Mo Yunxuan noticed that Qiu Ziqin's entire demeanor was beginning to change,
from dignified, graceful, and majestic to gloomy and bewitching.
If Mo Yunxuan hadn't been standing right in front of her and felt no fluctuation in her soul,
he would have thought Qiu Ziqin had been possessed!
Still, to be safe, Mo Yunxuan opened the system panel.
[Name: Qiu Ziqin] [Faction: Dagan Dynasty Wei State Duke Mansion] [Cultivation: Early Void Refinement Realm] [Cultivation Method: Xuan Yin Scripture...] [Loyalty: 100]
Looking at the contents of Qiu Ziqin's panel,
he saw that not only had her faction changed to the Wei State Duke Mansion, but her loyalty had also hit the maximum,
which left Mo Yunxuan utterly astonished.
He knew that the contents of this panel directly reflected a person's innermost thoughts.
In other words, without her even knowing it, Qiu Ziqin had suddenly become his most devoted follower.
That had certainly caught him off guard.
He'd only meant to toy with her a little, then kill her while he was at it.
Now that she was devoted to him, he found it a little hard to go through with it!
Under Mo Yunxuan's undisguised, heated gaze,
Qiu Ziqin's body grew inexplicably hot and restless. It was a feeling she had never experienced before.
Her legs seemed to give way, and she dropped down onto her calves,
but the space between them itched, making her want to sway from side to side.
Noticing Qiu Ziqin's fidgeting, Mo Yunxuan remembered Ye Chen was still there.
He turned to Qiu Ziqin, whose eyes had grown hazy, and reminded her,
"It's your turn to act, Qiu Nu."
At the sound of that name, Qiu Ziqin trembled all over,
as if she'd just taken a refreshing gulp of ice water on the hottest day of summer.
Perhaps she was sick...
Still, her master had given an order, and as his slave, she should obey.
Meeting Mo Yunxuan's gaze, Qiu Ziqin reached down and picked up the long saber.
She slowly rose and walked toward Ye Chen behind her.
Ye Chen watched Qiu Ziqin's expressionless face and seemed to understand her decision.
But he still forced a stiff, ugly smile and begged,
"Master, I'm your favorite disciple! You wouldn't really bear to kill me, would you?"
"Master, please, just let me off this once! I know I was wrong. I really do!"
"Master, I only wanted to survive. What did I do wrong? If anyone's at fault, it's you for refusing to swallow your pride and beg the Duke of Wei..."
"Damn you, Qiu Ziqin! If you kill me, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
"Just you wait! My cousin is a core disciple of Yaochi Holy Land. She'll avenge me!"
Qiu Ziqin kept walking toward Ye Chen, one step at a time.
As his pleas turned to hysterical rage,
a sudden thrill welled up in her heart. Ye Chen's despair was like a catalyst,
making her feel much more at ease, body and soul.
Qiu Ziqin was as excited as if she'd discovered a whole new world.
"This is the first time I've ever thought someone else's despair could be so interesting."
"Too bad. I still need to take your head back to my master. I can't keep him waiting."
Qiu Ziqin stopped in front of Ye Chen and murmured regretfully, thinking of Mo Yunxuan behind her.
What she didn't realize was that
not one of the people around them had a cultivation below the Early Void Refinement Realm.
No matter how quietly she spoke, they all heard her loud and clear.
Hong Yu and Qing Li stared at her in shock, as if they'd never met her before.
Mo Yunxuan, on the other hand, looked as though he understood.
He was quite interested in Ye Chen's cousin, though.
In the Virtual Script,
Ye Chen's cousin was named Xiao Yumei. Though they were distant cousins, they'd been childhood sweethearts,
and her heart was naturally devoted to Ye Chen.
She was also breathtakingly beautiful, with the grace of an immortal.
Most importantly, she had an exceptional talent. By the time Ye Chen rose to the position of Grand General,
Xiao Yumei had already become the Holy Maiden of Yaochi Holy Land, reaching the Mid Void Refinement Realm.
To reach the Mid Void Refinement Realm before the age of thirty—barring any accidents, she had every chance of breaking through to the Mahayana Realm.
Even Ye Chen, despite all his many opportunities and the support of the various powers, had only just managed to reach her level in the Virtual Script. That showed just how formidable her cultivation was.
"If I put a Slave Seal on Xiao Yumei, that could be quite interesting, couldn't it?"
Mo Yunxuan gazed at Ye Chen with a meaningful look.
But Qiu Ziqin couldn't see their expressions.
All she could think about was how noisy Ye Chen was. It wouldn't do to let him disturb her master.
"In that case, please hurry up and die!"
Qiu Ziqin stopped hesitating and instantly unleashed the power of the Early Void Refinement Realm.
The long saber in her hand swept through the air, becoming a flash of blade light.
Yet, on closer inspection, she seemed not to have moved at all.
Seeing that he was unharmed, Ye Chen was about to keep cursing,
but the moment he opened his mouth, blood surged up from his throat.
His vision slid downward on its own until it hit the ground, and his consciousness sank into darkness.
Qiu Ziqin looked with satisfaction at Ye Chen's severed body.
But when she saw his head, she was suddenly at a loss.
Her body belonged only to her master. No one else was allowed to touch her.
Not even a corpse!
As she struggled with what to do, she suddenly noticed the long sabers in the soldiers' hands.
She thrust her own saber downward, piercing Ye Chen's head.
Then she quickly lifted the saber to keep it from slipping. Once it was steady,
she padded over to Mo Yunxuan and bowed her head respectfully.
"Master, Qiu Nu has completed your task."
Mo Yunxuan stared at Qiu Ziqin holding Ye Chen's head aloft like a torch, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
But when he saw her blinking up at him with the look of a little girl asking for a reward,
he couldn't bring himself to scold her.
He managed to force out, "Well done."
At his words, Qiu Ziqin looked as happy as a child who'd just eaten honey.
The long saber in her hand wagged back and forth like a dog's tail.
Mo Yunxuan discreetly took a step back, then put on a cool air and said, "Go burn Ye Chen's body."
At Mo Yunxuan's command, a flame instantly ignited in Qiu Ziqin's left hand.
She tossed it carelessly behind her, and it landed right on Ye Chen's body, setting it ablaze.
Then she flung the saber from her right hand, and the head fell into the fire.
Throughout the whole process, she never even took her eyes off Mo Yunxuan,
as if she'd die if she went a single second without looking at him.
Mo Yunxuan said nothing.
He watched the fire while taking Qing Li's little hand and playing with it.
Qing Li hadn't expected him to take her hand in front of Hong Yu.
She instantly grew too embarrassed to look anyone in the eye and began fiddling with her chin.
Hong Yu's eyes widened at once. She couldn't believe this was Qing Li!
The situation had taken twists and turns, leaving her stunned,
but it was clearly all over. It made no difference whether she was there or not.
Everyone from Taihua Academy was dead, and Vice Dean Qiu Ziqin had willingly become a slave.
There was no sign that she'd been possessed, yet she seemed like a completely different person.
The Wei State Duke Mansion had won a decisive victory without a single casualty.
The strength they'd revealed was enough to keep the entire Dagan Dynasty on edge for three to five years.
But in the end, the Empress would have to worry about all that. She was only a wage earner.
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