Chapter 237

Ya’er looked at Duanmu Xi who made no response, saying carefully, “My Lady, please let me assist you in freshening up!”

Duanmu Xi saw Ya’er staring at her timidly and her heart suddenly softened. If Ya’er were born in modern times, she should be a middle school student!

“Come in!” Her voice was still cold but a lot softer.

Ya’er was a bit surprised to hear that. It seemed that the lady was easy to get on with, which was not aligned with what the other maids said.

After freshening herself up, Duanmu Xi followed Ya’er to the Xinghe Hall.

Seeing that Ya’er was looking around as if memorizing the path, Duanmu Xi frowned, “Are you new here?”

Ya’er immediately bowed and said, “Yes, I got there last night.”

In fact, the Region Master had to leave because he couldn’t get into her room last night. Afterward, he sent many men of sacrifice to Duanmu Xi’s Wuyou Palace, but they couldn’t approach her room. Even the maids he sent to her again this morning couldn’t approach Duanmu Xi’s room. Therefore, he could only get a girl who couldn’t do martial arts outside the hall to give it a shot.

Duanmu Xi nodded and said nothing further. She observed everything in the palace. This place seemed like a castle in the desert. It felt very old. It should have a long history.

“There we are. Right here.” Ya’er was excited to see the words—Xinghe Hall. Finally, she didn’t go in the wrong direction.

Duanmu Xi looked at the happy face of Ya’er, her dark purple eyes flicking. This maid was so innocent and straightforward.

When Duanmu Xi and Ya’er entered the Xinghe Hall, the Region Master was eating.

The Region Master was surprised to see Duanmu Xi. He glimpsed Ya’er next to Duanmu Xi. It seemed that his conjecture was right. Besides Duanmu Xi, only those without cultivation could enter the enchantment. Admittedly, the one who set up the enchantment was really smart. The Region Master looked at Duanmu Xi, “I guess you haven’t eaten breakfast yet. Let’s eat together!” Then, the Region Master motioned to Duanmu Xi to sit on the seat next to him.

Duanmu Xi saw a set of dishes on that seat, but she didn’t sit there. Instead, she sat across the table from the Region Master.

The Region Master was dumbstruck and took a glance at Ya’er behind Duanmu Xi. Ya’er took the hint and immediately placed the clean dishes in front of Duanmu Xi.

“Try this. You can’t have eaten it before.” The Region Master served a dish on the plate before Duanmu Xi.

Duanmu Xi looked at the dish and frowned.

Seeing that Duanmu Xi didn’t want to eat at all, the Region Master felt perplexed, “Crown Princess of Zhuque, don’t you like it?”

Duanmu Xi looked at the Region Master and said, “I’m not hungry.” She wouldn’t eat anything in the Wilderness Holy Hall.

The Region Master was dazed to hear that. He glimpsed at Duanmu Xi’s belly bump, his eyes glistening fiercely. Then, he slightly tilted his head and said to the maid behind, “Since Crown Princess of Zhuque is not hungry, just clear up the food.”

“Yes.” The maids immediately clean up the table. Very shortly, the food was cleared up and replaced by a pot of tea and several dishes of desserts.

The Region Master poured a cup of tea and passed it to Duanmu Xi, “Try the white tea. It tastes very special.”

Duanmu Xi smelt the unique aroma of the white tea. Instantly, the Region Master’s masked face and Xuanyuan Hao’s face overlapped in her mind. She stared into the Region Master’s dark eyes.

Noticing that Duanmu Xi stared into his eyes, the Region Master felt panicked and looked away. He nudged the plate of osmanthus cake towards Duanmu Xi, “And the osmanthus cake, I have it specially prepared for you.”

Duanmu Xi looked away and glimpsed the osmanthus cake in front of her, her eyes slightly flicking, “Thank you.” He even knew that she liked eating osmanthus cake. He was really an acquaintance of hers!

No sooner had the Region Master curled his lips than Duanmu Xi got up and said, “But I’m not interested in this. Listen up. I’m here only for my third master. Besides, your shabby palace can’t trap me at all. If I wanna leave, you can’t stop me at all. So, enough with your useless thoughts.” After saying that, Duanmu Xi directly turned around and left the Xinghe Hall without caring about the Region Master’s reaction.

Ya’er stole a glance at the Region Master’s gloomy face and turned to catch up with Duanmu Xi.

The Region Master looked in frustration at Duanmu Xi leaving, thinking, “Duanmu Xi, what should I do to make you understand my feelings?”

“My Lady…” Ya’er caught up with Duanmu Xi out of breath and said with a smile, “You were impressed just now. You had the nerve to talk with the Region Master like that but he still didn’t do anything to you!”

Ya’er had heard this Region Master was imposing, but now she felt this lady was a lot more imposing than him. Just now, she heard the Region Master call the lady Crown Princess of Zhuque. Although she didn’t understand what that meant, she knew that the lady must be very noble. Maybe the lady was even more exalted than the Region Master.

Duanmu Xi hedged and turned to look at Ya’er’s smiling face, her dark purple eyes glistening. This maid was new here indeed. She was so blunt.

When Duanmu Xi wanted to speak, a shrill female voice came from behind, “Hey, who is this? Why does she look so strange?”

Duanmu Xi turned around only to see that a beautiful woman dressed in white was staring at her dismissively. The woman was followed by two women. One of the women was glamorous, wearing white clothes, while the other woman was fresh and elegant, wearing blue clothes.

Upon seeing the woman in white, Duanmu Xi subconsciously knitted her brows. Why did this woman look so awkward?

When the woman in white glimpsed Duanmu Xi’s stunning appearance, the disdain on her face was immediately replaced by surprise. Her eyes were even burning with jealousy.

The woman in red behind the woman in white was also jealous. How could there be such a stunning woman in the world? This was so outrageous. Bai Lian had attracted most of the Region Master’s attention. Now that there came a woman much more beautiful than Bai Lian, the Region Master wouldn’t care about them at all.

Unlike the woman in white and the woman in red, who were jealous of Duanmu Xi, the woman in blue observed Duanmu Xi quietly. Upon seeing Duanmu Xi’s beautiful appearance, the woman in blue frowned and then looked at Bai Lian, “Bai Lian, this new girl looks a bit like you!”

Bai Lian and the woman in red looked at Duanmu Xi again.

Upon hearing the words of the woman in blue, Duanmu Xi frowned more deeply. No wonder she felt awkward. It turned out that Bai Lian looked a bit like her and wore a suit of white clothes. Bai Lian seemed to be imitating her. No wonder Duanmu Xi would feel strange.

Staring at Duanmu Xi’s appearance, Bai Lian also frowned. This woman did resemble her a lot and also wore white clothes like her. Seeing Duanmu Xi’s white clothes, Bai Lian suddenly had a foreboding. Was it because of this woman that the Region Master asked her to wear white clothes? At the thought of that, Bai Lian looked a bit flurried.

The woman in red looked at Duanmu Xi and Bai Lian. This new woman did look a bit like Bai Lian. To be exact, Bai Lian looked like the new woman. Although the two of them looked a bit alike, the new woman was a lot more beautiful than Bai Lian. The difference gap between their appearances was too wide.

“How should I address you?” The tone of the woman in red was a bit jealous but not shrill and acid. Given the appearance of the new beauty, she must be the most favorable one. The woman in red wouldn’t be that stupid to offend her now.

Duanmu Xi didn’t react or reply. Instead, Bai Lian darted an unhappy glance at the woman in red, saying ironically, “Hong Qiang, you’re so good at riding on others’ coattails!”

The woman in red called Hong Qiang immediately retorted, “That’s not true. Now, the Region Master has a new woman. Why can’t I ask about her name? We have to serve the Region Master together!”

Bai Lian snorted, “Hmph, serve the Region Master? I’m afraid that he has forgotten about your appearance!”

Hearing the sarcastic words of Bai Lian, Hong Qiang was burning with rage. It was said that one shouldn’t slap in the face, but Bai Lian just hit her sore point to the core. In this case, she wouldn’t show mercy then.

Hong Qiang looked at Bai Lian and smiled sarcastically, “Bai Lian, why are you so complacent? Do you think the Region Master loves you just because he cossets you? Do you see this new woman? She is a lot prettier than you. Now that the real one has arrived, do you think the Region Master will keep you?”

Hong Qiang’s words directly rubbed Bai Lian’s nose in it.

“Nonsense. I must tear you apart,” Bai Lian said and directly struck a palm at Hong Qiang.

Seeing the scene, Hong Qiang immediately dodged the attack and looked at Bai Lian coming at her fiercely. Hong Qiang was also burning with fury. She had long hated this woman. If it weren’t for her, how could the Region Master freeze her out? Today, she must take it out on Bai Lian. With a wave of her hand, a series of silver needles flew in Bai Lian’s direction. Those silver needles were glistening with the green light in the sun.

The woman in blue saw the two of them fighting and instantly said, “Let’s slow down. Why do you get into a fight?” Although the woman was mediating the dispute verbally, her beautiful eyes were gloating.

Duanmu Xi saw the messy scene, her dark purple eyes flicking. None of the women in the Wilderness Holy Hall was easy to deal with. She slightly tilted her head and said to Ya’er behind, “Let’s go!”

The woman in blue saw Duanmu Xi was leaving and sneered. Instantly, she shouted, “Are you leaving? The two of them are fighting because of you. How can you not come and mediate their fight?”

Duanmu Xi hedged, turned to look at the woman in blue and narrowed her eyes fiercely. This woman dared to sling mud at her!