Eldest Senior Brother, the Top Candidate!

Before long, they arrived beside a thatched hut. Li Bai stared at it, dumbfounded.

"Eldest Senior Brother, sorry, but this is the only room left on Spirit Moon Peak. You know hardly anyone lives on this peak, and Master only had me as a disciple." Lan Yue scratched her head sheepishly.

What could Li Bai say? He could only crawl inside with tears in his eyes, planning to fix up the bed himself.

"But don't worry, Eldest Senior Brother. I built this thatched hut myself, and it's very sturdy! Look, it's been here for three whole months without a single problem." Lan Yue chuckled, proud of her handiwork.

She was someone who had built her own house, after all!

Yet no sooner had she finished speaking than a strong gust blew past, tearing the roof straight off the hut and exposing the top of Li Bai's dark-haired head.

"Well..." Lan Yue was stunned. At that moment, she was mortified.

She had spent three hard days building that hut. It had stood for three months without collapsing, so why had it fallen apart at this critical moment?

What was this supposed to be? A song of a thatched hut shattered by the autumn wind? The wind rolling three layers of thatch off her roof?

"Eldest Senior Brother, how about you..."

"I'll just squeeze in with Er Dan." Li Bai's voice was desolate.

Lan Yue: "..."

Li Bai: "His house is more luxurious than mine."

Lan Yue's poor little heart took another blow.

She almost felt like a heartless scumbag of a woman. Not only had she given him a drafty thatched hut to live in, she was making him squeeze in with a spirit beast.

"Eldest Senior Brother can stay with me." Yuan Shuo walked out of a bamboo house in the distance.

There were two bamboo houses over there, just enough for Yun Chong and him to have one each.

Seeing him volunteer so readily, Lan Yue was thrilled.

"Yuan Shuo, you really are our best ally!"

With her eldest senior brother's lodging settled, Lan Yue watched the two of them enter the bamboo house in high spirits, then secretly opened the system again.

[Lan Yue: Oh, I only read half of it just now. Of course I have to keep going. I'm dying of curiosity!

When I read the original novel, I only knew Eldest Senior Brother was one of the major villains. I didn't really know much about what happened to him. Who would've thought he ended up as a pampered little husband? Hahaha!]

Inside the bamboo house opposite her, Li Bai had just sat down on a meditation cushion when his expression stiffened again.

He looked at Yuan Shuo across from him, who was just as curious. His face burned with shame and indignation, and even his ears turned pink.

Help! Now I finally understand how Master felt back then. If I'd known, I never would have laughed at him!

That crowd must be laughing at me outside right now! I can practically hear them! Before, we all feasted on gossip together. Now they're feasting on mine!

If I'd known, I never would have deliberately played up my misery! All the man at the center of it could feel now was regret-deep, bitter regret!

Li Bai had guessed correctly. Outside Spirit Moon Peak, the people observing with their spiritual senses were indeed laughing until their sides hurt. Some even fell out of their trees, landing on the ground with a splat before climbing back up to feast on more gossip.

Only the Fifth Elder managed to remain composed, though the occasional trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth betrayed his mood.

The Scarlet Moon Sect Master, however, made no effort to hide it. She was shaking all over with laughter.

Thank goodness I came over as soon as I finished dealing with my daughter's affairs, or I would have missed another juicy helping of gossip!

Unfortunately, she could only stay here for one night. Afterward, she had to visit another sect to discuss matters with all the sect masters of the Southern Region.

Red Moon was filled with regret. Why couldn't little Lan Yue have joined the Scarlet Moon Sect? Then whenever I wanted some gossip, would I have to make a special trip to the Southern Spirit Sect and shamelessly refuse to leave?

So I still need to find a way to lure her back with me!

[Lan Yue: What happened next? Let me sneak a peek. So after they went back, the bride held another wedding. But she never expected that this time, it would be the groom's turn to run off.

Only this time, Eldest Senior Brother didn't run off of his own accord. A magic beast king, the likes of which the Demon Realm only saw once in a thousand years, emerged from seclusion and happened to abduct the pampered little husband while he was out wandering around. So Eldest Senior Brother was taken to Beast King Mountain to become the mountain stronghold's bride. Hahaha, what an unbelievable life!]

Inside the bamboo house, Li Bai's expression had gone blank.

Was my future really going to be this full of twists and turns? Being some pampered little husband was bad enough, but why did a beast king have to come snatch me away as its stronghold bride too?

Am I really that easy to bully? Li Bai wanted to cry, but no tears would come.

What kind of bizarre place is the Demon Realm? No wonder those demonic evils in the Demon Domain are so insane! A whole pack of lunatics!

[Lan Yue: Later, the beast king took the wrong medicine and croaked, so Eldest Senior Brother naturally inherited all of Beast King Mountain. I have to admit, that's pretty impressive too!

If the Cultivation World ever sent spies into the Demon Realm, Eldest Senior Brother would definitely be the top candidate!]

Outside Spirit Moon Peak, the Sixth Elder's eyes lit up.

The Demon Domain was already extremely difficult for their Cultivation World to deal with. The Demon Realm was beyond imagining.

Still, sending a spy into the Demon Realm would be a pretty good option!

"Li Bai is only at the late stage of foundation establishment right now. Don't get ahead of yourselves," the Fifth Elder said with a sigh.

He had thought having little Lan Yue feast on his gossip all day was miserable enough. He had never expected someone else to be even unluckier.

Compared with what his disciple faced, the Fifth Elder suddenly felt that his own troubles were rather insignificant.

"Scarlet Moon Sect Master, none of this can get out. Otherwise, the Southern Spirit Sect will no longer welcome you." After reflecting on it, the Fifth Elder turned to the Scarlet Moon Sect Master beside him and delivered his warning.

After all, his disciple's life was at stake. The people of the Southern Spirit Sect might not say anything, but other sects were a different matter.

If others learned that his disciple might become a Demon General in the future, they might come looking for trouble while he and the others were away. That would be a real headache.

"Rest assured! I can swear on my Dao heart again that I will never spread this myself!" Red Moon once again pointed at the heavens and swore an oath.

"Besides, our two sects are so close. How could I fail to see what matters over something this minor? I understand that much."

Isn't it just what happened after a disciple of the Southern Spirit Sect accidentally entered the Demon Realm? It's hardly anything earth-shattering.

If he were going to become a demonic evil who committed every imaginable atrocity, how could the Immortal Artifact possibly let him near Lan Yue?

The Scarlet Moon Sect Master saw that point very clearly. She did have a brain.

Most importantly, if she spread this around, how would she come back for more gossip? The people of the Southern Spirit Sect would definitely refuse to let her in!

How could I allow that?

My head can fall and my blood can flow, but I can never go without gossip!