The purple fart smelled as if someone had fallen into a cesspit.
"Ugh!"
Tang Hao quickly leaped out of the purple cloud, covering his nose, but his body immediately began to convulse.
In the end, he couldn't take it anymore. He went to a nearby spot and threw up.
"Disgusting. Who is this guy? He's not very strong, but he sure knows how to make people sick."
The three companions arrived in Heaven Dou City. Ye Guyue first booked three rooms at a place called the "Spring Fragrance Hotel."
"Why three rooms?"
Bibi Dong was utterly confused.
Ye Guyue gave Bibi Dong a sidelong glance. "Figure it out for yourself. Tonight, the three of us will each have our own room. No disturbing one another."
"Huh? I don't want to," Bibi Dong protested.
"That won't work. There's no room for discussion," Ye Guyue said with a cold laugh.
This time, he had to be firm. Otherwise, Dong'er would really have no fear of consequences.
Liu Erlong rubbed her palms together. She would've loved to give them a warm welcome.
Three people, three rooms—she wanted a chance for herself, too. But with Bibi Dong by Ye Guyue's side, stepping in would make her the other woman.
So she'd only have a chance if Bibi Dong wasn't around.
They left the hotel, with Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong following behind.
Ye Guyue rubbed his chin, mulling it over. Stealing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would clearly be difficult unless he could get someone on the inside to help him take it.
He would have to offer them a reward they couldn't refuse.
After considering it, he still couldn't decide. The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was, after all, a treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Perhaps he'd have to take his time and plan this out.
The eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, was the legitimate firstborn. He had a mild temperament, but his political abilities were fairly mediocre.
The second prince was said to be the most outstanding prince in the royal family, and a popular contender for the position of crown prince.
The third prince was exceptionally talented in Soul Master cultivation.
However, none of the three had been born yet, so he would have to think of another plan.
"Brother Guyue, want to take a look around the north of the city? They're holding a food festival there. Shall we go?"
Liu Erlong stepped ahead and asked Ye Guyue what he thought.
Ye Guyue figured he ought to show some initiative at a time like this.
He stopped and agreed.
Liu Erlong was delighted. She'd thought Ye Guyue would refuse. Whenever she saw his cool, frosty face, she couldn't help picturing how he'd looked in the village, so alluring that she could hardly resist.
She couldn't help lowering her head and swallowing. What would that feeling be like?
It was utterly intoxicating.
Bibi Dong watched Liu Erlong closely and could tell something was off. It was obvious from the way she looked at her husband.
Luckily, she'd come along. Otherwise, another woman might have stolen her husband away.
The three set off at once.
They headed for the north of the city, and the moment they entered the area, the aromas of all kinds of delicious food filled the air.
The streets were packed with people.
Ye Guyue looked around, searching for a good food stall, but Bibi Dong grabbed his wrist and led him to a stand selling candied fruit skewers.
The syrup coating the candied fruit wasn't wrapped around hawthorn berries, but around various wild fruits from across the continent.
Bibi Dong bought a skewer, while Liu Erlong bought cotton candy from the stall to their left.
Bibi Dong usually kept a close eye on her figure, but this time she wanted to make an exception and have something sweet.
After Bibi Dong bought the candied fruit, Ye Guyue had just finished paying.
Bibi Dong pulled Ye Guyue into a narrow alley.
"Dong'er, don't tell me you're going to do that again?"
Ye Guyue still remembered last time.
"My husband's so clever. Dong'er's reward: mwah!"
Bibi Dong bit off one of the candied fruits with her rosy lips, then held it out to Ye Guyue's mouth.
"Stop it. I don't want any," Ye Guyue said, turning his head away.
"Hubby~" Bibi Dong's voice rang out, soft and tinged with a sultry sweetness. "Just one, okay?"
Under Bibi Dong's relentless assault, Ye Guyue gave in.
Ye Guyue gave in, and could only accept. He bent down slightly.
He opened his mouth and took the candied fruit from between Bibi Dong's lips.
His tongue lightly brushed it, and its sweetness spread through his mouth.
Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed slightly. She immediately stuck the skewer in a nearby tree.
With both hands free, she pinned Ye Guyue's wrists against the wall.
"Dong'er!"
Ye Guyue sensed something was wrong and tried to react, but she shoved him against the wall before he could move. He couldn't budge.
Their eyes met.
Ye Guyue froze. He tried to struggle, but Bibi Dong raised her leg and pressed it between his trembling, parted legs.
"Mm!"
The power Ye Guyue had been about to unleash vanished in an instant.
Five minutes later.
Liu Erlong held the freshly made cotton candy. Her rosy-red lips parted, and she extended her fragrant tongue to lick it gently.
She licked it all around, up, down, and across. Her mouth watered!
"So sweet."
"Where did Brother Guyue go?"
He'd been right in front of the candied-fruit stall just a moment ago.
Brother Guyue didn't seem like the sort to leave without a word.
The candied-fruit vendor saw Liu Erlong looking for someone and pointed in the direction Ye Guyue and Bibi Dong had gone.
Liu Erlong immediately hurried over.
By the time she reached them, Bibi Dong was walking out of the alley, her face flushed.
Behind her, Ye Guyue followed with his clothes in disarray. His white hair was a mess, his eyes unfocused. He looked nothing like the cool, composed woman he'd seemed to be earlier.
What had the two of them been doing?
She wanted to do it, too!
"Bibi Dong, what were you doing with Brother Guyue?"
Bibi Dong smiled calmly. "We were just sparring, nothing more. Clearly, my husband was a little weaker than me."
Ye Guyue's face turned red. He glared at Bibi Dong, then quickly straightened his clothes and hair.
"You're overthinking it, Liu Erlong. We were only sparring. We've had enough walking around, so we should head back."
Liu Erlong felt a little disappointed. She hadn't managed to find out anything important.
At the street entrance, they heard an exceedingly effeminate voice.
"I say, this price is wrong, isn't it? How could this possibly cost so much?"
Ye Guyue paused. The voice sounded a little familiar, so he looked toward its source.
A man in a black robe had his pinky raised and his hands on his hips, complaining to the stall owner like a woman.
"What am I looking at?"
Ye Guyue rubbed his eyes. It felt as if needles had pricked them.
Yu Xiaogang looked so much like Yue Guan, though Yue Guan wasn't like Yu Xiaogang at all.
People could accept someone as effeminate as him, so how had Yu Xiaogang become like this?
Had he become a eunuch?
Otherwise, there was no way he could sound so effeminate.
"Yu Xiaogang—his limbs really have recovered."
Seeing Yu Xiaogang looking full of life, Bibi Dong cried out in surprise.
At the sound of her voice, Yu Xiaogang stopped arguing with the vendor and turned to look.
When he saw Bibi Dong and Ye Guyue, Yu Xiaogang flew into a rage. "So it's you two dogs."
He'd ended up like this entirely because of Ye Guyue.
If Ye Guyue hadn't shown up, he would've become a famous Grandmaster far and wide. He wouldn't have had to kill his own sworn brother, and he wouldn't have become a monster who was neither man nor woman.
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