Chapter 442: Chu Jiutao

The Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace.

Actually, calling it an imperial palace…

…it would be more accurate to call it a gathering place for Cultivators now.

All the Cultivators from the Zilin Holy Land’s Saintess Peak had moved into the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace.

The Saintess Peak Disciples had no complaints about moving to the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace.

In fact, after arriving at the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace, they were even somewhat pleasantly surprised!

They hadn’t expected the spiritual energy and Dao rhythm of the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace to be much denser than those of Saintess Peak.

Furthermore, the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace didn’t even have eunuchs; it was entirely a kingdom of women, and they lived very freely.

Not only that, there was also a small town within the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace.

Although the town was run by palace maids, giving it a bit of a “playing house” feel, it also had a touch of the mortal world’s atmosphere, something they couldn’t experience within their Sect.

However, while life as a Cultivator in the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace was good, it wasn’t completely peaceful.

The news that the Empress of Qian Kingdom possessed the Immortal Emperor Body gradually spread.

Anyone with even a slight understanding of the Immortal Emperor Body wouldn’t ignore such a massive temptation.

Especially for those Cultivators whose Lifespans were already nearing their end, they were even more desperate to take a gamble!

They were going to die anyway, so what if they actually succeeded?

However, these people basically never returned.

Some were even obliterated the moment they approached the palace, let alone entering it.

With Jiang Qingshang and Xia Xiaomeng together all day and even sharing the same bed at night…

…these people stood absolutely no chance.

The Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace at this time was like a candle flame.

Countless moths were swarming toward this single flame.

But before those moths could even touch the candle, they were incinerated by the overwhelming heat emanating from that small flame.

But one day, someone landed on this candle flame and remained completely unharmed.

That person was She Qiqi.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, She Qiqi didn’t return to the Demon Race World immediately.

She was also curious about this legendary Immortal Emperor Body.

If possible, She Qiqi even wanted to form an alliance with the Qian Kingdom.

In She Qiqi’s view, the Qian Kingdom was not just the number one Dynasty of the Qianye Continent.

Because of the Qian Kingdom ruler’s Immortal Emperor Body, the Qian Kingdom would very likely become the number one Dynasty in the world.

If they could become allies with the Qian Kingdom in the future, many things would be much easier to handle.

She Qiqi never underestimated the power of ordinary people.

Because, at the very least, Cultivators were born from ordinary people.

And with the Qian Kingdom becoming a Cultivator’s Immortal Dynasty in the future, this kind of self-sufficiency in new blood would be terrifying.

Xia Xiaomeng didn’t refuse to meet this number one beauty of the Demon Race World, who was also the Seventh Princess of the Yao Race imperial family.

However, the meeting between Xia Xiaomeng and She Qiqi was private, with only Jiang Qingshang, Le Sha, and Yaya present.

When She Qiqi saw Yaya, she was also somewhat puzzled.

She knew that Lin Xun and Jiang Qingshang were raising a little girl.

But She Qiqi hadn’t paid much attention to it back then, nor had she looked too deeply into the little girl’s background.

But to her surprise, the little girl adopted by Lin Xun and Jiang Qingshang was actually from the Yao Race.

And for some reason, although the little girl was quite cute, the more She Qiqi looked at her, the more uncomfortable she felt.

However, She Qiqi didn’t care too much, nor did she have the time to.

Similarly, upon seeing She Qiqi, Yaya stared at her intently, her small hand tightly gripping the hem of Jiang Qingshang’s clothes.

If it weren’t for Lin Xun usually teaching Yaya that she “can’t fight with other kids”…

…Yaya felt she wouldn’t be able to restrain herself from lunging forward and biting She Qiqi.

Even Yaya herself didn’t know why she hated the big sister in front of her so much.

This meeting lasted for a full two hours!

Two hours later, She Qiqi left the Qian Kingdom Imperial Palace.

As for what agreement the two sides had reached…

…no outsider knew.

And it was after this meeting that She Qiqi’s image lingered in Yaya’s mind, refusing to fade.

Starting from that day, Yaya even began to have frequent nightmares at night.

In Yaya’s dreams, she always saw overwhelming flames of war and endless ruins.

Yaya dreamed that she had grown up, standing on a very, very high city wall, her heart filled with great sorrow.

She was leading her sister, constantly fleeing from pursuers.

But Yaya didn’t understand.

She didn’t understand why, in the dream, her sister called Yaya “sister.”

When clearly, her sister was the older one.

And after She Qiqi left…

…Yaya seemed to start growing up.

Yaya, who hadn’t grown an inch in three or four years, faintly showed signs of sprouting like a willow branch.

Her chubby baby face was also becoming slightly more defined.

Since she saw Yaya every day, Jiang Qingshang hadn’t noticed it much.

But one day, when a Junior Sister came out of seclusion and saw Yaya, she said, “I didn’t expect Yaya to grow from a little girl into a young lady.”

Only then did Jiang Qingshang notice that Yaya really had grown quite a bit taller.

But the problem was, because of the Seal, it was almost impossible for Yaya to grow taller.

Could it be…

With Le Sha’s help, Jiang Qingshang discovered that the Seal inside Yaya’s body actually showed signs of loosening!

And this Seal was a secret technique of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan.

Jiang Qingshang and Le Sha had no way to reinforce it unless Chu Yaoyao was there.

But Chu Yaoyao’s whereabouts had long been unknown, so how could they possibly contact her now?

“Perhaps, for Yaya, the loosening of the Seal might not be a bad thing.”

Looking at the girl lying on Jiang Qingshang’s lap, Le Sha spoke slowly.

Jiang Qingshang trusted this woman who had always looked after her sister.

So when she asked for her help to examine the Seal in Yaya’s body, Jiang Qingshang had already told her everything about Yaya.

“If Yaya wakes up, what she will have to face is a Demon Race World that has long been turned upside down. She would even have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of restoring her nation; she will be very tired.”

Jiang Qingshang stroked Yaya’s long hair, her eyes full of tenderness. Without realizing it, she had long since come to view Yaya as her and Lin Xun’s daughter.

“But Miss Qingshang, Yaya cannot always be Yaya.

Even if we had a way to reinforce the Seal on her…

…Seals, by their nature, have a maximum duration.

We can reinforce it for a time, but we cannot reinforce it for a lifetime!

The Seal inside her will eventually disappear completely one day.

When that happens, what will you do, Miss Qingshang?”

Curled up on Jiang Qingshang’s lap, Yaya shrank slightly into her embrace, her small head nuzzling gently.

Jiang Qingshang gently patted Yaya’s back.

“Furthermore…”

Le Sha also looked at the lovely girl.

“Is keeping the truth from Yaya really for her own good?

Does Yaya, or rather Chu Jiutao, truly want her younger sister to shoulder everything alone?”