“Damn it!”
Ye Qiu cursed inwardly. He’d brought Fairy Hundred Flowers and Lüluo to Qin Wan to avoid Bai Bing, yet here she was.
Just his luck.
“I can’t let Ice Sister see them, or I’m in for a headache.”
Ye Qiu quickly blocked the doorway, grinning, “Ice Sister, what brings you here?”
“Wan Sister invited me for a beauty treatment. I had time today,” Bai Bing, thrilled to see Ye Qiu, hugged his neck and kissed his cheek. “Honey, I missed you. Heard you went to Kunlun Mountain. When did you get back?”
“Just now, with my mom,” Ye Qiu smiled. “You’re getting prettier, Ice Sister.”
Bai Bing, ditching her usual style, sported a bun, crop top, and hot pants, showing off long, fair legs, radiating allure.
Beaming at his compliment, she said, “You said your mom’s back? I’ll visit her. It’s been ages, I miss her.”
“Great, let’s go now!” Ye Qiu wanted her gone.
“Alright!” Bai Bing linked arms with him.
Ye Qiu exhaled in relief.
Crisis averted.
But after two steps, Bai Bing stopped, “Almost forgot, I need to tell Wan Sister.”
She turned back into the office.
Damn—
Ye Qiu’s head throbbed.
“What’s this, Ye Qiu?” Bai Bing’s voice rang out.
He trudged back, feigning ignorance, “What’s what, Ice Sister?”
“Them!” Bai Bing pointed at Fairy Hundred Flowers and Lüluo.
“Oh, they’re friends,” Ye Qiu said. “Didn’t you want to see my mom? Let’s go.”
Bai Bing didn’t budge, voice cold, “Explain.”
“I’ll explain on the way,” Ye Qiu said.
“No, now,” Bai Bing fumed. “A few days out, and you bring back two women? Getting bold, huh?”
“Ice Sister, it’s not what you think—”
Bai Bing ignored him, glaring at the two women, “You two, don’t you know Ye Qiu’s mine?”
“You look decent but seduce another’s man? Shameless.”
“I’m warning you—”
“Who’s seducing?” Fairy Hundred Flowers met her gaze, radiating icy aura.
As Hundred Flowers Palace’s master, she wouldn’t tolerate insults, especially from a mortal with no cultivation.
“You, what else? Denying it?” Bai Bing snapped, “Lowlife!”
Fairy Hundred Flowers flushed with anger, “You call me lowlife? Look at yourself.”
“What’s wrong with me?” Bai Bing shot back.
“Your clothes—belly and legs exposed, utterly indecent. Even brothel women aren’t this bad,” Fairy Hundred Flowers retorted.
“You call me a brothel woman? You’re asking for it!” Bai Bing lunged at her.
Lüluo flashed in front, blocking her.
“Move, Lüluo,” Fairy Hundred Flowers said. “A mortal dares challenge me? Courting death.”
Ye Qiu held Bai Bing back, “Ice Sister, calm down. I’ll explain later.”
“I don’t want explanations,” Bai Bing said. “Do you love me?”
“Of course,” Ye Qiu replied.
“Then beat her up for me.”
What?
Ye Qiu was stunned.
“You love me, right? She’s bullying me, and you won’t stand up for me?” Bai Bing pressed.
Ye Qiu’s head pounded, “Ice Sister, you don’t know, Fairy Hundred Flowers is from the cultivation world, unfamiliar with our ways. She didn’t mean to offend. How about I apologize for her?”
“No need,” Bai Bing and Fairy Hundred Flowers said in unison.
This…
As Ye Qiu floundered, a gentle voice came from the door.
“Ye Qiu, you’re back?”
Qin Wan entered, dressed in a professional skirt suit, hair up, makeup flawless, exuding charm.
“Wan Sister, perfect timing. Help me calm Ice Sister,” Ye Qiu said urgently.
Qin Wan glanced at Bai Bing’s furious face, then at Fairy Hundred Flowers and Lüluo, her eyes flashing with admiration. “What’s going on? Who are these beauties?”
“They’re Fairy Hundred Flowers and Lüluo, from the cultivation world. Ice Sister misunderstood our relationship, so they’re arguing,” Ye Qiu explained.
Qin Wan smiled, “Bai Bing, don’t be mad—”
Before she could finish, Bai Bing cut in, “Wan Sister, you don’t know, this cheap woman called me indecent, a brothel girl. Could you take that?”
Fairy Hundred Flowers’ brows shot up, “Who’re you calling cheap? Say it again.”
“You, hooking my man. Who else?” Bai Bing shot back.
“Courting death.”
Fairy Hundred Flowers flashed forward, aiming a slap at Bai Bing.
Ye Qiu couldn’t let Bai Bing get hit. He grabbed Fairy Hundred Flowers’ wrist in a flash.
“Let go!” she barked.
Seeing Ye Qiu protect Bai Bing, her anger flared inexplicably.
Bai Bing snapped at Ye Qiu, “Let her go! She tries to steal my man, then hit me? Are mistresses this bold now?”
“Ice Sister, hush,” Ye Qiu said, then to Fairy Hundred Flowers, “Since you’re in the mortal world, adapt to our rules. Ice Sister misunderstood us, her fault. I’ll have her apologize.”
“But the mortal world isn’t the cultivation world. Her outfit is normal here. Your words were too harsh. Apologize to her.”
Fairy Hundred Flowers sneered, “And if I don’t?”
“I advise you to,” Ye Qiu said. “Or don’t blame me for being unkind.”
“You threaten me?” She laughed coldly, “Your cultivation’s weaker than mine, yet you dare? Believe me, I’ll deal with you first, then her.”
“I suggest you think twice,” Ye Qiu said. “Remember Kunlun Mountain? That old man got a beating from me.”
Fairy Hundred Flowers recalled the God-Beating Whip, a flicker of fear in her heart. If she fought Ye Qiu, her fate might mirror that old man’s.
But as Palace Master, she had her pride.
“Apologize? Never. Kill me if you dare!”
