The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Yao Yufei’s eyes brightened upon hearing the words, her tone becoming even more gentle, "Then I have a question, in the future, will the Hehuan Sect be under my control too?"

Goodness, getting straight to the point, Chu Xuan shook his head slightly, "Don’t be too greedy, are you planning to swallow the Hehuan Sect whole?"

"I can only give you a clear answer: if you are willing to join at this moment, I can offer you a sufficiently high position, even Chen Yunqi will, in name, be under your jurisdiction."

"However, she has a certain degree of autonomy, you cannot meddle with her people, any matters must be discussed."

"If you go too far, Chen Yunqi will directly report to me."

Yao Yufei immediately frowned, making a somewhat troubled expression, "You’ve placed a ’supervisor’ over me, what if the situation becomes critical in the future? If she uses her position to delay critical operations, wouldn’t that be disastrous?"

Chu Xuan said coldly, "Yao Yufei, don’t play these petty tricks with me."

"We are both smart people; some things don’t need to be explicitly stated. I can give you what you desire, but I will also set clear boundaries for you."

"Once you cross these boundaries, I will not hesitate to take your life."

Yao Yufei instantly made a scared expression, clutching her ample chest, "I am Qingqing’s mother, would you really lay such a ruthless hand on me?"

"Mother." Qingqing frowned slightly, wanting to speak but unsure what to say.

Chu Xuan nodded, "You’re right, taking your life might be excessive. Then I will abolish your cultivation and imprison you, so you can watch as the Li’an Demon Sect is divided among others."

Yao Yufei initially wanted to say, "Are you capable of that?" But upon thinking carefully, he might actually succeed if he joins forces with others.

Moreover, he is the reincarnation of the Celestial Evil, and his cultivation speed must be terrifyingly fast; it won’t take many years to return to the seventh realm, not to mention all his treasures...

Thus, Yao Yufei contemplated the pros and cons of joining Chu Xuan, and after a while, she chuckled lightly, "It is indeed a very tempting offer."

"But before making a formal decision, I want to ask: about that ’mysterious organization’ you mentioned, when can those two seventh-realm allies come out and meet us?"

"After all, they are our people now, can’t keep them hidden forever, right?"

"Since they’re termed as a ’mysterious organization’, they should be kept hidden until they’re most useful, and you will naturally meet them when the time comes."

"As for the other two, you’ll soon receive news, trust me, very soon."

Chu Xuan appeared very confident, hence Yao Yufei stood up solemnly, "I can officially pledge the Li’an Demon Sect under your command; do we need to sign any contract or make any vows?"

Chu Xuan shook his head, "This collaboration between us is entirely based on interests, not personal relationships."

"If I’m successful, you won’t betray; if I inevitably fail, no matter how strict the contract is, you’ll find a way to defect."

"Rest assured, I won’t give you the chance to defect, only lead you from one victory to another."

"Great! Truly worthy of being the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable, such grand speech."

Yao Yufei naturally hoped for it to be this way; if there were truly a bunch of restrictive clauses, although she would frown and sign, she’d have her own schemes.

As Chu Xuan grew more confident, she believed more in him becoming the ultimate victor.

Qingqing and Xiaoxue, who stood silently aside, watched how the matter was settled with just a few words between the two, quite startled.

Especially Qingqing, who thought about "stirring emotions and reasoning," only to find she practically had no space to intervene throughout.

Yao Yufei smiled as she walked down from the upper seat, placed her hand on her waist, and gracefully saluted Chu Xuan, "Please, Demon Venerable, take the main seat."

Qingqing felt uneasy about her mother’s sudden change in attitude, but Chu Xuan was calm and composed, unapologetically taking the main seat.

Yao Yufei stood to his right and asked, "Then, for our new power or alliance, should we have a name? Can’t keep calling it the Li’an Demon Sect."

"Let’s call it ’Celestial Alliance,’" Chu Xuan said without hesitation.

Actually, this was an old name; the forces gathered under the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable years ago naturally weren’t limited to just the Blood Robe Sect, all were united as the Celestial Alliance, although somewhat old-fashioned, it was quite fitting.

Yao Yufei was very satisfied hearing this name; she shared this thought, as the return of the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable naturally should coincide with the return of the Celestial Alliance, facilitating momentum.

"Then, Demon Venerable, what’s our next move, or what do you need me to do?"

"Should we publicly announce your official return?"

Chu Xuan shook his head, "No rush, I have a few places to visit, where I need to act publicly, and naturally people will recognize me."

"Wait until the rumors are rampant and speculations abound, then cooperate with the Hehuan Sect to create momentum, guiding public perception in our favor."

Speaking of which, Chu Xuan shared his plan of separating the ’Celestial Evil’ and ’Chu Xuan’ identities with Yao Yufei.

Yao Yufei was a bit surprised but understood his intention of not implicating the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, thus nodded in agreement.

In her view, the Daoist Palace could potentially be won over, as the Floating Cloud Son was too favorably disposed towards his disciple, even allowing him to bring out the ancestor’s portrait last time; naturally, it was better not to turn against them.

Chu Xuan raised his finger slightly, "Moreover, stop calling me Demon Venerable, call me ’Venerable Lord’."

Yao Yufei complied promptly, "Yes, Venerable Lord."

Qingqing finally couldn’t hold back, she secretly transmitted, "Mother, why did you suddenly become so deferential? You don’t need to be so, so obedient."

Yao Yufei glanced at her and smiled, "What, don’t you enjoy me being nice to your future husband?"

Qingqing was momentarily speechless; just then, Yao Yufei seriously looked at Chu Xuan, "Then, about you and Qingqing...?"

Chu Xuan pondered for a moment, "Let’s discuss that later; unless Shangguan Yu is killed, I’m in no mood for ceremonies like weddings."

Yao Yufei nodded, while Qingqing was a bit disappointed.

But she quickly perked up; in any case, the trip was successful, as Qingqing didn’t wish to fall out with her mother, she still held feelings for her...

Chu Xuan contemplated, "For the past decade, Qingqing and I have been secluded in the land of peril for cultivation, completely unaware of external affairs; please update me on significant events."

"Especially that ’Blood Robe Sect’ you previously mentioned, which was falsely exploiting my name."

Yao Yufei indeed agreed; she recounted the events of the past decade, though little had changed. Although some shouted slogans like ’exterminate evil and uphold justice,’ proclaiming to hunt down Chu Xuan.

Nonetheless, over these ten years, no one could find a trace of him, so the supposed ’hunt’ naturally never materialized.

Gradually, people’s interest dwindled, no longer fervently searching.

The Shangguan family was equally baffled, only able to station people near the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, while few knew the specific location of the Langhuan Grotto Heaven.

Moreover, the rumor Bai Xiaosheng spread, even though the Sky Ruins urgently clarified, and Bai Xiaosheng personally appeared to refute, still grew darker.

Due to its inherent intrigue, the more one tries to dispel it, the more others believe it’s true.

Now, the tales of Chu Xuan possessing ’mind-bending evil techniques’ and ’peach-blossom evil eyes’ have become widely known, as for the claims about Primordial Monarch Taixu and Fairy Wu Gou being ’defiled’ by Chu Xuan, while publicly unsaid, privately discussed fervently.

Numerous female cultivators have reached a consensus that if unfortunate enough to be captured by Chu Xuan, they would rather commit suicide than be disgraced by him; after all, dying honorably is minor, losing dignity is major.

Listening to this, Chu Xuan’s lips twitched repeatedly, wishing he could drag Bai Xiaosheng out and beat him to death.