Chapter 214   An Ambiguous Relationship

Her soft and round breasts pressed against his back and made him feel uncomfortable. He came back to his senses and gently pulled the hands around his waist off, “Qianyang, please don’t disturb me in the future while I’m cultivating.”

Princess Qianyang pouted sadly and said, “My dearest husband, I was worried that you’d be too tired. Why don’t you cultivate tomorrow instead? It is very safe here anyway!”

Princess Qianyang smiled as she tried to talk him out of it. Yun Shimo shook his head and said, “You’re too naive. There would always be someone who is more powerful than I am. The nemesis of the Yun family isn’t as weak as you’ve imagined him to be.”

“Fine. I don’t regret marrying you even if your nemesis is so powerful,” Princess Qianyang said with a tender smile. Yun Shimo sighed softly and his voice softened as he said, “Alright, I’ll cultivate tomorrow instead. Now that you’re here, how would I be able to concentrate?”

Yun Shimo’s words seemed very loving but his eyes were as cold as ice. Princess Qianyang stood behind him so naturally, she didn’t see his icy gaze.

“My husband, you’re truly amazing. He he, I don’t regret moving to such a remote place with you!” Princess Qianyang said. She had always been a lively and energetic lady, so she had explored Heavenly Sect and the entire imperial palace.

However, she was trying her best to get used to this life because she wanted to live with the man she loved.

“Qianyang, it has been hard on you,” Yun Shimo said softly.

Princess Qianyang wrapped her arms around Yun Shimo’s waist and pressed herself against him. Yun Shimo closed his eyes but his brows were knitted tightly. No one knew what he was thinking about.

“Shimo, why doesn’t Tianci like me? I think the dosage that you gave him was too light. He doesn’t seem to have forgotten about Hua Qiyue! Why don’t you give him another dosage of the Forget Love Pills?” Princess Qianyang said resentfully, her voice full of disappointment.

“I really like Tianci but he is always ignoring me,” Princess Qianyang said. She was so angry that she longed to tear Tianci apart. If it hadn’t been for Yun Shimo, she would have killed this impudent kid ages ago.

In Heaven Sect, she was a disciple who was admired by all and after she returned to the capital, she was a noble princess.

Heaven Sect didn’t have very high moral standards and naturally, their disciples tended to be that way too. Princess Qianyang who was living in seclusion with Yun Shimo didn’t know that the Heaven Sect’s leader and the others had been killed by Hua Qiyue’s men.

“Don’t worry too much about it. Tianci is a cheeky boy and you haven’t spent much time with him yet. He only likes me so much because I had dispelled the poison from his body. He wouldn’t call me ‘father’ otherwise,” Yun Shimo said.

By the time Princess Qianyang turned Yun Shimo over to face her, his brows had already relaxed and his eyes were a picture of perfect calmness. No one could tell whether he was happy or angry.

“How could Hua Qiyue be so shameless as to instigate Tianci to call you ‘father’? She must have to use this to lay claim to you first. But now, you’re my husband. He he,” Princess Qianyang smiled innocently.

However, she felt so upset that she longed to tear Hua Qiyue who was far, far away into pieces.

Concubine Xian had once said that no matter how malevolent a woman was, she should never reveal her sinister side to her husband or her husband would find her distasteful.

Yun Shimo’s lips twitched slightly but she didn’t say anything else. He lay on the bed fully clothed with Princess Qianyang. This was how they had slept together ever since they got married.

A faint blush stained Princess Qianyang’s cheeks and she looked shy as she gently slid her hand across Yun Shimo’s muscular waist and said, “Dear... when do you think you’d be able to master that technique you’re cultivating?”

Yun Shimo smiled and a strange look flickered in his eyes as he said, “Are you trying to ask when are we going to consummate our marriage?”

“Of course not! Why would you think that way?”

Princess Qianyang’s hand balled into a fist and punched him playfully. Her punch wasn’t hard nor painful but it was more like her way of flirting with him.

Yun Shimo quietly took her hand in his and said, “Qianyang, please be patient. It wouldn’t be a long time.... the shortest time I’d need would be a year and a half.”

What?

A year and a half?

Princess Qianyang was shocked. She didn’t think that a lethal skill would require such a long time of cultivation and guessed that this must be an extremely powerful forbidden art.

Didn’t this mean that she would need to remain chaste for another year and a half?

Princess Qianyang didn’t dare to verbalize her thoughts. She was afraid that Yun Shimo would teasingly call her a thirsty woman.

However, she didn’t want to compromise when it came to Tianci.

“Shimo, can’t Tianci take another dosage the medicine pellets that were given to him the previous time? He didn’t treat me well at all. I’m trying my best to be kind to him but he scoffs at my kindness and is always at odds with me,” she said darkly.

“Those medicine pellets will harm his body if he consumes too much of them so he can’t take too much. I’ll slowly counsel him and I’m sure he’ll come around and be fond of you one day,” Yun Shimo said as he shifted his body slightly and placed his chin on top of her head.

“Alright, I guess we’ll have to take it slow.” Princess Qianyang was extremely upset and her resentment toward Tianci intensified.

“Go to bed. I’ll still have to cultivate tomorrow,” Yun Shimo said. Princess Qianyang agreed and rubbed against him like a lazy cat before she quickly drifted off to sleep.

Princess Qianyang used to have trouble sleeping but ever since they came here, her sleeping disorder had improved.

After she leaned against Yun Shimo, she immediately drifted off to sleep and Yun Shimo quietly lifted her hand off him.

Princess Qianyang was fast asleep so she was blissfully unaware.

The moon hung high up in the sky and the moonlight was gentle and soft. Under the moonlight, Princess Qianyang’s face looked dim and hazy, like a beautiful memory of the past.

Yun Shimo’s gaze slowly grew cold as he thought of that woman —— was she well?

He closed his eyes and recalled the beautiful face with an icy cold gaze. All these memories surfaced as though they were a part of him but he knew that he was the person she hated most at the moment.

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“Rumble——”

Hua Qiyue’s Immortal Slaying Finger was already at the medium level. No one expected her to head out of the Ten Thousand Spirit Cave to test out the power of the Immortal Slaying Finger. As she pointed out a finger, there was a huge rumble and the large rock in front of her was immediately reduced to dust.

“Tsk, this technique is extremely powerful and you’ve managed to unleash many times more power from it than before. Now that you have cultivated this powerful technique to such a level, you have no need to fear a Round Sun Qi Artist of the great completeness. You could easily kill him in one move!” the hare exclaimed in astonishment as it gave Hua Qiyue the once over. It thought that Hua Qiyue was truly a freak.

Most people would need anytime from 6 months to a couple of years to be able to cultivate a lethal skill to medium or the great completeness stage, but she had merely used 2 weeks to reach this level.

“Ever since my Qi Art cultivation had progressed to lower Round Sun level, I feel like my cultivating any technique has been a breeze. I guess Xuan Ji’s top-grade magic pellet must have been really effective,” Hua Qiyue said as she retracted her finger. She recalled the teal-robed man and thought that his actions were a little strange.

Why would he give her such an expensive item?

The top-grade magic pellet that he had gifted her was known as the best magic pellet in the rankings. This was not something that an ordinary alchemist would be able to make.

Even Yun Shimo might not be able to create such a top-grade medicine pellet.

“I guess you’re right. The rare top-grade medicine pellet that he had gifted you with probably appears once in every century. Only one or two alchemists would have the skill to create such a top-grade medicine pellet and obviously, I’m referring to those who have successfully managed to create this pill,” the hare said with certainty after giving this matter some thought.

Hua Qiyue breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Who exactly is Xuan Ji?”

The hare was left completely speechless and stared at Hua Qiyue like she was a fool. “No way, are you telling me that you don’t even know who he is but yet you have consumed the pellet that he gave you?”

Hua Qiyue brushed the dust off her clothes. Her move earlier had caused the entire area to be covered in dust.

“I guess it is because I doubt he’d be able to extract any value from me. Moreover, I’m still the most wanted criminal by the Dark Sect, and... I’m sure that Xuan Ji would have already made his move if I’m of any value to him instead of waiting until we meet again,” Hua Qiyue analyzed calmly and there was an iciness in her eyes as she continued, “Moreover, there are some who might still betray you even if you had once given them your complete trust, so.... I guess this is down to luck.”

The hare was left speechless.

It had to give it to Hua Qiyue for bringing this back to Yun Shimo. She didn’t specifically name any names but the hare understood who this barb was aimed at.

She was using every opportunity she had to try to trick the hare into disclosing what it knew.

Unfortunately, the hare had not disclosed anything, so Hua Qiyue would continue to use Yun Shimo to agitate the hare whenever the thought occurred to her.

The hare was getting used to the contemptuous look from Hua Qiyue.

“Humph, do you think I, the lofty Sun Moon Deity, would fall for your petty tricks? Moreover, I truly don’t know where Yun Shimo has vanished to,” the hare said as it spread its paws open.

It looked cute and lovable but Hua Qiyue could not bring herself to grow fond of the hare.

Hua Qiyue ignored the hare and walked around the area. The force from her earlier move had been so powerful that the evil and demonic beasts lurking around had all fled in terror.

She had initially planned to head to the Demon Chicken Mountain Range to bring a few Demon Chickens back. She was now so powerful that she was not afraid of those herds of Demon Chickens.

She was going to use these Hell Chickens as target practice and if she encountered as many as she did the previous time, she would use the Transmission Array to escape.

“Miss Hua, please wait a minute,” a cold voice rang out behind her.

Hua Qiyue turned to find the beautiful Xuan Ji behind her.

She felt extremely discomfited to be addressed in such a way and suddenly, the memory of when she had gone with Yun Shimo to the Green Mountain Temple surfaced.

She almost lost herself in these memories and quickly pulled herself back out.

“Master Xuan Ji, were you looking for me?” Hua Qiyue asked politely.

Xuan Ji smiled and said, “Would you have time to head to the mansion of the City Lord with me?”

Hua Qiyue froze for a moment as she recalled this matter. She had brushed off Xuan Ji’s earlier words as a joke, so she was surprised to find that he had been serious.

“I’d be available anytime,” Hua Qiyue was rather idle and spent most of her days cultivating, so she had time to head over to the Bai Mansion.

“Shall we go the next morning?” Xuan Ji said with a smile.

Hua Qiyue paused for a moment before she asked, “I’d like to ask... was the medicine pellet a gift from the City Lord?”

“Yes, indeed. The City Lord has heard about your remarkable achievements and since there aren’t that many female Qi Artists around, and outstanding female Qi Artists are even harder to come back, he had expressed his admiration for your moral character. After all, you’re probably the only woman who dared to adopt a young boy despite your unmarried status, and who achieved such outstanding feats at the battle of Gnawing Devis Sect,” Xuan Ji said calmly. As the wind blew, his robes fluttered, and he looked even more ethereal than ever.