As you read along, there will be people addressing Dong Fang Qing Cang as Da Ren Mo Zun, which most know mo zun is demon king. Da Ren can take slightly differences in meaning depending on who they are using that term when addressing someone.
Translating literal for da ren, you would get big god or big grown-up, which is quite a weird translation for addressing a demon king. Thus, I opt to use "great demon king" instead. Also, occasionally, they will say da ren only to refer to DFQC, and thus, I translated that as "your greatness" to keep the consistency. Hope none of the readers mind this and if anyone does, I'll simply revert to da ren (pinyin) again since it's commonly used in other Chinese novels.
After walking the path halfway, Dong Fang Qing Cang suddenly paused.
Little Orchid did not halt in time and slammed into his back. She lifted head to look and saw that Dong Fang Qing Cang turned back to peer at a store on the side of the path. Little Orchid recognized this store. That place was the one where Dong Fang Qing Cang used a crystal congregated from his powers to "buy" the bone orchid.
"Big devil?"
Dong Fang Qing Cang did not bother listening and turned around to walk straight toward the direction of that store.
At this time, the owner was still fiddling with the abacus and sensed someone getting closer. He immediately lifted head up to look and then become dazed. He quickly withdrew the abacus and the paralyzed facial expression from before immediately grew a smile, "The great demon king, what has your lordship come to this store for ah?" He rubbed his hands, "Just by chance, was calculating about the sold crystal that your lordship have used your powers to congregated from before. Your lordship take a look to see if there is anything else you need in this store, the items in this store you may chose to your pleasing ah!"
His waist curved and his buttocks swayed. Little Orchid felt that if it were possible, perhaps this owner would crawl on the ground and lick Dong Fang Qing Cang's shoe…
It seemed the crystal congregated from Dong Fang Qing Cang's powers has sold more than a few money…
"Ben zuo this time only wants to sell you one thing." Dong Fang Qing Cang spoke.
"Sell?" The owner was in daze and then hurriedly smiled, "Your greatness, if you want to sell something, how can this lowly one buy your item?"
"Selling you information and used money to trade will be sufficient."
"Alright!" The owner was quite joyful and agreed without any thinking needed, "Matters that involved using money to solve are quite simple. This lowly one believes that the information the great demon king will definitely, hehe…"
Dong Fang Qing Cang laughed with the smile that was treacherous and crafty, "Going from Lin Hai city, head southeast, there is an island on Qian Yin mountain…" Little Orchid was shocked and turned around to look at Dong Fang Qing Cang and heard him coldly laughed, "On that island there are countless of treasures, even more than the demon market."
The owner heard such and within the pair of muddy eyes immediately flashed light.
Dong Fang Qing Cang looked at him and continued speaking, "Ben zuo can give you a map to go on boat to Qian Yin mountain."
Little Orchid's mouth twitched.
Dong Fang Qing Cang is really…he cannot seek revenge thus set someone up to help him take revenge…Really, regardless of what, does not let someone who has offended him to live peacefully ah…
Indeed, petty and narrow-minded to the top of the realm…
"Your greatness!" The owner looked outside several times, and after that, closed the place as he did not want to continue selling. He lifted hands to welcome Dong Fang Qing Cang into the room, "Please come in."
Dong Fang Qing Cang went inside, and Little Orchid was naturally held outside.
After finished negotiating the trade deal, when Dong Fang Qing Cang came out, in his hands already held a stack of paper money. Little Orchid peered at the stack of paper money that printed the words "Demon market money" and could not help wonder, "You need the demon market money to do what…"
He did not halt his steps but head straight to leave and merely shot a glance at Little Orchid, "To buy stuff."
Little Orchid was obediently following Dong Fang Qing Cang's footsteps, " You buying stuff by using money… Big devil, you speaking of such reasoning and logic is quite rarely seen…"
Hearing Little Orchid's mocking words, Dong Fang Qing Cang seldom didn't darken his face, and only curved his lips to respond, "Occasionally ben zuo also wants to follow the rules of the world once."
Little Orchid pouted, "In truth you only wanted to use the hands of the greedy merchants at the demon market to create trouble with Qian Yin langjun…"
Dong Fang Qing Cang happily smiled and this can be considered him admitting to it. The two has already come to the weaponry stall when they were talking. Dong Fang Qing Cang lifted the curtains to go inside, Little Orchid followed from behind and yet, once again has slammed into his behind after he suddenly halted. Was angered, but then she felt that his entire body was emitting murderous energy.
Little Orchid looked from behind Dong Fang Qing Cang and poked head to look inside. The people in the weaponry store were also lifting their heads to look at him and her. While the Shuo Feng sword that he has stuck here when he left has disappeared, only leaving on the ground a large hole that was still frozen.
Dong Fang Qing Cang furrowed his brows and eyes swept across every person in sight, "Who was capable of touching Shuo Feng sword?"
Each of the blacksmiths was oppressed by the murderous energy on Dong Fang Qing Cang. Their facial expressions were somewhat unsightly.
After a while, in the end a burly chap who was forging ironware replied, "That sword was taken by his majesty…"
His majesty, the owner of the demon market? Dong Fang Qing Cang recalled the male who sat in a wheelchair that he has met before. He furrowed his brows, "Where is the owner of the demon market?"
"Ah…" That big male was a bit hesitant and did not dare reply. He looked around and no one seemed to reply.
Dong Fang Qing Cang narrowed his eyes and at this time, Little Orchid suddenly heard from behind a voice of a female, "Great Demon King."
Translator Note: The store owner used a formal way of addressing DFQC but it's not the same as saying da ren. It's more of addressing someone using "you" but in a way more formal and polite manner. Thus, I used the term "your lordship" to distinct from when the owner using da ren with "your greatness". Hope this addresses any possible confusion to why there is "your lordship" and "your greatness".
Little Orchid turned around. A female in purple attire was calmly lowering her head and standing to the side, "Your greatness, know that your greatness has returned to demon market, my master has ordered me to greet and welcome you to Lu Xue* palace hall to discuss matter."
*Lu: record, copy | Xue: Snow
Dong Fang Qing Cang turned around to look at her. At that time, Little Orchid also turned around and pulled on his arm. After taking few small quick steps, she moved to the back of Dong Fang Qing Cang. Like what was done from before, also stared attentively at the female.
"Ben zuo has never discussed with anyone."
Facing the cold words of Dong Fang Qing Cang, the female wearing purple attire did not show undulating mood and merely lowered head while speaking, "Master is afraid that the cold energy from Shuo Feng sword will harm others and so, has come here and took the sword. Currently, is kept in Lu Xue hall. If your greatness want to take Shuo Feng sword then has to shift steps to over there."
Dong Fang Qing Cang furrowed his brows, "Want to threaten ben zuo?"
He smiled coldly, "Can considered to have a bit of courage."
The female wearing purple attire slightly leaned body and displayed deference, "Inviting demon king."
If Shuo Feng sword is there, then naturally Dong Fang Qing Cang has to come there.
Little Orchid and Dong Fang Qing Cang followed the female with purple attire passed the demon market underneath the bottom of the lake. When arrived at gate of demon market, the boundary the enveloped the bottom of the lake opened up five doors. The four doors from left and right have people coming in and out. Only the middle door was closed tightly. It was until the female with purple attire walked toward the front that the reddish brown door then slowly opened up.
The female with purple attire lead the way and stepped into the pathway shrouded in complete darkness in the front.
After coming to Qian Yin mountain, Little Orchid suddenly felt averse subconsciously with such darkness and she unexpectedly stood there while not taking a step.
Dong Fang Qing Cang halted and turned around to ask, "What is it again?"
Dong Fang Qing Cang was quite sharp and noticed the hesitation of hers, causing Little Orchid to feel a bit surprised, "Nothing…"
Dong Fang Qing Cang looked down, "Then why are you pulling ben zuo for?"
Little Orchid was dazed and lowered head to look down. At this time, she discovered ever since the female with purple attired appeared, she was always pulling Dong Fang Qing Cang's sleeve… Cannot blame when she halted her steps, he also halted after…
Little Orchid promptly waved hands, "I only…hands are itchy*!"
*To itching to do something
Dong Fang Qing Cang swept a glance at her mockingly and then grabbed her hand and pulled toward the darkness.
Yet, cannot expect that the scenery of the door filled with darkness was not a deep, lengthy, narrow path, but the inside of the door was fragrant flowers and birds chirping songs. The sunlight shone radiantly, the ground sprouted spring grass and the swinging wildflowers hid themselves in interstitials of stones. From above are the blue sky with white clouds, and the warm, gentle breeze…
They…have unexpectedly came to dry land?
After meeting Dong Fang Qing Cang, Little Orchid constantly traveled and ran everywhere, was trapped in the middle of the underworld, and from before has overcame the largest matter of "a buffalo overturning itself" and "big wave large wind" in life. She has not seen such beautiful, harmonious scenery in a long time. Furthermore, in the scenery of fragrant flowers and birds chirping seemed to have some sort of attractiveness that is seemingly there and not seemingly there, alluring her to go further in.
Momentarily Little Orchid's mentality was being attracted and let go of Dong Fang Qing Cang and walked toward the front several steps, but was immediately pulled by him with the collar back.
"Don't run around haphazardly, this is an illusory scene."
Such statement has caused her to wake up. Little Orchid dazedly looked from behind. Over there is the door where the demon market was clearly still clamoring. Only apart by one door and the difference was unexpectedly large. Aside from illusory scene using magic powers to create then there is probably no other explanation.
Using reasoning to ponder a bit and will know, how can there be such a lovely, radiant, spring like scenery at Kunlun? He has definitely used power here to cause her to lose her mind.
She was tormented enough by the scenery, and immediately tossed her head in order to become clear-headed.
The female with purple attire saw the two people entered, and lowered head as she led the two people walked across the green grass.
After crossing a hill, Little Orchid looked around and everywhere was pleasantly smooth grass. On the ground there was a stream running and from afar there was a house that appeared to be extremely simple, like a house that can see any wild desolated area of the secular world.
The owner of the demon market has unexpectedly created such illusory scene in order to live in a simple place?
Little Orchid was in disbelief, yet suddenly she felt the bone orchid on the right wrist slightly moved. Little Orchid lifted her hand to look and the bone orchid did not appear any different, as if from before was an illusion of hers.
After walking for a while on spring grass and wildflowers, has finally came to the small courtyard.
Little Orchid saw the simple courtyard and secretly thought that this was rather strange. How come a freezing cold name such as Lu Xue hall was given for such a place…
The courtyard has no door and so, Little Orchid and Dong Fang Qing entered inside. From the main room came only one person and that person sat on a wheelchair.
The moment Little Orchid saw the owner of the demon market, perhaps was an illusion of hers, the first gaze of his was placed on her body. The four eyes intersected and she seemed to see an intense brightness within his eyes.
At this time, Little Orchid's wrist was pained.
The bone orchid has pierced her once.
Little Orchid "hiss" out a cold breath. Dong Fang Qing Cang turned around to look at her, but within his eyes did not have any precaution. She knew that the surrounding do not have any hostile energy. Thus, just now bone orchid did not detect any hostile energy and displayed defense, it's just…
Has she subconsciously pressed onto the bone orchid and was pierced…
Little Orchid muttered in in a low voice, "Bone orchid, you have pierced me a little."
Dong Fang Qing Cang heard this and did not pay attention to her as he turned around to look attentively at the owner of the demon market and straightforwardly asked, "Where is Shuo Feng sword?"
The owner of the demon market coughed several times, "Shuo Feng sword's cold energy was too heavy. Leaving it behind at the weaponry will cause harm to others. I have taken it away. Has waited long for demon king to take it back." The female with the purple attire that helped him pushed the wheelchair to Little Orchid looked exactly like the female with purple attire that led them here. He would speak and would wave hand. The two females with the purple attire in the courtyard both transformed into two purple, shiny butterflies fluttering away from the yard.
The owner of the demon market did not make it difficult for Dong Fang Qing Cang at all and hand pointed to the next room, "Temporarily placed the sword there. Demon king can remove it."
Dong Fang Qing Cang heard such and slightly furrowed brows. He does not really believe it was easy for him to take the sword. Yet, when Dong Fang Qing Cang went into the room, the owner of the demon market has never said anything.
Yet, his gaze seemed to have not stopped landing on Little Orchid's body. In the beginning, Little Orchid felt nothing was strange. Only when Dong Fang Qing Cang has taken the sword out, the owner of the demon market would shift his gaze. She suddenly thought why such feeling was a little familiar.
It's because…
From before Qian Yin langjun would also look at her like this…