Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 442 - 355: An Extra Bowl of Soft Rice_1

Chapter 442: Chapter 355: An Extra Bowl of Soft Rice_1

Seeing the severed head of Shenqi Union’s leader, Dai Longli, Li Xuan was slightly surprised.

He had wanted the Shenqi Union to give him an explanation, they had to bring out a few heavyweight figures to soothe his rage. But he did not expect them to be so ruthless, beheading the leaders of Shenqi Union and Shenji Building in front of him.

After Wei Shumeng spoke those words, Li Xuan’s brows slightly rose.

He thought to himself, fuck! This was something he had not expected?

Initially, he wanted to laugh, but his face gradually became solemn. He thought that he could actually accept their suggestion.

This method was beneficial to both sides and could kill several birds with one stone.

If Leng Yurou became the leader of Shenqi Union, wouldn’t the union become his own?

As Li Xuan pondered this, he exchanged a meaningful look with Su Zhaojun. He saw a slight nod from her, clearly thinking that this condition was acceptable.

Li Xuan was also greatly moved, but after some thought, he did not immediately agree: "Where is Yurou now? I need to see her."

He had to consult with Leng Yurou herself before deciding on the matter of becoming the leader of the Shenqi Union.

Wei Shumeng understood his intention and immediately bowed and said, "She is south of Juyong Pass, about five hundred miles from here. Please come with me."

He led the way first, traveling westward for half a day, arriving at the Taihang mountain range, and stopping beneath a green peak.

"League Master Leng not only has remarkable achievements in the field of organ and hidden weapons but also has an icy intelligence and a thorough understanding of the geography of the northern lands."

Wei Shumeng was already quite comfortable mentioning "League Master Leng": "After being attacked near the outskirts of the capital, she unexpectedly fled west, leaving the large force of people and experts arranged by Dai Longli on the two sides of the northeast waiting in vain. We chased all the way here and then were helpless."

He pointed to the nearby barren mountain: "The whole mountain is made of Xuanqing stone. There is a quarry underneath for the purpose of the imperial tombs. The top of it is extremely dangerous, with cliffs reaching hundreds of feet high and as smooth as mirrors. Even the Wu cultivators of the sixth level can’t climb it. Only a small path on the east side can be used to travel.

The problem is that League Master Leng has a lot of ’Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Magnet Miejue Needles’, even the cultivators from "The Fourth Gate" don’t dare to expose themselves to her freely. On that day, one of the spell cultivators from "The Fourth Gate", Si Kouduan of the ’Qingming Sword’, died by her hands."

After taking a glance at the situation of this place, Li Xuan not only marveled, but also thought that it was quite an achievement for Leng Yurou to have found this place.

For such a dangerous location, no matter how many powerful hidden weapons the Shenqi Union had, it wouldn’t be effective.

Wei Shumeng continued to explain the situation in a flattering tone: "We lost a lot of people that day, so we had to change from attack to siege. But League Master Leng should not lack food and water, so she could hold out here for two or three months. So we invited Sikong Nan, the wild Blade from Beidi, who is a big expert of the half-heavenly level, as famous as Qiu Qianqiu. But he was gravely injured by her fourth tier Extinguishing God Needle.

So the heavenly level expert that Dai Longli invited with a hefty sum also did not dare to come. He wanted to invite others, but just as you, young master, stormed our mountain, stirred up our main hall and forced our Shenqi Union to a dead end with your overwhelming force, we had no more money to hire anyone."

At this point, Li Xuan had already climbed halfway up the mountain and had come in front of the small winding path on the east side of the mountain.

Li Xuan did not dare to climb further, so he used his Grand Air Thunder Sound to shout upwards: "Yurou, Brother Xuanchen, Li Xuan is here, you can come down now!"

Then he saw a dainty Daoist nun appear from the edge of the mountain. She looked around quickly with a lightning-fast movement, then retracted back.

Li Xuan was a little puzzled, thinking to himself who is this woman? She was not Leng Yurou and he had never seen her before.

He then thought of a possibility and muttered under his breath, fuck!

Indeed, the next instant, he heard a delicate voice coming from above: "Is it really Brother Qianzhi? Are you tricking me? Why are you with Shenqi Union’s people? I need Brother Qianzhi to give me proof."

Li Xuan thought to himself that his Grand Air Thunder Sound was unique and unmatched.

After thinking for a bit, he shouted upwards: "When vital energy is abundant, so is blood. But in the end, one must practice one of them, using vital energy as the guide and blood as the medium. When vital energy and blood flow together, people will stay young and healthy, just like running water doesn’t rot and door hinges don’t get gnawed by insects——"

This was the content of the first volume of ’The Sutra of Innocence’. Xuanchenzi immediately believed him and once again poked his head out, carefully sizing up Li Xuan: "It really is Brother Qianzhi."

Leng Yurou also poked her head out from his side.

She carefully looked at Li Xuan and Su Zhaojun, then jumped down from above without hesitation: "Second Young Master, Eldest Young Lady."

Leng Yurou always had a cool and clear expression, but now she looked somewhat shy and uneasy: "I’m sorry for causing trouble for you."

Leng Yurou probably knew how much resources and cost Earl Chengyi’s mansion had to spend to press the Shenqi Union and lower their stance.

In fact, even before this, Leng Yurou didn’t hold any hope for reinforcements from Earl Chengyi’s mansion.

There were twelve factions in the Shenqi Union with tens of thousands of members. Although there was no heavenly-level strength sitting around, their overall foundation and strength were above Earl Chengyi’s mansion.

Especially in the north, Earl Chengyi’s mansion was too far away to do anything.

However, what slightly puzzled Leng Yurou was that behind Li Xuan was a large group of Shenqi Union members, with Wei Shumeng, the Union’s chief manager, among them.

Especially their attitudes, they seemed to respect Li Xuan extraordinarily, nearly to a point of stooping and grovelling.

Su Zhaojun was very pleased with the word ’home’ that Leng Yurou said, feeling warm in her heart, she smiled slightly, "You should thank your little brother, it didn’t take much effort at home. It was all him who took action, single-handedly maintaining peace and suppressing evil spirits."

Leng Yurou was taken aback upon hearing this, she took a careful look at Li Xuan, with a trace of doubt in her eyes.

Was this the handiwork of the Second Young Master?

In her heart, Leng Yurou subtly believed it. She knew how immense Li Xuan’s hidden network was.

Yu Hongchang, Xue Yunrou, Jiang Hanyun, Yue Qianqian, and even Luo Yan, who were beside the young master -- none of them were simple.

Yet she couldn’t reconcile the current Li Xuan’s boss-like aura with his previous slacker persona.

"For your sake, he’s gone through great effort," Su Zhaojun smiled, "You might not be able to imagine what he did for you, the entire Jianghu almost got overturned for you."

At this moment, Li Xuan turned to Xuanchenzi, who had come after him, "Thank you, Sister... for your righteous help."

His heart was complicated. On one hand, he was grateful. Without the help of Xuanchenzi, Leng Yurou might not have been able to hang on. But it was his gratitude that led to even greater guilt.

Looking at Xuanchenzi dressed as a woman, no longer having any male characteristics, he secretly sighed, thinking this person had finally come to this point.

However, Xuanchenzi was elated by Li Xuan’s address, "It’s only right, I’ve always remembered Qianzhi’s kindness in my heart. If it weren’t for Qianzhi, where would I be now?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan couldn’t help but shiver coldly, he nodded stiffly, then asked Leng Yurou, "Shenqi Union intends to appoint you as their new leader, what do you think, Yurou?"

Leng Yurou was startled once again, glancing at the people behind Li Xuan.

Wei Shumeng and the others immediately bowed to her, "We are willing to follow your orders."

With her mouth slightly agape, Leng Yurou was immensely surprised. What on earth had Li Xuan done to the Shenqi Union? These people even agreed to recognize her as their leader.

Fortunately, she was accustomed to her cool demeanor. Despite her immense surprise, her expression hardly changed.

After thinking for a moment, Leng Yurou turned to ask Li Xuan and Su Zhaojun, "What does our family think?"

The Peacock Manor of the past was the core of the ’Shenqi Union’. But when Leng Yurou was born, the Peacock Manor had been destroyed for over two hundred years. Her memories before the age of seven were all about evading pursuers and being displaced until she was adopted by Mrs. Liu.

She had no feelings for the Shenqi Union or the Peacock Manor. Only the safety of Earl Chengyi’s mansion made her nostalgic, making her feel warm.

Leng Yurou disliked interacting with others craftily. She would rather spend her time in her own forge, studying mechanical devices.

But if it was beneficial to Earl Chengyi’s mansion, she wouldn’t refuse.

"Yurou, you’d better grit your teeth and agree. If you refuse, today’s matter may be hard to settle."

Seeing Leng Yurou’s mind, Su Zhaojun smiled knowingly, "If you don’t want to take care of it, Earl’s mansion can help you."

She had already seen what kind of person her nephew was. Maybe he has already taken a liking to the little maid.

But considering Leng Yurou’s background, she may not be able to hold her head high in front of those people. So it’s better to have some property to back her up.

Leng Yurou nodded, exuding a unabashedly decisive aura, "All right! Everyone, please stand, I agree."

Meanwhile, Li Xuan continued solemnly, "Don’t rush, I have a few more conditions. Firstly, Shenqi Union shouldn’t trade with Meng Wu again, and can’t provide bullets and Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles to Zhang Guanlan anymore. In addition, you need to invest at least three million in silver to help Yurou reconstruct Peacock Manor. And then, the princess’s side, also need to provide a ten percent share."

Weishumeng had been prepared for these conditions. The conditions proposed by Li Xuan were even generous beyond his expectation.

Hearing this, he, along with everyone else behind him, were overjoyed. There was even no intention of bargaining, everyone unanimously declared, "We are willing to follow!"

Seeing the relieved expressions on all the people’s faces, Leng Yurou couldn’t help but look back at Li Xuan, then flush slightly.

She realized that Li Xuan must have done something extremely terrifying to these people for her, to make these masters of the Jianghu so submissive.

Li Xuan, on the other hand, keenly noticed her changing expression, his heart couldn’t help but cheer. Instinctively, he wanted to flirt a few lines.

But at this moment, Wei Shumeng suddenly remembered something, "Earl Jingan, I have something to say, I’m not sure if I should. A few days ago, I saw the former Union Leader, Mr Dai Longli privately meet with a messenger from Earl Huichang, Sun Jizong. I’m not clear about the specific details of their conversation. I just heard a few sentences, I guess they might be colluding with each other, it seems they have malicious intention towards you."