Su Jie didn’t resolve Qin Yushang’s inner confusion but tied her onto the back of the thousand-hand centipede and took her away directly. After tidying up the battlefield, Su Jie didn’t immediately return to Qingzhou but settled down directly at the mountain gate location of the Desire Sect. Because Chongzhou is about to undergo a series of transformations, to prevent these Chongzhou Demon Cultivators from causing trouble, he planned to sit here for a while to ensure those Chongzhou Demon Cultivators behave. Due to the protection of the Sect-guarding Grand Formation, although the location of the Desire Sect’s mountain gate suffered considerable damage from the aftermath of the battle, most of the buildings and disciples remain. When Su Jie chose to stay here, the scene was quite lively. Yin Leibai offered the highest level of hospitality, arranging the best rooms, and various resources were supplied in abundance. Even the maidservants serving Su Jie’s daily life were selected beauties from the Desire Sect, each more charming than the last. However, because of their cultivation technique, although these female disciples of the Desire Sect were extremely attractive, they carried an air of licentiousness. If ordinary male Cultivators thought these beauties were a good match, they’d only end up being completely drained. The night was like water, with a faint chill in the night breeze, rustling the trees planted within the courtyard. Along with the night breeze, the aroma of meat wafted into a room. Qin Yushang pushed open the carved jade window, her beautiful eyes gazing outside. She saw Su Jie in the yard, lounging with his legs crossed, holding the thousand-hand centipede in his lap. In front of Su Jie was a massive grill, several dozen meters in size, roasting a gigantic dragon elephant, the very same Taoist Platform Realm dragon elephant from Esoteric Buddhism. A dozen exceptional disciples from the Desire Sect served as maidservants, busying themselves back and forth. A dragon elephant at the Taoist Platform Realm level, in the outside world, could easily destroy a city, unleashing infinite calamity. But now, here with Su Jie, it had been reduced to a mere delicacy. Su Jie reclined in a chair, enjoying the feeding of the maidservants, as pieces of sliced roast were brought to his mouth, needing only to open his mouth to indulge. The thousand-hand centipede in Su Jie’s lap was also indulging, though it appeared quite disdainful, as the pieces of meat brought by the maidservants with chopsticks weren’t enough to fill the gaps in its teeth. Qin Yushang’s stomach grumbled softly as she looked at the perfectly roasted dish, with the dragon elephant meat rich in spiritual power filling the air with a tantalizing aroma. The golden meat, dripping with oil, was mouthwateringly tempting. She had been through a cruel battle today, with severe injuries, her strength spent, leaving her body weak. Being a Body Cultivation practitioner, this type of cultivator was always particularly fond of food since eating is a part of enhancing their physique. Especially now, this roasted dragon elephant was precisely the kind of nourishment Qin Yushang needed to quickly replenish her depleted energy and blood. "Come over and have some." Hearing the sound, Su Jie turned and beckoned Qin Yushang. Qin Yushang didn’t stand on ceremony; she was not one to be coy. With Su Jie’s strength, if he truly wanted to deal with her, there was no need to resort to poisoning. The maidservant sensibly brought a chair, and Qin Yushang sat next to Su Jie. She no longer wore a veil; her identity had already been exposed, and wearing a veil now would be self-deception. "Please, Your Honor..." The maidservant presented a tray, but Qin Yushang waved her hand dismissively. "No need, I’ll help myself." Saying this, Qin Yushang wielding a slicing knife in one hand, its blade gleaming sharply, and grasping a plate in the other, swiftly stacked a pile of golden roast meat half a person high on the tray in front of her. Each piece of meat was sliced with precision, perfectly uniform, indicating her remarkable knife skills. Then, with chopsticks in hand, Qin Yushang began dining elegantly. Though her actions were graceful, her eating speed was quick, with the heap of roast meat noticeably diminishing at an eye-catching pace. It was as if a furnace was inside her; eating so much dragon elephant meat left her abdomen still flat and smooth, not the least bit bloated. As she digested the meat laden with spiritual power and nutrients, steam rose from Qin Yushang’s skin, accelerating the recovery of her depleted energy and injuries. Qin Yushang’s familiar behavior earned her a couple more glances from Su Jie. Watching her eat so unreservedly, he shook his head and said, "Eating so happily, aren’t you afraid of me at all? Don’t you know you’re a prisoner now?" Qin Yushang looked up, her voice calm, "I don’t know what you’re plotting, but with your strength, I can’t escape. So why should I deny myself? Eat and drink my fill; if I must die, better to be a stuffed ghost than a starving ghost." Impressed with her candidness, Su Jie gave her a thumbs up. "Not bad courage; I see the Heavenly Patrol Department isn’t all useless." Hearing Su Jie disparage the Heavenly Patrol Department, Qin Yushang’s phoenix eyes showed discontent as she instinctively retorted, "What’s so poor about our Heavenly Patrol Department? Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, and White Tiger, the four hall greats are full of masters. My master...the Director is famous worldwide as a Purple Mansion Great Power. Without our Heavenly Patrol Department guarding the four directions, the world would have long fallen into chaos, famine widespread, people living in misery." "If your Heavenly Patrol Department is so formidable, then why is the Da Li Dynasty still in such a state of distress, plagued with disasters everywhere, with refugees scattered throughout? Every month, Qingzhou receives hundreds of thousands fleeing the famine from various places, isn’t that true?" Su Jie looked at her mockingly, counting on his fingers, "After leading Ghost Ridge Palace to take over Qingzhou replacing the righteous sect, and driving away the Heavenly Patrol Department, not to boast, but now Qingzhou is flourishing; there are no beggars nor starving refugees anywhere. I, a member of the Demon Sect, have done better than your Heavenly Patrol Department. So, are you saying that your Heavenly Patrol Department is just a bunch of incompetents?" Qin Yu’s cheeks flushed, rendered speechless by Su Jie’s words. Because she had seen the development of Qingzhou from the Luochuan River, the scenes of famine and vagrancy found in other large provinces of the Da Li Dynasty were absent in Qingzhou, where the people essentially solved their food problems. So even if she wanted to argue, she couldn’t find a reason. Clearly, the Ghost Ridge Palace, which should have been about killing and robbing and being tyrannical, was doing a more commendable job. If the common folk were to choose a place to reside, I’m afraid all of them would choose to settle in Qingzhou. That’s beyond doubt. "That’s because our main duty at the Heavenly Patrol Department is to slay demons and eliminate evil, deterring the world’s sects. We’re not responsible for governing people’s livelihood." Qin Yushang remained silent for a full half minute, reluctantly finding an excuse. "Then who governs people’s livelihood, the current emperor and those civil and military officials, right? You mean the real villains are in the court." Su Jie raised an eyebrow, and Qin Yushang’s gaze suddenly flickered, falling silent. "I’ll teach you a trick: your Heavenly Patrol Department controls powerful martial forces. Since there are villains in the court, why not choose to clear the emperor’s flank and wash away the filth within the court?" Qin Yushang was shocked by Su Jie’s treacherous words. Essentially, they at the Heavenly Patrol Department were serving the Da Wei Royal Family, let alone overturning the master’s table. "You dare not do this, you dare not do that, so I say all of you at the Heavenly Patrol Department are useless wastes." Su Jie waved his hand dismissively, and the disdain in his eyes deeply hurt Qin Yushang’s inner pride, causing her inexplicable anger to rise. Qin Yushang bit her silver teeth, retorting, "The Da Li Dynasty is large and prosperous, not as easy as you say. You’ve merely governed one state, Qingzhou. Managing one state doesn’t mean you can apply that to the entire Da Li Dynasty. Situations can’t be generalized. Do you know how large the population of the Da Li Dynasty is? It’s nearly three hundred million. Can you easily manage that? You simply don’t understand our difficulties." "Three hundred million?" Su Jie laughed. On Blue Star, he directly and indirectly managed several times the population of the Da Li Dynasty, known as the Equatorial Dominator, worshiped by thousands, the people’s Supreme Leader. The Jieke Group Su Jie founded has become one of the six constants of Blue Star, a crucial cornerstone of world order. Every move can affect more than eight billion people globally. Now, under the management of the Jieke Group, Southeast Asia is thriving. Even a country like Chan Country, previously war-torn and impoverished, has become affluent. For more chapters visıt 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 Qin Yushang discussing state governance with Su Jie is like an elementary school student questioning a graduate’s academic performance, prompting Su Jie’s laughter. But it’s not surprising that Qin Yushang doesn’t understand. She’s unaware of the highly efficient productivity and systems of modern society; three hundred million already seems like a colossal number. The population of the later Qing Dynasty in Blue Star also reached such a figure. In the feudal monarchy-like system of the Da Li Dynasty, managing this population is considered a major difficulty. "What are you laughing at?" Qin Yushang’s phoenix eyes frowned lightly; she felt as though Su Jie was underestimating her. "I take back what I said earlier." Su Jie leisurely picked up a piece of roasted meat and put it in his mouth, then laughed, "Not only the Heavenly Patrol Department are wastes, the entire court, including the Emperor of Da Li, are all wastes, trash." As Su Jie finished speaking, Qin Yushang could no longer contain herself, gritting her teeth and glaring at Su Jie, furious and embarrassed, "Su Jie, Evil Su, do you think you’re invincible in the world? What right do you have to say that?" Qin Yushang, furious with rage, her energy surged like blood smoke to the sky. The earth beneath her feet trembled as if it were about to overturn. The maidservants fell to their knees in terror, overpowered by the momentum, not daring to rise. "Dare not claim invincibility in the world, but at least dealing with you is no problem." Under Qin Yushang’s imposing demeanor, Su Jie laughed calmly, lightly flicking a finger, duang, hitting Qin Yushang’s fair forehead. In an instant, Qin Yushang flew back like a cannonball to the room she emerged from earlier, her muscles and bones trembling like plucked strings, unable to calm down, subdued by Su Jie’s flick. "Think carefully about my suggestion, clearing the emperor’s flank is so useful, simple, brutal, and convenient." Su Jie stretched lazily, patting his backside, stood up, and walked out. Finally, as if remembering something, Su Jie pointed to the Dragon Elephant. "Xiao Qian, don’t waste it. Anyway, the girl is too single-minded to understand, you can solve it." Xiao Qian nodded happily, then opened its mouth wide, turning into a bottomless pit, devouring the entire Dragon Elephant, then wrapped around Su Jie’s arm, rubbing back and forth affectionately, very satisfied with this high-quality food. Qin Yushang got up with difficulty, looking at Su Jie’s departing figure, her eyes full of reluctance and helplessness. She was once again bullied by Su Jie without any ability to retaliate, not only unable to out-argue him but also physically outmatched. Just then, Qin Yushang’s stomach growled a few times. Instinctively touching her stomach, looking at the empty grill, Qin Yushang felt a bit regretful and sighed deeply. "Had I known, I would have filled my stomach before confronting him..."