Free Web NovelShui Shu Beast was very happy today.
There were far fewer of those annoying Da Chunyang Palace disciples, and the faint, almost imperceptible foul aura lingering around the mountain gate had also thinned considerably.
Most importantly, Zhang Huainan was not in the Zhenwu Mountain Scenic Area, or even in Shizhou City.
Days like this were like parents going on a business trip for the weekend without setting a computer password, the annoying kid next door being sent to the children's palace, and the downstairs sewer that had been blocked for over a month finally being cleared – truly a triple blessing, allowing one to enjoy oneself however they pleased!
It woke up early in the morning, fished out a few delicious silver fish from the depths of the Cold Pool, quickly finished breakfast, lay on the large rock in front of the mountain gate to enjoy a morning sunbath, and then grabbed a few of that old bastard's descendants from the depths of the Cold Pool to kick around like balls, having a grand time. freeweɓnøvel.com
However, just as it was playing with gusto, freely releasing the wildness originating from its bloodline, the happiness suddenly vanished.
It was as frustrating as eating hotpot and singing songs, only to be suddenly robbed by bandits.
As a divine beast with the bloodline of a Qilin, it had a natural perception of danger, and for a moment, it felt danger.
Like a thorn in its back!
Immediately after, it searched around in confusion for a while, then noticed that two gazes had locked onto it from afar.
Shui Shu Beast, '???'
Those gazes carried three parts lewdness, seven parts amusement, and ninety parts ill-intent, making it feel a chill down its spine, just like a human trafficker picking out a little loli to target at the entrance of an elementary school.
Its body involuntarily shrank back into the Cold Pool, leaving only its large head exposed, its pair of bell-like eyes scanning around.
Immediately after, it found the source of the gazes and saw Lu Yibei. In an instant, the suspicion-filled eyes lit up with the spirit of a silly roe deer!
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After hearing Lu Yibei's suggestion, Hua Sang pondered for a moment, observed Shui Shu Beast from a distance for a while, and then turned to look at Lu Yibei. 'In this situation, a divine beast is indeed a good mode of transportation, but it probably won't come with us easily.'
After a pause, she added, 'Also, if the divine beast really goes with us, it will likely cause quite a stir, after all...'
'After all what?' Lu Yibei tilted her head.
Hua Sang glanced at Lu Yibei and said indifferently, 'After all, throughout history, the only ones capable of riding a divine beast have been the successive generations of Sect Masters...'
The current Sect Master is at their peak, and there's no sign of a candidate for the next generation. If some unknown person suddenly popped out at this time and inexplicably rode away the divine beast, one of the symbols of the Sect Master's identity, it would be strange if Da Chunyang Palace didn't fall into chaos.
Most importantly, neither Lu Yibei nor Hua Sang had any interest in becoming the Sect Master of Da Chunyang Palace.
Sect Master? Not even a dog would be one!
'So, it's impossible to use it as transportation?' Lu Yibei frowned.
Hua Sang rested her chin on one hand, pondered for a few seconds, and said thoughtfully, 'It's not entirely impossible...'
Seeing Hua Sang's expression, Lu Yibei vaguely guessed her meaning and tentatively asked, 'Are you saying that if someone takes on the heavy burden of being the'Sect Master candidate', then it's not a problem?'
'Mm.' Hua Sang nodded.
'This...' Lu Yibei pondered for a few seconds, a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes. 'I suddenly thought of someone.'
Hua Sang glanced at Lu Yibei out of the corner of her eye, slightly furrowing her brow. 'Coincidentally, I also suddenly thought of someone.'
'Is the person you're talking about the once-in-a-century genius of Da Chunyang Palace?'
Lu Yibei nodded. 'Not only is she the once-in-a-century genius of Da Chunyang Palace, but she is also diligent and hardworking, kind to others, and quite popular within Da Chunyang Palace. Even if she becomes the next generation's Sect Master candidate, no one would find it too strange!'
What's more, with the previous incident where Fu Xinyi made the divine beast submit as a precedent, it becomes even more reasonable!
'Precisely.' Hua Sang agreed.
She was surprised to find that she and her fiancé were somewhat compatible in certain aspects.
Thus, the two hit it off and quickly settled on the next course of action – persuade Shui Shu Beast to allow someone to ride it, then have Fu Xinyi ride it down the mountain, and then kick Fu Xinyi out of the group!
However, before that, there was something rather despicable that needed to be done...
'Since that's the case, shall we split up?' Lu Yibei said to Hua Sang. 'I'll go figure out how to persuade Shui Shu Beast, and you go check out the things confiscated from that guy Hu river and Elder Wang's residences?'
After the Secret Society incident was exposed, Hu river and Elder Wang's ability to temporarily escape was quite quick. In such a short time, it would be difficult for them to completely clean up the secrets left in their residences.
Although earlier, Qingxia Zi had already ordered a search of their residences and sealed all suspicious items together, Lu Yibei didn't want those suspicious items.
In this world, almost everyone has small secrets they don't want others to know. Once exposed, they can cause immediate social death. What Lu Yibei wanted were the small secrets of Hu river and Elder Wang.
'No problem...' Hua Sang nodded, then changed the subject. 'But what if I can't find the kind of small secrets you mentioned?'
'What does it matter if you don't find them?' Lu Yibei spread her hands. 'Even if they don't have those kinds of small secrets, as long as we find something that can be twisted, we can just fabricate it!'
'Anyway, our main goal is to ruin their reputation. Given their current situation, it's impossible for them to jump out and refute us, so whatever we say goes, right?'
As long as the reputations of Hu river and Elder Wang are ruined, we can then ask Lin Nian for help to further spread the rumors within the Psychic circle in Shizhou City!
Earlier, during the "Moon Smearing, Wind Criticizing" and at the junkyard, Lu Yibei vaguely learned that the various Psychic within Shizhou City, while appearing quite law-abiding under the management and suppression of Da Chunyang Palace, the covert struggles had never ceased.
Every year, at least a three-digit number of Psychic die in those covert struggles, and a large portion of the culprits are never found. The friends and relatives of those who died almost include all the Psychic forces within Shizhou City.
If we can carefully select some of the /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ deceased from among them and pin the cause of their deaths on Hu river and Elder Wang, it will definitely cause a huge uproar within the Psychic circle in Shizhou City.
'...' Hua Sang was silent for a few seconds, then asked again, 'What if they don't believe it? After all, even news spread from within Da Chunyang Palace is just hearsay.'
'They don't need to completely believe it!' Lu Yibei shrugged. 'As long as my friend spreads the word in the name of gossip circulating from within Da Chunyang Palace, most of the Psychic in Shizhou City will become wary of those two people.'
'After that, if someone happens to discover their whereabouts, there's a very high probability that information will spread within the Psychic circle in Shizhou City. Even just a simple mention could become useful intelligence to help us locate those two guys!'
'This kind of thing is like cyberbullying. When the abuser reveals information about the victim, they're just doing it for a moment of quick satisfaction and hardly care about the harm the victim will suffer.'
Currently, Hu river is like a big fish caught in a net, but impossible to reel in, but...
If you can't reel it in, why not just blast it out?
And what Lu Yibei had to do was launch a 'cyberattack' on Hu river and Elder Wang to complete the 'fish blasting'!
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'...'
Hua Sang watched Lu Yibei, who was getting more and more excited as she spoke, hesitating to speak, her eyes somewhat complex.
She suddenly became curious about what Lu Yibei's Power hidden beneath the Ifrit Spirit Mark truly was. The feeling Lu Yibei gave her now was like a Strange Tale from legends, skilled at stirring up trouble...
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A moment later.
After seeing off Hua Sang, who went to collect the small secrets of Hu river and Elder Wang, Lu Yibei looked around. Seeing no one, she strolled to the pool in front of the Da Chunyang Palace mountain gate.
She squatted down in front of the pool, found the large part of Shui Shu Beast's head exposed above the water, raised an eyebrow, and waved at it. 'Good boy, come here for a bit. How about we discuss something?'
Shui Shu Beast looked at Lu Yibei, seemingly deep in thought, its large eyeballs rolling around. Immediately after, with a loud'splash' and water spray flying everywhere, it leaped out of the water.
Shui Shu Beast landed steadily on the open ground beside Lu Yibei, shaking its muscular body, a perfect blend of power and speed. The water mist, shimmering with azure electric arcs like a brilliant nebula, scattered.
Immediately after, it coiled its four hooves, lowered itself towards Lu Yibei, dropping its large head. At the same time, its thick and powerful tail swept back and forth along the ground, making whooshing sounds, once again displaying the posture of 'Come on, I'll take you for a ride!'
Lu Yibei frowned when she saw Shui Shu Beast trying to please her.
It seems it really came for me last time?
Why would that be?
Could it be because of the Ancestor?
'Well... I won't ride you for now, it wouldn't look good.'
Upon hearing this, Shui Shu Beast's body stiffened, its large eyes rolled, and it snorted with a 'poof!', turning away as if sulking.
'This... I only said for now!' Lu Yibei explained softly. 'Later, let the Miss who was with me last time ride you down the mountain. Once we're down, how about we have some fun?'
As she spoke, she tentatively reached out and stroked the divine beast's bald head. The next moment, Shui Shu Beast wagged its tail, then turned its body around, exposing its belly like a little puppy, its face full of enjoyment.
At the same time, a low murmur, as if from an ancient era, sounded in Lu Yibei's ears, and her eyes suddenly burned intensely without warning.
'Yinglong gives birth to Jianma, Jianma gives birth to Qilin, Qilin gives birth to Shoushou...'
Is this... the description of Shui Shu Beast's Power? Lu Yibei was startled. Immediately after, she heard a more subtle whisper, gradually overshadowing the description of Shui Shu Beast's Power.
'...The Yellow Dragon with five colors is called Yinglong. The spirit of the Yellow Dragon is called Xuanyuan Star, which controls swift thunder and fierce winds...'
The moment she vaguely heard the whisper, Lu Yibei's eyes burned intensely. In her suddenly blurred vision, a massive phantom figure, difficult to grasp in concrete outline and exuding a majestic aura, flashed past.
Immediately after, a soul-shaking dragon roar echoed in Lu Yibei's mind, almost causing her to faint on the spot.
When the dragon roar in her ears faded and her vision gradually cleared, she looked at the Shui Shu Beast in front of her, rolling around like a puppy, and frowned.
Was that phantom figure just now... Yinglong?
She suddenly felt that Shui Shu Beast's affection for her was probably not just because she carried the aura of Qingji's bloodline, but also because she possessed the Qingyi Tiannv's Power and part of the human emperor's Power.
The source of Shui Shu Beast's Power – the Yinglong's Power – governs a vast domain, one aspect of which is disciplining the descendants of the human emperor. In fact, in the records of some ancient texts, Yinglong was even the principal consort of the human emperor.
Therefore, from the perspective of Power affinity alone, the sense of closeness Shui Shu Beast felt upon seeing Lu Yibei was like the closeness one feels upon seeing a childhood sweetheart cousin after many years.
Coupled with the beautiful memories it had with Qingji, its affection for Lu Yibei instantly soared.
So, isn't this settled?
Riding her cousin...
'Wait! There's still a question. Are you male or female?' Lu Yibei asked.
Although Fu Xinyi said Shui Shu Beast was probably male, that was just her guess. It's more reliable to ask the divine beast itself for specifics.
Hearing this, Shui Shu Beast tilted its large head and thought for a moment, then suddenly shifted its body and stuck out its smooth, flat belly towards Lu Yibei.
Looking at the flat abdomen that lacked certain parts, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment. Immediately after, as if understanding something, her cheeks flushed slightly. She quickly raised her hand to her forehead, covering her eyes, and called out, 'Got it, got it, that's enough!'
After all, a divine beast still has the word 'beast' in its name. In certain behaviors, it is still no different from other beasts.
'Elder Sister! When someone asks you a similar question in the future, don't just expose your belly without a word. That's not proper! You might even be mistaken for an exhibitionist, you know?'
Hearing this, Shui Shu Beast casually shook its head and snorted.
Its expression seemed to say, 'This sister doesn't care!'
'...' Lu Yibei looked at Shui Shu Beast expressionlessly, pursing her lips. 'Whatever makes you happy, Elder Sister!'
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Meanwhile.
Hua Sang finished collecting the'small secrets' of Hu river and Elder Wang, packed them up, left the Zhenting Hall, took out her phone, and sent a message to her junior sister.
Hua Sang: 'Junior sister, I have an important operation here and need help. Are you free to come and assist?'
After waiting for a few seconds. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Fu Xinyi: 'Okay, okay! I'm free right now! When and where shall we meet?'
Earlier, Qingxia Zi had refused Fu Xinyi's request to participate in the pursuit of Hu river and Elder Wang. She watched longingly as her fellow disciples left the mountain gate one by one, her mood complex.
Carrying that complex mood, she couldn't concentrate during her cultivation the entire morning. Now that she had received Hua Sang's invitation, she agreed without thinking.
What's more, being able to act together with her most favorite Senior Sister Hua Sang made her incredibly happy!
Hua Sang:'Shall we meet in front of the mountain gate in ten minutes?'
Fu Xinyi: 'No problem!'
