A Dream of Hunting Beauties in the Martial World (Complete) - Part 2

Chapter Nine: A Stormy Night

The weather, like the unpredictable nature of the human heart, changed dramatically. By day, the sky was clear and the clouds were high; by night, a storm raged.
Si Gou arrived at Lan Hua's door and called out, "Lan Hua, it's me."
Lan Hua remained silent for a long while before saying, "I don't want to see you."
Si Gou said urgently, "Lan Hua, it's raining heavily outside with thunder and lightning. Let me in first; I'll just say one sentence and leave."
The door creaked open.
Si Gou squeezed in, grinning foolishly at Lan Hua. Lan Hua saw him soaked to the bone and wanted to laugh but held back.
Si Gou said, "Lan Hua, I...I..."
Lan Hua said, "Didn't you say you'd only say one sentence and leave? Go ahead! I'm listening."
Si Gou: "I want to say that the only thing I want to do right now is..." He suddenly stopped, his eyes darting left and right, avoiding Lan Hua's gaze.
Lan Hua grew anxious and asked, "What?"
Si Gou scratched his head, scattering water droplets on the floor, some landing on Lan Hua's clothes. He said, "Can you close your eyes? If you look at me, I can't say anything."
Lan Hua was confused but still closed her eyes as instructed.
Looking at Lan Hua's adorable closed-eye appearance, as if she were waiting for something, Si Gou said happily, "Lan Hua, the only thing I want to do now is..."
Lan Hua didn't hear the rest of the sentence, her mouth was already blocked by Si Gou's big mouth, and her petite body was also embraced in his arms at that moment. She wanted to struggle, but surprisingly found that her body did not obey her commands—in a daze, she was carried to the bed by Si Gou. Oh no, how did she end up undressing him herself?
Lei Long timidly walked to Bi Rou's door and knocked on it, thinking, "I hope she's asleep and can't hear me."
Bi Rou's voice came from inside the room: "Who is it?"
Lei Long was startled and said, "Rou'er!"
Bi Rou said, "What are you doing here?"
Lei Long said, "I, I, I want to explain."
Bi Rou said, "Don't explain, we can talk about it tomorrow, I'm going to sleep."
Lei Long was at a loss, standing blankly outside the door, the heavy rain soaking him, but he seemed not to notice.
Bi Rou said again, "Are you still there?"
Lei Long seemed not to hear.
The door suddenly opened, and Bi Rou came out. She saw Lei Long still standing there in the rain, looking foolish. She said coquettishly, "Silly boy, how much longer are you going to stand in the rain?"
Lei Long stared at her and said, "If you don't let me in, I'll stand here in the rain until dawn."
Bi Rou stamped her foot and said, "Then why don't you come in? You..."
Lei Long took a step forward, wrapped one arm around her waist, and locked the door behind him.
Bi Rou cried out, "Let go of me! You've soaked my clothes. Let go, Lei Long! What are you trying to do?"
Lei Long released Bi Rou and began taking off his shirt, saying, "Rou'er, tonight I must prove my innocence to you."
"I never said you weren't innocent!" She watched as Lei Long removed his soaked shirt, revealing his well-proportioned upper body. She covered her face with her hands and said, "Lei Long, if you keep doing this, I'll scream." Lei
Long seemed ready to go all out, saying, "You'd better scream so the whole world can hear, so they know that I, Lei Long, will do anything for you."
Bi Rou's voice suddenly became very soft, saying, "I'm begging you, please don't—"
Lei Long removed her hands from her face, placed his large hand on her smooth face, and gently stroked it, saying tenderly, "Rou'er, do you believe me? In my entire life, besides you, I, Lei Long, have never loved any other girl. You will always be my only one."
He spoke with such sincerity and emotion that it was impossible not to believe him.
Bi Rou lowered her head and said, "I believe you."
Lei Long lifted her pretty face with his hand, and slowly moved his face closer, covering her red lips with his thick lips. After a while, he finally pulled away from those lips he had longed for day and night.
He said softly, "Rou'er, I feel my pants are all wet, but my thighs are burning hot. It's easy to get sick from such sudden changes in temperature. For the sake of the health of the person who loves you, please help me take off my wet pants, okay? You know my hands are busy right now."
How could his hands be busy? Alas! Needless to say, everyone would know.
Xi Ping stood in front of Lei Feng's room for a long time. He had stood here for half a month before, but always during the day. He never thought he would have to stand here at night, but now he was here. He sighed, finally made up his mind, and deliberately coughed loudly.
Lei Feng inside the room said, "Who is it?"
Xi Ping said, "It's me."
There was silence inside.
Xi Ping sighed again and said, "I know you're angry with me, and I know I'm not qualified to come to you, but I still came. I came to explain some things. Ever since I first saw you, I've felt that I've fallen for you, so I've unconsciously indulged your rudeness and unreasonable behavior. I've done whatever you asked because I wanted you to feel like a proud empress, that you were incomparably noble. And I, I'm willing to be your servant, only your servant! Since you don't want to see me, then forget it. It's over between us. I'll leave your house tomorrow, so you won't be bothered by seeing me. Well! I'm leaving. Sweet dreams!"
After saying that, Xi Ping turned and left. He hadn't gone far when a voice trembled behind him: "Stop right there!"
Xi Ping stopped as instructed. A pair of women's hands embraced him from behind, and Lei Feng's face was already resting on his shoulder, as if he could still hear her softly sobbing.
Xi Ping felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart. He pried her hands away, slowly turned around, looked at her, and said, "It's raining heavily outside, let's go back!"
Lei Feng threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, her face pressed against his neck, her delicate body trembling, murmuring, "No, I won't!"
Xi Ping held her tighter, saying, "I'll carry you back, okay?"
Lei Feng softly replied, "Mmm."
Xi Ping carried Lei Feng into the room, closed the door, and turned to see Lei Feng staring at him intently. He smiled and said, "You don't mind me taking shelter from the rain here tonight, do you?" Lei Feng remained silent
, only lightly biting her lip.
Xi Ping looked at Lei Feng, her thin, gauze-like nightgown soaked through from the rain, her shapely figure faintly visible in the dim light, extremely alluring. He almost forgot he should control himself, but he knew that to completely conquer this woman, he had to hold back until the very last moment.
He chuckled nonchalantly and said, "Since Miss minds, then I'll take my leave."
Lei Feng stamped her foot and scolded, "You, you bastard! You know perfectly well that she's willing, you know she doesn't want you to leave, yet you still make her so angry. Do I have to say it out loud before you're happy?"
Xi Ping hugged her tightly and said, "Yes, I'm a bastard, I've ruined my Feng'er..."
Lei Feng interrupted him, "Who's your Feng'er?"
Xi Ping was greatly surprised and said, "Aren't you? I thought you were. I was just about to do something sweet with my Feng'er, but since you're not, then I can't do it with you. Also, shouldn't I take my hands off you?"
Lei Feng said, "You dare?" and bit his shoulder.
Xi Ping screamed and said, "Can't you be a little gentler?"
Lei Feng said, "Tell me, are you going to take your stinky hands off me or not?"
Xi Ping said fearfully, "I wouldn't dare! I still need to use them to take off your wet clothes, otherwise I'll be heartbroken if you get sick."
Xi Ping's hands moved, this was the first time in his life he had undressed a woman. He did it gently and slowly, wanting to give Lei Feng time to think and refuse. However, to his surprise, Lei Feng obediently allowed him to remove all her clothes.
Her beautiful body was revealed before Xi Ping, every part exuding explosive allure, causing the desire within Xi Ping to reach its peak.
Xi Ping quickly removed his own clothes, lifted her up by the waist, and carried her to the bed, whispering softly, "I will not only lick your toes, but I will lick every inch of your skin! My Empress, let your subject serve you while you sleep, okay?"
At the Qunfang Pavilion,
Shi Zhusheng, rain or shine, arrived as promised.
The princess, still veiled, was now sitting on the bed, not in a chair. She said, "Young Master, you have indeed not disappointed me."
Shi Zhusheng clasped his hands in greeting, "There's a saying, 'To die under a pomegranate skirt is to die a romantic death,' though I dare not claim such elegance, I do not wish to neglect a beauty. Now that you are here, I must lift your veil so I may have a good look. Please forgive my abruptness!"
The princess replied, "I have been waiting for you
, Young Master Shi." The moment Shi Zhusheng lifted the veil, he was stunned: "This woman truly lives up to her name, cold as ice, yet beautiful as a peach blossom. I never dreamed that such a cold face could be so stunning."
Shi Zhusheng felt his trip had been worthwhile. At that moment, the princess smiled charmingly at him, like winter snow thawing, making Shi Zhusheng feel like a bird in spring, soaring through the sky.
The princess asked, "Young Master Shi, am I ugly?"
Shi Zhusheng smiled with great elegance, "If Miss Bing were ugly, there would be no beauties in the world. If I may be so bold as to speak, among the women I know, Miss Bing is the second most beautiful."
The princess seemed somewhat surprised and asked, "Oh? Then who is the most beautiful?"
Shi Zhusheng replied, "I have never seen this woman either, but I am certain that she is absolutely the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world. She is Yue Nu Mengxiang of Mingyue Peak."
The princess said, "Mingyue Peak? What kind of place is that? Is there really a woman there more beautiful than me? I don't care anymore. As long as you favor me tonight, I will feel like the most beautiful woman."
As she spoke, she undressed, seemingly unable to resist Shi Zhusheng's masculine charm, and eager to spend the night with him.
Shi Zhusheng admired the beauty as she removed her clothes one by one before him, revealing her fair and jade-like body under the lamplight—a body that would make any man's blood boil. In truth, every woman's body can arouse a man's desire, let alone the exquisite body of a beautiful woman.
Shi Zhusheng almost forgot the purpose of his trip. He looked at the virginity mark on the princess's arm, a barely perceptible wicked smile appearing on his lips.
At this moment, the princess threw herself into his arms, letting his demonic hands roam over her body, occasionally letting out soft moans.
Shi Zhusheng, however, pushed her away abruptly, took out a white bottle from his robes, poured out a pill the size of a longan, threw the bottle on the ground, and presented the pill to the princess in his palm, smiling, "If you do not mind, please take this pill. This is my family's heirloom elixir for preserving youth and beauty. I use it to thank you for your favor towards me, and wish you eternal beauty!"
The princess took the pill, saying, "Since it is such a kind offer from you, it would be impolite of me not to accept it." Without hesitation, she put the pill in her mouth and swallowed it.
Shi Zhusheng watched the princess swallow the pill and laughed loudly, "Then please thank me to your heart's content once we're in bed!"
He scooped up the princess's naked body and placed her on the bed. He stood before the bed, examining her carefully for a while before removing his own clothes. He then pounced on her like a dog, and just as he was lost in passion, he suddenly couldn't move.
He exclaimed in shock, "Leng Rubing, what are you doing?"
The princess ignored his shouts, pushed him aside, got off the bed, and dressed. After she was dressed, she said, "You not only saw my body, but you also groped me with your filthy hands. I should have killed you, but for the sake of your 'Earth Treasury Pill,' I'll spare your dog's life for now."
Shi Zhusheng said confidently, "You'd better obediently return to my arms and be intimate with me! Don't think I don't know who you are—Butterfly Princess Leng Rubing. Do you think my 'Earth Treasury Pill' is so easy for you to swallow? You should know that it's the last one from our Hell Gate. Do you think I would easily offer it up?"
"You only know that the 'Earth Treasury Pill' is an extremely yin and cold substance, greatly aiding your cultivation of 'Frosty Zen,' but you don't know that this pill is only effective for those who cultivate our sect's supreme martial art, 'Earth Treasury Qi.' Moreover, it requires a 'yin woman' to take it, and only after the practitioner has intercourse with her can the yin energy within her body be neutralized and absorbed, along with the yin and cold nature of the 'Earth Treasury Pill,' thus allowing one to cultivate our sect's supreme martial art, 'Earth Treasury Qi.' Therefore, after verifying that you are the 'yin woman' I have been searching for for many years, I was satisfied to let you take this pill, so that I could use you as a furnace to cultivate my 'Earth Treasury Qi.' "
In my opinion, since you are a member of the Butterfly Sect, at most you only wanted to steal my internal energy after obtaining my 'Earth Treasury Pill,' so I could use your body to cultivate my Earth Treasury Divine Skill. Unexpectedly, you only wanted the 'Earth Treasury Pill' and not my yin and cold internal energy, causing me to fall into your trap when I was unprepared."
"Don't be too smug. If I don't neutralize this pill, its cold nature will stimulate the yin energy in your body, making you colder and colder. In three months, you will freeze to death due to the invasion of cold energy in your body. In this world, there are only two kinds of people who can save you: one is me; the other is a person with a Nine Yang Body, and such a person must have practiced some kind of Yin-Yang Harmonizing Divine Skill."
"But the latter is rare in this world. You should come and be intimate with me, or I might treat you better in the future, considering you helped me master this divine skill. You are truly an incomparably beautiful woman! There was once a decent woman who took one of my 'Earth Treasury Pills.' Although she was also a 'Yin Woman,' she was in love with me and quickly reached the peak of lust during our intercourse. I didn't have enough time to absorb and neutralize her virgin yin essence combined with the cold nature of the 'Earth Treasury Pill,' making my efforts twice as difficult. Now I have no choice but to place my final bet on you. You can't escape. Even if you go to the ends of the earth, I will not let you go. Only you can help me master this unparalleled divine skill and thus dominate the martial arts world!"
Shi Zhusheng seemed to have forgotten that he was currently being controlled by someone else, still dreaming of his invincible dream.
Princess Butterfly said coldly, "Thank you for reminding me, but I can tell you clearly that even if everything you said is true, I would rather die than let you filthy men enter my body. I won't disturb your sweet dreams any longer!"
Shi Zhusheng sneered, "You can't escape my grasp. This journey to the Butterfly Sect is a long one, and you won't be able to escape the pursuit of our Hell Gate along the way. You are our Hell Gate's last hope, and we will not rest until we get you." Princess Butterfly
ignored Shi Zhusheng's mad ramblings, turned and walked out of the room, leaving him lying naked and stiff on the bed.
The Seven Butterfly Princesses were already waiting at the door.
Yun Die said, "Princess, why don't you kill him?"
Princess Butterfly said, "If I kill him, his father, Shi Yuanling, will come after our Butterfly Sect, and we will only have one way out: death. I don't want to make too much of a grudge with the Hell Gate. I only need his 'Earth Treasury Pill' to enhance my 'Frost Zen.' Why should I dirty my hands by killing him?"
Yun Die said again, "But, Princess, what he just said..."
Leng Rubing's face darkened. "No need to say anything more. I'll handle it myself. You all go back to Madam immediately and remind her to be careful of the Gates of Hell. I know how to handle the rest. Go! This is none of your business."
Qi Ji hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed the order, took her leave, and disappeared into the night rain.
In front of the gate of Yuanyang Escort Agency, a visitor arrived in the rain. This visitor was none other than Leng Rubing, a courtesan from Qunfang Tower, also known as Butterfly Princess.
Leng Rubing grabbed the iron ring on the door and knocked hard a few times. A burly man opened the door and was stunned to see her. He asked, "Miss, who are you looking for?"
Leng Rubing said, "I'm looking for your chief escort, Lei Yong."
The burly man said with difficulty, "It's so late. I'm afraid our chief escort is already asleep. Please come again tomorrow, Miss!"
Leng Rubing said, "Please go and inform him that a woman surnamed Leng is looking for him."
The burly man thought for a moment and said, "Alright! You wait here for a while."
Leng Rubing didn't wait long before the door opened again, and the burly man and a man in his forties came out. The man was tall and mature, his demeanor as charming as ever; this must be Lei Yong.
Lei Yong saw Leng Rubing, paused for a moment, then exclaimed with delight, "Jingying—" Suddenly, he realized something was amiss, because Jingying wouldn't be so cold to him, nor would she appear so young.
Leng Rubing said, "I am Leng Jingying's daughter, Leng Rubing. She said if anything happened, she should tell me to come to you. It seems you two are indeed old acquaintances."
Lei Yong blushed slightly and said, "Please come in first. We can talk inside."
Lei Yong led Leng Rubing back to his room, where his wife, Huang Zixia, was already dressed and sitting on the edge of the bed.
Lei Yong said, "Zixia, this girl is the daughter of a friend of mine. She came to stay with me in the middle of the night in the rain. Find her some clothes to change into so she doesn't catch a cold. I'll go out first."
As soon as Lei Yong came out, Huang Zixia followed him out. He said in surprise, "You're all changed? So fast?"
Huang Zixia said, "I came out first. What a shy girl! We're all women, what's there to be afraid of? Hmm, whose daughter is she? She's even prettier than our Feng'er?"
Lei Yong's face turned red again. It seemed that Lei Long had inherited this trait from him. The two of them always had to do this once or twice, just like girls.
Lei Yong blushed and said, "Do you remember Leng Jingying I told you about?"
Huang Zixia exclaimed in surprise, "Your first love?"
Lei Yong smiled wryly, "Yes, she's Jingying's daughter, Leng Rubing. I liked Jingying back then, but Jingying liked her senior brother, Shui Tianchang. Shui Tianchang married Luo Jia, and I don't know who she had this child with."
Huang Zixia laughed and said, "As long as it wasn't you and her, I don't care."
Lei Yong raised his hands in surrender and said, "How could I dare?"
Sigh! It seems that both father and son are senior members of the "henpecked husband club.
" Leng Rubing changed her clothes, opened the door, and said, "Gentlemen, you can come in."
After Lei Yong and his wife went in, they closed the door.
Lei Yong said, "Rubing, may I call you that?"
Leng Rubing hummed in agreement.
Lei Yong smiled and said, "What do you need me for?"
Leng Rubing said, "I need to entrust a shipment to you. Is that alright?"
Lei Yong said seriously, "Since we run a security escort agency, of course we'll do business. Tell me! What kind of shipment do you need?"
Leng Rubing said, "One person."
Lei Yong was startled and asked, "Who?"
“Me!” Leng Rubing said, “I need you to escort me to Changchun Hall, and the escorts must include someone named Huang Xiping. Can you do that?”
Lei Yong fell silent, looked at his wife, then at Leng Rubing’s pretty face, which resembled Leng Jingying’s, and sighed, “I’ll have them take you to Changchun Hall tomorrow. Zixia, take Rubing to the guest room to rest. I’m going to see Father.”
Lei Zhan and his wife were woken up by Lei Yong. Li Yun asked, “Yong’er, what’s the rush?”
Lei Yong said, “Father, Mother, I boldly accepted an escort mission tonight.”
Li Yun laughed, “What’s so great about that? Is it worth you running over in the middle of the night?”
Lei Yong said, “The one who entrusted the mission is Jingying’s daughter. She asked us to escort her to Changchun Hall.”
Li Yun asked curiously, “Oh?”
Lei Yong said, “I don’t think it’s that simple, but she’s Jingying’s daughter, so I have to help her.”
Li Yun looked at her son and sighed, “Child, can’t you still forget Jingying?”
Lei Yong remained silent.
Lei Zhan spoke up, "Recently, Hell Gate has been active in the city. Perhaps she had a conflict with Hell Gate, so it's only natural that you protect her for a while."
Lei Yong said, "But she specifically asked for Huang Xiping."
Lei Zhan laughed, "Is that so? I've been wanting them to venture into the martial world for a while now. Since someone invited them, we'll do them a favor. Isn't Martial Arts Sect in the same province as Changchun Hall? In two months, it'll be that old bastard Dugu Ba's 70th birthday. Let's have them go and offer their congratulations. Tomorrow, have them split into two groups, Long'er and Si Gou..." He led the four head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) along the official road, ostensibly to escort the deceased, but in reality to celebrate the birthday; he sent Ping'er and the woman alone to Changchun Hall. After completing their mission, he would then go to the Martial Arts Sect to meet up with Long'er and the others.
Lei Yong asked worriedly, "Father, won't this be dangerous?"
Lei Zhan replied, "There won't be any danger. Whether she has offended the Hell Gate is still unknown. Even if her opponent is indeed from the Hell Gate, they couldn't possibly know we've intervened so quickly. My purpose is simply to train them. They've all grown up, learned what they needed to learn, and it's time..." "They're going to make a name for themselves in the martial world. The Hell Gate can't do anything to Long'er and his group. You know, the four head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) and those two are all capable of holding their own, not to mention they have fifty or sixty skilled bodyguards with them. There's no way anything will happen to them."
Lei Yong said, "I'm not worried about Long'er and his group. They outnumber us and are traveling on the official road; few dare to mess with them. I'm just worried about Xi Ping. If anything happens to him, Feng'er will definitely hold us accountable."
Lei Zhan laughed, "Don't worry about that. I'm not bragging, but that kid even knows you and me..." " He's no match for me, and he's very shrewd, so he'll be fine."
Li Yun said, "Grandpa, if anything happens to him, not only will Feng'er hold you accountable, but I, this old woman, won't let you off either. I've never seen such a strong and handsome young man before; I'm determined to have this grandson-in-law."
Lei Yong felt there was no need to stay any longer and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave."

Chapter Ten: Farewell to the Escort Agency

In the morning, Bi Rou and Lan Hua had just reached a short distance from Lei Feng's door when they saw Lei Long and Si Gou walking towards them. Both women blushed at the same time.
Si Gou said, "Lan Hua, is Miss still not up?"
Lan Hua said, "Didn't you just go back? What are you doing here again?" She suddenly realized there was a grammatical error in her sentence, and her pretty face turned even redder.
Si Gou was stunned again; how lovely Lan Hua was!
Lei Long explained, "We couldn't find Xi Ping, so we came to see if he had arrived earlier. Alas! He's not here. We don't know where he went early this morning."
Bi Rou called into the house, "Senior Sister, we've come looking for you!"
"I haven't slept all night. I just closed my eyes and was woken up again. Who's making such a racket outside?" A man's angry roar came from inside the house.
The four were startled to hear Xi Ping's voice.
Lei Long shouted, "Huang Xi Ping, what are you doing in my sister's room! Come out right now, or I'll barge in!"
Xi Ping replied from inside, "Please don't come in, I'm not dressed yet!"
After a long wait, Xi Ping finally opened the door.
He smiled at them and said, "Hello, the rain last night was just in time, did you sleep well?"
The two women blushed and lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
Si Gou said, "It's a good thing it's raining, otherwise I wouldn't have had an excuse to enter Lan Hua's room..."
Lan Hua turned around and glared at him, scolding, "You damn dog, you said you wouldn't tell!"
Lei Long rushed forward and said to Xi Ping, "You little brat, did you sleep with my sister?"
Xi Ping shouted, "Oh dear! That sounds so awful. What do you mean I slept with her? She was the one who begged me to stay and keep her company for the night. You don't know how scary it was last night with the thunder and lightning. You went off to have sex with someone, leaving your sister here all alone in fear. I had no choice but to come and comfort her!"
Lei Long couldn't believe that this person could be so self-righteous after doing such a thing. He asked, "Did you two do that?" He then made an ambiguous gesture that anyone would understand.
Xi Ping chuckled smugly, "What else could a lone man and woman do?"
Lei Long exclaimed in surprise, "What? You really... with my sister? Then I'd have to call you brother-in-law?"
Xi Ping patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be sad, it's only a matter of time. You don't need to call me brother-in-law, just call me Xi Ping."
Lei Long wasn't really sad; in fact, he was a little happy and asked, "Where's my sister?"
Xi Ping glanced back at the house, then turned back and said, "She's sleeping soundly. I kept her up until dawn last night, she's exhausted. Without a couple of days of rest, it seems she won't be able to get out of bed. Bi Rou, Lan Hua, you two go back first. She just fell asleep, come back later. Si Gou, what do you want from me?"
Lei Long said, "Grandpa asked me to take you to see him."
Xi Ping put his arm around each of their shoulders and said, "Let's go! Don't keep Grandpa waiting."
The three of them arrived at the Yuanyang Escort Agency's council hall—Yuanyang Hall.
Lei Zhan and his wife sat in the central hall. To their right were Lei Yong and his wife, along with the two deputy head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts), Liang Biao and Wang Meng. To their left were the four head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts): Shi Zhongsheng, Zeng Dawei, Fu An, and Sun Wen.
Upon seeing this arrangement, the three men felt a chill, anticipating something significant, and quickly found their seats as Lei Zhan had instructed.
Lei Zhan said, "Last night, a woman entrusted herself to us, asking us to escort her to Changchun Hall. I've decided to entrust this escort mission to these three young men. What are your opinions?"
A moment of silence followed.
Lei Zhan continued, "Since everyone agrees, I'll explain the specific plan. Today, Xiping will travel with the woman. Tomorrow morning, Long'er and Sigou will lead the four head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) to escort three carriages directly from the official road to Wudou Gate. Long'er's purpose is to distract our opponents so that Xiping and the woman can reach Changchun Hall safely. After Xiping arrives safely at Changchun Hall, he must immediately go to Wudou Gate to meet Long'er and the others. Is everyone clear?"
The three of them replied, "Understood, Grandpa."
Lei Zhan waved his hand and said, "Go and prepare!"
Liang Biao and Wang Meng stopped Sigou and asked, "Have you learned everything we taught you?"
Sigou replied, "Masters, I've learned most of it. I'm sure I won't let you down."
The two elders smiled and said, "Go! Do your best."
While the four head镖师 were busy preparing for the trip, Xiping and the other two were busy getting along with the three women.
Xi Ping went to Lei Feng's bedside, looking at her still fast asleep. He really didn't want to wake her, but he was about to leave, and he should at least say goodbye before he left. Otherwise, she would be heartbroken if she woke up and found out he had left without saying goodbye.
Xi Ping lowered his head and kissed Lei Feng's still-rosy cheeks, softly calling, "Feng'er, wake up."
Lei Feng turned over and remained still. Helpless, Xi Ping had to call her several more times before she finally hummed in response and opened her eyes.
Seeing it was Xiping, Lei Feng asked sweetly, "What time is it now?" She tried to get up, but found her whole body aching and weak. Seeing Xiping secretly laughing, she scolded, "It's all your fault! You've made me unable to move!"
Xiping laughed, "How can you blame me? Last night you kept pestering me not to stop, and now you're blaming me?"
Lei Feng blushed and said, "You..."
Xiping stopped her, saying, "Alright, let's talk about something serious. I've come to say goodbye."
Lei Feng was shocked and cried, "I've given you everything, and you're leaving? I... I don't want to live anymore..."
Xiping picked her up and sat her up against his strong chest, comforting her, "Don't cry. I don't want to leave you either, but Grandpa has a mission for me to complete. How can I disobey him? If I anger him, he won't marry his granddaughter to me. Wouldn't I be in big trouble?"
Lei Feng Leaning against his chest, she looked up at him with teary eyes and asked, "What's the mission?"
Xi Ping gently kissed away her tears and said, "I'm to deliver a woman to some Changchun Hall."
Lei Feng asked curiously, "A woman? Is she pretty?"
Xi Ping teased her, "What, are you jealous? I haven't seen her, so I can't say whether she's pretty or not."
Lei Feng nestled in his arms and shifted slightly, saying, "How could I dare to be jealous of you? I'd love to find a few more women to deal with you—you're so wicked, I can't handle it myself." She brought her mouth close to Xi Ping's ear, licked his earlobe lightly, and said, "If that woman is pretty, I don't mind you seducing her. Anyway, you bastard have plenty of energy and stamina, and you're such a womanizer. I just hope you have me in your heart."
Perhaps only Lei Feng in the world would support her man in pursuing another woman!
Deeply moved, Xi Ping hugged her even tighter, saying, "My father also told me to marry several wives, and perhaps I really will have many women in the future, but no matter what, your place in my heart is irreplaceable. You are the first woman I have truly loved, and you will always be the one I, Huang Xi Ping, love the most!"
Lei Feng smiled sweetly and asked, "When are you leaving?"
Xi Ping replied, "I'm leaving now. Lie down! Perhaps when you wake up, I'll be back by your side, and then we can do those sweet things all night long, okay, my queen?"
Lei Feng watched Xi Ping walk out of her room and out of her sight, and suddenly felt a sense of loss and emptiness, yet also a great deal of longing. Yes, this man had taken her heart with him.
When Xi Ping returned to his room, Lei Long and Si Gou were already waiting for him.
Si Gou said, "We've decided to sacrifice some time for our love for the sake of friendship. We'll see you off first, then go back to coax our little sweetheart."
Xi Ping was flattered and said, "Oh, is that so? I'm so touched."
Lei Long said from the side, "Xi Ping, the journey to Changchun Hall is long, it will take at least more than a month to get there, so you must take good care of yourself! You'll drive a carriage ahead later, and the enemy won't notice you so quickly. That girl is in the carriage, you must deliver her to Changchun Hall safely, don't disappoint Grandpa. I heard from Mother that the girl is Father's friend's daughter, so you mustn't make any mistakes."
Xi Ping declared with boundless pride, "Don't worry! I'm a boxing champion and a singing god. If you want to hear me sing
, fine, but if you want to fight, you'll only get beaten up. Anyone who dares to touch a hair on that woman's head, I'll shave their head!" Si Gou and Lei Long thought to themselves, "I'd rather fight you than listen to your singing."

Chapter Eleven: A Beautiful Woman in a Luxurious Carriage

. Xi Ping slowly drove his carriage out of the city, while Leng Rubing inside still had her face covered with a veil.
Xi Ping followed the direction and route Leng Rubing had instructed him to take, unaware that the woman pointing and gesturing at him was the courtesan Leng Rubing, whom he longed to see but hadn't yet. If he knew, who knows how furious he would be.
Leng Rubing, however, recognized the man driving the carriage as Huang Xi Ping, the scoundrel who had nearly driven her to her wits' end that day. She had specifically requested his accompaniment to get back at him, but Lei Yong had only sent him as an escort—it was practically a joke. Could this bastard possibly handle the many experts of Hell's Gate?
Lei Yong was far overestimating him! However, what she regretted most was that she shouldn't have suggested to Lei Yong that this person escort her.
Not far from the city gate, this bastard, having leveled up three times, started singing loudly. Her protests inside were ineffective; they only made him more smug. He even told her to listen carefully and attentively, boasting that he was a reincarnation of a singing god!
So, the whole journey was filled with his lousy singing… She truly hated herself for having two ears. Fortunately, he finally sang until his throat was hoarse, turning back to apologize profusely, saying that he hadn't been able to satisfy her today and would sing her his most prized and classic songs tomorrow.
That evening, they arrived at a small town called Stone Town. Xi Ping said he wanted to stay overnight, but Leng Rubing felt they weren't far enough from Phoenix City and were afraid the Hell's Gate people would catch up, so she urged him to continue on his way.
Xi Ping, having spent the entire night in a frenzy with Lei Feng, was exhausted and didn't want to continue the journey. However, he couldn't resist Leng Rubing's insistence, so he had to continue under the moonlight. At first, he could be heard shouting occasionally, but then all sound ceased, and his horse stopped in the middle of the road.
Leng Rubing found this strange and called his name several times, but received no reply. She got out of the carriage to check, and there he was, fast asleep, leaning against the outside!
She shouted a few times in Huang Xi Ping's ear, startling him awake. Seeing a veiled woman standing before him, he exclaimed, "Hey, who are you? What are you yelling about?"
Leng Rubing replied, "I told you to drive, but you're sleeping outside. What do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing the voice, Xi Ping recognized the woman from the carriage. She was only slightly shorter than Feng'er, an extremely tall woman with a beautiful figure. But why was she wearing a veil?
Perhaps her appearance was somewhat unappealing! he thought.
Seeing that he was only staring at her and ignoring her questions, Leng Rubing angrily said, "Are you mute?"
Xi Ping laughed, "You know perfectly well what I'm asking! I sang for you all day, of course my throat is a little hoarse. I was planning to get a good rest tonight and continue to offer you my classic songs for free tomorrow, but you made me travel all night. Sigh! I haven't been getting enough sleep these days because of practicing my sword, and yesterday I was tormented all day because of the brothel incident. Then I fought with Feng'er until dawn and didn't sleep a wink all night. Today I've been busy all day. How can I not sleep?"
Leng Rubing didn't know whether to be angry or amused. She was helpless and regretted her initial decision. Now she didn't know whether she was messing with him or he was messing with her.
She said, "Tiandong Town isn't far ahead. There's an inn there; we'll stay there when we get there."
Xi Ping stopped the carriage in front of an inn called "Fulai." Without waiting for Leng Rubing's instructions, he ran over and knocked on the tightly closed door, shouting, "Innkeeper, business is here! Open the door!"
He woke everyone in the inn.
A young man who looked like a waiter opened the door. Seeing the imposing man holding a knife, he felt a surge of fear, thinking he was a robber. He stammered, "Sir, what do you want?"
Xi Ping tapped the waiter's head with his right hand, which wasn't holding the knife, and said, "Of course, I need lodging. Why ask so many unnecessary questions!"
The waiter felt relieved and asked, "How many rooms do you need, sir?"
Xi Ping said, "Two rooms."
The waiter asked in confusion, "Two rooms?"
Xi Ping stepped aside, and the waiter saw Leng Rubing behind him, her face covered, and immediately realized, "..." "Alright, alright, please follow me, gentlemen. Your carriages will be taken care of."
Xi Ping ordered two adjacent superior rooms. Before entering, he said to Leng Rubing, "If you need anything, just call me. But if it's nothing important, it's best not to call me. I need a good night's sleep so I can sing for you tomorrow. Also, I wanted to ask you, do you wear a veil when you sleep?"
Leng Rubing coldly replied, "None of your business."
Xi Ping laughed a few times, entered his room, closed the door, and collapsed onto the bed to sleep.
Leng Rubing, lying in the other room, couldn't fall asleep. To obtain the "Earth Treasury Pill" from Shi Zhusheng, she had traveled from Huajin City, the location of the Butterfly Sect, to Fengxian City. She had used a combination of force and money to subdue the owner of Qunfanglou, making herself a nominal courtesan there. She had also set up three trials to make her reputation spread throughout the area, all to attract Shi Zhusheng's attention.
Her mother had said that the martial arts of the Hell Gate emphasized "ruthlessness," but mastering their supreme martial art, "Earthly Treasury Qi," required a woman. Therefore, they typically sought out virgin women of extreme yin from brothels or used other despicable methods to enhance their skills.
She knew that once her reputation reached Shi Zhusheng's ears, he would definitely come to investigate her, this mysterious prostitute who "sold her art but not her body, and set up three deadly barriers." However, she hadn't expected that Shi Zhusheng had already investigated her background.
Now, although she had obtained the "Earthly Treasury Pill," her identity had been exposed, preventing her safe evacuation from Fengxian City, which was why she sought help from Lei Yong.
However, Lei Yong only sent Huang Xiping to escort her, leaving her bewildered. What was most infuriating was that this bastard showed absolutely no sense of crisis, spending half the day singing his awful songs—simply unbearably awful—and then claiming he would sing for her again tomorrow?!
Thinking about this, Leng Rubing couldn't sleep. She spent almost the entire night thinking about how to stop Xiping from singing. In her mind, Xiping was more terrifying than the gates of hell. She regretted her actions!
"Huang Xiping!"
Leng Rubing called out several times in front of Xiping's door, but there was still no response. This bastard was sleeping like a log. Last night, he swore he would wake her if she called him! Now she was getting a little embarrassed. She really wanted to leave him behind and go on her own, but she couldn't find a suitable driver—this guy was annoying, but he could still be used as a driver.
"Huang Xiping—" Leng Rubing raised her voice.
Xiping's lazy voice came from inside: "Hmm! Can't you let me sleep a little longer?"
The door in front of Leng Rubing suddenly opened, and Xiping appeared before her, shirtless. His strong muscles were astonishingly well-defined, without an ounce of excess fat.
She had to admit that this bastard had a highly perfect appearance and physique, but who knew that such a person would have such a ridiculous personality and behavior?
Although she had always warned herself not to fall for a man, her icy heart couldn't help but waver slightly at this moment. This guy in front of her was exceptionally good-looking!
She forced herself to maintain her icy tone and said, "Put your clothes on, don't embarrass yourself!"
Xi Ping rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Really? I think if I went out and did a striptease, lots of girls would flock to me."
Leng Rubing felt defeated by him—this guy was no ordinary scoundrel!
She went into the room, and as he closed the door, she said, "To hide our whereabouts, I need to disguise you."
Leng Rubing disguised Xi Ping and held a mirror in front of him. He was shocked when he saw it—was that ugly middle-aged man in the mirror himself?
"You filthy woman, what have you done to my handsome face? Change it back right now, or I'll kill you!" Xi Ping grabbed Leng Rubing's arms, lifted her into the air, and yelled at her.
Leng Rubing coldly said, "Put me down! Otherwise, you'll never regain your appearance. This is my unique technique; it won't work without my intervention."
Xi Ping had no choice but to put her down.
Leng Rubing kept slapping the places where Xi Ping's dirty hands had touched her. This guy had actually hurt her so much!
Xi Ping pleaded with her relentlessly, begging her to restore his appearance. He said he would do anything if she did.
Leng Rubing, however, knew she could only believe a tenth of what he said; the other ninety percent was likely false. Although she hadn't known him for long, she understood this.
Therefore, she said that once they reached Changchun Hall, she would restore his appearance, but he had to obey her in everything along the way. Any disobedience would leave him with this appearance forever.
Her first order was that he would never sing in front of her again, to which Xi Ping had no choice but to agree. However, he couldn't change immediately. Sometimes he would unconsciously hum a line or two, only to suddenly remember Leng Rubing's warning and immediately swallow the next line of lyrics he was about to utter, leaving him seething with anger. Leng Rubing
was very pleased with her cleverness. She had barely slept the night before to devise this method—one that would keep Xi Ping obedient while also making him less conspicuous.
Heaven knows, that bastard's tall stature was already eye-catching enough, coupled with his unbelievably handsome face. Not to mention women, even men couldn't help but take a second look. How could he possibly hide his whereabouts?
For safety's sake, and more importantly, to mess with Xiping, Leng Rubing changed his name to Yellow Ox.
Xiping protested vehemently, but he was no match for Leng Rubing; his protests were ineffective! Leng Rubing still called him Yellow Ox, saying he was as strong as an ox, and now, looking even uglier, he truly resembled an ox, perfectly fitting the word "ox." She originally wanted to call him Water Buffalo, but he refused to let her change his surname, saying that one of his defeated rivals in the village was named Water Buffalo, and how could he share a name with his defeated rival?
Left with no choice, he had to admit he was Yellow Ox.
Later, to make it easier to pronounce and to embarrass him further, Leng Rubing simply called him Cowherd. He was furious, then suddenly burst into laughter, saying, "Since I'm the Cowherd, you're the Weaver Girl. We're a match made in heaven. Shall we sleep together tonight?"
Hearing his rubbish, Leng Rubing wanted nothing more than to tear his mouth apart! She threatened him again to watch his mouth, or she wouldn't restore his appearance.
Xi Ping immediately covered his mouth tightly with his hand, afraid that he might accidentally utter a few witty remarks that she couldn't bear.
Later, Leng Rubing stopped calling him Yellow Ox and Cowherd, simply calling him "A Niu," and he didn't express much opinion or protest.
From then on, Leng Rubing only called him A Niu, and Xi Ping almost forgot who he was, only knowing that he was now some damn A Niu. Such an old-fashioned name was being used on this handsome man, it was simply an insult to him.
He didn't even bother to look in the mirror and see what he looked like now!
Xi Ping served as Leng Rubing's dutiful chauffeur for half a month. Although he would occasionally doze off while traveling, letting the carriage wander aimlessly or stop in the middle of the road, he never slept for long before being woken up by Leng Rubing, his sweet dreams just beginning. He would then continue his journey, still groggy. At night, they would each ask for a room, rest for the night, and then continue their journey the next day.
During this time, Xi Ping still knew very little about the woman beside him, only that she was a woman with a stunning figure, beautiful eyes, and an annoying veil that prevented him from seeing her face. He was somewhat curious, but not very intensely, only resentful that he hadn't been able to sing.
One day, they arrived at the mountain path of "Fire Cloud Mountain."
The path was narrow, just wide enough for one carriage to pass, and the trees on both sides were very dense.
Leng Rubing seemed to sense something and said to Xi Ping outside, "Be careful, I sense someone approaching."
Although Xi Ping had been traveling every day and seeing many new and interesting things, no one had come to rob their caravan, which greatly annoyed the self-proclaimed expert. Now, hearing that a thief had finally taken a liking to the shameful woman in his carriage, he was overjoyed, thinking to himself, "Come on! Come and snatch this woman, let me have a good fight! Damn it, no singing, no fighting, just a horse and a cold, unapproachable woman all day, it's driving me crazy!"
However, Leng Rubing's words ... The thieves hadn't appeared, and Xi Ping said with some disappointment, "Didn't you say someone was approaching? How come it's been so long and the people you mentioned haven't come out yet? Are they slower than snails?"
After saying that, he turned back and chuckled a few times at the woman in the carriage. He turned to urge the horse on, but saw more than a dozen burly men with swords standing in front of him. He quickly stopped the horse and shouted, "Hey, who are you? Are you here to rob the woman in the carriage?"
The group of men didn't expect this guy to be so direct. Even Leng Rubing couldn't understand what he meant by asking someone directly if they wanted to rob the woman in his carriage.
A burly man, seemingly the leader, stepped forward from the crowd and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xi Ping, saying, "Brother, we are indeed here for the girl in the carriage. We would like to invite her to meet our young master."
Xi Ping knew that their young master knew this woman and asked with great curiosity, "Your young master knows this woman? Who is she?"
The burly man replied, "Our master is Shi Zhusheng, the young master of the Hell Gate."
Before he could finish speaking, Xi Ping waved his hand and shouted, "Go away! We can talk to others, but what do you mean by 'beast'? I haven't even settled accounts with him at the Qunfang Pavilion yet. Since he dared to try and steal my woman, let him come here himself. I still have a fight with him."
Leng Rubing initially found his words amusing, but when she heard "my woman," she almost wanted to run out and slap him a few times—when did she become his woman?
The group wasn't angry. The leader said, "Our young master had business to attend to and couldn't come. He sent us to invite this Miss Leng first."
Xi Ping, annoyed, said, "Either come at me or get out of the way. Stop this damn nagging and blocking the road."
The leader laughed, "Then we'll gladly accept. Brothers, go and invite Miss Leng to the Hell King's Palace."
Xi Ping picked up the Blazing Sun True Blade beside him, jumped off the carriage, and went to meet them. He slashed wildly through the crowd with the blade, making a lot of noise, but it had no killing power. It couldn't even cut a nick in other people's swords. Unexpectedly, the leader kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying and crashing to the ground under a large tree.
Xi Ping got up and saw that the carriage was completely destroyed, and the horses were nowhere to be found. Leng Rubing was engaged in a fierce battle with the seventeen burly men, seemingly handling the situation with ease. He leaned against a tree trunk, leisurely watching the intense fight unfold before him, as if the combatants had nothing to do with him; he was merely a spectator.
Leng Rubing wielded the "Ruthless Falling Flowers Sword," and as she floated down from the sky, her sword flashed, creating a series of sword flowers that indeed resembled falling blossoms, raining down on the heads of the attackers.
A clashing of swords rang out, and several burly men fell to the ground. Leng Rubing, however, drifted away like a falling flower, her figure elusive, yet suddenly appearing above, in front of, behind, or to the side of someone, delivering a swift and unexpected strike. The person struck would fall instantly, never to rise again.
In less than a quarter of an hour, eight of the seventeen had fallen. The leader suddenly feinted a sword strike at Leng Rubing before retreating hastily, shouting to the crowd, "Brothers, you're tough! Retreat!" He then led his men into the woods, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Those who couldn't escape were the corpses on the ground. The so-called "Merciless Sword" truly was deadly with every strike, leaving those struck as corpses lying on the ground.
Xi Ping clapped his hands, saying, "Good, good! If I had known you had some skill, I wouldn't have needed to step in. Sigh! They're all afraid of me, no one comes to fight me, so I'm embarrassed to bully them and can only watch you fight from the sidelines. But you've gone too far. Fighting is fighting, why kill?"
Leng Rubing looked at Xi Ping sitting under the tree, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
She had originally been asked to protect her, but now she was the one protecting him, while he stood by and watched the show. After clapping and cheering, he even pretended to be righteous and complained that she shouldn't have killed him.
Why had she thought he was a master in the first place, and even said that his strength was not to be underestimated? She really wondered if she had been blind back then.
And during the fight just now, every time she used her true energy, she felt a chill seeping into her body. It seemed that the cold nature of the "Earth Treasury Pill" had already taken effect. What should she do?
If this bastard's martial arts were good enough that she didn't have to take action, she could still hold out until she reached Changchun Hall for medical treatment. But this bastard couldn't even handle a few shrimp soldiers. It seemed that if she didn't die, she would only be humiliated by Shi Zhusheng. But she would rather be defiled by this bastard than let Shi Zhusheng use her to cultivate "Earthly Treasury Qi."
Thinking of this, she suddenly startled. What was wrong with her? Why did she have such thoughts?
No, no man could enter her body. If there was really no other way, she would just die.
Leng Rubing said, "If you keep nagging, I'll kill you too."
Xi Ping pretended to be scared, walked up to her, and said, "You're really pragmatic. You want to kill me, the coachman, to silence me just because you don't have a carriage." Seeing that she didn't speak, he added, "I won't be a coachman, I can be your bodyguard."
Leng Rubing stared at him and said, "You? Bodyguard? Where did you just protect?"
Xi Ping scratched his head and looked at both ends of the road—ha, no one! He glanced back at Leng Rubing, spread his hands, and said, "I saw you were having so much fun, I didn't want to steal your business, so I let you show off a bit. And you're blaming me?"
Leng Rubing looked at him, his face expressionless and his breath steady, and thought to herself, "This guy has an unusually thick skin!"
Xi Ping said, "What do we do now that we don't have a carriage?"
Leng Rubing said, "After we pass this forest, we'll reach 'Zhushan Town.' We still have several days' worth of travel on the main road. We'll buy another carriage when we get to town, and you can go back to being your coachman. As for you protecting me? I wouldn't even dare to think about it. Let's go! A Niu!"
Xi Ping threw a punch at her from behind, then kicked her in the air, thinking fiercely, "You wretched woman, calling me A Niu again! One day I'll show you what I'm capable of, and you'll call me your dear brother!"

Chapter Twelve: Bleeding for You

Xi Ping and Leng Rubing arrived at Zhushan Town before sunset. They booked two adjacent superior rooms at Youyuan Inn and ordered a meal.
While waiting for their meal, the two were lost in their own thoughts.
Leng Rubing realized that their whereabouts had been discovered by Hell's Gate, making the road ahead even more difficult. There was no escaping it; she could only take it one step at a time, and if all else failed, she would have to fight.
She had felt a chill coursing through her veins from the fight earlier that day. Although she was currently unharmed, it proved Shi Zhusheng's words true. She might grow colder and colder, as he had predicted, until she was too cold to move, making her easy prey for him.
If that happened, she would have no choice but to let that bastard end her with a single blow. Otherwise, if she fell into Shi Zhusheng
's hands, she would have no face to live. The journey to Changchun Hall would take at least another month, a long and dangerous one. Meanwhile, the guy opposite them thought they were on vacation, constantly looking around distractedly. Even with a knife to his throat, he might still be grinning. It seemed she was truly doomed.
Xi Ping lay sprawled on the table, staring longingly at Leng Rubing across from him. He wondered, how could she be entangled with Shi Zhusheng? Those people had called her "Miss Leng," and she was wearing a veil. Could she be the Leng Rubing Lei Long had mentioned?
Only she seemed to have some connection with that damned beast from Hell's Gate. After all, what happened between Shi Zhusheng and her in that woman's room after Lei Long left was anyone's guess. Yes, she must be that arrogant prostitute, Leng Rubing!
A smug smile appeared on Xi Ping's disguised, twisted face. "Now I finally know who you are," he said. "You're that arrogant prostitute from Qunfanglou!"
Everyone eating stopped chewing, their mouths full of food, turning to stare at Leng Rubing, their eyes clearly screaming two words—prostitute?
Xi Ping stood up, brandishing his knife, and roared menacingly, "What are you looking at! Even if she's a prostitute, she's none of your business. She's my prostitute, all by herself!" His ugly face and tall stature were indeed intimidating.
A cold glint flashed in Leng Rubing's eyes. She walked over and slapped him across the face, angrily saying, "If you keep talking nonsense, don't expect me to restore your appearance."
Xi Ping watched Leng Rubing go upstairs to her room, only then realizing the burning pain on his face. He yelled at her, "You bitch, aren't you going to eat?" Leng
Rubing ignored him and went into her room, her heart aching.
To master the "Ice Zen," she had gone to the brothel to impersonate a prostitute, letting Shi Zhusheng see and touch her every inch of her body. She was already uncomfortable, and now that bastard had brought it up again, even loudly declaring that she was his prostitute alone?!
For some reason, she could tolerate anyone else calling her a prostitute, but she couldn't stand this bastard saying she was! You must know she's still a pure and innocent virgin; she's only stayed at the brothel for a few days, yet he…
Xi Ping watched Leng Rubing enter the room, remembering that she always ate in her room or carriage, never outside.
Of course, how could she eat with her face covered? She could only eat after removing her veil in the room. So, he told the waiter to bring the food to her room, instructing her to eat first, and then call him when she was finished.
Xi Ping returned to his room and lay on the bed, thinking he'd gone too far—being a prostitute was already painful enough, and he had to provoke her further. Thinking about it, he couldn't blame her for slapping him!
Then, he thought of his Feng'er; although she was initially fierce towards him, she later became gentle and eventually obedient. Especially thinking of her kindness that night, he felt joy and smiled unconsciously. Finally, he fell asleep with that sweet smile. In his hazy state, he heard someone calling A Niu; it was Leng Rubing calling him to come for dinner.
So, Xi Ping went to Leng Rubing's door. The door was ajar, and he pushed it open easily.
Leng Rubing saw Xi Ping enter and turned her head away, refusing to look at him.
Xi Ping noticed the food on the table was barely touched; clearly, Leng Rubing hadn't eaten much. He sat down abruptly and began to eat voraciously, his eating habits even more unpleasant than his current expression.
Just as he was engrossed in his meal, he heard Leng Rubing cry out, "Poison!" and then she collapsed onto the bed, motionless.
Xi Ping was startled. He rushed to the bedside, sat down, and pulled her into his arms. He removed her veil and saw her exquisitely beautiful face was deathly pale. He immediately called out to her, but she remained as still as if dead.
Xi Ping thought to himself, "This time I'm doomed. I ate that food too, and I'll die like her soon."
At that moment, he thought of his Feng'er, his parents and friends in Huanshan Village, and his two sworn brothers, Lei Long and Si Gou. Then he thought of his younger brother and sister, whom he hadn't seen for years, and his grief deepened.
However, after a long time, he still showed no signs of poisoning, and a sense of relief washed over him. "
Hey, why haven't I been poisoned? Could it be that I'm immune to poison? How could I not be immune to poison? Sigh! I can't figure it out. But since I'm naturally immune to poison, according to the basic knowledge my father taught me, my blood should be able to neutralize it, right? It seems I'm right.
Hmm! How could a genius like me be wrong?" But it meant cutting off a piece of his flesh—there was no other way. He didn't know what kind of poison she had, and there was no antidote, so he had to painfully give her a few drops of his blood.
At this thought, he wanted to draw his knife, but then he remembered that his knife was too dull. It wasn't so bad if he couldn't cut through, but he feared that repeated cuts would be too painful. So he drew Leng Rubing's sword, looked at its gleaming blade, frowned, closed his eyes, and lightly sliced his wrist with the sword. A slight pain, and blood flowed out. But after a few seconds, the bleeding stopped on its own.
Damn it! It wouldn't flow when he wanted it to, but when he didn't want it to flow, a light slap from someone else left his mouth full of blood!
He was furious. He used a little more force to deepen the wound, threw the sword aside, grabbed a clean bowl, and used his right thumb and forefinger to pry open the wound on his left wrist to prevent it from closing up again.
Only after half a bowl of blood had flowed did he let out a long sigh of relief. Then, with great difficulty, he opened Leng Rubing's tightly closed lips and poured the remaining half bowl of blood into her mouth.
He prayed earnestly, "I hope you can be moved to life by my selfless act of saving others."
He stared intently at Leng Rubing's stunningly beautiful face, watching her complexion gradually regain its color, and inwardly cheered—"Hey, I really am a genius!
" Leng Rubing hummed in response and opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze fixed on Xi Ping.
Xi Ping was overjoyed, leaning down to kiss her fiercely, exclaiming, "Thank God, you're awake!"
Leng Rubing was startled by Xi Ping's sudden kiss, realizing he had removed her veil and was now leaning against him. With a sudden burst of strength, she struggled free from his embrace, coldly asking, "What did you do to me?"
Xi Ping knew she wanted to know if he had done anything immoral while she was unconscious.
Seeing that she had returned to normal, he relaxed and replied irrelevantly, "I didn't do anything. I just noticed you looked pale, so I had you drink half a bowl of blood."
Leng Rubing suddenly felt a metallic taste in her mouth and throat. Startled, she forgot to question Xi Ping's inappropriate behavior and glared at him, asking, "Whose blood did you give me to drink?"
Xi Ping raised his left hand and waved it proudly, then looked at her smugly and said, "Mine. Are you touched?"
Leng Rubing was not touched; she only felt nauseous and wanted to vomit but couldn't, so she had to give up.
She stared at Xi Ping for a long time, then asked, "Your blood can cure poison?"
Xi Ping boasted, "I'm a genius!" Seeing Leng Rubing's displeasure, he changed his tone and said seriously, "I'm not entirely sure myself. I saw I wasn't poisoned, so I had you drink my blood, thinking it might help. Unexpectedly, it really worked!"
Little did Xi Ping know that the thousand-year-old blood snake he encountered in his childhood was the most potent of all poisons. The inner core he swallowed naturally possessed the power to cure all poisons. Since he had digested it, he naturally became immune to all poisons, and the blood he produced naturally also had detoxifying properties. However, when others drank this blood, the detoxifying effect wouldn't last; it could only be used as a one-time antidote. Therefore, if Leng Rubing were poisoned again, he would have to cut off his wrist again to "commit suicide"—how miserable!
Seeing Xi Ping staring at her lustfully, Leng Rubing was furious and snapped, "Have you looked enough?"
Xi Ping got off the bed, took a few steps, then turned back to the bedside, leaned down, and braced himself against the bed frame, staring intently at her face until her icy expression flushed. Only then did he grin and say, "Not yet." Leng
Rubing couldn't handle him. Her face turned cold, and she said, "Don't you find it disgusting to look at me?"
Xi Ping remembered that this was a line he had said at the brothel, and now she was using it against him. He had dug his own trap and fallen into it himself. Fortunately, his skin was impervious to criticism.
He said leisurely, "So what if it's dirty? Let it be dirty for now, and then wash it clean later, okay?"
Leng Rubing couldn't argue with him, so she put her veil back on. Xi Ping looked at her for a moment with disappointment—alas, weren't beautiful faces meant to be seen by men?
Just then, hearing a slight noise outside, the two men's hearts skipped a beat. Leng Rubing immediately lay down on the bed, and Xi Ping followed suit, lying on the floor and pretending to be poisoned.
The door was pushed open, and the nine men who had evacuated earlier that day entered. The leader said, "You little bitch, even though you have a few tricks up your sleeve, you still can't escape my grasp. Now that you've been poisoned by my 'Colorless and Odorless Dawn,' let's see how long you can last! You're sleeping so soundly. If it weren't for my antidote, you'd be asleep forever in another hour. After I hand you over to the young master, he can just toss you aside, and we brothers will still be riding on your belly, won't we?"
The nine burly men laughed heartily without restraint. Amidst their laughter, Leng Rubing, who should have been unable to move due to the poison, suddenly opened her eyes, sprang up from the bed, and pounced on them. Ten slender fingers shot out ten faint white mists, which pierced through the bodies of the nine men, with the leader being hit by two of them. The nine men, seemingly transported from the South Pole to the North Pole in an instant, trembled uncontrollably, as if trapped in an ice cellar.
Leng Rubing floated back onto the bed and sat up, saying, "I don't want to kill you here. Only by letting you suffer enough torment before you die can I vent my hatred! Those struck by my 'Frost Finger' will only die if someone with profound internal energy helps them expel the cold. I think your young master won't waste his internal energy to expel the cold for you."
Before she could finish speaking, the nine burly men had vanished from the room.
Suddenly, Leng Rubing felt a chill creep into her body and couldn't help but shiver. She was already unable to circulate her internal energy, and now, in a fit of anger, she unleashed the "Frost Zen" and the "Frost Finger," intensifying the chill within her body. She felt increasingly unable to resist the onslaught of the cold. Was she really going to...?
Xi Lai got up from the ground, looked at her, and walked out of the room. A moment later, he returned with his knife, saying, "From now on, we'll share a room. You'll sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor. I'm worried they might use poison to steal you away silently. I'm not afraid of poison; they can't harm me."
Leng Rubing protested vehemently. He continued, "Although you're as beautiful as a celestial being, and I am quite lustful, don't worry. On the way to Changchun Hall, I absolutely won't touch you. My mission during this time is to protect you, not to seduce you. If I want to seduce you, I'll have to wait until I complete my mission. Once we reach Changchun Hall, you can be wary of me then, my beauty."
Leng Rubing thought to herself, "He's already removed my veil; there's nothing left to hide. Since he says so, I'll let him have his way." Anyway, no one could stop this bastard from doing what he was set out to do, and sometimes he was actually quite useful—not as a coachman, of course.
She didn't know why she believed Xiping's words at this moment; perhaps it was the unwavering determination in his eyes when he spoke—at that moment, she felt that this man before her could completely protect her.
The next day, they bought another carriage, not as luxurious and stable as the first, but it would suffice for their journey.
Both men were initially in low spirits, but after several days without any action from Hell's Gate, Xi Ping gradually relaxed, no longer dwelling on the attack, and resumed his usual habit of sleeping while driving. Sometimes he tried to chat with the beauty, Leng Rubing, but she became increasingly aloof, eventually refusing to speak to him at all.
Seeing her like this, Xi Ping recalled her arrogant demeanor at the brothel, and a surge of anger rose within him. He silently repeated his famous saying several times in his mind—"She's just a prostitute, isn't she?"
Of course, he dared not say this aloud, not because he feared another slap from Leng Rubing, but because he feared she would die of anger and no one would restore his handsome appearance. He also felt it would be a pity for such a rare beauty to die, so he kept many of his innermost thoughts to himself.
Unable to hold it in any longer, he stuck out his rear end and uttered a loud, foul, and simple phrase from his anus. The beautiful woman sitting in the carriage sensed his strong dissatisfaction and fearfully hid inside, covering her nose and mouth with one hand and fanning her face vigorously with the other.
Since that night, Hell's Gate had vanished without a trace, yet Leng Rubing dared not relax for a moment.
She felt her body growing colder each day, unsure how long she could endure. If she encountered Hell's Gate again, she might not have the strength to fight back!
Leng Rubing vaguely felt that Hell's Gate intended to wait until she was too cold to move before subduing her. At that point, that bastard outside would likely be useless!
She couldn't understand whether he was pretending to be bad at martial arts or genuinely knew nothing about it. He appeared to be unskilled, but how could he have defeated Di Jie in one move at the Beauty Pavilion? That was an undeniable fact.
Yes, she simply couldn't understand this man—sometimes like a rogue, sometimes like a child, sometimes like a hero. Even more unbelievable was his immunity to poison; was his blood some kind of antidote?!
What kind of monster was he?
Did he bring her luck or disaster?
He said he would protect her, but could he really protect her?

Episode 2: Protecting the Flower,

Chapter 1: Giving You Warmth

. Xi Ping and Leng Rubing continued their journey.
Leng Rubing felt increasingly cold these days, adding layer after layer of clothing, but it was no use; she still couldn't resist the chill seeping into her body. At night, even curled up under two or three layers of quilts, she felt cold, while Xi Ping slept shirtless on the floor, creating a stark contrast between the two in the same room.
Xi Ping understood Leng Rubing's condition; he no longer slept while driving, but instead kept shouting and urging the carriage on, seemingly more enthusiastic than singing. Of course, the horses were constantly being changed.
Xi Ping knew that if Leng Rubing didn't reach Changchun Hall, she would face certain death—after all, it wasn't just the human world that needed beautiful women; even Hell was eager to acquire such a high-class commodity. For his own sake and that of his people, Yama, the King of Hell, naturally wanted to import large numbers of beautiful women from the human world.
Xi Ping once again felt like a genius, because he was the first to understand why 'beautiful women' were always 'ill-fated'.
However, when the genius Huang Xi Ping returned to reality, many things remained unclear.
He didn't know what grudge existed between Leng Rubing and Shi Zhusheng, or why Shi Zhusheng was so determined to prevent her from going to Changchun Hall. He also didn't understand the reason for Leng Rubing's current predicament.
Yet, for some reason, he felt a strong protective instinct towards this woman, and driven by this instinct, his entire being entered an unprecedented state of preparedness.
He was no longer a rogue, nor a child, nor some kind of hero; he was now simply a man, a man determined to protect a woman!
He had promised to protect this woman, both to her and to his friends—a man should keep his promises to a woman.
Another half month passed, and they arrived at Nine Dragons Mountain.
Leng Rubing knew that the mountain was called "Nine Dragons" because of its many winding paths; it would take the carriage at least a day and a night to cross it.
Once they passed this mountain, the road would be much easier.
When Xi Ping drove the carriage into the mountains, the moon was already high in the sky. The mountain was quiet, with only the faint sound of the wind; perhaps the animals were asleep.
Although Xi Ping was also tired, he didn't doze off. Suddenly, he heard the sounds of birds and beasts flapping their wings and running. This "genius" finally realized that someone was lying in ambush in the mountains and had already taken action.
Leng Rubing in the carriage sensed danger.
Xi Ping's left hand rested on the Blazing Sun Blade, and he continued to urge the horse on. The horse neighed loudly, its front hooves rearing up. After running a few steps, it stopped in the middle of the road.
Torches lit up all around them; they were surrounded by the people of Hell's Gate.
Shi Zhusheng stood not far in front of the horse, smiling as he watched Xi Ping. Several torches were thrown onto the carriage roof, setting the carriage ablaze.
Leng Rubing stepped down from the carriage, and Xi Ping followed suit. He drew his knife and stabbed the horse's rump diagonally. The horse neighed and charged forward. Taking advantage of Shi Zhusheng and the others dodging the carriage, Leng Rubing swiftly drew her sword and lunged at Shi Zhusheng.
The three heroes behind Shi Zhusheng emerged. Di Jie, wielding a staff in one hand, swept it across Leng Rubing, forcing her back.
Normally, Di Jie's blow wouldn't have been enough to make Leng Rubing retreat, but now, chilled by the cold, her movements were already much slower, and her power was greatly diminished. She felt powerless after her initial attack, and startled, seeing the ferocity of Di Jie's blow, she had no choice but to withdraw her sword and retreat to Xi Ping's side. After landing, she swayed, and just as she was about to fall, Xi Ping switched his knife to his left hand and reached out his right hand to embrace her tightly around the waist. In the firelight, she shivered from the cold.
Looking at her now, Xi Ping felt as if his heart had been stabbed.
Leng Rubing, embraced by Xi Ping, didn't struggle as usual. Instead, she wrapped her arms tightly around him from behind, finding it much more comfortable. Xi Ping
sensed the dependence this usually aloof beauty had shown him, and his heart warmed. He kissed her forehead without regard for others and said softly, "Are you cold? I'll take you to Changchun Hall. You'll feel better there. Shall we continue on our way?"
Leng Rubing didn't answer.
Shi Zhusheng laughed, saying, "You can't leave. Even if you could, she wouldn't live more than a day or two. If she didn't use martial arts, she could live for three months, but she keeps using her inner energy, and it's yin-type inner energy at that. I don't think she'll even survive tonight. You should hand her over to me. Let me have some fun with her here. That way, although she'll lose her martial arts, at least she'll have a life left, and won't die young." Leng
Rubing looked up, her beautiful eyes calmly fixed on Xi Ping. Then she brought her mouth close to his ear and whispered, "I'd rather die than let him enter my body, do you understand?"
Xi Ping stared intently at her stunning face, speechless for a moment.
He looked up at Shi Zhusheng opposite him, a wicked smile spreading across his face. This smile, combined with his current ugly appearance, made him look like a monstrous demon in the dim firelight.
The Hell Gate henchmen present all felt a sinister atmosphere surrounding them, and fear arose in their hearts. The one who felt it most strongly was Di Jie. When he faced Xi Ping's wicked smile again, his hands, holding the iron rod, trembled involuntarily.
Xi Ping turned back to look at Leng Rubing, leaned down, and lightly kissed her pretty cheek, saying, "Fool, I promised to bring you to Changchun Hall. How could I break my promise because of these guys? Can you stand up on your own? Just a few minutes, or even less."
Leng Rubing showed no displeasure at Xi Ping's kiss. His wicked gaze now seemed infinitely tender to her, gradually calming her flustered heart.
She didn't know why, but seeing that gaze a second time evoked completely different feelings than the first.
Xi Ping looked up again, staring at Shi Zhusheng, and said, "If you want pleasure, go find another woman. She belongs to me now! Even if she wants pleasure, it will be with me, not you—Di Jie, your hand is cramping."
Shi Zhusheng's face darkened. He said, "Sometimes you are indeed terrifying, but sometimes..." He suddenly laughed, "Any one of my men could defeat you. I wonder if you can fight now, or not?"
Leng Rubing released her grip on Xi Ping, stepped away from his embrace, and stood beside him.
Xi Ping's sword was already drawn, slowly assuming the 'Soul of the Sword' pose, a chilling aura gathering in the darkness. At that moment, everyone felt a powerful aura pressing down on them, as if his blade was about to strike them at any moment.
Xi Ping's smile deepened, and that evil aura enveloped the surrounding night, making the darkness terrifying in an instant!
He said calmly, "You'll see when you try."
Shi Zhusheng stared at his ugly face for a long time, then his eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Three Heroes!"
The Three Heroes responded and stepped forward, surrounding Xi Ping and Leng Rubing from three directions. Di Jie was behind Xi Ping, Ren Jie was on the left, and Tian Jie was in front.
Leng Rubing said, "They're going to use their ultimate move, 'Combined Divine Strike.'"
As soon as Leng Rubing finished speaking, Ren Jie shouted, his entire body soaring into the sky. In mid-air, he turned upside down, feet in the air and head on the ground, and thrust both palms down towards Xi Ping's crown.
At Renjie's shout, Dijie and Tianjie moved simultaneously. Dijie swung an iron rod at Xiping's back, while Tianjie unleashed a thirteen-sword flourish towards Xiping's face.
At the same time, Xiping's Blazing Sun True Blade blazed with crimson light. He suddenly shot backward, turning his body. Amidst the thunderous roar, his blade flashed in front of Dijie, creating streaks of fire, before he abruptly turned and charged forward.
Just then, Renjie, descending from the sky, landed right in front of him, his 'Divine Palm' aimed at Xiping's forehead.
Xiping's Blazing Sun True Blade traced a half-arc of light in the darkness, slashing downwards like splitting firewood, cleaving Renjie in two. The powerful force of the blade sent the body flying to either side, blood splattering everywhere.
Xiping's momentum didn't stop. Reaching Tianjie's thrusting sword, he sidestepped, swiftly slashing down three times, then abruptly retreated to Leng Rubing's side.
The crimson light vanished, and the thunder abruptly ceased.
Those present felt as if they had just experienced a nightmare!
In an instant, the three heroes were defeated.
The Human Hero was cleaved in two, the Earth Hero collapsed to the ground as before, and the Heaven Hero stood there blankly, holding a broken sword hilt.
Besides the Human Hero's incomplete body, there were broken swords and iron rods on the ground.
Xi Ping said to Leng Rubing, "Help me wipe the blood off my face. I didn't want to kill him, but he blocked my blade. If I didn't strike him, I would have to stop swinging, and if I stopped in that situation, I would be the one to die. I don't like killing, but I dislike being killed even more!" He raised his voice especially when he said the last two sentences.
The night returned to a deathly silence.
Shi Zhusheng looked at Xi Ping in disbelief and suddenly said, "Go!"
Led by Shi Zhusheng, the group sped off in the direction the carriage had disappeared, quickly vanishing into the darkness of the mountain forest.
Leng Rubing, who was beside Xi Ping, suddenly collapsed to the ground. He knelt down and took her arm, feeling her body was extremely cold.
Leng Rubing's teeth began to chatter. She said, "I...I'm cold, so cold."
Xi Ping didn't speak, but without a word, he picked Leng Rubing up in his arms. Leng Rubing's hands tightly hugged Xi Ping's neck. When he held her, she felt an indescribable warmth; she no longer rejected this warmth.
Xi Ping's hands, supporting her, held Leng Rubing tightly with one arm and gripped the Blazing Sun Blade with the other, yet he didn't feel tired. Now, he just wanted to find a cave or similar place to hide, get through the night, and continue his journey tomorrow.
Xi Ping searched for an hour before finally finding a cave at the foot of the mountain.
The entrance wasn't large, only a little over a meter wide, but it was very high, about three meters. The inside was fairly spacious, and the ground was relatively dry and flat, with some straw and rags, indicating that people frequently came and went and stayed there. He felt extremely lucky and decided to sleep in the cave for the night.
Xi Ping placed Leng Rubing on the straw he had laid out and said, "Go to sleep!" "You'll be fine when you wake up tomorrow."
Leng Rubing closed her eyes as instructed.
Xi Ping left her, walked to the cave entrance, sat down, and continued to uphold his "gatekeeper" spirit.
But before he could even warm his seat, Leng Rubing cried out from inside that she was cold. He went in and saw that she was already drowsy.
There was no fire, no clothes, no blankets, or anything like that. After thinking for a while, he could only think of an ancient method—to warm her cold body with his own hot body.
The young man acted immediately, unbuttoning his own shirt and then unbuttoning Leng Rubing's shirt. When her full, white breasts were revealed before him, he could hardly control his desire.
He swallowed, moistened his dry, almost burning throat, and then lay down beside Leng Rubing, pulling her onto his body, letting her fullness press against his firmness.
As Xi Ping lay down, his 'Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin Qi' automatically circulated, seeping into Leng Rubing's cold body through the unobstructed intimate contact between their chests, resisting and absorbing the chill within her.
After an unknown amount of time, Leng Rubing regained consciousness and immediately slapped Xi Ping, her small fists pounding his chest incessantly.
She struggled and cried out, "You bastard! You were fine just now, and now you're bullying me again!"
Xi Ping smiled wryly, "Don't move, okay? If you move again, I might really violate you."
Leng Rubing felt the bulge and hardness at the base of his thigh and was too frightened to move, her beautiful eyes glaring fiercely at him.
Xi Ping's left hand moved from Leng Rubing's back to her hair, gently stroking it, and he said tenderly, "I risked my life to save you, and even used my warm chest to warm you, and you first slapped me, then beat me so fiercely. You're truly ungrateful." Leng
Rubing retorted angrily, "You took my clothes... You took advantage of me and then you criticize me?"
Xi Ping laughed, "Am I taking advantage of you, or are you taking advantage of me? Only Feng'er has the right to possess my perfect chest, and now you're enjoying its warmth, aren't you satisfied? Do you want more?"
Leng Rubing stared at him intently and said, "You keep talking about Feng'er, who is she?"
Xi Ping said, "You never ask her before, why are you asking now?"
Leng Rubing said, "Never mind that, answer me!"
Xi Ping said smugly, "She's Lei Biaotou's daughter, my first wife. If you're willing, you can be my second wife—"
Leng Rubing interrupted Xi Ping, reverting to her previous cold tone, "Who wants to be your wife? Let me go!"
Xi Ping didn't expect Leng Rubing to change her attitude so quickly, and annoyed, he roared, "You move? If you move again, I'll rape you right now!" Leng
Rubing suddenly fell silent, burying her head in Xi Ping's chest. Tears inexplicably dripped onto his chest, and soon she fell into a deep sleep again.
At this moment, Xi Ping was also feeling a bit sleepy.

Chapter Two: The Moon Is Not Full.

Shi Zhusheng hadn't truly left. He was a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He wouldn't let this only opportunity slip away until the very last moment. As long as there was even a sliver of hope, he would fight for it with all his might.
In Shi Zhusheng's judgment, Leng Rubing could only hold on for two more days at most, so he had to get her in this short time.
However, using force wouldn't work. That kid had actually defeated the Three Heroes' "Divine Strike" in one go, something even he himself couldn't do.
Poison wouldn't work either. When his eight subordinates who had been hit by the "Frost Finger" returned, they told him about their experience on this trip. Their leader, Zhao Huai, had been hit by two "Frost Finger" strikes and died on the way. The other eight, after seeing Shi Zhusheng, said goodbye and went to join Boss Zhao in the real hell.
It wasn't that Shi Zhusheng couldn't save them, but as Leng Rubing said, Shi Zhusheng simply didn't want to expend his energy to save eight useless people. Things without practical value should be quickly eliminated from this world.
From the age of eighteen, he had a dream: to dominate the martial arts world and restore the former glory of the Hell Gate. He didn't want to be as unambitious as his father; he wanted the martial arts world to know that the Hell Gate was not a "fallen aristocracy," and that he wasn't one of the "Seven Young Masters of the Martial Arts World" because of the Hell Gate's past reputation.
He wanted to conquer the entire martial arts world with his own strength.
He believed that what his father couldn't do, he, Shi Zhusheng, could definitely do.
He somewhat looked down on his father, but he couldn't help but admire him, because his father was truly the most devoted lover in the world. From the first moment he saw his mother, Ye Yuanchun, he pursued her relentlessly until he married her.
In his entire life, his father only had his mother as a woman. Because of his mother, his father didn't cultivate "Earthly Treasury Qi," a martial art that was extremely harmful to women. His father didn't want to hurt his mother, nor did he want to find another woman.
His mother passed away when he was thirteen, but his father never took another woman. His father was the devoted man he couldn't help but admire—Shi Yuanling.
However, there were many things he didn't know.
When Shi Yuanling was vying for Ye Yuanchun with Luo Xiong, in order to defeat Luo Xiong, he also harbored the desire to cultivate the "Earthly Treasury Qi," thus harming an innocent woman. However, Shi Yuanling ultimately failed to cultivate the "Earthly Treasury Qi." After Luo Xiong met Meng Qing, the Moon Maiden of Mingyue Peak, he turned to pursuing Meng Qing, and Ye Yuanchun ultimately chose the unwavering Shi Yuanling.
He didn't approve of his father; he would never give up his ambition for a woman, because he was Shi Zhusheng—the great-grandson of the Earthly Treasury King, the last hope of the Hell Gate.
Shi Zhusheng thought to himself, and then wondered how to capture Leng Rubing, his only hope among his last hopes.
However, he couldn't come up with a solution, so he could only lie in ambush not far from the cave where Xi Ping was, waiting for an opportunity to act.
At this moment, the moonlight shone through the mountains and forests, casting indistinct shadows.
From the direction Xi Ping had come from, came the slow, steady sound of horses' hooves, gradually approaching the hiding place of Shi Zhusheng and his companions.
Under the moonlight, two fine horses rode, carrying a young man and woman. The man was of average appearance, while the woman was extremely ugly.
The two riders galloped towards their ambush, and soon they were right in front of them.
The young couple were astonished to see the dead horse lying on the ground and the carriage burned to ashes.
The boy said in a shrill voice, "Junior sister, something seems to have just happened here."
The ugly woman said, "Let's not worry about that; we should hurry on our way."
The two directed their horses, intending to bypass the dead horse in the middle of the road, but were startled when they were suddenly surrounded by forty or fifty men who sprang out from both sides.
Shi Zhusheng looked at the two, smiled slightly, and said, "Gentlemen, don't rush on your way. I need your help."
With that, he gestured, and the forty or fifty men immediately tightened their encirclement. The two young men also drew their swords at that moment, their expressions grave.
The young man said, "We have no grudge against each other, and we don't want to see blood. Please make way."
Shi Zhusheng looked at the moon overhead, then at them, and said, "The moonlight is beautiful. You shouldn't have refused. I just want to ask you for a small favor. Let's begin!" The last three words were addressed to his men.
Forty or fifty people swarmed forward. In the moonlight, swords flashed and clashed.
It seemed the two young men and women were highly skilled in martial arts; the forty or fifty men couldn't defeat them quickly enough, and seven or eight had already fallen to the ground, wounded by their swords.
After a short while, the two were separated by the disciples of the Hell Gate, each surrounded by more than a dozen burly men, but they showed no signs of defeat.
The two heroes, who hadn't joined the attack, looked at Shi Zhusheng. Seeing their master nod, they gracefully joined the attack on the ugly woman.
Because of the two heroes' addition, the ugly woman soon became somewhat flustered.
Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, Shi Zhusheng suddenly attacked her, striking her pressure points. Di Jie caught her as she was about to fall, and Shi Zhusheng swiftly flicked the pill in his hand into her open mouth.
Seeing this, the young man stabbed several times and lunged at the ugly woman, shouting, "What kind of medicine did you give my junior sister?"
Tian Jie stepped forward and blocked his path.
Shi Zhusheng said, "It's just an ordinary pill, but if the antidote isn't given within an hour or two, she will certainly die, and die a gruesome death." He paused, then added, "I think you should stop now, otherwise your junior sister is beyond saving."
The young man stopped, and the fight ended.
Di Jie pushed the ugly woman to the young man, who took her and tried to release her pressure points.
Shi Zhusheng stopped him, saying, "You'd better not release her pressure points! If you want to save her, you can go straight ahead from here. There's a cave about two miles away. Someone inside can save her, but it depends on whether he's willing to save your junior sister. Goodbye."
Shi Zhusheng and his men disappeared into the moonlight once more. The young man looked at his junior sister, who was panting heavily in his arms, and felt extremely anxious. Although he didn't know what kind of medicine the man had given her, it was undoubtedly poison.
He picked up the ugly girl and headed towards the place Shi Zhusheng had pointed out. Surprisingly, despite his thin frame, he was able to carry the ugly girl horizontally and walk quickly.
Xi Ping was half asleep when he heard a sound at the cave entrance. He opened his eyes and saw a thin young man carrying someone in. He quickly woke Leng Rubing up.
Leng Rubing turned around and saw that someone had indeed entered. She quickly buttoned up her clothes.
Xi Ping stood up and walked towards the cave entrance, ignoring his exposed chest, and shouted, "What are you doing here?"
The boy said timidly, "I don't know—no, that's not it! They said there's someone here who can cure my junior sister's poison, and I've come to ask you for the antidote."
As soon as the boy entered the cave, he saw a man and a woman embracing and sleeping together, seemingly about to get intimate. They
hadn't even finished undressing when his appearance interrupted their good time, so he assumed the tall man in front of him was angry about it. After all, who wouldn't be angry if their good time was interrupted before it even started? Besides, he also felt embarrassed.
Xi Ping, annoyed, waved his hand and said, "Go away, go away, what antidote? I don't have any here!"
The boy said, "But—"
Leng Rubing had already straightened her clothes and walked to Xi Ping's side, saying, "Young brother, we really don't have any antidote. Who told you that?"
The boy recounted his encounter with Shi Zhusheng and his companions, pleading, "Please, both of you, help my junior sister detoxify. I would be eternally grateful!"
Leng Rubing asked, "Do you have any kindling?"
The boy replied, "Yes."
Leng Rubing said, "Put her down first, then go out and gather some dry firewood. Light it up to illuminate the cave so we can examine it more closely and see if there's any way to help you."
The boy did as he was told, putting the ugly woman down and leaving. Leng Rubing then said to Xi Ping, "It seems they've fallen for Shi Zhusheng's trick. Shi Zhusheng wants you to use your blood to detoxify her. How did he know your blood could cure poison?"
Xi Ping ignored this, simply asking, "Are you still cold?"
If she was cold, he could hold her and sleep again, hehe!
Because of his question, Leng Rubing remembered what had just happened and said fiercely, "It's none of your business!"
Xi Ping said, "Oh?" He paced back and forth in front of Leng Rubing a couple of times, then stopped in front of her, staring at her: "Really, it's none of my business?"
Leng Rubing turned her head to look at the ugly woman on the ground and said, "There's a woman on the ground, why don't you pick her up and put her on the straw, and start doing your thing?"
Xi Ping laughed: "I only want to hold you."
Leng Rubing said angrily: "Don't even think about it!"
Xi Ping felt that making this cold and beautiful woman so easily angered was a proud achievement in his life!
He took two steps forward, squatted down, picked up the ugly woman on the ground, and placed her on the straw. Because the light in the cave was dim, he couldn't see the ugly woman's face clearly—he didn't want to see it at all; he wanted to see a beauty like Leng Rubing!
He turned back and saw Leng Rubing still standing at the cave entrance, and said softly, "It's windy there, you'll get cold again soon, and I don't want to take off your clothes in front of other men!"
Leng Rubing looked up at the moon in the night sky outside and sighed.
The moon was almost full, yet not quite.
The boy quickly gathered a bundle of dry branches, stacked them neatly on the ground, and lit a tinderbox.
In the firelight, they could finally see each other clearly.
Leng Rubing's veil had fallen off during the fight, revealing her cold, beautiful face, which startled the boy. When he saw Xi Ping, the ugly middle-aged man, he was even more puzzled—why would such a beautiful girl like an ugly old man?
Leng Rubing and Xi Ping also saw the boy clearly; he had an ordinary face, was much shorter than Xi Ping, and was very thin.
Leng Rubing shifted her gaze to the ugly woman lying on the straw, only to find that she was indeed quite ugly, her face flushed, panting heavily, and her eyes seemingly spitting fire.
Leng Rubing was startled and placed her hand on the girl's face, exclaiming, "Oh no! She's been poisoned with lust poison!"
The boy, even more anxious, asked, "What is lust poison?"
Leng Rubing replied, "There's generally no antidote for lust poison. The usual method is to have sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, causing the poisoned person to release their pent-up desires, and they'll naturally recover."
Xi Ping was overjoyed, patting the boy's shoulder and saying, "That's easy, kid. Go and be intimate with your junior sister a few times, and her poison will be cured. Maybe your junior sister will treat you even better afterward to thank you for saving her life." But in his heart, he thought, "Such an ugly woman, even a lecherous man wouldn't dare..." "We have to escape!"
the boy's shrill voice rang out. "But—no!"
Xi Ping thought to himself, "So you're also disgusted by your own junior sister? Do you want me to fight the enemy?" Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he deliberately laughed loudly, "What's wrong with that? You're a man, she's a woman. Even though your junior sister is a bit ugly, you can't just stand by and watch her die! Go for it! Show your masculine prowess, and I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines."
The boy panicked and said, "But…": He reached his right hand to his ear, ripped off a piece of skin, revealing a beautiful face.
Xi Ping glanced at her and saw that she was a stunning beauty. Although she couldn't compare to Leng Rubing, she still captivated him. "If she's poisoned, I'll volunteer to save her! As for that ugly woman on the ground, hehe, I'll have to find someone else."
The ugly woman felt Xi Ping's lustful gaze, but she couldn't care less. She pleaded, "Please, please save my junior sister! You're the only man here. Although I don't want to see my junior sister... I don't want her to die. To save her life, I have no choice but to wrong her. I hope she can forgive my decision. I really have no other choice!"
Xi Ping's heart pounded, his head throbbing. He said, "No, no, I'm over forty years old. If I continue like this, I'll die. You should take her out of the mountain as soon as possible and find some strong young men! I'm too old, I'm useless."
At this moment, the ugly woman on the ground was in even more critical condition.
Leng Rubing said, "By the time she finds a man, the woman on the ground will have already died from lust. Don't be modest, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, show your true lecherous nature!"
Xi Ping said with a headache, "Leng Rubing, I did save your life, don't frame me!"
Leng Rubing said calmly, "Who framed you? Can't you use your blood? Maybe it will work, of course, if it doesn't, you'll have to suffer."
Xi Ping was overjoyed and shouted, "That's right, my blood can cure poison, how could I forget? Come on, boy, no, girl, give me your sword." Xi Ping
took the sword from the girl's hand, then handed it back to her, extending his left hand, saying, "You do it!" He turned his head to the side, not looking at his left hand.
The girl took the sword, hesitated for a moment, then raised it and slashed Xi Ping's wrist, blood flowing out.
Xi Ping frowned, quickly using his right thumb and forefinger to separate the wound, saying, "Open her mouth!"
The girl did as he was told.
Xi Ping dripped blood into the ugly girl's mouth, and when he felt it was enough, he quickly released his right hand, stopping the bleeding. You see, he had bled three times in recent days, a considerable sacrifice!
He triumphantly said to the beautiful girl, "Don't worry! She drank my blood, there's definitely no problem. In a little while, she'll go from a slut to a virtuous woman."
Leng Rubing poured cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Don't be so sure!"
The three of them nervously watched the ugly girl on the ground, only to see her breathing become even more rapid, her condition worsening, and she had long since lost her mind.
Xi Ping's triumph turned to disappointment, and then to despair, his face filled with anguish.
The girl pleaded with him again, "Please!"
Leng Rubing retorted, "It's time to unleash your lecherous nature!"
Xi Ping shouted, "Aren't you jealous when you see me being intimate with another woman?"
Leng Rubing calmly replied, "Why should I be jealous?"
Xi Ping sighed, "I thought you'd fallen for me, but you've made me happy for nothing!"
Leng Rubing said, "Do you think you're cute?"
The girl wholeheartedly agreed with Leng Rubing's words, thinking, "Indeed, I'm old and ugly, but now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to wrong my junior sister!"
She actually knelt down and begged Xi Ping.
Xi Ping glanced at Leng Rubing, seeing her icy expression and her indifference towards him, and noticing the girl at his feet crying uncontrollably, and the ugly woman on the ground, seemingly doomed if he didn't help her soon.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! But after this is over, you have to tell your junior sister not to bother me anymore. Can you do that?"
The girl nodded tearfully and said, "My junior sister will definitely not bother you."
Leng Rubing sneered from the side, "Don't you even look at your own face? Who would bother you?"
Xi Ping pointed at her, angrily saying, "You—" He suddenly stopped mid-sentence, turned around, walked to the cave wall, kicked it a few times, then looked back at Leng Rubing and laughed, "Don't be jealous!"
Leng Rubing turned her face away, giving him an angry backstab.
Xi Ping glanced at the ugly woman on the ground and said to the girl, "Go release her pressure points, and take off her clothes while you're at it."
When the girl removed all of her junior sister's equipment, Xi Ping was somewhat dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that someone with such an ugly face could have such a beautiful figure and skin, white and lustrous, exquisitely delicate, with every part of her body perfectly proportioned. It was just a pity that her face was so… Alas, fate is cruel!
While the girl was undressing her junior sister, Xi Ping had already taken off his own clothes. He thought, if you're going to do it, don't be so indecisive and spoil the mood.
At this moment, seeing the girl undress her junior sister, Xi Ping shouted, "Release her pressure points and guard the entrance for me!"
The girl turned around and was completely dumbfounded. A naked man stood behind her like a god, his strong body displaying a bewitching allure in the firelight. When she saw his erect manhood, she suddenly worried for her junior sister: "Her place is so small, can it accommodate such a huge thing?"
Not only was the girl shocked, but even Leng Rubing was quite surprised. She wasn't unfamiliar with men's bodies; the Butterfly Sect never forbade such things, and as long as both parties were willing, they dared to make love anywhere!
She had seen many men's bodies, and each time she had felt disgusted. However, now, seeing this male body, she felt a strange excitement. No wonder even a wanton woman like Qi Ji had been conquered by him; he was indeed astonishingly strong and perfect!
Xi Ping said to the girl, "Have you seen enough? If you have, release her pressure points, or I'll change my mind! If you haven't seen enough, you can watch a live performance later. If that's not enough, I won't refuse you to join in."
The girl blushed and released the ugly woman's pressure points. Once released, the ugly woman pounced on Xi Ping from the ground, scratching and biting him.
Xi Ping hugged her tightly and pressed her down onto the straw…
After more than three hours of fierce fighting, the ugly woman finally gave in and fell into a deep sleep. Xi Ping stood up from the ugly woman, covered in sweat. The fire had gone out, and the sky outside was beginning to lighten.
The two women sat cross-legged at the cave entrance, back to back and facing outwards, clearly having not slept all night—how could they possibly sleep?
Xi Ping pulled up his trousers, wiped the sweat from his brow with his clothes, and said to the two women
at the cave entrance, "Come in! Haven't you been sitting all night enough? Why don't you get some sleep?" The two women stood up and stood there for a while, their legs clearly numb from sitting.
Leng Rubing turned her head and said coldly, "With you two making so much noise, who can sleep?"
The young girl went over to check on her junior sister. Seeing that although her junior sister's lower body was badly injured, her face, apart from being a little pale, showed no signs of poisoning, and her breathing was steady, she was relieved and immediately felt sleepy, so
she lay down next to the ugly woman to sleep. Xi Ping went over and picked up Leng Rubing, ignoring her protests, struggles, and pounding, and laid her down on the other side of the ugly woman, saying, "From now on, I'll hold you while I sleep, all the way to Changchun Hall."
Leng Rubing was tired from struggling and finally fell asleep against his broad, strong chest.
Xi Ping also gradually drifted off to sleep. He had a terrible dream in which an ugly monster was chasing him relentlessly.
Not far from the cave entrance were Shi Zhusheng's group.
Tianjie said, "Young Master, those two women went in. Should we follow them to see?"
Shi Zhusheng replied, "No need. To be on the safe side, let's wait for them here. I don't believe they won't come out!"
So, the group waited there for Xiping and the others to come out, but Xiping was fast asleep in the cave with three women. If Shi Zhusheng knew, he would be furious!
However, many of them also fell asleep on the spot, dreaming of their own dreams!
In the end, even Shi Zhusheng fell asleep.
Erjie, being the most loyal, naturally followed his master in his dreams, dominating the world!
They never actually dominated the world, but their snoring shook the entire forest, causing weak animals to flee at the sound—truly formidable, extremely formidable.

Chapter Three: A Familiar

Encounter At noon, a sudden scream woke everyone inside and outside the cave.
When the ugly woman opened her eyes, she found herself naked and sleeping on top of an ugly man. Startled, she screamed, immediately waking the other three.
Leng Rubing, upon waking, saw herself also asleep on Xi Ping's other side and was furious, struggling to sit up.
The ugly woman, seeing herself completely naked and aching all over, especially in her lower body, lacked the strength to even stand and burst into tears. Xi Ping told her to stop crying, but she realized it was this ugly, old man who had... and she cried even more miserably.
The young woman helped the ugly woman sit up, dressed her, and tried to comfort her, but to no avail.
The ugly woman said she didn't want to live anymore; this ugly middle-aged man had taken her body and stolen her virginity. With that, she drew her sword to commit suicide, but the young woman stopped her, and the ugly woman threw herself into her arms, weeping loudly.
Xi Ping, standing to the side, said, "If it weren't for my helpful nature, you'd be a virgin your whole life! I went through all that trouble to save your life, and you dare say I'm ugly and old?!"
Upon hearing this, the ugly woman cried out in anguish and fainted.
Xi Ping said, "Wake her up, we still have a long way to go."
The young woman had no choice but to wake the ugly woman, who, upon waking, began to cry again.
Xi Ping, greatly annoyed, stood up and walked towards the cave entrance, only to find it filled with people from the gates of hell.
Shi Zhusheng greeted him, "The gift I gave you last night, wasn't it nice?"
Xi Ping was furious, "Damn it! You bastard, you didn't give me a beautiful senior sister, but you gave me an ugly, crybaby junior sister! I'll eat my hat!"
Shi Zhusheng apologized, "Although I knew they were both female, in the dark, I forgot to tell which was prettier, so I just picked one randomly, but it turned out to be a bit ugly—did you sleep with her or not?"
Xi Ping was both amused and exasperated, "What do you think?"
Shi Zhusheng said, "Last night I gave that woman a 'Blissful Ecstasy Pill.' She won't ejaculate without three or four hours of intercourse. Because I know you're not afraid of poison, but aphrodisiacs are different from poison. Generally, they can't be countered except through direct intercourse, so I think you had to have direct intercourse with that..." There's no other way for a woman to have intercourse except through intercourse, unless you don't save her! But if you have intercourse with her, and if you can't last until she ejaculates, you yourself will suffer the consequences, dying from exhaustion. I originally thought you would have a little bit of a sense of justice and would never stand by and watch someone die, but I was wrong about you.”
Xi Ping said, “Oh? Is that so? How do you know I would stand by and watch someone die?”
Shi Zhusheng smiled and said, “I have to admit you're very strong, but you can't possibly last three or four hours in this.”
Xi Ping patted his forehead and said, “Hmm, you're right.” Looking up at the sky, several small birds flew over his head, and he said, “If I hadn't fired my gun, would she still be alive now?”
Shi Zhusheng said, “She would have gone to paradise long ago.”
However, at this moment, Leng Rubing came out, and the girl also helped the ugly woman out.
When Shi Zhusheng saw this, his smile immediately froze, and suddenly his expression changed drastically. He turned to Erjie and said, “Go!”
The ugly woman shouted, “Beast, don't go, or you'll die!”
The ugly girl wanted to chase after Shi Zhusheng and fight him to the death, but was stopped by the young girl. The young girl said, "Junior sister, there will be plenty of opportunities for revenge. We can settle accounts with them after we see our parents."
Xi Ping said, "I advise you not to go. If he gives you another of those 'Extreme Bliss' or 'Soul-Destroying Pills,' I have no interest in playing with you anymore."
Upon hearing this, the ugly girl burst into tears and fainted again.
Tian Jie looked at Shi Zhusheng, who was walking forward silently with a gloomy face, and
asked in confusion, "Young master, are we really going back like this?" Shi Zhusheng, like a defeated rooster, said dejectedly, "What's the use of not going back? Even if we get Leng Rubing now, it won't help."
Tian Jie asked, "Why?"
Shi Zhusheng said, "When I saw Leng Rubing and that ugly girl come out of the cave unharmed, I understood everything. That kid has the Nine Yang Body and must have practiced some kind of Yin-Yang union technique to be able to fight for four or five hours straight. It seems that he also dispelled the cold energy of the 'Earth Treasury Pill' in Leng Rubing's body, otherwise..." Given her condition yesterday, if she hadn't recovered from the cold poison by today, she would have been frozen stiff long ago. Now, both women are standing right in front of me, perfectly fine. How can I not leave? I already have trouble dealing with Huang Xiping, let alone with three more women whose martial arts are still decent. Staying means certain death! Continuing to fight is pointless; my 'Earth Treasury Pill' is gone for good. I'm not stupid; at this point, survival is paramount. As long as I'm alive, I can always fight again!"
Shi Zhusheng lowered his head and remained silent—this time he was truly doomed; it seemed he would never be able to cultivate the "Earth Treasury Qi"...
Suddenly, a loud "bang!"
"Ouch, damn it!" Shi Zhusheng rubbed his head, which had been throbbing from hitting the tree trunk, pointed at the large tree in front of him, and said angrily, "Even you're going against me? Erjie, uproot it!" He then kicked it a couple more times.
Xi Ping found it strange to see Shi Zhusheng retreat on his own, but he was too lazy to investigate. He said, "Let's go too!"
The girl looked at the ugly woman in her arms and murmured, "But she..."
Xi Ping sighed, picked up the ugly woman, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and said, "Let's go!"
The girl volunteered, "I'll lead the way. Those two horses might still be there—we raised them."
Xi Ping and Leng Rubing followed the girl. They hadn't gone far when the ugly woman on his shoulder woke up, pounding on Xi Ping's back and constantly crying to get down. But after Xi Ping put her down, she became weak and couldn't even stand. So Xi Ping hoisted her onto his shoulder again and warned her that if she moved again, he would immediately strip her naked on the spot and then...
This trick worked. The ugly woman obediently let Xi Ping carry her, but tears streamed down her face the whole way.
They arrived at the place where the two women and the Gate of Hell had fought the night before. The two horses were indeed still there.
The two sisters were riding together. Leng Rubing refused to sit with Xiping, but without a word, Xiping lifted her onto the horse, mounted himself, and hugged her tightly from behind.
The two horses moved slowly. Firstly, because riding two people on one horse was too heavy a burden for the horses; secondly, because if they went too fast, the ugly woman would cry out that she couldn't take it anymore. Fortunately, the four of them had brought some dry rations, and although they weren't full or satisfied, they managed to get through the day.
During the journey, the four of them exchanged names so that they could address each other. The two female disciples were called Mingming and Xiaoxiao; Xiping naturally gave his formal name, Huang Niu, and he gave Leng Rubing a more elegant name—Bingbing, which Leng Rubing accepted.
They traveled through the night and arrived at Huangpo Town at noon the next day. Their first priority was to find a decent hotel for a hearty meal, and then they immediately looked for an inn.
The four of them checked into the Ping'an Inn and booked two superior rooms: one for Xiping and Leng Rubing, and the other for the two female disciples.
The other innkeepers, seeing Leng Rubing and Xi Ping enter a room together, all shook their heads and sighed, "Such a beautiful young woman living with an ugly, old man! Alas, the world is so unfair!"
Xi Ping and Leng Rubing entered the room, and Xi Ping immediately collapsed onto the bed, only to find Leng Rubing preferring to sleep on the table rather than get into bed.
Xi Ping asked, "Why don't you sleep in bed?"
Leng Rubing reverted to her usual cold expression, coldly replying, "I can't sleep with you there!"
Xi Ping laughed, "Really? I think you sleep best when you're in my arms."
Leng Rubing retorted angrily, "You—"
Xi Ping got off the bed and walked towards Leng Rubing. Leng Rubing thought Xi Ping was going to carry her to bed again, and her expression tightened.
Xi Ping came to her side but didn't hug her. He simply said softly, "Don't do this. Since you don't like it, I'll sleep on the floor. You should sleep on the bed!"
Leng Rubing felt a strange sense of loss. For a fleeting moment, she had genuinely hoped Xi Ping would hug her, even though she would struggle if he did. She truly longed for it—she didn't know why.
Wasn't she the one who hated men the most?
After the two sisters returned to their room, as soon as they lay down on the bed, the ugly girl Xiao Xiao continued her crying spree.
She didn't know how many times she had cried these past two days!
Senior Sister Mingming comforted her, saying, "Junior Sister, don't cry, it'll hurt your health."
Xiaoxiao cried, "Senior Sister, don't try to comfort me. My body is already impure, what use is it to me? Senior Sister, I really want to die, but I don't have the courage to do it anymore. Why did you let him save me then? It would have been cleaner if I had died!"
Mingming sighed, "Junior Sister, I know this decision has hurt you, but if you die, we will be even more heartbroken. Can you bear to leave us and your parents?"
Xiaoxiao said, "But how will I get married? This man is old and ugly, and so lecherous. He has a beautiful girl with him, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen! I really don't know why she would like such an ugly man!"
Mingming said, "I don't think that woman likes that ugly man; it's just that he's infatuated."
Xiaoxiao said, "But they hug and kiss every day, and they even sleep together—"
Mingming exclaimed, "Junior Sister, are you jealous?"
Xiaoxiao scolded, "Senior Sister, why are you making him angry?!" As soon as she said that, she started crying again.
Mingming apologized to her, "Good junior sister, don't cry! Senior sister didn't mean to upset you—but, although his face is ugly, his body is surprisingly strong, definitely not what one would expect from a man in his forties. I was stunned at the time."
Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Senior sister, at the time, he and I—you and Bingbing were watching from the side?"
Mingming said, "I was the one who took off your clothes. After I released your pressure points, you pounced on him, scratching and biting him. Then he pinned you to the ground and started—"
Xiaoxiao covered her face with her hands and cried out, "Don't say it, don't say it."
Mingming still recalled, "At the time, you seemed to be shaking your back off, screaming so loudly, Bingbing and I..." Bing hadn't been watching for long when she became flushed, her heart pounding, and her breathing rapid. She had to sit at the cave entrance with her back to you all night, feeling miserable the entire time. "He initially said he was old and useless, who knew he'd be so strong? If he were younger and not so ugly, you might consider marrying him."
Xiaoxiao said, "Senior sister, I don't want to marry that old lecher!"
Mingming said, "What are you afraid of? You don't have someone you like."
Xiaoxiao said, "He's old enough to be my father."
Mingming sighed, "Alas, that is a problem! If there's a chance in the future, I'll find you a handsome young man, but I probably won't find one as strong as him."
Xiaoxiao said with a bitter face, "I'm already like this, will anyone still want me?"
Mingming said, "Silly junior sister, you're so beautiful. Even if you married a hundred times, someone would still want you. Besides
, you've only been married once." But was she really beautiful?
The four of them slept until evening. After waking up, they simply called Xiping and Leng Rubing to their room for dinner.
While eating, Xiaoxiao stared intently at Xiping with her large, watery eyes, a look that was hard to tell if it was love or hate.
Xiping felt a strange unease under her gaze—how could such an ugly woman have such captivating eyes?
He then thought of her graceful figure, and a surge of heat rose within him. He couldn't help but shout, "What are you looking at! Eat!"
Xiaoxiao, startled by his shout, burst into tears again!
Those watery eyes were truly extraordinary beauty.
Mingming quickly comforted her.
Leng Rubing coldly said, "You've taken advantage of her so much, can't she even look at you?"
Xiping spat out a chicken bone and said, "Do you think I wanted to? If it weren't for saving her, I wouldn't even bother to look at her."
Xiaoxiao cried, "You bastard! I don't want you to save me! Why did you save me? How am I supposed to get married now?"
Xiping glanced at her, picked up a piece of chicken, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed for a while, and then said, "Anyway, don't marry me!"
Xiaoxiao cried loudly, "I'd rather die than marry you, you ugly old man!"
Xiping immediately put down his chopsticks and clapped his hands happily, "Wow, good, good! Your decision is right. You should know, my daughter is two years older than you!"
Xiaoxiao stopped crying and stared at him, "Then why are you still hugging and sleeping with Bingbing?"
The other three forgot to chew their food when they heard this, and Xiping almost choked.
三人都用怪怪的眼神看着晓晓：“咦，她不会是吃冷如冰的醋吧？”
晓晓又道：“不论你多丑多老，你总是我的第一个男人，我即使不嫁给你，也不会轻易地放过你，我定叫二哥揍你一顿，你太可恶了！”
希平听了就像吃了定心丸一样，又继续嚼他口中的鸡肉，道：“我不管你叫谁来，只要你尽快离开我的视线，我就感激不尽了。明明，你说过不会让她缠着我的，明天你最好把她带得远远的，我怕她一时想不开，非要嫁给我这个丑老鬼不可！”
冷如冰突然道：“吃饭吧！你们别吵了。”
师姐妹两人从希平房里出来回到房间后，躺在床上，翻来覆去睡不着。
明明道：“师妹，你真的要叫师兄揍他？”
晓晓道：“我也不知道，他那么气人，夺走了我的初夜，还嫌我！我见到他就有气，恨不得、恨不得－－”
明明急道：“师妹，你恨不得什么？”
晓晓泄气道：“我恨不得咬他几口。”
明明有点哭笑不得的道：“哦？”
晓晓道：“师姐，我该怎么办？”
明明叹息道：“明天回山庄去，你的事以后再说，一时也急不来的，嗯？”
晓晓道：“以后若是找不到他呢？”
明明大惊：“你还想找他？他不来缠你，你就该谢天谢地了！你才十六七岁，他都四十多岁了，难不成你想嫁给他？”
晓晓只是一阵沉默。
Mingming added, "We should leave them as soon as possible, otherwise it'll be terrible if he finds out you're disguised. If he knows you're a beauty, how could a lecherous man like him let you go?"
Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something and whispered, "Senior sister, could he also be disguised like us?"
Mingming said, "I've suspected it before, but I can't see any flaws."
Xiaoxiao said, "Observe him for a few more days, maybe we can find his flaws—ah, senior sister, I remember now, whenever I'm with him, I have a familiar feeling, as if I've known him before." But I can't remember where I've seen this person before!
Mingming sneered, "You might as well say you and he were husband and wife in a past life, that would be more convincing! You did that with him in a hazy state, so of course you'd have a vague sense of familiarity after you sobered up, what's so strange about that? Listen to your senior sister, we'll go back to the manor tomorrow. If you really can't forget him, we'll go to Changchun Hall to find him. It's only a seven or eight-day journey from our manor to Changchun Hall. Sleep! Don't think too much, you weren't like this before. Sigh..."

Chapter Four: Holding You in My Dreams

Leng Rubing sat on the edge of the bed, Xiping pacing back and forth in front of her.
“Bingbing—”
Leng Rubing interrupted him, “Don’t call me Bingbing, it sounds cheesy.”
Xi Ping looked at her and said, “Do you think Shi Zhusheng will still use that kind of vicious method?”
Leng Rubing was confused and asked, “Which kind?”
Xi Ping said, “The kind that—using one, no, several ugly women to exhaust me…”
Leng Rubing scoffed, “Aren’t you very capable?”
Xi Ping scratched his head and laughed, “That’s not a problem, the problem is the women he finds for me are too ugly. If they were all as beautiful as you, I could have a dozen or twenty without a problem!” Leng Rubing
ignored his nonsense, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep with her face turned inward.
Xi Ping looked at the floor, then at Leng Rubing on the bed, and whispered in her ear, “Bingbing, aren’t you cold?” Leng Rubing
felt her ear tickling and scolded, “Don’t come near me!”
Xi Ping was quite annoyed, left Leng Rubing, walked around the room a few times, looked at Leng Rubing again, and helplessly lay down on the floor.
As midnight approached, her icy body began to chill again, but she endured it, not wanting Xiping to know.
Looking at Xiping sleeping soundly on the floor, she couldn't understand this man's constitution at all. She
first met him at the Qunfang Pavilion; he acted like a rogue and a child, making a complete mess of the place!
Qi Ji said his skills in bed were top-notch, but his hand-to-hand combat was mediocre, yet he defeated Di Jie in one move!
Later, when they traveled together, she thought he truly didn't know martial arts, and just as she was about to despair, he instantly defeated the most powerful "Divine Strike" of the Three Heroes.
What puzzled her most was that once she had physical contact with him, the chill in her body wouldn't flare up!
Didn't Shi Zhusheng say that only by having intercourse with someone who cultivates "Earthly Store Qi" or someone with the Nine Yang Heavy Body could the cold nature of the "Earthly Store Pill" be neutralized? Why, now, without intercourse, but simply embracing that bastard, could she resist the cold poison in her body?
What kind of person was he?
She should ask him! It seemed even he himself didn't understand; sometimes he was as annoying as an idiot, and other times so captivating.
Hmm, yes, captivating?! Would she be captivated by him? Of course not.
Thinking this, Leng Rubing gradually drifted into a cold dream.
When her two fellow disciples knocked on the door, Leng Rubing was already awake. She opened the door and let them in.
Seeing Xiping sleeping on the floor, Xiaoxiao exclaimed with delight, as if discovering a new continent, "Ha, this old ox is sleeping on the floor! He, he—"
Suddenly, she saw Xiping's eyes snap open, staring intently at her, and she couldn't utter a word.
Xi Ping stood up from the ground, his tall frame looming over Xiao Xiao, and shouted, "Are you happy that I slept on the floor?"
Xiao Xiao felt a little scared, but somehow, she lowered her head and uttered, "I...I am a little happy." Then she timidly looked up, her watery eyes brimming with tears.
The other three were astonished by Xiao Xiao's frankness—what was this! Wasn't she obviously happy that Xi Ping hadn't slept with other women?
Mingming thought that her junior sister might have fallen in love with this ugly old man.
Xiao Xiao stammered, "I'm leaving now, can you grant me a request?"
Xi Ping looked at this ugly woman, a surge of emotion welling up inside him. Perhaps out of pity, he nodded to her.
Xiaoxiao seemed very happy, then said somewhat awkwardly, "I...I want you to kiss me—kiss me!"
Xiping immediately changed his mind, saying, "No, that's unreasonable, I won't do it!" After a pause, he added, "Besides, I haven't rinsed my mouth yet!"
Leng Rubing was quite indifferent to Xiping's change of heart; she knew this scoundrel was capable of anything, let alone just going back on his word!
However, the other two girls were surprised and angry at Xiping's breach of promise.
Mingming said, "Junior sister, don't cry. This scoundrel isn't worth it. Let's go!"
Just as Xiaoxiao turned to leave, Xiping swept her up in his arms and kissed her deeply…
"Don't you regret it?" Leng Rubing asked, watching the two sisters walk away.
Xi Ping breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Was it necessary?"
Leng Rubing said, "I forgot to tell you, she might be a beauty like her senior sister."
Xi Ping asked curiously, "How do you know?"
Leng Rubing, revealing her true colors after the fact, said, "I could tell a long time ago that she was also disguised—a woman with that kind of body and skin can't be ugly!"
Xi Ping suddenly rushed forward a short distance, then turned around and ran back to Leng Rubing, saying, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Leng Rubing sneered, "You regret it now?"
Xi Ping pretended to be affectionate and said, "Although you won't admit it, I always feel that you're jealous."
Leng Rubing said, "I'm not going to waste my breath on you. Go buy a carriage and continue being your coachman."
When they settled in the inn that night, Xi Ping still shared a room with Leng Rubing and still slept on the floor. He woke up in the middle of the night and heard Leng Rubing calling "Leng" in a daze. He got up and saw her curled up, trembling uncontrollably.
Without a second thought, he took off his clothes, pulled back her blanket, stripped her upper body naked, got into bed, held her tightly in his arms, covered them both with the blanket, and fell asleep again.
He didn't know how long he had slept when he was awakened by Leng Rubing's struggles. Opening his eyes, he saw her trying desperately to break free from his arms. He only held her tighter, pretending to complain, "Can't you just let me sleep in peace?"
Leng Rubing was pressed against him, her soft breasts pressed tightly against his firm chest, almost unable to breathe. She pounded on him with her fists, angrily shouting, "Let me go! Let me go! You bastard, you come up here and act rudely while I'm asleep!"
Xi Ping didn't take Leng Rubing's light punches seriously at all, saying, "Bingbing, no matter what you think, I won't let you go. Oh, I forgot to tell you, holding you while I sleep is much more comfortable than sleeping on the floor. I've decided to keep my promise—I'll hold you while I sleep until we get to Changchun Hall."
Leng Rubing seemed tired, lying on top of him without moving, just panting. At these moments, her tears would wet Xi Ping's chest.
Xi Ping never imagined that this cold, beautiful woman could cry so easily, just like Xiao Xiao—silent tears!
Leng Rubing rubbed her face vigorously against Xi Ping's chest, but she was wiping away tears.
Xi Ping found it amusing and rolled over, pinning her to the bed.
Leng Rubing was terrified and exclaimed, "What are you going to do?!"
Xi Ping teased her deliberately, "What do you think?"
Leng Rubing struggled a few times in panic and cried out, "You bastard, how dare you do this to me... I, I'll..."
Xi Ping freed one hand and gently stroked her beautiful face, then bent down to kiss away her tears and said tenderly, "Bingbing, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. It hurts me to see you cold! Until you're cured, I'll hold you while we sleep. Once you're better, I won't bother you anymore, okay?"
Xi Ping rolled over again and pulled Leng Rubing onto him. Leng Rubing didn't resist. She said, "I'm not used to sleeping like this. I don't want you to hold me while I sleep. I want to hold you while I sleep. Can you let me go first?"
Xi Ping found it strange, but he listened to her and loosened his arms that were tightly holding her.
Leng Rubing slid off Xi Ping and lay on her left side, her head resting on his arm. Her left hand and foot were draped over him, and she breathed softly into his ear, saying, "This is more comfortable." Xi Ping
's right hand reached out and gently caressed her breast, asking, "Bingbing, is this comfortable?"
Leng Rubing groaned, pulling Xi Ping's hand away and scolding, "Don't touch me there!"
Xi Ping asked knowingly, "Where?"
Leng Rubing sighed, "You said you wouldn't violate me."
Xi Ping's hand brushed across her face, stroking her hair, and he said, "Then you can violate me."
Leng Rubing remained silent for a moment. "Yes," she said softly, "Do you really want to possess me?"
Upon hearing this, Xi Ping knew he couldn't continue flirting with her, or he truly wouldn't be able to control himself. So he said seriously, "Actually, I know you don't like this, but if we don't, you'll freeze. After you're cured at Changchun Hall, if you're willing, I'll possess you in a grand way. If you're not willing, I won't force you. During this time, my responsibility is to protect you, so don't worry, I'll endure until I get a nosebleed and won't do anything to you—at most, I'll just casually touch here and kiss there. You won't object, will you?"
Leng Rubing didn't answer; she had already fallen asleep.
Xi Ping just couldn't understand this woman. They had just been arguing and talking, and before he could finish speaking, she was already dreaming.
Yet, seeing her sleeping so carefree beside him, he felt an indescribable satisfaction and sweetness.
He thought, he probably really had fallen in love with this ice beauty!
But did she love him the same way?
From then on, Xi Ping worked as a coachman during the day, and after eating and bathing at the inn, he would sleep in the same bed with Leng Rubing.
Ever since that night when she changed her sleeping position, Leng Rubing kept changing it. Sometimes she would sleep on her side, hugging Xiping; sometimes she would lie on top of him; and sometimes she would lie on her back on him.
Even in her sleep, her delicate hands were restless, mostly reaching under Xiping's clothes to his chest, sometimes between his legs, and even inside his pants… In her sleep, she would punch him a few times, kick him a few times, and bite him randomly a couple of times.
Although Xiping no longer had nosebleeds, Leng Rubing's movements in her sleep made him feel hot all over. So he protested by waking her up and telling her to sleep on her side, but she refused, saying she was used to falling asleep hugging him and couldn't sleep without him.
So Xiping threatened Leng Rubing that if she continued like this, he wouldn't be able to resist violating her; she also threatened him that if he dared to violate her, she wouldn't restore his appearance.
Helpless, Xiping could only gently push her away in the middle of the night, go to the floor to lie down and cool off, and gradually quell his burning desire.
However, not long after he fell asleep, a pillow hit his ugly face. He opened his eyes and saw Leng Rubing glaring at him fiercely on the bed. He had no choice but to get up again, dust himself off, hug the pillow, and dejectedly lie back down on the bed. She immediately pressed her tempting body against him again...
He said, "Bingbing, I want you, won't I?"
However, Leng Rubing always seemed to fall asleep at this time, without saying a word.
Therefore, Xi Ping suffered from insomnia almost every night. When driving during the day, he would revert to his old ways, always having to lean against the outside of the carriage and sleep several times a day to make up for the sleep he lost at night.
These days were both sensual and unbearable. After half a month, he finally arrived at Changchun Hall. Xi Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "My mission is officially completed. From now on, if you hug me to sleep again, I'll make sure you can't sleep every night and can't get out of bed every day."

Chapter 5: Devil and Angel

Changchun Hall is famous in the martial arts world and is one of the four great martial arts families of today. The other three families are, in order, the Divine Blade Sect, the Heavenly Wind Fortress, and the Green Sword Manor.
The founders of the four great martial arts families were fellow disciples. To other martial artists, the four families appeared as one; however, in reality, they rarely interacted. Unless something extraordinary happened, they looked at each other with a somewhat distant, almost unfamiliar, air.
There was a traditional agreement among the four families: every twenty years, a martial arts tournament would be held among the younger generation of the four families. The winner would become the true leader of the four families, ruling them for the next twenty years.
The four families were located in the four cardinal directions: Changchun Hall in the east, Bilu Sword Manor in the south, Tianfeng Fortress in the west, and Shendao Sect in the north.
If any of the four families faced trouble, the other three would offer their full support. But if things were peaceful, they would greet each other with a polite "Hey, brother, where are you from?"—truly family members who didn't recognize each other.
Although Changchun Hall was one of the four great martial arts families, its members were generally of mediocre martial arts skills. However, Changchun Hall's reputation in the martial arts world surpassed that of the other three combined, all because its medical skills were renowned throughout the land. Whether good or bad, as long as the patient could afford it, they would treat them.
Moreover, if you weren't destined to die, they could save you. Of course, if you were already on your deathbed, they would sympathetically say, "Alas, go back and prepare for your funeral!"
Therefore, both the righteous and the wicked respected Changchun Hall greatly and never dared to touch them, fearing that if they did, they would be left without anyone to heal them if they were killed—one must always leave oneself a way out, right?
Thus, although Changchun Hall's martial arts skills were mediocre, over the decades, it had firmly established itself in the martial arts world, its fame spreading far and wide, its wealth flowing in, making it rich and powerful.
That day, Xi Ping stopped his carriage in front of Changchun Hall's gate, got out, and asked the gatekeeper to announce his arrival. The gatekeeper said that their master had just gone on a long trip and that he should come back in a while, or go to a branch of Changchun Hall for treatment.
Xi Ping thought to himself, "What a coincidence! I came today, and you left yesterday? Isn't this just blatantly trying to fob me off?"
Unlike other martial arts figures who showed Changchun Hall the same respect, he grabbed the gatekeeper by the collar, lifted him up, and said, "Are you going to announce my arrival or not? If you dare say 'no,' I'll throw you out into the street!"
The gatekeeper nodded repeatedly, letting Xi Ping put him down, and then scurried inside like a rat.
Xi Ping turned around and saw a crowd of onlookers. He roared menacingly, "What are you looking at! Haven't you ever seen someone come seeking medical help?"
He called that "seeking medical help"? That's outrageous!
Xi Ping walked to the carriage, his expression softening instantly. "Bingbing, you can get off now."
Leng Rubing stepped down from the carriage, and the onlookers were stunned. How could such a beautiful young woman be with an ugly, old, and unreasonable man?
As they approached the door again, a sharp voice called out from inside, "Who's causing trouble here?"
A pretty girl of about seventeen or eighteen and a handsome boy of about sixteen or seventeen rushed out. They were momentarily stunned to see an ugly middle-aged man and a woman of near-celestial beauty.
The girl angrily demanded of Xi Ping, "Were you causing trouble here?"
Xi Ping smiled ambiguously at her beautiful face, which held a hint of arrogance yet also a touch of childishness, and said, "Sprinkling salt? No, no, I didn't come here to sprinkle salt. I came here for medical treatment. May I ask who you are, beautiful young lady?"
The girl scoffed at his flippant tone and said, "My parents are out. You two can come back another time!"
Xi Ping said, "No, this can't be delayed—that's right, your father isn't home, so you'll have to come and treat my Bingbing." !
The girl frowned and said, "Who is Bingbing?"
Xiping glanced at Leng Rubing next to him from the corner of his eye and said, "Here, this is it."
The girl looked at Leng Rubing, then at Xiping, and said, "Is she your daughter?" He doesn't look sick!
Xiping said: "She is not sick, but I am." "
Leng Rubing said: "Girl, ignore this bastard! I am sincerely seeking medical treatment. Can you please help me?
The girl hesitated for a while and said, "Okay!" Come in and talk. "
Hua Chukai, the head of Changchun Hall, and his wife Ouyang Zhen have two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter Hua Xiaoqian married Zhao Zihao, the eldest son of the Shen Dao Sect a year ago. The daughter and son who appeared in front of Xiping were Hua Chukai's second daughter Hua Xiaoman and his only son Hua Xiaobo
After hearing Leng Rubing's statement, Hua Xiaoman didn't know how to treat them, so she had to let them stay until Hua Chukai and his wife came back.
Hua Xiaoman arranged two guest rooms for them. Xiping said there was no need for so many, one was enough, and the two of us slept together.
Leng Rubing blushed and hurriedly asked, "Who slept with you?"
The two argued endlessly about whether or not they slept together, their faces turning red with embarrassment.
The two siblings standing nearby watched this scene with great surprise—what exactly was the relationship between these two? They didn't seem like father and daughter, nor lovers; how did they end up together?! And sleeping together?!
The two siblings couldn't help but feel sorry for Leng Rubing; such a beautiful woman was with an old and ugly rogue… Alas, fate is cruel, and beauty is envied!
Hua Xiaobo was even more indignant, wishing he could snatch the beautiful angel sister from the clutches of the devil and hand her over to Brother Wei for protection—yes, only Brother Wei was worthy of this sister. But if Brother Wei married this sister, Sister Xiaoman would be heartbroken. Alas, what to do?
In the end, Xiping made a concession, no longer insisting on sleeping with Leng Rubing, but demanding that she sleep with Hua Xiaoman.
Both women asked why.
He was furious and roared at Leng Rubing, "I get cold as soon as you leave me! If you freeze to death in the middle of the night, who will know? I'm at ease as long as someone's by your side. Don't you know how much I care about you?"
At Xiping's insistence, the two unfamiliar girls had no choice but to share a bed.
That night, Xiping finally slept soundly—it turns out that sometimes sleeping alone is a kind of happiness.
Hua Xiaoman, in the other room, inherited his fate, barely sleeping a wink all night. As soon as she lay down, Leng Rubing rolled over and hugged her, making her hair stand on end—how terrifying! Was this woman a pervert?
Leng Rubing suddenly realized that the person sleeping next to her wasn't Xiping, and embarrassed, she released Hua Xiaoman and went to sleep on the other side.
Hua Xiaoman hadn't slept long when Leng Rubing woke her up again. She saw Leng Rubing's foot draped over her legs, and her hand inside her pajamas pressing against her nipples. Hua Xiaoman instinctively pushed Leng Rubing away, her heart pounding with panic.
Leng Rubing, awakened by her touch, looked at her and said, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Hua Xiaoman said angrily, "How can I sleep when your hands are all over me?"
Leng Rubing said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, that's why I didn't want to sleep with you in the first place! Because that bastard forced me to sleep with him at first, and after a while, I got used to sleeping next to him. As soon as I lay down, I would instinctively hug him, and even when I was asleep, my hands and feet would move around on him—oh! Did I bite you?"
Hua Xiaoman shook her head in confusion, not understanding why she would ask such a question.
Leng Rubing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When I'm asleep, I often bite him and won't let go. I was really afraid I bit you just now."
Hua Xiaoman asked curiously, "What exactly is your relationship with him? Why do you sleep with him? Is he so ugly and so old, how can you still like him?"
Leng Rubing thought to herself, "You don't know his true face, that's why you say that. If you ever see his true face, you won't think that way. I have to admit, this bastard is the most handsome man I've ever seen." But she said aloud, "He's my bodyguard. He's been protecting me all this way. I don't like him. He forced me to share a bed with him to keep me warm. He never went any further, so I just held him and fell asleep without worry. Now it's become a habit. You won't laugh at me, will you?"
Hua Xiaoman felt great sympathy, convinced that it was because of the cold poison in her body that Leng Rubing had let that ugly old man take advantage of her so much.
She comforted Leng Rubing, saying, "Miss Leng, you don't need to be sad. Once my parents come back and cure your illness, he won't have any reason to take advantage of you."
Leng Rubing replied calmly, "I hope so."
However, Leng Rubing knew she would never be able to go back to the way things were before, and her cold heart could no longer find peace. Since meeting Xi Ping, she had shown too much joy and sorrow, and was no longer the carefree butterfly princess she once was.
The most terrifying thing was that she had actually gotten used to him being by her side, used to everything he did for her. To be honest, she didn't sleep well tonight without him by her side. She really wished that he was sleeping next to her right now, so she could hug his strong body, put her hands and feet anywhere on his body, wherever it felt comfortable, and even bite him until he cried out, then chuckle to herself with satisfaction... Thinking this, Leng Rubing gradually drifted off to sleep again.
Hua Xiaoman woke up again, still because of Leng Rubing's embrace, but this time Leng Rubing's body was chilling. It turned out that Leng Rubing's chilling aura had flared up again, and she was curled up in a cold position.
Hua Xiaoman immediately woke Leng Rubing up and asked, "Is it only he who can cure the cold poison in your body?"
Leng Rubing replied, "I don't know if others can cure it, but as long as he's by my side, I won't feel cold."
Hua Xiaoman got out of bed and said, "I'll go wake him."
Leng Rubing said anxiously, "It should be dawn now, don't wake him, I'll endure it for a while until daybreak."
Hua Xiaoman, however, had already put on her coat and gone out. Not long after, Hua Xiaoman returned with Xi Ping.
When Xi Ping reached the bedside, he saw that Leng Rubing was indeed feeling cold again. Without saying a word, he picked her up from the bed and carried her
into his room. He placed her on the bed and then took off his shoes and got into bed himself. As soon as he lay down, Leng Rubing rolled over and hugged him tightly, her body still trembling slightly.
Xi Ping said with a pained expression, "I won't let you refuse me again. I don't want to see you suffer—it pains me to see you so cold, do you understand?"
Leng Rubing seemed to have fallen asleep again, but tears slowly streamed down her face to Xi Ping's neck. He gently wiped away her tears and then held her as they drifted back into sleep.
Meanwhile, Hua Xiaoman couldn't sleep at all. Watching an angel being carried away by a devil, she felt guilty towards the angel. "
Sigh, it seems I'll have to bother my aunt tomorrow and ask her to cure the angel's illness so she can escape the devil's clutches as soon as possible..."
Xi Ping woke up three hours later. He opened his eyes and saw Leng Rubing's beautiful eyes staring at him—she was now sleeping on top of him.
Xi Ping lightly patted her full, firm buttocks with his large hand, laughing, "Now that you're awake, why are you still using me as a bed? Aren't you afraid of crushing me to death?"
Leng Rubing's face flushed instantly, captivating Xi Ping. He stammered, "Your lustful look is just as alluring as your cold demeanor."
Leng Rubing retorted angrily, "Who's lustful?"
Xi Ping tapped her forehead with his index finger, honestly stating, "Look, it's this—the woman who's bullying me!"
Leng Rubing blushed, speechless.
Xi Ping smoothed her slightly disheveled hair, saying, "I'm willing to let you bully me for the rest of my life."
Leng Rubing suddenly jumped off the bed, saying, "I'm not going to fool around with you anymore. I need to get some fresh air."
Xi Ping and Leng Rubing walked to "Hua Zhi Courtyard," where they saw Hua Xiaobo practicing his swordsmanship. He wielded it with great skill, seemingly quite proficient, making Xi Ping's heart itch with anticipation.
Xi Ping called out to Hua Xiaobo, "Hey, Hua boy, what kind of swordsmanship are you practicing?"
Hua Xiaobo stopped and said discontentedly, "My name is Hua Xiaobo, not Hua boy."
Xi Ping didn't argue with him, but quickly walked up to him and said, "Give me your sword, let me show you a few impressive moves."
Hua Xiaobo reluctantly handed over his sword, but as soon as he took it, he immediately returned it to Hua Xiaobo, turned and ran, shouting as he ran, "Your sword is as light as a feather, I'll go get another one."
Taking this opportunity, Hua Xiaobo asked Leng Rubing, "Sister Leng, is his swordsmanship very impressive?"
Leng Rubing was momentarily at a loss for words at this sudden question. If he was impressive, he sometimes seemed like a martial arts idiot; if he wasn't impressive, his swordsmanship was always victorious.
She could only vaguely reply, "I don't know if he's powerful or not, I only know he's never lost."
Hua Xiaobo thought to himself, "Since he's never lost, of course he's powerful." He then said, "Sister Leng, can I ask you a question?"
Leng Rubing couldn't bear to refuse him, and said calmly, "Go ahead and ask."
Hua Xiaobo mustered his courage and said, "Sister Leng, I want to know who that ugly, old man is to you."
Leng Rubing didn't expect him to ask such a question, and said coldly, "Go ask him yourself."
"Hua boy, don't even think about her, she's my woman."
The two looked over and saw Xi Ping had already run over with the Blazing Sun True Blade, looking at Leng Rubing smugly.
Leng Rubing seemed slightly angry, but didn't argue.
Hua Xiaobo said, "I didn't mean to make a move on Sister Leng. I just wanted to introduce Sister Leng to Brother Wei. He's handsome and skilled in martial arts. Sister Leng will definitely like him."
When Xi Ping heard this, he was both angry and amused that this kid actually wanted to introduce Leng Rubing to another man. He thought to himself that he had to make him angry.
So, he pulled Leng Rubing into his arms, kissed her pouty cheek, and said, "Bingbing belongs to me alone. No one can take her away from me. What 'Wei-gege'! If he dares to look at my Bingbing even once, I'll seduce his wife and mistress and see if he's still so 'Wei-gege'! Come on! I'll show you a couple of sword techniques so you'll know what real power is!"
The two left Leng Rubing and walked to the open space in the courtyard.
As soon as they turned around, two more women appeared beside Leng Rubing. One was Hua Xiaoman, and the other looked to be in her thirties, very beautiful, with a mature charm and a faint scholarly air.
The three women stood together watching the two men practice their sword techniques.
Xi Ping drew his sword, assuming the "Soul of the Sword" stance, and declared to Hua Xiaobo, "This is invincible swordsmanship!" He then assumed the "Spirit of the Sword" stance, adding, "This is the most invincible swordsmanship among invincibles!" He then picked up the scabbard from the ground and sheathed the sword.
Xi Ping said smugly, "Impressive, right? Much more impressive than your brother Wei!"
While Hua Xiaobo stared in disbelief, the other three were equally bewildered: "Is this guy out of his mind?"
Hua Xiaoman whispered, "Sister Leng, what is he doing?"
Leng Rubing, also amused, replied, "His childish nature is acting up again. Let's see what he'll do next!"
Hua Xiaobo finally snapped out of his daze at Xi Ping's unparalleled swordsmanship and scoffed, "Your swordsmanship isn't even good enough to sell on the street! Watch Brother Wei's 'Divine Martial 108 Single Blades'!"
Before Hua Xiaobo had even performed ten moves, Xi Ping shouted... "Stop! Fighting isn't a performance. What's the point of looking good? If you practice and memorize every move one by one, and then try to execute them, you'll get annoyed before you even get killed!"
Hua Xiaobo couldn't believe how shallow this man was. He said, "You're ignorant and incompetent. My swordsmanship, though not as good as the 'Sun and Moon Reincarnation Sword,' is still quite famous in the martial arts world. Tell me, what kind of swordsmanship is that?"
Xi Ping puffed out his chest and said, "The invincible 'Thunder Tribulation Sword Technique'!"
Leng Rubing finally knew the name of this swordsmanship. She didn't know whether to be happy or surprised. So he really had practiced martial arts. "Thunder Tribulation Sword Technique"! No wonder it was always as swift and powerful as thunder, accompanied by rolling thunder.
Hua Xiaobo scoffed, "Nice name, but his swordsmanship is terrible."
Leng Rubing merely sneered, thinking, "When you see him truly unleash his skills, you'll know whose swordsmanship is worse."
Hua Xiaoman's voice rang in Leng Rubing's ear: "Sister Leng, how did he protect you?"
The woman beside Hua Xiaoman said, "Xiaoman, don't doubt it, he has the ability to protect people. This must be Miss Leng Rubing, right?"
Leng Rubing returned the greeting, "Yes, I am Leng Rubing. May I ask who you are—"
Hua Xiaoman said, "This is my aunt. I asked her to treat your illness."
It turned out that this woman was Hua Chukai's only younger sister, Hua Lei, who was thirty-four years old this year and still unmarried. Outsiders rarely knew that Hua Chukai had such a sister, so she was unknown in the martial arts world, but her medical skills surpassed even Hua Chukai's.
Hua Lei said, "Miss Leng, I heard you took the 'Earth Treasury Pill,' which can only be neutralized by someone who cultivates 'Earth Treasury Qi' or possesses the Nine Yang Body. As far as I know, both methods require sexual intercourse; the difference is that if you intercourse with the former, your martial arts will be completely destroyed, while if you intercourse with the latter, your martial arts will be perfected."
Leng Rubing asked, "Isn't there any other way?"
Hua Lei said, "As far as I know, there is no other way, but curing your illness is very easy."
Leng Rubing exclaimed in surprise, "Senior, you can cure me?"
Hua Lei said, "I heard from Xiaoman that the Yin Cold Qi in your body has already manifested, but because you slept with him, you are still at peace. What do you think of him?" She pointed her slender hand at Xi Ping, who was wildly slashing with a knife in the arena.
Leng Rubing was listening to Hua Lei talk about her illness when she was suddenly asked about her opinion of Xi Ping, leaving her speechless for a moment.
Hua Lei sighed, “Although he looks old and ugly, I’m sure this isn’t his true appearance. If you don’t mind his current looks, or if you like him, this will be easy. Actually, the fact that you can resist the cold in your body while sleeping with him should make you realize that he has a Nine Yang Body. I’ve only seen two such people in my life, and I’m very lucky. Miss Leng, you’re in luck!” After saying that, she gave Leng Rubing a mysterious smile.
Leng Rubing’s surprise was beyond words.
She couldn’t believe that Hua Lei could see through Xi Ping’s disguise at a glance, let alone that this bastard was her “antidote”!
Did she really have to let him into her body to cure the cold poison?
No, she absolutely couldn’t let a man into her body!
Although she liked to sleep with him in her arms, letting him into her body terrified her—she had witnessed his enormous size and Xiao Xiao’s bloody genitals, and coupled with her aversion to men over the past ten years, she couldn’t accept that a man was about to completely possess her.
However, Xi Ping was overjoyed and excitedly exclaimed to Hua Lei, "Big sister, what you said earlier, was it true?"
Ever since Xi Ping learned that he could neutralize the cold poison in Leng Rubing's body, he had been incredibly happy. He thought to himself, "Tonight, when I go to bed, I can justifiably convince myself to possess her."
Hey, I think I said I'd seduce her after arriving at Changchun Hall.
But Leng Rubing was vehemently opposed to this.
When the grinning Xi Ping pestered her, repeatedly asking, "Bingbing, I'll treat your illness tonight, okay?"
Leng Rubing would always coldly retort, "Kill me first!"
The two argued endlessly about this awkward situation. One of them said, "I love you, okay?" One said he'd rather die than be loved by you…
Hua Xiaoman and her brother were truly defeated by them. They spoke of this shameful question with such confidence and righteous indignation, shouting it out loud, and even hugging and cuddling from time to time. The man was groping the woman, and although she remained cold and aloof, she didn't refuse the embrace of this old and ugly man, only concerned with arguing with him, forgetting that she was in his arms.
The unsuspecting servants, seeing this, thought they were flirting in broad daylight, in public, and kept shaking their heads and sighing, "The world is no longer what it used to be, this is immoral!"
The final result was disheartening for Xi Ping.
Because Leng Rubing resolutely said, "You bastard, if you dare touch me, I won't restore your appearance! Tonight, I'm sleeping with Xiaoman, and you're not allowed to come and take me away in the middle of the night. If you dare—I'll never forgive you."
Hua Xiaoman initially resisted Leng Rubing's suggestion; she had an inexplicable fear of sleeping with him.
Leng Rubing used all her "persuasive skills" to wear Hua Xiaoman down until she finally reluctantly agreed to sleep with her. Only then did Leng Rubing let Hua Xiaoman go, glancing triumphantly at the gloomy-faced Xi Ping—as if to say, "You want to possess me? You're still a long way off!
" Xi Ping was quite discouraged and changed the subject, saying, "Can I sing, please?"
Leng Rubing nervously retorted, "No way!"
Hua Xiaoman and her brother also felt that Leng Rubing was too domineering, not even letting them sing.
The two women, indignant on Xi Ping's behalf, said, "Sister Leng, you're wrong about this. Singing is his freedom; how can you stop him from doing something like this? Even though he's old and ugly, and we don't like him either, we still have to say a few words of justice for him."
Leng Rubing calmly replied, "I'm going back to my room. Let him sing if he wants; I don't care anymore. But you'd better not regret it!"
Knowing the seriousness of the situation, she quickly fled the scene, disappearing without a trace…

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