Chapter 45: To Cure Your Peach Blossoms
“Can you tell me what the conflict between you and Gu Hanshuang is?” Mingyan asked on the way.
“It’s just a matter of who is stronger.” Jade Peony shook her head gently and smiled. “Young Master Ming seems very interested in the conflicts between women.”
“I’m just curious what caused the two of you to be so at odds with each other, so unwilling to reconcile,” he said calmly.
“Everyone wants to prove they’re the best. We have to fight for it. As we fought, we probably forgot why we started fighting in the first place.” Jade Peony looked away. “Do you know Gu Hanshuang’s identity, Young Master Ming?”
“Isn’t she the Holy Maiden of a Sacred Land in the Southern Continent?”
“She’s the Holy Maiden of the Wan Qi Sacred Land. And this inheritance… Did you first meet her at Standing Sword Peak, Young Master Ming?” Jade Peony’s eyes sparkled, her expression hidden behind her veil. “Have you heard the legend of Standing Sword Peak?”
Mingyan’s heart stirred. There were indeed rumors that Standing Sword Peak had once been the Emperor-level artifact of a Great Emperor. And some said that Great Emperor’s surname was also ‘Gu’.
“Is Standing Sword Peak really an Emperor-level artifact?” he raised an eyebrow. “And Gu Hanshuang is a descendant of the owner of that artifact?”
“To be precise, she’s an Emperor’s daughter.” Jade Peony said, “She doesn’t belong to this era. She was sealed away by that Great Emperor using supreme means, hoping she would avoid his Great Dao suppression and then become an Emperor herself with her powerful talent.”
“But in this era, with Great Empress Qingzi on the throne, even if she’s a genius, she can’t become an Emperor, can she?” Mingyan frowned. The suppression of the Great Dao was merciless. Wasn’t that the case with Great Empress Yue Ying and Human King Feng Ling? They were both top geniuses, but after Great Empress Yue Ying became an Emperor, Human King Feng Ling could no longer become one. Didn’t they want to spend twenty thousand years together?
In the end, Human King Feng Ling exhausted his lifespan, and Great Empress Yue Ying didn’t even want to live a second life and chose to die with him.
The cruelty of the Great Dao’s suppression had been proven over countless years. As long as Great Empress Qingzi was on the throne, Gu Hanshuang had no chance of becoming an Emperor. Even if Great Empress Qingzi perished, she would have to wait for ten thousand years before she had a chance.
“She came at the wrong time.” Jade Peony chuckled. “But she’s a true Emperor’s daughter, and her strength is incredible.”
“In that case, Celestial Jade is truly a peerless talent, to be able to compete with an Emperor’s daughter.” Mingyan said. Jade Peony’s origin was mysterious. Although he knew her master was the Demon King Bai Ze’s disciple, her own background was still a mystery.
She seemed to be a flower demon, yet she could contend with an Emperor’s daughter. Although she was extremely low-key, her strength was undeniable.
And even more terrifying, compared to the arrogant Gu Hanshuang, Jade Peony gave off an even more frightening feeling.
A person like Gu Hanshuang probably disdained to use any schemes, but Jade Peony… not necessarily.
Although for now, being with Jade Peony felt more comfortable than being with Gu Hanshuang, to be honest, unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to get too close to a woman like her.
Who were the people around him before? They were all women like his sister, his senior sister, his master, and Feiyan, who were extremely good to him. He instinctively resisted Jade Peony.
But, to get what his master wanted in a relatively short period of time, this was the only way.
“It was just a stroke of luck.” Jade Peony said lightly.
Some luck? More like a great fortune, right?
As they chatted, Huang Feiyan, beside them, sighed again and again. Although she could hear what they were saying now, she felt she couldn’t interject, which made her feel like someone was trying to steal her man, and she could do nothing about it.
Although she knew it was impossible between them, this feeling still made her feel a certain sadness. But she couldn’t say anything. After all, what they were saying wasn’t out of line. And even if it was, what could she do? She was just his friend, not his Dao companion, his wife.
So, she could only sit there and listen, sit there and watch, and do nothing.
“Did you grow up in the Southern Continent, Celestial Jade?” Mingyan asked.
“Yes…” Jade Peony nodded. “You may have heard already. I was once just an ordinary flower, a peony.”
Peonies were not uncommon in this world. Although rarer than ordinary wildflowers, they were definitely not as rare as the Tranquil Half Moon.
A peony, yet now she was a being who could contend with an Emperor’s daughter. Mingyan sighed. No matter what, in this regard, Jade Peony was very admirable.
“I can feel how difficult it must have been for you to get to where you are now, Celestial Jade,” he sighed.
“…Hehe, thank you.” Jade Peony smiled gently. “I was just lucky. Otherwise, I might have been dug up and used as an ornamental flower now.”
Although peonies were not uncommon, they were indeed very beautiful when they bloomed, noble and elegant. Many people liked to use them as ornamental flowers.
Mingyan didn’t know much about her, but she herself was quite elegant. In his presence, she had always been elegant and composed, peaceful and moving, rarely losing her composure.
The brocade dress she wore was very special, the top a pale white, gradually fading to a peach red near the hem, very beautiful.
If this wasn’t a cultivation world, her beauty alone would be enough to make her famous. But this was a cultivation world, and strength was more important than appearance. She was too low-key, so low-key that people only knew there was a number one of the Demon Clan, but never knew who she was.
Although she had revealed her origin, she was still shrouded in mystery.
With Jade Peony’s presence, they no longer had to worry about the direction of their journey.
Huang Junyi, in the carriage, also didn’t speak to Mingyan. Feng Shiyi either ate or slept these past few days. To be honest, if it weren’t for her special constitution, her figure would have likely changed long ago. How could she still have curves where she should and be slim where she should?
But after Jade Peony appeared, Feng Shiyi became even more clingy. A few times, she even climbed onto him, sitting on his lap, her legs wrapped around his waist.
Seeing this, Jade Peony’s expression was beyond strange.
She must know Feng Shiyi’s identity, but she clearly wouldn’t say.
On the fourth day of their journey, Huang Junyi sent a mental message to Mingyan.
“Come in for a moment.”
Mingyan, who was cultivating, opened his eyes. He saw Jade Peony sitting cross-legged not far away, watching the sleeping Feng Shiyi, then closed her eyes again. It wouldn’t be good to go in in front of her, would it? Otherwise, if Feiyan asked where he had gone, and Jade Peony pointed it out, then Feiyan would definitely ask him what was inside…
Although he had always thought it was fine for Feiyan to know his temptress sister was in the carriage, his temptress sister seemed to be intentionally hiding from her. He still respected his temptress sister’s wishes.
But Jade Peony’s attention to Feng Shiyi was a bit excessive.
Since she had boarded the carriage, her gaze had been fixed on Feng Shiyi most of the time.
Feng Shiyi was indeed extraordinary, but compared to Jade Peony herself, there was still some gap, right?
There was nothing wrong with her paying attention to Feng Shiyi, but did she have to stare at her all the time?
Mingyan found it strange.
Another day passed. Jade Peony’s gaze finally moved away from Feng Shiyi, and she entered her room. Mingyan finally had a chance to go to Huang Junyi’s door. He was just about to enter when he was pulled inside.
“…” He was speechless. Was she in such a hurry? His temptress sister was truly impatient.
After entering, he was pulled by Huang Junyi and thrown onto the bed. She then crawled on top of him, her hands and legs on either side of his body, her smile seductive, and she licked her cherry lips.
His heart raced. “Sister… what are you doing?”
“What am I doing? Guess.” She giggled.
“I can’t guess.” He looked around. He felt his space to move had been completely sealed.
“Of course, I want to cure your peach blossoms~” She snorted softly. “I’ve only been in seclusion for a few days, and there’s another woman by your side. You, your peach blossoms are too strong.”
