Chapter 693 - 353: The Way to Make a Suitor Give Up Is to Have a Child with Your Husband
Chapter 693: Chapter 353: The Way to Make a Suitor Give Up Is to Have a Child with Your Husband
"Elder Sister, this is Xue Wu, Elder Xue, the strategist of the Cyan Lotus Sect."
"This is also Elder Xue Wen."
"I’ve long heard of Elders Wen and Wu, a pleasure to meet you."
In the courtyard, Fang Xue was introducing the members of the Cyan Lotus Sect to Si Minglan.
Xue Wu, genteel and refined, cupped his hands towards Si Minglan and said, "We’ve heard the Saintess mention Fairy Si. The Nine-tailed Fox is an Ancient Divine Beast. Your rebirth from the flames is worthy of congratulations."
Xue Wen, rough and burly, showed an inexplicable hostility towards Si Minglan, grunted, simply cupped his hands without speaking.
Liu Xiaotang stepped forward, gracefully bowing to Si Minglan, "Senior Si, I am a disciple of the Saintess, Liu Xiaotang."
Afterward, she glanced at Xue Wen and pulled Si Minglan aside, whispering:
"Senior Si, don’t mind him. Junior Martial Uncle Wen dislikes Uncle Qin. Earlier, you mentioned Uncle Qin, which is why he reacted that way. Junior Martial Uncle Wen is actually nice."
Si Minglan’s eyes shimmered, "So you’re saying your Junior Martial Uncle Wen bears covetous intentions towards your master?"
"No, no, Senior Si, don’t say such things!" Liu Xiaotang panicked, quickly saying:
"Master said never to mention this matter!"
Si Minglan smiled, "Afraid Qin Gengyun might get jealous?"
"Xiaotang, have you completed today’s lessons?"
Behind them came Xia Qinglian’s cold voice. Liu Xiaotang shivered, quickly turning to say:
"Master, they are done."
Xia Qinglian said coldly, "Practice for another two-hour period."
"Yes..." Liu Xiaotang, bitterly, bowed and walked into a room to continue her cultivation, feeling aggrieved.
By now, Si Minglan was no longer afraid of the emotional Xia Qinglian, lightly laughing, "Has that Elder Wen ever met your husband?"
Xia Qinglian shot her a cool glance, "This matter does not concern you!"
Si Minglan flirtatiously smiled, "Don’t forget how many men I have encountered. I understand men’s thoughts the best. If trouble ever arises between your husband and that Elder Wen, perhaps I can help you sort it out."
Xia Qinglian said nothing, and Si Minglan continued, "Making a man completely lose interest is actually very simple. If you have a child with another man, he naturally won’t harbor thoughts of you anymore."
Xia Qinglian’s eyes flickered, "Really?"
"Of course, you are the famed Witch of this era. How dare I lie to you?"
Hearing Si Minglan’s words, Xia Qinglian lowered her head, looking at her abdomen, lost in thought.
"Saintess."
At this moment, Xue Wu stepped forward, speaking to Xia Qinglian:
"That day in Qinhe Garden, I discussed with Taoist Friend Qin; the Cyan Lotus Sect’s revenge should follow a dignified path, winning hearts. Engaging in slaughter in the West Imperial City might not be beneficial to our grand plan. This matter..."
Xue Wu paused, speaking in a low voice, "Saintess, should you discuss with Taoist Friend Qin?"
Xia Qinglian responded indifferently, "Bai Liu, Su Longxiang, Xu Zhenqian, Leng Jing, and Tantai Mingyue were all involved in besieging me and my master. They cannot escape responsibility for my master’s death. Regardless of which path we choose, these people must die!"
Xue Wu pondered momentarily, nodding, "We must walk the dignified path, yet blood debts must also be addressed. The Saintess considers everything more thoroughly."
Xia Qinglian surveyed everyone, her voice stern and sharp, "On the day the Immortal Ascension Ceremony concludes, the Second Prince Wu Tai will dismantle the Grand Array of the Imperial City and the palace. You will follow Si Minglan into the Western Emperor Palace, then attack Chang’an Palace after my signal."
"Remember, do not engage in a to-the-death battle upon encountering enemies, just create chaos. Leave the Sect Leaders and elders of the Three Great Sects to me."
"Yes!"
The crowd responded in a chorus, Xue Wen even more passionately exclaimed:
"I’m willing to die for the Saintess!"
Xia Qinglian declared, "No, none of you are to die! My aim is to eliminate our enemies, rebuild the Cyan Lotus Sect, not needless sacrifices!"
Xue Wen answered loudly, "I shall follow the Saintess’s orders meticulously!"
"Who’s there?"
Xia Qinglian suddenly turned around. Xue Wu and Xue Wen acted immediately, their figures flickering as they exited the courtyard, quickly apprehending two female cultivators.
Fang Xue was surprised, "Senior Sister Xu, Senior Sister Zhou, why are you eavesdropping outside?"
Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er were frightened pale, crying and stammering:
"We weren’t eavesdropping, we were just passing by, intending to buy some herbs inside, then coincidentally saw Xiaotang, um, out of curiosity, we followed in..."
"We didn’t mean to, please don’t kill us!"
They weren’t lying; they had indeed wandered out of boredom, saw Liu Xiaotang entering this herb shop, and although they knew there might be secrets they shouldn’t know, their curiosity got the better of them, so they snuck in quietly.
Then they saw the Third Senior Sister Si Minglan, Fang Xue, and a group of people claiming to be from the Cyan Lotus Sect.
Furthermore... Ruo Mei turned out to be the Demon Sect Saintess Xia Qinglian!
Xia Qinglian was preparing to attack the Western Emperor Palace on the day the Immortal Ascension Ceremony ended, and she wanted to kill the Sect Leaders and elders of the Three Great Sects!
Their legs turned to jelly at the realization, just as they were contemplating escape, Xia Qinglian spotted them, and they were captured.
Curiosity killed the cat, indeed!
Sobbing uncontrollably, vows were made, swearing off gossiping in their next lives!
The two young girls wept bitterly, deep in regret, hoping for a dignified death at least.
"Saintess, they heard our secrets, we cannot let them live," Xue Wu suggested grimly to Xia Qinglian.
"Junior Sister Ruo... ah no, Saintess, may we at least leave whole bodies? Please, we beg you!"
"Saintess, could you send our bodies back to Zhenlian City, so our parents can give us a final resting place?" Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er shivered, desperately pleading.
Xia Qinglian approached the two, chuckling lightly, "The two of you indeed have skills, discovering such secrets. Since that’s the case, as people from the Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain have come to the West Imperial Dynasty, your task will be to monitor their whereabouts."
"Ah?"
The two were dumbfounded, dumbly staring at Xia Qinglian:
"You’re not going to kill us?"
Xia Qinglian replied, "We’ve no enmity; why should I kill you? Just refrain from talking foolishly about my husband..."
"Yes, yes, we certainly won’t tell Senior Brother He you’re the Demon Sect’s Saintess!"
Xue Wu was taken aback, "Saintess, you’re suggesting they keep an eye on the people from the Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain? They seem rather dull, is it really feasible?"
Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er were immediately vexed, Zhou Ling’Er glaring at Xue Wu:
"You can question our intelligence but never doubt my prowess as an informant, not when it comes to tailing those from the Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain. I’ll certainly keep a close watch!"
Xia Qinglian informed them of the people from the Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain’s lodgings in the West Imperial City. Both immediately jumped up:
"Saintess, we’re on our way now!"
With that, they dashed off.
"Saintess, will they expose our whereabouts?"
Xue Wu remained uneasy, to which Xia Qinglian replied, "Had they wished to betray us, they’d have done so long ago, not now."
After giving a few more instructions, she transformed back into the appearance of Ruo Mei, departing the herb shop with Si Minglan, Fang Xue, and Liu Xiaotang.
Si Minglan returned to the Wind Snow Pavilion alone, while the three headed towards Chang’an Palace.
Not far along, Qiu Zhihe suddenly halted, raising a hand to her mouth.
"Ugh..."