“Oh? So that's how it is…”
Su Qing stroked her chin, sitting on the chair with a beaming smile as she looked at the two. “You want eternal life, and you want to catch the pilgrim. I don't care about that, nor can I be bothered to… but I hope that in the future, you'll figure out what the person looks like and what their gender is before you go kidnapping people. Don't just keep being a menace to every passerby like you are now!”
At Su Qing's words, both Golden Horn and Silver Horn were stunned…
They had expected a lecture or perhaps a sound thrashing.
They never imagined that the matter of them trying to catch and eat the pilgrim would be brushed aside so easily.
After a moment of daze, they regained their senses and hurriedly agreed.
They were terrified that if they were too slow, Su Qing might change her mind.
“By the way… Sovereign, do you mean you aren't the pilgrim?” Silver Horn asked instinctively after agreeing, suddenly remembering the root of the issue.
Su Qing chuckled. “If I were the pilgrim, would you two still be standing here talking? Besides, after listening to me for so long, have you still not figured it out?”
“I have been foolish,” Silver Horn said, breathing a sigh of relief.
“Heh, forget it.” Su Qing propped up her head with one hand. “In short, in the days to come, restrain yourselves. Don't be as reckless as you were today… Otherwise, if I see it when I return, I'll clean up the mess myself.”
“Yes, yes, we will certainly restrain ourselves.” How could Golden Horn and Silver Horn dare to refuse? They could only nod their heads repeatedly.
There was no other way; they simply couldn't afford to provoke her!
Seeing how readily they agreed…
Su Qing nodded and said nothing more.
Her purpose in coming here, aside from giving Golden Horn and Silver Horn a nudge on behalf of Taishang Laojun, was also to ramp up the challenge for Chen Chaoyan.
However, it seemed Taishang Laojun had some misunderstanding about her, as if he thought she would cause trouble.
As such a good person, how could she possibly cause trouble for no reason?
She wasn't so reckless as to randomly mess up the Eighty-One Tribulations.
Thus, Su Qing considered the matter with Golden Horn and Silver Horn settled…
All that remained was to wait for Chen Chaoyan's side to finish.
Thinking it over, Su Qing didn't plan to wait in the cave. Instead, she prepared to head to the scene to see how much Chen Chaoyan had grown along the way.
Su Qing stood up and tossed the Precious Gourd back to Golden Horn. “Your gourd, returning it to you. Don't say I stole your things. Alright, I'm leaving. I hope you remember what I said…”
Golden Horn caught the Precious Gourd and nodded hurriedly. “Safe travels, Lady Sovereign! We brothers will surely remember your words! We wouldn't dare act out.”
Su Qing glanced at them, then grabbed the still-dazed Liu Jingyue and left the cave.
Leaving the Lotus Flower Cave.
Liu Jingyue's mind still hadn't fully processed everything…
She said blankly, “We're just leaving like this? Not ridding the people of these monsters?”
Su Qing shook her head. “They have other uses for now. They can't be killed yet…”
Liu Jingyue didn't understand the complexities involved, so she just nodded helplessly. “Fine, you have your own plans, Sister. I won't meddle further.”
Su Qing smiled and nodded. “Let's go and see how Chen Chaoyan and the others are doing. I wonder if they can handle those demons!”
Liu Jingyue gave an 'mm' of agreement and followed behind Su Qing toward the direction they had come from.
Before long.
Su Qing and the others returned to the vicinity of Chen Chaoyan and her companion.
Seeing them fighting a group of demons, Liu Jingyue wanted to go over and help.
But just as she was about to move, Su Qing held her back.
She said, “They have the upper hand. There's no need for us to intervene. Let's just watch for now.”
Liu Jingyue asked, “Does Sister have some other plan?”
“Naturally, it's to give them some exercise.”
“……” Liu Jingyue nodded. “But what if they get hurt?”
“If they get hurt, we'll just heal them… Besides, these are just minor demons. It's impossible for Chen Chaoyan and the others to be unable to handle them.”
“I see…”
Liu Jingyue looked at Su Qing and nodded slightly.
She wasn't entirely clear on Su Qing's intentions.
But she subconsciously chose to trust Su Qing's decision.
After all, it was obvious Su Qing wouldn't actually harm those two girls.
So, seeing Su Qing put it that way, she stopped asking questions.
Seeing that Liu Jingyue was no longer inquiring, Su Qing smiled faintly and continued watching the battle.
However, after watching for a while, Su Qing discovered…
That a battle of this intensity could hardly provide any training effect for them anymore.
Because the strength of these demons was simply too weak…
Su Qing didn't know if Silver Horn had been half-hearted and chose to be perfunctory,
Or if he was worried about actually hurting Chen Chaoyan and the others and didn't dare to strike with lethal intent,
Or perhaps he was worried about his capable subordinates being killed.
In any case, the strength of the demons Silver Horn had sent out was quite weak…
Forget about being stronger than Chen Chaoyan and her companion.
There weren't even many whose strength was on par with them.
How much training could such a level provide?
Seeing this, Su Qing shook her head helplessly. She had miscalculated this time after all.
She had underestimated Silver Horn's cowardice and caution.
But there was no helping it…
After all, there would always be unexpected turns.
No one could guarantee their schemes would always be foolproof.
What followed was exactly as Su Qing had predicted…
Not long after she began watching, the battle gradually reached its conclusion.
Shortly after, the fight was over.
A battle of this sort truly held no difficulty for Chen Chaoyan and Su Yudie…
Seeing the battle end,
Su Qing and Liu Jingyue no longer remained hidden and returned to the girls' side.
Seeing Su Qing return unscathed, Chen Chaoyan excitedly gave her a hug and said:
“Godmother is back! Does that mean everything went smoothly on your end?”
Su Qing nodded, reaching out to pinch her soft cheek. “Yes, it ended very smoothly! Those two 'Great Kings' were completely exaggerated by that woodcutter. They weren't powerful at all.”
“That's good then.” Chen Chaoyan said with a beam. “Since it's all over… are we going to continue our journey?”
Su Qing looked at Chen Chaoyan and nodded slightly. “Yes! It is indeed time to move on.”
“By the way, where is that Daoist?”
“Him? Once the battle ended, he left on his own.” Su Qing began her bluffing quite naturally.
Chen Chaoyan didn't doubt Su Qing's words at all…
She didn't ask further, simply nodding heavily with an expression of 'I see'.
Watching this scene, Liu Jingyue, who knew the truth, silently averted her eyes. She didn't want Chen Chaoyan to come over and ask her anything…
She wasn't particularly good at lying, and she found it difficult to bluff people with such a natural face as Su Qing did.
Therefore, if Chen Chaoyan were to ask her,
She reckoned she would likely give the game away.
So, she could only try her best to lower her presence.
After the group chatted simply for a while…
They set off once again.
Continuing their journey toward the Western Heaven.
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