Función clerical

Capítulo 10

The flattery backfired spectacularly!

A bead of cold sweat rolled down Shen Zhili's face, and her tone softened further: "Um, has Senior Brother eaten yet? There are still a few jars of fine wine in my courtyard that haven't been dug up yet."

"Yes, I know," Hua Jiuye laughed. "I've finished all my drinks, and those rare birds you raise are delicious too, they're the kind you rarely see... Oh, and I also dug into your treasury. I didn't expect that with Shen Tianxing gone, Junior Sister's money-making skills are even better! That silver is enough for Senior Brother to squander until he dies, thank you so much..."

I'll endure it!

I'll endure it!

I can't hold back anymore!!

"Hua Jiuye, if you dare touch a single copper coin in my vault, I'll fight you to the death!"

After letting out a roar, Shen Zhili realized the situation he was in and immediately forced a smile, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just joking. As long as you're happy, Senior Brother..."

Hua Jiuye laughed loudly and stepped forward without hesitation to knead Shen Zhili's face into various shapes: "Junior sister is as cute as ever."

So cute!

You old bastard, can you please show your power and quickly kill this scourge?

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The steps were completely flattened by Hua Jiuye, and the carriage drove straight into her courtyard.

After what just happened, Shen Zhili completely gave up the idea of getting close to Hua Jiuye—trying to get close to her would only make her want to vomit blood more and more.

Through the gap in the carriage curtain, one could see that the guards of Rejuvenation Valley had been completely replaced.

Hua Jiuye carried her off the bus again. Shen Zhili couldn't move her hands and had no choice but to accept her fate.

The place where she was abandoned was very familiar—her old bed.

Shen Zhili steadied herself and looked around. She felt her blood surging and rushing to her head. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Senior brother, where are my things from my room?"

Her celadon mother-of-pearl vase, her gilded silver eight-treasure lamp, her gold-embroidered mirror screen…

Hua Jiuye glanced at it and casually said, "Sold." After thinking for a moment, she added, "There's a garbage collector at the entrance; I had him sell it by weight."

Shen Zhili's voice trembled: "By...by weight...do you know how much silver each item is worth?"

Hua Jiuye took a white mouse from a small cage and tossed it to the giant python, saying, "What does this have to do with me? It's yours anyway."

Shen Zhili trembled again, closed her eyes, and said, "...Just kill me."

Hua Jiuye slowly turned his head, his piercing gaze sweeping over Shen Zhili's body, before suddenly breaking into a chilling smile: "Junior sister, how could I kill you?"

Sunlight streamed in through the window, but deliberately avoided Hua Jiuye's corner.

Patches of light slid down his forehead, casting dappled shadows.

His expression was shrouded in darkness and could not be discerned.

"If I were to really do something to you, then... what if I slept with you?"

It seemed deliberate, with a slight rise in the last syllable, and the nonchalant, lazy tone made it impossible to tell if it was genuine or not.

Shen Zhili suddenly stopped trembling, opened her eyes and calmly said, "You didn't come back for this, did you?"

Hana Kuya nodded: "Yeah, no, but it's no big deal to do it on the side."

As they spoke, the bed beside Shen Zhili sank in, and Hua Jiuye's scent wafted over as the healer's hands deftly untied the knot in her dress.

Shen Zhili's chest heaved slightly as she said, "You don't like me, so why do something like this?"

Hua Jiuye laughed: "How do you know I don't like you?"

Shen Zhili pursed her lips: "I won't mention how you bullied me before, after all, we're all young... In the end, you should know that I betrayed you, right?"

"I know you're on Shen Tianxing's side." Hua Jiuye smiled calmly, but a subtle chill slowly crept in. "You were right to choose him. Back then, I couldn't compare to him in any way. Look, aren't you doing well now? That proves your choice wasn't wrong..."

His tone carried a faint hint of mockery.

Shen Zhili lowered her eyes, a fleeting look of reluctance flashing in them.

His tone then turned cold: "If you want to take revenge on your master, why drag the entire Rejuvenation Valley down with you? Your master is already dead anyway, and besides, he raised you for many years. How can you be so ungrateful? You're a beast..."

Hua Jiuye had already removed Shen Zhili's outer robe and, following Shen Zhili's words, said, "He's dead. Aren't I taking revenge on his accomplices? Hmm, I am indeed a beast!"

The cold wind made Shen Zhili shiver, and Hua Jiuye's fingers were tugging at her inner garment again.

"Senior brother, calm down..."

"I was calmly taking off your clothes," Hua Jiuye said, clicking her tongue. "I didn't even tear them."

With the patch of fair skin on her shoulder, which had never seen the sun for years, exposed to the air, Shen Zhili's mind raced: "Senior brother, actually, I'm on my period today."

Hua Jiuye replied, "I don't mind."

But I despise you!

Shen Zhili's mind raced twice as fast: "No, senior brother, actually, I've been practicing a technique all these years. Once I have intercourse with someone, I can absorb the internal energy of that person."

Hua Jiuye laughed and said, "It's alright, Senior Brother can roam the martial world without relying on internal energy."

Seeing that her clothes were almost pulled down to her chest, Shen Zhili said sternly, "Senior brother, I'm actually pregnant."

Hua Jiuye's fingers indeed paused, and he looked up at her, saying, "Whose is it? I'll go kill him."

Shen Zhili stammered, "I don't know either."

Hua Jiuye pondered for a moment: "Give birth to him, then take his flesh and blood to see whose child he is, then I'll kill him, and, well, I'll kill that child too."

His words were not at all like a joke.

Shen Zhili burst into tears: "Senior brother, it was all Master's fault back then, it had nothing to do with me."

Hua Jiuye grinned, her expression gentle: "That's right, I'm going to have you today."

After thinking it over, I couldn't find anyone to scold.

Shen Zhili wailed inwardly, "Su Chenche, you bastard! You've forgotten your new love since you found your old one. I'm about to be taken advantage of, why aren't you here yet!"

All those sweet words they said before were a complete lie!

As if hearing her voice, an even gentler tone came: "Release my Zhili, or I'll kill it."

Shen Zhili turned her gaze and saw Su Chenche, who looked somewhat disheveled, holding a long sword and looking at her with clear, cold eyes.

...Shen Zhili had never thought Su Chenche was so damn handsome!

However, what he used to threaten Hana Kuya was...

That snake?

Shen Zhili's lips twitched. Su Chenche, can you find someone more reliable?

Hua Jiuye's expression suddenly changed, and he shot her a cold look: "Fine, if you dare to touch a single hair on its head, I will tear you apart and leave you with no burial place."

Huh...

Shen Zhili couldn't help but ask, "Why am I valued the same as a snake!"

"No." Hua Jiuye turned her eyes slightly, a playful smile curving her lips. "It's more important than you."

Shen Zhili: "Su Chenche, kill that snake..."

Chapter Ten

The human and the snake were switched.

Shen Zhili stumbled and fell into Su Chenche's arms, barely managing to say, "Let's go."

Su Chenche first tightened Shen Zhili's collar before using his light-footed skill to leave.

"etc."

Beside the bed, Hua Jiuye soothingly stroked the snake's head, her expression calming slightly, and said slowly, "Now that you're here, how can you leave so easily? Junior sister, let's see how you handle this."

Shen Zhili lowered her head, where a faint pink line had appeared at some point.

Her mind raced through ancient texts, and she stammered, "Southern Frontier Gu poison?"

Although she did not leave Huichun Valley, she knew that Hua Jiuye had become famous overnight in the Southern Frontier after leaving Huichun Valley and disappearing for three years.

He single-handedly burned down the Southern Frontier Temple and was hunted down by the four great Gu Masters of the Southern Frontier for five whole months. In the end, he not only escaped, but also caused two of the four Gu Masters to die and two to be injured. His achievements were terrifying, and the name of the Poison Demon Hua Jiuye gradually spread to the Central Plains Jianghu.

To hide her surprise, Shen Zhili replied bluntly, "Senior brother, look at your chest."

Hua Jiuye pulled open her collar, revealing a faint wisp of black mist on her flat, pale chest.

"Night Residue Poison? Oh, that's the one made from the excrement of eighty-one kinds of poisons, known as the most disgusting, boring, and troublesome antidote in history. You must have had a tough time, Junior Sister..." He curled his lips: "...You're so sure I'd be too lazy to prepare the antidote myself?"

Shen Zhili nodded: "Exchange the antidote."

This girl has always been as lazy as a pig! She's made to do everything!

"Junior sister really knows me well, but..."

Hua Jiuye lazily looked up and spread his hands: "What if I said I didn't... The poison I gave you was taken from those old beasts in the Southern Frontier, and I don't even know how potent it is."

Do you think I'm stupid?!

Shen Zhili suppressed the urge to vomit blood: "You dared to do it without knowing anything!"

Hua Jiuye gently stroked the snake's body, his slender eyebrows narrowing: "It's alright, you stay here, your senior brother will help you try one method after another, and we'll eventually find a way to cure the Gu."

Shen Zhili mentally went through Hua Jiuye's name a hundred times over and a hundred times over!

"Su Chenche, let's go!"

She called out but received no response. Surprised, Shen Zhili turned and said, "Su Chenche..."

Su Chenche, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly looked up. Shen Zhili was caught off guard and met a face with an exceptionally bright smile. Her heart tightened for some reason. Just as she was about to speak, Su Chenche had already picked her up and sat her down on a chair. He then took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders, saying in an incredibly gentle voice, "Zhili, just wait here for a while."

However, the brighter his smile, the more uneasy Shen Zhili felt.

This feeling is like... the silence before an explosion?

Why is there a sense of foreboding...?

Clang!

Su Chenche's long sword suddenly slashed at Hua Jiuye's side, and Shen Zhili's pear wood bed board was cleaved in two.

Hua Jiuye dodged to the side, his blade-like eyes flashing with a dangerous aura. He sneered, "You want to fight me?"

Su Chenche gave a humble smile: "It's not a fight, it's me beating you up."