Chapter 73

Chapter 73: The Domineering Second Highness

Among the three direct disciples of the Seventh Peak’s Peak Lord, the one who had a forthright personality, always remained tactful, and had a wide circle of friends was naturally the third disciple.

But the one who always had a fiery temper and whom all the other disciples were terrified of… that was undoubtedly this Second Senior Sister. It wasn’t only the disciples of the Seventh Peak who felt this way; the disciples of all the other peaks also felt the same.

What most of them knew about the Seventh Peak’s Second Highness was that she had an extremely explosive temper and ridiculous superhuman strength. She would attack over the slightest disagreement, and… the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been savagely beaten by her over the years wasn’t little at all.

Her personal strength was incredible, and her background was also monstrous, so reasoning with her was simply impossible. She was famous for her domineering nature throughout the whole of Seven Blood Pupils.

Normally, even some elders would have headaches when they faced her, let alone ordinary disciples.

Moreover, her reputation didn’t only spread in the sect; she was also extremely famous out at sea. Countless pirates had died in her hands, and some smaller alien races would tremble at the mere mention of her name.

As she stood in the pharmacy at that moment, her imposing aura suppressed the surroundings and put everyone under immense pressure. That ‘everyone’ naturally included Xu Qing, and he felt a strong feeling of crisis arise in his heart, as though he was facing a peerless beast from the jungle forbidden area.

This feeling was even stronger than when he saw Deacon Li the other day.

In comparison, the Vajra Sect ancestor was far too weak.

Xu Qing’s vigilance reached a peak. His body instinctively took a few steps back and his breathing hastened slightly.

The vicious aura coming from this Second Senior Sister was too strong, too terrifying.

In fact, looking out the doorway, he could see that the streets outside were actually empty… It was clear that no one wanted to be anywhere near here at this moment.

Only the little fatty Huang Yan didn’t seem to feel the slightest pressure. He even had an excited look on his face as if his plan had succeeded.

At that moment, he quickly ran over to Second Senior Sister’s side and spoke with an aggrieved expression.

“Senior Sister~~! It’s the shopkeeper and that stupid fish that said the things I gave to Senior Sister are stolen goods from the Vajra Sect. Senior Sister, I, Huang Yan, am an upright person, extremely sincere, honest and loyal, gentle and considerate. In this life, the only person I love is Senior Sister. It’s fine if they slander me, but they absolutely cannot slander the gift I gave to you!”

“Slandering the gift I gave to Senior Sister is slandering my eight years of love and affection for Senior Sister!” The little fatty looked a bit out of place as he stood beside Second Senior Sister. Whether it was his height or his brawn, he was like a kid standing next to an adult.

Fortunately, his stomach was big, so the scene didn’t seem completely incompatible.

However, his words caused everyone in the shop to be stunned for a moment. All of them inhaled sharply and their expressions were incomparably shocked.

The disciple of various peaks who had been watching the excitement all widened their eyes in disbelief, and some of them even had looks of incomprehension on their faces. For example, Zhang San had such an expression.

The shopkeeper’s expression was completely dull as he mumbled.

“Your senior sister is… the Second Highness?”

These words were spoken with difficulty, revealing the countless emotions surging in the shopkeeper’s heart.

Everyone here knew Huang Yan. After all, he was considered a famous person of the Seventh Peak. However, most of this fame came from his ‘crazy infatuation’.

Everyone had mocked Huang Yan in private, talking about how he had pursued a certain senior sister for eight years, and how the gifts he gave were already enough to buy several shops…

When talking about this matter in the past, most of them would guess that Huang Yan had some extraordinary aspects, which was why he was able to keep his wealth and survive until now. But their discussions also contained mockery and sarcasm. After all, how could a real man go to such an extent to bend their back and curry favor with a woman?

But now, whether it was Zhang San, the shopkeeper, or the other disciples in the shop, all of them looked at the little fatty with amazement. Their expressions now contained unprecedented admiration, and some people even subconsciously revealed deep envy.

Clearly… for such a senior sister, they would also be the same!

Let alone eight years, they would even be fine persisting eighteen or twenty-eight years.

Xu Qing was as shocked as everyone else. He looked at the little fatty Huang Yan, then at the Second Highness. His expression was a little dazed. He truly didn’t expect that the person Huang Yan had been pursuing for eight years was actually the Seventh Peak’s Second Highness.

And now, he also had an answer as to why the little fatty had forcefully inserted himself into the matter. Clearly, Huang Yan was so lovestruck that he purposefully made a fuss so as to attract his senior sister over.

Xu Qing looked at the incomparably smug little fatty, then at the domineering Second Highness. He fell silent.

At that moment, hearing Huang Yan air his grievances, the Second Highness raised her eyebrows slightly and walked forward. When she passed by the merfolk youth who was bowing his head, she didn’t say anything, but here eyes revealed a hint of contempt.

The little fatty beside her also showed contempt, lifting his chin and giving a cold snort.

The Second Highness’s contemptuous gaze greatly aggravated the merfolk youth. His body trembled, as if trying to hold himself back, but the paleness of his complexion revealed the terror in his heart.

His mind instinctively recalled a scene from thirty years ago. Back then, on Merfolk Island, the Second Highness had unleashed a bloody massacre.

That was during the Seven Blood Pupils’ Seventh Peak’s great competition. Because of the wickedness of the human race and the unyielding nature of his own great merfolk race, the Seventh Peak’s great competition was arranged to be held in the merfolk race’s territory.

This ‘great competition’ was also really a suppression. It was after that that the humans and merfolk became ‘allies’ once again.

Although Seven Blood Pupils had resolved several clan-exterminating crises for the merfolk and provided them with many resources, in the eyes of all the merfolk, this was all nothing more than what the other party *should* do. They felt that becoming the ally of the human race was in itself a great humiliation.

Countless emotions surged in his heart, but he still kept his head bowed and didn’t dare to lift it. Roaring in his heart, he swore that the merfolk race would make Seven Blood Pupils pay the price sooner or later.

Seeing that the other party continued to bow his head, the contempt in the Second Highness’ eyes deepened. She walked up to Xu Qing and looked at him coldly.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, cupping his fists and bowing solemnly.

“Greetings, Second Highness.”

“Senior Sister, this is my brother Xu Qing. He was implicated along with me in this matter.” Huang Yan put away the pile of materials and introduced Xu Qing with a hint of smugness on his face.

The Second Highness nodded and walked towards the counter, ignoring Xu Qing. When she arrived, she swung the large sword in her hand. With a bang, the sword landed heavily on the counter as the shopkeeper trembled in fear.

This huge black sword was too heavy. Even though the wooden counter was quite sturdy, it still collapsed with a loud crack when the sword landed on it. In the end, the tip of the sword landed directly against the shopkeeper’s stomach, giving off a cold light. Sweat dripped down the shopkeeper’s forehead, and his complexion was extremely pale as he spoke in a trembling voice.

“Second Highness, I…”

“You said my stuff is stolen goods?” The Second Highness said lightly.

The shopkeeper sweated even more, and his back was soon soaked. His expression was full of bitterness as he wailed internally. He had originally wanted to take advantage of today’s matter to make a fortune, but this little fatty suddenly popped up out of nowhere. Thus, he attacked the little fatty as well, but who could have expected that there was such a great god backing him!

He couldn’t afford to offend this person in front of him. Let alone him, even the deacon who had arranged the operation against Xu Qing wouldn’t dare to easily offend this tyrannosaurus-like Second Highness.

After all, she was someone the Seventh Master doted on greatly, the princess of the Seventh Peak.

The shopkeeper hurriedly opened his mouth and stammered.

“Mis… misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding, I made a mistake, how could these be stolen goods…”

A deep light appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes as he watched this scene. He once again came to understand that strength was the eternal and unchanging truth of this world. This was especially so when he heard the Second Highness’ next words, which made him realize what it meant to be domineering.

“No, you’re correct. These are indeed stolen good. I was the one who robbed the Vajra Sect. Do you have any objections?” The Second Highness spoke coldly, thrusting the sword in her hand forward lightly to pierce the shopkeeper’s clothes. The tip of the sword was now directly prodding his stomach.

The shopkeeper’s body trembled, and sweat continued to soak his forehead. He didn’t know how to respond, only able to put an obsequious look on his face.

“Tell the people behind you that I was the one who robbed the Vajra Sect. Also, tell the Vajra Sect that in three days, they must come and give me an apology, and they must bring me a satisfactory gift.”

The Second Highness’ words didn’t carry any explicit threat, but it sounded different to everyone else’s ears. They deeply understood that if the Vajra Sect didn’t come to give an apology, or if the gift they brought wasn’t good enough, then… There would be no more Vajra Sect in this world.

These words clearly displayed the Second Highness’ domineering nature. After she spoke, she swept her gaze on across the scattered items on the ground.

“Are you taking these?”

“Take… I’ll take them…” The shopkeeper spoke up immediately. Not daring to even breathe too loudly, he quickly took out a hundred spirit stones. But when he saw the Second Highness raise her eyebrows, he trembled and took out another hundred spirit stones while gritting his teeth.

He placed the two hundred spirit stones at the side and squeezed out a smile at Huang Yan and Xu Qing with a pleading gaze in his eyes.

The Second Highness didn’t continue to make trouble for the shopkeeper, pulling her sword out of the counter and turning to leave. When she passed the merfolk youth on her way out of the pharmacy, she opened her mouth with a disgusted expression.

“Out of my way, stupid fish. You reek.”

The merfolk youth’s body trembled even more violently, but in the end, he still silently took a few steps back.

“Farewell, Second Highness!”

As the Second Highness left the pharmacy, everyone in the store cupped their fists and sent her off respectfully.

Xu Qing raised his head and looked deeply at the Second Highness’ back before cupping his fists as well.

At that moment, Huang Yan sported a pleased expression. He swept his gaze across the silent crowd and patted Xu Qing on the shoulder.

“See, that is my senior sister, my goddess. I’d like to see who’ll dare to slander us in the future.”

“But you’re a real friend, bro. You didn’t hesitate to help me in this matter, and you even wanted to shoulder the burden yourself. I’ll definitely remember this. Let me tell you, I’m an honest person who always repays his debts. I don’t have anything good on me right now, but if I see something nice later on, I’ll definitely get it for you as a gift.”

Huang Yan’s expression was extremely smug. After he finished speaking, he waved his hand at Xu Qing. Without waiting for Xu Qing’s reply, he immediately hurried out of the shop to chase after the Second Highness.

"Senior Sister, wait for me..."

Xu Qing still had a dazed expression. After a long time, he looked away from the doorway and seemed to casually glance at the corner of his robe before looking at the gloomy merfolk youth. A faint light briefly flashed through his eyes before they returned to normal.

He picked up the two hundred spirit stones and walked out of the shop under the shopkeeper’s bitter and fearful gaze, not sparing the merfolk youth a second glance.

After walking out of the shop, Xu Qing tidied his clothes and glanced at the corner of his robe again with a gloomy gaze.

At the same time, the merfolk youth inside the shop looked at Xu Qing’s departing back with an ugly expression. The events of today had put him in a very bad mood, and his eyes held a hint of disgust.

“Even if they manage to escape, very few of the people who fight with me can manage to survive. It’s a pity that I can’t personally see them die.”

Snorting coldly, the merfolk youth retracted his gaze. He flicked his sleeves and walked out of the shop.

To him, Xu Qing was just an any. If it wasn’t for Huang Yan’s involvement, he definitely would have killed Xu Qing today.

“Everyone in Seven Blood Pupils deserves to die. That kid stole my credit, so he deserves to die even more. Sooner or later, he’ll be a cold corpse.”

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