Chapter 570: Stubborn Persistence

After hearing Su Che’s words, Zheng Yunze nodded slightly, then changed the topic and asked, “How did young Tian Yu discover me? I’ve always been quite confident in my concealment skills. I never expected you to uncover them so easily.”
Su Che didn’t answer directly but instead asked, “Similarly, I have a question—how did the Prime Minister figure out my true identity? I’m also quite confident in my disguise skills.”
In other words, they would answer each other’s questions without lying.
Su Che thought that even if the other party was a Great Perfection-stage powerhouse capable of detecting his suppressed cultivation level, they should still be unable to tell he had disguised himself. So why assume he was Tian Yu? There must be something wrong.
Sure enough, Zheng Yunze said with a smile, “It’s not that I’ve figured out your true identity. Yesterday, I received a reminder from Daoist Xue Yu, saying that young Tian Yu is visiting my residence. With such a distinguished guest arriving, I must return to greet them.”
Of course, what Zheng Yunze said was just polite talk. His real intention was likely this: He believed that if a Witch Clan member came to the Prime Minister’s residence and couldn’t find a cultivator at the Refining Void stage or above, they would leave without harming the lower-level cultivators. But Su Che, the so-called peerless demon lord in rumors, was another matter—there was a high chance he would slaughter all the descendants in the Prime Minister’s residence. Therefore, even at the risk of being discovered by the Witch Clan, he had to return to protect his family.
“I see, it’s that Xue Yu again!”
Su Che nodded calmly on the surface, but inwardly, he was filled with hatred. “That Xue Yu is truly detestable. She’s like a persistent ghost, creating trouble for me everywhere. I really wish…”
Unfortunately, Su Che was self-aware enough to know that even though he now had enough strength to protect himself and face Great Perfection-stage powerhouses fearlessly, eliminating someone like Xue Yu—a top-tier figure among them—was still an extremely unrealistic goal.
But anyway, this woman was truly hateful—she was the most despised woman Su Che had ever met.
“Yes, Su Che. Women are the most troublesome, especially beautiful ones. The prettier they are, the more trouble they cause!” Shadow immediately sent him a mental message, as if he had suffered greatly from women before.

After hearing Zheng Yunze’s explanation, Su Che also spoke frankly, “To be honest, I noticed that aside from the Prime Minister’s own keen intuition in this regard, one of my subordinates also has a rather special detection ability. He just sensed a trace of the Prime Minister’s consciousness nearby, but since I couldn’t determine your exact location, I thought only a powerful being at the Mahayana stage could possess such an ability. So…”
“Is that so?”
Zheng Yunze chuckled. He really hadn’t expected that he hadn’t been truly seen through by Su Che but rather tricked into revealing it.
After drinking tea, Su Che took the initiative to say, “Prime Minister, there’s no need to worry. I’m not a man who craves killing, and I especially despise those who kill innocents wantonly. I came to your residence this time only to do something to help Ao Qing as a form of compensation, because three days ago, I forced her to hand over the Dreamflower Divine Mirror through coercion. I feel somewhat guilty about that…”
In just a few words, Su Che recounted how he happened to meet Princess Ao Qing, making Zheng Yunze understand that he had no ill intentions.
“Young Tianyu, do you really have a way to revive my daughter-in-law, Dai Yun?”
Zheng Yunze wasn’t interested in the Dreamflower Divine Mirror at all. Instead, he asked solemnly, “Such a thing should be impossible for ordinary cultivators, not even for us at the Mahayana stage. If Young Tianyu can truly revive Dai Yun, the entire Zheng family is willing to give everything to thank you.”
As a being at the Mahayana stage, Zheng Yunze wasn’t as short-sighted as his descendants, because he already knew Su Che’s true identity—a person capable of triggering a great calamity in the world, someone who could interact with the Witch God. In fact, it could even be said that the complete disappearance of the Spirit Realm in another twenty or thirty years would be brought about by him.
How could such a person be underestimated?
Since he could even cause the disappearance of the Spirit Realm, doing something others dared not even imagine, why doubt him if he claimed he could revive an ordinary person with a trace of a remaining god?
It could be said that at this moment, Zheng Yunze already believed six or seven成 in reviving Dai Yun. in reviving Dai Yun.
Conversely, through this conversation with Zheng Yunze, Su Che could also determine that this Left Prime Minister of the Middle Tang Dynasty was a virtuous man, and his first impression of him was quite good.

So, Su Che replied, “Your Excellency, I must remind you once again that the person resurrected through that trace of divine energy cannot be considered the former Princess Daiyun 100%, but she is certainly capable of playing the role of Aoying’s mother. As for this point, I am absolutely confident.”
“That’s already very good!”
Delighted by Su Che’s assurance, Zheng Yunze said with a smile, “I can certainly understand this slight difference, but for us, even if it’s just a part of Daiyun, it’s equivalent to everything…”
After saying this, he spoke seriously again, “Young Tian Yu, I can guess that you didn’t come to my residence as the Left Prime Minister for no reason. There must be some purpose, or rather, something you want to obtain, which brought you here. If I’m not mistaken, Young Tian Yu, please speak frankly. Anything within my power as Zheng Yunze, I will do my utmost to fulfill!”
By “my residence,” he meant not just the Prime Minister’s inner palace but also the entire massive city of the Left Prime Minister’s Residence.
“Yes,” Su Che admitted frankly. “I came to your residence indeed because of a need of mine, but it’s not directly related to your residence, nor is it for that Dream Flower Divine Mirror. Moreover, from the start, I had no intention of harming anyone here.”
Zheng Yunze nodded gently, agreeing with Su Che’s words. As a Great Vehicle stage cultivator, his vision was far beyond ordinary people’s; he had long seen that Tian Yu was by no means the legendary evil master. In plain terms: this person isn’t bad!
“The Dream Flower Divine Mirror being useful to me is purely coincidental. I didn’t know about its existence before… It’s for this reason that I wanted to do something to help Aoying as a form of compensation.”
Su Che said slowly, “In that case, it truly isn’t appropriate, nor do I have any right or reason to make further requests of Your Excellency.”
“No, no!” Zheng Yunze waved his hands repeatedly, saying sincerely, “The resurrection of Daiyun is such a significant event—it cannot be repaid by a mere mirror. I must help with Young Tian Yu’s true need. Please, don’t be polite with me.”
“Very well.”

Su Che nodded and said, “This thing is indeed very useful to me, so I boldly ask for the Prime Minister’s help. However, I’m worried that someone might overhear us, so I can’t talk about it for now. Let’s wait until Ao Qing’s mother is revived before discussing it. Actually, it’s not a big deal. I think the Prime Minister could easily help me with just a word from him.”
“Agreed!”
Zheng Yunze nodded immediately, “It’s settled then!”
There was hardly any unnecessary talk between the two, and they settled the matter in just a few words.
The person Su Che mentioned as being a potential eavesdropper must be Fairy Xueyu. Su Che was worried that if Fairy Xueyu found out about grafting the divine stone, she would likely go to the Zhongtang Palace to plot against him in advance. So, it wasn’t the right time to reveal it yet.
However, Su Che and Zheng Yunze didn’t use any secret communication methods, deliberately so that Fairy Xueyu, hiding in the shadows, could hear them and be annoyed to some extent.
“You, Fairy Xueyu, called Zheng Yunze back home just to create trouble for me, right?”
“Didn’t expect that, right? Not only has Zheng Yunze not caused me any trouble, but we also got along very well. In fact, he might even help me greatly in the near future…”
Su Che’s thoughts sounded like childish pettiness, but at this stage, it was the only way to annoy that woman. There really were no other ways to retaliate against her.
Interestingly, childish tricks could sometimes work. At that moment, Fairy Xueyu and Li Jiu, hidden in the shadows using a special formation, felt quite helpless.
“This Tian Yu is truly our nemesis,” Li Jiu sighed, shaking his head. “I’ve long noticed that whatever troubles we try to give him end up bringing him unexpected benefits. It’s really beyond explanation…”
“That’s because of his great fortune. Such people usually become stronger after each setback…” Fairy Xueyu also sighed softly. “That’s also the part that bothers me the most about him.”
“Fairy Xueyu, at this point, I’m completely discouraged and want to give up,” Li Jiu said with a worried expression. “If nothing else works, I might as well ascend to the immortal realm as soon as possible.”

Long before Qiyuan Star was destroyed, Li Jiu could have ascended to the immortal realm, but he used the ingenious method of setting up arrays within his body to suppress his cultivation level and conceal the truth from the cosmic laws, allowing him to hold on until now. However, in just over a decade, he will no longer be able to deceive them, and the laws of the universe will force him to ascend to the immortal realm.

From this, it can also be said that Li Jiu’s strength was already at the peak of the mortal world, which enabled him to emerge alive from the Devouring Heaven realm. Yet, in terms of mystery and skill, his abilities were far inferior to those of the Snow Jade Immortal.

Even such a powerful being in the Mahayana stage, watching Su Che grow stronger day by day and becoming increasingly difficult to deal with, was driven to lose all confidence, even considering giving up his greatest dream and pursuit in life.

If Su Che were to know this, he would likely feel a great sense of accomplishment, wouldn’t he?

Seeing the frustrated expression on Li Jiu’s face, the Snow Jade Immortal didn’t know what to think. Instead of comforting him, she nodded and said, “Fellow Daoist Li Jiu, since you’ve brought this up yourself, I must advise you further: when it’s time to let go, you should. If you persist, it may lead to an irreversible outcome for you.”

Such words coming from her mouth naturally sounded extremely strange. Li Jiu couldn’t help but ask, “Fellow Daoist Xue Yu, then what about you? Do you also plan to give up?”

“No!”
The Snow Jade Immortal’s gaze suddenly became distant as she murmured, “I still want to persist…”