Noticed before you read: To specify the internal monologue of the characters, I wrote them in italic so that those whose reading can determine that its IM(this also applies to HMH). Also, from this chapter onwards, I’ll be changing the name Resting Palace to Qin Palace. It’s more formal than the broad direct translation ‘Resting Palace’ and easier to type (´ε｀；) . I’ll be changing the term on the glossary as well.

Chapter 7

Despite the efforts of Ling Xia currying favours with Su Mu Zhe without batting an eyelid, the other person dealt with him without beating around the bush. He had been seen through by Su Mu Zhe who is a lot shrewder than Song Xiao Hu. He just laughed while advising him:

“I suggest that you shouldn’t waste your energy. Just pray that when the time comes, the demon sect’s pretty boy would bring a ransom to exchange for you.”

Ling Xia’s face stiffened. He was itching to kick this stupid person’s pair of b.a.l.l.s hard.

Everyday, he was hoping for Song Xiao Hu to appear. So that he would use his golden aura as a protagonist and invite this stupid money lover into his harem as a little brother.

He had forgotten the date, but its already 7 to 8 days since Su Mu Zhe had kidnapped him. In other words, it’s only few more days till Yu Zhi Jue get married. Every time he thinks about it, Ling Xia was so jittery, he wished to kill someone.

There’s a saying that when someone goes through a break up, a girl will shed tears and a man will shed blood. Isn’t his state right now the one who is seeking a fight to exchange blows?

Until one day, the cart travelled to a nearby small town. Ling Xia, that had a disguise of a sickly woman laying inside, was lost in his thoughts. Then suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.

“Hey! that cart there, hand over all of your belongings!”

Ling Xia nearly wanted to cry bitter tears. Little sister Ke Lan, its high time for you to finally appear!

He cautiously peek his head out of the narrow opening of the cart, only to see Ke Lan Min ErBai who became even more beautiful, leading her five ruffian juniors while riding a leopard and moving four steps ahead of them. The cart that was being pulled, was blocked on the front and at the back, frightening the low level magic beast pulling the cart that it kneels while s.h.i.+vering on the ground.

Ke Lan Min ErBai was requested to meet with the newly appointed Grand Master of Qian Kun Sect and send a congratulatory gift. She knew that it was the young pretty boy she caught back then who became the Grand Master. She had wanted to marry him herself, so she naturally fell into a bad mood. She was pillaging from road to road while travelling, since the betrothal gift she’s sending should no doubt will not come from her own pocket.

Su Mu Zhe’s eyes lit up, immediately found it interesting.

As expected, Dark Art Sect beauties are different from Righteous Sect!

Ke Lan Min ErBai’s skin is slightly dark, nevertheless, she was extremely seductive. Her lips is full, her eyes are big and charming, and she was emitting wild nature all over. For a while, he could not recall the other person’s origin, so he could only chuckle and teasingly said:

“h.e.l.lo! May I ask this young lady’s name? My humble self is Su Mu Zhe. If you want to take my pouch then I will naturally offer it with both hands. But with one condition — would this young lady be my wife?”

f.u.c.king h.e.l.l! The corner of Ling Xia’s mouth twitched. Both of them loves to rob and loot. One of them is looking for a wife while the other one is looking for a husband. This couple is truly a match made in heaven!

He already determined that Su Mu Zhe is bound to lose in a fight. Ke Lan Min ErBai is one of the Dark Arts Sect underworld guardians, a master of spirit snakes island, and a genius cultivator. Not only she started being a bandit boss at a young age, she also had countless number of poisonous beast on her possession. Even if Su Mu Zhe’s strength is out of ordinary, he tends to underestimate his opponents too much. He did not even know Ke Lan Min ErBai’s origins.

Then  Ke Lan Min ErBai’s subordinates exploded in anger. They all swung their weapons and shouted out curses:

“You stinking blue haired brat, wanting to marry our boss too?”

“Boss, let’s beat him to death!”

Ke Lan Min ErBai narrowed her eyes, and wave her hand as a signal for everyone to stop shouting curses. She swayed the baton on her hands a few times, her face beaming with smile as she said:

“[1]I can be your wife, but, only if you can survive the attacks from my baton.”

T/N: All of Ke Lan Min ErBai dialouges to Su Mu Zhe for this chapter had a tone of seduction.

She raised her chin as she talked, her expression filled with pride and confidence, and she looked even more like a rose covered in thorns.

Both of Su Mu Zhe’s eyes then gleamed with sparkling stars, and said impatiently: “Of course. Then, ladies first?”

The smile on Ke Lan Min ErBai vanished, her feet moved in a flash, and sweeps the baton over as well.

Su Mu Zhe didn’t expect her to move so fast, and immediately raised his guard, his body flickered as he dodge. He was known as “Shadow Wind”. His movement speed is first cla.s.s.

The slash from the baton hits an area, abruptly breaking apart the small cart. Fortunately for Ling Xia, his body was wrapped with the comforter and did not fall just now. He was struggling to crawl out, when Ke Lan Min ErBai shot a glance at him only to see a good looking young married woman, and thought that (he) was Su Mu Zhe’s wife. As a result, she casts a smile at him and pinch his face:

“En. Delicate skin and soft flesh. If I defeated your husband, I’ll take you back with me.”

“…….” Ling Xia didn’t know if he wants to cry or laugh. Due to being in an embarra.s.sing disguise, he could not conveniently reveal his own ident.i.ty. He could only wait at the side till Ke Lan Min ErBai and Su Mu Zhe’s fight ends.

Su Mu Zhe stood aloof as he watches with jealousy. He knitted his brows and said:

“Hey! Hey! Young Lady, that’s my wife! Your target is in here.”

Ke Lan Min ErBai shook her baton, changing it into two smaller batons. They flew up in the air for a bit, then two people tangles in a fight together. Su Mu Zhe didn’t expect the other person to be difficult to deal with, and was gradually using his full strength. In the next moment, he crashes to the gravel, blocking the entire road.

Ke Lan Min ErBai’s subordinates diligently seizes Ling Xia as a captive, and carried him on top of the shoulder and falls back. Ling Xia ridiculed himself for being powerless.

Su Mu Zhe was determined to put make up on him again and again as a prank, but he did not know what kind of sick make up the other person puts into him, its just that it made everyone believe that he is a woman.

Due to Su Mu Zhe’s tender and protective notion towards the opposite gender, he was not careful enough and got hit by Ke Lan Min ErBai’s baton in fac

e, his nose dripping with blood. Then he got kicked again on his stomach and flew away. He was covering his nose as he slide and steadied his body. He knitted his brow and said:

“You are too barbaric! How could you have the heart to destroy my handsome face?”

Even though his words still carried a bit of a cheerful tone, his fighting desire is finally incited and he unsheathed his blade.

Ke Lan Min ErBai raised her chin and narrowed her eyes. She said:

“That’s more like it. If you take this older sister half-hardheartedly, I will kill you!”

Ling Xia who was watching, almost wanted to clap. Little sister is too cool!

After half an hour, the fight ended and Su Mu Zhe was muddleheaded as he was tied by Ke Lan Min ErBai subordinates when he had fallen to the ground, turning him into a dumpling wrapped in leaves, then threw him inside the cart. Su Mu Zhe’s eyes turned like a panda’s eyes with those dark circles underneath it. Nevertheless, he incessantly laughed like a fool.

Ling Xia threw him a disdainful glance. Even if he was no match to Su Mu Zhe, once he managed to escape, there would be more people that could take over Su Mu Zhe. And what’s more, he still have yet to made a contract to a rare earth type beast, the one that can help him avoid being buried.

Su Mu Zhe snickered and sat up. He said:

“En. Brother, do you know this young lady’s interests? I’m only used to seeing those Righteous Sect wealthy girls, but she’s even more special.” With his capability, he naturally continued to squirmed from the rope tied to him.

Ling Xia did not feel like listening to him. Did this money lover turned stupid after a romantic encounter? Did he not noticed that Ke Lan MinErBai is taking them back? And that’s not all, Ke Lan MinErBai s.n.a.t.c.hed Su Mu Zhe’s pouch as a spoil of war.

Originally, he planned to go the the Righteous Sect territory to find Song Xia Hu, only to be taken back again. For a moment, he did not know if he should be happy or be worried. Could it be that the heavens wanted him to personally behold Yu Zhi Jue’s marriage, then complete give up? He was listening to the sound of the cart moving, and felt his heart in a chaotic mess, then for a moment, a discouraging feeling rose from out of nowhere.

The cart soon came into a halt, and Ke Lan MinErBai suddenly entered inside. She released a blood spider, let it crawl towards the direction of Su Mu Zhe’s neck, and had it in a position that is ready to bite. She threateningly said:

“From where did both of you come from? Tell me honestly or I’ll let my spider bite you to death.”

She shook the pouch she h.o.a.rded in her hand and the items inside made a clanking sound. Those are the stuff the Su Mu Zhe looted from Yu Zhi Jue’s Qin Palace.

Su Mu Zhe stared blankly, and laughingly said:

“I collected all of those ——- would you believe it?”

Ke Lan MinErBai urged the spider to move forward. She sneered and said:

“You don’t think I won’t know about it? All of this had a an insignia on top. Its the Qian Kun Sect’s demon lords exclusive property. So in the end, who are you people?”

She threw the pouch as she explained, while she’s at it, she pressed the end of her baton at Ling Xia’s neck.

Su Mu Zhe replied with a beaming smile:

“If this young lady tell me her name, then I’ll tell you mine….”

Ling Xia truly sarcastically admired this guy’s enthusiasm driven by his s.e.xual urge. He helplessly smiled and said:

“Little sister Ke Lan, it’s me.”

Ke Lan MinErBai was astonished for a moment, then stared at his face for a long time. Ling Xia hastily pulled the pin on his hair and let it loosed, then wiped the rouge liquid cosmetic powder on his face with his hand. He awkwardly smiled and said:

“It’s me, Ling Xia. Does little sister still remember me?”

Ke Lan MinErBai recognised him at last, and was pleasantly surprised for a while. She let the spider back off on Su Mu Zhe’s neck,patted Ling Xia’s shoulder, and burst into a loud laughter:

“Why did you suddenly became a ghost? I heard from others that you’ve been dead for several years? This young lady originally wanted to offer a liquor in your altar.”

Ling Xia slightly forced a bitter laugh:

“It’s a long and complicated story. I sustained serious injury but I did not die and just woke up recently.”

Su Mu Zhe stared at the blood spider with horror and did not dare to move. He said in a hush voice:

“Young lady, please put away your spider. I’m indeed brother Ling Xia’s friend!”

Ling Xia lauded that two faced shameless guy, and said without hesitation:

“Little sister Ke Lan, I was….”

Before he could finish speaking, the cart abruptly swayed intensely. The magic beast that was pulling the cart cried out a restless low roar and stopped moving. Ke Lan MinErBai’s lackeys continued swinging their whips, but those magic beast still did not move forward, only the leopard.

Until they started to dig the ground with their claws.

Ke Lan MinErBai strikes a very imposing defensive position, and Su Mu Zhe in the next moment throws off the rope on him as well. He quickly covered the spider with a cloth and threw it back to her. Afterwards, he took out his blade, kicked the cart door open, and flew off. Ling Xia could not sense the current oppressive aura, but he could deduce from the heavily serious expression on their faces that something bad came out.

As soon as he came out of the cart, his expression immediately dulled, and his heart was seized with pain, making him unable to breath.

Yu Zhi Jue was standing on top of a gigantic and very long Two Headed Flying Serpent. He was arrogantly looking down on everyone while on the air. His inked black hair and great red clothes[1] was fluttering in all direction. It appeared to be hair-raising, but this kind of gorgeousness overcomes people, making them feel unable to look straight at him.

T/N: [1]The marriage garment Ling Xia talked about in earlier chapters.

That red color stings Ling Xia’s eyes. He inhaled deeply and tried hard to keep his calm, but in fact, his lips were already trembling. He could only take a quick glance then hang his eyes down, afraid that he would meet gaze with familiar pair of eyes. He cannot stop his mind from getting out of control from wanting to ask questions, and losing his dignity in the end.

He didn’t expect that he would meet with Yu Zhi Jue so soon….

There’s definitely a few more days till he get married. Why was he in a hurry to wear those clothes?

Ling Xia held firmly on the cart, suddenly felt a surge of dizziness. He sensed that fishy taste in rised his throat once more. He hurriedly tried his best to swallow back the acidic flavor, as the view before him uncontrollably enveloped with a layer of blurry mist.

He was already in so much sorry state…….as a man.

Yu Zhi Jue’s eyes was shrouded with a faint purple color haze. He touches briefly the tear shaped birthmark on the outer corner of his eyes with his slender finger. He was smiling yet his eyes aren’t, as he glanced at Ke Lan Min Er Bai and Su Mu Zhe. He narrowed his eyes and said:

“Did you people, took my man?”