Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Young Lady Yin?”
There was no need to guess to know it was Yin Ruobing. When Jiang Yi recalled that Yin Ruobing risked her life to perish along with him outside the Purgatory Ruin, he was very touched. It didn’t matter what her objective was, but this sentiment was very important. He quickly stored the stone furnace and responded. “Quickly invite her inside.”
Creak!
After the door opened, a white figure walked in. Yin Ruobing was wearing a pure white dress which complemented her snow-white skin and her lotus flower-like bare feet. She gave off a feeling as though she was a fairy that walked out of the forest and looked like an immortal.
Jiang Yi’s eyes were slightly dazzled but quickly regained his clarity and greeted. “Young Lady Yin, this one is still injured; and I am not able to greet you properly. Quickly take a seat! Serve Young Lady Yin some tea!”
Yin Ruobing nodded and sat on the chair. She saw a square table that was sliced into two which caused her eyes to flicker before he asked softly, “Is Big Sister Chan here earlier?”
Jiang Yi didn’t have any memory of anything that happened inside the Purgatory Ruin, and so he naturally didn’t know that he had comprehended a heaven-defying ability. This table should have been sliced by the astral wind, and Yin Ruobing was smart enough to guess easily that Yi Chan had visited. Otherwise, Jiang Yi wouldn’t know of his astral wind ability.
Jiang Yi nodded and Yin Ruobing quickly asked again, “Have you agreed to join the Yi Clan?”
Jiang Yi let out a bitter laugh as Yin Ruobing’s eyes had an obvious intention. He stared blankly for a moment and shook his head. “I said I had to consider, and I will give her an answer after the birthday banquet.”
Giggle!
Yin Ruobing laughed lightly and spoke happily. “That is good, that is good! Bai Yi, you have to consider carefully. The Yi Clan is not the only clan that regards you highly. Our Yin Clan also highly values you, okay?”
“Uh…”
As Yin Ruobing finished her statement, they both stared blankly while traces of awkwardness flashed in their eyes. Yin Ruobing’s words sounded a little… too casual and too intimate? The relationship between them wasn’t so close, right?
Yin Ruobing had also realized her manner of speech wasn’t correct. She didn’t know the reason, but she had this indescribable feeling of intimacy when she was together with Jiang Yi. It seemed as though they had been old friends for many years. She didn’t know what happened in the Purgatory Ruin, but she had this ineffable pleasant feeling towards Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi lowered his head and sighed. He wasn’t used to Yin Ruobing treating him like this, and it felt very dangerous, too. This exceptional enchantress must never be touched, let alone having too many ties with her. Otherwise, it would be a kind of damage to both of them.
He lifted his head lightly and smiled. “Young Lady Yin, I am very touched and very grateful to you for risking your life to protect Bai Yi back on the outskirts of Purgatory Ruin. But, in regard to joining clans, I am unable to make a decision now. Can I give you an answer after the Buddha Thearch’s birthday banquet?”
Yin Ruobing lifted her head to look at Jiang Yi in a daze without speaking. She only spoke softly after Jiang Yi turned his eyes away, “Bai Yi, you are just saying it for the sake of putting off Ruobing, right? When that day comes, you will either leave or join the Yi Clan. Ruobing just wants to say that I am more sincere than Big Sister Chan. Give our Yin Clan an opportunity and also give us… each other an opportunity.”
Buzz!
Jiang Yi’s eyes lit up as he stared at Yin Ruobing with fixed eyes. When she was speaking the final sentence, her charming face revealed two smears of redness; and it was the type of embarrassment from a young lady which made Jiang Yi intoxicated.
Honey trap?
Jiang Yi instinctively felt that it was different. Yin Ruobing wasn’t like a social belle like Situ Yinian who had a casual outlook but had bones that were very cold. If Yin Ruobing said it like this, it meant that she had a favorable impression of Jiang Yi. Although Jiang Yi didn’t know how good of an impression Yin Ruobing had of him, it was enough to cause his heart to race.
Yi Chan and Yin Ruobing the continent’s publicly-known youth beauties, and they were lovers that every man dreamed of! Let alone expressing a favorable impression—if these two beauties were to take an additional look at any young masters, they would probably be unable to sleep for half a month, right?
Gentlemen were always fond of wooing fair ladies!
Jiang Yi wasn’t a cold-blooded animal and was a regular male youth, and it was one who was very affectionate. It would be fake if he didn’t have any interest in such beautiful ladies. Right now, a charming and gorgeous beauty was expressing her affection; how could he possibly stay calm?
“Sigh…”
Jiang Yi quickly revealed a trace of agony when he thought about his identity. The feelings in his heart immediately vanished without a trace as the two of them were not going to have a good ending. If they continued to persist like this, he would only harm this beautiful lady who was like a white lotus flower.
Leave! Once my injuries are recuperated, I will leave immediately!
Jiang Yi had made his decision. He wasn’t going to be caught in a tangle with Yin Ruobing and Yi Chan. He was destined to not have any ties with these two heavenly women and must live far away from them.
He paused for a moment and spoke seriously, “I am thankful for Young Lady Yin’s affection. Bai Yi is moved to tears with gratitude, and I will seriously consider it.
“Oh, right!”
He didn’t want to remain on this question and immediately shifted the topic. He looked at Yin Ruobing’s beautiful lotus feet and asked, “Young Lady Yin, why don’t you ever wear shoes?”
Yin Ruobing withdrew her feet and used her dress to cover it. Her charming face blushed as she replied softly, “Ruobing has an innate spirit body, the Fragrant Lady Race! I have comprehended a special dao pattern, Nature’s Path. Being barefoot would allow me to be closer to mother earth and would be beneficial in the comprehension of dao patterns.”
“Fragrant Lady Race!”
Jiang Yi’s heart shook, but he didn’t feel surprised. He might have lost all memories inside the Purgatory Ruin, but he vaguely remembered this matter. He asked curiously, “Young Lady Yin, is your Fragrant Lady Race truly able to help the nearby people quickly enhance their soul spirit?”
Yin Ruobing’s beautiful eyes flickered as she flung her sleeve, and a concentrated fragrance radiated out and enveloped the room. This fragrance was ten times more concentrated than inside the Purgatory Ruin, and Jiang Yi could feel his soul spirit growing quickly. The speed might not be very fast, but if he was to stay beside Yin Ruobing for many years, the speed of growth would be commendable.
“So mystical!”
As the fragrance faded, Jiang Yi sighed with emotions. In this vast world, there was nothing impossible. This was only the no.2 ranked Fragrant Lady Race. How mystical would the no.1 ranked Goddess Lady Race be?
Yin Ruobing stood up and bowed to Jiang Yi while saying, “Young Master Bai Yi, your injuries are still very severe and should recuperate first. Ruobing will visit you again in a few more days. If you have the time, you should properly study the method of using the astral winds and refine the ancient artifact. It will be greatly beneficial for your combat strength.”
“Ancient artifact?”
Jiang Yi didn’t know anything about the ancient artifacts and now was the perfect moment to ask about it. “Please wait, Young Lady Yin. Can you elaborate more about ancient artifacts?”
“Of course!”
Yin Ruobing nodded and said, “Currently, no one is able to produce ancient artifacts, and no one has the refinement method of the ancient artifacts. They were produced by heaven-defying experts during ancient times. Ancient artifacts are very rare in this world, and there are less than 30 of them. Many ancient artifacts are not meant for combat, but among the top ten cardinal treasures of the world, the top seven are all ancient artifacts. Ancient artifacts are engraved with powerful dao patterns, and as long as you can refine the ancient artifact, you will be able to wield it and release the powerful dao pattern inside. The ancient artifact you obtained inside the Sky King Palace belongs to an ancient general and should have extraordinary power. As for its exact function, you will have to figure it out yourself.”
Jiang Yi nodded his head. When Yin Ruobing walked outside, she suddenly recalled something at the entrance and turned around to look at Jiang Yi. “Bai Yi, the Buddha Thearch’s birthday banquet will be conducted in about 20 days later. On that day, there will be a treasure contest to see whose present can make the Buddha Thearch happy. The Buddha Emperor said that those who can make the Buddha Thearch happy would be able to stay half a month inside Yi Clan’s three major mystic realms. Bai Yi, if you have any special present, you can offer it. It doesn’t have to be valuable; it simply has to possess originality. The Yi Clan’s three major mystic realms are treasured cultivation places that all martial artists in the world dreamed of!”
