BoW: Martial World c33

Wang Yuhan was extremely dissapointed in herself. As Princess of Wang Family her family background was something even the Emperor had to be respectful about when meeting her family!

Yet… she was infatuated with a womaniser! She acted like a love-struck puppy and accepted the fact that she would not be the only one in her man’s life.

Eventually, she accepted it and did not even complain after witnessing his raw talent in arrays, pill creation, and inscriptions.

Still… it was an internal matter of her character as she always hated the brutes and womanisers.

Yet here she was, walking through the streets of the capital, hugging the hand of a womaniser like a lost puppy.

“What should we do?” Xiao Tian Long asked the girl as he took Wang Yuhan out of the Association grounds.

With the illusion Wrisband that he gave her, no one knew who she was. 

“I don’t care. Anything is fine with me.” She replied without care. All she wanted was to be in his close proximity.

“Then do some shopping.” He took her to the market district. It was full of stuff.

As he was going through things, he noticed some hairpins.

“Hmm…” 

He walked to one vendor and picked a hairpin that reminded him of an inscription symbol.

“Well, well…themed stuff.” The Sword User picked it and brought it closer to her hair.

“I have many of these.” Wang Yuhan complained, hairpins is something she has in piles.

“That’s the thing. Do they have any value to you personally?” He asked, before explaining what he meant. “ Material stuff would be important to people when they are gifted with intent. For example…now.” He placed the hairpin on her.

“Now you know that I gifted this one to you when I came to visit you at this specific time," He said with a smile.

“When you said it like that…” Wang Yuhan pouted. That is what makes her so infatuated with him… he effortlessly removed all the value of her stuff!

Now… she only has a single hairpin! And she is fine with it!

As he put on her hair, he threw a couple of gold taels to the owner, who gave him a thumbs-up. 

The pair continued to explore, walking through other stores, like the material shop for inscriptions, which was one of the branches of her Inscription Association.

The so-called plebeian store, where basic things are for sale, was opened so that there would be a small number of people on the Association grounds.

As they were exploring Wang Yuhan had this thoughtful look.

Eventually, she needed to speak up. 

“What if I join Seven Profound Valley Martial House?” She said out of nowhere. 

“If you want, I can take you in even now," He said with a smile, making her blush from embarrassment.

“My grandfather regained his motivation after the breakthrough. I can feel that he is feeling much better now.

Before this, he focused entirely on me because of the bottleneck in his cultivation. But with your techniques and manuals, he is progressing again," She explained to him.

“Is that so. So I should thank him that I can have Han’er to myself like this.” Xiao Tian Long hugged her tighter, making her get self-conscious! 

Yep, she can’t get away from him. Nope, her brain is a mush. She was like a moth in front of a fire.

“...So you don’t mind?” 

“Not at all. I will take you in~” He whispered into her ear. “ You have potent soul talent, we can test that. I can imagine I could teach you mental attacks and maybe you could help me with arrays…eventually.”

Her eyes perked up, Arrays? Like the fabled ones inside the Martial House? She was motivated even more!

“Then it's decided.” She nodded, yep! She is now joining it!

“Wonderful.” He lifted her chin and kissed her lips. He had planned to take her with him when he explored the South, but now she was joining him, so it was even better.

After kissing her for a while, they explored more, but then he remembered that he needed to see the prince.

“Can you show me where Cloud Prince is staying?” He asked all of a sudden.

“What for? Is it the business you were speaking about?” The girl asked him. 

“Yes. It’s something like that.”

That said, she pointed in a general direction, towards an extremely wealthy area.

Until they arrived at a huge palace.

Xiao Tian Long only needed to say his name, and the guards let him through.

Wang Yuhan was thinking to let him go alone and speak with that man but the Sword User pulled her with him as if he will let her stay somewhere alone! 

Eventually, they were sitting in a richly decorated living room. The outworlder had the girl sitting next to him, his hand around her waist.

Yang Zhan wasn’t surprised by such an arrival. He studied Xiao Tian Long intensively, so the sword user bringing a woman was not a surprise.

What a surprise the girl’s background is. The Inscription Association is a powerhouse to which even the Royals have to pay respects.

That means that Xiao Tian Long’s influence is horrifying for the ambitious Prince.

“You have my thanks for coming to see me, Brother Long.” The Prince went right for ‘brothers’ without hesitation.

“I have dealt with an issue regarding Zhu Yan. My cousin was acting without the best intentions in mind. He was exiled from his family and is no longer a Zhu.” The Cloud Prince reminded him of what a great thing he did.

“Yes, my thanks.” Even though Zhu Yan was a dick, he was more interested in Lan Yunyue, a girl who is one in a million beauty and a perfect maid for him.

“I am here to discuss your desire for the throne. I already discussed it with your older brother.” Yang Zhan perked up. What did they speak about?

“Your talent and sheer ambition are a better choice for a throne. But as you might know, my Xuan’er is of Mashal Quarters. 

This situation leaves me in a tight spot. The only thing I could propose that would work is for you to allow Yang Lin to become a Duke and let him spend the remainder of his days as a small landowner in some corner place of the Kingdom.” 

“...” 

The Prince didn’t like that, but if this is what will allow him to become the Emperor… then he doesn’t mind!

“And my brother accepted that? To become a Duke? Renounce his claim to the Throne?” Yang Zhan finds it hard to believe, as his nature doesn’t allow such casual acceptance.

“This is the only answer you will get from me.” Xiao Tian Long slightly narrowed his eyes. It was a take-it-or-leave-it deal!

“No, no, brother Long. It’s fine with me, as long as I can be the Emperor.” Yang Zhan accepted it. But internally, he was already thinking about how to deal with Yang Lin and his family.

“Remember that once I am in Seven Profound Valleys, I will keep my eye on my homeland. After all, I will be related to Qin and Wang families.” Xiao Tian Long hugged the quiet girl next to him. The girl in question blushed for a second.

“Of course, how can I forget such a thing?”

Internally, Yang Zhan was bleeding… either he dies from trying to claim the throne by himself, or he gets it, but he will be going against his paranoid nature.

Truly… Xiao Tian Long is cruel…

How is he supposed to rule with peace of mind? Knowing that there is a threat to his power? All the time!

However, in his scheming and ruthless mind, he has some ideas. Unlike Yang Lin, Yang Zhan’s talent is twice as good! All he needs is to outlive Yang Lin, and be careful; eventually, he will have his chance!

“Brother Long, now that succession is out of the way, why don’t I show you the gifts that I have prepared for you?”

With that said, the prince clapped his hands, and a bunch of girls walked in carrying all sorts of things, like treasure swords and armour, accompanied by valuable-looking pills.

The Cloud Prince is loaded… and he knows what the Sword User likes… women and martial arts.

Sadly, Xiao Tian Long arrived with a girl, as the prince would have used even more females to seduce him.

“While I do love females.” Wang Yuhan squeezed his hand… hard! “But, I prefer collecting my harem by myself.” The Outworlder said while looking at the Wang Princess who rolled her eyes at such reply!

“But I can take the other gifts.” 

“I see. It was an error on my part.” Yang Zhan nodded. It would seem the Cloud Prince has miscalculated on that part. Still, he can get him with the Martial Skills and resources!

“Understandable, there are a few things that I love doing. One of them is martial arts. With my talent, many things are easy. That is why I do harder things, like courting gorgeous girls~.” He explained while looking at the girl next to him.

Wang Yuhan felt how her cheeks erupted from hearing such words!

The maids who brought the items could barely hide their jealousy.

However, the Cloud Prince looked baffled. This was the first time he had heard such a thing in a long time!

For him, Women are harder than martial arts? How crazy is that! Such arrogance!

“I see, it would seem Miss Wang is a lucky girl.” The Prince chuckled before motioning towards the gifts.

“The sword is a Medium Human Rank Treasure with the name Blue Cloud.” He then motioned towards the Jade Slips. “A Selection of Low to Medium Human Grade Martial Skills. They are sword-related. I have acquired them from the front lines.” The Prince smirked, saying that. Internally, he was proud of his achievements! Yang Lin could only dream of his accomplishments!

“Then I have collected some High Grade Soul Gathering pills and two hundred Essence Stones.” 

“And lastly, the title deed for Chunyuan Mountain Villa is just outside the city of Sky Fortune City.” The prince was proud of the manor. It’s a perfect location for a Martial Artist.

The Villa is remote, has fertile land and is of considerable size.

“Oh? Curious.” Xiao Tian Long got a brilliant idea! “I assume the Villa has full staff?”

“Yes. Do you want me to get rid of the maids?” Knowing his preference, the Prince immediately reasoned about it.

“No, not at all. I want you to get me a certain someone who could play zither.” The Outworlder smiled. He got an idea of who he wanted to play the zither in his house for him.

“Oh? Do tell.” Yang Zhan felt that this was a favour, and he was more than willing to play to Xiao Tian Long’s whims.

Wang Yuhan felt a chill pass through her spine. She just saw an evil look on her darling’s face. It would seem this girl most likely offended him!

‘Wait! Zither!? Does he mean…’  The Wang Princess knew someone… someone who hates men and she is good with Zither!

~~~

After a fruitful meeting with Prince Xiao Tian Long, he had a smile on his face. He had just satiated a hidden desire.

“Ummm… who did you ask?” Wang Yuhan asked, she was a bit afraid!

“A certain annoying woman to be my pet zither musician.” He replied with a frown, recalling that single encounter he had with her.

“...You don’t mind Senior Elder Sister Ling?” the inscription girl asked in disbelief. She recalled that girl, who was in her twenties and famous for her hatred of men.

“I do. Being my pet is far better than staying mortal. She will be my maid just like Yue’er.” He was in a cultivation world where everyone wanted to cultivate and be immortal. 

“...she might be harsh on men, but she is not a bad person.” Wang Yuhan tried to reason.

“And I am not making her do something horrible like selling her to the Acacia Faction. Instead, she will serve a man for the rest of her life.”

‘So he can be extremely petty… Good to know.’ She decided to keep that information close to her heart. If something like this happens again, she will be ready.

“Well, the very least we will be there to keep her from being bullied by you.” She puffed her cheeks. 

Xiao Tian Long rolled his eyes. Sure… whatever…