Chapter 121: Shi Yao Doesn't Know~
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Yu Lan channeled her true qi to unleash her divine power—Shedding the Wicked Dragon's Armor!
But just as he’d stripped off half of it—removing only the long robe of Master Su—a loud knocking sounded at the door.
"Miss Yulan, do you have any belongings or luggage? I'll have someone help carry them to your room."
"No, no!"
She replied casually, continuing her spell!
She lunged forward, preparing to unleash her signature technique—Dragon King's Dimensional Shift!
"Why call it Dragon King's Dimensional Shift?"
"Kids shouldn't ask so many questions!"
Su Cheng smirked, gently cupping Yulan’s waist with his hand. This loli body was indeed perfect—light as a feather, lifting her required no effort at all.
Simultaneously, this form granted Yulan unparalleled flexibility. She could unleash her divine abilities in ways unimaginable to ordinary mortals, striking her foes with unprecedented agility!
Just as Yulan finished gathering her power, she heard a series of thuds—another round of knocking on the door…
"Master Su, would you like some refreshments?"
"…
Yu Lan sighed helplessly, breaking her stance. It seemed tonight wasn't the night for a showdown with Master Su!
But she believed that powerful individuals were drawn to one another. Su Cheng must also yearn for their confrontation!
From the look in Su Cheng's eyes, she knew this feeling was mutual!
It didn't matter that they hadn't settled the contest. Slow and steady wins the race. Yu Lan trusted that her Dragon King's Otherworldly Realm wouldn't lose to Su Cheng's Mount Tai Meteorite Fall!
Now that she was an elder of Lingxian Hall, opportunities would surely arise!
Yu Lan left the arena in a huff, while Li Shiyao lingered for a while before returning to her quarters.
"Senior Sister, I brought some snacks."
Li Shiyao carried two plates of snacks, a half-jug of wine tucked under her arm, and placed them carefully on the table, her cheerful smile unchanged.
"Did you send the waiter to mess with our Master?" Ye Qinghan was genuinely surprised. This little fool actually knew how to…
"Shiyao didn't cause trouble, okay? Didn't you say so yourself? Shiyao didn't just eat for herself—she had the waiter send portions to Master and Elder Yulan too."
Ye Qinghan realized she'd overthought it. Li Shiyu might have sensed her unhappiness, but she certainly wouldn't have figured out how to fix it.
The only solution she could think of was to cheer her up with this table of snacks—and it worked like a charm!
Ye Qinghan finally understood. Even if her Master took a hundred women, so what? She would always be his First Disciple.
Even if a hundred women came, she would still be addressed as Young Miss!
In this Lingxian Hall, aside from her master, she was the one who called the shots!
"What dishes? Anything my senior sister likes?"
Seeing her senior sister happy, Li Shiyao grinned foolishly too, extending her chopsticks.
"All her favorites! Master often makes this scallion-fried egg dish, and there's spare ribs too!"
"What kind of wine is this? Take it away! Take it away!"
As she spoke, Ye Qinghan flicked her jade pendant, producing two flasks of spirit fruit wine.
After over ten days in Su City, she finally had a moment to lie in bed and check the system interface again…
One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand…
Over a hundred thousand system points had appeared in his account…
Whoa~
[System, why did these points increase? Is this a faction reward?]
[Ding~ This is the kill reward for the host's disciples. First Disciple Ye Qinghan slew 234 cultivators, while junior disciple Li Shiyao eliminated Liu Jingcheng, head of the Liu family. Total bounty: 120,362 system points.]
[Ding~ Host faction rewards require returning to Lingxian Hall for calculation.]
Su Cheng did the math. He originally had around 130,000 system points. Last night, in a moment of impulse, he bought two Dragon King-specific weapons, spending 80,000…
Right… adding this 120,000 brings it to exactly 170,000…
But Qinghan… did she wipe out the entire Liu family?
While Su Cheng was recovering from his injuries, Ye Qinghan was carrying out the massacre of the Liu family. Su Cheng had missed the notification prompt for that momentary influx of points.
Seeing his points replenished now brought him a flicker of joy, yet an uneasy feeling crept in…
The Liu family wasn't just any minor clan. Their annihilation wasn't a trivial matter. Ling Mountain would likely respond. He wondered if Qinghan and Shiyao had been thorough enough, leaving no loose ends.
[Xu Zhanfeng, come see me.]
Not long after, Ye Qinghan slowly opened her eyes from her bed. Sensing a powerful presence approaching, she glanced at Li Shiyu beside her. Just as she was about to rise, she heard the voice from the next room.
At that moment, Xu Zhanfeng was already kneeling on one knee before Su Cheng.
"You were involved in the Liu family affair, weren't you?"
Su Cheng sat cross-legged on the bed, clad in a white nightgown.
"Yes, my lord," Xu Zhanfeng replied. This was the first time he had received a summons from Su Cheng, and he had rushed over without a moment's delay!
"Rise first. I summoned you to ask if this matter was handled cleanly."
Xu Zhanfeng thought to himself: Clean up? How much cleaner could it possibly be?
The Liu family had nothing left! Anything that could be moved away! The First Lady hadn't left a single thing behind!
He personally dismantled the beams, moved the rockery, and even dug up the graves himself!
Could the Master possibly think it wasn't clean enough? Impossible!
Xu Zhanfeng desperately wanted to tell the Old Master that his work was absolutely thorough! But he dared not be presumptuous. Instead, he recounted the entire sequence of events in meticulous detail.
From prying up floor tiles to dismantling beams, from digging graves to stealing the deceased's treasures—he laid bare every detail, down to which items were sold where.
Of course, every single transaction and receipt had been handed over to the First Lady for meticulous verification. He dared not pocket even a single liang of silver.
"Well, that was thoughtful of you. Lingxian Hall has been growing in numbers lately, and our expenses are outpacing our income. You've done well."
Xu Zhanfeng was dumbfounded. Outpacing income? Did Immortal Su not know how wealthy the Grand Matriarch was?
The master only had a monthly allowance of twenty-odd taels, while the matriarch was rich enough to rival a nation. Even if his allowance were raised to thirty taels, he couldn't possibly spend it all in a lifetime!
"No, no, no. I'm just following the Grand Lady's instructions."
"Hmm. With Qinghan managing the household, I have no worries. You've done well too."
"Serving Lingxian Hall is simply my duty."
[The vixen’s operations are truly flawless—from murder and robbery to desecrating ancestral graves, everything is logically sound and meticulously divided.]
【With my magical artifacts at work, there won't be a single witness.】
【As for confiscating property, it goes without saying—upholding Lingxian Hall's tradition of frugality, nothing is wasted. They even pried up the floor tiles!】
【The sales channels are also flawless. They use itinerant black market vendors for low-cost sales, making it impossible to trace back to the source.】
【With such methods, forget Ling Mountain—even your master would struggle to find evidence!】
Ye Qinghan tightened his embrace around Li Shiyao, who had slipped into bed unnoticed. He smiled before closing his eyes.
The next morning, Yu Lan waited outside Su Cheng's residence before dawn. Hearing movement, she channeled her divine arts to unlock the door and enter to assist her husband with dressing and ablutions.
"Um, is this a custom among your dragon clan?"
"I just learned it."
Su Cheng didn't like this feeling; it made him feel distant, so he spoke his mind directly. "I don't like you like this."
"Is that so? But I wish to stay by my husband's side."
Yu Lan felt a little hurt, yet she understood Su Cheng's meaning.
"What I mean is, I'm not accustomed to having someone dress me. You needn't do this either."
Yu Lan stood on tiptoe, gently brushing Su Cheng's nose with her finger, then smiled.
"Fear not. I shall always be by your side. With me here, you shall never be alone."
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