Chapter 248: The Fallen Youth

"Snap!"

The leather whip lashed at the horse, emitting a crisp sound in the dark night.

The carriage turned into a small alley.

Then, Luo Zijun was carried into an abandoned mansion.

When he woke up, he discovered he had been tightly bound to a large bed, and all his clothes had been stripped away completely.

He knew that next, his mouth would be gagged.

A strip of cloth, a bodice, or perhaps a silk stocking?

At this moment, he was unexpectedly calm; he offered no resistance and did not curse again.

Because he knew that all of that would be in vain.

He simply opened his mouth and said, "Three times at most... I beg you... and, don't bite..."

Laughter suddenly drifted from outside the bed curtains.

Luo Zijun's heart gave a start; listening to the laughter, there was more than just one or two people...

"Mmm..."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, a silk stocking was stuffed into his mouth.

Next, his eyes were covered.

Then, the sound of rustling clothes and shoes being removed, along with muffled giggles, reached his ears.

Someone began to climb onto the bed.

A faint fragrance wafted over, and soft hair fell across his face, chest, legs, and other places.

They seemed to be giggling while observing him.

Luo Zijun closed his eyes in despair, remaining motionless.

"Caw—"

Outside the window, a night bird flew past, letting out a lonely cry.

The silver moon in the night sky also hid behind the clouds, as if it could not bear to see the tragic fate of this youth.

"Creak..."

The wide wooden bed let out a moan.

The bed curtains slowly fell.

Luo Zijun opened his eyes, but he could see nothing...

It was as if everything were a dream.

Yet, it was so real, so...

Outside the window, the wind whistled, and the night was long.

The next day.

Just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Luo Zijun was discarded like used trash in the deserted alley behind the Bai Mansion.

When he removed the cloth from his eyes, the sound of the carriage had already faded away.

He stared with hollow eyes, lying in the cold alley for a while longer before propping himself up against the wall, feigning strength, and entering the Bai Mansion through the back door.

Returning to Junzi Residence, he went straight into his room and lay down on the bed.

Before long, he fell into a deep sleep.

This sleep lasted for an entire day.

It was not until evening that he woke up in a daze; apart from feeling a bit exhausted, his spirit was surprisingly good.

He got out of bed and stretched his limbs, discovering that his energy seemed to have recovered quite a bit.

Compared to before, it was much stronger.

Perhaps his sincerity had moved that female thief, or perhaps his pitiful state had garnered her sympathy; last night she had been exceptionally gentle, and it really was only three times.

He lowered his head to check his body.

Aside from some marks on a few key areas, the rest of him was completely intact.

"Whoosh!"

He clenched his fist and threw a punch, finding himself still full of vigor.

Things having reached this point, there was no use in thinking too much.

Since last night, he had already decided to accept his fate.

It was only once a month; he could endure it.

"Gurgle..."

His stomach began to growl.

He immediately left the room, instructed Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan to bring him a bowl of rice, and after washing up, he wolfed it down.

The two Young Maids looked at him, wanting to speak but hesitating.

After Luo Zijun finished eating, Xiaohuan finally asked, "Young Master, where did you go last night? Did you go to see Ling'er, or did you go to see Liu?"

Luo Zijun was dazed for a moment and said, "I forgot."

"Ah..."

Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan exchanged a glance, and seeing that he did not want to talk about it, they dared not ask further.

After eating, Luo Zijun went to the backyard to practice.

Nightfall arrived quickly.

Near the third watch, he boiled water for a Medicine Bath, took a bath, and returned to his room.

Just as he was staring blankly in his room, a cold gust of wind suddenly swept over his head.

His expression turned stern, and he looked up.

Although it was his physical vision, because of his Soul Cultivation, he could clearly see a white shadow floating on the roof, looking down at him.

He immediately performed Soul Out-of-Body and flew up, greeting her: "Fairy."

The Moon Palace Fairy stared at him for a moment and said, "A little servant of the Bai Mansion, living in such a nice place? And with two pretty Young Maids to serve you."

Luo Zijun had long known he couldn't hide it, and not intending to conceal it any further, he confessed, "Fairy, my name is Luo Zijun, and I am the Matrilocal Son-in-law of the Bai Family Eldest Miss."

The Moon Palace Fairy seemed somewhat surprised: "You are the Matrilocal Son-in-law of the Bai Family Eldest Miss? Then, the time I asked you to steal her things..."

Luo Zijun said, "Actually, my marriage with the Bai Family Eldest Miss... involves some interests, and as the Fairy has seen, we do not live in the same room."

The Moon Palace Fairy said, "So, you betray her without any prick of conscience, is that right?"

Luo Zijun said, "I have not betrayed her; I merely took some things of hers."

The Moon Palace Fairy stared at him for another moment, then suddenly said, "Then what if one day, I want you to betray her?"

Luo Zijun said very firmly, "I will not."

The Moon Palace Fairy said, "I will give you greater benefits, allowing you to quickly break through to the Fen Shen Realm."

Luo Zijun still did not hesitate: "She and I are husband and wife who have formally bowed in marriage, so, regardless of any benefits, I will not betray her. Even if the Fen Shen Realm is very, very important to me."

Once his soul cultivated to the Fen Shen Realm, he could completely cast off the mission of that world.

Therefore, the Fen Shen Realm could even be called a rebirth for him.

But even so, it was absolutely impossible for him to betray the Bai Family Eldest Miss for the sake of this benefit.

Because everything he had now, including the safety of his sister and brother-in-law, was given to him by the Bai Family.

"Oh?"

The Moon Palace Fairy's tone seemed to carry a trace of sarcasm, but she did not say more, glanced at him again, passed through the roof, and said, "Let's go, cultivate."

Luo Zijun hurriedly followed behind.

The two soon arrived at the Diyuan Ghost Realm, and Luo Zijun could not help but ask again about the time to search for the Nether Spirit Fire.

The Moon Palace Fairy said, "The time has not yet come; when the time comes, I will naturally tell you."

Luo Zijun then asked no more and continued to the cave to cultivate.

The next day.

He got up very early, and after finishing breakfast, he practiced boxing in the backyard.

The Inner Strength Seed within his body had already turned pale yellow, and the accumulated energy was growing more and more.

The acupoints leading to the Six Realms could already be seen clearly.

In the Dantian Sea, the power accumulated in the various acupoints of his body began to stir.

The specific breakthrough was just one final step away.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

In the backyard, his fists grew faster and faster, and his figure became increasingly blurred.

He did not eat lunch.

On this day, he practiced from morning until dusk, and only when his body's strength was drained, he was exhausted, and his muscles and bones were aching intensely, did he stop.

Entering the wooden tub, as his body soaked into the slightly hot medicinal liquid, a feeling of comfort that made him shiver suddenly washed over him, no less than the first time the night before.

This night, he did not go out again, but instead had a good sleep.

The next morning.

After giving instructions to Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan, he went out, changed into a black cloak, put on a Mask, and arrived at the Juxian Pavilion.

Today was the day to leave the city.

After a moment, the others arrived one after another.

Xu Ziyin naturally came as well.

This girl was wearing a red dress, with a few small braids woven at her temples, her youthful and pretty cheeks were dabbed with some powder, and her lips were painted with rouge; she seemed to have been meticulously dressed.

The three men traveling with them saw her pretty appearance and all came forward to strike up a conversation with smiles on their faces.

However, she remained cold and haughty, ignoring them.

When her gaze turned to Luo Zijun, Luo Zijun asked bluntly, "Xu Ziyin, pay back the money!"

Xu Ziyin's haughty momentum suddenly weakened, and she said feebly, "No money..."

Then she blinked her dark, lively eyes and looked at him pitifully, saying, "Brother Dongfang, can I not pay it back?"

"Sure, go wait for death!"

Luo Zijun boarded the carriage and ignored her further.

She also immediately followed.

The others traveling with them saw this and looked at each other in dismay.

The carriage left the city, sped along the road, and soon arrived at the foot of Cangyun Mountain.

After getting off the carriage, the group discussed forming a team.

The three men who had previously struck up a conversation with Xu Ziyin came over again, thick-skinned, to ask if she needed to form a team.

Xu Ziyin said coldly, "Didn't you see that I have already formed a team with Brother Dongfang?"

Saying this, she "swished" and took out her Red Tasseled Spear, performed a cool move, and then, swaying her slender waist, quickly caught up to Luo Zijun who had already walked into the forest.

Luo Zijun walked a few steps, saw her following behind, and immediately darkened his face and scolded, "Xu Ziyin, are you sick? You don't pay back the money, and you keep following me?"

Xu Ziyin said as a matter of course, "Brother Dongfang, it is precisely because I owe you money that I must follow you and serve you."

"Get lost, who wants you to serve them?"

Luo Zijun said irritably.

Xu Ziyin said, "I am willing to, if you have the ability, then just kill my whole family."

Luo Zijun: "..."

What the hell, this is the first time I've seen someone threaten others like this.

"You are truly sick!"

For this kind of shameless, thick-skinned person who isn't afraid of anything, Luo Zijun couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath or time on her; he simply ignored her and continued walking forward.

If this person weren't the younger sister of that guy Xu Xian, he would have already been unable to resist beating her to a pulp.

He had never seen someone so shameless and unafraid of death!

"Mm-hmm, if Brother Dongfang says I'm sick, then I'm sick."

Seeing that he had no way to deal with her, Xu Ziyin curled the corners of her lips, then hummed a little tune and skipped along behind him.

They walked for another distance.

Luo Zijun finally couldn't help but turn his head and roar: "Xu Ziyin, can you be quiet? Are you here to hunt, or are you here to play? You're skipping, jumping, and singing; you're in debt up to your ears, yet you're still so happy—was your brain caught in a door?"

Xu Ziyin nodded repeatedly: "Mm-hmm, if Brother Dongfang says my brain was caught in a door, then it was caught."

Luo Zijun: "..."

"Look! A handsome man!"

Luo Zijun suddenly pointed behind her and said.

Xu Ziyin stared at him with her pitch-black eyes wide open and said: "Brother Dongfang, the handsome man is in front of me."

"Get lost!"

Luo Zijun decided to resort to force; he rushed up and threw a punch, fiercely smashing toward her face.

If this punch had truly landed on her pretty, delicate face, it would definitely have caved her face in and disfigured her on the spot.

His plan was that he would strike, she would dodge, and he would take the opportunity to slip away at top speed and leave her behind.

But until the moment his fist was about to smash into her face, she was still looking at him with her pitch-black, pure eyes, standing there without moving an inch.

He didn't know if she was stupid or just hadn't reacted in time.

"Swish!"

Luo Zijun had no choice but to force his fist to a halt.

The wind from his punch whistled out, blowing through her hair and stirring the innocence at her brows and the ripples in her eyes.

"Brother Dongfang, why did you stop? Can't bear to hit me?"

She blinked her large, pitch-black eyes and asked in a crisp voice, then added: "It's okay, Brother Dongfang. If you want to hit me, just go ahead. Even if you make me cry, it doesn't matter; Brother Dongfang just needs to coax me a little."

"Idiot!"

Luo Zijun gave her chest a hard shove, pushing her so she stumbled back a few steps and fell onto her bottom, then with a "whoosh," he fled at top speed.

When you encounter a Fengzi, the only thing to do is run.

Xu Ziyin sat on the ground, clutching her full chest, watching his back as he hurried away; she was stunned for a moment, then muttered: "I knew it, you couldn't bear to hit me... and you even took advantage of me on purpose."

(End of chapter)