Chapter 16: The National Server's Daji
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"Qinghan just completed Foundation Establishment. Is your body feeling any discomfort?"
Su Cheng placed a bowl of chicken soup on the table and had specially prepared some immortal pills and tonics for Ye Qinghan, fearing that during her Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, she might have overexerted herself and damaged her body.
"Yes!" How could Ye Qinghan pass up such a perfect chance to act spoiled?
"Oh? Tell your master all about it!"
Su Cheng hurriedly sat beside Ye Qinghan, removing his apron with a look of deep concern.
"Your disciple feels unwell~" Ye Qinghan pressed her jade-like hand to her chest, her eyes vacant. Her alluring neck seemed unable to support the weight of her fox-like head.
"Ah? Where does it hurt?"
Ye Qinghan tugged her master's hand and pressed it against her chest, leaning lightly against Su Cheng's shoulder: "My chest feels tight, my limbs are weak, my head is spinning, and blood is flowing from my seven orifices…"
【Huh? So limp… Ugh! This bad?】
【Quickly give Qinghan two pills of the Quick-Acting Fox Rescue Pill!】
This wasn't Ye Qinghan's first time taking the Quick-Acting Fox Rescue Pills. Since there were no side effects and her master dared to give them, she dared to take them!
Su Cheng hastily withdrew his hand. This national server Daji was someone he couldn't afford to provoke…
The Frostblade Formation was formidable, but Su Cheng was fragile! Once controlled, the consequences would be irreversible!
Ye Qinghan narrowed her fox-like eyes, a sly glance flashing across her face. She leaned forward and nestled into her master's embrace.
"May Qinghan rest in your embrace for a moment, Master?"
She asked, but she'd already done it before the question left her lips!
First time taking on a disciple—how should one handle this kind of situation? Urgent, waiting online!
"Master, I'm causing you trouble…"
"It's nothing. Qinghan is my disciple—how could you be trouble?"
【Such a sensible disciple! How could I have even entertained those thoughts! I deserve to die!】
Ye Qinghan's heart skipped a beat. What thoughts?
You're absolutely right, Master! Your thoughts were exactly the same as mine! We were on the same wavelength!
Master doesn't deserve to die—it's the disciple who seduced Master who deserves it!
But stubbornness is a disciple's nature—we fox demons are just like that!
Cultivation is nowhere near as interesting as being with you, Master! It's merely a means to be with you!
This time, however, Ye Qinghan suffered "internal injuries." Su Cheng, lacking cultivation, couldn't discern anything.
Ye Qinghan enjoyed himself for quite a while, fully restoring his HP, before finally releasing Master and joining him for a meal.
"By the way, Master, the Secret Realm is about to open."
"Hmm, I've long prepared for you. The secret realm is extremely perilous. I've prepared twelve strategies for navigating it, each with backup plans and contingency measures!"
Ugh… Ye Qinghan didn't take it seriously at all. Right now, she even felt confident enough to go kill Cheng Liang…
"Master, if I rely on you for everything, how will Qinghan grow stronger? I just want you to accompany me."
Truth be told, Su Cheng hadn't truly intended to go. Just as he'd previously thought, staying seated within Lingxian Hall was the safest option.
But…
With a disciple this understanding, he truly couldn't refuse!
[As long as my precious disciple asks! Forget secret realms—heh, even if it meant facing death, this master wouldn’t bat an eye.]
"Qinghan wishes for me to stay by your side?"
Ye Qinghan froze. That wasn't what she meant at all. She was afraid that if she wasn't by her master's side, something might happen to him…
Time flows differently in the secret realm. What if Master went out to buy groceries and was caught by Cheng Liang or assassins before returning?
"Yes. With you by my side, I fear nothing!"
But if Su Cheng was going, they'd have to depart sooner.
Selecting two swift horses, Su Cheng tucked the Chaos Bell into his robe and set out with Ye Qinghan five days ahead of schedule. Traveling leisurely, feasting on delicacies and singing songs along the way, they soon reached the location of the secret realm.
As for why Ye Qinghan didn't simply fly him there on her sword, she suspected his male pride would likely object to such an arrangement.
Besides, Ye Qinghan cherished this rare opportunity to travel alongside her master.
The secret realm lay in the Eastern Domain, beyond the southern territories ruled by the Human Emperor. Here, other races held sway.
Here dwelled the sharp-eared Elves, the horned Demons, and the Demon Clans born from spirit beasts. Laws held little sway here; interactions were governed more by mutual trust, raw strength, and one's background.
Yet even in this lawless land of survival of the fittest, they still adhered to the supreme rule of Heaven's Way.
Yet near the Secret Realm, other races were rarely seen. If they were present, it was only those with formidable backing.
Standing before the secret realm's gates, they all appeared civilized and refined. Yet in Ye Qinghan's eyes, they were nothing more than beasts clad in clothing.
Even demons knew gratitude, but what of humans? Her mother had died at the hands of the very man she once saved. Even after death, her mother's fur had been stripped, her fangs extracted, treated as rare treasures!
In this world, only her Master was a good person. Though Ye Qinghan didn't fully understand her Master's true identity, it didn't matter!
Surrounding the secret realm, nearly every small group occupied a hilltop—be it sects or clans—all prominent figures in their own right.
Of course, Cheng Liang was among them.
Of course, Qiao Yun was nowhere to be found.
The prominent sect masters, clan chiefs, and family heads gathered together, chatting and discussing recent events.
But when Ye Qinghan—whom rumors painted as a living demon king—entered with his master, the surrounding area instantly fell silent.
Ye Qinghan: Sixteen years old, born of the Fox Demon King lineage, possessing innate allure.
Battle Record: Easily repelled the combined forces of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion's First Disciple and second elder. Just one night later, slaughtered the entire Pingyun Sect, pillaging and burning, even desecrating ancestral graves!
Who wouldn't fear such a terrifying woman?
Su Cheng led Ye Qinghan straight toward a group of prominent figures. Whether they were truly important or not, Su Cheng couldn't say, but at the very least, they certainly weren't the sort to pick through vegetable scraps at the market…
"Brother Cheng!" Su Cheng clasped his fists in a bow, his demeanor exceptionally cordial.
Before the assembled clan chiefs and family heads, Cheng Liang also gave Su Cheng ample face: "Brother Su!"
Ye Qinghan naturally wouldn't embarrass her master. If they'd met privately, she'd never have regarded this rabble as human. But now, her role wasn't that of a demoness, but that of the dutiful First Disciple.
Role was crucial. As the First Disciple, she couldn't bring shame upon her master.
"Junior disciple Qinghan greets all the family heads and sect masters." While she spoke, Ye Qinghan had no intention of bowing to this crowd—they weren't worthy of such courtesy!
With that, she obediently stood beside Su Cheng. She had no interest in engaging in idle chatter with this crowd.
Cheng Liang was stunned. Wasn't Ye Qinghan still the same obedient girl as before?
He couldn't detect any change at all. Could those rumors really be about her?
And seeing Ye Qinghan standing beside Su Cheng, he was genuinely furious. If not for the crowd around them, he would have smashed Su Cheng to pieces right then and there!
This useless piece of trash had stolen his woman!
Such a promising prospect should have been his, Cheng Liang's!
"Master Su is truly blessed. This girl possesses the potential of an Emperor. With proper cultivation, her future is boundless."
The speaker was Shi Mingyi, the Third Elder of Holy Mountain. Rumor had it the Holy Maiden of Holy Mountain would also attend this secret realm event.
【Hmph, I think you're just bored and have nothing better to do! Does my disciple need your teaching? Now you're even talking about training her?】
Su Cheng smiled and replied calmly.
"Elder Shi, you jest. I have no desire to meddle in worldly affairs. Had she not shown such sincere devotion in seeking me as her master, I would never have accepted her."
Ye Qinghan thought to herself: Hmph~ Of all the things about my master, his mouth is the most stubborn!
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