Chapter 044: My Little Wife
In the end, Zhao Xinting used her remaining spiritual power to lift up Yan Qiaoyun and all the members of the Mantian Society, flying them away into the sky.
Qin Gou maintained a graceful posture, calmly watching Zhao Xinting’s retreating back. One second, two seconds, his expression gradually turned strange as he murmured to himself, “The direction Xiaozhao is heading this time… isn’t it the Purple Extreme Demonic Sect? Little Chair, oh Little Chair, you must have a good habit of napping, or it’ll be too late!”
With that, Qin Gou looked around, intending to immediately find a suitable place to use the Dream Person Spirit Tool to contact Yi Chengying.
However, in an instant, countless cultivators arrived in the sky, piloting their magic tools.
“Gentleman Sword!”
“You actually repelled the Purple Extreme Demon Lord?!”
“This is simply a miracle.”
These scoundrels!
They were the first to run when trouble arose, and now that the Celestial Master was busy preventing the Little Chair from becoming a dead chair, they all flocked over. Qin Gou wished he could draw his sword immediately and turn all these guys into genuine Gentleman Swords.
“Ding. Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the side quest ‘Evil Buster’. You put on a show at the Hero Gathering, single-handedly drove away the Purple Extreme Demon Lord, and successfully gained the genuine admiration and recognition of the righteous heroes of the younger generation. Your fame and the degree of reverence you command are no longer weaker than the Righteous Valor Fairy Li Yuanzhen. You are now a prominent figure at the pinnacle of the younger generation cultivators. Reward: An important clue to the ‘Qiu Qianyue Death Mystery’.”
A brocade pouch appeared out of thin air in Qin Gou’s hand.
“Are you alright? Do you have any hidden injuries?” Li Yuanzhen asked, concerned, feeling the terrifying aura lingering in the surroundings.
“Yes,” Qin Gou said seriously. “You need to come with me to a restaurant right now and book a room, preferably with a soft, large bed.”
“You, what nonsense are you spouting? This humble Daoist has never lost to something like you,” Li Yuanzhen said, stunned for a moment, then chided him.
“I’m not joking with you. Something big has happened, and we need to hurry.”
Seeing that Qin Gou’s expression was not one of jesting, Li Yuanzhen nodded slightly and immediately summoned her Invisible Slash Spirit Tool. The silver long sword gleamed cold light, and she shouted, “Get lost! Make way, everyone! This humble Daoist has urgent matters to attend to with the Gentleman Sword, or don’t blame this humble Daoist for showing no mercy!”
It had to be said that the greatly exaggerated reputation of the Righteous Valor Fairy was quite useful. Everyone knew her Sword Heart Clear Mind Body was straightforward and that her word was a pledge. If she said she would kill your entire family, she would. Thus, they immediately made way, clearing a path for Qin Gou and her to leave quickly.
“We haven’t even had a proper celebration yet, why is the Gentleman Sword leaving in such a hurry?”
“Could it be that the Gentleman Sword sustained some hidden injuries? We were so far away, even with spiritual power enhancing our eyes, it was hard to see the real situation. But that was the ruthless Purple Extreme Demon Lord! For the Gentleman Sword to successfully repel him couldn’t have been easy.”
Not long after, Mu Man’er, who had heard the news, arrived at the scene. After piecing together the whole story from fragments of conversation, her expression became extremely interesting when she learned that the one who had been scared away was the famous Purple Extreme Demon Lord. She carefully inspected the scene for any lingering strange puddles of water, then waved her small hand and said charmingly, “From this moment on, this entire area of land will be purchased by my Heaven’s Substitution Sect! How can such a great achievement be forgotten by the world as time passes? The Heaven’s Substitution Sect has decided to erect a statue here and write an inscription to meticulously record this earth-shattering battle, so that future generations will clearly know that today, ‘Heaven’s Substitution Sect’s Gentleman Sword Qin Gou repelled the Purple Extreme Demon Lord here’!”
“Oh? That’s a good idea.”
“But the Gentleman Sword seems to be from the Sword Questioning Sect like the Righteous Valor Fairy. When did he become a disciple of the Heaven’s Substitution Sect?”
Mu Man’er put her hands on her hips and snorted, “I am the Sect Leader of the Heaven’s Substitution Sect, and since this Sect Leader belongs to him, he naturally belongs to me!”
“What!?”
“Cough, cough, this Sect Leader was just speaking casually!”
Mu Man’er was not joking. At some point, lifelike stone sculptures were indeed erected in this city. They depicted the handsome youth in a green shirt pulling off his mask and setting off on a path completely opposite to all those who were fleeing in panic, a moment of self-sacrificing heroism.
The evil demons brought disaster to the world, and the common people withered. Though the Demon Lord was before us, we shall advance.
That moment’s charisma and the title ‘Gentleman Sword’ were still talked about with relish for thousands of years to come.
Later, there were also rumors in folk tales that when the Gentleman Sword learned of this wonderful deed, he sneaked into the private chambers of Mu Man’er, the Sect Leader of the Heaven’s Substitution Sect, late at night. Subsequently, the ambiguous sounds of ‘pa pa’ that were only to be understood and not spoken of were incessant, and it also led to a widely circulated romantic anecdote.
There were even folk sayings that claimed: “Skilled in talk to repel evil, skilled in bedties to replace heaven. The passionate and righteous Gentleman Sword, a banished immortal wandering the mortal world.”
…
In the phantom dream created by the Dream Person Spirit Tool.
“Yi Chengying, come before me!” Qin Gou called out without much hope. The sun was blazing, and who would choose to nap at such a time?
However, in the next second, the beautiful and pure maiden, dressed in a pleated flower skirt and as ethereal as an elf, appeared before Qin Gou with an astonished expression.
“You little chair, you really do nap at such a time?”
“Ah? Lord Qin, is this the method you said could contact Little Chair anytime? Little Chair was just meditating and cultivating… I definitely didn’t accidentally fall asleep!”
Qin Gou glared at the wench speechlessly. “Don’t you know yourself whether you were asleep or not? But it’s a good thing you’re so carefree, that you can daydream while meditating. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to save you.”
“Save me? Lord Qin, Little Chair has been living very well in the Purple Extreme Demonic Sect recently. Ever since Little Chair played a small joke on the two Dharma Protectors, no one has dared to bully Little Chair anymore,” Yi Chengying said, completely bewildered.
Qin Gou took a deep breath. “I’m going to tell you about an emergency situation. Promise me, don’t be scared to death before I finish… Zhao Xinting is currently on her way back to the Purple Extreme Demonic Sect. Even if you start fleeing immediately, it might be too late.”
Yi Chengying’s small face instantly turned pale, and her slender, delicate body stiffened completely. She fell backward stiffly like a felled tree.
Qin Gou waved his hand with a wry smile, using the power within the dreamscape to stabilize Yi Chengying, allowing her to stand firm again.
Yi Chengying’s small face was filled with a desire to die. “Lord Qin, tell Little Chair the truth. Can Cult Master Zhao, out of respect for Palace Lord and you, allow Little Chair to choose a more dignified way to die?”
“How do you want to die?” Qin Gou had already made his plan. What he feared most was not being able to contact Yi Chengying and explain things to her in time. Now that he had a solid plan, he asked with great interest.
Yi Chengying said with a mournful face, “Anything. As long as I can be left with a whole corpse. That way, if it’s preserved well and the body is transported quickly, it can be sent back to the Mystic Maiden Raksha Palace in time to offer all my remaining cultivation to the Palace Lord. And the sisters of the Mystic Maiden Palace all know, Little Chair wishes to be buried among flowers as fertilizer, because Little Chair used to sell flowers to fill her stomach, so after death, she should give back to them.”
“What about this Seat? You gave your cultivation to Qishuang Wench, and your body to the flowers and plants. Is there anything left to repay this Seat for your… uh, cultivation?” Qin Gou was simply stunned by this little chair’s wild imagination. In a few words, she had arranged her afterlife and wanted to be fertilizer… this wench was truly ruthless to herself.
Hearing this, Yi Chengying’s small face turned red with anxiety. After thinking hard for a moment, she said, “Little Chair will give all her beloved wood carvings to Lord Qin. That way, Lord Qin will remember Little Chair every time he sees the wood carvings, and won’t forget that someone like Little Chair existed due to the long years of cultivation… As long as Lord Qin doesn’t mind keeping the belongings of the dead chair with him, which might be unlucky… Lastly, Little Chair wishes to be reborn in the next life and continue to be the little follower of the Palace Lord and Lord Qin!”
Qin Gou’s heart warmed, and he chuckled speechlessly. “This ‘Little Chair cake’ you’ve divided is indeed perfect and evenly distributed. All arrangements for your afterlife are in perfect order. It’s just a pity that this Seat never said that Zhao Xinting would actually dare to lay a hand on you.”
“Ah?” Yi Chengying blinked in surprise, a flash of ecstasy in her clear eyes. “But, but Little Chair not only impersonated the Cult Master’s wife, but also caused chaos in Cult Master Zhao’s treasury. Now that he has broken the seal of the Mortal Transformation Stage and regained his strength, will he let Little Chair off easily?”
Qin Gou shook his head. “Zhao Xinting hasn’t completely broken the seal of the Mortal Transformation Stage. She’s used some special methods to temporarily regain her cultivation. By the time she reaches the Purple Extreme Demonic Sect, most of that residual cultivation should be depleted. Plus, you still have the Purple Extreme Token as a trump card… However, even so, we cannot let our guard down. Although Zhao Xinting won’t break the seal just to punish you alone, there are many subordinates stronger than you. If that brat is pushed too far, it’s hard to guarantee you won’t be in trouble. That’s why this Seat was so anxious to summon you, just so you could help me deliver a message to Zhao Xinting!”
“A message? Will Little Chair be completely safe just by saying this message?” Yi Chengying asked with some incomprehension.
“Exactly.” Qin Gou nodded confidently and leaned close to Yi Chengying’s ear, whispering something.
Instantly, Yi Chengying’s small shoulders trembled, and she lowered her head, staring at her toes, somewhat flustered. “This message absolutely cannot be heard by the Palace Lord.”
Qin Gou smiled and said, “Did you hear it all clearly? You must tell Zhao Xinting with conviction!”
“Mhm… Little Chair remembers every word clearly.” With that, Yi Chengying shyly blinked her clear eyes, touched her burning cheeks with her small hands, and said bashfully, “I am Lord Qin’s little wife, and anyone who dares to touch me will face his wrath!”
…
Waking up from the dreamscape, Qin Gou immediately took out the brocade pouch containing the ‘important clue to the Qiu Qianyue Death Mystery’ that the system had given him from his Nas Space Ring. Upon opening it, there was only an ordinary piece of paper with a few large characters written on it.
“Sword Questioning Sect, Das Province, Holy Son of Enemy Subduing Peak.”
