CHAPTER 512: CHAPTER 512: SHE IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF HER CHILDREN

She was dressed in a white robe, her hair draped over her shoulders, emitting a sacred aura all around—like a flawless Fairy descending from the void.

In her hand, she held an Undying Furnace, its flames roaring fiercely, incongruous against her white silhouette yet exuding a dominant presence.

Master!

Chen Pingping was shocked.

"You little bastard, didn’t I tell you not to draw that sword carelessly?" Wen Yuqing cursed loudly, her Fairy-like image somewhat twisted at that moment.

Chen Pingping was speechless.

A voice came from above the sky, "Wen."

"Scram!" Wen Yuqing rebuked angrily, her violent power surging forth like a raging dragon.

From that direction, there was no more sound.

How terrifying.

Chen Pingping wiped away a cold sweat, forcing a smile as he said, "Master, who was that person just now?"

Wen Yuqing spoke indifferently, "Just a soldier."

An extraordinary soldier, she silently added, then asked, "Who is undergoing tribulation?"

"The Sect Master," Chen Pingping blinked.

"Baili Jiansan, that old guy?"

"No, it’s someone else."

"Who?"

"Someone I brought back when I entered Central Continent. A strong figure from within Chong Tower, named Hongxiu," Chen Pingping sighed. "She is undergoing Tao Verification for the Saint King Tao."

Oh?

Wen Yuqing raised her eyebrows. "A woman? Is she good-looking?"

Chen Pingping hastily replied, "Ugly. Really. She has neither the figure nor the looks—incredibly hideous. The kind that makes you want to vomit with just one glance."

HEH!

She laughed, her lips curling. "Alright, I’m busy right now. Use the Giant Que less in the future. If I hadn’t sensed its fluctuations, you might have died this time."

Chen Pingping nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, Master’s teaching is correct."

"Also... I have a task for you." Wen Yuqing hesitated for a moment before she spoke.

At her words, his heart leaped with joy. "Master, are you taking me with you?"

"What are you thinking?" Wen Yuqing glared at him. "With your pitiful combat ability, you’d die a hundred times a day if you went there."

Chen Pingping fell silent.

"I heard that the Ancient Country has a Wind Cloud List."

"Yes."

"I have two enemies, and their Disciples have come down to compete for first place on the Wind Cloud List. Your task is to kill them for me," Wen Yuqing said in a heavy tone.

It was clear she harbored deep hatred for these two enemies.

Chen Pingping earnestly replied, "I guarantee I’ll complete the task."

Wen Yuqing sighed, her tone softening. "Actually, it’s just a matter of pride. Whether you compete or not, it doesn’t really matter. Do what you can."

Chen Pingping remained silent.

After so many years, he finally received a task from his Master. How could he simply do what he could?

Besides, he also intended to participate in the Wind Cloud List—just to casually kill two worthless beings.

No big deal!

She fell silent, the flames of the Undying Furnace in her hand dimming significantly.

Her expression was deep, her gaze seemingly stretching into an endless void.

But she kept watching Chen Pingping, as if wanting to say something but ultimately finding no words.

Finally, she chuckled lightly. "Don’t use the Giant Que again. At least... not until you enter the Saint King Realm. They are very powerful."

Chen Pingping nodded. "Can I use the Three-legged Immortal Cauldron instead?"

Wen Yuqing’s smile froze, and then she burst into a tirade, "Rebellious Disciple!"

She realized this little bastard truly was incorrigible.

The Giant Que and the Three-legged Immortal Cauldron were both weapons of the Wen Dynasty. What difference did it make which one he used?

Was there any difference at all?

Really, he was looking for trouble, looking for a mess.

Grinding her teeth, Wen Yuqing glared at him. "I never noticed before. How come you’re so rebellious?"

Chen Pingping pleaded innocently, "Then I’ll use something else, alright?"

HUMPH!

Wen Yuqing left, leaving only that sound behind.

It seemed she was quite angry.

But from an outsider’s perspective, there was a hint of flirtatious bickering between the two. The Master’s words contained more concern, and Chen Pingping’s mischief was filled with probing.

He wanted to know where Wen Yuqing was.

He wanted to know even more what the deal was with the soldier who had just appeared.

What would happen if he continued to use the Giant Que? What would he face?

This kind of probing, though seemingly courting death, was also a way to get closer to Wen Yuqing.

In a very distant region upon the vast lands of the Nine Heavens, there was an Ancient City.

The city was immense and boundless, akin to a great world, with huge mountains and rivers, ancient trees, uncountable flora, and terrifying beings.

Members of the Human Clan, Demon Race, demon cultivators, ferocious beasts, Demon Birds, Demon Beasts, and even transformed spirits of heaven and earth, as well as Spiritual Beasts, were everywhere.

Even the weakest of the powerful beings entering and leaving the city were at least in the Saint King Realm.

At the base of a massive, heavy gate, several figures were seated cross-legged. They were not cultivators of the Human Clan, but they bore a human form.

Each was clad in golden armor, their presence contained yet exuding an oppressive heaviness like a mountain, making it difficult to breathe.

Outside the gate, mountains stretched on, and ancient trees touched the sky. Only a desolate path was visible, with a few soldiers clad in golden armor at its end.

At that moment, one soldier slowly lifted his head, uttering two words, "Giant Que."

He was the very "soldier" who had made his move before.

The Giant Que of the Gudu Clan, originating from one of the War Gods under the banner of the Wen Dynasty.

This lineage had once slaughtered its way here from millions of miles away, passing five stages and cutting down six generals. Heaps of bones piled like mountains, and blood flowed in rivers; they were the most murderous of all listed in the War God ranks.

"Back again?" a companion beside him asked, opening his eyes.

"No, just the Giant Que," he answered. "But that woman has come again."

The companion was silent.

How many years had it been?

Wen Yuqing was still alive, still unyielding.

Moreover, she did not pursue Tao Verification, so that if she died, she could continue into Reincarnation.

The soldiers on this Ancient Road, upon hearing the name "Wen Yuqing," would invariably freeze like cicadas in winter.

Their only assessment of Wen Yuqing was: stubborn, paranoid, unreasonable, arrogant, presumptuous, and domineering. In short, nothing like a woman at all.

Each time she returned from rebirth, she would almost certainly force her way here and stage terrifying massacres. Most importantly, if those in the Emperor Realm didn’t intervene, nearly no one could stop her.

But those in the Emperor Realm didn’t want to deal with her either!

Because she could be reborn, the Road of Reincarnation seemed to be her own property, to be manipulated at will.

"Why has she come again? It hasn’t been that many years, has it?" A third soldier spat blood.

"Should we notify the Ancient City?"

"Do you think they would take action?"

"They wouldn’t?"

"So, is there any point in notifying them?"

"Don’t panic..." the first soldier who had spoken said. "I feel that this time, she’s different from before."

"How so?"

"She has ties now," the soldier explained. "I sensed the fluctuations of a creature from the Chaotic Sea, so I made my move. I only met a young man who mentioned the Giant Que, and then she came running out, holding the Undying Furnace."

They understood.

That young man was Wen Yuqing’s tie.

Once a person has ties, they become afraid to die, their actions become restricted, and they won’t carry out killings as recklessly.

One soldier sighed, "This must be love, no mistake."

"I hope that young man can change her with love."

"I just hope she undergoes Tao Verification and stops coming to the Ancient City. I don’t want to see her now."

COUGH. COUGH.

The soldier spoke in a faint voice, "It’s her Disciple."

The other soldiers were speechless.

The soldier continued, "Plus, she’s extremely protective. I hadn’t even touched that young man, and she wanted to smash me with an Emperor Weapon."

The group of soldiers showed expressions of horror.