Chapter 173 The Cultivator Sets Fire to Qingbao

Chapter 173 The Cultivator Sets Fire to Qingbao

Si He was speechless.

How come my perfectly healthy daughter turns into a lunatic whenever she's around Xia Jingheng?

Xia Jingheng quietly took out a feather duster from behind his wheelchair.

The next moment.

The little chubby hand caught his feather duster.

Qingbao frowned deeply. "Jingheng, I have treated you well, why do you treat me like this?"

Xia Jingheng: "I'm innocent! I'm helping you gain your mother's trust. Think about it, she's not your subordinate yet. Will it be convenient for you to do things in the future?"

Qingbao thought for a moment, her big eyes looking adorable, and shook her head, "It really is inconvenient."

"Then I'll pretend to be on your mother's side, and once I become her confidant, it will be easier to get her to switch sides with you, won't it?"

Xia Jingheng looked completely innocent.

Qingbao nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed, it seems that I have taught you well."

She returned the feather duster to Xia Jingheng and said earnestly:

"Jing Heng, I appreciate your hard work. Once I unify the Three Realms, you will be a great contributor, and I will certainly not treat you unfairly."

Xia Jingheng couldn't hold back any longer.

He quickly handed over a feather duster.

Sihe chased Qingbao all over the yard with a feather duster.

Qingbao cried out in her little baby voice:

"Xiao He, if you are willing to become my general, I will treat you the same as Jing Heng and will never mistreat you..."

"Xiao He, you can't spank this overlord's bottom..."

"Mother, this overlord will never say it again!"

"Mommy, please don't hit Qingbao, okay?"

The Empress Dowager and the others burst into laughter.

*

In the evening.

The people sent by the Empress Dowager were indeed very efficient, cleaning up the Princess's residence inside and out.

Every place was neat and clean, spotless.

Squeak—

Qingbao slowly pushed open the door to the servants' quarters and walked in, holding the judge's pen.

"How is it?" she asked Fu Tu.

Fu Tu looked at the two maids lying on the bed, his expression slightly cold.

"I knocked Qinghui unconscious. Judging by her appearance, she's at the Nascent Soul stage, so she's not much of a threat. As for the other one..."

He looked at Tang Chen, his eyes filled with a hint of apprehension and wariness.

"I can't sense any cultivation or spiritual power in her. Either she's an ordinary person, or her cultivation is higher than mine..."

If their cultivation level is higher than Fu Tu's, then that would be truly terrifying.

Fu Tu is a Tai Xu, and the two elders of Tian Xian, Meng Xuan and Qing Xuan, are also Tai Xu.

If Tang Chen were above the Taixu realm, he would directly crush Elder Tianxian and become a master outside of the Grand Elder.

"And you? You didn't take her life directly, but instead saved her?" Fu Tu retorted to Qing Bao.

Qingbao hid half of her chubby face in the candlelight, "I admire her."

Despite her guardedness, he managed to infiltrate her residence step by step, gaining her trust.

He even risked his life to save her in order to gain her complete trust, suffering a wound to his soul.

Such a person is capable of great things.

Whether she is an ordinary person or a cultivator.

"So what's your next step?" Fu Tu asked.

Qingbao said, "You go out, I'll save her."

Fu Tu drifted away, and behind him Qing Bao added, "Remember to protect my mother."

*

Qingbao heals Tangchen's wounds.

They also woke Qinghui up.

"Qinghui, go and fetch a basin of hot water. Tangchen was injured today while protecting me, and I need to save her."

Qinghui's previously hazy eyes instantly cleared.

"What? How did she get hurt?"

"Don't ask so many questions in order to save me. Her soul is severely damaged, and only I can save her!" Qingbao urged crisply.

Qinghui lowered her eyes slightly, a smile playing on her lips. "I understand, Miss."

She stepped out of the room, took out a communication talisman, and sent the message to Tianxianzong.

"Senior Sister Tang Chen has completely gained Qing Bao's trust. Qing Bao is using her cultivation to heal her injuries. Master, when will you make your move?"

Qingxuan looked at the communication talisman in his hand, and the paper turned to ashes in his hand.

"Someone, bring the Nine Yang Explosive Fire."

The Explosive Fire is a true fire crafted by the Grand Elder; once it descends upon the mortal realm, it can never be extinguished.

Each time he only needs to take a small pinch, it can be ignited into an uncontrollable raging fire.

This time, Qingbao is doomed.

*

As night falls, only faint candlelight illuminates the homes of ordinary people.

After Qingbao finished healing Tang Chen's injuries with her own strength, she was drenched in sweat and lay down on the couch, where she fell into a deep sleep.

"Senior sister, she's exhausted and has fainted." Qinghui fed the elixir to Tang Chen.

Tang Chen sat in meditation, took a deep breath, and slowly opened her eyes. "She saved me?"

Looking at Qingbao, who was exhausted and curled up on the bed, her small body curled up in a ball, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

My mind was inexplicably filled with mixed feelings.

Qingbao actually saved her?

It's true that a three-year-old child is born with a bit of kindness, but unfortunately, that kindness is misused.

She wasn't a good person to Qingbao.

"She saved you, but that just proves that you have completely gained her trust, which is why she fainted here without any hesitation."

Qinghui's tone was indifferent, yet tinged with a hint of excitement at the imminent completion of her mission.

"Senior sister, this is a good opportunity. Why don't we take this chance and give her to..."

Qinghui made a throat-slitting gesture, her eyes filled with malice.

Tang Chen hesitated for a moment, then looked down at Qing Bao, "No, I have a feeling things aren't that simple."

"But she's right here unconscious. No matter how powerful she is, can she escape your grasp, Senior Sister?"

All conspiracies and schemes will be crushed in the face of strength.

"Just kill him," Qinghui couldn't understand what Tang Chen was hesitating about.

"No rush, this matter cannot be taken lightly. You should go out first." Tang Chen raised her hand, stopping her from doing so.

Qinghui was very dissatisfied.

After going outside, it turned into a beam of light and disappeared into the night.

In the sky.

Qingxuan held it up in his palm, a wisp of fiery red burning within.

He looked down at the world with eyes lowered, like a compassionate immortal.

Qinghui came to his side and bowed her head. "Master, your move was brilliant. Senior Sister sacrificed herself to save Qingbao, which completely deceived Qingbao into trusting her. Now, Qingbao is healing Senior Sister and has exhausted her strength, so she is fainting."

"Where is Tang Chen? Why isn't she making a move?" Qing Xuan didn't even lift his eyelids, still maintaining his immortal demeanor.

Qing Hui's heart skipped a beat. "Senior Sister is still somewhat on guard and dares not make any rash moves."

"Nonsense! Qingbao, whose power is exhausted, is no different from an ordinary person!" Qingxuan frowned in displeasure.

Qingbao faked her death because her soul had left her body and gone to the underworld long ago.

Tang Chen suffered a considerable blow, and Qing Bao must have exhausted her strength to save her.

Without power, how could she possibly extract a soul?

If we act now, Qingbao will surely die.

Qingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly, "Tang Chen, Tang Chen, I still have too high expectations for you!"

That's all.

He tossed the wisp of fire in his hand into the room where Qingbao was.

In an instant, a raging fire broke out in the main courtyard of the princess's mansion.

Tang Chen returned with hot water and froze on the spot upon seeing this scene.

"Nine Suns is a huge hit!"

Joyoung is hot again!!!

Her eyes were tinged with bloodshot, and her aloof body trembled slightly as if she had remembered something.

"Senior sister, now that Master has made his move, Qingbao can't escape. We just need to wait here to collect Qingbao's body and complete the mission."

Qinghui appeared beside Tangchen, watching triumphantly as the room before her burst into flames.

Not to mention Qingbao, no one in the entire Princess's mansion can escape.

The fire reflected in her eyes seemed to be burning in Tang Chen's pupils as well.

Her tone was cold and sharp, each word distinct and clear:

"Qingxuan, is this the only method you can use?"