Chapter 827: Prejudice
Translator: CinderTL
"I..."
Faced with Mu Yunxin’s rebuke, Fang Xingyan lost all his previous arrogance. Instead, he stood there, looking utterly bewildered, like a mistreated wife.
"Get out of here!" Mu Yunxin shouted.
Fang Xingyan remained rooted to the spot, not moving a muscle. After a long moment, he finally spoke.
"I’ll leave, but only if you come with me."
Mu Yunxin’s face darkened. "Fang Xingyan, who gave you the audacity to bargain with me?"
She waved her hand dismissively, as if swatting away an annoying fly.
"Get out now!"
Fang Xingyan still didn’t budge, his gaze fixed on Mu Yunxin. His eyes held a complex mix of sorrow, pleading, and resentment.
Just then, a gruff voice erupted from the room.
"Damn it, who’s disturbing my pleasure?"
Before the words had even faded, a bare-chested male cultivator strode out of the room with a swagger.
The cultivator, in his forties, had reached the middle stage of the Golden Core realm. His burly physique stood in stark contrast to Fang Xingyan’s frail appearance.
Taking advantage of his size, he loomed over Fang Xingyan.
"Get out of here now, or don’t blame me for getting physical!"
Fang Xingyan ignored the burly male cultivator’s threat, his eyes still locked on Mu Yunxin.
Afterward, the burly male cultivator turned his head away, ignoring Fang Xingyan completely.
Seeing this, Fang Xingyan’s grief surged like a raging river, crashing over him in waves.
In that instant...
Sorrow welled up from his heart.
Rage erupted from his sorrow.
Malice was born from his rage.
He raised his Green Edge sword, his fury transforming into a chilling blade of light that slashed toward the burly male cultivator, whose cultivation was a full realm higher than his.
"You’re courting death!"
The burly male cultivator roared and kicked out.
His kick was lightning-fast, striking Fang Xingyan’s abdomen before he could react.
Fang Xingyan was sent flying backward as if struck by a savage beast, crashing through the railing behind him and plummeting toward the hall floor.
At the same time, blood gushed from his mouth like a fountain, scattering through the air.
A figure swiftly followed, catching Fang Xingyan just before he hit the ground, preventing him from suffering further injuries.
The person who intervened was none other than Mu Yunxin.
She stared at Fang Xingyan’s abdomen, now a bloody mess with his Dantian nearly destroyed.
"Husband, how do you feel?" Mu Yunxin asked, her eyes filled with concern.
"I... I’m... fine..."
As he spoke, the movement aggravated his internal injuries, causing a torrent of blood to gush out, mixed with fragments of an unknown organ.
Seeing this, Mu Yunxin’s face was etched with grief and self-reproach.
She flipped her hand, producing a Healing Pill, and forced it into Fang Xingyan’s mouth, channeling her Spiritual Power to help him digest the medicine.
After Fang Xingyan’s injuries stabilized, Mu Yunxin used her Spiritual Power to gently lower him to the ground.
Once she had finished, Mu Yunxin looked up at the burly male cultivator on the fifth floor, her teeth clenched in fury.
"He Lu, how dare you harm my husband! I’ll make you pay with your life!"
He Lu, the burly male cultivator, was clearly taken aback by this turn of events. Just moments ago, Mu Yunxin had seemed utterly disgusted by Fang Xingyan.
"Immortal Maiden Mu, what do you mean? Your husband attacked me first, and I already held back. Otherwise, his Dantian would have shattered, and he would be dead by now."
Mu Yunxin ignored He Lu’s explanation.
Her entire body surged with Spiritual Power, and a Jade Ruyi suddenly appeared in her hand.
As she poured her Spiritual Power into it, the originally jade-white Jade Ruyi quickly turned a vibrant peach pink.
Delicate, crimson flower petals materialized from the Jade Ruyi, swirling into the air.
The petals rapidly coalesced, forming a massive serpent of petals that lunged directly at He Lu.
"Mu Yunxin, do you dare attack me?" He Lu roared.
Golden light erupted from He Lu’s body, condensing into a suit of golden armor that accentuated his already imposing figure, making him appear like a celestial being descending from the heavens.
Clenching his left fist, he leaped from the fifth floor, throwing a punch at the petal serpent.
Boom!
A deafening explosion.
A golden fist slammed into the petal python.
The petal python shattered, scattering into countless petals that drifted through the air.
He Lu was sent flying backward by the python’s immense impact, finally stopping only after crashing into the barrier restriction on the Heavenly Spring Courtyard’s dome.
Their first exchange had been a draw.
However, the other occupants of the Heavenly Spring Courtyard’s main hall were caught in the crossfire.
The lingering force of their clash swept through the hall.
Tables, chairs, and other furnishings were instantly pulverized.
Dozens of male cultivators, there for pleasure, were also shredded.
Blood and gore splattered everywhere, filling the hall with a thick, metallic stench.
The He Huan Sect disciples, sensing the danger, scattered in all directions, fleeing into the rooms and relying on the restriction formations within each chamber to survive.
In the entire hall, only Mu Yunxin, He Lu, and Fang Xingyan, whom Mu Yunxin was protecting, remained alive.
He Lu moved swiftly, immediately fleeing toward the main entrance.
In the Heavenly Spring Courtyard, Mu Yunxin was the only Golden Core cultivator present. If she lingered here, other Golden Core cultivators from the He Huan Sect, or even Nascent Soul experts, might arrive upon hearing the commotion, making it difficult for her to escape today.
"Trying to escape? Not so easy!"
Mu Yunxin shouted, and the Jade Ruyi in her hand released another torrent of flower petals.
The petals split into two streams. One surged like a flood toward He Lu’s back, while the other rushed toward the courtyard gate, attempting to block his escape route.
"Mu Yunxin, the He Huan Heavenly Spring Courtyard promised never to harm any guest. If you attack me, won’t you tarnish the He Huan Sect’s reputation and incur your sect’s wrath?"
As He Lu spoke, he summoned a shield to protect his back.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a sharp surge of Spiritual Power shot through the air, aimed directly at Fang Xingyan.
This sudden attack forced Mu Yunxin to intervene and save Fang Xingyan. Seizing the opportunity, He Lu fled the Heavenly Spring Courtyard and vanished into the high sky.
Outside Bliss City, Song Wen, who had been observing the scene with his Spirit Sense, was slightly surprised.
"I didn’t expect Little Friend Mu to be so protective of her husband."
Lan Chen, hearing this, looked rather smug.
"While disciples of the He Huan Sect may appear unrestrained in matters of love and sex, it’s merely a means of cultivation. When it comes to genuine affection, we are always extremely serious. Besides, secular morality often holds women to a double standard. When men seek pleasure, it’s considered romantic; but when women step outside the norm, they’re labeled promiscuous and unfaithful. This is nothing more than a secular prejudice, a shackle imposed upon us women."
Before her words could fade, the Red Silk at Lan Chen’s waist suddenly stirred, transforming into a crimson streak of light that shot toward He Lu, who was fleeing in the distance.
Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Spring Courtyard, the He Huan Sect disciples and their patrons, who had been hiding in their rooms, emerged as soon as they saw He Lu escape.
Gazing at the blood-stained hall, the patrons scattered like frightened birds, leaving the He Huan Sect disciples utterly bewildered.
Mu Yunxin’s gaze swept across the room, settling on Madam Yang.
"Was it you who spoke so rudely, calling my husband a ’waste’ and a ’green-turtle slave’?" Her voice was calm, yet it carried an icy killing intent.
Madam Yang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Her face turned deathly pale, and she retreated in fear.
"Elder Mu... I was... trying to help you, to prevent him from disturbing you."
(End of the Chapter)
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