Chapter 75: Elder Sister, You Cannot Handle Me
“What? Me?”
Xia Wei’s usually stern expression instantly collapsed as she pointed at herself, dumbfounded.
“It is you!”
Qi Huang reiterated. She didn’t choose this girl because of some opposite attraction, but had other deeper plans.
“Why?”
Duan Feng, standing nearby, eagerly pressed.
“It’s nothing, I just feel she’s more pleasing to the eye. As a grown man, I wouldn’t choose a muscular guy in broad daylight, as it could lead to misunderstandings.”
Qi Huang blabbered.
“You should think clearly. This is about choosing a bodyguard, not a wife or concubine. What use is a beautiful woman if she’s dead?”
Duan Feng reminded her unyieldingly.
“Who said it’s about choosing a wife or concubine? Manager Liu already said she’s mine now.”
Qi Huang immediately retorted.
“Uh…”
The people around exchanged glances, each displaying a strange expression, thinking to themselves, ‘Is this guy crazy?’ Only Xia Wei’s expression turned embarrassed, her eyes darting about, afraid to meet anyone’s gaze.
“Since Young Master insists, this old man has nothing more to say. I wish you a smooth journey, and I hope those Cat’s Eye Tears don’t become relics before you reach home.”
Duan Feng said sarcastically, then left with a stern face.
“Don’t worry, Deputy Manager Duan. Anyone who intends to do that, I’ll make them a corpse first.”
Qi Huang called out, a slight curve to her lips. She never lost an argument.
“Let’s go, stop dallying. My home is very far. If we don’t depart soon, you’ll really be mine.”
Qi Huang then beckoned to Xia Wei beside her and led the way with her arrogant stride.
“Oh, oh, oh…”
Xia Wei finally reacted, a look of surprise on her face, and then said to Liu Yingyue, “Miss, don’t worry! I promise to complete the mission!”
Having made her promise, Xia Wei quickly trotted over and stayed close to Qi Huang’s side, clearly acting as a dedicated female bodyguard.
“Young Master, I wish you a smooth journey!”
Liu Yingyue looked up and sincerely blessed her.
…
On the other side, Duan Feng returned to his residence at the Juyin Auction House. The gloomy expression on his face suddenly vanished, replaced by a series of cold smiles.
“A Biao, I don’t need to teach you what to do, right? I hope that before the Yamen opens tomorrow morning, all those Cat’s Eye Tears will have become relics!”
Duan Feng suddenly gestured to the sturdy guard beside him, whom he had recommended to Qi Huang.
“Your subordinate understands!”
A Biao took the order, then turned to leave.
“Remember, before you kill him, make sure to find out the source of the Cat’s Eye Tears!”
Duan Feng reminded him.
“Yes!”
A Biao cupped his hands, hesitated for a moment, then asked, “What about Xia Wei?”
“What? You’re interested in her?”
Duan Feng frowned slightly.
“No…”
A Biao attempted to explain.
“Young people are full of vigor, I understand. As long as you ensure she’s a dead person afterward, I won’t interfere with whatever you want to do before then.”
Duan Feng said magnanimously, but added at the end, “However, I hope this is the first and last time!”
“Yes! Thank you, Shopkeeper, for your understanding!”
A Biao was overjoyed and rushed out the door.
“You were thinking with your lower half, you didn’t die unjustly.”
Duan Feng sneered with disdain.
…
On the other side, Liu Yingyue’s guest room presented a different scene. She stood by the window, gazing in the direction Qi Huang had departed, worry clouding her beautiful eyes.
“Shopkeeper!”
At that moment, a male voice came from outside the door.
“Come in?”
Liu Yingyue took a deep breath and stepped back.
As she finished speaking, a tall and handsome young man entered from outside the door. He said with some urgency, “Shopkeeper, I don’t understand why you would let Xia Wei protect him. You know how dangerous this mission is, and her strength…”
“You don’t understand?”
Liu Yingyue smiled brightly, her lips a dazzling red. “If you don’t understand, why don’t you take a few guards and follow them to see?”
“Shopkeeper? You mean you want me to go too? Then why didn’t you let me go with them earlier?”
Zhao Zheng asked, confused.
“What do you think?”
Liu Yingyue asked back with a shallow smile.
“I understand, Shopkeeper! I promise to complete the mission!”
Zhao Zheng suddenly realized and immediately left the guest room.
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“Young Master, you must stay by my side at all times, so I can rescue you promptly if anything happens!”
As soon as they left the auction house, Xia Wei, with her sword half-drawn, stayed close to Qi Huang, completely disregarding gender boundaries and the strange looks from passersby.
“I say, big sister, you don’t need to be so nervous, we’re still on the streets of the Prefecture Capital.”
Qi Huang was somewhat amused and bewildered. Although the occasional physical contact made her thoughts wander, she was a true gentleman and would never engage in such inappropriate behavior.
“On the streets? Young Master, you might not know, but some clients are killed before they even leave the auction house. You’ve already come this far.”
Xia Wei said impassively, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she scanned every corner.
“Is it that outrageous?”
Qi Huang was a bit stunned. It seemed that being a client of the Juyin Auction House was indeed a high-risk profession.
“Since it’s so dangerous, why would you, a girl, be a bodyguard? There are so few women in the secular world. With your looks, you could marry into a prominent family with your eyes closed.”
Qi Huang then asked curiously.
“And then? A hundred years from now, they’d still be bones. My goal is to enter the Dao through martial arts, shatter the void, and become a martial immortal.”
Xia Wei said without looking back.
“Heh… such ambition. I’ve got my eye on you!”
Qi Huang immediately encouraged her.
“Really?”
Xia Wei finally looked at Qi Huang, somewhat surprised. “You’re the first person to encourage me. They all say my ambition to become an immortal is a fool’s dream.”
“Of course, it’s true. Is becoming an immortal that difficult? I cry very easily!”
Qi Huang said earnestly. If becoming an immortal was possible after the Heavenly Punishment Realm, then it wouldn’t be difficult for her at all – as long as she had Ghost Tomatoes, there were no thresholds.
“Becoming an immortal isn’t difficult? Throughout history, whether in the Cultivation World or the martial path, how many have become immortals?”
Xia Wei asked uncertainly.
“Others might not know, but I feel it’s quite simple. If you can’t become an immortal, when I do, I’ll bring you along.”
Qi Huang said with a nonchalant air.
“You become an immortal?”
Xia Wei sized up Qi Huang from head to toe, then suddenly sneered, “Do you think I’m an innocent girl who knows nothing of the world, easily fooled by your few words, and then loses her virtue to you?”
“Ah? Do I look that vulgar?”
Qi Huang was dumbfounded, thinking to herself, ‘Even if you wanted to lose your virtue to me, I don’t have that ability.’
“Look at yourself, your voice is neither male nor female, your arms and legs are thin, your skin is more delicate than a girl’s, your breathing is short and weak, your steps are unsteady and disordered, and what’s even more outrageous is that you smell of rouge and powder. You’re clearly a sissy with no combat prowess, and you dare to boast that becoming an immortal is easy? I do believe becoming a ghost is easy!”
Xia Wei said disdainfully.
“Sissy?”
Qi Huang’s self-esteem was wounded, and she excitedly bargained, “Let’s negotiate, can you not call me a sissy? Drop one word, and you can even call me mother!”
“You’re still bargaining? How about I give you another word?”
Xia Wei was quite generous.
“Gun?? That would be great!”
Qi Huang was immediately delighted.
“It’s ‘mother’! What gun? With your smiling face, ‘sword’ would be more like it! Little boy, if you want to learn to flirt, first grow a bit of manly charm. I don’t like men who are more feminine than I am!”
Xia Wei’s words were like daggers.
“No, I really didn’t mean to flirt!”
Qi Huang was at a loss for words.
“Then who was it that said they chose me because I’m beautiful? That was you, wasn’t it?”
Xia Wei questioned.
“Uh…”
Qi Huang was speechless, but she still struggled, “Even so, what about it? I’m a major client of your auction house, and you’re supposed to protect me. Can you show me some respect?”
“I’m a bodyguard, I’m protecting your life, not your dignity!”
Xia Wei said as a matter of course.
Qi Huang didn’t feel ashamed but rather proud, laughing happily. It was quite interesting to bicker with a girl.
“Honestly, I’ve seen plenty of young people like you who are all talk and no action, just spewing empty words. I really dislike that. So, keep your sweet talk for coaxing little girls! A mature elder sister like me isn’t someone you can handle.”
Xia Wei’s words became more spirited, seemingly forgetting that she herself was the bodyguard.
“Is that so? Then we’re quite alike. I also dislike young people who are all talk and no action!”
Qi Huang eagerly agreed.
“Hahaha, truly shameless and proud of it!”
Xia Wei’s disdainful expression became more pronounced.
The two bickered like this as they left the Prefecture Capital. Qi Huang, while seemingly flirting with sweet talk, had her Spiritual Sense fully active and had already discovered that someone was following them, and not just one group, but two.
“Heh, it seems my plan has succeeded!”
Qi Huang’s lips curved slightly.
