Chapter 1647 - 932: Zhang Yu Is Here, I’ll Stand With You

The cultivator standing beside Yue Qinglan was a Great Cultivator of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, named Lian Zizi.

He was also the new person in charge sent down from above after Le Mulan’s project was upgraded.

It was precisely because of this high level of attention from above that Yue Qinglan now had more confidence, no longer as worried about Zhang Yu’s influence as before.

But to say she wasn’t worried at all—that was obviously impossible.

After all, Zhang Yu was now red‑hot within the Wanfa Sect; every move he made drew the attention of countless Immortal Gods.

So after thinking it over, Yue Qinglan still said, "This Le Mulan seems to have a pretty good relationship with Zhang Yu. Should we take Zhang Yu’s opinion into consideration?"

Lian Zizi just snorted coldly and said, "Le Mulan’s efficacy has had a massive boost because we’ve been tirelessly investing in and cultivating him—what’s it got to do with Zhang Yu? Did Zhang Yu give birth to Le Mulan? Or ascend him?"

"Besides, Le Mulan’s new effects—any related information has been fully locked down. Zhang Yu doesn’t know a thing. If you tell him, aren’t you just asking for trouble?"

Yue Qinglan said, "But what if? If we keep cutting off their contact, what if Zhang Yu gets suspicious? I heard Le Mulan used to be his dual‑cultivation partner, the two of them were quite close..."

Lian Zizi said dismissively, "Then we’ll deal with it when he does get suspicious. At the end of the day, Le Mulan is just a cultivator who clawed his way up from the bottom. Zhang Yu might not care that much. Worst case, we compensate him some emotional damages; if that’s not enough, you can go have dual cultivation with him, that should do, right?"

Yue Qinglan said, "I’ve heard that Zhang Yu... is actually pretty sentimental about old relationships."

"Sentimental about old relationships?" Lian Zizi said blandly, "Then we pay more—triple emotional damages. I’ll go with you; that should be enough, shouldn’t it?"

In Lian Zizi’s view, a bit of compensation, compared to the market they could develop and the profit they could squeeze out of Le Mulan... wasn’t worth mentioning.

As for this so‑called sentiment for old relationships, in Lian Zizi’s mind it was nothing more than a bargaining chip, an excuse to promote those close to him—a tactic, basically.

When you got down to it, Lian Zizi and Yue Qinglan... were never worried about some "Zhang Yu coming to rescue Le Mulan" kind of scenario; or rather, that possibility simply never crossed their minds.

What they were worried about was Zhang Yu looking for a pretext to forcibly carve himself off a slice of the pie.

"Anyway, even if we do end up in conflict with Zhang Yu, the price is negotiable." Lian Zizi thought to himself. "We hold an information gap Zhang Yu knows nothing about; however the talks go, we’ll profit. Beating Zhang Yu to death, he still wouldn’t be able to guess Le Mulan’s new effects."

Hearing this, Yue Qinglan also nodded slightly, thinking, "Indeed, Zhang Yu ultimately doesn’t know Le Mulan’s latest situation. No matter how sentimental he is about old relationships, he’s not going to make a huge move over Le Mulan."

As for the hundred‑billion Flying Sword in Zhang Yu’s hand, Yue Qinglan actually wasn’t that afraid of it anymore.

The reason was very simple...

"Because I’m not worth it."

Yue Qinglan thought to herself, "Given that he doesn’t know the latest intelligence on Le Mulan, is Le Mulan really worth Zhang Yu using a hundred‑billion Flying Sword?"

"Even if some accident happens that forces Zhang Yu to use the hundred‑billion Flying Sword against our project... it still wouldn’t be me taking that strike."

"After all, even if he bankrupts me, it still wouldn’t stop this project."

"And Zhang Yu can only swing that sword once. If he’s going to cut, he’ll definitely cut the most valuable person."

"Because I’m not worth it, I’m not scared. I’m not afraid of him using that hundred‑billion Flying Sword."

Compared to the hundred‑billion Flying Sword, what Yue Qinglan was more worried about was Zhang Yu’s position as Minister of the Practical Review Department.

"But I’ve only just laid down my Law Chain. Even if he wants to move against me... that’ll be something fifty years down the line."

For something fifty years away, give up this huge profit sitting right now on Le Mulan?

The thought only flashed briefly through Yue Qinglan’s mind before she directly vetoed the idea.

Meanwhile, the Le Mulan soaking in a vat of massive amounts of potion opened his eyes and said, "Lord Yue, Xuanjun Lian Zizi, I’ve already completed the new phase of the task. Can I get in touch with the outside world?"

Lian Zizi said stiff‑faced, "This concerns major matters. We can’t afford to take any risk of leaks."

Le Mulan looked toward Yue Qinglan and said, "Lord Yue, you promised me last year..."

Yue Qinglan snorted coldly and said, "Le Mulan, don’t think that just because you know Zhang Yu, that makes you anything special. Plenty of people whose realms are higher than Zhang Yu’s, whose positions outrank his, are already paying attention to our project."

"If you contact Zhang Yu and accidentally let him find out things he shouldn’t know, you’ll only be harming him."

Because his link to the Spirit Realm and Law Realm had been cut off for a long time, leaving him unable to access outside information, in Le Mulan’s impression at this moment, Zhang Yu was still that Old Salary King, a Divinity Transformation Cultivator who’d rendered great service at the Old Graveyard last year.

And precisely because she knew this, Yue Qinglan could lean on the information gap and say, "Leaving aside that I’m now among the first batch of cultivators to establish a Third Generation Law, the senior beside me, Lian Zizi, is a seasoned cultivator of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, a future Ascension Officer."

"Any one of us can easily handle Zhang Yu. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Le Mulan’s expression dimmed, and he thought to himself, "The gap between Zhang Yu and them is too big. If he clashes with them, he’ll probably suffer a major loss. But..."

Le Mulan recalled scene after scene of Zhang Yu standing up for his companions, for the poor, and couldn’t help thinking, "If Zhang Yu can’t get in touch with me for a long time and comes looking, what then? If he blows things up and offends Yue Qinglan and the others, Zhang Yu’s future Immortal Road might end up facing huge obstacles."

Thinking of this, Le Mulan spoke up, "Lord Yue, I’m worried that if Zhang Yu can’t reach me for so long, he’ll come looking on his own, stir up trouble, and incur your wrath..."