As a fairy-born demon, Bai Mian could not refuse Xue Kong's request, so she nodded. However, her nod made the expressions of the two maids beside her and the six guards behind her change.
There is indeed such a thing on the northern map, but its value is so precious that only forces with hundreds of years of history can own it. It cannot even be sold and can only be treasured.
However, Bai Mian agreed without a second thought, shockingly.
"How close is this man's relationship with the young lady that he even gave her the map of the north without hesitation?" a maid thought to herself in surprise.
"Who are you?" A young man walked out from the six guards and approached Xue Kong with an unhappy look on his face.
Xue Kong raised his head and looked at him. He could tell at a glance that this man was only at the sixth level of Qi Condensation. For ordinary people, it was still okay, but to him, he was just an ant.
"Thank you, senior sister. I will wait for you in Pingxiang Pavilion to bring me the map." Xue Kong smiled slightly, pointed to an exquisite attic not far away, and then walked into the Pingxiang Pavilion under the gaze of everyone.
Bai Mian staggered and was supported by the maid. She looked desperate and pale. She said with difficulty, "Let's go back. I'm tired."
The two maids looked distressed and turned their heads to look at Pingxiang Pavilion with unfriendly expressions.
The six guards were also dissatisfied with Xue Kong's indifference, but they could not tell whether Xue Kong had any cultivation. However, they heard Xue Kong and Bai Mian calling each other brother and sister, so they did not dare to act rashly.
After the six guards returned to the Bai family, they immediately told the third master of the Bai family, Bai Mian's father, what they had seen today.
He was a thin, middle-aged man with a tuft of beard. After hearing the guards' report, he narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "You said Mian'er met a stranger and promised to give him the map of the north?"
"Indeed, that person and Miss are on a level playing field with each other. However, the six of us all see him as just an ordinary person. There's not even a trace of spiritual energy in his body. We find it strange and don't dare to act rashly."
A cold light flashed in Bai Jiumu's narrowed eyes. The marriage between Bai Mian and the young city lord of Scorpion City was imminent. It was a huge event for the entire Bai family. He would never allow any complications to arise at this critical juncture.
As for the northern map, it was even more impossible for him to give it to me.
That is the Bai family's foundation. When doing business in various places, they rely on it to identify locations and determine product resources. It is the foundation that has allowed the Bai family to continue to this day. How could it be given to a person of unknown origin?
Bai Jiumu immediately and coldly ordered the six guards, "Go find a few nimble monks and go to Pingxiang Pavilion to get rid of that man."
"No matter what, he cannot be allowed to influence the marriage between the Bai family and Scorpion City."
"Yes!" The guards retreated together.
"Unfilial daughter, you've been causing me trouble all day long." Bai Jiumu snorted coldly, "Come here, pass on my order. Before the wedding day, Bai Mian is not allowed to step out of the door again!"
“…”
In a basin a hundred miles away from Jianxia City, there is a black city that looks like a giant poisonous scorpion.
Scorpion City is not very big, about the same size as Yinliu Town.
However, there are not many mortals in Scorpion City, most of them are cultivators. It is better to say that it is a sect of cultivators rather than a city.
At this moment, in the young master's residence of Scorpion City, from a dance pavilion and singing stage that was carved out of a watchtower, joyful laughter and cheers could be heard. Inside, a dozen young girls were dancing enchantingly, with one person sitting at each of the jade dining tables on either side.
"Brother Feng, cheers!" A young man dressed in luxurious attire was holding a wine jug, laughing heartily, his face full of drunkenness.
The man opposite had messy hair and untidy clothes. There were two singers beside him holding wine and pouring it into his mouth. The man put his arms around the two singers' smooth shoulders and rubbed them back and forth.
He laughed drunkenly, "Brother Tang, I heard that you're going to divorce your wife at the Dual Cultivation Ceremony in three days and make the young lady from the Bai family your legal wife. Is that true?"
"Hey, my legal wife is Brother Feng's younger sister. How can she compare to the girls from the Bai family? I was just saying that."
"Hahaha, you dare to play tricks on the Bai family. Aren't you afraid that the Bai family will cancel the engagement with you and embarrass you in public, huh?" The man was not surprised at all, as if he had expected it.
The Young Lord of Scorpion City glared at him. "How dare he? My father is already a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. If the Bai family dares to cancel the engagement in public and play tricks on me like this, my father will come to kill them and wipe out their entire family."
"Hahaha, the Bai family's marriage to our Scorpion City is just to get close to the powerful. As for whether she is the legal wife or the concubine, why would they care..."
"However, I heard that the Bai family woman recently returned from an outing. I'm sure her expectations are extremely high. Such people are bound to be arrogant. The people I sent out reported that she always looks worried and seems dissatisfied with me."
The monk, who was so drunk that he could barely open his eyes, laughed and said, "Brother Tang, hahahaha, there will be a day when you will be disliked by others, hiccup~"
The Young Lord of Scorpion City waved his hand, dismissing the idea. "Young women, this Tang is not interested in... Loving other people's wives and concubines is what makes it interesting."
"Brother Feng, we have a very close relationship. We are brothers who have shared life and death. On our wedding night, you can go first, and I will follow behind..."
The drunk man's eyes suddenly cleared up when he heard this. He pushed aside the singing girls on both sides, stood up staggeringly, and said with a glass of wine in hand, "Brother Tang, I'm in a good mood. Cheers!"
The two men were drunk and lost in the singing girl's dance and wine.
At this moment, a white spiritual bird flew quickly from the sky and landed on the desk of the young city lord of Scorpion City. He opened his eyes, his cultivation level improved, and the drunkenness immediately dissipated.
When they caught the spiritual bird, they saw a jade slip tied to its feet.
After checking the contents of the jade slip, the young city lord crushed it with one hand, his face covered with frost.
Seeing that he looked bad, the drunk man also used his cultivation to dissipate his drunkenness. His eyes became clear again and he asked curiously, "Brother Tang, what happened?"
"News has come from Jianxia City that my unmarried wife is openly flirting with another man and even threatening to give him the Bai family's northern map."
"Is this true? What a bold woman!" the man exclaimed in surprise. "The northern map is the foundation of the Bai family. How can a mere junior like her decide its ownership?"
"unless……"
"Speak." The young city lord's eyes flashed coldly.
The man continued, "Unless the girl from the Bai family threatened the elder of the Bai family with marriage, and forced him to hand over the map of the north, if that's the case, then the girl from the Bai family probably has a close relationship with that person. Maybe..."
Bang!
The young city lord punched the dining table in front of him, and the table instantly shattered, splashing wine, fruits and vegetables everywhere. The dancing singers were frightened out of their wits, and fell to their knees on the ground with a thud, silent as a mouse.
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