CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58 I’M NOT GOING UPSTAIRS

Lady Han Yao took another step forward; the light gauze slipped down, revealing her fragrant shoulders.

By this time, the courtyard was already deserted, and she believed Zhang Ze had fallen into her grasp.

Today, she heard her eldest speak of a disciple from the Seventh Sword Pavilion.

She became somewhat interested, wanting to have a look, maybe play a little.

Zhang Ze retreated again, thinking to himself if the atmosphere in Cold City was indeed problematic.

He didn’t look at Lady Han Yao and deliberately turned his head to the side.

Seeing Zhang Ze’s demeanor, Lady Han Yao instead started to laugh.

She didn’t expect this kid to be so unyielding.

Lady Han Yao became even more interested in Zhang Ze, feeling she could have a good time.

She licked her lips, contemplating whether she should take him by force tonight, regardless.

She didn’t believe anyone could resist her charms once tasted.

How could this rookie escape from her grasp?

On Zhang Ze’s side, the little ball was still buzzing in his ear.

"This woman is terrifying."

"You definitely shouldn’t fall for her schemes."

Like a monk reciting scriptures, it made Zhang Ze’s head ache.

Seeing Han Yao approach again, speaking sweetly while suddenly softening her body, she was about to fall into Zhang Ze’s arms.

"Playing this game?" Zhang Ze was astonished internally, not expecting it to be so blatant.

He took a big step backward.

"You fall, I’ll help you; I’m your son."

Seeing through Lady Han Yao’s essence, Zhang Ze had no intention of pitying her, feeling he hadn’t retreated far enough, so he took another step back.

Lady Han Yao, seeing this kid so unappreciative, became even more intrigued.

Lady Han Yao crouched down, softly humming, casting a seemingly resentful glance at Zhang Ze.

Then she let out a lonely, melancholic sigh.

Then she got up, twisting her waist, swaying step by step towards Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze continued to act dumb, pretending not to understand, though he had retreated to the wall by now.

But seeing this woman’s demeanor, she seemed intent on forcefully pursuing him.

Just as Zhang Ze was preparing to use his escape technique, someone called him from the other side of the garden.

"Zhang Ze, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you."

It was Li Yueqi’s voice.

Lady Han Yao’s actions came to a halt.

Li Yueqi directly walked over to Zhang Ze’s side, ignoring Lady Han Yao, and tapped Zhang Ze on the shoulder.

"Come on, we’ll discuss it in the Sword Hall."

"Senior Sister, lead the way quickly," Zhang Ze immediately took the opportunity and stepped out of the courtyard.

Li Yueqi followed beside Zhang Ze, her black dog appearing in the courtyard at some point, glaring at Lady Han Yao before following Li Yueqi out of the courtyard.

Watching their departing figures, Lady Han Yao suddenly laughed.

"Such a fragrant spirit beast scent."

"Is it from that kid, or the black dog?"

"Never mind, there’s no rush for tonight."

"I wonder if these two will catch the show."

...

Li Yueqi had always had a good understanding of her identity, knowing how useful her position in the Beast Taming Sect was.

Regarding Lady Han Yao’s status in Cold City at the Jade Heart Sect, she wouldn’t even take it seriously.

This superiority was innate, especially over those outside the Six Great Sects.

In other stories, she would likely be the kind of stumbling block in the protagonist’s path to progress, flaunting as a spoiled second-generation.

First you deal with the younger one and then comes the older one.

But now, she was a teammate of Zhang Ze.

So the more domineering, the better.

Zhang Ze walked beside Li Yueqi, only feeling relieved once they left what was written as the City Lord’s Mansion, read as the Joyful Sect’s place.

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for the rescue."

Li Yueqi looked at Zhang Ze with a smile, "You’re truly thanking me, not regretting I interrupted your good deeds?"

She already found Mu Qiu somewhat disgusting, and the unseemly words earlier only made her more averse.

Feeling uneasy, she followed to check it out, unexpectedly witnessing the scene in the courtyard.

"What are you saying, Senior Sister, I just came to this place to gather some clues," Zhang Ze shook his head.

"Didn’t find many clues, instead got myself into a mess."

"I thought only Mu Qiu was problematic. Who knew this whole family had issues."

Zhang Ze was at a loss for words.

"Who knew it would be so troublesome? Originally, I just planned to bring my junior sister to relax."

"Visit Aunt Niao’s house, deliver a letter, chat a bit, and then go back."

"Who knew such a situation would arise."

"By the way, Senior Sister, what if I had gone upstairs?" Zhang Ze suddenly asked.

Li Yueqi played with the snake, looked at Zhang Ze, and laughed.

"Then bring Xiaoqin to catch an adulterer, that’s all."

"Your body isn’t bad, breaking the bed frame; tussling until the wee hours is probably not a problem."

After speaking, she nonchalantly patted Zhang Ze on the shoulder.

The truth of the previous night had already been heard by Li Yueqi from Chen Qin, so this was just her teasing Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze was rendered speechless by this taunting, unsure how to respond.

Li Yueqi then moved ahead of Zhang Ze.

"Let’s go to the Sword Hall; Xiaoqin is still there," she said.

Zhang Ze looked at Li Yueqi’s back, feeling this woman was terrifying, had the demeanor of an antagonist, but was in the Righteous Sect’s camp and had brains.

She was indeed difficult to handle, not easily fooled.

But on a second thought, since this was an ally, and she wasn’t the disgusting one, there was nothing to worry about.

Li Yueqi paused after a few steps.

"What would you have done if I hadn’t spoken earlier? Gone upstairs with her?"

Zhang Ze was deep in thought, didn’t react immediately, and after a while, took something out from the Hundred Treasures Bag and tossed it to Li Yueqi.

"Use this, after all, there’s no way I’d ascend to Sister Yao’s floor."

Li Yueqi caught it and found it was a bamboo tube, the length of a palm, made from ordinary bamboo wood, with the words "Heaven-shattering Thunder" imprinted on it.

"Something Lily made, input spiritual qi, and launch it skyward."

"And then?" Li Yueqi asked.

"Loud noise and flash, half the city will hear and see it."

"I don’t believe she could still be in the mood to toy with me once this Heaven-shattering Thunder explodes."

"Where’s the sense in illicit acts being public?"

Li Yueqi stared at the item in her hand for a while, and Zhang Ze had already moved ahead of her.

"Interesting."

"Xiaoqin was right."

"Being around this kid is indeed quite entertaining."

Li Yueqi calmly followed behind Zhang Ze, tailing the spiritual snake’s tail tip.

...

Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Mei’Er held a magical artifact in her hand, something she had requested from the Mistress.

An ancient mirror, lotus-shaped, with five dragons entwining the mountains on its back, spewing and swallowing the scene of the sun and moon.

The mirror was murky, not reflecting any images.

"Lily, would you run an errand and take this to Zhang Ze?" Mei’Er said.

"Can’t I not go?" Lily shrinked her neck, fearing she couldn’t afford losing such a treasure upon seeing it.

"Then will you stay behind to clean up the mess?" Mei’Er sighed.

Lily hesitated for a while, finally hugging onto Fuji’s leg.

"Sister Fuji, lend me a Little Fuji."

"Sigh, is Cold City dangerous?" From Fuji’s body fell a piece of Little Fuji, who looked up at Lily.

"Intuition," Lily replied firmly.

"Then I’ll lend you some more," Fuji was very kind.