Rapidnovel Chapter 124: Bing Huoyuan
Chapter 124: Bing Huoyuan
Chapter 124: Bing Huoyuan
Tianyi would be lying to say that he wasn’t disappointed that Liu Lang didn’t come to find trouble with him. Wasn’t the script suppose to have Liu Lang indignant at someone wanting to snatch his woman and then him finding trouble? Unfortunately, reality went against Tianyi’s expectations.
But thinking about it, Tianyi also figured out the reason. For one, booking a Foundation Establishment Realm courtesan for one hundred high-tier spiritual stones was a colossal waste. This meant that the person who was offering to buy Liu Lang’s booking was someone with enough strength to easily waste one hundred high-tier spiritual stones or someone with a huge backing or force behind them. Tianyi was both. Tianyi conveniently didn’t label himself as a wastrel.
And number two, Beauty Yu Hua was just a courtesan. Speaking unkindly, she wasn’t Liu Lang’s lover or wife. They were in a relationship as customer and employee. At most, his pride as a Core Formation Master would be damage. But so what? Liu Lang was a loose cultivator; his standing was lower than those on the same realm with sects or clans backing them. He had experienced far greater humiliation in the past.
Reality proved that his discretion was correct, he even got a pill recipe in return for his strategic withdrawal. After gaining the recipe, Liu Lang retreated from the room and even the One Jade Flower Pavillion. What interest did he have in courtesan when he had a new pill recipe? And it was an advanced Core Formation Realm pill recipe!
Liu Lang returned to his estate. It was a gift from the Xi Dynasty as a show of their goodwill. Naturally, Liu Lang knew what they wanted. But he hadn’t thought much of the Xi Dynasty at first. Despite the size of the nation’s territory and protected by a Nascent Soul Grandmaster, it was surrounded by numerous sects and clans with numerous Nascent Soul Grandmasters.
It was a miracle that the Xi Dynasty had expanded to its current size without destroying itself. Liu Lang had initially scoffed at the rumor that the Xi Dynasty’s Emperor was a blood-related sibling with an Immortal of the Buzhou Immortal Sect. Now, however...
Liu Lang’s eyes narrowed as he recalled how intimate the sixth prince and the mysterious Nascent Soul Grandmaster was. He could naturally discern that the Nascent Soul Grandmaster was far younger than he was despite his higher cultivation with his years of experience. Yet such a genius was being accompanied by a talentless Qi Gathering Pupil.
If you said there was no relationship between the two, then Liu Lang didn’t believe it. Maybe it wasn’t an Immortal, but a Unity Realm Venerable or even a Transcending Mortality Sage.
Liu Lang sank into deep thought as he weighed the pros and cons of joining the Xi Dynasty. Compared to other sects and clans, the Xi Dynasty ruled by the Xi Clan heavily protected the mortals. The disparity between cultivators and mortals was the least here, so casually stealing or killing from mortals had a graver consequence. But Liu Lang was a loose cultivator and not a devilish cultivator, so he wouldn’t be affected by the stricter restriction.
He recalled the implicit hints of the treasures able to be gifted for his allegiance. Earlier, he had ridiculed what the Xi Empire had to offer him, an alchemist when they had no inheritances. But now, Liu Lang’s eyes glimmered.
Liu Lang summoned the servant of the estate and told him to send a message to the officials. He decided to give a small test. If the Xi Nation passed, then he would join. The servant took the jade slip and immediately sent it towards the official in charge of hosting Liu Lang. The jade slip directly stated the condition for him to join was the acquisition of a pill cauldron Artifact of the Nascent Soul Realm and some Core Formation pill recipes.Visitt (.)co/m for the latest updates
Firstly, if the Xi Emperor really had a relationship with an Immortal or someone close to the Immortal Realm, a pill cauldron of that rank should be no trouble. As for the pill recipes, even if he had a recipe for a Nascent Soul pill, it would be useless to him.
The central stage, separated from the ground floor by a small water mote, a mist began to shroud all visibility. Then the clear notes of flutes could be heard, followed by the plucked strings of a pipa.
One by one, beautiful dancers appeared on the stage from both sides, cutting through the mist and allowing the audience to regain clarity of the stage. Each one wore the same immaculate dress with long flowing sleeves. Despite this, the beauty of each dancer could not be more unique.
The crowd sighed in admiration at the tempting vixen whose waist was so thin two hands could wrap around it, the scholarly lady who appeared to have been born from a painting, the unsullied maiden of which mortal sins could not stain, and many more. Unseen by anyone, a drunken cultivator stared dazedly at the clean and pure maiden.
His features were upright and just, causing all those who saw him have a good impression. But right now, his state of dress was in a great mismatch against his feature. Dark bags were under his eyes, an unshaved stubble around his chin, and unkempt and slovenly clothes coupled with the stench of liquor glued to him caused him to appear incredibly desolate.
Back on the stage, these fairy maidens have been dancing a while, with the music reaching a crescendo. The dancing fairies made way for a large unoccupied spot in the center of the stage. All the audience members felt expectations well up within their chest. The audience had already wondered why One Jade Flower Pavillion suddenly decided to perform such a grand dance, but there must be a lead in each dance, yet there wasn’t one for this. This situation easily made them overthink and reach a conclusion. All the dancing maidens were all first-rate beauties, but for them to be a sideshow, who else could the main lead be but Beauty Yu Hua?
It had to be known that Beauty Yu Hua had a sky-high price. And the customer didn’t choose her; she chose the customer. Otherwise, no matter how much money was offered, Beauty Yu Hua would not choose. It was even hard for her to select a client once a month, much less needed to be said of her public performances. While they waited, the audience all pondered which bigwig had arrived for Beauty Yu Hua to publicly perform a dance.
The man’s eyes cleared a bit before looking at Wei’er. “Is this true, miss?”
Wei’er’s tears had stopped, but her eyes still glistened as if they could start again at any moment. “I...I...this...” She could articulate any words, but despite this, her whole body expressed signs that she was forced and it was not of her will.
The man’s expression hardened, and he sneered. “I want to see what other lies you concocted!” The aura from his body changed, and the heavy pressure of a Nascent Soul Realm Grandmaster instantly descended on the surrounding.
The fairy maidens and Beauty Yu Hua’s expression all changed as they were forced to their knees. Many of them couldn’t help but glare at Wei’er, this unlucky star. Ever since she had appeared, the reputation of One Flower Jade Pavillion fell by the thousands each day. Rumors had started about how they forced their courtesans to commit acts against her will. But even when they directly wanted to chase her out, she clung to them, saying that she had nowhere else to go. And now, their little lives could be lost because of that unlucky star!
And then, like a savior descending from the heavens, the pressure disappated, and a voice could be heard saying. “This fellow daoist, the one who seems unreasonable to me, is you. The lady of One Jade Flower Pavillion was conversing with you reasonably, but you resorted to brute force the instant you couldn’t outspeak her. I don’t think it is unreasonable for a man to fight a woman. This world is where the strong reign, after all. But using your power to bully the weak, where is your honor?”
“I am not bullying them. I am seeking justice.” The man said, his voice full righteous fury.
“Justice? Fairy Wei hasn’t even spoken her part, yet you already arrived at the conclusion. I ask of you, can you predict the future?” Tianyi said. It was not like he hadn’t seen what happened, but he felt Beauty Yu Hua’s words were reasonable.
“She is too afraid to speak. I am standing up for her.” The man said, unwilling to back down.
Tianyi smiled. “How about this then, Miss Wei, nod your head if there were any falsehood in the words spoken by Miss Yu, earlier.”
Wei’er continued to stutter, not able to take any action. Just as it seemed that the Nascent Soul Grandmaster would take action again, Tianyi spoke. “Do not be afraid, Miss Wei. If you have any unspoken injustice, I can ask the emperor to provide over your case personally.”
Even with this guarantee, Wei’er refused to take any concrete action. Even those who still felt for Wei’er all felt that there was something amiss.
“Daoist, it seems that there is more to the story than it appears. How about you and Beauty Yu Hua come to my booth and let me intermediate? Making such a commotion isn’t good, anyone.” Tianyi said.
The man and Beauty Yu Hua both came to a tacit consensus. The audience who wanted to watched a good show were disappointed. With Beauty Yu Hua and the ten fairy maidens gone, a new performance started. It wasn’t as outstanding as the previous one, but enough to distract them. But a few wanted to eavesdrop, but thinking of the terrible strength displayed thought better of it.
Beauty Yu Hua, the ten fairy maidens, and the man all stepped into the booth. It was the largest and most lavish booth on the second floor, so with a few adjustments, everyone was easily accommodated. The twelve main characters of the earlier farce all observed Tianyi, some more openly than others.
Xi Chen, who usually was the center of attention, had to play a side role in this. But his eyes towards Tianyi were full of respect. But not because of any righteous reasons. Instead, he was thinking, How amazing, with few words, Little Cousin Tianyi invited Beauty Yu Hua and ten fairy maidens!
Finally, the man introduced himself with the air and disposition of someone used to a lofty position. “I am Boundless Mountain’s Bing Huoyuan, and this fellow Daoist is?”
Beauty Yu Hua and the ten fairy maidens all stared wide-eyed in surprise. Although they were quite far from the Central Region and be clueless on many matters, due to the Xi Emperor’s close relationship with Xi Mengfei, many of the citizens of the capital were well informed of the first-rate sects of Heaven Continent. This was much better than backwater places that only knew the name of the number one force of the continent, Buzhou Immortal Sect.
However, to Bing Huoyuan’s confusion, Tianyi didn’t show any surprise or shock. Even the little Qi Gathering Pupil beside Tianyi didn’t show any shock or reverence as was usual when he announced his name and sect.
“I am Buzhou Immortal Mountain’s Xi Tianyi,” Tianyi said with a slight smile on his face and a hint of expectation in his voice. Beauty Yu Hua and the ten fairy maiden aside from Wei’er instantly guessed Tianyi’s identity. Although they didn’t know his name, they heard that the legendary Sword Empress Xi had a son who once visited Xi. And judging by his intimacy with Xi Chen, a frequent customer of One Flower Jade Pavilion, there was nothing else that needed to be said.
The girls were shocked, but Bing Huoyuan was even more. “Vast Heaven Young Master?”