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Translator: Zenas
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“How can you be this strong? Just how is it possible…?” Bai Lie was feeling despair at this moment as his face turned pale.
His stature was clearly a lot more well-built than Gu Changge’s, but right now, the latter was lifting his body with such ease as if he was nothing more than a chick. It made him fall into extreme desperation. His strongest life-saving mean, the golden paper, was something he would only use when his life was in real danger. Yet, it had been annihilated as soon as it was struck by Gu Changge’s halberd! The great halberd that was releasing monstrous amounts of demonic aura was absolutely a transcendent grade, or even a fearsome supreme grade weapon! Otherwise, it was impossible for it to have the power to immediately explode his semi-activated golden paper into pieces.
“It’s actually a pity to see that precious golden paper being wasted like this…” Gu Changge shook his head. Although he was saying so, there was no sign of regret on his face.
“What is this?” Suddenly, Bai Lie shouted in panic. He looked extremely alarmed and horrified, as if he had seen some very terrifying thing. On the other hand, Gu Changge had a calm expression as usual.
*Buzz!* Bai Lie’s chest blew open as the strange flowers deeply rooted inside. Afterwards, various kinds of divine light flowed along their surface and a Grand Flask materialized. It was filled with the dense aura of Source as the lustre of Hepta-Metal appeared. Right after, a pitch-black and bottomless black hole appeared at the centre of Gu Changge’s palm that pulled the flask inside to refine and absorb it.
The wind was blowing under the night sky. A long time had passed but Gu Changge was standing still in his place. Finally, he said with slightly closed eyes, “The Hepta-Metal Source tastes surprisingly good. I did not expect it to contain so many variations. This power of the Hepta-Metal is worthy to be ranked as one of the top three.”
“Master, congratulations for obtaining Hepta-Metal Source.” Yin Mei promptly said in a respectful manner when she saw that he was done with the absorption process. She had become even more subservient and fearful of Gu Changge after witnessing the scene that had unfolded before her eyes just now. She could not even think of trying anything funny against him. Gu Changge could easily plunder her life, and he also had many other ways to control her.
Gu Changge slightly nodded in response. Then he looked at the Eight Barren Demonic Halberd in his hand as he said with a smile, “I can’t have you kill him. It won’t be good to leave other marks on his body.” As he spoke, he sensed the emotions of excitement and happiness from the Eight Barren Demonic Halberd. It was not easy for it to see the light of day as it had always been kept inside Gu Changge’s arsenal. It was a pity that the golden paper with its power sealed up was not enough for it to display much of its strength. As far as the halberd was concerned, not being able to show its true power was even more frustrating than having to keep it suppressed. Not to mention, Gu Changge had always kept it inside the arsenal so it felt like it was wronged and was being treated coldly. Once Gu Changge was done comforting the halberd, he threw it back inside his arsenal.
“Master, how do you want me to handle Bai Lie’s corpse?” Yin Mei could not help but ask as she looked at Bai Lie corpse in front of her. Whenever Gu Changge was done cultivating like this, she was the one responsible to handle the destruction of the corpses.
“We can’t just destroy Bai Lie’s corpse.” Gu Changge replied with a smile as he put away the formation runes that had enclosed the inner courtyard. As the moonlight illuminated the place, it looked even more serene than earlier. No one knew what happened here tonight, except for him and Yin Mei.
Gu Changge was not going to destroy Bai Lie’s corpse. Otherwise, how was he going to frame Ye Ling as the culprit? Any old fellow with enough experience would be able to tell how exactly Bai Lie had died. At that time, Ye Ling would not be able to escape from his fate of becoming the scapegoat, no matter how hard he tried to prove his innocence. Before leaving the place, Gu Changge pondered for a while and then stored Bai Lie’s corpse inside his internal world. This corpse had still had one last use left.
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“Take care, Master.” Yin Mei said as she saw Gu Changge off.
Afterwards, she cleared all the traces of the clash inside the place. She had already become used to doing such things. Once she was done, she quietly waited at the place just as Gu Changge had instructed her. Now that Bai Lie had gone missing all of a sudden, it was certain that his followers or clan members were going to come here to inquire her. At that time, her acting skills would be tested once again.
Thankfully, unless they used soul-search, no one would be able to know what really happened here. Yin Mei was not in the least worried about having the truth exposed as she never doubted Gu Changge’s arrangements and instructions. Besides, just as Gu Changge had told her, who would dare to easily try something as radical as soul-search on her when she was the Gifted Lady of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan?
Yin Mei had a calm and relaxed look as she lightly combed her nine snow-white and glossy tails. She had discovered that it was not her but her tails that Gu Changge was really interested in. Every time they met, he could not help himself but grab them in his hands to play with them. In the beginning, it made her feel very embarrassed, odd, and even uncomfortable. But now, she has gotten used to it. While she was thinking about such things, she perceived several arcane bridges rushing over here. They had powerful auras to them. A strange smile showed on her face, but she quickly regained her usual look as she pretended to be disturbed during her rest.
“We pay respect to Gifted Lady Yin Mei. May I ask if you’ve seen our Young Master?” Very soon, Yin Mei saw Bai Lie’s followers as well as his hidden guardian. He was at the Quasi-Sacred Realm. He looked like a middle-aged man with a brawny body, and he clearly had surging vigour and blood that was a characteristic of those that belonged to the White Tiger Clan.
Seeing him inquire about Bai Lie, Yin Mei showed a look of doubt on her face as she replied, “Bai Lie did come here, but didn’t he say that he’ll be going to settle accounts with Ye Ling?”
“I see. So, the Young Master decided to personally look for Ye Ling…” Hearing her reply, the middle-aged man from the White Tiger Clan now had a deeper frown on his face.
He would also get to see Yin Mei whenever Bai Lie met her, so he was well aware of her nature. She was tactful, wise, and gentle, which showed her good upbringing. Not to mention, he had personally seen how Yin Mei helped Bai Lie see Ye Ling’s true colours. Therefore, he did not doubt her words even one bit. Besides, considering Bai Lie’s temperament, he would definitely go to look for him in order to settle accounts.
The man always felt that Ye Ling was not a man of decent character but Bai Lie was so protective of him that he could not help but give up on convincing the latter otherwise. He had to thank Yin Mei for doing what she did. If she did not act for his sake, Bai Lie would likely still be unable to see Ye Ling’s true colours.
“Did something happen?” Yin Mei asked as she frowned while looking confused.
“I’ll be honest with Gifted Lady Yin Mei. Young Master left to settle accounts with Ye Ling but he has yet to return. When I went over to Ye Ling’s mansion, I could only find some fluctuations from a battle there… Ye Ling has gone missing right now, and it’s the same with Young Master.” The middle-aged man said with a frown. There was some worry in his voice. He had searched the whole ancient city but still could not find any traces of him. It was why he had finally come to Yin Mei’s place to ask her about him.
“Bai Lie has gone missing?” Yin Mei’s frown grew deeper as she said with some concern. “But he is the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan. They should have given him many magic tools, which he carries. He should be all right, no?”
The middle-aged man let out a sigh. He cupped his hand before his chest before saying, “That Ye Ling has some very strange means and I’m afraid that even Young Master would suffer at his hands. Excuse me for disturbing the Gifted Lady tonight. I’ll be taking my leave.”
Yin Mei nodded as she said with some worry in her voice, “If you find Bai Lie, please have him contact me.”
“I’ll make sure to tell the Young Master when I find him. Gifted Lady, please don’t worry.” The middle-aged man replied and left immediately after saying his goodbye. As Yin Mei was Bai Lie’s fiancé, he found it normal for her to be worried about him at such a time.
Seeing the middle-aged man leave with everyone else, the worried look on her face instantly disappeared. She could not help but show an expression of mockery as she spoke to herself, “When you eventually find Bai Lie, it’d be just his corpse. Master can predict things like a God. There’s nothing that could stay hidden from him.”
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When Gu Changge returned to his mansion, Yue Mingkong was waiting for him in the courtyard. She was dressed in a white gauze robe and leaning against a pillar with her arms crossed. Her black hair fluttered in the wind that was blowing in the night, and she was staring at him without blinking with her cold-looking eyes on her flawless and fairy-like face. Her expression looked similar to a woman whose husband had left in the middle of the night to have an affair while leaving her behind at home.
Gu Changge showed a faint smile as he said in a teasing tone, “Why do you look like this? Your husband didn’t go out to have an affair.” Standing under the dim moonlight, Yue Mingkong’s figure seemed even more lithe, tall, and curvaceous.
“Where did you go?” Yue Mingkong asked before she suddenly frowned and walked over to him.
She obviously knew that it was impossible for Gu Changge to kill Ye Ling right now. It was likely that he had gone to bother Bai Lie, the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan. But she still wanted to ask about it as it was a matter that had serious implications. Besides, she had caught the scent of a strange and delicate fragrance on Gu Changge.
Gu Changge replied with a smile, “I went to deal with some things, of course. Since I’ve already seen the show tonight, we’ll be returning tomorrow.”
Yue Mingkong stopped before him and her delicate and exquisite nostrils opened and closed. Afterwards, her beautiful eyes narrowed at once as she unconsciously showed a barely noticeable dangerous look on her face.
Looking at her expression, Gu Changge was a bit surprised. [Is her nose so sensitive that she can tell where I went?] The Nine-Lives Gifted Lady worked for him, and the fewer people knew about this fact, the better. So, Gu Changge did not intend to tell Yue Mingkong about it. Not to mention, he was not sure whether Yue Mingkong already knew of it as she was a regressor.
“There’s a scent of a fox spirit (vixen) on you…” Yue Mingkong glared at him. There was resentment mixed in her indifferent voice.
“Fox spirit?” Gu Changge was slightly taken aback before he broke into laughter. Yin Mei certainly belonged to the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. [But could Yue Mingkong’s nose really be so sensitive?] He pondered over it and came to the conclusion that some of Yin Mei’s aura might have gotten on him when he was rubbing her tails. It made Gu Changge a bit more vigilant. Magic power surged from his body and eliminated this scent on his body. Right now, he could not expose his relationship with Yin Mei. Otherwise, a flaw might appear in his perfect plan.
[I did not expect Yue Mingkong to remember my scent so clearly that she could distinguish it from others’. Who knows? She might be a potential yandere…] Gu Changge could not help but smile as he thought about it.
After ending her conversation with him, Yue Mingkong had already turned around and returned to her courtyard to rest. [I was a fool to be obediently waiting for him for such a long time. He had actually gone out at midnight to see a woman!] Thinking about it made Yue Mingkong quite vexed.
[Why does Gu Changge have a vixen by his side in this life? Considering Gu Changge’s nature, that woman he had gone to meet in the middle of the night was most likely just a pawn.] Such thoughts entered her mind as Yue Mingkong could not help feeling uncomfortable in her heart. The jealousy building up inside her caused her to release a piercingly ice-cold killing aura. She could not do anything about Yan Ji at the moment because her strength was at the Sacred Lord Realm. But why the hell did a vixen also appear all of a sudden?
[You’d better hope that this lady doesn’t find out about you.] Yue Mingkong clenched her fist as a cold light flashed through her eyes. She had a very indifferent expression at the moment.
She had regained her usual look of an aloof emperor who wielded the power to determine the life and death of people. Even though she had repeatedly experienced setbacks in front of Gu Changge, she had an absolutely terrifying and repressive nature in front of others. It was really too simple for a regressor to scheme against another person. Not to mention, she had great authority as the crown princess of the Unrivalled Celestial Dynasty.
It was true that Yue Mingkong deeply loved and hated Gu Channge. She wanted to do everything in her capacity to take revenge for what he did to her in her previous life, but she also would not allow him to have any other woman by his side before he was killed by her.
Silavin: Damn… I still feel uncomfortable with using Emperor instead of Empress. But, technically, the positions are sorta like that…
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Emperor is the ruler, Empress is pumping out heirs for the Emperor. If the girl takes out all competition and takes over an empire – she becomes an Emperor. Especially in feudal Chinese setting.