20 Temple the Big Spender

Airi's head was spinning the moment he woke up from the cold marble floor. His arms were healed after his master gave him a high-grade healing pill but after that his memories were hazy. The only thing he can remember was an odd sensation took over him. He never went through something like that before where his body had this never ever ending yearning. His heart felt empty and his thoughts spun elsewhere trying to recall something important. But every time a few fragments appears, it would shortly slip away. It made him depressed.

"How long are you going to sleep on the floor for?"

He heard his master's cold voice, but before he can look at him, he felt a heavy pressure that almost crushed his bones. Not even his master's lord father could radiate this type of pressure that felt like an active volcano. The only thing he could think of was his master had a breakthrough and several times at that.

"C-congratulations master!" he said elatedly, but soon realized the only way for the young master to get stronger was to find a doctor of great skill. Someone that was even better than the 'Legendary Doctor Moa' that couldn't even cure his young master.

Temple smiled in triumph. He sat down in a lazy fashion without the care of his nakedness. Airi, on the other hand, was used to such odd quirks for his master, but he still annoyed by it.

"Send for some my clothes and I need you to go out and buy the best female clothes you can find and a wardingtalisman."

"Master?"

Temple confirmed with a nod, but Airi stood there are a slight daze and a blank look on his face.

"What is it?"Temple asked.

Airi didn't hesitate and said, "When did master have such a hobby?"

It was Temple's turn to look at his simple attendant and wondered if he was too heavy handed with him on the way back here. He looked at Airi up and down and already knew that he was in perfect health so he decided to probe.

"Why do you ask such a question?"

"I don't know why master has a need for female clothes, especially considering master's condition."

"It's for the fifth miss."

Airi was puzzled because he didn't recall the fifth miss stopping by or why they needed to give her clothes.

"When did the fifth miss come by?" he said with yearning in his voice even though he hid it very well. Airi was also confused by the feeling of spring in his heart the moment the fifth miss was mentioned.

"I brought her in, she's still sleeping upstairs."

Temples words hit him like a ton of bricks. He didn't understand why the miss of the Westhaven estate was sleeping in their courtyard, nor her need for clothes, and why the master was walking in the nude. Realization dawned upon him, his master attacked the fifth miss. Airi took a few steps back with a grim look on his face. Temple wasn't slow to his attendant's actions and didn't care to elaborate either. He knew his attendant serve as his father's eyes and ears. At the end of the day, he wouldn't be surprised his father knew about his shameful actions. He didn't mind much being banded in marriage with Nisha after he benefited so much.

Airi at this point can only obey his shameless master and report to the young master's lord father. He swiftly the Northern Courtyard and saw the night sky. Airi hid into the night skillfully without letting the inhabitants of the estate notice his movements. He left the estate and left a written letter underneath a stone slab that was soon sealed by his spiritual energy. After that, he left to carry out his shopping duties.

Lanterns and open flamed torches lit up the night market of the humble capital. People of all classes of society littered the narrow stone streets. As his master ordered, he went to a talisman shop and obtained a high-grade warding talisman. He left the shop to carry on his next task but he was stumped. How was he going to go to a woman's clothing store as a single man? It wasn't odd for male servants to shop for female things and the like, but he didn't know anything about women fashion. He also didn't want to embarrass himself just because it was expensive. He stood there at the front of the store pacing back and forth scaring the potential customers entering the store.

The staff looked worriedly at the stranger that was emitting the aura of a gold stage cultivator. Even the guards of the business couldn't even afford someone of that realm of strength. Suddenly at the corner of Airi's eye, he saw one of the escorts by the fifth miss's side during dinner it was Gutless. The beautiful woman was speaking to a tacky merchant that was eyeing her oddly. He heaved a sigh of relief knowing that he can pass on his troubling task to her. Instead of it being an odd encounter between the two and asking for assistance, he knew the tacky merchant had ill intentions towards her as he had shady men surround them. He could use this chance to aid her and then request for her help, but before he could make it to her side. He saw Gutless with no indication of movement thrust her arm into the man tearing him in two. Blood and guts sprayed everywhere as people screamed and hid from he fright. He too was stunned shock from the sudden act of pure violence.

Gutless was unmoved and carried on with preceding to walk away, but the shady men that were with the now dead merchant charged at Gutless without knowing how weak they were compared to an expert Gutless just merely released a black fog that surrounded her area that shielded the visibility of anybody looked their way. The fog was in a half dome shape that was constantly swirling from the inside. Shortly after the fog dome was created blood-chilling screams filled the space. Nobody could see the inside but only heard flesh being torn apart mixed with screams. It didn't take long for the noise to stop. It was so silent you could only hear someone take a breath.

The black fog quickly dissipated and the only thing that was still there was Gutless standing in an elegant fashion unfazed by the stares she was getting. The bodies and the blood that everybody expected to see, wasn't even there. Even the ground within the area was cleaner than the surrounding area. Everybody sucked in a cold breath and did their best to avoid eye contact. Airi was even tempted to avoid her until she looked at his way. For someone who was weak as an ant to a strong expert of the heavenly stage could only greet her appropriately to her level of strength. Gutless simply acknowledged him with a slight nod, before she started to walk towards him. The moment he noticed her sudden action, his back started to sweat. The staff and guards in front of the clothing store also started to sweat and shiver to their boots. If they the choice they wished that they can close the store early.

"Man, where can my mistress obtain furniture?"

Airi was shocked by the way she addressed him, but he didn't pay much mind to it, because he wasn't worthy to call her name.

"Dear expert, furniture can be purchased at the carpenter workshop," he said carefully.

"You provided a great service, my mistress will surely award you for your efforts."

Airi blushed from the mere mention of the fifth miss, didn't know where to place his thoughts of her. To stop his thoughts from running wild he got to the point since Gutless was out on an errand for her mistress.

"Before you go back, I was tasked by my master to the best clothes for your young mistress."

Gutless smiled with pure delight knowing that others were giving tributes to her mistress. Airi, on the other hand, was dazed by her beauty. He didn't know why these women had such an effect on him.

"...I-I wondered if you can help this servant find clothes that are fitting for your mistress?" He asked to hid his short moment of absent-mindedness.

The beautiful servant of Nisha looked at him and proceded into the clothing store that was behind the man. Airi took it as she was willing to help, while the store's staff started to dread their existence.

It was a mindless task for Gutless to enter the store and immediately head to the fabrics section of the store. Airi thought that she would look at the completed dresses for her mistress but he was wrong. The staff was too afraid to approach and instead pretended to be decorations on the wall. Gutless worked fast and picked all the expensive material that could be found in the store. The raw material was priced less at a lower price than the completed outfits in the store, but when everything was added together, Airi can only start to wrap the sweat on his face.

"This will suffice as a gift for my mistress, " Gutless flatly said.

Airi wanted to pinch his master's money pouch because his master's lord father only prohibit him a limited spending allowance for this mission. The many items within the gift that Gutless picked for her mistress were 2000 gold coins in total. That would be something that most Nobel households wouldn't be about to spend in a half a year, but yet they managed to spend that in a night. But he was too unnerved not to spend the money. So without much of a choice, he spent the money according to his master's wishes.