Chapter 39 Thirty-Nine Cuts "This is my demon boyfriend..."
“Yes, we’ll do this first… then that. If they’re making tabloids, we’ll make tabloids too. We just can’t let them get away with it.” Shui Qingnian talked to Lu Yaoyao about her plan. “Then we’ll take them down one by one, and then we’ll bring the other team in this exploration scenario under our command to fight against them. That beautiful concubine will definitely not be able to withstand it.”
"Oh." At this moment, Luo Mingshu finally revealed herself. "I certainly can't withstand it, and then what?"
"Then we wiped out Wuji Palace and kicked everyone else out of the Misty Star Sea, and I enjoyed the spoils all by myself," Shui Qingnian said confidently.
After saying that, she suddenly turned around: "Consort Mei, it's you?"
"You shameless bastard, eavesdropping on our conversation!" Shui Qingnian preemptively rebuked Luo Mingshu.
"We just came to watch the show of the white moonlight meeting the substitute, but who knew you two would be so unethical, plotting such a secret matter? We didn't want to listen, so we covered our ears, but Little Cold Fairy, your voice is too loud, forcing us to overhear your entire plan. What are we going to do?" Luo Mingshu was sharp-tongued, and she had never lost an argument.
"Hmph, you'll pay the price for eavesdropping on me." Shui Qingnian sneered. "This is Dongzhi Wonderland. Do you think you can leave unscathed?"
However, the next moment, she shifted her gaze to Xie Changming standing next to Luo Mingshu. Although his appearance had changed, it still reminded her of her miserable experience of having her protective armor destroyed by him the moment they met in the library.
"Gao Fei! What are you doing here? Oh, you guys! I'm going to report you for illegally forming a team as soon as I get out!" Shui Qingnian's eyes darted around, and she immediately realized what was going on.
"Isn't this an illegal team formation?" Luo Mingshu pointed at Lu Yaoyao and Shui Qingnian. "The Misty Star Sea will prioritize matching teammates with better compatibility. It seems that you and Fairy Xiao'e are a match made in heaven."
"Me? He and I are a match made in heaven, are you crazy?" Shui Qingnian was so angry that she jumped up and down. She originally wanted to make a move on Luo Mingshu, but after seeing Xie Changming, she gave up the idea.
She is different from Luo Mingshu. Luo Mingshu is the type who would try to challenge anyone no matter how strong they are, which is commonly known as being ignorant of one's own limitations. She has not yet reached that level. If the opponent's strength is far greater than hers, she will also assess the situation carefully.
"Get out of here, Dongzhi Wonderland doesn't welcome you." Shui Qingnian acted as if she were the mistress of Dongzhi Wonderland. She was used to ordering others around in the Demon Realm, and she couldn't change this habit even in the Misty Star Sea.
At this moment, Master Ye Nan, who had been offline healing, woke up at some point. He stood up and perfectly played the role of a tool: "The beautiful goddess is from Wuji Palace. A Leng, how can you drive her away so easily? Where has the decorum of Dongzhi Wonderland gone?"
In theory, they still had to abide by their established personas—just as Luo Mingshu couldn't easily divorce the Supreme Immortal Lord, so under everyone's watchful eyes, Shui Qingnian could only step aside and remain silent.
"Ah Leng, I know you just returned from the Demon Realm and you have grievances in your heart," Ye Nan comforted you. "Over the years, it is Dongzhi Wonderland that has wronged you."
It's quite remarkable that he was able to continue the play.
Luo Mingshu lowered her head slightly and asked Xie Changming, "Is your Demon Realm in a state of great turmoil?"
"It's not too dire," Xie Changming told her. In fact, everything within the Demon Realm has been harmonious in recent years, and the Spirit Network has been established, making life much better for the people of the Demon Realm.
"With so many handsome men in the Demon Realm, why is she suffering?" Luo Mingshu wondered.
Her question hit the nail on the head. When Shui Qingnian heard Ye Nan say that, she smiled contemptuously: "Alright, Grandmaster, you don't need to apologize to me. I've already found a new love in the Demon Realm."
Ye Nan: "..." You've stumped me again. Being an NPC exploring a secret realm is really that hard!
Lu Yaoyao: "?" I want one too.
Luo Mingshu: "!" You dare to imitate me?
Shui Qingnian snapped her fingers: "Suo Ai, come out."
At this moment, a slender young man emerged from behind the peach grove. He had delicate features and was the demon that Luo Mingshu and Xie Changming had rescued that day.
When Xie Changming heard the words "Locking Love," his pupils dilated in shock. Could this "Locking Love" be the same "Locking Love" he knew?
“He just escaped from the Heavenly Realm and met me at the border of the Demon Realm. We hit it off immediately and fell in love. He is with me now. Grandmaster, from now on we will only have a sect relationship!” Shui Qingnian dropped a bombshell.
Luo Mingshu: "..." You're not, you're just lusting after someone's body.
"Ha, the demons deserve to die." Seeing that his former white moonlight had found another love, jealousy welled up in his heart. Ye Nan stood with his sword in hand, preparing to kill Suo Ai.
Xie Changming raised his eyes and glanced at him indifferently. With that single glance, he knocked the long sword out of Xie Changming's hand.
"You seem to have forgotten that there is a demon in this Dongzhi Wonderland." Luo Mingshu was unusually on the same side as Shui Qingnian at this moment. "Ye Nan, be careful what you say."
Shui Qingnian seemed to genuinely care about this demon named "Love Lock". When she saw Ye Nan draw his sword, she blocked his way and said firmly, "You should go with your disciple. From now on, we will be strangers, and you must not lay a hand on him."
At this moment, a brief silence fell over the Peach Blossom Grove. The dramatic plot was so captivating that even Meng Weifang, a well-read scholar, was stunned.
Xie Changming, however, began to wonder why this demon was really named "Love Lock".
"As one of only two demons here, Xie Changming, what do you think?" Luo Mingshu leaned close to Xie Changming and whispered in his ear, "Isn't this the demon we rescued that night? How did he end up hooking up with Shui Qingnian?"
“No, there is a protector in my Demon Realm with the online name ‘Sealed Heart and Locked Love (height 183 cm),’ and his original form is also ‘Owl.’ When I first met him, I thought his existence was a projection of my own mind,” Xie Changming said.
"Is that attendant named '183' in Yingtian Palace also a reflection of him?" Luo Mingshu was shocked. "You demons really care a lot about height."
“But I found it strange at the time, because he didn’t have such a frail image,” Xie Changming said. “Now that the Cold Fairy claims to be in love with Suo Ai, I’m wondering why this would happen.”
“Well… since the Cold Fairy was referring to his online name, it means he is the ‘Locking Love’ in the Cold Fairy’s heart, not the ‘183’ in your heart.” As a master of online games, Luo Mingshu was extremely familiar with this kind of event. “Didn’t you say that the Demon Realm is also connected to the internet? That means they met on the Spirit Network.”
“Oh, he does have a human woman he’s in love with through the Spirit Network, and he thought I didn’t know.” Xie Changming suddenly realized, “But she’s a human woman.”
"Xie Changming, are you stupid? You believed her just because she said she was human? There's only a network cable between you. Who knows if the person on the other end is human, demon, or monster? Leng Xiannu must be a master of online fraud, pretending to be a weak human girl to completely fool your protector." Luo Mingshu immediately guessed the truth. "But your protector isn't one to be trifled with either. He pretended to be weak and created a pitiful demon persona for himself—he's even suspected of sending Leng Xiannu fake photos, which is why he's the way he is in her eyes."
"How could this be?" Xie Changming said coldly, finding it hard to accept that his protector had been scammed online.
Luo Mingshu patted his shoulder to comfort him, thinking to herself that it was alright, he would also be scammed online in a while.
However, Shui Qingnian actually ended up with the image reflected in Fengxin Suoai (183cm tall) in the Misty Star Sea, which is the real stand-in plot.
Luo Mingshu didn't quite understand these romantic relationships; she just thought these people really knew how to have fun.
The silence in the Peach Blossom Grove continued. Ye Nan, the poor NPC who had been completely speechless due to Shui Qingnian's bizarre actions, finally sighed deeply and said, "A Leng, don't be stubborn."
After hearing this, Lu Yaoyao decided to continue tormenting the male protagonist in the stand-in novel, and added fuel to the fire by saying, "Master, if you say that, then what about me? Who was it that kept saying you wouldn't do that to me?"
“Leng Tusun has already found his true love—even if he is a demon, it doesn’t matter. We are no longer at war with the demons. Master, do you still want to pester Leng Tusun?” Lu Yaoyao clutched her chest, coughed, and said, “Just now, Leng Tusun tried to hurt me, and Master, you didn’t even protect me.”
"My hundred years of companionship with you are not as valuable as that of a newly returned grand-disciple." According to seniority, Lu Yaoyao was indeed the grandmaster of the Cold Fairy, but she still couldn't resist taking advantage of the Cold Fairy.
“Master…” Lu Yaoyao cried and took two steps back, shaking her head between sobs, “The one you love and cherish… is it me, or this face that resembles Leng’s grand-disciple?”
Shui Qingnian turned around and carefully hid the lock behind her back. She got goosebumps from listening to Lu Yaoyao's words and didn't even have time to investigate how Lu Yaoyao had taken advantage of her in terms of seniority.
“Oh… that’s not it. I just don’t want A Leng to collude with the demons,” Ye Nan said again.
"Ye Nan, if you mention the filth of the demon race again, you can forget about this Dongzhi Wonderland." Luo Mingshu also joined the persecution of the male protagonist. "Our Wuji Palace security captain is not to be trifled with either."
“Beautiful goddess, this is a family matter of Dongzhi Wonderland. With your unrestrained and unruly behavior, do you think you can still keep your position as the mistress of Wuji Palace after the Supreme Elder returns?” Ye Nan retorted.
Luo Mingshu thought to herself that by the time that Supreme Immortal Lord returned, she would have already unified the Immortal Realm. She was no longer the mistress of Wuji Palace; she would soon be the mistress of the Heavenly Realm, okay?
"Ye Nan, you don't need to say anything more. Dongzhi Wonderland is indeed your territory, but don't even think about touching this little demon brother named Suo Ai." Luo Mingshu still wanted to watch the show. Logically, she should have left by now, but her feet were rooted to the ground and she didn't move.
Shui Qingnian, however, was furious upon hearing this: "Stunning goddess, does my demon boyfriend need you to protect him?"
"Please, he's a relative of my family's security captain. You can beat Ye Nan by yourself now, but what if he calls all the cultivators in Dongzhi Wonderland to attack you? Can you handle that?" Luo Mingshu felt she shouldn't have had such high expectations of Shui Qingnian's intelligence. "Cold Fairy, do you even have a brain?"
On one side, Luo Mingshu and Shui Qingnian were arguing, on the other side, Lu Yaoyao and Ye Nan were having a torturous master-disciple romance. Xie Changming was left watching the show while contemplating the fate of his own protector. Xu Qian was frantically recording the scene as news material, while Meng Weifang was completely absorbed in the movie.
The Peach Blossom Grove was in complete chaos. The argument finally stopped when Luo Mingshu pretended to pull out the Thunder Cannon.
If a fight broke out, no one could defeat the security captain of Wuji Palace. All of them combined could be considered tyrants of the Heavenly Realm, so both sides fell silent again.
"Let's wait for the news in tomorrow's 'Celestial Realm First-hand News'." Luo Mingshu decided to shift the battlefield to the area she was most proficient in.
"I'll start one too!" Shui Qingnian exclaimed, jumping up and down.
"No need." Ye Nan spoke from the perspective of Dongzhi Wonderland. "The 'Heavenly Realm Gossip Gazette,' which costs one thousand spirit stones per copy in the Heavenly Realm, is now an asset of our Dongzhi Wonderland."
Alright, the grievances have their source and the debts have their debtors. Luo Mingshu has finally found the mastermind behind the "Heavenly Gossip Gazette".
"You wait, your gossip tabloid will go bankrupt tomorrow," Luo Mingshu threatened.
After uttering those harsh words, she left with her people. What they had seen and heard in Dongzhi Wonderland today was enough for them to make a big fuss about. The dramatic events and the richness of the characters left them somewhat at a loss for where to begin.
Before leaving, Lu Yaoyao caught up with her and whispered to Luo Mingshu, "Senior Sister—"
"What's wrong?" Luo Mingshu stopped and walked over to talk to her. The reason she was willing to talk to Lu Yaoyao was because she was afraid that if Lu Yaoyao raised her voice any louder, they would expose their fellow disciples in public, which would be too embarrassing.
"My jade bracelet..." Lu Yaoyao said with a mournful face, "Senior sister, can you give it back to me? I even helped you choose a screen name, and... I even helped you." (She was also giving you instructions on how to be a master online scammer.)
Luo Mingshu quickly covered her mouth, afraid that Xie Changming would overhear their conversation: "I'll return it to you after I've done it."
"Okay." Lu Yaoyao hadn't recovered from the dramatic master-disciple romance she'd just witnessed, and hiccuped as she cried, "Then senior sister should treat him well and take good care of him."
Luo Mingshu: "?"
Upon hearing this, the system, which had been casually tossed into Luo Mingshu's spatial pouch alongside numerous high-level magic treasures, was so enraged that it wanted to fly out of Luo Mingshu's spatial pouch and punch Lu Yaoyao.
Ever since it was kidnapped by Luo Mingshu, it has been so afraid that Luo Mingshu would find out that something was wrong with it that it was as quiet as a chicken. It disguised itself as a normal jade bracelet and didn't dare to say a word. Now Lu Yaoyao has actually blown up a truck.
"Why should we take care of him? What's so special about a bracelet?" Luo Mingshu asked, puzzled.
Lu Yaoyao was shocked. She realized she had let something slip and quickly lowered her head: "Senior sister, I was just talking nonsense."
The more she acted this way, the more suspicious Luo Mingshu became. She decided to find some time to study the bracelet again.
You see, she's the kind of person who only has a short attention span. Once she got the jade bracelet, she would only play with it for a few days before throwing it into her pile of treasures, and she would never have the chance to take it out again.
Lu Yaoyao panicked, biting her lower lip, at a loss for what to do.
After thinking it over, she realized that the system might fly out from Luo Mingshu and beat her up, so she slipped away and ran away.
Luo Mingshu was left standing there alone, stroking her chin in thought: "Jade bracelet..."
Xu Qian and Meng Weifang left first, and Xie Changming came up to her and asked, "Aren't you leaving?"
"Let's go." Luo Mingshu followed him. She didn't want to fly away on her own, so she touched Xie Changming's hand to signal him to be sensible and take on the responsibility of a security captain.
Unexpectedly, Xie Changming misunderstood and directly grabbed her hand, holding it quite tightly.
Luo Mingshu shook her head and said, "Take me back with you."
"Mmm." Xie Changming led her into the sky.
"You like bracelets?" he asked. "There are many in the Demon Realm." (Small. Piano. Organized.)
In the hundred years since he returned to the Demon Realm, he had secretly collected some exquisite trinkets, which were probably the shiny treasures that Yinglong liked—of course, they couldn't compare to Luo Mingshu's original residence.
"The bracelet is just so-so," Luo Mingshu said, adding that she preferred something shinier.
"The demons of Dongzhi Wonderland." Xie Changming has one redeeming quality: he genuinely cares about his people. There's nothing he can do about it; after all, he's the only Demon Lord left in the Demon Realm.
"He also seems to be deeply in love with Fairy Leng." Luo Mingshu saw the problem, "I don't think we can persuade him to leave."
"Hmm," Xie Changming responded, "Ye Nan wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him."
Of course, the reason why cultivators in the Heavenly Realm dare not attack the demons is also due to the fact that Wuji Hall published a tabloid before. Because of the destruction of the Qi family, they were afraid of harming the demons and causing trouble. After all, the murderer who killed the Qi family members had not been found yet, and the Qi family patriarch was killed by a cannon. Who would dare to touch the demons?
Moreover, persecuting demons would now be thrust into the eye of the storm of public opinion—after all, even the Cold Fairy who had been stranded in the Demon Realm returned unharmed and in high spirits, indicating that the Demon Realm had not treated humans too harshly. This made even the self-proclaimed righteous humans dare not do anything to the demons, at least on the surface, they had to maintain peace.
This matter has come to a temporary end. Wuji Palace and Dongzhi Wonderland have established an adversarial relationship. The first battle between the two sides is not a face-to-face contest, but rather a showdown between two tabloids.
On the other side of Dongzhi Wonderland, they dared not confront Xie Changming head-on.
As for Wuji Palace, Luo Mingshu simply found it fun. She enjoyed the pleasure of criticizing people online, and now she was finding a unique kind of joy in channeling it into gossip tabloids.
The next day, she and Xie Changming were supervising the construction of the floating artificial lake on the east side of Wuji Hall when Xu Qian excitedly brought over the contents of her newly written newsletter to show Luo Mingshu.
The drama that unfolded at Dongzhi Wonderland yesterday was truly spectacular. I wonder what kind of earth-shattering, heart-wrenching fantasy romance it will become in the hands of professionals.
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