The Princess And The Lord

It didn't take long for Lory to understand why the Tang Sheng citizens risked their lives to join the Sacred Mountain Peak. Cloud City was remarkably beautiful with neatly paved stones, beautiful clean streets, tall buildings with green roofs and red pillars. Red lampions hanged on every ceiling. The neat and clean stalls mostly sold weapons, talismans and amulets. There were only a few shops selling jewelry and clothes. 

The citizens wore beautiful and expensive clothes. Most who were Sacred Mountain Peak disciples wore bright yellow uniforms with silver belts. They all looked beautiful and handsome like fairies. Lory watched them with awe. The contrasting view between Cloud city and Tang Sheng city was like heaven and earth.

Zhao Li Xin, however, was not impressed by the scenic view. If given the chance, he would air his dissatisfaction as he thought the place was too crowded, something he really hated. Zhao Li Xin failed to know that the Underground Palace was also crowded. He was unaware because the Hei Shen Sect members were prohibited from being close to his courtyard unless summoned. The members were also smart enough to not set foot in the Demon Lord's lair. 

A young pompous man with a yellow and white uniform approached them. He looked at Zhao Li Xin with a deprecated gaze and raised his chin arrogantly, "You are the new disciple?"

"Yes," Zhao Li Xin answered curtly.

"And who is this?" The young pompous man shifted his gaze to Lory. He was told there would be only one disciple.

"My wife," Zhao Li Xin answered.

"Is she a waste?" The young pompous man frowned in contempt at Lory.

Zhao Li Xin's eyes darkened. Lory immediately cut in with a sweet smile, "Yes, I am!"

"Hump…" The young pompous man snorted with disdain. He thought Zhao Li Xin was crazy for marrying an ugly waste.

Lory could feel the anger building up within Zhao Li Xin. She tightened her grip on Zhao Li Xin's hand to calm him down. She couldn't let Zhao Li Xin lose his temper the moment they entered Cloud City. Fortunately, the young pompous man didn't see the viciousness in Zhao Li Xin's eyes.

"This is your identification. Don't lose it or you will be considered a spy. Follow me and I will show you where you will live!" The young pompous man turned and walked away without waiting for Zhao Li Xin and Lory. He took them to a small courtyard close to the main building. He felt was envious because Nan Yu Qi instructed him to give the new disciple a nice place to live because the new disciple had good talent. The new disciple got a better place than he was given when he arrived in Cloud City.

The small courtyard was a tiny place with a small front yard. There was a well in the corner and a small bench outside their room. The bedroom was even smaller than a personal maid's room in Zhao Li Xin's manor. It had old wooden furniture but it was clean and neat. Lory had no complaints with it but Zhao Li Xin would have burned the place to the ground. He only held back because Lory was comforting him

'How dare they let his Princess live in this dog cage!'

Lory entered the room calmly and thought, 'small but not bad'. The place was a lot better than a shady motel she used to live in the past. The motel was so dirty she ended up buying new sheets and a blanket to cover the bed. Although she had the healing Gift, she was still afraid of catching something filthy from the bed.

"You will stay here but you need to gather in the main courtyard early each morning. You will be appointed to serve a master after a year, and you could also be considered an inner disciple after that. However, you are only an outer disciple now so don't go over your head yet!" The young pompous man warned Zhao Li Xin sternly before he flickered his robes and left the small courtyard.

Zhao Li Xin's expression was filled with disgust. The place was not suitable for his Princess. He begun to regret his decision to infiltrate the enemy quietly. He should have stuck to his old method of burn and conquer.

The unbothered Lory took out a teapot and waterskin from her spatial ring. She poured water into the teapot and placed her palms on the teapot for it to boil. She took out the sun citrus tea jar on the table as a white light emerged from her chest and transformed into a white bird.

Lory ignored Girsha as she was busy brewing tea and took out a three-tier box with dumplings and placed it on the table. Zhao Li Xin ached when he saw Lory's unbothered face.

[Lory, it seems we are broke again…] Girsha pretended to feel sad.

Lory ignored Grisha's bland joke and shoved a bowl full of grapes towards him [Shut up and eat your fruit]

Lory looked at Zhao Li Xin who was still standing with his hands clasped behind his back with a sour expression. She thought Zhao Li Xin was uncomfortable living in such an environment as his living standards were the same as the Emperor. However, she knew they did not have a choice.

"Come… I have your favorite wine. We also have pork and vegetable dumplings," Lory held his hand and led him to the chair by the small round table. She took out the wine flask, a clean plate and chopsticks from her spatial ring. She poured Zhao Li Xin his wine to calm him down. "Be a little patient. We will leave this place after we get the ancient records."

Zhao Li Xin sighed as he took a sip from his wine-cup. His Princess misunderstood him as he was not worried about himself. "I'm worried about you. This place...is too small and old."

"Really?" Lory leisurely drunk her tea and looked around. She shrugged casually and said honestly," It is not that bad."

"This is a trivial matter. We should instead worry about our search, shouldn't we?" Lory raised her eyebrows.

"You need to be an inner disciple or have a recommendation from an influential family to access the top layer," Zhao Li Xin said.

Lory tilted her head as it lay on her palm as something hit her, "The woman… Nan Yu Qi… she has the same name as Nan Yu Wei. Are they related?"

"They are. She is Nan Yu Wei's stepsister," Zhao Li Xin answered. "The Nan family is one of the most powerful families in the Sacred Mountain Peak society. Their position is only below the Xie family who establish this place. There are other noble families in this place that includes the Mo and Chen families."

"Oh, I wonder what they would think if they find out their daughter's murderer is now under their nose," Lory pursed her lips. She was more curious than concerned.

"I supposed they will be offended as you killed their talented daughter," Zhao Li Xin smirked as he sipped his wine elegantly.

Lory put down her teacup and sighed. She needed to be extra careful. "Well I killed their daughter so their anger should be expected."

"I don't think they would be mad for sentimental reasons. Nan Yu Wei's death raised her step sister's, Nan Yu Qi, position tremendously. I don't think everyone in the Nan family would hate you."

"Ahh… Xie Xiu Wei is also dead, isn't he? What do you think about that situation?" Lory gave him a naughty smile.

"It wouldn't be peaceful…." He hid a wicked smile behind his wine-cup but Lory could tell Zhao Li Xin's thoughts were the same as hers. Lory sipped her tea and smiled with excitement.

'It is gonna be fun!'