Chapter 566: Lonemoon Rescues the Beauty
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The few of them almost lost control and burst out in laughter. With all their willpower, they suppressed the urge to laugh. Nevertheless, their trembling shoulders gave them away.
A moment later, they replied, "So you're Chicken Gremlin 1 ! We're sorry, we're sorry! Our chef has long known of your good reputation."
The other party scanned them from head to toe, as if unsatisfied with their response. "What kind of gremlins are you guys then? Report immediately."
"How are you, Chicken Gremlin? I'm Taste Gremlin!" Shen Ying waved her hand.
Chicken Gremlin paused. What kind of gremlin was Taste Gremlin? He had never heard of something like that before, yet he thought it would be disrespectful to clarify. Thus, he turned to Chef in the middle. "And you?"
Chef paused. He answered, "I'm a human."
"Human Gremlin?"
"..."
"Hmph, you're indeed wild gremlins and strange creatures from the countryside." Chicken Gremlin had become even more contemptuous toward them by now. He finally turned to Lonemoon, who was still trying to stop laughing. "And you! What are you!"
Lonemoon sucked in a deep breath and faced Chicken Gremlin. He turned the fan in his hands and smiled, "I'm no gremlin or creature, I'm... a god!"
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Chicken Gremlin hesitated, then said, "You're a God Gremlin 1 !"
Lonemoon: "..."
#What an absolute failure#
Crazy your ass!
You're the crazy one! Your entire family is crazy! Where the hell did he come up with a phrase like god gremlin?
"Pu pu pu..."
"No laughing!" Lonemoon turned to glare at the master and disciple duo. Do you believe I would dock your allowance?
Lonemoon pursed his lips. He lost interest in messing around with the three of them any longer. "Forget it, let's take action!" He waved the fan in his hands and caused several wind blades to shoot out at them.
Before they could react, they were blown backwards so that they disappeared out of sight immediately.
It was only then that Lonemoon turned to the shocked lady beside him. "Lady, are you alright?"
The girl paused. It was a long while later before she finally reacted. Her eyes began to well up. "Thank you... Thank you, benefactors, for helping me. I am eternally grateful!" She kowtowed toward the three of them.
"Lady, please don't stand on ceremony." Lonemoon quickly helped her back on her feet. "It was not much trouble at all."
The girl held onto Lonemoon's arm and stood up. She finally stopped crying. A moment later, as if realizing that they were standing at an inappropriate distance, she took one step back. Then, she looked up into Lonemoon's eyes, before quickly averting her gaze. Her face flushed red as she pulled the outer robe around her even tighter. Perhaps she recalled that Lonemoon had handed her the outer robe – her face turned an even deeper red.
"Lady, this is the wilderness. I don't think it's appropriate for you to remain on your own," Lonemoon suggested. "We have nothing urgent to tend to at the moment. If you don't mind, why don't you let us send you home?"
The girl seemed overjoyed. She turned to Lonemoon with bright eyes as she nodded eagerly. "Thank you Sir God Gremlin, Sir Human Gremlin and Lady Taste Gremlin."
Taste Gremlin Shen Ying: "..."
Human Gremlin Yi QIng: "..."
God Gremlin Lonemoon: "..."
Could she just let the joke go?
The girl's surname was Chu, and she went by Tao. Chutao lived in a mystic spiritual realm just one kilometer away from where they were. Her misadventures this time had caused her to meet with the three robbers. Lonemoon found out more about the situation in the area by making small talk with her. Most of the people in this mystic spiritual realm were from Elf Country. The people inside had all been cultivating as gremlins for several years.
The gremlins were quite similar to the demons that they had back in their own plane. The only difference was these gremlins did not consume people, nor did they have any demonic Qi around their bodies. The three of them walked Chutao all the way back to her city, to the doorstep of a very big bungalow. Lonemoon was slightly shocked. He did not think that the person they casually rescued belonged to such a rich family in the city.
The moment Chu Tao arrived, more than ten servants came forward to welcome her home.
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"Lady Chu, take care. We will not send you any further." Lonemoon cupped his fists and said his goodbyes.
Chutao turned around and looked at him for a long time, as if she could not bear to see him go. "Wait!" She called out instinctively.
"Lady Chu, what's the matter? Lonemoon asked politely.
"You... do you all want to come in for a cup of tea and some rest?" Although she sounded like she was addressing the three of them, she looked only at Lonemoon. She was blushing one again and she looked extremely shy.
"There'll be no need for that. We still have matters to attend to. We shall not bother you anymore," Lonemoon turned her down politely.
"But..." The girl was getting more anxious now. She took two steps toward them and looked at the group, as if suddenly recalling something. "It's getting late. Why not the few of you stay at my place tonight and continue on your journey tomorrow?" Seeing that they were hesitating, she added, "You saved me earlier. Just take it as me returning the favor?"
Lonemoon tightened his grip on the fan in his hand. He thought of something and nodded. "Thank you then, Lady."
Chutao was obviously overjoyed. She bounced backward and said, "Please, Sir God Gremlin! Please follow me as well, Sir and Lady."
"..." Lonemoon hesitted. What the hell was freaking "Sir God Gremlin!"
"Actually, I'm Lonemoon!" He clarified in a low voice.
Chutao hesitated. She did not know what to think, but her face turned a deeper red once again. She looked down, as if looking for a place to hide her face. "Sir... Sir Lonemoon! This way, please!" She led them into the house.
She instructed the servants to serve the guests well, then returned to her room to get changed.
The master and disciple duo: "..."
Their eyes had narrowed into slits. They both turned to look at a certain dog-like playboy.
"What are you looking at?!" Lonemoon glared at them.
"Father Niu, I didn't know you were this good at wooing girls?"
"Who's wooing girls?" He poured himself a cup of tea and handed one to Shen Ying out of habit. "I'm only staying here because it'll be a good way to find out more about the spirit seed."
"Oh~" The both of them said together.
"Stop this nonsense about wooing girls!" He glared at them once again. "What's more, there are too many people who have fallen for me. I can't do anything about that!"
"Do you like this Chu girl?" Shen Ying leaned in closer and whispered.
"What nonsense are you uttering? Of course not!"
"Then you're staying..." If he wanted to find out more about the spirit seed, he could do so anywhere else as well!
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Lonemoon looked at them as if they were retarded. "Rubbish. This is only our first day here. We have nothing on us and we don't even know what currency they use over here. If we don't stay here on the pretext of her repaying us for our kindness, where else can we go? Do you expect us to sleep on the streets?
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
That's logical – the peasants had nothing to say in reply!
The few of them did not stay in the living room for long. After an hour, Chutao returned. She changed into a long pink robe, which made her look much more elegant than she did before. It was obvious that she had put in much thought in her dressing. She also had an exquisite hairpin in her hair, A soft tassel hung from the hairpin and swayed with each step that Chutao took. Under the soft glow of the evening sun, Chu Tao looked exceptionally beautiful.
"I've kept you all waiting." Chu Tao bowed respectfully to the three of them,
"Don't stand on ceremony, Lady Chu Tao," Lonemoon replied with a wide grin. Lonemoon was in business mode now. He said all sorts of pleasantries to Chu Tao, so that her gaze became softer and gentler.
Chapter 567: Father Niu Goes Missing
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Lonemoon was almost done with his small talk. As if suddenly recalling something, he said, "Oh, that's right, Lady Chu. You're a local. I think you must be better informed than we are. We happen to have something we're unsure about and we would really appreciate if you could help us with it?"
"What's it about?" Chu Tao asked after pondering for a moment. "Sir Lonemoon, please don't worry. I am indebted to you. If there's anything I can do to help you, I will definitely do all that I can."
"It's nothing especially important or urgent either," Lonemoon answered politely, smiling. He paused to think about how to ask about the spirit seed in a way that would not sound suspicious.
That was when Shen Ying beside him suddenly pulled out the image that spirit seed left behind the last time. A colourful egg-shaped image bounced up. "We're looking for this. Have you seen it around?"
"Heh heh..." Lonemoon was so shocked by Shen Ying that he choked on his own saliva. He turned to glare at Shen Ying. Why the hell did you raise that so quickly? Wasn't the spirit seed a very important thing?
"Well..." Chu Tao took two steps forward to take a closer look. Something flashed across her eyes but she suppressed it immediately. Smiling, she replied, "I haven't seen an egg like this before. I'm sorry I cannot be of much help to you."
"Oh." Shen Ying stored the image back in her bag.
Chu Tao continued to entertain them politely. Due to the time difference, the sky darkened a bit earlier. After treating them to a sumptuous dinner, she unwillingly instructed her servants to lead the guests to their respective rooms.
"Shen Ying, why did you take the spirit seed out?" Lonemoon pulled her aside and questioned her the moment they entered the guest room. How could she draw so much attention to themselves with something as important as the spirit seed?
"This is nothing but a colourful egg. It's just how Mi Le decided to decorate it. It's not actually its true form," Shen Ying replied. "Apart from managers, other people would assume that this is nothing but a body of energy. They won't be able to see anything special about it."
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So that explained things. Lonemoon heaved a sigh of relief. "In other words, we can look for it openly without having to worry that others might find out."
"Mm." Shen Ying nodded.
"You should have told me this earlier!" Lonemoon suddenly felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. This made things much easier. "Alright, we will go around and ask more about it tomorrow. Get some rest."
He opened a door, intending to return to his own house. Something popped into his mind. He turned around and said, "Oh right, be good and stay in this house. Don't turn around." They were not in their own plane. If they got lost, not only might they not be able to find each other, they might not even be able to return to their own planes.
"Oh," Shen Ying answered. Seeing that Lonemoon and Chef were about to step out of the door, Shen Ying quickly added, "Don't worry, Chef will be here to watch me!" She reached out and pulled Chef back next to her.
Lonemoon glanced at Chef, then at Shen Ying. He nodded seriously. "Mm." Then, he turned and returned to his own room, not realising that Chef's face was now bright red.
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The next day.
Perhaps Chef took... good care of her the night before, Shen Ying was behaving extraordinarily well the next day. Although she did wake up a bit later, she did not get lost.
Yet...
"Where's Father Niu?!"
The master and disciple duo looked at the empty room that looked like it had not been stayed in at all the previous. For a second, they were stumped. Did Father Niu finally set his mind to walking out on them forever?
"Master?" Chef's cheeks were still slightly flushed as he addressed his own master.
"Let's take a look around."
"Mm." Chef nodded. He released his divine perception to scan the surroundings, but did not sense that Father Niu was around anywhere. In fact, there was nobody else left in the house. Even the servants who had been standing by the entire night before as well as Lady Chu Tao were gone.
The two of them ran around the yard to take one final look, but could not find a single soul.
"What's going on?" Chef stopped to think. Although last night... Heh! He had been a bit distracted indeed, but they must have noticed everyone disappearing one by one.
"What's that?" Shen Ying reached out and pointed to the left.
Chef walked closer to the thing and found that there was an oddly shaped leaf on the ground. It looked like a little green person. Using his divine perception to take a closer inspection, he found that there were remnants of a special aura in the leaf. It was spirit Qi.
He frowned and caused a gust of spirit Qi to travel toward the leaf. Immediately, it became larger and took on the form of a human. It was now a little demon dressed in green robes. The little demon looked around, confused. "Where am I?"
Chef jumped. He rushed forward and caught the little demon, then felt its meridians. Yi Qing found that this little demon's spirit Qi was weak, and it had just become a gremlin. All it needed was a little spirit Qi from Yi Qing before it could turn into a gremlin. That was strange. From the looks of it, this gremlin would not be able to remain this way for a long time. Instead, once its spirit Qi dissipated the next day, it would likely turn back into a little leaf.
"Master, the servants we saw in the yard yesterday might all have been just like this gremlin." Perhaps that was why they all disappeared. It looked like they just returned to their true form. What's more, they already knew that this place was filled with gremlins, yet they did not take a closer look at their source. The only one who was not a gremlin was that Lady Chu Tao. "I think the woman we met yesterday took Father Niu away."
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But Father Niu's cultivation level was not low. How could he have been taken away so easily and so quietly?
"Oh." Shen Ying nodded.
"Master, I think we should make a trip down to the city to look for the three robbers we met yesterday. Maybe we can find out more about this lady." If she had really taken Father Niu away, then her being robbed was just a show. For all they knew, she set it up on purpose. But for what?
Shen Ying had no objections. With that, both of them packed up and left the bungalow. They entered the city and asked around, but they found no clues. Instead, they learned that the bungalow they stayed in yesterday was normally rented out to others, and the owner of the bungalow was from Ling Yi City. That meant that the people living in the bungalow frequently changed. No matter how hard Shen Ying and Yi Qing tried, they could not locate the three gremlins they met the day before.
It was almost as if someone had cut off all traces of their activity. In the face of this difficulty, Shen Ying and Yi Qing decided – they would eat before they continued.
They knew that Father Niu was different from ordinary people. There was no need for them to worry about him. What's more, given his cultivation level, he would not be hurt by demons, no matter how strong they were. In fact, when it came to things like finding people, Father Niu was a professional.
Thus, when the master and disciple had finished asking everybody in the city and had realised that they could no longer track Father Niu down, they made the wise decision to wait until Father Niu found them. They would wait for their father to pick them up. The two of them returned to the empty bungalow and stayed for a couple of days more.
Since Chef was naturally good at saving food, they did not have to worry about their meals either. That was up until a few days later, when the owner of the bungalow came to take the bungalow back. Then, they had no choice but to stop waiting for Father Niu to come around and pick them up.
"Master, I've asked around. The people here don't use spirit stones, immortal stones or even silver for their currency." Yi Qing looked at Shen Ying guiltily. He really knew nothing about earning money. "We have nowhere to stay tonight, and there's still no news of Father Niu in the city. Why not..." We go around to look for him ? We've already lost him for several days anyway.
Chapter 568: Empress Tao Chu
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"Oh," Shen Ying answered lazily. Yet, she made no move to get up. Shen Ying turned to face Yi QIng, then paused. "Eh? What did you call me earlier?"
"Master?"
"No, I thought I heard Father Niu's voice," Shen Ying answered.
Chef paused. He released his divine perception once again, but did not find any trace of Father Niu. Just as he was about to ask, he heard a familiar voice. "Cheater Shen, Chef! Do you hear me?" The voice was extremely soft, but it sounded very close by.
Yi Qing seemed to recall something. He opened his storage bag and pulled out the transmission amulet that he had carried around with him for years. Indeed, that was where the voice was coming from.
"Father Niu?"
"Nonsense! Where the hell have the two of you been? Quick, come and save me!" Father Niu's voice was breaking up, but they could hear his desperate tone. "I'm telling you, that... is... perverted! I'm not in the same city anymore, now listen-"
Then, the connection was lost. The transmission amulet was still lit, but they could no longer hear Father Niu's voice through it.
"Eh?" Yi Qing was still listening. "Father Niu... Lonemoon?"
Chef called out for a long time, but Lonemoon's voice did not come through the transmission amulet anymore. A moment later, the transmission amulet dimmed down. Even the light was gone.
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What was going on?
Yi Qing's heart sank. Father Niu seemed to be in big trouble this time. "Master, it looks like we cannot remain this way anymore. He must be stuck."
"Mm, mm." Shen Ying continued gnawing on her fruit.
"But..." Yi Qing frowned. "Father Niu's sentences came in fractions earlier, and we have no way of figuring out exactly what he was saying. If those people meant to hide him, how would we know where he is?"
"I know!" Shen Ying suddenly exclaimed.
"Ah! Huh?" Yi Qing stared blankly at Shen Ying. "Master... you know?"
Shen Ying reached out and pointed toward something opposite from them. "Isn't it written here?"
Yi Qing turned and looked. There was a notice board right in front of them, with many people crowded around it. Huge words were written on the notice, and it looked like there was even some kind of sorcery done on it. One by one, the words flew out of the paper and flew in mid-air. They also came with a voice that read the words out to the entire city.
[Special news: The Empress Tao Chu, will be holding a grand wedding in three days at her palace! She will be marrying a man of the God Gremlin race – Sir Lonemoon! Sir Lonemoon is heroic, brave, and extraordinarily righteous. He is indeed one of a kind in the world. The empress is pleased and is thus inviting all the gremlins of all the countries to come and witness this grand occasion where Sir Lonemoon will be crowned king! Long live the kingdom! Huge celebrations!]
Yi Qing: "..."
Shen Ying: "..."
Suddenly, they understood why Father Niu sounded so desperate.
This was considered... groom-napping? He had nobody to blame, since he set up his flags all over the place for no good reason!
"Master, what should we do?" Yi Qing turned to Shen Ying with a dark expression.
"What else can we do?" Shen Ying tried to dust the pastry crumbs off her hands, but failed to do so. Wiping her hands on Yi Qing's sleeves, she said, "We have to go and attend the wedding!"
"..." Father Niu would surely dock their pay if he heard what Master had just said.
Shen Ying really had not expected that a man like Father Niu, who had remained single for tens of thousands of years, would be able to captivate a woman the moment he decided to make the effort. It was indeed wrong of her to belittle his capabilities.
Now that Father Niu was getting married, as his family members, they had to be present. Thus, they found out the way to the empress' palace and quickly flew toward it.
The territory was huge and in quite a mess. From time to time, they would meet with spatial storms. Yet, they could not teleport in front of everyone. Thus, they had no choice but to summon their flying sword. Yi QIng was flying fast, but still it took them two whole days before they arrived at the empress' palace.
From afar, they spotted a pink palace that looked very different from the ones they had seen before. This particular palace was situated atop a huge tree. That tree was a peach tree and was so big that it was covered a part of the sky. Its leaves stretched out toward the cities on the ground. There were also many peach blossoms on the tree, which fell down toward the cities continuously. It was almost like an endless rain of peach blossoms.
They had to say it – this was the most girly city they had ever seen. Things were really different with an empress around.
The two of them hopped off the flying sword and entered the city. There was no doubt about it – the palace atop the peach tree belonged to Empress Tao Chu. On hindsight, they realised that the name "Chu Tao" was too obvious. Only foreigners like them would have been tricked. Chef and Shen Ying guessed that Father Niu was being locked in the empress' palace on the tree.
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Yi QIng immediately released his divine perception to sweep the entire palace, yet there was again no trace of Father Niu's presence.
"Master..." Yi Qing hesitated. "There seems to be some kind of strange sorcery around the empress' palace. It's preventing my divine perception from scanning inside."
"Mm." Shen Ying nodded and explained, "There are all kinds of living creatures from different planes in the void. It's normal for the system to reject your powers."
"Then what should we do? Should we just barge in?"
"There's no hurry." Shen Ying narrowed her eyes and looked suspicious. "We're his actual family members after all. I'm sure we can walk in openly." Shen Ying pointed to the entrance underneath the tree.
Yi Qing stared blankly at her, but obediently flew over to the entrance nevertheless. They stopped in front of the gremlin guarding the door.
"How dare you! Who dares to barge into the empress' palace!" More than ten guards suddenly joined them at the entrance of the palace.
Yi Qing was just about to respond, when the head guard seemed to pause. He broke into a grin, stepped forward and cupped his fists. "So you're distinguished guests!" He waved at the guards behind him, gesturing for them to move aside and make way for Yi Qing and Shen Ying. "Distinguished guests, the Empress told us that you would be coming. That's why she instructed me to stand here and wait for your arrival. The Empress has been waiting for a long time. Please, follow me."
Yi Qing looked at him, surprised. He had thought that since the Empress waited for them to turn their backs before abducting Father Niu, that she would not want them to attend the wedding. Why did it look like she was totally unconcerned that they had come to rescue him?
"Master..." Yi Qing hesitated, unsure what to do.
"Let's go." Shen Ying followed the guard, unfazed.
Thus, Yi Qing followed the head guard and Shen Ying into the palace. They walked toward a huge hole in the tree. After going through several transportation arrays, they found themselves in a completely different place. Several minutes later, they arrived outside a pink main hall. Throughout their entire journey, they did not meet with any dangers at all. It was truly like the Empress welcomed them in her palace.
"Please, distinguished guests!" The head guard stopped at the door of the main hall. "The Empress is already inside."
Yi Qing became even more suspicious. He subconsciously grabbed Shen Ying's hand as they both entered together. The inside of the main hall looked very similar to the outside. There were thick layers of peach petals everywhere. On either side of the room, there were also strings of translucent wool hanging from the ceiling which swayed with the breeze. They felt like they were in a dreamland.
Chapter 569: Lonemoon's Wedding
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"The two of you are finally here," said a familiar lady's voice. They looked up to see Tao Chu on the throne in the palace, still looking as beautiful as before. However, there was now a peach blossom image in the middle of her forehead. She was dressed in pink robes and was leaning into the arms of the man beside her. There was a certain demonic seduction about her.
The person whose arms she was leaning into was Lonemoon. He was gazing at her gently, focused on her features. He did not even notice the two people who just walked in.
"Father Niu?" Yi QIng called out.
It was then that Lonemoon turned to look at them. But without more, he turned back to face the woman in his arms, as if he could not bear to look away from her for too long.
"I thought the two of you would not be able to make it for our wedding." Tao Chu stood up and addressed the two of them joyfully. "It's a good thing that you made it."
"Little Chu!" Lonemoon called out gently. He picked up the shawl draped on the backing of the throne Tao Chu was sitting in, then gently draped it over her shoulders. "Be careful that you don't catch a cold."
Tao Chu turned around and smiled at him. "Thank you, Sir."
"Don't thank me – if you catch a cold, it is my heart that will hurt."
Tao Chu gave him a seductive glance, then buried her face in his arms once again.
As the two of them put on this public display of affection, the master and disciple both shivered. Goosebumps were raised all over their bodies. Shen Ying could not help but rub her arms. So this is what it feels like to witness public displays of affection.
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"The two of you..." Yi Qing studied them closer.
It was then that the both of them seemed to snap out of it. Tao Chu blushed and gave Lonemoon a deeply loving look. She said, "It's my fault. Before telling the both of you, Sir Lonemoon and I decided to get married and commit to each other for the rest of our lives. Tomorrow is our big day. Please be on time!"
Yi Qing looked at Lonemoon, startled. "Father Niu, do you really want to be her... king? You're not coming back with us?"
"Once the two of us get married, this place will be mine and Lonemoon's home," Tao Chu answered. "Of course, if the two of you don't mind, you can stay as well."
Yi Qing frowned and turned to Lonemoon, who was still gazing at Tao Chu lovingly. He asked, "If that's the case, why did the two of you suddenly disappear that night?"
"That's all my fault!" Tao Chu blushed. In a gentler tone, she said,"That night, I went to express my feelings to Sir Lonemoon. It was then that I found out that he felt the same way about me. I was so excited about this that I agreed to tie the knot with him immediately. Who knew that Sir... would be so anxious to get married as soon as possible. That's why the two of us rushed back to the palace that night without informing the both of you."
That anxious? In other words, the two of them were eager to get married the moment they realised they had the same affections toward each other?
Yi Qing felt that something was amiss.
Tao Chu added, "The two of you have had a long journey. I've already prepared the accommodation for you both. You can go and take a rest. You're Sir Lonemoon's family and tomorrow's the wedding – you have to be there to witness it."
Once she finished speaking, she gestured at two of the palace servants to bring them to their room.
Shen Ying and Yi Qing could not find any excuse to remain any further. They took one last look at the couple who looked deeply in love. Yi Qing could not help but say, "Father Niu, if you're going to get married, what's going to happen to our allowance for next month?"
The two people behind paused. Something flashed across Tao Chu's eyes, but she suppressed it immediately. She smiled and said, "It'll carry on as before."
"Oh." Yi Qing turned and pulled Shen Ying next to him before the both of them followed the palace servants out the door. On the way to the guest rooms, Chef set up several isolation arrays. In a low voice, he said, "Master, Father Niu is under the control of the flower demon."
"That's right." Did he just find this out?"
"Then... we should go and save him as soon as possible, right?" Back in the hall, Father Niu did not even say one word to them. It was almost like he did not even recognise the two of them.
"There's no hurry," Shen Ying sniggered. "The wedding hasn't even happened yet." Let's wait for it to be done first..
"..."
Yi Qing frowned. He pondered for a long while before he said, "Master... if we sit by and take this entire thing as a joke, and we don't have a valid reason for doing so, Father Niu will really explode when he regains consciousness. What's more..." Yi Qing shook the bag in his hand. "We've already used up all the ingredients we had left in the last couple of days." There's nothing left in their storage.
"Er..." Shen Ying hesitated. She lowered her head and said, "What do you think about saying that we couldn't find a way to undo the spell she cast on him?"
Yi Qing paused. That did sound like a good point. With a serious expression, he said, "Master, you're right! This world is strange and very different from the world we're from. What they use for cultivation is neither immortal nor spirit Qi. What's more, there's no demonic Qi about them at all. If we take action, we might be able to save Father Niu, but we might not be able to undo the spell she cast on him to control him."
"..."
"I understand now, Master!"
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Shen Ying opened her mouth, paused, then patted Yi Qing on the shoulder. Very seriously, she said, "Mm. It's good that you know that." Her eyes brightened as she skipped the rest of the way. "Then after tomorrow... how do you think they'll consummate their marriage?" That's right, we have to prepare the Shadow Preserving Stones for tomorrow. We'll bring a couple more than usual."
"..." Was Master really taking Father Niu for a joke? She really was, wasn't she?
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On that day.
Tao Chu was an empress after all – her wedding was a huge occasion. The entire palace was in a celebratory mood for the entire day. There were lanterns and decorations set up everywhere. Crowds were jostling about and there seemed to be more peach blossoms falling down on that day than usual.
When the auspicious hour arrived, they watched Lonemoon, dressed in red, walk in with Tao Chu, who was also dressed in red. Tao Chu had not lied – both Shen Ying and Yi Qing were seated right in front as witnesses of the occasion. Even the high-level gremlins were seated behind them.
After a long and confusing ceremony, the wedding was finally completed. Throughout the entire ceremony, Lonemoon was smiling genuinely and widely. He did not look at all like he was being forced into this. The way he looked at Tao Chu was gentle and loving. They looked exactly like a match made in heaven.
After they finished the wedding, they returned to their wedding room. The wedding banquet was to take place soon after. Since Tao Chu was the empress, she naturally had to entertain her guests. Thus, after leaving Lonemoon behind in the room, she left.
Yi Qing was seated at the main hall, but his divine perception followed the newly wedded couple closely. Thus, he saw the lonely Lonemoon seated alone in the wedding room, with that wide smile still on his face. He sat on the bed, staring into space. It was almost like he was in a trance.
"Master, should we..." Yi Qing told Shen Ying about the situation in the wedding room. He asked about what they should do next. If they acted now, they could have a chance of saving Father Niu.
"Is he awake?" Shen Ying asked.
"I don't think so." Yi Qing shook his head.
"Then there's no hurry. Let's wait for them to consummate their marriage!" Heh heh heh.
"Yes, Master." Yi Qing continued to keep an eye on the situation in the wedding room until the sky slowly darkened. The guests left the palace in huge groups, and Yi Qing and Shen Ying also took their leave.
Once they reached their own guest rooms, they turned right around and headed for the wedding room.
Chapter 570: Consummation Emergency
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Quick, quick, quick, the Shadow Preserving Stone, the Shadow Preserving Stone!" Shen Ying nudged Yi Qing.
It was then that Yi Qing retrieved two stones covered in arrays. He pondered for a moment before setting up an isolation array around the two of them. Then, he leaned into the window like his master to look into the house.
Father Niu was still seated on the bed, motionless. The smile had not relaxed one bit on his face. Suddenly, someone pushed open the door and stepped in. It was Tao Chu. She still had her red robes on. Lazily, she dragged her feet to the bed. Lonemoon finally moved. He got to his feet and took hold of Tao Chu's hand before leading her back to the bed.
"Hubby." Tao Chu leaned her forehead into Lonemoon's, then hugged him.
"Little Chu." Lonemoon looked deeply and affectionately into her eyes. "We're finally man and wife."
Tao Chu blushed. she leaned in even closer and said seductively, "Am I the only one in your heart?"
"Of course," Lonemoon answered.
"Do you really love me?" Tao Chu confirmed.
"Yes."
"I don't believe you!" She suddenly stiffened and looked at him with a mixed expression on her face. A moment later, she said seriously, "Hubby, I want to hear your true thoughts." She dusted his sleeves, as if retracting something.
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The next moment, Lonemoon's eyes seemed to clear up. He was no longer transfixed on Tao Chu. He blinked several times and stiffened. All the affection and love from before was completely gone. Instead, he rebounded backward and spat aggressively, "You're crazy!"
"Hubby, I genuinely want to spend the rest of this life with you," Tao Chu said pitifully. "As long as you agree to stay, I won't treat you like this anymore, alright?" Once she finished, she leaned in toward him.
"What are you trying to do?" Lonemoon's face drained of colour. He tried to jump out of her way. "Get away from me!"
Tao Chu grabbed him and pressed him down onto the bed. She reached for his belt and tried to undo it.
Whoa, this is exciting! He was baited!
Shen Ying, who was leaning against the window, suddenly widened her eyes and pointed inside. "Chef, quick-"
"Yes, Master!" Before she could finish speaking, Chef burst through the door with a loud crash.
It was then that Shen Ying finished her sentence. "Quick... record this."
But Chef was already pulling Tao Chu off of Lonemoon. He threw her outside the room without mercy.
"Holy shit, Chef, you're finally freaking here!" Lonemoon jumped off the bed and exclaimed angrily.
"What happened to you?" Chef looked at him and realised that there was a layer of dangerous aura around him which was restricting the immortal Qi in his body.
"I don't know what that pervert gave to me to eat either!" Lonemoon shouted. "I can't use any technique to undo it."
There was no time for Chef to study the aura. Tao Chu was already getting to her feet, with streaks of tears running down her cheeks. She turned and said in a male voice, "Hubby... how could you treat me this way?"
Wait! That was a male voice!
Yi Qing paused and took a closer look at the person who had just gotten up off the floor. Her form was changing before their eyes. Her arms expanded and she became taller. On her face, something was appearing... A beard!
This was a man!
Chef and Shen Ying, who had walked in at some point, both turned to look at Lonemoon, exclaiming at the same time, "Uh-oh..."
"What are you looking at?" Lonemoon shot a death glare at them. Why were they looking at him like this? "I'm only just finding out now that she would turn into a man at night! And... she's a peach blossom demon. Plants naturally have bisexual bodies!" He was not into things like that.
"Hubby..," The man was wailing more pitifully now.
"Shut up!" Lonemoon's hair was standing. "Who the hell is your hubby? Chef, quick, help me to undo this sorcery! I'm going to destroy this freaking gadget!"
"Hubby, I've been nothing but loyal to you. Why are you treating me so ruthlessly?" Tao Chu sounded even more hurt now. He clutched his chest and his face crumbled as he began to cry. Now that he was a man, watching his tears fall down his bearded face was... Er...
Lonemoon felt a chill run down his spine. He bent over next to the bed and began to vomit.
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Eugh...
Yi Qing: "..."
Shen Ying: "..."
Was this the reason why he was crying out so desperately for help earlier? This scene was truly a bit weird...
"Quick... Quick get that thing out of my sight!" Lonemoon finally kept himself from vomiting but felt the urge to continue when he looked up again...
Tao Chu, however, turned cool when his gaze fell on Chef and Shen Ying. He scanned them angrily and then turned back to Lonemoon. "You might not be willing to stay with me, but at least leave your body behind for me!"
Once he finished speaking, he did something so that a series of whooshes was heard coming from outside. Huge peach blossoms began to fly toward him, circling his body. One by one, they flew into the room like blades, causing the entire wedding room to crumble to pieces.
"Be careful, the fragrance of his flowers can be captivating. They have the ability to trap our immortal Qi. We can't let them get anywhere near us," Lonemoon said to Shen Ying and Chef.
Chef frowned. A defensive array lit up around the three of them. The peach blossoms were now raining down upon them. Chef summoned his sword and waved it, causing sword Qi to cover the entire sky and shoot over to Tao Chu. The peach blossoms in the air were cut up into small little pieces. Before Chef could do anything else, they heard a pained cry.
"Ah!" Tao Chu fell to the ground once again, his body covered in open wounds. He looked at Chef in fear. "What... What kind of people are you?"
Chef did not bother responding to him. He quickly summoned several spirit swords that cut through more of the peach blossoms to form a sword array, trapping Tao Chu within.
Tao Chu's expression changed. He finally seemed to fear them. The murderous aura he had about him earlier was completely gone. He was now a gentle, feminine man once again. He turned his tear-streaked face to Lonemoon and said, ""Hubby... Are you really going to kill me? I really like you!"
"Shut up! You trapped me here for more than half the night, took away my freedom and controlled my body. Do you call this like?" Damn it! He was cray! Lonemoon was so angry that he felt like he was going to blow up. He snatched Chef's sword and pointed it at Tao Chu. "I dare you to say one more thing?"
"But... I really like you this way." Tao Chu looked at Lonemoon, captivated but sad. "If you promised me from the start to be mine, I would not have had to do this. I did this out of my love for you!"