46 Chapter 45

Everything else could be tolerated, but only the resurrection of Luo Ming Xuan was unacceptable.

Just as I was thinking of a countermeasure; at this moment, a shadow suddenly appeared in the courtyard. It was Mo Qing.

I had not seen him for several days, so to suddenly see his face again, I immediately remembered that day when we were face to face. It was the moment where he almost kissed me. My heartbeat pounded abruptly, and it took a while for it to calm down.

I listened to my heart and thought to myself that even when I heard the news of Luo Ming Xuan's possible resurrection, I could still care about Mo Qing's matters; which was really a very dangerous signal.

I only saw Mo Qing stare at Zhi Yan who was still squatting and shivering on the ground. He frowned slightly, but did not go to support her. He turned around and asked the dark guard: "Is Liu Cang Ling captured?"

The dark guard bowed his head and knelt down: "This subordinate did not handle it well, I hope that Great Master will punish me."

Mo Qing did not punish him, he just waved his hand to signal for him to withdraw. Then he stood off to the side and calmly watched Zhi Yan. He did not say anything, as if he was waiting for something.

I pondered for a moment, then took possession of Zhi Yan's body. I feigned to be exhausted and sat on the ground, turning my head to look at Mo Qing: "Master." I believed that since Mo Qing had not exposed my identity, then I would continue to pretend to be naive. That would save myself from a sudden change of status, otherwise, I would have to adapt again to my new role. Additionally…

I was totally unsure of how I would use Lu Zhao Yao's identity to get along with Mo Qing.

"It is likely that Liu Su Ruo did not die. Liu Cang Ling should already be under her control, he used her male sword to take my blood."

Zhi Yan, who was forced out of her body by me, turned her head to stare at me when she heard that. I continued to say: "It seems like tomorrow is their Ten Great Celestial Sects' convention at Xian Tai Mountain. Today, Liu Su Ruo sneaked an attack on me, so tomorrow, she'll definitely take action."

Besides, this action was most likely related to the resurrection of Luo Ming Xuan. It might even… Immediately awaken Luo Ming Xuan.

Thinking of this possibility, my expression darkened for a moment.

Mo Qing crouched down and levelly gazed into my eyes: "Don't worry, I already made plans."

"Plans?" I looked at Mo Qing, "Are you going to disrupt their convention… In person?" I unconsciously furrowed my eyebrows. Last time, during the battle in Jin Zhou City, the injuries on Mo Qing's body were not necessarily better, I was just afraid that it had gotten even more serious. If tomorrow he personally went to the celestial sects' convention, then it would inevitably be too rash.

"Worried about me?" A phrase such as this, Mo Qing had feigned to unintentionally toss it about.

Of course, I was worried, this damaged body…

I was entirely startled by my own subconscious mind's response. I quickly glanced at Mo Qing, but only saw his starry eyes smiling. After his eyes became steady and calm, it hid a certain degree of tantalizing essence. This ambiguous gaze stared frankly at me, making my thick-skinned face blush.

In spite of that, I was able to react promptly, because this guy was fishing for my confirmation! But actually in my heart, it was true that… I was worried about him.

Suddenly, I had a kind of feeling of being betrayed by my own inner self.

"Yeah… Yesterday, you even clearly made such a solemn vow in front of me saying that you haven't given up the intention to kill him, and the desire to reclaim the sect leader position. But the look in your eyes isn't saying that right now." Beside me, I heard Zhi Yan sobbing and sniffling with dislike at my words.

I coldly shot her a leery glance, but saw that she was like a rabbit, squatting behavingly with her pair of eyes staring straight at me.

[Were you not in a state of misery because Liu Cang Ling slashed your neck? How long were you even miserable? Damn your great uncle, how did your meddling heart get so big now?]

I coughed once, calmed my emotions, and gazed at Mo Qing's face again. He was still staring at me in that way, but for some unknown reason, I suddenly recalled that not too long ago, when Mo Qing helped me fetch Liu He Tian Yi Sword. There was blood on the hilt of the sword, and I had asked whether he was injured or not. He was still asking me in the same way whether I was worried about him or not.

At that time, I said I was not worried, but what I got in return was Mo Qing's somewhat disappointed expression.

Now that I remembered his expression of that time, I did not know why, but I was actually unable to blindly spout nonsense and go through the motions of lying about this topic.

He was like a child waiting to be given candy, anxiously staring at me. In his presence, I somewhat did not have the heart to throw that candy on the ground.

With a sigh in my mind, I admitted my own defeat in my heart.

"Mhm, worried about you."

Mo Qing's eyes uncomplicatedly lit up, but his eyes also appeared as if it did not expect me to frankly say these words. He froze momentarily, and then unexpectedly shifted his gaze far, far away into the distance, coughing once: "Mhm."

[Mhm? There is only one 'mhm?']

[Ugly Little Monster, you are such a bashful child who cannot follow along with the mind of another.]

In the courtyard, there was a moment of silence. Then Mo Qing opened his mouth again: "Tomorrow, I won't need to go to Xian Tai Mountain in person, East Mountain Lord has already returned from the Immortal Island overseas. She'll go handle it."

"East… Mountain Lord?"

I was stunned. Mo Qing was actually going to send that crazy lass? However, after thinking about it, if he wanted to sabotage other people's matter, then sending Xu Zhi to do it was the most appropriate.

I understood what this lass' temperament was like better than anyone else. She was the type of person whose derriere was always pricked by needles, and absolutely could not be still with a temper like a stray wild dog. In the past, there were moments when she got carried away on a whim, she would carry me into public places with numerous people and go around screaming loudly that she really likes the Sect Leader…

In my Wan Lu Sect there were four mountain lords. So to break them down carefully; North Mountain Lord was loyal to me, but even though there was a difference between master and subordinate, he and I were able to get along politely. South Mountain Lord, Gu Han Guang, simply treated me coldly and indifferently; in any case, I could only see him when I sustained injuries. Sima Rong was close to me, and was my most capable assistant. Only this East Mountain Lord, Xu Zhi…

Every year, the merits that she made and the disasters that she caused were about the same. It was not that she did not listen to me, but it was that she listened to me too much. As a result, she would use too much force, unable to restrain the assault. When I had her go kill a certain sect's leader, she would pulverize all the roof tiles of the other sect's houses.

Xu Zhi's original name was Shi Qi. During that year when I annexed a big demonic sect, Xue Sha Sect, I happened to scoop her out from the dungeon. At that time, she was still young, who looked about five or six years old. She was wearing Xue Sha Sect's disciple's clothes, and marked on her chest were two characters, shi and qi, just like a serial number. However, only when 'shi qi' was called out, would she then immediately respond with a very fragile sound. Therefore, Shi Qi was also her name.

* shi – ten

* qi – seven

* shi qi – seventeen

When I took her out of Xue Sha Sect, swirling everywhere in the spring sky were the cottony catkins of the willow trees, so then I immediately gave her the nickname — Xu Zhi.

However, I wasted my breath when I chose to give her such a soft-like name. Within this lass' body, there was only brute force; it was unclear what medicine Xue Sha Sect had fed her when she was just a child that made her strength so great that it was scary. When I practiced with her, she could still lift me up from the ground, even when I employed the Thousand Catty Weight Stance. When magic was used to push her away, it was unable to do so — Because magic basically had no effect on her at all.

She was also the only person that I knew who could pull other people out when they were using the Instantaneous Travel Technique, press them down into the ground, and beat them up.

In the beginning, when I took her back to Wan Lu Sect, I had intended to raise her from childhood to adulthood as a personal servant girl. Later, I realized that this lass was really too clumsy. She was faster in tearing someone up than telling her to wipe the table. Therefore, I simply gave her the position of the East Mountain Lord. So whenever there was a disobedient person in the demonic path, I would let her take care of it; I certainly was rest assured.

I asked Mo Qing: "I haven't seen East Mountain Lord before, so did she actually go overseas to the Immortal Island?"

"Mhm." Mo Qing said, "Five years ago, the Sect Leader died in the battle at the Sword Tomb. She cried continuously for half a month, day and night without rest. Seeing that she was about to cry herself blind, Sima Rong immediately deceived her. Saying that overseas on the Immortal Island, there's an immortal herb that can make people rise from the dead. Originally, the plan was to let her take it easy and slowly accept the truth… But didn't expect that from that moment on, she's been looking up until now."

I grimaced. I knew that this lass' temperament was very stubborn, but I really did not expect that she would be so broken-hearted because of me.

Obviously in my impression, the way that I had treated her… Was really not all that well.

"So is East Mountain Lord back now?" I asked Mo Qing.

"A short time ago, I sent someone to bring her back."

"She's willing to return?"

The corners of Mo Qing's lips quirked up slightly: "I sent someone to tell her, Lu Zhao Yao is back."

I was taken aback, gazing foolishly at Mo Qing: "When did… Lu Zhao Yao returned?"

Mo Qing turned his head to look at me, his eyes holding a little bit of tenderness: "Didn't you say, she planned to come back and get revenge on me?"

Yes, I had told him this before, but could it be that this matter was not a headache for him… Why was he so weird: "…Why do you even look so happy…" I murmured out loud.

"Because, except for her, everything else doesn't matter."

My heart leapt.

At this moment, I could only think that Mo Qing was using nefarious methods. How come every phrase that came out of his mouth was all such an unfathomable mystery that made a person's… Heart flutter.

He seemed to have thought of something rather amusing and said, "The dark guard who found Xu Zhi also sent back news. When Xu Zhi heard that Lu Zhao Yao came back to seek revenge on me, she was so happy that she jumped up and clapped her hands. Then she said that she'll come back to kill me together with her."

[Do not say this kind of matter so lightly and so cheerfully, alright?! If you are like this, then even I can actually raise my hand and hold the sword to pierce your heart! But I will also have no sense of victory either!]

"Yesterday, Xu Zhi just got ashore, and now at this time is the Xian Tai Mountain Convention, I'll have her head over there first to examine the situation, and let her expend some of her physical strength."

I looked at Mo Qing again: "She listens to you?"

"Mhm." Mo Qing's complexion did not change when he replied, "I said that they injured Zhao Yao."

[Ahh… I did not realize that you, Ugly Little Monster, could fake an imperial edict to borrow strength in order to counter strength. Normally, you have such a serious face that spoke prudently and smiled kindly under the rule of benevolence, but when it was time to swindle someone, you could swindle without mercy.]

"I won't let Luo Ming Xuan wake up." He stood up, then instantly winked away, but before his departure, he said these words, "Rest peacefully."

It truly made someone feel at peace…

I was lost in thought, staring at the night sky that he had left behind. Suddenly, a semi-transparent ghost crawled out in front of me. It was Zhi Yan, who was staring at me with fixed eyes: "Great Demon King, your heart's touched, huh."

"Tch… Aren't you supposed to be crying, crouching in some corner? What excitement are you exploiting?"

"About everything that you just said, Brother Cang Ling is being controlled. He didn't really go crazy, and didn't really want to kill me. Actually when I thought about it carefully, one stab of his sword was enough to put me to death, but he deflected the edge of the blade, so I'm still alive. He's being manipulated by someone, so what I should be thinking is how to save him, rather than crying."

This lass…

Her skills had grown.

"If Liu Su Ruo wants to utilize him, then she will temporarily not hurt him. Tomorrow, after your Wan Lu Sect move, I will observe the situation again. Only then, can I think of a way to save him. Otherwise, I will cause more trouble for you guys, and Brother Cang Ling may definitely not be saved."

I confirmed with a 'mhm' that could be considered as supporting her opinions.

"So were you touched a moment ago?"

I glared at her in annoyance and did not answer her, but in my heart, I could hear my own answer clearly.

[Yes, I am touched.]

Because Mo Qing was so handsome! Because his eyes were so beautiful! Because the slight smile at the corner of his lips was so mystifying and touching! Also because his words… Clearly so ordinary, but it could miraculously kiss the hardened scab in my heart.

Translated by Sonrisa t.n.t