Translation: Aerial Rain Translation (aerialrain.com) by koffeam

Ignoring Chu Tianfeng’s contemptuous eyes, Qin Xiumo calmly continued: “Didn’t she just say that the opponents have forty or fifty people with several fourth-rank demon cultivators? One more person will surely help, and the number of spirit stones we share will also increase.”

Qin Xiumo made up his excuse very smoothly, even temporarily tolerating Sikong Xing, who said to Meng Qi that he was unneeded.

“Alright then.” Meng Qi nodded. She didn’t care about the spark between Chu Tianfeng and Qin Xiumo, and walked straight towards the arrays.

Sikong Xing stood next to Su Junmo, watching in shock as Meng Qi took out various materials one after another from her storage space and laid out two new arrays on the open space. Each of Meng Qi’s movement was so quick and proficient, as if setting up the Four Poles Great Array that frightened the whole Demon Realm was merely part of her instinct.

Not only Sikong Xing, but Su Junmo also watched dazedly.

“Hey…” Sikong Xing murmured, “Which Lady is she? When did such a young and beautiful lady become a member of the celestial demon white tiger clan? I never…” She suddenly stopped and turned at Su Junmo in shock. Her pair of beautiful eyes were full of astonishment.

Su Junmo looked back at Sikong Xing and solemnly nodded: “What you are thinking right now is probably the correct answer.”

“I…” Sikong Xing stared at her hands, “Pinched her cheeks just now…”

She was in a daze. Followed by Su Junmo and knew how to use Four Poles Great Array. If her guess was correct, this young-looking cultivator should be that lord’s lover?

And just now, she pinched the girl’s cheek!

Sikong Xing raised her head nervously and looked at Meng Qi again. Her blue-robed figure was busily setting up arrays on the open space. After a moment, she finally returned.

“Let’s divide the jobs.” Meng Qi put back the remaining materials and turned at Sikong Xing. “How many people do they have?”

“…A-ah, right.” Sikong Xing was in a daze for a moment before returned to her senses. She pondered for a while, then replied thoughtfully: “There are three people who usually follow Sikong Changlie around, all are fourth-rank. In addition, his father also sent two additional guards for him. Those two should be around the seventh or eighth realm of the fourth rank. Plus his two head guards, there are a total of eight fourth-rank.”

Meng Qi nodded a little hesitantly: “Eight fourth-rank…” On their side, even with Sikong Xing, they only had two people whose strength was equivalent to the fourth-rank. Counting all personnel, their group’s theoretical strength was indeed much worse.

“However, Sikong Changlie and his three buddies really like beauties. Moreover, he is very proud and arrogant, claiming to be the number one in this generation’s red foxes.” Sikong Xing calmly analyzed. She has long been at odds with Sikong Changlie. Even inside the same clan, the kinship between the demon race was very weak. Sikong Changlie relied on his father’s position and his family’s relatively high status inside the red fox clan, plus the backing from a very powerful celestial demon, to run rampant.

There were several incidents where Sikong Changlie wanted to humiliate Sikong Xing. But Sikong Xing herself had a good cultivation base, coupled with her cleverness, and so she was able to escape from him every time. Because of this, she has long been holding a grudge towards Sikong Changlie. In the past few years, many young female red fox cultivators had fallen into Sikong Changlie’s hands and ended up miserably. Sikong Xing saved two of them, but there were many more victims that she couldn’t save.

“Sikong Changlie lusted after beauties and is extremely conceited. If we use beauty as bait, he will definitely relax his guard.”

“I see.” Meng Qi nodded. She glanced at the three men.

“Meng Qiqi.” Sikong Xing followed her gaze and couldn’t help but smile. “He likes girls.”

“Oh.” Meng Qi nodded again.

“I have an idea. Let me pretend to be captured by your group, and lure him into rescuing me.” Sikong Xing revealed her plan. “With his character, he will definitely take the opportunity to ridicule and force me to listen to his demands. At that time, we will use the chance to catch all of his group at once.”

She stared at the ground of the open space: “We red foxes aren’t good in arrays. Even if he sees there are arrays here, he won’t be able to guess…” Sikong Xing shrank, not even daring to say the name of Four Poles Great Array: “…that they are such powerful arrays. As long as we can trap them temporarily, Su Junmo and I together can kill at least three to four fourth-ranks. This way, even if some of their lower-ranked subordinates run away in the chaos, they will still be injured somewhat.”

“This plan is good.” Meng Qi nodded. She walked back to the open space: “Since this is the case, I still need to modify half of these arrays.” She immediately began to work.

Sikong Xing and Su Junmo couldn’t help but glance at each other again. They were an orthodox demon cultivator, a member of the celestial demon who grew up listening to the legend of how the ancestor of the white tiger clan used the Four Poles Great Array to dominate the Demon Realm.

“You better get used to it.” Su Junmo advised Sikong Xing in a low voice. After all, he has experienced a similar shock before. “She has many surprises.”

“Okay…” Sikong Xing nodded.

“Do you really plan to stay in Three Thousand Worlds and not going back?” Su Junmo asked again: “What about your father?”

“I want to find my mother first.” Sikong Xing answered. After a pause, she looked at Su Junmo with her charming eyes: “Father said that the Star Monarch’s Order will soon reappear in the Nine Heavens. Since His Majesty left the Demon Realm, many forces began to move, and the situation has become a mess. When the Order reappears, the whole Nine Heavens will be plunged into total chaos. My father cannot go to the Three Thousand Worlds. I know that father wants me to find mother at this time is because he actually doesn’t want me to get involved in this war.”

Su Junmo couldn’t say anything. He also had many worries. The Lord’s personal guards were trapped in the Seventh Heaven. Except for the last time they met in Beyond The Heaven, the Lord’s whereabouts were totally unknown. Their enemies also knew this and had become rampant. He could imagine how chaotic the situation in the Demon Realm right now.

Su Junmo did not speak, and Sikong Xing did not continue to ask. She retracted her gaze and watched Meng Qi setting up two more arrays before returning to their place.

After setting up the arrays, Meng Qi returned. “Okay,” she said: “Then let’s do it as we discussed earlier. Sikong Xing, do you have a way to call Sikong Changlie here?”

“Yes.” Sikong Xing nodded and took out a small silver bell from her sleeve. “When this bell rings, it means that I am in danger. Sikong Changlie will definitely come to gloat at my sorry figure.”

“Then you three should hide first.” Meng Qi said to Su Junmo and the others: “Wait for my signal, and then attack at the same time. The main target is Sikong Changlie and the two eighth realm, fourth-rank demon cultivators.”

“What about you?” Chu Tianfeng, Qin Xiumo, and even Su Junmo asked in unison.

“I have to stand by in the arrays. Otherwise, who would activate it?” Meng Qi said nonchalantly.

“No!” This time, all four opposed simultaneously. Even Sikong Xing shook her head and expressed her disagreement: “This is too dangerous. Sikong Changlie is very strong. If you aren’t careful, you may die under his hands.”

“No.” Meng Qi rebut. “I’m just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and also a young female.” If Sikong Changlie was really as arrogant and haughty as Sikong Xing said, he wouldn’t put her in his eyes at all.

“Still no!” Chu Tianfeng objected immediately, “Who knows what he might do?!”

“Yes! I won’t agree!” Qin Xiumo also said.

“Left behind at least one more person.” Su Junmo added immediately.

Sikong Xing was touched. If Meng Qi didn’t have complete trust in herself and the information she gave them, Meng Qi wouldn’t take so much risk. With lips curled up in a smile, Sikong Xing said: “Don’t worry. There is me here. I will protect Meng Qiqi.”

As Sikong Xing spoke, she walked towards the center of Meng Qi’s arrays formation. She raised her wrists and looked at Meng Qi with her starry eyes: “You can tie me.”

Meng Qi shook her head and sat down nearby. Sikong Xing happily sat next to her, holding her knees in her hands, and looked up at the three men who were still unconvinced. “Don’t worry,” she said, “Although I am from the red fox clan, the master who taught me cultivation is a member of the black tortoise clan, so…”

As Sikong Xing spoke, she raised her index finger and middle finger together, activating a spell to create a barrier. The barrier was not big, with dark blue light flashed in pulse. And it looked like a thick…tortoise shell?!

“Uh…” Su Junmo had a rare moment of speechlessness: “Why don’t you learn red fox spells?”

“My father said that as a demon, protecting one’s life is the most important thing. When I was young, he asked his good friend to teach me the spells and black tortoise clan techniques. Growing up, I studied many spells beneficial to temper my body and also has to consume so many pills. Even if Sikong Changlie suddenly goes crazy, I guarantee that I can protect Meng Qiqi well.” Sikong Xing assured. “At least, enough to hold on until you all come back.”

Qin Xiumo didn’t comment and directly summoned his natal long sword instead. The sharp sword swiftly attacked the tortoise shell barrier. With a clang, the barrier easily took the blow without the slightest sign of damage.

Three bursts of flame popped out from Chu Tianfeng’s fingers. The bright red flames quickly encircled the barrier, trying to break in, but to no avail. Sikong Xing smiled and sat leisurely next to Meng Qi. Until the flame extinguished, there was no single change on the barrier.

“Awesome.” Su Junmo didn’t try. He was a celestial demon and knew how powerful the protective techniques of the black tortoise clan were. Su Junmo lightly flicked the barrier with his fingers: “It seems that you learn quite a bit from the black tortoise clan.”

“Of course. My master taught me for twelve years and passed down many live-saving techniques to me.”

“Alright then, we should go.” Su Junmo was relieved. But he still glanced deeply at Sikong Xing, exchanging a look that only was understood by the two of them. Then he turned at Chu Tianfeng and Qin Xiumo: “Sikong Changlie’s group use immortal devouring vine. It’s easy for them to notice their immediate surrounding. We each should choose a hiding place with enough distance, but still close enough so we can come back in half an incense stick of time. After Sikong Xing lured Sikong Changlie in, we must return quickly.” Su Junmo waved his hand, and the three chose a direction and rushed away.

Sikong Xing watched them gone, then raised her hand to dissipate the barrier. She then turned to Meng Qi and asked with a smile: “Those two people, do they like you?”

“No.” Meng Qi said, “We only team up to earn spirit stones together.”

Hearing Meng Qi’s reply, Sikong Xing giggled, but didn’t say anything. She actually wanted to say that it was a pity Meng Qi was together with that person from the white tiger clan. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to have a few more lovers.

Sikong Xing hummed a song softly. After waiting for a while, she stretched her hand and took out a small silver bell. ‘Ting…’ the bell rang crisply and far away. It was not loud, but Sikong Xing was very confident.

Meng Qi didn’t ask anything. She took out another batch of seventh-grade spirit stones and hid them in her grip.

Still humming happily, Sikong Xing tore a part of her skirt, revealing a white and slender calf.

Meng Qi: “…”

Sikong Xing smiled, then laid down on the ground and messed up her hair. She blinked at Meng Qi and stuck her tongue out: “Sikong Changlie is very lascivious. This little trick is useful.”

Meng Qi smiled back. After getting along for a while, she didn’t dislike Sikong Xing. Although this demon girl’s action was a bit bizarre, she was always open and honest, and her crystal clear eyes harbored no deceit.

Sikong Xing was about to giggle. Halfway through, her expression suddenly turned serious: “They come.” She whispered.

Meng Qi watched how quick Sikong Xing put away her relaxing posture just now and hurriedly laid back on the ground with disheveled hair and gasping breath. Her skirt was partly torn open, exposing her slender calf weakly. Her whole appearance looked very helpless and pathetic.

Meng Qi’s grip on the spirit stones suddenly tightened.

In no time, amid the rustling of leaves, a voice rang from behind: “Hey… isn’t it little sister Xing?” The voice of the man who called Sikong Xing with such a frivolous address was full of obvious sarcasm.

Just now, the voice was clearly still far away, but in the blink of an eye, it came from right behind Meng Qi. “There is also another little sister.” A folding fan fell on Meng Qi’s shoulder. The man used its handle to lift up Meng Qi’s jaw and took a look at her face. “…wrong! It’s a little beauty!”

Meng Qi raised her eyes and met the smiling face of a handsome young man. However, the man’s smile was so frivolous and made him looked particularly greasy. The man turned the handle of the fan, retracted it, and glanced smilingly at Sikong Xing on the ground: “Little sister Xing, don’t tell me that you were caught by such a weak Foundation Establishment cultivator?”

“Heh…” Sikong Xing snorted. She was indeed ‘caught’ by Meng Qi.

“Ah, there are many arrays here.” Sikong Changlie’s gaze swept around the area, then laughed disdainfully: “Little sister Xing has never been in Three Thousand Worlds before, and doesn’t know how cunning are the cultivators here. Did you get caught in her trap?” Without paying attention to Meng Qi, Sikong Changlie leaned over and used his folding fan to lift up Sikong Xing’s jaw. “I’ve told little sister Xing a long time ago that you should follow me and become my…woman. Yet you refused. Now, don’t you understand that this big brother was doing you good?”

Sikong Changlie smiled ambiguously. His gaze scanned Sikong Xing’s beautiful face and finally landed on her exposed calf. “Poor girl. Our red fox clan’s little princess is actually treated like this by someone who doesn’t know how to pity and cherish a jade. Tsk, tsk…” Sikong Changlie sighed softly, then leaned over to hug Sikong Xing’s waist.

With a small ‘plop!’ Sikong Xing raised her hand to hit Sikong Changlie’s chest.

The man easily avoided her palm. He took a step back and smiled contemptuously: “I know, ah. There is no way little sister Xing will be so obedient…”

At this moment, the two people responsible for protecting Sikong Changlie arrived with his original head guards and stood behind him. “It’s okay.” Sikong Changlie raised his hand, and the immortal devouring vine that belonged to him slithered up from the ground. “Playing with the beauty is so enjoyable. Big brother knows that little sister likes to be tied up. When you are happy, you will be obedient, right?”

With a triumphant look, Sikong Changlie smiled lewdly at Sikong Xing. The people behind him also grinned widely. Sikong Changlie’s three buddies, along with other red fox youths, came out of the forest and leisurely walked to him.

“Two beauties, ah…” One of the red fox youths licked his lips. “It seems that everyone will get a joyful share today.”

“Isn’t this person young Miss Sikong Xing? She is always very proud in the clan. I have long wanted to taste such a fiery beauty.”

“It’s not just you, but all the forty-nine brothers who came with young master also want to taste it.” One of the head guards laughed.

“Hahahaha…” A wave of smug laugh echoed over the open space.

“Little sister Xing and little beauty, let’s go with me.” Sikong Changlie smiled and stretched out his hand towards the two. “Don’t let my brothers wait impatiently. You probably don’t know, men who wait too long will be rough and easily hurt the beauties.”

“Young master.” One of the two guards who came under the order of Sikong Changlie’s father swept his gaze around. “Someone has set up arrays here.”

“Just a weak human cultivator’s arrays.” Sikong Changlie smiled contemptuously, “Why are you afraid?”

He was used to being arrogant in the Demon Realm, relying on his father’s position to run rampant in the red fox territory and bully others. After coming to Three Thousand World, none of the cultivators he encountered at Huajiang Manor was their opponent. In his eyes, the human cultivator was not their demon cultivator’s opponent. Those humans could only shrink inside the protection of the city’s barrier and dared not to come forward to face them. Once his father and that person behind him found a way to open the passage to Starfallen Sea, the entire Three Thousand Worlds would be theirs. At that time, no matter how many human beauties he wanted, all would be in his palm.

Sikong Changlie’s eyes flickered slightly and fell on Meng Qi’s face. Today, he would taste this rare cold and elegant beauty from the human race.

Sikong Changlie didn’t even glance at Sikong Xing and reached out to Meng Qi. Meng Qi slumped on the ground, as if she had been frightened and unable to move. However, she was secretly observing, waiting for Sikong Changlie’s subordinates to come out of the forest one by one.

Thirty nine… forty seven, forty eight, forty nine! When the last red fox demon entered the arrays, Meng Qi suddenly rolled over, avoiding Sikong Changlie’s hand that was about to touch her cheek. She jumped up and raised her hand to throw the spirit stones in her grip.

The spirit stones instantly fell on her feet. The first array lit up, completely activated!

In the blink of an eye, layers of light spread out along all the arrays Meng Qi prepared before. The speed was too fast, as if it happened simultaneously. In an instant, the whole ground of the open space was lit up, and all the arrays were activated.

Meng Qi pulled Sikong Xing back and entered the protective barrier she prepared beforehand.

“Interesting.” Sikong Changlie stood calmly on the spot, looking at Meng Qi with a dangerous smile. “Although I like delicate and charming beauties, the cold and thorny one gives me different tastes.” As he spoke, Sikong Changlie looked around casually. “Even if you activate all the arrays, there is nothing you—eh?!”

The leisureliness on Sikong Changlie’s face disappeared in an instant, replaced with the same kind of shock that Sikong Xing showed before: “This is…Four Poles Great array?!” His voice suddenly became sharp, and he turned at Meng Qi with an incisive glare: “Who are you?!”

Sikong Xing sneered. She stood beside Meng Qi, her red dress was as bright as a fire: “Sikong Changlie, you have seen the Four Poles Great Array, do you still ask who is she?”