Chapter 1361: Forced to Come Hard

The people of Haotu Shijie went mad and rushed toward the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Meanwhile, inside Bai Song Gu, Qiu Baiyi's mood over the past two days has become increasingly impatient.

Ye Zhangqing obtained the Imperial-tier Chuānyīn fú from the Heavenly Union Merchant Association; she had known this from the beginning.

In order not to make Ye Zhangqing hate her, she did not stop him.

Moreover, Ye Zhangqing had already used that Imperial-tier Chuānyīn fú, and she knew it too, yet she still did not stop him.

Now they have probably already made contact, just waiting for people to come rescue him.

Qiu Baiyi must capture Ye Zhangqing before those people arrive.

So over these days, Qiu Baiyi's offensive has grown stronger each day, but Ye Zhangqing is impervious to both soft and hard approaches.

Qingyan had suggested all those ideas, and Qiu Baiyi had tried them all, yet there has been no substantive progress.

As time passed day by day, Qiu Baiyi grew increasingly anxious.

"Is there any other way?"

She looked at Qingyan beside her and asked.

"Valley Master, I.................."

Qingyan also had no ideas left; she had never seen such a difficult man, who outright refused to accept any moves.

You damn well are just an iron rod; even under Qiu Baiyi's such offensive, you ought to be bent.

Yet Ye Zhangqing remained steadfast, and Qingyan had no recourse.

"Valley Master, perhaps we should use force."

After thinking it over, Qingyan only had this one method left; besides this, she had no other tricks.

This time, Qiu Baiyi did not refuse again, but fell into contemplation, evidently weighing the pros and cons, wondering if it was worth it.

If we use force, Ye Zhangqing will surely be angry, but if we don't use force now, Qiu Baiyi doesn't have time to take it slow with him—everyone is already on the way, and who knows when they'll arrive.

Once they arrive, there will be even less chance; since we can't win his heart, we might as well capture him first.

Qiu Baiyi was truly vexed to the point of anger; her gaze grew ever more resolute, and after a moment she gritted her teeth and said.

"Fine, we'll use force."

"Valley Master, are you serious?"

"Do you think I'm lying?"

Seeing Qiu Baiyi actually nod, Qingyan was now a bit dazed—she had said it several times before, but Qiu Baiyi had flatly refused; this time she seemed to have come around?

"Ye Zhangqing, Ye Zhangqing, look what you've driven people to."

With a determined expression, she gritted her teeth and said.

"No delay—let's act tonight."

"Huh???"

Seeing this, Qingyan was now dumbfounded—no, is it really that urgent? Just decided and already want to act?

Qiu Baiyi had figured it out, and was also forced into having no other option.

At this moment, Ye Zhangqing lying in the Dong Fu still did not know what he would face tonight.

The Imperial-tier Chuānyīn fú had already been sent; Yun Xiantai's side likely received it, and Ye Zhangqing's mood these past days has been good.

The only thing making him a bit depressed is this woman, Qiu Baiyi.

These days have become increasingly excessive; sending gifts and such is now child's play, mainly because this woman's boldness keeps growing.

Moreover, her attire is becoming ever more revealing, intentionally or not trying to pluck at his heartstrings.

Fortunately, Ye Zhangqing's nature is steadfast, so he has not fallen for her wiles.

Trying to corrupt my Dao heart is simply a joke.

What Ye Zhangqing needs to do now is resist temptation, quietly await Yun Xiantai and others to come rescue him, and then escape the sea of suffering.

"Tie Niu."

"Boss."

"Did that woman not come today?"

Looking around, it was already afternoon, yet Qiu Baiyi had not sent a word today, nor came to eat lunch—this is rather strange.

When this woman acts strange, she surely isn't holding back anything good; who knows what nasty scheme she's plotting behind the scenes.

The more this happens, the less Ye Zhangqing feels assured in his heart.

Hearing this, Li Tie Niu shook his head.

"He hasn't come at all."

Today he has been guarding the Dong Fu the whole time, and Qiu Baiyi never appeared from start to finish; he also finds it strange.

Before, she would practically come here eight hundred times a day, constantly loitering, but today it's so quiet—it's somewhat abnormal.

"What kind of mischief is she plotting again?"

Upon hearing Li Tie Niu's answer, Ye Zhangqing murmured, "This woman is abnormal; there must be something wrong—I need to be extra careful today."

Then, at dinnertime, Qiu Baiyi still did not appear.

This made Ye Zhangqing even more panicked—she didn't come to find him, and didn't even come to eat?

Mainly, Ye Zhangqing had specifically asked several Elders, confirming that Qiu Baiyi was still within the Sect and had not left.

She's in the Sect but not coming to eat—is that normal? Obviously not.

There's a problem, definitely a big one, something's very off.

What big move is she holding back?

The more this happened, the more Ye Zhangqing panicked; so after dinner, he returned to the Dong Fu and specifically instructed Li Tie Niu, Li Tie Dan, and that spirit chef trio.

"Tonight you three must be extra careful, take turns guarding the Dong Fu entrance, and inform me immediately of anything."

Safety first; hearing that, the three also nodded in agreement.

"Got it, big brother (Ye Zhangqing)."

After arranging these, Ye Zhangqing finally let out a breath of relief and returned to his own courtyard.

Until nightfall, Qiu Baiyi still hadn't come; Ye Zhangqing had already planned to sleep, and nothing had happened yet, so he thought there shouldn't be any trouble.

But just as Ye Zhangqing was about to get into bed and sleep, at the entrance of the Dong Fu, Qiu Baiyi arrived with Qingyan.

At that moment, Li Tie Dan was the one in charge of guarding the Dong Fu; seeing Qiu Baiyi, he hesitated not at all, his first reaction was to turn and run to inform Ye Zhangqing.

Usually at this time, Qiu Baiyi wouldn't make things difficult for him; just passing along the message would be fine.

But this time, as Li Tie Dan just turned, a powerful pressure locked onto him, making his whole body feel as if immobilized by a freezing technique—he couldn't move at all.

"This........... Valley Master, you..............."

Why did you attack today? Even if Li Tie Dan were denser, he could see that something was wrong with Qiu Baiyi today—very off.

His face was flushed red, yet his eyes were extremely resolute, a bashful expression but also the look of one who regards death as homecoming.

Stepping forward to stand before Li Tie Dan, Qiu Baiyi gritted his teeth and said.

"Today I have important business; don't cause me trouble."

Saying that, Qiu Baiyi casually pointed a finger from afar, and Li Tie Dan, without any reaction, promptly fainted.

Having knocked Li Tie Dan unconscious, Qiu Baiyi came with Qingyan to Ye Zhangqing's small courtyard.

Being well practiced in these matters, Qiu Baiyi, at the courtyard gate, turned his head and said to Qingyan.

"You stay here; don't let anyone disturb me."

"Okay, Valley Master."

Qingyan nodded, and then Qiu Baiyi pushed the door open; the courtyard gate shut with a bang.

Furthermore, Qiu Baiyi laid a layer of restriction around the courtyard and set up a formation to seal it off.

To ensure that no one could disturb him.

The courtyard was empty; Ye Zhangqing was clearly resting in the room, his gaze firm as he looked toward the door, his steps resolute as he walked over.

He kept cheering himself up in his heart.

"Changqing, this is all your fault for forcing me; if you won't take the soft way, then I'll have to go hard—no matter what, you can't escape my grasp, I'm sticking with you."