"Ruan Baii?"
"I've never considered him an opponent."
A cold light flashed in Xu Xing's eyes as he spoke with contempt.
Back in the Nanhua Sect, he had already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, while Ruan Baii was still in the Dao Pill Realm, an entire major realm below him.
Now, he had broken through to the Primordial Spirit Realm. Although he was unaware of Ruan Baii's current realm, it was no exaggeration to say he was a whole major realm ahead.
The gap between the Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit realms was much larger than that between the Dao Pill and Nascent Soul realms.
Ruan Baii had fallen far behind him.
"However, I was once Ruan Baii's fiancée. Now, as your wife... aren't you pleased, my Husband?"
Zuoqiu Ying had styled her dark hair up, her slender figure appearing even more captivating in her crimson dress.
She gently brushed a strand of dark hair from her forehead, fully revealing her exquisite, jade-like face. After a few soft gasps, she pressed her soft, slightly moist lips onto Xu Xing's face.
"Madam, you jest."
Xu Xing shook his head, neither confirming nor denying.
"Is that so...?"
"My Husband, you know full well."
Zuoqiu Ying slipped off her dress and proactively pressed Xu Xing down, while her jade-like foot arched slightly, drawing down the bed canopy.
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「A few days later.」
Xu Xing convened a eting of the Butian Sect's high-level mbers. He formally designated Zuoqiu Ying as the true Sect Leader's Wife and announced so appointnts, dismissals, and transfers among the high-level personnel.
「After the eting.」
Rumors spread throughout the Butian Sect, tinged with disbelief.
The sect mbers had all witnessed the welco for their Sect Leader, Xu Xing, when he returned to the sect.
Although Xu Xing hadn't overtly embarrassed Zuoqiu Ying, the subtle barbs in his words were quite discernible upon closer listening.
They had thought Xu Xing would then use various ans to sideline Zuoqiu Ying and regain full control of the sect's power.
After all, tis were different now. Elder Zuo Qiu was dead, and the Nanhua Sect could barely fend for itself, let alone have the reach to interfere in the Butian Sect's internal affairs.
Zuoqiu Ying, without the support of her "maternal family," lacked her greatest backing. Her removal from the position of Sect Leader's Wife was only a matter of ti...
Another key reason for their certainty was that Zuoqiu Ying had not yet officially married Xu Xing; there was rely a marriage contract between their two factions.
The marriage contract was rely an exchange of interests.
In a word, a Dao Pill Cultivator was no match for a Nascent Soul Saint Monarch!
It was cruel, but it was also a fact.
Who would have thought that Xu Xing's subsequent actions would so greatly contradict their assumptions?
Not only did Xu Xing not depose Zuoqiu Ying, but he also personally issued a decree, elevating Zuoqiu Ying to the position of Sect Leader's Wife, establishing her as his official consort!
"The Sect Leader's intentions are truly beyond my comprehension. On the day he returned to the sect, didn't the Sect Leader hint that we should 'rebel' against the Sect Leader's Wife..."
In a side hall of the Butian Sect, Buxu Zi and a group of other Nascent Soul high-level mbers t with Xu Xing.
In the hall, Buxu Zi took the opportunity to voice the doubts in his heart.
Logically, he shouldn't have broached a subject involving Xu Xing's private affairs.
However, in the Heavenly Family, there are no private matters. Xu Xing, the Butian Sect Master, was also the founding Sect Leader; within the Butian Sect, his authority was absolute, like that of an emperor.
The Sect Leader's Wife, although not a formally established official position, still had the power to interfere in sect affairs.
If these high-level mbers didn't clarify the division of power between Xu Xing and Zuoqiu Ying, they would inevitably find their hands tied when carrying out tasks later on.
Furthermore, Buxu Zi knew that there were no deep feelings between Xu Xing and Zuoqiu Ying; their union was solely due to a political alliance.
Thus, asking about this matter didn't require too much discretion.
"Since the marriage between myself, the Sect Leader, and Madam has long been contractually decided, if I were to go back on my word, wouldn't I beco an unfaithful man...?"
"In the future, how would fellow Daoists in East Huangzhou view , the Sect Leader, and the Butian Sect?"
Xu Xing pondered for a short while before speaking.
Hearing this, Buxu Zi frowned, unsatisfied with Xu Xing's answer.
The marriage contract between Zuoqiu Ying and Xu Xing was signed between two factions. Reneging on it would indeed be improper and could easily tarnish his reputation.
However... it would only be a stain, not enough to cause universal condemnation.
Secondly, he was asking why Xu Xing had elevated Zuoqiu Ying to "Sect Leader's Wife," a matter concerning the division of power, not whether Xu Xing would divorce her.
"Sect Leader..."
Buxu Zi looked at Xu Xing, intending to ask for more clarity.
"Let's discuss this matter at a later ti."
Xu Xing pressed his right hand down, signaling that this topic should be temporarily shelved so they could discuss other sect affairs first.
So that's how it is... As expected of Xu Human King, an emperor who once ruled a nation... His handling of internal affairs is far more astute than that of us cultivators... Suppressing Zuoqiu Ying on the day of his return to the sect was to establish his own authority. Formally establishing Zuoqiu Ying as the Sect Leader's Wife, on one hand, wouldn't damage the sect's foundation, and on the other, it would also build a good reputation. Of course, the most important thing is that Xu Xing is now a Nascent Soul Saint Monarch, and his main task is cultivation and ascension. He wouldn't feel at ease entrusting the sect's internal affairs to these "external faction" high-level mbers; he can only let Zuoqiu Ying, the Sect Leader's Wife, manage them... An insider is always more reliable than an outsider! Xu Xing seed to have answered evasively, but in reality, he had already made everything clear. His governance is sound... The Butian Sect has a promising future.
After a mont, Buxu Zi pondered on his own and finally understood the cause and effect of Xu Xing's actions.
Regarding this, Buxu Zi not only didn't think Xu Xing was clinging to power, but instead believed that Xu Xing's way of doing things showed the makings of an enlightened monarch.
Since ancient tis, only status and authority should not be easily delegated to others.
Entrusting the Sect Leader's authority to the high-level mbers might seem like the act of an enlightened leader, but it is, in fact, a path to ruin.
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