Chaotic World Book-Chapter 475 - 462: If You Trust Me, I Won’t Let You Down

As the day broke brightly, Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling emerged from the house, refreshed, having changed their appearances back to those of the Left and Right Guardians from the day before.

Stepping outside, they were immediately met by the sight of several little girls kneeling in a row against the wall, clutching their heads and sobbing pitifully.

Zhao Changhe couldn’t help but laugh, "What are you doing?"

The little girls mumbled, "Bringing you food."

Zhao Changhe noticed that each of them had a small basket on their heads filled with various cakes and pastries.

"Thank you, thank you," Zhao Changhe chuckled as he took a piece of cake and handed it to Yue Hongling behind him, "Our food delivery etiquette is quite cute, isn’t it..."

"Who said this is etiquette?" the little girls sobbed, "We are being punished by the Holy Daughter... She’s settling private scores."

Yue Hongling glared at Zhao Changhe, mocking his pretense of understanding ’our etiquette,’ which could have deceived the innocent girls if he had pushed it further.

Zhao Changhe awkwardly bowed his head and ate his cake in silence.

But as soon as he bit into it, he almost spit it out.

He had thought it was the famous local flower cake by its appearance, but to his horror, biting into it revealed all sorts of fried insects, making his skin crawl.

Yue Hongling’s scalp tingled too, and she almost threw away the cake in her hand.

But then, a little girl in front of them was crying, "Wuwuwu, this fried grasshopper was supposed to be mine... wuwuwu, it smells so good..."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Yue Hongling: "..."

Both of them hesitated to throw away the food, thinking that perhaps Sisi was playing a trick on them, but possibly it was actually something good?

Without any change in expression, Yue Hongling stuffed the cake back into the little girl’s hands, "Then you eat it, it wouldn’t be right to take your food..."

"The Holy Daughter won’t let us eat breakfast..."

"No problem, we’ll plead with her."

The two of them quickly ran off, Zhao Changhe still holding the partially eaten cake and hesitating along the way, "Should I say it or not, it actually tasted quite good..."

Yue Hongling was infuriated, "Just because it was Sisi who gave it to you, it tastes good, right? Just wait till she makes you eat a Gu, that’ll be the end of you!"

"No, it really did taste good..."

"Go die, then don’t kiss me with that mouth after eating it!"

Arguing back and forth, they went to find Sisi, who popped up on the path, looking delightedly at the bickering couple, almost gloating over the discord she caused, smilingly said, "Oh, don’t fight. It’s all Sisi’s fault, forgetting you’re not used to eating these..."

The couple fell silent, staring at her.

Sisi smiled, "At any rate, Sister Yue said that wandering the Worldly Society is tough, apparently you’ve never faced real desperation; otherwise, you’d eat anything, even insects."

"Mmm..." Yue Hongling thought for a moment, admitting, "Indeed, I’ve never reached that kind of desperate situation... well, if Changhe hadn’t shown up to support me the day before yesterday, and I had to escape to Cang Mountain, it might have happened."

A single statement almost turned the family discord into tender sweetness again. Sisi immediately regretted it, quickly saying, "So it’s really tasty, you should try it, wasting food is shameful."

Saying this, she turned and took them into her house, laying out real flower cakes and fruit wine, "Today, or at the latest by tomorrow, Lei Zhentang is sure to convene a small meeting of the five clans. I think we should talk some serious matters..."

Yue Hongling said, "I thought you were discussing serious matters last night, that’s why I didn’t disturb you, but what were you doing?"

"Ah?" Sisi touched her head, "I forgot... Yes, it was indeed I, Sisi, who was moaning from evening till dawn... There’s a bit of a green hat on Sister Yue’s head..."

Yue Hongling: "..."

So you can just say it like that, huh...

Zhao Changhe couldn’t take it anymore, "Let’s talk serious matters. Speaking of hiding here with the White Clan, aren’t you worried about Lei Zhentang ambushing your village since there are still people there? You seem rather relaxed."

Sisi shook her head, "Assassination is one thing, but openly attacking someone who will attend the five clans’ meeting is an unforgivable act that defies all under heaven. Not to mention that the White Clan and Miao Clan would react, even other small clans that follow the general trend wouldn’t just watch idly; he’d end up mired in endless civil war. Therefore, we simply need to protect ourselves... Actually, the more we walk in the open and upright places, the safer we are. It’s best not to hide somewhere alone and moan..."

"Not sure whether this counts as mixing public matters with personal grievances or using public power for private gain, but either way, it’s rather hard to refute," the couple exchanged a glance, neither making a sound.

Sisi felt a sense of victory, leisurely nibbling on a flower pastry while her eyes curved into a smile, "As for ourselves... how was your trial with the hundred clans? Have you gained anything about the Gu Technique or curses, or is there anything you need me to explain?"

You eat your fancy flower pastry, enjoying the sight of it, while making us eat bugs...

Zhao Changhe internally complained, then said aloud, "As for the Gu, whether it’s used personally or released to harm the enemy, at least one can see signs of its presence. But how is a curse dissolved? It’s too silent and undetected, unguardable against."

"A curse needs a medium and a certain casting time; normally it wouldn’t be practical in a one-on-one situation. What you should really worry about is preemptive casting—having received a curse without even knowing it."

Zhao Changhe said, "Of course, there should be limits. Having such evident limitations is already a headache, not to mention if there were no limits—who could endure that?"

Sisi laughed, "You don’t have to worry so much, there isn’t an absolute dead end... Firstly, the more powerful the curse is, the higher the prerequisites—like needing to collect your nails or hair, establish a straw figure, and curse for dozens of days, or even potentially sacrificing the caster’s life. Generally, you don’t need to worry about such a strong curse."

Yue Hongling asked, "What about general ones?"

"In general, it still operates within the predestined limits of Heavenly Dao, affecting either your spirit or body. As long as your cultivation is significantly higher, you can naturally resist it... It’s actually similar to resisting poison," Sisi explained, her eyes acquiring a somber tint. "We’ve once tried casting a curse with the collective might of our clan, as gentle as a breeze brushing the face—completely ineffectual... My father..."

She cut herself off and slowly continued, "That’s why I believe Martial Arts is fundamental, these unusual techniques can only serve as aids. The Southwest Hundred Clan Festival is rather good since they still value personal strength; the Spirit Clan went too extreme... I left the mountains for this reason only to be bullied by an old opponent..."

Yue Hongling pondered, "What level of cultivation is needed to completely ignore these curses?"

Sisi shook her head, "I don’t know; maybe something from the Third Layer Secret Treasure? Of course, for ordinary cases, I think, perhaps the level of the Earth List from the Second Layer Secret Treasure might suffice?"

Zhao Changhe said, "We can’t just disregard these since we aren’t at that level yet; do we have some solutions?"

"There are solutions, like that day near Erhai, you were bearing a weakening curse, and I saw you self-detoxifying... and the Blood Curse yesterday, it hit your strong points. But your self-cleansing efficiency was very low; you didn’t fully resolve it even throughout the battle..." Sisi rested her chin on her hands, "We have preventative medicines that can at least cover several days, but I’m not sure you would be willing to take them."

Zhao Changhe said, "Why wouldn’t I take them?"

"Because while curses can be resolved, once the Gu insect inside you merges completely with your body, removing it would ruin you," Sisi revealed a seductive smile. "Would the gentleman dare eat something of unknown origin from Sisi?"

Zhao Changhe glanced at the bugs in his pastry and shuddered.

"That’s Miao Region for you," Sisi said lightly, putting away her smile. "The Miao Region is this way, and the Spirit Clan is even worse. Do you still want to venture into the Spirit Clan?"

Zhao Changhe looked up into her eyes, then back at the bugs in his pastry and suddenly took a big bite with a radiant smile, "If you dare to give it, I dare to eat it."

Watching Zhao Changhe devour the pastry, Sisi’s eyes were misty and unclear.

Only when he had finished the entire piece did she slowly say, "You’ve already taken the preventative medicine. For the next seven days, you can ignore curses."

Yue Hongling frowned slightly, half-wanting to urge Zhao Changhe to be cautious, but ultimately, she kept silent.

In this situation, except for trusting Sisi, what else could you do? If you didn’t trust her, you’d only be troubling yourself.

One eats, the other doesn’t; if something goes awry, at least one can look out for the other.

Sisi stood up, stretching lazily, then bent over and whispered in Yue Hongling’s ear, "Don’t worry about your little lover... I’ve already wronged him once, and don’t wish to do so again. Since he still dares to trust me, I won’t fail him."

Yue Hongling offered a faint smile, "I hope so."

"Holy Daughter, Holy Daughter." A young girl ran in from outside, "The leader of the Blade Clan sends word that Lei Zhentang has sent an emissary inviting us to a banquet in Dali, asking for our stance."

"That would be a trap; a crisis greater than yesterday—only a fool would go to Dali to seek death." Sisi scoffed. "Tell them to come here for the meeting. When both our clans are here, don’t we have the right to host?"

The young girl hurried back to relay the message while Sisi looked at Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling, "Are your wounds healed yet? They have people from the Earth List, two of them. If we can’t suppress them in the first meeting, everything we’ve done so far will just be empty talk."

The expressions on the couple grew grave.

Two from the Earth List... The abilities of Lei Zhentang, combined with Witchcraft, were a mystery; that was one thing.

The real trouble was Wuding; if he came too...

Being among the top ranks of the Earth List, Wuding was a match for Vermilion Bird and Xuanwu, Tang Wanzhuang; could they handle him?

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PS: Thanks to the endless nights of Silver, mwah~ Forgot yesterday, get ready~

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