to start a war. You can even treat us as slaves or ants without any problem. However, the Qingzhou ley line is the only issue. Although I am not clear about the function of the ley line energy, I cannot allow you to cause trouble in my hometown. My lord, we must be courteous."

.........

The maid's expression was uncertain. Although she had a rough idea of ​​what they would talk about before she came, she did not expect Jing Xingzhou's attitude to be so firm.

Could it be that they were progressing too quickly, so the gods of the Langya Gang sensed something and sent Jing Xingzhou to stop them?

The maid looked at the young girl, Qing Zaishan: "Did you hear what he said?"

"Yes, I heard you."

The girl, Qing Zai Shan, tilted her head and said, "They won't allow it. They're unreasonable. They're hypocritical and rude. They should be beaten up. Hmm... Only babies who get beaten up will listen. If they listen, they won't say that."

The maid smiled and patted her head, then looked at Jing Xingzhou: