Chapter 3.1 Look After

Su Su lightly ground her molars as she recalled his future devil palace, and him holding her with a reckoning gaze.

The young man in front of her looked timid and humble, but Su Su didn’t believe that the devil king would have this kind of demeanour in his youth. It was probably an act.

Countless memorial tablets flashed across her mind, as did the cruel “Thousand Immortals Tomb”, which outraged people to remember.

Su Su got out of bed and took out a box. Inside the box was a bloodied whip.

As he looked at the whip, Tantai Jin slowly clenched his fingers in his sleeves.

Su Su raised her eyes to look at him.

To be honest, it was pretty twisted. Marrying Tantai Jin was one of the most infuriating things that the original owner had ever experienced, and this had caused her to whip him every night to vent her anger.

It had become a routine. If the original owner did not whip him for a night, she would feel uncomfortable. 

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Ebld vbl obkr zypble Mydvyk Kkd’p nblpv, bl eke dsv esetl. Rdpvlye, bl pvyttlale y pvlr cynjoyaep.

Mbl uswdt xyd’p eyaj zyniwlale lulp pvyale ekalnvzu yv Fw Fw. Fw Fw qkdyzzu pyo vbl ellrzu bkeeld byvale yde rykd kd bkp lulp. Mbyv oyp lmynvzu bso kv pbswze cl. Qsse yde lhkz esd’v clzsdt sd vbl pyxl pkel.

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Fbl obkrrle vbl uswdt xyd sd vbl yaxp ytykd.

Tl tasydle, yde bkp cseu valxczle. Mydvyk Kkd bye jdlzv sd vbl knl qsa vss zsdt, yde bkp cseu oyp yzalyeu pzktbvzu poszzld yde psal. Lso, vbl vos obkr pvakjlp vbyv zypble sd bkp saktkdyzzu dwxcle yaxp yxrzkqkle vbl rykd y nswdvzlpp dwxcla sq vkxlp. Ohld bkp csdlp olal vokvnbkdt kd rykd.

Su Su’s hand, which was holding the whip, came to a halt. He looks unable to hang on any longer?

After all, mortal bodies were delicate.

Su Su inhaled deeply and chanted the heart purifying mantra several times in her heart. She looked at her delicate fingers. Her mission was not to kill the young devil king. Furthermore, even if she intended to kill him, she would end it quickly instead of humiliating him.

Since she was little, her father had taught her to not use one’s strength to bully the weak. The world was not benevolent, and all living things were viewed as insignificant. An immortal cultivator mustn’t take the initiative to create karma.

Su Su resisted the urge to take revenge for her fellow sect disciples. Instead, she put away the whip and said, “I’m exhausted today. I feel annoyed just looking at your face. If I find out that you have any relationship with Ye Bing Shang, next time I won’t let you go that easily.”

She threw the whip to Tantai Jin, and turned her body away, back facing him.

Su Su closed her eyes and chanted the heart purifying mantra a few more times. Only after stabilising her Dao heart did she realise her heart felt slightly uneasy. This was the sign of turbulence manifesting in her Dao heart. She would not avoid her own mistakes. It was her fault for following the original owner’s habit to humiliate him tonight.

She won’t do it again.

Tantai Jin caught the whip. However, his complexion was already weak, and after receiving two lashes, it became even paler.

He raised his gaze and looked at the back of the girl. He was prepared to be beaten half to death by Ye Xi Wu, but he received less than ten whips today.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Tantai Jin’s forehead. With great difficulty, he managed to take out his bedding and place it neatly under the bed.

He removed something from his neck that was causing his wounds to ache. It was the safety amulet that had long faded.

The candlelight reflected in his eyes slightly dissipated their coldness.

Tantai Jin tucked the safety amulet away properly and turned his body over. The wind was howling outside in the winter night. The shadows of the trees that resembled monsters with teeth and claws were reflected on the window.

Tantai Jin suddenly remembered that the maid, Yin Qiao, had a slew of knife wounds on her body just two days before. Her body had already stiffened by then, and she looked like she was in a lot of pain. He didn’t know if she had regretted letting Ye Xi Wu escape.

Tantai Jin’s eyes were dark and silent. 

The maid’s body was not completely cold yet. Her blood had turned the snow a deep shade of red. She writhed the entire way and collapsed at his feet, where she unwillingly died.

He had raised his foot indifferently and crossed over her.

*

It was the middle of the night, and Susu couldn’t sleep.

The evil thing was sleeping under her bed, so no matter how big-hearted she was, she wasn’t able to close her eyes and quickly  fall asleep.

The mortal realm had entered the frigid winter season. Cold air suddenly blew the window open and flooded into the room. The room’s charcoal fire had gone out.

The maids didn’t stay in the room to service the original owner anymore after she had married. Of course, Su Su wouldn’t wake the maids in the middle of the night just to close the window. She endured it for a while before realising that this mortal body really couldn’t withstand the cold. In the end, she lifted her quilt and went to close the window.

After closing it, when she passed by the young man she realised that something was wrong.

He was breathing heavily, and his whole body was shaking unconsciously.

Su Su took a glass lamp and squatted beside him.

The young man’s face that was initially pale had now turned red. He wasn’t awake, but he was clenching his teeth subconsciously.

It seemed like something had happened.

Su Su was shocked. He mustn’t die yet as she still hadn’t removed his evil bone . If he died, her mission would immediately fail. Once she was removed from this timeline, the whole cultivation realm would be doomed.

Su Su hesitated for a moment and reached out her hand to touch his forehead.

It felt hot. She retracted her hand. She was afraid that if a mortal was in this kind of situation, he would be burned to death, right?

Su Su didn’t expect that the evil thing 500 years ago would be so weak.

You can be injured or disabled, but please don’t die. Otherwise, your evil bone will be awakened.

Su Su hurriedly took the teacups from the table and walked out of the room. She collected a few cups of piled up snow and came back.

Su Su let out a breath. It really was cold.

She didn’t dare delay and found a skirt to tear into cloth. She used it to wrap the snow and put it on the young man’s forehead. He was still covered with the thin autumn quilt, and his body was shivering with cold.

Su Su took the quilt off her bed and covered his body with it.

She sat cross-legged beside him with a worried face.

I wanted to kill him, but I couldn’t kill him. Now, I even need to save him. Ha hah… I-I ran outside in the m-middle of the n-night. Even my t-teeth are c-chattering, s-s-so c-cold……

Su Su put on a big cloak and finally felt better.

She still needed to watch over Tantai Jin and change the snow on his forehead to reduce his fever.

Su Su leaned in front of her bed, feeling useless. What is this? If I knew this would happen earlier, I wouldn’t have whipped him.

*

Tantai Jin felt that he was on the verge of dying.

His body felt hot and cold, and it hurt everywhere. His eyes were closed, and his whole body seemed to be enveloped with endless darkness and icy cold.

Like any human, he didn’t want to die. Otherwise, everything that he had gone through for all these years would be for naught.

He knew that he mustn’t fall asleep and he had to save himself. He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt as if they weighed a thousand catties.

He battled with the pain for a long time, and just when he was about to give up, delicate fingers gently covered his forehead. The cold touch made his eyelashes quiver.

But it was just a fleeting moment.

Fortunately, that person soon returned. His forehead felt cold once again, and his body started to warm up shortly after.

On a winter night, he could faintly detect the scent of a warm young girl in the room.
How could I have such a ridiculous illusion, he coldly thought.

Chapter 3.2 Look After

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Tantai Jin’s fever finally subsided at dawn. The young man’s eyes remained closed, but he wasn’t shivering anymore. Su Su threw away the cloth and melted snow. 

She hugged her quilt and plunged back into her bed. I’m so tired.

When the day broke, Chun Tao lifted the bed curtain to help Su Su wake up.

The servants were particularly apprehensive of this task as the Third Miss had a nasty temperament. There was once a servant who had woken her up and suffered thirty strokes as a result.

Chun Tao was always pushed to do this task as she was young and had an honest nature. She trembled and called out to the Third Miss. She felt as if her heart was in her throat……

The girl woke and groggily sat up in bed. Chun Tao hurriedly assisted her with putting on her clothes. The Third Miss yawned and rubbed her eyes.

There was even a small tuft of antenna-like hair standing up on her head.

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Mbl xyke, Dk Dk, oyp oykvkdt swvpkel yde csole. “Mbl Qldlayz yde vbl Xze Yyeyx yal oykvkdt qsa usw vs lyv vstlvbla.”

Fw Fw dseele bla blye.

Fw Fw zssjle yaswde vbl Zl Wyxkzu’p calyjqypv vyczl, cwv Mydvyk Kkd oypd’v vblal. Fbl vbswtbv ycswv jllrkdt vaynj sq vbl lhkz vbkdt yde ypjle Ubwd Mys ycswv kv kd y zso hsknl.

Ubwd Mys pyke, “Ykpp, byhl usw qsatsvvld? Zsw esd’v yzzso vbl bspvytl rakdnl vs pbyal vbl pyxl vyczl okvb usw. Rdpvlye, usw vsze bkx vs ts vs vbl plahydvp’ assx yde lyv okvb vblx.” Fs, Mydvyk Kkd’p keldvkvu oyp kdyeliwyvl kd Zl Dk Ew’p lulp.

Fw Fw czkdjle bla lulp. Elzz, yzaktbv. Mbkp oyp hlau rsolaqwz.

Su Su secretly observed the entire Ye Family.

The Old Madam was sitting in the main seat. Next to her sat a heroic and serious man. He was General Ye, Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao was thirty-eight years old this year. He grew a beard which gave him a more serious and upright appearance.

It was many years after his first wife passed away, and he hadn’t remarried.

According to Ye Xiao, those who fought on the battlefield lived on the edge. They didn’t know when they would die, so there was no need to take a first wife and make her live anxiously.

It was nicely said, but Ye Xiao still had three concubines.

Su Su’s eyes scanned over the faces of the three aunts1. The three of them were different, and each of them had their own merits.

There were four sons and three daughters in the family. Other than Su Su, the only legitimate daughter, her other siblings were all born by concubines. The second son and his mother were the most ominous and awkward.

The first son and the third son were born by Aunt Lian. Aunt Lian was Ye Xiao’s bed servant when he was young. She was older than Ye Xiao by two years and had an average appearance. However, she had a high position in the residence since she had given birth to the first son. Usually, the Old Madam would let her help manage the residence’s affairs.

Aunt Du had slanted eyes, and her eyebrows gave off the impression of belonging to a poor family. She was the mother of the Second Miss, Ye Lan Yin, and she was also the most brightly dressed among them. However, the Old Madam disliked her the most.

As for the last one, Su Su looked over, it was Aunt Yun. Compared to the previous two aunts, she looked elegant and gentle. With a simple hairpin pinned on her head, her whole person looked like a lotus blooming out of the water, carrying an unspeakable temperament. Based on this temperament alone, she was far better than the other two aunts.

She was the mother of Ye Bing Shang and the fourth son, and she was also General Ye’s most favoured concubine. Although Su Su hadn’t seen Ye Bing Shang, she could guess that Ye Bing Shang was a beauty by looking at Aunt Yun.

The large family fully occupied the whole table.

Su Su inevitably despised General Ye a little. There was no such thing as a concubine in the cultivation realm, only a cultivator’s companion. Su Su’s mother passed away a century ago, but her father still wiped her mother’s bone flute every day.

Sometimes, he would wipe it while wiping away his tears.

Of course, there were also some evil customs, such as keeping a tripod furnace 2. These things could only be done discreetly, and speaking of  them aloud was disdainful. Humans weren’t as powerful as cultivators, and they had this shortcoming of having many wives and concubines instead.

“What’s wrong with the Third Miss? Are you still ill? Why is your face so pale?” Aunt Yun asked gently, which made everyone look at Su Su.

Su Su put down her chopsticks. How could she have a decent complexion when she didn’t sleep for half the night? But this matter couldn’t be spoken about.

It would’ve been fine if Aunt Yun hadn’t mentioned Su Su’s name. However, once she mentioned Su Su, Ye Xiao put down his chopsticks and looked at Su Su with an unhappy expression. “The Empress Dowager has already been informed of the incident between you and your eldest sister at the palace banquet. So the Emperor Dowager has invited you to the palace for a visit.”

Su Su swallowed the small glutinous ball in her mouth and sighed. She wasn’t the one who did it, yet she had to carry all the blame. Sometimes, when you’re unlucky, misfortune can happen however careful you are3.

The Old Madam couldn’t bear to see her little sweetheart suffer grievances. Hence she immediately said, “Xiao’er, Xi Wu is still young. Last time, the conflict between the sisters must have been due to misunderstandings. Besides, the eldest girl won’t go as far as to bicker with Xi Wu. Am I right, Aunt Yun?”

Aunt Yun smiled and said, “Yes.”

Su Su can see a bit of reluctance from that smile. That’s right, her daughter was wronged but she still had to smile and forgive the culprit. Aunt Yun must’ve felt uncomfortable.

“Take care of the Third Girl well when she enters the palace.” The Old Madam told the General.

Ye Xiao sighed and didn’t dare to disobey his mother. He nodded and said, “The Empress Dowager is very forgiving, so she will not blame the younger generation. If Xi Wu’s attitude is good, then this matter shall pass.”

The Old Madam patted Su Su’s hand and motioned for her not to be afraid.

Su Su smiled at Old Madam and nodded. With General Ye here, at least the Empress Dowager won’t blame her too much.

The original owner was lucky to have such a grandmother.

After breakfast, Su Su hopped on the carriage that was going to the palace. Her mentality was not bad. She must help Ye Xi Wu to solve her troubles since she was using her body.

We must take things as they come. Su Su was prepared to be the ‘scapegoat’ heroine. She accepted her fate of being tested against the dangerous storms.

A maid came over. She bowed and said, “The General asked the Third Miss to wait for a while.”

What should I wait for?

Soon, Su Su understood. Tantai Jin came out from the other side of the residence. The young man’s lips were pale, and he looked sick.

He came from the opposite direction of the Ye Family’s main hall.

Su Su remembered what Chun Tao had said—— Tantai Jin had his meals in the servants’ room.

Su Su tried to find resentment in his eyes, since after all, she had whipped him last night.

But his expression remained calm until he approached Su Su.

He looked up, and his eyes lingered on her equally pale face for two seconds, before coldy turning away.

Su Su thought, Eh, is this right? Why isn’t this person pretending to be humble and timid now!