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Chapter 113: Bestie Long Qingyue
“Sigh, too bad I got trapped in an array.” In that instant, Zhao Teddy acted very troubled.
“Oh, I had thought you specifically went in to enjoy Shura Hall’s local culture and customs,” Ye Wenxin laughed, and Zhao Teddy’s expression grew more embarrassed, “To tell the truth, I’m stuck in this array, if you…”
It was not until he said this that Zhao Teddy remembered he had not asked for Ye Wenxin’s name at all.
Ye Wenxin cupped her hands in salute and gave a short self-introduction, “I’m Ye Liangchen.”
“Ye? Ye Liangchen?” Zhao Teddy’s eyes lit up at the familiarity of this name. He hurried to bow and continued, “I’m Zhao Ritian.”
Ye Wenxin revealed a surprised expression, “Bright moonlight before my bed1.”
Zhao Teddy answered, “Two pairs of shoes on the ground2.”
After this exchange, the two broke out in laughter.
“Good grief, after crossing over so long ago, I finally meet a compatriot!”
“Same.”
The two chatted across an invisible wall, and Ye Wenxin was glad for it. If there was no wall, Zhao Teddy might have already hugged her and kissed her a few times out of excitement.
“Well then, Brother Liangchen, it’ll be dawn soon, if I get caught, you’ll lose an Earth compatriot.” The topic quickly went back on track, Zhao Teddy showed a difficult look, reminding Ye Wenxin that time was ticking.
Ye Wenxin also appropriately displayed a look of sudden realization, mouth curving up lightly, “Don’t worry, I have some knack with these arrays.”
Ye Wenxin stepped back a few paces to observe the array itself.
All things contained Spirit, if used properly, they would manifest their intelligence. The role of the array was to maximize this intelligence, thereby utilizing the characteristics of all things to confuse those who enter the array.
But no matter how intricate the array, there was still the factor of its nexus, as long as one found the nexus, they could break the array. However, if they destroyed the nexus, it would alert the Shura Hall people.
Then Shura Hall would tighten their security, and Zhao Teddy would not be able to seek opportunities. Thinking on it briefly, Ye Wenxin ultimately decided on a relatively complicated method.
“How’s it going? Has Brother Liangchen found a way?” Seeing Ye Wenxin was still ruminating over there, Zhao Teddy started to grow irritated. Now that the sky was brightening with the first glimmer of light, if someone awoke they would discover Zhao Teddy standing smack dab in the middle.
Bearing in mind the nature of the Shura Hall women, instead of making him a human furnace, they would kill him immediately, it would definitely not end as good as dual cultivation.
Ye Wenxin bobbed her head and then walked another half circle, setting foot inside the array.
“Heavens, are you crazy?! I’m already stuck here, why would you come in?!” Zhao Teddy almost cried, he was grateful for Ye Wenxin being so loyal, but the price of this loyalty was too great and tragic.
“No, I’m taking you out of the array,” Ye Wenxin answered with a grin, then guided Zhao Teddy to advance.
Right turn then right turn, left turn then forward, rather than walking, it felt more like writing spells inside the array. While Zhao Teddy’s head was already spinning, Ye Wenxin was at ease, in just a moment of effort, Zhao Teddy surprisingly found he had walked out.
“Damn, I actually got out! Brother Liangchen, you’re too amazing!” Zhao Teddy felt even more incredible, as he was about to hook his arm around Ye Wenxin’s shoulders, Ye Wenxin silently avoided him.
But Zhao Teddy did not notice at all, he inquired further, “Brother Liangchen, how did you do it?”
“It’s nothing big, I just drew a spiritual talisman in the array with my body.”
Ye Wenxin showed a humble expression, yet inwardly she was damn proud of herself. Zhao Teddy wore a strange look, “Could it be, are you from the Golden Age Dynasty?”
To hear herself being associated with the Golden Age Dynasty, Ye Wenxin was first taken back, then nodded her head.
“I knew it, only those from the Golden Age Dynasty are versed in spiritual talisman arts.” Zhao Teddy became more excited, seeming to have unlimited fantasies concerning the Golden Age Dynasty.
“You actually know this?” Ye Wenxin was a little surprised too, but honestly speaking, the Golden Age Dynasty was most famous not for their spiritual talisman arts, but for their spiritual talisman wielders.
“Of course, Eldest Princess Long Qingyue is the goddess of my dreams! Her spiritual talisman arts could definitely be called the world’s best.” Zhao Teddy was so excited, his face was flushed up to his ears, making no secret of his admiration for Eldest Princess Long Qingyue.
Ye Wenxin suppressed the displeasure in her heart, and followed Zhao Teddy’s topic with a question, “Oh, I didn’t think you know Her Highness the Eldest Princess so well.”
“Naturally, she looks like a Wu Xtian3 kind of woman, arousing a desire to conquer her. I hear she’s ravishingly beautiful, hehehe, Brother Liangchen, judging from your tone, you seem to know Her Highness the Eldest Princess.” Zhao Teddy sounded more thrilled as he spoke, completely unaware of the unnatural emotion in Ye Wenxin.
The Golden Age Dynasty’s Eldest Princess Long Qingyue was naturally the only Earthling Ye Wenxin knew in this world. Exceptionally talented and a national beauty, holding high status and power, she was a role model for many women in this world, as well as the subject of men’s vigorous pursuit.
Ye Wenxin had always been very proud to have such a best friend, but some strange reason, when Zhao Teddy was saying those things, she felt uncomfortable instead.
It was precisely because Zhao Teddy was a male lead, because of his male lead halo, that the future Zhao Teddy might actually realize his wish of being with Long Qingyue.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became, but she could only cover up her true feelings.
“We’ve met a few times,” Ye Wenxin answered modestly, although they always ended up having a sleepover after talking, she had a conscience, and nothing happened between her and her best friend, let alone the inside story about a love affair circulating in the outside world.
“Then what kind of person is Her Highness the Eldest Princess?” Zhao Teddy asked for more details, Ye Wenxin’s expression became more twisted, and Zhao Teddy felt a chill at the back of his neck looking at it.
“A person neither you nor I can ever be worthy of.”
Ye Wenxin’s words were unduly humble, Long Qingyue had the bearing and fate of a sovereign, someone like Zhao Teddy could never deserve her best friend.
“Isn’t that too high of an evaluation? No matter how powerful she is, she’s just a woman. Besides, we’re male leads, just look at our imperious names…” Zhao Teddy had not finished speaking, but Ye Wenxin’s eyes had already turned glacial.
“Brother Liangchen, why are you upset?” Even someone like Zhao Teddy realized that he seemed to have offended Ye Wenxin in some way.
“I don’t care what kind of education you received back on Earth, I don’t know if you have some sort of male lead halo, but as a basic human being, no matter what world you’re in, you must respect other people. ‘Just a woman’, do you know how many women in this world are rulers?”
Even though Ye Wenxin had no slight interest in the topic of gender equality, that remark from Zhao Teddy had crossed her bottom line. It was precisely because Ye Wenxin realized that this was a world where men were respected while women were looked down upon that she resolutely chose the villain’s path, thus Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng came to be.
“Sorry, I was admittedly a little excited.” Zhao Teddy immediately slapped himself, but judging from that expression, he did not truly agree with Ye Wenxin’s statement.
Despite her anger, Ye Wenxin prioritized the bigger picture, until Zhao Teddy led her towards an opportunity that only the male lead could find, then Ye Wenxin would give Zhao Teddy a huge present.
She concealed the cold sneer at the corner of her mouth and became pleasant again, “I was in the wrong too, in my heart, Her Highness the Eldest Princess is such a godlike personage.”
“I got it, I got it.” Zhao Teddy gave a fake smile, probably mentally cursing Ye Wenxin to death by now. The two each had their own agenda, in this other world, they surely could not survive without some means and scheming……
In the duration of their chat, the sky was already slightly bright, a gate in the distance opened, and out came the sweeper granny.
“Oh boy, it’s this time already, Brother Liangchen, what are your plans now? Do you want to stay and wait ‘til it gets dark, or do you want to descend the mountain with me?” Although Shura Hall was made up entirely of women, they were very dangerous, and Zhao Teddy planned on dragging Ye Wenxin down into the water with him (to fall into bad ways/lead astray).
“I’ll wait here until it gets dark. This place has quite a lot of arrays, even I would take a good while to crack them,” Ye Wenxin replied with a smile, if she went down the mountain again, she figured Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue would really snap and chase her all over the world to kill her.
For the sake of her survival, Ye Wenxin decided to stay obediently on the mountain.
“This Little Brother is starting to feel a bit tired. If Brother Liangchen doesn’t mind, can I come back to see you tonight?” Zhao Teddy, seeing Ye Wenxin’s interest in the Shura Hall, eagerly invited her to work together.
A slight smile appeared on Ye Wenxin’s lips as she saw Zhao Teddy taking the bait completely. She pretended to hesitate for a moment before saying, “Alright then, let’s meet here tonight and take care of each other.”
With Ye Wenxin’s affirmative answer, Zhao Teddy finally left with peace of mind. Ye Wenxin could not help but show a bright smile. She thought there would be no gains from this trip outside the Azure Wings Sect, but unexpectedly, she encountered the second male lead.
At this moment, the sky had completely brightened. Ye Wenxin made sure there was no one around, transformed into her thirteen-year-old self, changed her clothes, and leisurely walked towards the dormitory area.
The true disciples’ quarters were not far from that of the ordinary disciples, but it was extremely luxurious. Ye Wenxin only performed the ceremony of worshipping her master, and due to her special status, she did not announce herself to the other disciples.
“Miss, care to make an appointment?”
Before she had even walked a hundred meters, a female cultivator was winking at Ye Wenxin. Ye Wenxin, feeling helpless, silently took out a token from her pocket.
As soon as the female cultivator saw the token, her face turned pale. After apologizing, she quickly left. Her mortified appearance made it seem as if she had encountered a flood or a ferocious beast (great scourges).
Ye Wenxin looked down at the token. On it was written the character ‘Qian’, probably a symbol of Qian Bingxue’s identity. Although she did not know what the token was for, being able to intimidate these female cultivators was enough for Ye Wenxin.
She continued forward and saw someone sitting in front of her boudoir.
“Miss Luo, why are you here?” Ye Wenxin was quite surprised, looking at Luo Miaoyi’s disheveled appearance, she probably had been waiting for her all night.
Diana A.[Translator]
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