The quiet Mu manor was obviously different from a few months ago.
Just when Mu Ru Yue entered, she almost crashed into Li Lu, who was rushing out of the manor. He lifted his head and saw the young girl standing before him. His eyes lit up. "Mistress, you're back? The Emperor has just dispatched someone to send an order for you to enter the palace. He has already summoned the Ghost King as well."
Enter the palace?
Mu Ru Yue frowned slightly before nodding. "Alright, I know."
It was unknown why she felt some unease. Could it be that something will happen when she went to the palace?
"That's right, Li Lu. If I am not back after a long time, go and pay a visit to the area where the Qing Yun Sect has set up and find an elder named Elder Zhao, then have him make a trip to the palace to look for me."
Upon saying that, she no longer continued to stay as she turned around and left.
Li Lu was stunned for a while as he looked at Mu Ru Yue's back with curiosity. Could it be that mistress has some relationship with Qing Yun Sect? It could be the reason why she had possessed that many Essence Purification Pills.
The palace looked so glamorous from its outer appearance and was extremely luxurious. How many people understood how much hidden bloodshed was occurring behind those small palace doors? It had robbed the youths of countless girls.
Behind the palace door was a hole as deep as the sea. Once you entered, you would be seized from all freedom.
Mu Ru Yue thought about the elegant and charming Imperial Consort Ya and sighed faintly. She was a pitiful girl that had been forced to halt her steps by this tiny palace door.
Why did she sigh?
The instant Mu Ru Yue stepped through the palace door, countless imperial guards wearing embroidered uniforms pointed their swords at her body. She was completely surrounded by them.
Seeing these people, Mu Ru Yue's lips curled into a cold smile. She had initially predicted that this summon from the Emperor wouldn't be any good.
If it wasn't for Wu Chen being here, she wouldn't have acted like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
"Is this the way His Majesty treats his guest?"
Mu Ru Yue gradually lifted her head as she shot a cold gaze past the crowd of guards to a man wearing a gold yellow robe. The mockery on her lips intensified.
"We don't have a choice as this is a superior's order." The Emperor of Zi Yue coldly chuckled. His old face was grim and stern as he coldly said, "Lady Mu, We hope you will listen to us. My superior knew that you wouldn't casually accept my invitation so I could only use such a way to draw you here."
His voice carried cold authority behind it, giving off the aura of an Emperor.
Suddenly, Mu Ru Yue smiled. Her smile was exceptionally beautiful, but her eyes remained icy cold. "Where is Wu Chen?!"
Once she asked, an elated voice appeared behind the back of the Emperor of Zi Yue. "My wife."
Following that, purple clothing streaked across the space and rapidly appeared before Mu Ru Yue.
When she saw his handsome appearance after such a long time, her heart slightly shuddered. Heavens knew that during the past few months when she was away, she continued to think about this man. It had even become a habit for him to use that untarnished voice to wake her up daily.
Habit was truly scary at times. Once you got used to someone, it would be hard to lose them.
"You should not have come here."
Suddenly, Mu Ru Yue seemed to hear a soft mutter. That voice was charming and carried a helplessness behind it. Once she tried to listen to it further, however, that voice had already disappeared.
It was as though it was just her imagination….
"My wife." Ye Wu Chen tightly held her hand. With a flash of his body, he protected her body from the front. Her innocent eyes glared viciously at the people surrounding them. He threatened in a childish tone, "Nobody is allowed to bully my wife."
His gaze was like a tiger's and wolf's, filled with wariness. It was as though he was afraid these people would hurt the young girl behind him.
"How are you going to protect her as a fool?" The Emperor of Zi Yue coldly glanced at Ye Wu Chen. It was undeniable that he held jealousy toward Ye Wu Chen due to his perfect Royal father and mother.
He was jealous toward his Royal father as he'd also wanted to obtain his Royal mother, but their love for each other was too deep so he didn't have any chance in that venture. If that wasn't the case, then he wouldn't have leaked the matter about King Nan An and his wife to those people which led to the calamity that fell upon their manor, thus leading to Ye Wu Chen becoming a fool.
"As a man, one should protect his girl, no matter if he does or doesn't have the capability!"
The youth's voice was clean and pure. It was actually purer than glass. A breeze blew past. His frail body unexpectedly looked so dependable.
"Someone kill the Ghost King and capture Mu Ru Yue!"
The ray of light in the Emperor of Zi Yue's eyes darkened. His heart was already completely filled with killing intent, but he didn't forget that person's order to capture that girl for him.
Yet, the Emperor of Zi Yue didn't know when it was that person had laid his eyes on that girl. He knew, however, that with that person's tyrannical powers, even he, the Emperor of Zi Yue, couldn't defy him. It would be extremely simple for that person to eliminate the Kingdom of Zi Yue whenever he wanted.
"Wait."
Suddenly, a lovable voice was heard from behind.
Ji Ru Ya, wearing the Imperial Consort dress, came over with the support of a palace maid. She looked elegant and charming, like a budding rose.
"Your Majesty, Your Servant really likes this Lady Mu. Could Your Majesty…."
"My beloved concubine, you should not get involved in this matter. Step down." The Emperor of Zi Yue's expression softened when he saw Ji Ru Ya, but he couldn't help but frown after hearing what she said.
He really cherished Imperial Consort Ji Ru Ya, but he loved his life even more.
It was simply impossible to defy that person's order.
"Your Majesty."
Ji Ru Ya bit her lips as she walked before the Emperor of Zi Yue, then gradually knelt before him. "Your Majesty, Your Servant had been rather bored lately so Your Servant wants Lady Mu to accompany her. Is it possible for Your Majesty to grant Your Servant's tiny wish?"
Upon saying that, she lifted her beautiful eyes to look at the Emperor of Zi Yue. She looked coquettish and charming with that amorous glance. If it was the usual Emperor of Zi Yue, then he would have already fallen under her.
But this time, the Emperor of Zi Yue didn't make any such move.
"Someone, escort Imperial Consort Ya back!"
Ji Ru Ya's heart trembled slightly when she heard his cold voice, void of any feeling. She slowly shut her eyes. When she opened those beautiful eyes, she abruptly pushed away the person that was trying to pull her back.
"Lady Mu, Ghost King, quickly leave!"
Nobody expected that Ji Ru Ya would make such a move so they froze after being stunned.
The Emperor of Zi Yue's complexion slowly darkened. He bitterly asked with hatred, "My beloved concubine, are you betraying Us?"
"Betray?" Ji Ru Ya chuckled. With a smile that made her look crazed, she continued in a bitter tone, "I had never loved you so how can I betray you? Your Majesty, as the Emperor, let us not talk about your usual uselessness, but you actually wanted to give Lady Mu away?! That power had caught his eye on Lady Mu's talent, bringing her to this current state. Once she enters that power, Lady Mu would be controlled and have to serve that power her entire life. Initially, wasn't it due to the Ghost King's mother betraying that power which led to the demise of the family? No matter how Lady Mu is, she is still one of Your Majesty's people. Are you really going to treat her in such a manner?"
Imperial Consort Ya no longer looked elegant, her hair became messy as a breeze blew past. The mockery from her lips could clearly be seen by the crowd.
The Emperor of Zi Yue tightly clenched his fist. Anger was displayed on his aged face as he viciously swung his hand toward Ji Ru Ya. Pa! A clear, crisp slapping sound was heard.
Ji Ru Ya's face was forced to the side and her hair flowed down, tightly sticking to her face. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, but the mockery on her face didn't vanish.
"Have I said wrongly? I had already heard your conversations. Moreover, she has promised to assist you in making the Kingdom of Zi Yue the strongest Kingdom, yet for your own gain, you're more than willing to sacrifice your people."
"Shut up!" The expression of the Emperor of Zi Yue turned ashen. With gritted teeth, he asked, "What have We done wrong? This will be assisting Us in making the Kingdom of Zi Yue the strongest Kingdom. We are doing this with the consideration of the people. Furthermore, that person in power fancies her talent. It is her blessing. We have helped her so much, but she didn't appreciate it and even said that We have done wrong!"
"Hahaha!" Ji Ru Ya laughed crazily. With a mocking smirk, she continued, "Since that is the case, why didn't you discuss and ask for Lady Mu's opinion, rather than to use force from the start? You should know that any girl that hears that power's name won't willingly want to enter it."
Upon saying that, Ji Ru Ya paused for a moment before continuing, "Saintess Sect! It is a power that will only recruit girls and they must be a virgin. Any girl that enters the sect must also have great innate talent. After soaking in a medicinal bath for a month, they would then be used by the head of the sect. At that moment, they would become a candidate for dual cultivation to the head of the sect. To put it crudely, the girls in the entire Saintess Sect are the head of the sect's playthings. When the Ghost King's mother was abducted to join the Saintess Sect, she had escaped before she could be summoned by the head of the sect. Later, you found out what had transpired and informed Saintess Sect, leading to the annihilation of the Nan An King's family."
Ji Ru Ya's tone was clear, as though she had personally witnessed what had happened previously.
The expression of the Emperor of Zi Yue changed slightly. How did this girl know so much? He didn't even tell these matters to his closest kin.
Could it be that he had accidentally leaked what had happened to her?
In the eyes of the world, the Saintess Sect was a sinister sect. If they were to know his relationship with the Saintess Sect and that he didn't mind forcing girls to join that sect, he would certainly lose the heart of his people.
"That's a bunch of nonsense! Beloved concubine, it seems that We have pampered you too much and made you become so undisciplined and out of control! Somebody, seize Imperial Consort Ya!"
The Emperor of Zi Yue's face darkened as he hastily ordered.
Ji Ru Ya coldly smiled as she awaited death when she saw those people heading towards her. If Mu Ru Yue had died, then she wouldn't have the chance to elope with her cousin.
In this case, it would be better to die.
"Ya Er."
Just when Ji Ru Ya awaited her death, an arm extended from her side, pulling her into an embrace as a downcast voice was heard.
Ji Ru Ya's body trembled slightly as she looked toward the handsome man who was embracing her. With tears in her beautiful eyes, she said, "Cousin, you shouldn't have revealed yourself."
"Ya Er, don't say that. If you die, then what is the point for me to continue living? If it wasn't for you, I would have already left the palace. Ya Er, since we can't be together in this life, let us die as a couple."
"Cousin….."
Ji Ru Ya looked at the man before her. His gaze conveyed his deep affection, causing her own eyes to begin exuding tenderness. If she could die with her cousin, then she would be completely satisfied with her life.
Yet, the two's conversation and heedless display of affection, as though no one was even around them, had completely enraged the Emperor of Zi Yue. With flames of anger in his eyes, he shouted in fury, "Slut, it looks like you have already betrayed Us long ago! Somebody, seize these two cheating bastards!"
Nobody would feel good being cheated on.
The Emperor of Zi Yue didn't expect that Imperial Consort Ya, the one whom he had always been doting upon dearly, had a relationship with his personal guard. What's more, the two still held feelings toward each other! Even in death, his woman can only be buried with him. He wouldn't permit anyone to cheat on him.
Ji Ru Ya slowly shut her eyes as she awaited death. Yet, she didn't feel the pain that she had anticipated after a long time. She cracked open her beautiful eyes. At that instant, a snow-white piece of clothing entered her sight.
Mu Ru Yue had raised her sword to block that guard's attack. She spoke to Ji Ru Ya without turning her head back to look at her, "Lady Ya, leave with your cousin first. I can handle this alone."
"But…." Ji Ru Ya hesitated.
"Quickly!" Mu Ru Ye still didn't look back and continued saying coldly, "You will only distract me by being here. Furthermore, take Wu Chen with you as well. Don't worry. They can't do anything to me."
"Mu…."
Just as Ji Ru Ya wanted to say something, she was quickly lifted by her cousin by her waist. The rest of her words were stuck in her throat.
"Ya Er, what Lady Mu said is right. We will only distract her by staying here. Let's leave first. Nothing will happen to her."
A layer of worry was still displayed on Ji Ru Ya's face. After keeping silent for a while, she turned her head toward Ye Wu Chen. "Ghost King, please leave with us."
Ye Wu Chen didn't say anything and just stared at Mu Ru Yue.
His usually clear and untarnished eyes looked as deep as the night now, making it unfathomable for anyone to know what he was thinking. Ji Ru Ya was slightly startled when she looked at the current Ye Wu Chen.
Even though she wasn't acquainted with the Ghost King, she had seen him a few times. The man she had seen was a fool with an immature mentality. Yet this current him didn't bear the slightest resemblance of a fool.
Moreover, if she didn't sense wrongly, killing intent was … surging out from the Ghost King's body.
"Cousin, let's go." Ji Ru Ya tightly gripped that man's hand. With a slight ray of light in her eyes, she continued, "Let's leave to seek assistance. I remember that the relationship between the mister from the Kingdom's protector general Manor and Mu Ru Yue is great. He has also helped her recruit many experts. We can only help her by leaving. As for the Ghost King….."
Ji Ru Ya looked deeply at Ye Wu Chen. At this moment, she discovered that this man was shrouded in mystery.
"He should also be fine."
She suddenly had a feeling that the outer appearance of the Ghost King deceived too many people. Perhaps he was the one that hid the deepest in this royal family.
"Somebody, stop them!" The Emperor of Zi Yue immediately ordered when he saw that Ji Ru Ya wanted to escape
Who knew that before those people could reach Ji Ru Ya, they would be decapitated with the flash of a couple of sword rays?
"Yan Jin!"
Following Mu Ru Yue's call, a small black beast rushed over from outside the palace walls. Under the gaze of the crowd, the small beast's body was enclosed in a layer of black fog. After the black fog slowly dissipated, a black clothed man appeared standing in the void….
The handsome man with a sword-like appearance stood in that void for a while. With brows raised, he gave off an aura as though a monarch had descended.
In comparison to the Emperor of Zi Yue, this man looked more like that of a king. His inky black hair that fluttered in the breeze amplified his brash and domineering appearance.
"Yan Jin, kill all those that hinder us from escaping!" The young girl's lips moved slightly with her ice-cold and stern appearance. Her white clothing fluttered slightly as killing intent surged out from her body.
"They are just a bunch of ants. They aren't even worth being my teeth floss."
Yan Jin flexed his muscles and arrogantly raised his brows. Hong! His entire aura burst forth from his body, making the nearest guard collapse to the ground, unable to move.
The Emperor of Zi Yue's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly called out, "Twin Sacred Deities, please assist me!"
Suddenly, the pressure of two tyrannical auras covered the area from the deepest parts of the palace. Those who had poor cultivation instantly gripped their heads and howled in agony.
"False Xiantian. They are actually two False Xiantians!" Yan Jin expression darkened as he expressed unprecedented seriousness.
If it were only one, then he could definitely deal with it easily. It would, however, be difficult to fight two at once.
"False Xiantian? Isn't that an expert with cultivation between the 9th Houtian Realm and the Xiantian realm?" Mu Ru Yue's expression turned solemn as False Xiantian was the strongest power below the Xiantian realm. She couldn't make a move against them with her current power.
As she thought deeply on this, two beautiful, white-clothed middle-aged women appeared before her.
These beauties seemed as though they were carved from the same mold. They looked identical and even their expressions were the same. Both displayed arrogance and disdain. The only difference was that one of them had black hair while the other had white.
"It's no wonder why she had caught the eye of the sect leader as she's not only a talent, but also a beauty." The black haired woman coldly smile and looked arrogantly at Mu Ru Yue. "I strongly advise that you come with us and serve the sect leader. Otherwise, your outcome will be the same as that woman from approximately ten years ago."
"Can it be that the woman you are refering to is Wu Chen's mother?" Mu Ru Yue raised her gaze to look at the black haired beauty. With a layer of frost on her face, she declared, "I will help avenge Wu Chen's grudge and for every injury the Saintess Sect had implicated on him. There will definitely be a day that those that participated in that year's matter will pay the price."
While she currently didn't have the capability, Mu Ru Yue believed that there would be a day when she would become that powerful and help avenge him.
Ye Wu Chen looked at Mu Ru Yue with deep emotions. This was his girl and the one he would use his entire life and all of eternity to protect.
"Hahaha! Just by yourself?" To the black haired beauty, Mu Ru Yue's words seemed to be no more than a joke as she raised her head and laughed. "If it wasn't for the fact that the sect leader fancies your power, you would have already been a corpse by now. Will you still have such thoughts after becoming the sect leader's person? Even if you do, you won't be able to do anything with the sect leader's power! But now, I will first let you taste a small lesson!"
In an instant, the black haired beauty dashed toward Mu Ru Yue.
"Little girl, be careful!" Yan Jin's expression changed greatly as he moved in a flash with the hope of saving Mu Ru Yue. Who knew that at this moment, the white haired beauty that hadn't made any move finally took action?
A powerful palm wind struck toward Yan Jin. He hastily shifted his body to the side before starting his fight with the white haired beauty in front of him.
He became increasingly anxious. If he possessed power he had before he was sealed, then he would just need a move to obliterate these two people before him. It was a pity that the current him wasn't the previous him so he didn't possess that kind of tyrannical power.
The black haired beauty's hand was like an eagle's claw as she viciously struck at Mu Ru Yue's shoulder. Her nails was painted with a green liquid, resembling poisonous fluid that would make most people frightened.
"Stinky girl, since you didn't want to go the easy way, let's do it the hard way. Our sect leader is very noble. It is your fortune to catch his eyes. Since you don't know what is best for you, don't blame me for being impolite!"
A vicious ray of light flashed past her beautiful eyes. Just as the black haired beauty was almost in front of Mu Ru Yue, at that moment an arm extended from the side and pulled Mu Ru Yue into an embrace.
The killing intent from the man's body burst outward. Peng! That black haired beauty was like a small boat as she landed heavily on the ground.
The black haired beauty spat out a mouthful of blood as she looked astonished at the man who had pulled Mu Ru Yue into his embrace. She was completely dazed.
"You… Aren't you a fool?"
It wasn't only the black haired beauty that was stunned; everyone at the scene was.
The man tightly held Mu Ru Yue in his embrace as he looked down to focus on that impeccable appearance. His voice was clear and pleasant to hear. There was a trace of laziness in his charm.
"My wife, leave the rest to your husband."
Mu Ru Yue was stunned as she looked with amazement at the face in front of her.
It was a familiar face, but his expression was completely foreign to her….
"Wu Chen, you… are not a fool?"
That foolish and innocent Wu Chen was one of his facades? There wasn't a single trace of pureness in his eyes at this moment. He instead gave off a sinister aura.
"I needed to disguise myself due to the Saintess Sect."
That's right, it was due to the Saintess Sect and not the so-called royal clan. The royal clan wasn't worthy enough to be the reason why he had to hide for so many years. It was the Saintess Sect that he was apprehensive of these past years.
Even the current him wasn't confident enough to annihilate the Saintess Sect.
But now, for her, he had abandoned the entirety of his disguise? If he didn't care and ignored her for his disguise, then it would be difficult for him to forgive himself in his entire life.
"You have actually been lying to everyone all along!" Both of the Emperor of Zi Yue's eyes turned blood-shot red. He glared viciously at Ye Wu Chen. "We have always been fooled by you all these years!"
Who would have thought that the Ghost King was actually not a fool that had the mentality of a six-year-old? He even had enough power to annihilate a False Xiantian. It was laughable that they had always treated him as though he didn't understand anything.
Ye Wu Chen gently raised his head, the lips on his handsome face curling up into a sinister smile. He looked like a beautiful Devil's snare filled with an aura that consisted of mystery and danger.
The black haired beauty's body shuddered as she shouted, gritting her teeth, "Ye Wu Chen, if we knew that you weren't a fool, then we, the Saintess Sect, would have killed you earlier on!"
"It is a pity that you didn't cut the grass by its roots, thus leaving me, a disaster, behind."
"You…." The black haired beauty looked at Ye Wu Chen who was walking towards her. She was really frightened. Fear enclosed her heart, making her shudder more violently. "Ye Wu Chen, even if you possess great powers now, my Saintess Sect will still be hard to deal with. Your power is still too insufficient to oppose my Saintess Sect."
Ye Wu Chen raised his brow. With a sinister cold ray of light in his eyes, he continued, "So what?"
That's right, so what? He initially wanted to continue hiding until he had sufficient enough power to obliterate the Saintess Sect. But now, he couldn't stay unexposed when he had someone that he wanted to protect.
He definitely wouldn't regret it, even if it meant abandoning all of his current plans for her.
"Younger sister!" The white haired beauty was alarmed and wanted to assist her biological younger sister, but was hindered by Yan Jin. She slowly became increasingly frantic. Hong! She struck a palm towards Yan Jin.
How could she be able to get out of Yan Jin's offensive zone with his strength? The white haired beauty initially wanted to stop Yan Jin from saving Mu Ru Yue. Now it was the opposite.
Beneath the sunset, Ye Wu Chen looked sinisterly at the black haired beauty who expressed fear. Swish! He withdrew a purple long sword
The instant Mu Ru Yue, who stood behind him, saw that purple sword, her entire body slightly shuddered.
"Silver mask!"
That previous silver masked man was Ye Wu Chen!
No wonder he had given her such a familiar feeling. It was laughable for her to be oblivious of Ye Wu Chen who had always been by her side. Mu Ru Yue's heart was confused at this moment as she didn't know what she should treat Ye Wu Chen as.
That facade of a pure young man that called her elder sister, or this powerful and charming man? Which side of him was his genuine personality…
"You… stop right there!"
The black haired beauty became very frightened as she watched Ye Wu Chen come closer to her. She retreated a couple of steps back and, with a face expressing fear, she pleaded, "If you let me go, I promise that I won't spread any of the matters that happened today. You can continue pretending to be a fool and there will definitely not be a soul that would suspect you. Otherwise, if the news about you pretending to be a fool is leaked, the sect leader will definitely not let you go scot free."
Ye Wu Chen lifted his head slightly. A charming smile appeared on his divine face. His purple clothing fluttered without wind as an intense aura rose from his surroundings.
Seeing such an asura-like man, the black haired beauty shuddered more vigorously. A purple ray of light flashed before she could continue her begging, resulting in blood spluttering out from her throat.
She had never expected that she would die beneath the hands of a man that hadn't even reached the age of 20 as she passed away.
"No!" When the white haired beauty saw the death of her younger sister, her eyes subconsciously turned red. With a heart wrenching holler, her moves became increasingly disarrayed.
Pang!
Yan jin struck his palm on her chest. The white haired beauty's body soared like a kite with broken strings as she landed heavily among the crowd. Blood flowed profusely from her mouth, quickly dying her white hair red.
Her gaze remained focused on the black haired beauty, boundless sorrow in her eyes.
If it wasn't for her initial greed for power, she wouldn't have enticed her younger sister to join the Saintess Sect with her. At the Saintess Sect, they were just playthings of the sect leader.
Thinking about that man, the white haired beauty smiled.
That man was so tyrannically powerful that she fell in love with him. Yet, he was so ruthless and unfeeling. No matter who it was, he didn't fall in love with anyone as his heart was only filled with profit and benefits.
He would whole-heartedly plot to snatch any talented virgin into the Saintess Sect. After soaking them in medicinal baths for a month, he would use their body to increase his power. But, he would only use that woman once and never twice.
The one she had let down the most in her life was her younger sister. If it wasn't for her reluctance to leave the sect leader, her younger sister wouldn't have paid such a price.
Even the heavens wouldn't be able to tolerate the misdoings of humans.
"Hahaha!" The white haired beauty laughed madly. While she laughed, tears flowed down her face. "Ghost King, I advise you not to oppose the Saintess Sect. The sect consists of numerous secrets. Yet, I shall still tell you this. Your fiancee's body constitution is rather special, so the sect leader definitely won't give up on her. The sect leader, however, just wants her virgin body. If she isn't a virgin, she won't be of any use to the sect leader."
After the white haired beauty said that, she coughed out a mouthful of blood and the light in her eyes dimmed. She hoped that she wouldn't be greedy for power again in her next life, and never again fall in love with someone she shouldn't have. Furthermore, she wanted to live a peaceful life with her younger sister….
She slowly closed her eyes, her lips curling up into a relieved smile.
She didn't have to do anymore things for him from now on. She also didn't have to watch him do bed matters with virgins one after the other. She no longer needed to be in pain….
When the Emperor of Zi Yue saw the fall of the two experts of the Saintess Sect, he was stupefied. Suddenly, he felt Ye Wu Chen's gaze shoot over. He was so terrified that his entire body shuddered. He was completely petrified.
"What do you want? We are the Emperor of Zi Yue. You dare to continue offending Us?"
Mu Ru Yue helplessly shook her head. She really didn't know how the Emperor survived up to this stage. Ye Wu Chen dared to kill the people from the Saintess Sect. How could he be afraid of a puny Emperor?
"Your Majesty Emperor, I've heard that you have detained someone from my Qing Yun Sect?!"
Just when everyone thought that this commotion was over, an angered shout was heard from outside of the palace door. When everyone turned back, they saw Elder Zhao from the Qing Yun Sect dashing in from outside.
The Emperor of Zi Yue recognised those that were people from the Qing Yun Sect. He couldn't help but become dazed as he asked, "Sir Elder Zhao, We didn't detain anyone from your Qing Yun Sect. Where is this person of the Qing Yun Sect that you speak of?"
"Hmph!" Elder Zhao coldly snorted, his gaze landing on Mu Ru Yue. When he saw her completely unharmed, he secretly let out a sigh of relief. "Lady Mu, it is great that you're unhurt. Previously, when Li Lu came looking for me from your manor and said that something might happen to you, it really gave me a fright. If anything were to happen to you, how am I going to report it to Grandmaster Wu Yu? That old fellow is extremely protective by nature. If he were to know something bad happened to his precious disciple, wouldn't he have obliterated the entire Kingdom of Zi Yue?"
Upon saying that, Elder Zhao was slightly angered. The Emperor of Zi Yue was too gutsy to dare bully Grandmaster Wu Yu's precious disciple. Who didn't know that after that old fellow got this precious disciple, he frequently talked about her as though he feared not to? He pampered her so much, his overprotective nature clearly showed how much he feared she might get hurt. If he knew someone bullied her, how can that old fellow not become enraged?
How could this tiny Emperor of Zi Yue survive that old fellow's wrath? He might even annihilate the entire Kingdom of Zi Yue in his fury. With that old fellow's personality, such a matter wasn't impossible.
Elder Zhao words directly exposed everything. It frightened the Emperor of Zi Yue so much that he went pale and his legs became jelly. He nearly collapsed onto the ground.
"Sir… Sir Elder Zhao, did you just say that she is the disciple to the Chief Alchemist in the Qing Yun Sect, Grandmaster Wu Yu?"
Did you really have to scare people to this extent? What kind of disaster had he just caught? If this were to be known to the Qing Yun Sect, he wouldn't be able to carry on being the Emperor.
Thinking back, when Ye Tian Feng was merely the disciple of Grandmaster Tian Yuan. He already didn't dare to casually offend him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to withdraw the marriage between him and Mu Ru Yue on behalf of Ye Tian Feng's request, or make him go back on his word due to his regret afterward.
It was laughable that Ye Tian Feng was beyond delighted with his identity. What's more, Mu Ting Er had wanted to use him as an excuse to build connections to Grandmaster Tian Yuan from the Qing Yun Sect. Who knew that the most unloved daughter of the Mu family had all of a sudden became the disciple of the Chief Alchemist?
In comparison between the identity of the Chief Alchemist and Grandmaster Tian Yuan, it was as different as the sky and earth.
What did he just do?
Thinking back on his actions, the Emperor of Zi Yue shuddered viciously in fear….
"Elder Zhao, I will leave the aftermath matters to you." Mu Ru Yue yawned. She had just rushed back from a month's journey, only to be summoned into the palace. As such, she didn't have the chance to rest up properly. Since this matter was settled, she should return to the Mu residence.
Suddenly, she lifted her head to look calmly at the man with that divine appearance, but didn't say anything. When Ye Wu Chen received the gaze she shot over, his heart tightened. A trace of panic flashed past his handsome face.
He was truly scared, scared that she would distance herself from him from now on and ignore him her entire life.
His fear escalated in his heart, so much so that he couldn't bear to walk before Mu Ru Yue. Instead, he lifted his hand to hold that young girl's shoulder. When his fingers were about to touch her, he placed his hand down. His eyes were filled with confusion and panic. He seemed to be at a loss on how to begin explaining everything to her.
Tell her that it wasn't by choice?
But a deceit was a deceit. No matter how many excuses he came up with, he couldn't change that fact.
Silence played between those two. After a while, the young girl's calm voice was heard by him, "I will wait for you to come and explain."
Upon saying that, Mu Ru Yue turned around and walked out of the palace.
When her white clothing disappeared from his sight, Ye Wu Chen's wound up heart gradually relaxed. A charming smile was displayed on his handsome face. It was great that she didn't ignore him and gave him an opportunity to explain….
This night was like water as the evening wind blew.
Mu Ru Yue stood before the window. The night wind brushed past her hair, gently streaming against her face. She lifted her head to look at the night sky outside her window, a complex ray of light in her eyes.
Ye Wu Chen walked up behind her and stared at the young girl before the window. His appearance was so perfect that it might even enrage the human gods. His charming eyes were completely filled with emotions as though he could only accept one person in his gaze.
"Around a decade ago, my parents were murdered by the Saintess Sect one night. 300 people of the King Nan An Manor died, leaving me as the sole survivor. My father told me before he died that if I wanted to live on, I must disguise myself so that everyone wouldn't pay attention to me. From then on, I played the role of a fool. Everyone agreed and said that my mentality stagnated since that night…."
That night had been a nightmare in his life. The initially blissful family turned to dust in an instant. He had been personally hidden by his father at that time, resulting in his lucky escape from that calamity.
Following that, due to him becoming a fool the Saintess Sect didn't want to do too many bad deeds. As such, they didn't cut the grass by its roots. Yet, how could the misdeeds done by the Saintess Sect be small? How many innocent people have died under the Saintess Sect?
"How did the Ghost King's title come about? I have been really curious. Your scars really do look sinister, but it still wasn't to the extent of being ghost-like?" Mu Ru Yue slowly turned around and raised her gaze to look at the handsome man before her as she asked.
The man smiled. His smile was so charming that it was similar to how a Devil's Snare bewitches people's heart.
"It was due to a maid that accidentally found out my secret. Because of that, I made her insane. Moreover, to make it so that there wouldn't be any extra people in the King Manor, I purposefully made my subordinates release rumours that I had a ghost-like appearance. In addition to the crazed maid, no one was willing to enter Ghost King Manor from then on. It made it easier to carry out my moves."
Mu Ru Yue raised her brows as she stated, "You have been pretending to be a fool for so many years due to the Saintess Sect? It's laughable that I was actually kept in the dark for such a long time."
"Mu Er." Ye Wu Chen slowly walked before Mu Ru Yue and extended his arm to pull her into his embrace. His slender fingers brushed gently against the young girl's long hair as he looked tenderly at the beauty in his embrace. "I had wanted to tell this to you, but I know that with your personality, you definitely won't sit still about it. I didn't want to endanger you."
Mu Ru Yue's body shuddered slightly, but she didn't push him away and allowed him to embrace her.
She wasn't an illogical person. Even though this man deceived her, he had his reasons. If she were in his shoes, she would have made the same decision.
But he still lied to her after all, so some punishments should be given….
"Mu Er."
Ye Wu Chen lowered his gaze to look at the young girl in his embrace. His slender fingers gently lifted her jaw. An icy finger tip gently caressed her lips as his own curled up into an increasingly charming smile.
Seeing the man's face enlarging in her eyes, Mu Ru Yue suddenly reacted and abruptly pushed Ye Wu Chen away. She glared viciously at him. "What do you think you're doing?"
"My wife, it isn't like we hadn't kissed before?" Ye Wu Chen expressed grief as his wife became more distant as expected, hurting his heart greatly.
"I only treated you as a kid at that time."
Mu Ru Yue gritted her teeth in hatred as she thought about how this man made use of his innocent appearance to deceive her.
"If my wife likes it, how about your husband continues being a fool?" Ye Wu Chen smiled. In comparison to his previously innocent smile, the current him carried both a charming and lazy aura as well. It was bewitching.
Mu Ru Yue glanced at him. "How are you still a fool?"
"I am willing to be a fool that you can order around at your side for my entire life." With Ye Wu Chen's charming smile, his handsome appearance became very moving. It was so perfect that no one would be able to ignore him. "As long as it is yours, my wife's order, I, as your husband, definitely won't reject it so casually. What do you say, my wife?"
Mu Ru Yue didn't answer him. A smile was instead raised on her impeccable, small face. "Ye Wu Chen, it is still a fact that you deceived me. Even though I won't be overly strict with you about this, some small punishments must still be carried out."
"Hmm?" Ye Wu Chen caressed his jaw. With a charming and crafty smile in his eyes, he used an intimate voice to say, "How about punishing your husband by letting him warm your bed for life?"
"Ye Wu Chen!" Mu Ru Yue gritted her teeth. She glared viciously at the charming, smiling man.
Ye Wu Chen blinked twice and his smile became increasingly bewitching. "Then how about punishing your husband by warming only your bed for life?"
Warming only your bed for life…..
Mu Ru Yue's heart trembled slightly and even rippled softly. Taking advantage of this moment, Ye Wu Chen extended his arm to pull her into his embrace. He tightly hugged the young girl's waist before lowering his head to domineeringly kiss those lips that he'd desired for such a long time.
"Ye Wu Chen, you…"
Following that, all of her words were trapped in her throat. Mu Ru Yue wanted to lift her leg to kick the man away, but who knew that Ye Wu Chen was already prepared for it as his legs were securely wrapped around her own, immobilizing her?
After a long period of time, Ye Wu Chen released the young girl in his embrace as his slender finger gently caressed her lips. His mouth curled into a charming smile. "My wife, you had already seen me completely naked before. In this life, you can't not be responsible to your husband. Let's quickly get married, alright?"
Mu Ru Yue glared viciously at him, a faint blush on her exquisite face. Gritting her teeth, she asked, "Initially, who was the one that came running in completely naked when I was bathing? What were you thinking at that time?"
"Your husband wants you to be responsible for him."
Ye Wu Chen was truly honest and directly revealed his intentions.
"Ye Wu Chen!" Mu Ru Yue tightly clenched her fist to forcefully stop herself from moving on impulse and punching that handsome face that was owed a beating. "I didn't agree to marry you. Now that Imperial decree is already ineffective toward us!"
"Your husband can wait." Ye Wu Chen looked tenderly at the girl in his embrace, smiled sinisterly as he said, "I will wait until the day you are willing to marry me. But in that period of time, if there are other guys that appear by your side, your husband cannot help but be jealous. Their outcome will be the same as Feng Jing Tian's."
"Feng Jing Tian. You're referring to that enchanter?" Mu Ru Yue looked curiously at Ye Wu Chen. "What did you do to Feng Jing Tian?"
Ye Wu Chen raised his brow and looked at the girl in his embrace. With a hint of a sinister aura upon his divine appearance, he answered, "Nothing much, just made him unable to leave the bed for half a year. Why? My wife, do you feel pity for him?"
"Pity? I pity that enchanter? I just feel that you did great. I felt like kicking him whenever I saw that flower-like smile."
Ye Wu Chen was slightly dazed before he helplessly shook his head. His eyes were filled with affection and tenderness.
"Mu Er, it's late already. You should rest up. Your husband will surely come and look for you tomorrow." Ye Wu Chen gently held Mu Ru Yue's head before softly kissing her forehead. With a charming smile, he swore that he definitely wouldn't let go of her hands.
As she watched that man's figure disappear beneath the moonlight, Mu Ru Yue's heart could never be as peaceful as stagnant water again. That man's every action made her heart ripple.
Within the night, Ye Wu Chen halted his steps, his purple clothes fluttering in the evening wind. At this moment, a black clothed girl appeared behind him. She knelt and respectfully queried, "Master, what are your orders?"
"Ben Wang wants the people from the Saintess Sect to know that Ben Wang has been playing the fool. Do it in the next half month."
Currently, the palace was already being controlled and the two experts from the Saintess Sect had died. It would be difficult for his news to pass out from the palace, so at the moment he could only depend on himself.
"Master?" Die Yi looked with astonishment at Ye Wu Chen. With a light purse of her red lips, she gathered her courage and said, "Your subordinate will be bold and ask master to withdraw thy order. With the current power of Ghost manor, it still cannot resist the Saintess Sect. Why does master want those people to know that master was pretending to be a fool? Won't the people of the Saintess Sect be attracted and come?"
The night's atmosphere instantly became tense.
Die Yi's heart tightened violently as an oppressive aura rose before her. Her body softened beneath the pressure and fell directly to the ground. She didn't dare to raise her head to look at the man.
Ye Wu Chen looked down at the girl that fell to the ground. With a layer of darkness on his handsome face, his voice sounded as sinister as anything from hell, causing Die Yi's body and soul to shudder.
"You just need to follow Ben Wang's order!"
Follow? Die Yi smiled bitterly. She was absolutely loyal to master as this was the man in her heart. Yet, she couldn't bear to watch her master walk such steps that would endanger Ghost manor for a girl.
As she thought about it, Die Yi clenched her teeth. She didn't know how she managed to muster her guts to raise her head to look at the divine looking man before her.
"Your subordinate guesses that master is doing this for the future mistress. It must be due to the mistress gaining the attention of the Saintess Sect. Once Master exposes his pretence of a fool and demonstrates his strength, it will definitely shift the attention of the Saintess Sect toward master instead of mistress. Mistress will be at peace for a moment then, but did master not think due to this, it would definitely ruin Ghost manor? Moreover, master just needs mistress to not be a virgin in order to stop that sect leader from paying attention to her. Why does master not do it the safer way and instead choose to use the most risky method?"
Currently, Ye Wu Chen's expression was so dark that it could petrify others.
He walked slowly toward Die Yi. As he neared, a tyrannical power flowed out. Die Yi's complexion paled instantly and she coughed out a mouthful of blood. She looked with shock at Ye Wu Chen.
At this moment, she actually felt as though her life wasn't in her hands.
"Who allowed you to question Ben Wang's decision?" Ye Wu Chen's expression was as gloomy as the calm before a storm. Sinister rays of light flashed through his eyes as he waved his hand, using his power to viciously strike against Die Yi.
Peng!
Blood instantly gushed out from the back of Die Yi's head as she landed on a stone.
"Scram!"
Ignoring Die Yi's pale complexion, Ye Wu Chen said in a sinister and unfeeling tone, "If there is a next time, you can just directly enter the disciplinary hall."
Ghost manor's disciplinary hall was a place where one would certainly lose half a life upon leaving.
Die Yi's fragile body shuddered. Was this man always so ruthless? He didn't mind and care about the Ghost manor that he had so bitterly constructed, all because of a woman?
Actually, there was some hidden motive as to why Die Yi wanted Ye Wu Chen and Mu Ru Yue to have sexual intercourse.
She herself had been pursuing the Ghost King for a long time already. That man always wanted his body to be clean so he never had any relationship with any women. Perhaps he didn't know the enjoyment of it due to not having experienced it. During her missions, she had met many men that were initially focused on cleanliness, but would then become hooked to that taste after having sexual intercourse.
Thus, she thought that once master and mistress did it and he enjoyed it, she could perhaps take the opportunity to become master's concubine.
On this continent, it was typical for a man to have 3 wives and 4 concubines. Her master's identity was noble, so it was a guarantee that he would have a couple of concubines. No matter how much he loved the main mistress, he definitely wouldn't have only her in his life.
Of course, Die Yi's thoughts were great, but in Ye Wu Chen's life, he would no longer be able to accept any other woman than Mu Ru Yue. It was enough for him to have just her in his life.
Gazing after Ye Wu Chen's leaving figure, Die Yi climbed up from the ground. She tightly clenched her fist and whispered, "Master, I am sorry, but Die Yi will not be able to follow your command this time."
It wasn't just due to her own personal matters. She just couldn't bear to watch her master destroy Ghost manor for a girl and even endanger himself.
She deeply loved master, so even if master didn't know of it, she wanted to do something for him…
Mu residence
Just after Mu Ru Yue removed her outer clothes and headed for bed, a foreign aura suddenly appeared from outside the door. She hastily stood up from her bed. After a slight daze, she recovered and, with iciness in her eyes, shouted, "Who's there!"
There wasn't any reply.
The leaves outside her window rustled. It was so quiet that nothing could be heard, excluding the flow of the evening wind.
A black figure moved in a flash past the window. Mu Ru Yue's heart sunk as she rushed out by breaking the window. Her gaze landed on a masked, black clothed woman.
"Who are you?"
The black-clothed woman didn't say anything and just coldly gazed at Mu Ru Yue. She suddenly waved her hand, emitting a green mist. Mu Ru Yue hastily covered her mouth and nose, but some of that substance still entered her body.
"Poison is useless against me." Mu Ru Yue coldly smiled. As an alchemist, she had previously prepared some antidotes. But after she analyzed what poison that black clothed girl used, her expression slightly changed. "Lust Arousing Grass!"
Lust Arousing Grass was the name of an aphrodisiac drug. It was completely different from poison since poison could be cured with antidotes, but there was no antidote for Lust Arousing Grass….
The black clothed girl smiled coldly. She instantly turned around to leave and was about to take a step out of the courtyard when Mu Ru Yue finally got back to her senses and coldly ordered, "Yan Jin, capture that woman!"
She wanted to know who wanted to harm her!
Swish! A black figure dashed out from inside. The black clothed girl felt that the situation was against her and wanted to run away, but how could her strength be greater than Yan Jin's? She was already captured by him before she could leave the Mu residence and was tossed roughly before Mu Ru Yue.
"Little girl, are you alright?" Yan Jin saw Mu Ru Yue's slightly flushed face as he continued with worry on his face, "The Lust Arousing Grass's medicinal potency is extremely strong. It is far more potent than other ordinary aphrodisiacs. You can only use a man to resolve the medicinal effect."
Just when Yan Jin wanted to ask if she wished for him to bring Ye Wu Chen over, she replied, "I'm alright."
Mu Ru Yue shook her head. She looked mesmerizing with her slightly flushed face. As her breathing hastened, she said, "I am heading back to my room to rest. Remember to not let anyone bother me."
Yan Jin opened his mouth, but swallowed back his words. He looked coldly at the completely tied up black clothed girl and lifted his leg to kick her viciously.
"I don't know who you are, but since you hurt that little girl, you will definitely regret doing what you did today!"
His eyes gave off a domineering ray of light and a trace of coldness was expressed on Yan Jin's face… his killing intent undisguised. But right now, he needed to save Mu Ru Yue first before dealing with this girl later.
Die Yi sniggered coldly and gradually closed her eyes. She was actually thinking up ways on how to escape from this place. If her master were to know of her actions, she would definitely regret it profusely.
Yet, it was unthinkable for the future mistress to hide a man in her room.
She initially wanted to do something good for master. It seemed that it would be a little tricky now. With her current state, she wasn't able to secretly report it to master. Yet, as long as she wasn't a virgin, the sect leader wouldn't fancy her and master wouldn't need to risk himself.
She didn't care who took her, but she definitely wouldn't let master endanger himself.
Inside the room
Mu Ru Yue did her best to calm the agitation of her heart, but the heat from her body just wouldn't cool down. The heat made her want to remove all of her clothing.
She might be able to not to lose consciousness until now, but this little girl was already reaching her limit.
"Mhmm…."
Mu Ru Yue wanted to speak, but a moan came out instead. She hastily shut her mouth. After a long while, she clenched her teeth and say, "Leave!"
"But little girl…"
"Quickly scram!"
Yan Jin sighed slightly. Just when he wanted to leave the room, he suddenly saw Mu Ru Yue take a pair of scissors and mercilessly stab it in her thigh.
Blood gushed from her thigh, staining her clothes red.
"Little girl, are you insane?!" Yan Jin's handsome face changed drastically, and the hatred he felt toward Die Yi reached its limit. If it wasn't for him worrying about Mu Ru Yue, he would have already left to chop that damnable girl into countless pieces!
Mu Ru Yue closed her eyes and didn't speak any further. She could only keep her consciousness by feeling pain.
Yan Jin's heart trembled slightly as he staggered toward the young girl lying on the bed. His heart ached when he looked at her blood stained thigh.
Even though he didn't have romantic feelings toward Mu Ru Yue, after their interactions these past days, he already treated her as family. His only family member in this world….
"Little girl, I'm sorry."
Yan Jin closed his eyes slightly. When he opened them, his eyes were filled with determination. His handsome and domineering appearance looked resolute. Helpless, he said, "Even if you hate me, I cannot watch you inflict pain on yourself in order to resist the Lust Arousing Grass. It is useless to do that."
Seeing Yan Jin's actions, Mu Ru Yue's flushed face changed slightly. It was as though she had used up all her remaining strength to shout, "Yan Jin, get out!"
"Little girl, I am willing to let you do whatever punishment you want after you wake up."
The light in Mu Ru Yue's eyes slowly faded, but she held on tenaciously. Just when she reached her limit, a purple figure barged in from outside.
Peng! He had knocked Yan Jin out.
At this moment, Mu Ru Yue looked at those eyes that were filled with distress….
"Mu Er!" Ye Wu Chen moved in a flash to pull Mu Ru Yue into his embrace. When he saw the blood stains on her clothing, a trace of killing intent flashed past his eyes. "Mu Er, I'm sorry that I came late. Mu Er…"
"Wu Chen, I feel so hot…"
Mu Ru Yue hugged Ye Wu Chen's body tightly. She couldn't help but snuggle up to him after feeling the coolness of his body. With hazy eyes, she only registered that the heat from her body was making her extremely uncomfortable.
"I feel so uncomfortable…."
She frowned slightly and raised her hands to rip her clothing apart, revealing her chest and fair skin. Ye Wu Chen's mouth and tongue dried up from seeing her body.
"Mu Er, you will regret it. I don't want to have you while you are under this condition."
"Wu Chen…"
Mu Ru Yue turned over her body to lay on top of Ye Wu Chen's body, pushing him down directly onto the bed. With a trace of red on her face, she leaned forward to kiss Ye Wu Chen's lips.
The man's lips were icy and cold, giving her a feeling of unprecedented comfort. She wanted more…
"Mu Er!"
Ye Wu Chen tightly clenched his teeth as his woman moved all over his body, causing his body to tense up. Yet, he didn't want to have his woman now, on impulse, when she wasn't in a clear state of mind.
"Mu Er, listen to me." Ye Wu Chen tightly held the young girl's body. He got up from the bed and let her sit on his lap. The arousement he felt was being forcefully suppressed by his own will.
How could he be calm with his beloved woman in his embrace? Ye Wu Chen, however, clearly understood that Mu Ru Yue's current mind wasn't clear. If he really had her now, she would definitely regret it once she woke up.
He wasn't willing to let her regret it.
He looked at the young girl's flushed and exquisite appearance. A flame seemed to erupt within Ye Wu Chen's throat. With a hoarse voice, he said, "Mu Er, unless you personally tell me that you want to marry me or is willing to pass yourself to me, I definitely won't do anything to you."
Even though he was barely reining in his self-control, he didn't have any other choice but to not touch her. In the end, this was in order to keep her from having any regrets and from being unhappy.
"Wu Chen…" Mu Ru Yue raised her head slightly. When she looked at the handsome face before her, she wanted to get closer to him and lower her body's temperature.
Ye Wu Chen lowered his head to kiss her lips as he gently and meticulously tasted his girl. As he did so, he placed his right hand on Mu Ru Yue's back. His touch firm, he slowly sent an icy aura from his palm and into Mu Ru Yue's body.
Under the night of the Mu residence, the black clothed girl that had all of her limbs tied up and was tossed on the ground expressed terror as she looked at the tightly shut door.
Master had come. Master actually arrived. She was doomed…
Nobody could be clearer than her about understanding her master's actions. Because of her plan, even being disciplined in Ghost manor wouldn't be able to appease her master's fury.
Die Yi was so terrified that her delicate body began to shudder. She bit tightly on her lips. Her face paled slightly behind the black cloth on her face.
She just hoped that her master would let her die quickly in consideration for all that she had done for Ghost manor.
A night went by without sleep.
When the sun started to rise, Mu Ru Yue opened her eyes and instantly felt a pair of hands sticking tightly to her back. Thinking back to what happened yesterday, she was momentarily alarmed. She didn't see who was hugging her and just punched out.
A groan was heard and a low voice was heard. "Mu Ru Yue, are you trying to kill your husband?"
"Wu Chen?" Mu Ru Yue was startled and looked curiously at the man's handsome face. "Wu Chen, why are you here? I seem to remember that yesterday…"
Ye Wu Chen didn't sleep the entire night. In addition to inserting energy into her body, his complexion wasn't good and he looked both pale and feeble. After all, if it were an ordinary person that used up an entire night of energy consumption, they would have already collapsed.
"Yesterday, you were affected by the Lust Arousing Grass. Luckily, your husband felt that something was amiss. I came to check on you and found you in that condition."
Mu Ru Yue hastily pulled at her clothes and looked at him. "Did you do anything to me?"
Seeing her expression, Ye Wu Chen couldn't help but lift his lips into a charming smile. "My wife, it can't be that you don't remembering tossing yourself into my embrace last night? Since it was the first time my wife took the initiative, how could your husband reject your advances?"
"Ye Wu Chen!" Mu Ru Yue's expression changed drastically. She could only vaguely remember what happened last night. It couldn't be that she had really pushed this man over and gobbled him up?
"Do you really think that something would have happened with us wearing clothes?" Ye Wu Chen smiled as he suddenly felt that teasing this woman was great. "My attribute is a little special. Externally, it looks like the element of darkness, but there is coldness in dark powers so your husband used his strength to suppress the effects of the Lust Arousing Grass. That medicine was so potent, however, that I had to use the entire night to completely suppress it."
"Wu Chen…"
Mu Ru Yue was a little touched. This man could have taken that opportunity to have her, but he didn't do so. He had used a different method in order to help her instead.
"Wu Chen, you're such a fool."
She broke out into laughter as this fellow was still a fool in those kinds of matters.
"Your husband already mentioned this before; I am willing to be a fool by your side." Ye Wu Chen held Mu Ru Yue tightly in his embrace, a gentle smile on his lips. With charming eyes that carried a coldness, he said, "My wife, isn't it time for payback now?"
He would never be able to imagine what would have happened if he hadn't come to check on her last night.
Ye Wu Chen couldn't forget the blood stains that covered her body. She must had to inflict pain on herself in order to maintain her consciousness. How could his heart not ache for her?
A trace of killing intent flashed past Ye Wu Chen's eyes when he thought about the girl that plotted against Mu Ru Yue. "Yun Han, bring that girl in!"
"Yes, Master."
Once his words landed, Yun Han brought in a black clothed girl. At this moment, the cloth that covered the girl's appearance fell, instantly revealing her face. Ye Wu Chen's face darkened.
"Die Yi, it seems that you have disobeyed Ben Wang's order once more."
His voice carried a killing intent that made Die Yi's body shudder.
"Master, Die Yi knows her mistake. She pleads master to give her a quick death.
Die Yi knelt and kowtowed roughly. Her forehead ashened instantly and blood flowed down from a corner of her forehead, staining half her face red.
"Quick? How can Ben Wang give you a fast death? The snakes in the snake den hadn't been used for a long time. You should go there and be fed to the snakes."
Ye Wu Chen looked gloomily at Die Yi. His divine face carried killing intent as he spoke those words without emotion, as though he were speaking about something minor.
"No!" Die Yi shrieked.
The snakes in that den wouldn't swallow their prey in one go. Instead, they would slowly torture them to their limit before tearing their prey apart and sharing the prey among them. She was more willing to die under a sword than to go to that snake den.
"Master, your subordinate did this for you. You planned to expose your power to the Saintess Sect, to shift their focus to you instead of mistress. But it would surely harm you that way. As long as mistress isn't a virgin, the sect leader of the Saintess Sect would lose interest in her. Master doesn't want to use such a simple method, but wished to risk your life for the mistress instead. Your subordinate couldn't bear for master to risk his life, so she was bold in deciding to do what she did. Please, master! Please give your subordinate a quick death. What she did was for master."
Die Yi kowtowed roughly again, so she didn't in the slightest see Ye Wu Chen's increasingly dark face.
"Yun Han, take her away." Ye Wu Chen looked sinisterly at Die Yi. There was no emotions on his handsome face, not to even mention pity.
"No! Master, please forgive Die Yi. Die Yi truly knows her mistake. Die Yi loves master so deeply. Why is master treating Die Yi in such a manner? Die Yi is wholeheartedly willing to serve master as a lowly servant forever and doesn't want any identity. Die Yi pleads for master to forgive her."
Die Yi jumped over with the hope of grabbing onto Ye Wu Chen's sleeve, but she was kicked away by him before she could get close.
Ye Wu Chen shook the sleeve of his clothing and, with a trace of a snigger in his charming eyes, said, "Serving Ben Wang as a lowly servant? Do you even have that right? Ben Wang will only have one girl at his side in the past, present, and future. Even in Ben Wang's next life, it would be the same case where nobody except her will have the right to stay by Ben Wang's side.
"It seems that it'll be insufficient for you to just be tossed into the snake den. Yun Han, first take her to the disciplinary hall for 100 days before tossing her into the snake den! You must remember that you definitely can't let her die before tossing her into the snake den."
Die Yi fell to the ground and just let Yun Han pull her away without putting up any resistance…
"Wu Chen, did she speak the truth?" Mu Ru Yue raised her head to look at the man's handsome face, a complex ray of light in her eyes.
Ye Wu Chen extended his arm to pull Mu Ru Yue into his embrace once more, letting her head lean back her head on his chest. His lips curled up into a charming smile as he gently caressed her hair with his slender fingers.
"Mu Er, you don't need to dread about these matters. You can just leave it to your husband."
Mu Ru Yue quietly leaned against the man's chest. At this moment, she could hear his strong heartbeat. A trace of warmth flowed from her heart as she stayed within his embrace.
How did she, Mu Ru Yue, have the qualification and right to be treated by Ye Wu Chen in such a manner?
"Wu Chen." She raised her sight a bit to look upon the divine appearance of the man before her before saying softly, "Let's get married…"
Silence….
The entire room became silent and gave off a peculiar atmosphere.
Ye Wu Chen was stunned for a moment. He was dazed by this great surprise and he appeared disoriented as he looked at Mu Ru Yue before asking, "Mu Er, what did you just say? Can you repeat that?"
Mu Ru Yue chuckled as she repeated, "I said, let's get married."
Ye Wu Chen was completely sure that he hadn't misheard her this time. He excitedly hugged Mu Ru Yue's body. An unprecedented and surprised smile appeared on his divine appearance.
"Mu Er, you promise to marry me? You finally want to wed me? Let's get married this instant. I will immediately order people to set up the wedding hall."
Seeing her man's excited expression, Mu Ru Yue felt that it was rather funny. "Why are you in such a rush? A lot of things need to be prepared for the marriage. For example, the comparison of our birthdates, the auspicious dates, and also—"
Her following words were sealed in her mouth by Ye Wu Chen.
Mu Ru Yue's brows shuddered gently as she gradually closed her eyes. She hugged her man's waist tightly with both of her arms, enjoying this romantic, intense kiss…
Ye Wu Chen seemed to be fearful of hurting her as his kiss was gentle and careful, yet he still meticulously tasted the young girl. His large hand gently caressed her back, feeling the temperature of the girl's body through her thin clothes.
This girl was the one he was willing to protect his entire life. For her, not to mention abandoning all of his plans, so what if he shook the entire world?
"Mu Er." Ye Wu Chen slowly released the young girl in his grasp. With an exceptionally charming smile and eyes that were filled with tenderness and love, he swore, "I, Ye Wu Chen, will definitely not let you down in this life."
Mu Ru Yue raised her gaze as she giggled." I believe you, but if you really do let me down in the future, I wouldn't mind breaking off our relationship. My husband can only have me in his life and can't randomly collect germs. I don't need a man filled with germs by my side. If that happens, I can only divorce that husband."
Ye Wu Chen caressed her hair and lowered his head to place another kiss, this one on her forehead. He was completely different from when he treated Die Yi, to whom he had been as ruthless as an Asura. The current him was so charming and enticing. He was so gentle that it would cause one to be deeply captivated by him.
"Your husband won't give you a chance to divorce him. In this life, excluding you, how can other girls enter my eyes? It is sufficient to have just you in my life."
His gaze was as gentle as water. That gaze was only for his special girl.
Mu Ru Yue was moved as she stuck her body close to the man's chest. With a smile, she said, "Wu Chen, you're a guy that won't easily fall in love with a girl. Why did you…"
She didn't finish her sentence, but Ye Wu Chen already knew what she wanted to ask.
"Mu Er, you were the first one to not look down on me upon knowing my Ghost King identity." Ye Wu Chen's lips slowly curved upward as he looked with tenderness at the young girl in his embrace.
He still remembered the untarnished brilliance of her eyes when he first met her. There wasn't the slightest trace of mockery or sarcasm. What's more, she didn't express pity and instead treated him like an ordinary person. He could still remember what she said at that time. She said that as long as he didn't think he was a fool, he wouldn't be one.
"Afterwards, it was perhaps due to my curiosity that I went to look up your history. Even though the Qing Yun Sect had a tight hold of your informations, how could Ghost manor's power be unable to obtain it? At that time, your husband found out your innate talent test and your recruitment by the Chief Alchemist of the Qing Yun Sect. By then, I truly understood my wife."
Perhaps it was due to those investigations that Ye Wu Chen's gaze became increasingly gentle. He softly hugged the young girl in his arms and said, "If it were any other, then when they become the disciple of the Chief Alchemist of the Qing Yun Sect, most of them would want to show off their identity. Even if they didn't, they would borrow that power for their own matters. You, on the other hand, wanted him to keep the status a secret and instead chose to claw your way up with your own strength."
Even though she did make Elder Zhao take a trip to the palace, if it wasn't for Ye Wu Chen being in the palace in the first place, then she might not have headed to the palace and expose her identity.
His girl didn't like to depend on others, just like when she fought with Ling Ye. Clearly she could have just depended on his or Yan Jin's ability to easily kill him, but she instead chose to use the most risky method. She chose to defeat him with her own abilities.
Yet, she wasn't an obstinate person as she clearly understood her current abilities and limits. If she were to meet an enemy that was obviously much stronger than she was, then she would allow others to fight instead. For example, Ling Ye's master and the experts from the Saintess Sect….
If she were determined to fight those strong experts, then it wouldn't be bravery, but idiocy. As such, she knew what she was doing…
How could he not fall in love with such a girl?
"Wu Chen, if I were to tell you that I am only a lingering soul, will you still marry me?" Mu Ru Yue asked seriously as she focused her gaze on the man before her.
"I am only a soul from a different dimension. It is unknown how I possessed Mu Ru Yue's body so technically, I am not a person. I might even head back to my original world someday. Do you still want me now?"
Ye Wu Chen curled his lips into a smile, instantly bringing forth that peerless appearance. This man was so handsome that with just a smile, he could easily captivate a person's soul.
"Isn't it your husband's luck to discover you, such a unique existence?" Ye Wu Chen caressed her arm, then gently tightened his hold on her. "Silly girl, no matter if you're a human, demon, monster, or even a ghost, it wouldn't in the slightest change the fact that you're my, Ye Wu Chen's, wife. My wife that I would use my entire life to protect. If you're really a lingering soul and the heavens want to take you away, then I would go against the heavens. Even if it's the heavens, they still don't have the right to force you to leave."
As Ye Wu Chen said this, an eyebrow was raised. His domineering voice was different from his usual charm, as if it carried an excessively brazen aura.
So what if he went against the heavens? He didn't mind taking down the heavens if it meant that she was able to stay with him…
Mu Ru Yue's heart rippled. This man was definitely still a fool. Perhaps it was fortunate for her to meet such a guy in this different world and gain his protection.
No matter what, Mu Ru Yue was still a girl and any girl would be moved by his actions. With his words, no matter what he'd previously done, it wasn't possible to be unmoved.
"Mu Er, let's pick a day to get married." Ye Wu Chen gently held Mu Ru Yue's hand. With a charming smile, his tone became stronger and filled with an intense possessiveness. "Since you promised to marry me, you will no longer have the right to abandon me. You will be solely mine in this life. Even if there are other guys that appear by your side, I don't mind making them unable to carry out their daily life themselves."
Ye Wu Chen couldn't bear to hurt Mu Ru Yue, even if there were men that appeared near her side. Those men would just have to withstand his wrath. How could anyone else fancy his Ghost King's woman?
"At my side, excluding you, there is only Yan Jin. But that fellow isn't a man, but just a little beast. It can't be that you're jealous about a tiny beast, right?" Mu Ru Yue glanced at Ye Wu Chen and couldn't help but to chuckled. This guy was truly a vinegar jar…
"If I didn't remember wrongly, there was Feng Jing Tian who had fancied you, and also, didn't the president of the Pill Assembly want to give you his grandson? Moreover, if I didn't come in time yesterday, then that little beast would have done some errant matters to you." Ye Wu Chen narrowed his eyes and suddenly gave a charming smile. "My wife, don't you think your husband should be jealous with all that?"
Mu Ru Yue rolled her eyes at Ye Wu Chen. "Feng Jing Tian was hurt by you so much that he wouldn't be able to get out of bed for half a year. Qing Yu is completely innocent. I'm not familiar with him and just spoke some words to him. Everything else was just his grandfather's plot. As for Yan Jin, he just treats me as his family and doesn't have any romantic intent toward me."
But what happened yesterday had indeed occurred. If it wasn't for Ye Wu Chen coming in time, then the outcome couldn't be imaginable. Mu Ru Yue felt a little sheepish when she said the last line.
"I will teach him a lesson later as a reminder for him to mind his own business. Even if it's unbearable, I would have endured it."
"Endure? You endured it like how you hurt yourself yesterday?"
After seeing her injured, he was more willing for those injuries to be on him instead. Yet, this woman just didn't know how to take good care of herself.
Suddenly, Ye Wu Chen raised his hand and pressed Mu Ru Yue onto the bed. With a ripping sound, he had tore apart her pants to expose that deep cut.
"Wu Chen, what are you doing? You…"
Just as Mu Ru Yue wanted to say something, Ye Wu Chen raised his hand and used his chilly fingers to softly caress that cut. A trace of pain was expressed on his handsome, charming face.
"Mu Er, don't get hurt anymore."
Mu Ru Yue's body shuddered slightly, but she didn't say a word. If it wasn't for it being unavoidable, she wouldn't have done that to herself. After all, her consciousness had already become hazy at that time.
Moreover, as a martial practitioner she would often get into battles. How could she ensure that she wouldn't get hurt?"
"Wu Chen, I will do my best to not harm myself unnecessarily."
"You should become stronger then. If you have sufficient strength, I won't need to worry." Ye Wu Chen lifted his gaze to focus on Mu Ru Yue. With a charming and languid smile, he said word by word, "I will wait for you to become stronger. Following that, you and I will reach the pinnacle of the world, standing side by side…"
'I will wait for you to become stronger. Following that, you and I will reach the pinnacle of the world, standing side by side…'
His words were like a gigantic stone that struck Mu Ru Yue's heart. She raised her head to look at the man that pressed her down. A hand was lifted as she caressed his handsome and captivating face, and then she smiled slightly.
"Alright, I will become much stronger and then walk alongside with you to reach the pinnacle of the world."
She set the goal of being able to walk toward their target alongside this man.
Ye Wu Chen smiled, but didn't speak any further. He leaned his body forward and pressed against this young girl's lips, putting all of his feelings into that kiss.
"What did you say?"
Peng!
Within the Mu family home, Mu Qing slammed his hand on the table. With a glimmer of light in his eyes, he clarified, "Are you saying that the Ghost King had been playing the fool and is also the master of the Ghost manor? That his appearance is handsome and he possesses great strength?"
What was laughable is that they had always been treating the Ghost King as a fool.
How did Mu Ru Yue gain the qualification and right to have such an outstanding husband just by coincidence? No! He definitely wouldn't let Mu Ru Yue snatch this opportunity away.
"Somebody, go and tell Xue Er to prepare herself in order to pay her elder sister a visit with me."
No matter what, his Mu family had to make use of this opportunity. What kind of power was Ghost manor? According to the rumours, they were even stronger than the Qing Yun Sect. The powers that the head of Ghost manor possessed was still unknown. Who could have known that the master of Ghost manor was depicted to be a fool that had a ghost-like appearance?
If Mu Ru Yue became the main wife of the Ghost King, then he must definitely send Xue Er to him. Even if she became the second wife, he couldn't miss the chance in building a relationship with the Ghost King.
Mu Qing, after all, clearly knew that Mu Ru Yue wasn't the Mu family's biological daughter. It was due to that lord's request that made him have Mu Ru Yue stay in the Mu family and be known as one with the bloodline of the Mu family.
It was precisely due to Mu Ru Yue not being his blood daughter that Mu Qing initially treated her so badly. Since she was a trash and wasn't his blood daughter, why would he want her?
It was a pity that the current Mu Qing didn't know that Mu Yi Xue wasn't a virgin. Moreover, she was plotted by Ye Wu Chen who used a small manservant to harass her. Not to mention Ye Wu Chen, perhaps such a girl wouldn't be wanted by others.
The spring wind blew and the reddened leaves gradually descended.
Mu Ru Yue lazily leaned against Ye Wu Chen's chest with a soothing smile on her face. Ye Wu Chen helped her peel a grape and then placed it near her mouth.
She bit lightly on the grape, but before she could swallow it, Li Lu walked over. "Mistress, the head of the Mu family along with his daughter has come to see you. Do you want to meet them?"
"See me?" Mu Ru Yue sniggered. "Have they really just come to see me? It probably wouldn't be just that."
After saying that, she tossed a glance at Ye Wu Chen. "I guess they actually want to see you instead. They definitely must have heard that you're not a fool so they came with the intention for you to take Mu Yi Xue as your second wife."
A trace of disdain flashed past Ye Wu Chen's eyes. He subconsciously sniggered. "It seems that some people don't have any self realization. Ben Wang already has a main wife, and there definitely wouldn't be any second wife. Toss them out of the manor. Also, use disinfectant to clean up the area they walked on."
Li Lu smiled. It seemed that Ghost King really doted upon his mistress.
"Understood."
Just when Li Lu turned to leave, a voice sounded from behind him. "Wait."
"Mistress, what other orders do you have?"
At this moment, Li Lu had completely become Mu Ru Yue's caretaker and seemed to have forgotten his identity as the son of a general.