Bat

He did not even notice that he had already arrived in Jinling1.

The day marked exactly a month, Bai Shaoqing entered into the manor carrying the sword.

As before, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, as if he had entered the Peach Blossom Spring2.

This time, Xiang Lenghong had been waiting for him in the main hall.

On the table, there was a pot of Longjing steeping. 

“Junior Leader Xiang seems to have known that I would come with the sword?”

Xiang Lenghong laughed like a wealthy nobleman who was welcoming his fifth concubine.

“You’ve been pacing back and forth in front of my door for three days, whilst holding the Bilu Sword in your hands.” Xiang Lenghong laughed again and said: “If I didn’t even know that, then I’d really lose face. Bat gongzi congratulations you’ve succeeded in becoming an apprentice.” He reached out with his hand.

Bai Shaoqing coldly twitched his lip, and lowered his head to look at the warm Bilu Sword in his hand. From his gaze, it looked as if he was reluctant to part with it: “Don’t I need to personally present it to the Sect Leader?” 

“I will take a look, check its authenticity and then you’ll be a member of Zhengyi Sect.”

Xiang Lenghong grabbed the Bilu Sword with force. Bai Shaoqing gritted his teeth, and released his pale fingers one by one.

Xiang Lenghong picked up the sword, and began to look over it in detail: “It is indeed the Bilu Sword, from now on the Feng family’s Mo Tianya is nothing to be feared.” He turned around, waved with a finger, and immediately a man came out from behind the curtain. His face was expressionless and simply awaiting orders.

“The youngest son of the Sima family has just become a skilled master. Deliver this sword to the Jiangnan branch, and ask the Left Branch Master to intercept him on Jiangnan Road and kill him with this sword.” Xiang Lenghong casually handed the Bilu Sword to his subordinate: “Deliver his body back to the Sima family.”

“Wait!” Bai Shaoqing was slightly taken aback, he frowned and said: “Junior Sect Leader, what is the meaning of this?”

“Out of the four great families in Jianghu, the Feng family and the Sima family have produced the most exceptional youths.” Xiang Lenghong said: “Naturally we need to take some precautions.”

“What you’re saying is that Zhengyi Sect wants to set up the Wulin Alliance Leader?”

He sat down unhurriedly and took a small sip of the Longjing tea, it was indeed fragrant.

“I heard that Feng Long and Bai Shaoqing are sworn brothers,” Xiang Lenghong revealed a strange smile of miscomprehension: “Perhaps Bai san-gongzi doesn’t have the heart for this to happen?”

Bai Shaoqing stared silent, only his lip twitched slightly, and then quickly turned his head pretending to appreciate the art on the wall.

Bai Shaoqing noticed that the person who had taken away the sword was no longer behind the curtain, he was confused, but still kept a smile on his face. He cupped his hands together and said: “Since I’ve delivered the sword, tomorrow at this time, I will come again to pay my respects to shifu.”

He didn’t wait for Xiang Lenghong to respond and turned away to leave the main hall.

After leaving the manor, he immediately hurried up the road.

His qinggong was outstanding, he weaved left and right and went round the whole mountain forest, as if he was trying to find a trail, after a while, he discovered that the person he was looking for was just up ahead, he took out a purplish red pill from his sleeve.

“This xiongdi in front, please could you wait a moment.”

There was indeed someone in the forest, who was making haste on his journey, hearing someone call him, he cautiously turned around.

“What is it?” Seeing that it was Bai Shaoqing who he had just seen at the branch, he lowered his guard somewhat.

Bai Shaoqing swept a glance over him and saw that the other had a long wrapped up object on his back, it was clearly the Bilu Sword was inside wrapped up to not attract unwanted attention.

“Junior Sect Leader Xiang has some more orders,” Bai Shaoqing leisurely advanced forward, he stretched out his hand to reveal the purplish red pill, then smiled and said: “Xiongdi, you are transporting a precious item, and the road is dangerous, this pill is from Junior Sect Leader Xiong, for your protection…….”

His palm was pale and tender, and the purplish red pill looked incredibly alluring.

That person lowered his head to take a closer look, a fragrant scent suddenly burst towards the tip of his nose, his body became flimsy and fell to the ground.

Bai Shaoqing looked at him coldly, and smiled slightly: “You shouldn’t casually stick your nose in your other’s business, didn’t Junior Sect Leader Xiang teach you that?” He had a mischievous grin on his face like a child who’s naughty scheme had succeeded which quickly vanished. He crouched down and flipped the person over to get to the bundled up sword.

When he undid the fabric around the sword, all that he saw was an ordinary sword.

A feeling of dread rose in his heart, Bai Shaoqing’s face turned pale, suddenly standing up and retreating backwards a few steps.

But it was too late, there was the sound of wind behind him, the side of his waist felt slightly numb, and he felt weak at the knees.

Bai Shaoqing fell face down in the middle of the forest. But that pair of sparkling translucent eyes were still open wide.

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Xiang Lenghong was smiling as he appeared before Bai Shaoqing.

“This is what’s called the mantis in front and the oriole in the back3. Xiang Lenghong said: “You were reluctant to part with the Bilu Sword, pacing back and forth for three days before delivering it, how could I not be vigilant?”

“When Junior Sect Leader Xiang called a nobody to deliver the Bilu Sword, it was all part of your plan.”

“A nobody? He’s actually my leading disciple. The poison you put on the Bilu Sword is indeed ruthless, what is its name?”

Bai Shaoqing had no fear, his blank eyes glanced over at him indifferently: “This drug was recently created by the Nanshan Sect, who knows what its name is? On my way here, I was afraid someone would steal the sword, so I put some on the sword, if I lost it, it would be easy to follow, and the thief would also be poisoned, it’s all quite reasonable.”

“It’s useless to quibble, you can explain it all to the Sect Leader.”

The wind picked up again.

Xiang Lenghong had hit his acupoint, and his eyes began to close.

His chest felt limp and numb, it felt like his acupoint had been undone.

Bai Shaoqing slowly opened his eyes.

What was he going to see? Bai Shaoqing was incredibly calm, the Zhengyi Sect did not have any virtuous people, and plus Xiang Lenghong had said that he was going to turn him over to the Sect Leader to be dealt with.

Why did you put poison on the Bilu sword in advance, why did you secretly want to take the sword back. He could make up some nonsense, but it probably wouldn’t allow him to get away from the words ‘harbouring unfathomable motives’.

He pursed his elegant lips together, thinking about the people who had once offended the Zhengyi Sect, not one of them had not suffered intensely before their deaths. Apparently, Zhengyi Sect even had a torture chamber specifically to torture people. The Chamber Master, Hu Yang, was rumoured to be ruthless and cruel as well as having a penchant for torturing people and making them suffer.

“You’re awake?”

The gentle voice entered into his ears, Bai Shaoqing was suddenly shaken, his eyelashes slightly trembling, with much surprise he called out: “Da-ge?” He was about to reach out to shake hands with Feng Long, but he felt something was wrong, and his gaze immediately moved downwards.

On Feng Long’s waist, was the Bilu Sword suspended there calmly.

As soon as his eyes fell upon that warm jade, Bai Shaoqing felt waves and waves of distress and his body suddenly stiffened up.

His astute eyes, which were normally sparkling and translucent, closed tightly, as if he couldn’t bear to look at the world’s most cruel thing happening in front of their eyes. But he had already seen that flash of green, it was like a poison that had already entered his system, entering through his eyes, and spreading through his body by travelling through all his veins and arteries, and slowly corroding his heart.

His handsome face twitched and twisted.

His long slender fingers closed tightly into a fist, his palm, which had been pricked, was dripping blood, drop by drop, drip dropping down.

Feng Long stood in front of the bed: “Are you surprised? His tone was calm, except for an additional kind of resolution and prestige that Bai Shaoqing had never heard in it before, but it was still as mellow as before.

Bai Shaoqing didn’t answer.

He no longer had the strength to answer. From the moment he saw the Bilu Sword, it was as if he had been stabbed in the chest with a sword, and the last ounce of his strength had leaked away.

His whole body was unconsciously trembling, like a lost traveller stuck on an icy road, constantly shivering, so that he could gather some heat from the friction of the bones rubbing together. But when the trembling would stop, it was the same as reaching the end of his life.

“I was surprised when I found out that the Feng family had been the leader of the Zhengyi Sect for many generations.” Feng Long said gently: “But soon, I discovered that it was quite an interesting thing to be both the Sect Leader of Zhengyi Sect and the Wulin Alliance Leader at the same time”

He looked down and calmly gazed at Bai Shaoqing.

“Shaoqing, why did you take the Bilu Sword from Xiang Lenghong?”

He suddenly sighed softly.

As if he’d been touched by a branding iron, Bai Shaoqing suddenly looked up. Those pitch-black eyes were opened very wide, as if his eyeballs were about to pop out of the sockets.

Looking at Bai Shaoqing’s angry stare, Feng Long smiled, “I understand.”

What do you understand? What do you understand? Bai Shaoqing’s heart screamed: Don’t imagine that one’s love is reciprocated. Why did I take the Bilu Sword, even if there are a thousand reasons, not one of them is for you!

He tightly clutched onto the bed sheet at his side and stared firmly at Feng Long.

Wave after wave of anger stirred around in his eyes before he slowly lowered his head.

“The Great Sect Leader Feng, is indeed incredible.” These were actually the first words to come out of his mouth, his usually clear voice, was already hoarse.

“Shaoqing, you should call me da-ge,” Feng Long smiled slightly: “Since you don’t want to acknowledge me as your da-ge anymore, then you should address me as shifu. Unless….. You have already given up on learning the Horizontal Opposing Sun Technique?”

Bai Shaoqing gritted his teeth, he fiercely closed his eyes and took two deep breaths.

When he calmed down he opened his eyes, and surprisingly even his face was looking a lot calmer.

“Shifu already knew for a long time that I was the bat.”

“Of course.”

“Shifu already knew that I was in possession of the contraption manual?”

The Cang family of Xishan has the most outstanding qinggong in Wulin, the mysterious bat’s qinggong was virtually the same as the Cang family’s technique.” Feng Long said quietly: “Since you were able to obtain their family’s martial arts manual, then naturally the contraption manual was also in the bat’s hands. Otherwise, why would someone as busy as me go all the way to the Bai family for an insignificant bat?”

Bai Shaoqing’s pale face was just as pale as before but at this moment, his body was no longer stiff.

He suddenly smiled and got up: “If shifu wanted the contraption manual, why go through all that trouble? If you had asked, this disciple would have immediately offered it to you?”

“And if you didn’t?” Feng Long cocked his head, his deep eyes stared at Bai Shaoqing then he said lightly: “You are someone who is stubborn, and could do something unexpected. Plus…… I actually kind of like it when you call me da-ge.”

“Thank you shifu for looking upon me favourably.” Bai Shaoqing gave his thanks fluidly, and had already got up from the bed.

“The ceremony to become your apprentice has not been completed…..” He treated the place like his own home, and walked over to the window and picked up a small cup and poured half a cup of hot tea.

He walked up to Feng Long without the slightest ounce of awkwardness, and unhurriedly kneeled before him.

He held the cup of tea up above his head: “This is a cup of tea from this apprentice to shifu, please could shifu accept it.”

Feng Long towered above him, smiling slightly without saying a word.

“Why does shifu not drink? Unless shifu regrets his decision and doesn’t want to take me as a disciple anymore?” Bai Shaoqing looked up, his cold eyes glanced up: “Unless shifu is worried that there is poison in the cup?”

Feng Long frowned ever so slightly and then stretched out his hand.

In the instant that his fingertips touched the cup of tea, the other’s wrist flipped and he secretly gathered energy. Bai Shaoqing was already on the move using every ounce of his strength, a beam of light appeared from his palm. He had had a small concealed knife that he tried to stab Feng Long with.

Feng Long moved back a few steps, circulating energy through his body and then pushed out with the palm of his head.

“Urgh!” With a groan, Bai Shaoqing had been swept back onto the bed by the wind generated by Feng Long’s palm, he twisted and turned, and then abruptly flipped over and sat up, staring at Feng Long fiercely, the side of his lip had a trace of blood.

The odd-shaped little knife was being played around with in Feng Long’s hands.

“The Hu family of Shandong’s knife? This knife can destroy one’s body, it’s the nemesis of anyone with deep internal force. It has always been hidden as a family treasure by the Hu family of Shandong, but who knew you’d get this too.”

Bai Shaoqing said coldly: “It’s a pity, I’m not a match for you.” 　　

“You can try again when your internal energy becomes stronger.” Feng Long advanced towards him a few steps and then stopped at the side of the bed. “Shaoqing, you always plan meticulously before doing anything, so what was the rush today?” He sighed.

Whilst sighing, he launched the wind with his fingers to seal Bai Shaoqing’s six acupoints on his chest.

Bai Shaoqing was lying face up on the bed, his eyes still wide open. Feng Long had never seen such grief and sadness on his face. He remembered when seventy-two members of Zhang Rulin’s family were slaughtered one by one by the Zhengyi Sect. Before he died, Zhang Rulin discovered that the saviour he had been waiting for was the same person as the leader of the Zhengyi Sect. His expression of surprise and anger was not as much as Bai Shaoqing’s at this moment.

The slender fingers teased Bai Shaoqing’s slightly slender chin. A slight shiver passed from his tender skin to the other’s fingertips.

“Your unwillingness and resistance are like being touched by someone for the first time.” Feng Long said, “I know, it’s not the first time for you.” He squinted and asked, “I really want to know, exactly how many have touched you?”

Bai Shaoqing replied with a question: “Do you know how many sect’s martial arts I know?”

“Thirty-four families.”

“Well,” Bai Shaoqing coldly raised his lips: “Well more than thirty-four people.”

Feng Long’s face tightened instantly, and the corners of his lips twitched again.

“Thirty-four…” Feng Long sat down on the bed and looked down: “So there are already thirty-four. It seems that all those who have tasted you, have already arrived in the underworld.”

“There have been more than thirty-four who have tasted, and more than thirty-four that have been killed.” Bai Shaoqing’s eyes were cold: “There are a few that I let go for now, I’ll kill them in the future.” He stared fiercely at Feng Long: “If you touch me, you will end up like them.”

“You’d be willing to kill me?”

“It will happen sooner or later.”

Feng Long seemed to smile but not smile, his all powerful hand gently caressed Shaoqing’s face.

Someone who looks like this, could really have such a filthy body?” Feng Long lowered his voice, blowing warm air into Bai Shaoqing’s ear, “I will make you recover your nascent purity.”

Shaoqing felt that something was odd, and his bright eyes turned to Feng Long’s handsome face.

Feng Long stood up, his fingers moved and he sealed upon a few more acupoints on his body.

The little bit of blood flow that he had just been secretly slowly opening was completely sealed again in an instant, Bai Shaoqing couldn’t help but give Feng Long a ruthless look.

“Obediently stay in bed.” Feng Long said: “You will regret it if you try to forcefully undo the Feng family’s acupoint method.” 　　

Seeing Feng Long’s back disappear, naturally Bai Shaoqing would not listen to his words, and immediately tried to circulate his energy. The heat flowed to the sealed acupuncture points on the chest. After circulating twice, the acupuncture points still could not be forced open. Instead, a slight numbness rose from the acupuncture points and gradually turned into an aching itchiness in his heart.

Gradually, his entire body was in pain as if he’d been continuously bitten by ants all over.

A sweatbead started to roll down silently from his forehead.

“I guessed that you would try to force open your sealed acupoints.” His chin was lifted up lightly. It was not known when Feng Long had come back. “Trying to use your meager internal strength to break my acupoints?” His eyes flickered with ridicule and mocking.

Bai Shaoqing’s pitch black eyes coldly looked to the side.

He’d already been caught, there was no need to pointlessly argue with him.

“Shaoqing, have you ever heard of the countenance of a flower, face like the moon dew?”

Shaoqing suddenly trembled, “Countenance of a flower, face like the moon dew from Miaojiang4?”

“Countenance of a flower, face like the moon dew is the panacea of Miaojiang, beautiful women regard it as life. If one’s face has been destroyed, one just needs to put some of the dew upon it, the skin will appear like it is slowly corroding, but then there will be new skin that is as tender and as smooth as a new-born to replace it.” Feng Long said quietly: “Of course, when the dew corrodes the old scars, it can be a little uncomfortable. If one wants to be beautiful, one must suffer a little.”

In reality, using the Countenance of a flower, face like the moon dew, was not only suffering a little pain?

He felt a cold shiver down his spine.

“You…….” Bai Shaoqing pursed his lips then asked vigilantly: “What do you want to do to me?”

“So it turns out that you’re not so courageous.” Feng Long reached out and flipped Bai Shaoqing over who was powerless to resist. He jeered, as he easily tore apart the black robes. And then he separated his pale thighs, to reveal his pink chrysanthemum cave.

His face displayed his humiliation, as Bai Shaoqing was being controlled by the other, unable to resist, he gritted his teeth and didn’t say a word.

Although he had used himself to tease people, he had never really had his body defiled. He didn’t expect that the words he had said in anger would actually incite Feng Long, leading to some truly awful consequences.

However, he was very stubborn, since they had arrived at this point, he was not willing to offer an explanation either. He lifted his head, closed his eyes and submitted to the will of the heavens.

“Such a beautiful colour.” Feng Long caressed his tender smooth thigh, “What a shame that it’s been played with by everyone. Shaoqing, how could you not know how to cherish yourself?” 　　

In the next moment, there was the sound of the popping off of a bottle cork. The cold mouth of the bottle was resolutely and slowly inserted into Bai Shaoqing’s body.

The countenance of a flower, face like the moon dew slowly dripped down the long narrow passageway and entered, as soon as it encountered flesh, it dissolved into traces of watery blood, to go as far as to want to melt off an entire layer of skin.

“Ummmmm…” He bit down with force and fresh blood flowed from his lips. The sharp pain of being eroded by the medicine went from the most sensitive area to eventually run through his entire body like a hurricane. If his acupoints had not been sealed, Bai Shaoqing would have already been twisting around on the bed.

“Don’t hurt yourself.” Feng Long stared at him, and then pressed down solidly on his shoulder, he flicked his finger lightly and sealed another acupoint at the back of his head.

His teeth relaxed, now he no longer even had the right to clench his teeth.

Bai Shaoqing’s eyes revealed an inconcealable resentment.

Feng Long smiled slightly, “If I said that I’m doing this for your own good, you’ll definitely feel indignant.” His slight smile remained, he slightly raised his butt*cks, to make the corrosive liquid enter more deeply into his body.

The body in his hands began to tremble more violently, but those pitch black pupils emitted an unyielding ray of light.

“Shaoqing, starting from today, you’ll be the same as a newborn, completely pure.” His two hands supported his face on both sides, Feng Long towered over him and then leaned in close, with bright eyes he said: “From now on you belong to me, from head to toe, every strand of hair belongs to me.”

A pair of hot lips covered over his, his lungs did not have much air left, and he was beginning to lose consciousness.

“Although the countenance of a flower, face like the moon dew is precious, I won’t be stingy. Since you dare to boast that thirty four people have touched you then I will use it to clean you thirty four times.”

In the darkness, the sound of Feng Long came as if coming from the edge of hell.

Every word cutting into his soul.

Translator Note:

Oh gosh…. That really gives new meaning to tearing someone a new one… WTFFFF…

On a less grim note, I saw that the LA has made Xiang Lenghong a girl when he’s a middle-aged country hick here.. lol..
Well I guess the drama had to change quite a bit.. wonder if it will actually see the light of day….