Bab 22: Chapter 22
Ye Qi was in the court of the Glory City, a neutral place like the Alchemy Association that contains a dark gold elder as their head.
Ye Qi smirked as he read the contract that Shen Fei has suggested with their blood.
Ye Qi was looking at a paper that was written with normal ink. At the end of the page, there were two names. Shen Fei and Ye Qi. Under Shen Fei's name, there was his fingerprint, redone, and that's blood. And under Ye Qi's name, there is nothing, yet.
"Would you like to sign it, young master?" Asked the receptionist.
"Sure." Ye Qi smirked.
He had just read the contact, and Shen Fei, that bastard nephew of his, surely knows how to bully someone.
The contract sounded normal, the loser in their fight has to stay away from Ning'er and doesn't bother her. In case Shen Fei lost, she won't be his fiancee and he won't bother her. On the other hand, has Ye Qi lose, he won't have the right to talk to her again.
Everything sounded normal. But. There was one simple condition that can come to Shen Fei's advantage.
'Anyone who backup from the fight for any reason would be considered the loser.'
With that little line, Ye Qi may face a lot of other opponents who are stronger than Shen Fei before facing Shen Fei himself.
Shen Fei, for real, knows how to make the conditions go to his side.
'He really thinks I am just a weakling.'
Ye Qi furrowed his eyebrows, then he let a laughing snort.
When he had ascended to the Golden rank, not only he got stronger as a demon-spiritualist, but his basic time-space skills have gotten stronger as well.
For example, <<Time-Rate Warp>> can be controlled so the time flows faster for Ye Qi 5 times.
Of course, it's more consuming that way, however, it's nothing if he accelerated the time 4 times for himself.
The same applies to other skills such as <<Coordinates Rewind>> and <<Elemental Freezing>>.
Ye Qi turned his head to the exit.
Tomorrow is the fighting day, and his soul force is only 17.000.
And that was thanks to the extra energy from the Nightmare Demon Pot.
'I can't let my slow progression in Golden Rank get the best of me.'
Ye Qi has been cultivating his physical body. Once he reaches the required level, he will be able to cultivate the laws, which would let him pass the ranks at a faster rate than the soul force.
Ye Qi knows he is progressing well for a Golden Rank. But that's only for the first star. The more stars he advances, the harder it would be to progress.
"Whatever. I will cultivate for the night." Ye Qi murmured as he put the contract on the table. He reached his storage ring and took out a knife. After making a slight cut on his finger, he put his fingerprint under his name on the paper.
"With this, the contract is active." The receptionist who met Ye Qi in the court said as she took the paper and hide it under some shelf.
"Have a good day." Ye Qi channelled his soul force to the cut on his finger, before he turned to leave.
-x-X-x-
Xiao Ning'er was sitting down in the manor of the Winged Dragon Family.
Her heart has been beating weirdly all of the day.
That was because of one reason.
Tomorrow, the martial art that was held by the Sacred Family would start.
People may think it is a normal event, but to Xiao Ning'er, it's the time when Ye Qi is going to fight.
She had remembered when Ye Qi told her to live as normal, while he takes care of the rest.
At that time, she had thought that he is comforting her; however, he seems to be going to take that promise so far.
Ye Qi is only a 1st-star Silver rank demon spiritualist, and he is going to fight that bastard Shen Fei, who had been a star above him.
Shen Fei was just a womaniser and a lazy person.
No one knows his real potentials.
But everyone says that he would have become the first genius in the Glory City if he had put more effort into cultivation more than women.
While hearing such a thing, even If Ning'er knew about Ye Qi's talent, she can't help but feel worried.
Not to mention, Shen Fei is a dishonest bastard, unlike Ye Qi, who is just a pure sweet person.
Ning'er stopped cultivating and walked to the window while patting the blue gemstone on her neck.
"How can I help him." She put her head on the table and kept thinking.
She was in dilemma. While Ye Qi is going to fight, she is just here trying to break through the Silver Rank.
It's night, and for most of the women, they can't cultivate at this time.
However, she didn't want to stand here and wait.
"I'll have to see if there is something to do."
Ning'er lifted her head and thought.
She went back to her original spot, sat down, and thought of a way to help her deal with the accumulated Yin energy, in case she cultivated.
She lifted her hand and looked at her fingers while thinking of Ye Qi.
"I can't just be useless. I have to think like Ye Qi!" Xiao Ning'er played with her hair. "What would Ye Qi do… he always says everyone is blind to obvious thing. My problem is Yin energy… my problem is the extra yin energy."
She opened her eyes widely.
'If I release more Yin, I can get cultivate without worrying about nighttime!'
Ning'er blushed. This is too pervert. Not to mention, she needs to focus on a certain image to do that.
She exhaled in frustration.
She lied down. And after some time, her mind became so clear, as her fingers were done from rubbing the edges of the wisdom cave, which unleashed the floods of enlightenment.
-x-X-x-
A new day came.
Ye Qi has left his house.
Currently, he was walking down the street of Glory City.
From the shadow, his Black Gold demon-spiritualist bodyguard was silently moving.
Ye Qi could walk while assuring his back to such a strong bodyguard.
Ye Qi was looking at the people, who were walking while lifting signs. All of them were heading toward a specific location. The Colosseum of the Sacred Family, where the tournament would happen.
"Yay, today is the tournament of the Sacred Family."
"Oh my grandfather, I have been waiting for that for a full year."
"Last year was great. This year we can see the successor of the Sacred Family in action."
….
Ye Qi sighed while looking at the innocent people. Commoners are so easy to be guided by the Nobles and those who have ranked higher than them. Although those tournaments are appearing to be for entertainment, honour, or whatever bullshit high reason it's, in the fact, they happen to force commoners to gamble and take their money from them.
Ye Qi looked at the sides. He had an invitation to the martial arts tournament. And there was one extra person who is coming to watch him. His father, as it seems, would be presented.
Ye Qi entered the Colosseum and registered his presence before he was asked to wait in a specific room before he gets called with the others.
Although Ye Qi was here to participate like everyone, his noble status allowed him to have a private room to wait.
As Ye Qi was about to sit down on an available chair, from the door, a tall curvy woman entered. Looking at her crimson long hair and crimson eyes, Ye Qi smiled and stood up.
"Ye Qi," Shen Xiu called when their eyes met.
Shen Xiu, when finally seeing him after the vacation, had a small smile on their face.
"It's been a quite long time."
Ye Qi stepped forward to the teacher, taken by her curves and look.
Shen Xiu was wearing a casual red dress reaching her knees, a Chinese-like dress with a yellow western dragon pattern drawn on it.
Ye Qi opened his arms, and Shen Xiu understood his intents.
"Did you miss me?" She asked as she opened her arms and pulled him to her embrace, pressing his head on her huge chest.
Ye Qi only nodded as he let his nose enjoy the softness.
"Well, what do you think?" Ye Qi took his head back and stared up into her eyes.
"I think we should get engaged soon. My big brother is coming back soon." She said as her hand started patting his cheek.
"True." Ye Qi took by her hand. "So, until then, let's have a small talk."
After he took her hand, he took Shen Xiu and they sat down next to each other. The two of them started talking about some topics related to their daily life.
"So, how is your progression?" Ye Qi has asked her.
"Not impressive. I'm just 5th Star Silver Rank. I think I'm going to change my Demon Spirit very soon." Shen Xiu said, smiling. In her whole life, she had never imagined that she would reach this level by her age. However, what Ye Qi had done has surely motivated her to put more hard work. As it seems, someone with a yellow soul realm can do some amazing feats. 'The accumulated Yin energy helped as well.' Shen Xiu didn't want to mention this part.
"Good then." Ye Qi's hand moved from her hand and patted her thigh. "After the tournament, I'll give you something."
"Mm…" she nodded. "So, did you come to see me or fight?" Shen Xiu put her hand on his thigh and started caressing it. " 'Cause if it's not the latter, you can just not go, and we can stay here, all alone."
"Well, there is nothing I want more than staying here, with you. However, there is a personal fight for me to take."
Ye Qi, while feeling aroused by her hand that was playing around his thigh, almost nearing his crotch, tried to talk straightly.
"Personal?"
Shen Xiu suddenly opened her eyes widely. It's not a reaction to what Ye Qi has said, but to what she has seen. Next to her hand, a tent formed, and she could see a big bulge there. Ye Qi was having a boner for her!
It's her first time seeing one this close, and she blushed.
"Not that person, though." Ye Qi said, trying to act calm while her smooth touch was making a tent throb in his pants.
"But well, you can come back here at any time." She said, still not looking at his eyes.
Ye Qi, who was looking at her blushing face that was facing the ground, smiled as his hand squeezed on the soft flesh of her thigh. Shen Xiu shivered for a second as he did that and her breathes stopped for a brief.
"Don't worry." Ye Qi thought that she worried.
"I'm not." She was still looking at his bulge. Shen Xiu had already heard many things from a married woman. For someone who has been curious for her whole life, she couldn't take her eyes from what she is seeing.
'No, it should only happen after marriage. You're still a respected woman,' thought Shen Xiu as she faked a cough and lifted her head and looked Ye Qi.
"Mmm… then give me some good luck." Ye Qi's eyes then went to her lips after she made eye contact with him.
Shen Xiu looked back at his lips, curious about his tongue and how Ye Qi had shown that he is a good kisser. She held his chin and slowly approached.
Ye Qi was faster in his action. Taking the initiative, he kissed her lips, inserting his tongue and moving it skillfully inside of her mouth. Shen Xiu wrapped her arms around his neck, crushing her chest on his, and tried to move her tongue randomly with his. Ye Qi's hand unconsciously rested on her chest as he kept kissing. Her nipples perked again as she let a soft moan inside of his mouth.
*Muah* *Slurp*
"Ye Qi. You're called to come."
The door of the waiting room was opened.
Ye Qi and Shen Xiu were already done kissing. They took a natural sitting position as they looked at the man who came.
The receptionist who had called Ye Qi said as he looked at Shen Xiu, who was the sister of the patriarch.
"Young Mistress. Are you having a fever?" He asked, seeing her cheeks going red.
"Go away! Don't annoy me!"
Shen Xiu looked at the receptionist angrily, which made him crumble in fear; he bowed down and turned before he ran away.
Shen Xiu snorted at him. Just when things were going good, that man has to come.
When she looked to the side, she found that Ye Qi has already stood up, his bulge in the front of her face.
'Let's hope the boner calm down before I reach the arena.'
"Shen Xiu, we'll continue that on the bed. After this, of course." Ye Qi said as he winked at Shen Xiu.
Shen Xiu, controlling her facial expression skillfully, didn't blush. Instead, she had a casual expression.
"Don't make me wait or I'll die virgin." She said with sarcasm.
"For real." Ye Qi smirked at her face. "You need to teach me how to control my face like you are doing."
"I'll watch you. Don't lose, or I'll lose face." Shen Xiu crossed her arms, making her boobs jiggle, and rolled her eyes.
Ye Qi only smiled, before he gave her his back and went away.
To him, it's time to help Ning'er getting rid of some annoying forced marriage.
-x-X-x-
Ye Qi stood up in the middle of the arena.
Around him, in the audience seats, thousands of families were sitting and observing what is going on.
At the head of the seats was the Main Affairs Elders of the Sacred Family, someone who manages the Sacred Family using his intellect despite having been only a Silver Rank spiritualist.
Ye Qi, Shen Fei, and other demon spiritualists from the Sacred Family and some other noble families were present down in the arena, where the fights are going to happen.
Shen Fei, despite standing far from Ye Qi, smiled in his direction.
In front of everyone, there was a big board.
The main affairs elder announced. "As everyone is seeing, all of our talented fighters are randomly selected in fighting. Please, place your bets."
Shen Fei had some weak individual to fight. On the other hand, Ye Qi was to have one 'tough' fight before fighting Shen Fei.
A Five Stars Silver Rank Demon Spiritualist who is called Shen Ku.
No wonders that Shen Fei was smiling in Ye Qi's direction.
Shen Fei had already planned to use every possible way to win.
If Ye Qi didn't fight in the last round, he would lose according to the contact that he had made with Shen Fei.
And even if Ye Qi, with a miracle, managed to fight Shen Fei, he would be too tired after his fight with Shen Ku.
Ye Qi made eye contact with the smiling Shen Fei and smiled back at him. Shen Fei flinched when he saw Ye Qi's smile. Shen Fei sneered and turned his head before the main affair elder announced the start.
The people on the seats were making their bets.
Shen Fei was the first one to fight against someone who barely broke to the first Star Silver Rank.
Leaving the little nephew of his, Ye Qi looked at the seats.
Shen Xiu was having her eyes on Ye Qi.
He just smiled at her slightly, before his smile froze when his eyes met with his father's.
Ye Xiu made a fist toward Ye Qi, saying that he better not lose in the next round, as he had placed a huge amount of money on him.
Although the Snow Wind family is very rich, some personal gains aren't bad.
When Ye Qi looked away from him, he saw Xiao Ning'er, sitting next to Ye Ziyun, who was here to support him.
Xiao Ning'er's pale face was paler than usual.
Ning'er just has seen who's Ye Qi's next opponent.
In her head, she cursed her current fiancee, who is playing dirty.
Ye Qi is going to fight a peak Silver Rank Spiritualist, not a fighter but a demon spiritualist. In whatever direction this goes, she can see that all of the odds are all against Ye Qi. She wanted to yell how this is unfair and make people aware of the scheming mindset of Shen Fei.
Ye Ziyun, however, held her hand and kept her still.
Ning'er looked at her future sister.
"Don't worry about him. He can do it with ease." Ye Ziyun said. She just smiled in Ye Qi's direction. Since Ye Ziyun had heard her father confirming that Ye Qi is five stars Silver rank as well, she was less worried about him.
Ning'er calmed down and decided to observe what's going to happen after she had seen the smile on Ziyun's face.
Shen Fei's fight was over very soon. It didn't take a long time, since Shen Fei ended up winning with a simple slap, without even the need to merge with his Demon Spirit.
Shen Fei, walking amid the admiring eyes of the audience, put his hands behind his back and glared at Ye Qi.
Ye Qi only followed the tall bastard with his eyes.
Shen Fei is a trickster, that's for sure.
However, Ye Qi is a trickster as well and has a real life-death experience.
'Let's see where this is going to lead.'
With that thought in mind, Ye Qi stepped inside of the arena when his next foe did the same.
Ye Qi had made up his decision.
He will pretend that this is a tough fight for him, just to draw Shen Fei to fight him.
Ye Qi lowered his head to hide his smile.
The audience, including the other competitors, took this as a sign that Ye Qi is either frustrated or preparing himself to accept defeat. No one could blame him. After all, he is going to fight someone who is at the peak of Silver rank, while Ye Qi was declared to be someone who barely started his journey as a Silver rank Demon Spiritualist a week ago.
Ye Qi looked in front. Five meters away from him stood a muscled red-haired man with short hair and a hairy chin. The man had sharp yellow eyes that scanned Ye Qi from head to toe.
Ye Qi only smirked at him, as if not afraid of facing him.
"Young Master. I am aware of the difference in the level between us." Shen Ku smirked back.
Ye Qi raised an eyebrow. "So, you are aware?" he asked, amused.
"Mm… for that, I'm willing to give you a chance to end up this without a fight." Shen Ku said.
Ye Qi, instead of answering, looked to the sides, to see that Shen Fei had a cocky smile on his face.
Ye Qi looked back at his foe.
"Weren't you talking about the social difference? Sure, I'm willing to let you go. Good that you are aware of your place and know that you shouldn't stand in front of a young master like me. Scram."
Ye Qi mocked.
Shen Ku isn't a direct descendant of the Sacred Family, just a part of one of the branch families. On the other hand, Ye Qi was a direct descendant of the Snow Wind Family.
Shen Ku furrowed his eyebrows. As someone who has the backup of the young master Shen Fei, Ye Qi's social position doesn't matter for him.
A red visible soul force formed an aura around him. Shen Ku had some wings extending from his back, made up of flame. Three horns extended out of his head.
"Are you mocking me!" Shen Ku asked with a harsh tone, pretending to be angry.
The commoners covered their faces with their hands. They could feel the pressure on their soul. All of them looked at Ye Qi, curious of what the young master is going to do in the face of this challenge,
"Mmm… can't you tell that already."
Ye Qi said.
Instead of a visible aura, dark fog started spreading from different spots around his body.
He just merged with his demon spirit, the soul force he is unleashing is barely detectable.
Although the audience took this as a normal sign, those who have the knowledge and high cultivation base have expressed their stun. Shadow Devil!!! The most famed demon beast for assassination. Even a Legend rank one would fear to leave his guard around a Black Gold Shadow.
"You will pay for this!" Shen Ku said, angrily, as fire surrounded his body.
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