Is the cultivation world now only populated by demonesses?

Chapter 36. The Free Meal I Never Got
"That's exactly right, which is why I need to ask for your opinion. If you confirm this, then Hanyi was just acting first and reporting later."

Qiu Yuehan understood the attitudes of the three masters.

Han Yi and Han Qiu Zhenren both agreed to expel Xia Lianxue, but Han Ze Zhenren felt there was still room for negotiation, so he came to ask Qiu Yuehan for her opinion. As a fellow disciple of Miaoyu Zhenren, her words were naturally of great importance.

Qiu Yuehan shook her head: "Junior Sister has grown up in the palace since childhood and is usually gentle. Perhaps there is another reason why she was corrupted by the lust demon. Since Junior Sister's cultivation has been abolished, there is no need to strip her of her disciple status. After all, Miaoyu Palace is her home."

Master Hanze smiled and said, "Xia Lianxue is, after all, a child left behind by Master Hanshui. Since you say so, then let's deal with it this way. Strip Xia Lianxue of her status as a true disciple and demote her to an ordinary disciple."

The Cold-Clad Immortal looked displeased, but still did not speak.

Compared to Xia Lianxue, Qiu Yuehan suspected Han Yi Zhenren more, but Qiu Yuehan could not directly question Han Yi Zhenren.

and so.

Qiu Yuehan asked softly, "What if my junior sister were to recover and complete her cultivation?"

Master Hanqiu finally spoke his first words: "We'll talk about it then."

Rebuilding one's spiritual realm sounds easy, but in reality, it's so difficult that perhaps only one person does it in ten years. This is especially true for those who were once geniuses but have fallen from grace and whose mental state is mostly shattered, leaving them with no hope of rebuilding their spiritual realm in this lifetime.

Master Hanze then said, "Yuehan, you may leave now. Take good care of your breathing, as the Dao discussion is about to begin."

Therefore, the three immortals have already tacitly agreed that Xia Lianxue will not be coming back.

Only Qiu Yuehan uttered a single sentence.

With that old monster by my side, it seems my junior sister's return is just around the corner.

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"Young master, shall we return to the palace?"

The junior sister that Qiu Yuehan had chosen didn't actually want to return to the palace.

Her mindset has changed slightly.

Lu Changyuan said, "Of course we have to go back. How can you beat Qiu Yuehan if we don't go back?"

The fairy bit her lip, but her thoughts were elsewhere.

When she was bound and nearly died by Han Yi Zhenren, it was Lu Changyuan who saved her. Now that she has regained the power of the fifth realm, it is all thanks to Lu Changyuan's sword that cleaved the sky for her.

The more favors I owe, the more I'll accumulate.

If one is willing to risk their life to repay a life-saving grace, what about repaying a life-saving grace combined with the grace of returning to the Dao realm?

It seems the favors owed are still unresolved.

When Xia Lianxue first met Lu Changyuan, she was only at the fourth realm. At that time, she thought Lu Changyuan was just an ordinary mortal. Now that she is at the fifth realm, she looks at Lu Changyuan again and finds that she is shorter than before.

It's only been ten days, how did it come to this?

Xia Lianxue couldn't understand it.

But she decided not to think about it anymore.

There are many things in this world that are hard to understand, and sometimes it's better to be a little confused.

Oh.

Even that phrase was taught to her by the young master.

"In that case, until the eldest brother returns, you, fourth brother, shall temporarily assume the throne."

Inside the magnificent palace, Su Youwan spoke calmly.

With the affairs of Liuqing Lake closed, Shangyujing needs time to restore its former peace, but this ancient Liuli Dynasty, which has lasted for thousands of years, is now without an emperor.

With the old emperor gone and the second prince missing, Lu Changyuan, thinking that he was also a descendant of an old friend, brought Xia Lianxue to the palace. Unexpectedly, they happened to meet Su Youwan arranging the succession.

The fourth prince, Su Luoqiu, actually got a good deal.

Even if the Crown Prince does return, would Su Luoqiu really relinquish her position?

Su Youwan, still blindfolded, turned to look at Lu Changyuan: "Young Master Lu, is the marriage still pending?"

Before Su Youwan could speak, Lu Changyuan immediately said, "It doesn't count."

"In that case, let's leave it at that."

The Third Princess's attitude toward the marriage arranged by the Ancestor was somewhat unpredictable. If she was annoyed, she would bring it up again and again; if she liked it, she would remain expressionless every time Lu Changyuan refused.

Xia Lianxue instinctively asked, "What marriage?" Lu Changyuan waved his hand, "Nothing."

"Sir?"

Seeing that Xia Lianxue was determined to get to the bottom of things, Lu Changyuan said helplessly, "That old lady's joke."

Xia Lianxue suddenly remembered that Granny Mian wanted to marry her third daughter to Lu Changyuan the moment she saw them. Now that Xia Lianxue knew that the third daughter was Su Youwan, she couldn't help but look at Su Youwan strangely.

This Third Prince is not suitable to be married as a daughter-in-law.

Xia Lianxue asserted.

She's pretty, but she looks like a spoiled brat. Marrying her would be a nightmare.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Lianxue's expression towards Su Youwan became even stranger.

Lu Changyuan patted Xia Lianxue on the shoulder: "Marriages are all unreliable. I even had a fiancée before."

Su Youwan was not surprised at all, as Lu Changyuan had already told her about it once before. However, Xia Lianxue was surprised to hear this for the first time and couldn't help but open her mouth slightly: "Does the young master have a fiancée?"

It was given as a gift while playing the game.

Lu Changyuan vaguely remembered that it seemed to be to compensate him for his lack of talent in sculpting, so they gave him a fiancée.

He initially wanted to pursue a life of luxury.

Cultivating a few powerful female cultivators and then never having to work hard is one of the most enviable shortcuts in the cultivation world!

"It all happened a long time ago, I don't even remember her name or what she looks like."

Xia Lianxue stammered for no apparent reason, "This...this..."

Lu Changyuan laughed and said, "Back then, I was just a novice doctor. She was valued by an immortal, who said she had exceptional talent and promised to be his personal disciple."

Su Youwan said softly, "She went?"

“No.” Lu Changyuan shook his head: “She cried and said she wouldn’t go. She said she only wanted to marry me, that all the paths to immortality were not as good as spending her life with me, and that she wanted to stay by my side.”

Xia Lianxue was stunned. She was at a loss and didn't know what to say.

Lu Changyuan continued, "So I wiped away her tears and let her return to the palace with the immortal. Why not cultivate if you have such talent?"

The "living off a woman" trope is an unavoidable part of the cultivation world.

It's a pity we didn't get to eat it.

Hey.

Su Youwan walked to Lu Changyuan's side and looked at him: "Young Master Lu, you have such a cruel heart."

Lu Changyuan turned his back and looked at the sun outside the palace. The sun was nice today, warming people and making them feel soft and limp all over.

"Longevity is probably more important than worldly affairs. I told her back then that when she achieves success in her cultivation, she can also bring me some benefits. Who knows, I might even be able to enter the path of immortality."

Although I don't remember the other person's name or appearance, I remember their past experiences very clearly.

That's really strange.

Looking at Lu Changyuan's appearance, Xia Lianxue felt a sudden tightness in her chest for no reason. She would rather see Lu Changyuan with that wicked grin and doing something inhuman. Just now, Lu Changyuan didn't seem like a human being, but rather like the ruthless law of heaven.

"Son."

Xia Lianxue tugged at Lu Changyuan's sleeve.

"what happened?"

"Let's go, it's time to return to the palace. Hmm, return to the palace. Didn't you want to see who's more powerful, me or my senior sister?"

Xia Lianxue felt a surge of escapism; she didn't want to hear Lu Changyuan talk about his fiancée anymore: "I won't lose!"

Lu Changyuan smiled and nodded: "Then let's go."

The journey is to return to Miaoyu Palace to seek out Zui Hongluan to repair his five deficient bodies, but for Lu Changyuan, it is far more complicated than simply returning to Miaoyu Palace.

After all, his fiancée had joined the Feather Moon Immortal Palace, which is why Lu Changyuan had such a deep memory of the Feather Moon Immortal Palace's clothing.

(End of this chapter)