Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader:? Arya
On the lake.
Qing Rouâs and Wan Erâs attitudes became a lot closer.
If it werenât for the man that stood in front of them; never mind obtaining freedom, it might have been hard for them to even survive.
During the time they spent together, he had gained their respect and trust.
Wan Er couldnât wait anymore and asked: âYoung masââ no, senior brother, did you come with the white fox to its world after we parted ways?â
Gu Qing Shan smiled bitterly.
The white fox?
Just how many seconds did that white fox live in front of Xiao Die?
Who could actually tell what would happen even a second later in the vast 900 million World Layers?
At the time after Qing Rou and Wan Er left, the situation changed so rapidly and unexpectedly that it was impossible to tell them right here.
âI had to compete with someone, then a series of unexpected things occurred, itâs a long storyâ
âItâs fine, senior brother doesnât seem to want to tell the story for now, we can slowly talk about it later onâ Qing Rou spoke in consideration for him.
âItâs not that I donât want to tell you, but rather because that I wouldnât be able to, for now itâs better that you tell me about whatâs happening in this world first, Iâll slowly tell you about my story laterâ Gu Qing Shan told them.
The two girls nodded.
Gu Qing Shan then asked: âHow was my impersonator dealt with in the end?â
Wan Er replied: âHe was captured by Shifuââ- the elder council of the alliance came here this time specifically to bring him backâ
âSo they still have the gall to come bring him back?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âThey do, their official reason was that they sent someone here to test the newly appointed leader candidate of the allianceâ Qing Rou explained.
âSpecifically choosing someone to impersonate me and secretly probe Shifuâs personal matters, what a good excuse that isâ
Gu Qing Shan smirked coldly, his tone already contained a bit of killing intent.
Qing Rou continued: âShifu had already used a lot of means against that person, she found that he came from the cultivation alliance, and that he represented the allianceâs elder councilâ
Wan Er also added: âIf she didnât need to be wary of a few things, he wouldâve already been killedâ
âWhat did those people want to do?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âInvestigate everything about Bai Hua Fairy, understanding the characteristics of this worldâs cultivators, collect the relevant information on our weapons, armors and even formationsâ
âAh?â Gu Qing Shan chuckled without smiling and asked: âWhich means, theyâre trying to find a way to threaten Shifu or to find her weakness?â
âThat is indeed the case, now that you mentioned it; that impersonator actually tried to do a certain thingâ
âWhat was it?â
âHe tried to bring Xiuxiu outsideâ
Gu Qing Shanâs heart skipped a beat.
Seems like the other party had already found out about Shifuâs weakness.
Back then, Xiuxiu was captured by Shifuâs mortal enemies, but even after receiving all sorts of torture, she still never revealed a single word about Shifu, which allowed Shifu to escape.
After reaching the realm of Saint, she finally got her revenge, only to find that Xiuxiu was barely alive during her time being captured.
Xiuxiu was Shifuâs masterâs sole daughter.
And Xiuxiu saved Shifuâs life.
Which is why Shifu would definitely never allow anything to happen to Xiuxiu.
If Xiuxiu was really captured, Gu Qing Shan couldnât even imagine what Shifu would do.
âIs Xiuxiu ok?â Gu Qing Shan hurriedly asked.
âIt was quite a coincidence but at the time, we had just returned from the Suspended world and followed your instructions to find Bai Hua sectâ
âWhen we came into Bai Hua sect, your Shifu and first brother were both out, second brother Qin Xiao Lou saw that we were related to you, so he took the initiative to let us stay in the sect and wait until Bai Hua Fairy returned to make her decisionâ
âAnd thenâââ
This translation is hosted for free at otakutl .blo gsp ot. co m, check the page for the fastest daily updates
âYes, we happened to be involved in the attempted kidnapping. Thinking that you couldnât have returned so quickly, we managed to confirm that he was a fake. Since Xiuxiu was your junior sister, we decided to poke where it hurts and stopped himâ
âHow did you poke where it hurts?â
Qing Rou covered her mouth as she explained: âWe exclaimed that he was a pervert, wanting to take your junior sister out because he was trying to do something to herâ
Wan Er smiled: âBecause of our previous run-in when we tempted him, his hands really got a bit grabby, so he believed that we really thought that way and gave up on trying to bring Xiuxiu outâ
Qing Rou sighed: âFortunately, in order to impersonate you well, the personâs cultivation wasnât too high, he couldnât actually win against us even if he triedâ
Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief: âItâs fortunate that I managed to dispel your shackles before you returnedâ
The two girls both nodded.
As Tribulation realm cultivators, it was quite easy for them to win against a Projection realm cultivator.
âAnd then your Shifu returnedâ Qing Rou continued.
âSince your Shifu already knew us, she immediately asked us about youâ
âBecause someone had already tried to impersonate you, we decided to let her use Soul Reading on us to find out everything and avoid any unnecessary misunderstandingsâ
âYour Shifu was grateful for us saving Xiuxiu as well as when we betrayed Qi Yan in the battle before, so she asked us if we were willing to stayâ
âWe didnât have anywhere to go and since both you and your Shifu were decent people, we decided to stayâ
Gu Qing Shan joyfully spoke: âYouâre certainly welcome here and truthfully, staying at Bai Hua sect might have been the best for both of youâ
âI was thinking the same thingâ Qing Rou replied.
âCompared to before, every day right now feels like heaven on earthâ Wan Er emotionally commented.
Qing Rou waved her hand.
The airship slowly descended to the surface of the lake.
âSenior brother, letâs go, we should return to the sect nowâ she said.
âYeah, weâll bring you back as supportâ Wan Er also said.
âSupport?â Gu Qing Shan asked again.
He has asked more questions today than any other.
Because it had really been so long since he left this world that he had to quickly learn every usable information.
Qing Rou explained: âShifu had only just become the leader of the alliance, so a lot of people are still unsatisfied with her and were attempting somethingâ
âAre those people still at Bai Hua sect?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âThatâs right, the elder council and Shifu are currently discussing how to deal with your impersonator and they came preparedâ
Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes and asked: âWith Shifuâs personality, if someone tried to impersonate me, she wouldâve killed him, if someone tried to try something against Xiuxiu, she wouldâve made them wish for deathâ
He then asked: âWhy would she be discussing this with those people at all?â
Qing Rou answered: âWe arenât so sure, apparently Shifu had to rely on them for the matter regarding the world fusionâ
This translation is hosted for free at otakutl .blo gsp ot. co m, check the page for the fastest daily updates
âYeah, Shifu seemed really helpless regarding that matterâ Wan Er also confirmed.
Gu Qing Shan silently nodded.
Thatâs true, Shifu has fused a few worlds, so she needed the cultivation allianceâs quota in order to not violate the rules of the 900 million World Layers.
According to Kitty, without having any quota, fusing two or more worlds together will result in immediate execution.
The two girls exchanged glances, then Qing Rou looked at Gu Qing Shan and spoke seriously: âAt a time like this, Wan Er and I both believe that you have to be here in order for us to feel secureâ
âYou trust me that much?â Gu Qing Shan smiled.
Wan Er also smiled sweetly: âThe situation in the Suspended world was much scarier, but senior brother managed to deal with that, so as long as senior brother is here, weâre sure youâll be able to support Shifuâ
Qing Rou confirmed: âExactlyâ
âAlright then, letâs go back and meet with these people thenâ Gu Qing Shan told them.
The two girls both replied: ââYes, senior brotherââ
The airship turned into a green streak as it flew across the sky towards Bai Hua sect.
âŠ
Bai Hua sect.
The grand audience hall.
Bai Hua Fairy Xie Dao Ling was wearing a bright green traditional dress as she sat atop her Throne of Ten Thousand Flowers.
A cultivator was shackled by several chains, kneeling in a corner of the audience hall.
His current appearance was exactly the same as Gu Qing Shan.
In the middle of the hall, 8 old men were arguing with Xie Dao Ling.
They were all elders of the cultivation alliance, people of authority who had been taking care of the allianceâs various matters for countless years.
Even the allianceâs leaders have to rely on them to accomplish a lot of specific tasks.
One of the elders spoke: âXie Dao Ling, you are the noble leader of the alliance, do you have to be so petty with an insignificant cultivator like this?â
Xie Dao Ling coldly answered him: âHe disguised himself as my disciple and looked into the secrets of my world, and youâre still telling me to forgive him?â
Another elder explained: âThat is not the case, he was sent by the alliance to investigate whether or not you were related to the Demon Nation in any way. The alliance only did this to ensure that their leader is clean, I hope you can understandâ
Xie Dao Ling nodded: âI understand but Iâve read his soul, there are fragments of his memories that were sealed away so that I canât see them but I was clearly able to see that he attempted to take Xiuxiu awayâ
Xie Dao Lingâs voice turned cold: âAttempting to kidnap my disciple, is this also the allianceâs will?â
The elders were embarrassed and went silent.
This thoroughly ripped the veil apart, revealing their plan.
âXie Dao Ling, we werenât trying to influence you or anything of the sort, we just wanted to understand you better through your disciple, she would have been sent back sooner or laterâ one of the elders explained.
Another elder spoke: âBack then, when the Dao Lord of Tai Hao Immortal Country became the allianceâs leader, he actively sent his son to my sect to cultivate as my direct disciple, you might want to consider learning from your predecessor as wellâ
âThatâs right that way, everyone will be united and there will be no discord among usâ another elder vaguely reminded her.
âThatâs right, that is indeed soâ
âVery reasonableâ
Xie Dao Ling shook her head: âIf that was the case, I donât need to be the leader of anything, I wonât even be part of the alliance anymore, you should all go back!â
The elders exchanged glances.
Who would know that the situation would turn to this?
Canât this Xie Dao Ling even discuss this for a bit?
But more importantly, if Xie Dao Ling doesnât become the alliance leader, who would?
The alliance is already crumbling apart.
If she left, her supporters will definitely turn to her side and use this as a tool to use against us.
That cannot be the case!
Definitely not!
Today, we have to persuade this woman one way or another!
An elder spoke with a serious tone: âXie Dao Ling, you wonât be able to gloss over this so easily. We might be able to compromise with you on many things but I hope you understand something clearlyââ the world fusion quotas allotted to the alliance are all held in the elder councilâs handsâ
Xie Dao Ling scowled.
Indeed, this was her biggest problem for now.
To become stronger, she had fused several worlds together, only finding out that doing so would cause a lot of trouble for both herself and her world later on.
Without the quota from the alliance, everything will have been for naught.
After a while.
Xie Dao Ling asked: âThen, what about this one who impersonated my disciple?â
âYou have to give him back to us, because heâs someone on our side, he canât die hereâ the elder left no room for negotiation.
When Xie Dao Ling wanted to say something else, her expression changed.
The 8 elders also stopped.
They all turned to look at the entrance of the audience hall.
A young sword cultivator stood there, curiously looking inside.
Gu Qing Shan!
The real Gu Qing Shan!
At this crucial point in time, the last disciple of Bai Hua sect had returned to this world!
âHave you met your two junior sisters?â Bai Hua Fairy smiled and asked.
âI didâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âDo you have any objections to my decisions?â
âThey are pitiable girls, but both their talents and their minds are top-notch, I have no objection to them joining our sectâ Gu Qing Shan answered her.
He slowly walked into the hall and respectfully bowed to Bai Hua Fairy.
âShifu, Iâve returnedâ
âHm, you can go rest, I still have something to discuss here, we can talk more later tonightâ
âThe matter Shifu wanted to discuss was regarding that spy?â
Gu Qing Shan pointed at the corner of the hall.
His impersonator was still tightly bound on the spot, unable to move even a finger.
Hearing that, Bai Hua Fairy recalled how this disciple of hers always had a few of his own ideas, so she decided to follow up and asked: âThat is indeed the case, Qing Shan, how do you think we should deal with this?â
âI personally feel that this isnât a big deal at all, there is no need to think too much about thisâ Gu Qing Shan answered.
He continued: âThey only wanted to know more about Shifu so that they can get along with Shifu better, this is a good thingâââ wouldnât you say so?â
Half-way through, he turned to ask the 8 elders.
The elders were surprised, but quickly nodded and praised him: âThat is indeed trueâ
âVery trueâ
âThat was our intention from the startâ
âGu Qing Shan, you really should advise your master to do the right thingâ
Gu Qing Shan nodded to the elders, gesturing that he understood.
He continued to advise Bai Hua Fairy: âTruthfully, when staying in an organization, only when everyoneâs benefit are unified can they get along well with each other and accomplish a common goal:â
âI trust that everyoneâs actions started from goodwill, so thereâs no need for you to make this such a big deal, Shifuâ
âAh? Do you really think so?â Xie Dao Ling asked.
âI do, Shifu, everyone being able to cooperate and get along in the future is always the best, wouldnât you say so?â Gu Qing Shan replied.
After saying that, he slowly walked towards the impersonator.
âShifu, there is no need for you to tie this cultivator up so tightly, if they feel grudgeful or mistreated, words might come out that our Bai Hua sect doesnât know how to treat our guestsâ
He was talking as he walked closer.
Bai Hua Fairy was stunned.
The elders were loudly praising him.
âXie Dao Ling, you got a very good discipleâ
âSomeone who understands the subtleties, a splendid young manâ
âSuch a person is truly someone who can support a sectâ
Still stunned, Xie Dao Ling said nothing and only stared at Gu Qing Shan.
At this point, Gu Qing Shan had already stood in front of the impersonator.
He looked at him with an apologetic smile: âBeing bound by all these chains must feel very uncomfortable, right? I apologize to you on behalf of Shifu, truthfully, our Bai Hua sect shouldnât have treated you like thisâ
Seeing how easy he was to talk to, the man sighed in relief and smiled: âIâm sorry if I offended you, I really needed to borrow your identity in order to get to know the allianceâs new leader betterâ
âItâs fine, itâs fine, everyone has their job to doâ
Gu Qing Shan patted him on the shoulder, apparently not minding it at all.
âThank you for being so forgiving, you truly are a broadminded person, I truly respect youâ the man told him.
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan looked somewhat embarrassed.
âYou praise me too much. You really shouldnât have, after allââ-â
Sha!
A sharp gleam of the sword suddenly came.
The manâs head was lopped off with a single slash, flew towards the middle of the audience hall and rolled towards the eldersâ feet.
Blood came out from the headless corpse as it remained straight up for a few moments before finally collapsing.
Clang clang!
The chains that were binding the corpse gave off clear chiming sounds as they hit the cold, solid ground.
âââ-after all, youâre already dead. Our Bai Hua sect have always been broadminded, we wouldnât be petty against a dead manâ
Gu Qing Shan lowered his sword and whole-heartedly spoke.