Chu Changge was also helpless. He was surrounded by either freaks or monsters. So what did that make him?
âSince Madam wishes to see you, so show yourselves.âChu Changge instructed.
âWeâll follow your orders.â Immediately following this neat answer came the nine men with demon faces.
Although Murong Yunshu had long been prepared to see these monsters, she could not help but draw a cold breath when the Killing Demons appeared in front of her. If she had seen these people in the middle of the night, she would have mistakenly thought that she had gone to hell. âTheir facesâŠâŠâ
âThey painted them themselves.â
ââŠâŠâ
âThe nine of them are lonely by nature and afraid of interacting with people. So whenever they come out to meet people, they paint their demon faces to hide their true appearance.â Chu Changge explained.
Murong Yunshu slowly nodded as if she understood, then looked at the nine people in disbelief and asked, âDo you have to draw them like this?â
In a moment, the corners of the nine menâs mouths twitched up very viciously in unison. They turned their eyes to the face of a certain handsome, uncommonly beautiful man. The hidden bitterness in their expression seemed to say: you ask him.
Murong Yunshu also looked at Chu Changge with a smiling face, curious as to how he would answer.
âErâŠâŠthe matterâŠâŠis a long story. Itâs getting late, Madam. Letâs hurry up and leave this hellhole.â Chu Changge looked left and right as he talked about other things.
âIt doesnât matter. I am the one who has the most time besides silver. So you can take your time.â Murong Yunshu smiled.
Why did this sentence sound like she was a nouveau riche? Nine people sighed in their hearts. There were so many wealth-haters in the Daye Dynasty. How on earth did she survive until nowâŠ
Chu Changge stared and pondered for a moment, then said to the Killing Demons, âMadam doesnât like this disgraceful appearance of yours, so change to a prettier face next time you come out.â
The nine people secretly ground their teeth and said to themselves, âNext time, if we change into our pretty faces and hang in front of Madam, you should not kill us!â
Murong Yunshu knew that Chu Changge didnât want to answer her question, so she should stop asking. If he didnât want to, someone else would. Murong Yunshu took another look at the nine people, then turned the conversation around by asking, âWhere are we going now?â
Chu Changge answered, âKunlun Mountain.â
âHow do we get there?â Now they had no means of transportation except their two legs. The nearest town was at least 40 or 50 kilometres away.
âI thought you would first ask me what I am going to do in Kunlun Mountain.â Chu Changge said.
Murong Yunshu smiled and said, âI will go with you wherever you go. Why should I ask why?â
Hearing this, Chu Changge was overjoyed and cheerfully said, âI didnât expect Madam to understand the concept of the husband sings, and the wife follows so quickly.â
Murong Yunshu just smiled and did not respond while walking forward slowly, shoulder to shoulder with him.
Just after a few steps, a sweet voice like Oriole suddenly came from behindâââChu Changge, you canât keep on abandoning me all the time!â
It was the voice of the Heavenly Maiden.
When Chu Changge heard this, he didnât even turn his head, nor did his steps slow down. Instead, he clasped Murong Yunshuâs fingers and said impatiently, âDonât remind this Chu again and again that I still have a score to settle with you.â Today, he didnât want to kill anyone.
âWhat score? When did I offend you?â The Heavenly Maiden was puzzled.
Chu Changge didnât want to waste his breath with her, but after a bit of consideration, he finally decided to ask for clarification. After all, he was now a married man. He couldnât let unrelated people ruin his honour, hurt the feelings of their husband and wife and affect their sexual lifeâŠ
As he thought of their sexual life, a smile could not help but appear on Chu Changgeâs face. His eyes flickered over Murong Yunshuâs face before he cast a glance at the Heavenly Maiden behind him and asked, âThat portrait, how did you paint it?â
When the Heavenly Maiden saw a smile on Chu Changgeâs face, her heart burst with joy, she knew that no man could be indifferent when she threw herself at him. Chu Changge was no exception. âWhat painting?â The Heavenly Maiden smiled coquettishly. Her beautiful eyes stared straight at Chu Changge as if she wanted to hook his soul away. [+]
Chu Changge turned a blind eye to her seduction and said coldly, âThat painting that the Twelve Heavenly Fiends got from you just to find me in the Central Plains.â
âYouâre talking about the picture of the beautiful man in the bath!â The Heavenly Maiden suddenly realised. She covered her smiling mouth as she swooshed toward him. Then, a pair of slender hands climbed up Chu Changgeâs neck like a snake, with a couple of impressive, soft and white breasts boldly rubbed against Chu Changgeâs body as she spoke tenderly, âThat was the situation that this handmaiden dreamed of at night. Ever since this handmaiden met you two years ago in the Central Plains, this handmaiden has been thinking about you, day and night, and one night this handmaidenâŠâŠâ
Before the Heavenly Maiden could finish her words, Chu Changge interrupted, âThis Chuâs head is not something you can just put casually.â
The Heavenly Maidenâs face suddenly changed, âWhat do you mean by that?â
âDonât put my head on another man to show that you have seen a great deal of life and have fought a hundred battles. Besides,â Chu Changge said after a pause, his face expressionless, âif you donât have your arm, you wonât be able to have a pair of jade arms for a thousand people to rest on, so itâs better to keep it close and not put it where it shouldnât be.â
His words were like scolding the locust while pointing at the mulberry and full of sarcasm. Still, the Heavenly Maiden was not offended at all. On the contrary, she took Chu Changgeâs words as flirting, and her hand tightened around him. Then, her eyes went over Chu Changgeâs shoulder to Murong Yunshu, saying provocatively, âWhy donât you turn around and see what weâre doing?â
Chu Changge frowned, not wanting to be seen by Murong Yunshu in this scene, yet he did not push the Heavenly Maiden away.
The Heavenly Maiden wished very much that Murong Yunshu would turn back, hoping that she would see that Chu Changge had fallen under her skirt. But, unfortunately, Murong Yunshu did not turn back and only said indifferently, âThis kind of drama, I have long since grown tired of watching it.â
The Heavenly Maiden laughed triumphantly, âYou are afraid to turn back!â
âYes, Iâm afraid.â Murong Yunshu said, âIâm afraid Iâll violate the prohibition against taking a life in my moment of inattentiveness.â
The Heavenly Maiden laughed loudly at her words, âYouâre not a monk. What kind of prohibition against taking a life will you violateâŠâŠâ Then, suddenly, the laughter stopped abruptly, and the Heavenly Maiden sneered, âYou want to kill me by yourself?â
Murong Yunshu answered, âOf course I canât kill you, but I canât think of anything else that could happen to you besides death.â
âHa ha ha haâŠâŠâ The Heavenly Maiden threw her head back and laughed, which sounded ghastly but pleasant. After laughing for a long while, she stopped, and her expression turned cold and frosty as she said indifferently and disdainfully, âYou are talking about yourself! You dare to compete with me for a man. Are you tired of living?â
Murong Yunshu curled her lips into a smile, but it did not reach her eyes, her typical foxy smile. She slowly turned around, with her phoenix eyes twinkling. âIt seems that not only do you not want your arm; you donât want your tongue either.â
As soon as Murong Yunshuâs words came out of her mouth, it was already too late for the Heavenly Maiden to flare up. Instead, she only felt a great pain in the shoulder blades and then the pain of her flesh being ripped apart.
âAhââmy armsââmy armsâââ With this hysterical cry, the Heavenly Maiden staggered a few times and fell on the ground. Her beautiful face twisted hideously. âChu ChanggeâŠâŠyouâŠâŠare so cruelâŠâŠahâŠâŠâ With another scream, the Heavenly Maiden began to spit out blood in great gulps. She spat and hissed simultaneously, but she could only make an âah ahâ sound and could no longer speak. She struggled on the ground for a moment more before she passed out. [T/N]
Seeing that the Heavenly Maiden was no longer a threat, Murong Yunshu hurriedly asked Chu Changge, âAre you alright?â Worry was written all over her face.
âIâm fine.â Chu Changge held her hand and explained, âShe had Enchantment Fragrant from Snowy Region hidden on her body. As soon as she approached me, I was poisoned by the Enchantment Fragrant, and it instantly drained my strength from my body. So I couldnât use my strength.â That was why I did not push her away and could only let her take advantage of me. Chu Changge did not say the latter sentence because he did not want to tell her such a stifling truth himself.
Murong Yunshu smiled gently at him and said, âI know.â Although she did not know earlier that he was poisoned, she had more or less guessed it. But, given his personality, if he couldnât help himself, how would he let another woman get close to him? If he hadnât been poisoned, not to mention hooking up with him, ordinary women would have been scared off by the big word âget awayâ on his face if they stood a little closer to him. So they wouldnât have dared to make a move on him.
The Heavenly Maiden was so arrogant because she was sure that just by using the poison of Enchantment Fragrant, Chu Changge would be unable to stop her. But she had overlooked the fact that Chu Changge was accompanied by nine other on earth versions of King Yanluo.
With the Killing Demons of 9 Provinces around, how could she act so arrogant?
âWhat is needed to cure the poison of the Enchantment Fragrant of the Snowy Region?â Murong Yunshu asked.
âTime.â Chu Changge said, âThe Enchantment Fragrant from the Snowy Region is not a powerful poison. One could even say that it is not poisonous. It only paralyses oneâs nerves and makes one lose resistance for a short period. It does not cause much damage to the body. Depending on the amount, the effect of the medicine varies. Just now, I did not come into direct contact with it; I only smelled it. So the effect of the medicine should not be long. I guess it will wear off in an hour or two.â
Murong Yunshu suggested, âLetâs find a place to rest first, and then move on after you recover your strength.â
Chu Changge curled his eyes and smiled, âIt is still Madam who treats me well.â
âI was afraid that you might lose your strength and drag everyone down with you.â Murong Yunshu said nonchalantly. [+]
ââŠâŠâ Chu Changge was silent for a while, then suddenly said, âNine of them donât count.â
âDonât count for what?â
âPeople.â Chu Changgeâs answer was brief and concise.
ââŠâŠI didnât count them as people either.â
Chu Changge raised an eyebrow, âWhen you said that I would be dragging âeveryoneâ into this, didnât you include them as well? Theyâre the only ones here beside you and me.â
The corners of Murong Yunshuâs mouth twitched as she responded, âSlip of the tongue.â
The nine of them felt awed with excitement when they received favour from Murong Yunshu as they were included in the âeveryoneâ category. However, when they now heard the word âslip of the tongueâ, they had the heart to turn this happy event into a funeral. She was clearly a dignified and quiet lady, but how could she be so unethical in her words? Was it the opposite of âa womanâs virtue was to have no talentâ? She was naturally intelligent, and therefore she was born with a lack of virtue? [T/N]
The forefathers of the Mojiao Sect must have committed such a big sin for Leader to marry a wife like Madam!
The nine of them were feeling a lot of emotions when they suddenly heard Murong Yunshu say, âThere are no outsiders here, so you should stop dodging east and west to save yourselves the trouble.â
Dodging east and west! They called this excellent martial arts skill! The nine men did not know whether to laugh or cry and obediently showed themselves.
Murong Yunshu was supporting Chu Changge when the nine of them reappeared. She raised her eyes and took a glance. Fortunately, she only took a peek. However, even with this one glimpse, she already couldnât help losing her mind.