Chapter 58: Ambush Part 6

“So what then?” A Huang, who had been watching the drama from the side, finally couldn’t hold back and asked gleefully.

“You two at least need to meet first, right?” Xiang Xian said. “Stop always hiding. I’ll make sure she behaves, and you don’t run.”

“She covets me,” Mu Qingshan said. “It makes me uncomfortable.”

“She covets you,” Xiang Xian said. “That’s tricky. I can’t control what’s in someone else’s head.”

Mu Qingshan scratched his neck. Chaosheng asked, “Do you want to break off the engagement with her?”

Mu Qingshan said, “She won’t agree. Cyan Wolf and White Deer are destined together generation after generation.”

“We’ll talk breaking the engagement later,” Xiang Xian said. “I can guarantee she won’t pester you anymore. How’s that?”

Mu Qingshan steeled himself: “If she doesn’t covet me and doesn’t bother me, I have no issue.”

Hulü Guang: “Really?”

Chaosheng had seen Baoyin and, thinking of his own feelings for Wu Yingzong, couldn’t understand Mu Qingshan’s resistance. He asked, “You don’t like ones with fur?”

“It’s not about fur or not,” Mu Qingshan explained. “If you were destined from childhood to spend your life with Old Wu… wouldn’t you be unwilling?”

“I’d beg for it!” Chaosheng said. “I’m dying to!”

Wu Yingzong’s face instantly flushed red. Xiang Xian chuckled helplessly: “I still have a lot to ask her.”

“You don’t get it.” Mu Qingshan said displeased.

Xiang Xian said, “I’ll make her behave properly, and you relax a bit. Don’t be so tense.”

Meanwhile, Xiao Kun stood outside the Exorcism Division, facing the Cyan Wolf.

The Cyan Wolf tilted its head, lifted a hind leg to scratch behind its ear, and elegantly struck a “I’m all ears” pose.

Xiao Kun: “Were you born this big?”

“You think that’s possible?” the Cyan Wolf replied. “What a stupid question!”

The Cyan Wolf transformed into human form. Baoyin was tall and curvaceous, as tall as Xiao Kun. She placed a hand on the alley wall, blocking him, exuding the territorial pressure of a wolf that locked down Xiao Kun’s every movement.

Blue light bloomed in Xiao Kun’s eyes. Baoyin’s wall-propping pose was instantly neutralized. Their auras clashed fully; Baoyin was slightly inferior and had to move her arm.

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Baoyin said. Though her Cultivation Base was lacking, her mouth wasn’t soft. She threatened, “This lady isn’t a pushover.”

“I can let you into the Exorcism Division.” Xiao Kun got straight to the point.

“Ah!” Baoyin’s expression changed instantly, her voice softening as she smiled. “From today on, you’re my Big Brother! Whatever Big Brother commands, little sis will handle perfectly!”

Xiao Kun: “But you must promise me a few things.”

Baoyin’s face grew serious again. She studied Xiao Kun’s face and said earnestly after a moment, “Big Brother, forgive my bluntness, but you’re really handsome. My heart’s already taken though.”

“Looks like you don’t want to solve this.” Xiao Kun turned to go back inside. Baoyin hurriedly said, “Wait! I’ll listen!”

“As long as you don’t make me break the engagement,” Baoyin said, “I’ll do anything you say.”

“You won’t get a wife like this,” Xiao Kun frowned, lecturing her earnestly. “Others have said they don’t like you. Clinging like this only backfires! True love requires mutual consent and trust.”

Baoyin said sympathetically, “You have no idea what love is. You don’t understand our Beyond the Frontier customs.”

Xiao Kun: “Then work on it yourself.”

“Don’t go!” Baoyin said again. “Tell me what to do.”

Xiao Kun sized up Baoyin. He had used up all his limited negotiation tactics, employing his Nether Eyes more diligently than ever.

“Why are your eyes glowing like that? Flashing on and off.” Baoyin asked suspiciously. “What kind of demon are you? A lantern spirit?”

Xiao Kun: “…”

“We need to set three rules first,” Xiao Kun said, “for there to even be a chance to talk. First, you must behave properly. No disgusting the White Deer.”

“Where did I disgust him!” Baoyin cried. “Unfair! Big Brother!”

“Second, no mentioning your marriage. At least for the next year, no using the betrothal to pressure Qingshan.”

Baoyin thought it over without replying. Xiao Kun continued, “Third…”

Xiang Xian stood up and came to the courtyard.

Moments later, the Exorcism Division door opened. Xiao Kun brought Baoyin inside.

Chaosheng and Mu Qingshan sat under the corridor, whispering. Having received Xiao Kun’s warning, Baoyin didn’t tease Mu Qingshan but smiled and said, “Hello, everyone.”

No one replied. The courtyard fell silent.

“Hello, big sister.” Chaosheng took the initiative to respond, seeing the awkward atmosphere.

“Hey!” Baoyin responded with a bright laugh.

“Ahem!” Xiang Xian signaled Mu Qingshan.

Mu Qingshan just mumbled an “Mm.”

Baoyin glanced casually at him, then at Wu Yingzong and Hulü Guang in the hall. Hulü Guang’s eyes held wariness, while Wu Yingzong felt neither fondness nor dislike toward her.

“Baby, you smell like Immortal Fruit,” Baoyin said, seeing that Chaosheng was the only one paying attention to her. “Too bad Big Sis doesn’t eat veggies, or we could get real close.”

Chaosheng gave a wry smile and said, “Don’t mess around! Otherwise, they’ll kick you out!”

Baoyin thought for a moment and said, “This place is all men. Should I go local too?”

As soon as she spoke, Baoyin’s hair flared out, and she transformed into a stern-faced man with thick eyebrows, big eyes lined with eyeliner, and a bushy beard. He stood half a head taller than Wu Yingzong, his voice turned gravelly, his features brimming with ruggedness. His shoulders and back were broad, his left chest bare, with a wolf-head tattoo on his back. He said, “How’s this? Do you like it, little brothers? Never seen arms like mine, right? Come on, everyone, feel them!”

Everyone: “…………”

Hulü Guang: “!!!”