Chapter 148
Chapter 148
Fourth Night.
Ye Piaoling arrived at the Bedchamber.
The man had changed into a brand-new snow-white robe, his black hair still unbound, cascading down, with only a jade clasp fastened at the ends.
Dressed like this, he looked like a celestial being.
He gave her a slight smile, a smile so beautiful it could make mountains and rivers lose their color.
Ye Piaoling stared at him, dazed.
Only one thought filled her mind.
-Holy crap, how can there be such a handsome man in this world!
Di Xiulan walked up to her and smiled gently. “Your Majesty, you’re drooling.”
Ye Piaoling quickly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, coughed, and said, “I caught a chill outside just now. I think I had a mild stroke. One of the symptoms is drooling without realizing it.”
“Your Majesty caught a chill?” Di Xiulan frowned and drew her into his arms. “Let me warm you up.”
Ye Piaoling did not refuse.
No one could refuse a man like this. Devastatingly gorgeous, and so sweet with his words…
Compared to him, even the Three Realms seemed dull!
As long as she had money and his company for the rest of her life, who needed to dominate the Three Realms? Why go to all that trouble?
The moment that thought appeared, Ye Piaoling immediately shook her head.
No. She was the Demon Realm Empress. She could not let beauty cloud her judgment like this!
After several rounds of this-and-that cultivation…
Ye Piaoling got up as usual, preparing to leave without mercy.
The man hooked her finger again. “Your Majesty, stay the night. I can tell you a story.”
Ye Piaoling snorted coldly. “I have no interest in your stories.”
With that, she headed straight for the door.
Di Xiulan said, “It’s a story about getting rich.”
Ye Piaoling immediately turned around and walked back.
“Fine. It seems to be raining outside, and I didn’t bring an umbrella. I’ll make do here for the night.”
She lay down beside him. The man tucked the blanket around her and began to tell the story.
“Once upon a time, there was a young woman who opened a Medicine Shop called Bing-le-me. She also opened a Divine Weapon Pavilion and sold swords and sabers by dividing them into day-use and night-use…”
Ye Piaoling said, “Are you talking about me?”
Di Xiulan: ?
Ye Piaoling said, “I opened many shops in the mortal realm, and that’s exactly the kind of trick I used.”
Di Xiulan: “…”
So you brought all of them into the Soul-Departing Dream.
Then again, business was something she valued greatly. Naturally, she would bring it with her wherever she went.
In the time it took to speak, Ye Piaoling had actually fallen asleep.
Di Xiulan gazed at her sleeping face, his eyes brimming with amusement.
Still falling asleep so quickly.
Outside the Bedchamber.
The Evil Lord had already fainted from rage-
Her Majesty used to at least come out of the Bedchamber, but now she was staying the whole night, was she?!
He couldn’t beat him in the fight for favor, and he couldn’t join in either…
This was going to be the death of him!!!
…
Fifth Day.
Di Xiulan took a walk in the garden.
Ye Piaoling had allowed him to go out and move around to speed up his recovery.
The Evil Lord came toward him from the opposite direction.
The moment the Evil Lord saw Di Xiulan, his pupils shrank.
-Wasn’t this guy supposed to be chained to the bed? How could he be out in broad daylight!
The Evil Lord immediately stepped forward and blocked his way. “Did you sneak out on your own?”
Di Xiulan smiled faintly. “Her Majesty allowed me to come out. Speaking of which, I should thank you, Protector.”
The Evil Lord: ???
Di Xiulan said evenly, “Thanks to that sword you stabbed me with the day before yesterday, Her Majesty was so distressed that she removed my shackles and even allowed me to move around freely.”
Hearing this, the Evil Lord nearly coughed up three liters of blood.
“So you deliberately provoked me back then,” the Evil Lord realized belatedly. “You wanted me to stab you so you could put on a self-injury scheme for Her Majesty!”
Di Xiulan saw Ye Piaoling walking toward them from behind the Evil Lord.
The corner of Di Xiulan’s lips curved up. Still all smiles, he said pleasantly, “I did do it on purpose. That sword strike of yours truly did me a great favor. To comfort me, Her Majesty has already promised to sleep beside me every night from now on… while you can no longer even enter her Bedchamber…”
“You despicable bastard!”
The Evil Lord was so furious he could not hold back and struck out with his palm.
“Pfft!”
Di Xiulan took the blow head-on, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed weakly to the ground.
The Evil Lord was somewhat stunned.
How had he been injured so easily again?
Then, from behind him, an angry shout suddenly rang out. “What are you doing!”
Ye Piaoling strode over in a rage.
She had seen everything clearly just now. Di Xiulan had been perfectly fine and had done nothing at all. It was the Evil Lord who had rashly attacked him again!
The Evil Lord’s expression changed. “Your Majesty!?”
He hurriedly tried to explain. “He did it on purpose-”
“Shut up!” Ye Piaoling snapped. “You’ve already injured him. What else is there to explain?”
With that, she shoved the Evil Lord aside and bent down to check Di Xiulan’s injuries.
Di Xiulan clutched her hand with a sickly, fragile air. “Your Majesty, I am all right… Please do not damage your harmony with your subordinate on my account.”
Hearing this, the Evil Lord nearly died of anger.
Question: Is everyone from the Heavenly Realm a fake-innocent schemer like you?
Just then, Di Xiulan coughed up another mouthful of blood and said ever so gently, “The Protector did not injure me out of malice just now. He only wanted to spar with me…”
Ye Piaoling was shocked. “Even at a time like this, you’re still speaking up for him? You’re too kind!”
Di Xiulan continued, “The Protector truly was not deliberately making things difficult for me. It is all my fault for still being injured, which is why I lost in a single move.”
That one sentence reminded Ye Piaoling.
That’s right. His injury still hadn’t healed!
She looked down and, sure enough, the wound on the man’s chest had split open, fresh blood seeping out once more.
Watching this, the Evil Lord honestly suspected he had prepared a blood packet in advance.
Did this blood just come out whenever he wanted it to, whether from his mouth or his wound?
Unable to endure it any longer, the Evil Lord shouted, “Your Majesty, this is all part of his routine! You must not fall for it!”
Ye Piaoling glared at him. “You knew he was injured, yet you still struck him so viciously… I told you not to touch him. Did you take my words as nothing but wind past your ears?”
The Evil Lord said, “He baited me, so I-”
“Enough nonsense!” Ye Piaoling roared. “Go to the secret chamber and face the wall in reflection! You are not allowed out for three days!”
The Evil Lord was shocked. “…”
So he had been put in confinement?
On the other side, Ye Piaoling had already helped the sickly beauty up and chided him fondly, “Look at you. Why can’t you ever take care of yourself? You’re always getting hurt…”
No matter how one listened, her tone was full of doting affection.
Di Xiulan laughed softly and tenderly. “With Your Majesty’s concern, even if I am injured, my heart is still exceedingly happy.”
Ye Piaoling sighed. “You troublesome Great Enchanter… Hurry and come back with me to rest!”
As she spoke, she wrapped an arm around his waist.
Just like that, the two left with their arms around each other, shamelessly flaunting their affection.
The Evil Lord stared at their paired backs and felt a sharp pang in his chest…
Fatuous ruler! What a fatuous ruler!
The Evil Lord’s vision went black, and he fainted to the ground once again.
The guards nearby were all stunned. “Heavens! Protector Lord has fainted again!”
“Ever since the Divine Venerable arrived, Protector Lord’s health has been getting worse by the day…”
“Exactly, exactly. Her Majesty practices Dual Cultivation with the Divine Venerable every night, yet it almost looks as if she’s draining Protector Lord’s life essence instead… The Divine Venerable looks perfectly fine, but Protector Lord is about to collapse…”
Yet the fatuous ruler Ye Piaoling did not see this scene at all.
She simply held her Great Enchanter close and went back to her room to enjoy herself.