Chapter 83: Sword Pointing at the Zhou Family

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The night was dark, the rain was heavy, and the wind was strong. The West King Town was at the intersection of the three rivers. The roars of the rivers could be heard from West King Town several kilometers away.

Rumble!

In a waterside pavilion by the river, there were dim yellow candle flames. From the window paper, one could see the silhouette of a well-rounded beauty. She was on top of a body, her red lips opened and closed, and her upper body rose and fell…

“Hiss… Be gentler…”

“Does it hurt?”

“Well… it doesn’t hurt too much.”

Ye Jingtang was lying on a soft pillow with his outer robe and silver soft armor off, revealing his muscular upper body.

The soft armor was a protective treasure given by Dumbum. It was extremely tough and wasn’t damaged. But Ye Jingtang had forcefully used the ‘Overlord Lifting the Cauldron’ and used too much strength, causing his arms and back to ache slightly. They were probably a little strained.

Pei Xiangjun was sitting on the side of the couch with medicinal wine beside her, rubbing Ye Jingtang’s broad back with both hands.

A bone-setting massage was not the same as a typical massage. The force applied was quite strong, and Ye Jingtang could only describe his feeling as sour and refreshing. From time to time, he would raise his head and gasp.

“The Prince of Jing is really good to you. If it weren’t for this soft armor today, you might have had to lie in bed for half a month.”

“If I didn’t have soft armor, I wouldn’t have taken the claw head-on. They’re just three Jianghu small fry.”

“Small fry… Your spearmanship is really mediocre. You rely on your strength to fight head-on. If you encounter She Long, let’s see how you can pick him up…”

“Hehe…”

Ye Jingtang was tall and strong, and he had practiced martial arts since he was young. His figure could be said to be perfect. As he lay on the couch, the muscles on his back were perfectly displayed.

Pei Xiangjun rubbed his back with her hands. The man’s perfect and flawless back was clear in her eyes. She didn’t have any thoughts of being a bad sister, but Ye Jingtang couldn’t see her, so her eyes couldn’t help looking back and forth. At the same time, she was a little puzzled. “Jingtang, were you really born with divine strength? When you picked up the Blood Bodhi today, I felt… Hmm…”

Ye Jingtang wasn’t born with divine strength. Instead, he walked the agile route and used a fast saber to fight enemies. In his opinion, his increase in strength had something to do with practicing the Dragon Form Picture.

However, he had only practiced for a few days. Although he had broken through his past limits, there were not many breakthroughs. He could fully explain this. “My life was hanging by a thread, so it’s normal for me to have more explosive power. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been resting better recently.”

Pei Xiangjun felt that it made sense, so she didn’t say anything else.

The room was very quiet, and her soft, jade-like hands massaging rose and fell.

Ye Jingtang lay obediently on his stomach and reviewed the battle just now. After lying down for a while, he suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that he could vaguely see Third Lady’s reflection at the base of the bronze lampstand in front of him. Through the reflection, he could see that Third Lady was rubbing his back seriously. While she was rubbing, her almond-like eyes were sizing him up and down. Her gaze…

?

Ye Jingtang blinked and turned to look behind him.

Pei Xiangjun paused and looked up, her expression normal. “What’s wrong?”

Ye Jingtang just wanted to see Third Lady’s expression to confirm if she was secretly taking advantage of him. He didn’t see anything, so he pretended that nothing had happened and lay down again. “Nothing. I just feel that your hands are too light… Hiss… No, no, that was good just now…”

“Hmph~!” Pei Xiangjun sized Ye Jingtang up openly. “With your body, you are a natural spear embryo. If I had your physique, I could have challenged the Spear Chief at eighteen. How could I have been beaten up like you by a few Jianghu small fries?”

“I will definitely work hard to practice the spear and strive to catch up to you as soon as possible.”

“Sigh-” Pei Xiangjun sighed softly. “The most terrifying thing in Jianghu is to teach disciples and starve the master to death. Since I can teach you martial arts now, you will naturally treat me with respect. When you grow up in the future, who knows how you will treat me…”

Her resentful tone and lonely expression made her seem like a pitiful wife complaining about a heartless man.

Ye Jingtang was rather helpless. “Third Lady, since you’re worried about me, 1 won’t practice the spear for the time being. When you are completely relieved one day, 1 will continue practicing. The people of Jianghu pay attention to ‘honor’…”

Thump!

Pei Xiangjun patted Ye Jingtang’s back lightly. “1 was just joking with you. Why are you taking it seriously? If you don’t care about me in the future, 1 have plenty of ways to deal with you.”

“How could 1 not care about you…”

“How could you not? A hero can’t resist a beauty. The word honor isn’t worth mentioning in front of the two balls of meat on a woman’s chest…”

Two balls ofmeatfYe Jingtang subconsciously looked back, but Pei Xiangjun glared at him. He hurriedly turned his head back. “Uh…”

Pei Xiangjun covered her chest with one hand and pursed her lips. She looked like she wanted to say something to Ye Jingtang, but she suppressed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and continued, “I’m telling the truth. I’m not teasing you. The person you like is so beautiful that she can topple cities and countries. If she wants you to roam the world with her, I’m afraid you’ll follow her with just a hook of her finger. Also, there’s the Prince of Jing. The Prince of Jing has a high status, great authority, and an extraordinary appearance. She’s also considerate to you. If I were you, I would place my heart on the Prince of Jing. 1 have nothing to do with you. After you’ve grown up, you will definitely run away with someone…”

Ye Jingtang really couldn’t refute these words, so he could only say, “It’s useless to make promises about these things. Third Lady, just watch what 1 do in the future. Speaking of which, my chest hurts a little. I’d better apply some medicine.”

Then he propped himself up and sat on the couch, revealing his broad chest.

When Pei Xiangjun saw Ye Jingtang’s chest, waist, and abdomen, her eyes clearly averted, but she quickly put on a natural expression and looked at Ye Jingtang’s chest.

When Chen Ming had been thrown over by the Blood Bodhi, his strength hadn’t been stable, but it hadn’t been light either. Through the soft armor, four red marks had been left on Ye Jingtang’s chest.

Pei Xiangjun picked up the Jade Dragon Ointment and moved closer, wanting to rub Ye Jingtang’s chest muscles and apply the ointment.

But when she lifted her hand halfway, she didn’t dare to touch it.

Pei Xiangjun blinked and placed the medicine in Ye Jingtang’s hand. “This kind of thing should be done by your lover. Really… Apply the medicine yourself!”

Then she tidied her clothes, stood up, and walked out the door.

Ye Jingtang smiled and didn’t say anything. He applied the medicine himself…

In the round building, the eleven hall masters were sitting and discussing the situation of the Red Flower Pavilion’s halls in the first half of the year and the arrangements for the second half of the year.

Although there were no changes to the external troubles of the Red Flower Pavilion, there was now hope in their hearts. Knowing that they would definitely recover one day, the hall masters had much more relaxed expressions. Some elders even began to have some other thoughts.

“The young master is not even twenty years old. He should be unmarried…”

“Hall Master Wang, I’m afraid you’re thinking too much. With the young master’s looks and talent, do you think he doesn’t have a few female friends?”

“It’s only natural for a man to have three wives and four concubines. My granddaughter…”

“Ahem!”

While they were speaking, Pei Xiangjun walked into the hall with brisk steps and sat down on the main seat. “Jingtang already has a sweetheart and loves her dearly. He doesn’t have any intention of taking a concubine for the time being. Let’s talk about this later.”

Hearing this, the hall masters chuckled.

Sitting in the second seat, Song Chi raised his hand to silence the chatter and said seriously, “The Zhou family has had poor manners in recent years. Pavilion Lord, you must have brought the young master out this time for this matter. I wonder how you plan to discuss the Clear River Wharf with the Zhou family?”

The Clear River Wharf was the largest port in Jianghu in the Yun and Ze provinces. The Azure Dragon Hall started there and had been passed down for nearly a hundred years. Nearly 4.0% of its revenue came from the port. It could be considered the lifeblood of the Azure Dragon Hall.

But as the Red Flower Pavilion declined day by day, the Zhou family of the Water Cloud Sword Pool set their sights on this piece of fat. They established connections with the government and Jianghu and bought a piece of land next to the Clear River Wharf to build a new port. Relying on their reputation in Jianghu, they used both kindness and force to attract away all the local merchants. As a result, the Clear River Wharf could only rely on the support of wealthy foreign merchants contacted by the hall masters to maintain its daily operations and make ends meet every year.

Holding a cup of tea, Chen Yuanqing joined the conversation. “The Zhou family wants to force the Clear River Wharf to death. We’re all from Jianghu. How can we just talk about it?”

Song Chi shook his head. “With ‘Sword Saint’ Zhou Chiyang around, we don’t have the confidence to flip the table. In my opinion, we still have to negotiate at the table.”

Pei Xiangjun said, “The Red Flower Pavilion and the Water Cloud Sword Pool are not small forces. It’s not worth it to fight to the death over a port. I plan to get Jingtang to lead a team to celebrate the birthday and find an opportunity to spar. If we can take it back, we’ll take it back. If we can’t, we won’t fall out. As long as Jingtang grows up steadily, there will always be a time for an eye for an eye.

“Our Red Flower Pavilion suddenly has a young master, and he even dares to openly come and challenge them. This shows that he has confidence. It’s not like the Zhou family won’t be able to tell. When Jingtang goes over, he has to be more arrogant so that the Zhou family has no choice but to accept the challenge because of face.”

Pei Xiangjun smiled and said, “With Jingtang’s personality, we can only advise him to take it easy. If we really let him be unreasonable, he might even destroy the archway of the Water Cloud Sword Pool without a word before saying, ‘Your home is called the Water Cloud Sword Pool’?”

“Hehe…” The hall masters only thought that this was a joke and shook their heads.

Chen Yuanqing raised his hand and pressed down. “Pavilion Lord, who do you think the Zhou family will send out?”

“Jian Yuhua. He’s a wanderer who appeared in Jianghu a few years ago. He’s talented and was taken in as a disciple by the Zhou family two years ago. It’s said that he’s very powerful, but he shouldn’t be a match for Jingtang.”

The hall masters near Ze Province had vaguely heard of Jian Yuhua’s name and nodded slightly. Song Chi thought for a moment before saying, “When the wife of the cult master of the Pacifying Heaven Cult roamed Jianghu back then, the Zhou family forged a sword for her and didn’t require her to pay. Now that Old Master Zhou is celebrating his eightieth birthday, there’s a high chance that she will come and show her face. If the Pacifying Heaven Cult interferes and doesn’t let us challenge…”

The Pacifying Heaven Cult Master ranked first among the Eight Chiefs and was equivalent to the emperor of Jianghu. As long as he spoke, no one in Jianghu would dare not to give him face.

Pei Xiangjun hesitated for a moment and could only say, “If the Pacifying Heaven Cult interferes, forget it. Uncle Song, Uncle Chen, you should follow us when the time comes to prevent anything from happening to Jingtang in the Zhou family.”

“Of course. It’s the young master of the Red Flower Pavilion making his debut.

There have to be two followers supporting him…”

“That’s right…”