Chapter 694 - 354: Xia Qinglian, You Lost
Chapter 694: Chapter 354: Xia Qinglian, You Lost
Chang’an Palace.
In the room that always kept its doors closed.
Steam rose, mist filled the air, and in a bath barrel sat two pretty women facing each other.
A large eyeball emitting a deep blue glow hovered above their heads.
A moment later, the two women opened their eyes simultaneously.
"Susu, thank you."
"Haha, Sister Xiaolan, we’ve already shared a bed, why be so polite?"
"Shared a bed?"
"Yeah, didn’t you hear? The lord said I’m his concubine and you’re his bedroom maid, so aren’t we bedfellows already?"
"..."
Mo Xiaolan didn’t pursue this topic with Liu Su further. She had heard the noise outside the door earlier and knew that Qin Gengyun said that just as a temporary measure.
She stood up from the bath barrel, causing a splash, and Liu Su looked up with a face full of envy.
"Everyone’s bigger than me, haha..."
Both dried their bodies, dressed, and pushed the door open. They saw the Phoenix Bird Beast lying at the door, boredly pecking at bugs on the ground, startled by the sound of the door opening.
It immediately threw back its beak, spitting out a bug it had half swallowed, and called outside:
"Coocoo!"
Qin Gengyun immediately entered from outside the courtyard, seeing Mo Xiaolan, a smile appeared on his face as he quickly approached:
"Are you okay now?"
Mo Xiaolan smiled at him: "I’m alright, thank you."
Qin Gengyun smiled: "There’s no need for thanks between us."
"Cough, cough." Liu Su waved her hand in front of Qin Gengyun: "Lord, is there only your bedroom maid in your eyes, and not this concubine?"
Qin Gengyun glared at her: "I only said that to deal with the Golden Snake Guard! Besides, the maid is only likely to be you."
"Wow, Lord, you’re so biased!"
Mo Xiaolan suddenly recalled last night when Qin Gengyun held her in his arms, her cheeks reddening as she lowered her head. Moments later, her face returned to its brave and heroic look:
"Where’s Sister Qiu?"
Qin Gengyun stayed silent for a moment, then smiled: "She went out for something."
"Where did she go?" Mo Xiaolan asked curiously.
Qin Gengyun replied: "I don’t know either."
Liu Su moved closer, widened her eyes at Qin Gengyun: "Haha, Lord, you actually know where Miss went, but you’re pretending not to, right?"
Qin Gengyun glared at her, and Liu Su continued: "Rest assured, Lord, Miss and the Cyan Lotus Sect people only have a fellow relationship, her tenderness is only for you. Ouch, Lord, why did you hit me?"
Qin Gengyun withdrew his hand and walked outside the courtyard.
"Lord, where are you going?"
"My lady’s been out for a long time, I’m going to look for her."
"We’ll go with you."
As the three people just reached outside the courtyard, they bumped into a Fairy carrying a Yaoqin, exuding elegance and purity. She looked at Qin Gengyun with a shy expression:
"Taoist Friend Qin, could I talk with you?"
...
Now, several streets away from Chang’an Palace.
Qiu Zhihe covered her mouth, retching.
Fang Xue and Liu Xiaotang were startled, quickly supporting her:
"Sister Qiu, are you hurt?"
"Master, what’s wrong?"
The two young girls were utterly confused, thinking Qiu Zhihe was injured.
Qiu Zhihe retched for a while, then waved her hand: "I’m fine."
She then added: "Don’t tell Qin Gengyun."
The two girls exchanged glances and quickly nodded in agreement.
Fang Xue asked: "Sister Qiu, why don’t we tell Uncle Qin about attacking the Western Emperor Palace and killing the Three Great Sect Leaders?"
Qiu Zhihe replied: "Moving against the Western Emperor Palace is to become enemies with the Immortal Flying Pavilion, he’s aiming to ascend to the Immortal Flying Pavilion, so he naturally can’t intervene."
"If the Cyan Lotus Sect is rebuilt one day, I want him to lead it. If his hands are stained with the blood of the Three Great Sect Leaders, the world will no longer accept him."
Liu Xiaotang widened her eyes, muttering: "Master, you’re really good to your husband!"
Fang Xue thought for a moment and said: "If Uncle Qin knew, he might be unhappy, right?"
Qiu Zhihe smiled: "Don’t worry, I’ll coax him well."
At this moment, the surrounding noise suddenly vanished. Fang Xue’s eyes sharpened:
"Array? Who’s there?!"
Qiu Zhihe remained calm, shaking her head: "It’s not an array, it’s a Half-Step Divinity Transformation, creating a barrier with a thought."
"Su Hongling, what are you here for?"
As soon as she spoke, a tall figure wielding a large hammer descended from the sky, landing in front of the three of them, chest out, loudly addressing Qiu Zhihe:
"Xia Qinglian, I warn you, no matter what you want to do, you cannot touch the Thunder Sword Sect members!"
Qiu Zhihe sneered: "What if I insist?"
Su Hongling swung the hammer in her hand with a whoosh: "Then don’t blame me for hammering you!"
In an instant, a massive spiritual power pressure appeared, akin to a galaxy falling from the Ninth Heaven, aiming at suppressing Qiu Zhihe.
This spiritual power pressure targeted only Qiu Zhihe, but beside her, Fang Xue turned pale, and Liu Xiaotang was directly pressed to the ground, bleeding from her mouth, nose, and ears.
Such a vast spiritual power fluctuation, if not for the barrier, would have triggered the Guardian Array of the West Imperial City.
"Is this the Half-Step Divinity Transformation?"
Fang Xue tightly gripped the Xuetang Sword, gritting her teeth to resist the terrifying spiritual power pressure, unable even to protect Liu Xiaotang next to her.
Qiu Zhihe snorted coldly, with a flick of her delicate hand, an Array shrouded the two of them.
Instantly, the pressure vanished, and Fang Xue breathed a sigh of relief, putting away the Xuetang Sword, helping Liu Xiaotang up, realizing her entire body was drenched in sweat.
Liu Xiaotang was even more dazed, seemingly a little disoriented.
"Feel the Mental Realm of the Divinity Transformation carefully, it will benefit you greatly."
Qiu Zhihe’s voice reached her ears, and Liu Xiaotang suddenly awakened, seeing Fang Xue beside her already sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, feeling it.
Liu Xiaotang did likewise, sitting down to start practicing the cultivation technique her master taught.
Indeed, protected by this Array, they were no longer oppressed by the spiritual power pressure of the Half-Step Divinity Transformation Realm, yet could still sense the mysteries of the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Spiritual power surged over Fang Xue, while the Xuetang Sword hummed softly.
Meanwhile, Liu Xiaotang’s mind seemed to explode with fireworks, breaking all the obstacles she encountered during cultivation.
Bang, bang, bang!
Golden light flashed continuously over Liu Xiaotang, with each flash, her cultivation level increased by one layer.
Qi Cultivation Sixth-Layer, Qi Cultivation Seventh-Layer, Qi Cultivation Eighth-Layer, Qi Cultivation Ninth-Layer, Foundation Establishment First-Layer, Foundation Establishment Second-Layer...
Finally, she couldn’t endure anymore, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"That’s enough, haste makes waste, gradually digest today’s gains."
A gentle spiritual power entered her body, finally calming the raging spiritual power inside Liu Xiaotang.
"Hehe, Xia Qinglian, your disciple is a genius, but facing this Divinity Transformation, you should focus a bit more!"
As the last word left her mouth, the hammer in Su Hongling’s hand disappeared, and the surrounding space suddenly blurred, with a giant hammer appearing in the sky.
It slowly descended towards Qiu Zhihe.
And the space around the hammer continued to collapse, even the air stopped flowing, and although Fang Xue and Liu Xiaotang had the Array for protection, their bodies involuntarily floated up.
In this peculiar space, the world’s rules seemed to have vanished!
Su Hongling’s figure was gone too, as if merging into the Laws of Heaven and Earth, her voice became immense as if she were divine:
"Xia Qinglian, you’ve lost!"