Chapter 186 – Forgive My Clumsy Eyes
It was all because of this scoundrel making her angry, it was his fault that her IQ had decreased!
Sure enough, when Nangong Yu heard her words, he lowered his head and kissed one of her red earlobes. “Hmm, what Xi Er said is right! I’m yours for as long as you want, I’m your man!”
Hexi was just about to retort, when Qing Long’s nervous voice suddenly sounded from outside. “Master, Ice Lotus Fairy has come to pay a visit.”
Qing Long knew that his Master was currently together with Miss Nalan, so who ever dared to disturb them must be prepared to be skinned alive. However, the person who came is Ice Lotus Fairy, so he had no choice but to inform Master.
Nangong Yu looked at Hexi, pondering for a moment before he said, “I’m occupied at the moment, let her wait a while.”
Qing Long peeked inside the room from a crack in the door, and sure enough...what occupied at the moment, is it taking a bath together with Miss Nalan? Qing Long silently scoffed, yet on the surface he still answered respectfully. “Yes, Master.”
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Hexi’s distinct voice from inside the room. “She doesn’t need to wait, he has time now.”
As Hexi finished speaking, she pushed Nangong Yu away while glaring at him, then turned around and pulled herself out of the medicinal tub.
Hexi was able to use her spiritual power to quickly dry the clothes on her body, unfortunately, yellow stains were clearly visible, while there was still a distinct smell of medicine. And although her clothes were now unsightly, she was unable to do anything about it as she didn’t have any spare clothes to change into.
Fortunately she was currently wearing men’s clothes, so even if she was dressed somewhat sloppily, it wouldn’t cause people to pay attention to her on the streets.
Once Hexi finished straightening her clothes as much as she could, without bidding farewell, she pulled open the door and rapidly fled the room.
The distinct sound of Nangong Yu’s bright laughter could be heard echoing behind Hexi, causing her to gnash her teeth!
Qing Long had thought that he was used to seeing the interactions between his Master and Miss Nalan, yet watching this scene, he became shocked and bewildered. What had Master been doing with Miss Nalan for him to reveal such a rarely seen expression?
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Hexi accelerated as she fled through the courtyard, continuously using one hand to smooth out the wrinkles on her clothes.
While she was passing through the courtyard, a group of people were heading towards her. Hexi didn’t want to be delayed in Hell King Manor again, and moreover, she obviously didn’t know who these people were, so she intended to just ignore them and leave.
Yet just when she had turned around to go down another small path, she heard a tender voice shout, “Stop!”
Hexi stopped, and looking over, she saw a delicate and beautiful woman dressed in purple separate herself from the group of people. Placing one hand on her hips, she used her other hand to point at Hexi as she angrily said, “How can you work in Hell King Manor when you don’t even know to pay your respects to my Young Miss when you see her?!”
Hexi narrowed her eyes and coldly said, “Who told you that I work in Hell King Manor?”
As Hexi spoke, everyone’s attention was suddenly drawn to her face, and once they clearly saw her appearance, they couldn’t help but gasp.
This youngster was dressed in old and wrinkled robes, and there was only the smallest amount of spiritual power fluctuations coming from his body. But unexpectedly, his features were so radiant and beautiful, especially his eyes. They were like bright and cold gems; sparkling and translucent, they were piercing with their gaze.
Because of Hexi’s outstanding features, the woman dressed in purple was stunned and forgot how to momentarily speak. But detecting that Hexi’s cultivation base was only Qi Refining stage, disdain was immediately visible in her eyes. “You’re merely a rude boy who’s an insignificant Qi Refining stage martial artist. Even if you’re not one of Hell King Manor’s people, if you’re able to enter and exit here, you ought to know that my Young Miss’s status in Hell King Manor is special. It’s only natural that you should pay your respects to my Young Miss...”
Hexi simply wanted to laugh when she heard this woman’s annoying and stupid words. Crossing her arms in front her chest, Hexi coldly looked at the woman. “Who’s your Young Miss? Forgive my clumsy eyes, but I don’t see any important person here that deserves my respect!”
Chapter 187 – Ice Lotus Fairy
The woman dressed in purple furiously said, “My Young Miss comes from the Feng family! She’s the young Clan Head of the Liu Li sect, known as the Ice Lotus Fairy. Country bumpkin, don’t say that you don’t even don’t know that Liu Li sect is one of the four greatest sects in Mi Luo continent? Even here in Hell King Manor Qing Long, Bai Hu, and the others must respectfully salute my Young Miss when they see her. It’s an honour that a no-name rude boy such as yourself is able to appear in front of my Young Miss, yet you actually don’t know the difference between good and bad!”
Hexi slightly narrowed her eyes. She despised it the most when people had such an arrogant manner when speaking to her. “If you like to kneel and lick the boots of others’ that’s your choice! It would be better if you didn’t provoke me!”
The woman dressed in purple didn’t expect that after she had explained, that this young man would unexpectedly not only not express any fear, his manner would instead become more unrestrained. She couldn’t help but be furious as she said, “You know, my Young Miss not only has an exquisite appearance, she will also be the future Princess of Hell King Manor. Since you dare to be rude to my Young Miss in Hell King Manor, are you not afraid of His Highness Hell King cutting you to into eight pieces?!”
The future Princess of Hell King Manor?
A sharp coldness flashed in Hexi’s eyes, while her heart felt like it was being scratched by something. Anger and annoyance surged forth from her chest, making her want to commit murder.
But on the surface she only exposed an indifferent smile. “So, as it turns out it’s the future Princess...but even if it’s Hell King’s Princess, what does that have to do with me? I’m not one of the people from Hell King Manor!”
Finished speaking, she turned around to leave.
Anger flashed across the face of the woman dressed in purple, causing her complexion to turn an unsightly shade of red, while her body violently trembled. With a “swish”, she pulled out a Long Sword, and using the approximate force of a Meridians stage martial artist, she rushed towards Hexi to stab her.
Hexi’s eyes narrowed slightly, and seeing the sharp Long Sword flashing coldly in the sunlight as it headed straight towards her, a corner of her mouth rose in a smirk.
“Zi Yan, don’t be rude.”
Just as the Long Sword was about to reach Hexi, a crisp and gentle voice could be heard softly scolding in an imposing manner.
Immediately, the Long Sword headed for Hexi was like a kite with its string tugged. Stopping in mid air, it soon after floated back to the woman dressed in purple.
Zi Yan gripped the Long Sword in her hand, stomping her foot as she said, “Young Miss, this rude boy was extremely disrespectful towards you, how can you let him off without teaching him a lesson?”
Zi Yan’s eyes gazed at the crowd, and it was at this moment that it parted. A woman wearing a long white muslin skirt slowly separated herself from the huddle of people.
When Hexi saw this woman, she felt like there was something glaringly bright before her eyes.
Her appearance was elegant and refined, and with a slender and graceful figure, it seemed like she was so attractive that she didn’t belong to the mortal realm, especially with her graceful and noble aura. It made her resemble a flower on a high mountain; too far away to be disrespected and played with.
While Hexi was sizing up the woman dressed in white, the other party was also examining her. Studying Hexi’s exquisite and elegant face that looked like it was crafted by the heavens, the eyes of the woman dressed in white flashed with a trace of darkness.
But, when Hexi realised that the woman had only glanced at her for a moment before turning away and dismissing her, Hexi felt like she was just a jumping clown, unworthy of the woman’s attention. This kind of arrogance made Hexi very uncomfortable.
“Young Miss~ Just let me teach this rude boy a proper lesson, okay?” Zi Yan moved to Ice Lotus Fairy’s side, half to appeal, and half to act coquettishly.
Suddenly, a graceful and arrogant smile appeared on Ice Lotus Fairy’s face. “Zi Yan, when all is said and done, we’re currently in Hell King Manor. Even if you want to teach this rude boy a lesson, it should be up to Hell King Manor’s people to undertake it...isn’t that right, Brother Yu?”
Chapter 188 – An Exceptionally Pleasing Pair Of Jade Annulus
Hearing this Zi Yan raised her head, and sure enough, there was Hell King. With Nangong Yu’s tall, handsome, and straight figure before them, she immediately became overjoyed and said, “Miss, sure enough, Hell King personally came to welcome you! Only you are lucky enough to receive this privileged treatment!”
When Zi Yan said this, she purposely raised her voice, not forgetting to occasionally throw contempt-filled looks at Hexi. She did this like she was informing Hexi of the offence she had committed towards a respected person.
A corner of Hexi’s mouth raised as she noticed that Ice Lotus Fairy had already stepped forward, her beautiful eyes filled with worry as she looked at Nangong Yu. “Brother Yu, I heard that you were sick, are you feeling better now?”
The moment Nangong Yu saw Ice Lotus Fairy, the expression in his eyes was no longer indifferent, even his tone became slightly gentler. “Lian Ying, why did you come here?”
Ice Lotus Fairy took out a porcelain bottle as she said, “Eldest Brother wanted to discuss something with you, and since I was worried about your health, I volunteered to help him by coming over with the information myself. This is medicine that was personally refined by my Master, I think this’ll certainly be useful for you.”
Nangong Yu didn’t receive it, rather, his fathomless eyes glanced towards Hexi. “No need, I have my personal doctor.”
“Although Zhu Que’s medical expertise is excellent, it can’t compare to my Masters. Brother Yu, it’s better that you accept this medicine, don’t let Xin Er worry about you a thousand miles away.”
“It’s not Zhu Que,” Nangong Yu sneered faintly. Yet when he saw the pitiful way Ice Lotus Fairy was looking at him, he gave in and accepted the bottle of medicine.
But his stare stayed on Hexi the whole time as she stood not too far away, and he explained, “My personal doctor’s skills are extremely outstanding. Lian Ying, in the future you don’t have to worry me.”
Ice Lotus Fairy followed Nangong Yu’s gaze, the arrogant and rude boy’s figure entering her sight.
She frowned slightly. This youngster’s cultivation base is only Qi Refining stage, so how could he be a doctor? “Brother Yu, is this your new attending medical doctor?”
Doctor and attending medical doctor; although there was only an additional two words, their positions were as different as heaven and earth. Attending medical doctors normally had a low cultivation base, and could usually only do unskilled work, such as nursing. They weren’t proficient in the fields of refining and treatment, so therefore their status was naturally not high at all. Large common households who couldn’t afford a high rank doctor, would instead hire an attending medical doctor to ensure the health of their family.
Ice Lotus Fairy examined Hexi’s cultivation base, and upon discovering that she was just a mere Qi Refining stage martial artist, she naturally suspected that Hexi was just an attending medical doctor.
Hearing what was said Nangong Yu laughed quietly, then helplessly said, “An attending medical doctor? I wouldn’t trust one.”
Not to mention, which attending medical doctor would dare to not give their Master face?
When the Ice Lotus Fairy heard the loving tone in Nangong Yu’s voice, her graceful eyebrows wrinkled. This was the first time that she had heard Brother Yu speaking in this tone.
Standing at a distance, Hexi watched the two people looking at her expectantly and talking softly. Her face was calm and tranquil, completely unmoving. However, her eyes flooded with a cold light.
With such a distance, if she were to use her internal energy to eavesdrop, it wouldn’t be difficult to understand the content of their dialog.
However, she didn’t want to, because this had nothing to do with her.
She had originally wanted to distance herself from Nangong Yu, wanting to clearly distinguish the gratitude and resentment between the two of them, helping them to having nothing to do with each other.
Now that she knew he had a future Princess, wasn’t that good?
Watching from a distance, the two people were picturesque between the shady trees and blossoming flowers. They resembled a pair of jade annulus, exceptionally attractive.
Zi Yan’s voice suddenly interrupted from the side, filled with pleased laughter. “Boy, do you see it now? His Highness Hell King never lets other people get close easily, but our Young Miss is an exception. In all of Hell King Manor, who doesn’t know that my Young Miss will become Hell King’s future Princess. How is it, aren’t His Highness Hell King and my Young Miss very well matched?”
Chapter 189 – Why Are You Mad?
Hexi indifferently said, “Indeed, they’re well matched.”
Hearing this, the smile on Zi Yan’s face became proud and arrogant. “That’s good if you know. My Young Miss’s status, how can you such a lowly person like yourself neglect it!? Don’t think that just because you can enter and exit Hell King Manor that you can be arrogant and despotic...”
Zi Yan’s voice suddenly disappeared with her surprise as she discovered that Hell King was no longer having an intimate chat with her Young Miss, and was unexpectedly making his way over.
Seeing Hell King’s handsome face, with his tall and straight figure, both of Zi Yan’s cheeks instantly blushed. Slightly bowing her head, the corners of her mouth were tinged with the traces of a shy smile.
However, Nangong Yu didn’t pay any attention at all to the existence of Zi Yan, rather, he quickly moved in front of Hexi, reaching out his hand to pat her head. “What are you talking about? Why are you so serious that you were even unaware that this King had arrived?”
Hexi subconsciously wanted to avoid Nangong Yu’s hand; but what kind of person was Nangong Yu? Now that his strength was back to its peak, how could Hexi avoid him!
As a result, he didn’t only caress her head, but had also gently pulled her waist into his embrace.
The man’s deep and quiet laughter echoed in her ears as he said, “You’re still angry?”
Hexi was just about to struggle, when all of a sudden her whole body quivered. She could sense a strong murderous aura coming from behind her, as if someone wanted to dismember her body into a thousand pieces.
But this murderous aura only lasted for a moment, because when Hexi turned to find the source, she could only see the Ice Lotus Fairy’s expression lightly examining them, the corners of her mouth lifted into a shallow smile. Her face revealed no clues as to where the aura had come from.
Hexi frowned and pushed Nangong Yu away. “We’re talking about the future Princess of Hell King Manor. Indeed, such an ideal couple, a match made in heaven.”
Nangong Yu couldn’t help but laugh, and lowering his voice, he leaned close to Hexi’s ear and softly whispered, “Xi Er, are you praising yourself? Ahh...but what you said is right, I like it!”
Hexi sighed sadly; in the end, does this guy really not understand, or is he pretending to not understand?
“Stop acting stupid in front of me, the beauty is over there! Your Highness Hell King, please refrain from teasing me in the future!”
Nangong Yu stared blankly. After their relationship had become more familiar, Hexi rarely called him “His Highness Hell King”. But when he noticed the sneer on this girl’s mouth, and her cold eyes, he realised that she really was angry.
But, why is Xi Er angry?
Nangong Yu turned his head to glance at Ice Lotus Fairy standing at a distance from them. With his eyes immediately lighting up with realisation, he quietly laughed. “Xi Er, are you jealous?”
Hexi unhappily glared at him. “What jealousy are you talking about, you’re thinking too much! Just continue receiving your lovable visitor, I’m very busy so I’m leaving now!”
Nangong Yu pulled Hexi back into his arms as she was about to leave, whispering so that only the two of them could hear. “Such an awkward girl, just admit that you like this King. Is it so difficult for you to admit you feel jealous to this King?”
Seeing Hexi about to burst, he promptly explained, “Mine and Lian Ying’s relationship isn’t like what you’re thinking. Be good and don’t think too much, all right? I’ll get Bai Hu to send you back, as I have a few matters to which I have to handle these next few days. The person who hired the Drought Demon Organisation to kill you still hasn’t been found, so during these days you should stay at home as much as possible, only going out if need be. If there is something you need, find Bai Hu, and you must constantly wear the imprint that I gave you, so I know whether you’re safe or not.”
“As soon as I’ve finished dealing with this matter, I’ll find you,” Nangong Yu softly kissed the side of her face, his voice gentle. “Obediently wait for me at home, hmm?”
Hexi felt that the surrounding glares on her were so scorching, that they felt like they would burn a hole through her clothes. Her face immediately turned red, and she quickly pushed him away again. “No need to have Bai Hu send me, I can go back on my own!”
Chapter 190 – Are You Looking For Me?
Finished speaking, her feet flashed as she rapidly fled away.
Hexi didn’t realise that her depressed mood had unknowingly changed into a combination of shyness, annoyance, and relief. With the warmth from Nangong Yu’s kiss still lingering on her cheek, her whole face unknowingly turned red, spreading all the way to the tips of her ears.
As Zi Yan watched Nangong Yu and Hexi’s interaction from the side, her complexion turned green, then white, and she clenched her jaw so tightly that it almost crushed her white teeth.
This youngster, although his appearance was elegant, he was still only a man, so how could Hell King be interested in him? Could it be that the rumours were true, His Highness Hell King really had that kind of hobby? He’s cold towards women because he likes men? Then what about her Young Miss?
Zi Yan anxiously looked at Ice Lotus Fairy, Feng Lian Ying, only to see that her expression was still as calm as ever. Her beautiful eyes were as tranquil as water while she gazed at Nangong Yu, not even the slightest trace of haziness or darkness could be seen.
It wasn’t until Nangong Yu was sure that Hexi had left his manor, that he turned towards Feng Lian Ying and said, “Let’s go, we can go to the study to talk.”
Obviously Xi Er had just left, but he was already impatient to see her again. This is the first time that Nangong Yu had understood the expression; one day apart feels like three years. He really hoped that he would be able to marry Xi Er as soon as possible.
Feng Lian Ying agreed, then seemingly asked unintentionally, “The Young Master that just left is...”
“He’s called Xi Yue,” Since Xi Er doesn’t like people knowing her identity, he would naturally help her to hide it. “My personal doctor, and as far as I’m concerned, a very important person to me.”
While he was speaking, Nangong Yu recalled how the two of them were getting along, his eyes turning soft with love and tenderness.
Feng Lian Ying lowered her gaze, her expression hidden in the shadows.
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After exiting Hell King Manor, Hexi turned to go down East Street, towards the medicinal ingredients store.
Although a lot of spiritual plants were now growing in her space, most of them were somewhat valuable, while the remainder were common spiritual plants used for refining. And because she had used up a large amount of spiritual plants and materials when she had been practicing her refining, she didn’t have much supplies left and decided to buy the replacements today.
After barely walking around the corner, Hexi abruptly sensed a burst of coldness behind her; it seemed that someone was firmly glaring at her with a strong murderous aura.
She steadily continued her pace, the trace of a smirk appearing at a corner of her mouth.
Someone wants to follow her? Even back when she had no spiritual power she was still able to sense Qing Long following her, while the person who was following her now was obviously much weaker compared to Qing Long.
The next moment Hexi sped up, her figure completely disappearing by a remote corner.
Here there was a small shabby alley, and although it was close to the bustling East Street, it was a place where many beggars liked to sleep at night and was permeated with the stench of unwashed bodies, urine, and faeces. Because of this, few people ever ventured near.
Several breaths after Hexi disappeared, the figure of a woman dressed in white appeared in the small alley.
With no mask covering her face, her delicate and pretty facial features were clearly visible, yet her eyes with filled with killing intent and a touch of surprise.
She had definitely seen Hexi enter the alley, but just a breath later, and she had completely lost all traces of her!
Obviously she, herself, is at the peak of Foundation Establishment stage, while the other party is merely a boy on Qi Refining stage...so how could she have lost him?!
Just when the woman dressed in white was becoming bewildered, her ears abruptly heard a voice speaking with a cold sneer. “Are you looking for me?”
The woman dressed in white was immediately startled, and before her eyes, the youngster’s figure very quickly appeared.
Under the sunshine, the youngster’s skin seemed like sparkling and translucent jade; bright and dazzling. Yet, his beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with cold frost, chilling those that saw them.