Carrying Wine and Singing Long Songs

Volume 1: Carrying Wine and Singing Long Songs, Chapter 10: How Can You Be a Woman! Your Pectorals Are Clearly Harder Than Mine?

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"Do you recognize this person?" The moment she stepped out of the cave and back into the light of day, Tang Wei truly felt as if she had been reborn.

After refining the two Corpse Demons, a faint, obscure glimmer seemed to flash across the two command-flag-shaped magic treasures.

Tang Wei spat.

Tang Wei forced herself to turn a deaf ear to Bai Qiuran's words. She said to Sima Yingbo, "Sima Yingbo, what are you doing here?"

In the martial arts legends she had heard in the past, when a heroine disguised as a man was recognized by her companions, there were those who were surprised, shy, embarrassed, or overjoyed, but like Bai Qiuran, who actually doubted the authenticity of her gender, this was truly the first time Tang Wei had encountered such a thing.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds. The young man named Sima Yingbo shifted his gaze and looked at the tree where Tang Wei was hiding.

"I don't really have any questions to ask. Listening to your conversation just now, I've already guessed seven or eight out of ten."

"Your Highness the Princess, come out. I see you."

Seeing Sima Yingbo walk away, Tang Wei turned her head to look at Bai Qiuran with a somewhat embarrassed expression and said, "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask."

Tang Wei raised an eyebrow.

Tang Wei suppressed the nameless fire in her heart and said.

"It's Sima Yingbo."

Bai Qiuran was shocked.

"Your Highness..."

Tang Wei curiously hid her figure behind a tree and looked in the direction the sound was coming from.

Tang Wei paused, then continued, "I understand."

"Damn Qi Refining Stage cultivator."

Sima Yingbo sighed and said, "Your Highness, please also consider your Father Emperor and us servants. Your safety is not just your own business."

Bai Qiuran grabbed Tang Wei's arm and moved his feet. Tang Wei felt the surroundings blur, and the next moment, the two had landed deep within the Withered Leaf Forest.

Bai Qiuran scratched his cheek, feeling a bit awkward.

Sima Yingbo's face revealed a hint of helplessness.

"He is the closing disciple of the current Imperial Advisor of the Shangxuan Kingdom, Fu Qianqiu."

Sima Yingbo shook his head helplessly and bowed to Bai Qiuran.

The two Corpse Demons struggled and roared continuously inside the barrier. After persisting for a few seconds, they finally slowly lost their strength and were burned to ashes by the flames.

"Eh?"

"Fine, Your Highness the Princess, as you wish. This Yao Mo has been eliminated, and you can protect your own safety."

Tang Wei said indignantly.

"It doesn't matter, I will explore the answers to these questions myself."

Bai Qiuran smiled and said, "I have one last question. Brother Tang, what is your real name?"

"Hmm? A cultivator?"

"Of course it's true."

Over there, a young, handsome man was nimbly dodging the attacks of two Corpse Demons. He was manipulating two small red and black command flags, murmuring a magic incantation. His movement technique was also very powerful, flickering and unpredictable, making it impossible for the two Corpse Demons to even touch the corner of his clothes. They could only roar angrily, fruitlessly destroying the surrounding trees and rocks.

"Just ahead in the depths of the Withered Leaf Forest."

"Brother Tang, you are a princess? How is that possible? Your pectorals are clearly harder than mine!"

Seeing his strange expression, Tang Wei asked quickly.

"Someone is fighting those two Corpse Demons."

Bai Qiuran pointed.

"Sorry, Your Highness has a stubborn temper. I hope you will be patient, righteous hero."

Tang Wei replied coldly.

"As for you, Your Highness the Princess, you ran out of the palace in disguise. What will you do if you run into trouble? You should go back quickly. His Majesty and the Crown Prince are very worried about you. This kind of Yao Mo is not something you can handle. If a few more appeared, I fear I would also meet my end here."

"What?!"

Bai Qiuran came to Tang Wei's side and squatted down, wrapping his arms around his legs.

"I don't need you to remind me."

"Where I go is my freedom; it is not for you to question."

Tang Wei's face showed a bit of doubt and vigilance.

Sima Yingbo did not speak, just staring straight at the tree where Tang Wei was hiding. Dozens of seconds later, a sullen-faced Tang Wei turned out from behind the tree, looking at him with hostility.

"I will go back, but not with you."

He took a step back and bowed to Bai Qiuran, saying, "It seems Your Highness has something to say to this righteous hero, so I will not disturb you both. However... Your Highness, you must be mindful of your status."

"But in half a month, it will be the Heaven Worship Ceremony of the Shangxuan Kingdom. His Majesty has already instructed us Venerables that if we find you, we must bring you back to the palace."

Looking at the two command flags, Tang Wei's expression was somewhat ugly.

"Princess?"

While the two were talking, the young man over there seemed to have noticed something and looked in this direction. Tang Wei was startled and quickly lowered her body, hiding behind a tree. But Bai Qiuran squatted in place without fear, looking at him with a smile.

"Hmph, so that means Sima Yingbo's master is the person sent by the so-called Azure Nether Sword Sect, the Imperial Advisor of the Shangxuan Kingdom?"

Tang Wei raised her hand impatiently and said, "Please just go back and tell my Father Emperor that I am safe and am on my way back."

"Which way?"

"How would I know? In our Shangxuan Kingdom, our understanding of the Azure Nether Sword Sect comes only from ancient texts. Those cultivators never communicate with us except to come down the mountain to take disciples."

After taking a few breaths of air that could hardly be called fresh, Tang Wei remembered the main business and asked Bai Qiuran, "Bai Qiuran, where are those two stray Corpse Demons?"

"But looking at his moves and patterns, not only does it not look like the methods of the Azure Nether, but it even has a bit of an evil, sinister feeling..."

While dodging, the young man's spell seemed to be ready. Under his command, the two command flags danced in mid-air, outlining a huge red rune that suppressed the two Corpse Demons within its range. Then, the command flags landed, turning into a red barrier that covered the two Corpse Demons. From within the rune, a huge ball of fire surged out, burning the two Corpse Demons.

"There are Yao Mo causing chaos in Mang Mountain. As a first-rank Venerable of the Shangxuan Kingdom, I naturally must subdue demons and eliminate monsters to ensure the peace and prosperity of our Shangxuan Kingdom."

"Follow me."

Bai Qiuran said thoughtfully.

The young man continued to maintain the flames for a few more seconds until the bodies of the two Corpse Demons were completely reduced to ashes. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and retract his two command flags.

After saying this, he turned around and used an escape technique to leave the place.

Perhaps because the Corpse Mother underground had been eliminated, the Withered Leaf Forest in front of the cave seemed to look a bit brighter. Although it was still gloomy, it no longer had that feeling that made living people feel instinctive disgust and fear.

Bai Qiuran replied with great interest, "Judging by his technique, he looks like a cultivator, and he is about to win."

Bai Qiuran stroked his chin and couldn't help but ask, "But Brother Tang, are you really a princess?"

Bai Qiuran said in surprise, "Who are you calling, little brother?"

This time, there was no need for Bai Qiuran to point out the direction. Tang Wei also heard the sounds of battle coming from ahead—the roars of the Corpse Demons, the crashing sounds of trees being broken and falling, and the shouts of a young man, all mixed together.

Sima Yingbo and Tang Wei stared at each other for a few seconds, then chose to retreat.

"What's wrong?"