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Chapter 430: "Xu Que", the Devil

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Young Twelve was furious, but he could not fight back.

Throughout the years, he had always thought that he was quite a big bully. But in front of Xu Que, he felt like a nobody.

He would never have had the guts to kill someone in broad daylight like Xu Que had, unless they had done something really bad.

But Xu Que was able to kill anyone he had a quarrel with.

Young Twelve felt that he had been overshadowed. That was why he did not dare fight back.

As for the soldiers of the Imperial City, they were all silent and pretended that they had not seen Xu Que mock Young Twelve.

After all, they were facing three thousand soldiers…

In fact, they were the soldiers of the Imperial City. That was something they should be proud of. But compared with the soldiers of Snow City who had gone through real battles, they were basically security guards.

"Fine! I am not a real bully actually. Besides, the Water Empress is an acquaintance of mine…" Xu Que said.

He stopped poking at Young Twelve.

Young Twelve got relieved.

As long as the Water Empress is still here, he cannot possibly hurt me.

"For her sake, after you die, I will keep your body intact. You don't need to worry about that. So, do you want to drink some poisonous liquid or would you rather hang yourself? Well, I'd personally prefer to kill you with my sword. Don't worry, it will be quick, I can assure you that you will not feel any pain at all," Xu Que said.

Hearing this, Young Twelve was shocked, as were the rest of the people.

"General Zhuge, please wait!" an old eunuch shouted, riding towards the crowd.

People quickly back away. The old eunuch jumped off the horse before the horse stopped and rushed into the crowd. "General Zhuge, please forgive him."

"Who the hell are you?" Xu Que frowned.

The old eunuch took out a jade bamboo slip and handed it to Xu Que.

"The Princess of Zi Xuan asks me to bring this to you and hopes that you will let him go. Before the Water Empress left, she said that we have to protect our last male successor…"

A jade bamboo slip. Zi Xuan is really considerate.

Xu Que smiled and took the jade bamboo slip. "Really, there is no need to bring a gift to me."

Everyone at present all held their breaths.

This young man is so cruel and unpredictable. How can he change moods so quickly?

However, his face turned gloomy when he found that the slip only bore a few words from Zi Xuan, not the magic inscriptions he wanted.

It read: 'Xu Que, my sister made a promise to my late father that she would do anything to protect the last male successor. If you kill him, that would mean that my sister has failed to keep her promise! By the way, I have prepared the map of the Imperial Tombs for you, I think you might need it.'

"I really need to teach this young chick a lesson!" Xu Que huffed.

He had meant to kill this bully for good, as judging from the facial expressions of the citizens, he could tell that Young Twelve never did anything good.

But if I kill him, the Water Empress will be unhappy. I mean to please her, not upset her.

"Fine! I will not kill you! Do not worry!" Xu Que put away the slip and smiled at Young Twelve.

Young Twelve could not suppress his relief but he did not say anything. The soldiers of the Imperial City were very relieved.

"I am talking with you, why are you silent? Soldier, fetch my Italian cannon…"

"Thank you!" Young Twelve answered.

Xu Que happily nodded. "Good! We should celebrate this! Hang him and his male peers up on the city wall and poke their penises a hundred times!"

"What?"

Everyone at present was speechless.

Hanging them up and poking their penises?! Seriously?

Young Twelve and the young men in his gang were frightened. They never thought that they would be punished like this.

The rest of the young girls in his gang were frightened as well. They were very nervous and had no idea what punishment they would receive.

"Xu Que, you cannot do this!" Buttface said.

Young Twelve and his peers' eyes sparkled. They thought the dog was pleading for them.

Buttface said, "If you do this, you would also be punishing the soldiers who are going to poke their penises. Who would want to do that? So I suggest that they poke each others' penises. Just send some soldiers to supervise them."

Hearing this, Young Twelve and his male gang members almost passed out.

Xu Que was amazed by his words and nodded. "Wow, that is a very good idea! Soldiers, hang them up. Anyone who dare to fight back shall be killed! By me!"

"Yes!"

Young Twelve and his male peers did not dare to complain and allowed the soldiers to hang them up. They knew that Xu Que was waiting for them to complain so he could use it as an excuse to kill them.

The soldiers and the old eunuch were all silent. The rest of the citizens around them all felt immensely happy.

Xu Que jumped on a horse and looked at the sky. "I am such a kind person! I have gotten rid of another bully for the people! Now, listen up, everyone!"

"Yes!" the soldiers shouted all together.

"Let's go and loot the third Duke's residence. I believe he has some sort of connections with these traitors. We must have a through investigation of his house!"

Thus they all marched towards the third Duke's house, leaving the rest of the crowd lost in their confusion.

Seriously, you call yourself kind?!

"A wicked man will always meet someone who is more wicked than him!" a old man said.

Hearing this, all the people nodded.

They could tell that the Young Twelve was a big a*shole, but that General Zhuge was a real devil, a shameless devil!

Chapter 431: Bang, Bang, Bang!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Que and his three thousand soldiers were marching towards the third Duke's residence.

On the other side, the soldiers of the Imperial City had no idea whether they should inform the Duke first or rescue Young Twelve first, feats which would be dangerous either way.

Thus, they just stood still.

…

In the main bedroom of the third Duke's residence, the door closed. Inside the room, a woman who was richly bejeweled began undressing a middle-aged man.

The man draped a pair of imperial robes on his body and sneered. "These are the imperial robes that belong to me!"

The woman covered her mouth with her hand and smiled. "Since you are wearing the imperial robes, you should start to call yourself 'Emperor' as well."

"Haha! Quite right!" The man laughed hard.

This room was shielded by a Protection Array, so they could not be heard by people outside.

Evidently, this middle-aged man was the third Duke, the father of Young Twelve. The woman was his wife.

The man was dressed like the Emperor of the Water Nation, whilst the woman was dressed like the Empress. Pathetically, they only dared to conduct such activities inside the privacy of their room.

"It won't take long before we can confidently stand in front of everyone else as the Emperor and the Empress." The third Duke smiled, enjoying the sight of himself in front of a mirror.

However, the woman complained, "When your elder brother died, you should have taken the opportunity to rebel. If it were not for that woman, you would already be the Emperor now!"

The third Duke said in a low voice, "It's not my fault. My elder brother suddenly had a daughter. In fact, I'd known all about this, but I'd simply forgotten at that moment. And then he passed his throne to that woman in front of all the officials before he died. I could do nothing to stop him!"

"Well, you should have at least recalled that your brother had a daughter before he revealed it himself… then that woman would not even have had the opportunity to take the throne!"

"So what?! That woman is going to stay the Empress for just over a decade. Anyway, I will soon take the throne back," the third Duke sneered.

The woman said, "A hundred years ago, you and your elder brother came and stayed in the Cultivation World for ten years. You came back with him again later after your cultivation. He could not possibly have had the time to meet women, so why did your elder brother pass his throne to an outsider?"

The third Duke frowned. "I have no idea, but I do feel very suspicious about this. Once I saw that my late brother was being very respectful to that woman, I'# thought I'd been wrong. But now when I think of this, I do feel there as if there is something wrong with all this!"

The woman waved her hand. "Never mind. I have already got enough soldiers and the Water Nation has just gone through two big battles. That woman has not come back yet. I think this is the best opportunity for us to take back the throne."

"By the way, we do owe a lot to that General. If it were not for him, we would never have been able to take back the lost cities this quickly!" the third Duke sneered.

In fact, only the third Duke knew that Hong Yan was not the real daughter of the late Emperor. With this secret in hand, he had been plotting to take the throne back for years and had been waiting for the right opportunity.

He believed that once he revealed this secret, he would definitely win the officials over to his side and subsequently win the throne back, since no one would allow an outsider to rule the country.

"Still, I am very curious about the identity of that General Zhuge. How did he manage to take back ten lost cities in two days. Can he really be the God of Armies? I am afraid he might be a threat to our plan!" the woman said.

The third Duke smiled. "You do not need to worry. Although I have not met him in person, I have been told that General Zhuge is very young and whenever he took back a city, he would loot the governor's residence, so he must be a greedy person. We can easily make him come to our side by giving him some money. I will invite him to our place tomorrow and we can see what he is really like."

"I knew it! You have something made up in your mind! Earlier, I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to put on the imperial robe." The woman gently patted him on his chest and settled into his embrace.

The third Duke laughed. "Since this morning, my eyelids have not stopped twitching. I felt a bit worried. But after I put on the robe, I finally calmed down. There is only one step between me and the throne now. Once I get the General on my side, the whole of Water Nation will be mine."

"Of course! But remember to lock Hong Yan up and torture her! She has made our son suffered so much these past few years!" the woman said harshly.

"Absolutely," the third Duke answered, picturing the Water Empress in his mind. There was lust in his eyes.

The woman was still resting in his embrace and did not notice this, but she did suddenly feel his erection.

She pouted playfully. "You are really energetic!"

Seeing her face, the third Duke had to suppress the urge to retch.

"By the way, I heard that every time the General loots a house, he always knocks on the door first and announces that he will not take a needle or a thread. And do you know what happens? After he goes in, he takes everything away apart from the needles and threads. Haha!" The woman began to laugh. "He is really shameless…"

…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

They heard someone knocking on the main door.

The pair stopped laughing.

"Open the door. We have come to check your water meter. I promise we will not take a needle or a thread from you!"

Chapter 432: I am Powerful? Why?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Open the door, we have come to check your water meter. I promise we will not take a needle or a thread from you."

The two became rather serious.

"What's going on?"

"Can it be General Zhuge? Why on earth has he come here?" the third Duke asked.

The woman exclaimed, "Tell the servant not to open the door!"

…

A servant opened the door.

Then everyone heard the heavy steps of the soldiers.

"Who are you? You cannot break into the Duke's house like this! Get out!" the servant shouted.

"We are the army of justice. We think you have some connection to the traitors, so we have come to investigate. Peers, remember not to take away the needles and the threads... apart from that, you can take anything you want!"

"Yes!"

Then the whole house descended into chaos.

Objects were falling, servants and guards were shouting…

The third Duke and his wife were completely shocked. They had never thought that something like this would happen in broad daylight.

"How dare he! Does he really think that I am Mr Soft?" the third Duke spluttered furiously, readying himself to leave the room.

The woman stopped him and said, "Are you out of your mind? Are you going to go out there with this robe on?"

Hearing this, he quickly changed out of his robe.

Meanwhile, Xu Que had rushed into the main hall with his soldiers, trying to figure out where the library was. He wanted to find some magic inscriptions.

Buttface, however, had simply come here to play. He rushed into any room he liked and bit everything he saw.

Then inadvertently, he rushed towards the Duke's bedroom. He suddenly stopped in front of the door.

"Wait, I can sense that this room is under the protection of some kind of array. There must be something good hiding in here."

Hearing this, the soldiers who had come with him said excitedly, "We should immediately report this to General Zhuge."

"Stop! It was I who discovered this!" Buttface shouted.

"What?!" The soldiers were stunned.

The soldiers were all very loyal to Xu Que, so they wanted the honour of reporting this to Xu Que.

Aren't you the pet of the General Zhuge? Why you are even less loyal towards him than we are? Are you going to rebel against him?

Thinking of this, the soldiers all stared at Buttface. One soldier discreetly backed away and prepared himself to run away and report this to Xu Que.

Seeing this, Buttface explained, "What are you thinking?! I am not that sort of wolf! General Zhuge is so busy now, I think we should get the things out from inside the room first, then we will give them to him as a lovely surprise! What do you think?"

In fact, what he really wanted was to take the treasure for himself.

"Huh…" The soldiers nodded.

He does make sense. General Zhuge is so busy now, it isn't right to ask him to come over right now.

"But… Little Black has gone to inform the General Zhuge," a soldier said.

Buttface then shouted, "Then we should break this array right now!"

He jumped up and kicked the door.

The soldiers were moved by him.

He is truly loyal to General Zhuge. He has even tried to break the array with his physical body!

But before his feet could touch the door, the door opened by itself.

Bang!

Buttface kicked the Duke right in his face.

Even if the Duke had been in Level 5 of the Infant Transformation Stage, the bones in his head would break if he received the kick head-on.

However, the Duke reacted quickly by using the strength of the array and his own magic inscriptions.

Still, the bone of his nose was broken and blood flew out. He promptly passed out.

"Help!" the woman screamed from inside the room. "You b*stard! How dare you!" She freaked out, having never imagined that her husband would be kicked by a dog so hard that he would pass out.

"Buttface! What have you done this time?"

Xu Que had arrived.

Seeing the shock on the faces of Buttface and the soldiers, and the terrified woman who was screaming and covering her breasts with her hands, he felt very surprised.

"Christ! I never thought that you would be interested in this sort of woman."

"Shut up! I would never have sex with a human!" Buttface said angrily.

"I never realised you liked old and ugly women!" Xu Que exclaimed.

The soldiers followed Xu Que and all looked at Buttface with admiration. He is really a hero! If he were not a hero, he would never f*ck with this sort of woman!

Butface shouted, "For God's sake! I am not that sort of wolf, I can prove it!"

Then he jumped up again and kicked the woman.

The woman was at Level 1 of the Infant Transformation Stage. However, thanks to the remaining power of the array, most of Buttface's strength was canceled out.

Nevertheless, she passed out from the force of the kick and and fell onto the cupboard next to her.

Bang!

The cupboard broke, and out fell all kinds of jewelry as well as a blue imperial robe embroidered with golden threads.

Everyone at present was shocked by the sight of this robe.

There is an imperial robe in his room! Does he want to kill the Water Empress and be the next Emperor?

"General Zhuge…." The soldiers looked at Xu Que in surprise.

Earlier, when Xu Que had said that the Duke had some connections with traitors, they had not actually believed any of it. They had thought that he had just been making an excuse to loot the Duke's house. But now they had seen the evidence with their own eyes, and completely fell for Xu Que's ruse.

My god! The General Zhuge has been in this city for only one day, yet he has already uncovered the plans of the Duke to rebel… he really is good!

"General Zhuge, you are really powerful!" the soldiers shouted together.

Xu Que was confused.

I am powerful? Why? Anyway, I need to act tough now!

He quickly put his hands behind his back and looked up to the sky, saying, "I need to be modest…"

...

Chapter 433: What a Good Young Man!!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 600 Acting Tough Points!"

Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 320 Acting Tough Points!"

Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 330 Acting Tough Points!"

…

Xu Que looked at the Duke and his wife. His eyes travelled over the imperial robe and he sneered.

How lucky I am! I randomly picked a house to loot, but managed to pick one with a Duke inside who intends to rebel!

Things are getting more interesting... once I report him, his whole family will be killed. His son Young Twelve will of course be killed too.

"This is ridiculous, how dare you?" Xu Que said as he walked into the room. "I already discovered your plans for rebellion long before, that is why I sent Buttface here to arrest you two! Buttface, good job!"

Xu Que patted Buttface on his head.

Buttface was surprised.

"What? I have done something good?"

"Yes! You successfully completed the task I gav you, and I will reward you for it later!" Xu Que said happily.

Hearing this, Buttface was still confused.

What is happening? I successfully completed a task?! What task?! I meant to take all the treasured objects myself before he arrived… I just feel a bit awkward receiving an reward that has come out of nowhere…

"What reward?" Buttface asked happily.

"This fat, old woman is yours!" Xu Que picked up the unconscious woman and threw her over to Buttface.

The woman fell on top of him before he could realize what was going on. Since the woman was extremely heavy, he could not move under he weight.

"Everyone now leave the room, we should leave this space for Buttface and his beauty themselves in private!" Xu Que said, carrying the unconscious Duke outside.

"Come back! You b*stard!" Buttface struggled to get out from under the woman's weight.

But Xu Que had already left…

The soldiers all laughed and shook their heads. They had already gotten used to Buttface's cursing. Then, carrying the unconscious woman, they walked out of the room.

…

Soon, everyone in the Imperial City heard the news that the third Duke had been wanting to take the throne.

"How dare he! The Water Empress has been managing this city so well yet here he was, plotting to take the throne! What trash!"

"I knew it! His son is already a thug, so he himself could not have possibly been a nice person!"

"In fact. I even heard that the Duke has raped many young girls, and has never been punished for it. People say it is just gossip, but every time it happened, the entire family of the victim would vanish!"

"Then it is true!"

"He is repulsive!"

Gradually, all his notorious secrets were revealed.

"The Duke is indeed a lecherous man, he has raped many young women…" a random soldier said, having come from the Duke's residence.

"If it were not for General Zhuge, we might never have known this!"

"It seems that General Zhuge already knew about this, which was why he went to loot his house."

"I knew it. General Zhuge looks so handsome and gentle, he cannot be a bandit. He must have found proof of the Duke's bad intentions before going to loot his house!"

"Yes! Someone said he is like a devil! How absurd! In my opinion, he is gentle and kind, and a very thoughtful General. He is the bedrock and the future of out country."

"I agree! What a good young man he is!"

"In the future, anyone who dares to talk badly about General Zhuge shall be reported!"

"I concur!"

…

Thus, in people's view, Xu Que became a gentle and kind young man.

…

In the palace , the Princess Zi Xuan was shocked when she heard about the news. She frowned and said, "Did he really know about this before looting the Duke's house? I think there must be more to it!"

…

Soon, all the other Dukes in the city heard about these events. They all got very angry.

…

Young Twelve, whose penis had already been poked ninety-nine times, passed out when he heard the news.

So did his male peers.

The supervisor then said, "Do not stop, get up and continue! Since you guys stopped, you'll need to do it all over again! Hurry up, one two three…"

…

Xu Que, the Duke and some soldiers gathered in a secret room.

Xu Que managed to find the secret room and obtained hundreds of books of magic inscriptions, as well as countless Spirit Stones, and a supply of medicine.

He kept the magic inscriptions all to himself and delivered the Spirit Stones and the medicine to the rest of the soldiers.

When the Duke woke up, he saw the soldiers looting his house and passed out again.

When he woke up again, he found the secret room had been emptied out. He himself had been pinned to the wall.

In front of him, a handsome young man stood smiling at him.

"What are you doing?" the Dukes shouted.

Xu Que had already asked all the soldiers to leave the room, so it was only him and the Duke in the room now.

He took out his Killer Sword and walked over to the Duke.

"You want to take the throne. I have all the proof I need. If you want to be killed in a more merciful way, you'd better tell me where you have secreted the rest of the magic inscriptions!"

"You have taken them all already!" the Duke shouted.

Xu Que was a bit disappointed. "Really? Never mind. Then I shall kill you now since you are useless to me."

Then he put the Killer Sword against the Duke's neck.

"Wait! Wait! But I have got a secret! The Water Empress is not the real daughter of the late Emperor!"

"What?!"

Xu Que stopped and stared at the Duke and asked in a low voice, "You mean you know her true identity?"

…

Chapter 434: The Water Empress Came Back

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In fact, Xu Que had already guessed that the Water Empress might not be the daughter of the late Emperor. Her personality was so outstanding, a woman like her would never be born in a country like the Water Nation.

Besides, Liu Jingning had already told him that the Water Empress came from the Jiang Family.

Where is the Jiang Family? How big it is? Well, I have no idea.

Thinking of this, Xu Que realised that he knew basically nothing about the Water Empress. So when the Duke mentioned this, he suddenly became very interested.

Apart from the fact that she was not the real daughter of the late Emperor, the Duke seemed to have no idea where the Water Empress had come from or why she hadbpretended to be the late Emperor's heiress.

The third Duke said in a low voice, "It is not important to find out where she really comes from. No matter what happens, I have got proof to show that she is not the daughter of the late Emperor."

Hearing this, Xu Que felt a bit unhappy.

F*ck you! No one asked you to prove that!

The Duke said, "General Zhuge, I admire you very much. I meant to invite you here today, but then you came without my invitation. If you agree to become my ally, with the soldiers I have and the secret I hold, we can definitely take the throne! When I become the new Emperor, I will give you whatever you want."

"Go to hell! You know nothing and are just wasting my time." Xu Que said angrily.

The Duke did know that everyone in the city had already known about his scheme.

Xu Que was only interested in where the Water Empress really came from. But since the Duke knew nothing about it, he thus felt there was no need to keep him alive.

"How dare you talk to me in that tone? You…" the Duke was shocked by Xu Que's words.

"You should go and meet your maker now!" Xu Que prepared to kill him with his sword.

The Duke tried to break free from his shackles, but as he had been kicked by Buttface, he was injured and could not move.

"Wait! I can promise you that once I become the Emperor, I will grant you fortunes that will be enough for you to live out your life in luxury!" the Duke shouted.

Hearing this, Xu Que sneered. "I just want magic inscriptions."

"Of course, there are plenty of magic inscriptions in the palace. You can pick what you like!" the Duke shouted.

"Don't bother. I can still pick and choose after I talk with the Water Empress," Xu Que said.

The sword quickly flew down like lightning, leaving a slash on the Duke's throat.

"You are just a Duke, how dare you take away the throne of the woman I admire!" Xu Que said angrily.

"Huh…" the Duke opened his mouth.

Then the light in his eyes dimmed, and he died.

For Xu Que, killing a Duke was not a big deal. But for the people in the Imperial City, it was really a big deal!

After all, the Duke was a Duke and a relative of the royals. He was not someone who could be killed at random by a General.

After Xu Que killed the Duke, he looted the Duke's residence again.

When Young Twelve heard the news, he tried to flee the city. But since his penis was swollen, he found it difficult to run fast. At last, he was caught up to by Buttface and was kicked to death by him.

Buttface had meant to catch him alive so he could ask for a reward from Xu Que. He had never thought that Young Twelve would be such a weak creature.

The whole Imperial City was shaken by this news.

"General Zhuge killed the Duke, and his dog killed Young Twelve!"

"He basically killed the Duke's whole family."

"No matter how bad Young Twelve is, he is still the only male heir of the throne…"

"When the Water Empress comes back, General Zhuge and his dog are bound to be punished!"

"I do not think so. After all, the General has made such a great contribution to the city, so he will be fine. Besides, it was the Duke who wanted to rebel!"

"Then, that dog is surely going to be severely punished."

…

After Buttface heard about this, he knew there was a big chance that he would be punished. That night, he stole a pile of food from the kitchen of the palace and ran away.

Before he left, he told others that it had been Xu Que who had ordered him to kill Young Twelve, and he would only come back if he was proved not guilty.

When Xu Que heard about this, he was speechless. He then went straight back to the palace and continued dwelling there as if nothing had happened.

During the time he was in the palace, the Princess Zi Xuan did not pay him a single visit.

Xu Que asked the System to recycle all the books of magic inscriptions that he had obtained, and changed them into the Skill Essence. Then he began to upgrade the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders.

This time, the process of upgrading reached 70 percent.

Xu Que was rather angry about this, but he could do nothing but curse the System.

After all, 70 percent was already quite a big improvement from before, and Xu Que was already at Level 10 of the Original Infant Stage, if he could make a shadowmeld of his own, the shadowmeld could also reach Level 10 of the Original Infant Stage.

…

Two days later, the Water Empress came back.

Flying down brandishing a shining sword, she landed on the ground slowly.

All the people and cultivators in the city felt very happy and shouted together, "Welcome home, Your Highness!"

The Water Empress smiled.

She walked forward slowly and elegantly. It seemed like she was walking slowly, but every step she took could cover the distance of a thousand miles.

Before she could reach the palace, Zi Xuan met her and told her everything Xu Que had done.

The Water Empress shook her head and smiled. "It's fine, I already knew about this."

"Sister, are you really going to let him go this time? He has killed the Duke and Young Twelve. All the people in the city are talking about this. If you do not punish him, people would say that you are mixing your personal feelings in with business." Zi Xuan was shocked.

She thought the Water Empress' reputation was very important, yes, and she did also feel that Xu Que had not done anything too extreme... but she thought the Water Empress should at least punish him a little bit.

The Water Empress smiled calmly. "If he were someone else, I might have been able to punish him. But he is Xu Que… I just can't."

Then she looked at the palace and asked, "Is he still in the palace?"

"He is, and he basically lives here as if the palace is his home!" Zi Xuan complained.

"Haha, it's fine." The Water Empress smiled.

"He lives in your bedroom! You still think that's fine?"

Hearing this, the Water Empress' smile froze.

Chapter 435: chapter 435

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Over the past few days, Xu Que had been living in the Water Empress' bedroom as if it were his own. No one in the palace dared to complain about this, including Zi Xuan. But when she had heard that Xu Que was living in her sister's bedroom, she had been truly furious.

The reason why she had not gone and asked him to leave was because she knew that she could not persuade Xu Que. In her view, Xu Que was shameless and someone who did not care about the rules.

As soon as the Water Empress came back, Zi Xuan therefore immediately told her about this.

The Water Empress was always calm and demure but when she heard about this, she was also a bit surprised.

Throughout the years, the Water Empress had never been with any man, and no one had ever stepped into her bedroom apart from herself. She had just been away from the palace for a few days, but it seemed her bedroom had already been 'occupied' by a man.

"Sister, you cannot possibly let him go on this!" Zi Xuan said angrily.

"Come with me." The Water Empress smiled and walked towards to the palace.

In fact, the Water Empress could not punish Xu Que. She knew his character. In her view, he was very unique and rebellious, and someone who liked to do things according to his own will. No matter how much trouble he made, he would always deal with it.

She regarded him as her junior. She appreciated him very much and could forgive anything he did.

So when she heard that Xu Que had been living in her bedroom for many days, she was not angry at all.

She had made her mind up that when she saw him, she would not say anything. She wanted to see how he was going to defend himself.

When they arrived at the bedroom, they saw Xu Que standing outside the bedroom, as if he was guarding it.

How beautiful she is! I will never get tired of her looks, she is a woman that only a god would be able to make his wife!

The Water Empress was staring at him and smiling.

Xu Que then said with a serious face, "You have finally come back, young lady! I have done so much in the past days. I have taken back all the lost cities for you and kicked out all the traitors, I have even been guarding your bedroom."

Guarding the bedroom?!

Hearing this, Zi Xuan was speechless.

She had been told by some maids that after moving into the Water Empress' bedroom, he had slept in her bed and sung every night.

He is really a shameless man!

Thinking of this, Zi Xuan shouted, "Nonsense! The entire palace is heavily guarded by soldiers, there is no need for you to guard my sister's bedroom!"

"Oh, really? Just two days ago, I caught a thief in here who calls herself the Ice Queen…" Xu Que said.

Hearing this, the Water Empress was surprised and asked, "Where is she now? You haven't killed her, right?"

"I am a soft person who would not even kill an ant, so I let her go," Xu Que boasted.

Hearing this, the Water Empress was relieved.

"Zi Xuan, you should go back now, I want to have a chat with this young man."

"Ok, but you have to teach him a lesson this time! Do not let him go!" Zi Xuan said. Then she glared at Xu Que and left.

The Water Empress did not say anything. She went right into her room to see how her room had changed.

In fact, when Xu Que had heard that the Water Empress had come back, he had immediately begun to clean the room.

The Water Empress sat quietly around a table.

"Why have you suddenly come to the Water Nation? Are you in trouble again?" she asked.

The Water Empress did not mention Snow City or the third Duke.

Xu Que shook his head. "Why would I be in trouble? To be honest, I have come for the Dragon Veins. But there is one more thing…"

"You need my help?" the Water Empress smiled.

Xu Que shook his head again. "No, it is not like that. In fact, you are the one who needs help from me. Liu Jingning asked me to help you."

The Water Empress was surprised. "Little chap, she couldn't possibly have said anything like that."

"I mean it. She told me everything. You come from the Jiang family and you have suffered a lot. She asked me to improve myself so I can help you through this."

The Water Empress smiled. "If she did indeed tell you this, she must mean that you should not help me, since you can't."

Huh… Just as the Water Empress had said, Liu Jingning had indeed actually asked Xu Que not to get involved in this, as she believed that Xu Que could not help the Water Empress.

Xu Que was confused.

What difficulties is she going to face? Why are she and Liu Jingning all saying that I cannot be of help?

"What is really going on? Tell me, I can help you," Xu Que said carefully.

The Water Empress shook her head. "You really can't. Little chap, you should focus on your own cultivation. With your talent, your future will be bright."

"You haven't even told me about it, how on earth do you know that I can't help you? Young lady, you are a bit full of yourself, in fact, I might one day be more powerful than you," Xu Que said.

"I know you are powerful. But even so, even if you reach the Form Synthesis Stage, you still would not be able to help me. The reason why I am not telling you is because knowing it might bring some bad luck to you…"

The Water Empress smiled. "In the future, do not kill so many people, it won't do much good for you."

"Who knows what will happen in the future? You know I am a very generous and warm-hearted person. Even if you do not tell me, I have already decided that I will help you no matter what you say!" Xu Que said seriously.

Anyway, I will find out your secret next time I catch Liu Jingning.

The Water Empress smiled. Then she took out a strange-looking jade from her storage ring and gave it to Xu Que.

"What is this?" Xu Que was a bit confused.

The jade was blue, as if it was made from water, and there was no Qi emanating from the jade.

"You came here for the Veins, didn't you? With this jade, you will easily get into the Imperial Tombs." The Water Empress smiled.

Xu Que was stunned. "What if when I pluck the Genesis Water Herbs from the Veins, I bring bad luck to your country?"

In fact, Xu Que had already decided to sneak into the Imperial Tombs and make new Veins for the Water Nation after plucking the Genesis Water Herbs. He thought that even if the Veins he made were not as good as the original, they would at least not bring any unwanted consequences to the Water Nation.

He had never thought the Water Empress would just give him this piece of jade, which was the key to entering the Imperial Tombs.

"Do not worry. The Veins indeed have a close connection with the fate of my country, but a country's prosperity should solely rely on me!" the Water Empress said.

She did not care about the Veins in this country, because she knew that no matter how strong they were, her country still wouldn't be able to thrive unless it had a wise and able leader.

Xu Que took the jade. "I will make another set of Dragon Veins for the Water Nation and remake the Imperial Tombs anew. Believe me, your country will be fine. But before that, I want you to tell me something about a man."

"Who?"

"Duan Jiu De."

Chapter 436: The Water Empress is Going to Hold an Auction?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Duan Jiu De?

Hearing this name, the Water Empress was confused. "Isn't he your master? Why on earth would you want me to tell you something about your own master?"

"Master my ass! Those were all lies. I don't even know him. I used to pretend to be his disciple so people would be afraid of me. However, recently, he looted the Imperial Tombs of the Earth Nation and Wood Nation and plucked their herbs. After that, he told the world that he is also a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction, and asked me to go see him!" Xu Que was getting furious. "I have never met a man as shameless as him!"

"Duan Jiu De would not forgive you for this and he would definitely seek revenge. I suggest you stay in the palace and hone your cultivation," the Water Empress said gently.

Xu Que sneered. "He took two herbs that are supposed to be mine. I will teach him a lesson as soon as I get my hands on the Genesis Water Herbs."

Before this, Xu Que had already plucked the Genesis Fire Herbs during his time in Country. This had alerted Duan Jiu De to the fact that Xu Que wanted the Genesis Five Herbs. So now, he had taken the Genesis Earth Herbs and the Genesis Wood Herbs in order to lure Xu Que out.

In fact, Xu Que had already decided that even if he had already taken the herbs away, he would have to teach him a lesson.

But the problem was that he had no idea where Duan Jiu De was. So he was asking the Water Empress to see if she had any ideas.

"He indeed has a very complicated background, even I do not know too much about him. I suggest you let him go. Although the Genesis Five Herbs are very rare, they are not that essential. You can just stay here and practise your cultivation, just forget this business," the Water Empress said calmly.

Although she did not know too much about Duan Jiu De, she knew that he was a cruel man. Even if Xu Que managed to find him, he would not be able to defeat him.

Xu Que shook his head. "I don't care. Once I find him, I will punch him in the face!"

The Water Empress knew that Xu Que was a stubborn man who would not change his mind easily. She then smiled and said, "I will help you then."

Hearing this, Xu Que smiled. "Deal! Let's make a pinky promise!"

He put his finger against the Water Empress'. "Pinky, pinky bow-bell, whoever tells a lie will sink down to the underworld and never rise up again."

The Water Empress was surprised and frowned a bit.

"All right! You should stick to your promise. This is really serious."

The Water Empress was speechless.

But after a while, Xu Que started to feel a bit insecure. In fact, the pinky swear had just been a sort of show, he had just wanted an excuse to touch the Water Empress. But now he felt insecure as the Water Empress had gone silent.

"Huh, it is late now, we'd better sleep now. You sleep on this side, I will take the other side… never mind, I will go back to my room, since I have got some letters to write." Xu Que changed his tune when the Water Empress' facial expression got strange.

Xu Que went back to his room and patted himself on his chest. He was finally feeling relieved.

She is really quite something! I have slept with so many women before, so why on earth am I such coward in front of her? How embarrassing!

Xu Que slapped himself.

"Huh, why you are slapping yourself? Well. let me do it for you," Buttface said.

Xu Que turned his head around and saw Buttface coming out of a hole in a corner of his room.

"You shameless b*stard! How dare you come back?!" Xu Que said angrily and pressed down hard on the dog's head.

"Let me go!" Buttface shouted.

"Go f*ck yourself. How dare you talk ill of me when you were the one who ran away last time! I am going to teach you a lesson this time."

Buttface struggled hard to run away and hit the wall with his body.

Bang!

The wall collapsed. Then he quickly ran away. "B*stard!"

Xu Que snapped his fingers and chanted a magic inscription.

"Aaaah!"

The collar on his neck was shrinking, he then fell on the ground and began to scream.

Xu Que hit him bitterly and he finally calmed down.

"I just came back to get more food... the food I took with me was not enough at all…"

"Stay here, if you dare to run away, I will boil you for soup."

Buttface did not dare say anything and pretended to be sleeping.

…

The next morning, Xu Que woke up early, about to head to the Imperial Tombs.

Before he opened the door, he head a few maids talking outside.

"Why on earth does the Water Empress suddenly want to hold an auction? Those objects are all her favorites."

"I heard that all the money has been taken away by the Ice Queen. The people are in dire need of money, so she has decided to sell her belongings."

"In fact, if she asked the rich businessmen and the Dukes for help, they would definitely donate a huge amount of money and Spirit Stones to her. But she is too kind to make such a request."

"Anyway, I believe the auction will be a great success. Like the few belongings she always takes with her, people would definitely buy them."

"Of course. I heard that the Water Empress even took out some books of magic inscriptions and magic weapons. She must be in great need of money and Spirit Stones."

…

Hearing this, Xu Que was surprised.

All the money's gone? The Water Empress is going to hold an auction? To sell her belongings? I should be the one to buy them off! I can't possibly allow anyone else to get them!

He opened the door and went straight to the bedroom of the Water Empress.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Young lady, open the door. I have come to check your water meter...oh, no, I have actually come to 'bribe' you."

...

Chapter 437: I Promise I Will Not Make Any Trouble

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The door suddenly opened. Xu Que's hand hovered over the Water Empress' delicate and beautiful face, poised to knock.

He smiled. "I heard that you are going to held an auction."

The Water Empress smiled and nodded. "You are right. After all the battles, many people have lost their homes and become refugees. I need some money and Spirit Stones to help them."

"You should ask for help from me. I have got plenty of money and Spirit Stones, I will give them to you," Xu Que said, about to take out the Spirit Stones and money out.

The Water Empress waved her hand and smiled. "There is no need. You should keep your Spirit Stones, you will need them in the future. I will take care of the refugees."

"Young lady, remember that we are friends. Look at how close we are. Do not worry, I have more Spirit Stones than I need," Xu Que said.

Still, the Water Empress did not accept his request.

Xu Que recalled what the Ice Queen had told him. She had asked him not to get involved in anything to do with the Water Empress.

The Water Empress looked very mild, but in fact she made people think that she was a very indifferent and independent woman.

As for Xu Que, he was an exception. In the past, he had accidently seen her naked, which had actually brought them closer. Also, Xu Que had invented many peculiar things, like the fried chicken wings and stinky tofu, and had killed the Old God of Killing of Tian Sha as well as the Fire Emperor. After all these things, the Water Empress had become more fond of him.

"How about this, I will buy all your belongings, and you will earn more than what you would get in the auction," Xu Que said.

The Water Empress shook her head and smiled. "They are all just ordinary magic weapons and accessories. Plus, I already sent them to the auction house."

"What?! You have sent them to the auction house?" Xu Que got a bit nervous.

The Water Empress was amazed by him. "Little chap, go back to honing your cultivation. If I've guessed right, you are about to go through your Heavenly Trial!"

"Young lady, you are being rather serious about this. I don't care about the so-called Heavenly Trial, we are talking about the auction, now tell me where the auction house is!" Xu Que got a bit impatient as he was afraid that the Water Empress' belongings would be bought off by others.

"You cannot go to the auction!" the Water Empress said as she shook her head.

"Why?" Xu Que was a bit confused.

Why can't I go? Yes, she is beautiful, but she cannot bully me…

The Water Empress did not reply and simply stared at him.

Xu Que suddenly thought this through and blushed. "Don't worry, I promise I won't make any trouble."

Clearly, the Water Empress was worried that once he went to the auction, he would immediately buy all the objects…

After all, no matter where Xu Que went, he would cause trouble.

"You know what, you are even more famous than me in the Imperial City." The Water Empress smiled.

In the past few days, almost everyone had come to know Xu Que and become his fan. If he really went to the auction and named a price, no one would dare to try bid a higher price than him.

"Have you forgotten what I looked like when you saw me for the first time? I am very good at the tactic of disguising oneself." Xu Que laughed.

He then took out a mask that resembled the Chinese actor Hu Ge and put it on his face.

The Water Empress was a bit surprised. She carefully looked at his new face for a while. "It does not suit you, your own face looks more energetic than that."

"Of course. Everyone says that I am the most handsome man in the world. Okay, you'd better tell me where you are going to hold the auction. I need to go there and buy some magic inscriptions," Xu Que said.

The Water Empress smiled and took out a jade invitation card with gold stamping. The invitation card was delicately made, and was as thin as a piece of paper. Moreover, it was emitting Qi from time to time.

"Tian Liu Chamber of Commerce? The building in the center market of the city?" Xu Que smiled.

A few days ago, he had walked past the Tian Liu Chamber of Commerce whilst on his way to the third Duke's residence.

"Remember, don't let anyone else recognize you and do not cause any troubles. They have very strong back up, you must follow their rules," the Water Empress said seriously.

"Fine, I promise I will behave myself," Xu Que said and quickly went outside.

"Wait! Do not kill anyone this time!"

"What?! I cannot hear you! Good bye!"

Xu Que pretended he had not heard her. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.

The Water Empress summoned a maid. "Get someone to tell the people in the Tian Liu Chamber of Commerce that I have something to do and will not be attending the auction."

"Yes," the maid said.

…

Xu Que extended his Black Flamed Wings, riding on the lightning. In just a few seconds, he arrived at the market in the center of the city.

As expected, there was a huge number of people in the street.

As soon as the news spread that the Water Empress was going to sell some of her personal belongings and some advanced magic weapons, many people from rich families had gathered in the Tian Liu Chamber of Commerce.

Since the Water Empress was very famous in the city and especially favored by young people, many young people were also attending the auction. Of course, some old and powerful cultivators were also there at the auction.

Suddenly, Xu Que appeared.

He was now wearing a new face and a new pair of clothes. He looked like a ranger in the World of Cultivators.

Since he now looked exactly like Hu Ge, who was a very handsome young man, many female cultivators were staring at him.

Xu Que hurried to the entrance and was relieved when he saw that the auction had not started yet.

A guard stopped him. "Show me your invitation card and tell me your name!"

Xu Que took out his jade invitation card with gold stamping and smiled. "Wang Sicong of the Exploding Heavens Faction!"