Chapter 449: Chapter 257: Mu Yunxiu: Lure Them Out One by One, Knock Them Unconscious, and Take Them Away...
"So, since you don’t plan on going back, shouldn’t you tell your parents?"
Yu Yalan asked.
Mu Yunxiu shook her head, glanced at Ling Changqing, and said, "Contacting them rashly might cause unexpected problems and endanger my husband. It’s better not to."
’For her, having finally found Ling Changqing, how could she not seize the opportunity? She had to avoid any action that might possibly displease him.’
Ling Changqing mused, "Contacting them once is fine. Just don’t mention me. Tell them to leave the Mu Family as soon as possible, understood? Don’t say anything more."
"Alright, I’ll listen to you, Husband."
Mu Yunxiu breathed a sigh of relief. As an only daughter, she naturally still cared about her parents.
She took out a Communication Jade Talisman and activated it in front of Ling Changqing, Yu Yalan, and her sister. A response came after a few breaths.
On the other end of the Communication Jade Talisman was her mother. Upon learning her daughter was still alive, she was clearly both shocked and overjoyed, repeatedly asking about her current situation.
Mu Yunxiu naturally couldn’t tell the truth. She only cautiously mentioned that she was recuperating in some Immortal Mansion Ruins and couldn’t go out, and that she would contact them again once her injuries had healed.
Cultivators were different from mortals; there was no rule saying children had to live with their parents. With Mu Yunxiu’s current Cultivation, it was a common sight for someone like her to roam the world in search of fortuitous encounters. No one could say anything against it.
"There, you two sisters, and Husband, you can all relax now, right?"
After ending the communication, Mu Yunxiu handed the Jade Talisman directly to Ling Changqing and asked with a sweet smile.
Yu Yalan snorted. "It’s good that you know what’s important. Now that you’re with our husband, do you think you’ll lack opportunities?"
Then, Ling Changqing sat with the women, sharing Spirit Wine and delicious food.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Yu Ruoshuang and Luo Qingxuan carefully cleaned up the inside and outside of the cave, erasing all traces of their aura to prevent anyone from noticing anything unusual in the future.
"Husband..."
Having drunk too much Spirit Wine Nectar, Mu Yunxiu, her eyes hazy from the alcohol, grabbed Ling Changqing. Her beautiful face was flushed like a sunset as she spoke shyly.
How could Ling Changqing not understand what she was thinking? He pinched her delicate cheek and smiled.
"Not right now. We have important business to attend to. Let’s talk about Dual Cultivation after we get back, alright?"
"Oh... alright!"
Mu Yunxiu said, slightly disappointed. After a moment’s thought, she couldn’t help but speak again.
"Husband, I have a few sisters I’m close with. Back then, they were all beauties handpicked by the family’s upper echelons for their exceptional talent and looks. What do you think..."
In their plot against the Child of Destiny, Ling Changqing, the Mu Family’s leadership had once held a wide-scale internal selection. They chose a batch of the most outstanding women of the clan, lavishing them with the best food and drink, all in preparation for Ling Changqing.
After Mu Wuji seized control of the Mu Family, he didn’t give up the search for Ling Changqing. Therefore, he never sent this batch of clan women to the battlefield; they continued to live pampered lives.
Ling Changqing gave a helpless smile. "What kind of person do you take me for? Some lecherous fiend? Don’t even think about such things, alright?"
Mu Yunxiu whispered, "I just feel sorry for them. The family’s foundation is about to collapse anyway. It wouldn’t be a bad thing for you to show some kindness, Husband, and save them from their sea of suffering!"
’Hmm, that was just one of the reasons.’
’The key was... Mu Yunxiu saw the many beauties surrounding Ling Changqing and felt that, as a newcomer, she was alone and without support. So she had to find a way to pull a few sisters over to be her allies.’
How could Yu Yalan not understand her intentions? Her dark brows knitted together as she said, somewhat displeased.
"Aren’t you putting our husband in danger? If you leave a trail, who can bear the consequences?"
"That’s true!"
Mu Yunxiu thought for a moment, and her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up. "I’ve got it! I’ll find an excuse to lure them out one by one, then have Husband knock them out and carry them away. Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?"
"Absurd! Am I some kind of villain who kidnaps women? Do I need to resort to such underhanded tricks?"
Ling Changqing was both exasperated and amused. He gave her round backside a swat. "Stop your nonsense. All of you, go inside and behave! Focus on your Cultivation, and don’t come out unless there’s a reason!"
With that, he sent her, Yu Yalan, and the other women into the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land of the Era Star Palace.
Concealing his figure, Ling Changqing set out once again.
「For the next several dozen days,」
He moved about within the borders of the Saint Yu Immortal Dynasty. Whenever he encountered a large-scale battle, he would observe from the sidelines, looking for opportunities to loot the dead.
With Gong Ling’s current abilities, not even a Divinity Transformation Great Power could detect anything amiss, even if they were face to face.
Thus, Ling Changqing moved about the battlefields with great ease, coming and going as he pleased, looting until his hands grew sore.
In truth, even in the wars of Mortal Dynasties, looting the dead was an unspeakably lucrative business.
The fallen soldiers would, more or less, have some valuables on their bodies. Scouring them one by one, the small amounts would accumulate into a large sum, and the profits would certainly not disappoint.
Of course, only the victorious side had the right to clean up the battlefield. The soldiers responsible for clearing away the bodies of their comrades-in-arms couldn’t help but pilfer a little on the side to earn some extra cash.
This sort of thing had a bad reputation, so high-ranking officers rarely did it themselves. But as long as they accepted the "tributes" sent up from below, they would usually help cover it up.
In the Cultivation Realm, looting the dead was a semi-public practice. For any Cultivator who died, aside from a very few important figures, basically no one could protect the inheritance they carried on their person.
This was true even among clan members and fellow sect disciples, to say nothing of enemies on the battlefield. If they didn’t strip you down to your underwear, you could consider them merciful.
