My Co-renting Lady Boss

The Fifth Prince of the Qingfeng Dynasty, Qingfeng Can, has always been insidious and ruthless. He has many women, but only Yingying bore his child.

Now, both Yingying and the child have died at Tang Ming’s hands. Whether this incident will bring trouble to Xiang Die Valley remains unknown.

Xiang Die took a deep breath, her gaze shifting to Huan Die and Qing Die: "The Sect Leader Sister is also aware of Yingying’s matter. I need to return to Xiang Die Valley to handle some things, so I won’t accompany the Sect Leader Sister and Junior Sister Qing Die for now."

"Elder Xiang Die, travel well. By the way, when you return, tell that woman named Yanli if she doesn’t want to become crippled, she should come kneel at my doorstep by tomorrow morning. I’ll only let her off when I’m satisfied with her kneeling."

Tang Ming sneered at Xiang Die.

Xiang Die raised an eyebrow, not fully aware of Yanli’s condition. The sudden events had already left her flustered and disoriented.

She glared at Tang Ming before leaving Green Butterfly Peak with her disciples.

Qing Die coughed and looked over at Ling’er and Bao’er: "What are you two still standing around for? Go gather the things and clean up the blood on the ground. Don’t defile the eyes of Tang Ming, the Tribute."

"I wouldn’t dare. Elder Qing Die and the Sect Leader are busy with many affairs; there’s no need to trouble you both with my trivial matters. I still need to cultivate, so unless it’s something important, please notify the other three elders to avoid disturbing me."

Tang Ming still remembered Qing Die and Huan Die’s contempt for him. He turned around and returned to his Cave Mansion.

Qing Die raised an eyebrow, while Huan Die’s gaze fell on Mo Chou: "Mo Chou, come with me. I have something to ask you."

Mo Chou took one complex look at Tang Ming’s back and nodded.

Qing Die turned and spoke to the elderly woman beside her: "Nanny, inform everyone in the peak to show some respect before Tang Ming, the Tribute. This guy might be a hidden master. I told you, Hu Mei’er would not send a good-for-nothing to Huan Die Sect for no reason."

"Understood, Elder. I will make the arrangements."

The elderly woman, leaning on her cane, nodded and then headed towards Green Butterfly Peak.

"Yanli, tell me, does Qingfeng Can know about Yingying having his child?"

Xiang Die was quite familiar with Yanli. Yanli was her first disciple; the two were more like sisters than master and disciple.

Had Xiang Die not provided Yanli with sufficient resources, Yanli wouldn’t have quickly advanced to the Golden Core Stage.

"Master, the Fifth Prince doesn’t know about this matter yet. I figured that arranging a Daoist Companion for Yingying might later open us to criticism from the Fifth Prince, so I took Yingying over. I ask you, Master, if the Fifth Prince finds out, what will we do?"

Yanli recalled Qingfeng Can’s cruelty, and her face turned pale.

Xiang Die placed her hand on Yanli’s arm; she dared not disregard Tang Ming’s words earlier.

Yanli’s Immortal Energy and Meridians showed no signs of issues; she frowned suspiciously: "Yanli, I’ll speak with Qingfeng Can about it. As for Yingying having a child, keep it buried deep, and eliminate anyone who knows."

"But Master, are we just to let Tang Ming off like this? He killed Wang Lie and Junior Sister Yingying and injured me."

Yanli looked at Xiang Die with grievance, unable to release the Immortal Energy within her since the battle with Tang Ming. She had to rely on Wang Biao’s help to return from Green Butterfly Peak to Xiang Die Valley.

"By the way, Tang Ming did mention your body’s issues before. Did he do something to you?"

Xiang Die’s gaze shifted to Yanli.

Yanli’s face turned even paler: "Master, how could you not notice my inability to release Immortal Energy? Despite having ample Immortal Energy within, I can’t use it at all."

"What? What kind of secret technique is this? An Evil Cultivator’s curse?"

Xiang Die’s pupils contracted as she slumped into her chair.

After a long period, Xiang Die took a deep breath: "Yanli, what do you plan to do? Tang Ming said you need to kneel before his Cave Mansion until he’s satisfied to help restore you."

"Master, how can I kneel at his Cave Mansion’s door? Please save me. He’s a Tribute of Huan Die Sect; surely he’d give you face."

Surprised, Yanli raised her head, reading from Xiang Die’s expression that there was nothing she could do about it.

"Yanli, listen to me. Though we are women, to accomplish great things, we must humble ourselves. Endure this humiliation, and repay it tenfold in the future."

Xiang Die looked at Yanli, who was silent but still nodded.

Seeing Xiang Die leave, Yanli’s expression turned hideous, she took a deep breath, and turned towards her courtyard.

Yanli had grown accustomed to a high status in Huan Die Sect.

In recent years, Xiang Die wished to make Xiang Die Valley independent from Huan Die Sect, using her beautiful disciples to attract many powerful figures and nobles of the Qingfeng Dynasty.

Xiang Die often went out, leaving most of Xiang Die Valley’s matters for Yanli to manage.

Yanli was a calculating woman; her cultivation in the dual-cultivation technique allowed her to navigate the circles of male Tributes with ease.

Sometimes, Yanli would wonder why, despite being the one managing Xiang Die Valley and bringing benefits to it, the true owner of Xiang Die Valley was her master who bore the title of the previous Xiang Die.

As long as her master lived or remained as an Elder, she was merely Yanli and not Xiang Die.

Yanli knew Xiang Die wanted independence, but the elders were no pushovers.

The Huan Die Sect’s network was overly complex; each step was fraught with danger. Now, with her own immortal power sealed, Xiang Die, behaving contrary to her usual self, showed no intention to pursue Yingying’s matter; even her dignity had become a bargaining chip.

"Xiang Die, my master, if you are unkind, don’t blame me for being unjust. I, Yanli, might be lowly, but I am also a woman with self-respect. Letting me kneel at Tang Ming’s door is out of the question. I’m going to find the Fifth Prince; I believe he will stand up for me."

Yanli muttered to herself as she arrived before a secluded Cave Mansion.

The door to the Cave Mansion was pushed open from within with a bang, and a burly man with a scruffy beard emerged: "My beauty, you haven’t visited me in a long time."

"Get lost. Always up to no good. I’m telling you, I’m here for serious business."

Yanli’s eyes flickered with a hint of disgust, but she still smiled at the bearded man.

The bearded man’s gaze swept over Yanli; as Qingfeng Can’s Death Soldier, his main task at Huan Die Sect as a Tribute was gathering information for Qingfeng Can.