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Qihu suddenly remembered something and said seriously, “Sang Zheng specifically notified me that this time, the Imperial City Department has carefully screened the Treasure Ship for the southward journey, and there will definitely not be a repeat of last time…
Unfortunately, the Imperial City Department is now understaffed, so I have to stay here and can’t go south.
Otherwise, I would have accompanied you on the same Treasure Ship.”
Last time.
The Treasure Ship Xie Zhen boarded was filled with Southern Border Evil Cultivators!
This time, it would be absolutely peaceful!
“Actually, it doesn’t matter.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, “Even if the same situation happens again, it may not be a bad thing either.”
This trip was meant to sweep away demons in the south.
Xie Xuanyi had long been displeased with those Evil Cultivators…
even if Yin Mountain groveled, he had no intention of sparing the White Ghost.
“No, no, no.”
Jiang Qihu shook his head repeatedly.
He looked serious and said meaningfully, “It does matter…
It’s almost time to depart, you better go.”
…
…
Only after boarding the ship did Xie Xuanyi understand Jiang Qihu’s words.
This Treasure Ship wasn’t large.
But on this ship…
it was filled with female cultivators, and many familiar faces.
“Long time no see, young Mountain Master Xie.”
A cold voice sounded.
Ye Qinglian stood at the railing of the Treasure Ship, her clothes fluttering in the wind.
“…Young Valley Master Ye.”
Xie Xuanyi was momentarily stunned, then his expression became complex.
As he looked around, he saw that the not-so-big Treasure Ship was full of disciples from Baihua Valley.
At this moment, a good-natured jeering laugh echoed on the ship.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on a delicate-faced girl in white whose face was flushed red, standing awkwardly, unable to sit or stand still.
Yuan Yi had only visited the Chen Mansion once.
Although Xie Xuanyi had deliberately instructed Sang Zheng, Yuan Yi had not visited again after that.
“Have you all finished your work today?”
Ye Qinglian’s voice echoed on the Treasure Ship, and the disciples quickly stifled their laughter and returned to their rooms to cultivate.
Yuan Yi, relieved, cast a grateful glance.
Ye Qinglian stood at the highest point, looking out over the iron cavalry below the Treasure Ship.
“Xie Zhen, what did Jiang Qihu say to you?”
Ye Qinglian’s voice was filled with resentment, “Before going south, wasn’t it necessary to inspect the Treasure Ships?
Why hasn’t that guy come yet?”
As usual.
The Imperial City Envoy needed to inspect all the Treasure Ships.
But that dumb tiger inspected all the ships thoroughly except for the one he was on…
Last time, during the chaos in Qing State, she drank with Jiang Qihu all night.
That night, they talked about everything.
But after that night, that guy never contacted her again!
What was going on?
Ye Qinglian had contacted him several times in private, but every time he made excuses.
The Imperial City Department was indeed busy, but not to the point where he couldn’t say a word or meet once, right?
Now, taking advantage of the opportunity to sweep away demons, Ye Qinglian brought her disciples to the Imperial City…
but still did not see Jiang Qihu!
That guy was clearly avoiding her on purpose!
“…”
Xie Xuanyi felt a headache, not knowing how to respond.
He had heard about the story between the two.
Not that Xie Xuanyi had deliberately inquired.
But the Imperial City was just that small.
The night of the chaos in Qing State, Jiang Qihu and Ye Qinglian were reported to have been drunk at the Wave Viewing Pavilion.
Those who should know, and those who shouldn’t know, all knew.
Some said the two adults just drank too much and watched the waves.
Others said after that night, the two had a deeper spiritual connection.
“Little State Preceptor has fallen ill these past few days.”
Xie Xuanyi sighed and said seriously, “Mr.
Jiang and I were discussing Mr.
Chen’s illness.”
“Nonsense.”
Ye Qinglian said coldly, “I clearly saw him laughing.
If it were about Chen Jingxuan’s illness, could he laugh out loud?”
Xie Xuanyi added, “That’s because Mr.
Chen’s illness has greatly improved…”
“No need to placate me, you know what I want to ask——”
Ye Qinglian said softly, “Is he deliberately avoiding me?”
“Young Valley Master Ye, if you care so much about Mr.
Jiang, why not ask him yourself?”
Xie Xuanyi said, “Anyway, he’s here, if he doesn’t see you, you can see him.”
“I don’t want to.”
Ye Qinglian thought of the recent neglect, and a hint of anger rose in her heart.
She said angrily, “I sent several messages, but he never replied!
Even when I came to Imperial City to see him, he didn’t express anything.
Am I a jinx?
If he never sees me, once the demon hunting is over, I’ll go to Yuping Peak to complain and have his sister deal with him properly!”
“…
I support this.”
Xie Xuanyi quickly agreed.
“You’re no good either!”
Ye Qinglian suddenly said, “After the North Sea, you disappeared without a trace…
making Jiang Miaoyin cry bitterly and sit on Yuping Peak all that time.”
“???”
Xie Xuanyi was stunned, his mind going blank.
Had he been exposed?
“I know that was your master’s doing, but the dead deserve respect, I cannot curse him anymore.”
Ye Qinglian said softly, “But they say like master, like disciple.
It’s always true.
The cowardly Chen Jingxuan taught the cowardly Jiang Qihu…
The heartless Xie Xuanyi naturally could only teach…”
“Stop, stop.”
Xie Xuanyi quickly interrupted.
Getting scolded twice in one sentence, who could stand it?
“Aunt Qinglian, I call you aunt——”
By seniority, Ye Qinglian indeed counted as Xie Zhen’s aunt, being of the same generation as Xie Xuanyi.
“Humph.”
Ye Qinglian wasn’t very appreciative.
But the next words from Xie Xuanyi made her attitude change.
“Actually…”
Looking at the full ship of Baihua Valley disciples, Xie Xuanyi had already guessed what kind of arrangement Sang Zheng and Jiang Qihu had made.
The people from the Book Tower, whether reliable or unreliable, were truly unreliable!
Placing him here, was this out of goodwill?
Would this still be peaceful?
Xie Xuanyi would rather travel with a ship full of Southern Border Evil Cultivators, that would be much more comforting and pleasant.
At this moment.
A thought crossed Xie Xuanyi’s mind, and he slowly said, “Actually, during the conversation earlier, Mr.
Jiang mentioned Aunt…”
“Oh?”
Ye Qinglian became interested, raising her eyebrows, “He mentioned me?
What did he say?”
Xie Xuanyi pretended to hesitate.
“Don’t be wishy-washy.”
Ye Qinglian was impatient, “What a way for a disciple of Xie Xuanyi to act?”
This was exactly the reaction Xie Xuanyi was hoping for.
Xie Xuanyi quickly said, “Mr.
Jiang said, it’s a pity that the affairs of the Imperial City Department are too busy for him to leave.
Otherwise, he would have accompanied me on this ship to the south.”
This time, each Great Holy Land family had their arrangements for the Treasure Ships set by the Imperial City Department.
With Yuan Jimo dead, all the powers of the Imperial City Department had fallen into the hands of Jiang Qihu——
So Xie Zhen traveling with Baihua Valley’s disciples must have been arranged by Jiang Qihu.
“Hmm?”
Ye Qinglian’s face improved significantly, “He really said that?”
“Absolutely.”
Xie Xuanyi said sincerely, “Xie Zhen’s words are true, I can swear by my Divine Soul.”
“Hehe…
there’s no need for that.”
Ye Qinglian waved her sleeve, feeling much better.
“Indeed.”
She lowered her eyelashes, softly muttering, “Yuan Jimo suddenly died, now the entire operation of the Imperial City Department relies on him alone…
The pressure from Ren Shou Palace is borne only by him.
He truly can’t spare time for anything else, much less meet me.
Perhaps I misunderstood him and wronged him.”
The inside of the Imperial City Department was not peaceful.
Yuan Jimo and Jiang Qihu represented two forces.
One, the will of Ren Shou Palace.
The other, the support of the Northern County old faction.
Even if Yuan Jimo had died, the will of Ren Shou Palace still existed.
Anyone with clear eyes could see, Jiang Qihu, representing the “Northern County will,” could only temporarily manage the situation.
Alas…
once this storm passed, everything would return to its original state.
Ren Shou Palace would never allow the great power to fall into the hands of the Northern County faction.
…
…
“I should not have come today!”
Jiang Qihu sat on horseback, inspecting the Treasure Ships one by one.
He could feel, for the past half-hour, a pair of eyes stuck on him.
He didn’t dare to meet those eyes.
If you asked what Jiang Qihu regretted most this year.
It would be having that drink with Ye Qinglian at Wave Viewing Pavilion.
Damn it!
That news somehow got out and spread everywhere.
Qin Baihuang never missed a chance to mock him whenever they met…
Everyone said that he and Ye Qinglian developed feelings over time.
Jiang Qihu was speechless.
Back when he was young and cultivating, the person he detested most was Ye Qinglian.
She always relied on being older.
Often helped his sister Jiang Miaoyin to discipline him.
After they parted ways in Qing State, and Ye Qinglian sought him out again, Jiang Qihu started dodging her.
“Damn it…”
Jiang Qihu glanced secretly in the direction of Baihua Valley’s Treasure Ship.
After all this time, Ye Qinglian was still there, quietly watching him, but her expression was different from what he imagined.
Besides sympathy.
There seemed to be some softness.
All this wasn’t the strange part.
The strangest part was that he seemed to find…
this woman quite attractive?