Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The Snow Moon Castle was indeed near the Wind Flower Castle.
However, there was a stark difference in the liveliness of the two castles. Although Mo Huaisang was indeed a niece of the Earth Emanations Sovereign, she was after all just a relative. Qi Qingchen, on the other hand, was the future Wintry Sovereign. Disregarding the many suitors who wanted to woo her—based on her status and background, many officials also wanted to establish a good rapport with her.
It was extremely busy outside the Snow Moon Castle as carriage after carriage came and went. Without exception, Qi Qingchen met every guest for a mere five minutes and immediately sent them on their way. Qi Qingchen, by nature, preferred peace. If she wasn’t afraid that she would offend all the young masters and young mistresses, she probably would not have seen a single one of them.
Shh-shh-shh!
From afar, yet another war chariot came cruising by, stopping outside the Snow Moon Castle. A young lady wearing a pink dress and a man wearing black battle armor with a silver mask walked out of the chariot as a middle-aged woman hurriedly came forward to receive them. She said affectionately, “Young Mistress Ling’er is here! How is Lord Di?”
As the Wintry Domain’s Qi Clan was also a strong pillar of the Demon-Killing Pavilion, it wasn’t strange that this middle-aged woman knew Di Ling’er. Di Ling’er’s eyes became two crescent moons as she smiled, nodded, and said, “My grandfather is very well; thank you for asking. Is Sister Qingchen around? I wish to pay my respects.”
“She is!”
While Qi Qingchen might deign to see others, Di Ling’er was from the Demon-Killing Pavilion; if Qi Qingchen refused to see her, that would not be showing any face to Di Ming. The middle-aged woman looked at Jiang Yi and asked, “Young Mistress Ling’er, this is…?”
“This is one of our Pavilion Branch’s Great Minister of Public Works. Grandfather had asked him to come along to protect me this time.”
Di Ling’er introduced briefly as the woman smiled courteously and brought the duo into a side hall where they were asked to sit and wait. She informed that Qi Qingchen was still seeing other guests and would come and meet them shortly.
“Great Minister of Public Works, are you sure Sister Qingchen would help?”
After the woman had left, Di Ling’er blinked curiously as she sent a voice transmission to Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi replied resolutely, “As long as you do as I say, Young Mistress Qingchen would definitely bring us to see Yi Piaopiao.”
“Alright!”
Di Ling’er was overjoyed. Yi Piaopiao was a very famous beauty in the Earth Domain; she was ranked second in the entire Earth Domain, and many young mistresses were impressed by her courage and actions.
In order to escape an arranged marriage, Yi Piaopiao had actually fled to the Lower Domain and even married a country bumpkin and had a son. She was finally caught and taken back by the Phantom Race formidable martial artists. The Phantom Race had originally wanted to destroy that domain. However, Yi Piaopiao wanted to protect that domain and willingly agreed to be suppressed under the Saint Spirit Mountain for ten years to protect the man she loved and her son!
While Di Ling’er had not seen Yi Piaopiao before—after hearing her story, Di Ling’er was very impressed by her bravery. For young mistresses from great family clans, they rarely had a choice when it came to whom they wanted to marry. Although Di Ling’er liked the Little Eagle King very much, she knew that as her status was far below his, she didn’t stand a chance. She knew that ultimately, she would have to marry someone that her clan arranged—someone that she didn’t like—to live the rest of her life in misery.
Now, Jiang Yi had actually told her he wanted to bring her to see Yi Piaopiao. Although Di Ling’er had many questions and suspicions—with Jiang Yi reluctant to divulge more information, she did not want to probe any further. Instead, she felt that this was rather exciting and fun and had readily agreed to Jiang Yi’s request.
Shh-shh-shh!
Before long, a beautiful figure walked in as Di Ling’er hurriedly stood up, smiled sweetly, and said, “Hello, Sister Qingchen!”
Jiang Yi also stood up. However, he did not say anything but just nodded at Qi Qingchen. The latter revealed a very pleasant smile as she touched Di Ling’er’s head and said, “Littler Sister Ling’er, the last time I saw you, you were still a child. Now, you have become such a beauty!”
Di Ling’er blushed slightly as she said, “Big Sister Qingchen is the real beauty! You are number one in the entire Earth Domain!”
Number one?
Jiang Yi was slightly stunned. The Poison Spirit had said that Yi Piaopiao was ranked number two; if Qi Qingchen was ranked number one, wouldn’t that mean Qi Qingchen and Yi Piaopiao were from the same generation? Did that mean he had to call Qi Qingchen auntie?
After thinking about this for a moment, Jiang Yi laughed at himself. The generations and seniority here in the Higher Domain were extremely messy. Some married early while others married late. Furthermore, in the Higher Domain, as long as one wasn’t married and was below twenty, everyone would be considered a teenager.
Twenty Higher-Domain years was two thousand Lower-Domain years. If one kept on giving birth, tens of generations could even be produced within such a long time. Take Di Ling’er for example. She looked like a child, but she was already seven or eight years old; that was seven to eight hundred Lower-Domain years. If she was in the Lower Domain, she probably would have had tens of generations of offspring. Yet, in the Higher Domain, she was still but a child.
Since Yi Piaopiao and Qi Qingchen were ranked second and first respectively, that meant that they were considered to be of the same generation. However, Yi Buhui was Yi Piaopiao’s nephew but was now chasing after Qi Qingchen.
Thinking about this more, Jiang Yi grew more and more confused and did not want to bother about seniority in the Higher Domain anymore. As Qi Qingchen and Di Ling’er completed their pleasantries, Qi Qingchen looked over at him and asked Di Ling’er to sit down. She then smiled and asked, “What can I do for you, Little Sister Ling’er?”
“Eh? How does Big Sister know?”
Di Ling’er’s eyes revealed her surprise. How did Qi Qingchen find out? Jiang Yi, however, smiled bitterly. Qi Qingchen obviously knew that Jiang Yi would never come unless he needed something; she probably had also guessed that Di Ling’er was just a cover.
As expected, Qi Qingchen glanced at Jiang Yi slightly but did not explain. She just smiled and said, “Little Sister Ling’er, as long as it is something I can do, feel free to ask!”
Di Ling’er gave Jiang Yi a look as she said, “I want to go and see Young Mistress Piaopiao. Does Big Sister Qingchen have a way to do so?”
“Piaopiao?”
Qi Qingchen’s eyes revealed her surprise as she looked at Jiang Yi, saying, “You wish to see Piaopiao? What is your relationship with her? This is quite a sticky matter.”
Since he could not hide from Qi Qingchen anymore, Jiang Yi also openly sent a voice transmission: “Young Mistress Qingchen, you said that you owe me a favor. If you can bring us to see Yi Piaopiao, this debt will be cleared. I will also be very grateful to you.”
Qi Qingchen grew silent as she thought for a long time. She did not send a voice transmission this time but spoke openly, “Actually, I also want to see Piaopiao very much. However, the Phantom King is still very angry now, and so I have not mentioned this matter at all. Let me think of something. Please sit here and wait; I will return shortly. Whether this succeeds or not will depend on our luck.”
“Many thanks, Big Sister!”
Di Ling’er stood up obediently as Jiang Yi also nodded pleasantly as Qi Qingchen left.
After waiting for a while, Jiang Yi thought for a moment and decided to ask what was on his mind. “Young Mistress Ling’er, how does seniority work in the Higher Domain? By right, Young Mistress Qingchen and Yi Piaopiao are from the same generation. However, Yi Buhui is Yi Piaopiao’s nephew. In that case, you guys should call Young Mistress Qingchen auntie, right?”
“Pfff!”
Di Ling’er sniggered and said, “Seniority is indeed a very messy thing in the Higher Domain. We are used to going with the flow. As long as the opposing party is not a good friend of the older generation and the age gap is not that significant, everyone can be considered the same generation. It is very messy indeed!”
“Very messy!”
Jiang Yi felt that this phrase was very apt and a little sexual. Di Ling’er seemed to have felt the same thing as both of them became embarrassed as they stopped talking.
After one hour, footsteps could be heard from the outside and broke through the awkwardness. Qi Qingchen walked in as she smiled broadly at the two, saying, “It is settled! Yi Buhui had promised to sneak us in for a visit. We will leave after a while!”
