Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect
Chapter 148 - 147 Shi Gui

Chapter 148: Chapter 147 Shi Gui

"Wow, you’re passing up an easy opportunity for wealth and beauty. Are you really here to pick flowers and seek medicine for your little sweetheart? You’re quite the rare romantic."

After Tie Dan carried Xiao Baoqin to the boudoir and stepped out, the Princess of Kan, Shi Gui, was being sarcastic from across the door.

Tie Dan just looked at her.

Shi Gui glanced around and realized the two maids had slipped away without a sound, leaving their master and his guest some private space. She quickly shrank back towards the door,

"What! You want to hit a woman? Just try it and see! I’ll tell my father, my royal brother, and have you beheaded!"

Tie Dan said,

"Aren’t most of your family’s men almost dead now?"

Shi Gui was momentarily stumped, never expecting this guy to be even more quick-tongued than her. Angry, she rolled her cyan eyes and turned away, ignoring Tie Dan.

But Tie Dan did not leave. He stood at the door and said,

"I heard the Kan Country Master is old, the Heir of Kan is frail, but given Stone Dragon’s brutality, except for his own son, none of the Shi family’s men might survive.

Now the Xiao Family has gone to great lengths to bring you to Zhen Country, probably wanting you to bear a son to inherit the throne of Kan Country in the future."

Shi Gui raised her eyebrows and said,

"So what? The women of our clan are meant to have children! Whether we marry this old crippled Lord or serve that idiotic playboy, what’s the difference! As long as I can borrow the soldiers and horses of Zhen Country to quell rebellions, who cares whom I marry!

Moreover, what does this have to do with you! The world of the Twelve Countries is the family’s affair of the Emperor Sect! We all have the blood of the Immortal Venerable in us—what’s it to you, a mere servant, poking your nose into our business!"

Tie Dan did not get angry. He just nodded and said,

"That’s right. Matters of the Immortal Palace indeed have little to do with commoners.

This world was conquered by the Immortal Venerable’s fist. He can give it to whomever he pleases. If outsiders want it, they have to fight for it."

"But you descendants of emperor blood have been receiving tribute and worship from the world for so many years. You all grew up eating and drinking the blood and flesh of the common people, so defending your own world is your duty. Protecting your subjects is your responsibility.

Yet now, not only are you killing each other, but you are also allying with foreign demon clans to wreak havoc upon the land, bringing disaster to the people.

Even as a mere human, I cannot stand idly by. I won’t wait until those demons grow in power and come after me, seeking to extract my elixirs, skin me, and refine treasures from me."

Shi Gui suddenly frowned, looked him up and down, and hesitated,

"Do you fancy me?"

Tie Dan, "..."

The sudden shift caught even Tie Dan off guard.

But Shi Gui’s eyes shifted as she glanced at Xiao Baoqin, who was lying across the door, murmuring and caressing in her sleep. Her thoughts turned,

"You even turned down a marquis’s daughter like her, so aren’t you aiming for me?

Right, you were originally a disciple of the Snow Mountain Palace, perhaps even from a noble lineage or a minister’s house in Kan Country?

Could it be you saw my face somewhere before and have since harbored deep feelings, so now you’d rather refuse Baoqin’s invitation just to make a good impression on me?

Or do you dream of reaching above your station, planning to take me by force, have a few kids, and earn a good name back home, to vie for the throne of Kan Country someday?"

Tie Dan was speechless.

Why are these people so full of themselves...

Seeing him rendered speechless, Shi Gui began to calculate,

"Xiao Liu... Liu Xiaoliu... Among the Yin Mountain Eighteen Riders, there are indeed several Lius. But aren’t they all following that thief? Are you Liu Ying, Liu Zheng, or someone from the Liu Bao Family?"

Tie Dan, "..."

Shi Gui grew more and more confident, and her gaze towards Tie Dan transformed from initial disdain and contempt to a hint of appreciation,

"Well, I dislike men who hide and dawdle. If you want something, just say it. But it’s natural to feel embarrassed in front of me. Seeing that you’ve racked your brain to talk to me implies some secret admiration for me. I’ll let it slide this time.

Your skills are decent, and you have a strong build. Since your family still wields influence in the country, you might be of use in the future... fine! Come in!"

Shi Gui reached out, grabbed Tie Dan by the sleeve, pulled him into her room, closed the door, and whispered in his ear,

"Don’t blame me. For now, the Xiao family offers the most value.

The clan members over in Zhen Country are dim-witted and incompetent. The Xiao Family has taken over all the state affairs. That traitor Stone Dragon stirred up this treason, and her ancestor is bound to emulate him sooner or later.

But their methods are much more sophisticated. They excel at making connections and their family tree is vast and deep-rooted, with many allies in the Three Constellations. They’ve already arranged marriages and secured alliances, making abdication and usurpation less difficult.

Once I go to Lanling, I imagine with my status, I’ll end up married to either her granduncle or her father, all old men hundreds of years older than me.

But they only care about my name and a son, nothing more."

Tie Dan frowned,

"What are you doing?"

Shi Gui sat on the bed, unfastened her cloak, slipped off her dress, kicked off her boots and socks, and bared her white feet that were pale as moonlight. She pointed her toes at Tie Dan,

"Here, do what you will."

Tie Dan looked at her feet and frowned,

"What do you mean by do what you will??"

Shi Gui snapped,

"You men, no matter what you say, just want a woman’s body. Baoqin invited you, yet you didn’t go. I tugged you in here, and now you’re saying you don’t have designs on me.

But it’s fine. If you pledge loyalty to me, what’s wrong with letting you have me. I can even give you a son.

In the future, when I recapture the Kan Country’s throne and ascend the Throne at Hanlan Palace, becoming the Empress Dowager of Kan, I’ll appoint you as my General Juanlian, to serve me as I bathe and dress! Hahaha!

Ah, but I only came of age last year, and my body hasn’t fully matured yet. I can’t serve you like she can, so we’ll use feet. Don’t worry, I’ve learned it."

Tie Dan’s eyes hardened as he stared coldly at her,

"Who taught you this."

Shi Gui showed no fear of his gaze, and even met Tie Dan’s murderous eyes with a roll,

"Hey, what else is there for women in the harem to learn, if not these things? What are you so jealous of.

If you’re going to do it, do it already, instead of asking so many questions... fine, it was Lady Gan who taught me, all right."

Tie Dan was silent for a moment before kneeling in front of Shi Gui and holding her foot,

"Lady Gan, is she your mother..."

Shi Gui played with her hair,

"I really don’t know. But I grew up on her milk, so let’s say she is."

Tie Dan looked up at her,

"Is she still... alive?"

Shi Gui shook her head, stretching out her foot,

"She died when I was seven, went mad during a ceremony to heaven, and jumped off the top of Guyan Mountain laughing, hahahaha.

That was the last time I saw her, in a golden palace gown, flying in the sky like a butterfly, so beautiful..."

Shi Gui looked at the silent Tie Dan, chuckled, and rubbed her foot against his hand,

"What, are you scared? You’ve heard the rumors about our family, haven’t you?

Yes, I’ll tell you straight, the people of the Shi Family all go mad.

According to the Tai Chang of the Three Constellations, it’s because our bloodline not only has the Emperor Blood of the Immortal Venerable but also the Royal Blood of the Demon Clan. We’re a mutant breed, born from the Immortal Venerable and a Hanhai Demon Dragon!"

Tie Dan squinted,

"A half-human, half-demon bloodline?"

"Yes, I think it’s a bit unbelievable too. The Immortal Venerable was that impressive to even bring down a dragon..."

Shi Gui flipped her braid and pointed to her eyes,

"But this bloodline does indeed have mutated traits. The clan has a high likelihood of producing these Star-stream Demon Eyes.

So we can see what ordinary people cannot and know what ordinary people cannot, which is why we eventually go mad.

The girls earlier, the boys later, sooner or later, no one escapes. The brute Stone Dragon is probably insane by now too?

But you don’t need to fear, crazy or not, I’m just a woman. My body is soft and fragrant; you could lick it, we’ve used herbal essential oils since childhood..."

Yet Tie Dan did not continue upwards, into her soft body, or lick any foot. He merely placed her shoe back on and helped her wear it.

The smile on Shi Gui’s face vanished in that instant, turning cold as ice, her voice sharp like nails scraping against glaze.

"...What are you doing! Do you pity me! Or do you look down on me!"

Tie Dan stood up and silently walked out the door.

"Crash!"

The sound of porcelain shattering and a woman’s scream came from behind.

"Liu Xiaoliu! I remember you!!"

Tie Dan ignored her and just made his way to the deck, sitting by the ship’s side, gazing at the endless glaciers and snow-capped mountains.

The Kun and Lord Xiao watched him from behind, exchanging a glance.

Lord Xiao, displeased,

"Why should I go? I haven’t talked to anyone in two hundred years; I’m the least skilled at these matters."

The Kun looked at him.

Lord Xiao, "...Fine, you have a point."

Thus, Lord Xiao approached,

"Ahem, little friend, since the Lord doesn’t speak human, let me say a few words, um, actually, when a man is drunk, it’s hard to—"

Tie Dan, "Scram."

Lord Xiao, "Alright then, you sit here and brood."