Chapter 361 – Couldn’t Help Herself and Rushed Home (1)
“Yes, I am Yuteng!” Nodding, little Yuteng looked straight at the anxious man in front of her.
At this moment in time, Mo Xuanzun didn’t care about studying this little human. All he had was one person in mind. Impatiently, he asked, “Where is Xiao Xiao? Little Yuteng, where can I find Xiao Xiao?”
“Do you really wish to see Young Mistress?” little Yuteng pouted and grumbled at him, “You made Young Mistress unhappy. She cried, she cried so much her eyes were red and puffy. When Young Mistress is unhappy, little Yuteng is unhappy too!”
“Ugh, Xiao Xiao cried?” Mo Xuanzun paused for a while and asked eagerly, “Where is she? Lead me to her, quickly!”
“Do really want to go inside to look for Young Mistress?” little Yuteng asked him again as she played with her fingers. Her onyx-like eyes rolled around as though she was plotting something.
“Yes!” replied Mo Xuanzun definitively.
Little Yuteng cocked her little head and thought for a while. She blinked her watery eyes and asked, “Do you have any mystical stones on you? The more the better. Any other precious items will work as well!”
“Yes, I have some. Take all you want!” Mo Xuanzun fished out everything he had on him and handed them all over to little Yuteng without thinking.
Little Yuteng took all the items from him and, looking at his longing look, said, “You wait here, I will be right back!”
“Okay, I will be waiting right here for you to return. Just take me to Xiao Xiao!” There were no doubts in Mo Xuanzun’s mind. He trusted little Yuteng and he trusted that she would take him to Cheng Xiao Xiao.
Little Yuteng’s body disappeared into the night.
After she left, Mo Xuanzun felt more anxious and worried. Without realizing it, he was pacing back and forth on the peak of the mountain as he mumbled to himself, “Xiao Xiao is being so naughty. Why couldn’t she just trust me. Can she not tell my feelings for her? Is that that silly? I can understand if it was someone else she didn’t trust, but she should trust me!
“Oh, so she cried. How silly! She cried so much that her eyes were red and puffy. That can’t be good for her. That wasn’t nice. When I saw her in a bit, I must lecture her on that. That wasn’t right. If she had any concerns, she should have just asked me directly and not be sad by herself. Why is she so silly?
“Aye, I wonder how much longer little Yuteng is going to be? I must clarify everything with Xiao Xiao. She’s the only one that I have fallen for. Shi mei Gong is just like a sister to me. Oh, Xiao Xiao. Why are you so petty? Why didn’t you just tell me that you have feelings for me too? Luckily I already know that you have feelings for me. Such a silly girl. A silly girl that makes me worry about her. Aye….”
He mumbled and shook his head and sighed as he paced back and forth. He felt as though he was thrusted into a labyrinth and he was just walking around blindly and aimlessly around inside of it.
About 15 or so minutes later!
The man who had walked in circles about 50 times or so finally stopped and he immediately noticed that little Yuteng had reappeared. He walked quickly toward her excitedly and asked, “Well, little Yuteng, are you going to take me to Xiao Xiao now?”
“I can take you to Young Mistress now, but…”
Little Yuteng looked around them carefully as she talked, as though she was worried that someone else would overhear their conversation.
Mo Xuanzun understood her meaning right away and set an invisible border around them before he asked, “Alright, you can talk now. Nobody will be able to overhear our conversation.”
“Okay, guye, I can take you to Young Mistress, but you will enter into a sacred contract with the Young Mistress. Are you going to be okay with that?” asked little Yuteng with her eyes widened and looking straight at him.
“Sacred contract?”
Chapter 362 – Couldn’t Help Herself and Rushed Home (2)
It suddenly dawned on Mo Xuanzun what little Yuteng was telling him, “Little Yuteng, you mean to tell me that Xiao Xiao is also a Sacred Contractor?”
“You can put it that way. Young Mistress can contract those that enters. If you go look for her now, you will be contracted. Alternatively, you can just wait for Young Mistress to come back out!”
“No, I will do it. I don’t care about the kind of contract. I will do it. One way or another, I never plan on leaving Xiao Xiao again anyway. Even if we are contracted as mistress and servant, I will be okay with that!”
Looking attentively at the determining-looking Mo Xuanzun, little Yuteng was genuinely surprised. She never expected that this guye was so faithful to her Young Mistress. What a catch!
Thinking about the preparation that she had done, she let out a big smile and nodded, “Okay, no problem. As long as you are okay with that, I will take you to Young Mistress right away!”
“Okay! Let’s go!” nodded Mo Xuanzun without a shred of hesitation.
Little Yuteng reached out her arms and made a funny gesture, then, looking squarely at Mo Xuanzun, she said, “Collect!”
Immediately, Mo Xuanzun felt that his body rocked a little for no obvious reasons and, in the next moment, everything in front of him was entirely different than it was before.
The entire area that was within his sight looked like a compact village. It had fields, ponds, grass fields, fruit trees, a house….
Most importantly, he noticed the air there was full of mystical qi. He inhaled just a little and felt goosebumps right away, he couldn’t help but drew another breath.
The pleasant feeling throughout his entire body almost made him forgot he was there to look for someone. The shock he experienced was short-lived, immediately he recovered and looked at the little human hovering in midair.
Little Yuteng put her finger over her little lips, gesturing him to be quiet. She pointed at the villa in front of him then pointed at the second floor. Her message was clear – the one he was looking for was on the second floor!
Understanding the message, Mo Xuanzun immediately started walking toward the villa.
He had never seen a house that looked like this one before, but he didn’t have time to appreciate it right now. After entering the villa, everything in there was novel to him; he couldn’t help but glanced around quickly.
After a quick looked, he turned and found the staircase. He walked upstairs immediately and was quickly able to sense Cheng Xiao Xiao’s presence.
He treaded lightly upstairs. With his cultivation, he made barely any noise at all. That’s why the one inside the room had no idea someone was already outside the door when he got there.
“Xiao Xiao…”
The tender voice was full of love. Cheng Xiao Xiao looked up abruptly. When she saw the one in front of her, she was dumbfounded. Still in a daze, she could do nothing but watched him slowly approached her.
“Xiao Xiao…”
Mo Xuanzun’s heart ached when he saw her tear-stained face. He scolded her lightly, “Xiao Xiao, you dummy. Why are you crying? Doesn’t that hurt your eyes?”
“You….”
Cheng Xiao Xiao shook her head from side to side violently and realized that she was not hallucinating. She was upset and full of angst, “How did you get in here? Who let you in here? You can’t….”
“Xiao Xiao, what is the problem?”
He stretched out his hands, drew her close to him, and put his arms around her. His handsome face let out a happy and contended smile, “Silly, I am doing this willingly. I don’t care if I am contracted to you, even if it is as your servant. SO what? As long as you are by my side, nothing else matters. Do you understand that now, Xiao Xiao?”
“You…”
Her eyes teared up all over again. She couldn’t help but pounded his chest with her fist a few times and cried, “You idiot! Who let you in here? Who wanted to contract you? I don’t want you to be my servant! You are my man; I don’t want this contract….”
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Chapter 363 – Couldn’t Help Herself and Rushed Home (3)
“Oh, Xiao Xiao!” exclaimed Mo Xuanzun excitedly. His look filled with joy and happiness. He cupped her face tightly in her hands and asked ecstatically, “Xiao Xiao, what did you just say? Can you repeat what you have just said? I didn’t hear it very well!”
“What, repeat what?”
Tears rolled down Cheng Xiao Xiao’s cheeks and baffled, she asked, “What? What do you want me to repeat? What am I repeating?”
“Xiao Xiao, what did you just say I am to you?” teased Mo Xuanzun.
Without thinking, Cheng Xiao Xiao blurted out, “My man, of course…”
After she said that, she was stunned for a second. Then, the pretty, teary face turned beet red. Half annoyed and half jokingly she shouted at him, “You jerk! You tricked me!”
“No, I didn’t! He he he…” Laughing like a fool, Mo Xuanzun hugged her tight and said lovingly to her, “Xiao Xiao, we will never be apart. I will only be your man for this life time. Nobody else, I swear!”
“Swear what? Men swear all too often, it’s meaningless!” Contended, Cheng Xiao Xiao casted him a loving glance.
Her face was even pretty when she was angry, Mo Xuanzun couldn’t help but be drawn to it. His deep eyes became even more dark, looking like two bottomless pools. So mesmerizing that it could attract someone’s soul.
Looking at his eyes, Cheng Xiao Xiao was enchanted. She leaned against him tightly and watched as his handsome face grew bigger and bigger.
Mo Xuanzun had already leaned down and gently placed his lips onto hers ever so gently, like feathers on her lips. He was so careful as though she was so fragile, he could break her if he wasn’t. He was attentive and tender.
Cheng Xiao Xiao’s heart was pounding in her chest and her body felt weak; her legs were weakened, almost unable to hold her own weight.
His long arms wrapped tightly around her waist and their bodies were up against each other’s. As though they could sense each other’s body heat and strongly-beating hearts, a sense of happiness started radiating out from inside of them.
Without knowing, her lips were pried opened by him, and their kiss became more passionate. As his tongue was finding its way, a blush appeared on Cheng Xiao Xiao’s cheek, making her exquisite face all the more seductive and charming.
Nobody knew how much time had passed, the two who were almost out of breath finally came apart. They were both breathing heavily and their raised body temperature making the mood all the more romantic.
“HEHEHE… “ chuckled Mo Xuanzun like a fool.
Cheng Xiao Xiao looked up slightly and gave him a slightly crossed look. Her heart was filled with sweetness. She moved slightly and noticed his little, unique quirk.
“You stinky jerk!” she said softly.
“I’m not stinky!”
Mo Xuanzun felt very blessed at this moment and he couldn’t contain his happiness. His eyes were like rippling pools of water, softening up the outlines of his face, “Xiao Xiao, you are so beautiful…”
“Of course!”
Cheng Xiao Xiao, who was trying very hard to suppress her emotions feigned her calmness, stood up, pushed him aside and slowly walked out of the room.
Looking at her back as she slowly walked away from him, Mo Xuanzun looked down and at some protruding object and let out a helpless sigh before he walked out of the room himself.
The two of them descended the stairs together and Cheng Xiao Xiao immediately went looking for little Yuteng.
Seeing the two of them emerging, little Yuteng, sitting on a branch of the crystal-fruit tree, broke out in a big, bright smile. She was picking leaves with one hand and shoving them into her mouth with the other, she seemed to be as happy as them as well.
“little Yuteng!!”
Cheng Xiao Xiao walked over to her with a small frown and looked at her with an eagle-sharp look.
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Chapter 364 – Couldn’t Help Herself and Rushed Home (4)
“Hehe, Young Mistress, I see that you have made up with guye!”
Little Yuteng was not concerned with Cheng Xiao Xiao’s look. She could sense that her young mistress was very happy right now. She just turned and look at the man behind her.
“Guye, is it pretty here?”
“Yes, indeed!”
Once again, Mo Xuanzun carefully surveilled this compact version of a small village and asked curiously, “What is this place? I remember reading about little world or little dimension in books in the past. Is this Xiao Xiao’s little dimension?”
“Yes, this is my own dimension!”
Cheng Xiao Xiao nodded and turned to look at little Yuteng again before continuing, “My dimension also have the effect of sacred contracts; anyone who entered my dimension will be…..”
She paused when she got here and shut her mouth, saying no more.
Mo Xuanzun immediately understand her meaning. He reached out and hold her tiny hand and said with the sincerest tone, “Xiao Xiao, I really don’t care about that. As long as I can be with you, so what if I am sacred contracted? So what if I am your servant? Everything of min belong to you anyway, contracting or not really does not matter to me.”
“Of course it does….” Cheng Xiao Xiao still felt very awkward. She didn’t want her man to be like anyone else. He was her man and that could be the only nature of their relationship. She did not want anything else on top of that.
Little Yuteng, while munching on the leaves still, said, “Young Mistress, don’t you worry. Guye will not become a contracted servant of yours.”
“What?” Cheng Xiao Xiao was dumbfounded.
As was Mo Xuanzun, the two of the stared squarely at little Yuteng and waited for her to continue to elaborate.
“Hehe, Young Mistress, I had raided guye for everything he had and levelled up the dimension to level 65!”
“The dimension was levelled up? How come I wasn’t aware of that?”
Cheng Xiao Xiao was very surprised. She was inside of the dimension this entire time and she didn’t hear any system announcements. She asked again, “Okay, so the dimension was levelled up, what does that have to do with sacred contracting?”
“It has LOTS to do with sacred contracting!”
Little Yuteng waved her little legs back and forth and grinned, “Young Mistress, last time the dimension levelled up, I had already somewhat sensed that there were different levels of sacred contracts. But at the level at the time, I could only faintly sensed it, this time guye wanted to come inside….”
She turned and looked at Mo Xuanzun and smiled, “I wanted to test it out and see if guye and your contract would be any different, just in case. So I raided guye and had him hand over everything that he had on him. Hehe, luckily guye had a lot of precious items and that allowed the dimension to go up three levels!”
“I didn’t hear the system announcement about the levelling up!” asked Cheng Xiao Xiao again, still fixated on that point.
“Young Mistress, I controlled the volume of the announcements because I didn’t want you to know….”
So it was little Yuteng all along!
Cheng Xiao Xiao pouted slightly and, looking at little Yuteng, asked again, “Okay, so you levelled up the dimension, then what happened? You just mentioned something about evolving of the nature of the contracts. What do you mean by that?”
“Young Mistress, I am just about to get there!”
Little Yuteng waved her arms and swung her legs excitedly and said, “Young Mistress, from now on, our dimension would not only contract master and servant, there will be other types as well, like friendships, family, romance, etc. Any time of relationship that you desire, Young Mistress, would be possible!”
“Really?” Cheng Xiao Xiao was genuinely surprised. There could be different types of contracts? Wowza, that’s pretty badass!
Mo Xuanzun, who had been listening in on this conversation this entire time, was slowly getting an idea of what was going on. Cheng Xiao Xiao was the owner of this dimension, and the little human the manager of this place. The most important part was that this dimension was like a cultivator itself and it could go up in level and the higher its level, the better.
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Chapter 365 – Couldn’t Help Herself and Rushed Home (5)
It was barely daybreak when the two of the reappeared on the peak of the hill.
The did not return to town right away but waited for the sun to rise before the two of the held hands and walked down the hill together. Their feelings toward each other had grown much stronger than it was before.
Cheng Xiao Xiao and Mo Xuanzun returned to Cheng Yu’s courtyard. Cheng Yu, his daughter, and his grandson were all packed and ready to go. When they saw the two of them, Cheng Yu had a happy look on him.
Cheng Yu was the oldest. He could tell now that the two of them had been much closer than they were a day earlier. There was a little distance in their intimacy yesterday.
After they have greeted each other, Cheng Xiao Xiao summoned two mystical cranes, one for herself and her aunty and the other for Cheng Yu and his grandson. She also told him that the mystical crane was a gift for him.
Cheng Yu had long since heard that Cheng Xiao Xiao was a master beast tamer, but he was still very emotional when he truly witnessed her summoning mystical beasts. He, however, did not decline her generosity.
There was no reason to turn down a nice gift.
Cheng Huihui was envious of the mystical crane, but Cheng Xiao Xiao, next to her, just pretended that she didn’t notice. Even if she wanted to gift her a mystical beast, now was not the time. Sometimes the timing was as important as the gift itself.
If she was just handing out mystical beast to anyone and everyone who crosses her path, that was not being generous, that was just silly.
The three mystical crane quick rose into the air and disappeared from the town of Chunyang. Naturally, Ma Chaoyu and Wang Siwei, who were still standing guard in Chunyang, witnessed the three mystical cranes taking off and disappeared in their envious look.
“Let’s head out too. At our pace, it will take no more than three days to get to Daling. Once we get to Daling, it would be much easier to locate them!” smiled Ma Chaoyu. They were merely a inside disciples, not among the top 10 disciples; if they were, the clan would have assigned them mystical beasts as well. It would have made travelling much easier if they had mystical beasts as their transportation.
Wang Siwei finally stopped looking on with envy. He nodded and, with a cringed look, he asked, “I was only teasing shi xiong Mo, do you think he will kill me the next time I run into him?”
“I can’t say for sure if shi xiong Mo would kill you, but I guarantee you that our shi sao Mo will have a bone to pick with you….”
“Oh no…” moaned Wang Siwei, full of remorse. He should have thought it through before he opened his big mouth and not just blurt out everything that crossed his mind, now….
He was distressed that he was travelling toward a beating. He said in a low voice, “Shi xiong Ma, what say we skip going to Willow Village and just head back?”
“Of course not! We have already accepted the assignment, naturally I want to complete it. Think about all the valuable items that they have at Willows, it’d be silly of me to give that up. If you want to go back, you can go by yourself. I am heading to Willows!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll go! Alright?”
While they were chitchatting, they have already mounted their magnificent horses and headed toward Willows.
CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP!
CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP!
CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP!
Three loud shrieks from the cranes stirred up the entire Willow Village. The folks below, busied with their own business, couldn’t help but looked up toward the sound and just happened to saw the three returning cranes and the rides on the cranes.
The guards of the Cheng’s main building immediate reported to Housemaster Cheng that Miss and guye were back with the others.
Old Man Ying was the first to sense the returning party. He went up to the roof of his own building to try and spot them in the air.
From the back of the crane, Cheng Huihui saw the paradise-like village. Surprised, she asked, “Xiao Xiao, this is your place?”
“Yes, Aunty Huihui, we started building our home about 6 months or so ago. It is mostly done now, but we are still finishing up some of the areas,” Cheng Xiao Xiao nodded as she responded to Cheng Huihui.
Comparing to Cheng Huihui’s marvel, Cheng Yu appeared much calmer. In addition to joy, there were also hope in his eyes. He had great hope for this place.
At the same time, this was the moment he realized that he would not be disappointed. Just from this sight, he trusted that with this Cheng’s empire built by Cheng Biyuan, destroying the Emperor City Cheng’s was entirely not a dream. They definitely possessed the ability to accomplish that.
He finally felt relief!
He now knew that he had made the right decision!
“Miss is back! Guye is back!”
“Miss and guye are back!”
“Miss!”
“Guye!”
Everyone greeted the returning party with bright smiles as they hopped off their cranes!
Cheng Biyuan had also rushed over to them along with Zhou Jinjiang, not so much for his daughter and son-in-law but for Cheng Yu, the Eleventh Elder.
“Eleventh Elder!” Cheng Biyuan called out uncontrollably as he saw Cheng Yu with a little boy in his arms. He almost didn’t recognize this man with white hair and beard as the Eleventh Elder.
“Biyuan, I didn’t think I’d finally come and stay with you after all that had happened!” Cheng Yu didn’t say too much but just have him a smile.
Cheng Biyuan didn’t care that he was tearing up. He threw his arms around the elder whom had helped him so much in the past and, choking back his tears, said to him, “Uncle, it was all my fault for not realizing what was happening sooner. Why didn’t you come to me? You think we’d be afraid of them?”
“Biyuan…”
Cheng Yu’s face froze for a second but he was able to suppress his surprise and emotions and forced back his tears. After a long while, he finally said to him, “Biyuan, why don’t we go and talk inside?”
“Oh yes, that’s right, uncle. Where was my manners?” Cheng Biyuan smiled a little, tears still swirling in his eyes. He pointed at the man next to him and asked, “Uncle, do you still remember him?”
“Of course I do! You two used to drink together at the inn. I have met him a few times. This is Zhou Jinjiang, right?”
“Indeed, I am, Eleventh Elder. We are all together again, finally!” said Zhou Jinjiang with complicated emotions. “Home! Let’s go home!”
The two of them saw Cheng Yu into the house and actually forgotten about the youngsters. Cheng Xiao Xiao sent the mystical cranes away and turned to the slightly awkward remaining ones and said, “Aunty Huihui, let’s go inside too. My mom is probably already waiting in the living room for us!”
“Okay, let’s go inside. How’s Aunty Yuqin been doing?”
“Well, everyone has been doing well.”
Chapter 366 – Saw Through; Finishing Up With Constructions (1)
The reunion brought about another round of fresh emotions!
Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Huihui hugged and cried and neither one of them were able to talk for a long while. So much had happened that they didn’t even know where to start.
Finally, it was Cheng Xiao Xiao, who had been standing by quietly, filled her parents in on the what had happened to Eleventh Elder and his family.
Once Cheng Biyuan and Mrs. Cheng found out what had happened, they expressed to Eleventh Elder that he had been way too stubborn of his own good. Had he turned to them sooner, his family wouldn’t had been murdered, leaving just the three of them.
Cheng Yu was distressed but didn’t say much. What had happened had happened, being remorseful would not bring his family back.
They walked for longer and comforted each other about the days to come. No matter what, Cheng Yu was felt lucky that he still has a grandson left. At least he would still be able to pass on his family line.
The three of them had been arranged to stay at the guest quarters immediately outside of the Cheng’s main house. They have now officially joined the Qing’an Cheng’s.
Words that Eleventh Elder had been taken to Willows by Cheng Xiao Xiao and Mo Xuanzun had quickly travelled to Emperor City’s Chengs. When the First Elder heard about it, he did not seem excited, but merely reacted nonchalantly.
The other elders dared not question him, not even Housemaster Cheng!
After a long while, First Elder finally broke the silence, “As far as Cheng Yu is concerned, let’s let him stay at with Cheng Biyuan peacefully for the time being. We will reach out to him after he had grew fond of that Cheng’s family!”
“That….” Housemaster Cheng looked at the First Elder quizzically; he wasn’t entirely sure what the First Elder has in mind.
The First Elder gave every one a cold look and slowly elaborated, “It is human nature to grow complacent when life is peaceful. We will give him a chance to grow attached to his peaceful life first, then he will have to pay the price to keep that peaceful life.”
His few words had enlightened everyone there immediately. Even though First Elder had nothing on Eleventh Elder, but he would be able to threaten him with what was close and dear to him when the time came.
Cheng Yutang, Housemaster of Emperor City Cheng’s, nodded and said, “We will follow your lead, First Elder. Let’s just monitor the development at Willows and leave them alone for the time being.”
“Good. And, don’t ever let me find out if anyone has the stupid idea to interrupt my plans. Or else!”
A cold and vicious qi exuded from First Elder and, immediately, everybody presence felt goosebumps. The difference between a martial king and a martial emperor was simply too great.
Nobody showed signs of going up against him and a look of contentment crossed First Elder’s face. Slowly, he recalled his qi.
“Alright, you are all dismissed. Remember to keep your men under control and nobody is allowed to go to Willows!”
“Yes, First Elder!”
Everybody got up and cupped their hands at First Elder as they leave the room.
This time, the First Elder did not take off right away. He stayed on his seat so, naturally, Housemaster Cheng dare not leave before him either. He just stood by his side respectfully.
“How is Bihua’s cultivation? Has he broken through to the next level yet?” asked the First Elder as he turned toward the Housemaster.
“Yes, First Elder, to answer your question….” Cheng Yutang frowned a bit and said, “This ungrateful brat has not been ambitious at all. He cares more about having fun all day long instead of focusing on cultivating. He is still a novice martial master.”
“Hrm, martial master? A 30-year-old martial master? And with all the resources at his fingertips? How is he not even a martial spiritualist yet? Are you really doing your job as a father?”
First Elder’s voice was deep, as though he was very unhappy about what he had just heard.
“Yes, First Elder. I will do all I can in the future to get him to focus on raising his cultivation level!”
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Chapter 367 – Saw Through; Finishing Up With Constructions (2)
“Remember, he is going to be the next Housemaster. If he is going to stay at the martial master level, how is he ever going to step into the role of Housemaster? None of the other elders would want to have a martial master Housemaster. You must keep that in mind!”
The First Elder delivered the warning in the most austere of tones. Cheng Yutang did not show any signs of displeasure; in fact, he was very touched. After all, the First Elder has his son’s best interest in mind.
“Don’t worry, First Elder. I will take care of this!”
Looking at the very respectful person in front of him, the First Elder’s look finally softened up a bit, “I am only saying this for your own good, we don’t a problem at hand….”
“Dad, First Elder….”
Along with the voice came the figure of a person. He was, indeed, the center of the discussion – Cheng Bihua.
“Why are you here?”
Cheng Yutang was a little worried that his son interrupted First Elder’s conversation. He peeked at the man next to him and felt a little relieved when he saw that there was no displeasure showing on the other person.
Cheng Bihua did not pay too much attention to his own father but walked in front of the First Elder and cupped his hands, “Greetings from Bihua, First Elder!”
“Mmm, what are you doing here?” The First Elder looked at the man in front of him with tenderness. There was even a hint of a smile on his otherwise cold face.
“First Elder, I came to announce that I would like to take a trip!” Cheng Bihua, looking like he was on cloud nine, brought up what was on his mind.
Cheng Yutang paused for a second and, displeased, said, “Where do you want to go now? Look at you, you never wanted to focus on your cultivation!”
“Dad, why are you always interfering with my freedom?”
Cheng Bihua was not young anymore, but he had always been spoiled since he was a child and has always have his ways within the Cheng’s, so he still has a very unruly personality, always just doing what came to his mind. He had further been named the next Housemaster by the First Elder, so over time, even his respect for Cheng Yutang was slowly fading away.
“How dare you!” shouted Cheng Yutang.
“Well, I am telling the truth!” Cheng Bihua knew that his dad wouldn’t do anything out of line in front of the First Elder, so he wasn’t worried of his dad right now.
“Alright…” The First Elder cast a nonchalant look at Cheng Yutang. After seeing that he had lowered his head, he turned back to Cheng Bihua and asked gently, “Well, where do you want to go this time?”
“First Elder, Bihua would like to pay a visit to Willows. I heard that Eleventh Elder was there already, so I thought…”
“Shut up! You ungrateful thing!”
Cheng Yutang let out a loud cry and swing his arm. SLAP!!! And it landed squarely on the cheek of the overexcited Cheng Bihua.
Cheng Bihua, his face now burning from the pain, shouted out, “Dad, why did you slap me?”
“Goddamn it, I am going to beat you to death. You never wanted to cultivate, just hang around all day long doing nothing. You want to stick your hand into every pot, and all you do is bring about more chaos. What else do you…..”
Frantic from anger, Cheng Yutang shouted at his son standing in front of him, looking like he was hopeless.
At this moment, First Elder, who was still sitting at his seat, was no longer looking tender at all. Coldly, he looked at the palm print that was now showing on Cheng Bihua’s face, as though he was trying to sear it into his memory.
On the other hand, Cheng Bihua was clueless why his father just slapped him. He was frightened and confused, and he cried up in discontent, “This wouldn’t be the first time I go and cause trouble at Willows, why can’t I go?”
“Because I said so!” Shouted Cheng Yutang. He turned around and, sure enough, saw that First Elder’s look was dark and cold. He immediately added, “First Elder, don’t worry. I would not let him head to Willows. I shall make him go back to cultivating behind closed doors!”
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Chapter 368 – Saw Through; Finishing Up With Constructions (3)
“Hrm, you better!”
The First Elder gave him a deep and meaningful look and his words were cold. He said again, “Hmm, since Bihua is going to cultivate behind closed doors, why don’t we give him a bottle of qi-condensing dan? That ought to help him reach his breakthrough faster!”
“Yes, thank you, First Elder!” said Cheng Yutang, looking very appreciative. Seeing his son was still standing there like a fool, he was angry all over again, “Idiot, thank First Elder for his gift!”
“Thank you, First Elder!” Cheng Bihua had no idea why he wasn’t allowed to go to Willows, but he also knew better than to go up against his father. He had a disappointed look, but gaining a bottle of qi-condensing dan was definitely a good thing.
One must know that there were only a few at the Cheng’s who have these qi-condensing dan in their possession. Each member of the Cheng’s only receive a ratio of 2-3 pills a month, and there were 20 in a bottle, several times that of the normal ration.
Cheng Bihua was the one receiving the most resources among the entire Cheng’s, but he was also the worst in his cultivation level. From his point of view, cultivating behind closed door was a tremendous waste of time, and he’d much rather spend time with his wife and his concubines.
He has been taking these pills like they were candies, and also why it took him some 20 years to become a martial master. This made Cheng Yutang both love and hate him at the same time.
Seeing his disappointed look, the First Elder felt bad and added, “It’s alright, you can always go out and enjoy yourself later. Bihua, you need to grow up some and not thinking about having fun all day long. You must spend more time on cultivation and bring up your level before going out to hone your skills. Do you understand?”
“Yes, First Elder! Bihua understands!”
“Okay, you are dismissed!”
“Yes, First Elder!”
After his departure, the tenderness was gone from the First Elder and back to its original coldness. The mood in the hall was suffocating all over again.
“Cheng Yutang, Bihua was not a child anymore. Surely, he wasn’t the most ambitious, but he was, after all, the next Housemaster. You must be more mindful of his esteem and not slap him all the time. It would be difficult for him to command respect for others if they ever witness that!”
“Yes…” Cheng Yutang was a little dumbfounded, then cupped his hand and said, “First Elder, I understand!”
“I am only saying that with your best interest in mind,” said the First Elder suggestively.
“Thank you, First Elder!”
“…..”
When he looked up again, the First Elder was already gone.
Luo’s at the City of Yan!
Sitting in his study, Luo Zhengde, Housemaster of the Luo‘s, was listening to the elder’s reports. As he never wanted to hear about news on his youngest daughter, he never cared much about what was going on at the Cheng’s.
Today, he had had to summon the elder who had went to Willows and asked him to report back everything that had happened at Willows.
The elder was a bit surprised, but gave him a detailed report nonetheless; that included the appearance of Mo Xuanzun from the Temple of Divine Plans as well as his relationship with Cheng Xiao Xiao.
Upon hearing that, Luo Zhengde was secretly surprised. He never would have thought that this granddaughter that he had never met before would be that lucky and became an item with the youngest genius mathematician from the Temple of Divine Plans.
Back in the days, he had strongly objected his daughter marrying off to Cheng Biyuan for the exactly reason to marry her into the Temple of Divine Plans. He never would have imagined that even though things didn’t go the way he had wanted with his daughter, but his granddaughter had fulfilled his dream from back then.
After the deacon elder had finished with his report and saw that the Housemaster remained silent, he was a little worried.
After a while, Luo Zhengde finally looked up and asked, “Did you see Yu… Yuqin?”
It had been years since he was last spoke of that name, even he felt a bit awkward when he said it again just now. He frowned slightly from that.
Chapter 369 – Saw Through; Finishing Up With Constructions (4)
“No, I did not see Miss, Housemaster. Miss never showed up at the auction the entire time, but…”
“Eh?”
Seeing the inquisitive look from the Housemaster, the deacon elder smiled with a hint of awkwardness and said, “Housemaster, I did, however, see Miss Xiao Xiao. She looked just like Miss and is a very pretty girl!”
“Hmm….” Luo Zhengde still had a indescribable look on him as he continued to ask, “Can you be certain that she is, indeed, a master beast tamer?”
Luo Zhengde was quite sure that was the truth, but he couldn’t help but to ask again.
“We never witnessed her summoning any mystical beasts, but on the day of the auction, Miss Xiao Xiao said she went and tamed the iron-armed bear. This came directly from her, I trust that Miss Xiao Xiao wouldn’t lie to everyone!”
“Hmm, okay. Thank you. You are dismissed!”
“Yes, Housemaster, I shall retire now!”
After the deacon elder had taken off and before Luo Zhengde could even sigh, a woman walked in from the resting area in the back of the study, and it was his wife.
“Well? Are you regretting now?” Mrs. Luo wasn’t looking too happy. Her tone was filled with disgruntledness and mild irritation.
“What are you talking about?!”
Luo Zhengde glanced at her and looking as though it was no big deal.
Mrs. Luo casted him a stare and said, irritated, “Damned old man, others don’t know what was going through your mind, but you can’t fool me! If only you hadn’t…..”
“That’s enough, what do you want?” Luo Zhengde always launched into anger whenever the old days were dredged up. His youngest daughter had shamed him all these years, how could he be happy about that?
“You men are all like that. None of you are a good thing. Every time it was about the big picture, the family, everything else are secondary…”
“Are you done?”
As his wife went on and on, Luo Zhengde’s mood went down and down. If it wasn’t his wife fussing about it today, he would never had summoned the deacon elder in the first place.
“What? Was I wrong when I said you weren’t happy about it?”
Mrs. Luo, who had always been a quiet and tender woman seemed to be a completely different person today. An angry look on her face, she said, “Back in the days, you were determined to break up Luo Yuqin and Cheng Biyuan, causing me to not be able to see my daughter for dozens of years. All that in the name of ‘for the greater good of the clan’, and now….
“You’ve heard it yourself, Gu Gaoyi of Dong was the sworn brother of Cheng Biyuan. Again, he bullied Yuqin and her family for the greater good of their clan. What he did was immortal. Whatever he got now, he asked for it himself!”
“You are a woman! What do you know?”
Luo Zhengde furrowed his brows. Even though he, too, was upset how Gu Gaoyi could have no regards to his relationship with Cheng Biyuan and mistreat his daughter and her family, he’d never admit to it in front of anyone.
“You are right, I don’t get it. You are all cold blooded. You had me stayed away from my Qin-er all these years. I don’t care, you are going with me to visit her!”
At this moment, Mrs. Luo shown her unreasonable side. She had noticed that her husband had been showing signs of remorse recently. She did not want to let the opportunity slipped by.
“Impossible! Don’t even think about it!” rejected Luo Zhengde solemnly. He couldn’t help but thought about the words of his older daughter and her husband. Finally, he said reluctantly, “If you want to see her, you summon her back here!”
“Summon her back here?”
Mrs. Luo casted him a surprised glance. She had tried to write to her daughter secretly in the past and was yelled at by him when he found out.
Mrs. Luo did not comment on that, but just looked at her husband in front of him with her piercing look and asked, “Old man, do you really plan to never seen your daughter again till the day you die?”
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Chapter 370 – Saw Through; Finishing Up With Constructions (5)
“You….”
Hearing the sadness in his wife’s voice, he couldn’t finish saying what he had in mind. He looked away and snickered without saying anything else.
“Husband, we both know the characters of our daughters. I am not saying that Yujie is not a nice girl. Back then we both spoiled her rotten and you even named her Yujie intentionally, picking the character “jie” from my name for her. Neither one of us had expected her to turn into this mean and frugal personality.”
“What are you trying to say?” asked Luo Zhengde while casting his wife a surprised look.
Mrs. Luo let out a long sigh and said, “What I am trying to say is that we can’t just believe in every word coming from them. I don’t really believe what Yujie said about how Yuqin kicked them out of their house. If Yuqin really didn’t see her as her sister, how come they were kicked out after staying there for over 10 days? I heard bits and pieces from the two kids Tian Xiu and Tian Li. The real reason they were kicked out was because Tian Jiang tried to pursue Xiao Xiao but failed, then he turned around and teased their maid.”
“Goddamn it! How could he do that to his own family!” Even Luo Zhengde couldn’t help but got angry upon hearing that.
“Exactly. When Xiao Xiao found out she was very upset and hurt Tian Jiang. Yujie, feeling unjust for her son, made a scene at the Cheng’s, and that was when they were kicked out by Xiao Xiao.”
When she got here, Mrs. Luo looked both ashamed and angry, “Yujie had really crossed the line this time. I understand that they were hiding here after failing the assignment from the sect. But she kept thinking about all the goods that Yuqin’s family has and still plotting against them. That was ridiculous!”
“……..”
There were many things that Luo Zhengde had heard about before his wife. If he hadn’t find out how much truth there were behind their stories, he wouldn’t have been ignoring his older daughter and her family, and all the suggestions and requests that they had brought up.
“Hey, old man, I am planning to first write a letter to Junhao and see if he had emerged from his cultivation session yet!”
“Write to Junhao?”
Speaking of his son who had moved away over ten years ago, Luo Zhengde has a longing look and said, “No matter what, cultivating is important to him. Last time he sent us letter, didn’t he mention that he was gearing up for martial king this time?”
Luo Jinhao, the oldest son of the Luo’s, the younger brother of Luo Yujie and Luo Yuqin, the only boy of the Luo’s. Due to his unusual talent, not only was he able to pass the test and enter into the Top 4 Powers, he had also passed the test of the Pillar’s Clan of Magical Swords and became one of their disciples at the age of 15.
Ever since he had joined the Clan of Magical Swords, he was immediately accepted as a disciple of one of the elders and been cultivating behind closed door at the Clan of Magical Swords since. He hadn’t been home once this entire time.
It was precisely because his son made it into the Clan of Magical Sword that Luo Zhengde wanted his younger daughter to marry into the Clan of Magical Sword as the bride of one of the sacred disciples. She would also be able to take care of her brother at the same time.
It was a very good plan on his part, except that he misjudged his daughter’s heart. He never would have imagined her falling in love with Cheng Biyuan and would rather severed her relationship with him to be with Cheng Biyuan.
Since then, their older daughter married into the Top 9 Sects, their son joined the Clan of Magical Sword, and their younger daughter stopped all communications with them. It had been just the two of them all these years.
“I think Junhao should almost be done; it had already been a few years. If he had finished his session, we should have him pay us a visit!” suggested Mrs. Luo.
“Whatever you want…”
Luo Zhengde understood why his wife wanted to summon their son back so he didn’t try to stop her, nor did he say anything else.
While they were chitchatting over there, a tremendous qi suddenly burst straight up into the air on top of one of the peaks within the Clan of Magical Sword. It had alert quite a few individuals
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