Minghe Frightened Out of Her Wits (Silver Bonus Chapter 7/30)

Yu Shang convened a meeting of all clans today, ostensibly to remove the word "Acting" from "Acting City Lord," but in reality, she wanted to centralize power.

Becoming the Acting City Lord a deputy lord is simple; it's just a matter of going through the motions. But centralizing power is not easy. Xun Wood City has a history of tens of thousands of years, and there have only been a few instances of centralized power, usually during wartime. I originally thought there would be some resistance this time, and even brought in the High Priest for encouragement... but it went quite smoothly in the end.

Firstly, it's indeed time for Xun Wood City to have a unified voice. The current chaos is a clear indication that everyone has their own agendas, and the situation in the Great Wilderness is also somewhat chaotic. Adding to the chaos is the matter of the Netherworld, making the situation even more complicated. In short, the situation is different from previous years. If everyone continues to be a disorganized bunch fighting their own battles, it will be detrimental to everyone's future. This situation definitely needs a unified leader.

This is the premise, and those with insight have long held this consensus. However, whether the Winged Human Race have the final say is another matter.

Everyone wants to be in charge.

Uwabami Bird naturally felt that they should be in charge, and all the events originated from this. The undercurrents had been there all along, but the naive Yu Shang was unaware of it.

Even the Double Eyed Bird had this intention... Xiang Ming, with his assertive nature, would obviously strive to have the final say, whether at home or outside.

Of the several families that attempted to form a marriage alliance, only Guiche did not have this intention. Guiche came under orders, for the sake of the underworld.

However, now that the wedding has taken place, it's really not easy for anyone to compete with the Winged Human Race.

They were all controlled by others, acting like Winged Human Race, most of them would have become puppets of others. Where would they get the confidence to jump out and fight? Not only could they not fight, but they also had to support the Winged Human Race when others were fighting, and stand on the same side as Yu Shang, as a way of repaying their kindness.

Yu Shang never expected that her wedding, which was supposed to be disrupted, would turn out to be a good thing and she would smoothly gain a lot of support.

The most typical sign of centralized power in one clan is that the Xun Wood Heart, which was originally kept in rotation, is now permanently managed by the Winged Human Race.

Those who control the life-and-death weapon of Xun Wood City possess the greatest authority.

Other matters, such as reforms to the power structure within the city and the redistribution of authority, cannot be accomplished in a single morning meeting; they require time and gradual refinement.

So Yu Shang, who had just become the city lord and held power over all the tribes, happily returned home after the meeting, carrying her Xun Wood Heart.

She was filled with tenderness the whole way. If it weren't for her Husband's efforts to turn the tide, how could things have gone so smoothly?

Blushing, she entered the camp and grabbed a female winged woman, asking, "Where is the Husband- in-law?"

The winged girl hesitated for a long time with a strange expression before finally saying, "I went to that guest surnamed Meng's room."

Yu Shang jumped three feet high. "I knew that vixen would steal food while I wasn't looking!"

The winged girl watched helplessly as the Saintess swept into the Guest Courtyard like a gust of wind, wanting to say that it was the Husband had entered the room by himself, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

Minghe watched with sparkling eyes as Yu Shang rushed to the door of Meng Qingying's room.

The Winged Human Race are straightforward, and Yu Shang is a prime example. Even though she's become more cunning after meeting Qin Yi, her ingrained tribal habits haven't changed. She wouldn't consider any roundabout strategies; hearing the commotion from the doorway, she kicked the door open and yelled, "You vixen, let go of my Husband!"

Minghe's usually calm expression, which only changed in front of Qin Yi, suddenly became very interesting.

The Liusu and the dog inside the ring grinned, their eyes Gungun, holding their breath in anticipation.

Qin Yi rushed out, pulled Yu Shang into the house, and slammed the door shut.

Meng Qingying's voice, both amused and exasperated, soon came from inside. "You feathered person, I didn't cause you any trouble last night, but you're the one causing trouble for me."

Yu Shang Chang knew that Meng Qingying had actually arrived first, and angrily retorted, "How can it be the same? You're in my house, you're my guest, how can you behave like this!"

Meng Qingying said lazily, "At worst, you can come to my house next time."

Yu Shang was dumbfounded. Was this even possible?

Then I quickly wondered what I had done by rushing in here?

Meng Qingying was one of the people she had previously mocked for Qin Yi's "large-scale deployment," and she knew that all along, having already acknowledged it. Now that she's here, it doesn't make sense to tell Qin Yi to keep his distance from her.

Why did you barge in here?

Minghe was stunned. She had wanted to see them fight, but she never expected it to turn out like this!

The dog was dumbfounded; it had never seen such miraculous skill before.

Liusu sighed contentedly, cupped her hands, and gave the dog a look of disdain. "Standard procedure."

Dog: "..."

It's probably trying to say, "What hobby have you awakened? Is this something to be proud of?"

This isn't right... Do you even know that your name is Liusu and not Bangbang?

Oh right... Doggy scratched his head, wondering if he had another name besides Doggy, something like Taotie?

I'd almost forgotten...

The dog quickly pulled out a steamed bun and started munching on it, trying to recall some of its own memories.

At night.

Minghe stood once again by her beloved lotus pond, gazing at the moonlight reflected on the water.

Meng Qingying appeared beside her again, like a ghost, and they watched together.

Minghe remained silent and said, "You..."

After saying just one word, I was speechless; I'd forgotten what I wanted to say.

Meng Qingying said nonchalantly, "I am a Witch."

Minghe felt like she'd said something similar yesterday... Is that some kind of magic bullet? Witch are something else...

After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "Why did you stop? Is it no longer possible?"

Meng Qingying leaned back in surprise, scrutinizing her for a while before saying, "You can say things like that?"

Minghe ignored her.

Meng Qingying said with a grin, "We don't have that much free time. Yu Shang has a lot of things to do, and Qin Yi has his own things to do too."

Minghe asked curiously, "What does he want?"

"He scraped some wood shavings from the Xun Wood Heart, saying he wanted to refine pills." Meng Qingying said this with some curiosity, "I really don't know where his pill refining skills and Pill Formula came from. The Xun Wood Heart is a kind of Innate Item that ordinary Alchemist simply cannot refine, and they don't even have the relevant Pill Formula. At least, his Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace certainly doesn't have them."

Minghe said calmly, "He has a lot of good fortune; it's nothing special."

Meng Qingying said, "Aren't you curious why he's refining this? He's obviously not at the point where he needs it... This is something that can only be used in the late stage of the Qian Yuan realm. Using it too early will cause his body to explode."

Minghe thought about it and was also very curious. Why was Qin Yi in such a hurry to refine this kind of thing at this time?

But after thinking about it, she didn't care. She was never one to care about most things, unlike Meng Qingying who always maintained a keen curiosity. "Master said he carries a Taotie with him, probably for making it. Why do you care so much?"

Meng Qingying glanced at her sideways. "Your calm and collected expression is really uncomfortable to look at. You're so arrogant."

Minghe calmly said, "A cultivator should be like this, not letting worldly matters weigh on their mind. I offer you a word of advice..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Yi's voice came from behind. "Minghe, Qing Ying, you're here..."

Minghe's expression changed instantly. "Weren't you refining pills?"

Without waiting for Qin Yi's reply, she fled across the water as if her life depended on it, disappearing in an instant, clearly terrified.

I'm afraid he'll blurt out, "Since we're already here, why don't we..."

Qin Yi stared blankly in the direction she had disappeared, saying, "I just came to let you know that I've been calculating and I need to go into seclusion for at least half a month to refine my pills... What was she doing again?"

Meng Qingying laughed so hard she almost fell over, "That's how it should be for those who cultivate the Dao."