Chapter 76: The Return

It's been three weeks since Shen and the girls left the capital of the Greencloud Continent. White snow fell from the sky, dyeing the world with the color of pure white. It was the start of another new year.

Aside from stopping for four hours a day, they didn't stop for a single moment. Thanks to their rushing, they reached their destination on the first day of the New Year.

When they were a few miles away from the Hundred Miles City, Shen felt a sudden tremor inside his spiritual realm. Carefully searching for the cause, he found it easily. It was the half-completed pink rune inside his head. Strangely enough, it stopped when they were almost above the Hundred Miles City.

Considering that there was nothing weird with him and his spiritual power, Shen had to let the matter go. Still, the fact remained strange that the rune quivered. It shouldn’t be for no complete reason.

As the black bird landed in front of the Yu Villa, a young girl rushed out. Taking Shen’s attention.

"Brother, you are back!" It was none other than Lingshuang, who immediately rushed to hug Shen, who just got down from the bird.

"Shuang’er, did you miss me??" Shen said gently whilst caressing her hairs.

"Mm, a lot! Why did you take so long?"

"Eh, I came back as soon as possible. You already know how long a journey takes from a city to another."

"Sis Ruyan was going to be mad if you returned even a day later."

"Yes, I am glad I was able to return in time."

"Brother, is that your bird? Wow, it's so beautiful!" Lingshuang finally brought her attention to the bird and asked in surprise.

"It is, isn't it great!!" Shen smugly flaunted his bird to Lingshuang. "Oh, where Ruy..."

As Shen was about to inquire about Yu Ruyan, he noticed a beautiful woman coming out of the villa. It was Yu Ruyan! His first love after coming in this world and also his first woman. He felt she looked more beautiful than she ever was.

Shen slowly paced at her direction as she did the same. Their gaze never left each other. When they were only a few inches apart from each other, both stopped.

"You look gorgeous," said Shen, his voice was small enough that none can hear. Other than Yu Ruyan.

"Is that what you say after coming back?" Yu Ruyan flatly said but the small curve on her lips didn't miss Shen’s sharp eyes.

"I missed you."

"So you've learned to flirt now, huh?"

"I'm being honest, whether you believe or not."

Shen earnestly said. His wolfish paws sneaked on her buttocks as they moved toward her back. He tried to feel as much as of her body while making it look like it was only a simple reunion hug.

Yu Ruyan obviously caught onto his intentions but didn't stop him. She also missed his touch. Their relationship was still a secret from others and as long as everyone present didn't catch onto their guilty act, she would appreciate the gentle affection.

“Hmm,” she made a curious sound and said in clear tone. “Why does your eyes look so different? You look more charming...”

"Even you're saying this?! What happened? Lately everyone keeps praising my eyes. It's not like they changed significantly. They're the same eyes." Shen looked at Ruyan with a surprised expression. He thought the girls were teasing him but even Ruyan? It didn't seem like that anymore.

"Shen, don't tell me you are unaware." Yu Ruyan weirdly looked at Shen.

"Unaware of what?!" Shen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Your eyes are golden now and somehow... I feel strongly attracted by your gaze." Yu Ruyan said softly, a bit shy.

Shen was surprised. When did such a change occur? And why didn't anyone tell him? Thinking about it, he remembered the girls saying something about his eyes. But why go such roundabout with it?

Looking at the shy expression of Yu Ruyan he somewhat understood the reason. But he was still not sure. Why go through such a roundabout way to tell this difference? Either they thought Shen already knew about it. Or they found it embarrassing, bluntly praising Shen. Even if it was in private.

"Did they all found it embarrassing?" such thought couldn't help but cross his mind. Women were so cute that he really wanted to love them all. At the same time, he found it idiotic that he didn't notice such a change in this long time. Lately, he barely relaxed on the pond of the Immortal Realm, hence he had a very little to no time to appreciate his handsome self.

"Eh, I honestly had no idea..." Shen blinked innocently.

"What?! You didn't know? Are you having troubles with your eyes?" this time Ruyan spoke out loud enough for everybody to hear.

"No, I didn't even realize when they changed... Anyway, I don't think it's important. Let's get inside."

Although Shen brushed the matter off, he decided to investigate this later. After all, he couldn't take matters regarding his eyes so lightly!

Although everyone thought Shen was taking things too lightly, they didn’t question him again. If he didn’t talk about it, then it meant he didn’t wish to. Everyone had secrets and they won’t pry on it if he didn’t share it.

Suddenly Shen stopped on his track and looked left and right. He had a tight frown on his face.

“Is there something wrong?” asked Ruyan.

“I feel like I’m being watched...”

“What?! I don’t feel anything.” Ruyan surprisedly said. Even she didn’t feel anything, why would someone even spy on Shen?

“It was only for a second. Hmm, I think I’m just being too sensitive. It could be anything looking at my position.”

Ruyan nodded and all walked inside.

“Finally, if I go through coming age of ceremony today, I’ll be considered a full grown man in the world of nine continents!” Shen said in low voice to loosen the sudden tense mood, loud enough to be heard by Ruyan, who was nearest to him.

“Tsk,” Ruyan clicked her tongue, “Don’t tell me you forgot that the coming age of ceremony is on the 10th day of Chinese new year?”

Shen froze on his spot, causing Wenren Wushuang, who was just behind him, to crush on him.

“Fuck, I rushed all the way and it's still 9 days away?! How did I forget that.” Shen thought in grief.

“What. You are not regretting coming so soon from the ceremony, are you?” Ruyan sent a death glare at Shen.

“No, Ma’am! You must be kidding.”

The words from Yu Ruyan meant the same thing as if Shen disliked to be with Ruyan. Obviously, saying yes would be the same as sending himself to death.

As Shen was griefed over his luck, he said, “Oh, right. Did anything major happened during my absence?”

Ruyan had a wondering look, “I don’t think-- now that you say it. I remember that giant pillar of pink light two months ago. I wanted to personally check it out but something weirder happened before that. So, I had to give up.”

“Something weirder?” Shen sat on a sofa and asked. Wenren Wushaung sat by his left side and Lingshuang on the other. Mingyue Gelou directly went inside the kitchen to prepare snacks for everyone.

“Mmm, yes.” Yu Ruyan sat on the frontmost sofa. “I detected powerful energy. On a completely different level than mine. Even though it was only for a moment, I am sure it was there. I searched for it a lot but no luck.”

“Powerful than Sis Ruyan?!” Wushuang surprisedly cried out, attracting both Shen and Ruyan’s attention. “Another Martial King? What’s a Martial King doing here in such a small city?”

“Mmm, who knows? Maybe they just passed by our city?” Shen wondered.

Although he said that. He was in deep contemplating. If Ruyan said it was in a completely different level than that existence must be either a Martial Emperor or higher!

But the question was, why such a being would pass by here? He felt worried and at the same time, a little bit nervous. Was there some disturbance in the outside space when he entered the secret realm and someone noticed it?

He couldn’t help but think so. A Martial Emperor in the Greencloud Continent? “No shit, did I just wake up a hidden clan? Even so how the hell they are in the Hundred Miles City? I was in the Cang Lang Country...” Shen looked at Yu Ruyan. From her gaze, they both seemed to have the same idea.

“Ah, don’t worry. I think they already left. I felt no strong presence after that.” Ruyan tried to ease both of them. It was the same word but meant different to both of them.

“Eh, Sis Ruyan even if there was a Martial King trying to harm anyone. Shen can instantly kick them out, Hehe!” Wenren Wushuang proudly said. As if she was talking about herself.

“Oh, really?” Ruyan meaningfully gazed at Shen.

“Ah-Ahahaha,” Shen felt uncomfortable from her questioning gaze. He scratched his cheek and looked away, “You knows, thing happens...”

“I don’t understand how defeating a Martial King is related to things happening?” Yu Ruyan amused.

“I shouldn’t have said that?” Seeing Shen looking all uncomfortable Wushuang wondered.

“Erm, we’ll catch up on that later... Wushuang, I’m sure you are dying to meet with Wugou, and I’m too. Let’s go.” Shen didn’t waste a single second and immediately dragged Wushuang.

“Wait, Shen! I have some important matter to discuss. I need you to participate in the 9 city tournament...”

“Yes yes, we will talk about them later!”

Everything that Ruyan said fell on the empty space. Shen was already out of her sight.

Mingyue Gelou came out with a tray. She gave Ruyan a cup of tea and disappointedly looked at the sofa Shen sat a while ago.

“Gelou, take a seat here and I want to know everything that happened after you three left the city.” Ruyan had a sharp look in her eyes as she said to Gelou.

“C-can I leave out some things?” Gelou hesitantly said.

“I mean EVERYTHING by everything.” and was flatly rejected.

Poor Gelou could only spill out everything she knew. Including the matters of how she and Shen had beautiful moments together. What could she do against Ruyan? She knew how scary Ruyan was when she was serious. And now, she was definitely dead serious!

.....

“Hey Shen, are you hiding something from big sis Ruyan?” Wenren Wushuang said as they passed through the bustling road.

“No. Why do you ask?” Shen replied a little loudly, the noises on the busy street could easily cause someone to mishear.

“Just asking, you seemed like someone who’s hiding a lot.”

“You are just imagining things. I’m just uncomfortable explaining some stuff now. You don’t have to worry, I’ll explain everything to her, real soon.”

While chatting with Wenren Wushuang, Shen reached the red light district.  Being a country-toppling beauty, Wushuang instantly attracted the lustful gaze of countless men. In fact, she was the dream girl of many young and old man of the Hundred Miles City. If it was not for the fact that she had a powerful background. She would have been eaten until there was no piece of her was left.

Shen skillfully placed a hand on the waist of Wushuang. He whispered gently in her ears, “Look at them, they are hungry to push you down. I’m sure even if you are going to beat them up, they would gladly accept it as a divine blessing.”

As soon as Shen placed his hands on her waist. Everyone looked at the man with jealousy and hatred. But as soon as they saw the young man, every regulars here became saint and didn’t dare to look at the divine beauty with their lustful eyes. As for the few hot-blooded youth who wished to chances, they were beaten by the previous regulars.

His hot breath caused her pale white unblemished cheeks to turn beet red. She shyly protested, “Will you please stop spouting nonsense? And take back your naughty hands. They are... they are ticklish.”

A smirk crept on Shen’s lips, “Oh, ticklish are they?” Shen slightly moved his hand in an irregular motion. Perceiving the tightening sensation, his smirk turned into an evil smile. “To me, you seem like someone feeling overly sensitive in public. I just didn’t like someone eyeing my girl but for you to react like this... Could it be, you are a huge pervert?”

The lasts words of Shen were like thunder that stuck the body of Wushuang hard. “I-I’m not,” her voice quivered and body trembled.

“Neither your voice or your body seems convincing.”

“Shen, stop.”

“I don’t think you want me to.”

Wenren Wushuang was already limping. Her left hand on top of his hand on her waist, but she felt she didn’t have to power to stop him anymore. Her right hand supported her weight on his body.

From afar they looked like a couple walking intimately, very intimately. Only Wushuang knew how sensitive and strange she felt now. Was she really a pervert like how Shen said? But she never wants him to think of her as a one...

She only hatefully stared at his smug face. Before she realized, they were already in front of the Night Fragrance Court.

When Wushuang entered a woman came up and invited them inside. “Li’l sis, you are finally back! We all missed you so much.”

“Sister Zi, I missed you a lot. I’ll talk to you again later. I am missing big sis a lot!”

“Haha, look at you. Young Master Shen is stuck with you. Not even wishing to separate a little from you. Here I thought, you two would take years to move forward. I’m really happy.”

“I wish he stayed a little away from me,” Wushuang muttered under her breath.

“Did you say anything?” Sister Zi didn’t what Wushuang said, so she asked again.

“No, I’ll see you soon.”

“See you later, Sis Zi.” Shen also said farewell as they moved upper floor.

When they walked by the rooms both heard the unrestrained moans. Shen realized there were many among them who was acting and some who moaned for real.

“Did you know, any brothel girls must know acting?” Shen suddenly said, surprising Wushuang.

“The sisters said so. How did you know?” Wushuang questioned back.

“Well, it's pretty easy to guess. Men always want to feel achieved. They want to feel they are in domineering position. While having sex the moans from woman excites their heart. On the other heart, when a woman who stays mute even after the man fucks with everything he has, makes him feel small, dissatisfied and unachieved. It’s a worldly logic. Every man knows but they just decide to stay blind on this. And there’s those, Enlightened.”

“Heh, so which on are you? Blind or Enlightened?” Wushuang amused.

Suddenly, Shen’s hand on her waist slipped from her hand and grabbed her left buttock, rather strongly. She stopped but Shen motioned her to move forward.

“What are you doing?! We are outside. Anyone can walk by here!” She seriously warned, her cheeks looked as if blood would gush out anytime.

“You asked whether I’m Blind or an Enlightened. I think you should already know the answer.” Shen smugly said.

“What are you talking about?”

“Oh, come on. You think I don’t know that you ask details from Rou Rou how I do with her.”

Wushuang had a face that looked as if a thief who was caught. Though there was no fear in her eyes, only surprise, and shame.

Suddenly, Shen pushed her inside a room.

“What are you doing? Someone might be inside.”

“No one’s here. This room, is completely empty, my dear~”