My Cold Sword Master

Chapter 36: Idiot

By the time the young man had fed his jealous aunt, it was already evening.

The hazy twilight is like a deep ink stain, staining the rice paper of the sky.

"It feels like... we played a little too long."

Shangguan Yun hugged the white fox in his arms, looking at the deep twilight of Yanyun and the quiet Dali Temple in front of him, and scratched the white fox in his arms with a guilty conscience.

After hearing this, the white fox opened its lazily closed red eyes and bit the boy's slender white fingers.

"Aunt Bai, why are you angry again?"

Shangguan Yun felt a little strange. The bite didn't hurt, but it just left a dense tooth mark as usual, and the slender, pink fox tongue even licked it gently.

Ever since he picked up the white fox, he has been unable to figure out its thoughts.

Although they were affectionate, the white fox would sometimes get angry with him for no reason, sometimes biting him, and sometimes acting like a shy woman.

But if we talk about unfamiliarity, the white fox would not get close to anyone except him. Even when his master Shangguan Wanqiu came, the white fox always stayed away from her.

Moreover, every time he left his aunt's side, he was taken to some quiet and secluded places by young women who asked for directions and girls who asked for help.

The white fox would always coil on his shoulder, and whenever the women approached him, the white fox would lazily flick its tail and brush them away, or just glance at them lazily.

Often after the white fox made a move, those young women and girls would always start to leave with excuses for some reason, which made him extremely confused every time.

"Aunt Bai, it would be great if you could speak." Shangguan Yun scratched the white fox's chin and smiled gently.

Hearing this, the white fox lazily raised its eyes to look at him, its snow-white claws climbed onto his shoulders, and its snow-white head with red fire patterns printed on it gently pressed against the boy's forehead, and the fire patterns lit up for a moment.

"fool……"

The clear, soft, charming voice, accompanied by a bit of lazy anger, but also contained an alluring charm that made people feel hot all over and their mouths dry, which made the young man slightly stunned.

"Huh? What just happened was..." Shangguan Yun was about to ask when a cold and clear voice came from behind him.

"It's already night, why don't you stay in the garden and come out?"

Su Lishuang was holding a white jade wine jug and leaning lazily against the ginkgo tree at the gate of the villa. Her cold, ink-black eyes looked quietly at the young man who walked out of the Dali Temple.

"Good evening, auntie."

The boy withdrew his questions about the white fox, greeted it obediently and walked forward, but he wrinkled his nose as soon as he got close.

"Smell of alcohol..."

"What's wrong with tasting wine and admiring ginkgo trees at night? Besides..."

"But it's not autumn yet, aunt."

Su Lishuang glanced at him, picked up the white jade porcelain bottle and took a sip, then waved to the young man.

"Come here."

"Hmm?" The young man tilted his head and moved forward obediently. Before he could say anything, he was tapped on the forehead and a soft, pure, jade-like hand pinched his soft little face.

"Hmm? Well, um, auntie... well..."

Su Lishuang half-leaned against the ginkgo tree, lowered her eyes to meet the young man's gaze, her eyes were cold and calm, and suddenly she said something without a beginning or an end.

"You should know that my sister's villa is next to mine, right?"

"Hmm?" The boy blinked.

"Well, you probably don't know." Su Lishuang looked at the confusion in the boy's eyes and let go of his soft little face.

Even though he was a beautiful boy who had been injected with aphrodisiacs…but this soft and tender little face could make her feel better if she pinched it occasionally.

It is more soothing to tease this young and gentle boy than to face those insects and termites.

“It’s inexplicable…” The boy rubbed his slightly red face and muttered softly.

"So where are you going now that night has fallen?" Su Lishuang asked lazily.

"Ah, I almost forgot about the important matter." Shangguan Yun then remembered the important matter and answered softly.

"I plan to go to Danyunfang first, refine some elixirs, and see if I can sell them to earn some spirit stones, and then go to Junyi Pavilion."

"Danyunfang? Junyi Pavilion?"

Su Lishuang glanced at the young man, frowned and asked, "Sister did tell me about your use of sword energy to refine pills, but what are you doing in Junyi Pavilion?"

"Come to think of it...I do have a question for my aunt." The boy scratched his head and asked.

"Where is this Junyi Pavilion?"

"Why do you want to go to Junyi Pavilion when you don't even know it?" Su Lishuang looked at her strangely, as if she was looking at a fool.

"This... is just that an old friend said that if you have anything important to do, you can go to Junyi Pavilion to find her."

"Another woman?"

"Um……"

Su Lishuang quietly looked at the handsome, gentle, well-behaved and quiet young boy in front of her, and felt more and more that the aphrodisiac she had used before was too arbitrary.

This young man is not just a spirit caused by an aphrodisiac, he is probably a nine-tailed fox demon, although the nine-tailed fox demon clan only has females.

Her elder sister Su Wanrou, who was at the peak of the Void Realm and the General Manager of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Shangguan Wanqiu, the only sword master who can be called a sword immortal in Jiuzhou Continent,

That senior sister Shangguan Yixue of Qingyou Sword Pavilion,

The little girl from Danzong Ruan family and the gentle and intellectual Danzong leader are mother and daughter.

The gorgeous and proud empress Dongfang Xi of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

These women not only have noble status, but also have the highest strength and status in Jiuzhou, but they just fall in love with the young and handsome boy in front of them.

Moreover, this young man who was transformed from a nine-tailed fox demon had only been in Yanyun for half a day when he ate Pei Shiya, the wife of the Minister of Revenue who had been alone in her boudoir for many years, and even ate her maid together.

Now, I am going to Junyi Pavilion to meet an old friend?

"Let's go. I have nothing to do. I'll accompany you to visit the Yanyun Night Market."

Su Lishuang raised her head slightly, put the white jade porcelain bottle in her hand into the magic ring, and walked leisurely to the side of the young man.

"That's great. I can talk to you about Junyi Pavilion on the way."

"But, aunt, weren't you confined by the empress?" the boy asked curiously.

"What does the Dali Temple Shaoqing banned by the empress have to do with me, Su Lishuang?"

Su Lishuang answered lightly, brushing her face with her bare hands. A light and hazy black veil made of dark clouds and golden silk fell lightly, covering her cold and exquisite fairy face with a hint of mature charm, but also adding a kind of alluring charm that made people imagine continuously.

"..."

Yanyun Night Market is extremely prosperous and lively, especially in the summer when the nights are already hot and dry.

The sultry summer heat, the dryness stimulated by alcohol, and all the desires accumulated during the day that are eager to be released are drawn out from the bottom of the heart and expanded by the night, making this night market much more open and bold than the streets during the day.

In the bustling and noisy night market, there are crowds of people and heavy traffic. The light orange candlelight sets off this noisy and prosperous night market, making it look extremely lively.

This night market not only has delicious food and novel delicacies from all over Kyushu, but also colorful jewelry and gorgeous and charming gauze stockings.

The ferocious and burly half-beast slaves from the Northern Barbarians were fighting fiercely in cages in this bustling night market, while a group of gamblers and spectators were roaring and placing bets nearby.

The enchanting dancer from the Western Regions of the human race, clad in a bright red hazy veil and a golden gauze skirt, danced with her delicate and lustrous wheat-colored jade feet bare, causing the golden anklets on her ankles to rustle.

The dancers from Youzhou are dressed in cool, transparent, hazy silk dresses and gauze skirts that are unique to Youzhou, revealing a large area of snow-white skin. Their slender, white legs are wrapped in all kinds of erotic and charming silk stockings, and they step on all kinds of exquisite and elegant high-heeled jade shoes to show their graceful figures.

The dancers' snowy, soft and graceful waists and the dancers' hot and sexy wheat-colored waists can cause the people around them to breathe quickly every time they dance.

Compared with this night market full of carnal desires, the gentle young man who looked around curiously as soon as he entered the night market seemed a little out of place.

The boy has shoulder-length hair, a slender and tight body, and ink-black sword-like eyes that are pure and spotless.

From this slender body to this beautiful face, this young boy exudes a gentle and elegant temperament.

However, it made the charming young women who came here at night looking for love and the young girls with budding spring feelings show rosy love on their faces, and also made the dancers from the Western Regions and Youzhou look at them sideways.

These charming young women and those enchanting and hot dancers were thinking about how to lure this young, handsome and defenseless boy in white into the alley and take advantage of him.

The mature, charming and cold woman in black robe beside the young man made them unconsciously give up this idea.

Although she was wearing a loose black robe with dark clouds and gold edges, the woman in black robe still had a voluptuous and tight figure, and some seductive curves that were mature and sweet were faintly revealed.

She is as cold and elegant as frost, and as pure and clear as snow, but she has a hint of the mature and charming aura and seductiveness of a beautiful woman, which makes the men in the night market feel excited.

A black veil with gold thread and ink clouds concealed the cold and delicate face of the woman in black robe a little, but it still could not hide her cold and elegant charm.

The ink-black hair tied up lightly by an ink hairpin and the frosty ink-black autumn eyes also add to her icy and cold charm.

She is indeed a mature and charming beauty, yet she is also as cold and beautiful as ice.

The author says:

Author's words: Starting from the next chapter, I have to seriously push the plot and kill people.

Chapter 37: Night Market, Attacked

Su Lishuang put her hands behind her back, ignored the fiery gazes around her, and leisurely walked behind the young man. Looking at his curious look around, she asked.

"First time visiting this night market?"

"It is."

The boy nodded slightly, showing his curiosity towards this prosperous and novel night market.

But his attention was focused only on some medicinal herbs, ancient books and book stalls. He had little interest in the lively street beast fights and those enchanting and hot dancers.

Su Lishuang glanced at him lazily, put her bare hands into her thick sleeves, took out the white jade porcelain bottle, and took a sip.

"If you have time, you can come with me to stroll around. As a guest of the Dali Temple, you will inevitably come into contact with Yanyun Night Market a lot in the future."

The night market in Yanyun is no different from the daytime market.

It’s just that everyone has important things to do during the day, and the summer days and afternoons are too hot, so they choose to go out to set up stalls or stroll around at night when it’s cooler.

Most night markets are set up with stalls and shops on both sides of the streets marked out by the government. There are also peddlers who carry large and small commodities on their backs and hawk their wares everywhere.

But some night markets are not so serious.

Those night markets with bright lights and dazzling candles are mostly hidden deep in narrow alleys, where beautiful women gather.

Apart from those prostitutes, there are also some women seeking pleasure and love, or immoral young women, and occasionally a few couples seeking excitement.

Others that are more hidden are in the deep alleys in the shadow of Yanyun.

As the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, she has dealt with these shadowy night markets many times.

This place is not like the night markets in the open that legally sell only novelties, accessories and delicacies. What is sold in these night markets are all worth killing.

The training of docile female slaves, the smuggling of evil objects and poisonous insects from the Demon Realm and Southern Xinjiang, the half-human, half-beast barbarian slaves, the stolen property and magical treasures, including rewards for hiring murderers, and all kinds of intelligence for sale.

Some extremely obscene aphrodisiacs and love cigarettes, medicines specifically for men, or some elixirs that are expressly prohibited from being refined by the Dan Sect and talismans that are forbidden by the Ministry of Works.

All are sold here, with no taboos.

As long as they can make money, everyone is involved in this night market. No matter the compensation is in gold, silver, spirit stones, or even debts of favor, they will all be accepted.

Su Lishuang glanced at the beast fights, antiques and strange books, enchanting dancers, storytellers and music, and novel pets on the street, and asked lazily.

"Don't you want to go shopping over there?"

Shangguan Yun picked up a few ancient books of strange stories from the bookstall, brushed off the dust on the books, and smiled gently.

"Yun'er, just buy some books. Besides, we have some important things to do."

"Besides..."

The young man scratched his face and moved his slightly hot gaze away from his aunt's graceful, mature and proud figure.

"If I take you with me... I'm afraid it will cause some trouble."

Su Lishuang lowered her eyes and looked at the boy. This boy who was a nine-tailed fox spirit probably didn't know how much temptation he had for those young women looking for love in the night market and those enchanting and hot dancers.

If she hadn't been here tonight, this defenseless boy would have been abducted into the alley and eaten by those lustful young women and those gorgeous and hot dancers.

Even if you stay obediently in this quiet place, will those young women and dancers who become aroused by the sight of you let go of this delicious food of yours?

Su Lishuang said nonchalantly, "This night market often has some down-and-out scholars who can't get into Confucian academies coming here to buy some ancient books, calligraphy and paintings. It's quite convenient."