Chapter 286 - 178: Serial Death Calamity

Chapter 286: Chapter 178: Serial Death Calamity

"My next move is to attack Great Yu."

Leng Xuanshuang’s voice was soft, yet carried immense weight, her tone leaving no room for doubt. "I must trouble you, Pavilion Master, to keep a close watch on Great Yu’s National Preceptor."

The Seeking Dragon Pavilion Master nearly overturned his teacup. "Your Highness must be joking! Our army just endured a great war. Though we were victorious, our forces are weary. Now is the time to rest, recuperate, and consolidate our gains. How can we possibly start another war? Moreover, Great Yu is a formidable power, not at all comparable to Great Yue."

"It’s of no concern. As long as you, Pavilion Master, can lock down their cultivators, then this war cannot be lost."

Leng Xuanshuang looked as if this was only natural.

It was as if the outcome of a war between two armies rested on her whim alone.

’On what grounds?’

The Seeking Dragon Pavilion Master couldn’t help but recall what Lu Changyuan had said not long ago: "Don’t you think it’s strange that Great Xia won?"

"Your Highness, you mustn’t... go down the wrong path, borrowing the power of the Immortal Families to win your wars."

Leng Xuanshuang paused. "Has the Pavilion Master discovered the presence of other cultivators within Luoyang?"

The Seeking Dragon Pavilion Master gave a bitter laugh. "No, that I have not."

"Then that settles it."

The Seeking Dragon Pavilion Master pleaded earnestly, "Your Highness... you must not, you absolutely must not resort to such methods. The Immortal Families in the heavens are watching."

Leng Xuanshuang did not reply, turning and departing instead.

What could the Seeking Dragon Pavilion Master say?

Mortals who have not stepped onto the Immortal Path could never know what kind of existence the Nine Gates and Twelve Palaces truly are, much less understand the colossal power of the Daoist Sect.

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Qiu Yuehan watched Leng Xuanshuang and asked, "What do you think of her?"

The three of them had been listening to the conversation between Leng Xuanshuang and the Seeking Dragon Pavilion Master from the shadows.

But Lu Changyuan hadn’t expected Qiu Yuehan to ask such a question so abruptly.

Lu Changyuan thought for a moment, then said, "She’s a far cry from your Eldest Senior Sister."

The Black Skirt Fairy pressed, "In what way? Her looks or her figure."

"I’m talking about her bearing and ambition."

"And what about her looks and figure?"

"Not as good either."

Lu Changyuan was just being honest.

’Honesty is the greatest virtue, after all. Leng Moyuan was indeed beautiful, with an air of nobility about her. Just looking at her made one want to make the proud Empress kneel and be taught a lesson.’

Su Youwan’s voice cut in. "Young Master Lu, why do you feel her bearing and ambition are lacking?"

Lu Changyuan said coolly, "If you want to use another’s power for your own ends, you must first completely master that power. You don’t bargain with a tiger for its hide, then delude yourself into thinking its strength is your own."

Back in the day, Leng Moyuan never relied on the so-called power of Immortals. She depended entirely on her own political maneuvering to promote talent and reform the state... At least, that’s what Leng Moyuan herself told Lu Changyuan.

’I suppose that disciple of mine is too proud to ever join forces with something so foul.’

Su Youwan lifted her chin, her skin seeming to glow in the sunlight.

"She seems so certain she can just keep on winning."

"Indeed."

Qiu Yuehan suddenly chimed in, "So, you like them ambitious, beautiful, and with a killer figure... like my Eldest Senior Sister?"

’What is she even talking about?’

Su Youwan added matter-of-factly, "Youwan thinks it might be because that woman isn’t just beautiful, but also of high birth... Young Master Lu seems to enjoy dragging goddesses from the heavens down into the muck."

’Slandering me?’

Lu Changyuan said, "You’re both teasing Mo Yuan. Be careful she doesn’t overhear you, or she’ll give you both a beating when she finds out."

Su Youwan shook her head. "Youwan is only willing to be beaten by Young Master Lu."

Qiu Yuehan asked suspiciously, "What beating? What did you two do?"

"Youwan was disobedient, so Young Master Lu taught me a lesson. It hurt ever so much."

The Black Skirt Fairy, ultimately unable to guess what the two had gotten up to behind her back, just nodded. "Disobedience should indeed be punished with a beating."

Lu Changyuan glanced at the Black Skirt Fairy’s legs.

’Tall and slender.’

"This Great Xia Princess... I wonder if she knows our Eldest Senior Sister’s true identity."

Lu Changyuan sneered. "She definitely doesn’t. Think about it. Even you didn’t know Mo Yuan’s name."

Back during the New Year’s celebration on Celestial Mountain, when Lu Changyuan had mentioned the name Leng Moyuan, Qiu Yuehan hadn’t known who he was talking about.

After all, very few people knew the true name of the Daoist Sect Master, just as very few had known that the real name of the Chang’an Daoist was Lu Changyuan.

When walking in the Mortal World, a title is enough.

The Silver-haired Maiden stroked her fox and said softly, "Even if she knew, I’m afraid she’d do the same."

Lu Changyuan put away Broken Thought. "It’s getting late. Let’s go find an inn for the night."

"One room will be enough."

Qiu Yuehan glanced at Su Youwan. "I have enough money for two rooms. There’s no need to be so frugal."