Are You Yue Qianchou?

Yue Qianchou laughed and said, "Alright! Enough said. You're busy, so I won't bother you any longer. But I believe Yue Qianchou will be arriving at the Treasure Gathering Basin soon, and I hope Brother Yin will keep our previous agreement."

Yin Baikang nodded and said, "Of course, Brother Niu, please rest assured, the money is ready. As soon Yue Qianchou arrives, we will immediately exchange money and goods with him."

"Alright, you go ahead with your work!" Yue Qianchou said politely, then drifted down the mountain.

Yin Baikang's face beamed with a broad smile as he strolled along the mountaintop, taking in the breathtaking scenery. He felt utterly exhilarated. Standing beneath a towering pine tree, Chu Tian gazed at the vast sky, his heart filled with boundless pride, and murmured, "This world will be mine sooner or later. Wen Lanfeng or Bi Changchun, neither of them can stop me..."

As soon as Yue Qianchou arrived at the backyard of Spring Sleep Tower, he summoned Yan Yu and Hundred Charm Demoness to the bungalow. Inside the room, Yue Qianchou sat at the table silently eating fresh fruit from the fruit platter. The two women looked at each other, wondering why he had summoned them.

After a while, the fruit plate was half empty. Yue Qianchou picked up the white handkerchief on the table, wiped his hands clean, threw the handkerchief aside, and stared coldly at Yan Yu, saying, "I hope you still remember what I told you before. When are you planning to leave?"

Yan Yu bit her lip and said, "Where do you think I can go after I leave? If some powerful force really wants to find me, where can I hide?" Hundred Charm Demoness looked at the two of them suspiciously, wondering why Niu Youde wanted Yan Yu to leave.

Yue Qianchou said indifferently, "This is the last time I'm asking you, are you going or not?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the room immediately became heavy. Yan Yu's chest heaved slightly as she stared intently at Yue Qianchou, she finally spoke, "If you take me away, I'll go. If you don't take me away, I won't go anywhere."

Yue Qianchou's eyes flickered, then hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "Don't think that just because you know some things about me, you can use them to blackmail me. It won't work! I can compromise on anything, but I won't compromise on blackmail. I have my own things to do, and I can't possibly take you with me. You'd better give up on that idea."

These words are so hurtful to a woman! Hundred Charm Demoness, who was also a woman, silently observed Yan Yu. She saw a trace of sadness flash across Yan Yu's face and heard her say with a forced smile, "In that case, I won't trouble you anymore. I will stay at Spring Sleep Tower. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your situation."

"Hmph! Stay at Spring Sleep Tower?" Yue Qianchou sneered, "Do you want to be a brothel madam for the rest of your life?"

"Once I stepped into the Cultivation World, did I have a choice?" Yan Yu chuckled, seemingly quite pleased with herself, and said, "The Treasure Gathering Basin still has some rules to it. What will happen to me if I leave Treasure Gathering Basin? A woman with no background, decent looks, but not much cultivation, walking in the Cultivation World, will probably become the plaything of countless men sooner or later! Senior Niu, you're a man too, don't you think?"

Yue Qianchou didn't answer her question. He looked at Hundred Charm Demoness expressionlessly and said, "And you, I advise you to go back to the Huaxia Cultivation World. Don't think about looking for that Yue Qianchou anymore. That guy has a lot of troubles to deal with and can't help you right now. If you're willing, I'll find someone to send you back safely."

"Thank you for your kindness, senior. Since I'm already here, I'll stay and see what happens!" Hundred Charm Demoness bowed slightly, politely declining Yue Qianchou's offer.

"Two ungrateful women." Yue Qianchou stood up, leaving behind a cold snort, and strode towards the door.

The footsteps outside the door suddenly stopped, and then everything inside and outside the house was quiet. Yan Yu abruptly raised her head and ran quickly to the courtyard outside, but she could no longer see Niu Youde. She looked around blankly, disoriented, her body swaying and almost unable to stand...

The Hundred Charm Demoness appeared behind her unnoticed and gently supported her. Yan Yu turned around with some fear and asked, "Why did he suddenly say such things today? Is he never coming back?" At this moment, she was nowhere to be seen as the shrewd proprietress she once was.

"Men are all the same; if they don't want to come back, they don't want to come back." The Hundred Charm Demoness looked at her again and asked, "Are you very concerned about him?"

Yan Yu broke free from her hands and said with a bitter smile, "Sister Ye, didn't he realize that I didn't want to leave here, I just wanted to be with him? Since he wanted me to leave, why didn't he even give me a reassuring answer? Aren't men supposed to say sweet words to coax women? Why won't he even say a perfunctory lie to me? Is it because I come from a brothel that he looks down on me so much?"

What truly moved her was witnessing Niu Youde take Li Qiuxiang as his concubine. Despite Li Qiuxiang's background as a courtesan, he went to great lengths to save her, showing no contempt whatsoever for women of that profession. This scene deeply touched Yan Yu, a woman who also longed for a normal life. Coupled with the sense of security Niu Youde's profound and mysterious cultivation gave her, her steadfast heart was unwittingly led astray. Once the floodgates of emotion were opened, there was no stopping it; otherwise, how could Niu Youde have so easily gotten into her bed...

Hearing this, Hundred Charm Demoness suddenly chuckled, shaking her head and rubbing her forehead. "Yan Meizi, you're finished." After laughing, she grabbed her hand and said firmly, "Trust my judgment. This kind of man won't say a single sweet word to you because you already have a place in his heart. He's responsible for every word he says to you, so he won't speak easily. Besides, if he didn't have you in his heart, he could have just left. Why would he come back and say these heartless things to you? It's unnecessary!"

"Really?" Yan Yu grabbed her hand, eager to confirm.

The Hundred Charm Demoness tapped Yan Yu's forehead and chuckled, "You're lucky to have met a good man. Don't worry! He may seem cold on the outside, but he's warm-hearted and won't abandon you. What's the use of his heartless words? He's just fooling himself. If he's so capable, then he should never come looking for you again. Don't worry, just wait for him to come back."

Yan Yu was slightly taken aback, then suddenly burst into laughter. She had seen through this before, and it was precisely this that had her figured him out. She had only been blinded by Niu Youde's heartless words just now. It was because she cared so much about him that she had lost her composure... Yan Yu bit her lip and murmured, "If you're so capable, then don't come looking for me."

Hundred Charm Demoness looked at Yan Yu with some envy...

In the primeval forest outside the Treasure Gathering Basin, Yue Qianchou reappeared at the spot where he had roasted the pheasant last time. The ashes on the ground were still there, but the bones that had been thrown there were nowhere to be seen; they had probably been carried away by some animal.

Yue Qianchou's face was long and drawn. Those two women were making him very unhappy; neither of them was easy to deal with. Hundred Charm Demoness's feelings for him were somewhat ambiguous, and he was still having a headache about it, so he tried to avoid them as much as possible.

Yan Yu! It seems a bit strange that a virgin woman could run such a large brothel. What normal woman would run a brothel? Yue Qianchou was already suspicious, so he didn't dare to reveal his true identity and make arrangements for her.

Upon meeting Hundred Charm Demoness, he initially intended for her to take Yan Yu to the Huaxia Cultivation World for some time, perhaps with the help of a reliable escort, such as Nong Zhu. However, these two women were adamant in their resolve...

"Do whatever you want, I don't care anymore!" Yue Qianchou kicked a large tree twice to vent his anger. Suddenly, he looked up at the tree and saw a huge head peeking out from the branches, two cold, eerie eyes staring at him. A large brown python, its tongue flicking, slid down the trunk quickly.

Yue Qianchou was stunned for a moment, guessing that his two kicks had disturbed the python sleeping in the tree. Before the python had fully landed, it rushed over and its nearly ten-meter-long body instantly coiled around Yue Qianchou, then forcefully tightened its grip, trying to strangle its prey.

It's not surprising that there's such a large python in the primeval forest. Yue Qianchou looked up at the python's gradually opening mouth and said coldly, "Yue Qianchou is back, Star Flame Fire Art!"

A burst of azure flame suddenly exploded, engulfing both the man and the snake. A moment later, the flame subsided, Yue Qianchou unharmed, a pile of ashes on the ground. He didn't even bother to look at them, carefully removing the human skin mask from his face, then dispelling the pressure on his vocal cords that had been altering his voice. He stretched his facial muscles, removed the headband, took off the bracelets from his wrists, and stripped off all his clothes.

Standing there completely naked, a stream of water appeared out of nowhere, swirling around him and washing him quickly. After washing himself clean, he waved his hand, and the water rushed into the dense forest. He took out another set of clothes and changed, and his hairstyle was restored to Yue Qianchou's style, making him look completely refreshed.

Looking around, without the slightest hesitation, he swiftly soared into the air, glanced at the towering God of Wealth Peak in the distance, and with a flash, flew rapidly towards the Treasure Gathering Basin. He soon arrived outside the Treasure Gathering Basin, landing between the two small hills spanned by suspension bridges. He saw many cultivators coming and going across the bridges hidden in the mist. Guan Zhongkai had brought him here once before, so he knew the way well and strolled across the suspension bridges.

After crossing the suspension bridge and entering the cave, Yue Qianchou went directly to a stone chamber inside the cave and saw several people registering to receive their Treasure Gathering Basin Access Jade Certificates. He wasn't in a hurry and stood in line behind them obediently. When it was his turn, he said, "Give me an access jade certificate."

"Name, sect affiliation," the cultivator behind the table asked as he picked up a jade tablet and began writing.

"Yue Qianchou, unaffiliated, Rogue Cultivator!" Yue Qianchou said calmly. Upon hearing this, everyone coming and going in the cave paused simultaneously, even the guards all turned to look at him. The cultivator behind the table looked up in astonishment and asked, "You're Yue Qianchou?"

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