CH 10.1

The white veil was about a foot wide and made of an unknown material. It did not look like ordinary silk and its colour was like icy snow. Glittering in the moonlight, it was extraordinarily spectacular and beautiful and it was obviously a very soft and light thing. At this moment, under the control of a powerful internal energy, it seemed to have a life of its own. It stood straight, hard and sharp as a blade and just like its name, it was passionate. Since ancient times, many beautiful things had arisen from it but as long as you were not serious, you would inevitably be hurt by it.

Handsome Elder Brother’s weapon was also so beautiful! Lei Lei’s jaw dropped open.

Just as the Duo Qing Veil was about to wrap around the Phoenix Crying Blade on the ground, unexpectedly, the Phoenix Crying Blade flew up by itself and avoided the Duo Qing Veil. It soared through the sky towards the young master.

Shang Guan Qiu Yue obviously had not expected it either, “Ice silk!”

It turned out that the Phoenix Crying Blade had a very thin and extremely tough silver thread attached to it. The young master retracted the sword into his hand, then without a word, his figure flashed and he swung the sword towards the Duo Qing Veil.

Instantaneously, the Duo Qing Veil became soft and flexible like a meandering serpent. It wrapped around the Phoenix Crying Blade. This was exactly what the young master planned and the moment the veil wrapped around the sword, he immediately twisted the sword inwards.

The Phoenix Crying Blade was originally cast from the finest cold iron from the seabed and could even slice through hair fluttering in the wind. It would inevitably slice through ordinary swords. However, the Duo Qing Veil was also unusually tenacious. Not only did it not break, there was instead a strange and very jarring sound of friction like two metals grating against each other.

The young master was slightly startled, “So it turns out that the Duo Qing Veil is woven from ice silk.”

Ice silk was known to be the most flexible and when made into close-fitting clothes, it was invulnerable. It was a treasure that martial arts people dreamt of and back then, it was already rare for Xiao Yuan to have found one. How much was needed to weave such a long veil? It could be seen that this Duo Qing Veil could be regarded as the most valuable weapon in the world of martial arts today.

With a “chi” sound, Shang Guan Qiu Yue withdrew the veil and laughed, “I’ve long heard that the final form of the Xiao family’s sword technique, “Xiao Xiao’s Phoenix Cry” is infinitely powerful. I’d be much obliged to learn it, but the time for that has not yet come.”

His figure soared up like the beautiful clouds floating in the sky.

“Wanting to leave?” With his great revenge yet to take place, how could the young master be willing to give up? He started to chase.

Her elder brother was on one side, and “Xiao Bai” was on the other. In the end, it would be bad if either side sustained losses. Lei Lei hurriedly grabbed him, “Don’t, don’t chase!”

Seeing Shang Guan Qiu Yue leave while being pulled by the arm, the young master was anxious and angrily said, “This devil is harming the world of martial arts. If he’s not eliminated now, there’ll be endless troubles ahead!” He threw her aside and wanted to leave again.

Lei Lei was quick witted and simply opened her arms to pounce on him. She held him tight and looked up at him, blinking innocently with doe-like eyes. She looked at him pitifully, “I’m afraid to be alone.”

After saying this, even she herself felt goosebumps all over. No, this line was too shocking and the situation compelled it!

Suddenly, she saw the blood on the ground and immediately trembled again. She held onto the young master tighter. She was really a little scared…

The young master also found it wrong to leave her alone and seeing that it would be hard to catch up to the enemy, he helplessly said, “Let go.”

Lei Lei refused and buried her face into his chest, “If you leave me here alone, what if the witches from Qian Yue Cave come back and kidnap me again?”

Seeing that she was terribly frightened, the young master had no choice but to comfort her softly, “I won’t leave.”

“You’re still the best.” Lei Lei rubbed against his chest reluctantly and let go.

His handsome face blushed slightly. The young master glanced at her then withdrew his sword and sheathed it, “Let’s go back.”

The two of them walked along the mountain path in the faint silver light.

Who could be in high spirits after being kidnapped? The young master paid attention to her for a long while then finally could not bear it, “You… Are you alright?”

“Me? I’m fine, I’m fine!” Lei Lei was in a good mood and changed the topic, “Why can’t your Phoenix Crying Blade kill women?”

The young master relaxed and shook his head, “It was my father’s will, I don’t know why.”

Lei Lei deliberately said, “So close, if you hadn’t kept a trick up your sleeve, he would almost have snatched your precious sword!”

The young master smiled coldly, “How could it be so easy for the demonic cult to snatch away the Xiao family’s Phoenix Crying Blade? Shang Guan Qiu Yue simply wanted to deal with me. If the Phoenix Crying blade really fell into his hands today, it’s likely neither you nor I could leave.”

Lei Lei sighed, “So you were already prepared, so clever!” Her handsome elder brother was even smarter. What he wanted was not the sword, so everything was as he had planned, allowing you to “rescue” me. Look, he had managed to plant a spy by your side.

However, it did not matter. “Xiao Bai” performed well today so she definitely would not harm him.

Should she just tell him the truth? This thought flashed in her mind but she immediately dismissed it.

Shang Guan Qiu Yue did not treat his younger sister badly and it was too bad to betray him. Besides, this Shang Guan Chun Hua seemed to enjoy plucking out people’s eyeballs so who knew how many lives she was accountable for. It was 99% certain that she killed “Xiao Bai”’s wife, the Young Miss Hua. Being involved in a murder case and with “Xiao Bai” abhorring evil and being methodical in every word and action, would he believe the nonsense of being reincarnated into someone else’s body and spare her?

After calculating carefully for a long while, Lei Lei realised depressedly that it was best to continue pretending to have lost her memory.

It really was a landmine even when it should not have been!

Seeing that the two of them returned safely, everyone in Bai Sheng Shan Village was overjoyed. Butler Zhao also made an exception and allocated some extra money to the kitchen to let Aunt Hong cook a delicious meal and congratulate Lei Lei for surviving through a catastrophe. Lei Lei felt very warm. She spoke in detail about her “misadventures” in Qian Yue Cave and how she was saved by the young master. Due to her exaggeration and embellishments, everyone listened with great interest. When it came to Shang Guan Qiu Yue’s Duo Qing Veil, they were all speechless.

“The Duo Qing Veil is also a treasure of the martial arts world. It’s made entirely from ice silk and it’s comparable to your Young Master’s Phoenix Crying Blade. Shang Guan Qiu Yue has excellent martial arts skills…”

Someone interrupted her, “What does Shang Guan Qiu Yue look like?”

Lei Lei thought for a while, “Not bad.”

The crowd was dissatisfied, “He’s probably extremely ugly, what do you mean not bad?!”

Lei Lei felt sorry for her handsome elder brother, “No, he’s very good-looking.”

“Shang Guan Qiu Yue can be good-looking?” Someone smacked the table and challenged her, “You mustn’t have seen it clearly and are making it up!”

Everyone laughed and all of them began to doubt the authenticity of the story, “Girl, you must not have seen it clearly and now you’re spouting nonsense deliberately.”

Lei Lei was speechless. Handsome Elder Brother, you have done too many bad things. Everyone has a deep impression of your actions, like plucking out eyeballs, and with rumours flying around, your reputation only became worse and no one knows your natural beauty anymore.

Someone urged her, “What happened next?”

Lei Lei rolled her eyes, “Later, it ended in a draw and Shang Guan Qiu Yue left.”

They all rolled their eyes back at her, “Nonsense, Xiao’s Xiao Phoenix Crying Blade is unparalleled in the world, how could it be a draw?!”

Lei Lei said hurriedly, “Of course, the most powerful move had not been used yet.”

Everyone believed this and was proud, “The last move hadn’t even been made yet and the devil already got scared and ran away!”

Lei Lei thought something did not sound right and tried to correct them, but no matter how much she emphasised, everyone firmly believed that it was their young master who drove Shang Guan Qiu Yue away.