240: Chapter 240 Su Xiyue's Questioning Displays the Majesty of the Empress!

"I naturally know that Revered Master treats this disciple well." Lin Ran smiled upon hearing these words from Su Xiyue.

At this moment, another figure appeared; it was none other than Meng Qing!

"Have the matters in the imperial court been resolved?" Lin Ran asked.

"Yes, they have all been resolved. The Hall Revered Master of the Sword Hall of Heavenly God Mountain is dead, and those rebellious officials and members of the Noble Families have also been killed." Meng Qing nodded.

Su Xiyue's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she looked Meng Qing up and down, then said, "Are you also a Dao Companion of this Rebellious Disciple?"

Meng Qing glanced at Su Xiyue, nodded slightly, puffed out her chest, and said, "Naturally. Who are you?"

"Meng Qing, do not be rude. This is my Revered Master, and also my first Dao Companion. According to seniority, you should address her as Big Sister." Lin Ran said.

Meng Qing pursed her lips and reluctantly called out, "Greetings, Big Sister."

Su Xiyue did not respond, only saying with a cold expression, "Just now, this Rebellious Disciple was in a dangerous situation; if not for me, he would have died. Let me ask you, where were you at that time?"

Meng Qing suddenly understood. She realized that Su Xiyue had come to hold her accountable.

But what she cared about more was the danger Lin Ran had just been in. "What happened just now?" Meng Qing asked anxiously.

Su Xiyue raised an eyebrow and said, "You will answer only what I ask. I ask you, where were you when this Rebellious Disciple was in danger just now?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Qing turned to look at Lin Ran. Lin Ran remained silent, not speaking for the moment, clearly tacitly approving of Su Xiyue's interrogation.

Or to put it another way, between her and Su Xiyue, Lin Ran chose to fully support Su Xiyue.

She immediately understood that since Su Xiyue was Lin Ran's first woman and also his Revered Master, combined with Lin Ran's silence at this moment, it was evident that Su Xiyue held a supreme position in Lin Ran's heart.

This position was not something just any woman could touch. If one were to boldly touch this taboo, the consequences would likely be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Meng Qing immediately adjusted her status and attitude, her expression revealing a touch of respect: "In response to Big Sister, just now I was in the imperial court executing rebels and people from Heavenly God Mountain. Regarding my husband falling into danger, I was truly unaware."

She was a smart woman who knew her limits; she would not embarrass Lin Ran, nor would she embarrass herself. She understood instantly who she could compete with for favor and who she could not.

Seeing the arrogance on Meng Qing's face vanish without a trace, Su Xiyue's expression softened slightly. As a woman herself, she could naturally tell that Meng Qing had wanted to compete with her just a moment ago.

After all, they were all Lin Ran's women; who would be willing to submit to another? Which woman would not want to become the supreme one in Lin Ran's heart?! She was Lin Ran's Revered Master and his first Dao Companion; she had already indulged Lin Ran, allowing him to roam freely outside.

Her only reverse scale at this moment was that she must be the supreme one in Lin Ran's heart! She was a Peak Revered Master of the Feixian Sect and a proud woman; this was already her bottom line, and she had already conceded enough.

Fortunately, Lin Ran's attitude gave her ample confidence and a full sense of security, allowing her to "show off her authority" in front of these women to her heart's content!

However, although Meng Qing's attitude made her soften, the necessary interrogation still had to happen. "You didn't know? Do you think you can brush this off with just a 'I didn't know'?" "Do you know that before this, I had been in a state of seclusion!" "If I hadn't come out of seclusion today, and if I hadn't been so anxious to find my husband, do you know that Lin Ran might have died?!" "At that time, where would you go to cry?!" Su Xiyue questioned coldly.

Meng Qing pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly, allowing Su Xiyue to lecture her.

"Alright, Revered Master, it was this disciple who asked Meng Qing to kill the enemy in the imperial court; this matter cannot be blamed entirely on her." "In the end, it was this disciple who was too confident and underestimated the enemy, which is why today's events occurred." Seeing that Su Xiyue had lectured her enough, Lin Ran hurriedly jumped in to smooth things over.

It was fine for Su Xiyue to lecture Meng Qing, and it was fine for him to fully support Su Xiyue in displaying the dignity of the Main Wife. However, if he only let Su Xiyue lecture Meng Qing while he stood by and watched without taking any responsibility, it would be too chilling for Meng Qing's heart. He naturally had to stand up and take care of Meng Qing's feelings.

"Since you jumped out, I will lecture you properly! Don't think that just because you were hiding on the side, I won't scold you!" "As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and one cannot eat hot tofu in a rush." "What would have happened if you had finished resolving the matters in the imperial court with Meng Qing, and then let Meng Qing follow you to solve the problems here?" Su Xiyue glared at Lin Ran crossly.

"Revered Master is right." Lin Ran nodded and bowed with a "flattering" expression, gently patting Su Xiyue's back.

Su Xiyue snorted coldly, then looked at Meng Qing again and said, "Rebellious Disciple, you and Li Wuqing step aside for a moment; I still have some things to say to Meng Qing."

Helpless, Lin Ran had to take Li Wuqing to the front of the Demonic Dragon's corpse. There, Long Ling was frantically devouring the Demonic Dragon's corpse.

"Minister Lin, is this a snake or a dragon?" Li Wuqing looked at Long Ling, who was frantically devouring the Demonic Dragon's corpse, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

One must know that the Demonic Dragon had the cultivation of the Tianshu Divine Realm. Although it was dead, it had only recently died, so the pressure of the Tianshu Divine Realm was still present, and the energy contained in its flesh and blood remained. Yet, Long Ling, with only the cultivation of the seventh level of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, was frantically devouring the Demonic Dragon's corpse at this moment without any signs of discomfort. This was simply too astonishing.

"Have you ever seen a snake with horns?" Lin Ran said, speechless.

"Then it is a dragon? Minister Lin, this dragon of yours is truly extraordinary. To devour the corpse of a Demonic Dragon of the Tianshu Divine Realm so wantonly with only Quasi-Emperor Realm cultivation—if it were any other creature of the Dragon Clan, I fear it would be difficult to accomplish this." Li Wuqing's gaze was profound.

"Nonsense! It is a True Dragon Hatchling, after all. If it couldn't even do this, how could it be called a True Dragon?" Lin Ran nodded slightly and said.

"A... A True Dragon Hatchling?!" Upon hearing these four words, Li Wuqing almost choked on his own saliva.

He had originally thought that Long Ling was just of the noble Bloodline of the myriad Dragon Clan, which was why it could accomplish such a feat. But he truly did not expect that Long Ling would actually be a legendary True Dragon Hatchling! This was not just a noble Bloodline in the Dragon Clan; this was completely a hegemon Bloodline!

"Minister Lin, you... you are my god!" Li Wuqing no longer knew what words to use to describe Lin Ran.

He never expected that even a True Dragon Hatchling could be subdued and kept by his side; he really did not know how such a Prodigy like Lin Ran came to be.

"Big Sister, what are you saying? In the future, if there is a need, I will naturally provide full support." "No, no, no, everything is for the Rebellious Disciple." At the same time, Su Xiyue and Meng Qing came over hand in hand, chatting and laughing as if they were good sisters who had known each other for a long time.