Chapter 11

This was completely different from what she had imagined.

Mister Jiang's vision was so grand—he wanted his works to spread across the world!

She had been misunderstanding his intentions all along.

And just now...

Yan Liuli truly felt deeply ashamed.

Her face flushed red as an apple.

Yet in her heart, a strange emotion began to stir...

"Please rest assured, Mister."

"Liuli will devote the full strength of the Yan Family to spreading your hard work across the world!"

"Let it reach every ear under heaven!"

Yan Liuli vowed.

Since this was Mister Jiang's request, she naturally had to do her utmost to fulfill it.

However.

In Yan Liuli's heart, there were other thoughts as well.

Though she had only caught a fleeting glimpse of the books Mister Jiang had written, she could clearly sense their immense potential.

She believed these books would surely explode in popularity across the world!

Not just Peerless Legend, but also others like Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin, Desolate Heaven Emperor, Heavenly Venerate Chronicle, and Nightfall.

Every single one was a novel with the potential to spread across the world.

This was undoubtedly a massive business opportunity. The Yan Family could rely solely on printing and selling Mister Jiang's novels.

They would make a fortune.

Enough to restore the Yan Family to a top-tier force in the Southwest Dao, and perhaps even ascend to the highest echelons of power in the world!

But this money.

Yan Liuli did not intend for the Yan Family to keep it all.

The majority of the profits should belong to Mister Jiang.

After all, he was the author of these books.

How could the Yan Family monopolize this wealth?

More importantly, this was a chance to bind herself completely to Mister Jiang. From then on, the Yan Family would have a backer.

A powerful expert!

Filling the void left by the Yan Family's lack of strong fighters!

And... Yan Liuli did not want this to be a one-time transaction with Jiang Mu Ming.

In the future, she could use the pretext of printing books.

To have more opportunities to interact with Mister Jiang.

But looking at the pile of books on the table, Yan Liuli found herself troubled.

"Mister Jiang, there are so many books here."

"I'm afraid it will take quite some time to finish printing them all, let alone transport them beyond the Southwest Dao."

The Southwest Dao was manageable.

After all, it was the Yan Family's territory, and they had many bookstores under their control.

Jiang Mu Ming thought for a moment.

He said, "In the beginning, there's no need to print so many. Just focus all your efforts on printing this one book."

Jiang Mu Ming picked up a book and placed it in front of Yan Liuli.

Yan Liuli took it and looked closely. On the cover were two words—Nightfall!

After handing the book to Yan Liuli.

Jiang Mu Ming suddenly stood up and said, "Take the books back with you on your own."

Then.

He walked out the door and drifted away.

Under the moonlight.

In the forest.

Before a pavilion, a woman in white stood silently, a light veil covering her face.

It was Yue Yao, who had appeared at Gu Manor during the day.

But at this moment, she had changed back into women's attire, like a celestial maiden descending to the mortal world.

Standing nearby were the White-Haired Immortal Qi Xuan and the Purple-Clad Marquis Zi Yu Ji.

They seemed to be waiting for someone.

Before long, a woman emerged from the forest, holding a long whip in her hand.

Her appearance bore some resemblance to Yue Yao.

Yet on that equally stunning face, there was a hint of willfulness and shrewishness.

She opened her mouth and demanded, "Yue Yao, do you know your crime!"

"Hmph, as the Acting Sect Leader, you can't even handle such a trivial matter—how can you ever glorify our Beyond Heaven!"

"As the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, I sentence you to fifty lashes!"

"Why don't you step forward and accept your punishment?!"

As she spoke, the woman swung her long whip fiercely, striking the ground with a sharp crack.

The force was clearly formidable!

The White-Haired Immortal Qi Xuan wanted to plead on her behalf.

He said, "This matter isn't the lady's fault. Today, the Gu family..."

The White-Haired Immortal intended to explain what had happened at the Gu Manor today, but then he recalled Jiang Mu Ming's threatening glare.

He was certain that if he dared to reveal the truth, he would die.

At least... within the Southwest Dao, he definitely would!

The Purple-Clad Marquis beside him had remained silent ever since returning from the Gu Manor!

"The Gu family what?" the whip-wielding woman pressed. "Not only did you fail to help the Yan Family take control of the Southwest Dao and contribute to our Beyond Heaven's grand plan,"

"but you also couldn't bring back Baili Dongjun."

"You even let Elder Chen fall at the Gu Manor—fifty lashes is already lenient!"

Just as the woman's whip was about to fall, the White-Haired Immortal clenched his fists and pleaded, "But she's your sister!"

The woman opposite was none other than Yue Fengcheng's second daughter, Yue Yao's younger sister—Yue Qing!

Also the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Demonic Cult Beyond Heaven!

"Hmph, then she deserves it even more!" Yue Qing snorted coldly. "As the Acting Sect Leader, she fails to set an example."

"Shouldn't she be punished?"

"Today it's just a whipping—next time, the position of Acting Sect Leader will be mine!"

With that, Yue Qing raised her whip and prepared to bring it down.

On the other side, Yue Yao showed no intention of dodging at all.

The White-Haired Immortal watched in anxious frustration, yet he dared not reach out to stop the whip.

The Law Enforcement Hall was carrying out its duty—he had no right to interfere!

Otherwise, he would be branded a traitor to Beyond Heaven and hunted down for life!

He didn't have Jiang Mu Ming's overwhelming strength.

If he betrayed Beyond Heaven, death would be his only fate!

But just as the whip was about to fall, a gentle breeze swept through.

In a blur, a figure flickered

and appeared before Yue Yao.

With a light pinch of his fingers, he caught the descending whip, and no matter how hard Yue Qing pulled, she couldn't budge it an inch.

"A younger sister who doesn't understand her elder sister's hardships,"

"and even wants to whip her—what kind of reasoning is that?"

Only when the newcomer spoke

did everyone, by the moonlight, make out his features—carefree and handsome, dashing and elegant.

The newcomer was none other than

Jiang Mu Ming, who had just left the Gu Manor!

He had long known that Yue Yao would face this calamity tonight, so he timed his departure and stepped out the door.

"Ming-gege?"

Across from him, Yue Qing stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing Jiang Mu Ming.

After confirming she wasn't mistaken.

She quickly set down her long whip, trotted over, and arrived before Jiang Mu Ming.

Her voice shifted from its earlier cold harshness to a sweet, playful tone.

"Ming-gege, what are you doing here? I heard the Gu Family was really dangerous today—you didn't get hurt, did you?"

As she spoke, Yue Qing pressed closer to Jiang Mu Ming.

The two drew nearer and nearer.

Jiang Mu Ming stopped Yue Qing with a hand, looking at her with some helplessness as he scolded, "Didn't I tell you to treat your sister better?"

"What were you trying to do today?"

Perhaps because of Jiang Mu Ming.

The relationship between Yue Yao and Yue Qing, though still not great, now had a different cause—him!

Watching Jiang Mu Ming, who was single-mindedly protecting Yue Yao.

Yue Qing clenched her teeth, her heart filled with unspeakable disappointment and... jealousy!

PS: The younger sister here follows the anime version, not the live-action one.