Chapter 526: The Plot Succeeds, Forcing a Father to Kill His Daughter
"Doesn't Young Master Jingchen also want to kill this Daoist Fu?"
"You came to my cave dwelling not just to propose cooperation… stir me up, then have me resist the marriage so you can marry me yourself, right?"
Wang Sutai lifted her head, glanced at Qi Chengchu, and spoke with a half-smile.
"Now, Young Master Jingchen should be thinking about how to join hands with me to kill this Daoist Fu."
"Once Daoist Fu is dead… you and I will each make our own moves within the sect and compete for the sect master’s position."
"With him out of the way, in Myriad Yin Sect, only you and I will have the right to vie for the sect master’s seat."
Wang Sutai paused, then continued.
She was confident she wasn’t ordinary, but confidence wasn’t arrogance. She didn’t think she could easily kill a cultivator of the same realm all by herself.
So at this moment, reaching strategic cooperation with Qi Chengchu became a crucial step.
By speaking frankly and admitting she too had the need to kill Daoist Fu, she laid the foundation for what she thought would be a deeper alliance with him.
But—
She didn’t know that Qi Chengchu’s true goal wasn’t the position of sect master of Myriad Yin Sect. From the start, her guess was already wrong.
Qi Chengchu had no need to kill Daoist Fu at all!
With the wrong path, the harder one tries, the further one strays.
Qi Chengchu, of course, wouldn’t correct Wang Sutai on this.
On the contrary, when he heard her words, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell. He thought to himself, 'A woman is still a woman. No matter how smart, being raised in the inner halls makes her no match for me, the leader of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, when it comes to schemes.'
Qi Chengchu slightly nodded and smiled. "Miss Seventh is wise. Killing Daoist Fu is indeed the best move for both our families."
"Since you’ve said so, then let’s set a gentleman’s agreement. After killing Daoist Fu, we’ll each rely on our own abilities to compete for the sect master’s seat."
After saying this, his thoughts quickly spun. He soon came up with a brilliant plan to use Wang Sutai’s hand to harm her mother, Madam Jin.
But before he could even put it into motion, his divine sense caught sight of a green-robed, handsome yet sinister man suddenly appearing outside Resentful Woman Island.
"Daoist Fu!" Qi Chengchu’s pupils shrank. He instantly recognized the man.
"Looks like this time we don’t even need to plan carefully. We can kill him directly."
At that moment, Wang Sutai, also a Nascent Soul elder, was the first to notice Wei Tu rushing in.
Seeing no Myriad Yin Sect Nascent Soul cultivators behind him, she thought, 'Heaven helps me!' A bright smile bloomed on her face as she spoke.
But to Qi Chengchu, this was far from good news.
He had no desire to kill Daoist Fu.
On the contrary, Daoist Fu’s death would ruin his cooperation with Wang Sutai and make it harder for him to carry out his plan to seize the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed.
Yet, on the surface, he had no choice but to feign joy.
"I’ll trouble Young Master Jingchen to strike first."
Wang Sutai laughed lightly, urging Qi Chengchu to fight and fulfill their shared goal.
"With the island’s protective formation shielding us, Daoist Fu won’t know you and I have been plotting together."
"So… when the right moment comes, I’ll strike from the shadows. The chance of success will be greater."
"At that time, Young Master Jingchen only needs to act like you knew nothing and leave it all on me."
Her face showed sincere determination as she honestly explained why she wanted Qi Chengchu to make the first move.
Hearing this, though reluctant, Qi Chengchu had no choice but to steel himself. He left the cave dwelling and rushed out to intercept Wei Tu before he could reach Resentful Woman Island.
…
Wei Tu, rushing toward the island, had no idea that Young Master Jingchen and Wang Sutai had already formed a secret pact to kill him.
But knowing Young Master Jingchen’s true identity, he had always been wary of him.
So even without knowing of this scheme, he didn’t dare relax or let his guard down.
"Made it just in time?"
"Blocked by Qi Chengchu?"
Outside Resentful Woman Island, Wei Tu frowned slightly as he glanced at Qi Chengchu, who had just stepped off his palanquin near Wang Sutai’s cave dwelling.
Though his divine sense couldn’t reach into the island, his Sun-Gazing Golden Eyes had already glimpsed its true situation ahead of time.
He remembered that when he was still dozens of miles away from Resentful Woman Island, he had clearly seen that above the palanquin, there had been no one at all.
"Seems Wang Sutai isn’t someone easy to deal with either," Wei Tu muttered softly.
But because of this alone, he didn’t form much prejudice against her. After all, the two of them were still strangers, not acquaintances with any personal ties.
Besides, because of his act of “stealing the marriage,” it was only natural for her to see him as an enemy.
If the roles were reversed, he too wouldn’t want to suddenly have a husband forced on him out of nowhere.
And since this was merely a political marriage, he felt no urgency about it. Naturally, he didn’t care too much about Wang Sutai’s actions.
After all, it was Ancestor Chìlóng who had sought him out for the alliance marriage, wanting to strengthen ties through the match. It was not he who had begged Ancestor Chìlóng to give him Wang Sutai.
The next moment—
Inside Resentful Woman Island, Qi Chengchu also “noticed” Wei Tu outside. He immediately flew out, confronting him from afar over the sea.
Boom! Boom!
Without exchanging a single word, the two locked eyes coldly, and in an instant, the battle began.
Magical arts and demonic techniques erupted in full force.
Yet what surprised Wei Tu was that Qi Chengchu seemed to deliberately draw him away from the island’s waters.
In only a short time, the two had already flown dozens of miles.
Just as Wei Tu was about to ponder the reason behind this, a sudden voice sounded in his ear—it was Qi Chengchu’s secret transmission.
"If this young master is not mistaken, you must be Daoist Fu."
"You came here on Madam Jin’s warning, rushing to block me, didn’t you?"
Qi Chengchu wasn’t a fool. On the contrary, he was extremely shrewd.
So when he saw Wei Tu suddenly heading for the island, he didn’t need to guess much before realizing that it must have been Madam Jin who passed the news to him.
In Myriad Yin Sect, the only person with both the strength and motive to do so was her.
Hearing this, Wei Tu didn’t rush to attack. After all, under the eyes of so many within the sect, he and Qi Chengchu could not possibly unleash their full strength and fight to the death.
Rather than waste effort on a fight with no outcome, it was better to listen for now and see what Qi Chengchu’s scheme truly was.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Young Master Jingchen, speak clearly." Then he patiently waited for Qi Chengchu’s next words.
"Fellow Daoist Fu, understand this…"
"This young master came to Resentful Woman Island only because I didn’t want my years of effort to be wasted. So I planned to provoke Wang Sutai into breaking off the marriage."
"But… Wang Sutai instead wants to join hands with me to plot your death…"
Qi Chengchu gave a bitter smile, and without hesitation, sold out his own ally, Wang Sutai.
Hearing this, Wei Tu quickly understood his meaning.
In short—different punishment for the same crime.
Wang Sutai wanted to kill him. But because of her bloodline, once Ancestor Chìlóng returned, no matter what, he would never force his own daughter to die.
But it was different for “Young Master Jingchen.”
How could Ancestor Chìlóng forgive another genius of Myriad Yin Sect for killing his personal disciple?
Even if Wang Sutai was the main culprit and Young Master Jingchen only an accomplice, the latter would still face death.
Blood hides blood.
This was simple logic.
And although “Young Master Jingchen” wanted to seize the sect master’s seat, that didn’t mean he was willing to risk his life for it.
So this excuse to betray her was quite fitting and reasonable.
But all of this relied on one thing—Wei Tu not knowing Young Master Jingchen’s real identity.
Unfortunately for Qi Chengchu, Wei Tu had already guessed it before ever coming to Myriad Yin Sect. He knew Young Master Jingchen was Qi Chengchu.
So at this moment, in Wei Tu’s eyes, Qi Chengchu’s little plot looked no different than a clown acting out his own farce.
"What? Kill me?"
Hearing this, Wei Tu was indeed startled by Wang Sutai’s cultivation and her bold, decisive way of acting. But outwardly, he still played his role as the “victim”—his face full of fury.
"I must confront Miss Seventh about this!"
Wei Tu flicked his sleeve angrily and spoke with hatred.
"Fellow Daoist Fu, wait—" Seeing this, Qi Chengchu hurriedly stepped forward to block him.
Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, what they saw was Qi Chengchu blocking Wei Tu, who looked like he was about to flee.
"Fellow Daoist Fu, Miss Seventh is the sect master’s beloved daughter. Even if we know this, what can we do? Could we really kill her?"
Qi Chengchu pleaded earnestly.
He didn’t know if Wei Tu was merely pretending or really this reckless. But he was sure of one thing—once Daoist Fu calmed down, there was no way he would be foolish enough to confront Wang Sutai face-to-face over this.
Force a father to kill his own daughter?
In all the world, no one could be that stupid.