Morning light filtered through the gauze window into a certain room within the City Lord’s Mansion. The room remained somewhat dim.
On the floor lay a heap of quilts and several pillows. On the nearby bed, two girls in odd positions slept soundly.
Both girls’ clothing was disheveled, as if they had just survived an intense battle.
He Wanyi woke up in a daze. She discovered Bing Yao’s thigh pressing down on her stomach. She blinked and moved the leg off herself, recalling the events of the previous day.
After a busy day, she had returned to her room only to find her lover, Bing Yao, suddenly appearing on her bed, wearing nothing but a semi-transparent gauze robe.
The moment He Wanyi opened the door, she was greeted by this stimulating scene. She quickly covered her face with her hands, secretly admiring the view through her fingers.
“Um? Bing Yao, why are you here? Weren’t you in the Imperial City? How did you suddenly show up on my bed?”
“Wanyi-jiejie, I missed you.” Bing Yao looked at He Wanyi peeking through her fingers, her voice carrying a shy, coquettish tone. “The true inheritance of the former Void Refinement stage powerhouse, Profound Sound Immortal Lord, from the Guiyun Mountain Range has appeared in the world. The monarch went to explore the inheritance and won’t return for at least a month. That’s why I rushed over from the Imperial City during this time.”
Looking at Bing Yao, He Wanyi still felt some uncertainty. “Is it really okay? Even though it’s a Void Refinement true inheritance, sneaking out is still too risky.”
“I went through more than ten teleportation immortal arrays just to come find you~”
He Wanyi was pressed down onto the bed by Bing Yao. Her cheeks flushed red as Bing Yao’s numbing voice sounded beside her ear.
It got hard. My fingers got hard. She was actually overpowered by her little girlfriend. She flipped over, pinning Bing Yao beneath her. Their eyes locked, and then came the indescribable acts. White strands of hair intertwined as the sun set and the moon rose. It was not until two in the morning that they embraced and fell asleep.
The recollection ended.
He Wanyi changed into a fresh set of clothes. She walked to the bedside and condensed a stream of water with her spiritual power to cleanse Bing Yao’s body. Then she picked up the quilt and covered her with it.
Gazing at Bing Yao’s sleeping face, He Wanyi’s eyes were filled with deep love and affection.
It was rather laughable. Her meeting with Bing Yao had been entirely by accident. Bing Yao was the most favored concubine of the current monarch of the Jade Water Immortal Kingdom. She herself had been a spy planted by the Southwind Immortal Kingdom in the Jade Water Immortal Kingdom. To make it easier to gather intelligence, she had engineered an accidental encounter to approach Bing Yao. Unexpectedly, she had ended up falling in herself.
However, I don’t regret it. I’m very happy to have met you.
He Wanyi leaned down and kissed Bing Yao gently on the forehead.
Bing Yao felt something soft touch her forehead. She groggily opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was He Wanyi’s stunningly beautiful face.
“Wanyi…? You’re awake… Haah~”
Sitting up, she rubbed her eyes and stretched into a big yawn.
Just as Bing Yao was about to say something, she suddenly sensed a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation rushing rapidly toward the City Lord’s Mansion.
She snapped awake instantly. But in the very next moment, the roof of the City Lord’s Mansion was blasted away. The defensive immortal array shattered like paper.
Hovering in midair was a tall figure staring down at them with a dark, gloomy expression.
“Hua… Hua Yanyun! Y-Your Majesty!”
The arrival was none other than the current monarch of the Jade Water Immortal Kingdom—Hua Yanyun!
Bing Yao screamed inwardly. Immense fear flooded her entire body.
We’re done for, done for, done for! Didn’t she go explore the inheritance? Wasn’t it supposed to be at least a month?
Hua Yanyun had black hair cascading like a waterfall. She wore a black dragon robe embroidered with gold. Her pair of narrow, crimson eyes—breathtakingly beautiful—stared fixedly at them.
She spoke slowly, enunciating each word: “Bing Yao, this monarch has always treated you well. Is this how you repay me?”
Then Hua Yanyun turned her gaze toward He Wanyi. “City Lord He has quite the refined taste, taking the initiative to bear the duty of caring for Immortal Fairy Bing Yao in this monarch’s stead?”
At this moment, He Wanyi stared up at Hua Yanyun hovering in the air, channeling all her power into her defenses.
Facing Hua Yanyun at the Body Integration realm, her own meager Nascent Soul stage felt utterly insignificant. She knew escape was impossible, so she spoke up before Bing Yao could.
“Your Majesty, all of this was this subject’s idea. It has nothing to do with Immortal Fairy Bing Yao.”
He Wanyi broke out in a cold sweat. Looks like my career as a spy ends here. What a shame. I won’t be able to help Mother anymore.
Hua Yanyun, unaware of He Wanyi’s inner thoughts, found her words amusing.
“Nothing to do with her? She stripped herself naked and delivered herself to your bed, yet you claim it has nothing to do with her? Very well, let’s end it here.”
In an instant, an ice spear condensed and pierced straight through He Wanyi’s defenses, hurtling toward Bing Yao!
Puchi——
The sickening sound of flesh tearing rang out. The ice spear impaled Bing Yao through the heart. Her face filled with confusion. She took one final look at He Wanyi before all signs of life faded away.
“No!”
He Wanyi watched Bing Yao’s body collapse powerlessly to the ground. Her mind went completely blank. She let out a heart-wrenching cry as tears poured down like rain. It felt as if the sky itself had collapsed.
Hua Yanyun found the sight of He Wanyi sobbing uncontrollably amusing. In a flash, she teleported in front of He Wanyi. One hand clamped around her throat, lifting her into the air.
He Wanyi felt a powerful spiritual force surge into her body, sealing her cultivation base.
This is bad! With her cultivation sealed and her spiritual energy source cut off, the illusion technique she had constantly maintained to hide her true identity immediately dissipated.
Her body scattered like grains of sand. The He Wanyi held in Hua Yanyun’s hand transformed into a completely different appearance.
Hua Yanyun looked at the much smaller version of He Wanyi in her grasp with confusion. She grabbed her by the hair and pulled her close for a careful inspection.
After taking over as City Lord, He Wanyi’s public image had always been that of a female cultivator with long white hair and light green eyes, possessing a rather attractive figure. But the “He Wanyi” in her hand now was vastly different from the previous City Lord He. She stood only about four chi tall, with black hair flowing down, her features appearing somewhat childish and youthful. Her jade-green eyes brimmed with tears, making her look utterly pitiful and endearing.
Hua Yanyun looked at the girl in her hand. The corners of her mouth curved into a playful smile. She tossed He Wanyi to the ground, squatted down, and pinched her chin with one hand. She spoke softly, “Since you cuckolded me and caused the death of my most beloved Immortal Fairy Bing Yao, from today onward, you shall replace her and become my new girlfriend.”
With that, Hua Yanyun casually knocked He Wanyi unconscious.