Chapter 3119 — Before Setting Out, Zhao Qibing Was Stunned at the Sight of Gu Mengyao
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"Thank you, Grand Elder!" Ye Rou'er was both surprised and delighted. She had not expected her life to be suddenly filled with hope—and all of it brought by her daughter.
"What are you thanking her for? I'm the Palace Master of the Dark Night Palace, you're my mother, and you're the former Palace Master too—so what's the difference between the Dark Night Palace's belongings and our own family's?" Gu Mengyao said. "Right, Grand Elder?"
"Exactly!" the Grand Elder said hurriedly.
Zhao Qibing's heart was icy cold at this moment. It was over, utterly over. The Dark Night Palace had become Gu Mengyao's world, and his days ahead would truly be miserable. What was he to do? Zhao Qibing sank into deep thought; he had to find a new way out.
"By the way, do you have any Foundation Establishment Pills or the like? Daddy is so old, and cultivation will be hard enough on him. Even Zhao Qibing has taken Qi Gathering Pills—my father hasn't. Doesn't that seem unfair?" Gu Mengyao asked.
"Foundation Establishment Pills, eh…" The Grand Elder was thoroughly vexed. I wasn't the one who made your father cultivate—you were the one who brought it up, and now you're saying it's hard to cultivate without Foundation Establishment Pills. Aren't you making trouble for me? Besides, Zhao Qibing's Foundation Establishment Pill wasn't provided by the Dark Night Palace—it was provided by the Hidden Zhao family back in the day! But though the Grand Elder was displeased at heart, she still said aloud, "We don't have any of those, as it happens. You know the Dark Night Palace has no alchemists. We do have some materials, but only raw ingredients, not finished products!"
"Oh, materials are fine too. Wei Zhao knows how to refine pills—just give them all to me!" Gu Mengyao said without the least ceremony. "Mom, later you can take all the Foundation Establishment Pill materials and have Wei Zhao refine them for you."
"All right, Yaoyao…" Seeing Gu Mengyao so self-assured, Ye Rou'er felt a faint stir in her heart. She wondered what exactly the relationship between Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao was. If he were merely a bodyguard, surely he would not be so obedient to Gu Mengyao?
But Ye Rou'er did not ask further. After all, she had never raised her daughter since childhood, and it was not her place to pry into her daughter's private life.
At last the Grand Elder saw Ye Rou'er off, then let out a breath of relief. Although Ye Rou'er had carried away many fine things from the Dark Night Palace along with her, the Grand Elder could not spare any heartache over it. To send her away so that Gu Mengyao could cultivate in peace—that was the Grand Elder's greatest wish.
Afterwards, Gu Mengyao said nothing more. Following the Grand Elder's wishes, she attended the investiture ceremony for the Palace Master, and then, beneath the reverent worship of the assembled Dark Night Palace disciples, became the new Palace Master of the Dark Night Palace.
"Zhao Qibing!" The very first thing Gu Mengyao did upon taking office was to deal with Zhao Qibing.
"Palace Master, this disciple… is here…" Zhao Qibing was drenched in sweat, filled with endless regret. Of all the ancient sects I could have chosen, why did it have to be the Dark Night Palace? Damn it all—Gu Mengyao won't rest until she's done me in!
It seemed he had best consider whether he could defect to Kang Jingming and start over from scratch. Otherwise, in the Dark Night Palace, it would be absolutely impossible to move against Wei Zhao! This Palace Master was Wei Zhao's woman—staying here was just asking to be tormented, wasn't it? RS