Chapter Forty-Four: What Happened in the Room?

"Which Young Master Dai?"
"Young Master Dai from the Dai family of the Star Luo Empire."
"Cousin? Why is he here?"
"Take me to see him."
"Yes."
"Linglong, my dear, wait here for a moment. I'll be right back," Norsika said apologetically to Ye Linglong.
Ye Linglong tugged at Norsika's sleeve, blinking at her to signal caution, and Norsika gave her a reassuring look.
In the reception hall of the Nor's Estate, Dai Mubai, dressed entirely in white and strikingly handsome, leisurely held a teacup, gently blowing across the steaming tea.
A few young servants at the doorway occasionally glanced into the room.
"So tall! So handsome! Especially his eyes, I love them so much! I'd love to serve him for a night... He must be very powerful, right?"
As a Spirit Ancestor expert, Dai Mubai naturally heard the whispered words of the servants, and a faint smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
"What are you all gathering here for? More and more lacking in manners!"
A resonant and stern reprimand rang out, and an elderly man dressed in steward's robes walked over.
Following closely behind him was a graceful young woman whose striking appearance made it impossible for anyone to look away.
Hearing the reprimand, the gossiping maidens reluctantly dispersed.
"Young Miss, Young Master Dai is inside. Please go in; this old servant will keep watch outside. Call me whenever you need anything."
"Alright."
Seeing someone walk in, Dai Mubai stood up.
At the very first sight of the young woman, Dai Mubai felt an indescribable sense of breathtaking wonder.
The young girl was extraordinarily beautiful, as pristine as a white lotus in a pond, untainted by the slightest speck of dust.
"Cousin Norsika, how have you been lately?" Dai Mubai greeted her with a smile.
"Very well! I'm doing wonderfully. Why has Cousin suddenly found the time to visit me?"
"Forgive me, Cousin. These past few years your cousin has been entirely occupied with cultivation and truly neglected social visits! I hope you can forgive me!"
"Hahaha... What is Cousin saying!"
"Cousin, come over here. I have a surprise for you!"
"What surprise?"
Seeing Norsika keeping her hands behind her back, Dai Mubai assumed that his cousin, whom he hadn't seen in years, genuinely had a surprise for him, so he cheerfully walked over.
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However, the moment he drew close, he suddenly sensed an intense crisis bearing down on him. Subconsciously wanting to defend himself, he felt a sudden chill at his neck.
A blade of ice pressed against his throat before he could react. Dai Mubai froze in place, trying his utmost to maintain his composure.
Norsika's previously smiling face gradually turned icy cold.
"Cousin, speak. What on earth are you looking for by coming to see me?"
"Cousin, you must be joking! I was just passing by and wanted to check on you."
"Check on me? Heh... Do you really think I'm that gullible?"
"I'll give you one more chance. Tell the truth, and I'll leave your corpse intact!"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai panicked. When did this cousin of his turn out like this? Why wasn't she playing by the rules?
Yet, seeing her expression, she didn't seem to be lying; if he didn't tell the truth, he really might die right here.
"Cousin, don't do anything rash! I'll tell the truth. I truly didn't come to see you without reason—it's a friend of mine, he wants to meet you!"
"Who is it?"
"Tang San."
"Never heard of him. Tell him I refuse to see him. If he dares to pester me again, I'll break three of his legs."
"Bah... Worthless..."
"Steward Ge, see our guest out..."
Norsika withdrew the ice blade, turned around without looking back, and walked away.
Dai Mubai let out a helpless sigh. He had considered various excuses and anticipated that Norsika would refuse.
After all, he had made inquiries before coming; Norsika had never accepted any invitations from men.
He also knew there was a high probability he wouldn't succeed in inviting her, but he had no choice. The task assigned to him by Tang San had to be completed, so he had braced himself and come.
Of course, Norsika had no intention of killing Dai Mubai; regardless of everything, he was still her cousin.
However, ever since she had narrowly escaped death at the jaws of a water monster, she had developed a sharp sensitivity to danger—a woman's sixth sense.
She felt that Dai Mubai's visit this time was far too abrupt. In recent years, Dai Mubai's reputation had been soaring, and as his cousin, she naturally knew a thing or two about him.
This man was conceited about his innate talent, never regarding his peers with respect, and his bond with her had remained frozen in their childhood.
Why would he suddenly come to cozy up to her for no reason today? How could she fail to see the ulterior motive behind it?
After leaving, Dai Mubai rushed directly toward a distant forest.
Norsika also returned to Ye Linglong's side and, following her advice, decided to report the matter to her master.
In a secluded tavern in Notting City, the frustrated Hu Meiji and Auslo engaged in a fierce and breathless bout.
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Kneeling submissively before him, she asked with utmost seductiveness, "Do you still have the strength to go again? The anger in my heart hasn't faded yet..."
"I can't! The members of the Gu family we arranged to meet should be arriving soon!"
"Hmph... Let them wait. Once I go back, I'll tell my sister to send a few Spirit Saints over to properly teach that arrogant Gu Chen a lesson!"
"I'll even have people strip off his clothes and make him walk three times around Notting City..."
The more Hu Meiji spoke, the more excited she became, to the point where she grabbed Auslo's arm and bit down fiercely.
Unable to bear the pain, Auslo let out a sharp cry of "Ah!"
"Are you crazy? What are you doing?"
"Haha... Haha... Hahaha... I am crazy!"
"Matched with a useless man like you, if I'm not crazy, who is? Hurry up and come again!"
Inside the room, the man and woman clashed once more. Outside the tavern, a tall man dressed in purple robes with a somewhat sinister air, accompanied by a pale, white-robed man with a heavily swollen face, arrived at the entrance.
"Brother, why are we coming here? It's so remote, it looks uncomfortable!"
"Do you want revenge or not?"
"I do!"
"If you do, shut your mouth and come inside with me. Once inside, don't say a word, and follow my lead."
"Alright, Brother!"
The two walked into the tavern and approached the private room reserved with Auslo.
Before even entering, they heard heavy breathing and intermittent seductive moans coming from inside. Gu De looked at Gu Zhizhang in utter confusion and asked curiously,
"Brother, did we come to the wrong place?"
"Shut up, didn't I tell you not to speak when we go in..."
Gu De had many questions he wanted to ask Gu Zhizhang, but he didn't dare. He could only accompany Gu Zhizhang, standing quietly outside the door to wait.
Ten minutes passed, twenty minutes passed... fifty minutes passed, and the sounds inside the room never stopped.
Gu De opened his mouth several times but didn't dare to speak. From initial calmness, Gu Zhizhang progressed to astonishment, then to envy, and finally to profound self-loathing... Heaven knows what was going through his mind!
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