《Congratulation Empress》 Chapter c1 Chapter 1 ¨C Strongest Family Tranted by: Sugar Editor: zxrdm (Thanks) TL Notes: This is my first ever trantion (excluding the synopsis), there might be errors here and there. Hope you guys can enjoy it. While keeping both eyes closed, Hua Jin Lan thought that even if she was tied and thrown into the river by her young sister, she did not fall so low as to allow the imps in the underworld to bully her especially when she mentioned that she was going to be reincarnated to the strongest family. The imps gathered together for a discussion but in the end sent her away. ¡®Ku¡­Ku¡¯ (Sobbing) Why is someone sobbing beside me? Didn¡¯t I reincarnated? Shouldn¡¯t I be the one crying right now? Hua Jin Lan thought while rolling her eyes. Wait. Why do I still have my memories with me? Did the Wheel of Reincarnation not work? (Before they are sent to be reincarnated, their memories are wiped) When she opened her eyes, she saw an old, dusty veil in shabby condition with two gaping holes, allowing her to see the tiles on the roof. Beside her, was a female servant(maid) who was trying to wipe her tears. Also kneeling beside her, was a child. Hua Jin Lan was shocked at the scene before her but even more surprisingly she knew both of them. What is happening? She looked at her own hands. It wasn¡¯t hands that belong to a baby, nor was it her hands filled with scars and callus that she was used to. It was white and slim, to sum it up it was weak andpletely different This¡­.This¡­. my G.o.d¡­. This was a case of body transfer. ¡°Young Mistress! You are awake!¡± Jiao Yue shouted. Hua Jin Ling quickly sit up, opened her mouth to say one word: ¡°WATER!¡± Chu Yun immediately poured a cup of tea, ¡°Young Mistress, we currently do not have any hot water. Here is some cold morning tea, please drink it first.¡± Hua Jin Lan grabbed the cup and polished it clean within a gulp, soothing her throat. She turned to look at the tearing Jiao Yue,then to the reddened-eyed Chu Yun and finally to the poorly maintained house. She demanded ¡°Can I at least get some thicker and warmer clothes?¡± ¡°Young Mistress, your thickest and warmest coat is drenched, yours truly have hung it outside to let it dry¡± Jiao Yue meekly replied. Immediately, Chu Yun took off his outer clothes and draped it over Hua Jin Lan. ¡°Young Mistress, your servant is not cold. Please use it for now!¡± Hua Jin Lan throw the clothes back, while reorganizing her thoughts and memories. The only way she can think of how to describe the current situation, is due to the previous host¡¯s mistakes in her youth. She was unloved by parents ,bullied by siblings,neglected and left alone in shabby house to fend for herself. However, she did not let any of that get to her but instead managed to endure all of that and is able to live in such a condition. Truly the people of Yue Dynasty deserves praise. (TL: That marks the end of the first chapter. The original author jumps a lot in this chapter.Hopefully the next Chapter will allow you to understand more) Chapter c2 Chapter 2- Revenge Tranted by: Sugar Editor: zxrdm (TL Notes:Thanks for the support of the 1st chapter. Special thanks to zxrdm for helping me proofread for the previous chapter. The same name Hua Jin Lan for both the previous host and the a.s.sa.s.sin is confusing. Hence Hua Jin Lan = 21th century a.s.sa.s.sin Previous host = Yue dynasty Hua Jin Lan) As a professional a.s.sa.s.sin who has seeded at every single mission in her previous life, the way she died was simply humiliating. Making matters worse was her current situation. From the moment she reached the underworld, Jin Lan used her prowess against the imps forcing them to allow her to reincarnate into a better life. A peaceful ce surrounded by mountains and river, born into a strong and wealthy family, peerless and most importantly beautyparable to a G.o.ddess. However due to her carelessness, she was forced into her current situation by the imps and had to live with the situation at hand,the mess caused by the previous host. Speaking of her previous host, it was quite a tragic story. Despite all the efforts she put in, it was all for null, not even a single person care in the least bit about her. Nevertheless, she tried to marry in to a wealthy family but no one was interested in her and treat her as though she was trash. In three asions,she can¡¯t even enter the main door of the family. One asion she was allowed in but she was chased away within seconds with a broom.Finally thest option , the chief of Ti Tou Pavilion,Wen Zhao Yi, but reality wasn¡¯t always what she wished for. It was an endless spiral of despair for her. She wants to be loved but was rejected. This slowly turned to anger and desperation. Atst, she resulted in the love potion. Unfortunately, she was caught and without any more reason to live shemitted suicide. That was the life of the previous host, it was what Jin Lan could make up from the previous host¡¯s fragmented memories. She could not see anymore than that. From the number of men she proposed, to the man she failed to seduce with the love potion and caused her death, she could not remember any of their faces. She can only remember the family members of the previous host. Jin Lan smiled. It seems that her predecessor was also someone who only focused on benefits and avoided trouble. She would dwell on the positives and ignore the negatives. Hence, she would forget anything that is not worth remembering. ¡°Young Mistress, are you already?¡± Jiao Yue wave in front of Jin Lan¡¯s eyes. ¡°Please do not smile like that, it frightens me¡­.¡± Jin Lan was speechless, that was her most warmest and friendliest smile. ¡°Jiao Yue, How long was I out?¡± She questioned. ¡°Since your arrival from Ti Tou pavilion, it has been a day, the physician came by and said¡­ you can¡¯t be saved¡­ yours truly thought¡­¡± Jiao Yue stopped to wipe her tears and smile ¡°At least you are all better now, Young Mistress has came back from the gates of the underworld.¡± Jin Lan wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, said kindly ¡± Since everything is well, please stop crying.¡± ¡°Young¡­. Mistress¡± Jiao Yue looked with a nk expression, forgetting to wipe her own tears. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Jin Lan came down from the bed, Chu Yun immediately came over to put on shoes for her. ¡°It is just that¡­. Yours truly is happy for you!¡±Jiao Yue shook her head. Both servants helped Jin Lan to put on clothes, she feel that the chill from the cold piercing her bones. It is time for some training in the future. ¡°Young Mistress, you just got well, where are going?¡± Jin Lan turn around smiling as the wind blows through her hair it forms a ck wave flowing in the air, she tugged her clothes. ¡°Where you ask? Revenge of course!¡± (TL Note: This reminds me of Shaft for some reason) Chapter c3 Chapter 3 ¨C Strong Reinforcement Trantion : Sugar Editor: zxrdm (TL Note: Thanks for all your support. It gives me motivation to pump more chapters out. Chinese currency will be known as taels) Exiting from the backdoor, Jin Lan strongly feels the need to gather this world¡¯s currency to purchase a winter coat. As such, her first destination is Lin Long Tower. Lin Long Tower, ¨C Yue Empire¡¯s Imperial Capital Glory City¡¯s most extravagant Brothel. Together, with Ti Tou Pavilion they shape the Twin Tower. Located at both ends of the city, they are known as the Glory City¡¯s Paradise on Earth. In such a city, and without much aid from the Hua Family, it was not easy for Previous Host to survive. When food is delivered, it was barely sufficient to survive. Yet, she is able to visit Ti Tou Pavilion. Naturally there must be a source of ie somewhere. Of course, Previous Host did not have any special skill to survive, all she did was to stretch out her palm and ask for money. When Previous Host was only five years old, she saved a heavily injured female a.s.sa.s.sin. The word saved was used loosely, the only thing she did was to share half of her food with the a.s.sa.s.sin, allowing the a.s.sa.s.sin to live and change her ways. In order to repay Previous Host, she changed her name to Su Huan and went in to Lin Long Towers to be a hired hand. In order to hide from her previous organisation, Su Huan destroyed her face and hid herself in the midst of beauties. Hence, it was Previous Host¡¯s routine to collect taels from Su Huan monthly and eagerly give it to Ti Tou Pavilion. ¡°Young Mistress, are we going to visit Sister Su Huan?¡± Chu Yun ran out to ask. ¡°In that case allow me to buy some Osmanthus Jelly, Sister Su Huan just loves those!¡± Jin Lan nced over ¡°Do we still have any more tael?¡± Pressing the wallet, Chu Yun replied: ¡°Mei Er just gave us a little, only enough to provide our meal for this month. It is insufficient for Young Mistress¡¯s trips to Ti Tou Pavilion.¡± Jin Lan sighed slightly, raised her hand and flicked Chu Yun¡¯s forehead: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will not s.n.a.t.c.h your taels ever again.¡± ¡°Young Mistress¡­¡­.It feels that Young Mistress is specially kind today.¡± ¡°Alright then, run along now! Jiao Yue and I will be waiting for you here!¡± With Chu Yun gone, Jin Lan find a shaded area to rx. Sigh, living expenses sure is tight. ¡°Where are the people from the household?¡± Jin Lan asked while vaguely recalling that they took a trip somewhere but unsure about the exact location. ¡°Are you referring to Master and Madam?¡± Jiao Yue astonished with the question while turning her head, and exined ¡°Master and Madam went to Mt. Xiang Zi for visiting and will not be back soon.¡± ¡°Mt. Xiang Zi?¡± Jin Lan questioned ¡°It is where the Martial Arts Master is located,¡± Jiao Yue exins: ¡°Thising spring, there will be a Martial Arts meet, as the leader of the four main pirs, it is custom for the envoys to be weed from the mountain in preparation for the meet.¡± Yue Empire is well known in thend to hold up the ways of the martial arts. There is four main family, who act as pirs with, Hua Household acting as the leader. Every year it is up to Hua Household to invite the Martial Arts Master from Mt. Xiang Zi to the Martial Arts Meet in order to test the skills of the four families. Since martial arts is being held very high, it was no wonder that Previous Host was neglected by her family. Jin Lan¡¯s expression turned cold but was shortly interrupted by a familiar voice. ¡°AH, MY CAKES!!!!¡± A picture of Osmanthus Cake in case you guys are curious Chapter c4 Chapter 4 ¨C Erupting Anger (˲¼ä±¬·¢) Trantion : Sugar Editor : zxrdm (TL notes : Well not much to say today. I hope to use this area tomunicate with my readers and see what else can I do to improve your experience. Please leave morements so I can talk to you guys more. To those who want to thank me for these trantions, let me thank you instead for taking the time to read. It is not every time people is willing to support an new TLer such as myself. Enough of the mushy stuff, let the adventure continue.) Chu Yun bent down to pick up the Osmanthus cake from the sandy ground. In front was a cherry red horse just broke of its reins and charging wildly towards Chu Yun¡­.. ¡°CHU YUN!¡± Jiao Yue cried out. At the same time she felt someone pa.s.s by her at high speed. The next moment, she saw fresh red blood dyeing the ck hair of the figure. The horse with its throat sliced, swayed a little before falling down, the blood oozing out, forming a puddle of blood on the ground. Nearby onlookers went silent,all eyes were glued to the knife wielding female figure drenched with blood. ¡°What¡­.. What just happened?¡± the store owner stared at her now empty hands. The knife used to cut the Osmanthus cake was missing. ¡°Young¡­. Young Mistress¡­¡± Chu Yun who became speechless, gazing at the back of the Jin Lan. Jin Lan answered, without even looking back ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you pick those pastries up?¡± ¡°Ah¡­.Oh¡­. Yes.¡± Chu Yun quickly dust the Osmanthus cake and wrap it with paper. The crowd chatters ¡°That horse¡­. belongs to Princess Wen Ya.¡± ¡°That was a rare breed, it can only be found at the west region.¡± ¡°That person killed it!¡± ¡°The Princess will never forgive her!¡± ¡°Miss¡­¡± the store owner added: ¡°It would be best for you to run, if you are caught, your punishment will most likely be death penalty.¡± ¡°Young Mistress¡­¡± Both Jiao Yue and Chu Yun shivering in fear. Exchange a human life for a horse? Preposterous! ¡°Is thatdy crazy?¡± ¡°The Princess is here!¡± The crowd parted allowing a red d wearing female, holding a horse whip, to be seen. She looked at the corpse of the horse and then to Jin Lan, her face slowly reddens and is fueled with fury. ¡°Such nerves, how dare you murder the Princess¡¯s favorite horse!¡± a child ran up to scold Jin Lan. Jin Lan stared at Princess Wen Ya, Chun Yu Ru, and slowly bring up the b.l.o.o.d.y knife towards her own lips. *Lick* ¡°Indeed it was a good horse, however it was unruly and wild. If you are unable to tame it properly, it is better off dead!¡± ck hair draped over shoulder, eyes cold as ice and body drenched with blood, it was as though death G.o.d have came from h.e.l.l. Even Yu Ru was speechless, unable to retort Jin Lan. ¡°Fourth Sister, why did you stop?¡± a braided-hair male appeared from the crowd.Wearing white robes, at his waist hung two jade pendants, having an aura full of grace, the exact description of a perfect man. ¡°But Second Brother¡­.¡± Yu Ru ran towards the male, the second prince Chun Yu Zhuang, and pointed at Jin Lan, ¡°That person killed my Hong Yi!¡± ¡°Hm?¡± Actually, Yu Zhuang had already seen what had happened from a nearby tea house. However, what peaked his interest was the mysterious woman, Jin Lan. While looking at the woman, all he could feel from her is the constant flow of killing intent, making the atmosphere very tense. TL Note: In case readers do not know, Wen Ya refers to the t.i.tle of a princess, in this case Wen Ya (ÎÂÑÅ) means Refine and Elegant. The princess real name is Chun Yu Ru (´¾ÓÚÈã) . The Second Prince name is Chun Yu Zhuang (´¾ÓÚׯ). Hua Jin Lan (»¨¾ªÀ½) Chu Yun (³öÔÆ) Jiao Yue (ð¨ÔÂ) Chapter c5 Chapter 5 ¨C Same as Owner (ÂíÈçÆäÖ÷) Tranted by: Sugar Editor : zxrdm Special thanks to Anna Jankiewicz. I will continue to work hard!!! ¡°c.h.i.n.k!¡± Jin Lan threw the knife and looked at her clothes. She sighed. Even though her clothes were tattered and blood soaked, it was still her only pair of clothes. ¡°Second Brother, she killed my Hong Yi, she has to pay with her life!¡± Yu Ru shouted. ¡°It seems that both you and the beast have the same personality.¡± Jin Lan blurted out. ¡°It seems that the beast was willing to escape and die by my hands than to be tamed by the likes you.¡± ¡°You ignorant fool!¡± Yu Ru raised her whip ready to attack Jin Lan but was stopped by Yu Zhuang. ¡°Second brother! Why did you stop me!?¡± Yu Zhuang shook his head and faced Jin Lan ¡°It seems that you killed the horse in order to protect someone, however, that horse was very expensive as well as precious to my dear little sister. How about this, if Miss is able to pay a thousand gold we will forget about the matter, what do you think?¡± Jiao Yue and Chu Yun almost fainted after hearing Yu Zhuang¡¯s suggestion. A thousand gold? They don¡¯t even have enough for a thousand coins, let alone a thousand gold. If Master were to hear of this, without a doubt he would be more willing to give Jin Lan up, rather than paying. Hmph¡­Well yed, he knew I didn¡¯t have enough money. ¡°Leaving aside the fact that your horse almost harmed my cute servant, your horse¡¯s blood is sshed all over my clothes.¡± ¡°Young Mistress, did you get your priorities all wrong?¡± Chu Yun sighed Even though Yu Zhuang was not expecting such as response, he replied. ¡°Does Miss mean we should pay for your clothes?¡± Jin Lan nodded her head. ¡°Clever!¡± ¡°What a fool!¡± Yu Ru mored, ¡°Second Brother, do not waste your time speaking to such unreasonable person, she needs to be punished!¡± Yu Zhuang smiled ¡°If Miss is able to pay for my younger sister¡¯s horse, I will pay for your clothes.¡± Jin Lan pointed, ¡°I will ept that offer!¡± That makes no sense! No sense at all! The crowd was stunned. The horse is worth thousand gold, but how can the tattered clothes full patches can be worth much? Is thedy alright in the head? Nitpicking on such small amount now? ¡°The material is gift to me by the travelling prince, Chun Yu Yan. The patches are sewed by the Great Empress (»ÊºóÄïÄï). The Marriage G.o.d (ÔÂÀÏ) sprinkled blessings to improve my marriage. The Moon G.o.ddess (æ϶ð) finished it with Osmanthus flowers. So how much do you think this clothing is worth?¡± Jin Lan with a sly smile on her face. ¡°Rubbish! Utter Nonsense!¡± Yu Ru stomped, ¡°Third Brother would never send you clothes! How could the Great Empress even sew your clothes!! What Moon G.o.ddess or Marriage G.o.d?! Enough of your nonsense!!¡± Jin Lanughed cheekily, even you know this is nonsense, however if I say my clothes are worth a lot, what can you do? Comin to your mother,in to your brother? If not you can always ask the G.o.ds, let us see who will help you! Because of some horse, I have to pay a thousand gold? Not in your lifetime! Yu Zhuang forced a smile but remainedposed ¡°Miss, that cannot be possible¡­¡± As though speaking for the ma.s.ses, it is just tattered rags, it was a lie so unbelievable not even a child would be fooled. ¡°Are you trying to back off from our deal? Jin Lan raised her chin as though looking down on Yu Zhuang. ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say you would pay for my clothes if I pay for your horse?¡± As things stand, Yu Zhuang can only give a wry smile, he wants to pay however where can he find the G.o.ds who gave Jin Lan her clothes. To also bring up his brother and mother, and dragging them into the situation, however if this continues on he will be acting like amoner and bring shame to the Royal Family. Chapter c7 Chapter 7 ¨C Underhand Scheme Trantion: Sugar Editor: zxrdm¡°Young¡­Young Master? Where are we going wearing like this?¡± Jiao Yue asked while feeling ufortable about wearing male clothes.Ten taels, that is enough for Jin Lan to buy a new set of clothes. New, white silk clothes and a green head wrap, along with a folded paper fan. Even her every action and speech gave an impression that she was a true gentlemen, pa.s.sersby would stop and turn around just to look at her.Chu Yun emptied his wallet to find there was only one tael left, with slight bitterness he asked Jia Lan: ¡°Young Master, are we still going to Ti Tou Pavilion even though we only have one tael left?¡±¡°Of course.¡± Jin Lan used the fan to hit his head. ¡°But before that, I would like to go somewhere else first.¡±After making many turns, walking through differentnes and alleys, Jin Lan stopped. Jiao Yue look at the signboard unbelievably: ¡°GAMBLING DEN!?¡±¡°Big! Or Small! ce your bets!¡±¡°Big! Big! Big!¡±¡°Small! Small! Small!¡±Just as Jin Lan expected, it is small, crowded and smelled like sweat. She looked around and saw a crowded table. Forcing her way in and realizing the game was at its peak, all eyes are focusing on a short, old fellow, to be more specific, the old fellow¡¯s hand filled with banknotes.The banker look at this old fellow as though he was easy prey and constantly urge to ce his bet. The old fellow cannot make up his mind, then finally, he gritted his teeth and bet on ¡®Small¡¯. The other betters chose the other option, ¡®Big¡¯. The dice cup opens, as expected the dice show Big.¡°Big again!?¡± Old fellow howled and closed his wallet. He turned and walked away from the crowd andined: ¡°Sigh, making huge losses again! If I continue to lose, all my life savings will be gone.¡±Jin Lan smiled and whispered: ¡°Old man, do you want to recoup your loss?¡±The old fellow eyes lit up, ¡°You have a n?¡±Jin Lan whispered a few words to the old fellow, he considered for a while before happily going back to the table.The betting rmences, when the banker saw the old fellowing back, he snickered while encouraging the crowd.¡°This time I will bet Big!¡± Old fellow took his thousand tael and m it down on the table. Jin Lan, at the same time, takes her note, fold it into a small square than throw it on ¡®Small¡¯.¡°Big! Big! Big!¡± the old man chants.¡°Small! Small! Small!¡± the crowd chants.The dice cup opened, as expected it is ¡®Small¡¯. The banker chuckled while taking the one thousand silver tael banknote. Jin Lan used her fan and pointed at the folded note she put at the table: ¡°Banker? Aren¡¯t I suppose to get double?¡±The banker scoffed a while before tossing a one tael silver banknote at Jin Lan. Jin Lan shook her head and used her fan to push the folded note. ¡°Please take a careful look.¡±The banker open the note, his face instantly went pale the moment he saw the amount: ¡°FI¡­.FI¡­ FIVE THOUSAND SILVER TAELS!!!?¡±¡°So are you going to pay?¡± Jin Lan taunts.¡°Ye¡­. Yes, definitely¡­¡± the banker grits his teeth.Walking out of the gambling den, Jin Lia took a thousand silver banknote leaving the rest to the old fellow. ¡°I hope you don¡¯t mind, I took some aspensation!¡±The old fellow¡¯s smile is so bright even his mustache raise and nods his head while his notes.¡±Of course, of course! What is your name, youngster?¡±¡°My mother told me not to tell my name to random strangers.¡±Old fellow burst intoughter: ¡°Well then, hope to see you again. Take care, youngster!¡±¡°He is over there! Chase him!¡±Jiao Yue was startled by loud voice, ¡°Miss, they are people from the gambling den!¡±Jin Lan turned, only to find the old fellow is already gone, she clenched her teeth and made a dash, leaving Jiao Yue and Chu Yun behind. RUN AWAY!!!(TL Note: To those who are interested, they are ying a gambling game Sic Bo. If anyone is still confuse about the currency, they are using the same as ancient China. One Copper Coin (Ò»ÎÄÇ®) One Sliver Tael (Ò»Á½Òø£©= One Thousand Copper Coin One Gold Tael (Ò»Á½½ð£©= One Thousand Sliver Tael Chapter c8 Chapter 8 ¨C Humiliation Tranted : Sugar Editor :zxrdmAfter the escaping from the crowds, thenterns on the streets are all lit up and Ti Tou Pavilion is already packed. Jin Lan followed the crowd in, allowing her to blend in with the crowd causing the guards to miss her.¡°Call the Madam toe out,¡± Jin Lan grabs the nearest tea server.After looking at Jin Lan¡¯s clothes, he nods his head,bows and leaves to find the Madam.¡°Oh! Dear customer, which gentlemen interests you? Hmm¡­.¡± the Madam greets while walking towards to Jin Lan. ¡°IT¡¯S YOU AGAIN!¡± the Madam shrieked just when she saw Jin Lan and was about to turn around to walk away.By now, Jin Lan¡¯s actions in Ti Tou Pavilion had already been spread almost everywhere, especially the recent ¡°Using drugs to achieve love¡± and ¡°Jumping into the river to suicide¡± act. It is Glory City¡¯s most popr news currently.Without saying a single word, Jin Lan takes a single hundred silver tael banknote and shoved it in the Madam¡¯s face. ¡°I want to see Wen Zhao Yi!¡±The madam is drooling after seeing the money, however, her face remains unchanged, ¡°I am sorry, but our Zhao Yi is currently entertaining a customer¡­.¡±Jin Lan takes another banknote out. ¡°If he is still busy, I wille another day.¡±¡°Look at you! So impatient. Hurry, pleasee this way.¡± While leading the way, the madam keeps shouting ¡°Zhao Yi, there is customer!¡±For Chu Yun on one hand, was unwilling to part with the silver banknote, and on the other hand proudly said. ¡°This is the first time I actually see the madam bowing and showing so much respect to Young Mistress!¡±Jiao Yue also enviously said, ¡°Young Mistress is currently rich now, however in the future if I too is able to get that much, I would take some and shove it as well!!¡±Jin Lan smiles and pretends that she has not heard what both of them say and continues to follow the madam through a corridor into a stand alone loft.The madam opens the door, only to see Wen Zhao Yi weing them. His face changes immediately, he obviously did not expect to see Jin Lan here and is momentarily stunned.After sending madam away, Jin Lan lies on the nearby couch as though she is the master and smiles at Zhao Yi. Even though she is smiling, her eyes are not. Aspared to the other males in Ti Tou Pavilion, Zhao Yi is considered to be experienced and has seen many type of female before, however, he did not choose to do this work by choice, but beacause of circ.u.mstances.¡°Strip!¡± Jin Lan demanded.Zhao Yi stood there quietly and calmly, his face full of disgust, ¡°This is not your first time here! You know that I only sell my skills and talents but not my body! Also did youe here to see me using that prost.i.tute¡¯s money again?¡±Jin Lan closed her fan and said, ¡°Chu Yun, Jiao Yue. It seems that this person did not understand me, go give him a hand!¡±Chu Yun and Jiao Yue look at each other for a moment. Zhao Yi knows that Jin Lan is not ying around, ¡°What¡­. What are you doing!!¡±Jin Lan snicker, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am not interested in your body¡­ Chu Yun, Jiao Yue hurry up.¡±Chu Yun and Jiao Yue start to pull Zhao Yi¡¯s clothes, the madam who is waiting outside dashed in¡­ ¡°What are you doing? You know our Zhao Yi only sells his talent and skills¡­¡±Jin Lan quickly waves her hand, ¡°Even if he paid me, I am also not willing to sleep with him¡­ I have particr hobby of seeing people dancing naked. How about this, for every single piece of clothing he removes, I will pay one hundred silver taels!¡±The madam is interested, however Zhao Yi¡¯s face brightens until his neck is red and roared ¡°JIN LAN, DO YOU WISH TO DIE?!¡± Chapter c9 Chapter 9 ¨C PrideTranted by : Sugar Editor: zxrdm*Kick* ¡°Ssh!¡± It was as though a heavy object fell into the river. A nearby maid heard the sound and came to investigate, only to find the pond is full of ripples and Zhao Yi flopping around in the water.Jin Lan pulled her leg down elegantly, straightened her clothes and walked close to the pond. She leaned over to look at the now drenched Zhao Yi, ¡°People who are despicable, will, in the end, just receive their just desserts. Since you are so eager, it only be right for me to humble myself and y with you for a while.¡±Zhao Yi could not believe his eyes. How could this Jin Lan and the thick-skinned Jin Lan be the same person.¡°What¡¯s the problem? Do you feel wronged?¡± Jin Lan smirked.¡°Since I am a generous person, I shall forgive you. From pushing me in the water and drugging me with love potion in the past, you are simply not worth my time.¡±Jin Lan stood up and startughing while pping, ¡°Talking so much nonsense and as though you are a righteous person, you are nothing more than my ything. Know your ce.¡±Zhao Yi¡¯s eyes both ignited, fueled by rage for Jin Lan. He wished he could rip the woman in front of his very eyes, into bits and pieces. However, he knew that he was weak could not do anything else other than to swallow the bitter pill and endure it.The madam hurriedly came up in order clean up the mess and Jin Lan has vented all her frustration. She lead both Jiao Yue and Chu Yun out to the front courtyard only to find it was full of people. Coincidentally, she saw the man she just met in the afternoon, Chun Yu Zhuang.¡°Yo, it seems that you have an interesting hobby.¡± Jin Lan lowered her voice to allow Yu Zhuang to hear.Yu Zhuang¡¯s face suddenly changed for a short while Jin Lan pa.s.sed by him and left the premises.¡°What an interesting day!¡± Jiao Yue recalls everything happened today after returning back to their residence.Chu Yun carry a pot of hot water in andmented, ¡°In the past, that Zhao Yi guy loved to bully our Young Mistress, but today Young Mistress really give him what he deserves.¡±Jin Lan touches her st.u.r.dy bed and while smiling to herself lie down to rest. Jiao Yue pa.s.ses Jin Lan some nket and urges, ¡°Young Mistress, please have a good rest. Yours Truly will guard the door and protect you.¡±¡°You do not have to do that, Jiao Yue. Come here and sleep with me.¡± Jin Lan patted the empty s.p.a.ce on the bed.Jiao Yue repeated shook her head, ¡°No, Yours truly cannot do that. Young Mistress is my Master, but Yours truly is but just a ve and¡­¡­.¡±¡°Enough!¡± Jin Lan interrupted. ¡°There is not enough nkets, so I have to make do with you. With you sleeping with me, it will be warm enough for me to sleep. Chu Yun, you will sleep in this room as well, go and prepare a mattress.¡±¡°Young Mistress! Unwed Male and Female should not sleep together¡­.¡± Chu Yun blushes.Jin Lan sneered, ¡°You are just a kid, you are too young to say things like that.¡±Chu Yun muttered, ¡°But I am fourteen¡­.¡±¡°Younger than me two years¡­I see.¡± Jin Lan sat up and silently looked at the both of them. ¡°No matter how suspicious you are of me, from this moment on, both of you have to trust me and ensure your loyalty.¡±Chu Yun and Jiao Yue looked at each other beforeughing in session, ¡°No matter what you are, Young Mistress is Young Mistress. Young Mistress is our most important family member.¡±Jin Lan pounced over and hugged Jiao Yue,¡±Since we are family, you should stop saying ¡®Yours Truly¡¯ or ¡®Your ve¡¯, it really bugs me. Wow¡­. this is the first time I notice but¡­.. you are seriously very soft¡­. So huggable!¡±In that moment,both Jiao Yue and Chu Yun blush at the same time, faces equally red and were unable to object any more. Chapter c10 Chapter 10 ¨C Siblings Trantion by: Sugar Editor: zxrdm (MILESTONE CHAPTER #1) Before we begin the chapter, I would like to thank my 25 followers for following me and making this Milestone achievable. It maybe small for some as they say every beginning starts with a single step and this is my single step. This to many more chapters to go! Hip Hip HOORAY! *Cheers* This is from me to you guys for support me until now! Reminder: The next closest milestone will be the 10,000 views and $10 donations more. Now on to the Chapter (TL note ¨C Young Mistress refers to Hua Jin Lan. Young Miss refers to Hua Wan Yu.) ¡°Knock, Knock! Knock, Knock¡± A dazed Jin Lan covered her head with a nket and kicked the nearby Jiao Yue, :¡±Go open¡­ *snooze*¡­the¡­door.¡± Jin Lan quickly tidied up while Chu Yan go and open the door to greet. ¡°Mei Er? What are you doing here so early?¡± ¡°Quickly wake Young Mistress, Young Miss has came home!¡± Mei Er, who was very anxious, quickly said. Chu Yun panicked, ¡°Didn¡¯t Young Miss apany Old Master to Mt. Xiang Zi? Why is she back so fast?¡± ¡°Most likely it is due to the news that Young Mistress fell into the water, Old Master must have heard about it. Anyways, most importantly, you have to wake Young Mistress now!¡± Chu Yun exins, ¡°I secretly came here by my own ord, if Young Miss see me she will punish me. I will make my leave now.¡± Chu Yun saw Mei Li off and went back inside. Jiao Yue just finished helping Jin Lan get dressed in her clothes and looked at Jin Lan with a hint of despair. ¡°Young Mistress, what do we do now?! Young Miss will definitely beat us to death.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be scared. I am here.¡± Jin Lan a.s.sured while sounding nonchnt. However, even after Jin Lan said that, there are still signs of both Chu Yun and Jiao Yue slightly, though it is not visible. Jin Lan sighed, it was amazing how both child is still able to survive in such harsh environment, even from the news they are nearly frightened to death. Looking at outside from the window, Jin Lan muttered, ¡°What a great weather we are having today.¡±Jiao Yue! Bring out a chair, let us enjoy the sun today.¡± Without waiting for Jiao Yue to answer, she went outside. When Hua Wan Yu entered to the west courtyard, she saw Jin Lanzily enjoying the sun. From a nce, Wan Yu knew that this Jin Lan was different. To be more specific, the previous Jin Lan is not as dazzling aspared to the current Jin Lan, even when she was in a lethargic state. Wan Yu secretly wondered, she was living together with Jin Lan since young, however just a mere ten days she did not see Jin Lan, Jin Lan changed greatly. ¡°Jin Lan, I heard that you once again embarra.s.sed the Hua Family! Mother was worried that you had died, it seems that you are alright. That¡¯s good, it so happens that I did not train my whipping skills.¡± Wan Yu¡¯s tone is full of pride and is looking down on Jin Lan. Jin Lan just gave Wan Yu a look, wearing pale yellow clothing, with skin equally white as snow and with a lovable face, however what ruined her is her pride and arrogance. Qing He, Wan Yu¡¯s female servant, pointed at Jin Lan and demanded.¡±YOU! YOUNG MISS IS TALKING TO YOU. HOW INSOLENT!¡± Jin Lan ignored her, and continue to shut her eyes and turn a deaf ear to Wan Yu. ¡°Whats wrong with you, sister?¡± Wan Yu ced her hand on her waist, ¡°Did someone caught your tongue? Should I wake you up?¡± Of course that was a rhetorical question, Wan Yu is not expecting any answer at all. She was just finding an excuse to hit Jin Lan, during the time she lived in the Hua¡¯s household, her only enjoyment was to see Jin Lan¡¯s blood and whipping her. As Wan Yu was about to bring out her whip, Jin Lan, who was lying down, suddenly turned over and flipped. As if she was like a wild beast, she pounced toward Wan Yu. Wan Yu was shocked, her hand, while taking out the whip, was being hand chopped by Jin Lan. When she was groaning due to the pain, the whip was has already been taken by Jin Lan. Chapter c11 Chapter 11- Killing Intent Tranted by: Sugar Editor: zxrdmWan Yu moves back two steps and looks at Jin Lan, but words are noting out from her mouth. Jin Lan¡¯s swift speed and agile movement have caught Wan Yu off guard and is stunned.Qing He and Lyu Bo saw their master at a disadvantage, hurried went to support her. Lyu Bo furiously denounced, ¡°How dare you rebel against our Mistress! When Old Master is back, I will¡­.. AH!!!¡±Lyu Bo had not finished speaking before Jin Lan used the heavy whip and whipped towards the mouth. She screamed out and covered her mouth in pain, it was then Wan Yu finally recovered from being stunned and full of rage shouted: ¡°JIN LAN!! YOU DARE TO HIT MY PEOPLE?!¡±Jin Lan slightly tilted her head and smiled: ¡°But¡­ I already hit them¡­ What do you mean whether I dare or dare not?¡±Wan Yu exploded and charged in to attack Jin Lan.Jin Lan did not know any martial arts, and this body is unable to withstand the Qi Gong (Inner Ability) which Jin Lan learned from her previous life. She had to make use of her explosive power and had to subdue Wan Yu in the shortest amount of time.Wan Yu missed two of her strikes but managed to dodge her whip, however, when she turned Jin Lan had already disappeared. Suddenly, Wan Yu felt an icy cold object touching her neck, she can almost feel the sharpness of that object.Jin Lan put a small dagger to Wan Yu¡¯s throat, ¡°I just bought this ornamental dagger yesterday, I am not really sure whether it is sharp or not. Shall I use you to test it?¡±¡°HUA JIN LAN!¡± Wan Yu shouted, this icy cold feeling is making Wan Yu tremble in fear. This is not Jin Lan, This is not Hua Jin Lan at all.¡°Yes, my dear sister?¡± Jin Lan used her soothing voice to reply.¡°Let me go right now, if not¡­¡±¡°If not what?¡± Jin Lan sighed, using her whip to hit Qing He who was behind her. ¡°Use me to practice your whipping skills? Hmph! If my younger sister does not show me respect, your sister, I can still forgive you. However, now even a lowly servant is climbing on top of me and behaving audaciously? That I will need to punish.¡±With her killing intent imnted into Wan Yu¡¯s head, Jin Lan kept the dagger and threw the whip beside Wan Yu¡¯s feet. ¡°If there is nothing, you may leave now!¡±Wan Yu, full of resentment, stared at Jin Lan before picking up her whip. She stared at Jin Lan a while longer before leaving, ignoring her injured servant.¡°Young Mistress, what will happened to us? Young Miss suffered a loss and this may be a start of a lot of trouble in the future.¡± Jiao Yue trying to probe Jin Lan into sharing her thought process.¡°Old Master prefers Young Miss over Young Mistress because Young Miss knows Martial Arts. However today Young Mistress triumphed against Young Miss.¡± Chu Yun happilymented.Jin Lan closed her eyes preparing to take nap and indifferently said, ¡°What are you guys talking about? I do not know any Martial Arts. It was just luck. Anyways, go and call Mei Er toe.¡±Martial Arts, this is truly a difficult question. Rather than saying Wan Yu was defeated by Jin Lan, it was actually Jin Lan frightened Wan Yu. If it was in the past life, there will not be a doubt that Jin Lan was able to defeat Wan Yu using her Martial Arts, however, currently she did not have that ability. To be able to defeat Wan Yu, it really was luck. If Wan Yu would continue to fight, Jin Lan would have lost to her. The reason Jin Lan is unable to Martial Arts, the cause is mainly because of Mei Er.(TL Note: How I normally picture female a.s.sa.s.sin in China. Thanks Ubisoft lol) Chapter c12 Chapter 12 ¨C Learning Tranted by : Sugar Editor: zxrdmMilestone Chapter #2(TL note: You guys are too much lol¡­ 2 Milestone Chapters back to back? This is for the 10,000 view in this blog, if you can count this as a blog. Thank you guys for taking time out to read my trantions. I know I may not be the best trantor but I am trying to improve. Once again, I would like to thank my viewers/readers and also my dearest Editor. Good Luck for his Projects/Exam!!! On a side note, since majority of the readerse from novelupdate, if you guys do not mind and do appreciate my work¡­ I will be very d if you guys can rate this novel here and write some reviews about it. Thank you very much *Bows* ¨C Sugar Let us begin the Chapter!!!)Different world have different rules to survival. Jin Lan strongly believes this saying, hence in thisnd full of Martial Arts pract.i.tioners, her fighting capability is not enough to win in this world. That is why she requires the help of Mei Er.In her memory, it was Mei Er was who sealed the Previous Host¡¯s Marital Arts. However, the reason was unknown and nor was it important. The matter at hand is to be strong in the shortest amount of time.Once again the honest and sincere middle-aged man was in front of her, Jin Lan spoke up and requested: ¡°I need to learn Martial Arts!¡±Mei Er¡¯s dull-looking eyes suddenly lit up as though he was shooting two rays of light beams and quickly scan Jin Lan. ¡°Are you sure, Young Mistress?¡±The Previous Host¡¯s ability had been sealed since young and she does not have much memory about it. Mei Er on the other hand, however, is able to remember it clearly. He has been acting as a housekeeper in the Hua Household. There must be some rtionship between him and Jin Lan¡¯s mother.¡°Mei Er, if Young Mistress learns Martial Arts, Old Master will hold her higher!¡± Chu Yun urges.Mei Er shook his head,¡± Even if Young Mistress is able to master Martial Arts, Old Master will not regard highly.¡±Jin Lan knew, from his behavior, that if people did not know that they are family, others might think that they are sworn enemies.¡°Doesn¡¯t matter to me,¡± Jin Lan decided.Mei Er did not hesitate and nodded, ¡°Young Mistress, Mei Er has a request.¡±¡°Speak.¡±¡°I only wish to apany Young Mistress wherever Young Mistress may go.¡±A loyal servant? Jin Lan¡¯s eyelids slightly twitched and without any more thought nodded in agreement.Mei Er slightly rxed, ¡°I wille byter this evening.¡±After Mei Er left, Chu Yun eximed, ¡± After so many years, this is the first time I heard Mei Er actually knew Martial Arts!¡±Simr to Chu Yun, Jiao Yue agreed, ¡°Young Mistress did not tell us about such matters.¡±¡°That is enough, in the future let us not speak of this matter anymore.¡± Jin Lan interrupted.Both of them kept quiet before replying, ¡°Do not worry, Young Mistress!¡± However, even after making such a promise, both of them are unable to hide their feelings. Perhaps they are having expectations for Jin Lan or maybe they are just happy for Jin Lan.Jin Lan stopped and thought back to the time when she was living her previous life, she wants to go back to fulfill some regrets, like killing those who are hunting her head, and teaching her younger sister a lesson. However, she knew that she was unable to do so, her previous body had already became food for the fishes by this point. The thought of wanting to go back is nothing more than a delusion.Yue Guo, Hua Household and the ident.i.ty of Hua Jin Lan¡­ What could she achieve in this new life?**** (TL note:Indicating a change in scene)Observing from the observation deck, an old Taoist devotee stood up from his praying mat. His eyes chased the bright purple light falling into Glory City from the night sky.¡°Good! Good! Good!¡± The Taoist devotee pinches his finger together and mutters.¡°Priest, what happened?¡± A man with ck hair wearing green just stepped on the observation deck, asked.¡°Sir.¡± The priest bowed toward Yu Yan and joyfully said. ¡°It seems that the Phoenix star has descended upon us.¡±¡°Oh? In that case, do you know who is it?¡± Yu Yan questioned.The Priest chanted for a moment before replying, ¡°I can only estimate the location. However, I do know that the household is quite strong, but it does not belong to the imperial household.¡±¡°Which direction?¡± (TL note: Definitely not one direction XD)¡°South-East of Glory City¡±The Hua Household¡­.. Chapter c13 Chapter 13 ¨C Curious Coincidence Tranted by: Sugar Editor: zxrdmIt was a cold early spring evening, Jin Lan was being dragged out by Jiao Yue. ¡°It is the Peach Flower Festival (ÌÒ»¨½Ú), Young Mistress. Let us enjoy it.¡± Jiao Yue urges.The Peach Flower Festival, every year when the flowers blossom, the west of Glory City hosts the Festival beside a river where the peach trees are nted. Everyone can join in, it is where partic.i.p.ants can paddle a boat while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Right in the middle of the river, there is a bunch of floating food vendors. The female member of each household will prepare some of their homemade delicacies and distribute it to those who are interested. The te that the partic.i.p.ants use to hold these delicacies have their name written on it, this also acts as a means in order for couples to match make.Legend says that there is a Peach G.o.ddess who married to a mortal, it was a widely spread story. Hence every year, the authorities will find the best peach, put it on the most well-madentern and beside thentern is a marriage doc.u.ment. Everyone is allowed to search for it and if anyone finds thentern and sessfully proposes for marriage, the authorities will organize and sponsor the ceremony.After hearing Jiao Yue¡¯s exnation, Jin Lan silently disagreed. In this age, even bing a matchmaker is difficult if the authorities are stealing jobs from you.Having rented a ck-sailed boat, Jin Lan was rxing inside eating the delicacies and drinking wine. Other the other hand, Jiao Yue and Chu Yun are both heated up, and mentioning that thentern searching event will be interesting.Jin Lan, at that time, felt that both of their expressions were overly excited and knew there was more than meets the eye. When nightfall arrived and the event had begun, it was truly a spectacr scene to be seen.People of different ages, gender and .s.ses were fighting while trying to make their way to the banks. However, the banks are unable to hold so many ships, as such there are some people jumping aboard on one ship and leaving others. Even Jin Lan was unable to avoid the mess and was identally stepped on twice. When she tried to leave the danger zone, a decorated boat crashed into towards her boat. The barbaric pa.s.sengers were all descending at once and started shoving each other, including Jin Lan, towards the banks.Between the crevices of people, Jin Lan was able to see the mastermind pointing and giving instruction to the pa.s.sengers from a distance, WAN YU!!¡°Piece of ¡­. d.a.m.n it!!¡± Jin Lan¡¯s both limbs were stuck and unable to escape. At this moment, she felt a strong force pushing her, thus causing her to escape from the crowd. When she regained her awareness, she was suddenly in the air.Jin Lan acknowledged that she have not been able to learn any of the ancient arts and was unable tond safely, when she looked down, on her hands, she saw she was holding on to a peachntern and without much thought threw it away. She hoped to be able to grab hold of a ship before she falls down.¡°Bang!¡±A huge decorated boat shakes, Jin Lan put one hand on her chest while the other holding on the railing. The pain was so intense, until Jin Lan nearly cried out in pain.It¡¯s over! It¡¯s over! OVER! Finally, it is once again peacefulHowever, misfortune does note alone, it always bringpany. Out of nowhere a ck cat pounced onto Jin Lan, it opened its mouth and bit on her finger tips.b.l.o.o.d.y cat! Let this great one bring you down together. It is either you perish or I! Jin Lan grabbed the cat and rolled into the river together. Chapter c14 Chapter 14 ¨C Self Sacrifice Tranted: Sugar Editor: zxrdmOf course, Jin Lan never had the intention of really dying together with some cat, she just purely want to drown that d.a.m.ned cat.Using one hand to hold the cat¡¯s neck, she pressed the cat into the water whileugh maniacally. ¡°HA HA HA, DIE YOU d.a.m.nED CAT!!!!¡± (TL Note: ¡­.. What the actual¡­.? It seems that the author is taking acid while writing this)Over tennterns came closer towards Jin Lan, a red clothed male was standing in the light indifferently spoke to the people beside him. ¡°Hurry up and rescue Miss Hua.¡±The man could only be described as devilishly good looking, even Jin Lan was affected by his looks. His long hair waszily tied with a jade band and his clothes aren¡¯t straight, leaving his cor to be open quite widely. The colour red makes him looks even more mysterious. He puts one of his hands behind his back and he looks as though he was of a different league aspared tomoners. However, his eyes is quite distant, to be more specific cold, Jin Lan could tell that he looks as though he was detached from the world and he was in fact quite lonely.¡°Prince, the cat is all right!¡± His bodyguard knelt before him while reporting the news.¡°Isn¡¯t it just a beast? How dare it climbed over my head!¡± Jin Lan almost retorted.Yu Yan smiled at Jin Lan, ¡°Just now Miss Hua saved my cat, I have decided to reward you heavily. Is there anything you particrly want?¡±¡°It¡¯s her again¡­.¡± the gossipers are beginning to chatter continuously.¡°It¡¯s that Hua Jin Lan again, how thick-skinned. She keeps annoying the prince over and over again!¡±¡°You see thatntern the Prince is holding? Jin Lan was the one who throw it toward him!!¡±Due to the ident earlier on, Jin Lan received some internal injuries and identally put in too much strength into her hand which is hold the cat. ¡°MEOW! NYAN!¡± the cat cried while brandish its w around.Yu Yan took out the marriage doc.u.ments from thentern, and opened it in front of the crowd. ¡°Thank you for your interest, however I do not have any intentions of receiving another partner at the moment.¡±Jin Lan stared at Yu Yan¡¯s cunning eyes and realised it was a ploy by him. For thentern to miraculously appear before her and to suddenlynd on his ship. Making matters worse, he, in front of all these ignorant people, rejected her.Her mouth twitched while raising her hand to m, the almost choked, cat on the ground. Then, she pped her hands. ¡°Well then! Good day to you too as well! Help me greet your family for me!¡±The cat hissed before jumping on to Yu Yan¡¯s shoulders. It¡¯s emerald green eyes stared at Jin Lan and bared its fangs towards her. Yu Yan was not bothered by it, and instead smiled while asking ¡°Since Miss Hua saved my cat, I will allow you to request for one thing.¡±Jin Lan stopped, eyes full of hidden intentions and requested ¡°If that is the case, I, Hua Jin Lan will request the prince to devote your life to me!¡±Cries from the surrounding crowd were heard, some were of joy while some were of despair but either which Jin Lan is happy with the current results.¡°I ept. In three days, I will personally drop in and propose to you.¡±Jin Lan cannot believe her ears, she almost thought she had misheard. Yu Yan actually¡­¡­ agreed? So easily!? Then what was that rejection about?Someone from the crowd broke the awkward silence. ¡°Thatdy was so determined that the prince finally agreed to marry her.¡± The crowd changes the way they looked at Jin Lan.There are a bunch of eyes full of ¡°Even though she is shameless, she finally moved the prince¡¯s heart. We are quite touched.¡± all looking at Jin Lan. What is that supposed to mean¡­.!(Ed. Note: Will we finally learn the meaning of the t.i.tle? She is marrying a Prince after all) Chapter c15 Chapter 15 ¨C Wan Yu¡¯s Defiance Tranted by: Sugar Editor: zxrdm Sorry for thete release¡­ I suddenly found out that I ran out of backlog and quickly did this chapter. The quality may not be as good aspared to the others!!! T.T Inside the Hua Household. ¡°Stop right there! Jin Lan!¡± Wan Yu called out from the back. Jin Lan rolled her eyes, ¡°Why do I have to listen to you? You tell me to stop, I have to stop for you?¡± Wan Yu hastened her steps and roared ¡°Do not think that in the future you will be able to gain fame and power. That Travelling Prince is just toying with you. Have you forgotten all the failed proposals you made in the past?¡± Jin Lan stopped, turned around and smiled. ¡°Even if you were to deliver yourself in front of their doorsteps, I doubt they would be willing to take you in.¡± ¡°YOU¡­¡­..¡± Wan Yu coldlyugh. ¡°For the Hua¡¯s household to have a disgraceful daughter such as yourself, is truly one of the Hua¡¯s biggest shame. On behalf of Father, let me teach you a lesson.¡± Without hesitation, she took out the whip by her waist and swung it towards Jin Lan. In the past, she was not cautious of Jin Lan think that she was the Previous Host hence Jin Lan was able to take advantage of that situation. However, that was no longer the case. Jin Lan was no longer smiling. She pushed Jiao Yue and Chu Yun away while using her left hand to catch the whip and restrain it. Wan Yu tugged the whip to no avail, the whip was firmly held by Jin Lan. ¡°Jin Lan if you are brave enough, release the whip! Let us have a fair duel!¡± Jin Lan smiled and released her grip on the whip. ¡°Very well!¡± The two of them moved outdoors to a wider garden, Wan Yu readied her stance indicating that Jin Lan should stand at the opposite side. Just when Jin Lan was getting ready, with her backed faced toward Wan Yu, a whip suddenly flew towards Jin Lan. ¡°Young Mistress!¡± Jiao Yue shocking yelled. Wan Yu secretlyughed, how could a mere Jin Lan be an opponent for her? What is Jin Lan? A miserable pile of secrets! But enough of that, it was truly nothing but a waste of time. Jiao Yue and Chu Yun were about to go and block the strike, when Wan Yu swung the whip. Wan Yu was certain that this strike would at immobilize Jin Lan for the next three months. However, originally facing away from Wan Yu, Jin Lan suddenly turned around. The whip merely grazed the tip of her clothes, and using a speed invisible to most, appeared in front of Wan Yu. Wan Yu was startled, but did not let her guard down and raise her hand to retrieve her whip. Jiao Yue heard the sound of the wind and jumped back to dodge the whip. Wan Yu heaved a sigh of relief, she calmed herself down and refocused. She then took aim at Jin Lan¡¯s face. Wan Yu thought that this would finally teach Jin Lan a lesson, however£¬ currently she is feeling a sense of contempt. This fight was also attracting a small crowd. One after another they would gather around to observe the fight. Out of the corner of her eye, Jin Lan saw a servant carrying a hemp rope. She kicked up the rope up in the air and whirled to grab it. Using both hands she tugged on the rope, Jin Lan was going to use the rope as a whip against Wan Yu. Chapter c16 Chapter 16 ¨C Wan Yu¡¯s Punishment Tranted by : Sugar Editor: zxrdmSorry, about missing the yesterday¡¯s upload. Please be a.s.sured that I am not dead. Who dies after not uploading a day? Anyways, this week is a busy week for me and update might be a bit slower than normal. I will spendingter to update and clean up the blog. ^^Wan Yu is startled, ¡°With your unpolished Martial Arts, do you think you can win against me?¡±Jin Lan¡¯s expression became solemn, the hemp whip she held in her hand was moving as though it was alive, following Wan Yu¡¯s whip and preventing it fromnding a hit.That caused the garden¡¯s dust to spring up and cover the both of them, a ck silhouette against a yellow silhouette could be seen revolving each other and confronting each other. Jin Lan abruptly halted and pulled on her rope while smiling. ¡± I got you now!¡±When Wan Yu realized what was going on, it was toote. Her whip had already been caught by Jin Lan¡¯s rope. As she tried to pulled her whip, she felt a strong internal energy flowing through the whip and rushing towards her palm. She suddenly felt fear in her heart and released her grip. Seconds after releasing, her ck Centipede Whip have been snapped into many pieces.Wan Yu¡¯s jaw dropped, tongue-tied while looking at the snapped pieces on the floor. With an unbelievable expression, she looked at Jin Lan. How is this possible?! Jin Lan is obviously not trained in Martial Arts, but today she managed to destroy the ck Centipede whip?!All the Hua Household¡¯s servant, including the butler Old w.a.n.g, were surprised while witnessing the scene. That Jin Lan, who was even bullied by servants, how did she within such a short moment of time, be so¡­¡­. dazzling.The ck dress shows off her spirit, full of bravery but yet a slight hint of boredom. Even after defeating Wan Yu, Jin Lan¡¯s expression still remained the same without any sign of joy. That cold and cheerless eyes ensured that everyone knew about her, and that they are no longer able to look down on and bully Jin Lan. Arrogance, cold, cunning and a tyrannical behavior, it was as though the previous Jin Lan was non-existent.Jin Lan ignored what the others were thinking and continued to brandish her hemp rope, aiming towards Wan Yu. At the start, Wan Yu was able to dodge some of the attacks, but as time pa.s.sed Jin Lan¡¯s attack became more and more aggressive. She was unable to avoid the strikes and had to endure the beatings.¡°AH!!¡± Wan Yu screamed in pain ¡°Quickly ¡­. Ah!! Quickly pull her away!!!!!¡±There was none who moved. To be exact they were unable to move at all. Jin Lan was covered by her own internal aura, the servants realised that if they were to move, they might be injured even before they could even blink.No mercy was given as Jin Lan continued, constant high pitched screaming could be heard until Wan Yu was unable to withstand the pain no more and pa.s.s out.¡°You WRETCH!¡± a voice followed by. Jin Lan suddenly felt fear, it was a feeling that she was not used to. In the next second, a figure appeared before her very eyes and struck her left shoulder!What a strong force! Even though she was able to withstand the strike, she was almost at her limits. She was pushed five meters back, and stumbled a few steps to regain her bnce. Blood spurted from her mouth, her eyes became icy cold and stared at the imposing middle aged man: Hua Bai Xiang! Chapter c17 Chapter 17- Royal Decree Tranted by Sugar Editor: zxrdmThe one who injured Jin Lan was indeed Hua Bai Xiang!Bai Xiang is at the age where he just hit his peak, due to his long training regimens he is currently releasing a frightening aura. Both of his eyes were like that of an eagle, equally spirited and sharp, yet there is a hint of mystery behind this man.Following behind him, a white haired, yet still full of life, Hua Old Madam Cui Xiu Lin. With her whole body full of jewelries and luxurious items, Hua Madam Miao Luo Xiang. The eldest son Hua Fei Sheng. The fraternal twin of Wan Yu, who is the third son, Hua Que Qi, and a servant nanny Ruo Gan.¡°Wan Yu!¡± Luo Xiang eximed once she saw the injured Wan Yu lying on the floor. With a sharp voice aiming towards Jin Lan she roared, ¡°Hua Jin Lan! I am going to beat you to death, you wretch!¡±Fei Sheng bent slightly to support his mother. The winter plum blossom made him look as though elegant and graceful gentlemen. ¡°Mother, let Father and Grandmother handle this situation, let us bring Little Yu-Er back to her room and allow a physician to take a look at her condition first.¡± (TL Note: Yu-Er is a casual way to call Wan Yu)¡°Grandmother! Father! Please do not let that wretch off! Men!¡± As if using all of her strength to speak while being supported by two servant to leave the field, Wan Yu groaned in pain.¡°Wan Yu! Be a.s.sured that your mother will take revenge for you!¡± Luo Xiang resolutely stared at Jin Lan and called the nearby nanny to follow Wan Yu back to her room.¡°Spare the rod and the child will rot.¡± Luo Xiang spoke without restrain. ¡°Jin Lan, the Hua Family did not ill-treat you, but you made use of the fact that we were not here to heavily injure our dear Wan Yu!¡±Jin Lan looked at the five people surrounding her. Xiu Lin appeared to be calm, but from the way she puckered her eyebrows, there was some discontent. There was nothing much to say about Bai Xiang, even though he held back his previous strike, it was obvious from his eyes, he hated and loathed Jin Lan to the extent that he was not even trying to conceal it. Fei Sheng was apathetic, it was as though this event was not even his business. Luo Xiang was itching to rip Jin Lan into million pieces. Que Qi was preparing to watch a good show and was enjoying the current situation.¡°Where did you learn your Martial Arts from?¡± Bai Xiang was no fool, even though Jin Lan¡¯s inner ability was much weaker whenpared to him, but managing to break the ck Centipede Whip in pieces was no easy feat. He only left less than a month, this Jin Lan cannot be underestimated.Jin Lan wiped the blood from the side of her mouth, and stood straight. ¡°It was all self taught!¡±¡°d.a.m.ned girl, you still dare to talk back?¡± Luo Xiang raised her hand in preparation to hit her.Jin Lan slightly moved, dodging the p and shot an icy nce at Luo Xiang. Luo Xiang was astonished, she knew that something was not right, the person standing before her was different.The Hua Family saw the change in Jin Lan, they could not believe their eyes. How could she change so much in merely a month?¡°How could I not realise? There is a Martial Arts Pract.i.tioner right under our noses.¡± Que Qi chuckled, ¡°It seems that we have made an error, we did not expect that Young Mistress is so capable.¡±¡°Jin Lan,¡± Xiu Lin trudged over while holding her cane. ¡°Tell Grandmother, where did you learn these skills from?¡±These changes in att.i.tude deserves to ruminate, Hua Old Madam and Bai Xiang are interested in the origins of her Martial Arts. It seems that the reason why Mei Er sealed her Martial Arts was not as simple as Jin Lan thought. Even though Jin Lan is using moves which are quite simple and basic, they already demand some answer. Bai Xiang will not let this go easily and Jin Lan knew that.¡°Old Madam, Master and Madam!¡± A granny housekeeper from outside ran in, continued to speak despite being breathless, ¡°The Royal family has sent some people, they are waiting outside. Hurry out to receive the Royal Decree!¡± Chapter c18 Chapter 18 ¨C Wandering Princess Tranted by: SugarBusy busy period for me T.T. This week was truly a mess for me. So many deadlines to be met. Need some of you guys support T.T! Go me¡­..Everyone, including young and old, from the Hua Household knelt down to receive the Royal Decree. Jin Lan, on the hand, not only enteredst but also hiding behind a curtain, cooly staring the decree bearing eunuch.¡°Hua Jin Lan, step forward to receive the Royal Decree!¡± Eunuch Zhang drag his word while holding the decree with both of his hand.Bai Xiang face twitched while Wan Yu¡¯s facepletely change, everyone did not understand why Jin Lan¡¯s name is being called to receive the decree. Could this be a blessing or a disaster?Unable to hide, Jin Lan reluctantly went up and knelt.¡°Jin Lan belonging to the Hua n, elegant and virtuous. Now she has been bestow the t.i.tle of being the wife of the Third Son, Wandering Prince. The marriage date is yet to be chosen. From his Emperor himself¡± Eunuch Zhang stepped forward and supported Jin Lan up, ¡°Wandering Princess, please ept the decree.¡±Hua Family was stunned as though they had been hit by a rod on the head, Jin Lan did not expect Yu Yan to have such a move, this news came just at the perfect moment, just in time to solve the current conundrum.Even though Bai Xiang could smell a rat from afar, all he could do now is to thank the benevolence from the emperor for the Royal Decree and tipped Eunuch Zhang for his efforts before returning to the main hall.Wan Yu s.n.a.t.c.hed the decree from Jin Lan¡¯s hand, said sourly: ¡°I cannot believe it. I simple can¡¯t. This Decree must be fake, how can the Wandering Prince marry such a wretch like you¡­.!¡±*p* Everyone went back to their senses, the Decree returned back to Jin Lan¡¯s hand while Wan Yu¡¯s face had been turned. Wan Yu turned her face back and mored ¡°HOW DARE YOU! pping me in front of both Grandmother and Father!?¡±¡°Even if I am not the Travelling Princess, I am still your older sister. Insulting your sister, I do not know how your mother teach you about mannerism.¡± Jin Lan look askance to Luo Xiang, thetter got angry but was stopped by the re of Xiu Lin.¡°What Jin Lan says is correct, How impudent.¡± Xiu Lin continued ¡°However Jin Lan, you using your status as Travelling Princess to pressure your First Mother, this is not part of Hua Family teachings either.¡±(TL Note: First Mother here refers to the status of the wife. First Mother = First Wife. Second Mother = Second Wife etc. It does not mean they are blood rted.)Wan Yu, after hearing that, quickly continued after Xiu Lin. ¡°It is alright if you bully me, but you should care about Father and Mother. Such unfilial person can also be the wife of the Royal Family!?¡±Jin Lan was no fool either, now with the Royal Decree at her hand, she will definitely take full advantage of it.¡°Whether I am suitable or not, the decision does not lie in you.¡± Jin Lan disdain her and turn to Xiu Lin. ¡°Hua Old Madam, if other did not start bullying me in the first ce I will not have any reason to retaliate. It is just that the household is full of people who do not treat me right, if they were to stop. I will naturally will not throw my status around too. However, even the servants of this house look down on me, I am worry even my status will not be able to protect me¡­..¡± Such subtleness but meaningful. This was a warning that Jin Lan¡­.. is someone who holds a grudge and should not be offended.¡°Ridiculous!¡± Bai Xiang shouted loudly, ¡°Even if you were go to heavens and reach the skies, Grandmother is still Grandmother. Know your ce and call her such!¡±Jin Lan mockingly smiled, ¡°Hmm? Thest time I remember I do not have any rtives or close one named Hua¡­¡±¡°YOU¡­.¡± Bai Xiang raise his hand preparing to strike but was stopped by Xiu Lin¡¯s cane. She pondered a while before looking at Jin Lan,¡±You should go back and rest a bit, I will instruct the servants not to disturb you anymore.¡±Until Jin Lan, bringing both Jiao Yue and Chu Yun, were out of their view, only then Wan Yu dared to speak up. ¡°Grandmother, how could you favor that wretch¡­.¡±¡°WAN YU!¡± Xiu Lan mmed her cane. ¡°Pay attention to your status! As ady from the Hua Family, is it right for you to ¡®Wretch here, Wretch there¡¯! What a disgrace.¡±Turning to Luo Xiang,¡± This is how you teach your daughter?¡±Luo Xiang, full of fear for Xiu Lan, quickly apologize, ¡°I am sorry, Mother, I will properly teach Wan Yu.¡±¡°Also, despite yourint and resentment, that Jin Lan is still my granddaughter, furthermore is the Yue Empire¡¯s princess, the difference between ranks and wealth is too great between us, if you would overstep your authorities and offend the Royal Family. Are you able to take responsibilities?!¡±Even though Wan Yu is unable to ept the conclusion, she could only agree. Fei Sheng is still calm, unable to get a read on him. However, Que Qi has taken interest in this older sister who was isted for sixteen years. Chapter c19 Chapter 19 ¨C Little InterestTranted by: Sugar Editor: Kloud Goat¡°Young Mistress. Finally, we will no longer need to suffer any more!¡± Jiao Yue carefully sped the Royal Decree while tears were forming in her eyes.Jin Lan nce at the item before smiling to herself. Just when she poured herself a cup of tea, guests arrived in the courtyard.Butler w.a.n.g, leading some servants, knelt before Jin Lan and shouted loudly,¡± Our respects to you, my Princess.¡±Jiao Yue and Chu Yun straightened their backs, raising their eyebrows while overlooking these people.¡°Please rise!¡± Jin Lan holding back the urge tough. ¡°Butler w.a.n.g, what is your purpose for your arrival to my courtyard?¡±Butler w.a.n.gughed sheepishly, ¡°Young Mistress, you sure love to crack jokes with me. Your servant would like to ask whether you would like to change to another apartment?¡±To a future Princess, living in such a poorly maintained apartment is unseemly. ¡°There is no need to change, just organize this ce to better suit my living condition!¡±¡°Indeed! Indeed!¡± Butler w.a.n.g, together with the other servants, left in a hurry.¡°Bah! What a hypocrite!¡± Jiao Yue spat.Front Hall.The Travelling Prince has already ordered his men to deliver the dowry to the Hua Household and it had just arrived. Luo Xiang, with a ckened face, was checking the product while Bai Xiang sat down absent-mindlessly drinking tea.¡°It seems that Sister has finally done something for the family!¡± Fei Sheng indifferentlymented.¡°Big Brother! Are you trying to annoy me?!¡± Wan Yu saw boxes and boxes of jewelries and other objects carried in. Feeling the mix of jealousy and regret, especially after hearing Fei Sheng¡¯sment, she was unable to hold back her feelings.¡°Wan Yu, do not be so petty. It is only jewelries, Mother has bought many for you in the past.¡± Que Qi taunting her.Wan Yu red at him while twisting her sleeves: ¡°What do you know?!¡±¡°Alright, the items can be sen to the West Apartment, after that you may all leave.¡± Bai Xiang stood up.Fei Sheng and Que Qi apanied Bai Xiang on leaving the front hall, the only ones remaining were Luo Xiang and Wan Yu.¡°Wait!¡± Wan Yu stopped a servant, pulled her hand and picked up the item from the box. ¡°Mother, Look! What a beautiful jockey clothes!¡± she eximed excitedly.What Wan Yu was holding up in her hands a red jockey outfit with an embroidery of a phoenix using gold thread. She repeatedly felt it with her hand while her eyes were radiating.¡°Young Mistress! The Travelling Prince has sent gifts!¡± Jiao Yue, full of joy and expectations, ran to the courtyard. Chu Yun quickly examined the items.¡°This is not the dowry.¡± Jiao Yue took out a letter from her back and smiled ¡°This letter is for you from the Prince. I was specially informed by the delivery man.¡±Jin Lan took out the letter, on it was a couple of words with mboyant and bold cursive calligraphy. ¡°Riding Tomorrow! Change the Equipment!¡±Yu Yan¡¯s words were elegant yet imposing, it was as though his words were describing himself. This Prince¡­ he is not a simple person.Jin Lan swept the room full of jewelries, noticing the box with a horse whip but it was missing the outfit for the horse riding. Her mouth curved up and smiled. It seems that there would be a good show tomorrow.(TL Note: Jin Lan¡­.. Don¡¯t give empty promises to the readers¡­.. I am not even sure whether I can finish TLing by tomorrow! T.T¡±) the readers¡­.. I am not even sure whether I can finish TLing by tomorrow! T.T¡±) Chapter c20 Chapter 20- SchemesTranted by: Sugar Editor: Kloud Goat(TL Note: Before we begin, I have to apologize for a mistake I made. I made an error tranting Âí×°. I thought it was referring to the saddle but it was actually the clothes they wear while they ride. My apologies!)Yu Yan, dded in red, stood at the main hall waiting, the flower decorations paled inparison to him. Both Hua Old Madam and Master wrapped their hands together to respectfully wee him, followed by presenting him to his seat. Yu Yan pursed his lips after drinking a mouthful of Long Jin Tea (Áú¾®²è) before asking the whereabouts of Jin Lan.Bai Xiang paused for a moment before replying ¡°Please wait for a moment, my Prince. Allow me to ask a servant to hurry her up.¡±¡°There is no need for that.¡± Yu Yan lifted his hand. ¡± Since I have invited Lan Er to ride with me, I would a.s.sume she is currently changing for the asion.¡±After hearing that, Luo Xiang¡¯s expression slowly changed and quickly called upon a servant whispering something to her.Before she could finish, Wan Yu, had already changed into the outfit. Full of excitement she rushed out to the main hall and with a twirl she said. ¡°Look! Mother. Aren¡¯t I pretty?¡±¡°Stop making a scene and greet the prince already.¡± Bai Xiang immediately shouted.It was only then Wan Yu noticed Yu Yan seated high and mighty, she was startled to the extent she had forgotten she was wearing Jin Lan¡¯s jockey outfit which was a gift from the prince. She bowed in respect, ¡°Commoner girl, n name Hua, Wan Yu greets the Prince.¡±Yu Yan nods his head but his brows were knitted together.Jin Lan, wearing all ck, appeared from the corridor and paid her respects to the Prince.Yu Yan¡¯s lip curled upwards, stood up and supported her up, implying that he treats Jin Lan differently.¡°Why did she not change into the proper attire? I already told you we are going for a ride.¡±Jin Lan had noticed Wan Yu¡¯s face getting paler and paler as time went by, knowing what was going on she cooperates with the Prince. ¡°Jin Lan does not have any.¡±¡°Didn¡¯t I send one over yesterday?¡± Yu Yan tone dropped, Bai Xiang and Xiu Lin¡¯s faces changed. Looking at Wan Yu¡¯s behaviour, they could guess what had happened.¡°My Prince, stop joking. All I saw yesterday was the horse whip.¡± Jin Lan signalling Jiao Yue toe forward.¡°Hua Family¡¯s Second Daughter is wearing one very simr to what I sent you.¡± Yu Yan coldly looked.Luo Xiang knelt down immediately after Yu Yan had finished speaking, ¡°Appease, my Prince. It could be that a servant identally delivered it to the wrong room and Wan Yu was unaware of the situation and wore it. Please, my Prince forgive us.¡±Wan Yu feeling ashamed and resentful, was holding back her tears, knelt down. Unable to say anything, she could only stare at the hem of Jin Lan¡¯s skirt.¡°My Love, are you satisfied now?¡± Yu Yanughed quietly while closing in to Jin Lan¡¯s ear. She could feel his warm breath hitting her nape.Jin Lan, too,ughed however it was a fakeugh. If it was the past, she would give him a shoulder throw but now she had to endure it.¡°If this is the case, that outfit is not suitable for you. Ying Zhu, go back and fetch the recently delivered outfit.¡± Yu Yan instructed one of the servant near him.¡°Yes.¡±¡°Hua Madam and Hua Second Daughter, please get up. If you continue, this would make it difficult for Lan Er.¡±Both mother and daughter gritted their teeth, in their heart they wished they were able to scold Jin Lan a hundred,no, a thousand times. This was setup so that the Travelling Prince could make it difficult for both of them. Chapter c21 Chapter 21- TermsTranted by: Sugar Editor: ConnerThe sound of hoofs resounded as two cherry-red steeds were dashing across the green field under the azure blue sky. One male and one female were riding, dressed in matching red. Although the male¡¯s clothes were in disorder, he gave off an elegant and flirtatious feeling. The female looked delicate and exquisite, but gave off a valiant and formidable feeling.After riding quite a distance, Jin Lan finally pulled on the reins to halt the horse¡¯s movement. She turned and smiled at the gentlemen beside her asking ¡°So what do you want from me, Yu Yan?¡±Yu Yan brushed his sleeve away and responded, ¡°Hmmm¡­ How about¡­ your heart?¡±¡°Stop joking¡­ I am not close with you yet.¡± Jin Lan said, restraining herself while still managing to smile.¡°This Jin Lan is not the same Jin Lan I have seen¡± Yu Yan said while stroking the fur of the horse.Her mouth curled up, remembering that Yu Yan had seen the incident that happened in the marketce.¡°Terms!¡± She raised her chest, ¡°Let us talk about the terms and conditions, no tricks involved!¡±Yu Yan profoundly stared at her, ¡°Isn¡¯t the t.i.tle of Princess enough?¡±Jin Lanughed loudly, ¡°Is the t.i.tle edible? Drinkable? Make me warm during the night? Say something that might interest me!¡± Jin Lan hadn¡¯t forgotten about the debt that she owed this Prince for causing her so much trouble.Yu Yan¡¯s gaze became distant ¡°Didn¡¯t I help you raise your standing in the Hua Household? Shouldn¡¯t you thank me?¡±¡°I was just wondering why the Royal Decree arrived at such a perfect timing. It was as though it followed Bai Xiang back. However, did I ask for your help? You chose to do so willingly.¡± replied Jin Lan, slightly smiling. How shameless! First, she ask for the Prince for his hand for marriage, and now she request to get more benefits, even though there were none left.¡°Fine, since the Royal Decree has already been presented, everything will be settled.¡± Yu Yan seems quite easy-going.Jin Lan turned her horse and wildly said, ¡°If you are worthy, I will consider epting and keeping you.¡±Yu Yan looked askance at her shadow slowly moving further away. ¡°Zhui Feng, Zhu Yu, follow and keep an eye on her!¡±¡°Understood!¡±Rushing all the way to the Hua Residence, Jin Lan patted the horse in satisfaction.Entering the hall, she saw Bai Xiang and Wan Yu there.Wan Yu mockingly asked, ¡°Eh..!? Is this the Great Travelling Princess? Why are you back so early?¡±Ignoring her, Jin Lan sat down, took a cup of tea from the servant which was meant for Bai Xiang, and drank a big mouthful. ¡°Is there something you want to say? Be direct and speak!¡±Bai Xiang looked the daughter, whose action and speech both he fail to fathom. ¡°During the first of the next month, there is a Martial Arts Meet. Prepare for the meet, You and your brothers will join the meet together. I have already postponed the ceremony between you and the Travelling Prince.¡±Jin Lan had little interest for the wedding, however this Martial Arts Meet does peak her interest.¡°Alright¡± replied Jin Lan, as she turned and left the hall.Wan Yu stared at Jin Lan¡¯s back with ill intent, murmuring ¡°Jin Lan, during the Martial Art Meet I will wipe the floor with you!¡± Chapter c22 Chapter 22 ¨C Trouble in BrothelTranted by- Sugar Editor: ConnorWhile Luo Xiang and Wan Yu, mother and daughter are nning how to bring down Jin Lan, Jin Lan herself was visiting the brothel. Luo Xiang and Wan Yu were pondering ways they could wreck the future wedding.¡°Using me as your shield?¡± Zhao Yi said loathingly to Jin Lan. ¡°Hua Jin Lan, are you seriously trying to be part of the Royal Family?¡±Jin Lan raised her eyelids as she looked at him. ¡°I paid you to service me, not to gossip.¡±Zhao Yi choked in rage, turning around and swallowing, realizing he no longer had a chance against Jin Lan. Before, he could maintain a haughty att.i.tude against the disgrace, but now he was forced to s.u.mb to her every whim. ¡°Young Mistress, let us return!¡± Jiao Yue whispered, ¡°If Master knew, he would beat us to death. Also¡­. now that your status is different, entering a ce like this is a little¡­unsightly..¡±Jin Lan snorted and signaled Chu Yun to ma.s.sage her leg harder. To Jin Lan, her status does not mean much, and she hade here intending to cause problems anyway. It would be best if those people living in the Royal Pce know about her visit, so she could once again beat someone up to solve all her problems.¡°This Sir, our Zhao Yi is currently entertaining a client, you cannot enter¡­¡±¡°Nonsense! If I say I want to see him now, you better drag him out! No one ever disobey me!¡±The door has been kicked open, while the Madam (Brothel Keeper) is making a difficult face while pulling on the young man. This gentlemen is dressed exquisitely, high and mighty but currently he was looking around with disdain.Zhao Yi, wearing all green, is minding his own business pouring wine, while Jin Lan on the other hand is leaningzily at a corner while looking a little dispirited.Fei Ao swung his sleeves as he entered the room, and with contemting eyes looked at Jin Lan andmented. ¡°Is this the number one Prost.i.tute in the Yue Empire? Hmph¡­ Nothing more than a disappointment.¡±Zhao Yi is wearing a fake smile on his face and look at Jin Lan, knowing that Fei Ao had just made a huge mistake. He saw Jin Lan¡¯s lips curl up and he tried to control hisughter.*Crash**Bang*Currently at the first floor, these pleasure seeking males were suddenly shocked by something flying out from the second floor. When they looked up, they saw a youngster dressed in white opening a smashed door and walking out. With one leg stepping on the railing and extended middle finger, the youngster shouted. ¡°You joker! Which part of my face says that I am a prost.i.tute? Just say one more d.a.m.n word, I will ask one of these guys to burst your b.u.t.tocks.¡±Being pointed at by Jin Lan, Zhao Yi could not smile at all, in fact currently his face is as ck as the bottom of a pan.The kick given to Fei Ao was not light, and was due to his own error made when he entered the room and recognized the wrong person. All he could do now is toin to the heavens and endure the pain. Climbing up slowly and patting the dust from his clothes, cupping his fist together and said ¡°I was blind, Brother please allow me to beg for forgiveness.¡±Jin Lan cooly said, ¡°I do not intend to forgive you! So what will you do?¡± Chapter c23 Chapter 23- Four Big FamiliesTranted by: Sugar Editor: Connor(TL Note: New characters are introduced again. You guys time to get confused once again!)¡°Brother Fei Ao, are you alright?¡± A pet.i.te boy from a private room rush forward to help Fei Ao up, while raising his head and saw Jin Lan. ¡°What in the world happened here?¡±With skin was white as snow, glistening lips simr to a cherry, and rosy cheeks from cosmetic powder, it was obviously this boy was the same as Jin Lan; a girl who was hiding her ident.i.ty.Jin Lan did a somersault while leaping down from the second floor,nding steadily just before Fei Ao. Jin Lan¡¯s hand stretched to pull the masquerading girl into her own embrace and whispered into her ear. ¡°This young master here fancies you!¡±All of a sudden, a voice could be heard calling out ¡°What a skirt-chaser!¡± Jin Lan stepped back three steps just in time to dodge the moves aimed at her. Before her eyes appeared a green-d male, his eye shining radiantly and his strikes as fierce as the gale. Clearly this man was not a simple person.¡°Young¡­.. Master!¡± Jiao Yue abruptly shouted, moving closely to Jin Lan¡¯s ears, where she whispered ¡°That gentleman belongs to the Fei Household.¡±¡°Fei Household?¡± Jin Lan frowned, looking doubtful. ¡°Is it some sort of new entertainment?¡±¡°How dare a rowdymoner speak rudely!?¡± Their conversation was overheard by the sharp hearing of Fei Ao. His eyes locked on to Jin Lan and he whirled his body to prepare a flying kick aimed at her.Jin Lan raise her hand to block his kick, borrowing the force to propel herself towards him, her other hand pushing off the ground. With both her legs leaping forward her body became horizontal as she kicked Fei Ao directly in the face. Both of them exchanged moves but were immediately interrupted by a green silhouette. He forcefully pulled away Fei Ao breaking Jin Lan¡¯s stance.(TL Note: For those who have yed before Final Fight, it is simr to Hagger¡¯s Jump Kick)The man then wrapped his hand and greet Jin Lan, ¡°I am Fei Xian Yun, within the four seas we are all friends, if my brother has offended you in any way, I hope that you can find some way to forgive him.¡±¡°But that person tried to take liberties with Yue Zhuang!¡± Fei Ao objected, refusing to ept.¡°Oh? In what way, did I take liberty of her?¡± Fei Ao and Fei Xian Yun followed the voice and realised the man standing before them was missing. They then heard Yue Zhuang who is behind them cried out softly before they turned their heads.Fei Ao and Fei Xian turned, only to see Jin Lan had already grabbed Yue Zhuang, the girl disguised as a boy, and retreated to the doorway. Both Feis, as well as the Yue Family Young Master, Yue Liang who had saved Yue Zhuang earlier on, were rmed. How did this person silently and noiselessly appear right beside her?¡°Was this what you called taking liberties?¡± Jin Lan said, as she pulled Yue Zhuang toward her and grabbed her waist. She drew their faces together, and mischievously pecked her on the cheek and cheekily said, ¡°Little missy, let this one see your smile.¡±This naive and innocent youngdy had just received such a humiliation from the kiss, done so openly in public. Unable to ept the frivolous act, being both ashamed and resentful, both of her eyes slowly became red, and two bead of tears rolled down from her face.¡°YOU b.a.s.t.a.r.d!¡± Fei Ao¡¯s hair stood up in anger, acting at the same time as Yue Liang, both charging towards their target.It was clear to Jin Lan that, out of the three of them, Yue Liang and Fei Xian Yun are mutually equal in skills and Fei Ao¡¯s Martial Arts were the lowest. However, based on her current skill level, she feared that she might not even have a chance of defeating Fei Ao.She quickly whispered something to Yue Zhuang and swiftly made her escape. Just within a short amount of time, she had already blended into the crowd within the city.¡°Second Brother!¡± Yue Zhuang, still red from the incident, pulled on Yue Liang and shook her head. ¡°Forget about it, don¡¯t chase anymore.¡±¡°The next time I see that pretty face, I will make sure to beat him to death.¡± Fei Ao furiously said. Chapter c24 Chapter 24- ConcealedTranted by: Sugar Editor : ConnorJiao Yue and Chu Yun finally found Jin Lan at a noodle shop. She sure is good, after offending two of the four main families and escaping she still was in the mood to calmly sit down to eat noodles.¡°Jiao Yue, Chu Yun, good timing!¡± Jin Lan waved to them, signalling them toe. ¡°Come, I had already ordered your share.¡±Jiao Yue was nning to lecture her, but suddenly an old man appear out of nowhere and sat beside Jin Lan, andughingly said, ¡°Young fellow, I hope you do not mind inviting an old man to a bowl of noodles?¡±Jin Lan recognised this old man from the gambling den. He was the fat sheep who the people from the gambling den had been trying to cheat.Slurping a bowl of hot noodles, Jin Lanmented, ¡°Your pockets have at least several thousand silver taels in them, and you still want to ask for noodles from me?¡±The old fellow stroked his beard, ¡°Youngster, do not be so calctive! Come on, be a pal.¡± After saying this, he s.n.a.t.c.hed the noodles from Chu Yun and began to enjoy.¡°Senior, what can you teach me today?¡± Jin Lan was trying to measure this old fellow , who with hale and hearty eyes exuded an elite aura, yet hid it underneath his yful demeanor. He could only be describe as a someone who is not ordinary and is hiding something.The old fellow replied, ¡°Youngster, it would be very boring if I were to tell you everything.¡±¡°Well in that case, pay me for the noodles then!¡± Jin Lan¡¯s mouth stretched, forming a grin. What a c.o.c.ky man.The old fellow quickly smile apologetically and started to stammer, ¡°Haha¡­. This old man just lost all his money¡­.. Next Time! The next time we meet I will pay you!¡±¡°How about this.¡± Jin Lan considered for a while, ¡°You tell me more about the four main family, I will take it as though I treated you to that bowl of noodles.¡±The old fellow frowned, asking ¡°What is so interesting about a bunch of pedantic, inflexible people!¡± He search his body and took out a porcin bottle. ¡°There are three medical pills in here, use it to make up for the noodles.¡±Jin Lan opened the lid and a sweet smell rushed into her nose. When she raised her head, the old fellow was no longer in sight. Jiao Yue unhappily looked at her, saying ¡°You are not seriously going to eat those, are you?¡±Jin Lan smiled before popping one into her mouth. Shortly after, she could feel a warm steam at her abdominal region, rising as though it was trying to escape from her body. She quickly use her skill to harmonize and to fuse the vital energy spreading through her whole body.Worried about Jin Lan, Jiao Yue and Chu Yun asked ¡°Young Mistress, what happened to your face?¡±Jin Lan touched her face and ask in bewilderment, ¡°What is wrong?¡±¡°Your face is very red! I told you not to eat the pill. It must be poison!¡± Jiao Yue anxiously answered.Jin Lan was feeling extremely invigorated, thinking to herself that the pills were indeed good stuff. It seems that the old fellow was really a fat sheep, the next time we meet I will extort more stuff from him. I must!Raising her hand to stop Jiao Yue¡¯s worried and sad expression, she replied ¡°Tell me more about the four families.¡± Chapter c25 CE Chapter 25- Hua, Rong, Yue , Fei February 3, 2016Congrattion Empress Chapter 25- Hua, Rong, Yue, Fei Tranted by: Sugar (TL Note: This is a short chapter, but it is the most difficult chapter by far¡­.. Content is quite heavy. I am not sure whether you guys prefer the English Trantion or Chinese spelling so I will both.) The Four Big Families in Yue Empire are Hua »¨, Rong ÈÝ, Yue Ô and Fei ç³. Other than these four having the strongest weapons in the world, they are considered, below Mt. Xiang Zi, the few exceptional families that have Martial Art Experts. In this world, there are sixteen different ranks to grade the skills level of one¡¯s Martial Art Prowess. These are known as ¡®Sixteen Steps of Divinity¡¯. (TL Note: You guys are gonna have a bad time. By the way, so did I. .¡¤¡ä¡¥`(>¨y<)¡ä¡¥`¡¤. i="" will="" add="" some="" pictures.="" those="" in="" brackets="" is="" their="" english="" name/="" description.="" special="" points="" if="" you="" know="" all="" of=""> In the Earth Rank, there are Bi Fang (Red Crane), Qing Niao (Blue Bird), Bai Ze (White Horse), Shuang Hua (Nine-Tailed Fox). In the Heaven Rank, there are Yu Gui(Turtle Bird), Chi She(Scarlet Snake), Qi Lin(Kirin), Feng Huang(Phoenix). In the Sacred Rank, there are Xuan Wu(ck Tortoise), Bai Hu(White Tiger), Zhu Que(Vermillion Bird), Qing Long(Azure Dragon). In the Divine Rank, there are Hun Dun(Great Dog), Qiong Ji(Winged Tiger), Tao Wu(Human head with Tiger legs and Boar tusk), Tao Tie(Human Head with Goat body). The four ranks from lowest to highest are Earth, Heaven, Sacred and Divine, Divine being the highest ranked. Why is it named after animals? The reason is because after cultivating to a certain ranked, when they perform their moves, the user¡¯s inner strength will form an outline of the animal behind them, experts are even able to use their strength to perform their animal¡¯s cry. Normal humans practice Martial Arts, even if they perfected the moves. they might not be able to enter ranks. Within the four ranks, the Divine Rank also known as Ominous Rank. Once anyone under the age of forty is able to obtain the Ominous, they all have to be expel out of the country and restrain in Yi Tian PaG.o.da. Jin Lan had little interest on that rule, it is just a bunch of old man fearing genius hence they came up with that excuse. In Mt. Xiang Zi where the number of experts are equalivant to the number of cloud in the sky, perhaps there are already a number of people under the age of forty, obtained the Divine Rank. However, what made her depressed is that she found out that she is unable to use her inner energy to form any shape. Let alone the lowest rank Bi Fang, she is unable to see even single trend of energy forming. ¡°Young Mistress, you cannot rush Martial Arts.¡± Mei Er stood beside her secretly worrying. Jin Lan shot him a nce, without asking from his face it can be seen that Mei Er is reluctant to let her enter the Martial Arts Meet. However, since she already announced that she is going to partic.i.p.ate, there is no intention in retracting her words. The problem is that she do not have sufficient inner energy, the meet¡¯s purpose is to test each partic.i.p.ants in their progress. Jin Lan haven¡¯t not enter the ranks and entering the meet now will definitely secure her position¡­. in Last. If Wan Yu were to rig the lots, when the momentes there will definitely be a crisis waiting for Jin Lan. From what Jiao Yue said, Wan Yu is ranked Shuang Hai, Bai Xiang and Xiu Lin ranked Zhu Que, Fei Sheng ranked Qi Lin and Que Qi ranked Chi She. In that case, surely enough, she will best in the Hua Household. Last¡­. This word is very ufortable and unsatisfying. Jin Lan thought for a while before calling Jiao Yue and Chu Yun before changing into men¡¯s clothes and head for Ling Long Tower. Ling Long Tower is already full, Su Huan is ying a beautiful tune. Especially when the number of visitors are high, she is able to y behind the curtain for the entire night. Jin Lan led the two people and found a corner to hide. ¡°Bravo!¡± When the tune ended, everyone in the audience cheered. TL Notes: Earth Ranked: Bi Fang (Red Crane) Qing Niao (Blue Bird) Bai Ze (White Horse) Shuang Hua (Nine-Tailed Fox) Heaven Ranked: Yu Gui(Turtle Bird) Chi She(Scarlet Snake) Qi Lin(Kirin) Feng Huang(Phoenix). Sacred Ranked: Xuan Wu(ck Tortoise) Bai Hu(White Tiger) Zhu Que(Vermillion Bird) Qing Long(Azure Dragon). Divine Ranked: Hun Dun(Great Dog) Qiong Ji(Winged Tiger) Tao Wu(Human head with Tiger legs and tusk) Tao Tie(Human Head with Goat body) This took me 4 times longer¡­. for research etc and Pictures. Chapter c26 Chapter 26- Gathering of Enemies Tranted by: SugarMilestone #3Finally, I got time to clear my extra chapters! This is for the 20,000 Views! Thanks a lot for your support! Welp as of currently, I still left 3 more¡­ going to 4 by the time I am writing this.Jin Lan sent Jiao Yue to tip ten sliver taels and notify Su Huan of her arrival. Su Huan sent a servant to guide them to the back garden.The lobby audience shouted and pestered Su Huan to y another tune, Su Huan ,wearing a light green ta.s.sel dress and covered her face with a veil, came out to thank the audience and requests to go to the back.At this moment, out of nowhere a gold ingot flew andnded right by Su Huan¡¯s legs.¡°y another song and that gold ingot will be yours!¡± an voice came from the second floor. Jin Lan hears that annoying voice and finds it very familiar, she turn her head to see, sure enough it is belong of the Fei Household¡¯s young master, Fei Ao. Beside him there are a few familiar faces, Yue Liang, Yue Zhuang and Fei Xian (Xian Yun).This one nce is truly disastrous. Jin Lan also saw two more faces she recognised at seated at the premium room, it was Yu Yan and Yu Zhuang. Thest time during the Peach Festival the trouble that Yu Yan had caused her, she still remembers it clearly as day. This time it was time for her revenge.Jin Lan jumped up to the flower terrace, standing beside Su Huan and raised her head to look askance at Fei Ao¡¯s table. ¡°Su Huan is not free!¡±The moment Fei Ao saw her, there is an uncontroble rage in him, he mmed the table and stood up. He coldly said: ¡°What a joke! I gave her money to y a song, why is she suddenly not free?¡±Jin Lan snickered and reached out to hold Su Huan¡¯s waist, her face full of smug answered ¡°That is because Miss Su Huan have to apany me.¡±Below there is amotion, as all of them know, Su Huan will never apanies guests.Su Huan bowed, ¡°Many thanks to this sir for appreciation me, but Su Huan is exhausted for today and unable to y anymore. I hope this kind sir can find it in your heart to forgive me.¡± Instructing her servant to pick up the gold and returning it to Fei Ao.Unwilling to give in, called the Madam toe. He could not stand keep on losing to Jin Lan and having to concede to her each and every single time. However, the Madam could not do anything about it as Su Huan is a free person, the Madam do not have any control over her.Jin Lan¡¯s provoking gaze from time to timended on Yu Yan, it will not be long before people recognised who she was and when that time could, with the help of Fei Ao adding fuel to the fire, ¡®Twice fighting in a Brothel¡¯ causing Yu Yan to bebelled as a cuckold.¡°Third Brother, your princess¡¯s heart sure is narrow.¡± Yu Zhuang joking said.Yu Yan wearing a maroon long gown, reclining on the chair, in his embrace lies the ck cat, it¡¯s emerald green eyes is watching attentively at Jin Lan. Yu Yan just gently stroking the cat, his lips slowly forming a faint crack.Jin Lan pulled on Su Huan to leave, Fei Ao could no longer endure and lost his cool. Despite Fei Xian efforts, Fei Ao ignores him and jump down. It was at this moment where Lin Long Tower¡¯s regr recognised Jin Lan and whispered amongst themselves, spreading the word. It was all ording the Jin Lan¡¯s n as she smiles cheekily.¡°The Travelling Prince is here too!¡± Someone wanting to see the ce to fall into further chaos, shouted at the top of his lungs.They are here! They have all gathered! Jin Lan in her heart isughing maniacally.Fei Ao without even wanting to stop to talk, raises his fist to punch her. Just before he could act, suddenly two bodyguard appear from nowhere stopped his arm.Yu Yan unenthusiastically stood up, from a high level looked down upon at Jin Lan. ¡°Lan Er, do not be angry with this king. This king promises that in the future there will not be anymore visits to this type of ce.¡± Chapter c27 Chapter 27 ¨C Viewed as Beast Tranted by: SugarJin Lan felt as though her heart had been stab, especially since Yu Yan has cast her a faintly discernible charming eyes. She felt like vomiting¡­ No¡­ Yu Yan¡¯s action has caused her genuinely want to vomit blood. A perfectly good scheme making him a cuckold has been foiled after a single sentence from him, it totally turn the tide against her. After Jin Lan have a reputation of being ¡®Glory City¡¯s bold and unconstrained girl¡¯ this will now add another reputation of ¡®Making a ruckus in Lin Long Tower due to jealousy¡¯?!CHUN YU YAN, I distance myself away from you, you stille forth and screw with me? d.a.m.n you!Yu Zhuang on the other hand is holding back hisughter, he, contrary to what one might expect, is very contented to see Jin Lan in this state. Her ploy to wreck the marriage has backfired making her seems like a jealous wife, brillianteback by Yu Yan.Never has anyone made Jin Lan give up without a fight, however she had already thought this through. One must be able to ept defeat and be flexible in order to win. This revenge can be taken at ater date.Jin Lan, with a taut face, forced a smile, pulled Su Huan towards her and whispered something in her ear before leaving Lin Long Tower at top speed.The shameless Yu Yan followed closely, he still got the nerve to draw full of gold and silver luxurious horse cart beside her. He open the curtain, ¡°Lan Er, do you need me to send you home?¡±Jin Lan pulled a face and replied, ¡°Visiting a brothel while bringing this beast? When you are having a threesome, do you enjoy a beast spectating you?¡±The ck cat aimed at her and cried ¡°MEYAN¡± showing off might.Jin Lan exposes her white teeth, sinisterly said,¡± I wonder if cat meat is delicious?¡±The ck cat quickly turned and firmly dig into Yu Yan embrace.Yu Yanugh heartily before turning and leave immediately. Jin Lan a.s.sumes that he did not understand that insult and as such feels even more depressed.¡°Young Mistress¡­¡­¡± Jiao Yue called, trying to test out her current disposition.¡°WHAT?!¡± Jin Lan turned around and roughly roared at her.Jiao Yue shivered, her mouth sunk, with a pathetic expression looked at Jin Lan.At the sight of Jiao Yue¡¯s expression, Jin Lan heart became soft, she reached out and pinch her soft and delicate cheeks. ¡°Jiao Jiao, don¡¯t be angry. I am antic.i.p.ating for your ma.s.sage at night!¡±¡°Shameless!¡± Behind appears Fei Ao who saw Jin Lan teasing her servant, with a despise gaze looked at her.Jin Lan became cheerful, since Yu Yan is undefeatable currently, this small-scale Fei Ao would have to suffice.¡°Hmm? Are you jealous? Or did you envy her? Should this young master dally on you too?¡±¡°You B¡­..!¡± Fei Ao almost wanted to curse, but Fei Xian kicked him stopping him. He then change his sentence, ¡°What do you expect from a pig but a grunt?¡±¡°I know you are a pig, it is both clearly and easily seen. You do not have to emphasize.¡± Jin Lan waves her hands.¡°THIRD BROTHER! She is just too much!¡± Fei Ao aims at Fei Xian.Fei Xian coldly looks at him, ¡°What happens to others does not affect you.¡±¡°Indeed, it is neither rted to you nor requires any of your concern. No matter how much you want or do, it will ultimately be none of your business. Stupid!¡± Jin Lan coolly dropped that line before leaving. Chapter c28 Chapter 28- Good Person Tranted by: Sugar Editor: Nazmul*Squeak* *Rustling* Jin Lan opened her eyes, looking toward her ck canopy and sighed. Thest time she recalled, this building was just recently renovated, then why is it when she lie down she is able to hear a lot of squeaking throughout. ¡°Ji¡­Ji¡­Jii¡± The sound became louder, Jin Lan stood up and follow along the wall looking at every possible location. There! She caught a glimpse of some bun crumbs and bits on the floor. Looking up, she started tough heartily. A mouse was hanging outside of its hole, swinging its tail and looking up. However, despite its efforts, it could not climb up. At the side there is another mouse, squeaking at Jin Lan while starting at the crumbs on the floor. Jin Lan silently sighed, as expected once there is an excess of food from the Main Family, mice will definitelye. In the past, there was not even a single trace of a mouse appearing. She blew the candle and prepared to lie down once again. This moment, the mice cries even louder and lively. She raised her eyebrow and took a short nce, to her surprise, there are two greenish pearl glowing in the hole located on the wall. I¡¯ve only heard that cats¡¯ eyes glow green at night, didn¡¯t expect mice eyes to also glow green as well. ¡°What are you staring for!? No matter how long you stare at me, there will be no food for you!¡± The room¡¯s candle is relit giving the room light once again. Jin Lan flew to catch the mouse hanging in mid-air and casually fling it. She then turned to grab the cake on the table and ced it in front of the mouse. After looking at the mice being rmed for a moment, before grabbing the food and nibbling on it. That act somehow made her a little sentimental. In her previous life, before inheriting the ident.i.ty as Hua Jin Lan, she only lived for 25 years before pa.s.sing on. She only family was her younger sister. The siblings were adopted by an organisation of killers and a.s.sa.s.sins. In one of her training, a bunch of children s.n.a.t.c.hing a steamed bun, in order toplete the training and obtain the objective, she have to use everything she could by fair means or foul. By any means necessary, she did it in order to survive. Because of a steam bun, she started killing people at the age of 8. Actually she knew that her younger sister will ultimately betray her, when Jin Lan was 9, she wanted to escape from the organisation however her younger sister inform the higher ups and yet Jin Lan still acts as she do not know it was her sister who betray her. After experiencing a h.e.l.lish life, Jin Lan became the organisation¡¯s best a.s.sa.s.sin and her first mission was to kill her younger sister. However humans are but without emotion, due to her soft heartedness, it led her to losing her life. Unknowingly to Jin Lan, the mouse appears beside her, to the extent of approaching her. It was then she realised that this white mouse does not have a tail. ¡°Squeak!¡± The white little mouse called her. Jin Lan single-handedly grabbed it by its neck and smiled, ¡°You are still hungry aren¡¯t you.¡± Handing over a piece of cake in front of it, the mice was not interested at all and swat it on the floor. ¡°If you do not eat it, I will stuff it all in your mouth!¡± Jin Lan fiercely said. The white mice squeak softly before obediently leaped down to eat the cake, Jin Lan cannot help but to sigh with sorrow. It seems she is unable to be truly evil. Chapter c29 Chapter 29- Star of Misfortune Tranted by: Sugar Editor: Kloud Goat, Nazmul The next day, Jin Lan noticed the tailless mouse sheltering beside her pillow sound asleep. Her heart became soft, it was her first time having a pet, the white and plump thing¡­ How cute. Why must it be a mouse and also a mouse without its tail, making matters worse, Yu Yan has a cat!Just when Jin Lan was lost in her thoughts, Jiao Yue gasping for air rushed into the room, bursting through the door. Just when she was about to say something, she noticed the mouse and shrieked at the top of her lungs. ¡°THERE IS A MOUSE HERE!!!!!!¡±¡°Hush!¡± Jin Lan frowned. ¡°This is my pet¡­¡­ Bo Li! (.s.s)¡±Jiao Yue calmed down after Jin Lan gave her a look and remembered what she was going to say earlier.¡°Bad news, Young Mistress! This morning when madam went to Qing Quan Temple, the Grand Abbot said that you were born under the star of misfortune, anyone you are with will suffer. News just came in from the Travelling Prince¡¯s mansion,st night one of the concubine had died from a serious illness.¡±All the noise woke Bo Li up, it dwelled deeper into the nket and hid in Jin Lan¡¯s bosom, peeking its head and looked at Jiao Yue.Yawning, Jin Lan opened her eyes and asked. ¡°What¡¯s with all the rush? Have you heard anything from Su Huan?¡±¡°Not yet!¡± Jiao Yue noticed Jin Lan wanting to get up, she quickly tied the canopy and helped her wear her shoes. At first, Jiao Yue also had the intention to help Jin Lan change her clothes as well, however the mouse was resting on Jin Lan¡¯s shoulder therefore Jiao Yue meekly just handed over the clothes.Jin Lan pped Bo Li onto the ground and with an annoyed tone said. ¡°Stay on the ground! You have sat on my shoulder for a long time that it made me tired.¡±[ED: d.a.m.n she¡¯s rough!Also that transition from bosom to shoulders hahaha.]Bo Li spun itself in the air andnded safely. It licked its ws and shook its round bottom before running towards the dining table.Once everything was tidy, Chu Yun brought in a tub of water for Jin Lan to wash her face. Then he, along with Jiao Yue, went out to collect breakfast for Jin Lan. Jin Lan tied her hair, sitting before the table and started drumming on the dining table using her forefinger.Luo Xiang and Wan Yu, mother and daughter, had already thought of something before hand, but they did not expect the Travelling Prince¡¯s mansion to suffer a death. However, a mere coincidental death will not be sufficient to break off the marriage.After sitting for a while, Jin Lan noticed Jiao Yue had yet to return, she stood up from the table and left the room. Jin Lan asked a servant who was watering the nt, ¡°Go and find Jiao Yue and Chu Yun!¡±The servant answered and quickly ran off, momentster she came back fl.u.s.tered. Unable to catch her breathe, she said. ¡°Young ¡­. Mistress¡­ *pant* It is¡­. not¡­. not good!¡±¡°Sister Jiao Yue and Chu Yun were being obstructed by Young Miss at the garden.¡±Jin Lan¡¯s eyes sunk, a small crack formed at her lips and started tough coldly, withrge strides she made her way to to the garden.¡°Rumours barely spread far and you are already unable to restrain yourself, d.a.m.n YOU WAN YU!!!¡± Chapter c30 Chapter 30 ¨C Murderous Intent Tranted by: Sugar Editor: Kloud Goat, NazmulMilestone #4This is for 40,000 Views! Well we have been a quite a distance in the novel. Currently we have 4 Editors. We have zxrdm, Kloud Goat, Nazmul (Immortul) and Connor. Then, this is me, Sugar as the Trantor! That is the current team for now.Enjoy the Chapter!¡°d.a.m.ned servant! Let us see you run now!¡± Wan Yu hoisted the whip, reprimanding Jiao Yue while having a sense of bliss on her face . ¡°Ah!! Please¡­ Young Miss forgive me!¡± Jiao Yue was on the floor writhing in pain. Wan Yu had been holding back her anger and resentment in her heart for quite some time, increasing the power in every hit. Suddenly! She felt an oppressive murderous aura attacking her, she unintentionally took a step back. She was shocked to find a dagger pressing on her neck, the ice-cold steel is touch her increasing her fear. Her fear This further increased because the one holding on to the dagger, had blood-thirsty eye which started to make her shiver. A soft slicing sound¡­ and a bunch of ck fell on to the ground. Wan Yu did not dare to turn around and look at her fallen hair, she also did not think how Jin Lan suddenly appeared beside her. There was only one thing on her mind : Hua Jin Lan is able to kill her. If she hadnot taken the step back,it would not be her hair but her neck that would have been sliced. Wan Yu broke into cold sweat as a chilling wind blew, she did not dare to move. Both her eyes were wide opened staring straight at Jin Lan. She could feel that if she were to expose any mistake, the next strike would be like before, aimed directly for her neck. Chu Yun cried while supporting the injured Jiao Yue and moved behind Jin Lan. Jin Lan looked at Wan Yu and slowly moved her wrist. The sunlight was reflecting off the knife de making Wan Yu panick. Jin Lan slowly took her steps,lifting her legs and nting it on the ground, walking towards Wan Yu. It could been seen that Wan Yu was trembling slightly, the more she was trying to clench her whip, the less it is possible to do so. It was as though her body did not listen to her. No¡­ It is impossible¡­ it is impossible to win against the Jin Lan before her. Move! Move! She kept urging herself. ¡°N¡­No¡­ Don¡¯te any closer!¡± she said weakly, her mouth was barely open. Jin Lan¡¯s face remained expressionless, her eyes, however, were clouded , ¡°If you cannot remember, I am capable of sending you to h.e.l.l.The overwhelming oppression was crushing down on Wan Yu, she kept moving back until she was unable to retreat anymore. She tripped on the flower terrance, stumbled andnded on the ground. It was as though she could see a dagger-wielding Asura in front of her, Wan Yu became pale and her lips turned white. With a sharp scream, ¡°AH!!!!!!!¡± ¡°What are you doing?!¡± asked Hua Fei Sheng which movement faster than sound he had caught Jin Lan¡¯s wrist. ¡°Wah¡­..!! Big Brother¡­.!¡± Wan Yu, whose legs became soft, crawled beside Fei Sheng and started bawling. Fei Sheng wringed his eyebrow when he saw the hair on the floor and checked on the uninjured Wan Yu before turning to Jin Lan. Understanding what had happened, without mercy pushed away Wan Yu and warned Jin Lan, whose killing intent has yet to vanish. ¡°Hua Jin Lan, I will not show you any mercy!¡± Chapter c31 Chapter 31 ¨C Confrontation Tranted by: Sugar Editor: Kloud Goat, Nazmul Following behind Fei Sheng, was his brother Que Qi. Fei Xian, Fei Ao, Yue Liang and Yue Zhuang who were currently paying a visit to the Hua Family were also with him. Today, Yue Zhuang was wearing female clothes, a pale violet dress giving off a dignified andposed look, while carrying a tad of childishness making her very attractive. ¡°I did not expect to see a great show here!¡± Que Qi entered the garden, eyes filled with excitement. ¡°Third Brother!¡± Fei Sheng slightly raised his voice Que Qi shrugged his shoulders, he smiled at Jin Lan and said. ¡° Big Brother, it seems like Second Sister is a little unhappy.¡± ¡°Someone was looking for death, I merely wanted to give her a hand.¡± Jin Lan turned to face him. Thedy standing in the garden surrounded by flowers had an oppressive feeling so intense that no one was able to ignore it. From the very first sight, Fei Ao felt that she seemed very familiar, until she turned her head, it was only then he realised. ¡°Ah! You are the person from the brothel!¡± ¡°Fei Ao! Stop spouting nonsense!¡± Fei Xian interjected. They were all from the four main families and it wasn¡¯t anything splendor hence it was something that did not need to be mentioned. Fei Ao immediately stopped talking. If Jin Lan was a male, he would definitely have gone forward and taught him a lesson, but since she was a girl, if he were to fight with her it would make him look like he was a petty person. That was not the behaviour of a gentlemen. Yue Liang whispered to Yue Zhuang. ¡°So you knew that this person was a female all along?¡± She replied, ¡°She was the one who told me so.¡± Que Qi saw different reaction from each of them, he could not help himself and said. ¡°I have heard that the Fourth Young Master from the Fei¡¯s was skilled with the sword. How about we take advantage of today to witness these moves? It will provide me a chance to broaden my horizons.¡± For Martial Artists, sparring against each other was verymon. Fei Ao did not decline, he only asked, ¡°I wonder which one from the Hua¡¯s will join me?¡± Que Qi gazed around and stopped at Jin Lan, ¡°How about it, Second Sister?¡± This was nothing more than entertainment to Que Qi, whether Jin Lan epts or not was of little concern to him. However, she was currently in a bad mood and was in need of finding someone to help her release her stress. Just when Jin Lan took the first step, Fei Sheng moved away from her path and with a low voice said. ¡°The ck Centipede Whip was damaged by a strong force before, you being able to snap it was just pure coincidence. Do not be arrogant and disgrace the Hua Household.¡± Jin Lan scoffed before continuing to walk, facing Fei Ao she announced ¡°You may begin now!¡± Fei Ao slightly frowned and looked at her, ¡°Is that your weapon of choice?¡± Jin Lan smiled, ¡°Against you? This is more than enough!¡± What an arrogant tone! Fei Ao¡¯s heart shook, he was almost being toyed by her, it did not matter if she was a male or a female. It was this person who constantly went against him. Jin Lan sneered and shot a cold nce at Wan Yu who suddenly quivered and broke eye contact. Chapter c32 Chapter 32 ¨C ying TricksTranted by: Sugar Editor: Immortul, Kloud GoatMilestone #5This is for 50 follows! Since I have a new team, I am able to release chapters a lot faster. To all my Chinese friends, I would like to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year. ¹§Ï²·¢²Æ£¬ÐÂÏëʳÉ, ÍòÊÂÈçÒâ, ºïÄê´ó¼ª! Hehe, I hope you guys can share some of your ºì°ü money. Hehe! Just kidding. Enjoy the chapter!Fei Ao did not expect Jin Lan to be so aggressive, the abnormal speed had given him a real shock. However, he quickly calmed down and readjusted his mentality, and pulled out his long sword against her.The moment his sword and her dagger shed, Fei Ao could not help but be astonished, even though her attacks were vigorous, there wasn¡¯t any after effect felt. She¡­ She actually wasn¡¯t using any inner energy.Fei Ao pushed his sword to break free of the sh and jumped back. Swinging his sword in a pendulum motion, he rushed toward Jin Lan trying to slice her in half.Jin Lan calcted the movement of the curve and barely brushing past the de and moved toward Fei Ao. Thetter retracted his de while Jin Lan leaned over. Predicting that he would kick her, with an exceptional speed she spiralled to Fei Ao¡¯s back. The short edge of the de pierced the sky, brandishing out a clean and crisp trajectory.Fei Ao could feel that the wind from the de swept past him, he jumped away before using the full set of Fei¡¯s Household specialty sword skill to attack.Theplicated sword skill along with a strong inner energy formed a wind wall which was aimed directly towards Jin Lan. However she remained still, only her nimble eyes started a.n.a.lysing Fei Ao searching for a weakness.Found it! As Jin Lan¡¯s eye shed, she leapt from the ground using her dagger to break Fei Ao¡¯s move. Just by reducing the moves from three to two, reducing the arc and increasing her strength, her de once again shed with the sword producing a sharp and clear metal sound. Fei Ao¡¯s eyes opened in disbelief, Jin Lan¡¯s attacks are actually pressuring him.¡°It seems that your weakness is as wide as day!¡± while speaking, Jin Lan once again pa.s.sed him and standing behind Fei Ao and swung her dagger.His back could feel the wind, his body was exposed. Fei Ao quickly increase the distance between them and frowned at Jin Lan. ¡°How dare you! Stealing Fei¡¯s Household Sword Skills!¡±Jin Lan coolly raised her hand, appearing to be at ease and looking at the sky. ¡°You, under broad daylight, exhibit your moves and skills for me to see. I just openly picked it up. Did I steal it? It could not be regarded as such, perhaps the word learn is a more urate word.¡±Fei Ao was blowing his top, after stealing Fei¡¯s Household Sword Skills and acting as though it was nothing, he could not restrain his anger anymore. ¡°If I do not punish you today, I will not be known as Fei Ao!!!¡±The spectators could tell that Fei Ao was getting agitated, he could no longer think straight and n out a strategy. Putting aside Jin Lan¡¯s weird fighting style, the fact that she was able to copy and learn the sword skill within a short amount of time was amazing by itself. To be urate, Jin Lan did not steal the sword art, she merely copied some of the moves and infused it with her style. This makes her moves to be even more urate and concise, against Fei Ao ,who was currently too agitated to calm down, extremely effective.Fei Xian¡¯s peaceful and tranquil face finally had a change, both of his eyes were looking intently at Jin Lan who looked as though she was dancing. So graceful and dangerous at the same time. Chapter c33 Chapter 33 ¨C Humiliation Tranted by: Sugar Editor:Immortul, Kloud Goat Fei Ao¡¯s inner energy was strong and Jin Lan was trying her best to avoid a frontal a.s.sault. Despite Mei Er trying to nurse her, the blow from Bai Xiang was quite serious and she did not have enough time to fully recover. Moreover, before the Martial Arts Meet it would be wise to try to hide her true strength. With her thoughts straightened out, Jin Lan once again increased her speed, battles were meant to be fought in close quarters. Especially since she was brilliantly using her natural nimbleness and flexibility from being a female, she was able to dodge against Fei Ao¡¯s attacks very easily. It was as though she was ying with a cat. This p.i.s.sed Fei Ao off causing his Sword Skills to be more and more aggressive and fierce. Jin Lan saw Fei Ao was slowly forming a ten foot wall made up of streams of air behind him. Then, the semitransparent air was slowly forming into an outline. It was a beast! Jin Lan could not help but to be surprised from what she saw. So this was how one enters the rank. ¡°FEI AO!¡± Fei Xian timely called out. Fei Ao suddenly was reinstated by the call, looking at Jin Lan in annoyance. Fighting against a woman who was also not using any inner energy, using a Qi Lin level of Qi was not manly at all. Jin Lan shut her eyes. It seems that she was being underestimated. Fei Ao wanted to give in however Jin Lan did not allow it and continued attacking him. Finally, he was pressured to the fake rockey. Jin Lan raised her hand to block his right arm and used the other hand to stab his throat. Being pressured by Jin Lan, Fei Ao bent his upper body backward, but her soft body became close to his, the cool and elegant beautiful face was very close to him. Unsure of what had happened, his face suddenly became very red. ¡°Quite innocent, aren¡¯t you?¡± Jin Lan teased him. ¡°Get out of the way!¡± Fei Ao was not in the state to continue fighting anymore, he threw his sword away and was about to push Jin Lan away. However, before Fei Ao could do anything, Jin Lan interrupted. ¡°If you dare to touch me I will shout molest!¡± Fei Ao¡¯s hands froze in mid air, his face brightened by the seconds, he was unsure whether it was from rage or shyness. With a hoa.r.s.e voice, he roared ¡°In that position, I am not sure whether it is I who molested you or you who molested me!¡± Jin Lan slid her finger across his face and smiled, ¡°Oh? It was you who presented yourself to me.¡± Fei Ao quivered, subconsciously trying to use his inner energy to push her away from his body. Jin Lan did not move, she snorted and received the attack. Fei Ao saw that from the corner of her mouth was a faint sign of blood seeping, startled and asked ¡°Did you¡­ because of me? Suffered an internal injury?¡± Jin Lan shushed him and pursed her lip, ¡°Are you sure you want me to get out of your way?¡± ¡°Of¡­ Of course¡­!¡± Fei Ao slowly lowers his tone. Jin Lanughed loudly before moving away, pulled on Jiao Yue and Chu Yun and left. Fei Ao looked straight at her rear view and stood up. Suddenly, he felt his lower body was quite chilly, afterwards he could hear a high pitched shriek from both Yue Zhuang and Wan Yu. [ED: She just pants him XD] Chapter c34 Chapter 34 ¨C Unwanted VisitorTranted by SugarEditor : Kloud Goat, Conner In his entire life, Fei Ao only had a single regret. That was provoking Hua Jin Lan, that shameless woman who not only carving the word ¡®b.a.s.t.a.r.d¡¯ on his back, but also severed his belt off¡­¡­!Fei Sheng used a fake cough to cover up hisughter, while Que Qi without caring started tough cordially. Yue Liang and Fei Xian remained expressionless, while Yue Zhuang and Wan Yu covered their bright red faces with their hands and looked away.Fei Ao pulled his pants up, feeling dejected and depressed, then followed Fei Sheng to change his clothes.Being left behind, Que Qi turned and made his way to the East Pavilion.In the East Pavilion, Jin Lan was currently seated cross-legged, cultivating. This body had not been trained at all and that is why she was not able to perform at her best.¡°Fourth Young Master!¡± Jiao Yue who was outside raised her voice.Both Jin Lan¡¯s eye opened only to see Que Qi already making his way in carrying a frivolous smile on his face.¡°Yo ma homie, whats up!¡± Jin Lan indifferently asked.[ED: Lmao what!] [TL: Before anyone asked, she did not actually say that¡­ but this is the closest meaning I can find and it matches her character. She is saying it in a sarcastic way]Que Qi put a medicine bottle on the table and said. ¡°Jin Lan, the Martial Arts Meet is getting closer, do you think that your life is a joke? epting a blow like that¡­ Even though it is quite funny!¡±¡°Speak your mind! If there is nothing else, leave!¡± (Who want to be friends with you, this master here is busy.)Que Qi ignoring her sa.s.sy att.i.tude and continued, ¡°Let us have a fair fight during the Meet!¡±After finish saying his piece, he turned around and walked out of the door. Jiao Yue and Chu Yun saw him off before immediately rushed back worried about Jin Lan. ¡°Young Mistress, are you alright?¡±Jin Lan shook her head and instructed Chu Yun. ¡°Go and call Mei Er toe, do not forget to remind him to bring some medicine as well.¡±Chu Yun dashed out, while Jiao Yue held up the bottle and walked towards Jin Lan and asked. ¡°Young Mistress, is this medicine edible?¡±¡°Let Mei Er take a look first.¡±Just momentster, Mei Er arrived. He was worried about Jin Lan¡¯s condition but quickly heaved a sigh of relief after realising she was doing well.Jiao Yue ced the bottle in front of him and asked. ¡°Uncle Mei Er, is this medicine edible?¡±Mei Er poured out its content to find three pill, and after thoroughly checking each of them he answered, ¡°These pills are Hua Household¡¯s special pills, it is effective against both external and internal injuries.¡±Jin Lan shut her eyes. ¡°Give the pills to Jiao Yue for her wounds.¡±Until the sun had settled, Mei Er did not leave the room. As the sky grew darker and darker, the room was lit up by a candle me. A shriek was heard, afterwards the room became dark once more as the candlestick was overturned to the ground.Behind the shadows of the trees, there were two men, Zhui Feng told Zhu Yu. ¡°Go and report to the Prince!¡± After Zhu Yu left, Zhui Feng carefully came down to the courtyard. He opened the door and entered the room, suddenly the door behind him closed. The fire was reignited and the room was lit up. Jin Lan, dressed as a male, sat in the middle, exposing her white teeth. ¡°Do you know how a cat died¡­..?!¡± Chapter c35 Chapter 35 ¨C Misfortune Dropping InTranted by: SugarEditor: Kloud Goat, ImmortulThe dim light of the night was slowly arriving, Glory City was brightly lit. On the road, there was an interesting scene happening which attracted people. Someone, who was tentatively being decided as a male, covered himself with a ck cloth. Using an extremely creative and interesting posture to quickly move forward. His back carried arge bamboo pole swaying side to side, at the end there was a sign with big word : I am a burr who tried to rob the Prince¡¯s mansion. Please see this wrongdoer!The keen and alert Zhui Feng wan unable to ignore the crowd¡¯s curious pointing and gesturing. All his life this was the second time he had bitterly detested the word ¡®curiosity¡¯. The first time only happened fifteen minutes ago.Jin Lan was in a joyous mood, humming a small tune while pulling him, neither too fast or too slow, towards the Travelling Prince¡¯s Mansion.Jiao Yue and Chu Yun were following behind Zhui Feng, Jiao Yue was shocked that Zhui Feng was able to proceed at a quick rate despite having his knees tied up. After staring a while, she chuckled and stifled with a red face. ¡°It was like how Young Mistress had said, he is walking as though he is trying to hold it in¡­.¡±Jin Lan turned back and patted Zhui Feng on his back, ¡°In the past Duan Yu invented ¡®Ripple Gentle Steps¡¯, now we have Zhui Feng who invented ¡®Pee Step¡¯ to move like the wind. It shall be known as ¡®Pee Stance¡¯.¡±Zhui Feng wished that he could use his palm and knock himself out, what evil deeds did he do in his past life to be reduced to such treatment by Jin Lan. (TL Note: Apparently, it was their way of doing a facepalm)Jin Lan saw him stop and tugged the rope. ¡°Mr Pee Stance, do you want me to remove the cloth?¡±Zhui Feng quivered and started to walk as fast as his legs could go.At the doors of the Travelling Prince¡¯s mansion, Zhu Yu who went back to report was raising his head and looking around in expectation. That was because Yu Yan had said that Jin Lan would bring Zhui Feng right to the doorsteps within an hour. Indeed, Zhui Feng had returned, however he did not expect him to return in such a manner. What surprised him further was that Zhui Feng had attracted arge crowd behind him.Zhu Yu was unable to spend any time to worry about Zhui Feng as he quickly shut the door and went in to find the owner.Jin Lan kicked Zhui Feng and smiled with ill-intent, ¡°A friend in need is a friend indeed!¡±There was silence, neither party moved. There wasn¡¯t any movement outside the door, the crowds eyes were shining with expectation, they carried theirnterns and were prepared to watch a good show.*Creak* The vermillion door finally reopened, Yu Yan who was wearing red stepped out and swept his surrounding. The crowds which were whispering amongst themselves suddenly quietened down.Jin Lan tilted her head and looked at the concubines who followed behind, beaming ¡°Oh! Preparing for a funeral? How lively!¡±The bunch of concubines¡¯ eyes were red.The prince¡¯s mansion was not covered in white, nor was Yu Yan, even the concubines were gorgeously dressed. If it were not for the servant wrapped in white, it would be under an impression the the Prince was having a feast. ¡°Hua Jin Lan! Do not be rude!¡± Chapter c36 Chapter 36 ¨C Clear and EvidentTranted by Sugar Editor: Immortul, Kloud GoatAfter hearing the three words, ¡°Hua Jin Lan¡±, it was only then that the crowd realised what was going on. Firstly, an imperial edict bestowing the marriage was one of the top ten impossibilities that happened in Glory City. Secondly, this morning a rumour about Hua Jin Lan being born under a star of misfortune by the Grand Abbot in Qing Quan Temple was being spread, which was proven by the death of one of the concubines in the Prince¡¯s mansion. Finally now, during the evening, what was Jin Lan doing here? It will be something for themoners to talk about.Thinking back, it was due to her being thick-skinned which allowed the Prince to even look at her, after such a rumour, she may fear that her marriage might be cancelled¡­¡­ However, what was the thing she is pulling? They were all interested in thetest gossip, and were excited for the argument between Yu Yan and Jin Lan.Jin Lan kicked Zhui Feng who was on her side and said. ¡°Today I caught a thief in my courtyard and specially brought him over here allowing you to handle this problem.¡±Zhui Feng and Zhu Yu were both drenched in cold sweat, thetter carried a tiny hope and suggested. ¡°Thieves should be brought to the feudal officials¡­.¡±¡°Who asked this mansion to be closer!¡± Jin Lan interrupted him.Even the clueless audience knew, the distance between the Hua¡¯s Mansion and the Prince Mansion is around eight streets, there was a feudal office in the between of the two locations.¡°Obviously you are here to cause problems!¡± Zhu Yu opened his eyes wide.Jin Lan, using her hand to cover her mouth acted as though she had been caught, and snickered. It was clear that she came here with the intention of wreaking havoc and there was nothing Zhu Yu could do.¡°Zhu Yu!¡± Yu Yan indifferently opened his mouth, Zhu Yu promptly hung his head and moved back.Yu Yan then looked at Jin Lan and smiled. ¡°Lan Er, the sky¡¯s getting darker, why don¡¯t we continue this inside?¡±The crowd was filled with disappointment, they were not able to hear any juicy news before the Prince wanted to close the door and keep it private.¡°No problem,¡± Jin Lan polished her nails while saying, ¡°Jiao Yue, Go!¡±Jiao Yue saw that Jin Lan wasn¡¯t even looking at her while saying that, she callously and gnawed on her teeth as she brought forth a cloth and using both hands to present it to the Prince. ¡°Prince¡­¡±¡°Oh it is nothing much. All I need you to do is to write a few words.¡± Jin Lan beamingly looked at him.¡°Just four word! ¡®First under the heavens¡¯ Just these four words in exchange for your servant. What a good deal isn¡¯t it?¡± After saying, Jin Lan held out her hand and pped Zhui Feng¡¯s a.s.s. ¡°Otherwise, I will sell this piece of meat to Ti Tou Pavilion for some taels.¡±The crowd was stunned: Teasing the Prince¡¯s servant in front of the Prince?Could it be¡­¡­ That the Prince was having an affair with the servant? As Zhui Feng was getting spanked, he was thinking how he wasn¡¯t ready against Jin Lan, even though he had thought up of many ways, he was considering that he would be killed and then raped. Never did he think it would turn out like this. Prince! We will see each other again in the next life!¡°Fine¡­¡± Yu Yan smiled slightly, facing Zhu Yu and said, ¡°Bring forth the Four Treasures of the Study!¡± Chapter c37 Chapter 37 ¨C First .s.s PervertTranted by Sugar Editor: Kloud Goat, Immortul(This chapter may confused many of you, as it has to do with the writing of the words in Chinese. ÌìϵÚÒ»Á÷ can be seen as µÚÒ»ÏÂÁ÷£©Effortlessly, the housekeeper brought out the table. Yu Yan stood before it and started swishing on it. Words were slowly forming, after finishing he looked up at Jin Lan. ¡°It is done, I added another word for you, First-.s.s under the heavens!¡± (ÌìϵÚÒ»Á÷ )Zhu Yu, who looked from the side nearly couldn¡¯t hold back hisughter, as the situation was not right, he had to endure it. Under the orders of Yu Yan, he presented the scroll to Jin Lan.Even Jiao Yue and Chu Yun, who only know very little about words and writing, realised something was up and had a fearful expression while keeping their eyes locked on Jin Lan. Some members of the crowd, unable to hold back, startedughing. Jin Lan on the other hand was unperturbed, after Jiao Yue epted the scroll she turned and left.Onlookers were shocked and were filled with disbelief, how could Jin Lan not see through such obvious mockery? There must be something more. Jin Lan must have had a n she would use!Just as expected, Jin Lan frivolously dropped a line, ¡°Lets go. We shall hang it at the main halls of Ti Tou Pavilion.¡±The crowd caused a hugemotion, some ridiculed that this Hua¡¯s Family Young Mistress was not knowledgable, she was not able to decipher such an easy insult. Others said that this Hua¡¯s Family Young Mistress was a hussy, even though she was betrothed to the Travelling Prince, she still regrly visits ces like Ti Tou Pavilion and other dubious locations.Many of the crowd followed blindly after Jin Lan and waited to see the scroll hanging at the Main Hall. Those who knew about the events earlier were waiting to see how the words that the Prince wrote would cause some trouble for Jin Lan. A shabby clothed literate pped his leg and shouted, ¡°Where does it say First-.s.s under the heavens?! Obviously it say First .s.s Pervert!¡± (µÚÒ»ÏÂÁ÷)The whole hall was roaring withughter, some even mmed the table and cheered, all pointing at Jin Lan andughed non-stop.Jin Lan had no choice but to agree that Yu Yan was truly devious, using a wild writing style, his strokes and lines, made the characters as though they were like double picture illusions. He was ying with the optical illusion. ¡°Hmm, may I borrow a pen and some ink?¡± Jin Lan turned around and took it from the storyteller, who wrote and told gossip news for a living. With one leg on the table, she raised her hand and wrote new words on the scroll.When she came back down, the scroll words had changed : First-.s.s under the heavens, Distinguished and peerless. (ÌìϵÚÒ»·çÁ÷)¡°I guess this was what the Prince was meaning to say!¡± Jin Lan faced the crowd and smiled.¡°Good!¡± The crowd cheered.¡°Excellent words!¡± It was the same rugged literate who shouted the loudest.After this night, the name ¡®Hua Jin Lan¡¯ was spread to every household, with extra information added and removed, the story became more and more exaggerated. This was more or less how the story goes: Ady surnamed Hua, shameless and vulgar. Firstly, she proposed to a male surnamed Chun Yu, but then she flirted with a man surnamed Wen. She was one who easily switched sides and was said to be First-.s.s under the heavens, Distinguished and peerless. However, the man named Chun Yu is ever-loving and trapping her with marriage, yet the man named Wen does not give up easily. These two gentlemen fought with each other, all for ady¡¯s hand. (TL Note: The Prince Surname is Chun Yu and the Gigolo in Ti Tou Pavilion Surname is Wen. This is a chapter that loses some of its original meaning due to trantion. I apologise m(T.T)m ) Chapter c38 Chapter 38 ¨C Widespread Rumor Tranted by: SugarI am not dead¡­.. *Gasp* I can¡¯t die¡­. yet. GAH! Real life¡­.. too¡­ much! Can¡¯t go on¡­ *faints*Within one night, rumors starts to spring everywhere in Glory City. Some of the citizens said Jin Lan really lived up to her reputation of being First-.s.s under the heavens, distinguished and peerless. Being able to toy with males in Glory City and treating them as though they were within her palm. Those who spread these rumors about Jin Lan were interested in watching a good show, in the end what could be more interesting aspared to rumors regarding the royal family.Despite some people saying positive things about Jin Lan, the same can be said otherwise. Some of them said that Jin Lan was not honest and does not have any sense of shame at all. Being a wife of a prince and yet so indecisive, visiting to indecent ces like Ti Tou Pavilion, even if she was to be sentenced to be drowned, not even the water is able to wash her sins away. Those who spread these rumors mainly have some sort of wishful thinking of the Prince and were jealous and envied Jin Lan.From inside the restaurants and under the bridges, storytellers continue for three days three nights non-stop; within brothels, behind closed doors, artists continue for ten days and ten nights non-stop! It was such widespread to the extent that from errand boys to beggars on the streets can urately retell and recite it word for word. Of course, arge part of it is due to the effects of the juicy details, don¡¯t me it on ordinary people thinking indecently. It only served to meet the needs and wants for them. Truly, the human minds are very curious.With regards to this matter, the heroine, Hua Jin Lan was very calm. She felt that her notoriety was little concern to her, it was in fact Yu Yan who should panic. It was because she held reputation with little regard but the same could not be said for Yu Yan, being part of the Royal Family.Rumors from themonfolk must not be spread to the Royal Pce but for the Hua Household, they had heard plentiful rumors about Jin Lan that they became numb of them. Bai Xiang had repeated requested Jin Lan to have an audience with the emperor to exin the situation but was rejected. He finally had no choice but to prohibit her from leaving the mansion. Jin Lan was pleased with such a result.On the day of the Martial Arts Meet begins¡°Young Mistress, Sister Su Huan had just sent people over.¡± Jiao Yue came back from receiving a small porcin bottle. ¡°She said it was from some expert.¡±Jin Lan looked at the bottle intently, it was the same as the one given to her by the Old Fellow.¡°Young Mistress, is this medicine for your injuries?¡± Chu Yun asked.Jin Lan nodded her head. After a while, she said ¡°Jiao Yue! Time to change. We are going out.¡±¡°Going out?!¡± Jiao Yue was bewildered ¡°Didn¡¯t Master punished us and did not allow us to leave the mansion?¡±¡°Who cares about him! He should worry about me.¡± Jin Lan waved her hands and Bo Li nimbly climbed on her shouldersChu Yun and Jiao Yue looked at each other, in their hearts other than feeling helpless from unable to stop Jin Lan from doing anything but they are getting used to it. After allpared to the Past Jin Lan, adapting and suiting the needs of the strong Jin Lan was much easier.Jin Lan only had one motive heading out, she needed a weapon. She was used to wielding a dagger, however in a time where treasured single-edge and double-edge swords are usedmonly, a simple dagger wasn¡¯t sufficient. She needed something of a higher quality and top notch weapon. Chapter c39 Chapter 39 ¨C Fighting for DaggerTranted by Sugar Editor: Connor, ImmortulInside Glory City¡¯s finest weapon shop.¡°Sir, what can I offer you?¡± The shopkeeper felt that the gentlemen who entered the shop was someone who was different from themon folk and ran up to greet him.¡°Short de,¡± said Jin Lan, without even looking at the weapons on the shelves, her fingers tapping on the counter. The shopkeeper understood intuitively and instructed his worker to go fetch the weapon from inside.With just one nce, Jin Lan spotted a ck charred copper dagger, but just when she was about to reached out and grab it, a voice from behind called out. ¡°That dagger over there, thisdy here wants it!¡± Jin Lan turned back. Hey! It was a familiar face¡­. Truly, only Jin Lan is able to meet up with her foes in such a situation. This time it was Chun Yu Ru.Yu Ru was unable to recognize Jin Lan, as she was wearing her male clothes out again. With her heart set on acquiring the dagger, she walked up and picked up the dagger. ¡°Indeed this is a precious thing, Shopkeeper! I will take this item.¡±Jin Lan interjected coldly, ¡°I saw the dagger first.¡±Yu Ru turned to look at Jin Lan and swallowed back the words she was about to reflexively blurt out. Her eyes became sweet and tactful. With a gentle smile aimed toward Jin Lan, she asked ¡°This gentlemen, are you able to split apart your love for the item?¡±Jin Lan saw her gaze and pondered whether this girl here was trying to seduce her. Jin Lan touched her face before turning back to Jiao Yue and Chu Yun who are both snickering behind. ¡°She really cannot recognize me?¡±Both of them nodded together.Jin Lan was speechless. She had heard rumors that the people from the past were of low intelligence but she did not expect for it to be true.¡°Squeak! Squeak!¡± Suddenly, Bo Li appeared, made a cry and dashed toward Yu Ru from Jin Lan¡¯s legs. Yu Ru, startled by Bo Li, took a couple steps back and covered her mouth before shrieking. ¡°Kyaa¡­. There is a rat here!!!¡±The action of moving back had really cost her. Yu Ru, unable to stop herself, identally stepped on her boy servant. The servant then reflexively pushed Yu Ru away, and before Yu Ru could react to the situation, she had already crashed into Jin Lan¡¯s chest.Even though the physical damage to Jin Lan hurt, the mental damage was even worse. All of the sudden, several tens Catty (1 Jin/Catty = 0.6kg) of meat suddenly hit her chest. This would definitely deal some damage to her breast making it tter¡­Jin Lan opened her mouth and said ¡°Breast¡­¡± but before she could finish saying ¡®ttened¡¯ Yu Ru covered her own chest and blushed. ¡°You! You shameless person! How dare you touch my ¡­..¡±Everyone understood what was left unsaid.The boy servant had realized his mistake and quickly tried to shift the attention to Jin Lan. ¡°You sc.u.m! My master is of the upper .s.s, you should not eveny your eyes on her, much less touch her.¡±Jin Lan twitched her eyebrows andughed. ¡°Your breast? You call that thing which a hammer could not help to make tter a breast? Rx! n.o.body was referring to your failed body proportions, I was referring to my own chest.¡± Chapter c40 Chapter 40 ¨C Tailless Spirit Beast Tranted by Sugar Editor: Connor, Immortul ¡°You¡­.¡± Yu Ru pointed at Jin Lan with a finger trembling in anger. She was so angry it could cause harm to her heart and might cause her to cough out blood. How could there be such a shameless man in this world, she thought. Bo Li wastching onto Jin Lan clothes, trying to climb up, but was kicked away and began to fake death on the ground. Jiao Yue and Chu Yun were off to the side smiling, antic.i.p.ating what the reaction of this Princess Wen Ya would be after learning this gentlemen¡¯s true ident.i.ty. ¡°What is it?¡± Jin Lan raised her eyebrow and looked Yu Ru. Then, she swept her eyes over to see Yue Zhuang and another gracefuldy entered the shop andmented, ¡°Princess Wen Ya, if you are a realdy you should follow and learn it from the woman over there. Such purity and elegance all matched with a beauty. Like a horse matching its saddle, please do not hope for the impossible.¡± Yu Ru followed Jin Lan¡¯s gaze to check, before quickly turning back in anger, just to see a ridiculing smile on JIn Lan¡¯s face. Opening her eyes wide, Yu Ru eximed ¡°IT IS YOU¡­..!! HUA JIN LAN!¡± Jin Lan ignored her and went up and leaned on the counter, and with an impish smile called out, ¡°Hey! Lady!¡± Yue Zhuang immediately recognized her, and a faint pinkish colour appeared on her face. He lowered her head and whispered to thedy beside him before saying, ¡°Master Hua, this is my older sister, Yue Fu Yao.¡± After listening to Yue Zhuang¡¯s whisper, Yue Fu looked up at Jin Lan. It seems that Yue Fu already knew all about Jin Lan¡¯s deeds and work, however from her eyes there wasn¡¯t any hint of disdain or despise. On the contrary, Yue Fu was very humble as she nodded her head at Jin Lan. Yue Fu was shocked as well, she initially thought that the girl, from the rumours that shook Glory City, would be domineering and arrogant. Yet the person standing before her, wearing a blue male outfit, his eyes delicate and clear, and every movement, even though a little unruly, disyed a tint of elegance within. With his outward appearance of being magnanimous, Jin Lan trusted her judgement in evaluating his character, realizing that truly, one must not believe rumours so blindly. Yu Ru, unable to withhold her fury, raised her hand and dash towards Jin Lan and scolded, ¡°You shameless woman!!!¡± Bo Li, who was lying on the floor, suddenly jumped up and dashed in front of her. It turned its neck and made a sharp, shrewd shriek. The sound was intense and ear- piercing, causing Yu Ru to be so frightened that she pulled herself back, her face in a panicked state. Jin Lan rewarded Bo Li with a smile, allowing it to climb on her shoulder, secretly thinking, even raising a beast is better than raising a younger sister. Yue Fu set her eyes on the now celebrating Bo Li, her eyes slowly showing a hint of amazement and asked, ¡°I dare ask Master Hua, is this the Tailless Spirit Beast?¡± ¡°Tailless Spirit Beast?¡± Jin Lan turned her head while ying with Bo Li, ¡°What is that?¡± Chapter c41 Chapter 41 ¨C Natural Enemies Meet Tranted by : Sugar Editor: Bear-Nii, Immortul Hi Hi, it has been a while since I wrote one of these things. I have been pretty busy these few days¡­. Sigh, daily chapters are harder than I had expected. Don¡¯t worry I will still keep on trying to post daily. Anyways, I would like to use this as an opportunity to wee my newest editor, Bear-Nii. Everyone, Please wee him. ^ ^ This brings my Team to 6 people. 1 TLer (Me) and 5 Editors. Enjoy the chapter! ¡°The country of Tian Shui specializes in beast taming, everyone in the country treats that skill as an honour, rumours says that those who are capable can control lions, tigers and other ferocious beast. The talented are able to ride on ancient mythological beast, it is just that these said beast are difficult to find. The Tailless spirit beast is the mythological beast most basic form, when this beast grows up, who knows what form it will take.¡± Yue Fu stopped before looking at Jin Lan, eyes filled with admiration. ¡°It seems like Master Hua is a fated person.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Many thoughts raced through Jin Lan¡¯s mind. ¡°It seems there are not many beast-tamers in Yue Empire.¡± Yue Fu smiled and shook her head. ¡°The art of taming beast is the country of Tian Shui¡¯s secret art where the beastmunicates with humanity. As a result, it was a skill that was rarely found in the other four countries. In this case, the personality of the human yed a part as well, Jin Lan happily raised the corner of her mouth, even looking at Bo Li is pleasing to her eyes. Both of them were engaged in their own conversation, that the currently ignored Yu Ru could no longer let this go. She mmed the table hard and shouted, ¡°Hua Jin Lan! How dare you ignore this Princess here! Do you still have me in your eyes? ¡°You unruly person!¡± Yu Ru whipped out her horse whip from her waist, settling new and old scores. She whirled her whip and threshed toward Jin Lan. ¡°How dare you to cause problems for my Third Brother. You not knowing any shame, I can let it go however to actually go so far to sully my Third Brother¡¯s name. Unforgivable!¡± Jin Lan swept her sleeves and left the store. She wagged her finger and said, ¡°Harming others without benefitting myself? This young master here excels at that. After all, how did you know it was I who sullied Yu Yan¡¯s name? You may not know, he might actually enjoy his newly found fame.¡± Yu Ru followed and pointed at Jin Lan¡¯s nose, ¡°Do not nder my Brother¡¯s good name!¡± Jin Lan raised her eyebrow and used her chin to point behind Yu Ru, ¡°If you do not believe me, you can ask him yourself.¡± Sure enough, Yu Ru turned her head, what awaits her is a bunch of people whose faces are filled with excitement, it was only then that she knew she had fallen for Jin Lan¡¯s trap. However, before she could react at all, her neck felt an icy object. Spitefully, she said ¡°Hua Jin Lan! You scammer!¡± Jin Lan chuckled, ¡°The process needs not be intense, most important is the result. Didn¡¯t your mother teach you?¡± ¡°Ji¡ª Ji¡ª¡± Bo Li scuttled out from the corner, dashed towards the crowd. Just nice, the crowd had just parted a way for a dark red clothed Yu Yan, who was carrying his ck cat, and entered Jin Lan¡¯s vision. By his side, there was Yu Zhuang carrying a huge fan, fanning himself on a cold day while acting cool. Jin Lan saw Bo Li, it turned out Bo Li was aiming for the ck cat. The ck cat apparently took interest of Bo Li as well, jumped down to the ground and circled Bo Li while smelling it. After that, just like his owner, arrogantly raised its head. Chapter c42 Chapter 42 ¨C Ups and DownsTranted by SugarEditor : ImmortulIn Xiang Ru Restaurant.Jin Lan carried a pot of Tian Guan Yin and leaned on the second floor railing to watch Bo Li trying hundreds of methods to curry favor with Yu Yan¡¯s ck cat. On one hand she was secretly scolding Bo Li for ack of backbone, on the other hand silently cursing for all these unwanted guest.All she wanted was to tease Yue Zhuang, but Yue Fu had a faintly discernible smiling expression and followed. Just Yue Fu was forgivable, it turns out Yu Zhuang and Yu Yan shamelessly followed along, but what was most surprising, even Yu Ru was sitting still opposite of her.A table full of eyes staring at one another, Jin Lan clearly was willing to go down to the first floor to hear some storytelling.¡°Lan Er, are you still angry with this king?¡± Yu Yan slowly leaned toward Jin Lan, his eyes was filled with gentleness and tenderness. ¡°This king has already punished Zhui Feng.¡±Jin Lan drank a mouth of tea while trying to move away from Yu Yan, toward the pir and coldly said, ¡°Are you sure he is the one who needs to be punished?¡±Yu Yan¡¯s peach flower eyes were smiling as though they were being covered by honey, ¡°Does Lan Er wish to punish this king?¡±Jiao Yue and Chu Yun both swallowed their saliva and took two steps back, sure enough there were some words in this world that should not be heard, even if they did not die from words heard they might die out of disgust. Jin Lan definitely felt like taking a whip out and start whipping Yu Yan, additionally bring along two candles.Casually, Jin Lan used her slim and slender hand to hold up his chin, she squinted her eyes and matched his line of sight, her pupils held a cold desire deep within, ¡°Yu Yan, you mentioned before an imperial edict to withdraw the marriage. Why isn¡¯t it here yet?¡±Yu Yan¡¯s body slightly leaned back, his long arm reached for Jin Lan¡¯s waist, using a little bit of force and pulled her closer to him, the distance between both of them became minimal.Red sleeves over the pure white clothes, both of them had appearance that was outstanding and in this position even though it carried a little obscenity, it would definitely be pleasing to one¡¯s eyes.Jin Lan¡¯s hand had never left Yu Yan¡¯s chin, it was only when she tried to use a little strength, she found out that she was no longer able to move. In order to suppress her surprise, she changed the position of her hand and pressed against his chest.Yu Yanughed for a while before teasingly looking at her, ¡°Lan Er, aren¡¯t you throwing yourself to me?¡±Jin Lan¡¯s expression remained unchanged, ¡°I will on top, you will be at the bottom.¡±Yu Yan¡¯s phoenix like eyes held back and were fixed on her. He knew that this woman will not be easy to conquer, but like hunting, it was also a game for the strong.¡°After the Martial Arts Meet, be prepared to ride on this king¡¯s marriage sedan!¡±Jin Lan lowered her head and draw close to him, just when both their lips were going to meet, Jin Lan moved toward his ear and whispered. ¡°Only if you are not afraid of not having any offsprings and descendants.¡±¡°Ha Ha Ha¡­..!¡± Yu Yanughed heartily, hisughter was soothing and sweet sounding, just like the trickling and babbling of water.¡°Cough! Cough!¡± Yu Zhuang could not longer watch interrupted them and pointed to thedies whose face were flushed. ¡°We are in public, please have some decency!¡± Chapter c43 Chapter 43 ¨C Lady From Rong FamilyTranted by: SugarEditor: Bear-Nii¡°Aiyo!¡± Just when Yu Zhuang just finished speaking, a sound can be heard from the floor below. A shabby clothed old man was pulling on a woman¡¯s sleeves and loudly crying out, ¡° Are there still morals in this world? Ganging up on an old man like myself!¡±It was clear that the old man was pressuring the woman, making her panic. She have been trying to break away from him but in the end the old man continued to hold on to her. In her panic, she fiercely pushed the old man away. The old man staggered for a couple of steps to regain his bnce, his eyes were filled with anger, right away he threw himself toward the woman. At this moment, a man suddenly appeared and struck the old man by his shoulder.His whole body flew out towards the second floor.Yu Yan carried Jin Lan and did a somersault in the air before elegantlynding on the seat right beside them. Not even the wood shaving from the broken railing managed tond on their body.Yue Zhuang quickly checked on the old man¡¯s condition and supported him up, Jin Lan rushed forward and stood in front of the old man.He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Jin Lan,then his bawling became louder. Jin Lan smiled and kicked him down the stairs, disregarding him. ¡°You should seek the one who hit you, there is no point in bawling toward me.¡±Yue Zhuang¡¯s eyes opened wide, never did she expect that Jin Lan would kick someone down the stairs.¡°Old fellow!¡± Yue Zhuang stared at Jin Lan before rushing down.Jin Lan curled her lips, it seems that thisdy is a lot more kind-hearted aspared to her sister, when she threw Jin Lan down the ocean, she did it without hesitation.Yu Yan despite his interest in the event, carried his ck cat and said. ¡°Lan Er, let us meet up another day.¡±After which, he left the restaurant, Yu Zhuang followed after. Just when Yu Ru was pa.s.sing by Jin Lan, Yu Ru mocked Jin Lan, ¡°Hua Jin Lan, it seems that you are no saint as well.¡±¡°No,¡± Jin Lan shook her finger, and winked at Yu Ru, ¡°I am a good person.¡±In a blink of an eye, Jin Lan had jumped down and kicked a stool before the man. With a foot on it, she gave a nasty look. ¡°Lad, what is with you hitting others!¡±¡°I merely lightly¡­¡± The male wanted to exin himself but saw Jin Lan¡¯s expression and suddenly realised. ¡°It seems that you and that old man are partners, aren¡¯t you?!¡±Yue Zhuang helped the old fellow to move and scolded. ¡°To injure an old man to this degree, to think that you are a martial artist, what a disgrace!¡±Yue Fu followed behind, she smiled at the male, ¡°My younger sister was rude to you. I have to ask Young Master Rong not to take it to heart.¡±¡°Look who this is. It turns out to be Sister Yue Fu.¡± The woman from earlier is Rong¡¯s Family First Young Miss, Rong Pei. ¡°Thest I recall, your husband died the year beforest, aren¡¯t you supposed to be grieving? Ah, forgive my poor memory, you were married again earlier this year, is your new husband treating you well?¡±Yue Fu¡¯splexion became ugly, Yue Zhuang unable to restrain her anger stood before Rong Pei and reprimanded. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare insult my sister!¡± Chapter c44 Chapter 44 ¨C Injuring OthersTranted by Sugar TLC: Choco Editor: SoveSpecial thanks to Choco and Sove for helping me for this Chapter. Finally, I got time for to do some TLing¡­¡°People from the same family are the same, the older one does not know shame while the younger has no manners!¡± Rong Pei was practically pointed towards Yue Zhuang¡¯s nose and scolded, his face wild with rage. Jin Lan rubbed her nose with her thumb and came to stand before Rong Pei in the time it took for the crowd to blink. Within the next second, only a ¡®snap¡¯ could be heard before Rong Pei was clutching at her arm and wailing in pain. Both Yue Fu and Yue Zhuang were stunned by this unforeseen event. Rong Qing hurriedly went up to hold onto Rong Pei. After checking her arm, he turned to re at Jin Lan, ¡° How dare you injure others!¡± ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I dare?¡± Jin Lan shrugged, ¡° I know that Spring hase and there are several things that are hard to control. However, is there a need for you to disy your envy so clearly?. I guess you¡¯re probably not even married yet.¡± Laughter echoed throughout the restaurant, Rong Pei was currently 25 and the reason her partner had withdrawn his offer of marriage had been because of her constant jealousy ¡°Master Hua, please don¡¯t¡­¡± Yue Fu took a step forward and said quietly, not wishing to cause a scene. Jin Lan paused for a moment before receiving the old fellow from Yue Zhuang, ¡°Old fellow, how are your injuries?¡± The old man¡¯s eyes gleamed before he answered painstakingly, ¡°Aiyo, I¡¯ve broken at least three bones!¡± Jin Lan put him aside and walked toward Rong Pei with a face full of smiles and a sinister chill in her eyes, ¡°It¡¯s only proper to reciprocate goodwill. Well then, I suppose I¡¯ll just have to break three of your bones.¡± Rong Qing pushed Rong Pei away carefully and stepped forward to face Jin Lan. ¡°Cease your rampage!¡± ¡°Young one, you shouldn¡¯t be so insincere.¡± The old man who was tossed away earlier, suddenly appeared before Rong Qing and grabbed his waist. ¡°Sooner orter, you will be punished for bullying women and the old!¡± Rong Qing could not care less. It hadn¡¯t been long since they had entered Glory City and they were already injured. With the Martial Arts Meet nearing, many pract.i.tioners from throughout the country had gathered at this ce, and with the situation they were in, where could the Rong family put their face!He shook with all his strength but was startled to find that he could not shake off the old man in the least. Both his legs were restrained, preventing him from taking even a single step.Currently enjoying the scene, Jin Lan who was pping pa.s.sionately earlier, like a shnded beside Rong Qing and unhitched his arms. Rong Qing was filled with cold sweat and took two steps back and stared dead into her eyes. ¡°Report your name!¡±¡°Hua Jin Lan.¡± Jin Lan smiled, ¡° Always wees revenge and refuses noone.¡±¡°Hua Family! Good! Good!¡± Rong Qing dragged his arm and Rong Pei, leaving the restaurant in a sorry state. The onlookers cheered and apuded, Jin Lan turned to look at the old man, with her lips curled she said, ¡° Old man, that acting was a failure in your part.¡± The old man dusted his clothes while standing up. With his hand on his beard, he beamingly said, ¡°Lad for injuring two members of the Rong Family, I think there will be some punishment for you.¡±Jin Lan cynically smiled and asked, ¡°Name?¡± ¡°Di Wu Dao. (µÚÎåµÀ)¡± After which, he put his hands on his back and left. On his way out, he said, ¡°The medicine on the table, two pills daily.¡± It was only then, Jin Lan turned and noticed the table beside her had an additional White Lotus porcin bottle. Chapter c45 Chapter 45 ¨C Contest in the PavilionTranted by Sugar Editor: Immortul, ConnorThank You Immortul for being my Editor for this novel so far¡­ Thanks for being part of this Team, spending some of your spare time to help me. Even though you are no longer editing, I really hope that you can still be able to read and enjoy the novel. See You, my Friend. ¡°Your son pays his respects to Mother.¡± Yu Yan, who was dressed in a deep red, bowed before the Empress, Si Tu Min.Si Tu Min was already forty, however due to her careful maintenance, she did not look her age.. The Yue Empire had a total of five princes and princesses. The crown prince Chun Yu Rong, as well as the third prince Chun Yu Yan and princess Chun Yu Ru, were her children. The second prince Chun Yu Zhuang and the fourth prince Chun Yu Shang were the children of the concubine Xiang Yi.¡°My child, please take a seat.¡± Si Tu Min instructed the elderly attendant who was beside her to brew a pot of tea and said, ¡°What is the asion today? Making time to apany me.¡±Yu Yan smiled and said, ¡°If I still do note, there might be someone who would spread rumours that might taint your ears?The attendant¡¯s hand shook while pouring tea, spilling several drops on the table.¡°Su Nanny, you may step down.¡± Si Tu Min smiled gracefully, then looked at Yu Yan and said ¡°Out of all the children, you are the best at cracking jokes.¡± Yu Yan¡¯s eyes narrowed and focused at Si Tu Min, ¡° As the saying goes a repeated rumour will be a fact, however Mother has never given thought to rumors before. Why is this time different?¡±Si Tu Min had known from his arrival that the issue of her persuading the emperor to alter the imperial edict had been spread. She took a sip of her sea and smiled, ¡°My child, must you marry the girl from the Hua Family?¡±¡°I only want Hua Jin Lan, if not I will not marry.¡± Yu Yan¡¯s expression became rxed and calm but Si Tu Min knew that he was extremely serious. She let out a sigh and said, ¡°In my opinion, the third daughter from the Hua Family is not bad, how about¡­.¡±¡°Mother.¡± Yu Yan called her and slightly shook his head.Si Tu Min¡¯s lips curled and kept silent. Yu Yan did not easily open his mouth to make a request; it seemed this girl from Hua family deserved to be paid a visit.Yu Yan exited from Kun Ning Pce and was stopped by Yu Rong, who was ying against Yu Zhuang a game of chess in the Yi Yue Pavilion.¡°A fruitless discussion?¡± Yu Rong asked, as he filled a cup of tea and pushed it in front of him.Yu Yan touched the tip of his nose andughed, ¡°Does it seem like it?Yu Zhuang paused for a moment before replying, ¡°It seems like it to me, Mother does not usually like to nitpick, but the person you choose¡­. Fumu, is too unusual.¡±¡°To be honest, Third Brother, which part of Hua Jin Lan did you take fancy?¡± Yu Rong teasingly said, ¡°Her love affairs does not lose to you.¡± Yu Rong was sure that Yu Yan was not really in love with Jin Lan, therefore when he spoke it was very direct and without any sugar coating. He did not notice the displease in the Yu Yan¡¯s eyes.¡°Big Brother,¡± Yu Zhuang changed the topic, ¡°It is your fault for not paying attention, don¡¯t regret it, this game will be mine.¡±¡°Aiya!¡± Yu Rong pped his heart and smiled wryly. ¡°It was Third Brother¡¯s fault, distracting me. That won¡¯t do. Let me retract my move!¡±¡°That is not allowed!¡± Yu Zhuang hurriedly said, ¡°After ying against you for so many times, this is finally the first time I will win against you.¡±¡°You have to train a lot more,¡± Yu Yan light heartedly joked, ¡°Big Brother¡¯s skill in chess has already surpa.s.sed Father.¡±¡°I still remember during Third Brother¡¯s coronation that year, he yed against Father, to this day it was still a ma.s.sacre. Since then, four years has pa.s.sed, did Third Brother¡¯s skills in chess improve?¡± Yu Rong¡¯ eyes darkened slightly, the light from the depth of his eyes disappeared as his eyelid drooped. ¡°Four years has pa.s.sed, but I had neglected my studies. How about some other day I will learn from Big Brother by ying against you?¡± Yu Yan calmly said.Yu Zhuang¡¯s eyes focused on the chessboard, a faint smiling expression shed across his face. Chapter c46 Chapter 46 ¨C Enemies at Doorsteps Tranted by Sugar Editor: Bear-Nii¡°Young Mistress! Young Mistress!¡± Jiao Yue¡¯s face was filled with fear as she tried to pull Jin Lan out of the bed. Pinching Jin Lan¡¯s thigh she continued, ¡°Stop sleeping! The Rong Family hase knocking on our doorsteps.¡±Jin Lan woke up in a cold sweat, her eyes were wide-opened as she tried to gasp for air. Her limbs were soft and numb, as though they had been soaked in seawater. Jiao Yue was observant and noticed her irregr state, she asked worriedly, ¡°Did you have a nightmare?¡±Jin Lan wiped the cold sweat off from her forehead and took a deep breath. ¡°The people from the Rong Family are here?¡±Going back to the initial topic, Jiao Yue replied, ¡°Yes, Rong Family¡¯s Old Master came personally!¡±Rong Family Old Master, Rong Heng Yuan. Jin Lan pondered for a moment, both Rong Pei and Rong Qing could usually handle by themselves in this world. Just because of a small matter, was there a need for him to personally get involved?¡°Young Mistress?¡± Jiao Yue called out meekly.¡°Help me tidy up this ce. Today I will be wearing that red top and that white silk skirt.¡± Jin Lan said.Jiao Yue happily answered her, those clothes were sent by the Travelling Prince. It had originally been left in the box untouched,however there was a change of heart today, she should probably have came up with a n.¡°Young Mistress¡­ You are beautiful¡­.¡± After Jin Lan finished dressing and came out d in red, Chu Yun could not help but keep his eyes glued on her.When Yu Yan wore red, it gave off an outstanding devilishly feel. However, when Jin Lan wore red, it gave off an outstanding dominating feel.To be honest, Jin Lan did not particrly like the colour red, it was very simr to the colour of blood. It would give her an illusion of seeing and smelling blood.That made her have the notion of killing people.¡°Lets go!¡±.In the Hua¡¯s main hall, Xin Lin and Bai Xiang were seated in front, Luo Xiang and Fei Sheng covered the right, Rong Heng Yuan and Rong Qing sat at the left. It was obvious from their expression there was no intention of any fun and games.Just when Jin Lan entered the main hall from the side, Bai Xiang jerked his hand while holding on his tea, his eyes were dead on her. Xin Lin, who was beside him, coughed softly which made him quickly avert his eyes and said. ¡°Lan Er,e here and greet Uncle Rong first.¡±Jin Lan wasn¡¯t in a good mood and let Jiao Yue fetch a chair to ce in the center. She said on the chair slowly and which an uninterested att.i.tude asked, ¡° What is it?¡±.Bai Xiang mmed the table which caused the tea cups to vibrate causing a ring. His face was filled with anger.¡°Tell me honestly what happened in the restaurant yesterday!¡± Jin Lan nced at Pei Rong who was in delight and said, ¡°What restaurant? I know nothing.¡±¡°How dare you spout such lies!¡± Rong Pei shouted, ¡°You worked with some old guy to swindle us!¡±¡°Jiao Yue, tell them. What was I doing yesterday?¡± Jin Lan softly flung her sleeves andzily leaned to side.Jiao Yue tantly lied, ¡°Young Mistress was studying at the courtyard yesterday.¡±¡°Nonsense, you were the one who injured Big Brother yesterday!¡± Rong Pei anxiously cried.Rong Heng Yuan signalled her to keep calm before cupping his hand at Bai Xiang, ¡°Brother Hua, allow me to ask your daughter several questions.¡±¡°Be my guest.¡± Chapter c47 Chapter 47: Prepare for Consequences Tranted by Sugar Editor: Connor¡°Miss Hua said she was studying. May I ask what was it about?¡± Rong Heng Yuan asked, standing in front of Jin Lan.It was widely known that Jin Lan was ignorant,unable to recognise most words, let alone study.Jin Lan knew about his scheme, she then proceed to stand up and look him in his eyes with a icy stare. ¡°Oh¡­ It was nothing much, I learnt only one line. That is ¡®If others do not offend me, I will not offend them, if others offended me, they will need to prepare for their consequences, be it a beating or death¡¯.¡±After saying this, she tilted her head to look at both Rong Pei and Rong Qing, and with a bright smile said, ¡°Is that right? The two kiddos whoined to the adults.¡±¡°You¡­.!¡± Rong Pei was at her limits but was pulled by Rong Qing, who then secretly made a signal with his eyes to the person at his side.That person acknowledged it and suddenly charged towards Jin Lan shouting, ¡° Cease your insults on my Lady!¡±Jin Lan¡¯s eyes were still locked on to Rong Heng Yuan, her body slightly moved, barely dodging the iing blow. At the same time both of her hand closed in and grabbed that person¡¯s head, and after exerting some force and hearing a ¡®crack¡¯ sound, the person¡¯s body went limp andnded on the floor. All this happened within a blink of an eye! ¡°Rong Hui!¡± Rong Pei shrieked, rushing to the body.Rong Heng Yuan was stunned. Rong Hui didn¡¯t lose because of his skills, to be urate his skills would not lose to Jin Lan, however Jin Lan¡¯s movements are simply too fast. Moreover, Jin Lan was cruel and vicious, Rong Hui was not prepared for it and did not expect to be killed.¡°You crazy person!¡± Rong Pei raised her head and yelled at Jin Lan.The Hua Family could no longer sit still, they rushed to call someone to bring the doctor, but all of them knew, this person was already dead.¡°There is no need!¡± Rong Heng Yuan slowly took in a mouth of air and continued, ¡°Rong Hui initiated the fight, as they say fists are blind, life and death are all in the hands of heaven. Hence, in this case, I will not me it on the Hua Family for this incident.¡±Bai Xiang appeared to be relieved and said, ¡°Brother Rong is indeed magnanimous, making me very ashamed of myself.¡±¡°However,¡± Rong Heng Yuan turned to Jin Lan, ¡°at such a young age yet so vile, Brother Hua truly needs to be careful and vignt.¡±¡°Many thanks Brother Rong, I do not have the ability to educate my daughter, truly I am ashamed.¡± Bai Xiang cupped his hand and replied.¡°Hua Jin Lan, you better pray during the Martial Arts Meet you do not face me, or else I will definitely kill you!¡± Rong Pei scolded as she left.Jin Lan raised her eyebrows, epting this challenge.After leaving Hua Household, Rong Qing chased after Rong Heng Yuan who scurried, suppressing his voice, ¡°Father. How could we just let this go?¡±How could Rong Heng Yuan not be angry? He wished that he could wring that Hua Jin Lan¡¯s neck off, however, ¡°Before the meet, try not to cause any problems.As far as Hua Jin Lan¡¯s worth goes, all will be known during the meet. The Rong Family will not always be under the Huas.¡± Chapter c48 Chapter 48: Bloodl.u.s.t Overflows Tranted by: Sugar Editor: ConnorSigh¡­ What do I do without Connor¡­. Connor is love! Connor is Life!¡°Make preparation for Rong Hui¡¯s funeral¡± dered Cui Xiu Lin, whose face was full of wrinkles and could no longer maintain the fakepa.s.sionate act, tapping her cane as she left the main hall. On her way out, she said, ¡°Jin Lan. Come with me.¡±Jiao Yue and Chu Yun were both worried, fearing that the Hua Old Madam might do something to harm Jin Lan. After all, despite being bullied and humiliated for many years by Wan Yu, the Old Madam had never said a word. Hence,if the Hua were to do anything to harm Jin Lan, it was all to be expected.Jin Lan lifted her hand to stop them and went to follow Xiu Lin.Xiu Lin¡¯s courtyard was located at the deepest part of the Hua¡¯s mansion. Inside, an impressive looking Buddhist hall was built. Only two types of people would worship Buddha daily: monks and nuns, as well as those who carried a heavy sin. Jin Lan believed the Hua Old Madam was thetter.The patio waspletely silent. When attendants and servant pa.s.sed by, they would move softly and silent, making an effort to not make a single sound. Once Xiu Lan entered the hall, she quickly dismissed any onlookers as she strolled to the center of room. Suddenly she halted, and turned around to look at Jin Lan, not saying anything. ¡°Identical, truly simr.¡± Xiu Lin¡¯s face emerges a strange smile while checking her out, ¡°You¡­, wearing that red outfit. Indeed, you and your mother look alike.¡±Jin Lan hadpletely no emotional attachment with this body¡¯s mother, she did not even care how she looked like or what was she wearing. However, Xiu Lin¡¯s smile made her ufortable,and Jin Lan¡¯s numerous years of experience told her in a sh that she need to escape.Xiu Lin appeared to have little care about her wariness, disregarding her expression.Jin Lan made a dash towards the exit, however just before she was within reach a strong force pulled her back and threw her on the ground. When she looked backed, Xiu Lan was already in front of her blocking her path, the door behind her was shut close.¡°You wish to kill me.¡± Said Jin Lan with certainty, as she climbed up from the floor.The smile on Xiu Lan¡¯s face vanishedpletely, looking at Jin Lan as though she was a dirty object, ¡°You are practically the same as that woman, equally disgusting.¡±Jin Lan¡¯s lips curled into a smile, ¡°Are you so afraid of her?¡±As if she had heard a joke, Xiu Linughed loudly, raising her brows and replying in a frivolous tone, ¡°Do you know what happen to her?¡± Full-on bloodl.u.s.t overflowed out! Jin Lan was stunned, gooseb.u.mps appearing on her entire body!Just when the brain sent a warning signal, Xiu Lin appeared in front of Jin Lan once again with an indistinguishable speed creating a huge air wall, flinging Jin Lan back.Xiu Lin looked at her sharply, ¡°Go down and ask her!¡±Jin Lan stretched out her hand, trying to grab anything nearby, however the wall which hung a painting of ¡®The Eight Immortals crossing the ocean¡¯ opened like revolving door, a huge ck hole simr to a beast¡¯s mouth, instantly swallowing her whole! Chapter c49 Chapter 49: Jin Lan Went Missing Tranted by: Sugar Editor: Connor After going on hiatus for 2 months (give or take), time for Sugar to revive and start Re-TL this novel. Sorry Editors and Readers, I suddenly disappeared. Hope you guys will stick around once again. Moments before the walls finished closing, Jin Lan could only see Xiu Lin¡¯s emotionless face. Behind Jin Lan was a deep tunnel, and after nearly fainting from Xin Lin¡¯s inner aura, her body hit the wall of the tunnel, instantly stripping away her consciousness. ¡°Mother.¡± Bai Xiang pushed the door open, only to see Xiu Lin sitting upright. In his eyes there was a shimmer of doubt, which soon reverted back to normal. With a cool expression, Xiu Lin put down her teacup and said, ¡°Those who threaten the people from the Hua Household, ought to not exist.¡± Bai Xiang probably understood the meaning, pausing for a while before responding, ¡°I think the Rong Family¡¯s purpose of this visit was not only because of Jin Lan.¡± Xiu Lin sneered, ¡°I had been watching Rong Heng Yuan since he became the Head of the Rong Family. How could I not know what is in his mind? Hua, Rong, Yue, Fei, the four families are arranged ording to strength, and the Rongs wish to be the leader of the four families. His visit today was to get a grasp on the situation and learn about us.¡± ¡°To actually put aside the death of Rong Hui so easily and do nothing about it. The Rong family probably wants to settle their debts with us during the Meet.¡± Bai Xiang frowns, ¡°Could it be that an extraordinary person appeared in the Rong Family?¡± ¡°The only one that has any potential in the Rongs is the second son, Rong Du. Send someone to learn more about him.¡± Changing the topic, Xiu Lin continued, ¡°Also, make Fei Sheng quicklyplete his ascension.¡± Bai Xiang nodded, then paused a while before deciding to speak again, saying ¡°Mother, Second Brother did not leave anything behind¡­.¡± Before he could finish, Xiu Lin¡¯s hand which was on the armrest started to clench uncontrobly as she stared out of the window, her aged eyes filled with anger, regrets, sorrow and hatred. A momentter, she slowly became tranquil. ¡°Regarding the Travelling Prince, do as you see fit. Make Luo Xiang behave herself and to discipline her daughter well, if they were to cause trouble for the Hua Family, no matter who they are, I would show them no mercy.¡± Que Qi was just walking out from Fei Sheng¡¯s courtyard, remembering Jin Lan¡¯s astonishing feat from yesterday. He could not help but to turn and walked towards the East Pavilion. What could that abnormal sister of his be doing? As Que Qi approached, Jiao Yue met with him head-on and b.u.mped into his chest just as he entered the courtyard door. He supported her up and asked, ¡°What happened? Why are you so panicky and fl.u.s.tered?¡± Jiao Yue, her eyes red from crying, pushed him away and angrily red at him, ¡°It is none of your business!¡± Que Qi joked, ¡°Oh? It seems that the wings that followed Jin Lan around grew tougher now.¡± Jiao Yue bit her lips and started to cry, exining, ¡°After Old Madam called Young Mistress, Young Mistress hasn¡¯t been seen, and already a day has pa.s.sed!¡± The smile from Que Qi¡¯s face vanished, frowning he asked, ¡°So where are you going now? ¡°I am going to request help from the Travelling Prince!¡± Jiao Yue sobbed, ¡°Not a single person in the Hua Family cares about Young Mistress, the prince is Young Mistress fiance, he will definitely care about Young Mistress¡¯ well being!¡± Que Qi pulled her arm, and in a serious tone said, ¡°You think Old Madam will let you go out and inform him so easily?¡± Jiao Yue panicked, looking at Que Qi, and yet no words were able toe out. ¡°You will stay here and do not tell anyone about this. I will go to Grandma¡¯s ce and take a look.¡± Said Que Qi, leaving Jiao Yue to return to her quarters mindlessly. Unnoticed by anyone, Bo Li scuttle out from under Jiao Yue¡¯s feet. Chapter c51 Chapter 51-Conversation in the Secret RoomTranted by:Sugar Edited by:SugarHere you go¡­. Nothing much to add. Just so tired.The moment she turned, Jin Lan quickly hid the jade pendant in her sleeves, squinting her eyes to watch the person walking towards her from a pitch ck tunnel. Surprised, she rose her brow, ¡°Yu Yan?¡±Yu Yan¡¯s brows and eyes moved and replied. ¡°Red really suits you.¡± ¡°How did youe here?¡± Jin Lan slightly smiled, ¡°If I did not remember it wrong, this is Hua¡¯s secret room and not the Travelling Prince¡¯s back garden.¡±Yu Yan used his chin and pointed to the ground, ¡°Your little pet came and requested help from me to save you.¡±Bo Li dashed toward the side of Jin Lan legs, the chubby body kept circling around her leg. Jin Lan lifted Bo Li up, her gazended on the ck cat beside Yu Yan, ¡°Is that cat a Spirit Beast?¡±With a meow, the ck cat leapt into Yu Yan¡¯s arms and yfully licked his fingers.Yu Yan patted the ck cat¡¯s head and replied, ¡°Tao Hua belongs to the Sensory type of Spirit Beast. Be thankful, it saved your life.¡±Jin Lan was speechless , That stupid cat was actually named Tao Hua!Yu Yan walked to the side of the table and picked up the letter. His eyes narrowed, ¡°This is truly interesting, Hua¡¯s second son was called Bai Mei.¡°Are you saying,¡± Jin Lan pursed her lips, ¡°Hua Bai Xiang¡¯s younger brother?¡±Yu Yan saw the bones on the floor, said with interest, ¡°It seems that love will always find a way.¡±Jin Lan rolled her eyes and walked toward the direction he came from. She asked, ¡°This secret room could only be open externally, where did youe from?¡±Yu Yan followed behind, ¡°The exit of the secret room is actually located at the temple¡¯s dried up well.:Jin Lan halted and turn to look at help with a emotionless smile, ¡°Xiu Lin is a Sacred Ranked Zhu Que master, you still managed toe in under the skin of her eyes?¡± Yu Yan, who in the world are you?¡°Why not say under her very eye?¡± Yu Yan petted Tao Hua and continued, ¡°Xiu Lin wants to kill you. ording to this king¡¯s knowledge, you are still unable to ascend.¡±Jin Lan held her hand and lean on the stone wall, coldly said, ¡°Is the Hua Family not even willing to give the imperial family any face?¡±¡°Xiu Lin sent someone over to the this king¡¯s mansion and told us you were gravely ill. In order to ruin an engagement is very easy especially in a situation where the imperial family is willing.¡± A moment of killing intent shed as Jin Lan frowned, then she smiled once again, ¡°With you around, I will not die.¡±¡°Let us talk about the current situation,¡± Jin Lan quickly changed the topic, ¡°Just before I fell in, the Crown Prince sent some people informing us that his wife is preparing a flower fair.¡±¡°Do you think that I should let the Crown Prince see me in a different light?¡± Jin Lan was filled with smiles, ¡° Letting him know that his third brother, the Travelling Prince is not just a womanizer.¡±Yu Yan leaned forward, his index finger rested on her neck and slowly rubbing it. His deep voice carried a tint of danger, ¡°Maybe, letting you die here is not a bad option¡­.¡± Chapter c52 Chapter 52 ¨C Threats Tranted by: Sugar Edited by: SugarExams areing up. T . T¡± Anyone else having their exams as well? Good luck!With his alluring facial features just within five centimeters from her, Jin Lan could even felt his breathing clearly. Raising her eyes, she could only see the pair of amber color pupils. Amber, was a mysterious color, the bright and dazzling golden color yet there was something veiled within. Just like Yu Yan, underneath his charming face held something dangerous within.Raising her hand to caress his brows, Jin Lan answered: ¡° ying the dangerous man? How exhrating.¡± Yu Yan single-handedly held on to her waist and pulled her into his embrace, whispering into her ear, ¡°This king will allow your immoral thoughts.¡±Jin Lan¡¯s mouth twitched, what a narcissist, ¡°Can¡¯t you wait until we are out before you start doing this? You womanizer.¡±Yu Yan paused, then buried his face on her shoulder andughed.¡°Chun Yu Yan, I can help you obtain what you desire.¡± Jin Lan sternly said, ¡°However, there are conditions.:The smile on Yu Yan¡¯s face disappeared, he took a step back and looked at Jin Lan, ¡°Who are you to a.s.sume that you are able to help this king fulfil his wish?¡±¡°It is because you are the one who had chosen me to be the Travelling Empress, your wife.¡± Jin Lan replied.Yu Yan¡¯s gaze became cold and the next moment, Jin Lan was pushed towards the stone wall by a strong force. The hard solid stone wall almost crushed her bones, however causing her pain currently was the hand on her throat.Enduring the pain of suffocation, she red at him.Yu Yan leaned closer towards her and coldly said, ¡°Those who are smart will not bargain with this king, killing you is as simple as crushing an ant. This king can always find others to rece you.¡±It was only until Jin Lan¡¯s pupils were dted before he released his hand. Nonchntly, he dusted his hands and continued, ¡°However, you are able to live from the clutches of Cui Xiu Lin, perhaps this king will take your suggestion into consideration.¡± ¡°Cough! Cough!¡± Jin Lan was coughing hard trying to catch her breath while in tears. She hazily look at his back and sneered, ¡°Yu Yan, in this world there is no medicine for regrets for you to consume!¡±There was no room for regrets in this world, that was why when Jin Lan climbed out of the well and met face to face with Xin Lin, how she could wish to fall in the well. Her current plight was like what Yu Yan had said, simr to an ant. Even Fei Sheng was able to crush her, let alone Xiu Lan. Obviously, she did not want to die and definitely not like an ant.Xiu Lan draped a gown over her shoulders and standing under the dim moonlight, her wrinkled face had shown evidence of being absorbed by something else. She sighed and paused for quite a while before opening her mouth, ¡° Surprisingly, you are able to get out.¡±Jin Lan squinted her eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you want to save me from the well?¡±Xiu Lan snorted, ¡°Save you?¡± Chapter c53 Chapter 53 ¨C Dering War Tranted by: Sugar Edited by:Sugar Yippee! Exams are over. Now I have to go to sleep. Huh? CE? Whats that? Oh, you mean I have to continue to trante? Fine! Fine! No time to sleep I guess¡­ I-It¡¯s not like I want to trante for you guys or anything¡­. Hmph! ¡°Do as you wish¡±, Xiu Lin turned and left before leaving these four words behind. Jin Lan slowly felt her neck, with a bloodthirsty smile, let me return the favor. The sky grew dark and Jin Lan left Xiu Lin¡¯s garden. On her way out, there was someone who suddenly grabbed her hand. While turning her body, the light from her dagger shone, pressing it just a hairbreadth away from the unknown person¡¯s neck. Que Qi quickly let go of his hand and his body became stiff, smiling wryly: ¡°Sister, please forgive me.¡± Dispersing her killing intent, Jin Lan flicked her sleeves before continuing her way to the west pavilion. Que Qi chased after her and continued, ¡°I waited specially for you here for a whole day, maybe you could express some grat.i.tude?¡± Jin Lan looked at him from the corners of her eye, ¡°I thank your whole family.¡± ¡°You are too wee,¡± Que Qi trying to hold back hisughter, ¡°Hua Jin Lan, I am very curious as to how did you manage to escape from Grandma¡¯s grasp?¡± Jin Lan stopped walking, under the dim light it could be seen that she was smiling and was scheming something, ¡°Hmm, if suddenly there were two taels worth of Hua Diao Wine, it would somehow make me interested in talking.¡± ¡°Simple!¡± Jin Lan returned to the west pavilion to change into a male outfit and grabbed a fan. She used a white ribbon and tied it high behind her head, hanging her hair in a bundle like a straight waterfall. Wearing a snow white outfit and matching it with a jade green shoe. She swept her sleeves making her look 30% graceful and 70% unrestrained. It was that exact appearance that made Que Qi to stare nkly at Jin Lan, who would have known that the Hua¡¯s Family eldest daughter that ruined the reputation of the family could be so elegant when dressing up as a male. Extending her fan in front of his eyes and eyes, Jin Lan said, ¡°Let us go.¡± Jin Lan was looking around in the bustling and crowded market, before suddenly turning, ¡°Hua Que Qi, give me several taels of silver.¡± Que Qi was confused however he still gave her some silvers. Jin Lan went to a small shop and broke the silver taels down into copper coins and in a blink of eyes vanish into the crowd. Que Qi was amazed but at the same time was silently specting what Jin Lan was plotting. Turning his head, he was frightened by Jin Lan who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Noticing that the copper coins in her hands were all gone, he could not help but be curious, ¡°What did you do?¡± ¡°All can be summed up in a single word : Secret.¡± Jin Lan waved her fan and smiled, ¡°Let us continue, the wines in Lin Long tower awaits us!¡± The ce of pleasure had always been packed, sleeves fluttering the air and lovable voices echoes the halls. Many men were allured by the dances and songs, not even Jin Lan could resist. ¡°Sir, you are here.¡± Su Huan,whose face was hidden behind a thin muslin, weed the both of them and led them to the ¡®Snow¡¯ room. The slender white hand poured the warm wine into the cups, Su Huan looked gently at Jin Lan, ¡°Sir, what would you like to listen to?¡± Jin Lan pulled her hand and smiled, ¡° Sit down and join me in a drink.¡± Que Qi does not know about the rtionship between Jin Lan and Su Huan and was slightly unhappy. He pouted as he repeated the previous topic, ¡°Grandma has never ever let anyone who has damaged the Hua¡¯s family reputation go. On the day before yesterday, you kill members of the Rong Family and even after one whole day, you managed toe out alive.¡± Jin Lan coolly looked at him, ¡°What I did was not enough.¡± Que Qi narrowed his eyes and smiles, afterward he had heard her spoke again, ¡°Just wait see, the Huas will not rest easy.¡± On her beautiful face, emerged a sinister smile¡­ Chapter c54 Chapter 54 ¨C Ideal Situation Tranted by: Sugar Edited by: Kookie (Kookiedreamer) Hiya peeps, Sugar here. It definitely has been awhile since I have added another chapter. Well¡­. This time, I have zero excuse! Sugar iszy and all the karaokes in the Discord chat doesn¡¯t help me from tranting new chapters. One day, Sugar is bored and decided to trante one chapter¡­. So here you go ^w^7 Also, is any of the readers here from Singapore? One of the trantors is visiting Singapore and she wanted to know whether there is any fun thing to do or ce to visit. Help me out¡­.After drinking so much the previous night, Hua Que Qi woke up the next morning with one of his eyes twitching non-stop. On his way back from the washroom, he heard two servants gossiping as he pa.s.sed by the garden.¡°I heard that a Western City high monk came by yesterday, and he said that there was a jinx in our Hua Family!¡±¡°Didn¡¯t the monk in Qing Quan Temple say the same thing when Madam went to offer incense before? It¡¯s Young Mistress Jin Lan!¡±¡°Shush!¡±¡°Last time, just after Madam finished offering incense, the Travelling Prince¡¯s Mansion lost one of their concubines. Today, I heard that the Empress went to Xiang Guo Temple to draw a fortune stick and not only did she draw a ¡®Great Curse¡¯ stick, she nearly fell when she was about to leave the temple¡¯s doors!¡±¡°It seems like this is true!¡±Another servant joined in on the conversation.¡°Forget about that, guess what I heard earlier when I was out on the streets shopping for groceries!¡±¡°Hurry and tell us already!¡±¡°That same Western City high monk said that our Young Miss, Hua Wan Yu, is destined to be the Empress!¡±¡°Stop spouting nonsense! Do you want to die?!¡±¡°I¡¯m not spouting nonsense, this is being said all throughout the city!¡±¡°Do you think we hired you people to idle around and chit chat?¡± Fei Sheng, dressed in purple, suddenly appeared and chased away the crowd.Qi Que smiled, intending to leave. However, he was stopped by Fei Sheng.¡°Que Qi, were you with Jin Lan at the Lin Long Towerst night?¡±Que Qiughed, ¡°Big Brother¡¯s informationwork is indeed efficient.¡±Fei Sheng¡¯s brows knitted, as though he was slightly angry, ¡°Have you forgotten Mother¡¯s words?¡±Que Qi¡¯s smiling expression remained unchanged, however, he did lower his gaze slightly, ¡°Of course I didn¡¯t forget, Brother. However, don¡¯t you think that the current Jin Lan is very interesting?¡±Fei Sheng solemnly said, ¡°The Huas are unable to tolerate people like her¡­¡±Que Qi turned to walk away and said, ¡°I know what I am doing.¡±Fei Sheng opened his mouth, but no words came out.Naturally, Que Qi headed towards the western part of the mansion. The sun had just risen. Jiao Yue and Chu Yun had brought a table and chairs out to the yard to allow Jin Lan to bask in the sunlight.This time Jin Lan wore women¡¯s clothing. The clothes were as ck as ink and easy to move in. Her hair wasn¡¯t tied up but was hanging down behind her.¡°Why ck?¡± Que Qi questioned.Jin Lan looked up at him before turning back and sitting down. She received a cup of tea from Jiao Yue and took a sip before saying, ¡°It¡¯s so you won¡¯t see anything if blood sshes on to me.¡±¡°Interesting,¡± Que Qi grabbed a chair and sat opposite her, ¡°Why not just wear red?¡±¡°Why else would I be wearing ck?¡± In other words, there would be no need to purposefully pick something ck if she liked the colour red.Que Qi paused before changing the topic, ¡°What did you do with the copper coins yesterday?¡±Jin Lan frowned, ¡°You don¡¯t hold anything back, do you?¡±¡°Rumours about the two daughters of the Hua Family have been spreading throughout Glory City. One of them is a jinx, the other is a phoenix,¡± Que Qi replied, ¡°How did you manage to do all of this? And with just that small amount of money?¡±¡°Beggars.¡± History¡¯s strongest gossip army.Jin Lan beamed at him before immediately standing up and with a wave of her arm, she said, ¡°Jiao Yue, Chu Yun! Pack up, we¡¯re heading to the Crown Prince¡¯s mansion to view flowers.¡± Chapter c55 Chapter 55- Flower Viewing in the Mansion Tranted by: Sugar Edited by: OverlyFriendly & Silence (Thanks a bunch)Previously, I talked about the trantor who went to Singapore. Me and a bunch of other trantors brought her around Singapore. Eating delicious food and did tourist things. I got to know several of the SG Tlers, you guys might even read some of their novels. Went to Night Safari, Alive Museum and we took lots and lots of photos.Kyaaa! >////< so="" embarra.s.sing.="" enough="" of="" me="" rambling="" on="" and="" on,="" here="" is="" the="" next="">Note: Crown Empress is changed to Crown Princess. Meaning = Crown Prince¡¯s WifeThe joining of the Crown Prince Chun Yu Rong and Situ Ke was a story that had spread far and wide.Even though Situ Ke refers to the Empress, Situ Mi, as her aunt, she did not have blood rtions with Chun Yu Rong. She was the adopted daughter of the Great General, Situ Wei. And on his side, Situ Wei was even more inclined. and even happy to see them together as it consolidated the Situ Family¡¯s status.As for Chun Yu Rong, he truly loved Situ Ke. To prove his love, he even constructed a flower garden in the Crown Prince¡¯s Mansion just for her. This garden was second only to the Imperial Flower Garden in the Imperial ce. Every Spring, the Crown Princess would invite a fewdies of different families in order to appreciate the flowers, and this time, Jin Lan was part of that list.The flower garden was filled with a beautiful purple; a brilliant red; and simrly, all thedies from the different families were too. So when Jin Lan arrived with a ck dress, it stood out.With just a single gaze, Situ Ke saw her immediately, and made her way towards her, pushing otherdies aside. In actuality, this flower-viewing event was just an excuse for the Empress to take a look at her future daughter-inw. What made this girl so special, causing even the Travelling Prince to take an interest in her?It wasn¡¯t that Jin Lan didn¡¯t t know there was a hidden meaning to why she was invited. However, currently, she was more interesting in Yu Yan¡¯s reaction after seeing him appear at the event.¡°Does this interest you?¡± Yu Yan suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He stood behind her as he spoke.¡°Of course.¡± Jin Lan¡¯s mouth curved upwards. She smiled, ignoring the envious gazes from her surroundings. ¡°Previously I¡¯ve heard the Empress had intended Wan Yu to rece me, however I am afraid that she may not want the current Wan Yu. Who knows what kind of edict the imperial family mighte up with?¡­¡±¡°The pce has divination priests. If the right question is asked, the truth would be revealed. So, who are you trying to fool?¡± Yu Yan lowered his voice, not letting any of the wanteringdies, walking around the garden, hear him. ¡°Coming up with the same scheme as that mother and daughter duo?¡± ¡°I am not illiterate.¡± Jin Lanughed. ¡°These priests are able to predict rain and disaster, but they don¡¯t know how long one can live for. And I bet that mother of yours is worrying so much that she can¡¯t even sit straight.¡±Yu Yan¡¯s hawk-like eyes narrowed. ¡°Even if Wan Yu is able to enter the Crown Prince¡¯s mansion, you will not be able to escape from the Travelling Prince¡¯s people!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will properly repay you.¡± Jin Lan raised her hand and touched her neck, referring to the previous incident.But from afar, Situ Ke could be seen walking towards them. Yu Yan didn¡¯t say anymore, and wanting to leave before she arrived, quietly turned around and left.¡°Miss Hua,¡± Situ Ke began. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you talk more with Third Brother?¡± Situ Ke hadyers of a crimson peony embroidered all over her long, orange dress, giving her the appearance of an evening glow. Though it was not beautiful, but due to its peculiar design, it attracted everyone¡¯s gaze. That, and adding onto her pale white skin which wasplemented by the dress, it made the outlook a perfect fit. Jin Lan¡¯s face carried signs of worry as she replied. ¡°Many thanks Crown Princess, but the prince appears to have many worries on his mind at the moment, and I did not want to trouble him further.¡±Situ Ke had seen the situation very clearly, and looking at Yu Yan leaving in such an undignified way, she kept her thoughts hidden. So, with a shallowugh, Situ Ke began again, ¡°the rumours in town are not reliable. Why don¡¯t you, Miss Hua, apany me for some tea?¡±Jin Lan did not reject the offer and followed Situ Ke to the pavilion off to the side. Chapter c56 Chapter 56- Hatching a Secret Plot Tranted by: Sugar Sugar is here again! Sugar has heard your cries about not knowing which character is who and has requested Sugar for a Character List. Sugar has already created a Character List under Congrattion Empress tab but Sugar know some people arezy so here is the link. Character List Sugar is nning a trip to Bangkok. Anyone who is knowledge about the ce, leave somements down where should Sugar visit. Anyways onward with the Chappie! The majority of thedies that came today were for Chun Yu Zhuang and Chun Yu Yan, hence there was no sign of Chun Yu Rong and Chun Yu Ru when Jin Lan looked around. ¡°Miss Hua try this tea, it is boiled using this morning¡¯s dew. It tastes much richerpared to water that is drawn in wells.¡± Situ Ke raised the well-designed porcin cup and gently slid the cover off before lowering her head to take a drink. Jin Lan ced her lips on the teacup and thought to herself for a moment before cing the cup down. It seemed like there was a heavy load on her mind. Situ Ke nced at her and said, ¡°Miss Hua, you should not let nders and rumours affect you. Rumours will be gone after some time have pa.s.sed.¡± Jin Lan sighed and shook her head before replying with a bitter smile,¡±Crown Princess, you do not know why am I feeling this way. This is just a one-sided love from my end, there is no need to me anyone.¡± ¡°Where did thate from?¡± Situ Ke smiled, ¡°It was your name that was mentioned on that very day when the third prince requested for the Imperial Edict.¡± Jin Lan¡¯s brow slightly wrinkled, beads of tears start to form in her eyes, ¡°That was but a spur of the moment, his heart is not with me¡­. If it was not for me, he and sister would not be in such a deadlock.¡± Situ Ke¡¯s gaze became cold, secretly this was a ha.s.sle for her, however, she still needed tofort Jin Lan on the surface. ¡°The Imperial Edict has pa.s.sed, Miss Hua need not worry and focus on being the bride.¡± Hurriedly finishing the conversation, Situ Ke came up with an excuse of needing to entertain the other guest and left leaving Jin Lan alone sitting at the pavilion enjoying some tea. Actually, Jin Lan¡¯s intention was to let Situ Ke inform Yu Rong about Yu Yan being interested in Wan Yu, regardless whether it was from Situ Ke¡¯s intention of break those two apart or mindlessining. Yu Rong would definitely mull over this information, not knowing it was false and would let his thoughts run wild. No matter whether Wan Yu¡¯s fate to be the empress was true or not, as long as Yu Yan was interested in her, Yu Rong would undoubtedly have doubts in his heart. There was a famous saying in the power struggle of the royal family. ¡®Believe in rumours to be truth and not discredit itpletely¡¯ ¡°Young Mistress,¡± Jiao Yue nervously whispered by Jin Lan¡¯s ear, ¡°Are we going to fightter on?¡± Jin Lan drank a mouthful of tea and looked at her strangely, ¡°What nonsense are you sprouting?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you ask us to pack up before we left?¡± Jiao Yue continued and her voice was shaking. Jin Lan asked while keeping a straight face, ¡°Then, what did you bring?¡± Jiao Yue took a single stalk of wrapped peony from her sleeves and softly said, ¡°Only this.¡± ¡®Pu-chi¡¯ Unable to hold back anymore, Jin Lanughed, ¡°Did you really think I am here for some sort of beauty contest?¡± Jiao Yue quickly shoved the peony to Chu Yun, ¡°Take it, I don¡¯t want it anymore.¡± With Chu Yun not holding properly, the peony fell andnded on the stone steps. ¡°The peony are so beautiful and exquisite even fishes will be too busy admiring to even swim.¡± Dressed in a purple gown and his hair was bound by a golden crown, the male picked up the peony and pa.s.sed it to Jin Lan from the bottom of the stairs. Chapter c57 Chapter 57 ¨C Be Vignt Tranted by: Sugar Hiyo, did you guys miss Sugar? Spend too much time ying Mystic Messenger. Those who yed MM knows that it is very addicting T.T. Anyone of my Readers y MM too? If so, who is your favourite character? Mine is Zen? (My Angel) and Jumin? (My Husband)! Also, Sugar would like to wish Sil, a fellow TLer, a Happy Birthday! Wish him a happy bday here. <¨C spam=""> The royal family had gotten into many trouble because of a female and this was going to be another simr situation. Chun Yu Rong slowly bent his body meeting his eyes directly to Jin Lan¡¯s, as Situ Ke stood behind him with a refined smile. While still seated, Jin Lan received the peony from the Yu Rong and simply said, ¡°Crown Prince, have a seat.¡± If it was any other female who had done this, she would definitely be in a world of trouble. However, she was Hua Jin Lan, overstepping boundaries while not fearing anything or anyone was normal for her. In fact, if she was to be polite and have proper etiquette, it would surprise everyone. ¡°This one will return shortly,¡± Situ Ke bowed to Yu Rong and left subsequently. While the maid was changing the tea, Yu Rong looked at Jin Lan as she was ying with the peony. Unable to control his thought, he spoke ¡°I wonder where is Third Brother¡­¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Jin Lan turned and looked. She managed to urately and precisely spot where Yu Yan was. Following Jin Lan¡¯s eyes, Yu Rong saw him perfectly. ¡°Keep the flower carefully.¡± Jin Lan pa.s.sed the peony over to Jiao Yue and faced Yu Rong, ¡°Crown Prince is different from the Travelling Prince.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Yu Rong raised his eyebrows, ¡°Where are we different?¡± ¡°Both of you like peony, but the Crown Prince loves beautiful women even more. The Travelling Prince, on the other hand, loves everything else.¡± Jin Lan exined. Yu Rong naturally looked towards Yu Yan¡¯s direction, ¡°I have never heard that Third Brother had any interest in peony.¡± ¡° The Travelling Prince has many interest and this one only knows just the tip of the iceberg.¡± Jin Lan responded. In other words, the Crown Prince should thoroughly andpletely understand his own little brother. Once the facade was over, Jin Lan used an excuse to leave the Crown Prince¡¯s mansion. Yu Yan followed closely behind. ¡°This king will send you home.¡± Yu Yan pleasantly smiled as he summoned his luxurious private carriage. The worn-out carriage that was used earlier was gone, it was obvious that the carriage had been sent away. Jin Lan boarded his carriage without reserve. Patter Patter The sounds created by the horse¡¯s hoof was clear and melodious as it travelled on the limestone pavement. Jin Lan slightly leaned back while having a cheeky smile. ¡°Was it fun?¡± Yu Yan¡¯s lips slightly curved upwards. Jin Lan nodded her head apprehensively, ¡°Just love watching a quarrel between brothers.¡± ¡°If Yu Rong was to be fooled by your words, then it deserves this king to be happy.¡± Yu Yan took a sip of his tea, his facial expression unchanged. ¡°Able to deceive him or not is one thing, I just wanted to express something. If I were to enter the Wandering Prince¡¯s Mansion, you best be vignt. Perhaps your backyard might catch on fire.¡± Jin Lan raised her head, eyes glittering. ¡°The imperial edict to cancel the wedding will be here tomorrow,¡± Yu Yan gently rubbed the bottom of the tea cup and smiled. ¡°Also, Hua Wan Yu being destined to be the empress is some wild babble that you came up with. This king is interested in seeing how the Hua¡¯s is going to handle this situation. Chapter C6 Chapter 6 ¨C Personality Change Editor : zxrdm Yu Zhuang took Yu Ru and left, Jin Lan did the same with Chu Yun, leaving behind a dumbfounded crowd. ¡°Wait what? Is that all?¡± a nearby butchermented. ¡°Are the Royal Family really going to let her go, just like that?¡± ¡°If you have the ability to slit the horse¡¯s throat, bring up the names of both the Third Prince and Great Empress, the Second Prince will also do the same to you.¡± ady selling vegetables answered while giving the butcher a nce. As the crowd scatters, Yu Zhuang returned to the tea house and looked at the man staring out of the window. ¡°Third Brother, did you know thedy from earlier?¡± The Third Prince, Chun Yu Ye, appearance wise, he was like his brother, equally charming, however he gave off a nefarious aura. At the age of 16, he was given the t.i.tle of ¡°Wandering/Travelling Prince¡± a t.i.tle that stuck with him for four years. With an indifferent att.i.tude, Yu Ye replied: ¡°No.¡± Yu Zhuang smiles, in his heart he knew that even though he normally treated women as though they are fleeting cloud, however, that normal looking girl has peaked his interest. Even though she isn¡¯t a martial artist, she was able to kill a rampaging horse, in a sense she was a talented person. At the same time, in the eyes of the two princes who was known as ¡®talented person¡¯ is currently sneaking into Lin Long Tower via the back door. Jin Lan was cklisted so every single time she want to collect money she have to go in and out using the backdoor. (TL Note: Best MC Ever) Pa.s.sing through the second floor corridor, at thest room, was Su Huan already waiting. It is evening already, Lin Long Tower is ready for operations. Su Huan is in charge of ying the music, hence she was unable to rest for the entire night. She is already wearing a muslin covering her face and wearing a pink dress, ready for operation. ¡°My girl, what happened to you?¡± Su Huan could not resist asking after she saw Jin Lan¡¯s b.l.o.o.d.y appearance. Jin Lan waved her hand: ¡°This is not mine. It belongs to a beast.¡± Su Huan heaved a sigh of relief. Knowing Jin Lan¡¯s intention ofing, Su Huan turned around and from her drawer took out ten taels of silver and put it in Jin Lan¡¯s hand. ¡°Miss, Su Huan do not have much, please use it sparely.¡± Jin Lan took the taels, but her heart feels guilty about it. All these years Previous Host also did the same, taking Su Huan sries without needing to do anything. ¡°Su Huan, don¡¯t you wish to leave this ce?¡± Jin Lan asked. ¡°Su Huan is a free woman, you can leave whenever you want.¡± Su Huan sighed: ¡°The world is big, however there is no ce that I belong to.¡± Even though Su Huan did not talk much about the organisation, Jin Lan knows that it is ma.s.sive. They are able to cover majority of the world, also there is a number of powerful experts in it. Jin Lan kept the money, ¡°In that case, from now on, you are mine.¡± Su Huan was stunned, it was the first time Jin Lan said such a thing to her. When she was trying to understand what Jin Lan meant, there was no sign of her in the room, she had already swung open the door and left. (TL Note: Than what is the point of sneaking¡­.) ¡°Chu Yun, Jiao Yue, Let¡¯s go!¡± On the road, both Chu Yun and Jiao Yue have puzzled look toward Jin Lan, but did not dare to say anything. ¡°If you have anything to say, say it.¡± Jin Lan broke the silence. ¡°Young Mistress, yours truly feels that you are different from the norm¡­¡± Jiao Yue asked, while Chu Yun nods. Jin Lan gave a smile: ¡°Where am I different? Is it my cute nose? Or maybe my big eyes?¡± Jiao Yue and Chu Yun both shake their head: ¡°We can¡¯t put a finger on it, but if we have to say it would be the temperament(Personality) you give off.¡± Jin Lan look up into the hazy sky and muttered: ¡°Humans will always change.¡± Chapter C50 Chapter 50- Hua¡¯s Secret Room Tranted by: Sugar Editor: Bear-Nii Gyaaa¡­.. Tales of Wuxia (ÏÀ¿Í·çÔÆ´«) is on steam¡­. Spending a lot of time on it. Games stop distracting me. I got TLing to do. Kyaaa¡­. Noire is also out. What to do!!!! On the side note, Sugar requires some help. Sugar needs editor. If you guys are free and do not mind helping Sugar to edit the chapter, please help. Thanks you. U=? x ?=U While catching her breathe, Jin Lan sat up. She supported her head and felt a sticky substance. Without knowing whether it might ruin her appearance, she rubbed the corners of her lips. Darkness lies before her, she felt a rock wall and used it to stand up. She took out a kindling from her chest and ignited it. The dim yellow light slowly brightens up, Jin Lan squinted her eyes before she started to survey around the rock room. Once she had clearly seen the appearance of the indoor, she was stunned, sitting behind the old long table was actually a pile of white bones. Jin Lan calmed herself, she knew that Xiu Lin, that old hag definitely did many sinful acts. The whole area was sealed, even the entrance which Jin Lan rolled in could no longer be found. She punched the wall before shifting her attention to the table. Moving behind the white bones on the table, she found another set lying behind the chair. In closer inspection, this new found bones had a tint of ck in them. There was a dagger in front of the pile, it seems that the owner of this set of bones was poisoned before meeting his demise. By the leg of the bones, there was a white candle which Jin Lan picked up and lit it up. On the long table lies a brush, ink, paper and ink b and before the white bones were a bunch of papers which bore visible ink stains on the aged paper. Jin Lan blew the dust on the surface and read. ¡°Bai Mei my husband, I know the time I have is limited as I recall the moments we have in the past, it fills me with regrets. However, all I wish now is my husband and child to be safe, healthy and live a long life. I have copied the scriptures in order to pray for the well being of my child and husband. Regretfully yours, Wife Mei Shuang. Looking back at bones behind the chair, Jin Lan rose her brows, it seems that this letter was for naught, that old hag sent the husband down to apany her just shortly after. Rummaging through, there was indeed a copy of Jin Kang Scripture neatly done. The table did not have any unnecessary items on it, everything can be moved, as a result the chances of a trap was slim. Knitting her brows, Jin Lan did not expect Cui Xiu Lin to suddenly have a change of heart and let her go. Could it be that she was going to meet her demise here? Laughing, she sat herself down and looked at the bones on the ground. ¡°Who would have thought that I, Hua Jin Lan who died so foolishly and stupidly in my previous life, am going to die in a simr fashion even in this life. Heavens really love to y with people¡¯s lives.¡± ¡°Pa!¡± Something made a sound and Jin Lan turned her head, only to see that the bones that were on the chair came apart. She rolled her eyes before walking slowly towards it and picked it up. When the clothes came loose, a oddly shaped jade pendant dropped out, Jin Lan ced the two bones together before picking up the pendant. A piece of translucent emerald jade, it¡¯s shape was as though simr to the new moon, looking very thin and fragile as though if a small amount of force was applied it would break. However what truly made Jin Lan surprise was that she had a feeling that she saw this jade before. She thought hard about it and kept looking at the jade, she was certain she had saw this before, it was just that she just could not remember. ¡°Rumble¡­.¡± Jin Lan suddenly lifted her head : The opposite wall started to shake and slowly opened up. Chapter 58 Chapter 58 ¨C Difficulty Ascending Tranted by: Sugar Well, Well, Well. We meet again fellow readers. It definitely has been a long time. Many of you might thought that Sugar had already dropped this long ago. This posting is to prove you guys wrong. Wahahaha. Cutting it short, Sugar do not much ess toputer these few months and the uing year. So updates will be slow. However, Sugar have ess to writing material. Also, guess what, during Sugar¡¯s spare time, Sugar wrote a little story. Some of you might know where this is going. Sugar is going to post the written story here. It is a fantasy, reserve harem story. Please keep a lookout and give somements about it. Meanwhile, I have prattled long enough. Jin Lan was filled with happiness as she and Jiao Yue steamed buns early in the morning. The Royal Edict made use of what Xin Lin described as ¡®Serious Illness¡± as an excuse to call off the wedding. Furthermore, the Royal Family bestowed gold and silver taels allowing her to afford for healthcare. It was Wan Yu who was the happiest about this. All she did was made up a lie about a jinx, who would had knew that heaven would let her roll in luck. Not only was she closer to marry into the Royal Family, but also able to enjoy a Empress¡¯s life. How could it not made her happy. ¡°Her tail is facing the sky already.¡± Jiao Yue smirked, mocking Wan Yu but at the same timemented at Jin Lan. ¡°You too, Young Mistress. Why did you want to cancel the wedding so much? Just today when I was taking noodles, the people in the mansions were like winter melon and went to the nearest wall.¡± Jiao Yue was still chattering away when Jin Lan shot up a nce at the wall. ¡°One of your winter melon is here.¡± Di Wu Dao waved at her, ¡°Kiddo, follow me.¡± Jiao Yue nearly dropped the bamboo steamer she was holding. It all happened in a blink of an eye, two shadows had already left the ce. Their speed was simr to an arrow that was just shot. Zooming through the forest, trees and flowers was shing past them. Their surrounding had already turned into a blurry green screen. The sound of wind hummed at their ear, even sounds from bird crying and the sshing from the streams nearby was but just for a moment. Jin Lan was chasing after Wu Dao¡¯s silhouette, it was as though her body was like a sail, travelling while riding the wind. Wu Dao spun around, stopping his step. With a bright smile, he said ¡° Youngsters were not meant to be underestimated.¡± Jin Lan spat out a mouthful of air with satisfaction and rose her hand to brush her hair. ¡°Usually we came here at night, why were we so early today?¡± Wu Dao¡¯s face was covered in reddish afternoon light as he smiled, ¡°I had heard that the Chun Yu Family called off your wedding.¡± With an exaggerated look, Jin Lan replied. ¡°Did you purposely make the trip over just to see whether I was in tears and snot all over my face?¡± Wu Dao¡¯s eye was shining brightly and stroked his long beard, ¡°In my eyes, I would presume that you only left banging on drums and setting off firecrackers to go.¡± Jin Lan tilted her head and blinked quickly, ¡°Was I that obvious?¡± Wu Dao took out a porcin bottle and a pill rolled into Jin Lan¡¯s palm. ¡°Consume one pill daily, also take it together with the other pill I gave you previously.¡± Jin Lan swallowed the pill and asked, ¡°My recovery process is almostpleted but I am still unable to ascend to the next level. What could the reason be?¡± ¡°It is verymon sight for pract.i.tioner not being able to ascend. Moreover, your skills were halted during your childhood. To be still able to have such physical prowess is already very increible.¡± Jin Lan folded her eyebrows and looked at him, ¡°You know I am not referring to that.¡± ¡°Very well,¡± Wu Dao knew he could not hide from her, ¡°There are two main reason why pract.i.tioners are unable to ascend despite having sufficient cultivation. The first is theck ofprehension, the second is due to external damage.¡± ¡°So I belong to the first category?¡± Jin Lan narrowed her eyes. Chapter 59 Chapter 59 ¨C Injured Jiao Yue Tranted by: Sugar Wu Dao burst intoughter, it was not to mock but instead filled with praise. It was to be expected that the person he had chosen to have such confidence. "In order to create a wall of air using your body''s energy, it is essential to learn how to store and gather the energy in the abdomen. Once the energy is stabilized within your abdomen and flows through the body, only then will you be able to release the energy from within. The released energy will then form a beast-like shape outside your body and that is ascension. During your rest, I am sure you noticed. It is not the fact your internal energy is insufficient, but your abdomen is unable to gather energy." Wu Dao squinted his eyes and with a rather strict tone continued. "You had received some serious damage before your abilities had been sealed. Do you have any injury or wound on your abdomen?" Jin Lan narrowed her eye, "Yes, around the lungs." "Simr to cracks on a jade, once it had been damaged before, it would havesting blemishes." Wu Dao exined. "The abdomen is unable to gather energy, hence sealing your martial abilities would be the best way to prevent any further injuries and prolong your life." Jin Lan became extremely angry to the extent she smiled, even during as a child there were people who did such evil deeds to the original Jin Lan. "Old Fart, is there any way to fix this problem?" Wu Dao smiled cheekily, "There are definitely methods to cure you, but there is a catch. You have to be my disciple." Jin Lan frowned and looked at him, "Imitating some grandmaster and epting disciples? What a weirdo." Wu Dao blew his beard and stared, "I am a grandmaster!" Jin Lan thought about it in her heart and responded, "You teach me the remedy first. Only then I will judge for myself whether to call you Master or not." "You really know how to bargain and negotiate," Wu Dao was not even remotely annoyed. "No problem, either way, you are unable to escape." On her way back, Jin Lan pondered on what Wu Dao had said. Remedying the situation was very simple, one just needs to practice controlling energy within the abdomen. However, this method of training was much that it exceeds ascension in terms of difficulty. The gist of ascension is to use the body''s inert energy to mold the energy into a wall of air. Being able to use the wall of air and protect the body was a type of technique that happens after the body was capable of controlling huge amount vital energy after one practice and became proficient in ascension. This means that she would have to learn thetter first before she was able to even ascend. Such technicality can only be learned based on one''s understanding and Jin Lan had already tried twice. Ultimately she was not able to experience it, knowing that such things could not be rushed, thus she calmed herself and descended from the mountain. From afar Chu Yun''s cries could be heard, Jin Lan quickly made her way to the west pavilion only to see an unforgiving sight. The sound of whips vibrated. Jiao Yun had fainted andid on the ground while Chu Yun was on top of Jiao Yun trying to protect her. Both were covered with blood and only sobbing could be heard. "If you do not say where Jin Lan has hidden, I will beat you to death!" Wan Yu wildly brandished her whip while her annoying voice made the veryst vessel of Jin Lan''s brain snapped. Chapter 60 Chapter 60 ¨C Wan Yu Compelled Tranted by: Sugar Sugar is back¡­ (again). I don¡¯t know what to say. Enjoy the Chappies? Hope time allows Sugar to do more Chappies. "d.a.m.n you, Hua Wan Yu!" With a shout, Jin Lan rose her leg and swept a flower pot by the wall towards Wan Yu. Wan Yu lean her body slightly and her whip flew across the sky smashing the flower pot in mid-air, scattering the nt and soil all over the ground. "Go and call a physician!" Jin Lan instructed one of the maids, who was by the side, while supported both Jiao Yue and Chu Yun up. The maid stammered and took steps back. Her eyes weakly aimed towards Wan Yu without taking any actions. Wan Yu was powerful and servants within the Hua Household would not dare to disobey her. Even if Jiao Yue and Chu Yun were to die here, not a single person would utter a word about it. "Hua Jin Lan, you are finally back!" Wan Yu arrogantly tugged on her whip while her face was filled with conceit and self-satisfactory. "Young¡­ Mistress¡­" Chu Yun called her with a thin voice, his mouth was heavily mottled by bloodstains. Jin Lan was filled with anger and bloodl.u.s.t, her body slowly stiffens. Wan Yu held her whip, took two steps forward and looked at Jin Lan with disdain. "Jin Lan, if you were to win against me today, these two lowly servants would be saved. However, if you were to lose¡­." The moment afterying both Jiao Yue and Chu Yun t on the ground, Jin Lan suddenly moved towards Wan Yu. Pulling out the dagger from her leg, holding it by her wrist and aiming towards the neck of Wan Yu, an excellent disy of skill. Just when she was a finger distance away from Wan Yu, she was blown back by a strong force. After a few leaps back, she looked up. There was a ten feet tall air wall behind Wan Yu. The area where air moved was shaped just like a Nine-Tail Fox! It was only then Jin Lan remembered, Wan Yu was the highest grade of Earth ranked; Shuang Hua. Wan Yu was startled by her speed but when she saw it was ineffective, she could not help butugh. "It was like what Brother had said. Only your speed was astonishing, however, your internal force was far beneath me. Once I had ascended, you would not be able to touch me." "Jin Lan, let us see how you dodge this!" Whip flew while Wan Yu was speaking. Jin Lan had pondered the reason why Wan Yu had provoked her today, as it turns out this was what she was hiding. "Jin Lan, where can you hide?!" Wan Yu roared, her pink figure danced about while the ws of the nine-tailed fox behind her moved. As the whip did not have eyes, the surrounding was also damaged. Hence, when Jin Lan was dodging, she made sure to keep her distance from Jiao Yue and Chu Yun. Wan Yu noticed it andughed, "You do not want to get hit? Let those two take it for you!" A ck silhouette shed past and Jin Lan was already standing before them, firmly taking the strike. Chapter 61 Congrattions, Empress [Íõåú£¬ÍõÒ¯ÓÐϲÁË] Chapter 61 [TL Note: Hi, everyone! This a teaser, for my very first Cultivation novel, so please be kind. If I receive enough views, likes, or support, I would consider tranting this along with the Ordered to Marry Thrice and Rebirth of the General''s Granddaughter ?. Let me know what you think! Please turn off your Ad-Block to support your trantors! If you like what I do, please consider supporting me below! ?] The sounds of the whip tearing into flesh turned people cold. Hua Jinn stood upright under the wind from the whip, eyes red. Jiaoyue didn''t know when she woke up, hoa.r.s.ely crying, "Xiaojie [Unmarried Miss, Lady], Jiaoyue is useless, can''t protect you¡­" Memories of the past flew by Hua Jinn''s mind. In the past, Jiaoyue suffered a lot of whipshes for her, until her flesh wascerated. But now she and Chuyun were covered all over with cuts and bruises. Her legs couldn''t move so she crawled forwards in front of Hua Wanyu! "Er Xiaojie [Second Miss, Lady, i.e. Hua Wanyu], if you have to hit¡­hit nubi [Literally: "ve"] ¡­" Jiayue begged with unsteady breaths. Hua Wanyuughed loudly, almost to tears. She pointed at Hua Jinn, "Jiejie, jiejie [Literally: older sister], you still need a lowly nubi to protect you? Why are you still alive? You still have the face to be alive?!" Theughter stopped and Hua Wanyu''s face turned sinister. "Since it is so, I will fulfill all of you!" Jiaoyue and Chuyun closed their eyes and bit their lips, preparing for the uing pain. The expected pain from the whip did not fall onto their bodies. Jiaoyue opened her eyes and a tall and upright figure stood in front of her. She murmured, "Xiaojie¡­" Hua Jinn grasped Hua Wanyu''s whip with one hand. With a wintry cold smile on her face, she stroked the wound on her shoulder. She licked the finger stained with blood, eyes wide open, as if she was a violent madman who crawled out from a sea of blood. Her whole body exuded the "kill" word. Hua Wanyu could not free her whip. She wanted to use internal force to shake off Hua Jinn, but thetter was staring dead at her, motionless. When she raised her eyes again, she was shocked to find Hua Jinn had changed. Wind blew the hem of her dress, but as the wind around her hemline grew more intense and ferocious, she could no longer hide her shock. Ascending! Ascending! Hua Jinn was ascending! The whole body was shrouded in the surging air flow. Hua Jinn was in the center of the air flow, feeling energy strengthening. The vortex of the air flow was also growing. With clothing and hair flying, it showed how powerful the person ascending was! It was hateful that she held onto the whip, without letting go. Hua Wanyu could not get her whip but she would not lose her armor with her soldier. Since Hua Jinn could not use her strength, she sent a flying palm strike over! Hua Jinn was rendered motionless by the huge force, but she knew this palm strike would cause a heavy injury. She elerated her Qi and formed an energy wall. "Ah¡­!" She used all her energy and shouted. A huge stream of Qi jet out from her body like a spiral tornado and rushed towards the sky! Hua Wanyu was bounced off this Qi wall. Her Qi was injured and she fell to the ground after hitting the wall. The Nine-Tailed Fox behind her disappeared and she spat out a mouthful of blood. "Hiss-!" A snake hissing was heard in the wild wind, ear-piercing and intense! Chapter 62 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 62 Both Sides Lose, Part 1 The Hua Feisheng who rushed over was scared by the scene. He could see the towering Qi wall, like a long dragon; pull out the trees and bamboos. The leaves were swept in the air and entered the stream of Qi. In the battleground, the Qi wasing from Hua Jinn. She walked with a murderous air towards Hua Wanyu who was on the ground. "Hua Jinn!" Hua Feisheng shouted. But not only did Hua Jinn not stop, she increased her speed! The Qi wall had not flown towards Hua Wanyu yet. But Hua Feisheng no longer cared. He flew forward and with full strength, sent a palm strike against it! "Boom!" The collision with the flow of air emitted a loud noise. Hua Feisheng felt a despotic force shake his internal organs. It was very painful! He stumbled a few steps back and steadied his body. He forcefully suppressed the blood within. Hua Jinn''s situation wasn''t much better than his. Her whole body was knocked back. Although she could barely stand, her Qi energy was dispersed. Her organs felt as if they were twisted by a rope. It was very painful! Biting her lips, Hua Jinn swallowed the blood in the back of her throat and coldly inspected Hua Feisheng. The shrill screams were gone and the bamboo grove resumed its peace. The crowd of servants was already scared silly. Hua Wanyu was in a cold sweat. She saw Hua Feisheng''s forehead bursting with veins and she hurriedly went over to help him. Hua Feisheng lifted his hand, motioning her to not touch him. Hua Jinn with a white face, coldly red at Hua Wanyu. "I''ll let you go today. Remember, you''re looking for death if you go against me!" Chapter 62 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 62 Both Sides Lose, Part 2 [TL Note: Please turn off your Ad-Block to support your trantors! If you like what I do, please consider !] Hua Wanyu was confident in her ident.i.ty and wanted to say something back. But she was grabbed by Hua Feisheng and dragged directly out of the West Courtyard. "Big brother, why are you pulling me¡­?" Hua Wanyu did not finish speaking before Hua Feisheng couldn''t help it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood. He hastened to regte his Qi to recuperate. It took awhile before color returned to his face. Hua Wanyu was scared. She hurriedly asked, "Big brother, are you okay?!" Hua Feisheng said darkly, "How many times did I tell you not to provoke her? Were you listening?!" "She was a Princess, but now she is nothing!" Hua Wanyu''s voice lowered under his re. "I''m about to marry the Crown Prince. I might even be the Empress in the future. Why should I lower myself in front of her¡­?" "Stupid!" Hua Feisheng berated, "You''re not the Empress now and even if you are, so what? You keep on provoking Hua Jinn. If wants to kill you, how many times can I save you?!" Hua Wanyu also had lingering fears. She hurriedly smiled apologetically, "Big brother, I know I''m wrong. I won''t do it again." "Big brother, in the end, what is Hua Jinn''s rank?" Hua Feisheng pondered, "Although it wasn''t fully formed, from the sounds, it is the rank of Scarlet Snake." "Not as high rank as big brother''s right?" Hua Wanyu smiled. Hua Feisheng shook his head. "My rank may be higher than her, but her beast''s shape is 3.3 meters tall. Mine is only one. Compared together, I might not win." Hua Feisheng thought in his heart. He had never heard of someone with a beast shape more than 3.3 meters tall. Hua Jinn''s future was limitless! Chapter 63 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 63 A Thief in the Night, Part 1 The people in the courtyard followed Hua Wanyu and left. For a moment, only Hua Jinn was left with with Jiaoyue and Chuyun. Hua Jinn could no longer hold on and sprayed out a mist of blood. Her body fell backwards! Jiaoyue and Chuyun were anxious and afraid but could not move. Mei Er suddenly appeared in the courtyard. He first took Hua Jinn''s pulse and then sealed her acupuncture points. He carried her into the room and came back outside to treat the two''s injuries. "Is Xiaojie alright?" Jiaoyue asked urgently. Mei Er''s face was serious. "How do we find the person who had given her the pill?" "Go to Linglong Towers to find Suhuan jiejie [Literally older sister, can be used to denote closeness]. She knows!" Mei Er looked at the pale Hua Jinn, "Don''t touch Xiaojie. I''ll go find the person." Mei Er went out for a whole day and came back at night. He brought hot foods with him. Jiaoyue wanted to feed Hua Jinn soup, but thetter spat it out. Jiaoyue couldn''t help but cry. Mei Er patted her shoulder, "Xiaojie will be fine. She''s just unconscious." "But Xiaojie scares people like this¡­" Chuyun said in a small voice. "She''ll be fine by tomorrow. You two first go eat something. She may have a fever at night. Take care of her carefully," Mei Er said. "I will wait for news at Linglong Towers." Jiaoyue and Chuyun looked at each other and were not willing to eat the food on the table. Chapter 63 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 63 A Thief in the Night, Part 2 "Look at what you''ve done to yourself." Half asleep, Hua Jinn felt someone helped her up. A pair of big hands inserted Qi into her back. The heat in her body slowly dissipated and she slowly slept with a soothing sensation. Chunyu Yan held her and brushed her sweaty hair aside with his fingertips. It was hard to see what expression was in his eyes. "w.a.n.gye," Zhui Feng looked at the unconscious person, "The medicine is here." "Decoct it," Chunyu Yan didn''t turn his head. Zhui Feng looked at the unconscious person and was momentarily joyful in his heart. He hurriedly built a fire outside the courtyard. In fact, he also did not understand why his w.a.n.gye treated Hua Jinn as an exception. She was just a bolder and more mischievous woman. But w.a.n.gye was w.a.n.gye. He had his own reasons for the things he did. With the warm medicine in his hands, Chunyu Yan took a sip. He leaned down and kissed Hua Jinn''s lips. He pried her teeth open with his tongue and directly sent the medicinal liquid into her mouth. Although she choked a bit, Hua Jinn finally and slowly swallowed the medicine. Using this method, Chunyu Yan fed the medicine mouthful by mouthful. The hand he used to wipe her lips stilled. The person who was talking conditions with him a few days ago was so listless today¡­ Seemingly angry, he bowed down and bit her lips. He angrily vented and bit hard. He finally stopped when he saw dots of red. Zhui Feng looked at the breezy Chunyu Yan who came out and became mute. He had walked in with a face of wanting to eat people. Why did hee out with the appearance of someone sessfully stealing fish? w.a.n.gye really was w.a.n.gye. He didn''t understand him at all. Chapter 64 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 64 We Each Get What We Need, Part 1 *This is the correct Chapter 64.] Hua Jinn weakly woke up. Her nose smelled a faint scent of sandalwood. She sat up straight and found her body was not as painful as she imagined. She saw a white handkerchief embroidered with a "Yan" character in red thread. "The desert sand is like snow, Yan mountain''s moonlight is high¡­" She absentmindedly recited this poem without noticing. As she came back to her sense, she gently smiled and put down the handkerchief. This Chunyu Yan was only missing loud gongs and drums to tell the whole world that it was him who saved Hua Jinn''s life! At this time, Mei Er tiredly returned. He opened the door and was surprised to see Hua Jinn already out of bed. Hua Jinn mad a "hush" gesture. She lowered her voice, "Let them sleep. We''ll talk outside." Outside, Mei Er breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiaojie''s face looks better." "Mei Er, spread out what Miao Luoxiang and Hua Wanyu did at Qing Quan Temple. Also, the things that happened to me in Hua Fu [Manor, n.o.ble house] need to be spread out too. You can only add news but not leave out anything. Do you understand?" Mei Er nodded, "Mei Er understands." Then he hurried away. Hua Jinnd looked up at the bright sun and faintly smiled. "Chunyu, you lost!" A silver-haired woman took advantage that the person was drinking tea to quickly steal chess pieces. A man dressed in redzily put down his tea cup. His phoenix eyes smiled, "JiuXue, you''re being bad again." Although the woman called JiuXue had silver hair, her face was smooth and her skin was unblemished. She looked to be only sixteen years old. "I don''t want to be lectured by you," she pouted. "Let''s talk about your uing marriage then?" Her eyes rounded, full of curiosity. Chapter 64 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 64 We Each Get What We Need, Part 2 ¡°I also don¡¯t want to be lectured by you,¡± Chunyu Yan smiled. ¡°Take it as you satisfying my curiosity,¡± JiuXue was unable to hold back. ¡°Why did you agree to cancel the marriage?¡± ¡°I was threatened by Hua Jinn,¡± Chunyu Yan replied without blinking. JiuXue pouted, ¡°I¡¯m not a three-year-old child.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Chunyu Yan put down his cup. ¡°Who is said to be destined to be Empress?¡± ¡°Hua Wanyu.¡± ¡°Who is it really?¡± ¡°Hua Jinn.¡± ¡°So, as long as she doesn¡¯t marry into the royal family, it¡¯s not important whether we are married or not. The matter of Hua Wanyu will eventually be revealed. Hua family and Taizi [Crown Prince] will be like river water and well water [don¡¯t mix].¡± ¡°Harmless and will never do it again?¡± JiuXue excitedly asked. ¡°Then wouldn¡¯t the Hua girl be a joke in the Chunyu family?¡± The marriage would be cancelled and Chunyu and Hua families would be enemies. This would be aughingstock in Yecheng. Chunyu Yan lightly pinched a chess piece in his hand. ¡°We¡¯re just each getting what we need.¡± Chapter 65 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 65 Hua Family''s Scandal, Part 1 Overnight, Hua family''s scandal spread through the whole Yecheng. First, the Grand Abbot of Qing Quan Temple asked the heavens for forgiveness. Because of silvers, he told a big lie for Miao Luoxiang and her daughter. Then there was debate about what happened to Hua Jinn before. Some people thought Hua Jinn did not know how to be reserved. Rumors piled on top of rumors. Besides, Xiaoyao [Travelling] w.a.n.gfu''s concubine was indeed dead. But others thought that Hua Wanyu was increasingly domineering. Hua Jinn was oppressed and sought marriage everywhere to escape the Hua family. The truth was that Hua Wanyu shifted the me to someone else. The public opinions diverged. Someone''s someone''s someone''s rtive brought news out from the Imperial Pce. The Empress went to Lingshan Shenfeng to divine Hua Wanyu''s fate. Someone looked at Hua Wanyu''s birth date and said, "Weak starlight, yet dares to speak about day and moon." The Empress immediately fainted in anger. This was definitely med on Hua Wanyu. But the saying was that family shame must not be spread out. The Empress was so angry she took two bowls of medicine. But the imperial decree was out. They reneged on marriage with the Hua family once. They could not do it a second time. She called Situ Ke to see her and earnestly said, "At this point, let the one from Hua family be a cefei [side consort]. Rest a.s.sured. The Empress'' position will be yours." Situ Ke naturally agreed. "Xiaojie, Hua family''s second Xiaojie is really going to marry over?" On the road, a maidservant asked in dissatisfaction. Situ Ke lifted her curtain to look at the pedestrians on the street. She coldly smiled, leaned back, and stroked her nail, "Someone who hasn''t even married and is above my head. How can I let her get married?!" Chapter 65 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 65 Hua Family''s Scandal, Part 2 "This ve also cannot bear to see her arrogance. A wild pheasant wants to fly above the tree branches to be a phoenix!" WenXia brought a cup of tea over. But the carriage shook and it was poured all over Situ Ke. "You darned girl!" Situ Ke was in pain and wanted to hit WenXia. "Begging Crown Princess''s forgiveness¡­" WenXia begged. But her body fell over andnded on Situ Ke''s legs. "You¡­why are you here?" Situ Ke looked at Hua Jinn who suddenly appeared. She subconsciously shrunk back. "Who is in the carriage? Don''t block this Xiaojie''s way!" Hua Wanyu''s voice came in through the curtains. Hua Jinn''s lips curved. "Does Crown Princess want to remove this opponent?" Situ Ke frowned. She hesitated for a bit, "How to remove?" Hua Jinn moved to Situ Ke''s side. Before she could react Hua Jinn grabbed her head and knocked it towards the table! Chapter 66 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 66 Whispered Threats in the Ear, Part 1 "Xiaojie, Xiaojie!" Jiaoyue impatiently rushed into the courtyard. She said happily, "The Pce sent out a decree again!" "Oh?" Hua Jinn did not raise her head from the book. She lightly asked, "What did it say?" "I heard Second Xiaojie hit the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess is still unconscious. The Emperor is angry. He not only withdrew the marriage, but also ordered Second Xiaojie to stay at home and think about her actions!" Jiaoyue quickly said, "This is when an evil person reaps his own evil consequences!" "Hua Jinn,e out!" Hua Wanyu kicked the courtyard door, ran in, and shouted. Hua Jinn frowned. Her eyes swept over Jiaoyue to look at her. "Why are you here again?" Hua Wanyu then saw the Jiaoyue who was behind her. Her were red as she asked, "This isn''t your doing?! Did you spread lies about me? Why else would the Royal family withdraw from the marriage?!" "Second Xiaojie, the Royal family is withdrawing from the marriage because you wounded the Crown Princess," Jiaoyue gathered her courage and replied. She was red at by Hua Wanyu and shrunk her neck back. But a momentter, she lifted her chin, clearly unafraid of what she said. Hua Wanyu was furious. "Good, good! A cheap servant dares to be impudent in front of me¡­!" "So what?" Hua Jinn coldly smiled. "You want to whip her again?" Chapter 66 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 66 Whispered Threats in the Ear, Part 2 Hua Wanyu was stunned. The hand that was on her whip did not dare to move. Hua Jinn stood up and swept off a few pear petals from her skirt. She smiled evilly, "You really act as if you are destined to be an Empress?" Hua Wanyu bit her lower lip and looked angrily at her. "The Grand Abbot said¡­" "Tut tut tut, really pitiful¡­" Hua Jinn interrupted her, "You don''t know why they withdrew from the marriage?" "Your destined-to-be-an-Empress life¡­was made up by me¡­" She lowered her voice at thest sentence and made a "silence" gesture. Hua Wanyu finally couldn''t help but cried two lines of tears. Her whole body was trembling. Hua Jinn lifted her hand and wiped the tears from her eyes. She held her shoulder and slightly bent over. She stared into her eyes and said, "Hua Wanyu, I pulled you up to throw you down more ruthlessly. You must remember this clearly. The pie you pick up might have poison I put in." Hua Wanyu wanted to move. But the hand on her shoulder contained an oppressive force. She could not avoid Hua Jinn''s line of sight! The light surged. Hua Jinn shallowly smiled. Her voice was low and spoke close to her ear, "Do you know why I repeatedly put up with you? That''s because I''m waiting for an opportunity¡­" Hua Wanyu''s eyes shone cold and stared dead at her. Hua Jinn''s lips moved and spat out the remainder of the sentence, "¡­an opportunity to kill you¡­!" Chapter 67 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 67 The Walls Have Ears, Part 1 Hua Wanyu returned back to her courtyard and broke out into a cold sweat. Because she did not change her clothes on time, the early spring wind made her catch a cold. Miao Luoxiang that she was heartbroken over the marriage cancetion. She made a bowl of bird''s nest porridge and went to her room. "Mother¡­" Hua Wanyu couldn''t help but cried. Miao Luoxiang hugged and petted her back. "Good daughter, marrying into a n.o.ble family is like sinking into the ocean. The Royal family might not necessarily be good." Miao Luoxiang found that she was shaking. She picked her up in surprise, "Wanyu, what''s the matter with you?" Hua Wanyu was pale white. She clutched her sleeve and shivered, "Mother, I''m scared¡­" "Scared of what?" Miao Luoxiang said, "You are Hua fu''s xiaojie. Who dares to give you trouble? I''ll go find him!" Hua Wanyu shook her head, "It''s Hua Jinn. She wants to kill me!" Miao Luoxiang was startled. She hesitantly smiled, "Her? She wouldn''t dare¡­" "It''s true!" Hua Wanyu anxiously spoke, "Hua Jinn was pretending. She was pretending not to know martial arts! A few days ago, brother traded moves with her and he suffered internal injuries. She always pretended she couldn''t fight, but that day she clearly exposed a Scarlet Snake! She said she''s going to kill me at the Martial Arts Conference! It''s true!" Miao Luoxiang saw how scared her daughter was and was no longer suspicious. "I''ll go tell your father. Let him control that wench!" "No!" Hua Wanyu grabbed her arm. "I promised brother I would not tell father. You must not tell him. It''s fine as long as you tell father I''m sick and can''t partic.i.p.ate in the Martial Arts Conference!" "But¡­" "Mother!" Hua Wanyu raised her voice to yell, "Don''t you love me anymore?!" "Okay okay, as you want, as you want!" The wind blew. The gloomy Hua BaiXiang standing at the door turned away. Chapter 67 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 67 The Walls Have Ears, Part 2 "Xiaojie, it''ste. Why don''t you go in first?" Jiaoyue wrapped a cloak around Hua Jinn. "Your injuries aren''t healed yet!" Hua Jinn reached out and touched the whip mark on Jiaoyue''s face. "Rest a.s.sured. It won''t leave a scar." Jiaoyue slightly smiled, "Jiaoyue never cared what her appearance is like. It''s fine as long as Xiaojie doesn''t abandon her." Hua Jinnd thoughtfully nodded, "You go in first." Jiayoue went to her room, but Boli squeezed out of the doorway. It mimicked Hua Jinn and cheeped twice on the steps. She petted its head and was about to speak when strong wind shook her. Without hesitation, she pulled out the ck iron dagger and swung it widely at the ck shadow behind her. She moved her feet a little and flew forwards! The ck-clothed man''s moves were sharp and tight. Hua Jinn was unable to receive all the unpredictable and changing moves. The opponent gathered his arms to generate strong internal force. She could not dodge and recalled that Di WuDao telling her to not fight. She leapt backwards and snapped, "Who are you?!" The man in ck did not speak and only attacked. Hua Jinn saw that a Qi wall gradually forming behind him. It was about sixty-six meters, with asional slight sts of wind. It was a Green Phoenix! ZhuQue Rank! Hua Jinn was astonished! Chapter 68 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 68 A Big Tree Attracts the Wind, Part 1 Her sleeves fluttering, Hua Jinn started to gather her Qi. As she was about to strike, the ck-clothed man stared nkly. Hua Jinn moved slyly and stabbed with the dagger. Each strike was deadly. The ck-clothed man easily dodged. His eagle-like sharp gaze stared at her. "Hiss¡­" Sounds of a snake hissing spread in the air. The Qi energy wall rushed upwards to the sky. The ck-clothed man''s eyes were shocked. His next strikes became deadly, enough to take her life! Hua Jinn felt a pain in her abdomen. She could only do this much. Gathering any more Qi would be fatal! "Xiaojie!" Jiaoyue and Chuyun were awakened. They rushed out the door and struck towards the ck-clothed man. He waved his hand and swept the two away. He was approaching Hua Jinn when two people suddenly flew out of the treetops and waved swords at him! Hua Jinn''s Qi dispersed and the Qi energy wall disappeared. Her body softened. Luckily Jiaoyue and Chuyun caught her in time. The two people were ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu. The ck-clothed man exchanged dozens of moves with the two and didn''t zealously continue on fighting. He retreated. ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu were about to also leave when they were stopped by Hua Jinn. "Stop!" ZhuiFeng''s heart palpitated. He touched the sword at his waist and watched her guardedly. Hua Jinnughed. "Where''s your w.a.n.gye?" "w.a.n.gye is in his w.a.n.gfu of course," ZhuYu replied stiffly. Hua Jinn withdrew Chunyu Yan''s handkerchief from her sleeves. "Give this back to him." Chapter 68 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 68 A Big Tree Attracts the Wind, Part 2 ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu gasped. They knew their w.a.n.gye came to see her at night. But they didn''t know that he left such a thing behind! ZhuiFeng lowered his voice to ZhuYu, "Be careful of what you say!" ZhuYu unwillingly lowered his head and respectfully said, "That is w.a.n.gye''s belonging. Requesting Hua Xiaojie to personally return it." Hua Jinn looked amused at the two and then at the handkerchief. "Let me guess. The handkerchief in ancient times is a love token?" ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu''s backs shivered. "Looks like I guessed correctly." Hua Jinn smiled, "Chunyu Yan is secretly in love with me. I don''t know if he would agree if I ask for two people from him¡­" ZhuiFeng gritted his teeth. He immediately kneeled and received the handkerchief with both hands. "Hua Xiaojie, please show mercy!" Even if they returned to be beaten to death by Chunyu Yan, it was still better thannding in Hua Jinn''s hands! Hua Jinn petted his head. "How obedient. I heard Xiaoyao w.a.n.gfu has a very good Hongyan wine¡­" "ZhuYu will report this to w.a.n.gye!" Hua Jinn slightly smiled. She patted ZhuiFeng''s handsome face, "Don''te to my courtyard to be a night owl. t.i.tou Pavilion is short on fresh goods. If you want to go there, tell me!" ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu shrank back and turned into two shadows and fled into the night. Jiaoyue looked Hua Jinn up and down. Having been ustomed to sudden unexpected situations, sheined, "It''s hard to even sleep peacefully." "MeiEr said a big tree attracts the wind. Our Xiaojie is that tree!" Chuyun said proudly. Hua Jinn pinched his tender cheek. She loudlyughed, "Who would have thought that besides warming the bed, Chuyun is also cultured!" "Pah!" The courtyard''s door was kicked open. A dozen servants holding torches filed in. A figure walked in¡­ Hua Jinn coldly smiled. A big tree really did attract the wind! Chapter 69 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 69 Inverting Right and Wrong, Part 1 Hua Jinn looked coldly at Miao Luoxiang and clearly asked, "What can I do for you?" Miao Luoxiang walked forwards and loudly said, "Initiate the familyws!" The servants all looked solemn. Hua Jinn tilted her head to see what thing she would bring out. A servant besides Cui XiuLin brought a box over. Miao Luoxiang wiped her hands with a handkerchief handed over by a maidservant before opening the box. She pulled out a sword. Miao Luoxiang''s eyes held bitter resentment. She berated, "Hua Jinn, how dare you not kneel seeing the previous Emperor''s Demon-ying Sword!" Hua Jinn didn''t hold back andughed. Under Miao Luoxiang''s gaze, sheughed more rampantly. "You say kneel and I kneel. Who do you think you are?" Miao Luoxiang was angry and raised the sword high. "When the previous Emperor bestowed this sword, he said it could cut down demons and ghosts. Hua Jinn, even if I kill you today, it would not be excessive!" "As you wish," Hua Jinn lightly said. "But I will not stand still for you to kill. Perhaps I might identally resist and cut your head open¡­You know that things are impermanent. Look at Hua Wanyu. In the morning, she might have been a future Empress, but at night, she''s Yecheng''sughingstock." Miao Luoxiang''s eyes shed a murderous air. She loudly shouted, "Someone hold her down!" Four st.u.r.dy servants rushed over. Hua Jinn coldly sneered. She moved and four cold lights shed. The ground had four corpses! In an instant, Hua Jinn was holding a b.l.o.o.d.y, dripping dagger in front of Miao Luoxiang. Chapter 69 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 69 Inverting Right and Wrong, Part 2 Miao Luoxiang took three horrified steps back. She forced herself to be calm. "You dare to rebel?!" Hua Jinn lightly frowned and clicked her tongue. She suddenly smiled, "I clearly saw Hua furen [Marrieddy, madam] took the sword bestowed by the previous Emperor and murdered four people in a mad frenzy. Now she wants to frame me¡­" Her eyes turned cold. She turned to the few people left and asked deeply, "What do you say?" The servants were silent, afraid they would be the next victim. "You¡­you are inverting right and wrong!" Even Miao Luoxiang''s fingertips were trembling, in fear for Hua Wanyu''s reputation, Hua Jinn''s shamelessness, and most of all, her own personal fear! "It seems that Hua Wanyu told you," Hua Jinn lifted her sleeve to expose the numerous scars on her arm. She faintly said, "You see this? I will settle these debts at the Martial Arts Conference. Even if Hua Wanyu is too afraid to get in the arena, Hua FeiSheng and Hua QueQi could not escape!" "You¡­I''ll kill you!" Miao Luoxiang was crazy. She swung the sword towards Hua Jinn. "Disgraceful!" Cui XiuLin''s voice sounded in time. Her cane hit Miao Luoxiang''s arm hard. Miao Luoxiang had stolen the sword behind Cui XiuLin''s back. Her face was angry and gray. She said dejectedly, "Mother¡­" Cui XiuLin''s cane hit her leg. The pain made Miao Luoxiang crumple to the ground. "The whole world knows that our Hua family has such an evil daughter-inw. It''s not enough you instigated Wanyu, but now you dare to steal the sword bestowed by the previous Emperor? I''m not dead yet. But you want to turn the world upside down, right?!" Miao Luoxiang kneeled on the ground. The pitiful forty-year-old silently cried. Chapter 70 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 70 A Farce, Part 1 Themotion was not small. Hua FeiSheng and Hua QueQi hurriedly rushed over. Hua Wanyu followed and saw Miao Luoxiang kneeling on the ground. She hurried over to help her and anxiously said, "Mother, hurry and get up!" "Ah¡­!" Miao Luoxiang''s leg was. .h.i.t by a cane again. She looked at Cui XiuLin in disbelief, "Mother?!" Cui XiuLin was furious. "How many times did I tell you guys not to provoke trouble? The Martial Arts Conference ising and the world''s heroes would converge. But you can''t control yourself and rack your brains stirring up trouble! You guys go out and listen to how Yecheng says ugly things about our Hua family. My old face has been lost by you all!" A joyful asion turned into a tragedy. Although Jianghu''s [the pugilistic world] people didn''t speak directly, they were all secretly watching a joke. But some shameless people had no sense of awareness. How could Cui XiuLin not be angry?! Hua FeiSheng and Hua QueQi helped Miao Luoxiang on either side. "Grandmother, don''t be angry and harm your body." Miao Luoxiang''s head hung low. Hua Wanyu was not convinced. "This is all Hua Jinn''s doing!" Hua Jinn innocently blinked, "The Emperor issued the decree. The Crown Prince was the one to marry you. What does this have a cent to do with me?" Hua QueQi pulled her arm and lowered his voice, "Don''t add fuel to the fire!" Hua Jinn shrugged. "It''s the truth that someone defamed me as a jinx. It''s the truth that someone made up the fact that she''s fated to be Empress. It''s the truth that someone withdrew from the marriage with her. It''s the truth that someone flew into a rage out of humiliation because her evil schemes didn''t seed. It''s the truth that the Hua family''s reputation is on the bottom¡­ Maybe this situation would be immortalized for the next generations!" Chapter 70 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 70 A Farce, Part 2 Cui XiuLin''s hand that was resting on her cane had veins popping out. "Grandmother, don''t¡­" "Pah!" Hua Wanyu''s words were stopped short by Cui XiuLin''s p. She angrily said, "Return to your room and think about your mistakes!" "Grandmother!" Hua Wanyu still wanted to argue. "Enough, Wanyu!" Hua FeiSheng grabbed her. "Is it not shameful enough?" Hua Wanyu bit her lips and tears rolled down. Hua QueQi looked at Hua Jinn and turned to help Miao Luoxiang up. "Mother, let''s return." This farce was about to end. Hua Wanyu red at Hua Jinn with resentful eyes. Then she helped Miao Luoxiang out of the west courtyard. The servants carried the corpses out and scattered like birds. Cui XiuLin turned to look at Hua Jinn. She said angrily, "If you have the ability, obtain fame at the Martial Arts Conference. Hua family would no longer make things difficult for you!" Hua Jinn wanted tough. This old woman really calcted well. Seeing she didn''t answer, Cui XiuLin said slowly, "The marriage between you and Xiaoyao w.a.n.g has been cancelled. Hua family is your support. Think about it." Hua Jinn coldly smiled at her back. People said that blood was thicker than water. The Hua family really exceeded their reputation. The so-called family was just so! Chapter 71 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 71.1 Gifting a Dagger The next day, ZhuYu drove a horse carriage over to pick up Hua Jinn. He said that Chunyu Yan invited her to attend a banquet. Hua Jinn thought about it and decided to go mainly because she wanted that Hongyan tribute wine. It was said that in the whole Yue Empire, there was only ten jars. The Emperor was strangely stingy about them. He wouldn''t take the wine out unless someone died or married. Chunyu Yan was granted the "w.a.n.gye" t.i.tle a year ago. He refused silver and gold and only requested a jar of wine. Of course, in the end, the Emperor reluctantly parted with his treasure. The horse carriage stopped in front of Xiaoyao w.a.n.g fu [residence]. ZhuYu stretched an arm to help Hua Jinn alight. She was shocked. Looking at the vermilion surrounding the lintel of the door and the two huge stone lions with two big, red flowers tied to them, she said lightly, "Is there a line of people to wee me?" ZhuYu was startled. He thought about why she would think so. But w.a.n.gye obviously wanted to give her a surprise, so hepromised, "Maybe, maybe not." Hua Jinn jumped out of the horse carriage. Jiaoyue followed behind. As soon as she stepped on the steps, the gate opened. Chunyu Yan stood at the end of a group of young women. They were dressed in red and better-looking than normal concubines. So her first sentence when she stepped through the gate was, "Chunyu Yan, you went after them?" The concubines'' faces turned red and white. Chunyu Yan loudlyughed with flowery charm. "Benw.a.n.g [how w.a.n.gyes refer to themselves] never epts what he gives out." Chunyu Yan took out the handkerchief and handed it to Hua Jinn. A handsome man and beautiful woman stood under the willow tree. The man had soft, affectionate eyes. A pinch of them would bring tears. Everyone could tell the seeds of infatuation had been sown. It seemed like she was the only one in his world. Chapter 71 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 71.2 Gifting a Dagger "Where''s the dining room?" The beautiful woman lifted her legs and walked away from his side. Let''s put whatever love affair between sentimental men and women aside. The concubines'' hearts settled back into their stomachs. The fragrant smell of alcohol wafted over from far away. Chunyu Yan held the banquet in a pavilion. The pavilion only had two seats. The concubines formed a circle outside the pavilion. Chunyu Yan became the moon surrounded by the stars in his seat. Hua Jinn really couldn''t understand ancient people''s hobby of being watched by onlookers while they eat. Especially by a bunch of wolves and tigers acting coquettish. Hua Jinn tilted her head back and drank some Hongyan wine. The taste was sweet and fresh and the smell was strong. It held a continuous charm. No wonder it was such a valuable wine. She raised her eyebrows. She looked at Chunyu Yan and smiled, "You invited me only for the wine?" Chunyu Yan drank some wine. Then he pushed a box that was next to him over to Hua Jinn. "Benw.a.n.g heard the other day that you and fourth sister were fighting over a dagger. It so happened that someone gave Benw.a.n.g a dagger. I''m giving it to you." An exquisite dagger, the length of a palm and the width of two fingers,y in the center of the box. Hua Jinn''s eyes brightened. She stroked the dagger and asked, "What do you want?" Chapter 72 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 72.1 Who''s a Hoodlum? "I already have what I want." Chunyu Yan stroked his lips, revealing an evil and charming smile. Please forgive Hua Jinn for her profanity. She really thought someone smiled like a **. That ** expression wascking tyrannical! [It said ** in the raws] "Lan''er''s lips¡­ tasted good!" In the time it took to strike a flint, Hua Jinn had already s.n.a.t.c.hed up the dagger and flew forwards. Chunyu Yan leveraged his weight and his body tilted backwards. He kicked a chair flying. "You dare to be a hoodlum with this Gunainai [literally "Great Aunt," used arrogantly or jocrly]?!" Hua Jinn shouted. The dagger ruthlessly flew towards Chunyu Yan''s neck, even though he just gifted it a minute ago. Chunyu Yan waved back ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu. He gracefully dodged Hua Jinn. She always thought that this man''s martial arts weren''t bad, even better than that ZhuQue-ranked intruder that night. But he had no Qi flowing around him. It was baffling. Her eyes met his. Hua Jinn immediately became angry. She disorderly leapt forwards. Chunyu Yan didn''t hide or dodge. He firmly caught her and smiled, "Don''t fall down." He finished speaking and was pressed onto the ground, with Hua Jinn on top of him. She then bit his lips. The sound of air sharply being taken in fell in session. Chunyu Yan was stunned. ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu were more speechless. Jiaoyue and Chuyun covered their faces. This wasn''t suitable for children. Hua Jinn touched her lips and sat up. She smiled, "Whoever dares to y hoodlum with this Gunainai, this Gunainai will y hoodlum with him!" Chunyu Yan wanted tough, but a dark light shed across his eyes. He stopped and said, "You can only say these words to me." Chapter 72 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 72.2 Who''s a Hoodlum? Hua Jinn turned over and jumped up. She licked her lips, "Your taste isn''t bad either!" Such a person with no restraint really made everyone in Xiaoyao w.a.n.g fu open their eyes. Chunyu Yan got up and his gaze was mischievous. "I''ll save the position of Xiaoyao w.a.n.gfei [a w.a.n.g''s consort] for you." Hua Jinn nced at him. "I can have lots of men, but my man can only have me. My requirements aren''t high. One: can be seen in public and can cook. Two: with clothes on, he''s a gentleman; without clothes, he''s a **. Three: he wouldn''t look askance outside and listen to everything I say inside. If I hit him, he won''t hit back. If I scold him, he won''t talk back. He must be taller than 1.88 meters. His abdominal muscles can''t be less than a six-pack. It''s best if he has more than 66 hectares ofnd and lots of money. An eight-person sedan takes me outside the house. Inside the house, bird''s nest and shark fin are reluctantly epted." ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu looked on in disapproval. You weren''t afraid of drowning in your own saliva?! Chunyu Yan didn''t blink and smiled looking at the ground. He smoothly said, "The requirements aren''t high." Jiaoyu and Chuyun picked their ears. They didn''t hear wrong right?! "As to whether my abdominal muscles are a six-pack¡­" Chunyu Yan lowered his s.e.xy voice, "Find a ce where''s no one around, I''ll let you see¡­" Chapter 73 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 73.1 w.a.n.g Fu is on Fire After ying enough, Chunyu Yan brought Hua Jinn to the study. A full-bodied sandalwood smell filled the whole room. Hua Jinn saw andscape painting hanging the middle of a wall. She looked at the inscription and read, "If one''s mind iscking peace, thendscape is in the pen." "In the future, if you aren''t a w.a.n.gye anymore, you can consider selling calligraphy and paintings." Hua Jinn said it very seriously; making Chunyu Yan couldn''t help butugh. He said, "Benw.a.n.g will seriously consider your suggestion." He took out a list. "Benw.a.n.g only needs these two herbs." Hua Jinn turned to look at him. "What makes you think I can find something your Xiaoyao w.a.n.g fu can''t?" "Benw.a.n.g naturally has reasons," Chunyu Yan said calmly. Hua Jinn looked at the list and a figure suddenly came to her mind. She restrained herself, but the gaze she looked at Chunyu Yan with was colder. "Lan''er [suffix added to denote intimacy], don''t look at Benw.a.n.g like that," Chunyu Yan smiled and said words that may or may not be true. "Benw.a.n.g doing all this is not just for himself." Hua Jinn was not angry. The weak were prey. This was the principle in the world. Her being controlled by others was because she was in the position of the weak! Turning without a word, Hua Jinn opened the door and went out. When she went inside, she didn''t feel that the plum blossoms in front of the study were growing so gorgeously. She was surprised, but felt that something was wrong in the next second. Looking back, she found that the study a few meters away unexpectedly disappeared! Chapter 73 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 73.2 w.a.n.g Fu is on Fire Looking back at the plum blossoms, Hua Jinn thought this was probably the legendary array. "Do you think she cane out?" ZhuiFeng stood outside the array and asked ZhuYu. "It''s better if she can''t!" Having such a woman as their female master, they were better off dead! Chunyu Yan was still in the study. ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu were ready to let Hua Jinn fend for herself. Hua Jinn casually broke off a few branches andid them on the ground. She poured the Hongyan wine all over. Then she started a fire with the list Chunyu Yan gave her. When the fire started, Hua Jinn was not idle. The plum blossom trees were hit with one palm strike each. They broke into pieces and were added to the fire. ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu were stunned. This woman¡­ broke the array like this? Chunyu Yan couldn''t help butugh hearing themotion from outside. There were many people who exceeded his expectations, but he had not seen someone who didn''t y withmon sense. There weren''t many plum blossom trees originally. After Hua Jinn yed with them, there was none left. Chunyu Yan closed the array. With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he looked askance at her. "Couldn''t you think of a smarter way?" "Isn''t the result the same?" Hua Jinn stood in front of the zing fire with a smile. Suddenly, with a cold expression, she kicked the burning branches everywhere. ZhuiFeng and ZhuYu ran around trying to pick up the branches, but some ces caught on fire. They didn''t know who shouted "Fire." But shouting and screaming servants came running out. Hua Jinn flipped over the courtyard wall in the chaos and disappeared. Chapter 74 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 74.1 Pushed Into a Trap [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] When Hua Jinn spoke the names of the two herbs to Di WuDao, he frowned. He said they may take some time to find. He lectured her a bit and then left. After eating breakfast, Hua Jinn had Jiaoyue and Chuyun go outside. She meditated alone in the room. That time she exchanged palm strikes with Hua Feisheng resulted in internal injuries, but it wasn''tpletely useless. The second time she entered the realm was easier. What she had to do now was to control her beast form. Her eyes closed. The surrounding sounds were amplified. She could hear voices, birds chirping, the wind, and even leaves falling clearly! This was something that technology and reliance on 21st century judgment could not do! Therefore, she opened her eyes the moment Hua QueQi entered her courtyard. "Xiaojie, Second Gongzi [son of n.o.bility] is here." Jiaoyue opened the door to say. "Ask him toe in." Hua Jinn sat down at a table and poured herself a cup of tea. Hua QueQi entered and saw the indifferent Hua Jinn sitting down. Aplex emotion was in his eyes. Putting aside the matter of Hua Wanyu, he really admired Hua Jinn. Different from Hua Feisheng''s old-fashioned conventional ways, everything around her seemed to be brand new. He had never heard nor seen any of it before. On boring days, it was the happiest thing to hear of her news. But such a person was destined to be on different paths from the Hua family. Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, he smiled. "Sister, the Martial Arts Conference is in three days. Father wants us to go to the Buddhist Hall. He has something to say to us." Hua Jinn looked at him. "What is it?" Hua QueQi''s eyebrows jumped. "I''m not sure." Chapter 74 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 74.2 Pushed Into a Trap [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] Hua Jinn thought for a moment. Then she got up and went out her courtyard with him. They went to Cui XiuLin''s courtyard. Hua Jinn found that there wasn''t even a servant around. Hua QueQi also thought it was strange. He pushed opened the door of the Buddhist Hall and saw Hua BaiXiang standing there alone. He couldn''t help but ask, "Father, where''s big brother and Wanyu?" Hua BaiXiang''s eyesnded on the Hua Jinn behind Hua QueQi. He coldly said, "Jinn,e over here." Hua Jinn immediately knitted her eyebrows. She waved her right hand. A dagger was already in her hand. She stepped forwards and swung the dagger towards Hua BaiXiang''s left shoulder! Hua QueQi was startled. He was about to move, but found that a green phoenix emerged from behind Hua BaiXiang. He had already entered the realm! Without figuring out what was going on, Hua BaiXiang had already stopped Hua Jinn''s hand. He grabbed her wrists and struck her waist, sending her flying into the wall! This move again! Hua Jinn thought, "Not good!" She flipped on the wall. In the blink of an eye, the person had already disappeared behind the wall! "Father, what is this? Why did you do this?!" Hua QueQi ran to the wall but could not open the mechanism. Hua BaiXiang scattered his beast form. With his hands behind his back, he said, "Hua Jinn cannot partic.i.p.ate in the Martial Arts Conference." Hua QueQi frowned. "Is it because she injured big brother? Hua Jinn is part of the Hua family. So what even if she wins over big brother? Why does father have to treat her like this?" Hua BaiXiang coldly snorted. "Concentrate on the Martial Arts Conference. You don''t need to know anything else!" He couldn''t find any mechanism on the wall. Hua QueQi looked at the Hua BaiXiang who was walking away, with eyes full of frustration. Chapter 75 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 75.1 Three Days in the Secret Chamber [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] Inevitably Hua Jinn tumbled again down a dark secret pa.s.sage. She didn''t understand why ancient people loved digging so much. The middle of Cui XiuLin''s ce was a pitfall. The Buddhist Hall was a pitfall. When the ze came up, she found that she returned to the ce she wasst time. She sat on a chair and sighed. She could not force her way out from the inside and her current internal strength wasn''t powerful enough to burst though the stone wall. As the saying went, it didn''t matter if you fell down as long as you got back up. But she fell in the same ce twice. That was a bit stupid. The stupider thing was that she let down her guard against Hua BaiXiang. She thought the man in ck that night was sent by the Rong family for revenge. She did not expect him to be Hua BaiXiang first testing out her martial arts and then pushing her into the trap; all to prevent her from partic.i.p.ating in the Martial Arts Conference. She stared at the stone wall opposite her until her eyes turned sour. Hua Jinn rubbed her forehead. She looked at the two sets of skeletal remains on the ground and her heart turned cold. She touched the jade pendant in her bosom, blew the dust off the desk, and read the scriptures in front of her page-by-page. A person would die without food or water for three days. Hua Jinn didn''t understand why this woman called Mei Shuang would bother to copy the scriptures? Because she was rushed, some of the words were blurred. Something suddenly shed across Hua Jinn''s mind. She was stunned. The fragment of memory seemed to coincide with what''s happening now. "Pick one, jump over two, pick two, after one, it would not be wrong¡­" She inexplicably murmured a sentence buried in the depths of her memory. She didn''t understand. It was not a limerick and not a nursery rhyme¡­ Chapter 75 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 75.2 Three Days in the Secret Chamber [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] She looked at the yellowing paper. Her mind suddenly light up. She flipped to the middle of the book. She found that starting from the middle page, every other page was indecipherable nonsense. ording to the method of picking one and jumping over two words, she strung the words together: "Xuanxin Inner Force Manual¡­" She pulled out all the papers. Using the method, she went over the papers from beginning to end. It turned out to be an inner force manual! Cui XiuLin left Hua fu to meet the four envoys from Xiangzhi Mountain. Hua QueQi could not find the mechanism to open the trapdoor. A day already pa.s.sed. He made up a reason to fend off Jiaoyue and Chuyun and spent all day in the Buddhist Hall. "Brother, why does father and grandmother hate her so much?" Hua Feisheng burned a stick of incense. He said, "I heard mother said it has something to do with her mother." Hua QueQi turned his head to look at him. "I''m the one who brought her here. She must think father and I colluded together to deceive her!" Hua Feisheng patted his shoulder. "Father is doing this for Wanyu. After the Martial Arts Conference is over, he''ll let her out." Chapter 76 Part1 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 76.2 The Martial Arts Conference [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters! [*A kind reader bought me a coffee! So here is a bonus chapter! Happy reading!] Since ancient times, a Martial Arts Conference was a great event. So Qianmei Lake was surrounded by people early on. Fei Ao was here early. Until the families lined up and he did not see Hua Jinnd''s figure did he whisper, "Why is a person missing?" "Hua jiejie [literally: older sister, can be used to denote familiarity] can''t enter the stage and make it here." Yue Zhuang was somewhat disappointed. On the other side, Cui XiuLin looked at her own people. She frowned and whispered, "Where is Jinn?" "I haven''t seen her since morning," Hua BaiSheng said. Mei Er heard from within the crowd. Something must have happened when he went with Cui XiuLin to pick up the four envoys! Hua QueQi wanted to say something. But Hua BaiSheng red at him and the uneasy Hua Wanyu shook her head at him. Hua QueQi clenched his fist, then released it. In any case, Wanyu was his close kin. Hua Jinn¡­ If you seek revenge, thene at me! The cowhide drum sounded. The contest started! "Boom!" Hua fu shook. Jiaoyue and Chuyun stopped their work and listened to themotion outside. "Was that¡­ an earthquake?" Chuyun turned his head. He happened to see Hua Jinning into the courtyard. He was startled and hurriedly ran over. "Xiaojie, where were you these few days?" Hua Jinn grabbed his arm. Her eyes shed. "Quickly get me some food!" Chapter 76 Part2 Congrattions, Empress Chapter 76.2 The Martial Arts Conference [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters! [*A kind reader bought me a coffee! So here is a bonus chapter! Happy reading!] Since ancient times, a Martial Arts Conference was a great event. So Qianmei Lake was surrounded by people early on. Fei Ao was here early. Until the families lined up and he did not see Hua Jinnd''s figure did he whisper, "Why is a person missing?" "Hua jiejie [literally: older sister, can be used to denote familiarity] can''t enter the stage and make it here." Yue Zhuang was somewhat disappointed. On the other side, Cui XiuLin looked at her own people. She frowned and whispered, "Where is Jinn?" "I haven''t seen her since morning," Hua BaiSheng said. Mei Er heard from within the crowd. Something must have happened when he went with Cui XiuLin to pick up the four envoys! Hua QueQi wanted to say something. But Hua BaiSheng red at him and the uneasy Hua Wanyu shook her head at him. Hua QueQi clenched his fist, then released it. In any case, Wanyu was his close kin. Hua Jinn¡­ If you seek revenge, thene at me! The cowhide drum sounded. The contest started! "Boom!" Hua fu shook. Jiaoyue and Chuyun stopped their work and listened to themotion outside. "Was that¡­ an earthquake?" Chuyun turned his head. He happened to see Hua Jinning into the courtyard. He was startled and hurriedly ran over. "Xiaojie, where were you these few days?" Hua Jinn grabbed his arm. Her eyes shed. "Quickly get me some food!" Chapter 77 Part1 [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] "Good!" A burst of apuse sounded from Qianmei Lake. A man in green stood on the plum blossom stake. He raised his hands, "You let me win!" The opposite gray-d man scattered the beast form behind him. He also raised his hands and flew out of theke. "Yang Dian, Earth Rank: Qing Niao [Blue Bird]!" The envoy Xiao Zhi announced. "Who will challenge me?" Yang Dian waved his hand at the crowd. A middle-aged man in brown flew out. He steadilynded on the plum blossom stake. "Xu Fu from Beilincheng challenges you!" Although martial artists were measured by ranks, strength varied in the same ranks. The two on the stakes sshed the water three meters high. They exchanged moves and their beast forms were formed! Behind Yang Dian, a three meter-high giant bird spread its wings. Its beak and ws were distinct and it cried out. Yang Dian turned and jumped. As he fell down, he was like a flying eagle catching food. He was very fast and pressured Xu Fu! Xu Fu''s face was red but he did not back away. He raised his hands to the right and their palms met. When the two men''s palm strikes collided, a gush of Qi rushed forwards. The wind pushed the water away and a white horse appeared! The giant bird crowed and the white horse stamped its hoof. One blue and one white stream of Qi collided in the air. Within twenty moves, the two copsed onto the plum blossom stakes. Yang Dian''s beast form scattered behind him. He covered his chest and trembled. He raised his hands to Xu Fu. "I concede defeat!" "You let me win!" Xu Fu said. Yang Dian left. A woman in pinknded on a plum blossom stake. Her hand was holding a long, red whip. It cut through the Qi flow and rushed directly at Xu Fu. The whip was flexible, like a red snake dancing in the air. Chapter 77 Part2 [TL Note: All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] Xu Fu backed away and pulled a broadsword out. The pink-d woman''s actions were swift. With the tips of her toes on the plum blossom stake, it was like a silk scarf dance. This seemingly gentle actionbined both hardness and softness. It was like every move had eyes and chased after Xu Fu. Xu Fu dodged the whip and jumped behind the woman. He fiercely shouted and raised the broadsword. The woman didn''t turn around. The Qi wall behind her suddenly took shape. A fiery red fox flicked away Xu Fu''s broadsword! It was the highest level in the Earth rank: Shuang Hua! Xu Fu went away in defeat. The woman put her whip away. She held her hands up. "I am Feng Chen!" "Feng Chen, Earth rank: Shuang Hua [Nine-Tailed Fox]." Wu Miao stood up to say. "I''ll challenge you!" A voice came from the crowd. Hua Wanyu jumped onto the plum blossom stake. The whip in her hands went out and a Qi wall formed behind her. A Nine-Tailed Fox about the same size as Feng Chen''s appeared behind her. Two women in pink were both using whips with a pair of Nine-Tailed Foxes. How amazing! Feng Chen held her whip and smiled. "You are a daughter of the Hua family?" Hua Wanyu''s chin lifted. "So what if I am?" Feng Chen gently shook her head. "I thought it was the other one¡­" Hua Wanyu''s eyes narrowed. The person she didn''t want to see or hear about the most was Hua Jinn! "I''m afraid I have to disappoint you then!" Hua Wanyu struck her whip towards Feng Chen. Feng Chen dodged. Her eyes turned cold. "I''ll just practice using my whip on you!" Chapter 78 Part1 [TL Note: I have over 500+ posts, so I will NOT be doing navigation b.u.t.tons. All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] The whip flew. Sometimes it was dark red and sometimes it was light red. The foxes werepeting in mid-air, biting each other. Wind rustled. Both sides exerted maximum strength. Neither side wanted to lose! "So the Hua family is only at this level," Feng Chenughed as she skillfully moved. Hua Wanyu gritted her teeth. "I must beat you until you wholeheartedly ept your loss today!" Feng Chen turned solemn. Her Qi sped up. The Nine-Tailed Fox grewrger. The air flowed with the fox''s whining. Everyone stared in amazement. The Nine-Tailed Fox was doubled the size of Hua Wanyu''s! Hua Wanyu''s hand that was holding her whip clenched. Sweat seeped from her forehead, but she refused to take a step back. After fighting two more rounds, she could only watch the roaring red whip mixed with Qi fly towards her! At this time, a white shadow floated into the fiery red match. No one knew where she came from, but the long hair and flowing clothes were like a wild goose,nding on the plum blossom stake! A knife shed. The whip that was originally aiming for Hua Wanyu was cut down the middle. It fell into the water and made a ssh. "Hua Jinn!" Hua Wanyu''s eyes rounded. The face of the sitting Hua BaiSheng turned gloomy. A storm hade. Chapter 78 Part2 [TL Note: I have over 500+ posts, so I will NOT be doing navigation b.u.t.tons. All avable chapters are in the under "Current Projects." If you like what I do, please consider I''ll post bonus chapters!] Feng Chen looked at the dagger that was embedded in the stake. Then she looked back at Hua Jinn. Her eyes were bright. She had never seen someone so suited to wearing white. She was obviously a woman, but had the aura of a man. She looked like an immortal standing there quietly with her hands behind her back on top of the water. Her face was light and clear, but held a powerful aura that people dared not ignore! Hua Jinn lightly smiled. She said to Feng Chen, "Can you leave this person to me?" Feng Chen was startled. Such simple words were filled with oppression. She threw down the broken whip in her hands. "As you wish." Everyone still did not know what was going on. Feng Chen had flown out of Qianmei Lake. People felt it was regretful, but a lot more people were nervous. Feng Chen obviously won that battle. But half-way through, a knife sliced through her whip. This was interesting! "Jie, look!" Yue Zhuang grabbed Yue Fuyao''s sleeve. "That''s Hua jiejie." Yue Fuyao smiled. She said to her husband He Changan, "That''s the person I told you about before." He Changan exuberantly looked at the direction she was pointing at. On top of the plum blossom stake, Hua Wanyu was confused. "Why are you here? Weren''t you¡­" Hua Jinn smiled. "I will return the big gift Hua family gave me to you!" She turned to face the four envoys. She coldly said, "Hua Jinn!" The crowd stirred. Everyone had heard this name before, but those who had seen her before were few. They heard of her when her reputation was bad, but it didn''tpare with the outstanding temperament of the real person standing in front of them. It was really unbelievable. "Hua Jinn, I won''t be afraid of you!" Hua Wanyu took the preemptive strike. Her whipshed towards Hua Jinn. Chapter 79 Part1 For those who are not aware of JS Trantions1 moving from Foxaholic, please read the following. If you already know, scroll down for the chapter ? Foxaholic is changing servers. The new server didn''t move all the posts automatically. I have to manually move 500+ posts ? SO I''M MOVING ALL MY TRANSLATIONS AND FUTURE TRANSLATIONS BACK TO JSTRANSLATIONS1.COM. The following novels will be moved and tranted on THIS SITE FROM NOW ON: [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 1% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] I don''t know how long this move will take. I will try to update daily for loyal readers, but old chapters will take some time to move. Plus, I will be doing "next" b.u.t.tons on all posts, so it may take a while! If you want to wait until the move is fullypleted before reading, please feel free to do so! GOOD NEWS! ¡°Congrattions, Empress¡± IS COMPLETELY MOVED OVER TO THIS SITE, WITH ¡°NEXT¡± b.u.t.tONS ? HAPPY READING! Chapter 79 Part2 For those who are not aware of JS Trantions1 moving from Foxaholic, please read the following. If you already know, scroll down for the chapter ? Foxaholic is changing servers. The new server didn''t move all the posts automatically. I have to manually move 500+ posts ? SO I''M MOVING ALL MY TRANSLATIONS AND FUTURE TRANSLATIONS BACK TO JSTRANSLATIONS1.COM. The following novels will be moved and tranted on THIS SITE FROM NOW ON: [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 1% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] [UPDATE: 100% MOVED] I don''t know how long this move will take. I will try to update daily for loyal readers, but old chapters will take some time to move. Plus, I will be doing "next" b.u.t.tons on all posts, so it may take a while! If you want to wait until the move is fullypleted before reading, please feel free to do so! GOOD NEWS! ¡°Congrattions, Empress¡± IS COMPLETELY MOVED OVER TO THIS SITE, WITH ¡°NEXT¡± b.u.t.tONS ? HAPPY READING! Chapter 80 Part1 Hua Jinn was expressionless. "Those who deceive me, I hit; those who insult me, I kill; those who lie to me; I will tear into thousands of pieces!" Hua QueQi was startled, but also felt a deep sense of guilt. It was true that the Hua family mistreated her a lot but, "No matter what, Wanyu is your meimei [younger sister]. Doing that to her, you''re too much!" "Meimei?" Hua Jinn yfully repeated the word. It really was fate. Her meimei threw her into the water in her previous life. And the meimei in this life couldn''t wait to quickly kill her! "Hua Jinn, stop now. You awed everyone today. Grandmother will be impressed with you. From now on, no one in the Hua family will give you a hard time¡­" "Hua family?" Hua Jinn coldly smiled. "I have never put the Hua family in my eyes!" "Hua Jinn!" Hua QueQi increased his tone of voice. "If brotheres out, you won''t be doing so well today!" "Perfect! Hua family: one memberese, I will kill one. Twoes out, I will kill two!" Hua Jinn no longer spoke nonsense. She directly flew towards Hua QueQi. Although Hua QueQi''s rank was also Scarlet Snake, butpared to Hua Jinn, he was far inferior. The three meter tall python''s momentum was simply overwhelming. Before exchanging ten moves, Hua QueQi was on the losing end. He could no longer hold back. Hua FeiSheng stood up, but Fei Ao went out first. Fei Ao grabbed Hua QueQi out of Hua Jinn''s arms. Fei Ao sent a palm strike towards her. Internal forces collided. At the same time, the two retreated back two stakes. Chapter 80 Part2 Hua Jinn lifted her eyes. Behind Fei Ao, an ice-blue kirin beast form extended its four ws. It had spotty, scaly legs, a huge body, and a fierce head. The beast roared. Its shape was formed. Its bristles swayed. It was several meters high! "It''s better for the arm to be pinched than the thigh," Fei Ao was said heavily. "You won''t win against Hua BaiXiang!" Hua Jinn felt it was funny. "It seems like not only Hua QueQi wants to be a middleman!" Fei Ao was angry. "You don''t know what''s good for you. I''m helping you here!" Hua Jinn couldn''t remember much. But she remembered the sounds of Hua Jinn crying every night and Jiaoyue and Chuyun covered with scars. Based on these, even if she killed Hua Wanyu, it wouldn''t be overboard! Her eyes turned cold and she emitted a murderous aura. She flipped and retrieved the dagger embedded in the stake. She then flew at him. Looking at the two fighting on the stakes, Yue Zhuang nervously asked, "Who is stronger between them?" "It''s hard to tell." Yue Liang had one hand on his chin as he contemted. "Although Fei Ao''s rank is higher than Hua Jinn''s, but her internal force is really strong. It''s hard to say until the end." Yue Fuyao took Yue Zhuang''s hand. She lightly smiled, "Who are you so nervous for?" Yue Zhuang bashfully lowered her head. She said lowly, "Fei Ao is yiniang''s [father''s concubine] younger brother. There''s nothing wrong with me worrying about him¡­" "Girls grow up." He Changan handed tea to Yue Fuyao. Not far away, Rong Pei saw their harmonious atmosphere. He coldly snorted and turned to look at the battle. Chapter 81 Part1 ***[There''s a for terms left in pinyin in the above menu, for those who need it!] Fei Ao had never seen such a stubborn woman. She not only broke Hua Wanyu''s four limbs and hurt Hua QueQi, but she also wanted to force out everyone from the Hua family! Even if her internal strength was powerful, the fact she couldn''t break through to another rank showed her weakness. Even if she could win against Hua Feisheng, she definitely wouldn''t win against Hua BaiXiang. So why bother?! Hua BaiXiang locking her up in the secret chamber was to prevent her from partic.i.p.ating in the Martial Arts Conference. She not only came, but she wanted to dispel his wishful thinking! With a surge of Qi, Hua Jinn struck more ruthlessly. Fei Ao used a long sword so she could use a rtively long dagger to counter. For some time, she did not seem weaker. Fei Ao had always been afraid of Hua Jinn''s fighting style. Now that she supplemented it with her internal strength, even if he was one rank higher than her, he was still in difficulties. The Scarlet Snake slithered and swam in the water ording to Hua Jinn''s actions. It seemed as if Fei Ao''s Kirin became its prey. One red and one retreated. The water sshed as if a hurricane was pa.s.sing through. It didn''t revert to its original state anymore! Fei Ao''s leg kicked. His concentration wavered slightly. He secretly thought, ''This is bad.'' He bent over backwards to dodge Hua Jinn''s fatal strike. His long sword covered his back. He straightened only when she missed the opportunity to strike behind him. Then he was shocked. The person who should have been behind him was standing in front of him! The cold de was against his neck. A light movement could take his life! Fei Ao didn''t move. Hua Jinn stood on the same stake as him. Both were standing on tiptoes. Such a situation forced them to be in close proximity. "Does this seem familiar?" Hua Jinn jokingly asked. Fei Ao''s face turned white. He directly said, "Just kill me!" If his belt was sliced again, he was really as good as dead. Chapter 81 Part2 ***[There''s a for terms left in pinyin in the above menu, for those who need it!] Hua Jinn lightly smiled. "I don''t dislike you." Before Fei Ao could understand her meaning, a force pushed him into the air. He was slightly stunned. He looked at Hua Jinn''s flowing white clothes and was confused. He touched the ground and Fei Shi came over. She anxiously asked, "Ao''er [suffix used to denote intimacy], are you injured?" Fei Ao''s eyes were on the white figure in the middle of theke. He absentmindedly shook his head. A Scarlet Snake defeated a Kirin. This was something seldom seen in Jianghu. The Rong Pei who originally wanted to teach Hua Jinn a lesson at the Martial Arts Conference could only watch. Although she was a Phoenix master, if a Kirin master was defeated, so could she. At this time, as per Hua Jinn''s wishes, Hua Feisheng stood out. Hua Feisheng didn''t say anything and directly entered the realm. The call of a bird sounded. A Golden Phoenix three meters high and six meters wide emerged behind him. It was dazzling and powerful. One was unable to look straight at it! Hua Jinn narrowed her eyes. So Hua Feisheng broke through in thesest few days. Golden color shone brilliantly, creating the illusion that his whole body was shining bright. The Hua Feisheng standing in the middle was cold and arrogant. "Hua Jinn, it''s not toote now to admit defeat." Hua Jinn coldly snorted, "What a joke!" Hua Feisheng''s face turned gloomy. He flew forwards, as if theke was surging forwards. It seemed as if a vivid Phoenix pa.s.sed through the water. The ce where it pa.s.sed through broke open in a straight line, like a w scratching it. Chapter 82 Part1 ***[There''s a for terms left in pinyin in the above menu, for those who need it!] ***[TL Note: The views for this novel is quite low, so I will be dropping this and picking up something new after posting all the chapters I have on hand. Thank you for reading this far!] Hua Jinn retreated back three plum blossom stake. She finally stood firm. Her eyes red and the Scarlet Snake rushed towards Hua Feisheng. Phoenix and snake were fighting in the air. The python opened its red mouth and tried to wrap the phoenix in its body. It repeatedly gave chase. But the nimble phoenix cleverly flew below the python''s mouth. Its beak pecked at the snake and their Qi collided. Both sides quivered! Hua Jinn''s abdomen started hurting. Her face changed. Although she practiced the Xuanxin Inner Force Manual, but since she was seriously injured before, she should not force herself as the Qi could rebound on herself! But! Hua Feisheng was right in front of her. She could never admit defeat! "There seems to be a problem." Fei Ao didn''t care about his own injuries. All of his attention was focused on Hua Jinn. Although the two strong internal forces stirred up theke''s water, one could see that Hua Jinn''s smooth actions were interrupted. "It seems like she can only do so much." Rong Pei''s heart was relieved and cheered. Cui XiuLin''s face was so ck it could drip water. The Hua family''s internal dispute was too obvious in front of the four envoys from Xiangzhi Mountain and the Jianghu people. Due to abdominal pain, Hua Jinn''s actionsgged a bit. In this time, Hua Feisheng sent a palm strike onto her right shoulder. The huge momentum forced her to retreat five meters away. The snake''s beast form flickered. She hastened to concentrate to not have the beast form dissipate! She wiped away the blood that trickled out of the corner of her mouth. Hua Jinn''s face sunk. She gritted her teeth and bore the pain in her abdomen. She continued to generate her internal force! Chapter 82 Part2 ***[There''s a for terms left in pinyin in the above menu, for those who need it!] ***[TL Note: The views for this novel is quite low, so I will be dropping this and picking up something new after posting all the chapters I have on hand. Thank you for reading this far!] Hua Feisheng naturally could also see there was something wrong with her. When martial artists fight, they would not seek a one-sided advantage. But he seemed to have personally experienced Hua Wanyu''s wasting of her limbs. He would definitely not let go of Hua Jinn! Hua Feisheng''s movements became faster. The phoenix''s cry almost overshadowed the snake. Hua Jinn could barely handle the person forcing her. Her dagger flicked and she jumped to another plum blossom stake. One foot tread empty air. Fortunately, she seized a stake in time! She used her hands to flip over in mid-air. Hua Feisheng was approaching! He fiercely struck her in her chest! A strong internal force broke through her Qi wall and drilled into her internal organs. She spat out a stream of b.l.o.o.d.y mist. The beast form copsed! She sliced the de at Hua Feisheng and retreated. She retreated ten whole plum blossom stakes, pulling their distance to the farthest! And Hua Feisheng did not chase. He coldly looked at her retreat, taking on an att.i.tude of a victor looking at a loser''s retreat! Fresh blood dripped into theke and disappeared. Hua Jinn gasped deeply. Her every breath was like ice-cold air piercing her chest, making her suffer in pain! "Do you want me to break your four limbs too before you admit defeat?" Hua Feisheng asked maliciously. There was no fear if her limbs were broken. As long as she was still alive, Hua Jinn would make aeback anywhere and anytime! The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!