Chapter 13 Chapter 13 That was when Yao Ning and Shen Qian got married...
"Sleep with your brother, and I'll give you all my wages for today."
It was a pretty but lewd face. When he got close to Yao Ning, who was still a low-level maid, the lewdness in his eyes was unconcealed.
At this moment, his face was pale, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he kowtowed several times, begging in panic: "Yao, Manager Yao, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have offended you, please don't chase me away."
Yao Ning looked at him coldly without saying a word.
The man grew increasingly terrified, crawling over on all fours, his face covered in snot and tears. "Manager Yao, I have an elderly and seriously ill grandmother to support at home. I can't afford to lose this job. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this time!"
His panic did not seem fake, and the heartache he inadvertently revealed when he mentioned his grandmother was also very sincere.
This man was filial, but that did not prevent him from bullying and insulting Yao Ning, who was of lower status than him at that time.
“Snap! Snap!”
Yao Ning slapped him twice.
A trace of blood flowed from the corner of the man's mouth, and his expression changed, hiding his embarrassment and humiliation.
Yao Ning asked him: "Where did you go wrong?"
The man whispered, "My mistake was looking down on others and offending Manager Yao."
Yao Ning shook his head: "It's only because you and I are in different positions that you feel you are wrong. If you meet a weaker woman of lower status than you in the future, will you still bully her?"
He felt that his mistake was failing to distinguish who could be humiliated and who could not, but he did not feel that there was anything wrong with bullying the weak and behaving in an obscene manner.
The man's eyes were confused, and Yao Ning felt only disgust when he looked at him. He slapped him in the face again, and clear fingerprints appeared on the man's handsome face.
"If you continue to bully others like this, especially women, I will beat you every time I see you."
Being slapped in public, he felt utterly humiliated and humiliated. However, when he thought of his bedridden grandmother at home, the money for her medicine, and their livelihoods, he swallowed his resentment and forced himself to force a flattering smile.
"I know now, and I won't dare to do it again."
Yao Ning had a hunch that this person didn't know and wouldn't change.
The man stepped back, and then came the maid who had deliberately stepped on Yao Ning's hand and said dirty words about her seducing the boss. Yao Ning didn't need to say anything, as she knelt down in front of Yao Ning and slapped herself several times on both sides, until her hair was disheveled and both sides of her face were swollen.
"My mistake was being mean, bullying the weak, bullying the newcomers, and even more so, being jealous of someone's beauty and deliberately saying bad things about her behind her back..."
As she spoke, tears began to flow, but they did not seem to be out of regret. Yao Ning felt that those tears were mostly filled with fear and grievance.
Just because you are in a difficult situation, do you have to vent your anger by oppressing people who are worse off than you?
This girl is bad, but she is much better than that man. She really knows where she is wrong.
Yao Ning said calmly, "Don't do it again in the future. Go back."
The girl looked up in surprise, as if she had not expected Yao Ning to not pursue the matter, nor did she slap herself a few times to vent her anger like she did to the previous man.
She stood up nervously, glancing at Yao Ning from time to time, then bit her lip and retreated.
Then several other people who had bullied Yao Ning came forward one by one to admit their mistakes.
Yao Ning was tired and didn't want to bother with them. He waved his hand and asked them to leave.
She felt as if she had vaguely grasped the Sect Master's deeper meaning. Just as the sun casts shadows, so too does the human heart, which has both light and darkness. All things are like the interplay of yin and yang.
Yao Ning supported his forehead with his hand and comprehended the mysterious meaning of Tao.
After a long time, she opened her eyes and vaguely felt that her mood seemed to have improved.
Turning around, she saw a tall shadow poking out from beside her. Boss Chen was standing quietly by the side. Seeing Yao Ning open her eyes, he smiled flatteringly and said, "Miss Yao, have you calmed down a bit?"
Yao Ning stretched out his hand, and Boss Chen subconsciously shrank back and raised one hand to cover his face.
Yao Ning paused.
After a while, she realized that Boss Chen was acting in self-defense, and was afraid that she should slap him to vent her anger?
Boss Chen didn't see Yao Ning get angry for a long time, so he put down his hand awkwardly, and there seemed to be some stinging in his eyes behind the eye patch.
"Boss Chen, can I ask why your attitude has changed so drastically, from being arrogant at first to being respectful later?"
Here it comes.
Boss Chen knew he couldn't evade the question, so he didn't dare lie. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer, "Young lady, you can see that I have some spirituality. In other words, as mortals often say, I know a little bit of magic."
Boss Chen didn't know Yao Ning's identity, so he spoke cautiously: "However, my magic is just a trivial trick. Its only use is to vaguely sense some luck, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't."
"When we first met, I saw that the girl's destiny was compatible with mine. After spending some time together, I happened to know in a dream today that the girl would be very kind to me in the future, so I dare not neglect her any longer."
These words were half true and half false, and Yao Ning did not believe them completely.
The most obvious point is that if you can get a glimpse of destiny, it is definitely not a trivial skill as Boss Chen said.
He is indeed not simple.
Yao Ning asked: "Are you from the demon world?"
Boss Chen was stunned for a moment, then said solemnly, "No."
When he denied it, all the flattering and fawning look on his face disappeared, and the vulgar air in his body seemed to have faded away as well, but it did not seem like the disgust of a righteous person towards the demon world.
Yao Ning thought about it and felt that it was more like an instinctive pride in his status.
He is not from the demon world, nor is he an ordinary person.
Yao Ning recalled the pair of phoenix eyes that flashed across his face when he first met her.
Yao Ning fell into deep thought for a moment.
Finally, she was sure that, first of all, although her experiences at Xizhou Pavilion for a few days were unpleasant and even annoying, her state of mind had improved, which showed that this was beneficial to her goal of becoming stronger.
Secondly, leaving aside Boss Chen’s origins, Yao Ning was also very curious about the strange and weird aspects of Xizhou Pavilion.
After some thought, Yao Ning made up his mind to stay here for a few more days. If he still found nothing, he would beat up Boss Chen to make sure he was not an enemy and that Xizhou Pavilion was not an evil place, and then he would leave.
Boss Chen stood aside cautiously, and saw from the corner of his eye that Yao Ning seemed to have made some decision. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back and a dull pain in his eyes.
He shuddered, feeling extremely frightened, and smiled even more cautiously at Yao Ning.
Yao Ning stayed in Xizhou Pavilion. Although she was the manager in title, she was not actually required to do anything. Boss Chen lost a capable assistant, but even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to tire Yao Ning. He could only work hard day and night, and was so busy every day that he was exhausted and had no time to rest.
From time to time, he had to flatter Yao Ning, fearing that this lady would be unhappy and tear down Xizhou Pavilion one day.
A few days later, a group of cultivators in light blue Taoist robes entered Xizhou Pavilion.
Boss Chen perked up and came out to greet them respectfully.
Yao Ning could see clearly that they were people from the Beiming Sect, an ancient sect guarding Zhongze Continent. They were powerful but low-key and reserved. Their disciples were very calm and their words were polite but distant.
They seemed to be looking for someone and described their appearance. Boss Chen's eyes became vague.
Then the disciple unfolded a portrait.
The portraits made by cultivators are lifelike, with the characters' flesh and bones being plump and distinct, just like real people.
Boss Chen blinked his eyes, a drop of sweat dripped from the corner of his forehead, and he pretended to be calm and steady his gaze.
The person in the painting is Yao Ning.
"May I ask you, Immortal Lord?" Boss Chen revealed the shrewdness of a common businessman. "This girl is so beautiful, could she be a fairy from the Beiming Sect?"
The disciple gave him a meaningful look and said, "These are our young master's enemies."
Boss Chen shuddered. The enemy of the Beiming Sect's young master must be quite powerful. The disciple's words clearly implied that if you concealed the truth, you would have to consider the consequences.
The young master of Beiming Sect, everyone knows the land of Zhongze.
You can't mess with Boss Chen.
Yao Ning, Boss Chen can't afford to offend him.
He turned his gaze, passing several disciples of Beiming Sect, and happened to meet a pair of eyes that were exactly the same as those in the portrait.
Boss Chen almost couldn't hold back his breath, and immediately showed his loyalty, saying firmly: "I have never seen it."
The disciple noticed his expression and turned away.
A girl wearing the Xizhou Pavilion's uniform light pink maid's uniform stood there, her pretty face dotted with freckles. She looked timid as she bowed to Boss Chen.
"Boss, the guest in Tianzi Room No. 3 is causing trouble. Please..."
Boss Chen coughed and immediately raised his brows: "Can't you see I'm talking to the Immortal Lord? You don't know the rules! Why don't you leave?"
The little maid looked frightened and quickly retreated with her head lowered.
As I was leaving, I took a casual glance and happened to see the portrait.
That was the outfit Yao Ning and Shen Qian wore on their wedding day. The gold-painted wedding dress was as red as fire, and the nine-dragon and nine-phoenix crown was gorgeous and solemn.
That day, Chen Qian never looked at her directly. She knew that Chen Qian was unhappy, so even though she was disappointed and upset, she still comforted herself that at least he married her and she would be his only wife.
Chen Qian drank a lot of wine that day, and the fairy brew made him intoxicated. When he was helped back home, his steps were already weak, and he fell into a deep sleep as soon as he touched the bed.
Yao Ning's careful dressing never caught his eye.
Who created this realistic portrait?
Yao Ning restrained his expression and retreated with the face of a freckled little maid.
The Beiming Sect disciples returned empty-handed, but were not disappointed. They only told Boss Chen to inform the Beiming Sect if he saw this woman.
Boss Chen nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, the leading disciple glanced at the three-story Xizhou Pavilion and said softly, "Zhongzezhou is a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are everywhere. It's a great honor for you to hide away in the bustling city."
Boss Chen said solemnly, "It's just a trifle, not worthy of being on the stage. Thank you, Immortal Lord, for your mercy."
The disciple nodded and said nothing more.
As soon as Boss Chen turned around, he met Yao Ning. The illusion faded away and Yao Ning's true form appeared. Boss Chen was startled and quickly closed the door.
"Auntie, Auntie." Boss Chen was completely aggrieved, pacing back and forth. "How could you have provoked such a devil? That's the Beiming Sect. What should I do? What if it gets leaked?"
Yao Ning comforted him: "It will be okay."
Boss Chen: “Really?”
Yao Ning: "Really."
Boss Chen was relieved at once, flattered Yao Ning a few words, and really opened the middle door again with a relaxed look on his face, humming a little tune as he returned to the study.
Yao Ning: “…”
Boss Chen's fear of her seemed to be mixed with some inexplicable trust.
She shook her head, wondering why the Beiming Sect would be looking for her at this time.
That day in the restaurant, the storyteller said that after he left Xuanqing Sect, the young master of Beiming Sect heard about it and returned with Yaoguang Fairy of Tianshu Sect to comfort Chen Qian.
According to seniority, Wang Mianzhi, the young master of Beiming Sect and Chen Qian's aunt's cousin, has to call Yao Ning "cousin-in-law".
Wang Mianzhi despised Yao Ning for her humble background and felt that she was not worthy of his cousin. He rarely called her sister-in-law, but instead had been thinking about matchmaking for Chen Qian and Fairy Yaoguang, who was a perfect match for Shen Qian.
So he was looking for her at this time, probably because he had heard the news that Yao Ning had left Xuan Qing Sect, and he wanted to confirm whether he had really disappeared.
Yao Ning laughed at himself. Whether he lost his wife or remarried, it had nothing to do with him.
She looked up and around the silent building, her eyes sharp.
The Xizhou Pavilion in front of her, which is "home to hidden dragons and crouching tigers" and "compromised" by Zhongze, attracts her much more than Chen Qian.
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