Chapter 141 – What Happened To Nangong Yu?
Hexi was just about to push the door open, when Zhu Que's sharp voice came through the thick iron gate, "Bai Hu, if you still regard me as a partner considering we grew up together, then step aside. Otherwise, I will be forced to be impolite to you! Today I must slaughter that slut!"
Bai Hu immediately retorted, "You heard Master's words before he lost consciousness, she is Master's personally chosen Princess. From now on, she is also our Master. Even if I blamed her for causing harm to Master, Master's orders are not something we can ignore."
Princess? Harmed Master? Hexi, whose hands were about to slightly press on the door, froze. Bewilderment appearing in her eyes.
Zhu Que was silent for a minute, then when she next spoke, it was in a voice sharp with anger, "Bai Hu, don't forget, Master's current condition is due to that slut harming him! If it wasn’t for him saving her, how could Master still remain unconscious. I’m not able to…not able to…move out of the way! Otherwise, don't blame me if I use poison against you!"
"Zhu Que, don't cause trouble without a reason. Even if you used poison, just based on your current cultivation base, how could that injure me?" Bai Hu's voice was filled with exhaustion and annoyance, "What's more, Qing Long has suggested that perhaps she’ll be able to cure Master. After all, Qing Long personally witnessed her curing Ouyang Haoxuan's illness. He definitely wouldn’t lie about about something like this and jeopardise Master's safety."
"Moreover, have you forgotten what’s behind this door?" Bai Hu's voice became cold, sharp like the edge of a sword, "No one is allowed to enter Master's bedroom, including us eight trusted subordinates. Whoever enters without permission will be killed, no excuse! The only one who is allowed to enter is Miss Nalan, don't tell me that you still don't understand what this means?"
Zhu Que's expression blanked for a moment, then she suddenly laughed loudly, her voice full of resentment and loathing, "You believe that trash that’s unable to use spiritual power will be able to cure Master? You don’t want to listen to me even though I’m a fifth rank doctor, and an official member of the Doctors Association?!"
"Then could you give me your word that you can definitely cure Master?" Bai Hu calmly asked.
Zhu Que hesitated before she responded, then she abruptly raised her voice, "If I’m unable to cure Master, don't tell me that that immature and inexperienced girl is able to do it. Aren’t you and Qing Long being muddle headed?! The two of you believing that slut…do you really want to kill Master?"
Hexi's complexion had become extremely unsightly listening till here, and not wanting to hear anymore, she pushed the door open, her sharp eyes focusing on Bai Hu, "What happened to Nangong Yu?"
They said she harmed Nangong Yu. In the end, what did they mean?
Bai Hu and Zhu Que were shocked, Bai Hu blurting out, "Miss Nalan, you…since when have you been standing behind the door?" He is an expert on Gold Core stage, yet he was unaware that there had been an ordinary person listening from behind the door?
Hexi didn’t care about answering his question, and instead, with a calm expression on her face asked, "What happened to Nangong Yu? Injured too heavily? Bring me to see him immediately!"
Hexi couldn’t describe her mood at this moment. It’s like there was a claw incessantly scratching at her heart, painful and irritating.
Obviously he is only a stranger she met by chance, but once she heard that he was seriously injured, her good mood disappeared without a trace, leaving only worry and a trace of unfamiliar fear remaining. Fear that something will happen to him.
Bai Hu had no time to answer before Zhu Que screamed, "Slut, it was you that harmed Master! If you hadn’t seduced Master, his condition wouldn’t be so life threatening! You should just go die you slut!"
Chapter 142 – Overconfident In Front Of An Expert
Barely finished speaking, a blade made of wind condensed on her palm, resolutely shooting towards Hexi.
This time, her attack used all of her strength as she was no longer holding back. Swearing an oath to herself that she would willingly risk her life and be blamed by Master, she wanted to behead this slut on the spot.
"Zhu Que don't—!!!" Bai Hu exclaimed in alarm, a Protective Barrier immediately condensing on his palm to protect Hexi. However, Zhu Que was closer to her. Without checking, he knew that it was too late to save her, his complexion couldn’t help but changing.
The wind blade whistled as it shot towards Hexi with deadly killing intent, sweeping up pebbles and dirt in it’s wake.
Hexi calmly watched the wind blade approach her, neither retreating or avoiding it. Instead, a corner of her mouth slowly lifted into a ridiculing smile.
Just when the wind blade was about to reach her, Hexi suddenly raised her hand, the white Bone Whip clutched in her fist since who knows when.
The Bone Whip lifted slightly, and in a split second a faint golden-blue light flickered, striking the wind blade and splitting it in two in the blink of an eye.
The wind blade swept past her sides, raising strands of her soft black hair, and finally disappearing without a trace. Standing unharmed in the middle of the gale, Hexi sneered at Zhu Que.
Bai Hu's mouth opened wide with shock, astonishment plastered across his face.
With white skin resembling snow, eyes like brilliant jewels, and delicate facial features, the girl standing gracefully under the sunshine was just like a fairy that had descended to the mortal world. Her body didn’t have any obvious spiritual power, but from her action a moment ago, Bai Hu could clearly sense spiritual power being used.
Moreover, Bai Hu had never seen this type of this spiritual power before. It wasn’t one of the single spiritual root powers of metal, wood, water, fire, or earth, yet neither was it one of the common variations of spiritual roots, this…how could this be?
Did Nalan Hexi have a cultivation base or not?
Compared to Bai Hu's astonished expression, Zhu Que had quickly shaken off her shock. And with her face abruptly distorting, her eyes bloodshot red, she fiercely glared at Hexi as if she wanted to tear her apart, "It's you, it's you who stole my cultivation base! Slut, it's you who stole my cultivation base, right?! Return my cultivation base!!"
Hexi looked at Zhu Que with her expression as cold as ice, her eyes mocking, "Oh I see, so your cultivation base has dropped from early Gold Core stage, to mid Meridians stage. No wonder that wind blade strike was like a gentle breeze, completely lacking in power."
Hearing that caused Zhu Que to immediately become crazy and hysterically rush towards Hexi, "Nalan Hexi, you stole my cultivation base, you must die!! Even if I'm only mid Meridians stage, I’ll still be able to kill you! I will dismember your body into a thousand pieces!!"
As Zhu Que shouted, she withdrew one of her handmade poison powders, fiercely tossing it at Hexi.
One must know, that this poison powder was made when she was still a Gold Core stage martial artist, so even a martial artist of the same rank would be somewhat fearful to come into contact with it. While Nalan Hexi was someone who had only recently advanced from the Qi Refining stage, so how would she be able to withstand it?
Once this poison powder touched a person’s body, their skin will itch as it rots, inch by inch, not stopping until they finally turn into a stinking corpse, their bones dried up and their flesh like liquid.
Nalan Hexi, you harmed me, so if I can’t dismember your body, I will instead break your bones and scatter the ashes of your corpse! Until then, I cannot avenge the hatred in my heart!!
As the powder spread, Hexi sniffed the air and could smell a particular stench.
A corner of her mouth lifted into a cold smile, and sneering, she said, "Unexpectedly, you dare use poison in front of your ancestor. You’re practically playing with an axe at the doorway of Lu Ban's house[1], overestimating your capabilities like this."
[1]It is said that Lu Ban, influenced by the fact that the leaves of cogon grass are shaped like the teeth of a saw, invented the saw; and that he constructed a bird out of bamboo strips that could fly in the air for three days and three nights without falling. Lu Ban had a number of inventions, which is the reason why he is worshipped by Chinese people as the founder of carpentry as a trade. To 'play with an axe at the doorway to Lu Ban's house' is, of course, indicative of not knowing one's own limitation.