Chapter 035: Gentleman Sword Qin Gou
In the illusion created by the Dream Person Lantern Spirit Tool.
Qin Gou summoned the sleeping Gu Feiyan before him with a wave of his hand.
“Xiao Qin, I was thinking before I went to sleep tonight, shouldn’t you be meeting me soon? I guessed it right, am I divine in my calculations?” Gu Feiyan exclaimed, a hint of wild joy flashing in her eyes.
“What divine calculations? I’m afraid it’s just that Xiao Yan misses Xiao Qin day and night, so she fantasizes like this every night before sleeping, and only managed to guess it today by chance?” Qin Gou teased with a smile.
“Hmph,shameless,” Gu Feiyan retorted with a soft snort, her fair cheeks flushed.
Qin Gou gently pulled her into his embrace, mischievously kissing a sensitive spot near Gu Feiyan’s ear.
“Mmm.” Gu Feiyan’s delicate body trembled, her beautiful eyes softening as if they could melt, and she chided him in a mixture of shyness and anger, “You scoundrel Xiao Qin, where are you kissing? You know I can’t have you touching me there.”
Qin Gou grinned wickedly and asked, “How have you been lately? Was your trip with A’Yuan fun?”
“Not only was it fun, but my Natal Spirit Tool successfully advanced to the Profound Tier! However, A’Yuan is more impressive. I heard her Twin Pupils have already reached the Earth Tier,” Gu Feiyan said, her smile as radiant as a flower.
“Earth Tier?” Qin Gou’s expression stiffened. That little girl A’Yuan was quite something. She was the disciple who received the least from him, yet she managed to advance her Spirit Tool to the Earth Tier through her own efforts.
“So where are you planning to adventure next?” Qin Gou asked curiously.
For a moment, Gu Feiyan’s pretty face turned as red as blood, and she said with great embarrassment, “Xiao Qin, I’ll tell you the truth. A’Yuan and I have already arrived at Arc-Moon Mountain.”
“Arc-Moon Mountain? That’s good. With A’Yuan there, I don’t have to worry about you being accidentally injured by the Mountain Guarding Array of Celestial Master Pavilion. Didn’t you always want to see the place where I used to live? Now that you’ve finally fulfilled your wish, why aren’t you happy?” Qin Gou asked with a knowing smile.
“It’s because… because.” Gu Feiyan looked awkward and ashamed. She then shyly pecked Qin Gou’s lips like a butterfly landing on a flower, pursed her soft red lips, and said with a wry smile, “A’Yuan intends to take me into your treasury and plunder some of your treasures!”
“What?!”
When will grudges ever end? Qin Gou had just generously plundered Zhao Xinting’s Purple Extreme Demonic Sect treasury, and not long after, his own lair was being targeted.
“How would that scoundrel A’Yuan know how to break the restrictions on my treasury?” Qin Gou asked in disbelief.
“She got in quite easily, as if it were her own home,” Gu Feiyan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. “She even knew the exact placement of all the treasures.”
Qin Gou took a deep breath, immensely frustrated. “If that scoundrel dared to mess around in my treasury alone, I would definitely beat her little behind black and blue. But this little clever ghost actually roped in Xiao Yan, her Master’s Wife, and half-owner of Arc-Moon Mountain, as an accomplice. It makes me unsure whether I should punish her or not.”
“I’m sorry, Xiao Qin… However, A’Yuan said she’s just temporarily looking after them for you and will return them all eventually,” Gu Feiyan said naively.
“Temporarily looking after them? How dare that scoundrel say such nonsense! Who taught her… Bold! This corrupt girl truly learns anything! It’s hard to learn good things, but easy to pick up bad habits!” Qin Gou pounded his chest in anger.
Gu Feiyan asked in confusion, “Xiao Qin, I don’t understand. Who did A’Yuan learn to be bad from?”
“Don’t, don’t mention it again, or I’ll kill myself on the spot!” Qin Gou said, wanting to cry but having no tears. “Temporarily looking after them? Isn’t that exactly what I told A’Yuan when I said I was going to temporarily look after Zhao Xinting’s treasury?”
“Let’s talk about something happy. I have a surprise for you. Yesterday, I met your birth mother. She is now the Peak Master of Evil Slaying Peak in the Sword Questioning Sect, and she has always been thinking of you. However, she has been afraid to meet you for fear that evil people would harm you.”
“My birth mother? Xiao Qin, are you sure?” Gu Feiyan was astonished, covering her mouth in disbelief.
“Of course. Her name is Bai Yunxi, right? She looks almost exactly like you.”
“That’s right… Daddy told me my mother’s name was Bai Yunxi, and he always praised me for looking as beautiful as my mother,” Gu Feiyan said, her eyes instantly reddened, her voice filled with a hint of confusion and longing. “Why has she never been willing to see me?”
“Actually, she secretly saw you several times, but you didn’t notice. And now you know, she is the Peak Master of the Prestigious Orthodox Sect, Sword Questioning Sect, and behind her is the enormous Bai family. Your father, Gu Jinghong, is the master of the Demonic Sect. The Bai family, concerned about their reputation, wanted to get rid of you quickly. Bai Yunxi did everything she could to conceal your identity and that of Gu Jinghong,” Qin Gou said, his gaze burning. “But don’t worry, Xiao Yan, that Bai family won’t cause trouble for long. Because I am here.”
“So that’s how it is,” Gu Feiyan cupped her face in her hands, tears welling up. “I want to see my mother now.”
“No problem,” Qin Gou patted Gu Feiyan’s smooth back, comforting her softly. “Now that A’Yuan is with you, as long as you’re discreet, it’s quite safe to sneak into the Sword Questioning Sect for a visit.”
Gu Feiyan shook her head, looking dejected. “Not yet. A’Yuan said the weather is getting colder, and it’s about to snow on Arc-Moon Mountain. It’s almost… the Day of Snowfall. She seems to be preparing for something big and said she needs to spend more time with me on Arc-Moon Mountain.”
“She also keeps mumbling things I don’t understand, saying that she must see why that rock and that calico cat are the ones who get to laugh in the end…”
“That girl is indeed always a bit eccentric, I’m used to it. But that’s not bad. After all, so many years have passed, there’s no rush. Peak Master Bai spends most of her time at the Sword Questioning Sect, and she won’t run away,” Qin Gou said with a gentle smile. “And the snowy scenery of Arc-Moon Mountain is exactly what I’ve always wanted you to see. I didn’t expect A’Yuan to fulfill this wish for her master in advance.”
“Will Arc-Moon Mountain be beautiful in the snow?”
“For me, it’s the most beautiful, because it holds so many precious memories.”
…
A few days later, in a prosperous restaurant in Das Prefecture.
After a few rounds of drinks and tasting various dishes.
Feeling full and satisfied, ‘Iron-Faced Guest’ Feng De, squinted his eyes and laughed heartily, “Fairy Righteous Valor, you invited me here today, I presume it’s not just to enjoy a meal together? Just say what you want directly, beating around the bush is not your style, Li Yuanzhen.”
Li Yuanzhen picked up a cup of fragrant tea and smiled, “Fellow Daoist Feng, do you still remember that two years ago, you, after accidentally killing three mortals, decided to slaughter an entire village and then framed a small sect nearby for this evil deed?”
Feng De smiled, his expression unchanged. “How can Fairy Righteous Valor believe such rumors that even children wouldn’t believe? I, Feng, have no idea what you are talking about.”
“But wasn’t this humble Daoist present at the time?” Li Yuanzhen said, her gaze sharp as a knife. “Do you remember what I told you back then? I said I didn’t care about the lives of those mortals, but you committed such a beastly act in front of me, it dirtied my eyes. I vowed that one day I would make you pay the price. I lied about that sentence. I actually care quite a bit.”
“Then what does Fairy Righteous Valor intend to do? You can report this to the Sword Questioning Sect. Unfortunately, your cultivation back then was far inferior to mine, and you were unable to leave any evidence. And now, if I fight with all my might, I can still be evenly matched with you, Fairy Righteous Valor, whose cultivation speed is astonishing,” Feng De finally dropped the pretense and sneered. “Moreover, the heroes of this world would never stand by and watch as Fairy Righteous Valor groundlessly insults me, Feng, a man of righteous valor.”
“You don’t need to worry about that. Just be prepared to have your head chopped off and kicked around like a ball by this humble Daoist.” As she spoke, Li Yuanzhen dipped her finger in tea and smeared it on her face to mimic tear streaks, quickly messed up her hair, and unbuttoned her Daoist robe, though she had deliberately dressed herself very tightly underneath, revealing no skin.
Feng De chuckled disdainfully, as if watching a monkey show, and arrogantly said, “Could it be that the price Fairy Righteous Valor mentioned is to submit to me, and make my little brother vomit after beating it?”
As swift as lightning, Li Yuanzhen shattered the window and leaped out. Amplifying her voice with spiritual power, she cried out in panic like a young girl, “Iron-Faced Guest Feng De, how dare you treat me, Li Yuanzhen, like this!”
“Damn it, this crazy woman! Isn’t she worried about her reputation being ruined at all?” Feng De’s eyes widened, and he quickly chased after her.
For a moment, many cultivators who had rushed over or happened to be passing by witnessed the renowned Fairy Righteous Valor, Li Yuanzhen, the model of the righteous path among the younger generation, in her current disheveled state, crying pearly tears, which ignited their anger. But upon closer inspection, the perpetrator of this evil deed was the usually noble and hatred-filled Iron-Faced Guest, Feng De?
This is impossible!
Even if they believed in extraterrestrial visitors, they wouldn’t believe that the Iron-Faced Guest would commit such a vulgar act.
For a moment, the cultivators didn’t know what to do, but Li Yuanzhen and Feng De were already locked in a fierce battle.
“Why is Fairy Righteous Valor falsely accusing me without reason? Esteemed fellow Daoists, do not be deceived by slander!”
“Falsely accusing you? Ridiculous! Who do you think I am? Li Yuanzhen, the Saintess of Evil Slaying Peak! Can the words of a Saintess be considered slander? No… it is clearly you, Feng De, who is lustful and arrogant, attempting to defile my purity!”
Not only were they fighting fiercely, but they were also arguing hotly. However, Feng De was not exaggerating. With his strength, although he couldn’t defeat Li Yuanzhen, if he were to fight desperately to escape, Li Yuanzhen truly couldn’t stop him.
“Today, I, Feng, will not argue with you, Fairy Righteous Valor. I shall take my leave first. After I gather all the righteous heroes, we will have them judge this matter. Then, let’s see how you can argue!” As he spoke, Feng De formed a hand seal and prepared to use his signature evasion technique.
“Damn pervert, how dare you insult the pure and chaste Fairy Righteous Valor! I, Qin Gou, will not let you go!” At this moment, Qin Gou drew his sword and announced his name clearly and loudly.
Feng De caught Qin Gou’s sudden sword strike with one hand. He stomped his foot, and a flying sword lifted him into the air. With extreme malevolence, he glanced at Qin Gou, only to be rather surprised to find Qin Gou’s face filled with a brilliant smile.
The Myriad Seed, which had long been swallowed by Feng De as a rare delicacy, revealed its edge at this moment, piercing wildly within Feng De’s belly. Although it couldn’t directly kill Feng De due to the vast difference in their realms, it caused him to be attacked from both front and back, significantly reducing his strength and making it difficult for him to escape, leaving him wide open.
“Clang!”
In an instant, a silver-white long sword slashed through the sky like a ribbon, emitting a dazzling cold light. Hot fresh blood rained down like spring drizzle. A perfectly good head was firmly trampled under Li Yuanzhen’s foot.
“So the Iron-Faced Guest’s face isn’t that hard after all.”
Saying that, Li Yuanzhen turned and cupped her fists gratefully towards Qin Gou. “Might this young hero who acted righteously be ‘Gentleman Sword’ Qin Gou from Chu Zhou? This humble Daoist thanks you!”
Gentleman Sword…?
Qin Gou’s carefree smile instantly froze, his expression turning extremely unsightly.
Who the hell gave you, you little gambler, permission to go off script like that?
