She became a god

Since Ye Qingzhou is adept at understanding demonic intent, knows the past, and is one of his tentative fiancées, it makes perfect sense to start with her.

Unexpectedly, the woman who had just suggested that he try more now vehemently refused, saying, "No, to be honest, I cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness. The reason I advised you to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness was that I wanted to have another friend on the same path."

“But I remember that Venerable Xuanji cultivated the Path of Mortal World.”

"As the saying goes, the master leads you through the door, but the cultivation is up to you. Who says that a master of the mortal path cannot teach a disciple of the ruthless path?"

[Hmph! I previously studied the Way of the Mortal World, and in the future I will study the Way of Ruthlessness—perfectly reasonable!]

"Then why have I never heard of you cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness before? If you truly cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness, why would Clan Chief Ye agree to our clan's betrothal proposal? Ye Qingzhou, don't try to play me."

Ye Qingzhou remained calm and composed, saying earnestly, "Of course, the Emperor is unaware of this matter, as I originally did not intend to tell other cultivators. It's just that..."

"Because of what?"

"May I ask Your Majesty, have you ever heard of any great masters who have achieved mastery of the Path of Ruthlessness?"

Long Yan paused for a moment, racking his brains, and said, "A few."

The Path of Ruthlessness, a popular lineage in the cultivation world, has been diligently practiced by countless cultivators.

After practicing the Path of Ruthlessness, these cultivators all experienced a significant increase in their cultivation, becoming powerful figures in their respective regions.

However, most of them will encounter their destined being on a certain day, after which they will break free from their emotional attachments and face tribulations. In mild cases, they will rebuild their cultivation lineage; in severe cases, their souls will perish.

Therefore, the Ruthless Path is also known as the most dangerous lineage in the cultivation world.

"I see that you are kind and honest, so I told you the truth. If other cultivators knew that I practiced the Path of Ruthlessness, they might have the intention to deliberately destroy my lineage. Wouldn't all my efforts be in vain?"

After listening, Long Yan felt that what Ye Qingzhou said did make some sense.

After all, there have been stories of using beautiful women to lure enemies since ancient times.

If word gets out that Ye Qingzhou cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness, it could be exploited by unscrupulous cultivators and become a weakness for Ye Qingzhou himself, or even for the entire Little Panda clan. Keeping it a secret is a good thing.

Hmph! I wonder if Lan Xin is also part of the Underworld's honey trap, trying to sow discord between me and A Luan, my fiancé.

Longyan had an idea and said with a smile, "Zhouzhou, I have a favor to ask of you."

Why are they calling each other so affectionately? There's definitely something fishy going on!

"Will you play my lover?"

"Huh?" Ye Qingzhou was puzzled for a moment, but quickly realized, "Don't tell me you're putting on an act for Princess Qingluan?"

"Why not? We can pretend to be a couple, and neither of us will have to worry about being pressured to get married. You can pursue your ruthless path, and I can rekindle my romance with my beloved. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

[Vocal! What he said actually makes a lot of sense!]

[After all, to firmly refuse the Queen Mother's request would require me to reveal my participation in the Trial of the Wind and Rain God. But if the Queen Mother were to assume I was at risk of failing in the trial and instead pressure me to marry and have children sooner, wouldn't I be losing out instead of gaining an advantage?]

Ten thousand years ago on the Yunying Continent, there were also geniuses who qualified for the trials of the gods, but only one in ten thousand cultivators truly succeeded.

"Let me think about it first."

"Take your time to think it over, you'll definitely agree."

After a moment, Ye Qingzhou said, "Longyan, your idea is very good, but there's a problem."

"what is the problem?"

"You want to pretend to be my lover for Princess Qingluan, but we don't even know where Princess Qingluan is, so how can we put on a show for her? Besides, what if our performance isn't successful and you can't win Qingluan back?"

“I can find Qingluan. I can definitely win her back. If it takes a long time to win her back, we’ll stall. You tell Chief Ye that we’ll talk first and then get engaged. We can pretend to talk for a long time. However, I think I can win Qingluan back very soon.”

"You're so confident."

"If Qingluan had no feelings for me whatsoever, why would she specifically ask you to return the jade pendant to me?"

[But Qingluan didn't even return to the demon realm for Lanxin's sake, only writing a letter to the demon lord.]

However, Ye Qingzhou only dared to think these words in her heart. If she said them out loud, it might anger Long Yan. If he took his anger out on her, she would be in a terrible predicament.

[Anyway, dragging this out is good for me. Longyan is the most outstanding unmarried man of this generation in the demon realm. If I pretend to be his lover, the Queen Mother will definitely stop pressuring me to get married.]

So the two demons returned to the banquet satisfied.

As soon as Ye Qingzhou mentioned their idea of ​​dating before getting engaged, Ye Xingming's smile faded considerably.

Long Rao's eyes were even more hostile until she heard Long Yan's voice transmission, "'Sister, it was my request.'"

Only then did he speak, "Since Princess Qingzhou insists on this, my dragon clan cannot force a demon to do something against its will. My younger brother's appearance and strength are both top-notch, and I'm afraid you'll have a lot of competitors when it comes to love."

【I insisted? I insisted I shouldn't have come back for the blind date!】

But what could she do? She was merely a princess with the Golden Core cultivation level but no real power.

"A handsome and virtuous man is the object of every gentleman's affections. In order to be able to have a true and free love with Emperor Longyan, I am willing to pay the price of freedom."

Long Rao smiled with satisfaction.

Ye Xingming glanced at the two demons and smiled slightly, "Young people have many ideas and act on impulse, so let you make your own way."

After a while, Long Rao and Long Yan took their leave. They had only come to discuss the marriage, and now that the matter was over, it was time for them to go home.

Seeing this, Ye Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that he had managed to get away with it.

【Huh! Why do I feel a little cold?】

When Ye Qingzhou turned around, she saw Wen Xichun's eyes, which were very cold.

[Sister Chun must be a cultivator with an ice-elemental root!]

Wen Xichun lowered her head, pondering to herself, "How did Ye Qingzhou discover another secret of mine while she was out? Was she out on a date, or was she trying to figure me out, or perhaps both?"

Did she already guess that I could hear her thoughts?

She's so smart, and I recently had a collaboration with YTO Express because of that incident.

If Yuantong betrays me, wouldn't Ye Qingzhou understand everything after comparing the two sides?

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have come to the Demon Realm coveting the secrets of the Lu family's spacetime laws.

If she knew everything, would she still protect me and trust me?

Ye Qingzhou had no idea that Wen Xichun was actually planning to run away.

If Ye Qingzhou could hear Wen Xichun's inner thoughts, he would surely exclaim: You shouldn't be the God of War, you should be the Emperor!

Suspicion is the true nature of emperors!

Ye Xingming watched their interaction closely. She glanced at the man on her right, who smiled knowingly.

The man was none other than Lu Sinian, Ye Qingzhou's biological father.

Lu Sinian and Ye Xingming had been married for many years, so she knew that Ye Xingming didn't want to be a strict mother and wanted her to play the good cop.

However, he did indeed dislike Wen Xichun.

This woman is not only shrouded in deep calamity, but she also seems to be on the verge of death. If her death were to affect Da Bao and Xiao Bao, he would be heartbroken.

So he deliberately asked, "Miss Wen is indeed no ordinary person, being able to be so leisurely despite having a murder charge against her."

Before Ye Qingzhou could speak, Yuantong said, "Uncle, you knew perfectly well..."

"Da Bao, don't interrupt me." Lu Sinian then looked at Ye Qingzhou, "Xiao Bao, if you want freedom in your love life, you should respect your friends' freedom of speech and not speak for others."

"Miss Wen, don't you have anything to say?"

"Please teach me, Mr. Lu."