Martial Arts: Starting With Immortal Cultivation, the Female Warriors Are All Broken

Chapter 45 A Beauty’s Invitation Cannot Be Declined

“Why do you think Xiao Se is not suitable?”

“And isn’t Xiao Chong blind? How could a blind man possibly become emperor?”

Sikong Changfeng furrowed his brows in confusion. While he wasn’t surprised that Jiang Che didn’t favor Xiao Se—after all, Xiao Se was currently a cripple—he couldn’t understand why Jiang Che valued White King Xiao Chong.

“When you meet Xiao Se, you’ll understand. Whatever you plan to do, leave me out of it,” Jiang Che said, waving his hand dismissively.

“As for Hanyi, I’ll convince her.”

Jiang Che’s tone left no room for argument.

What a joke—him, a dignified expert at the Heavenly realm, assisting a cripple to become emperor? Even if Xiao Se still had his martial arts, he wasn’t worthy!

Moreover, Jiang Che was accustomed to being free and unrestrained; he had no intention of being bound or working for anyone. To him, worldly imperial power was meaningless.

If he wanted, with his current cultivation at the Second Level of Heavenly Realm, coupled with his secret techniques, he could overturn the entire Beili dynasty.

But as the saying goes, “If others don’t provoke me, I won’t provoke them.”

Since the Beili dynasty had left him alone, Jiang Che wouldn’t go out of his way to kill Emperor Mingde. After all, the emperor’s death would plunge the world into chaos, and it would be the common people who suffered most.

The people suffer both in prosperity and in decline.

“All right, Changfeng and I will discuss this matter further. We won’t involve Hanyi or Qianluo,” Bai Li Dongjun agreed after some thought.

Given Jiang Che’s firm stance, there was no room for negotiation.

Sikong Changfeng, standing to the side, nodded without objection. He also didn’t want his precious daughter entangled in the struggle for imperial power.

Since Jiang Che had made his position clear, Sikong Chanfeng would simply find someone else.

“Then, I’ll take my leave,” Jiang Che said, turning to leave.

Just as he was about to walk away, he paused as if remembering something and turned back to Sikong Changfeng.

“Where is your junior sister Hua Jin now?”

“She should still be in Yaowang Valley. Why do you ask?” Sikong replied, puzzled.

“I’m going to take her as my disciple and pass on my legacy.”

With that, Jiang Che left without looking back.

“I still need to consolidate my cultivation, so I’ll head back as well,” Yin Luoxia said before leaving.

She had remained silent during the earlier conversation, as she wasn’t interested in such matters either.

…

After Jiang Che and Yin Luoxia left, Sikong Changfeng rubbed his temples in frustration and sighed heavily.

Originally, Sikong had planned to recruit Jiang Che to support Xiao Se’s claim to the throne. With Jiang Che’s help, their chances of success would skyrocket.

After all, Beili currently had only two known Heavenly Realm experts: the Lone Sword Immortal Luo Qingyang and Qi Tianchen of the Imperial Observatory.

But Jiang Che’s outright refusal, along with his restriction on Li Hanyi’s involvement, threw a wrench into their plans.

When their eldest senior brother left for the sea, Sikong would be left to support Xiao Se alone. He didn’t think he could contend with the hidden experts lurking in the shadows—he had enough self-awareness to recognize that.

“We’ll take it one step at a time,” Bai Li Dongjun said with a sigh.

“Perhaps Jiang Che is right—Xiao Se may not be suited to be emperor.”

…

After leaving the City Lord’s mansion, Jiang Che was about to head back to his residence when he heard Yin Luoxia calling out to him.

“Fairy Luoxia, is there something you need?” Jiang Che stopped and turned to look at her, a flicker of amazement flashing in his eyes.

After consuming the Youth-Retaining Pill, Yin Luoxia’s beauty seemed to have increased by several degrees.

Her delicate cherry lips, eyes sparkling like autumn water, and gentle smile exuded boundless charm.

Yin Luoxia possessed a dual nature: at times, she seemed like a temptress capable of toppling kingdoms; at other times, she came across as a gentle and understanding elder sister.

“Thank you for the pills today…” Yin Luoxia said softly, her lips pressing together slightly.

“No need to thank me. Youth-Retaining Pill is useless to me,” Jiang Che replied with a teasing smile.

“Besides, only a peerless beauty like Fairy Luoxia deserves such a pill. The world doesn’t have many beautiful things, and I can’t bear to see one wither away.”

“Sweet talker!” Yin Luoxia rolled her eyes at him playfully, her tone full of coquettish charm.

Her heart, however, felt warm and delighted. After all, what woman didn’t enjoy being complimented, especially by someone as extraordinary as Jiang Che?

“In that case, I’ll personally cook tonight. Would the City Lord honor me with his presence?”

“A beauty’s invitation cannot be declined.”

“Then I’ll head back to prepare!” Yin Luoxia said with joy, her steps light and filled with cheer. She walked away like a girl smitten with love.

After parting ways with Yin Luoxia, Jiang Che didn’t linger and instead returned to his residence.

He had originally planned to head to Yaowang Valley today, but given Yin Luoxia’s invitation, he decided to postpone his trip until tomorrow.