I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

"Yes, my Lord." He Kui and Shao Chunlai’s expressions were dejected, but their salutes were impeccably proper.

It was a habit ingrained in their very bones. Every member of the Shengxia Sect who managed to live long enough to reach Foundation Establishment was shrewd to the core. They all understood the principle of having to bow your head when you’re under someone else’s roof.

Compared to them, Wei Wei was having a much better time. She would occasionally throw Du Youqian a coquettish glance and whisper a few provocative words.

Although Du Youqian had never favored her again since bringing her under his control with a Divine Sense Secret Technique, in Wei Wei’s heart, she still felt she was different from He Kui and Shao Chunlai.

Take the current situation, for example. Du Youqian had assigned them tasks, and while those two were unhappy about it, they could only accept their orders.

She, on the other hand, dared to act coy and bargain, saying in a sweet, delicate voice, "My Lord, Hongli Oasis is guarded by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage one at that. It would be a bit difficult for poor little me to take him down alone, wouldn’t it?"

Du Youqian chuckled. "All three of you have your own tasks, and theirs aren’t necessarily any easier. Besides, even though your Cultivation isn’t high enough to crush him, you come from a Major Sect and have plenty of tricks up your sleeve. He, on the other hand, is just a Loose Cultivator. He probably doesn’t even have two decent Spiritual Artifacts to his name. Taking him down should be a piece of cake for you."

Wei Wei simply dropped to one knee, hugged Du Youqian’s leg, and whined, "Oh, my Lord, I’m just a helpless woman! If you asked me to tend to flowers and plants, or..."

At this, she licked her lips. "Any of that would be fine, but fighting and killing... that’s really not my forte."

Du Youqian thought for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, then. But all three locations need to be handled, and they must be attacked simultaneously to prevent them from helping each other. You pick one."

Wei Wei was overjoyed. Pointing at He Kui, she declared, "I want his location!"

He Kui glared at her furiously.

The Oasis he had been assigned to attack was guarded by a single Foundation Establishment Early Stage Loose Cultivator whose Cultivation had regressed after suffering a severe injury in his early years. This opponent was far easier to deal with than Wei Wei’s original target.

Du Youqian nodded nonchalantly. "Fine. He Kui, you and Wei Wei will switch."

"My Lord!" He Kui exclaimed angrily.

Wei Wei shot He Kui a provocative glance.

Du Youqian’s gaze shifted to him. "Is there something you want to say?" he asked indifferently.

He Kui’s fists clenched tightly. After a long moment, he deflated and said, "Nothing. As you command, my Lord."

Only after all three had left did a smile appear on Du Youqian’s face.

’I did it on purpose.’

’In truth, I had intended to send Wei Wei against the easiest opponent from the start.’

’Because, from what I know, Wei Wei’s overall combat strength is indeed inferior to the other two.’

’Following the principle of using people to their best abilities, I should have assigned Wei Wei the weakest opponent.’

’This would prevent any mishaps on her end from causing the entire front to collapse.’

’But I deliberately chose not to assign it that way at first.’

’The art of managing people—this is its subtlety.’

’I knew Wei Wei would definitely ask for a change. She has no confidence in her own strength.’

’And I just went with the flow and let her switch locations.’

’Will He Kui and Shao Chunlai hate me?’

’They definitely will.’

’But they’ll hate Wei Wei even more.’

’Because in their eyes, I’m already the enemy, but Wei Wei is one of their own.’

’Now, that "one of their own" has ganged up with the enemy to bully them.’

’It’s common sense that a traitor is more detestable than an enemy!’

’So, I’ll let Wei Wei bear the brunt of their resentment and anger. Then, when the time is right, I can step in, play the good guy, and reap their loyalty.’

’And to stand against her two resentful sect-mates, Wei Wei will have no choice but to cling even tighter to my leg, and she’ll try even harder to offend, or even oppress, them. Convert’s zeal—it’s very likely to manifest in her.’

’With one small move, I can easily harvest three portions of loyalty.’

’A clean sweep.’

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After leaving Du Youqian’s room, Wei Wei glanced at her martial brothers and gave a haughty "Hmph."

"You!" He Kui started to lunge forward in a rage, but Shao Chunlai held him back.

"Stop it! Do you want to make a scene for others to laugh at? We’re from the same Sect!"

"She’s gone too far! When has she ever remembered our bond as sect-mates!" He Kui roared.

"I’ve gone too far? I’m the one who doesn’t remember our bond?" Wei Wei sneered. "You two disregarded our bond and didn’t look out for me in the slightest. Was I supposed to just wait to die?"

Shao Chunlai sighed. "We can barely protect ourselves. It’s not that we didn’t want to look out for you."

He Kui also said angrily, "Don’t get cocky! When Master arrives, it’ll be too late for you to have any regrets!"

Wei Wei burst into a dazzling smile. "Do you think if Master came and saw us like this, he would spare you? Do you think he would forgive your betrayal?"

"But I was forced!" He Kui shouted.

Wei Wei sneered again. "Then go explain it to Master. We’ll see if he listens to your explanation."

"..." He Kui was speechless.

He knew his master’s personality all too well.

Intolerant of the slightest imperfection, stubborn, and opinionated.

Once, something similar had happened in the Sect. A Martial Uncle had been captured while traveling. To save his own life, he revealed some of the Sect’s secrets.

Later, the Sect managed to ransom that Martial Uncle back.

At the time, his master had worn a look of complete disapproval.

He had heard his master comment with a disdainful tone, "If I were the Sect Leader, I would have killed him immediately."

Later, He Kui found an opportunity to ask, "That Martial Uncle already paid the price for his mistake and made it back to the Sect after so much trouble. Why would you kill him?"

His master had replied, "If I were the Sect Leader, I would think: since he has betrayed me once, he will surely feel guilty. No matter how well I treat him, he’ll always have that hurdle in his heart he can’t get over. Perhaps he’ll carry that guilt and remain loyal to me forever. Or perhaps, one day, he’ll find that guilt too heavy a burden to bear. Then, he’ll betray me again—kill me—just so he can finally stop being tormented by his own conscience. Why would I give him a chance to betray me a second time? It’s better to just kill him from the start."

Now, He Kui couldn’t help but recall his master’s words.

’Yes, Master won’t listen to my explanation.’

’But I don’t want to die... so what can I do?’

He Kui was lost in confusion.

Seeing He Kui fall silent, the more mature Shao Chunlai sighed. "Junior Sister, why must you be like this? We are from the same Sect, after all; there’s still a bond between us. You don’t have to be so arrogant in front of us. Think about it. The Lord sends us out on campaigns, and the Zouma Gang will continue to expand rapidly. He will surely have new Foundation Establishment Cultivators under him, as well as other younger, more beautiful women. Can you guarantee that you’ll always be in his favor? So, from now on, we should be helping each other out in front of the Lord."

These were naturally the words of a steady and experienced man.

But Wei Wei just sneered, nodded, said neither yes nor no, and turned to leave.

She had been acting high and mighty in front of these two recently, but that was by no means the root cause of their rapidly deteriorating relationship.

’The real reason is... never mind, I can’t say it.’

’So, if it deteriorates, so be it.’

Wei Wei understood very well what her greatest support was right now.

’Offending my martial brothers doesn’t matter; I can always mend the relationship later.’

’But if I displease the Lord, there will be no second chances.’

She had witnessed firsthand the Lord’s capacity for Absolute Emotionlessness.

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In Du Youqian’s third year in the Human World, the Zouma Gang had already become a force approaching the second-rate in the Endless Desert Western Domain.

The reason for "approaching" was because, on the surface, the Zouma Gang still lacked a Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivator to hold the fort.

However, the number of its Foundation Establishment Cultivators, as well as the number of Oases and the population under its jurisdiction, had already met the standards of a second-rate power.

Not long ago, a serious internal schism had occurred within the Zouma Gang. The newly joined Cultivators and the old guard of the Zouma Gang had a fierce dispute, nearly coming to real blows.

In reality, if one looked at the number and strength of the Cultivators, the old guard and the newcomers were not even comparable.

The true old guard of the Zouma Gang consisted of only about twenty-odd Cultivators, most of whom were now only at the Qi Refining Middle and Early Stage.

But during the Zouma Gang’s expansion, some of the new recruits had sided with the old guard to leverage their authority, while others had formed their own cliques with other newcomers.

This resulted in the "old guard faction" not being at a significant disadvantage in terms of power.

Meanwhile, the newcomer faction was rife with internal conflicts and was not united.

The result of this struggle was that Du Youqian had Ma Cong slaughter Liu Jinlong.

’Once he was fattened up, it was time for the slaughter. No need to wait for the new year.’

Over the past few years, during the gang’s expansion, Liu Jinlong had used his position to line his own pockets, reaping substantial benefits. He had also coerced several beautiful Qi Refining Realm Kun Cultivators into becoming his concubines.

Now, with his wealth divided up and all his concubines freed, the gang was immediately consolidated from top to bottom—at least for the time being.

After this incident, Du Youqian logically revealed a Cultivation of Qi Cultivation Perfection—in reality, he was already at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer by then.

With Liu Jinlong dead, a Vice Gang Leader position became vacant.

Upon everyone’s recommendation, Du Youqian "reluctantly" took the seat.

This was where things got bizarre. The middle and lower ranks of the gang were completely baffled. How on earth was this ridiculously low-profile Zong Li qualified to be Vice Gang Leader?

But in the eyes of the gang’s upper echelons, ’It’s ridiculous for you, the actual controller of the gang, to still hold the title of a mere Senior Steward. Hurry up and take the Vice Gang Leader position.’

Then, Du Youqian immediately turned around and promoted Li Fei to Senior Steward, having her handle some of his trivial daily affairs.

One day, Wei Wei came to him, her face full of worry. "My Lord," she reported, "our master is coming."

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