Chapter 537: No, You Have Come at Just the Right Time! (2/7, please subscribe)

After the group finished their discussion, once the banquet ended they took their leave of Zhang Taixuan, each returning to their own realm to prepare the matter of dispatching troops.

Wanwan was especially thrilled: "Now that the Cihang Jingzhai is gone, from now on, the world will be our Yin Gui Sect's world."

Zhu Yuyan shook her head: "No, it will be Li Shimin's world."

"Uh…" Wanwan was surprised. "Doesn't Master wish to become an empress~?"

"Being Emperor is not so easy." Zhu Yuyan shook her head. "To govern the realm, brute force alone is not enough. Rebellious noble houses can be suppressed, but if the common folk have no food to eat, I can't very well suppress them all too, can I?"

Wanwan nodded.

Zhu Yuyan sighed softly: "If you ask your master to kill people and set fires, your master is confident she is second to none. But if you ask me to govern the realm, then your master truly is powerless!"

Wanwan nodded: "What Master says is true. We've never studied the Way of the Sovereign, we don't know the first thing about governing the realm — we might only do a little better than Chongzhen."

As the words fell, a cold snort was heard.

Wanwan looked back, and lo and behold, Chongzhen was passing right behind them, his face dark as pitch.

Chongzhen was also helpless — he had been preparing to go home, and then got kicked again.

Moreover, these Wu Lin folk actually had the confidence to think they would make a better Emperor than him?

Could he swallow that?

If this weren't the Dao Lord's world, Chongzhen would have flown into a rage again.

"Wan'er, let's go back and cultivate." Zhu Yuyan changed the subject. "As for Qingxuan's side, let her go speak with the Dao Lord herself."

"Fair enough." Wanwan nodded, opened the traversal gate, and led Bai Qinger and her master away together.

……

Shi Qingxuan, her heart full of trepidation, followed closely behind the elven maidservant.

"These maidservants are so beautiful — can I really catch the Dao Lord's eye and save my mother?"

As for her own looks, Shi Qingxuan was confident.

A peerless beauty under heaven — that was certainly no idle boast.

But the elven maidservants before her eyes, each and every one a masterpiece of the Creator, were breathtakingly gorgeous, far beyond any mortal beauty.

On top of that, these elves carried a natural air of cool purity about them, making one forget all worldly concerns at the sight of them.

Shi Qingxuan began to waver between hope and fear once more.

"Miss Shi, we're here!"

"Many thanks, Young Lady, for leading the way."

Shi Qingxuan bowed respectfully, then knocked on the door.

She knocked lightly three times, and a pleasant voice came from within the room: "Enter."

Shi Qingxuan pushed open the door and saw the very Dao Lord she had glimpsed earlier sitting before a tea table, sipping tea with an air of leisure.

"Greetings, Dao Lord!"

"A woman of the lower realms, Shi Qingxuan, implores the Dao Lord to save my mother. Qingxuan is willing to pay any price!"

As the words fell, Shi Qingxuan felt only her heart pounding wildly, her anticipation reaching its peak.

She waited a few seconds, yet it felt like waiting several centuries.

Until the Dao Lord spoke: "Agreed."

Shi Qingxuan heard it as if it were heavenly music, overjoyed: "Many thanks, Dao Lord — the Dao Lord is merciful."

"It is merely an exchange of benefits." Zhang Taixuan shook his head. "Miss Qingxuan need not be so formal."

Shi Qingxuan shook her head: "The Dao Lord is too courteous! Qingxuan is of but a common willow's bearing, yet the Dao Lord would reverse life and death to bring one person back from the dead — this is heavenly grace!"

Just at this moment, another knock came at the door.

"Please enter."

The next moment, the door was pushed open, and the incomparably enchanting Bai Suzhen stood prettily outside.

Xiao Qing stood behind her, gave her a light push, and shoved her into the room.

Bai Suzhen was inwardly resentful, but could not show it.

Besides, if she were unwilling, Xiao Qing could not have dragged her here.

"The Dao Lord is receiving a guest — it seems I have come at an inopportune time. Perhaps I should come another time." Bai Suzhen's gaze fell on Shi Qingxuan, her fair cheeks flushing slightly as she found an excuse for herself.

Zhang Taixuan laughed: "No, Suzhen, you have come at just the right time."

With a stretch of his hand, Bai Suzhen flew over of her own accord.

Outside the door.