No Otaku with Harem System

Chapter 298: Chinese Lostbelt 2

(Lin Hui Perspective) (My Wife is a Beautiful CEO)

My life has been simple, peaceful, and happy with my grandmother.

My daily routine consisted of meditating on immortal cultivation from dawn, making food for my grandmother and myself, then practicing my chanting and dancing, and finally continuing to meditate until the next day. My grandmother taught me an ancient cultivation method where meditation can replace the act of sleeping.

I did not know my mother so my grandparents are my only family and the people I love the most, so I did not hesitate to accompany them when my grandfather mentioned that we would go to a city in human society to meet someone.

My grandmother did not seem happy about this, but she gave in to my grandfather's insistence, he was supposed to introduce me to a friend of his, a hero from another world. I don't know what that means, but if my grandfather says he will be a friend, I should try my best to get along with that hero.

That was my thought when we arrived in the city, but in an instant, everything turned into chaos.

One day before meeting the hero, my grandfather received a flame that made him furious.

My grandfather is a taciturn and serene man like an immovable mountain, but that was the first time I saw him explode like a furious dragon. He was not violent with my grandmother or with me, but he destroyed the residence where we were staying.

My grandmother argued with my grandfather, something about my grandfather having a second family.

I couldn't really understand the conversation, I only understood that I have a cousin. I hope we will be friends when we meet, she would be my first friend…

My grandfather left home and I couldn't see him for two days, but he contacted us daily so I didn't worry about his safety, he is a cunning fox who can take care of himself.

In those days, my grandmother had been furiously muttering that my grandfather was a dumb old dog who knows no loyalty, but she was also sighing sadly at the thought of a friend of hers named Song Tianxing.

The tension between my grandparents grew to the heavens, I was worried that they might really hate each other. I wanted to help them, but I don't know how to handle this kind of problem.

I couldn't even think of a solution because one day a group of soldiers entered the new residence where we were staying.

The soldiers were my grandfather's subordinates and they called us to evacuate to a safe place.

I didn't understand what was happening, but my grandmother pulled my arm to follow the soldiers.

On the way, my grandmother asked the soldiers several questions.

According to them, various sects had allied themselves with supernatural agents from other countries and were causing trouble. Although this problem was on the other side of the city, my grandfather had a bad feeling so he ordered his soldiers to take us to a safe place.

My grandmother looked very worried and tried to convince the soldiers to allow us to go with my grandfather, but they refused, saying that they received specific orders to take us to a safe place, even if it is by force.

The soldiers took us to a huge building filled with ordinary people, soldiers, and immortal cultivators. This is supposed to be the most secure building in the city so many high-status people were brought here, with the exception of the members of the Four Great Families, they stayed in their ancestral residences.

I'm not good at interacting with strangers and the looks of some men made me uncomfortable, so I stayed with my grandmother.

A couple of hours passed so I looked for a quiet place to meditate.

When my grandmother got distracted talking to the soldiers, I went over to a group of women chatting with expressions of anxiety and concern.

I don't normally like to get close to people, but there were two women who caused an incomprehensible sense of familiarity.

One of them was a woman with her face covered by a white veil. She had long silver hair like the moon, and although her face was not visible, it was obvious that she was a heavenly beauty capable of bringing down empires. The most surprising thing is that she looks much younger than me and she doesn't seem to have cultivation energy, but her presence gave me the feeling of facing Mount Tai.

The other woman was the same age as me and somehow, I felt that she looked very much like me, albeit with a colder countenance and an imposing presence, like an emperor looking down on his subjects.

The second woman looked like an icy beauty, but her expression turned soft and motherly as she interacted with a little girl.

The strange thing is that this girl was similar to the woman, but her features had some differences so it did not seem to be her mother but her aunt.

The strange feeling of familiarity made me too curious, so I approached them.

They were drinking tea while chatting like a group of friends, although from this distance I can see that this tea is not normal.

That tea gives off a fragrant and refreshing aroma that helps to calm the mind and temper the spirit… Not even Thousand Petal Heavenly Tea is as fragrant as that tea.

Now I am more curious about the identity of the group of women. Many people in this place also look intently at the group of women, but no one dares to come closer.

I'm not sure, but I think the silver-haired woman is using her spiritual pressure to intimidate anyone who approaches her group, although it seems that she only does this with men while women are allowed to approach.

"So your husband is a libertine…" – A beautiful mature woman smiled wryly as she looked at the icy beauty.

"My husband is not a libertine, he is just a lecherous idiot, but I still love him" - The woman smiled wryly, but then showed melancholy. – "I just hope he is fine…"

"That boy will be fine" – Another beautiful mature woman smiled and patted the ice beauty's shoulder. – "You have said it many times, he is more resistant than a cockroach"

Can the word cockroach be a compliment?

I am learning new things.

"Even so…" – The icy beauty was about to say something, but she stopped when she saw that I was approaching her group.

The silver-haired woman totally ignored me, but I have a feeling she saw right through me. She is not a simple woman...

"H-Hello" – I tried to say hello, but I didn't know what to say.

The mature woman smiled kindly at me. – "Hello young lady, do you want to have tea with us?"

I nodded awkwardly, it was the first time I'll be able to chat friendly with people other than my family.

"Come, sit down" – The woman made a space for me next to her, she is very kind. – "My name is Guo Xuehua, what is your name, young lady?"

(Author's Note: Guo Xuehua from My Wife is a Beautiful CEO)

"Nice to meet you, my name is Lin Hui, thank you for allowing me to sit with you" - I bowed politely and took a seat.

"Lin…" – The other mature woman looked at me strangely, then she looked at the ice beauty.

"I already realized" - The ice beauty sighed heavily and looked at me seriously, her gaze is a bit terrifying. – "I know this is sudden, but I want to know something, do you have a grandfather named Lin Zhiguo?"

"Oh, do you know Grandpa?" – I spoke with pleasant surprise, it would be nice to meet my grandfather's friends.

The woman put her hand to her face and sighed. – "Damn old man…"

"Something wrong?" – The little girl who was sitting on the woman's lap tilted her small head curiously.

Too cute...

"Everything is fine, Lanlan, don't worry" - The woman smiled kindly.

I smiled at the mother-daughter interaction. - "How old is your daughter?"

"…" – There was an awkward silence.

Guo Xuehua smiled kindly. – "I run an orphanage, the children are in a separate area so that they do not cause problems for the soldiers, but little Lanlan insisted on accompanying me, she seems to have become attached to Miss Ruoxi"

I see.

It must be sad not to have a family, I can't imagine life alone...

I looked at little Lanlan who seemed happy as she hugged the ice beauty. She is a strong girl.

"Miss, if you want I can take care of the girl" - An older woman spoke kindly to the ice beauty.

"Thank you Wang Ma, but I want to take care of little Lanlan" – The ice beauty replied with a kind smile.

The friendliness of this group is very nice.

I started chatting with the group of women, it's so much fun talking to other people.

The ice beauty is called Lin Ruoxi, she is a serious and inexpressive woman, but she has a very kind side when interacting with little Lanlan, she also shows a loving attitude when she talks about her husband. Her husband is a man blessed by heaven to have such a beautiful and kind wife.

(Author's Note: Lin Ruoxi from My Wife is a Beautiful CEO)

The other mature woman is named Tang Wan, she is also a kind woman and seems to be good friends with Lin Ruoxi as she constantly teases her.

(Author's Note: Tang Wan from My Wife is a Beautiful CEO)

Next to Tang Wan, was her daughter Tangtang, she is a very energetic young girl so her constant questions about my life were overwhelming, luckily her mother put a stop to her, or I would panic not knowing what to answer.

(Author's Note: Tangtang from My Wife is a Beautiful CEO)

The silver-haired woman was called Long Aoxue, she only said her name and then remained completely silent. Lin Ruoxi said that she is always like this, a woman of few words.

(Author's Note: Long Aoxue / Long Aotian from My Girlfriend Is Long Aotian)

While we were talking, another group of women approached us. Lin Ruoxi and the other women greeted the new group, apparently, they were looking for information, but they didn't get what they were looking for, so they came back with us.

There were two twin girls with red hair like phoenix feathers, their names were Su Fei and Su Ji.

(Author's Note: Su twins from My Beautiful Teacher)

Next to them was a woman with a professional attitude who seemed to be Lin Ruoxi's best friend, a woman named Mo Qianni.

(Author's Note: Mo Qianni from My Wife is a Beautiful CEO)

Finally, behind the new group was a silent woman who looked like a bodyguard. Lin Ruoxi mentioned that she is Xiao Bai, she is a totally silent person and only speaks when her husband is near her.

(Author's Note: Xiao Bai from My Beautiful Teacher)

While we were talking, I heard something amazing.

With the exception of Lin Ruoxi's housekeeper, little Lanlan, and Guo Xuehua, the rest of these outstanding women have a romantic relationship with the same man, they are the flower garden of someone named Lu San.

I was surprised at first, but among immortal cultivators, it's normal for outstanding men to have multiple concubines. Lu San is most likely an outstanding man.

Out of curiosity, I asked about the kind of man Lu San is.

For the first time, Long Aoxue decided to speak. – "My husband is a strong and decisive man, he has no mercy with his enemies while he is generous with his allies, a great man and the best husband"

I'm very curious about Lu San, he must be really impressive to be able to conquer the hearts of such impressive women, especially an unfathomable person like Long Aoxue.

"This youth..." - Guo Xuehua sighed. – "Young ladies, I understand that it is easy to get carried away by emotions, but you should appreciate yourselves, it is not healthy for such outstanding women to have a relationship with only one man, that will only make you be seen as vases of flowers. Have you thought about what society will say? Do your families approve of that?"

I don't understand the problem, if Lu San is a strong man, then no one will dare to criticize them.

"I'm an adult, my father doesn't decide what I do with my life" – That was said one of the redheaded twins, Su Ji. – "Besides, who the hell cares what society says? I am happy and only that matters to me"

Guo Xuehua was about to speak, but she was interrupted by Lin Ruoxi. – "Madam, I appreciate his concern, but you or anyone else have no right to decide the path of our lives"

…. No one has the right to decide the path of their lives...

Those words resonated strongly in my heart, causing a single word to appear in my mind… Freedom.

Guo Xuehua was silent for a moment, then he lowered her head. – "You are right, I apologize for my indiscretion… It is just that you are young and I am worried that you may regret the path you have chosen, living a life without love is not a pleasant life…"

Guo Xuehua looked deeply depressed which made me feel sad, she is a very kind woman and she is better when she smiles.

"I see, you don't have a good love life" – Su Ji sighed. – "Your husband must be an insensitive asshole"

Guo Xuehua looked up and looked around in a panic, but sighed in relief as she noticed that no one else had heard those words.

"I put up an illusory barrier so no one would hear us" – Long Aoxue spoke nonchalantly.

I can't see the barrier, but I can see that the people around us stopped paying attention to us. That woman's level of immortal cultivation is something I can't imagine...

Guo Xuehua frowned and looked at little Lanlan, but the girl was fast asleep in Lin Ruoxi's arms.

"It's unwise to use supernatural abilities in the presence of normal people" - Guo Xuehua sighed bitterly, though she seemed a little grateful.

Long Aoxue took a sip from her cup of tea and replied nonchalantly. – "I do not care what happens to the ants, the only reason I have not destroyed every trash that looks at me with lust is that my husband asked me not to cause problems"

She sees ordinary humans as ants… Well, it's understandable, her power level should be on par with the young geniuses of the big sects.

"Cultivators, you're just as cold and cocky as in the movies" – Su Ji rolled her eyes.

I panicked, it was suicide to mock a powerful immortal cultivator.

"My husband said something similar" – Long Aoxue replied calmly.

Her veil only covers the top half of her face so I could see a small smile forming on her ruddy lips.

"Hey, I have a question" – Su Ji doesn't seem to think about the cultivators' pride, she treats Long Aoxue like a casual friend. – "What level of cultivation are you at?"

I have that same question, but I didn't dare to ask. Su Ji is an impressive woman.

Long Aoxue answered without worrying about hiding her power. – "Soul of the Absolute Universe in the superior stage, I am two tribulations away from equaling my father"

… What level is that?

"Sorry, I don't understand what level that is" – Curiosity made me overcome my shyness.

Long Aoxue smiled kindly at me, and she did not seem like an unapproachable deity, but a trustworthy older sister. – "Do not think about that, it is important to focus on your current power without obsessing about the future, as long as you can consolidate your present, you will have an unlimited future"

…I want to acknowledge her as my teacher, but my grandmother might get angry…

Long Aoxue smiled at me one last time, then turned her attention to Guo Xuehua. – "Ignorant woman, I don't care what your thoughts or emotions are, but don't you dare compare my husband with the rest of the men, my husband is not a piece of trash who throws a woman away when he is bored, nor is he a paper tiger who only boasts of strength to hide his pathetic weakness, my husband is a dragon among men, someone you cannot despise or I will take you to the most terrible of torments "

Long Aoxue did not emit killing intent, but the pressure of her words made me tremble with fear.

Guo Xuehua was pale, but Tang Wan intervened before the woman passed out.

"Aoxue, Mrs. Guo only cares about us out of kindness, you don't need to be so harsh with her" – Tang Wan smiled and looked at Guo Xuehua. – "Mrs. Guo, I appreciate your consideration, but it is as Aoxue says, our husband has many flaws, but he is not the kind of man who throws away women when he is bored with them, he is a committed man who takes responsibility for every woman he gets involved with, even if it gets him into endless trouble"

Guo Xuehua managed to catch her breath and nodded gratefully. – "I understand… I apologize for my words"

Long Aoxue nodded approvingly and fell silent again.

In this way, our talk continued for a couple of hours, but this time Long Aoxue joined the conversation.

From what we hear, Lu San is weaker than Long Aoxue in terms of sheer power, and in a friendly battle, she would win the fight, but if they had a battle to the death, she would be killed. Interestingly, she seemed proud as she said that.

Since all of us knew about the supernatural world, I was able to listen to some of Lu San's exploits.

I discovered that my grandfather's friend for whom I came to this city was that man, a hero in the service of a powerful family in Japan.

"Is your husband the right-hand man of the infamous Ichijo Seiji?" - Guo Xuehua looked at Lin Ruoxi with a complex look.

Lin Ruoxi nodded without caring to reveal a shocking secret. – "That's right, I met him on a business trip and he decided to accompany me when I told him I would return to my hometown, he is a perverted fool, but he is very protective"

Guo Xuehua's gaze became more complex. – "Your husband really loves you…"

Lin Ruoxi smiled so lovingly that her smile was dazzling. – "That's right, and I love him too"

Guo Xuehua sighed. – "You are lucky to find a man who would do anything for you…"

"Mrs. Gou, if it's not indiscreet on my part, there's something I want to ask" – Se Fei joined the conversation. – "Are you not happy with her husband?"

Guo Xuehua revealed to us that she is the wife of the current patriarch of the Yang family, one of the Four Great Families.

Her identity was impressive and she should be sheltered in the Yang family residence, but she explained to us that she was taking care of the children of the orphanage when she received the message that she should go to a safe place.

This building was closer to the orphanage than the Yang residence so she was transferred to this place.

The soldiers had told her that it would be better to go to the Yang residence, but she refused, saying that if she left, the orphans would be put out on the streets. She also couldn't take the orphans to her family's residence as her husband would throw them out on the street.

Guo Xuehua started talking about her life as if she needed to vent. She mainly talked about her complaints about her husband.

She had her first child when her husband was vying for the position of patriarch. Because the presence of a child was detrimental to her husband's plans, he convinced her to take the child to an orphanage until he won the position of patriarch, then they could return for her child. That way, the son would be safe during the cruel succession battle.

Guo Xuehua said that her biggest regret was accepting that idea.

Her son disappeared from the orphanage and was presumed dead. Since then, she has harbored deep resentment toward her husband.

After a few years, she had her second child, but this time her husband was already the patriarch so he was accepted into the Yang family.

Guo Xuehua loved her second son, but her husband was very strict with her son's upbringing, to the point where Guo Xuehua only saw her son one day a week.

Guo Xuehua had always longed for a family so this hurt her heart, but she couldn't abandon her husband since the Yang family is one of the Four Great Families and a divorce would cause endless trouble.

To fill the void in her heart, she decided to open several orphanages and started taking care of the pitiful orphans.

Her story was very sad so we tried to cheer her up, but our conversation was interrupted when a group of men approached us.

They were ten men, of which, 5 were powerful immortal cultivators, they even managed to see through Long Aoxue's illusory spirit formation.

Guo Xuehua showed her extensive experience in life as all her sadness disappeared from her face in a second, now she seemed to be happily chatting with a group of female friends.

"This is a surprise, I didn't think to see respectable Mrs. Guo here" – The man leading his group greeted Guo Xuehua respectfully.

That man doesn't have the presence of a warrior and looks weak, but his countenance is overbearing and arrogant which I don't like.

"Ning Guodong, it's nice to see you" - Guo Xuehua greeted respectfully. - "How is your father?"

"My father is healthy as usual" - Ning Guodong smiled politely, but his gaze was focused on Lin Ruoxi.

I looked at Lin Ruoxi and realized something strange, she has a totally cold face and is clenching her fists as if she is trying to hold back an overflowing fury.

"Mrs. Guo, if you would be so kind, I would like to discuss a business matter with Miss Ruoxi" - Ning Guodong spoke respectfully, but something in his gaze makes me uncomfortable, and that feeling only increased when he looked at me. – "Oh, I would also like to talk to the lady, I feel like I have seen her before"

His gaze makes me feel very uncomfortable...

Guo Xuehua smiled politely. – "I am sorry, but we are currently having girl talk, so I would appreciate it if you could give us some privacy"

Ning Guodong narrowed his eyes for a moment but then smiled and nodded. – "Of course Mrs. Guo, please give my regards to his father…"

Before leaving, Ning Guodong took one last look at Lin Ruoxi. – "Miss Ruoxi, I hope we can talk later"

"Don't talk to me casually or my husband might misunderstand" – Lin Ruoxi spoke coldly, she also moved her hand to emphasize the ring on her ring finger.

"…" - Ning Guodong narrowed his eyes, but his smile turned strange. – "Of course, I am sorry for my impoliteness… Please give my congratulations to her husband, I am looking forward to meeting the man who managed to win the lady's heart…"

The group of men left, although the feeling of discomfort was still upon us.

Guo Xuehua frowned and looked at Lin Ruoxi with concern. – "Ning Guodong is an authoritarian and cruel man, today you have offended him so he will seek revenge, but do not worry, I will talk to my father-in-law and I will make sure to convince him so that the Yang family can help you"

Lin Ruoxi sighed heavily and then showed relief as if a heavy burden had lifted from her shoulders. – "I appreciate it, but it is not necessary… If it had been a couple of months ago, I could only lower my head in fear, but now I have my husband and I feel safe"

Guo Xuehua sighed. – "I understand that you trust your husband, but Ning Guodong is not a simple man…"

"I know" – Lin Ruoxi snorted in disgust. – "That idiot has been harassing me for months, he thinks he is superior just because his father is the prime minister, but he is just an idiot who trusts in the power of his father to act authoritatively, he is not a man"

I don't know how politics works in human society, but Grandpa said that men who depend on the power of their families are trash, a real man uses his own strength to achieve great things.

"You don't understand" - Guo Xuehua sighed. – "He can mobilize four of the government's strongest supernatural squads, even a foreign deity would be in danger if he faced that power… Come to think of it, it's suspicious that he mentioned your husband…"

Lin Ruoxi frowned. – "I have not heard anything from my husband for 2 days, but Aoxue said that he is fine…"

We look at Long Aoxue.

"I can feel my husband's life force, although I don't know where he is" – Long Aoxue replied apathetically.

"… Why do not you tell me before? What if he is in danger?" – Lin Ruoxi frowned anxiously.

"A woman's duty is to trust her husband and I trust my husband" – Long Aoxue replied calmly.

Lin Ruoxi sighed and massaged her forehead. – "Are all cultivators like this?"

I shook my head. – "Only the venerable elders"

Come to think of it, maybe Long Aoxue is an immortal cultivator so she may be hundreds or thousands of years old...

I think it's better not to ask, as a woman, I don't like to talk about my age either.

Lin Ruoxi was about to ask another question, but Long Axoue raised her hand and a spirit formation covered us.

This showed his abilities to the rest of the people in the building, which was very bad since the treaty with the Will of the World states not to use supernatural abilities in the presence of normal humans, but we immediately understood why he did that.

The building started to shake, no, the whole world was shaking.

The energy of heaven and earth is scarce in human cities, but this time the energy had completely disappeared, which shouldn't be possible, that would cause an imbalance in the world... Something very wrong was happening.

"Restructuring of reality" – Long Aoxue's voice caught our attention. – "Someone has just modified the structure of this world, now we are in an artificial world"

I paled, never hearing of a person capable of creating a world, not even the greatest immortal cultivators in history could do something like that.

Guo Xuehua stood up anxiously. – "The orphans!"

"If you step out of this circle, your life will be in danger" – The female bodyguard called Xiao Bai pointed at the circle below us, this spirit formation was only protecting our group while the rest of the people in the building panic.

Guo Xuehua paused for a moment, it seems that she doesn't want to die, but she also wants to protect the orphans.

At that moment I saw something impressive, the wife of the patriarch of the Yang family knelt in front of Long Aoxue and pressed her forehead to the ground. – "I beg you, help me protect the orphans! They are just innocent children!"

Guo Xuehua's kindness touched my heart… I want to help her.

"No" – Long Aoxue's reply was cold. – "My husband asked me to protect his wives and I will do that, the rest of the garbage is not my problem"

"Garbage?!" - Guo Xuehua raised her head and glared at Long Aotian furiously, - "They're just kids!"

"Child, old man, woman or man, everything that does not belong to my husband is garbage" – Long Aotian replied with disdain.

She is like the elders of the sect, looking down on the weak without the slightest trace of mercy.

Long Aoxue looked at Lin Ruoxi. – "I will not comment on the little girl you hold and I will take care of the women within this spiritual formation, but if you want to take care of her for the rest of her life, then you will have to get the approval of our husband, if he refuses to take care of another man's daughter, I will personally get rid of her"

I thought that Lin Ruoxi would be furious or disappointed by those words, but she calmly nodded. – "I understand, thank you for protecting her"

Long Aoxue looked at Guo Xuehua with contempt. – "If you want to live then stay here, if you want to die then leave, the enemies are yet to come"

Enemies?

Which enemies?

My question was answered immediately.

This building was built with multiple spirit formations and materials of the best quality, it is a shelter to protect important people even if a war between deities starts, but despite the strong defenses, the gates were destroyed which hurt many people.

Several people had escaped when the building began to shake, but the vast majority of people had stayed in the large hall where we were gathered.

Some people had supernatural artifacts to protect themselves, and there were also many soldiers and immortal cultivators guarding this place so this fortress should be safe.

For all that, it was shocking and worrying to see immortal soldiers and cultivators being easily killed by a group of warriors wearing imperial armor similar to those used in China during feudal times.

The warriors did not emit heaven and earth energy, but their bodies were overwhelmingly strong, their spears could destroy the weapons of immortal cultivators, and strangely, those warriors seemed to be immune to Dao-filled energy attacks.

The warriors started to enter the building, I could also see that my grandmother was fighting against the warriors so I screamed and wanted to run toward her, but Long Aoxue spoke calmly. – "Don't do something stupid, just stay here"

I couldn't move, her imposing voice had paralyzed my body, but I was still able to speak so I shouted to my grandmother.

She noticed me and rushed over to us. Long Aoxue didn't stop my grandmother from hugging me.

"Little Hui, we have to run away right now! The enemies are too strong!" – My grandmother pulled my arm anxiously, but I held her so she would stay here.

"Grandma, we are safe here, trust me" - I tried to smile so that she could calm down.

"What are you talking about silly girl?! Those warriors are too strong!" – My grandmother seemed furious, but also scared. – "We have to get out of here, I can't let you die!"

The screams and energy blasts were getting closer. We are in a place farthest from the entrance, but it is only a matter of time before the enemy warriors are in front of us.

Long Aoxue ignored Guo Xuehua's constant pleas, she was unwilling to help unknown people even if they were children. According to her words, life is cruel and only the strong survive, she will show no sympathy for the weak.

Guo Xuehua was crying and didn't know what else to say, I wanted to help her, but I'm not able to face the enemies, right now I just want to protect my grandmother.

Guo Xuehua's pleas were interrupted when the same group of unpleasant men approached us, but this time, behind Ning Guodong was a group made up of enemy warriors...

"Ruoxi, I'll give you one last chance, obediently become my woman and I'll give you a nice life, if you refuse again I'll have to use force to make you mine" - Ning Guodong had a completely unpleasant expression, then his gaze turned to me . – "And you, miss, I also hope you can join me for a more private conversation"

"Damn Ning Guodong! An animal like you will never lay a hand on my granddaughter!" – My grandmother stood up in front of me to protect me from that unpleasant man.

"Mrs. Yun Miao, my father has a deep respect for your husband so I will be good to your granddaughter, but if you keep getting in my way, I will be impolite" - Ning Guodong sneered.

Guo Xuehua raised her voice. – "Ning Guodong, your attitude is crossing the line!"

"Mrs. Guo, it seems you don't know" - Ning Guodong continued to smile arrogantly. – "The Yang family is part of this, Yang Lie has signed to collaborate with us, the new world that is about to be formed will be unified by us"

Guo Xuehua had an expression of disbelief. - "My son?! What did you do?!"

"We choose the winning side, now the world will be ours!" – Ning Guodong raised his hands proudly. – "My father does not understand the greatness of beings beyond our world, he refused to cooperate with the emissaries of that powerful being, but I am not blind like my father, I gathered an outstanding group and we cooperated in the emissaries... We even managed to deal with the Ichijo family's nasty dog, the Hero of Harmony"

"What?!" – Lin Ruoxi lost her cool. – "Damn bastard! What did you do?!"

Ning Guodong motioned to one of his followers to hand him a briefcase, he opened the briefcase and threw its contents in the front of us.

Several instant photographs emerged from the briefcase showing a young man tied to a chair. Each photograph showed how the man was tortured in inhumane ways, from burning his body, tearing his flesh, gouging out his eyes, and cutting out his tongue.

The photographs were so horrible that he wanted to throw up, especially because next to the photographs there was a piece of meat inside a plastic bag, it was a human tongue.

"Here you go Ruoxi, this is your stupid husband!" - Ning Guodong started laughing madly. – "That is the price for taking what I, Ning Guodong, wish to obtain!"

That's Lu San...

I looked at Lin Ruoxi with concern, she had left little Lanlan with the woman named Wang Ma.

Lin Ruoxi was crouched down as she looked at the photographs on the ground. - "He died?"

"Die? Death is too good for that dog!" - Ning Guodong continued to laugh. – "His life will be an existence of endless misery and pain! I will have his eyes rolled back just so he can see how I make you my woman without him being able to stop me!"

Lin Ruoxi sighed and stood up. Her look was furious, but she didn't seem desperate, she just spoke calmly. – "You should have killed him when you had the chance, you should also have escaped and not appeared in front of me"

Ning Guodong frowned but fell silent as his legs turned to dust.

The warriors that accompanied him could not protect him because they had disappeared, only black smoke remained where they used to be.

I looked at Long Aoxue, she hadn't needed to draw a weapon or use an immortal technique, she completely destroyed the enemies just by using her spiritual pressure… Her strength defies the heavens.

Ning Guodong seemed to be screaming, but no sound came out of her mouth.

"His voice is unpleasant" – Long Aoxue spoke apathetically, then turned her attention to Lin Ruoxi. – "Our husband is strong, these kinds of wounds cannot stop him, we just need to find him and he will be able to heal his own wounds"

Lin Ruoxi nodded. – "I know, I don't fully understand his abilities, but I know he won't die from something like this… It's just that I can't help but feel distraught… Just imagining the pain he is enduring makes my heart ache…"

Long Aoxue smiled gently. – "You are a good wife"

Long Aoxue held onto the head of Ning Guodong who was still writhing soundlessly. – "I am not good at using mental techniques, but interrogations are very time-consuming… Ninth Heavenly Demon Opening Mind"

Ning Guodong stopped moving, his eyes lost life and began to bleed.

"Tell us everything that is happening and tell me the location of the Hero of Harmony" – Long Aoxue spoke coldly.

Ning Guodong began to tell us everything he knew.

Right now we are trapped in an artificial world called the Lostbelt. He doesn't know the identity of whoever did this, but he is a powerful entity outside of our world.

He also mentioned that this place is under the control of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, the Will of the World cannot interfere here and thus the emperor is invincible.

Worst of all was that the Lostbelt is not just an alternate world that is attached to our world, this place is a gigantic parasite that is slowly devouring our world to rewrite reality. If the Lostbelt manages to expand over the entire Chinese territory, then China will cease to exist and only Qin Shi Huang's empire will remain.

Ning Guodong was unable to continue speaking as his head began to melt.

"Too weak" – Long Aoxue tossed Ning Guodong's corpse aside.

"You just killed Ning Guangyao's son..." - Guo Xuehua had a complex expression. – "Now all of China will try to kill you"

"And what? I'll just kill every person who gets in my way" – Long Aoxue replied apathetically. – "Now I only care about finding my husband"

Long Aoxue started to walk towards the exit of the building and we followed her without hesitation.

Every enemy warrior who pointed his weapons at us was turned to dust, Long Aoxue didn't even look at the slaughter she was carrying out.

"W-Wait!" – Guo Xuehua stood in front of Long Aoxue. – "I beg you, protect the children! They are innocent…"

Long Aoxue did not even look at the woman. – "Your son is one of the culprits that my husband suffered, so he is grateful that I have not murdered you, but my benevolence has limits, if you continue to interfere with my path then I will murder you."

Guo Xuehua stood still, it seems that she no longer knows what to say.

Lin Ruoxi walked over. – "Mrs. Guo, I will give you some advice for all the kindness you have shown us, my husband is a perverted idiot and you are a beautiful woman, if you agree to be the woman of that idiot, maybe Aoxue will decide to help you"

Long Aoxue didn't reply, just remained coldly silent.

Guo Xuehua's body trembled, but she lowered her head. – "I… I will do it… please protect the orphans…"

"Fine" – Long Aoxue replied apathetically. – "But only until my husband appears, when we find him, he will decide what we will do with them"

"Thank you..." - Guo Xuehua did not want to look up. – "As for my son…"´

"He will be killed" – Long Aoxue spoke coldly. – "For now you are just a slave, but even if my husband accepts you as his wife, I will kill your son for what he dared to do"

Guo Xuehua started to cry, but she silently nodded.

"Let's see the situation first" – Long Aoxue left the building and we accompanied her to see the surroundings.

The sky seemed artificial and was full of strange flying vehicles.

The strangest thing was that it was snowing despite being a long way from winter.

"Where we are?" – Su Ji looked around doubtfully.

"When the world was restructured, the spatial coordinates were rewritten, and now we are in another part of the planet that is not China" - Long Aoxue answered without giving importance to how extraordinary this was.

"Has Miss Aoxue seen something like this before?" – I asked curiously.

"Yes" – Long Aoxue nodded. – "My father usually changes the structure of the worlds when he makes his paintings or plays the lyre, he usually uses the lives of the natives of those worlds to improve his understanding of the Dao"

…That sounds scarier than my worst nightmare. Now I understand why she is so insensitive.

"Um, one thing…" – The red-haired twin Su Fei intervened in the awkward conversation. – "My students were not taken to an area like this so we need to look for them to protect them…"

"It's not my problem, we have to look for our husband" – Long Aoxue replied indifferently.

"Actually, several of those girls are lovers of that fool" – Su Ji smiled wryly, then looked strangely at Tang Wan's daughter, Tangang. - "True?"

"…" – Tang Wan's mouth trembled. – "Daughter, don't tell me that you…"

Tangtang paled. – "I-I can explain…"

"…" – Tang Wang's face was gloomy. – "I am going to castrate that idiot!"

"Nope!" – Tangtang held her mother's arm. – "He wanted to tell you, but I insisted on keeping it a secret until I got pregnant so you could not oppose our relationship!"

…That man is impressive in a strange way.

"What?!" – Tang Wan paled. – "Do you know that I am the wife of that idiot?!"

"Yes…" – Tangtang looked away in embarrassment. – "I have no problem sharing him, he already has many lovers and I like him a lot despite being a womanizer…"

Lin Ruoxi smiled. – "Heh"

"Don't make fun of me! Damn it" – Tang Wan sighed heavily. – "I have to talk to that fool…"

"I see" – Long Aoxue nodded. – "My husband is strong so he can take care of himself, for now, we will look for his lovers to protect them, then we will meet with him"

"The orphans..." - Guo Xuehua spoke in a low voice.

"We will also help the orphans, but you will take care of their meals, I don't have time to protect ants" – Long Aoxue spoke coldly.

Guo Xuehua nodded without looking up. - "Thank you"

"Hey, it looks like those airships are headed our way…" – Mo Qianni pointed at the flying vehicles.

A sword appeared in Long Aoxue's hand, then made a simple vertical slash.

It was a normal attack with no complex secrets, but that simple move caused the dozens of vehicles in the sky to split in half.

Long Aoxue's strength is beyond imagination...

Maybe I should also beg for her to protect my grandmother, she passed out when Long Aoxue killed Ning Guodong and now I'm carrying her.

We started walking to look for the orphans.

I took this moment to talk. – "Miss Aoxue, can my grandmother come with us? I also want to help my grandfather…"

"No" – Long Aoxue answered without looking at me.

"… I-I also want to be the wife of the hero Lu San…" – My face is turning red…

"…" – Long Aoxue stopped and stared at me. - "I'll think about it"

She is very scary.

I think I just got engaged to the hero Lu San so I'm worried about meeting him, I hope he's a kind man...

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Author's Note:

I apologize for my sudden disappearance without explanation, but my health has deteriorated faster than the global economy.

A couple of weeks ago I had a lot of homework since it was the delivery of projects, and this week I finish this semester, but this led me to a moment of excessive stress so I did not sleep for three days, which caused me a severe picture of nervous migraine.

All the stress and fatigue made my immune defenses drop, also, my university hours are from afternoon to night so the air hit me, and what must have been a simple cold turned into severe pharyngitis that made him cough until he vomited.

As if that wasn't enough, remember when I mentioned that I hurt my left foot?

Well, my foot healed and I'm fine now, but just as I was able to walk again, the excessive stress caused me to have nervous lower back pain. Basically, I had insane pain in my spine in the lumbar area (lower back).

This made me lie in bed without being able to move, I couldn't even hold my cell phone and I needed help to go to the bathroom, it was a deplorable situation.

Anyway, I'm over the migraine, my pharyngitis is recovering (although it still hurts to talk), and my back is also improving. I can write now, although walking long distances is still difficult for me.

Today will be my last college exam, while tomorrow is just the end of the term, so I can officially start resting from tonight (I post this during the day, so it's only a matter of hours before I can rest).

During the holidays I will be able to have a continuous rhythm when writing so I will have more chapters per week.

I really want to apologize for not saying anything and just stop writing, but I really couldn't even open social networks, it's the first time I experienced pain in the spine and I must say, at times I wanted to sleep and die in my sleep.

Despite everything, I'm still here and I'm already improving.

I have nothing but gratitude, love, and good wishes for you, my beloved readers, who have continued to support me despite my shortcomings as a writer, my constancy problems, and my excessive ramblings.

Really thank you for taking an interest and supporting my work, you are what motivate me to keep writing.

A big hug to all of you, I love you <3