Chapter 1602: Easily Done
Yun Che said, "In response, Your Highness, this woman is named Yun Qianying, a commoner girl taken in by my clan last month... Qianying, why haven't you greeted His Highness yet?"
He had originally wanted to have Qianye Ying'er borrow the name of Bai Cuo'er, but she refused to change her appearance, and there were too many risks... so he gave up.
"Hmph." Qianye Ying'er turned her jade-like face away, letting out a sound of extreme disdain.
Yun Che quickly said, "This girl has been taken in for only a short time, has not been sufficiently disciplined, lacks upbringing, knows no etiquette, and often disobeys orders. I hope Your Highness will not blame her."
Qianye Ying'er: (╰_╯#)
In the important grounds of the Thousand Wilds Divine Cult, acting so arrogantly in front of the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince and a group of overlords was practically asking for death. But the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince immediately raised his hand and said hurriedly, "No matter, no matter! Quickly... take the seat of honor, take the seat of honor."
He said "seat of honor" instead of "take a seat" — a difference of one word, but a world of difference.
The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's face was covered with an extremely abnormal flush, his eyes were constantly shining, and when he spoke, his voice trembled, and his hands also trembled. If one saw him like this under normal circumstances, no one would dare to believe that he was the young master of an upper Realm King great sect.
Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er took their seats, and indeed they were at the head of the table. As soon as they sat down, the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince suddenly darkened his face and roared, "Wei Taiting, get out!"
With a low roar, the entire hall fell silent. From the lowest seat, a middle-aged man stood up trembling and said fearfully, "Th-this... May I ask how I have offended Your Highness?"
This person was none other than the one who had been the first to rush and speak out to rebuke the "Bai Clan" earlier.
"Hmph!" The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's face turned even colder, releasing all his authority: "The Bai Clan has always been utterly sincere towards my Thousand Wilds Divine Cult. Even if they are late today, it is by no means intentional, and it is not your place, Chelei Valley, to open your mouth and slander them!"
"Get out at once!"
Wei Taiting's face turned ashen, and those who had echoed him were all silent as cicadas. Wei Taiting fell to his knees, trembling all over: "Y-Your Highness, I was only momentarily angered on Your Highness's behalf, so I..."
"Scram!" The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince narrowed his eyes: "Unless you want me to personally throw you out?"
Wei Taiting shuddered all over, his face losing all color, and he hurriedly backed away: "Your Highness, calm your anger... I'll scram, I'll scram right now..."
Wei Taiting left almost crawling and rolling. It was estimated that for a long time to come, he would spend it in nightmares.
The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince turned around, about to speak, but as his gaze touched Qianye Ying'er, his vision blurred again, and only after moving his eyes away with extreme difficulty did he finally say, "There are always some blind things in this world. I hope it hasn't spoiled your mood. Today, please enjoy yourselves to the fullest with wine and merriment, hahahaha."
The birthday feast continued, but the atmosphere had clearly become strange.
Those who could enter this birthday feast were all of extraordinary status—and not just ordinary extraordinariness. People of their level, which one had not seen their fill of glory and beauties? Their pursuit of the Xuan Path had long since far surpassed such worldly desires.
But Qianye Ying'er's arrival cast a brilliance too dazzling into this feast... so dazzling that it nearly extinguished all the lights they had once believed in.
There were many exceptionally bright and beautiful women in the feast, all brought by various overlords in hopes of catching the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's eye. And those who could be brought here were all beauties famous in their regions... but their originally eye-catching, even region-renowned radiance, from the moment Qianye Ying'er stepped in, dimmed to nothing.
They, who had been shining brightly, now all deeply lowered their heads, not daring to raise them, not daring to speak, and not even daring to glance in Qianye Ying'er's direction. Their hearts were full of unprecedented envy, jealousy, and self-abasement.
This was supposed to be the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's hundred-jiazi birthday feast, but the protagonist had completely changed. Whether it was the wandering glances or everyone's attention, it was all focused on Qianye Ying'er.
The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince seemed completely unaware of all this, because he himself was the most distracted of all.
He had lived for six thousand years, and his status was extremely noble. What kind of woman had he not seen! The concubines in his harem had long exceeded ten thousand, and he believed his vast harem had already gathered all the types of peerless beauties in the world.
But today, he suddenly felt that the women in his harem were so ordinary... no, they were simply unbearable to look at.
And thinking that this woman was a "birthday gift" sent to him by the Bai Clan of the Eastern Domain, his heart pounded wildly. Not only did it not calm down, but it beat faster and faster, and his blood boiled, causing his face and exposed skin to turn a shocking red.
At this moment, he suddenly stood up abruptly and said directly to Yun Che, "Brother Bai, I have heard that there has been some turmoil in the Eastern Domain recently. Regarding the Eastern Domain, I happen to have a matter that I need to discuss with your Bai Clan. How about we go inside for a private chat?"
The great hall suddenly fell silent. Shenkui Daoist secretly breathed a sigh but didn't say anything... In fact, he wasn't surprised at all.
A woman could actually be perfect to such a degree... I'm afraid even the legendary Demon Empress Chi Wuyue, who could steal souls with a glance and bring calamity with a smile, is at most no more than this.
Most of the people had their heads lowered, their faces constantly changing. They all knew what the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince was up to, and the excuse he found was really too clumsy.
But this woman named Yun Qianying indeed had such qualifications.
Yun Che sneered inwardly. He had originally thought that this Thousand Wilds Crown Prince would at least hold out until the end of the feast... at least having some restraint and face as a Realm King Crown Prince.
As a result, from the moment he and Qianye Ying'er entered until now, only a short time of less than a hundred breaths had passed.
Yun Che stood up and said gladly, "Your Highness's command, of course I will comply. Qianying, you come along too."
The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince led the way, directly abandoning his own hundred-jiazi grand feast, and under everyone's eyes, he took Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er alone into the inner hall. The moment the inner hall door closed, the great hall immediately became noisy, with discussions arising from all sides.
The inner hall door was tightly shut, and a barrier was set, isolating all sound and aura—such a matter naturally could not be disturbed by anyone. The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince turned around, trying to put on an imposing manner, but his lips and fingers were clearly trembling uncontrollably.
"Brother Bai," he looked at Yun Che, but his twitching eye corners kept flicking towards Qianye Ying'er as if pulled by an invisible force, "I wonder... the birthday gift you mentioned... is it?"
Even he himself could hear his own voice trembling, and he knew how pathetic he was now, probably having thrown away all the face he had accumulated in his life.
But it didn't matter... none of it mattered! He even had an extremely terrifying yet extremely excited feeling: if he could possess this woman, even if he died suddenly the next night and lay dead, he would not hesitate.
Unfortunately, he did not know that the woman standing in front of him now was one whom even the number one Divine Emperor of the Southern Divine Region had courted for centuries without being able to touch a single finger of.
Yun Che's spiritual sense silently swept the surroundings. As expected of the inner hall belonging to the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince, the barrier of aura was perfect. He smiled, then moved his body aside, stepping to one side, and said, "As for what the birthday gift is, Your Highness can come closer and see for yourself."
The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's throat churned violently, and his vision blurred even more. Before he could reply, he suddenly lifted his foot. As his foot landed, a fire-burning crimson butterfly suddenly flew across his line of sight.
Then two... three... a hundred... a thousand...
The flame butterflies danced, beautiful as an illusory mirror. They flew over one after another, flying to his eyes, then to his pupils, until they turned his entire world into a pure sea of flames.
Thud.
The Thousand Wilds Crown Prince toppled forward stiffly, his eyes half open, his expression foolish and dazed, his face full of intoxication, but he did not move at all.
Crimson Butterfly Soul Domain!
With the powerful soul of a Divine Sovereign, it would be very difficult to forcibly burn the soul using Crimson Butterfly Soul Domain. But given his extremely pathetic soul state just now, Yun Che could be said to have easily locked his soul into the Flame Butterfly World.
"Heh." Qianye Ying'er hadn't glanced at the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince from start to finish, because to her, it was practically defiling her eyes: "This kind of trash is actually a Realm King Crown Prince. What a joke."
To become the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince, he certainly could not be a simple character, but she would never attribute the cause to herself. Moreover, in comparison... she would rather become Yun Che's plaything than let this kind of trash even touch the corner of her clothes.
Yun Che extended his finger, and Mystic Steel shot out, directly entering the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's soul sea... His expression then changed slightly.
"Hmm?" Qianye Ying'er seemed to sense something, slightly raising an eyebrow.
"No wonder the Thousand Wilds Divine Lord is not here." Yun Che's voice was somewhat low: "He left here half an hour ago to personally go and welcome someone from afar."
"Who?" Qianye Ying'er's face also grew a bit more serious. A person who could make the Thousand Wilds Sect Master welcome them from afar was undoubtedly extraordinary.
"A person from the Burning Moon King Realm," Yun Che said. "Someone we might not be able to deal with right now."
"Let's go!" Qianye Ying'er said with extreme decisiveness.
"No," Yun Che's gaze darkened instead: "Since we've come, how can we return empty-handed! Moreover, since I promised the Tiangang Cloud Clan and promised Yun Shang, I must turn this place upside down!"
A flame light flashed in his eyes. Instantly, the Crimson Butterfly Soul Prison erupted completely, burning the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's soul to ashes, turning him into a living corpse with only life and a shell remaining.
Reaching out, Yun Che put the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's outer robe on himself, and his hair length and face also became exactly the same in an instant.
Qianye Ying'er stared at Yun Che and suddenly said, "No wonder all three Divine Regions sent out their full forces but never even caught a glimpse of your shadow. Reverse Abyss Stone, Shadow Concealment, plus this nearly perfect voice and appearance changing that doesn't rely on profound energy—it's a pity you didn't become a thief!"
Throwing the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's body into the Primordial Mystic Ark, Yun Che didn't need to make any effort. With a casual thought, the dark aura emanating from his body became exactly the same as the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's. As his profound energy surged, his face also turned into a flushed red.
"Let's go!" Yun Che strode forward, and before Qianye Ying'er could react, his arm had already pulled her waist tightly, and then he directly pushed open the inner hall door.
"Hahahaha," the "Thousand Wilds Crown Prince" had a flushed face and walked out with his arm around Qianye Ying'er's waist, laughing unrestrainedly without any dignity: "Everyone, I just suddenly thought of an important matter. I need to return to my bedchamber for a while. Everyone enjoy yourselves, no need to be restrained. Grand Elder, I'll trouble you to host the guests here. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, without waiting for any response from others, he impatiently flew off with Qianye Ying'er, and in an instant they flew far away, leaving the hundred-jiazi birthday feast directly behind.
"Bam!" Shenkui Daoist slammed his palm on the table, smashing it to pieces: "This is really outrageous!"
The old man beside him said, "This can't be blamed on the young master. Such a woman... sigh."
He thought for a long time but couldn't find any words to describe her, only letting out a long sigh.
Arriving without obstruction at the Crown Prince's bedchamber, they entered a secret chamber with multiple layers of seals. Yun Che lifted the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's body out of the Primordial Mystic Ark, grabbed his hand, pressed it to a spot, and squeezed out a drop of blood.
Clang—
With a soft sound, mystic light flashed, and an invisible barrier opened, revealing a secret passage leading to an unknown place.
Yun Che's lips slowly curled open, because this secret passage, which could only be opened with the blood of the Sect Master's lineage, led to the core treasure vault of the Thousand Wilds Divine Cult!