Context: SL has won the First Grade Tournament and chooses the Dancing Phoenix Sword as her reward. The school arranges for her to see an expert, Master Yu Shang, to evaluate the sword and she’s told that it is a True God’s weapon but in poor condition. It requires special resources such as White Tooth Crystals to repair. The higher the quality and greater the quantity the better. SL had earlier awakened the sword in the Sword Tomb with her blood so she knows it will work as well, but the quantity necessary is not reasonable. SL and NL have been fighting ever since he broke her arm over the purple roses.
Entry 4648 Chapter 4645 600月票加更
4645 SL learns from Chu3 that NL made a bet with his mother. If SL wins the 1st year tournament, then Lady Nangong will allow SL onto the list of marriage candidates. SL is still mad over the Ning3 matter. Earlier Chu3 had tried to give SL NL’s black card to go shopping at the Treasure Pavilion. SL refused it. This makes her recall her own mother’s black card and the shocked reaction of the bank president back when she first revealed it. SL doesn’t believe the card her Lady Mother gave her could be of any lesser value than the one NL tried to give her.
SL takes Fei Junping and Tang Yalan shopping the next day to the Treasure Pavilion. They have some trouble at the door because Fei Junping’s membership card is expired. Murong Mo and Ning5 are there to mock them.
4646 More sarcastic mockery from Murong Mo and Ning5 about being poor. The Guard Captain tells SL and her friends to scram after seeing how Murong Mo and Ning5 treated them. SL indifferently looks at him, and decides if she ever ends up buying the Treasure Pavilion, the very first thing she’ll do is fire him. Fei Junping explains that other than a membership card, the only way to get in is with a black card. The Captain mocks SL since the black card represents a member of one of the top 8 families. He starts to sweat when SL reveals hers.
4647 SL asks for the Captain’s name but he’s too scared to give it. SL tells him that’s ok, she’ll remember his face. SL and the others go in. SL is here to buy White Tooth Crystal, but that doesn’t mean she can’t shop for other things. Tang Yalan sees a hairpin she likes.
4648 Tang Yalan nearly vomits blood when she hears the cost. The sales attendant showing them around is well mannered and doesn’t hold them in contempt. Murong Mo and Ning5 follow SL around and continue to mock her. Tang Yalan says they should continue on, the hairpin and her are not to be.
SL flashes her black card and orders the hairpin be bundled up, “Sis has money~~”
4649 SL goes on a buying spree. Everyone, including the attendant start to grow worried. They eventually convince SL to pay for the first batch before buying more. SL agrees to make them feel better. They go to the checkout counter. On the way, SL encounters and smiles at Chu3, who’s with Ning1, Lin4, and two others. Chu3 turns away awkwardly because of how angry she made him yesterday. SL understands why he’s still angry, but to her, this is between NL and herself, others need not interfere.
Silly scene where Chu3 bad mouths SL after they pass each other. The other two with him are of House Hou and Ren. Young Master Hou stares at SL and can’t keep his eyes off her.
When Chu3 notices, he slaps the back of Hou’s head, “What are you looking at! Careful someone doesn’t dig out your eyes!”
Hou recovers and wipes the drool from his mouth, “This little girl is beautiful, too beautiful. This Young Master fancies her. I must have her, hur hur hur.”
4650 Three of the men look at him as if he’s an idiot. No one answers him when he asks why they’re looking at him like that. Chu3 has a strange smile on his face which worries Hou.
Chu3 wraps an arm around Hou and points at SL’s back, “Haven’t you heard of the rumored girl that’s causing Gong2’s teeth to itch? That’s her.”
Hou is scared out of his wits. That’s Gong2’s future wife?! He decides he will go apologize to sister in law. The others are helpless and can only follow along.
SL encounters Murong Mo at the checkout. Murong Mo wants Madam Wind, manager of the Treasure Pavilion, to come bear witness. No one knows who the owner of the Treasure Pavilion is, but Madam Wind is the face of the establishment. Madam Wind looks about 30. Madam Wind looks calmly upon Murong Mo, whereas Murong Mo starts to suck up to Madam Wind.
4651 Murong Mo and Ning5 address Madam Wind as Aunt.
Murong Mo accuses SL of theft. Chu3 is pissed and wants to break Murong Mo in half.
Ning1 helplessly looks at Chu3, only a few moments ago he was decrying SL. Now the other party hasn’t even suffered yet, and you’re already rushing to help. Ning1 tells him to calm down, this is a good test to see what SL is made of, to see if she’s worthy of NL. Let SL handle it.
Madam Wind can sense Chu3 and the others watching and is amused, but doesn’t show it. Madam Wind takes a look at SL with her experienced eye and judges her unlikely to be a thief, what’s more, SL’s with the Longfeng.
Madam Wind: “Doesn’t look like it.”
Murong Mo declares she has proof and points at a hair ornament in SL’s hair. It’s from the Treasure Pavilion. Tang Yalan reacts in horror as she knows it was not in SL’s hair when they first entered. Everyone notices her reaction.
4652 SL calmly takes the ornament from her hair. Murong Mo swears by her house that she witnessed SL steal it. Ning5 wants to ruin SL, so she tells Madam Wind to be careful in how she handles SL for she’s favored by NL. NL won’t stand for SL to be called a thief and may silence anyone who knows.
Madam Wind lowers her evaluation of Ning5. Madam Wind once thought Ning5 was a smart girl, but it looks like she’s only on Murong Mo’s level. It remains to be seen if this Miss Su is any better.
Chu3 wants to rush out but Ning1 talks him down again, and tells him to observe how calm SL is. She’s like another NL, she’ll be fine. Chu3 asks Ning1 if he believes SL is a thief. Ning1 is surprised at himself, he seems to have gradually changed his impression of SL, especially after she won the tournament. He believes in her.
Chu3 wants to summon NL and have him play the part of the hero saving the beauty. Chu3 hopes Murong Mo lasts long enough for Gong2 to make it here.
4653 Ning1 reminds him NL’s family is having a military council right now.
“As if you didn’t already know. Don’t cause trouble!”
SL asks how much the hair ornament costs. When she’s told, SL asks why she would bother stealing when she has so much money in her black card. Murong Mo and Ning5’s expressions change, they did not know she has a black card. Murong Mo accuses her of stealing the card. SL looks at her like she’s an idiot and reminds her the black cards can be locked upon being stolen. Murong Mo shuts up.
Murong Mo tries to beg and presses Madam Wind. SL says she has proof she’s not a thief and asks Murong Mo how she will compensate for slandering her?
4654 SL says Murong Mo must pay for everything I am purchasing. Murong Mo is aghast because SL really is buying a lot of things. SL laughs and asks if her hesitation is from a guilty conscience. Murong Mo is worried, she won’t have any money to spend for at least a decade if SL has proof. In the end, this was instigated by Ning5, so Murong Mo turns to her. Ning5 decides to take the bet and says she will help Murong Mo pay for it if SL has proof.
The eyes of the boys in the corner start to shine once they hear this and they speculate whether SL really has proof.
SL reveals a Crystal Memory Fruit. Regular Crystal Memory Fruit are not uncommon, but enhanced ones like hers are. Regular fruits can be sensed by powerful experts so they’re of no use. SL’s are grown in her space and have undergone a natural mutation that gives them only one special attribute. They are stealthed.
Earlier when Murong Mo approached SL, SL sensed something malicious in her eyes and decisively started recording. Everyone witnesses through the Crystal Memory Fruit as Murong Mo inserts the hair ornament into SL’s hair. This Crystal Memory Fruit is now in Madam Wind’s hands. Murong Mo starts to feel unwell. Evidence of her committing a crime is recorded and on display.
SU LUO!!!
4655 Madam Wind slowly turns to look at Murong Mo. Murong Mo turns red and doesn’t know what to do with her hands. Under that calm gaze, she feels like she’s sitting on pins and needles.
Chu3 and the others couldn’t see the recording and he runs up to try and snatch it out of Madam Wind’s hand. With one twist of her wrist, Madam Wind adroitly evades Chu3 and he snatches nothing but air. From this it can be seen that her strength is higher than Chu3’s by a lot. Chu3 pitifully begs to see. Madam Wind grumpily tells him this is women’s issue, what need is there for him to blindly participate? Shoo, shoo.
SL assures Chu3 she’ll be fine. Chu3 acts all tsundere and says he doesn’t care about her.
SL cheekily grins at him, “That’s right, that’s right. You wouldn’t care. I’ve been slandered by others so you wouldn’t rush out to help me.”
Chu3 wants to take bite at her but feels helpless. Madam Wind smiles and tries to say they make a perfect match, but Chu3 panics and jumps to cover her mouth, begging her not to say such a thing or he will die. Chu3 does not want NL to be reminded he once coveted SL.
SL reminds Madam Wind of the issue at hand. Madam Wind is speechless.
If this were not so public with Chu3 and Madam Wind present, Murong Mo could just wave her sleeve and make this all go away. Murong Mo wants to cry at the cost. Ning5 is furious, but she stammers as she agrees to help her pay for it all.
SL nods, she doesn’t care either way. Although she has countless Amethyst coins in her black card, isn’t it great to make your enemies pay for things? When the total is tallied, Murong Mo and Ning5 look like they want to eat SL alive.
4656 Madam Wind says it totals to 35.23 million Amethyst coins. Murong Mo almost faints. Ning5 is horrified and starts to feel dizzy. SL smiles at Ning5 and asks Madam Wind if she can round it down by removing the remainder. Madam Wind smiles and agrees.
Ning5 wants to drop everything and leave but she can only bite the bullet and start raising funds. Murong Mo and Ning5 reach deep into their savings. Ning5 has to use her dowry. They also borrow from their siblings. Ning5 even looks pleadingly at her cousin Ning1. Ning1 lends her 5 million and they just have enough to pay their debt. After paying the bill, Ning5 notices something is wrong.
Ning5 finally realizes and explodes at SL, “You. Did. It. On. Purpose!”
SL smiles at her, “What are you talking about?”
With her ladylike demeanor completely gone, Ning5 points at SL and says since SL had the recording, then she knew all along and purposely purchased so many items. Ning5 had thought it strange SL was buying so many things. Now she realizes it’s because SL expected all along for Murong Mo and Ning5 to pay for it. Now that she’s said it, everyone else realizes. The boys look upon SL in a new light. She really is worthy of NL, the same sly cunning nature that deceives people to their deaths. Ning5’s words resound through their heads, “She calculated this from the start!”
Hou looks at the girls compassionately, they were so stupid as to rush to their deaths.
4657 Ning5 perks up when she receives a message via jewel. She runs off making SL frown. Ning5 comes back with a box and says she will sell it to SL for 35 million. SL’s face becomes ice when it’s revealed to be White Tooth Crystal. SL wonders who leaked this, was it Master Yu Shang?
Ning5 assures Madam Wind she’s going to use this Crystal to get the 35 million back and more from SL. Madam Wind is doubtful.
SL expression is poor. SL asks Madam Wind about White Tooth Crystals. Madam Wind informs her that they are no longer made. The last alchemist who could make them died long ago. This is the last of it. Ning5 thinks Madam Wind is helping her by selling SL on the rarity of the item. SL knows Madam Wind is merely telling her the truth.
4658 SL sums it up saying if she wants the Crystal, the last supply left in the world is currently in Ning5’s hands right now. The rules of the Treasure Pavilion state if Ning5 doesn’t want to give it up, SL can’t buy it. [Makes no sense. Ning5 has no money, how’s she going to buy it?]
Chu3 mutters NL is going to kill Ning5.
SL asks Madam Wind if the Treasure Pavilion is for sale? Everyone is shocked, including Madam Wind. After Madam Wind recovers, she smiles and says SL likes to joke around. Madam Wind chokes when SL says she’s serious.
Ning5 calls SL insane and says even NL couldn’t buy it. SL taunts her and says how would she know anything about NL.
Ning5 is inflamed and stammers out, “I’m, I’m his fiance! You speak as if I don’t even know him!”
Ning1 is watching and feels this cannot go on. NL has already chosen SL. Ning5 is only disgracing herself.
Ning1 glares at Ning5, “What is this nonsense? Have you no shame? The discussions haven’t gone anywhere. What is this fiance nonsense?”
Ning1 is quite clear that it will not go anywhere.
Ning5 doesn’t know about the discussions, she only knows her mother assures her it will happen. She is incredulous her cousin would help an outsider.
SL ignores the cousins and asks again about buying the Pavilion.
4659 Madam Wind, “…as long as you have the money.”
The cousins stop arguing when they hear this. Everyone thinks it’s absurd and too funny. SL gives them a disdainful look before ignoring them.
Without even asking for the price of buying the Treasure Pavilion, SL passes her never before used black card to Madam Wind, “Put it on my account.”
Murong Mo and Ning5 laugh at the understated and casual way SL is making the purchase. Chu3 and the others don’t think SL is joking, but really don’t understand how she can afford it. Even if all three of their families worked together, they might not be able to buy the Treasure Pavilion.
Ning1 gives Chu3 a look, “Is this Gong2’s intention?”
Lin4: “I think this is something she came up with on the spot.”
It’s pretty clear to them that SL only wants to buy the Treasure Pavilion because of the White Tooth Crystal. They also find Madam Wind’s reaction odd. The Treasure Pavilion is such a colossus, with networks and connections in just about everything. How can you sell it just because someone wants to buy it? Maybe Madam Wind is certain SL cannot buy it, so she’s just humoring her?
Madam Wind takes the card and personally starts the process to make the transaction. Everyone is watching closely and can see that Madam Wind’s hands are shaking. SL provides her aura as proof of identity.
4660 The machine gives a red alert and beeps. This usually indicates an insufficient funds notification. Murong Mo and Ning5 start laughing until their bellies hurt. SL and Madam Wind ignore everyone and stare at the screen. Both have very serious expressions. Ning5 starts to have a bad feeling, usually the machine would state the reason for the alert and say there are insufficient funds. However, other then beeping, no other message is forthcoming.
SL and Madam Wind both have strange expressions. Madam Wind looks at SL strangely. SL stares back silently. Chu3 asks curiously why they’re looking at each other like that. Madam Wind takes out the black card and gives it back to SL.
Murong Mo mockingly laughs at SL, “You don’t even have that much and you act like such a big shot. Ah, you were so confident. Have you no shame? I feel shame for you!”
Before SL can respond, Madam Wind looks coldly at Murong Mo, “Miss Murong, please watch your language! Otherwise, the Treasure Pavilion will no longer welcome you!”
Everyone’s confused. Murong Mo asks if Madam Wind is defending SL. She confirms it.
Murong Mo shocked, “You would protect that little slut to suppress me?”
Madam Wind is furious and slaps Murong Mo. She tells her that this is just a warning, next time, it will not be a simple slap. The crowd is puzzled at this, aren’t they strangers?
4661 Madam Wind excitedly explains that from this day forward, the Treasure Pavilion has a Master. They have many things to discuss and she dismisses the crowd.
The Treasure Pavilion has a Master? The crowd all look at SL. Madam Wind nods and confirms she has things to discuss with the Young Master. The crowd is still confused, even though they watched it all happen.
Ning5 wants to vomit blood, she’s still clutching the box of White Teeth Crystal. She needs this to suppress SL. Ning5 tries to buy it, but Madam Wind coldly rejects her and says it’s not for sale. Madam Wind sees SL as one of hers and so will naturally protect her. She’s no longer neutral. Murong Mo and Ning5 run off in a huff. They’re now poorer than common citizens.
Madam Wind also shoos out Chu3 and the others. Chu3 looks worriedly at SL, still confused. SL tells him she owns the Pavilion now, there’s nothing to worry about.
Once everyone is gone, Madam Wind kneels before SL and greets her. SL recalls what they both saw on the machine when she tried to buy the Treasure Pavilion. They both watched the strange sight of purple coinage being withdrawn from SL’s black card, then going in a circle as they re-entered the card. SL and Madam Wind were both stunned. That meant all income from the Treasure Pavilion goes to SL’s black card. In other words, SL as the owner of the black card is already the owner of the Treasure Pavilion. It’s no wonder that when Bank President Zhao saw the balance on the black card he looked terrified. The Treasure Pavilion has been around for unknown thousands of years, and all that income has accumulated in this black card. It has a nearly countless number of digits for its balance.
“Just what is going on?” SL let’s Madam Wind up and coldly looks at her.
4662 Madam Wind also doesn’t know. Her Ancestor passed down management of the Treasure Pavilion but they’ve never known who their Master is. All they know is that profits are deposited in the Master’s account.
The Treasure Pavilion is not for sale, but the marking on SL’s black card is the same as the one that Madam Wind’s Ancestor passed down. She was only pretending to sell the Pavilion to SL. Madam Wind doesn’t know much, she merely obeys her Ancestors. Each generation defends the Treasure Pavilion.
SL cannot help but inwardly praise her Lady Mother’s eyes in judging people. Madam Wind is only supposed to keep 1% of the profits, whereas the other 99% goes into some mysterious account. She’s been keeping this up all these years. SL greatly admires her character.
SL tells Madam Wind about her Dancing Phoenix Sword needing White Teeth Crystals and her suspicion that Master Yu Shang has a connection with House Ning. Madam Wind looks appreciatively at her house’s master and explains that Yu Shang is surnamed Ning. He’s the son of a concubine. His words can be believed, but he’s loyal to House Ning so it makes sense for him to have told Ning5. Madam Wind informs SL that the White Teeth Crystal can repair her sword, but there’s an even better method. By using the Cleansing Spirit Pool alongside White Teeth Crystals, a greater affect can be achieved. Getting to the Pool is not difficult, they have plenty of treasures that can transport her there, but there are age restrictions. Only those who are less than 200,000 years old are eligible to go to the Pool. SL is. SL suddenly asks what her true age is.
Madam Wind, “After the Young Master was born, you were sealed into an egg. Although you’ve only cultivated for 300 years, your true age should be about 160,000.”
SL is stunned.
Madam Wind smiles and tells her Chu3 is 180,000 years old and about the same age as SL. SL thinks that Chu3 and NL have been together since they were little. He should be about the same age.
4663 SL suddenly realizes that 180,000 years old in the Spirit World is roughly equivalent to 18 years old to a physical plane.
Madam Wind then remarks while sighing that it would better if they could get NL to accompany her on the trip. SL grumpily, lightly snorts and asks why. Madam Wind explains when NL was 120,000 years old, he ascended the Mountain alone to cleanse a sword, so he has prior experience. Madam Wind says regretfully that NL is unlikely to give me face on this matter. SL starts thinking of the 120,000 year old NL, he would be the equivalent of a 12 year old then. Although judging by what Madam Wind just said, she seems unaware of the relationship between SL and NL.
SL lightly coughs and says, if you cannot invite him, then it can’t be done. We’ll just have to do it ourselves. Madam Wind frowns and explains that on the mountain, all spirit energy is suppressed. Everyone becomes the equivalent of a waste. SL is surprised.
Madam Wind looks at SL and explains that since SL used a pill to promote to Grand Completion, her spirit aura will not have accumulated into a thick enough density. She truly needs to go cleanse her spirit at the pool. She now has two reasons to go. Madam Wind arranges for SL to go tomorrow, and SL makes arrangements with school.
At the Longfeng, NL is getting ready to go to the Treasure Pavilion when Chu3 and the others excitedly arrive. Chu3 energetically pulls on NL while retelling what happened. Chu3 confesses he’s still confused as to how Madam Wind has come to recognize SL as Young Master. NL makes no comments other than to confirm that SL really is the owner of the Pavilion now. Chu3 confirms and adds that Madam Wind had slapped Murong Mo pretty hard. NL walks a circle in the room, then tells Chu3 to come over. Chu3 asks why suspiciously, but he’s curious so he slowly comes over. NL says something to him, Chu3 is confused.
NL pats his shoulder, “Go on. Do well and I’ll take you out to play.”
Chu3 gives NL a suspicious look. NL waves a hand at him indicating he should leave. Chu3 complies, even though he doesn’t understand.
The next day, Madam Wind requests a meeting with NL. They talk for a while before Madam Wind leaves. She seems in a good mood. Madam Wind returns at the same time SL returns from College and tells SL that they’re in luck and that things should go smoothly.
SL is puzzled, “Mm?”
Madam Wind brightly, “Didn’t I say yesterday that if we can invite Nangong 2nd Young Master, it will be like doing half the work for twice the effect. I didn’t think our luck would be this good. Nangong 2nd Young Master is going to the Cleansing Spirit Pool to recuperate from injuries. We’ll be going with him.”
Together with NL? SL calls to mind her awkward relationship with NL.
4664 SL is a bit hesitant, “Must we go with him? A person like him is very aloof and proud. He may not be willing to journey with us.”
SL is trying to change Madam Wind’s mind but she just pats SL on the shoulder and tells SL that the Treasure Pavilion will be providing the treasures needed to transport to the mountain. NL has agreed.
“Still, it’s strange. He’s known to regularly reject everybody within a thousand miles. Although he did not make good conversation, he did promise. It really does make one quite surprised.”
Although she only lightly questioned Madam Wind, it immediately makes SL grit her teeth. Very good Nangong Liuyun. Obviously he’s taking the initiative and following her to the Cleansing Spirit Pool. But he’s so proud and spoiled he made Madam Wind beg. A thousand entreaties, ten thousand entreaties, and no small price was paid to get him to finally move his most noble self. SL is suddenly unhappy. Traveling with NL will be awkward.
“Can I refuse?” SL tries one last time.
“Young Master, stop being so willful. To be able to accompany Nangong 2nd Young Master, how much of an honor is this? This matter has already been decided.”
Although Madam Wind addresses her as Master, she’s more like SL’s elder. She acts with such dignity, SL has a hard time refusing her. And so the matter is settled.
The next day. Madam Wind takes SL to meet with NL. It’s only now that SL realizes so many people are coming. There’s NL, Chu3, Ning1, and Lin4, plus Young Masters Hou and Ren. All of them have each brought a beautiful female. They’re not here to heal. Is it not said that when going out to play among the mountains and water, it’s better to bring a beauty?
Madam Wind hands SL over to NL and politely thanks him for his help. NL nods silently. Madam Wind would’ve liked to accompany SL but one of NL’s conditions was that SL come alone. The Sky Breaking Positioning Beads can only be used once and can only carry a limited number of people, up to ten, and yet there are twelve here. When SL looks at these ten, they all smile and back away in avoidance. Chu3 snatches a Bead from SL’s hand. Before SL can react, these people all leave.
SL: “…”
Only SL and NL are left at the scene. NL looks indifferent, but his beautiful eyes stare at her, as if carrying tens of thousands of unspoken words.
SL looks away, “We’ll leave as well.”
SL used the Beads once when with Leng7, so things go smoothly. SL hopes not to encounter the Divine Martial Sect. Someone else took the life of the Divine Martial Sect Elder’s son, but SL got the credit.
While traveling using the Bead, SL and NL occupy a very confined space. NL leans against the wall, arms folded, legs crossed, eyes staring at SL. The whole way, he just keeps staring at SL without saying a word. At first SL can stand it, however, the longer it goes on, the more oppressed the atmosphere feels.
4665 SL raises an eyebrow, her mouth hints at a shallow smile at NL, “Are the purple roses on your windowsill doing well?”
NL’s eyebrows wrinkle slightly, he looks thoughtfully at SL. SL’s breath quickens under this gaze. She glares at him. NL seems to understand something, then moves over in front of SL and sits down cross legged, both hands supporting him as he once again stares at her.
“What are you looking at?” SL doesn’t know where to put her arms and legs with him staring at her like that.
“Looking at you.” NL’s lips curve faintly, “That’s right, my purple roses on the windowsill are doing well. Do you want to see them on some other day?”
To SL, the purple roses represent Ning3, her heart’s deepest thorn. SL’s face flushes from anger and she fiercely glares at him.
“Don’t want to.” SL glares at NL.
“Actually, you could help me raise the flowers. Once touched by you, I’m sure the purple roses will grow well. What do you say?” NL says this while carefully studying her reaction.
SL nearly explodes from fury.
Normally her self control is superb, but matters concerning Ning3 are her taboo.
“Get away from me!” SL pushes NL aside as she suddenly stands and moves to the position furthest away from him.
NL watches as the little tired wild animal like SL retreats to huddle in her little corner. She looks so pitiful and pained, his heart softens. Just now, he’d probed for the information he was looking for and his suspicions were proven. Is she dwelling on Ning3? Does she think these purple roses are for Ning3? This silly girl.
“Luo Luo, actually, these purple roses are…” NL doesn’t get to finish, SL angrily, heavily stomps on his foot. NL gasps in pain.
SL glares at him, “Do you want try mentioning the purple roses again?”
NL realizes he’s never encountered such a fierce SL. He’s stunned. The Bead brings them to the foot of the mountain.
SL pushes her way out of the sealed space and runs out, leaving the helpless seeming NL to look down at the footprint on his shoe.
Chu3 is waiting for them with the rest of the group. They deliberately created this space and time for them to be alone so they could clear up the misunderstanding. But upon seeing SL’s red and angry face, Chu3 swallows the words in his mouth. Ok, judging from her demeanor, they have not made up. In fact, it seems NL has annoyed SL even more. Really, this NL. He’s usually so smart, he can do anything, but contrary to expectations, he just can’t get a fix on SL.
At the foot of Cleansing Spirit Mountain, there appears a long set of stairs. So long, you can’t see the end. To cleanse your spirit, you must reach the end of the stairs. Watching SL cross her arms as she assesses the stairs, Chu3 cautions her that as soon as you put one foot on the stairs, your cultivation will be sealed and you must walk up with your own strength.
4666 SL replies grumpily who here hasn’t suffered after having cultivated to this extent. SL doesn’t wait for his response but starts walking up the stairs. Her cultivation is sealed and she immediately feels heavier. She looks up the never ending stairs, this really is a great way to temper the body. She knows NL is behind her but she doesn’t want to see him. She’s afraid she won’t be able to help herself and quarrel with him. She’s really had enough of him and his purple roses. SL quickens her pace. Chu3 worries and tells her to keep a steady pace and not exhaust herself. SL doesn’t look back but merely waves to show she already knows.
Seeing SL likes this, Chu3 looks at NL, “I’ve always thought Nangong 2nd Young Master would always hold victory in his grasp, but it looks like even he has moments of uncertainty, or times when he makes things worse.”
NL gives him a contemptuous glance, “Keep watching.”
Chu3 is curious. NL says by the time they return to the Capital, he will have cleared up this misunderstanding. NL is saying this to Chu3, but he seems to be saying it for himself. Chu3 cheers him on and tells him to fight hard, lest his bride be stolen by another. The other being Leng7. NL faintly smiles, but doesn’t speak.
In order to throw off NL, SL is proceeding at a fast pace. She’s a normal person right now with no spirit energy. This is basically a long distance run and it’s all about the rhythm. She’s left everyone behind but she’s tired herself. SL could’ve rested on the stairs, but she wants to avoid NL, so when SL spots a fork that takes her off the path, she takes it. Only a few hundred meters away, she finds a quiet place with a tree and sits under the shade. When Chu3 and the others catch up, they do not notice the fork and sit down to rest. Chu3 is surprised not to see her and says he would be impressed at her physical stamina if she’s really continued.
NL’s beautiful eyes narrow, he picks up a green leaf and puts it to his lips before blowing through it. Not long after, a small immortal crane flies in and lands. The crane receives NL’s instructions before spreading it’s wings and flies towards the summit. NL tells Chu3 and the others to go up first, he’ll look for them later.
NL quickly leaves. He’s a little annoyed. Here at the Cleansing Spirit Mountain, the cultivation of humans and beasts are sealed, but that doesn’t mean there’s no danger.
4667 On the contrary, the danger is multiplied. This girl really doesn’t worry about herself. When he finds her he will tightly bind her up. NL knows SL took one of the side routes, but without spirit power, it’s laborious to search for her. However, it’s not difficult for NL. NL has many green leaves on hand. A great sparrow helps NL look for SL. It doesn’t take long for him to find her location. By the time he arrives, he finds the girl is not doing a single thing.
She’s leaning against the tree and sleeping soundly. NL sits down cross legged right there and watches her beautiful sleeping face. SL is sleeping lightly, so she doesn’t take long to awaken. She’s surprised to have found herself asleep, and that her head was resting against NL’s shoulder. SL immediately stands up, then very seriously pats the dust from herself to cover her embarrassment.
NL doesn’t mind and faintly smiles at her, “Let’s go.”
NL extends a hand towards her but SL coldly ignores it, “Take your hand away.”
NL’s hand then falls upon SL’s head, “Your girl temper is quite extreme. How long has this gone on? Haven’t you been angry long enough?”
“Don’t talk to me about this, or I won’t be able to help quarreling with you!” SL says coldly.
She’s unaware that this is now NL’s second attempt to tell her about the purple roses. SL’s like an ostrich with its head in the sand, she refuses to listen to any explanations. Even if NL were more wise, he would not be able to get SL to cooperate. He’s helpless.
Just as NL is deciding to just force the truth on her, he frowns, “Careful!”
NL grabs SL and pulls her into his arms and rolls the both of them away behind two trees. An arrow lands at SL’s original position and firmly plants itself into an old tree. Another nine arrows loose towards their hiding place. Without spirit energy, they don’t have the ability to protect themselves, but the arrows do not harm them. NL frowns and says this person is just trying to lure them out. NL looks around and judges the best path of retreat and tells SL the plan. SL knows if she’s capriciousness now there will be consequences. NL says the assailants are well equipped and informed. He doesn’t know who’s behind them but he believes they’re here to kill her and take her Dancing Phoenix Sword.
“Then what should we do?” SL’s hands tighten into fists.
NL rubs SL’s head, his tone drunk with tenderness, “With me here, what do you have to fear?”
Even without his cultivation, NL’s most powerful weapon is his mind. With him here, there’s a sense of security from fearing neither Heaven nor Earth. SL is shocked at this thought that leapt out of her mind.
4668 SL’s eyes look up to stare at NL. NL stares back. They can see various emotions in each others eyes.
SL turns away, “There are ten on the left. If we can scatter them, I have a way to kill them all.”
NL shakes his head, “Too dangerous.”
SL frowns, “Is there a way to break this encirclement that’s not dangerous?”
NL shakes his head while faintly smiling and tells her that she’s just lost her spirit energy, she won’t be used to the loss of speed.
“No.” SL determinedly looks at NL, “I’m very used to it.”
Before crossing over into the Spirit World, SL was a hired killer. Although her skills are rusty from disuse over so many years, the instincts have been inscribed into her bones. She couldn’t forget even if she wanted to.
NL gives SL a serious look, his heart wavers slightly, “Are you sure?”
SL extremely serious, “Very sure.”
NL looks at her. The two of them are being chased by killers and yet they readily welcome them and are able to silently automatically agree. It’s as if…
NL looks at the enemies hiding in the dark forest and his mouth curves almost imperceptively into a smile. NL immediately changes his plan. He only detects up to 20 enemies who’ve exposed themselves, but he’s uncertain how many remain hidden. They can only take a chance and play it by ear. NL takes off his outer robe and uses it to cover some dead branches, then gives SL a meaningful glance. SL solemnly nods.
1, 2, 3!
Upon shouting three, the robe covered branches are tossed out in such a blur it’s hard to tell whether it’s robe or man. The clothes are instantly turned into a hedgehog. The leader of the opposition quickly realizes what happened and orders a halt to the shooting. That’s exactly what NL was waiting for. NL and SL quickly burst out and break past the encirclement. The enemy leader is furious that he’s been tricked and orders his men to start shooting again. It’s too late, SL and NL are gone. The leader orders a chase. No one has has an advantage due to cultivation, including NL, but SL and NL are in excellent physical condition and leave their pursuers behind. After breaking through, SL asks uncertainly who those people were, judging from their clothes they look like mountain natives. NL confirms this.
SL is even more confused, “Why they want to kill us? How did we provoke them?”
NL really likes SL’s use of the words ‘us’ and ‘we.’
Upon hearing her words, NL appears to be puzzled, “Isn’t it because you did something to anger heaven and earn the people’s enmity?”
SL grumpily glances at him. She climbed the stairs, got tired, walked off the main path, and took a nap under a tree. When would she have time to provoke the natives. This is her first time meeting the natives alright?
“Isn’t it you who provoked them?” SL’s bright eyes search NL’s face.
NL faintly snorts.
4669 SL points at NL, “Definitely you. Look at that face. Eyes like spring water, a peach blossom face. It was definitely you who provoked their native princess. They want to forcibly take you back to their camp as son in law.”
NL gives SL a surprised look.
SL suddenly pleased, “What? I guessed right?”
NL rubs her forehead, “No fever, and yet you start to let you imagination run wild?”
SL really doesn’t know why these natives are chasing them…It really is a mystery.
SL hears footsteps. Without thinking, SL grabs NL’s hand and they run off.
While running, SL comments the natives are formidable. “I’ve already erased traces of our flight and yet they’re still able to catch up. They really are mountain people, they’re really good at tracking.”
NL watches how garrulous SL is while they run. His eyes gentle with a pampering smiling expression. Because they’re running away into the forest, they get further and further from the stairs. They come upon a meadow of tall grass. SL is pleased and says if they had their tracks and hide in the grass, they’ll be able to throw off their pursuers. NL nods, he’s given command of their escape to SL. They hear noise behind them and SL quickly pulls NL into the grass as they hide. Every step SL takes, she uses a bamboo stick to probe ahead before proceeding.
“Ah…” NL makes a noise.
SL looks back and finds that NL has fallen into a hole.
“Careful!” SL’s expression changes.
SL immediately launches forward to grab him, but NL has already fallen and she’s unable to pull him up. She falls with him into the pit. NL lands first. SL ends up lying on him, mouth to mouth, nose to nose, their posture dubious. SL starts coughing from all the dust, covers her mouth, and climbs from NL’s body. NL doesn’t get up.
“Is something the matter?” SL anxiously looks at NL.
Earlier, when she fell, she smashed into NL’s body. SL is fine, but without their cultivation, their bodies are much more fragile and prone to injury.
“Nothing.” NL waves, he doesn’t want SL to see.
“There must be something wrong. Get up!” SL glares at NL, her eyes fierce.
NL gives SL a pitifully sad, oh I’m in pain look, then turns his face away, refusing to get up. He’s showing that he only eats soft things, not hard.
This man! SL is now sure that his back must be injured, and not a light one either. He also knows she feels bad about it, but isn’t letting her treat him.
“You think I want to look that badly? If that’s the case, then you go ahead and hurt yourself!” SL only eats hard things, not soft, she sneers.
4670 SL cannot see the hurt in NL’s eyes. In the past, she would’ve coaxed him into allowing her to treat him.
Many footsteps can be heard approaching. SL’s expression turns poor, she knows they made too much noise just now.
“Now what?” SL asks NL.
NL is like an angry little boy and refuses to talk with SL. SL really wants to shake the shoulders of this little ancestor and shout, We’re being chased by killers, can you not throw a tantrum right now, ok? But NL is being willful and SL refuses to coax him, the atmosphere become stiff.
The pit they’re at is very deep, it’s made to catch and trap magic beasts. The walls are smooth and in their current condition, impossible to climb out of. While these two are giving each other the cold shoulder, footsteps can be heard arriving at the top of the pit entrance.
SL’s heart sinks and she turns to NL, “We’re caught just like that?”
NL is still piqued and ignores her.
The leader of the natives orders them to raise their hands or face their arrows. SL feels like she’s the tiger being bullied by the dog on the grassy plains, this really is a sad reminder that she cannot use her cultivation.
SL looks at NL.
NL simply raises his hands.
SL: “…”
The natives throw down a rope for them to climb. SL tells NL to go first, he does not refuse. He gets up with his back to SL and starts to climb. She can finally see, his back is covered in blood. SL looks down and sees that the ground is covered in sharp iron spikes. When they fell, NL used his body to block them. SL’s eyes turn red watching NL unsteadily climb up. SL’s heart is painfully riled up thinking how the graceful and proud NL has never been put in such an awkward situation, to be caught by natives. SL quickly climbs up. They really have been caught by natives, but the most important thing is to stop NL’s bleeding. Two natives carry SL, another two hold NL between them.
4671 Right when they’re about to be taken away, SL says she needs to stop NL’s bleeding or he’ll die. The native leader hesitates.
NL coldly snorts and in a fit of pique says, “No need.”
SL is anxious and tells him this isn’t the time for this, stop making a fuss, she’ll stop the bleeding first.
NL proudly raises his chin, “You don’t really care about me. Don’t pretend to treat me well.”
SL is so angry she could choke, “Fine, so I’m pretending to treat you well. Can you let me stop the bleeding now?”
“It’s wrong!” NL arrogantly looks up at the sky.
“And just what is wrong?” SL’s hands on at her waist. She stands angrily before him, as if she’s dealing with a disobedient little fart of a brat.
“You have a poor attitude.” NL very arrogantly.
“I’m trying to stop you from bleeding and yet you still have so many requests?” SL heavily sighs. She wants to tell NL, hey big guy, we’ve been caught and you still act like this?
NL gives her a look as if to say, what can you do about it. SL knows this guy is doing it on purpose! Under these circumstances, he knows he can make her compromise and is acting deliberately arrogant as it doesn’t matter if she knows. As it happens, SL really can’t ignore his injuries.
SL takes a deep breath, forces out a smile, and says softly, “Nangong 2nd Young Master, can you let me heal you?”
NL gives SL a disgusted look, “Feelings aren’t right.”
Isn’t she just asking to stop his bleeding. What’s with all the requests. In the past, it would’ve been everyone else begging SL to come heal them. Now she’s begging NL to let her heal him. What is with this world.
“Nangong Liuyun, stop making a fuss!” SL glares at him.
NL lightly snorts, turns his face away, he intends to make a fuss.
Why is NL so childish! Upon thinking of this, SL reflects back on the past, before the current NL. He was the same then, so arrogant, poorly tempered like a child. Every time, she had to act as if she were coaxing him.
Her heart softens and she pulls on NL’s sleeve while looking at him.
“What?” NL in a bored tone.
“Stop making a fuss. Hurry and let me treat you. Otherwise, it will still be you who suffers.” SL says in concern.
“You’re concerned for me?” NL proudly raises his eyebrows.
“I’m concerned for my blood. From within your body spills my blood. The more that’s shed, the more I’ll have to give you in transfusions. How troublesome is that?” SL says impatiently, refusing to say a single nice word.
NL angrily glares at SL.
The native leader finally recovers from just watching. He waves his hand and orders that they be brought to Chaos Burial Valley. Just one hearing of the term is enough to tell it’s not a good place. With NL’s current wound as it is, wouldn’t he risk being infected by corpse poison? SL tries to object but the natives give her no more chances and bundles them up to be carried on their backs. NL is up front, SL in the back.
4672 SL can see NL’s bleeding back from there. The natives are strong, just like those from the Pastoral Village, so there’s nothing SL can do without her cultivation. After half a day, night falls, and the natives take everyone into a cave. The area is huge and it would take months to explore the Mountains. They’re not going to reach the Valley in one day. The natives dump SL and NL and ignore them after they create a bonfire. SL thought things were strange while they were traveling, but no one will talk to her. It looks like she’ll have to wait until they get to the Valley before she learns the truth. SL looks at NL. NL is tied up, hands behind his back, and half leaning against the wall. His eyes are closed and his face pale from blood loss.
SL inch by inch crawls over to NL, voice lowered, “How are you? Can you hold on?”
NL cracks open his eyes slightly, glances at SL, then turns away. NL is still piqued at SL. SL doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Being concerned doesn’t work on him.
SL chides him for acting so childish. Are only those who coax him allowed to treat him? When white haired Imperial level Apothecaries treat him, do they also coax him she asks unhappily.
NL looks at SL, he looks on the uncomprehending SL emotionally. He then coldly tells her the purple roses are used to treat Liuxing [Falling Star]. SL is shocked. NL says in a serious manner that Liuxing is his third brother. SL feels like her mind has exploded. NL then says that Ning3 has always been in charge of Liuxing’s treatment. SL asks with shaking hands who planted the purple roses in Jing Courtyard. NL looks coldly at SL and tells her that Ning3 said it would take a 7th rotation purple rose to save Liuxing. One of the flowers SL cut down was a 5th rotation. NL spent a lot of effort cultivating those flowers but SL cut them down in a fit.
[Author seems to want to pin this misunderstanding on SL given this chapter, but I still sympathize with her over NL]
4673 SL is stunned. She gives him this silly stare while her mind spins. She destroyed something in a fit of anger he spent so long working on to save his brother. No wonder he broke her arm. So it wasn’t because of Ning3, it was for his little brother.
“And Ning3?” SL asks in a daze. SL wants to smack her own head, how could she be so stupid?
NL coldly looks at SL, “What about Ning3?”
“You and Ning3…” SL looks at him.
NL fiercely and very aggressively, “What does Ning3 and I have to do with anything?
“Aren’t you two…childhood sweethearts?” SL weakly.
NL sneers, “Liuxing likes her, she likes me, I like you. You? Who do you like?”
Such sharp and decisive words are like swords piercing into SL’s chest. SL stares idiotically at NL because of the words ‘she likes me, I like you.’ Her heart is secretly pleased.
Under such a domineering gaze, SL coughs, “I’ll help you with your wounds.”
Although the natives have tied SL up, in her previous life, learning to escape from bindings was a required subject. She unwraps herself. SL is deliberately changing the topic, but NL glares at her with his knife like eyes, forcing her to answer. SL tries to speak but NL looks up at the sky to see a falling star. SL can clearly see the self blame and vexation in his eyes.
NL asks her if she knows Liuxing.
SL: “Hasn’t he already passed?”
NL fists clench, “He has not passed! He is not dead yet! He will move again!”
SL has never seen NL so agitated. He’s always been aloof and introverted. A serious person, he does not easily express his feelings, but at this moment, he cannot hold himself back.
NL takes a deep breath, “Let me tell you a story.”
NL talks about Liuxing. He was a shockingly talented boy, but just like a falling star streaking across the sky, he fell to earth. The NL of the past was different. He had a bad temper, unruly, easily irritated, quick to anger, loved to get in fights. Because of his incredible talent he never lost a fight. But when you often walk by the river, your feet will get wet. One day he encountered the 7th Prince. The 7th Prince was like a mustang, wild, untameable, arrogant and conceited. One day, NL’s group got in a fight with 7th Prince’s group. 7th Prince was very badly beaten by NL.
As a result, the Nangong Patriarch tossed NL into the army. Three years later, NL finds out that because the 7th Prince could not avenge himself on NL, he went after Liuxing. Liuxing was a naive and innocent child. Only 130,000 years old! Equivalent to a 13 year old on a material plane, and yet the 7th Prince tried to kill him.
4674 Liuxing didn’t die but he entered a vegetative state. 7th Prince did it in a very secretive way. Everyone knows he did it, but there was no proof to be found. The Nangong have long been at odds with the Imperial family. Things reached a new low. When NL came back, he too was unable to find evidence. 7th Prince had already removed all witnesses and evidence, but how could NL let this go? Does he need evidence to kill someone? NL, using is brilliant mind, allowed 7th Prince to die a very painful death, and also did the same, leaving no evidence behind. The Imperial family knows NL killed 7th Prince but have no evidence. This issue was eventually dropped. Although NL got his vengeance, he was not one bit happy. His brother may never awaken again. The Longfeng had given up on Liuxing but NL would rather die than give up. He forced the Clan to continue to keep Liuxing alive. They had to dedicate an elder to constantly support Liuxing’s body with spirit energy. This has been going on for tens of thousands of years!
This is NL’s baby brother. Liuxing has always followed along like NL’s little tail. Liuxing’s always been so obedient, not at all rebellious like NL’s own teenage period. If he’s allowed to grow, just how brilliant would he be? Because of all this, NL changed. Before he had a temper, but he’s calmed down a lot since then.
NL tells this all in a very calm voice, but SL’s heart tightens because she’s been watching his eyes. She doesn’t miss seeing any of the pain and regret in his eyes. Unconsciously, SL puts a hand on NL’s back. Her eyes full of her heart’s sympathetic pain. Such a proud arrogant boy, he too has past actions he regrets. SL completely understands that NL wishes to endlessly apologize to his little brother, but Liuxing has no way of hearing. NL lowers his head and looks at SL’s hand.
NL suddenly chuckles, “Do you feel for me? This matter occurred so many tens of thousands of years ago. All the pain has passed.” He smiles as if nothing had happened, but within that smile lies the deepest of wounds.
SL grumpily thumps his chest, “Who are you showing that fake smile for? What, will I mock you? If you want to cry, then cry. I’ll lend my shoulder for your use.”
NL’s hand holds his chest and grunts. SL already untied him earlier. SL sees how pale his face is and starts to feel distressed again. SL looks in annoyance at her hand that’s always causing trouble.
SL then looks in great concern at NL, “I’ll stop the bleeding.”
“The bleeding stopped long ago, otherwise I would’ve already bled out.” NL grumpily.
4675 SL almost throws a fit seeing how he doesn’t seem to care and lectures him about having barbs that must be removed and that he would die because he no longer has his cultivation to support his body, “Stop fussing.”
SL can’t use any of her drugs either, the normal human body would explode from one of the pills.
Howver, NL has a very proud look on his face.
“What will it take for you to allow yourself to be treated?” SL is incredibly distressed.
“Only…if you give me a kiss.” NL tilts his head, the look he gives SL carries a hint of grievance.
To hold this misunderstanding about him and Ning3, and to not have forgiven him for so long. He’s been wronged and has been holding in such a grievance, he’s not going to easily forgive this girl either!
NL has just begun thinking this when SL takes advantage and holds his face with both her hands. She then gives him a weighty kiss.
NL’s eyes widen from the shock. All the blood floods into his head and his mind goes blank. An electric shock runs through his body.
After ruthlessly kissing and holding his beautiful face, SL now wants to part. But with such soft warm lips of his beloved right there, how could NL just let her go? One arm circles around SL’s waist and hold her to his chest. The other hand tilts her delicate and shining chin up before his kiss envelopes her. The kiss draws her breath away, his *** tongue eroding her reason. SL starts to feel hot, a sort of bashful feeling lingers. After a while, the two separate. SL feels muddle headed and heavy. NL licks his lips, his bright eyes show his satisfaction.
“You…” SL points at him but doesn’t know what to say.
NL seems to be in a good mood, he laughs like a child while looking at SL with shining eyes.
SL is completely helpless, “Can I treat your back now?”
NL very obediently nods his head, turns around and allows SL to attend to the wounds on his back. After working on his back, removing the barbs, bandaging him and applying the best of painkillers, SL notices something is wrong.
It’s too quiet. She recalls when they were first taken prisoner here, the natives sat together to happily drink, and made a lot of noise from talking. SL looks up and sees that the natives are all lying down at crazy and odd angles on the floor, breathing steadily as if deeply asleep. When did they fall asleep, SL cannot recall.
“Let’s go.” NL takes SL by the hand and leads her out.
“We’re not going to kill them?” Is this the right attitude to hold towards their captors?
4676 NL looks on at SL with amusement in his eyes. It gives SL a strange feeling. Just where is the problem? SL is being led by NL outside while thinking about it. First they were inexplicably chased by killers. They ran away, they clearly could’ve escaped, but inexplicably they were somehow tracked down. At the end, NL fell into the pit.
That’s the problem! It wasn’t SL that fell. It was the wise and farsighted NL. Would he really be such a hindrance? The spirit energy in the body is suppressed, but not your brains. Seen from that angle, if from beginning to end…SL receives a flash of understanding!
“Nangong Liuyun!” SL angrily shouts.
NL is happily walking through the mountains and forests while holding SL’s hand. As soon as he hears her shout, he knows the girl has finally figured out the truth. He had no intention of hiding it, otherwise, his acting wouldn’t have been so clumsy. NL stops and raises his eyebrows at her.
“This was all planned out by you wasn’t it?” SL has a very helpless expression, “From the very start, you lured those natives, you deliberately got them to chase us, you deliberately fell into that pit, deliberately got caught, deliberately…”
“Deliberately talked about Liuxing to soften your heart, and then perfectly resolved this misunderstanding?” NL takes over for SL.
“Speak! Did you do this all deliberately!” SL points at him.
NL pretends to complain of a grievance, “You only saw through it now. Evidently, your heart doesn’t think very much about me. This really is a sad discovery for a person to make.”
SL almost dies from anger. He planned all of this, and what’s more, he complains about her not thinking enough about him. SL angrily swats away his hand and marches away.
NL hisses in pain and makes some dramatic gasping and groaning noises. Needless to say, it’s because of his back injury.
SL looks back, “Don’t try and use your back injury to gain sympathy.”
NL opens his innocent eyes, “But it really does hurt…”
Seeing SL hesitate, “If it weren’t because I wanted to accompany you, I wouldn’t have wanted to come to this ghastly place. If I hadn’t come to this ghastly place, I wouldn’t have been hurt. If I hadn’t been hurt, I wouldn’t be crying right now. If…”
Clearly, there’s a hint in NL’s tone that he wants to be spoiled. He wants to be spoiled? The NL who can scare people to death with his overbearing glare can also want to be spoiled? SL watches wide eyed as the legendary NL complains of grievances and acts spoiled.
SL suddenly recalls words from her previous life. If a man let’s you see what someone normally cannot, then he must love you very much. Love will make him as gentle as water. Him acting like a child and asking to be spoiled shows he needs your care and love. SL had previously thought this all nonsense, how can a man above heaven and earth be so coquettish? However, seeing NL act like this, SL actually starts to think the words are correct.
NL sees that SL is just standing there watching him, not saying a word. His incredible confidence is rocked…for he fears making her unhappy.
4677 At that moment, SL raises her eyes in time to catch how uneasy he is. SL feels sorrow and grief. What has she been doing, NL has exposed his unease because of how wishy-washy she is. SL quickly walks up to him and encircles NL’s waist with her arms, burying her face into his chest, her hands holding him tight.
NL can feel her sincerity. The tightness vanishes from his body, he encloses SL with his arms and buries his own face into her shoulder, letting loose the most brilliant smile he’s had since birth.
Only after a long time do they finally separate.
“Where are we going next?” SL is embracing NL’s arm, sweetly smiling a beautiful smile.
NL says they’ll go cleanse her Dancing Phoenix Sword and brings her away. SL is sincerely grateful to Madam Wind, grateful for her having thought of the Spirit Cleansing Pool, grateful that she arranged for this meeting so that they could settle their misunderstanding. After letting go of the misunderstanding, SL feels as if a weight has been released from her heart. She feels like a new person, as if she were reborn into a new person.
By the time they arrive at the peak, it’s already the morning of the second day. Chu3 is anxious having lost contact. One person remained at the peak, everyone else descended and circled the mountain to search. They couldn’t find anyone so they all started to get anxious. It’s around this time SL and NL arrive. Chu3 is sharp eyed and immediately notes that SL and NL arrive together and that NL seems peaceful and quiet, not irritable. He also notices that a beautiful smile threatens to overflow from SL’s eyes. Well then, they disappear for one day and night, and now they’re reconciled. However, Chu3 doesn’t dare tease them, he just watches. If he does tease them, NL will turn his head and make Chu3 wish for death. Still this is a very good thing. Before, NL would throw inexplicable temper tantrums. Presumably, he will no longer suffer such disasters. Very good! Very good!
Although SL’s objective coming here was to cleanse the sword, having attained NL’s love, she feels the gains for the sword are insignificant. SL leaves cleansing of the sword entirely in NL’s hands and takes no part in it. After cleansing the sword, NL hands it over to her and says she should be able to sense it’s power now. SL accepts the sword and can’t help but make a sound of approval. The sword was originally covered in rust and if someone had seen it on the side of the road, no one would’ve picked it up. Now it’s clean.
4678 The sword now gleams with a devilish purple light. The purple light is very strange, if one stares at it too long, they still start to feel dizzy, as if their soul is being drawn away.
NL: “This is purple devil light and it’s mainly used for mental attacks.” He explains that it’s only after being cleansed that this purple light can be used and it will provide a great advantage against enemies. SL has always been cultivating her mental type attacks, but now she longer needs to do so. She can leave it entirely to the sword.
NL: “However, the sword spirit is still recovering. Its mental attacks are very weak. Better than nothing.”
SL mentally connects with the sword spirit and sure enough, it doesn’t respond. NL explains that the Sword has seven layers of seals. Only the first has been opened but it’s already very strong. His eyes shine brightly when mentioning how strong it might be when all seven layers are unsealed. SL asks how to unseal all seven layers. NL tells her to regularly use the White Crystal Teeth everyday at the same time, that should work for the initial layers. SL is worried because Grand Master level White Crystal Teeth are incredibly rare. The box she has will only last a year.
“Worry not, you have me here.” NL dotingly rubs SL’s head.
With NL and the Treasure Pavilion, there’s nothing that can’t be done, so SL smiles, “Mm.”
The mood between them is thoroughly loving, certain to inspire envy in others. Chu3 and the others have all brought female companions, but they’re only companions. It’s a superficial relationship, not on the level of soul mates. So when Chu3 sees how naturally reciprocal they are in their loving atmosphere, he can’t help but be envious.
Ning1 smacks Chu3, “Why’re you staring at them?”
Chu3: “So you’re not aware of how beautiful and picturesque they are when they get along?” He waxes poetic how each and every single movement they make is so sweet and happy, it makes the hearts of others skip a beat and want to go look for their own love.
Ning1 gives Chu3 a displeased look, “Nonsense.”
Although he says this to Chu3, when Ning1 turns his head towards NL and SL, his eyes soften a great deal. At first he did not recognize SL. He did not believe that under the sun existed a woman that could match NL. He even thought that if the best girl of every type were gathered together, grouped together, and then all given to NL, they still wouldn’t wouldn’t be worthy of him. But NL stubbornly and resolutely chose SL, he would not listen to advice from anyone. Ning1 admires NL courage to stubborn move forward in his choice when the whole world opposed. Because of NL’s stubbornness, it drew the eyes of those around him towards SL, and now, they also gradually find SL great. Ning1 has examined countless women, but he has to admit, this girl really is worthy of admiration. Time and again she makes other look at her, time and time again she amazes them. He really doesn’t know if later on she’ll pull off another such amazing move. Fortunately, to everyone’s delight and happiness, they’ve cleared up their misunderstanding. Although, he reckons one person might cry.
4679 When Ning1 thinks of Ning5, he can’t help but inwardly bitterly smile.
How can Ning5 be worthy of NL? He’d opposed it from the very beginning but his family remained blindly optimistic. They even started preparing for the engagement proposal. Really now…
Ning1 gently smiles seeing the two of them playing around. Chu3 comments that ever since what happened with Liuxing, NL hasn’t laughed like that in a long time. He says this while watching NL mischievously tease SL. The provoked SL chases NL to smack him. Chu3 can’t help but laugh. Ning1 agrees.
Everyone stays at the Cleansing Spirit Pool for two days before returning. The Sky Breaking Positioning Beads really are nice. Only the Treasure Pavilion can use them freely in such an unrestrained manner.
Madam Wind had earlier arrived to wait at her original position. Madam Wind is truly stunned to see SL and NL arrive hand in hand. She’s managed the Treasure Pavilion for so many years and yet she’s dumbfounded. This is the second time she’s been shocked in five days. The first time being was when she recognized SL as owner of the Treasure Pavilion.
“You two…” Madam Wind looks at them in astonishment.
NL gives Madam Wind a cold and aloof nod.
SL pretends to be aggrieved, “We originally were together. Madam Wind, you don’t understand me at all. Ah, how saddening.”
Madam Wind grumpily smacks SL’s shoulder, this child, now she’s learned to tease her. Although seeing NL and SL together shocks Madam Wind, she’s overjoyed. She’s of course heard of NL, his name resounds like thunder. She too had wondered which family’s lucky girl will be chosen. Who will pluck the immortal bamboo? In the end, it’s her family’s girl who was chosen. So not only is Madam Wind overjoyed, she’s also full of pride. This wonderful feeling is only something a parent can experience. In terms of relationship, Madam Wind is equivalent to half an elder to SL.
SL thinks about the story NL told her about Liuxing. Then she grabs NL’s sleeve and pulls him into a corner and asks him seriously if she should go take a look. NL thinks about it. SL thinks he might not be aware of her skill so she tells him about how she rushed through the Medicine King Valley to test herself. She assures him saying that while she would not dare claim to be the number one Apothecary in the Capital, amongst the four Imperial level Apothecaries of the Apothecary Association, none of them are as good as her, plus she has her Master’s notes. There might be a solution in them.
Although NL and SL went through a period where they didn’t speak to each other, on matters concerning her, how could he not pay attention? Everyday, everything to do with SL, big or small, was reported to him by Qi3. [Maybe author meant Chu3? No idea who Qi3 is]
NL organizes SL’s disorderly hair and smiles, eyes intoxicating in their gentleness, “I trust you 10,000 times over. It’s just that my Lady Mother personally cares for Liuxing.” He says it will not be easy to get his mother to accept another Apothecary. He tells her to wait, he will attend to this soon.
“Mm.” SL sweetly smiles.
She now has one more weight on her mind. Now that she’s certain again with NL, even if she doesn’t want to, she’ll need to gain the approval of the Longfeng, and Lady Nangong’s approval is especially important.
The Longfeng have spent an enormous amount of resources on keeping Liuxing alive. NL and Lady Nangong have long awaited the day Liuxing is revived.
Demonic King Chases His Rebellious Wife 