After Tang Yuehua surmised that she might be able to cultivate, she quickly found a few trustworthy subordinatesand sent them to Sunset Forest. She had those subordinateshelp her hunt a spirit beast of about a hundred years.
Then, after Tang Yuehua finished absorbing that spirit ring, her existing Ruyi Mandarin Duck Hatchets Spirit gained its first spirit ring. Her spirit power also directly soared from the Rank 15 granted by the Zhao Ling's Diary Copy to Rank 17, which felt like a dream to Tang Yuehua.
Even her subordinateshad expressions of disbelief. Hadn't Miss Yuehua's Spirit mutated, causing her spirit power to stagnate at Rank 9, surely making cultivation impossible? Why was her Spirit different from before? It had mutated from the Ruyi Ring into a different Spirit. Moreover, just after absorbing the first spirit ring, her spirit power already reached Rank 17. Could it be that Miss Yuehua was actually an unparalleled genius?
Tang Yuehua immediately placed a gag order on those few subordinates. No one was to tell anyone that her Spirit had mutated and become capable of normal cultivation. Not even her father, the contemporary Clear Sky Sect Master, was to know if he asked.
Though those subordinates didn't know why Tang Yuehua would issue this gag order—it was clearly a good thing that she could cultivate and showed such strong cultivation aptitude. Telling the Sect Master would surely elevate her status within the clan. But since she had given this order, there must be a reason, and they didn't feel it was appropriate to say more.
After Tang Yuehua and her subordinates returned to the sect, she left the sect alone. She now wanted to investigate Zhao Ling. Zhao Ling clearly didn't have a good relationship with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or even the Upper Three Sects. So why would he be willing to use such divine means to help her transform from a "flower vase" into a cultivating genius?
Meanwhile, Wang Qiuer also journeyed from the Star Dou Great Forest to Heaven Dou Imperial City. Looking at the majestic Heaven Dou city gates, her beautiful eyes were filled with anticipation and curiosity. Was the man named Zhao Ling truly the owner of that figure in her mind? If so, she wanted to see with her own eyes what kind of person he was.
Zhao Ling, of course, was unaware of all this. He had been plotting how to lure the Strength Clan out of the Clear Sky Sect to work for him. Naturally, he didn't just want to lure out the Strength Clan; he wanted to bring out the Dexterity, Agility, and Destruction Clans as well. However, these four single-attribute subordinate clans were currently fiercely loyal to the Clear Sky Sect.
However, Zhao Ling already had a vague plan in mind. As a professional schemer, he intended to refine this plan and ensure its perfect execution.
During the week Zhao Ling spent pondering how to perfect his plan, he discovered that the mansion opposite his own residence had changed owners. This new owner was none other than Tang Yuehua, whom he had seen in the Clear Sky Sect a week prior. He couldn't understand why this girl Tang Yuehua would buy a house directly across from his mansion.
Zhao Ling fell into deep thought. Could it be that the Clear Sky Sect had realized he was a threat and wanted to send Tang Yuehua to his doorstep to gather information??? Heh heh, Zhao Ling could only sneer internally. This Clear Sky Sect really had a good plan. Although he, Zhao Ling, was indeed lustful, he was definitely not a useless person who couldn't move when he saw a woman. The Clear Sky Sect wanting to use Tang Yuehua to fish for a big catch like him was truly clueless. They weren't even afraid of trying to steal a chicken and losing the rice instead.
Three days later, as Zhao Ling rode in his carriage back to his residence from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he saw "Tang Wutong" disciplining a few lecherous men who had been harassing her. Her moves were ruthless, leaving the perverts crying for their mothers.
Zhao Ling was quite speechless about this. This girl didn't understand how beautiful she truly was. Running out alone to shop and putting on an icy, mature demeanor was simply irresistible to many perverts.
Zhao Ling quickly ordered the carriage to stop and hurried to "Tang Wutong's" side. He gently patted her backside with a raised hand, a tender smile on his face. "Tong'er, what's going on with you, girl? Didn't you say you were going to play mahjong at home with your mother and grandmother? Why did you run out alone? Hmm... Didn't you say this dress was missing? How are you wearing it yourself? Aha, so you deliberately hid this dress and then slandered me for secretly keeping your clothes, did you?"
After "Tang Wutong's" backside was lightly patted, she instantly bristled, quickly flashed aside, and looked at Zhao Ling with wary eyes. But the next second, her eyes changed from wariness to joy. She had found him! She had finally found him!
She had been in Heaven Dou Imperial City for ten whole days since leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. In those past ten days, heaven knew what she had been through. If it weren't for her innate talent, she would probably have easily suffered losses in the human world. Of course, the common knowledge about the human world granted to her by the Zhao Ling's Diary Copy also gave her the confidence to survive in the human world; otherwise, she would have long chosen to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Now that she had finally found the tall, majestic figure from her mind, she quickly asked Zhao Ling in a tentative tone: "Are you, are you called...?" She wanted to ask if the man in front of her was named Zhao Ling, but she opened her mouth and found she couldn't utter those two words. Her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, and her delicate brows furrowed. Huh, how strange. Why couldn't she ask that question to the man in front of her? It was very strange.
Zhao Ling saw her opening and closing her mouth repeatedly, yet not uttering a sound for a long time, and looking as if she didn't know him, so he said unhappily. "What, running out to play today, not only are you not calling me your husband, but you're even pretending not to know me? What, am I too ugly to be presentable?"
So Zhao Ling gently patted "Tang Wutong's" backside again, asking with feigned fierceness. "Still dare? Still dare to pretend you don't know your husband? It seems I've really spoiled you too much, that you dare to be so presumptuous. Just you wait until I get back and deal with you severely."
"I, I'm not, I didn't, listen to me..."
"Tang Wutong" had just begun to explain her identity when her backside was hit again, this time with more force, causing her pretty face to flush crimson. This, what was wrong with this man? She had already said she wasn't Tang Wutong, so why wouldn't he listen? And he even reached out and patted her backside.
"Tang Wutong" still wanted to continue explaining, but feeling Zhao Ling's somewhat fierce gaze, she quickly shrank her neck. She didn't know why, but she seemed very afraid of Zhao Ling getting angry, as if that fear stemmed from the depths of her soul, especially when he said he would severely deal with her. She felt incredibly guilty.