Chapter 114: The Ancestor's Belated Rebellious Phase (41)

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The Tianqing Sect received a gift.

On it was written: “From Yan Weishan, personally.”

Coincidentally, Yan Weishan was at the Tianqing Sect, so the gift was soon delivered to him.

In front of the disciple who brought it, Yan Weishan unwrapped the package.

Inside was a beautiful woman, tightly bound, tears welling in her eyes, looking pitiful and delicate.

News of Yan Weishan receiving a beauty quickly spread throughout the Tianqing Sect.

Later, Yan Weishan descended the mountain holding a toad and had it locked away in the Demon Suppression Tower, which clarified the situation.

“Who sent this?”

“…Yue Luozhu.” The disciple’s expression was somewhat odd.

The Tianqing Sect was most familiar with the name of the demon lord.

Knowing that this was sent by Yue Luozhu, they immediately delivered it to Yan Weishan.

If it contained something deadly, they could not afford the risk.

“…”

Yan Weishan went back and inspected the box again. Inside was only a note with the word “Clarification” written in large, bold letters.

Other than that, it was an ordinary box with no special features.

“Immortal Weishan, what do you think this demon lord intends?”

Yan Weishan: “…”

This question truly stumped him.

When the demon lord first appeared, everyone was very anxious, fearing she would cause trouble.

They wanted nothing more than to capture her and seal her away again, or kill her outright.

Yet, after all this time, she hadn’t caused any major incidents.

Yan Weishan knew the dry corpse incident was not her doing.

Due to personal reasons, Yan Weishan did not wish for Ling Qiong to cause any big trouble and hoped she wouldn’t stir up chaos.

Yan Weishan: “Clear up that matter.”

“Which matter, Immortal Weishan?”

“The dry corpse.”

The disciple was surprised: “You want to clear the demon lord’s name?”

“She wasn’t involved to begin with. Why not clarify?” Yan Weishan’s expression darkened slightly. “This is the Tianqing Sect.”

The disciple felt embarrassed under Yan Weishan’s gaze and quickly agreed.

…

The Tianqing Sect stepped forward to clarify the dry corpse case.

As one of the top sects on the continent, their words carried great credibility.

After the clarification, there was little discussion linking the dry corpse incident to the demon lord.

Ling Qiong hadn’t caused any trouble, so people gradually stopped bringing her up.

Everyday gossip felt much more real than the distant, dreamlike demon lord.

For ordinary people, life returned to calm.

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But the demon lord’s life was far from peaceful.

Ling Qiong didn’t want to return to inherit the family legacy, but Jiang He nagged nonstop, pleading three times a day.

If she could have beaten her, Ling Qiong might have been forced back already.

Now Ling Qiong was dodging Jiang He as if avoiding some pest.

Yet Lou Xingluo couldn’t understand how sneaking into his window in the middle of the night, taking over his bed, had anything to do with avoiding Jiang He.

Jiang He wouldn’t be looking for her at such an hour, would she?

Lou Xingluo asked, “You really don’t want to go back?”

“Why go back? You won’t be there.”

She only needed to change the outcome for her own role; she wasn’t trying to please anyone else, so why return?

“…”

Lou Xingluo was getting used to Ling Qiong suddenly bursting out with such remarks.

“But you can’t keep dodging forever. You have to deal with it.”

Ling Qiong thought for two seconds, then nodded. “Makes sense. I’ll figure something out.”

It wasn’t right to keep disturbing her and the child.

Lou Xingluo knew little about the Yue family affairs and had no advice to offer, so he said little.

“What about Lou Lingyu and your father? What do you plan to do with them?” Ling Qiong suddenly asked.

Lou Xingluo replied calmly, “I will handle it.”

He didn’t say how, but within days, both Lou Lingyu and the city lord were gone from the city lord’s mansion.

Whether they had truly been dealt with or sent away was unknown.

Meanwhile, Ling Qiong had Jiang He summon several elders for a meeting.

The elders, thinking Ling Qiong had finally come to her senses, eagerly showed up.

Lou Xingluo didn’t know what Ling Qiong told them, but when the elders left, their expressions were dazed.

They looked both crushed and yet filled with a faint hope of imminent victory.

It was a very… conflicting feeling.

After they left, Lou Xingluo entered the room and asked curiously, “What did you say to them?”

“Nothing much.”

“…”

Nothing much that would make them that strange?

…

People on the continent noticed the demon lord had vanished without a trace, even those from Yuelu Manor no longer appeared.

But at some point, a new force called the Seven Treasures Pavilion emerged on the continent.

At first, no one paid much attention; after all, new sects rose daily across the continent.

Yet few truly grew strong and gained recognized status.

The appearance of the Seven Treasures Pavilion went largely unnoticed.

However, as people saw the Pavilion’s presence becoming increasingly frequent in their lives, it seemed to be everywhere.

It had infiltrated their daily existence to the point where clothes, food, shelter, and transport all relied on it.

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Whether eating, shopping, buying intelligence, or hiring assassins, the Seven Treasures Pavilion was the first choice.

Though this development felt somewhat off,

the Pavilion provided excellent services, guaranteed quality goods, and showed no abnormality.

Thus, people accepted its presence.

When the time was right, Ling Qiong had them put up the Yue family’s sign.

This caused an uproar.

The demon lord had silently permeated their lives.

News of Ling Qiong in Fankong City leaked, and many rushed over to capture her.

Ling Qiong instructed Jiang He to announce a meeting at the city walls.

Everyone thought the demon lord was challenging them to a fight and went eagerly, full of passion.

Ling Qiong spent half a day preparing, dressed very plainly, climbed the city walls, and delivered a speech of no less than five thousand words.

The gist was:

She was just a young girl when sealed away. When her family was on the brink of destruction, she was forced to take on the legacy.

The legacy lasted only a few days in her hands before she was sealed.

If placed in an ordinary family, she would have been a cherished daughter.

But she was sealed for a thousand years. Now, having finally emerged, she was still met with calls for her death.

Since coming out, she had committed no grievous sins.

Those who deserved death a thousand years ago had already died; when would the cycle of vengeance end?

Now she wished to reform and lead the remaining clan to live well.

How could they deny even this chance to survive?

You have no heart!

The young girl stood alone on the city wall, frail as if a gust of wind might blow her away.

This demon lord was nothing like what they imagined.

She was just like the little sister next door, posing no threat at all.

The group of powerful men below, hearing her soft voice, felt like they were bullying her.

A whole group bullying a lone young girl.

The more they thought about it, the more inhuman they felt.

After all, she hadn’t done anything wrong after emerging.

It was they who kept shouting for her death behind her back…

After the Seven Treasures Pavilion appeared, many ordinary people were saved by its members, gaining a good reputation among the masses.

In the end, after much discussion, they decided to sign a contract with Ling Qiong.

As long as she did not cause harm, everyone could coexist peacefully.

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