Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 113: Returning the Favor in the Same Way

The maid's face turned pale, and she opened her mouth to plead, but the guards around her firmly silenced her, effortlessly dragging her away like an eagle catching a chicken.

Qi Yalan shook her head. "It's unlikely that we can get any useful information out of her. Since those guys have targeted Junior Brother and dared to come after you, they must have planned their escape route in advance. It's unlikely that they left any evidence behind."

Luo Wanqing's anger had not subsided. "They may be able to hide for a while, but they can't hide forever. Once I find out who these bastards are, I will make them regret coming into this world!"

After a while, a high-ranking priest returned, holding a crystal ball that sealed the maid's residual soul, a Law Weapon. He reported softly, "Your Highness, there are extremely malicious restrictions hidden in the spy's soul. Almost all types of soul-searching secret techniques have limited effects on her. I have tried several times, and most of her soul has already burned out. There is nothing more we can do."

Luo Wanqing let out a sigh. "Then let her soul scatter! Actually, there's no need to investigate further. Besides the few forces in the Extreme Void Starry Sky that possess such terrifying means, who else has the ability? It's unlikely that my useless siblings, Jade Pearl Star Palace, Jade Drop Divine Temple, or Bright Moon Sword Sect would be capable. When you consider the ability and motive, it's enough to explain the situation. As for evidence, it's not that important."

Qi Yalan pondered. "We should report this to the Master, and since this operation failed, those guys won't accept defeat. They will soon resort to more covert and sinister methods. We need to protect Junior Brother and ourselves, and not give them any chance to succeed."

She remembered the previous attempt by the people from Jade Drop Divine Temple to abduct her, which was thwarted by the guardian by Qin Muling's side. The same thing might happen again.

Luo Wanqing nodded. "Definitely. As long as Junior Brother doesn't make any low-level mistakes, no one can plot against him. As for us... if we really fall into their trap, it's better to end our own lives early, rather than face a fate worse than death."

These women were not naive and ignorant. They were well aware of the dark side of the cultivation world. For beauties like them, death would definitely be a luxury if they were ever imprisoned.

Imperial Dao Peak.

At this moment, Qin Muling was trapped in a huge maze illusion array. All he could see was a dense mist, and three steps away was chaos, with nothing visible.

It was silent all around, and even if ordinary cultivators used their divine sense to sense, it would still be ineffective. This illusion array had the ability to confuse and interfere with divine sense. Various detection-type divine abilities and the effects of Law Weapons were limited.

Moreover, the array was constantly changing. Even if a trapped cultivator was proficient in array formations, by the time they figured out some tricks, any change in the array meant that their previous efforts were in vain.

Qin Muling tried to take a few steps randomly and keenly noticed that his position had subtly changed, being secretly teleported to another area of the array. This was due to his innate talent. Ordinary cultivators of the same level would find it difficult to even notice this.

Second Senior Sister Cheng Yulan's knowledge of array formations has become even more profound...

Qin Muling pondered. To quickly escape the current predicament, there were only two choices. One was to use brute force, relying on strong cultivation or a powerful Law Treasure to forcefully destroy the foundation of the array. The other was to have a far superior understanding of array formations in the field of array dao, which would easily resolve the various methods set up by Cheng Yulan.

However, Cheng Yulan had already reached the Immortal Ascension realm. To break through with sheer strength, only a True Immortal or above would have a chance. As for someone with a greater understanding of array formations than her, they were rare in the entire sect.

Qin Muling currently did not meet either of these conditions.

So Cheng Yulan confidently said, "Junior Brother, let's play hide and seek. If I catch Senior Sister, then I'll let you... hehehe!"

In response, Qin Muling could only silently complain. She knows very well that I can't break my vow right now, yet she still tempts me with empty promises, pushing me to the edge of danger. Does she really think I'm that easy to manipulate?

Sometimes, Qin Muling wonders what would happen if she couldn't resist and crossed the line with a certain Senior Sister. How would Master Mu Yinghua react when she finds out?

Qin Muling might face some consequences, but nothing too serious. As for the Senior Sister, she would definitely face severe punishment, and no one would be able to plead for her.

"...Junior Brother, are you planning to give up?" Cheng Yulan's ethereal and elusive voice came from all directions. Clearly, she is aware of every move Qin Muling makes. In a sense, the entire formation is now her exclusive domain.

Qin Muling shook his head. His Divine Ability activated, and the dense mist slowly dissipated. The mysteries of the formation unfolded layer by layer, and there were no blind spots in the flow of mana nodes. All the hidden traps and restrictions were powerless to bind him.

Cheng Yulan, dressed in white and exuding an ethereal aura, stood a few hundred steps away, observing Qin Muling's expression with interest. It seems that she feels accomplished in rendering this Junior Brother helpless.

According to the agreed bet, if Qin Muling loses, he has to wear the female clothing personally crafted by Cheng Yulan and let her record it with the Leave Shadow Immortal Stone. If he wins, she has to let him... hehehe. Of course, this is something that will never happen.

So now, Cheng Yulan is already fantasizing about how Qin Muling will look in women's clothing. She imagines him as an unparalleled beauty, a one-in-a-million beauty, which brings her great pleasure.

However, at this moment, Qin Muling started to move. In Cheng Yulan's incredulous gaze, he walked step by step towards her position, skillfully avoiding all the traps and restrictions along the way, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in his own backyard.

How is this possible?

Cheng Yulan's expression froze, then she quickly adjusted the formation, changing its operation rules countless times. Thick fog covered the sky, making it impossible to see anything.

But no matter what Cheng Yulan did, Qin Muling seemed unaffected. He remained steadfast in locking onto her position and, after a moment, successfully caught her.

"Senior Sister, you lost!" Qin Muling embraced Cheng Yulan's soft and powerful waist, his hand sliding down her smooth and perfect back, reaching the astonishing curve.

"So what?" After a brief moment of surprise, Cheng Yulan's expression didn't show any panic. She looked at him with a smile.

Since he is her Junior Brother, whatever he wants to do is only natural.

Qin Muling rubbed her waist and said, "I don't want to risk Master's anger by doing something reckless, so let's change the conditions."

"What conditions?"

"Wear the clothes I crafted and let me record it with the Leave Shadow Immortal Stone."

Qin Muling smiled and said, "This is called 'using their own methods against them'."

"You..." Cheng Yulan's expression changed slightly. Can the things that Junior Brother made be considered clothing? They are more like ribbons and cloth strips, and they are all used for non-serious purposes. I wonder how he came up with so many strange ideas? It's simply... too shameless and vulgar!

"I'm willing to bet and accept the consequences!" Qin Muling said firmly, "If you want to back out, Senior Sister, I won't play with you next time!"

"Fine!" Cheng Yulan gritted her teeth, "It's just wearing a few sets of clothes, Senior Sister agrees, but you have to promise not to let them see."

"It's a deal!" Qin Muling smiled and thought to herself, you're the first one, and the others won't be able to escape either, so whether they see it or not, it doesn't really matter.

...

In the main hall of the sect's meeting place.

Mu Yinghua sat high on a white jade cloud bed, surrounded by dozens of high-level elders, all of them silent and solemn. Xie Changqing, the envoy of Jade Pearl Star Palace, stood proudly below, his voice strong and powerful, "Our demands are simple. For the sake of the stability of Cloud Dream Immortal Domain and the surrounding starry sky, we ask that your side immediately cease certain dangerous actions. Only then can our two factions coexist peacefully. Otherwise, if the situation spirals out of control and war breaks out again, your side will not only be the main culprit in disrupting the peace of Cloud Dream Immortal Domain, but the foundation of your sect will also be difficult to preserve. Please think twice, Sect Master..."

He went on and on, but the female cultivators around him looked at him with mockery and disdain, as if they were watching a monkey perform.

"There's something I don't understand," Mu Yinghua finally asked after a long silence, "How big is the land where your sect's main altar is located? And how big are the main altars of those Supreme Dao sects nearby? It seems that there is no sect smaller than ours."

"Now we just want to restore our own territory and rebuild our devastated homeland caused by you. Yet, you dare to come and threaten us? Do you really think that your Jade Pearl Star Palace can dominate everything and do whatever you want?" Mu Yinghua sneered.

Xie Changqing's face froze, "The war from ten thousand years ago has already ended. Since you were the defeated side, you should accept the reality. From now on, it will always be like this. Without our permission, you cannot unilaterally change the current situation!"

Mu Yinghua laughed coldly, "Is that so? But we are determined to do just that. What can you do about it?"

Xie Changqing seemed somewhat incredulous, "So, are you really planning to start a war? Don't forget the current strength of our Jade Pearl Star Palace. We can easily wipe you out!"

"If you really could have wiped us out, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"

Mu Yinghua's expression remained unchanged: "Regardless of what actions you plan to take, whether it's threatening to blockade or directly starting a war, the plan to restore the main altar of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace will not stop."

For any Supreme-level orthodox power, the main altar is the fundamental place, the core interest, and they are willing to pay any price to defend its safety.

That's why Mu Yinghua made such a strong statement. This is not about expansion, but simply about closing the doors to sort out their own internal affairs. If they have to consider the attitude of hostile forces outside even for such matters, then there is no point in talking about the revival of the sect. It's better to go to bed early!

Those powers have never cared about their feelings or the interests of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace before, so naturally, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace doesn't need to consider what those guys think.

"Within half a month, Jade Pearl Star Palace will be fully prepared for war."

Finally, Xie Changqing could only announce with a gloomy face.

"We will be waiting!"

Mu Yinghua waved her hand coldly, signaling to see the guests off.

Xie Changqing, with a darkened face, turned and left the main hall, boarding the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat with a group of high-ranking female cultivators escorting him, and ascended into the sky.

In the following ten days, more than twenty powers, including Jade Pearl Star Palace, issued war threats to Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace one after another. They mobilized troops on a large scale in the border areas, showing a posture of launching an attack at any time.

Then, Heavenly Witch Divine Dynasty, Great Brahman Sound Temple, Palace of Calamitous Fate, and more than ten other orthodox powers also issued public statements, supporting Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and vowing not to allow the forces led by Jade Pearl Star Palace to disrupt the peace of Cloud Dream Immortal Domain.

These are the visible changes in the outside world. In secret, the secret assassination teams of Jade Pearl Star Palace launched more than one small-scale probing attack, but the results were mostly defeats. The reason was that the number of experts sent by Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace was several times more than they had estimated.

Although powers like Bright Moon Sword Sect and Jade Drop Divine Temple also participated, they did not truly exert their strength and only sent some insignificant subordinate forces.

After several failures, the high-level members of Jade Pearl Star Palace finally realized that something was wrong. They cursed their unreliable allies in secret while continuing to engage in a war of words. They couldn't afford to lose momentum, but the plan for a large-scale war was increasingly questioned and opposed by more and more core elders.

After all, Jade Pearl Star Palace also had enemies. Under the covert operations of Palace of Calamitous Fate, some past adversaries began to stir, showing signs of taking advantage of the situation.

After several rounds of maneuvering, the Sect Master Yan Qinyang had already realized that his plan to annex Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace was simply not feasible. Too many powers in the surrounding area were unwilling to see Jade Pearl Star Palace grow further, including their former allies. So, forcefully starting a war would only be a waste of effort.

But he was unwilling to just give up like this. He had to find a way to end things gracefully.

Coincidentally, a representative from another sect came to mediate, and Yan Qinyang took advantage of the situation and agreed to resolve the issue through negotiations.

In this state of neither war nor peace, the action to restore the main body of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace continued as scheduled.

Ten days later, the protective mountain formation of the sect was once again fully activated, pulling in a massive amount of floating land fragments from the depths of the void, merging them back with the main body.

By the end of this operation, the edges of the main body had expanded outward by over a million miles on average, bringing them one step closer to full recovery.

(End of this chapter)