Chapter 1706: Holy Maiden Bai Meng: My Master Has Agreed

The restless Cangzhou never ceased; the struggles among several sects and their schemes erupted one after another.

For many families, the turbulent Cangzhou is a disaster.

The Huang family; Huang Yan started preparing early to face the next disaster. For the Huang family, this is a disaster, but also an opportunity.

"Two senior brothers, do you have any advice? The Corpse Refining Sect has offended the Tian Du Men and the Mangshan Demon Palace; now three forces are jointly suppressing it. Can our Huang family take advantage and reap a gain?" Huang Yan put forward his idea, wanting to fish in troubled waters and secretly expand the Huang family's territory.

The Huang family had digested the Bai family's lands to a great extent, and with the Bai side thoroughly merged, Huang Yan's authority increased once more, gaining many of his own people; it was no longer like before, his people were the ancestors' people, the second and third grandfathers' people—once they spoke, they could take away those who belonged to him, those authorities.

This wasn't what Huang Yan wanted; he wanted to fully control the Huang family, so he had to support his own people. These days he had done plenty of that—on the Huang side he had cultivated a batch loyal to him, and the Bai side was the same; compared to other Huang family members, Huang Yan trusted the Bai family more.

Besides, Bai Menglong is his wife; husband and wife united, they jointly control the Huang family, dividing labor and cooperating to manage the Huang family in orderly fashion—this is his confidence, and also the basis for his desire to act against the Corpse Refining Sect.

"The Corpse Refining Sect is not weak; if the Huang family clashes with them, it's a dead end. Junior Brother Huang Yan, you'd better not court death." Chen Qinglian shook her head, rejecting Huang Yan's proposal.

Even if the Corpse Refining Sect were weak, it's not something the Huang family can try to extort; a single corpse general emerging could destroy the Huang family. If the Huang family struck first now, wouldn't that give the Corpse Refining Sect a chance to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys?

That's not advisable; Chen Qinglian also doesn't support it. Why not develop quietly as we are now? Lie low, wait until we're strong enough to act—just like your father, the strongest person in the Huang family can't even match a finger of your father, yet you dare to act against the Corpse Refining Sect—isn't that courting death?

Your father doesn't even dare to reveal himself; where does Huang Yan get the courage to offend the Corpse Refining Sect?

The battles among those sects have nothing to do with them; they just need to follow orders and arrangements, and not think too much about anything else.

"What your senior brother said is right, Junior Brother Huang Yan; the Corpse Refining Sect is not something we can touch. Our task now is to cultivate in peace and not think of anything else." Qi Haoyang also did not support Huang Yan's idea; it's utterly reckless—any carelessness could doom the entire Huang family.

Those three people of the Huang family wouldn't agree either, Bai Menglong wouldn't agree, and Huang Yan should just stay put in the Huang family and cultivate in peace.

"Two senior brothers, I'm definitely not that stupid to directly attack the Corpse Refining Sect; you know me, I'm not stupid—I just want to seize the lands of those families under the Corpse Refining Sect's protection. If we families act against them, the Corpse Refining Sect won't act against our Huang family."

"If we don't take this chance to expand the Huang family now, when will we ever find such a good opportunity?"

Huang Yan's idea is simple: seize those families and their lands; for the Huang family, this is a very important accumulation.

The present Huang family can indeed do this; wiping out a few families is no problem.

"Do as you wish, but know that once you act, the Corpse Refining Sect will surely set its sights on you; if you really provoke a corpse general, how will you respond?" Chen Qinglian spread her hands, still disagreeing.

"Do you think the Tian Du Men people will stand up for you, or that the Accumulated Dust Sect and the Mangshan Demon Palace will act for you?"

"Don't dream; those great sects wouldn't risk everything for a single Huang family. Your own strength is insufficient; you can't face a corpse general head‑on, so don't act against them, or else the Huang family will be in danger."

Huang Yan fell silent; those words were indeed reasonable.

Those sects certainly wouldn't act for him, nor could they risk everything for the Huang family.

"What is the Huang family, that they'd be worth risking for? The Tian Du Men side would rather see the Huang family weakened, so they could better control them—unlike now, where the Huang family is gradually developing; if it becomes strong, it could even turn against the Tian Du Men."

"This won't work, that won't work—are we just supposed to watch them eat meat and drink soup while we do nothing?"

"Otherwise, that's how the weak are—just not dying is already good luck." Chen Qinglian said lightly; this is how the world is: the weak have no right to complain.

Just being alive is already a great fortune; wanting to stand out is difficult.

The same holds for a clan: merely surviving in a precarious state is extremely hard.

The Huang family, having survived the most dangerous times, has found its footing; there's no need to sacrifice lives for a bit of land and resources—it's not worth it.

"Alright, Junior Brother Huang Yan, don't think about anything; restrain your own people, don't be impulsive or reckless. If you can avoid acting, do so as much as possible; best not to provoke the Corpse Refining Sect or draw its attention—this way we'll surely find an opportunity sooner or later." Qi Haoyang patted Huang Yan's shoulder and spoke earnestly.

Huang Yan nodded; that was all he could do.

Five days later.

On Longshe Shan.

Holy Maiden Bai Meng entered Longshe Shan once again; this time she went in alone.

She had a private audience with Qinglong Daoren; Holy Maiden Bai Meng stole a few glances at Qinglong Daoren, her look somewhat odd—she seemed to be sizing him up, or perhaps feeling shy.

That appearance was quite interesting; Qinglong Daoren gazed at the girl before him and said, "Holy Maiden Bai Meng, are you agreeing to this?"

Holy Maiden Bai Meng's face flushed; she waved her hand: "Daoist friend Qinglong, my opinion doesn't matter; as long as my master agrees, I can do anything. Do you really wish for me to reside on Longshe Shan?"

Qinglong Daoren smiled and nodded: "Of course—you're so beautiful and charming; to be able to reside on Longshe Shan is an honor for my Longshe Shan."

Upon hearing this, Holy Maiden Bai Meng's smile grew richer; her eyes narrowed into slits.

"You're being sensible."

She was very happy; Qinglong Daoren's attitude made her delighted and excited.

It was clear she enjoyed hearing such words and liked them a lot.

"But this might disappoint you—this time it's not me who agreed, but my master who agreed." Holy Maiden Bai Meng looked at Qinglong Daoren with a smiling, narrowed gaze, checking his genuine reaction.

"What!" Qinglong Daoren was startled, doubting he had misheard; he blinked, looked at Holy Maiden Bai Meng, and asked, "What did you just say?"

Holy Maiden Bai Meng smiled and said, "I said my master has agreed to your proposal, willing to marry into Longshe Shan—how about that? Excited? Happy? Delighted?"

She stepped forward a few paces, drawing near to Qinglong Daoren, bringing with her a waft of fragrance.

Qinglong Daoren stood frozen, doubtful, and asked, "Did your master really agree? Or are you deceiving me?"