Volume 6, Chapter 360 – I’ll Send You to Meet Him Right Now

Qi Huang, after all, was someone who had seen the world. Thus, she quickly regained her composure. Though this matter had indeed caught her off guard, it was undoubtedly a tremendous stroke of good fortune.

“Little Yu, what should I do?”

Liu Yingyue, however, was somewhat flustered, as she had no idea of Qi Huang’s true capabilities.

“This is a good thing! If your father’s soul truly still exists, it means you can see him again.”

Qi Huang smiled brightly.

“But I’ve heard that when ordinary people die, their three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls scatter immediately. My father was also an ordinary man, how could his soul still remain?”

Liu Yingyue’s eyes reddened as she spoke. She was not only the eldest daughter of the Liu family but also someone who had traveled far and wide, so she had naturally heard many rumors about such matters.

Qi Huang pondered briefly before replying, “You’re right. Once a person dies, their soul loses the protection of their body and is immediately erased by the Heavenly Dao’s will. But don’t forget the yin energy lingering on your father’s remains. Yin energy can nourish souls, perhaps that’s why he survived and was later captured by someone.”

“Really?”

Liu Yingyue immediately wiped away her tears, her face lighting up with hope. She trusted Qi Huang completely, but then a trace of worry crept back in. “But how can we save him? We don’t even know who took him or how strong they are.”

“With me here, what’s there to fear? Even if he’d been dragged down to the underworld by the King of Hell himself, I’d snatch him back.”

Qi Huang clenched her delicate fist with confidence.

“But the letter clearly stated that I must come alone. This concerns my father, I don’t dare risk bringing anyone else.”

After a moment of contemplation, Liu Yingyue shook her head.

“Don’t worry, I have a solution.”

Qi Huang extended her small hand, and a spatial ring materialized in her fair palm. “You know what this is, right? I’ll hide inside it, and you can carry it with you when you meet that person. The moment the time is right, I’ll strike.”

“I’ve heard that spatial rings can only be used by cultivators at the Unity Realm or above. Have you really reached that level?”

Liu Yingyue’s expression was a mix of doubt and amazement.

Qi Huang sighed inwardly. She had kept a low profile to avoid exposing her strength and affecting her plans for the Evergreen Conference a year later, yet this young mistress kept underestimating her.

‘Fine, I’ll show her a little.’

Having made up her mind, Qi Huang gently released the spatial ring with her slender fingers, letting it float in mid-air, held aloft by her divine sense.

“Sister Yue, having traveled so much, you must know what level a cultivator needs to reach to manipulate objects with divine sense, right?”

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Qi Huang asked leisurely, feeling somewhat sentimental. Back when she had first been caught by the Honghua Sect, even lifting a single leaf with her divine sense had been a struggle. Yet now, barely over a year later, she was a completely different person.

“You… you’ve really reached the Unity Realm? But how old are you?”

Liu Yingyue stared in disbelief at the floating ring, her beautiful eyes wide.

“I’ve told you before, but none of you believed me.”

Qi Huang pouted.

“I’m sorry, Little Yu. I shouldn’t have doubted you. Just like Elder Huang Di said, I should trust you completely.”

Liu Yingyue took a deep breath and bowed her head in sincere apology.

“Good. Remember this in the future, stop questioning everything. It makes me, your bodyguard, look bad. Just follow my lead, and I promise you’ll avenge your father with your own hands and return to the capital safely.”

Qi Huang gave her a firm reminder.

“Understood!”

Liu Yingyue nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

“Oh, and don’t tell anyone about my strength. We don’t want to alert the enemy.”

Qi Huang added one last warning.

By evening, Liu Yingyue had excused herself to go out. She returned to her room to change clothes and donned a veil, after all, she was somewhat of a public figure in the capital.

“These are Cat’s Tears. You should drop one into each eye, only then will you be able to see your father.”

To avoid complications, Qi Huang handed Liu Yingyue the vial.

Hesitating for only a moment, Liu Yingyue recalled Qi Huang’s earlier words and obediently complied.

“Also, to avoid tipping off the enemy, I won’t be able to help if you encounter danger along the way. Here’s a Monarch-grade Protective Talisman, it can ward off most evil spirits.”

Qi Huang then passed her the talisman.

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“This…”

Liu Yingyue was at a loss for words.

“If you really feel bad about it, we can treat it as a loan. You can pay me back along with my wages later.”

Qi Huang quickly clarified.

“I will.”

Liu Yingyue nodded firmly before carefully tucking the talisman close to her body. A warm sensation immediately spread through her.

Once everything was ready, Qi Huang entered the spatial ring.

Liu Yingyue slipped the ring onto her finger and left. She hailed a carriage and spent a full hour just reaching the northern gate, proof of just how vast the capital was.

Staring into the pitch-black night, Liu Yingyue’s heart pounded with anxiety. But for her father’s sake, she steeled herself and stepped beyond the city walls.

“Miss, the gates are about to close. Where are you going?”

“It’s too dangerous out there at night. Aren’t you afraid of running into evil spirits all alone?”

“Can’t whatever you’re doing wait until morning?”

The guards at the gate tried to dissuade her out of kindness.

Liu Yingyue didn’t know how to explain, so she simply walked away without looking back.

The guards watched her retreating figure with pity. They knew that anyone leaving the city at this hour would be a corpse by dawn. If not for their duties, they would have stopped her. After all, women were rare in these times, and losing one was a true shame.

Once she reached a secluded spot, Liu Yingyue applied the cat’s tears before lighting a torch and heading toward the ruined temple from her memories.

Inside the spatial ring, Qi Huang remained utterly calm. Besides, they were still close to the capital, where yang energy was strong. What were the chances of running into wandering ghosts? The Monarch-grade talisman was just a precaution.

Liu Yingyue’s journey was fraught with terror. A distance of barely two miles felt like an eternity, but she finally arrived at the temple unharmed.

Stepping through the entrance, she looked around but saw no one, only the incessant chirping of insects grating on her nerves.

Just as she was at a loss, a figure emerged from the temple’s doorway.

Liu Yingyue spun around. In the torchlight, the man’s features became clear, a middle-aged man nearing sixty, with graying hair and beard, yet his complexion was unusually ruddy. His vitality was clearly not that of an ordinary man.

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“It’s you?”

Liu Yingyue’s eyes widened in shock.

Inside the ring, Qi Huang could hear everything clearly. “So the rat behind all this is someone Liu Yingyue knows?”

“Indeed, Little Yue. Surprised?”

The man spoke mockingly.

“Immortal Xie… is what you wrote in the letter true?”

Liu Yingyue steadied herself before asking.

“Of course. Such a filial daughter, a delicate young woman with no combat skills, braving the wilderness alone in the dead of night for her father.”

Immortal Xie’s tone was dripping with sarcasm.

“Can I see my father?”

Liu Yingyue pleaded.

“Certainly. Since you asked, I assume you’ve already used the Cat’s Tears?”

With a flick of his divine sense, a faint silhouette appeared beside him.

Liu Yingyue’s eyes locked onto the figure—it was unmistakably her father, Liu Zheng. Tears welled up instantly. “Father! It’s me! It’s Yue!”

“Yue! Yue! It really is you!”

Liu Zheng seemed to snap out of a daze, offering a weary smile. “Child, I never thought I’d see you again after death.”

“Father, I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”

Liu Yingyue sobbed.

“For what? None of this is your fault!”

Liu Zheng quickly reassured her.

“Father, what exactly happened?”

Liu Yingyue wiped her tears and asked.

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“It was like this—that night, I was killed by an evil spirit, but my soul somehow survived. I wanted to seek help, but everyone around me was an ordinary person who couldn’t see me, so I was stuck.”

Liu Zheng paused to catch his breath before continuing. “Then, Immortal Xie came to pay his respects. I thought since he was a powerful cultivator and an old friend, he could help. But instead of honoring our friendship, he imprisoned me.”

“Immortal Xie, since you were my father’s friend, why didn’t you notify us after finding his soul? We would have been endlessly grateful. Yet you lured me alone to this desolate place, what do you want?”

Liu Yingyue demanded.

“What do I want? You, of course! Why else would I insist you come alone without making any other demands?”

Immortal Xie’s face twisted with greed. “With your beauty, what man wouldn’t want a taste? If I missed this chance, I’d regret it for life. If you want your father to remain unharmed, you’ll obediently become my plaything.”

“You’re utterly shameless!”

Liu Yingyue spat through gritted teeth.

“So this is about my daughter!”

Liu Zheng finally understood, desperately urging Liu Yingyue, “Child, run! Don’t worry about me, I’m already dead. What good would saving me do?”

“Go ahead. The door’s wide open, leave if you want. But I guarantee, if you take even one step outside, this will be the last time you see your father.”

Immortal Xie sneered, utterly confident.

Hearing this, Liu Yingyue couldn’t bring herself to leave.

“Go! I’m already dead. I’m not worth this!”

Liu Zheng cried out in despair.

“How can I leave? You’re my father!”

Liu Yingyue stood firm.

“Ah, such a touching scene of familial love. It almost makes me miss my own dead father. Pity I’m a cultivator, my lifespan’s too long. Who knows when I’ll see him again?”

Immortal Xie laughed callously.

“No need to worry. I’ll send you to meet him right now.”

Qi Huang’s voice cut through the air as she materialized beside Liu Yingyue.