Chapter 144: As If She Were the Outsider
On the way back, the three of them traveled together.
Jade Peony’s beautiful eyes were fixed on Mingyan, her smile constant.
Her cherry-colored eyes were unique, beautiful at first glance, but unsettling after a while.
It was rumored that the number one genius of the Demon Clan was a flower demon. Considering her name… could her true form be a peony?
Huang Feiyan, seeing Jade Peony staring at Mingyan without blinking, subtly moved between them. “Miss Jade Peony, do you have some business with Mingyan?”
“Hehe, didn’t I say? I’m here to make a friend of Young Master Ming.” Jade Peony smiled, her face veiled, her voice soft and pleasant.
Huang Feiyan secretly rolled her eyes. This Mingyan’s ability to attract women was truly unparalleled. Although she couldn’t see Jade Peony’s true face, she could tell from her eyes that she was definitely not ugly.
“Many people want me to fight Young Master Ming, but I’d rather make a friend of him.” Jade Peony chuckled.
She was too forward. Mingyan didn’t know how to react, his expression strange. “Did you follow us just for this?”
“More or less.” Jade Peony’s cherry-colored eyes sparkled. “In my opinion, although I’m a demon and you’re a human, we’re both from the Eastern Continent. Our enemy should be someone like Gu Hanshuang.”
Gu Hanshuang? Hearing this name, Mingyan and Huang Feiyan’s expressions turned strange. Did Jade Peony have a conflict with Gu Hanshuang?
“Celestial Jade seems to dislike Gu Hanshuang very much. Do you two have a conflict?” Mingyan asked.
Jade Peony smiled. “I wouldn’t call it a conflict, but we’ve fought a few times, and it’s always been a draw. She’s too arrogant. I really don’t like her personality, but that’s all.”
Is that so? Mingyan thought.
Come to think of it, they were both women. Gu Hanshuang was the undisputed number one in the Southern Continent, and Jade Peony was the number one of the Demon Clan in the Eastern Continent. It was understandable that there was some rivalry between these two exceptional women.
But… their cultivation talent was terrifying. Gu Hanshuang alone was astonishing, and now there was also Jade Peony… At such a young age, they had already reached the peak of the Divine Gate Realm…
Huang Feiyan felt a pang of melancholy. Her friends, Yue Qingying and Ning Feixuan, had also broken through to the Divine Gate Realm, while she was still at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm…
It could be said that Jade Peony and Gu Hanshuang had raised the bar for the younger generation.
“Young Master Ming has met Gu Hanshuang, I presume?” Jade Peony’s voice was gentle. She looked at Huang Feiyan with a playful smile. “I have something I want to discuss with Young Master Ming alone. Would Celestial Huang be willing to give us some space?”
Huang Feiyan’s brow twitched. She glanced at Mingyan, then nodded. “Go ahead and talk.”
She then walked to the side, feeling a bit frustrated. Why did she feel like she was the outsider here?
Seeing Huang Feiyan walk away, Jade Peony’s smile widened. “What’s your impression of Gu Hanshuang, Young Master Ming?”
“I’ve only seen her a few times. I don’t have much of an impression. If I had to say, she’s a bit cold.” Mingyan frowned, wondering what she was getting at.
“Gu Hanshuang is indeed a bit cold, but her beauty is undeniable. In the Southern Continent, she’s not only the number one genius but also the number one beauty.” Jade Peony chuckled. “Young Master Ming, are you… interested in her?”
Interested? This was a strange question.
“What kind of interest?”
“Would you like to make such a cold and aloof swordswoman your subordinate?” Jade Peony’s cherry-colored eyes sparkled, her tone slightly strange. “Cold and aloof on the outside, but an obedient slave in front of you…”
Mingyan was surprised. What was she talking about?
Cough, although he had indeed had that thought before, he still shook his head. It wasn’t that he was being hypocritical; it was just a fleeting thought. He didn’t intend to act on it.
A faint look of disappointment appeared in Jade Peony’s eyes. “You don’t want such an obedient swordswoman?”
“Celestial Jade, my heart belongs to someone else.” Mingyan shook his head, his refusal firm.
Jade Peony stared at him for a moment, then smiled faintly. “Then let’s pretend I never said those things. Young Master Ming, are you willing to be my friend?”
“Of course.” Mingyan didn’t hesitate. The number one genius of the Demon Clan, at the peak of the Divine Gate Realm. It was better to be her friend than her enemy.
Jade Peony smiled faintly. “Then we’re friends from now on. You and Celestial Huang probably have things to attend to after you return. I won’t accompany you. Please send my regards to Celestial Huang, Young Master Ming.”
She stopped. Mingyan nodded, gave her a long look, then walked towards Huang Feiyan. Shortly after, Huang Feiyan also glanced in their direction and left with Mingyan.
After they left, the smile on Jade Peony’s face faded, and she frowned, recalling her interaction with Mingyan.
“He’s not like the rumors. I thought with so many women around him, he must be a womanizer…”
When she was with him, he had looked at her eyes the most. His gaze was very clean, rarely wandering. His tone also carried a hint of distance. Although he had agreed to be her friend, he was still wary of her.
“Marry him… hehe.” Jade Peony’s eyes flickered. After standing there for a while, she turned and left.
Meanwhile, Huang Feiyan asked curiously, “What did she say to you?”
Mingyan told her about his conversation with Jade Peony. Huang Feiyan blinked. “Her words… it sounds like her relationship with Gu Hanshuang is very bad. Why does it sound like she wants to give Gu Hanshuang to you?”
“I don’t know what their grudge is. I think if I had shown interest in Gu Hanshuang, she might have made some kind of deal with me,” Mingyan said. “I just don’t know why it’s me.”
Huang Feiyan clearly didn’t know either. In fact, until today, they hadn’t known the name of the top-ranked demon was Jade Peony.
They knew very little about her.
“I have a feeling she’s not a good person. It’s better to keep your distance from her in the future,” Huang Feiyan said softly after thinking for a moment.
Mingyan smiled and nodded.
Seeing him agree, Huang Feiyan turned back. “We still have to deal with the matter of the miners… sigh.”
