My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Song Yuntao was taken aback, then realized what was happening and quickly knelt on one knee, saying, "Thank you for your appreciation, Young Master Chang!"

Chang Lian waved his hand and said, "Go on, Mei Xiang is waiting for you in Qing He's room!"

Song Yuntao's face lit up with joy. He bowed and left the room.

“Young master, in my opinion, this poem was not written by him. How could he possibly compose such a brilliant and exquisite poem?” The beautiful concubine beside him said in a sweet and coquettish voice.

Chang Lian looked at the poem in his hand, smiled, and said, "How could I not know? But I don't hate such despicable people. On the contrary, I like people who are thick-skinned and black-hearted."

"He's a promising talent. With proper guidance and training, he'll definitely become a loyal dog in the future."

Meiji smiled sweetly, then wrapped her arms around Chang Lian's neck and leaned into his embrace.

"It's good that the young master knows, but I wonder who wrote this poem? What a pity!" Meiji sighed with a sorrowful expression.

Chang Lian put his arm around Mei Ji's slender waist and pulled her close to him, laughing, "My beauty, there's no need to be sad. I've already found out who did it, and I've also made an unexpected discovery."

Meiji felt the large hand on her waist moving restlessly downwards, and shyly buried her head in Changlian's arms.

After waiting for a while, Chang Lian still didn't make any further moves. Mei Ji couldn't help but raise her head and look at Chang Lian with a puzzled expression.

"My beauty, let's play something fun."

Chang Lian smiled slightly, then stood up, clapped his hands, and the door was immediately opened, with two guards dressed in black walking in.

"She is yours to keep; I have important business to attend to!"

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Chapter Fifty-Nine: Greeting

"She is yours to keep; I have important business to attend to!"

The two guards glanced at the alluring beauty, their breathing quickening, and immediately bowed in agreement.

After Chang Lian finished speaking, he had already left the room, ignoring Mei Ji's pleas behind him.

As Chang Lian walked down the corridor of Zuiqingfang, everyone he encountered stopped to greet him and stepped aside.

This Zuiqingfang is the property of the Chang family; in other words, all the people and things here belong to Chang Lian.

This trip to Jiangzhou City was solely because Qin Xiyao was there; I hoped to win her heart.

I never expected to meet such an interesting person.

His name is... Qi Yu, right?

His Highness the Crown Prince was willing to go to great lengths to protect a frail scholar, and he and Qi Yu actually had some connection.

Qi Yu's elder brother, Qi Lin, was the one he ordered to be punished. After many twists and turns, his younger brother got involved with Li Ming.

Interesting, so interesting!

"Someone, prepare the car, we're leaving the city!"

……

Qi Yu carried two earthenware jars and came to a mountain stream far from his home.

He had finished preparing the gunpowder, but he didn't know its effects, so he came to this remote valley to test its power.

The earthenware jar was sealed, with only one wire connecting it.

The roar of water here should somewhat mask the sound of the explosion.

Qi Yu placed the pottery jar in a crevice in the mountain stream, then took out a tinderbox and lit the fuse.

chi chi...

The fuse was lit, and Qi Yu threw away the tinderbox in his hand and turned to run.

In that instant, he felt the same thrill he had when he played with firecrackers as a child.

After running for about thirty meters, Qi Yu hid behind a large rock, then closed his eyes and covered his ears.

Bang!

A loud bang was heard, followed by a tremor in the ground. Several pieces of shattered rock flew over and fell into the water.

Qi Yu opened his eyes, slowly stood up, emerged from behind the large rock, and looked towards the direction of the mountain stream.

The original crack was blasted open into a large crater with a diameter of about two meters, and the stone walls were covered with black stains left by the explosion.

Qi Yu frowned. This power didn't seem enough to kill a first-grade martial artist!

Looking at the other earthenware pot, Qi Yu stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

It seems possible to tamper with the outer shell, like with a hand grenade.

……

Outside Qi Yu's courtyard, a carriage stopped, and a young man with a sword got out and brought over a bench to place on the carriage.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and a young man dressed in fine clothes looked around before stepping down.

"Have the guards around been cleared out?" Chang Lian asked.

The young man nodded and said, "It's all been cleared out. One sixth-rank, three seventh-rank, and seven eighth-rank!"

Chang Lian nodded, then got off the carriage and looked at the old courtyard in front of him with a curious expression.

The scholar favored by His Highness the Crown Prince lives there?

Chang Lian straightened his clothes, then went to the courtyard gate, grabbed the door knocker, and knocked.

"who is it?"

A woman's voice came from the courtyard; it was somewhat cold, but very pleasant to hear.

"I'm looking for Qi Yu!" Chang Lian said with a smile, trying to keep his tone gentle.

Soon the courtyard gate was opened, and a woman wearing a plain-colored long dress came into view.

Chang Lian stared at that ordinary-looking face, which wasn't particularly beautiful, and paused for a moment.

The moment he saw this woman, he was amazed and his heart raced.

He hadn't felt this way in a long time, because with his current status, what kind of stunning women hadn't he seen?

You get numb to it after seeing it so much.

But when he looked at this woman who was only of average appearance, his heart really started racing and his breathing slowed down a lot.

"Who are you? What business do you have with my husband?" Su Yue asked, frowning.

The man stared at her without saying a word, looking completely dazed, which made her very uncomfortable.

She had often sensed that look in her eyes before.

Chang Lian snapped out of his daze, blinked, then suppressed the romantic feelings in his heart and smiled, "I come from the capital, so I wanted to visit Qi Yu."

Su Yue narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Shangjing? You are...?"

Chang Lian smiled slightly, appearing very refined, and said, "My name is Chang Lian, and I come from the Chang family of Linghai!"

The Chang family of Linghai is now a household name in the Great Yun Dynasty, and he believes that people in this small place should have heard of them as well.

Su Yue looked at Chang Lian, then sensed the fluctuations in the surrounding aura; it was a new group of martial artists.

It seems that all the guards Li Ming arranged are dead.

They killed the guards and then came looking for Qi Yu; they're from the Chang family!

Su Yue's hand, hidden in her sleeve, moved slightly, and strands of true energy swirled around her fingertips.

Although I promised my father I wouldn't take action unless absolutely necessary, now it's clear that it's a last resort.

"Wife, what are you doing? Who are these people?"

Qi Yu's voice rang out, and Su Yue turned her hand back from her sleeve, immediately withdrawing her true energy.

Qi Yu was holding several live fish in his hands, looking at Su Yue and the young man with a surprised expression.

Qi Yu frowned when he looked at the carriage parked not far away and the young man.

He recognized the young man; he was the one who chased people away a few days ago at Qingxin Lake.

Since he's here, then this young man who was talking to Su Yue... is Chang Lian!

Qi Yu's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't recognized her. He walked over naturally and then stood between Su Yue and Chang Lian.

"Wife, take the fish to the kitchen and put it away!" Qi Yu said.

Su Yue glanced at Chang Lian, nodded, and took the live fish hanging from the straw rope from Qi Yu's hand.

After Su Yue left, Qi Yu looked at Chang Lian, smiled slightly, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be Young Master Chang Lian, right?"

Chang Lian kept staring at Su Yue's back, completely ignoring Qi Yu, until Su Yue's figure disappeared before Chang Lian looked at Qi Yu.

"it's me!"

Qi Yu noticed Chang Lian's gaze earlier, and the smile on his face gradually faded, turning into a very indifferent expression.

That kid's got guts!

You think the Chang family wasn't wiped out fast enough?

"What do you want with me? To kill me?" Qi Yu asked.

Chang Lian looked at Qi Yu, then smiled slightly and said, "Killing you would be too boring. I just came to say hello and see what kind of outstanding person could compose 'The Wanderer's Song'."

Qi Yu looked at Chang Lian with a smile and said, "Is that so? That's truly a pity. If you had come to kill me, you might have died here today, Young Master Chang Lian! What a pity, such a pity!"

Chang Lian narrowed his eyes, then glanced at the carriage. His guard, the fifth-rank youth, had been subdued by a burly man, a long sword held against his neck.

He recognized the burly man; he was Li Minghai, the Crown Prince's personal bodyguard and commander of the Imperial Guards.

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Chapter Sixty: The Feast at Hongmen

Chang Lian left, but Qi Yu's mood did not improve.

It's not surprising that Chang Lian was able to find him; the previous assassination attempt had already proven that he had come into the Chang family's sights.

The Chang family may have investigated all of Qi Yu's ancestors, even going back eighteen generations.

What made Qi Yu uneasy was that the people Li Ming sent were too unreliable; they were all dead, and not one of them was capable of fighting.