Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 152 - 147 Zhao Duotian’s Monster (3/3)

Chapter 152: Chapter 147 Zhao Duotian’s Monster (3/3)

"Gone?" Mei Yixiang pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, "That little ingrate, given the best food and lodging, and even the company of this miss, a beauty of devastating allure, unmatched in this world, actually ran away?"

"It’s infuriating me to death!"

She stamped her feet repeatedly, her charm and feminine allure overflowing, a stark contrast to the nonchalant persona she had adopted as a worldly gentleman before.

Surely, her personality is multifaceted.

"You three, go find Little Gold for this young master!" she ordered her three subordinates imperiously.

"Yes, young miss!" The three followers promptly responded with respect.

"It’s young master!" Mei Yixiang gritted her teeth.

"Yes, young master!" The subordinates echoed once more before they set out to find the person known as Little Gold.

"Brother Zhou, please take a seat!" Mei Yixiang invited Zhou Heng to sit down, reverting back to the graceful, elegant demeanor of the worldly gentleman she had initially portrayed, with a beauty so enchanting it could make women scream. However, once it was known she was a woman, the coquettishness in her every move and gesture became unmistakably apparent.

Undoubtedly, she hailed from a great family with a profound background, where an air of nobility that seeped into the marrow over countless years of refinement resonated from within.

In comparison, although Orchid Concubine possessed a powerful presence and consistently tried to assert her Noble Consort status, it paled next to Mei Yixiang who effortlessly highlighted the Orchid Concubine’s affected nature, decisively surpassing her in an air of dignity.

Zhou Heng glanced at the elderly man standing stoically in the corner, his very presence as a bodyguard attesting to the astonishingly prominent background of Mei Yixiang!

— The Yue Family could be considered a minor noble family in Bright Moon Country, but Yue Hu’s bodyguard was merely at the Land Cleaving Realm, whereas this elder was at least at the Mountains and Rivers Realm; the gap between the two was incomparable!

However, as scions of nobility, although Mei Yixiang held a more exalted status, she lacked the oppressive arrogance. This was the true demeanor fitting an heir of the powerful dynastic families, where true nobility cannot be established through brute force or barbarism.

"Miss Mei, what item at the auction today piques your interest?" Zhou Heng, at a loss for words, casually brought up the evening’s event as a topic of conversation.

Mei Yixiang lounged back lazily in her chair, and a beautiful maid immediately took out a handkerchief to dab at her delicate, smooth cheeks, arousing envy that the handkerchief could be in such close proximity to the beauty.

This woman’s allure changed like the wind; she played the role of a man convincingly and embodied a woman’s charm with equal finesse. Her languid posture was supremely tempting, drawing men to her with the desire to close in and revel in her charms.

"I haven’t set my sights on anything in particular, just came to look around out of boredom!" Mei Yixiang opened her mouth to bite into a purple grape handed to her by a maid, but she accidentally nipped at the maid’s finger instead, causing the maid’s eyes to turn peachy and her face to flush red.

Her androgynous beauty held a potent allure for women as well!

Zhou Heng suddenly found himself at a loss for words and fell silent.

"Brother Zhou, have you thought about visiting Bright Moon Country?" Mei Yixiang then asked.

Bright Moon Country?

He definitely needed to go; his mother was with the Zhao Family in Bright Moon Country, and he had to bring her back to reunite the family. However, the time was not yet ripe. Although he was strong in battle, unmatched in his realm, even able to fight in the First Layer Heaven against those in the Land Cleaving Layer, his detestable uncle had at least the Cultivation Level of the Mountains and Rivers Realm!

Right, Mei Yixiang came from Bright Moon Country, so she must know something about the Zhao Family?

Zhou Heng’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "I do indeed need to visit Bright Moon Country, but the time is not right! Miss Mei, I wish to inquire with you about someone!"

"Oh? Who?" Mei Yixiang remained in her languid pose, exuding a captivating charm.

Her style was completely different from that of Xiao Huoshui!

Xiao Huoshui was truly a seductive woman, a heavenly demon born to unwittingly devastate men’s hearts at first sight, making them yearn for the bedroom. Mei Yixiang, on the other hand, exuded an elegant and unreachable aura at first glance, but the longer one stayed with her, the more one could appreciate her bone-deep coquettishness, devastating to the soul.

One was like a tempestuous flame, while the other was like a gentle stream; though Mei Yixiang might seem less aggressive on the surface compared to the former, her charm was in no way inferior as time passed.

This was a delicate magnolia, the more one savored it, the more one could discover its enticing allure.

Zhou Heng quickly composed himself, saying, "Zhao Duotian!"

"Oh!" Mei Yixiang exclaimed in surprise, suddenly sitting up straight, a trace of astonishment flashing in her starry eyes, "You know Zhao Duotian?"

"I do not!" Zhou Heng shook his head. It was the plain truth; although they were uncle and nephew, he had never met him since he was born.

Mei Yixiang did not believe him. She looked at Zhou Heng with a half-smile for a while and said, "Zhao Duotian is a new star in Bright Moon Country. Over twenty years ago, the Zhao Family faced a crisis tantamount to annihilation; the household crumbled overnight, disintegrating completely!"

"However, within a few years, Zhao Duotian rose to power, rebuilt the Zhao Family, and eliminated all former rival forces, taking the Zhao Family to new heights! Two years ago, Zhao Duotian had already reached the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm and might take a step further at any moment, becoming a Nascent Soul Realm expert!"

"Once he makes that step, the Zhao Family would undoubtedly become one of Bright Moon Country’s top noble families. With a Nascent Soul Realm lifespan of nearly three thousand years, and Zhao Duotian being not yet a hundred years old, it would ensure the Zhao Family’s prosperity for thousands of years to come!"

Hiss, his uncle is also an extraordinary talent, a heavenly demon indeed!

To have hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm in a mere hundred years? Such aptitude is truly terrifying!

Zhou Dinghai originally thought Zhao Duotian might now have entered the Spirit Sea Realm, but he never expected that his older brother-in-law had not only stepped into the Spirit Sea Realm but even harbored hopes of assaulting the Nascent Soul Realm! Luckily, he didn’t know; otherwise, even with his confidence in Zhou Heng, he wouldn’t have believed Zhou Heng could be more monstrous than Zhao Duotian.

"Indeed impressive," Zhou Heng said in a low voice, his eyes flashing with an unwavering determination.

No matter what, he would defeat Zhao Duotian and bring his mother home!

"Not just impressive, he’s an outright freak!" Mei Yixiang propped up her snow-white chin, "According to my father, Zhao Duotian must have obtained an Ancient Heritage, or even a treasure from an expert of the Divinity Transformation Realm, to advance his cultivation level so rapidly!"

Zhou Heng nodded in agreement. The accumulation of cultivation was a major issue. Without the support of a massive amount of Miraculous Spirit Pills, how could one achieve the power accumulation from Gathering Spirit to Spirit Sea Realm within a century!

Although the higher the Martial Realm, the barriers between realms become the largest obstacle, the accumulation of cultivation would also require more time as the realm ascends.

"Hey, your cultivation level is quite monstrous too!" Mei Yixiang suddenly got excited, jumping up and standing in front of Zhou Heng, sizing him up thoroughly.

She was very close, her faint bodily scent continuously entering Zhou Heng’s nose, inevitably giving rise to some distractions.

"Eh, I just noticed, you and that genius from the Zhao Family look somewhat alike!" Mei Yixiang held one hand across her chest while the other pinched her snow-white chin, pondering, "Ah, I get it now, are you Zhao Duotian’s illegitimate child who he had outside?"

"That’s right, it must be so. That’s why you were inquiring about him!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I really didn’t expect it. Although Zhao Duotian is a single-minded martial maniac, I never thought he would secretly have a son!"

Her eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a gold mine, so excited she was almost dancing with joy.

This woman’s imagination is just too wild!

Zhou Heng found it both funny and annoying, but if he didn’t explain, she might actually believe it was the case. And if she went around spreading such a claim, wouldn’t that be terrible? The reputation of his mother was involved; he couldn’t possibly let such a misunderstanding occur.

"Zhao Duotian is my uncle!" Zhou Heng stated solemnly.

"Ha—" Mei Yixiang’s face suddenly showed disappointment, her pretty face drooping down at once, "Boring!" Then she lazily lay back down.

Zhou Heng understood. This woman was simply a troublemaker who loved to stir up chaos!

"Eh, that’s not right!" Mei Yixiang suddenly regained her verve, "Zhao Duotian only has one sister, but no one has heard about her getting married either!" Her eyes gleamed anew, "You really are an illegitimate child!"

Zhou Heng felt a headache coming on. Was whether he was an illegitimate child or not something to be so excited about?

"I’m not an illegitimate child. My mother is Zhao Kexin, my father is Zhou Dinghai, and they were properly married. It’s just that afterwards—" Zhou Heng paused, not continuing further.

Given Mei Yixiang’s intelligence, she could have guessed it. Clapping her slender hands she said, "That’s right, Zhao Duotian is such an arrogant fellow, believing the bloodline of his Zhao Family to be noble, he definitely wouldn’t let his own sister marry just anyone! That bastard, in the past, one of my family’s bastard elders wanted to marry me off to that bastard, and that bastard actually had the gall to refuse!"

Zhou Heng was left dizzy by her string of ’bastards’ and it took him a moment to realize, wondering why his elderly uncle, who although wasn’t a hundred yet but was close to it, would still be considered a good match for a sprightly young lady?

He couldn’t help but chuckle. Ordinary people only live for a century, but those in the Spirit Sea Realm have just over two thousand years of lifespan. Zhao Duotian was practically as youthful as one could be, far from being old.

"Little Zhou, then do you plan to snatch your mother back?" Mei Yixiang’s beautiful eyes shifted, revealing a slightly mischievous smile.

Little Zhou?

"I have a name!" Zhou Heng stated seriously, "I will, of course, bring my mother back!"

"Little Zhou doesn’t sound good? Then how about Little Heng? You’re so picky!" Mei Yixiang sighed, adopting a ’there’s nothing I can do with you’ look, "Well, since you’re asking me for help, I guess I can make an effort!"

"Thanks a lot for that!" Zhou Heng said through gritted teeth.

Knock knock knock, just then, the door was knocked, and a man pushed it open to enter; it was the servant tasked with finding Little Gold. He bowed with a fist and said, "To report to the miss—"

"It’s ’young master’!" Mei Yixiang corrected impatiently.

Zhou Heng’s forehead had a few more lines of frustration. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), monthly passes are also appreciated. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)