Chapter 1345: Valley Master, do you understand these?

Bai Song Gu's side had no reaction at all, and not even anyone came to ask about this matter.

As for the people from the Heavenly Union Merchant Association, they only stayed for a day before leaving, and they never contacted Ye Zhangqing again.

Ye Zhangqing also lived his normal daily life, waiting for the Heavenly Union Merchant Association to deliver the imperial-tier sound talisman.

Ye Zhangqing's days were peaceful and leisurely, but the conflict between Bai Song Gu and the Blood King Palace grew increasingly frequent and fierce.

And Qiu Baiyi only returned to the sect after a full seven days, and it is said she was injured.

This time she and the Viper truly fought with real fire; if not for Li Xue and the Snake Granny, the two would likely have perished together.

In Qiu Baiyi's cave dwelling, seeing Qiu Baiyi with a pale complexion, the Great Emperor Elder seated below spoke with concern.

"Valley Master, your wound..............."

"It's fine, just rest for a while and it'll be okay; nothing's happening in the sect, right?"

Qiu Baiyi's injury is indeed serious, but the Viper isn't doing much better either; over the next period, there probably won't be another Emperor Sovereign Realm battle.

However, if the Viper goes mad, Qiu Baiyi doesn't fear him, after all, no one can take Ye Zhangqing from her hands.

Just as Qiu Baiyi was thinking that, the Great Emperor Elder seated below spoke up.

"Other than that, there's nothing else, but Ye Zhangqing's side..............."

Just as she was thinking that, she heard Ye Zhangqing's name, Qiu Baiyi raised her head and hurriedly asked.

"What happened to Ye Zhangqing?"

"When the people from the Heavenly Union Merchant Association came before, Ye Zhangqing had secretly contacted them once, but I was afraid of ruining the Valley Master's big plans, so I didn't act on my own, intending to wait for the Valley Master to return and then decide."

After recounting the matter of Ye Zhangqing and the Heavenly Union Merchant Association to Qiu Baiyi in full, hearing this, Qiu Baiyi gave a slight nod.

"Hmm, you did well."

Regarding this elder's decision, Qiu Baiyi was still satisfied, having not acted rashly and ruined her own big plans.

As for the purpose of Ye Zhangqing's contact with the Heavenly Union Merchant Association, Qiu Baiyi had already guessed it.

It's nothing more than the imperial-tier sound talisman or the imperial-tier manifestation formation disk, though the sound talisman is more likely.

Want to contact someone to come rescue him?

At this point, Qiu Baiyi had two options: either she would firmly cut off Ye Zhangqing's thoughts, preventing him from obtaining these things.

Doing so would inevitably earn Ye Zhangqing's resentment and hostility.

Then the goodwill that had been painstakingly cultivated would vanish completely.

The other option is to ignore these, directly capture Ye Zhangqing; as long as she succeeds, even if someone comes to rescue him later, could he still escape?

After repeated deliberation and a long silence, Qiu Baiyi still chose this second option.

She wanted to keep Ye Zhangqing by her side, not just as a person.

Because if it's only a person, he will eventually run away, unless she kills him.

Having made her decision, Qiu Baiyi looked toward the Great Emperor Elder seated below and said.

"Don't worry about Zhangqing's matter, and the Heavenly Union Merchant Association doesn't need to deliberately do anything; just pretend we don't know about this."

"But Valley Master..........."

"What's wrong?"

"If we do that, then Ye Zhangqing will just run away, right?"

Ye Zhangqing clearly intends to run; knowing this, are we not going to stop him? Just watch him run?

This elder somewhat failed to understand Qiu Baiyi's meaning, just watching helplessly as someone runs away?

Hearing this, Qiu Baiyi showed a faint smile and said confidently.

"Run? He won't be able to run in this lifetime."

Huh???

"Valley Master, what do you mean by saying that?"

"You mean letting Zhangqing become my dao companion, how about that?"

Huh???

He stared blankly, then after coming to his senses, the elder seriously thought it over and only then replied.

"Although the Valley Master and Ye Zhangqing differ greatly in age, belonging to the case of an old ox eating tender grass..................."

"I'll give you another chance to organize your words."

Before he could even speak, Qiu Baiyi's face darkened instantly, her eyes full of menace—who's the old ox eating tender grass?

In the cultivator's world, does age matter? Besides, she, Qiu Baiyi, in the Emperor Sovereign Realm, is absolutely among the youngest.

She's only over 3,700 years old—so what? How much of an age gap is there with Ye Zhangqing? Haven't you heard the saying, 'a woman three years older brings in gold bricks'?

Sensing a chill locking onto him, this elder's heart also sank, and he hastily shifted his tone.

"In my opinion, Valley Master and Ye Zhangqing are a perfect match of talent and beauty, truly a heaven-made pair. Although Ye Zhangqing's cultivation is a bit lower, only at the Great Saint stage, this child possesses extraordinary talent and has earned the Valley Master's favor; it is indeed a fortune of three lifetimes, and with the Valley Master's help, he will surely attain the Emperor Sovereign position."

"I am very optimistic about this marriage."

As soon as these words were spoken, the icy aura that seemed to hover over him vanished, turning into a gentle spring breeze brushing his face.

Looking again at Qiu Baiyi, her face also showed a faint smile, and she couldn't help but nod.

"Hmm, your eye is good; you can see all this."

"But Valley Master, Ye Zhangqing currently doesn't seem to have that intention."

Flattery is flattery, but reality can't be ignored—Ye Zhangqing is dead set on running away; does he have the mood to play these games with you?

Expecting Ye Zhangqing to do that is simply unrealistic.

Qiu Baiyi naturally knows this as well; upon hearing this, she immediately smiled confidently.

"When did I ever say I'd wait for him to be willing?"

Huh???

"What does the Valley Master mean?"

"My happiness, I will strive for it myself."

"Does the Valley Master intend to take the initiative?"

"Not bad, haven't you heard a saying? In the mundane world they say, 'Men chase women, separated by a mountain; women chase men, separated by gauze.' I'll employ a few tactics; how could little Changqing not take the bait?"

"Huh???"

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor Elder was dumbfounded. "Where did you hear this?" he asked. "I've never heard of it."

Moreover, where does your confidence come from?

Almost instinctively, the words the Elder had in mind blurted out.

"But I remember Valley Master, you've never had any romantic experience, not even contact with men; how do you know this?"

"Get lost."

But the next second, the Elder was blasted out of the room by a tremendous force, and the door slammed shut.

The Elder fell hard to the ground, looking somewhat embarrassed but actually unharmed, stood up, and gave a doubtful look toward the now tightly closed door.

"How could the Valley Master understand these? She didn't grow up in Bai Song Gu, did she?"

It is well known that Bai Song Gu is a sect of only female cultivators, and Qiu Baiyi—despite her Emperor Sovereign Realm cultivation, she has lived so many years.

But in fact, she has never come into contact with any men, so how could she understand these tactics?

But unknown to that Elder, that night Qiu Baiyi secretly left Bai Song Gu alone and came to Le Yang City by herself.

This Le Yang City is the largest and most prosperous city within Bai Song Gu's territory.

Standing before a brightly lit, lavishly decorated building, although it was already late at night, the place was still bustling with people; Qiu Baiyi's face was flushed, and she appeared somewhat hesitant.