Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The Mystic Divine Palace flew south. In just one day, he arrived at the center of the Ice Island in the middle of the Ice Sea. Jiang Yi used his divine senses to scan the place and found that there were hints of his past surfacing in his mind. He focused his essence force into his jade talisman and caused the Mystic Divine Palace to stop. Then, he locked his divine senses in on an ice mountain not far away from where he was. Many thoughts came to mind.
He was not planning to come back to the Snow Region ever again after leaving this time. A part of him wanted to visit Mo Yao’er, but he was too afraid. If Mo Yao’er had already forgotten about him, going there would only re-open all these old wounds. What’s more, would Mo Shen ever allow his precious daughter to follow a dangerous man who was leading such a precarious life? Would he allow her to follow an enemy of the East Imperial Continent, a criminal of the Sin Island?
There were already two beauties in the Mystic Divine Palace at that moment. If Yin Ruobing and Su Ruoxue saw him bring another woman home, they might threaten to leave. Then, he would really be at a loss.
“Sigh…”
Just thinking about these things was giving Jiang Yi a headache. It certainly could not be a good thing to have so many women by his side. He still had three more waiting for him back at God Bestow City. Once Su Ruoxue regained her memory, how was he supposed to explain all of these things to her? Yin Ruobing came from a noble family. To ask her to go and live with Feng Luan, Qing Yu, and the others would only break her heart. Yet, Jiang Yi could not possibly keep her in the Mystic Divine Palace forever, could he?
“Almost all the magistrates in the East Imperial Continent have several wives and concubines. I wonder how they manage their home affairs.”
Jiang Yi felt that getting all of those women to live together harmoniously would be more difficult than killing a hundred Demigods. He pondered for a while more and decided that there was no point in continuing. He would figure out a solution when the problem arose.
He made up his mind not to look for Mo Yao’er again. Back then, he promised that if Mo Yao’er still remembered him in five years, he would not let her down. Now, five years had not passed yet. If all else failed, he could always go back to the Heaven Devil Mountain and observe Mo Yao’er when the time was up in order to see if she had forgotten him.
“Go!”
He was rushing back to Sin Island. Immediately, he controlled the Mystic Divine Palace and flew south once again. At that moment, a black figure charged toward him from the west. Jiang Yi’s divine senses detected this presence, and he immediately jumped back. There were mixed emotions on his face.
Swish!
The sky spiraled with winds and snow. A woman in black robes was rushing toward him. She was moving in an explosive manner, and she waved a whip in her hand. Her phoenix eyes focused on the flying Mystic Divine Palace. She kept waving her hands as she shouted, “Chief! Chief! I am Yao’er…”
Mo Yao’er rubbed the tears from her eyes and shouted, running at top speed toward the Mystic Divine Palace. Jiang Yi’s heart stopped for a second. The Mystic Divine Palace stopped. He sighed as his body disappeared from the room, appearing again outside the main gate of the Mystic Divine Palace.
“Chief!”
On seeing this familiar yet unfamiliar face, Mo Yao’er’s body kept vibrating vigorously. She finally stopped flying. There she stood a few kilometers from Jiang Yi, wiping the tears from both eyes. Still, more tears fell down her cheeks.
Jiang Yi’s expression was cool. He remained still in mid-air, not saying a single word. Just like that, he kept his gaze locked on Mo Yao’er. The latter was even more afraid to move now. Even her tears had slowed down. She did not know what to say or do as she stood there staring at Jiang Yi.
Twenty seconds later, Jiang Yi sighed once again. He waved his hand at Mo Yao’er. Suddenly, her face broke into a huge grin. Like a dog being beckoned over by its owner, she flew toward him at top speed and threw herself into his arms. She was crying again.
“Silly girl, what’s so good about me? I used you back then. Why haven’t you forgotten me?” Jiang Yi sighed coolly. He rubbed her back gently and took in the fragrance of her hair. In his heart, he tried to figure out what this smell was.
“Chief, everything about you is good!”
Mo Yao’er choked and said, “It is my privilege to be used by you, Chief. Yao’er loves Chief. I would wait my whole life for you to come back and find me, much less five years.”
“You’re still so easy!”
Jiang Yi rolled his eyes. He slapped her sharply on the arm and said in a low voice, “Did you sneak out here on your own? Are you not afraid that your father would be angry?”
“That’s not true.”
Mo Yao’er raised her chin proudly. “My father was the one who asked me to come and look for you this time. He also asked Mo Qi and the others to protect me all the way. Look… they’re right there behind me.”
Jiang Yi raised his head in shock and looked into the distance. Indeed, Mo Fu, Mo Qi, and the others were looking back at him with confused expressions. He smiled slightly and waved his hand at them. “Please go back, everyone. I’m going to take Yao’er with me. When I have the time, I will bring her back to Heaven Devil Mountain to visit all of you. Please tell Mo Shen that I will take good care of Yao’er!”
“Sacred Lady…”
Mo Fu, Mo Qi, and the others took one long look at Mo Yao’er. Then, they bowed down toward Jiang Yi. Mo Qi shouted, “Young Master Jiang, Sacred Lady, please take care!”
Although she had been daydreaming about this day for as long as she could remember, Mo Yao’er began to panic slightly. She turned back and looked at Mo Qi and the others with her red eyes, wanting to say something but not managing to say a word.
“Go!”
Mo Fu waved his hand. Then, he led the ten or so other elders back toward Heaven Devil Mountain. Mo Yao’er’s tears started streaming down her cheeks once again, but she did not dare to cry aloud. All she could do was bury her head back into Jiang Yi’s neck.
“We’re in a bit of a rush this time. I still have some urgent matters to attend to. I will bring you back to the Heaven Devil Mountain soon and ask your father for your hand in marriage!”
Jiang Yi patted Mo Yao’er on the back and comforted her. There were too many things that he had to do. Of course, he was saying this partly also because he did not have the guts to face Mo Shen just yet. Jiang Yi made use of his daughter and the entire Heaven Devil Race before. Now, he was even kidnapping his daughter. No one would dare to go back and visit the father under such circumstances.
“Jiang Yi, treat my daughter well, or I will risk my life to fight it out with you!”
At that exact moment, a voice transmission reached Jiang Yi’s head. He looked toward the left in a bit of a shock, but he saw no one there. Once again, he released his divine senses and discovered a small hill about fifty kilometers from where he was. Seated there was a crestfallen Mo Shen.
Swish!
After Mo Shen sent this voice transmission to Jiang Yi, he flew up into the sky. He turned into a dragon and flew toward the east. Very quickly, he disappeared behind the wind and snow. Jiang Yi tried to use his divine senses to follow Mo Shen. It was not until he was sure Mo Shen was completely gone that he pulled his focus back.
Jiang Yi opened his eyes and looked at the kitten in his arms, Mo Yao’er. Suddenly, he felt the urge to slap himself hard.
It was normal for gentlemen to woo splendid and virtuous women. However, it would be wrong of any man to play any woman he met. He was a heartless and cold-blooded animal. He felt like he owed too many people way too much. He let down all these beauties.
Jiang Yi, stop provoking women in the future. If you still play around with others, you’re a beast. Will you be able to face them anymore?
Jiang Yi swore in his heart that he would never play around with another woman. Then, he led Mo Yao’er into the Mystic Divine Palace. Naturally, he would not bring Mo Yao’er into the Mystic Thearch Pavilion; neither did he dare to bring her into Su Ruoxue’s palace. Instead, he sent her to her own palace loft. He did not know how to handle all these women yet. For now, he was not ready to announce their existence to one another.
Once he was sure that Mo Yao’er was settled down, Jiang Yi spent the afternoon with her. He used his divine senses to check on Zhan Wushuang and found that he was still resting and not training yet. Thus, he sent for him and told him about his predicament. Jiang Yi asked for some advice.
“Hai, I thought you were in big trouble.”
Zhan Wushuang rolled his eyes and said, “My father had more than ten wives and concubines. Uncle Qian had more than thirty wives and concubines. Your problem is not really a problem. This is the simplest solution: throw all of your women together and don’t bother about them. Don’t interfere in any of their affairs. Let them learn to get along with one another. Then, everything will be fine.”
“Er… are you sure that will work?” Jiang Yi frowned and shook his head. “What if they fight? What if they threaten to kill one another?”
“Hahaha, that’s impossible!”
Zhan Wushuang raised his hands and continued, “Which one of these women is not brilliant? Not only would they make peace with one another, but I’d even bet that they would gang up against you! Hehe, Jiang Yi, if you dare to play around with women again, get ready to sleep on the floor…”
