Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
“Creak!” The wooden door opened from inside out. Then, a figure slowly stepped out from the door. She was half a step in front of where Fang Zhengzhi was.
From location and angle, she was in the position for an ambush.
However, when Fang Zhengzhi saw who stepped out, his mind changed completely and he was completely thunderstruck.
This was because a woman stepped out. Furthermore, it was an extremely attractive woman. Three white flowers were embroidered on her inky-green dress, which covered her petite figure. Her long hair came all the way down to her waist.
Her curvy eyebrows and her dark eyes made her extremely attractive in terms of appearance. More importantly, this woman exuded a particular aura.
It may be because of the aromatic smell of medicine she gave off but Fang Zhengzhi felt as if this woman was like a heavenly spirit who had come down to the mortal plane.
She was terrifyingly pure!
Dao Hun…
Dao Hun was a woman?!
This notion flashed past in Fang Zhengzhi’s mind. Could the Hallmaster of the Yin Yang Hall and one of the most powerful people in the Holy Region actually be a woman? And such a young one too?
Right when Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about this, the woman turned around and looked at Fang Zhengzhi with her black eyes, which revealed a plain and elegant look.
Of course…
The woman looked at the metal bar which Fang Zhengzhi raised high above his head. Then, her elegance and calm disappeared. Instead, a look of shock crossed her face.
“Thud!” A dull sound.
The woman blinked her eyes and then, her body shook. Afterward, with a ‘thud’, she collapsed on the ground.
“Is it done?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the woman on the ground and he felt strange. This was way too simple.
It was akin to saving money for a few years so that you could buy a nice estate in the city. After you had saved the required amount, you realized that one of the estates was being sold at a huge discount. An estate which required 1000 taels of silver now only needed 100.
Surprised?
A delightful surprise.
However, you would surely question whether the feng shui of this estate was good. If not, could it be that something had happened there? Did someone hang himself in this house?
This was what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking.
He was prepared to fight viciously but instead, he solved this problem with a single whack from his metal stick. This made him doubt the girl’s identity.
Could he have made a mistake?
Was this not where Dao Hun lived?
However, the signboard with the word ‘Dao’ and its quiet location indicated that this was no place for an ordinary disciple to stay.
Wait a moment.
Could she be a servant?
“Oh no, oh no… I did not expect that servant would come out.” Fang Zhengzhi did not know what to do. It was all too normal for the Hallmaster of the Yin Yang Hall to have servants.
While this girl did not seem to be an ordinary servant, it was no surprise for the Hallmaster of the Yin Yang Hall to possess a female servant of this caliber.
In fact, since he first came to this world, Fang Zhengzhi had always dreamt of being served by a hundred beautiful female servants. However, until now, he did not even have a single one.
Of course, he won his bet with Chi Guyan. However, as the ‘captain’ of his team of female servants, she had never served him once.
Hence, in Fang Zhengzhi’s mind, he would occasionally neglect certain details, such as the fact that prominent figures would have female servants opening their doors for them.
“Have I been exposed?” Under normal circumstances, Fang Zhengzhi knew that his cover would have been blown. After all, while that whack was not loud, it did cause a commotion.
Hence, if Dao Hun were inside, he would have come out with guns blazing.
This was what he had thought. After he knocked the girl unconscious, he prepared for battle and waited for Dao Hun to rush out before administering another whack.
However…
Not a single sound could be heard from the block.
“Could it be that Dao Hun is not at home?” Fang Zhengzhi blinked his eyes. It was rather late, so where could he be if he were not at home?
Of course, this was not something that he should be concerned about. Without wasting any time, he dragged the woman into the room and realized that in the entire building, there was not a single soul.
With such a beautiful woman lying unconscious in front of him…
Should he not do what all men would do?
A smile crept across Fang Zhengzhi’s face but he quickly suppressed this thought. After all, this was not a good time. If Dao Hun rushed back now, he would be screwed.
He walked out of the wooden door once more and carefully brought Yan Xiu inside. Then, he closed the door and sighed in relief.
He was not yet exposed!
While he had successfully made his way to Dao Hun’s house, and got hold of a beautiful hostage, his first step was successful.
The next thing he had to do was to get her to talk. He hoped he could obtain useful information from her, such as when Dao Hun normally came home and what was his daily routine.
Know yourself and know your enemies and you shan’t fear a hundred battles.
Importantly, he had to subdue this woman first. Hence, he did not tie her with any ordinary ropes. Before he came to the Yin Yang Hall, Fang Zhengzhi had already made his preparations.
Silvery-white chains appeared in Fang Zhengzhi’s hands. These items were very ideal for tying people up. Normally, even a Sage could not break free from them.
Without wasting any word, he tied the girl up and walked through the courtyard of this pavilion. As he walked to the main room of the pavilion, he could smelt medicinal aromas.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi saw a purplish-golden cauldron in the center of the main room. A fire burned underneath the cauldron. Evidently, someone was cultivating pills.
“What a… powerful cauldron!” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the giant cauldron made from purple gold. On it, eight beast heads were carved into it. Without even looking, he was sure that the quality of this cauldron was supreme. Compared to the Heavenly Oasis Saint’s black gold cauldron, it was way superior.
Furthermore, from the aroma of the medicines in the cauldron, he estimated the quality of the medicines inside was good too. They were much better than the ones the Heavenly Oasis Saint made.
A quiet pavilion and an independent living space. A top-quality cauldron with top-quality pills inside…
If you said this was not where Dao Hun lived, no one would believe you!
Fang Zhengzhi knew that his guess was correct. However, after he walked through the main room on the first floor and climbed onto the second floor, he realized that something was amiss.
This was because the second room was decorated in pink and purple.
Could Dao Hun have unique tastes?
As Fang Zhengzhi thought about this, an idea popped into his mind, making him deeply uncomfortable, Of course, this was just a mere guess. He did not even know if it were true.
However, Fang Zhengzhi still had his doubts. On the second floor, there was a room with a single bed inside.
Where did the female servant live?
Could it be that the unconscious female servant shared Dao Hun’s bed?
Fang Zhengzhi felt as if he had stumbled across a great secret. He felt like he had gotten hold of Dao Hun’s Achilles’ Heel. Of course, these were all guesses.
The true secret….
He had to wake the girl up first.
Just when Fang Zhengzhi was doing as he pleased in the pavilion, the herb farm not too far away shone with a flaming light. Rage filled the atmosphere.
“Sixth Elder, Seventh Elder, spare us! We would never dare to steal the herbs in the herb farm. Fang Zhengzhi came! He stole the herbs!” The four Yin Yang Hall disciples knelt down in the barren herb farm and kowtowed non-stop.
“Ten acres of farmland… he actually did it!” One of the elders, whose hair was white, looked at the dissipated white fog and gritted his teeth.
“Decades of hard work and he destroyed it all in a single night!” Another old man, whose hair was blacker, was infuriated too. His eyes shone with a cold light.
“Despicable!”
“We must catch him!”
“We’ll shatter his body to avenge Ninth Elder and take back our land!”
The two Yin Yang Hall disciples behind the two elders gritted their teeth too. They could not wait to kill Fang Zhengzhi to release their anger.
“Revenge, yes. We must take revenge. However, the Yin Yang Hall is located inside the mountains. How can we find him after he stole our herbs?” Another Yin Yang Hall disciple asked helplessly.
“I fear that now that he knows where our herb farm is, we can’t predict when he will come next. If he’s bent on destroying our herb farm, how can we protect the remaining dozens of acres?” Another Yin Yang Hall disciple said anxiously.
“Guard it tightly! We’ll get 200 disciples and get them to work on shifts. We can’t let Fang Zhengzhi destroy our herb farm!” The elder with white hair said.
“Yes, Sixth Elder! I’ll arrange it!” One of the Yin Yang Hall disciples stood up.
“No need!” At this moment, a voice came from afar. Then, a figure appeared in front of Sixth Elder.
From the moment the voice sounded until its appearance in front of Sixth Elder…
It only took the blink of an eye.
“Greetings master!” When the two Yin Yang Hall disciples behind the two elders heard this voice, they bowed immediately.
“Hallmaster!” The two elders turned around and bowed too.
“While the cost of the land is not cheap, I don’t think Fang Zhengzhi is after our herb farm. Tell me, what did Fang Zhengzhi say when he first appeared?” The figure pointed at the four kneeling disciples.
“Yes… he started by asking… where’s the main door? Yes, that’s what he asked. Then, he said he wanted us to bring him to see master. However, how can we do that? Then, we ran… no, we reported to our superiors straightaway!” One of the disciples replied, his voice quavering.
“Main door? See me?” When the figure heard that, he thought for a bit. Then, he nodded his head and said, “There’s no need to guard the herb farm. Continue as if nothing has happened.”
“Hallmaster… should we lower our guard?” When one of the elders heard that, he looked at the disciples’ confused faces and asked in a tiny voice.
“Yes, Fang Zhengzhi is crafty. Since he’s here, he’s prepared. If I am right, he’s here for me!”
“Here for Hallmaster?”
“Yes, he can’t destroy the Yin Yang Hall alone. Hence, he wants to decapitate our sect first,” replied the human shadow.
“Should we lay a trap for him?”
“No need, let him find me. Spread my order. Get everyone to talk about where I live. He’ll naturally come for me like this.”
“Yes, master!” When the Yin Yang Hall disciples heard this, they immediately understood.
To catch the thieves, one must catch their leader first.
This principle was simple. However, if one could not catch the leader, then it was akin to sending oneself to a sure death. Fang Zhengzhi was evidently on a path to death.
Yin Yang Hall. The solitary pavilion.
Fang Zhengzhi did not wait in the main room downstairs. Instead, he chose the room on the second floor. Like this, he could monitor what was going on outside.
More importantly, there was a bed there. Yan Xiu could lie on it to rest. He did not have to lie on the cold hard ground.
“Are you awake?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the woman who was slowly opening her eyes. He took a pill, placed it in his mouth, chewed and swallowed.
“Mmm mmm…” The woman’s mouth was stuffed with cloth and naturally, she could not shout. All she could do was to struggle helplessly as she looked around her.
“There’s no use struggling. You can’t break open these chains. If you want to live, answer my questions. If not, I don’t mind killing you,” said Fang Zhengzhi as he chewed his pills.
However, as he said that, he noticed the look in her eyes. He could clearly see that she did not show much emotion when he said the word ‘kill’. Instead, she looked at him calmly.
It seemed like…
She was a truly loyal servant!
A smile crept across Fang Zhengzhi’s face as he said, “Of course, if you don’t fear death, we can talk in another way. How about I ravish you completely first?”