Chapter 152 : Waiting for an Opportunity
Chapter 152: Waiting for an Opportunity
“Buzz!”
Li Yunqing’s Yang Spirit transformed into a streak of moonlight, slicing through the void and descending into the Capital in an instant.
Silently and without a trace, it passed through buildings and directly merged into her physical body.
The Profound Realm had been broken through, the Yang Spirit had emerged—though she had yet to test her combat power, it would certainly not be weak.
“How wonderful!”
Li Yunqing rose from the bed, stepped out of the room, and looked at the surrounding scenery. Her mood became increasingly light and pleasant.
Even the bare tree trunks seemed perfectly shaped and pleasing to the eye.
In the corners, the shadows and marks on the bluestone pavement also appeared unexpectedly agreeable, enough to make her stop and admire them.
“Miss, you’ve come out of seclusion?”
Xiaolan walked in from outside the door. Upon seeing Li Yunqing, she exclaimed in surprise, then paused slightly.
“Miss, you seem… different again.”
As she spoke, Xiaolan stepped closer and carefully looked her up and down, yet couldn’t pinpoint what had changed.
But the feeling her mistress gave her was undeniably real.
If she had to describe it, the previous Miss had been like a clear spring—gentle, yet extremely tranquil.
Now, however, she was more like a flowing stream—still gentle and serene, yet filled with an indescribable warmth and liveliness.
“No matter how your Miss changes, she’s still your Miss!”
Li Yunqing smiled, pinched Xiaolan’s cheek, and said, “How have things been these past few days?”
Though she called it seclusion, it had really just been a breakthrough.
Only two days had passed—not very long.
“Everything’s been fine!”
Xiaolan nodded. “It’s just that the Sword Saint and the Sword God left for the Immortal God Forbidden Zone yesterday.”
“They said several Divine Realm experts decided that powerful figures must go there to take charge.”
“Also, the Demon Suppression Division from various regions, as well as the Emperor’s army, have all gone.”
“Many martial artists have gone too.”
Listening to Xiaolan’s account, Li Yunqing nodded slightly.
If she were in the place of those Divine Realm experts—facing the path beyond the Divine Realm and nearing the end of their lifespan—she might have made the same choice.
But even if she understood, she couldn’t help but feel a trace of worry.
“What about my master’s wife and Qianqian?”
“The Sword God’s wife wasn’t at ease, so she followed them.”
“Miss Ying Qianqian naturally went as well. Even the nine Sword Masters of this generation from the Sword God Sect have gone.”
“And Miss Xun Fei and Young Master Lu Xingzhou also went with the Sword Saint.”
“At the Shang Residence, aside from us, only servants remain.”
Xiaolan recounted everything clearly, evidently having gone out of her way to learn these things.
Likely because she was worried her Miss would come out of seclusion knowing nothing.
“Looks like they were all drawn by the Profound-Breaking Pill and the Ascension Pill.”
Li Yunqing nodded slightly.
When the benefits were great enough, human desire would be infinitely magnified—this was only natural.
Sometimes, even a baseless thought could drive people to risk everything.
Such things were not rare.
“Miss, are you going?”
Xiaolan asked with concern, “The Immortal God Forbidden Zone is the most terrifying place in the world. Miss, we’d better not go.”
These past few days, there had been far too much news about the Immortal God Forbidden Zone.
Even without trying, she had heard many things.
Everything within that place was dangerous.
For example, a mountain—once entered, one might never come out, trapped to death alive.
Or a river—just passing by could result in being dragged in and dying without a trace.
Or even an ordinary-looking blade of grass that could devour people.
Even a dry bone could suck out all the blood in a person’s body.
There were too many such things—so many that Xiaolan felt her heart tremble.
“Of course not!”
Li Yunqing replied without hesitation.
She would have to be foolish to run into the Immortal God Forbidden Zone.
With the Longevity Panel, what was the Immortal God Forbidden Zone worth? Sooner or later, it would be eroded away by time.
She only needed to grow stronger bit by bit—she was destined to stand above the world and enjoy all its beauty. Why would she take such risks?
That would simply be a losing trade!
Moreover, in the novels of her previous life, it had been mentioned more than once—
There were countless strange phenomena in the world. Even killing a demon beast might result in being afflicted with an unsolvable aphrodisiac poison.
And by some absurd coincidence, she would be “saved” by a man using his body.
After that, she might even devote herself wholeheartedly to him—sleep with him, bear his children, and solve his problems.
Where in the world was there such shameless nonsense?
So if she could avoid danger, she absolutely would.
Taking risks meant gambling with her own body—win, and she lived; lose, and everything, including herself, would belong to someone else.
Only a fool would do that!
And she, Li Yunqing, would never!
“That’s good!”
Xiaolan let out a sigh of relief, then added, “A letter from home arrived. Miss, would you like to read it first?”
As she spoke, Xiaolan took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Li Yunqing.
“Mm, I don’t have anything to do here. Go cultivate.”
“When you have the ability to protect yourself, I’ll take you traveling the world—eating all the finest foods and seeing all the most beautiful sights!”
Hearing this, Xiaolan’s eyes lit up.
“Miss, you must keep your word! I’ll go cultivate right now!”
“Of course. When has your Miss ever broken her word?”
Li Yunqing nodded matter-of-factly.
Even back when she was betrothed, she had never lied—nor had she ever directly agreed to Jiang Yu.
She was not someone who spoke carelessly and then ignored her words.
“What happened at home?”
Watching Xiaolan leave, Li Yunqing opened the letter.
It was actually from her elder brother.
The letter mostly asked whether she had been wronged and expressed guilt for not accompanying her back then to resist the imperial decree.
But her brother likely already knew about her strength and what had happened in the Capital.
The news of reaching the middle tier of the Qi Realm within a month had spread throughout Qingzhou City.
And her act of challenging the Imperial City with her sword had likely already become known across the Great Yu.
“Little sister, you don’t need to wrong yourself, nor consider the Li family. Your brother is here for the Li family!”
Reading this line, Li Yunqing’s eyes grew slightly warm.
She suddenly thought of the Horseshoe Cakes she often ate at home.
Since she rarely went out, many of the delicious foods she ate had been brought back by her brother.
Thinking about it now, having such a brother was already a blessing.
At least he wasn’t the type to sell his sister for personal gain.
And aside from never having met her mother, her father was actually decent.
At the very least, from the standpoint of the entire Li family, he hadn’t treated her unfairly.
“Perhaps… I should go back.”
“Just in time to leave this Capital… no! I have to kill that dog emperor before I leave!”
At the thought of returning home, Li Yunqing’s heart tightened.
Right now, the Emperor’s reach could not extend to Qingzhou, and with the Sword God, the Sword Saint, and herself here, he didn’t dare openly act against her family.
But if she returned and left the Emperor unchecked, it would inevitably bring disaster to her family in the future.
She could block it—but her father and brother could not.
Given their personalities, if members of the family were harmed, they would surely choose to live and die with the family.
Part of it was the duty of men; the rest was responsibility.
The responsibility to protect their home and country.
“Looks like I can’t return just yet.”
Li Yunqing murmured softly.
Setting aside helping her family become the greatest clan in the world, she at least could not bring danger back to them.
And as long as she was strong enough and lived long enough, the Li family was destined to become the greatest clan under heaven.
Of course, that would require the younger generations to develop—the only thing she could provide was protection.
With that thought, Li Yunqing went to the study, ground ink, and began writing a reply, explaining various matters.
By the time she handed the letter to the guards and finished giving instructions, half an hour had already passed.
Dressed in a purple gown, Li Yunqing stood quietly atop the Cloud Viewing Pavilion, her gaze fixed distantly upon the imperial palace.
“Wait for an opportunity… then kill that dog emperor!”