Chapter 173 - 202: White Bone Hall, Bai Gu Great Saint! Taking You to a Quiet Place
On the plains, within the Gauze Curtain.
The Beautiful Lady lay languidly on an exquisite Jade Bed, her smooth, alabaster body rising and falling gently with the swaying of the palanquin.
"Yaaawn~"
The Beautiful Lady let out a long yawn. A handsome, fair-skinned man at her side immediately took the hint and offered her a freshly peeled grape.
The Beautiful Lady lowered her head slightly, taking the grape into her mouth and chewing it gently.
This simple act alone was imbued with an intoxicating charm, enough to make nine out of ten men in the world fall head over heels, their very Divine Spirits bewitched.
Suddenly, the Beautiful Lady seemed to sense something, and her eyes lit up.
She raised her right arm and called out sharply, "Halt!"
Outside the Gauze Curtain, the music of the bamboo flute and the graceful singing immediately ceased.
A moment later, the eighteen handsome men carrying the palanquin halted in their tracks.
A handsome young man carefully poked his head in and asked, "My Lady, what are your orders?"
The Beautiful Lady didn’t answer. She simply sprang up from her couch, pushed aside the handsome men flanking her, and strode smiling out of the Gauze Curtain.
The Beautiful Lady’s bare feet landed on the soft, smooth grass of the plain. She tilted her head to the sky, her eyes filled with deep anticipation.
Seeing her, the other handsome men also looked up at the sky, their expressions a mixture of confusion and curiosity.
After seven or eight breaths, they spotted a figure in the distance.
It was a ferocious, ninety-foot-long Black Demon Dragon, wreathed in blue flames!
Atop the Dragon’s head stood a young man in a white robe.
Upon seeing the young man, the light in the Beautiful Lady’s eyes shone even brighter!
She couldn’t help but praise him aloud, "Now there is a man rarely found in this world!"
Hearing the Beautiful Lady’s words, a look of jealousy instantly crossed the face of a powerfully built, handsome man beside her.
He couldn’t stop himself from muttering sourly, "Since when did My Lady’s standards become so low?"
"His face is merely comely at best. I suppose his Martial Dao strength might be a bit high."
"How is he worthy of such an extravagant title?"
"Exactly! He looks utterly unremarkable to me!"
"He can’t hold a candle to any one of us."
Another man chimed in.
The Beautiful Lady didn’t even spare them a glance, scoffing, "What could you possibly see with your mortal eyes?"
"This young man’s bone structure is exquisite—a refined, noble bearing I haven’t seen in centuries."
"His features are also world-class, merely concealed by some Secret Technique. It’s simply beyond your perception."
"To have such supreme bone structure and features in a single person..."
"So you tell me, does that not make him a man rarely found in this world?"
After the Beautiful Lady’s explanation, the other handsome men finally understood.
As realization dawned, their gazes toward the young man on the Dragon’s head burned with even greater jealousy and resentment.
Hadn’t each of them once been a towering figure in his own right?
Their aptitude and appearance were far above those of ordinary men.
Even though they had entered the Beautiful Lady’s Gauze Curtain and become her Favored Concubines, their pride was still buried deep in their hearts.
Never before had they heard the Beautiful Lady utter such words of praise for another man.
If this man were to be taken into the Beautiful Lady’s Gauze Curtain, wouldn’t they all fall out of favor from now on?
And to fall out of favor meant they would lose all value. Their end, naturally, would not be a pleasant one.
’This man must die!’
Instantly, killing intent sparked in some of them, a dangerous look lurking deep within their eyes.
A few moments later, the white-robed youth riding the Black Demon Dragon flew straight toward them.
When he was near, the young man commanded the Demon Dragon to hover in mid-air. He looked down at them with a curious expression.
Seeing the youth’s posture, one of the handsome men, his expression full of resentment, immediately snapped.
"Insolent!"
"You’re in the presence of My Lady, and you don’t immediately land and pay your respects? What audacity!"
The white-robed youth simply blinked, a questioning look on his face. "The Bai Gu Enchantress?" he asked.
"Are you truly the one from the White Bone Hall?"
"Of course! Lady Bai Gu is right in front of you. Could she be a fake?"
"Get down here this instant! How dare you presume to look down on My Lady?"
Evil Qi flared in the man’s eyes as he roared in fury.
The white-robed youth, however, couldn’t be bothered to deal with him, his gaze fixed on the Bai Gu Enchantress.
As she was stared at by those eyes, as clear and deep as a turquoise lake...
The Beautiful Lady felt her entire body go weak. A gentle smile graced her lips, and the fondness in her heart grew even stronger.
She couldn’t help but let out a coquettish laugh.
"Oh, don’t mind them and their tiresome formalities. You may stand wherever you please, Young Master."
"May I be so bold as to ask, Young Master, are you a disciple of the Canghai Sect?"
The young man shook his head. "I am not, but I did just come from the Canghai Sect."
"I can see that you also walk the path of the Demon Dao, Young Master. What business might you have had at the Canghai Sect?"
"Oh, nothing of consequence. I just met with a few of the Canghai Sect’s Ancestors and exchanged a few words."
"For you to be able to meet the Canghai Sect’s Ancestors, your Martial Arts Cultivation must be extraordinary indeed."
"No wonder even I cannot perceive its depths."
"Alas! I haven’t left the White Bone Hall in years. To think that in my absence, the Demon Dao has produced a figure of such peerless grace as yourself..."
The Beautiful Lady continued chatting with the white-robed youth, a sweet smile on her face. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on him, never blinking, as if she could never get enough of the sight.
The tenderness in her gaze was practically overflowing.
The two continued to make small talk for a while.
The Beautiful Lady suddenly let out a soft cry, rubbing her snow-white neck. She looked up at the young man with a playful pout. "Young Master, you’re standing so high. My neck is getting sore from talking to you for so long."
"Would you be so kind as to come down a little?"
"Of course," the white-robed youth agreed with a gentle smile.
He then patted the Black Demon Dragon on the head and descended to the ground.
Seeing this, the Beautiful Lady couldn’t hide a flicker of delight. She then beckoned to the young man.
"You’re too far away, Young Master. Come closer... a little closer..."
Hearing this, a peculiar glint appeared in the white-robed youth’s eyes.
He didn’t resist, however.
With each wave of the Beautiful Lady’s hand, he would take a few steps forward.
Gradually, he came to stand right before the Beautiful Lady.
Just as the Beautiful Lady’s delicate hand was about to take his arm...
A slender, handsome man beside her, his voice dripping with jealousy, couldn’t help but snidely remark, "You’re one lucky bastard!"
"Our White Bone Hall’s Bai Gu Great Saint is about to achieve Great Success in his Divine Skill! Soon, he will unite the Five Demonic Sects, suppress all rivals under heaven, and establish the peerless dominion of the White Bone Hall!"
"Now that you’ve caught My Lady’s eye, you might have the chance to follow the Great Saint. That would be a meteoric rise to power for you!"
"Oh?"
The white-robed youth looked surprised at this. "The Bai Gu Great Saint?" he couldn’t help but ask. "Who is that? Why have I never heard of him?"
"You talk too much!"
The Beautiful Lady shot the man a glare before turning back to the youth with a radiant smile. "It’s perfectly normal that you haven’t heard of him, Young Master."
"Our Great Saint has only recently emerged."
"I was on my way to the Canghai Sect to meet with their Ancestors, proclaim the divine might of our Great Saint, and persuade them to submit to his rule."
"The Bai Gu Great Saint? That’s quite a grand title..."
The young man clicked his tongue in amazement.
Seeing his apparent interest, the Beautiful Lady’s eyes flashed, and she let out a soft laugh. "The Great Saint intends to achieve peerless dominion for the White Bone Hall by uniting both the Righteous and Demon Daos!"
"Right now, he is in great need of talented individuals."
"The Great Saint would welcome a prodigy such as yourself with open arms."
"If you are interested, Young Master, why not join me inside, where we can discuss the details at length?"
As she spoke, the Beautiful Lady gestured toward the exquisite palanquin behind her.
The white-robed youth, a faint smile on his lips, seemed tempted.
The Beautiful Lady’s smile was as radiant as a blossoming flower; she felt she was on the verge of winning him over.
Suddenly!
The youth spoke, still smiling, "Who discusses business in a palanquin?"
"Are you free at the moment, My Lady?"
"I know of a place that’s exceptionally quiet, perfect for a long, detailed chat."
The Beautiful Lady was taken aback for a moment, then she nodded with a sweet smile.
"Of course I’m free."
"And where might this place be, Young Master?"
The words had barely left her mouth.
She saw the white-robed youth staring intently at her.
The smile vanished from his face, his expression growing cold and indifferent.
Then.
An unimaginably powerful aura erupted from his body.
It surged toward the heavens!
Before the Beautiful Lady’s shocked and horrified eyes...
A boundless golden light filled her vision!
A golden palm descended as if from the ninth heaven itself!
Before it even made contact, the sheer pressure obliterated the handsome men, the carriage, and the palanquin behind her!
"Since you’re in such a hurry, My Lady, allow me to take you there now."
In that instant, the Beautiful Lady’s expression changed drastically as the powerful aura of the Dao Palace Realm erupted from her!
In the next moment, across the boundless plain...
...a clash of golden and blood-red light surged in all directions before exploding in unison!
Accompanied by a piercing shriek...
...the Black Demon Dragon let out a roar, scattering the residual radiance of the blast as it shot into the sky!
From the plain below, one could faintly make out...
...atop the black Dragon’s head, a poised, white-robed youth.
And in the Dragon’s fearsome maw, a shattered, crimson skeleton, still screaming ceaselessly.
In the blink of an eye, man and Dragon vanished high into the heavens.
They drifted far away, carried on a gentle breeze.