“Are you going to kill them all?” Jun Anshui looked back at Jiang Huai with a gentle gaze. As she raised her hand, lightning surged. She didn’t need to transform into her dragon true form; merely summoning the Divine Heaven Calamity Lightning could heavily injure all the Eighth Realm cultivators before them.
“There’s no need for that…” Jiang Huai shook his head. He walked to Jun Anshui’s side, gently grasped her wrist, and replied softly.
“Oh, I’ll do whatever you say.” Jun Anshui nodded obediently, appearing incredibly well-behaved.
Jiang Huai looked down at her. The maid dress she was wearing was a gift from him; he had bought it from the system space, thinking it was very cute, and given it to Jun Anshui. Seeing it on her petite frame indeed made her look very cute.
Now that the situation had reversed and the atmosphere was strange, Jiang Huai said softly, “Sister, first retract your Dragon Emperor’s might. They won’t be able to bear it.”
“En.” In an instant, Jun Anshui restrained her aura. At first glance, she appeared to be nothing more than a harmless, petite girl.
Jiang Huai finally stepped to the front, looking at Ji Ran, whose face was ashen, and said softly, “Given the current situation, do you admit your mistake?”
Ji Ran gritted her teeth tightly. Under Jiang Huai’s gaze and the gazes of the Northern Region cultivators, she finally lowered her proud head. “It was my fault.”
Jiang Huai shrugged. Of course, he knew she didn’t truly believe she was wrong, but if she didn’t admit it now, she would likely know she was about to die.
This was truly from the sword.
“I’ll ask you to summon the Demon Empress of the Northern Region. It’s not just you who needs to apologize to me.”
Jiang Huai said softly, his tone softening slightly this time. Ji Ran had calmed down completely, but she still couldn’t grasp the meaning of Jiang Huai’s words. However, she still used a voice transmission to find the Demon Empress of the Northern Region, who was in seclusion within the Imperial Mausoleum. She transmitted the situation to her, and when she mentioned Jiang Huai’s name, she could sense a tremor in the Demon Empress of the Northern Region’s voice transmission.
In just a few breaths, a black light surged, and the Demon Empress of the Northern Region tore through space on a small scale, arriving at the scene.
“Tell everything that just happened, face-to-face with the Demon Empress of the Northern Region,” Jiang Huai said softly. Although Ji Ran was confused, the Demon Empress was staring at her coldly, so she slowly recounted everything that had happened. The next moment, the Demon Empress of the Northern Region walked up to Ji Ran, suddenly raised her hand, and landed a heavy slap on Ji Ran.
This slap sent Ji Ran spinning several times like a top. As an Eighth Level of Mahayana cultivator, she was powerless against the Demon Empress. The Demon Empress of the Northern Region walked up to her, and Ji Ran lowered her head, saying faintly, “Get up.”
“Imperial Sister…”
“Get up!”
Ji Ran slowly got up from the ground, but the next moment, the Demon Empress of the Northern Region raised her palm again. This slap sent Ji Ran flying a considerable distance, rolling several times on the ground. When she got up, her cheeks were swollen, and blood was oozing from the corner of her mouth.
Yet, the Demon Empress of the Northern Region did not hesitate and slapped her again.
At first, Jiang Huai watched with immense satisfaction, but as it continued, he felt a bit of pity. However, he reasoned that deserving punishment for having a foul mouth was reasonable, so he didn’t call a stop. He also knew the unwritten rule: as long as he didn’t call a stop, the Demon Empress of the Northern Region would continue.
One slap, two slaps, three slaps… After dozens of slaps, Ji Ran’s teeth had all fallen out, her cheeks were swollen like a pig’s head, and her head was so dizzy that she could barely get up. The Demon Empress of the Northern Region was still beside her, looking down and coldly saying, “Get up.”
Ji Ran struggled to stand up again, and the Demon Empress of the Northern Region slapped her once more.
This time, it directly made Ji Ran’s suppressed tears flow. She wailed and looked at her own sister, but her teeth were all knocked out, and she couldn’t speak clearly, only her face was covered in tears and blood. Jiang Huai glanced at Chu Xianning and asked softly, “Master, should we forgive her?”
“That’s enough.” Chu Xianning shook her head gently, not wanting to witness such a scene. Jiang Huai then spoke, saying softly, “Senior, that’s enough. Let’s let this matter go.”
The Demon Empress of the Northern Region turned around and looked at Jiang Huai. Although her eyes were naturally cold, she didn’t dare to show any anger. She only said softly, “She didn’t know about my agreement with you, and I never expected that due to such a misunderstanding, I would offend your Master.”
“I understand. It’s not your fault, Your Majesty. Let this matter end here.”
Even though she was extremely reluctant, the Demon Empress of the Northern Region still had to say, “Thank you.”
Jiang Huai shook his head and looked at his Master and Luo Yueguan beside him. “Let’s go, let’s go.”
***
The Demon Empress of the Northern Region turned back to look at the crowd. With a single thought, everyone left the scene, leaving only her looking at Ji Ran, who was crying tears on the ground. She squatted down and gently helped her up. “You’re hundreds of years old, why are you still crying like this?”
But Ji Ran could only sob, crying out plaintively, “Imperial Sister…”
“If I didn’t do this, you would have died today. If you had died, it would have been fine. But if that senior wasn’t appeased, would you have the entire Northern Region Imperial Clan be buried with you?”
Ji Ran’s eyes widened, staring intently at the Demon Empress of the Northern Region before her. The Demon Empress of the Northern Region sighed and reached out to heal her injuries.
“That guy named Jiang Huai is not to be trifled with.”
***
After this incident, Chu Xianning and Luo Yueguan lost the mood to continue their stroll and returned to Life Source Island. Jiang Huai, however, became busy. Jun Anshui, Bai Jin, and Su Qiang were all by his side. Bai Li was on Life Source Island. They had just arrived at Life Source Island. Previously, Su Qiang and Bai Jin had sensed the aura of the Northern Region Imperial City beneath Life Source Island. Bai Jin recognized Luo Yueguan’s aura and thought to come down and take a look, coincidentally encountering this farce.
Su Qiang led Su Qingyi back to the courtyard. The Five Regions Grand Competition was about to begin, and she wanted to give Su Qingyi some last-minute training in swordsmanship. Little Fox could only be taken away by her mother with a dejected expression. Jiang Huai, however, followed Bai Jin to the courtyard and saw Bai Li by the door.
At this moment, Bai Li was wearing a long black dress. She was in her Sacred Dragon Lady form, incredibly beautiful and elegant. The moment she saw Jiang Huai, the elegance in her eyes melted away. Her eyes instantly brightened, and she came before him, placing her hand on his chest. “Your cultivation has recovered?”
“Yes.” Jiang Huai winked at her.
Bai Li was now also in the Seventh Realm, Seventh, Second Level, slightly lower than Su Qingyi. Instantly, Bai Li’s expression became a little annoyed. Jiang Huai chuckled, “What’s wrong?”
“I can’t beat you anymore.” Bai Li pouted slightly. “Why don’t you go easy on me?”
“Didn’t we agree to fight with all our strength back then?”
“Hmph, who told you to cultivate so fast? No, no, for the bet we made last time, you’re not allowed to use spiritual energy.”
Jiang Huai was both amused and exasperated. “Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you.”
Their bet was to see each other again at the Five Regions Grand Competition. Whoever lost had to be on the bottom during their dual cultivation.
“What happened down here earlier? Why was it so lively?” Bai Li asked, confused.
So, Jiang Huai, Jun Anshui, and Bai Jin all sat down. Jiang Huai explained the whole story to Bai Li, including how the Demon Empress of the Northern Region was warned by Jiang Zhi last time. Bai Li laughed so hard that she couldn’t close her mouth. “Why didn’t you explain it clearly to that Ji Ran earlier?”
“I did, but she didn’t listen,” Jiang Huai said with a helpless shrug. He then introduced Jun Anshui to Bai Li. He first thought carefully and said, “This is Jun Anshui, the current Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Clan. Well, you can consider her… my sister.”
Bai Li was slightly taken aback. She tilted her head. “What kind of sister?”
Jiang Huai playfully tapped her head but replied helplessly, “It seems to be pretty much what you’re thinking.”
“Oh…” Bai Li nodded meaningfully.
Bai Li understood Jiang Xiaohu very well. As the saying goes, “Knowing Huai is like knowing Li.” In just a few words, Bai Li knew the approximate relationship between Jun Anshui and Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai chatted with Bai Li about the events of the past few days and then asked about Bai Li’s recent situation. Bai Li didn’t have much to report. She had been continuously receiving the Snake Ancestor’s inheritance and improving her cultivation, preparing for this Five Regions Grand Competition.
The champion of the Five Regions Grand Competition would receive the Primal Spirit Leaf of the Life Divine Tree. Others would receive spirit flowers and spirit fruits nurtured by the aura of the Life Divine Tree, which were also unparalleled treasures.
Jiang Huai spent a long, long time chatting with Bai Li and Bai Jin, as if they had endless things to talk about. Jun Anshui couldn’t interject, so she sat obediently on a high chair, swinging her white silk-clad feet. Her petite figure always made her seem like the little neighbor sister Jiang Huai brought along. They chatted until evening before Jiang Huai got up to bid farewell.
He returned to the courtyard with Jun Anshui.
“As a dragon, does it feel alright staying here?”
After all, Jiang Huai knew that Jun Anshui had not yet completely escaped the curse within her bloodline, and the root of breaking the curse was the aura of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline on him.
“Well, my cultivation progresses slowly, and I feel very tired during the day, but it’s alright,” Jun Anshui replied softly. However, after Jiang Huai closed the door, her eyes lit up slightly. She sat at the stone table in the courtyard, gently swinging her fair little legs, and softly said, “Little brother.”
“En?” Jiang Huai turned to look at her.
In fact, Jiang Huai was still somewhat unsure how to face Jun Anshui. Jun Anshui was like a cheap older sister he had found, and besides being a sister, she seemed like a lover sister at night. However, due to an initial misunderstanding, Jiang Huai had taken advantage of her unconsciousness and bullied her, which always left him with a small sense of guilt, making him want to compensate her.
Jun Anshui looked up, her eyes full of anticipation. “Can we dual cultivate tonight?”
“You’re thinking about dual cultivation as soon as we get back to the courtyard?” Jiang Huai was immediately amused and exasperated. Hearing him say that, Jun Anshui seemed a little embarrassed, and she turned her face slightly. “When I was in the Dragon Clan, I kept thinking about it. Now that I’ve finally seen my little brother, I’m a bit… unbearable.”
After that, her eyes showed a hint of disappointment. “We can’t dual cultivate?”
Her white silk-clad feet under the hem of her skirt stopped swinging. She showed a hint of grievance but held back and replied softly, “If my little brother doesn’t want to dual cultivate, it’s okay too.”
“It’s not that… but we still need to be a bit restrained.” Jiang Huai leaned closer and reached out his hand. “Let me help you bathe first.”
Jun Anshui’s eyes instantly became bright again, and her petite body pounced into Jiang Huai’s arms.
