Chapter 7: A Total Loss of Face

Madam Jiang felt quite embarrassed after hearing what he said.

After all, what kind of uncle goes to pick out an engagement ring for his nephew? But the problem was, if she didn’t stay at the hospital, Jiang Yuchen would soon be forced by Jiang Beiting to go kneel in the ancestral hall.

She had lost her husband early and had been widowed for many years. She practically doted on her son to the point of fearing he’d melt in her mouth—how could she bear to see him subjected to corporal punishment? Naturally, she would delay it as long as she could.

But the butler and the maids didn’t have the status or taste to handle something as high-end as choosing wedding dresses or engagement rings.

If they ended up picking a ring that couldn’t even be shown in public, it would disgrace the Jiang family.

So aside from Jiang Beiting—who was dressed head-to-toe in luxury brand endorsements—there was no one else she could entrust with this task.

“Ninth Brother, I’m sorry. Our mother-son situation must be giving you a lot of stress…”

Madam Jiang’s voice on the phone turned teary as she continued: “Ever since your eldest brother passed away so early, you were forced to take on the household responsibilities at a young age. You’ve been buried in work every day, yet still find time to take care of us—a widow and her orphaned son.”

“And now even Yuchen’s wedding matters are troubling you… My son and I owe you a debt we can never repay in this lifetime…”

“Wuwuwu…”

The moment Jiang Beiting heard that familiar sound of sobbing through the phone, he got a headache.

It had been more than ten years. Every time he’d tried to punish Jiang Yuchen in the past, Madam Jiang would always pull this trick—crying, making a scene, and threatening extremes. That’s why Jiang Yuchen had long since mastered the art of being a model son in front of his mother while playing the prodigal rich boy behind her back.

Too much motherly love spoils the son.

Jiang Beiting suppressed his annoyance and irritation. “Enough, Sister-in-law. Just stay at the hospital and take care of Yuchen.”

“What about the engagement ring?”

“I’ll handle it.”

“Thank you, Ninth Brother. You’ve worked so hard.”

“……”

When Jiang Beiting hung up the phone, he almost wanted to burn that hand—he should never have made that call!

Then he thought about the other hand that had just accidentally done something it shouldn’t have—and that one should be burned too!

While he was lost in these thoughts, suddenly he heard—

“Ah! What is this?!”

A shout suddenly rang out from behind him. Jiang Beiting was startled and turned around.

He saw the wedding dress designer, dressed in expensive work clothes, hiding behind Lu Yunsheng.

Lu Yunsheng was holding a paper talisman for fire, glaring fiercely at the chandelier on the ceiling.

Following her gaze, Jiang Beiting’s face stiffened.

Two small snakes—one gold and one black—were hanging upside down from the chandelier, awkwardly wriggling their bodies as if unused to it, flicking their tongues with a “hiss hiss hiss.”

Those were… the only two loyal subordinates he brought when he traveled to this world!

Because he was born in this world through reincarnation while still in the womb, the souls of his subordinates entered snake fetuses, so these once majestic dragon guards had now become two snakes…

Over the years, he had sent these two snake subordinates to track down a great demon who had escaped from his homeland—the Lingxi Continent.

Now that they were back, naturally there was progress regarding the demon!

But… these two fools were obviously too flashy, revealing themselves in front of humans!

Jiang Beiting’s fingers twitched, wanting to rescue the two subordinates, but then he reconsidered—was it necessary?

After all, their true forms on Lingxi Continent were dragons, and their identity was as descendants of the high-ranking generals of the Divine Dragon Clan.

Even if they had taken snake bodies, they wouldn’t be so easily defeated by humans here.

Jiang Beiting put his hand behind his back, deciding to observe quietly.

“You two, don’t hurt anyone!”

When Jiang Beiting’s abdomen sent out a command inaudible to ordinary people, the two snakes nodded.

They stretched their necks and hissed, flicking their tongues, trying to scare away Lu Yunsheng and the nearby wedding dress designer.

The wedding dress designer’s teeth were chattering as she said, “Miss Lu, the security guards are coming, they’re coming soon…”

But Lu Yunsheng was completely unfazed and said, “Whether they come or not doesn’t matter.”

After speaking, she silently recited a chant.

In the next moment, the fire talisman flew out. Just as the two snakes were about to attack, they were knocked to the ground, their bodies emitting a burnt smell.

Although Lu Yunsheng couldn’t tell the origin of these two snakes, judging by the special purple flames, she was certain these were not ordinary snakes—they were snakes with demonic power!

She controlled the fire talisman tightly to bind the two snakes and intensified the flames.

“Ah! Your Highness, save me!”

“This girl is no ordinary person, and this fire isn’t ordinary either! Your Highness, please save me!”

Hearing his subordinates’ cries for help, Jiang Beiting’s expression darkened, as if sinking into an abyss.

“Miss Lu! You—you are incredible!”

The wedding dress designer was stunned. She had only heard on the news about disciples from the five major international mystical sects who excelled in talisman magic, exorcism, fortune-telling, beast control, and demon hunting—things beyond ordinary people’s abilities! This was the first time she had actually seen it in person!

One after another, the bridal shop’s bodyguards arrived, but each of them just stood aside with their batons, watching the scene and occasionally throwing admiring glances at Lu Yunsheng.

In no time, the two dragon clan guards were burned into piles of blackened ash by the talisman flames.

Cheers erupted throughout the bridal shop.

“Miss Lu, I didn’t expect you to have such amazing powers! Are you a disciple of one of the five great mystical sects?”

“I heard the international sect called the Fire Mystical Sect recently started recruiting in the Dragon Kingdom, you must be a disciple of the Fire Mystical Sect! Those flames just now were incredibly fierce!”

“Uh…”

Did Lu Yunsheng need to tell them she didn’t belong to that so-called Fire Mystical Sect?

Forget it—different circles, no need to explain.

Her eyes shifted as she tried to find Jiang Beiting to leave, but… Jiang Beiting was gone!

—

Men’s restroom of the bridal shop.

Jiang Beiting stared at the souls of his subordinates he had secretly saved, his expression fouler than the toilet in front of him.

The two dragon clan guards were now floating in the air, each carrying two souls, with dragon horns in their souls still smoking.

They whined and defended themselves, “Your Highness, we underestimated them just now. We could have beaten that little girl, we’re not weak!”

“Yes, Your Highness, don’t be angry. We haven’t embarrassed you yet! Next time, we’ll make sure that little girl doesn’t get a chance to make a move!”

Jiang Beiting pressed his lips tightly.

Did he not know whether they had embarrassed him or not?

“What clues did you bring me?” he asked bluntly, showing no patience for excuses.

The dragon clan guards immediately said, “We found out the whereabouts of the Nine-Tailed. He’s an elder in the Fire Mystical Sect, one of the five major international mystical sects. That old demon has a magical weapon in hand and is very good at hiding his demonic aura!”

“If he hadn’t accidentally revealed his tail once when he got drunk, no one would have suspected him at all! He’s really good at hiding!”

Jiang Beiting frowned, “Fire Mystical Sect?”

“Yes,” said the dragon clan guard with envy in his tone, “The international Fire Mystical Sect has the most handsome and youngest elder online, officially appointed, with over a hundred million fans~”

“Famous beauties from various countries have confessed their feelings to him from afar, and countless wealthy women and celebrities have offered him olive branches—not seeking eternal commitment, but just one night of passion.”

“In short, he is a highly respected, incredibly handsome top star in the mystical sect world~”

“That old demon is doing even better than you, Your Highness, the wealthy CEO of a prestigious family!”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Beiting’s expression darkened. “What’s his name?”

“Qi Han, also called Elder Han!”

“Alright, got it.”

Suddenly, Jiang Beiting activated his spiritual power, threw the two dragon souls into the toilet, and then flushed.

As the toilet water surged, the dragon clan guards trembled in fear.

“Your Highness, we’re sorry! We spoke out of turn! Please don’t flush us down the toilet! It’s so disgusting and hard to clean! Ugh—”

Their pleas did not stop the rushing water.

The two dark souls gradually disappeared with the flushing water…

Jiang Beiting washed his hands at the sink, deliberately fixing his neat, stylish hair in the mirror.

“Highly respected, incredibly handsome?”

A look of disdain flashed in his eyes. “Once I deal with that old demon, I’ll return to Lingxi Continent to see Ah Ying!”