Chapter 341

Chapter 341: Back to the Devil King’s Palace to Gather Information

He threw up his hands and shouted: “This won’t work and that won’t work. Does this Young Master really have to wait a thousand years?” He was going crazy.

He wished he could help Shen Sang Ruo cultivate himself.

In truth, compared to other Cultivators, her speed was already very fast.

She patted his shoulder and said: “I know you’re anxious, but hold on. Be patient. You can do it.”

From then on, Qi Yan’s calm life gained a new urgent task: supervise Shen Sang Ruo’s cultivation.

They drew closer and closer to the Devil King’s Palace.

Qi Yan, who cared a lot about his image, lifted his hand to tidy his clothes, but Shen Sang Ruo stopped him: “Don’t. It’s perfect like this.”

She added: “Later, you only need to show your face and then leave right away. After things here are handled, come find me again.”

Qi Yan stared at her and asked: “Why should this Young Master listen to you?”

She sighed and said, “If you won’t, then fine. My mood is bad. I don’t really want to cultivate lately.”

“You… hmph!” Qi Yan huffed hard, afraid she really wouldn’t cultivate. He had to back down. He gritted his teeth and said: “Fine! This Young Master will listen to you!”

Anyone could hear him grinding his teeth.

The corner of her lips lifted in a smile. She had him perfectly in hand.

The Dodder Flower Sprite silently sighed. It had only been the third day, and Qi Yan’s real trials were still ahead.

The two of them landed before the hall doors of the Devil King’s Palace.

The Devil Cultivators on guard saw her return and were so excited they thought they were seeing things.

Then they noticed Qi Yan at her side and tensed at once.

Luckily, Qi Yan followed her plan: he showed up with that battle damaged look, then turned into a stream of light and vanished.

The Devil Cultivators relaxed and shouted: “The Devil Lord is back! The Devil Lord is back! Go inform the Chief!”

Shi Mu and Wan Quan had almost turned the Radical Faction’s territory upside down these three days, searching for Shen Sang Ruo without sleep.

They had no confidence in their hearts. If she died at Qi Yan’s hands, then no number of deaths could repay their guilt.

The longer it took, the more panicked they felt.

They even wanted to rush to the Conservative Faction to look for her.

Just then, a subordinate brought the news that she had returned. They gave thanks to the heavens and hurried back at once.

When they reached the Devil King’s Palace, Shen Sang Ruo was already seated on the throne in the hall.

She didn’t say a word and just sat there quietly.

Yet the pressure they felt was huge. In the end, this was their failure.

They had made the Devil Lord fall into danger. They deserved a harsh punishment.

They dropped to their knees with a thud at the foot of her seat. The other Devil Cultivators followed and knelt in waves.

They cried out: “The Devil Lord has suffered. Please punish us, Devil Lord!”

Shen Sang Ruo still did not speak, and a rain of sweat fell from many foreheads.

Shi Mu raised his head and forced himself to say: “It was our negligence. We should not have worked with that kind of person. Qi Yan did not do anything to the Devil Lord, did he?”

No matter how strong Ya Lan once was, now he was only a shred of soul, needing another body to act. How could he be a match for Qi Yan?

He was truly afraid something had happened to Shen Sang Ruo.

The Devil Cultivators who had seen the battle damaged Qi Yan quietly passed word to Shi Mu and Wan Quan.

When he heard it, Shi Mu’s eyes lit up. Qi Yan was injured? And Qi Yan himself brought their Devil Lord back?

He asked, excited: “Is that true?”

They answered, “We saw it clearly with our own eyes. It’s absolutely true!”

Shi Mu and Wan Quan couldn’t help imagining a grand scene. Their Devil Lord was so strong that even Qi Yan had been subdued by her.

That was Qi Yan, one of the Five Divine Beasts!

Their respect for Shen Sang Ruo grew to the point of worship.

Even their gazes burned.

They shouted: “The Devil Lord is unmatched! What is Qi Yan? He is but a loser before our Devil Lord!”

Even Qi Yan couldn’t act wild before their Devil Lord.

Now they accepted Shen Sang Ruo as the Devil Lord even more. Who else could pull this off?

“Devil Lord mighty! Devil Lord mighty!”

Shen Sang Ruo lifted her hand, and the shouting stopped at once.

They declared: “Please rest easy, Devil Lord. We will make Qi Yan pay the price and avenge you!”

She said calmly: “No need. Continue the cooperation with Qi Yan. Everything goes as planned.”

“Devil Lord…”

They were puzzled for a moment, then quickly understood what she meant.

Their voices grew even more excited: “As expected of the Devil Lord. With a light move, you made Qi Yan submit! We are in awe!”

She said, “The rest of you go receive punishment. Shi Mu stays. You know what you deserve. If any of you try to play tricks…” Her gaze swept over them coldly, “Don’t make me act personally.”

She would not miss this open chance to punish the Radical Faction’s Devil Cultivators.

And she would punish them heavily. If it wasn’t heavy, it wouldn’t match Ya Lan’s style.

She kept Shi Mu to gather information.

She would also stir up the conflict between him and Wan Quan. Favoring one over the other would cause trouble for sure.

She had not missed the unwilling look on Wan Quan’s face when he left.

She leaned back on the throne and looked down at Shi Mu: “Tell me what has changed in the Radical Faction these years.”

Shi Mu reported every change in great detail.

But there was nothing about the Heretic Cultivators’ old plot. There was basically nothing useful.

In the end, he spoke of the plan to attack the Conservative Faction.

He said they would work inside and outside with Shang Qing and Shi Yi, try to get the Conservative Faction’s defense map, learn the ways to break their key guard points, and with Qi Yan’s help, easily take the Conservative Faction.

He added, frowning: “It’s just that Shang Qing and Shi Yi are useless. They’ve hidden there for hundreds of years and still haven’t gained Ling Hu Min’s trust. We don’t know the current situation in the Conservative Faction.”

“But please rest easy, Devil Lord. Even if they can’t get the defense map, it won’t affect the grand plan. In half a year, we will take the Conservative Faction.”

“Our people are refining a magic tool. Once we hand it to Shang Qing and Shi Yi, they can sabotage the Conservative Faction’s Barrier Ward from the inside.”

Her eyes moved slightly. That was useful information.

He said proudly: “By then, the Conservative Faction will have nowhere to hide. The whole Shadowmist Ravine will be our Radical Faction’s territory.”

Shi Mu stuck out his chest, full of “heroic spirit.”

But remembering he stood before Shen Sang Ruo, he switched to a flattering smile: “All this is arranged by your subordinate. I only learned a little from the Devil Lord. If the Devil Lord has other plans, your subordinate will redeploy at once.”

She hadn’t thought it through yet, so she set it aside: “Follow yours for now.”

[What she cared about more was the Heretic Cultivators’ conspiracy back then. Since Shi Mu hadn’t mentioned it, Ya Lan must have ordered that it not be spoken easily.] She could only test him.

She asked, “Right, how is that plan coming along?”