In the face of such a request, you couldn't say that they were too much, but they still didn't know what was good for them. Qiu Wuyuan's face darkened, and he didn't say a word. He had never been threatened like this before. Dongfang Chang 'ao asked expressionlessly, "How many people do you have? Tell me, and I'll try replying to the Cultivation Alliance. "
"632 people. As long as we get the money, we promise we'll rush over immediately. Don't worry, we'll do what we say. "
"Okay!" Dongfang Chang 'ao agreed without hesitation. The two of them returned and once again conveyed the loose cultivator's request. Although the sects were furious when they heard the news, it was worth it to be able to poach all of Yue Qianchou's subordinates and turn him into a loner.
Therefore, they ordered the people in the Hundred Flowers Valley to raise the money and give it to Dongfang Chang 'ao and Qiu Wuyuan. The sects didn't believe that these people would run away with the money and harm the interests of the sects. Although 600 people in the early stage of Tribulation Passing were powerful, they couldn't withstand the anger of the entire Chinese cultivation world.
In the headquarters of the Cultivation Alliance, Qiu Wuyuan held the storage bag in his hand and snorted, "Now that the Spirit Stones are ready, let's see what else they can do, unless they want to go against the entire Cultivation Alliance."
Dongfang Chang 'ao frowned slightly. Yue Qianchou had been too calm for the past two days, as if this had nothing to do with him at all. Could he really hand over these people so easily?
"Did you notice something wrong with Yue Qianchou?" Dongfang Chang 'ao asked.
"Yes! This kid never does things that are disadvantageous to him. I'm a little uncertain now, "Qiu Wuyuan said suspiciously.
"There must be something strange when something is out of the ordinary." Dongfang Chang 'ao pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it. The Cultivation Alliance is in the wrong in this matter. We just need to do our duty as a messenger. Sigh! Let's go again! "
The two of them walked out of the headquarters of the Cultivation Alliance and saw that the shops of the various sects were hung with white soul-summoning banners. Many people were wearing sackcloth. Tonight, there would be a memorial ceremony. Naturally, it was to mourn the dead disciples of the various sects.
Upon seeing this, both of their hearts sank. Many disciples from Supporting Immortals Island and Ten Thousand Demons had also died. When they passed by the Hundred Flowers House, Yue Qianchou was holding a cup of tea and chatting with the Hundred Charms Enchantress. When he saw the two of them passing by, he waved his hand in a friendly manner, and the two of them nodded slightly in response.
After watching the two of them leave the Hundred Flowers Valley, the Allure Temptress turned around and smiled, "Little fox, what are you up to this time? Can you tell me a little?"
Yue Qianchou shook his head innocently and sighed, "I'm obviously living a peaceful life here. Why do you think I'm up to no good? Sigh! My heart was originally directed to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch! "
"Oh! Then I'll wait and see. I hope there won't be a day where I reveal my fox tail. "The Allure Temptress giggled. Zi Yi, who was at the side, sadly realized that she was a little unnecessary here.
Outside the Hundred Flowers Valley, Qiu Wuyuan frowned and said, "I'm a little curious. That Allure Temptress has been in hiding for so many years. How did she end up with Yue Qianchou?"
"You can go and ask her. See if you can find out the reason." Dongfang Chang 'ao said and flew towards the place where the wandering cultivators were hiding. Qiu Wuyuan glared at him and followed. Ever since the battle, the two of them had become much more harmonious.
They were still in the hidden and dark valley. The two of them looked around at the dark and damp environment. They really had to hand it to these people. They could actually hide here every day without moving. After the disgusting cut secret signal, the few people appeared again. Dongfang Chang 'ao threw the storage bag in his hand to the leader of the wandering cultivators and said, "63,200,000 Upper Grade Spiritual Stones, not a single one less. You guys take a look."
The leader nodded and said, "Alright. Tomorrow morning, we'll gather outside the Hundred Flowers Valley and immediately head to the Coast of the East Sea."
Dongfang Chang 'ao and Qiu Wuyuan looked at each other. Obviously, they did not expect the other party to agree so easily. Qiu Wuyuan said in a deep voice, "I've given you the Spiritual Stones. I hope you guys can keep your promise. I don't want 632 people to be missing."
"Don't worry, Elder Qiu. Tomorrow, you'll see that all 632 wandering cultivators who showed up outside the Hundred Flowers Palace will appear outside the Hundred Flowers Valley for you to count. We won't go back on our words." The leader of the wandering cultivators promised in a powerful voice.
"That's great. But I hope you guys remember not to run away with the money. Yue Qianchou won't be able to bear the consequences." Qiu Wuyuan warned. The meaning of his words was clear. We have already determined that you guys are Yue Qianchou's people. If you run away, the Cultivation Alliance will not look for you. They will look for Yue Qianchou to settle the score.
He suspected that the most likely thing these people would do was to take off their masks and run away. These people were obviously not the wandering cultivators from before. No one knew them. If they ran away, it would be really hard to find them.
"Thank you for your advice, Elder Qiu. See you tomorrow!" The leader of the wandering cultivators sneered and waved his hand. The few of them went back into the darkness.
It was night and the moon was bright. The market in the Hundred Flowers Valley that was originally bright all night was closed. The center of the square that had been cleared out was piled with firewood, burning it to the sky. People from various sects gathered in circles and sat cross-legged. Many of them held a piece of wooden board in their hands and wrote the names of their dead disciples on it. Then, people from various sects threw these wooden boards into the raging fire. This was a unique ceremony in the Chinese cultivation world.
There were no complicated ceremonies and no one spoke. It was very quiet. The only thing that could be heard was the sound of the burning fire and the crackling of the wood. As the wooden boards with names written on them were thrown into the fire, the dead disciples were completely cut off from this world. Tonight, the people from the various sects would silently sit here for the entire night, mourning the deaths of their fellow sect members.
The Allure Beauty came upstairs with wine and food. She looked around the room and found that Yue Qianchou was no longer in the room. Only Zi Yi was leaning on the window, looking at the square where the ceremony was held. Looking at her, she seemed to be curious about this kind of ceremony.
"Miss Zi Yi, where did Yue Qianchou go?" The Allure Beauty walked over and asked.
Zi Yi raised her hand and pointed to the opposite roof, saying, "There!" The Allure Beauty looked out of the window and looked in the direction of her finger. She saw Yue Qianchou standing on the opposite roof with his hands behind his back. He was in a daze under the bright moon. No one knew what he was thinking about.
"Let's go up too." The Allure Beauty looked at the dishes in her hands and said. Zi Yi nodded and took the lead to go up the opposite roof. The Allure Beauty held the things in her hands and floated up.
When the two of them came, Yue Qianchou looked back slightly and was a little indifferent. He turned his head and looked at the raging fire in the square. The two of them didn't disturb him. The Allure Beauty gave Zi Yi a look and passed the tray in her hands to her. Then, she turned around and flashed back into the opposite house. The two of them had been together for a few days and were gradually able to accommodate each other.
After a while, the Allure Beauty came back with a short table on the couch. She bent down and set it up on the roof. Then, she made a gesture to Zi Yi. Zi Yi's eyes lit up and understood the Allure Beauty's meaning. The two of them quickly took out the dishes and placed them on the short table.
The Allure Beauty poured a cup of wine and walked to Yue Qianchou's side. She smiled and said, "Why are you so focused? What are you thinking?" Zi Yi looked at the two of them and looked at the big moon above her head. She picked up her chopsticks and ate happily. It seemed like it was the first time she ate under the moon.
Yue Qianchou shook his head slightly and said, "Think about how many people will remember them after they die. If I, Yue Qianchou, become like them one day, how many people will remember me, Yue Qianchou? " As soon as he said that, a few old turtles flew past under the bright moon, leaving behind a few ear-piercing screeches.
In the present age, the old turtle was regarded as an inauspicious symbol. Coincidentally, it appeared when Yue Qianchou said those words. The Allure Enchantress raised her head and took a look. Her expression changed slightly as she pouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Yue Qianchou smiled faintly and took the cup from her hand. As soon as he put it to his lips, he suddenly paused. The Allure Beauty followed his gaze and saw that Bai Hua Fairy had personally led Bai Hua Palace's disciples to the square, blocking the gap formed by the sects' encirclement.
"I heard that the 600 or so loose cultivators have really accepted the Cultivation Alliance's decree and will be heading to the Eastern Sea tomorrow. If Yan Bu Gui brings people to forcefully welcome Guan Muxue and her daughter, who can stop them with just the people here?" The Allure Beauty looked away and said worriedly.
"Don't worry, they've suffered a great loss this time, so they won't come back for a while. Even if Yan Bu Gui wants to come, those foreign cultivators won't risk the lives of their disciples for his own selfish reasons. After all, it's enough to scare them for a while. Under such a situation, Yan Bu Gui would not dare to act rashly. "Yue Qianchou smiled confidently as he drained the wine in his cup in one gulp. It was as if he was passing judgment on the world.
The Allure Beauty looked at him and was a bit surprised, a complicated look flashed through her eyes. She took the cup from his hand and said: "You've really calculated everything, but I don't believe that you'll really give those people to the Cultivation Alliance for nothing?"
Yue Qianchou smiled noncommittally. This woman always talked about this topic after a few sentences. He changed the topic and said, "Palace Lord Ye, after the defeat of the Magical Illusion Palace, did you also hold such a memorial ceremony for the disciples who died in the battle?"
Hearing this, the complexion of the Allure Beauty changed. She could no longer smile. With a somewhat absent-minded expression, she cast her gaze towards the raging flames on the square. She softly sighed, bowed, and placed the wine cup in her hand on the short table. Sitting cross-legged on the roof, she took out a zither from her storage bag and began to play it. The melancholy in the music was hard to suppress …
The sudden sound of the zither attracted the attention of everyone in the square. Seeing that it was the three of them, they silently looked away and continued to meditate. On the other hand, Bai Hua Fairy and her daughter's gazes lingered on Yue Qianchou for a bit. Purple Dress bit her chopsticks, looked at the Allure Beauty for a bit, then continued to eat her food.
After getting rid of the Allure Beauty's question, Yue Qianchou looked at the white banners in the square, thinking about the 600 subordinates who would set off tomorrow. He didn't know what would happen to them, so he couldn't help but feel a bit down. Thinking about the Utopia Alliance's army of almost ten thousand ready to go, his fighting spirit rose again.
Listening to the Allure Beauty's melancholy music, he suddenly felt a sense of pride to compete against fate. He turned around and picked up the wine pot and cup, poured himself a cup, then another. After thinking for a bit, he gave the cup to the moon and shook his head. Circulating his True Essence, he suppressed the zither music and slowly recited: "Singing to wine, how long is life? Like the morning dew, the days past are bitter. Generous, unforgettable. Only Du Kang can solve my worries. Indigo Collar, my heart is long. But for my lord, I have pondered until now … "
Every word was sent out clearly in the square, and everyone looked over in surprise. The recitation and melancholy music were supposed to be incompatible, but it produced another kind of beauty. They complemented each other, and it was extremely wonderful.
The Allure Beauty stopped playing in shock and looked at him in a daze. This man gave her a feeling that he was becoming more and more unfathomable. He usually looked like he wasn't serious, but he was actually very astute. It was already surprising that he could play the zither and compose music, but in the blink of an eye, he could come up with such wonderful lyrics. It had to be said that he was a serious talent. Even if a talent like him wasn't in the cultivation world, he would definitely be famous in the secular world.
Purple Dress stuck her chopsticks in her mouth again, staring at him with wide eyes. She also realized that she couldn't see through him anymore.
The people below could not help but think, "Singing to wine, how long is there? Like the morning dew, the days past are bitter. Generous, unforgettable. Only Du Kang can solve my worries. But for my lord, my heart is long. But for my lord, I have pondered until now … "
After thinking about it, they all looked at Yue Qianchou with a lot of emotions. From the words itself, it seems like he was lamenting about life, thinking about someone. This was a perfect eulogy.
Bai Hua Fairy stared at Yue Qianchou who was drinking to the moon on the rooftop and nodded slightly, then turned to look at her daughter. Seeing that she was a bit lost, she silently closed her eyes.
As the music stopped, Yue Qianchou also realized that his emotions were a bit messy, so he drank the rest of the wine in his cup and returned to Hundred Flowers House …
The next day, Dongfang Chang 'ao and Qiu Wuyuan arrived at the Hundred Flowers Valley early in the morning to wait. When the sun rose, the masked rogue cultivators really did come, gathering in front of the two of them from all directions. The leader walked over and clasped his fist: "We are ready, please give us the pass"
As it was the time of the war, every sect had sent people to search for suspicious cultivators. Without the pass of the Cultivation Alliance, it would be a bit troublesome, there might even be a misunderstanding.
Dongfang Chang 'ao and Qiu Wuyuan checked and nodded. Sure enough, they were all Tribulation Passing realm early stage cultivators, no one messed around. But then the two of them frowned, Qiu Wuyuan shouted: "You took 63.2 million high-grade spirit stones, there should be 632 people, why are you still missing two?"
"Elder Qiu, no need to rush, we are true to our words, the other two should be here soon, just wait for a bit" the leader said.
Just as Qiu Wuyuan snorted, someone shouted: "They're coming, they're coming, ah! I almost overslept. "The voice was so familiar, Dongfang Chang 'ao and Qiu Wuyuan's expression changed at the same time.
Yue Qianchou smiled and clasped his fist at the two of them, then turned to the group of rogue cultivators: "Are you ready? I just borrowed ten large flying mystic instruments from the shops of the four major families, it should be enough to send us there. "
Dongfang Chang 'ao frowned, Qiu Wuyuan said in a deep voice: "Yue Qianchou, why are you here again?"
"Huh!" Yue Qianchou turned around and said: "Zi Yi and I are both rogue cultivators, and we each received 100,000 high-grade spirit stones yesterday. Naturally, we have to go to the Coast of East Sea to participate in the war according to the agreement between you and the rogue cultivators."
Beauty of Hundred Charms was surprised: "Yue Qianchou, you and Zi Yi are going to the Coast of East Sea too? What about me? "
Yue Qianchou snickered: "You're not a rogue cultivator, and you didn't get any money, of course you have to stay here."
He didn't tell her, although he was afraid that the secret would be leaked, and he also wanted to find a reason to dump her. With her around, there were many things that he couldn't do freely. In fact, he also didn't tell Zi Yi, but she definitely wouldn't doubt his decision.
"You want to dump me and leave me here alone?" The Hundred Charm Enchantress shouted in a delicate voice.
Dongfang Chang 'ao frowned: "Yue Qianchou, the Cultivation Alliance didn't send you a decree, why are you going there?"
"That's not right! The Cultivation Alliance allocated 63,200,000 high-grade spirit stones, including me and Zi Yi, there were 632 rogue cultivators outside the Hundred Flower Palace. " Yue Qianchou waved his hand and pointed at the masked rogue cultivators: "Although they didn't ask for my name, they didn't ask for theirs either! But they already gave me the money, isn't it asking me to go too? Do they want me and Zi Yi to wear masked clothes too? That's fine, luckily I have a few more here. "
As he spoke, he really took out two masked clothes with the word "rogue cultivator" embroidered on them from his storage bag, threw one to Zi Yi, and put it on in front of everyone. Zi Yi looked at him with the clothes, and put on the masked clothes too.
After the two of them put on, they immediately stood among the rogue cultivators. The leader of the masked rogue cultivators stretched out his hand and said: "632 rogue cultivators are here, elders, please give us the pass so we can report to the Cultivation Alliance as soon as possible."
Dongfang Chang 'ao and Qiu Wuyuan looked at each other. So Yue Qianchou was waiting for them here. Just think about it, all the sects treated Yue Qianchou as the representative of the rogue cultivators, but they didn't expect him to be a rogue cultivator too. In fact, let alone the sects, the two of them also neglected this point.
This was bad, no one told these rogue cultivators that once they arrived at the Coast of East Sea, they would be separated into different sects. They were going to be divided according to the method of distributing tasks after they arrived. If Yue Qianchou brought them there, who among the sects would be able to poach them from his hands? This guy could beat or scold them at any time, not to mention he brought so many loyal subordinates with him, he was even less afraid of anyone. It's over, all the sects were cheated of more than 60 million by him for nothing!
"Yue Qianchou, what are you trying to do?" Qiu Wuyuan shouted with a livid face.
"What am I trying to do?" Yue Qianchou sneered, took off his mask, and said coldly: "Of course I'm following the decree of the Cultivation Alliance, going to the Coast of East Sea to participate in the battle. Why? Did I say something wrong? "
"You …" Qiu Wuyuan was so angry that he couldn't speak. If he really sent this guy over, the various sects would not be able to poach him and lose a large sum of money. It would be strange if they didn't settle the score with him and Dongfang Chang 'ao later!
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