Chapter 354 (2/2)

This was what she liked about Xiang Shaoyun since their childhood. His generosity and his carefree character was so very fascinating and handsome in her eyes.

”But there are so many of them...” Xia Liuhui was too embarra.s.sed to accept everything.

”I told you, they are for the villagers, not you alone,” said Xiang Shaoyun with an impatient tone.

”Fine, since the boss doesn't mind, I will deal with these treasures for you,” said Xia Liuhui when he saw Xiang Shaoyun's firmness.

Xia Liuhui was in no rush to gather the villagers. So many of them had died, and the villagers needed some time to deal with the funerals before they could do something else. Soon, night arrived. Xia Liuhui and Xia Yingying were beside Xia Datang, waiting for him to wake up. Xiang Shaoyun finally got some time alone with Ye Chaomu.

Under the mild moonlight and amid the gentle breeze, Ye Chaomu stood with both her arms behind her back. She puffed her lofty chest up and said, ”Big brother, can you come with me to the Wuxie Valley next?”

When her eyes blinked, they were akin to a pair of twinkling stars, brilliant and enchanting.

Xiang Shaoyun shook his head and sighed, ”No, that is your path, not mine.”

”I don't care, and I don't know about all that. The only thing I know is n.o.body will dare harm you at Wuxie Valley,” said Ye Chaomu with a pout.

”Yes. In the past, n.o.body dared to harm me at Ziling Sect as well. But what happened in the end?” Xiang Shaoyun said with a sigh.

”What? Are you saying I will one day harm you?” Ye Chaomu immediately shouted furiously.

Xiang Shaoyun looked at Ye Chaomu tenderly and said, ”Little Mu Mu, don't think too much. Both you and Father are the two people that won't harm me even if the alternative is death.”

”Why did you say that, then?” asked Ye Chaomu.

”What I mean is, without an enemy, I won't have the sense of pressure that makes me grow. It will not be beneficial,” said Xiang Shaoyun.

”In the past, I was able to command countless people relying on my status. But now, I have lost everything Father had, and I no longer enjoy the same status and prestige. Those traitors all want to kill me because I am now without a backer and will be easy pickings. But that is not the case at all.

”In the past, I didn't cultivate, and I spent my time doing nothing. I can no longer do the same. I must take back what I lost with my own two hands. I will personally punish those traitors. I won't spare them. You can also see that I am almost in the Skysoar Realm. This is the result of only two years of cultivation. How have I grown so fast? Apart from my genius, it's all thanks to the pressure I was feeling from those traitors.

”That pressure was how I can train relentlessly and grow as best as possible so I can one day reclaim what is mine. If I go to Wuxie Valley with you, I will lose that pressure, and it wouldn't be beneficial at all.”

Ye Chaomu listened silently, pain in her eyes. When Xiang Shaoyun finished, she said, ”Big brother, the past two years must have been filled with hards.h.i.+p. You have never suffered any hards.h.i.+ps in the sect before this.”

Xiang Shaoyun rubbed Ye Chaomu's nose and replied, ”Stupid girl, in the past, your big brother was too busy indulging in the pleasures of life. That was why all that had happened. It's not a big deal to suffer some hards.h.i.+ps now. After we are done here, you can leave with the Thirteen Eagles and old drunkard. Return to Wuxie Valley. I will be needing your help in the future when the time comes to reclaim what is mine. That old b.a.s.t.a.r.d Di Batian is only slightly weaker than Father. I will need you to deal with him.”

”Of course. I can deal with that old b.a.s.t.a.r.d. But I want to train with you, big brother. I don't want to go back to Wuxie Valley,” said Ye Chaomu.

”No, you can't stay with me,” Xiang Shaoyun rejected.

”Why? I am stronger than you, so I won't be a burden,” said Ye Chaomu.

”That's why you can't stay with me. You need to become an Empress as soon as possible—become a Sovereign as soon as possible. You can't slow down because of me,” said Xiang Shaoyun seriously.

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