Chapter 42: Sect Master Ning, Do You Want A Wife or Not?

The grand hall, luxurious and filled with festive decorations, was bustling with life.

Dressed in a bright red groom's robe, Qian Xunji, tall and dignified, held a wine cup in his hand, moving from table to table among the guests, offering toasts and exchanging pleasantries.

Before long, after finishing his rounds of toasts, the banquet finally came to an end.

By then, night had already fallen.

With a slight trace of alcohol on his breath, Qian Xunji slowly made his way to the bridal chamber. Pushing open the door, he called out, "Yuan'er, I'm coming in."

At this moment, Ling Yuan was sitting by the bed, dressed in an exquisite red bridal gown embroidered with golden phoenixes. A red veil covered her head as she lowered it slightly, her delicate, beautiful face flushed with a shy red hue.

Her jade-like hands were gently placed on her lap, fingers nervously rubbing against each other. Her heart was filled with excitement, shyness, and a hint of anxiety.

Hearing Qian Xunji's voice, she was overjoyed and quickly stood up. However, due to her nervousness, even her voice trembled slightly.

"H-husband, you're here!"

"Mhm, I made my little Ling Yuan wait," Qian Xunji chuckled as he took her soft hands and led her to sit beside him on the bed.

"Let me see what my wife looks like tonight."

As he spoke, he reached out and lifted the red veil, revealing Ling Yuan's flawless, fair-skinned face. Her beauty was exquisite, noble, and clear, with a blush of shyness adding to her charm.

"So beautiful."

Qian Xunji praised her sincerely.

"My dear, let's drink the wedding toast."

"It's getting late. We should consummate our marriage."

With a playful smile, Qian Xunji took out two ornate golden cups filled with wine from his Holy Spirit Ring, handing one to Ling Yuan.

"Father is still waiting for us to give him a grandchild soon."

"Husband, I will do my best."

Ling Yuan's cheeks burned even redder. Trembling slightly, she lifted her wine cup to Qian Xunji's lips.

After drinking the wedding toast, Qian Xunji smiled, flicked his wrist, and sent the golden cups floating onto the table.

Then, he scooped Ling Yuan into his arms.

The night was still long.

…

The next morning.

In Spirit City, inside the luxurious Angel's Wing Hotel.

Since the wedding banquet had lasted until nightfall, most of the guests who had traveled to Spirit City for Qian Xunji's wedding did not rush home immediately. Instead, they stayed overnight in the most prestigious hotel, Angel's Wing, under the arrangement of Spirit Hall.

The following morning, Yu Yuanzhen had planned to have breakfast with his son, Yu Dalong, before leaving for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

However—

"Sect Master Yu, His Holiness the Pope requests your presence."

Gui Mei, clad in his red cardinal robes, approached Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Dalong with a respectful yet serious expression.

'Qian Xunji wants to see me?'

Yu Yuanzhen's face darkened slightly, sensing that this was not good news.

Under Gui Mei's guidance, he was led to a private meeting room inside the hotel.

At this moment, Qian Xunji had changed into a white suit adorned with exquisite golden embroidery and accessories. His long golden hair cascaded over his shoulders, and his handsome, sword-eyed face carried a faint, unreadable smile as he sat in his chair.

"Sect Master Yu, you're here."

After leading Yu Yuanzhen in, Gui Mei quietly closed the door.

Now, inside the room, only Qian Xunji and Yu Yuanzhen remained.

"I wonder what business His Holiness has with me?"

Yu Yuanzhen forced a smile and cupped his fists.

"Haha, Sect Master Yu, no need to be so tense."

Qian Xunji chuckled, gesturing for him to relax before speaking at a steady pace.

"Actually, I don't have much to say."

"I just wanted to remind you that, after all, Bibi Dong was once our Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden."

"There are some things… I hope you won't take too far."

"That's all. I hope you won't put me in a difficult position."

Qian Xunji spoke cryptically, leaving his words hanging midair.

Then, without giving Yu Yuanzhen a chance to respond, he stood up, walked toward him, and patted his shoulder.

After that, he simply turned and walked out, leaving Yu Yuanzhen alone in the meeting room, his face dark and his mood heavy.

'Damn it! What does this Qian Xunji mean by this?'

'Does he know what we did to Bibi Dong?'

'But how could he know?!'

'Could it be… there's a spy inside our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?!'

The thought suddenly surfaced in Yu Yuanzhen's mind, and his heart burned with rage.

He decided that once he returned, he would conduct a thorough investigation within the clan.

However, after receiving Qian Xunji's warning, Yu Yuanzhen felt his resolve waver.

Thinking back to how even he had failed to break the holy light barrier placed on Bibi Dong by Qian Xunji, he realized that she had essentially lost all value.

Originally, he had planned to keep trying for a few more years. If he still couldn't break through, he would just kill Bibi Dong.

But now that Qian Xunji had issued this warning…

Yu Yuanzhen didn't dare to kill Bibi Dong anymore.

After all, no matter what, Bibi Dong was once the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall.

It seemed he had no choice but to let her go.

Yu Yuanzhen was extremely unwilling, clenching his teeth in frustration.

'That Qian Xunji is truly cunning and hateful!'

'He extorted so much from our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet he doesn't even want to leave us a single benefit!'

But simply letting Bibi Dong go was too much of a loss.

Yu Yuanzhen racked his brain, thinking of how he could make some use of her.

Suddenly, an idea came to him.

Thinking of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which had also come to attend Qian Xunji's wedding, his eyes lit up.

'I've got it!'

After leaving the meeting room, Yu Yuanzhen quickly found Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, who were strolling through Spirit City.

With a hearty laugh, he called out to them.

"Sect Master Ning, Bone Douluo, what a coincidence!"

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi, who was only around thirty-two years old, felt puzzled as to why Yu Yuanzhen was looking for him.

However, he still maintained a warm and refined smile as he cupped his hands in greeting.

"So it's Sect Master Yu. It is quite a coincidence."

"Is Sect Master Yu also out enjoying Spirit City?"

"Uh, not exactly."

Yu Yuanzhen shook his head, stroking his golden beard with an imposing and dignified air.

"Actually, I have a deal I'd like to discuss with Sect Master Ning."

"A deal?"

Ning Fengzhi's curiosity was piqued.

Soon, in a private room of a teahouse, Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen sat across from each other.

Beside them sat Bone Douluo and Yu Dalong.

With a slight cough, Yu Yuanzhen looked at Ning Fengzhi and said seriously,

"Sect Master Ning, you should be in your thirties now and have yet to marry, correct?"

"I happen to have a female soul master who was born with innate full soul power and possesses top-tier twin martial souls. She's in her early twenties and still a virgin."

"Although she lost her cultivation due to an accident, her talent is undeniable. I want to sell her to you, Sect Master Ning. All I ask for is one hundred million gold soul coins and a few profitable businesses in exchange."

Yu Yuanzhen spoke earnestly and sincerely, as if the moment Ning Fengzhi agreed, he would immediately hand over this wife to him.

He didn't think Ning Fengzhi would know about Bibi Dong's situation.

After all, when his son Yu Xiaogang brought Bibi Dong back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he had strictly sealed off any news about her to ensure her return to Spirit Hall.

Later, although Qian Xunji used Bibi Dong as a pretext to blackmail their clan, taking many treasures, including their inherited spirit bone, the True Dragon Nine Crowns, this was not something they could afford to spread.

So, after discussing with the Elder Council, they agreed to keep it secret.

Within the clan, their disciples could curse and even beat Yu Xiaogang up as long as they didn't kill him.

But absolutely no one was allowed to leak information about Bibi Dong or the loss of the True Dragon Nine Crowns.

Yu Yuanzhen believed that Ning Fengzhi couldn't possibly know about this.

And he wasn't wrong.

Ning Fengzhi indeed knew nothing about it.

However, the fact that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's sect master wanted to sell him a female soul master who had innate full soul power, top-tier twin martial souls, and was still a virgin—

More importantly, this soul master's cultivation had been crippled—

Immediately made Ning Fengzhi feel that something was very wrong.