Chapter 0: 15. Itching for a Spanking (Bonus Chapter)
Yi Chengying’s small face was filled with astonishment, and she asked uncertainly, “Palace Lord, do you really think this guy is the Celestial Master? Didn’t you say before that the Celestial Master has always been noble and refined, a gentleman of great virtue and renown! How could he possibly do something like this?! Heavens, what Dharma Aspect True Person would call himself ‘pure and fresh meat’?!”
“This Palace has indeed seen such things… but I’m not 100% sure. Currently, this Qin Yue has the highest probability.” A flicker of recollection flashed in Ye Qishuang’s eyes, and a playful smile curved her lips. “Indeed, my esteemed master is a rare gentleman most of the time, but only by living with him can one catch a glimpse of the real him by accident.”
“What kind of person is the real Celestial Master?” Yi Chengying asked, her beautiful eyes blinking with curiosity.
“He is someone who doesn’t care about the process as long as the overall direction is correct; someone who acts with a cold exterior but a soft heart; someone who cares about the world but stays hidden away; someone full of dirty thoughts, yet with a heart full of magnificent beauty.”
“Gentle, sharp-tongued, dependable, laughable, pitiful, cute, and loves me.”
“Do you want to hear more? This Palace can talk endlessly for a day and a night.”
“Little Chair can already tell that the person you’re describing is not normal!”
“Slap your own mouth.”
“But he is definitely a trustworthy person!”
“You know what’s good for you.”
“Hehe!”
This humble one, Yi Chengying, escaped a slap today. I’m happy.
…
Qin Gou’s ill-considered couplet had stirred up a hornet’s nest. The upper and lower lines were acceptable, but the horizontal inscription ‘Woman, come and fight’ was already offensive. Placed within the Mystic Maiden Raksha Palace, where the gender disparity was extreme, it was the epitome of courting disaster.
“Junior Brother Qin Yue, what do you mean by this?”
“We sisters couldn’t be bothered to provoke you, yet you’ve come actively seeking death?”
“I am Lu Ling, a disciple under Sister Cuiyan of the Mystic Maiden Palace. I am in the late stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm. Do you dare to fight me!”
Several disciples of the Mystic Maiden Palace clenched their fists, their faces flushed with anger as they advanced toward Qin Gou.
Qin Gou remained seated in his armchair, his smile as warm as ever, and asked, “I have a question. If I defeat Senior Sister Lu Ling, who is in the late stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm, will the time I gain to enter the Rebirth Tower be less than that of Chi Yu, who defeated Yan Huixue at the peak of the Hidden Weapon Realm?”
“You want to defeat Senior Sister Lu Ling? With your early stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm?”
“Since the challenge initiative is ours, you will still get half an hour if you defeat Senior Sister Lu Ling. But we are out of luck, as we must challenge those with higher realms! I really don’t know who is a disciple of the Mystic Maiden Palace and who is an outsider! We were told before that having male disciples come was meant to dampen our spirits, and now I believe it.”
“Then I can rest assured.” Qin Gou’s spirits lifted. He stood up and politely extended his hand, saying, “Senior Sister Lu Ling, please.”
Lu Ling coldly glared at Qin Gou. “You do have some courage. I’ll mercifully only break two of your bones.”
The two soon arrived at an open space, about ten meters apart.
“Junior Sister Lu Ling, teach this ignorant brat a lesson!”
Qin Gou gave a slight smile and cupped his fists in salute to Lu Ling. “We can begin.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ling did not return his salute. Instead, she conjured a pair of gleaming swords from thin air with both hands. Controlling the swords with her qi, they shot towards Qin Gou like meteors falling in the night, from a superior position.
Qin Gou stamped his foot, and a giant ironwood tree rapidly grew, blocking him. He then forcefully hurled a pale purple Myriad Seed at Lu Ling. Mid-air, it transformed into a huge mushroom, spewing out white mist.
The change was too rapid. Lu Ling was unsure if the mist was poisonous, so she immediately recalled her twin swords. They spun rapidly like two circular shields in front of her, dispersing the mist.
Suddenly, Qin Gou’s eyes glazed over. He leaped out from the white mist, lunging forward. Lu Ling, startled, blurted out, “I’ve never seen anyone so eager to seek death.” She simply controlled one sword to pierce Qin Gou’s chest, from sternum to abdomen. However, not a single drop of blood flowed out. Instead, two ‘living dead’ vines suddenly emerged and, catching Lu Ling off guard, wrapped around her body, binding her tightly like a mummy, causing her to roll on the ground.
“Wuwuwu!”
Lu Ling’s eyes widened, and she wanted to scream, but the living dead vines also tightly bound her small mouth.
The real Qin Gou then emerged from behind the white mist, sheathed his long sword, which had not been used, and said with a faint smile, “I won?”
He had won.
Instantly, the scene erupted in clamor and uproar, with exclamations rising and falling incessantly.
Qin Gou was the last to be challenged, yet he was the first to end his fight. No one even saw what his Natal Spirit Tool was. How could it be so varied and multifarious?
“Good, you won. I will record your half-hour entry time into the tower for you.” Gu Caihe also noticed the situation here, gritting her teeth as she spoke to Qin Gou with immense resentment.
Qin Gou nodded, not saying much more to Gu Caihe. Although his actions weren’t entirely honorable before, Gu Caihe herself wasn’t a saintly girl either. They were both alike.
“Now, which Senior Sister is going to challenge me? I heard the Rebirth Tower is incredibly miraculous. If I can only enter for half an hour, it probably won’t be enough.” Qin Gou swept his gaze across the crowd and said with a calm smile.
“Is this Qin Yue really in the early stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm?”
“They say he’s the top seed of the Seed Demon Sacred Cult. Although his natural aura definitely suggests he’s in the early stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm, who knows if he used some strange method to disguise himself?”
“Exactly, how could the top seed only be in the early stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm? This guy is too despicable! He deliberately let Senior Sister Lu Ling underestimate him and then took advantage of her unpreparedness!”
“You Senior Sisters can speak ill of me, but at least choose one more person to be my opponent!” Qin Gou said with a dry laugh.
At this moment, a cold glint flashed in Gu Caihe’s eyes, and she spoke in a soft voice, “Jiang Qiu, you will be Qin Yue’s next opponent.”
“Yes, Sister Caihe!”
A young girl, noticeably shorter than the other Mystic Maiden Palace disciples, parted the crowd and walked towards Qin Gou. She cupped her fists slightly. “This humble one is Jiang Qiu, a disciple under Sister Caihe. I am at the peak of the Hidden Weapon Realm, or perhaps… half a step into the Li Jiu Realm. Will you accept the challenge?”
“No!”
Qin Gou, without a word, flicked his sleeve and looked at Gu Caihe. “If I defeated Lu Ling, I get half an hour to enter the tower. If I defeat this half-step Li Jiu Realm cultivator, I also get half an hour. It would be foolish for me to accept! Little Box, you damn girl, you’ll be itching for a spanking if you don’t cause trouble for me one day!”
The entire audience fell silent at his words. It was said that last night Sister Caihe had severely offended the Palace Lord just to enjoy the exquisite taste of Qin Yue’s Enlightenment True Body alone. Now, it seemed their relationship was indeed extraordinary. Apart from Palace Lord Ye, this was the first time they had ever seen someone dare to call the famous ‘Xi Hua Saintess’ ‘Little Box’ in broad daylight.
Hearing this, Gu Caihe was stunned for a moment, then quickly pointed to her nose, her voice trembling, “Are you talking to me? You… what did you call me?!”
