69: National Good Father-in-law

“Dong Fei, you seek death… ”

Ye Hao descended like a divine soldier, the Supreme Bone's phenomenon enveloped the Imperial Capital, his voice overbearing and cold, his power monstrous.

But hearing it, Gu Qing chuckled, watching Ye Hao show off with a leisurely expression.

“Aunt, are you alright?”

Ye Hao's divine sense swept across Xiliang Prefecture, finding no survivors.

What exactly happened?

Ye Hao's gaze turned to Gu Qing and Ji Ning, his expression suddenly cold, revealing murderous intent.

If the two dared to harm Bai Suying, he would kill them, even if it meant sacrificing everything.

“Flying Demoness, did you kill Dong Fei?”

The soldiers, servants, and retainers of the Xiliang Prefecture were all instantly annihilated by a Venerable Realm expert, their bodies still bearing the remnants of Supreme Dao techniques.

The powerhouses who rushed over to watch also looked at Ji Ning with curiosity.

At the same time, they felt a burst of trepidation. Ye Hao directly called Ji Ning a demoness and showed murderous intent. Surely he would be slapped to death by Ji Ning?

“Kill him…” The Imperial powerhouses shouted excitedly in their hearts.

As long as Ye Hao died, half of the Divine Phoenix Empire's crisis would be resolved.

“Hao'er, do not be rude to a senior!”

Bai Suying instantly recovered from her shock at the Saint Artifact. Hearing Ye Hao's words, her face turned pale.

Her beautiful eyes pleaded with Gu Qing, who gave her a reassuring look and whispered to her to slightly use Ye Hao.

Ji Ning stood silently behind Gu Qing, ready to act.

Once Ye Hao dared to let the Saint next to him make a move, she would immediately unleash the Saint Artifact and escape with Gu Qing.

“That's right, we did it. The bandit Dong was disrespectful to my friend and has been executed.”

Gu Qing nodded and said so.

Looking at Ye Hao's murderous gaze, Gu Qing sneered in his heart.

It seemed Ye Hao had decided to throw caution to the wind for a beauty and overturn the Imperial Capital.

His so-called patience was all nonsense in front of a beautiful woman.

Hiding his abilities was just for the sake of showing off better.

It was a pity that Ye Hao had encountered a soft nail. The consequence of provoking him was no consequence at all.

Ye Hao liked to hide his trump cards, so let him hide to his heart's content.

When He Ni returned from her tribulation, it would be his death date.

Thinking this, Gu Qing said solemnly.

“Allow me to introduce everyone, the Flying Demoness has agreed to join my Star God Temple, and will henceforth be an elder of my Star God Temple.”

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew congratulations from everyone, even Bai Wuya, who had rushed over in a hurry, was no exception, his expression envious.

That was the Star God Temple. As long as one joined, there was a chance to cultivate divine-grade cultivation techniques, peerless divine abilities, and hope for the Great Dao of Longevity. Who wouldn't want to join?

Seeing Gu Qing surrounded by the crowd, Ye Hao's face turned ugly.

He couldn't accept that everyone's attention was drawn to Gu Qing.

He felt like he had become Gu Qing's foil.

He had come with monstrous anger, intending to overturn the Imperial Capital, but his punch landed on cotton, leaving him utterly frustrated.

What was even more exasperating was that Gu Qing and Bai Suying were friends, and he didn't even have a chance to reveal his trump cards.

“Hao'er, why are you here? You must leave quickly, the Imperial Capital is not a place you should be.”

Bai Suying anxiously sent him a voice transmission.

Ye Hao was the Divine Phoenix Empire's biggest rebel. The Imperial family wished to eliminate him quickly, so appearing in the Imperial Capital was too dangerous.

“Aunt, don't worry, I have my own sense of propriety.”

“Aunt, is he really your friend? Did he threaten you?”

Ye Hao sighed deeply, asking unwillingly.

He always felt that Gu Qing was not a good person and harbored ill intentions towards his aunt.

“Nothing of the sort. He is a True Disciple of the Star God Temple. Why would he threaten me?” Bai Suying's heart tightened, fearing that Ye Hao would discover something. She deliberately smiled at Gu Qing in a friendly manner.

Gu Qing returned a smile as well.

To outsiders, the two were exchanging meaningful glances, secretly flirting.

No wonder Ji Ning and Gu Qing didn't mind Ye Hao's offense. It turned out they were involved.

This instantly infuriated the onlookers, who pounded their chests and stomped their feet in their hearts, filled with all sorts of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Bai Suying was the Empress of their Divine Phoenix Empire, the goddess in the hearts of countless men. How could she be abducted by an outsider?

The Imperial family members pretended not to see anything, keeping their eyes down, and even wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

What a great humiliation.

The Empress was having an affair with someone else, and they didn't even dare to fart.

Bai Wuya stroked his beautiful beard, looking at his daughter thoughtfully.

“Then did he offer any inducements?”

Ye Hao was so angry he wanted to spit blood. The familiar anger and frustration welled up in his heart; it was the feeling of being cuckolded in his previous life.

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

Bai Suying, feeling guilty, reprimanded him angrily via voice transmission.

In her mind, Ye Hao only had a few Venerable Realm experts by his side and couldn't contend with Gu Qing.

If their affair with Gu Qing was discovered, and Ye Hao, in a fit of rage, offended Gu Qing again, all her sacrifices would be in vain.

Ye Hao gritted his teeth, not believing his aunt's words for the first time.

Bai Suying had always been noble and elegant, a model empress, never giving a stranger a polite word.

Their meaningful glances must have a reason.

[Detected that Ye Hao harbors strong malice towards the Host and is plundering the Host's luck. Activating Super Anti-Armor, retaliating by plundering Ye Hao's three thousand luck.]

Hearing the system's long-unheard broadcast, Gu Qing was startled and asked, “Didn't he not devour luck and fate?”

[He has a Luck Golden Dragon, which has always assisted him in devouring others' luck, clan luck, and national luck. The reason he cultivates so quickly is entirely due to using luck to improve his cultivation.]

So that's how it is... Gu Qing nodded, understanding.

Ye Hao suddenly frowned, feeling something leave his body, like luck... He often plundered others' luck, so he was extremely sensitive to it. He immediately opened the system to check and indeed, three thousand luck was missing.

Ye Hao's heart churned with shock. He quickly asked the system, but unfortunately, the system was an idiot and couldn't answer any of his questions, only issuing quests and rewarding treasures.

“Rebel and traitor, how dare you.”

After Gu Qing left, the Imperial family members found themselves in a difficult position.

The greatest rebel king was here, and they couldn't pretend not to see him.

But with what could they deal with Ye Hao?

Their ancestor, wielding a Saint Artifact, had been defeated.

Bai Suying was intelligent and perceptive, seeing the Imperial family's predicament. She immediately found an excuse to take Ye Hao away.

Back at her residence, she reprimanded him: “Hao'er, you are now the supreme commander of the army. How can you leave the military camp so casually? Also, how can you be so reckless as to offend the Star God Temple?”

She wanted to scold Ye Hao like this. He didn't stay in the military camp, often running around, without any of the responsibilities of a commander.

If anything unexpected happened, the million-strong army would collapse in an instant.

“Aunt, I was just worried about your safety.”

“Even so, you shouldn't have come personally. You could have sent your powerful subordinates.”

“Alright, you should go.” Bai Wuya interrupted his daughter, flicked his large sleeve, and a gust of wind instantly swept him out of the residence.

He detested Ye Zhentian to the extreme, and by extension, had no good feelings for Ye Hao either.

Seeing Ye Hao always made him annoyed.

“Father…”

“Hmm?”

Bai Wuya's phoenix eyes widened, and the latter immediately fell silent, speechless.

“Hmph, neither of this father and son are good people. If you dare to associate with him again, don't blame me for being ruthless.”

Bai Wuya snorted coldly.

He disliked people full of schemes and calculations the most.

When Bai Susu insisted on marrying Ye Zhentian and became pregnant before marriage, he severed his father-daughter relationship with Bai Susu.

After Bai Susu died for Ye Zhentian, he only had resentment left for Ye Zhentian and had always kept his distance.

Even when Ye Hao's bone was dug out, he didn't even glance at him, letting Ye Hao fend for himself.

If not for Bai Suying threatening to die, he would never have helped Ye Hao at all.

“I understand, Father.”

Bai Suying's heart was bitter. Although she also disliked Ye Zhentian, Ye Hao was her sister's only son.

“Sigh!”

Seeing this, Bai Wuya sighed and shook his head, knowing that his daughter still couldn't let go of Ye Hao.

He didn't press her further, and instead asked, “What is that young man's name? I see his bone age is only around twenty, yet he already has Void Dao Realm cultivation. He is truly extraordinary.”

“His name is Gu Qing. He is the True Disciple of the Star God Temple's Divine Maiden, and shares a lineage with Luo Li.”

Bai Suying had always been filial. She immediately poured her old father a bowl of wine and slowly explained.

“How do you know so much? Could it be that he fancies you?” Bai Wuya's expression showed an uncontrollable joy.

A True Disciple of the Divine Maiden, that status was too high. He might even wield great power in the Star God Temple in the future.

“Uh… Mm…”

Bai Suying was overcome with shame and indignation, covering her face with her sleeve. Being forced by a young lad was truly embarrassing.

But she couldn't not answer her father's question.

“Good, good, good… Just as I expected!”

Bai Wuya was overjoyed, downing three large bowls of wine in a row. A huge weight in his heart finally lifted.

The one thing he worried about most in his life was Bai Suying's marriage.

If it hadn't been to beg the Imperial family for a sacred medicine to save him, Bai Suying would not have entered the Imperial Palace and lived as a widow for decades.

Now, she had finally weathered the storm and saw the moonlight.

Following Gu Qing, Bai Suying could venture into a broader world, and her future would be bright.

“Father, this is the betrothal gift he gave. Please keep it.”

Bai Suying took out a storage ring, which contained a large bell Saint Artifact.

Bai Wuya's divine sense swept over it, first startled, then ecstatic.

A Saint Artifact, it was actually a Saint Artifact.

With this Saint Artifact, he had hope of breaking through to the Saint Realm in this lifetime.

“As expected of a Divine Maiden's True Disciple, even a Saint Artifact can be used as a betrothal gift.”

“Yingying, it seems he truly loves you. You must not fail to cherish it.”

After his joy, he said earnestly.

“Your daughter understands.”

Bai Suying felt the same way.

Although Gu Qing was shameless and lustful, he had given a Saint Artifact, so he couldn't just be marrying her for fun, could he?

“Mm, it's good that you know.”

“By the way, is he married? Does he have a Dao companion?” Bai Wuya continued to ask.

“That… Your daughter doesn't know.”

Whether Gu Qing was married or had a Dao companion, she didn't know, but he definitely had many women. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so skilled at coercing and enticing married women.

But saying such things wouldn't help Bai Wuya, it would only cause him unnecessary worry.

“He is so young and already has such cultivation, so he should not be. This is very good.”

Bai Wuya said to himself, as if remembering something, his brows furrowed deeply.

“Father, what's wrong?”

“Nothing. You go now. Cultivate your feelings with him well. From now on, you will be a transcendent cultivator, beyond worldly rules and gossip. You don't need to worry about them.”

Bai Wuya flicked his large sleeve, exuding an imposing aura.

Bai Suying didn't want to leave. She had come home to avoid Gu Qing.

But her father had spoken, and she had no choice but to go.

After she left, Bai Wuya muttered, “That young lad is impetuous and doesn't understand matters of men and women. It would be bad if he made a fool of himself.”

“My lord, what do you mean?” The beautiful woman, who had been silent all this time, asked in confusion when she heard this.

Regarding bedroom matters, aren't men naturally knowledgeable? Who would be so ignorant as to make a fool of themselves?

“Find a chaste courtesan and send her to Yingying, so she can teach her future husband to become familiar with bedroom matters.”

Bai Wuya stroked his beautiful beard and said so.

Hot-blooded young men are inevitably impulsive.

His daughter had a special physique, she was a noble lady. It would be bad if she got hurt, and it would also be good to have someone to look after her.

“This… isn't it unnecessary?”

The beautiful woman said hesitantly.

Although noblewomen and imperial princesses all had concubine maids to serve their husbands and familiarize them with bedroom matters before marriage.

But Bai Suying wasn't an unmarried young lady from a prominent family, why would she need a concubine maid?

“Hmph, what do you, a mere woman, understand? Just go and do as I say.”

Bai Wuya's gaze was like a knife, coupled with his dark and thick beautiful beard, he was domineering and majestic.

He did this not entirely because Gu Qing might make a fool of himself, but primarily because of Bai Suying's special furnace cauldron physique.

If Gu Qing got carried away and constantly demanded from Bai Suying, frantically increasing his cultivation, it would be harmful to both of them and yield no benefit.

“Yes, my lord, I will go and do it now.”

The beautiful woman's face turned pale. She quickly got up and rushed off to find a courtesan.

But as soon as she left the residence, her face turned bitter.

The Imperial Capital was in imminent danger. Those courtesans were the cash cows of various major forces and had long since been taken away.

Even the capable daughters of prominent families who could leave had already left. Where was she supposed to find a suitable person?