Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Yan Ji. To Capture, One Must First Release

Within the cold prison cell.

Ye Chen and his mysterious master were currently talking, discussing how to figure out a way out.

“This matter requires long term planning. Gu Changge’s origins are terrifying and hard to imagine. Plus, he had someone powerful hidden behind him at that, so you mustn’t face him head on right now…”

“Speaking of this matter, you shouldn’t have been so reckless.”

Ye Chen’s master spoke out.

Her name was Yan Ji. Her figure was faint. She had a pair of strange but pretty scarlet eyes.

Right now, her beautiful features were schooled in a very serious expression.

Although she’s just a soul remnant, a portion of her former great beauty was still visible.

“I know master. Sorry.”

After Ye Chen had calmed down, he was a bit regretful.

He shouldn’t have gotten mad at his beautiful master and vented on her.

Thank goodness that his master didn’t get mad at him. The fact that she instead tried to advise him greatly moved him.

Of course, as to the matter of recklessness.

Ye Chen won’t admit to that. At the time, he had already thought of proper countermeasures.

It was just that a problem happened with his master at the most critical moment.

“I know master. From today on, I’ll keep my head down. Only when I’ve become strong will I have the chance to slay that Gu Changge.”

Ye Chen swore while gritting his teeth.

He had thought it through.

In the end, he still doesn’t want to give up.

He felt that Su Qingge wasn’t doing any of this of her own free will. She must have had her own problems.

Or rather, Gu Changge must have been forcing her.

This bit made Yan Ji frown. She sighed to herself.

From her point of view, Ye Chen’s mentality was still too immature.

He offended someone he shouldn’t have for a woman.

Plus, when considering the matter, Gu Changge hadn’t actually done anything wrong.

However, Ye Chen was her personal disciple after all. The fact that she was able to awaken in the first place was due to the spirit energy that he so painfully cultivated.

Thus, Yan Ji didn’t actually say those thoughts out loud.

“There are many strong individuals locked up in this dungeon. Perhaps it’s a possible method for escaping…”

Ye Chen thought to himself. He refused to just sit and accept his fate.

Since the Taixuan Holy Land was the first to betray him, there’s no need for him to care about them!

He held quite a bit of hate in his heart.

The two of them were quite secretive in their communications. However, they had no idea that there was a hidden pair of eyes that was observing it all take place.

Old Ming had purposefully kept himself unseen.

That master of Ye Chen might have been strong once upon a time, but being just a soul remnant now, she’d have a very hard time discovering him.

“Is this the fortuitous chance that the young master spoke of?”

“A mere soul remnant of someone once mighty?”

Old Ming frowned.

No matter how he looks at it, he couldn’t see anything unusual about this Ye Chen.

It was instead the ring on his finger that was a little bit strange.

There was some faint soul emanations coming from it.

Based on the mental communications just how, it proves that there was someone much greater behind him.

However, Gu Changge’s orders for him was to only observe Ye Chen’s every move, and to not interfere with anything else.

Thus, Old Ming didn’t to anything.

Three days had passed in the blink of an eye.

It seems like everyone of the Taixuan Holy Land had forgotten about the matter with Ye Chen being locked up in the dungeons.

If Gu Changge doesn’t bring it up first, who would dare to question it?

For a mere inner disciple to have offended such an existence. It wouldn’t have been too much even if he was locked up his whole life until he died of old age.

Gu Changge was in a very good mood.

Over the last three days, Old Ming had reported to him daily about everything that was happening in the dungeons.

Gu Changge had basically managed to completely understand the matter with Ye Chen and that master of his.

It was the same old cliché.

The only difference is the people in question.

The reason that Ye Chen could come so far, beyond the influence of his ungodly luck, was definitely due to that mysterious master of his in most cases.

Without an old master accompanying him, he’s nothing at all.

Although Gu Changge had indeed considered just directly taking Ye Chen’s ring.

The most likely result of that though is that mysterious master of him would push itself beyond their limits and ensure Ye Chen’s escape even at the risk of their soul remnant being destroyed.

In addition to the influence of his luck further protecting him.

This method was rather risky.

There was practically no chance of it actually going right.

If something went wrong, it might end up with both him and Old Ming dying here.

“Sowing discord is actually pretty nice too.”

“Although, isn’t that a bit too evil for a villain like me?”

“No no no. I’m doing this for the Fate Points. For the sake of working hard in cultivating.”

That’s completely just.

While he was thinking that.

Gu Changge noticed that there seemed to be some kind of activity being prepared in the main hall.

At this moment, one of the guards stationed outside the palace came in to report.

“My lord. The Holy Maiden wishes for an audience.”

Hearing that, Gu Changge came back to himself, wiped the smile from his face, recovered his blank expression, and spoke indifferently, “Allow her in.”

No matter what, a villain need to act cool.

He had already left Su Qingge alone for three days now, so it’s about time he met her again.

Gu Changge was after all someone who had read tons of web novels in his previous life.

When it comes to a smart heroine like Su Qingge, especially after he knows her weakness.

It’s very easy to deal with her.

First, grind down her temperment some.

After all, it’s not like he’s a simp who’d end up rooted to the ground at the sight of a beautiful woman.

Plus, wasn’t there a saying “to capture, one must first release”? (T/N: Reference to the 16th of the 36 Stratagems)

Wait until she’s on the edge of despair, and only then show her the light of hope.

Over the past three days, the Taixuan Holy Master had been worried sick, sighing all over the place.

The reason?

His daughter seemed to have done something to made the young lord Gu unhappy.

The Taixuan Holy Master didn’t dare to ask Gu Changge about this either.

Su Qingge was a very filial daughter, so she naturally didn’t want to his her father like that.

That was one of her weaknesses that Gu Changge had grasped.

“Qingge greets young lord Gu.”

At that moment, following a pleasant voice.

Su Qingge slowly walked into the palace with some hesitation.

She was no longer able to act nearly as calm as she did back in the beginning.