(WWW - Asianovel.com) - Evil Emperor S Wild Consort Chapter 101 - Chapter 150

www.asianovel.
com
i
Evil Emperor’s Wild Consort

Good-for-Nothing Overturns Common Sense: Evil Emperor's Wild
Consort,废柴要逆天：魔帝狂妃
Synopsis:
She was once a famous good-for-nothing in Azure Dragon Country.
Orphaned at an early age and born weak, Gu Ruoyun was the shame of
the general’s household and was eventually beaten to death by her own
grandfather after getting wrongly accused by others. When she opens
her eyes again, leaving behind that weak body, she’s no longer the
good-for-nothing miss of yesterday!
Holding an ancient treasure within her body, contracting the four divine
beasts, even the top experts of Azure Dragon Country are fighting to
become her attendant…
Pills? That’s nothing, she can refine a handful anytime. Are low level
spiritual weapons that strong? Even her subordinates use high level
spiritual weapons. You have a high level spiritual beast? Sorry, she
already has an army of sacred beasts behind her dominating all!
However, could anyone tell her what’s up with this powerful devilishly
handsome man?! Why does he keep pestering her shamelessly and why
does he refuse to go away?!
Author(s): Xiao Qi Ye,萧七爷
Artist(s): N/A
Country: China
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Harem, Historical, Josei, Martial Arts, Romance,

Shoujo, Xianxia,
Tags: Amnesia, Beautiful Female Lead, Black Belly, Calm Protagonist,
www.asianovel.com
ii
Cultivation, Cunning Male Lead, Female Protagonist, Handsome Male

Lead, Medicine, Mythical Beasts, Pets, Politics, Possessive Characters,
Protective Male Lead, Reincarnation, Reverse Harem, Ruthless
Protagonist, Sister Complex, Slow Romance, Smart Female Lead, Special
Abilities, Spirits, Strong Love Interests, Summoning Magic, Talented
Female Lead, Time Skip, Transmigration, Weak to Strong,
Translator: volarenovels
E-Book Maker: http://www.asianovel.com
Download the next book in the series for free:

http://www.asianovel.com/series/evil-emperors-wild-consort/
www.asianovel.com
iii
Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................... i
Chapter 101 ........................................................................................ 2
Chapter 102 ........................................................................................ 5
Chapter 103 ........................................................................................ 8
Chapter 104 ...................................................................................... 11
Chapter 105 ...................................................................................... 14
Chapter 106 ...................................................................................... 17
Chapter 107 ...................................................................................... 20
Chapter 108 ...................................................................................... 23
Chapter 109 ...................................................................................... 26
Chapter 110 ...................................................................................... 29
Chapter 111 ...................................................................................... 32
Chapter 112 ...................................................................................... 35
Chapter 113 ...................................................................................... 38
Chapter 114 ...................................................................................... 41
Chapter 115 ...................................................................................... 45
Chapter 116 ...................................................................................... 48
Chapter 117 ...................................................................................... 51
Chapter 118 ...................................................................................... 54
Chapter 119 ...................................................................................... 57
Chapter 120 ...................................................................................... 60
Chapter 121 ...................................................................................... 63
Chapter 122 ...................................................................................... 66
Chapter 123 ...................................................................................... 69
Chapter 124 ...................................................................................... 72
Chapter 125 ...................................................................................... 75
Chapter 126 ...................................................................................... 78
Chapter 127 ...................................................................................... 81
Chapter 128 ...................................................................................... 85
Chapter 129 ...................................................................................... 88
Chapter 130 ...................................................................................... 92
Chapter 131 ...................................................................................... 95
www.asianovel.com
iv
Chapter 132 ...................................................................................... 98

Chapter 133 .................................................................................... 101
Chapter 134 .................................................................................... 104
Chapter 135 .................................................................................... 107
Chapter 136 .................................................................................... 110
Chapter 137 .................................................................................... 113
Chapter 138 .................................................................................... 116
Chapter 139 .................................................................................... 119
Chapter 140 .................................................................................... 123
Chapter 141 .................................................................................... 126
Chapter 142 .................................................................................... 129
Chapter 143 .................................................................................... 132
Chapter 144 .................................................................................... 135
Chapter 145 .................................................................................... 138
Chapter 146 .................................................................................... 141
Chapter 147 .................................................................................... 144
Chapter 148 .................................................................................... 147
Chapter 149 .................................................................................... 151
Chapter 150 .................................................................................... 154
Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 157
www.asianovel.com
1
www.asianovel.com
2
Chapter 101
Evil Emperors Wild Consort

Chapter 101: Martial King vs Martial King (3)
However…
Gu Ruoyun narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke inside her soul: “Zixie,
if General Luo or Luo Yin are in danger later, then just take action.
Saving their lives is more important. Although I want to use them to
delay the martial king expert, I don’t want them to be in danger because
of me. Thus, when the time comes, I’m leaving it to you.”
Gu Ruoyun did not intend to use Zixie in battles, unless she had no other
choice.
Within her soul, after a moment of deep silence, that man’s devilishly
charming voice came: “Alright, I understand…”
……
“Haha!”
General Luo laughed out loud: “Actually, this general doesn’t want to
make an enemy of you either. As long as you go with me now, and after
I’ve checked your identity thoroughly, I’ll definitely let you go.”
“Hmph!”
The eyes of the man in black cooled down and he said sinisterly: “It
looks like you’ve decided to disregard my warning and protect her.
www.asianovel.com
3
Then… I can only choose to send you on first.”
Swoosh!
The man’s figure flashed towards General Luo like a ghost, that eerie
voice sounded as if it was by his ears.
“A low stage martial general dares to be this wild in front of me. I’m
going to see, how you’re going to take me away!”
However, before he reached General Luo, he was blocked by the

imperial troops…
“A bunch of ants. Get out of my way!”
Bang!
That angry roar resounded from the man’s mouth and struck the chests
of the troops. As if they had been struck by rocks, all of them were
thrown out fiercely. Following that, fresh blood flowed from their noses,
it looked extremely terrifying…
Although he had already known of a martial king’s strength, upon seeing

how one shout from his opponent had caused something of this extent,
General Luo couldn’t help but break out in cold sweat.
However, the circumstances didn’t allow him to retreat, nor would he let
himself do so.
Gu Ruoyun’s brows knitted together even more deeply, and she lowered
her eyes and said: “Zixie, prepare for battle.”
“Relax, I’m already fully prepared. If he’s in danger, I’ll definitely come
out at once.”
That man’s devilish voice slowly entered her ears. Upon hearing that, Gu
Ruoyun’s heart miraculously calmed down.
She knew, that with Zixie around, there definitely wouldn’t be any
problems…
www.asianovel.com
4
“Kid, did you think that you’d be able to stop me with this trash?” The
man in black sneered, and with a sinister expression, he said, “No one’s
able to stop me when I’ve decided to kill someone! Thus, I’ll give you
another chance, scram now!”
“Haha!”
General Luo’s laughter was extremely open, and held the formidable
might of a military man.
“This general has met countless dangers on the battlefield. If I were

afraid of death, then I wouldn’t be standing in this position today! I’m
not that old man from the Gu family. That old man became the general
of a nation thanks to his ancestor’s blessings and his genius son, Gu
Tian. However, I got here by walking step by step on my own! Thus, did
you think that this general would be a coward who would leave his
troops behind and run away from the battlefield?”
At this moment, the middle-aged man’s presence was extremely lofty.

Compared to that cowardly weak Old General Gu, this was the air that a
famous general should have.
“Fine, since you want to die, then I’ll grant your wish!”
Bang!
A great wave hit him with a loud rumble, making General Luo abruptly
back up a few steps. A mouthful of blood came up and his face turned
deathly pale.
However, he still stood his ground, not letting his legs bend even a little.
As a hot-blooded male, he would rather die standing than show a bit of

weakness in front of an enemy.
www.asianovel.com
5
Chapter 102
Chapter 102: Martial King vs Martial King (4)
“Dad!”
Luo Yin’s expression changed and she hurriedly let go of Gu Ruoyun’s

hand to move to General Luo: “Dad, are you alright?”
Following that, she turned towards Ling Yu, speaking coldly: “Ling Yu,
you’ve conspired with outsiders to plot against Azure Dragon Country’s
imperial court. You’ve even injured the general who’s the protector of
the nation, you’re guilty on all counts!”
“Luo Yin, you dare to mention that? If it were not for all of you, my family
wouldn’t be destitute and dead. You wouldn’t even let off my
handicapped brother! So all the retribution you’re going to receive
today, is well deserved!” Ling Yu sneered as she spoke, killing intent and
hatred thick in her eyes.
They were the ones who had killed grandfather and let granduncle take
over the family, causing her to lose the position and pampering she had
enjoyed in the Ling family.
This debt, she absolutely would not let it go!
“That’s because your grandfather was too shameless!” Luo Yin stood up,
saying angrily, “Ruoyun and Ling Xi had already signed the life-and-
death contract. Their fates were left to the heavens to decide. Don’t tell
me that if he had killed Ruoyun, then it would have been what she had
www.asianovel.com
6
deserved and she’s not allowed to retaliate? However, your grandfather

moved against a junior because of that, and even tried to use someone
else’s life as a bargaining chip!”
This matter had already spread throughout Azure Dragon Country, and
there was not a single person who didn’t know of it. After hearing Luo
Yin mentioning it again, the gazes directed towards Ling Yu carried
disdain.
That’s right, if it hadn’t been for the Ling family committing wrongs first,
then their opponent wouldn’t have killed Ling Yi in self-defense.
“You…” Ling Yu turned red in anger, “Mr Sai, kill this damned woman for
me!”
Hearing this, the man in black frowned. Although he clearly wasn’t

happy with Ling Yu’s order, he didn’t say anything and flashed in front of
Luo Yin…
“Yin’er, watch out!”
Watching this terrifying spectacle, General Luo no longer cared about

anything else, he reached out and pulled Luo Yin into his embrace,
exposing his back to the enemy’s strike.
Zixie was about to act, when an extremely strong strike burst out from
Hundred Herb Hall, and without giving him a chance to react, it landed
on the chest of the man in black…
The man in black backed away a few steps, and cast his sinister gaze in
front.
Dressed in white robes, the old man was resting his hands behind his
back as he walked out slowly from within the medicine hall. His elderly
face carried anger: “Who’s so daring as to cause trouble in front of my
Hundred Herb Hall!”
The familiar and elderly voice finally allowed Gu Ruoyun to stop the
anxiety in her heart. Elder Yu’s appearance proved that he had already
www.asianovel.com
7
broken through to martial king…
“Martial king?” The man in black had an expression as gloomy as murky

water, a profound look shone in his deep black eyes. However, he didn’t
continue attacking, but looked at the elderly man walking towards him
slowly with a cold gaze.
He hadn’t thought that a tiny Azure Dragon Country would actually have
a martial king expert…
He had been too careless.
But what did it matter? It seemed like the old man in front of him had
just broken through to martial king, while he had already been a martial
king for three years. No matter what, the old man wouldn’t be his match.
“Elder Yu, you’ve come?”
Gu Ruoyun smiled as she looked at Elder Yu: “Looking at the situation, it

seems like you’ve succeeded?”
Elder Yu smiled lightly and nodded as he looked at Gu Ruoyun. His gaze

shifted over to Ling Yu: “Little girl, I warned you not to come back to
Hundred Herb Hall. It looks like you’ve taken my words for naught…”
“Hmph!” Ling Yu harrumphed dismissively, “If I didn’t have a guarantee,

I wouldn’t come back to this place! Do you think that you can win over a
martial king with your strength? Although I don’t know your strength, at
most it’s at the mid stage of martial general, you’re just nothing in front
of a martial king.”
www.asianovel.com
8
Chapter 103
Chapter 103: The Expert from Spirit Sect (1)
Actually, Ling Yu was completely guessing at Elder Yu’s strength.
Since General Luo’s rank was early stage martial general, and even he
treated Elder Yu respectfully, she thought that Elder Yu was surely
stronger than him. Since the top expert in Azure Dragon Country was a
late stage martial general, but Elder Yu did not share the position of
number one with him, she thought that Elder Yu was weaker than that
expert. Thus, this old fogey was surely a middle stage martial general.
What Ling Yu didn’t know was that, since Hundred Herb Hall did not
belong to Azure Dragon Country, Elder Yu naturally wouldn’t be ranked
alongside the experts of Azure Dragon Country…
“Hehe,” Elder Yu was angered to the point of smiling. He replied with

rage, “Did you think that I would be afraid of you just because you found
a single person to back you up? Gu Ruoyun belongs to my Hundred Herb
Hall, if you want to touch her, then you’ll have to see if I’ll let you or
not!”
“You…” Ling Yu was so angry that her face turned red, she glared at him
fiercely, “You damned old fogey, you’re not going to live long yourself.
You’re still trying to protect that bastard at this time!”
Having said so, she sneered as she looked at Gu Ruoyun: “In the whole
of Azure Dragon Country, who doesn’t know that her mother was
someone of unknown origin? Didn’t she seduce Gu Tian to become a
www.asianovel.com
9
daughter-in-law of the Gu family for the sake of the status of the Gu

family in Azure Dragon Country? Thus, the daughter that she birthed
must have the same morals: shameless! This Gu Ruoyun even disgraced
Gu Tian so much. If I were her, I would have long jumped into the river to
save my ancestors from being shamed!”
Elder Yu’s expression turned cold. The rage in his body could almost
light the entire area on fire.
Of all the people that Ling Yu could have chosen to insult, she had
chosen the Dongfang family’s precious jewel!
His family’s miss was of such noble birth, and the Gu family was just a
little general’s household. If she hadn’t loved Gu Tian so deeply, why
else would she have chosen to leave the Dongfang family to marry him?
However, for someone as heroic as Gu Tian, how many girls admired and
loved him?
Those girls were so jealous that Miss had won Gu Tian’s love that they
had spread slander about her. In the eyes of everyone, Miss was
someone who had stooped to all sorts of ways to climb into Gu Tian’s
bed.
However, Miss had always been indifferent to what people had thought
of her. No matter what everyone thought of her, she wouldn’t come out
to explain herself at all…
Rumours were scary; no matter how much Gu Tian protected her, even
he couldn’t stop the idle mouths of gossipers.
“Good! Very good!”
Elder Yu laughed out loud, and stared dead on at Ling Yu with rage:
“Ling Yu. This name isn’t bad. Unfortunately, you’re not worthy of it. In
this lifetime, there’s only one person worthy of being called Yu! And you,
for that name alone, should die a thousand times over!”
Bang!
www.asianovel.com
10
The elderly man’s punch was like the wind; he quickly moved in front of
Ling Yu. In the same instant, the pressure of a martial king expert burst
out, that formidable aura encircled his body, compressing the air so that
she couldn’t breathe.
However, before Elder Yu’s strike landed, a hand reached out suddenly
from the side, and easily stopped his fist.
In the slight breeze, with his black robe swaying gently, the man stood
with his whole body encased in darkness. He spoke eerily: “Move aside.”
His words were directed to Ling Yu.
At this time, Ling Yu still had not come back to her senses after the
shock. That delicate little face had turned pale, and cold sweat was
dripping from her forehead. She looked as if she had just escaped from
the gates of hell…
“Martial king?”
The man in black moved his gaze towards Elder Yu and smiled coldly: “I
didn’t think that there would actually be a martial king in this tiny Azure
Dragon Country.”
www.asianovel.com
11
Chapter 104

Martial king?
Like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, Ling Yu was struck dumb again and
she couldn’t regain her senses. She blinked and suspected that there
was something wrong with her hearing…
Elder Yu was a martial king?
Then why hadn’t she heard of that before? Furthermore, only those
places would have martial king experts. Even if Azure Dragon Country
wasn’t too weak, there definitely wouldn’t be someone of that kind of
strength appearing here!
“Mr… Mr. Sai, you said that he’s a martial king?”
Ling Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely and turned her head to

look at Elder Yu stiffly.
The man in black didn’t say anything, but his gaze was frightfully
sinister, like a venomous snake.
“You old fogey, a new martial king has no way of beating me. However, I
don’t want to battle you, so scram! I’ll leave this place right after I kill
this woman.”
Elder Yu sneered: “Since she belongs to my Hundred Herb Hall, I won’t
www.asianovel.com
12
let anyone touch a single hair on her head! You want to kill her? Sure,
but only if you step over my dead body!”
The man in black narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke coldly: “Since
that’s what you want, I’ll grant your wish!”
Suddenly, the man’s body disappeared like a ghost, and when he

appeared again, he was already behind Elder Yu. His speed was too fast,
he definitely wasn’t giving his opponent any time to react…
Following that, a sinisterly glowing sword appeared in his hands.
“Be careful!”
Luo Yin shouted in fright. Elder Yu was currently their only hope, nothing
could happen to him.
From start to finish, General Luo had not said anything. He seemed to be
pondering something as he sized up Elder Yu…
It was at this moment that Elder Yu avoided the man in black right
before the sword landed, as if he had a pair of eyes growing on the back
of his head. With a quick flash, his elderly body abruptly appeared a few
meters away.
“So what if I just broke through to martial king? The only thing I’m
lacking compared to you, is the control over this power, I’m not weaker
than you by much. However, I want to know, why are you trying to take
her life? As far as I know, a tiny Ling family doesn’t have enough to hire
an expert like you!”
A frosty aura encased the body of the man in black. He didn’t reply Elder
Yu’s words, but started a new wave of attacks…
“A battle between two martial kings. Tsk tsk, we might not be able to
see such a huge battle in an entire lifetime.”
“Quickly, take the chance to watch. Who knows if their battle will bring
us some benefits later on.”
www.asianovel.com
13
The crowd had recovered their calm after the earlier uproar. Everyone
backed up several meters, leaving the two people enough space to
battle. They then watched this once-in-a-lifetime battle quietly…
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
They collided in midair, the battle becoming fiercer and fiercer, and it
became even harder to determine a winner. General Luo frowned
slightly and turned towards Gu Ruoyun: “Ruoyun, what do you think?”
Gu Ruoyun caressed her chin, and seemingly mumbled to herself: “Elder

Yu just broke through and hasn’t stabilised his strength, and… he lacks
the experience of battling against martial kings. He’s going to be on the
losing end soon.”
It was at this moment that Elder Yu was slowly losing the strength to go
on. No matter what, someone who had just broken through to martial
king was still unable to fight with someone who had already been a
martial king for a few years.
He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and his body flashed as he
tried to attack the person in front of him again…
“This is bad, we can’t go on like this,” Gu Ruoyun’s pupils darkened. As if

making a huge decision, she took a deep breath and said, “Elder Yu, I’m
going to lend you this sword!”
While saying so, she took out the spiritual weapon directly and tossed it
to Elder Yu…
www.asianovel.com
14
Chapter 105

Spiritual weapons… This was the fearsome power of spiritual weapons.
Someone who had been on the losing end had completely increased his
strength by a few times after receiving a spiritual weapon.
He gritted his teeth fiercely and cast a sinister look at Elder Yu’s
wrinkled face, his unwillingness to accept the loss clear on his face. He
said coldly: “Are you sure you want to make an enemy of me by
protecting this girl?”
“That’s right,” Elder Yu sneered, “She belongs to my Hundred Herb Hall,

so I must protect her.”
“Good, very good!” The man in black said eerily, “Then, do you know
what kind of person I am?”
“I don’t know, nor do I need to know.”
Elder Yu raised his head and spoke dismissively.
“Hmph! Then I’m going to tell you. With everything that you’ve done
today, no matter who your backer is, he won’t be able to save you! The
organisation that I belong to is something that you should never have
provoked! You’re fated to pay the price for your actions today!”
The man in black gritted his teeth. That hoarse voice sounded like
www.asianovel.com
15
crackling dry leaves, it was extremely unpleasant to the ear.
“That’s right, Hundred Herb Hall can’t afford to provoke the organisation
you’re in, but there’s one person who can afford to.”
A devilish voice slowly resounded through the crowd. Perhaps out of

curiosity, everyone turned their heads to look.
Thus, that sedan being carried by a group of beautiful girls appeared in

front of their eyes…
A man was holding a feather fan in his hands, lying indolently on top of
that sedan. He was wearing a pink robe that set off his face; the face
that was as seductive as a woman’s, and as stunning as ten miles of
cherry blossoms. He was so beautiful and alluring that he didn’t seem to
be real.
However, when a man was beautiful to this degree, it really made

people tremble in disgust…
At this moment, the aura on the man in black abruptly changed. His
hidden face changed from his earlier shock to astonishment, then was
filled with the intention to retreat…
Zuo Shangchen, why would this guy be here?
If he were here, then, that person must surely know…
“It looks like my master has really underestimated you, Gu Ruoyun!

However, just you wait, you’re not going to live for long. You can’t blame
anyone else, just blame your lousy fate! Farewell!”
Although Elder Yu had a spiritual weapon in his hands, since he had

come from that organisation, there was no way that he wouldn’t have
some aces up his sleeve. However, with Zuo Shangchen here, he
wouldn’t be able to kill Gu Ruoyun no matter what…
Thus, he could only return and report his failure. If Master found out that
Zuo Shangchen had interfered, he probably wouldn’t be scolded too
harshly.
www.asianovel.com
16
Thinking up to here, the man in black crushed something in his hands,

and his figure suddenly disappeared without a trace.
“A teleport stone?”
Gu Ruoyun’s pupils shrank, she seemed to have guessed the identity of

this man in black…
“Mr. Sai, Mr. Sai, wait for me!”
Seeing that the man in black had disappeared, Ling Yu became anxious.
She hurriedly shouted, but unfortunately, the sky remained silent and no
one replied her cries…
Her face turned pale in an instant and her body started trembling lightly.
“You’re called Ling Yu?” Zuo Shangchen smiled, “Tell me, how should
this prince take care of you?”
Ling Yu couldn’t help but let loose a mournful wail. She looked at Zuo
Shangchen’s smiling eyes, and for some reason, fear filled her heart.
“You… what do you want to do? My aunt is the imperial concubine, you
can’t touch me!”
Ling Yu had heard the rumours about Zuo Shangchen before.
It was rumoured that this fourth prince of Vermillion Bird Country not
only looked like a woman, but was extremely lecherous. Otherwise, he
wouldn’t have kept so many beautiful female servants by his side. Thus,
from Ling Yu’s point of view, the fourth prince surely wanted to ravage
her!
No! Her heart belonged to the crown prince. Before letting someone else
touch her, she would rather die first!
www.asianovel.com
17
Chapter 106

The direction of Ling Yu’s thoughts was so obvious that Zuo Shangchen
could see it reflected in her eyes. His elegant brows furrowed, and
disgust flashed through his own pair of eyes. Then, sneering, he said:
“Aren’t you thinking too much? This prince has always had mysophobia,
so an ugly girl like you isn’t even fit to grace this prince’s eyes.”
“You…” Ling Yu’s face turned red from rage, and completely forgetting
the situation she was currently in, she angrily said, “What did you just
say? Do you think that you look handsome? A man with a woman’s face,
it’s a complete disgrace! You’re not even fit for this lady’s eyes!”
She was done for!
In her heart, Qingyi cried out in surprise and looked at Ling Yu with
sympathy.
The biggest taboo for her lord was other people saying that he looked
like a woman. Of course, Gu Ruoyun was an exception; she was the only
person who had ever done so and gotten away with it.
However, that was because that fellow’s brother was the close friend
who had been through life and death with her lord. How could he bear to
harm Gu Shengxiao’s little sister?
Thus, the others weren’t as lucky…
www.asianovel.com
18
“What did you just say?” Zuo Shangchen’s smile disappeared bit by bit,
and an unspeakable darkness seemed to show on that beautiful face.
“Zuo Shangchen, you’re the fourth prince of Vermillion Bird Country, and
I’m the niece of the imperial concubine of Azure Dragon Country: what
can you do to me? So what if I said that you look like a woman? Don’t
tell me you’re going to kill me? Not unless you wish to incite a war
between our two countries!”
Ling Yu fiercely gritted her teeth, still holding that insufferably arrogant
expression on her face.
If the one speaking had been Elder Yu, she might have been afraid since
Elder Yu was a martial king expert. She didn’t dare to make enemies
with a martial king! Unfortunately, Zuo Shangchen was just the fourth
prince of Vermillion Bird Country and wouldn’t be able to touch the niece
of the imperial concubine of Azure Dragon Country, otherwise the two
countries would definitely go to war!
Gu Ruoyun shook her head. This Ling Yu had really been spoiled beyond
saving. If Zuo Shangchen was merely a prince, could he have scared
away a martial king expert with just a single sentence?
“Hehe!”
Zuo Shangchen’s laugh was dark and low. His red lips only slightly
moved when he spoke two words, these alone enough to press down on
Ling Yu’s body like a heavy rock.
“Kneel down!”
Bang!
As if her legs suddenly weighed thousands of kilograms, Ling Yu

plummeted to her knees in front of Zuo Shangchen. She raised her head
and stared at the man’s beautiful features with fright and shock.
She tried to raise her legs with all her might, but it was as if her body
was stuck to the ground; she couldn’t even move…
www.asianovel.com
19
“The niece of Imperial Concubine Ling?” Zuo Shangchen smiled and

raised a hand to brush off his pink robes. He then sat down on his sedan
again and gently waved his fan, sneering as he said, “Even if it was
Imperial Concubine Ling herself, is there anyone who dares to stop this
prince from killing who he likes? This prince will do as he likes! Who
dares to stop this prince? The emperor of Azure Dragon Country?
Apologies, he’s not even worthy of this prince’s notice!”
That domineering spirit! That crazy arrogance!
The man held a smile on his lips and had an indolent and undisciplined
air. However, at this moment, no one dared to underestimate this man
who looked like a woman again.
“General Luo!” Ling Yu hurriedly looked towards General Luo, saying,

“As the general of a nation, are you going to stand by as I get killed? I’m
an imperial relative; the emperor is my uncle, you have to stop him!”
General Luo looked coldly at Ling Yu: “Only the nieces of the empress
can call the emperor uncle. You’re merely the niece of an imperial
concubine; you don’t have the right to call yourself a member of the
imperial family! Furthermore, you were the one who first conspired with
external powers to harm others.”
“That’s different,” Ling Yu was anxious, “Gu Ruoyun used to be a

general’s granddaughter, but she was abandoned by the Gu family. Even
if she died, it wouldn’t matter. However, my aunt is the imperial
concubine. My lineage is noble, how could it possibly compare to a lowly
commoner?”
www.asianovel.com
20
Chapter 107

General Luo harrumphed once. Everyone in Azure Dragon Country knew

that the most precious thing to him was his daughter. Ling Yu’s
grandfather had almost killed his precious darling, so why would he
stand there and try to save her at this crucial point? He’d be a certified
idiot if he did so!
“Yin’er, it looks like we’re done here. Let’s go.”
Hearing General Luo’s words, Luo Yin’s gaze landed on Gu Ruoyun’s

pretty face. She gripped the girl’s hand and said: “It looks like there’s
nothing left to do here. I’ll go back to the general’s mansion with my
dad. Remember to find us if anything else happens.”
“Thank you.”
Gu Ruoyun didn’t say much, but all her gratitude and feelings were
conveyed in those two words.
This time, the Luo family had made enemies with an expert on the
mainland for her sake! They had pretty much thrown their lots in with
her, so she was going to remember this favour…
Friends weren’t rare in good times, but it was hard to find someone who
would stick around during the hard times…
“Dad,” Luo Yin smiled as she walked towards General Luo, “Let’s go
www.asianovel.com
21
home.”
“Alright!” General Luo waved his hand and announced, “Ling Yu of the
Ling family conspired with outsiders to bring harm to our dynasty!
Luckily, Vermillion Bird Country’s Fourth Prince managed to foil her
plans. This general is going back now to report to His Majesty. Soldiers,
follow this general back to meet the emperor!”
After the man had finished speaking in his domineering and rough voice,
the last shred of hope in Ling Yu’s heart died. Her body folded, falling
onto the ground, and her delicate face showed absolute despair…
It was over, it was all over…
Thinking of her grandfather’s horrible death and how she had fallen from
being a noble, honoured miss to this point, her heart was filled with
wrathful hatred.
“Hahaha!”
Suddenly, she laughed out loud; her hair was messed up just like a
lunatic’s. A vicious, hostile light shone in her eyes.
“Gu Ruoyun, why is there a woman as cruel and merciless as you in this
world? You destroyed our entire Ling family! I, Ling Yu, once again swear
that I won’t let you off even if I become a ghost!”
Frost flashed across the depths of Zuo Shangchen’s eyes before he

smiled: “Become a ghost? Apologies, in the hands of this prince, there
absolutely won’t even be a chance to become a ghost!”
Having said so, he waved his hand and a burning red flame shot out
from his sleeves, igniting Ling Yu’s body in an instant…
It hurt!
This kind of pain, it was as if her soul was being torn apart.
“AHHHHHH!!!”
In the red blaze, Ling Yu’s face contorted as if she was suffering the
www.asianovel.com
22
most extreme pain…
That pain lasted for a very long time… It was only when everyone
reached a point where they couldn’t bear to continue watching that the
body in that red blaze finally turned to ash, disappearing without a trace
within the flames. Even her soul hadn’t been spared; her entire person
had been erased from this world.
As for the man that had just killed a person in such a brutal manner, his
face was still the same as before. He held a loose and elegant air, an
indolent and seductive smile hanging on his lips, gently waving his fan
as if nothing had happened.
“This prince said earlier, that you wouldn’t even have the chance to
become a ghost,” Zuo Shangchen’s lips raised, and under the stares of
the crowd, he motioned for Gu Ruoyun to come closer. With a face full of
smiles, he said, “Xiao Yun’er, you really made this prince wait for a
whole month. Come here quickly and let this prince hug you, so this
prince can finally stop missing you.”
Gu Ruoyun rolled her eyes as the corner of her mouth twitched. She
said: “Fourth Prince, could you be a little more decent?”
“Why?” Zuo Shangchen raised an eyebrow, his almond-shaped eyes

holding a mesmerising smile, “My Xiao Yun’er thinks I’m not decent
enough? Then… how would you like me to be decent?”
www.asianovel.com
23
Chapter 108

Gu Ruoyun was a little speechless. Couldn’t this guy just act a bit more
normal? However, it wasn’t like she held bad feelings towards Zuo
Shangchen. She could feel that the man in front of her was simply
teasing with his words.
“Alright, then let’s talk about proper business. Did you recognise that
person just now?”
The girl’s words made the devilish smile on the man’s face slowly
disappear. His almond-shaped eyes slightly narrowed and a sneer
formed on that perfect face.
However, very quickly, he restrained the storm swirling within his eyes
and took a deep breath before he said: “Xiao Yun’er, let’s talk
somewhere else.”
“Okay.”
Astonishment flashed across Gu Ruoyun’s eyes, but she didn’t say much
more than: “Then let’s go to my territory.”
……
Within the courtyard, a spring breeze blew, causing the leaves of the
willow tree to sway with the wind.
www.asianovel.com
24
Ignoring the gazes of onlookers, Wei Yiyi busied herself with serving Gu
Ruoyun: fetching her water and pouring her tea. Those not in the know
might have even assumed that she was Gu Ruoyun’s servant girl.
Zuo Shangchen retracted his flabbergasted gaze and smiled: “Xiao

Yun’er, I didn’t think you had the skill to bring the legendary Ghost
Doctor Wei Yiyi under your wings. It looks like I’ve really underestimated
you.”
Who was it that had called her a good-for-nothing?
Even if you were a genius, could you make the Ghost Doctor serve you
willingly and wholeheartedly?
Furthermore, this girl was Gu Shengxiao’s little sister. How could that
fellow’s sister be a good-for-nothing? It was impossible if you simply
thought about it.
“She wanted to follow me,” Gu Ruoyun took a small sip of her tea before
putting down her teacup, “Furthermore, Wei Yiyi isn’t one of my
subordinates; she’s only here to help me out with some business. She
only has one master, and that’s her shifu’s Medicine Order.”
“It looks like you know about the Medicine Order,” Zuo Shangchen
slightly smiled as he said, “Then you should know about her situation.
Wei Yiyi is currently a criminal wanted by the Medicine Order. Although
the Medicine Order isn’t as large as the Weapon Refining Sect, they’re
still roughly equal in terms of strength. Right now, the people of the
Medicine Order know that she stole away the Treasure Encyclopedia of
Medicine, so she can no longer return to that place. Furthermore, Wei
Yiyi was once poisoned. Although the poison has already been purged, if
you compare her before and after, her strength was significantly
reduced because of it. If you’re with her, you’ll definitely incur a lot of
trouble.”
Gu Ruoyun was a little startled: “The Medicine Order doesn’t even know
about the Ghost Doctor’s situation; how did you know that she’s the Wei
Yiyi that the Medicine Order wants?”
www.asianovel.com
25
“There’s nothing in this world that this prince doesn’t know about.
However…” He paused for a moment before smiling and saying, “Those
people would probably be able to guess the Ghost Doctor’s identity
anyway. Who else could have such superb medical skills other than the
person holding onto the Treasure Encyclopedia of Medicine? As for why
the Medicine Order hasn’t come looking for her yet, it’s because they’ve
been in trouble these past few years and they can’t spare the men to
find her.”
Wei Yiyi sunk into deep silence for a while before asking: “You just said
that I’m a wanted criminal, what’s going on with that?”
That year, that wretched couple had wanted to take her life. In the end,
she escaped and left that place to come to Azure Dragon Country. She
had no knowledge of anything that had happened after that.
“The previous Order Master’s daughter has turned into an idiot, and it
was supposedly your handiwork, so you’ve been put on the wanted list
by the Medicine Order. The one who did so was your junior, and the
current Order Master of the Medicine Order.”
“What did you say?”
Wei Yiyi became extremely agitated and shook her head in disbelief:
“That’s impossible! How could Xiao Tong become an idiot? That’s
absolutely impossible!”
www.asianovel.com
26
Chapter 109

That bitch Tianyin had acted against her for the sake of the Treasure
Encyclopedia of Medicine, but Xiao Tong was Shifu’s only daughter. How
could she bear to harm her? Back when they were little kids, if it had not
been for Shifu, they would have died at the hands of bandits!
Zuo Shangchen cast a sideways glance at Wei Yiyi: “It’s the truth that
she became an idiot. I can even tell you that it was your junior who did
it. In this world, there’s nothing that this prince doesn’t know.”
Hatred!
An endless amount of hatred gnawed at Wei Yiyi’s heart like a colony of

ants, filling her eyes with a reddish glow.
Actually, even more than hatred was the self-blame that filled her heart.
That year, when she had been captured by that wretched couple, it was
Xiao Tong who had secretly listened in on their conversation and found
out what had happened to her. It was also Xiao Tong who had then
made a plan and rescued her; otherwise, it would’ve been impossible to
escape. However, Xiao Tong couldn’t bear to leave the Medicine Order
and had refused to leave with her.
Back then, she had even promised Xiao Tong that once she had
recovered her strength, she would definitely return to the Medicine
www.asianovel.com
27
Order and they would expose everything those people had done
together.
Who knew that ten years would pass, and still she could not return…
She had thought that that wretched couple would remember what Shifu
had done for them and wouldn’t do anything to Xiao Tong. She hadn’t
thought that she had underestimated them…
Xiao Tong had met such a bad end, but because of what happened that
year, her strength had declined by so much that she could no longer
return to the Medicine Order…
“Tianyin, I’ll never let you off! Shifu treated us so well that we could
never repay our debts of gratitude. Xiao Tong was the most precious
thing to him, yet you’ve made her into a fool! The day will come when I
will return to the Medicine Order and bring her away! However, it’s not
the time now…”
Wei Yiyi took a deep breath, balanced the guilt in her heart, and gritted
her teeth as she spoke word by word.
Since Tianyin hadn’t killed Xiao Tong, that meant that she wasn’t in
danger for now. It was even more likely that Tianyin was trying to use
Xiao Tong to lure her out. The only thing she could do now was to
increase her strength and return for revenge as early as she could!
Zuo Shangchen smiled in admiration: “Xiao Yun’er, this Ghost Doctor

isn’t too bad. She has some brains and she’s not impulsive. She knows
her limits and won’t act recklessly, so she’s suitable for you to use. I’ll
rest assured like this.”
To be honest, he had spoken of that matter to test Wei Yiyi. If she was
going to bring danger to Gu Ruoyun because of her impulsiveness, then
he wouldn’t let her off so easily!
If anyone brought danger to Gu Ruoyun, then he… would definitely kill

that person!
www.asianovel.com
28
Wei Yiyi didn’t know that her choice had saved her life. Otherwise, no
matter how dangerous it would be, Zuo Shangchen would never let her
stay…
“Zuo Shangchen, shouldn’t you tell me about the identity of that man in
black now?” Gu Ruoyun’s eyebrows raised and she turned towards Zuo
Shangchen, “Don’t tell me you didn’t recognise him.”
Hearing this, Zuo Shangchen’s smile disappeared again and his

expression cooled down.
“That person… came from the Spirit Sect!”
Spirit Sect?
Gu Ruoyun’s heart trembled for an instant, and she looked at that man’s
delicately devilish cheeks in astonishment.
“You said, that he’s from the Spirit Sect? Did something happen to
Brother? If not, why is someone from the Spirit Sect trying to kill me?”
Zuo Shangchen bitterly laughed: “There’s no difference between the

Spirit Sect and the secular world. The fight for power and position, it’s
the same everywhere. Those people couldn’t deal with your brother, so
they would of course look for his weaknesses. And you, you are his only
weakness!”
Gu Ruoyun clenched her fists tightly. In her past life, she had been
unable to protect her family. In this life, she was definitely going to
protect the only kin she had in this world.
www.asianovel.com
29
Chapter 110
“Xiao Yun’er, you don’t have to worry too much,” Zuo Shangchen was
filled with staunch resolution and trust towards Gu Shengxiao, “If it’s
him, there won’t be any problems! Furthermore, if it was possible for
him to be in danger, those people wouldn’t come looking for you. The
only thing that can make him temporarily leave Spirit Sect is something
happening to his precious baby sister.”
Gu Ruoyun nodded: “I understand. I have to grow strong enough so that

I’ll no longer be his weakness… However, Zuo Shangchen, you’re
acquainted with my brother?”
“We’re sworn friends for life.”
With one sentence, he named the relationship between the two of

them…
Gu Ruoyun finally understood why Zuo Shangchen wanted to help her,

and why she could hear caring in his words. It was all because he was
sworn friends with her brother!
“Zuo Shangchen, I trust you,” she raised her head, her gaze firm and
completely devoid of suspicion, “Someone that he trusts, I’ll trust even
more.”
This was clearly telling him that she believed him only because of Gu
Shengxiao…
www.asianovel.com
30
“Xiao Yun, I’m back! I’ve brought the things you wanted, too!”
Suddenly, the voice cut off abruptly. Qianbei Ye’s bloodthirsty, red pupils
stared at the man who was even more beautiful than a woman. His
silver hair instantly rose; in this instant, as if he had met his love rival,
that enormous, unstoppable power of his came bursting out.
At the same time, Zuo Shangchen saw Qianbei Ye…
To be honest, before meeting Qianbei Ye, Zuo Shangchen had always

thought that his looks were unrivalled. However, he now knew that there
was a man who could somehow meld the two words ‘god’ and ‘devil’ into
one body, and anyone by his side would only serve as a foil to his
beauty.
With that head of silver hair, he was like a god standing high above
everything, impossible to sully. However, that red robe gave him the
appearance of one who had just crawled out of hell, dyed red in the
fresh blood of mortal men…
Strong!
That’s right, towards this man, Zuo Shangchen only had this thought in
mind.
Why would there be such a strong man by Gu Ruoyun’s side? It looked

like he had to get Qingyi to check his identity…
“Xiao Ye, you’re back?”
Upon seeing the man appear, Gu Ruoyun looked over in astonishment.
Although it was a matter of an instant, the enormous and heavy power

on the man’s body abruptly dissipated, and the air seemed to return to
its normal state. Following that, that beautiful face turned towards the
girl, an aggrieved look in his red pupils as he asked like a little wife:
“Xiao Yun, who’s this woman?”
Woman?
www.asianovel.com
31
Gu Ruoyun almost choked on her own saliva, violently coughing against

her own will. Zuo Shangchen was too beautiful, and it was the soft and
gentle kind of beauty, too. No wonder Xiao Ye would mistake him for a
woman. Other than his body structure, this fellow was absolutely no
different from a woman…
Zuo Shengchen’s face immediately darkened. He glared at Qianbei Ye

with a corner of his lips raised: “If I’m a woman, then… Xiao Yun’er is a
man. Xiao Yun’er, since you have such a strong personality, I see that
we’re rather matching. How about we form a pair?”
At this moment, Gu Ruoyun could feel the power radiating from the man
by her side. She knew that she had to quickly say something, or else this
guy would start a massacre right in her courtyard.
They definitely weren’t playing around.
“I’m sorry, Fourth Prince, I’m not interested in women who are too
beautiful.” Gu Ruoyun dryly coughed twice as she spoke.
“Why?”
Zuo Shangchen raised an eyebrow and asked.
www.asianovel.com
32
Chapter 111

Chapter 111: The Man’s Desire for Revenge (1)
“Haven’t you heard of femme fatales?” Gu Ruoyun rolled her eyes, “The
more beautiful the woman, the more trouble she’ll cause, especially one
who’s extremely wanton like you.”
Extremely wanton?
This woman was actually saying that he was extremely wanton?
Zuo Shangchen gritted his teeth in rage. If she wasn’t Gu Shengxiao’s

sister, if she had been someone else, then that line would have been
enough to grant her a hundred deaths.
“Master.”
Right at this time, Xunfeng walked into the courtyard. He cast a glance
at Zuo Shangchen and Qianbei Ye, then turned to Gu Ruoyun and said:
“The crown prince is here.”
“Him again?”
Without waiting for Gu Ruoyun to speak, Zuo Shangchen’s brows knitted

together. A sneer rose on his delicately beautiful face: “Is this guy an
idiot? He’s still trying to cling on, even though the lady has already
expressed her disgust with him.”
The corner of Gu Ruoyun’s mouth twitched; although Zuo Shangchen

had put it a little crudely, what he said was true…
www.asianovel.com
33
As they were speaking, Leng Yanfeng walked into the courtyard, dressed
in luxuriously rich clothes. Impatience flashed across his coldly
handsome face when he caught sight of Zuo Shangchen standing there.
However, he didn’t say anything, but simply looked frostily at the girl
with an indifferent gaze.
“Have you considered the matter?”
“Matter?” Gu Ruoyun smiled and leaned against her chair as she spoke,
“I wonder what kind of matter Your Highness has to come here
uninvited?”
Leng Yanfeng raised his handsome face, his black eyes staring at the
smiling girl without moving: “You know what I’ve come for. Gu Ruoyun,
I’m only giving you one chance. If you marry me, even though I won’t
give you my favour and affection, you’ll be able to have the identity of
the Crown Prince’s Consort of a nation. You won’t have to be afraid of
the Gu family, and you can even have them at your beck and call. Isn’t
that enough?”
“Hehe,” Gu Ruoyun laughed in a low tone, her clear pupils carrying

ridicule and mocking, “When have I ever been afraid of the Gu family?”
Having said so, she sat up and paused for a moment, before continuing
to speak, “Not too long from now, I’ll make the Gu family regret
everything they’ve done, and without borrowing anyone’s power!
Honestly speaking, the position of a crown prince’s consort, is really
nothing in my eyes.”
What did she want? She wanted to rise above the common people!
Even if they wanted to offer her the throne, she wouldn’t even want it,
let alone the measly position of a crown prince’s consort.
To her, Azure Dragon Country was too small, it was so small that it
wasn’t enough for her. What she wanted was an even bigger mainland!
“Gu Ruoyun!”
www.asianovel.com
34
Leng Yanfeng clenched his fists tightly, and the breath passing between
his lips cooled down. Even the people around him could feel that icy cold
air…
“Are you looking down on the position of the crown prince’s consort, or
are you thinking too highly of yourself? You’re not Junior Shiyun. For her,
there’s nothing that she can’t do. However, you don’t have her talent,
power or background. You’re just someone on the lowest rung of the
mainland! Even if you have the protection of Hundred Herb Hall, you
don’t belong to Hundred Herb Hall! If you want to obtain all of my
favour, that’s absolutely impossible. Giving you the position of crown
prince’s consort is my limit.”
From Leng Yanfeng’s point of view, Gu Ruoyun had said all that to obtain
his love.
However, he had already given all his love to Shiyun, and he couldn’t let
anyone else into his heart…
When the sound of his words had faded, the air suddenly turned stiff; it
was so stifling that they couldn’t breathe. However, even under this
tense atmosphere, a snort of laughter abruptly sounded, breaking the
grim air.
www.asianovel.com
35
Chapter 112

“I’ve never seen someone so shameless. I’ve really experienced

something new today,” Wei Yiyi covered her lips and smiled lovably. Her
face held contempt as she said, “She’s already said that the position of
your wife isn’t worthy of her. What she means is, she doesn’t like you.
Why do you have to be so brazen and assume that she actually wants
your love? Is your love worth any money?”
Wei Yiyi couldn’t help but want to roll her eyes. She had met so many
people, but she really had not seen anyone this shameless. Especially
since this shameless fellow was the crown prince of a country.
She really didn’t know how he had become the crown prince, since he
was this bad at reading people.
Why would Gu Ruoyun covet the position of a crown prince’s consort? A

genius like her who could refine Beauty Rejuvenation Pills would be
fawned over in any organisation. Especially since she had a mysterious
shifu behind her.
Thus, where did this guy’s ego come from?
Although Leng Yanfeng was an inner disciple of the Weapon Refining

Sect, he didn’t have Zuo Shangchen’s experience and was naturally
unable to recognise that Wei Yiyi was the Ghost Doctor. He only thought
that she was a female servant.
www.asianovel.com
36
“It looks like you’re being treated rather well in Hundred Herb Hall,
otherwise you wouldn’t have a servant girl, and you wouldn’t be able to
buy such a large residence. However, Gu Ruoyun, Hundred Herb Hall still
doesn’t belong to you in the end. If you become the crown prince’s
consort, you’ll be able to be the mother of a nation. Furthermore, you
used to appear in front of me quite often. Now that I want to marry you,
you’re playing hard to get with me?”
Gu Ruoyun’s expression cooled down while the faces of Qianbei Ye and

Zuo Shangchen were starting to turn ugly.
Especially Qianbei Ye, but he didn’t do anything. With his bloodthirsty

red pupils, he seemed to be thinking of something…
“It looks like the crown prince doesn’t understand human speech,” Gu
Ruoyun sneered as she stood up and looked at him. She spoke word by
word, “I don’t like you. I have no interest in being the crown prince’s
consort! Since you like that Junior Shiyun of yours so much, then just go
marry her. As for me… honestly speaking, Leng Yanfeng, in my eyes,
you’re no different from some Bystander A! If you want to mention our
relationships, there’s only one. That is, you’re someone from the
Weapon Refining Sect, and I’m fated to be enemies with the Weapon
Refining Sect!”
There was no other reason. Towards those who wanted to kill her, she
didn’t have a favourable impression.
Furthermore, if it hadn’t been for the Weapon Refining Sect that day,
Luo Yin wouldn’t have ended up in the hands of Ling Yi…
Leng Yanfeng didn’t say anything. His black pupils were affixed on that
girl’s pretty face from start to finish.
She had changed.
That’s right, she had indeed changed…
The timid and weak girl from before had become this strong, this
brilliant, at some point…
www.asianovel.com
37
Unconsciously, Leng Yanfeng thought of Gu Ruoyun’s battle with Ling Xi

that day. The battle that was destined to remove her title of good-for-
nothing.
“Xunfeng, send our guest out! The imperial family isn’t welcome here!”
Gu Ruoyun tossed her sleeves and sat down, before speaking with an
indifferent expression.
Seeing the dismissal in her eyes, Leng Yanfeng felt discomfort in his
heart. Although he didn’t like Gu Ruoyun, but to him, having a loving
admirer boosted his vanity.
However, right now, he was no longer in her eyes…
Don’t tell me she really didn’t want to marry him?
No! He had to marry Gu Ruoyun. Firstly, because of the promise to Junior

Shiyun, secondly, for revenge! To take revenge on her for everything
she had said to him today!
Thinking up to here, Leng Yanfeng had nothing more to say, so he said

directly: “This crown prince is leaving now. I’ll continue visiting in the
future.”
Having said so, he didn’t tarry any longer. He tossed his sleeves and left,
disappearing from the eyes of those present in the blink of an eye…
www.asianovel.com
38
Chapter 113

“Xiao Yun’er, you really wouldn’t have fallen in love with him in the end,
right?”
Zuo Shangchen raised his elegant brows slightly, looking at Gu Ruoyun

with a face full of smiles.
Gu Ruoyun immediately rolled her eyes at him: “Do you think my taste
would be that bad?”
“That’s true,” Zuo Shangchen caressed his chin and smiled, “With a man
as outstanding as me by your side, how could you possibly like some
rubbish like that?”
Suddenly, three black lines appeared on Gu Ruoyun’s forehead.
“Actually, you’re not so different from Leng Yanfeng. You’re both equally
shameless and narcissistic.”
“Xiao Yun’er, that’s where you’re wrong. Although I’m narcissistic, I have
the right to be that way with looks like these. What does Leng Yanfeng
have? He has nothing to show for himself, and yet he thinks he’s
everything,” It was clear that Zuo Shangchen was extremely dissatisfied
with Leng Yanfeng, “If I wasn’t trying to stay low key for now, I wouldn’t
have let him leave just like that.”
How could that kind of trash be fit to match Gu Shengxiao’s precious

baby sister? If he still dared to come and trouble her, he would discipline
www.asianovel.com
39
that guy in place of Gu Shengxiao, and let him know his place…
……
The next day.
In the morning, Gu Ruoyun woke up because of the sounds of a battle.

She had just opened her eyes when she saw Zixie and Qianbei Ye
fighting in her room. Immediately, her expression turned dark.
“What are the two of you doing?”
Hearing her words, the two of them stopped for the moment, and they
walked to her side, matching each other’s speed.
“Girl, he tried to barge into your room while you were sleeping, he
definitely harboured bad intentions.”
Zixie slightly narrowed his eyes, enmity written all over that devilishly
charming face.
He had never forgotten what this guy had done in the past.
Even if the girl trusted him, he couldn’t help but guard against him…
“You’re just a little phoenix. The day will come when I’m going to burn
off all your feathers!”
Red light flashed through Qianbei Ye’s eyes as he looked

expressionlessly at Zixie’s darkening face.
“Then we’ll see who dies first!”
Zixie sneered as he spoke.
Seeing that they were about to start fighting again, Gu Ruoyun couldn’t
hold back any longer and shouted: “Enough! Are you guys done! Can’t
you let me have some peace and quiet this early in the morning?”
“Xiao Yun.”
While looking towards Gu Ruoyun, Qianbei Ye’s beautiful face was full of
www.asianovel.com
40
aggrievement. Those bloodthirsty red pupils had also turned pitiful: “He
started it…”
“Wasn’t that because you tried to sneak in while the girl was sleeping
deeply?” Zixie coldly looked at Qianbei Ye, “With me here, don’t even
think about hurting her!”
Qianbei Ye felt wronged. He had only wanted to kiss Xiao Yun on the sly
while she was sleeping.
That’s right, just a single kiss.
Xiao Yun’s lips were so soft, and he had already wanted to do this so
much earlier.
Who knew that this little phoenix would come and ruin his plans…
“Zixie, go back first,” Gu Ruoyun rubbed her temples to ward off the

growing headache, “Oh, right. I got Xiao Ye to pick up some ore from a
thousand miles away yesterday, so you can start laying down the
formation now, to prevent outsiders from entering.”
While she had been in closed door cultivation, Zixie had mentioned that
he could set a formation around the residence, so that those who
entered without someone leading them in would be trapped. Thus, she
had gotten Qianbei Ye to help her find the materials needed for the
formation.
It was because the location of the materials was way too far, and only
Qianbei Ye had the power to come and go fast enough.
“Good, then I’ll start setting up the formation now. Once the formation is
set up, no one will be able to enter and we can guard against
assassinations.”
Zixie cast a sideways glance at Qianbei Ye, but did not say anything
more. Those violet pupils were still full of enmity.
www.asianovel.com
41
Chapter 114

“Shifu, shifu, great news, I have the best news in the world.”
At this moment, the door was pushed open with a bang, and Wei Yiyi
charged in excitedly. However, at the moment, just when she was about
to step inside, she unconsciously shivered…
Cold.
So cold…
Wei Yiyi couldn’t help but rub her arms, as she looked at the two people
standing inside the room with astonishment.
What was Qianbei Ye doing in shifu’s room at this hour? And why was
there another devilishly handsome man…
“Girl, when did you accept a disciple?” Zixie raised his brows and smiled
faintly at Gu Ruoyun.
Gu Ruoyun shrugged her shoulders: “She shamelessly signed herself up

for it.”
Wei Yiyi had indeed brazenly signed herself up as a disciple. Gu Ruoyun

had only wanted to take her in as a subordinate, but after finding out
that Gu Ruoyun had refined that pill, she had ignored all protests and
started calling her shifu. Finally, Gu Ruoyun had just let her do as she
liked.
www.asianovel.com
42
“Hehe,” Wei Yiyi chuckled, “Shifu, who’s this?”
“He’s the one who taught me how to refine pills.”
Her pill refining techniques had been taught by Zixie, so there weren’t
any lies in that statement…
“Then isn’t he my grand-shifu?” Wei Yiyi’s eyes lit up as she cast a

measuring gaze on Zixie.
Normally speaking, shouldn’t grand-shifu be a white-haired old man?

Why was he so young? Unless he was one of the legendary old monsters
who lived for thousands of years with an eternally youthful face?
Moreover, the man before her looked extremely mysterious, his power
was like a whirling vortex, she couldn’t see through it no matter what…
It was obvious that Zixie had been given a high position in Wei Yiyi’s
heart.
“I’m not this girl’s shifu, so you don’t have to call me grand-shifu.”
Having said so, Zixie turned to look at Gu Ruoyun and said: “Girl, I’m
going to set up the formation for you now. I’ll be able to worry a little
less when I enter hibernation.”
“Alright, then go ahead.”
Gu Ruoyun nodded her head slightly as she spoke.
Watching the man’s figure as he left, Wei Yiyi turned towards Gu

Ruoyun: “Shifu, this…”
“Zixie doesn’t like to get close to humans, you don’t have to call him
that. Right, what good news did you have for me?”
Upon mentioning this, Wei Yiyi started getting excited again. Her
charming eyes were full of smiles as she spoke, taking full delight in
someone else’s misfortune: “Shifu, did you know? Someone had set the
imperial study on fire, and the crown prince Leng Yanfeng has been
crippled.”
www.asianovel.com
43
“He’s been crippled?” Gu Ruoyun was startled.
“That is… he can’t do it anymore.”
Gu Ruoyun coughed fiercely. Laughter gathered in her eyes bit by bit,

“So what you mean is that, Leng Yanfeng can no longer… reproduce?
What happened exactly?”
“I don’t know, I heard from outside that the imperial palace should have
kept this under wraps; but somehow, everyone knows all about it.
What’s even funnier is that, the crown prince didn’t even get a glimpse
of the culprit. Don’t you think this is such pleasant news? I was already
unhappy with that guy, I would have crippled him on the spot if I didn’t
want to avoid causing trouble yesterday!”
Wei Yiyi spoke rather energetically, feeling as though she had gotten rid
of any resentment from the day before.
“It probably isn’t a coincidence that Leng Yanfeng was crippled,” Gu

Ruoyun raised an eyebrow, then subconsciously turned towards Qianbei
Ye, “Xiao Ye, where did you go last night?”
Qianbei Ye’s face turned red and he lowered his head, not daring to look
at Gu Ruoyun: “It… It wasn’t me.”
The way he was speaking showed that he had absolutely no confidence.
He had simply wanted to teach Leng Yanfeng a lesson last night.

Coincidentally, he had caught Leng Yanfeng in the midst of pressing on a
girl, so he… just cut that off. He hadn’t thought that Xiao Yun would find
out about this matter.
How was Xiao Yun going to see him now?
If Xiao Yun found out that he had witnessed Leng Yanfeng in bed with a
girl, would she be angry?
The more he thought, the more nervous he got. Qianbei Ye was deathly
afraid that Gu Ruoyun would ignore him because he had seen something
he shouldn’t have…
www.asianovel.com
44
www.asianovel.com
45
Chapter 115

Chapter 115: The Shocking Four Nations’ Auction (1)
However, Gu Ruoyun did not say anything else. She quickly turned her
gaze to Wei Yiyi. After a moment of deep thought, she said: “Wei Yiyi,
help me find Elder Yu and bring him here. I want to discuss something
with him.”
If she wanted to stand firm on this mainland, it was important to have an

organisation behind her. However, if she didn’t have enough gold as her
backing, she would never be able to develop her power base. Thus, right
now, she needed to earn a lot of riches for herself…
At this moment, on a gold couch, Leng Yanfeng’s face was weak and
pale. His thin lips were curved into a cold and hard grimace, the cold air
on his body was enough to freeze everyone around him into ice.
“Leng Yanfeng, you didn’t see the person’s appearance?” Hun Fei asked
with his brows knitted tightly together.
Leng Yanfeng shook his head: “That person moved too fast, I couldn’t
even see him clearly. However, although my father gave the order to
keep it a secret last night, somehow, everyone in Azure Dragon Country
already knows what happened.”
Bang!
www.asianovel.com
46
A fist landed heavily on the table, Leng Yanfeng’s expression turned

even colder, and his eyes carried undisguised killing intent.
“If I find out who that person is, I’ll make him… regret that he was ever
born!”
For a man, the most important thing was carrying on the family line.
Now that he had been completely crippled, how could he bear it? What
was worse was that the entire Azure Dragon Country knew that he had
been crippled.
“Feng’er, this injury isn’t untreatable.”
Hun Fei glanced at Leng Yanfeng: “There’s only one person in this
world… Even if your limbs were broken, she would be able to help you
put it back together, let alone your family jewels.”
“Who!”
Leng Yanfeng’s breathing tightened and he stared at Hun Fei.
“The Ghost Doctor!” Hun Fei stated calmly before he creased his brows,
“This Ghost Doctor has always been eccentric in her ways. She won’t
save someone she doesn’t like, no matter how many treasures you offer.
Most importantly, the Ghost Doctor’s whereabouts have always been a
mystery. No one knows where she is unless she’s willing to let them
know.”
Hearing this, astonishment flashed across Leng Yanfeng’s eyes.
“Shifu, is even Weapon Refining Sect unable to find her?”
Hun Fei shook his head: “The Ghost Doctor has never stayed in a single
place for more than two days. Thus, even if you find out where she’s
staying at right now, by the time you reach there, she’s already left.
Furthermore, the Ghost Doctor and the Medicine Order have a tenuous
relationship!”
“Shifu, I can’t go on like this. No matter what, I have to find the Ghost
Doctor and have her help me return to normal.”
www.asianovel.com
47
Leng Yanfeng’s pupils darkened, and that coldly handsome face showed
resolution.
“Rest assured. No matter what, I’ll help you find the Ghost Doctor! When
the time comes, remember to check your attitude. The Ghost Doctor
isn’t someone normal, even our Weapon Refining Sect wouldn’t want to
offend her unless we’re forced to. Otherwise, we’ll offend a lot of
people.”
The Ghost Doctor had been around for so many years, and had saved
countless people. If they really threatened the Ghost Doctor, there would
be a lot of people coming for them.
However, what Hun Fei didn’t know was that Leng Yanfeng had already
offended the Ghost Doctor much earlier. He had even offended her to
the worst point possible. It was impossible to get the Ghost Doctor to
save him now! When that time would come, Leng Yanfeng would feel
utmost regret for his actions he’d made just a few days ago, to the point
that he would want to erase his past self from existence…
“Yes, Shifu.”
Leng Yanfeng lowered his eyes, a dark glow flashing by his black pupils,
seemingly thinking of something…
www.asianovel.com
48
Chapter 116

“Young Master, I’ve finished the tasks you’ve entrusted to me.”
At that moment, within the courtyard, Qingyi respectfully stood in front

of a man in pink: “Through our information network, we’ve spread the
news that Leng Yanfeng was castrated by someone last night. Right
now, everyone in Azure Dragon Country knows of this incident.”
“Good, very good!”
Zuo Shangchen merely smiled, and it seemed as if ten miles of cherry

blossoms had just bloomed; it was a sight mesmerising beyond words.
“That fellow only castrated Leng Yanfeng. That’s far from enough. I have
to add fuel to the fire from the shadows and tear Leng Yanfeng’s
reputation to shreds. After this, he won’t have any excuse to get near
Xiao Yun’er.”
Thinking up to there, Zuo Shangchen’s smile grew even more

pronounced; it was more beautiful than anything anyone could ever
imagine.
Actually, he had had the same thoughts as Qianbei Ye last night and had
wanted to go teach Leng Yanfeng a lesson. He didn’t think that that
fellow would take action first, and he even very satisfyingly castrated
Leng Yanfeng. Of course, from Zuo Shangchen’s point of view, since
www.asianovel.com
49
Leng Yanfeng cared so much about his reputation, wouldn’t it be a waste

if he didn’t destroy it to bits?
It was his own fault for trying to pester his Xiao Yun’er anyway. Was his
Xiao Yun’er someone that Leng Yanfeng could even match?
“What’s going on in the crown prince’s household now?” Zuo Shangchen

sneered, “From what I know of Leng Yanfeng’s personality, he definitely
won’t give up on himself.”
Qingyi lowered her head and answered respectfully: “Reporting to My

Lord, it seems like the people from Weapon Refining Sect and the crown
prince’s household have been commanded to find the whereabouts of
the Ghost Doctor, Wei Yiyi.”
“Hehe,” Zuo Shangchen chuckled, and his slanted eyes were laughing in
mockery, “They’re actually trying to get the Ghost Doctor to treat him? If
Leng Yanfeng found out that the girl he called a servant yesterday was
actually the Ghost Doctor, won’t he feel the urge to cry? Qingyi, continue
monitoring the situation there. If there are any changes, inform me.”
“Yes, My Lord.”
Qingyi retreated after receiving her orders.
After she left, Zuo Shangchen slightly raised his devilish face, watching
the sky with unfocused eyes: “Xiao Yun’er, how will you thank me for
helping you this time?”
……
The people from Weapon Refining Sect were highly efficient. In just half
a day, they managed to narrow down the Ghost Doctor’s location; she
had appeared in Azure Dragon Country to save someone’s life just a few
days ago. However, Mr. Liu obeyed the Ghost Doctor’s orders and didn’t
dare to reveal her whereabouts. He only said that she had left after
finishing the treatment.
This was also the Ghost Doctor’s usual style of doing things, so they
www.asianovel.com
50
weren’t suspicious at all.
Just as the people from Weapon Refining Sect and the crown prince’s
household were out searching for the Ghost Doctor, a shocking piece of
news was spreading throughout the four nations.
It was none other than Hundred Herb Hall holding a once-off auction, to
which people from all countries would be invited to attend. It was even
rumoured that the legendary pills that had long disappeared from the
mainland would appear there!
Although it was just a Beauty Rejuvenation Pill that was useless for
cultivation, it still brought about a huge wave. Countless organisations
sent their experts sprinting to Azure Dragon Country from thousands of
miles away, all for one reason alone!
That is, pills!
If they managed to get this pill in their hands, they might even able to
find out its components and then refine that pill! Since there wasn’t
even a single pill formula left on the current mainland, this was an
extremely valuable chance for them.
Thus, Azure Dragon Country was bustling with activity after a long
period of peace. They were even more boisterous than the time when
the four nations held martial arts competitions for their youth…
Despite being the place where the auction was going to be held,
Hundred Herb Hall was strangely quiet. No matter how many
organisations tried to scout out the situation, they didn’t reveal even the
tiniest bit of information from start to finish. From the number of pills to
the source of the pills, no one knew anything…
www.asianovel.com
51
Chapter 117

Everyone’s eyes were on Hundred Herb Hall, and the Gu family wasn’t
an exception. At this moment, within the main hall of the Gu household,
Second Master Gu glanced at the old man sitting on the chair above and
said: “Father, although this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill isn’t very important
to cultivators, many people are already eyeing it right now. Even the
Plum Faction isn’t an exception. Yesterday, an elder from the Plum
Faction came looking for me after hearing that Gu Ruoyun was working
in Hundred Herb Hall. We only have to help her ask for some news, and
she’ll give me a low grade spirit stone.”
On the mainland, there were a few grades for spirit stones: low, medium,
high, and premium.
The veins of spirit stones had mostly been divided between the few
large organisations on the mainland and used to raise their disciples.
The spiritual power contained within one low grade spirit stone could
instantly raise a martial warrior from early stage to mid stage. Thus,
those large organisations could raise plenty of talents.
The Plum Faction only had twenty or thirty low grade spirit stones in
their possession, yet they were actually willing to hand over one in
exchange for information. It was clear that they were setting down a
heavy investment…
“The Plum Faction?” The old man was deep in thought for a moment
www.asianovel.com
52
before saying, “Although the Plum Faction isn’t as large as the Weapon
Refining Sect, they aren’t weak either. In particular, the disciples and
elders of the Plum Faction are all women. However, I’ve heard that the
faction leader of the Plum Faction is extremely ugly. No wonder she
wants to get the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill to the point of investing such
heavy capital into it. What a pity that Gu Ruoyun no longer recognises
our Gu family. How am I to get the information we need from her?”
The eyes of Second Master Gu darkened for a moment before he smiled

and said: “Father, Yun’er is too young; it can’t be helped that she’s a
little stubborn. Her temper should have run out by now. If you personally
visit her, she definitely won’t be able to bear seeing her grandfather
labour without reward. Furthermore, Yun’er has always placed family
highly. We can use Gu Tian and his wife to influence her and guide her
back to the right path. I’m sure that she’ll definitely understand our
painstaking efforts.”
“Alright!”
The old man decisively rose and said: “This general will personally visit
her then. Surely she’ll at least give some respect to her grandfather?”
When all was said and done, the allure of that low grade spirit stone was
too much. It was so tempting that he couldn’t resist it; the only thing to
be done was to get off his high horse and plead with her…
At this moment, within Hundred Herb Hall, Gu Ruoyun was currently

discussing some important matters related to the auction with Elder Yu
when an announcement sounded from outside the door.
“Elder Yu, the Gu family requests an audience.”
“The Gu family?” Elder Yu frowned and said impatiently, “I’ve already

ordered that we are not to entertain anyone from the Gu family! There’s
no good to be had by coming here at this time.”
“But, General Gu said that he has an important matter and needs to

meet Miss Ruoyun. He said that it’s regarding Gu Tian and his wife…”
www.asianovel.com
53
Immediately, Gu Ruoyun’s eyes narrowed and cold flashed across her

face. She sneered and said: “Let him come in. I’d like to see what he’ll
say.”
In her heart, Gu Tian and his wife were her weak spots. She absolutely
wouldn’t let anyone speak any nonsense about that. It was clear that Old
Man Gu had baited the tiger in its den this time, and had completely
enraged Gu Ruoyun.
“Ah,” Elder Yu helplessly shook his head and forced a smile, “I really
don’t know if all these people from the Gu family have grown any brains.
Even after all that’s happened, they’re still trying to come and claim
family relations with you. They really shouldn’t have dragged Gu Tian
and his wife into this. Eldest Miss, what do you plan to do?”
Gu Ruoyun smiled, and that smile contained an eerily cold air.
“I’ll give them hope, then send them crashing to the depths of despair!”
www.asianovel.com
54
Chapter 118

Under the guidance of the servants, Old Man Gu appeared in front of Gu

Ruoyun with a haughty expression. However, upon seeing Elder Yu
sitting by her side, he froze in surprise for a moment before the
arrogance on his face changed into a flattering smile.
“Elder Yu, so you were here.”
It was obvious that the old man had a lot of reverence in his heart for
the martial king Elder Yu.
Elder Yu harrumphed once and didn’t even glance at Old Man Gu, as if
there was a pile of trash in front of him, polluting his eyes.
“Speak, for what reason have you come looking for Ruoyun?” Elder Yu’s
tone was cold and detached, clearly unwelcoming.
“This…”
Old Man Gu looked at Elder Yu with some hesitation: “Elder Yu, could I
speak with her alone?”
“Why? Is it something that I can’t listen to?” Elder Yu finally looked at

Old Man Gu. However, the look in his eyes was like the freezing tundra,
“So it turns out that this old man will be turned away even on his own
territory. You’re the first one who has tried to chase this old man out
from his own place. Old Man Gu, I wonder who gave you such daring!”
www.asianovel.com
55
In an instant, Old Man Gu’s expression changed. Although he wanted to

pander to Elder Yu, he didn’t know what to say. With Elder Yu there,
there were many things he couldn’t say to Gu Ruoyun…
However, from start to finish, he couldn’t understand what the

relationship was between Gu Ruoyun and Elder Yu that he would protect
her like this.
“Yun’er,” Thinking up to here, the old man turned towards Gu Ruoyun

with an expression full of familial affection, “You’ve already left home for
so many days. Grandfather misses you. You haven’t gone to look at the
place where your parents stayed when they were alive. I let the servants
clean it up every day; even if you stay there, there won’t be any
problems. Furthermore, your parents didn’t cause a ruckus like you did,
straining our relationship to this point.”
Suddenly, a knifelike cold pierced Old Man Gu’s body; even he couldn’t
resist the urge to shiver. Shocked, he raised his head and saw Gu
Ruoyun, whose eyes glinted with the same level of severe chill he felt.
This… was this still that good-for-nothing granddaughter of his? That

look in her eyes made even the battle-hardened him feel panic and
fright…
When had she changed so much?
It should’ve been after he had beaten her to death…
Unconsciously, Gu Ruoyun’s every action since then flashed through his

mind. He realised that the girl standing before his eyes was no longer
the little girl who was so easy to bully…
Unfortunately, he had discovered it far too late; it was too late for
regrets…
“Stop beating around the bush. Aren’t you here for the Beauty
Rejuvenation Pill?” Gu Ruoyun sneered and said, “Sure! I can get
Hundred Herb Hall to give you a pill, but… you must find the corpses of
Gu Tian and his wife for me. Otherwise, I’ll never give you this chance!”
www.asianovel.com
56
Old Man Gu’s face had initially been filled with pleasant surprise. The
Plum Faction only wanted him to get news of the Beauty Rejuvenation
Pill, he hadn’t expected that he could get the pill itself so easily. The
Plum Faction would surely be extremely grateful to him in that case.
However, upon hearing the ultimatum that came afterwards, Old Man Gu
froze…
The corpses of Gu Tian and his wife? How was that possible? They had
been dead for so many years, how would they be able to find their
corpses?
“This… Yun’er, aren’t you making things difficult for me?” Old Man Gu
awkwardly spoke up, “Their corpses might have long been devoured by
spiritual beasts and may not even exist anymore. How am I to find whole
corpses for you? Could you change your request? Even if you want me to
hand over the Gu family to you, I won’t reject it.”
www.asianovel.com
57
Chapter 119

Gu Ruoyun curled her lip. If her condition was easy, she wouldn’t have
even mentioned it.
“Then I don’t have any other way,” Gu Ruoyun shrugged, “Although I’m
under Hundred Herb Hall, I’m only a little errand girl. I don’t have any
authority, so I’m afraid I can’t help you.”
No authority?
The old man hated that he couldn’t spit in her face. If she had nothing to
do with Hundred Herb Hall, why would Elder Yu continuously leap out to
save her, heedless of the dangers? Although this girl didn’t have a face
that could cause the downfall of countries, she still looked rather pretty
and refreshing. Elder Yu might just have that sort of taste.
If Elder Yu knew what sort of thoughts Old Man Gu was harboring in his
heart, he’d be so enraged that he would keep whipping his corpse even
after he killed him.
“This…” The old man hesitated for a moment, but finally fixed his
resolve and said, “Fine, I agree to your request. We’ll trade the pill for
the corpses then.”
“Fine,” Gu Ruoyun smiled, “Come to me after the auction ends. I’ll give
you what you want.”
www.asianovel.com
58
Hearing this, joy rose within the old man’s heart. He was even more sure
of his guess now.
It looked like this girl was indeed involved with Elder Yu; otherwise, how
could she even touch the treasures within Hundred Herb Hall?
He had wondered why Hundred Herb Hall had accepted such a good-for-
nothing. He hadn’t expected that there would actually be this sort of
relationship going on. You really couldn’t read books by their covers. If
Gu Shengxiao returned to see this, he would most likely die of anger.
As for why the old man didn’t even think that Gu Ruoyun’s position could
be higher than Elder Yu, it was all because Elder Yu’s position as a
martial king expert was extremely intimidating. Even if Gu Ruoyun had
broken away from her good-for-nothing name, what qualifications did
she have to be ordering around a martial king expert?
Looking at Old Man Gu’s quickly disappearing silhouette, Elder Yu

frowned: “Eldest Miss, you’re really going to give him a Beauty
Rejuvenation Pill?”
Gu Ruoyun shrugged: “Of course… not.”
That old fellow shouldn’t have brought her parents into this farce,
otherwise she wouldn’t stab him in the dark like this…
“Eldest Miss, you…” Elder Yu’s eyes widened in astonishment. He looked

at the girl’s smile with a completely flabbergasted expression. Suddenly,
he laughed out loud and exclaimed, “You’re really too sneaky! It’s like
you were made from the same mold as your father.”
That temperament, that personality, it was completely just like Gu

Tian…
If anyone said they weren’t father and daughter, no one would believe it.
……
In the main hall of the Gu household, Second Master Gu held his hands
behind his back as he paced around anxiously. Right at that moment, he
www.asianovel.com
59
suddenly spotted Old Man Gu striding in. Upon seeing the undisguised
pleasure in the old man’s face, delight sprung up in his heart: “Father,
you did it?”
The old man’s arrogant expression showed how pleased he was with
himself as he said: “How could anything end in failure once this general
personally takes action? Gu Ruoyun has already agreed to give me a
Beauty Rejuvenation Pill, however…”
Second Master Gu had been overjoyed upon hearing the first few words,
but following that, his expression instantly changed into one of dismay.
“She wants the corpses of Gu Tian and his wife.”
The corpses of Gu Tian and his wife?
Over a decade had already passed since then! Where were they going to
find the corpses? Even if they found them, they would most likely just be
rotten skeletons at this point…
“Father, isn’t she making things difficult for us? Where are we going to
find two corpses for her?”
Old Man Gu replied with a treacherous smile: “I never said that I would
find the real deal for her. Just go to the mass graves and bring back two
bodies. As long as we keep our actions secret, she won’t even know.
Furthermore, which father would let some unknown corpse be entombed
within their ancestral graves? Gu Ruoyun will never suspect the origins
of those two bodies we give her!”
www.asianovel.com
60
Chapter 120

Second Master Gu had initially thought that he was rather malicious, but
he hadn’t thought that this old fellow would be even more malicious
than he was. He would actually let someone else impersonate his son to
be entombed within the ancestral graves.
However, they only had that one method left…
“Alright, Father. I’ll send my trusted aide to look for one. Before the
auction, we’ll definitely look for two corpses that match what we need.”
……
Within this period of time, groups led by martial generals would appear
from time to time on the streets of Azure Dragon Country. Even the rare
martial king experts had suddenly become more common. Normally, in
Azure Dragon Country, there would only be two or three martial generals
around at any given time.
However, their aim was clear: Hundred Herb Hall.
The emperor of Azure Dragon Country lost his spirit and recalled the
ones sent to look for the culprit who had harmed the crown prince, afraid
that they might accidentally offend some martial king and bring trouble
upon him. Those were experts that even the emperor couldn’t afford to
offend. With just a wave of their hands, they could easily destroy the
empire he so painstakingly built up…
www.asianovel.com
61
At this moment, at the entrance of the auction’s location, Gu Panpan sat

by a young man’s side. Her limpid eyes curiously gazed upon the crowds
of people, and her small face was filled with yearning and reverence.
Normally, her background wasn’t enough to admit her into an auction

like this. However, she was lucky and managed to attract the Qin
Order’s young master, Qin Luo. Borrowing this chance, she came out to
broaden her worldview.
However, at this moment, a voice sounded from nearby, trickling into

her ears…
“I didn’t think that Hundred Herb Hall would host such an imposing
gathering. That’s right, Gu Ruoyun, is it really okay if you don’t go and
help? Won’t Elder Yu scold you?”
Gu Ruoyun?
Gu Panpan was stunned for a moment. Turning her head over to look,
that face that made her grind her teeth in hatred appeared in her view.
Why was this woman here? She should be helping out at the auction;
that was what a little errand girl like her should be doing.
Luo Yin was chattering about something by the girl’s ear, but the girl
kept a faint smile on her face from start to finish. She was wearing a
light green dress with green leaves sewn on, looking fresh and refined
like she was isolated from the dirtiness of the world.
Seeing the girl’s pretty face, Gu Panpan clenched her lily white hands.
She didn’t understand; it had been only a short time since they had last
met, so how did Gu Ruoyun change so much? That air of hers made Gu
Panpan unbearably jealous!
“Panpan, you know her?” Qin Luo followed Gu Panpan’s gaze and looked
towards the faintly smiling girl. A peculiar look flashed across his eyes.
Even though the girl wasn’t particularly beautiful, her air was undeniably
the most outstanding he had seen among women. While looks would
easily wither with age, only their auras would continue growing through
www.asianovel.com
62
the years…
Gu Panpan had clearly noticed the peculiar look in Qin Luo’s eyes. She
gripped onto the edge of her clothes and said: “She’s my uncle’s
daughter. Unfortunately, she was too rebellious and didn’t know how to
respect the elderly. After breaking off ties with the family, she became a
little errand girl in Hundred Herb Hall.”
She purposely emphasised the words ‘errand girl’.
“Errand girl?” Qin Luo was a little disappointed.
She was just an errand girl. In the end, that was no different from a
servant girl: they belonged to the lowest levels of Hundred Herb Hall.
That feeling he had just now was mostly like a hallucination…
“Oh?”
Luo Yin had spotted Gu Panpan, and she gasped in surprise: “Gu
Panpan, you little bitch, how are you not dead? You even came here
today. Don’t tell me you were pretending to faint the other day?”
www.asianovel.com
63
Chapter 121

“You’re the one who should be dead!” Gu Panpan’s face turned red from
anger, “Luo Yin, look in the mirror! Your entire face is full of freckles,
how disgusting! No wonder not a single man has ever taken a liking to
you after so many years. You’re not even embarrassed to be unmarried
at such an old age. Don’t tell me that you’re so anxious to get hitched
that you’re here for the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill? I advise you to give
up. Even if you get the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill, no man will like you!”
Gu Panpan’s gaze was full of contempt as it swept over Luo Yin’s

freckled face, and she spoke mockingly.
“Pfft!” Luo Yin spat on the floor and sneered, “The man that this lady
takes a liking to won’t be that shallow. If he only likes me for my outer
appearance, then I’ll just be thrown away when my looks wither away
from age. This lady is only here to check out the commotion. I don’t
even need any Beauty Rejuvenation Pill! However, Gu Panpan, you do
look rather beautiful. If I were a man, I might even be moved by you.”
Hearing this, Gu Panpan raised her snow white chin proudly. She looked
at Luo Yin with arrogance. However, Luo Yin continued speaking,
“However, you have no personality, no cultivation, no power and no
talent whatsoever. If I were a man, I would definitely kick you out and
find another wife when you turn old. At that time, you can just spend the
rest of your life with your cucumber”
www.asianovel.com
64
“You… You…”
Gu Panpan’s face turned even more red. Her eyes seemed like they
would spit out fire at any moment. She held in her anger for a long while
before finally spitting out two words: “You’re shameless!”
How could a woman speak such wicked words so nonchalantly? She was
too shameless!
Luo Yin rolled her eyes: “I heard that cucumbers are good for your face,
so I was just advising you to eat more cucumbers for the rest of your life.
I was just trying to help you out of my good intentions, yet you scolded
me for being shameless? Do tell me how exactly I’m being shameless
here?”
This time, Gu Panpan couldn’t breathe due to her overwhelming rage

and almost choked to death from having restrained herself.
Qin Luo looked at Gu Panpan with suspicion on his face, also wanting to
know why Gu Panpan had scolded Luo Yin for being shameless.
“Qin-ge,” Gu Panpan finally recovered her senses after a long struggle.

She bit her lip and turned to look at Qin Luo, “I just said she was
shameless because she was comparing herself to a man. There’s no
other reason for it.”
Hearing this, Qin Luo retracted the suspicion in his heart and turned his
gaze towards Luo Yin. Frowning, he asked: “Who are you?”
“This lady is named Luo Yin, the daughter of the Great General Luo!
However, my worldview has really expanded today. I didn’t think that
there would be a man so stupid as to believe that kind of explanation.”
Luo Yin laughed with contempt, and her gaze swept over Qin Luo’s face
as if she was looking at a pile of garbage.
“Hmph!” Qin Luo harrumphed, “Just the daughter of a general of Azure

Dragon Country. I wonder who gave you the right to attend the auction
this time? Do you have an invitation from Hundred Herb Hall in your
www.asianovel.com
65
hands? Did you think you could enter just because you’ve curried favour
with someone from Hundred Herb Hall? What a shame, the woman by
your side is just a little errand girl. She doesn’t have any power. I advise
you to leave this place before Hundred Herb Hall chases you away. It
won’t look so good for you when that happens.”
From start to finish, Qin Luo didn’t even look at Gu Ruoyun.
With Gu Panpan’s identity, although it wasn’t enough to become his

legal wife, he could still take her as a concubine. As for Gu Ruoyun, since
she had already been struck off the family register of the Gu family, she
wasn’t even qualified to warm his bed!
A little errand girl like her was nothing in his eyes.
www.asianovel.com
66
Chapter 122

“What’s going on here?”
Just as it was getting noisy outside, an elderly voice resounded from

within the auction hall. Dressed in a flax robe, Shopkeeper Zhao strode
outside under the gazes from the crowd. Upon seeing Gu Ruoyun’s
expressionless face, he froze for a moment before frowning and turning
his gaze towards Qin Luo and Gu Panpan.
“Tell me, what are you trying to do by causing such a ruckus outside my
Hundred Herb Hall?”
Qin Luo’s expression changed. No matter how haughtily he acted, that

was only in front of those he could intimidate. In front of Hundred Herb
Hall’s Shopkeeper Zhao, he didn’t dare to continue to act as such.
“Shopkeeper Zhao, there’s nothing going on. We’re heading in right

now.”
“Hehe.” The sound of escaping laughter rang out. Luo Yin couldn’t help
but laugh even louder, “Nothing’s going on? Tsk tsk, who was the one
just insulting Gu Ruoyun and calling her a little errand girl? Who was the
one who dared to say that Hundred Herb Hall would chase us away! So
anyone who has relations with Gu Panpan is always this shameless?
They’ll disavow whatever they have just said in the blink of an eye.”
www.asianovel.com
67
Shopkeeper Zhao’s expression was extremely ugly. On the outside,

although it seemed like Elder Yu called the shots, it was actually Gu
Ruoyun who was the real owner. Even Elder Yu had to follow her orders.
This fellow, he even wanted to get Hundred Herb Hall to chase her
away?
“Gentleman Qin, haven’t you gone overboard with your words? So this is
how the Qin family raises their children! It looks like my Hundred Herb
Hall is too small to entertain bigshots like yourself. Please go away!”
Gu Panpan’s expression had changed from one of astonishment into an

unsightly one. She sneered and said: “Shopkeeper Zhao, you’re just a
little shopkeeper. Even Elder Yu hasn’t said anything, who are you to
chase us out? Is this how your Hundred Herb Hall treats guests? You’ll
make enemies with the Qin Order for a little Gu Ruoyun. Do you think
that’s worth it? You want me to leave today? If I just refuse to go, what
can you do to me?”
Gu Panpan had clearly forgotten that Elder Yu had gone against the
Weapon Refining Sect and had even battled against a martial king just
for Gu Ruoyun. Why would he care about offending a single Qin Order?
From Gu Panpan’s point of view, this was simply Shopkeeper Zhao’s

personal decision. The one who called the shots in Hundred Herb Hall
was Elder Yu. Elder Yu had not said anything yet, so what right did
Shopkeeper Zhao have to make such a decision?
“Panpan!” Qin Luo’s face changed instantly. He was now starting to

regret bringing Gu Panpan to the auction.
Who would have known that this woman would be this brainless.
Although Shopkeeper Zhao wasn’t the highest ranked person in Hundred
Herb Hall, he still had enough authority over matters like these.
Offending him wasn’t the best move…
“Qin-ge…”
Gu Panpan still wanted to say something more, but upon seeing Qin
www.asianovel.com
68
Luo’s terrible expression, she swallowed her words and instead fiercely
glared at Gu Ruoyun and Luo Yin.
“Shopkeeper Zhao, while I admit I wasn’t completely in the right, they

also had some part in this matter.” Qin Luo said somewhat angrily,
“They insulted Panpan, clearly not respecting me at all. Furthermore, I
came all the way from my Qin Order to attend this auction. Shopkeeper
Zhao, it wouldn’t look too good if you prevent me from entering outside
the door.”
Used to being arrogant, Qin Luo wasn’t willing to plead with others.
However, he didn’t want to offend Shopkeeper Zhao either. As long as
Shopkeeper Zhao judged this incident fairly, he would forget about it…
www.asianovel.com
69
Chapter 123

Shopkeeper Zhao harrumphed coldly and said: “Do you need me to say
it again? Get out of Hundred Herb Hall right now, or else I won’t mind
calling someone to throw you out.”
After hearing this, Qin Luo’s expression turned ugly. He knew that
Shopkeeper Zhao would do exactly what he said. However, if Qin Luo
returned home empty-handed, his father would surely blame him!
This was all because of that bitch Gu Panpan! If it hadn’t been for her,
how could he have been chased away in public and with so many people
watching?
At this time, everyone’s gazes were turned towards them. With so many
people watching, Qin Luo was feeling a little ashamed.
“Hmph, we’re leaving!”
As he couldn’t stay any longer, Qin Luo led the men of the Qin Order
away from Hundred Herb Hall in a hurry. As for that troublemaker Gu
Panpan, it was clear that she didn’t deserve to stand by his side any
longer…
“Qin-ge!”
Gu Panpan anxiously stomped her foot , then glared at Gu Ruoyun with

resentment: “Just you wait! One day, I’ll make you kneel in front of me
www.asianovel.com
70
and beg for forgiveness for your mistakes!”
Having promised so, she no longer had the face to continue staying
there any longer. Before Shopkeeper Zhao could call for someone to
throw her out, she hurriedly walked out and disappeared from sight.
Seeing that the two people involved had left, the crowd watching the
spectacle also quickly dispersed. Shopkeeper Zhao strode towards Gu
Ruoyun and smiled as he said: “Eldest Miss, Elder Yu has already
prepared your seat. Please follow me.”
Eldest Miss?
Luo Yin stared at the scene blankly in a daze. Why did Shopkeeper Zhao
call Gu Ruoyun Eldest Miss?
What was going on?
Gu Ruoyun didn’t expect that Shopkeeper Zhao would address her as

Eldest Miss directly, but since Luo Yin would have found out sooner or
later, she didn’t say anything to correct him. She simply nodded: “Lead
the way.”
“Yes, please follow me, Eldest Miss.”
……
The sects attending this auction were at the very minimum third-rate
and above. Although they were called ‘third-rate’ sects, their power was
at least a tier above a country. Thus, the arrogant lordlings who usually
liked to boast of their many connections to powerful people could only
keep quiet and squeeze into the crowded hall without complaints.
Suddenly, a stunning figure stole everyone’s attention…
He was dressed entirely in pink. Carrying a fan in his hand, with a face
like peach blossoms, eyes like the moon, and his lips carrying a smile,
his slightly narrowed eyes swept through the crowd. Upon seeing Gu
Ruoyun follow Shopkeeper Zhao into a private box in the auction hall, he
showed a sweet smile.
www.asianovel.com
71
“Chen-gege, wait for me! It wasn’t easy for me to come here from
Vermillion Bird Country! Why won’t you talk to me?”
Suddenly, a rebuking voice sounded from behind the man, making him
wrinkle his good-looking brows unconsciously, His face carrying obvious
impatience.
“This isn’t a place for you. Hurry back to Vermillion Bird Country and
stop disturbing me.”
Zuo Shangchen glanced at the girl who was also dressed in pink behind
him, his tone clearly expressing his unhappiness.
“Chen-gege…” Susu reached her hand out, thinking of grabbing onto

Zuo Shangchen’s lapel. However, before she could even touch him, the
other had already pushed her hand away with disgust; his voice was cold
and held no warmth at all.
“Susu, you know that I don’t like people touching me.”
Susu was stunned. Her large crystal-like eyes held tears as she pitifully
said: “Chen-gege, I heard that you were protecting a woman here in
Azure Dragon Country and that she is just some early stage martial
warrior trash. How is it that Susu is unable to compete with her? That
woman can’t match up to me, whether in family background or in power.
I even came all the way to Azure Dragon Country for you, Chen-gege.
Why won’t Chen-gege look at Susu?”
www.asianovel.com
72
Chapter 124

Get more chapters for Wild Consort by reading on volarenovels!
There wasn’t a single trace of humour on Zuo Shangchen’s face. His

eyes swept across the girl’s figure coldly before he spoke indifferently:
“Susu, she’s not someone you can match up to. You better not offend
her, because I won’t be able to protect you.”
Susu’s gaze carried astonishment. She looked towards Zuo Shangchen

in disbelief, eyes carrying grief and sorrow.
“Chen-gege, you’ve always been protective of me since we were young.

But now, you’re warning me because of some other woman? If I’ve done
anything wrong, can you tell me? I’ll change.”
“No, you’re not in the wrong at all,” Zuo Shangchen shook his head and
put away his feather fan as he said, “But in my heart, you’ll always be
my little sister. Even if I treat you as a little sister, I hope that you won’t
get too close to me. Right now, I’m thinking of your safety. Don’t
provoke her, you wouldn’t be able to bear the consequences.”
Little sister?
No!
She didn’t want to be his little sister, she wanted to be his wife! After so
many years, did Chen-gege not understand her heart? Why was he able
to talk so cheerfully and easily with everyone else? Why did he only treat
www.asianovel.com
73
her so cruelly?
Susu swallowed her bitter complaints and raised her eyes that had
become blurry with tears. Her cute doll-like face carried a smile: “Chen-
gege, Susu understands. I just want to follow beside Chen-gege, I don’t
have any other motives.”
Zuo Shangchen looked at Susu’s obstinate face, but didn’t say anything
else. However, he didn’t walk towards his own private box, but towards
Gu Ruoyun’s…
“Xiao Yun’er, I want to squeeze in with you for a bit, could you let me
in?”
Hearing that seductive voice, Gu Ruoyun paused for a moment before

raising her head to look. The annoying smile on that man’s face made
her want to punch it.
“Fourth Prince, I see that your feet are on the ground today. Where have
your servant girls gone?” Gu Ruoyun raised an eyebrow. Every time Zuo
Shangchen appeared, he was always sitting on top of a sedan carried by
beautiful servant girls. This was the first time she had seen him walk in
front of her.
“I even thought that you were handicapped and couldn’t walk.”
Zuo Shangchen shrugged uncaringly. He already knew that Gu Ruoyun

had a sharp tongue that was merciless when it came to scolding people.
However, that didn’t mean that Susu was going to tolerate someone else
humiliating the person she revered the most in her heart.
“Who are you to say that! Why are you humiliating Chen-gege? Even if
Chen-gege gets carried around, that has nothing to do with you.”
Susu was so angry that her face flushed red. She glared at Gu Ruoyun
with anger. However, her glare didn’t have much power behind it; she
seemed more like a child throwing a tantrum.
“Humiliate him?” Gu Ruoyun raised her lips in a smile. Her gaze swept
www.asianovel.com
74
across the man’s face, “Zuo Shangchen, am I humiliating you?”
Cough cough!
Zuo Shangchen coughed drily, the humour in his eyes became even
more pronounced: “Xiao Yun’er, honestly speaking, you’re not
humiliating me at all. If this is humiliation, then this prince wouldn’t mind
getting humiliated a few more times by you.”
While saying this, Zuo Shangchen blinked innocently at Gu Ruoyun a few

times, his expression was if he was completely begging to be ravaged.
“Chen-gege!” Susu stomped a few times and glared at Gu Ruoyun

unhappily. She didn’t understand how this disrespectful woman could be
better than her and could make Chen-gege, who had grown up together
with her, abandon her without hesitation.
Furthermore, that woman’s power was too weak…
A fifteen year old early stage martial warrior might be considered good
in Azure Dragon Country, but if she was thinking of standing by Chen-
gege’s side with this kind of power, then she was completely
delusional…
www.asianovel.com
75
Chapter 125

“Everyone, thank you for coming from so far away. Welcome to our
Hundred Herb Hall’s auction.”
It was at this moment that Elder Yu’s elderly voice sounded from outside
the private box.
His tone carried obvious excitement: “You know what we’re auctioning
off today! That’s right, the legendary pills! Even now, we’ve only
discovered a few pills in the tombs of experts from tens of thousands of
years ago and the rest have disappeared in the flowing rivers of time.
However, this time, our Hundred Herb Hall has been lucky enough to
find a few Beauty Rejuvenation Pills.”
The breathing of the crowd tightened as they stared without blinking at

the elderly man standing in the center of the auction hall, afraid that
they would miss a single word.
“As everyone knows, the famous Ghost Doctor’s face carries numerous
scars. She couldn’t even cure them herself. However, our Hundred Herb
Hall tested the pill on the Ghost Doctor and successfully healed all the
wounds on her face.”
As Elder Yu continued speaking, he got even more excited, as if he had

seen a wondrous future ahead of him.
“The Ghost Doctor? The Ghost Doctor who can treat anyone on the brink
www.asianovel.com
76
of death and bring them back to life?”
“Heavens, the Ghost Doctor actually used the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill? I
was sceptical about this pill at first, but if the Ghost Doctor serves as a
living example, then I’ll have to get this pill even if I have to spend my
entire family fortune!”
Just as the crowd was bursting into discussion, Wei Yiyi appeared, all
dressed in red. Before the audience’s stunned gazes, she walked
towards the center of the hall.
Her oval-shaped face looked extremely lovely. With her red lips curved
in a slight smile, her fair skin seemed translucent and clear, completely
flawless. Her every expression held a slight hint of flirtation.
What a charming woman.
Upon seeing Wei Yiyi, the crowd was filled with surprise. Their gazes
could no longer move away from the woman’s face…
Even though she didn’t have a single scar left on her face, those who
had seen Wei Yiyi before could tell that she was the Ghost Doctor!
That attitude wasn’t something that could be emulated.
“The scars on the Ghost Doctor’s face really were removed…”
“Back then, the Ghost Doctor’s wounds were severely poisoned, and
adding on the amount of time that has passed since then… The time
limit to completely heal a wound is two years. Seeing that she has
recovered to this degree, it looks like the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill is
real.”
“My wife is so vain… if I give this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill to her, she
might even recover her youthful looks…”
Pills were categorised into primary and secondary pills. Normally, pills
used by cultivators for cultivation and battle were called primary pills,
whereas those that had nothing to do with cultivation were called
secondary pills.
www.asianovel.com
77
However, the power of secondary pills shouldn’t be underestimated. The

stronger the woman, the more vain she would be. Some women were
willing to spend their family fortunes for their face, so Gu Ruoyun hadn’t
been worried at all about the market for the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill.
“Chen-gege, it’s the Empress Dowager’s birthday in a few more days, if

we give this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill to her, she’ll surely be happy.”
Susu looked at Elder Yu with shining eyes. In her heart, she quietly had
the determination to obtain the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill.
Zuo Shangchen raised an eyebrow and smiled at Susu: “Susu, if you

want this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill, you don’t have to get it from any
other channels. There’s someone right here who can get it for you.”
“What?” Susu froze for a moment and looked at Zuo Shangchen in

confusion.
Zuo Shangchen shot a glance at Gu Ruoyun, and a peculiar glint flashed

across his eyes: “Xiao Yun’er is the boss behind Hundred Herb Hall. If
you want, you can ask her for it. If she’s in a good mood, she might even
sell you one.”
Susu’s eyes widened comically.
Gu Ruoyun was the boss behind Hundred Herb Hall? Impossible! From
what her subordinates had investigated, this woman was just an errand
girl in Hundred Herb Hall.
www.asianovel.com
78
Chapter 126

Chapter 126: Heaven City and the Xia Family (1)
Luo Yin froze in shock. She cast a disbelieving gaze towards Gu Ruoyun,
her eyes filled with amazement.
No wonder Shopkeeper Zhao had called her Eldest Miss: she was
actually the boss behind Hundred Herb Hall. However, Luo Yin
wondered, why was it that she didn’t know about this? Furthermore,
when Hundred Herb Hall was founded, Gu Ruoyun wasn’t even born
yet…
Gu Ruoyun frowned. It was clear that she was unhappy about Zuo
Shangchen exposing her identity. Her indifferent gaze swept across that
man’s devilishly charming face.
“If it weren’t for the fact that you’re my brother’s friend, based on what
you said just now, I would have gotten Elder Yu to chase you out.”
Zuo Shangchen rubbed his nose, his smile bitter.
Wasn’t he just worried that Susu would do something to Gu Ruoyun after

underestimating her? However, no matter what the reason behind it
was, he had exposed her identity without her permission. He was indeed
in the wrong.
Susu opened her mouth and looked like she wanted to say something,
but she was too embarrassed to spit it out.
At this moment, within the auction hall, Elder Yu’s voice resounded
www.asianovel.com
79
again.
“Everyone, if there aren’t any questions, let’s proceed with our auction!
This time, we have a total of five Beauty Rejuvenation Pills available.
Each person can get at most one pill. The first pill starts bidding at
10,000 gold coins.”
Following Elder Yu’s words, the entire hall turned silent. Then, the noise
of a frantic bidding war exploded in the hall like a crash of thunder.
“100,000 gold coins!”
Bang!
Everyone was shocked by this confident bid. 100,000 gold coins was
enough for a middle-sized family to live for two years. However, it was
the starting bid for this pill right now.
“Ba Zhentian, your wife is already old and wrinkled; what are you
wasting so much money on her for? Why don’t you just get a new wife
and leave this pill to us, haha!”
A middle-aged man dressed in green burst out into loud laughter,

completely ignoring the angry glare tossed his way by Ba Zhentian.
“Hmph!” Ba Zhentian harrumphed, “I must get this pill!”
“Then I’m sorry, but I’m also interested in this pill. Thus, I’m bidding
200,000 gold coins!”
……
Within the private box, Zuo Shangchen was smiling as he leaned against
his seat. That face that was more beautiful than a woman’s wore a
languid and contented smile. He appeared to know that Gu Ruoyun
wasn’t very knowledgeable on the mainland powers, so beside her, he
lightly explained the following: “That man with a scar on his face is the
underground leader of Black Turtle Country’s Heaven City, Ba Zhentian.
In Black Turtle Country, Heaven City is even stronger than the country
itself. You can imagine how powerful Ba Zhentian is. However, this Ba
www.asianovel.com
80
Zhentian is a famous wife-con!”
Gu Ruoyun raised an eyebrow. Her gaze landed on Zuo Shangchen.
Zuo Shangchen flipped open his fan and smiled as he continued to

speak: “I’m guessing that Ba Zhentian is here to buy the Beauty
Rejuvenation Pill for his wife. As for the person fighting him for it, that’s
the shopkeeper for Heaven City’s largest medicine hall. He’s probably
aiming to bring the pill back and display it as a treasure in his hall in
order to drum up trade for himself.”
Heaven City?
Gu Ruoyun sunk into silence for a while before she asked: “What kind of
power is this Heaven City? How come I’ve never heard of it before?”
“In Black Turtle Country, Heaven City is the organisation with the most
authority. If the royal family of Black Turtle Country wants to change
dynasties, it’s impossible with just the support of their courtiers; rather,
they have to get the approval of Heaven City. Even when choosing the
crown prince, the royal family needs Heaven City’s approval. Thus,
Heaven City is the greatest existence in Black Turtle Country.”
TL Note: Ba Zhentian (霸震天) has a really intimidating name. His

surname Ba means ‘tyrant’, while his name Zhentian means ‘shaking
the heavens’. What an amazing name~
Remember that the countries carry the names of four mythical beasts?
We had Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, and now we have Black Turtle
appearing! Black Turtle represents the North, so Black Turtle Country is
presumably to the north~
www.asianovel.com
81
Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Heaven City and the Xia Family (2)
Gu Ruoyun was a little astonished. Even though there were

organisations stronger than the royal family in Azure Dragon Country,
letting those organisations decide who the position of crown prince
would go to was unheard of to her.
What kind of place was this mysterious Heaven City like?
“Could you continue explaining the situation in Heaven City to me?” Gu

Ruoyun asked excitedly.
“Sure,” Zuo Shangchen’s eyes held a hint of a smile: “The city lord, the
Xia family, controls the entire Heaven City. Supposedly, their young
master has been extremely weak and sick since he was young. It was
assumed that he wouldn’t live past 15 years old. However, just a few
months ago, that young master suddenly got better and his cultivation
increased by leaps and bounds. His situation is rather similar to yours.”
As he finished speaking, Zuo Shangchen’s pupils narrowed as he cast a

measuring gaze towards the girl before him.
Based on Qingyi’s information, Gu Ruoyun had also been a cowardly

weak good-for-nothing, but that had changed after her near-death
experience…
“That young master from the Xia family, what’s his name?” Gu Ruoyun’s
www.asianovel.com
82
heart skipped a beat against her will. She took a deep breath and asked.
“Xia Linyu.”
Bang!
It was as if a thunderbolt had struck Gu Ruoyun’s heart. Her whole body

started trembling. She hurriedly covered her face with her hands as
tears slowly leaked through the cracks between her fingers.
Yu’er…
Was it him? Could it be him?
Could he still be living in this world?
In her previous life, she would have given her life to protect him. In the
end, his limbs had been torn off in front of her as he died miserably.
What level of heartrending pain was that?
The only regret she had after her previous life, was being unable to
protect the ones precious to her!
“Ruoyun, what happened to you?” Luo Yin asked, confused as she stared
at Gu Ruoyun.
From what she could remember, Gu Ruoyun had never left Azure Dragon
Country. How would she know the young master of Black Turtle
Country’s Xia family? Why was she so agitated after hearing Xia Linyu’s
name?
“I’m fine.”
Luo Yin’s voice brought Gu Ruoyun back to her senses. It was only now
that she realised that everyone was staring at her with peculiar gazes.
She hurriedly wiped away her tears and gently smiled as she spoke.
Zuo Shangchen wrinkled his brows slightly. He looked at Gu Ruoyun as if

he were thinking of something. After a long moment, he finally said:
“Xiao Yun’er, Heaven City is cut off from the outside world. No one is
allowed to enter unless they have the token of Heaven City’s city lord.”
www.asianovel.com
83
“Thank you.”
Gu Ruoyun inclined her head and smiled in gratitude.
She was grateful to Zuo Shangchen for telling all this to her. She had to
make a trip to Heaven City, regardless of whether the Xia family’s young
master was Yu’er or not.
“If you want to show your gratitude, then come hug me.”
Zuo Shangchen languidly opened his arms, waiting for the girl to fly into
them.
However, Zuo Shangchen’s words made Susu stomp her foot unhappily:
“Chen-gege!”
Chen-gege had always disliked people touching him. However, right

now, he actually wanted to hug another woman.
This made her feel bitter in her heart. The gaze she shot towards Gu
Ruoyun was full of enmity.
At this moment, the first pill had already been auctioned away. No
matter how much money Ba Zhentian had, he couldn’t match up to the
fortunes belonging to the boss of Heaven City’s largest medicine hall.
Thus, the auction ended at the bid of 3 million gold coins.
Of course, since it was just the first round, many people weren’t willing
to show their hands yet. There were four more pills anyway, why spend
so much in the competition at the start?
It was because the crowd had these kinds of thoughts that they would
regret giving up on the first round. In the end, that was the lowest price
for the entire auction.
“Alright, we’ll start the second round now! This time, our starting bid is 3
million gold coins!”
Roar!
The crowd suddenly burst into an uproar. The starting bid for this round
www.asianovel.com
84
was the final bid of the previous round?
www.asianovel.com
85
Chapter 128

Chapter 128: Sky-high Prices at the Auction (1)
“Everyone, you can start bidding now.”
Elder Yu was a cunning man, smiling as he pulled off his heist; if they

didn’t play some tricks, how could they squeeze all these powers dry? Of
course, this was a method that Gu Ruoyun had taught him. These
powers definitely wouldn’t go all out in the first few rounds of the
auction.
After the crowd sunk into silence for a moment, the cacophony of crazed
bids rang out again. They realised that if they didn’t get the pills in this
round, then the price would only get higher and higher.
“4 million gold coins!”
Ba Zhentian gritted his teeth. It was clear that he was setting down his
life on the line for the sake of making his wife happy.
However, the others didn’t approve of his actions. His wife was already
old and wrinkled. As the leader of an underground force, why did he
need to fear an old lady?
“6 million gold coins.”
A beautiful and alluring voice rang out, carrying a charming and

touching tone: “I must have this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill. Gentlemen,
would you let me have this chance? I’ll be very grateful.”
www.asianovel.com
86
“Haha, Sheji, your beauty is already renowned throughout the lands.

Why fight with us for this pill? Don’t tell me you want all the men in the
world to bow down before you?”
The beautiful woman covered her lips as she smiled: “I’m extremely
interested in refining pills. I simply want to study this pill. Furthermore,
who wouldn’t want to become even more beautiful? Don’t you think so
too?”
This time, Elder Yu had managed to force the hand of some of the
powers that hadn’t wanted to take action yet. Thus, Ba Zhentian’s
expression was already turning ugly. Cold sweat gathered on his
forehead. Although his fortune wasn’t considered too shabby, compared
to so many strong clans and sects, he was still weaker by a level.
Very quickly, the current round was won by Sheji at the price of 20
million gold coins. In the private box, Luo Yin was gaping at this mind-
blowing figure.
“One pill, and one that only changes a woman’s appearance at that, can
actually sell for 20 million! That’s an amount we can never hope to earn
in our entire lifetime.”
Hearing this, Susu, who had been silent up till now, spoke up: “Although
strong experts rule on this mainland, experts are also vain. They’re even
more willing to spend huge amounts on this aspect as well. It’s not
strange that a Beauty Rejuvenation Pill can sell at that kind of price.”
Hearing this, Gu Ruoyun took a second look at Susu, but didn’t say
anything more.
Not long after, the third and fourth pills were sold at 50 million and 100
million respectively. Of course, poor Ba Zhentian didn’t have a chance to
get a pill at all. Anxiety appeared on his face, and his tightly clenched
fists were filled with sweat.
“There’s only one pill left. I have to get it no matter what!”
After taking a deep breath, Ba Zhentian’s eyes were filled with
www.asianovel.com
87
determination.
“Next up, we have the last pill up for auction.”
Elder Yu chuckled, clearly pleased with today’s results. Although

Hundred Herb Hall normally made a lot of profit, they hadn’t yet reached
the point where they could earn 100 million in a day. The apple didn’t
fall from the tree; he had a premonition that this girl’s achievements
would surpass Gu Tian’s in the near future.
“The bidding for this pill starts at 3 million gold coins. Of course, this
might be the last Beauty Rejuvenation Pill left in the world. You have to
think clearly. If you miss this chance, there may never be another.”
Elder Yu was only speaking of maybes and he didn’t say definitely. His
words left space for other possibilities. Even so, in the ears of everyone
present, they heard that if they missed out on this chance, they would
never be able to get a Beauty Rejuvenation Pill again.
In just a short amount of time, the crowd became boisterous.
www.asianovel.com
88
Chapter 129

“I bid 80 million gold coins!”
Ba Zhentian was the first to speak. These 80 million gold coins were all
the funds he could touch. He wouldn’t be able to bear it if the price went
higher than this.
A voice rang out calmly.
Bang!
Ba Zhentian’s legs went soft and he fell onto his chair. His forehead was
full of sweat and it was as if his body had collapsed from exhaustion.
Zuo Shangchen indolently smiled with his almond-shaped eyes fixed on

Gu Ruoyun. His beautiful smile made it hard for a gaze to turn away.
“Xiao Yun’er, I’m extremely interested in this pill as well. I wonder if

you’ll agree to letting me take part in this auction.”
Gu Ruoyun rolled her eyes: “If you have the money, then do as you like.
Either way, I won’t feel dissatisfied earning so much.”
Another voice rang out from outside the private box. Without hesitation,
www.asianovel.com
89
Zuo Shangchen immediately said: “220 million gold coins!”
“3…”
“500 million!”
Before that person could finish speaking, his words died in his throat
when Zuo Shangchen spoke out.
Sssss!
The crowd drew in their breaths. Although they were all pretty rich, it
was hard for them to justify using up so much funds in just a short
moment… What kind of person was this fellow? He could actually throw
out 500 million just like that!
“500 million going once, 500 million going twice, 500 million going
thrice, sold!”
Boom!
The sound of the gavel!
Elder Yu’s heart was all stirred up and his face was full of excitement.
That was 500 million gold coins! It was enough for even the Dongfang
family to spend for ten years. You could imagine what kind of sky-high
price that 500 million gold coins was!
Today’s auction was destined to be written into the annals of history!

Even many years later, it would still be talked about by the people of the
world…
At this moment, within the private box, Gu Ruoyun rubbed her chin and
stared at Zuo Shangchen with a sinister look.
Seeing her evil expression, Zuo Shangchen hurriedly covered his chest:
“Xiao Yun’er, what are you thinking of doing? Isn’t it a little inappropriate
to do it in such a public place? Your brother will kill me.”
Gu Ruoyun couldn’t resist rolling her eyes: “I was just thinking, since
www.asianovel.com
90
you’re so rich, I need to properly squeeze some of it out of you.”
Luo Yin, who had still been in a daze, abruptly regained her senses after
hearing their banter. She grabbed onto Gu Ruoyun’s shoulder, extremely
agitated.
“That’s 500 million gold coins! A single pill of yours sold for 500 million
gold coins, that’s just impossible! Tell me, where did you get these pills
from!”
How could Luo Yin not be agitated? 500 million gold coins; surely even
the national treasury didn’t have that much money?
Furthermore, this was before counting in the final prices of the other
four pills.
She wondered if the national treasuries of all four countries added up

together would amount to what Gu Ruoyun had made today…
“I picked them up.”
Gu Ruoyun shrugged: “I still have one more pill here, do you want it? I
can return you the 100 gold coins I borrowed from you a few months
ago.”
Picked them up? Picked them up, your ass!
Luo Yin wanted to curse out loud, but was mesmerised by the pill in Gu
Ruoyun’s hands.
Zuo Shangchen and Susu both turned their gazes to the Qi Gathering
Pill. From their intuitions, the pill in Gu Ruoyun’s hands seemed to be
much better than the Beauty Rejuvenation Pills that had just been
auctioned off…
“Xiao Yun’er, you’re really biased,” Zuo Shangchen pouted and pitifully
whined, “Why did I have to spend 500 million to get one pill, but she
only needed 100 gold coins? You’re clearly too biased, this is unfair!”
Was he born to be an easy mark?
www.asianovel.com
91
Gu Shengxiao took advantage of that, and so did his sister…
The more he thought about it, the more Zuo Shangchen thought it
wasn’t fair. The gaze he turned towards Gu Ruoyun accused her with a
hefty crime, as if she were some bastard who had abandoned her
husband and children…
www.asianovel.com
92
Chapter 130

Gu Ruoyun shrugged: “You’re rich and stupid; who else should I target if
not you?”
Hearing this, the corner of Zuo Shangchen’s mouth twitched

unconsciously. Although 500 million gold coins didn’t mean much to him,
who would say something like that so clearly?
“Fourth Prince, Luo Yin, I have some business to attend to. I’m leaving
first.”
While saying so, Gu Ruoyun stood up and yawned lazily. She then
walked towards the door of the private box. However, before she could
push open the door and leave, she halted her steps at the sound of
someone speaking.
“You’re really the boss behind the scenes at Hundred Herb Hall?”
Susu’s gaze was locked onto Gu Ruoyun: “As far as I know, Hundred
Herb Hall already existed long before you were born.”
No matter what, she couldn’t believe that the young girl before her was
the boss of Hundred Herb Hall. It was simply too unbelievable.
Gu Ruoyun smiled with her back to Susu: “As long as a country exists, it
will change rulers sooner or later, no?”
This sentence was equivalent to tacitly confirming that she was the boss
www.asianovel.com
93
of Hundred Herb Hall.
However, right after she finished saying so, she pushed the door open
and left.
Susu looked towards the direction Gu Ruoyun had left in, her eyes
carrying a complicated look. She had at first thought that the woman
Chen-gege was protecting was a good-for-nothing, since everything she
had heard about Gu Ruoyun before coming here was that. However, if
Gu Ruoyun was the mysterious boss behind Hundred Herb Hall, then
that was a whole other story.
Even if Hundred Herb Hall had to change rulers, if she didn’t have the
ability, how would she be able to make these people submit?
“Susu, I’ve told you before, don’t provoke her.”
Zuo Shangchen showed off that smile that could charm devils again,
lazing against the back of his seat as he spoke with an equally lazy tone.
Susu didn’t have a bad personality, but she was a little stubborn due to
being spoiled ever since she was a child. Zuo Shangchen didn’t wish for
her to offend Gu Ruoyun, so he had purposely said those words for her.
“Chen-gege, if she’s that great, why isn’t she willing to reveal her
identity to others? If those people knew that she was the boss behind
Hundred Herb Hall, then they wouldn’t keep disturbing her.”
Susu blinked her wide, watery eyes and asked in bewilderment.
“She has to hide her talents while her wings have yet to finish growing.
However, she’s very sincere in front of her friends; that’s what I admire
about her,” Zuo Shangchen drawled, a slight smile on that devastatingly
beautiful face.
If everyone found out that the Beauty Rejuvenation Pills had come from
her, and that she could take out even more precious pills, and that she
had even made the Ghost Doctor willingly submit to her, then the entire
mainland would be in an upheaval.
www.asianovel.com
94
However, she clearly didn’t want that to happen…
Before her wings grew out, she had to hide and bide her time…
……
In the main hall, Ba Zhentian was watching the streams of people flow
out of the auctioning area. Just as he was about to turn and leave, a
voice halted his steps.
“Leader Ba, our boss would like to invite you for a talk.”
Ba Zhentian froze for a moment. He turned his head to look at Elder Yu

with suspicion in his eyes: “Elder Yu, why is your boss looking for me?”
“Leader Ba will know once you go.”
Elder Yu smiled calmly. Honestly speaking, he didn’t know why Gu

Ruoyun was looking for Ba Zhentian either.
“Then, I’m troubling you.”
Ba Zhentian finally regained his senses. He cupped his hands in a

respectful salute as he spoke.
“Please.”
Hearing this, Elder Yu made a friendly gesture and led Ba Zhentian

towards the guest hall.
However, once Ba Zhentian saw the young girl waiting for him within, his
entire person froze in surprise. Undisguised astonishment appeared on
that imposing face of his.
www.asianovel.com
95
Chapter 131

He would never have imagined that the boss behind Hundred Herb Hall
was a girl as young as this. It was also hard to imagine that she was the
one who had organised the pill auction that had shocked the entire
mainland.
That was because, she was far too young!
She was so young that it was hard to believe.
“You’re the boss of Hundred Herb Hall?” Ba Zhentian quickly recovered

from his shock and asked in a tone full of suspicion.
“That’s right.”
Gu Ruoyun looked at Ba Zhentian, brimming with humour. Her fingers

gently brushed the teacups on the table: “Elder Yu, pour some tea for
our guest.”
“There’s no need.” Ba Zhentian made a halting gesture and asked

directly, “Miss, let’s not beat around the bush. What business do you
have with me?”
“Nothing much, I only admire Leader Ba’s character very much, so I

want to help you out. Don’t you need the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill? I can
give one to you for free.”
“What?”
www.asianovel.com
96
Ba Zhentian widened his eyes in shock. He looked at Gu Ruoyun in

disbelief.
What did she just say? She could give him a Beauty Rejuvenation Pill for
free? Was he dreaming? Also, what motives did she have in doing so?
“Miss, you’re a merchant. Merchants will never let themselves incur

losses. I want to know what this free pill is really about.”
Seeing the doubt in Ba Zhentian’s eyes, Gu Ruoyun smiled.
She had her own motives, of course. Ba Zhentian was someone from
Heaven City. If she entered Heaven City in the future, she might need
his help then. She could easily refine another batch of Beauty
Rejuvenation Pills, so it was worth exchanging a single pill she didn’t
need for a big favour!
Of course, before investigating Xia Linyu’s identity clearly, she would not
reveal her motives.
“Leader Ba, you’re thinking too much. I’ve only heard of your dedication
to your wife. Thus, this pill isn’t for you, but for your wife! Everyone
might say that Ba Zhentian is weak, being so scared of a woman, but as
the leader of the underground power in Heaven City, how could you
really be scared of a weak woman? If there’s no love, then where would
fear come from? Even outsiders would be touched by such deep
feelings. If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t want to give you this pill either.”
Hearing so, Ba Zhentian’s expression softened.
Everyone took him for a coward and a weakling, but it was only this girl
before him who really understood why he held such fear.
It was because of the strength of his love, that he would willingly

become a henpecked husband.
“Miss, you’ve said it very well. I do love my wife a lot. She has been with
me since I was a nobody and we have been through life and death
together. However, now that my career is finally at its peak, she has
www.asianovel.com
97
already become an old woman. Adding on the idle talk from outsiders,
she has lost her confidence. I want to get the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill,
not because I like young and pretty women, but because I want her to
regain confidence in herself.”
It was only when he talked about his wife that Ba Zhentian’s eyes were
full of warmth.
Gu Ruoyun smiled: “Leader Ba, I can give you the Beauty Rejuvenation
Pill, but do you really think that she would recover her self-confidence
with just the pill alone? The only one who can help her is you, Leader Ba.
You can use your own actions to show her that she’s the woman you
love the most in this lifetime, regardless of whether she’s as beautiful as
a fairy or an old woman.”
Those words rang like a bell in his mind. Ba Zhentian abruptly came to a
realisation.
That’s right, although he still spoiled her, he was too busy with work
most of the time. If someone whispered unpleasant things in her ears,
he wouldn’t be able to handle it immediately, thus causing her to
become less and less confident in herself…
www.asianovel.com
98
Chapter 132

Chapter 132: Gu Ruoyun’s Trickery (1)
“Miss, thank you for your words today. I understand what I have to do
now.”
Ba Zhentian smiled in gratitude and cupped his fists in a salute to Gu

Ruoyun: “If not for you, I might have kept my head buried in a box. Now,
I’ve finally realised what I need to do. I bid you goodbye for now. If Miss
goes to Heaven City sometime in the future, don’t forget to come to my
place as a guest! Haha!”
Speaking up to here, Ba Zhentian laughed out loud and turned to leave.

It was at this moment that the girl’s voice rang out, halting his steps.
“Please wait!”
Ba Zhentian paused for a moment and turned to look at the girl’s pretty
face. He asked: “Is there any other business, Miss?”
Gu Ruoyun revealed a smile, her black eyes filled with self-confidence

and calm: “Leader Ba, have you felt discomfort in your body recently?
Does the left side of your abdomen hurt sometimes?”
“This…” Ba Zhentian looked at Gu Ruoyun with a startled look, “How did

you know?”
“I’ve studied medicine before, so I can tell you have an illness.

Furthermore, your neck is a little dark and you look like you don’t have
enough vitality. These are the symptoms of poisoning. Luckily, it’s a
www.asianovel.com
99
slow-acting poison. Since I’ve discovered it early, it won’t be too much of

a problem.”
From her first glance at Ba Zhentian, Gu Ruoyun had already known that
he was poisoned! Furthermore, it was a very rare poison at that!
There was obvious suspicion in Ba Zhentian’s eyes, so Gu Ruoyun didn’t

bother saying anything more. She directly said: “If Leader Ba doesn’t
believe me, you can consult a doctor. I’m simply giving you a word of
warning. Alright, I’m tired. Elder Yu, send our guest out.”
“Yes.”
Elder Yu made a gesture of invitation and said: “Leader Ba, this way
please.”
Ba Zhentian nodded, and walked out shortly after under Elder Yu’s lead.
Honestly speaking, on this mainland, many people tended to believe in

the existence of something rather than not, let alone someone in a high
position like Ba Zhentian. Thus, he decided to get someone to check his
body once he returned.
If he really had been poisoned, then…
Thinking up to here, a cold glint flashed in his eyes before he sneered

silently.
“If I’ve really been poisoned, then if I find out who did it, I’ll definitely
make it so he won’t be able to rest in peace!”
……
Within Hundred Herb Hall, Elder Yu had just returned from sending Ba
Zhentian out when some men from the Gu family walked in, bearing a
litter. Wherever they passed, a disgusting stench would spread out,
causing everyone to frown unconsciously.
“Yun’er.”
Old Man Gu came forward with a beaming face and said: “I’ve found
www.asianovel.com
100
your parents’ corpses. I only hope that you’ve prepared yourself.”
Having said so, he turned towards the servants behind him and raised
his hands, indicating for them to remove the white cloth.
In the instant the white cloth was lifted, two faces beyond recognition
appeared before her eyes. These bodies had already rotted to the point
that only white bones were left. Furthermore, there were traces of
gnawing by demonic beasts. The white maggots squirming within the
corpses caused everyone to shiver in horror.
“Mr Gu Tian, and…”
Miss Yu’er?
Elder Yu looked at the two tragic corpses and his body couldn’t help but
tremble slightly. If there hadn’t been too many people around, he would
have knelt down crying in front of those two corpses.
Many people turned their heads away, disturbed by the sight. Who
would ever have thought that the illustrious Mr Gu Tian would become
such a miserable sight upon death?
Why hadn’t the Gu family found them earlier?
It couldn’t be helped that the crowd held disdain in their hearts. Gu Tian
had brought the Gu family to its current height while he was alive, and
that was entirely because everyone had pandered to him. After his
death, not a single person had gone to collect his corpse, and it had
even rotted to this degree.
www.asianovel.com
101
Chapter 133

At this moment, no one suspected that the Gu family had taken

someone else’s corpse to impersonate Gu Tian. After all, Gu Tian was
the Gu family’s own blood and flesh. No matter how shameless Old Man
Gu could get, he definitely wouldn’t let someone unrelated enter the Gu
family’s ancestral hall! That would be the greatest moral outrage!
Even Elder Yu believed it completely…
In the entire Hundred Herb Hall, only Gu Ruoyun’s expression remained

calm from start to finish. She didn’t say anything, and others couldn’t
tell what she was thinking.
“Yun’er, I’ve already fulfilled your request. What about our promise back
then…”
Old Man Gu looked at Gu Ruoyun nervously.
The Plum Faction had not participated in the auction this time because
he had promised them that he could get a Beauty Rejuvenation Pill from
Hundred Herb Hall. If he couldn’t finish this task, then you could imagine
the rage from the Plum Faction.
“Go back,” Gu Ruoyun raised her head and said expressionlessly, “I’ll
give you the pill once I’ve confirmed the identities of these two people.”
Hearing this, Old Man Gu burst into agitated rage: “Gu Ruoyun, what do
you mean by this? Are you saying that I found two random corpses to
www.asianovel.com
102
deceive you? No matter what, Gu Tian was my son and I loved him
dearly! How could I let someone else impersonate him and be buried
with my Gu family ancestors? This is practically an insult to my Gu
family!”
The old man spoke so righteously, as if Gu Ruoyun was some criminal

who had committed an unforgivable crime that everyone should punish.
However, Gu Ruoyun smiled.
For some reason, upon seeing her smile, the old man’s heart suddenly
trembled for a bit. A sense of unease started rising in his heart.
“Then can I ask you, only bones were left of these two people. How were
you able to recognise them as my parents? Or perhaps I should ask,
since you’ve already known where their corpses were, did you purposely
leave them out to rot without letting them enter the ancestral graves?
Why did you do such a thing?”
The old man choked up and his face turned red. He opened his mouth,
but couldn’t say a single word to refute her.
Upon hearing Gu Ruoyun’s questions, Elder Yu abruptly came to his

senses. He stared unwaveringly at the two corpses before him before
shouting suddenly: “No! They’re not Gu Tian and his wife! Gu Tian
injured his bones before and it had never recovered. Although these two
corpses have already rotted, it’s clear that there aren’t any traces of
injuries on the bones. I’m sure that he’s not Gu Tian!”
Since one of the corpses wasn’t Gu Tian, then that proved that the other
one wasn’t Dongfang Yu…
“What? Elder Yu, what do you mean by that? These two corpses aren’t
Gu Tian and his wife?”
“I’ve really underestimated how shameless Old Man Gu can get. For the
sake of getting his way, he can even find someone else to impersonate
his own son. Is this something a human would do?”
www.asianovel.com
103
After the people who hadn’t yet left Hundred Herb Hall heard Elder Yu’s
words, they tossed disdainful looks at Old Man Gu.
Old Man Gu was filled with rage upon seeing those looks. He gritted his
teeth fiercely and said: “What do you mean by this? Gu Ruoyun, are you
purposely playing me?”
He had already seen that Gu Ruoyun had no intention of giving him the
pill at all. Everything had been for the sake of playing him!
“Playing you?” Gu Ruoyun raised her eyebrows and smiled, “Did you
think I have the free time to do that? I simply wanted to force you to
hand over my parents’ remains so I could let them rest in peace. I didn’t
think that you would actually find two corpses to deceive me. Are you
sure that I was playing you?”
That’s right, she had indeed played a trick on him, but she wasn’t so
stupid as to admit it.
“Haha!” Old Man Gu laughed crazily and gritted his teeth. He said
viciously, “Gu Ruoyun, I’ve really underestimated you! You even
managed to seduce Hundred Herb Hall’s Elder Yu. However, for the sake
of your own desires, you seduced an old man and borrowed his authority
to swagger about. Don’t you think that it’s too shameful? How could Gu
Tian have borne something as shameless as you! If I had known earlier
that you would turn out this way, I would have killed you when you were
little! It’s better than having you be such an outrage now! You’re
shaming my Gu family!”
www.asianovel.com
104
Chapter 134

It was like a thunderbolt out of the blue. Everyone stared at Gu Ruoyun

and Elder Yu in disbelief.
No wonder Elder Yu had put his life on the line to save her whenever she
had faced danger. So it was because they had that kind of relationship.
This woman was so shameless, she had actually seduced a man who
was even older than her own grandfather!
This was a shame to Gu Tian and his wife!
“Rubbish!”
Elder Yu, who had always paid attention to his image, couldn’t help but
curse. Just as he was about to personally teach this old man a lesson, a
slender hand reached out from the side and stopped his actions.
Gu Ruoyun’s gaze was extremely severe; it pierced through Old Man

Gu’s body like a sharp sword.
Slowly, she spoke up, but that voice carried immense pressure.
“On behalf of my brother, I didn’t intend to eradicate all of you from the
start. However, you have been forcing me all this time! From now on,
the Gu family is on Hundred Herb Hall’s blacklist. No matter what
ailments and injuries the Gu family has, all doctors are not allowed to
help them, or they’ll be making an enemy out of Hundred Herb Hall!
www.asianovel.com
105
Didn’t you just say that I’m borrowing Elder Yu’s authority to intimidate
others? Then I’ll do it right now to show you!”
Actually, it wasn’t that Gu Ruoyun didn’t want to completely eradicate

the Gu family. It was because that would expose her strength.
Furthermore, she had always preferred keeping things clean and killing
to the last one. Second Master Gu still had a son somewhere out in the
world. She was going to wait for him to come back before she
completely got rid of them all!
Letting them think that she was borrowing Elder Yu’s authority to
pretend that she was a big shot was better than letting them know that
she was the real owner of Hundred Herb Hall…
Elder Yu glanced at Old Man Gu in sympathy. This old fellow had

offended Eldest Miss. It was easy to imagine how miserable his following
days would be.
……
A group of people stopped outside a manor.
These people were wearing palace uniforms and jade pendants hung at
their waists. It was clear to see where they had come from in one
glance.
“From the reports of our spies, the Ghost Doctor first appeared at
Hundred Herb Hall’s auction and then someone followed her all the way
to this location. Only the Ghost Doctor can save His Highness now. We’re
going for diplomacy before force. If she’s not willing to save him, then
we’ll use force.”
The expression of the middle-aged man acting as the leader turned

serious. His fiercely shaped eyes looked severe as he waved his hand:
“Let’s go, we’re entering here!”
It was weird.
Just as they stepped through the main entrance, they found that they
www.asianovel.com
106
were stuck at the same spot no matter how much they walked. It was as
if they had entered a maze. If they didn’t find the trick behind it soon,
they would never be able to leave.
“Leader, what should we do now?”
Hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned: “If I’m not wrong, this
should be a formation! Who would have thought that there would be a
formation in Hundred Herb Hall’s courtyard! I was too careless! If we
can’t find the Ghost Doctor, then we won’t be able to cure His Highness.
The foundation of the entire royal family will be shaken.”
It was at this moment that the sound of an army charging came to their
ears. When they raised their heads to look, their expressions changed.
Not far away, countless soldiers rushed towards them with their swords
raised. Even though this was within a formation, the pain they felt was
real…
Outside the formation.
Wei Yiyi sat to the side, eating some melon seeds and tasting some good
wine. She watched that group of people standing on the spot and waving
their swords wildly in high spirits. If anyone who wasn’t in the know were
watching right now, they would probably be frightened to death.
It was simply too strange! There was clearly no one attacking them, but
wound after wound would appear on their bodies without warning.
“Did you think that trash like you would be able to walk out of Lord
Zixie’s formation? You even wanted to make me treat that crown prince
of yours! Did you think I, the Ghost Doctor, would treat just anyone? I’ll
be the first to refuse to treat someone as narcissistic as him!”
Especially since that crown prince had actually called her a servant girl…
www.asianovel.com
107
Chapter 135

Thinking of how the crown prince had called her a servant girl, Wei Yiyi
was full of anger. She hated that she couldn’t stab that bastard in the
chest a few times.
At this moment, within a guest house, Old Man Gu cowered as he

watched the woman in front of him, whose expression had turned ugly,
and said with a little fear: “Elder, this… This doesn’t have anything to do
with me. It’s that horrible girl Gu Ruoyun, it’s all her fault. She deceived
me!”
Elder Mei’s expression was extremely cold. A frigid aura exuded from
her body. Her hand landed heavily on the table; and with a smack, the
table was split into two. Old Man Gu trembled in fright.
Old Man Gu was scolding Second Master Gu in the depths of his heart. It
was all that damned boy’s fault. Otherwise, why would he have to bend
and scrape before a woman for favour?
“General Gu, your son promised me that you would be able to get a
Beauty Rejuvenation Pill if you found the remains of Gu Tian and his
wife. That pill is something that our Faction Master needs. In the end, is
this how you handle your work for our Plum Faction? You couldn’t even
find two corpses?”
Old Man Gu was really in a pinch, but he couldn’t speak of his troubles.
Back then, they couldn’t find the corpses of Gu Tian and his wife. It had
www.asianovel.com
108
already been ten years, how would they be able to find the corpses now?
“Elder Mei, please let me explain. From the start, Gu Ruoyun didn’t plan
to give me the pill. She was purposely tricking me by doing so! Our
relations were strained by some incidents that happened before, so she
purposely did this to create a misunderstanding between the Plum
Faction and the Gu family. Our Gu family has always been treating the
Plum Faction with utmost sincerity. We absolutely won’t shirk our duties
for you!”
At this point, all the old man could do was push all the responsibility on
Gu Ruoyun. He might even be able to borrow the Plum Faction’s hand to
get rid of that girl.
However, at this moment, a woman from the Plum Faction walked in

from outside the door. After bowing, she said: “Elder, Shopkeeper Zhao
from Hundred Herb Hall requests an audience.”
“Let him in.” Elder Mei frowned as she said.
Someone from Hundred Herb Hall?
The old man froze for a moment. Before he could react, Shopkeeper
Zhao walked in from outside the room, dressed in hemp clothes.
“Elder Mei, I have come here this time to present a gift for you on behalf
of Miss Ruoyun.” Shopkeeper Zhao didn’t hesitate and got right to the
point, “Although Old Man Gu purposefully used two corpses to
impersonate Gu Tian and his wife, Miss Ruoyun had already asked for a
Beauty Rejuvenation Pill from Elder Yu before the auction, intending to
exchange it for her parents’ remains. Alas…”
Upon hearing that there was still one more Beauty Rejuvenation Pill,
Elder Mei’s eyes lit up and her breathing quickened.
Shopkeeper Zhao sighed: “It was only out of longing for her parents that
Miss Ruoyun used the pill as a condition. Since the Gu family has
actually done such a despicable thing, this pill shouldn’t have even been
taken out.”
www.asianovel.com
109
Speaking up to here, Shopkeeper Zhao could clearly see that Elder Mei’s
expression had turned tense. He smiled in his heart before continuing:
“However, the mistake made by the Gu family shouldn’t be borne by the
Plum Faction. Thus, Miss Ruoyun has decided to use the price of the final
bid of the second round of the auction to sell this pill to the Plum
Faction.”
Actually, Gu Ruoyun had her reasons for doing so.
She could easily refine a whole furnace full of Beauty Rejuvenation Pills.
One pill was nothing to her. Thus, exchanging a single useless pill for 20
million gold coins and a strike at the Gu family was completely worth it!
“Are you serious?” Elder Mei’s wrinkled face was full of joy.
For the Plum Faction, 20 million gold coins wasn’t much. However, if
they had joined the auction, they might not have been able to get a
Beauty Rejuvenation Pill even if they had 20 million gold coins.
www.asianovel.com
110
Chapter 136

Chapter 136: Three Years (1)
“Miss Ruoyun doesn’t go back on her word, unlike some people.”

Shopkeeper Zhao cast a glance towards Old Man Gu, who was currently
pale as a sheet. He sneered and said, “However, Elder Mei, a word of
advice: this old fellow loves to stir up trouble for others and create
something out of nothing. I hope you won’t listen to his one-sided words.
This person even used a corpse to impersonate his own son; what
wouldn’t he do?”
Elder Mei was a little ashamed. If Shopkeeper Zhao hadn’t appeared,

she probably would have believed Old Man Gu’s words and despised Gu
Ruoyun. She might have even tried to do something to her…
“Shopkeeper Zhao, go back and tell Miss Ruoyun this: Gu Tian was a
hero in the hearts of everyone, and as Gu Tian’s daughter, I believe that
the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. If she has some time in the
future, I will welcome her as a guest in our Plum Faction.”
“I’ll let Miss Ruoyun know. I’ll take my leave now.”
Shopkeeper Zhao made a cupped fist salute before turning to leave

without a second look at Old Man Gu.
Right after he left, the old man felt a pair of icy eyes watching him. He
turned his head stiffly, and upon seeing Elder Mei’s frosty expression, he
spoke up out of fright, “Elder Mei, let me explain, it’s not like that…”
www.asianovel.com
111
“Then tell me, what’s the truth behind this matter?” Elder Mei sneered,
“You didn’t put your all into your task, and you even tried to push all the
blame onto an innocent girl. If Shopkeeper Zhao hadn’t come over to
send the pill just now, I would have most likely believed your words!”
Just the thought of how this old fellow had almost played her for a fool
was the source of overwhelming rage blooming inside Elder Mei’s heart.
Her frosty gaze was practically sharp enough to pierce through Old Man
Gu’s body.
“Elder Mei, I…”
“Enough!” Elder Mei briskly interrupted his words, “Our Plum Faction
was considering helping your Gu family at first, but you were the one
who didn’t seize the opportunity! Moreover, you’ve dug yourself into a
hole you’ll never get out of!”
Cold…
Old Man Gu felt a chill all over his body, as if he had fallen into an igloo.
He tried to open his mouth to continue explaining, but not a single sound
came out of his throat.
“General Gu, go back! The Gu family is no longer welcome here with our
Plum Faction! I’ll spare your life for today, but from now on, if my Plum
Faction meets anyone from the Gu family, I’ll kill them as soon as I see
them! I hope your family will never appear before my eyes again in the
future. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite. Scram!!!”
That one word pushed Old Man Gu’s body back a few steps. His eyes
were filled with despair.
The world was so big; who knew where the Plum Faction’s members
might appear? If the Gu family’s people were going to lose their lives the
moment they were seen by the Plum Faction, then that basically meant
that the Gu family could never leave their home at all.
The Plum Faction might even purposely appear outside the door of the
Gu household and kill everyone in the family.
www.asianovel.com
112
However, Old Man Gu was thinking too much. The Plum Faction was so
busy already; where would they get the time to take revenge on
someone as insignificant as him? Even purposely going to the Gu
household? This old fellow was thinking too highly of himself.
“Elder Mei, please have mercy on us.”
The old man trembled as he gave a cupped fist salute, the streaks of
white hair against his temples making him a pitiful sight to behold.
Elder Mei’s expression turned impatient as she shouted: “If you’re not
going to scram right now, I’ll make it so you’ll never be able to scram
again!”
Bang!
A strong wind hit the old man like a punch, pushing him out and cutting
off his cries for mercy along the way as the door slammed shut.
The Gu family had dug a hole for themselves this time, even thoroughly
offending the Plum Faction while they were at it…
www.asianovel.com
113
Chapter 137

Chapter 137: Three Years (2)
“Miss, should we also snatch that Beauty Rejuvenation Pill?”
From within the meeting hall, Hun Fei turned to look at Shiyun, revealing
his undisguised greed.
To think, a single Beauty Rejuvenation Pill could actually sell for as much
as 500 million. If the Weapon Refining Sect were to take all that, there
would be no need to worry about their future funds.
Shiyun didn’t speak up. As she slightly tilted her head, a strange light
flashed across her pure, fairy-like face. “Since Hundred Herb Hall was
able to bring out those Beauty Rejuvenation Pills, there might be other
pills as well. Elder Hun Fei, we must have them all no matter what!”
Power!
She needed more power to snatch that man back!
Right at that moment, a Weapon Refining Sect disciple rushed over and
reported: “Miss, Elder Hun Fei, something happened! The entire Weapon
Refining Sect is in trouble!”
“What!”
Shiyun abruptly stood and asked, “What happened?”
“Recently, the Sect Master has been away, so a group of mounted

troops took advantage of the darkness to attack us last night! The
www.asianovel.com
114
Weapon Refining Sect sent a message by carrier pigeon asking the

young Miss to return and take charge!”
Shiyun’s expression turned ugly: “Do you know who’s behind the
attacks?”
“It seems to be… the Dongfang family.”
The Dongfang family?
Shi Yun grimly smiled, “It seems like some people are too bored, so
they’re trying to stir up some trouble. Elder Hun Fei, since that’s the
case, let us return first. When we’ve settled things there, we’ll come
back!”
“Understood. Then what about Leng Yanfeng? Should I go look for him?”
“No need! We’re in a hurry; there’s no need to bother about him.”
Most importantly, she was disgusted every time that man cast his
yearning gaze on her. Who did he think he was? He was just an inner
disciple of the Weapon Refining Sect. With an inner talent lesser than
hers, how could he possibly be worthy enough to stand by her side? If he
didn’t still have his uses, she would’ve kicked him away a long time ago!
……
At this moment, within Hundred Herb Hall, Gu Ruoyun put down what
she was doing. Her gaze rested upon Elder Yu as she lifted a brow and
said, “So you’re saying that those people from the Weapon Refining Sect
finally left.”
“That’s right,” Elder Yu nodded his head, “I reported our situation to

Young Master some time ago. Young Master said that he would think of a
way to handle it. Seeing that the Weapon Refining Sect left in such a
rush, Young Master must have done something.”
After all, it would be too dangerous with the Weapon Refining Sect here.
Who knew what those shameless people would do?
www.asianovel.com
115
For now, Gu Ruoyun was still in the midst of growing. At this stage, she
was no match for those people from the Weapon Refining Sect.
However, he believed that in the time to come, she would definitely
surpass them all.
“Good, very good!” Gu Ruoyun smiled, “Now that the Weapon Refining
Sect has left, I can develop my power in peace. Three years: I will use
three years’ time to grow. After those three years, I will surely have the
words ‘Devil Sect’ resounding in everyone’s ears…”
Yu’er, wait for me. In three years, I will come and find you!
Thinking of those words, Gu Ruoyun’s resolution shone within her eyes…
……
Time flowed like water; the years passed swiftly.
For cultivators, three years were merely a fleeting moment.
Within three years, an organisation known as the Devil Sect suddenly

rose to power. No one knew whether the master of that sect was male or
female, nor did they know what kind of place the Devil Sect really was.
However, that was understandable, because any organisation that
harboured ill intent towards the Devil Sect was destroyed overnight.
Thus, the Devil Sect’s merciless, ruthless ways were gradually engraved
into the people’s hearts. For generations to come, the infamous Sect
Master of the Devil Sect was henceforth known as– the Devil Emperor!
www.asianovel.com
116
Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Gu Xianglin Returns (1)
On a small, meandering forest road, a group of people spurred their

horses and rushed towards Azure Dragon Country at full speed. The
leader of that group was a young man who looked like he was in his
twenties. He seemed like a scholarly, elegant man, not at all like
someone who was experienced at battle.
“Left Protector, we’re almost at Azure Dragon Country, do we need to go

faster?”
“Yes! This mission took us long enough. We can finally return.”
The young man who had been called Left Protector revealed a slight
smile. He had been sent out by Master for a task, but it had ended up
taking half a year. He wondered how his brothers in the Devil Sect were
faring by now.
It was at this moment that a dust storm came whirling in from behind
them, and following that, a loud shout cried: “All of you in front, get out
of the way!”
The young man frowned, but whoever had shouted the warning did not
wait for a reaction. A whip lashed out towards the young man, aiming to
force him off his horse. However, before it could even touch his body,
the young man grabbed the whip and pulled, dragging his attacker off
his mount.
www.asianovel.com
117
“Hold!”
Instantly, everyone pulled on their reins and stopped.
They saw that the ones who had come speeding at them from behind
were wearing similar colours and riding Storm Wolves. Each of them
carried haughty and insufferably arrogant expressions.
“People from the Cool Breeze Faction?”
A peculiar glint flashed across Xunfeng’s eyes. He looked at the people

before him with an icy gaze: “Why are you blocking me?”
Although the Cool Breeze Faction was a level below the Dongfang family
in power, they were still a faction. As general knowledge, to establish a
faction, the faction had to have a martial king expert. This Cool Breeze
Faction even had two martial kings. In the secular world, this was
enough to ride roughshod over most people.
“Stupid little boy, can’t you see that our young master is here? You even
dare to block our way! If I don’t whip you, who else should I whip?”
The man who had been pulled to the ground by Xunfeng hurriedly
climbed up. He looked mockingly at Xunfeng: “Look at how wretched
your mounts are. You’re just some commoners from the secular world. I
really don’t know where you got the balls to block our young master’s
way!”
Having said so, the man turned his head towards the handsome young
man who had stopped not far off.
That young man looked to be about the same age as Xunfeng. He had
deep facial features, as if his face had been chiseled by a sculpting
knife. However, those eyes carried a snobbish glint from time to time,
completely ruining his rather handsome face.
“Gu Xianglin!”
Xunfeng’s eyes cooled slightly. By right, he shouldn’t be able to

recognise the Cool Breeze Faction’s young master, but he didn’t have a
www.asianovel.com
118
choice. This Gu Xianglin was Gu Panpan’s elder brother! That is to say,

he was Gu Ruoyun’s cousin! He couldn’t help but recognise him!
Furthermore, he hadn’t expected that Gu Xianglin would become the

Cool Breeze Faction’s young master.
A few years ago, he had heard that the only son of the Cool Breeze
Faction’s master had been killed, and the Cool Breeze Faction had lost
their successor. Thus, the faction master had passed the Cool Breeze
Faction on to his adopted son. He had not expected that the
aforementioned adopted son would turn out to be Gu Xianglin!
It looked like a storm was about to rise in Azure Dragon Country…
Gu Xianglin cast an indifferent glance towards Xunfeng. Even though his

expression was even, Xunfeng could see the disdain in his eyes.
“Forget it. There’ll be dogs who block the way everywhere. There’s no
need to quibble with some vulgar people; we’d just be stooping to their
level,” he waved his hand and said, “Let’s go, I haven’t been home in
many years. I don’t know how my family has been doing lately, so speed
is our priority.”
www.asianovel.com
119
Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Gu Xianglin Returns (2)
“Hmph!”
The man fiercely glared at Xunfeng: “Consider your luck good. Our
young master isn’t going to pursue this matter this time, but if this
happens again, you better watch your head!”
After saying so, he threw himself onto his wolf mount, and then with a
shout, he rushed forward, kicking up a wave of dust in his wake.
“Left Protector, this…”
Seeing the attitude of those people, the men by Xunfeng’s side cast
their gazes towards him in askance: “Are we letting them go just like
that?”
The question brought Xunfeng back to his senses. He was about to

speak, when suddenly, a silvery white light shot across the horizon with
a whoosh. Following that, a snow white wolf appeared before them.
That wolf was beautiful; its snow white fur was supple and shiny, those
intelligent eyes were curiously measuring up the group of people before
it.
However, its beauty was irrelevant. More importantly, as part of the wolf
clan of spiritual beasts, it carried enormous attack power!
www.asianovel.com
120
“Left Protector, watch out!”
Everyone paled in fear. They hurried to draw their weapons, cautiously

watching the snow wolf’s every move.
At this moment, no one noticed Xunfeng’s eyes light up with emotion.
“All of you, stand down!” He shouted. Then, Xunfeng turned his gaze to
the snow wolf and tried to restrain his excitement as he said, “Heavenly
Wolf, you’re here. Is Master here too?”
The others probably did not know this, but he had personally seen this
snow wolf walk out of Master’s room a year ago, some time after Master
had broken through to martial general…
He had thought that the snow wolf was trying to harm Master at first,
but Master had told him that the snow wolf was the contracted spiritual
beast she had just obtained!
Within the mainland, humans and spiritual beasts could form a contract
with each other and fight together. However, they had to get the
spiritual beast’s consent. If the spiritual beast refused, then it was
impossible to form a contract between that pair of human and beast.
Spiritual beasts had always been stubborn. Countless beasts would

rather die than submit, so usually, there were only a rare few who
managed to contract a spiritual beast.
“Baobao, come back.”
Right at that moment, a familiar voice came from behind. Following that,
they watched as the snow wolf dash behind them. Its little head rubbed
against a young girl’s thigh, begging for attention in a cute manner.
Everyone’s eyes were following the wolf; upon seeing the young girl
standing where the wolf had stopped, their eyes unconsciously lit up.
“Master!”
Why was Master here? She was even acting so familiar with that wolf.
www.asianovel.com
121
“You’re back?” Gu Ruoyun had a faint smile on her face as she walked
towards them and said, “However, why have you all stopped here?”
“Master,” Xunfeng thought for a while before raising his head to look at
Gu Ruoyun, “We just met Gu Xianglin and got into a small dispute.
Moreover, he’s now the young master of the Cool Breeze Faction.”
Gu Xianglin?
The young girl’s slender fingers lightly brushed against the snow wolf’s
soft fur. For a moment, she appeared to be in deep thought. Then the
moment passed, and she spoke: “The Cool Breeze Faction seems to
have two martial king experts, and they’re both at the early stage.
However, even if he’s become the young master of the Cool Breeze
Faction, it doesn’t change anything. Furthermore, Xunfeng, I need you to
do something for me.”
She lowered her head slightly and whispered into Xunfeng’s ears. After
she finished speaking, Xunfeng looked at her pretty face in surprise
before cupping his fists in a salute: “I’ll do as you’ve ordered!”
……
At the Gu household.
After receiving the news of Gu Xianglin’s return, everyone ran out to

welcome him. The one who was the most pleased was Second Madam
Gu. She would see just who dared to bully her now with her son back!
Especially that little bitch Gu Ruoyun! So what if she had Elder Yu behind
her? When the time came, wouldn’t she have to obediently come
kowtow to her and admit her wrongs?
At that time, she definitely had to force that little bitch to insult her own
mother. And if Gu Ruoyun refused, she would have to face the
consequences!
Just thinking about it, an arrogant expression surfaced on Second

Madam’s face. Everyone would have to bow down at her feet!
www.asianovel.com
122
www.asianovel.com
123
Chapter 140

Chapter 140: Disturbance at the Banquet (1)
Within the Gu family’s main hall, Gu Xianglin’s gaze swept over the
entire front courtyard. Suddenly, he spotted a group of people walking
over from the front hall. The proud arch of his expression slowly turned
gentle as he strode forward and said, “Grandfather, Father, Mother,
Little Sister, I have returned. Has everything been going well these past
few years? Right, where’s Gu Ruoyun? Why hasn’t she come out to greet
me yet?”
After he finished speaking, Gu Xianglin frowned.
In his heart, there was only disdain towards Gu Ruoyun! So what if Gu

Shengxiao was better than him in all aspects? Wasn’t his little sister a
mere good-for-nothing? If it wasn’t for the Gu Family’s blood running
through her veins, she probably would have been driven out early on.
“Hmph!”
The old man coldly snorted, radiating hatred as he spat, “Don’t bring up
that bastard!”
“What happened?” Gu Xianglin was surprised. Although Grandfather

disliked Gu Ruoyun, he wouldn’t insult her like this. It seemed like at
some point during the years that he had been gone, something had
happened within the Gu Family that he wasn’t aware about.
Grandfather’s good mood abruptly changed as soon as Gu Ruoyun was
www.asianovel.com
124
mentioned. He said with an ashen face, “That woman has no morals! Not
only did she announce her separation from our family, but she even
schemed to harm her own relatives. Finally, she fooled around and
shamelessly seduced a man even older than me! Treat it as if I don’t
have this granddaughter!”
Following that, the old man recounted every single incident that had
taken place in the past three years. Of course, he exaggerated his
retelling. He made it sound like his own Gu Family was innocent, while
portraying Gu Ruoyun as a completely ungrateful brat who had tossed
away the Gu Family after sucking up to Hundred Herb Hall. She had
even tried to exterminate them.
“I should’ve strangled an immoral girl like her as soon as she was born!”
The old man gritted his teeth, “Even though I disliked her, I never did
any harm to her; after all, she’s still my granddaughter! Even if I was
biased towards Panpan, I never starved her or hurt her before. Even
when she was disobedient, I strove to discipline her. And what did she
do? When I asked for her help in my time of need, she actually ordered
someone to throw me out!”
It was true that the old man didn’t harm his granddaughter; he had
simply beaten her to death! If Gu Ruoyun hadn’t taken this body when
she did, then the world would be short one Gu Ruoyun right now…
Gu Xianglin frowned. “This Gu Ruoyun is too outrageous. Her parents

died early, so Grandfather, Second Uncle and Second Aunt are all her
elders. How could she treat her elders this way! Grandfather, there’s one
thing you’ve said correctly. Brothers are like father figures, but her
brother isn’t here. As her elder male cousin, the task of disciplining her
is left to me. Don’t worry; I’ll make her understand what it means to
respect the old and treasure the young!”
If anyone else had told him such things, Gu Xianglin probably would not
have believed it, but it was Grandfather who had said so. Grandfather
had always been the one he looked up to since he was young, so Gu
Xianglin didn’t doubt his words at all.
www.asianovel.com
125
“Lin’er, why waste your words on a bastard like that? Let’s just hire
people from the Cool Breeze Faction to kill her and be done with it! Why
waste the effort to do it yourself?” Second Madam Gu said angrily.
Her inability to put a knife to Gu Ruoyun’s face right now infuriated her.
She needed to satisfy the hate in her heart, otherwise she would never
be able to rest!
Gu Xianglin looked at his mother and calmly said, “Mother, no matter

what, the Gu family blood still runs in Gu Ruoyun’s veins. Though she
doesn’t recognise our affection, we still can’t do something like that.
Besides, now that I’ve come back, we need to hold a welcome feast. As
the young master of the Cool Breeze Faction, there will be many powers
that will come and visit me. How about this? I’ll send her an invite and
let her see the big banquet. Once she sees how grand the banquet is, I
reckon she’ll know it’s better for her to return to the Gu Family.”
As he spoke, his face held undisguised pride. He obviously had immense

confidence in himself.
www.asianovel.com
126
Chapter 141

“What?” Second Madam Gu jumped up, “You want to let that little
bastard attend the welcome feast? Lin’er, what kind of status do you
have? You’re the young master of the Cool Breeze Faction! And what is
she? She’s just a slut who is relying on an old man to gain power! Is she
worthy enough to attend your welcome feast? She’s insulting our Gu
family just by stepping through our door!”
In the past, Second Madam Gu wouldn’t have dared to say such words.
However, now that her son had become the Cool Breeze Faction’s young
master, how could she not be arrogant? That brat Gu Ruoyun was
practically like mud compared to her outstanding son; too filthy to even
look at!
“Alright, that’s enough.” Grandfather looked unhappily at Second

Madam Gu. He had disagreed with his son about letting Second Madam
Gu marry into the Gu family in the past. If not for her excellent son, he
would have driven her out long ago. She was a narrow-minded shrew,
“Let’s leave all the arrangements for Xianglin to decide. , Don’t interfere
with matters like these. You’re just a woman.”
Hearing the old man’s words, Second Madam Gu shut her mouth
unhappily. She felt indignant in her heart. What right did that heartless,
cold little bastard have to participate in her precious son’s welcome
feast?
www.asianovel.com
127
Of course, Second Madam Gu had never even thought about how they
had previously bullied Gu Ruoyun. When Gu Shengxiao had been
present, the bullying had not been overboard. But as soon as Gu
Shengxiao had left, they had become even more aggressive. In the end,
they had beaten the innocent Gu Ruoyun to death for an outsider.
So what kind of affection did they expect Gu Ruoyun to have for them?
However, people like Second Madam Gu would never dwell on their own
mistakes. In her eyes, she would always be blameless; the ones in the
wrong would always be someone else!
……
“Xiao Yun.”
Just as Gu Ruoyun stepped into the courtyard, a devilishly red silhouette

came flying from close by. With a crown of bewitching silver hair, the
already exceptional face seemed even more beautiful. His expression
looked like he was feeling wronged as he looked at her pitifully.
“Xiao Yun’er, while you were gone, they bullied me.”
“They bullied you? Who are they?” Gu Ruoyun frowned and asked.
“Zuo Shangchen,” Qianbei Ye said pitifully, “He said that men and
women should maintain a distance. He told me not to follow you all the
time, and that kids shouldn’t keep clinging to their mothers once they’re
grown. If I brought you harm by following you, Xiao Yun’er, can I really
not be with you?”
Gu Ruoyun’s heart ached as she looked at his pitiful appearance. To her,

Qianbei Ye was just like a weak child with a immature heart who needed
her protection. Thus, she couldn’t help but feel resentful towards Zuo
Shangchen.
At this very moment, busy with thinking of ways to discipline Zuo

Shangchen, Gu Ruoyun didn’t notice a glint flash through the eyes of the
man in front her; in the blink of an eye, it quickly vanished before
www.asianovel.com
128
anyone could notice…
It couldn’t be helped. For the sake of driving away that clingy evil man, it
was the only solution.
If his opponents were people like Leng Yanfeng, then he could just
directly take action to make sure they never dared to trouble Gu Ruoyun
again. But it seemed like that evildoer had a rather good relationship
with Xiao Yun; if he beat Zuo Shangchen up, Xiao Yun would definitely
get angry at him.
……
It was at this moment that Shopkeeper Zhao hurried in saying, “Eldest

Miss, the Fourth Prince is asking for an audience.”
Hearing so, Gu Ruoyun replied quickly, “I refuse!”
Shopkeeper Zhao was confused. Eldest Miss had always had a pretty
good relationship with the Fourth Prince. Why was she refusing even to
meet him now?
“Xiao Yun’er, did I make you angry somehow? Why do you resent me so
much? You won’t even let me through the door.”
www.asianovel.com
129
Chapter 142

Suddenly, a helpless voice came out from behind. After turning around,
they saw a figure dressed in pink quickly striding in, his beautiful face
carrying grief.
He hadn’t done anything yet, right? Why was this girl being so heartless
today?
“Fourth Prince, my place here is too small to hold all your grandeur.”
Gu Ruoyun’s face held a cold expression: “Furthermore, Fourth Prince,

you don’t have the right to direct my life. If not for the fact that you’re
my brother’s friend, I would have chased you out by now for doing so!”
“Xiao Yun’er, before you treat me so ruthlessly, you should at least let
me know why, right?”
Zuo Shangchen felt aggrieved. He had been thinking for a long time, but
he still didn’t know what he had done wrong.
Gu Ruoyun sneered: “Zuo Shangchen, you came to my territory and

tried to tell my people to leave my side? You are just my brother’s
friend. What right do you have to interfere with my business?”
Hearing this, Zuo Shangchen gaped in surprise, before smiling

helplessly.
www.asianovel.com
130
“Xiao Yun’er, you must have mistaken my meaning. I spent three years
trying to check this man’s identity, but I still couldn’t find anything. I
suspect that he might have some sort of motive for coming to your side.
I’m doing this for your own good. Don’t tell me that you think that I
would try to hurt you?”
Zuo Shangchen had indeed been considering her safety, but…
“Zuo Shangchen, I understand that you’re worried for my safety, but I

believe in Qianbei Ye. He absolutely won’t hurt me!”
Even she didn’t know why she trusted him so much.
In the past, she had trusted Lu Chen in the past, but was unable to
continue blindly trusting him when he had pointed a sword at her.
However, right now, she had absolute trust in Qianbei Ye and Zixie. Even
if they pointed a sword at her heart at this moment, she believed that
they would never hurt her.
The trust Gu Ruoyun had for them was unlike the trust she had had for
Lu Chen. It wasn’t built from flowery words or from spending time
together, but from the bottom of her heart.
Even if they had only known each other for three years!
Zuo Shangchen narrowed his eyes slightly, and his almond-shaped eyes
cast a serious, measuring gaze towards Qianbei Ye.
He really didn’t know why Xiao Yun’er wanted to trust this man so
deeply, especially since he was someone without an identity…
Suddenly, that man’s eyes turned to meet Zuo Shangchen’s gaze; those
blood-red pupils made Zuo Shangchen’s heart sink, making him feel as if
a pair of hands had wrapped around his heart, making it hard to breathe.
Strong!
This man was very strong! This man’s strength and power was hidden
too deeply and went far beyond what Zuo Shangchen could detect.
www.asianovel.com
131
Zuo Shangchen couldn’t understand why this man would stand by Gu

Ruoyun’s side and his purpose for doing so.
Furthermore, only someone whose hands were stained with blood would
be able to give off such a bloody aura. Despite this, that man would only
show Gu Ruoyun the appearance of a little wife being bullied; he would
try to act pitiful and cute, leaving no trace at all of the aura a strong
person would have.
“Fourth Prince, I hope that you won’t say anything like that again.
Otherwise, I won’t treat you with courtesy, even if we were friends!” Gu
Ruoyun said calmly, while glancing at Zuo Shangchen.
She was overprotective by nature, and Qianbei Ye was one of her

people. She absolutely would not let anyone bully him!
“Xiao Yun’er, you’re so biased,” Zuo Shangchen pouted, his eyes filled
with grievances, “You’re making me jealous, I hate how you’re
protecting him like that! When are you going to protect me in the same
way?”
Gu Ruoyun rolled her eyes at him: “When you die, I’ll be sure to avenge
your death.”
www.asianovel.com
132
Chapter 143

In an instant, Zuo Shangchen’s face darkened. This girl, was she actually
cursing him?
Suddenly, he smiled. It seemed like ten miles of peach blossoms had

suddenly bloomed, it was a magnificent sight.
“I suddenly feel like dying isn’t so painful, if I can get Xiao Yun’er’s
protection.”
At that moment, Shopkeeper Zhao, who had been watching this man
taking liberties with his Eldest Miss, but hesitated to take action,
hurriedly tried to wrap up the conversation: “Eldest Miss, there’s one
more thing I have to report. The second young master of the Gu family,
Gu Xianglin, has returned. The Gu family is going to hold a welcome
feast for him, and they sent you an invitation. Does Eldest Miss intend on
attending?”
Zuo Shangchen glared fiercely at Shopkeeper Zhao, with a resentful

expression. He was clearly unhappy about the interruption.
“I’ll go!” Gu Ruoyun sneered, “Why wouldn’t I go? Shopkeeper Zhao,

notify Wei Yiyi. She’ll be going with me.”
“Yes, Eldest Miss.”
Shopkeeper Zhao respectfully made a cupped fist salute before slowly

retreating.
www.asianovel.com
133
Seeing that the old fellow had finally left, Zuo Shangchen wanted to say
something more, but was cut off by Gu Ruoyun.
“Fourth Prince, I’m going to go cultivate. If you have nothing to do, then
go back.”
Zuo Shangchen shrugged and smiled: “If you’re going to cultivate, then
I’m not going to disturb you. Oh, right, Gu Shengxiao came out of closed
door cultivation a month ago. I told him about everything that has
happened to you.”
Suddenly, Gu Ruoyun stopped walking: “You mean, Brother’s coming

back?”
“I’m not sure,” Zuo Shangchen shook his head, “I told him that you’re
fine for now, and that I’ll be staying here temporarily. He’s unable to
leave the Spirit Sect right now. If he leaves, someone’s going to take the
chance to make a mess that he won’t be able to clean up afterwards.”
Although Zuo Shangchen couldn’t see Gu Ruoyun’s expression, he could

feel the disappointment that flashed through her heart.
How many years had it been since Gu Shengxiao had left? That was the
number of years that she hadn’t seen her only family in this world.
However, Gu Shengxiao had to gain more power in order to protect his
beloved little sister, and avenge his parents’ deaths…
Perhaps it was only Zuo Shangchen who understood the longing Gu

Shengxiao had for her all these years. The set of clothes that Gu Ruoyun
had sewn for him back then was his treasure. In the past, someone had
accidentally torn them when fighting with him. Gu Shengxiao had flown
into a terrible rage and torn that person into shreds with his bare hands.
Later on, to prevent the clothes from getting damaged further, he

changed out of them and switched to carrying them on him at all times
instead. Whenever he missed her, he would take them out. The reason
he had been able to live all these years through all the danger he had
faced was Gu Ruoyun.
www.asianovel.com
134
He was afraid that if he died, his sister would suffer from solitude and
harassment.
“I understand,” Gu Ruoyun smiled, turning her head towards Zuo

Shangchen, “Help me send a letter to my brother. Tell him that I’m
doing well here. He doesn’t need to come look for me. When I have
grown strong enough, I’ll be the one to go find him.”
After she finished speaking, she didn’t tarry any longer. She turned and
walked to her room, slowly closing the door and cutting off Zuo
Shangchen’s gaze…
……
In this period of time, General Gu’s household was bustling with activity.
Almost everyone in Azure Dragon Country knew that the second young
master Gu Xianglin had become the Cool Breeze Faction’s young master.
Thus, those who had previously looked down on the Gu family could no
longer act arrogantly. They fought to be the first to flatter the Gu family.
Old Man Gu was extremely proud. Ever since the Plum Faction had sent
out their announcement three years ago, the Gu family had never been
lively until now. And all this was thanks to that outstanding grandson of
his.
www.asianovel.com
135
Chapter 144

Amidst everyone’s flattery, the day of the banquet finally arrived.
In the faint light cast by the natural night sky, many richly decorated
carriages were stopped outside the Gu family’s mansion. New arrivals
were still coming every so often.
As he listened to everyone’s congratulations, Old Man Gu was already

smiling to the point that his eyes were nothing but narrow slits. His
elderly face was filled with arrogance and pride, as if the people before
him were only fit to admire his Gu family’s achievements.
It was at this moment that a plain carriage stopped outside the door.
The mark of that carriage drew everyone’s gaze; even the people
surrounding the old man temporarily stopped flattering him to take a
look…
“It’s someone from Hundred Herb Hall! With the current state of
relations between Hundred Herb Hall and the Gu family, why did they
come here?”
“Hehe, don’t you know? Although Hundred Herb Hall has a martial king
expert in their ranks, Gu Xianglin is the young master of the Cool Breeze
Faction. That faction has at least two martial kings. Do you really think
Hundred Herb Hall can sit idly by with that knowledge? I’m guessing that
they’re here to talk peace. Furthermore, Hundred Herb Hall’s Gu Ruoyun
www.asianovel.com
136
is from the Gu family; Elder Yu won’t hesitate to use that connection.”
Speaking of Gu Ruoyun, the crowd was only filled with sighs.
They hadn’t expected that a hero like Gu Tian would actually have such
a shameless woman for a daughter! She had seduced an old man for her
own selfish desires, leaving a black stain on Gu Tian’s heroic reputation!
Furthermore, it was Old Man Gu himself who had said so! Thus, it
couldn’t possibly be false. No wonder Old Man Gu had chased her out of
the family back then! A shameless woman like that… If something like
that had happened in their families, they would have done the same!
“You’ve come?”
The old man looked coldly at the woman who had alighted from the
carriage, sticking his nose in the air as he spoke.
The first time he had tried to visit her, it had been for the sake of
maintaining relations with the Dongfang family. However, he had been
chased out by this woman! The second time, for the sake of the Beauty
Rejuvenation Pill, he had lowered his position and humbled himself
before her, but what had she done? In the end, Gu Ruoyun had played
him for a fool!
This girl probably hadn’t expected that the Gu family would still have a
chance for reversal. However…
Even without Gu Shengxiao and Gu Ruoyun, he still had another

outstanding grandchild!
Hahaha!
Thinking of this, the old man laughed in his heart. What a refreshing turn
of events! He could almost see the wretched sight of Gu Ruoyun and
Elder Yu kneeling in front of him, begging for forgiveness…
It felt good!
Very good!
www.asianovel.com
137
He had never felt this good in the three years he had been suppressed!
“Grandfather, since our guests have come, let’s all head inside first.”
It was at this moment that Gu Xianglin walked over from the side and
said: “As for the guests who haven’t arrived, let the Cool Breeze
Faction’s disciples usher them in.”
“Very well.”
The old man laughed again: “Xianglin, you haven’t seen Gu Ruoyun in
many years. She’s here right now. Of course, without your generosity,
she wouldn’t even have the right to stand here.”
“Gu Ruoyun?” Gu Xianglin frowned and turned his head. There was a girl
dressed in green, standing under the moonlight…
Compared to a few years ago, the young girl had matured into a slender,
elegant woman, with skin as white as jade and pretty and delicate
features. Although she didn’t have an absolute beauty that could drive
men crazy, she was extremely easy on the eyes. If the Weapon Refining
Sect’s Shiyun was like a white lotus flower, pure and gentle, then the girl
before him was like bamboo, refined and unbending.
Gu Xianglin was a little surprised. Was this still that frail, cowardly Gu
Ruoyun of the past?
How did she change this much in just a few years’ time? The difference
was so great that he could see no trace of her former self…
www.asianovel.com
138
Chapter 145

Chapter 145: The Ghost Doctor’s Identity Revealed (1)
Shock flashed across Gu Xianglin’s eyes before he recovered his senses.

With an indifferent tone filled to the brim with his arrogance, he said:
“Gu Ruoyun, I’m not going to quibble with you over what has happened
in the past few years. As long as you kneel down and kowtow to
Grandfather now, I’ll forget what you did on account of your youth.”
“Pffft.”
Upon hearing this, the seductive woman standing next to Gu Ruoyun

couldn’t hold back her laughter. Her fox-like eyes seemed to steal away
people’s hearts and souls, and her every action held unmatchable allure.
“What are you laughing at?”
Gu Xianglin’s frown tightened. Although this woman was beautiful, she

wasn’t his type.
Especially since she dared to laugh at him in this kind of setting.
“I’m laughing because the young master of the Cool Breeze Faction is
actually coercing a lone, weak woman right here. I really wonder why
you sent her an invite. Was it because you genuinely wanted her to
attend the banquet, or was it for the sake of threatening her?”
Wei Yiyi’s face was full of smiles, but her heart, on the other hand, was
full of ice. This banquet was clearly like the Banquet at Hong Gate; they
www.asianovel.com
139
were out for Gu Ruoyun’s blood. However, if they thought they could
deal with Shifu this way, then they were living with their heads in the
clouds.
There was no way Shifu would have come to this Banquet at Hong Gate
without a surefire plan.
Gu Xianglin’s eyes turned chilly: “Who are you? This is my Gu family’s

territory. It’s not some place that just anyone can waltz into!”
“Hehe,” Wei Yiyi chuckled, her lips holding a faintly discernible smile,
“Your Gu family didn’t mention that disciples weren’t allowed in with
their masters. Gu Ruoyun is my shifu. It’s only proper that I follow her
in.”
Shifu?
Everyone was stunned; they looked at Gu Ruoyun with surprise.
Following that, a mocking voice sounded, carrying a sneer: “Gu Ruoyun,

I didn’t think that you would have started accepting disciples in these
three years. You couldn’t possibly be teaching this woman the art of
seduction, right? Actually, I see that might be possible. Although Elder
Yu is rather advanced in age, he’s still the master of Hundred Herb Hall.
You’re not losing out by following him, haha.”
Gnashing her teeth, Gu Panpan’s pretty face was full of jealousy and
hatred. It was like Gu Ruoyun was her sworn enemy.
Wei Yiyi’s eyes darkened; a cold glint flashed across the depths of her
pupils as she slowly raised her hand. Spiritual power began to condense
in her palm. However, before she could put it to use, another hand
reached out from beside her and caught it in a gentle grasp.
“Is this a banquet or a trial?” Gu Ruoyun’s smile was cold. Her clear
pupils swept over the crowd in front of her as she said, “If you’re not
going to welcome me as a guest, then I’ll take my leave.”
Having said so, she pulled Wei Yiyi along as she turned to leave.
www.asianovel.com
140
However, how could the old man give up such a great opportunity to
humiliate her? He shot a quick glare in Gu Panpan’s direction before
turning back to Gu Ruoyun and saying: “It’s my grandson’s welcome
feast today. All of you, don’t just stand there; let’s go in and have a
seat.”
Since Old Man Gu had already spoken, Gu Panpan didn’t dare to say
anything more. However, her hate-filled gaze toward Gu Ruoyun and
Wei Yiyi belied her true feelings. It was as if these two women were so
filthy that just looking at them had dirtied her eyes.
Within the banquet hall, the seats were arranged according to each
person’s status. Thus, Gu Ruoyun and Wei Yiyi were relegated to an
inconspicuous corner.
Although it was a corner, they could see the entire hall from their seats.
It was clear that the old man had done this on purpose, all in order to let
Gu Ruoyun see the Gu family’s current position for herself.
“Great General, Young Master, the esteemed guest Heavenly Thunder

Faction’s Elder Lei requests an audience.”
Suddenly, an announcement rang out from outside the banquet hall.
www.asianovel.com
141
Chapter 146
The eyes of the members of the Gu family lit up. The Heavenly Thunder
Faction’s strength was on par with the Cool Breeze Faction’s. In fact, the
Heavenly Thunder Faction’s Faction Master was also in the midst of
breaking through to the mid stage of martial king, so they had to give
them a certain amount of respect.
“Heavenly Thunder Faction?”
Wei Yiyi raised an eyebrow: “Someone from the Heavenly Thunder

Faction came?”
“You recognise them?” Gu Ruoyun asked, turning her head to Wei Yiyi.
Wei Yiyi shrugged: “I treated their faction master before, so I guess you
could say we’re acquainted. And about a year ago, I passed by the
Heavenly Thunder Faction while I was out on an errand. When their
faction master found out, I was invited to stay with them as a guest, but
I turned them down. What a coincidence; I didn’t expect to meet their
Elder Lei in a place like this.”
As she was speaking, an elderly man dressed in purple walked in with

Gu Xianglin, all smiles. However, right after stepping into the banquet
hall, Elder Lei could feel someone’s gaze on him so he unconsciously
turned to look back.
Upon locating the source of that gaze, he froze on the spot.
www.asianovel.com
142
Astonishment flashed across his eyes.
A year ago, it was Elder Lei who had personally led a team to invite the
Ghost Doctor as their guest after finding out that she would be passing
by their faction. However, the Ghost Doctor had been rather busy then
and had rejected their invitation. He hadn’t thought that he would meet
her here a year later.
Elder Lei had not really thought too highly of the Gu family at first. It was
just a general’s family in the secular world; what could they possibly
have to offer to make him take a second look? However, he couldn’t
ignore their invite because of their relation to the Cool Breeze Faction,
so he had come to attend a banquet hosted by a mere general.
If this general could invite the Ghost Doctor here when his own faction
had failed, then he clearly had to impress them…
“General Gu, how did you manage to invite that lady over there?”
Actually, the question Elder Lei wanted to ask was, what method did you
use to get the Ghost Doctor to attend? It wasn’t just their Heavenly
Thunder Faction; even the Weapon Refining Sect probably wouldn’t be
graced with her presence.
Even though the Ghost Doctor didn’t have much power, she was
someone who could wrest a life even from the hands of the King of Hell!
On this mainland, who could predict when they would suddenly fall ill?
The Ghost Doctor’s abilities were thus invaluable. Offending her was
equivalent to offending the King of Hell himself…
However, it was clear that Old Man Gu had mistaken his meaning. He
thought that Elder Lei was reprimanding him for inviting that kind of
woman to such a solemn occasion. He hurried to speak up and explain.
“You mean her? She’s the disciple of my granddaughter, but…”
Old Man Gu was about to say that he had already chased Gu Ruoyun out
of the Gu family, so that Elder Lei would not be unhappy about that
prostitute profaning this banquet. However, before he could finish his
www.asianovel.com
143
words, Elder Lei hurriedly walked towards Wei Yiyi.
“Haha, Ghost Doctor, what a coincidence, bumping into you here.”
The elderly man’s words called a stop to Wei Yiyi and Gu Ruoyun’s
conversation. Wei Yiyi turned to Elder Lei and nodded indifferently:
“Indeed, it’s quite a coincidence.”
“This lady here is…”
Every inch of Elder Lei’s smile was made to flatter as he turned towards
Gu Ruoyun.
Old Man Gu had just said that his granddaughter was the shifu of the
Ghost Doctor. Didn’t that mean that this lady’s medical skills were even
higher than Wei Yiyi’s? How had she managed to reach that height? Wei
Yiyi could steal lives from the King of Hell. Did this mean that, as the
Ghost Doctor’s shifu, this lady could possibly reverse the passage of
time and return one’s youth to them?
“This is my shifu.”
Wei Yiyi smiled as she said.
Sure enough!
Elder Lei sucked in a breath of surprise. To be able to make the Ghost

Doctor serve her so willingly… How strong was this young lady before
him?
Ever since the Heavenly Thunder Faction’s representatives had entered

the Gu household, they had been the center of attention for all the
attendees. Everyone had been listening to Elder Lei’s every word. So,
upon hearing the people of the Heavenly Thunder Faction call Wei Yiyi
the Ghost Doctor, everyone felt their hearts stop. It was like a bolt of
lightning had struck them on the spot; they almost died of fright!
www.asianovel.com
144
Chapter 147

This woman who had been by Gu Ruoyun’s side from start to finish…
She was the legendary Ghost Doctor who could bring people back from
the dead?
Although the Ghost Doctor had previously appeared at the auction, any
organisation without enough power and money had been unable to
enter! Thus it wasn’t a surprise that no one could recognise that Wei Yiyi
was the Ghost Doctor.
“Grandfather, he, he’s just joking, right?”
Gu Panpan’s lips trembled as her pretty face turned pale. Her hands
clutched the fabric of her grandfather’s sleeve as she voiced her
disbelief, swaying.
The woman that she had claimed was learning how to seduce men from
Gu Ruoyun just now… was the Ghost Doctor? That good-for-nothing Gu
Ruoyun was actually the shifu of the Ghost Doctor? No! She absolutely
couldn’t believe it! Gu Ruoyun had no talents at all; how could the Ghost
Doctor become her disciple?
Compared to Gu Panpan’s disbelief, Gu Xianglin had a dark expression

on his face. Even though the Cool Breeze Faction had sent someone to
attend the auction three years ago, he had not been the representative,
nor had he been one of the disciples sent together with said
www.asianovel.com
145
representative. Thus, he didn’t know that Gu Ruoyun was connected to

the Ghost Doctor.
“Gu Shengxiao, you exceeded me in every aspect but one! That is, my
little sister was more outstanding than yours! Back then, Gu Ruoyun was
just a good-for-nothing! Based on this point alone, you could never
surpass me! However, now…”
Now, Panpan was still a pampered and sheltered young miss at home,
while that woman had already become the Ghost Doctor’s shifu!
Thinking of this, Gu Xianglin clenched his fists as he turned a sinister

gaze towards Gu Ruoyun…
“Right,” Elder Lei seemed to have thought of something as he turned to

ask, “General Gu, what were you about to say just now?”
Compared to the slight disdain of earlier, Elder Lei’s tone now carried a
trace of respect.
There was no other reason but this: based on the fact that this old man
was the grandfather of the Ghost Doctor’s shifu, he couldn’t treat him
lightly.
“N-nothing.”
The old man shook his head, his face pale. What could he say now?
Could he say that he had already kicked Gu Ruoyun out of the family?
He would have to be an idiot to say something like that. As for Gu
Ruoyun, even if she wouldn’t acknowledge her identity, she probably
wouldn’t make things difficult for him at the banquet.
“Oh, so that’s what it was,” Elder Lei laughed out loud, “General Gu,
your granddaughter must be exceptional to be able to have the Ghost
Doctor as her disciple. I’m rather envious that you have such an
outstanding granddaughter!”
Just as he had finished speaking, Old Man Gu couldn’t help but flinch as
the voice he feared began to speak.
www.asianovel.com
146
“Elder Lei, you’re mistaken. I’m not a granddaughter of the Gu family.

I’m just Gu Tian’s daughter. Three years ago, the Gu family chased the
good-for-nothing me out, so I no longer have anything to do with the Gu
family.”
The young girl’s expression was calm, as if she was narrating an

unimportant fact.
Elder Lei’s smile slowly disappeared. At this moment, Old Man Gu could
clearly feel the elder’s good attitude chilling over.
“Good-for-nothing? Chased out of the family?” Elder Lei questioned,

each phrase colder than the last, “So you’re saying that… she’s no
longer one of the Gu family?”
Old Man Gu’s face was pale as he opened his mouth, but he was unable
to explain. After a long moment, he forced out a few words: “Her talent
was too poor; she was only Qi level 2 at 14 years of age…”
Although her cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds afterwards,

notably becoming a martial warrior in less than a year, no one would
have accepted the previous good-for-nothing Gu Ruoyun.
Elder Lei was a little surprised. Qi level 2 at 14 years of age. That kind of
talent was the lowest of the low. He unconsciously turned to cast a
serious, measuring gaze on Gu Ruoyun. The more he looked, the more
his brows knitted together.
www.asianovel.com
147
Chapter 148

“Old Man Gu, are you taking me for a fool? This girl looks about 17 or 18.
Are you trying to tell me that, in just three or four years, she went from
Qi level 2 to the late stage of martial general?”
Reaching the late stage of martial general from Qi level 2 in just three to
four years was nigh impossible; who could cultivate such a talent other
than the powers on the same level of the Spirit Sect?
This old man was clearly treating him like a monkey!
How could he not be angry?
Old Man Gu’s expression was a little stiff as he asked, “Elder Lei, could
you have seen wrongly?”
The old man had only wanted to request Elder Lei to check again. He
didn’t think that Elder Lei would explode upon hearing this.
“What do you mean by that? Are you saying that my eyes have gone
bad in my old age? That I can’t even see someone else’s power clearly?
If you don’t believe me, then get your grandson to call the chief of the
Cool Breeze Faction here! I want to question him, too. I came here as a
guest, yet I’m the one being suspected of lying!”
As an elder of the Heavenly Thunder Faction, Elder Lei was known for
meaning what he said. This old fellow was only a useless good-for-
www.asianovel.com
148
nothing, yet he dared to question his words! Elder Lei also rather looked
down on Gu Xianglin. He was just the adopted son of the Cool Breeze
Faction’s Faction Master; he wasn’t worthy of his current status, and his
skills weren’t all that. If it hadn’t been for the orders of the Heavenly
Thunder Faction’s Faction Master, Elder Lei wouldn’t have even come to
this banquet.
Gu Ruoyun hadn’t expected that Elder Lei would see through her
cultivation level; that surprised her for a bit.
“Elder Lei is practising the Heavenly Eye technique, so there’s nothing

he can’t see through.”
As if she heard Gu Ruoyun’s doubts, the Ghost Doctor explained the

situation.
Hearing so, Gu Ruoyun nodded. She had been wondering why Elder Lei
could see through her cultivation level. She hadn’t expected that it
would be due to the Heavenly Eye technique.
“General Gu, the next time you try to give an excuse, find a better one.
No one’s going to believe such a thing. Furthermore, to become the
Ghost Doctor’s shifu, her medical skills have to be higher than the Ghost
Doctor’s. Your Gu family actually took her for a good-for-nothing and
abandoned her? If I had a granddaughter like this, I would definitely
treat her like a precious treasure. How could I bear to abandon her?”
Elder Lei couldn’t understand Old Man Gu’s actions. With such an
outstanding granddaughter, how could he bear to just abandon her like
that? Conversely, he treated those useless people by his side as
treasures?
Hearing this, it was as if the old man’s throat had been seized by a hand.
He couldn’t make a sound; his elderly face was exceptionally pale
without a single trace of blood.
At this moment, the guests in the banquet hall suddenly regained their
senses and fervent discussion ensued.
www.asianovel.com
149
“Gu Ruoyun is actually the Ghost Doctor’s shifu? This Ghost Doctor’s
status is so high; who doesn’t have to give her respect on this mainland?
With a disciple like the Ghost Doctor, does she even need to use her
body to seduce Hundred Herb Hall’s Elder Yu? What’s even funnier is
that Gu Panpan even insulted the Ghost Doctor by saying that she’s
learning how to seduce old men from Gu Ruoyun.”
“We’ve only heard Old Man Gu talk about this matter, and combined
with Elder Yu’s protection of Gu Ruoyun, it seemed believable at the
time. But now it’s clear that Old Man Gu has been saying that the grapes
are sour because he couldn’t have them. He was purposely trying to
frame Gu Ruoyun, while Elder Yu’s protection of her must be a gesture
of respect towards the Ghost Doctor.”
The whispers of the crowd trickled into Elder Lei’s ears. His eyes
widened in disbelief.
Was this even something that a human could do? Old Man Gu even
spread malicious rumours that Gu Ruoyun was selling her body to
seduce an old man at Hundred Herb Hall? Did she need to do so? With
the Ghost Doctor’s status, she could become an imperial physician
anywhere she liked.
Wait a minute!
Hundred Herb Hall?
Suddenly, Elder Lei thought about that shocking auction that Hundred
Herb Hall had held three years ago. Filled with suspicion, his gaze slowly
turned towards Gu Ruoyun.
Since she was able to take the Ghost Doctor as her disciple, her medical
skills must be great indeed! For example, knowing how to disguise her
face…
Thinking back to the auction three years ago… could it have had
something to do with this young lady?
www.asianovel.com
150
www.asianovel.com
151
Chapter 149

Chapter 149: The Mysterious Masked Man (1)
In a single moment, a multitude of thoughts began to cycle through

Elder Lei’s head.
That’s right, if Gu Ruoyun had nothing to do with that auction, then how
could the Ghost Doctor possibly respect her as her shifu? Furthermore, it
was the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill that had cured the wounds on the
Ghost Doctor’s face.
Heavens, didn’t that mean… this lady knew how to refine pills?
Actually, it didn’t matter if Gu Ruoyun had anything to do with the

auction. Purely based on the fact that she was the Ghost Doctor’s shifu,
the Heavenly Thunder Faction was obligated to cultivate a good
relationship with her!
Just as Elder Lei was thinking up ways to get closer to Gu Ruoyun, an

announcement rang out, interrupting everyone’s thoughts.
“Great General, the Heavenly Dragon Order, the Hundred Flower Palace,
the Wind Hall, and various other powers have come to visit.”
Hearing the announcement, Old Man Gu abruptly regained his senses.

Joy returned to his wrinkled features.
Gu Ruoyun, he thought, so what if you have the Ghost Doctor and Elder
Lei by your side? The Heavenly Thunder Faction is not the only power
www.asianovel.com
152
our Gu family has invited. When the time comes, you’ll discover the
strength of the many allies the Gu family can call upon!
Thinking up to here, he said excitedly: “Xianglin, let’s go receive our

guests who have come from afar.”
While watching Old Man Gu and Gu Xianglin walk out of the hall, Elder
Lei frowned. A glint of resolution flashed across his eyes: “Miss Ruoyun,
Ghost Doctor, please rest assured. No matter what happens, the
Heavenly Thunder Faction will stand by your side.”
That sentence revealed the side that Elder Lei would stand on.
What a joke. So what if he had to face multiple powers as his enemies?

The Ghost Doctor and Miss Ruoyun were not people he could offend! He
would definitely regret it if he did so. Furthermore, if not for the Ghost
Doctor’s help, their Faction Master surely would have died. How could he
be ungrateful?
“Many thanks,” Wei Yiyi smiled charmingly, “I, Wei Yiyi, will remember
Elder Lei’s kindness. However, I don’t believe that Old Man Gu has the
ability to get so many powers to take action for him. At most, he’ll only
humiliate us a little.”
Honestly speaking, Wei Yiyi had guessed it right. Old Man Gu absolutely
didn’t have the power to gather those orders and factions to stand at his
side. All he could do was flaunt his supposed capabilities in front of Gu
Ruoyun.
Other than that, what abilities did he have?
As they were speaking, Old Man Gu led in a group of people from outside
the hall, carrying a pleased smile on his face.
“That’s right, General Gu, I have a question for you,” The left protector
of the Heavenly Dragon Order suddenly paused his steps and turned to
look at the old man, “I heard that there’s a lady called Gu Ruoyun in
your Gu family. Is this true?”
www.asianovel.com
153
“Oh? The Heavenly Dragon Order is also looking for Gu Ruoyun?” This
time, a beautiful woman had spoken up. She had a sweet smile on her
face as she said, tone brimming with humor, “What a coincidence. Our
Hundred Flower Palace is also looking for her.”
“Haha, today is the day for coincidences, it seems.”
The one who had spoken next was the Wind Hall’s Second Young Master,
Feng Lei. He laughed out loud twice and said: “My Wind Hall is also
looking for the same person. General, where is Gu Ruoyun?”
General Gu froze in shock. Why were all three of them looking for Gu
Ruoyun the moment they arrived? Were they here for revenge because
that woman had caused some trouble outside?
“This…” Old Man Gu was put on the spot, “The person that you’re
looking for was indeed part of the Gu family, but I chased her out not too
long ago. No matter what she has done outside, it has nothing to do with
my Gu family. If you’re looking to settle your grudges, she’s right over
there. Look for her yourselves.”
Although the three of them were stunned after hearing his words, they
turned towards Gu Ruoyun, who was chatting with the Ghost Doctor. The
second they saw her, they tossed the general’s words to the back of
their minds and quickly strode over.
www.asianovel.com
154
Chapter 150

Chapter 150: The Mysterious Masked Man (2)
Upon noticing the people who were walking towards her, Gu Ruoyun
unconsciously frowned. A glint flashed across her clear eyes.
“I believe this must be Miss Ruoyun.”
Feng Lei’s handsome face carried a forthright smile: “I’m Feng Lei from
the Wind Hall. I heard of Miss Ruoyun’s great name from afar, so I came
here specifically to pay a visit to Miss Ruoyun. I hope that Miss Ruoyun
won’t take offence.”
It wasn’t just the people around her who were stunned. Even Gu Ruoyun
herself was bewildered. As far as she could recall, she didn’t have any
interactions with the Wind Hall. Furthermore, the Wind Hall was
extremely far away from Azure Dragon Country. If he said that he had
heard of her, that was practically impossible!
Gu Panpan had taken a liking to Feng Lei from the start. He was
handsome and carried himself in an unrestrained manner. He was also
the second young master of the Wind Hall. Not only was he good-
looking, but he had great power. However, why was it that all the
outstanding men were drawn to that little bitch, Gu Ruoyun?
Thinking up to here, Gu Panpan clenched her fists as she looked at Gu

Ruoyun’s calm and pretty face.
The charming woman from the Hundred Flower Palace chuckled twice
www.asianovel.com
155
before she said, “Young Master Feng Lei, you stole the first move. Miss
Ruoyun, I have also heard of your great name, so I came to see for
myself.”
While speaking, she cast a measuring gaze in Gu Ruoyun’s direction.
So this was the person that man had sent her to protect today? Tsk tsk,
she wondered how this little girl had managed to involve herself with
such a man, especially since he was the most likely successor to such a
prominent organisation. Well, whatever the case may be, that man had
left them a promise: if they managed to secure Gu Ruoyun’s safety, he
would give their Hundred Flower Palace a place in the list to enter that
place and cultivate.
Although it was just a single spot, it was something that many powers
were fighting over. The reward was too enticing to resist.
At this moment, Old Man Gu’s expression changed again.
He had thought that Gu Ruoyun had offended the people from these
powers, and that they were consequentially here for revenge. However,
he never could have imagined that Gu Ruoyun had not only mysteriously
become the Ghost Doctor’s shifu, but had somehow even forged
connections with such powerful groups.
These powers had strength on par with the Heavenly Thunder Faction!
“Have you gotten it wrong? Gu Ruoyun is just a good-for-nothing. What

kind of reputation could she possibly have for it to spread so far? She’s
just a slut who had to seduce an old man to keep herself alive!”
Gu Panpan had gone completely crazy; she shouted without holding

back her words.
No matter what, she couldn’t believe that the good-for-nothing she had
bullied for more than ten years would somehow quietly reverse their
positions without a word of warning!
The great difference in their current situations was something she
www.asianovel.com
156
couldn’t bear. It was as if she had originally been a millionaire while Gu

Ruoyun had been her slave. However, one day, the slave had become
the master and she had seemingly become the slave instead.
How could she bear such a thing happening?
“Panpan!”
Gu Xianglin’s expression changed greatly. He hurriedly shouted at her to

stop. The Gu family couldn’t afford to offend any of these people. If she
offended all of them in one go, even the Cool Breeze Faction wouldn’t be
able to protect her.
With these thoughts swirling in his head, Gu Xianglin unconsciously

looked towards Gu Ruoyun, a sinister light in his eyes.
This woman had somehow used some scheme to become the Ghost
Doctor’s shifu. He had really underestimated her. As for the reactions
from these few orders and factions, it was likely due to the Ghost Doctor.
She didn’t have any backers stronger than the Ghost Doctor.
However, Gu Xianglin thought that he had a good understanding of his

younger cousin, Gu Ruoyun. She couldn’t possibly know any medical
skills! Even if she had had some sort of lucky encounter before, she
couldn’t possibly have surpassed the Ghost Doctor in just a few years’
time. The only possibility was that she had somehow talked her way into
it.
If he wanted to reverse the situation, he had to expose Gu Ruoyun’s

ploy.
www.asianovel.com
157
Disclaimer
There is no guarantee the translation is 100% correct.
ASIANovel.com wishes to emphasize that this translation is for review

purposes only. We do not claim this intellectual property or any rights
whatsoever.
Under no circumstances would you be allowed to take this work for

commercial activities or for personal gain. ASIANovel.com does not and
will not condone any activities of such, including but not limited to rent,
sell, print, auction.
www.asianovel.com

(WWW - Asianovel.com) - Evil Emperor S Wild Consort Chapter 101 - Chapter 150

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

(WWW - Asianovel.com) - Evil Emperor S Wild Consort Chapter 101 - Chapter 150

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

www.asianovel.

Evil Emperor’s Wild Consort

Author(s): Xiao Qi Ye,萧七爷

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Harem, Historical, Josei, Martial Arts, Romance,

Tags: Amnesia, Beautiful Female Lead, Black Belly, Calm Protagonist,

Cultivation, Cunning Male Lead, Female Protagonist, Handsome Male

E-Book Maker: http://www.asianovel.com

Download the next book in the series for free:

Chapter 132 ...................................................................................... 98

Evil Emperors Wild Consort

Then… I can only choose to send you on ﬁrst.”

However, before he reached General Luo, he was blocked by the

“A bunch of ants. Get out of my way!”

Although he had already known of a martial king’s strength, upon seeing

“This general has met countless dangers on the battleﬁeld. If I were

At this moment, the middle-aged man’s presence was extremely lofty.

As a hot-blooded male, he would rather die standing than show a bit of

Chapter 102: Martial King vs Martial King (4)

Luo Yin’s expression changed and she hurriedly let go of Gu Ruoyun’s

This debt, she absolutely would not let it go!

deserved and she’s not allowed to retaliate? However, your grandfather

Hearing this, the man in black frowned. Although he clearly wasn’t

“Yin’er, watch out!”

Watching this terrifying spectacle, General Luo no longer cared about

broken through to martial king…

“Martial king?” The man in black had an expression as gloomy as murky

He had been too careless.

“Elder Yu, you’ve come?”

Gu Ruoyun smiled as she looked at Elder Yu: “Looking at the situation, it

Elder Yu smiled lightly and nodded as he looked at Gu Ruoyun. His gaze

“Hmph!” Ling Yu harrumphed dismissively, “If I didn’t have a guarantee,

Chapter 103: The Expert from Spirit Sect (1)

Actually, Ling Yu was completely guessing at Elder Yu’s strength.

“Hehe,” Elder Yu was angered to the point of smiling. He replied with

daughter-in-law of the Gu family for the sake of the status of the Gu

“Good! Very good!”

His words were directed to Ling Yu.

Evil Emperors Wild Consort

Elder Yu was a martial king?

“Mr… Mr. Sai, you said that he’s a martial king?”

Ling Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva ﬁercely and turned her head to

Elder Yu sneered: “Since she belongs to my Hundred Herb Hall, I won’t

Suddenly, the man’s body disappeared like a ghost, and when he

Following that, a sinisterly glowing sword appeared in his hands.

Bang bang bang!

Gu Ruoyun caressed her chin, and seemingly mumbled to herself: “Elder

“This is bad, we can’t go on like this,” Gu Ruoyun’s pupils darkened. As if

Evil Emperors Wild Consort

Spiritual weapons… This was the fearsome power of spiritual weapons.

“That’s right,” Elder Yu sneered, “She belongs to my Hundred Herb Hall,

“I don’t know, nor do I need to know.”

Elder Yu raised his head and spoke dismissively.

crackling dry leaves, it was extremely unpleasant to the ear.

A devilish voice slowly resounded through the crowd. Perhaps out of

Thus, that sedan being carried by a group of beautiful girls appeared in

However, when a man was beautiful to this degree, it really made

Zuo Shangchen, why would this guy be here?

If he were here, then, that person must surely know…

“It looks like my master has really underestimated you, Gu Ruoyun!

Although Elder Yu had a spiritual weapon in his hands, since he had

Thinking up to here, the man in black crushed something in his hands,

Gu Ruoyun’s pupils shrank, she seemed to have guessed the identity of

“Mr. Sai, Mr. Sai, wait for me!”