A woman stood there, her figure full and voluptuous, graceful and slender, curvaceous and alluring in every way. She wore a long skirt with a subtle mermaid-tail shape that accentuated her long legs and wrapped her waist and hips in exquisite, delicate curves. Standing there, she was intensely provocative and sensual. Her beautiful eyes stared straight at Ye Chu, her gaze burning with heat.
Being stared at so intently, Ye Chu was stunned by the woman’s beauty, yet he still felt uneasy. Above all, he was shocked that she knew he came from Qing Mi Mountain, which left his heart anything but calm.
“What is your connection to Qing Mi Mountain?” Ye Chu asked her. For her to reveal his identity in a single sentence meant she must know Qing Mi Mountain extremely well.
“That old monster, that old madman from Qing Mi Mountain, would have to address me as Martial Aunt if he saw me.” The woman spoke faintly, yet her eyes never left Ye Chu. She could not understand why Wu Xin Peak of Qing Mi Mountain had allowed him to enter. What kind of place was it? Wu Xin Peak never had more than ten people, and every one carried a great background. Yet this young man before her showed nothing remarkable, which made her deeply curious.
“You must be joking.” Ye Chu scoffed. That mentally unstable old monster from Qing Mi Mountain had extraordinarily high seniority. According to the dead fatty, the old fellow had lived for who knows how many years and still refused to die. It was unfair.
The old madman himself claimed he had been there when Qing Mi Mountain first existed. Though Ye Chu did not believe the words, the old madman’s absurdly high seniority was beyond doubt.
Yet this plump, mature woman, with her bright and gorgeous face and the smooth, fragrant, tender skin of a young girl, actually claimed to be that old monster’s martial aunt. Was this not a joke?
“That is not funny at all. The old madman is an undying relic. You are not going to claim you are an old woman, are you?” Ye Chu stared at her and spoke, unable to stop himself from looking her up and down. Such a beauty. How could she possibly be an elder to that old monster?
“Are you insulting me?” Sharpness flashed in the woman’s eyes. She felt deeply uncomfortable under Ye Chu’s gaze. No one had ever dared to look at her like this.
“I could never bear to insult you. If you were an old woman, I would seek only old women from now on. I fear every man in the world would desperately wish to marry an old woman.” Ye Chu gazed at her fair face, rosy and flawless.
The woman turned to look at Ye Chu. It was night, and faint moonlight fell on his handsome, refined features, lending him a trace of wildness rare in boys his age. That he still dared to flirt with her now left her both ashamed and angry, yet she could not help studying him. Who had given him the courage to behave so towards her?
“People from Wu Xin Peak of Qing Mi Mountain truly are bold. Worthy of being raised by that old madman.” The woman stared at Ye Chu. “But believe me or not, if you do not restrain that shameless gaze, I will kill you right now.”
Ye Chu smiled. “Life is precious, but a beauty is worth even more. If one lives in this world yet dares not even look at a beauty standing before him, what is the point of living at all?”
Ye Chu spoke these words with relaxed ease, his expression deliberately calm, yet seeing the frost on the woman’s face, his heart grew uneasy. He wondered if she truly would kill him just for a few glances. Given the strength she had shown earlier, he was no match for her. If she seriously meant to kill him, his only choice would be to flee.
“Those raised by the old madman. Not a single decent one among them.” The woman stared at Ye Chu, disgust and displeasure clear in her eyes.
Ye Chu’s tensed readiness to escape instantly eased. He had guessed correctly. This woman had a profound connection to Qing Mi Mountain and would not kill him over a few looks.
With that assurance, Ye Chu’s gaze grew even bolder, lingering on her proud peaks. Her chest seemed ready to burst free from her clothes, trembling visibly with each breath.
“Who exactly are you?” Ye Chu asked. He had secretly observed every beautiful woman in Qing Mi Mountain, yet he had never seen this one.
A woman this stunning could not possibly be in Qing Mi Mountain without him noticing. Compared to Bai Xuan’s ripe charm, this woman possessed a more ethereal, enchanting sensuality.
In temperament especially, she carried the noble air of a celestial fairy. Among all the women Ye Chu had met, only Lin Shixin, the adopted daughter of the grandmother he had once harboured improper intentions towards, could surpass her in this regard.
“Go back and ask the old madman yourself.” The woman looked at Ye Chu with complicated feelings. Her ties to Qing Mi Mountain ran deep, and she was destined to remain entangled with it.
Without waiting for Ye Chu’s reply, she continued. “If you are not staying in Qing Mi Mountain, what are you doing in Yao City? Could Wu Xin Peak have chosen you to bear its responsibility?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.” Ye Chu nearly jumped in fright. To bear Wu Xin Peak’s responsibility? He would rather die. Besides, such an impossible task was something he would never accept.
That old madman was so perverse he ignored the ancestral instructions passed down for Wu Xin Peak. What did it have to do with him?
“If that is not the case, then why are you wandering about in Yao City?” the woman asked. “Have you completed your training?”
As she finished speaking, she suddenly struck at Ye Chu. “I warned you long ago. If your eyes kept wandering, I would kill you.”
“Damn it.” Ye Chu had not expected her to attack without warning. He hurriedly pulled his gaze from her chest and twisted aside to dodge.
Yet he had underestimated her. Though his reactions were quick and his movements agile, he could not evade her palm. Her soft, pale hand landed squarely on his chest.
“Pfft…”
Inevitably, Ye Chu was sent flying. He spat a mouthful of bright red blood, his inner organs aching fiercely.
What truly horrified him, however, was that two deep fissures had appeared in the ground where he had stood, clearly cracked by the force she unleashed.
“Hiss…” Ye Chu ignored his pain. Cold sweat broke out on his back. Only now did he grasp how terrifying this woman truly was.
That palm had been merciful, merely a lesson with some suffering. Most of the power had been redirected into the earth. Otherwise, he would have lost half his life.
“I thought you were strong. You have not even reached the Innate Realm, yet you dare to venture into the world.” The woman looked at Ye Chu. “Return to your Qing Mi Mountain. The world is far too dangerous. With strength like yours wandering about, there is only death awaiting you.”
Though she spoke thus, inwardly she was astonished. Traces of evil qi lingered in Ye Chu’s organs, yet they had no effect on him. By rights, they should have left hidden injuries.
“What connection do we have that you need to mind my affairs?” Ye Chu, having taken her palm, felt some resentment. Though I looked at you, is not beauty meant to be admired? You looked at me too. Should I then strike your chest in return?
Unable to resist, Ye Chu glanced once more at her full chest, thinking that such an exchange might not be unacceptable.
Seeing him dare to look again, the woman flared with anger, raising her palm, but then she paused and lowered it. “Descending Wu Xin Peak without reaching the Innate Realm. That old madman actually dares to let you leave the mountain. That palm was a lesson, but it also brought benefit. Shadows of evil qi lingered in your organs. I helped disperse them.”
Hearing this, Ye Chu could only laugh bitterly. Could he tell her that he had deliberately stored this evil qi in his body and already refined it, rendering it no longer violent? Yet with her explanation, his lingering resentment vanished completely.
Without further regard for Ye Chu, she continued. “Return and inform Qing Mi Mountain that I will visit in three months. Have all the peak masters prepare accordingly.”
With those words, the woman rose into the air, actually flying. Moonlight bathed her, making her seem like a celestial fairy, ethereal and not of this mortal world.
“Who do you think you are, ordering all the peak masters of Qing Mi Mountain to prepare? For them to welcome you?” Though Ye Chu found her extraordinary, he did not believe she held such authority. He took it as empty boasting to make him look foolish. If he truly passed on the message, they would laugh themselves silly at his gullibility.
The draft I wrote today was lost. Originally one chapter at six o’clock, now the second chapter, third chapter at eleven o’clock, but now I can only release the first chapter. However, the remaining two chapters will definitely be posted before midnight. Three chapters daily is guaranteed. Sorry, everyone.
Also: there is a reader called Bian Bian who is seriously ill. I can do nothing for her except silently wish her well here. I hope she is safe and sound. If you are well, the sky is clear.
