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Chapter 970 - 53 Arrangements [2 in 1]_2

Chapter 970: Chapter 53 Arrangements [2 in 1]_2

Within the White Pagoda, lightning flashed and thunder boomed, and the Big Head Baby suddenly faced immense pressure.

Chu Liang’s face was calm and serene, "How is it?"

"How did you do it?" Immortal Qi Jing, feeling the genuine cultivation of the Eighth Realm, couldn’t help but express his surprise.

It was rare for cultivators to delve into the secrets of others’ cultivation, but he was so shocked that he blurted out the question.

"It’s nothing more than some opportunities and hard work," Chu Liang said with a smile.

Of course, the opportunities were his, and the hard work was done by the Big Head Baby.

"Since that’s the case, I really must rely on you for assistance on this trip to Shenxu," Immortal Qi Jing said.

No sooner had this conversation ended, had Henchman B timidly approached, "Senior, are you heading to Shenxu on this trip?"

"Indeed," Immortal Qi Jing replied.

"Then I don’t need to owe you any big favors. There were some dangerous spots I didn’t dare get close to before, but now that you’re headed to Shenxu..." Henchman B cautiously asked, "Could I trouble you to help me pick some wild vegetables?"

...

Whoosh—

Bang!

Crack!

During the time it took to have this chat, the evening party was drawing to a close, with fireworks blooming all over the sky, followed by a skit provided by Misty Mountain Immortal.

Li Guanlong played a cultivator who was being pursued and heavily injured and, in a panic, stumbled into a cave dwelling and fainted. A female cultivator, played by a friendly appearance from Xi Miaoxian, who happened to be in seclusion inside the cave, sees the injured man barge in and treats his wounds, letting him lie down on the couch to rest.

Situ Guanhai played the father of the female cultivator, who had always been worried about his daughter being alone. Suddenly arriving at the cave dwelling and seeing a man lying on the couch, he assumes this is his daughter’s Dao companion and is instantly overjoyed.

At this moment, Song Guanchao, who played the pursuer, arrived at the scene, and it just so happened that the father played by Situ Guanhai was the Sect Leader of his sect, and the commands for murder and robbery had been issued by him. Seeing that Song Guanchao wanted to pursue his own son-in-law, he immediately rebuffed him.

Xi Miaoxian’s female cultivator, knowing her father’s domineering way of doing things and that the reason for the killing was his robbery of someone else’s treasure, readily sought to save Li Guanlong. After waking him up, she asked him to pretend to be her Dao companion.

In the middle of all this were some bittersweet and funny twists and turns.

In the end, when Li Guanlong was about to send out wedding invitations for a big marriage at the behest of Situ Guanhai, he finally told the truth, stating that he did not wish to lie for the sake of clinging to life, nor did he want to ruin Xi Miaoxian’s reputation. After a passionate speech, he was willing to be killed.

After looking grim for a moment, Situ Guanhai eventually felt that this man was honest and reliable, someone to be entrusted with his daughter, and was willing to let him go.

Holding Xi Miaoxian with one hand and Li Guanlong with the other, he turned to the audience and said, "Though the match made by heaven is false, it’s good that you’ve spoken the truth. I’ve realized at this moment, let’s all together... eat... hot... pot!"

Apart from the humor of the skit itself, there was another funny part: it took Li Guanlong just three breaths to really fall asleep when he lay down.

Xi Miaoxian and Situ Guanhai had barely spoken a few words when the sound of snoring began. Xi Miaoxian tried to push him awake several times as she moved around, but failed to do so until she quietly pulled out a hairpin and jabbed it forcefully into the sole of his foot.

Only then did Li Guanlong cry out and sprang up.

At this time, there was no concept of a stage accident, so everyone found the situation very comical. Everyone knew what Li Guanlong was like by nature, so nobody took issue with him.

After the skit, Baozhu Liange announced from the stage that the last performance of the evening would be a song from Nanyin Square Master, the veteran artist Yan Yingluo, titled "Unforgettable Golden Night."

Upon hearing this, Chu Liang hurriedly pulled a few people back to their seats in the audience.

He could miss any show, but not this one; it was essential to start good habits from the first evening party.

"Unforgettable tonight, unforgettable tonight, no matter how far the ends of the world are apart."

"Unforgettable tonight, unforgettable tonight, we all wish for the well-being of the mortal realm together."

"..."

Simple lyrics and a grand melody soon had the entire venue singing in unison.

Before the party began, many didn’t know what it was all about. But when they suddenly discovered it was over, they genuinely felt reluctant to leave. Fortunate for them, Chu Liang said that from now on, an event like this would be held every year to strengthen the ties between humans and demons, and among the Four Seas and Nine Continents. As for the cultivators, waiting a year did not seem too hard to endure.

Everyone stood up, raised their cups, and drank to each other’s health, joining Yan Yingluo in a chorus.

Chu Liang looked at the young talents from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands behind him, these fellow cultivators of his generation who once were friends as well as foes. They had gathered together, their eyes shining like stars in the sky.

In the future, they would continue to walk side by side—some would become famous throughout the land; some might fall into obscurity; some would disappear from the immortal cultivation world, unable to continue their legacy of excellence; others might accomplish earth-shattering feats and be written into history in a few brief lines.

But no matter what, at this moment, they all shone brilliantly.

When the youth of the Nine States were proud, how dare the stars in the Milky Way vie for brightness!

...

No matter how joyful tonight may be, the dawn of tomorrow will always arrive.

After waking up, Chu Liang first sent away the guests from various immortal sects and then returned to Silver Sword Peak. Empress Feng had drunk quite a bit last night, and he guessed she was probably still drunk. Chu Liang went back to his room, took out a storage jade slip, and proceeded to his master’s loft.

Inside the jade slip lay Chu Liang’s entire fortune up to this point, as well as a letter.

The gist of the letter was to explain that he was about to accompany Immortal Qi Jing to Shenxu Temple and had arranged to set off today. As he didn’t know how to break the news, he decided not to bid farewell to his master in person.

Shenxu Temple might be the most dangerous place in the world, and this trip could very well be one way. If Chu Liang did not return to Silver Sword Peak within three years, then Empress Feng would have the right to inherit all his assets.

Of course, to prevent his master from squandering the money, he specifically established a "fund" with all the spirit stone coins, to be managed by Senior Brother Yuan of Law Protection Hall. Essentially, all the money was invested in the operation of Red Cotton Peak, and a fixed percentage would be extracted from the profits.

Empress Feng would be able to withdraw at least ten thousand spirit stone coins from it monthly, which was only a part of the total fund.

Chu Liang had stakes in Red Cotton Peak that lasted for ten years; with three years remaining, the profits for these three years were substantial. Chu Liang had also signed a contract with the Sect Master, investing his share for these three years into Shu Mountain’s Pill Furnace Hall, Chuan Jian Hall, and Earth-Wood Hall to upgrade all three.

For the next thirty years, half of all profits from the three would go to Empress Feng. Of course, the profit-sharing would also be added to the fund, to be paid out monthly. The reason was the same: he was worried about his master’s reckless spending.

Then there were the profit-sharing from Talisman Sect, Town Star Island, Sun Moon Tower, and Penglai Upper Sect, of which Chu Liang took the lion’s share. However, he did not give all of this to his master but left it to Liu Xiaoyu, Liu Xiaoyi, Golden Fur Beast, and Iron Eating Beast respectively—this was because he feared his master might squander all the spirit stone coins each month, and they each needed some living expenses.

After all, they were mature demonic creatures with self-control, but Chu Liang still adopted the fund approach—this was for fear that his master would take all their money at once and spend it recklessly.

There were also some other minor assets, any one of which might be enough for a great power to strive for many years, but for Chu Liang, they were minor possessions; he casually gifted them to his friends from Shu Mountain.

He left nothing for Jiang Yuebai because he was going to adventure with him. He was well aware that neither of them was likely to return alive on their own.

All of this was, of course, predicated on the assumption that he wouldn’t come back. If he did return alive, not a single spirit stone coin could be pried from his hands by anyone.

At the end of the letter, he cautioned his master to not make decisions on her own but to seek others’ opinions instead.

For external affairs, consult the Sect Master; for internal affairs, ask the Koi sisters, ask the Golden Fur Beast, ask the Iron Eating Beast, or even a random dog on the street—but never trust her own judgment.

That way, Silver Sword Peak could prosper for a hundred years.

Chu Liang placed the jade slip on the threshold, then silently turned and left. As expected, Empress Feng was deep in sleep on the bed, her head hanging off the edge in a rather alarming fashion. From a distance, it looked like an upside-down female head with long hair, her features unclear, and her hair occasionally billowed, making the scene somewhat eerie.

But just...

The moment Chu Liang turned away, Empress Feng suddenly opened her eyes.