Chapter 40: Could You Explain It?

“What do you mean?”

Sitting in the main seat, the cherry-pink-haired maiden had vacant, pale pink eyes, and she always wore a charming, gentle smile that made it impossible to discern her thoughts.

“Su Ying Martial Niece, we don’t mean anything by it.”

Blood Saber Hall Master Xue Tao said unkindly.

“Look, Su Ying Martial Niece, Lin Xun Martial Nephew has been missing for over two years, and the position of His Highness the Demon Son in our Ten Thousand Demon Sect has been vacant all this time.”

“That’s right, Su Ying Martial Niece.”

Xiao Longren of Dragon Scale Peak looked at Su Ying with greedy, scarlet eyes.

“Since ancient times, the Demon Son and Saintess have been indispensable to the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. In the current situation, having only the Saintess and no Demon Son is against the rules.”

“Hehehe… rules?”

The Magic Zither Hall Master, a beautiful young woman who looked about thirty, gave a scornful laugh.

“According to the rules, a new Demon Son can only be established after the corpse of the previous one is found, or if his demise is completely confirmed! Leaving aside the fact that the Demon Son is still alive, even the Old City Lord of Tianji City confirmed that His Highness the Demon Son will rise again a century later. What reason do you have to establish a new Demon Son?”

“What you said is certainly true, but according to the old man from Tianji City, Lin Xun Martial Nephew will still be defeated by the Saintess of Zilin Holy Land a century from now. Shouldn’t we prepare for a rainy day?” Hei Dasha of Black Absolute Peak retorted.

“Ge ge ge ge.” The Peak Master of Charm Peak, who was lightly dressed, covered her abdomen and let out a goose-like laugh. “Prepare for a rainy day? I see you have less than two thousand years left in your life anyway—you’re going to die eventually, right? Why don’t you perform a ritual suicide by disembowelment for me right now?”

“Zhao Yue, starting a few years ago, haven’t the women of your Charm Peak long wanted to get into Lin Xun’s bed?”

“That is natural.”

Zhao Yue admitted it without blushing or her heart skipping a beat.

“Thousands of women in our Charm Sect, high and low, who wouldn’t want to serve His Highness the Demon Son? It’s just a shame that His Highness the Demon Son doesn’t fancy common women like us, mere rouge and powder.

In contrast, I wonder which peak or hall keeps relentlessly pursuing our female Disciples every day.

All day long, they keep telling us to ‘drink more hot water.’

When chatting via Spiritual Artifacts, we clearly wanted to stop talking and told them we were going to take a bath, yet the other party thought it was some kind of hint. Ah, how pathetic. No wonder they don’t have a Dao Companion; they deserve to be single.”

“Zhao Yue!”

The peaks and halls present whose members were all male stood up!

But they could only shout “Zhao Yue’s” name; they couldn’t say anything else.

That’s because Charm Peak’s original Dao path is based on seducing men.

What the Charm Peak Disciples did was not only correct, but they were also Cultivating.

In contrast, the male Disciples of their own peaks would let their imaginations run wild just because someone said, “I’m going to take a bath,” and even proudly tell others, “She’s hinting at me!”

This made them look very shameful.

“Oh, do the Hall Masters and Peak Masters want to bully a weak and powerless little woman like me? His Highness the Demon Son is definitely better; he’s super gentle at night.”

The already thousand-year-old Zhao Yue said this while looking infatuatedly, missing Lin Xun, her glistening eyes practically melting into water.

“Alright, Sister Zhao, stop bullying them and exposing their shortcomings.”

Su Ying laughed, her voice clear and crisp, like the tinkling of wind chimes.

“Su Ying asked all you Seniors to come here, not because she wants to remove Brother Lin from the position of Demon Son.”

“On the contrary, it’s because recently, some people have been thinking too much and believing they are very powerful.”

“Such matters give me a headache, so I ask all you Seniors to remind them not to overestimate themselves.”

“Otherwise, Su Ying doesn’t know what might happen.”

Looking at the gentle smile of the cherry-pink-haired maiden, everyone present felt their hearts clench.

She was clearly smiling, yet she made people feel as if they were staring into the abyss.

Su Ying repeated once more: “Have all you Seniors understood?”

Everyone, regardless of who they were, rose and bowed: “Yes.”

The meeting concluded “smoothly.” Some Hall Masters, Peak Masters, and Elders left angrily, while others remained seated in their spots, calmly drinking tea.

“Thank you for the support, Seniors.”

When only the “Demon Son Faction” remained in the great meeting hall, Su Ying stood up and bowed slightly.

“Martial Niece Su, you exaggerate.”

“That’s right, Yingying, we’re all family, why be polite?” the Charm Peak Master said with a smile. “Xiao Xun has shown great kindness to our Charm Peak.”

An Elder also nodded and said, “In this old man’s opinion, if those ill-intentioned scoundrels truly become the Demon Son, the Ten Thousand Demon Sect’s disintegration wouldn’t be far off.”

“Exactly.” The Magic Zither Hall Master shook her head. “Only Xiao Xun can suppress the various halls and peaks. Replacing him with anyone else would incite dissatisfaction among them. By then, our Ten Thousand Demon Sect might not even be wiped out by the Righteous Path; it might have already collapsed internally.”

“However, Xiao Ying, we can only hold them down for a while. But if His Highness the Demon Son remains missing, or if the Sect Master continues his closed-door seclusion, or if something unexpected happens, things will become very troublesome.”

“Indeed, Your Highness’s severe injuries are not yet healed, and his Realm is definitely not as high as before. We must find Your Highness first, otherwise, if others find him first, Your Highness might meet with misfortune.”

“Also, the rootless fruit,” a Peak Master said. “The Demon Son Faction is not a monolith; there must be spies. The news that Martial Niece Su is having people search for the rootless fruit has spread, even outside the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. This time, many people will likely fight over it.”

Su Ying shook her head: “It’s not strange that the news of me wanting the rootless fruit spread. Even without spies, anyone could guess that I would definitely not pass up this immortal fruit that can repair Spiritual Roots and injuries to the Dao.”

“Then for this fruit picking, we must carefully select our Disciples!”

“No.” Su Ying smiled, her eyes curving. “They know I want the rootless fruit, but they certainly don’t know that I will go myself this time! And instead of discussing this…”

Su Ying walked up to the Charm Peak Master and gently held Zhao Yue’s small hand. Her voice was so sweet and pleasant, yet it sent shivers down one’s spine.

“Sister Zhao, you previously mentioned that Brother Lin was’super gentle at night.’ Could Sister Zhao explain that?”

“As expected, that Su Ying is still very troublesome.”

The Hall Masters and Peak Masters who left the meeting hall gathered together.

The reason they proposed “replacing the Demon Son” at this meeting was merely to test Su Ying’s bottom line.

That Su Ying, as expected, refused to yield.

“In short, setting aside the fact that Su Ying is already in the Upper Five Realms, Lin Xun long ago tossed the Demon Son Token to her. She not only controls the Death Warriors belonging to the Demon Son and Saintess, but she also has considerable support. For now, if Su Ying doesn’t budge, replacing the Demon Son is impossible.”

“Heh heh, Su Ying and Lin Xun were already involved in an ambiguous relationship! How could she allow her Dao Companion to be removed from his position!”

“Then we…”

“No rush. The Sect Master is in death seclusion and probably won’t come out, but that esteemed adult is a different story. As soon as that esteemed adult comes out of seclusion, anything is possible.”

The Dragon Scale Hall Master sneered.

“Besides, doesn’t she want the rootless fruit? Then let’s help her out.”

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