Qi Zhaoyue: Blindfolds, Collars, and the Day the Heavens Tilted

Xu Changsheng looked in surprise at Qi Zhaoyue, who had taken the initiative to kiss his fingers, seemingly terrified that Zhu Xiaoliang, standing nearby, would see the traces on them...

"Our esteemed third-ranked female sword immortal under heaven, eldest princess of the Great Yu Dynasty, Her Highness Qi Zhaoyue."

"Your mouth says no, but your body is very honest~"

As he spoke, Xu Changsheng lowered his head, leaned close to Qi Zhaoyue's ear, and teased softly:

"Well? Does it taste good?"

Qi Zhaoyue paused. Rather than growing embarrassed at Xu Changsheng's teasing, she raised her head and looked at him, her red lips curling into a bewitching smile.

"You're asking me?"

"Don't you know what it tastes like?"

"..."

Xu Changsheng froze. For a moment, he actually had no answer.

After all, it had been ten years. Xu Changsheng could confidently say that he knew Qi Zhaoyue's body better than she did.

So, now that she mentioned it... she really did have a point...

"Damn!"

Xu Changsheng dropped the subject. Lowering his head to kiss Qi Zhaoyue's fair neck gently, he said, "Qi Zhaoyue, I want a Tang-style straight saber."

These days, Xu Changsheng had been using a length of bamboo in place of a saber for his practice.

But bamboo was no real blade, after all, and could not withstand much saber radiance.

Even with iron bamboo, his practice was still forcibly interrupted several times whenever the bamboo shattered, badly disrupting the unbroken flow of the Lone Star Slashes the Moon Saber Instruction.

If he asked Ye Luoxue to bring him books, she would most likely consider it a trivial matter and not bother Qi Zhaoyue.

But if it was a saber...

Ye Luoxue would absolutely ask Qi Zhaoyue and obtain her approval first.

In that case, he might as well ask Qi Zhaoyue directly. It would also keep her from growing too suspicious.

"A Tang-style straight saber?"

Qi Zhaoyue had been tilting her head back slightly, but a flicker of wariness instantly crossed her bright eyes, which had been brimming with spring waters.

"Xu Changsheng, what do you want a saber for?"

"It's really boring in the Lotus Grotto-Heaven. There's nothing to do, so I thought I'd practice with a saber to pass the time..."

Xu Changsheng spoke casually, his hands never stopping as he gently pulled open the neckline of Qi Zhaoyue's long black dress, revealing her delicate collarbones and fair shoulders, snowy white...

He lowered his head and mumbled, "Qi Zhaoyue, will you agree or not?"

"Mmph..."

Qi Zhaoyue instantly shuddered all over and instinctively looked toward Zhu Xiaoliang behind her.

At that moment, Zhu Xiaoliang's large, clear eyes were fixed unblinkingly on them, her little face flushed crimson and filled with disbelief and bewilderment.

At the sight of the innocent Zhu Xiaoliang, a trace of embarrassment flickered through Qi Zhaoyue's heart.

This...

This was far too outrageous!

Qi Zhaoyue bit her lower lip, her body so limp that she scarcely had any strength left. Since Xu Changsheng wants it, I might as well give it to him. It's only a saber, after all. As long as he has no cultivation, and besides...

With that thought, Qi Zhaoyue finally could no longer endure Zhu Xiaoliang's innocent, curious gaze and nodded.

"All right, I agree."

"But I have a condition too..."

"What condition?"

Xu Changsheng asked curiously without stopping.

"...Mm... t-today, could you let me do it like... like when I demonstrated for Luoxue last time... please?"

"Like last time?" Xu Changsheng raised his eyebrows. "That's definitely not-"

Seeing that Xu Changsheng was about to refuse, Qi Zhaoyue raised her head, leaned close to his ear, and murmured sweetly in a voice Zhu Xiaoliang could not hear, "Good master, consider this slave begging you..."

"The eldest princess's residence recently purchased blindfolds, collars, ropes, stockings..."

"???"

"Deal!"

"I agree!!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Changsheng looked at Qi Zhaoyue with eyes full of burning heat.

Qi Zhaoyue rolled her eyes at Xu Changsheng, but inwardly she breathed a sigh of relief. At least then, it would only be her and Xu Changsheng, without her junior sister.

With that thought, Qi Zhaoyue obediently slid off Xu Changsheng's lap and knelt on the cold white jade floor.

Soon, Xu Changsheng was leaning against the back of the chair, his eyes half closed as he gazed at the ceiling, gently stroking Qi Zhaoyue's silky long hair, black strands winding around his fingertips...

My Princess Zhaoyue...

Xu Changsheng murmured inwardly with amusement, Sometimes, leaving you unsatisfied makes next time more interesting. Besides...

Every day for ten straight years, come rain or shine-it's long since become a habit. Now, suddenly left empty...

I wonder whether Your Highness will be able to adjust?

If you can't...

Then next time you come, it won't be as simple as a demonstration. At the very least, it'll have to involve both senior and junior sisters...

Attention, time was now speeding up!!!

Gurgle, gurgle~

A long while later, Zhu Xiaoliang looked at Qi Zhaoyue's fair, jade-like body across from her. Although she did not quite understand why her senior sister was doing this,

her breathing instinctively grew slightly quick, a thin mist filling her large eyes. Her long lashes fluttered lightly, making her look delicate and pitiable.

Her cheeks were even redder than ripe cherries... ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, apples.

Across from her, Qi Zhaoyue was gently wiping the glossy, moist corners of her mouth with her fingers, then tidying her somewhat disheveled long hair.

Only then did she turn to look at Zhu Xiaoliang.

Seeing Qi Zhaoyue look over, Zhu Xiaoliang hurriedly lowered her head, her fingers clutching her white Daoist robe tightly, utterly bashful.

Click, click, click~~~

Qi Zhaoyue walked up to Zhu Xiaoliang in her golden high heels. "Junior Sister Xiao Liang, have you heard of the Divine Yang Sacred Physique?"

"The Divine Yang Sacred Physique?"

Zhu Xiaoliang froze at first, then her eyes instantly widened, surprise covering her face. "You mean that... the Divine Yang Sacred Physique that brought about the world's first female Immortal Sovereign?!"

Well, aside from me back then, it seems there isn't anyone on the entire continent who doesn't know about the Divine Yang Sacred Physique.

Leaning back in his chair, Xu Changsheng picked up the teacup beside him and took a light sip to replenish his fluids, unable to resist grumbling inwardly.

After reading the books Ye Luoxue had brought, however, Xu Changsheng also understood why Qi Zhaoyue, Ye Luoxue, and Zhu Xiaoliang all knew the Divine Yang Sacred Physique's name like thunder in their ears.

It was simply because that female Immortal Sovereign's influence on the entire cultivation world had been far too great.

It was said that on the day she became an immortal, she slaughtered every expert above the Fourteenth Realm throughout all four worlds. Blood flowed in rivers, and heaven and earth changed color. History called it the "Day the Heavens Tilted."

As for whether it was true, Xu Changsheng did not know. After all, more than a hundred thousand years had passed.

But with that legend around, it was hard for cultivators not to know about the Divine Yang Sacred Physique.

"That's right. That's the one."

Qi Zhaoyue nodded then and looked earnestly at Zhu Xiaoliang as she explained, "Xu Changsheng possesses the Divine Yang Sacred Physique. That's why my cultivation has advanced so quickly over these ten years."

"Really?!"

Zhu Xiaoliang looked at Xu Changsheng in shock, sizing him up from head to toe, her little face filled with disbelief. "But the ancient texts say there was only ever one instance of the Divine Yang Sacred Physique, don't they?"

"Ancient texts are ancient texts. What they record isn't necessarily accurate."

Qi Zhaoyue shook her head and raised her hand, a faint golden gleam flashing across her fingertips.