Chapter 357: Qingzhou Matters
After his bath, Su Jingzhen found Yan Xia in the courtyard.
Since Feng Qingya had been so confident at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion earlier, he believed he would be able to get the Awakening Array Disk and spirit stones tomorrow.
He wanted to inform Yan Xia in advance so she could be prepared.
Hearing this, excitement filled Yan Xia’s beautiful face.
“Thank you, Master Su!”
Overwhelmed with excitement, Yan Xia directly knelt down on one knee before Su Jingzhen.
Su Jingzhen smiled and didn’t say much more to her.
He then returned to his own courtyard.“Should I go see how Miss Ye’s Alchemist Association branch is coming along?
Nah, nah. It’s rare to have a moment of peace like this.
I haven’t relaxed like this in ages.”
Su Jingzhen lay on a chair in the courtyard pavilion.
He propped his hands behind his head and reminisced about the past two years since he had crossed over.
He felt a sense of contentment for everything he had now.
“Life is like a game of chess, what will happen next is truly unpredictable.
At this rate of development, it won’t be long before I break out of Qingzhou and onto a wider stage.”
Su Jingzhen chuckled to himself, the future was full of anticipation. The once-distant dream of Xianxia might be realized step by step.
In this state of total relaxation, his mind suddenly wandered away.
He fell asleep.
He had no security concerns in his own courtyard.
When he finally woke up, the bright moon was already pouring over the courtyard like liquid silver.
A scent of tea mingled with the fragrance of a woman filled his nostrils.
Following the scent, he saw Luo Yuebai sitting beside him in a neat training outfit.
A pot of clear tea was brewed on the stone table in front of her.
“Awake? Did you have a good dream?”
Luo Yuebai turned to Su Jingzhen and asked with a faint smile playing on her lips.
This smile, in Su Jingzhen’s eyes, made the bright moon lose a bit of its brilliance.
He instinctively smiled back, “With a beauty by my side, how can I have a sweet dream?
I only dreamt of having my beloved in my arms, indulging in a moment of bliss.”
Luo Yuebai’s arrival surprised him, but more importantly, it filled him with joy.
Before Luo Yuebai could say anything, he suddenly stood up.
He grabbed Luo Yuebai’s hand.
“It’s getting late, you’ve been working hard these past two days, Yuebai. Why don’t we get some rest early?”
Su Jingzhen’s eyes held a hint of anticipation.
Luo Yuebai smiled and didn’t struggle, letting him lead her hand.
Since the two of them reached the ‘Mutual Affection’ level of empathy, Luo Yuebai’s acceptance of Su Jingzhen had increased significantly.
At least she didn’t say it out loud, but she found Su Jingzhen quite agreeable.
Perhaps this sense of favor had already been sown in Peach Blossom Alley.
Of course, Luo Yuebai’s willingness to choose Su Jingzhen so easily wasn’t just because Su Jingzhen was indeed excellent and very admirable.
It wasn’t just because that night in Su Jingzhen’s room, she had been held by him all night and lost her first kiss.
There was also a very obvious reason, that she was resisting some people in the Evil Moon Sect in her own way.
It was also a deliberate act for others to see.
But just as Su Jingzhen was about to lead Luo Yuebai into the room,
Luo Yuebai’s expression suddenly became serious.
“I have two things to tell you first.”
Hearing this, Su Jingzhen also became serious.
Luo Yuebai continued, “The Alchemist Association has opened a branch on the outskirts of Linjiang City.
The basic construction is already complete, and they will probably open their doors to recruit disciples tomorrow.”
Su Jingzhen nodded, “I already know about this.
This is a good thing for Linjiang City. I know their purpose, they probably just want to undermine our Evil Moon Sect’s Dan Hall in Linjiang.
So that Xuening will soon realise their power and join their Alchemist Association.
But you can rest assured, Yuebai. At the Yunmeng City Alchemy Masters Conference, we were able to surpass Ye Zhiqiu. Now with our Dan Hall it will be easy to crush their branch.”
Speaking of this, Su Jingzhen also showed a smile, “And although the Alchemist Association has a strong foundation, Yuebai, don’t forget that Xuening is a descendant of the Dantai family.
The Senior Dantai didn’t give any instructions and just let her come out with us. I don’t believe that the Senior Dantai didn’t teach Xuening some powerful skills.
And I think the foundation of the Dantai family is not inferior to the Qingzhou Alchemist Association.”
Su Jingzhen’s words made Luo Yuebai nod silently.
In fact, she wasn’t particularly concerned about the Alchemist Association’s branch.
She just thought Su Jingzhen didn’t know, so she mentioned it.
Then she continued, “Zou Zeyu established an Evil Moon Sect branch in Longyan City, and the Longyan City’s Free and Unfettered Sect branch, with over seven hundred disciples, was completely wiped out.”
Luo Yuebai’s expression turned serious as she spoke.
Su Jingzhen raised an eyebrow, “Wasn’t this expected?
When you established our Linjiang branch, didn’t those disciples from Huayang Sect all perish?
But with the Spiritual Medicine Sect incident, the mastermind behind it was clearly Zou Zeyu. And wasn’t the Free and Unfettered Sect acting as his vanguard back then? How come they directly wiped out their branch now?
Could it be because Hong Seng and his group were completely wiped out at the Spiritual Medicine Sect, causing these two factions to turn against each other?”
Su Jingzhen sounded a bit gleeful as he spoke.
He didn’t know that his casual remark was already close to the truth.
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Yuebai remained serious, “I haven’t finished speaking yet.
After the Longyan branch was destroyed, the Free and Unfettered Sect’s Sect Master Ling Xiao, accompanied by three Nascent Soul cultivators, went to Longyan City to demand an explanation from Zou Zeyu.
However, they were all killed on the spot by the Evil Moon Sect’s Second Elder who followed Zou Zeyu!
Not a single one of the three Nascent Soul cultivators, including the Sect Master Ling Xiao, escaped.
The Free and Unfettered Sect, along with Hong Seng, has lost four Nascent Soul cultivators in just two days, and their Sect Master has fallen.
This has undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to their strength and enraged them immensely.
The Free and Unfettered Sect’s ancestor has come out of seclusion and declared war on the Evil Moon Sect to the death!
However, there is no news yet of the Free and Unfettered Sect’s ancestor challenging the Second Elder to a duel.”
The death of the Free and Unfettered Sect’s Sect Master was indeed a major event in Qingzhou.
After a moment of silence, Luo Yuebai continued, “No matter what the final outcome of this matter will be, it has already begun to change the landscape of Qingzhou.
Since the Huayang Sect was destroyed by Shuang Jiang, the top sects have been secretly vying with each other.
With the resurgence of our Evil Moon Sect, the future will only become more chaotic.
I’m afraid that forces outside Qingzhou will also get involved, after all, the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and the Alchemist Association, these forces that span the entire cultivation world, also have a presence in wider regions.”
Luo Yuebai finished her words in one breath, but Su Jingzhen was stunned.
“So many things happened in just one day, how exciting!
So, isn’t the Free and Unfettered Sect going to be destroyed after the Huayang Sect?
Zou Zeyu is really bold, he’s made a bigger splash than our Linjiang branch.
I’m afraid many loose cultivators will admire him.
In that case, we need to accelerate the development of our Linjiang branch.”
Luo Yuebai didn’t expect that informing Su Jingzhen of these news would actually ignite his fighting spirit.
[Emotional Connection +12]
[Remaining usable points: 741]
“Although the news I just mentioned is still far away from the Linjiang branch, some things are still related to us after all.
For example, the relationship between you and me might have already reached Zou Zeyu’s ears. Aren’t you afraid?
I heard that he has successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.”
She said this with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, “The reason he dared to make such a big commotion is that he is utterly lawless.
And I have always been regarded by him as his own.
So aren’t you afraid that within this year, he will target you?
Based on my understanding of him, he is extremely domineering in this regard.
He strikes with thunderous force.”
Su Jingzhen thought for a moment and nodded seriously, “Afraid to death.
But what can I do? Who made me unable to control myself, Yuebai? “
As he spoke, Su Jingzhen pulled Luo Yuebai into his arms.
His hands then became increasingly unruly.
He immediately wanted to go all the way.
“No…No…Don’t…Don’t…”