Dian Xinyue with her wet long hair loosened up crossed her arm on her perky chest. She already draped in a kimono-like robe. She looked down on a particular youth who was also her brother that sat down on the floor in a seiza.
"So ..., you have anything else to say?!" her tone was colder than the absolute freezing point of a nitrogen!
"Si-sister, this is a misunderstanding, I didn't do it because I want to-"
"Ohhh ..., so you're saying that somehow your feet brought you to the wooden wall, and coincidentally your eyes wander about to peek at woman bath, but not only that! For some reason you ..., you ..., you ...,"
Xinyue cut his word and said sarcastic remarks, her speech turned into a mumble while she abashedly pointing at her little brother's ..., little brother. Although she was a valiant young girl and in the age where she could legally marry, that was her first time seeing the rod of a man. She was still a teenage girl after all.
"No! It's not that ..., I'm sorry for that, but can you just listen to my explanation-"
"Shut up!" Xinyue rebuked with a red face beyond recognition.
"But sis,"
"I said, be quiet!"
Dian Xianli bowed his head and just stay silent because every time he opened his mouth, she would rebuke it with harsher words of 'shut up'. Dian Xinyue then began to scold him and chided for his terrible behavior.
It was almost ten minutes since he was forced into this state. Besides them, there was Dian Shixi, Therese, Rebecca, and Dian Juewang who were looking from the side. Watching Xinyue's scolding perhaps was a good show for them.
Nevertheless, this time he was at fault.
Even though he needed to do this for the sake of obtaining a bit more crystals. That would be used to anticipating the Dian Clan attack, but peeking at the woman bath was something that he should never do. Especially when his sister was the one who he peeked at.
And he was a bit out of control at that time. To think that he would be tempted into fantasizing about his sisters that thoroughly. It was something that he didn't dare to remember, in fear that he would not stop thinking about it every time.
After a long ..., long widened three thousand words of scolding from lioness that was his sister. Dian Xinyue stopped her word and finally asked.
"You reflected on your fault?" her arm on her waist.
"Yes ..." Xianli answered weakly.
"You promise to not did that thing ever again?"
"I- I promise."
"Say it clearly!"
"I promise I will never peek at woman bath ever again!" Xianli shouted closing his eyes and almost choked by his own breath.
This was too shameful, reminding him when he was caught off guard playing eroge and fapping in his room by his mom.
If only he did not need an easy way to get crystals, he never wanted to do this kind of thing. He never, ever again did this kind of thing in the future. Even if that means he would get something that better than earth and sky as the reward.
"I'll believe you, for now, let's see what's happen next time," Xinyue said with a malicious glint on her eyes.
"Dian Xinyue, what's the meaning of this?!" a rather charming voice sounded out.
Liu Beiwei entered the courtyard with a group of stepmothers and sisters. Xinyue's shout shook the whole manor, it was amazing that she had that strong vocal chord. Even his mother was alarmed by it and hastily ended her business before heading to Xianli's courtyard.
"L-lady Liu!" Xinyue was startled with the sudden arrival of the Madam of the House.
"Lady Liu." Shixi and the girls that watched from the side stood up and bowed their heads. Even that Rebecca also did the same.
Liu Beiwei then glanced at Shixi who was at the side and asked.
"Speak, what has happened?"
"It's like this Lady Liu when we were having a bath, little bro- I mean Young Master Xianli peeked at us from the man's bath. And he ..." Dian Shixi explained but suddenly recalled some unspeakable matter she blushed with her face turned red just like a boiling tomato.
"And he, what ...?"
"Y-young Master Xianli ..., little brother ..., he relieved his little brother with his hand." Dian Shixi continued her word but with a steaming hot face.
Liu Beiwei glanced at her son with unbelievable expression. As if her world crumbled... Nah, that would be too much of a hyperbole. But she just thought this matter was not usual.
Why would her son who had no interest with his sisters at all suddenly did this kind of thing when they were in the bath. Well, perhaps he just wanted some kind of real-life material. After all, it had been half a month since he didn't play around with a woman. But was he really that desperate?
Liu Beiwei then noticed something that was very wrong since the start of Shixi explanation. "But how do you know about that?"
"It's ..., Miss Therese's Surveillance Magic let us know about it," answered Dian Shixi.
Liu Beiwei glanced at Therese for an explanation, the Priestess then turned to the wall and cast the spell.
"Light Magic: See-through Wall"
In the stone wall, there was a small white dot before it expanded just like a fractal replication. It then became a big circle that shows what was on the other side of the wall.
"I see ..., so the five of you have witness Xianli did that? Can I take it with that?"
Dian Juewang raised her hand and said. "I ..., Madam Liu, when such a thing happened I already left the bathhouse."
Liu Beiwei nodded her head slightly and asked, "so, it's only the four of you ..."
"Yes, Lady Liu." Xinyue and the other three could only nod their head showing their honesty.
Liu Beiwei then turned to her son with a complex expression. She asked worriedly.
"Son, do you have anything to say? And why did you do such a thing to your sister?"
"I'm sorry, it will not happen ever again. I'm deeply apologize for this matter, but I promise I will refrain from peeking at the woman bath ever again. More importantly, we need to gather everyone!" Xianli stood up with a wobbly leg because of the prolonged in seiza posture.
Liu Beiwei was incensed. She didn't forbid her son to play around with women as long as she was clean and didn't have a disease. This was also part of his sex education.
But to lusting his own sister, even though they were only a half-sister, was a no go. She would not let this matter off with just only that. She needs to give harsh punishment and reprimand for this bad boy to make him realize that doing it with his sister was not something to joke around.
"More importantly?!? This is a grave matter, son! Not only you admit that you did it, but you said there's another thing more important than this? You lusted your own sister and you think there is something more important than that? Tell me what is it? Mom wants to know, what is this your 'more important thing'? Let mom hears about it!"
"We're under attack." He sounded so serious, it was a funny sight because he still couldn't stand up straight.
"Under attack, by whom?"
"It's the people from Dian Clan Ancestral House, they gathered a lot of men and now they are heading to this place," Xianli explained while doing some hand gestures in the air.
"Ohh ..., wait, what?!" Liu Beiwei let out a knowing 'oh' but then she widened her eyes and asked in a panic.
Xianli told her to gather all able soldiers to guard someplace. Avoiding all explanation because there was no time to explain it.
Fortunately, or maybe, unfortunately, he bit his petty pride and did the unreasonable quest that humiliates his self-esteem. But by doing that, he gathered a number of colored crystal. All in all, he managed to get 13 Box of Crystal. And now, he got more than 91 crystal from all colors including the Void Crystal.
With this, he could prepare something that would surprise his grand-uncle.
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Illuminated by the three gentle moonlight, the Dali City night was bustling with activity. Beneath the earth's surface devoid of the gentle moonlight reach there was a sewage network to maintain the city's overall hygiene.
It was supposed to be a waterway to contain dirty waste of each household inside the city. However, right then this tunnel was full of people that did not seem to be sewage cleaner.
They had a weapon of choice in hand, wore armor from metal or beast leather. If more, they looked like soldiers who were ready to go to war rather than public service that wanted to clean the sewage.
They were the people from Dian Clan Ancestral House. Ready to participate in a battle to take over the City Lord's Manor.
This army is brought to you by Dian Yunzheng, the current Patriarch of Dian Clan. More on that later.
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Okay, so here's the thing.
While Dian Yuanli was a rather good lord, but there were also some who did not like him. He was too pacifist that made him look too easy to bully by the other lords. In the years of his regime, they never participate in any war. Making this territory rather peaceful, but also quite dull.
As a cultivator, they were eager to boil their blood and temper their body through the battlefield. But the lord of this place never hired mercenaries or sent his soldiers to war. He was too much of peace lovers.
Even some jokes were made, 'in the Dali city, even if you volunteered as a soldier, you won't die by your enemies' blade, but out of boredom.'
Dian Yunzheng was one of the opposition parties who didn't like the situation in Dali City. He also had personal reasons to do all of this seemingly meaningless rebellion. Thus, he gathered quite a number of people who were in the same mind.
Three hundred or something people were concentrated in the filthy and stinky sewage network. According to the information Dian Yunzheng got from the spy he planted on the manor, tonight the soldiers and servants were in the middle of a hot bath. A perfect time to launch a surprise attack.
It would be long before they noticed that their manor were under attack. And when they finally retaliated, then it would end. The Dali City Lord's Manor would be his, everything inside also ended up being his possession.
"It's time ..., Master Lao Yan, please ..." Dian Yunzheng cupped his hand to the 30-years-old Formation Master.
Lao Yan had donned a clean robe and bathed, his look then became more refined and a scholarly aura emanated from him. A major contrast with his beggar-like appearance from before. Even if he was inside sewage, the cultured aura emanating from him could be seen.
He looked at Dian Yunzheng with a doubtful face and asked.
"I need to ask you before I start, how confident are you for snatching their Teritorry Orb?"
"I've already hired a specialist in doing that. Rest assured Master Lao Yan, when the matter has come to an end, you will receive your payment. I will also add some bonus." Dian Yunzheng rubbed his hand together like some sort of opportunist.
Lao Yan had seen how thick this old man's skin was. Starting from accusing himself as a beggar thoroughly and continuously. He thought this senile old man was some random Guard Captain, but to think this very idiotic looking old man was Dian Clan Patriarch. Was the clan doing good lately?
Lao Yan could see the demise of such a small clan if it continues ruled by this old senile. In fact, he was unwilling to help this clan after seeing face-to-face with the Patriarch. If not because he saw a somewhat capable son of his, he might be really going away after arriving.
"Alright, I'll open up the path for you. But I won't participate in your battle. It's not a part of my contract."
"Of course, of course ..., Master Lao Yan would not need to participate in our battle."
"Good ..., it's a deal then. I'll do it for you!" Lao Yan walked in front and took out some formation flag.
He laid down a few formation flags on the ground and sent his qi to the semi-circular flag formation. A mysterious light enshrouded by a profound runic letter shot out from the formation in the shape of a cut-in-half dome. The half-cut dome light formation rotated with its sharp tip as an axis and penetrated the barrier condensed by the Territory Orb.
The dome separated the barrier and created an opening to enter the manor.
Lao Yan pointed at the small opening and said, "you can pass through this."
Dian Yuhai tested the effect by pointing his sword to the light barrier and to the place where the half-cut dome placed. It was a bizarre experience for him. The light barrier was akin to a concrete block. While when he stabbed his sword to the half-cut dome, although there was slight resistance, it was like stabbing water in a pool.
Dian Yunzheng also nodded, satisfied with the result. It was not a bad idea at all to hire such talented Formation Master.
"Let's go! Everyone ... Charge!"
"ORAAA!!!!"
"RESSHAHHHH!!!"
"KUAHHHH"
"SHAURRYEEEHHH!!"
They shouted trying to rouse the adrenaline on their heart. Though, it's noisy. They walked through the sewage toward the City Lord's Manor.
"Hmmm ...? Hold on!" Dian Yunzheng sensed a peculiar aura in front of the passage and shouted to make his follower stopped.
After everyone from the Dian Clan stopped talking and shouting incoherently, they could hear a clear footstep rang out from the other side of the sewage.
"Heihhh, I just took a hot bath ..., I feel dirty by walking in this damp and filthy place. Oh!" the figure of a young boy about 14, walked from the other side while grumbling, he then noticed the people in front of him. "ya, good evening, grand-uncle ..., it's filthy here, what are you doing in this kind of place? Moreover, you brought that many followers, perhaps ..., are you trying to launch a sneak attack on us?"
That's right, the one who stopped them was Dian Xianli. Still with his bathrobe, he walked through the sewage alone by himself.
"This is ..., isn't this my grand-nephew Xianli! Ahaha ..., you've grown up kid! What, I'm not doing anything suspicious, you know! I'll tell you, this sewage houses a lot of Overgrown Rats! I'm bringing them to exterminate those pests, that's right, those pests! After all, if the city is healthy and hygiene, then what could make me happier!"
Dian Yunzheng spurted a straight lie that was unable to convince even a third-grader. Dian Yuhai and the other from the Dian Clan looked at their patriarch with amazement. What does he think about Xianli? Is he a toddler who was easy to deceive?
"Is that so ...? I don't know about sewage rat or anything, but sure there are pests in this place. Grand-uncle, won't you help me exterminate them?" Dian Xianli nodded with 'I understand' face.
Did you believe it just like that? Hey, I know you're ignorant and somewhat perverted Young Master, but to think that you also this idiot! To be deceived by a crappy lie that even a third-grader won't believe it. What kind of creature are you, really!?
"Ahahaha ..., that's my mission coming to this place, grand-nephew. By the way, why are you here?"
"Hmmm ..., to eliminate pests?" Dian Xianli tilted his head, asking as if it was a matter of course. His gaze that struck Dian Yunzheng was as if asking 'isn't that natural'.
"Uhhh ...,"
When his word turned back at him, Dian Yunzheng unable to make a comeback. He was speechless with how Xianli believed his excuse and use it back against him. Thankfully, someone throws him a saving straw. It was Dian Yuhai, his most reliable adopted son.
"Nephew Xianli, you might be never meet with this one, but I'm your uncle Yuhai. We are here in-"
"Shut your mouth!" Before Dian Yuhai finished said his word, Dian Xianli stopped him. "Don't forget your position, picked up!"
His word stung on Dian Yuhai's heart. Dian Xianli stated that he was only a person who picked up and adopted by the Dian Clan, and not in the same status as him who had the blood of a Dian. Although for all these years Dian Yuhai had bitterly endured it, when the thing said in front of his face, he could not hold it back anymore.
Thankfully, he could hold it back this time. He let out a long breath and just stay silent. But, for a certain someone, he didn't have the anger management as good as Dian Yuhai.
"You ...! A junior like you dare to speak like that in front of us elderly people! What do you know brat!? When you still wean on your mother, I've been participating in a war!?"
"Ohhh ..., and who the hell are you?" Dian Xianli looked at the person who shouted.
"This granddaddy here is your uncle! Dian Xuande!" the robust middle-aged man arrogantly said.
"Another picked up, I see." Dian Xianli nodded his head, and after some time he once again said. "You don't have the qualification to talk in the same status as me!"
"This brat ..!!!"
"Grand-uncle, I'm curious ..., why were you have a hobby to pick up a waste person like them? I don't quite understand this ..., you let your two sons died, yet you picked up one after another. What a strange hobby ..." Dian Xianli turned his attention to Dian Yunzheng.
"Y-you misunderstand me grand-nephew ...," Dian Yunzheng smiled bitterly hearing Dian Xianli said that.
Dian Xianli shrugged his shoulder. His gaze changed into that of ice-cold. "Well, let's pass the unnecessary talk, I'm getting tired of it. Let's start the pest extermination. Hmmm here's the deal ..., I'll spare any of you who wanted to retreat. But, I'll only give you thirty seconds. Those who want to keep their life, please retreat! I'll start counting now ..., 30 ..."
"You!!! A brat like you dare to stop us! You don't even reach half of my cultivation!" Dian Xuande shouted brandishing his battle-axe.
"27, I'm still counting, ... 26." Dian Xianli mechanically said.
"I'll f*ckin kill you before I f*ck your f*ckin mother and f*ckin step-mother before I let your f*ckin sisters f*ckin gang-raped!" Dian Xuande cursed loudly and leaped forward.
He slashed his nephew mercilessly, the great battle-axe sunk down on Xianli's shoulder. With his pure strength alone, he was confident enough to kill him in a single blow. He could see the bloodied, brutally cut body of his nephew.
The axe slashed his shoulder and thus, the boy known by the name of Dian Xianli died.
Or not ...,
"Huh?" Dian Xuande let out a surprised 'huh' watching the calmly smiling face of his nephew.
Dian Xianli's body that has been cut diagonally by his axe dissipated into tiny light particles.
"What was that? What happened!?" Dian Xuande asked in a panic.
He certainly felt that his attack connected and he really felt the slightest tearing of flesh and bone that was his nephew. But when the thing actually happened, the target disappeared like it was never there.
The sewage became silent just like a crypt all of sudden.
"19 ... 18 ... 17 ..." and they could hear the adolescent voice of Dian Xianli once again. Still counting.
"Where is he? Where is he gone to? WHERE'S THE DAMN XIANLI BRAT?" Dian Xuande shouted to the particular nobody.
They could hear the stable countdown to the disaster. The brighter people were already fleeing because they felt a bad premonition. Dian Yunzheng also felt that his scalp tingling, but he remembered that was already under the Lord's Manor complex. His greed and lust overcome that peculiar premonition and ignore it.
"Eight ..., seven ..., six ..."
"Xianli brat! Show yourself to this granddaddy! I'll butcher you and let your motherf*ckin mother eat you while I f*ckin f*ck her!" Dian Xuande still on his curse-filled cheap provocation.
"Three ..., two ..., one ..., zero! Time's up, sayonara goodbye, everyone ..."
After the voice of Dian Xianli ended, they could hear a rustling sound below their feet. As if there was an earthquake under the ground. Before they could run from the scene, their foothold disappeared. Showing a deep and pitch-black entrance to the abyss.
A sinkhole appeared, swallowing the two hundred something Dian Clan's soldier that choose to remain.