Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend-Chapter 852 - 719: Red Blossoms Need Green Leaves to Complement Them
Yaochi Immortal Pavilion, within the Three Sects, is the only sect that only takes in female disciples.
The female disciples of the Immortal Pavilion are not only exceptionally talented, but also possess peerless beauty. Among them, the Yaochi Pavilion Master, Yue Mei, and Elder Ying, are all stunning beauties.
Therefore, Yue Mei had always had a very high opinion of herself, until her last encounter with Hong Mingyue from Three-Life Valley made her feel somewhat frustrated.
But unexpectedly, encountering Ye Lingyue again tonight shocked Yue Mei even more.
Unlike Hong Mingyue’s beauty that hinted at carnal desires, Ye Lingyue’s allure, though also charming, carried a hint of grace.
This type of beauty, straddling the line between a girl and a woman, is the most seductive.
Beyond that, the beauty of a woman is not solely derived from herself.
Just as a red flower needs green leaves for contrast, a woman’s beauty is often enhanced by the men beside her.
Yue Mei felt that Ye Lingyue surpassed Hong Mingyue in every aspect. Apart from their looks and innate temperament, another reason was the difference in the men accompanying them.
Although Hong Mingyue is a top disciple of Three-Life Valley, and her fiancé is Luo Song, he looks sallow and frail, with dark circles under his eyes, clearly a man with deficient yang energy.
That Hei Yue, though lacking a remarkable sect, had beside her a man with handsome brows and phoenix eyes, whose mere presence seemed to radiate glorious splendor.
With such a comparison, the status of the two women was immediately clear.
What irritated Yue Mei the most, was that she noticed Chen Mu’s gaze instantly grew passionate when Hei Yue appeared.
Therefore, before Yue Mei even officially met Ye Lingyue, she had already grown to despise her.
Not to mention, she also sensed the subtle fluctuations of Earth Spirit power emanating from Hei Yue.
Combining these observations, it was not hard to guess that she was the real mastermind behind the scenes.
What? Hei Yue is the true mastermind?
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu’s expression turned uneasy.
"How could it be her? Where would she get such capabilities? Could there be some misunderstanding?"
In his heart, Chen Mu still did not wish to become enemies with Ye Lingyue.
But he also understood that Ye Lingyue was not someone to be trifled with; otherwise, the Beiqing Empress wouldn’t have met with her downfall, nor would Kaijiang Prince Manor have ended up broken and lost.
Even though Chen Mu was aware of all this, he still felt devilishly drawn to Ye Lingyue.
"You’re still defending her, Chen Mu. I’ve bared my heart and soul to you. I even secured the demon beast egg for you, and yet your heart still lies with another woman. Believe it or not, once I get my hands on Hei Yue, I will mar her charming face beyond recognition, and we’ll see if you still like her then."
Yue Mei’s face twisted with jealousy, becoming hideous.
Her venomous tone made Chen Mu furrow his brows.
This woman, so prone to envy, would prove difficult to deal with in the future.
In his heart, Chen Mu was already regretting getting involved with her.
But then he remembered how his status in Hunyuan Sect had plummeted, and without Kaijiang Prince Manor to fall back on, he had to foster a good relationship with Yue Mei.
Now in a difficult position from which he could not easily extricate himself, he had to ingratiate himself with Yue Mei.
Thinking of all this, Chen Mu swallowed his pride, embraced Yue Mei, and spoke in a soft voice.
"Look at how angry you are, how could I possibly care for that woman? She is the woman of that sickly Family Head Feng, already a withering flower, a defeated willow. How could I fancy such a woman? In my heart, there’s only you."
Chen Mu’s sweet nothings were very satisfying to Yue Mei.
"Chen Mu, you are my man. If you ever dare to betray me, I will make sure you and that Hei Yue will have a miserable end."
The pair flirted and quarreled, descending the city tower as if no one else was around.
"City Lord, the matter of the Sifang Ranking might stir up more waves, what do you think?" Dong Envoy handed over the Four Directions Tokens he had collected to the Sifang City Lord.
The Sifang City Lord was very clear about how many Fierce Beasts there were in the Rift Valley Sand River.
The accumulated number of Fierce Beasts from the top fifty of the Sifang Ranking had already exceeded the total quantity that the Rift Valley Sand River should have, not including the mysteriously vanished number of Three-legged Birdmen from earlier on.
The Sifang City Lord also suspected that Ye Lingyue and others were the ones who entered the Demon Awakening Gate last night.
But without concrete evidence, he was not in a position to make rash judgments.
Moreover, since Ye Lingyue had seen through his true identity, he felt slightly humiliated and thus had no intention of investigating the matter any further.
Since Yue Mei and others wanted to investigate, he might as well let them do it, provided that Yue Mei does not cross his bottom line again.
"For now, let it be. You few, be careful and keep an eye on the movements within the city these next few days. I am going to retreat for several days. If anything amiss happens that absolutely cannot be handled, go ask Lord Zitang of the Lonely Moon Sea for help," the Sifang City Lord had expended quite a bit of Qi opening the Demon Awakening Gate last night.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so easily seen through by Ye Lingyue today. The World’s First Refining Competition was to officially start in three days, and during these days, the Sifang City Lord naturally needed to recuperate.
"At your command," nodded the assembled Four Directions Envoys.
Ye Lingyue and Long Baobao entered the city late at night, and as the Dong Envoy said, the top three contestants enjoyed the privilege of staying at any inn in the city.
Ye Lingyue casually found a quiet, remote inn away from the bustling market to settle in.
After a night’s rest, Ye Lingyue and Long Baobao both recovered their spirits.
The World’s First Refining had been announced to take place in three days.
During these days, everyone was free to move around in the city. After entering Sifang City, all the nerves that had been strained for days were finally able to relax.
Feng Xun then suggested taking a walk inside Sifang City.
So, Ye Lingyue went out with Feng Xun and Long Baobao.
Sifang City might look desolate on the outside, with only the Rift Valley Sand River, but inside, it was bustling, with streets full of people coming and going.
Stepping out of the quiet inn, they hadn’t walked a few alleys before the crowd in front became boisterous.
The streets were filled with people.
Most of these people were not ordinary citizens, which was evident from their attire.
Among them were those bearing weapons and others dressed as merchants.
Upon inquiry, they learned that they had coincidentally arrived during the market fair in Sifang City.
Sifang City is a relatively secluded city, where small market fairs are held monthly, selling various spiritual artifacts refined by the Sifang City Lord’s Mansion, as well as an assortment of spiritual flowers and herbs grown in the Desert Garden, along with Fierce Beast skins, fur, Demon Cores, and other goods from the Rift Valley Sand River area.
These were the main sources of regular income for Sifang City.
This time, due to the World’s First Refining attracting almost all of the mainland’s Artifact Refiners except those from the Three Sects, the Sifang City Lord, with a business mind, promised to hold an auction after the competition using the World’s First Refining as the occasion.
All spiritual artifacts refined by the contestants during the World’s First Refining would be auctioned off then, which was undoubtedly a grand feast on the mainland.
