Chapter 563: Chapter 556 Situation
Chen Hai and Ye Qingqing engaged in light-hearted and occasionally flirty banter, while Zi Die and her companions sat on pins and needles, unable to settle down.
“Master Ye, Guest Elder Chen, we just accepted a mission yesterday, and we were planning to leave the sect today to head to the mission location.”
“We won’t disturb you any longer, we’ll take our leave now!”
After exchanging glances, it was Zi Die who took the initiative to tentatively address the two.
Master Ye Qingqing had only taken over as the leader of the Bloodthirsty Sect a couple of months ago, and she was on fire with her new authority. The various sect rules she had established during her ti in charge were clear-cut in terms of rewards and punishnts, but exceptionally strict.
To the many disciples below and guest elders like Zi Die, Master Ye had a reputation for being difficult to talk to. If one made a mistake and fell into her hands, even if they didn’t die, they’d certainly be skinned alive.
It’s true that they’d only exchanged a few words with Chen Hai and hadn’t done anything wrong, but in front of Master Ye Qingqing, they still felt a bit guilty.
Given Ye Qingqing’s current position, if she decided she didn’t like them, she could just issue a few nightmarishly difficult tasks, which would be more than enough to overwhelm them.
At this mont, as they asked to leave, they were not completely sure whether Ye Qingqing would agree.
“Taoist Friend Zidie, since you all are eager to carry out your mission, so be it!”
“We’ll get together another ti when there’s a chance.”
Ye Qingqing hadn’t yet spoken when Chen Hai, who was beside her, already smiled and nodded in response to the group.
Whether his words represented what Ye Qingqing was thinking, Zi Die and the others didn’t know. However, seeing that Ye Qingqing had no other reaction and seed to tacitly agree, the group bid a hasty retreat, saluting the two before turning to leave and vanishing in the blink of an eye.
“Let’s go to my courtyard!” Without giving Ye Qingqing a chance to object, Chen Hai pulled her with him toward his private residence.
“They seem pretty afraid of you. You’re quite imposing as a sect leader, aren’t you?” He casually teased Ye Qingqing as they walked.
“Imposing? It’s just the way it is.”
“Being a sect leader here is pretty much like being the boss at a company.”
“The Supre Elders behind are like the board of directors, and I, the sect leader, am like the CEO.”
“Your wife here was once a high-ranking official, managing a state-owned enterprise with over a hundred thousand people. Running a sect with just over a thousand people, if I can’t handle this much, what a joke that would be!”
Ye Qingqing responded with a chuckle.
Her words indeed made so sense. The Bloodthirsty Sect under Gui Wuya could only be described as passable, but since she took over, everything in the sect was orderly and the enthusiasm of the subordinates had noticeably improved.
The only downside was that the number of unspoken rules within the sect had slightly increased.
For guest elders like Zi Die to take on so of the more lucrative tasks from the Guest Elder Hall, they often had to bribe the managers.
Perhaps this was a bad habit left behind from when Ye Qingqing managed the state-owned enterprise. She always felt these issues were trivial and generally turned a blind eye when she discovered such unspoken rules.
“You’re the CEO, so what does that make ?” Chen Hai grinned, responding to Ye Qingqing’s comparisons.
“You? I’ve bestowed upon you the mountain near the sect entrance to be your cave mansion.”
“Just focus on keeping watch at the gate and be a little security guard for !” Ye Qingqing said with a covered laugh.
“A little security guard? May I inquire if this little security guard has the potential to be the sect leader?” Chen Hai followed up with a slightly off-color joke.
“Thinking of being the sect leader? As if I don’t know what you’re capable of?”
“The last ti, you barely lasted ten to twenty days in my cave mansion before you were at death’s door.” Ye Qingqing rolled her eyes and playfully scolded him.
In the midst of speaking, the two had already reached the doorway of the bedroom in the separate courtyard.
“Want to challenge the Sect Master? Co on, I’ll give you a chance.”
“Without my permission, you won’t be thinking of getting out of bed today!”
After all these years together, they were an old married couple, with no need for subtleties.
Ye Qingqing took the initiative to pull Chen Hai into the bedroom, and soon after, the door closed behind them.
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The battle had only just begun shortly after Noon, but by the ti the clouds cleared and a temporary ceasefire was declared, it was already deep into the night.
“Gui Wuya? Has he successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation and gone into seclusion to beco a Supre Elder?”
Chen Hai, who had erged from seclusion vibrant and energetic, now looked noticeably worn out.
Leaning weakly against the headboard to avoid Ye Qingqing’s further insistent “I want, I want,” he deliberately changed the subject to inquire about the affairs of the Sect that occurred during his ti in closed-door cultivation.
“Mhm!” Qingqing nodded, then added, “To make a successful breakthrough into the Eighth Realm of the Primordial Spirit, one must withstand three bolts of Heavenly Thunder.”
“As the succeeding Sect Master, I was there to witness Gui Wuya endure his Heavenly Tribulation.”
“Heavenly Tribulation is truly frightening. Although it’s only three bolts of Heavenly Thunder, at least eight out of ten people who undergo it will die a violent death.”
“Even with thorough preparations before attempting to pass the Heavenly Tribulation, that last bolt of thunder nearly killed Gui Wuya on the spot.”
“Back then, he was charred completely, barely holding onto a sliver of breath.”
“It’s been more than three months since his Heavenly Tribulation, and his injuries have yet to recover!”
Perhaps because the sight of Gui Wuya passing the Heavenly Tribulation had left so psychological shadow on her, Qingqing couldn’t help but shiver uncontrollably as she spoke.
Embracing her and gently stroking her hair, Chen Hai laughed and then said, “If you can’t extend your lifespan in the Sixth Realm, Sky-controlling Realm, yet your appearance has been restored to this state, it seems you’ve had quite the gains outside!”
Qingqing’s mood lifted imdiately at this topic.
She smiled sweetly and explained, “Last ti, Fairy Miaoyu and I went to seek opportunities in a cave mansion that was about to erge.”
“After waiting for over three months, the mansion finally opened, and inside, we found a dilapidated dicine Garden.”
“There, not only did we find several types of Spiritual dicine that greatly benefited our Cultivation, but we also unexpectedly discovered a stalk of Dragon Scale Grass.”
“Simply this one stalk of Spirit Grass could extend life by two hundred years.”
“Fairy Miaoyu, coveting the treasure, attempted to sneak attack and ambush , but fortunately, I had always been on guard and acted first, slaying her right there in the ruins of the dicine Garden.”
“It’s thanks to the gains in that dicine Garden that I was able to advance to the Sky Control Realm and successfully increase my lifespan by two hundred years, reverting to this youthful appearance.”
Having changed so much in personality, she was now well-versed in the business of killing and fire-setting.
When ntioning the slaying of Fairy Miaoyu, she even stuck out her tongue and made a face at Chen Hai.
Of course, as the Bloodthirsty Sect’s Sect Master, she had to maintain her authority in front of others, but only in Chen Hai’s presence would she show this side.
Chen Hai had long grown accustod to Ye Qingqing’s temperant.
He didn’t think much of it.
Seeing his wife Ye Qingqing’s now youthful and beautiful appearance, he felt that, even if the side effects Cultivation brought to Qingqing were a bit more severe, it would still be well worth it.
“You’ve been imrsed in intensive training and might not know that aside from our Bloodthirsty Sect, which remains peaceful, the rest of the West Barbarian Mountain Territory is already in chaos.”
“A faction called Heavenly Extre Holy Sect has suddenly erged, and nearly ten Sects within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory have already fallen under their banner.”
“Now, they are at war with the dicine King Valley, the overlord of West Barbarian Mountain, fighting each other fiercely.”
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Before Chen Hai could ask further, Ye Qingqing once again volunteered to tell him about the current situation in the West Barbarian Mountain Territory.
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