Cohabitation with Sword Spirit

Chapter 521 - 22: Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow

Saying goodbye to Wang Jiu, Shen Qingming walked back to her bedroom dejectedly, lowering her little head, only feeling the headache getting worse.

Closing the door, the girl instinctively sighed, just wanting to collapse onto the bed and sleep, then open her eyes to find the world still May 13, 2017.

If only I could do it all over again...

If I could truly be reborn a year ago, I wouldn’t wake up early to buy a sword and end up with a living master, but instead sleep until noon!

Whoever wants that Whiteboard Stupid Sword can have it. Li Chaolu and Qian Yue always shout that if they awakened the Celestial Divine Sword, history would certainly turn out better. Then let them have the chance to be the new generation of Princess Qian Gu and face Zhao Chenlu head-on!

Shen Qingming would be carefree from now on, growing like a little white flower in Shen Garden!

However, while lost in these crazy thoughts, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw a tall, graceful female figure standing behind the bedroom door, which startled her immensely.

"Who!?"

"What a silly question; who else would come into your room late at night in this Myriad Forms Garden?"

While speaking, Zhao Chenlu looked Shen Qingming up and down, then asked, "Failed?"

Shen Qingming, very wary, replied, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Chenlu said, "Looking at your face, whether it’s breaking through the True Essence Realm or the Five Grains Reincarnation, it’s clear failure all around. Hmm, want a banana? It helps with constipation."

"No need! Plus, it’s you who has a face that screams failure!"

"I’m the universally acknowledged most beautiful woman in the world. When attacking my face, please think again, even though your brain isn’t worth much effort."

"How can you be so shameless... Ah Jiu endured you back then!"

"I never maliciously mocked him, only wholeheartedly treated him well. Why wouldn’t he endure me? In fact, I was his right-hand man back then, one of those he trusted most."

Shen Qingming snorted coldly, "But now you’re no different from me, the failure, and at least I have a Master-Servant Contract with him. What do you have?"

"I have an infinitely beautiful future with him," Zhao Chenlu said leisurely. "When he becomes the Sect Leader of the Saint Sect, I will be the Sect Leader’s Wife, able to travel the world with him, enjoy the sights of the Xiangzhou New World, or shut ourselves in the Myriad Forms Garden and live a passionate life that makes young girls blush. When in a good mood, we can venture deep into the Primordial, mourning the tragic death of the Shang Girl, and when in a bad mood, visit QingCyan Cloud yun City and examine the failure faces for comfort..."

"How venomous are you!?" Shen Qingming was amused and angry, "And stop daydreaming, if Ah Jiu really becomes the Sect Leader, you’re the first to suffer! Based on your lawless ways, he’d absolutely use you as an example and kill you to deter others!"

"Hahaha, now that’s a daydream. Given my relationship with him, how could he possibly bear to lay a hand on me?"

Shen Qingming said, "I’m the life-saving benefactor who awakened him from his millennial sleep, the first mount to sign a Master-Servant Contract with him, but the blood and broken bones from my hand are already ’too numerous to count.’ You say he wouldn’t lay a hand on someone close to him?"

"..." Zhao Chenlu was unusually speechless for once, while a deeply hidden worry in her heart was finally stirred up.

Indeed, with that guy’s temperament, it’s possible that he’d disregard kinship as the Sect Leader. That’s why during the Immortal Demon War, he wasn’t allowed to become the actual leader...

Yet at this moment Shen Qingming didn’t press the attack but rather said somewhat complexly, "I don’t want him to become the Sect Leader."

"Oh, why? Afraid that he’ll be too far from you? Worried I’ll monopolize him and you’ll never see him again?"

Shen Qingming said, "Of course there’s that concern, but thinking of Ah Jiu having to toil for the world for decades as Sect Leader just feels... too unfair. He’s already sacrificed everything to save human civilization, and now he’s finally revived by a stroke of luck, he should be resting and enjoying life, not carrying such a burdensome load again. Can humans not manage without the Celestial Divine Sword?"

After hearing these words, Zhao Chenlu once again fell silent.

After a long while, she laughed lightly: "You shallow little girl, you know nothing about the real Celestial Divine Sword."

Upon finishing, Zhao Chenlu waved her hand and left Shen Qingming’s bedroom.

——

A moment later, Zhao Chenlu found Wang Jiu outdoors, gazing at the bright moon, and spoke to him with heartfelt sincerity.

"So you say, you’ve already sacrificed everything to save human civilization, and now you’re finally revived by a stroke of luck, why take on such a burdensome duty again, working for humanity for decades? Can humans not manage without you?"

After a brief moment of thought, Wang Jiu replied, "In fact, if they were to be without me, humanity would have perished ten thousand years ago. The truth is, as lower-level creatures, humans indeed can’t do without the guidance of higher-level beings."

Zhao Chenlu gritted his teeth in his heart, "I knew the excuse of mental disability was unreliable!"

Then Wang Jiu said, "As for me, I indeed want to try a new way of life, which is why I decided to take over as Sect Leader. Back in the Jiuzhou Era, you all prevented me from becoming the leader of Jiuzhou, saying it would sap my energy, but now my energy is abundant, and it’s just the right time to experience what it’s like to rule the human world."

"...Absolutely right, the position of Sect Leader truly belongs to you." Zhao Chenlu made an expression of sincere blessing and said, "So after taking over, do you have any policy plans?"

Wang Jiu said, "I believe that to enhance the efficiency of social work, we should reinforce the ethos of ’the capable should do more.’ Considering my intelligence and abilities far exceed those of humans, it seems I should take on more responsibilities. Therefore, firstly, we must strengthen the centralized power of the Sect Leader and weaken the power of the Three Academies and the Seven Families."

"Hey, you’re starting off by making enemies with the whole world."

Wang Jiu continued, "According to my understanding of human history, any leader implementing centralization needs to hold onto two points: one is a welfare policy that benefits the whole world, and the other is securing military power. For the latter, I only need to swiftly rebuild the Sword World to possess unmatched power, As for the former, I will personally lead the overall upgrade of the Xiangzhou Immortal Cultivation System, enabling all cultivators to obtain better Immortal Cultivation Techniques. Besides, I have prepared different detailed measures for different stages."

"...Detailed measures?"

"Yes, based on my observations, when a new strong leader takes office in human society, they usually target some prestigious elders within the system, which not only frees up positions to place their own people but also serves as a warning to others."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chenlu suddenly had a bad feeling: "Wait, who are you planning to kill?"

Wang Jiu excitedly pulled out a list, "I have already compiled a ranking list based on various conditions, and after officially taking office, I will start dealing with those at the top..."

Zhao Chenlu hurriedly took the list for a look, only to see it filled with codes of various meanings, followed by comprehensive scores. The person at the top scored 10,900, while the second place only had 2,100, causing an even stronger sense of foreboding.

"Could this top person be..."

Wang Jiu nodded, "It’s you."

"How completely unsurprising!" Zhao Chenlu’s heart was both comforted and exasperated, "But you shouldn’t target me, right?"

Wang Jiu asked curiously, "Didn’t you look at the list carefully? Your score is equal to the sum of the second to tenth places, there’s no better target than you."

"We’ve been battle companions through life and death!"

Wang Jiu said, "But if I am to succeed as Sect Leader, I should set aside personal feelings and social relationships and make decisions based on public interest. This is also the principle you taught me back then."

"When did I teach you such twisted logic?"

"When you reported Shang Lanfei’s illegal operations."

"..." Zhao Chenlu once again felt the pain of self-inflicted trouble, and after some mental calculation, realized that if Wang Jiu truly became the Saint Sect Leader with his rigid personality, he might really use Zhao as an example to show the world!

Though to her, dying at the hand of her beloved may not be without its happiness, just the thought of her downfall causing that girl with an Intelligence Index of 3.3 to gleefully roll in the mud pool... made Zhao feel she must fight against destiny to the end.

"My dear, being a Sect Leader doesn’t suit you, you should resign."

Wang Jiu asked curiously, "Why doesn’t it suit me?"

"Because once you become Sect Leader, you’ll come after me as a warning to others!"

Zhao Chenlu very much wanted to state this bluntly but knew that even as clueless in human affairs as Wang Jiu could be, this reason wouldn’t fly... so she had to argue from another angle.

"Because... your existence is too high-end, and for current humans, it would be like pulling up seedlings to help them grow. While I agree that humans, being flawed creatures, should be guided by higher beings, it should be done gradually, respecting the course of history."

This reason instantly seemed objective and rational, and Wang Jiu nodded, accepting her explanation.

"So, to what level do you think human civilization must develop before they can accept my guidance?"

"You were born in the Jiuzhou Era, so at least wait until humanity returns to the Jiuzhou Era. Until then, they can settle for second best and accept my guidance first..."

Wang Jiu laughed, "That’s wrong. Actually, I’ve thought about your concerns long ago; whether the current humanity is ready to accept the guidance of the Celestial Divine Sword. But soon I realized such concerns were unnecessary."

"Why?"

"The individual named Shen Qingming has an Intelligence Index of only 3.3, but has still made significant progress under my guidance."

"That damned unlucky girl!"